THURSTON HIGH

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

Metals Technology

Instructor: David Hagel

Fee: $5.00 (white shop card purchased at office)

Your attendance and classroom/lab work are very important parts of the grade you will earn in any of the classes offered in the technology dept. One of the goals of the Industrial Technology department is to give students a work environment that reflects that of industry. Because of this, the following guidelines have been developed.

ATTENDANCE POLICY AND CITIZENSHIP

Attendance is very important to your success in the metals classes. We teach job attitudes and being here on time is important. The following reflects how you will be graded on your attendance.

· Each quarter you may have 2 excused absences, called Sick Days, without effecting your citizenship grade (Total of 4 for semester).

· Additional excused absences can be made up during activity periods. Absences not made up will result in drop of grade by 1/2 %

· Each unexcused absence will result in one (1) detention. Detentions must be made up within 2 weeks of returning to school.

· Every 3rd Tardy will also result in a detention.

· For each detention that is not taken care of within the given two weeks, the student’s grade will drop 5%.

CLEAN-UP

· Each student will be given a two-week clean-up assignment. Clean-up is the last 10 minutes of class.

· Failure to do clean-up, or poor clean up will effect citizenship grade.

· Continual refusal will result in dismissal from class.

CLASSROOM ASSIGNMENTS

There will be reading assignments, written assignments, tests, and quizzes throughout the semester. Points will be awarded for each assignment and totaled at the end. Short reports on industrial topics may also be part of the curriculum.

LAB/WORKSHOP POINTS

Lab points are earned on projects that either you or the instructor have selected and built. Points will be given on each project depending upon magnitude of the project. Typically projects will be graded using the following criteria.

· Accuracy of measurements and squareness

· Processes used in manufacturing

· Finishing

· Overall appearance

· Plans (if developed by student)

MAKE UP WORK

All work missed because of an excused absence can be made up within the same number of days missed.

Work missed because of an unexcused absence or tardy can be made up, but no grade or points can be earned.

You have only two weeks from date of an absence to make it excused. After that time is will remain unexcused.

GRADING SYSTEM

Your grade will be determined by a combination of 1) Classroom work 2) Attendance / citizenship 3) Lab/shop grade.