Your final grade for the course will be based on the following criteria.
| Points | Percentage | Tasks |
| 40 | 4% | Unit 1: Introductory Forum and Email to Instructor |
| 50 | 5% | Unit 2: Coding Practice, Site Plan, WordPress Identity |
| 150 | 15% | Exam #1 (Proctored Assessment*): Web Writing Best Practices Analysis |
| 100 | 10% | Unit 3: Home/About Pages, Images, Biography, Links, Privacy, Resume |
| 40 | 4% | Unit 4: Original Graphic, Typography |
| 100 | 10% | Exam #2 (Proctored Assessment*): HTML, WordPress, Copyright Issues |
| 80 | 8% | Unit 5: Plan for Web Essay, Free Choice Pages, Exemplary Online Writing |
| 80 | 8% | Unit 6: Web Essay, Social Media Accounts |
| 190 | 19% | Unit 7: Critiques of Web Essays, Webliography, Final Paper: The Key Skills of Bloggers/Website Creators |
| 170 | 17% | Unit 8: Ongoing Development of Website and Final Evaluation |
| 1000 | Total Possible Points for the Course |
*60% combined average required to pass the course
NOVA Online proctored or major assessments are required to maintain compliance with our accreditation standards and the Higher Education Act’s identity verification requirements for online courses. College-wide, proctored or major assessments must prove identity. To accomplish this in online courses, students must show overall passing levels on the proctored or major assessments in order to pass the course.
In this online course, if your average score on all proctored or major assessments is a passing percentage of 60 percent or higher, then your grade will be calculated according to the scale in the table below. Otherwise, a final grade of F will be assigned.
Grading Scale
This course uses the following grading scale:
| Grade | Points | Percent |
| A | 900-1000 | 90-100 |
| B | 800-899 | 80-89 |
| C | 700-799 | 70-79 |
| D | 600-699 | 60-69 |
| F | below 600 points | 0-60 |