Frequently Asked Questions

Questions
(1.) Is a proctor required for the tests/quizzes?
(2.) Is a proctor required for the final exam?
(3.) I cannot access:
the Canvas course and/or
the Pearson MyLab Math and/or
the eText/Multimedia resources in MyLab Math
(4.) Are the MyLab Math (MLM) assignments timed?
(5.) How do I save the questions or sections I complete in MLM?
(6.) Mr. C, I took your class the previous semester but did not pass. I attempted some MLM assignments.
Directly after last semster (this semester), I wish to take it again with you.
Do I have to complete the remaining MLM assignments or should I start all over again?
(7.) When do you update grades for the assessments?
(8.) I have found the basic resources for my project.
Should I email it to you?
(9.) The basic resources I chose for my project has been approved.
Where should I submit the project draft?
(10.) I want to know whether I am passing your class or not. Should I have to wait till you update the grades? I would like to know my grades now.
(11.) Is there any extra work I can do to raise my grade? I really want to pass this class.
(12.) Every work assigned in MLM has a due date of 12/13/2025.
But you have Initial Due dates and Final Due dates. May you explain?
Also, may you explain the Initial and Final due dates for the Project Drafts and the Project?
(13.) Is there any penalty for late work?
(14.) Are there any bonus points or extra credit opportunities for this course?
(15.) Do you curve the final grades if many of your students are not passing?
(16.) I do not have the textbook yet. I am waiting to get some funds and/or for my financial aid to pay for it.
(17.) I do not have the funds to purchaase the access code and/or my financial aid is yet to pay for it.
(18.) I was told this class had no meeting times.
However I noticed on the syllabus it says Tuesdays at the designated times:
Tuesdays: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm (Weekly Live Sessions via Zoom)
Can you please clarify exactly what that means?
(19.) May I use my nickname or the other names I use for any of the course work?
(20.) May you please explain why the DB assessments have only one due date while the other assessments have two due dates?
What if I have good reason not to participate in the week it is due? Why not allow me to complete it the following week?
(21.) What if I cannot find the basic resources for my project?
(22.) I did the calculations to know my current grade, then I wanted to verify it with the Grade calculator. The results are not the same.
(23.) My grade when I used the Grade Calculator is different from my grade in the MLM gradebook and/or My grade when I used the Grade Calculator is different from my grade in the Canvas gradebook.
(24.) I am not available during the weekly Student Engagement Hours/Live Sessions and I need verbal explanations of my questions. What should I do?
(25.) Mr. C, I took your class last semester.
I attempted or completed the project for that section but I did not pass the class.
Directly after last semster (this semester), I am taking it again.
Do I need to repeat the project?
(26.) Are there no possibilities that students can finish the course earlier than the finished date?
For example, I know the DBs are all locked in the schedule, but could we ask for access so that we may finish the course early?
(27.) Who should I contact for all Canvas issues?
(28.) Do you assign Incompletes?
(29.) Mr. C, you recommended in the course syllabus that we do at least 10 questions per day.
I think I can do more than 10 questions each day.
Am I allowed to work ahead?
(30.) I would like to know if we will just be reading our e-textbook and using MLM resources for all our assignments.
(31.) Mr. C, I made a late post and/or I made a response some time before Saturday midnight.
However, I realized that my post and/or response did not send.
I am sending the post and/or response to your email.
Please understand that I actually sent the post and/or response on Saturday before midnight.
May you grade it?
(32.) May I submit your DB post and/or DB response and/or any other graded work to your email?
(33.) Mr. C, I do not understand your grading of the DB assessments.
You took off a lot of points.
The DB assessment is due on Saturday, yet you wrote that my post was submitted late and took points off.
Then, you said my response was not substantive.
I do not deserve this grade.
(34.) What can I do at this point to have a passing grade (make at least a C) in the class?
(35.) What should I make in any of the assessments to pass the course (make at least a C)?
(36.) When I type in the Canvas editor, my computer acts up sometimes.
For example, I may want to add a space or two spaces in-between two sentences or lines.
What should I do?
(37.) What is the intended purpose of an initial due date and a final due date for the MLM assignments and the Project?
(38.) For the DB assessments and the Project Drafts:
Why do you require us to review the previous posts of our colleagues before we post/submit our own?
(39.) For the DB assessments and the Project Drafts:
Why do you require us to review your comments to the previous posts of our colleagues before we post/submit our own?
(40.) I want to submit a video post and/or a video response for the DB assessment.
But I do not know how to do close captioning for my videos.
What should I do?
(41.) I do not have the funds to purchase any of the TI-calculators specified in the course syllabus.
What should I do?
(42.) I want to know if there is a way for me to catch up on the Student Engagement Hours/Live Sessions.
I am not available during that time.
(43.) I was not able to attend the Student Engagement Hours/Live Sessions today.
May I get the recorded session so I can view it?
(44.) May I make up my own applied problem?
Or
May I get my applied problem from another source besides the eText and/or MLM?
(45.) Mr. C, may you explain the difference between a word problem and an applied problem?
I found some word problems in the eText and/or MLM that I would like to do.
However, those problems or similar problems were not listed in the course announcements and/or the Discussion Board webpage.
(46.) Mr. C, I noticed that I was administratively dropped from the class because you marked me as "Never Attending/Participating".
I have very valid reasons for not participating during the first week of class.
If you readmit me into the class, I promise to complete all my work on time.
May you please consider?
(47.) You graded my project (not the project draft) and left feedback.
May I resubmit the project with the corrections based on your feedback?
(48.) I am very stressed about this class.
OR
I am very stressed about my classes.
OR
I am very stressed about college in general.
OR
I am very stressed about my work-life balance.
It is affecting my mental health.
(49.) I missed the initial due date for the project.
I missed the final due date for the project.
I submitted a project draft or I did not submit a project draft.
Trust me, I have very valid reasons for not submitting my project.
I really worked hard to ensure that I completed this project.
I have very good reasons for not meeting the final due date for the project.
May you please be considerate and give me another opportunity to submit the project for any score besides a zero?
(50.) I have a reason or reasons for not completing the MLM assignments.
It is past the final due date and I really need one more day to complete it.
May you please grant me one day extension so I complete it and pass the course with the grade I want?

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)