• Time Required
• 8–10 hours, including reading time

It’s time for the final exam, in which you can propose the grade you should receive in the course.

• At this point, no additional work can be submitted.
• The final exam is optional.
• If you decide to complete the final, you must submit it by 11:59 PM on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

Holidays & Events This Week

• Asian Pacific American Heritage Month is celebrated during May.
• Jewish American Heritage Month is also celebrated during May.
• Beltane, a Paagan, Wiccan, and Druid is a holiday that celebrates the coming of summer, takes place on Monday, May 1. Several other cultures celebrate the day as May Day.
• Star Wars Day is May the Fourth (be with you) 😀
• Cinco de Mayo is celebrated on Friday, May 5.

If you observe these holidays or events and need me to adjust your due dates, send me a message in Canvas.

 

Activities to Complete

📚 To Read This Week

• Markel & Selber, Chapter 8, “Communicating Persuasively”
• Webpages:
  • Guidelines for Writing Your Employee Self-Assessment, from UC-Santa Barbara Human Resources
  • Evaluation Resource Central: Peter Elbow, from Evergreen State College
  • What is a Self-Assessment? from the Ohio National Guard
  • Tracking Performance Accomplishments and Writing Self‐Assessments, from the USDA

📝 To Write This Week

• Fill out the SPOT Survey and Week 14 Check-In Survey for the course if you have not done so.
• Use the Final Exam Preparation page to decide whether to complete the Final Exam.
• Complete the Final Exam: Optional Performance Review (Opens at 12:00 AM on Friday, May 5, 2023)

💬 To Discuss This Week

• Optional ways to discuss class issues:
  • Post public questions in the General Q&A Discussion in Canvas if it can be shared with the class.
    
  • If you have a private question, send me a message with the Canvas Inbox.
  • Ask a question or make a suggestion anonymously with the Anonymous Questions & Suggestions form.

 

Photo credit: Writing by Gunnar Wrobel on Flickr, used under a CC-BY-SA 2.0 license.