Greeting PB,
It's been a long time since I post here.
I would like to consult godly and experienced members on this subject.
As a result of the pandemic, my university not only had decided to use virtual method in keeping social distancing, but also provided an grading alternative for students. Here's the university's statement concerning that:
"To help ensure academic quality and support our students’ success, as well as to alleviate stress during these unprecedented and challenging times, the university is offering grading options for students this term. Upon receipt and review of their final grades, a student may:
Base on this statement, it appears that option 2 allows student to declare a course regardless of the grade that qualifies. A math's grade of 40% can still be deemed as "passed" even if it is below 50% to pass an undergraduate course.
With this being said, I am facing a troubling situation. I recently predicted that I will fail a Physic course because of the final exam. If I decide this course to be passed, then I can continue my study quicker. But morally speaking, I am concerning whether this violates the 9th commandment as it also apply to academic integrity. Even though experiencing self-isolation has troubled my mental health a lot, I am remained reluctant to take this option as I believe individual students should remain committed to their academic responsibility and should be fairly evaluated based on this effort.
So in facing this dilemma, what should be the obvious approach?
In Christ
[1] https://www.uvic.ca/covid-19/home/updates/grading-options-27mar2020.php
It's been a long time since I post here.
I would like to consult godly and experienced members on this subject.
As a result of the pandemic, my university not only had decided to use virtual method in keeping social distancing, but also provided an grading alternative for students. Here's the university's statement concerning that:
"To help ensure academic quality and support our students’ success, as well as to alleviate stress during these unprecedented and challenging times, the university is offering grading options for students this term. Upon receipt and review of their final grades, a student may:
- Keep the course grade as assigned by the instructor;
- Keep the course but select a Pass/Fail option that would appear on their transcript (not counted toward GPA calculations); or
- Drop the course without academic penalty.
Base on this statement, it appears that option 2 allows student to declare a course regardless of the grade that qualifies. A math's grade of 40% can still be deemed as "passed" even if it is below 50% to pass an undergraduate course.
With this being said, I am facing a troubling situation. I recently predicted that I will fail a Physic course because of the final exam. If I decide this course to be passed, then I can continue my study quicker. But morally speaking, I am concerning whether this violates the 9th commandment as it also apply to academic integrity. Even though experiencing self-isolation has troubled my mental health a lot, I am remained reluctant to take this option as I believe individual students should remain committed to their academic responsibility and should be fairly evaluated based on this effort.
So in facing this dilemma, what should be the obvious approach?
In Christ
[1] https://www.uvic.ca/covid-19/home/updates/grading-options-27mar2020.php