Glossary
Due Dates
The set of dates upon which the Rough Drafts and Final Revisions of Papers are due. You can find this information here. VERY IMPORTANT: The due dates are different for each Group! You must make sure that you use the set of Due Dates appropriate to your Group.
Feedback
Comments, criticisms and suggestions made on a Rough Draft by the PSYCH 10 Readers. Feedback is intended to make the Final Revision of the Paper better, and is expected to be incorporated into the Final Revision.
File format extension
The file format of an electronic document is a code that your computer uses to know which word processing application it should use to open the file. For example, Microsoft uses the file format extension ".doc" and WordPerfect uses ".wpd". If you don't know your file extension, don't worry! Typically, the word processing application you are using to compose your document will automatically add the correct extension to the end of the filename you choose to save your document under.
Final Revision
The Final Revision of a Paper is your chance to incorporate the changes suggested by the PSYCH 10 Readers, and to generally improve the quality of your submission. Final Revisions are evaluated with respect to incorporated changes and the overall mechanics and compositional elements of the paper. Final Revisions receive a Paper Grade, which enters into the calculation of your overall Writing/Research Component grade.
Final Comments
Comments, criticisms and suggestions made on a Final Revision. This is provided to improve future papers.
Group Assignment
Your Group Assignment is determined by lottery at the beginning of the semester. You will receive an email at your csufresno.edu email account informing you about your Group Assignment. Your Group Assignment determines the due dates for your Papers. NO CHANGES TO GROUP ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE MADE.
Hypothetical Grade
This is a grade issued for your Rough Draft that does not count toward your overall Writing/Research Component grade. However, it gives you an indication of the grade you would get on the paper if it were submitted as the Final Revision of the paper. Remember: you cannot receive a Paper Grade if you have not received a Hypothetical Grade on the Rough Draft (if there is one)! (See the section on Grading for more information).
Overall Writing/Research Component Grade
This is the grade that is forwarded to your instructor. It includes the following components:
- Paper Grade RD#1 x 50%
- Paper Grade RD#2 x 50%
- Paper Grade FR#1 x 100%
- Paper Grade FR#2 x 100%
- Research Units Grade x 100%
Your instructor will incorporate your Overall Writing/Research Component Grade into your overall class grade as specified in the syllabus for your specific section of PSYCH10. Please see your syllabus for more details.
If it helps, you can think of this grade like this: There are 50 points available for each Rough Draft and 100 points available for each Final Revision, for a total of 300 Writing points. And there are an additional 100 points available for the reseach component. If you got an 80% on RD#1, an 85% on FR#1, a 90% on RD#2, a 95% on FR#2 and you completed 60% of the research units, your overall Writing/Research Component Grade would be:
80%(50) + 85%(100) + 90%(50) + 95%(100) + 60%(100) = 325 of 400 = 81.25%Paper
A Paper consists of a 3-page response to one of the Topic questions. For Paper #1 and Paper #2, you will write two versions of the Paper: a Rough Draft and a Final Revision.
Paper Grade
The grade you receive on a Rough Draft or Final Revision of your Paper. This grade enters into the calculation for the overall Writing/Research Component grade. (See the section on Grading for more information).
PDF format
A file format that can be read by Adobe Reader or Acrobat. You may obtain the free Adobe Reader program by clicking on this image: 
anywhere on this website. Clicking on this icon will bring you to Adobe's website, where you can download the free program and install it on your computer.
PSYCH 10 Reader
A group of Graduate Students who have been employed to read over and grade Paper submissions. They are supervised by the PSYCH 10 Coordinator. On Rough Drafts, they also make suggestions for improving the paper. At the beginning of the semester, one PSYCH 10 Reader will be assigned to read your papers for the entire semester.
Research Units
Students are required to complete five research units during the course of the semester. A research unit may be earned by either (1) participating in a research project or by (2) writing a research critique. Click here for a full description of Research Units. Research Units are a component of the Overall Writing/Research Component Grade forwarded to your instructor.
Rough Draft
A Rough Draft is the first version of a paper that you submit. When you submit a Rough Draft, one of the PSYCH 10 Readers will read it and comment on it. The comments will concern both mechanical and compositional elements of your paper. The Rough Draft will be returned to you via email in a PDF file . You are expected to make the changes suggested by the PSYCH 10 Reader before submitting the Final Revision of the paper.
Student ID number
The 9-digit number assigned to you by the University registrar. THIS NUMBER IS NOT THE SAME AS YOUR SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. It is the number that you use to register for classes. You can look up your student ID number at my.csufresno.edu.
Topic
A topic is a specific question that is addressed in a paper. There is a list of Topics which you may choose from. Each paper that you write will cover one Topic question.
Turnitin.com Originality Report
A report generated by Turnitin.com that analyzes the submitted paper against a large database of previously evaluated written content from sources on the internet, journal articles, and other student papers. Turnitin identifies similar or matching text in the submitted paper, and lists the source to which it attributes the text. It is important to note that the Originality Report only assesses the degree of overlap with existing written sources, and not the likelihood that the paper is plagiarized. See this link for a short tutorial video that explains the originality report in detail.
Web browser
The program you use to navigate on the internet. This may be Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, or AOL's browser.