Fall 2021 Session 2 -- What is YOURPace?

[jadkins77]

Just getting started on the final for BUS141. I held on to this class as a 100 level easy class but realize now, it's a good bit of work, huh? 15-20 pages? Thankfully it's all broken down, but I've never put together a PMP, so I'm learning as I go.

[ss20ts]

Just getting started on the final for BUS141. I held on to this class as a 100 level easy class but realize now, it's a good bit of work, huh? 15-20 pages? Thankfully it's all broken down, but I've never put together a PMP, so I'm learning as I go.

The project is pretty easy. It sounds long, but it's really not because you'll be making a bunch of timelines, spreadsheets, RACI matrix, etc. Many of these sections I created in Excel and copy and paste them into the Word file for the project. You're not putting together a PMP which is a project management certification. You're putting together a project plan. Every section of the project plan is discussed in the course content.

[dp2021]

I tried Parchement but they have no record of my degree. I order an electronic copy of my transcript via https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/ and I am waiting for it .

No one has a record of your degree. UMPI has the record. UMPI also uses an electronic transcription service. It won't be sent until your degree has actually been conferred. You'll get an email with a PDF unless you paid for a printed copy. Give it some time!

This. The NEXT CONFERRMENT IS DECEMBER 18th. You may not be able to send an official transcript until then. 

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Would someone shed some light on the multiple-choice final exams, are the questions used in the final similar to the quizzes?

Hmm... As some courses have exams, others have assignments, projects, or written works... My suggestion is;
You might want to indicate which course you're referring to as multiple courses are referenced in this thread.

Yes they are similar to the quizzes. I recommend approaching quizzes like this:

1. Get the quiz answers wrong until they start repeating.
   
2. Then get them right unless it's a new question than get it wrong, purposely.
   
3. Keep doing this and you'd get the entire "quiz test bank" usually around ~25ish per quiz.
   
4. The multiple-choice final is basically reworded quiz questions, the answers are usually nearly almost always identical. 
   
5. When you get a quiz question wrong, UMPI gives you a quick paragraph explaining why the correct answer is right. It is very helpful.
   

Thank you for the feedback! Really good pointers!

[atmoex]

If I transferred a course from ONU (or any other RA school), would it show on the UMPI transcript as transfer, or would the grade be displayed, or both? Also, would this course grade affect the overall GPA of the degree?

[bjcheung77]

Yes and No. For any transferred courses that are credit bearing and also have letter grades, they only affect your external GPA. Internal GPA's are only calculated from the courses you take at the institution of your choice. Basically, the overall GPA at that institution isn't affected, but what they do calculate for external GPA does.

[ss20ts]

If I transferred a course from ONU (or any other RA school), would it show on the UMPI transcript as transfer, or would the grade be displayed, or both? Also, would this course grade affect the overall GPA of the degree?

Everything transferred to UMPI shows as transfer credit. No grades are displayed. Just  a T for transfer. Transfer credits are not included in your GPA. Your GPA only includes coursework completed at UMPI. That doesn't erase grades from other institutions.

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Yes and No.  For any transferred courses that are credit bearing and also have letter grades, they only affect your external GPA.  Internal GPA's are only calculated from the courses you take at the institution of your choice.  Basically, the overall GPA at that institution isn't affected, but what they do calculate for external GPA does.

This all depends on the school. Excelsior includes every course in your degree in your GPA. I never took a course at Excelsior and still had a 3.61 because of the transferred classes.

[atmoex]

Thank you both!

[dp2021]

Do milestones need to be affirmed to complete a class? I have responded to all milestones and passed the final exam. This specific Professor has yet to affirm the milestone post; he is a real pain and continues to ask a bunch of questions that aren’t even in milestone; now, he wants a specific format on how to respond. Do I need him to affirm the milestone, or am I okay with the response I have given(3) responses already and the final exam complete.

[ss20ts]

Do milestones need to be affirmed to complete a class? I have responded to all milestones and passed the final exam. This specific Professor has yet to affirm the milestone post; he is a real pain and continues to ask a bunch of questions that aren’t even in milestone; now, he wants a specific format on how to respond. Do I need him to affirm the milestone, or am I okay with the response I have given(3) responses already and the final exam complete.

The Milestones do have to be affirmed for the course to be completed. Once a course is completed, it will show being 100% completed and that you've mastered it. It will move out of the Competencies section of YourPace once it's completed.

[dp2021]

Do milestones need to be affirmed to complete a class? I have responded to all milestones and passed the final exam. This specific Professor has yet to affirm the milestone post; he is a real pain and continues to ask a bunch of questions that aren’t even in milestone; now, he wants a specific format on how to respond. Do I need him to affirm the milestone, or am I okay with the response I have given(3) responses already and the final exam complete.

The Milestones do have to be affirmed for the course to be completed. Once a course is completed, it will show being 100% completed and that you've mastered it. It will move out of the Competencies section of YourPace once it's completed.

The course was completed a week ago since it was a final exam, and I did respond to the milestone, but it hasn’t been affirmed. It’s one of the adaptive learning courses with a Final and two milestones. It shows under-completed competencies with 100%, 
And a green checkmark, yet there is a milestone that he responds to every five days once I submit a response.