Wendy,
Students who expect EC credit (the kind that would boost thier grade) while doing less tha exemplary work with the required assignments is, in my opinion, sabotagging the existing grading system and interfering with the stated goals and methods to achieve goals the instructor has set up. To me, it's not fair to students who do their assignments and course work, and the grades earned on quizzes and tests, and accept the grade they receive.
Barry Westling
