2. Course assessment, grading criteria and certificates

All participants who complete the mandatory course activities in time will receive a Certificate of successful completion. In order to complete the course, the following criteria need to be met:

  • Complete Pre-course quiz by 8 August 2019. Please note that you must complete the quiz to unlock the course content. 
  • Practice your skills using all six PRACTICE cases (ITCZ, Anticyclones, Tropical lows, Convection, Dust storms, Fog/low cloud) as many times as you want.
  • Participate actively by posting and replying in 2 DISCUSS forums (Synoptic and Mesoscale forums). Please see criteria in section Communication. Minimum one posting per forum is required for the course completion.
  • Complete and submit Post-course quiz by 19 September 2019.
  • Evaluate course using Final Course evaluation by 19 September 2010.

You can easily view your course completion status at the top left part of the main course page.

 Please note that although the pre- & post-quizzes are graded, the score will not influence your chances of successfully completing the course.

Recommended activities - We strongly encourage you to also:

  • Make use of the resources available in the Resources block - Throughout the course
  • Engage with your fellow colleagues and instructors in the Coffee room - Throughout the course
  • Provide us with feedback using the Reflect activity - At the end of each course component
  • Read the Instructor feedback - At the end of each course component
  • Participate in the 2 live Webex events as scheduled