Any plagiarisms will result in a failure in the class and a letter placed in the student's permanent file. I maintain a file of previous 4.0 papers in my office. I strongly advise any student who is not confident of writing a 4.0 paper to consult the file so as to become acquainted with the approach taken by other students. Failure to complete the long paper assignments will result in a 0.0. These assignments constitute the most important work for the course.
Attendance is required.
Penalties for unexcused absences are subtracted from the final grade. Unexcused absences include documented illness, documented personal or family emergencies, or other unique events beyond the student's control. In general, events that are not beyond the student's control, like meetings or trips, will not be excused. If in doubt, please check with me. I always appreciate it when a student informs me beforehand about having to miss class or leave early.