I and Docs. Sally B. Ebest, et. Regular class attendance. The amount and quality of discussion. Completion and quality of assignments.
Attendance is mandatory and extremely important for a number of reasons.
First, we will spend a great deal of time covering material in class that is not in the readings. Second, your insight and participation during discussions are a critical part of the class. Third, the discussions will not duplicate the readings, so you will miss a large portion of course content. If you miss more than two or three classes, regardless of the reason, I will take your absences into account when making decisions on borderline grades. Missing part of a class will be counted as an absence.