Attention to the worksheets stands to be rewarded not only via the portion of the grade set aside for them, but also in better preparation for the final examination. Besides completing the worksheets distributed to you, you should also keep your own record of your responses to readings, discussion, and other class experiences. Attendance is required. Even in classes where it is not, there is ordinarily some correlation between active attendance and good grades. It should be obvious that information will presented in class which is not to be found in our textbooks.
Collegial participation is important.
Thirty percent of your grade is set aside to reflect your contributions to class discussion, your aid to classmates, and other collegial acts. In your absence, you cannot earn any such merits. The final examination will be given on July 1. You will be asked to write essays to display both your knowledge of particular authors and positions we have studied and also your ability to discuss over-arching issues taken up in the course. Grading Philosophical worksheets . . .