Note taking, outlining, and other reading strategies are highly recommended. This class is not a lecture-course. It is a seminar. Therefore, the responsibility for working through the material and structuring an effective learning environment falls to each member of the seminar. Because the environment of the course is interactive and collaborative, it is necessary that you attend and participate in every class meeting.
Attendance is, therefore, mandatory.
This guideline is not inflexible and is subject to change due to individual circumstances. This alteration, however, must be confirmed with the instructor. Missing the first class meeting does constitute an absence. In the case of any absence, it is the student's responsibility to make-up the missed work by obtaining notes from classmates or reading the assigned material. The instructor will not provide individual instruction or lecture notes for students who have missed a regularly scheduled class meeting.