Four examinations determine your grade for the course. Tests may be primarily objective in format, though questions can and may be in essay or explanatory format. Tests are listed in the syllabus schedule and will be announced in class. Tests are based on readings and lectures completed or assigned prior to the date of their administration. Your last test will be given during final examination week, but it will not be a cumulative final examination.
All tests are sectional tests.
Attendance is strongly encouraged and expected but it is not considered in determining your grade for the course. Much of the material covered in class may not appear in the text. Your participation in class and your attentive presence can and will make a very significant difference in your appreciation of the course, the issues, the content - and of course, in your grade. An Internet-based, pegasus mailing list will be created near the beginning of the semester. More information on the mailing list is forthcoming, and some additional information can be found on the main syllabus page.