You may use your home or office PC, the computer lab in Durham Science, or any other computer lab on campus to complete your assignments. It also is helpful to have an inexpensive hand calculator with square root, memory functions, and the capability to calculate a mean and standard deviation. It is expected that all students will attend all classes. Although understandable absences may occur, the student is responsible for all material covered and for all assignments. Because research methods and statistics build on material from week to week, it is essential that the student keep up to date with the readings and assignments.
Assignments are due at the beginning of class.
Assignments may be turned in early, but late assignments will not be accepted. The mid-term exam is designed to take 60 minutes and will be given at the beginning of class. New material will be covered during the last half of the class. Make-up exams create serious equity problems and will not be allowed except under the most compelling circumstances, and only if the student contacts me before the examination. Students should be familiar with the University's and Public Administration Department's policies and requirements concerning such issues like dropping and adding, grades of incomplete, etc.