Evaluating Research Proposals . Assignments Readings, Class Participation, and Attendance . This course will be taught as a seminar supplemented by lectures and hands-on exercises, the success of which greatly depends on the discussion of readings and assignments. The sequential nature of the course requires regular attendance of class meetings. Each student should be prepared to discuss the assigned materials in class.
Discussions involve the monitoring and encouraging everyone's participation.
A list of possible discussion questions for each session should be prepared in advance by all students . Because we will discuss specific contents of the readings, it is necessary to bring the assigned readings and notes to class. That means you should photocopy all articles on reserve. Exercises and Written Assignments . These consist primarily of research problems and students are required to complete and discuss the exercises based on their reading assignments.