All students should come to class ready to discuss them. The papers will be graded by your T.A. under the supervision of Professor Dufour and the professor who is responsible for the section of the course for which your paper is assigned. You will receive a grade from your discussion section leader that will take into account attendance and participation. There will be a final comprehensive examination on the material covered in the four sections of the course. Regular Friday sessions will be devoted to discussion of the readings and lectures and will be led by the teaching assistant, Rodrigo Salcedo.
Attendance is required and class participation is strongly encouraged.
Attendance will be monitored and part of your grade will consist of active participation. Therefore it is absolutely necessary for you to attend class and to read ALL assigned readings if you want to perform well in this course. Beginning with the second meeting of the first week of class, it is expected that students will come to class having read the weekly assigned material. All students should be prepared to discuss the readings having prepared a few questions relevant to each presentation. Students who do not turn in all three written assignments will automatically receive a failing grade.