Active participation in class discussions, informal presentations, and group activities. Completion of study questions, reading journal entries, and other in and out of class written assignments by the announced due dates. Preparation for announced quizzes. Successful completion of a mid-term examination in the fourth week of the course. Successful completion of a final examination in the last week of the course.
All assignments are due at the beginning of each class.
If a student must miss class, any written assignments due must be faxed, e-mailed as Word attachments, or delivered to the instructor on the due date to receive full credit. Quizzes may be made up only in the case of extraordinary circumstances and at the discretion of the instructor. Grades will be awarded based on the degree of success students achieve in meeting the listed requirements of the course. Although the instructor recognizes that emergencies do occur, every effort should be made to attend and be punctual, and students must realize that absence from any portion of any class will result in a loss of participation points. Please notify the instructor as soon as possible if an absence is anticipated.