Incompletes will not be granted. Student clearly demonstrates that he or she has developed a full command of the material presented. B work is above average and well developed overall. Conceptualization of topics breaks ground, but not is not unique. Student demonstrates that he or she has processed the material, but has not become an expert.
C work is average, which is below expectations for a graduate-level class.
Student has met the basic requirements of the course but has not adequately grasped the material presented. All members of the class should be assigned an e-mail address and should subscribe to the list by Feb. 3. The group project and the research project proposal in particular will require students to devote many hours outside of class time. Students on average will need to devote about 15 hours a week to the course to meet the class requirements. Therefore, students are strongly advised to set aside time daily to deal with the work load of the class.