It is important to recognize each assignment as a small step toward accomplishing a goal. The real measure of your success in the course is determined by the quality of your personal experience. The true significance of a grade is a short term measure of your progress and success at completing a program of readings, class sessions, and assignments. The value of a course is much more invested in what you accomplish and how that experience contributes to the bigger picture of your education and long term goals, to build knowledge, and a career. A grade reflects a systematic evaluation of performances but is not the last word in the quality and lasting value of learning.
Attendance is required.
Even if you are absent, you are responsible for all material, including additional material introduced in class that may be incorporated into quizzes . If you must miss a class, do not phone your instructor. See below about group participation. Read each assignment before class. At the beginning of class, there will be an opportunity to ask questions about the reading.