Short take home essays provide students the opportunity to more critically elaborate and discuss the presented concepts and themes. When the course topics are appropriate, longer research projects are utilized to develop research and critical analysis skills. Throughout the semester, extra credit assignments are frequently made available. This is not a grade inflation tool. Rather, extra credit is a reward for any student who wishes to engage the course material, beyond the minimum requirements.
College is an environment where students are exposed to many vantage points.
It remains impossible to test for every detail. I WILL NOT test on all the course material. However, students are expected to remain attentive class participants, read course materials, take useful notes, and have a working understanding of all the course materials. In addition, I often expect students to actively and responsibily participate in the educational decision making processes. Both, testing and deadlines are necessary practical components of bureaucracy.