Any absence beyond that number will be taken into consideration when determining the student's final grade. Any student who enters the room after attendance has been taken is responsible for so informing the instructor at the end of the class. It is expected that all students will not only attend all classes but that they will be attentive during such classes. There are certain behavioral conditions that students are required to meet. They are expected to exhibit proper classroom demeanor at all times.
Common courtesies are to extended to the instructor as well as fellow students.
Students may tape the lectures, but they must also take notes at the same time. Papers must be typewritten. Papers without proper documentation are unacceptable. The paper assignments will consist of one, five-page research paper and one essay on a topic from the text. Denotes not only high achievement but also an unusual degree of intellectual initiative.