And lastly, the transcripts and videotapes you all produce will be on reserve, to serve as resources for everyone's papers. Here are the components of your semester grade. The first test will be objective, and second and third will be essays. The last exam will be the final, and it will not be comprehensive. The research paper must be an empirical study, based on class transcripts and videotapes, or similar materials.
Extra credit is available.
To earn extra credit, you will need to transcribe an additional conversation, which I will select or approve. I will set a due date for the extra credit project, and will not accept it late. I expect students to be prepared and present in class. Missing two days is equivalent to missing a week, and I regard that as neutral attendance. I will adjust your grade up or down if your attendance is better or worse than that.