If you miss more than three days without notifying the professor ahead of time, you will be in danger of failing the class. Readings and assignments are due on the date they are listed in the Syllabus. Thus, the readings for September 14th are to be read for the class to be held on September 14th. You are also expected to check the on-line course page at least twice a week for new material. Attendance, deep thought, attentiveness, and interest are all vital to your success in class but represent passive participation.
Active participation enhances the educational experience for everyone in the class.
You will be asked to evaluate our own participation performance twice during the semester. It pays to examine the self-evaluation form ahead of time to see the criteria for evaluation. The professor will take your own evaluation into consideration when formulating your participation grade. Students are required to spend two hours at the Burnett Park Zoo observing primates and two hours at Ste. Marie among the Iroquois analyzing the site.