It is therefore in your best interest to attend class faithfully. Each student is permitted 3 unexcused absences. Students grades will be determined by the point system. All points will be added up at the end of the semester and will then be divided by the total number of possible points in order to find a percentage. A checklist for the course is included with this syllabus so that students will be able to keep track of the points that they earn.
Late assignments lose points automatically and they lose more points as time passes.
It is the student s responsibility to communicate to the instructor as soon as possible concerning this need. It is irresponsible to avoid communicating to the instructor about incomplete work or the need for the grade of incomplete until the end of the semester or during finals week. Students receive a grade for participation based upon their in-class interaction with other class members and with the instructor. The criteria for the participation grade follows the course checklist. Students in this course are required to spend 60 minutes each week working with the CD-ROM, the web site, the tutorial software and the audio tapes which accompany our text and lab manual.