Please don t detract from everyone's experience. Disruptive behavior such as chronic late attendance, failure to focus on the current class work, personal conversations, and chronic use of cellular phones and beepers is penalized. We all learn best when we understand why what we are learning is important. If you do not understand why the material is current and important, ask. Expect short presentations supplemented by examples, references to other material, student discussion and extensive hands-on work.
Late work is penalized.
Grading is essential to the learning process. This means that you are not competing with each other for a limited number of higher grades. If you correctly fulfill all in-class and assigned work with superior quality and demonstrate complete understanding through testing, you will receive an A. Lesser efforts will receive lesser grades. If you are not prepared to spend substantial time out of class on course work, you should not be here. Teamwork is encouraged as long as every team member learns the material.