Don't resort to cheating. Any student caught cheating or plagiarizing will fail the course. Scholastic dishonesty includes any attempt to seek assistance during an exam from another person or from notes, books, parts of the body, or any piece of clothing or any other materials. If any student is caught cheating, he or she will automatically fail this course and face dismissal from the university. Attendance is expected and encouraged.
Classes tend to be more interesting if most people participate.
It is to try to find out all the different viewpoints about a particular topic. You will probably not agree with everything you hear in class from the professor or your classmates. Part of becoming educated requires that you are challenged. I expect students to be respectful towards every person in this classroom, even if they disagree with certain viewpoints. You will receive a handout with specific details about these projects in a couple of weeks.