Class participation means coming to class prepared to functionally discuss the reading materials. Expect to be called upon in class to discuss the assignments and readings. If you are called upon and are not prepared to discuss the material, your class participation grade will suffer. Your are also advised that class participatin is by nature subjective and therefore subject to the professor s discretion. There may also be pop quizzes during the semester which will be used as additional points for each person taking the quiz.
Daily attendance is an essential element of each student's learning experience.
Therefore, attendance at each scheduled class meeting is highly recommended. Much of the material discussed in this class is best understood when discussed and explained among your classmates. If you miss the lecture you miss the material. Don t come to my office because you missed class and ask me to go over what we did in class. If you miss class I will not make special arrangements to give the lecture to you outside the classroom.