All exams must be taken on the day assigned. Exceptions will only be made in extreme circumstances. A number of questions for each test will be taken directly from the book. These questions may or may not have been covered in class. Students are not in college to sit passively and take notes.
Education depends on interaction and participation.
The final 75 points of the course grade will consist of five unannounced quizzes and 5 small writing assignments. The quizzes are merely meant to ensure that students are reading the material, not to penalize. The writing assignments are meant to help students critically think about the material disseminated in class and in reading assignments. Some writing assignments may require reading a small passage, others may require use of the Internet and some may require nothing more than critical reflection of material already covered. All writing assignments MUST be turned in on the day they are due.