This class is about sharing ideas. However, I consider it a violation of the college's academic honesty rules for any student to use any material from a previous NS 350 class. In short, if you use some else's ideas and do not give them appropriate credit then you are stealing and will be subject to appropriate consequences. Grading your performance is a complex and difficult process. In this course, the optimal outcome is the ability to think, speak, and write critically about science from several perspectives.
Few people are able achieve such an outcome without considerable effort.
Your grade in NS 350 will reflect both effort and achievement. Your final grade will reflect the quality of your written work as well as the quality of your participation in class discussion. Some of you might require more than 135 hours to accomplish the four outcome performances described on the first page, others of you will need less. My experience has been that most of you will need about the standard amount of time.