Scores will accumulate to produce one score. Required formal oral presentation, and final written report. All examination papers, reports, and other class papers may be retained by the instructor. Classroom participation is required and rewarded. Everyone gets called on.
Lectures tend to deal with both general content and with methodological issues.
There is heavy emphasis on design and statistics. If I don't cover something in class adequately, tell me and we will cover it again. It is better to raise the issue in class than in my office, because if you don't understand it, lots of other people are confused as well. There will always be two days in which to write up papers. Write-ups are an important part of class, they must be on time.