Since Tech students tend to believe that the first day of the weekend is Friday, I have a policy regarding Friday attendance. Unless it is for a documented school activity or you are desperately ill and near death, you may only skip ONE Friday. After that, I start docking 5 points from your total. You may take this day following a day you missed, but the only stipulation is that you MUST spend the missed day doing something for your mental health. You must ask for this day in writing, it is not automatically given to you.
Exams are essays.
You will have the essay questions in advance, and you will have some choice as to which questions to answer on the test. In addition, since testing your ability to memorize things is not one of my pedagogical goals, you may bring one large 8x5 note card to class with the outline of the essays you prepared in advance. Thus, if you skip class to finish your work you will be out of luck because I will not accept it . Late assignments and papers will not be accepted unless the student can prove, through appropriate documentation, that an emergency occurred. Having been warned that this occurs, I suggest you print your work out well before class time.