Content is the most critical grading component with paper professionalism running second and creativity third. High scoring students generally exceed the maximum page requirement, keep the content focused on chapters covered throughout the term, and demonstrate proper grammar and structure. The instructor recognizes that epidemics of cramps, insomnia and mononucleosis, intense personal relationships, excruciating aesthetic sensibilities and debilitating anti- academia are peculiar to campus life. Absences due to these causes are covered by a policy of civility and understanding, but not by great tolerance, no matter how ingenious the explanation for them. One midterm examination and one final exam will be administered as take-home exams.
Exams are due as listed in the course schedule.
I believe the truest test of your learning process will be discovered through our in-class case discussions and group submissions. However, it is critical that you keep up with the text material in order to perform well in the classroom. All students are expected to observe high standards of academic conduct. Repeated acts of academic misconduct will result in a failing grade for the course. Your professor believes that a dictionary is a required text for any college course.