Course activities and responsibilities are described below. The course is divided into quarter units for the purpose of defining the activities. Since the January term is four weeks long, each quarter unit corresponds roughly to one week. Students are expected to complete all of the required activities and meet all deadlines. The time allowed for this course is very short, so it is imperative that the various tasks be completed on time.
Flexible deadlines encourage writers block.
Nothing short of a true life or death emergency warrants late papers. Have a contingency plan and back up your work frequently on disk. Schedule for course activities. Preparation of a concise description, outline, or concept map of the topic. Work on the content of the paper.