Each activity requires you to submit several pages of written discussion that will be graded for content and the rudiments of grammar. Subject matter and format expectations will be specified when assignments are made. In addition to looking for specific content, readers of papers will be sensitive to things like sentence structure, including completeness, clarity and excessive complexity. And, spelling errors will be marked when noted. Late submissions will not be accepted.
Papers are to be typed or prepared using a computer printer.
The UIC Computer Center offers access to several from which you can choose and your major department may make others available. You can earn extra credit by submitting additional short discussion papers dealing with the assigned topics. Each will be worth up to five points, and the number that can be turned in is determined by numerical grades earned on immediately preceding exams. Specifically, you may close the gap between your scores and the maximum exam values by up to one half following the first and second tests. An exam score of 46 means that you can earn only two points by this means.