As indicated in the syllabus, you can revise and re-submit assignments up to one week after they have been returned in class, with the exception of assignments after week eight of the term. For an improved grade, the revisions should be substantial, addressing both form and content as necessary. The revisions should give evidence of further critical thinking about the assignment, not merely cosmetic changes. You must turn in the original paper with the revised version. Papers originally submitted late may not be re-submitted.
Much good writing borrows ideas from other writers.
If you depend on someone else s work, you should give them proper credit. Using someone else s work in your writing without giving them proper credit is called plagiarism , and it is a serious violation of academic standards. There are several different formal styles of documenting and giving credit to sources. Different disciplines use different styles. Papers for this course do not need to use any one style, but it would be a good idea to become familiar with one of them.