Graduate students enrolled in H521 will write an 8-10 page historiography essay in lieu of the second examination. There is no mandatory attendance requirement. But attendance will be recorded and persistent absenteeism results in lower class participation grades, inferior quiz results, and poor test preparation. Students must make prior arrangements with the professor if extraordinary circumstances cause them to miss one of the two exams. In-class quizzes may not be made up under any circumstances.
Preparation is the key to effective participation.
Students must not only read the assigned material. Passively outlining the text is not an effective means of critical reading and thought. Students who do not complete the two book reviews and two exams will not pass the course. No incomplete grade may be taken by any student except under the most extraordinary of circumstances.