Active participation is required . While I certainly hope everyone will participate regularly in our class discussions, I respect that we do not all have the same learning styles. Being an active listener is a contribution as well, one that becomes apparent in the quality of your writing about class materials and in the comments you make when you do speak. Participation also means your contributions to the class web discussion group and your thoughtful engagement with assignments.
Regular attendance is required .
If you must miss a class, you are responsible for finding out what you missed, as well as for completing any assignments due the following class. Although not required, I encourage you to take advantage of my office hours to ask questions or think through projects and papers. Don't feel that you need to have a specific agenda in order to stop by. I will then create a class list and use e-mail for ongoing announcements and updates. For detailed information about each assignment, please go to the Assignments link.