The exams are not cumulative. Papers will be explained and assigned in a timely fashion throughout the semester. The papers will be assigned one week in advance of the due date. I will describe this assignment during the semester. It is a research paper and you will be required to do some outside reading.
Plagiarism is a very serious act of misconduct.
Because of this seriousness, plagiarism or other acts of academic dishonesty may result in either an automatic failing grade for the assignment or the course, or even expulsion from the University. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another persons labor, ideas, words or assistance. Turning in work for one class that was completed for another class is another form of academic dishonesty that may result in a failing grade for the assignment or the course. A guide to writing a research paper, complete with guidelines for proper citation techniques, will be made available through the course web page well in advance of the research paper due date. If you are unsure how to properly cite material, or whether or not certain material needs to be cited at all, please see me at once.