Students who have trouble finding a topic should make an appointment, and I'll try to help you find something that interests you. See suggested activities for ideas. One of the goals of this course is to help participants learn to listen and express their own ideas in small and large groups. Regular attendance is important, because any class missed is actually a week of missed classes, and any student who leaves at the break is actually missing an entire class or more. Students will be excused for serious illness or death in the family, but when absences because of vacations, family obligations, or conflicts with work occur, students should realize that these might lower the course grade.
Participation also includes contributing to class and small group discussions.
3.Late work is accepted, but you cannot be sure of feedback on any test or assignment that is not handed in on time and in class. Tests or assignments made up for a legitimate excuse may not be graded until the end of the course. I normally file late papers and decide at the end of the semester whether to grade them or count them as more than zero. Late tests are usually not returned to students. All essays and major assignments should be typed.