If you miss a class session, please contact me as soon as possible to explain what happened and we will go from there. Each will be worth 100 points each. Studying your quizzes will help you in preparing for the exams as many topics covered in the quizzes will show up on the exam. The examination WILL NOT be limited to this material, however. This examination will count for 150 points of your final grade.
Many students do worse on the final exam than on in-class examinations.
Good performance on the final examination will help raise the grades of those with borderline scores. This paper will be worth 80 points. During the semester, we will have some time in class to discuss topics, articles, speakers or videos in groups. At the end of this discussion, you will hand in a short paragraph from each group which will be graded. Groups will change over the course of the class.