You should make and keep a copy of the work that you submit, especially if you do not give it directly to me. A staple in the upper lefthand corner is the preferred binding and essays must have page numbers in the upper righthand corner. I recognize the distinction between sloppy documentation and the theft of material with an intention to defraud, but such sloppiness is still very serious and it will be treated as such. Documentation not only operates as a gesture of respect for the work of others and an indication that you understand where your ideas begin and end, but also situates course work in the context of the notion of intellectual property upon which many of the university's evaluative assumptions and practices are based and is therefore essential to the fair treatment of the class as a whole. In each response, summarize the major statements in the excerpt and then briefly address the larger implications of the theoretical position that the excerpt outlines.
Responses are due at the start of the class for which the excerpts are assigned.
If, for some reason, class is cancelled on that day, have the response dated by one of the staff in the department and place it in my mailbox. Your focus here should be not on summarizing the three theorists' different positions, but identifying the points of similarity and the points of departure between them as well as situating those similarities and differences in relation to the larger theoretical positions outlined in the texts. Reading Schedule Study the relevant excerpts before class so that you are prepared to discuss the material. It is recommended that you read Rivkin and Ryan's useful introductions at the start of each section. In no event, however, will due dates for responses be affected.