More detailed instructions and advice will be provided later in the semester. The paper must be written using with a word processing program . Deadlines are Nov. 11 for the rough and Nov. 18 for the final drafts respectively, and are noted in the schedule below. Your instructor is cold and cruel, and very strict about these matters. Class participation, attendance .
Participation also involves preparation of homework assignments before class.
Participation will be assessed not so much on quantity as on quality. Students should feel free to express their own opinions on various matters related to the course and to ask questions. Students' interpretations need not necessarily be the same as those of the instructor. This concept has been reinforced through cooperative work of SU students and faculty, which resulted in a provision of the SU Academic Rights for Students. Students are entitled to disagree with interpretation of data or views of a faculty member and reserve judgment in matters of opinion, but this disagreement does not excuse them from learning the content of any course for which they are enrolled or from demonstrating skills and competencies required by a faculty member.