These quizzes will be used to measure attendance and reading comprehension, and will comprise half of the points available for class participation. They are also designed to ensure that each student is treated fairly. For every student who feels sick on a given day and decides to skip class, another feels just as bad but makes an effort to attend. Likewise, for every student who wants to postpone a test or paper due to a heavy workload, another student with an equally heavy workload has still found time to study or complete an assignment. I will not consider a make-up exam in the absence of documentation from a doctor or the College Dean's Office.
Papers are due during class time on the due date, unless otherwise specified in the assignment.
Late papers will be accepted, but will lose one full letter grade for every day that they are late. Approximately 10 percent of the final course grade is based on class participation. Because you can not participate if you are not in class, students are expected to attend all regular class meetings. Any student that misses more than three regularly-scheduled class meetings will lose all possible class participation points, unless the additional absences are excused. Any student who commits a violation of the Code of Academic Integrity will be subject to the policies and procedures outlined in Fishtales .