The general course organization will center around using material from the text in classroom discussion, simulations, and application. Students are expected to take active roles in this learning. Grades will be assigned based on performance in four areas and averaged as follows. Students are expected to take the quiz on the date offered and turn in papers on time. Students may take a quiz early, with no penalty if their absence is unavoidable.
Regular attendance is important.
Twenty percent of your grade comes from class attendance and participation. While it is important to attend class session, I consider it just as important to participate in class. Forms of participation may include asking questions, critical consideration of ideas from the text, and presenting reactions to concepts and term definitions. During the quarter you are expected to write two syntheses. Each of these papers will require some library research and the use of terms and ideas from the text and class to describe and explore some assigned topic.