Classes will complement, not reiterate, the material in the book, although I will be happy to answer questions about what you have read. In all of your work, you are responsible for observing the Honor Code. At the back of this syllabus and in our class folder on the Net you will find a set of guidelines to help you avoid plagiarism in your written work. You are also responsible for knowing and using APA format rules, including full citation of references. If you don't already have it, I am asking you to buy Hacker's A Writer's Reference to help you with APA format.
Problem analyses .
Four of these will be assigned during the course, three of which you'll do on your own and one of which you will do in pairs. Each will consist of a complex question which you must answer both accurately and creatively, using all of the knowledge at your disposal. I will provide the question for two of the individual analyses and for the group project, and you will choose the questions for the other one, so you will have a chance to explore a topic of special interest to you. Each analysis has an absolute page limit of five pages, in any standard font, double spaced, and should adhere to APA format. See the handout on problem analyses for more information about the content of the analyses.