The total number of points possible for the course is 1100. Each test, worth 200 points, will take one class period and will be administered on the date indicated on the course calendar below. Students are permitted one make up exam, which will include no choice in either essay or short answer questions. Research Projects Research papers may focus on any subject related to defense policy that the student is interested in investigating providing the student clears the topic in advance with the instructor. Students are expected to frvelop an argument regarding thr appropriate course for policy direction during the coming decade on one of a series of issues provided by the instructor.
Papers are worth seventy points.
Each student is permitted three free absences without penalty. All other absences will subtract from the participation score. Students receiving a class participation grade of 165 or more points will have the option of accepting the grade they have based upon performance on tests, research or thesis papers and class participation. Students exempted from the final are limited to six class absences and no more than eight days where they are late to class. The Evolution of Contemporary Security Policy in the American Context Jordan, ch.