There will be no make-up exams given unless a prior written notice is provided by the student , explaining the circumstances under which he or she is forced to miss an exam. Make up exams will be substantially harder. Exams will consist of short and long essay questions and are based on study guide questions that I will distribute to the class about a week prior to the examination. The term paper must deal with a topic of interest and importance to the Middle East, the subject of which must be approved by me. Beginning in week eleven or so, students will present their research papers, outlining the research question, methodology, and the preliminary findings of the paper.
Research papers are due no later than the last day of week fourteen.
Late papers will be penalized. I will give you more information on this later in the course. Esposito, John L., ed. Theoretical Perspectives , Vol. Global Studies, the Middle East , Sixth ed.