Policies regarding student behavior are in the student handbook, the Pathfinder and the supplement The Student Services Newsletter. The papers are also individually presented in class. The papers may be turned in early for feedback. I suggest you narrow your topic to an area suitable for a 8 page paper. Feel free to discuss your topic with me before you begin writing, and I can help you narrow your topic appropriately.
Many topics are too broad for a relatively short research paper.
I will provide a list of evaluation criteria for the papers, and each graded paper will be returned with comments on the attached evaluation form. Critical thinking, creativity, and evidence of integration of course content are important evaluation criteria. Papers turned in after that lose one point out of twenty for each working day late. Weekly discussion questions based on the text are provided and one page of written answers are completed each week. Students choose which questions to answer from the list, and fill one page with answers weekly.