Lectures will usually be presented on video and less frequently in person by the instructor. Lectures will be on topics related to the readings. Typically, a lecture will involve an in-depth or supplementary examination of one of the several topics covered in the readings rather than a summary of all of the topics covered in the readings.
Students are equally responsible for lectures and readings on examinations.
There will be two tests and a cumulative final consisting of a mix of multiple choice, short answer, and short discussion questions. Each of these tests will contribute one third to the exam average. Make-up exams are only available in the case of documented illness or emergency, or in the case of prior arrangement with the instructor. This class will use a World Wide Web discussion facility called Netforum for transmittal and receipt of class assignments, and for discussion and response to those assignments. Netforum participation will be graded on a curve by counting the number of contributions made by each student and multiplying each by the instructor's judgment of quality and appropriateness on a four point scale, with four high and one low.