Class meetings will consist of lecture, class discussion and possibly guest speakers. Students are to attend every class session, as role will be called on a daily basis. Four excused absences will be the maximum number of days that can be missed before the student will be automatically dropped from the course. Students are required to be prepared by having done the require readings for the lecture. If students give the appearance of unpreparedness, unannounced quizzes will be given.
Students are to read according to the chapters assigned.
If the class lags behind, the student should continue to read according to schedule because we may not spend as much time in some areas as others. The instructor reserves the right to alter and hasten the reading schedule to meet time constraints and the flow of the course. The extra credit paper will be used to substitute the grade of the lowest exam score. Articles can also be turned in and used for extra credit. They will be collected and turned in to the instructor, during office hours, for review and the issuance of additional extra credit.