The final research paper must be handed in by November 19th. A two-page proposal is due by September 24th and the topic may not be changed without the approval of the instructor. A more detailed instructional handout on the research paper will be provided. Students must begin work on their topics early since they will be expected to comment in some depth on their research at the International Issues Week student panels and student led discussions scheduled for the weeks of October 18th and November 8th. Attendance is expected.
Students are responsible for announcements made in class if they are absent.
Without an excused absence, make-up exams and quizzes will be permitted solely at the discretion of the instructor and, if granted, with a penalty of at least one letter grade. Class lectures, although they may review and highlight material in the assigned readings, assume that students have read the assigned reading prior to lectures. Since good classroom notes should contain the material stressed on exams and serve as a study guide, no additional study guides or special review sessions will be offered. In terms of expected time commitment to the course, the rule of thumb is that students are spending at least two hours of preparation time outside of class for each hour in class. Therefore, the expectation is that the average student is devoting 9 hours a week to this course .