Written exercises may be turned in during the class in which they are due or sent electronically before the class period. I hope that these assignments serve to focus attention on some of the most important points in the readings and class discussion. In our exams and in the comprehensive or qualifying exams, you will be asked to relate the reading material to specific cases and provide examples. These assignments are to give you a chance to answer questions using the readings to put practice in a theoretical perspective. Writing answers to questions using the readings to support and inform your answers are a skill you will need to do well on exams.
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I wish this were not necessary, but I have found that significantly more people are prepared for discussion if I do these assignment questions. I find these responses to be very informative for me. I often learn that what I thought I had said was not what people heard. Related to the above, I use the responses from students for class discussion. While I usually don't identify students with their responses, I can use responses that don't hit what I perceive to be the mark to clear up misunderstandings.