Policies

Lectures and Discussions: View lecture topics and reading assignments. The lecture topics and reading assignments (which are to be completed prior to the lectures) are listed below. The lectures will parallel but not repeat the readings. Students will find lecture outlines in the coursepack that should be brought to class to facilitate note taking and discussion. Students will also attend a discussion section for this course, conducted by one of the teaching assistants. The discussion sections have been designed to complement the material presented in lecture; students are expected to attend and participate fully in the discussion sections. Failure to do so will lower your grade. There will be no formal review of the lecture material in the discussion sections, but questions concerning the lectures and the readings will be answered there.

Examinations: There will be a midterm and a final examination. Both will include essay questions, with a number of brief identification or multiple choice questions testing the major concepts, terms, and themes in the course. The final examination will be a comprehensive one, covering the entire course.

Essay: Each student will be required to submit an essay that will focus on the assigned readings. (No other research or reading will be required to produce the essay.) The essay is to run 6 (SIX) pages, no more and no less, typed and double-spaced. No handwritten essays will be accepted, and carelessly typed and proofed papers will be graded accordingly. Students should take great care in the writing, editing and presentation of their essays as style and content will be graded. All essays must be photocopied before submission, and you must keep the duplicate in case your paper is lost or misplaced.

Essays are due on Monday, April 11, 2005. Extensions will be available only for illness or serious family circumstance, and then only with advance permission. Work or deadlines for other courses will not be considered a legitimate cause for extension. Late assignments will suffer a grading penalty.