House Rules
  1. Come to class. Do your homework. Be prepared to talk. ALWAYS BRING YOUR BOOK TO CLASS.

  2. There will be a mid-term exam, a take-home final exam, and a research/critical paper (5-7pp.).
    See the schedule above for due dates. Click here for guidelines for the final paper.

  3. You will also be writing weekly journals on anything about the class -- either the readings, or
    the discussion. These journals will be due at the beginning of Thursday's class. The individual
    journal entries will be ungraded, but you will receive a collective grade based on how many journals
    you actually submit. NO LATE JOURNALS WILL BE ACCEPTED.

  4. Grading breakdown: I use a 4-point grading scale:
    For final grades: A=4; B=3; C=2; D=1;F=0.

    For individual assignments: A=4; A-=3.7; B+=3.3; B=3; B-=2.7; C+=2.3; C=2; C-=1.7; D+=1.3; D=1;
    D-=0.7; F= 0.

    The relative value of the assignments is as follows:

    Mid-Term Exam20%
    Final Exam20%
    Research Paper30%
    Journals15%
    Attendance/Participation15%

    ALL WORK MUST BE COMPLETED TO PASS THE CLASS.

  5. Plagiarism is the unacknowledged use of another's work, whether directly quoted or paraphrased.
    It is intellectual theft and will not be tolerated. The best a plagiarist may hope for is an "F" on
    the particular assignment. If you have questions about plagiarism, please do not hesitate to ask.
Disability Support Services: It is the policy of UALR to accommodate students with disabilities,
pursuant to federal law and state law. Any student with a disability who needs accommodation, for
example in arrangements for seating, examinations, note-taking should inform the instructor at the
beginning of the course. It is also the policy and practice of UALR to make web-based information
accessible to students with disabilities. If you, as a student with a disability, have difficulty
accessing any part of the online course materials for this class, please notify the instructor
immediately. The chair of the department offering this course is also available to assist with
accommodations. Students with disabilities are encouraged to contact Disability Support Services,
telephone 501-569-3143 (v/tty), and on the Web at http://www.ualr.edu/dssdept/.

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