Robert Webking
Course Requirements and Exam Dates
EXAMINATIONS
There will be five in-class tests during the semester and a final exam. The dates are given below. Each test will be comprehensive, testing all of the course material up to the date of the test. The tests will include a combination of multiple choice, true/false, short answer, and brief essay questions designed to encourage understanding of the role of particular facts and parts of arguments in larger arguments that lead to and explain understanding of major political concepts. Make-up tests will be administered only in extraordinary circumstances: when a student is out of town on an officially sanctioned university activity or when a student produces a note from a physician showing a test had to be missed due to illness. All make-up tests will be essay in form. The final must be taken at the assigned time. There are no make-up exams for a missed final. Any student who misses the final exam will be assigned a grade of F for the course.
Test Dates
February 6
February 20
March 6
March 27
April17
Final Examination:
May 13, 10:00 am
QUIZZES
In addition to the more formal examinations, several quiz questions will be asked during most class meetings using the CPS system. Quizzes may be administered at the beginning of class, at the end of class, or any time during the class session. They will test either (1) material covered in the current reading assignment, (2) material covered in the previous session's lecture, or (3) material covered in the lecture on the day of the quiz. Under no circumstances can a make-up quiz be administered.
OPTIONAL Assignment
An optional assignment for extra credit will be offeredin April.
COURSE GRADE
The grade for the course will be calculated as follows:
Daily Quizzes....................20%
In class tests.....................60%
Final Examination............20%
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