Course Requirements
Two short essays, 2–3 pages each, due Tuesday, May 2, and Tuesday, May 30
(each worth 20% of the grade). (For the first essay, there will be a choice of essay
questions about the readings up through Thoreau, inclusive; for the second essay,
a choice of essay questions about the readings from Royce through Dewey.)
One final paper, 4–6 pages, due Wednesday, June 14 (worth 60% of the
grade).
Papers are due as an attachment via the “Assignments” tool on Canvas.
The assignments will be available online and there will be links to them
from the online version of this syllabus as well as from my main course
page.
Please do not plagiarize. If you do and I catch you, you will receive no credit
for the assignment and may fail the course, and you will also be subject to
“disciplinary sanctions” from the University. (In contrast: if you hand in a paper
consisting mostly of quotes from or paraphrases of other sources you have
consulted, properly cited, you will not get a good grade — a good paper will
contain your own interpretations and thoughts — but you will not fail, either.)
If you have any questions about what plagiarism is or how to avoid it,
you can ask me, or consult the resources listed on the Library website.
For possible consequences of plagiarism, see the Academic Misconduct
Policy.
Note that all assignments are due by 11:55pm on the due date.
You can find answers to some commonly asked questions about my
assignments and grading in my FAQ.
Attendance at lecture is
strongly encouraged, but it is not a course
requirement and I will not be taking attendance.