Course Requirements
Two short papers (2–3 pages), due Monday, February 4 and Monday, March 4
(each worth 25% of the final grade).
One longer paper (6–8 pages) (worth 50% of the final grade), due Wednesday,
March 20.
The paper assignments will be available on-line as soon as I have written
them, and there will be links to them from this syllabus as well as from my main
course page. I will discuss the assignments in class when the due date draws near.
You can find answers to some commonly asked questions about my assignments
and grading in my FAQ.
Papers are to be handed in, as attachments, via the “Assignments” tool on
Canvas. Please submit in PDF or in a format easily convertible to PDF
(e.g. MSWord, RTF, plain text,
LATEX). The system will accept late
submissions, but late papers may not receive full credit. The system is
not set
up to allow resubmissions: once you press the “submit” button, it will
not let you change your response. If, however, you mistakenly submit
something and want to change it, please contact me and I can make an
exception.
All assignments are due by 11:55pm on the due date.