Course Policies

This seminar will be structured as a workshop, in which we continually revisit and flesh out ideas, and in which students regularly present their own writing to the class. While educated debate is encouraged, students are expected to be respectful of each others’ work and ideas, to contribute constructive criticism as appropriate, and to generally contribute to the class by keeping up with the readings and assignments.

Assigned readings should be brought to every class. Writing assignments are due in-class, at the beginning of the session (ie 8:10am) on the specified due dates. No late or e-mailed papers will be accepted, and all papers must be typed and proofread, with numbered and stapled pages. Reading responses must be posted online before the beginning of the class session for which they were assigned. (See below for more information.) Attendance is mandatory for all class sessions and field trips. Lateness is unacceptable.

Students with two or more unexcused absences, or who fail to complete and turn-in all writing assignments on-time, will not pass the class.

A Note on Plagiarism & Academic Dishonesty:
Plagiarism will not be tolerated, under any circumstances. This includes stealing papers topics and the ideas of others, as well as specific language. If you have any questions as to what constitutes plagiarism or how to properly cite your colleagues or reference resources, see me and/or turn to these helpful online resources:

http://www.reshall.berkeley.edu/academics/resources/plagiarism/
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/TeachingLib/Guides/Citations.html

Student Learning Center and Students with Disabilities:
For assistance/concerns with writing or with questions concerning disabilities please contact the Student Learning Center at http://slc.berkeley.edu (510.642.7332) and the Disabled Students’ Program at http://dsp.berkeley.edu.