Course Policies:

I keep track of attendance in my grade book, but I do not have any elaborate schema whereby X number of absences reduces your grade by X number of points. It is in your best interest to come to class every day, on time, with all of the materials relevant to our discussion fully prepared.  It is also in your best interest to stay for the entire class period. 

Please stay in touch with me if something prevents you from attending class or submitting required work on time. I will not accept late work unless it is accompanied by an adequate excuse for being late. “I had three other papers due this week” is NOT an adequate excuse.  Unexplained absences will be considered unexcused, and will weigh against your class participation grade. Only those with excused absences will be permitted to make up missed work.

I am happy to work with you on drafts of all of your written work.  It is most productive if you can meet with me in person.  However, if your schedule does not permit that, I can read drafts over e-mail if I am given at least one week’s notice that you intend to submit a draft in this way.  Please also consider availing yourself of the online Writing Center: call 312.341-2206 or email writingcenter@roosevelt.edu to schedule an appointment with a tutor.

Remember that there are as many as 120 people all of whom, like you, may want my electronic attention on any given day, not to mention the fact that my position requires many duties that prevent me from living on line.  Please allow me at least 24 hours to respond to your message during the workweek, and up to 48 hours if you send an e-mail on Saturday or Sunday.

Be courteous to your classmates and to me.  Please turn off all cell phones and pagers when you enter the classroom.  If you forget and at some point your cell phone rings, turn it off immediately.  Do not pretend that the cell phone that is ringing is not yours.  Do not answer it and begin having a conversation.

Academic Honesty: