Requirements
Attendance: You are expected to attend class every day with the textbook, a disk, and all materials on which you are working. An occasional absence is understandable, but habitual absence is inexcusable. If you have more than 3 absences, you will have 3 points for each absence subtracted from your final grade. Missing a scheduled conference will count as 2 absences. Because instructions for each day's activity are given at the beginning of class, it is important that you arrive on time.

There are some class days when attendance is optional. On those days I will be in the classroom and will give individual help to any student who comes and desires help. I encourage any student who has questions about the assignment or his/her work to come on those days. Those days are indicated by an asterisk next to the date on the syllabus.

Expectations: Much of your work will be done in class. Many classes will have specific assignments to be completed and handed in by the end of the class period. Your work on, and completion of, these assignments will be an important factor in your participation grade. You are expected to work until the class period has ended, help your classmates learn by your responses to their writing, choose projects that are suff~ciently challenging, and spend time outside of class working on your assignments.

Paper Topics: You will be responsible for choosing appropriate and challenging topics on which to write. The instructor must approve all topics before you begin and you cannot change your topic without prior approval. It is ultimately your responsibility to choose a topic that will satisfy the requirements of the assignment. Topics that are too simple and require little work will not get high grades.

Peer Review of Drafts: It is particularly important for you to attend, and be prepared to participate in, in-class peer review of a draft of your papers. Your draft needs to be substantially completed on those days in order for you to receive help from your fellow students. Before accepting any paper I must see a rough draft that you have worked on in class.

Plagiarism
Talking over your ideas and getting comments on your writing from friends are not examples of plagiarism. Taking someone else's published or unpublished words and calling them your own is plagiarism, another name for cheating or academic dishonesty. Copying material from the Internet without giving credit by listing the source is also plagiarism. Plagiarism has serious consequences, including failure of the course.

Grades
When grading each of your assignment, I will ask this question: "Does this paper fulfil the requirements of the assignment and does it do so effectively?" Your final grade will be determined by the grades your receive on written and in-class assignments, according to the following weighting:

Resume and Cover Letter 10%
Critique of User Manual 10%
Description 1 5%
Instructions 20%
Proposal 25%
Participation/Class Work 20%

Requirements for Papers In order to meet professional standards in your field, your work needs to adhere to the following requirements.
•Promptness: All projects are due at the beginning of class on the dates indicated on the syllabus. If you cannot be in class that day, your paper is due in my mailbox by class time. Assignments turned in late will be penalized 5 points each late day unless you have made other arrangements with me in advance.
•Appearance: All work should be neatly typed, using standard margins and spacing in a word processing program. Design your paper using appropriate headings, fonts, spacing, etc.
•Grammar, Spelling, Proofreading: Pay careful attention to the mechanics of writing. Proof read your paper aloud so that you will note errors in grammar or diction.
•Back-up Copies: Always prepare two copies of each major assignment. I will grade one copy and hand it back, the other copy will be for your safekeeping and record.
•Revision: During the class period, I will give you feedback on your papers at various stages of the writing process. Use the comments to improve the paper you are working on at the time as well as your writing in general. Do not take criticism about your writing personally but use it for improvement of your work.