IRLS520 Requirements.

 Last altered 12/12/03 Under revision

Requirements	The course requirements are quizzes group coursework single author coursework final paper There will be five very brief quizzes. The group coursework requirement will be one small project undertaken by you working in teams. Each project will consider an issue, say Freedom of Information, and research or devise arguments in favor of a position regarding that issue. Then the resulting material will be delivered in a form that the whole class can consider and discuss (for example, as an HTML web page). The single author coursework requirement will be one paper of about 4 pages. The final examination will be a take-home exam of three hours duration. It will be distributed electronically about Wednesday May 5nd has to be returned by Wednesday May 12 The quizzes will count for 25% of the final grade, the single author coursework 25% of the final grade, the group author coursework 25%, and the final paper for 25% of the grade. The 1997-8 University of Arizona General Academic Manual, p.23 reads The grade of I may be awarded only at the end of a semester, when all but a minor portion of the course work has been satisfactorily completed. The grade of I is not to be awarded when the student is expected to repeat the course; in such a case the grade of E must be assigned. Students should make arrangements with the instructor to receive an incompete grade before the end of the semester ... If the incomplete is not removed by the instructor within one year the I grade will revert to a failing grade.
Grading	The following scales will be used Percentage Letter 85-100% A 70-84% B 55-69% C below 55% fail
Academic Code of Integrity	Students are expected to abide by The University of Arizona Code of Academic Integrity. 'The guiding principle of academic integrity is that a student's submitted work must be the student's own.' If you have any questions regarding what is acceptable practice under this Code, please ask an instructor.
GAT	??? is going to be the GAT-- more detail on this later.
Contacting me	Please raise queries by email. When the course is up and running, and you are a registered student, use the course's internal email (this is best for me as it keeps material related to this course in one place). Failing that, use ordinary email to mfricke<AT>u.arizona.edu . There will be Office Hours (probably, Wednesday 12-1).