Assignments for this class will mostly consist of short essays
or reports on issues related to the topics in class. For those
assignments that rely on the use of additional sources of
information such as books, journal articles or Web pages,
you should follow the guidelines given for the
term paper.
Individual Assignments
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all assignments
are individual assignments. Whereas I encourage you to
discuss the problems to be solved with classmates,
each student has to submit his or her own solution.
It is not acceptable to use somebody else's solution as
a "blueprint" or "inspiration," or to copy and paste
material from other students.
Distribution of Assignments
Usually paper copies of the assignment will be distributed in
class. Electronic versions are available on the Class pages;
follow the links below, or go through the
Class Schedule page.
Unless noted otherwise, assignments should be submitted
electronically via BlackBoard.
Follow this link for directions.
Deadline and Late Submissions
The deadlines are specified on the assignment handout;
you can also see the planned deadlines for future
assignments on the Class Schedule.
Assignments submitted late are subject to a 10% deduction p
er late business day; no late assignments will be accepted after
the solution has been distributed, or discussed in class.
Grading and Return of Assignments
Usually I give points for assignments, not letter grades.
All the assignments for a course add up
to 100 points, which is then scaled to the contributing
factor with respect to the overall grade (e.g. 20%).
Alternatively, I may use 100 points per assignment,
with a weight factor for each individual assignment.