Total:      100%  

Absences will have to be made up in a manner prescribed by the professor.  Each unexcused absences by rule will count as a 2% point deduction from the final grade.  Three (3) unexcused absences will be automatically recorded as an incomplete (I) grade for the class.  Excused absences will be adjudicated on a method prearranged in class that will be discussed during the first live orientation session.  Each class will be recorded and the mechanism for making up the absence can be done by listening to that recording.  The method for validating your listening to that class will be discussed during the orientation session of the first live session.  It is important to note that material may be covered in the classroom that is not covered in the course text or white paper readings.  As a result, class attendance (or arranging listening to the recording of the class session) is in the best interest of the student.  In all cases, it will be the student’s responsibility to arrange to gain the information missed in the class session.  A grade of “I” cannot be assigned to allow a student with poor performance additional time to raise the grade. (See Student Guide & Policies). 

            There will be two (2) examinations:  a Midterm and Final examination.  The Mid-term examination will be held on 11 Oct 2004 and will count as 20% toward the course grade.  The Final examination will be held on 6 Dec 2004 and will count as 40% toward the course grade.  The Mid-term examination will be multiple-choice format drawing upon the lectures, assigned reading materials, media presentations and group discussions.  The Final examination, (worth 30% of your course grade) will be a compilation of all learning of the course.   The exam will be multiple-choice format, with some filling portions that will reflect the learning gained from all readings, lectures, and presentations for the course.   Both exams are take home and will be distributed at the end of the live lecture session.  Deadline return date for the Midterm exam is Saturday 2400 hours (or 12 PM midnight).  Late exams beyond the due date will be deemed INCOMPLETE.  Deadline return date for Final exams will be Saturday 10 Dec 2004 at 2400 hours (or 12 PM midnight).  Late exams beyond the due date will be deemed INCOMPLETE.  Test results for all exams will be individually posted two weeks after the date of the exam. 

            The class term paper (worth 20% of your course grade) will consist of a paper with no more than 4,000 words (circa 15-pages) that is typewritten (double-spaced) on an assigned topic that should be agreed upon with the professor.  Charts, diagrams, tables etc., necessary to the objective and whose significance are discussed in the text, are not counted in addition to the 15 page requirement.   DO NOT exceed the maximum length.  The term paper component grade is not proportional to paper length.  Students are expected to write at the graduate level and are strongly encouraged to enlist the support of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition, 1994.

Specifically, all papers will have the following format. 

·         Title Page

·         Table of Contents

·         Summary

·         Footnotes

·         Bibliography           

For a student to receive a passing grade for this course, all requirements must be completed.  The following grade criteria will apply. 

A.     Superior work:  demonstrates command of the subject matter in considerable detail and exhibits clarity, precision and originality in historical argument; written work free of errors in English.

B.     Good work:  demonstrates good command of subject matter and exhibits clarity and precision in historical argument.  Written work free of errors in English.

C.     Competent work:  demonstrates reasonable command of subject matter and exhibits clarity and reasonable precision in historical argument.  Written work reasonably free of errors in English.

D.     Less than competent work.

E.      Failure to complete all assignments. 

Final letter grades, determined based on the following chart, will be returned to students after the Professor is notified of evaluation completion.

Students will be required to make a presentation, (worth 20% of the course grade), in class during live sessions # 13.  The Professor will approve all topics for these presentations, which must be different from the topics chosen for term papers.  The presentation must be between 15 and 30 minutes and must not exceed the allocated time.  Students can make use of the presentation slide format and can use the Centra-one whiteboard.  Presentation slides should be provided to the Professor no later than one live session (or session # 9) before the event date of session # 13.   Students will receive a PASS with the full 20% or a FAIL mark based on data/information quality and knowledge of the material.  Students are not required to be “experts” on the topic.  A topic that is brand new to the student is perfectly acceptable, assuming the appropriate research and preparation is completed.  

The case study exercise will count toward 5% of the course.  During live session # 9, the class will discuss the Khobart Towers incident.  Students will be provided the case study during asynchronous session # 8 as part of their reading assignments and should review the entire case study.  All questions should be reviewed and answered at the end of that report.  During live session # 9, students will be divided into groups and placed in breakout rooms in the classroom to take different points of view about the study and use principles being taught in class that should have been applied in the incident.   

            Reading assignments are given for Asynch and Live sessions.  Readings assigned for an Asynch session are to be completed by the following Live session; Readings assigned for a Live session are to be completed by that session.   It is expected that all reading assignments will be completed before the beginning of each live session.  The Professor will review reading assignments during each Live session.  (See Study Guide for assigned reading in the Professor’s website for details).

Live on Tuesdays  (6:30 –9:30 PM) 

08/30/04     09/13/04    09/27/04     10/11/04     10/25/04     11/08/04    11/22/04    12/06/04     12/13/04     

09/06/04      09/20/04   10/04/04      10/18/04     11/01/04     11/15/04    11/29/04        

(L) = Live Session (with the Professor)        (A) = Asynchronous Session (with out the Professor)