14 weeks teaching including lectures, reading discussions and exercises . The teachers are responsible for organizing the seminars, finding relevant readings, and preparing the exams. It is the responsibility of the student to be an active participant in the class, having read the expected material and be ready to discuss it, answering any related questions. The course will have the following mandatory assignments: 1. At least eight blog posts on class readings 2. Student presentation/discussion questions (once a semester). 3. Students must write a final paper by completing a series four individual assignments: A one paragraph statement of your proposed topic. For help with writing your paper proposal look at the Online Writing Lab at Purdue's University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/ (Friday October 19). An annotated initial list of 5 sources relevant to your topic; at least 3 of these must be scholarly journals or books. Information on what a scholarly source is can be found at http://olinuris.library.cornell.edu/ref/research/skill28.htm (Tuesday 23 October). Paper outline. A good example on how to write a paper outline can be found at the Online Writing Lab at Purdue's University: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/general/gl_outlinS.html (Friday November 16) The final paper (This is due Wednesday December 12) at the latest 15:00 in the exam office 2E. They close the door at 15:01) For additional help on writing your paper look at the following Workshop: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/workshops/hypertext/ResearchW/index.html Submission/completion of mandatory activities before Friday 30 November 2012 at 15:00.
The mandatory assignment is also referred as individual assignment (see above). The mandatory assignment deadline is posted above and at the course blog (*October 14, 15:00*). Additional deadlines are posted separately, e.g. at the course blog.
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