HIS 3931:  History by Hollywood - 3 Credits

Syllabus - This syllabus is in Construction...

Dr. Louise Newman Class Meets MWF, 11:45-12:35

lnewman@history.ufl.edu Office Hours: M: 1:30-3:30

http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/lnewman/ Keene Flint 224, 392-0271 x249

HIS 3931

History by Hollywood

Syllabus - (This syllabus is in construction, check back soon.)

Course Description

Attendance Policy

Attendance is mandatory and will be taken EVERY class, sometimes in the form of an "assessment of class discussion," to be submitted at the end of a session. These responses, while not graded individually, will be saved by the instructor and form part of the "in-class participation" grade calculated at the end of the semester.

Once class begins, the door will be closed and latecomers will not be admitted. There will be severe penalties for missing class, taken in the form of grade deductions. Students can have one "free" absence (no grade deduction). Students who attend all classes will have a half grade added to their final course grade. Otherwise, penalties will be applied as follows.

0 absences; half grade will be added to the final course grade.

If you earned an "A", you will receive an A+. If you earned an A-, you will receive an A. If you earned a B+, you will receive an A- (herein lies the value/incentive to this system), and so forth.

1 absence: no penalty.

2 absences: half a grade will be deducted from the final course grade as follows.

If you earned an "A" or "A-" you will receive a B+. If you earned a B+ you will receive a B. If you earned a B or B-, you will receive a C+. If you earned a C+ you will receive a C, etc.

3 absences: a full grade will be deducted from the final course grade as follows.

If you earned an A or A- you will receive a B. If you earned a B+, you will receive a C+. If you earned a B or B-, you will receive a C, etc.

4 absences or more: students will receive a failing grade, no matter what grade they earned.

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