1. This course is akin to a seminar. The success of this course requires your active and regular participation. These rules are designed to ensure your participation.

2. Regular classroom attendance is important. Any student with three or more unexplained absences will be asked to withdraw from the course. Furthermore, there will be a penalty for unexplained absences.

3. Active classroom participation is important.

4. Active participation in internet discussion and distribution of the results of your work via the web (see Description of Course and Logistics) are crucial.

5. The atmosphere in class sessions is usually informal. But the business of this course is serious and it demands your full attention. This means that you are not free to chatter while other people are discussing their work or projects. It also means that you must be punctual. You are expected to stay the full length of the class. Above all, you must exercise basic courtesy and civility toward everyone in the class.