You can either write a term
paper or just do the position papers.
If you opt for just the position papers,
your maximum possible grade is A–.
If you choose to do either the term paper or the final exam, your
maximum possible grade is A.
If you choose the final exam, then you cannot do the term paper
(and vice versa).
You do not need to decide about doing the final exam until just
before it begins.
However, if you show up for the final exam and begin to read it,
then it will be counted in your grade
(i.e., you can't back out once you've shown up and looked at it).
Reminder: The final exam is scheduled for:
MON 05/03/2010, 08:00 AM - 11:00 AM, NSC 218
It will be a closed-book, closed-notes, closed-neighbor, open-mind exam.
Just bring pencil and eraser, and/or pen.
I will supply the exam and paper to write answers on.
No books, notebooks, food, beverages, or electronic devices of any kind
will be permitted in the exam room.
Term Paper
If you choose to do either the term paper or the final exam, your
maximum possible grade is A.
If you already have my approval for writing a term paper,
then it is due no later than 4 P.M.
on the day of the final exam.
If you already have my approval for writing a term paper,
but make a last-minute decision not to do it
or to take the final exam instead, that's fine.
Just let me know.
If you have not yet received my approval for a term paper,
and would still like to do one, then you still need to submit a proposal
for my approval!
It's getting late in the semester for this!
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