Guidelines for Written Assignments

UPPER RIGHT-HAND CORNER
First Name (first) and Last Name (last)
Course Number
Date
Time When Section Meets

TITLE of the case or exercise goes here (centered)

Almost every class meeting (except exam days) will involve an assigned written case or exercise (preferably word-processed); papers must be done prior to coming to class; these are not individually graded and not returned but are read/retained/evaluated as a packet by the instructor; their number and quality count toward the "class participation" portion of the final course grade [Note: ’Äúclass participation’Äù also includes in-class involvement, e.g., questions, comments]

Keep your discussion focused on the assigned question(s) at the end of the case (or exercise)

Do not expend space rephrasing the case but rather concentrate on your analysis

Keep your written comments limited to ONE SIDE OF ONE PAGE...if you need additional space, reduce the spacing between the lines, or shrink the font, or widen the side margins

No separate cover page; no folder or cover

Papers must be written individually and independently; it is unethical and unacceptable to copy without attribution from any other source, or to allow anyone to prepare your paper or copy from your paper; such actions are grounds for a failing grade; it is acceptable, however, to discuss your personal written analysis with other persons, or to have others check for typographical, spelling and grammatical errors

Assignments must be turned in before class starts and are not to be written during class. LATE SUBMISSIONS ARE NOT ACCEPTED; THIS INCLUDES PAPERS SUBMITTED AFTER CLASS BEGINS; make an extra copy for yourself if you need it for class discussion

Evaluation criteria

Ability to address the issue(s) raised in the question(s); there is usually no single correct answer or solution; however, some views can be defended better than others; some perspectives and ideas that you have not considered will emerge during class discussion

The thoroughness and insightfulness of your analysis; overly brief submissions are rated low

Minimum of typographical, spelling and grammatical errors

Guidelines for e-mail and fax submissions:

E-mail and facsimile submissions are allowable ONLY under the following circumstances:
You are unable to attend class
Your printer is not working
In either case, the submission must arrive prior to the start time of the class meeting