SYLLABUS: SUMMER, 2009

Instructor:  Jim Thomas: jthomas@math.niu.edu
Teaching Assistants:
   Kim Binder: kimmermoose@comcast.net
   Megan Hart: imaginearies83@yahoo.com
   Andy Traver: tandovi@aol.com  

NIU (9 a.m.) / Hoffman Estates (2 pm)
   Meeting 1: Saturday, June 13
   Meeting 2: Saturday, July 11 
   Meeting 3: Saturday, August 1 

MEETING PLACES:
   NIU:  Psyc-Computer Science 203
   HOFFMAN: TBA on arrival (usually posted in front lobby)

Attendance is MANDATORY, but students can attend either location.
If a class must be missed because of demonstrable emergency, contact
the instructor to work out the additional assignments required (up to
150 points)

The course will be based primarily on class readings and exercises 
organized around thematic modules. Each module will include assigned 
texts, interactive and other exercises, and online games. We will also 
have a discussion component on WebBoard.

GRADING

Grading is organized around a "banking system," which means that 
points are accumulated and "stored." This means that if somebody gets 
a 30 (of 100) on an exam (a low F), they can make up the points if 
they score more on assignments or in other areas. So, doing lots of 
assignments can "bank" points to be "invested" toward total points.

--Class participation: 100 points (10 pct of grade)
--WebBoard:      250 points
--Midterm exam:  100 points
--Final exam:    100 points
--Class exercises, games, and involvement: 300 points
--Final Paper:   150 points
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TOTAL POINTS: 1,000

TEXTS and READINGS:

Avaiable at bookstore:
   --D. Sullivan and L. Tifft: Restorative Justice: Healing Foundations....
   --Peter Singer: Practical Ethics

(NOTE: BUY THESE ON AMAZON.COM -- MUCH CHEAPER!!)

Available on class homepage:
   --Weekly online readings
   --Everything else will be made available as online readings

ASSIGNMENTS