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1. Case Study
   
   
   • 4-6 well-written pages
     
     
   • 200 points (16.7 % of final grade)
     • unexcused late Case Study paper = - 25 points (2.0 % of final grade)
       
       
   • Case Study Paper on "What's New? Current Trends and New Discoveries"

Paper must follow a college writing handbook such as Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999). The New St. Martin's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's.

Or you can follow the Soc-Anth-Crim-Hum/Cl Writing Guide.

Other web resources such as OWL and Paradigm can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.

• For your footnotes, "bibliography" ("Works Cited" or "References"), and other matters like that, use either the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.

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2. Quizes & Exams
   
• Midterm Exam
  • Chs. 01 - 04
    
    
  • Study Questions are those included in the "Table of Contents" of the text
    
    
  • you will need to answer 4 of 8 questions
    
    
  • 400 points (33.3 % of final grade)
    
    
  • If you do not like these questions, make up and answer a question of your own choice relating to a topic which you have not considered in your other answers. (If you think these questions are fantastic but simply prefer to make up one of your own, go ahead.) Answers should contain specific information supporting your position. Both your question and your answer will be evaluated.
    
    If you elect to make up and answer a question, you may prepare your question and answer in advance and bring it with you to the exam. If you prepare your question and answer in advance you only need to answer three midterm exam questions in class.
    
    
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• Final Exam
  
  
  • Chs. 05 - 08, and general cumulative questions
    
    
  • Study Questions are those included in the "Table of Contents" of the text
    
    
  • you will need to answer 6 of 12 questions
    
    
  • 600 points (50.0 % of final grade)
    
    
  • If you do not like these questions, make up and answer a question of your own choice relating to a topic which you have not considered in your other answers. (If you think these questions are fantastic but simply prefer to make up one of your own, go ahead.) Answers should contain specific information supporting your position. Both your question and your answer will be evaluated.
    
    If you elect to make up and answer a question, you may prepare your question and answer in advance and bring it with you to the exam. If you prepare your question and answer in advance you only need to answer five final exam questions in class.
    
    
  • eGradebook
    
    
• Makeup Exams
  • You may make up quizes and exams during any makeup time scheduled by the Department of Sociology-Anthropology. Makeups are usually given in Cina 214 at times which will be announced in class.
    (Please note: it usually takes several days for makeups to be returned to you.)
    
    
• Please see me if you need to arrange for a makeup quiz or exam.

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3. Extra Credit Lecture / Paper (optional)

• Papers must follow a college writing handbook such as Lunsford, A., & Connors, R. (1999). The New St. Martin's Handbook. New York: St. Martin's.
• Or you can follow the Soc-Anth-Crim-Hum/Cl Writing Guide.
• Other web resources such as OWL and Paradigm can be found on the UMD "Writing Labs, On-Line Assisstance, and Reference Works" page.
• For your footnotes, "bibliography" ("Works Cited" or "References"), and other matters like that, use either the APA (American Psychological Association) citation style, the MLA (Modern Language Association) style, the CMS (Chicago) style, or the CBE (Council of Biology Editors) style. Don't make up your own.