Just to remind people…
The course policies are long, but they were a reading assignment back at the beginning.
Here 4 things (direct quotes from the policy) that might need some repeating/clarification (italics are commentary):
- If you are going to miss class, let us know. If you can’t tell us before, please tell us afterwards. Please send email to both the TA and the instructor. Telling us why you are missing (or missed) class is optional.
Please send email – if you tell us in class or in the hallway, we may forget, or may not recognize you, …
Please send email before the class – especially if its a planned absence like a conference. If not, please do it promptly so the TA doesn’t have to deal with a flurry of emails.
This is only an issue if your attendance is a problem. If you only miss a few classes its OK. - You cannot “make up” in-class classwork. In general, there is no way to “make up” what happens in class.
This is in terms of keeping track. See #1 above, but missing 1 or 2 is not a problem.
I am posting the descriptions, so you can try the assignment “at home” afterwards, however, a big part of the ICEs is working on it with others in class. - Please come on time! Because of the way the room is set up, if you come late, you will disrupt your classmates. Please try to be on time.
Many people come on time (thank you!), but lots of people are still coming in late. UPDATE: I found out a lot of people are coming from 765 which is clear across campus. - Be aware of the class schedule. The class is overscheduled: we will generally meet twice a week, but there may be exceptions.
For example, there is no class event Friday Oct 5, and there are required classes on Oct 31 and Nov 2.