Attendance and class requirements

You are required to attend all the lectures, tutorials, and oral presentations (OP) unless you have a valid excuse (e.g., documented illness).  Attendance and punctuality will be monitored on a daily basis, usually through an attendance sheet circulated at the beginning of the class.  It is your responsibility to make sure that you sign the sheet.

Regular non-attendance because of clashes with other units of study must be approved at the beginning of the semester by the unit coordinator. Students who have timetable clashes should fill in a “clash form” available on Blackboard. You are allowed three unexcused absences before marks are deducted from the 10% assessment for class work. Thereafter, each unexcused absence will result in a penalty of 1%. In other words, a deduction of one per cent from your total raw mark in the unit of study will be applied for each unexcused absence after the third. Unexcused absence from 1/3 or more of the scheduled class meetings (=11 times) means “Absent fail.” For details about the FASS attendance policy and related matters, be sure to consult: http://sydney.edu.au/arts/downloads/documents/policy/2009_Arts_Attendance_p olicy.pdf

Unpunctuality will also be recorded and will affect your class work marks. Your participation in class discussion, voluntary or solicited, is required during lectures, tutorial discussion, and oral presentations given by your classmates.  It is always important to prove that you have finished the readings for the week and that you have made preparation for the poems assigned for the day. The quality of your class work will be evaluated according to the following five-point scheme:

0: absent and unexcused

1: unprepared, no contribution to class work

2: has difficulty reading, responding, or otherwise contributing

3: prepared, with average quality contribution

4: well prepared, with evidence of thoughtfulness

5: excellent work

No electronic devices are allowed for doing class work unless permitted by the instructor.