Religion

RESPONSIBILITY: By completing the reading assignments in a timely manner, you can have comments and questions ready for class in order to receive credit for class participation and to review for exams. Come to class prepared to make at least one comment. If occasionally you find the materials hard to understand or slow to read, let me know at the beginning of class so that we can discuss the style and the structure of the works for a clearer grasp of the writers' ideas. Have questions ready to ask on those days so that we do not become frustrated by my trying to generate discussion about materials

that have left you puzzled for whatever reason. All that I require proves a genuine attempt on your part to complete each assignment; such preparation will prevent the course from becoming a total lecture class.

An excellent strategy to assist you in class participation and in studying for exams involves your making margin notes in your texts and on the study guides. Mark favorite or important passages; keep a summary of the plot and the characters at the top of each page. Jot down your questions and/or mark puzzling passages.

Although Humanities does not require composition as a prerequisite, still as college students, you should have sufficient writing skills to express your ideas clearly and correctly. While I do not deduct for writing skills errors, frequent grammatical, spelling, usage, and/or punctuation errors can hurt your scores by interfering with the meaning of your sentences. I cannot credit you with what you do not say.

Use spell check, grammar check, and your own proofreading skills to make sure you submit what you really mean. As a courtesy to any reader, you should always proofread your handwritten and your keyboarded work.

INTRODUCTION TO THE HUMANITIES--FALL 2005 LEWIS--3

INCLEMENT WEATHER: Tune in to the area radio and/or television stations for

updates about school closings. But, in any case, use your judgment of the roads you

must travel. Just call or email me so that I know you are in a safe place.

Try www.iowaroadconditions.com for road conditions.

CLASSROOM CONDUCT: Each student has the obligation to use class time for

learning. If a student's conduct interferes with the education of others in class,

that student could receive a request to leave class, with other consequences as well.

LIBRARY ACCESS: Your WITCC library barcode and your current registration slip

will allow you access to the Sioux City Public Library, the Morningside College

library, and the Briar Cliff University library.

EMAIL: By logging into the mywitcc.com system as soon as possible, you can have easy email access to your instructors and peers. You can also exchange email messages with people off campus. Log in as soon as possible in order to protect your site from being used by another in your name.

Do select a password that you can remember readily, but that someone else

would have trouble trying to guess. You have responsibility for whatever messages leave your email account, so do protect yourself by not giving out your password and by logging out each time you use the system. (See the Student Handbook.)

NETIQUETTE: As a standard practice, indicate HUM 101 on the subject line of emails that you send me so that I can respond readily to you.

Likewise, as a general rule, address the recipient of the email by name in your first sentence. Omit the "Dear" of a letter, but do avoid the direct "What do you mean by...." Such abrupt questions or statements at the beginning of an email create an impression of rudeness, as if the emailer had shouted at or whined to the recipient. The email reflects the sender's language skills; thus, skills errors and e-slang have no place in an email containing academic or professional information. Spell out words.

***mywitcc.com: Use the portal of mywitcc.com to verify assignments, to obtain extra