• Each session will begin with a 10-15 minute presentation by a student summarizing the salient facts, principal ideas and/or key historical events which are discussed in the required readings assigned for the class. Although not required, student presenters may use a short PowerPoint presentation to accompany their class presentations.


• For this purpose, the student who is presenting will prepare a two-page typed summary of the presentation which will be distributed to all students and the professor.


• The professor shall grade every oral presentation and typed summary on the following criteria: (i) evidence of engagement with assigned readings, (ii) potential for stimulating discussion, (iii) accuracy, and (iv) depth of analysis.


• For the remainder of the class, the professor will moderate discussion and analysis of the materials and relevant issues among the students. For this purpose, every student (other than the student presenter for the day) will bring two typed questions (handwritten questions are not acceptable) for the discussion segment of each class.


• These two questions should deal with the issues raised in the required readings assigned for that class. In addition, students have the option of having one of their required two questions cover issues raised in the additional readings that are provided for selected class sessions. These questions should be typed ahead of time and brought to class. The professor will collect them at the end of each class as evidence of attendance and participation.


• Because these questions serve as a stimulus for discussion and a record of attendance, they cannot be made up or handed in later. They will only be collected at the end of the class session for which they serve as a record. Please date them to reflect this date and no other.


• Attendance in class without questions will be noted, but will receive half-credit. The reason for this strictness is that the central purpose of the questions is to stimulate class discussion, and therefore, it is imperative that these questions be prepared and ready for each class.

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• summarize the speaker's presentation and identify the insights and implications that are raised;
• summarize the issues raised by the audience during the Question-and-Answer segment; and
• conclude with your own critical analysis and assessment of the issues discussed by the speaker and the audience.

The pursuit of truth demands high standards of personal honesty. Academic and professional life requires a trust based upon the integrity of the written and spoken word. Accordingly, violations of certain standards of ethical behavior will not be tolerated at Xavier University. These include ... cheating, plagiarism, unauthorized assistance in assignments and tests ...

All work submitted for academic evaluation must be the student's own. Certainly, the activities of other scholars will influence all students. However, the direct and unattributed use of another's efforts is prohibited as is the use of any work untruthfully submitted as one's own.