Professional Documents
Culture Documents
94 96% = A (4.0)
84 86% = B (3.0)
74- 76 % = C (2.0)
64 66 % = D (1.0)
90 93 % = A- (3.7)
80 83 % = B- (2.7)
70 73% = C- (1.7)
60 63% = D- (.7)
Extra Credit
There will be an opportunity to earn two extra credit points. The maximum extra credit that
anyone can earn is two points.
Exams
It is important that you show up for exams. Please bring a Scantron 2000 and a #2 pencil to every
exam. Please arrive on time for exams.
**If you need testing accommodations contact the staff to make an appointment. Please let me
know you did this so that I can be sure to provide an exam. The phone number to call is: 530752-1221.
Make Up Exams
Make up exams will be allowed only under very extreme circumstances. If you are faced with a
difficult circumstance and cannot take the exam at the regularly scheduled time you can: 1) take a
make up exam during the specifically scheduled times or make ups. If you cant make those
selected times you will have to use the final exam period to take a make up, 2) use the final exam
option to make it up.
Mistakes Made on the Scantron
When taking a Scantron exam, it is your responsibility to make sure that you bubble in the
answers correctly. I do not allow students to look at the specific exams they wrote on and then
show me how they had the correct answer written in on the test but the wrong answer bubbled
in on the Scantron. Allowing this is like allowing people to provide me with two different answers
and then taking the one of the two that is correct. Your Scantron is the document from which you
will be evaluated.
Lecture Notes
I am willing to make my personal lecture notes available to students. You can access them via
SmartSite or by purchasing a notesbook from Davis Copy Shop. However, I do not promise that
they cover everything that may have been covered in lecture. It is absolutely your responsibility to
know what went on in class.
Study Guides
I provide study guides for every exam for both book and lecture-based exam questions.
Regarding book-based questions, everything that is on the exam should be on the study guide.
However, lectures are different. Lectures vary based on class discussion and my own changing
experiences with the material being taught. Although most every lecture-based question on the
exam is on the study guide, there will be examples discussed in class that are on the exam that
are not explicitly stated on the study guide. It is your responsibility to know all examples and other
subject matter discussed in lecture.
**I recommend that everyone attend the exam review sessions so you will be informed on any
changes I have made to the study guide and/or exam.
Cheating
Cheating will not be tolerated! Cheating includes the following: Sharing information during exams,
reading notes during exams, taking exams out of the classroom, taking photos of exam
questions, discussing exams with latecomers outside of the classroom, having possession of a
stolen exam or a photocopy of any part of a stolen exam, writing a non-attending persons name
on an attendance sheet, and copying others work.
Any suspicion regarding cheating of any kind will be reported to Judicial Student Affairs. Cheating
can result in expulsion from UC Davis. Dont do it!
Talking in Class
I encourage, enjoy, and appreciate class participation. I welcome all questions and relevant,
appropriate comments when they are directed to the large group in a polite and well-timed
manner.
However, I will not tolerate private conversations occurring in class during lecture or any other
presentational times. Others perceive talking in class as ill mannered, annoying, and highly
disruptive to learning. Disruptive students will be asked to drop the course. I also expect people to
stop talking when I indicate to the class that I am ready to begin the days lecture.
Attendance
Your presence in class is recommended and desired. If you choose NOT to attend class do NOT
e-mail me or come to my office hours to ask me questions about what you missed or do not
understand. If you miss class, you must get your questions answered elsewhere. Those who DO
attend class may use my office hours to review course content.
Grades
Unless you believe I made a mistake in calculating your grade, DO NOT ASK ME TO CHANGE A
GRADE. Further, I prefer not hear about your grade problems and stresses except when it
involves my particular course. Although I do care about your success, I do not want to be pulled
into a conversation about how much you need to get off probation or how much you need to get
into a competitive law school. Your counselor is the one to go to.
CMN 105
Course Schedule (Spring, 2012)
Language is to the mind, like light is to the eye.
--Anne Sullivan (Helen Kellers teacher)
Date
M. 4/2
Topic
Course Introduction
W. 4/4
M. 4/9
W. 4/11
M. 4/16
W. 4/18
M. 4/23
W. 4/25
No Class
Meaning/Principles of Language
Principles of Language/
Semantics
Principles of Language/Pragmatics
General Semantics
General Semantics
Review for Exam #1
M. 4/30
W. 5/2
M. 5/7
W. 5/9
Exam #1
Language Myths/Miracle of English
Plastic Words/Fallacies
Language Wars
M. 5/14
W. 5/16
M. 5/121
W. 5/23
M. 5/28
W. 5/30
Exam #2
Textbook Lecture
Memorial Day Holiday
Textbook Lecture
M. 6/4
W. 6/6
Reading
Read The Semantic
Man before beginning
the textbook.