Students are expected to contribute actively to a positive classroom environment, both in person and online.

Common sense and common courtesy dictates that absences, late arrivals and early departures, use of telephones or headphones, lack of preparation, inattentiveness or disruptive behavior will impact your participation grade.

Those who participate above and beyond the call of duty will receive a bonus.

If a student's final grade falls near a borderline, I will consider classroom participation in order to decide whether to bump a grade up, leave it where it is, or bump it down.