Rules for the Classroom

• On the first day you choose the seat for the whole semester. Always follow the seating plan for me to recognize your name and face.
•  Attend classes regularly. If you incur six or more absences, you automatically get a grade of “5” or failure.
• Be punctual. If you are 15 minutes late, stay out; do not disturb the class.
• You will be marked “absent” if you leave before the class adjourns.
• Switch off your mobile phone. I will not tolerate chatting while the class is going on. However, the ban on mobile phones does not apply to me since the calls I get are usually urgent.
• Do not talk at the same time. When you want to speak, raise your hand and wait to be recognized.
• While taking written examinations, cover your bluebook and do not glance at your neighbor. The peeping tom and the exhibitionist will be equally punished.
• Being an academic, I regard intellectual dishonesty as the worst form of theft. The Internet makes this easy to commit, but beware, I have a very efficient Internet-based program for catching intellectual thieves.
• In this class the learning process will not occur only in the classroom. There will be a class blog where you can share your critical thoughts on whatever you read in the field of political and social theory. Your participation in the blog discussions will be considered part of your grade for class participation.
• I will supplement my lectures with email messages. You can reply immediately, or in the blog. Your contribution to this electronic dialogue will likewise be considered part of class participation.
• Your participation in class or in the Internet will account for 40% of your grade. The mid-term and final examinations will account for 30% each. Note that class participation will carry a great deal of weight.
• In this class, the highest virtue is critical thinking, not remembering inconsequential details.
• You are most welcome to consult me on anything related to your studies. (Please don’t consult me on personal matters. See the Guidance Counselor for that purpose.) Since I do not hold regular consultation hours, make an appointment through the Teaching Assistant.
• Even after the semester (when you will no longer be my student) you can relate to me as adviser, philosopher, and friend. Unlike the Sophists of ancient Greece and the management consultants in Makati these days, I will not charge you for picking my brain. A teacher by vocation, I consider your continuing interest in what I taught as the greatest source of fulfillment.

Francisco Nemenzo, Ph.D.

Rm. 104 Vidal Tan Hall, UP Diliman

Social Science 2

2^nd Semester (AY 10-11)