I had a professor...who taught the introduction to tactical engineering course. He said he never bothered changing his tests from term to term to prevent cheating, because while the questions were always the same, the answers changed. I'd thought he was joking. --Miles Vorkosigan in Memory, by Lois McMaster Bujold

 

I hear voices in everything. --Mikhail Bakhtin

 

I talk about the gods, I am an atheist. But I am an artist too, and therefore a liar. Distrust everything I say. I am telling the truth. --Ursula K. LeGuin, "Introduction," The Left Hand of Darkness

The Online Lectures

 

These represent issues and topics I have had to explain so often, to one person and another, that I finally decided to write them down and post them for general consumption.

 

How To Get A Good Grade. Here, for the use of all my students, is a general account of the things that will help secure a high grade in one of my courses.

Why Are We Doing This? The rationales behind the various sorts of assignments I use.

The Fine Art of BSing. Because I'm tired of people carelessly misusing this technique, here's a brief guide on when to use it and when not to.

The Nature of Grading. This one is a bit more philosophical than usual, but students may find it useful to know.

 

First Posted: 2/23/2002
Last modified: 08/23/08

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