The assignment will be evaluated using two major criteria: relevance, thoughtfulness, and completeness.

Relevance: Full credit will be earned by a syllabus that:

• Follows the directions in the syllabus prospectus instructions
• Chooses an assigned reading that is relevant to the course topic
• Chooses a peer-reviewed scholarly article as the assigned reading

Thoughtfulness: Full credit will be earned by discussion participation that:

• Provides clear evidence of creative thinking about the potential class
• Provides evidence of the willingness to think critically and creatively

Completeness: Full credit will be earned by discussion participation that:

• Includes a course title, course description, and peer-reviewed scholarly article
• Provides a course description of at least 150 words
• Includes a full bibliographic citation for the scholarly article