The taping of class discussions or the taking of notes on a laptop computer is not permitted unless you have my explicit permission.  Please turn off your cell phones before class begins.

In order to facilitate communication between you and I, having an e-mail is a requirement of this course.  All correspondence with me should go through the e-mail listed above. All assignments (including draft papers, but excluding final papers) should be sent to reesassignments@gmail.com. All final papers should be handed to me in paper format in class on the day they are due.

This University abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap.” If you have a documented disability that may impact your work in this class and for which you may require accommodations, please see the Disability Resource Coordinator as soon as possible to arrange accommodations. In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability to:  the Disability Resource Office, which is located in the Psychology Building, Suite 232.

Required Reading:

Carroll, Abigail. Three Squares.

Freedman, Paul. Ten Restaurants That Changed America.

Horowitz, Roger. Putting Meat on the American Table.

McMillan, Tracie.  The American Way of Eating.

Smith, Andrew F. Eating History: 30 Turning Points in the Making of American Cuisine.

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…and various online materials all hyper-linked from the course schedule.

Grading and Attendance Policies:

Your grade will include five sets of answers to reading questions (25% or 5% each), a presentation of your research during the final exam period (25%) and your research project (50%). You MUST pass the research project component in order to pass this course.

It is assumed that students will make every effort to attend each class period, arrive on time and stay for the entire class. An attendance sheet will be passed around at the beginning of each class. If you arrive late to class, make sure your name is on the attendance sheet before you leave. Otherwise, you will be counted as absent. You will be permitted three unexcused absences during the course of the semester (to account for the random mishaps, mistakes and burdens of everyday life). Miss four classes FOR ANY REASON and you will be dropped from the course.

I reserve the right to call on you if you do not speak regularly. This is not an idle threat. If I get the impression that the majority of you are not keeping up on your reading I will quiz you and replace other grades with those grades. That is not an idle threat either.

Grading will be done on an A-F scale with pluses and minuses with the exception of the exception of the final grade C- which has been banned across the University. Your final grades will be recorded the same way. I will do my best to explain the criteria by which each assignment is graded before you undertake them.

Any form of academic dishonesty will result in a failing grade for the entire course. This includes plagiarism, the taking of words and/or ideas of another and passing them off as your own. If another person’s work is quoted directly in a formal paper, this must be indicated with quotation marks and a citation. Paraphrased or borrowed ideas must be identified in the footnotes of the text. If you do not understand this definition of plagiarism, it is your responsibility to have me discuss this topic with you further.

This University abides by the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which stipulates that no student shall be denied the benefits of an education “solely by reason of a handicap.” If you have a documented disability that may impact your work in this class and for which you may require accommodations, please see the Disability Resource Coordinator as soon as possible to arrange accommodations.  In order to receive accommodations, you must be registered with and provide documentation of your disability to:  the Disability Resource Office, which is located in the Psychology Building, Suite 232.