"Guidelines for Academic and Public Discourse: Expectations for Individual/Class Conduct" is a brief description of Dr. Tremblay's goals and expectations for each of the students in his class. Being one of those students, I have read this syllabus and come up with my own understanding of his ideas.
I noted that one of the most important points throughout this reading was that time spent in class should be maximized. Basically, the work you put in will be reflective of how well you succeed in this class. If you fool around and wait until the last minute to complete assignments, chances are you won't be very successful.
Distractions are another important topic that was brought up. You should silence all phones, watches, laptops...etc.