COURSE STRUCTURE

Weekly Lessons: The course is divided into five weekly lessons. Each week’s lessons will include a combination of readings, Slidecast presentations, and videos all organized around a common theme.   You will be responsible for engaging with each week’s lesson through a combination of response posts, personal posts and comments.

In-Class:  The class will meet in person, on campus, on Wednesdays. Because a great deal of the class involves online engagement, we will spend less time meeting in the class room. Each class will be approximately 2 hours long, rather than 3 hours long.

The first class will include an introduction to the class in which I will walk through an overview of this structure and content more fully.

The in-person schedule will be as follows:

• June 14
• June 21
• June 28
• July 5
• July 12

The course is designed to give students flexible times to do the work for lessons within assigned time periods.

All materials will be available on this blog. Class discussions will also take place via this blog. All students will be expected to register for a Blogs@Baruch account.

You will be responsible for submitting 2 posts and 2 comments each week:

• Response post: One post should be a reflection post in response to one of my weekly prompt questions. This post should be 100-300 words, and should engage with the week’s lesson, and with at least one prompt question;
• Personal post: The second post should be an article, resource, or video that you have identified that relates to the week’s topic, along with a brief statement (50-100 words) about why you are sharing that particular article, resource or video.  (Note: “resources” include blogs, webinars, book suggestions, podcasts, etc.)
• Comments: In addition to your two posts, you will be responsible for submitting at least 2 comments each week, in response to your classmates posts. These can be any length that you choose, but should truly engage with and respond to what your classmates are posting and sharing.

Readings, posts and comments are due according to the following schedule:

Each week’s reading should be completed by the start of Wednesday’s in-person class.

Both posts are due by 6pm every Friday.

All comments are due by 6pm the following Monday.

Points will be deducted for posts and comments that are late, and for failure to regularly participate in weekly discussions.

Final Assignment:  The final assignment will be a 2-3 page memo reflecting on a single central theme in the course. I will post the final assignment on Blackboard 2 weeks before the end of the class.

Guidelines for Final Assignment

One general guideline to consider is to favor depth over breadth. In addition, written assignments should be thoughtful and analytical in nature, and should not merely restate what we have discussed in class.

The final assignment will not be accepted past the deadline without prior permission.

Formatting:  Written assignments should be submitted in 12-point Times New Roman font, left justified, with 1-inch margins and numbered pages.