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purpose of this assignment
I want to make sure that we are on the same wavelength in terms of my expectations for this class and your expectations. By reading the syllabus carefully and writing responses to a series of questions about it, you will give me a sense of any adjustments I need to make to the course schedule and my expectations so that the course is most useful to you.
what to do
Read all the pages of the syllabus carefully (so you need to read the Description (Home), Goals, Policies, Calendar, and Resources pages). Then type up and print out an approximately 500-750 word response to the following questions about the syllabus and this section of Revisions.
(Please do not write up your response as a series of numbered responses to the questions; given that part of what I hope to encourage in this class is a creative response to communication projects, I hope that you will find creative ways to produce a piece of writing that responds to these questions — but just be sure that your writing reflects well upon you.) (And please put all of your responses into your own words; if you simply copy and paste my words back at me, this will not show me that you are starting to make this class your own.)
- Which of the course goals look most useful to you? What do you think you need to strengthen most in how you communicate with others?
- What are the main assignments for this course, and when are they due? Which of these assignments most interests you? Which least interests you? Which do you feel most prepared to undertake? What do you need to learn to be able to complete these assignments to your satisfaction?
- What is my policy on late work? On attendance? On you revising assignments?
- When are my office hours? Why should you come to my office hours frequently? What kind of help or discussion will be useful to you when you come to my office hours? When are you planning your first visit to my office hours?
- What do you think my responsibilities are as a teacher in this class? What are your responsibilities as a student?
- After reading the syllabus, what do you hope to learn from class? What will you be able to contribute to class, and how will you be most useful to others in class? What kind of support will be most helpful to you from others?
- Can you envision the shape of the semester from the Syllabus & Calendar? What remains amorphous to you? Is there anything you can suggest now for improving what you see ahead?
- What makes you most nervous about what I've written in the syllabus? What do you think will give you the most pleasure in this class? What are the abilities you bring to class that you think will help you the most? In what ways can you push yourself to do your best possible, most attentive work in this class?
- What are 2-3 questions you have about this class?
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