Things you may be wondering
about on the first day
What's This Course?
The first Monday of summer classes is our first day of class; be sure
not to miss it. We only have six weeks, so on this first night,
groups are assigned, you start work, and the first assignment is
due on Wednesday. If you are reading this after the first day of
class, without having been in class on the first day of class, read the
course syllabus, particularly about deadlines and group work, and be sure
that this is the right course for you.
Note that what is provided here are outlines to
facilitate your taking notes in class. If you are accustomed to
the Learning Units for Intro Marketing or Gender Issues taken as
an Internet course with me, you
will find these not nearly so extensive.
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A walk through the course and the materials we'll
use
We meet
twice a week, Mondays and Wednesdays, for three hours each night, for six weeks
in the TEL building, just east of Atkinson,
Room 1004, from 4:00 to 6:45 pm |
Your assigned readings for the first day of
class are the course
materials on the web site (this page you are reading is part of
it). You are responsible for
everything that's on or linked to from the Course Syllabus. Be sure
to read your Course Syllabus thoroughly; it contains just about everything you
have to know and are responsible for knowing with respect to the
course.
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Your
first assignment is due on the first Wednesday of classes, in the
first 15 minutes of class, and on every subsequent Wednesday. There are
no
extensions for any assignment for any reason. This is
a group project and someone in the group needs to
take responsibility for handing it in on time. You can
go see
The
Six Wednesdays Project, but then come back and read the rest
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The Six Wednesdays Project
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Who's This Professor?
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Some things you should know about me
I come from a feminist school of pedagogy that
believes it matters who is teaching you. I'm not your typical
business professor, but I am a fairly typical consumer, just as
susceptible as anyone else to marketing ploys. I'll tell you a little more
about me, and you can
also browse through the web and
get some idea of who I am, how I teach, what my biases are likely to
be, what I look for in assignments.
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What are these Groups?
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You will be assigned to a group with which you will work
during this very short six-week course, the
shortness of the term being why you can't change
groups, period - don't even ask. I know groups can
be dreadful, but they don't have to be. Part
of your learning experience in this course will be
figuring out ways to get group members to work together.
It may mean getting someone who's not working to
pull their weight; it may mean getting someone
who's too bossy to back down... it's
not easy, but it's done every day in business.
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You will be given time in almost every class to meet together
and work, with me there to consult with. Don't miss this
opportunity; it's not intended as a time to skip out to
the "library" (yeah I know, I used to go to the
"library" when I was a student too). Stay and
work with your group. If you work together in the time
allotted in class, you should be able to quickly finish up
the rest of the group work by email. In the brand
new TEL classroom, which is large and airy, you will have
no excuse for taking your group to meet "elsewhere." You
are free to go get coffee, etc., but plan to meet with
your group in the classroom so that I can visit with each
group and assist you.
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