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Textbook and Supplement
Information: You can order examination texts for free from publishers or their
representatives. Normally
instructors choose their own texts and supplements.
You don't have to use the text they send, and normally each
of us reviews several.
Syllabi
The Senate adopted the policy on what must be in
the syllabus. You should
submit syllabi to the chair before the start of the semester, hand it
out to students on the first day, and file a copy on campus.
It's not exactly a contract, but if you're going to change it, it's good
to consult with the class (for example, changing the date of a
test). The following is copied from the Senate document:
A.
The purpose of a syllabus is to:
1.
Give an overview of the course.
2. Help students
know what is expected in the course.
3.
Provide a reference about the course for transfer issues.
4.
Aid in UW Colleges assessment procedures.
The syllabus is not a binding agreement and is subject to
change. Students should be
notified if changes are made.
B.
Departments within the UW Colleges will require that at the
beginning of the term all faculty and instructional academic staff provide
written syllabi for students enrolled in their courses.
Every course syllabus will contain the following information:
- The course title, number, section (if applicable), number of credits
of the course, semester, and year.
- Information about the instructor
(e.g., the instructor’s name, office number, office hours,
office telephone number, and e-mail address).
- Course
description and/or course overview.
- A statement about grading procedures.
- A statement about activities outside regularly scheduled classes
(field trips, etc.) if they are a required component of the course.
- A statement about course attendance requirements if attendance is
considered in the grading structure.
- A list of learning resources (e.g., required text, recommended
readings).
- A description of major course components (e.g., objectives,
identified course proficiencies, requirements, activities and/or
assignments).
- A tentative schedule including the number of exams or
evaluations.
If you intend to penalize cheating or plagiarism, you must put that
information in the syllabus also.
A student won a court decision that no penalty should be applied
on cheating because
such information was not in the syllabus.
Getting
Started
Photos,
Cartoons, Graphics to augment presentation
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AltaVista
Photo finder
http://www.altavista.com/sites/search/simage
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Political
Cartoons (slate)
http://cagle.slate.msn.com/politicalcartoons/
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Political
Communication Center of Univ of Oklahoma – Archive of political
commercials http://www.ou.edu/pccenter/
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Political
Cliché Site (with fill-in-blank quiz to print off for quickie classroom
activity: http://politicalcliche.com/
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Tom
Toles political comics/cartoons
http://www.ucomics.com/tomtoles/2002/07/20/
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Wile
Coyote and other Looney Toons (note name & password given under title
of page. Free. < http://www.looneycartoons.com/>
http://
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One-liners
for comic relief: Bumper
Stickers
http://www.rider.edu/users/grushow/humor/bumperfr.html#other
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Common plagarism sites – check student work by title,
phrase, etc. Plagiarism is so common
that instructors have redesigned assignments; one impact has been drop of
library usage. If you are assigning a term paper, plan to use
some of these sites to check student work.
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www.schoolsucks.com
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http://www.fastpapers.com/categories/173-000.html
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http://www.papersheaven.com/
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http://1sttermpaper.com
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http://www.speedypapers.com
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http://www.toptermpapersites.com/index.html
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