Request

Type
New
Honors
College
ASC
Department
Arts and Sciences
Course Number
138
Course Title
Freshman seminar - Tejwani
Effective Term
AU
Effective Year
2011
Contact Email
okpalaoka.2@osu.edu
Hold
Contingency
GEC/GE
Status
CCI Interdisciplinary Initiatives Subcommittee Approved 10/29/2008
Request Initiated 08/18/2011
Notes
Administrative 4-18-11: Changes OK'd by L Krissek. Faculty notified that course will be offered AU11.bv August 18, 2011
Administrative 4-15-11: Rec'd revised syllabus.bv August 18, 2011
Administrative

4-12-11: Rec'd feedback from L Krissek (excerpt from e-mail and see attachment):

  • To me, the primary issues of substance that remain are those raised by my Comments 4 & 5.  If the in-class presentation will be graded separately from the potentially modified PowerPoint that's handed-in during finals week, then the relative contribution from each of those to the grade should be stated explicitly.  If they will not be graded separately, then the description of how the presentation will be graded should be changed.
  • My Comment 5 is just for Prof. Tejwani's consideration.  For example, how would he handle the situation if all students in the class chose to do a paper, rather than a presentation?
 August 18, 2011
Administrative

4-1-11: Received revised syllabus addressing the following points (bv):

  • I have reduced the Class load by 50%.
  • I have reduced the  number classes of drugs discussed from 7 to 4.
  • I have eliminated giving first lecture on the basic concepts.
  • Instead, the basic concepts will be discussed in the class as they come to be discussed in the class.
 August 18, 2011
Administrative 3-23-11: Rec'd revised syllabus.bv August 18, 2011
Administrative 3-18-11: L Krissek sent feedback on 2nd syllabus.bv August 18, 2011
Administrative 3-17-11: Revised syllabus submitted by faculty to C. Okpalaoka and then submitted to L Krissek.bv August 18, 2011
Administrative

10-29-08:

Subommittee feedback--chair will check revisions when submitted:

  1. Modify the attendance policy. Academic integrity statement seems heavy for this group of student. Depersonalize the course description. Reference other freshman seminar syllabi for change. Talk to the target audience.  
  2. Topics: maybe go with fewer topics and not include all drugs? Would be interesting to include the effects of these drugs in movies/culture.
  3. Should move from a lecture to a seminar (discussion). Allow more time for discussion and cut down the readings. It can also prevent overload of info to the students.  
  4. Provide more guidance for the partial grading from peer.
 August 18, 2011
Documents
Tejwani Au09.doc 08/18/2011 12:32:09 PM
3-17-11 syllabus rev.docx 08/18/2011 12:48:46 PM
3-18-11 L Krissek feedback to faculty.doc 08/18/2011 12:49:05 PM
3-23-11 syllabus rev.docx 08/18/2011 01:13:21 PM
4-1-11 syllabus rev.docx 08/18/2011 01:26:14 PM
Tejwani v3_LK revisions.doc 08/18/2011 01:31:01 PM
4-15-11 syllabus rev.doc 08/18/2011 01:34:37 PM