Syllabus

Lunch & Learn - The days labeled L&L we will not meet, but you must have attended a L&L and ask quesitons to get a sense how their day/job looks. You should look at the schedule of all Lunch and Learns up until that date, and choose an appropriate one to go to. If you have an unavoidable conflict during the L&L time (Thursday 12:15), then you can do the alternative assignment.

Homework: For each week we have a visiting speaker, you muct write a one paragraph reflection on what you think of the job, and what you learned about the life of that scientists. You should mention what you found surprising. You must also do this for the Lunch & Learns, and the WIS panel. Thus there are nine reflections that need to be done, and submitted in Moodle (due by the next class). You cannot do a reflection for the visiting speakers if you are not in class that day.

Questions: When we have visiting speakers, each student in the class must ask a minimum of two thoughtful questions throughout the whole semester. When we have visiting speaker, we need to be sure to be engaged, and ask good questions. We will keep track of who asks what questions.

Policy: Attendamce is required. Your grade is based on attendance (20%), your questions (10%), your nine reflections (60%), and your final project (10%).

Disability Accomodations:

Randolph College is committed to providing learning experiences that are accessible for all students, and will make reasonable accommodations for individuals with documented disabilities. If you have a learning difference or a disability – mental health, medical, or physical impairment – please contact Diane Roy, Coordinator of Disability Services, in the Academic Services Center, 4th floor, Lipscomb Library; at (434) 947-8132; or at droy@randolphcollege.edu.

Mandatory Reporter:

As an instructor, one of my responsibilities is to help create a safe learning environment on our campus.  I also have a mandatory reporting responsibility related to my role as a faculty member. It is my goal that you feel able to share information related to your life experiences in classroom discussions, in your written work, and in our one-on-one meetings. I will seek to keep information you share private to the greatest extent possible. However, I am required by law to share information regarding sexual misconduct or information about a crime that may have occurred on Randolph’s campus with the College’s Title IX Coordinator, Sharon Saunders.