Freshman Seminar – UCOL 1000



UCOL 1200 – First Year SeminarWomen Who CreateFall 2016Fridays 11:30 a.m. – 2:15 pmRoom: Bioinformatics 217Instructors: Joan F. LordenProvost and Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairsjflorden@uncc.eduPhone: 704-687-5962Office: Reese 528Office Hours: By appointmentSusan B. HardenAssistant Professor of Educationsharden@uncc.eduPhone: 704-651-4810Office: COED 312cOffice Hours: W 10:30 -2:30 p.m., TH 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.TEXTS AND MATERIALSTexts (Required):“Find me Unafraid” by Kennedy Odede and Jessica Posner – Available through the bookstore (Common Reading)“What the Best College Students Do” by Ken Bain – Free download available here.“Lab Girl” by Hope Jahren.Additional readings will be distributed via Canvas.Library Course Website: OVERVIEWWomen Who Create is a uniquely designed course that explores concepts of innovation, design, creativity, and service for freshmen women who are interested in the sciences, technology, engineering, or math (STEM) and considering a major or minor in a STEM discipline. This class will investigate challenges facing society and explore how women can enter careers that address these challenges. Class activities include experiential learning and community engagement opportunities. This 3 credit hour elective course is a subset of a larger initiative called Prospect For Success, an intentionally designed program to help you through the transition from high school to college, introduce you to UNC Charlotte, and provide you with strategies for success in college. Prospect For Success engages you in the larger campus community and provides you with success strategies for your academic, personal, and professional lives. The student learning outcomes for Prospect For Success are 1) Commitment to Success, 2) Understanding of the Inquiry Process, and 3) Self and Cultural Awareness. Class format includes engaging activities and discussions, guest speakers, written reflections, community outings, and service-learning. In addition to meeting the goals of the Prospect for success curriculum, the course will provide you with guidance and opportunity to explore STEM majors and the variety of careers to which they may lead. Course Objectives:As a student in this course, you will:Identify comprehensive, realistic, and meaningful goals for your collegiate experience, including personal goals and academic goals.Develop intentional strategies for achieving your goals, and revise your goals in light of your experience. Clearly articulate support networks, on and off campus, to leverage your success.Engage in exercises that will enable you to demonstrate understanding of inquiry as an adaptive process in which learning is constructed by combining and connecting information to create new insights or conclusions.Describe and demonstrate critical analysis in terms of organization and synthesis of evidence using research methodologies.Produce reflective pieces that examine your cultural attitudes and capacities.Demonstrate your capacity to navigate and accept cultural difference by describing the challenges and benefits generated by cultural difference.Demonstrate your ability to interpret and interact with consideration of multiple points of view.Articulate your responsibilities as a member of many types of communities and specify the practical consequences of those responsibilities.GRADINGAssignments are graded according to a policy of revise and resubmit. The intention is to push you towards mastery of an assignment. This means that you are to turn in your best effort when the assignment is due on Canvas. You then will receive a grade based on instructor and/or peer feedback which will be the grade entered in Canvas. You can choose to revise your submission for additional credit. Revisions are due within seven days of the return of the assignment to you. It is your responsibility to resubmit assignments on Canvas. Course grades will be based upon the traditional ten-point scale (A = 90-100%; B = 80-89%; C = 70-79%; D = 60-69%; F = below 60%). Any changes will be announced to students in class and on the class Canvas site.Late and Missing Assignments: Late assignments may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor for partial credit with a 20% deduction for a late submission. You may submit assignments through the last day of class, Friday December 2. Any coursework not submitted by the last day of class will be assigned a grade of zero. Note: This is a generous grace period policy. You have a lot going on in your classes, so if you screw up and miss a deadline, we want you to keep at it. Learning and doing a good job is the first priority but deadlines are important.COURSE POLICIESThis syllabus contains the policies and expectations for this course. Please read the entire syllabus carefully before continuing in this course. These policies and expectations are intended to create a productive learning atmosphere for all students. Unless you are prepared to abide by these policies and expectations, you risk losing the opportunity to participate further in the course. Communication with Instructors: When emailing instructors, please copy all instructors.Absences and Tardiness: Attendance is required in this class. Upon the third (3) unexcused absence, your grade will drop 10 final grade points. It is your responsibility to talk with the instructor(s) if there are extenuating circumstances that keep you from attending class. If you are 20+ minutes late to class or leave 20+ minutes early more than two times, you accrue one absence.Code of Student Academic Integrity: All students are required to read and abide by the Code of Student Academic Integrity. Violations of the Code of Student Academic Integrity, including plagiarism, will result in disciplinary action as provided in the Code. Definitions and examples of plagiarism are set forth in the Code. The Code is available from the Dean of Students Office or online at: . Faculty may ask students to produce identification at examinations and may require students to demonstrate that graded assignments completed outside of class are their own work.Classroom Conduct: We will conduct this class in an atmosphere of mutual respect. We encourage your active participation in class discussions. Each of us may have strongly differing opinions on the various topics of class discussions. The conflict of ideas is encouraged and welcome. The orderly questioning of the ideas of others, including ours, is similarly welcome. However, we will exercise our responsibility to manage the discussions so that ideas and argument can proceed in an orderly fashion. You should expect that if your conduct during class discussions seriously disrupts the atmosphere of mutual respect we expect in this class, you will not be permitted to participate further.Syllabus Revisions: The standards and requirements set forth in this syllabus may be modified at any time by the course instructors. Notice of such changes will be by announcement in class or by written or email notice or by changes to this syllabus posted on the course Canvas site.Religious Accommodations: UNC Charlotte provides reasonable accommodations, including a minimum of two excused absences each academic year, for religious observances required by a student’s religious practice or belief. Such reasonable accommodations must be requested in accordance with the procedures in this Policy, and include the opportunity for the student to make up any tests or other work missed due to an excused absence for a religious observance. Students wishing to request a religious accommodation may refer to the information found at . It is the obligation of students to provide faculty with reasonable notice of the dates of religious observances on which they will be absent by submitting a Request for Religious Accommodation Form to their instructor prior to the census date for enrollment for a given semester (typically the 10th day of enrollment). Disability Accommodations: UNC Charlotte is committed to access to education. If you have a disability and need academic accommodations, please provide a letter of accommodation from Disability Services early in the semester. For more information on accommodations, contact the Office of Disability Services at 704-687-0040 or visit their office at Fretwell 230. All information shared with the instructors concerning a disability will remain strictly confidential unless otherwise specified by the instructor.University Policy on Withdrawals: Students are expected to complete all courses for which they are registered at the close of the add/drop period. If students are concerned about succeeding in the course, it is important to make an appointment to speak with a course instructor as soon as possible. The University policy on withdrawal allows students only a limited number of opportunities to withdraw from courses. Undergraduate students may receive a grade of W for no more than 16 credit hours over their academic careers. It is important for students to understand the financial and academic consequences that may result from course withdrawals. The UNC Charlotte Academy Policy on Withdrawals for Undergraduate students is available from the Office of the Provost or online at: . Credit Hour Statement: This 3 credit hour course requires three (3) hours of classroom or direct faculty instruction and six (6) hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately 15 weeks. Out-of-class work may include but is not limited to: required reading, written assignments, research, service-learning, and studying. Incidents of Sexual Harassment, Sexual Assault, Relationship Violence, and Stalking: UNC Charlotte is committed to providing an environment free of all forms of discrimination and sexual harassment, including sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking. If you (or someone you know) has experienced or experiences any of these incidents, know that you are not alone. UNC Charlotte has staff members trained to support you in navigating campus life, accessing health and counseling services, providing academic and housing accommodations, helping with legal protective orders, and more.Please be aware that many UNC Charlotte employees, including all faculty members, are required reporters. This means that if you tell an instructor about a situation involving sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, domestic violence, or stalking, they/we must report the information to the Title IX Coordinator. Although we have to report the situation, you will still have options about how your case will be handled, including whether or not you wish to pursue a formal complaint. Our goal is to make sure you are aware of the range of options available to you and have access to the resources you need.If you wish to speak to someone confidentially, you can contact any of the following on-campus resources who are not required to report the incident: (1) University Counseling Center (counselingcenter.uncc.edu, 7-0311); (2) Student Health Center (studenthealth.uncc.edu, 7-7400); or (3) Center for Wellness Promotion (wellness.uncc.edu, 7-7407). Additional information about your options is also available at titleix.uncc.edu under the “Students” tab.Use of cell phones, smart phones, or other mobile communication devices in the classroom: The use of cell phones, smart phones, or other mobile communication devices can be disruptive, and is therefore discouraged during class except when the device is used for classroom activities as allowed by the instructor. In cases of emergencies when you must use your mobile device for personal reasons, please leave the classroom. Computer use in the classroom: Students are permitted to use computers during class for note-taking and other class-related work only. ................
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