Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Spring 2021 - EDUC 199 D100

Foundations of Personal Agency: Finding Voice and Place in Academia (4)

Class Number: 3766

Delivery Method: Remote

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 11 – Apr 16, 2021: Wed, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Scholarly exploration of the self, and one's place in the University context using tools of narrative inquiry.

COURSE DETAILS:

This course will be delivered remotely and synchronously.  All students are expected to be online and available during scheduled class times.


Developing one’s academic voice and being part of an academic community involves taking an active role in academic conversations: listening with care to the ideas of others, and responding thoughtfully. It also involves developing confidence to voice your experience and ideas clearly and sincerely.

Working with the awareness that academic life can be well connected with your own life and story as a person, this course offers practice in expressing yourself through both written and spoken language, and in finding connections that are meaningful to you.

You will be invited to:
  • Explore your individual learning needs and preferences
  • Take part in discussions that hone your ability to critically reflect on the voices of others while developing your own
  • Explore your written voice through a personal narrative
  • Present research on a topic that affects your own life, and that you have then interpreted and expressed in your own way

COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:

This course provides students opportunities to discover their voice and develop skills to effectively join the existing conversations in university.

Grading

  • Learning needs and preferences project 15%
  • Communal discussions (during class time and on Canvas) 25%
  • Personal narrative 35%
  • Research presentation, shared with your small group 25%

REQUIREMENTS:

Because this course seeks to develop your voice in academic conversations, active and engaged participation in all classes is essential.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Graff, G. & Birkinstein, C. (2018). They say I say: The moves that matter in academic writing, 4th Ed. New York: W.W. Norton and Company.
ISBN: 9780393631678

Other readings will be provided online.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity web site http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating.  Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN SPRING 2021

Teaching at SFU in spring 2021 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).