Summer 2023 - EDUC 199 E100
Foundations of Personal Agency: Finding Voice and Place in Academia (4)
Class Number: 4488
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 8 – Aug 4, 2023: Wed, 4:30–8:20 p.m.
Surrey
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Instructor:
Zuzana Vasko
zuzana_vasko@sfu.ca
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Scholarly exploration of the self, and one's place in the University context using tools of narrative inquiry.
COURSE DETAILS:
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, preferences and life values
- 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
- Weekly Communal Dialogues: in-class and on Canvas 35%
- Personal Narrative 35%
- Personal Research Presentation 30%
REQUIREMENTS:
This course seeks to develop your voice in academic conversations and develop your ability to participate in them meaningfully. Your active and willingly engaged participation in all classes is therefore vital.
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
Readings will be provided online.
REQUIRED READING NOTES:
Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.
Registrar Notes:
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS
SFU’s Academic Integrity website 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
RELIGIOUS ACCOMMODATION
Students with a faith background who may need accommodations during the semester are encouraged to assess their needs as soon as possible and review the Multifaith religious accommodations website. The page outlines ways they begin working toward an accommodation and ensure solutions can be reached in a timely fashion.