Syllabus Greek 295, Fall 2021 (M-W-F meetings)

3 credit hours:

Instructor Name: Jacques Bailly
Contact Information: email is best (jacques.bailly@uvm.edu)

Office Hours: M 10:30-11:30, T 1:00-2, and by appointment: to request an appointment: email me with a few suggestions for times.

Pre-requisites or co-requisites: Greek 052 or the equivalent

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Course Description


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Tips for Success: pick and choose what works for you

Credit Hours: official UVM policy:

·       Our course is designed with the following in mind: count on spending at least 2 hours on this class outside of class for every hour in class, which adds up to at least 3 hours in class per week plus 6 hours outside of class per week. Usually in Greek courses, students laugh at the idea of spending ONLY 2 hours outside of class for every hour in class.

·       This policy applies to every UVM course for credit.

o   1. One hour of classroom or direct faculty instruction and a minimum of two hours of out-of-class student work each week for approximately fifteen weeks for one semester hour of credit or the equivalent amount of work over a different amount of time; or 

o   2. At least an equivalent amount of work as required in paragraph (1) of this definition for other academic activities as established by the institution including laboratory work, internships, practica, studio work, and other academic work leading to the award of credit hours. 

o   3. “Direct faculty instruction” must include regular and substantive faculty/student contact regardless of delivery mode (for example, face-to-face, hybrid, distance/online). 

o   All courses should span the full term (15 weeks in fall and spring) of the semester in which they are offered. 

Classroom conduct expectations: Respect and grace and love for each other

 

There are many resources outlined below that you should use if you or anyone in your community needs them. We all need to look out for each other and stand up for each other.

 

Once in a while, the material in this course may upset one or more of us, or it may be deemed offensive to and by one or more of us. When that happens, if it is relevant to course material and possible, we need to work through the upset and offense in productive ways. Education is not always comfortable: it includes challenging ourselves in many ways and it includes exploring ideas. Whether I, the professor, am the cause of the upset or offensiveness, or a guest or a student or something we are examining is, we need to work through it. Why? Because the issues that cause upset or offense are very important. How will we do it? By taking a deep breath, thinking before speaking, and charitably and cautiously approaching the issues. Such things are usually highly dependent on specific circumstances, and so there is no one approach that will work, but exercising honesty, grace and charitable respect always help.
 
Part of what I am talking about is the fact that I am a "cis-gendered," "white," "male," "heterosexual," "of a certain age" person, among other things, and that carries with it much history. Each of us can produce a list of the identities we wear or have put on us, and those affect how we view the world and how it views and treats us. Approaches to these things have been in a wonderful exciting state of flux for the past few decades, which I call progress even as I struggle to keep up, but which inevitably causes confusion, friction, and the need to be respectful, careful, thoughtful, and sympathetic, but also interested and curious and honest and constantly examining things.
 
Every one of us is responsible for these matters, not just me, and certainly not just the person who is negatively affected. If the matter strays too far from the class material, it may be necessary to figure out a way to keep the class on track rather than forego the class material.
 

Student Learning Accommodations:

In keeping with University policy, any student with a documented disability interested in utilizing accommodations should contact SAS, the office of Disability Services on campus.  SAS works with students and faculty in an interactive process to explore reasonable and appropriate accommodations, which are communicated to faculty in an accommodation letter.   All students are strongly encouraged to meet with their faculty to discuss the accommodations they plan to use in each course. A student's accommodation letter lists those accommodations that will not be implemented until the student meets with their faculty to create a plan.

Contact SAS:

A170 Living/Learning Center;

802-656-7753;

access@uvm.edu 

www.uvm.edu/access

 

Religious Holidays:

Students have the right to practice the religion of their choice. If you need to miss class to observe a religious holiday, please submit the dates of your absence to me in writing by the end of the second full week of classes.   You will be permitted to make up work within a mutually agreed-upon time. https://www.uvm.edu/registrar/religious-holidays

 

UVM Academic Integrity policies: 

The UVM policy governing plagiarism, fabrication, collusion, and cheating will be upheld in this class. https://www.uvm.edu/policies/student/acadintegrity.pdf

 

UVM Grade Appeal policies:

If you would like to contest a grade, please follow the procedures outlined in this policy: https://www.uvm.edu/policies/student/gradeappeals.pdf

 

UVM Grading policies:

For information on grading and GPA calculation, go to https://www.uvm.edu/registrar/grades

 

Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities:

http://catalogue.uvm.edu/undergraduate/academicinfo/rightsandresponsibilities/

 

FERPA Rights Disclosure:

The purpose of this policy is to communicate the rights of students regarding access to, and privacy of their student educational records as provided for in the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) of 1974.

http://catalogue.uvm.edu/undergraduate/academicinfo/ferparightsdisclosure/

 

Promoting Health & Safety: 

It is a basic priority of The University of Vermont to support a healthy and safe community:

·      Center for Health and Wellbeing:

o    https://www.uvm.edu/health

·      Counseling & Psychiatry Services (CAPS)

o   Phone: (802) 656-3340

·      C.A.R.E. : If you are concerned about a UVM community member or are concerned about a specific event, we encourage you to contact the Dean of Students Office (802-656-3380).   If you would like to remain anonymous, you can report your concerns online by visiting the Dean of Students website at https://www.uvm.edu/studentaffairs

 

Final Exam Policy:

The University final exam policy outlines expectations during final exams and explains timing and process of examination period. https://www.uvm.edu/registrar/final-exams

 

Statement on Alcohol and Cannabis in the Academic Environment

 

Alcohol and cannabis have no place in an academic environment. They can seriously impair your ability to learn and retain information not only in the moment you may be using, but up to 48 hours or more afterwards. In addition, alcohol and cannabis can:

 

·      Cause issues with attention, memory and concentration

·      Negatively impact the quality of how information is processed and ultimately stored

·      Affect sleep patterns, which interferes with long-term memory formation

 

Do everything you can to optimize your own and others' learning and to fully participate in this course.