Course Description
Critical consideration of the purpose and philosophy of undergraduate social foundations courses, perspectives and approaches to teaching, and reflection on issues and problematics of critical pedagogy. Notes: Can be taken up to 2 times for credit.
Syllabus
Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:
Students successfully completing this course will be able to:
Develop understandings of multiple, critical perspectives and approaches to teaching of social foundations.
Clarify one’s own pedagogical groundings and theoretical frameworks for teaching undergraduate social foundations courses in a university context.
Engage in pedagogical/scholarly praxis through inquiry, reflexivity, peer support, course planning, resource sharing, and co-construction of new knowledge in the teaching of social foundations.
Course Grading Information:
Activity/Performance Measure | Percentage/Points |
|---|---|
Weekly Seminar Engagement | 50% |
Experiential Learning/Class Visits | 20% |
Seminar Facilitation/Topic Lead | 15% |
Teaching Philosophy/Course Development | 15% |
Grading Scale:
Percentage | Letter Grade |
|---|---|
100-95 | A |
94-90 | A- |
89-85 | B+ |
84-80 | B |
79-75 | B- |
74-70 | C+ |
69-65 | C |
64-60 | D |
59 and below | F |
Attendance/Participation:
Participation/attendance are essential to each activity of the course; these are not graded separately.
Course Materials Purchased by the Students:
Students are not required to purchase any materials for this course.
Scholarly Perspectives
This course engages diverse scholarly perspectives to develop critical thinking, analysis, and debate and inclusion of a reading does not imply endorsement.