GRDSCH 630 Exploring Faculty Careers in Higher Education |
Course Outline - Spring 2008 |
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Introduction: What Do Faculty Do? |
Week 2 - |
Scholarship Reconsidered |
Week 3 - |
Faculty Panel: Teaching at Different Types of Colleges and Universities |
Week 4 - |
Tenure and Promotion |
Week 5 - |
Diversity Among Students and Faculty |
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Institutional Mission & Faculty Roles |
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Making Your Statement |
Week 8 - |
Collegiality, Ethics, & Community |
Week 9 - |
Faculty Panel: Advice For and From New Faculty |
Week 10 - |
Looking to the Future |
(1) April 2 - Introduction: What Do Faculty Do?Reading:
Additional Resources:
Week 2 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(2) April 9 - Scholarship ReconsideredReadings:
Additional Resources:
Week 3 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(3) April 16 - Faculty Panel: Teaching at Different Types of Colleges and UniversitiesReadings: Review relevant chapters from Art and Politics Part 1 (pp. 17-83), and web sites from the institutions represented by this week's panelists: Additional Resources:
Suggested Additional Preparation for Class: To help you think about the possibility of teaching at other types of institutions, take some time to review academic job postings in your discipline. Possible places to look include:
While you are reviewing these postings, make a note of the following: What materials need to be included in the application packet besides cover letter, CV, and references? You can also look up the Carnegie Classification for the job postings of interest to you. What kinds of institutions are/were hiring? Week 4 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(4) April 23 - Tenure and PromotionReadings:
Examples of Statements on Tenure and Promotion:
Additional Resources:
Week 5 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(5) April 30 - Diversity Among Faculty and StudentsThere has been a lot of general discussion about diversity in higher education, but it isn’t always clear what roles individual faculty members play in this larger institutional discussion. As you go through this week's readings, develop a list of reasons for the importance of diversity for you as a (potential) faculty member, and note the implications of diversity for (a) your interactions with students and fellow faculty members, and (b) your participation in the broader campus community. Readings:
PLUS one of more of the following:
Additional Resources:
Week 6 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(6) May 7- Institutional Mission and Faculty RolesReadings:Week 7 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(7) May 14 - Making Your StatementPeer Review: Philosphy Statement First Drafts Successful Academic Job Searches: Q&A Session with two UW graduate students who are about to graduate, and next fall will be faculty members at: Additional Resources:
Week 8 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(8) May 21 - Collegiality, Ethics, and CommunityReading:
Additional Resources:
Week 9 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(9) May 28 - Faculty Panel: Advice For and From New facultyReading:
College and University web sites: Week 10 Preparation (.pdf) |
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(10) June 4 - Looking to the FutureAssignment: Philosophy statements (Teaching, Diversity, Community College, other). Please come with 4 copies of your statement (one for the instructors files, one for you to look at during discussion, and two for other classmates). The first half of the class will focus on discussion in triads for feedback about statements from student colleagues. Readings:
Class discussion will focus on the following questions:
Preparation for What's Next (.pdf) |
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