The first week of a course is often one of the busiest, as we are setting things up and starting the ball rolling. At the same time, you are figuring out what’s what and we are all getting to know each other.
This course is no exception. You will find that, after a week or two, you will settle into a routine and know what is expected of you. But for week one you do have a few additional tasks…
- Set up a blog. Make sure you have turned off comment moderation.
- Watch the first week’s lecture and the related conversation video, and write a blog post (400-500 words) introducing yourself to the class, telling us your expectations for the course, and responding to the lecture. Use the category or tag, “Introduction.” Send me (at jon.beasley-murray@ubc.ca) the address of your blog. Do this by Thursday night (11:59pm, January 7),
- Comment on two of your classmates’ blog posts.
- Decide what grade you want for this course, and fill out a course contract (PDF) accordingly. This is due on January 14.
- I very much recommend you purchase a physical notebook (you have many options), for taking notes of your readings, of lectures, and of discussions in class. This will be your RMST 202 notebook!
- Read Marcel Proust, “Combray” (if you are joining the course late, read to page 48 as an absolute minimum), and write a 400-500 word blog post, with the category or tag, “Proust,” due by Sunday, January 11 at 11:59pm.
- Come to class, prepared to participate. For week two (on Proust), you can choose to come either Monday or Wednesday, it’s up to you. You are also welcome (but not required) to come both days; the discussion will be different each time.
For a typical week thereafter, see this description. Note that you will not receive notifications or reminders on Canvas–this is because your schedule may well be completely different from that of every other member of the course. It is therefore up to you to keep on top of what you have decided (and contracted) to do for this course.
