The First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces students to Dickinson as a \u201ccommunity of inquiry\u201d by developing habits of mind essential to liberal learning. Through the study of a compelling issue or broad topic chosen by their faculty member, students will:<\/p>\n
Class attendance and participation are both required. \u00a0Students who miss class for sickness or any other unexpected reason should email an explanation along with some thoughtful comments about the reading assignment.\u00a0 They should send these comments within a week of their absence.\u00a0 There is no need for providing formal excuses from someone else (parent, nurse, etc.).\u00a0 If you know in advance that you will miss class (for job interviews, sporting events, etc.), you need to ask permission in advance by email.\u00a0 Also, those who attend class but do not participate should try to email comments afterward. \u00a0Such post-class commentary can still help your participation evaluation.\u00a0 All students are also required to email comments after attending required outside lectures. More than two unexcused absences or latenesses will result in a reduction in participation grades. \u00a0Repeated unexcused absences or latenesses can also result in course failure.<\/p>\n
No personal electronic devices such as phones, tablets or laptops can be used in this class\u00a0except in rare cases with special permission in advance from Prof. Pinsker.<\/p>\n
Dickinson values diverse types of learners and is committed to ensuring that each student is afforded equitable access to participate in all learning experiences. If you have (or think you may have) a learning difference or a disability \u2013 including a mental health, medical, or physical impairment \u2013 that would hinder your access to learning or demonstrating knowledge in this class, please contact Access and Disability Services (ADS). \u00a0They will confidentially explain the accommodation<\/span>\u00a0request process and the type of documentation that\u00a0Dean and Director Marni Jones will need to\u00a0determine your eligibility for reasonable\u00a0accommodation<\/span>s. To learn more about available supports, go to\u00a0www.dickinson.edu\/access<\/a>, email\u00a0access@dickinson.edu<\/a>, call (717)245-1734, or go to ADS in Old West (lower level), Room 005.<\/p>\n All students in the seminar MUST visit the Norman M. Eberly Multilingual Writing Center at least once before the end of the semester. \u00a0Writers of all levels and abilities need feedback in order to develop their ideas and grow as writers.\u00a0 Dickinson\u2019s trained writing tutors can help you generate ideas, begin drafting, revise a rough draft, figure out your professor\u2019s preferred documentation style, understand and respond to professor feedback, edit your writing \u2013 among other things.\u00a0 You can walk in (at the college library) or call to make an appointment at (717) 717-245-1620 (or 717-245-1767 for foreign language writing).\u00a0 For more information about hours and procedures, visit the center website<\/a>.<\/p>\n From Dickinson College Community Standards (adopted 2006):<\/em><\/p>\n To plagiarize is to use without proper citation or acknowledgment the words, ideas, or work of another.\u00a0 Plagiarism is a form of cheating that refers to several types of unacknowledged borrowing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Learning Objectives The First-Year Seminar (FYS) introduces students to Dickinson as a \u201ccommunity of inquiry\u201d by developing habits of mind essential to liberal learning. Through the study of a compelling issue or broad topic chosen by their faculty member, students will: critically analyze information and ideas in the texts we discuss; examine issues from multiple […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":373,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/373"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.dickinson.edu\/seminar-slavery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Writing Center<\/h2>\n
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