Academic courses
Fall semester course: Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity
Title
Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity
Purpose
The main focus of the course is designed to academically support students through their transition and equip them with academic tools for success. The curriculum would encompass lessons to develop understanding about academic expectations within an American university classroom and lessons to help develop academic skills that will support their academic success during their educational journey.
This semester-long course was developed by the Office of Student Ethics (OSE) and is an expansion of their 8-hour Academic Integrity Seminar. The course, which is housed within the Wendell W. Wright School of Education, will be worth 2-credit hours, meet twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will be taught by two of OSE’s Academic Integrity Hearing Officers and Educators. For the first year of the Global Hoosier Program, there will be one section of this course serving 25 students.
Learning Outcomes (adapted from the Academic Integrity Seminar, 2014)
After completing “Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity” students will be able to:
Sample Assignments
Values Reflection
Part 1: For 30 minutes, brainstorm as many things that you place value upon as you can. These can be material items, personality traits, experiences you have had, or anything else that is important to you. After your initial brainstorm, choose which ones you feel most passionately about and write about why they are important to you. How do these things that you value affect your daily life? How do they affect how you see the world? How you interact with others? Your future goals? etc. Please write a minimum of four pages. This should be a reflection piece, so practice being introspective.
Part 2: After writing your paper, please create a visual representation of something you wrote about. This can be a drawing, collage, sculpture, scrapbook, or anything else you feel best represents what you find most valuable in life. Each visualization will be presented during your final class period.
Final assignment: Letter to Yourself
Think back to when you first moved to Indiana. What was going through your mind? What were you expecting IU to be like? For your final assignment, you will consider everything you have learned in this course and write yourself an advice letter. What information do you wish you had known when you first became a Hoosier? Write a 3-4 page letter to yourself giving yourself information about what to expect when you become a Hoosier.
Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity
Purpose
The main focus of the course is designed to academically support students through their transition and equip them with academic tools for success. The curriculum would encompass lessons to develop understanding about academic expectations within an American university classroom and lessons to help develop academic skills that will support their academic success during their educational journey.
This semester-long course was developed by the Office of Student Ethics (OSE) and is an expansion of their 8-hour Academic Integrity Seminar. The course, which is housed within the Wendell W. Wright School of Education, will be worth 2-credit hours, meet twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will be taught by two of OSE’s Academic Integrity Hearing Officers and Educators. For the first year of the Global Hoosier Program, there will be one section of this course serving 25 students.
Learning Outcomes (adapted from the Academic Integrity Seminar, 2014)
After completing “Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity” students will be able to:
- Define academic misconduct and how it connects to the self, community and society at large
- Articulate strategies for completing work with academic integrity
- Practice proper techniques for quoting, summarization, paraphrasing and citing sources
- Develop an effective note taking technique
- Recognize the different citation styles and be able to apply them
- Identify problem areas when working in groups or collaborating on assignments
- Identify various resources on campus
- Understand individual values and how they relate to ethical decision making
- Define their own values and how they connect or do not connect with academic integrity
- Understand how values, morals and ethics are interconnected and how they affect the individual and other
Sample Assignments
Values Reflection
Part 1: For 30 minutes, brainstorm as many things that you place value upon as you can. These can be material items, personality traits, experiences you have had, or anything else that is important to you. After your initial brainstorm, choose which ones you feel most passionately about and write about why they are important to you. How do these things that you value affect your daily life? How do they affect how you see the world? How you interact with others? Your future goals? etc. Please write a minimum of four pages. This should be a reflection piece, so practice being introspective.
Part 2: After writing your paper, please create a visual representation of something you wrote about. This can be a drawing, collage, sculpture, scrapbook, or anything else you feel best represents what you find most valuable in life. Each visualization will be presented during your final class period.
Final assignment: Letter to Yourself
Think back to when you first moved to Indiana. What was going through your mind? What were you expecting IU to be like? For your final assignment, you will consider everything you have learned in this course and write yourself an advice letter. What information do you wish you had known when you first became a Hoosier? Write a 3-4 page letter to yourself giving yourself information about what to expect when you become a Hoosier.
spring semester course: Living the Hoosier Experience
Title
Living the Hoosier Experience
Purpose
The second course that students will take is focused on fostering campus and civic engagement, leadership skills, and understanding about what it means to be a life-long Hoosier. The curriculum would encompass lessons and projects that are designed to foster a sense of belonging through community service and increased domestic/international student relationships.
This semester-long course was developed by the First Year Experience Programs (FYE). The course, which is housed within the Wendell W. Wright School of Education, will be worth 2-credit hours, meet twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will be taught by a graduate student through a practicum experience in FYE. For the first year of the Global Hoosier Program, there will be one section of this course serving 25 students.
Learning Outcomes
After completing “Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity” students will be able to:
Involvement Fair
Attend the IU Student Organization Involvement Fair. Collect brochures, flyers, and trinkets from student organizations that you find interesting. You will be asked to bring what you collected to class and share what you found out about the organizations.
Community Service Midterm
An integral part of being a Hoosier is dedication to the campus and community. For this assignment, you are to select two community service projects-- one on campus and one in the Bloomington community-- and dedicate at least eight hours per project. A list is compiled below, but do not feel restricted to those listed. Upon completion of each project, write a 3-4 page reflection on what service means to you and how you can impact the community as an IU Hoosier. The paper is due by the end of the 8th week of class.
Leadership Observation Study
Leadership styles can vary from person to person, from organization to organization. For this assignment, you will be conducting an observational study for two different on-campus environments. You should choose an environment that has leadership expectations (e.g. clubs, residence centers, work environments, etc.). You will do two 15-minute observations in two different environments and take field notes, specifically noting how leadership styles are expressed. You will then write a 3-4 page paper comparing and contrasting the leadership styles you observed, and describing your own leadership style.
Living the Hoosier Experience
Purpose
The second course that students will take is focused on fostering campus and civic engagement, leadership skills, and understanding about what it means to be a life-long Hoosier. The curriculum would encompass lessons and projects that are designed to foster a sense of belonging through community service and increased domestic/international student relationships.
This semester-long course was developed by the First Year Experience Programs (FYE). The course, which is housed within the Wendell W. Wright School of Education, will be worth 2-credit hours, meet twice a week for an hour and fifteen minutes, and will be taught by a graduate student through a practicum experience in FYE. For the first year of the Global Hoosier Program, there will be one section of this course serving 25 students.
Learning Outcomes
After completing “Navigating the University Classroom with Integrity” students will be able to:
- Identify and utilize on-campus resources
- Articulate a personal branding statement and connect it to their current experience at IU
- Know the steps of on-campus program planning
- Understand the importance of developing cross-cultural communication skills
- Practice leadership skills in situations both inside and outside the classroom
- Create connections and service initiatives with the community members outside of IU
Involvement Fair
Attend the IU Student Organization Involvement Fair. Collect brochures, flyers, and trinkets from student organizations that you find interesting. You will be asked to bring what you collected to class and share what you found out about the organizations.
Community Service Midterm
An integral part of being a Hoosier is dedication to the campus and community. For this assignment, you are to select two community service projects-- one on campus and one in the Bloomington community-- and dedicate at least eight hours per project. A list is compiled below, but do not feel restricted to those listed. Upon completion of each project, write a 3-4 page reflection on what service means to you and how you can impact the community as an IU Hoosier. The paper is due by the end of the 8th week of class.
Leadership Observation Study
Leadership styles can vary from person to person, from organization to organization. For this assignment, you will be conducting an observational study for two different on-campus environments. You should choose an environment that has leadership expectations (e.g. clubs, residence centers, work environments, etc.). You will do two 15-minute observations in two different environments and take field notes, specifically noting how leadership styles are expressed. You will then write a 3-4 page paper comparing and contrasting the leadership styles you observed, and describing your own leadership style.