Sample Syllabus

Academic Foundations (FP 0001) Class Number XXXXX Day / Time XXXXX/XXXXX XXX

Instructor: XXXXX UTA: XXXXX Phone: XXXXX E-mail: XXXXX Office: XXXXX E-mail: XXXXX

This course is designed to give first-year students an academic orientation to the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, to the University of , its campus, and the surrounding urban communities.

This course is graded S/NC (Satisfactory/No Credit)

All course materials are available on CourseWeb (http://courseweb.pitt.edu).

Academic Foundations Topics to Be Covered: • The Campus and the City • Academic Skills and Services • Academic Integrity • Academic Communication • Academic Goals

Course Objectives • Learn about the diversity of Pittsburgh’s neighborhoods and communities surrounding the University’s campus • Learn how to effectively evaluate information sources, utilize , and utilize information systems for academic inquiry • Learn about the many academic resources on campus that will help ensure academic success • Learn the purpose and value of Academic Integrity • Learn to communicate effectively through in-person and email interactions with members of the University community • Understand academic standard policies such as probation, midterm grade progress reports, and grade options

Attendance is taken at the beginning of class. If you are not in class when attendance is taken, you will be counted as absent for that day.

Plagiarism and Cheating Take time to read the information on “Academic Integrity” and be sure that you understand your responsibilities under the guidelines set out for The Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, which are spelled out in full at http://www.as.pitt.edu/fac/policies/academic-integrity. We will also look at this in class during the term.

Course Calendar

Week 1 XXXXX Introductions, Syllabus, and CourseWeb

Week 2 Academic Communication - Discuss Appropriate Email Etiquette XXXXX Academic Skills and Services - Academic Resources on Campus (Problem of the Week) Week 3 The City and the Campus - Organize the Exploring Pittsburgh Activity & Presentations XXXXX or Lunch at (Pamela’s, Ali Baba, The Porch, or Fuel and Fuddle) – First-Year Programs Pays! Week 4 Academic Skills and Services - Visit to Hillman Library XXXXX Meet on the ground floor of Hillman Library

Week 5 Lunch at (Pamela’s, Ali Baba, The Porch, or Fuel and Fuddle) – First-Year Programs XXXXX Pays! or The City and the Campus - Organize the Exploring Pittsburgh Activity & Presentations Week 6 Discussion of Academic Integrity XXXXX (Problem of the Week)

Week 7 The City and the Campus - Exploring Pittsburgh Group Presentations XXXXX All groups must present their presentation (digital or paper) today

Week 8 Complete Checklist of Topics XXXXX Academic Communication - Letters of Recommendation

Week 9 Academic Goals - Discuss registration issues, preparing for the spring term, and mid- XXXXX term grades, grade issues, and academic probation and talk about checklist feedback

Week 10 XXXXX The City and the Campus Visit or Tour (Heinz Chapel, , or other)

Week 11 Student Opinion Surveys & Assessment (All FP Classes this Week) XXXXX Academic Goals (Student Panel, Sustainability Presentation, et cetera.)

Week 12 Final Class Meeting XXXXX Jeopardy or Trivi-Opoly Course Review

Special Assistance If you have a disability for which you are or may be requesting an accommodation, you are encouraged to contact both your instructor and the Office of Disability Resources and Services (DRS), 140 , 412-648-7890, [email protected], 412-228-5347 for P3 ASL users, as early as possible in the term. DRS will verify your disability and determine reasonable accommodations for this course.