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Seventh College First-Year Honors Seminar (SEV 20)

Instructor: Provost Kate Antonovics

Class meeting time: Tuesdays 4-5:50 pm

Class location: Seventh College West, Building 2 - Multipurpose Room OR alternate location

Email: kantonov@ucsd.edu

Office hours: I don't have official office hours for this course, but if you're interested in talking to me outside of class, I encourage you to attend Tea with the Provost, which takes place most Mondays from 3-4 pm in The Gallery (directly upstairs from The Seventh College Market). You can also email me to set up an appointment.

 

Course Description 

This course introduces students to UC San Diego’s vibrant intellectual community through weekly seminars led by UC San Diego faculty and other invited speakers, who discuss their path-breaking research as well as other exciting artistic and scientific endeavors taking place on campus.

 

Learning Objectives

After completing this course, you will have:

  • A deeper appreciation of the range of intellectual, cultural, and artistic endeavors taking place at UC San Diego
  • A greater level of comfort talking to UC San Diego faculty about their research and career paths
  • More ideas about how to get involved in research in a variety of disciplines
  • Closer personal connections with other Seventh College students

 

Course Structure and Expectations

Each week an invited guest speaker will discuss their research and/or creative pursuits during the first half of class. The speakers will also sometimes talk about their career paths and offer suggestions about getting involved in research. You are strongly encouraged to ask questions.

After the speaker leaves, we will typically use the second half of class for discussion, first in small discussion groups and then as a class. To make things easier, you will be assigned to a discussion group with 3 or 4 other classmates. These discussion groups are likely to change over the quarter. You are expected to participate fully in class discussions. Class participation is the single most important part of your grade for the class.

At the end of the quarter, you will be asked to complete a one-page reflection paper about your experience in the course.

 

Weekly Schedule

  • Week 1: We will go over the course syllabus and spend time getting to know each other.
  • Weeks 2-10:
    • 4-5pm: Invited guest speaker + Q&A
    • 5-5:50pm: Group discussions
    • NOTE: This will be different if we have a field trip.  

 

Class Participation

Class participation points work as follows: 3 points if you attend class and are engaged in the class discussion, 2 points if you attend class and are not engaged, and 0 points if you are absent. If you need to miss class for a medical or legal reason, please email me, preferably ahead of time. 

 

Grades

  • Class attendance and participation: 80%
  • Final 1-page reflection paper: 20%

 

Academic Integrity

Academic dishonesty will not be tolerated.  Students are expected to do their own work, as outlined in the UCSD Policy on Integrity of Scholarship.  All suspected cases of academic dishonesty will be reported to the Academic Integrity Coordinator.  In addition to the penalties imposed by the Academic Integrity Review Board, I also reserve the right to fail students found guilty of academic misconduct.

The following are examples of academic dishonesty in this class:

  • Plagiarizing any aspect of your final reflection paper
  • Lying about your reason for missing a class

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