The Guide for Instructors discusses four core areas of undergraduate teaching in the Department of Sociology: grading, workload, teaching fellows, and course administration. Although it is specifically geared towards the teaching of undergraduate students, it could be useful for all types of instruction at Harvard and within the Sociology department.
LCD projectors are installed in most FAS classrooms. Sociology also has an LCD projector and 2 Laptops that can be reserved. To reserve email Odette Binder. Media & Technology Services (MTS) in Science Center B-02 also offers a variety of equipment that is free of charge for course use. Visit the Media Technology Services Website to request equipment using...
Michael Van Unen (mvanunen@fas.harvard.edu) schedules Sociology courses in WJH Sociology classrooms (450, 501, and 601). Each of these classrooms has a built-in projector for computer-based presentations.
Gnomon Copy (617-491-1111) is willing to clear copyrights, and create and sell your course pack for you. Selections from books are restricted to 10% of the book. Many faculty find it easier to provide PDFs of course material on their course web pages, eliminating the need for a course pack. In either event, it is important to begin the process early. See Deborah De Laurell (deborahd@wjh.harvard.edu) for more detailed information on course pack preparation.
The Academic Technology Group is available to help you create course web pages using the Canvas platform. Instructors have automatic editing access to the sites for their own courses and may grant privileges to others. To visit your course site, logon to my.harvard.edu.
For books that have been adopted for a class, you can request desk copies for you and your teaching fellows through your faculty assistant. Please request these titles early so that they can be ordered to arrive in time for the beginning of classes.
The Registrar handles scheduling of final examinations, but instructional staff is responsible for administration of the exam including photocopying of the exam, exam books, and proctoring. Please see Odette or Deb in the main office for exam books.
Please note that the Department cannot reimburse instructional staff for food/snacks provided for your course or section meetings. If your course/section conflicts with dinner or lunch, undergraduates have the option of ordering a bagged meal from their dining hall. Bagged meals are free of charge to anyone enrolled in the undergraduate board program and can be requested online at: http://www.dining.harvard.edu/myhuds/.
Please email Odette Binder a copy of your course syllabi prior to course selection week (the first week of classes each term). It is also helpful to have syllabi posted on course websites in advance of students preregistering for the term.
Your course may be eligible for teaching fellow support if your lecture course has an enrollment of 18 or more students. Please see Suzanne Ogungbadero (saw@wjh.harvard.edu) for more detailed information on this process.
The Harvard COOP purchases books for all Harvard classes. Book orders are due approximately two months in advance of each semester. Textbook orders can be placed via the Faculty Enlight portal or by emailing textbooks@thecoop.com.