Teaching and Course Preparation

Guide for Instructors

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.

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Classrooms

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.  

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Course Packs

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.

Desk copies

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.

Food During Courses

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/.

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Course Selection Week

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.

Teaching Fellows

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.