Teaching and Course Preparation

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.