Keep in mind that you will need to teach students to read your assigned texts - that many will not arrive equipped to ask the kinds of questions you might wish. Request forms for desk copies are also available through your depart- ment office. It should include proper attention to the conventions of footnoting, bibliography, and the like. Please make sure that your students are aware of the Writing Center , located in the Goldfarb Libary, and know how you wish for them to use it in relation to your USem. Consultants at the Writing Center assist students to focus ideas, define topics, prepare well-organized outlines, revise rough drafts, improve stylistic elements, and master related writing skills.
Services are available on a drop-in basis.
Attendance,Grades and Students with Problems You will receive an updated class roster before the first session. Please keep close track of attendance and report any discrepancies immedi- ately to Mitsue Frey. It is also important to impress upon students our expectations of regular attendance. If any of your students appears headed for academic difficulties , you should report to Michele Rosenthal, Associate Dean of the First-Year Services in the Office of Academic Affairs as soon as possible after your attempting to address the student's problem yourself. These are seminars, not lecture courses .