Feminist Theories is one of my favorite courses to teach, and I'm really excited to have the opportunity to teach it again this year. I'm even more excited to be incorporating a blog for the first time.
Our Course Blog
This blog is our virtual home on the web, and you should bookmark this site immediately and refer to it at least a couple of times each week throughout the semester. This is where graphics, lecture materials and notes, communications, assignments, and other vital class information and presentations will be displayed. You can also learn a bit about me, your professor, by poking around on my website at www.freewebs.com/kw20784.
Blackboard
You should also make sure you have access to Blackboard and to our course Blackboard site. To access Blackboard, go to http://courseware.mymrc.ca (no www beforehand). You will need a login ID and a password. Please set this up as soon as possible, preferably before the first day of class, which is on Friday, September 10th.
The First Day of Class
Also for the first day of class, you do have a short reading assignment due, so please check the course syllabus and get your hands on the required books. All the books can be purchased in the MRU bookstore, but you should feel free to get them cheaper elsewhere. But if you're going to do that, make sure to order the correct editions and to get them as soon as possible. Some of the books (but not all) are available at the Reserve desk in the MRU library.
In addition, please make sure you have access to the course syllabus on the first day of class. You can either download it from this blog (see the menu on the right) or bring your laptop and read it on-line. In the interest of saving some trees, I won't be handing out hard copies of the syllabus, so the most important thing you can do for the first say of class is make sure you have a copy of the syllabus, either on your laptop or in your hand. We'll be talking a lot about the syllabus on the first day of class, and you'll need to have it in front of you.
Course Prerequisite
Lastly, please be aware that WMST 3301 is a complex course in feminist theories intended for upper-level students (i.e., those in their third and fourth years). It is an advanced, student-driven seminar that necessitates a preliminary knowledge of the issues and concepts learned in prior Women’s Studies classes. Therefore, all students enrolled in WMST 3301 must have successfully completed at least ONE other Women’s Studies course as a prerequisite. On the first day of class, students will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing their previous coursework in order to confirm eligibility to remain in this class.
In addition, the heavy reading load in WMST 3301 also requires an intense time commitment as well as sophisticated critical thinking abilities. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that students in their second year of study—even those who have taken Women’s Studies before—wait until they have completed another full year of course work before taking this course, as it is designed for third- and fourth-year students.
This information is not meant to intimidate you or scare you away. On the contrary, I want you to succeed, and staying in the course if you don't meet the prerequisites may adversely affect your situation. If you have any questions about this, or about anything else, please feel free to send me an e-mail at kawilliams(at)mtroyal.ca.
I look forward to meeting you all, and, in the meantime, enjoy the rest of your summer!
Our Course Blog
This blog is our virtual home on the web, and you should bookmark this site immediately and refer to it at least a couple of times each week throughout the semester. This is where graphics, lecture materials and notes, communications, assignments, and other vital class information and presentations will be displayed. You can also learn a bit about me, your professor, by poking around on my website at www.freewebs.com/kw20784.
Blackboard
You should also make sure you have access to Blackboard and to our course Blackboard site. To access Blackboard, go to http://courseware.mymrc.ca (no www beforehand). You will need a login ID and a password. Please set this up as soon as possible, preferably before the first day of class, which is on Friday, September 10th.
The First Day of Class
Also for the first day of class, you do have a short reading assignment due, so please check the course syllabus and get your hands on the required books. All the books can be purchased in the MRU bookstore, but you should feel free to get them cheaper elsewhere. But if you're going to do that, make sure to order the correct editions and to get them as soon as possible. Some of the books (but not all) are available at the Reserve desk in the MRU library.
In addition, please make sure you have access to the course syllabus on the first day of class. You can either download it from this blog (see the menu on the right) or bring your laptop and read it on-line. In the interest of saving some trees, I won't be handing out hard copies of the syllabus, so the most important thing you can do for the first say of class is make sure you have a copy of the syllabus, either on your laptop or in your hand. We'll be talking a lot about the syllabus on the first day of class, and you'll need to have it in front of you.
Course Prerequisite
Lastly, please be aware that WMST 3301 is a complex course in feminist theories intended for upper-level students (i.e., those in their third and fourth years). It is an advanced, student-driven seminar that necessitates a preliminary knowledge of the issues and concepts learned in prior Women’s Studies classes. Therefore, all students enrolled in WMST 3301 must have successfully completed at least ONE other Women’s Studies course as a prerequisite. On the first day of class, students will be asked to fill out a questionnaire detailing their previous coursework in order to confirm eligibility to remain in this class.
In addition, the heavy reading load in WMST 3301 also requires an intense time commitment as well as sophisticated critical thinking abilities. Therefore, it is strongly recommended that students in their second year of study—even those who have taken Women’s Studies before—wait until they have completed another full year of course work before taking this course, as it is designed for third- and fourth-year students.
This information is not meant to intimidate you or scare you away. On the contrary, I want you to succeed, and staying in the course if you don't meet the prerequisites may adversely affect your situation. If you have any questions about this, or about anything else, please feel free to send me an e-mail at kawilliams(at)mtroyal.ca.
I look forward to meeting you all, and, in the meantime, enjoy the rest of your summer!
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