ENGR498C: Leadership Development to Promote Equity in Engineering Relationships
Fall 2012 Course Syllabus
Course Instructors | Course Description | Structure of class | Readings | Evaluations | Accomodations | Final Project
Dr. Joyce Yen, joyceyen@uw.edu
Dr. Sapna Cheryan, scheryan@uw.edu
Graduate and Undergraduate Teaching Assistants
Coleen Carrigan, coleenc@uw.edu, Graduate Teaching Assistant
Oliver Siy, johnsiy2@uw.edu, Graduate Teaching Assistant
The seminar will enlist engineering students' energy, creativity, social conscience, and on-the-ground perspectives in improving the diversity environment in the UW College of Engineering. Students will explore topics such as diversity in science and engineering, impact of unconscious bias, community engagement, leadership, etc. The seminar will culminate in a student-developed short presentation that will be the core of presentations in the College of Engineering PEERs initiative. Students who successfully complete the seminar can apply for quarter-long internship opportunities as PEER Leaders.
Class time will be a mixture of lecture, discussion, small group activities, and guest speakers.
Each week, you will have a number of readings that will serve as the basis of classroom discussion. Most readings can be downloaded from UW Libraries Electronic Reserves. Otherwise, links are available via the course syllabus on the website. The quality of this seminar depends on students attending class, participating in discussion, and doing the readings. For this reason, all students must complete the assigned readings before coming to class.
Link to readings not available on E-Reserves
The course is pass/fail. To pass the course, you must keep up with weekly readings, as well as any other assignments, and strive to be an active participant in class discussions. In addition, you will be responsible for posting a weekly response to the readings on Catalyst. Weekly postings will be due by 11:59 pm, the Monday night before class. If you are unable to attend class a particular week or turn in a reading, please let one of the instructors know to arrange for a make-up assignment.
We welcome the opportunity to work with any students with disabilities in this class to ensure equal access to the course. If you have a letter from Disability Resources for Students (DRS) outlining your academic accommodations, please present the letter to either Dr. Cheryan or Dr. Yen so we can discuss the accommodations you might need for this class. To request academic accommodations due to a disability if you do not have a letter from DRS, please contact DRS, 448 Schmitz, 206-543-8924 (voice) or 206-543-8925 (TTY).At the end of the quarter, you will be responsible for a group presentation that presents your perspective on the topics covered during the course.
Project Link: http://www.engr.washington.edu/peers/students/projects.html
- Listen actively -- respect others when they are talking
- Speak from your own experience instead of generalizing ("I" instead of "they," "we," and "you")
- Participate to the fullest of your ability -- community growth depends on the inclusion of every individual voice
- Help self and peers to become more self-reflective
- Confidentiality – respect the confidentiality of personal disclosure
Additional ground rule suggestions, other comments and concerns about the course can be made via Catalyst:
https://catalysttools.washington.edu/webq/survey/peers/83368Contact PEERs Course Instructors
Dr. Joyce Yen, joyceyen@uw.edu
Dr. Sapna Cheryan, scheryan@uw.edu
Coleen Carrigan, coleenc@uw.edu, Graduate TA
Oliver Siy, johnsiy2@uw.edu, Graduate TA