Comments on: MISt Month One Update http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/ Home of Steven Chabot and his writings on knowledge, books, computers, and libraries. Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:19:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-beta2 hourly 1 By: Steven Chabot http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Steven Chabot Tue, 17 Oct 2006 16:12:11 +0000 http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/#comment-237 <p>Katy,</p> <p>Actually, it doesn't cost anything to take extra courses even if you are enrolled. There is a single fee for a Master's degree, and each course on top is not more money. I know, I am taking 5 right now.</p> <p>I know there is a novel book club, but what I have in mind would be more like a close reading and discussion group.</p> <p>As I have 2 comments on this post now, and many comments in real life, I think this is a common conception about the course.</p> Katy,

Actually, it doesn’t cost anything to take extra courses even if you are enrolled. There is a single fee for a Master’s degree, and each course on top is not more money. I know, I am taking 5 right now.

I know there is a novel book club, but what I have in mind would be more like a close reading and discussion group.

As I have 2 comments on this post now, and many comments in real life, I think this is a common conception about the course.

]]> By: Katy http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/comment-page-1/#comment-232 Katy Tue, 17 Oct 2006 13:34:09 +0000 http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/#comment-232 <p>I am feeling the same way about my classes. I really just want some sort of deeper discussion! It is such a change from the debates I had in my history undergrad classes. My relief is that I am auditing a class in Czech drama. Its free to audit and you don't have to do any of the essays, but I still go to class and discuss. It is such a nice change from some of the FIS classes. We need some sort of bookclub.</p> I am feeling the same way about my classes. I really just want some sort of deeper discussion! It is such a change from the debates I had in my history undergrad classes. My relief is that I am auditing a class in Czech drama. Its free to audit and you don’t have to do any of the essays, but I still go to class and discuss. It is such a nice change from some of the FIS classes. We need some sort of bookclub.

]]> By: Sandra http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/comment-page-1/#comment-206 Sandra Fri, 13 Oct 2006 02:37:31 +0000 http://subjectobject.net/2006/10/12/mist-month-one-update/#comment-206 <p>Hey Steven, Thanks for the compliment about my blog name!<br /> I just wanted to say that I completely agree with you about #4. It doesn't really seem to matter what the prof thinks because in the end, the TA will be the one grading the assignment. Heard of the recency/primacy effects? Those can really effect what grades we get depending on what order the papers get marked in!</p> <p>I did my undergrad in Business Management, so some of this stuff is familiar, but that doesn't make things any simpler for me.</p> Hey Steven, Thanks for the compliment about my blog name!
I just wanted to say that I completely agree with you about #4. It doesn’t really seem to matter what the prof thinks because in the end, the TA will be the one grading the assignment. Heard of the recency/primacy effects? Those can really effect what grades we get depending on what order the papers get marked in!

I did my undergrad in Business Management, so some of this stuff is familiar, but that doesn’t make things any simpler for me.

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