Students are expected to read the assigned texts, listen to lecture, take online quizzes, post regularly to the bulletin board, and complete one or more essay exams. The syllabus contains the course schedule, including deadlines for quizzes and exams.
Although online courses allow for a certain flexibility, the quiz and exam deadlines are absolute. To succeed in the course, it is recommended that students work steadily and do not leave the readings and lectures until just before immenent deadlines.
CreditsLit Trans 337:
All students should be taking the course for 3
credits. A fourth credit requires a paper. The fourth
credit option is not available during the summer.
Scan 424:
This version of the course requires a knowledge of the
Scandinavian languages. During the semester, all students should
take the course for 4 credits, and are required to write a paper. During
the semester, all students should take the course for 3 credits. The
fourth credit option is not available during the summer. Students
should contact the instructor about locating course materials in the
Scandinavian languages.
The online quizzes are geared to the content of the lectures. It is rather like taking attendance in a conventional class. You must take all the quizzes in order to pass the course. You are expected to get more right than you get wrong.
Bulletin BoardStudents earn participation points by posting regularly to the course bulletin board. During the semester, students are expected to post a minimum of 4 points per week. During the summer, students are expected to post a minimum of 10 points per week. Points are calculated as follows:
1 point: Student makes a statement or asks a question.
2 points: Student responds to a statement made by another student.
3 points: Student integrates statements by two other students in their response.
High-quality, active participation in discussions can raise your grade one letter (AB becomes A). Minimal participation means that the grade you receive on the final exam is the grade you get. No participation means that your grade is lowered one letter (A becomes AB).
Optional Chat & Discussion Section
Occasionally students may opt to earn participation points by taking part in live chat sessions (during the summer) or attending an in-class discussion section (during the semester). See syllabus or timetable for availability, time, and location, if appropriate.
ExamsThe exams in this course are essay exams, which are open book and open note. The exams are emailed to students and returned within 48 hours. See the syllabus for the exam schedule. If you are curious, let me tell you how I grade essay exams.
Required Course MaterialsTexts
- Jacobsen, Jens Peter. Niels Lyhne (Fjord Press)
- Kierkegaard, Søren, A Seducer’s Diary (Princeton University Press)
- Hamsun, Knut, Mysteries (Penguin Books)
- Ibsen, Henrik. When We Dead Awaken (Ivan R. Dee Publishing)
- Ibsen, Henrik. A Doll’s House (Ivan R. Dee Publishing)
- Strindberg, August. The Father and A Dreamplay (Harlan Davidson)
- Blicher, Sten Steensen. Tardy Awakening and Other Stories (WITS)
- Andersen, Hans Christian. The Shadow and Other Tales (WITS)
- Short Stories from Norway (WITS)
- Sex and the Modern Breakthrough (WITS)
- Some texts are available online. See Supplementary Materials.
If you are taking the course as Scan 424, texts are available online in the Supplementary Materials section of the course.
If you have a PC and an inadequate internet connection, you may want to consider purchasing the lectures on CD-ROM, for the sake of convenience.
Technology RequirementsTechnology Component |
Requirement |
Notes |
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Learn@UW tools |
See "Student Resources" on the course homepage for browser requirements |
If you have problems using Learn@UW contact the HelpDesk ( 264-4357, help@doit.wisc.edu ) |
Lectures |
To view the lectures, you will need Flash Player 8 . |
Use the play, pause and forward/backward buttons that are embedded in the player on your screen. |
