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Educ101: Improving Education Systems in Developing Countries. Information & Q&A Session September 1, 2010. Agenda. Introductions Overview of Course Overview of Assignments Q&A. Introductions. Professor Fernando Reimers (fernando_reimers@harvard.edu) Teaching Fellows:
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Educ101: Improving Education Systems in Developing Countries Information & Q&A Session September 1, 2010
Agenda • Introductions • Overview of Course • Overview of Assignments • Q&A
Introductions • Professor Fernando Reimers • (fernando_reimers@harvard.edu) • Teaching Fellows: • Connie Chung (Connie@mail.harvard.edu) • Julia Van Alst (jhv550@mail.harvard.edu) • Participants • 1 min on your background and interests, including why you are taking this course
Overview of Course • Lecture – uploaded Friday • Sections: begin week of 9/13 • Monday, 5-6:30PM EST (Connie) • Wednesday, 9-10:30AM EST (Julia) • Section assignments will be sent out evening of 9/1 • Online Participation: • Reading Questions • Minute Paper • Online Forum
Overview of Assignments • Class participation (25%) • Paper 1: 5pp. Policy Challenge (15%) • Due 10/1, 10PM EST • Paper 2: 7-10pp. Literature Review (25%) • Due: 11/12, 10PM EST • Paper 3: 20-25pp. Research Paper (35%) • Outline/ Bibliography due 11/29 • Final paper due 12/13, 10PM EST
Contact Information • Professor Fernando Reimers Email: Fernando_Reimers@harvard.edu Teaching Fellows: Connie K Chung Email: connie@mail.harvard.edu Julia Van Alst Email: jhv550@mail.harvard.edu