What Kinds of Courses Work Well? What Kinds Do Not?
Whether you are thinking about a Spring Break Away class and study trip OR a Summer study trip, we all worry about whether students will be interested and subscribe. There is a minimum number of students needed to make the economics of these trips work, so teaching a course that appeals to a wide group of students and choosing a destination/s that is appealing makes a difference. Here are a few things that we have learned:
For Spring Break Away Classes
- CORE classes work especially well
- General electives with wide appeal
- Courses for majors that can be open to non-majors and have NO prereqs
- See previous Spring Break Away courses
- Courses that don’t work well? A single section of a course required for majors
For Summer Courses
- A wide variety possible
- Undergraduate AND graduate courses can work
- See examples of 2010 summer programs or 2011 summer programs