i've seen quite a few posts on here from previous geron1a03 classes saying it's only twice a week and the monday classes are dropped by the prof. (joshi)

my timetable says monday, tuesday, thursday.

the course syllabus says tuesday and thursday.

which one would you follow? can't email prof really as monday class would potentially be THIS monday (jan 4th).

suggestions?

thanks

Go with the course syllabus. Make sure, however, that it is the syllabus for this term.

where do you find courses syllabuses?

clicked on 1a03 term 2 link...

http://www.socsci.mcmaster.c a/has-...Out lines.cfm

I would go to class on Monday. Usually, professors will show up on the first scheduled day, in your case Monday, and let the class know that from now on there wouldn't be classes held on Monday. They would also go over course outline that day. That's what I've experienced personally.

um, but syllabus says overview of course, expectations, etc. on the 5th... ?? 4th isn't mentioned at all. guess i'll just take my chances and hope i don't miss anything..

Week 1 INTRODUCTION/COURSE OVERVIEW
Jan. 5th& 7th REVIEW OF COURSE EXPECTATIONS
MYTHS, STEREOTYPES, AND CULTURAL IMAGES OF
AGING
TEXT: Chapter 1 (pp. 4 - 16)

Odds are they will just have the Monday class and then say there isn't going to be a Monday class from then on. That is why the syllabus doesn't mention Monday - Monday will no longer be a class day.

i had geront 1a03 last semester and we didn't have class monday...so it was only twice a week!! i loved this course and if you try to do well you will! good luck

so is there a monday class for this course? I got back to Canada 2 days ago so I havent been to classes yet.

Originally Posted by noghi

so is there a monday class for this course? I got back to Canada 2 days ago so I havent been to classes yet.

no. what happened the first week was some ppl showed up and they were given a brief review and sent home. then on tuesday, prof. joshi apologized for the mixup and did the whole thing from scratch. thursday's class was interrupted because a student had a medical emergency so the class was dismissed.

FYI - you will need to log on to SOLAR and sign up for a tutorial. Each tutorial has a TA assigned - the TA info is posted on ELM if you need to email and ask any questions or see what times each tutorial is held.

also, go to the gerontology site and download the course outline... at the back you will see two forms - one to take part in the discussion groups and one to volunteer with a senior's organization.

PICK ONLY ONE! if you're going to do the discussion group - the signup starts at 8:30 a.m. on Monday - I believe in KTH (forget which room - 226 or something like that).

if you're going to do the senior's org. make sure you pick up a police form and a workman's compensation form. you need to start researching at making contact with a place... only do the police form IF they need you to. everyone needs to do the insurance form. that way, if the org. doesn't cover you, McMaster does. Prof. Joshi also explained that some places might need you to take TB tests. The forms are all due Jan 21st I believe.

I know I'm not remembering everything exactly - but check the course outline - it explains it really well.

http://www.socsci.mcmaster.c a/has-...Out lines.cfm

click on the 09/10 link for 1A03 term 2. a 17 page .pdf pops up that you can print off.

Originally Posted by noghi

so is there a monday class for this course? I got back to Canada 2 days ago so I havent been to classes yet.

Yes there is a monday class, it's at 9:30 in JHE 376.

Originally Posted by jhan523

Yes there is a monday class, it's at 9:30 in JHE 376.

where did you get this information? because at lecture, the professor said IGNORE the timetable, there are NO monday classes.

Originally Posted by soltintal

where did you get this information? because at lecture, the professor said IGNORE the timetable, there are NO monday classes.

Interesting, I pulled it off the master time table. Have you looked in your course outline?

http://www.socsci.mcmaster.c a/has-...03.T2.0910.pdf

Yeah, no monday classes.