Teaching
On this page, you will find information about the following:
How to contact me
Email is by far the most efficient way to contact me. If you need to
see me about something, information about my office hours is on your
course syllabus. If you are not taking a course with me right now then
send me a note to make arrangements for a meeting. When sending me
email, please include a meaningful subject line.
Students in the Internet and Society class
should send email to
is05~at~hargittai~dot~com.
Failing to follow these instructions may result in a considerably
delayed response.
How to request a letter of recommendation
I am happy to write recommendation letters for students. The longer I
have
known you and the more classes you have taken with me or projects we have
worked on together, the better. To write a letter of recommendation, I
will need the following information from you, as soon as possible:
1. Date the letter is due
2. Description of the program/fellowship/grant/job, etc. for which you
are applying
3. Details about mode of delivery (e.g. address to which I have to
send the letter, whether I have to sign the envelope, etc.)
4. Any information you think would be helpful for me to know about
your work and your interest in this particular
program/fellowship/grant/job that would help me write a targeted letter
I will need this information at least seven days before the deadline,
but ideally even sooner. It is also a good idea to send me a reminder two
days before the due date.
If you have questions about any of the above, please contact me.
How to contest a grade
A. If you disagree with my assessment of your performance on a graded
project
then you can contest your grade in the following manner:
1. Wait seven days after you receive your grade to get in touch with
me. (If this incident occurs at the end of a quarter, you may contact me
within seven days of receipt of your grade.)
2. Submit to me (electronically in text format and replicated
in hard copy
through campus mail) the following information:
- a) your name
- b) the course number in which the assignment occured
- c) the name/number of the assignment
- d) a one paragraph description of why you think you deserve a
different grade
- e) what you think would have been a fair grade
B. If you disagree with my assessment of your performance for an
entire
course then you should follow official university procedures to
contest
your grade.
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*You receive information about my office
hours in
the beginning of the quarter. This information is also posted on my
office door. For office location and telephone number, please consult the
NU directory.
