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Who Participates in IAP
About the Print IAP Guide
Using the Online IAP Guide
Updates and Schedule Changes
Snow Days
Acknowledgements
Contact
Also see:
IAP 2008 Dates to Remember page
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IAP OVERVIEW
The Independent Activities Period (IAP) is a special four week
term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end
of the month. IAP 2008 takes place from January 7 through February
1.
For more than three decades, IAP has provided members of the MIT
community (students, faculty, staff, and alums) with a unique opportunity
to organize, sponsor and participate in a wide variety of activities,
including how-to sessions, forums, athletic endeavors, lecture series,
films, tours, recitals and contests.
For students and faculty, IAP provides a welcome break from the
academic routine of the fall and spring semesters. It offers opportunities
for creativity and flexibility in teaching and learning. Students
are encouraged to set their own educational agendas, pursue independent
projects, meet with faculty, or pursue many other options not possible
during the semester. Faculty are free to introduce innovative educational
experiments as IAP activities.
For all members of the MIT Community, IAP offers the perfect opportunity
to create offerings aimed at sharing a particular talent, expertise
or interest with others at the Institute. Some individuals and departments
offer seminars, lectures, and open houses as a way to showcase their
year-round efforts in supporting the MIT Community.
Others use IAP to share interests and talents not necessarily related
to their day-to-day MIT roles. Many faculty, staff, and students
organize activities based on personal interests, such as art, music,
film, cooking, and hobbies. As a result, IAP often gives us the
chance to learn something new about our fellow students, colleagues,
and friends.
IAP offerings are distinguished by their variety, innovative spirit,
and fusion of fun and learning. Past IAP activities have ranged
from credit activities such as human biochemistry lectures and community
service workshops, to noncredit offerings such as Meditteranean
cooking classes and improvisational comedy workshops.
With IAP, the possibilities are endless. We hope youll join
us in 2008.
Who Participates in IAP
- Non-credit activities are only open to members of the MIT community:
- students
- staff
- MIT alumni
- Non-credit activities should be organized for the entire MIT
community, not non-MIT groups or for the public at large. The
number of participants in IAP activities may be limited, but the
ability to participate may not be limited to members of a particular
group.
- All members of the MIT community can join the non-credit activities
listed in this online IAP Guide; activities are generally available
in more than thirty-five different categories (for more information,
see the IAP
Categories page). Some activities require advance sign-up,
but in many cases participants can simply show up at the stated
time.
- IAP subjects (for credit) are available to all students registered
in the fall or spring terms of the academic year.
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About the Print IAP Guide
Since October 2004, descriptions and schedules for IAP offerings
have been viewed online only. The Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) no longer
produces a paper IAP Guide.
Since its introduction in 1998, the online
IAP Guide has become a valuable resource for accurate and
up-to-the-minute IAP information and scheduling.
If you have any questions about the online IAP Guide, please don't
hesitate to contact us at iap-www@mit.edu.
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Using the online IAP Guide
Here's how to find subjects and activities using the online IAP
Guide:
- Subjects (taken for credit) are organized according to academic
department number and then by subject number (e.g. Course 1, 1.01,
1.02). See the For-credit
Subjects page.
- Activities (non-credit) are organized in three ways:
All IAP Subjects and Activities are indexed with an IAP search
engine. See the Search the IAP Guide
page.
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Updates and Schedule Changes
Updates will be made each evening to the online IAP Guide throughout
IAP. You will be able to check on what's currently happening on
campus, see any changes in activities' schedules, and find out about
new activities.
Snow Days
If the Institute must close due to snow, activity organizers will
decide whether to hold or cancel their activities. If they do cancel,
they should try, to the extent possible, to notify participants
(for instance, with a sign on the door or by e-mail) and may reschedule
the classes as they wish. Organizers should notify the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP) of rescheduled meetings so that they may be posted
on the web site.
Acknowledgements
- IAP Graphic Design: Wing Ngan, Ink Design
- Production: Melissa Martin-Greene
- IAP Posting System Software: Roberta Crumrine, IS&T
- IAP Posting System Programming: Roberta Crumrine and Stanley Zemon, IS&T
- Web Publishing Advisor: Thomas Pixton, PSB
- Student Groups Coordinator: Daniel Chapman
- Assistant Dean: Elizabeth Young
- Associate Dean: Michael Bergren
Contact
If you have questions regarding IAP please contact us at iap-www@mit.edu
or call (617) 253-1668.
The online IAP Guide is maintained by the Office of Undergraduate Advising and Academic Programming (UAAP), located in Room 7-104.
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