How
to Determine
Units for IAP Subjects
Credit
Examples from
a previous IAP
Units of Credit for
Subjects
that Extend Into/Beyond IAP
The Role of the IAP
Coordinator
The Role of
the IAP
Department Administrator
How
to use the
For-Credit Subject
Posting Form
Obtaining
Audio-Visual
Equipment
Who Can Post IAP For-Credit Subjects?
Subjects offered for academic credit must be sponsored by an MIT academic department and must have faculty supervision. Only the academic department's designated IAP administrator may post a for-credit subject.
How
to Post IAP
Subjects
IAP '01 for-credit subjects must be submitted and posted electronically. Before you attempt to post a subject, you must obtain posting authorization from the IAP office. If you are not the authorized IAP Administrator or have questions about submiting subjects, please contact iap-www@mit.edu.In order to post an IAP subject you must have the following:
- An MIT username with password (generally this is your MIT Kerberos ID)
- An MIT personal certificate. (Those without an MIT personal certificate can obtain one here and follow the instructions. You will need to know your MIT ID number which appears on your MIT Card. This is NOT the same number as your social security number.)
Go to How to Use the For-Credit Subjects Posting Forms to find out how to use the electronic posting system.
Once you have prepared your subject electronically you may submit it for review by the IAP office. When your subject or activity has been approved, it will automatically be posted in this IAP '01 Online Guide. If submitted by 5pm, November 3, 2000, it will be published in the printed IAP Guide, as well. The printed IAP guide will be available in early December.
How to Determine the Correct Units for IAP Credit Subjects
1 unit = 1 hour per week x 13 weeks of fall or spring term = 13 hours
How often should a class meet?
Leader determines distribution of hours over 4 weeks of IAP19 class days and 1 holiday (Martin Luther King Day) in IAP 2001
Final exam within IAP (no examination period)
Hours should match units in MIT Bulletin
While unit breakdowns in MIT Bulletin do not represent IAP weekly loads, they provide the ratio of scheduled hours to outside work, such as:
1/2 (seminar with 2-0-4 units)
1/3 (subject with 3-0-9 units)If units are to be arranged, they should follow typical ratios of scheduled hours to outside work (see below)
Determine reasonable load of class and lab hours with enough time for outside work hours.
Some examples from a previous IAP:
3 units (1-0-2 for fall or spring week) = 39 total hours (13-0-26)
21W.798 Letter Writing (Special Topic in Writing)
One week, MTWRF, 10 am-12 noon
Total hours: 10 scheduled + estimated 29 outside = 39
Weekly load: 10 scheduled + estimated 29 outside = 3922.903 Neutron and X-Ray Reflectometry (Special Topic in Nuclear Engineering)
For three weeks, MW, 10 am-12 noon
Total hours: 12 scheduled + estimated 27 outside = 39
Weekly load: 4 scheduled + estimated 9 outside = 13
6 units (1-3-2 for fall or spring week) = 78 total hours (13-39-26)
2.670 Mechanical Engineering Tools
Section 1 (first two weeks of IAP): MTWRF, TWRF, 9 am-4 pm
Section 2 (last two weeks of IAP): MTWRF, MTWR, 9 am-4 pm
Total hours: 54 scheduled (excluding lunch) + estimated 24 outside = 78
Weekly load: 26 scheduled + estimated 13 outside = 39
9 units (2-0-7 for fall or spring week) = 117 total hours (26-0-91)
8.20 Introduction to Special Relativity
All four weeks of IAP, M-F (except MLK Day), 2-3:30 pm
Total hours: 28.5 scheduled + estimated 88.5 outside = 117
Weekly load: 7.5 scheduled + estimated 23.5 outside = 31
12 units (4-0-8 for fall or spring week) = 176 total hours (52-0-124)
21F.701 Spanish 1
3 1/2 weeks of IAP, M-F (except MLK Day), 9:30 am-12:30 pm
Total hours: 51 scheduled + estimated 125 outside = 176
Weekly load: 15 scheduled + estimated 35 outside = 50
