Academic Planning Videos
2011-12 Academic Planning Videos Overview
The following videos are designed to help you choose your first-year courses, plan for academic success, and to prepare for your first meeting with your Pre-Major Advisor. These videos complement, but do not replace the presentations that will occur on Wednesday during New Student Orientation (NSO). At the presentations on Wednesday you will have an opportunity to pose questions to the faculty who will be giving the presentations.
The outlines of the videos (with timestamps) are provided below.
Full List of Available Videos with Content Outlines
Choosing Courses in the Humanities and Arts
Professor Harry Elam, Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education, Department of Drama
00:00 - Why the Humanities?
01:58 - Choosing Courses in Drama
03:48 - Difference between Humanities and the Arts
04:41 - Freshmen Seminars in the Humanities
06:51 - What You Can Do with a Humanities Degree
09:00 - Research Opportunities in the Humanities
11:04 - Why Should a Non-Humanities Major Take Humanities Courses
Course Selection in Language Studies
Professor Elizabeth Bernhardt, Director of Stanford Language Center
00:00 - Requirements
01:02 - Offerings
02:59 - First-year Programs
05:00 - Second-year Programs
06:00 - Opportunities
07:07 - Technology
07:48 - Frequently Asked Questions
15:47 - Contacting the Language Center
16:15 - Some of your teachers
Choosing Courses in Classics
Professor Richard Martin, Department of Classics
00:00 - Definition of the Classics
00:42 - Overview of Classics Courses
04:25 - Overview of Courses in Translation
07:35 - Why Take Classics Courses
Choosing Courses in Statistics
Professor Ewart Thomas, Department of Psychology
00:00 - Definition of Statistics
01:10 - Goals of Statistics Courses
02:56 - Different Types of Statistics Courses
04:34 - How to Choose Your First Statistics Class
07:58 - How to Find More Information
09:16- Benefits of Taking Statistics
Choosing First-Year Math Courses
Professor Rafe Mazzeo, Department of Mathematics
00:00 - Overview of Math Department Offerings
01:08 - Why Take Math Courses
02:29 - Taking Math through the Mathematics Department or CME Program
03:54 - Where to Find More Information on Choosing Math Courses
04:54 - Choosing a First Math Course
06:45 - MATH 20 and 40 Series
08:50 - Extra Help Resources
09:20 - Switching Between Math Courses
09:55 - MATH 50 Series
12:00 - MATH 50H Series
13:08 - Classes beyond First-Year Math
13:47 - Getting a Math Major or Minor
Choosing Courses in Computational and Mathematical Engineering
Professor Vadim Khayms, Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering
00:00- Overview of CME
01:42- The CME Sequence
03:54- Different Scheduling Options to take CME Courses
Choosing Courses in Chemistry
Professor Chris Chidsey, Department of Chemistry and, by courtesy, of Chemical Engineering
00:00 - Introduction
00:49 - Choosing a First Chemistry Course
03:01 - Taking a Second-Year of Chemistry
04:43 - Laboratory Curriculum
05:05 - Organic Chemistry
06:21 - Freshman Seminars
Choosing Courses in Physics
Professor Patricia Burchat, Department of Physics
00:00 - Overview of Video
00:29 - Freshmen Seminars
04:50 - Three-Quarter Introductory Physics Sequences
05:54 - PHYSICS 20 Series
06:19 - PHYSICS 40 Series
07:09 - PHYSICS 60 Series
08:34 - The Placement Test
11:23 - When to start the PHYSICS 40 Sequence
12:52 - Taking a math class with physics
14:25 - Physics Majors
17:13 - Who to ask for more information
Choosing Courses in Earth Science
Dr. Julie Kennedy, Associate Director and Senior Lecturer in the School of Earth Sciences, Earth Sciences Program
00:30 - What Studying Earth Science Means at Stanford
01:47 - Overview of the School of Earth Sciences
02:05 - Department of Environmental Earth Systems Science
02:57 - Undergraduate Earth Systems Program
05:25 - Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences
06:33 - Department of Energy Resource Engineering
07:51 - Department of Geophysics
09:04 - Choosing a First Course in Earth Sciences
12:35 - Foundational Requirements
Choosing Courses for Pre-Med
Patricia Lewis and Ruby Mason, Academic Advisors in Undergraduate Advising and Research
00:00 - Introduction and Background
01:12 - What to Take in Your First Year
07:00 - Choosing an English Class
07:44 - What to do for Pre-Med besides taking classes
08:15 - Where to find out more
IHUM, PWR, and Intro Sems: Creating Synergy in Your First-Year Study Plan
Professors Russell Berman, Harry Elam, and Andrea Lunsford
Note: This video was filmed in 2010; Harry Elam is now the Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education and Prof. Nicholas Jenkins in the current Faculty Director of PWR.
00:00 - Professor Introductions
00:28 - Definition of the Stanford Introductory Studies Program
00:55 - Overview of PWR
00:55 - What PWR Classes Will Cover
02:55 - What a PWR Class Will Be Like
03:50 - Goals of the PWR Program
04:41 - Overview of IHUM
09:03 - The Winter/Spring Sequences
12:16 - Overview of Introductory Seminars
13:16 - Applying for an Introsem
16:13 - Overview of Stanford Introductory Studies
17:04 - Benefits of Introductory Studies Courses
Choosing Courses in Engineering
Professor Brad Osgood, Department of Electrical Engineering
00:00 - Introduction to Lecture
02:39 - Introduction to the School of Engineering
05:22 - The Computer Science Department
07:01 - The Electrical Engineering Department
08:09 - The Mechanical Engineering Department
08:54 - The Design School
11:14 - Civil and Environmental Engineering
12:16 - Material Science and Engineering
13:08 - Management Science and Engineering
14:20 - Bioengineering
16:12 - Overview of Majors
18:48 - The Handbook for Undergraduate Engineers
19:32 - Overview of Engineering Requirements
32:17 - Engineering and Biology
37:02 - Managing your freshman year
46:30 - Life after Stanford
49:45 - Conclusion and contact information
Time Management at Stanford
Adina Glickman, Associate Director for Academic Support in the Center for Teaching
00:00 - Introduction
00:43 - Structuring Free Time
01:56 - Organizing Your Time
02:09 - Procrastination/Planning
02:50 - Using a Calendar
03:47 - Planning Ahead
Writing at Stanford
Adina Glickman, Associate Director for Academic Support in the Center for Teaching
00:27 - Getting Started on an Essay
02:36 - Finishing an Essay
03:27 - Solving Typos and Bad Grammar