About the Course
Communication Guidelines
Course Expectations
Grading Policy and Allocations
Resources and Course Schedule
100

Where to locate all of the course materials.

What is Canvas?

100

How to contact the instructor.

What is via Canvas email/inbox?

100

Expectation from the Summer@Brown program.

What is attend all classes in-person?

100

Requirements to receive a Certificate of Completion (“C”).

What is a satisfactory participation grade (~80%) and complete all course assignments by the last day of the course (Friday 7/10 at 11:59pm EST)?

100

A non-instructor resource for academic support.

Who are peers? // What is the Writing Center?

200

The two key fields from this course draws from.

What are food studies and media studies?

200

The contacts if you have trouble with the course site.

What are Brown’s Help Desk & Canvas support.

200

What submitting unique work that you have produced independently or with an assigned group maintains

What is academic integrity?

200

When the majority of assignments are due.

What is 30 minutes before class time? 

At 8:00am on the day listed unless otherwise indicated.

200

Email contact if you might require accommodations or modification of any course procedures. 


What is accessibility@brown.edu?

300

The only requirement for this class.

What is a device that connects to the internet such as a laptop, smartphone, etc.?

300

Topics that can be discussed via email.

What are brief questions about the course or any assignments?

300

The only way generative AI can be used in this course.

What is for idea generation?

300

The 3 components of the Countermarketing Project.

What are: 1) proposal, 2) presentation, and 3) reflection?


300

The last moment any assignments can be submitted.

What is Friday, July 10th at 11:59pm EST?

400

The material we will analyze in this class.

What is food media?

400

When and how office hours are scheduled.

What is after class by appointment?

400

What you include whenever you are referencing the work, words, or ideas of yourself, others, or generative AI.

What is a citation?

400

How grades on assignments with a rubric affect your final course certificate ("C" or "NC").

What is the grades will not affect whether one receives a “C” or “NC”? 

The only requirement is that all assignments are submitted by the last day of class.


400

The day our class does not meet.

What is Friday, July 3rd? 

In observation of Independence Day.

500

The two (or three) skill sets you will leave this class with.

What are media literacy, critical thinking, and research skills?

500

What to do if you cannot attend scheduled office hours.

What is email the instructor to schedule a virtual office hours appointment?

500

The tenets of active participation in this course.

What are 1) arrive to class on time, 2) read/view the assigned materials in advance of class, 3) complete assignments on time, 4) contribute during class activities/discussions and 5) only use devices for taking notes or in-class activities that require it?

500

When and how to request an extension?

What is before the assignment due date by emailing the instructor?

500

Some mechanisms through which individuals demonstrate diversity.

What are perspectives, experiences, assumptions, biases, and norms?