Really bad planning on the part of one of my professors.

[LaraMN]

Everyone knows that in a class with 30-40 people, there are going to be a bunch of drops, following the initial class meeting. My professor assigned us a project (due Tuesday for a once-weekly night class) that involved exchanging resumes via email with another classmate, and doing some work on our partner's resume. Well my partner JUST now emailed me back, informing me that she has dropped the class. I won't be able to talk to the instructor until Monday, and that will give me ONE freaking day to figure out what the hell I'M supposed to do, now. I have a night class Monday night, too, and not a hell of alot of time during the day to be working on homework during that day. Stupid. Who gives an assignment wholly contingent on a partner's input the first week of class when it's typical that a large chunk of students are going to drop?

:grr:

[LeftyMom]

1. yep, that's pretty stupid

Can you email the prof to get instructions sooner? I know at my school all instructors list their email in the syllabus and the school website has a directory.

[LaraMN]

4. I tried. Maybe he'll check his email tomorrow.

Gah! No matter how much you try to stay on top of things...:eyes:

[LeftyMom]

6. Is there a class message board?

I'd also try hopping on to see if anybody else could use a new partner.

[LaraMN]

10. No- I wish there were!

I bet there are at least a few other people in my situation.

[LeftyMom]

11. That stinks.

Most of our classes are on Blackboard, which makes life quite a bit easier I think.

[Maddy McCall]

2. New prof?

You're right. That is bad planning.

Any chance you can forward the other student's email to your professor and tell him that you now have no partner and cannot complete the assignment without one? You can probably get an answer this weekend, since most profs read their email even on weekends.

Is this a graded assignment, or just kind of an introductory one to the class that isn't graded?

[LaraMN]

7. That's exactly what I did.

I hope he does read his email!

I'm thinking it's not a graded assignment- his syllabus isn't very clear, though.

[mykpart]

3. Maybe you could make up a hypothetical resume

and then critique it. Or do the work on your own resume that your partner would have done. Bet you aren't the only one in class with this problem!

[LaraMN]

8. Oh- maybe I could use my husband's.

I should ask that. Thanks for getting me thinking. I also suspect I'm not the only person running into this particular difficulty.

[philosophie_en_rose]

5. Maybe try to critique a resume online?

Just as a backup?

:shrug:

[LaraMN]

9. Not a bad idea, either.

The exercise is primarily to identify ways to develop a more unique format, so I'd think just about any template- format resume might do.