The Packet Availability Board
for Fall 2008 will be available on September 3, 2008
Faculty and Staff can now access Request 3.0.
Introduction
What is the Course Materials Office? The Course Materials Office,
or CMO, is a service provided by the Harvard Kennedy
School for the
distribution of course materials to students either directly in the form of
course packets or indirectly through classroom handouts. Packets are
customized anthologies of xerographically reproduced reading selections
prepared by your instructors.
Some course materials are distributed directly to you in the
classroom and are referred to as "classroom handouts." Classroom
handouts are not distributed by the CMO. If you miss a class and did not
receive a handout, or misplace your handout, you should speak with the
instructor's staff assistant on how to obtain a copy. Please note that you
are term billed for classroom handouts. For additional information, please see
“Classroom Handouts” further below.
Hard cover and paperback textbooks are available at the Harvard
Coop Bookstore located in Harvard Square. Student in courses
jointly listed with the FAS may want to use UC Books to search the internet
for books for those courses.
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The CMO and the Copyright Law
The Course Materials Office and the Copyright Law. The Course Materials Office
secures permission from copyright owners to reproduce, for a specified
semester and a specified course, each item used in a Harvard Kennedy
School packet or
classroom handout. Any further reproduction of this material by any
individual, school or department other than the Course Materials Office at
the Harvard Kennedy School
is not authorized and is a violation of the copyright law of the United States
(Title 17) and may result in civil and/or criminal prosecution.
Office of the General Counsel. For information on the
copyright law in your role as an employee of the University, please contact
the Office of the General Counsel.
http://www.ogc.harvard.edu/
United States Copyright Office. For information on the copyright law in
general, please contact the United States Copyright Office.
http://www.copyright.gov/
Fair Use. The “fair use”
section of the copyright law is frequently misunderstood. Reproduction of
materials for nonprofit educational use is only one of four conditions that
have to be met. For additional information, please see section 107, “Limitations on exclusive rights: Fair use” in
Title 17 of the United States Code.
http://www.copyright.gov/title17/92chap1.html#107
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Hours of Distribution to
Students
Distribution
of Fall 2008 packets will begin on Wednesday, September 3rd at
9:30am and end at 5:00pm on Tuesday, December 9 th.
Hours of distribution to
students………..............9:30am to 5:00pm
The CMO will be closed on:
Columbus Day,
Monday, October 13th
Veterans’
Day, Tuesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving,
Thursday and Friday, November 27th and 28th
Last day for the
distribution of fall semester packets is Tuesday, December 9th.
Please be
aware that the CMO performs a number of time-sensitive duties outside the
regular distribution hours noted above. While the CMO may be staffed prior
to opening and after closing, these activities require us to strictly
maintain our hours. We understand that this may occasionally be an
inconvenience to you, but we will not distribute packets to students
outside our posted hours. If you need to read a packet and the CMO is
closed, please use the reserve copy available at the Harvard Kennedy School
library.
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Student Course Evaluations
Student Course Evaluations. Each year, students enrolled in Harvard Kennedy
School courses
evaluate those courses. They rate such things as the overall quality of the
course, faculty effectiveness and the utility of the readings. The Student
Course Evaluations guidebook gives the results of the course evaluations
for courses offered during the previous academic year. Copies of the
Student Course Evaluations are available for review at the CMO and are
placed on reserve at the Harvard
Kennedy School
library. You can also access the Student Course Evaluations by logging on
the HKS intranet at http://www.hks.harvard.edu/degrees/teaching-and-courses/evaluations
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How You Pay for Course
Materials: Your Term Bill Account
Your Harvard
University
student identification card functions like a charge card. You must present you
ID card in order to purchase a packet. All your packet purchases are term
billed using your I.D. number.
The CMO sends your term bill to the Student Billing Office
monthly. The amount that appears will be cumulative, not itemized. If you
need an itemized report of your purchases, please stop by the CMO and we
will print a report for you. Or send an email and we will respond with a
pdf attachment.
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Cost of Course Materials and Classroom Handouts
Here are reports on the cost of course materials for Academic Year
2006. They are not a "price list" of what a student will pay for
a particular course during the Fall 2006 or Spring 2007 semesters, but they
may provide reasonable information with which to predict course costs.
The CMO is
required to recover the cost of copying and any copyright fees for
materials ordered through this office for distribution to students outside
of the CMO. Students are billed for classroom handouts after the semester
ends (the cost of classroom handouts is included in the reports below).
Fall 2003
Spring 2004
Fall 2004
Spring 2005
Fall 2005
Spring 2006
Fall 2006
Spring
2007
Fall 2007
Spring 2008
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Return Policy
Return Policy. Course materials cannot be returned
for a refund, exchange or credit.
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Current Syllabi
Syllabi through the HKS home page. You can access course
information through the Harvard
Kennedy School
home page under HKS Courses.
http://ksgaccman.harvard.edu/courses/
These pages contain standard catalogue information (course number,
title, faculty name and biography, schedule, credit, and jointly listed
course numbers) and the course description. In addition, the course
prospectus and syllabus will be added by the faculty themselves if they so
choose.
If the faculty member has an additional course page with more
information (or course materials) you will find the URL listed at the top
of the page.
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"Sold Out" Packets
What do I do if the packet I want is marked "Sold
Out?"
Please come
to the CMO window and let us know that you want a copy of the sold out
packet. The packet you need will be added to our reorder list. During the
first two weeks of the semester, a simple "tick" mark is placed
next to every request we receive. The "tick" marks represent
a "blind tally." It is important for you to understand that the
packet is not being ordered specifically for you. However, we will order
two to three times the number of “tick” marks accumulated. This
approach minimizes the chance that we will sell out again. However, it is
in your interest to stop by the CMO the following morning when we open at
9:30am to maximize your chance of purchasing a reordered copy.
Sold out packets are not
automatically reordered. The CMO only reorders those packets for which we
receive requests. If there are no requests for a reorder, then no copies of
that packet are reordered.
Can I reserve a packet in my name? After the first two weeks of
the semester, the CMO switches to pre-pay system for sold out packets. With
this system, the packet is paid for in advance, ordered and held
specifically under your name. Your packet will be held for you through the
end of the semester.
When will the reorder be ready? Reordered packets are
generally available the following morning. It is recommended that you stop
by the CMO when we open and check the Packet Availability Board. If the
packet is still marked "sold out," check later in the morning.
After the reordered packet is received, the "sold out" marker is
removed.
What do I do in the meantime? At least one copy of every
packet is placed on reserve at the Harvard Kennedy School Library. You can
check out a packet for three hours during the day or, if borrowed within
three hours of closing, overnight. Packets checked out overnight are due a
half hour after the library opens.
What if I am not a Harvard Student? Cross-registered students can
check out packets on reserve by obtaining a Special Borrower's Card from
Widener Library's Special Privilege Desk. You will need to produce your
cross-registration form to get the card. You can still check out a packet
for the allowed time prior to getting your card. The library will retain
your school identification card until you return the packet.
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Stata Software
Stata Software. Stata software and manuals for
both Windows and Macintosh are available at the CMO. For more information,
come to the CMO or call 617-495-1372.
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Comments and Suggestions
Your comments and suggestions are appreciated. Please direct your
comments and suggestions to the attention of Michael McLaughlin at the CMO
in person (Belfer G-7, just a few feet from the student mailboxes in the
"Town Hall"), by telephone (495-1372), or by email (CMO@ksg.harvard.edu).
Spring 2009 Memo
for Faculty Assistants and Others Involved in the Preparation of Course Materials.
Memo
on "Paper Copy of Online Readings" Packets
Requesting
HKS Cases to Post on Course Webpage
Reducing
Student Costs for Course Packets: Online Materials
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Updated January 8, 2007
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