Class Overview

The SoCIETIE Initiative runs in every session and semester, but there are a few differences in how we focus:

  • Semester-based courses are generally supported with a regular series of KNoTs - this is great if you want to learn broadly over the pattern of semester
  • Autumn, Spring and Summer sessions are generally for independent projects - this is great if you want to dedicate time to a social impact project you are bringing to the course
  • Winter 2026 will host an intensive ‘Ideas Summit’

Assessment Milestones

The two main assessment items are the KNoT Completion Task and the Learning Portfolio.

KNoT Completion

The journey - this is a plan and record of the journey that you’re taking in the course, put together contemporaneously

Task Due AATD LAWS (Weighting)
Course Pathway Plan Fri Wk 2 Hurdle Hurdle (0%)
Course Pathway Plan Milestone Check-in Fri Wk 6 Optional Optional (0%)
KNoT Completion Evidence (Early submission) Fri Wk 10 Optional Optional (<20%)
KNoT Completion Evidence (Last call) Mon Wk 12 Hurdle Hurdle (0%)

Learning Portfolio

The impact - this is the record of the impact that you’re making in the course, brought together at the end

Task Due AATD LAWS (Weighting)
Learning Portfolio Scoping Plan Mon Wk 7 Optional Optional (<10%)
Learning Portfolio 3-min Presentation During Wk 12 Encouraged Encouraged (<10%)
Final learning Portfolio Fri Wk 12 Hurdle Hurdle (>60%)

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