Micro Course Details

This form is used to collect the course information, textbooks, classroom, and IT needs for the Micro courses.

"*" indicates required fields

Instructor

Name*

First Last

Andrew ID*

Please enter the Account ID, not an email address or alias.

Email*

Enter Email Confirm Email

Department*

College*

Please indicate the semester and year when you intend to offer your micro course*

Course profile

Course number*

Confirmed course number (YOU will need to get a unique course number for your micro from your home department in Pittsburgh (typically they recycle defunct or retired course numbers); when possible and appropriate, xx-200 or xx-300 course numbers help students more than those with an introductory (xx-100) course number)

Course title*

Course description*

Schedule

CMU-Q's academic calendar can be found here (http://www.qatar.cmu.edu/academics-research/academic-calendar/). For help scheduling the dates of your micro, please remember that

The work week in Qatar is Sunday-Thursday (and Thursday night is our Friday night, so try to avoid holding classes on Thursdays if you're able)
Doha is +8 hours from Pittsburgh (+7 in DST; Qatar does not observe DST)
As a result of the time difference, micro classes in Doha will begin early evening local time (after regular classes have finished), which will be mid-late morning Pittsburgh time
The CMU-Q academic calendar differs from the Pittsburgh calendar, so be sure to check that you're not scheduling class on a day that CMU-Q has off
Be mindful of those critical times around middle and end of the semester to avoid conflicts with major assessments

Suggest a draft schedule for your micro (15 total contact hours)

Suggest a draft schedule for your micro (15 total contact hours), indicating the dates and timings of class sessions.

Micro classes generally run about 60-90 minutes long, and are held between 6-8 pm local Doha time (later during Ramadan, between 8-10 pm local Doha time).

You can also avail of a Saturday afternoon class during your in-person visit. Please be aware that you are only suggesting a plan here, and that adjustments will likely be necessary.

Example:

Depart PIT on Sun, Sep 14 / arrive DOH Mon, Sep 15

Tue, Sep 16, 6-7:30 pm in person

Wed, Sep 17, 6-7:30 pm in person

Sat, Sep 20, 10:30-12, lunch break, 1-2:30

Depart DOH Sun, Sep 21 / arrive PIT on Sun, Sep 21

Mon, Sep 22, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM

Wed, Sep 24, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM

Mon, Sep 29, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM

Wed, Oct 1, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM

Mon, Oct 6, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM

Wed, Oct 8, 6-7:30 pm ZOOM (final class)

Draft schedule for your micro*

Is this a brand new course?*

Yes

Key topics*

Prerequisite knowledge or courses*

Course relevance*

Course goals*

Assessment structure*

Learning resources*

Extra time commitments*

Course tags*

Grade option*

Max enrollment*

Will your class have a final exam?*

Yes

Do you need a textbook for this course?*

Yes

Textbook Information*

Title

ISBN

Book Format (Print or eBook)

Additional Textbook Information

Author(s)

Publisher

Edition (if applicable)

Textbook Order Comments

Please enter any other details or instructions about your textbooks.

Type of classroom for in-person sessions*

Classroom (Chairs/Tables)

Classroom (U-shaped)

PC Computer Classroom

Mac Computer Classroom

Lecture Hall

Lecture Hall (theater style)

Lecture Hall (Computer)

Videoconferencing (limited availability)

Lecture recording (limited availability)

Other classroom needs (e.g. whiteboards)

Do you need software for this course?*

Yes

Required software

Please list all the software needed for your Micro course.

Software name

Version

Software website

Install on my computer?

Install in clusters?

Install on Virtual.Qatar?

Install on a special server?

Is this an online software subscription?

Please enter any other software needs or instructions

Canvas and additional IT instructions

Will you be using Canvas for teaching this course?*

Yes

Please enter any other special IT needs or instructions

CORE COMPETENCY CONNECTION

To ensure a cohesive and impactful learning experience across our micro courses, all micro courses for the 2026-27 academic year must integrate at least one of Carnegie Mellon University's 4 Core Competencies. Each proposal should select a Core Competency that best aligns with the course's content and goals. Within this chosen competency, instructors should address two specific outcomes (specifically detailed below) to create consistent learning targets across courses.

1. Communication and Presentation

Prepare coherent and clearly organized oral, written, and visual products based on purpose, genre, context, and audience Develop independent, effective processes for setting communication goals, seeking and incorporating feedback, and revising to improve effectiveness

2. Collaboration and Teamwork

Prepare coherent and clearly organized oral, written, and visual products based on purpose, genre, context, and audience Participate in constructive dialogue to support both the process and product of the collaboration Plan, organize, and deliver coordinated work targeted to a project goal

3. Information and Data Literacy

Identify, define, and navigate the data and information landscape Critically evaluate data and information

4. Intercultural and Global Learning + DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion)

Consider, examine, and integrate differences between individual positions and those of others across multiple cultural contexts Demonstrate an attitude of inclusion by engaging mindfully across a diversity of lived experiences.

Which Core Competency will your micro course address? You may choose more than one, but you must select at least one.

Communication and Presentation

Collaboration and Teamwork

Information and Data Literacy

Intercultural and Global Learning + Community Excellence

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Internal CMUQ Community Engagement*

In addition to delivering their micro course, instructors are also asked to engage with the CMUQ community in another way. Historically this has been through the presentation of a public lecture to the community, but we are now including different alternatives such as micro faculty being guest lecturers in CMUQ classes, holding brown bag seminars with CMUQ faculty, hosting student workshops on careers within their field, etc. Please suggest a couple different options of how you could engage with our CMUQ community (i.e., title/abstract of a lecture you could give; subject area you could connect with CMUQ faculty/students/clubs about). In several weeks, CMUQ will reach out to finalize these plans with you in advance of the semester starting.

External Community Engagement*

In addition to (or in lieu of) delivering a guest lecture or connecting with our CMUQ community in some fashion, micro instructors are also requested to help CMUQ foster connections within our local Doha community in another way. We would like each micro instructor to suggest a 2 hour presentation/workshop that would be suitable for some of our external partners (this will be more like an executive education session for government ministries and corporate entities). Please suggest a few topics or ideas that you think might be appropriate for this format, and indicate any specific audiences you think it might appeal to. Not everyone will be asked to deliver this (it depends upon which topics we think will be a good match for our community partners).