The major course overhaul I am planning pertains to the course materials, specifically readings. I have been relying on a textbook, but will replace the textbook with articles. I primarily will collect these articles from journals to which the SFSU Library subscribes. I will also supplement articles --both peer-reviewed and 'scholarly' popular press texts --with cases. I will write some cases on my own, which will take considerable time and practice; and other cases I will purchase (out-of-pocket; I lack departmental funds for this expenditure). The impact on students will be: more direct contact with the original source material (i.e., reading an empirical study instead of a textbook passage that summarizes it); practice with reading/digesting complex, empirical articles; research experience in locating articles through the library database; and more experience with analyzing/criticizing peer-reviewed texts. Students will also save a tremendous amount of money (see next section). Q11. What is the total savings per student? What is the total savings per semester?
$250+ per student, resulting in savings of $15,000 (when I teach 2 30-student sections) to $22,500 (when I teach 3 30-student sections)

What is the first semester the course was or will be offered with the affordable instructional materials?

$250+ per student, resulting in savings of $15,000 (when I teach 2 30-student sections) to $22,500 (when I teach 3 30-student sections)