Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change according to the needs of the class. I will announce any changes to this schedule should the need present itself. Class meetings take place on Thursdays from 6 to 9:30pm unless otherwise noted. All on-site meetings will take place in Humanities 490.
Date |
On-site Lesson |
Online Lesson |
September 5, 2013 |
Introduction
Course Overview
Contexts of Graduate Study |
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September 12, 2013 |
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Profile of a Discipline: English
Kazuo Ishiguro, Never Let Me Go
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September 19, 2013 |
Interdisciplinary Critical Context |
Michel Foucault, Discipline and Punish |
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September 26, 2013 |
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Foucault, continued |
October 3, 2013 |
Research
Swales and Feak, Units Seven and Eight
Guest Presenter: Tom Ambrosi
Documentation Styles: MLA, Chicago, APA
Meet in Library 115. |
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October 10, 2013 |
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Online Writing Workshop Swales and Feak, Academic Writing for Graduate Students, Units One and Three
The Mechanics of Academic Writing |
October 17, 2013 |
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Disciplines, Interdisciplinarity, Transdisciplinarity
Leavy, Essentials of Transdisciplinary Research, Chs. 1-3
Gaddis, The Landscape of History, Chs. 1-4 |
October 24, 2013 |
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Leavy, Chs. 4-6
Gaddis, The Landscape of History, Chs. 5-8
Annotated Bibliography Due |
October 31, 2013 |
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Midterm online assignment (TBD) in place of virtual class meeting |
November 7, 2013 |
Case Studies in the Environment Anthology:
Ch. 5The Paradox of Sustainable Development |
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November 14, 2013 |
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Case Studies in the Environment Anthology: Ch. 9What Is Wilderness and Do We Need It? |
November 21, 2013 |
Case Studies in the Environment Anthology: Ch. 26Coda
Peer Editing of Research Papers |
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November 28, 2013 |
Thanksgiving Break |
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December 5, 2013 |
Research Presentations |
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December 12, 2013 |
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Final Drafts of Research Papers Due (by e-mail attachment) |
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