Group |
DATE |
TITLE |
LECTURER |
A |
August 25 |
Can the study of personality be scientific? |
Dr. Kevin Lanning |
A |
September 1 |
Playgoing in Shakespeare's London: 1574-1642 |
Dr. Michael Harrawood |
A |
September 8 |
The moral obligation to obey the law |
Dr. Mark Tunick |
A |
September 15 |
Lived Religion, Transnational Identity, and Collective Action among the Maya of Jupiter |
Dr. Tim Steigenga |
B |
September 22 |
The Maldives Mystery |
Dr. Jacqueline Fewkes |
B |
September 29 |
Image Compression: Putting Square Images through Round Wires |
Dr. Eugene Belogay |
B |
October 6 |
The Clandestine Literature of the Last Muslims of Spain
|
Dr. Miguel Vázquez |
B |
October 13 |
Castaways, Stowaways and Illegal Immigrants |
Dr. Jon Moore |
C |
October 20 |
Africa: A Personal Perspective on Democracy and Education |
Harry A. Johnston, former state senator, U.S. Congressman, and Special Envoy to the Sudan |
C |
October 27 |
The War on Terror: Civil Rights and Civil Liberties |
Prof. Donald Downs, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
C |
November 3 |
Optimizing Conditions for Arson Investigation |
Dr. Eugene Smith |
|
November 10 |
Veteran's Day |
|
C |
November 17 |
Nietzsche and the Poetry of Technology |
Dr. Dan White |
|
November 23 |
Thanksgiving Recess
|
|
Course Requirements:
Attendance: You should attend all of the forum presentations. Attendance will be taken either at the beginning or the end of each forum. In addition, the attendance policy is subject to the honor code. Please arrive 10 minutes before the forum is to begin as tardiness is disrespectful to the speaker and your classmates. If you are late, you will not receive credit for attendance.
Please silence your cell phones and pagers upon entering the auditorium. No laptops allowed.
Assignment: A single 4-page paper critically analyzing three talks, one from Group A, one from Group B, and one from Group C is to be turned into to your advisor no later than Monday, November 20, 2006. After being graded, this paper will be placed in your Writing Portfolio.
Course Evaluation:
This course is graded S/U. You need a minimum of 70 points to pass the course with a grade of satisfactory. Attendance is 60% of the grade and the paper is 40% of the grade. You will receive 5 points for each of the 12 forum talks you attend and your paper will be graded on a scale of 0 to 40 points.
