Everything on this syllabus is subject to change.Assignments are listed on the day they are DUE; for example, you need to have read the excerpt from the Furman catalogue for class on Jan 8.Note that this class meets Monday through Thursday, but not Friday.
Mon Jan 7: Introductions
Furman University Catalogue 2001-2002, “Introducing Furman”
Bird, “College is a Waste of Time and Money” (on reserve)
Anderson, “Purpose” from Prescribing the Life of the Mind (on reserve)
Wed Jan 9:
Part II EA
Choose which pair of articles you will use for minipaper (Reed/Pfleger 84-92 or Garcia/Chavez 126-34) and bring to class
Ch. 18 EA
Mon Jan 14:
Ch. 10 EA
Gordon and Mack in Is
Sex Education Necessary?
Read Haffner and Gow in Is Sex Education Necessary?
Tue Jan 15:
Do search for sources for evaluation/sex ed paper; bring results (written down) to class
Ch. 3, 20-22 EA
Wed Jan 16: Paper 1 Due
Thu Jan 17: Peer Critiques
Mon Jan 21:Conferences
Tue Jan 22: Conferences
Frontline Special (in class)
Lemann, “Afterword” from The Big Test (on reserve)
Thu Jan 24:
Two recent book reviews from the New Yorker (handouts)
Mon Jan 28:
Workshop on sources
Bring in research
Tue Jan 29:
Paper 2 Due
Wed Jan 30: Peer Critiques
Thu Jan 31: Conferences
Mon Feb 4: Conferences
Making
the Visual Argument
Tue Feb 5:Is there a problem?
Paper 2 Revisions due
Zinsmeister and Berliner from Education
Wed Feb 6: What should be done?
Steinberg, White, Haycock, and Reed from Education
Thu Feb 7: Introduction to web design
pp. 279-282 EA
Have websites selected for minipaper
Mon Feb 11: Web Workshop (meet in Johns 203)
Ch. 15 EA
Tue Feb 12: Web Workshop II (meet in Johns 203)
Minipaper 2 Due
Wed Feb 13: Web Workshop III (meet in Johns 203)
Thu Feb 14: Website due (on disk or CD)
Course evaluations
Mon Feb 18:Peer Critiques (meet in CCLC)
Tue Feb 19: Conferences
Wed Feb 20: Conferences (Study Day)
Final Website revisions due Thu Feb 21, 9:00 am, FH 114D