INT 115 WY2 First-Year Seminar Fall 2005
Migration and Transformation: How does Science and Technology Influence them
Dr. Hollis Williams
williamsh@trinitydc.edu
Class and Lab Schedule Office Hours
Tuesday & Thursday 1:30 - 2:45 p.m. Wed 1:00- 2:00 pm Tue & Thur 3:00- 4:00 pm
The INT 115 course is required of all first-year students and offers students the opportunity to confront both old and new ideas and issues in a variety of formats and to analyze their meaning and impact on a student’s life.
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The first-year seminar introduces the student to concepts from an interdisciplinary vantage and encourages the student to participate in learning from discussions, critical reading and viewing of material, and directed writing assignments. This year INT 115 will look at the concept of migration and
transformation. Each section of the course will study this concept from a different perspective. This section of the INT 115, Fall 2005 course will investigate the concept of Human Migration and Transformation by focusing on Science and Technology. Human migration and transformation has been strongly affected by the science and technology throughout human existence. Some technology and science has also been affected or changed by the human migration and transformation. There will be assigned readings (articles, online materials, book chapters), viewing materials (films and television programs), and other sources that will serve as reference material for the course.
METHODS
Material will be presented in the class by class discussions, oral presentations, readings, and video and audio programs. The student is encouraged to actively participate in the lecture - discussions. Questions by students are always welcomed by the instructor. Writing assignments will be collected on a regular basis. The assignments will promote the development of critical reading and viewing skills and skills appropriate to the writing of college-level essays. Writing assignments may include but are not restricted to the following: academic journal, summary, critical analysis, film review or literary analysis, comparison and contrast essay, extended definition, feed forward folder. The specifics of the assignments and the requirements for each assignment will be explained during the semester.
The students grade will be based on the scores of the assigned work as follows: academic journal (15%) , writing assignments (40% total), CBL portfolio (25%), oral presentation (10%), and attendance (including punctuality) and participation (10%). Assignments are due at the beginning of class. Unless there is prior notification there will be a twenty percent penalty for each calendar day that an assignment is late. A grading rubric will be available for each assignment.
The CBL portfolio will include the forms, guided reflections, journal observation entries, reflective paper and other materials designated by the instructor. More material will be given to the students during the semester.
TEXTBOOKS AND MATERIALS
The following materials may be used as source material in the course. This list is not necessarily exclusive.
Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery by Isaac Asimov 1989
A History of Great Inventions by James Dyson 2001
Science and Technology in world History by James E. McClellan III and Harold Dorn 1999
Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond 1999
"10 Greatest Inventions" by Tamim Ansary
"Human migration: theory, models, and empirical studies." by Greenwood MJ.
Videos
"Whale Rider"
"Journey of Man"
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY
In accordance with the Academic Regulations students are
required to adhere to the Honor Policy.
Students should spend some time reviewing the policy as stated in the
catalog and the student handbook.
Students in the INT 115 course are encouraged to seek help, go to the
SCHEDULE
The following list will be used as a guide for the semester. This schedule will allow us to study the material outlined in the course guide. Remember it is a guide only, it is subject to change with notice from the instructor.
WEEK OF SUBJECT NOTES/ ASSIGNMENT
8/22 Introduction to the course
8/29 Introduction to CBL
9/5 Early Pre - Human History Add/Drop deadline (9/7)
9/12 Domestication of animals
9/19 The wheel and early tools
9/26 Writing and the printing press
10/3 The compass trasnportation techniques
10/10 Scientific method
10/17 Science and Technology
10/24 Astronomy
10/31 Biology
11/7 Chemistry Deadline for withdrawal from ALL Courses (11/12)
11/14 Mass production
11/21 Mass media
11/28 Computers and the internet
12/5 Oral presentations