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...two shorter essays (4-6 pages) and one longer, comparative essay (9-10 pages), the last one. I will ask for brief proposals for the last essay...

...Proficiency in communicating about science and technology comes from both knowledge and practice, and this course emphasizes both. Through a variety of reading and writing assignments, we will examine general principles of good writing, as well as principles associated specifically with scientific... Learn about: New Media...

...will jump into the complexity of planning in New Orleans, a post-disaster city. City to City will ask how does a post-disaster city grapple with its ideas of identity... Learn about: Team Training...

...light of comments from the instructor and from their peers. Any number of themes can provide a point of departure for an introductory writing course... Learn about: Medical training, New Media, Public Health...

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...individually to discuss possible topics. In addition to the books on course reserve, Hayden has many excellent books relating to our topic; I'd be happy...

...This section of Expository Writing provides the opportunity for students- as readers, viewers, writers and speakers - to engage with social and ethical issues that they care deeply about. Through discussing selected documentary and feature films and the writings of such authors as Maya Angelou... Learn about: Communication Training, Maya training...

...While in recent decades, cultural boundaries (often built up with great effort by state and colonial/anti-colonial nationalisms over the past few centuries)...

...***Four lowest scores will be dropped at the end of the term. ****Two lowest scores will be dropped at the end of the term. Note: In principle...

...Most weeks, you will be assigned a problem set. Most of the questions in these assignments will ask you to draw and justify conclusions about data...

...but failure to respect the intellectual property of others counts as plagiarism. Plagiarism — use of another's intellectual work without acknowledgement — is a serious offense...

...offer students substantial opportunity for oral expression, through presentations, student-led discussion, or class participation. In order to guarantee...

...The second paper will discuss a socially/politically controversial topic concerning gender/sexuality. The third paper may examine the role of gender...

...and direct phrasings from someone else's work must be identified and properly footnoted. Quotations from other sources must be clearly marked as distinct...

...the concepts of anthropological and social theory to interpret cultural phenomena. Students will learn to write closely reasoned analyses of theoretical texts...

...In order to guarantee sufficient attention to student writing and opportunity for oral expression, sections of 24.00 are capped at 18 students...

...through presentations, student-led discussion, or class participation. As this is a CI subject, the oral component is essential. Active participation...

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...The science essay uses science to think about the human condition; it uses humanistic thinking to reflect on the possibilities and limits of science and technology. In this class we read and practice writing science essays of varied lengths and purposes. We will read a wide variety of science...