Fall, 2006
Student-selected World Condition Issues Groups selected issues that were important to them as students at FGCU. They were asked to research the issue, and then gave an oral presentation to the class. They also prepared a web page that is intended to provide a guide for future students, and others to consider the process and results of their efforts. These pages fulfill the Civic Engagement Service Learning Component for this class. |
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| Group members | Issue |
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Jen Jernigan, Katie Johnson, Levi Pancake, Lyndsey Barna, Andrea Voss |
Growth
at FGCU focus on housing check out their
myspace site for their
civic engagement project
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Noel Wingers, Shea Riggs, Ashley Williams, Chris Quinones (not pictured Gabe Pean) |
Growth
at FGCU focus on parking issues
check out
this webpage for their civic engagement project
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Christal Pipkin, Erin Hicks, Lindsey Garven, Katelyn Wyatt, Bill Caldwell, Rachael Abrams |
Affordable housing in Lee and Collier County (click to view their web page) |
Walt Prescott, Christi Linardich, Kristy Burja, Jill Castellano |
Development in the Density Reduction/Groundwater Resource Area (DR/GR) check out their myspace site for their civic engagement project. |
Jim Gemmill, Andy Cross, Liz Rentel |
Deciding how to vote in the November 2006 elections |
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Jackie Brown, Don Kennedy (Shawn Kendig not pictured)
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A
Charlotte Campus for FGCU check out their power point presentation here |
 Wendy Walter-Haas, Melissa Dsouza, Kelly Burja, Sabrina Tomka |
The No Child Left Behind Act and Florida's A++ program |
| Integrated Core Senior Seminar | |
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Nora
E. Demers, Ph.D.,
Comparative Immunology
Associate Professor Biology and Interdisciplinary Studies Office: Whitaker 218
Just send a
note, stop by or give me a call to make an appointment.
Phone: (239) 590-7211 Fax: (239) 590-7200 ndemers@fgcu.edu
This is not an
"easy" class but it is very interesting and
rewarding.
I encourage you
to work with others on similar topics or take advantage of the
opportunity to work with a group.
Disability Statement:
Florida Gulf Coast University, in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the university’s guiding principles, will provide classroom and academic accommodations to students with documented disabilities. If you need to request an accommodation in this class due to a disability, or you suspect that your academic performances is affected by a disability, please see me or contact the Office of Adaptive Services. The Office of Adaptive Services is located in McTarnaghan Hall, room 214. The phone number is 590-7956 or TTY 590-7930 Students will also be expected to identify and use a wide variety of resources available through the library and world wide web. Cheating, dishonesty, and plagiarism will not be tolerated and may result in failure of the assignment and/or course. Please review these articles on plagiarism: "What is Plagiarism at Indiana University"; "How to Avoid Plagiarism"; "Avoiding Plagiarism"
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This course is part of the Collegium of Integrated Learning and is required for the B.A. in Liberal Studies. Students and faculty will work together to investigate selected contemporary science/technology issues and problems and how they have developed across time. Individually and in teams, students will develop "intellectual histories" of an issue or problem that matters to them as students and individuals of our society. . These "histories" will require building an integrated context by examining issues through the perspectives and methods of knowing in the social sciences, natural sciences, and humanities. Organized in interdisciplinary ways and problem-based, the course will stress engaged learning. Students will be expected to formulate their own interpretations and responses to the issues and provide suggestions for future students and others on how to become aware and civically engaged in these societal issues. . Consequently, success in the course will rely heavily on critical, creative, systematic, and collaborative thinking and the sophisticated use of communication, information, and technological skills. Required text: TEXTS Nosich, Gerald M. (2004). Learning to think things through: A guide to critical thinking across the curriculum (2nd Edition). NJ: Prentice Hall. Honore, Carl. (2004). In praise of slowness: Challenging the cult of speed. Harper San Francisco. Recommended text NY TIMES: We’ll routinely base conversations and discussions around the daily NY TIMES that you can pick up free at various locations around campus. Loeb, Paul Rogat. (2004). The impossible will take a little while: A citizen’s guide to hope in a time of fear. NY: Basic Books.
Download Syllabus for Fall, 2006
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