GERALD RICHMAN'S ACADEMIC HOME PAGE: IS 111

INTEGRATED STUDIES PROGRAM, SUFFOLK UNIVERSITY

COURSE DESCRIPTION, TEXTS, SCHEDULE, REQUIREMENTS AND GRADES: JOURNALS AND RESPONSES, GROUP PROJECTS, FINAL EXAM, MUSEUM FIELDWORK, CULTURAL AND INTELLECTUAL EVENTS, CLASS PARTICIPATION, and IS 111 RESOURCES AND ANTHOLOGY

FALL 2005

IS 111 I Sciences and Humanities MW 1:00-2:15 Donahue 218B

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GERALD RICHMAN'S ACADEMIC PAGE

IS PROGRAM HOME PAGE

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Because this page will be updated throughout the semester, please consult it freqently. I will announce major changes and additions in class.

Course Description

Integrated Studies is a two-course sequence (IS 111 and IS 112) that, by careful reading and discussion of key texts, introduces students to some of the fundamental problems, ideas, and methods of inquiry in the arts and sciences.

Goals: There are two main goals of this course--to develop the skills, confidence, and background necessary for successful academic and professional careers and to develop awareness of the connections among the various disciplines in the arts and sciences.

Methods: To achieve these goals, students must be active participants in their own education. The online system Blackboard will allow you to exchange ideas and information with me and with other students. For every class, study questions posted to the day's web page in Blackboard will foster class discussion and provide material for Journal entries.

Texts

Available from the Suffolk University Bookstore or the Reserve desk in the Sawyer Library

• Aristophanes, Lysistrata. trans. Henderson, 1988
• Gilgamesh, trans. Ferry, 1992. (Be sure to get this version.)
• Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual, 4th ed., 2004.
• Holy Bible, New International Version (or another version)
• Homer, The Odyssey, trans. Lombardo, 2000 (Be sure to get this version.)
• Kingston, Maxine Hong. The Woman Warrior, 1976.
• Plato, The Trial and Death of Socrates, trans. Grube, 3rd ed. (Be sure to get this version.)
• Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, trans. Grennan and Kitzinger, 2005.

Links to online readings are included on the class Schedule.

SCHEDULE

REQUIREMENTS AND GRADES

Education requires active participation of the whole class. We all have the obligation to contribute to the education of others in the class as well as our own. The only way to accomplish this is to attend class regularly, read texts carefully before class, complete assignments on time, bring books to class, and contribute to the discussion.

Before each class, you will post to Blackboard a Journal or Response writing assignment designed to provoke discussion and to provide practice in written analysis. These writings will be graded mainly for insight, originality, and supporting evidence.

A Final Exam will provide the opportunity to review and pull together the work of the whole semester.

Students with Disabilities

Students with documented disabilities who wish to request accommodations to ensure full participation in this and other courses should contact Assistant Dean Chris Giordano at (617) 573-8239.

Attendance

• Education is a contact sport. If you are not in class, you can not contribute to your own education and that of the other students; therefore, more than four absences during the semester will lower your grade. If you miss more than six classes, you will be in danger of failing the course and should speak to me about your options.

• If you miss a class, you are responsible for the material discussed in that class. Be sure to obtain notes (preferably from more than one student). Also, online audio and video Presentations on most (but not all) of the readings are available in Presentations in Blackboard. If you miss a class, you MUST view the relevant Presentations if available.

• But attendance in itself is not sufficient. Your grade will also be based on the quality of your participation. Bring your books to class.

• Please come to class on time prepared to stay the whole period. It is very annoying to the class if students are constantly coming and going. (Let me know, of course, of special circumstances.)

• Please turn-off cell phones and pagers!

Late Assignments

• More than three late assignments during the semester will lower your grade.

• You are responsible for all the material covered in class. Late Journals and Responses should reflect but not simply repeat class discussion, and will be graded accordingly. Better late than never, however.

• To pass the course, you must complete every assignment. Please speak to me if you are having trouble keeping up with readings and written work.

Class Web Site

• The syllabus, daily class materials, all assignments, exams, internet readings, and other resources are available on the class web site.

• Check the web site regularly for changes and addition of new resources.

• If you have any suggestions for adding to and/or improving this page, just let me know. Your contributions are welcome.

Grading

Course Requirements	Percentage of Grade
Journal Entries and Responses	20%
Group Project	20%
Museum Fieldwork	10%
Reports on Cutlural/Intellectual Events (4)	10%
Midterm Paper	15%
Final Exam	15%
Class Participation	10%