GNED 1003-- Foundations Tentative Schedule
Dates: April 26 - June 3, 1999
Days/times: Monday 2-4 pm, Wednesday 9 am- 11am, Thursday 3 -5 pm
Instructor: Karen Hamilton
Phone: 415-2900 (3569) Office: 460E (St. James- King Street)
email: kehamilt@gbrownc.on.ca
DATES |
TOPICS
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READINGS/TESTS/ |
Mon April 26 | Introduction/Gen Ed Survey- General Education/Generic Skills | Readings: Vision 2000/ Implications of our Technological Society |
Wed April 28 |
Video: From Information to Wisdom/ Critical Thinking Form groups for Science & Technology Project |
Readings: On Being a Critical Thinker, Myths and facts: How do we Know |
Thurs April 29 | The Scientific Method Stephen Hawking Video: Stephen Hawkings Universe:The Big Bang | Readings : Can We Know the Universe-Our Picture of the Universe |
Mon May 3 |
The Media: Are we being controlled? Noam Chomsky Video: Manufacturing Consent/Wag the Dog |
Handout on Chomsky |
Wed May 5 |
Art- What is Art Video: By Women's Hands or Sister Wendy |
Readings: Introduction to the Arts and Humanities/ Portrait of the Arts/Guernica |
Thurs May 6 |
No classes- Meet at Art Gallery of Ontario 6 pm Thursday May 6 instead of class |
Meet at Art Gallery Thurs
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Mon May 10 | Freud
Video :Freud Time to work on presentations |
Readings: Introduction to the Social Sciences/ Handouts |
Wed May 12 |
Learning
Theory |
Handout/Readings: Bridge And the Principle of Variable-Ratio Reinforcement/The Town B.F Skinner Boxed |
Thurs May 13 |
Science & Technology Group Presentations (25% of Final Mark) |
Presentations (25%) |
Mon May 17 |
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Presentations (25%) |
Wed May 19 |
Conformity, Compliance,Obedience--Video: Conformity |
Handouts / Readings: The Milgram Experiment on Social Norms |
Thurs May 20 |
Perception |
Handout |
Mon May 24 |
VICTORIA DAY HOLIDAY -NO CLASS |
NO CLASS |
Wed May 26 |
What is Responsibility? Malcolm
X --Video ** Art Gallery Assignment Due (25% of Final Mark) |
Art Gallery Assignment Due (25%) |
Thurs May 27 | Debates on Social Issues ( Individual marks-25% of final Mark | Debates |
Mon May 31 | Debates on Social Issues ( Individual marks-25% of final Mark | Debates |
Wed June 2 | Video: Sister Wendy's Story of Painting: Modernism Review for Final Exam |
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Thurs June 3 | Final Test (25%) | Final Test (25%) |
Assignments
Science and Technology Group Assignment
Presentation Schedules
Art
Gallery Assignment
Debate
Assignment
Topics/Handouts
Vision
2000
Fallacies of Reasoning
The
Scientific Method
The
Media/Noam Chomsky
What
is Art?
Freud
Learning
Theory
Conformity
Perception
What
is Responsibility?
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