Tuesday, May 19, 2009

Week 6 (2 Nov - 6 Nov)

Topics:
1. Academics: European university systems and Bologna

Required reading / viewing / listening:
Listen and/or watch the lecture related to your major:
BUS: Shiller, "Technology and invention in finance"
COM: Deguid, "Open Source"
ENG: Bishop, "Literature in English: Organizational and Introductory lecture"
IER: Smith, "Introduction: What is political philosophy?"
PSY: Bloom, "Foundations: This is your brain"

Homework due:
Homework 5 (2 points)
As you listen to the online lecture for this week, write lecture notes (4 pages, maximum). Try to experience the lecture as a lecture - write notes without re-listening to the lecture. Remember to write your name on the notes so I can identify your work. Scan (if necessary) and email your lecture notes as a single electronic file to your teacher no later than Tuesday 3 November.

In-class assessment:
Quiz 5
Quiz questions will be drawn from the lecture you listened to for this week. You will not have a list of possible questions in advance.

Notes:
Cornell note-taking system
Note-taking systems, from Empire State College