Week 2 Assignments (Sept 1-Sept 4)

No class on Monday (Labor Day).

For Tues/Wed: read Finster and Schank (pp 16-27 in the "Thinking" textbook). Practice at least the "SE" part of SEXI for each article. If you can do the whole SEXI, please do so.

I will also distribute the Time Management Assignment on Tues/Wed and it will be due the following week. Here is the assignment:

TIME MANAGEMENT SELF –EVALUATION (Due Tues, Sept 9/Wed Sept 10)

PICK TWO SCHOOL DAYS!

1. Account for every hour of every day for two days. In other words, keep track of where all of your time is spent.

2. Keep a food log for two days. Simply write down everything that you eat and drink at meals, snacks, classes, etc.

3. Type these into a Word file and then write a couple paragraphs evaluating strengths and areas that need improvement. Think about how these logs communicate priorities.

REMEMBER THE FRESHMAN ASSEMBLY ON TUES NIGHT IN DIDDLE ARENA AT 6 PM!

Reading Assignment for Week 1

For class on Wed/Thurs, make sure you have read the essays by Buzzard and Phelps (pp 3-15) in your Thinking Your Way to Success book. Read them, think about them, write a couple of questions, and be ready to discuss them in class.

See you in class!

Welcome, Fall 2008 Students!

Welcome, all!

This first week, we will be discussing the syllabus and introducing some of the basic concepts of the class. All textbooks are available at the campus bookstore.

Please, mark your calendars right away with these important dates:

Tuesday, September 2. 6 pm, Diddle Arena. Freshman Assembly. Unless you have a Tuesday night class, you are expected to attend. Free food and live band afterward.

Tuesday, October 7. Time TBA. DEBATE WATCH! Gather with WKU students to watch the final presidential debate projected on the side of the Academic Complex on South Lawn. Over 2,000 students attended the 2004 Debate Watch.

See you in class.

Week 5: Assignments, Final, Links

Following up on our class discussion of demographics, here is a link to the Freakonomics blog which recently talked about the increase in crime among Chinese males and how it relates to their abortion statistics.

Due Tuesday (8/5): Scholarly Article Review

1. Choose one of your scholarly journal articles from the library assignment.
2. Read it thoroughly, highlighting/note-taking to ensure understand the purpose and key concepts.
3. Write a 2-3 paper answering the following questions:
1. Who is the author? What is his/her point of view?
2. Why is this article important? What’s the purpose? Who would read/use this article?
3. What are the most important concepts/ideas/events in the article? Briefly summarize and/or explain them.
4. What questions does this article raise

Due Thursday (8/7): Enagagement/Assessment Paper (600-800 words or 2-3 pages)

Consider your beliefs/convictions regarding politics, religion, education, relationships, etc.

1. From where do these beliefs originate? Be specific about your environmental and experiential factors.

2. Identify assumptions, biases, point of view, stereotypes, etc. How might your educational experience at WKU change, reinforce, or clarify your beliefs?