Course Calendar

PHILOS 7 Schedule: Spring 2002

DATE:                 READING:                                                                        ASSIGNMENTS:

Feb. 19

The Critical Thinking project of PHILOS 7 and Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”

 

Feb. 21

Babbie, “Human Inquiry & Science” (1-24)

QUIZ # 1

Feb. 26

Richard Rodriguez, “Achievement of Desire”
(WR, 651-671, twice)

Answer Q #2 at the top of p.671. (1 pg)

Feb. 28

Michel Foucault, “The Examination” (DP, 184-194, twice)

Paragraph Outline # 1

Mar. 5

“Introduction: Ways of Reading” (WR, 1-18)

QUIZ covers WR, 1-18.

Mar. 7

On Thinking Your Way Out of the Cave

Draft # 1 (2 copies)

Mar. 12

NO CLASSES

 

Mar. 14

Foucault: “The Body of the Condemned”  
(WR, 223-225; and DP, 3-31, twice)

Outline # 2

Mar. 19

Foucault, “The Spectacle of the Scaffold”  
(DP, 32-69)

Outline # 3

Mar. 21

Foucault, “Generalized Punishment” (DP, 73-103)

Outline # 4

Mar.26

Foucault, “Docile Bodies” (DP, 135-170)

Outline # 5

Mar. 28

Women’s History Month TEACH IN / SPEAK OUT

EXTRA CREDIT for participation 

April 2

Foucault, “The Means of Correct Training” (DP, 170-194)

Outline # 6

April 4

PAPER WRITING WORKSHOP

Revision of Draft # 1 (2 copies)

April 9

Foucault, “Panopticism” (WR, 225-256)

Answer Questions for a 2nd Reading, (WR, 254). (2 pgs)

April 11

What's up with the scholarship boy, from a Foucauldian perspective? Assignment for Writing #3 (WR, 255-256)

Draft # 2 (2 copies)

A 15-19

SPRING BREAK

 

April 23

Babbie, “Using the Library” (422-427)

Bring 3 Abstracts

April 25

Babbie, “The Ethics & Politics of Social Research” (53-75)

QUIZ # 2

April 30

Babbie, “Research Design” (78-111)

QUIZ # 3

May 2

EVALUATING SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH
Groups Determine Research to be Evaluated.

Revision of Draft #2 (2 copies)

May 7

Babbie, “The Logic of Sampling” (174-211)

QUIZ # 4

May 9

EVALUATION WORKSHOP

 

May 14

Babbie, “Survey Research” (238-276)

QUIZ # 5

May 16

EVALUATION WORKSHOP

 

May 21

Babbie, “Evaluation Research” (340-364)

QUIZ # 6

May 23

GROUP EVALUATIONS: PRESENTATIONS

 

May 28

GROUP EVALUATIONS: PRESENTATIONS

 

May 30

Critical Thinking about Social Science Research from a Foucauldian perspective

Draft # 3 (2 copies)

June 4

Knowledge & Power: Foucault vs. Babbie

 

June 6

Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” Revisited: How are YOU going to get Out?

Summary of your CONCLUSIONS due (1 page)

Tuesday, June 11, 3:30-6:30

FINAL Discussion: Logic; Cave; Scholarship Boy; Examination; Knowledge & Power; Social Science; Panopticism; a practice of Critical Thinking. 

PORTFOLIO DUE

NOTES ON DRAFTS & REVISIONS:

DRAFT # 1 will be returned to you on March 14, with comments for revision. You should plan to visit my office hours before your revision of this draft is due on April 4 in order to discuss the possibilities for revision.

DRAFT # 2 will be returned to you on April 23, with comments for revision. You should plan to visit my office hours before your revision of this draft is due on May 2.

DRAFT # 3 will be returned on June 4. The final revision of that will be submitted in the final portfolio.

  EXTRA CREDIT ASSINGMENT:

Mary Louise Pratt, “Arts of the Contact Zone” (WR, 604-623)

Answer Question # 3, (WR, 619). (2 pgs)

 


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Last Update:  February 19, 2002