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Featured Courses for Summer 2012
COMM 356 - Introduction to Persuasion
Introduction to the study of the elements affecting people’s opinions and decisions. Focuses on three general categories of variables: source, message, and audience characteristics.
Prerequisite: COMM 130.
COMM 356
Star number: 76014
6:00 pm - 7:50 pm
MTWTH
Start Date: June 18, 2012
6 weeks
QC Riverfront Room 120
EIS 585 - Seminar in Social Foundations of Education
Fundamentally, the Seminar in Social Foundations of Education investigates the meaning of education and the role of schooling in a democratic society (philosophical and historical foundations), the relationships between education and social change (multicultural and sociological foundations), and the perspective of education institutionally as an organization (anthropological, political, and legal foundations). Through classic and contemporary media and texts, this course explores numerous educational issues at multiple levels: classroom, school, school system and society. Overarching questions of the meaning of education, the role of schooling, democracy and equity, the necessity of multiculturalism, and issues of power will be discussed. So will more specific issues, such as tracking, educational reform, dropouts, prison pipeline, community-school relations and affirmative action. Moreover, the class will make use of a seminar environment and experiential learning activities to highlight and reinforce the relationship between the theory and practice of education.
Star Number: 75513
Tuesday, Thursday
5:30 pm - 8:40 pm
Room QC 111
60th Street Campus
June: 5, 7, 12, 14, 19, 21, 26, & 28
Featured Courses for Fall 2012
New Course: English 481
Topics in Rhetoric and Composition: Conveying Climate Change - Rhetoric, Reality, and the Social Phenomenon
While most people think of climate change as a physical phenomenon either happening or not, for good or for bad, some argue that it is also a social phenomenon created through our responses to it as seen in popular culture (books, films, and advertising) as well as in scientific and political debates. Rhetoric at its basic level has to do with communication strategies—how we seek to identify with those around us. The strategies we use to inform, persuade, and convince others can succeed or fail depending on timing, audience, and situation. Rhetoric can help us understand the how and why of this success or failure. In terms of the climate change debates, we will examine novels, films, and scholarship to try to understand different messages about climate change, how they are received by audiences, why they succeed or fail, and what, ultimately, this says about the audiences themselves: their values, fears, and beliefs, not only about climate change, but also about history, culture, science, politics, and religion.
STARS # 75970
Thursdays 12:30 – 3:00pm
QC Riverfront Room 239
Dr. Amy Mossman
*counts as an elective in the environmental studies minor, professional writing minor, English minor, English major, and BLAS major, among others
Possible Texts I’ll Choose From:
Eaarth
Fallen Angels
Feeling the Pressure: Poetry and the Science of Climate Change
State of Fear
Storms of My Grandchildren
The Carbon Diaries: 2015
Why We Disagree About Climate Change
Possible Films I’ll Choose From:
Age of Stupid
An Inconvenient Truth
Beyond the Pole
Day After Tomorrow
Island President
Scientific Spin Doctors
What’s Up with the Weather?
Questions? Email Dr. Mossman at AP-Mossman@wiu.edu
MGT 472 - Entrepreneurship I: The Concept
Are you ready to be different? Entrepreneurs are different, and are willing to take calculated risks. Many persons are intrigued by the idea of starting or having a business whether now, in the near future, or sometime further down the road. This course is the first in a three-course minor, and focuses on the foundation for creating and/or recognizing opportunties. Think you're not creative, and can't be innovative? You my be surprised to learn that you can learn to be more creative, and surprisingly resourceful.
Star number: 76050
Mondays and Wednesdays
3:30 pm - 4:45 pm
Riverfront Room 239
Dr. Emeric Solymossy, PhD
Course Requirements: We will have at least one reserach project, and several in-class and outside of class exercises, including creativity and feedback sessions. You will generate a conceptual business plan, and solicit feedback on the idea from friends, family, and outsiders.
Course Readings: The readings have not been assembled yet. Any required readings will either be available in PDF format, or available either on the used-book market or as a low-cost paperback.
Contact Information: E-Solymossy@wiu.edu
This class is open to all majors.
Summer and Fall 2012 Registration
Summer and Fall 2012 advanced registration for currently enrolled students is April 2 - April 20, 2012. Check STARS to find out your earliest date and time for registration. Visit Course Search to find all classes offered for Summer and Fall 2012 sessions.
The Summer course schedule includes the May pre-session; four-, six-, and eight-week sessions; weekend academies; and on-line options. Open registration begins April 23, 2012. For more information about our summer session, visit www.wiu.edu/qc/summer .
