Introduction to Liberal Studies A&S 61000
Instructors: Dr. Don Palmer/Office 212 McGilvrey/Phone (330) 672-0091 dpalmer@kent.edu
09/02 Introduction and Aims of the Course and the LSM Program
09/09 Library Tutorial: Read the Preface, Chapter 1-2 ***We will meet in Room 019
Library 5:30 to 7:10 pm***
09/16 How Climate Works: El Nino as an example
El Nino and ENSO , Paleoclimate Proxies, and this NOAA webvideo
09/23 Moche Lords of Peru, the Pacific Islands, and El Nino (Chapter 9, 10)
Paper Topic with 5 References
09/30 El Nino and the Indian Ocean Monsoon (Chapter 11)
10/07 The Mongol Invasion and the North Atlantic Oscillation (Chapter 3)
Draft of LSM Study Plan Due
10/14 Inuit and Vikings (Chapter 5) Paper Outline & Expanded Refs.
10/21 Mid-Term Exam
10/28 Settling of the Prairies at the end of the little Ice Age
11/04 Drought Follows the Plow: Growth of Deserts First Submission
11/11 The Impact of the Dust Bowl
11/18 open Return of First Submissions
11/25 No Class Meeting: Thanksgiving Holiday
12/02 Looking to the Future
12/09 Class Presentations Final Submission of Paper
12/16 Final Exam 5:45-8:00 pm, Wednesday
Grades
Your grade will be based on your class participation (15%), and your performance in your exams (Midterm 20% and Final 25%) and term paper (40%). There will be one term paper, a midterm, and a final exam. The final exam is comprehensive.
Texts
*chapter readings are from the text, other journal articles may also be assigned as needed
Fagan, Brian, 2008, The Great Warming: Climate Change and the Rise and Fall of Civilizations, Bloomsbury Press, 282 pages, ISBN 1-59691--601-x This book is available new from Barnes & Noble or Borders for $17 at www.bn.com, or www.borders.com and for for $11.78 from Amazon www.amazon.com. Other readings from the literature will be assigned to supplement the textbook for some of our topics.
Student Accessibility:
In
accordance with University policy, if you have a documented disability and
require accommodations to obtain equal access in this course, please contact the
instructor at the beginning of the term or when given an assignment for which
accommodation is required. Students with disabilities must verify their
eligibility through the Office of Student Accessibility Services (SAS), located
in the Michael Schwartz Student Services Center (2-3391)
University Statement Regarding Cheating and Plagiarism
Cheating
and plagiarism will not be tolerated. Kent State University has strict policies
and procedures (see section 3342-3-07 of the University Policy Register) for
dealing with student cheating and plagiarism. Please become familiar with these
policies and procedures, as they will be followed and enforced to the maximum
extent by the instructor of this course.
Registration Requirement:
The official registration deadline for this course is September 9, 2009. University policy requires all students to be officially registered in each class they are attending. Students who are not officially registered for a course by published deadlines should not be attending classes and will not receive credit or a grade for the course. Each student must confirm enrollment by checking his/her class schedule (using Student Tools in FlashFast) prior to the deadline indicated. Registration errors must be corrected prior to the deadline. November 8th is the last day to drop this course.