Schedule, Practicum in the Humanities

Week 1 of Class

Tuesday, August 26: Class Introductions, Syllabus Discussion, and course tech overview (WordPress and Canvas workshop). (Only one Post will be due today.)

Week 2

Tuesday, September 2: Grobman and Ramsey’s Major Decisions: College, Career, and the Case for the Humanities, Intro and Part I. Invisible Partners: The Humanities and the Modern and Future Economies (pp. 1-48)

Week 3

Tuesday, September 9: Major Decisions, Part II. Understanding the Humanities (pp. 51-88) [Don’t worry, the reading slows way down after this week!]

Sep 10, 6:00 PM, Memorial 103: Watch David Lowery’s The Green Knight (2021) [OPTIONAL]

Week 4

Tuesday, September 16: Major Decisions, Part III: Learning Core Skills and Knowledge in the Humanities, Intro and Chapter 7 Critical Thinking (pp. 93-103)

Sep 17, 6:00 PM, Memorial 103: Baz Luhrman’s Romeo + Juliet (1996) [OPTIONAL]

Week 5

Tuesday, September 23: Major Decisions, Chapter 8 Written Communication (pp. 104-113)

Week 6

Tuesday, September 30: Major Decisions, Chapter 9 Verbal Communication (pp. 114-122)

Week 7

Tuesday, October 7: Major Decisions, Chapter 10 Collaboration (pp. 123-132)

Week 8

Tuesday, October 14: Major Decisions, Chapter 11 Problem-Solving (pp. 133-139)

Week 9

Tuesday, October 21: Major Decisions, Chapter 12 Creativity and Innovation (pp. 140-148)

Week 10

Tuesday, October 28: Major Decisions, Chapter 13 Technological Competence and Technological Literacy (pp. 149-157)

Week 11

Tuesday, November 4: Major Decisions, Chapter 14 Ethics (pp. 158-167) and Chapter 15 Diversity, Inclusivity, and Equality (pp. 168-176)

Week 12

Tuesday, November 11: No class!

Week 13

Tuesday, November 18: Major Decisions, Chapter 16 Globalization, Global Understanding, and a Global Perspective (pp. 177-184)

Week 14

Tuesday, November 25: No class! Designated catch-up day (which includes catching up on REST.)

Week 15

Tuesday, December 2: Major Decisions, Chapter 17 Leadership (pp. 185-194)

Dec 3: MESA, study night, Lamson Study Valley [OPTIONAL]

Finals, Week 16

Our Final Reflective Class Period will be Tuesday, December 9th, 2:00-2:50 PM.

Read Major Decisions, Part IV. Creating and Communicating Your Humanities Story (pp. 197-214)

All finalized posts have a deadline of the end of the day on Thursday, December 11 (11:59 PM).