This paper is our "campus engagement" exercise. Students will select a convocation, artist series, art exhibition, or other (pre-approved), presentation for the Fall term. They will research the presenter and the topic. They will report on what they find out concerning each using a sequence of guideline questions. They will also provide evidence of the "information search" associated with the report.
The minimum expected length 2-3 pages, single spaced exclusive of bibliography. click for details
In this paper the student is to define what it means to be a "liberally educated" person. The sources should include some of the readings in the IS101 Reader, but need not be limited to these. The expected length is two or three single-spaced pages. The student may refer to personal experience but the bulk of the paper is to be discussion of various writers' definitions of "Liberal Arts" and/or "Liberal Education".
Students are warned not to confuse this with the political use of liberal vs. conservative and not to discuss "Liberal Bias" in education.
This paper provides an opportunity for you to reflect on the readings in the course up to this point and apply them to your own life and college career. As such the paper will have two objectives. First, you will define what it means to be an educated person and/or life-long learner. Select from the class readings and discussions a minimum of four characteristics of an educated person. These should be characteristics you believe are essential and would like to consider as goals for your college career and life. Consider such things as the purposes of the liberal arts, learning as power, and intrinsic motivation vs. external motivation (grades). You will need to cite a minimum of five of your course readings/film resources. The purpose of the first section of the paper is to create a foundation for the second section.
In the second part of the paper you will reflect on your own identity and goals as a learner. Use the list of questions below to stimulate your thinking. The paper is NOT to be a sequence of answers to these questions; the questions are intended only to direct your thinking about the ideas you might want to cover in the paper. Organize your reflection around the characteristics of an educated person. Describe the ideal you four years from now, that educated person you hope to be. Discuss how you plan to nurture the characteristics you have identified in order to attain this ideal. click for additional details
Topic Selection. Students will select a Persepolis essay topic in consultation with the instructor. Topics will either be approved or "negotiated" with students.
The minimum length of the paper will be two and a half pages (single-spaced see guidelines)
alternative assignment - You may select a formative experience in your life and create a 20-25 panel "graphic novel" style narration of the experience.
This paper is a report on an instructor-approved, calendar-related topic. Students will negotiate a suitable topic with the instructor via e-mail. The paper may be purely expository (i.e., with no cultural discussion). Approximate length will be 2 or 3 single-spaced pages.
Short presentations will be scheduled approximately one week after the due date.
Select two other church-related colleges and analyze their church-relatedness using the Benne typography. Do the same for Wartburg and then compare and contrast the three. See CRC handout for possible colleges and further details.
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This paper is a report on an instructor-approved, calendar-related topic. Students will negotiate a suitable topic with the instructor via e-mail. The paper may be mostly expository (i.e., with only some cultural discussion). Approximate length will be 3 or 4 single-spaced pages.
The students, either solo or in pairs, will identify a "community" on campus (e.g., the women's cross country team, the flute section etc...) which they believe comprises a unit. The paper should identify the traits that make the group a "community". Particular attention should be paid to identity, leadership, and service within and without. The expected length is two to three pages(single spaced of course).
The students, either solo or in pairs, will identify a "servant-leader". The essay by Robert Greenleaf in our reader may supply a definition and starting point. The person may be living or historical. They may be international, national or local. The paper may contain basic biographical information but at least 50% of the paper must focus on servant-leader aspects the target's life. The expected length is two to three pages(single spaced of course).
Soon after final project topics are selected, students should begin to assemble an annotated bibliography of their topic. It should consist of six to twelve high-quality sources for the topic. This will be compiled into a source book for the current class, instructor and future classes on this subject. It will also be added to the class web site. The use of all web-sources is discouraged. Our text should be included, if applicable, but will not count towards the six source minimum.
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