T  Jan 15

Course Introduction

R Jan 17

Nosich: To the Student and Chapter 1

F Jan 18

Last day to ADD or DROP classes via Wingspan or IN PERSON for the spring semester.  Last day for students to elect to Audit courses

M Jan 21

Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.  Offices closed; no classes.

T Jan 22

Nosich Chapter 2; 2.17 in class

R Jan 24

Nosich Chapter 4; 4.1 & 4.6 in class; Paper 1 Assigned

T Jan 29

Nosich Chapter 5; Turn in Reading Journal

Last day for undergraduate students to select the S/U (satisfactory/unsatisfactory) option for a course or to change a course from S/U to a letter grade.

R Jan 31

Using the Elements to analyze; Fukuyama Chapter 1

T Feb 5

Fukuyama Chapter 2

R Feb 7

Fukuyama Chapter 3

T Feb 12

Fukuyama Chapter 4

R Feb 14

Fukuyama Chapter 5; Discuss critical writing techniques

T Feb 19

Paper 1 Due; Paper 2 assigned; Begin watching Gattaca

R Feb 21

Gattaca

T Feb 26

Discuss Gattaca; Fukuyama Chapter 6; Discuss research techniques

Reading Journal Due

R Feb 28

Have read The Correct Use of Borrowed Information (http://www.winthrop.edu/english/plagiarism.htm) and Prentice Hall pgs. 346-364; signed contract will be due with Paper 2

T Mar 4

Fukuyama Chapter 7

R Mar 6

Fukuyama Chapter 8

T Mar 11

Paper 2 Due; Research Paper assigned

W Mar 12

Last day to withdraw from a spring semester course.  (Automatic N grade is issued.)  Students may not withdraw from a course after this date without documented extenuating circumstances. Last day to rescind elected S/U option.  A rescinded S/U will still count toward the maximum of four allowed.

R Mar 13

Fukuyama Chapter 9

T Mar 18

Spring Break

R Mar 20

Spring Break

T Mar 25

Fukuyama Chapter 10

Reading Journal Due

W Mar 26

Advising for Fall 2008 begins

R Mar 27

Fukuyama Chapters 11&12; Review research techniques

T April 1

Bring in sources  (at least 1) you've found about stem cell research

R April 3

Bring in sources  (at least 1) you've found about genetically modified foods

T April 8

Paper 3 in class essay

W April 9

Registration for Fall 2008 begins

R April 10

Bring in sources (at least 1) you've found about gene therapy

T April 15

Review the Correct Use of Borrowed Information

R April 17

Working with the Elements

T April 22

Paper 4 Due

R April 24

Last Day of Class; All graded copies of papers due.  Discuss Final Exam

T April 29

Study Day

T May 6

8 AM

Final Exam