Reading

This class includes several reading assignments. You are not required to submit anything in response to the reading this term. It is for your personal benefit, and the assigned reading is more engaging than most traditional text books. You are accountable for the information and skills discussed in the reading, and you will find them useful on the term project.

In past offerings, students were required to submit a critical response to the reading. These responses were intended to help students focus their thoughts and show that they had meaningfully reflected on the reading and how it connects with your own experiences. In general, that active approach to reading is useful in your professional life. This term, the responsibility to stick with that lies entirely on you.

If you need help structuring your thoughts, you can select passages or quotes from the reading to respond to. Each selected quote should be from a different chapter of the assigned reading. Choose quotes that are meaningful to you, that you have experienced personally or about which you have a strong opinion. Make a claim about the quote, agree with it or disagree with it, and justify your claims. These responses should show your ability to think critically about the material and should also prepare you to discuss your opinions in class.

Readings are frontloaded in the course, so plan with that in mind. This gives more time for focusing on the term project in the last half of the course. A rough schedule of the reading is: