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3.00 Credits
The Nonfiction of Kurt Vonnegut and Fiction Techniques of Vonnegut Useful to Nonfiction Writers is a survey course intended to provide FC students with a forum to critique and study the life and principal works of Indiana's best-known contemporary author. In addition to five of his best-known books, students will view and critique four films made from Vonnegut books.
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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with firsthand experiences of social, cultural, and political life in Montreal, the world's second-largest French speaking city and Ottawa, Canada's national capital. Guided tours of the Canadian parliament and Supreme Court, visits to galleries, museums, a concert, an ice hockey game, and seminar at McGill University, Montreal, will enable students to understand the workings of the Canadian political system, French-English dualism, Quebec nationalism, and Canada's constitutional predicament. Satisfies one intercultural requirement. Prerequisite: None Fees: $1,110 (airfare, lodging, meals, and admissions)
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Students will travel to Indianapolis to work at three inner-city missions. Students will spend one week at each mission working with people from various walks of life. In addition, students will live for several days at one of the missions to gain a greater understanding of the trials of the homeless. All missions are Christian-based ministries. Therefore, students should be prepared to discuss Biblical and Christian values. Prayer will be an integral part of this course, and each day will begin and end in prayer. Each day will end with a group debriefing of the day's events as well as a discussion of the next day's preparation. The first class meeting will be at 9:00 a.m. on Tuesday. Other meetings will be announced and will vary from week to week. Students should expect to spend many more hours during this course than they would otherwise in a typical 48-hour activity-oriented course. Leadership topics will also be included in the course, especially with regard to servant leadership. Please note that this course is open to students of any faith. The grade in the course is based on attendance, group responsibilities, overnight stays, a daily journal, a reflection paper, banquet participation, and the leadership final. Prerequisite: None. Extra Fees: Transportation using college vans, meals if not included in meal plan, banquet at end of course. A-F grading. Satisfies one intercultural requirement. Additional Activities times o follow.
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3.00 Credits
The nonviolent Civil Rights Movement of the early '60's, one of the most remarkable grassroots movements of the 20th century, did not begin with a single brave act of one woman, Rosa Parks, nor can its direction and success be credited to one talented man, Martin Luther King, Jr. It took thousands of leaders, ordinary citizens, strategizing, organizing, and acting together to transform American society. This course will begin with an introduction to leadership theory and skills, particularly organization, conflict resolution, negotiation, and decision-making, and will then apply these theories and skills in an examination of the leadership styles, challenges, setbacks, and successes of some of the lesser-known as well as famous leaders of the movement's marches, demonstrations, freedom rides, and negotiations. Particular attention will be paid to important decision-making moments in the struggle. Students will work individually and in small groups on short papers, written research projects, and oral presentations. In addition to regular class meetings, students should also expect to participate in 3 or 4 special events on campus or field trips related to the course. On days when the class will view a major film, students should expect to attend class from 9 to 12. Some leadership activities are likely to be scheduled in the afternoon or evenings. Textbooks: Juan Williams, Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (Penguin), and Clayborne Carson, et al., eds. Eyes on the Prize: Civil Rights Reader: Documents, Speeches, Firsthand Accounts from the Black Freedom Struggle, 1954-1990 (Penguin).
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3.00 Credits
Change around the world and across time is what students will study in this course. First, we will study how innovations in over 20 societies - from ancient Egypt to Medieval Europe - culminated in today's technological achievements. Second, we will study how global interactions have changed and continue to change lives around the world, ranging from Sarajevo in 1914 to Iraq in 2005. Third, we will study 3 nations that I believe makeup the modern world-system's frontier and future: China, India, and Russia. Fourth and finally, we will study the World-Wide-Web, from its 1969 origins to its present day zenith.
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3.00 Credits
This course will introduce students to nationalism. It will attempt to define what a nation is, examine how national identity is brought about, and discuss different types of nationalism. It will scrutinize explanatory models developed in sociology and political science, and trace the story of nationalism in selected historical and contemporary cases. Cases will include the rise of nationalism in Europe midst the wake of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars; nationalism in the Western Hemisphere with particular emphasis on Canadian and Quebec nationalisms; and nationalism in the Middle East. Prerequisites: GE206 or CAN 130. Extra Fees: None. Instructor: Ralph P. Guentzel. A-F grading. Satisfies one intercultural requirement. Additional Activity times to follow.
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3.00 Credits
In his new book Global Literacy, Robert Rosen interviewed one hundred leaders of major corporations in 17 countries. When asked what factors would predict success for a company in the next century, the top two responses were (1) developing leaders and (2) competence in multicultural settings. To successfully meet the challenge of providing citizens with these competencies, colleges and universities must effect attitudinal and behavioral changes in their students. Students must be skilled at working with "the others," people whose basic assumptions about life differ markedly from the students' own. This requires a perspective on leadership that goes beyond the individual or even the relationship between individuals, to an understanding of leadership in the context of a social system. In this course, we will study a framework for understanding cultural differences. We will study classic theories of leadership and four essential aspects of leadership. We will learn and practice skills useful for leading groups of diverse people. And , we will study at least two international cultures. Prerequisites: None. Extra Fees: None. Instructor: Bonnie Pribush. A-F grading. Satisfies one intercultural requirement. Additional Activities times to follow.
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3.00 Credits
This is an immersion in Brazilian culture, accomplished through: Studying its history so as to understand the paradoxes of its culture - the widest gap between rich and poor on earth, modern cities and rural backwaters, Amazon rainforest to urban jungle, the longest-lasting and most widespread system of slavery in the Western Hemisphere, "Equal rights" in a culture of machismo and color, Roman Catholicism, Pentecostalism and Candomble (the hybrid religion of black Brazil). Students will be living with carefully chosen host families and teaching English through daily conversations with the host family. We will travel to the Amazon region, Brasilia, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba (the city of the future), and the amazing Iguacu Falls (275 falls in all). Students will also be working in either carefully selected schools or on a Habitat for Humanity project. Students will also be meeting with a variety of business, government, education, and social leaders. Some time will be spent experiencing the beaches, nightlife and music (samba, bossa nova, choro, forro) beyond our stereotypes. Upon return from Brazil, all students will contribute to the trip web page and present a cultural perspective of their experiences to the campus community. Pre-requisites: None. Additional Fees: $2,300 Instructor: David Chandler
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3.00 Credits
World terrorism has become the first new war of the twenty-first century. Seldom before have we felt the direct impact of terrorism in the United States. It has thrust us into the immediate position of defending our homeland from terrorism directed by outside forces. Forces that have developed high profile leaders in individual, organizational, and state-sponsored terrorism. During this course, we will study leadership as it pertains to leaders in world terrorism. Who are these individuals? How did they become leaders? What are their leadership styles? We will also study how terrorist leaders and organizations depend on, interact with and affect other cultures. In addition to daily classes, students will be required to attend four co-curricular activities. Further, students will be required to write three papers and make one classroom presentation. Prerequisites: None. Extra Fees: None. Instructor: Ruth Freese. A-F grading. Satisfies one intercultural requirement. Additional Activity times to follow.
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3.00 Credits
The course will consider leadership styles and skills and how leaders acquire and use power and influence, make decisions and manage conflict. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Adolf Hitler, Josef Stalin and Winston Churchill will receive special attention. Students are expected to complete assigned readings, attend video showings and participate in class discussions and designated leadership activities.
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