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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor:Rein Staal,Professor of Political Science An examination of modern western political philosophy from the sixteenth century through the end of the nineteenth century. Students will undertake an intensive study of the seminal works of such thinkers as Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau,Marx, and Mill. An attempt will be made to understand their ideas within the broader context of the social, political, and economic institutions and beliefs of their respective societies. Students will also reflect on the relevance of those ideas for our time.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Elizabeth R.Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Business Administration An examination is made of the evolving relationship of man as worker in the industrial organization. Schools of thought which have both shaped and reflected this relationship are studied in their historical context.The experience of the worker in the United States over the last 100 years is emphasized. The reading of primary sources and the preparation of essays is the dominant mode of instruction.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Elizabeth R.Hoyt, Assistant Professor of Business Administration An examination is made of the evolving relationship of man as worker in the industrial organization. Schools of thought which have both shaped and reflected this relationship are studied in their historical context.The experience of the worker in the United States over the last 50 years is emphasized. The reading of primary sources and the preparation of essays is the dominant mode of instruction.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor: Shawn Stogsdill, Adjunct Tutor in Institutions and Policy A survey of the history of law in America from settlement to today, focusing on its development in the context of the society it was meant to serve.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor:Alan Holiman,Professor of Political Science Russian politics today is a product not only of historical forces, but of specific decisions made by political leaders in moments of great uncertainty, stress, and crisis.The results have been mixed. Is the glass of democratic progress and modern economic development half full or half empty? This tutorial will explore this question and will acquaint the student with some of the key structures and forces driving Russian political development today. In so doing, the tutorial will also shed light on the crucial role that the state plays in modern societies.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor:Michael Cook, Boatwright Professor of Economics Students will write essays on seven major schools of macroeconomic thought. They will begin by studying classical theory and Keynesian theory because these theories are the foundations from which more recent schools derive. Students will examine some attempts to integrate these two theories as well as schools that more fully develop each of these theories.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor:Michael Cook, Boatwright Professor of Economics This tutorial is focused on the behavior of individual economic entities including the consumer, entrepreneur,firm,and industry.The focus is with such economic properties/considerations as efficiency, innovation, competition, profit-maximization, and fairness. Prerequisite: Senior status in the Oxbridge Institutions and Policy major.
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2.00 Credits
Tutor:Michael Cook, Boatwright Professor of Economics This tutorial provides an opportunity to acquire research skills.Students will learn how to use various types of library resources, how to use an outline to organize a lengthy research paper,and how to write such a paper.
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4.00 Credits
Tutor:Michael Cook, Boatwright Professor of Economics The tutorial uses the casebook method to examine the moral responsibility of the individual and the corporation,both domestically and internationally.
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2.00 - 3.00 Credits
Tutor:Ronald Witzke,Professor of Music This tutorial will investigate the ways in which Mozart responded to the changes around him through his compositions of one particular genre-opera. By studying the thematic material, musical devices, cultural settings, vocal and instrumental styles the tutorial will reveal the elements of the classical style that are critical for understanding music history from that time forward.
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