Wilkinson, C. 2000. Messages from Frank’s Landing: a story of salmon, treaties, and the Indian Way. University of Washington Press, Seattle. REQUIRED BOOK – Available at UW Bookstore

May 2: material to be announced

Hardin, G. 1981. Who cares for posterity? Pages 221-234 in E. Partridge, editor. Responsibilities to Future Generations: Environmnental Ethics. Prometheus Books, Buffalo, New York.

June 6: material to be announced

You will be graded by the faculty member from your program that you enrolled with. Your final grade will be based upon the items listed in the table below:

TOTAL POINTS    =  100

Discussion Papers

 

Each student is required to submit a "discussion" paper for each reading at the start of the discussions on April 18, May 2, and May 23. All material in the paper should be double spaced in a 12-point font. This paper should include a brief (1 page or less) summary of the major points from the author’s perspective (but in your words). This summary portion can be in outline form (e.g., using a hierarchical numerical or bullet system). In addition to the summary, you should also include a half-page critical response to the reading from your own perspective. This can include questions it has raised that were not answered, challenges to the material presented, a critical analysis of the strengths and/or weaknesses of the arguments presented, etc.

Field Trip Roundtable Discussion

See previous page for a description of this assignment. We will also discuss this further in class.

 

Speaker Event Reflection Paper

Each student is required to submit a paper reflecting upon some major themes that connect Professor Wilkinson’s presentation, the field trip (including the roundtable discussion), and the first two discussion periods (April 18 and May 2). It is your responsibility to structure the paper in such a way as to intellectually connect these events and what you learned from these events in relation to one (or a few) key theme(s). The paper should be between 4 and 6 pages (double-spaced; 12-point font; 1-inch margins). Include a list of literature cited for the material you cite in the text of your paper. The format for citations and the literature cited list should generally conform to a style familiar to you from classes in your program.

 

Final Presentation

Students will be divided into groups with the intention of creating groups that have students from different programs. Each student group will be required to analyze an assigned video or reading using perspectives gained from the material and experiences in the class. On June 6^th, Each group will have a time period to present an overview of their analysis and lead a class discussion on their material. At least half of the time should be devoted to discussion. Within a group, each student is expected to have roughly equivalent roles in the introductory presentation portion and / or leading of the subsequent discussion. More details will be provided during the quarter.

General Participation

This is a seminar discussion class and its success depends upon the active participation of all those involved. A significant amount of points will be devoted to faculty judgment of your level of engaged participation. We will not expect each person to be as outspoken as the next, but we do expect contribution by all involved. You will be awarded full points for a reasonable level of contribution at each class session.

 

 

Plagiarism is defined in the UW Bothell catalog as (I have placed a section in bold and underlined it for emphasis):

"Plagiarism is the use of the creations, ideas or words of someone else without formally acknowledging the author or source through appropriate use of quotation marks, references, and the like. Plagiarizing is stealing someone’s work and presenting it as one’s own original work or thought. Student work in which plagiarism occurs will not ordinarily be accepted as satisfactory by the instructor, and may lead to disciplinary action against the student submitting it. Any student who is uncertain whether his or her use of the work of others constitutes plagiarism should consult the course faculty for guidance before formally submitting the course work involved."

 

 

This course is designed as an opportunity for students and faculty to participate in a high level of interdisciplinary intellectual exchange around the themes generated by the distinguished speaker at UW Bothell. The success of this endeavor rests heavily upon serious engagement of all of the participants involved. We will be limiting the course size to be able to achieve the kind of discussion atmosphere we seek. Each of the six faculty will have a limited number of admission codes to provide to students in their program. Faculty will allow students to enroll only if they have demonstrated considerable academic interest in the subject matter. Students must also have previously demonstrated very high levels of academic engagement and achievement in courses taught by the faculty member from their program unit they are registering with.