Freshman and sophomore seminars offer lower division students the opportunity to explore an intellectual topic with a faculty member and a group of peers in a small-seminar setting. These seminars are offered in all campus departments; topics vary from department to department and from semester to semester. Enrollment limits are set by the faculty, but the suggested limit is 25.
TOPICS COVERED
Primary and secondary sources. Locating primary material. Examples of research topics. Choosing a topic in the history of engineering, science or technology. How to do library research. Writing reports. Oral presentation.
CLASS/LABORATORY SCHEDULE
One hour of seminar per week per unit.
CONTRIBUTION OF THE COURSE TO MEETING THE PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT
Evaluating the quality of information.
Doing a research project. Writing a report. Making an oral presentation.
RELATIONSHIP OF THE COURSE TO
UNDERGRADUATE DEGREE PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Breadth elective.
ASSESSMENT OF STUDENT PROGRESS TOWARD COURSE OBJECTIVES
Class participation, term paper, oral presentation.
