English 105: Mysteries and Conundrums (Composition)
3/31/09
Professor Bill Oliver
18 students
in-class presentation and research guide
Students will write a 5-7pp research paper, including a bibliography, due at the end of the term.
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3/31/09
Professor Bill Oliver
18 students
in-class presentation and research guide
Students will write a 5-7pp research paper, including a bibliography, due at the end of the term.
I met with a student in Professor Kiracofe's Politics 105 course (Global Politics) about his research on natural resources, particularly oil, as a source of political power. This actually is fairly difficult to research as a general or theoretical topic, but, fortunately, the student decided to focus on a couple case studies (Russia-Ukraine, etc.).
Here is the research guide.
March 23 2009
Professor Wall
in-class presentation
34 students total (in 2 sessions)
Merrill
Assignment: students will write a 6-page paper on The Great Gatsby or M. Butterfly. A minimum of two outside sources are required. Bibliography is required.
March 23, 2009
Students: 34 (total of two sessions)
Yolanda Merrill
Assignment: students will write a 5pp paper on either the Great Gatsby or on M. Butterfly. They will have to use a minimum of 2 sources.
Research Guide
I am working with a student in Professor's Somani's Journalism 295C class (Media, Race, and Gender) on research into sexism or gender bias in political coverage of U.S. women political candidates, especially Hillary Clinton and Sarah Palin in the 2008 campaigns.
Here is the research guide.
I met with a student in Professor Kiracofe's Politics 105 class (Global Politics) to discuss his research into the "blood diamonds" trade, specifically its effect on countries' political and economic well-being. (Most materials on the topic do not focus on that angle.)
Here is the research guide.
I met with a sophomore student about her research in Politics 105 (Global Politics) for a term paper on the factors (political, economic, corruption, agriculture, etc.) which are combining to define Zimbabwe as a "failed state."
Here is the research guide.
I have been working with a student in the Poverty Seminar on a project to investigate the reasons why Costa Rica and the Dominican Republic, two countries of similar size, have such widely differing educational systems and outcomes.
Here is the research guide.
Preparation for this guide involved the creation of a Google-based search engine for this collection of international organizations.
Literature in Translation 295A
Professor Kramer (German)
17 students
3/12/09
Online guide and class presentation by Yolanda
Students will write an 8-10 pp paper on topics ranging from fairy tales, legends, folklore, and music. Most will be in the German Romantic period.
A student in the Poverty Seminar is trying to research U.S. television news coverage of poverty in foreign countries. This is a very tough topic, with surprisingly little written on it.
Here is an attempt at a research guide.
Course: JOUR 295B Research Methods
Presentation date: 3/11/09
Faculty: Artwick
Number of students: 7
Librarians: Tombarge & Teaff
Assignment: Students will be using microfilm of local newspapers.
I have been helping a student in the Poverty Studies seminar get started on her research on discrimination (racial, gender, other) in the U.S. criminal justice system, perhaps with an emphasis on sentencing.
Here is the in-progress research guide we have used.
I was supposed to teach this class on Wednesday, but had to cancel due to illness. I sent Prof. Miranda the link to this page, and she was going to show it to the students. I will now set up research appointments with individual students.
Prof. Miranda
15 students
3/5/09
Students will write their first major English research paper in this course.
Research Guide
I met with a law student who needs "social science research" relating to African Americans' confidence in government. She is specifically interested in the relationship between the presence of African Americans in the upper levels of government and the degree to which African American citizens "trust" government.
Here is the research guide.
Course: ECON 215 Money and Banking
Presentation date: 3/4/09
Faculty: Hooks
Number of students: 40 (two sections)
Librarian: Tombarge
Research guide URL: http://library.wlu.edu/research/guides/business/econ215.asp
Assignment: Students will prepare a review of the economy in preparation for a mock meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee.