BUSA 1101

Session B Course Syllabus
Critical Thinking Working Paper - Critical Thinking source for paper
Paper Writing Guidelines
Outline Review

Assignments

Monday - 12/07/09 - Final paper due - 1pm - bring it to my office, Conger 113

Wednesday - 12/02/09 - Second Chance Assignment due. Final will be assigned and topic will be discussed.

Monday - 11/30/09 - Chapter 24 Assignment due. Several students will present answers to discussion questions. Prison care article

Monday - 11/23/09 - Chapter 11 Assignment due. Several students will present answers to discussion questions. Chapter 24 and the related assignment will be discussed.

Wednesday - 11/18/09 - Read Chapter 11, pp. 67-70, before coming to class. Class discussion of chapter. Chapter 11 Assignment

Monday - 11/16/09 - Chapter 12 Assignment due. Several students will present answers to discussion questions.

Wednesday - 11/11/09 - Read pp. 65-66 and Chapter 12, pp. 72-75. Class discussion of both. Chapter Assignment

Monday - 11/09/09 - Discussion Questions from Chapter 14 are due. Make sure to answer the three questions at the end of the chapter. Also answer this additional question: In recent years, have fewer people been graduating with and/or studying for computer science degrees? Provide some numeric data/percentages of rates of increase or decrease. You must provide a source for where you found your answer.

Wednesday - 11/04/09 - Class review of outlines from Chapter 5.

Monday - 11/02/09 - Outline due for Chapter 5, Sex, Booze, and Drugs. Based on the issues in the chapter, decide on a single solution to develop into an outline. Your solution can be on any ONE of the three areas discussed in the chapter (either alcohol use & altering the drinking age, legalization of drugs, OR legalization of prostitution. You do not have to provide a solution to each of these problems; just pick one.) Based on your choice of solution, create an outline that discusses HOW your solution would work, the COSTS involved, and the BENEFITS that may result. Think about what we did in class together to help you in completing the assignment. Provide two sources for your outline. Email me with any questions. Note the link at the top of the page for Outline Review!! Notes from class discussion.

Wednesday - 10/28/09 - Class discussion of Chapter 5. Read the chapter prior to coming to class.

Monday - 10/26/09 - Read Intro and Chapter 1. Complete Discussion Questions for Chapter 1. Make sure to thoroughly discuss each answer. Proofread your document for grammar and spelling errors. Four people will present their answers. Possible solutions will be discussed.

Wednesday - 10/21/09 - Critical Thinking Paper due. Make sure to use link listed above in writing your paper. Four/five people will present. Next assignment will be determined & briefly discussed. Class discussion notes.

Monday - 10/19/09 - Fall Break - No class!!!

Wednesday - 10/14/09 - Critical Thinking Discussion.

Monday - 10/12/09 - Introduction to the Course - Review of Syllabus

Articles of interest...

Jobs abroad article

Yum Brands to display calories
Ethanol article
Employers want ways to assess graduates...
Article on increase to tolls
Restaurants and Obesity in Mississippi
Hospital Death Rates
Recycling Program

Drinking Age
Binge Drinking
Alcohol Sales at Pro Games
Teen Binge Drinking
John School

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