In particular, we will consider ecological , social, ethical, historical, scientific, economic, and political influences. Process Study will be through reading and discussion, writing, and extensive field experiences. Students will reflect upon and demonstrate their learning through analysis in short papers and a reflective journal. The integration of these learning experiences will be expressed as a final project in the form of a paper, poem, web page, song, PowerPoint presentation, or other mode of expression negotiated by the student and the instructor. Students are to write five short reflective papers on the questions raised by certain readings, as assigned.
Journals are to be kept regularly and shared with the instructor.
Successful completion of the course requirements will earn three-credit hours and completion of this requirement for graduation from Florida Gulf Coast University. Grades will be earned based on an assessment rubric which provides the weighting of and standards for assignments. Instructors and students are from the Colleges of Business, Education, Health Professions, Arts and Sciences, and Professional Studies, making this truly a university-wide enterprise. The University Colloquium meets in multiple sections with a maximum of fifty-four students and two or three instructors per section. Any student who misses the first three classes of the semester will automatically be dropped from the course.