The French literature of chivalry and courtly love depicts idealized but still problematic relationships between knights and ladies, while classical discourse on women was recuperated by the Renaissance in the context of the Italian city-states, a political anomaly in monarchical Europe. This course will also count toward majors in History. The intended audience is anyone interested in learning more about what economic tools can contribute to finding solutions to modern environmental challenges. These questions and more will be addressed in a new called Applied Issues in Cognition. The course begins with a series of lectures and guest speakers.
Initial lectures review some basic theoretical concepts.
Then, they turn to the role of human cognition in the workplace and to questions about optimizing education and training. Class time is spent partly in lecture and partly in guided discussion. The emphasis is be on active learning skills such as interpreting primary source material and conducting cognitive interviews. Students also select topics of interest to pursue on their own resulting in a final paper. Contact Dr. Joslyn for access to the class.