Honors Seminar Outline
Edward P. Kardas
Fall 2015

Modified: 2016-07-27 (2:16 pm CDST)


HC 1013. Honors Seminar. Prerequisite: Admission to the Honors College. Required of all students entering the Honors College within the first two semesters of enrollment. The Honors Seminar is an introduction to the academic experience, the Honors College, critical thinking, diversity issues, and other aspects of the academic life and the academic community. Fall semester.

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You will be responsible for researching and presenting information on the topics marked with an asterisk (*). I will cover the other topics. You will do so in groups. You may select your own topic by e-mailing me at: epkardas@saumag.edu starting at 7:11 pm on Wednesday 26 August. Please provide your first, second, and third choices. Assignment will be first come, first serve. Be creative in how you present the topics. You may use PowerPoint, Prezi, Word, html, or other media (e.g., YouTube, Facebook, etc.). You must consult with me prior to making your presentation. We will present topics in the order shown below.

I will ask you questions and cover the same topics AFTER your presentation.

Topic Assignments
Topic 9am 10am
Other Aspects    
Sexual Health* Brummett, Escudero Nash, Raley, Hesen
Drugs* Froehlich, Parrott, McDowell, Chang, Diffee 
How to Study* (Friday 18 Sept) McKague, Silveira  Matthews, Richards, Queen, Hanson
Stress and Time Management* (Fri 25 Sept) Buchanan, Staton, Hamal Hansen, Vann, Rhineheart, Graham

VARK(Monday 28 Sept)

Kardas Kardas
Civility (academic and personal)* (Mon 5 Oct) Seabaugh, Etim  Thomas, Kirksey, Oakes, Striplin 
Money, Credit, & Retirement* (Fri 9 Oct) Evans, Dudley, White  Marsh, Johnson, K.,  Sikes
The Academic Experience    
History of the Academy* (Fri 16 Oct) Cook, Harvey  Johnson, T., Swift, Good
SAU and other Arkansas Universities* Mawer, May, Cook  Nash, Rhineheart, Pennington
Types and Classifications of American Universities* (Mon 26 Oct) McKague, Robinson Dailey, Diffee, Staley, Gibbs 
Characteristics of American College Students* Robinson, Buchanan, O'Hara   Weaver, Williams, Tan, Sikes 
Academic Ranks Kardas Kardas
Honors College    
History of Honors Education* (Mon 2 Nov) Froehlich, Parrott Queen, Marsh, Johnson, T. 
NCHC and Regional Honors Councils* (Mon 9 Nov) Bunch, Mawer Raley, Thomas, Kirkpatrick
Honors College vs. Honors Program* (Mon 16 Nov) Staton, Dudley, Stacy McDowell, Chang, Webb
Honors Education in Arkansas* (Mon 16 Nov) Seabaugh, White Vann, Hesen, Johnson, K.
Extramural Education Kardas Kardas
Technology in Education* Etim, Silveira video 1, video 2 Staley, Tan, Williams, Swift 
Critical Thinking
   
How to Write* Harvey, O'Hara  Pennington, Matthews, Webb, Striplin 
Problem Solving* (Mon 30 Nov) Stacy, Brummett, May Kirkpatrick, Hansen, Oakes  
Decision Making* (Fri 4 Dec) Hamal, Evans Graham, Gibbs, Kirksey, Dailey
Creativity* (Fri 4 Dec) Bunch, Escudero Good, Richards, Weaver, Hanson

 


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