UGS 302: The Parthenon: A Monument Worth Arguing About?
Professor Nassos Papalexandrou
Description:
In this course, students explored the controversy surrounding the Parthenon. They were required to actively participate in class discussion, write a book review and engage in a class debate about the controversy.
Learning Outcomes:
These brief assignments meet all of the Information Literacy Learning Outcomes adopted by Undergraduate Studies with the exception of web evaluation.
Assignments:
- Find Background Information: Exercise and Guide [PDF] [Word Version]
Each week a different student was responsible for finding background information about the topic being covered in class the day of their assignment. Students explained what they found to their class mates and used this knowledge to lead class discussion. This simple assignment can help to stimulate class discussion.
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Find a Book: Exercise and Guide [PDF] [Word Version]
Students used this exercise to find a book to review.
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Find a Book Review: Guide [PDF] [Word Version]
Students used this guide to find book reviews as examples of wht scholarly book reviews look like.
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Find an Article: Exercise and Guide [PDF] [Word Version]
Students used this exercise and guide to find articles to inform their side of the debate about the Elgin marbles.
Created/Updated:
Fall 2007
