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Build­ing Tech­nol­ogy III

Building Technology III

We will ex­plore the emer­gence of Sci­ence Fic­tion (SF) and ex­am­ine its pre­em­i­nence as in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary lit­er­ary and artis­tic forms of press­ing cul­tural im­por­tance. To ac­com­plish this, we will read and watch sig­nif­i­cant ex­am­ples of SF from its long his­tory be­gin­ning with Mary Shel­ley’s Franken­stein and con­clud­ing with cy­ber­punk. Stu­dents will have op­por­tu­ni­ties to demon­strate their learn­ing through note tak­ing, weekly writ­ing as­sign­ments, a re­search essay, and an es­say-for­mat final exam. Please note: this is a writ­ing in­ten­sive course with a de­mand­ing read­ing sched­ule. The cat­a­log course de­scrip­tion, ob­jec­tives, and pre­req­ui­sites are at­tached.

We will explore the emergence of Science Fiction (SF) and examine its preeminence as interdisciplinary literary and artistic forms of pressing cultural importance. To accomplish this, we will read and watch significant examples of SF from its long history beginning with Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein and concluding with cyberpunk. Students will have opportunities to demonstrate their learning through note taking, weekly writing assignments, a research essay, and an essay-format final exam. Please note: this is a writing intensive course with a demanding reading schedule. The catalog course description, objectives, and prerequisites are attached.

A com­pre­hen­sive look at the build­ing in­dus­try with an em­pha­sis on stu­dent pro­fes­sional de­vel­op­ment.

A comprehensive look at the building industry with an emphasis on student professional development.

This spe­cial top­ics course of­fers an in­ter­dis­ci­pli­nary ap­proach to in­ves­ti­gat­ing our built en­vi­ron­ment using a case study fo­cused on a spe­cific place each se­mes­ter. This course com­bines phys­i­cal ex­am­i­na­tion with in­for­ma­tion re­search and data col­lec­tion using method­olo­gies de­vel­oped in mul­ti­ple dis­ci­plines. Stu­dents from a va­ri­ety of de­part­ments en­gage in on-site ex­plo­ration and in-depth re­search of a lo­ca­tion in New York City.

This special topics course offers an interdisciplinary approach to investigating our built environment using a case study focused on a specific place each semester. This course combines physical examination with information research and data collection using methodologies developed in multiple disciplines. Students from a variety of departments engage in on-site exploration and in-depth research of a location in New York City.

This is an ad­vanced course in com­mu­ni­ca­tion skills, in­clud­ing the ex­pos­i­tory essay and the re­search essay. It is ex­pected that stu­dents in EN­G1121 will: • Read and lis­ten crit­i­cally and an­a­lyt­i­cally, in­clud­ing iden­ti­fy­ing an ar­gu­ment’s major as­sump­tions and as­ser­tions and eval­u­at­ing its sup­port­ing ev­i­dence. • Write clearly and co­her­ently in var­ied, aca­d­e­mic for­mats (such as for­mal es­says, re­search pa­pers, and re­ports) using stan­dard Eng­lish and ap­pro­pri­ate tech­nol­ogy to cri­tique and im­prove one’s own and oth­ers’ texts. • Demon­strate re­search skills using ap­pro­pri­ate tech­nol­ogy, in­clud­ing gath­er­ing, eval­u­at­ing, and syn­the­siz­ing pri­mary and sec­ondary sources. • Sup­port a the­sis with well-rea­soned ar­gu­ments, and com­mu­ni­cate per­sua­sively across a va­ri­ety of con­texts, pur­poses, au­di­ences, and media. • For­mu­late orig­i­nal ideas and re­late them to the ideas of oth­ers by em­ploy­ing the con­ven­tions of eth­i­cal at­tri­bu­tion and ci­ta­tion.

This is an advanced course in communication skills, including the expository essay and the research essay. It is expected that students in ENG1121 will: • Read and listen critically and analytically, including identifying an argument’s major assumptions and assertions and evaluating its supporting evidence. • Write clearly and coherently in varied, academic formats (such as formal essays, research papers, and reports) using standard English and appropriate technology to critique and improve one’s own and others’ texts. • Demonstrate research skills using appropriate technology, including gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing primary and secondary sources. • Support a thesis with well-reasoned arguments, and communicate persuasively across a variety of contexts, purposes, audiences, and media. • Formulate original ideas and relate them to the ideas of others by employing the conventions of ethical attribution and citation.