LDS 102.1: Brave New World: Technology Society
Prof. Todd Pittinsky, Department of Technology and Society | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 5:30pm to 6:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55294
Our world is changing every day as a result of new technologies. They usher in social changes. They can bring us together or drive us apart. In this course, we cover a range of topics at the intersection of emerging technologies and social change. The course is agnostic as to whether they will bring utopia or dystopia. But we will turn our thoughts to a future in which these technologies have been further developed—with their developers’ stated goal of creating “more perfect” living conditions—and see what we think of the results. We will read nonfiction analyses and fictional accounts, each of which has its benefits. And what we think, we must express clearly and defend reasonably. A major goal of this seminar is to give you practice in formulating your thinking and presenting it in a small group.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.2: Brave New World: Technology Society
Prof. Todd Pittinsky, Department of Technology and Society | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 7:00pm to 8:20pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55295
Our world is changing every day as a result of new technologies. They usher in social changes. They can bring us together or drive us apart. In this course, we cover a range of topics at the intersection of emerging technologies and social change. The course is agnostic as to whether they will bring utopia or dystopia. But we will turn our thoughts to a future in which these technologies have been further developed—with their developers’ stated goal of creating “more perfect” living conditions—and see what we think of the results. We will read nonfiction analyses and fictional accounts, each of which has its benefits. And what we think, we must express clearly and defend reasonably. A major goal of this seminar is to give you practice in formulating your thinking and presenting it in a small group.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.3: Management and Leadership
Prof. Kevin Moriarty, Department of Technology and Society | View Bio
Day/Time: Tuesday | 8:30am to 9:50am
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55296
This section of freshmen seminar will research management and leadership activities in history and present time. As well as current events in Leadership within the country and throughout the world.
The topics will include:
– The areas of Leadership in America,- An assessment of the affects of new government (regulations, laws and policies), in our society.
– The management of high tech industry (specifications, & standards)or businesses (patents, trade secrets & licenses).
Key Leaders will be fully reviewed and discussed during class meetings / lecture.Specific leaders from the past and today will then be chosen for the class. A number of key leaders (at least 10, e.g. George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Jack Welch, Lee Iacocca, etc) will be discussed in depth during the course. The class will conduct in depth discussion on these leaders during class meeting / lecture.
The student will then be required to choose two leaders and write a brief paper and/or give a presentation on their:
– their readings
– their interpretation of the class discussions,
– their research/investigation
The students will be required to investigate two key leaders (one from Industry & one from Government or Military) and write a brief report on the significance of the leader contribution to society.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.4: Ethics
Prof. Marypat Taveras, Department of Technology and Society
Day/Time: Thursday | 2:30pm to 3:23pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55297
Individuals and organizations must make ethical decisions in the course of scientific, engineering and business endeavors. Various concepts have been developed related to moral conduct, character, ideals, and relationships between people, organizations, and societies, and these concepts relate to how we resolve our ethical issues.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.5: Current Events Made Interesting
Prof. Charles Haddad, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Wednesday | 4:00pm to 5:20pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55298
Why is the job market so terrible for new graduates; why has the value of a college education plateaued and why does China present such a formidable challenge to the U.S.? These represent a few of the most pressing questions of our time that this class will explain and make such news interesting. The goal of this class is to give students a deep understanding of some the key people, places and events that will loom large in their lifetime. In short, this is the social studies class that you can not only stay awake in. You’ll look forward to attending.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.6: Professional Skills-Emotional Health
Prof. Steven Dube, Department of Program in Writing and Rhetoric
Day/Time: Tuesday | 11:30am to 12:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: HDV Center room 121
Course #: 55299
This would help students work on certain professional skills, like presentation and public speaking – as well as spark a discussion about emotional health.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.7: How Leaders Define Success
Prof. Jonathan Friedman, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 1:00pm to 2:20pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55300
Accomplished men and women may define their successes and contributions in many ways. By reading about and discussing what they have to say, we can gain insights that can prove invaluable in our own work and help us to become successful ourselves. We will read the interviews with Chief Executive Officers that appear in the Business Section of the Sunday New York Times as a lead into our discussions.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.9: Broadcast News
Prof. Rick Ricioppo, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Friday | 1:00pm to 2:20pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library N3090
Course #: 55302
This course will examine the different forms of broadcast news programming (local, national, cable) with the goal of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of medium. News stories of the day will be analyzed for accuracy, fairness, truth, worth, sensationalism, bias and effect. Discussions will include the editorial decisions that dictate what is seen on the air as well as practical and business decisions that impact today’s television news industry. Students are expected to stay informed about current events and to discuss in class stories that they are following.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.10: Broadcast News
Prof. Rick Ricioppo, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Friday | 2:30pm to 3:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library N3090
Course #: 55303
This course will examine the different forms of broadcast news programming (local, national, cable) with the goal of identifying the strengths and weaknesses of medium. News stories of the day will be analyzed for accuracy, fairness, truth, worth, sensationalism, bias and effect. Discussions will include the editorial decisions that dictate what is seen on the air as well as practical and business decisions that impact today’s television news industry. Students are expected to stay informed about current events and to discuss in class stories that they are following.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.11: Making Lemonade: Navigating the Turbulent Waters of Race, Mental Illness, and Otherness
Prof. Emily Safos, Department of Program in Writing and Rhetoric
Day/Time: Tuesday | 2:30pm to 3:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library N3090
Course #: 55304
This course will endeavor to smooth the transition between high school and college. Those who can relate to the plight of disenfranchised groups may view this as an opportunity to connect with like-minded classmates and perhaps forge lifelong bonds. Students will share their perspectives on race, disability, mental illness, and “otherness”. They will evaluate and expound on the content provided by renowned TED Talk speakers. There will be weekly assignments to watch a TED talk, to analyze the speaker’s point of view, to determine what makes it effective (or not), and to have a forum in which they can safely engage in academic and social discourse.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.12: Flash Fiction – The Art of the Short Short Story
Prof. Joseph Labriola, Department of Program in Writing and Rhetoric
Day/Time: Friday | 11:00am to 11:53am
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Tabler Center room 107
Course #: 55305
In our fast paced, ever-changing era of the tweet, there seems to be a shifting emphasis towards concise, impactful works of expression. Enter the ‘flash fiction’ piece where traditional short fiction is trimmed even further, all while conveying just as much emotional and interpretative expression as its literary predecessors. In this seminar/workshop we will explore the various forms of flash fiction (and other short) writing to discuss its craft as well as produce our own works.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.13: Social Justice in Education
Prof. David Hornung, Department of Health Technology Management
Day/Time: Tuesday | 5:30pm to 6:23pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2017 to May 5, 2017)
Location: Melville Library S1410D
Course #: 55306
Explore the rich history of classrooms being a center for social justice in this country and abroad. We will look at historical and current examples of teachers and students taking their experiences in public education and using them to promote social, racial, and economic justice. Students will view their role in education as more than a manifestation of the student/pupil dichotomy and view it as a truly transformative relationship that can radically alter the power structures of society.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.14: Locating Myself in American Higher Education
Prof. Jiwon Hwang, Department of Asian and American Studies | View Bio
Day/Time: Tuesday | 11:30am to 12:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library S1410
Course #: 55307
This course will consider the ways in which higher education has contributed to the foundation of American society. Far from being an “add-on” to political and social events, higher education can be viewed as a central organizing theme in American history. Indeed, the public university in the United States is often referred to in the context of “access” to education. This course work is designed to help Stony Brook University students in their early stages to 1) further understand the meaning of having such “access” to higher education in American society and 2) learn how to build up relationships with faculty, staff and other colleagues in academic settings. Meanwhile, both class discussions and a group project on the selected themes, which are directly and indirectly involved around the university students’ lives, will help students locate themselves in a bigger social institution, i.e. one of the Best National Universities.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.15: You Really, Really Need to Teach. Seriously. Like Soon.
Prof. Sharon Anthony, Department of English
Day/Time: Wednesday | 2:30pm to 3:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55308
This course is an actual discussion of some of the most compelling and controversial questions regarding public education and the concrete contributions students at Stony Brook University can make. We will closely examine how the issues of race, social class and funding create the current inequities in K-12 education. We will research the dearth of teachers of color both in New York City and Long Island. We will specifically examine the needs of students most marginalized in the current systems and the role of the teacher and curriculum. Ultimately we will create meaningful proposals regarding the needs of students in our public schools and urge students at Stony Brook University to contribute to their community.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.16: Speaking Truth to Power: American Journalists’ Lives of Leadership and Public Service
Prof. Zachary Dowdy, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 10:00am to 11:20am
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55309
Our seminar will look at the lives and work of selected American journalists whose reporting and analyses range across different media. We will choose as examples men and women who rose to the challenge of speaking truth to power, exemplifying the vision embodied in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students will have the opportunity to study their biographies, exhibit an example of their work, and present oral reports.
.Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, S/U Grading
LDS 102.17: Speaking Truth to Power: American Journalists’ Lives of Leadership and Public Service
Prof. Zachary Dowdy, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Friday | 1:00pm to 2:20pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55310
Our seminar will look at the lives and work of selected American journalists whose reporting and analyses range across different media. We will choose as examples men and women who rose to the challenge of speaking truth to power, exemplifying the vision embodied in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Students will have the opportunity to study their biographies, exhibit an example of their work, and present oral reports.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.18: Introduction to International Development
Prof. Can Ozturk, Department of Technology and Society | View Bio
Day/Time: Wednesday | 8:30am to 9:50am
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55311
This course aims to introduce the basic concepts of international development and give the students a broad-based understanding of the macro issues facing the world such as poverty, environmental destruction and the challenge of achieving sustainable development. Students learn about the different ways to measure development, and the social and economic development theories since the end of Second World War. Other topics discussed in classroom include international aid, disease burden, Sustainable Development Goals set by the United Nations, and the impact of information technologies and mobile communication on developing countries.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.19: The Undergraduate Researcher
Prof. Lauren Donovan, Department of Technology and Society
Day/Time: Wednesday | 12:00pm to 12:53pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55312
This course will explore aspects of undergraduate research. Students will learn about the various applications of undergraduate research within the higher education context and the skills that are necessary to construct research projects. Students will be exposed to Stony Brook University’s research outlets. The course will spark future mentoring opportunities between students and faculty.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.20: Leadership Through Sailing
Prof. Jason Rose, Department of Political Science
Day/Time: Wednesday | 5:30pm to 6:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55313
Sailing is a metaphor for life. The lessons of simple seamanship have universal applications. This course will give a brief overview of the history of great leaders who were/are also sailors from John Paul Jones to the founder of CNN, Ted Turner to Oracle Chairman, Larry Ellison to Laura Dekker, the youngest woman to sail around the world at 16 years old. The first half of the course takes place in the classroom. The second half of the course takes place at the Stony Brook University Sailing Team facilities at the Port Jefferson Yacht Club where you will learn the basics of sailing and how it builds teamwork, humility, respect and understanding for your colleagues and of nature. Most important, you will learn about your own character. This course is taught by the SBU Sailing Program Director, Jason Rose and the SBU Sailing Team Head Coach, Geoffrey Loffredo.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.21: Meditation and Contemplative Practice
Prof. Crystal Fleming, Department of Sociology | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 11:30am to 12:23pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library N3074
Course #: 55314
This course will guide students in the exploration of meditation and contemplative practice. We will explore approaches to meditation for stress-reduction, self-discovery and increased awareness, integrating health research with reflections from various spiritual and religious traditions including Hinduism, Buddhism and Christianity. Class sessions will include a mix of lecture, meditation practice and group activities.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.22: Social Entrepreneurship
Prof. Manuel London, Department of College of Business | View Bio
Day/Time: Wednesday | 4:00pm to 4:53pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Harriman Hall, Room 304
Course #: 55315
This course focuses on how to start and lead a social entrepreneurship venture for the benefit of society and as a possible source of livelihood for yourself and others. The course covers leadership characteristics of social heroes and learning from model social entrepreneurship efforts, locally and globally. You will select a cause about which you feel passionate and, as practice for developing your own leadership skills, develop a plan (following processes used for business planning), set goals, and formulate strategies for action. You will identify and develop your own initiative, not taking one that already exists. You will develop your own ideas, explore the issues associated with your initiative, and formulate a meaningful strategy which will be a first step to creating your vision – the benefits you hope to provide or produce. Your cause may be any way or means that “repairs the world”—whether related to health, social services, the economy, the environment. Your focus may be developing more caring relationships and/or compassionate services for those suffering in any way.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.23: Religion and Society
Prof. Joseph Topek, Department of Interfaith Center | View Bio
Day/Time: Monday | 4:00pm to 4:53pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, N3090
Course #: 55316
An examination of religion in American society, how religion and religious attitudes have affected American public policy since the 18th century as well as inter-group relations and tolerance of minority religious groups.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.24: Follow the Leader
Prof. Miryam Laifer, Department of European Languages, Literature, and Cultures | View Bio
Day/Time: Monday | 9:00am to 9:53am
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, N3090
Course #: 55317
This seminar on Leadership and Service will look at the actions of people who have put their personal interests aside and committed their lives to the betterment of humanity. The course will focus on historical figures from France and the Francophone world from the Middle Ages to 1437. We will look at specific moments during that time period where people have acted in the name of leadership and service to their nation. We will then examine how the literary world has carried out and supported their actions.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.25: Follow the Leader
Prof. Miryam Laifer, Department of European Languages, Literature, and Cultures | View Bio
Day/Time: Monday | 10:00am to 10:53am
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, N3090
Course #: 55318
This seminar on Leadership and Service will look at the actions of people who have put their personal interests aside and committed their lives to the betterment of humanity. The course will focus on historical figures from France and the Francophone world from the Middle Ages to 1437. We will look at specific moments during that time period where people have acted in the name of leadership and service to their nation. We will then examine how the literary world has carried out and supported their actions.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.26: Finding Balance in Work and Life
Prof. Christine Veloso, Department of Technology and Society
Day/Time: Thursday | 4:00pm to 4:53pm
Meeting Pattern: 53 mins per week for 14 weeks (January 22, 2018 to May 4, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, N3090
Course #: 55319
As a student do you find yourself struggling to find that perfect combination of life and work? Does this struggle result in your feeling overwhelmed, stressed and dissatisfied with many aspects of your experiences? If so, then this course may be one resource to help you help yourself. The course’s focus will be on stress and coping and it will incorporate self exploration, practicing of hands-on techniques and the development of skill sets to empower you to combat your sources of stress.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.27: So, You Want to go to Medical School? Graduate School? Law School? Or just Succeed in Business?
Prof. Stephen Vitkun, Department of Anesthesiology | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 10:00am to 11:20am
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: HSC, Room 107
Course #: 55320
This course will help students to understand and use the necessary tools to have a competitive application to graduate education whether it be Medical School, Graduate School, Law School or other type of graduate program. The classes will focus on the details of building a resume (CV), a personal statement and the interview process. It will also include a session on learning styles which may be helpful to students who have an increased work load as they transition from high school to college studies. There will also be a session devoted more specifically to health care careers but much of the material will also relate to non-health care related graduate or other programs.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading
LDS 102.28: Cultural Politics of Diversity
Prof. Jonathan Friedman, Department of Journalism | View Bio
Day/Time: Thursday | 11:30am to 12:50pm
Meeting Pattern: 1 hr 20 mins per week for 10 weeks (January 22, 2018 to April 6, 2018)
Location: Melville Library, S1410D
Course #: 55301
Accomplished men and women may define their successes and contributions in many ways. By reading about and discussing what they have to say, we can gain insights that can prove invaluable in our own work and help us to become successful ourselves. We will read the interviews with Chief Executive Officers that appear in the Business Section of the Sunday New York Times as a lead into our discussions.
Prerequisite(s): Admission to the LDS Undergraduate College
1 credit, Letter Grading