COURSE MATERIALS Click on the links below for the Course Description and Syllabus and other important information. FINAL EXAM WED. MAY 28TH @ 11:10AM-1:40PM MEET IN THE REGULAR CLASSROOM. BRING BLUEBOOKS OR PREPARED LINED PAPER WITH YOUR NAME ON EACH SHEET. Review the basic topics in the link. You will have three questions of which you will answer only ONE. JOURNAL ASSIGNMENTS You will find updates here on journal entry assignments. Toulmin & Causal Progression Outline Here you will find a developed Toulmin outline that transitions to a Cause-Effect outline which you need for Essay #3. Remember, you are creating a progression. If A causes D, then your body paragraphs will connect these points A>B>C>D through revealed warranting assumptions and other reasons. TB in the Bay Area Review recent news sources regarding the rise of TB in the Bay Area: What are the causes and effects of this recent infection trend? Here are some additional links: 1)http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_8562318?nclick_check=1 2)http://theamericanjingoist.blogspot.com/2008/03/disease-is-being-brought-home-by.html Maslow's "Hierarchy of Needs" Since Maslow's discussion of human need is so vital to our understanding of suffering, the decision to give aid, and human motivations, you may consider reviewing this updated pyramid. "The Story of the Book that Is Moving Mountains" This is the article handed out at the first forum. We will be referencing it on Wednesday, 2/13/08. Please download if you don't have a copy. Hueristic Research Questions Pathologies of Power--Paul Farmer Chapter One of Paul Farmer's Pathologies of Power Jonathan Swift's "A Modest Proposal" Please download for class 3/26 Semester Calendar Research Paper Follow the Research Paper Guidelines carefully for each step. I will happily meet with you at any point in the semester. "The Hero's Journey" Stages Here is the short and fast outline of Joseph Campbell's stages for a "hero's journey" from Hero with a Thousand Faces

ESSAY ASSIGNMENTS Click on the links below to download and view details. Essay # 1 Due Date: Feb. 13th Essay#1 Rough Draft Peer Review Essay #1 Intro/Outline Peer Review Essay #2 Revised Requirement See my office door for handout Essay # 2 Due Date: FLP Essays Due Wed. 3/12. Essay # 3: Causal Analysis Rough Draft due: Mon March 24th Final Due Date: Fri March 28th Essay #3 Rough Draft Peer Review Essay # 4 Due Date: April 14th Essay #5 Due Date: Research Paper Due Date: See Calendar

Extra Credit Assignments Below you will find links or descriptions of potential activities for extra credit. Each of these activities requires a 1-2 page typed response which describes the activity and provides thoughtful connections to the coursework and theme. Student Health Services CSM Health Fair March 12, 10 am to 2 pm CSM Building 5 Free & open to public Contact: 650.574.6396 Credit for activities during the semester require a signature for attendance on your yellow sheet and a typed response. American Red Cross CPR Training Sat., March 8th 2008--See the link for specific locations or see me for additional contacts. You must complete a written response in addition to attendance or community outreach.

OFFICE HOURS The link below will take you to my online Office Card. Office Hours & Class Times

Institutional Student Learning Outcomes ISLO# 1 Effective Communication: The ability of students to write, read, speak, and listen in order to communicate effectively. ISLO# 2 Quantitative Skills: The ability of the students to perform quantitative analysis, using appropriate resources ISLO# 3 Critical Thinking: The ability of the students to analyze information, reason critically and creatively, and formulate ideas/concepts carefully and logically from multiple perspectives and across disciplines. ISLO# 4 Social Awareness and Diversity: The ability of students to recognize cultural traditions and understand and appreciate the diversity of the human experience, past and present ISLO#5 Ethical Responsibility: The ability of students to make, with respect to individual conduct, judgments based on a system of values.

The Mountains Beyond Mountains Faculty Team

Students enrolled in any of the classes in this learning community will consider the work of Dr. Paul Farmer, an unconventional and idealistic man determined to grapple with the seemingly insoluble problems of health in poor countries, as described in Tracy Kidder's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Mountains Beyond Mountains. From the perspectives of various disciplines, the classes will explore, during regular class hours, the complex economic, medical, political, sociological, and moral issues that suggest global health deserves our attention. Participating Classes BIOL 250 AX. . . Martin, T BIOL 250 BX . . .Martin, T BCST 110 AB. . . Brown, M ESL 400 AC. . . Musgrave, D ENGL 100 BV. . .Heyman, J ENGL 100 BU. . .Stafford, A ENGL 165 CA. . .Mach, J ENGL 165 BK. . .Miller, A PLSC 210 AG. . . Scholnick, E

STUDENT FOCUS Everyone in the class has something valuable to offer the class. Below are some examples of the fine work that has already been done this semester by yourself or your peers. If you review or see work that is exemplary, you can suggest an addition to this page, and I will try to add something from every student before the semester is over. Friday Forum #1 Reflections Friday Forum #2 Reflections Extra Credit Assignments Exemplary Essays

FRIDAY FORUM SCHEDULE February 8--Faculty Lectures Jeremy Ball--Introduction Erin Scholnick--History of Haiti/ Political Exploitation Diane Musgrave--Doctors as Revolutionaries (Rudolph Virchow) Michelle Brown--Digital Divide Q and A if time March 14--Faculty Lectures April 23--Guest Speaker, Stephen Bezruchka May 16--Student Activity Forum May 23--Student Activity Forum First Forum Discussion Questions If you were unable to attend the Friday Forum, please download these materials and watch the podcast on the main Mountains page. First Forum Reflection This Reflection sheet is due in class on Monday 2/11. List of Participating faculty First Forum Lecture Topics

Guest Speaker, April 23rd: Stephen Bezruchka Stephen Bezruchka teaches at the University of Washington and works as an emergency room physician in Seattle. Much of his research focuses on the influence of social factors and social hierarchies on health and mortality rates. He has written numerous articles and essays. His most recent contribution is to Sickness and Wealth, a collection of essays on the effects of global corporatization on health.

Friday Forum Response & Review LINK TO PODCAST Listen to a podcast of the Friday Forums. PP Presentation: Passing the Torch: The Hero & the Author Here is the power point presentation from the 2nd Friday Forum 2nd Friday Forum Power Points If you want to take a look at ALL the slides from across the disciplines, use this link. It won't be up forever, so eventually you'll need to go to the main mountains page to review the podcast.