033-653 -- 4:40-7:10 P.M., Wednesday Fall Semester 2006
Credit Hours: 1 to 3 Classroom: 839 Gladfelter Hall
Professor: Gregory J. W. Urwin, Ph.D. Office: 931 Gladfelter Hall
Office Hours: M 10:00- 11:00 A.M.; W 10:00-11:00 A.M., 2:30-4:20 P.M., or by appointment
Office Telephone Number: 215-204-3809 E-Mail Address: gurwin@temple.edu
Home Page: http://www.temple.edu/history/People/urwin/
Course Description: This course is designed for doctoral students who are writing their dissertations while residing in the Philadelphia area. It provides a sense of community and a mutual support network for dissertation writers, where they can explore the problems they confront in dissertation design, research, and writing, and find helpful comment and criticism while they are engaged in this rigorous process. Depending on their respective levels of progress, students will offer the group dissertation prospectuses, outlines, and chapters for discussion and feedback.
Semester Grade: A student's grade will depend largely on participation in the colloquium process. That will involve regular attendance at scheduled class sessions, active participation in class discussions, and evidence of having thoughtfully read the materials submitted by his/her classmates. Evidence of progress in his/her own work will also have a major impact on each student's final grade.
Students will provide each of their classmates with a copy of their prospectus, outline, or chapter a week before it is to be discussed in class.
Statement on Academic Freedom: Freedom to teach and freedom to learn are inseparable facets of academic freedom. The University has adopted a policy on
Student and Faculty Academic Rights and Responsibilities (Policy # 03.70.02) which can be accessed through the following link:
http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02 <http://policies.temple.edu/getdoc.asp?policy_no=03.70.02.
Academic Honesty Statement: Students are expected to do their own work on all exercises. Anyone caught cheating in class and/or plagiarizing material will fail the course. The American Heritage Dictionary defines plagiarism as: "1. To steal and use the ideas and writings of another as one's own. 2. To appropriate passages or ideas from another and use them as one's own."
Americans with Disabilities Act Statement: Temple University
adheres to requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you
need an accommodation under this Act due to a disability, contact Disability
Resources and Services at 204-1280 or 11280. You may also access
Disability Resources and Services at this web site: http://www.temple.edu/disability/Handbook/Noframes/noframes.html.
CLASS SCHEDULE
Week 1: 28 August-1 September
Orientation and Organization
Week 2: 4-8 September
Work on Your Own. No Class.
Week 3: 11-15 September
Work on Your Own. No Class.
Week 4: 18-22 September
Work on Your Own. No Class.
Week 5: 25-29 September
Class Discussion
Week 6: 2-6 October
Class Discussion
Week 7: 9-13 October
Class Discussion
Week 8: 16-20 October
Class Discussion
Week 9: 23-27 October
Class Discussion
Week 10: 30 October-3 November
Class Discussion
Week 11: 6-10 November
Class Discussion
Week 12: 13-17 November
Dr. Urwin Lectures at the U.S. Army War College. No Class.
Week 13: 20-24 November (Thanksgiving Holiday, 23-24 Nov.: No Class on Friday)
Class Discussion
Week 14: 27 November-1 December
Class Discussion
Week 15: 4-8 December
Final Class (Semester Wrap-Up)
Final Exam Week: 11-16 December (N/A)