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Journals: September 26, October
31, December 12
Surveys: September 22-26, in class
Personal Interview: October 17
"Infomercial or Edutainment" Project: Before the end of classes
"Your Choice Project": Before the end of classes |
Week 1
Aug 27-29Course Introduction |
Wed, Aug 27--in class: introductions to
each other, the course.
Required reading:
 | TRUE Security: Rethinking America's Social Insurance
(hereafter referred to as TRUE), read the
Prologue, Ch 1, and Ch 2 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
| Student Presentations from prior classes:
--Can
Money Buy Happiness? Peter Kolar,
Brandon Ebert, Mark Burgers, Brian Kissel, 2002
-- Insecurity:
3rd World vs. Industrial World, Compare and Contrast
Reuter, Hinrichs, Stansberry, Bolstad,
2001
--World Bank Data: 10 Country Compare and
Contrast
--World Bank Data: Aid
Dependency, Enhancing
Security, Women
--World Bank Data: Gross National Income
Map
--Job Mobility Factors
Kenna, Stratman, Kuehl, Kesaji, 2001
--Measuring Poverty
(essay) Berggren, Allen, Sasaki, Peercy, 2001
--Measuring Poverty
(PowerPoint presentation)
--Poverty and Race: An
Historical Context (PowerPoint presentation), Allen, Brown,
Cooksley, Kuhl, Peercy, 2001 |
| Internet Resources Bookmark File--How
the great religions of the world approach the question of the responsibility to the poor
and to the problems of poverty |
| Internet Resources Bookmark File--Dominican
Republic |
Required writing:
| Begin Journal writing;
see Ideas 1 and 2 on the Journal assignment page if you're having difficulty getting
started! |
Fri, Aug 29--in class: Class
Demographics Questionnaire, talk about how to read the textbooks. |
| Sep 1 |
No Class--Labor Day |
Week 2
Sep 3-5
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Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch. 6 |
| Report the textbooks you've selected |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Wednesday,Sep 3--in-class: organize for Survey project;
Web Discussion: What is the most surprising thing you have read so
far? Everyone will be required to contribute
a "most surprising thing" in this discussion!
Friday, Sep 5--Need,
Fairness/Equity, Financing Power Point presentation
Journal writing: Idea 3, Idea 7 |
Week 3
Sep 8-12 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch. 12 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
| Student Presentations from prior classes:
--Can Money
Buy Happiness? Peter Kolar,
Brandon Ebert, Mark Burgers, Brian Kissel, 2002
--Poverty,
Unemployment, and Old Age in Latin America, Heidi Villamil,
Cherri Nolle, Jennifer Hunt, 2002 |
Monday, Sep 8--Public
Assistance Power Point presentation Wednesday, Sep 10--No
class--BUT. . . you do have things to do!
1) Participate in Web Discussion by
responding to at least two posts by others in the class.
2) Do your survey questions, record
the answers, meet to talk about the results. Repeat if necessary!
Friday, Sep 12--Finish lectures and discussion from first two weeks.
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Week 4
Sep 15-19 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch. 3, 8 |
| Find info relating to your focus area of study on one of the websites listed in the
Public Assistance lecture. |
Optional study, based on your interests:
| Student Presentations from prior classes:
--9/11:
The Tragedy Concerning the Distribution of Aid,
Joseph Tippins, Doug Veskerna, Kevin Zeck,
2002
--Food
Stamp Allocations: at the Personal Level, Matthias
Kraemer, Renae Zaruba, 2002
--The Food
Stamp Program, Poppy Baumgartner, David Headlee, Michaela
Wilcox, Cara Wilson, 2002
--Exploration of
Legal Aid, Michael Soucie, 2002
--Women, Infant, and
Children: WIC Program, Scott Haiar, 2002
--
Social
Security in Third World Countries |
Monday, Sep 15--Class Discussion about
content so far
Wednesday, Sep 17--No class--BUT . . . you do have things to do!
1) Work on survey presentations
2) Web Discussion participation
3) Work on "Your Choice Project"
topic development--what do you want to study and with whom do you want to do
it? Try using the discussion web for organizing this!
Friday, Sep 19--The Great Religions and the Poor, video
Journal writing: Idea 4 |
Week 5
Sep 22-26 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Sep 22--Survey presentations due
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, Sep 22, 24, 26--Survey presentations in
class; class discussion Friday, Sep 26--Journals due for first reading by professor--counts for one
grade
Journal writing: Idea 5 |
Week 6
Sep 29 - Oct 3 |
Required reading:
Monday, Sep 29--Reflections on your journals from the prof; class discussion and
questions Wednesday, Oct 1--No class--BUT . . . you do have
things to do!
1) Work on personal interviews
2) Web Discussion participation
3) Meet with "Your Choice Project"
team members to brainstorm project implementation ideas; finalize topic and
clear it with Dr. Gasper Friday, Oct 3--Special guest speakers |
Week 7
Oct 6-10 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch 7, 9 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
| Student Presentations from prior classes:
--Health
Care Indicators--US, Australia, UK, Canada, New Zealand, Rwanda,
Kristin Myers, Mary Kavan, Pete Romanovsky, Patrick Ortman, 2002
--Latino
Cultures--Differences in the Provision of Medical Care
--Health Care Timeline |
| Internet Resources Bookmark File Bookmark
file for Medicare Information |
| Readings page--Why Medicare Covers .
. ., Medicare's Austerity . . . |
Monday, Oct 6--Disability
Definitions and Sources of Coverage Power Point presentation
Wednesday, Oct 8--No class--BUT . . . you do have things to
do!
1) Work on personal interviews
2) Web Discussion participation:
from TRUE,
Ch. 14, 7, and 9; contribute one idea that you would like the class to
discuss, clarify, give opinions about, list pros and cons, elucidate,
illustrate, argue over.
3) Further develop ideas for "Your
Choice Project" and assign tasks and deadlines
Friday, Oct 10--Finish Disability lecture, class discussion |
Week 8
Oct 13-17 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch 7, 9 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Oct 13--Structure of the Medicare Program Power Point presentation
Wednesday, Oct. 15--WE WILL HAVE CLASS! In class activity; come in a contemplative mood!
Finish Medicare lecture, class discussion
Fri., Oct. 17-- Personal Interview Due.
FRI, OCT 17-----IF you have
--signed up for "Your Choice Project" presentation date
--cleared "Your Choice Project" topic and plan with the professor, AND
--turned in your personal interview,
you do not need to come to class. If you have not done all three of these things,
you must come to class! BE THERE!
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| Oct 20-24 |
No Class--Fall Break--Keep writing in your journal! Work on
"Your Choice Project"!
Read, sleep, eat! Invite your family members to read the discussion web
and add their ideas. |
Week 9
Oct 27-31 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch 4, 10, 11 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Oct 27--Reflections from the
professor on personal interviews assignment. Begin
Structure
of the Unemployment Compensation Program Power Point presentation
Wednesday, Oct 29--No class--BUT . . . you do have things to do!
1) "Your Choice Project" team
leaders consult with Dr. Gasper on progress of the project and verify the
agreed upon presentation date; teams meet to do work on the project
2)
3) Web Discussion participation
required
Friday, Oct. 31--Journals due for second reading by
professor--counts for one grade. Finish unemployment compensation
program lecture and discussion.
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Week 10
Nov 3-7 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch 15 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Nov. 3--Workers'
Compensation Power Point presentation
Wednesday, Nov. 5--No class--BUT . . . you do have things
to do!
1) "Your Choice Project" should be
well underway
2) Web discussion participation
Friday, Nov. 7--Finish workers' compensation lecture and discussion |
Week 11
Nov 10-14 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Nov. 10--Introduction
to Social Security Program Structure Power Point presentation
Wednesday, Nov. 12--
Friday, Nov. 14-- |
Week 12
Nov 17-21 |
Required reading:
| TRUE, Ch 5, 13 |
Optional study, based on your interests:
Monday, Nov. 17--
Wednesday, Nov. 19--
Friday, Nov. 21-- |
Week 13
Nov 24 |
Make a list of characteristics that describe, as completely as possible,
one of the
existing social insurance or public assistance programs you are studying.
Make a list of problems you perceive in the social insurance or public assistance
program you are evaluating.
Monday, Nov. 24--
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| Nov 26-28 |
No Class--Thanksgiving Break--Do your
personal interview if you haven't completed it yet! |
| Week 14 Dec
1-5 |
Monday, Dec. 1-- Wednesday, Dec.
3--
Friday, Dec. 5-- |
Week 15
Dec 8-12 |
Make a list of characteristics that describe, as completely as possible, the social
insurance or public assistance program you think SHOULD BE in effect.
Monday, Dec. 8--Infomercials, edutainment, or public service
announcement due; to be presented in class
Wednesday, Dec. 10--
Fri, Dec 12--Journals due for final reading by
professor--counts for one grade
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Monday, Dec 15,
10:00-11:40 a.m. Section A--Journals returned to you.
Wednesday, Dec 17, 1:00-2:40 p.m. Section B--Journals returned to you. |
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