(Science as an Academic field) To evaluate historically significant scientific advancements and determine which could be considered breakthroughs, and to examine how breakthroughs in one area can lead to advancements in other areas.
Research, Reading, Writing, Presentation, Listening, Discussion, Analytical Thinking
Grades will be based on the following:
11 Online Tasks | Weekly tasks are graded on a 6-5-4-3-2-1-0 scale. If all requirements of the task are completed at an exceptional level, you will receive 6 points. If they are fully met, you will receive 5 points. If they are somewhat met, you will receive 3-4 points. If they are inadequately or only partially met, you will receive 1-2 points. If you do not participate in the task or are absent, you will receive 0 points. | 66 points |
Online Exercise Library (OEL) | 10 points | 10 points |
1 Significant Discoveries & Inventions Presentation (Research Team) |
4 points for Materials & 5 points for Presenting | 9 points |
1 Mapping New Discoveries Poster Presentation (Research Team) |
10 points for Materials & 5 points for Presenting | 15 points |
Late assignment submission | minus 1 point |
No text is required for this course. All materials will be provided by your instructor. However, many of the materials will need to be accessed via EDC 3 Student 2023 folder log in required.
Class | Weekly Topics | Online Tasks | Presentations | OEL | Agenda |
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1 | Orientation and Course Overview Quiz 2023 | ||||
2 | Discoveries/Inventions | Discussion 1 | |||
3 | Discoveries/Inventions | Worksheet Discoveries/ Inventions |
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4 | Discoveries/Inventions | Presentation Prep | Galileo Galilei I | ||
5 | Discoveries/Inventions | Presentation Prep | Galileo Galilei II | ||
6 | Presentation | Presentation Discoveries/ Inventions Presentations |
Sir Isaac Newton I | ||
7 | Galileo 1 (0:00 ~ 40:26) |
Worksheets Galileo 1 | Sir Isaac Newton II |
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8 | Galileo 2 (40:26 ~ 1:11:41) |
Worksheets Galileo 2 | Michael Faraday | ||
9 | Galileo 3 (1:11:41 ~) |
Worksheets Galileo 3 | Antoine Lavoisier | ||
10 | Einstein 1 (0:00 ~ 22:55) / Mapping new discoveries |
Worksheets Einstein 1 | Ole Roemer | ||
11 | Einstein 2 (22:55 ~ 46:28) / Mapping new discoveries |
Worksheets Einstein 2 | Christiaan Huygens | ||
12 | Einstein 3 (46:30 ~ 1:24:20) / Mapping new discoveries |
Worksheets Einstein 3 | Emilie Chatelet and Voltaire I |
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13 | Einstein 4 (1:24:20 ~) / Mapping new discoveries |
Worksheets Einstein 4 | Emilie Chatelet and Voltaire II |
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14 | Presentation | Mapping new discoveries Poster Presentations I |
10+ OEL Deadline | ||
15 | Presentation | Mapping new discoveries Poster Presentations II |
90% or more, A+; 80-89%, A; 70-79%, B; 60-69%, C; below 60%, F
NOTE: At the end of the third year, you will be taking a TOEIC-IP exam. You will then be re-streamed for your fourth-year courses based on the results of this TOEIC-IP and the numerical average of your third-year English courses. Therefore, it is important to strive for not only a high letter grade, but also for the highest numerical grade that you are capable of.
Students are expected to submit assignments in a timely fashion. Failure to submit timely may result in a reduction of the student’s overall grade. Students will be penalized 3 demerits for each non- submission and 1 demerit for each late submission. Students who accumulate more than 15 'demerits' (the equivalent of 5 absences) will receive an unsatisfactory grade ('F') for the course. As a rule, no make-up work will be given for unexcused absences.
You are required to use an English-English dictionary for your exercises. The following is a list of quality paper dictionaries for English language learners. You may use any other dictionary or you may elect to use an electronic dictionary.
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Oxford University Press.There are no extra-credit points available for this course.
The following will be considered violations of our academic honesty policy:
Any of the above violations will result in a score of 0 for ALL exercises on that day, as well as forfeiting your chance for extra-credit.
不正行為は、いかなる理由があれ一切認められません。以下のような行為は、不正行為とみなします。
上記、および上記に類する「不正行為」があった場合は、当該学生の当該科目における、その日の得点を0点にするとともに、Extra-credit pointsはすべて無効になります。