I have just posted the instructions you will need for the assignments that you are to work on for the remainder of the semester. You can access these instructions by going here, or to the link in the "Course Requirements" section of this blog.
For the presentation timetables (that is, to see when you are presenting) and more information and instructions specifically related to your presentatons, go here.
I have also posted my optional extended essay on Argentina's worker-recovered enterprises here, or you can access it by going to the link in the "Lecture and Seminar Supplements" section of the blog.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Week 18 Lecture Notes Available
I've made available for you my lecture notes from last week's seminar on Craig Chapter's 3 and 4, also connecting them with Quarter Ch. 2. I've uploaded my notes to the blog and you can download the PDF from here, or by going to the "Lecture and Seminar Supplement" section of this blog.
In the lecture notes I guide you through these two crucial chapters and point out the important parts to focus on, key points you should understand well, and questions you should be able to answer.
NOTE: As I stated to you last week in class, these chapters, as well as Craig's Ch. 2 and parts of Quarter Chs. 1 and 2, and our understanding of the "social economy" to date, are crucial for you doing a good job in your Alternative Firm Analysis paper , as well as for completing your term projects on your firms successfully. So study them using the strategies I've been showing you in class. In other words, as I've been suggesting to you for the past few weeks, you should be incorporating relevant parts of Craig's, Quarter's, and the social economists' analyses (and any other relevant sources from the course) directly into your forthcoming papers and presentation; remember they are tools you can use for understanding your firms better.
So, look over your AFA paper you're going to hand in tomorrow to see if you've effectively incorporated course materials and, in particular, Craig's analysis, into your papers. For example, where might Craig's analysis of values and ideologies and organizational structures of coops (Ch. 2), segmental cooperatives (Ch. 3), or comprehensive coops (Ch. 4) apply to your firm? Again, you can use my lecture notes from last week, as well as the notes I made available to you from Week 16 and Week 17 for guidance.
Good luck in completing the AFA's!
In the lecture notes I guide you through these two crucial chapters and point out the important parts to focus on, key points you should understand well, and questions you should be able to answer.
NOTE: As I stated to you last week in class, these chapters, as well as Craig's Ch. 2 and parts of Quarter Chs. 1 and 2, and our understanding of the "social economy" to date, are crucial for you doing a good job in your Alternative Firm Analysis paper , as well as for completing your term projects on your firms successfully. So study them using the strategies I've been showing you in class. In other words, as I've been suggesting to you for the past few weeks, you should be incorporating relevant parts of Craig's, Quarter's, and the social economists' analyses (and any other relevant sources from the course) directly into your forthcoming papers and presentation; remember they are tools you can use for understanding your firms better.
So, look over your AFA paper you're going to hand in tomorrow to see if you've effectively incorporated course materials and, in particular, Craig's analysis, into your papers. For example, where might Craig's analysis of values and ideologies and organizational structures of coops (Ch. 2), segmental cooperatives (Ch. 3), or comprehensive coops (Ch. 4) apply to your firm? Again, you can use my lecture notes from last week, as well as the notes I made available to you from Week 16 and Week 17 for guidance.
Good luck in completing the AFA's!
Upcoming Essay Workshops - Centre for Academic Writing
THE ARTS CENTRE FOR ACADEMIC WRITING COURSES
The Centre is offering a number of group workshops dealing with the major elements of effective essay writing. All Arts students are welcome to enrol. We ask that you announce these course offerings to your classes.
THE REGISTRATION DATES FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUP WORKSHOPS WILL BE POSTED IN THE CENTRE, ROOM S329, ROSS. STUDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT SPACE FILLS QUICKLY SO THAT SPEEDY ENROLMENT IS NECESSARY.
A. ESSAY 101
This workshop is a primer for essay writing. It will look at the journey from the writer-focused rough draft to the reader-focused essay, and offer strategies for each step along the way. Monday February 25 @ 1:30 OR Thursday February 28 @ 2:30.
B. HOW TO DEVELOP A THESIS
This one-hour session will help you get a good start on your essays. Learn how to develop an effective thesis statement that tells the reader where you are headed. Wednesday February 27 @ 10:30 OR Monday February 28 @ 10:30.
C. ELIMINATING BASIC SENTENCE ERRORS
Do your essays come back with comments such as sentence fragment, run-on sentence, comma splice, or short choppy sentences? Learn to recognize and correct some of the most common errors of sentence structure. Monday February 25 @ 12:30 OR Tuesday February 26 @ 12:30.
D. COMMAS AND CONJUNCTIONS
A sentence rises or falls on commas and conjunctions. This session will reveal what they are and what they do. Thursday February 28 @ 1:30.
E. EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING STRATEGIES
This short course is meant to give you some tips for becoming a more concise and effective
business writer, using the principle of plain writing for your audience in American standard vernacular English. Thursday February 28 @ 12:30.
Please turn over . . .
F. EFFECTIVE EDITING
Do you lose precious essay marks due to grammatical and stylistic errors? The Effective Editing Workshop will teach you to analyze your work logically and systematically to improve the quality and consistency of all your academic assignments. You will learn to assess content, correct common errors and proof-read for accuracy. This is a hands-on workshop, so bring a writing sample and be ready to use what you learn right away! Wednesday February 27 @ 1:30.
G. EFFECTIVE WEB SEARCHING STRATEGIES
In this workshop, we will work on search strategies to find potentially useful resources for research papers. We will focus on reviewing some internet searching sites, looking at the basic differences between search engines and directories, and trying several effective search strategies, in particular with Google. Finally, we will suggest some techniques for organizing and managing complex searches. Tuesday February 26 @ 11:30.
H. ESSENTIALS OF DIGITAL REFERENCING
This module applies the concepts of bibliographic citation and cocumentation to digital and electronic sources. We offer a basic understanding of the requirements for academic citation. We will provide a number of examples in the two most common referencing styles, MLA and APA. Our presentation will also familiarize students with RefWorks, the online York Libraries-based referencing software. Wednesday February 27 @ 12:30.
J. INTEGRATING WORD IN THE WRITING PROCESS
In this workshop we consider the effective use of several digital tools and modes offered by Microsoft Word for academic writing. The objective is to explain the benefits of word processing in academic writing to demonstrate the potential of this computer-based medium. We follow the four principles that the process of writing is individual, that successful writers write recursively, they revise their work, and they share their writing. Wednesday February 27 @ 2:30.
K. EVALUATING WEB SOURCES FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
In this workshop we will demonstrate successful strategies for evaluating the credibility of internet sources that students will encounter. We will introduce a set of criteria for classification that will enable students to quickly and easily rank the quality and potential usefulness of electronic resources. Thursday February 28 @ 11:30.
Students are welcome to enrol in any one or all of the above mini-courses, but please remind them that their signature is their commitment to attend.
For a copy of this flyer go to http://www.arts.yorku.ca/caw
The Centre is offering a number of group workshops dealing with the major elements of effective essay writing. All Arts students are welcome to enrol. We ask that you announce these course offerings to your classes.
THE REGISTRATION DATES FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING GROUP WORKSHOPS WILL BE POSTED IN THE CENTRE, ROOM S329, ROSS. STUDENTS ARE ADVISED THAT SPACE FILLS QUICKLY SO THAT SPEEDY ENROLMENT IS NECESSARY.
A. ESSAY 101
This workshop is a primer for essay writing. It will look at the journey from the writer-focused rough draft to the reader-focused essay, and offer strategies for each step along the way. Monday February 25 @ 1:30 OR Thursday February 28 @ 2:30.
B. HOW TO DEVELOP A THESIS
This one-hour session will help you get a good start on your essays. Learn how to develop an effective thesis statement that tells the reader where you are headed. Wednesday February 27 @ 10:30 OR Monday February 28 @ 10:30.
C. ELIMINATING BASIC SENTENCE ERRORS
Do your essays come back with comments such as sentence fragment, run-on sentence, comma splice, or short choppy sentences? Learn to recognize and correct some of the most common errors of sentence structure. Monday February 25 @ 12:30 OR Tuesday February 26 @ 12:30.
D. COMMAS AND CONJUNCTIONS
A sentence rises or falls on commas and conjunctions. This session will reveal what they are and what they do. Thursday February 28 @ 1:30.
E. EFFECTIVE BUSINESS WRITING STRATEGIES
This short course is meant to give you some tips for becoming a more concise and effective
business writer, using the principle of plain writing for your audience in American standard vernacular English. Thursday February 28 @ 12:30.
Please turn over . . .
F. EFFECTIVE EDITING
Do you lose precious essay marks due to grammatical and stylistic errors? The Effective Editing Workshop will teach you to analyze your work logically and systematically to improve the quality and consistency of all your academic assignments. You will learn to assess content, correct common errors and proof-read for accuracy. This is a hands-on workshop, so bring a writing sample and be ready to use what you learn right away! Wednesday February 27 @ 1:30.
G. EFFECTIVE WEB SEARCHING STRATEGIES
In this workshop, we will work on search strategies to find potentially useful resources for research papers. We will focus on reviewing some internet searching sites, looking at the basic differences between search engines and directories, and trying several effective search strategies, in particular with Google. Finally, we will suggest some techniques for organizing and managing complex searches. Tuesday February 26 @ 11:30.
H. ESSENTIALS OF DIGITAL REFERENCING
This module applies the concepts of bibliographic citation and cocumentation to digital and electronic sources. We offer a basic understanding of the requirements for academic citation. We will provide a number of examples in the two most common referencing styles, MLA and APA. Our presentation will also familiarize students with RefWorks, the online York Libraries-based referencing software. Wednesday February 27 @ 12:30.
J. INTEGRATING WORD IN THE WRITING PROCESS
In this workshop we consider the effective use of several digital tools and modes offered by Microsoft Word for academic writing. The objective is to explain the benefits of word processing in academic writing to demonstrate the potential of this computer-based medium. We follow the four principles that the process of writing is individual, that successful writers write recursively, they revise their work, and they share their writing. Wednesday February 27 @ 2:30.
K. EVALUATING WEB SOURCES FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES
In this workshop we will demonstrate successful strategies for evaluating the credibility of internet sources that students will encounter. We will introduce a set of criteria for classification that will enable students to quickly and easily rank the quality and potential usefulness of electronic resources. Thursday February 28 @ 11:30.
Students are welcome to enrol in any one or all of the above mini-courses, but please remind them that their signature is their commitment to attend.
For a copy of this flyer go to http://www.arts.yorku.ca/caw
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