Summer and Fall 2000 Course Offerings

Subject to confirmation, approval, and change; correct as of 31 July 2000
Contact the CCT office, 617-298-6520, cct@umb.edu for further information.

The Fall 2000 program follows the summer listings.
SUMMER
Register through Continuing Education, 617.287.7916, Wheatley 2-203.

CrCrTh697B
Effective Teambuilding

This course introduces creative communication strategies for teamwork that really addresses workplace problems and issues. Through simulations of typical organizational situations you develop skills in giving and getting feedback, presenting your ideas and opinions, and ensuring shorter and more productive meetings. The course takes the form of a two day interactive, experiential workshop, which will make you more aware of your communication style, its effect on others, and options for improvement.
A non-credit option is available. For details, contact the CCT Program Office, tel 617 287-6520 or email cct@umb.edu
June 2-3 (Session I)
FrSa 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:15pm-4:30pm
Allyn Bradford
1 Credit, Sched No. 708344


Summer Institute in Critical Thinking: Science, Education, and Society
July 14 - August 5, 2000

This Institute, consisting of courses, workshops and presentations given by innovative and inspiring teachers, aims to bring together educators, students, and other concerned citizens who want to enliven and enrich science education and, more broadly, people's understanding of the role of science and technology in society.

Institute students can enrol through Continuing Education for any of the July-August CCT courses listed below. For planning purposes, permission of the Program is needed for CCT697C"New Directions in Science Education." For CCT697C, a non-credit option is available to allow interested people to attend single workshops at a reduced rate. For more information, please contact the CCT Program Office, tel 617 287-6520 or email cct@umb.edu
The Institute courses count towards a 15 credit Graduate Certificate in Science, Education, and Society, which can be completed by taking additional CCT courses in the fall or spring semesters (subject to approval of revised requirements for the CCT Certificate by Graduate Studies). Certificate students must meet the same admissions criteria as students entering the Master's program and should apply to Graduate Admissions by Aug. 15th.

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CrCrTh 601
Critical Thinking

July 17-Aug 3 (Session II)
MTuWTh 1:00pm-4:00pm
Janet Farrell Smith & Janice Philpot
Sched No. 701981
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CrCrTh 697A
Biomedical ethics

Critical thinking about dilemmas in medicine and health care policy: Allocation of scarce resources in organ transplants and managed care, informed consent, experimentation on human subjects, AIDS research, the ethics of genetic screening, and finally, euthanasia and physician assisted suicide.

July 17-Aug 3, Session II
MTuWTh 9:00am-12:00pm
Janet Farrell Smith
3 Credits, Sched No. 708330
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CrCrTh 697C
New Directions in Science Education

This course consists of a series of two-day workshops designed for educators to learn and practice new approaches to teaching science in schools and colleges and promoting public understanding science. Workshop topics include: Critical Thinking and Science Education, Problem-based learning, Science in its Social Context, and Aligning Innovation with Science Education Standards

July 14-Aug 5, Session II
FrSa 9:00am-12:00pm, 1:15pm-4:30pm
Phillip Higgs, Nina Greenwald, Peter Taylor, Steve Fifield
3-4 Credits, Sched No. 708358, 708372


FALL

Classes start Weds. 6 Sept. and end Thurs. 14 Dec. Holidays Mon. 9 Oct., Th/Fr. 23-24 Nov. No classes on Oct. 3 (Presidential debate at UMass)

Monday
4:00-6:30 pm
CRCRTH 694
Nina Greenwald
Synthesis Theory and Practice Seminar
#163882

4:00-6:30 pm
PHIL501
Foundations of Philosophical Thought
Arthur Millman
#163896

6.45-9.15 pm
CRCRTH 698
Peter Taylor
Practicum
[Processes of Research and Engagement]
#103710

Tuesday
4-6.45 pm
CRCRTH 602
Steve Schwartz &
Nina Greenwald
Creative Thinking
#103612

7-8
CRCRTH697B
Peter Taylor and CCT Faculty
CCT in Practice
(1 Credit)
#164106

Wednesday
4-6.30
CrCrTh 652
Carol Smith
Children and Science
#163840

6.45-9.15
CANCELLED
CRCRTH 670
Instructor TBA
Thinking, Learning and Computers
#163854

Thursday
4-6.30
CRCRTH 630
Harriet Walker
Criticism and Creativity in the Literature and Arts
(Theme: Art Across the Curriculum)
#163868

6.45-9.15
CANCELLED
CrCrTh697A
Instructor (TBA)
Special Topics, Problem Solving

Independent study-by arrangement with instructor and Program Director
#103668