LB 492 - Liberal Arts Capstone Seminar

The Liberal Arts Capstone Seminar course is a special topics course that is designed as an exit seminar for Liberal Arts majors.

The capstone element to this course is understood as an opportunity for students to demonstrate core competencies (writing, speaking, critiquing, researching, analyzing, etc.). This course focuses on a theme-based topic easily explored by a number of texts related to the Liberal Arts. In the past, topics such as postmodernism and contemporary American film, nonfiction narrative and personal memory, and the collapse and revival of American Community have been explored.

Students taking this course are asked to read, analyze and discuss a diverse body of works (texts, film and visual art) relating to the special topic assigned by the instructor. Evaluation focuses on the writing, researching and presentation of students' understanding of the topic being explored in the course.

Colorado State University is transitioning from RamCT (WebCT platform) to RamCT Blackboard. This course is part of the RamCT Blackboard Pilot project being conducted in Spring 2012. Read more about the pilot project »

This course can be applied towards:

• Liberal Arts (B.A.)

Textbooks and Materials

Textbooks and materials can be purchased at the CSU Bookstore unless otherwise indicated.

Required

• Being Wrong (2010)
  Schulz
  ISBN: 978-0061176043
• Culture of Fear (2010)
  Glassner
  ISBN: 978-0465003365
• Economics of Integrity (2010)
  Bernasek
  ISBN: 978-0061774133
• History of Bombing, 1st Ed.
  Lindqvist
  ISBN: 978-1565848160
• Not for Profit (2010)
  Nussbaum
  ISBN: 978-0691140643
• One-Straw Revolution (2009)
  Fukuoka
  ISBN: 978-1590173138
• Predictably Irrational (2010)
  Ariely
  ISBN: 978-0061353246
• Yes Means Yes!, 8th Ed.
  Friedman
  ISBN: 978-1580052573

Instructors

Kevin Foskin
(970) 491-2259
kevin@lamar.colostate.edu