LoginSpecial Course Offerings
Writing for Academic Success
STM will offer Writing for Academic Success in 2011-2012.
Writing for Academic Success is a basic writing skills course (non
credit) with a focus on grammar and basic principles of organizing and
editing essays. The purpose of this course is to enable students to
improve their grades and gain confidence in their academic writing. The
teaching will be informal, consisting of lecture, review of exercises,
and editing practice. Students will learn to use their understanding of
English grammar to make their writing more efficient and effective.
While much of the course focuses on grammar, instructors include
numerous writing tips and invite discussion of common writing problems.
- Term 1: Mondays and Wednesdays - 1:30 pm to 2:50pm
- Term 2: Mondays and Wednesdays - 2:30 pm to 3:50pm
Start Dates
- Term 1: Monday, September 19th (runs
approximately 10 weeks)
- Term 2: Monday, January 16th (runs approximately 10 weeks)
Instructor: Celene Sidloski
Course Outline: A course outline may be obtained by contacting the instructor: csidloski@stmcollege.ca
Room STM Room 122 for both terms
Registration Fee $120*(Subject to change)
*STM students receive preference and may
apply for a fee subsidy
Textbook The textbook for both sections is Practical Grammar by Maxine Ruvinsky, Oxford Press. Cost is approximately $29. No other materials will be required. The textbook will be available at the U of S Bookstore.
Cultivating Humanity [INTS 200.6- 1&2(3L)]
This full-year course encompasses multidisciplinary material from
both humanities and social sciences, coupled with a rich and intense
community service-learning experience. In this course we explore some
common themes – what does it mean to be human, and how can we become
more humane in the world? How does this process transform us as
individuals and what obligations does it impose on us as ethical world
citizens? Some of the engaging topics in the course include the
necessity for critical self-examination to be human, the way social
roles define us, moral development and moral disengagement, the demands
of human dignity, empathy as the basis of world citizenship,
understanding different perspectives and cultures, human rights, and the
case for humanitarian intervention. The goal is to offer students some
of the tools and skills needed to develop a coherent worldview and
embrace the citizenship demands of a global era.
Prerequisite(s):
18 credit units of university study or permission of the director.
Note:
The course may only be used toward requirement 7 in Arts and Science
programs.
 The most important work we have to do is to talk to students…Here is where real education takes place.”— Fr. Henry Carr, CSB STM President, 1942 - 1949 |
