Writing/Communicating Ethically

Case Study...sort of

I had a larger cas study in mind, but that might have been a bit too ambitious. Instead, let's look at the links below on HIV/AIDS and, as a bonus, we'll check out a statistic from Al Gore's Earth in the Balance (1992)--on Moodle. Several of you are going to explain Global Warming for your project, so this will be especially relevant to you. Of course, the overall point will be about our (social, perhaps) commitment to facts, figures, and statistics.

• Height of Inequality

• HIV/AIDS among African Americans

• Don't miss the "Technical Notes" section of the 2005 Surveillance report

Let's look at voting statistics (time permitting).

• Maryland Voter Turnout 1992

• Maryland Voter Turnout 1996

• Maryland Voter Turnout 2000

• Maryland Voter Turnout 2004

• Maryland Voter Turnout 2008

Ch. 3 "Writing Ethically"

Let's breeze through Ch. 3 (a very short chapter) and figure out what we missed from our discussions over the last week or so.

Look into Your Future

Make sure you turn in your printed-out ethical dilemmas. On Monday (4/18), you'll have a chance to work on your projects in class. If you don't show up that day, I'll assume you're working diligently on your assignments--project, webpage, portfolio revisions.

On Wednesday (4/20), your annotated bibliographies are due, and we'll talk about the presentations, and you'll have another workshop (and final exam review...yes, I'll have a page that lists topics) for your projects/presentations on Monday (4/25). Your final presentations start on Wednesday (4/27), and your portfolios are due Monday (5/02).

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