Focus SemH-2228-S2-Shuler
Welcome to Focus Seminar!
Here's the technical stuff, or you can just skip down to the modules…
Instructor
Dr. Eric Shuler, eshuler@ndpsaints.org, (480) 634-8324, Room 501
Office Hours: Feel free to stop by during any break, lunch, or after school time to see if I’m there. Normal office hours include before school Monday and Tuesday (7:15-7:30am), and after school Tuesday through Thursday (2:50-3:30pm).
Course Description
By analyzing multiple perspectives of real world topics and issues, students will engage in dynamic and interactive research-based conversations. Students will learn, develop, and utilize their oral communication, research, writing, and presentation skills in a cross-curricular framework. Students’ exploration of complex issues and topics through an academic lens, using the Catholic faith as a guide, will include analyzing different perspectives, evaluating positions and information, crafting compelling arguments, and presenting evidence-based arguments for their positions. Students will read and analyze high-level academic journals and texts, primary source materials, and works of art. Work will be done individually and in a group, fostering a unique blend of independent thinking and teamwork.
List of Unit Modules
First, here are some Basic Resources including a link to our library databases
Unit I: A World of Research
Unit II: Research in Science, Engineering, and Medicine
Unit III: Research in the Social Sciences
Unit IV: Research in the Humanities
Unit V: Research and Ethics
Unit VI: Capstone InvestigationCourse Summary:
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