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Welcome to the World Wide Web Site for
Science and Technology Division
Interdisciplinary Studies Program (ISP)
College of Lifelong Learning (CLL)
Wayne State University (WSU)
Link back to David R Bowen (Instructor)
Last updated: 1/27/98
Course materials and resources
The workshop course (Times' Harvest, AGS 336, four credits) examines ideas about the historical stages of human society and about its future. The interplay between science, technology and society is central to this analysis. Those who analyze the possibilities for the future of human society are called futurists. Some futurists see a society in decline and predict a disastrous future, while others see a new stage of society developing into a desirable future. Students in this course will develop their own views.
In the directed study course (Times' Harvest, AGS 334, four credits) students will apply the analysis from the workshop course to novels about the future, to their personal lives, and to recent political developments in the United States.
Students wanting to take only four credits should register for the workshop course (AGS 336).
To register for this course, call Student Services at the Interdisciplinary Studies Program (ISP) at (313)-577-0832.
Both AGS 336 and AGS 334 will almost exclusively use electronic communications; e-mail and the World Wide Web. Time that would otherwise be spend in class meetings will be spent on course readings and electronic communications. There will be only three class meetings: an initial class meeting (including photos for the course Web Site), a midterm exam and discussion, and a final exam.
Students who cannot attend these meetings will be able to make alternate arrangements using electronic communications.
The instructor for this course (that's me!) is
David R. Bowen
2311 AAB
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
e-mail: drbowen@cll.wayne.edu (NOTE: all WSY e-mail addresses will change in June 1997)
Daytime Telephone: (313) 577-1498
Evening Telephone: (810) 549-8518
FAX: (313) 577-8585
Basically, to take these courses you will need:
That's it - those two types of access will enable you to take this course. If you have access to a computer with a modem, the required access is available at no cost through WSU. However, if you have access at home or elsewhere, that will also work well. Or, many libraries and city halls offer Internet access on a walk-in basis. And, most of the CLL Centers and WSU computer labs offer this access. If you are "borrowing" access, such as at a computer lab, you will also need one or more floppy disks to store your work on.
You will also need a word processor. As the instructor, I am able to receive files from Microsoft Word or WordPerfect, both for either the Mac or PC. Moth other major word processors can be accomodated directly. If you use a very unusual word processor, at the very least you should be able to save files without formatting in a "text", "text only" or "ascii" format.
As part of this course, you will also be creating content for the World Wide Web site for this course. The major word processors, such as Microsoft Word and WordPerfect, are being upgraded with Web capability. Many online services also offer this type of Web authoring. In the absence of any of these Web upgrades, or other Web authoring software, you can also use the "text", "text only" or "ascii" capacity of your word processor.
In this course, you will be using a word processor to write essays and other types of course work. Each assignment should be a separate file. You will be submitting these files, and getting you work back, via e-mail. There are several ways that you will be able to submit work via e-mail, as follows: