UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON    Winter 2002

Women Studies 485 /Physics 451

Issues for ethnic minorities and women in science and engineering:

 
 


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SCHEDULE

The schedule presents class dates and the topics that will be covered. Classes in which the first hour of the class will consist of a lecture by a visiting speaker are indicated by an asterisk (*); those which include a panel of local speakers are indicated by double asterisks (**); and those in which students will make presentations by bullets(ï). Each student is expected to lead a class presentation. Students will choose a topic from among those topics marked by bullets (ï), or a related topic to be approved by the instructors. Each student will select one of the topics for her/his presentation session. Students will work in groups of two or three for these presentations.

Each class involving an outside speaker or panel will be written up by a team of two students in a form that can be linked to this site.

Choices of speaker summaries and presentation topics will be made in class Friday, January 11.

The schedule lists date, topics, and who is responsible for that segment (in parentheses) . "A" denotes the first hour (1:30-2:20) and "B" the second hour (2:30-3:20) for each class period.  The dates are organized around the three parts of the course: Historical and Current Status, Climate Issues and Succesful Interventions and Policy Issues and Agenda for Action
 
 
Jan 7 A.  Introductions and Goals.  Definitions.
B.   Logistics and Assignments.  Web Tutorial.
Jan 11 A.  Historical Overview -- Women
B.   Historital Overview -- Minorities
reading assignment
Jan 14 Changes in a Lifetime
[Choose Summary and Presentation Dates]
Student Presentations listed here.
reading assignment
Jan 18 **Helen Remick:  History of U of Washingtonís women and ethnic minorities in Science since 1970
reading assignment
Jan 21 HOLIDAY-- no class Jan 25 *Vanessa Gamble.  Women and  Minorities in Medicine.  class discussion.
reading assignment
Jan 28 A.  Status of Women Faculty
B. Discussion/Summary of Status Section
[Statistics Report Due]
reading assignment
Feb 1 *Anne MacLachlan: 
A.  The Graduate Experience of Women and Minorities in SMET and How it Could be Improved.   Public lecture in PAA A114. abstract
B.  Discussion with class in PAB B164
reading assignments
Feb 4 A.   Introduction to Climate/Interventions
Interventions for Women Faculty
B.  discussion
[Project Proposal Due]
reading assignments
Feb 8 *Richard Tapia
A.  Minority Mathematics Professor:  Confessions of a Round Peg in a Square Hole.  Public lecture in PAA 114.
B.  discussion with class in PA B164 abstract
reading assignments
Feb 11 A.  ïStudent Presentation:  Major Contributions of Women/Minority Scientists
B.  ïStudent Presentation:  Climate at K-12 Level
reading assignements
Feb 15 A.  Panel: Comparison of US and Europe Climate
B.  ïStudent Presentation: Climate at University Level
[UW Department Report Due]
reading assignments
Feb 18 HOLIDAY Feb 22 *Ramon Lopez: 
A.  Systemic Change and Physics Education.  Public lecture in PAA 114.  abstract
B.  discussion with class in PAB 164
reading assignments
Feb 25 A. Student Presentation: Mentoring, Role Models and Stereotypes
B.  Class discussion on Climate and Interventions
[Personal Reflection Due]
reading assignments
March 1 *Sue Rosser: 
A.  Key Barriers for Academic Institutions Seeking to Retain Women Scientists and Engineers.  Public lecture in PAA 114  abstract
B.  discussion with class in PAB 164
reading assignments
March 4 A.  ïStudent Presentation:  National Equity Laws (FMLA, Nepotism, Title IX)
B.  Climate and Policy in Industry, Impact of Government Policy.
reading assignments
March 8 *J. Scott Long
A.  Public lecture in PAA A114
B.  discussion with class in PAB 164
[First Draft Policy Memo Due]
reading assignments
March 11 A.  Panel: Use of Research Knowledge in Setting Policy at Government and University Level
B.  ïStudent Presentation:  Testing and Standards in K-12
reading assignments
March 15 Final Summary and Discussion
reading assignments
March 18 Final Project Due
Policy Memo Due