ECON 4298-02
(13376)
Independent Study (Independent Study)
TBA
Jul 9, 2012-Aug 9, 2012
ALL STUDENTS TAKING ANY INDEPENDENT STUDY COURSE FROM ME IN ANY SEMESTER
WILL PRINT-OUT THE POSTED SYLLABUS FOR THE COURSE BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO ENROLL FOR
IT. THEY WILL TAKE IT WITH THEM TO FILL OUT THE PETITION USING THE INFORMATION
IN THE SYLLABUS AND THE EXACT WORDING BELOW.
Students who take my Asian Development (Econ
3355) course may also take my Economics 4298 - Special Problems in Asian
Development in which they will add
·
Science
and Civilization in China: Volume 7, The Social Background; Part 2, The Social
Background, Part 2, General Conclusions and Reflections by Joseph Needham
(Author), Kenneth Girdwood Robinson (Editor), Mark Elvin (Introduction), Ray
Huang (Contributor) Cambridge University Press.
and (choose the one
of the two books below that you did not read for Econ 3355)
·
On
Their Own Terms: Science in China, 1550-1900 by Benjamin A. Elman,
Harvard University Press
or
·
A
Cultural History of Modern Science in China (New Histories of Science,
Technology, and Medicine) [Paperback] by Benjamin A. Elman, Harvard University
Press
In
filling out the petition to take the course write the following:
"Taking Econ 3355 - The student will read an additional two
assigned books and add 15 pages to their 30 page paper for Econ 3355. The paper
is expected to cover the assigned topic in greater depth (particularly in the
cultural/historical dimension) as well as greater length."