2018 E-term Bulletin

26 THEATRE THA*E299*77 THA*E499*78 Theatre Performance Ensemble: The Farm Project Production of a Brand New Play Alan Litsey and MatthewMielke Prerequisites: Instructor Consent Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 25 Meeting Times: M T WTh F Sat 9:30 am–5:30 pm as required This project is designed to provide an ensemble of students the opportunity to produce a newly written play. The company will include approximately 25 students serving as actors and production staff. Cast members, who will also do technical work, are admitted by audition/interview. Production staff members are also admitted by permission of the instructors through audition/interview. Production opportunities include stage management, costume construction, properties, lighting, and set construction. December 2017 commitments: one meeting for the entire company and additional meetings for the cast. The company members will need to work at least 40 hours per week during January 2018 AND AS NEEDED. Public performances of the play will take place January 25-28. Evaluation will be based on attendance and promptness to all calls and meetings, attitude, work ethic and demeanor, outside preparation, and performance quality. For senior credit, students will be assigned significant production responsibilities and will produce a substantial paper evaluating the experience. NOTE: For more details on department policies, see the Theatre Handbook, located on the Theatre Department Homepage of the BSC website: http://www.bsc.edu/academics/theatre/handbook/index.html. the following graded assignments: two methodological assignments (creating an interview schedule and coding interview transcripts), one seminar-style presentation of their work in class, one formal conference-style group presentation of their final project to the class, one final group project (either an analysis of interview research or an indexed resource guide). Students will be assigned a letter grade based upon the following graded assignments: - Two methodological exercises (creating an interview schedule and coding 20-40-page interview transcripts) - One seminar-style presentation of their work to the class - One formal conference-style presentation of their final idea to the class - One final group project (either an analysis of interview research or an indexed resource guide) SO*E299*76 Sociology and Therapy of Service Animals Meghan Mills Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 12 Meeting Times: T WTh 12:30 pm–3:30 pm and 20 hours of fieldwork outside of the classroom This project is an exploration of emotional support, therapy, and service animals (collectively referred to as support animals) in U.S. society as viewed from a sociological perspective. Emphasis is on understanding the role of non-human animals in society, disability identity, disability- based discrimination and stigma, support animal laws, and service dog culture. In partnership with “Hand in Paw,” a local non-profit organization aimed to improve the health and well-being of children and adults through animal-assisted therapy teams, the project will emphasize a social science research component. This is a rise3 service learning project in which students are required to complete approximately 20 hours of fieldwork outside of the classroom. Letter grades are based on the successful completion of in-class participation, field notes, a debate presentation, and three reflection papers (5-6 pages each). Estimated Student Fees: $120 ris e 3 ris e 3