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Remember to scroll down until you see an announcement you are familiar with. I tend to make many announcements at the same time which pushes things south.

EA105 - 5/25/2012: Updated JES deadlines to include grades weight and fix prior errors.

Cross course - 5/25/2012: : I found the Stanford student responses in the below link interesting. This was on Stanford political science Professor Rob Reich's blog pag:

Last week I posted a link on my Facebook page about a short article by Ezra Klein that blames the flow of graduates of selective universities into finance and consulting jobs on the failure of the liberal arts to teach skills. It's not the massive recruiting efforts finance and consulting companies make, and it's not the high salaries. In short, Stanford is to blame for offering so many liberal arts classes that are interesting but teach students no, or few, real skills.

There was a quick and impressive response to my post from current and recent Stanford students. Wanting to open the conversation up, I'm re-posting the thread here, stripped of the names of commenters (except for those who agreed to be identified).

Link: Is the Liberal Arts to Blame for Sending so many Stanford students into Finance & Consulting?

EA105 - 5/24/2012: I have posted to bSpace the JES pairings PDF in a new folder called JES Summer 2012. I have also added them to the web site. They can be accessed vai a sidebar tab called "JES pairings". I have also slightly revised the information for Midterm 01 to clarify the issue of the place of Western concepts in the exam. Look for the tag "Summer 2012:"

EA105 - 5/24/2012: I have also now uploaded to bSpace a couple of items into a folder titled "Wagner". You are welcome to look at the lyrics doc but please do not view the film short which is entirely optional in any event. I need to make a content announcement about that in class (it has graphic sex and violence) and it should really be viewed, if at all, AFTER the original material is presented in class today.

EA105 - 5/24/2012: When I finish uploading an audio file set for a session, I set bSpace to send a notice of that upload. You can ignore this; it is just my way of saying that a certain day's audio files are now available.

EA105 - 5/24/2012, 7:39AM: In an effort to create more discussion time, following the request of last semester's students, I have developed a movie-clip / powerpoint packet to view before class. Again, since this is a late announcement, you are not required to do this before class. However, it deals with the difficult issues of layering" and the role of death in romantic narratives so if you can go through the powerpoint, view the short film, and ponder the questions, it probably strengthens your understanding of today's materials and definitely helps going forward. It is on bSpace > Assigned materials (other than premodern works) > Korngold. NOTE: The powerpoint should NOT be viewed in full screen mode; it is assumed that you read the comments in the box. It doesn't make much sense without them.

EA105 - 5/23/2012: The Midterm 01 information is now correct for our class. Please read it soon. The story you need to read is not a bSpace resource. It can be accessed through the link in the midterm instructions. BUT, learn how to access eBrary!

EA105 - 5/23/2012: I have posted the deadlines for the JES. The first one is tomorrow night at 11 PM but it will probably be easiest to do it just before or after class tomorrow. It is quite simple, but it requires that you meet your partner in person. All JES instructions are accessed through the sidebar. JES01 is the assignment due.

EA105 - 5/22/2012: First things first: There is a reading assignment for tomorrow! This is not tested so if you can't get it done there is no issue with scores but it mimics what we do on the midterm and if you read the tale (about nine pages, humorous storyline), work out some answers, and contribute to discussion (or just silently test your answers as we discuss) you can get a good sense for the midterm. See Session 5: Review.

Then: These changes happened because I was able to postpone my jury duty. Thus we will have class on Wed, May 30. Thus we have an extra session to work with -- and that changed the entire semester schedule, including moving the review session up to tomorrow. (Might not make immediate sense to you but ...)

EA105 - 5/21/2012: Please do NOT print out the Ishinpo. It is NOT necessary to do so!

EA105 - 5/21/2012: I have to leave campus promptly after class tomorrow. If you would like to talk with me about something, please email me and we can meet before class.

EA105 - 5/21/2012: I have completed the Session 3 and Session 4 pages. Session 3 has a substantial reading assignment. Sorry the reading took a while. bSpace was CONSTANTLY kicking me off. It took more than 1.5 hours to build, then upload.

EA105 - 5/21/2012: Posted "grades" for QT01. 999 means you were in the room, I got your cards. 0 means you were absent. Comments: The standard comment was "This is fine." That means you seem to be on track for method in this class. Sometimes I wrote "This is very good." That means something interesting of yours caught my eye as I quickly read these cards. Others of you received comments from me, sometimes details, as to method problems that you will need to solve. Please read these. I won't often give this much feedback. I read this more for "troubles" than for "exceptional work" so there isn't much praise but there is quite a bit of constructive criticism. I will not return your cards, so you need to work with the comments. Michael M and Hui Z, you are not yet in the system. You can contact me about your QT01 if you want.

What for further announcements today. In particular there is a reading assignment that might take about 30 minutes to an hour to read. I haven't finished making the file yet, however.

EA105 - 5/21/2012: One student wrote on her QT01 card today that, on her computer, she could only get audio for "Clean-up", no image. Did anyone else have this problem? (I made a new clip so this is its first "test run".)

EA105 - 5/21/2012: I have uploaded the audio files for today's session. I am breaking them into 4 segments since I can't upload a single file (quota limit on bSpace). These are labeled EA105Su12 120521A, EA105Su12 120521B, etc. This means "EA105 Summer 2012 2012 May 21 - A (first 30 minutes)", "EA105 Summer 2012 2012 May 21 - B (next 30 minutes)", and so on. Actually, while I clip the file at exactly 30 minutes I don't start the recording exactly when class begins so it won't match to 10:10 plus 30 minutes or whatever, of course. Also, although I clip at the 30 minute mark, I start the next segment at the 29 min 30 sec mark, to create a 30-second overlap for continuity. So "B" is actually 30 min 30 seconds long, etc. .... Except this is complicated so I mess up here and there. I don't know if I will continue making the files. Let's see how it goes.

EA105 - 5/20/2012: Posted the syllabus to our web site. The sidebar link is now live.

EA105 - 5/20/2012: I have completed the details for Sessions 01 and Sessions 02 (the two sessions for tomorrow). Both sessions include activities that need to be done before 10AM tomorrow. Please read the details there. These are in addition to the assignment noted below. I have also correctly the misdirected links on the Outline page. I will make no further announcements today. Please check this page once around 9 AM if possible in case something unexpected comes up. I look forward to seeing everyone tomorrow!

EA105 - 5/20/2012:

I have published our web side. You can access it through the tab on the sidebar of this page.

I have posted to bSpace, Misc folder, an excel file titles "EA105_LASTNAME_classname_qnn". Please complete this and return to me by 7PM tomorrow, Monday, May 21 and has severe late penalties. It is a simple assignment; set aside about 15 minutes start-to-finish. Some student enjoy thinking longer on the questions, however, so take a quick look at it now to see what is expected of you.

I might release the syllabus later today; I might wait until tomorrow. I'm still rethinking some aspects of it.

EA105 (Summer!) - 5/17/2012:

Welcome everyone to our summer class! It is going to be busy, but, hopefully very interesting.

This is where all announcements will be posted. When I say so, please beginning checking this page twice a day, short before class and in the evening. For now, please check once a day.

I have posted to bSpace an excel sheet that I am using to set up the class schedule. It might change around some, but it is basically as is.

This class is VERY BUSY at the beginning. Do NOT miss the orientation and expect to read like crazy until the first midterm. In fact, I am posting this announcement now so that you could begin reading immediately if you like. We will read Tale of Genji (abridged), Story of the Stone (volume 1 in full) and Chunhyang, in that order. I test each of these AT THE BEGINNING of the sessions when we turn to that text, not after we have discussed them. In other words, you need to front load them. The quizzes I give on these are typically some of the lowest scoring quizzes: students read too quickly or don't take the assignment seriously. You need to read carefully and in full. More details later, but you can start. Genji and Story of the Stone are available at Analog books. And electronic version of the full Genji and all of Chunhyang are available on bSpace. Also on bSpace is a document that leads you to other language versions of this assignment if you want to read in your native language.

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