[bioundgrd] Fwd: Spring H4 Course. 15.S40, Tackling Big Policy Issues Through Literature and Film (begins Tuesday, April 3rd)

[Janice Chang]

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From: Scott Alessandro <salessan at mit.edu<mailto:salessan at mit.edu>>
Subject: Spring H4 Course. 15.S40, Tackling Big Policy Issues Through Literature and Film (begins Tuesday, April 3rd)
Date: March 5, 2018 at 2:52:48 PM EST

Could you forward this course announcement to your students? The course is offered in H4 starting after Spring Break, and may be especially helpful for students needing to add a course.


15. S40
TACKLING BIG POLICY ISSUES THROUGH LITERATURE AND FILM
Tuesday/Thursday. 2:30-4.00 PM
Instructor: Robert B McKersie
6 units. Pass/Fail Grading.
Class begins April 3, 2018
Syllabus posted on the Stellar Course site: https://stellar.mit.edu/S/course/15/sp18/15.S40/index.html.

COURSE OVERVIEW

            Big problems are everywhere. By studying literature that depicts human beings coping with tough issues in a variety of settings, we can gain understanding and new perspectives that will inform our consideration of policies and managerial issues presented by these major challenges.
            Each week we will address a new topic. The first session of the week is devoted to an in-depth discussion of a story or film, where we identify major dilemmas and issues present in these pieces of literature. The second session of the week analyzes the “big picture.” We will draw on the expertise of MIT faculty to help us understand the latest thinking about these problems.
           For some stories, we will use video segments to dramatize the challenges confronting the main characters. These are drawn from movies that are available for the stories we will study during the course.






Best,
Scott

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