Friday 8 March 2013

The List

For my own use. This will be edited as I go along.

What I've done is sign up for everything that looks interesting. Obviously it's an impossible workload. So when each one begins, I look at the first week's material and choose whether to continue or not.


FINISHED COURSES

Astrobiology and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life (92%)

COURSES I'M CURRENTLY DOING

Introduction to Genetics and Evolution (8th week of 10, failing, may take it again)
The Modern World: Global History Since 1760 (8th week of 15, doing well)
Energy 101 (6th week of 9, doing well)
Introduction to Philosophy (6th week of 7, doing OK)
Aboriginal Worldviews and Education (2nd week of 4)
AIDS (2nd week of 9)
Science, Technology, and Society in China I: Basic Concepts (Starts next week)
Know Thyself (1st week, doing OK)
How Things Work 1 (1st week, doing OK)
Chemistry: Concept Development and Application (1st week, doing OK)

ALSO SIGNED UP FOR

Introduction to Sustainability
The Ancient Greeks
Democratic Development
English Composition I: Achieving Expertise
Economic Issues, Food & You
Global Sustainable Energy: Past, Present and Future
Introduction to Psychology as a Science
Genes and the Human Condition (From Behavior to Biotechnology)
Useful Genetics
Climate Literacy: Navigating Climate Conversations
Introduction to Psychology
The Camera Never Lies
Why We Need Psychology
English Common Law: Structure and Principles
Archaeology's Dirty Little Secrets
Epigenetic Control of Gene Expression
Social Psychology
Climate Change
Preparation for Introductory Biology: DNA to Organisms
Neuroethics
Experimental Genome Science
Greek and Roman Mythology
A Brief History of Humankind
Planet Earth
The Law of the European Union: An Introduction
Introduction to Sociology
Modern European Mysticism and Psychological Thought
A New History for a New China, 1700-2000: New Data and New Methods, Part 1
Diversity of Exoplanets
Confronting The Big Questions: Highlights of Modern Astronomy
From the Big Bang to Dark Energy
Analyzing the Universe
Introduction to Guitar
Introduction to International Criminal Law
History of Rock, Part One
Introduction to Art: Concepts & Techniques
Volcanic Eruptions: a materials science.
History of Rock, Part Two
Introduction to Environmental Law and Policy
Animal Behaviour
The Future of Humankind
Energy, the Environment, and Our Future
Calvin - Histoire et Réception d'une Réforme (FRENCH)
Constitutional Struggles in the Muslim World
Søren Kierkegaard - Subjectivity, Irony and the Crisis of Modernity
Human Evolution: Past and Future
Origins - Formation of the Universe, Solar System, Earth and Life
Conditions of War and Peace
The Holocaust
The Science of Gastronomy
Terrorism
Soul Beliefs: Causes and Consequences
Early Renaissance Architecture in Italy: from Alberti to Bramante
Exploring Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
Recovering the Humankind Past and Saving the Universal Heritage

Watch for repeat: (Galaxies and Cosmology)

Of the courses I dropped, the reason was mostly the professor's style. That is important to me, I have to find the person giving the presentation engaging. They make or break it. With some it's an accent or voice thing, or they say "UM" a lot, which I can't tolerate, or whatever. Other reasons include marking systems, and workload.

DROPPED COURSES

Critical Thinking in Global Challenges
The Modern and the Postmodern
Women and the Civil Rights Movement
Introductory Human Physiology
Sustainable Agricultural Land Management

Of the courses I am taking, or have taken, the only one I really didn't enjoy was Introduction to Philosophy.

It's not the topic, because I've now begun another philosophy course (Know Thyself), and I am enjoying that very much. It's not the workload, which is very low. It just wasn't done well, I gained very little from it, and we'll leave it at that. 

The others, so far, are frankly, just amazing. 

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