This assignment will serve as both the Colonnade Artifact and Evidence & Argument Artifact addressed in the Connections: Social/Cultural category.
This final project will consist of a longer, more detailed essay which addresses an interdisciplinary question regarding The End.
1. The one-page proposal must be approved by the instructor prior to starting the project. This proposal should communicate
1) how the chosen phenomenon is complex and requires IDST
2) how the chosen phenomenon constitutes an appropriate choice for this course; and
3) which two or three specific disciplines (history, chemistry, philosophy, etc.) will be employed by the student in the research including rationale for these choices.
This component is due by 11:59pm on Wednesday 11/9. (25 points)
Examples of appropriate choices
What the 1918 Flu Can Teach Us About Pandemics
Fear and Reality of Y2K
The Rise of Nuclear Threat and the American Psyche
(These are just examples of past papers. You should choose your own question/phenomenon here)