Your Instructor
Professor Mikael Vejdemo-Johansson
Department of Mathematics
College of Staten Island
2800 Victory Boulevard, 1S-208
Mikael.Vejdemojohansson@csi.cuny.edu
Office Hours M 12:30–2:30
The Teaching and Learning Collaboratory offers Zoom office hours every weekday. The schedule is here. Email Joseph Pentangelo for instructions on accessing the Zoom.
Learning Goals
By the end of the semester you are expected to:
- recognize scientific and non-scientific knowledge, and explain how they differ
- recognize sound science, and sound science journalism
- appreciate ethical principles in the collection and dissemination of science, and in data science
- demonstrate Number Sense, Data Sense and Knowledge Sense
- conduct a scientific research project, and present the results to a wide audience
Teaching Modality
My section of this year’s HON223 will be taught in a hybrid mode, with some online components and some in-person components. Most of the course will be held in-person, and most of these in-person meetings will be held on CUNY CSI campus, in room 5N-216. Virtual components will be determined as we go along.
Health Concerns
We are monitoring the global health situation carefully and paying attention to regulations and recommendations from the CDC, from New York State, from New York City, from CUNY, from Macaulay and from CSI. We will switch to a fully online course if the circumstances require it.
Your professor is fully vaccinated and recommends the same for all of you.
Grade Composition
50% Research Project Report
20% Research Project Presentation
15% Class Preparation
15% Class Participation
Weekly Structure
Sunday Evening
Finish reading, write reflection, prepare for seminar meeting
Monday 12:30pm – 2:30pm
Office hours in 1S-208
Monday 2:30pm – 5:30pm
Seminar meeting in 5N-216
Monday Evening
Revise and resubmit reflection based on seminar discussions.
During the Week
Readings and watchings.
