Monday, 23 January 2017

Online Course: The Modern and The Postmodern (Part 1) Wesleyan University

Hello friends,
     
      Recently I have completed my online course of “The Modern and The Postmodern (Part 1)” from Wesleyan University and secured 100% score.

Here is the screenshot of an e-mail which I have received by Coursera:




      This is the third course which I have completed. The learning experience was very good. Online learning is the best way to learn. It gives me pleasure every time I learn. There is not any kind of partiality and the process of learning is student friendly.
      
      In this course I have secured 100%. There were 7 weeks and 3 writing assignments. The system of grading and evaluation was different than two other courses which I have completed. There were strict rules regarding submitting assignments and plagiarism. Words limit was 800 per assignment. There were three criteria in which peers have to give marks out of 3 points,

Here are instructions:

Argument Feedback: Did the student develop a point of view in the essay by moving from premises to conclusion using evidence and logic?

Evidence Feedback: Did the student use quotations or examples from the reading assigned for the week to support their argument?

Exposition Feedback: Evaluate the quality of the writing. Look for clarity of thought and an organized essay structure. The writing should be understandable, but do not deduct for errors of grammar or spelling that do not impede the reader's understanding. Keep in mind that English is a second or third language for many students, and take this into account when grading.

Here are assignments which I have submitted.

1)    Instructions
         How did Kant define Enlightenment? Use Kant’s definition to discuss whether either Rousseau or Marx is an Enlightenment figure. In other words, choose one of the following comparisons to write about: Kant compared to Rousseau, OR Kant compared to Marx.

The essay response should be no more than 800 words.

I have selected “Kant’s definition of Enlightenment and Kant’s comparison to Rousseau

Week 3 - Assignment 1


2) Instructions
       
    Compare the role of historical progress in the ideas of two of the following: Kant, Rousseau, Marx, Flaubert. In your essay, you should put the emphasis on role, not on an accounting of specific progress.

The essay response should be no more than 800 words.

    I have selected “Compare the role of historical progress in the ideas of two of the following: Marx and Flaubert.”

Week 4 – Assignment 2



3) Instructions
       
       Respond to one of the two following prompts Darwin wrote that: "Man still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin." Compare Darwin's view of the persistent effects of the past with at least one other writer covered so far in the course (please try to write about someone you haven't written about in the previous assignments).

OR

Describe how Darwin makes use of the intellectual traditions of utilitarianism and romanticism in his work. Compare this use to how another thinker makes use of the past in his or her own work (this can be anyone covered so far in the course, but please try to write about someone you haven't written about in the previous assignments).

The essay response should be no more than 800 words.

I have selected “Describe how Darwin makes use of the intellectual traditions of utilitarianism and romanticism in his work. Darwin and Romantics - William Wordsworth

Week 6 – Assignment 3

      
 I wanted to complete at least three online courses during my post graduation. I have achieved that goal. Still I am not satisfied and want to enroll more and more courses.








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