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(1) Optometry 39b
(2) South, Southeast Asian Studies 39c
(3) An Academic Geriatric Resource Program - Related Course
Course Outline, Fall 2009.
This is a course developed for the freshman-sophomore seminar series, UCB.
"The Developing World: Problems, Needs, Opportunities;
Provision Of Vision Care In India Will Be Used As An Example."
JAY M. ENOCH, Professor of The Graduate School and Dean Emeritus;
Office: 387D Minor Hall (On the main or ground floor).
Class Location: Minor Hall, Room 394 (ground floor), opposite the Haas School of Business.
TEL. 510-642-9694;
FAX. 510-643-5109
E-mail: jmenoch@berkeley.edu
Mail Address: School of Optometry, Mail Code 2020
U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, CA 94720-2020
Prof. Enoch is pleased to arrange meetings with students at their request at mutually convenient times!
For most sessions, the class will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays 2:30-4:00 PM at Room 394 "Old" Minor Hall (Main or Ground floor) located just opposite the Haas School of Business. In 2009, Fall Semester, this class starts on Thursday, August 27, 2009, and ends on Tuesday, October 1, 2009. Two Credit Hours, Pass/Fail Basis.
Note: there will be NO class on September 24th (Prof. Enoch must be in Seattle on that day), and there will be added late evening classes/sessions(!) on September 22nd, and September 29th! There will be no examinations(!), but a submitted term paper is required. This paper must also be presented orally to the class before the end of the course! Please do not delay preparing your oral presentation and paper!
Also, please remember a major purpose of this course is for you to interact with class members within these sessions. Also very important, it is a courtesy for you to attend the oral presentations of your fellow students, and for them to attend yours!
Prof. Enoch has been instructed to take attendance, and if a student misses two or more sessions, he or she will be dropped from this brief course. On a separate note, students celebrating holy days of their religion will be excused from class.
After closing remarks by Prof. Enoch, student course evaluations (as usual) will be executed on the last day of the course (October 1).
The instructor's (or upper class or graduate-student colleagues) detailed
critiques of papers delivered at the last few class sessions will (in most all
cases) be mailed to students after completion of the scheduled class program.
Your paper need not dwell on visual problems in the Developing World, per se. That is, other pertinent Developing World issues may be addressed by students.
Junior and Senior student class inclusion privilege is not ordinarily extended to the Freshman-Sophomore Series of courses.
When we start oral presentations by students, you will find that they will be presented roughly at a rate of 3 presentations/hour. Given the number of students in this group, this activity will consume a considerable amount of time. Hence, we need to meet the additional hours in order to discharge this course obligation within our roughly 5.5 week schedule. On late nights, Prof. Enoch will arrange for pizza and drinks (or other food as requested!) to be brought in during the evening sessions. Students with scheduled classes or work at that time will be excused.
We provide a video projector, a slide projector, a VCR. And, of course, a poster will do. Please bring your own laptop for PowerPoint projection. If you have an Apple/Mac you will probably need an adapter for the Power-Point Projector. If you have handouts, about 36 copies are needed.
Calendar of Class Activites
1. Thursday, August 27, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM Professor Jay M. Enoch, Ph.D. Introduction to the Course: Class members will provide Prof. Enoch with contact information, individuals will introduce themselves, a class list will be developed (this matter is never finally resolved at the first class meeting!), handouts will be distributed. The multiple purposes of this course will be discussed as will be requirements for the term paper and the oral presentation of this work, etc.
If possible, Prof. Enoch will begin his introductory remarks on the course theme. Time will not allow him to complete this presentation. "The Developing World: Problems, Needs, Opportunities; Provision of Vision Care in India as an Example." The problem set considered in this brief course is a major set of issues, enduring and many faceted. The point is that the extant problems will be with us and our children throughout our lives. Most important, individuals, such as our guest speakers, e.g., Dr. Richard Litwin, M.D., and Prof. Amanda Lueck, PhD., have made a real difference.
Note: On September 1, Dr. Richard Litwin, will address the group, but the opening statement of the problem will be continued (or introduced) by Prof. Enoch on September 3.
2. Tuesday, September 1, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM: Dr. Richard Litwin, MD: Dr. Richard Litwin will speak. Dr. Litwin was a student of Professor Enoch at Washington University in St. Louis. Today, he is a highly successful ophthalmologist who practices in Berkeley. He will discuss his extensive experience providing eyecare in rural settings in India, Nepal and Tibet. He can be properly/proudly described as "an old India hand". Dick Litwin has much to be proud of in terms of his contributions in that environment. His topic/theme on this occasion will be, "Development of an Eye-Bank in West Bengal". West Bengal is a province in India which borders Bangladesh, and which contains the City known today as Kolkata (formerly called Calcutta). That city has approximately 15 million inhabitants. He will describe his experiences to the class along with consideration of problems encountered and opportunities in the future.
3. Thursday, September 3, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM: Professor Jay M. Enoch. Prof. Enoch will begin/continue his introductory remarks on the course theme. "The Developing World: Problems, Needs, Opportunities; Provision of Vision Care in India as an Example." The broad problem set considered in this brief course is truly a major set of issues, enduring and many faceted.
4. Tuesday, September 8, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM: Miss Vanessa Tait, Librarian, South, Southeast Asian Studies Library: Thursday, September 11, 2008: Ms. Vanessa Tait, Librarian of the South, Southeastern Asian Studies Library, 120 Doe Library. ON THIS DATE, THE CLASS WILL MEET AT THE "SEALS" (SOUTH, SOUTH-EAST ASIAN LIBRARY) LOCATED IN THE DOE LIBRARY BUILDING! PLEASE ARRIVE PROMPTLY AT 2:30 PM!
There will be a very good discussion of library resources supporting Asian and Developing World Studies (in general), and related fields of endeavor on this occasion. Examples of reference sources, access to materials, etc. will be discussed. Also, citation formats will be considered. In your paper, Prof. Enoch will expect you to cite sources in addition to the "wwweb", and to properly cite journals, books, etc., as well as quality web locations and CD-ROMs!!!
5. Thursday, September 10, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM: Prof. Amanda Lueck, Ph.D., CSU-SF, will speak. Prof. Lueck heads the first-rate vision and auditory rehabilitation programs(!) at California State University, San Francisco. She will speak of her experiences with individual patients encountered in Sri Lanka, India, and Nepal. She provides a very personal/individual view of problems encountered in the harsh lives of these people. She will be accompanied by a gentleman from Nepal's Association for the Welfare of the Blind.
Some years ago, (at the fine Low-Vision Clinic here at the School of Optometry) Prof. Amanda Lueck established a first-rate Visual Rehabilitation Program). Separately, she has been a long-term participant in International Ophthalmic and Low Vision Care. Prof. Enoch hopes she will also speak of some of her very accomplished students and their work in this area.
[If time permits, Prof. Enoch will also discuss opportunities for research on aging and the aged here at U.C. Berkeley (the Academic Geriatric Resource Program = AGRP: Contact Ms. Debby Owens, University Hall)]
And if time allows, Prof. Enoch will also discuss further the required papers and talks. Remember, shortly, you will have to start presentations of your individual papers! Please do not delay your preparations!
6. Tuesday, September 15, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM: Prof. Jay M. Enoch and Class: Prof. Dr. Enoch will discuss "Optometry as a Profession" and, if possible, first student oral presentation(s) will be offered. A ca. 50 minute presentation on "Optometry as a Profession" will be provided at this session by Prof. Enoch. Since all participant students will not be pre-optometry students and a number of others have interest in other health-care professions (medicine, dentistry, nursing, public health, etc.), he will present this material, in part, in terms of a broader health-sciences approach. He sees health care provision, whether it be optometry, medicine, etc., as offering fine career opportunities for interested students. Prof. Enoch is happy to discuss further this issue with students privately upon their request. And, hopefully, some of you will be interested in providing health services in the Developing World.
We will also arrange for presentation one or two papers by students on this date, if at all possible.
Repeating: Additional time periods (outside of the 2:30-4:00 PM allotted class time-periods) will be needed in following sessions in order to complete individual paper presentations and discussions. Arrangements will be made with the Class to schedule at least two added late afternoon/evening sessions as needed (not on this date - in the future - pizza or other and soft drinks will be provided) in order to complete all paper presentations within the 5 1/2 week course limit. Prof. Enoch requests that students attend ALL sessions as a courtesy to their fellow students and to participate in the discussions. And, as noted, in the past, it has been possible to present and discuss about 3 papers per hour (that is, ca. 20 minutes each).
7. Thursday, September 17, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM On this date, Prof. and Class, Presentation of Oral Presentations and Term Papers. Hopefully we will be able to present 4/5 papers on this date.
8. Tuesday, September 22, 2009 2:30-4:00 PM + 4:00-8/9 PM: Prof. Enoch and Class, Presentation of Oral Presentations and Term Papers. Note: there will be an ADDED 4-8/9 PM CLASS SESSION on this date! Prof. Enoch will send out for a super and beverages.
X. Thursday, September 24, 2009: NO CLASS! On this date, Prof. Enoch must be in Seattle on this date.
9. Tuesday, September 29, 2009 2:30-8/9 PM!: Prof. Enoch and Class, The intent is to complete ALL term papers on this date. Note: The ADDED 4-8/9 PM CLASS SESSION! Once again, Prof. Enoch is happy to send out for food and drinks on this occasion.
10. Thursday, October 1, 2008 2:30-4:00 PM: Prof. Enoch and Class: (1) Presentation of a small number [1 or 2?] of pre-authorized (only!) Oral Presentations [see Note (1) below], (2) Prof. Enoch will summarize the major thrusts of this course and present his concluding remarks, (3) ALL written Term Papers must be submitted, and (4) required Class Evaluations will be completed.
Note: Re Item (1) on October 1st: Because of either sickness, conflicting mid-terms, or scheduled University team events, etc., there are usually one or two term papers which need to be completed on this occasion, but please do not expect to be included in this group...only a very few talks (one or two) can be accepted at this session and these will be pre-determined!
Note: Re: Item 4 on October 1st: As this is the last formal class meeting (2:30-4:00 PM), at the end of this class, ALL students must complete the Freshman-Sophomore Program Evaluation Form before leaving. AND Optometry 39B students must also complete a School of Optometry Class Evaluation Form; AND SSEA Studies 39C students must complete the SSEA Studies Class Evaluation form. I am sorry about this, but those are the rules.
Only if absolutely necessary, AN ADDED 4-8/9 PM CLASS SESSION will be organized
in order to complete all class activities on this date!
Thank you all, and may you each be successful in your chosen endeavors! If I
can be of service to you in the future, please do feel free to contact me.
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