Dear BIS Students:

We are nearing the starting line and I want to be sure that you have the most up to date information about your room locations and required text books.  You may already have heard from your BIS course instructor on this subject, but please do review the message below (just in case).

Classroom Updates:  BIS 491-003 Room assignment has changed!!!

CRN	Subj	Crse	Sec	Title	Days	Time	Instructor	Date (MM/DD)	Location
70831	BIS	300	002	Understanding Interdis Studies	R	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Kenneth C Thompson (P)	08/26-12/18	IN 319
72617	BIS	300	003	Understanding Interdis Studies	T	04:30 pm-07:10 pm	Alan Clyde More (P)	08/26-12/18	IN 327
70832	BIS	390	001	The Research Process	M	04:30 pm-07:10 pm	Joseph W Killiany (P)	08/26-12/18	RSCH 202
73191	BIS	390	002	The Research Process	W	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Joseph W Killiany (P)	08/26-12/18	HNOVR L002
72464	BIS	391	H01	The Resrch Process for Honors	M	04:30 pm-07:10 pm	Joseph W Killiany (P)	08/26-12/18	RSCH 202
73281	BIS	391	H02	The Resrch Process for Honors	W	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Joseph W Killiany (P)	08/26-12/18	HNOVR L002
70833	BIS	490	001	RS: Bach Individual Study Proj	R	04:30 pm-07:10 pm	Pamela Kristin Scott (P)	08/26-12/18	UH 1203
77661	BIS	490	002	RS: Bach Individual Study Proj	T	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Rebecca Ann Forrest (P)	08/26-12/18	HNOVR L003
70893	BIS	491	001	Senior Project Presentation	R	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Pamela Kristin Scott (P)	08/26-12/18	R B220
70894	BIS	491	002	Senior Project Presentation	R	07:20 pm-10:00 pm	Pamela Kristin Scott (P)	08/26-12/18	R B220
77660	BIS	491	003	Senior Project Presentation	T	05:55 pm-07:10 pm	TBA	08/26-12/18	IN 207

Required Textbooks:

Course	Section	Instructor	Author	Title	ISBN
BIS 300	2 and 3	Thompson/More	Myers-Briggs	Intro to Type #6129	unknown
BIS 300	2 and 3	Thompson/More	Hacker	A Pocket Style Manual - Sixth Edition (please do not buy the Rosen book, you don’t need it)	978-0312542542
BIS 300	All	Thompson/More	Johnson	Where Good Ideas Come From	978-1594485381
BIS 300	All	Thompson/More	Booth	The Craft of Research - Third Edition	978-0226065663
BIS 390	001	Killiany	Rosen	Academic Writer's Handbook (phasing out for new students, ok to hold on to if you already have it)	978-0205717613
BIS 390	001	Killiany	BIS Coursepack Reader	BIS 390 Course Reader for Killiany	unknown
BIS 390	001	Killiany	Hacker	A Pocket Style Manual - Sixth Edition (new option- purchase if you do not already own Rosen.  If you already own Rosen, do not buy this book)	978-0312542542
BIS 390	001	Killiany	Booth	The Craft of Research - Third Edition	978-0226065663
BIS 490	001 and 002	Scott/Forrest	Hacker	A Pocket Style Manual - Sixth Edition (new option- purchase if you do not already own Rosen.  If you already own Rosen, do not buy this book)	978-0312542542
BIS 490	001 and 002	Scott/Forrest	Booth	The Craft of Research - Third Edition (You should already have this book from prior semesters in BIS)	978-0226065663
BIS 490	001 and 002	Scott/Forrest	Rosen	Academic Writer's Handbook (You should already have this book from prior semesters in BIS and do not need the Hacker book)	978-0205717613
BIS 491	001, 002, 003	Scott and Lewis	O'Hair	Pocket Guide To Public Speaking	978-0312554040
BIS 491	001, 002, 003	Scott and Lewis	Tufte	Visual and Statistical Thinking	978-0961392130

Please let me know if you have any questions and be sure to contact your instructor for any course-specific inquiries.  James Lewis is still in the process of receiving his GMU email account, so please send your messages to me and I will forward to him.

Good luck!

Lenore

Lenore Butcher Kuch, BIS '06
Student Services Manager
Bachelor of Individualized Study (BIS)
George Mason University
4400 University Drive, MS 5A9
Aquia Building, Room 230
Phone: 703-993-4556
Fax:   703-993-9476
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