Summer 2017 Term 1 Course Descriptions

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1 Summer 2017 Term 1 Course Descriptions ART 265A-01 Silver Jewelry 1 4 credits Charney- MTWThF 8:00am 11:30am KOCH 010 $135 materials fee billed directly. No prerequisites. This course will be devoted to designing and fabricating silver jewelry. Simple cutting and forming of silver, plus the use of centrifugal casting will be introduced. Strong emphasis will be placed upon creative designing for the various techniques which will be used. It should be noted that this course will involve a certain amount of expense to the student due to the cost of the materials which must be purchased. There will be a lab fee and additional materials costs charged for course expenses. ART 280A-01 The Art of Lego 4 credits Dooley- MTWThF 12:00pm 3:30pm KOCH 011 $150 materials fee billed directly. The use of non-traditional media for artmaking has been considered in the main stream for decades. During the past 20 years many artists have used Legos as their media of choice. This topics course will explore how artists have used Lego bricks to create a wide range of art projects and publications. Through readings and films, students will learn about historical, sociological and commercial themes related to Lego. Students will also create several pieces of original artwork using Lego bricks as a media. No prior art experience required. BIOL 129N-01 The Science Behind Addiction 4 credits Pederson- MTWThF 12:00pm-3:30pm SCI 212 See BIOL 229N cross-listing;. This course is a basic introduction to addiction to a variety of drugs of abuse. Students will consider both the physical and psychological ramifications of alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, nicotine, and marijuana as they relate to both their use and abuse today. What makes these drugs so addictive and how can we treat addiction? Open to all students, but counts toward a major in biology only with departmental approval. No prerequisites. BIOL 131B-01 Woody Plants 4 credits Collier- MTWThF 1:00pm-4:20pm SCI 232 See BIOL 230B cross-listing. This course will acquaint students with native and cultivated forms of woody trees, shrubs, and vines found in natural and urban environments. Topics covered include basic classification, naming, life history, basic growth patterns, and factors controlling the abundance and distribution of terrestrial woody plants. Weekly trips to local field sites are part of the course. Open to all students, but Biology majors must register for BIOL 230.

2 BIOL The Science Behind Addiction 4 credits Pederson- MTWThF 12:00pm-3:30pm SCI 212 See BIOL 129N cross-listing;. Prerequisites: BIOL 170/180 This course is a basic introduction to addiction to a variety of drugs of abuse. Students will consider both the physical and psychological ramifications of alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, heroin, nicotine, and marijuana as they relate to both their use and abuse today. What makes these drugs so addictive and how can we treat addiction? Prerequisites: Biology 170 and 180. A student cannot take both Biology 129N and Biology 229 for credit. BIOL Woody Plants 4 credits Collier MTWThF 1:00pm-4:20p, SCI 232 See BIOL 131B cross-listing. This course will acquaint students with native and cultivated forms of woody trees, shrubs, and vines found in natural and urban environments. Topics covered include basic classification, naming, life history, basic growth patterns, and factors controlling the abundance and distribution of terrestrial woody plants. Weekly trips to local field sites are part of the course. Open to all students, but Biology majors must register for BIOL 230. BIOL Topics: Biological Chemistry 4 credits Yoder MTWThF 1:00pm-4:20pm SCI 211 This class does not replace CHEM 271 or CHEM 372 as part of the Chemistry or Biochemisty and Molecular Biology majors (or minors). This course is designed as a Biology Department major elective course only. Prerequisites: BIOL 170/180, CHEM 121/162 and 201 The aim of this course is to integrate principles of general inorganic chemistry and organic chemistry in relation to fundamental biological processes at the cellular and physiological (tissue) levels. Emphasis will be on integration and understanding of biochemical pathways (including enzymes, coenzymes), drawing structures, naming compounds, and chemical mechanisms. BUSN Business Research Methods 2 credits Steidel Online Class Prerequisites: BUSN 210Q This course explores the theory that supports and the practices for collecting and for analyzing both primary and secondary data. A data collection project to solve a business problem or capitalize on a business opportunity, and its analysis, are the core of this course. Must be taken concurrently with BUSN 210Q. COMM 270S-01 Interpersonal Communication 4 credits Warber Online Class Introduces message production and interpretation in a face-to-face context. The primary objective of this course is to illustrate how choices in interpersonal communication behaviors are basic to our character as human beings and the nature of our interpersonal relationships

3 ECON 190S-1M Principles of Economics 4 credits Wilson MTWThF 9:00am-12:30pm HOLL 217 Prerequisites: Math Placement 2 Introduction to basic principles of economics. Topics covered include supply and demand, marginal analysis, perfect competition, profit maximization, aggregate demand and supply, the level of employment, inflation, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and international trade. ENGL 240-1W Beginning Creative Writing 4 credits Polak MTWThF 9:00am-12:30pm HOLL 124 Prerequisites: ENGL 101E This course will introduce students to the essential elements of good writing, focusing on fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and drama. Throughout the semester, students will read representative texts and study the fundamental elements of all these genres. This course is centered around the workshop, essentially informal peer critique of student work as well as close reading and class discussion of selected texts. We ll read and analyze, discuss and critique, but most of all we ll be a community of people who write. Students will produce pieces in all four genres. There are no exams, but there may be an occasional quiz. The grade is based on a writing portfolio of one s best, revised work, which will be handed in at the end of the semester. The rest of the grade will be based on a journal/writer s notebook and class participation. ENGL 342A-1W Rivers: Writing Them and Running Them 2 credits Dixon MTWThF 2:30pm-5:00pm HOLL 101 $30 Kayak Club membership; $30 for how-to-kayak video Prerequisites: Swim Test; ENGL 240 recommended This is a combination creative writing and kayaking course. We will read about rivers and their quirky, ever-same, ever-changing personalities, studying how others write about them in fiction and non-fiction. We will spend about half our time out in them, in Buck Creek and the Mad River, both of which run through Springfield. Only pre-requisite is students must know how to swim. The 3 hours per day will be adjustable and includes individual conference time, class time, and pool and river time. 3 hours necessary for full river days. Reading includes excerpts from James Dickey s Deliverance, and the film; several essays by nature writers, scientific material, and a how-to video on kayaking. ESCI 100N-01 Global Climate Change 4 credits Finster MTWThF 9:00am-12:00pm SCI 243 Prerequisites: Math Placement 2 This course addresses the questions: What do we know, and not know, about the science of global climate change in the 21 st century? An adequate answer to this question also involves the exploration of: How does science work, and how do we decide when we scientifically know something? We will examine the Earth s climate over geological time scales and in the past 150 years, again, with the related question, How do we know? How do we project future climate change in the 21 st century, and with what confidence? The goal of this course is to prepare students to have a fact-based, intelligent conversation about climate change with a United States senator.

4 ESCI Topics: Introduction to GIS 2 credits Ritter MWTh 12:00pm-3:00pm TBD Introduction to Geographic Information Systems through hands-on exercises using desktop GIS software. Students will be introduced to vector and raster datasets, their creation, manipulation, and use in map making, georeferencing and map projections, and typical applications of GIS to problems in the natural and social sciences. Pre-requisite for ESCI 291, 292, 293, and 294. HFS 250N-01 Nutrition 4 credits Edmonds MTWThF 9:00am-12:00pm SCI 319 This course will examine basic nutritional needs in relation to macronutrients (i.e. carbohydrates, protein and fat) and micronutrients (e.g. vitamins and minerals). Emphasis will be placed on analysis of food intake as it relates to healthy body function and the relationship between sound nutrition and the prevention of disease. Additional topics will include caloric intake versus caloric output and controlling the food environment. Students will perform computerized analyses of their personal food intake. HIST 101C/H-01 Ancient Mediterranean Worlds 4 credits Brooks Hedstrom MTWThF 12:00pm-3:30pm HOLL 313 A regional survey history of the Mediterranean world from 3500 BCE-850 CE. Empires to be studied include the Neolithic settlements of the Fertile Crescent, the empires of Mesopotamia, Egypt, the Levant, Anatolia, Persia, North Africa, Arabia, Greece (Minoan, Mycenaean, Archaic, Classical and Hellenistic), Rome (Republic and Empire) and the Byzantine Empire. May count toward the PAST and ARCH minor. Reading Intensive. Non-writing intensive. HIST 229A-1W American Film 4 credits Taylor MTWThF 1:00pm-4:20pm HOLL TBD Surveys the major era of American film history from the silent era to the 21st century. PHIL 102R-01 Introduction to Philosophy 4 credits Bailey MTWThF 9:00am-12:30pm TBD This course is an introductory examination of the basic areas of philosophy, addressing questions like the following: What is Justice, and what is it to be just? What sorts of things exist, and how can we distinguish reality from mere appearance? How does the mind work, and is it a physical part of our being, or is it something extra-physical, like the soul? Can the soul "control" the body? Can we understand creatures with minds different from our own? Do any non-physical things even exist, for instance, minds, souls, or spirits? What does it mean to reason, and to reason well? Do we have free will, or are our behaviors and thoughts determined by chemical and physical events in our brains? Is knowledge possible, and how do we know what we know?

5 PSYC 110N-01 Prosem I Physiological 2 credits Woehrle MTWThF 8:00am-11:30am TBD Ends May 24 Introduction to the study of the biological bases of behavior, including the structure and function of neurons, brain organization, and sensation and perception. PSYC 130S-01 Prosem III- Developmental 2 credits Zembar MTWThF 12:30pm-3:30pm ZIMM 202 Ends May 24 Exploration of developmental changes that occur across the life span. Physical, cognitive, social, emotional and personality development are emphasized. Every year. PSYC 150S-01 Prosem V Abnormal 2 credits Little MTWThF 8:00am-11:30am ZIMM 202 Meets May 24 to June 3 This course is an introduction to the realm of psychology that focuses on identifying and treating psychological disorders. Key features of a variety of common mental illnesses will be considered. Also, different theoretical views regarding the causes of and treatments for mental illness will be covered. In addition, basic emotions and motivations are introduced. Student learning, including the ability to apply course concepts, will be assessed via exams and papers. Note: This course will meet the second half of the term, once PSYC 110N is done. PSYC 180S-01 Topic: Lifespan Development 3 credits Zembar MTWThF 12:30pm-3:30pm ZIMM 202 Ends May 29 This course examines development across the life span. It begins with an introduction to psychology as a social science and its methodology. This is followed by a focus on prenatal development and the changes in physical, motor, cognitive, and social skills that take place in the early years of life. The second half of the course focuses on developmental issues unique to adolescents (puberty, at-risk behavior) adults (marriage, career development) and the aged (retirement, Alzheimer s disease). The final part of the course requires students to apply developmental theory and patterns to their area of interest. SOCI Serial Murder: Sociological & Criminological Perspectives 4 credits Wagner MWF 12:00pm-3:30pm TBD This course critically explores the social construction of serial murder in contemporary society. Accounts of serial murder can be found over the past several centuries, but only recently has it become a concern to both the criminal justice system and public, largely due to the media's sensationalized portrayals of these crimes. In this course, we will synthesize historical and contemporary analyses of serial murder, assess the impact of the media on public perceptions of serial killing, and contextualize serial murder as a reaction to broader societal fears and concerns. Students will examine the facts versus the myths of serial murder in order to understand these crimes from a sociological and criminological framework.