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Gender and Global Politics
Dr. Neathery-Castro (jneathery@mail.unomaha.edu) ASH 378 5:30-7:10 M/W My Office Hours: M/W 4:30-5:30pm, or by appointment University of Nebraska at Omaha ASH 275, 554-3611 Spring 2000 Course Overview This course examines to what extent women participate in the decisions that shape the political and economic world and the goals of women in politics. While an existing course at UNO looks exclusively at female political participation in the United States, this course connects gender politics to both comparative and international relations literatures. We will examine gender s impact on political interests and how foreign domestic and international institutions shape policy results in…
Creative Arts for the Young Child
ECE 156 – 001 Fall 2002 Instructor: Mellisa A. Clawson, Ph.D. Office Location: 201A Franklin Hall E-mail: mellisa.clawson@maine.edu Class Meetings: Tuesdays and Thursdays 12:30 1:45 p.m. Office Hours: Monday 2:00 4:00 p.m., Tuesday 9:30 11:30 a.m., Thursday 10:30 11:30 a.m. (These hours are set the first two weeks of classes only; regularly scheduled hours will be announced in class). Required Text: There is no required text for this course. Articles will be distributed in class. (Please see the List of Readings below). Course Overview: The purpose of this course is to familiarize students with approaches to the creative arts in…
Biology in Engineering
Spring 2003 Syllabus Instructor: Dr. Marybeth Lima, Associate Professor Room 159 E.B. Doran Building Phone: 578 1061 E-mail: mlima1@lsu.edu Office hours: Thursday mornings, 8:30 11:30 a.m. or by appointment Credit hours: 2 (1 hour lecture, 3 hours lab per week) Meeting Schedule: Tuesday 12:40 – 1:30, 104 Tureaud Lab section 1: Friday, 1:40 4:30, Rm. 115 E.B. Doran Lab section 2: Thursday, 1:40 4:30, Rm. 115 E.B. Doran Final exam: Friday, May 16, 7:30 9:30 a.m., 104 Tureaud Prerequisites: none Course designations: This is a service-learning course, and a communication intensive course Course description: Effect of variability and constraints of…
Creative Writing in the Community
In this required course for creative writing majors offered for the first time in the spring of 2003, students meet with their writing partners for a minimum of five visits (one hour each) to become acquainted and to eventually explore a significant moment or event in that person s life. This semester, students read The Soul of a Citizen, and the directors of involved agencies gave presentations on their respective agencies and client population. In February of this year, through funding by Lilly Endowment, Paul Loeb came to campus to give a lecture, conduct a faculty workshop, and visit the…
Chemistry in Service of the Community
Introduction CHEM 331 is designed to provide a meaningful community-based learning experience for students interested in applying chemistry to directly serve the needs of residents in the Northeast Neighborhood. The course was developed by the Department of Chemistry/Biochemistry and the Center for Social Concerns, in collaboration with Memorial Hospital, the City of South Bend, and Greentree Environmental, Inc. Participating students will join with community partners in helping to identify neighborhood homes that have unsafe levels of lead contamination. In the one-credit course, each student will: a) learn about the health effects of lead poisoning, b) help to educate local homeowners,…
Collection Development
COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT LIS 250 FALL 2002 Ohio Dominican University 1216 Sunbury Road Columbus, OH 43219 Instructor: Mrs. Krista Taracuk, B.S., M.L.S. E-mail: TaracukK@ohiodominican.edu 614-436-3702 NATURE OF COURSE Collection development is one of the most challenging aspects of providing information services and one of the most important professional activities in which the information professional regularly engages. Astute selection of materials, combined with efficient acquisition procedures, enables the librarian/media specialist to provide the patron with access to needed information–the raison d’etre of every librarian. Embedded within the technical processes of collection development and maintenance are some of the key issues facing librarianship…
Social Impact of the Mass Media
HCOM 307 SL Spring 2000 Course Description: How many times were you exposed to mass media today? You probably have heard the statistics: except for the ones who are still bunkered up, waiting for the Y2K fallout, Americans are exposed to hundreds of mass media messages every day. It is now a widely accepted fact that we spend more time consuming mass media than doing anything else, including sleeping, eating, working, or talking to our children (Massey 1999). It used to be that only a few of us actually worried about the effects of that massive exposure. Some very violent…
An Introduction to Mathematical Ideas
Text: Mathematics Appreciation, revised edition, Magliano & McLoughlin, Kendall/Hunt Publishing Co. Topics: Set Theory Probability Statistics An additional topic may be covered, time permitting. The book is followed closely; however, supplementary material may be introduced as well. Requirements: Attendance: It is important to attend class to learn the material properly. Students are responsible for learning material and completing assignments missed due to absence. Be aware of college policy as outlined in the handbook. Make-up opportunities are not guaranteed for students with chronic absences. Poor attendance may lower grades. Participation: Pay attention!. Ask and answer questions as necessary. Homework: Assignments are…
Community Research
Psychology 317/318 American Culture 309.001 Overview of our course: There are two components to this course: one is experientially based and the other is theory based. These two dimensions will be synthesized in the seminar discussions, readings, and assignments. This will require the ability to learn from experience as well as in class activities. The reward of integrating theory and practice is well worth the effort. This seminar component of the course covers research methodologies useful in conducting research on, with and for communities. These include community needs assessment, analysis of census and other statistical information on communities, evaluation of…
Adapted Physical Activity
OFFICE: Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center Room 306 OFFICE HOURS: Monday 10:30-11:45; Tuesday 2-3; Wednesday 3-5:45 PURPOSE OF COURSE: To provide physical education majors with the skills, knowledge and attitudes: 1) to provide individuals with disabilities appropriate physical activities, 2) to prepare participants with disabilities for lifetime fitness pursuits in the community and vocational setting, 3) to advocate for appropriate physical activities for individuals with disabilities in fitness centers and community at large; 4) to modify the environment for participation of individuals with disabilities in their least restrictive environment. REQUIRED TEXT AND MATERIALS: a) TEXTBOOK: Auxter, Pyfer, & Huettig. (1997). Principles…
Art and Architecture – Integrative Field Experience
Fall/Winter 1999 Mon. and Wed., 1 1/2 hours between 1:30 and 4:30 (to be set in the first weeks of class), and arranged times. Number of credits is most likely 3, but will be determined depending on the number in the class and the work plan. Urban planning students must take 6 credits for this course by the end of the school year. Other students may take the course for 3 credits for one semester with an appropriate work plan and permission of the instructor. Classroom to be arranged, Art and Architecture Bldg. This class will work as a community…
Community Service
This course is designed for students who are interested in learning more about different aspects of Community Service. One major focus of the course is to examine how community empowerment brings about organizational changes. Students will learn about the resources available to people for revitalizing their communities. Special emphasis will be given to the understanding of values of diversity and ethics in community services. A major focus of the course is to examine how nonprofit human service organizations develop the processes and structures of community planning and utilize volunteers. Students will have the opportunity to examine projects in community service…
“Making Connections”: A Service Learning Liberal Arts Capstone Course
This multidisciplinary capstone course is designed to be a culminating experience for a liberal arts education. Students from a range of majors will work, in groups, on a community service project. They will explore connections among their various disciplines and between their liberal arts college experience and issues in the off-campus community. The large field work component will be carried out as part of Goucher’s partnership with the HARBEL Community Organization in northeast Baltimore City. Focus of the project for spring ’98 will involve developing proposals for the possible rehabilitation of the historic Arcade Theatre in Hamilton so that it…
Introduction to Community Organizing
COURSE DESCRIPTION The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to community organizing; specifically, the knowledge, skill and value base underpinning community organizing, planning, development and change. It will emphasize the myriad roles, goals, and strategies used by community organizers in effecting social change. It will examine the history of organizing as a context of analyzing contemporary issues and organizations in the country and in New York City. Models of community organizing including mass mobilization, social action, grass roots empowerment, leadership development and advocacy, as well as newer community building approaches will assessed for effectiveness in the current…
Crime and Social Control
1 Chamberlain Ave Portland Campus Office Hours: Tues/Thurs 11am to 1pm (and by appointment) Class times: Section One meets 8:00am – 9:15am Tuesdays and Thursdays, in 206 Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus. Section Two meets 1:00pm – 2:15pm Tuesdays and Thursdays, in 402 Luther Bonney Hall, Portland Campus. Course Content and Objectives: This course offers a detailed examination and exploration of state-sponsored responses to criminal activity. We are especially interested in the historical trends in social control developing since the industrial revolution, the impact of economic conditions, and gender on social control policies. Students are required to study social control in…
Human Services Practicum I and II
A year sequence (may be less extensive for students not majoring in Social Work or Society and Justice) designed to prepare students to become entry-level human service practitioners, the practicum is an intensive field experience in human services and community agencies. The field experience will be supervised by agency field instructors in cooperation with the Director of Practicum Programs. The student will be expected to spend sixteen hours each week (two full days) in a specified human services agency. Non-majors may enroll in a 3 credit hour practicum which requires them to be in a placement for one day or…
“Violence and Youth Gangs”
Course and Project Overview The purpose of this 4-credit class is to involve students in a series of readings and discussions that explore the causes and consequences of youth violence and gang behavior. Solutions to the problems of youth violence and juvenile gang activity are reviewed through required readings. In addition to classroom participation, students are required to meet with a troubled youth in the community for a minimum of three hours per week. Student-youth interactions occur in the context of a project being conducted by the University of Utah (Graduate School of Social Work and Lowell Bennion Center), the…
Social Problems: Joint Educational Project
Sociology 150 Spring 2000 Tuesdays and Thursdays 9:30-10:50 am Discussion Sections Tuesdays, 11 am: WPH 202 Thursdays, 11 am: WPH 202 Course description This course will analyze social problems in the United States using various sociological perspectives. We will use the tools of sociology-its analytical insights, its theoretical frameworks, and its methods-to ask questions about what constitutes a social problem, when a condition becomes “problematic,” and who is advocating certain strategies for solutions, for social change, etc. In Sociology 150, we will focus on a limited range of the most contentious social problems facing the nation (such as education, race…
Intro to Women’s Studies
Texts: Annual Editions: Women·s Studies ’99-00 (AE); Richardson/Taylor/Whittier, Feminist Frontiers IV (R/T/W); Ruth, Issues in Feminism, 4th ed. (R); Handouts. Introduction This course will introduce you to the discipline of Women’s Studies. We will employ a multicultural/interdisciplinary/experiential approach to address a number of questions: How does our culture define women and men? How do images of women and men in media shape our behavior? What roles do our ideas about gender play in the institutions of family, sexuality, health, work and politics? What can we learn about women, women·s lives, and a gendered culture through service learning, and how can…
Community-Based Research in Urban Settings
Introduction and Background to the Course In November 1999, the DU/Northwestside Schools Partnership received funding to collaborate with the Piton Foundation in a research and evaluation component of the DeWitt-Wallace/Beacon Project Evaluation. Beacons are extended-service schools—schools that open before the start of the traditional academic day and offer a range of enriching activities in the afternoon through evening hours, as well as on weekends and over the summer. Their purpose is to answer the pressing need for productive and meaningful activities for children and youth during the non-school hours. There are three Beacon sites in Denver: Cole Beacon Neighborhood Center,…