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American Ways of Seeing

8 credits
Susan Preciso, ext. 6011, email: Susan Preciso, and Ann Storey, ext. 5008
MW, 6-9:30p, LH 5, and one Saturday, date TBA
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above
Special Expenses: $10 for museum admission
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20165
Artists and writers expressed a complex vision of America during the 19th and early 20th centuries-sometimes celebratory, often critical. This two-quarter program looks at the way art and writing both reflected and helped to shape America's understanding of itself. During winter quarter,we will examine another fundamental tension-that between an obsession with, and guilt about, the past and the enticement of freedom, of starting over. Lectures, seminars, workshops, guest speakers and films will all inform our exploration. Students will work with visual and textual images, practice formal analysis of each and work to shape a growing understanding of the program theme.
Credits will be awarded in American studies, literature and art history.

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Art of Computing

8 credits
Barry Tolnas, ext. 5531, email: Barry Tolnas
TTh, 6-10p, ROOM TBA
Prerequisites: Faculty signature, previous experience with the Java programming language and high school mathematics.
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20233
This is the first of a two-quarter program that will allow students to continue their study of programming in Java by writing programs to produce computer graphic images. Small sample programs will be drawn from a wide range of subjects in science and math, such as the patterns on seashells, fractals, spirals, chemical reactions and image processing. Students will then create their own original works of art in the form of Java applets by experimenting with and extending the examples. For more information, see http://grace.evergreen.edu/artofcomp.
Credit will be awarded in computer science, mathematics and art.

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The Authentic Self: Becoming an Instrument of Change

8 credits
Marcella Benson-Quaziena, ext. 6593, email: Marcella Benson-Quaziena, and Marla Elliott, ext. 6096, email: Marla Elliott
Fr, 6-9p, Jan 10; Sa, 9a-5p, Jan 11; and three intensive weekends, 9a-5p, Feb 1-2, Feb 15-16, Mar 8-9, CAB 110
Prerequisites: Faculty signature and junior standing or above. Priority will be given to students who have taken The Authentic Self in fall 2001 or fall 2002.
Special expenses: $10 for art supplies, cost of admission to a theater performance.
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20157
You are the most powerful and versatile tool you have. How can you use your presence as an instrument of change? How do you know who you are and what you evoke/provoke in others? How do you move in the world with awareness of your authentic self? The ability to communicate and influence is crucial to our effectiveness as we move through many systems. This program is designed for students who want to develop skills of self-knowledge and "use of self" as an instrument of social change.
We will use acting to assist us to carefully observe the nature of human feeling and interaction, and to use our observations to create insight in our audiences and ourselves; singing to make art out of breathing, to literally tune ourselves to the subtlest vibrations our bodies are capable of; songwriting to imagine words, rhythm and melody together and to put forth our imaginations into public space; and human development theory to give us a frame for understanding self in context. Together these art forms will facilitate both self-knowledge and social change. By combining theory and practice, students in this program will develop powerful skills in communication, empathy and working in groups.
Students will be asked to develop goals for using their learning in their own work or life settings and to examine how we internalize our theories of influence into our stance as agents of change.
Credit will be awarded in arts and culture, and psychology.

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Community Information Systems

8 or 12 credits
Doug Schuler, ext. 6704, email: Doug Schuler, and Randy Groves, ext. 5498, email: Randy Groves
W, 6-10p, LIB 1612 and Sa, Jan 18, Feb 1, 15, Mar 8, 9a-5p, LIB 1316
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20124 (8 credits); CRN: 20253 (12 credits)
This is the second quarter of a yearlong program that focuses on the team development of Web-based software for a community. Some of these communities are local and some are in other places in the world. The basic themes will be the systematic development of software, PHP and Web programming, databases, community and advocacy networks, and globalism. This program has some similarities to Student Originated Software, which is offered every other year in the regular daytime program. Both programs address the systematic development of software through the development of computer applications for and with "real" clients. The CIS projects have already been determined and work is in progress. Students will work with PHP and other public domain tools and systems. There will be a few spaces available in winter quarter and new students will be assigned to the existing projects according to need. Students who would like to join the program are encouraged to speak with the faculty.
Credit will be awarded in computer science, software development and social science.

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Foundations of Computing II

8 credits
Ab Van Etten, ext. 6588, email: Ab Van Etten
Tu, 6-10p, ROOM TBA
Prerequisites: Foundations I or instructor permission, basic computer and Windows skills; home Internet access, e-mail and a computer with Windows, and good mathematical aptitude.
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20118
This program is a continuation of Foundations I. We will expand on Web database access, SQL, ASP, DHTML, and database design. XML will be introduced. Web tools for GUI development, database access and special effects will be explored. Students will finish and present their Web site. Java applets will be introduced.
Credit will be awarded in Web programming.

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He Said, She Said

8, 10 or 12 credits
Helena Meyer-Knapp, ext. 6549, email: Helena Meyer-Knapp, and Mark Hurst, ext. 6624, email: Mark Hurst
W, 6-9:30p, Jan 15, 22, Feb 12, 19, Mar 5, 12, LAB I 1047; Sa, 9a-4p, Jan 11, 25, Feb 1, 22, Mar 8; Su, 9a-1p, Feb 2, 23, Mar 9, LIB 1316
Enrollment: 50
CRN (8 credits): 20200; CRN (10 credits): 20421; CRN (12 credits): 20417
The media, popular psychology and scholarly journals are filled with accounts of differences between women and men. In this program, we will examine the psychological, political and biological bases for the claims made about sex and gender from different perspectives (postmodern thought, women's and men's studies, etc.). We will reconsider how this affects daily lives in relationships, in the workplace and in educational settings. Specific program topics are likely to include sexuality, parenting, concepts of self, mental health and many forms of violence, including war. Finally, we will look at the new scholarship that examines differences within genders.
Credit will be awarded in psychology, sociology and gender studies.

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In Search of Sustainability

8 credits
Nancy A. Parkes, ext. 6737, email: Nancy A. Parkes, and Howard Schwartz, ext. 6723, email: Howard Schwartz
MW, 6-10p, LAB I 1050
Special Expenses: $35 for admission to events and workshops
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20218
Is the Earth reaching its limits? Can we have both a sustainable ecology and a sustainable economy? From global warming to diminished ocean fisheries, from oil supply depletion to deforestation, ecologists warn that we can no longer sustain our current system of economic growth and resource exploitation. Many economists, on the other hand, believe that resources are essentially infinite, shaping themselves according to supply and demand. Do we need to end the exploitation of natural resources in order to end world poverty or is it the other way around? Does "world music" mean the end of indigenous cultures or the emergence of a pluralistic world culture? Over the past 20 years, "sustainability" has become a global organizing concept for theorists and activists who seek to answer questions like these and to leave the world better than they find it. In the first quarter of this two-quarter program, we will look at the intellectual foundations of sustainability. Sustainability as a theory and a movement embraces aspects of economics, ecology, biology and culture with a large dollop of politics to actually implement it. In spring, we will focus on ways to shape a more sustainable culture, beginning with our own Evergreen campus.
Credit will be awarded in environmental studies, natural resources policy and cultural studies.

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Justice at Work

8 credits
Sarah Ryan, ext. 6720, email: Sarah Ryan, and Arleen Sandifer Cruz, ext. 5470
Sa, 9a-5p, LAB I 1050
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20193
Basic to our nation's concept of justice in the workplace are two sets of laws: labor law as set forth in the National Labor Relations Act and civil rights/anti-discrimination law as expressed in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. These laws define workers' rights, but they also shape labor and management organizations and strategies. They were written by Congress, but what real-world struggles gave rise to them? How is their history important? What social movements and conditions brought the National Labor Relations Act and the Civil Rights Act into being? How did the struggles at their roots impact the laws' forms? How do they affect the workplace today? Are they effective, and for whom? This program will look at civil rights and labor legislation through the lenses of history and sociology, from perspectives in legal studies and labor studies. We will examine some of the controversies surrounding these laws today - issues such as union organizing, affirmative action and employment discrimination. Students will become acquainted with the critiques developed by scholars in critical race theory, critical legal studies and restorative justice, all of which help us think about power in the larger society and alternative possibilities for justice.
Students will learn to do basic legal and historical research using original legal and governmental documents. This research will help tie history and the law together to understand historical contexts and future implications of cases and legislation. Student projects will discuss and research current workplace controversies relating to these laws. The program will be particularly useful for those interested in careers in law, labor organizing, history, social justice and management.
Credit will be awarded in history, labor studies and political science.

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Management Strategies for a Global Society

8 or 12 credits
Theresa Aragon, ext. 6840, email: Theresa Aragon, and Neil Delisanti, ext. 5486, email: Neil Delisanti
Three intensive weekends, 9a-5p, Jan 11-12, Feb 1-2, Mar 1-2, LIB 1612
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above, Internet access and at least one year of work experience. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the program for fall 2002.
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20154 (8 credits); CRN: 20278 (12 credits)
This program will assess contemporary organizational and systems theory in the context of current and future advances in computer and communications technology. We will examine organizations as interdependent within their economic, political and social environment. Organizational development and management strategies will be analyzed in terms of current and future utility. Diversity in the workforce and the impact of technology on the workforce will form the basis for identifying and developing skills conducive to managing in a global society. Decision making, strategic planning, organizational behavior and conflict management will be incorporated throughout the program. Assignments will place a heavy emphasis on developing critical thinking, and analytical and communication skills. In winter quarter, new students should contact the faculty prior to December 4, 2002. We will utilize WEBX to facilitate teamwork, to post critical commentary and to conduct online seminars and discussions.
Credit will be awarded in organization theory and behavior, and management skill development.

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Organizations, Entrepreneurship and Management

8 or 12 credits
John Filmer, ext. 6159, email: John Filmer
TuW, 6-9:30p, LIB 1308
Prerequisite: Students must submit a short statement describing their management background and interest in the program.
Special Expenses: Field trips require appropriate attire and lunch money.
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20078 (8 credits); CRN: 20079 (12 credits)
This program will be tailored to the needs of students who have previously studied management are interested in further study and exploration of management-related topics. Specific content will vary from quarter to quarter, depending upon the interests, expertise and preferred direction of the students and faculty. A key educational strategy of the program will involve a comprehensive analysis of the economic, cultural, political, technological and legal environments in which entrepreneurial organizations compete and attempt to sustain and prosper. Applications will cover nonprofit organizations, government organizations and conventional businesses. The program will showcase economic and community development. We will also focus on current events and their consideration in planning and management strategies. A 12-credit option is available.
Credit may be awarded in reading and analysis in management and business, and small-business strategies.

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Representing the World: Order and Chaos

8 credits
Allen Mauney, ext. 5458, email: Allen Mauney, and Joe Tougas, ext. 5052, email: Joe Tougas
MW, 6-10p, LIB 1316
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20162
The world around us appears to be orderly. The sun rises and sets in a predictable pattern. Before the modern era, thinkers constructed persuasive systems to account for much of the apparent order in the physical universe. In fall we ended with praise for the scope and power of Newton's scientific synthesis, which launched the modern, technological era.
In winter, we will begin by looking at some of the problems with the Newtonian clockwork universe. The sun does obey Newton's laws and the planets wander predictable paths, but only if considered in very short (human) time frames. The larger temporal picture is chaotic and uncertain. Even Euclidean geometry only works in very short (human) spatial frames.
Apparently many of the things of which we are easily persuaded must be critically examined. Maybe the universe is a fundamentally confusing and random thing, and we selectively examine events to create the illusion of order. Maybe order and chaos will both be part of any representation of our experience. We will consider the possibilities as we read texts from Nietzsche, Freud and chaos theorists.
Credit will be awarded in history of science, philosophy and college mathematics.

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Sayuyay Plant Project: "Medicine of the Plant People"

8 credits
Marja Eloheimo, ext. 6448, email: Marja Eloheimo,
W, 6-9:30p, LIB 2204, and Sa, 9:30a-4:30p, Jan 11, 25, Feb 8, 22, Mar 8, LC 1002
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and faculty signature. Letter of interest that includes your student I.D. number and outlines your relevant background and current reasons for interest in the program. Students should have substantial background in one or more of the following disciplines: Native American studies, botany/plant ecology, botanical medicine, ecological restoration, horticulture, GIS, film/photography, Web design or business development.
Special Expenses: $25 activity fee
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20155
Sayuyay means "medicine of the plant people." In this yearlong program, students will collaborate with members of the Skokomish Indian community on the Sayuyay Plant Project. This ongoing project involves understanding, restoring, growing, gathering, processing and marketing medicinal and other useful plants. The program will blend academic components with hands-on, reservation-based field activities. Areas of study will include the botany, ecology and medicinal use of native and non-native plants from traditional and contemporary perspectives as well as some of the anthropological, historical, legal, political, economic, ecological and ethical contexts of the Sayuyay Plant Project. Techniques of documentation and the creation of educational materials will also be emphasized.
Upper-division credit will be awarded in botanical medicine, ethnoecology/ethnobiology, environmental history and specific project activities. Approximately six of the eight credits each quarter will be in upper-division natural science. This program is compatible with studies in chemistry.

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Voyages of Discovery and Understanding

8, 10, or 12 credits
Kevin Hogan, ext. 5078, email: Kevin Hogan, and Hirsh Diamant, ext. 6736, email: Hirsh Diamant
Sa, 9a-5p, LAB II 2207. This program will meet Sa, 9a-5p, Jan 11, 18, Mar 8, 15, and Sa, 10a-2p, Jan 25, Feb 1, 8, 15, 22, Mar 1, plus four hours of community service.
Prerequisite: Faculty signature required for the 10- and 12-credit sections only.
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20158 (8 credits); CRN: 20378 (10 credits); CRN: 20416 (12 credits)
This two-quarter program, continued from fall 2002, will examine how environment influences cultures and how cultures shape our perception and understanding of the world. We will learn about the physical and biological environment in different regions of the Earth, and the patterns and processes that shape the natural world. We will study the cultures of the Middle and Far East, Polynesia, and the Neotropics and indigenous cultures. Our study will include historical voyages of discovery as well as imaginary landscapes of myth and psyche. We will study methods of science and practice the arts of inquiry including writing, music, performing and visual arts. Students will also engage in research, group projects and work in the community.
Credit will be awarded in ecology, biogeography and expressive arts. Other credit may be awarded based on students' community work and research.

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Where Roads Meet: The Convergence of the Middle East and Europe

8 credits
Char Simons, ext. 6710, email: Char Simons
Sa, 9a-5p, LIB 4004
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above and one college-level writing course
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20123
In this program, we will explore contemporary sociopolitical encounters between the Middle East and Europe, including the impact of natural resources such as oil and water; the French and English colonization of North Africa and the Levant; the origins and evolution of the Palestinian/Israeli conflict; Turkey as a crossroads between the Middle East and Europe; the rise of Islamism and pan-Arabism; and Western foreign policy in the Middle East. A four-credit spring quarter class, Mass Media and the Middle East, will examine the roles of media in the Middle East and the West in portraying images of the region, its peoples and issues.
Skills acquired will include understanding and evaluation of historical and political trends, the ability to compare political and religious systems, and the ability to critically analyze texts. Concurrent enrollment in Beginning Arabic is encouraged.
Credit will be awarded in Middle Eastern studies and expository writing.

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