Advanced Management Topics: A Few Good Managers Wanted
8 credits
Faculty: John Filmer, 867-6159, email: John Filmer
TuW, 6-10p
Prerequisites: Faculty signature, previous management
study, junior standing or above
Enrollment: 30
CRN: 20159
This is a part-time option of the full-time program of the
same title. Refer to the online 2003-04 Academic Catalog for
additional information on the full-time program. This yearlong,
part-time option is designed for students who have previously
studied management and wish to engage in advanced work in
management related topics. The program will feature a comprehensive
analysis of the economic, cultural, political, technological
and legal environments in which entrepreneurial organizations
(for-profits and nonprofits) compete. It will showcase economic
and community development and include team building, small
business development/startup and growth, organizational communication,
ethics, global issues management and strategic and scenario
planning. A major focus will be on the consideration of current
events in management strategy. Seminars will emphasize the
development of critical reading and reasoning skills and the
formulation and effective articulation of definitive, tightly
reasoned positions on key management issues. Program activities
will include lectures, workshops, case studies, field trips
and group and individual research projects.
Students interested in the 12- or 16-credit option of the
full-time program (which involves some class time during the
day) should consult with the program faculty. For preliminary
management study, please see Introductory Management Topics:
A Few Good Managers Wanted.
Credit may be awarded in management strategy, communications,
community and economic development, and planning.
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The Age of Irony: 20th-Century America
8 credits
Faculty: Sarah Ryan, 867-6720, email: Sarah Ryan,
and Susan Preciso, 867-6011, email: Susan Preciso
MW, 6-9:30p, and Sa, Jan 24 and one other date TBA, 9a-5p
Special Expenses: $15 for field trip
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20224
This yearlong program is organized thematically, examining
turning points in American life and thought, especially the
development of our sense of irony, reflected in politics and
culture. Each quarter has a distinct focus, but has clear
interdisciplinary connections. During winter quarter, we will
concentrate on movements for social change, beginning with
the Progressive era and continuing through the Civil Rights,
women's and anti-war movements. During spring quarter's study
of culture and creativity, we will see how these turning points
were and are reflected in our cultural lives. We will examine
literature, film, music and the arts. This is an all-level
program, ideal for returning and transfer students. It is
a broad liberal arts program designed for students who want
to improve their historical knowledge, quantitative skills
and (multi)cultural literacy.
Credit may include 20th-century American history, labor history,
20th-century American literature, research skills and academic
writing. Our work will meet some endorsement prerequisites
for the Master in Teaching Program in U.S. history, political
science and American literature.
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Alternatives to Violence
8 credits
Faculty: Simona Sharoni, 867-6196, email: Simona Sharoni
MW, 6-10p
Special Expenses: $50 for field trips and art supplies
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20226
While most people deplore violence, we nevertheless live in
a very violent society. Violence permeates American culture
and society, spilling over from sports and Hollywood to our
homes, schools, streets and political arena. This program
will examine the origins and manifestations of physical, social,
economic and political violence in different settings and
contexts. Against this backdrop, we will explore projects
and strategies designed to address both the roots of violence
and its symptoms. The program will be taught in a dynamic
workshop format, and incorporate art, music and other forms
of creative expression. In addition to lectures, films and
guest presentations, students will participate in class exercises
and simulations and be required to conduct some field research
in a setting of their choice.
Credit will be awarded in sociology, psychology, education
and peace studies.
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Art, Creativity and the Sacred
8 credits
Faculty: Ann Storey, 867-5008,
MW, 6-9:30p
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above and faculty
signature
Special Expenses: $25 for art supplies and museum admission
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20131
This program will examine the art, music and spirituality
of the Renaissance period, an exceptional time of western
culture. We will ask: Why is this period so compelling? What
were the relationships between the arts and the spiritual
traditions? What parts of these traditions continue to inspire
us?
The idea that both mystic and artist were 'seers'-seeing beyond
the physical into the transcendent and metaphysical- impelled
them into visionary realms. We will study the devotio moderno
of the Low Countries and see how this was expressed in the
exquisite oil paintings of Flanders. We will also explore
the arts of Renaissance Italy, including Michelangelo, Raphael
and Leonardo, as well as the work of creative Renaissance
women. Sacred music of the era will be explored and a field
trip to a museum and concert will be an important part of
our activities.
Students will have an opportunity for either creating art
relevant to the era we are studying or completing a research
paper for their final project.
Credit will be awarded in Renaissance art history and could
also include studio arts, art criticism and analysis (an MIT
endorsement), and/or religious studies, depending on the student's
focus and final project.
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Chronic Illness, Disability and Deafness
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Joli Sandoz, 867-6820, email: Joli Sandoz,
and Anne Ellsworth, TTY 867-5341, email: Anne Ellsworth
T, 6-9p, and Sa, Feb 21 and Mar 6, 10a-1p. Students will also
meet MW, 5:30-7:30p (ASL I) or MW, 2:30-4:30p (ASL II) depending
on which ASL course they choose. Students registered for the
12-credit option will also meet Th, 6-9p
Enrollment: 30
CRN: 20267 (8 credits); 20268 (12 credits)
The eight-credit core of this program consists of two coordinated
courses, American Sign Language (ASL) I or II and Psychosocial
Aspects of Disability. We will explore selected psychological,
social and cultural factors relevant to experiences of disability,
chronic illness, deafness and hearing impairment in the United
States, and the roles these factors play in shaping lives.
Students enrolled in 12 credits will participate in additional
coursework providing opportunity to learn and practice respectful
awareness and skills of understanding, while reflecting on
personal goals and experiences related to nurturing and helping.
The program as a whole ties to careers in human service and
social justice professions, and is open to anyone who wishes
to study deafness, chronic illness and disability. Students
who have already taken ASL or Psychosocial Aspects courses
at Evergreen may enroll for eight credits that will include
the additional coursework described above. Attendance at two
Saturday sessions is required.
Credit will be awarded in American Sign Language; psychology
and sociology of chronic illness, disability and deafness
and, for the 12-credit option, human services: helping individuals.
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Community Practice and Digital Social Change
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Doug Schuler, 867-6704, email: Doug Schuler, and
Marcella Benson-Quaziena, 867-6593, email: Marcella Benson-Quaziena
W, 6-10p, and intensive weekends, Jan 10-11, Feb 7-8, Feb
21-22, 9a-5p, and Sa, Mar 13, 9a-5p. No class meeting W, Jan
7
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20222 (8 credits); 20223 (12 credits)
This yearlong program considers how technology is used in
activist communities, communities of interest and communities
of place. In general, we explore relationships between communities
in and outside our region. The basic themes for the program
are design and development of community tools, pattern languages,
participatory design, community informatics, social networks
and globalism. Over the course of the academic year we will
work in partnership with various communities.
The guidelines in this program are constrained in many ways.
The first is that the faculty select the project areas in
advance. Also, students work with public domain software (such
as PHP, Apache, HTML, Linux and MySQL) and/or video and other
digital media. There will be assigned readings, writings and
discussions related to the use of computers in society.
Credit will be awarded in social science, technology studies,
participatory social action and technology development (e.g.,
computer science). There will also be an opportunity to earn
an additional four credits in pattern language and software
development using PHP, MySQL and other public domain technologies
to help support community and civic projects. Alternatively,
students can earn an additional four credits developing a
short special project using digital video, digital audio or
both.
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The Control of Nature
8 credits
Faculty: Kevin Hogan, 867-5078, email: Kevin Hogan,
and Nancy A. Parkes, 867-6737, email: Nancy A. Parkes
M, 6-10p, and alternate Sa, 9a-5p, Jan 10, 24, Feb 7, 21,
and Mar 6
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20251
We have contaminated the earth and profoundly altered all
natural processes. We'll examine the effects of humans on
our environment in historical contexts. We'll consider the
human struggle against nature, as set forth in this program's
title book by John McPhee. How have cultural and economic
structures influenced our interactions with our environment?
Have our solutions to environmental problems created new problems?
Are things getting worse, or are some things improving? Student
research and presentations will be central to this program.
Credit may be awarded in environmental studies, history and/or
ecology.
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Education, Values and Society
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Helena Meyer-Knapp, 867-6549, email: Helena Meyer-Knapp,
and Joe Tougas, 867-5052, email: Joe Tougas
W, 6-9:30p, and Sa, Jan 17, 24, Feb 7, 28, and Mar 13. In
addition, students registered for 12 credits will meet M,
6-9:30p
Enrollment: 40
CRN: 20257 (8 credits); 20258 (12 credits)
Every society rests on agreed ethical standards, to which
children are educated as they grow up. While obviously much
of this teaching is done in families, in this program we will
focus on how children learn certain critical values in public
life: as they go about their lives in schools and sports teams,
in pop culture, at their part-time jobs. These public settings
are particularly important for teenagers, and we will look
most closely at middle and high schools. To broaden the perspective
beyond U.S. norms we will make comparisons with teenagers'
lives in contemporary Japan.
Students enrolled for 12 credits will focus on a cross-cultural
study of beauty-both the local standards for beauty and the
values associated with it in Japan and in the United States.
Credit will be awarded in education, ethics and social psychology.
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Gifts of the First People: Plants as Medicine and Food
8 credits
Faculty: Marja Eloheimo, 867-6448, email: Marja Eloheimo
W, 6-9:30p, and Sa, Jan 10, 24, Feb 7, 21 and Mar 6, 9a-5p
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and faculty
signature. Letter of interest outlining 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: 20118
cHabasHcH3d ti cH3la'ub3sh or "Gifts of the First People"
is the new name that Skokomish Traditional Leader, subiyay-Bruce
Miller, has chosen for a Tribal-Academic cooperative project
that has been underway on the Skokomish Indian Reservation
for several years. According to Twana belief, subiyay tells
us that the trees and plants were the first created people.
Their gift to those who were created later was food, medicine
and materials for survival. Gifts of the First People embraces
the medicinal plant studies included in the sayuyay Plant
Project as well as other aspects of the project, including
habitat demonstration gardens and edible plant cultivation
and harvest.
This year, the project focuses on developing a cross-cultural
botanical medicine and edible plant study integrating western
and indigenous traditions. We will experience, refine and
formalize curriculum in botanical medicine, botany and ecology,
horticulture, harvest and plant product manufacture, business
and marketing, educational resource development, Native American
studies, environmental anthropology and community service.
Expect the unexpected as we join together to collaborate in
a real world project and learn from, about, and with the plant
people and each other.
Credit may be awarded in botanical medicine, environmental
horticulture and Native American studies, among others.
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Introductory Management Topics: A Few Good Managers Wanted
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Theresa Aragon, 867-6840, email: Theresa Aragon,
and Neil Delisanti, 867-5486, email: Neil Delisanti
Sa, Jan 10, 9a-5p, and three intensive weekends, Jan 31-Feb
1, Feb 21-22, and Mar 6-7, 9a-4p
Prerequisites: Faculty signature, junior standing or
above, Internet access and one year of work experience
Enrollment: 35
CRN: 20243 (8 credits); 20244 (12 credits)
This yearlong program assesses management and leadership in
the context of contemporary technological advances and globalization.
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 use. Traditional elements of management
programs such as decision-making, strategic planning, organizational
behavior and conflict management will be incorporated throughout
the program. Application of theory and enhancement of critical
thinking and research skills will occur through developing
solutions to problems and case-study analysis. Assignments
will place a heavy emphasis on developing analytical, verbal,
written and electronic communication skills through dialogue,
critical essays and case-study analysis and presentation.
Winter quarter emphasis will be on organizational development
and developing interpersonal management skills. Students interested
in the 12-credit option should consult with the program faculty.
For advanced management study, please see Advanced Management
Topics: A Few Good Managers Wanted.
Credit will be earned in strategic management and organizational
development.
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Physics, Visual Perception and Flash
8 credits
Faculty: Allen Olson, 867-5485,
email: Allen Olson,
and Arlen Speights, 867-5076, email: Arlen Speights
W, 6-10p, and Sa, 9a-5p, Jan 10, 24, Feb 7, 21 and Mar 6
Enrollment: 35
CRN: 20185
Explore basic principles of physics and visual perception
while using Macromedia's Flash MX to represent various phenomena
and create different effects. Light, color and motion as well
as perspective, illusions and other phenomena of visual perception
will be studied in the context of physics and psychology.
Concepts will be explored through laboratory exercises and
by creating Web animations using Flash and ActionScript in
a series of small and large projects.
Credit will be awarded in introductory physics and psychology
as well as ActionScript programming and Flash development.
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Positive Psychology
8 credits
Faculty: Mark Hurst, 867-6624, email: Mark Hurst
MW, 6-10p
Prerequisite: Introduction to Psychology
Special Expenses: $10 for copies
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20206
In this half-time program, we will explore the new movement
within psychology to discover what comprises "The Good
Life." Much of the history of psychology has largely
focused on "psychopathology" in all of its manifestations.
A growing number of researchers have focused their lifework
on topics such as happiness, life satisfaction, compassion,
curiosity, integrity, creativity, altruism, courage, forgiveness,
etc. Often relegated to the edges of the discipline, these
issues appear to be garnering greater interest as people are
striving to achieve meaningful pleasure and gratification
from lives already filled with inevitable challenge.
Credit will be awarded in psychology, sociology, social psychology,
health psychology and developmental psychology.
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Silk Roads: China, Middle East and the New World
8 credits
Faculty: Char Simons, 867-6710, email: Char Simons,
and Hirsh Diamant, 867-6736, email: Hirsh Diamant
W, 6-9p, Sa, Jan 10, 24, Feb 8, 21, and Mar 6, 9a-5p, and
Sa, Mar 13, 10a-2p
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20208
For centuries, the ancient Silk Roads moved ideas and goods
among the great civilizations of China, central Asia, India
and the Middle East. From Marco Polo to Genghis Khan to Yo
Yo Ma, the Silk Roads have connected empires and fostered
the development of music, art, religion and commerce.
Through study at the Olympia campus, as well as a spring-quarter
trip to China or the Middle East, we will explore influences
of the Silk Roads on the diffusion of culture, religion and
trade. We will consider travel, culture and commerce as peacemaking
activities. Finally, we will explore how the United States
could be a part of the re-establishment and evolution of the
essence of the Silk Roads.
Credits will be awarded in Asian cultures, history, the arts
and expository writing.
An orientation meeting regarding the trip options available
for spring quarter will be held Wednesday, January 7, at 7pm
in Lecture Hall 3. See this flyer
for more information.
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Understanding Your Food: Chemistry and Biology of Nutrients
8 credits
Faculty: Cindy Beck, 867-6892, email: Cindy Beck,
and Peter Pessiki, 867-6892, email: Peter Pessiki
MW, 6-10p, and Sa, Jan 10, 31 and Feb 21, 9a-5p
Special Expenses: $20 lab fee
Enrollment: 48
CRN: 20186
From the world of molecules and cells to the domain of food
science, nutrition can be understood from many perspectives.
This continuation of a two-quarter introductory science program
will further develop skills needed to understand the chemical
composition and nutritional values of food. Winter quarter
will focus on amines, carboxylic acids, proteins, lipids and
vitamins, using a mix of organic and biochemistry. How these
chemicals are integrated into the body's metabolism as well
as their place in a nutritional diet will be studied.
Credit will be awarded in organic chemistry, biochemistry
and nutrition.
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Grays Harbor Program
Visions of Justice
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Howard Schwartz, 867-6723, email: Howard Schwartz,
and Marla Elliott, 867-6096, email: Marla Elliott
Sa, 9a-4p at Grays Harbor College. The first class meeting
will be on the Olympia campus
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above
Enrollment: 30
CRN: 20190 (8 credits); 20191 (12 credits)
This program follows the fall 2003 Grays Harbor program. We
will ask key questions, including: What is our underlying
philosophy of justice, and how has it evolved? How do the
civil and criminal justice systems support that philosophy?
How does politics shape the working of the justice system
and does the justice system provide a context for management
decisions? Texts will include The Oresteia trilogy by Aeschylus,
works by classic and contemporary philosophers, readings in
the criminal and civil justice system and a "true crime"
book. Students will develop skills in group management, empathy
and oral eloquence through participation in staged readings
of plays that highlight the program's themes.
Students enrolled for 12 credits will also develop skills
in critical analysis and analytic writing. Four credits will
be awarded in philosophy of justice and two credits each in
literature and communications. Students registered for 12
credits may be awarded two credits each in critical writing
and law and public policy.
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