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Applied Computer Programming II
8 credits
Faculty: Barry Tolnas, 867-5531, Barry Tolnas
Tue & Thur, 6–9:30p
Prerequisites: Faculty signature, high school algebra and some trigonometry
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20667
Building on fall quarter's Applied Computer Programming I, this program
will focus in more detail on how to use fundamental data structures and
algorithms as building blocks to write representative computer programs
which integrate arts, sciences and mathematics. Good design and programming
habits will be emphasized.
Credit will be awarded in computer science, data structures and algorithms,
and applied programming. Upper division credit may be available.
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Arts and the Child
8 credits
Faculty: Hirsh Diamant, 867-6736
Wed, 5:30–9p, Sat, Jan 15, 29, 26, Mar 12, 9a–5p, and Sun,
Feb 13, 9a–5p
Special Expenses: Approx $15 for art supplies
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20676
All children begin their lives singing and dancing, painting and making
things. Later in life, this natural ability becomes suppressed and often
lost. This class will nourish the inner child of the students and reach
out to children in the community. Through experiences in visual and performing
arts, students will understand the importance of the arts in the development
of a child. This quarter, we will focus on children in kindergarten and
primary grades 1–3 with a special focus on puppetry and storytelling.
Two credits each will be awarded in child development and education, expressive
arts, puppetry and storytelling, and community service.
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The Authentic Self: Becoming an Instrument for Change
8 credits
Faculty: Marcella Benson-Quaziena, 867-6593, Marcella Benson-Quaziena,
and Marla Elliott, 867-6096, Marla Elliott
Fri, Jan 7, 6–9p (new students only), Sat, Jan 8, 9a–5p, and
Sat & Sun, Jan 22, 23, Feb 12, 13, Mar 5, 6, 9a–5p
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and access to
the Internet and a word processing program
Special Expenses: $30 for materials
and theater tickets
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20650
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 observe carefully the nature of human feeling
and interaction, and use our observations to create insight in our audiences
and ourselves. We will use 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.
Credit will be awarded in arts and culture and psychology.
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Community Information Systems
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Doug Schuler, 867-6704, Doug Schuler, and Allen Olson,
867-5485, Allen Olson
Wed, 6–9:30p, and Sat, Jan 8, 22, Feb 12, Mar 5, 9a–4:30p
Special Expenses: Conference fee
Enrollment: 40
CRN: 20742 (8 cr); 20743 (12 cr)
This yearlong program will develop Web-based software for communities
across the United States and the globe. Program themes will include participatory
design, community informatics, social networks, localism and globalism.
Although a range of projects will be available, all projects will utilize
the same software (including Linux, Apache, PHP and MySQL). For more information,
please see http://grace.evergreen.edu/cis/. Students new to this program
in winter quarter should contact the faculty prior to registration.
Credit may be awarded in software design and development, project management,
PHP programming, database design, community informatics or other social
sciences, educational technology and other areas depending on the focus
of the project and the role of the student.
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A Few Good Managers Wanted
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: John Filmer, 867-6159, John Filmer
Tue & Wed, 6–10p. Students registered for 12 credits will also
attend Thur, 8a–5p
Prerequisites: Faculty signature, junior standing or
above and a strong academic or practical background in management or economics
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20100 (8 cr); 20099 (12 cr)
This program is for advanced students and will focus on small business
entrepreneurship in a free market environment. Transcending traditional
management topics, a diverse selection of seminar readings will provide
an essential context for examining global impacts on local communities.
Students should expect to read a lot, work hard and be challenged to think
clearly and logically. Registration in the 12-credit option requires attendance
at daytime colloquia.
Credit may be awarded in economics, community and economic development,
management communications, ethics, critical reasoning, organization leadership,
international management, marketing, small business management, communications,
management strategies or case studies.
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In Search of Sustainability
8 credits
Faculty: Nancy A. Parkes, 867-6737, Nancy A. Parkes
Wed, 6–9:30p, and Sat, Jan 8, 22, Feb 5, 19, Mar 5, 9a–5p
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20768
Is it possible to have a sustainable economy, sustainable healthcare and
ecological sustainability? To what extent can we, in the United States,
sustain ourselves and our diverse communities with our own hands, minds,
hearts and land? What knowledge, skills, practices, and wisdom are needed?
Throughout the year, we will examine these issues on our campus, in our
personal lives and communities, in collaboration with local Tribal members,
and on a more global scale. Our work will include both research and a
hands-on approach. From herbalism and gardening as paths of empowerment
and heart, to energy and water usage as paths of knowledge and accountability,
we will explore sustainability in action. These will include a sustainability
plan for the college, the Gifts of the First People Plant Project gardens
on the Skokomish Indian Reservation, and other projects proposed by students
in the areas of land use, transportation, building use, greenhouse gas
emissions, and energy use. We will also build quantitative “indicators”
that offer decision-makers information about the effects our usage has
on the environment. Finally, we will become familiar with the political
framework and institutions—governmental, cultural and corporate
alike—that influence and define development on both local and global
scales. Students will finish the program with important skills and deeper
understandings that they can apply to formulating solutions in other organizations
as well as living out commitments on the personal and community level.
For further information, e-mail either faculty.
Credit may be awarded in environmental studies, botanical studies (including
botanical medicine), natural resources policy, sustainability studies
and cultural studies.
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Justice at Work: Civil Rights, Labor Law and the Workplace
8 credits
Faculty: Sarah Ryan, 867-6720, Sarah Ryan, and Arleen Sandifer,
867-5470, Arleen Sandifer
Sat, 9a–5p
Prerequisite: Faculty signature
Special Expenses: $20 for conference registrations
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20735
In this continuing program, we will look the history and the applications
of laws that govern workplaces: labor law as set forth in the National
Labor Relations Act and civil rights/anti-discrimination law as written
in Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. These laws define workers'
rights, but they also reflect the shape of power in society, and they
can determine labor and management strategies. Their texts were written
by lawmakers, but in another sense, they were written in the streets and
workplaces during turbulent times. After study of the 1930s "revolution
in labor law," we’ll learn that many workers found themselves
discriminated against by employers, trapped in low wage work, and excluded
from, or even attacked by, unions because of the racism common among white
employers and workers. Women, too, seldom escaped the low wage, feminized
jobs, and were officially excluded from union membership in some organizations,
despite their important role in labor history. The next wave of legal
reform in the laws governing work came out of African-Americans' century-long
fight for justice at work and in society, so our study will focus on this
history, as these workers carried the burden of reform for all who later
benefited. We'll look at the history of workplace racial discrimination
in the United States and at the movements of working people for equality
and inclusion, from the Civil War to the present. Title VII of the Civil
Rights Act of 1964 made many kinds of racial and gender discrimination
illegal and provided some means of remedy. We'll look at how this law
works, how affirmative action came about as a remedy, and how the values
and assumptions of American law are deeply linked to concepts of race.
Credit will be awarded in American history, including labor and African
American history, and legal studies.
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Management Skills for Effective Management
8 credits
Faculty: Neil Delisanti, 867-5486, Neil Delisanti
Sat, Jan 8, 9a–5p, and Sat & Sun, Jan 29, 30, Feb 19, 20, Mar
5, 6, 9a–5p
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and some business
or management coursework and experience
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20707
The management skills needed today are very different than those in common
practice less than a generation ago. The program focus will be the contemporary
management skills needed by managers to enhance their managerial effectiveness.
Communications, motivation, team building, decision-making, stress and
conflict management, and strategic planning will be covered. Students
will develop solutions to current managerial and organizational problems
and case studies. Most work will be with teams and groups.
Credit will be awarded in management skill development.
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Peacemaking
8 credits
Faculty: Helena Meyer-Knapp, 867-6549, Helena Meyer-Knapp
Sat, Jan 8, Mar 12, 12:30–4p, and Sat & Sun, Jan 15, 16, Feb
5, 6, 19, 20, Mar 5, 6, 9:30a–5p
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above
Special Expenses: $20 for a field trip
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20705
We will consider the factors and dynamics inherent in constructive peacemaking
among individuals, in communities and in the international arena. This
program will explore the following three topics, and each individual student
will focus especially deeply on one of the three: (1) negotiation/conflict
resolution diplomacy, (2) peacemaking as a spiritual practice, (3) peacemaking
in families. Our sources will include history, film, the arts and an in-class
simulation. Some support may be available for community-based learning
in internships.
Credit may be offered in American studies, peace studies and social dynamics.
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Politics and the Media
8 credits
Faculty: Howard Schwartz, 867-6723, Howard Schwartz, and Char
Simons, 867-6710, Char Simons
Wed, 6–10p, and Sat, Jan 8, 22, Feb 5, 19, Mar 5, 9a–5p
Prerequisites: Some college-level work in politics, history,
sociology or comparable study. Students new to the program in winter quarter
will need to do an orientation reading and response paper.
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20691
How do U.S., European and Middle Eastern media portray the Middle East?
How do Middle Eastern media portray Europe, the United States and themselves?
By examining the online English-language press of the Middle East, Europe
and the United States, we will explore the images presented in the mainstream
mass media; the relationship between the media and public policy makers;
the influence of the media on the public; and differences between the
U.S. and European approach to covering the Middle East.
Students may have the opportunity to travel in the Middle East in the
summer of 2005 for three weeks for academic credit. E-mail faculty Char
Simons at simonsc@evergreen.edu to be put on the mailing list.
Credits will be awarded in Middle Eastern media studies and international
politics.
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Sex, Gender and Evolution
8 credits
Faculty: Kevin Hogan, 867-5078, Kevin Hogan, and Lori Blewett,
867-6588, Lori Blewett
Sat, 9a–5p
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20725
This continuing program will examine sex and gender from several perspectives,
including biology, evolution, sociology and anthropology. In sexual species
only half of the individuals produce offspring, so they should be at a
competitive disadvantage relative to asexual species. Yet sex is virtually
ubiquitous in biology—what is its evolutionary function? Human societies
have developed many ways to mark and accentuate sexual differences. How
and why have social constructions of gender varied over time and across
cultures? What role has scientific discourse played in the development
of gender roles and attitudes? We will focus on contemporary controversies
around sexual orientation, sex roles, biology and gender identity.
Credit will be awarded in evolutionary biology and gender studies.
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Stage and Screen: Theater in the Age of Film and Television
8 credits
Faculty: Mark Harrison, 867-6454, Mark Harrison
Wed, 6–10p, and Sat, 1–5p. Attendance at two Saturday evening
theater performances will be required
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and previous
courses in media studies, theater or filmmaking
Special Expenses: Approx. $20 for theater tickets for
two performances
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20722
Over the past century, film and television have evolved to become the
dominant performance mediums and agents of popular culture in the world.
Conversely, and in spite of significant innovation, theater has experienced
a precipitous decline in output, influence and attendance. The program
will investigate stage and screen in the 21st century. We will examine
historical developments as well as the concepts and conventions that define
and give meaning to theater, film and television. What are these mediums—as
separate entities and in relation to one another? What role do they play
in our culture? How do they co-exist and, at best, live in creative dissonance?
Our readings will include plays, film scripts and critical/historical
materials. We will also attend theater performances in Seattle and screen
works created on film and video. Through a series of lectures, workshops,
performance exercises and seminars, we will focus our work to develop
both critical perspective on and practical understanding of stage and
screen in the modern era.
Credit may be awarded in American studies, arts and culture, literature
and writing, expressive arts and media studies.
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Transcending Boundaries
8 credits
Faculty: Theresa Aragon, 867-6840, Theresa Aragon
Sat, Jan 8th, and Sat & Sun, Jan 29, 30, Feb 26, 27, Mar 5, 6, 9a–5p
Prerequisites: Junior standing or above and college-level coursework in
American history, globalization, or U.S. Government and world history
Enrollment: 25
CRN: 20747
Culture provides the boundaries of self-definition. Our values, self-worth
and worldview are heavily influenced by our culture. Self-determination
and effective citizenship, however, are dependent on the relative distribution
of power in our community. This program will examine the role of culture
and power in forging a viable citizenship for all members of a diverse
community. The Land of Enchantment (New Mexico) with its rich cultural
mix and historical changes in politically dominant groups will provide
the setting for this quarter.
The culture and power of American Indian tribes, Hispanics, Anglos, etc.,
will be viewed through history, literature, language and art. Students
will be asked to assume the perspective of an individual in one of the
principal groups as a basis for exploring cultural strength and the relative
distribution of power. Issues addressed will focus on transcending cultural
and political boundaries, erosion of culture, coexistence, and forging
political alliances for the “common welfare.”
Upper division credit will be awarded in history, literature, art, political
science and/or cultural studies.
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The Women's West
8 credits
Faculty: Ann Storey, 867-5008, and Joli Sandoz, 867-6850,
Joli Sandoz
Tue & Thur, 6–9:30p
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above
Special Expenses: $25 for museum admission fees and art
supplies
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20745
Western women’s experience is as varied as the lands and the cultures
it supports. Exploring the idea of place as catalyst and inspiration to
creativity, we will consider how the American West has been both a home
to native women and a gateway for waves of immigrants. How has the specific
geography, history and political life of the American west helped to shape
its women artists and writers? California, in particular, has been an
important hub of the feminist movement and because of its activism has
evolved into a compelling arena for women writers and artists. Ultimately,
creative work by western women has expanded critical and aesthetic discourses
in the United States with new ideas, methods, and perspectives. Engaging
with writing and art from a variety of cultural perspectives, we’ll
look beyond the mythical (and male) West of the pioneer, cowboy, miner
and logger to the many wests women have lived and imagined.
Credit will be awarded in art history and literature, or multicultural
studies or women's studies, depending on the student's focus in the class.
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Work and the Human Condition
8 credits
Faculty: Susan Preciso, 867-6011, Susan Preciso, and Stephen
Beck, 867-5488, Stephen Beck
Mon & Wed, 6–9:30p, and one Saturday per quarter
Enrollment: 50
CRN: 20712
We will continue to examine the nature and place of work in human life
and culture. Studying literature, philosophy and history, we will develop
an understanding of work that goes beyond the concept of work as a way
to pay the bills. We will consider important questions: Why is work important
in a complete human life? What roles can it play for the individual and
for the social system? Winter quarter’s work will move to a study
of ideas about work and working as they evolved during the Industrial
Revolution and continue to the present.
Credits will be awarded in literature, history and philosophy.
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New Tools for Community Transformation (at Grays Harbor
College)
8 or 12 credits
Faculty: Allen Mauney, 867-5452, Allen Mauney, and Arlen Speights,
867-5076, Arlen Speights
Sat, 9a–4p, at Grays Harbor College in Aberdeen; first class meets
at Olympia campus
Prerequisite: Junior standing or above
Enrollment: 35
CRN: 20698 (8 cr); 20699 (12 cr)
Based on media reports, our global, national, local and personal communities
are constantly being challenged from within and without. In order to thrive
in an increasingly interdependent, tightly linked world, communities must
assess risks, or reports of risks, at many levels, and act to solve relevant
problems. Does global warming threaten all of us or is obesity a greater
risk? Can we ignore SARS but not AIDS? Does nuclear power pose a significantly
higher risk than conventional power? The world is uncertain and variable
but we still need to be able to determine which events are significant
and require response. This quarter, we will focus on quantitative models
and tools to assess risk. We will develop probabilistic and statistical
techniques that can be used to understand some quantitative aspects of
very complicated problems. We will continue to refine web development
tools and work on communicating precisely and effectively on the web.
Students registered for 12 credits will do additional community research
and apply some specialized skills in support of the application project.
Credit will be awarded in probability, statistics, Web site development
and design, and risk assessment.
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