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      Programs beginning summer quarter Schedule
Status Title Session DAY=days
EW=evenings, weekends
  A Sustainable, Quality-Focused, Universally-Accessed System of Healthcare? First EW: T, Th
  Adolescent Literature First DAY: M
  America in the 20th Century I (to 1950) First DAY: T, W, Th, F
  America in the 20th Century II (since 1950) Second DAY: T, W, Th, F
CANCELLED American Government and Politics First DAY: T, Th
  Basic Economics and Public Policy Second EW: T, Th
  Better IEPs First DAY: T, Th
Revised Brave New Workplace Second Special Schedule
  Buddhist Psychotherapy Full EW: F, Sa, Su
  Business Matters First DAY: M, T, W, Th
  Central Asia: Mosques, Mountains and Minarets... and Backpacks Full DAY: M, W
  Communicating with a Purpose First DAY: M, T, W, Th
  Controlling Your Business Second EW: Th
  Crime and Punishment Full EW: Special Schedule
  Crime Time First EW: Special Schedule
Revised Cultures and Politics of Latin America (Culturas Y Politicas de America Latina) Full EW: T, Th
Revised Ecology and the Built Environment Full EW: T, Th
  Economics for the Rest of Us Second DAY: T, Th
  Economics of the Public Sector First EW: T, Th
  Energy Policy First EW: Sa, Su
  Financial Statements and Investing First DAY: W, Th
  Forensics: Bones Do Tell Tales First DAY: M, W
Revised Grantwriting Essentials Full DAY: Special Schedule
CANCELLED Human Ecology Second DAY: T, W, Th
  Human Resource Management and Law First EW: Sa, Su
  Human Rights and Public Policy First Special Schedule
  Independent Study Online Full Special Schedule
CANCELLED Inside the Global Economy First DAY: T, Th
  Juvenile Delinquency Prevention Second EW: Special Schedule
  Juvenile Recidivism and Rehabilitation Second EW: Special Schedule
  Leadership and Human Relations First EW: M, W
  Lifespan Developmental Psychology Second EW: M, W
  Love and War Returns to Fort Flagler Second Special Schedule
CANCELLED Marketing for the Social Good: A Contemporary Approach First DAY: T, Th
  Math for Elementary Teachers First DAY: T, Th
  Movement and Meditation Second Special Schedule
  Nature v. Nurture First Special Schedule
  Political Controversies: the "Great Divide" Full Special Schedule
  Political Economy of Noam Chomsky Second DAY: T, W, Th
Revised Professional Certificate Seminar First DAY: T, Th
  Professional Seminar in Special Education First DAY: T, Th
  Psychology of the Evolving Self First, Second, or Full DAY: Special Schedule
  Readings in Public Administration: Dialogue and Discourse Second Special Schedule
CANCELLED Russian Culture and Anthropology Full Special Schedule
  Social Sciences for Secondary Education First DAY: W, F
  Sociolinguistics First DAY: T, Th
  Sociology, Introduction Second DAY: M, T, W, Th
Revised SOS In Silk Roads Studies First Special Schedule
  Special Education Law Second DAY: T, Th
  Special Education, Introduction First DAY: M, WTh
  Statistics and Research Design, Introduction First EW: M, W
  Statistics and Research Methods for Psychology and Other Social Sciences First DAY: M, W, F
  Statistics in Public Policy First EW: M, W
Revised Transforming Relationships First Special Schedule
  What Are Children For? Second EW: T, Th
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Adolescent Literature*

Terry Ford, 867-6713

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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America in the 20th Century I (to 1950)*

Dave Hitchens, 867-6598

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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America in the 20th Century II (since 1950)*

Dave Hitchens, 867-6598

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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American Government and Politics*

cancelled



4 credits first session
Matthew Smith, 867-6459
TuTh, 12-4p
CRN: 40014

Anyone who wants to understand American politics needs to understand the ways in which the structure, values and history of American government create and constrain our present choices. This class provides an overview of the structure of American government, its historical development and critical questions regarding present day politics and future prospects. It is designed both for prospective teachers and students looking for a solid introduction to American politics.

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Basic Economics and Public Policy*

4 credits second session
Jerry Lassen, 867-6046
TuTh, 6-10p
CRN: 40023

This course is designed to help people understand the influence of economics on public policy. The class will develop an understanding of economic analysis with an emphasis on macro and microeconomics. In addition, this class focuses on the public policy implications that result from an understanding of basic economics. Students will be expected to regularly gather pertinent articles for class discussion. In addition, students will be expected to work in small groups and regularly make presentations that clarify fundamental economic concepts. This class serves as a prerequisite for graduate school including Evergreen?fs MPA and MES programs.

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Better IEPs*

4 credits first session
TuTh, 8a-12p
Prerequisites: Prior special education classes or experience
Special expenses: $10 for photocopies
CRN: 40026

This course will prepare you to develop and write Individual Education Plans (IEPs) as required by IDEA-2004 that are legally correct, educationally useful and hold up to audits. You will interpret a disabled student?fs assessment and write an effective IEP including Present Levels of Performance, appropriate annual goals and short term objectives (when necessary). You will look at all stages of the IEP process and learn how to avoid crucial errors which can lead to due processes. You will differentiate between effective and problematic IEPs and see how an incomplete IEP could be interpreted as denial of FAPE. Transition (post high school) IEPs and 504 plans will also be covered.

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Brave New Workplace

See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Buddhist Psychotherapy

Ryo Imamura, 867-6148

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Business Matters

8 credits first session
MTWTh, 9a-1p
CRN: 40031

This is an introduction to business. We will examine the program title punctuated in different ways. Business Matters. - what business is and how it operates. Business Matters! - the role of business in the U.S. and global economies. Business Matters? - why is business important, are there alternatives? We will cover business concepts, introductory finance, basic microeconomics, business ethics and current issues related to business.

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Central Asia: Mosques, Mountains and Minarets?cand Backpacks

Robert Smurr, 867-5056

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Communicating with a Purpose

4 credits first session
Tony Zaragoza, 867-6408
MTWTh, 10a-12p
CRN: 40039

Together we are going to work on communicating ideas consciously and effectively. We will become better speakers and writers. We?fll start by assessing what we have, need and want. We?fll learn some history of communication. We?fll work on listening: to each other, to our audience, and to ourselves. You?fll be able to work on projects, campaigns, or writing you?fre already developing. This will be a comfortable but serious space to improve how you get across to others what?fs important to you.

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Controlling Your Business

4 credits second session
Th, 5-9p; Sa, 9a-1p
CRN: 40040

Students will learn to use QuickBooks and Excel to control their businesses. This experience will enable students to better integrate academic knowledge of business and/or accounting with practical applications. If you want to learn how to control cost, create budgets, manage cash flow, do bookkeeping, or just understand how to manage your personal finances, this course is for you.

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Crime and Punishment (Via the Internet)

8 credits full session
Jose Gomez, 867-6872
June 27, 7-9:30p. Remainder of session on-line
Special expenses: $25 for Internet resources
CRN: 40041

This course will take a critical look at controversial issues in the criminal justice system, including police misconduct and interrogation, mandatory minimum sentencing, decriminalization of medicinal marijuana and prostitution, needle exchange programs, the insanity defense, children tried as adults, privatization of prisons and physician-assisted suicide. It will be taught via the Internet through a course web site, an electronic message board, a chat room for seminars and e-mail.

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Crime Time

2 credits first session
Jane Wood, 239-2281 (message)
June 23-25: F, 6-9p; SaSu, 9a-5p
Required Fees: $10 for guest speakers, hand-outs and field trips
CRN: 40042

This intensive weekend course will explore the media and its intricate relationship to crime. We will examine the effect of tabloidization on public opinions and perceptions regarding crime and deviancy and how those opinions translate into tougher laws and harsher punishment. We will study the effects of media on behavior and aggression, glamorization of violence and gangster culture, and the characteristics of "responsible" and "irresponsible" programming. Students can expect to explore issues surrounding free speech, governmental intervention and parental authority in great depth. Students will replicate relevant public opinion research, analyze various media and participate in several small-group workshops.

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Cultures and Politics of Latin America (Culturas y politicas de America Latina)*

4 to 16 undergraduate or 8 graduate credits full session
Jorge Gilbert, 867-6740
TuTh, 6-10p
Prerequisites: Knowledge of Spanish.
CRN: 40043 (UG), 40044 (GR)

This program will concentrate on immersion of the students into Latino-American cultures and politics by focusing on a variety of interrelated learning activities. The program, for intermediate and advanced Spanish speakers, will be conducted entirely in Spanish language. Students will have an opportunity to extend their knowledge of the language by actively learning about Latin American events, arts and cultural expressions. The program is preparatory for careers and future studies in social sciences, cultural studies, anthropology, education, community studies, Spanish language, history and politics.

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Ecology and the Built Environment

See listing under Environmental Studies.

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Economics for the Rest of Us*

4 credits second session
Jerry Lassen, 867-6046
TuTh, 10a-2p
CRN: 40055

This course is designed to help people understand what is happening in the economy. The class will focus on current events and use fundamental economic concepts to explain how the economic system functions. There is a focus on both macro and microeconomics and their relationship to public policy. This class fulfills a prerequisite for graduate school including Evergreen?fs MPA and MES programs.

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Economics of the Public Sector*

4 credits first session
Jerry Lassen, 867-6046
TuTh, 6-10p
CRN: 40056

The government plays important roles in the economy and economic analysis plays an important role in framing governmental policy. In this class, we will examine how the government regulates the economy through control over spending, interest rates and the money supply. Additionally we will explore the usefulness and limitations of economic analysis in setting government policies that, for example, influence environmental regulations. In the process, students will gain an understanding and an appreciation of the power of both macro and microeconomics. This class fulfills a common prerequisite for graduate school including Evergreen?fs MPA and MES programs.

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Energy Policy

Larry Geri, 867-6616

See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Financial Statements and Investing

8 credits first session
Janet Luft Mobus, 867-6588
WTh, 9a-5p
CRN: 40371

The U.S. economy relies heavily on domestic capital markets for investments. Using these markets, willing buyers of corporate stocks and bonds provide financial capital to the country's enterprise system. Information provided in financial statements is critical to buyer's willingness to invest. Using current financial statements of actual firms, this course teaches basic financial statement analysis and allows students to experiment using this knowledge by managing an investment portfolio in online stock market simulation games.

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Forensics: Bones Do Tell Tales

Nancy Cordell, 867-5305

See listing under Scientific Inquiry.

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Grantwriting Essentials*

Sylvie McGee, 867-6859

See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Human Ecology

cancelled



8 credits second session
Nancy Cordell, 867-5305
TWTh, 9a-1p
CRN: 40090

Human lifeways in the past were strongly influenced by local ecological factors. This course will explore the interaction between humans and their environment in the past. We will explore how different ecologies shape the options perceived and selected by past human populations in terms of subsistence patterns, diet and social organization. We will also examine how human behavior can also "over-ride" the local environment.

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Human Resource Management and Law

8 credits first session
Sa, 9a-5p, Sun, online
CRN: 40091

The success of an organization is dependent upon effective implementation of human resource management functions and laws. In order to accomplish this success, it is necessary to understand and be able to apply human resource management functions and laws. This program will examine recruiting, staffing, training and performance management while considering the role of discrimination, labor and safety laws in each of these areas. This program will also provide practical application through case analysis and class discussion.

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Human Rights and Public Policy

See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Independent Study Online

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Inside the Global Economy

cancelled




4 credits first session
Jerry Lassen, 867-6046
TuTh, 10a-2p
CRN: 40096

This program explores the importance of the increasingly globalized economy and its effects throughout the world. Students will study issues related to the effects of this development on both industrialized and less developed countries. We will explore issues of trade liberalization, labor and capital mobility, multinational corporations, the management of currency flows and the increasing environmental concerns across national borders. Students will regularly make presentations related to critical concepts and they will gather and present current articles dealing with events and issues around the world.

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Juvenile Delinquency Prevention

2 credits second session
Jane Wood, 239-2281 (message)
August 4-6: F, 6-9p, SaSu, 9a-5p
Required Fees: $10 for guest speakers, hand-outs and field trips
CRN: 40101

Many arguments that oppose tougher penalties for juvenile offenders suggest that juvenile delinquency is a larger issue that must be prevented through communities, families, education and the media. We will explore social and economic influences, positive and negative risk factors and past and current theories of delinquency and behavior, as well as emerging and promising programs that address prevention.

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Juvenile Recidivism and Rehabilitation

2 credits second session
Jane Wood, 239-2281 (message)
August 18-20: F, 6-9p, SaSu, 9a-5p
Required Fees: $10 for guest speakers, hand-outs and field trips
CRN: 40102

In recent years, lawmakers have imposed harsher punishment on kids who commit crimes for a variety of reasons. Many arguments that support tougher penalties for juveniles are retributive and claim to prevent kids from re-offending. This course will examine recidivism among juveniles and how current laws and community programs truly affect recidivism rates while also changing the overall aims of a separate justice system designed for children.

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Leadership and Human Relations

4 credits first session
Cynthia Kennedy, 867-5009
MW, 6-10p
Required Fees: $35 for challenge course
CRN: 40104

This course is designed to explore the role that human relations play in today?fs complex organizations and will expose students to a variety of perspectives on theories of leadership and organizational behavior. Students will assess their own leadership assumptions and skills through seminars, small group work, and writing assignments. Lectures and workshops will cover such topics as communication, attitudes, diversity and values in the workplace, offering many skills for the constantly changing job world. For more details about the instructor and program, please visit : http://academic.evergreen.edu/k/kennedyc/

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Lifespan Developmental Psychology*

4 credits second session
Carrie Margolin, 867-6518
MW, 6-8p
CRN: 40106

This course will focus on the milestones of human development from conception through death. We will consider the nature of physical, cognitive and psychosocial development throughout the lifespan, addressing major theories as well as current research that explains how and why developmental change occurs. Some of the practical topics to be explored will include child-rearing, learning disorders, adolescent rebellion, adult mid-life crisis and caregiving for elderly parents. This course serves as a prerequisite for upper-division work and graduate school admission in psychology, education and the healthcare professions.

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Love and War Returns to Fort Flagler

Michael Vavrus, 867-6638 and Kate Crowe, 867-6415

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Marketing for the Social Good: A Contemporary Approach

cancelled



See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Math for Elementary Teachers*

Masao Sugiyama, 867-6512

See listing under Scientific Inquiry.

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Movement and Meditation

Mukti Khanna, and Fu Lann Tao, 867-6752

See listing under Expressive Arts.

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Nature v. Nurture

2 credits first session
Jane Wood, 239-2281 (message)
July 7-9: F, 6-9p, SaSu, 9a-5p
Required Fees: $10 for guest speakers, hand-outs and field trips
CRN: 40122

What causes delinquent and criminal behavior among children and adults? Throughout history, numerous theories have emerged that range from body type to the most minute biological aberration. This intensive weekend course is an introduction to criminology that allows students to examine classical and positivist schools of thought; psychological explanations and sociological theories; and biological and biosocial concepts. Students can expect to understand crime phenomena and typologies, social structure and interaction theories of crime causation, and integrated approaches that combine victimization, criminality and justice. Students will participate in seminars and debate extensively.

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Political Controversies: The "Great Divide" (Via the Internet)

8 credits full session
Jose Gomez, 867-6872
First meeting: June 26, 7-9:30p. Remainder of the session via the Internet.
Special expenses: $25 for Internet resources
CRN: 40140

In the aftermath of the election, many commentators noted that the U.S. has become a "polarized" nation, divided sharply into "red"and "blue" regions that reflect basic, broad and deep differences in the values, goals and strategies that motivate public policy. This course will examine these differences critically, including government secrecy, civil liberties, security and the press in wartime, same-sex marriage and adoptions, the death penalty, affirmative action, gun control, workfare as welfare reform and privatization of public schools. Students will be pressed to develop critical assessments of the strengths and weaknesses of both "red" and "blue" positions. The course will be taught via the Internet through a course web site, an electronic message board, a chat room for seminars, and e-mail.

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Political Economy of Noam Chomsky

8 credits second session
TWTh, 12-5p
CRN: 40141

Noam Chomsky is among the most cited sources in the arts, humanities and social sciences?\a field that includes the Bible, Freud, Marx and Plato. The New York Times has called Chomsky "arguably the most important intellectual alive." Chomsky is a world-renowned linguist, but the main focus will be his political economy work?\his devastating critiques of U.S. foreign policy in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Central America. He has written works about the role of intellectuals as criminals justifying genocide, and as resisters. This will be a serious advanced reading class with lectures, films, seminars and a written journal.

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Professional Certificate Seminar*

4 credits first session
Michael Vavrus, 867-6638
TuTh, 1-5p
Prerequisites: Certificated teacher with five years or less teaching experience. Signature of instructor.
CRN: 40149

This seminar is taken as part of the Professional Certificate Core, after the Pre-Assessment Seminar and before the Culminating Seminar. The program is an interactive, student-centered seminar that follows the highly successful Evergreen interdisciplinary model. The primary focus is on the dimensions of multicultural education and how these dimensions intersect with popular culture, instructional design, issues of cultural diversity and classroom management. Individual projects are based on student-identified needs. This component accounts for four of the 15 program credits.

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Professional Seminar in Special Education*

4 credits first session
Sue Pittman, 867-6573 (Loren Petty)
TuTh, 1-5p
Prerequisites: Approval from MIT office
CRN: 40150

This course is the concluding experience for the 24-credit special education endorsement core competencies. It takes a look at current special education research with an emphasis on best practices. Additional topics include: effective skills in communicating and collaborating with parents, paraeducators and professionals, early childhood special education trends and curriculum, planning the transition of special education students between education settings and into a post-secondary environment and use of technology in special education.

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Psychology of the Evolving Self

doranne crable, 867-6085

See listing under Expressive Arts

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Readings in Public Administration: Dialogue and Discourse

See listing under Graduate Studies.

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Russian Culture and Anthropology

Michel Bouchard, 867-6788

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Social Sciences for Secondary Education*

4 credits first session
Matthew Smith, 867-6459
WF, 12-4p
CRN: 40177

This class offers an opportunity for prospective teachers to develop skills in a particular discipline (anthropology, political science, economics, Pacific Northwest History, sociology, civics) in the context of thinking about teaching social sciences in the public schools. The class will combine intensive individual or small group work in a particular discipline and group work on questions of teaching and education for citizenship. Credit will be awarded in the discipline selected.

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Sociolinguistics*

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Sociology, Introduction*

4 credits second session
Eric Chase, (360) 352-2401
MTWTh, 2-4p
CRN: 40179

We will cover the basic concepts of sociology: three major paradigms, sociological imagination, socialization, culture and norms. We will expand these concepts by examining major social constructs of race, class, gender, stratification, environment, government, economy, globalization and finally, social change and activism.

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SOS In Silk Roads Studies

Hirsh Diamant, 867-6736

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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Special Education Law*

4 credits second session
TuTh, 8a-12p
Prerequisites: Previous special education classes or experience
CRN: 40182

This class will give the special education teacher an overview of the history of special education up to IDEA-2004 and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act. We will discuss the concepts of zero reject, nondiscriminatory assessment, FAPE, IEPs, LRE, related services, procedural safeguards, due process, parent participation and disciplining students with disabilities. We will look at U.S. circuit court decisions dealing with these issues and landmark cases such as Brown, Rowley, Honig, Tatro and Oberti .You will understand the reasons why special education teachers should know these cases. In addition, we will cover private school placement, independent evaluations, student misconduct, search and seizure, stay put, in-school suspension, manifestation determinations, compensatory education and attorney fees.

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Special Education, Introduction*

6 credits first session
Sherry Walton, 867-6753
MWTh, 9a-1p
CRN: 40183

Participants will explore the history of special education and legislation affecting students with special needs and their teachers. In addition, they will investigate general considerations for working with students with disabilities, characteristics of disabilities, teaching strategies, and responsibilities of educators. The class is intended for pre-service teachers, practicing teachers who may wish an endorsement in special education, and any individuals interested in learning more about people with disabilities, their needs, and their rights.

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Statistics and Research Design, Introduction

Ralph Murphy, 867-6430

See listing under Scientific Inquiry.

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Statistics and Research Methods for Psychology and Other Social Sciences*

8 credits first session
Carrie Margolin, 867-6518
MWF, 9a-4p (class will not meet July 10, 12, 14 or 17)
Prerequisites: High school algebra
Special expenses: $15-$20 for pocket statistical calculator
CRN: 40185

This course is designed to provide a concentrated overview of the statistics and research methodology required for entrance to graduate schools in psychology, education and other social sciences. The emphasis is on hands-on, intuitive knowledge. By providing a thorough working knowledge of statistics and research methodology it is an ideal preparation for the GRE. We will approach statistics as a language rather than as math alone; thus this course is gentle on "math phobics." No computer skills are required. The course will provide you with essential tools to become an informed and savvy consumer of information, from the classroom to the workplace. We will cover descriptive and inferential statistics, research methodology and ethics. This course serves as a prerequisite for upper-division work and graduate school admission.

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Statistics in Public Policy

See listing under Scientific Inquiry.

Transforming Relationships

2 to 4 credits first session
Simona Sharoni, 867-6196
July 7, 5-10p; July 8, 9, 10a-5p
Required Fees: $20 for supplies
CRN: 40200

In this dynamic workshop, students will learn basic theories and skills designed both to analyze and to transform dysfunctional relationships. We will focus on romantic relationships, relationships between parents and children and relationships within working environments. We will also address the interplay between interpersonal dynamics and the structural conditions that may effect them.

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What Are Children For?

Nancy Koppelman, 867-6383

See listing under Culture, Text and Language.

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