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| Title | Offering | Standing | Credits | Credits | When | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty | Days of Week | Multiple Standings | Start Quarters |
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The Artist as a Business
John Robbins |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | When an artist decides to pursue a professional career, a major change in perspective must happen, a change from a “hobby” mentality to a business model that serves their professional career goals. This raises many financial, technological, promotional and legal topics such as: Contracts? Social networking and websites? Intellectual property rights? Technology? Taxes? Privacy? Join this learning community of artists as Evergreen's Managing Director of Performing and Media Arts leads the class to identify and discuss the major issues that will confront an emerging artist in the coming years as each student creates his/her own personal career action plan as professional musicians, visual artists, actors, dancers, writers, photographers, or media artists. | John Robbins | Tue | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Business Foundations
Allen Jenkins |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | This program is an introduction to management, leadership, and the basic concepts of entrepreneurship (starting, financing, growing, and running a successful business). It provides theoretical and practical frameworks for the realities of starting and running a business in a global economy. Topics include business structure, financial management, financing operations, growth and leadership, business practices and protocol, and cultural aspects of doing business in today's world. The program will explore how organizations are defined, legally and financially, and advantages and disadvantages of each type. Using seminar, case studies, simulations, guest speakers, discussions and assigned tasks, we will focus on strategic planning, organizational development, forecasting, budgeting, startup funding, and financial management. Students will build the foundations for a solid understanding of how businesses work and how to manage and lead. These foundations are essential for developing the confidence, objectivity, and vision necessary to make effective decisions both as an individual and as a leader. In fall, the program covers basic concepts and practices of entrepreneurship small business management, and leadership. Winter covers financial and managerial accounting, financial statement analysis, and internal control systems and the significant roles they have in making sound business decisions, and in the management of a business. Students will learn how to use QuickBooks accounting software. In spring, the program continues its quantitative focus covering financial statement and ratio analyses to access company performance and to find the real cost of raising money (cost of capital) in the debt equity (stock) markets. This program promotes financial intelligence and quantitative reasoning using case studies as a way to "look through" nicely ordered numbers for clues to potential problems and to interpret and convey financial data clearly, concisely, and accurately. Excel is used for assignments, so the complexities of calculation will not be an impediment to learning and will allow students to concentrate on analytical thinking. | business, management, marketing, and entrepreneurship. | Allen Jenkins | Tue Tue | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |
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Business in a Global Context
Theresa Aragon |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | SuSummer | The world as we know it has changed immeasurably during the past ten years. Our horizon has been expanded through quantum advances in communication and computer technology. We are members of a global society and as such have an intellectual responsibility to attempt an understanding of globalization. Globalization has created both opportunities and challenges for international business and will serve as the organizing framework for our study of business in an international context. We will inform our understanding through the perspective of politics, economics, social science, culture, and history. | international business, foreign services | Theresa Aragon | Sat Sun | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Business Law
Natividad Valdez |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | SuSummer | Students will learn about the legal system including sources of law, the framework of the U.S. court system, and legal considerations with the current economy. The class will explore intellectual property (trade secrets/patents) in business, the employer-employee relationship, contracts, and how to apply current law to popular conflicts. Reading assignments will be supplemented with presentations by legal professionals. | Natividad Valdez | Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Creating Sustainable Businesses in the 21st Century
Paul Horton and Rob Cole business and management economics environmental studies law and public policy sustainability studies |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | What does it take to create and run businesses in an era of increasing resource scarcity and global climate change? The world stands on a threshold, where the reconciliation of human and natural systems is moving from an important consideration to an urgent necessity. Whether one is a protagonist or a skeptic, in many undeniable ways, business is one of the largest engines of change today. The trajectory taken by business in the first half of the 21st century will determine in many important ways the quality of life of the earth’s inhabitants for centuries to come. Students entering or returning to the workforce face have an unprecedented opportunity to participate in and shape the future direction of business either as new business owners, social entrepreneurs,sustainability consultants, or external advocates for change. Through a systems view of the interactions between humans, commerce and the environment, we will examine the need for change by looking at the key drivers of non-sustainability which include: growing consumer, regulatory and financial pressure; population increase; rising global affluence; and in particular, global climate change. We will explore the scientific evidence for global warming and the efforts to discredit that evidence. We will study the role of multinational corporations in global climate change and how they influence public opinion. We will focus on how to respond to global warming in a fashion that works toward sustainability and equity in the ecosystems that support life on the planet. We will also explore issues of justice between humans, and how humans interact with other species. We will take a critical look at the traditional business model and the changing role of business today. We will examine more sustainable alternatives, paying particular attention to the vision necessary to make a successful sustainable business. We will spend a significant portion of the quarter learning about and putting into practice cutting-edge strategies and methods to create sustainable business models. We will focus on ways to identify and prioritize sustainable business practices, and will explore several case studies and examples. This will also include an examination of the ideas and methods advocated by visionary groups like The Natural Step, Cradle-to-Cradle, Climate Solutions, and Slow Food. As part of this process, we will survey carbon dioxide mitigation strategies, study carbon budgeting and accounting, as well as the intricacies of carbon capping and offsetting strategies, and opportunities to reduce net carbon dioxide production. We will study the impact these strategies might have on sustainable business practices. Students can expect to do research on emerging technologies and business strategies that move us to carbon neutrality while fostering sustainability and justice. In addition to gaining an understanding of how we can all lessen our impact on global climate change and move toward equity, students can expect to sharpen their critical reasoning, writing and speaking skills, as well as their ability to work with quantitative methods and to interpret quantitative data from a variety of sources. Students will be expected to make a small-group presentation on a case study of a sustainable business, and complete a sustainability plan for a business as a term project. | sustainability studies, resource managment, and business. | Paul Horton Rob Cole | Mon Wed Thu | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | |||
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Creating Truly Sustainable Businesses and Organizations
Paul Horton business and management environmental studies sustainability studies |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Day | SuSummer | The twentieth-century business model has given rise to complex and interrelated challenges. These include a global water shortage, rapid resource depletion, climate change, and growing social dis-ease. Largely in response to these pressures, more and more businesses have launched sustainability initiatives. Despite the increased activity, most experts would agree that progress toward sustainability has been, at best, modest. How do we drive businesses (and thereby society) faster towards true sustainability? Is the twentieth-century business model still valid? Are there other models that are better suited to address the challenges of the 21st century? What skills and capacities are needed today(and tomorrow) in order for us to succeed? Throughout this program students will explore different human and social capabilities in the business context including moral and ethical leadership and communicating a positive vision of change. Students will also look at a variety of analytical and strategic planning tools such as systems mapping, life-cycle cost analysis, climate action plans, and the Environmental Management System (EMS). | Paul Horton | Mon Thu Fri | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Creative Environments: Entrepreneurship
Nelson Pizarro business and management consciousness studies sustainability studies |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | The faculty of the Creative Environments programs have joined together to offer in fall quarter and in winter and spring. Please refer to those program descriptions in the catalog for more information. | business, drawing, environmental art and design, environmental science, public and non-profit work, sculpture, social work, visual art, and woodworking. | Nelson Pizarro | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Designing Green Futures
Nelson Pizarro, Anthony Tindill, Robert Knapp and Robert Leverich architecture business and management environmental studies government physics sustainability studies |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | “We are in the midst of a great turning and it is an auspicious time to be alive,” says writer John Malkin. All over the world, attitudes toward the earth and its resources are changing; new means of stewardship are arising, new ways of doing business and of building and shaping environments. This program is for students who want to get informed, and to rethink, re-envision, and reinvent how we use resources, build, and make a living in ways that are ethical, sustainable and beautiful. It sets the stage for winter and spring programs in sustainable building and business by providing an overview of key ideas and movements in sustainability, and by introducing students to Design as a thinking, innovating, and communicating process that can bridge disciplines, including architecture, community design, environmental technologies, and entrepreneurship. Program work will center on studio-based projects involving documentation, drawing and modeling of environments and ideas, as well as research, calculation, writing, and various modes of presentation. Workshops and lectures, along with readings and seminars, will address knowledge and skills from Design (graphic means of expression and idea generation, modeling, sources of form), Business (systems thinking, entrepreneurship), Sustainable Technologies (environmental flows, building systems, energy), and Community Studies (assessment and allocation of resources, public dialogue and decision making). We will emphasize individual preparation and collaborative effort in the work, seeking opportunities and commonalities of approach between disciplines. Typical projects might include a consideration of solar access and how it could shape building form and zoning regulations; the possible distribution of vehicle recharge stations in a community and the resultant small business opportunities; the production, marketing and distribution of emergency shelters; a marketing plan for toys that promote awareness of natural cycles and flows; resource efficient packaging design; architectural interventions to humanize public spaces; or the design of graphics to effectively explain green ideas. Dedicated students will leave this fall quarter program with solid preparation for more focused studies in designing green futures. They will gain a broader understanding of current approaches to sustainability; new and emerging environmental technologies and the basic science behind them; green entrepreneurship; and design as a creative linking and envisioning process. They will build skills to develop and communicate their ideas verbally, visually, and quantitatively, and cultivate the awareness needed to create more sustaining and sustainable ways of living, building, and working in a greening world. | architecture; business and management; entrepreneurship; environmental design; environmental studies; government and non-profit organizations; and sustainable technologies. | Nelson Pizarro Anthony Tindill Robert Knapp Robert Leverich | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Developing Management Skills
Cynthia Kennedy |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4, 8 | 04 08 | Evening and Weekend | SuSummer | This weekend-intensive program is designed for students who either are, or plan to be, in the position of managing their own work groups, heading up large companies, starting businesses that change society, managing the world's most important non-profits, or serving in government. The program will introduce basic language, concepts, tools, and problem-framing methodologies that are needed to develop management skills. The first half of the program focuses on motivating others, team-building, developing self-awareness, and communicating supportively. The second half of the program focuses on leadership, decision-making, understanding power and influence, and solving problems creatively. Students may attend either the first half, the second half, or both. | Cynthia Kennedy | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | ||||
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Financial Heartland
Zoe Van Schyndel |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Do you have a strong interest in finance, business and history, as well as the role finance will play in climate change? Join us for a historical tour of the forces that molded and shaped the financial centers of Boston, Chicago, and New York City that are now money management, commodity and capital-raising hubs of the global economy. Students will have the option to travel to one of these U.S. financial centers for a week of research. For those students unable to travel to the financial heartland cities, an alternative is to conduct a similar type of analysis on three cities in Washington State looking at the role finance played in their growth and evolution. We will also explore how the existing financial infrastructure will impact the emerging Emissions Trading Markets.The first part of the quarter will involve a discussion of the evolution of money management/mutual funds, commodities, and the capital-raising process. Students will work in groups to research the role that finance played in the history of a financial center city, both financially and culturally, and present their findings. We will conclude the program with a discussion of Emissions Markets and where they might fit into the existing market structure. | business history, finance and public policy. | Zoe Van Schyndel | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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For the Love of It: The Rewards of Volunteering
Marla Elliott |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | The work you don’t get paid for can be the most rewarding. What does it mean to volunteer, and how do volunteers function in society? How do communities support and benefit from volunteers? Students in this class will study theories and history of volunteerism, work as volunteers for several weeks, and then synthesize theory and practice in a final paper that combines research and reflection. | public service, social services, management | Marla Elliott | Wed | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Foundations of Economics
Tom Womeldorff |
Program | FR - SOFreshmen - Sophomore | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Neoclassical economic theory provides powerful tools for understanding most issues we face today as communities and nations as well as globally. This does not mean there is agreement among economists about what the theory tells us or what policies are appropriate. At the center of debates among economists, and in society as a whole, is the appropriate balance between relying on the marketplace and the government to solve economic problems. This question will be at the center of our inquiry. This program is designed to provide a broad and in-depth introduction to economic theory in the context of current economic issues. We will study introduction to micro- and macroeconomics with close attention to how these theories have evolved over time, and how they are applied across a broad spectrum of issues. We will critically assess both the usefulness and limitations of economic theories. We will study economics in the context of the major issues at the time the program is offered. Examples of previous foci include the environment and the global financial crisis. | economics, political economy, environmental studies, public policy and social science. | Tom Womeldorff | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO | Spring | ||||
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Games Marketers Play
David Shaw |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 12, 16 | 12 16 | Day | WWinter | This quarter-long program will examine the art and science of marketing, as reflected in the theories, models and techniques employed in the marketing discipline today. While this program builds on concepts and perspectives explored in the fall program , it can safely be taken as an independent program, especially by more advanced or experienced students. The focus of this program is on marketing as a contemporary, real-world practice, including the analytical tools and techniques used by professionals in the field. The primary theme will be segmentation, targeting and differentiation strategies for organizations, for-profit or non-profit, with an overview of topics related to product, distribution, communications and pricing issues. Students will participate in a complex interactive team-based simulation which will also serve as an experiential laboratory for students to apply their concepts and tactics to a simulated marketplace under competitive conditions. Students will also learn how to prepare and update their written marketing plans for the product or service they are marketing in the simulated environment. | business, marketing, management, psychology, economics and consumer studies. | David Shaw | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Games Marketers Play
David Shaw |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening | SuSummer | This full-session program will examine the art and science of marketing, as reflected in the theories, models, and techniques employed in the discipline today. In the first session, we will cover the basic concepts and theories of marketing, including the analytical tools used by professionals in the field. In the second session, the focus shifts to marketing as a contemporary, real-world practice, including segmentation, targeting, and differentiation strategies with an overview of topics related to product, distribution, communications, and pricing issues. While the program can be taken safely as an introductory course, the readings and assignments will be comparable to a second year marketing management course. | marketing, business, nonprofits | David Shaw | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Green for Green: Entrepreneurship and The Environment
Nelson Pizarro and Nalini Nadkarni business and management ecology environmental studies sustainability studies Signature Required: Spring |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | SSpring | In a world where Earth’s environment and its inhabitants are increasingly compromised by human activities, humans must learn to step outside of their own spheres of influence to understand and forge collaborations with other people, institutions and ways of knowing. Traditionally, the fields of ecology and business have regarded each other as “other”, yet they hold many concepts, concerns, and values in common. In this upper-division program, we will first explore the structure and function of ecosystems in nature, and investigate similarities and differences with systems of business, commerce and entrepreneurship. Second, we will explore how business and entrepreneurship might be harnessed to increase conservation and stewardship of Earth’s ecosystems. During winter quarter, we will explore compelling business ideas by looking at examples of social entrepreneurship, entrepreneurship, corporations, non-profits and social business in the USA and other parts of the world. We will examine the best opportunities for social sector activity, and examine non-profit and for-profit approaches. We will also examine cases where companies have sought to exploit business opportunities that result from global, social and environmental trends. During spring quarter, students will be guided to develop feasibility plans for projects of their own choice. Projects could include such topics as developing awareness of natural ecosystems, analyzing a company that might be “green-painting” its products, or forging links between different partners that could collaborate to protect the environment. The work will involve market research, library work, data analysis, innovation and collaborative team work. | business, environmental studies, entrepreneurship, management, and sciences. | Nelson Pizarro Nalini Nadkarni | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | |||
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Group Dynamics
Marcella Benson-Quaziena |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 8 | 08 | Evening and Weekend | SSpring | Groups have become a part of everyday life and practitioners who are capable of understanding self and environment in relationship to groups will succeed. This program is designed for students who want to increase their knowledge and skills in working with groups. We will focus on the unique characteristics and common qualities of small groups. The course will cover group issues such as leadership, decision-making, power and creativity. Students will gain awareness of their own behavior in groups as participants and/or leaders. The students' skill focus will be to develop effectiveness in groups; to improve skills in problem-solving and decision making in groups; and to improve skills in process observation, use of self, feedback, and communication. As a group participant/observer students will learn to discriminate between observation, interpretation, judgment, description and evaluation. Students will observe and attend to group levels of systems, the individual, interpersonal, sub-group, group and organization. A gestalt perspective will be used as a foundation for group analysis of the internal and external dynamics affecting the group. | human and organizational systems. | Marcella Benson-Quaziena | Fri Sat Sun | Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | |||
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HR: Employee Relations and Conflict Management
Ann Farrell-Becker |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening and Weekend | FFall | Ann Farrell-Becker | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||||
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HR: Employment Law and Labor Relations
Natividad Valdez |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | SSpring | This course will review the law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It will focus on unfair labor practices and union representation elections, with an emphasis on the right to engage in union activities free from interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination, and the duty to bargain in good faith. Students will be expected to study the text of the statute, relevant selections from actual cases, and various other materials and apply them to current events and hypothetical situations. The course will also review the major employment discrimination laws including sexual harassment, disability, family leave, wage/hour, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Students will learn how to apply these major laws to 'real-work' situations and will have a very good understanding of the major provisions. This course is one in a series of required courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. | Natividad Valdez | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | |||||
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HR: Employment Law and Labor Relations
Natividad Valdez |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | WWinter | This course will review the law under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). It will focus on unfair labor practices and union representation elections, with an emphasis on the right to engage in union activities free from interference, restraint, coercion, or discrimination, and the duty to bargain in good faith. Students will be expected to study the text of the statute, relevant selections from actual cases, and various other materials and apply them to current events and hypothetical situations. The course will also review the major employment discrimination laws including sexual harassment, disability, family leave, wage/hour, and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. Students will learn how to apply these major laws to 'real-work' situations and will have a very good understanding of the major provisions. This course is one in a series of required courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. | Natividad Valdez | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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HR: Fundamentals of Human Resource Managment
Dariush Khaleghi |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | FFall | Effective management of human resources (HR) can provide the ultimate competitive edge in a changing global business landscape where an organization's survival and sustainability is constantly tested by shifting market requirements. This course is a comprehensive study of critical topics in HR which will introduce students to HR challenges and opportunities while covering how HR is used at work to help organizations achieve their mission, vision, and objectives. This course emphasizes strategic HR management, the changing role of HR consultants and management, trends in HR management, recruitment and selection, performance management and retention, and creating and maintaining high performance organizations. This course is one in a series of required courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. | Dariush Khaleghi | Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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HR: Human Resource Development and Training
Dariush Khaleghi |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening and Weekend | SSpring | Being poised to respond to market conditions is vital to organizational success. In order for this to happen, organizations need to work effectively across all departments in addition to proactively addressing the training and development needs of all employees. This course will provide you with an overview of training and staff development from a human resources perspective. Topics will include the difference between organizational development and training, leadership development vs. skill development, needs analysis, instructional systems design, strategies for managing training, selection of programs, courses, instructors and evaluation of training. (some chapters to be completed before the first class, details to be included in syllabus): Noe, R. (2006). . McGraw-Hills, Irwin. ISBN: 978-0073404905. This course is one in a series of elective courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. | Dariush Khaleghi | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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HR: Performance Management: From Discipline to Motivation
Dariush Khaleghi |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 2 | 02 | Evening and Weekend | WWinter | HR practitioners and front-line managers share accountability for developing and implementing the systems that support the identification, measurement and rewarding of employees for their performance. This module will explore how to use motivation vs. discipline to drive exceptional performance and achieve organizational results. The course reviews current motivational theories and best performance management practices that help organizations achieve their goals and objectives. This course also explores the field of organizational coaching to help managers and HR professionals grow, develop, and manage human capital more effectively, ensuring long-term and sustainable organizational success. This course is one in a series of elective courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. (to be completed before the first class): | Dariush Khaleghi | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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HR: Total Compensation
Cary Randow |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | Using a "building blocks" approach, this course identifies and examines the components of a total compensation program; salary, benefits and workplace environment. Current and emerging trends and applications will be discussed with emphasis on practical in-class exercises and study. The instructor will relate course content to business strategy in order to demonstrate Human Resources' role in developing a relevant and successful total compensation program. This course is one in a series of required courses for the , but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program. | Cary Randow | Mon | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study/Internships: Business, Management, Non-Profits, Seaport & Maritime Studies, International Trade
John Filmer business and management economics maritime studies Signature Required: Spring |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | SSpring | Individual Learning Contracts require students to take full responsibility for their learning, including a bibliography, the design of the syllabus, and learning schedule. The faculty sponsor merely acts as an educational manager and not as a tutor. Individual Learning Contracts traditionally offer students an opportunity to do advanced study in areas that are not usually possible through regular programs or courses at Evergreen and in which they already have established skills and/or background. Internships provide a different opportunity to apply prior learning but in this case, with the intent of developing applicational skills and people skills rather than focusing solely on advanced study or research. John welcomes the opportunity to work with students interested in maritime studies including history, geography, sociology, literature and navigation and the technology of sailing vessels. He also can prove of great value to students interested in business and non-profit development, organizational management, project management, international business, financial analysis, international trade, maritime commerce, economics, intermodal transportation and seaport management. John also sponsors business and non-profit internships, legislative internships and internships with state and federal government agencies, port authorities, maritime and merchant marine firms, freight forwarders and other private sector organizations, including banks and financial houses. | agency administration, business, economics, leadership, management, maritime and seaport studies, and U.S. history. | John Filmer | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Individual Study/Internships: Business, Management, Non-Profits, Seaport & Maritime Studies, International Trade
John Filmer business and management economics maritime studies Signature Required: Fall |
Contract | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Individual Learning Contracts require students to take full responsibility for their learning, including a bibliography, the design of the syllabus, and learning schedule. The faculty sponsor merely acts as an educational manager and not as a tutor.Individual Learning Contracts traditionally offer students an opportunity to do advanced study in areas that are not usually possible through regular programs or courses at Evergreen and in which they already have established skills and/or background. Internships provide a different opportunity to apply prior learning but in this case, with the intent of developing applicational skills and people skills rather than focusing solely on advanced study or research. John welcomes the opportunity to work with students interested in maritime studies including history, geography, sociology, literature and navigation and the technology of sailing vessels. He also can prove of great value to students interested in business and non-profit development, organizational management, project management, international business, financial analysis, international trade, maritime commerce, economics, intermodal transportation and seaport management. John also sponsors business and non-profit internships, legislative internships and internships with state and federal government agencies, port authorities, maritime and merchant marine firms, freight forwarders and other private sector organizations, including banks and financial houses. | agency administration, business, economics, leadership, management, maritime and seaport studies, and U.S. history. | John Filmer | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Leadership for the Common Good
Dariush Khaleghi and Steven Johnson |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | WWinter | Today’s leadership challenges are vastly different from the past. The most notable difference is that society seeks leaders who not only strive to meet their business obligation but also take action to benefit the society and promote the common good. In response to such a paradigm shift, there is a need for a new generation of leaders whose personal and professional values, in addition to their compelling vision for a just and sustainable world, fuels their passion to become change agents and transformational leaders. This course is designed for students who are interested in developing themselves as effective leaders whose mission is to serve the common good. | Dariush Khaleghi Steven Johnson | Fri Sat Sun | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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Leading in Turbulent Times
Emily Lardner and Kathy Kelly |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 8, 12 | 08 12 | Weekend | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | “Another world is possible”—but how? What does it take to actually make change? The purpose of this three-quarter program is to help people develop the capacities in themselves, in groups, and in organizations which lead towards healthier, more equitable, and sustainable communities. We will explore important ideas about leadership, group dynamics, change theory and systems theory, applying ideas to specific cases and building new insights together. In addition to a series of projects that help develop analytical abilities and clear communication skills, students will be creating electronic portfolios based on Evergreen’s Expectations. Fall quarter will introduce students to systems theory as they explore systems across an array of disciplines. Looking more deeply into human systems, students will focus on group dynamics, the role of group process, and the nature of leadership. We will examine socio-historical precedents for leading in turbulent times and explore questions about the practice of responsible leadership across settings and contexts. Students will apply systems theory to practice as they experience their own group dynamics and paradoxes of group life and develop skills in collaboration, communication, and leadership. Winter quarter will expand on students’ understanding of systems dynamics, and introduce change theory as they focus on the organizational level of human systems. Students will examine leverage points for making change in systems through the introduction of the field of organizational development. Leadership studies continue as students explore different models of leadership within organizations, and by observing systems dynamics of an organization that they know from direct experience. In spring, students will further integrate systems thinking and change theory as the level of system in focus this quarter is the community or wider world. By examining case studies, students will identify challenges presented during turbulent times, historic and current, and research responses by leaders to learn what is effective in advancing constructive change. Through practical experience, they will explore and develop their own leadership and cooperative abilities. Demonstrating their understanding of systems, change, and leadership, students will develop extensive capstone projects for the year. Each quarter will include focused work on writing. Modules for additional 4 credits (must be done sequentially but students can start the series in any quarter): Module 1: The student will develop a general framework for doing program reviews and then adapt that to an organization, first garnering observational data and data put forward by the organization including the organization’s history, product or service, customers, context, role in their industry, finances, structure, and core competencies. The student will research the organization’s leaders to ascertain the leaders’ stated values and aims for the organization, and the challenges the organization and leaders face. Learning will be demonstrated through a series of analytical memos outlining the framework and the initial findings. The student will also develop human subjects review forms for subsequent research. Module 2: To deepen his or her research on the subject organization, the student will acquire information through interview or survey methods, observing unobtrusive data, or other methods of discovery of the organization’s less visible or hidden aspects. The student will analyze values-stated in contrast with values-in-use to understand the system dynamics at play. Learning will be demonstrated through a series of analytical memos and annotated instruments for gathering data. Module 3: Applying systems thinking and change theory in constructing organizational development strategies, the student will identify system leverage points and imagine possible interventions, anticipating the system’s response and identifying possible unintended consequences. Learning will be demonstrated through a series of analytical memos and the preparation of final report that could be offered to the organization. | public service, business, and management. | Emily Lardner Kathy Kelly | Sat Sun | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |
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Managing for High Performance
Dariush Khaleghi and Steven Johnson |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | SSpring | In today's world, managers are being asked to develop and implement various plans and projects supporting goals and objectives of their organization. Furthermore, they are being asked and even mandated to report their progress using hard data. In this course students will be introduced to performance management as a discipline, using strategic planning and performance measurement as a foundation. The primary focus of this course is for students to learn how to build and manage high performing individuals, teams, and organizations in private and public sectors. | Dariush Khaleghi Steven Johnson | Fri Sat Sun | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring | ||||
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Marketing and (Anti-)Consumerism
David Shaw and Shoji Kamise |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 8, 12 | 08 12 | Day | FFall | 10301 8-credits; 10472 12-credits This program will meet from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m on Tuesdays and Thursdays. This quarter-long program is designed to provide an introduction to and overview of the intersection of three related fields—consumerism, anti-consumerism and marketing, including classical, critical and multidisciplinary perspectives on the field of marketing as it reflects consumer and business participation and behavior in economic exchanges in the marketplace. In the economic perspective, firms engage in various behaviors and efforts (which could include artifice, persuasion or other means) to influence consumer choice. Firms and consumers are said to be engaging in economic exchanges in pursuit of their own benefit, however calculated or construed. This quarter-long program begins a two-quarter program sequence examining (1) interdisciplinary approaches to the study of consumer behavior, firm marketing behavior and their consequences, as well as (2) an introduction to the art and science of marketing, as reflected in the theories, models and techniques employed in the marketing discipline today. In fall quarter, we will review the literature from marketing and related disciplines (e.g., economics, psychology and sociology) including classic, critical, practical and recent books, essays and studies, with an eye toward identifying the theories, models and perspectives that help illuminate real-world behavior by firms and consumers. While the primary focus will be on the behavior of marketing firms and consumers in their interdependent courtship of each other in the marketplace, positive and negative spillover effects (i.e., consequences, intentional or not) of these exchanges in the marketplace will also be examined. Students enrolled in the 12-credit section will participate in an additional research workshop. Topics may include social networking, consumerism and marketing; consumering and/or marketing to women; consumerism and/or marketing to children; and marketing and (anti-)consumerism in other countries or cultures. The underlying goal of the Research Workshop is to help students develop skills in social sicence research. | business, marketing, management, psychology, sociology, economics, consumer and leisure studies. | David Shaw Shoji Kamise | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Marketing and (Anti-)Consumerism (full-time)
David Shaw |
Program | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | Marketing and (Anti-)Consumerism was initially advertised as a full-time program, but it has been changed to a half-time program. You may see its description at . | business, marketing, management, psychology, sociology, economics, consumer and leisure studies. | David Shaw | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Organizational Justice, Law, and Human Resource Management
Natividad Valdez |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | SuSummer | This program focuses on an organizational model that incorporates organizational justice, ethics, and business and employment law as the foundation of its human resource management framework. This course challenges students to consider the organizational impact of injustices that may take place in any of the HR administrative processes (i.e., selection, hiring, pay and compensation, training and development, promotions, benefits, etc.) and to analyze the impact on employees and the organization’s financial viability and reputation. | business management, leadership | Natividad Valdez | Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Puget Sound: Gateway to the World
John Filmer business and management economics history maritime studies Signature Required: Winter |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | Waterborne trade continues to be a primary driver of our economy. The Puget Sound, often termed "The Water Link", provides a critical portal between Pacific Rim nations and America's heartland. Using principles of critical reasoning combined with classical economics, this program will explore the cultural and economic history of our region in the context of its primary role as a transportation hub for international shipping. Students should be prepared to engage a healthy list of seminar books which will drive our discussions and provide essential focus for our essays. Daylong field trips will feature opportunities for discussion with CEOs and managers in relevant organizations and firms | agency administration, business, critical reasoning, economics, maritime and seaport industries, U.S. and N.W. history, economic development, and ocean and intermodal transportation. | John Filmer | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | ||||
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The Resiliency Advantage
Dariush Khaleghi |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening and Weekend | SuSummer | We live and work in an age of accelerated change. Individuals, organizations, and leaders are challenged by unprecedented complexities and mounting strains that threaten their existence and survival. Resiliency helps individuals and organizations thrive and bounce back when faced with change, adversity, and misfortune. In this course, students will study characteristics and attributes of resilient individuals and organizations and learn how to thrive and succeed in the 21st Century. | business management, leadership | Dariush Khaleghi | Fri Sat Sun | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Social Work in Action
Leslie Johnson |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SuSummer | This program is designed to help you explore the broad scope of social work as a profession in medical settings; mental health and non-profits; and local, state, and federal governments. You will gain a clear understanding of the origins of social work in social change and the unique strengths perspective of social work practice. Students will complete readings exploring the history and impact of social work in action as well as the spirit that drives it. Students will also learn how to develop an idea for social change into a working proposal. | social work and the many areas of concentration in which social work is practiced such as medical settings, schools, businesses, non-profits, and government. | Leslie Johnson | Tue Thu | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Summer | |||
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Student Originated Studies: Entrepreneurship and Business Management
Nelson Pizarro business and management leadership studies Signature Required: Winter |
SOS | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | WWinter | This SOS is designed for junior and senior students wanting to build a strong foundation for starting and running a sustainable business. They will learn together about marketing, product development, accounting, finance, manufacturing fundamentals, financial analysis, business partner negotiations, human resource management and e-commerce. Students will be exposed to all aspects of business. Throughout the quarter students will be guided by the following questions: Students will answer these questions for themselves by participating in the following experiential and scholarly activities individually and in teams: This program will require an initial meeting during evaluation week, Monday, Dec. 13 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm (location TBD) to plan the work and deliverables for weeks 1 and 2 of the program. | managing organizations (non-profit and for profit) in any industry and to start up new ventures. | Nelson Pizarro | Tue Thu | Junior JR Senior SR | Winter | |||
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Student Originated Studies: Managing for a Healthy Work Environment - Tribal and Non-Profit Agencies
Gary Peterson Native American studies business and management cultural studies education gender and women's studies history law and public policy leadership studies political science sociology writing Signature Required: Winter |
SOS | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Evening and Weekend | FFall | WWinter | This fall and winter SOS welcomes students who plan to work for tribal government or non-profit agencies. Our work will focus on developing healthy relationships between Tribal Councils or boards of directors and administrators. We will examine mission statements, policies, and procedures and how their implementation affects relationships in the workplace and services to client populations. Students will learn about the dynamics of service delivery, reverberations of historical oppression in recipient communities, power relationships, community needs, and other effects on the work environment and services. Students will hear lectures from managers who utilize healthy management skills and tools and they will visit organizations that have a history or operating on the Relational World View, and other models, to maintain organizational balance. They will learn how gossip, rumors, cliques, etc., can undermine organizational health. Students will research and write about culture, organizational culture, identity, goal setting and other elements of organizational functioning. They will learn about the importance of financial and organizational reporting. They will research organizational services, early childhood development for example, that operate within Tribal and Non-Profit agencies. Meeting times will be scheduled to facilitate working students, evenings and weekends. Guest lectures will be presented by Yvonne Peterson. For students interested in continuing Spring quarter, Gary Peterson will offer Individual Learning Contracts or Internships. | early childhood education, tribal/non-profit management, education, human resources, native american studies, political science, communications, cultural competence, and information technology. | Gary Peterson | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |||
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Student Originated Studies: Travel-Based Education
Ariel Goldberger business and management consciousness studies cultural studies field studies geography history language studies maritime studies outdoor leadership and education religious studies somatic studies theater visual arts writing Signature Required: Fall |
SOS | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | This SOS is for students seriously interested in study-related or research projects involving an individually designed journey or travel. There is a long and revered tradition of humans embarking on journeys for the purpose of learning to develop self-awareness, get to know the world outside of what is familiar, engage in a spiritual quest, or expand the student's sense of what is possible. Travel has been a powerful academic, experiential and research component in the life of many scholars, artists, writers, mystics, and scientists. For thousands of years, humans have developed intercultural awareness, valuable communication skills, resourcefulness, spiritual awareness, cultural understanding, and a sense of the relativity of their personal views by engaging in it. Travel can be deeply transformative. This program is an educational offering designed for self-directed students who desire to benefit from engaging in educational travel as part of their learning at Evergreen. Students interested in registering must have a project in mind that requires travel as a central component of their learning. Individual projects should involve or prepare for some form travel for the purpose of learning, research, interdisciplinary studies, writing, volunteering, learning languages, studying historical events at their source, studying spiritual quests, understanding or studying other cultures, learning about a culturally relevant artifact or artistic expression at its source, developing a career in the leisure or tourism industry, or any combination thereof. Serious, self-directed, and responsible students are encouraged to register. Students will spend the first one or two weeks finishing intensive preparatory research on their specific destinations, to acquaint themselves the historical and cultural context of their place of destination, understand cultural norms, and study any relevant legal issues. Participants will prepare plans to be ready for emergencies or eventualities as well, as each student might have a different project and the faculty will remain as a resource for all participants. Students will be responsible for making all necessary arrangements for their travel, room and board, as well as budgeting for individual expenses related to their projects. Once the initial one or two weeks of preparation are completed, participants in the program will embark on their travel-related practicum or project, and report regularly to the faculty using a procedure negotiated in advance. Participants will be required to document their experience effectively in order to produce a final report. Participants will return to Olympia by week 10 to present the final report of their experience and project to the class at the Olympia campus, unless specifically arranged in advance with the faculty by week two. Please Note: This program is not a Study Abroad academic offering. Students interested in Study Abroad should work on an Independent Learning Contract with Ariel Goldberger separately, or pursue offerings listed in the corresponding section of the catalog. Those students who have demonstrated academic progress and who have projects that take more than a quarter are advised to negotiate an ILC with professor Goldberger to accomodate their learning needs. | humanities, cultural studies, arts, social sciences, and the leisure and tourism industry. | Ariel Goldberger | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Techniques of Sustainability Analysis
Rob Cole business and management ecology environmental studies law and public policy sustainability studies |
Program | JR - SRJunior - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | This program is intended for junior or senior students wanting to work professionally in fields of sustainability planning and implementation, greenhouse gas monitoring and mitigation, and reduction of ecological and carbon footprints of organizations and services. We will study various indicators of sustainability, and several approaches to sustainable organizational transformation including the Natural Step, cradle to cradle design, and life cycle assessment (LCA). We will explore greenhouse gas accounting methods, and protocols for measuring carbon footprints. We will examine the fundamentals of the carbon market, of cap-and-trade strategies and of carbon offsets. Students will develop skills in using analytical techniques to help design and implement sustainability programs for agencies, businesses and organizations. We will explore several case studies, including the Evergreen campus, and students will be expected to complete a research project on an organization of their choosing. We will employ methods of systems thinking in our work, and will connect a variety of disciplines as we forge programs to implement sustainability and greenhouse gas reduction. Students should have a solid background in using spreadsheets, and be comfortable working with complex quantitative formulas. | sustainability planning and implementation, environmental science, business, and greenhouse gas accounting and mitigation. | Rob Cole | Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||||
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Tribal Administration and Management
Gary Peterson Native American studies business and management community studies cultural studies economics education government history law and public policy leadership studies philosophy political science sociology writing Signature Required: Spring |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 16 | 16 | Day | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | Tribal administration presents unique challenges for policy makers, administrators and employees. This course is designed to provide a framework for understanding the dynamic relationships that must be mastered in order to effectively provide needed services in tribal communities. Students will learn about upheaval in tribal communities and how that affects efforts to manage governmental affairs today.A Native American concept, the Relational World View Model, will be the foundation for understanding tribal management. Learning to maintain workplace balance for individual workers and policy makers, creating a healthy work environment, will be the goal of the program. The concept of a "good spirit" will be a guiding principle in framing that goal. Students will learn the language of culture and organizational culture.Targeted students will include tribal employees, community members, elected officials, planners, etc. Classes will be held in tribal communities evenings and in intensive weekend sessions every third week. Expert tribal, state, and federal administrators, private business operators, community members, employees, and others will engage students in seminars about services in their communities. | administration, management, supervision, planning board/staff relations, human services, social work, and cultural competence. | Gary Peterson | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | ||
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Why Businesses Succeed: Sustainable Design
Bobbie McIntosh and Thuy Vu business and management economics leadership studies sustainability studies |
Program | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 8 | 08 | Weekend | FFall | WWinter | SSpring | Paul Hawken states in his book , "Business is the only mechanism on the planet today powerful enough to produce the changes necessary to reverse global environmental and social degradation." In the fall quarter of this year-long program, we will examine the history of American business and management systems, and we will research several models in support of a sustainable "green" business design. Green businesses are companies that unabashedly embrace the goal of enhancing life on Earth as an integral part of their business strategy. We will seek to lay the foundation for a paradigm shift in business design and learn how the human resource is one of the most important to small business. Within this resource we will address the questions and issues of emotional intelligence. In winter quarter, we will study marketing and define ecopreneurship while developing a toolbox of design for a sustainable "green" business. Quality business people show exceptional leadership by their explicit commitment and the significant resources they allocate to back up their commitments using triple botton line skills. Moreover, they are the leaders that open new products and services of sustainability within their communities and industry. One of the areas tackled will be "green" marketing and sales. We will also inspect the growth of sales and marketing as a vehicle for the sustainability process. In spring quarter, we will learn how to plan, develop and start a sustainable "green" business. Each student will design and construct a model for a sustainable small business utilizing leadership tools for change and emphasizing the value of seeking customers who embrace sustainability. As a final project, all students will use software tools to construct a small business plan that will be professional enough for review by a lending institution or investors. | business, economics, leadership, organizational design, and public service. | Bobbie McIntosh Thuy Vu | Sat | Freshmen FR Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Fall | |
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Workplace Psychology
Dariush Khaleghi |
Course | SO - SRSophomore - Senior | 4 | 04 | Evening | SSpring | Workplaces of the 21st century require managers and leaders to understand and apply psychology to increase individual, teams, and organizational effectiveness. Today’s workplace is multicultural, multigenerational, and technological. Economic factors drive continuous downsizing, restructuring, and reorganizing that have significant psychological impact on employees and organizations. Understanding and influencing human behaviors, perceptions, motivations, and interactions in groups in times of continuous change will provide companies with a competitive advantage. This course helps students understand and apply psychology to create a more productive and healthy workplace. | Dariush Khaleghi | Wed | Sophomore SO Junior JR Senior SR | Spring |