This course will provide an overview of theories and research findings on developmental psychology. The goals are for students to gain substantial knowledge of the developmental milestones from conception to late life; to develop an understanding of various theories of human development; to become familiar with important issues in developmental studies and research methods; and to be able to analyze how biological factors, as well as individual, social, and cultural contexts interact in human development.

Government, at all levels, is a major collector and provider of data and user of information technologies, and often finds itself testing the limits of information technology and of the appropriate use of that technology. To help solve these problems, the National Science Foundation has sponsored more than 178 grants to date to support interdisciplinary collaborations that contribute to government strategic planning for information services while providing interesting and unique new research problems and data sets for the academic research community. The study of these projects, and of issues that face government information providers, provides both a cross-section of innovative research in information technology and an opportunity to study the use of information and technology in government organizations. This lecture series (open to the all Evergreen students as a part time course and as a public-service to the Olympia community) will examine a cross section of applied information and technology research, and help participants better understand the broader societal questions that must be addressed by those who build and use government information technology. The sponsoring programs are Student Originated Software (SOS) and Data to Information.

Students may enroll in the two-credit (lecture only) or a four-credit (lecture and seminar) option. In order to receive full-credit, students enrolled in the two-credit option must attend every lecture and write a personal reflection of each lecture. For the four-credit option, students must attend the weekly lecture and seminar, complete the required reading, and write either a weekly reflection on the reading and lecture, or a 5-7 page paper (with staged deliverables) on a topic relevant to the series.

This course will introduce students to photographic practice through digital means. In conjunction with conventional cameras, students will pursue new and/or different materials and processes to expand their photography beyond the traditional chemical means of picture making.

This course will provide students with a solid core of academic research skills that will focus on the basics of library research. Students will learn to formulate their questions; gather data from both primary and secondary sources using traditional and electronic means; learn library terminology, including the use of Dewey Decimal and Library of Congress classification codes; and explore research ethics. After exploring methods employed within the separate disciplines and how they are used in current research, students will present data following established conventions for their subject. A short formal research paper or project will be required.

Panic attack! A research paper is due by the end of the quarter! What do I do? Take the Doing Research course and learn the basics of selecting topics, choosing appropriate information sources and putting it all together into a solid presentation. Students will become less stressed by research assignments as they learn how to recreate themselves as serious researchers.

This course is a continuation of Figure Drawing and an introduction to basic painting using the figure as subject. Study will include color theory and use, as well as paint application techniques relevant to depicting the human form from life.