This poetry course will focus on the Japanese masters, Basho, Busson, Issa and others. Students will research and study the lives of the ancient poets and explore the traditional forms of haiku, renga, and haibun. Students will practice writing poetry in these ancient forms and will work collaboratively and individually as they create a portfolio of poems. Beginners and science students are especially encouraged to take this class.

This class will be introductory web design, with equal emphasis on code and design. We'll learn how to hand code HTML and to manage the visual organization with a graphic designer's priorities. We'll use Cascading Style Sheets to control the visual presentation and Photoshop to prepare images for the web. Flash will not be covered.

This course will cover advanced topics in Web design. We'll learn and apply Javascript for Web interactivity and combine it with CSS and Photoshop to make pages dynamic, user-oriented and visually layered, all with an emphasis on Web standards and efficient code.

This survey course will present an overview of the history and current topics regarding the ecology and management of wetlands. Topics will include wetland definitions, historical perspective of wetland management, regulatory history, current regulatory status and its importance, wetland inventories, wetland delineation, hydrophytic plant communities, wetland hydrology, hydric soils, relevance to fish and wildlife, analysis of wetland functions and values, wetland mitigation, wetland construction and restoration, mitigation monitoring, and mitigation banking.

Each of us experiences the world from a different, subjective, point of view. What is this subject, this self, this I that has these experiences? What (if anything) makes a person remain the same over time, even through a myriad of changes? We will study historical and contemporary philosophical theories of what it is to be a person, and we will explore how these theories help us to make sense of contemporary society.

Winter quarter completes a two-quarter long science program that explores food from a number of different perspectives. Through lectures, laboratory experiences and assigned readings students will expand on skills needed to understand the chemical composition and nutritional values of food. Topics will include the organic and biochemical properties of the major nutrients. Students will be required to complete an independent research project on an aspect of food science culminating in a classroom presentation.

There is a sense of personal satisfaction and creative accomplishment to be gained from making beautiful things from wood. The aim of this course will be to provide a way to realize that intention through an understanding of the basic principles of designing in wood, the physical properties of the material and the fundamental skills necessary to shape timber to a purpose.

This course is an introduction to three-dimensional form as applied to sculpture and design. Our focus will be the practice of the multiple studio and foundry processes of casting in metal. Work will include the construction of models in plaster, clay and wax, molding materials and techniques, green sand molding and casting in aluminum, and investment lost wax casting in bronze.

This introductory course will help students to develop the clarity, coherence, focus and style necessary for good factual communication. Working in a supportive group environment, students will cultivate a systematic approach to a range of writing tasks, including descriptions, instructions, business correspondence, newsletter articles, short reports, résumés, job summaries and oral presentations. The course also will include a review of paragraph and sentence structure, grammar and punctuation.

This is a course designed to assist Prior Learning from Experience students in writing their documents. We will explore various techniques for deriving, clarifying and expressing meaning from life experience. Students will identify the specific knowledge they have gained and will explore various writing techniques available for self-expression. Students should be prepared to work collaboratively on creating their document content as they work in small groups to discuss ideas and give feedback on each other's writing.

"Religion, whatever it is, is a person's total reaction upon life," philosopher William James wrote. Religions are an integral part of cultures, influencing both private lives as well as public policies. In this writing-intensive course, students will explore how the mass media report on religion and how to report on religion and culture in the context of current events. A written proposal of a reporting or writing project on religion and culture must be approved by faculty prior to the first class session. After the first meeting with faculty, the class will go online for the rest of the quarter and "meet" on a regular basis via Web-X with faculty and in small groups. The course is appropriate for students from winter quarter's Religion and Society program who wish to develop more in-depth writing skills, as well as for students participating in study abroad programs and independent learning contracts.