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Eco-Informatics: Databases, Analysis, and the Web: The Thousand Year Chronosequence and The LTERs
Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests
Economics for the Rest of Us
Economics, Introduction
Enjoying Children's Literature
Environmental Philosophy
Environmental Studies Field Work, Introduction
European Ethnobotany
Experience Japan (Group Contract)
Experimental Animation Techniques

Eco-Informatics: Databases, Analysis, and the Web: The Thousand Year Chronosequence and The LTERs

Cancelled

Judith Cushing, 867-6652
Tu, 4-6p and 7-9p; F, 2-6p. One Saturday field trip to Mt. Rainier

For Credit
4 or 8 credits second session
Special Expenses: $35 for field trip to ecological study site
CRN: 40048 (4 credits UG), 40049 (8 creduts UG), 40050 (4 credits GR), 40221 (8 credits GR)
Fees do not include tuition

This course will teach about accessing and analyzing data. The primary data source is a multi-site ecology. We will visit one site, collect data, and learn how to study and access data in a database and complete statistical analyses using R. Students experienced in ecology or computer science can register for eight credits, and complete a database or ecology project; for this, students should submit a proposal via email to the faculty by July 9.

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Ecology of Pacific Northwest Forests

Richard Bigley,
TuTh, 6-8p; Sat, 9a-5p
Prerequisites: Introductory biology, environmental studies or equivalent

For Credit
5 undergraduate or 4 graduate credits second session
Required Fees: $100 for van rentals and field trip expenses
CRN: 40059 (UG), 40060 (GR)
Fees do not include tuition

Forest ecology principles provide a scientific foundation for understanding and meeting many of our most pressing regional and global ecological challenges. Students will receive an extensive primer on Pacific Northwest forest ecology and insight into emerging forest management issues. Students will gain an understanding of forest stand structural development pathways, biogeochemistry, forest soils, ecological site classification and wildlife habitat. The class format will include lectures, discussions, and extensive field studies. For details see http://home.comcast.net/~bendigo/Forest_Ecology_course_description.htm.

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Economics for the Rest of Us

Jerry Lassen, 867-6046
TuTh, 9a-1p

For Credit
4 credits first session
CRN: 40051
Fees do not include tuition

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's MPA and MES programs.

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Economics, Introduction

Peter Dorman, 867-6899
MTuWTh, 10a-12p and 1-3p

For Credit
4 or 8 credits second session
CRN: 40052 (4 credit), 40213 (8 credit)
Fees do not include tuition

This class covers the core subject matter of introductory micro- and macroeconomics: the functions and limitations of markets, the distribution of income, wealth and economic power, the nature of economic growth and the stability of national and global economic systems. It will emphasize problem-solving using real-world data, critical thinking and awareness of the larger context in which economic decisions are made. This course satisfies the MES prerequisite. Students wishing to study only the microeconomics or macroeconomics portion of the class should enroll for 4 credits. All others enroll for 8 credits.

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Enjoying Children's Literature

Carolyn Dobbs, 867-6860
Th, 9a-5p

For Credit
4 credits first session
CRN: 40053
Fees do not include tuition

This course provides an overview of children's literature using American and European writers since 1850, with an emphasis on reading classics and award-winning books as well as the use of picture books and chapter books. Issues of diversity will be highlighted. We will also use a text for the class: Children's Literature: An Invitation to the World by Diana Mitchell.

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Environmental Philosophy

Stephen Beck, 867-5488
TuTh, 6-10p

For Credit
4 credits first session
CRN: 40054 (UG), 40055 (GR)
Fees do not include tuition

Students in this course will gain an understanding of some central philosophical and ethical theories and how they are related to the current state of the environment. We will also inquire into different attempts to develop ethical approaches that are aimed to ground a more adequate relationship between humans and the rest of the natural world. A central project of the course will be to develop an ethical analysis of actual or proposed environmental policies.

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Environmental Studies Field Work, Introduction

Cancelled

Steve Herman, 867-6063
First meeting Monday, June 25, 7pm. Other on-campus meetings TBA. Field trips: June 29-July 1, July 6-8, July 20-22.
Prerequisites: A strong curiosity about the natural world and a desire to study natural history afield

For Credit
8 credits first session
Required Fees: $500 for transportation and food
Special Expenses: Required materials-Good binoculars, field guides to birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and plants. Grinnell journal materials. Gear appropriate for overnight camping in diverse habitats.
CRN: 40206 (UG) 40217 (Gr)
Fees do not include tuition

This course will introduce students to field techniques commonly required of persons engaged in studies requiring qualitative and quantitative assessments of natural communities in connection with their work. Coincidentally, it will inform students how to function in the field. The course is built around the location and identification of birds. We will meet on campus to learn and discuss means of identifying birds, the basics of bird biology, behavior, and ecology. The Grinnell system of writing and maintaining a field journal and species accounts will be introduced on campus, and then applied during three, three-day field trips to widely diverse landscapes in Washington. The ornithology nucleus of this class will be used as a template for introducing students to the flora and vegetation of the three primary study sites, as well as mammals common to these areas. Major plant species (including indicator species) will be identified and learned at each site. Quantitative techniques such as the Daubenmire point-intersect technique of describing plant communities and the point count techniques of describing bird communities will be taught. Small mammals can be trapped at night at one or more of the study sites.

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European Ethnobotany

Frederica Bowcutt, 867-6744
M, 9a-4p

For Credit
4 credits first session
Required Fees: $15 for materials to make herbal preparations
CRN: 40056
Fees do not include tuition

Students will learn about medieval and Renaissance herbal medicine and herb gardening. Using one of the Evergreen Teaching Gardens to support our learning, students will study a minimum of fifteen common European medicinal herbs including several that are common weeds. We will learn about each plant's historical uses and its contemporary, clinically-based medical uses. Through texts and lectures, students will learn about European herbals with an emphasis on the 15th and 16th centuries, an important period in the history of western botany. We will study the humoral healing system which dominated during the Middle Ages and Renaissance. Lectures and readings will also cover herb garden and medical history. In hands-on practicums, students will learn to prepare salves, tinctures, decoctions, infusions, and lotions.

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Experience Japan (Group Contract)

cancelled

Setsuko Tsutsumi, 867-6735
June 18 and 19, 10a-2p (orientation prior to travel to Japan)
Prerequisites: Some experience studying Japanese language and culture

For Credit
8 credits first session
Special Expenses: $2,700 for three-week stay in Japan including airfare
CRN: 40057
Fees do not include tuition

This group contract offers first-hand experience of Japanese culture and society through a three-week home stay in Japan . Students will participate in Japanese language classes, various cultural field trips, workshops and exchanges with people in the community. Through daily interactions with the host family and others, students will develop their communication skills in Japanese. Students are required to keep an academic observation portfolio, which consists of their observations, reflections and photographs they take. Details are available on the program web page: http://academic.evergreen.edu/curricular/experienceJapan. If you are interested in participating the program, contact the faculty by May 10th.

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Experimental Animation Techniques

Angela Goldenstar and Sara Spink, 867-6645
TuTh, 10a-4p; W, 1-4p

For Credit
16 credits full session
Required Fees: $80 for supplies and production assistance, $70 Media Lab Fee
CRN: 40058
Fees do not include tuition

While all creative animation has elements of innovation, experimental animation is sometimes purely exploratory. Students will work independently and in teams exploring different experimental animation techniques by completing a series of short exercises including cut-out, pixilation and 3-D stop motion. Other exercises will include storyboards, lighting design and audio composition. Final projects will be produced in groups. No prior art or media production experience is necessary, just a desire to learn the art of animation.

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