2009-10 Courses: Spring

We will explore the intersection where valued health care meets paid health care. In the health care arena, good intent is plagued by paradox and can yield under-funding and a mismatch with initial intent. Paradoxes and costs haunting prevention, access and treatment will be reviewed. Reports from the Institute of Medicine will aid our journey as will the video series, "Remaking American Medicine" and "Sick Around the World". We will consider the path of unintended consequences where piles of dollars are not the full answer to identified need.

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.

Required Reading (to be completed before the first class): Laird, D., (2003). Approaches to Training and Development. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books Group. ISBN: 978-0738206981.

This course is one in a series of elective courses for the HR Certification Program, but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program.

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 HR Certification Program, but it is also open to enrollment by students who are not part of the certification program.

This continuing course will focus on creating compositions in the studio and continuing to work with advanced digital production techniques. Members will develop pieces based on design problems using combinations of computer-based and analog resources covered in prior quarters. Composition assignments will incorporate new technologies into performances and "tape" pieces, focusing on issues of interactivity between performers and computers. Students will use weekly studio times and present their works-in-progress to the class for workshopping and critique.

Why is anime popular? What does anime reveal about Japanese life and people? We will study Japanese history and society, and learn to understand cultural references in amine. We will also learn elementary Japanese including reading and writing.

This class is designed for reviewing Japanese. Students who are continuing as well as those who need a refresher course are welcome. Students will work in small groups with a focus on kanji studies, grammar review, story reading or studying for Japanese Proficiency Test -Level 4 or 3. Japanese culture and life will be discussed throughout the course.

This is a continuing course from winter quarter. Students will build on previous skills and learn new sentence structures and kanji letters so they can function in Japanese in a variety of situations. We will improve listening comprehension and speaking skills as we conduct our class more and more in Japanese. Japanese culture and life are discussed throughout the course.

With the possible exceptions of sushi and the woodblock print, no other forms of traditional Japanese culture have been as widely embraced in the West as the traditional Japanese house. An investigation of both abstract concepts—form, space, pattern, harmony, and order—and more tangible elements—modular construction, arched roof, tatami, shoji, and the tea garden—will form the basis of this exploration of the architectural wisdom contained within one of history’s most sophisticated and thoroughly integrated traditions. Winter quarter will be spent primarily in the classroom. Spring quarter will be primarily “hands on” and spent building in the wood studio and in the field.

We’re fast entering a "carbon constrained world" where the ability to emit carbon into the atmosphere will no longer be free of charge. This course will explore the implications of climate change on business and public institutions today and outline the steps to achieving carbon neutrality. Topics covered will include some science, causes, impacts, and risks of climate change; strategies for building an emissions baseline; creating a greenhouse gas management plan; an investigation of carbon offsets and emissions trading; and creating internal support for your climate action plan.

Participants will study the historical development/significance of metal casting, and observe current day practices at a working sculpture foundry. Studio work will include the design and construction of models in plaster, clay and wax. Multiple sequential methods will be used to reproduce the model by the foundry processes of Sand Casting in aluminum, and Lost Wax Casting in bronze.

This course is an introduction to the tools and processes of metal fabrication. Students will practice sheet-metal construction, forming, forging and welding, among other techniques, while accomplishing a series of projects that encourage student-centered design.

Multitrack Composition is the study of creating music with modern analog and digital technology. This continuing course will focus on continued development of analog and digital production techniques. Members will engineer, produce, and perform on the works of classmates, and the artistic aspects of software instruments and digital signal processing will be primary areas of interest. Students will compose and produce finished pieces and work with additional sequencing applications.

This course is a continuation of Introduction to Music Technology I and II. No new students will be enrolled for spring quarter. In Music Technology III, students will continue exploration of the electronic music labs. Topics covered will include software sampling, synthesis, effects processors and MIDI sequencing. Students will complete two composition assignments that explore creative uses of specific tools and draw on techniques from previous quarters.

This class will help students develop free, healthy singing voices and learn fundamentals of music literacy and piano technique. Students will develop musical skills through the use of self-paced interactive software as well as classroom instruction. At the end of each quarter, students will perform both vocally and on piano for other class participants and invited family and friends. This class requires excellent attendance and a commitment to practice every day. Credit will be awarded in Musicianship.

This course introduces students to the basic skills in the fabrication of neon. Each student will learn to heat, bend, weld and anneal glass tubing using a ribbon burner, cannon fire and tipping torch. Students will learn the bending process for the four basic bends: 90 degree right angle, double back, "U" and "O" loop. Students will learn to blow bubbles in a tube. They will use these techniques to fabricate several creations of their own design. Students will be guided through the processes of bombarding and wiring of their individual projects to safely attach and handle high-voltage transformers to energize their neon. Instruction in the mounting and display of the neon projects concludes the course.

Americans daily face conflicting information related to health and nutrition. Students will analyze the many issues consumers face when purchasing food while investigating how diet and lifestyle impact health and learning about the role of major nutrients and phytonutrients. Different dietary philosophies will be discussed as well as the political and financial influence of food. Students will maintain and learn to analyze personal diet diaries as a tool to understand class material.

Orissi, one of the major classical dance styles of India, combines both rythmic movement and expressive mime. This class will be devoted to the principles of Orissi dance: the synthesis of foot, wrist, hand and face movement in a lyrical flow to express the philosophy of yoga. Throughout the quarter we will study tala (rhythm). Students will keep a journal of class notes, discuss the readings and have cross-cultural dialogues.

In today's world, public sector managers are being asked to develop and implement various projects supporting goals and objectives of their agency. Furthermore, they are being asked and even mandated to report their progress using hard data. In this course students will be introduced to public administration as a discipline, using strategic planning and performance measurement as a foundation. The primary focus of this course will be project management—conceiving, planning, implementing, evaluating, and reporting project outputs and outcomes.

This class will explore how photography can be effectively used as a tool for creative documentation. You may work in any photographic mediums with which you are experienced (conventional B/W, color, digital.) Final projects must address a particular topic (from your perspective,) and clearly communicate your message to a broad audience.

This is an intermediate to advanced level photography class where students will be using many of the methods and techniques that have been left behind in the era of digital photography. We’ll be spending a significant part of this class learning and using 4x5 cameras. Additionally, we'll be working with liquid emulsion, lith films, and cyanotypes. There will be assignments based in these processes and each student will produce a final project. We’ll also look at the work of contemporary and historical artists using these methods.

This course is designed to help students in the Prior Learning from Experience (PLE) program progress with their document writing. We will concentrate on writing essays that address the learning language in the knowledge areas identified in the Writing from Life course. Students will also create the structure of their document by writing the introduction, table of contents and synthesis of learning essay.

Poetry is a life long art and with that as a guide students will practice writing various poetic forms while developing their unique poetic voices. This class is open to beginning and seasoned poets. Students will research a poet of their choice and present poems and aspects of the poet's life to the class. Students will workshop their poems in class and practice reading and performing their work.

This course will continue to prepare students for calculus and more advanced mathematics. Students should enter the class with a good knowledge of pre-calculus I (linear, quadratic, exponential, and logarithmic functions). The course will include an in-depth study of trigonometric, polynomial, and rational functions as well as vectors, parametric equations, and polar curves. Collaborative learning, data analysis and approaching problems algebraically, numerically, graphically, and verbally will be emphasized.

This course is designed to acquaint students to cultural adjustment theory, cross-cultural communication and analytical journal writing prior to study abroad. Students explore the meaning of culture; examine our own cultural assumptions; learn effective methods for gathering information in a different culture; and consider the challenges associated with the cultural adjustment process. Course work culminates with constructing and presenting a plan for project work abroad.

Working with introductory graphic design concepts and color theory, students will experiment with several practical and diverse printmaking techniques including reduction relief printing, screen printing and letterpress. Students will design and execute a number of conceptual assignments. Pertinent readings and PowerPoint presentations on the contempoary applications and histories of these techniques will supplement comprehensive demonstrations and in-class worktime. However, students should expect to work outside of class hours to complete all assignments. The course will conclude with a print exchange.

This course will focus on the developmental processes that result in DSMIV personality disorder diagnoses. Students must be willing to challenge themselves with complex ideas and readings. Enrolled students will have taken prior course work in human psychological development. Work will include seminar, one research paper, ongoing journal writing and small response papers. Self and faculty evaluations will be required.