Spring 2021 Time Schedule
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CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA |
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Enrl Sect Crs Restr SLN ID Cred Meeting Times Bldg/Rm Instructor Status Enrl/Lim Grades Fee Other ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? |
| T CORE 101 INTRO ACADEM WRIT | (C) |
Restr 20189 C 5 to be arranged * * Casas,Ruben Open 13/ 20 THEME: TAKING PART IN ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONS. DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS PRACTICE IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF READERS IN ACADEMIC CONTEXTS SO THAT THEY MIGHT PRODUCE MORE EFFECTIVE WRITING IN OTHER COURSES. ASYNCHRONOUS AND REMOTE, WITH COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES (BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS, AND BETWEEN STUDENTS). OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
Restr 20190 D 5 to be arranged * * Casas,Ruben Open 10/ 20 THEME: TAKING PART IN ACADEMIC CONVERSATIONS. DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS PRACTICE IDENTIFYING, MANAGING, AND MEETING THE EXPECTATIONS OF READERS IN ACADEMIC CONTEXTS SO THAT THEY MIGHT PRODUCE MORE EFFECTIVE WRITING IN OTHER COURSES. ASYNCHRONOUS AND REMOTE, WITH COLLABORATIVE OPPORTUNITIES (BETWEEN THE INSTRUCTOR AND STUDENTS, AND BETWEEN STUDENTS). OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
| T CORE 122 INTRO TO SCIENCE | (NW) |
Restr 20191 B 5 MW 130-330 * * Selkin,Peter A Open 8/ 25 TITLE: DISASTERS. DESCRIPTION: INTRODUCES NATURAL HAZARDS, RISK, AND RESILIENCE FROM A NATURAL SCIENCE PERSPECTIVE, AND EXPLORES HOW SOCIAL SCIENCE, HISTORY, POLICY, AND OTHER PERSPECTIVES SHAPE WHAT WE CONSIDER A DISASTER. YOU WILL EXPLORE THE PROCESS OF SCIENCE, AS WELL AS SCIENTIFIC HABITS OF MIND INCLUDING STATISTICAL THINKING, DATA ANALYSIS, AND MODEL BUILDING, AS APPLIED TO HISTORICAL, CURRENT, AND FUTURE DISASTERS IN THE WORLD AROUND YOU. CASE STUDIES INCLUDE LANDSLIDES, EARTHQUAKES, VOLCANOES,CLIMATE CHANGE, AND DISEASE. OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
Restr 20192 D 5 MWF 1100-1220 * * An,Yajun Open 5/ 25 TITLE: PARADOXES - MATHEMATICS OF NONSENSE. DESCRIPTION: PARADOX IS A STATEMENT WHICH LEADS TO CONSEQUENCES OR RESULTS WHICH ARE STRIKINGLY COUNTER TO INTUITION OR ESTABLISHED RESULTS. THIS IS A COURSE THAT EXPLORES AND ANALYZES DIFFERENT TYPES OF PARADOXES AND THEIR RESOLUTIONS. WE WILL STUDY SELF-REFERENTIAL PARADOXES, PROBABLISTIC AND STATISTICAL PARADOXES, VISUAL PARADOXES, PARADOXES OF INFINITY AND INFINITESIMAL, AMONG OTHERS. OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
Restr 20193 F 5 TTh 1010-1210 * * Mitzelfelt,Katie A. Open 21/ 25 TITLE: WHAT SCIENTISTS DO WITH STEM CELLS. DESCRIPTION: WHAT ARE STEM CELLS? WHAT DO SCIENTISTS USE THEM FOR? STUDENTS WILL LEARN THE BASIC BIOLOGY OF STEM CELLS AND HOW RESEARCHERS USE THEM TO STUDY DEVELOPMENT, MODEL DISEASE IN A DISH, TREAT PATIENTS, AND REGENERATE TISSUES. STUDENTS WILL HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO HEAR FROM EXPERTS IN THE FIELD AND ALSO DISCUSS ETHICAL ISSUES WITH STEM CELL RESEARCH. OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
| T CORE 123 INTRO TO SOCIAL SCI | (I&S) |
20194 A 5 TTh 130-330 * * Baird,Katie Open 18/ 25
TITLE: PANDEMICS AND SOCIETY.
DESCRIPTION: TAKING ADVANTAGE OF
THE CURRENT PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS,
CLASS EXAMINES THE COVID-19 AND
PREVIOUS PANDEMIC OUTBREAKS. IT
DISCUSSES AND ANALYZES WIDESPREAD
OUTBREAKS OF COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
IN TERMS OF UNDERSTANDING THEIR
ORIGIN, THEIR SPREAD, SOCIAL AND
POLITICAL RESPONSES, AND THEIR
LONG TERM CONSEQUENCES. WILL
INCLUDE UP-TO-DATE ANALYSES AND
DISCUSSIONS OF THE CURRENT COVID-
19 CHALLENGE.
OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS
LEARNING.
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| T CORE 124 INTRO TO HUMANITIES | (VLPA) |
Restr 20195 A 5 MW 130-330 * * Kucher,Michael Open 6/ 25 TITLE: A CULTURAL, SOCIAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY OF SH*T. DESCRIPTION: INDUSTRIALIZED AND DEVELOPING SOCIETIES EACH FACE AN ECOLOGICAL CRISIS THAT NOW CHALLENGES THE EXISTING MEANS OF DEALING WITH THE URINE AND FECES OF HUMANS AND OUR DOMESTICATED ANIMALS. FROM DIAPERS TO SUSTAINABLE TOILETS TO CAFOS, THIS COURSE WILL USE AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH GROUNDED IN THE HUMANITIES TO TRACE CHANGING SCIENCE, PERCEPTIONS, AND PRACTICES REGARDING WASTE DISPOSAL. STARTING WITH THEORETICAL QUESTIONS REGARDING THE NATURE OF "SHIT" WE WILL RETRACE ITS HISTORY FROM THE STONE AGE TO THE INFORMATION AGE. ALONG THE WAY WE WILL PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE ECONOMIC, CULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF WASTE DISPOSAL. ALONG THE WAY STUDENTS WILL GAIN A RANGE OF RESEARCH TECHNIQUES AND GROW THEIR SKILLS IN THE DIGITAL HUMANITIES. OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
Restr 20196 B 5 to be arranged * * Tyman,Shannon Open 24/ 25 TITLE: NARRATING THE CITY. DESCRIPTION: WHAT IS A CITY AND HOW DO WE TELL ITS STORY? DESCRIBE ITS CHARACTER? GET TO KNOW IT? IN THIS COURSE WE WILL ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BY LOOKING AT NEW YORK CITY THROUGH THE LENS OF VARIOUS MEDIA INCLUDING SCIENCE FICTION, FILM, AND ART. BY THE END OF THE COURSE, STUDENTS WILL HAVE DEVELOPED AN UNDERSTANDING OF HOW CITIES ARE REPRESENTED, AN AWARENESS OF THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT FORMS OF REPRESENTATION, AND SOME OF THE MOTIVATIONS THAT INFORM THEM. OFFERED VIA REMOTE ASYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
Restr 20197 C 5 MW 930-1050 * * Miura,Cassie Open 19/ 25 TITLE: ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AND CULTURE. DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL BEGIN WITH AN EXPLORATION OF HOW THE TERM ASIAN AMERICAN AROSE FROM THE SOCIAL ACTIVIST MOVEMENTS OF THE 1960S AND THEN MOVE TO EXAMINE CANONICAL WORKS OF ASIAN AMERICAN LITERATURE AS WELL AS MORE CONTEMPORARY ASIAN AMERICAN POPULAR CULTURE SUCH AS FILM,TV,MUSIC. THROUGHOUT THE TERM, WE WILL FOREGROUND LARGER QUESTIONS OF AMERICAN IDENTITY, IMMIGRATION, AND DISCRIMINATION AS WELL AS SOLIDARITY WITH OTHER MINORITIZED AND OR HISTORICALLY OPPRESSED GROUPS. OFFERED VIA REMOTE SYNCHRONOUS LEARNING. |
