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On-campus course registration will be available November 12 - 18, 2007.
On-campus Courses
On-campus course offerings for Winter Term 2008
Please review course descriptions (below), and compile a list of preferred courses (no more than 6). Online registration will take place beginning November 12 and continue until midnight on November 18. During this time, you must enter your preferred courses via e-services if you wish to enroll in an on-campus Winter Term course. Course adjustment will last November 26 - December 10, 2007. On-campus courses will commence January 3, and continue through January 23, 2008.
ART, DANCE, MUSIC, AND THEATRE
STUDIES OF SOCIETY, CULTURE, ETHNICITY, AND RACE
FILM & TELEVISION STUDIES
| Movies and the Meaning of Life | |
| Philosophical Film | |
| Italian Cinema | |
| The Middle East on Film |
SCIENCE, MATH, HEALTH & HEALTH SCIENCES
HISTORY, POLITICS, AND ECONOMICS
LITERATURE, LANGUAGE, AND CREATIVE WRITING
| Literature of 9/11 | |
| "Not 'Just Books': From Pemberley to Bath with Jane Austen" | |
| So it Goes: The Life and Literature of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. | |
| Spanish for the Health Professionals | |
| Performing Family |
SPORTS & GAMES
| Introduction to the Martial Arts-History, Traditions and Technique |
OTHER
200 Movies and the Meaning of Life
Jeremy Anderson, Library Listening Lab (LL), MTWRF 9:30-12:30
Course Description:
What is real? What is our place in the world? Who am I? What’s important in life? Am I free or are my choices foreordained? And how can we learn more about these issues by watching movies? This course will explore some of the deep, heavy questions of philosophy through the (relatively) light, convenient medium of films such as The Truman Show, Being John Malkovich, Kill Bill, and others of your choice. Readings will point us to the issues to watch for in each film, which we will discuss after viewing. Assignments will include readings, viewings, and written reactions to them. Students will form groups, and each group will lead discussion of a given film. Students will be evaluated on participation in discussions and consistency and quality of written work.
Estimated cost: $40 for course materials.
202 Ritual, Community, and Religious Life in Central Indiana
Russ Arnold, Harrison 106, MTRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the variety of religious communities in this area and their approaches to ritual practice. Students will be visiting local communities representing Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism, observing their rituals and practices and discussing the complex relationships between ritual and community. Students will learn to be participant/observers in a variety of communities, recording what they see and experience, and understanding their experience in the context of the academic study of ritual practice. Students will be evaluated on their understanding of some of the basic theories of ritual, and the quality of their written observations and analysis. Students need to be available for trips on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays.
Estimated cost: $100 for course materials and field trips.
204 Kaffee und Kuchen
Inge Aures, Anderson Street Hall: Center for Spiritual Life (kitchen), MTRF 12:00-4:00
Course Description:
Students will be introduced into the world of German/Austrian baking. Sunday afternoon Kaffee und Kuchen, as well as inviting friends over for Kaffee und Kuchen, are very much part of German/Austrian culture. Students will learn some basic techniques of baking.
Although baking will be the main focus, students will also give reports on the background of the basic ingredients, such as the history and importance of sugar, salt, flour, chocolate.
Baking itself will be a group project; students will be evaluated by attendence and participation in the group project (set up, preparation, clean up). In addition, students will receive a grade for their individual reports. Students should be advised that baking ingredients will be handled and consumed during this course; please consider any food allergies you may have.
Should students miss a class without a verifiable emergency they will not pass the class; further, students should be prepared to stay longer than posted meeting times to accomodate the baking protocol.
Estimated cost: $100 per student books and cooking supplies.
206 Understanding the “desi/south asian” diaspora through films, novels, and anthologies.
Mona Bahn, AH 116, MTWRF 10:00-1:00
Course Description:
Through a wide variety of films, novels, and anthologies, this course will interrogate the concept of “diasporic communities”- people that have migrated and /or are displaced from their original homelands. By focusing specifically on South-Asian immigrants in the US, UK, Canada, and elsewhere, the course will elucidate the complexities associated with being a diasporic subject- the disruptions and discontinuities that typify the “diasporic condition” as well as the new social formations that are forged in transnational spaces as individuals and collectivities renegotiate their identities. In particular, we will explore how the South Asian diaspora - hailed either as a “model minority” or condemned to the status of “illegal aliens”- is hardly a unified entity and is complicated by class, racial, gender, generational, and national divisions that render the meanings of diasporic identities both fluid and contested. The course will encourage students to rethink contemporary debates on immigration, globalization, and multiculturalism by moving beyond the confines of conventional politics that are largely centered on the economic and security implications of immigration, both legal and illegal. We will engage in a dialogue with, and analyze what it means to be a diasporic subject by focusing on specific characters and protagonists from films and novels who straddle the boundaries between home and homeland, continuity and change, purity and hybridity in ways that reflect the contingent constructions of home and identity. Although based specifically on South Asian immigrants, the course themes will resonate with issues that pertain to diasporic communities from other cultures and spaces.
Estimated cost: $15 for course materials.208 Baseball as Part of American History and Culture
Dave Bohmer, Watson Forum (unless otherwise noted), MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
The obvious focus of this class will be baseball, but less of the focus will be upon how the game is played than on how it has impacted American society during the twentieth century. Historically, we will examine different periods, with some focus on three key events that in some fashion altered the nation's history as well as the sport itself. The first will be the Black Sox scandal of 1919, which resulted in the creation of the first administrative oversight of professional sports. The second is the integration of the game beginning in the late 1940's. The final event is the elimination of the reserve clause for players. For this historical perspective, we will rely heavily on Ken Burns's Baseball documentary along with two major history books, one novel and two books on the more current status of the game.
Estimated cost: $30 for books
210 Performing Musicianship
Nicole Brockmann, GCPA 1118, MTRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
Students in music programs often do not understand why their curriculum requires them to take courses in music theory and analysis; it can be difficult for them to see the links between academic score study and their own performance, and most programs do not explicitly illustrate the relationship between the two. In this course, students will explore the direct connection between intellectual musical understanding and emotional experience in performance.
This course takes an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to developing student musicianship through a combination of studies in music theory and ear-training, movement, improvisation, performance, and critical evaluation and discussion. The understanding gained through this course will carry over into other core curricular courses in theory and musicianship during the regular semester and will help improve students' performance in the private studio, chamber music, and ensemble performances. In-class work will feature performance in master-class settings, improvisation, and exercises in music theory and ear-training using the voice, the piano, and the students' own instruments. Classroom activities will also include sessions in Dalcroze Eurhythmics, a movement-based approach to developing student musicianship.
At least once a week, students will perform for one another in a master-class setting. Unlike traditional master classes, in which students bring in "finished" pieces, these are designed to showcase "works-in-progress", so that students can work with the instructor and with one another to solve musical problems. Together, we will explore solutions to those problems using score analysis, improvisation, and movement techniques drawn from Dalcroze Eurhythmics.
Students will be evaluated in a variety of ways: evaluation of written theory exercises, preparation and in-class performance of assigned ear-training and rhythmic exercises, evaluation of in-class movement work, preparation and execution of assigned improvisation exercises, performing in master-class sessions, and constructive participation in discussions of the various issues of the class.
Estimated cost: $25 for course materials.
212 Literature of 9/11
Harry Brown, Emison 211, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
It has become common to say that “everything changed” on September 11, 2001. The terrorist attacks on New York and Washington DC have radically transformed American political consciousness, lending new importance to debates about security, freedom, and the problematic relation between Islam and the West. In more immediate ways, the event has led to shifts in American domestic and foreign policy, giving rise to the Patriot Act, proposed immigration reform, and a War on Terror that is still ongoing and likely to shape global events for a generation or more. This course examines the cultural impact of 9/11, particularly on recent American fiction. How have American writers interpreted the event from an historical or a personal perspective? Has the event fundamentally changed American literature, as it has changed politics and policy? Course materials include a selection of contemporary fiction by major American writers that responds directly to 9/11, including Pattern Recognition by William Gibson (2005), Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer (2006), The Zero by Jess Walter (2006), Falling Man by Don DeLillo (2007), Terrorist by John Updike (2007), and The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Moshin Hamid (2007). Our readings will be supplemented by news footage, films, and readings from the 9/11 Commission Report.
Estimated cost: $60 for books and course materials.
214 Time Travel: A Trip Through the 20th Centurty
Julia Bruggemann, Harrison 212, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
Using the fantastic PBS Series "A People's Century" as an anchor for the course, we will 'travel' through the history of the tumultuous 20th century. Through a viewing of the documentary series and relevant readings, students will be exposed many of the main events that have shaped the world in which we live and the effects they had on average men and women. After this course, students will have a deeper understanding of the history of their own country, as well as the position of the US in the larger world.
Estimated cost: $50 for course materials.
216 Not 'Just Books': From Pemberley to Bath with Jane Austen
Andrea Sununu and Françoise Coulont-Henderson, Asbury 114 & Library Media Classroom, MTWRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
Who wrote the advice "Run mad as often as you choose; but do not faint"--or the aphorism "It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife"? Give up? An English woman writing 200 years ago. Her ironic wit, spirited dialogue, and careful observation of society have made her popular with Hollywood. Recent stars have included Emma Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Gwyneth Paltrow; Clueless, set in California in the late twentieth century, is an adaptation of Emma. Film adaptations of all six novels have drawn millions of viewers to rediscover and reread Jane Austen.
Our class will read Jane Austen's six novels--Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Mansifeld Park, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion--as well as her juvenilia and excerpts from her letters and from Fay Weldon's Letters to Alice on First Reading Jane Austen. Morning meetings will focus on discussion; in the afternoons we will watch dramatizations of Austen's works for film and television. We hope you will gain an appreciation for Austen's work and that you will enjoy leading discussion in pairs. The course will include daily journal entries and a creative writing project; discussion of both novels and films; library research; oral presentations; study of Regency manners (e.g., cooking, dancing, costumes); a party to celebrate the publication of Pride and Prejudice on 29 January 1813; and, we hope, a Regency ball--to which you are welcome to invite your friends.
Our reading of Austen's novels and our watching of dramatizations for film and television will allow us to compare and contrast not only the novels with the movies but also various movie versions with one another. The course will culminate in your individual final project: the writing of an imaginative letter addressed to Jane Austen (6-8 pages) in which you present the discoveries you make in the course of library research.
The course will allow you to hone your analytical skills and to develop your voice as both a speaker and a writer. Your grade will take into account your daily journal entries and oral contributions in class, your "S" skills on the days you and your assigned partner will lead discussion, and the caliber of the writing you will do in your research paper, which you will write in the form of a "Letter to Jane Austen Nearly 200 Years Later." You will get to read aloud an excerpt from your letter at our party.
Estimated cost: $45 for books and course materials.
218 GIS and History
Sarah Craft, Julian 109, MTWF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
Viewing an historical issue through a ‘geographic lens’ can give it new clarity or meaning. The course will explore the use of GIS – Geographic Information Systems - in approaching historical questions and issues. Students will learn the basic concepts and skills of using ArcGIS and for gathering historical geographic data for group and individual projects concerning historical issues of their interest. Students will be evaluated based on completion of ArcGIS tutorials, a group project and presentation, and an individual project, presentation and report.
Estimated cost: $30 for course materials.
220 Afro-Latin America: Exploring the History, Culture, and Rhythms of its People
Sharika Crawford, Harrison 104, MTWRF 9:30-12:30
Course Description:
This course focuses on the cultural and historical experiences of African-descended populations in Latin America. For the purpose of this class, Latin America is defined as those mainland and island countries which were former colonies of the Spanish, Portuguese, and French. We will begin with the last decades of slavery in the late nineteenth century and trace their lived experiences to the final decades of the twentieth century. We will concentrate on answering four interrelated questions: 1) how did the experience of slavery foster or impede a collective sense of racial identity? 2) What was the role of Afro-Latin Americans in the wars for independence and in what ways did they shape the ideology of racial inclusiveness in the early years of nation-formation? 3) What were the social and economic factors to provoke the development of race-based mobilizations in the early twentieth century and why did these groups fail to attract wide-support of Afro-Latin Americans? 4) How did Afro-Latin American culture become accepted as symbols of national pride and what explains the continuance of racism and racial discrimination?
Estimated cost: $25 for course materials.
222 Certified Personal Trainer Course - Clinical/Didactic Instruction for the National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer Examination
Roger Dortch-Doan, Lilly Center 204, MTWRF 9:30-11:30 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course will focus on learning the necessary skills to become an entry-level National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Personal Trainer (NSCA-CPT). Students will learn about basic exercise science related information and practical applications involving patient consultation, exercise technique, program design, working with special populations, and safety. Students will be evaluated based on performance in group work and practical assignments, as well as questions about reading assignments and critical thinking problem solving scenarios.
Estimated cost: $75 for course materials.
224 So it Goes: The Life and Literature of Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
Aaron Dziubinskyj, East College 020, MTWRF 10:00-1:00
Course Description:
When Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. died (so it goes) on April 11, 2007, the world lost a literary giant, and Indiana mourned the passing of one of its most famous and beloved native sons. This course will explore selections that represent the prolific work of Vonnegut, whose name is synonymous with a unique style of literary discourse that blends elements of science fiction, satire, black humor, autobiography, and social commentary, with a voice that is at once cautiously hopeful and despondently frightened for the fate of humanity. Vonnegut was a keen observer of life and profound thinker whose writings analyze the irrationality of human nature. His style of prose often reflects this irrationality with a structure that can best be described as experimental. Through individual presentations and student-led class discussion, we will examine selections of Vonnegut’s writings, including four of his novels (Player Piano, Cat’s Cradle, Slaughterhouse-Five, and Breakfast of Champions) and a number of essays, as well as articles about Vonnegut and his work, in order to understand the breadth and depth of his literary genius. Additionally, we will watch and critique film adaptations of Slaughterhouse-Five and Breakfast of Champions. We will consider how Vonnegut’s personal life philosophy, grounded in a type of situational existentialism, shaped his treatment of human behavior as illogical, irrational, and absurd. By showing us this, and by making humanity ultimately accountable for its own actions, Vonnegut challenges us to behave as decently toward each other as possible. Evaluation for this course will be based on presentations, short reaction papers, class discussions, and a final analytical paper.
Estimated cost: $60 for books and course materials.
226 West African Folktale and African Art
Alain Ekorong, Julian 151, MTWF 10:00-3:00
Course Description:
In this course I will bring together the study of African folktale and African art. As part of this unit, students may visit the Mathers Museum of World Cultures in IU, but they will first study folktales and other stories from West Africa. By hearing and reading these stories they will be introduced to many new cultural and religious beliefs, such as spirits inhabiting nature and possessing special powers.
Estimated cost: $25 for course materials.
228 The Chemistry of Art
Hilary Eppley, Julian 374, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
The science of chemistry plays and important role in many aspects of our life but can be intimidating for many students. This course will apply concepts of chemistry to the creation and investigation of artworks. Concepts such as writing chemical formulae and reactions, color and spectroscopy, acids and bases, redox chemistry, solubility, and complex formation will be explored while applying them to particular examples in the art world. The course will have both theoretical and practical hands-on components. In the lab, students will develop their own black and white photographs, experiment with ceramic glazes, make their own paint, and extract dyes from natural plant sources. They will also learn about the role that chemistry plays in art restoration and the detection of forgeries. Students will be evaluated on their participation in discussion, field trips, laboratory activities, and the completion of a group or individual project at the end of the course.
Estimated cost: $120 for course materials.
230 Current Topics in Economics
Bill Field, East College 015, MTWRF 10:00-1:00
Course Description:
This course will address a variety of current economic issues. We will apply economic analysis to contemporary controversies and current events. Our objective is to use economics to think more deeply about these topics. Trade deficits and their impact on consumers, globalization, protectionism, outsourcing, environmentalism and ethanol subsidies, mergers and antitrust policy, and the effect of minimum wage laws are examples of topics we may investigate.
Estimated cost: $40 for course materials.
232 Representations of the Irish and Ireland
Melanie Finney, Julian Auditorium, MTRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
In this course, I am interested in examining how Irish identity is represented in various media forms, most notably, film and literature. Students will consider the ways in which those in power are able to shape and construct the images of others, and how in many cases, that portrayal is different from natives' lived experiences. In my evolving study of Irish national identity, in part based on how tragic events provide a context for the emergence of real or constructed cultural memory, I want us to explore how institutions, relationships, and values are shaped and reflected by the media. In particular, I want to examine two kinds of events: the Great Death of the 1840s and the "Troubles," the long-standing conflict that resulted from the identity-based conflicts in Northern Ireland.
Students will be required to read articles that provide a theoretical foundation for critically reading film as a text, as well as how identities and memories are constructed. We will then read selected portions of several written texts that deal with the two kinds of events mentioned above, and contrast those with ten specific films.
Estimated cost: $100 for course materials.
234 The Swing Era: Women in Jazz
Leonard Foy, GCPA 1021, MTWF 10:00-1:00
Course Description:
This course is a consideration of the artistry of female jazz artist from the beginnings to the present day. Women have played jazz on every instrument in every style and era. These women have a history of artistry, reception, and opportunity. We will explore the music and lives of selected women, some well known and others often ignored.
Estimated cost: $50 for course materials.
236 Design, Rehearsal, and Realization of Children of Eden (musical)
Timothy Good, GCPA - Moore & Kerr, MTWRF 10:00-1:00 & 2:00-5:00
Course Description:
The course will focus on the development and early spring semester production (January 31, February 1-3, 2008) of one of four faculty-directed shows in the 2007-2008 DePauw Theatre season, directed by Tim Good.
Opportunities exist to be a: -cast member (14-18); a production member (stage manager, assistant director(s), assistant stage manager(s), dramaturg, designer, assistant designer, master electrician, etc) (8 -12); a crew member (set construction, costume construction, etc) (10-15); orchestra musician (8-14). (Total student class size will range from 30-60).
Students will form teams that will learn the big picture about all that is required to produce a play, and specifically, depending on their position, will develop skills in acting, directing, management, orchestra for musicals, and/or design and construction. Students will be evaluated on their commitment to the production. Everyone in the class will be in a position of responsibility to the production. Students will fail the course if they fail to meet the expectations of their responsibility.
While there is no outside reading nor preparation for the course, each student should expect to spend 6-8 hours per class day in the theater, M-F, engaged in rehearsal and/or in one of the shops. Students will be expected to take an active role in production week and performance of the play during the first week of classes for the spring semester in order to pass the course.
238 Techniques for the Development of the Solo and Chamber Music Instrumentalist
Stephanie Gurga, GCPA 0170, MTWRF 9:00-10:30 & 12:30-2:00
Course Description:
Techniques for the Development of the Solo and Chamber Music Instrumentalist is a course designed for students pursuing a music major in the School of Music, wishing to focus intensely on individual practice, collaborative music-making, and performance during the Winter Term. The course is structured to motivate students to practice music effectively, expand their practice techniques, drastically improve their technical and musical abilities, and to motivate the student through highly structured practice sessions, public performances, and a recording project.
Students are stimulated by exposure to a variety of new repertoire, chamber music partners, professional performers, and historical and modern-day readings. This performance centered environment is meant to emulate a serious conservatory-style music education.
New to the course this year is the opportunity to pursue the chamber music repertoire in ensembles including trios and quartets. Students wil be exposed to this vast wealth of repertoire through historical discussions, performance, and recordings.
Students are evaluated by their daily performance (attendance and daily participation), their end-of-WT recording and participation in the final class performance, their written responses to readings, and most importantly, their rehearsal and practice time spent outside of class.
Estimated cost: $10 for course materials.
240 Sweet and Savory Science
Jeff Hansen, Julian 368,
MRWRF 9:00-10:30 & 12:30-2:00
Course Description:
In this course we will learn a little bit of the chemistry behind the foods we eat. We will study emulsions and how these are used in making sauces. We will also look at foams such as those used in making souffles or mousses. We will also study ice cream and learn what goes into making a really tasty ice cream. We'll study the Maillard reaction which is what happens when food is browned. This reaction is not only responsible for the brown color in bread or meats, but also for much of the flavor of these foods. While learning the chemistry of these foods we will also look at the history of them and how cooking and eating food is important to culture. We will have three short quizzes to make sure students understand the chemistry we are learning and students will produce a paper or other type of report about a particular food topic of their choice.
Estimated Cost: $100 for course materials.
242 Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) Training
Wade Hazel, Olin 241, MTWRF 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-5:00
Course Description:
This course provides students with EMT training to prepare them for the Indiana State EMT exam in the early spring semester, which certifies them for work as EMTs in Putnam county and other areas that meet the cross-certification requirements. Students learn the basic medical skills used by all EMTs and para-medics for delivering emergency health-care to victims of accident and sudden illness. The range of training encompasses applied human anatomy and physiology to advanced treatments with sophisticated and specialized equimpment in the ambulance vehicles. This course is intensive and meets 5 days per week for 8 hours per day to meet the State requirements for total hours of in-class training; 3 weekly exams and skill tests are required in addition to the final State Certification (skills) exam.
Estimated cost:$650 for course registration.
244 Campanology
Brian Howard, Gobin Church, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
Students will learn about the history and practice of bell ringing. Bells have been used for music and communication since ancient times. Part of the course will involve reading and discussing bell-related literature (for example, Poe's "The Bells" and Sayers' "The Nine Tailors"). Another aspect of the course will look at the physics of bells and their unique harmonics, as well as mathematical patterns in the ringing of bells. A major component of the course will be learning to ring music on English handbells, with the goal of giving a small concert at the end of the term. The class will also experience carillon music and tower change-ringing, perhaps through trips to nearby bell towers. Students will give a presentation on an aspect of the history of bells, and will also be evaluated on their contribution to class discussions, rehearsals, and the final performance. No prior musical skills will be required.
Estimated Cost: $60 for course materials.246 Pop Murder: The Serial Killer in Contemporary American Mass Culture
Mark Jackson, Asbury 319, MTRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00 - 3:00
Course Description:
In American popular culture, we have many iconic characters whose exploits--whether based on reality or not--are celebrated again and again. In films, television shows, novels, and other mass culture offerings, we are likely to encounter the subtle and confrontational private detective, the caring but caloused prositute, the hardnosed yet poetic rebel. These figures often exhibit a strange mix between accepted and denounced behaviors or attitudes, but none of these characters do so with such excess as the serial killer. These shadowy persons inhabit our popular entertainments, and their presence grows almost daily. But why have these criminals, these people who do unspeakable acts to their fellow citizens, become fodder for our pleasures? Why do we seek out their exploits and obsess over their motivations for seeing those around them as victims, objects to be twisted and toyed with?
This course will explore the ever increasing tendency in popular culture to celebrate serial killers in our mass media. We will both view various films and read several scholarly texts focusing on these characters in an atttempt to understand the Amercian facination with them. To help us in this task, we will keep a daily journal of our observations concerning the representations of the serial killers we study--this concrete documentation will help us process the materials we cover. Also, we will have in-class discussions that move from lecture, to student commentary, to group work. Finally, the students will prepare group presentation on popular culture representations of real life serial killers such as Ted Bundy and Jeffrey Dahmer.
These multiple tasks will challenge students to view films perceptively, read class texts thouroughly, express their realizations forcefully (in both speech and writing), and organize group action effectively.
Estimated cost: $80 for course materials.
248 Innocence Project
Kelsey Kauffman, East College 115, MTWRF 10:00-4:00
Course Description:
Over the past decade, Innocence Projects have proliferated at universities and law schools across the country. The goal is to reexamine claims of innocence by men and women currently incarcerated in prisons and to give students first-hand experience with the US justice system. Innocence projects have now exonerated more than 200 people. We will study this movement and its implications and will examine a case of our own--a murder that took place in Indiana 22 years ago.
Estimated cost: $77 for course materials.
250 The bionic Homo sapiens: introduction to bioengineering and cell biology
Pascal Lafontant, Olin 215, MTWF 8:00-12:00
Course Description:
Replacement hearts, replacement hips and valves, biocompatible materials, stem cells, biomechanical modeling, human-machine interface, engineering of pollution-eating microorganisms, cartilage, cornea, and nanoscale machines. These are some of the bioengineering developments that are increasingly influencing our lives. Bioengineering is an interdisciplinary science that draws upon mathematics, physics, and chemistry, and engineering principles in order to create, modify, supplement, and enhance biological systems and their functions. Bioengineers create new technologies that can extend human lives and improve the environment.
In this course, we will study the design principles of a range of bioengineering accomplishments and explore the promises of current bioengineering research. We will focus on bioengineers works in the realms of biomedicine and the environment. Throughout the sessions, we will reflect on the ethical dilemmas that bioengineering researches and new technologies present now and in the near future. An important parallel activity will be a focus on the basics of cell biology, one of the disciplines essential to the engineering of human organs and tissues. Student will be introduced to experiential works in a cell biology laboratory.
The course is discussion-based, and students will be expected to keep a journal of their reading and reflections, and studies of new technology. Students will be expected in small groups to investigate a problem of their choice, through reading of the scientific literature, and to prepare a presentation of the results of their investigation at the end of the course. This course has no pre-requisite.
Estimated cost: $120 for course materials.
252 Philosophical Film
Richard Lynch, Asbury 121 & Watson Forum, MTWRF 9:30-12:30 & 1:30-4:00 Watson on select days.
Course Description:
Film: a popular visual medium that's existed for little more than a century;
Philosophy: literally "love of wisdom," an activity that's as old as humanity;
Philosophical Film: films that raise questions about who we are, what we value, and how we know; films that push us to think or rethink our presuppositions and beliefs; films that bring "great dead philosophers"' ideas to life in new and challenging ways; an on-campus winter term course at DePauw University.
In our three weeks together we will watch, analyze, and discuss a number of films, paired with selected texts from philosophers (Aristotle, Descartes, Nietzsche, Beauvoir, etc.). Usually we'll alternate reading and viewing. Requirements will include film screenings in addition to the morning discussion meetings, active and regular participation, a few short analytical papers, and oral presentations before the group.
Who knew doing philosophy could be so much fun? Students should be prepared to view fims outside course meeting times.
Estimated cost: $25 for course materials.
254 Enhancing Your Problem-Solving Skills in Mathematics
Manickam Manickam, Julian 315, MTWF 8:00-12:00
Course Description:
We will solve mathematical problems from various areas. Students will be assigned several sets of problems and will be responsible for solving these problems and presenting them on the board. Students will also need to know the mathematical theories needed to solve their problems. After the presentation, students will submit written solutions for all the problems.
Estimated cost: $100 for course materials.
256 WGRE Radio Workshop
Jeff McCall, PCCM WGRE Radio Station, MTWRF 9:00-10:30 & 12:30 - 2:00
Course Description:
Students will participate in the daily operation of DePauw's radio station, WGRE. They will learn how a broadcast station is organized and how to operate facilities in preparing a variety of programs. Students' on-air work will be critiqued regularly. Participants will work in two of these four departments: Sports (play-by-play reporting and sports casting of DePauw and area sports events); News (writing and announcing news of campus and area interest, interviewing newsmakers, and discussing news sources and ethical consideration); Programming (preparing and announcing music programs and production of spot announcements); and Promotion (making WGRE visible both on- and off-campus through contests, events, and other methods).
Students will have their own DJ shifts periodically throughout the Winter Term session, and some weekend and overnight work is required for all workshop participants.
258 Wild Indiana: Defining Wilderness in the 21st Century
Kevin McKelvey, East College 108, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
From learning winter bird songs and easily identifiable Indiana trees to hiking in nature preserves, virgin forest, and Indiana’s very own federally designated Wilderness Area, the course will focus on each student defining their own philosophy of wilderness in relation to a natural history of a park, a preserve or a current or historical ecosystem near their home area. Through field trips, readings, and documentaries, the class will explore the history and philosophy of the wilderness idea in North America and abroad, discover natural histories of Utah’s Great Salt Lake and Georgia’s longleaf pine forests, and wander in the ecosystems around Greencastle as a lay naturalist. Class discussion, two short papers, an interview with an expert, and research will lead to a longer paper and a presentation on wilderness and local natural history.
Estimated cost: $100 for books, speakers, text, and field trip.
260 New Nutrition, Lifestyles, and Making the Right Choices
Marie Pickerill, Lilly Center 205, MTWRF 8:00-12:00
Course Description:
Students will do an in-depth study of the new 2005 nutritional guidelines, and how they developed and were changed from the previous version. After learning about the guidelines, students will look to assess their own nutritional habits and how and if they are meeting nutritional goals to meet their lifestyle needs. We will then move into evaluating how timing, cooking, and food processing impact the nutrition of food. Students will learn how to evaluate and shop for food, and experience the economic constraints of food and making difficult decisions. And finally students will learn how to evaluate and estimate restaurant choices to help achieve their nutritional goals. I am also trying to leave a section of adjustable time, to address issues that students may raise during the first day of class, when they will be asked to list "food issues" they have and what would they like to get out of the class. Friday class sessions will involve field trips; be prepared for extended meeting hours during these times.
Estimated cost: $62 for course materials.
262 Civic Education from Classroom to Community
Sarah Ryan, Hartman House, MTWRF 10:00-3:00
Course Description:
Civic Education from Classroom to Community will explore the relationship between classroom-based learning at DePauw with out of class experiences in Greencastle and Putnam County. There will be six guiding topics for the course which include social justice, civic engagement, community building, spiritual exploration, international perspective, and diversity. The first portion of the course will feature a classroom-based seminar focused on historical and current readings and discussions with local leaders related to community-based work. In the second portion of the course, students will engage in a service-immersion trip to Chicago, which will combine direct service with critical reflection and further discussion.
Participation in both elements of the course is required for Winter Term credit. Students will be evaluated on their understanding of course material as demonstrated through participation in class discussions, daily reflective writings, and a final paper. Through one-on-one meetings with the instructor at the end of the term, students will also self-evaluate themselves and explain why they do or do not deserve full credit for their participation in the course.
This course is aimed at students who are deeply involved with the local community through direct service and advocacy work as class readings and discussions will draw largely upon the lived experience of class members.
264 Jazz Vocalists
Randy Salman, GCPA 1152, MTWRF 10:00-11:30 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course will focus on many of the most important jazz vocalists of the past, including Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington, Nancy Wilson, Carmen McRae, Jimmy Rushing, Louis Armstrong, Joe Williams, Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett,Johnny Hartman, Billy Eckstine and Ray Charles, among others.
We will view clips from several different videos that include concert footage and interviews with many of the vocalist mentioned above and the musicians with whom they worked. We will also listen to selections from many CDs recorded as early as the 1920s to the present.
Estimated cost: $20 for course materials.
266 How the Brain Works
Henning Schneider, Olin 201, MTRF 9:30-11:30 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the anatomy, function, and molecular biology of the brain. Students will spend most of the time in the laboratory and perform dissections of brains from different organisms to learn the anatomical organization, perform recordings of neural activity on dissected nervous systems, study the molecular biology of the brain through studies on gene expression, and explore how the brain controls behavior. In addition, we will discuss the neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer and Parkinson disease. Students will be evaluated on poster presentations and lab notebooks.
Estimated cost: $100 for course materials.
268 Italian Cinema
R. Francesca Seaman, Asbury 117, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
This course is an introduction to the history of Italian Cinema. We will begin with an analysis of Neorealism, a movement that greatly shaped cinematic ideologies throughout the 20th century. During the second part of the course, we will explore the “new” works of film directors such as Fellini and Antonioni. In the third and last part, we will study the films created in the 1970’s and then look at the latest creations in Italian film. As we watch some of the most famous Italian movies, like “Rome, Open City”, and “The Bicycle Thief,” we will investigate film art as an expression of Italian social history after World War II. The class will also watch and analyze, among other movies, the 2004 candidate for the Oscar for Best Foreign Film, “I am not scared.” We will examine each film not only stilistically, but also in relation to the evolution of social concepts like the family, the role of the father, and the process of americanization.
Estimated cost: $50 for course materials.
270 Introduction to the Martial Arts-History, Traditions and Technique
Brandon Sieg, Lilly Center 207 & Mat Room, MTWRF 9:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course provides a comprehensive overview of the martial arts via an intensive, cross-disciplinary study of approximately 30 different fighting styles from around the world. The course is a chance for students to explore and experience several martial arts on an intellectual and physical level. Students will gain an appreciation for the different approaches to fighting that various martial arts have adopted. The course will also stress the philosophical foundations of the martial arts, key issues and trends in the martial arts (past and present), and how the history and culture of the countries of origin have influenced their native fighting systems. No previous martial arts experience is necessary.
The skill instruction will offer an enjoyable, hands-on experience in martial arts practice, provide a beginning level of competency in various martial arts techniques, thus giving the student a basic competency in self-defense, and possibly act as a means to improve the student’s body awareness and coordination, balance, flexibility, explosive power, and fitness level. The lecture component of the course will offer an understanding of the martial arts from a cross-disciplinary, academic perspective (historical, cultural, sociological, biomechanical). A better understanding of the culture and history of the countries of origin will be gained. In addition, the course will address the complexities of certain issues/debates that are associated with the martial arts, such as the legalities of self-defense, the pros and cons of combative sports, and "modern" versus "traditional" training.
Students will be evaluated on both an academic and physical level. Grades will be based 2/3 on the history, theory, and culture discussed in lecture and 1/3 based on performing basic moves from the skills lab.
Estimated Cost: $40 for course materials.
272 CHOOSING TO BE HAPPY through “Building a Considered and Consequential Life”
Doug Smith, Julian 157, TWRF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
Happiness is our birthright. Not giddy, ephemeral happiness that fades as quickly as it arrives, but a deep and abiding sense of well-being. This enduring sense of happiness can be our constant companion such that even when the surface waters of our life churn with turbulence, our deeper currents run sure.
While happiness is our birthright, claiming this happiness is a difficult challenge. Most of us (including your professor) have looked in all the wrong places. We are convinced that happiness is an accident of birth, that it is dependent on someone or something else, or that we can purchase it with professional success or the accumulation of goods.
A deep and abiding sense of well-being or happiness is found in two places … in the present and in ourselves. This course will challenge, guide and help you to find greater happiness through gaining new knowledge about what does and does not lead to happiness, encouraging personal reflection, creating a clear vision of your own unique purpose and pathway to happiness and appreciating and learning from others.
Estimated cost: $50 for course materials.
274 History of Rock and Roll
Scott Spiegelberg, GCPA 1151, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
This course will examine the development of popular music from ragtime to hip-hop and indy-rock. We will explore why rock is a legitimate subject of study, and learn how different styles and forms of popular music evolved. Students will be expected to listen to a wide variety of different genres and to think deeply about the musical structures.
Estimated cost: $120 for course materials.
276 Natural History Museum Displays
Bob Stark, Olin 136, MTWRF 9:00-10:30 & 12:30-2:00
Course Description:
In this winter-term class, students will work either individually or in teams to prepare displays typical of those found in natural history museums. Students will learn how to prepare skeleton or taxidermic displays of organisms that demonstrate specific characteristics of the organism’s anatomy or behavior in its natural environment. This course involves primarily hands-on studio/lab type work. However, students will be required to research the animals they are working with to design their displays and to write a paper describing the natural history of the animal(s) and how they prepared their displays. Samples of previous student projects are on display in the museum and display cases on the first floor of the Olin Biology Building.
Estimated cost: none.
278 Living in Cyberspace: Introduction to Creating Web Pages
Khadija Stewartl, Julian 278, MTRF 10:00-12:00, 1:00-3:00
Course Description:
This course will give students the know-how to create, publish and maintain web pages. The course material covers both the traditional methods of building web sites as well as the new cutting edge techniques using state of the art software. There are no pre-requisites to this course other than a basic knowledge of at least one text editor such as Microsoft Word and a basic knowledge of a web browser such as Internet Explorer. The course will be composed of a lecture portion and a laboratory portion. This course requires two software packages: Macromedia and Microsoft Office.
Estimated costs: $41 for field trip and course materials.
280 Spanish for Health Professionals
Marian Tudares, Julian 111, MTWRF 10:00-1:00
Course Description:
This intensive Spanish language course, is designed to the study of medical Spanish and the cultural issues related to successful interactions in the clinical encounter, regardless of one's current level of Spanish comprehension. Students will fill out medical forms, read medical brochures, write letters, conduct interviews, etc. A knowledge of basic Spanish is a prerequisite the course.
Estimated cost: $100 for books & guest speaker.
282 Make a Scene: Create your own historical video
Carl Weinberg, Julian 159, MTWF 10:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00.
Course Description:
This course will give students the opportunity to research, write, act in, shoot, edit and produce their own original short video that portrays a scene from history. Students will receive necessary technical training in videography and video editing, as well as a crash course in researching and interpreting history, history and film, screenwriting and acting.
Estimated cost: $60 for course materials..
284 The Physical Autobiography
Jay White, GCPA 1115, MWRF 10:00-12:30 & 2:00-4:00
Course Description:
Everyone is familiar with the concept of writing one’s own biography. You sift through countless stories from your life, recount memories from pictures, re-read personal journals & diaries, and get to a point of putting pen to paper. This seems like a process for someone who has reached a pinnacle in their life and finds a need to tell others about it. But what about those of us who are still striving for that pinnacle? What about those of us who are just starting to climb their own ladders of success? Do we have a story to tell? Would people even want to hear it? Where do we start?
This course will introduce exercises to open up the participants’ creative mind to find stories to share. How we find the information and share it is the fun part. We will focus on exercises pertaining to the spoken word, sounding (vocal and instrumental), visual media, writing and movement. As our course unfolds, we will devise creative displays of our work and cull those displays into a final performance.
This course is open to anyone regardless of their creative background. We all DO have a story to tell and when that story is sounded and moved, it becomes a wonderful performance!
Estimated cost: $20 for course materials.
286 The French Revolution as Drama
Barbara Whitehead, Harrison 301, MTWF 9:30-12:30
Course Description:
In The French Revolution as Drama students will study the history of the French Revolution as a series of dramatic events. The historical actors in this momentous event will be viewed as dramatic characters with specific roles to play, personal strengths that propel them forward, and tragic flaws that lead them to their ultimate destruction. In this endeavor we will focus on Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette, Robespierre, Jean-Paul Marat, Georges Danton, Madame Roland, Olympe de Gouges, and Charlotte Corday. Ultimately, students will focus on one specific character and write a one-act play showing that person engaged in the historical event that best illustrates their "moment of truth" in the French Revolution.
Students will be evaluated most heavily on their class participation. There will be minor written and/or presentation assignments due every other day or so culminating in their written play. Students must complete every assignment in order to receive a passing mark for the course.
Estimated cost: $40 for course materials.288 Locative Art
Peter Williams, PELR 007 A, MTRF 10:00-3:00
Course Description:
Since the mid-twentieth century, and especially in recent years, the map has emerged as a unique area of concern and source of creative inspiration in art. Artists have created and referred to maps in a wide variety of contexts. In this course, we will make art that is map-like using a variety of media and conceptual approaches. Subjectivity, the map as cultural artifact, relative versus absolute location, map as surveillance tool and other topics will be raised. We will work with mixed-media, sound, photography, performance, text and other techniques. Recent developments such as Google Earth and GPS will also inform our experiments and discussion. While cartographic techniques will be briefly described and discussed, this is not intended as a scientific course. The maps we make will be creative and non-functional. Students will learn about this unique niche in Postmodern and Contemporary art.
Estimated cost: $30 for course materials.
290 Race, Gender and Ethics in Star Trek TNG
Yvonne Williams, Harrison 101, MTWRF 2:00-5:00
Course Description:
We will explore selected episodes of Star Trek along with the text, "The Ethics of Star Trek" to analyse and assess how these issues are trteated in the series and what relevance they have for these issues in contemporary society. The skills needed are the basic academic skills of critical intellectual thinking, in a relaxed setting.
Students would be evaluated on the basis of participation, a weekly quiz and a final paper.
Estimated cost: $25 for course materials.
292 Performing Family
Susan Wilson, Harrison 102, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
Contemporary novels about "family" abound. There are many reasons for this: a cultural absorption with our pasts, the changing nature of the "family" structure, plotting the psychological terrain of the family, etc. As students perform from these novels we will engage in a discussions of what notions of family and its "performance" have stayed the same and what has changed.
Cost estimate: $60 for course materials..
294 The Middle East on Film
Ghassan Nasr, Olin Auditorium (123), MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
Recent decades have witnessed an explosion in dramatic and documentary films from and about the Middle East. While such a body of artistic and cultural production can hardly be given justice in the time afforded to a Winter Term course, we will attempt nonetheless to view and appreciate a small but rich selection of films from Iraq, Lebanon, Palestine, Egypt, Iran, Turkey, Israel, and other countries of the Middle East. Some films are set in communities of immigrants from the mentioned countries living in Europe and the United States. As with any national or regional cinema, attention will be given to the historical, political, social, and propagandistic dimensions of the films, with a critical eye towards the broad mass media cultural generalizations and stereotypes that surround them. Against such a backdrop, we will try as much as we can to view our selection of films in light of the dramas, struggles, and universal themes that preoccupy people everywhere, while also appreciating each film's local flavor and unique aesthetic and artistic qualities.
We will thus view films in the tradition of Majid Majidi's Children of Heaven, Youssef Chahine’s Destiny, and Merzak Allouache's Salut Cousin!. A more comprehensive list of films will be made available. Up to half of the time of each class meeting will be devoted to "active" film viewing and the other half to discussion and/or in-class written assignments. Readings will be assigned prior to each film viewing to provide a basis for critical analysis. Evaluation will be based on attendance, intelligent class participation, and written assignments (both in and out of class).
Estimated Cost: $70 for books, films, and course material.
296 The Science of Cycling
Kent Menzel, MTWRF 9:00-12:00
Course Description:
Students in this course will examine the fundamental principles behind the sport of bicycling through both theoretical reading and practical experience. Through the month of January, students will spend a portion of each day reading and discussing texts, both general and primary, on the topics of bicycle training, physiology, mechanics, and nutrition. In addition to the classroom work, students will also train each day applying the principles they have learned. The course is a dynamic personal experiment in the design and application of training principles and is appropriate for athletes from all sports, either competitive or recreational. Students will be evaluated based on the quality of their written work for the various course assignments.
Estimated cost: $75 for course materials.
