2007-2008 Courses
Freshmen Learning Communities Spring 2008
Learning communities courses are designed and taught by teams of faculty members from different disciplines. Courses are integrated across disciplines and relate to a common theme. The professors are selected for their dedication to under-graduate teaching and their talent in the classroom. Students learn, live, study and grow as part of a small community within a large metropolitan university setting.
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1. Human Disease and Society [LALC-HDS] 11 Credits
This community will look at disease and some of its implications for society, from health problems to ethical, philosophical and historical implications. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases that have ravaged mankind.
Courses
- ENG 112: Learning Community Writing (L)
- BIO 187: General Biology: Biology for Majors (SG)
- ASB 294: Medical Anthropology (C)
- LIA 294: Integrative Seminar
Librarian: Sheila Hoftstetter, Health Sciences Librarian
Faculty: Kenneth Mossman (lead), Michael Winkelman, Karen Dwyer
Faculty Disciplines: Public Health, Radiological Health, Cancer; Anthropology, English
General Studies Credits: L, SG, C
2. Medicine, Culture and Healing [LALC-MCH] 11 credits
This learning community examines health maladies and their implications from biological, cultural and cross-cultural perspectives. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases and illness that have ravaged humankind. The spring semester focuses on Chinese medicine (one of the two systems that has over 2000 years of applications) and provides background for understanding the concepts and diagnoses in that tradition. Some attention is also given to comparative reflections on how Chinese traditions differ from those in Ancient Greece and modern Western Biomedicine.
Courses
- ENG 112: Learning Community Writing (L)
- BIO 187: General Biology: Biology for Majors (SG)
- HST 201: Healing and Culture: Global Perspectives on Chinese Medicine (SB, H)
- LIA 294: Integrative Seminar
Librarian: Julie Tharp, Reference Librarian
Faculty: David Capco (lead), Hoyt Tillman, Bill Martin
Faculty Disciplines: Cellular and Molecular Biosciences, History, English
General Studies Credits: L, SG, H
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Spring 2008--Advanced Learning Community
The Social, Political, and Scientific Challenges of New Technologies: Nanotechnology [LALC-Nano] 9 credits
New technologies hold great promise, but it takes more than just scientists to realize the benefits. This Learning Community brings together scholars from chemistry, political science, and the social studies of technology to help students think through the interplay among technology, society, and policy. As a case study, the course will explore nanotechnology – the creation of devices that capitalize on the unique properties of materials manipulated at the molecular level. This Learning Community will give students an understanding of the scientific foundations of nanotechnology, tools for assessing its possible implications, and strategies for building the social and political structures that will direct its development and use.
This Learning Community will not be a typical university course. Because the faculty work together to make the material relevant and interrelated, the course will be more interesting than three individual courses. For instance, the course will include a science fiction writing workshop, frequent chemistry demonstrations (yes we will blow things up), and off-campus and on-campus field trips. You won’t just learn about politics, nanotechnology, and society, you’ll learn how they interact with one another through discussions and hands-on projects.
This community fulfills 6 credit hours of Science and Society requirement for B.S. students in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, or 6 credit hours of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and 3 credit hours of upper level natural science elective. Prerequisites: CHM 113 or 114
Courses
- CHM 394: Nanotechnology: Concepts and Applications
- POS 426: Elements of Public Policy
- ASB 394: Technology and Society
Librarian: Linda Shackle
Faculty: Jamey Wetmore (lead), Ira Bennett, David Guston
Faculty Disciplines: School of Human Evolution and Social Change, Chemistry, Political Science
General Studies Credits: L* (pending)
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Freshmen Learning Communities--Fall 2007
1. Creating a Sustainable Environment for the Future (LALC-SEN) 7 credits
This learning community explores the central role of sustainability of Earth's environment in our contemporary society. Earth's environment can be positively or negatively impacted by the actions of individuals, local agents such as businesses or community groups, nations, and international bodies. Topics will include: (a) a basic understanding of Earth's natural systems of the atmosphere, biosphere, geosphere, and hydrosphere; (b) how societies transform those natural processes to alter our environment; (c) the power of dialogue and understanding in working towards a sustainable future. Through the theme of what it means to be a part of a sustainable civilization, this learning community will study college writing, laboratory science about Earth's natural systems, and the cultural aspects of the environmental sustainability of human activities. This community continues in spring with a 1 credit seminar and a 3 credit class “Society and the Environment" (GPH 210 meeting SB and G).
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- GPH 111: Introduction to Physical Geography: Understanding Earth System Science (SQ)
- GCU 194: Sustainability Seminar: Cultural Geography**
Librarian: Katherine O'Clair, Life Sciences Librarian
Faculty: Ronald Dorn (Lead), Peter Goggin
Faculty Disciplines: Cultural Geography & Sustainability, Geography Sciences, English
General Studies Credit***:SQ
2. Human Disease and Society (LALC-HDS) 11 credits
This community will look at disease and some of its implications for society, from health problems to ethical, philosophical and historical implications. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases that have ravaged mankind. This community will fulfill one lower division Science and Society requirement. See http://clas.asu.edu/students/degreerequirements/scienceSociety.htm
Courses:
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- BIO 188: General Biology II (SQ)
- PHI 120: Introduction to Medical & Bioethics (HU)
- LIA 194: Integrative Seminar**
Librarian: Sheila Hofstetter, Health Sciences Librarian
Faculty: Kenneth Mossman (Lead), Karen Dwyer, Aaron Rizzieri
Faculty Disciplines: Medical Biology, English, Bioethics
General Studies Credits***:SQ, H
3. Individual Consciousness and Community (LALC-ICC ) 7 credits
Psychologists and effective leaders agree on two primary factors that facilitate the building of positive relationships with other people: 1)The awareness of one’s own strengths and weaknesses and the ability to relate them to others; 2) the empathy for the needs, emotions, and motivations of other people and the ability to communicate about them. The goal of this learning community is to provide an opportunity to answer the question “Who am I?” Students will seek to understand how their personalities affect their relationships with other people, while developing a unified psychological vocabulary, which will allow them to communicate about this phenomenon more effectively, precisely and academically. The course will provide a general introduction to the branches of psychology and to methods used by psychologists, along with strategies about how to apply this knowledge to everyday life. Students will learn how to present themselves effectively in the writing of personal narratives where they will explore the richness of the English language.
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- PGS 101: Introduction to Psychology (SB)
- LIA 194: Integrative Seminar**
Librarian: JoAnn Mulvihill, Social Sciences Librarian
Faculty: Tim Hohmann (Lead), Marek Wosinski
Faculty Disciplines: English, Psychology
General Studies Credits***:SB
4. Medicine, Culture and Healing (LALC-MCH) 11 credits
This learning community examines health maladies and their implications from biological, cultural and cross-cultural perspectives. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases and illness that have ravaged humankind. The first semester medical anthropology class sets a context for the learning community by showing the importance of differences among disease, illness and sickness. Health and disease are examined from the perspective of the ecological, social, political and cultural factors that affect well-being. Cultural models are presented as frameworks for assessment of the factors involved in the social causations of illness, and used to guide development of cultural sensitivity in provider responses to specific health problems and ethnic populations. The second semester focuses on Chinese medicine and provides background for understanding the concepts and diagnoses in that tradition. Some attention is also given to comparative reflections on how Chinese traditions differ from those in Ancient Greece and modern Western Biomedicine. Students in this LC will also gain valuable information research skills that will provide them with a competitive advantage throughout their college careers by learning how to effectively search for, retrieve, cite and evaluate relevant resources This community may fulfill one lower division Science and Society requirement. See http://clas.asu.edu/students/degreerequirements/scienceSociety.htm
Courses:
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- BIO 188: General Biology II (SG)
- ASB 294: Medical Anthropology (C)
- LIA 194: Integrative Seminar**
Librarian: Julie Tharp, Instruction Librarian
Faculty: David Capco (Lead), Michael Winkelman, William Martin
Faculty Disciplines: Biology, Anthropology, English
General Studies Credits***:SG, C
5. Sex, Society and the Media (LALC-SSM) 7 credits
This Learning Community will examine women's and men's relationships to topics such as sexuality, body image, popular culture, violence, health, work and family. The goal is to critically evaluate and understand the ways in which gender shapes our experience in society as well as the way it interacts with other categories such as race, class, sexual orientation and age. We will be looking at different forms of media--films, advertisements, and internet sites--to examine how these technologies represent sexuality, gender, and body image. The ENG 111 component will link the lecture and reading material from the WST 100 course. Students will learn how to use visual, audio, and research elements to enhance their writing. The integrative seminar, LIA 194 will be an opportunity for us to make connections between both courses through discussion and creative activities. This Learning Community serves as the pre-requisite for other Women and Gender Studies courses, and counts toward the First-Year Composition requirement.
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- WST 100: Women and Society (SB, C)
- LIA 194: Integrative Seminar**
- Librarian: Dan Stanton, Arizona Local Documents Librarian
- Faculty: Heather Hoyt (Lead), Georganne Scheiner Gillis
- Faculty Disciplines: English, Women and Gender Studies
- General Studies Credits***:SB, C
6. Southeast Asia: Global Crossroads (LALC-SEA) 10 credits
This Learning Community will introduce students to one of the world’s most complex global communities. Southeast Asia is a region that hosts major Buddhist, Hindu and Christian societies as well as the world’s largest Muslim nation. This Learning Community invites students to take integrated courses in the fields of Southeast Asian Religions (REL 294), and an Introduction to Southeast Asia (HST/ASB/POS/REL 240). Themes of history, geography, anthropology, and politics will be integrated into deeper explorations of religion, literature, and society. An important focus will be the engagement of Southeast Asians with the global community as members of world religions, participants in the global economy and global diasporas, actors in regional and world politics, as well as contributors to the global exchange of art and ideas.
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- HST 240: Introduction to Southeast Asia (HU, SB, G, H)
- REL 294: Religions of Southeast Asia (HU, L, G)
- LIA 194: Integrative Seminar**
Librarian: Christopher A. Miller, Hayden Library, Southeast Asian Studies Librarian
Faculty: Juliane Schober (Lead), Peter Suwarno, James Rush, Juliana Fify
Faculty Disciplines: Religious Studies, Foreign Languages, History, English
General Studies Credits***:HU, L (2), SB, G, H
7. War, Culture, and Memory (LALC-WCM) 9 credits
The events leading up to the Vietnam War, the various aspects of the war itself, and its consequences are best understood from a holistic perspective that crosses traditional disciplinary boundaries. In this freshman Learning Community, we will draw upon a broad array of material ranging from international relations theories and theories of foreign policy, to the ethical and religious dimensions of the war and its aftermath, to ways in which the war is reflected in literature and popular culture.
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- HST 204: Historical Themes in the United States (SB, H)
- POS 160: Global Politics (SB, G)
Librarian: Dennis Brunning, Humanities Librarian
Faculty: Roxanne Doty (Lead), Kyle Longley, Keith Miller
Faculty Disciplines: Political Science, History, English
General Studies Credits***:SB (2), H, G
8. We the People: How Americans Shape their World (LALC-WTP) 7 credits
American political life is constantly being reshaped by the people contributing to it. This freshman Learning Community challenges the notion that American political life is created only by headline-makers. Ordinary men and women make history as well. In this class, students will hear some of their voices. Students will engage a variety of text (e.g., newspapers, novels, poetry, movies, music, speeches, visual arts) from the Founding Fathers through the Bush presidency and will be encouraged to find an outlet to express their own political voice.
Courses
- ENG 194: Learning Community Writing
- POS 110: Government and Politics (SB)
- LIA 194:Integrative Seminar**
Librarian: Ed Oetting, History/Political Science Librarian and Bibliographer
Faculty: Sarah Fedirka (Lead), Rick Herrera
Faculty Disciplines:English, Political Science
General Studies Credits***: SB, L
NOTES:
*Fulfills one or more Science and Society credit requirements. For complete details visit: http://clas.asu.edu/students/degreerequirements/scienceandsociety.htm
**Integrative Seminar is a 1-credit course
***General Studies: To receive "L" credit students must have completed ENG 101/102 or ENG 105.
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Freshman Learning Communities--Spring 2007
Learning communities courses are designed and taught by teams of faculty members from different disciplines. Courses are integrated across disciplines and relate to a common theme. The professors are selected for their dedication to undergraduate teaching and their talent in the classroom. Students learn, live, study and grow as part of a small community within a large metropolitan university setting.
1. Human Disease and Society ( HDS) 11 credits
This community will look at disease and some of its implications for society, from health problems to ethical, philosophical and historical implications. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases that have ravaged mankind.
Courses:
- ENG 294: Learning Community Writing (L)
- BIO 187: General Biology: Biology for Majors (SG)
- ASB 294: Medical Anthropology (C)
- LIA 294: Integrative Seminar
Librarian: Sheila Hoftstetter, Health Sciences Librarian
Faculty: Kenneth Mossman (lead), Michael Winkelman, Karen Dwyer
Faculty Disciplines: Public Health, Radiological Health, Cancer; Anthropology, English
General Studies Credits: L , SG, C
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2. Medicine, Culture, and Healing (MCH)
11 credits
This learning community examines health maladies and their implications from biological, cultural and cross-cultural perspectives. Students get a foundation in biology and biomedical studies and are introduced to the important issues that are posed by the diseases and illness that have ravaged humankind. The Spring semester focuses on Chinese medicine (one of the two systems that has over 2000 years of applications) and provides background for understanding the concepts and diagnoses in that tradition. Some attention is also given to comparative reflections on how Chinese traditions differ from those in Ancient Greece and modern Western Biomedicine.
Courses:
- ENG 294: Learning Community Writing (L)
- BIO 187: General Biology: Biology for Majors (SG)
- HST 201: Healing and Culture: Global Perspectives on Chinese Medicine (SB, H)
- LIA 294: Integrative Seminar
Librarian: Julie Tharp, Instruction Librarian
Faculty: David Capco (lead), Hoyt Tillman, Bill Martin
Faculty Disciplines: Cellular and Molecular Biosciences, History, English
General Studies Credits: L, SG, H
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3. Contemporary Global Trends (CGT)
7 credits
Contemporary Global Trends is a School of Global Studies course for majors and those possibly interested in a major or minor in Global Studies. This learning community will study global dynamics by exploring the changing definitions and interconnections of the individual person, authority, and nature, focusing primarily on four major contemporary issues including globalization (economic and cultural), the environment, terrorism, and immigration. The focus will be on comparative analysis on a global scale of the major challenges facing the international community as well as the individual nations. In the process, students will develop an empirical and theoretical foundation in global patterns of interconnectedness and change and in the conflicts driving global policy debates.
Courses:
- ENG 294: Learning Community Writing (L)
- SGS 103: Contemporary Global Trends
- LIA 294: Integrated Seminar
Librarian: Christopher Miller (primary), Southeast Asian Studies Bibliographer
Librarian: Debbie Abston (secondary), Reference Librarian/Biobliographer
Faculty: R. Kyle Longley (lead) and Tim Hohmann
Faculty Disciplines: History, English
General Studies Credits: L
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4. Promise & Challenges of New Technology: Nanotechnology (NANO)
9 credits
This sophomore Learning Community provides students with the analytic and conceptual tools for thinking about the interplay among technology, society, and policy. We will look specifically at nanotechnology, the understanding and control of matter at dimensions of roughly 1 to 100 nanometers. Unique properties of materials at this scale hold the promise of considerable societal benefits but also potential risks. We will explore these emerging issues, which have attracted great attention in policy circles and among the general public. This Learning Community will help students acquire foundational knowledge of nanotechnologies, assess the social consequences and implications of these technologies, and weigh and balance the competing benefits and costs. This community may fulfill Science and Society requirement. See http://clas.asu.edu/students/degreerequirements/scienceandsociety.htm.
Courses:
- CHM 194: Nanoscience: Concepts and Applications
- POS 426: Elements of Public Policy
- ASB/SOC 334: Technology and Society
Librarian: Linda Shackle, Science and Engineering Librarian
Faculty: David Conz (lead), David Guston, Neal Woodbury
Faculty Disciplines: Anthropology, Political Science, Chemistry
General Studies Credits: