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Spring 2010 course offerings

 

HON 2010 Dr. Monika Brown MW 2:30-3:45 20999

HON 1510 Dr. Siva Mandjiny MF 10:00-11:15 20943

HON 2750 Dr. Beverly King TR 11:00-12:15 21000

HON 4000 Dr. Jesse Peters TBA 22228

HON 4500 Dr. Jennifer Bonds-Raacke TR 9:30-10:45 21003

ENG 1060 Dr. Tegan Decker TR 9:30-10:45 20904

ENG 1060 Dr. Anita Guynn TR 9:30-10:45 20906

PHI 1000 Dr. Jeffery Geller TR 12:30-1: 45 20178

ECN 1000 Dr. Charles Harrington TR 11:00-12:15 22886

ART 2050 Dr. Tulla Lightfoot TR 2:00-3:15 21947

HST 1140 Dr. Charles Beem TR 3:30-4:45 22457

 

HON 1510 Contemporary Issues in Science and Technology

Dr. Siva Mandjiny MF 10:00-11:15

Biofuels has become a major interest in the US economy. This course will assess the present technologies available in US especially in North Carolina. As this course is focused on biofuels, emphasis will be given to the ethanol, butanol and biodiesel. This course will provide students with the fundamentals of process with an overview of the biodiesel, butanol and ethanol production process, from feedstock to fuel. The student will become familiar with batch and continuous process modes of operation, and will be introduced to the equipment and process control associated with industrial biodiesel, butanol and ethanol production. An emphasis will be placed on the physical processes and variables that affect the efficiency of operation and fuel quality.

HON 2010 Humanistic Tradition II: From Baroque to the Present

Dr. Monika Brown MW 2:30-3:45

“All religions, arts and sciences are branches of the same tree,” Albert Einstein observed. “All these aspirations are directed toward ennobling man's life, lifting it from the sphere of mere physical existence and leading the individual towards freedom.” The expansion of individual possibilities and human freedom–through discoveries, reforms, and revolutions within western societies, ideas, and arts-is the central theme of The Humanistic Tradition II. We study thinkers, artists, writers, composers, filmmakers, and imagined heroes–including Luther and Rembrandt, Newton and Beethoven, Napoleon and Frankenstein, Darwin and Ibsen, Monet and Picasso, Warhol and Coppola–who pushed aspiration, knowledge, and creative work beyond limitations and conventions. We also consider those who confront darker sides of western culture-slavery, imperialism, oppression of workers and women, aggression, and total war–including Voltaire, Wollstonecraft, Douglass, Marx, Freud, Kafka, and Dali.

Humanities and arts are “humankind’s cultural legacy-significant ideas and achievements handed down from generation to generation,” writes Gloria Fiero, author of The Humanistic Tradition II, our core textbook. Honors 2010 cultivates interdisciplinary knowledge of history, ideas, cultures, and creative works in the arts; skills and terms for critical interpretation and analysis of a variety of art forms; and appreciation-for human experiences and achievements, and for the creative works that give them shape and meaning. Assignments include study of the novel Frankenstein and its film adaptations, two short critical analysis essays (for a work of art and a short literary or philosophical text), a presentation about a work of visual art, and a cultural connections essay or project.

HON 4500 Honors Thesis/Project

Dr. Jennifer Bonds-Raacke TR 9:30-10:45

Preparation of a thesis or project in consultation with a faculty committee chosen by the student; presentation of the work in seminar. Independent study in the student’s major is encouraged.

HON 2750 The Individual in Society

Dr. Beverly King TR 11:00-12:15

Child psychology is the scientific study of changes in behavior and mental processes from conception to the end of adolescence.  The study of child psychology involves theories and research on the physical, cognitive, and social development of children.  In this course, we will be looking at child psychology from a cross-cultural perspective—studying similarities and differences in a variety of cultures and subcultures, and the influence of culture on the behavior and mental processes of children.  One primary focus of the course is uncovering which aspects of child development are universal and which are culture-specific. The course will be divided into four major sections:  Basics of investigating cross-cultural child development; Physical development; Socioemotional development; and Cognitive development. 

 

ENG 1060 Composition II: Honors

Dr. Anita Guynn TR 9:30-10:45

Students in Honors Composition II will observe, research and examine issues surrounding language variety in the U.S., including

* why do some dialects carry a stigma?
* where do accents come from?
* why do schools teach "standard English"? and who decides what is "standard"?

Students will be encouraged to come up with their own questions about our use of language. The course will focus on identifying a relevant and interesting topic within the course theme, carefully analyzing and researching the topic, and making an informed and persuasive argument about the topic.

Dr. Teagan Decker TR 9:30-10:45

Students in Honors Composition II will observe, research and examine issues surrounding language variety in the U.S., including

* why do some dialects carry a stigma?
* where do accents come from?
* why do schools teach "standard English"? and who decides what is "standard"?

Students will be encouraged to come up with their own questions about our use of language. The course will focus on identifying a relevant and interesting topic within the course theme, carefully analyzing and researching the topic, and making an informed and persuasive argument about the topic.

 

PHI 1000 Introduction to Philosophy: Honors

Dr. Jeffery Geller TR 12:30-1: 45

The Honors College course in philosophy for the Spring Semester will cover several philosophers representing a wide range of perspectives. The final syllabus has not yet been constructed, but will include Rene Descartes and Immanuel Kant, among many others. We will address issues in ontology--the theory of existence, epistemology--the theory of knowledge, ethics--the theory of the good and the right, and political philosophy. Readings will generally be short but demanding and students will be asked to do some internet research on their own each week to supplement the assigned reading.

ECN 1000 Economics of Social Issues: Honors

Dr. Charles Harrington TR 11:00-12:15

The goal of this course is to use economics as a window to observe social behavior and analyze pertinent social issues. A broad range of issues will be addressed to facilitate an understanding of the role of economics and its relationship to cultural development and social policies. Economic thinking applied to persistent economic problems and issues in a market economy. Emphasis on implications for government policy rather than on the underlying theory. Topics include the nature of an economic system, demand and supply, monopolies, pollution and public goods, ethics and law, unemployment, inflation, the Federal Reserve System and money. In addition, class time will be spent discussing relevant current issues which arise, whether economic, social, or political.

ART 2050 Art Appreciation: Honors

Dr. Tulla Lightfoot TR 2:00-3:15

Honors Art Appreciation is developed to help the student understand art and develop an appreciation for the relationship between art and people.  Students read about and learn to critique art.  They also are asked to do simple art projects to gain more insight into the considerations artists must take to create their work.  (Students are not graded on artistic ability, but on their willingness to complete the assignments.) This year we will be working with a professional artist to create a conceptual work that will go hand in hand with an exhibition in the A.D. Gallery.  Students are also encouraged to go on a field trip to view original art.

 

HST 1140 Dr. Charles Beem TR 3:30-4:45

The purpose of this course is to acquaint honors students with historical concepts and contexts of a global nature.  As cross-cultural pollination is a key feature in the contemporary creation of global cultural forms, this course will explore the beginnings of this process to the dawn of the modern era.

Updated: Monday, October 26, 2009

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