Summer 2008 Preliminary Roster
NEW! May Term! May 12-30
8 Week Session: June 2 - July 28
5 Week Session: June 2 - July 3
6 Week Session: June 16 - July 28
4 Week Session: July 7 - August 1
The official roster has been posted on the Searchable Schedule of Classes. Registration for all summer classes will begin on March 31, 2008 for CWRU students. Visiting students will be able to register beginning April 8. All students will register using the new Student Information System (SIS). Closing dates for registration will vary by session. Students will need to check the registrar's website for this information. It will be posted here as it becomes available.
Information regarding instructors and time/day scheduling will be posted as it becomes available. For questions regarding course equivalencies, contact either the appropriate department or the Office of Undergraduate Studies at (216) 368-2928.
Please see the Case General Bulletin for official course descriptions.
Drop-Add
The drop-add period ends at the end of the business day (4:30 p.m.) on the third day of each session.
End of drop/add for classes beginning May 12: May 14
End of drop/add for classes beginning June 2: June 4
End of drop/add for classes beginning June 16: June 18
End of drop/add for classes beginning July 7: July 9
Course Cancellation Policy
Classes offered by the College of Arts and Sciences have a 4 student enrollment minimum. Engineering and Management classes have a 6 student enrollment minimum. If the class you are registered for has fewer enrolled than its minimum, please attend class the first day to find out its status. Students may register through the third day of the session and thus, online numbers do not necessarily represent actual enrollment.
This is a preliminary 2008 roster.
5 week
ANTH 319 — 3 credits
Introduction to Statistical Analysis in the Social Sciences
June 2 - July 3
TWR 9:00-11:20 a.m.
Larry Greksa
Statistical description (central tendency, variation, correlation, etc.) and statistical evaluation (two sample comparisons, regression, analysis of variance, non-parametric statistics). Developing an understanding of statistical inference, particularly on proper usage of statistical methods. Examples from the social sciences. Cannot be used to meet the A&S Humanities and Social Sciences requirement. Not available for credit to students who have completed STAT 201 or PSCL 282.
*note dates for ANTH 324
ANTH 324 — 3-4 credits
Field Methods in Archaeology
June 9 - July 3
MTWRF 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
Brian G. Redmond
Join us for a comprehensive introduction to archaeological field work. Students will be introduced to the methods of archaeological survey, techniques of hand excavation, artifact identification, and the preparation of field notes and documentation. Field experience supplemented by formal and informal lectures and discussions about archaeological methods and regional prehistory. PERMIT ONLY
The Field School is held as four weekly sessions of instruction at the Danbury archaeological site in Ottawa County, Ohio. Danbury is a Native American settlement along the shores of Sandusky Bay that was occupied for 3,000 years prior to European contact. Students not commuting daily to the site (approximately 80 miles from Cleveland) are responsible for room and board costs and transportation to and from the site. For additional information, contact Dr. Redmond. (216) 231-4600, ext. 3301; email bredmond@cmnh.org
8 week
ANTH 379/479 — 3 credits
Native American Literature
June 2 - July 28
MTR 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Sharon Dean
This course is designed for undergraduate students or graduate students who are interested in exploring Native American literature. Genres will include mythology, poetry, short stories, and novels. The themes of the writers covered in the class will be used as the framework for understanding important issues in Native American cultures today. Some of the topics include identity, reservation life, urban relocation, women's issues, poverty, and violence. The requirements for this course include book reviews, a midterm and a final paper.
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6 week
ARTH 102 — 3 credits
Art History II: Michelangelo to Mapplethorpe
June 16 - July 28
MW 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Indra Lacis
Art History 102 examines 500 years of painting, sculpture, and architecture from Europe, America, Africa, and Asia. Special emphasis on how changing social, religious, and aesthetic attitudes affected the purpose and role of art across five centuries. This course serves as an introduction to visual analysis and provides an overview of diverse artistic styles from the Renaissance to the present day.
ARTH 284 — 3 credits
History of Photography
June 16 - July 28
TR 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Brittany Hudak
A survey of the history of photography from its inception in 1839 to the present. Emphasis is on the complex relationship between technological innovations and picture-making; the artistic, documentary, and personal uses of photography; and the relationship of photography to other art forms.
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5 week
ARTS 399 — 1-3 credits
Independent Study in Art Studio
June 9 - June 20; June 28
MTWRF 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Tim Shuckerow
Class meets at Squire Valleevue Farm, lower farm
Permit required from instructor, Tim Shuckerow, txs10@case.edu
ARTS 497 — 3 credits
Summer Workshop in Art Education (Ceramics)
June 9 - June 20; June 28
MTWRF 10:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
Tim Shuckerow
The properties of clay, traditional hand-building forming techniques,
and Japanese raku firing processes will be explored. Projects
undertaken will be ceramic vessels, sculptures, multicultural masks
and musical instruments. Individual creative expression and cooperative peer interaction is necessary.Class meets at Squire Valleevue Farm, lower farm
Permit required from instructor, Tim Shuckerow, txs10@case.edu
8 week
ARTS 220 — 3 credits
Photography Studio I
June 2 - July 28
TR 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Alexander Aitken
Art Studio Facility, Corner of Murray Hill and Adelbert Roads
Classes held at the Art Studio Facility on the corner of Adelbert and Murray Hill Roads. Camera, film, and darkroom techniques. Development of basic perceptual and photographic skills. Darkroom and photographic field and lab work. 35mm camera required.
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8 week
ASTR 202 — 3 credits
Stars, Galaxies & the Universe
June 2 - July 28
TWR 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Jeff Kriessler
Stellar structure, energy sources, and evolution, including red giants, white dwarfs, supernovae, pulsars, and black holes. Stellar populations in the Milky Way and external galaxies. The universe and its evolution. Not available for credit to astronomy majors.
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BETH 315/415 — 3 credits
Health and Health Care in Comparative Perspective: Costa Rica and the United States
July 5 - 13, 2008
Nicholas King, Marco Vinicio Hernández
This course gives students the unique opportunity to observe patients and practitioners encounter in a radically different health care system. Costa Rica has one of the most comprehensive and successful health care systems in the Western hemisphere, featuring the innovative use of mid-level health care workers organized in basic comprehensive health care teams. This has resulted in a longer life expectancy than the United States, despite a per capita GDP of only $10,000 per person.
Students will gain first-hand experience of Costa Rican health care through field experiences at a national hospital in the capital city, San Jose; a peripheral treatment clinic in a smaller town; and observation of the work of an integrated basic health care team in a native reserve. Following each visit, students will discuss the practical and ethical dilemmas that practitioners face in the context of the Costa Rican health care system. Specific topics include: health inequalities within and between nations; the ethics of transplantation, medical research, and end-of-life care; and health care in rural environments and with indigenous populations.
This course is open to undergraduate, graduate, and post-graduate students from any discipline.
Course info and link: http://www.case.edu/med/bioethics/summer2008-costarica.htm
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5 week
BIOL 215 — 4 credits
Cells and Proteins
June 2 - July 3
MTWR 9:00-10:45 a.m.
LAB W 12:00-3:00 p.m.
Valerie Haywood
Second in a series of three courses required of the Biology major. Topics include: biological molecules (focus on proteins, carbohydrates, and lipids); cell structure (focus on plasma membrane, endomembrane system and organelles of energy metabolism); protein synthesis, targeting and trafficking; protein structure-function, including binding of antibodies to antigens, enzymes to substrates, and oxygen to hemoglobin. Transduction of neural and hormonal signals; cellular controls involved in development, cell cycle, and cancer; cellular energetics, respiration and photosynthesis. Laboratory and discussion sessions offered in alternate weeks. Prereq: CHEM 105 and CHEM 106; BIOL 214 or consent.
BIOL 302 — 3 credit
Human Learning and the Brain
June 2 - July 3
MWF 2:30-5:00 p.m.
James Zull
This course focuses on the question, "How does the human brain learn?" Through assigned readings, extensive class discussions, and a major paper, each student will explore personal perspectives on learning. Specific topics include, but are not limited to: the brain's cycle of learning; neocortex structure and function; emotion and limbic brain; synapse dynamics and changes in learning; images in cognition; symbolic brain (language, mathematics, music); memory formation; and creative thought and brain mechanisms. The major paper will be added to each student's SAGES writing portfolio. In addition, near the end of the semester, each student will make an oral presentation on a chosen topic. Approved SAGES departmental seminar. Prereq: BIOL 114 or BIOL 214 or PSCL 101.
BIOL 362/462 — 3 credits
Developmental Biology
June 2 - July 3
MWF 9:00-11:30 a.m.
Stephen Haynesworth
The descriptive and experimental aspects of animal development. Gametogenesis, fertilization, cleavage, morphogenesis, induction, differentiation, organogenesis, growth, and regeneration.
Prereq: BIOL 216 or BIOL 220.
20 student limit.
8 week
BIOL 214 — 4 credits
Genes and Evolution
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 9:00-10:15 a.m. (Lecture);
Lab TR 12:00-3:00 p.m.
James Bader
First in a series of three courses required of the Biology major. Topics include: biological molecules (with a focus on DNA and RNA); basics of cell structure (with a focus on the nucleus and chromosome); cell cycle, mitosis and meiosis; molecular genetics, viruses and gene technology; classical and microbial genetics; population genetics and evolution, diversity resulting from evolution. Laboratory.
Prereq: CHEM 105.
Class limited to 24 students.
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6 week
EBME 202 — 3 credits
Physiological Systems in the Real World
June 16 - July 30
MTW 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Ronald Cechner
Professor Cechner will present a semi-quantitative review of the human body with emphasis on how complex systems can be represented and reduced to simple models for asking and answering clinically significant “what if” questions. How does a bacterium interfere with your temperature control system? What systems are involved in preventing an anxious mother from nursing her new baby? How can systems analysis show that kidney damage can lead to changes in blood hemoglobin? Examples will be taken from many years of experience in pathology, forensic medicine and toxicology, and from sub disciplines in anesthesiology. Basic anatomy, biochemistry, and neurophysiology will be reviewed to create the foundation for exercises involving analysis and synthesis focused on the cardiovascular, respiratory, renal and other selected systems. You will have an opportunity to extract the salient features of several complex body systems, combine them graphically, or mathematically, and create a model that, hopefully, will recreate real-world behavior and then try to predict the results of a disease and, perhaps, what might be done to “cure” the disease. Demonstrations of high fidelity medical simulators used in anesthesiology will be scheduled from time to time if class size and clinical scheduling permits.
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* Note dates of sequential sessions
CHEM 105 — 3 credits
Principles of Chemistry I
June 2 - July 3
MTWR 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Instructor: Jim Burgess
Atomic structure; thermochemistry; periodicity, bonding and molecular structure; intermolecular forces; properties of solids; liquids, gases and solutions.
Prereq: One year of high school chemistry.
CHEM 106 — 3 credits
Principles of Chemistry II
July 7 - August 1
MTWR 10:30 a.m.-12:40 p.m.
Instructor: Clemens Burda
Thermodynamics, chemical equilibrium; acid/base chemistry; oxidation and reduction; kinetics; spectroscopy; introduction to nuclear, organic, and polymers.
Prereq: CHEM 105 or its equivalent.
CHEM 113 — 2 credits
Principles of Chemistry Lab
July 7 - August 1
MTWR 1:00-2:30 p.m.
MTWR 2:30-5:30 p.m.
Instructor : Mike Kenney
A one semester laboratory based on quantitative chemical measurements. Experiments include analysis, synthesis and characterization, thermochemistry, and chemical kinetics. Computer analysis of data is a key part of all experiments.
Coreq: CHEM 105, CHEM 106, CHEM 111, or ENGR 145.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THE TIMES FOR THE ORGANIC CHEMISTRY LECTURES AND LABORATORIES HAVE REVERSED FOR SUMMER 2008. THE LECTURE COURSES (223/224) WILL MEET IN THE MORNINGS AND LABS (233/234) WILL MEET IN THE AFTERNOONS.
CHEM 223 — 3 credits
Introductory Organic Chemistry I
June 2 - July 3
MTWRF 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Instructor: Rekha Srinivasan
Introductory course for engineering students and science majors. Develops themes of structure and bonding along with elementary reaction mechanism. Includes extensive treatment of hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols and ethers.
Prereq: CHEM 106 or CHEM 111.
CHEM 224 — 3 credits
Introductory Organic Chemistry II
July 7 - August 1
MTWRF 10:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
Instructor: Rekha Srinivasan
Continues and extends themes of structure and bonding from CHEM 223 and introduces spectroscopy and more complex reaction mechanisms. Includes extensive treatment of aromatic rings, carbonyl compounds, amines and selected special topics.
Prereq: CHEM 223 or CHEM 323.
CHEM 233 — 2 credits
Introductory Organic Laboratory I
June 2 - July 3
MTWR 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Regan Silvestri
An introductory organic laboratory course emphasizing microscale operations. Synthesis and purification of organic compounds, isolation of natural products, and systematic identification of organic compounds by physical and chemical methods.
Prereq: CHEM 113 and CHEM 106 or equivalent.
Coreq: CHEM 223 or CHEM 323.
CHEM 234 — 2 credits
Introductory Organic Laboratory II
July 7 - August 1
MTWR 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Instructor:
Regan Silvestri
A continuation of CHEM 233, involving multi-step organic synthesis, peptide synthesis, product purification and analysis using sophisticated analytical techniques such as chromatography and magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Prereq: CHEM 233.
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8 week
ECIV 310 — 3 credits
Strength of Materials
June 2 - July 28
MTWRF 11:30 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
Instructor: Robert Mullen
Stresses and deformations of structural, machine and biological elements; transformation of stress and strain tensors. Mechanical properties of materials. Analysis of indeterminate structures. Inelasticity, failure theories, fatigue. Introduction to the mechanics of solid deformable bodies. Energy methods, virtual work and column stability.
Prereq: ENGR 200.
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COGNITIVE SCIENCE
5 week
COGS 313 — 3 credits
Special Topics in Cognitive Linguistics: Stemmatics, Introduction to General and Comparative Grammar in a Cognitive Perspective
June 2 - July 3
MWF 3:30-6:00 p.m.
Per Aage Brandt
This course introduces the cognitive principles of stemmatic analysis of syntactic structure in an interlingual and comparative mode. Parsing of sentence structure is a prerequisite for understanding sentence constructions; the stemmatic model of basic syntactic structure developed in the semio-linguistic tradition inspired by original masters such as Otto Jespersen, Lucien Tesnière, and A.-J. Greimas, and elaborated by P. Aa. Brandt as a systematic method of analysis, a computational formalization, and a theory of meaning in language, is also a tool for achieving a general notion of grammatical and semantic structure, a support for foreign language learning, and a cognitive format for comparative studies of languages.
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COMMUNICATION SCIENCES
5 week
COSI 260 — 3 credits
Multicultural Aspects of Human Communication
June 2 - July 3
MTWR 4:00-5:50 p.m.
Tonia Kates-Stewart
Introduces intercultural/interracial communication by discussing specific communication principles and by putting theory into practice by exploring differences in perception, and verbal and nonverbal communication messages. Course emphasizes relationship between communication, race, culture; nature of race and culture; and how they influence the communication process. Various theories and approaches to study of intercultural/interracial communication will be discussed, along with significant concepts, processes and considerations. Practical outcomes of intercultural/interracial encounters also will be discussed.
6 week
COSI 280 — 3 credits
Organization Communication
June 16 - July 28
MTWR 10:00-11:30 a.m.
Kyra Rothenberg
This course includes a review of the development of organizational communication theories and how application of theories enhances our understanding of various types of organizations. COSI 280 addresses the communication challenges faced by contemporary organizational leaders and members. Knowledge of the theories and development of analytical skills should improve students' chances for successful interactions in diverse organizational situations and cultures.
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8 week
EECS 246 — 4 credits
Signals and Systems
June 2 - July 28
MWF 1:45-3:45 p.m.
There will be a separate 1 hour lab session at a time TBD
Instructor: Vira Chankong
The sinusoidal steady state and phasor analysis. Bode plots and their relationship to the frequency domain representation of signals. Gain-bandwidth product, slew-rate and other limitations of real devices. Filter design. Frequency domain considerations including Fourier series and Fourier transforms. Sampling theorem. The Discrete Fourier Transform. The z-transform and digital signal processing. Accompanying laboratory exercises which reinforce classroom lectures.
Prereqs: ENGR 210 and MATH 224.
EECS 281 — 4 credits
Logic Design and Computer Organization
June 2 - July 28
TR 9:00-11:10 a.m.; Lab Session TBA
Instructor: Daniel Oldham
Fundamentals of digital systems in terms of both computer organization and logic level design. Organization of digitalcomputers; information representation; boolean algebra; analysis and synthesis of combinational and sequential circuits; datapaths and register transfers; instruction sets and assembly language; input/output and communication; memory.
Prereq: ENGR 131.
EECS 301 — 2 credits
Digital Logic Laboratory
M 2:30-3:50 p.m.
Instructor: Frank Merat
This course is an introductory experimental laboratory for digital networks. The course introduces students to the process of design, analysis, synthesis and implementation of digital networks. The course covers the design of combinational circuits, sequential networks, registers, counters, synchronous/asynchronous Finite State Machine, register based design, and arithmetic computational block.
Prereq: EECS 281.
EECS 398/399 — 4 credits
Engineering Projects I & II
Dates/Times: The first scheduled class is Monday, 6/2, 11:00-12:00 p.m. in Glennan 518. Future meetings will be arranged to accommodate student schedules.
Instructor: Frank Merat
The emphasis on this course is upon engineering practice especially as found in industry. There is a major design experience which is taught from the industrial viewpoint of project management and design to specification. Considerable time is spent with the students to define a suitable project with an appropriate subject including specifications, technical depth, and achievable objectives. This course is the capstone of the senior year experience with an expected course time of 16-20 hours per week. The course covers the design process, the dynamics of teamwork including working under stress, project management as practiced in industry, professional ethics, and professional communications as expected of any practicing engineer. The project is open-ended but the final design is expected to represent a design to the project specifications. Additional time is spent on topics which professional engineers may encounter such as entrepreneurship and small business practices, intellectual property, and technical library research.
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8 week
ENGR 131 — 3 credits
Elementary Computer Programming
June 2 - July 28
MR 10:30-11:50 a.m.
Instructor: Xiaowei Sun
Students will develop an understanding of, and an appreciation for, the use of algorithms to solve problems, as well as the ability to translate them into good computer programs. The problems dealt with in this course will be chosen to illustrate the fundamentals of computer programming. Java is the programming language used in this course, and students create and debug Java programs as an important part of learning the fundamentals of computer programming.
ENGR 145 — 4 credits
Chemistry of Materials
June 2 - July 28
MTW 4:00-5:50 p.m.;
R 5:00-5:50 p.m. NOTE TIME CHANGE
Instructor: Mark De Guire
Application of fundamental chemistry principles to materials. Emphasis on bonding and how this relates to the structure and properties in metals, ceramics, polymers, and electronic materials. Application of chemistry principles to develop an understanding of how to synthesize materials. Prereq: CHEM 111 or equivalent.
ENGR 200 — 3 credits
Statics and Strength of Materials
June 2 - July 28
MTWRF 10:30-11:20 a.m.
Instructor: Roger Quinn
An introduction to the analysis, behavior and design of mechanical/structural systems. Course topics include: concepts of equilibrium; geometric properties and distributed forces; stress, strain, and mechanical properties of materials; and, linear elastic behavior of elements.
Prereq: PHYS 121.
ENGR 210 — 4 credits
Introduction to Circuits and Instrumentation
June 2 - July 28
MWF 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Chris Zorman
Modeling and circuit analysis of analog and digital circuits. Fundamental concepts in circuit analysis; voltage and current sources, Kirchhoff's Laws, Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits, inductors capacitors, and transformers. Modeling sensors and amplifiers and measuring DC device characteristics. Characterization and measurement of time dependent waveforms. Transient behavior of circuits. Frequency dependent behavior of devices and amplifiers, frequency measurements. AC power and power measurements. Noise in real electronic systems. Electronic devices as switches. Digital logic circuits. Introduction to computer interfaces. Analog/digital systems for measurement and control.
Prereq: MATH 122. Coreq: PHYS 122.
ENGR 225 — 4 credits
Thermodynamics, Fluid Dynamics, Heat and Mass Transfer
June 2 - July 28
TWR 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Instructor: Yasuhiro Kamotani
Elementary thermodynamic concepts; first and second law, equilibrium. Basic fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and mass transfer: microscopic and macroscopic perspectives.
Prerequisite: CHEM 111 and ENGR 145 and PHYS 121. Corequisite: MATH 223.
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8 week
ENGL 148 — 3 credits
Introduction to Composition
June 2 - July 28
MTW 2:30-4:00 p.m.
Daniel P. Anderson
Practice and training in various modes of writing. Includes regular individual conferences as well as classes. Texts and readings vary from section to section. May be repeated in special circumstances, but a maximum of three semester hours will count toward a Bachelor's degree. Students placing into ENGL 148 must complete the course with a grade of C or higher in order to enroll in ENGL 150.
ENGL 150 — 3 credits
Expository Writing
June 2 - July 28
MTW 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Ken McGraw
Practice and training in expository writing. Although a common quantity of writing is assigned, methods and texts may vary from section to section. A grade of C or better in ENGL 150 fulfills the university composition requirement for students not enrolled in SAGES.
ENGL 180 — 1-2 credits
Writing Tutorial
June 2 - July 28
Time by arrangement
Greg Summers
ENGL 203 — 3 credits
Introduction to Creative Writing
June 2 - July 28
MTW 1:00-2:30 p.m.
Jamie McDaniel
A course exploring basic issues and techniques of writing narrative prose and verse through exercises, analysis, and experiment. For students who wish to try their abilities across a spectrum of genres.
Prereq: ENGL 150 or USFS/FSCC 100.
6 week
ENGL 255 — 3 credits
Major British Writers
June 16 - July 28
TWR 2:30-4:30 p.m.
Instructor: Judith Oster
Introduction to literary studies and survey of selected English authors from the Medieval period to the present.
Prereq: ENGL 150 or USFS/FSCC 100.
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3 week
GEOL 100 — 3 credits
Field Introduction to Geology
May 12 - May 30
Days/Times: TBA
Peter McCall
This course is designed for those that want to get out of the classroom and DO geology. In a series of multi-day field trips we will see firsthand how geologists interpret the landscape, read stories in rock, and reconstruct 400 million years of climatic and tectonic history exposed in our region. We will visit world class fossil collecting sites in Indiana and Ohio, see the effects of glaciers in the Niagara and Finger Lakes regions of New York, and examine the geology and hydrology of hazardous waste sites, salt mines, landslide areas near Syracuse. We will see the legacy of coal mining, explore a cave, and do a day of whitewater rafting in Pennsylvania. And we will visit the Appalachian Mountain region of West Virginia and Maryland to make and interpret geologic maps and see how mountains are made. No prior experience is assumed. The only course pre-requisites are an open mind, tolerance for travel, and a pair of worn-in boots. Course fee $300. Limited to 10 students. Contact peter.mccall@case.edu; 368-3676 for more information.
6 week
GEOL 110— 3 credits
Physical Geology
June 16 - July 28
MTWR 4:30-6:00 p.m.
Joe Hannibal
Introduction to geologic processes and materials that shape the world we live in. Hydrologic cycle and evolution of landscapes. Earthquakes, volcanoes, plate tectonics, and geologic resources. Students desiring laboratory experience should enroll in GEOL 119 concurrently.
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4 week (Session 1)
HSTY 203 — 3 credits
Natural Philosophy I
June 2 - June 27 (note end date)
MTW 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Historical and philosophical interpretation of some epochal events in development of science. Copernican revolution, Newtonian mechanics, Einstein's relativity physics, quantum mechanics, and evolutionary theory; patterns of scientific growth; structure of scientific "revolutions," science and "pseudo-science." First half of a year-long sequence. Second half begins July 7, 2008. X-list with PHIL 203. Note: HSTY 203/204 can be taken independent of one another and in either order.
5 week
HSTY 243 — 3 credits
Age of Prozac
June 2 - July 3
TWR 10:00 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
Jonathan Sadowsky
Although often experienced as an intensely individual, private, and painfully isolated affliction, depression has profound social and cultural dimensions. This course will neglect neither biological (neurochemical or genetic) perspectives, nor personal or psychological aspects, but will emphasize perspectives derived from history, anthropology, and sociology. While there may be tangential attention to bi-polar disorder ("manic depression"), the emphasis will be on unipolar depression. The course will conclude with an in-depth exploration of the rise of pharmaceutical treatments.
8 week
HSTY 113 — 3 credits
Introduction to Modern World History
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 9:00-10:10 a.m.
Eric Kendall
The history of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in global context. Emphasis on the forces that have created or shaped the modern world: industrialization and technological change; political ideas and movements such as nationalism; European imperialism and decolonization; and the interplay of cultural values.
HSTY 259 — 3 credits
Rebuilding the Campus Landscape — A Research Experience
June 2 - July 28
Days/Times: TBA
John Grabowski
This is an eight-week summer course in which students will pursue supervised individual research projects that will “reconstruct” the CWRU campus area for different periods in its history dating back to the 1880s. Students will conduct the bulk of their work in the archives-library of the Western Historical Society. Sources to be utilized include census records, photographs, maps, and appropriate descriptive narratives. The data derived from this research will be used to construct databases, dvds, and other summary media that will provide “snapshots” of the CWRU landscape and community over time.
Readings will provide students with interpretive background of the CWRU campus region and also introduce various concepts in landscape and cultural history. Interaction with the faculty supervisor and the staff at the Historical Society will assist students in honing research strategies and in understanding the historical issues that surround concepts of landscape and community. Open to students of all majors.
HSTY 306/406 — 3 credits
History Museums: Theory and Reality
June 2 - July 28
Days/Times: TBA
John Grabowski
This course is an intensive summer internship (10 hours per week) at the Western Reserve Historical Society, complemented by extensive readings in museum/archival theory and public historical perception. It is designed both to introduce students to museum/archival work and to compare theoretical concepts with actual museum situations. Interns will be assigned a specific project within one of the Society's curatorial or administrative divisions, but will have the opportunity to work on ancillary tasks throughout the Historical Society's headquarters in University Circle. Prereq: Consent of department.
4 week (Session 2)
HSTY 207 — 3 credits
Natural Philosophy II
July 7 - August 1
MTW 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Conceptual, methodological, and epistemological issues about science: concept formation, explanation, prediction, confirmation, theory construction and status of unobservables; metaphysical presuppositions and implications of science; semantics of scientific language; illustrations from special sciences. Second half of a year-long sequence. X-list with PHIL 204. Note: HSTY 203/204 can be taken independent of one another and in either order.
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3 week
MATH 324 — 3 credits
Introduction to Complex Analysis
May 12 - 30
MTWRF 9:30-12:00 noon
David Singer
Properties, sigularities, and representations of analytic functions, complex integration. Cauchy's theorems, series residues, conformal mappying and analytic continuation. Riemann sufaces. Relevance of theory of physical problems.
Prerequisite: MATH 224 or MATH 227.
8 week
MATH 122 — 4 credits
Calculus for Science and Engineering II
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 8:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m.
Deping Ye
Continuation of MATH 121. Exponentials and logarithms, growth and decay, inverse trigonometric functions, related rates, basic techniques of integration, area and volume, polar coordinates, parametric equations. Taylor polynomials and Taylor's theorem.
Prereq: MATH 121.
MATH 125 — 4 credits
Mathematics I
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Julia Christman
Discrete and continuous probability; differential and integral calculus of one variable; graphing, related rates, maxima and minima. Integration techniques, numerical methods, volumes, areas. Applications to the physical, life, and social sciences. Students planning to take more than two semesters of introductory mathematics should take MATH 121.
Prereq: Three and one-half years of high school math.
MATH 126 — 4 credits
Mathematics II
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 8:45-10:15 a.m.
Bradley Seadler
Continuation of MATH 125 covering differential equations, multivariable calculus, discrete methods. Partial derivatives, maxima and minima for functions of two variables, linear regression. Differential equations; first and second order equations, systems. Taylor series methods; Newton's method; difference equations.
Prereq: MATH 125.
MATH 201 — 3 credits
Introduction to Linear Algebra
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 10:30-11:45 a.m.
Justin Jenkinson
Matrix operations, systems of linear equations, vector spaces, subspaces, bases and linear independence, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, digaonalization of matrices, linear transformations, determinants. Less theoretical than MATH 307. May not be taken for credit by mathematics majors. Only one of MATH 201, MATH 307, or MATH 470 may be taken for credit.
Prereq: MATH 122 or MATH 126.
MATH 223 — 3 credits
Calculus for Science and Engineering III
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Chris Butler
Introduction to vector algebra; lines and planes. Functions of several variables: partial derivatives, gradients, chain rule, directional derivative, maxima/minima. Multiple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Derivatives of vector valued functions, velocity and acceleration. Vector fields, line integrals, Green's theorem.
Prereq: MATH 122.
MATH 224 — 3 credits
Elementary Differential Equations
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 9:00-10:15 a.m.
Teresa Contenza
A first course in ordinary differential equations. First order equations and applications, linear equations with constant coefficients, linear systems, Laplace transforms, numerical methods of solution.
Prereq: MATH 223.
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3 week
FRCH 308/408 — 3 credits
The Paris Experience
May 10 - 31, 2008
Cheryl Toman
Paris is the classroom in this three-week intensive course on the literature, art, and social issues of France's African, Arab, and Asian immigrant communities. The students meet with authors, community leaders, and artists as part of the course. Polygamy, religious tolerance, feminism, racism, othering, and related aspects of a multicultural society are discussed and debated. Students interview authors as well as their peers at various French schools. There are numerous excursions to museums, markets, and cultural and artistic centers. Students will also conduct sociological studies of multicultural neighborhoods.
Students who take this course for credit in French must complete all work and readings (when available) in French. Those enrolled in World Literature have the option of using English for all coursework. Prereq for FRCH 308/408: FRCH 202 or its equivalent. Contact: cheryl.toman@case.edu; 368-2233 for more information.
ITAL 308— 3 credits
The Italian Experience
May 12 - June 2, 2008
Denise Caterinacci
A three-week summer study course in Italy which includes travel to important locations and an extended stay at L'Universita` di Urbino Carlo Bo in Urbino, Italy, a city well-known for its cultural and linguistic heritage. This course focuses on language immersion and the processing of cultural experience. It features intense collaboration with Italian student peers and seminars co-taught by Italian faculty. Students meet Mondays through Fridays in a formal setting for advanced language study designed to improve proficiency in speaking, comprehension, reading, and writing. Visits to museums, galleries, and cultural events are included. Prerequisite: ITAL 202 or permission.
ITAL 308 IS OPEN TO VISITING STUDENTS
Contact denise.caterinacci@case.edu (216) 368-2374 for more information.
* Note dates of sequential sessions for CHIN 101/102
CHIN 101 — 4 credits
Elementary Chinese I
June 2 - June 27
MTWR 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Yuxiu Liang
(Credit for CHIN 101 only upon completion of CHIN 102.) Introductory course in speaking, understanding, reading and writing Chinese. Students are expected to achieve control of the sound system and basic sentence patterns of standard Mandarin Chinese. The course emphasizes speaking and aural comprehension.
CHIN 102 — 4 credits
Elementary Chinese II
July 7 - August 1
MTWR 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Yuxiu Liang
Continuation of CHIN 101. Prereq: Consent of department. PLUS ONE HOUR OF ASSIGNED LAB WORK.
6 week
SPAN 311 — 3 credits
Advanced Spanish Conversation
June 16 - July 28
MTWR 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Jacqueline C. Nanfito
Engages students in conversation so that they develop oral proficiency. Short essays and newspaper articles dealing with everyday activities, socio-cultural roles and experiences, and self-awareness and life goals discussed; some literary materials discussed. Prereq: SPAN 202.
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5 week
MUGN 201 — 3 credits
Introduction to Music: The Listening Experience I
June 2 - July 3
TWR 1:00-3:20 p.m.
Rob Dunn
A subtitle for this class might be "Listening in a Hearing World." Through interactive activities, students are challenged to rediscover the music in their lives as they dig deeper into how music works and how it affects human experience. Experiential learning tasks provide opportunities to explore the viewpoints of a listener, critic, performer, composer and conductor. No prior musical experience is necessary. Professor Dunn was honored by the CWRU undergraduate student body with the 2005 Carl F. Wittke Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching.
*NOTE: Formerly known as MUSC 221
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3 week
PHIL 205-SL — 3 credits
Contemporary Moral Problems — Service Learning
May 12 - May 30
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Sara Waller
What are virtue, goodness and rightness? When do you know you have done the right thing? How might we best run society? This course examines the role of values as motivations and as goals in our lives. Readings include a variety of ethical viewpoints, including: Relativism, Divine Command Theory, Egoism, Altruism, Aristotelian Virtue Theory, Utilitarianism, Deontology, Ethics of Care, and Naturalized Ethics. Students are asked to construct solutions to various lived problems of value, such as questions of justice, right action, and the good life, using real experiences taken from time spent volunteering (15 hours total) at a homeless or battered women’s shelter. The purpose of this course is to provide an applied introduction to ethical positions from a philosophical perspective, and to put students in the position to decide and act in solving real-world problems and addressing real community issues. Be a better person in 3 weeks! Solve a real problem by the end of the summer!
Contact: sara.waller@case.edu; 368-8547 for more information.
5 week
PHIL 201 — 3 credits
Introduction to Logic
June 2 - July 3
MTW 1:30-3:50 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Presentation, application, and evaluation of formal methods for determining the validity of arguments. Discussion of the relationship between logic and other disciplines. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS COURSE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM THE SIX WEEK SUMMER SESSION TO THE FIVE WEEK SUMMER SESSION.
4 week (Session 1)
PHIL 203 — 3 credits
Natural Philosophy I
June 2 - June 27 (note end date)
MTW 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Historical and philosophical interpretation of some epochal events in development of science. Copernican revolution, Newtonian mechanics, Einstein's relativity physics, quantum mechanics, and evolutionary theory; patterns of scientific growth; structure of scientific "revolutions," science and "pseudo-science." First half of a year-long sequence. Second half begins July 7, 2008. X-list with HSTY 203. Note: PHIL 203/204 can be taken independent of one another and in either order.
6 week
PHIL 101 — 3 credits
Introduction to Philosophy
June 16 - July 28
MTW 10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Chin-Tai Kim
Basic problems of philosophy and methods of philosophical thinking. Problems raised by science, morality, religion, politics, and art. Readings from classical and contemporary philosophers.
4 week (session 2)
PHIL 204 — 3 credits
Natural Philosophy II
July 7 - August 1
MTW 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Colin McLarty
Conceptual, methodological, and epistemological issues about science: concept formation, explanation, prediction, confirmation, theory construction and status of unobservables; metaphysical presuppositions and implications of science; semantics of scientific language; illustrations from special sciences. Second half of a year-long sequence. X-list with HSTY 207. Note: PHIL 203/204 can be taken independent of one another and in either order.
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* Note dates of sequential sessions for PHYS 115/116
PHYS 115 — 4 credits
Introductory Physics I
June 2 - July 3
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
Lab: MW 12:30-3:30 p.m. through June 23
Diana Driscoll
First part of a two-semester calculus-based sequence directed primarily towards students working towards a B.A. in science, with an emphasis on the life science. Kinematics; Newton's laws, gravitation, simple harmonic motion; mechanical waves; fluids; ideal gas law; heat and the first and second laws of thermodynamics. This course has a laboratory component.
Prereq: MATH 121, MATH 123, or MATH 125.
PHYS 116 — 4 credits
Introductory Physics II
July 7 - August 1
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-11:20 a.m.
Lab: MW 12:30-3:30 p.m. through July 28
Diana Driscoll
Electrostatics, Coulomb's law, Gauss's law; capacitance and resistance; DC circuits; magnetic fields; electromagnetic induction; RC and RL circuits; light; geometrical optics; interference and diffraction; special relativity; introduction to quantum mechanics; elements of atomic, nuclear and particle physics. This course has a laboratory component.
Prereq: PHYS 115.
5 week
PHYS 121 — 4 credits
General Physics I Mechanics
June 2 - July 3
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-11:20 p.m.
Lab: TR 12:30-3:30 p.m. through June 24 (Instructor: Diana Driscoll)
Corbin Covault
* Please note that PHYS 121 and 122 are NOT sequential
Particle dynamics, Newton's laws of motion, energy and momentum conservation, rotational motion, and angular momentum conservation. This course has a laboratory component.
Prereq: MATH 121, or MATH 123, or MATH 125 or one year of high school calculus.
8 week
PHYS 122 — 4 credits
General Physics II — Electricity and Magnetism
June 2 - July 28
MTWR 6:00-7:50 p.m.
Lab: R 2:00-5:00 p.m. through July 24 except July 3 (Instructor: Diana Driscoll)
Sri Rahm
* Please note that PHYS 121 and 122 are NOT sequential
Electricity and magnetism, emphasizing the basic electromagnetic laws of Gauss, Ampere, and Faraday. Maxwell's equations and electromagnetic waves, interference, and diffraction. This course has a laboratory component.
Prereq: PHYS 121 or PHYS 123. Coreq: MATH 122, MATH 124, or MATH 126.
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6 week
POSC 308/408 — 3 credits
The American Presidency
June 16 - July 28
TR 6:00-9:00 p.m.
Alexander Lamis
The purpose of this course is to improve the student's understanding of the central role the American presidency plays in our country's political system. The focus will be on the significant domestic and foreign challenges faced by presidents from Harry S. Truman to George W. Bush. In general, the goal is to understand the modern American presidency in the broader context of American national politics.
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6 week
PSCL 101 — 3 credits
General Psychology I
June 16 - July 28
TWR 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Robert Greene
Methods, research, and theories of psychology. Basic research from such areas as psychophysiology, sensation, perception, development, memory, learning, psychopathology, and social psychology.
PSCL 313 — 3 credits
Psychology of Personality
June 16 - July 28
MTR 1:30-3:30 p.m.
Heath Demaree
The development and organization of personality; theories of personality and methods for assessing the person; problems of personal adjustment.
PSCL 321 — 3 credits
Abnormal Psychology
June 16 - July 28
MWF 1:00-3:00 p.m.
Todd McCallum
Major syndromes of mental disorders, their principal symptoms, dynamics, etiology, and treatment.
Prereq: PSCL 101.
PSCL 352 — 3 credits
Physiological Psychology
June 16 - July 28
MTR 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Heath Demaree
The nervous system as it relates to behavior.
Prereq: PSCL 101.
PSCL 353 — 3 credits
Psychology of Learning
June 16 - July 28
TWR 8:20-10:20 a.m.
Robert Greene
The basic methods in the study of learning. The major theories proposed to account for the learning process. Development of the fundamental concepts and principles governing the learning process in both humans and lower animals.
Prereq: PSCL 101.
8 week
PSCL 453 — 3 credits
Seminar: Critical Thinking in Research
June 2 - July 28
TR 3:00-5:20 p.m. or MW 3:00-5:20 p.m. (2 sections)
Joseph Fagan
The goal of this course is to facilitate a statement of your research ideas. That statement will take the forma of a PHS, R01 grant proposal. Through lectures and discussion, ideas that are important to each person will be elicited, refined, presented as a formal talk, and written, down. A first draft of the grant will be critiqued by three reviewers. The critique will aid in shaping a final proposal. The final proposal will be ready to be mailed out. Open to graduate students and faculty. Contact Professor Fagan, jjf@case.edu, for more information, and click here for a class schedule and additional details.
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3 week
RLGN 190 — 3 credits
Sacred Space in Western Religions
May 12 - 30
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Peter Haas
This course examines how human beings attempt to capture the infinite and sacred in limited physical buildings. Class sessions will be structured around visits to worship sites representing a number of different religious traditions in the Cleveland area. Each visit will be preceded by an orientation to that religion and the theological and spatial challenges the religion presents to its followers. During the visits, the class will have a chance to hear about the religion from a practitioner, to examine the art and architecture of the physical location of worship, and to apply theories of sacred space to actual examples. The class will see both the common issues, and the idiosyncratic solutions, that characterize western monotheistic religious communities. Limited to 12 students. Contact peter.haas@case.edu; 368-2741 for more information.
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Stay tuned! More University Seminars will be added to the summer schedule. There will be at least one seminar in each of USSO, USSY, and USNA.
8 week
USNA 240 — 3 credits
Technologies of the City
June 2 - July 28
TWR 10:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Bernard Jim
Based on the premise that cities are never "finished," and constantly being remade, the University Seminar, Technologies of the City, will look at the technological and cultural history of cities from the ancient world to the present day. Students will explore the history of building materials -- wood, brick, steel, concrete, and glass -- used in the construction of cities. We will also trace the development of city infrastructure such as electricity, water and sewage systems, streets, bridges, and subways. Technological innovations, such as the automobile, will receive special consideration. We will move both geographically and temporally to visit the world's great cities, studying examples of significant building projects, such as the Brooklyn Bridge, the Chicago World's Fair, and Cleveland's first skyscraper, the Rockefeller Building. The course will cover the history of the professions -- engineering, architecture, and urban planning -- that have contributed to the construction of cities, and will review the works of these practitioners, as well as that of artists, reformers, and utopians that have imagined new directions for the city. Prereq: 100-level USFS, FSCC, FSNA, FSSO, FSSY, FSTS.
USSO 254 — 3 credits
Global Health Issues & Culture
June 2 - July 28
TR 9:30-11:45 a.m.
Liz Olson
In this course, we will explore health and medical issues across the globe from anthropological, biological, historical and economic perspectives. To begin this process, we examine the issues of cultural relativism and universal human rights. Then, we use this framework for our discussion and analyses of four key global issues in the health and medical sciences: (1) poverty, labor and public health in Latin America; (2) HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa; (3) the practice of female genital cutting; and, (4) ethical issues related to rapid developments in medical technologies (such as genetic cloning or stem cell research in the West). This course offers a "sampler" to students who think they may be interested in one of the health, medicine, or allied fields. This is a seminar course, and students will be evaluated based on their attendance, participation, three short papers and a final term paper. Prereq: FSCC 100 or equivalent.
6 week
USNA 225 — 3 credits
Science and Society
June 16 - July 28
MWF 9:00-11:00 a.m.
Dmitri Kourennyi
This seminar course is about the fascinating world of science and its role in society. The goal of the course is to develop in students appreciation of science and to show that science is probably the most exciting area developed by humankind. We will discuss history of science, development of scientific ideas, the scientific method, and modern state of affairs in science. We will talk about different scientific fields, from physics and mathematics to economics and history. The course topics will be sufficiently flexible to allow coverage of the areas that would be proposed by students or during our discussions. The course will encourage open-minded approach: we will discuss controversial areas, but we will do it in a respectful and intelligent way using logical arguments. Prereq: FSCC 100 or equivalent.
USSO 285X — 3 credits
The Literature of Fly Fishing
June 16 - July 28
MWR 9:00-11:00 a.m.
John Orlock
Professor John Orlock's summer seminar -- USSO 285X - The Literature of Fly Fishing - is the recent recipient of a generous gift from the Orvis Corporation. As a result of the gift, the seminar will immerse students in the lore, mystique, and skill of fly fishing, not only by their examining literature that spans over seven centuries of the sport, but also by giving students a hands-on opportunity to acquire fundamental fly fishing skills: an opportunity made possible by the Orvis donation of eight fly fishing rod & reel set-ups. Students will engage in several experiential learning sessions involving certain skill aspects of fly casting and tying, and consider those experiences both in discussion and written assignment.
The seminar will explore the sport of fly fishing as presented in both fiction and non-fiction. Readings will provide the impetus for posing such questions as:
• What is the fundamental nature of sport, how does it vary from other forms of recreation, and can a sport be considered an art?
•Within the broad historical scope of this literature, what prompts the various authors to often imbue the sport with metaphysical, spiritual, or aesthetic dimensions?
• What is it about fly fishing that causes it to be considered as a meditation tool for reflecting upon one's life? What elements of the writer's craft cause this body of literature to elicit such a strong emotional response across the centuries?
• How might these elements of craft be applied and integrated into an effective academic writing style?
USSY 285I — 3 credits
Representing the Immigrant
June 16 - July 28
TWR 10:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
Judith Oster
For many the world over AMERICA is a dream, a powerful myth, whether imagined through TV and movies, metaphors such as The Gold Mountain, or as symbolized by the Statue of Libery. Following those visions may lead to success or disenchantment or both. Through fiction, memoir, films, and photographs we will explore the experience of immigrants: the tensions, generational conflicts, and difficulties with communication and culture their families undergo. We will examine expressions of those varied and complex experiences, especially how language represents them. We will also look at the significance of language itself -- think about what and how words mean, and the difficulties of linguistic and cultural translation. Students will share their reactions to what we read and see in class discussion and also in writing informally, even (if they wish) personally. Formal requirements: two shorter analytical papers and a longer paper using sources and possibly interviews, also to be presented in oral reports. There will be conferences on papers and revisions. Prereq: 100-level USFS, FSCC, FSNA, FSSO, FSSY, FSTS.
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3 week
SASS 350/SASS 575 — 3 credits
Travel and Study Abroad Seminar: Greece
May 10 - 31
Munira Merchant and Deborah Jacobson
The 3 credit hour undergraduate elective course provides a unique opportunity to learn about Greek Society and the Greek Social Welfare System. Participants will learn about projects and initiatives in education, child welfare, health and mental health, geriatrics, human trafficking and related fields. The program would include visits to social service agencies, lectures, and opportunities for social and recreational excursions. Lectures on Greek Modern History, The Hellenic Welfare State, History of Social Work Education in Greece, and An Overview of Greek Economy will be accompanied by agency visits. Some of the selection of agencies may include a senior center, chronic psychiatric hospital, refugee center, battered women's shelter, out-patient drug center. During the entire adventure, participants will be accompanied by English-speaking social workers. Also, please see http://msass.case.edu/international/index.html.
The fee for the program is $3000.00 which includes airfare, in country travel, double or triple accommodation, 2 meals and all program fees in Greece. For complete information click here.
Only course prerequisties are an open mind, enjoyment of travel, and learning by experience. Contact Deborah Jacobson at deborah.jacobson@case.edu; 368-6014 for more information.
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3 week
SOCI 255 — 3 credits
Lives in Medicine: Becoming and Being a Physician
May 12 - 30
MTWRF 9:30 a.m.-12:00 noon
Sue Hinze
Are you thinking about medical school? Believe it or not, a sociological approach to medical culture can inform a range of decisions you will make, from specialty choice to practice setting. Medical sociology emerged as a distinct field of study in the 1950s in part due to prominent studies of medical education such as The Student Physician by Robert K. Merton and Howard Becker’s Boys in White. Since then, we have learned a great deal about how issues of race, gender, aging and ethnicity are tied to issues of medical education, medical training, medial socialization and physician decision-making. Using a life course perspective, this course will examine how lives in medicine change over time; in particular, we’ll study changing workforce patterns, physician satisfaction, and burnout. Other topics to be covered include contemporary ethical issues and alternative professional health careers. The course provides an overview of how medicine and medical practice have a profound influence on—and are influenced by—social, cultural, political and economic forces. In short, you’ll become familiar with how scholars outside of medicine cast a sociological gaze on the profession.
In addition to classroom lectures and discussion, students will have the opportunity to visit various medical institutions and settings in Cleveland. Students will also help organize a panel discussion on a specific topic of interest to the class. Limited to 15 students. Contact: susan.hinze@case.edu; 368-2702 for more information.
5 week
SOCI 208 — 3 credits
Dating, Marriage, and Family
June 2 - July 3
TWR 9:00-11:20 a.m.
Sandra Barnes
What is the family today? How has it changed over the last century? How will it change in the future? This course aims to answer these questions as it explores the influences of work, education, government, health and religion on today's changing families. The course considers the factors that affect mate selection. It also examines parenting, roles of husbands and wives, and family dysfunction, and divorce.
6 week
SOCI 112B — 3 credits
Introduction to Sociology: Human Interaction
June 16 - July 28
TWR 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Tanetta Andersson
How can so many different people who have competing ideals and lifestyles live together in harmony? What makes one organization successful and another one fold? This course examines such questions from the social scientist's viewpoint. Topics include: how people learn to be human, families, markets and economic institutions, class structures, crime and deviant behavior, aging, self-identity, and social change.
Equivalent of SOCI 112A.
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8 week
STAT 201 — 3 credits
Basic Statistics for Social and Life Sciences
June 2 - July 28
TR 10:20 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
Tao Jin
Designed for undergraduates in the social sciences and life sciences who need to use statistical techniques in their fields. Descriptive statistics, probability models, sampling distributions. Point and confidence interval estimation, hypothesis testing. Elementary regression and analysis of variance. Not for credit toward major or minor in Statistics.
STAT 207 — 3 credits
Statistics for Business and Management Science I
June 2 - July 28
TR 10:20 a.m.-12:35 p.m.
Shuang He
Organizing and summarizing data. Mean, variance, moments. Elementary probability, conditional probability. Commonly encountered distributions including binomial, Poisson, uniform, exponential, normal distributions. Central limit theorem. Sample quantities, empirical distributions. Reference distributions (chi-square, z-, t-, F-distributions). Point and interval estimation; hypothesis tests.
Prereq: MATH 122 or MATH 126 or equivalent.
6 week
STAT 312 — 3 credits
Basic Statistics for Engineering and Science
June 16 - July 28
MTW 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Wojbor Woyczynski
For advanced undergraduate students in engineering, physical sciences, life sciences. Comprehensive introduction to probability models and statistical methods of analyzing data with the object of formulating statistical models and choosing appropriate methods for inference from experimental and observational data and for testing the model's validity. Balanced approach with equal emphasis on probability, fundamental concepts of statistics, point and interval estimation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, design of experiments and regressions modeling. Note: Credit given for only one (1) of STAT 312, 313, 333, 433.
Prereq: MATH 122 or equivalent.
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WLIT 308/408 — 3 credits
The Paris Experience
May 10 - 31
Cheryl Toman
Paris is the classroom in this three-week intensive course on the literature, art, and social issues of France's African, Arab, and Asian immigrant communities. The students meet with authors, community leaders, and artists as part of the course. Polygamy, religious tolerance, feminism, racism, othering, and related aspects of a multicultural society are discussed and debated. Students interview authors as well as their peers at various French schools. There are numerous excursions to museums, markets, and cultural and artistic centers. Students will also conduct sociological studies of multicultural neighborhoods. Contact: cheryl.toman@case.edu; 368-2233 for more information.
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