Health care reform is in the news every day, and everyone has an opinion on why the system is broken, how to fix it, who should have access to good medical care, under what circumstances, and what constitutes "good care" in the first place.
"Renaissance Europe" is an overview of the rebirth of classical culture that we call the Renaissance. We will examine the political and social background to the changes in arts and letters that occurred in 14th- and 15th-century Italy, how the Renaissance developed, and why and how the Renaissance spread to the rest of western Europe.
"Reformation Europe" is an overview the religious, political, and social changes that we call the Protestant and Catholic Reformations. We will examine the late medieval religious scene and the theological breakthrough of Martin Luther. We will see how Luther developed his ideas, and how his ideas spread into European society, meeting both welcome and resistance. The interplay between ideas, rituals, and community, and how these worked together to create religious and social change, will be examined.
This course offers a general perspective of the African American experience in Kentucky. Students will discuss the social, political, economic, and cultural dimensions of black life in the state form the earliest settlement to the present. This course will also highlight the people, places, events, organizations, and institutions that have been pivotal to the Kentucky African American experience.
Examines the relationship between sustainability and the built environment, with emphasis on construction, building operations, and community planning and development. Topics considered include green building and design, smart growth, embodied energy, adaptive reuse, whole life cycle assessments, energy-efficient retrofitting, social and environmental justice, and the role of heritage in fashioning durable commitments to place.
Introduces and explores the concept of "cultural landscape" and the field of cultural landscape studies, with special emphasis upon how historic preservation policy and practice regards cultural landscapes, and the concept's potential for the future of the field.
Globalization, urbanization, and climate change are all threats to cultural heritage and cultural diversity. Although it is increasingly recognized that heritage plays a significant role in sustainable development, its contribution has been trivialized as a part of the sustainable development agenda. This course will address the relevance of protecting, promoting, and utilizing cultural heritage to achieving social, economic, and environmental well-being as well as strategies for integrating cultural heritage conservation into the sustainable development debate.
A growing number of companies are engaging in corporate social responsibility (CSR) as an integral part of integrated strategic communication. They attempt to embrace CSR as long-term commitment they should sustain and expand to build a sustainable and competitive advantage in the market. This course is designed to introduce students to the dynamic landscape of CSR and then provide an in-depth look at CSR principles and practices corporations have adopted for integrated strategic communication.
This course focuses on the video game design process. The course activities focus on a playcentric approach to game design where game prototyping, playtesting, and iteration are key. Through text readings and classroom discussion, students will learn the fundamentals of game design. Then students will work in groups to design a video game, develop pre-production design documents, and give a presentation about the game. At the end of the semester, students will develop a game and iterate on the game's design.
This course is a continuation of the work initiated in MBA 645, and will give a more detailed exploration of the Entrepreneurship and the Business Start-Up process. Students will experience first-hand the start-up process from idea generation to company formation, from early stage investment to commercialization as an experience-based case study. Community experts will share personal challenges and suggested strategies. The class culminates with a formal business plan and pitch presentation.
