Principles of policy research and intervention in cultural anthropology with attention to the theoretical and ethical basis of such research and intervention. Intervention techniques considered include research and development anthropology, action anthropology, community development, community advocacy anthropology and culture brokerage.
This seminar explores the interrelationships between social processes, development and the environment. It provides the graduate student with the necessary theoretical and analytical tools to examine the social and cultural processes of environmental degradation and change. Topics include political ecology, health impacts of development, deforestation, resource tenure systems, environmental grassroots movements and large-scale development organizations.
An introduction to the basic anatomy, physiology and biochemistry of endocrine systems with emphasis on mechanisms of hormone synthesis, secretion and action. Lectures and reading assignments will focus on endocrine function in mammalian species, including laboratory animals, humans and livestock.
Overview of the application of engineering principles to problems in living systems and human healthcare. Fundamental anatomy and physiology for engineers. Quantitative measurement and analysis of the structure, function, and control of biological systems. Required for students pursuing a minor in biomedical engineering.
A laboratory course that will acquaint the student with the synthesis, characterization and properties of inorganic and organometallic compounds of both main-group and transition elements. Laboratory, six hours per week.
The theory and application of instrumental methods of analysis. Lecture, two hours; laboratory, six hours.
This course examines the nuances of leadership within communities. To learn what makes an effective community leader and the role a leader plays in community action, students will explore the importance of framing ideas, mobilizing resources, and developing social capital. This course expands on theories to highlight correlation with servant leadership, community behavior, and collaborative leadership styles. Finally, working with community visioning, change and ambiguity will reinforce the need for flexibility within the community leader's toolkit.
Food Systems and Society tracks food from farm to table, including growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal. Policy and culture determine who eats what and who benefits and loses in any given food system. As a result food systems vary considerably across the world with each evolving to affect overall health. The course will assess sustainability of food systems and explore the ethical, economical, socio-ecological, and environmental factors that affect local, regional, national, and global food system development.
This course promotes the thoughtful examination of writing instruction at the middle and high school levels Throughout the course, learners are introduced to strategies and skills they can use to enhance their own writing and the writing of their students. Using a process approach, students learn how to communicate ideas effectively in a variety of genres and for a multitude of purposes.
Students in this course study the theory and practice of fault-tolerant and dependable computing systems. The course will introduce sources of faults, error and failures in computer controlled systems and approaches to design masking and recovery techniques at the hardware, software, and systems level.
