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LSIC 379—Spring 2008
CSCI 379 Databases for Everything—Joe Brownsmith
Databases are a tool for thinking about and organizing data. Databases are widely used in industry, government, universities - organizations large and small, here and abroad. Databases are important, essential, relevant, and useful. We will learn many things about databases using a popular database management system. Databases are a great tool for organizing diverse data collections such as college life info, music, photos, and more. This course is offered in a computer laboratory setting.
Dr. Brownsmith has more than twenty years industry experience in designing and developing information systems and database systems. His experience includes many years as a developer and team leader at IBM on large projects such as compilers and data content management. He has created a variety of information systems and products for a diverse customer set including government, insurance, banking, non-profits, large and small companies, and academe.
CSCI 379 Webpages for Everyone—Walt Turner
This seminar will focus on the creation of web pages using HTML. We will work as a team to produce web pages that will be informative not only to you to but to future students at UNCA. While we are doing that, we will be examining the web from both philosophical and legal viewpoints. This seminar will satisfy both writing intensive and information intensive requirements. It is taught in a computer laboratory setting so that we can learn by doing.
Mr. Walter Turner is currently ABD on a PhD in IT from UNC Charlotte. He also holds a Masters of Business Administration, a Masters of Agricultural Economics, and Bachelors in Psychology degrees. Before coming to UNC Asheville in 2000 he taught at Mars Hill College where he was the Chair of Computer Science department. Before that, he spent 25 years in the computer industry in various positions from beginning programmer through president of a small company. He has written numerous articles and presented papers on various computer-related topics. He has also served as a reviewer for the IEEE Software journal. His other interests include screenwriting, landscaping, construction, reading and spending time with his family.
EDUC 379 Teaching, Serving, Learning: Working with Students in Elementary School Classrooms—Karen Cole
This course is designed for students who want to explore a career in teaching. The course is service-oriented; after initial training, students will spend the majority of class time in a local public school working with one or two elementary-age children who need supplemental instruction and tutoring. As a class, we will also identify and implement a service-learning project with the children as a way of impressing upon them the fulfilling nature of serving others.
Karen Cole finished her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction at The University of Alabama in 1994, and has been the Elementary Education Coordinator at UNCA since 1995. She’s committed to preparing future teachers for the realities of the public school classroom. Her areas of specialization are literacy and special education. She delights in teaching and in working with both college and elementary students, and believes we all have much to learn from each other. Outside of work, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and playing with her rather large group of rescued animals.
GERM 379 Germany: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow—Henry Stern
The course will explore the main cultural, historical, political, and social issues confronting the Federal Republic of Germany today. Students will be prepared for discussion of the major issues through an exploration of the German past, including the evolution of the German state, Germany through the 2 world wars, post-war Germany and its reentering the western community, and future prospects for a nation prosperous and progressive yet beset with problems threatening the well-being of the state. To provide students with sufficient historical background the first 2 weeks will be devoted to the early stages of development—pre-Hohenstaufen, Hohenstaufen, Hohenzollern and Hapsburg dynasties. The course will be both Writing Intensive and Information Literacy Intensive (many, possibly most, sources of information will come from the Internet).
Henry Stern is Professor of German in the Department of Foreign Languages
HWP 379 Eureka: Inventors and Inventions/Researchers and Discoveries—Barry Fox
This course will focus on significant individuals and inventions from history and the current period. A significant part of the course will involve research into the inventive process and written descriptions of an actual invention conceived by the student. Depending on the class composition, student teams may work jointly on the research and writing portion of the invention. Students will make presentations to the class on materials they have developed from their own outside research. Video tape materials will be used to emphasize key areas of invention and related individuals. An emphasis on health related inventions and discoveries and the individuals connected with them will be made. Other inventions and discoveries not related to health will be included in the course as well. Examples from both invention and discovery will be utilized to focus on diversity, cultural and governmental issues in the United States and elsewhere in the world. This is a writing and information intensive course and each student will be expected to prepare several papers during the semester based on their personal research, experience and knowledge.
Mr. Fox is a lecturer in the Health and Wellness Promotion Department and is the Coordinator for the UNCA Pre-Health Professions Program. Mr. Fox earned his BS from Memphis State University in 1966 and his MPH degree from UNC CH School of Public Health in 1982. He conducts clinical internships for UNCA junior and senior students preparing for and pursuing careers in health care.
LS 379 Japan-Past and Present—Gary Nallan
This course will begin with a survey of Japanese History. Then we will study the Japanese Government, Political System, and Religions. We will then learn about Japanese Art, Theatre, and Music. The course will continue with extensive coverage of contemporary Japanese Literature, especially the writer Murakami. The course will conclude with extensive coverage of Japanese Cinema, especially films by Kurosawa.
Gary Nallan has a B. A. degree from New York University in Psychology and Biology. He has M. A., and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Kentucky. From 1979-1999 he taught at Benedictine College, Atchison, KS. He has been a member of the UNCA faculty since 1988. Dr. Nallan regularly teaches a variety of Psychology courses as well as HUM 324: The Modern World. Dr. Nallan was selected to participate in the Japan Studies Association 2006 Freeman Fellowship program.
MATH 379 Liars, Super Liars, and Statisticians—Bob Spicuzza
Several aspects of Statistics will be studied in this course with emphases placed on understanding and applying statistical principals. An important aspect of the class will be how to approach problems when underlying assumptions are not valid. Initially we will review the basics of descriptive and inferential statistics. The class will be divided into teams, and there will be several group team projects. Statistical calculations will be performed on Excel, and most students should become quite proficient in using excel by the end of the semester.
Bob Spicuzza has a PhD in Physics and teaches mathematics and statistics at UNCA. He worked many years in industry as an industrial physicist and is fascinated by seminally elegant solutions mathematics offers to many real life problems. He raises diary goats, loves the outdoors, and is an old runner with bad knees.
MCOM 379 LSIC: Women in Film—Anne Slatton
In this class we will examine a variety of different film genres focusing on the contributions of female film professionals from the days of silent film to present-day cinema. The goal of the class is to provide the students with a broader base of understanding and appreciation of women’s contribution to the art form.
Anne Slatton received her undergraduate degree from Smith College in Northampton, MA and her MFA from the University of Georgia. Prior to teaching at UNCA she worked as a professional screenwriter, director and producer for projects ranging from documentaries to “family films”. Currently she is a lecturer for the Mass Communications department and teaches courses in video production, directing, film history and criticism.
MGMT 379 Leading Fearless Change—Mary Lynn Manns
Leading change is hard; just ask anyone who has tried. Yet, any person with a good idea has the potential to make that idea a reality if s/he knows effective change management strategies. This course will examine how leaders throughout history have been visionaries of ideas and made changes happen in many different situations and organizations. The goal is to equip students with the strategies they need to become successful leaders of change in their personal and professional lives.
Dr. Mary Lynn Manns is in the Department of Management & Accountancy. She has been a member of the faculty since 1981 and won a Distinguished Teaching Award in the Natural Sciences in 1991. Dr. Manns is the co-author of the book, Fearless Change: Patterns for Introducing New Ideas, a collection of successful strategies for leading change, based on experiences from change agents in organizations throughout the world as well as research from publications on the topics of change and influence. Dr. Manns has done numerous presentations on the topic of change leadership throughout the United States and Europe.
MGMT 379 From Graduation On: Life Skills—Dan Hinchliffe
After you graduate, you will need to know many “things” that are not traditionally taught in the classroom. These “things” will allow you to survive. They include, and are not limited to, “How to Buy a House?”, “What is Insurance and What Kinds do I Need?”, “How Much does a Baby Cost?”, “How to Budget?”, “How to Invest?”, “What Legal Documents are Needed?” and others. The goal is to make this one of the most useful courses for the rest of your life…it is more important to know what to do with your money than how much you make…it is important to be prepared for life’s experiences rather than for you to learn after the experience. Experts from the community will be involved in some of the presentations.
Dan Hinchliffe joined the Department of Management and Accountancy in 2007. His experience includes 27 years of corporate and 14 years of teaching in the classroom. He primarily teaches accounting courses that include financial, cost, systems, and audit. His teaching career began at Florida Atlantic University (25,000 students). The students elected him Accounting Professor of the Year and the faculty and administration presented him with the Outstanding Award for Contributions in Undergraduate Teaching.
