UMKC General Education Core Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015

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1 ANCHOR I DISCOURSE 100 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH Introduction to Urban Studies TR 1:00-2: Disc 100: 8:00-8:50 MWF (16815) A lecture and discussion course that provides the undergraduate student with an overview of the interdisciplinary field of urban social sciences. The student who successfully completes this course will have a broad understanding of the major issues, vocabulary, basic methods, and prominent scholars in urban studies. We will explore current events of relevance, including the opportunities and problems facing major cities in the United States, including Kansas City. ANCH Muse MWF 12:00-12: Disc 100: 9:00-9:50 MWF (16814) In ancient Greece, the muses were the goddesses of inspiration in the arts and sciences, and in this class, we explore the inspiration for music in our own time and city. You'll discover what causes artists to create the music they write including: A local hip hop DJ, who breaks down how he creates a groove; a local string quartet, who demonstrate how they play together; our local symphony conductor, who reveals how the symphony works; an artist involved in business, who shares what it takes to be an artist in today's economy; several local concert promoters, discussing how and why they bring music to Kansas City. And many more. Music is all around us and forms the fabric of our memory and identity. Join us as we discover the muses for Kansas City's music. ANCH ANCH Surfing the Media Matrix TR 11:30-12:45 Surfing the Media Matrix TR 4:00-5: Disc 100: 10-11:15 TR (16816) 004 Disc 100: 11:30-12:45 TR (16817) 010 Disc 100: 1-2:15 TR (17715) Students will analyze, interpret and/or reconstruct human events, experiences, actions and interactions through case studies that will help them understand the principles of value and civic duty in a wide range of settings. Students will be able to identify ethical problems in business, apply critical thinking concepts to better synthesize their understanding of ethical issues and moral reasoning and be able to articulate implications and consequences that emerge from critical thinking constructs when filtering, analyzing and synthesizing multiple variables. The course will provide lecture topics that may include big data, marketing as well as both qualitative and quantitative data and how that data is presented in relationship to current issues. Intended outcomes are to give students the tools to further analyze core moral and ethical reasoning in order to be able to recognize and evaluate assumptions to further understand personal values and the values of others.

2 ANCHOR I (contd) DISCOURSE 100 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH Special Topics: Biology Innovation & Entrepreneurship MW 4:00-5: Disc 100ALI: MWF 12:00-12:50 (16818) (section 005 is for Non-Native English Speakers) 006 Disc 100: MWF 11-11:50 (16819) You don t have to be a biologist or chemist to take this course, but you do need an interest in science and in innovating to solve problems. All disciplines including all of the medical arts, physical and social sciences, and fine arts are welcome. People who take this course, at the intersection biological sciences with entrepreneurship and innovation, will be able to identify opportunities to use technologies developed in or for the biological sciences to create extraordinary value for society and themselves. Students will learn tools that will enable them to achieve a high degree of economic self-determination, as business owners or working within an existing enterprise. 007 Disc 100: OA (17700) Online Section of DISC 100 for students who have previously satisfied Anchor I ANCHOR II DISCOURSE 200 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH Race in American Film TR 10:00-12:15 This course meets off campus 009 Disc 200: OA (16828) 010 Disc 200: OA (16829) 011 Disc 200: M 7-9:45 p.m. (16830) 034 Disc 200 TR 1-2:15 (17819) This course examines representations of race and ethnicity in American film from the silent era onward in mainstream and countercultural traditions. It explores how social, political, and economic conditions contribute to constructions of race and ethnicity. ANCH The Tech Enterprise TR 2:30-3: Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (16820) 002 Disc 200 ALI: TR 4-5:15 (16821) (section 021 is for Non-Native English Speakers) 003 Disc 200: MW 4-5:15 (16822) 004 Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (16823) This course focuses on the complexity of the decision making process in guiding the implementation of technology. Based on economic, environmental, social, and diversity aspects, cultural and technical issues are balanced on both a qualitative and quantitative basis to make good decisions.

3 ANCHOR II continued DISCOURSE 200 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH ANCH Self in a Multicultural Society Self in a Multicultural Society M 4:30-7:15 TR 1:00-2: Disc 200: MWF 1-1:50 (16841) 023 Disc 200: MWF 12-12:50 (16842) 038 DISC 200: 2:00-2:50 MWF (18172) This course will focus on what it means for the individual to live in a multicultural, urban, and increasingly global society. Students will examine their own cultural identity, including values and worldviews as well as assumptions and biases regarding others diversity. In addition, the course will focus on learning about different cultures and issues associated urbanism, globalization, cultural conflicts and social advocacy. ANCH Critical Issues in Women's & Gender Studies MW 4:00-5: Disc 200: OA (16824) 006 Disc 200: OA (16825) 007 Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (16826) This class is an interdisciplinary course that will examine critical issues in women's and gender studies by focusing on the intersections of gender, race, class, sexuality, and social context. Through their study of these intersections, students will become more sensitive to the impact of social structures on gender and the experiences of women and men. ANCH Europens Cultures, History & Ideas: Nazi Occupied Europe TR 10:00-11: Disc 200: MWF 10-10:50 (16832) 014 Disc 200: MWF 11-11:50 (16833) 015 Disc 200: MWF 12-12:50 (16834) 016 Disc 200: TR 11:30-12:45 (16835) 017 Disc 200: TR 8:30-9:45 (16836) 018 Disc 200: TR 2:30-3:45 (16837) 019 Disc 200: MWF 3-3:50 (16838) 021 Disc 200: TR 8:30-9:45 (16840) This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending on the instructors. The focus of this section is Nazi Occupied Europe. ANCH H Europens Cultures, History & Ideas: Nazi Occupied Europe ANCH H214 is for Honors students only TR 10:00-11: Disc H200: MW 4:00-5:15 (17909) This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas Class meets 3 Wednesdays - Jan 20, of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range Feb 24, and April 20 and every Monday 4- of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically 5:15 (section 001 of Disc H200 is for in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending Honors students only) on the instructors. The focus of this section is Nazi Occupied Europe.

4 ANCHOR II (contd) DISCOURSE 200 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH European Cultures, History & Ideas: Introduction to German Studies TR 1:00-2:15 030: Disc 200:TR 2:30-3:45 (17716) 031: Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (17717) 032: Disc 200: MWF 8-8:50 (17718) This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending on the instructors. The focus of this section is Introduction to German Studies. ANCH 218 Introduction to Ethnic Studies TR 2:30-3: Disc 200: TR 10-11:15 (17856) 036 Disc 200: TR 11:30-12:45 (17857) 037 Disc 200: TR 1-2:15 (17858) An interdisciplinary course that uses a comparative perspective to examine the history, social issues, and cultural productions of African Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/os, and Native Americans. Students will be introduced to key concepts and methods used in the study of race in an American context. ANCH Anchor II Special Topics: Religions of the World MW 4:00-5: Disc 200: TR 11:30-12:45 (16843) 025 Disc 200: TR 1-2:15 (16844) 026 Disc 200: MWF 9-9:50 (16845) 027 Disc 200: MWF 10-10:50 (16846) 028 Disc 200: MW 5:30-6:45 (16847) This course will introduce the major religions of the world--buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Daoism, etc.--as well as traditional small group religions. The course will also look at the introduction of these religions in the United States and how this has created religious diversity in our country. We will have a historical overview of these traditions and study the roles that religious cosmologies, beliefs, ritual practices, ethical values, the performative and visual arts, and understandings of human nature play in the lives of people. In a non-judgmental setting, students will gain an appreciation of the many ways that human beings have striven to live authentic and principled lives, while learning how to compare religions in a neutral fashion. 0029: Disc 200: OA (17701) Online Section of DISC 200 for students who have previously satisfied Anchor II

5 ANCHOR III DISCOURSE 300 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH Environmental Sustainability M 5:30-8:00 p.m. 018: Disc 300 W 7:00-9:45 p.m. (17906) 019: Disc 300 MWF 3-3:50 (17907) 020: Disc 300 MWF 3-3:50 (17908) This course will introduce the concept of environmental sustainability and review examines how sustainability might work at the individual, neighborhood, state, nation and global scales. Students will participate in some form of community engagement on sustainability as well as reflect upon how their own practices impact the environment. ANCH Archaeology of Ancient Disasters T 5:30-8: Disc 300: MWF 12-12:50 (16860) 014 Disc 300: TR 2:30-3:45 (16861) 015 Disc 300: MWF 9-9:50 (16862) 016 Disc 300: TR 8:30-9:45 (16863) Remarkable human achievements are revealed by archaeological research, but the human past was frequently shaped as well by disasters of natural and human origin. Drawing on case studies that include data from the geosciences, archaeological excavations, and historical sources, this class examines how earth processes, the biosphere, and human cultural behavior were all sources of catastrophe. ANCH Frauds, Myths & Mysteries in Archaeology INTERNET 007 Disc 300: OA (16854) 008 Disc 300: OA (16855) 009 Disc 300: OA (16856) 010 Disc 300: MWF 2-2:50 (16857) 011 Disc 300: TR 10-11:15 (16858) 012 Disc 300: TR 11:30-12:45 (16859) Using interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries from around the world, including within the state of Missouri and in the Kansas City region, students will use science to learn how to make good judgments about the information they receive on various media in today s world. By exploring a variety of wildly inaccurate claims about the past in news reports, books, film and other media - within the context of the scientific method, this course will demonstrate how science approaches questions about human antiquity and, in doing so, will show where pseudoscience falls short. By studying both global and local examples, students will be able to have a stronger connection with their own community, and a better understanding of how urbanization has a significant impact on important local cultural resources. (Lecture/on-line asynchronous)

6 ANCHOR III cont'd DISCOURSE 300 ANCHOR DESCRIPTION ANCH Ethical Issues in Computing & Engineering TR 5:30-6: Disc 300: MW 4-5:15 (16848) 002 Disc 300: TR 4-5:15 (16849) 003 Disc 300: MW 4-5:15 (16850) (Section 03 is reserved for Non- Native English Speakers) Societal and ethical obligations of computer science, IT, and electrical/computer engineering practice. Topics include ethical obligations of professional practice, electronic privacy, intellectual property, software and system security and reliability, and whistle-blowing. This course teaches the principles of ethical analysis and how technology, law, and ethics interact in society, to help the graduate confront and deal with the ethical challenges that arise in professional practice. ANCH Anchor III Special Topics: Innovation & the Aging Population TR 2:30-3: Disc 300: MWF 10-10:50 (16851) 005 Disc 300: MWF 9-9:50 (16852) 006 Disc 300: 1-2:15 TR (16853) How people interact with society, home, and community changes throughout life. So too does their spatial cognition, balance, and strength. Those changes call for modification of the "built environment" and the enabling technologies embodied in the environment. Some of those required changes constitute opportunities to think differently. Imagining a better world is only part of the picture, though. Without translation to a sustainable business model, what might be a solution remains only an idea. This course will do more than teach you how to create something that might make a difference, you'll learn how to get it into people's hands. ANCH H Anchor III Special Topics: Public Urban Education MWF 1:00-1:50 (Restricted to HONORS students) 017: Honors DISC 300: MWF 11-11:50 (17921) Is public urban education a wicked problem, an unparalleled opportunity, or a complex challenge that can be met during the twenty-first century of the United States? This interdisciplinary class will interrogate this question by surveying the history of public urban education, by considering contemporary educational issues, and by sending students into public urban schools to make their own observations and recommendations. We will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, with no class on Fridays so that students can work at least twelve hours during the semester at designated Kansas City schools. This class will be closely connected to the associated Discourse 300 class. Open to members of the Honors Program or students with a 28+ ACT score and 3.5 cumulative GPA. For students outside the Honors Program, contact Dr. Levy for permission to enroll in this class ([email protected])