- University News Archive - 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock /news-archive/tag/archaeology/ 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:21:46 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 Check out these unique course selections for spring 2019 /news-archive/2019/01/14/unique-course-spring-2019/ Mon, 14 Jan 2019 14:21:46 +0000 /news/?p=73083 ... Check out these unique course selections for spring 2019]]> The spring 2019 semester is right around the corner. For students still searching for an interesting course to fill out their schedule, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has some great choices.聽 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock courses offer students the chance to learn how archaeologists uncover history, the history of the drug trade, electronic commerce, data information science, as well as poverty, immigration, the politics of developing nations, and many other great topics. Classes begin Jan. 22. Check out the following guide for courses that explore interesting and unique topics: ANTH 2316: Cultural Anthropology 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday This course is a worldwide examination of other societies and their cultures including politics, gender, religion, and families. Students enjoy learning activities including dancing. ANTH 331: Archaeology 1:40-2:55 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday In this course, students get their hands dirty while learning the basic methods and goals of archaeology, as well as what can be learned from what has been left behind. ARHA 3309: History of Design 1-1:50 p.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday Most art history courses focus on painting and sculpture. This course examines media like ceramics, furniture, metalwork, fabrics, and graphic design. The emphasis is on European and American work from the 18th century to the present. CPSC 4399/5399-01: Special Topics: Monte-Carlo Simulation 1:40-2:55 p.m. Monday and Wednesday The course is an opportunity to explore situations in which a particular probabilistic process might be so complicated that an exact mathematical analysis is unfeasible or impossible. In those cases, simulation serves as a highly useful alternative, maybe the only alternative. To that end, students will talk about modeling various physical, chemical and mechanical processes, study the mechanics of random-number generation, and use simulation as a tool to analyze models. CPSC 4399/5399: Special Topics: Enterprise Computer and Information Systems 3:05-4:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday Developing, deploying, and maintaining enterprise-level IT systems requires methodologies and architectures not typically covered in computer science curricula. This special topics course covers tools and techniques currently utilized for IT systems in large organizations. ECON 3318: History and Globalization of the Drug Trade 10:50 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday This course examines the ways that different disciplines answer the question, “What is a drug?” Students explore the history and economics related to three specific classes of drugs: coca, opium, and cannabis. They also analyze public policy related to drugs from economic and historical viewpoints and end with a look at the history and globalization of drugs in Little Rock and Arkansas. The class can be taken for upper-level economics, geography, or history credit. ENGL 4354/5354: Postcolonial Literature 3:05-4:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday This seminar focuses on the study of postcolonial literature from Africa, Asia, and the Americas. Students will explore how writers from the colonies write back against the British empire, exposing the impact of colonialism, revising historical accounts, and creating 鈥渘ew鈥 literary traditions. 6-8:30 p.m. Thursday This interdisciplinary course is ultimately about technology foresight and society. Assignments will be customized as appropriate to the background preparation and interests of each student. It is intended to be both unique and mind-expanding. IFSC 4350: Electronic Commerce 305-4:20 p.m. Monday and Wednesday What makes this course unique is that students look at the intersection of business, marketing, and information technology to sell products on the internet. The course and textbook are updated every year to include the latest marketing data and techniques. Students will learn about search engines, enroll in an Introduction to Google Analytics online tutorial, and create a small demonstration E-Commerce website. IFSC 7370 Data Science and Technologies (Graduate course) 聽 This course provides a survey of the skills and concepts needed for executing a data science investigation, including locating, managing, processing, and analyzing massive amounts of data. Topics covered include data sourcing, choosing a big data infrastructure, extracting, transforming, loading, and mining large amounts of unstructured data as well as other important skills like communication, data ethics, and emerging data services. This course will also include some hands-on experience working with sample technologies selected from a complex ecosystem of tools and platforms. While some knowledge about programming, databases, and statistics is helpful, background/review materials for all of the prerequisite topics will be provided to help students from any discipline get started with data science. M糖心Vlog传媒P 1150: Piano for Non-Majors 11:15 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday This course is specifically for non-music majors. Students will learn foundational skills of piano playing in a group setting. Topics addressed include basic piano technique, music reading, and elemental repertoire. The classroom is equipped with keyboards/headphones so each student will be able to learn at his/her own pace. 聽 POLS 3301: Seminar: Nonviolent Conflict 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday The seminar explores the use of methods of nonviolent conflict to overthrow dictatorships, oppose occupying forces, resist oppressive governments, and defend against external aggression. Students will investigate the theories of Gene Sharp, studies of nonviolent action from World War II to the present, as well as the teachings of Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and Thich Nhat Hahn. POL 3370: Politics of Developing Areas This course will explore major themes and practical problems central to the study of the contemporary politics of global development. Variously called the Global South or the Third World among others, there is actually relatively little that unites these countries other than that, in various ways, their historical trajectory has differed from the West. This course provides an overview of three intersecting domestic institutions that shape development, namely the State, the market, and civil society. In addition, students will examine the interventions of Northern States, from imperialism to globalization, assessing the efforts of multilateral institutions and non-governmental organizations as they attempt to solve the challenges of poverty, disease, conflict, famine, and gender inequality in the Global South. In sum, the course seeks to understand why some countries in the Global South have become wealthy, vibrant democracies that are arguably part of the developed world, while others have suffered persistent violence and repression and remain mired in abject poverty. RACE 2301: Introduction to Race and Ethnicity (online) The course provides an introduction to race and ethnicity in the United States, equipping students with a thorough grounding in the main issues and debates. The course is one of two core classes on the Anderson Institute’s Race and Ethnicity minor program, the only program at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock with a direct focus on issues of race and ethnicity over a sustained rotation of classes. SOCI 3334: Social Problems 9-9:50 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday This course examines the issues society faces and tries to explain the root causes, perpetuation, and possibly how to combat them. SOCI 4353: Sociology of Developing Nations (online) This course focuses on the socioeconomic conditions of third world countries. This is an important class for anyone studying international affairs. SOCI 4395: Seminar: Immigrant Experiences 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday Immigration is and has always been a hot topic in the United States. This course will examine the past and present of immigration. What is it like to immigrate to the U.S.? How does this affect a person in terms of education, health, social interactions, and culture? How do you assimilate without losing your identity? SOCI 4395: Seminar: Poverty and Place 10:50 a.m. to 12:05 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday The course will examine the individual concepts of poverty and place, their theoretical roots, and their theoretical and empirical intersections. The course will focus on class discussions and projects. Students will also be reading the Pulitzer Prize winning book, 鈥淓victed,鈥 which was featured last semester when the author, Matthew Desmond, spoke on campus.]]> 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offers unique course choices for spring 2018 /news-archive/2018/01/12/ua-little-rock-offers-unique-course-choices-spring-2018/ Fri, 12 Jan 2018 17:49:40 +0000 /news/?p=68992 ... 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock offers unique course choices for spring 2018]]> Anyone who is on the lookout for an interesting course to take during the spring 2018 semester has many options recommended by the professors of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.聽 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock courses offer students the chance to create innovative products and learn how to market them as well as explore everything from art and architecture in London to how countries rebuild in the aftermath of civil war. 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock has courses for students interested in exploring unique career choices such as archaeology, costume design, forensic anthropology, and the military. Check out the following guide for choices that will satisfy an interest in the history of China, France, the U.S. as well as public health policies and the role of women in modern history. On Campus ANTH 3313: Archaeology 12:15-1:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Krista Lewis This course is a gateway to so many opportunities to participate in uncovering clues from the past here in Arkansas and around the world. Some students from the class are selected to travel to Oman, where Dr. Lewis has been working on a medieval port city archaeological site. ANTH 4355/5355: Forensic Anthropology 1:40-2:55 p.m. and 3:05-4:20 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by Kathryn King By examining skeletal characteristics, students will learn to estimate sex, age, and ethnic origin. They will also delve into how trauma, disease, fire, and time affect bones. This course is appropriate for anyone who plans to study anatomy, medicine, animals, and crime. ARHA 4310/5310: Special Topics, London: Art, Artists, and Society 1:40-2:55 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Floyd Martin This course focuses on the city of London, its architecture, and visual arts and artists associated with the city, especially in the 18th century. GNST 2300: Intro to Gender Studies 12:15-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by Rohn Muse This course discusses gender and how it is defined by people and societies. It takes a cross-cultural examination of gender identity and cultures in politics, economics, family, health, religion, and multiple other areas. HIST 3328: Modern France 11-11:50 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by Tom Kaiser France, America鈥檚 oldest ally, shares with the United States a strong republican tradition. Yet, where the U.S. had only one revolution and one constitution since the 18th century, France has had many. What accounts for this instability? 聽This course seeks the answers by tracking competing notions of the French nation since the French Revolution and their impact on French politics. HIST 3342: Modern China 1:40-2:55 p.m. Mondays and Fridays by Jeff Kyong McClain Do you know the story of Hong Xiuquan, self-proclaimed younger brother of Jesus, who started the world’s deadliest civil war? Or how about The Society of Righteous Fists, who could allegedly repel bullets with their mystical arts? This course will explore these and other mysteries of China. HIST 3356: The Gilded Cage, 1876-1900 9:25-10:40 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays by Carl Moneyhon This class examines major economic and demographic developments in the 1870-1900 period that helped to create modern America, industrialization, big business, and urbanization. It also explores the impact of these changes on American society, culture, ideas, politics, and foreign policy. Issues explored include the emergence of the Robber Barons, development of the middle and professional classes, realistic literature, professional politics, foreign adventures, and the Spanish American War. HIST 3358: Recent America 9-9:50 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by Barclay Key The course will invite students to examine the most important events in U.S. history, from World War II to the present. The course will discuss secret communiqu茅s between Japanese diplomats before the Pearl Harbor attack, the most effective protest strategies of the Civil Rights Movement, and explore the political philosophies of Presidents Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson. Students will also analyze the most significant films and songs since 1940. HIST 4371: Women in World History Taught 11-11:50 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by Marta Cieslak Have you ever wondered why we talk about “women’s history” but never about “men’s history?鈥 This course explores this question and many other questions that the men who for centuries wrote, studied, and taught history refused to answer or even pose. We will examine how women around the world were exploited, abused, and restricted but also how they resisted, ruled, and controlled their own destiny. A complex network of social, political, and economic factors that shaped women’s experiences will guide this investigation throughout the last five centuries of “women’s history.” IFSC 4302/5302: Strategies for Innovation 6-8:40 p.m. Thursdays by Dan Berleant and Linda Holzer This course examines strategies for developing innovative products. Topics include how to choose promising problems that are ripe for innovative solutions, how to generate multiple ideas for solving these problems, how to select the most promising solutions, and how to sell your solution to potential partners, managers, and investors. MSCI 1101: Leadership 1 and Leadership II 10-11:50 a.m. Wednesdays by Major Eric Weatherman MSCI 1101 Leadership I (10-10:50 a.m.) emphasizes the importance of communication, decision making, and the understanding of human behavior in leadership situations. MSCI 1101 Leadership II (11-11:50 a.m.) is a continuation of Leadership I and focuses on leadership development and basic tactical skills. Both courses are required for students who want to qualify for college scholarships through the ROTC program, but any student can take the courses as one-hour electives. ROTC is a college and university-based program for training commissioned officers of the U.S. Armed Forces.
PHIL 3375: Environmental Philosophy 3:05-4:20 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Keith Robinson
This course will examine philosophical accounts of value in the context of the “Anthropocene,” a period in which humans have impacted the climate, species diversity, and the very geology of the planet. We will consider some of the most difficult moral issues that face us today, including population, food, climate change, pollution, and the loss of species life.
PHIL 4388: Truth (Seminar in Metaphysics/Epistemology)
1:40-2:55 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Jan Thomas
What does it mean to say that a claim is true? The answer seems straightforward, but it may not be. Do facts presuppose certain points of view? Are there alternative facts? Some suggest that there really is no such thing as truth, or that to say a claim is true is merely redundant, a linguistic shortcut, or a kind of social arm-twisting. This course will examine a variety of theories of truth to attempt to sort out these and other issues. POLS: 4365/INTS 3321: Peace building and Post-Conflict Reconstruction 12:15-1:30 p.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Eric Wiebelhaus-Brahm This course examines the challenges of rebuilding social, political, and economic institutions in the aftermath of civil war. When peace processes are being negotiated or one side emerges victorious, politicians, rebels, activists, victims, and the general public must decide how society is to move on. The international community, too, likely has some interest in the outcome of the conflict. Building peace first requires understanding the factors that gave rise to conflict. The course begins by briefly exploring the literature on the causes of civil war before examining the politics of war-to-peace transitions. From there, discussion will be a range of issues that frequently must be dealt with during the rebuilding process, including disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration of fighters; rule of law capacity building; post-conflict justice; and economic reconstruction. Finally, there will be a review of the state-of-the-art in terms of how the international community can play a constructive role in promoting lasting peace in conflict-affected societies. SOCI 4365: Sociology of Organizations 10-10:50 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays by Kinko Ito This course will examine how organized groups, jobs, and environments affect the social world and how people relate to each other. The course will explore intriguing questions many of us have pondered. Why is my boss so incompetent? How is a political party different from a cocktail party? Why do so many instances of ofkaroshi (death from too much work) take place in Japan? This course is important for anyone who exists within an organization, which is all of us. THEA 2310: Costume Techniques 10-11:15 a.m. Mondays and Wednesdays by Donald Bolinger The course is aimed at sewing construction for the stage but has practical applications for any beginning sewer. The course consists of two major projects; a sample bag project where numerous machine and hand-sewing techniques are practiced and utilized to realize a finished carry-all bag, and a final garment project where the student uses skills learned in the sample bag process to cut, construct and finish a complete garment of their choice. Online: HHPS 7310: Theoretical Foundations in Health Education This online graduate course taught by Amar Kanekar discusses diverse health behavior change theories and their applications in health education and public health. Weekend: PADM 7331: Public Health Policy Feb. 2-4 and March 2-4 by Nichola Driver This graduate course in public health policy will be taught over two weekends in February and March. The course will review the U.S. healthcare system, its components, the social determinants of health, public health disparities, and other key health policy challenges. It will focus on the major health policy institutions and important issues that cut across institutions, including the federal/state financing programs. ]]>