Spring Quarter 2024 Time Schedule

CORE CURRICULUM - TACOMA
(UW TACOMA )

Restr  21314 A  5       TTh    1010-1210  BHS  104      Kula,Michael               Open     17/  20                      
                        TITLE: FROM LOVE NOTES TO BAKING                            
                        BROWNIES-IT'S ALL ABOUT WRITING                             
                        DESCRIPTION: STUDENTS WILL EXPLORE                          
                        ASPECTS OF POWER, MOTIVE, AND                               
                        AUDIENCE AS THEY WRITE, WRITE SOME                          
                        MORE, AND WRITE SOME MORE.                                  

Restr  20492 B  5       T      1010-1210  GWP  101      Kalikoff,Beth              Open     17/  20                B     
                        TITLE: HOW PEOPLE LEARN                                     
                        DESCRIPTION: IN THIS CLASS STUDENTS                         
                        WILL EXPLORE HOW ADULTS LEARN. WE                           
                        THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT OUB OWN                              
                        EXPERIENCE, ANALYZE WORK BY OTHERS,                         
                        AND DEVELOP RESEARCH QUESTIONS. OUR                         
                        FOCUS: TRANSFERABLE SKILLS AND JOY                          
                        IN DISCOVERY. WE USE EVIDENCE-                              
                        BASED, EQUITABLE PRACTICES THAT                             
                        SUPPORT STUDENT SUCCESS. SESSION                            
                        FORMATS: WHOLE CLASS, SMALL GROUP,                          
                        PAIRS, STUDIO.                                              
                        THIS IS A 5 CREDIT HYBRID COURSE.                           
                        THE CLASS MEETS IN PERSON ON                                
                        TUESDAYS FROM 10:10-12:10 AND                               
                        ONLINE ASYNCHRONOUSLY ON THURSDAYS.                         

Restr  21312 A  5       MW     130-330    GWP  101      Selkin,Peter A             Open     20/  25                      
                        TITLE: LIFE ON A CHANGING PLANET:                           
                        CRITICAL ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FROM                          
                        LOCAL TO GLOBAL                                             
                        DESCRIPTION: INVESTIGATES CRITICAL                          
                        ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES AT BOTH LOCAL                          
                        AND GLOBAL SCALES, EMPHASIZING                              
                        UNEVEN IMPACTS ON POOR AND                                  
                        MINORITIZED COMMUNITIES. TOPICS MAY                         
                        INCLUDE CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS;                             
                        FOOD, WATER, AND ENERGY RESOURCES;                          
                        AND HUMAN HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT.                           
                        CLASS TIME MAY BE USED FOR HANDS-ON                         
                        LAB/FIELD RESEARCH.                                         

Restr  20495 B  5       TTh    130-330    BHS  103      Gelarden,Carly J           Open     18/  25                      
                        TITLE: 50 SHADES OF GREEN:                                  
                        EXPLORING THE DIVERSE ECOSYSTEMS                            
                        AND NATURAL RESOURCES OF WASHINGTON                         
                        STATE                                                       
                        DESCRIPTION: THE CLASS SERVES AS AN                         
                        INTRODUCTION TO THE NATURAL HISTORY                         
                        OF WASHINGTON STATE. EACH WEEK, WE                          
                        WILL EXPLORE A NEW ECOSYSTEMS FOUND                         
                        IN WASHINGTON FROM MOUNTAINS TO THE                         
                        SEA. WE WILL LEARN ABOUT THE                                
                        CLIMATE, GEOLOGY, ECOLOGY, AND                              
                        WILDLIFE THAT MAKE EACH ECOSYSTEM                           
                        UNIQUE.                                                     

Restr  20496 D  5       TTh    1010-1210  TPS  201      Kmail,Zaher                Open     11/  25                      
                        TITLE: DATA LITERACY AND                                    
                        VISUALIZATION                                               
                        DESCRIPTION: DESIGNED TO HELP                               
                        STUDENTS BECOME FAMILIAR WITH                               
                        DIFFERENT TYPES OF DATA THAT ARE                            
                        AVAILABLE IN BUSINESS, NON-PROFIT                           
                        AND GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.                             
                        STUDENTS WILL LEARN BASIC DATA                              
                        ORGANIZATION AND MANIPULATION AS                            
                        WELL AS APPROPRIATE VISUALIZATION                           
                        TECHNIQUES INCLUDING CHARTS, MAPS,                          
                        AND DASHBOARDS USING CUTTING EDGE                           
                        SOFTWARE TOOLS. STUDENTS WILL APPLY                         
                        THIS KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS TO REAL-                          
                        WORLD DATA AND DEVELOP SKILLS IN                            
                        PRESENTATION OF RESEARCH RESULTS,                           
                        STRATEGIC DECISION MAKING AND                               
                        FORECASTING ANALYSIS.                                       

Restr  20499 A  5       TTh    1010-1210  BHS  103      Clarke Dillman,Joanne      Open     16/  25                      
                        TITLE: FROM MAUS TO MAYHEM: AN                              
                        INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL CULTURE                              
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS COURSE WILL                               
                        EXAMINE A RANGE OF SITES ACROSS THE                         
                        VISUAL FIELD. DOMINANT CULTURAL                             
                        FORMS SUCH AS FILM AND TELEVISION                           
                        WILL GROUND OUR SYLLABUS, WITH                              
                        GRAPHIC NOVELS AND ADVERTISING ALSO                         
                        DISCUSSED. AS MUCH AS VISUAL                                
                        CURLTURE IS ABOUT LOOKING AT                                
                        OBJECTS, IT IS ALSO ABOUT THE                               
                        ALIGNMENT OF SIGHT WITH KNOWLEDGE                           
                        AND KNOWLEDGE WITH POWER. WE WILL                           
                        FOREGROUND THINKING ABOUT LOOKING,                          
                        AND STUDENTS WILL DEVELOP VISUAL                            
                        CRITICAL SKILLS, CLOSE READING                              
                        ANALYTICAL SKILLS, AND WRITING                              
                        ABOUT VISUAL MEDIA DURING THE                               
                        QUARTER.                                                    

Restr  20500 B  5       TTh    130-330    TPS  201      Kunz,Bill                  Closed   25/  25                      
                        TITLE: UNDERSTANDING DISNEY                                 
                        DESCRIPTION: THIS CLASS EXPLORES                            
                        THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY - THE                               
                        STORIES, PRODUCTS, AND PROPERTIES-                          
                        TO BETTER UNDERSTAND THE ROLE OF                            
                        POPULAR CULTURE IN SOCIETY. WE WILL                         
                        BEGIN WITH A CONSIDERATION OF                               
                        VARIOUS HISTORIES OF DISNEY AND ITS                         
                        FOUNDER, EXAMINE THE VARIOUS                                
                        SECTORS OF THE COMPANY AND HOW                              
                        THESE HAVE EVOLVED OVER TIME, AND                           
                        THEN ANALYZE ITS FILMS, CARTOONS,                           
                        THEME PARKS, CHARACTERS AND                                 
                        PRODUCTS USNIG DIFFERENT                                    
                        TECHNIQUES. WE WILL CONCLUDE WITH A                         
                        DISCUSSION OF DISNEY IN A GLOBAL                            
                        CONTEXT.