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Fall 2010
CHM 11500-13H: Honors General Chemistry I
13492 CHM-11500-13H | MWF | 1:30 PM-2:20 PM | SB G20 | 4.0
13493 CHM-11500-14H | F | 9:00 AM -11:50 AM | SB 415 |
Prerequisites: One year of high school chemistry, one year of high school physics, one year of high school calculus, or equivalent college level courses. A high school AP course in chemistry is recommended. Mathematics placement at the MA 165 or MA 229 level required. Instructor permission is required.
Instructor: Ron Duchovic
This course is the first semester of a rigorous two semester introduction to fundamental principles of modern Chemistry. The course will include the following topics: Mensuration, Stoichiometry, Chemical Reactions, Acid/Base Theory, Oxidation/Reduction, Atomic and Molecular Quantum Theory, and Atomic and Molecular Spectroscopy. The course will also include the applications to Organic Chemistry, Inorganic Transition Metal Chemistry, and Biochemistry. Each topic will be developed utilizing basic principles from physics and applying calculus-based mathematical models. As such, this course will treat each topic both more extensively and in greater depth than the corresponding discussion in the non-honors CHM 115. A three-hour per week laboratory session will accompany the lectures each semester.
Dr. Ronald Duchovic received a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physical Chemistry from Wayne State University. His chemical research has focused on the kinetics and microscopic dynamics of small molecular systems involved in combustion processes. He is the principal librarian for the POTLIB library, a library of computer codes available to theoretical scientists worldwide that has received funding from the National Science Foundation. His interests extend to pedagogy and the scholarship of teaching. As a member of FACET (the Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching of Indiana University), he is deeply concerned about the quality of teaching in our institutions of higher education. He has published pedagogical papers and has attended conferences and workshops that focus on excellent teaching.
COM 11400-48H: Fundamentals of Speech Honors
13977 COM-11400-48H | TR | 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM | NF 278 | 3.0 cr.
General Education Area I: Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Corequisite: Part of Learning Community, must also register in ENG W140 02H Elementary Comp Honors (CRN # 14097)
Instructor: L. Record
Ever wonder why you see things the way you see them? Ever wonder why other people don’t? The honors section of COM 114 is a study of communication theories as applied to speech — practical communicative experiences ranging from interpersonal communication and small group process through problem identification and solution in discussion to informative and persuasive speaking in standard speaker-audience situations. The honors section provides additional exploration of contemporary theory and a more advanced survey of interpersonal and gender-socialization topics. The intimate nature of the honors section optimizes opportunities for class discussions and instructor contact.
CS 16000-09H: Introduction to Computer Science I Honors
14032 CS 16000-09H | TR | LEC - 1:30 PM – 2:45 PM | ET 109 | 5.0 cr.
| R | LAB - 3:00 PM – 4:15 PM | ET 109 |
Instructor: Robert Sedlmeyer
An introduction to object-oriented programming using robotics. Students will learn the principles of object-orientation and features of the Java language while working in teams to program robots to perform a variety of behaviors.
ENG W140-01H: Elementary Composition Honors
14135 ENG-W140-01H | MWF | 10:00 AM – 10:50 AM | SB G24 | 3 cr.
General Education Area I: Linguistic and Numerical Foundations
Prerequisite: Placement M (W131) on English Composition placement Test
Instructor: Staff
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14097 ENG-W140-02H | TR | 12:00 PM-1:15 PM | CM 226 | 3 cr.
General Education Area I: Linguistic and Numeric Foundations
Prerequisite: Placement M (W131) on English Composition Placement Test
Corequisite: Part of Learning Community, must also register in COM 11400 48H Fundamentals of Speech (CRN #13977)
Instructor: Karol Dehr
Bruce Ballenger in The Curious Researcher says that when conducting research, “the process usually begins with something you’ve wondered about, some itchy questions about an aspect of the world you’d love to know the answer to. It’s the writer’s curiosity—not the teacher’s—that is at the heart of the college research paper.” This philosophy of research based inquiry is also at the heart of W140, where students will choose significant and meaningful questions about topics that are both relevant and meaningful to them. These issues will be explored through a series of analytical papers in which they will make meaning, create text and share knowledge.
Honors W140 follows the basic guidelines for W131 but involves more extensive discussions, in-depth analysis of topics and readings, and generally incorporates the critical reading and writing skills covered in W233 (Intermediate Expository Writing). Annotating and documenting in both MLA and APA, and researching both primary and secondary sources, moves W140 students to higher-order inquiry projects and further immersion into their majors. Within the class's collaborative, supportive workshop environment, they will learn how to make decisions about what they want to say and the most effective way to say it to a particular audience. Students will learn to better control their writing process and develop flexibility for approaching any writing task.
An added bonus for students in many disciplines is that honors composition satisfies the two-semester, 6-credit composition requirement in one 3-credit course (check with your academic advisor).
Karol Dehr, Continuing Lecturer in the Department of English and Linguistics and current Associate Director of Writing, has been a faculty member at IPFW for eighteen years, and has taught many sections of both 100 and 200-level writing courses. She also teaches a specialized section of W233 for Education majors. Karol is the Co-site Director of IPFW’s Appleseed Writing Project, an affiliate of the National Writing Project, a professional development program for teachers in grades K-16. She believes strongly in the ability of all students to learn the skills of writing and to be successful communicators in today’s society.
ENG W140-03I: Elementary Composition Honors Internet
14165 ENG-W140-03I | OCIN | 3 cr.
General Education Area I: Linguistic and Numerical Foundations
Prerequisite: Placement M (W131) on English Composition Placement Test
Instructor:
Honors composition appears in the IPFW Schedule of Classes to challenge high achievers willing to experiment with various styles, systems of writing conventions, voices, and audiences. You will learn to exercise greater flexibility, take bigger risks, research more wisely, take criticism more calmly, and reap richer verbal rewards. An added payoff for students in many disciplines is that honors composition satisfies the two-semester, 6-credit composition requirement in one 3-credit course (check with your academic advisor).
HON H101-01H: One Week Freshmen Seminar
14307 HON-H101-01H | Aug. 16 – 20th | MTWRF | 1.0 cr
General Education Area IV: Humanistic Thought
Course Coordinator: Staff
THIS TEAM-TAUGHT INTERDISCIPLINARY SEMINAR will expose students to a variety of topics and incorporate intellectually stimulating discussions and interesting activities for incoming freshmen. The course is open only to honors-eligible incoming freshmen. Students will have the opportunity to interact with and learn from faculty representing various academic disciplines and members of university administration. You will also get to meet honors students in your graduating class to build friendships that could last a lifetime. Topics of the course may include tips for college success, stress release and immunity, playwriting, diversity, music, and genetics. With nearly 10 instructors, students will quickly become acquainted with university faculty and staff. Few other classes feature such a variety of experiences in just five days.
HON H101-02H: Omnibus Ideas/Human Experience
14308 HON-H101-02H | TBA | WU G25 | 1.0 cr
General Education Area IV: Humanistic Thought
Course Coordinator:
Discussion Leader: Michael Wartell, IPFW Chancellor
This class revolves around the Omnibus Lecture Series and offers students the opportunity to attend lectures given by nationally known speakers and enhances that experience with a variety of activities. We will explicitly examine areas where we agree or respectfully disagree with the speakers and our class members using personal experiences; information from a variety of scholarly, peer-reviewed sources; and theories from our various academic disciplines. Guest speakers may lead a discussion prior to the lectures, and Chancellor Wartell will lead a Socratic discussion after the lectures. An Internet dialogue via Blackboard will allow students to present an objective analysis to peers and engage in civil intellectual discourse in written form.
There are 10 meetings in all for the course throughout the semester, consisting of an introductory meeting with the Honors Program director and meetings with the chancellor and faculty. The lectures are typically at 7:30 p.m. in the Music Building, faculty discussions are at 6 p.m. in the Honors Program Center (WUG25), and meetings with the chancellor are at 6 p.m. in his conference room (KT 178). Students are required to stay for one hour at each meeting.
HON H399-01H: Honors Independent Study (Honors Project)
14392 HON-H399-01H | TBA | TBA | Variable
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Instructor: Staff
The Honors Program capstone course is the Honors Project which provides an opportunity for honors students to undertake research under the guidance of a faculty mentor selected by the student. The format varies, but each project encourages intellectual independence and introduces students to proper research methods in preparation for graduate work. Projects must have some written component and will be a product which is representative of professional work in the chosen field. The project must be presented and defended before a committee including representatives of the Honors Program Council.
MUS L153-09H: Introduction to Music Therapy
14056 MUS-L153-09H | TR | 9:00 AM – 10:15 AM | RC122 | 3.0 cr.
General Education Area V: Creative & Artistic Expression
Instructor: Peggy Farlow
Are you wondering just what is music therapy? Why did Plato state “Music is the medicine for the soul,” and why was Bob Marley quoted as saying “One good thing about music, when it hits you, you feel no pain?” This honors section of Introduction to Music Therapy will allow you to explore the profession of music therapy while learning about the history of music in healing, theoretical and philosophical principles of why music can be therapeutic, and how music therapy is used with persons with disabilities ranging from cognitive to mental impairments and from infants to the elderly. Course concepts will be addressed using a variety of methods including lecture, participation in music making experiences, opportunities to learn from professional music therapists and other professionals who work with persons with disabilities, cooperative learning groups, individual research projects, and creative group projects.
Peggy A. Farlow, MAE, MT - BC
Peggy Farlow is a continuing lecturer in music therapy at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is a board certified music therapist with a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Education and a Master of Arts in Education degree, both from Ball State University and a Bachelor of Science in Music Therapy degree from IPFW. Prof. Farlow has 10 years of experience as a music therapist in private practice in the Fort Wayne area. She has worked with children and adults with autism, developmental disabilities, and physical and neurological disorders in both individual and group settings. Prof. Farlow has given presentations at Regional and National conferences in the United States. Prof. Farlow has made presentations regarding music therapy to many support groups, social service agencies, special education educators and health care organizations in the Fort Wayne area.
Prof. Farlow is a member of the American Music Therapy Association and Indiana Music Therapists. She is also a member of the Fort Wayne chapter of USA Dance (a national amateur ballroom dance organization), enjoys ballroom dancing with her husband, Jay and assisted with the first ever “Special Olympics for Ballroom Dancing” in Fort Wayne this past summer.
OLS 39900-02H: Legal Issues in Modern Society
14050 OLS-39900-02H | T | 6:00 PM – 8:45 PM | KT 226 | 3 cr.
Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or above
Instructor: Mitchell Sherr
The focus of this course will be on contemporary legal issues. The course will challenge the student to critically examine proposed and existing legal “solutions” to current problems. The student will be required to review specific laws, landmark legal cases, and legislative proposals from a wide variety of perspectives and to consider the economics and social benefits. The course will foster an understanding of the role of law and its limitations in resolving many of the issues confronting modern society, together with an appreciation of the enormous change that is in constantly occurring within the American legal system. The course will expand the student’s ability to research and critically examine legal issues.
Mitchell Sherr is a licensed attorney and certified mediator. He has earned his Masters of Labor and Industrial Relations degree from Michigan State University, and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston. Dr. Sherr worked for the National Labor Relations Board in Philadelphia, and law firms in New York City and Fort Wayne. He has been a Fort Wayne Associate City Attorney working as legal advisor for the Fort Wayne Police Department. He has written articles in labor law, human resources, and international law. He teaches courses in the division of Organizational Leadership and Supervision. His courses include: Elements of Law, Human Resource Issues, Collective Bargaining, Personnel Law, Discrimination Law, and National Labor Relations Act. He has also taught courses in Computer Law and Hospitality Law. He is the recipient of the 1987 school award for Excellence in Teaching.
PHIL 11000-02H: Introducton to Philosophy Honors
11567 PHIL-11000-02H | MWF | 11:00 AM-11:50 AM | CM40 | 3 cr.
General Education Area IV: Humanistic Thought
Instructor: Duston Moore
This course will address pivotal questions associated with modern and pre-modern philosophy. The distinct epistemological qualities of modern thought will be contrasted with the metaphysical considerations of pre-modern philosophy through an investigation into matters ethical, political, theological, and always philosophical.
Duston Moore, Professor of Philosophy, Catholic University of Louvain, PhD Areas of Interest: Continental philosophy, phenomenology, ancient philosophy, medieval philosophy
PHIL 11100-07H: Ethics Honors
13587 PHIL-11100-07H | TR | 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM | CM40 | 3 cr.
General Education Area IV: Humanistic Thought
Instructor: William Bruening
We are all faced with ethical questions every day. What you consider right or of moral value might not be by someone else/How do we determine standards of right conduct? What are our moral responsibilities? This course will approach such questions both from a theoretical and practical point of view. The course will grapple with thorny problems such as: abortion, capital punishment, medical ethics, racial and gender discrimination, and war and peace. Ethical questions often overlap with legal, religious, social, and political issues. Students will be encouraged to discuss and defend their views, and develop their skills in critical analysis. Readings will be drawn from the works of such as Aristotle, Kant, Mill, and Hume. Several U.S. Supreme Court decisions will also be read.
William Bruening, Professor of Philosophy, earned his B.A. at Thomas More College and his M. A. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame. He is a consultant in medical ethics for a number of healthcare institutions. He joined the faculty at IPFW in 1969.
PSY 12000-06H: Elementary Psychology Honors
14087 PSY-12000-06H | MWF | 1:30 PM -2:20 PM| NF 370 | 3.0 cr.
General Education Area III: The Individual, Culture, and Society
Instructor: Kenneth S. Bordens
TThis course will take a scientific approach to the study of behavior and mental processes, including learning, memory, perception, brain-behavior interactions, personality, intelligence, mental disorders, and social influences on behavior. In addition, students will be actively involved in examining some controversial issues in contemporary psychology, e.g. are memories of sex abuse always real, does viewing television increase aggression in children, is homosexuality genetically determined, etc. Students will explore these issues using resources on the Web as well as assigned readings. The goals of the course are for students to understand knowledge about behavior acquired through the scientific method and to become critical evaluators of everyday information related to psychology.
Kenneth S. Bordens is a Professor of Psychology. He received his BA in Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. After this, he went on to receive his MA and Ph.D in Experimental Social Psychology from the University of Toledo. He has taught the following courses: Social Psychology, Psychology and Law, History of Psychology, Child Development, Lifespan Development, Research Methods, and Introductory Psychology. His research areas consist of jury decision making in complex mass-tort trials, attitudes and prejudice, and psychology and the arts. He has co-authored text books in General Psychology, Research Methods, and Social Psychology.
REL 11200-04H Religion & Culture Honors
13956 REL-11200-04H | TR | 12:00 PM – 1:15 PM | CM 40 | 3 cr.
General Education Area IV: Humanistic Thought
Instructor: Quinton Dixie
This course is an introduction to the academic study of religion in which students will survey the principal thinkers, theories, and methodologies that have shaped the interdisciplinary examination of religious phenomena. The course also highlights the relation between religion and the larger cultures that provide meaning to religious belief systems. Through a series of field exercises and in-class case studies, students will be expected to apply the theories taught in the course to practical religious situations. Previous exposure to the academic study of religion is neither assumed nor expected.
Quinton Dixie is assistant professor of religious studies at Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne. He holds a B.A. in urban policy from Michigan State University, an M.A. in religious studies and a doctorate in church history from Union Theological Seminary in New York City. His research interests include the African American religious experience, religion and the civil rights movement, African American Baptist history, and hip-hop and spirituality.
A native Hoosier, Dr. Dixie spent six years (1997-2003) serving on the faculty of the religious studies department at Indiana University, Bloomington, where he taught a wide range of courses on religion in North America. In fall 2003 he returned home to Fort Wayne to develop a program in religious studies at IPFW. He is the co-editor with Cornel West of The Courage to Hope: From Black Suffering to Human Redemption, and the co-author with Juan Williams of This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience.
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