Fall 2008 Honors Courses
COURSES RESERVED FOR STUDENTS IN THE 2008-2009 FRESHMAN HONORS PROGRAM
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ENGINEERING 160H, Engineering Problems with Computer Applications Laboratory(2-2) 3 credits. Section 1, Ref. No. 3797-005, TR 10:00 – 11:50 a.m.; Section 2, Ref. No. 3797-010, MW 10:00 – 11:50 a.m. Prereq: Satisfactory scores on mathematics placement examinations; credit or enrollment in Math 142, 165. Instructor: Larry Genalo, and additional instructor to be announced. Solving engineering problems and presenting solutions through technical reports. Significant figures. Use of SI units. Graphing and curve-fitting. Flowcharting. Introduction to material balance, mechanics, electrical circuits, engineering economics and statistics. Use of spreadsheet programs to solve and present engineering problems. Solution of engineering problems using computer programming languages. (The Honors section includes applications of programming to mobile robotics).
$HON 121, Freshman Honors Seminars, 1 credit.
Sec. A1, MW 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-015
Sec. A2, MW 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-020
Sec. A3, MW 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-025
Sec. B1, MW 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-030
Sec. B2, MW 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-035
Sec. B3, MW 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-040
Sec. C1, MW 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-045
Sec. C2, MW 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-050
Sec. C3, MW 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-055
Sec. D1, MW 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-060
Sec. D2, MW 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-065
Sec. D3, MW 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-070
Sec. E1, MW 2:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-075
Sec. E2, MW 2:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-080
Sec. E3, MW 2:00 p.m. Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-085
Sec. F1, MW 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-090
Sec. F2, MW 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-095
Sec. F3, MW 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-100
Sec. G1, TR 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-105
Sec. G2, TR 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-110
Sec. G3, TR 9:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-115
Sec. H1, TR 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-120
Sec. H2, TR 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-125
Sec. H3, TR 10:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-130
Sec. J1, TR 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-135
Sec. J2, TR 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-140
Sec. J3, TR 11:00 a.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-145
Sec. K1, TR 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-150
Sec. K2, TR 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-155
Sec. K3, TR 1:00 p.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-160
Sec. L1, TR 2:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-165
Sec. L2, TR 2:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-170
Sec. L3, TR 2:00 p.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-175
Sec. M1, TR 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1155 Ref. No. 4623-180
Sec. M2, TR 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1151 Ref. No. 4623-185
Sec. M3, TR 3:00 p.m., Jischke 1113 Ref. No. 4623-190
Each section of this orientation-information-discussion class is taught by a team of two upper-level Honors students and is designed to help students become familiar with the University, the Honors Program, and to help them meet other Honors students. Each section is comprised of ten to twelve Freshman Honors Program students and meets for an hour twice a week in the Jischke Honors Building, the home of the Honors Program. Students will tour selected sites on campus, hear guest lecturers, and discuss educational issues. Each student also will plan a tentative four or five-year program of study designed to meet her or his educational goals. There is a $60.00 fee to defray the Honors Retreat expenses associated with the seminar.
Engl 250H, Written, Oral, Visual, and Electronic Composition, (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Exemption from 150 and admission to Freshman Honors Program; credit for or concurrent enrollment in Lib 160. In-depth analysis, composition, and reflection on written, oral, visual, and electronic (WOVE) discourse within academic, civic, and cultural contexts. Emphasis on argumentation: developing claims, generating reasons, providing evidence. Individual sections organized by special topics. Development of student portfolio.
3 credits. Instructors: To be announced.
Sec. FA, MWF 1:10 p.m.-2:00 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-005
Sec. FB, MWF 2:10-3:00 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-010
Sec. HA, MWF 11:00-11:50 a.m. Ref. No. 3300-030
Sec. HB, MWF 12:10-1:00 p.m., Ref. No. 3300-040
Sec. HC, MWF 12:10 p.m., Ref. No. 3300-050
Sec. HD, MWF 2:10 p.m., Ref. No. 3300-060
Sec. HE, TR 2:10-3:30 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-065
Sec. HF, MWF 11-11:50 a.m. Ref. No. 3300-300
Sec. HG, MWF 2:10-3 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-305
Sec. PA, TR 12:40-2 p.m., Ref. No. 3300-100
Sec. PB, TR 9:30-10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 3300-110
Sec. PC, TR 2:10-3:30 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-120
Sec. PD, TR 11:00-12:20 a.m., Ref. No. 3300-125
Sec. RA, TR 9:30-10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 3300-150
Sec. RC, TR 11:00-12:20 a.m., Ref. No. 3300-170
Sec. TA, MWF 9:00-9:50 a.m. Ref. No. 3300-400
Sec. TB, MWF 10:00-10:50 a.m. Ref. No. 3300-405
Sec. TC, TR 9:30-10:50 a.m. Ref. No. 3300-410
Sec. TD, TR 11:00 a.m.-12:20 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-415
Sec. TE, TR 2:10-3:30 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-420
Sec. VA, MWF 2:10-3:00 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-220
Sec. VB, MWF 3:10-4:00 p.m., Ref. No. 3300-225
Sec. VC, TR 12:40-2:00 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-230
Sec. VD, TR 2:10-3:30 p.m. Ref. No. 3300-235
LIBRARY 160, Section 40, Honors Library Instruction, 0.5 credits. Arranged (1st half semester). Ref. No. 4862-200. Instructor: Library staff. This section, open only to Freshman Honors Program students, is the 3-week version of the required Library 160 course. Students will learn library research and information literacy skills, complete 5 assignments and take the final exam. The course is taken as part of the Freshman Honors Seminar.
SECTIONS RESERVED FOR THE 2008-2009
FRESHMAN and MEMBERS OF THE HONORS PROGRAM
FALL SEMESTER 2008
CHEMISTRY 167, General Chemistry for Engineering Students, 4 credits. The following recitation section have been reserved for Honors students:
Section 7, Lec. MW 12:10 p.m., Dis. TR 12:10 p.m., Ref. No. 2493-055
Prereq: CHEM 50 or high school chemistry. Instructors: To be announced. Principles of chemistry and properties of matter explained in terms of modern chemical theory with emphasis on topics of general interest to the engineer. This is an accelerated course designed for students with an excellent preparation in math and science and is a terminal course intended for engineering students who do not plan to take additional courses in chemistry.
CHEMISTRY 177, General Chemistry, 4 credits. The following two recitation sections have been reserved for Honors students:
Section 13, Lec. MWF 1:10 p.m., Dis. R 9:00 a.m., Ref. No. 2495-075;
Section 18, Lec. MWF 1:10 p.m., Dis. R 12:10 p.m., Ref. No. 2495-046.
Instructors: To be announced. Chemistry explored at a greater depth and with more emphasis on concepts, problems, and calculations than Chemistry 163-164. Recommended for physical and biological science majors, chemical engineering majors, and all other students intending to take 300-level chemistry courses. Principles and quantitative relationships (stoichiometry, chemical equilibrium, acid-base chemistry, thermodynamics, changes of state, solution behavior, atomic structure, and chemical bonding).
$CHEMISTRY 177L, Laboratory in General Chemistry, 1 credit. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in 177. Laboratory to accompany 177. The following laboratory sections have been reserved for Honors students:
Section 20, T, 3:10 – 6:00 p.m., Ref. No. 2496-058;
Section 1, M, 9:00-11:50 a.m., Ref. No. 2496005.
HONORS COURSES FOR 2008-2009
FRESHMAN and MEMBERS OF THE HONORS PROGRAM
FALL SEMESTER 2008
Make sure you plan ahead and take the number of required Honors courses and seminars as prescribed by your college Honors committee. Don’t wait until your last year to meet the requirements because you may find that you will have some scheduling conflicts.
ART HISTORY 280H, 4 credits. TR 12:40 – 2:00 p.m. and R 3:10 – 4:00 p.m., Ref. No 6392-005. Development of the visual arts from prehistoric through the Gothic period in Europe, including painting, sculpture, architecture, planning and crafts.
Honors Section: Students will attend the regular lectures and take the same examinations as everyone else in the course. Honors students will add one more class meeting per week for oral discussion of the material covered in lecture. Students will be required to produce a single paged paper for each weekly discussion, developing the topic.
ECONOMICS 101H, Principles of Microeconomics, 3 credits. MWF 8:00 – 8:50 p.m., Ref. No. 2095-005. Resource allocation, opportunity cost, comparative and absolute advantage. Supply and demand. Marginal analysis. Theories of production and consumption, pricing and the market system. Perfect and imperfect competition and strategic behavior. Factor markets. Present discounted value.
ENGINEERING MECHANICS 274H, Statics of Engineering, 3 credits. MWF 9:00 – 9:50 a.m., Ref. No. 6086-010. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in Math 166, credit or enrollment in Phys 111 or 221, enrollment in the College of Engineering. Instructor: Leroy Sturges. Vector and scalar treatment of coplanar and non-coplanar force systems. Resultants, equilibrium, friction, centroids, second moment of areas, Mohr’s circle, radius of gyration, internal forces, shear and bending moment diagrams, and work station application.
Honors section: Class size will be limited; senior faculty will teach the class and supplemental materials will augment the usual class content, emphasizing computational aspects of more realistic problem solving and open ended design situations. The use of symbolic mathematical software and graphical/visual software will be introduced and encouraged in problem solving throughout the course.
ENGLISH 302H, Honors Business Communication, 3 credits. TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 7402-005. Prereq: Engl 250 or 250H, junior classification. Instructor: To be announced. This course covers the theory, principles and processes of effective written communication typically encountered in business and the professions. Extensive writing practice in standard letter and memo forms, short proposals, policy and procedure descriptions, job descriptions, application letters, resumes, autobiographical precis, performance reviews and evaluations, and letters of recommendation.
ENGLISH 314H, Honors Technical Communication, 3 credits. TR 9:30 a.m. – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 3357-005. Prereq: ENGL 250 or 250H. junior classification. Instructor: To be announced. Theories, principles, and processes of effective communication in the technical disciplines. Attention to the major strategies for composing technical discourse; techniques of analyzing audiences and communication situations, and for organizing data and information.
MATH 166H, Honors Calculus II,4 credits. Section A, MTRF 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Ref. No. 1114-005; Section B, MTRF 8:00 – 8:50 a.m. Ref. No. 1114-010. Prereq: Permission of the instructor and Math 165 or 165H. Instructors: To be announced. Preference will be given to students in the University Honors Program. Integration, applications of the integral, infinite series, conics, polar coordinates. Math 166H will cover basically the same topics as covered in Math 166. Additional material of a theoretical, conceptual, computational, or modeling nature not in the regular sequence will be included in the H sections at the discretion of the instructor. The emphasis in the course will continue to be working problems, but some of the work in the Honors sections may require more ingenuity than is required in Math 166.
Honors section: Because of the additional material, it is expected that students in the H sections will need to exert extra efforts beyond what is needed in the regular sections. However, because of the type of students in the H sections, it is likely that the distribution of grades assigned to an Honors section will be higher than the distribution of grades in a regular section.
MATH 265H, Honors Calculus III, 4 credits. MTRF 8:00 – 8:50 a.m., Ref. No. 2073-005. Prereq: Permission of the instructor or Math 166 or 166H. Instructor: To be announced. Preference given to students in the University Honors Program. Geometry and graphing in three dimensions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector fields and vector integrals. Math 265H will cover basically the same topics as covered in Math 265. Additional material of a theoretical, conceptual, computational, or modeling nature not in the regular sequence will be included in the H sections at the discretion of the instructor. The emphasis in the course will continue to be working problems, but some of the work in the Honors sections may require more ingenuity than is required in Math 265.
Honors section: Because of the additional material, it is expected that students in the H sections will need to exert extra efforts beyond what is needed in the regular sections. However, because of the type of students in the H sections, it is likely that the distribution of grades assigned to an Honors section will be higher than the distribution of grades in a regular section.
$PHYSICS 221H, Honors Classical Physics I, Lec MWF 10:00 - 10:50 a.m., Dis. TR 12:10 – 1:00 p.m., Lab W 12:10 – 2:00 p.m. Ref. No. 5862-005, 5 credits. One section. Prereq: Credit or enrollment in Math 166/166H. For engineering and science majors: three hours of lecture each week plus three recitations and one lab every two weeks. Elementary mechanics including kinematics and dynamics of particles, work and energy, linear and angular momentum, conservation laws, rotational motion, oscillations, gravitation. Electric forces and fields; electric currents; DC circuits. Honors students will be in a recitation and lab with other Honors students and are guaranteed a faculty recitation instructor.
$PHYSICS 222H, Honors Classical Physics II, Sect 1, Lec MWF 1:10 – 2:00 p.m., Dis. T 11 - 11:50 a.m., Sec. A, Ref No. 5864-025; Sect 2, Lec MWF 2:10 – 3:00 p.m., Dis. T 3:10 – 4:00 p.m., Sec. B, Ref No. 5864-030. 5 credits. Prereq: Phys 221 or 221H, Math 166 or 166H. Three hours of lecture each week plus one recitation and one lab each week. Magnetic forces and fields: LR, LC, LCR circuits; Maxwell's equations, waves and sound; ray optics and image formation; wave optics: heat, thermodynamics, kinetic theory of gases; topics in modern physics. Honors students will be in a recitation and lab with other Honors students and are guaranteed a faculty recitation instructor.
PSYCHOLOGY 101H, General Psychology Honors, TR 2:10 – 4:00 p.m., Ref. No. 6070-005. Instructor - V. Dark. The fundamental concepts in psychology that have been derived from the application of the scientific method will be examined through a mixture of lecture, film, demonstrations, debates, student presentations and laboratory exercises. In addition to mastering the fundamentals of psychology, students will have an opportunity to add to the knowledge base by working in research teams to empirically answer a question of interest. This is an introductory course intended primarily for freshmen and sophomores.
COURSES WITH HONORS COMPONENTS
The courses listed below have the option of adding an Honors component. Students choosing the Honors component should contact the instructor of the course and complete the paper work available in the Honors Office.
FALL SEMESTER 2008
BIOLOGY 211, Principles of Biology.
Honors Component for Biology: An Honors component may be available for Biology 211. Check with your instructor.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT 333, Foodservice Operations Controls.
HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT 340, Hospitality Marketing Strategies
HOTEL, RESTAURANT AND INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT 439, Advanced Hospitality Human Resource Management
Honors Component for Hotel Restaurant and Institution Management: Honors students will be assigned a project/paper that applies class material to actual operation.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 102, Individual and Family Life Development
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 220, Development and Guidance: Ages Birth through 2 Years
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 221, Development and Guidance: Ages 3
through 8 Years.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 226, Development and Guidance in Middle Childhood.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 240, Literature for Children.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 276, Human Sexuality.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 283, Family Financial Management.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 340, Assessment and Curricula: Ages Birth through 2 years.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 341, Housing Finance and Policy.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 349, Parenting and Family Diversity Issues.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 367, Abuse in Families.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 373, Death as a Part of Living.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 377, Aging and the Family.
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT AND FAMILY STUDIES 395, Children, Families, and Public Policy.
Honors Component for Human Development and Family Studies: Students need to notify the instructor that they are Honors students and would like to do an Honors component.
MANAGEMENT 370, Principles of Organization and Management.
Section A1, TR 8:00 – 9:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5282-005; for Business College Students Only
Section A2, TR 8:00 – 9:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5282-010
Section B1, MWF 9:00 – 9:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5282-015; for Business College Students Only
Section B2, MWF 9:00 – 9:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5282-020
Honors Component for Management: Either a paper or project, as determined by the instructor.
MARKETING 340, Principles of Marketing.
Section A1, TR 11:00 – 12:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-005, College of Business students only
Section A2, TR 11:00 – 12:20 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-010
Section B1, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-015, College of Business students only
Section B2, MWF 10:00 – 10:50 a.m., Ref. No. 5352-020
Honors Component for Management: Either a paper or project, as determined by the instructor.
PHILOSOPHY 201, Introduction to Philosophy.
PHILOSOPHY 465, Brain, Minds, and Computers.
Honors Component for Philosophy: Students wishing to take Honors credit should consult with instructor. Typical Honors components include doing essay exams instead of short answer exams, doing a paper instead of an exam, or doing a paper that requires an added component of independent research.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 105B, Introduction to World Religions.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 321, Old Testament.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 334, African American Religious Experience.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 336, Women and Religion.
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 356, African Religion.
Honors Component for Religious Studies: Students wishing to take Honors credit should consult with instructor. Typical Honors components include doing essay exams instead of short answer exams, doing a paper instead of an exam, or doing a paper that requires an added component of independent research.
RECOMMENDED COURSES
FALL SEMESTER 2008
RELIGIOUS STUDIES 367, Christianity in the Roman Empire, 3 credits. TR 2:10 -3:25. Instructor: David Hunter. A historical introduction to the rise of the Christianity in the Roman Empire, with special attention to the impact of Greco-Roman culture on the thought and practice of Christians and the interaction of early Christians with their contemporaries. Cross listing: CL ST 367.
STAT 401, Statistical Methods for Research Workers, 4 credits. Students should select the section for undergraduates. Prereq: Stat 101, 104, 105 or 226. Graduate students and Honors students without an equivalent course prerequisite should contact the department. Instructor: To be announced. Methods of analyzing and interpreting experimental and survey data. Statistical concepts and models; estimation; hypothesis tests with continuous and discrete data; simple and multiple linear regression and correlation; introduction to analysis of variance and blocking. Especially recommended for Honors students considering graduate school.
