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If you need
this course to graduate in July 2012,
all work must be completed, graded and on your record by August 31.
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If you are
planning to graduate in May 2012,
you must apply to take a summer class.
Forms are available in the Registrar’s office.
Information: Contact
the appropriate professor for details on the class.
Courses
MAY
ACCT 221: Financial Accounting & Lab (Martin)
ART 111: Introduction to Art History (Heath)
CSCI
140: Business Computing (McFall)
ENGL 279: Writing for Teachers
(Trembley)
HIST 131: Introduction to Moder
European History (Johnson, F)
IDS 171: Self, Society and the Sacred (CH1) (Dell’Olio)
IDS
174: Banned Books (CH2) (Pannapacker)
IDS
200: Encounter with Cultures (Brouwer)
KIN 208: Intro to Nutrition (Sears)
MGMT
371: Financial Management (Porter) MOVED TO JUNE TERM
NURS
260: Basic Pharmacology (Garrett)
PHYS
105: College Physics (DeYoung)
PHYS
195: College Physics Lab (DeYoung)
REL
220: Introduction to Biblical Literature (Bandstra)
REL
260: Faith Seeking Understanding (Husbands)
SPAN
121: Spanish 1 (Mulder)
JUNE
ACCT
221: Financial Accounting & Lab (Martin)
ACCT
322: Intermediate Accounting II (LaBarge)
ECON
211: Principles of Macroeconomics (Steen)
ENGL 254: Introductions to Creative Writing: Fiction (Trembley)
HIST 160: US History to 1877 (Johnson)
IDS 172: Perspectives on Science (CH2) (Hagood)
IDS
174: Banned Books (CH2) (Pannapacker)
MGMT
371: Financial Management (Porter)
PSY
100: Introduction to Psychology (Ludwig)
REL 100: Which Jesus? (Brouwer)
REL 260: Faith Seeking Understanding (Husbands)
SPAN
122: Spanish 2 (Dorado)
SPAN 421: Business Spanish (Andre)
THEA
101: Introduction to Theatre (Landes)
JULY
ECON
211: Principles of Macroeconomics (Steen)
HIST
361: United States Military History: Rise of a Warrior Democracy (Johnson,
F.)
IDS 172: Perspectives on Science (CH2) (Hagood)
IDS
174: Banned Books (CH2) (Pannapacker)
REL
100: Which Jesus? (Brouwer)
ACCT 221, Financial
Accounting (4 credits)
Instructor: Herb Martin
Terms Offered: May, June
An
introduction to the financial accounting model for business enterprises for
potential accounting majors, management majors, and others who wish to read,
understand, and analyze financial statements.
No prerequisites. Open to
degree-seeking Hope
College students only.
All homework and quizzes to be taken and graded online. Three exams will be
given ON-CAMPUS or by alternate arrangement.
ACCT 322, Intermediate
Accounting II (4 credits)
Instructor: Martha LaBarge
Term Offered: June
This
course is a continuation of the study of financial accounting theory and
practice at the intermediate level. This
course examines the preparation and presentation of the income statement,
balance sheet, statement of cash flows, and retained earnings, as well as
asset, liability, expense, and revenue recognition and measurement problems,
and accounting for owners' equity.
Prerequisite: ACCT 321
PERMISSION
OF INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED TO REGISTER
ART 111,
Introduction to Art History (4 credits)
Instructor: Anne Heath
Term Offered: May
This
course introduces the discipline of art history by focusing on several case
studies, chronologically arranged, to be explored in depth using objects of
study as well as primary and secondary sources, videos in a slide-lecture and
online discussion format. Over the
course of the May-Term, you will gain experience in critically viewing and
writing about art and architecture, as well as an understanding of the function
of these monuments in a historical and cultural context. No pre-requisites; meets FA1
CSCI 140, Business Computing (4 credits)
Instructor: Ryan McFall
Term Offered: May
This course introduces
students to the computing skills needed in the completion of the Accounting
major at Hope College and to become a successful computer user in a business
career. Students learn the fundamentals of operating systems, spreadsheet
processing in Microsoft Excel, and querying relational databases using
Microsoft Access. In addition to an Internet connection, students
must have access to Office 2010 (both Microsoft Excel and Access) in
order
to successfully complete this course.
Students will be expected to:
It is expected that students will be able to devote approximately 20 hours
per week to this course.
The instructor will be available for scheduled Skype or other online collaboration
sessions Monday through Friday, and will also correspond via email.
ECON 211, Principles
of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
Instructor: Todd Steen
Terms Offered: June, July
An
introduction to economic principles and concepts, designed to fulfill the
objectives of the college social science requirement and to prepare students
for additional work in economics, management, and accounting. The course deals with such topics as supply
and demand, markets, money, the determination of national income, employment
and the price level, and international trade. The government’s role in the
economy is examined throughout.
ENGLISH 254, Introduction
to Creative Writing: Fiction (FA1) (4 credits)
Instructor: Beth Trembley
Terms Offered: June
Course Description:
Writing fiction! Learn more about what it takes to write great stories. Join
this lively and safe space to learn about your creativity and improve your
story-telling skills. Class will include drafting many short fictional “shapes,”
learning about skills and techniques to make your writing snap and sing, reading
and analyzing good stories, workshopping your stuff with your classmates, and
revision, revision, revision! Active, curious, supportive, humorous, surprising
and creative class participation is a must! Because this course is online and
a concentrated June term, you should expect to work a minimum of 6-8 hours
each day. You need a broadband internet connection, familiarity with moodle,
Google Docs, and YouTube, a curious passion and a creative spirit.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact me at trembley@hope.edu.
ENGL 279, Writing for
Teachers (4 credits)
Instructor: Elizabeth Trembley
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This
online workshop course will help its members become better writing teachers by
first becoming better writers. You will
become more energetic, attuned, and agile writers in multiple genres. You’ll
have chances to play with fiction, creative nonfiction, poetry, and even plays,
scripts and the graphic “novel” form! As we become more experienced with the
techniques needed to write the kinds of works readers love to read, we’ll also
explore how you, future teachers, will teach writing to your future students.
Together we will form a community founded on respect for each person as a
writer, dedicated to helping each and every person in class become a better
writer and teacher of writing.
Because
this is a May term, you can expect about a week’s worth of reading and writing
each day, about 6-8 hours worth. It is
not a good idea to try to take a May term and work a full time job, though some
have done it.
Because this
is an online course, you will experience specially designed online learning
content and experiences along with greater flexibility than a traditional May
term course. Of particular interest to
pre-professional educators should be the experience with online teaching
strategies, which you will certainly encounter in your upcoming careers! You will be expected to be online every day
Monday through Friday, several times a day for discussions, to share papers and
to workshop the creations of your peers.
Timely participation is a crucial aspect of your grade. Course content will include traditional
textbooks, and online content such as learning modules similar to powerpoint
slides, quizzes, discussion forums, videos and online workshops with groups of
all sizes. A broadband internet
connection is required. You should have
a solid working knowledge of GoogleDocs (documents) before the course begins. All deadlines will be Eastern Time--you can
participate from anywhere, of course, but you’ll need to keep that in
mind. Feel free to contact the
instructor if you have questions.
History
131 Introduction to Modern European History (CH2) (4 credits)
Instructor: Fred L. Johnson III
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This course examines European interactions with people on other continents
and cultures since the Age of Encounters. The changes caused by Europeans,
and the changes they have experienced as a result of those encounters, will
also be studied to determine their effects.
HIST 160, U.S. History to 1877 (4 credits)
Instructor: Fred Johnson
Term Offered: June
Course Description:
This
course examines the development of the United States of America from its
colonial origins through the Civil War and Reconstruction. By studying selected
themes (e.g. politics, economics, race, gender, and religion) and major events
(e.g. American Revolution, the Louisiana Purchase, and Nat Turner’s Rebellion)
students will identify and explain the origin and evolution of American values
and ideals; critically assess 19th century American socio-political and
economic institutions; and analyze the impact of westward expansion, slavery,
modernization, and technology upon the development of the United States.
HIST 361, United States
Military History: Rise of a Warrior Democracy (4 credits)
Instructor: Fred L. Johnson III
Term Offered: July
Course Description:
This course traces the history of the United States military from its colonial
origins to present day. Along with examining the purpose and performance of
the military during times of conflict, assessment will also be made of its
function as a political and socioeconomic instrument and its effectiveness
as an expression of U.S. foreign policy and national identity
IDS 171,
Self, Society and the Sacred (CH I) (4 credits)
Instructor: Andrew
Dell'Olio
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This
course is an introduction to the history, literature and ideas of western
culture from ancient times to the middle ages. The course is interdisciplinary
in nature, which means that we will look at the classical period of western
culture through three different disciplines of the humanities – history,
literature and philosophy. The unifying theme of the course is the construction
of the self, society, and the sacred throughout western history. How does one
become a self? How should we live together in society? How do we understand and
relate to that which is sacred? What is the relationship between self, society
and the sacred? These are the questions that motivated the development of
western culture and these are the questions we will be asking and trying to
answer in this course. From fifth century B.C. Greece to the rise of Christianity
and Islam in Medieval Europe and lands east, we will be encountering some of
the greatest texts and the central contexts of our cultural heritage. We will
also be exploring our own sense of self, society, and the sacred, for only by
understanding who we have been can we understand who we are now.
IDS 172,
Perspectives on Science (CH2) (4 credits)
Instructor: Jonathan
Hagood
Terms Offered: June, July
Course Description:
What is
science? How have society and culture shaped science? How has science in turn shaped
society and culture? This course examines a variety of perspectives on these
questions from the sixteenth century to the present day. Students will read
leading philosophers’ texts on the nature of science; examine the lives and
contributions of key figures in the history of science; and explore how the
evolution of detective fiction through works by Voltaire, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir
Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, Raymond Chandler, and others helps us
better to understand changing perspectives on science and its methods. Includes all three cultural heritage
disciplines – history, literature, and philosophy – in the modern period (after
1500 AD).
IDS 174, Banned Books (CH2 -
Lit/Hist) (4 credits)
Instructor: William
Pannapacker
Terms
Offered: May, June, July
What makes some writers so
dangerous? Why would the Zeeland Public Schools get so upset about Harry
Potter? Why did some readers think that The Catcher in the Rye was a threat to American national
security? Why would the Catholic Church maintain an Index of Forbidden Books
for more than 400 years? Are some scientific discoveries too dangerous for the
public? Why was freedom of the press a crucial part of the revolutions in England, France,
and the United States?
Should some books, such as Conrad’s Heart of Darkness, be banned from schools
because they are too offensive? Why have banned books, such as Voltaire’s
Candide and Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, become bestsellers and literary
classics? Why is the struggle between freedom and censorship a challenge that
every generation must face? Those are some of the questions “Banned Books” will
attempt to answer.
Designed for future
teachers, scientists, librarians, activists, and journalists—as well as anyone
who cares about the complex interplay of history and literature—"Banned
Books" provides an overview of major events in Western Civilization during
the last 500 years, from the Reformation to Globalization—while encountering a
selection of banned books as a basis for more in-depth understanding of
cultures to which they responded. Materials are not included in this course
gratuitously; participants must risk being shocked and offended by some of the
texts and images. While this course will not take place in a moral vacuum,
"Banned Books" endorses no specific agenda other than the need, as
mature thinkers, to balance freedom with responsibility.
IDS 200,
Encounter with Cultures (4 credits)
Instructor: Wayne Brouwer
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
An
introduction to cultural diversity, focusing on concepts of race, ethnicity,
gender, class, and other forms of cultural identity and difference in
contemporary American society. We will
work with cross-disciplinary theoretical models for understanding cultural
identity and interations between cultures.
We will read five books that help us survey the history and unique
characteristics of Native American, African American, Hispanic, Asian American,
and Muslim American communities and cultures. We will also view a number of
videos and movies, and write two papers--one surveying our individual cultural
backgrounds and the other researching an issue in contemporary society unique
to a particular ethnic or cultural group.
KIN 208,
Basic Nutrition (3 credits)
Instructor: Leigh Sears
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This
course is designed to develop student awareness of the nutritional and health
implications of their food choices.
Students will learn the physiology of ingestion, digestion, and
absorption. They will then learn how the
nutrients are transported, stored, and used within the body. We will then cover the structure, function,
as well as diseases involved with the over consumption of Carbohydrates,
Proteins and Fats. Topics include the
history of the current Food Guide Pyramid and Dietary Guidelines, The National
School Lunch Program, as well as how to shop effectively in the grocery
store. Each student will be required to
practically apply all knowledge learned through a three day diet analysis and
correction project.
MGMT 371, Financial Management (4
credits)
Instructor:
Brian Porter
Term
Offered: May
Course Description:
Offered
for accounting majors only this May, the course examines financial decision
making within the context of public corporations. The concepts of risk, rates of return, time
value of money, valuation, and stewardship are utilized to analyze financial
decisions involving capital budgeting and capital structure. The analysis of these decisions will include
both financial and ethical considerations.
Prerequisites: Management 222 with a grade of C- or
better, Accounting 221 and 222,
Economics 211 and 212, and Math 210 or equivalent. Computer Science 140 is recommended
PERMISSION
OF INSTRUCTOR REQUIRED. THIS SECTION
OFFERED FOR ACCOUNTING MAJORS ONLY.
NURS 260, Pharmacology
(3 credits)
Instructor: Donna Garrett
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
A study
of drugs and their interactions across the lifespan. A focus will be placed on
roles of the professional nurse and other health professionals in using a
problem-solving process in the promotion of optimal health. Pre-requisites or co-requisites include
admission to the nursing major, Bio 103, 221, 222, 231, Chem 103, and Nursing
210. Open to non-nursing majors by permission of the chairperson. This course
is 8 weeks in length and will run through May and June. All exams are required to be proctored in
person either at Hope
College or at another
acceptable proctoring site. Permission
of the instructor required if exams are not proctored at Hope College.
PHYS 105, College
Physics I (3 credits)
Instructor: Paul DeYoung
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This is
an algebra-based course which provides a rigous examination of the following
physical phenomena and systems: 1) mechanics 2) oscillating systems and springs
and 3) topics from molecular physics and heat.
This class may be taken concurrently with Physics 195 (College Physics
Lab I). Prerequisite: Math 123 or equivalent.
While
listed as a May-term course, this is a self-paced course that may be started
during May term but must be completed by the end of July term. Access to a scanner is necessary, access to a
computer that can run windows-based programs is necessary, and access to the
internet is necessary,
PHYS 195, College
Physics Laboratory I (1 credit)
Instructor: Paul DeYoung
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
This
laboratory is designed to accompany Physics 105. Basic laboratory skills are developed. Students use a mixture of hands-on work and
computer simulation to explore and analyze scientific measurements. This laboratory is a great introduction to
the use of computer in the collection and analysis of data. Must have taken or be currently enrolled in
Physics 105.
This
course is self paced and may be started in May term and must be finished by the
end of July term.
You must
have access to a scanner, you must have internet access, you must have a
computer capable of running windows based applications.
PSY 100, Introduction to
Psychology, (4 credits)
Instructor: Tom Ludwig
Term Offered: June
Course Description:
An introduction to the
science of behavior and mental processes. This course will take a topical
approach, examining many different perspectives on human behavior, but also
emphasizing the common themes that hold the various areas of psychology
together as an academic discipline. This course will be offered in an entirely
online format: Except for the textbook readings, all course activities and
assignments will be online. For each regular "class day" (M-F) during
June Term, students will be expected to spend about 5 to 6 hours on the daily
assignments, which will include a required textbook reading, plus online
learning activities, discussions, and quizzes. These activities will be
self-paced and can occur at any time during the 24-hour window for each
"class day".
REL 100,
Which Jesus? (2 credits)
Instructor: Wayne Brouwer
Terms Offered: May, June,
July
Course Description:
We will
focus on the person of Jesus and the reflections that people have made about
him, surveying church history to understand how ideas about Jesus have changed
over the years. Along with portions of the New Testament, we will also read two
books, one of which is an overview of theological ideas about Jesus throughout
the the twenty centuries since Jesus lived on earth, and the other which has
five Christian theologians debating with one another about how best to
understand Jesus. There will be short quizzes on the readings, and five short
reflection papers, plus a final exam.
REL 220,
Introduction to Biblical Literature (4 credits)
Instructor: Barry Bandstra
Term Offered: May
Course Description:
The
Christian Bible consists of two parts, the Old Testament and the New Testament.
This course concentrates on the first part, also called the Hebrew Bible or
Jewish Bible, and is a survey of its content: the historical events, main
characters, literary forms, and cultural concepts. The text of the Hebrew Bible
is more than two thousand years old and arose out of an ancient culture with very
different conceptual and worldview structures than ours. The course provides
basic training in how to read such a challenging work. The course textbook,
Reading the Old Testament by Barry Bandstra, is completely online. Daily
activities include short audio introductions, reading quizzes, guided studies
of key biblical texts, and discussion forums that explore the application of
biblical concepts to our contemporary world. This course fulfills the Religion
2 general education requirement.
REL 260,
Faith Seeking Understanding (4 credits)
Instructor: Mark Husbands
Terms Offered: May, June
Course Description:
This
course introduces you to the study of Christian Theology. Alert to contemporary
issues of culture and belief, this course roots faithful Christian reflection
in a constructive and informed dialogue with the history of Christianity. With
careful reading and discussion of classical figures and texts, we offer
students a study of basic Christian beliefs about God, creation, humanity,
evil, Jesus Christ, salvation, and the Church.
SPAN 121, Spanish 1
Instructor: Melissa Mulder
Term
Offered: May
Course Description:
This course is an
introduction to Spanish. It will be
intensive and require a 4-6 hour per day commitment from the students. An on-line language program should only be
taken by students who are intrinsically motivated. The students will be tested on the four areas
of language acquisition: speaking, listening, reading and writing. Requirements for the class are a good
internet connection, a microphone and a camera.
SPAN 122, Spanish 2
Instructor:
Liliana Dorado
Term
Offered: June
Course Description:
An
on-line course for beginners of Spanish.
The primary objective of this course is to enable the student to acquire
beginning communicative skills in Spanish. Students are expected to commit 3-4
hours a day to complete their assignments.
SPAN 421, Spanish for
Business (4 credits)
Instructor: Maria Claudia
Andre
Term Offered: June
Course Description:
This
course is designed to give advanced-intermediate and advanced level students a
solid foundation in business vocabulary, basic business and cultural concepts,
and situational practice necessary to be successful in today’s Spanish-speaking
world. Students at this level should have already mastered all the fundamentals
of Spanish grammar and should be able to read, speak, and write at an
intermediate advanced level. Students
are expected to use Skype and Moodle. Other technologies will also be
introduced and discussed prior to the course. Students are expected to commit
at least 3 hours a day to complete their assignments.
In
addition to the regular course work, students are expected to conduct research
and develop an international business plan for a product or service of their selection.
Conducted
entirely in Spanish. Prerequisite: Spanish 341 with a grade of C+ or better or
equivalent.
THEA 101, Introduction to Theatre (4 credits)
Instructor: Perry Landes
Term Offered: June
Course Description:
This course will examine
the value and the role of theatre in our society. Students will be introduced to the art of
theatre through exploring the way in which playwrights, directors, actors,
designers, technicians and audiences work together to make it happen. Through practical projects, readings,
viewings and discussions, the student will have the opportunity to expand his
awareness and understanding of the artistic processes and craft involved in
creating productions. By the end of the
course, the student will attend, read, write and talk about theatre with
greater sensitivity and insight.