Social Science Courses, 2004 ATDP

2450.1
2450.2
2451.1
2451.2
2452
2253.1
2253.2
2254
2455
2456
2457
2458
2460
2461
Cultural Ethnography (AM)
Cultural Ethnography (PM)
Intro. to Architectural Design (AM)
Intro. to Architectural Design (PM)
Introduction to Psychology
The Practice of Law (AM)
The Practice of Law (PM)
Murder and Magisteria
Language Studies
Symbolism
Philosophy
AP Psychology
AP US Government
AP Macroeconomics
T/F, 8:30-12:00
T/F, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 8:30-12:00
T/F, 1:00-4:30
T/F, 1:00-4:30
T/Th, 8:30-12:00
T/Th, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 8:30-12:00
MWF, 1:00-4:30
MWF, 1:00-4:30
T/Th, 8:30-3:00

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2450.1 Cultural Ethnography (AM)
5 units	T/F, 8:30-12:00	George Austin	$407
What role do music, movies, religion, family, and friends play in your life? How do the foods you eat reflect your family's history and heritage? What influences your choices about the clothes you wear? What determines who is considered popular at your school? Ethnographers strive to answer these questions and more. As students in this class become ethnographers, they will learn how to describe aspects of a culture or subculture from the "inside out"—from the point of view of the people involved. As they conduct ethnographic research, students will gain a better understanding of social life by closely observing what people do and say. The San Francisco Bay Area, one of the most diverse regions in the world, will serve as the lab for students in this course. They will learn a variety of approaches to ethnography and will design ethnographic studies on topics of their choosing. The research may include formal and informal interviewing of respondents, as well as exploring their own neighborhoods and social spaces. The class will culminate in a presentation of student projects. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2450.2 Cultural Ethnography (PM)
5 units T/F, 1:00-4:30 George Austin $407
(Same as course #2450.1, except for the schedule.)

2451.1 Introduction to Architectural Design (AM)
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Avigail Sachs $665
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADES 10 OR 11.
This course explores the built environment and introduces students to the architectural profession. The focus of this course will primarily be on the formal principles of ordering architectural design. Students will also be introduced to concepts in two-dimensional composition, color, structural design, landscape design, and architectural history. Students will express their ideas in scaled models and various drawing media: pencil, pen and ink, color pencils, and markers. The course consists of several small in-class and homework assignments that culminate in a final three-week design project. Lectures, guest presentations, visits to buildings on and off campus, a tour of an architect's office, and weekly reading assignments round out this intensive six-week course. While working individually and in teams, students will be able to explore their creative potential and test their ability to work effectively in groups. Knowing how to draw or build models is not a prerequisite for this course.
Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2451.2 Introduction to Architectural Design (PM)
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Arijit Sen $665
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADES 8 OR 9.
Same as course #2451.1, except for the schedule.)

2452 Introduction to Psychology
5 units TF, 1:00-4:30 Kimberly Roberts $407
The word psychology comes from the Greek psyche, which means "soul," and -ology, which has come to mean "the study of." This course will focus on the nature, dimensions, methods, and issues of this study of human behavior. As this is an introductory course in psychology, the syllabus is rather broad. Course topics will include learning and memory, language and thought, emotion and motivation, mental abilities and cognitive processes. Students will be required to lead classroom discussions and will work in research teams to develop and conduct original studies. Grades will be based on class participation, quizzes, take-home, mid-course, and final examinations, and a group research project.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2453.1 The Practice of Law (AM)
5 units T/F, 8:30-12:00 Gary Kitajo $407
This course will provide an overview of social institutions and functions addressed in the practice of law. Students will participate in each of the lawyer's roles: investigation, research, advocacy, negotiation, trial preparation, and dispute resolution. In the process, students will examine the nature and history of law, interrogate parties, argue hypothetical cases, arbitrate conflicts, and draft legal documents. This class will require active participation in lively classroom activities and projects, which will include simulated trials, oral argument, and case briefing. Students will be encouraged to participate freely in robust classroom discussions and debates, with a premium placed on the open exchange of ideas and opinions. The course will culminate in a mock trial, conducted in a local courtroom before a judge. Course grades will be based upon classroom participation, outside projects, and examinations. College-level texts will be used.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2453.2 The Practice of Law (PM)
5 units T/F, 1:00-4:30 Gary Kitajo $407
(Same as course #2453.1, except for the schedule.)

2454 Murder and Magisteria: A Course in Medieval History
5 units TF, 1:00-4:30 Joseph Scalice $407
This will be a course in medieval history, using Umberto Eco's wonderful murder mystery/postmodern novel The Name of the Rose as a framework for structuring our investigation into medieval art, culture, religion, politics, and history. Among many topics, we will study manuscript illumination, the raging theological debates of the time, a political history of medieval society and of feudalism, monasticism, the Inquisition, Islamic scholarship and Aristotelianism, etc. Through a multifaceted reconstruction of medieval times, the students will gain a sense of the remarkable interconnected nature of human knowledge and a love for its diversity. Every student will be responsible for a major research project on an assigned aspect of medieval history using many of the university's incredible resources. Using this research, the class will construct a "digital illuminated manuscript"--a collaborative hypertextual codex on medieval history.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2455 Language Studies
5 units T/Th, 8:30-12:00 Edan Dekel $407
This course will explore the fascinating world of language. Students will weave their way through such diverse topics as etymology, the history of the English language, linguistic sounds and forms, languages of the world, and semantics. In essence, they will study both the inner and outer workings of human forms of communication in order to gain a greater understanding of human civilization.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2456 Symbolism
5 units T/Th, 1:00-4:30 Edan Dekel $407
This course will explore the use of symbols in the history of human thought and expression. We will examine the ways in which graphic, linguistic, and spatial relations create meaning in such diverse realms as art, architecture, cartography, poetry, and music. Throughout our investigation, we will attempt to understand the intimate connection between the use of symbols and the wide-ranging activity of the human imagination.
Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2457 Philosophy
10 units MWF, 8:30-12:00 Alex James $582
The word philosophy comes from the Greek word philosophia, which means love of wisdom. Philosophers inquire into the foundations of our knowledge, of our judgments, of our society, and of our ethical principles. They seek to understand the concepts most central to humanity, such as justice, art, science, and religion. They ponder timeless problems and paradoxes: Do humans have free will? What is the meaning of life? Are our beliefs and values relative? In this course, we will read selections of texts by Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein, while we focus on improving our analytical thinking and reading skills. Students will be asked to give a short presentation on a proof of the existence of god or a criticism of such a proof.
Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours

2458 Advanced Placement Psychology
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Emilie Mitchell $582
This course provides an opportunity for students to prepare for the May 2005 AP Exam in Psychology. The course is guided by the AP Psychology syllabus and covers the following areas: history of psychology as a science, research methods, statistics, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental psychology, personality, testing and individual differences, abnormal psychology, treatment of psychological disorders, and social psychology. The course uses a college textbook and will require a lot of reading, active participation in classroom activities (discussions, labs), completion of an independent research project, and completion of examination questions similar to those given in the actual AP examination. For an additional fee, students in this class will have the option of taking a Saturday review session in the spring of 2005 to prepare for the AP exam in May of 2005.
Homework per class meeting: 8-10 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.

2460 Advanced Placement US Government
10 units MWF, 1:00-4:30 Anthony Loveday $582
This course provides an opportunity for students to prepare for the May 2005 AP Exam in US Government. The course is guided by the AP Government syllabus and includes the following areas: the Constitution and Bill of Rights, Federalism, elections, the presidency and executive branch, the legislative process, the judicial system, major Supreme Court decisions, social welfare policy, foreign policy, voting patterns and political beliefs, political parties and their functions, civil rights, and civil liberties. There will be special emphasis on strategic short essay writing for the exam, including using statistical data and charts to formulate prose arguments, as well as an emphasis on understanding and retaining facts and important concepts. The course requires a great deal of reading, solid essay writing skills, the ability to organize and memorize sizeable amounts of information, and participation in classroom discussions. For an additional fee, students in this class will have the option of taking a Saturday review session in the spring of 2005 to prepare for the AP exam in May of 2005.
Homework per class meeting: 6-8 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.

2461 Advanced Placement Macroeconomics
10 units T/Th, 8:30-3:00 Bette Spagel $582
This course provides an opportunity for students to prepare for the May 2005 AP Exam in Macroeconomics. The course is guided by the AP Economics syllabus and includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: supply and demand, elasticity, economic performance measurement, output and costs, monetary and fiscal policy, public and private goods, markets, taxes, and international trade. In addition, we will analyze current stabilization policies involving interest and taxes and other relative programs and events. The course involves a great deal of reading and requires an ability to analyze and construct graphs and perform basic algebraic functions, active participation in classroom discussions and activities, and completion of examination questions similar to those given on the actual AP exam. For an additional fee, students in this class will have the option of taking a Saturday review session in the spring of 2005 to prepare for the AP exam in May of 2005.
Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours
Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.

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2450.2 Cultural Ethnography (PM)
5 units	T/F, 1:00-4:30	George Austin	$407
(Same as course #2450.1, except for the schedule.)

2451.1 Introduction to Architectural Design (AM)
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Avigail Sachs	$665
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADES 10 OR 11. This course explores the built environment and introduces students to the architectural profession. The focus of this course will primarily be on the formal principles of ordering architectural design. Students will also be introduced to concepts in two-dimensional composition, color, structural design, landscape design, and architectural history. Students will express their ideas in scaled models and various drawing media: pencil, pen and ink, color pencils, and markers. The course consists of several small in-class and homework assignments that culminate in a final three-week design project. Lectures, guest presentations, visits to buildings on and off campus, a tour of an architect's office, and weekly reading assignments round out this intensive six-week course. While working individually and in teams, students will be able to explore their creative potential and test their ability to work effectively in groups. Knowing how to draw or build models is not a prerequisite for this course. Homework per class meeting: 5-6 hours

2451.2 Introduction to Architectural Design (PM)
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Arijit Sen	$665
FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED GRADES 8 OR 9. Same as course #2451.1, except for the schedule.)

2452 Introduction to Psychology
5 units	TF, 1:00-4:30	Kimberly Roberts	$407
The word psychology comes from the Greek psyche, which means "soul," and -ology, which has come to mean "the study of." This course will focus on the nature, dimensions, methods, and issues of this study of human behavior. As this is an introductory course in psychology, the syllabus is rather broad. Course topics will include learning and memory, language and thought, emotion and motivation, mental abilities and cognitive processes. Students will be required to lead classroom discussions and will work in research teams to develop and conduct original studies. Grades will be based on class participation, quizzes, take-home, mid-course, and final examinations, and a group research project. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2453.1 The Practice of Law (AM)
5 units	T/F, 8:30-12:00	Gary Kitajo	$407
This course will provide an overview of social institutions and functions addressed in the practice of law. Students will participate in each of the lawyer's roles: investigation, research, advocacy, negotiation, trial preparation, and dispute resolution. In the process, students will examine the nature and history of law, interrogate parties, argue hypothetical cases, arbitrate conflicts, and draft legal documents. This class will require active participation in lively classroom activities and projects, which will include simulated trials, oral argument, and case briefing. Students will be encouraged to participate freely in robust classroom discussions and debates, with a premium placed on the open exchange of ideas and opinions. The course will culminate in a mock trial, conducted in a local courtroom before a judge. Course grades will be based upon classroom participation, outside projects, and examinations. College-level texts will be used. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2453.2 The Practice of Law (PM)
5 units	T/F, 1:00-4:30	Gary Kitajo	$407
(Same as course #2453.1, except for the schedule.)

2455 Language Studies
5 units	T/Th, 8:30-12:00	Edan Dekel	$407
This course will explore the fascinating world of language. Students will weave their way through such diverse topics as etymology, the history of the English language, linguistic sounds and forms, languages of the world, and semantics. In essence, they will study both the inner and outer workings of human forms of communication in order to gain a greater understanding of human civilization. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2456 Symbolism
5 units	T/Th, 1:00-4:30	Edan Dekel	$407
This course will explore the use of symbols in the history of human thought and expression. We will examine the ways in which graphic, linguistic, and spatial relations create meaning in such diverse realms as art, architecture, cartography, poetry, and music. Throughout our investigation, we will attempt to understand the intimate connection between the use of symbols and the wide-ranging activity of the human imagination. Homework per class meeting: 3-5 hours

2457 Philosophy
10 units	MWF, 8:30-12:00	Alex James	$582
The word philosophy comes from the Greek word philosophia, which means love of wisdom. Philosophers inquire into the foundations of our knowledge, of our judgments, of our society, and of our ethical principles. They seek to understand the concepts most central to humanity, such as justice, art, science, and religion. They ponder timeless problems and paradoxes: Do humans have free will? What is the meaning of life? Are our beliefs and values relative? In this course, we will read selections of texts by Plato, Aristotle, Descartes, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard and Wittgenstein, while we focus on improving our analytical thinking and reading skills. Students will be asked to give a short presentation on a proof of the existence of god or a criticism of such a proof. Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours

2458 Advanced Placement Psychology
10 units	MWF, 1:00-4:30	Emilie Mitchell	$582
This course provides an opportunity for students to prepare for the May 2005 AP Exam in Psychology. The course is guided by the AP Psychology syllabus and covers the following areas: history of psychology as a science, research methods, statistics, biological bases of behavior, sensation and perception, states of consciousness, learning, cognition, motivation and emotion, developmental psychology, personality, testing and individual differences, abnormal psychology, treatment of psychological disorders, and social psychology. The course uses a college textbook and will require a lot of reading, active participation in classroom activities (discussions, labs), completion of an independent research project, and completion of examination questions similar to those given in the actual AP examination. For an additional fee, students in this class will have the option of taking a Saturday review session in the spring of 2005 to prepare for the AP exam in May of 2005. Homework per class meeting: 8-10 hours Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.

2461 Advanced Placement Macroeconomics
10 units	T/Th, 8:30-3:00	Bette Spagel	$582
This course provides an opportunity for students to prepare for the May 2005 AP Exam in Macroeconomics. The course is guided by the AP Economics syllabus and includes, but is not limited to, the following areas: supply and demand, elasticity, economic performance measurement, output and costs, monetary and fiscal policy, public and private goods, markets, taxes, and international trade. In addition, we will analyze current stabilization policies involving interest and taxes and other relative programs and events. The course involves a great deal of reading and requires an ability to analyze and construct graphs and perform basic algebraic functions, active participation in classroom discussions and activities, and completion of examination questions similar to those given on the actual AP exam. For an additional fee, students in this class will have the option of taking a Saturday review session in the spring of 2005 to prepare for the AP exam in May of 2005. Homework per class meeting: 4-6 hours Prerequisite: Completion of at least freshman year of high school or permission of the Director. Completion of at least sophomore year is recommended.