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Spring 2011 Course Offerings

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College Of Rural and Community Development

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COURSES

Courses

Course Title

Instructor

CCS/NRM/GEOG F493 Comparative Farming and Sustainable Food Systems
description
Gerlach
CCS F602-FE1 
Cultural/Intellectual Property Rights
audioconference
description
Becker

CCS/ED F603-DD1 
audioconference
CCS/ED F603-FS1
Fairbanks campus

Field Study Research Methods
Meets with Fairbanks campus students via audioconference
description

 

CCS/ED F610-US1
outside Fairbanks
CCS/ED F610-FS1
Fairbanks area

Education and Cultural Processes
Independent Learning/Correspondence/Paper-based
description

Barnhardt

CCS F612-DD1
audioconference and Fairbanks campus

Traditional Ecological Knowledge
description

Koskey

CCS F693-DD1
audioconference

Teaching Alaska Native History: A Cultural Profile Approach
description

POSTPONED
Gaffney

CCS F698-DD1
outside Fairbanks
CCS F698-F01
Fairbanks area

Research
description

Staff

CCS F699-DD1
outside Fairbanks 
CCS F699-F01
Fairbanks area

Thesis
description

Staff

ED F616-DD1
outside Fairbanks
ED F616-FS1
Fairbanks area

Education and Socio-Economic Change
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

CCS/ED F631-FS1
Fairbanks
CCS/ED F631-US1
ourside Fairbanks

Culture, Community & the Curriculum
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

ED F660-US1
outside Fairbanks
ED F660-FS1
Fairbanks

Education Administration in Cultural Perspective
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

ED F681-FE1
Fairbanks
ED F681-FXA
Distance
Place-Based Education
description
Carlson

Course Descriptions

Comparative Farming and Sustainable Food Systems

3 credits

CCS F493 F01    CRN:  40260
GEOG F493 F02  CRN:  40256
NRM F493 F02  CRN:  40258

Craig Gerlach (Fairbanks)
scgerlach@alaska.edu

Principles of food systems geography and food security. Cross-cultural examination of dietary traditions, poverty, hunger, equity, and food access and distribution. Comparison of multiple varieties and scales of agricultural systems in the context of social, ecological, and economic sustainability. Considers Alaska and other high-latitude food systems, including country food, wild game harvest, and rural to urban nutrition transition.

Prerequisites: Undergraduate - UAF level ANTH F100X Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate - UAF level ANTH F111X Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate - UAF level GEOG F101 Minimum Grade of C or Undergraduate - UAF level NRM F101 Minimum Grade of C
Offered Spring

Tues/Thurs, 11:30 pm – 1:00 pm, 1/20– 5/12 203 Reichart Building

Syllabus


 

Cultural and Intellectual Property Rights

3 credits

CCS F602 FE1    CRN:  34092
CCS F602 DD1   CRN:  

Steven Becker (Fairbanks)
srbecker@alaska.edu

Examines issues associated with recognizing and respecting cultural and intellectual property rights with respect to the documentation, publication and display of knowledge, practices, beliefs and artifacts of cultural traditions. Appropriate research principles, ethical guidelines and legal protections will be reviewed for their application to cross-cultural studies.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or approval of the instructor.
Offered Spring
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Thurs, 5:15 pm – 8:15 pm, 1/20– 5/12 Bunnell 124

Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus


Field Study Research Methods

3 credits

CCS F603-FE1   CRN:  34093
CCS F603-DD1  CRN: 

TBA (Fairbanks)

Focus on techniques for conducting both quantitative and qualitative field research. Particular emphasis on considerations for conducting field research in cross-cultural settings.
Cross-listed with ED F603.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Cross-listed and meets same time as ED F603. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Blackboard, Internet

M  5:15-8:15 pm Gruening 718
1/20 - 5/12 audio-conference and/or on-campus

 


Education and Cultural Processes

3 credits
(Independent Learning - Correspondence/paper-based course)

CCS F610 FS1   CRN:  36115
CCS F610 DD1  CRN: 

For Section FS1 - Fairbanks Area Students only - Paper Based Course. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Internet, Computer, DVD, CD-Rom. Email. Class meets Multicultural ED Requirement for teacher certification.

Ray Barnhardt  (Fairbanks)
rjbarnhardt@alaska.edu

Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation to other aspects of a cultural system. Students will be required to prepare a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural context. Also available via Independent Learning.
Cross-listed with ED F610.
Offered As Demand Warrants
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Cross-listed with ED F610

1/20 - 5/5 (print-based only)

Books and materials coming from CDE in Fairbanks. Material costs available at distance.uaf.edu or call CDE at 800-277-8060. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus


Traditional Ecological Knowledge        

3 credits

CCS F612 FE1   CRN: 34094
CCS F612 DD1  CRN:

Mike Koskey  (Fairbanks)
mskoskey@alaska.edu

Examines the acquisition and utilization of knowledge associated with long-term inhabitation of particular ecological systems and adaptations that arise from the accumulation of such knowledge. Attention will be given to the contemporary significance of traditional ecological knowledge as a complement to academic fields of study.
Prerequisites: Graduate standing or approval of the instructor.
Offered Spring
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Meets by audio conference and on-UAF campus. IRVII 138

W, 5:15 - 8:15 pm - 1/20 - 5/12 audio conference and on Fairbanks campus

DD1 section - Books and materials mailed from CDE in Fairbanks.
FE1 section – Books and materials to be purchased by student from CDE Bookstore in Fairbanks. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

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Master's Research Project

1 – 12 credits

CCS F698  F01     CRN:  34095
(Fairbanks area students only)
CCS F698  DD1    CRN: 
(Distance students only)

Staff

Research project for graduate students earning an M.A.  Enrollment is contingent on admission to the graduate program and permission of the graduate committee. Limited to 20 students.

1/20 - 5/12

Meets by arrangement.


Thesis

1 – 12 Credits

CCS F699  F01    CRN:  34096
(Fairbanks area students)
CCS F699  DD1   CRN: 
(Distance students)

Staff

Thesis project for graduate students earning M.A. or PhD.   Enrollment is contingent on admission to the graduate program and permission of the graduate committee. Limited to 20 students.

1/24 - 5/10

Meets by arrangement


Education and Cultural Processes

3 credits

Independent Learning – Correspondence/paper-based course

ED F610 FS1    CRN:  36146
(Fairbanks area)
ED F610 US1    CRN: 
(Distance)

Fairbanks students may register for Section FS1 with regular UAF/TVC registration. Contact the Center for Distance Education (CDE 479-3444) for further information and to buy textbooks and materials.

Ray Barnhardt  (Fairbanks)
rjbarnhardt@alaska.edu

Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation to other aspects of a cultural system.  Students will be required to prepare a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural context. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  DVD Player, Internet

Cross-listed with CCS F610

1/20 - 5/5

Books and materials coming from CDE in Fairbanks. Material costs available at
http://distance.uaf.edu or call CDE at 907-474-5353 or 1-800-277-8060 or email distance@uaf.edu. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus


Education and Socio-Economic Change

3 credits

Independent Learning – Correspondence/Paper-based course

ED F616 FS1  CRN: 36147
(Fairbanks)
ED F616 US1  CRN:
(Distance)

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
rjbarnhardt@alaska.edu

An examination of social change processes, particularly related to the deliberate development of new institutions and resulting forms of new consciousness.  Emphasis on role of education and schooling in this development dynamic. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Internet, DVD & CD Player

1/20 - 5/5

Books and materials to be purchased from CDE in Fairbanks. If you are outside of the Fairbanks area, books and materials will be mailed to you from CDE. Material costs are available at http://distance.uaf.edu or call CDE at 800-277-8060 or email distance@uaf.edu. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus


Culture, Community & the Curriculum

3 credits

Independent Learning – Correspondence

CCS/ED F631-FS1   CRN: 37183
(Fairbanks)
CCS/ED F631-US1   CRN:
(Distance)
Independent Learning – Correspondence/paper-based

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
rjbarnhardt@alaska.edu

Salient issues involved with the development of effective programs of instruction in small schools, including foundational design, conceptual models, organizational strategies, technical skills, current issues and trends, and their implications and application to the environment of rural Alaska.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:    VCR, DVD & CD Player

1/20 - 5/5

Books and materials to be purchased from CDE in Fairbanks. If you are outside of the Fairbanks area, books and materials will be mailed to you from CDE. Material costs are available at http://distance.uaf.edu or call CDE at 800-277-8060. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus

 


Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective

3 credits

Independent Learning - Correspondence                                                          

ED F660-FS1  CRN: 36149
(Fairbanks)
ED F660-US1  CRN:
(Distance)

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
rjbarnhardt@alaska.edu

Issues related to the social organization and socio-political context of schools, administrative and institutional change processes and the changing role of administrators in education, using a cross-cultural framework for analysis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:    VCR, DVD & CD Player

1/20 - 5/5

Books and materials to be purchased from CDE in Fairbanks. If you are outside of the Fairbanks area, books and materials will be mailed to you from CDE. Material costs are available at http://distance.uaf.edu or call CDE at 907-474-5353 or 1-800-277-8060 or email distance@uaf.edu. Contact sean@ankn.uaf.edu for ANKN Moodle access.

Syllabus


Place-Based Education

3 credits                                                         

ED F681-FE1  CRN: 34565
(Fairbanks)
ED F681-FXA  CRN: 34566
(Distance)

John Carlson (Fairbanks)

An examination of the relationship between local landscape and community and the development of human perception. Emphasis on the importance of the development of ecologically appropriate community-based educational programs in rural and urban schools. Priority placed on project-centered programs lending themselves to experimental learning opportunities. Includes literature review, discussion, curriculum exploration and design and on-site community exploration of active place-based educational programs.
Offered Spring
3.000 Credit Hours
3.000 Lecture hours

Tues, 5:20 pm – 8:20 pm, 1/20– 5/12 Brooks 103

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