Global Learning First Year Seminars
Fall 2011 Global Learning Opportunities for New Freshmen
Want to get a head start on your college career?
Get connected with a great professor?
Study with students who are interested in learning more about the world?
The Seminars are courses for new freshmen that fulfill freshman requirements and offer special learning opportunities to:
• Develop global perspectives.
• Explore Hawai‘i and engage with the local community.
• Participate in co-curricular activities in conjunction with classroom learning.
Additional Benefits...
• Seminars are limited to approximately 15 students so that you can really get to know your professor and your classmates.
• Field trips will give you the chance to learn more about Hawai‘i.
• Learning about opportunities at HPU, such as services, student clubs and organizations, and campus activities, will add to your academic and social life.
Questions? Please email firstyear@hpu.edu.
Very Important - Just take One First-Year Seminar!
This fall, new freshmen can take ONE Seminar in one of the following subjects, also called disciplines (abbreviations shown below):
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Applied Linguistics (AL) |
Computer Science (CSCI) |
Psychology (PSY) |
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Anthropology (ANTH) |
Humanities (HUM) |
Religious Studies (REL) |
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Biology (BIOL) |
Philosophy (PHIL) |
Writing (WRI) |
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Communication (COM) |
Political Science (PSCI) |
Announcing the Fall 2011 Global Learning First-Year Seminars
These seminars are special sections of general education courses. Each course satisifies a general education requirement which is show in parenthesis after the instructor's name.
The seminars can be identified in the course schedule by “FY” as part of the section designator. For example, BIOL 1000 A is a regular section, while BIOL 1000 BFY is a First-Year Seminar. Since each course below is also offered in several regular sections, make sure you sign up for one of the specific sections listed below if you intend to take a first-year seminar. Although you may be taking several of the courses (for example BIOL 1000, PSY 1000 and WRI 1100) sign up for only one FY section and take regular sections of the others.
All sections are downtown. The Seminars meet at the regular class times. MWF means the class meets Monday, Wednesday, Friday, MW classes meet on Mondays and Wednesdays and TR means the class meets Tuesday, Thursday
To register electronically, you will need the following:
1. Discipline abbreviation and course number;
2. Course section (“FY” stands for First-Year Seminar);
3. Course Record Number [CRN] a unique 4-digit number shown in brackets for each section.
AL 1000 AFY Language Awareness
CRN 2313 T R 10:50- 12:15 Jean Kirschenmann (World Cultures B)
In this class, we discuss language as a tool for communication and explore the ways language is used by real people for real purposes in diverse social and cultural contexts. We look at language as a system, identifying features that all languages share as well as those differ. Students use basic analytical tools in exploring topics such as gender dynamics, persuasive language, register, and genre in written discourse, and language and identity. The course also introduces students to the unique linguistic community of Hawai‘i, the role of English in the world, and global varieties of English. Assignments include student-centered, inquiry-based activities aimed at developing students’ metalinguistic and critical awareness about language, including how it functions and the roles it plays in people’s lives.
ANTH 2000 BFY Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
CRN 1589 TR 14:05-15:30 Topher Erickson (World Cultures B)
Anthropology is the study of humans. Cultural anthropology explores the vast and dynamic cultural diversity within and between human groups. Learning about others and trying to understand the way they perceive, relate, act and interact in the world helps develop understanding about our society and ourselves. Cultural anthropology uses ethnography or participant-observation to conduct and analyze research data. Students will be introduced to this methodology and practice skills such as rapport building, active listening, effective interviewing, and cultural sensitivity. The course utilizes community involvement, field trips, films, group work, and class discussions to integrate literature with personal experience. Though this engaged scholarship students enlarge their critical writing and thinking skills while fostering awareness of global citizenship, cultural diversity, and social responsibility.
BIOL 1000 BFY Introduction to Biology
CRN 1012 MWF 9:40-10:45 Angela J Costanzo (Global Systems A)
The course includes topics such as cellular structure and function, metabolism, mitosis and meiosis, protein synthesis, evolution, animal diversity, anatomy and physiology, ecology, and conservation biology. It also focuses on a variety of ways for students to become more responsible members of their local and global communities. It lays a strong foundation for students to examine and research their options to make healthier ethical and sustainable choices in their everyday lives; from what products they purchase to what they consume on a daily basis. Students will investigate their individual ecological footprints on their natural environment and resources as well as explore new biotechnology and advances in science. Throughout the semester students will view & discuss online and other current biology related media, participate in class activities (in and outside of the classroom), hear from guest speakers and have many opportunities for expanding their knowledge in science by attending Viewpoint Films, completing a research project and summarizing current articles in science.
BIOL 1500 BFY Conservation Biology
CRN 1349 MWF 1505-16:00 Angela J Costanzo (Global Systems C)
An introductory undergraduate course designed to equip students with information enabling them to make rational, informed decisions about conservation issues facing the world today. It introduces students to an array of topics such as the nature of biodiversity, the growing threats to biodiversity, and ecologically sound conservation and resource management practices designed to slow its loss,environmental law and ethics, major ecosystems of the world, and resource management. Throughout the semester students will view and discuss current conservation related information, participate in activities in the local community, receive lectures from a variety of local, state, federal government and private industry experts, attend Viewpoints Films, complete a research project, and analyze current conservation issues affecting both the community and the world.
COM 1000 EFY Introduction to Communication Skills
CRN 2443 TR 14:05-15:30 Marianne Luken (Communication Skills B)
This course integrates principles of interpersonal communication with an introduction to career planning. Course topics are selected to increase students’ self-awareness and self-esteem while building skills for effectively dealing with common interpersonal challenges. Public speaking and group communication skills are introduced to enhance students’ preparedness for typical requirements in their HPU curriculum and professional life. The course stresses both theory and practical applications of effective communication. Community building and whole-brain learning techniques ensure students’ interactive participation in the process of learning and personal development
CSCI 1041 AFY and BFY Digital Literacy in a Global Society
CRN 2050 (CSCI 1041 AFY) MWF 8:35-9:30 Gabriella Artigas (Global Systems C and digital literacy cross-theme)
CRN 2051 (CSCI 1041 BFY) MWF 9:40-10:35 Gabriella Artigas (Global Systems C and digital literacy cross-theme)
This course gives students tools to be active participants in today’s global culture of digital literacy. Students acquire technology skills to create digital products such as spreadsheets, presentations, and podcasts; analytical skills to understand, organize, and analyze numeric and graphic data; communication skills to convey information in a context appropriate to the receiving audience; and knowledge of international standards and treaties that govern rights and responsibilities in creating and disseminating original works. The course is presented in a global context with local details drawn from a variety of countries and cultures.
HUM 1000 DFY Introduction to the Humanities
CRN 1051 TR 12:30-1:55 Dr. Linda Lierheimer (Values and Choices B)
The creation, analysis, and interpretation of the arts and humanities in their cultural context. Poetry, art, music, drama, and dance from the world’s major cultures are presented and experienced. This class will explore what art and literature can teach us about living in a global society. This semester we will focus on questions of cultural identity and adaptation using HPU’s common book, The Value of Hawaii, as a springboard. Other readings include: Homer, The Iliad; Shakespeare, Macbeth; Achebe, Things Fall Apart, and Maxine Hong Kingston, A Woman Warrior.
PHIL 1000 BFY Introduction to World Philosophies
CRN 2033 TR 9:10-10:35 Dr. Matthew Lopresti (Values and Choices C)
A general introduction to world philosophies including: Islamic, Western, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, and Confucian philosophies. Philosophical problems such as the existence of God and the problem of evil, justice, free will, and our knowledge of the external world will be considered. The course will explore cross-cultural approaches to ancient questions such as “Who am I?” “What is duty?” and “How ought I to act?” Includes field trips to artistic, religious, and cultural sites.
PSCI 1400 AFY American Political System
CRN 1412 MWF 10:45-11:40 Dr. James Primm (Values and Choices C)
This course will revolve around an analysis of the American political system, concentrating on the central theme or question: Is America a democracy? It will examine the actors who influence government—people, interests groups, media, political parties; We will analyze the institutions of government charged with making, implementing and overseeing government action-congress, the executive office, the bureaucracies and the courts; and finally we will examine and debate the actual decisions and policies the government makes. Since the US is the most powerful nation in the world, it plays a large role in influencing how the rest of the world both perceives and reacts to its policies. We will examine how America carries out its role as the hub of the global system.
PSCI 2000 GFY Introduction to Politics
CRN 3179 TR 15:40-17:05 Ralph Burr (Values and Choices A)
The course is designed to help the student better understand the political world. It surveys the central analytical concepts of political science that have emerged over decades of research to help explain the realities of the political world in the early 21st century. The level of analysis ranges from the individual’s political beliefs and actions through the politics of groups, states, and the dynamics of the international political system.
PSY 1000 DFY Introduction to Psychology
CRN 1470 TR 14:05-15:30 Howard Markowitz (Research and Epistemology C)
An introductory course in psychology, covering the major processes underlying human behavior, cognition, and emotion. Specific units covered include: consciousness; sensation and perception; thought and language; human development; personality; social psychology; abnormal psychology; and the realization of human potential. This First Year Seminar will also explore the relevance of psychology to everyday life of self, others, and the larger context of communities.
REL 1000 AFY Introduction to World Religions
CRN 1663 TR 10:30-12:15 Dr. Margo Kitts (World Cultures A)
All religions ask and attempt to answer life's biggest questions: Why am I here? Why must I die? What is the meaning of life? This course focuses on religious stories, which pose and attempt to answer those questions from the perspective of indigenous traditions, western traditions and eastern traditions. Whatever the ultimate sources of any religion (e.g., divine or human), religions in this course are studied as human products responsive to historical contexts. Thus we envision rituals, myths, theological ideas, drama, poetry, art, etc., not as representing static systems of belief, but as cultural expressions, which evolve over time. However, because religious histories are enormous and complex, and because we have only one semester to cover the subject, our focus in REL 1000 will be on founding stories and the way they resonate among people across cultures. If you like old stories, this is a course for you.
WRI 1100 TFY Analyzing and Writing Arguments
CRN 1138 TR 10:50-12:15 Dr. Kathleen Cassity (Communication Skills A)
The course provides instruction and practice in college-level writing tasks, particularly the writing of arguments; this First-Year Seminar section will offer students the opportunity to approach college-level academic writing using creative methods. Students will explore topic possibilities that engage their interest through brainstorming and freewriting, and will learn to shape their ideas into critically astute, well-written, rhetorically effective arguments, using a process that includes drafting, peer workshops, and deep revision. Students will also analyze and respond to the arguments of others and will develop their research skills. Each student will have at least two individual conferences with the instructor. Expect to work closely and collaboratively with both instructor and peers in a diverse, collegial, interactive learning community.
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