Course List

Course Number	Course Name	C - L - H	Hrs
300-300-DW	Research Methods	2 - 2 - 2	60
Description for Course: This is the first of the three (3) methodology courses and is normally taken in the student's second term of the program. The goal of the course is to apply the scientific approach to the various social science disciplines. Students identify a research problem and follow the steps to select a research method appropriate to the problem, produce a data collection tool, collect, analyze and interpret the data. The culmination of the process is a research report that presents the research steps in the context of a brief literature review of the topic.
300-303-DW	Integrative Seminar	1 - 2 - 3	45
Description for Course: Students in the Social Science Program take this course in their final term after having passed Research Methods (300-300-DW) and Quantitative Methods (360-300-DW). The Integrative Seminar provides the student with an opportunity to consider how the various social sciences can work together to contribute to understanding social phenomena. Using at least three (3) social science disciplines, students will explore a topic related to the seminar theme in a series of distinct stages, ultimately producing a long essay on this exploration. This integrative project will address some of the linkages and differences among social sciences and show how their combined use makes for a deeper understanding of the selected topic.
300-308-DW	Integrative Seminar	2 - 2 - 4	60
Description for Course: Students in the Social Science Program take this course in their final term after having passed Research Methods (300-300-DW) and Quantitative Methods (360-300-DW). The Integrative Seminar provides the student with an opportunity to consider how the various social sciences can work together to contribute to understanding social phenomena. Using at least three (3) social science disciplines, students will explore a topic related to the seminar theme in a series of distinct stages, ultimately producing a long essay on this exploration. This integrative project will address some of the linkages and differences among social sciences and show how their combined use makes for a deeper understanding of the selected topic.
360-125-DW	Science: History and Methodology	3 - 2 - 3	75
Description for Course: This course studies the conception of scientific knowledge through a close examination of the key ideas and findings of Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Descartes, Newton and Darwin, and their contemporary practitioners of science. Students examine the transition from a qualitative to a mathematical and quantitative conception of the universe. The development of the concepts of scientific law and scientific explanation, and the formulations of the scientific method, and of systematic experimentation as tools of the production of knowledge will be studied.
360-199-DW	Integrative Seminar for Liberal Arts	2 - 2 - 2	60
Description for Course: In this final term seminar, students demonstrate their ability to draw together and integrate the knowledge and skills acquired in the disciplines and courses of the program. The seminar discusses between ten and fifteen mandatory readings: essays, stories, poems, plays, excerpts from larger works, etc., drawn from the variety of subject areas in the program, including the English and Humanities courses of the fourth term. Also, students may bring into their presentations relevant research from other courses in the fourth term. Groups of three to five students present their research on topics drawn from each reading, and lead the seminar. Each student's oral presentation is followed by questions from the class. A critical bibliography of the subject of the presentation is required.
360-300-DW	Quantitative Methods	2 - 2 - 2	60
Description for Course: This is the second of the three (3) methodology courses. It builds on the introduction to social science research covered in Research Methods. This course teaches the student to apply statistical tools to the interpretation of data related to contexts of study in the field of social science. The focus of the course is on the analysis of quantitative data as part of the scientific approach. Areas examined are identification of variables, presentation of data, analysis of data using various forms of measurement, determining the nature and link between variables, and estimating the parameters of a given population based on the corresponding statistics obtained from a sample.
360-320-DW	Preparing for Field Trip	2 - 1 - 3	45
Description for Course: The purpose of this course is to allow students to carry out the specific and immediate preparation for the success of the forthcoming field trip to Nicaragua. It comprises an academic component (developing an in-depth knowledge of Nicaragua) and a psychological and group dynamics component (learning to deal with culture shock, health problems and group conflict).
360-321-DW	Field Experience in a Developing Country	1 - 2 - 3	45
Description for Course: Through this course, students will apply concepts such as social justice, international and community development, and organizing, feminism, sustainability, and solidarity. These will be explored through a virtual exchange with community initiatives in the Global South (Cuba, Chile, Mexico, and Nicaragua). Through a series of webinars, students will engage with local community leaders from different localities and deepen their knowledge of the Global South as well as develop ties of solidarity. They will identify, describe, and explain some of the key economic and social issues facing the Global South and local community responses to food insecurity, education, health care, gender, and race relations. They will assess the present impact of non-governmental, community-based organizations on the development of the Global South. Students will engage in fund-raising activities to collaborate in supporting local development projects in the South and will strengthen their language skills.
360-401-DW	Advanced Environmental Studies	1 - 2 - 3	45
Description for Course: We will explore how the global response to the threat of climate change is coalescing around the school strike for climate, ushering in a new era of sustainable development and poverty eradication. Teachings will be drawn from earth sciences, data analysis and politics. We will combine in-class modules with data storytelling assignments to bring to life the issues and solutions explored by the school strike for climate movement. Students will then bring knowledge and skills to bear to assist ‘la Planete s’invite’s’ work on their slack channels or other mechanisms, as appropriate. Data storytelling assignments can include: * a long form journalism article telling a data- driven story. * a physical sculpture for installation in a public venue that reinterprets data in an artistic way. * an interactive on-line text-based tool that leads users through a set of data to invoke an emotional response and call to action. * data-based visuals in service of public education.
360-420-DW	Introduction to Computer Programming in Engineering and Science	3 - 2 - 3	75
Description for Course: The computer science part of this course introduces students to the fundamentals of object-oriented programming. Students learn how to analyze problems and then design and implement both numerical and non-numerical algorithms to solve them. Students learn to create new abstract data types, i.e. classes, and how to instantiate objects of various class types.The engineering and science part of the course revisits material students have covered in previous science courses but does so in a way that begins to appreciate their true complexity. Students analyze real-world problems, develop models, and then solve the relevant equations using appropriate numerical methods via the programming techniques developed in the computer science component. The focus is on the process of modeling and problems will be taken from a wide range of fields. IMPORTANT: Students who have successfully completed a complementary course with the course number 420-BWC or 420-BXC are not eligible to take this course.
360-499-DW	New Directions in Illustration: Alternative Techniques	1 - 2 - 2	45
Description for Course: This is mixed media studio course that embraces the cross-pollination between contemporary illustration and fine art. Printmaking and assemblage will be used as the vehicles for the dissemination of contemporary imagery and practices in illustration such as the production of posters, t- shirt designs, zines and graphic novels. Students will engage in printmaking and assemblage processes within the context of print as a means to generate multiples and sustain the production of a small edition. Printmaking techniques will be explored for their graphic and reproducible qualities. Students will be asked to consider their relationship to society and culture through a set of projects that require experimentation and the questioning of conventions.
360-951-DW	Professional Integration 1	1 - 2 - 2	45
Description for Course: In this course, students will develop the skills required to prevent risks in the Diagnostic Imaging Department in terms of mental health and safety. Students will acquire soft skills pertaining to different elements of communication, as well as strategies for self-care and collective care in terms of managing stress. Students will participate in activities to improve working documents involving departmental policies, protocols and promote awareness of the profession.
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