UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR I
ANCH 102 Introduction to Urban
16740
Studies
ANCH 103
Muse
16739
ANCH 108
Surfing the Media Matrix
17479
TR 1:00-2:15
MWF 12:00-12:50
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 100
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
002 Disc 100: 8:00-8:50 MWF
(16815)
A lecture and discussion course that provides the undergraduate student
with an overview of the interdisciplinary field of urban social sciences. The
student who successfully completes this course will have a broad
understanding of the major issues, vocabulary, basic methods, and
prominent scholars in urban studies. We will explore current events of
relevance, including the opportunities and problems facing major cities in
the United States, including Kansas City.
001 Disc 100: 9:00-9:50 MWF
(16814)
In ancient Greece, the muses were the goddesses of inspiration in the arts
and sciences, and in this class, we explore the inspiration for music in our
own time and city. You'll discover what causes artists to create the music
they write including: A local hip hop DJ, who breaks down how he creates
a groove; a local string quartet, who demonstrate how they play together;
our local symphony conductor, who reveals how the symphony works; an
artist involved in business, who shares what it takes to be an artist in
today's economy; several local concert promoters, discussing how and
why they bring music to Kansas City. And many more. Music is all around
us and forms the fabric of our memory and identity. Join us as we discover
the muses for Kansas City's music.
TR 11:30-12:45
003 Disc 100: 10-11:15 TR (16816)
004 Disc 100: 11:30-12:45 TR (16817)
010 Disc 100: 1-2:15 TR (17715)
ANCH 108
17480
Surfing the Media Matrix
TR 4:00-5:15
Students will analyze, interpret and/or reconstruct human events,
experiences, actions and interactions through case studies that will help
them understand the principles of value and civic duty in a wide range of
settings. Students will be able to identify ethical problems in business,
apply critical thinking concepts to better synthesize their understanding of
ethical issues and moral reasoning and be able to articulate implications
and consequences that emerge from critical thinking constructs when
filtering, analyzing and synthesizing multiple variables. The course will
provide lecture topics that may include big data, marketing as well as both
qualitative and quantitative data and how that data is presented in
relationship to current issues. Intended outcomes are to give students the
tools to further analyze core moral and ethical reasoning in order to be
able to recognize and evaluate assumptions to further understand
personal values and the values of others.
UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR I (contd)
Special Topics: Biology
ANCH 199
Innovation &
15791
Entrepreneurship
MW 4:00-5:15
ANCHOR II
ANCH 201
Race in American Film
16801
ANCH 203
The Tech Enterprise
16798
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 100
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
005 Disc 100ALI: MWF 12:00-12:50
(16818) (section 005 is for Non-Native
English Speakers)
006 Disc 100: MWF 11-11:50 (16819)
You don’t have to be a biologist or chemist to take this course, but you do
need an interest in science and in innovating to solve problems. All
disciplines—including all of the medical arts, physical and social sciences,
and fine arts—are welcome. People who take this course, at the
intersection biological sciences with entrepreneurship and innovation, will
be able to identify opportunities to use technologies developed in or for the
biological sciences to create extraordinary value for society and
themselves. Students will learn tools that will enable them to achieve a
high degree of economic self-determination, as business owners or
working within an existing enterprise.
007 Disc 100: OA (17700)
Online Section of DISC 100 for students who have previously
satisfied Anchor I
DISCOURSE 200
TR 10:00-12:15
This course meets 009 Disc 200: OA (16828)
010 Disc 200: OA
(16829)
off campus
011 Disc 200: M 7-9:45 p.m.
(16830)
034 Disc 200 TR 1-2:15 (17819)
TR 2:30-3:45
001 Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (16820)
002 Disc 200 ALI: TR 4-5:15 (16821)
(section 002 is for Non-Native English
Speakers)
003 Disc 200: MW 4-5:15 (16822)
004 Disc 200: TR 4-5:15
(16823)
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
This course examines representations of race and ethnicity in American
film from the silent era onward in mainstream and countercultural
traditions. It explores how social, political, and economic conditions
contribute to constructions of race and ethnicity.
This course focuses on the complexity of the decision making process in
guiding the implementation of technology. Based on economic,
environmental, social, and diversity aspects, cultural and technical issues
are balanced on both a qualitative and quantitative basis to make good
decisions.
UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR II
continued
ANCH 205 Self in a Multicultural
16545
Society
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 200
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
M 4:30-7:15
022 Disc 200: MWF 1-1:50 (16841)
023 Disc 200: MWF 12-12:50 (16842)
038 DISC 200: 2:00-2:50 MWF (18172)
This course will focus on what it means for the individual to live in a
multicultural, urban, and increasingly global society. Students will examine
their own cultural identity, including values and worldviews as well as
assumptions and biases regarding others’ diversity. In addition, the course
will focus on learning about different cultures and issues associated
urbanism, globalization, cultural conflicts and social advocacy.
ANCH 212 Critical Issues in Women's
MW 4:00-5:15
16799
& Gender Studies
005 Disc 200: OA (16824)
006 Disc 200: OA (16825)
007 Disc 200: TR 4-5:15 (16826)
This class is an interdisciplinary course that will examine critical issues in
women's and gender studies by focusing on the intersections of gender,
race, class, sexuality, and social context. Through their study of these
intersections, students will become more sensitive to the impact of social
structures on gender and the experiences of women and men.
Europens Cultures,
ANCH 214
History & Ideas: Nazi
16802
Occupied Europe
013 Disc 200: MWF 10-10:50 (16832)
014 Disc 200: MWF 11-11:50 (16833)
015 Disc 200: MWF 12-12:50 (16834)
016 Disc 200: TR 11:30-12:45
(16835)
017 Disc 200: TR 8:30-9:45 (16836)
018 Disc 200: TR 2:30-3:45 (16837)
019 Disc 200: MWF 3-3:50 (16838)
021 Disc 200: TR 8:30-9:45 (16840)
This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas
of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range
of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically
in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending
on the instructors. The focus of this section is Nazi Occupied Europe.
ANCH 205 Self in a Multicultural
18163
Society
TR 1:00-2:15
TR 10:00-11:15
Europens Cultures,
History & Ideas: Nazi
ANCH H214
TR 10:00-11:15
Occupied Europe
16802
ANCH H214 is for Honors
students only
001 Disc H200: MW 4:00-5:15 (17909)
This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas
Class meets 3 Wednesdays - Jan 20,
of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range
Feb 24, and April 20 and every Monday 4- of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically
5:15 (section 001 of Disc H200 is for
in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending
Honors students only)
on the instructors. The focus of this section is Nazi Occupied Europe.
UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR II (contd)
European Cultures,
ANCH 214 History & Ideas:
Introduction to German
17481
Studies
ANCH 218
Introduction to Ethnic
Studies
ANCH 299 Anchor II Special Topics:
15792
Religions of the World
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 200
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
TR 1:00-2:15
030: Disc 200:TR 2:30-3:45 (17716)
031: Disc 200: TR 4-5:15
(17717)
032: Disc 200: MWF 8-8:50 (17718)
This interdisciplinary course will explore the cultures, histories, and ideas
of a particular region of Europe. Students will be exposed to a wide range
of disciplinary approaches to this topic and learn how to engage critically
in an interdisciplinary dialogue within this field. Topics will vary depending
on the instructors. The focus of this section is Introduction to German
Studies.
TR 2:30-3:45
035 Disc 200: TR 10-11:15 (17856)
036 Disc 200: TR 11:30 -12:45 (17857)
037 Disc 200: TR 1-2:15 (17858)
An interdisciplinary course that uses a comparative perspective to
examine the history, social issues, and cultural productions of African
Americans, Arab Americans, Asian Americans, Latina/os, and Native
Americans. Students will be introduced to key concepts and methods used
in the study of race in an American context.
MW 4:00-5:15
024 Disc 200:
025 Disc 200:
026 Disc 200:
027 Disc 200:
028 Disc 200:
This course will introduce the major religions of the world--Buddhism,
Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Daoism, etc.--as well as traditional
small group religions. The course will also look at the introduction of these
TR 11:30-12:45 (16843) religions in the United States and how this has created religious diversity
TR 1-2:15
(16844)
in our country. We will have a historical overview of these traditions and
MWF 9-9:50 (16845)
study the roles that religious cosmologies, beliefs, ritual practices, ethical
MWF 10-10:50 (16846) values, the performative and visual arts, and understandings of human
MW 5:30-6:45 (16847) nature play in the lives of people. In a non-judgmental setting, students
will gain an appreciation of the many ways that human beings have striven
to live authentic and principled lives, while learning how to compare
religions in a neutral fashion.
0029: Disc 200: OA
(17701)
Online Section of DISC 200 for students who have previously
satisfied Anchor II
UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR III
ANCH 301
17905
Environmental
Sustainability
ANCH 302 Archaeology of Ancient
16805
Disasters
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 300
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
This course will introduce the concept of environmental sustainability and
018: Disc 300 W 7:00-9:45 p.m. (17906)
review examines how sustainability might work at the individual,
019: Disc 300 MWF 3-3:50 (17907)
M 5:30-8:00 p.m.
neighborhood, state, nation and global scales. Students will participate in
020: Disc 300 MWF 3-3:50 (17908)
some form of community engagement on sustainability as well as reflect
upon how their own practices impact the environment.
T 5:30-8:15
ANCH 307 Frauds, Myths & Mysteries
INTERNET
16804
in Archaeology
MWF 12-12:50 (16860)
TR 2:30-3:45 (16861)
MWF 9-9:50
(16862)
TR 8:30-9:45 (16863)
Remarkable human achievements are revealed by archaeological
research, but the human past was frequently shaped as well by disasters
of natural and human origin. Drawing on case studies that include data
from the geosciences, archaeological excavations, and historical sources,
this class examines how earth processes, the biosphere, and human
cultural behavior were all sources of catastrophe.
007 Disc 300: OA
(16854)
008 Disc 300: OA
(16855)
009 Disc 300: OA (16856)
010 Disc 300: MWF 2-2:50 (16857)
011 Disc 300: TR 10-11:15 (16858)
012 Disc 300: TR 11:30-12:45 (16859)
Using interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries from
around the world, including within the state of Missouri and in the Kansas
City region, students will use science to learn how to make good
judgments about the information they receive on various media in today’s
world. By exploring a variety of wildly inaccurate claims about the past – in
news reports, books, film and other media - within the context of the
scientific method, this course will demonstrate how science approaches
questions about human antiquity and, in doing so, will show where
pseudoscience falls short. By studying both global and local examples,
students will be able to have a stronger connection with their own
community, and a better understanding of how urbanization has a
significant impact on important local cultural resources. (Lecture/on-line
asynchronous)
013 Disc 300:
014 Disc 300:
015 Disc 300:
016 Disc 300:
UMKC General Education Core
Anchor Schedule for Spring 2016 as of 11/20/2015
Updates will be posted as they are received by the General Education Coordinator
COURSE #
COURSE TITLE
DAY/TIME
ANCHOR III
cont'd
ANCH 308 Ethical Issues in
TR 5:30-6:45
16803
Computing & Engineering
Anchor III Special Topics:
ANCH 399
Innovation & the Aging
TR 2:30-3:45
15744
Population
MWF 1:00-1:50
ANCH H399 Anchor III Special Topics: (Restricted to
17901
Public Urban Education
HONORS
students)
DISCOURSE SECTION
DESCRIPTION
DISCOURSE 300
ANCHOR DESCRIPTION
001 Disc 300: MW 4-5:15 (16848)
002 Disc 300: TR 4-5:15 (16849)
003 Disc 300: MW 4-5:15 (16850)
(Section 03 is reserved for NonNative English Speakers)
Societal and ethical obligations of computer science, IT, and
electrical/computer engineering practice. Topics include ethical obligations
of professional practice, electronic privacy, intellectual property, software
and system security and reliability, and whistle-blowing. This course
teaches the principles of ethical analysis and how technology, law, and
ethics interact in society, to help the graduate confront and deal with the
ethical challenges that arise in professional practice.
004 Disc 300: MWF 10-10:50 (16851)
005 Disc 300: MWF 9-9:50 (16852)
006 Disc 300: 1-2:15 TR (16853)
How people interact with society, home, and community changes
throughout life. So too does their spatial cognition, balance, and strength.
Those changes call for modification of the "built environment" and the
enabling technologies embodied in the environment. Some of those
required changes constitute opportunities to think differently. Imagining a
better world is only part of the picture, though. Without translation to a
sustainable business model, what might be a solution remains only an
idea. This course will do more than teach you how to create something
that might make a difference, you'll learn how to get it into people's hands.
017: Honors DISC 300: MWF 11-11:50
(17921)
Is public urban education a “wicked problem,” an unparalleled opportunity,
or a complex challenge that can be met during the twenty-first century of
the United States? This interdisciplinary class will interrogate this question
by surveying the history of public urban education, by considering
contemporary educational issues, and by sending students into public
urban schools to make their own observations and recommendations. We
will meet on Mondays and Wednesdays, with no class on Fridays so that
students can work at least twelve hours during the semester at designated
Kansas City schools. This class will be closely connected to the
associated Discourse 300 class. Open to members of the Honors Program
or students with a 28+ ACT score and 3.5 cumulative GPA. For students
outside the Honors Program,
contact Dr. Levy for permission to enroll in this class (levyg@umkc.edu)