Also provides the skills needed to more effectively use computers in other courses. Different ways of presenting or encountering a text, concentrating on the history and politics of print, the web, and digitization. Hpertext theory and technological enhancements that add to a text without diluting its argument are also addressed. Students will learn the principles of integrating text, image, and sound. Assumes no prior computer competency.
Emphasis is on assessments of technology performance and cost effectiveness.
Introduction to the origins and reactions of hazardous substances in air, water and soil environments. The course covers movement of trace organic and inorganic substances in the geochemical cycle, with particular reference to transport processes that influence air and water quality. The course will teach basic concepts in biological, chemical, physical, and earth sciences in an integrated format with a combination of lecture, laboratory, and field exercises. This course is the first semester of a two-semester lab sequence which can fulfill the general education science requirement for B.A. students in the College of Arts and Sciences. The course will teach basic concepts in biological, chemical, physical, and earth sciences in an integrated format with a combination of lecture, laboratory, and field exercises.