You do not need to register to attend any of the classes listed in the Schedule of Open Classes. When you visit a classroom please tell the instructor you are a visitor, make your way to the back of the room and take a seat when you are sure there are empty seats. You are encouraged to stay until the end of the class, but if you are unable to, please let the instructor know at the start that you'll have to leave early. Enjoy your class visits!

Monday, January 24, 2011

Campus: Nanaimo

Time	Length	Bldg.	Room	Instructor	Course	Topic(s)
8:30 a.m.	1 hr.	380	202	Chris Foote	Biology of Fishes (FISH 131)	An introductory overview of the biomechanics and physiology of swimming in fishes cumulating in a discussion of the evolution of ocean's warm-blooded, big rover-predators (e.g. white sharks and tuna).
8:30 a.m.	5.75 hrs.	115	205	Deanna Littlejohn	Electrical Apprenticeship Foundation	Each morning we cover electrical theory in a classroom setting. After lunch the students will be working on their labs in the upstairs area. Note: Afternoons require safety glasses and steel toe boots. Lunch Break: 12 noon to 12:45 p.m.
8:30 a.m.	3 hrs.	355	103	Melody Martin & Laurie Meijer Drees	First Nations & the Natural Environment	(1) Students practice and model local protocols for introducing themselves, (2) Students give short oral presentations on their understandings of a concept they have just studied - "Dailiness on the land", (3) Short discussion of topics for a technical report, & (4) Student oral witnessing of events. Note: This day is devoted particularly to student demonstrations of oratory skills and local First Nations protocols in relation to course content.
8:30 a.m.	2 hrs.	205	101	Linda Neilson	Provincial Level Math (MATH 067)	Precalculus. This course is equivalent to secondary school Math 12. It is a required course for some technology, science, and engineering programs.
10:00 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	334	Gay Frederick	Early Prehistory of the Americas	We will be looking at the earliest well known Paleoindian culture in the Americas, the Clovis culture: dates, typical artifacts, subsistence patterns, relationships to earlier and later cultures. Note: Class is full now, so not too many free seats.
10:00 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	345	104	Eliza Gardiner	Intro to Theatre II (THEA 112)	Roman theatre history, with a student group reading of "The Menaechmus Brother" by Plautus.
10:00 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	345	106	Terri Doughty	Literature & Culture (ENGL 125)	What does it mean to inhabit space that is liminal, betwixt and between? Is it possible to be empowered by a lack of boundaries? How does this affect your identity? We will consider these questions by discussing selections from Jan Morris's Trieste and the Meaning of Nowhere. Note: Be prepared to join discussion groups.
11:30 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	200	106	Jack Macki	Calculus I	Real numbers, functions, trigonometry, derivatives, applications.
11:30 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	315	216	Gregory Arkos	Exploring the Universe	We are discussing the Big Bang, including the timing of events and the scientific evidence collected to support the theory.  The course is lecture based with Powerpoint slides & demos.
11:30 a.m.	3 hrs.	345	108	Ravindra Mohabeer	Making the News	The cultural location of news in society. This is a fairly 'introductory' lecture that involves some class discussion as well as a deconstruction of current news events. This week's class asks the questions: 1. What is News? 2. Why do we care about the news? 3. Is news just a ritual or does it make a difference? 4. Why does news focus on spectacle?
11:30 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	315	Oscar Clemotte	Philosophy 111 Knowledge and Reality	Hume's views on causality, relations of ideas, matters of fact, the principle of uniformity, and scepticism. We might also begin to discuss issues related to the concept of certainty as found in the philosophies of G.H. von Wright and L. Wittgenstein.
11:30 a.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	109	Hayli Millar	Psychosocial Explanations of Criminality (CRIM 103)	Psychological Explanations of Crime.  Class may involve applied group work where students work in teams.
1:00 p.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	315	Janice Porteous	Aesthetics	What is the relation between science and beauty? A lecture/discussion of Allen Carlson's article, "Aesthetic Appreciation of the Natural Environment."
1:00 p.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	317	Hayli Millar	Crime Prevention & Criminal Justice Policy (CRIM 321)	Various crime prevention theory and research. Class may involve applied group work.
1:00 p.m.	3 hrs.	325	210	Robin Davies	Web Production I (DIGI 220)	Today's class will focus on semantic formatting and using images in HTML.  The semantic web refers to using HTML to mark up the content of your pages based on its semantic meaning (structure), not on the basis of how we want it to look in a browser (presentation).
2:30 p.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	315	Juliette Christie	Introduction to Philosophy: Ethics	"Does Morality Depend on Religion?". We will consider what religion is - whether it is different from spirituality, for instance - and why anyone would think that religion is a necessary foundation for morality. Note: This is the first class in a two-day discussion.
2:30 p.m.	1.5 hrs.	255	140	Dana Sirri	Property Management Systems	The management of safety and security, housekeeping operations, maintenance functions, and the nature of hospitality facilities. Note: This course is an introduction to the key components of the design and management of hospitality facilities.
4:00 p.m.	1.5 hrs.	356	315	Oscar Clemotte	Moral Philosophy	Issues related to the source of moral obligation and rights from a non-consequentialist Aristotelian perspective (rights and contracts; rights and consequentialism; the collision of rights).
6:00 p.m.	3 hrs.	356	334	Imogene Lim	Intro to Sociocultural Anthropology	Language: non-verbal communication, sociolinguistics; short film "Reading People".

 

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