A wide-ranging introduction to the ways people shape the world they live in. We will study the themes and concepts of human geography through the current issues and large questions which guide them. Lectures and reading will focus on the geographic aspects of cultural diversity, population issues, states vs. nations, the global economy, development, urbanization and the human transformation of the earth. We will cover major subdivisions of human geography including cultural geography, population geography, economic geography, social geography, urban geography and political geography.

This seminar will focus on the nature of ordinary things -- objects that we encounter in daily life. Such mundane objects include: organisms, inanimate natural objects, artifacts, artworks, people and other medium-sized objects. How are such objects related to, say, particles in physics? Are some or all ordinary things identical to aggregates of particles to which we apply our concepts, or do any of them have ontological significance? There are numerous metaphysical issues that we may consider: for example, the nature of vagueness, the nature of persistence, the usefulness of mereology.

This is a continuation of the Fall course. Students work in small groups with a research faculty advisor and graduate student mentor. They engage in a variety of activities related to STEM research, education and outreach. Students experience the STEM research culture at the university, engage in group and independent research projects, engage in mentoring middles school students, and interact with a diversity of STEM professionals.

This course will introduce students to the fundamentals of product development as well as current topics and concerns in the food industry. Student teams will develop a food product from concept to production. This project will incorporate the student?s knowledge in chemistry, engineering, microbiology as well as social sciences. A market analysis will involve investigation of current food movements and health concerns. Students will also learn basic engineering concepts in order to produce their product in a pilot scale-plant.
Satisfies the IE requirement

Quantitative approach to modeling and analysis in inventory systems, aggregate planning, flexible manufacturing and flexible assembly, scheduling, sequencing and forecasting. Emphasis on computer-aided production planning techniques. Prerequisites: M&I-Eng 379, 477, and 520.

Students will prepare for, compete in and report on their participation in the PLANET-SCD event. Student Career Days, sponsored by the Professional Landcare Network (PLANET), is an annual event for higher education students in landscape career programs nationwide.

Choice-theoretic model of labor-leisure choice. Returns to education and
occupational choice. Demand for labor. Minimum wages. Changing income
distribution. Effect of household structure and tax system on income
structure. Labor market discrimination. Compensating wage
differentials. Unions. Prerequisite: ECON 203

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the evolution of heritage conservation theories and practices at the international level, particularly focusing on sustainability and the urban environment.