Basic conceptual knowledge of statistical reasoning, skill in applying common statistical techniques. Topics include probability; measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation; and statistical inference involving one- and two-group means. (Gen.Ed. R2)

Basic conceptual knowledge of statistical reasoning, skill in applying common statistical techniques. Topics include probability; measures of central tendency, variability, and correlation; and statistical inference involving one- and two-group means. (Gen.Ed. R2)

What are we? What defines us? How did human culture arise? We communicate with spoken and written language, we make tools to build even more complicated tools, we learn calculus to solve differential equations, we use inductive reasoning to seek generalizable knowledge, we understand other people's mind and emotion, we understand humor, we lie, cheat, and deceive others. Are these what makes us human? This course examines psychological and neuroscientific bases of human mind and behavior that are uniquely related to human culture and experience (that is, humanity).

To give students a deeper understanding of families' experiences, and to provide families with much needed support, students will provide home-based respite care to a family raising a child, adolescent or adult with an intellectual or developmental disability. Students will learn about the nature and function of respite care through assigned readings and class discussion. Students will receive training on best practices in providing care to a person with a disability in the home context.

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The principal aim of this course is to introduce students to Brazilian history and culture through film and selected readings, by focusing on how filmmakers, writers, and artists represent key aspects of Brazilian society past and present: the colonization process; culture contact between Europeans and native Brazilians; slavery and race relations; economic development; immigration and internal migration; life in the backlands; urban problems; the dictatorship and its aftermath; contemporary Brazil. A second aim is to develop analytical skills and writing abilities.

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Chronological, artistic, and philosophical perspective for the study of Portuguese literature and culture. Comprehensive view of the development of Portuguese culture, mainly through plastic arts. Provides background for the in-depth study of Portuguese literature. Prerequisite: PORTUG 240 or consent of instructor.

Mixing biography, literary criticism and cultural history this course will explore women's experience through Brazilian history as well as introduce the achievements and contributions of women to the cultural and intellectual history of Brazil. Moreover we will discuss not only what Brazilian women have achieved but also how fundamental issues in Brazilian history have hinged on specific notions of gender.