http://ocw.nd.edu A list of courses on this site. 2011-11-14T04:32:42-07:00 en Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors daily 1 2011-10-24T05:04:26Z http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/islamic-ethics-of-war-and-peace Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Islamic Ethics of War and Peace" in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. Islamic Ethics of War and Peace examines the major principles of Islamic ethics and the key theories of classical and contemporary Muslim ethicists. These principles and theories will be applied to analyze contemporary Muslim perspectives on war and peace. Students will also be encouraged to compare the ethical principles and theories of Islam on war and peace with that of other philosophical and religious theories to discover points of difference as well as convergence. A. Rashied Omar Cathy Schulz Katherine Notter Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Islamic ethics Afghanistan 9/11 peace peace studies violence open courseware Muslim political war globalization conflict terror ethics Iraq Arabic and Middle East Studies Notre Dame OCW terrorism 2012-02-08T19:04:02Z Course text/html IIPS 50601 Spring 2012 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/computer-applications/applied-multimedia Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Applied Multimedia Technology" in Computer Applications. This course explores the use of multimedia in communicating information and solving problems. Students work with animation, images, and sound. They also create a blog and learn to navigate a virtual world. An overarching theme is the use of four dimensions of multimedia - content, aesthetics, functionality, and usability - for critical evaluation. G. Christopher Clark Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en aesthetics multimedia content functionality Functionality usability 2012-01-25T14:11:35Z Course text/html CAPP 30523 Spring 2012 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/computer-applications/applied-multimedia-technology Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Applied Multimedia Technology" in Computer Applications. This course explores the use of multimedia in communicating information and solving problems. Students work with animation, images, and sound. An overarching theme is appreciation of content, aesthetics, functionality, and usability. G. Christopher Clark Lauren Schilling Zach Madden Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Applied Multimedia Technology 2012-01-20T19:30:18Z Course text/html CAPP 30523 Fall 2008 75-minute classes, twice weekly Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/political-science/mary-wollstonecraft-and-mary-shelley Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Mary Wollstonecraft and Mary Shelley" in the Political Science Department. This Honors Program first-year political theory seminar explores the intellectual relationship of Mary Shelley, the author of the novel Frankenstein, to her mother, Mary Wollstonecraft, the author of the first book on women's rights, A Vindication of the Rights of Woman. Eileen Hunt Botting The Library of Congress Alyssa Guthrie Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Mary Wollstonecraft 2012-01-16T15:13:27Z Course text/html POLS 13195 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/mathematics/elements-of-calculus-i Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Elements of Calculus I" in the Department of Mathematics. Topics include functions, limits, derivatives, and an introduction to integral, with interesting real-life applications throughout. This Calculus course is for students in arts and letters, architecture, or business. Alex Himonas Steven Broad Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Calculus calculus functions mathematics courseware integral integrate limit business calculus differentiation derivative open Notre Dame OCW 2012-01-06T17:05:40Z Course text/html MATH 10250 Fall 2008 This course has three exams (100 points each) and a final (150 points). The exams are administered during seventy-five minute exam periods outside of the regularly scheduled class meetings. There are also grades for homework (80 points), class participation (10 points), projects (10 points) and online chapter quizzes (50 points total). Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/first-year-composition/bridging-the-gap Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Bridging the Gap: Community and the Rhetoric of Idealism" in the University Writing Program. This is a community-based First Year Composition course, in cooperation with the Center for Social Concerns. Edward Kelly Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en rhetoric first year courseware community service social justice composition Notre Dame writing open community-based learning 2011-12-22T16:05:20Z Course text/html FYC 13200 Fall 2010 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/introduction-to-catholic-moral-theology Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to Catholic Moral Theology" in the Department of Theology. The course provides an overview of the history of Roman Catholic moral theology by examining how the Roman Catholic tradition developed certain distinctive ways of speaking about moral goods, obligations, and the forms of life. It explores basic principles, values, and patterns of thinking that have formed the tradition of Roman Catholic moral theology including creation, freedom and human dignity, grace, law, virtue, sacrament, prayer, and social justice. admin David Clairmont Deonna Neal Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Catholicism courseware prayer social justice sacrament modern issues theology God religion moral Roman Catholic Jesus Christ literture open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-12-22T16:01:57Z Course text/html THEO 20605 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/romance-languages-and-literatures/womens-narrative-in-the-southern-cone Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Women's Narrative in the Southern Cone" in the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures. This course is taught primarily in Spanish. El objetivo de este seminario para estudiantes del último año es estudiar cómo la ficción, tanto novelas como relatos, escrita por mujeres durante la segunda mitad del siglo XX en Argentina, Chile y Uruguay re-crea la historia contemporánea del Cono Sur. Varias preguntas moverán nuestras lecturas y discusiones. Por ejemplo, ¿cómo la literatura construye subjetividades?, ¿cómo las mujeres por medio del género narrativo tienden a corregir ciertos imaginarios nacionales?, o ¿como desde la ficción responden a la historia? Nuestras aproximaciones a esta literatura nos permitirá entender la historia, cultura y la política del Cono Sur. Los temas a discutir incluyen la emergencia de subjetividades femeninas contemporáneas y sus representaciones ficcionales, las creaciones de los conceptos de género sexual, sexo y sexualidad en América Latina. Se prestará particular importancia a los movimientos de mujeres que lucharon por el sufragio femenino y a las dictaduras militares de las décadas de 1970 y 1980, las cuales involuntariamente contribuyeron al cambio de los papeles de las mujeres en la sociedad. El curso combinará conferencias con discusiones. La lengua de la clase es el Español. El curso es un verdadero seminario. La profesora escogió los temas y las lecturas, pero los estudiantes conductaban la discusión. Con esta esquema, la clase varia con cada año y cada semestre, dependiendo mayoritariamente por las ideas e intereses de los estudiantes. Por eso, Notre Dame Opencourseware no es tanto una formula concreta para dirigir a la clase, sino una vista de una clase en particular. Profesora Olivera-Williams escogió algunos estudiantes de su seminario de la primavera de 2008. Los apuntes, reflexiones, e ideas de estos cinco estudiantes estaban combinados para crear una vista del ambiente educacional que experienciaba la clase. María Rosa Olivera-Williams Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors en literature feminismo Cono Sur female women's studies Olivera-Williams feminism 2011-12-22T15:52:44Z Course text/html ROSP 40767 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/romance-languages-and-literatures/creole-language-and-culture Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Creole Language and Culture" in the Institute for Latino Studies. This course introduces students to the language of Haitian Kreyòl, or Creole, and to the culture of its speakers. The program is designed to meet the needs of those who plan to conduct research in Haiti or in the Haitian diaspora, or who intend to work in a volunteer or professional capacity either in Haiti or with Haitians abroad. admin Copyright 2008, by the Contributing Authors en Haiti Creole Kreyol Africana Studies 2011-12-22T15:48:13Z Course text/html ROFR 20680 Spring 2007 One-hour class, four times a week. Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/morality-and-modernity Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Morality and Modernity" in the Department of Philosophy. This course explores the nature of modern morality through an examination of the work of Alasdair MacIntyre and Charles Taylor. We will also read works by Immanuel Kant and Friedrich Nietzsche, two thinkers whose ideas have powerfully shaped the moral culture of the modern world. administrator Jeremy Mulvey Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en culture open OCW Philosophy Ethics Nietzsche Alasdair MacIntyre philosophy Morality and Modernity Immanuel Kant History of morality After Virtue ethics Notre Dame morality modernity Charles Taylor Friedrich Nietzsche Aristotle Ethics of Authenticity Kant courseware 2011-12-22T15:41:43Z Course text/html PHIL 20415 Spring 2008 Three 50-minute classes per week; two lectures and a discussion seminar. Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-wisdom-and-modern-love Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Ancient Wisdom and Modern Love" in the Department of Philosophy. Built around Plato's Symposium, Shakespeare, Catholic writings, and several movies, this course explores the nature of romance and erotic love. We will examine such topics as sexuality, marriage, and procreation with an eye towards how we can be better at being in love. David O'Connor Philip Reed Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Plato love erotic love Shakespeare open OCW Literature Philosophy romance Ethics humanae vitae literature David O'Connor philosophy wisdom procreation ethics Notre Dame courseware sexuality marriage 2011-12-22T15:39:48Z Course text/html PHIL 20214 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/introduction-to-philosophy-1 Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Introduction to Philosophy" in the Department of Philosophy. This course is designed as a "topics-based" introduction to philosophy. Instead of working through the history of philosophy focusing on great historical figures and their views on different topics, we will focus on great philosophical topics and look at what historical and contemporary writers have said about them. Topics to be addressed will include the existence of God, the relation between the mind and the body, human freedom, and the foundations of morality. William Ramsey Jennifer Jensen Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en dualism human freedom philosophy ontological argument foundations of morality courseware logic compatibilism existence of God mind and the body free will determinism ethics open Notre Dame OCW 2011-12-22T15:34:22Z Course text/html PHIL 10100-2 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/introduction-to-philosophy Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Introduction to Philosophy" in the Department of Philosophy. The course is intended to introduce you to philosophical questions, to make you aware of how some of history's greatest philosophers have approached those questions and what they have had to say about them, to help you articulate philosophical concerns of your own and, most importantly, to learn how to address them. Among the areas of philosophy will explore this semester are ethics, political philosophy, metaphysics and theory of knowledge. Paul Weithman Mark Jensen Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en courseware Philosophy political philosophy Notre Dame Political Philosophy Theory of Knowledge Ethics open Introduction to Philosophy OCW Metaphysics 2011-12-22T15:31:36Z Course text/html PHIL 10100-1 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/terrorism-peace-and-other-inconsistencies Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Terrorism, Peace and Other Inconsistencies" in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. This course addresses a set of inter-related questions that have become central to peace and security in the modern era, at both the domestic and international levels: What is the history and rationale for contemporary terrorism, including suicide terrorism? What does the rise of al-Qaeda terror mean for a host of problematic issues including the relationship between the Western and Islamic worlds, the future of peace in the Middle East, the future of various western foreign policy actions? What is the rationale behind the US 'war on terror' and by what criteria can its success be judged? Is the new global security threat (or at least for the West) the combination of: weapons of mass destruction + Terrorism + Rogue/Failed States? What policies best deal with this or like threats? What does 'peace' mean in an age of terror and wars on terror? How might we achieve peace in these times? How does/should the global community deal with state terrorism in its varied forms? George Lopez Cathy Schulz flickr user Farl Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en weapons of mass destruction peace studies suicide terrorism courseware peace war on terror Middle East global security al-Quaeda terrorism open Notre Dame OCW WMD 2011-12-22T15:27:01Z Course text/html IIPS 30401 Fall 2006 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/architecture/nature-and-the-built-environment Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Nature and the Built Environment" in the School of Architecture. This course explores the evolutionary roots of form and order in the built environment. While grounded in scientific evidence, a broad perspective of humanism is emphasized throughout, with discussions of how ideas, beliefs, experience, ideals, and human nature animate individuals and societies and thereby give form to the things they make. Readings begin with the idea of nature and how it is manifest in ancient cities, architecture, and other artifacts. This is then contrasted with today’s built environment and our world of increasing economic and cultural globalization, the advent of mega-cities, and an impending worldwide scarcity of critical natural resources. Norman Crowe Paul Monson Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en art natural resources ancient cities geometry built environment nature courseware design Architecture open Notre Dame OCW harmony 2011-12-22T15:24:53Z Course text/html ARCH 50611 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/peace-studies/introduction-to-peace-studies Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to Peace Studies" in the Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies. This course surveys: (1) the major causes of deadly conflict around the world; (2) various definitions of “peace” and the conditions under which it occurs and is sustained; and (3) the style and comparative success of various strategies such as building peace movements and nonviolent social change as ways to achieve peace. George Lopez Cathy Schulz University of Notre Dame, 2008, by the Contributing Authors en peace movements Peace Studies courseware social change conflict transformation nonviolent peace studies open Notre Dame OCW 2011-12-22T15:21:02Z Course text/html IIPS 30101 Spring 2007 Two 75-minute classes per week Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/classics/history-of-ancient-rome Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "History of Ancient Rome" in the Department of Classics. This course introduces students to the history of ancient Rome from Romulus to Constantine (8th c. BC – early 4th c. AD). We will examine the meteoric spread of Roman rule in Italy and the ancient Mediterranean, the brilliance of a republican form of government tragically swept away by destructive civil war, the rise of repressive autocracy under the Caesars, and the threats to empire in late antiquity posed inside by the rise of Christianity and outside by hostile invaders. Special attention will be given to the types of primary evidence—historiography, inscriptions, coins, art and architecture—and how they influence our understanding of ancient Rome. Elizabeth Mazurek James Schneider Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en free Roman Empire courseware online Mediterranean Romulus Christianity course Rome Caesar Constantine Ancient Rome classics open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-11-22T18:46:41Z Course text/html CLAS 30205 Fall 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/catholic-social-teaching Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Catholic Social Teaching" in the Department of Theology. This course provides a historical, theoretical and practical overview of the principles and themes of the Roman Catholic social encyclical tradition. It explores views on Christian social responsibility through classic texts and contemporary problems. [This course was originally an e-course, conducted entirely on-line.] Maura Ryan Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Christian social responsibility courseware theology encyclical tradition Roman Catholic tradition open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-11-14T21:15:39Z Course text/html THEO 64602 Spring 2006 14-week online course Graduate http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/jews-and-christians-throughout-history Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Jews and Christians throughout History" in the Department of Theology. This course will explore a number of issues which emerge from the history of Christian theology: How did a negative image of Judaism develop within Christianity? In what ways did these unfavorable teachings contribute toward violence against the Jews over the centuries? What is the relationship between Christian anti-Jewish teachings and Anti-Semitism? Is there any corresponding Jewish hostility towards Christians? In what ways have Jewish authors reacted to developments within the Christian tradition? admin Michael Signer Emily Hartzer Copyright - Michael Signer, 2007, by the Contributing Authors en Judaism Jew courseware Catholic Church religion Nostra Aetate theology Christian Medieval Institute semitism open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-11-14T21:12:43Z Course text/html THEO 40217 Fall 2006 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/latino-theology-and-christian-tradition Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Latino Theology and Christian Tradition" in the Department of Theology. This course will examine the development of Latino religion and theology in the United States and how U.S. Latina and Latino theologians have articulated the meaning and implications for Christian living of core theological topics such as Christology, worship, evangelization, and social justice. Timothy Matovina Josue Sanchez Cerron Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en faith religion social justice courseware Galilean Christology worship theology culture evangelization open Notre Dame OCW Latino Christianity 2011-11-14T21:09:55Z Course text/html THEO 20214 Spring 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/theology/foundations-of-theology-biblical-and-historical Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Foundations of Theology: Biblical and Historical" in the Department of Theology. This is an introductory course to the Bible and historical Christianity that aims to familiarize the student with the contents of the Bible and the development of the early Church. Special emphasis is placed on theological themes of perennial interest and the significance of the Bible for Christian thought and practice as well as the relationship of Christianity to Judaism. Gary Anderson Bradley Gregory Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en doctrine of creation bible Christian Noah biblical courseware theology religion historical foundations open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T21:08:38Z Course text/html THEO 10001 Fall 2005 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/sociology/introduction-to-social-psychology Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Introduction to Social Psychology" in the Department of Sociology. The goal of this class is to provide students with a working knowledge of social psychology and to stimulate an interest in ourselves, the world around us, and the connections between the two. admin Jessica Collett Ellen Childs Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en relationships sociology psychology critical thinking stereotypes courseware social group socialization impression management OCW social psychology open Notre Dame identity self-esteem 2011-11-14T21:07:24Z Course text/html SOC 10722 Spring 2008 This class meets for an 75 minutes twice a week. Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/sociology/understanding-societies Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Understanding Societies" in the Department of Sociology. Sociology is the science – and the art – of understanding social relationships, human behavior, and the society that we live in. As a comprehensive introduction to the discipline, the goals of Understanding Societies are to stimulate your fascination with sociology and to encourage you to recognize sociology’s practical value, as well as its unique perspective. Jessica Collett Ellen Childs Cathy Schulz Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en human behavior sociology practical use relationships courseware deviance social class culture society open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T21:06:14Z Course text/html SOC 10002 Spring 2009 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/poverty-studies/introduction-to-poverty-studies Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to Poverty Studies" in the Poverty Studies interdisciplinary minor. This gateway course introduces students to academic research about the nature, causes, and consequences of poverty. Throughout, the readings and lectures reveal the collaboration across the various disciplines, enhances our understanding of what it means to be poor and of the array of interlocking problems that lead to poverty, and guides the formulation of policies to prevent and alleviate poverty. Equal emphasis is given to poor citizens of the United States and developing nations. Jennifer Warlick Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en courseware poverty open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T21:00:42Z Course text/html PS 20000 Spring 2010 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/political-science/introduction-to-international-relations Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Introduction to International Relations" in the Department of Political Science. The study of International Relations (IR) is the study of human organization at its highest and most complex level. The goal of IR scholarship is thus to try to manage this complexity intellectually by devising theories which help us to understand and predict state behavior. The main purpose of this course, therefore, will be to introduce students to the most important IR theories. Daniel Lindley Cathy Schulz Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en international relations course political science Daniel Lindley open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T20:59:30Z Course text/html POLS 20200 Fall 2009 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/physics/nuclear-warfare Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Nuclear Warfare" in the Department of Physics. The course will start with the history and emergence of weapons of mass destruction technologies as a consequence of World War I and World War II, culminating in the development and use of the nuclear bomb. The effects of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) will be discussed in terms of the atmospheric, biological, and medical effects together with the implications for society. We will also take a look at the rise of modern terrorism and the threat posed by the WMD and terrorism now and in the future. Grant Mathews Copyright Spring 2008, by the Contributing Authors en Weapons of Mass Destruction Nuclear Nuclear War Science, Technology and Values Notre Dame Physics Department Notre Dame WMD 2011-11-14T20:56:23Z Course text/html PHYS 20061 Spring 2008 75-minute lectures (twice a week) Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/civil-engineering-and-geological-sciences/computational-methods Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Computational Methods" in the Department of Civil Engineering and Geological Sciences. Standard topics in numerical linear algebra, interpolation, discrete differentiation, discrete integration, and approximate solutions to ordinary differential equations are treated in a context-based approach. Applications are drawn from hydrology, environmental modeling, geotechnical engineering, modeling of material behavior, and structural analysis. Joannes Westerink Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en ordinary differential equations linear algebra integration engineering differentiation approximate solutions numerical methods interpolation 2011-11-14T20:53:23Z Course text/html CE 30125 Fall 2010 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/center-for-social-concerns/border-issues-seminar Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Border Issues Seminar" in the Center for Social Concerns. This seminar provides a look at immigration from diverse perspectives, principally through a week-long immersion at the Annunciation House on the border of El Paso, Texas and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. Cynthia Toms Smedley Cynthia Toms Smedley Matt Palkert Karl Hardy Michael McKenna 2009, by the Contributing Authors en immersion Catholic social teaching diversity immigration Mexico culture Catholicism courseware Latino studies experiential learning Catholic Social Tradition community-based learning El Paso social concerns social justice borders America open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T20:48:56Z Course text/html CSC 33966 Winter 2009 Six weekly 1.5 hour seminar meetings. Also a week-long immersion during winter break at the Annunciation House on the Texas-Mexico border. Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/environmental-philosophy Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Environmental Philosophy" in the Department of Philosophy. The aim of this course is to enable participants to bring together materials from various disciplines bearing on our current environmental crisis, and from this integrated perspective to evaluate possible ways in which the crisis might be resolved. Disciplines to be consulted include ecology, thermodynamics, economics, value theory, and environmental history, among others. This project will rely on the integrative skills of philosophy to discern how materials from these disparate sources fit together. Kenneth Sayre Alexander Skiles Jessica Mikels-Carrasco Cathy Schulz Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en environmental history ecology courseware economics philosophy value theory Notre Dame environment thermodynamics energy consumption entropy Environmental Philosophy open crisis OCW 2011-11-14T20:44:44Z Course text/html PHIL 30390 Fall 2007 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/ancient-and-medieval-philosophy Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Ancient and Medieval Philosophy" in the Department of Philosophy. This course will concentrate on major figures and persistent themes in ancient and medieval philosophy. A balance will be sought between scope and depth, the latter ensured by a close reading of selected texts. David O'Connor Cathy Schulz University of Notre Dame, 2006, by the Contributing Authors en medieval philosophy Ancient and Medieval Philosophy Notre Dame Summa Contra Gentiles Augustine Ancient Philosophy Thomas Aquinas University of Notre Dame Plato ancient philosophy Stoicism Metaphysics courseware philosophy Aristotle Confessions open Medieval Philosophy OCW Epicureanism 2011-11-14T20:43:25Z Course text/html PHIL 30301 Fall 2006 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/medical-ethics This course, offered by Professor David Solomon, is an introduction to biomedical ethics. The first part of the course provides an introduction to basic ethical theory, which is intended to serve as a background aid for thinking through the particular issues discussed in the remainder of the course. Specific topics to be discussed include confidentiality and truth-telling in the doctor/patient relationship, medical experimentation and informed consent, abortion, treatment decisions for seriously ill infants, physician assisted suicide, and health care reform. David Solomon Peter Wicks Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en ethics confidentiality open courseware Philosophy abortion assisted suicide informed consent healthcare reform medical experimentation Medical Ethics Ethics biomedical ethics Notre Dame David Solomon 2011-11-14T20:41:09Z Course text/html PHIL 20602 Fall 2009 Three 50-minute classes per week; two lectures and a discussion seminar. Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/philosophy/paradoxes Jeff Speaks Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en paradox courseware Philosophy puzzle OCw logic open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T20:37:58Z Course text/html PHIL 20229 Spring 2010 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/mathematics/calculus-ii-for-business Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Calculus II for Business" in the Department of Mathematics. In this course you will learn how to use calculus to understand and model real life situations such as those in business, environmental changes, population growth to name a few. These OpenCourseWare materials include interactive Java applets for many Calculus topics. Alex Himonas Cathy Schulz yuan2003 Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en calculus continuity functions environmental change mathematics courseware population growth integral integrate applet limit business calculus differentiation derivative model open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T20:25:07Z Course text/html MATH 10260 Fall 2009 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/history/african-american-history-ii Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "African American History II" in the History Department. This course examines the broad range of experiences of African Americans from the close of the American Civil War to the 1980s, exploring both the relationship of blacks to the larger society and the inner dynamic of the black community. We will devote particular attention to Reconstruction, the migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North, and the political machinations of the African American community. Richard Pierce Stephanie Carter Patrick Mason Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Great Migration African American History Africana Studies African-American Civil Rights Movement Reconstruction Political American American Studies Historical African Diaspora America American History History 2011-11-14T20:11:34Z Course text/html HIST 30800 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/history/medicine-and-public-health-in-american-history Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Medicine and Public Health in American History" in the History Department. This course offers an introduction to differing conceptions of disease, health, and healing throughout American history, the changing role and image of medicine and medical professionals in American life, and the changing social and cultural meanings and entanglements of medical science and practice throughout American history. Chris Hamlin Cathy Schulz 2007, by the Contributing Authors en science courseware public health disease health medicine Science, Technology and Values America open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-11-14T20:03:40Z Course text/html HIST 30626 Fall 2007 75 minute classes, two times per week Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/history/crime-heredity-and-insanity-in-american-history Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Crime, Heredity and Insanity in American History" in the History Department. This course will give students an opportunity to learn more about the ways in which Americans have thought about crime and insanity and how their ideas have changed over time. Linda Przybyszewski Cathy Schulz Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en genetics psychology insanity courseware Hesburgh Program in Public Service evil crime heredity free will America open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-11-14T20:01:01Z Course text/html HIST 40630 Fall 2007 ninety minute classes -two times a week Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/first-year-of-studies/making-the-academic-adjustment-to-college Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Making the Academic Adjustment to College" in the First Year of Studies. This course will cover some basic principles on making the adjustment to college learning. It will include not only information but also opportunities to practice what you learn. Graded assignments for University of Notre Dame first year students are to be submitted via Concourse. cschulz Sandra Harmatiuk Cathy Schulz University of Notre Dame, 2008, by the Contributing Authors en College Academic Adjustment 2011-11-14T19:59:44Z Course text/html PE 12000 Fall 2008 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/first-year-of-studies/contemplation-and-the-first-year-experience Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Contemplation and the First Year Experience" in the First Year of Studies. This course will enable students to incorporate a range of contemplative practices into academic life, and it will introduce students to select disciplines that stimulate embodied contemplation and promote awareness of the natural, social, and academic environment into which undergraduates are embedded. cschulz Cathy Schulz David George Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en contemplative practices first year student contemplation contemplative photography 2011-11-14T19:57:28Z Course text/html FYS 10107 Fall 2009 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/english/forms-of-democracy-in-nineteenth-century-u.s.-literature Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Forms of Democracy in Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature" in the Department of English. This graduate seminar will explore two central concerns in American literary studies: what is "democratic" about literature written in the United States? And how does the problem of representative politics influence literary and textual representation? Among the literary works will be Moby-Dick, Uncle Tom's Cabin, House of the Seven Gables, selections from Emily Dickinson's manuscript fascicles, Margaret Fuller's Woman in the Nineteenth Century, Dion Boucicault's The Octoroon, William Apess's Eulogy on King Philip, selected speeches by Daniel Webster, Henry Highland Garnet, and Frederick Douglass, William Wells Brown's Clotel, and John Rollin Ridge's Joaquin Murieta. Sandra M. Gustafson dbking Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en The Octoroon Woman in the Nineteenth Century literature OCW democracy Uncle Tom's Cabin courseware House of the Seven Gables United States Nineteenth-Century political philosophy Moby Dick American studies English media studies open Notre Dame 19th century 2011-11-14T19:55:43Z Course text/html ENGL 90606 Spring 2008 Two-hour seminar meetings, once a week Graduate http://ocw.nd.edu/english/reinventing-the-fairy-tale Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Reinventing the Fairy Tale" in the Department of English. This course is structured around four main fairy tales: "Cinderella," the frame narrative for The Arabian Nights, "Beauty and the Beast," and "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," and we be looking at a number of different reinventions of those tales in the form of short stories, novels, poems, picture books, songs, and films. The focus will be on the stylistic, rhetorical, and ideological changes that are grafted into different versions. Jacquilyn Weeks Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Beauty and the Beast Arabian Nights courseware Cinderella Pied Piper fairy tale English open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T19:54:02Z Course text/html ENGL 20118 Spring 2008 75 minute classes - two times per week Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/aerospace-and-mechanical-engineering/thermodynamics Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Thermodynamics" in the Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering. This course will consider the fundamental science of classical thermodynamics and its practical applications. Problem solving will be emphasized, including problem formulation, analytic, and computational solutions. Topics include the first law of thermodynamics, work, heat, properties of substances and state equations, the second law of thermodynamics and applications to engineering systems. Joseph M. Powers Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en courseware first law of thermodynamics properties of a pure substance thermodynamics entropy second law of thermodynamics open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-14T19:41:47Z Course text/html AME 20231 Spring 2010 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/center-for-social-concerns/changing-the-face-of-american-healthcare Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Changing the Face of American Healthcare" in the Center for Social Concerns. This seminar invites the student to learn about the strengths and weaknesses of our health care system, explore possibilities for the future of American health care, and to consider how modifications might help create the society we hope to become. Cynthia Toms Smedley Cynthia Toms Smedley Karl Hardy Michelle Byrne Rick Ward Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en health Catholic Social Teaching immersion open courseware social concerns Notre Dame social justice Catholic social tradition Health healthcare community-based learning America Center for Social Concerns Community-based Learning OCW 2011-11-03T15:05:08Z Course text/html CSC 33951 Spring 2009 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/arabic-and-middle-east-studies/women-in-islamic-societies Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Women in Islamic Societies" in the Program in Arabic and Middle East Studies. This course serves as a broad survey of women's and gender issues within the contexts of multiple societies in the Islamic world. The first half of the semester will concentrate on the historical position of women in Islamic societies, defined by the normative values of Islam and by cultural traditions and norms that were sometimes at odds with religious prescriptions. We will discuss how the interpretations of these values in diverse circumstances and who gets to do the interpreting have had important repercussions for women's societal roles. The second half of the course will privilege women's voices in articulating their gendered identities and roles in a number of pre-modern and modern Islamic societies in different historical circumstances as expressed in memoirs, fiction, magazine articles, and public speeches. As part of the historical contextualization of such works, we will focus on how modern phenomena like Western colonialism, nationalist liberation movements, civil and other forms of war have fostered women's organized movements, and their socio-political empowerment in some cases and marginalization in others, with lasting implications for these developing societies. admin Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en empowerment gender issues open courseware religious tradition culture Gender Studies nationalist liberation movements Islamic societies history marginalization Notre Dame OCW Islam 2011-11-02T17:45:27Z Course text/html MELC 20080 Spring 2005 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/arabic-and-middle-east-studies/islamic-societies-of-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-religion-history-and-culture Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Islamic Societies of the Middle East and North Africa" in the Program in Arabic and Middle East Studies.This course offers a panoramic survey of the Islamic societies of the Middle East and North Africa from their origins to the present day. It will deal with the history and expansion of Islam, both as a world religion and civilization, from its birth in the Arabian peninsula in the seventh century to its subsequent spread to other parts of western Asia and North Africa. Issues of religious practices, political governance and movements, gender, social relations and cultural norms will be explored in relation to a number of Islamic societies in the region. The course foregrounds the complexities and diversity present in a critical geographic area of what we call the Islamic world today. Asma Afsaruddin David Poell Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Societies Africana Studies Asian Studies Religion Culture Gender Studies Middle East Arabic Islam Arabic and Middle East Studies North Africa History 2011-11-02T17:11:13Z Course text/html MELC 20040 Fall 2005 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/anthropology/primate-behavior Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free online educational resources for the course "Primate Behavior" in the Department of Anthropology. This course explores the social lives of the nonhuman primates. It begins with an introduction to primate evolution and taxonomy and behavioral ecology. It further examines select groups of living primates through topics such as conservation, social behavior, cooperation/competition, reproduction, ethnoprimatology, and evolution of social organization. Agustin Fuentes Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en evolution ecology reproduction nature taxonomy courseware primate ethnoprimatology Anthropology conservation behavior social organization open Notre Dame OCW 2011-11-02T16:42:56Z Course text/html ANTH 35110 Spring 2008 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/university-resources/university-honor-code-tutorial n the summer of 2006, the University of Notre Dame initiated a program under which all new undergraduates had to pass an online honor code orientation prior to finalizing their class registration. Students were presented with eight fictional cases and asked to choose among four responses indicating whether a violation of our honor code had occurred and why (or why not). Only one of the four responses was correct. To pass the orientation, students needed to get at least six of the eight correct responses. admin Thomas Flint Dennis Jacobs University of Notre Dame, 2006, by the Contributing Authors en Cheating Honor Code Plagiarism Academic Honesty 2011-10-24T06:18:43Z Course text/html NDHNRCD Summer 2006 http://ocw.nd.edu/africana-studies/faith-and-the-african-american-experience Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Faith and the African American Experience" in the Department of Africana Studies.This course will introduce students to the African American faith experience, with particular attention being given to the historical development of spiritualities of liberation in the American Diaspora. Hugh Page David George Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en faith African studies spirituality African-American courseware Christianity religion African diaspora theology open Notre Dame OCW history 2011-10-24T06:18:34Z Course text/html AFAM 33302 Spring 2006 Undergraduate http://ocw.nd.edu/center-for-social-concerns/environmental-justice-and-human-rights-in-the-aftermath-of-katrina Notre Dame OpenCourseware (OCW) offers free educational resources for the course "Environmental Justice and Human Rights in the Aftermath of Katrina" in the Center for Social Concerns. This seminar will explore how impoverished communities in Louisiana are recovering from Hurricane Katrina. We will explore the historical, political, and economic issues that created a culture of inequality in these areas. The course will also critically reflect on the nexus between social stratification, poverty, and current environmental issues facing the New Orleans community. Cynthia Toms Smedley Cynthia Toms Smedley Karl Hardy Julieann Ulin Pat Schenkel Copyright 2012, by the Contributing Authors en Human Rights Catholic Social Teaching Africana Studies refugees social justice Racism Community recovery strategy United States Race Hurricane Katrina environmental justice environmental damage Center for Social Concerns Community-based Learning environmental racism 2011-10-24T05:56:10Z Course text/html CSC 33976 Spring 2009 Undergraduate