Liberation Theology is a strand of theology that began to take shape in the 1960s under the leadership of Catholic theologians and priests from Central and South America.  Since its inception, it has been adopted, adapted, and developed by a variety of groups from various religious backgrounds across the globe. The purpose of this course is to explore the historical, theological, and practical elements of Liberation Theology.  The course will consist of reading primary and secondary texts by scholars from Latin America, Africa, Asia, and North America.  Along the way, we will consider such things as the historical background of Liberation Theology, the core elements of Liberation Theology, whether or not there is a Liberation Theology or many Liberation Theologies, if Liberation Theology is specific to the Christian tradition, and the relationship between orthodoxy and orthopraxy.  We will also evaluate the critiques that have been levied against Liberation Theology and ask whether or not those critiques are consistent with the intentions of those who practice Liberation Theology.  One of the concluding goals of this course is to develop the capacity to articulate the contours of Liberation Theology to a broad audience and demonstrate how it can be applied in our contemporary context.

This Moodle houses the ACT-In Major's certification forms.

Cell and molecular biology is the study of the molecular basis of life. It is based on the foundations of four classical disciplines: biochemistry, cell biology, microbiology and genetics. We will combine the principles of these four disciplines to explore the cellular and molecular levels of biological organization. We will investigate the structure and function of archaeal, bacterial, and eukaryotic cells, and the numerous complex events that occur during the life cycle of a cell. The laboratory will provide you with experience using modern molecular biological and cellular techniques to further explore these concepts, and give you the opportunity to design, execute, analyze and present your own questions in cell and molecular biology.

Human Anatomy is the study of the external and internal structures of the human body as well as the relationships between these structures and how their function is determined by their form. It is anticipated that this course will serve as an introduction to the anatomy of the human body particularly for those entering the biomedical sciences. 

This course is designed for any first-year student interested in pursuing a career as a physician, dentist, optometrist or veterinarian. After exploring the spectrum of medical professions and the characteristics of competitive applicants to medical professional schools, each student will begin writing a personal statement for her/his future application and practice interviewing skills. Additionally, the course exposes students to a variety of current issues in healthcare, including topics related to bioethics and evidence based medicine research. By the end of the course, students will better understand their intended medical profession and how to prepare a compelling application for that program. There are no prerequisites for this course; however, instructor’s consent is required for any non- first year students to register. Fall semester.

Introduction to Human Anatomy for those preparing for careers in the biomedical sciences.

This course will examine the importance of public policy advocacy for nonprofit organizations (NPOs) and the impact of nonprofit advocacy on society and social change. LSP 360 K/ POL 217 K places a special emphasis on the evolution of government out of the state of nature through a social contract, the evolution of civil society, American Exceptionalism, the American Creed and modern political parties. It also examines social movements, civil disobedience and the tumultuous 1960s. It will review the policy-making process and NPOs’ role(s) in the process. It will analyze the diverse range of strategies—such as research, building coalitions, convening, civil discourse, grassroots mobilization, lobbying, working with media, and use of social media—that are available to NPOs to carry out their mission and promote their advocacy goals.

The course will culminate in planning, implementing and evaluating a successful advocacy campaign. The course will meet once a week in a small seminar format. Because of the size of the class, students will be expected to not only participate in class discussions but also lead class discussions through the Harkness® Method. Through dialogue and application, students will learn to think critically; identify action issues related to mission; create legislative agendas; form public policy positions; identify stakeholders; and implement advocacy strategies.

Organization and implementation of information technology for the collection, organization, and presentation of accounting information with an experiential education and application of systems thinking. 

This course studies the role of the external auditor in the financial markets, the environment in which the auditor operates, planning and audit risk assessment, auditing procedures, audit sampling, and audit reports.

The course goal is to increase awareness and develop an appreciation of the overall audit process and its practice which includes developing an understanding of the components, steps, and outcomes of an audit.  Course includes such concepts as internal controls, audit risk analysis, ethical and professional auditing standards, materiality, substantive testing, the audit plan, fraud risks, etc.

Recommended Prerequisites: ACC 312 (C- or better)

This course is a survey of the major human resource management functions including legal concerns, planning, staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, health and safety and employee and labor relations. Behavioral research in the area will be examined. Special application exercises or service-learning opportunities are used to enhance skill development. Prerequisites: BUS 202 and sophomore standing

This course offers an introduction to the practices and principles of philanthropy and fundraising in the management of nonprofit organizations. Together we will explore the nature and essential elements of the fundraising process including the sources of philanthropic gifts, causes that receive support, and motivations that influence giving. Time will be devoted to creating a WHY and case statement for a nonprofit and to introducing specific development tools such as the annual development plan, major gifts programs, special events, and grant writing. This course will also investigate and discuss the impact of earned income strategies in a nonprofit context.

This course will introduce students to the elements of volunteer management and engage them in a variety of community service opportunities, including interviews and projects. Course objectives include:

• Examine the foundations, motivations and challenges of developing a successful volunteer program.
• Study the key components of a successful volunteer program, recruitment strategies and learn how to retain good volunteers.
• Focus on the role, value and dynamics of volunteerism in fulfilling the missions of nonprofits.
• Be introduced to risk management factors that need to be considered in volunteer management, including effective staff and volunteer screening.

Strategic planning is defined as a disciplined effort to produce fundamental decisions and actions that shape what an organization is, what it does, and why it does it (Bryson, 2004). The external environments or organizations are becoming more complex and increasingly uncertain as a result of various political, social, economic and technological changes. These dynamic environments compel public, private and third sector managers to identify priorities, focus scarce resources on those priorities, craft effective strategies and implement them successfully to ensure survival in the long term. Strategic management provides managers with a future perspective, an external focus, a fundamental problem-solving orientation and a set of practical tools.

The intent of this course is to provide students with an understanding of the approaches and methods used in strategic decision making and of the effective leadership of boards, staff, volunteers and clients in the process. It will acquaint students with the theoretical underpinnings of strategic planning and help them master some strategic planning techniques such as environmental scanning, stakeholder analysis, strategic issue identification and strategy formulation by providing an opportunity to create a strategic plan for a nonprofit agency. The course will also review the various facilitation styles used in organizations.

A variety of strategies and resources will be examined about helping people who experience heightened suffering, oppression and poverty. Special attention will be given to various perspectives about service through the study of nonprofit organizations, volunteerism and individual service models. Students’ individual strengths will be assessed for the purposes of applying them toward interventions. Each student is required to complete 30 hours of community service during the semester. This course may be taken as LSP 201 or SVL 201 to meet the requirements of the Nonprofit Leadership major or of the William Jewell College Nonprofit Leadership Certificate Program. Prerequisite: LSP 101 or SVL 101 or permission of the instructor. Cross-listed as SVL 201.

This portfolio will be used to document activity for the William Jewell College Nonprofit Leadership Certificate. 

Nonprofit Leadership Preferred Internship Program including:

1. Overview of process
2. Important internship placement resources
3. Internship paperwork that is used for course credit requirements
4. Current internship opportunities
5. Contact Information

Building on the course material in CHE 121, the student will learn about and apply fundamental chemical concepts that will lay the groundwork for future study in the fields of chemistry, biochemistry, and related fields.

The purpose of the laboratory portion of this course is to provide you, the student, with the opportunity to "do" chemistry.  The experiments are designed to provide an active learning environment.  The laboratory experiences will reinforce your understanding of the scientific method and various chemical phenomena.  The experiments have been selected to enhance the CHE 122 classroom discussion and provide answers to many of the questions posed in lecture course.  Students will work in groups to gather data, design experiments, and evaluate information.

A general chemistry course is designed to introduce you to a variety of elementary scientific and chemical topics. However, we cover a limited number of topics, so that the course is not merely a “survey” of those areas. Instead, each topic is covered in enough depth so that you learn many problem-solving skills that are relevant to that topic. The assumption is that the student in CHE 121 will be continuing with additional coursework in chemistry.

Physical Chemistry, an upper-level course for Chemistry and Biochemistry majors, revisits topics from General Chemistry with mathematical rigor and deeper insight. The course seeks to answer four central questions key in the study of Chemistry:  (1) How do we describe matter? (2) How do we study and characterize matter? (3) What is the direction of chemical change? (4) How fast does chemical change occur?  Each question is answered respectively from the perspective of Physical Chemistry by (1) Quantum Mechanics, (2) Spectroscopy, (3) Thermochemistry & Equilibrium, and (4) Kinetics. An emphasis will be made in relating these topics to applications in understanding chemical and biological systems.

Building on the course material in CHE 121, the student will learn about and apply fundamental chemical concepts that will lay the groundwork for future study in the fields of chemistry, bio-chemistry, and related fields.

            Objectives:

1.  Learn problem-solving techniques.

2.  Learn about fundamental concepts including:

As a course with a focus on obtaining and using chemical information this course will involve a discussion of ethical issues pertaining to obtaining, creating, and disseminating chemical information. An overview of parameters involved in ethical decision-making will be introduced, with presentations of case studies. Students will be introduced to the use of chemical literature and techniques of technical writing. The course is designed to expose students to the various resources used by chemists to research a chemical topic. During the first part of the semester, students will learn about techniques for searching for chemical information and about available resources for accessing chemical information. A field trip to Linda Hall Library will expose students to this premiere science and technology library in Kansas City. The course culminates in a final oral research report presented in a technical report format about a chemical compound family. As a rule, one-hour lecture periods are scheduled; however, the field trip to Linda Hall Library will require a two to three-hour session.

Biochemistry is the study of the chemistry of life.  Thus, this course explores the molecular interactions of biomolecules.  With this focus, it will incorporate concepts from organic and inorganic chemistry, genetics, microbiology, cell biology and molecular biology.  The student will be required to build on concepts he/she has learned in previous biology and chemistry courses to successfully complete this course.  With this in mind, the outcomes of this course will be: 

1. to understand the relationship between structure and function of biomolecules
   
2. to understand the inter-relationship of biochemical reactions
   
3. to incorporate these concepts into a well-rounded understanding of the activity of organelles and cells
4. to gain skills in reading and understanding primary literature discussing biomolecules
5. to gain more knowledge of the following chemical concepts:        a.  chemical kinetics, especially in relationship to enzyme                   kinetics
   

        c.  oxidation-reduction chemistry

Judaism, Christianity and Islam (JCI) is a mid-level religion course in the religion major and also counts as a Level II CTI course in the core curriculum entitled, "The Responsible Self." To those ends the course is designed to fulfill the objectives of both the religion major and the Level II CTI "Sacred and Secular" objectives [link to objectives of both]. JCI offers students an introductory comparison of the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The three are compared in reference to the following five criteria: historical origins, scripture, worship, ethics and political presence.

Welcome to the 2017 Faculty Workshop Moodle site.  You will find the agenda, our reading materials, and supplementary materials here.

This course is designed to increase students’ awareness of learning processes and to increase classroom-learning effectiveness. Students will learn about various techniques in reading, test taking, time managing, note taking and studying. The students will be using their best techniques in current courses.

Elective credit only.

Welcome to COM 110! Whether you have decided to major or minor in the study of Communication, Public Relations, or Digital Media Communication, or if this class just looked like an interesting elective, I’m glad you are here to learn more about the study of communication. In this class you will gain a basic understanding of communication theory and terminology, and learn to apply it in a number of communication contexts. In particular, you will learn how the meaning of communication messages changes based on the ideological, cultural, and contextual assumptions and implications that all participants bring to the message.

The senior communication capstone course.

Integrated Communication occurs where the traditional boundaries between internal communication, publicity, advertising, public relations and marketing merge in concept and practice. Students will focus on coordinating an organization's entire communication strategy to convey a consistent message to target audiences.

This course is a course in advanced public speaking.  By the end of the semester, students will have completed course assignments in writing, speaking and evaluation designed to improve skills of critical listening and analysis, public speaking, and writing.  Non-majors will benefit from this intensive speaking preparation as well.  Students will also be exposed to a variety of rhetorical theories as they interact with the text and lecture material. 

This course is an introductory and preparatory course in research methods relevant to the field of communication.  By the end of this course, you will have a better understanding of the breadth of the field and you will learn a systematic approach to the study of communication.  In preparation for your research capstone course, you will propose a research project on a topic of interest to you that is relevant to the field of communication.  As a result of this course, you will have a more mature approach to critical thinking, writing, and analysis. 

The senior communication capstone course.

The Theatre Capstone is a project designed to synthesize each theatre student’s undergraduate education in a culminating project in which they have the creative freedom and opportunity to demonstrate disciplinary knowledge to produce a theatrical work as part of the mainstage season.  The capstone project is entirely student-directed and may vary based upon the number of students involved, the disciplinary focus of the students, or the specific skill set of any given undergraduate class.  Each student is expected to have a mastery level of at least two (2) theatrical disciplines, which they contribute to the capstone project.  Likewise, students may participate in or provide as many or as few of the roles needed in order to complete the capstone project.  Disciplinary skills include (but are not limited to): directing, acting, scenic design, costume design, lighting design, properties, playwriting, dramaturgy, make-up/hair, and special effects.

            This project is an independent study experience.  While the Theatre professors have set guidelines and expectations, each student is entirely responsible for fulfilling her/his requirements and expectations, much like the practice of professional theatre.  In this way, this capstone prepares students for the realities of theatre production, education, and presentation.

Through consultation with the professor and peer mentoring, students will be introduced to techniques used to produce the technical needs of a live theatre performance.  Students also staff the area or operate the control board associated with the registered course during a production on the regular theatre season.  Except under rare circumstances, students may sign up for no more than two stagecraft sections per semester.  Students must complete THE 214-216 before advancing to THE 310: Stage Management course.  Following are the catalog descriptions of the practicum courses:

THE 211 Audience Management (1 hr)

Duties related to audience relations including publicity and house management responsibilities during the run of a performance.

THE 212 Sound (1 hr)

Setting and patching sound equipment and operation of the sound system for the run of a performance.  Sometimes also find or create sound cues.

THE 213 Properties (1 hr)

Collecting or creating the stage properties needed in a production. May include prop running duties backstage during the run of a performance.

THE 214 Costuming (1 hr)

Constructing, altering or finding clothing and accessories for a production. May include wardrobe duties backstage during the run of a performance.

THE 215 Scenery (1 hr)

Constructing or altering scenic elements for a production. May include set running duties backstage during the run of a performance.

THE 216 Lighting (1 hr)

Hanging and focusing lighting equipment and light board operation for the run of a performance.

THE 217 Dramaturgy (1 hr)

Providing the creative team, cast and audience with relevant historical and literary contextual information appropriate for the production.

THE 218 Acting (1 hr)

Developing the skills necessary for performing as an actor including character research, movement and vocal training, self-evaluation and reflection. 

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This course explores the uses and capabilities of the most widely used web page editing software. Using Adobe Dreamweaver and other software, students will apply design principles, layout techniques and typography to create visually compelling and complex web pages and web sites.

This course explores the elements and principles of two-dimensional art and design, with a focus on their use in digital art forms and environments. Color theory, compositional strategies and using Adobe Creative Suite to output graphics will be addressed. Creating effective visual hierarchy will also be practiced.

DMC 225 TYPOGRAPHY

COURSE DESCRIPTION 

This course studies the letterform as an essential element within the field of graphicand web design. This course will explore letterforms as communication, composition and expression. Areas explored include letterform anatomy, systems of measurement, types of letterforms (fonts) and how to use type effectively in design.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: DMC LEARNING OUTCOMES 

Our students will•demonstrate an understanding of foundational principles of design, including color theory; typography; layout strategies and composition as they relate to digital media.•competently use a variety of software applications for digital print media.•utilize various applications in coding, animation, audio and video to develop and manage industry standard content in web environments.•critically evaluate visual and written communication by identifying their theoretical, aesthetic, historical and ethical assumptions and implications. 

CTI 150 or Identity and Society is an introductory course in how to interact with others through the creation and perception of personal identities. Students will reflect on how they enact their own ideological, cultural, and contextual assumptions regarding their relational perceptions of self and others, while learning how to engage in constructive, authentic communication.

This is the Moodle site to support the faculty team developing CTI 150, "Identity & Society."

Site to continue discussion of SS assessment

CTI 150 or Identity and Society is an introductory course in how to interact with others through the creation and perception of personal identities. Students will reflect on how they enact their own ideological, cultural, and contextual assumptions regarding their relational perceptions of self and others, while learning how to engage in constructive, authentic communication.

Judaism, Christianity and Islam (JCI) is a mid-level religion course in the religion major and also counts as a Level II CTI course in the core curriculum entitled, "The Responsible Self." To those ends the course is designed to fulfill the objectives of both the religion major and the Level II CTI "Sacred and Secular" objectives [link to objectives of both]. JCI offers students an introductory comparison of the three monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The three are compared in reference to the following five criteria: historical origins, scripture, worship, ethics and political presence.

CTI 150 or Identity and Society is an introductory course in how to interact with others through the creation and perception of personal identities. Students will reflect on how they enact their own ideological, cultural, and contextual assumptions regarding their relational perceptions of self and others, while learning how to engage in constructive, authentic communication.

CTI level one course in math