Course Detail

Art 152	American Art History: A Cultural Encounter
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Deborah Stanton (Deborah.Stantongordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 17  (Online)
Core Credit	Thematic: Aesthetic Responsibility

Course Description
The study of American visual arts as they articulate cross-cultural encounters, from the times of diverse Native groups, through later engagement with European colonizers, African slaves and immigrants. Rather than defining a national identity within American arts, this study investigates the conversation between the many cultures and styles that have taken American art from a second-rate status in the European art world to recognition of America as a modern, global art leader. The student should complete this course with general understanding of the progression of American art, including Native works and later works in European, African and Asian traditions; the students will also gain the ability to analyze a work of art using basic visual and critical criteria..

Syllabus: ART 152 - Am. Art History - Stanton 2013 (DOCX)

BCM 101	Old Testament History, Literature & Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Ted Hildebrandt (ted.hildebrandtgordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 15  (Online Asynchronous: MTWRF)
Core Credit	Common Core Old Testament

Course Description 
Examines Old Testament history and teaching against cultural, geographical and literary background of Ancient Near East Archeology, comparative history and literature; key theological themes foundational to New Testament and Western culture.

Syllabus: BCM 101 - Old Testament - Hildebrandt 2013 (DOCX)

BCM 103	New Testament History, Literature & Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Steve Hunt (steve.huntgordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 21 (Online Synchronous: M,R 7-8 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core New Testament

Course Description
Examines history and teachings of New Testament in political, social and religious contexts. Highlights important theological themes such as sin, grace, justification by faith, and Kingdom of God.

Syllabus: BCM 103 - New Testament - Hunt 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Critiques transformational character development against incremental self improvement for highest at-risk adolescents.  Particular attention given to understanding one's own issues of pain, anger unmet needs and prejuduices.  Explores and critiques 12-step recovery and expectations, motivations and pitfalls that occur over the course of such a program.

Syllabus:BCM 236: Role of Juvenile Justice Worker (DOCX)

Course Description
Explores theoretical aftercare models after experiencing several active programs in context of community outreach and court and family advocacy.  Analyzes effective case managment and evaluation models useful for data collections, funding proposals and enhancing ministry effectiveness.  Models of residential aftercare, descipleship homes, community-based aftercare and collaboration analyzed in detail.

Syllabus: BCM 345 - Juvenile Justice Aftercare Models (DOCX)

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BCM 308A	Christian Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Sharon Ketcham (Sharon.Ketchamgordon.edu
Schedule:	May 20–June 14  (Online Synchronous: M-F 2:30--4:00 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Theology
BCM 308B	Christian Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Mark Cannister (Mark.Cannistergordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 14  (Online Synchronous: M-F 2:30–4:00 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Theology
BCM 308C	Christian Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Ryan Groff (Ryan.Groffgordon.edu)
Schedule:	July 22–August 16  (Online Synchronous: M-F 8–9:30 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Theology
BCM 308D	Christian Theology
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Mark Cannister  (Mark.Cannistergordon.edu)
Schedule:	July 29 - August 23  (Online Synchronous: M-F 11 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Theology

Course Description
This course introduces students to the key ideas, traditions, and people who have shaped the development of Christian theology from antiquity to the present. Students are invited to the study and reflection on theology as a foundation for Christian thought, as a guide to the Church, and as a primary resource for living reflective lives in response to the gospel. Prerequisites: COR/BCM 101, COR/BCM103

Syllabus: BCM 308 - Christian Theology 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Introduces fundamental concepts in biology including an overview of cell structure and metabolism, photosynthesis and respiration. Cellular macromolecules and flow of information in the cell from DNA to protein covered as well as examples of physiological integration up to the organism level.

Syllabus BIO 150 - Cells and Genetics - Topp 2013 (DOCX)

BIO 331	Marine Biology Institute
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Dorothy Boorse and TBD (Dorothy.Boorsegordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 7,  MTWRF 9 a.m.–3 p.m.
Fee	Lab
Location:	KOSC 316

Course Description
This course introduces marine organisms through lecture, laboratory and extensive field experiences.  Emphasizes ecology, morphology and taxonomy.  Prerequisites:  BIO 151, 230 or approval of instructor. (Offered alternate years.) 

Course Sylabus:  Availbale March

Course Description
Presents fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry: stoichiometry; atomic structure; thermochemistry; elementary quantum theory; chemical periodicity; chemical bonding; molecular structure and geometry; properties of gases, liquids, solids, and solutions; kinetic theory; and phase equilibria. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative measurement and develops investigative techniques and ability to interpret results. Previous high school or introductory college chemistry course strongly recommended.

Syllabus CHE 111 - Principles of Chem. 1 - Boyd 2013 (PDF)

Course Description
Continues presentation of fundamental principles and concepts of chemistry: chemical kinetics, chemical equilibria, elementary thermodynamics and electrochemistry. Laboratory emphasizes quantitative measurement and develops investigative techniques and ability to interpret results. Prerequisite: CHE 111 or equivalent.

Syllbus CHE 112 Principles of Chemistry 2 - Boyd 2013 (PDF)

CHE 211	Organic Chemistry I (with lab)
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Irv Levy  (Irv.Levygordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 20,  MTWR 6–10 p.m. (Labs included)
Fee:	Lab
Location:	KOSC 124 (Lab: KOSC 207)

Course Description
This course considers importance of carbon chemistry in our lives and world, and emphasizes application of principles of green chemistry in this field. Surveys representative organic compounds; discusses alkanes, alkenes and alkynes, and the structure, properties, synthesis and reactions of these molecules. Lab focuses on development of basic macro and micro techniques common to organic chemistry. Prerequisite: CHE 112.

Syllabus: CHE 211 - Organic Chemistry 1 - Levy 2013 (HTM)

Course Description
Continues discussion of classes of organic molecules, including aromatic and organometallic compounds, alcohols, ethers, amines and carbonyl compounds, with continued emphasis on applying principles of green chemistry in organic chemistry. Emphasizes elucidation of molecular structure via instrumental techniques such as IR and NMR. Laboratory builds upon techniques with additional preparative chemistry and with classification and identification of unknown compounds. Prerequisites: CHE 211.

Syllabus: CHE 212 - Organic Chemistry 2 - Levy 2013 (HTM)

COM 252	Media and Society
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Nathan Baxter (Nathan.Baxtergordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 21 (Online Synchronous: T 8:30–9:30 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Thematic: Civic Responsibility

Course Description
Survey of mass media industries, history, and theory. Examines how media of mass communication both reflect and influence our culture. Considers how knowledge of the environment and models for social interaction are affected by media communication, and how financial and organizational structures of media influence content and approach.

Syllabus: COM 252 - Medi& Society - Baxter 2013 (DOCX)

ECB 121	Excel: Business Applications
Credits:	2
Instructor:	Andrew Stuart (Andrew.Stuartgordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 14 (online)

Course Description
Introduces basic and enhanced spreadsheet skills in the context of classic business problems encountered in accounting, finance, manufacturing, and human resources. Provides insights into analyzing problems and structuring solutions using spreadsheets to understand and communicate data more effectively.

Excel is the world’s most popular spreadsheet program and is used so widely because of its power, but not necessarily its simplicity. By the end of the term students will be able to use the basic and intermediate features of Excel to analyze and communicate data more effectively.

Syllabu ECB 121 - Excel for Business - Stuart 2013 (PDF)

ECB 362	Cost Accounting
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Andrew P. Moore (Andy.Moore@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 28 (online)

Course Description
Examines accounting issues related to determination of cost of goods and services in manufacturing or service organization; cost behavior, job order and process cost systems, budgeting and standard costing. The student should complete the course with an understanding of cost accounting and its value in managment evaluation and decision-making, as well as its contribution to the accuracy of financial statements.

Syllabus ECB 362 - Cost Accounting - Moore 2013 (DOCX)

ENG 146	Aesthetic Aspects of Literature
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Jonathan Bennett (Jonathan.Bennettgordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 27  (Online Synchronous T,W,Th 8–9 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Thematic: Aesthetic Sensibility  (Literature)

Course Description
Studies selected literature from across genres (poetry, short stories, essays, novels and drama) focusing on aesthetic issues of beauty, truth and experience. 

Syllabus: ENG 146 - Aesthetic Aspects of Literature - Bennett 2013 (DOCX)

ENG 147	Science and Literature
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Andrew Logemann (Andrew.Logemann@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 21 (online)
Core Credit:	Thematic: Natural World  (Literature)

Course Description
This course is designed to introduce you to works of imaginative literature with scientific topics—such as poetry, plays, short stories and novels—and works of science which make use of literary elements—for example, treatises, essays, and scientific autobiography. As we examine this diverse, interdisciplinary group of texts, you will be encouraged to consider the relationships between scientific and literary communities, appreciate the creativity and imagination involved in science, and reflect on literature’s ability to critique and assess the role of science in culture. The course will begin with C. P. Snow’s seminal lecture on the “Two Cultures” of science and literature and then embark on an examination of science in culture from 1800 to the present. The course will be divided into three major units: Science and Ethics, Science and the Meaning of Life, and Science and Reality. Each unit will include texts from several genres and raise questions about the philosophical, creative, and ethical dimensions of the authors and texts under consideration. As the foregoing suggests, this will not be a course in science fiction; instead, it will be a course that investigates science and literature as partners in the human effort to generate knowledge about the natural world.

Syllabus: ENG 147 - Science and Literature - Logemann 2013 (DOCX)

ENG 260	Introduction to the Bible as Literature
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Paul Borgman (Paul.Borgman@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 21–June 15 (online)

Course Description
An in-depth exploration of several biblical classics from Genesis to Revelation, texts representing the major biblical genres. We will explore why it is that reading these texts can be so misleading, namely, because the use by these ancients of interlocking patterns of repetition, based on hearing cues, is almost always missed by the modern reader. Missed, then, are the contexts within which meaning must be understood. For each biblical book there will be an explanation of crucial contexts: historical, canonical, inter-textual (allusions to other books of the Bible).

Syllabus: ENG 260 - Borgman (DOCX)

Course Description
About her own stories, Flannery O’Connor wrote, “I have found that violence is strangely capable of turning my characters to reality and preparing them to accept their moment of grace.” In this seminar we will examine the life and work of the American Catholic novelist Flannery O’Connor, through a study of her fiction, essays, and letters. We will focus on O’Connor’s vision of the Divine as it is presented through her use of violence and the grotesque to reveal “moments of grace” in stories that are often both funny and shocking.

Syllabus: ENG 371 - Divine Vision of Flannery O'Connor - Kerr 2013 (DOCX)

HIS 121	Historical Perspectives on Culture, Belief and Civilization
Credits:	4
Instructor:	James Arcadi (James.Arcadi@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 14 (online)
Core Credit:	Common Core History

Course Description
This course examines the human activity of culture building, development and change within societies, and the interaction of diverse people groups across a broad swathe of history. It explores the story of Christianity from its roots in the ancient Middle East through the early modern European Renaissance and Reformations to more recent flourishing in the global cultures of the contemporary world, in the context of political, technological, social, and cultural developments. This course explores Christian traditions, missionary endeavors, reform movements, and relationships between historic adherents of different world religions. Particular attention is paid to worldviews and the interface of religious belief, systems of thought, and actions taken by individuals and groups. This course also introduces students to the critical evaluation of historical evidence found in primary source documents, oral tradition, and material culture.

Syllabus: HIS 121 - Historical Perspectives - Arcadi 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Human anatomy and physiology comprise two complimentary branches of science that describe the structure (anatomy) and function (physiology) of the human body. To the first-time student, the study of anatomy may seem very concrete as it traditionally involves considerable memorization of the many structures of the human body. However, anatomy is not just the memorization of a large number of body structures, rather, it is a systematic examination and recognition of the relationship of structure to function and provides the foundation for understanding physiology. Likewise, the study of physiology may seem somewhat more abstract than anatomy, since it appears more integrative and often begins by asking the question, “how does this system (or organ or cell) work?” and continues as one seeks to find some cause-and-effect explanation to the “how” question. This course employs a systems approach wherein the study of anatomy is integrated with the study of physiology as we cover some cell physiology and histology, the integumentary, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems.

Syllabus: KIN 213 - Anatomy and Physiology I - Clark 2013 (DOCX)

LAT 101	Introduction to Latin I
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Ian Drummond (Ian.Drummond@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 21 (Online Synchronous: M, R 7–8 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Language

Course Description
In this first-time online offering, we will introduce the language of the ancient Romans, discovering along the way that, though there are many dissimilarities, it has much in common with our own tongue. This is an opportunity to study a full year of Latin over the course of the summer. Finish your language requirement, or even better, get a jump on a Classics minor (requires four additional courses) and go straight into Latin 201 in the fall. Learn not only to read Latin, but also to speak and understand it as a spoken language. We will incorporate significant elements of Roman culture and some history along the way.

Syllabus: LAT 101 - Latin 1 - Drummond 2013 (PDF)

LAT 102	Introduction to Latin II
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Ian Drummond (Ian.Drummond@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	June 28–July 19 (Online Synchronous M, R 7–8 p.m.)
Core Credit:	Common Core Language

Course Description
In this first-time online offering, we will introduce the language of the ancient Romans, discovering along the way that, though there are many dissimilarities, it has much in common with our own tongue. This is an opportunity to study a full year of Latin over the course of the summer. Finish your language requirement, or even better, get a jump on a Classics minor (requires four additional courses) and go straight into Latin 201 in the fall. Learn not only to read Latin, but also to speak and understand it as a spoken language. We will incorporate significant elements of Roman culture and some history along the way. Prerequisite: LAT101.

Syllabus: LAT 102 (PDF)

Course Description
This course will introduce the student to the major areas of general linguistics, theoretical and applied; studied analytically and in correlation with other disciplines.

Syllabus: LIN 200 - Intro. to Linguistics - Bird 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Explores the essential methods and processes that characterize the human endeavor we call science. Students are invited to actively participate in the process of scientific inquiry, employing scientific and quantitative reasoning skills, as they explore some of the significant issues confronting our society, referencing and utilizing many of the important understandings and ideas of science and technology. Students are also invited to consider the importance of being a scientifically literate citizen in our democratic society and are encouraged to pursue a lifelong quest for such literacy. Reflection on the interconnectedness of the knowledge afforded by the scientific enterprise and the reconciliation of this knowledge with Scripture and various religious traditions will strive to support development of a comprehensive Christian view of the natural world.

Through theory and practice, utilizing logical analysis and creative intuition, The Scientific Enterprise invites students to explore descriptive, explanatory and predictive insights about the natural world that are both compelling and powerful. Students are encouraged and supported to consider the implications of such knowledge, appreciate its relevance and reflect on the responsibilities such knowledge requires of individuals and of society. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or above, BCM 101) and COR 107 or 109), or permission of the instructor.

Syllabus: NSM 202 - The Scientific Enterprise - Reczek 2013 (DOCX)

NSM 220	Human Biology, Health and Disease (with lab)
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Jjennifer Noseworthy (Jennifer.Noseworthygordon.edu )
Schedule:	May 20–June 14 MTWR 9 a.m.–12 p.m. and Lab TR 1–3 p.m.
Fee:	Lab
Location:	KOSC 125 (Lab KOSC 307)
Core Credit:	Thematic: Natural World or Human Person

Course Description
Studies the human body, from intracellular level to structure and function of organ systems. Health and disease, metabolism and energy balance discussed.

Syllabus: NSM 220 - Human Biology, Health and Disease - Noseworthy 2013 (DOCX)

PHI 118	The Examined Life
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Brian Glenney (Brian.GlenneyGordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 14  (Online)
Core:	Common Philosophy

Course Description
Introduces students to important historical and thematic issues about what it means to be human:  Who are we? What is your place in the cosmos and how do we relate to the matural world around us? What does it mean to find an object or work of art beautiful?  What does it mean to live well as opposed to just living? What is the best way to live well together as a society of persons? And how, given that we are made in God's image, are we to understand our relationship to God?

Syllabus: PHI 118 - The Examined Life - Glenney 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Logic is the science of relations. A relation is what holds between two things. There are several kinds of relations: relations of quantity, quality, truth, falsity, necessity, etc. Each of these relations can be reduced to a small set of forms, called “logical forms” which provide the basis for a logical system. In this class you will be introduced to three logical systems—Categorical Logic, Truth Functional Logic, and Quantificational Logic. These systems express the basic set of relations on which most arguments depend. So, in this sense, you will be introduced to the basis of argumentation.

Syllabus: PHI 212- Formal Logic - Glenney 2013 (DOCX)

Course Description
Studies fundamental philosophical and religious tenets of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism. Engages primary texts to develop introductory understanding of important belief systems while also continuing dialogue between these ideas and major tenets of Western monotheism and Christianity in particular.

Syllabus: PHY 325 - Eastern Phil. and Rel - Gedney 2013 (DOC)

POL 104	American National Politics
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Timothy Sherratt (Timothy.Sherratt@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 20–June 14     (Online)
Core:	Thematic:  Civic Responsibility

Course Description
Critically examines basic commitments, institutions and processes of American politics; engages contemporary political debate; focuses on Constitution, political culture, interest groups, parties, Congress, Presidency and Supreme Court. Fulfills core Civic Responsibility theme.

Syllabus: Available January

Syllabus: POL 104 - American National Politics - Sherratt 2013 (DOCX)

PSY 220	Person in Psychological Context
Credits:	4
Instructor:	Jonathan P. Gerber (Jonathan.Gerber@gordon.edu)
Schedule:	May 21–June 21  (Online)
Core Credit:	Thematic: Human Person

Course Description
Explores psychological perspectives on the nature of the person in cross-cultural context. Focuses on research and theory as well as an introduction to discipline. Topics addressed include development, social behavior, physiology, personality, memory, diagnosis and treatment.

Syllabus: PSY 220 - Person in Psychological Context - Gerber 2013 (DOCX)