Intercultural Communications

3rd year or higher

1

70

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 9:45am

Conversational English.

Undergraduate

2

20

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 8:50am

9:00 – 9:50am

Communicating in the Global Workplace

3rd year or higher

1

70

5/14、5/17、5/19、5/21、5/24、5/26、5/28、5/31、6/2、6/4、6/7、6/9、6/11、6/16、6/18、6/21、6/22、6/23、6/25

20:00-21:45pm

Farm and Agribusiness Management

3rd year or higher, previous course in economics, accounting, management or business

1

70

5/14、5/1 7、5/19、5/21、5/24、5/26、5/28、5/31、6/2、6/4、6/7、6/9、6/11、6/16、6/18、6/21、6/22、6/23、6/25

20:00-21:45pm

Environmental Soil Physics

3rd year or higher students who have taken physics and a soils class

1

100

5/14、5/1 7、5/19、5/21、5/24、5/26、5/28、5/31、6/2、6/4、6/7、6/9、6/11、6/16、6/18、6/21、6/22、6/23、6/25

20:00-21:45pm

Genetics and Genomics

senior undergraduate students who have taken a genetics course

1

8

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 9:45am

Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems

3rd year or higher

1

70

5/14、5/1 7、5/19、5/21、5/24、5/26、5/28、5/31、6/2、6/4、6/7、6/9、6/11、6/16、6/18、6/21、6/22、6/23、6/25

20:00-21:45pm

Microbiology in Biotechnology

3rd year or higher students who have taken introductory biology classes

1

100

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 9:45am

Technical Writing

3rd year or higher with good written English skills

1

10

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 9:45am

Global Politics and Issues

Undergraduate

1

70

5/15、5/1 8、5/20、5/22、5/25、5/27、5/29、6/1、6/3、6/5、6/8、6/10、6/15、6/17、6/19、6/22、6/24、6/26

8:00 – 9:45am

1

Intercultural Communications. Different types of problems encountered when communicating with different cultures.

Virginia Sanchez

2

2

Conversational English.Conversational English focuses on helping students develop and practice English language skills that will be useful for traveleing, living, studying, and working in the United States. Classes will focus on improving conversational ability while emphasizing listening comprehension skills, the proper use of English grammar, vocabulary development, common idiom usage, and practice in pronunciation and intonation. Smaller class sizes will allow students the ability to practice their English skills and receive personalized feedback from the instructor.

Benita Dilley

1

3

Communicating in the Global Workplace.Defining business communication; intercultural communication competence; approaches to getting to know other cultures (relational and informational); cultural approaches to identity, group membership, message construction, verbal & non-verbal communication, and listening; building intercultural relationships in the workplace; working in global teams; information technologies; intercultural negotiation; and persuasive communication and presentations in a global workplace.

Sherrie Gilbert

2

4

Farm and Agribusiness Management.Use of economic and business principles in agriculture including financial analyses, enterprise budgeting, and investment decisions.

Patricia Duffy

2

5

Genetics and GenomicsAnintroduction to the major concepts of genetic analysis as supported by genomic concepts. Major topics to be presented are: 1) Mendelian genetics, 2) Chromosomal basis or inheritance, 3) Genes, DNA, RNA, and Protein, 4) Population genetics and genomics, 5) Quantiative genetics, 6) Control of gene expression - transcription and translation, 7) Genomes, transcriptomes, proteomes, and metabolomes, and 8) Applications of Genomic biology – metagenomics & pharmacogenomics. The course will involve lectures and problem solving in class, as well as outside reading and prolem solving.

Bob Locy

2

6

Environmental Soil Physics.Soil physical properties, transport of water, heat, and gas through soils. Soil-plant-atmosphere-continuum and processes in agricultural, urban, and natural land uses. Field instrumentation, measurement, and assessment of physical properties. Special emphasis is given to the role of water in soils as soil water affects other physical properties such as thermal, gas, mechanical, etc.

Thorsten Knappenberger

2

7

Agricultural Knowledge & Information Systems.Principles and models of applied social change in U.S. and developing nations. The Cooperative Extension Service is analyzed as an educational institution. Fundamental steps in program development and evaluation.

Joe Molnar

2

8

Microbiology in Biotechnology.This short course will outline basics of microbiology with a focus in biotechnology applications. The course will begin with microbial model systems of Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae and advance to applied microbial biotechnologies of Wolbachia pipientis and Bacillus Thuringiensis. We will discuss microbial physiology, genetics, and evolution.

John Beckman

2

9

Technical WritingWriting for engineering, scientific and technical fields. Students read critically and communicate effectively in the genres and styles of discourse appropriate to the professional communities students join after graduation and learn writing in English for genres such as e-mails, letters, and reports. Students focus on the importance of preparing accurate and relevant information with a specific audience and purpose identified.

Patricia Simpkins

2

10

GlobalPolitics& Issues:An exploration of significant issues of global importance today, including the challenges posed by the globalization of international society, the global response to climate change, terrorism, and international conflict, as well as the tools used to govern international relations, including international organizations such as the United Nations and international law.

Matthew Clary

2