Fall 2006 Course Schedule
for the Master of Arts in Cross-Cultural Studies (CCS) Degree Program

College Of Liberal Arts

School of Education
Center For Cross-Cultural Studies
Alaska Native Studies

College Of Rural and Community Development

Center For Distance Education

Registration and Enrollment Information

Course Descriptions


COURSES

Courses

Course Title

Instructor

ANS/ED F420-DD1
audioconference
ANS/ED F420-F01
Fairbanks campus

Alaska Native Education
Meets with Fairbanks campus students via audioconference
description

Leonard

CCS F601-DD1  
audioconference
CCS F601-FE1
Fairbanks campus

Documenting Indigenous Knowledge
Meets with Fairbanks campus students via audioconference
description

Ned

CCS/ED F603-DD1 
audioconference
CCS/ED F603-FE1
Fairbanks campus

Field Study Research Methods
Meets with Fairbanks campus students via audioconference
description

Hogan

CCS F608-DD1
audioconference
CCS F608-FE
Fairbanks Campus

Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Meets with Fairbanks campus students via audioconference
description

Staff

CCS/ED F610-US3
outside Fairbanks
CCS/ED F610-FS3
Fairbanks area

Education and Cultural Processes
Independent Learning/correspondence
description

Barnhardt

CCS/ED F611-DD1 
audioconference

Culture, Cognition and Knowledge Acquisition
audioconference only
description

Barnhardt

CCS F693-DD1
online

Cultural Atlases as a Pedagogical Strategy
online course
description

Topkok

CCS F698-DD1
outside Fairbanks
CCS F698-F01
Fairbanks area

Research
description

Staff

CCS F699-DD1
outside Fairbanks 
CCS F699-F01
Fairbanks area

Thesis
description

Staff

ED F616-US3
outside Fairbanks
ED F616-FS3
Fairbanks area

Education and Socio-Economic Change
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

ED F631-US3
outside Fairbanks
ED F631-FS3
Fairbanks

Small Schools Curriculum Design
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

ED F660-US3
outside Fairbanks
ED F660-FS3
Fairbanks

Education Administration in Cultural Perspective
Independent Learning/Correspondence
description

Barnhardt

Course Descriptions


Alaska Native Education

3 credits

ANS F420  DD1   CRN: 77344
meets via audioconference with Fairbanks campus course

ANS F420  F01     CRN: 70646
meets on Fairbanks Campus GR 204

Beth Leonard (Fairbanks)
ftbrl@uaf.edu

School systems historically serving Native people, current efforts toward local control and the cross-cultural nature of this education.  Field experience required.  Prerequisite:  ANTH 242 or permission of the instructor.

Satisfies Multicultural Education/Cross-Cultural Communication requirement for teacher certification.  Meets Social Science degree requirements for undergraduate degree.

Cross-listed with ED F420 DD1 (crn: 77381) and F01 (crn: 71402)

T-TH  3:40-5:10 pm
 8/31-12/14

Contact School of Education regarding books, 866.-474.-5740.

Syllabus


Documenting Indigenous Knowledge

3 credits                          

CCS F601 DD1     CRN:  77345
meets via audioconference with Fairbanks campus course

CCS F601  FE1  CRN:  70968
meets on Fairbanks campus, location TBA

Virginia Ned  (Fairbanks)  
fnvmn1@uaf.edu

A thorough grounding in the research methodologies and issues associated with documenting and conveying the depth and breadth of indigenous knowledge systems and their epistemological structures.  Includes a survey of oral and literate data gathering techniques, a review of various modes of analysis and presentation, and a practical experience in a real-life setting.  Prerequisite:  Graduate standing or approval of the instructor.

M,W, 5:10 - 6:4 0 pm
9/6-12/13

Special Requirements: Internet

Contact Center for Cross-Cultural Studies for book information: 907-474-1902 or fycxcs@uaf.ed

Syllabus


Field Study Research Methods

3 credits

CCS F603-DD1   CRN:  77346
meets via audioconference with Fairbanks campus course               

CCS F603-FE1    CRN:  71485
Fairbanks campus, GR 204

Maureen Hogan (Fairbanks)
fnmph@uaf.edu

Focus on techniques for conducting both quantitative and qualitative field research.  Particular emphasis on considerations for conducting field research in cross-cultural settings.  PREREQUISITE:  ED 601

Cross-listed and meets same time as ED F603 DD1 (crn :77386) and ED F603-FE1 (crn: 71483). 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Blackboard, Internet

M  5:15-8:15 pm
9/11-12/11

Books and materials coming from CDE and IL in Fairbanks


Indigenous Knowledge Systems

3 credits

CCS F608 DD1  CRN:  77347
meets via audioconference with Fairbanks campus course

CCS F608 FE1  CRN:  70969 
meets on Fairbanks campus, location TBA

STAFF

A comparative survey and analysis of the epistemological properties, worldviews and modes of transmission associated with various indigenous knowledge systems.  Emphasis on knowledge systems practiced in Alaska. Prerequisite:  Graduate standing or permission of the instructor.

T, 5:30 - 8:30 pm 
9/6-12/13  audio conference

Contact Center for Cross-Cultural Studies for book information: 907-474-1902 or fycxcs@uaf.edu.

Syllabus


Education and Cultural Processes

3 credits

CCS F610 US3   CRN:  72845
(outside Fairbanks area)   

CCS F610 FS3    CRN:  70970
(Fairbanks area)

Fairbanks Students may register for this course section FS3 with regular UAF/TVC registration.  Contact the Center for Distance Education (CDE 474-5353 or racde@uaf.edu if cannot contact instructor) for further information and to buy textbooks and materials.

Ray Barnhardt  (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

CORRESPONDENCE/PAPER-BASED COURSE:  Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation to other aspects of a cultural system.  Students will be required to prepare a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural context. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  DVD Player, Internet

Cross-listed with ED F610 US3 (crn: 72879)  and ED F610 FS3 (crn:  71455)

8/31-12/15

Once you are registered into the course, your textbooks and other materials will automatically be mailed to you during the book mailing period at the mailing address indicated on your registration.  The fees for these books and materials will be automatically added to your student account.  Material costs  available  at http://www.distance.uaf.edu:591/FALL-06_US3_UX3.pdf or call CDE at 800-277-8060.

If you do not need the materials, please email Chris Truncali at fncmt@uaf.edu or Natonya Tate at fnnt@uaf.edu or call CDE Bookstore at 800-277-8060 and the fees will be adjusted on your university account.

Syllabus


Culture , Cognition and Knowledge Acquisiton        

3 credits

CCS F611 DD1   CRN:  77348
(audioconference)

Ray Barnhardt  (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

An examination of the relationship between learning, thinking and perception in multicultural contexts.  Particular emphasis will be on the implications of these relationships for schooling.  Content will focus on cultural influences on perception, conceptual processes, learning, memory and problem solving.  Content will also reflect concern for practical teaching problems.  Satisfies Multicultural Education/Cross-Cultural Communications requirement for teacher certification.  Prerequisite:    ED 610 recommended.

Cross-listed and meets same time as ED F611 DD1 (CRN: 77387)

TH, 5:30-7:30 pm
(9/28, 10/12, 10/26, 11/9, 11/30, 12/14)

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Internet

Contact Center for Cross-Cultural Studies for book information: 907-474-1902 or fycxcs@uaf.edu.

Syllabus


Cultural Atlases as a Pedagogical Strategy

3 credits

CCS F693 DD1   CRN:  77586
online course

Sean Topkok (Fairbanks)
fncst@uaf.edu

Based on successful pedagogical strategies developed over the past ten years through the Alaska Native Knowledge Network, this course will provide K-12 educators with a comprehensive framework for developing an educational and community Cultural Atlas as a component of the school curriculum.  The content of the course provides an in-depth look at how teachers can integrate technology and academics with oral traditions and offers a vehicle for helping communities define themselves and their unique cultural identity.  Teachers will have an opportunity to guide their students through a positive collaboration with local culture-bearers, community members and educational personnel.  The multimedia resources for this course provide numerous examples of cultural atlases and guidance on ways in which the rich oral traditions of Native people can be drawn upon in support of the school curriculum.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Internet

TH – 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
9/7-12/14

Contact the Center for Cross-Cultural Studies for required book purchase.

Syllabus


Master's Research Project

1 – 12 credits

CCS F698  DD1   CRN:  77350
(outside Fairbanks area)                                           

CCS F698  FO1     CRN:  70973
(Fairbanks area students)                      

Staff

Research project for graduate students earning an M.A.  Enrollment is contingent on admission to the graduate program and permission of the graduate committee.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:  Internet

8/31-12/15

Meets by arrangement.


Thesis

1 – 12 Credits

CCS F699  DD1   CRN:  77351
(outside Fairbanks area)                                            

CCS F699  FO1    CRN:  70974
(Fairbanks area students)                       

Staff

Thesis project for graduate students earning a masters or PhD.   Enrollment is contingent on admission to the graduate program and permission of the graduate committee.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:  Internet

8/31-12/15

Meets by arrangement


Education and Cultural Processes

3 credits

Independent Learning – Corres./paper-based course

ED F610 US3   CRN:  72879
(outside Fairbanks area)                         

 ED F610 FS3    CRN:  71455                      

Ray Barnhardt  (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

Fairbanks Students may register for this course section FS3 with regular UAF/TVC registration.  Contact the Center for Distance Education (CDE 474-5353 or racde@uaf.edu if cannot contact instructor) for further information and to buy textbooks and materials.

Advanced study of the function of education as a cultural process and its relation to other aspects of a cultural system.  Students will be required to prepare a study in which they examine some aspect of education in a particular cultural context. 

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  DVD Player, Internet

Cross-listed with CCS F610 US3 (crn:  72845)  and CCS F610 FS3 (crn:  70970)

8/31-12/15

Once you are registered into the course, your textbooks and other materials will automatically be mailed to you during the book mailing period at the mailing address indicated on your registration.  The fees for these books and materials will be automatically added to your student account.  Material costs  available  at http://www.distance.uaf.edu:591/FALL-06_US3_UX3.pdf or call CDE at 800-277-8060.

If you do not need the materials, please email Chris Truncali at fncmt@uaf.edu or Natonya Tate at fnnt@uaf.edu or call CDE Bookstore at 800-277-8060 and the fees will be adjusted on your university account.


Education and Socio-Economic Change

3 credits

Independent Learning – Correspondence

ED F616 US3  crn 72880
(ouside Fairbanks)

ED F616 FS3  crn 71457
(Fairbanks)           

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

Examination of social change processes, particularly related to the deliberate development of new institutions and resulting forms of new consciousness.  Emphasis on role of education and schooling in this development dynamic.  Internet access is required to obtain reference materials for this course.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:  Internet, DVD & CD Player

8/31-12/15

Syllabus


Small Schools Curriculum Design

3 credits

Independent Learning – Correspondence

ED F631 US3  crn 72881
(outside Fairbanks)

ED F631 FS3   crn 71457
(Fairbanks) 

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

A focus on the salient issues involved with the development of effective programs of instruction in small schools including foundational design, conceptual models, organizational strategies, technical skills, current issues and trends, and their implications and application to the environment of rural Alaska.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:    VCR, DVD & CD Player

8/31-12/15

Books and materials to be purchased from CDE in Fairbanks.  If you are outside of the Fairbanks area, books and materials will be mailed to you from CDE.  Material costs are available at http://www.distance.uaf.edu:591/FALL-06_US3_UX3.pdf or call CDE at 800-277-8060

Syllabus


Educational Administration in Cultural Perspective

3 credits

Independent Learning - Correspondence                                                          

ED F660  US3 crn 72882
(outside Fairbanks)

ED F660  FS3  crn 71461
(Fairbanks)           

Ray Barnhardt (Fairbanks)
ffrjb@uaf.edu

The course will examine issues related to the social organization and socio-political context of schools, administrative and institutional change processes and the changing role of administrators in education, using a cross-cultural framework for analysis.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:    VCR, DVD & CD Player

8/31-12/15

Books and materials to be purchased from CDE in Fairbanks.  If you are outside of the Fairbanks area, books and materials will be mailed to you from CDE.  Material costs are available at http://www.distance.uaf.edu:591/FALL-06_US3_UX3.pdf or call CDE at 800-277-8060.

Syllabus

 

 

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