Senior Seminar Program

Fall Quarter 2009 Enrollment Information:

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Department of Bioengineering

The Pacific RIM undergraduate Experience (PRIME) for (Bio)Engineers
BENG 192 A00
Section ID: 666656
Sah, Robert  (Email: rsah@ucsd.edu)
Location: PFBH 291
Mondays, 3:30/4:00 p.m. to
Seminar will meet October 19 (3:30-4:50 p.m.), 26 (4:00-5:20 p.m.); November 2 (3:30-4:50 p.m.), 9 (4:00-5:20 p.m.), 23 (3:30-6:00), 30 (4:00-5:20 p.m.).

Exploration of bioengineering research using or developing the cyberinfrastructure, the global nature of bioscience and bioengineering, and the need for cultural competency. Examples from PRIME. Students who have participated or are considering applying to PRIME highly encouraged to attend.

Prerequisites: Seniors majoring in Bioengineering who have completed the PRIME program, or upper-division students considering the PRIME program. Contact Kelly Thorpe (kbailey@bioeng.ucsd.edu) to enroll in the seminar.

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Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Exploring and Accessing Chemical Information
CHEM 192 A00
Section ID: 666555
Kim, Judy  (Email: judyk@ucsd.edu)
Location: TBA
Thursdays, 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
Seminar will meet October 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; November 5, 12, 29; December 3.

How can you get the most out of your library's resources to find articles, reviews, books, patents and data? What online databases are authoritative? This seminar is designed to prepare CHEM majors for advanced literature searching. Co-taught by the UCSD Chemistry Librarian, Teri Vogel.

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; department stamp and/or consent of instructor. Contact Richard Gopez (rgopez@ucsd.edu) to enroll in the seminar.

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Critical Gender Studies

Detecting the Invisible: Does the workplace treat women or parents unfairly?
CGS 192 A00
Section ID: 665988
Blair-Loy, Mary  (Email: blair-loy@ucsd.edu)
Location: SSB 414
Tuesdays, 2:00 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.
Seminar will meet September 29; October 6, 13, 20.

What does social scientific research say about how fairly women and men are treated in the workplace today? Parents compared to non-parents of the same gender? This research illuminates what is often invisible as we embark on our own careers.

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; department stamp and/or consent of instructor. Contact Ivan Ramos (iramos@ucsd.edu) to enroll in the seminar.

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Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering

New Cosmology
MAE 192 A00
Section ID: 665989
Gibson, Carl  (Email: cgibson@ucsd.edu)
Location: EBUII 479
Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
Seminar will meet October 7, 21; November 4, 18.

Observations from a variety of new space and earth telescopes are discussed along with some introductory astronomy and astrophysics. Substantial revisions to standard models are required to explain the observations. See http://sdcc3.ucsd.edu/~ir118.

Prerequisites: Upper division standing; department stamp and/or consent of instructor. Contact Gerri Johnson (gljohnson@ucsd.edu) to enroll in the seminar.

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