Guide to the Records of the Grace Reformed Church, Pittsburgh, PA, 1853-1964
This collection contains the records of the Grace Reformed Church, Pittsburgh, PA 1853-1964 and relates primarily to financial information and organizational infrastructure. These records include bank ledgers, statements, receipts, bills of sale, church programs, bulletins, missals, sermons, member lists, burial records, correspondence, meeting minutes, memoranda, and miscellaneous medias.
Records of the Neighborhood Centers Association, Pittsburgh, 1890-1954
The Neighborhood Centers Association, established in 1895 and incorporated in 1912, provided neighborhood centered services on the North Side in an effort to promote, encourage, and provide a means for individual and cooperative activities among residents of neighborhoods. The collection includes correspondence, minutes of the board of directors, records on Camp Bonsall, reports, settlement books and miscellaneous unpublished social studies and statistics.
Guide to the Tonkin Family Papers, 1834-1963
The Tonkin family was involved in the logging industry in Cherry Tree, Pennsylvania during the late 1800s. The Tonkin Family papers consist mostly of business papers pertaining to Vincent Tonkin's lumber business and family material such as book manuscript material and research notes of R. Dudley Tonkin and John D. Tonkin, family photographs, and newspaper clippings about local news.
BADM 646-01, Financial Accounting, Fall 2006
This course addresses various topics in advanced accounting. Accounting for investments including fair value, equity and consolidation of financial statements is covered in depth. Bankruptcy and partnership accounting issues are reviewed. Foreign currency transactions and translation are examined. Emerging issues related to the accounting profession are discussed as an integral part of the course.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instruct
GERM 301-01, Readings Advanced German, Fall 2006
German 301 is designed to review and expand your knowledge of German language structure – grammar and syntax – and to extend your comprehension and communicative abilities in the language. Specifically, the course will target reading comprehension and the ability to discuss written material thoughtfully. Culturally, this class will focus on German identities in the post-WWII period.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the instructor.
GERM 201-01, Intermediate German, Fall 2006
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the instructor.
CHEM 311-01, Physical Chemistry, Fall 2006
This semester focuses on Molecular Quantum Mechanics, or Quantum Chemistry, and
Spectroscopy. The concepts we begin to learn here guide the behavior of all of chemistry and
molecular biology and are thus crucial to you in whatever career you choose. The material is
somewhat mathematical, but I do not wish for anyone to get hung up on the math. I will cover
mathematical topics as we need them. If you need any additional help, please ask in class, ask in
my office, or ask in math-help. The four (4
CHIN 301-01, Advanced Chinese, Fall 2006
In addition to the same objectives as those in the first two years, we will put more emphasis on listening and speaking. We will spend more time on listening comprehension part of the homework. This means that we will go over listening comprehension in a more detailed way in class. In addition to asking you to understand the listening materials, I will also ask you to retell the materials. In this way, you will have more opportunities to practice both listening and speaking. Also, we will do mor
LATN 415-01, Tutorial Assistantship, Fall 2004
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
LATN 201-01, Intermediate Latin, Fall 2004
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
BIOL 315-01, Ecology Laboratory Field Schedule, Fall 2007
This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
BIOL 310, Methods in Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Fall 2004
The goal of this course is to give you practical and theoretical experience with some of the basic methods used in the laboratory study of proteins. In the course of your study you will learn how to detect and quantify proteins, how to measure the basic properties of enzymes, how a protein’s amino acid sequence is determined, how to separate proteins for individual analysis, and how to use anti-bodies (themselves a special class of proteins) in protein identification and localization.,This syl
BIOL 105-03, Human Biology, Fall 2004
My objectives for this course are to help you develop:
• A general understanding of human biology.
• An understanding of the process through which scientific knowledge is obtained (the scientific method).
• Critical thinking and problem solving skills.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the instructor.
URBN 201-01 Introduction to Urban Studies, Spring 2007
This class is designed to introduce students to the discipline of urban studies and the topics it encompasses; expose students to the diverse issues and problems that face urbanized areas and their citizens; and provide a framework for examining and understanding how cities work and how they have developed over time.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
ANSO 303-01, Medical Sociology, Fall 2007
Medical sociology is the theoretical, empirical and applied study of the social dimensions of health, illness, disease and the provision and consumption of health care. Topics that will be covered in this course include epidemiology, social demography of health, the relationship between social stress and health, health and illness behavior, the sick role, the physician-patient relationship, the organization of health care and medical practice, and the moral and ethical aspects of health care pra
ANSO 103-03, Introduction to Anthropology, Fall 2007
Anthropology is not the study of “bizarre” human behavior; anthropology is rather the study of the range of normal human behavior. This course will explore this range.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
ANSO 303-01 Medical Sociology, Spring 2006
Medical sociology is the theoretical, empirical and applied study of the social dimensions of health, illness, disease and the provision and consumption of health care. Topics that will be covered in this course include epidemiology, social demography of health, the problem of meaning as it pertains to health care, medical compliance and cultural competence, the physician socialization and the doctor-patient relationship, the organization of health care and medical practice, and the moral and et
ANSO 103-01, Introduction to Anthropology, Spring 2006
Anthropology is not the study of “bizarre” human behavior; anthropology is rather the study of the range of normal human behavior. This course will explore this range.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.
ANSO 105-03, Introductory Sociology, Fall 2005
Sociology is the study of how social reality and individuals are constructed through the ongoing creation and mediation of social relationships, structures and institutions. In short, sociology is the study of how individuals and society co-exist and co-create each other. In this course we will unlearn our inherited, taken-for-granted assumptions regarding social reality and develop a critical understanding of how we become who we are – both individually and collectively. The course will be su
ANSO 208-01, Pyramids and Palaces: Archaeology of "Complex" Societies, Fall 2004
This course is intended to be an introduction to the methods and theories of anthropological archaeology. This course will also explore current explanations and available data on two classic problem foci of archaeology: the origins of plant and animal domestication and settled life in the Old and the New World, and the origins of early states and urban centers in such areas of the world as Egypt, Mesopotamia, Mesoamerica and South America.,This syllabus was submitted to the Rhodes College Office
