All of the Academy's classes are challenging, for they are
designed to be the approximate equivalent of a semester-long university course
offered during the regular academic year. Of course the classes have to be
adapted to correspond to the three-week session (Truman semesters are fifteen
weeks long), but faculty members still have high expectations for the
performance of the students.
The Academy's classes fall within one of several categories:
Session I:
June 7-June 28, 2008
Acting: Serious Play

This course explores basic principles in the art of
acting, engaging students in a variety of valuable pursuits of practical
application to every other study in life: cooperative discipline and trust,
freeing the imagination, “inhabiting” great ideas, appreciating alternative
views, gaining confidence in public communication, and, most importantly,
greater physical, vocal, and personal self-awareness. Our work will include
reading and discussion in theory and technique from Stanislovski and more
recent masters but will emphasize active workshop learning through extended
series of improvisations, physical and vocal imitations, character analysis,
scene work, and showcase performances.
Enrollment limited to 18 students
Textbook
No textbook needed.
Instructor
Ronald M. Rybkowski, Professor of Theatre, Truman State University.
B.A., Whittier College; M.F.A., California State University, Fullerton.
An “Animated” Course
An
“Animated” Course is an introduction and exploration of motion graphics
and animation used in art and design. Traditional cell frame animation,
rotoscoping animation and computer-generated animation will be topics for
this class. Drawing and painting skills will be developed and utilized
throughout this course. Many projects will start with basic drawings but
will be integrated and processed through Macintosh computers using Adobe
Photoshop, ImageReady and Macromedia Flash and Fireworks and Apple iMovie.
Students should be confident in and/or interested in improving their
drawing, painting and computer related skills.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Course fee for supplies and materials is $50.00.
Textbook
The Animator's Survival Kit: A Manual of Methods, Principles, and Formulas
for Classical, Computer, Games, Stop Motion, and Internet Animators
(Paperback).
Instructor
Rusty Nelson, Associate Professor of Art, Truman State University.
B.F.A., Fort Hays State University; M.F.A., Kansas State University.
Communicating
Politics: Rhetoric and Campaigns
in the Communication Age
Whether
we are actively interested in the mechanics of politics or not, images of
the political process are now unavoidable. Political advertising, televised
debates, YouTube videos, and candidate websites confront us daily. Part of
appreciating the modern political process involves understanding the
rhetoric—or the means of persuasion—employed by candidates for office, as
well as those who already serve.
This course will explore both historical and contemporary political rhetoric
and argumentation, exploring techniques of early political campaigning in
ancient Greece and Rome through the emergence of political consultants in
colonial America to the techniques of the present day. Students will learn
an interdisciplinary approach to the subject, exploring theories and methods
from political science, rhetoric, psychology, and mass communication. They
will also grapple with questions related to the ethics of political
rhetoric, including the controversy surrounding the use of propaganda to
advance political and governmental agendas. Students will emerge from the
course better able to critically evaluate the coming elections and the
discourse of their leaders.
To better understand the concepts in this course, students will engage in
oral and written exercises that challenge them to understand the theories,
and practice the techniques, of the course. Among the many activities
students will use to study the subject, students will engage in simulations
of actual political communication activities including, designing campaign
literature and web content, preparing candidate speeches, negotiating the
structure for political debates, and filming campaign commercials. Because
the course takes place during an election year, students can also anticipate
visits by guest speakers and field trips that capitalize on the abundance of
available rhetoric to study and critique.
Textbook
A course pack developed by the instructor.
Instructor
Kristopher Stroup, Assistant Professor of Communication; B.S., Truman State
University; M.A., Ph.D., Ohio University.
Introduction to Chemistry

The course will introduce you to several major concepts
in chemistry through the study of such contemporary environmental issues as
air pollution, ozone depletion, global warming, and acid rain. You
will consider many major chemical concepts throughout the session, including
atom and atomic structure, molecules and chemical bonding, chemical
nomenclature, writing and balancing chemical equations, the mole and
molarity, pH, hydrogen bonding, solubility, and the structure and function
of organic macromolecules.
You will have the opportunity to participate in
several laboratory experiences in which you will learn to work safely in the
laboratory and make careful observations of chemical reactions and
phenomena.
A recent new component involves inquiry based learning, as you will
conduct an environmental study of some local streams and lakes by collecting
and analyzing samples using different spectroscopic techniques. Other
experiments include titration of citric acid in fruit juice, chemical
reactions of inorganic compounds, paper and column chromatography of food
coloring, making a spectrophotometer, analysis of artificial blood, the
study of dyes through the making of tie dye T-shirts and creating a fresco
and several others. The laboratory will introduce you to recording and
graphing data and to using proper techniques in the laboratory.
Textbook
The Cartoon Guide to Chemistry,
handouts and laboratory manual. (an additional textbook may be added)
Instructor
Dana Delaware, Professor of Chemistry, Truman State University. B.A.,
Marist College; Ph.D., Purdue University, Postdoctoral Fellow University
of Illinois Champaign-Urbana.
Pyccкий язьIк
и русская куЛьтура
Russian Language and Culture
Students
will learn the Cyrillic alphabet used by Russians in order to read and write
the language. However, as this is an introductory language course, a
communicative approach will be taken and students will be encouraged to
speak before they can read or write, with an emphasis on vocabulary and set
phrases. While case forms will be introduced as needed, and written
homework will be required, oral expression in Russian will be the focus of
the course. Poems and songs will be memorized, the sounds of the language
will be stressed, both in pronunciation and intonation. Creative approaches
to language study will be implemented as much as possible. The language
textbook, MiniRus, should prepare students for a more comprehensive
language course.
Students will read The Russian Way, which
presents key traits of Russian behavior and customs. We will discuss
aspects of both the material and spiritual culture of the Russian people,
including Russian family structure, Russian food, superstitions and
proverbs. The geography of Rus’, Imperial Russia, the Soviet Union and the
Russian Federation will be the object of map-making; we will try our hand at
cooking, building and decorating a scaled-down traditional dwelling or
izba, and experiment with individual artistic interpretation of various
letters of the Cyrillic alphabet.
Students should come away from this course with basic
knowledge of the structure of the language and a trained ear for the sounds
and intonation of Russian. They should have a greater understanding of
various aspects of Russian culture and an increased curiosity about other
languages and cultures.
Textbooks
MiniRus, A Starter Course in Russian, textbook, workbook, 4 audio tapes;
The Russian Way.
Instructor
Faith Beane, Assistant Professor of Russian, Truman State University.
B.A., Stanford University; Diploma in Bulgarian Philology, Institut national
des langues et civilizations orientales, Paris; M.A., Sorbonne, Paris; ABD,
University of Chicago.
Shakespeare Lives!

Shakespeare Lives! will concentrate on five
great plays spanning about twenty years of Shakespeare’s career. We will
learn how the plays were worked out by analyzing characters, symbols and
plot patterns; and we will learn how the works played out by becoming
characters. We’ll speak lines, paint or sew or hammer symbols, and
modernize plots. We will study some of the old stories which Shakespeare
himself inherited, and see how radically he changed them to suit his own
London world and his own sense of values. And we will watch some of the new
versions which recent movie directors have created, to see how they do the
same things. Activities will include researching, performing, and imitating
portions of our chosen texts. As we rehearse scenes and study films, we will
pay special attention to how body language—tone of voice, gesture,
posture—can change a play’s meaning, one line at a time. If the class
decides to do so, we will perform a portion of a play for the entire
Academy. One special feature of this course is an overnight field trip to
see a live production.
Special fee for the
two-day field trip is $95.00.
Textbook
The Norton Shakespeare.
Instructor
Betsy Delmonico, Professor of English, Truman State University. B.A.,
Spalding College; Ph.D., University of
Notre Dame.
The Art and Science of Computer Programming

Do you enjoy tinkering with and using computers, but want to know how they
really work? Do you enjoy using the programs that other people have
written, but want to know how to write programs yourself? This course is an
introduction to the art and science of programming, using the Java
programming language. For the first two weeks you will learn fundamental
language constructs and program design techniques. During the last week you
and your fellow class members will complete a significant project that makes
extensive use of graphics and the techniques learned earlier in the course.
The course also includes an introduction to the GNU/Linux environment which
is used as the development platform. As an added bonus, this course serves
as an excellent introduction to the Computer Science AP course, which also
uses Java as the vehicle language.
Enrollment limited to 25 students.
Textbook
How to Think Like a Computer Scientist (Java Edition).
Instructor
Donald Bindner, Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Truman State
University. B.S., Northeast Missouri State University; Ph.D., University of
Georgia.
The Horse

For thousands of years, horses have served humans as a
source of meat and milk, as beasts of burden, as vehicles of mobility, and
as tools of war. Some have argued that the first true arms race involved
the adoption and spread of chariotry and chariot technology between
neighboring human cultures. In this course we will consider reasons or
explanations for the domestication of the horse and the resultant long-lived
association of horse and human. Most of our focus in addressing this
subject will lie in the science of the horse, by which we will investigate
the unique anatomic, physiologic, and behavioral characteristics of the
species we call Equus. It is these characteristics that allowed the
horse to be adapted to the uses to which humans have put it.
Secondarily, we will consider the history of the
human-horse association by focusing on several pivotal time periods and the
transfer of technology between people-groups which facilitated the spread of
horsemanship. And, while not a primary focus of the course, a strong
secondary emphasis on riding will provide students with multiple
opportunities to ride horses in a supervised setting. The riding component
will be used to reinforce principles of equine behavior, anatomical and
physiological discussions, and to illustrate the side-by-side development of
technology (saddles, bits, bridles, etc.) which was required for the
adoption and spread of horse use by and between various cultures.
The course will be taught using lecture-laboratory
methods with ample opportunities for hands-on activities. Study of a
whole-horse skeleton will be used to reinforce the consideration of anatomy,
and observation of live horses at the nearby 400-acre University Farm will
be used to reinforce discussions of horse behavior and herd dynamics. Video
clips and movies will be used to investigate the cultural aspects of horses
in 20th-century American culture.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Special fee for the riding insurance and other
materials is $50.00.
Textbook
The Nature of Horses.
Instructor
Emily Costello, Lecturer in Equine Science, Horsemanship Instructor, and
Equestrian Team coach, Truman State University. B.S., Biology, Truman State
University.
The Human
Laboratory
Have
you ever wondered how jumpers can jump so high or so far, whether you should
consume a sports drink before, during or after physical activity, or how
runners withstand the impact of two times their body weight with every step
and stay injury free? The human body is the most amazing machine on the
planet. It is a complex arrangement of interdependent systems that is
powerful, adaptive…and is made to move. Through examining the systems of
the human body and how they interact with our environment, we will explore
the wonder of movement. Using your own body, we will learn how your brain
and your muscles work together to produce movement (motor control), how your
body uses the foods you eat to produce energy (exercise physiology), and how
muscles move the skeletal system to produce particular movements
(biomechanics). You’ll even visit a cadaver lab where you will see what
really lies underneath your own skin! Finally, you will get to create and
conduct your own research study on an aspect of human movement you find most
interesting.
Textbook
A course pack developed by the instructor. A textbook may be added.
Instructor
Evonne Bird, Instructor in Health and Exercise Sciences, Truman State
University. B.S., Eastern Montana College; M.S., Texas Tech University.
World Mythology
How are stories and legends created, narrated, embellished,
passed on, and retold? You’ve all loved listening to stories as children, and,
I dare say, you enjoy telling them as well. We know that our parents and
grandparents enjoyed storytelling, but did you know that many of their stories
were based on mythologies developed over thousands of years? So, we might well
ask, when were the first stories told? What can we learn about a people from
reading their folktales and legends? How do their stories change their
culture? Why, in the first place, do people even tell fantastic and
unbelievable stories?
We will think about these questions as we read mythologies from various parts
of the world. Along the way we will consider the similarities and differences
among the mythologies and folklore found in different parts of the world, from
Kashmir to Kirksville. Our investigation will allow us to understand the ways
in which we are connected with other humans who lived long ago in distant
lands. More specifically, we will read mythologies that have originated in
various geographical locations and historical contexts, focusing on but not
limited to the Greek, Roman, Mesopotamian, Chinese, Hindu, and Native American
cultures. You will have the opportunity to bring mythology alive by enacting
plays and scenes from mythological dramas. You will also view some videos to
see how filmmakers have taken famous myths and rewritten them to suit their
own purposes. By the end of the session you will have a fundamental
understanding of mythology and an awareness of the similarities and
differences that we share with other cultures.
Textbooks
World Mythology: An Anthology of the Great Myths and Epics; Haroun
and the Sea of Stories; Mahabharata.
Instructor
Hena Ahmad, Associate Professor of English, Truman State
University. B.A., University of Kashmir; M.A., University of Kashmir;
Ph.D., University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Session II
July 5-July 26, 2008
Computers in Art and Design: Digital Imaging with Photoshop
Explore how the computer has
been integrated into the image-making processes. Learn how professional
artists, designers and illustrators utilize the power of Adobe Photoshop to
create digital artwork, colorize, retouch and enhance images and to create
graphics. Illustrate through traditional drawing a narrative panel, scan and
colorize in Photoshop. Retouch and restore a damaged photograph. Using basic
design principles create a digital montage of images. The basic features of
Photoshop and techniques of digital imaging will be explored through tutorials
in the Photoshop WOW textbook and original artwork will be produced
when techniques are mastered. Students will utilize digital cameras, scanners,
digital graphics tablets, and output to large format inkjet printers.
Macintosh G5 computers (the industry standard platform) power this exploration
into the realm of digital imagery.
Enrollment is limited to
25 students.
Course fee for supplies and materials is $60.00.
Textbook
Photoshop WOW CS.
Instructor
Rusty Nelson, Associate Professor of Art, Truman State University. B.F.A.,
Fort Hays State University; M.F.A., Kansas State University.
Crime and Justice in
America

What compels people to commit crimes? How does a detective go about
investigating a crime scene and how does a district attorney prosecute a
case? Is it possible for prisons to rehabilitate career criminals, or should
we use our penal system simply to punish criminals and remove them from the
streets? What do we mean when we talk about “justice?”
In this course you will examine the stages of the
criminal justice system in America. You will be exposed to a variety of
activities that will enhance the learning process. Special emphasis will be
placed on ethics and how it applies to the three divisions (police, courts
and corrections). You will also have the opportunity to explore the
dynamics of criminal investigation, the prosecution of cases, and
correctional efforts for offenders. You will research and debate aspects of
important public policy, participate in mock trials, and even take field
trips to area criminal justice agencies.
Textbook
A Concise Introduction to Criminal Justice,
1st ed.
Instructor
Marjorie Burick-Hughes, Instructor in Justice Systems, Truman State
University. B.S., Youngstown State University; M.J.A., Wichita State
University.
Drawing: A Springboard to the Visual Arts

Drawing: A Springboard to the Visual Arts provides an introduction to the
aesthetic and creative modes of inquiry through active participation in studio
experiences with a variety of drawing tools, media, and materials. The
content of the course will be the study of two- and three-dimensional art
forms inside and outside the studio classroom. A series of lessons will be
presented that involve the student in the use of art materials and techniques
associated with the development of a contemporary drawing portfolio. Studio
experiences will be accompanied by presentations and discussions of
contemporary and traditional art as it relates to the assignments. Previous basic art studio experience is encouraged but
not required.
Enrollment limited to 20 students.
Course fees for art supplies and materials is $120.00.
Textbook
No textbook needed.
Instructor
Susan Shoaff-Ballanger, Ph.D., Professor of Fine Arts, Truman State
University. B.S., M.A., Florida State University; Ph.D. University of North
Texas.
Elementary Latin:
The Words and Ways of the Ancient Romans

Students with no
previous experience with Latin will complete nearly an entire semester of
college-level Latin. By the end of the three-week session, students will
not only possess a fundamental knowledge of the Latin language, they will
also have increased and strengthened their knowledge of English grammar and
vocabulary. Students will find that the study of Latin is a great
introduction to the challenge of acquiring a second (or even a third)
language.
Much of our time in
class will be devoted to reading passages of elementary Latin. Our textbook
follows the activities of Quintus and his sister Horatia, young people who
lived in a village outside of Rome two thousand years ago. As we follow
their activities at home and in school, on the farm and in the village,
students will gradually acquire a working knowledge of vocabulary and
grammar.
Our appreciation of the
Latin language will be enhanced by our study of the important cultural
achievements of the ancient Italians. We will examine their art, science,
literature, legends, religion, and mythology. We will attempt to bring much
of this to life today, through poetry readings, a production of a play (in
Latin!), a trip to an outdoor market, rendering modern versions of ancient
pottery art, and a Roman feast. As we discover connections between
ourselves and these people who lived two millennia ago, we will gain insight
on ourselves, on our past, present and future.
Textbooks
Oxford Latin Course; The Roman
World: From Republic to Empire.
Instructor
Alex Tetlak, Instructor in Classics, Truman State University. B.A., Kenyon
College; M.A., The Ohio State University.
Exploring
Ecology: An Experience in the Field
Have
you ever wondered what kinds of fieldwork ecologists do or what challenges
they might face? This course will provide students the opportunity to
actually be ecologists. Ecology is the study of interactions between
organisms and their environment, and we are currently seeing and hearing
more about the environment than ever before. This course will explore
interactions between organisms within populations and within communities and
examine how those interactions are impacted by the environment. Much of the
exploration will take place outdoors in a variety of settings after students
become familiar with techniques necessary for field studies. Students will
have the opportunity to investigate environments such as ponds, streams,
forests, and fields. Additionally, we will visit an Ecovillage, a restored
prairie, a local fossil bed, and the St. Louis Zoo. Students will also
participate in an investigative ecological study that will result in the
preparation of a paper as well as a poster presentation.
The format of the course will be varied and will
include laboratory investigations, field investigations, case studies,
interactive discussions, and assigned readings. This course will allow
students to participate in inquiry-based field studies which will increase
their awareness of the world around them and improve their understanding of
the scientific process.
Course fees for lab supplies and materials is
$50.00.
Textbook
Ecology and Behavior; Silent Spring.
Instructor
Brenda Moore, Instructor in Biology, Truman State University.
B.S.E., M.S., Truman State University.
Ethnomusicology: Music
in the Real World

Why do people
need music? Why does it have appeal and power in all cultures? Is it
possible for music to influence people’s actions? In 2007, as in ancient
times, social, geographical, and political conditions--as well as spiritual
concerns--shape each society’s music. The field of ethnomusicology includes
the comparative study of the world’s music, examining its meaning and use in
different cultures.
We begin
this course with a “soundscape tour” of the Truman campus, listening for the
many types of music that define our own, twenty-first-century American
experience. These include: entertainment (pop-culture music);
artistic or intellectual expression (classical music); group
cohesion/motivation (national songs, marches, or protest/political
music); and background/manipulation (film and television scores;
Muzak Corporation music). Activities include a trip to a local radio
station, as well as several demonstrations by professional musicians.
Then, we use
various media to “visit” different parts of the world, doing research to
answer the question, “Why do all cultures carefully preserve their
‘significant’ music?” As part of the answer, we will compare the music of
oral tradition to that preserved by notation. And, to better understand the
impact of written music, students will be introduced to the rudiments of
Western music theory, as well as forms from the East. Finally, we will
consider the contributions of musical performers to society. In addition to
the classroom performances by guest musicians, class members who wish to
share their musical training will be invited to do so. A special field trip
to view a professional musical performance will underscore--even in this
electronic age--the relevance and appeal of “live” music.
Textbook
Music in Our World.
Instructor
Shirley McKamie, Lecturer in Music History, Truman State University.
B.M., University of North Texas; M.A., Truman State University.
Missouri Mammals: Natural History, Ecology, and
Behavior

This course is designed to introduce the student to the
wonderful world of mammals! We’ll learn in depth information about the
biology of mammals and participate in lab and field based activities as we
investigate the natural history of Missouri mammals. Do you want to learn
how to study mammals in an oak hickory forest? Would you like to learn how
to identify the great diversity of mammals that occur in the Midwest? Would
you like to learn how to listen to the echolocation calls of bats at night?
Would you like to learn what a mammalian ecologist does for a living? If
the answer is yes to any of the above questions, then this course is for
you! During this course you will:
- Learn about the characteristics that serve to
define mammals.
- Study the incredible diversity of mammals across
the globe, with an emphasis on the mammals of Missouri.
- Study mammals in their natural setting (i.e., in
the field).
- Study mammals in a laboratory setting using study
skins and skeletons.
- Learn about natural history museums/collections
and their importance.
- Study in depth the natural history and ecology of
select Missouri mammal species.
- Participate in field based activities including
live trapping small and medium sized mammals, setting up mist nets to
capture bats, and take part in an ongoing research study to better
understand mammal diversity on local Missouri Department of Conservation
Areas.
Course fee for lab supplies and field trips is
$50.00.
Textbook
Wild Mammals of Missouri.
Instructor
Scott Burt, Associate Professor of Biology, Truman State
University. B.S., M.S., Angelo State University and Ph.D., University of
New Mexico.
Psychology & the Media:
Reality Explored

First and foremost, this course presents overviews of the
many and varied areas psychologists investigate. Through the science of
psychology we examine human development, motivation and emotion, stress and
health, psychological disorders and their treatment, social issues, and many
other processes and events involving the most interesting of Earth's
creatures, human beings.
While we’re scientifically exploring human behavior and
thought, we also spend time investigating the way those activities get
portrayed in the media. We are a media oriented society. We can't get away
from it; it's everywhere. Daily we receive continuous representations of
human behavior–on TV, in the movies, through newspapers, and now over the
Internet. Does exposure to these portrayals have consequences for our daily
lives, our thinking, and our emotional responses... or are we impervious to
media effects? Throughout the course, we encounter movies, advertising, and
other media that provide students the opportunity to examine, from a
research-based orientation, the plethora of information–and
misinformation–that media offers us. The goal of such endeavors is to make
students more effective media evaluators and better consumers as they
navigate the information highway in the future.
During the class students regularly participate in
activities, demonstrations, and discussions that promote understanding of
human behavior and thought and of the interactive environment in which
humans operate. Through journaling, students make concrete connections
between their personal experience and the psychological principles and
processes we study. Finally, across multiple field trips students assume the
role of psychologist as we venture out into the natural habitat of the
amazing species we study. In these various ways students come to better
understand how and why humans think, feel, and act as they do and how those
processes impact and are affected by our social and physical environment,
with particular emphasis on how psychology and the media interact.
Textbook
General Psychology: With Spotlights on Diversity.
Instructor
Judith M. Misale, Professor of Psychology, Truman State University. B.A.,
California State University, Northridge; M.A., Ph.D., University of
California, Santa Barbara.
The Writer's Craft

Emily Dickinson says the
experience of a good poem is like having the top of your head come off. The
haiku master Basho says it’s like being alive twice. We all have a favorite
book or poem, a piece of writing that has moved us to new ways of thinking,
feeling, or living in the world. One of the best ways to appreciate such
moving writing is to let it move us toward creating our own poems, stories,
and essays. In this course we will consider the possibilities and challenges
of imaginative writing. We will explore the creative process, from
generating ideas to shaping and revising, and we’ll seek to share our work
with others—reading, performing, and publishing our collective and
individual efforts. You will find out how your own writing process operates
by learning how other writers work. Francine Prose says that literature
“sets up a series of rules that the writer is instructed to observe, [and]
reading will show how these rules have been ignored in the past and the
happy outcomes.” We’ll spend our time recklessly learning and ignoring all
the rules, remembering the poet John Ashbery’s advice to writers: “Let us
leave the obedience school!” In addition to reading, writing, and
workshopping, we’ll get out of the classroom to write with our feet, about
the world, not as we’ve seen it on TV, but as we really find it, including
both on-campus and off-campus explorations. Students who complete this
course will grow as poets and storytellers, but also in their broader
ability to communicate vividly, as they learn to think about audience and
adapt expression to the reactions it provokes.
Textbook
No textbook needed.
Instructor
James D’Agostino, Professor in English, Truman State University. B.A.,
Loyola University of Chicago; M.F.A., Indiana University; Ph.D., Western
Michigan University.
Why You’re Wrong:
Statistics and Persuasion
We
like to think that people make decisions by examining the evidence they
have, weighing past results, considering their options, and then acting in
the way that seems best. Often people do act in a wise and rational way, but
sometimes, they don’t. This could be because they don’t know how to examine
the evidence, past results are not weighed properly, or options are not
considered. Sometimes no thinking is done at all.
Statistics is a technique
for making good decisions. Although based in math, statistics is not
mathematics. It is a way of using math to predict future events from the
past. It is a key element in the modern use of the scientific method. Using
the scientific method, we will make our own claims, collect data of our own,
and see what conclusions we reach.
In addition, this course
looks at the way attitudes, opinions and policies change in the face of
collected data, and how this may influence public policy. We will examine
two examples: Eugenics, where bad science drove bad public policy in the
early 1900s; and Climate Change, where the evidence is still being examined
today.
Textbooks
Statistical Reasoning for Everyday Life, 2nd ed; The Mismeasure of
Man; Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist's Guide to Global
Warming.
Instructor
Scott Alberts, Associate Professor of Statistics, Truman State
University. B.A., BMusic, Oberlin College; M.S., Ph.D., Northwestern
University.