Online courses are classes that are conducted completely on the internet, with no in-class meetings. The courses are either in eCollege format or in Sakai format. For more information on eCollege, see the website http://rutgersonline.com; for more information on Sakai, see http://sakai.rutgers.edu. The available courses for Winterim 2012 are listed below:

BIOLOGY

Understanding Environmental Problems (Cr.3)
50:120:202:Sec.W1:99274 Internet – eCollege
12/23/11 to 1/14/12 Time by arrangement
Morgan, Mark
Email: mdmorgan@camden.rutgers.edu
On-line course support fee of $100. Satisfies the Natural Sciences General Requirement for non-science majors. Although open to Biology majors, does not satisfy the Biology major elective requirement. Discussion and analysis of environmental problems facing the human species. Emphasis on physical and biological principles affecting population growth; resource and energy consumption; and the pollution of the air, water, and land. Alternative solutions to environmental problems discussed in terms of conflicting economic and political values.

ART HISTORY

Art Appreciation (G)(Cr.3)
50:082:103:Sec.W1:99273 Internet - Sakai
Friday, 12/23/11; 1/2/12 – 1/13/12 Time by arrangement
Garrity, Bruce
Email: bgarrity@camden.rutgers.edu
Online course in Sakai format. On-line course support fee of $100. Satisfies the Fine Arts General Requirement. Introduces the principles, techniques, and approaches to the creation and analysis of works of art and presents an overview of the great landmarks of art from classical Greece through the 20th century.

MUSIC

Introduction to Music (G)(Cr.3)
50:700:202:Sec.W1:99283 Internet – eCollege
Friday, 12/23/11 to 1/13/12 Time by arrangement
Polack, Eric
Email: epolack@snip.net
Internet course in eCollege format. On-line course support fee of $100. Intended primarily for non-majors and minors. No previous musical experience necessary. Satisfies the Fine Arts or Global Studies General Requirements. An approach toward music appreciation that emphasizes the cultural influences that have determined the varied musical languages throughout the world.

Rock and Roll (Cr.3)
50:700:306:Sec.W1:99284 Internet – eCollege
Friday, 12/23/11 to 1/13/12 Time by arrangement
Lally, Laurie
Email: llally@camden.rutgers.edu
Internet course in eCollege format. On-line course support fee of $100. Satisfies the Fine Arts General Requirement. This course will examine the history of rock and roll and the artists that greatly influenced American culture. Focus will be on the impact rock and roll has had on popular music as it shifted from R & B, folk, blues and away from Broadway and the Tin Pan Alley spheres.

PHYSICS

Energy and the Environment(G) (Cr.3)
50:750:374:Sec.W1:99160 ONLINE-SAKAI
Friday, 12/23/11; 1/2/12 – 1/13/12 M,Tu,W,Th,F Time by arrangement
Gambs, Gerard
Email: gcgambs@gmail.com
Internet course in Sakai platform. On-line course support fee of $100. Normally open to all majors. Satisfies the Natural Science General Requirement for non-science majors. Introduction (without laboratory) to energy and environmental principles. Covers basic concepts involved in understanding electricity conservation, efficiency, energy production, mineral resources, recycling, reuse, fossil fuel resources, utility generating effects, weather, climate change, nuclear reactions, nuclear safety, renewable solar, water, and biomass.