Courses of Study 2012-2013 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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VTMED—Veterinary Medicine Professional Curriculum |
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VTMED 6737 - Field Techniques of International Wildlife Management
Spring, summer. 1-2 credits, variable. Letter grades only.
Prerequisites: open to veterinary students with an interest in wildlife medicine who have volunteered at the Wildlife Health Center for one semester or a minimum of 20 hours; permission of instructor.
J. Morrisey, G. Kollias, N. Abou-Madi, and M. Bezjian.
This course teaches students about various nonnative species and offers hands-on experience working with these animals. Students will also learn about local cultures and work with wildlife sanctuaries, refuges, and bioparks in developing nations. Students will be graded on preparation, participation, and a presentation.
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VTMED 6738 - Veterinary Medicine: The Versatile Profession
Spring. 0.5 credits.
Enrollment limited to: first-, second-, third-, and fourth-year veterinary students.
D. Smith.
An overview of the major historical events that shaped the veterinary profession during the past 150 years. Particular attention is paid to the impact of transformational veterinarians and how they responded to challenges, adversity, and societal change.
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VTMED 6798 - Special Projects in Veterinary Medicine
Fall, spring, summer. 1-4 credits, variable.
Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.
Staff.
Students work individually with a faculty member to pursue an area of particular interest that, typically, is not part of the established curriculum. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the expertise of the faculty. Special projects also include opportunities to gain teaching experience by assisting faculty in selected veterinary courses. Contact faculty to identify teaching opportunities or other special projects.
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VTMED 6799 - Research Opportunities in Veterinary Medicine
Fall, spring, summer. 1-4 credits, variable.
Must be arranged with College of Veterinary Medicine lecturer, senior lecturer, or tenure-track faculty member.
Staff.
Provides students the opportunity to work in the research environment of faculty involved in veterinary or biomedical research. Specific course objectives and course content are flexible and reflect the specific research environment. Research projects may be arranged to accumulate credit toward requirements in Distribution Sets I, II, III, IV, and V.
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VTPMD—Vet Med Population Medicine & Diagnostic Services |
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VTPMD 2990 - Undergraduate Research in Epidemiology
Fall, spring, summer. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: one year of basic biology (score of 5 on Biology Advanced Placement Examination of College Entrance Examination Board or BIOG 1000 level) or permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to: undergraduate students. Minimum 120 hours of lab time expected.
J. Scarlett, H. Erb, Y. Grohn, L. Warnick, H. Mohammed, Y. Schukken, and D. Nydam.
Mentored research apprenticeship program designed to give laboratory experience in applied epidemiology to qualified unmatriculated high school students (participating in Cornell Summer College) or Cornell underclassmen. Students are placed in a research laboratory with a designed project under the direct supervision of a research associate (upper-level graduate student, post-doc, or faculty member). Students are graded on preparation, participation in laboratory, academic life, and appropriate acquisition of techniques. At the end of the six-week session, they are expected to give a brief (15- to 20-minute) oral presentation on their work and submit a manuscript in a form suitable for publication. The faculty director of the laboratory has ultimate responsibility for evaluating each student’s work and assigning the grade.
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VTPMD 6250 - Evolutionary Genomics of Bacteria
Spring. 1 credit.
Enrollment limited to: graduate students.
M. Stanhope.
Comparative genomics of bacteria is a valuable approach to deriving information on pathogenesis, antibiotic resistance, host adaptation, and genome evolution. This course provides an evolutionary perspective on comparative bacterial genomics, focusing in particular on pathogens of human and agricultural importance. The course includes lectures, discussion of relevant scientific literature, and hands-on bioinformatics exercises.
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VTPMD 6640 - Introduction to Epidemiology
Fall. 3 credits.
Co-requisite: BTRY 6010 (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences) or permission of instructor.
Y. Grohn.
Lectures and discussion deal with the fundamentals of epidemiology. Topics include outbreak investigation, causal association, data quality, the design and ethical constraints of clinical trials, and infectious-disease epidemiology.
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VTPMD 6650 - Study Designs
Spring. 2 credits.
Prerequisite: VTPMD 6640 and BTRY 6010 (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences).
H. O. Mohammed.
Design and interpretation of cross-sectional, case-control, and cohort studies (including controlled clinical trial). Design issues include sample size, bias, and relative advantages and disadvantages. Course objectives are to (1) know the difference between different epidemiologic study designs and relative advantages and disadvantages of each; (2) given a problem (usually a field situation), be able to design an appropriate epidemiologic study; (3) be able to effectively analyze and criticize published epidemiologic studies. Consists of lectures on the principles of epidemiologic study design and related issues (sample size calculations, validity and precision, and identification and minimizing of bias); basic analysis of epidemiologic data; and discussion of published epidemiologic studies. These include observational cohort studies (prospective and retrospective), crosssectional studies, case-control studies, and hybrid studies (ambidirectional and other hybrid designs).
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VTPMD 6660 - Advanced Methods in Epidemiology
Fall. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: VTPMD 6650 and BTRY 6020 (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences).
Y. T. Grohn.
Concepts introduced in VTPMD 6640 and VTPMD 6650 are developed further, with emphasis on statistical methods. Topics include interaction, effect modification, stratified analysis, matching and multivariate (logistic regression) methods, survival analysis, repeated measures, and strategies for the analysis of epidemiologic data.
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VTPMD 7010 - Special Projects in Infectious Diseases
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required.
Staff.
Provides laboratory experience with attention to specific aspects of infectious disease problems.
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VTPMD 7020 - Special Topics in Infectious Diseases
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required.
Staff.
Offers a broad exposure to various aspects of infectious diseases.
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VTPMD 7040 - Master’s Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring. 1-3 credits, variable.
Permission of instructor required.
Staff.
Research leading to an M.S. degree.
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VTPMD 7070 - Clinical Biostatistics (Graduate)
Spring. 2 credits. Letter grades only.
Prerequisite: veterinary residents and graduate students. Offered even-numbered years. Minimum enrollment 2; Maximum enrollment 25.
M. Rishniw.
Explains the theory behind and interpretation of parametric and nonparametric statistical techniques commonly used in research/clinical medicine. Students analyze small data sets using a commercial statistical-software package.
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VTPMD 7080 - Epidemiology Seminar Series
Fall, spring. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Y. T. Grohn.
Discusses advanced theoretical and analytical epidemiologic concepts and techniques.
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VTPMD 7660 - Graduate Research
Fall, spring, summer. Credit TBA. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment limited to: master’s and Ph.D. students.
Y. T. Grohn.
Enables students outside the section of epidemiology to receive graduate research credits for projects with epidemiological components.
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VTPMD 7690 - Doctoral-Level Thesis Research
Fall, spring, summer. Credit TBA. S-U grades only.
Enrollment limited to: master’s and Ph.D. students in epidemiology.
Y. T. Grohn.
Enables students in the section of epidemiology to receive graduate research credits for their doctoral research.
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VTPMD 7990 - Independent Studies in Epidemiology
Fall, spring. 1–3 credits, variable.
H. N. Erb, Y. T. Grohn, H. O. Mohammed, and J. M. Scarlett.
The purpose of this course is to investigate an epidemiologic topic with one of the instructors. It provides experience in problem definition, research design, and the analysis of epidemiologic data.
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WRIT—Writing Program |
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WRIT 1011 - Academic Writing
Summer. 3 credits.
Prerequisite: placement by exam. Not a First-Year Writing Seminar. (Will appear on transcript; does not count toward graduation.)
Staff.
Academic writing with an emphasis on improving organization, grammar, vocabulary, and style through the writing and revision of short papers. Frequent individual conferences supplement class work. This course is suitable for students who are still in high school or have just graduated and whose schooling has been in languages other than English.
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WRIT 1340 - FWS: An Introduction to Writing in the University
Summer. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. A First-Year Writing Seminar. Limited to 6 students per sec.
Staff.
This writing seminar is designed for students who need more focused attention to master the expectations of academic writing. Emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing and critical reading essential for university-level work. With small classes and weekly student/teacher conferences, each section is shaped to respond to the needs of students in that particular class.
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WRIT 1370 - FWS: An Introduction to Writing in the University
Fall. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. A First-Year Writing Seminar. Limited to 12 students per sec.
Staff.
This writing seminar is designed for students who need more focused attention to master the expectations of academic writing. Emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing and critical reading essential for university-level work. With small classes and weekly student/teacher conferences, each section is shaped to respond to the needs of students in that particular class.
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WRIT 1380 - FWS: An Introduction to Writing in the University
Spring. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. A First-Year Writing Seminar. Limited to 12 students per sec.
Staff.
This writing seminar is designed for students who need more focused attention to master the expectations of academic writing. Emphasizes the analytic and argumentative writing and critical reading essential for university-level work. With small classes and weekly student/teacher conferences, each section is shaped to respond to the needs of students in that particular class.
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WRIT 1390 - Special Topics in Writing
Fall, spring. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to: undergraduate students. Cannot fulfill writing or distribution requirements.
Staff.
These courses allow students the opportunity to resolve significant writing challenges that have interfered with their academic progress. Students must have ongoing writing projects on which to work. Instruction is in weekly tutorials. Interested students should go to 174 Rockefeller for more information.
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WRIT 4100 - Learning Behind Bars
Fall, spring. 2 credits.
P. Sawyer.
A service learning course offered in conjunction with the Basic Writing course of the Prison Education Project. Course work includes tutoring inmates once a week at Auburn Correctional Facility in addition to regular class meetings at Cornell.
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WRIT 4130 - Service Learning for Democratic Citizenship: Literature of American Social Action Movements
Spring. 3 credits.
D. Evans.
To what extent is civic engagement fundamental to democratic citizenship? This course seeks to answer that question by exploring the components of service learning as a discipline and to strengthen the intellectual foundation of students who wish to incorporate civic engagement into their curriculum. Students will become familiar with the history of service learning, explore competing theories of social justice and social inequality, and develop a framework for social action that exists at the juncture of theory and practice. Readings will include texts by Dewey, Freire, bell hooks, Franklin, Jefferson, Thoreau, Addams, Baldwin, King, Dorothy Day, and Fanon. Weekly seminar papers as well as a term paper through which students develop their own philosophy of civic engagement.
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WRIT 7100 - Teaching Writing
Fall, summer. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Staff.
This course prepares graduate instructors of Cornell’s First-Year Writing Seminars to teach courses that both introduce undergraduates to particular fields of study and help them develop writing skills they will need throughout their undergraduate careers. Seminar discussions and readings on pedagogical theories and practices provide an overview of the teaching of writing within a disciplinary context. Participants develop written assignments to be used in their own First-Year Writing Seminars.
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WRIT 7101 - Writing in the Majors Seminar
Fall, spring. 1 credit. S-U grades only.
Staff.
Teaching assistants assigned to Writing in the Majors projects enroll in a six-week course on teaching strategies in advanced instruction.
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WRIT 7102 - Graduate Writing Workshop
Fall, spring. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to: graduate students. Limited to 10 students per sec.
Staff.
This workshop gives graduate students the opportunity to resolve significant writing challenges that have interfered with their academic progress. Students must have ongoing writing projects to work on. Instruction is in weekly tutorials. Interested students should go to 174 Rockefeller Hall for further information.
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WRIT 7103 - Work in Progress
Fall, spring. 3 credits. S-U grades only.
Permission of instructor required. Enrollment is limited to: graduate students. Limited to 10 students per sec.
Staff.
A writing seminar for graduate students who have substantial work in progress, such as professional articles, theses, or dissertations. In the first two weeks students discuss rhetorical and stylistic features of scholarly writing and methods of composing and revising, with relevant readings. Remaining weeks emphasize exchange and discussion of drafts, supplemented by individual conferences. The course goal is the improvement and completion of student writing projects.
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