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       EMCP 2012 ORIENTATION DAY            www.carleton.ca/emcp 

Welcome! 

 e are delighted  that you have chosen  to attend an Enrichment Mini‐Course at Carleton.   Throughout  its thirty  year  history,  the mini‐course  program  has  given  thousands  of  students  a  chance  to  experience learning in a post‐secondary setting.  As well, this unique event has given us the opportunity to showcase 

Carleton’s academic programs and facilities.   

Start the week at Carleton University by meeting your instructor! On  Sunday May  6,  2011  at  1pm,  2pm,  or  3pm  sessions  we  invite students and parents  to  join us on campus  for  the Enrichment Mini‐Courses  Program  (EMCP)  Orientation  day.  Students  will meet  their instructor outside in the TORY QUAD area and will then be escorted to their classroom  for an orientation  session. Please make note of your respective orientation time; 

 For courses 200 ‐ 217, your orientation session is at 1pm. For courses 218 ‐ 235, your orientation session is at 2pm. For courses 236 ‐ 253, your orientation session is at 3pm.  Please note;  in  case of  inclement weather, we will meet  in  the UniCenter “Galleria”  Discover  Carleton’s  learning  environment! We  are  delighted  to 

introduce  you  to  our  excellent  academic  programs  offered  in  the friendly,  informal atmosphere of  the EMCP.   We want you  to  feel at home with us as part of the Carleton family. 

 During your week at Carleton, you will have a chance to explore 

and enjoy the University and its beautiful surroundings. To make your EMCP week memorable, each  student will  receive a commemorative EMCP 2012 Carleton T‐shirt. Also, on Wednesday at noon there will be a draw for prizes  in the Quad area. These prizes will  include Carleton collectibles  and  souvenirs.  Finally,  a  certificate  will  be  provided  to students to officially close the EMCP 2012 mini‐courses week.

 Scholarships  are  also  presented  annually  to  five  former  EMCP 

students.  Each  student  who  attends  a  mini‐course  at  Carleton  is eligible  to  apply  and  could  qualify  for  a  $1,000  scholarship  upon admission  to  the University  in  their  first  year of  studies; please  visit http://www.carleton.ca/emcp/programs/application.pdf  

IMPORTANT:  When  parking  for  the  EMCP  Orientation, please place the enclosed letter (white insert) from this brochure on your dashboard as your parking pass. 

 NOTE: Parking is free on Sunday ONLY. Parents and students will be expected to pay for parking during the week *Scooters, skateboards & roller blades ARE NOT PERMITTED ON CAMPUS. 

 Orientation Agenda 

 1. Gather at the orientation site  2. Meet your instructor and 

classmates 3. Visit your classroom 4. Welcome by your instructor 5. Receive highlights of mini‐course 

week 6. Return tomorrow for  

mini‐courses (9:00 am‐3:00 pm daily) 

 Need Information?  Call our Information Hot Line Tel: 613.520.2600 ext. 7095 Web: http://www.carleton.ca/emcp   Need help finding your classroom? Come to the Tory Foyer on the Main Floor (3rd level) in the Tory Building, Monday, May 7 at 8:15 a.m. Guides will take you to your classroom. 

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ORIENTATION DAY ‐ SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012 AT 1PM, 2PM, OR 3PM SESSIONS  

1:00 PM SESSION FOR COURSES 200 THROUGH 217 **RAIN LOCATION:  MEET IN THE UNICENTRE – GALLERIA 

                           2:00 PM SESSION FOR COURSES 218 THROUGH 235 **RAIN LOCATION:  MEET IN THE UNICENTRE – GALLERIA 

Course   Course Title Instructor  Classroom218  Political Science at the Movies  Matthew MacDonald  SA 502219  Come and Explore Europe: A Backpacker’s Guide Lauren Tognela  SA 311220  “I’ll see You on Facebook”: What does it really mean to ‘win friends and influence

people’? Devjani Sen  SA 506

221  Picture This! The Secret Language of Images Brittney Anne Bos  SA 313222  The F-word: Exploring Feminism in Society Andrea Thompson  SA 314223  Heritage 101: Did you know that buildings need doctors too? Cristina Ureche-Trifu  SA 315224  Vampires –from Nosferatu to Count Chocola Jessica Woodman  SA 309225  I Love Rock n Roll: Introducing a Popular Music Genre Michael Audette-Longo  SA 316226  So You Think You Know Popular Music? Keith McCuaig  SA 317227  A Picture’s Worth a Thousand Words: understanding the images around us. Sheena Ellison  SA 318229  The Philosopher's Stone: What Harry Potter, Clark Kent, Buffy, and Captain Kirk Can

Teach Us about Philosophy Mary Renaud  SA402

230  Ethics of Eating  Sarah Hoffman  SA403231  Watch Your Brain Work!  Kathy Van Benthem, Sarah Cebulski, Liz

Christie, Deirdre Kelly, and Prof. Masako Hirotani

TB 219

232  Bippity-Boppity-What? Jumping Down the Rabbit Hole of Classic Disney Movies Sarah Spear  TB 210233  Beyond “good” grammar: Language made unboring Erin Bidlake  SA 517234  Write by the River – Explore, reading, writing, travel, & life. Richard Taylor LA LOUNGE

235  Movies and Turning Points  Mohsen Nasrin  SA 306 

Course   Course Title Instructor  Classroom200  Human and Chimp, only 4% different?  Mihaela Flueraru  TB 132201  Is There a Chemist in the Court?  Erin McConnell  TB 210202  Way More Than Meets The Eye: What a microscope can see and a camera can

capture: Digital Imaging of plant cellular organization.Claudia Buttera  TB 116

203  The Brain: Delving into its mysteries.  Rim Khazall & Harry MacKay SA 416204  Big Fun with Small Science!  Amanda Giamberardino SA 411205  Web Ninja  Abdolreza Shirvani  HP 3341206  School of Rock! – An Introduction to Earth Science Beth Halfkenny  HP 2130207  Natural Disaster Hollywood Blockbusters: Fact or Fiction? Katie Ploeger  TB 202208  Computer Science and Games: Just for GIRLS! Gail Carmichael  TB 234/

HP 3115 209  The Recipe for Entertainment: Computer Science and Video Games Oliver Crosby  HP 5151210  Teach Your Computer to Paint  Hua Li  HP 4115211  Be a Civil Engineer for one Week and Build your Mini House M.A.Majeed  UC 376212  Creative Biomedical Engineering for a Better Future Nanis Farghal  SA 413213  Inside a Robot’s Brain: Basics of Artificial Intelligence and Programming S. Ali Etemad  SA 415214  Design skills for the digital world of the 21st century! Johnny El-Alam  AP 134215  Humans in Space! – Past, Present and Future Barbara Eade  TB 236216  GOT LAW? An Introduction to Law and Sentencing Barbara Ann Vocisano  SA 404217  People for Sale? Understanding and Challenging Modern Day Slavery Christina Harrison Baird SA 406

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 3:00 PM SESSION FOR COURSES 236 THROUGH 253 **RAIN LOCATION:  MEET IN THE UNICENTRE – GALLERIA 

Course   Course Title  Instructor  Classroom  

236  Let's design a language  Lev Blumenfeld  SA 515237  How Can Psychology Catch a Criminal? Julie Dempsey  SA 505

238  The Age of Heroes: Understanding Comic Books in Society Miles Tittle  SA 516239  “The L337 Pen: Narrative and Plot Constructs in Video Games” Erica Leighton  UC 182241  Gangsters, Geeks and Gamers: Here Come The Youth! Lyndsay Gray  TB 208243  Adventures in Mathematics and Statistics  Ann Woodside  HP 1160244  Dinosaurs! (Need we say more?)  Amanda Kijewski   UC 180246  Zombies ate my Neighbours: zombies and interpretations of apocalypse Aaron Henry  SA 304247  Sugar and Spice but Not Always Nice: Understanding the Social World of Girls Tina Daniels SA 408248  The Anthropology of Science Fiction  Rodney Nelson  SA 303249  Monster Mash: The History of the Horror Film Murray Leeder  SA 417250  Teenage Rampage! A Brief History of the Teenpic Nick Shaw  SA 501251  Feed the World! – From Bololand to Band Aid Will Tait  SA 520252  Texpectations  Jaffer Sheyholislami  SA 308253  Introduction to American Sign Language: Breaking the Sound Barrier Jon Kidd / Josee Tanner TB 213

 Building Codes (refer to campus map on back page)  

DT  Dunton Tower    HP  Herzberg Physics LA  Loeb Building    MC   Minto Centre ME  Mackenzie Building  PA   Paterson Hall ML  MacOdrum Library  AT  Azrieli Theatre SA   Southam Hall    SC  Steacie Building  TB  Tory Building    UC  UniCentre 

 THE EMCP ORIENTATION MEETS* IN THE QUAD AREA  

ON SUNDAY, MAY 6, 2012         *See Rain Locations

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