2017-2018 Catalog and Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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African Studies |
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AFRS 101 - Ethnology of Africa (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Applies the fundamental methods and concepts of cultural anthropology to the study of sub-Saharan African societies and nations, with emphasis on the impact of slavery and colonialism, current problems of economic and political development, and Africa’s emerging place in 21st-century global interactions. Exploration of histories, politics, economics, family structures, gender, power, and health in different African cultures through analysis of ethnographies, text chapters, generalist summaries, historical research, news accounts, specialist articles, and literature.
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American Studies |
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AMER 200 - American History and Culture (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Explores race, class, and gender in American history and culture. Secondary source material by scholars of American Studies and primary source materials in a variety of genres, including music, poetry, art, and material culture, convey the ways in which American culture has been shaped by and has helped to shape ideas of race, class, and gender.
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Anthropology |
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ANTH 110 - Urban Life and Culture (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course considers the means for investigating large heterogeneous populations from an anthropological perspective. The problems of urbanization in emerging nations, ethnic and cultural differences within the city, and poverty in the urban setting will receive particular attention.
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Applied Theatre |
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APTH 601 - Theatre and Learning: Theories Seminar (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course runs concurrently with the core courses in the first two semesters. Students will use readings from selected texts to place the central strands of the program’s course work in an historical context and understand the key artistic, educational, and cultural theories that inform them. They will address important dimensions of the work such as learning theory, research methodology, community development and multiculturalism.
Essential content will include:
- History of Theatre Movements, Theories, Theorists and Directors that have informed the development of Applied Theatre practice
- Human Development
- Learning Theories and Theorists
- Theatre-in-Education, Drama-in-Education and Creative Dramatics
- Dramatherapy and Psychodrama
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APTH 602 - Community, Culture and Diversity: Theories Seminar (3 Credits) Prerequisite: APTH 601
This course runs concurrently with the core courses in the first two semesters. Students will use readings from selected texts to place the central strands of the program’s course work in an historical context and understand the key artistic, educational, and cultural theories that inform them. They will address important dimensions of the work such as learning theory, research methodology, community development and multiculturalism.
Essential content will include:
- Definitions of Community & Artist/Community Relationships
- Principles of Youth and Community Development
- Race and Culture
- Issues of Diversity and Multiculturalism
- Research Methods and Ethics
- Assessment and Evaluation
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APTH 603 - Playbuilding: The Process of Creating Group-Based Original Theatre (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course examines alternative structures for devising original theatre productions in various settings with different populations, in accordance with asset-based youth and community development principles. Students will apply their skills through a course project and enjoy an opportunity to create original theatre by working with a selected community/group.
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APTH 604 - Teaching through Theatre: The Theory and Practice of Theatre-in-Education (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to prepare students to devise and perform appropriate theatre-in-education (TIE) interventions by analyzing case studies, conducting field research and developing the skills necessary to the actor-teacher. Students will gain an historical perspective, a theoretical over-view and a practical grounding in the working practices of the TIE team. They will reflect on what contributes to a successful educational theatre experience and examine the requirements for building effective partnerships between actor-teachers and educators. As a final in-class assignment, students will develop and present their own TIE projects to an invited audience of young people.
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APTH 610 - The Group Theatre Session (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course establishes the fundamental building blocks for group theatre processes that can be used both with untrained participants and professional actors. Its principle focus is how to establish an ensemble and begin to develop individual and group skills prior to embarking on a group performance project. The course will culminate with students planning and implementing their own sessions in the classroom working with an invited outside group.
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APTH 611 - The Co-intentional Director (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course will develop actor-centered, collaborative approaches to leading creative teams and directing play texts. Although applied theatre is dependent on teamwork, both as a value and a practical necessity, this does not negate the need for the expertise and vision of the artistic leader. This class will examine the role of the director through the lens of a Freirean-based transformational pedagogy.
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APTH 612 - An Introduction to Drama Conventions (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course introduces students to the key conventions in the drama-in-education canon such as the use of the still-image and role-play. It explores a variety of strategies that can be employed to apply them effectively for a wide range of groups in many different settings, both in and beyond the boundaries of formal educational institutions. Students will experiment with ways in which to sequence activities in order to structure effective learning experiences and will become critically acquainted with the pedagogical principles on which they are founded.
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APTH 613 - Creating Meaning through Community Drama: Making Theatre Based on a Community’s Own Stories (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to prepare students to devise and perform appropriate, theatre-based community interventions based on the community’s own stories. They will gain a theoretical and practical grounding in the study of community theatre processes through which practitioners work in, with and for a specific community. They will intervene using theatre strategies, to interrogate particular interests, problems or issues that the community wishes to share.
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APTH 617 - Creating Meaning Through Community Drama: An Exploration of Cultural Democracy (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Practical experience with theatre development and production or at least one college level course in theatre is required. Course 1 of the Theatre Teaching Artist Certificate Program is recommended but not required.
Creating Meaning through Community Drama: Making Theatre Based on a Community’s Own Stories
This course is designed to prepare students to devise and perform appropriate, theatre-based community interventions based on the community’s own stories. They will gain a theoretical and practical grounding in the study of community theatre processes through which practitioners work in, with and for a specific community. They will intervene using theatre strategies, to interrogate particular interests, problems or issues that the community wishes to share.
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APTH 620 - Theatre of the Oppressed: An Introduction to the Work of Augusto Boal (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course provides students with an overview of the theories and methods of the Brazilian popular theatre director and activist, Augusto Boal. It also examines the important influences that have informed his work, including his experiences under military dictatorship and the liberatory pedagogy of Paulo Freire. As the final in-class assignment, students will research, devise and present a Theatre of the Oppressed forum theatre performance.
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APTH 625 - Community Acts: Performances, Rituals and Celebrations (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course offers students the opportunity to explore the theory and practice of community-based theatre, cultural community development and civic engagement through the arts, working in and with a specific community, facilitating creative acts by the community members themselves.
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APTH 649 - Apprenticeship (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Permission of Academic Director
Students will have an opportunity to spend one semester apprenticed to one of the Creative Arts Team’s professional theatre outreach programs or to an appropriate program elsewhere. They will assess the work through a youth/community development lens, document and analyze their experience in journals and discuss experiences in special seminars with the Program Directors.
Apprenticeships will be available at CAT with: the Early Learning Through the Arts Program, the Elementary/Junior High Schools Program, High Schools, Parent Education, Youth Theatre and After School Programs; the Student Shakespeare Festival and a selection of Special Projects. Students will have the opportunity to observe and assist in the preparation and implementation of specific projects, working alongside professional actor-teachers or youth theatre directors, under the guidance of senior CAT Program Directors.
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APTH 659 - Independent Study (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Permission of the Academic Director
Independent study or project under faculty guidance. Written contract and report required.
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APTH 669 - Topics in Applied Theatre (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Permission of Academic Director
This course designation provides an option for offering special experiences with guest specialists of national and international renown, as and when opportunities arise. These experiences might include special master classes, seminars, conferences and special development projects at home or abroad. All projects will be developed by the faculty and approved by the Academic Director.
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APTH 690 - The Project Thesis Part I (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The Project Thesis (Parts I & II) is the culminating capstone experience of the program. The course will be offered in two parts spanning the final two semesters. Working in small ‘companies’, students will research, create and implement an original piece of applied theatre. The written thesis accompanying the practical work will require each student to document the process, its goals and outcomes from her or his own perspective, to contextualize it in relation to its historical and cultural antecedents and to evaluate the experience, including personal lessons learned.
Before beginning the practical work of the Project Thesis, students will be required to submit a Project Proposal including a Review of Literature. The proposal will appraise the theories and main strands of thought they have encountered in the program to date, with particular reference to those most relevant to their project. They will also be expected to identify deficiencies in their knowledge and broaden their reading accordingly.
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APTH 691 - The Project Thesis Part II (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The Project Thesis (Parts I & II) is the culminating capstone experience of the program. The course will be offered in two parts spanning the final two semesters. Working in small ‘companies’, students will research, create and implement an original piece of applied theatre. The written thesis accompanying the practical work will require each student to document the process, its goals and outcomes from her or his own perspective, to contextualize it in relation to its historical and cultural antecedents and to evaluate the experience, including personal lessons learned.
Before beginning the practical work of the Project Thesis, students will be required to submit a Project Proposal including a Review of Literature. The proposal will appraise the theories and main strands of thought they have encountered in the program to date, with particular reference to those most relevant to their project. They will also be expected to identify deficiencies in their knowledge and broaden their reading accordingly.
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Art |
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ART 201 - Arts and Civilization: Pre-history through the Middle Ages (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Introduces art and the academic discipline of art history. Using the discipline’s technical vocabulary, analyzes the standard visual, material and symbolic components of art. Addresses cultural products created from the Neolithic through to the end of the Western Middle Ages. Analyzes the purpose of art. Examines painting, drawing, sculpture and architecture in historical, political and cultural context. Analyzes art’s function within society. Critiques how successive movements and styles are indebted to the past and to influences from other sources. Introduces key movements, important artworks and the biographies of individual artists.
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ART 202 - Arts and Civilization: Renaissance through the 21st Century (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Introduces art and the academic discipline of art history. Using the discipline’s technical vocabulary, analyzes the standard visual, material and symbolic components of art. Addresses cultural products created from the Renaissance to the present. Examines Western painting, drawing, sculpture, architecture and photography in historical, political and cultural context. Analyzes art’s function within society. Critiques how successive movements and styles are indebted to the past and to other sources. Introduces key movements, important artworks and the biographies of individual artists.
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ART 210 - Modern Art in the City (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Introduces students to 20th and early 21st century visual arts. Examines the biographies of artists and their cultural settings, and explores the products of creative expression as they have been realized through the eyes of painters, photographers, sculptors and architects.
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Astronomy |
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AST 101 - Introductory Astronomy (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
An exploration of our solar system’s creation and the planets in our solar system using the latest scientific information, recent probe data, and new discoveries in the science of extra-solar planetary astronomy.
This course is based in part upon materials developed by the American Museum of Natural History and is used with permission by the School of Professional Studies for this course.
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GASTR 610 - The Solar System (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course provides an overview of what we know about the Solar System: how it began and evolved, its components and their properties, and how these elements interact as a system. However, much of our knowledge remains incomplete, and so unanswered questions and mysteries figure prominently in the story. The course addresses our scientific understanding of the Solar System, how we know what we know and many hotly debated questions at the cutting-edge of scientific research.
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Biology |
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BIO 200 - Human Biology (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
A one semester course in anatomy and physiology. Describes the organization of the human body. Provides and defines the terminology used to describe the location and function of anatomical structures. Outlines the basic chemical concepts essential for understanding physiological processes. Topics include: homeostasis, cells, the skeletal system, the muscular system, the circulatory system, the respiratory system, the digestive system, the reproductive system and the endocrine system.
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BIO 250 - Evolutionary Biology (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
A broad survey of evolutionary biology. Includes a history of evolutionary thought beginning with Darwin. Outlines topics such as the origin and history of life and the origin of genetic variation. Discusses mechanisms of evolution including natural selection, genetic drift, sexual selection, and speciation. Discusses mechanisms of evolution including sexual selection, cooperation and conflict, and speciation. Examines molecular evolution and phylogenetic techniques to reconstruct evolutionary history and determine the place of an organism on the Tree of Life, which documents the evolutionary relationships among all species. Concludes with the origin and evolution of humans and the impact of evolutionary theory in society.This course is based in part upon materials developed by the American Museum of Natural History and is used with permission by the School of Professional Studies for this course.
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BIO 310 - Pathophysiology and Pharmacology (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BIO 200
This course combines the study of human disease processes and treatments. The etiology and pathogenesis of diseases are discussed along with the application of diagnostic procedures and patient care. The pathology and underlying principles of the human systems are presented, along with characteristics of typical drugs, side effects, cautions, and interactions.
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GBIO 610 - Evolution (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course draws on the Museum’s long-standing leadership in the fields of paleontology, geology, systematics, and molecular biology to tell a modern story of evolution. Students will learn why evolution is the fundamental concept that underlies all life sciences and how it contributes to advances in medicine, public health and conservation.
The course begins by looking at how Charles Darwin developed his groundbreaking views on evolution by observing patterns in nature. Students then examine the use of molecular and phylogenetic techniques to reconstruct evolutionary history and determine the place of an organism on the Tree of Life, which documents the evolutionary relationships among all species. Mechanisms of evolution and speciation are then covered and are followed by the origin and evolution of humans. The course concludes by examining the practical impact of evolution in the areas of human health, agriculture and conservation.
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GBIO 620 - Genetics, Genomics, Genethics (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
How will our growing knowledge of the genome affect our health, our societies, and the natural world? How do heredity and environment interact? This course explores a scientific frontier: how scientists are investigating and applying the information contained in genetic codes. It covers the science, technology and ethics of molecular biology, including a review of how genes are transmitted and expressed. Students are introduced to a structure for thinking ethically that will frame their exploration of the issues that arise as our knowledge of our genome increases. Specific topics studied include: the “nature and nurture” debate regarding the influence of genes and environment on human development; genetically modified food; the Human Genome Project; and cloning. The course utilizes a diverse array of Museum instructional resources in a structured distance-learning environment.
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GBIO 630 - The Brain: Structure, Function and Evolution (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The human brain is an enormously complex system. It regulates all of our physical and mental functions and shapes who we are. This six-week course explores this remarkable organ: how it has evolved, how it works and how it changes over the course of our lives. Each week participants will draw from essays, media resources, textbook readings and online discussion forums to explore aspects of brain function - from sensing to decision-making to expressing ourselves. A weekly case study, written by a neuroscientist, will describe cutting-edge research in area as wide-ranging as functional MRIs as a diagnostic tool, the neurology of hearing and the evolution of mammalian brains. Students will complete the course with a solid grasp of how the brain works, how we know what we know and the exciting research prospects ahead.
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GBIO 640 - The Diversity of Fishes: Classification, Anatomy and Morphology (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Why study fish? They play a critical role in our understanding of evolution, as the first creatures with brains and bony jaws. Fish also represent an incredibly diverse species, making up half of all vertebrates alive today. They live everywhere from mountain streams to ocean depths. Despite this diversity, it is easy for scientists to determine what is and what is not a fish. This course demonstrates how ichthyologists classify fish through the study of evolution, diverse ecosystems and biogeography.
Students gain scientific research skills that they can apply to the study of fishes, other organisms and to other scientific disciplines. These skills include biological classification, observation methodologies, examining evidence, interpreting and analyzing data, and drawing conclusions. The course utilizes a diverse array of Museum instructional resources in a structured distance-learning environment.
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GBIO 660 - Sharks and Rays - Ecology, Classification and Evolution (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course explores one of the most easily recognized marine species and star of many myths and legends: the shark, and its close relative, the ray. Students will learn how sharks and rays are related; how they navigate the dark seas; and, what other extraordinary sensory and reproductive features they share, through the scientific study of fossil and living animals.
Course topics covered include evolution and the fossil record; diversity of living sharks and rays; their search for food; mating and reproduction; and conservation and protection efforts. Students will learn about key science concepts such as diversity and adaptation; anatomy and morphology; fossil evidence; and, how to interpret and analyze data, and draw conclusions. The course utilizes a diverse array of Museum instructional resources in a structured distance-learning environment.
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GBIO 670 - The Link Between Dinosaurs and Birds - Evolution and Classification (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course asks the question, “Did dinosaurs really go extinct 65 million years ago?” The course explores the overwhelming evidence suggesting that one branch of the dinosaur family tree managed to survive and lives among us today: we call them birds. Students will study the theropod group of dinosaurs (Tyrannosaurus rex and Velociraptor belonged to it), applying paleontologists’ tools and techniques, to determine which of these dinosaurs are most closely related to modern birds. The course also explores how fossils are collected and prepared and how scientists uncover the evolutionary relationships between species. Students will study theropod anatomy, genealogy, biology and behavior; fossilization and collection of dinosaurs; the origin of birds; dinosaur extinction and relatedness; and, living dinosaurs and their history after the demise of traditional dinosaurs.
Key science concepts covered include biological evolution and classification; extinction; geologic time; and, how to examine evidence, interpret and analyze data, and draw conclusions. The course utilizes a diverse array of Museum instructional resources in a structured distance-learning environment.
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GBIO 680 - In the Field with Spiders - Classification, Anatomy and Morphology (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course explores an abundant predator that is never more than six feet away from us: the spider. Students will receive an introduction to the scientific study of spiders, the largest entirely carnivorous order of animals. As one branch of scientific study of invertebrates, the course explains the importance of counting and cataloging spiders, how each new species is a treasure, and why scientists who specialize in the study of spiders find them so interesting.
Key course topics include the spider’s silk and web; its fangs and venom; and methods for field and laboratory research. Students will learn about species diversity, anatomy and morphology, biological classification, and how to make observations, interpret and analyze data, and draw conclusions. The course utilizes a diverse array of Museum instructional resources in a structured distance-learning environment.
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Business |
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BUS 200 - Introduction to Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The purpose of this survey course is to develop a fundamental understanding of the role of business in society, providing valuable exposure to the major functional areas of business: the global business arena, management, finance, accounting, and marketing.
Note that this course is intended for non-business majors, as the first course in any business minor (for non-business majors), for students whose major is undecided but who have not yet taken business courses, or to give business elective transfer credit for a similar course taken elsewhere prior to study at the CUNY School of Professional Studies.
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BUS 210 - Business Math (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Completion of general education math requirements
This course prepares students for mathematics required in upper-level business courses. Students will explore the mathematics of finance such as simple interest, compound interest, annuities, amortization and sinking funds. Students will engage in hands-on experience to understand how Microsoft Excel can be used to solve business problems. Case studies will be used to reinforce students’ understanding of the concepts and techniques and to demonstrate the application of the methodologies to authentic problem-solving situations.
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BUS 301 - Managerial Economics (3 Credits) Prerequisite: ECO 202 and BUS 210
This course will develop students’ ability to apply the tools of economic analysis to solve business problems relevant to current or aspiring managers. After reviewing fundamental concepts in economics, the course will cover the standard managerial economics topics of demand, production and cost, market structure, pricing, strategy, and incentives. Then it will examine how to use economic analysis to solve issues such as developing effective performance-evaluation systems and compensation plans, assigning decision-making authority among employees, attracting and retaining workers, motivating change within organizations, or creating organizational architectures that foster ethical behaviors.
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BUS 305 - Accounting Fundamentals (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200-level math course
This course provides the fundamentals for the identification, measurement, and reporting of financial and economic events of enterprises and businesses. The accounting concepts and standards studied will be used in conjunction with accounting software, and focuses on such topics as assets, liabilities, the accounting cycle, inventory, internal controls, accounting receivables, cash flow statements, financial statements and corporate accounting.
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BUS 306 - Managerial Accounting (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 305
Organizations use accounting information for planning and controlling operations. Students develop a framework for measuring managerial performance through an analytical treatment of cost behavior under dynamic conditions by employing tools such as job and process costing and forecasting, operational budgeting and forecasting, activity-based costing, variable costing, cost estimation, cost-volume-profit analysis, balance sheets, cash flow, standard costing, differential costing, capital planning and projections, and variance analysis.
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BUS 310 - Foundations of Business Statistics (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CIS 101 and BUS 210
This course introduces students to the principles and methods of statistics, particularly the importance of using statistics in business decision-making. They will learn about presenting data and descriptive statistics including measures of location, dispersion, and skewness. They will also learn discrete and continuous probability distributions, including the binomial and normal distributions. Sampling, hypothesis testing, significance tests, correlation, and simple regression are covered, with an emphasis on business applications. The importance of ethics in research will be stressed throughout. Computer-based statistical analysis tools are used extensively.
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BUS 315 - Principles of Marketing (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This survey course explores the various environments in which contemporary marketers operate, including the online digital world of e-marketing, and the problems and practices related to the planning of marketing strategies in the exchange process. Students learn how successful marketers focus on domestic and global market opportunities while being sensitive to cultural differences, including ethical and socially responsible decision-making, while focusing on issues of quality and technological change.
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BUS 320 - Principles of Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The purpose of the course is to develop an understanding of the four functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) in today’s rapidly-changing global environment. The course will emphasize the importance of effective and socially responsible management for all types of organizations. At the end of the course, students will understand the contribution of management process and the role of the manager at all levels of the organization.
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BUS 321 - Human Resource Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
Human Resources Management (HRM) bridges policies that impact human behavior with those that drive business strategy to make the most of an organization’s human capital. HRM includes the functions of recruitment and selection, employment law, training, career development, labor relations, equal employment opportunity (EEO), affirmative action, performance management, health and safety, compensation, and benefits management. Through exposure to a broad range of topics, students are prepared to deal with a variety of issues that may be encountered in careers such as that of an HR manager or team leader. An overview of HR Information Systems is included.
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BUS 325 - Principles of Management Information Systems (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course introduces the student to the use of management information systems as a business resource for achieving competitive advantage. Topics covered include: the major information technology (IT) applications used in business; the central role of databases and data warehouses; the importance of IT in the growth of e-commerce; the role of decision support systems and artificial intelligence; the IT infrastructure; the impact of outsourcing; information security. Case studies will be analyzed and discussed.
Credit will not be given for both BUS 325 and IS 200.
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BUS 330 - Business Law I (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This is a first course in law and its relationship to business and the American legal system. It will provide students with an introduction to substantive and procedural laws governing the relationships between persons and business organizations. Topics include: Anglo-American Jurisprudence; U.S. federal and state court systems; Constitutional Law; Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution Procedures; Business Crimes and Torts; Commercial and Sales Contract Formation; and Real and Personal Property, including Copyrights, Patents and Trademarks.
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BUS 331 - Global Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 315 or BUS 325
An introduction and overview of the global business environment, this course treats issues involved in researching and entering foreign markets, identification and evaluation of risks and opportunities in foreign markets, ethical issues in outsourcing and globalization, and problems faced by firms seeking to expand into foreign markets. Designing global business strategies in light of historical, technological, economic, financial, sociopolitical, legal, and cultural environments. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of ethics and corporate social responsibility in global business.
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BUS 332 - Electronic Commerce (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 315 or BUS 325
This course introduces students to the fundamental concepts of e-commerce from both a business and technical standpoint. Students learn about the history of e-commerce, including the development of the Internet and the World Wide Web, its impact on the business world and various approaches to creating e-commerce solutions utilizing tools and strategies such as Internet advertising and marketing and the legal and security issues critical to the success of any e-commerce venture.
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BUS 333 - Corporate Finance (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CIS 101 and BUS 210 and BUS 305
This course offers students a strong working knowledge of how managers of corporations raise, allocate and protect capital for the purpose of creating shareholder value within the constraints of the general market for capital and the specific market for the firm’s capital. The course covers corporate financial management in the context of competitive markets, the current tax and regulatory regime, and prevailing social limits and absolute social constraints. Students learn how value can be measured and how value creation is monitored by both managers and investors. Each topic is explored through in-depth case-study analysis.
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BUS 334 - Great Ideas in Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 320 and Upper Junior Status
CEOs of successful global organizations utilize industry best practices as well as innovative ideas and concepts to guide their business leadership and shape their approach to solving problems. This course examines the powerful words of the management experts who introduced them and links ground-breaking ideas to the events that demanded new thinking and approaches. Ideas of business greats such as Peter Drucker, Michael Porter, Geoffrey Moore, Clayton Christenson and David Vogel will be included.
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BUS 335 - Operations Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CIS 101 or IS 200 and BUS 310 or MATH 215 or other approved statistics course
The course focuses on solving common operations and production management problems faced by business decision-makers. Use of the computer for solving operations management problems will be stressed. Topics covered include decision theory, project scheduling, linear programming, forecasting, inventory control, queuing models, simulation, and quality control. The course will stress the importance of integrating business decision making with corporate social responsibility.
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BUS 336 - Special Topics in Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Varies, depending on topic. At minimum, Upper Junior Status.
This allows for treatment of topics in business not covered in the regular curriculum. Topics vary from term to term and reflect the interests of faculty and students. Course description may be obtained by going to the college website and/or e-mailing the instructor before registration. Students may take this course more than once for credit but may not repeat topics.
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BUS 338 - International Trade (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 301
This course examines the factors that have led to enormous economic interdependence amongst the nations of the world. Students will obtain the tools necessary to understand the principles and policies underlying the complexities of international trade. The course provides the theoretical foundations for trade in a global economy, including: established models essential to understanding international trade; gains from trade; comparative advantages; trade policy; market trends in the flow of imports and exports; national income accounting and balance of payments. Students come away with a deep appreciation for the interconnection amongst all the forces involved, and are prepared to analyze case studies and current events.
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BUS 339 - Sustainability and Green Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 315 and BUS 320
Environmental and social challenges are increasingly contributing to the complexity of the business environment, driving companies not only to improve their social and environmental impact, but also to make sustainability an essential part of their business strategy. The course provides students with an introduction to these issues and exposes them to the practices and tools used by corporations to maximize the business value of sustainability. The course uses up-to-date examples and business cases to get a better understanding of the rapidly changing business environment.
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BUS 340 - Small Business Management and Entrepreneurship (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CIS 101
This course treats the problems and decisions that owners of small businesses face and types of skills and solutions that can be applied in response. In addition to teaching students the essentials of starting and managing a new business, from the definition and screening of ideas to the development of a business plan, the course places a special emphasis on effective communication and networking, so essential to a successful entrepreneurial career.
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BUS 345 - Strategic Electronic Marketing (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 315
This course will examine the new technological environment that marketers are facing by introducing strategic considerations related to technology and its implementation. The course will explore the basics of marketing exchange relationships utilizing the Internet and the World Wide Web, multimedia techniques, database marketing, interactive telecommunications and other e-Business techniques. In addition, the course will give students hands-on experience with relevant software.
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BUS 346 - Investments (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 301 or BUS 305
This course offers a broad foundation in the structure and mechanics of all the major classes of debt and equity securities issued to fund public authorities and private enterprises. Students will learn what factors determine the relative value of each type of security and where each security fits on the debt/equity spectrum. The course will examine the cash flow and risk dynamics of individual securities and portfolios of debt and equity securities. Students will learn how to evaluate the performance of investment portfolios relative to a specific benchmark index, how fixed income and equity indices are constructed and their values are determined, how individuals should analyze investment choices and how fund managers select assets to include in their portfolios. Students will be expected to apply what they learn about security valuation and portfolio selection by constructing, managing and tracking a hypothetical investment portfolio.
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BUS 348 - Real Estate Finance (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CIS 101 and BUS 301 or BUS 305 or BUS 333
This course covers various aspects of the world of real estate finance, including the capitalization (debt and equity) of real property. Topics covered include: legal terms/instruments involved in underwriting/ investment/ lending; an overview of how the real estate capital markets work; key real estate finance terms; real estate and bond math - calculating mortgage payments, time value of money, NPV, and IRR; the role of government in the financing of commercial and residential real estate; sources of private and public capital, including an introduction to REITs, CMOs, and CMBS; and real estate finance decision-making, including generating income property cash flows, creating an opinion of value, measuring investment returns and understanding the risks/rewards of leverage.
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BUS 350 - Business Law II (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 330
This course will provide students with an opportunity to further develop and apply legal concepts mastered in BUS 330 Business Law I to a variety of important areas of advanced substantive and procedural law governing the relationships between persons and business organizations. Topics of study will include: (1) the law of Negotiable Instruments under Article 3 of the Uniform Commercial Code and Banking Transactions; (2) Employer - Employee and Principal - Agent Relationships; (3) Business Entity Formation, including Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships, Corporations and Franchising; (4) Wills, Intestacy and Estates; (5) Bailments; (6) Consumer Rights and Debtor-Creditor Relationships; and (7) Insurance Law. Students will also explore how the legal principles in each area are being applied, successfully or not, to the novel issues presented in the online world of the Internet and e-Business.
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BUS 410 - Research Methods for Business Decision-Making (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 310 or MATH 215 or other approved statistics course
It has become increasingly vital for organizations to effectively gather, analyze, visualize and interpret multiple types of data in order to gain competitive advantage. This course will emphasize a managerial approach to turning data from disparate sources into actionable information and insights that support, improve, and shape business decisions, using a variety of methods and tools. The importance of ethics in business research will be emphasized throughout.
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BUS 415 - Essentials of Market Research (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 315 and BUS 310 or MATH 215 or other approved statistics course
This course will provide students with the knowledge necessary to understand how businesses use marketing data and information, and the research tools and techniques to solve marketing problems and identify marketing opportunities. Students will learn about the marketing research process, secondary data in Customer Relationship Management (CRM), qualitative and quantitative research, research designs, sampling, scale measurement, questionnaire design, and data analysis techniques.
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BUS 440 - Internship (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Upper Junior Status
This option consists of an off-campus business internship supervised by a faculty member. The venue must be approved by the faculty member and/or program and must be the focus of no less than 150 hours of student work. Weekly discussions of each student’s internship will be conducted online. This course requires students to write a paper based on their internship.
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BUS 460 - Virtual Enterprise (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 340 and Senior Status
This course uses the Virtual Enterprise pedagogy to simulate the lifecycle of a startup business. They take the product or service generated by their company to market in a global economy, building on prior knowledge gained in developing a business plan and managing a business. The focus of this course is on the creative aspects of starting a business - including concept development, testing the viability of a business model via a business canvas and stoking the interests of a consumer base. Students in any discipline who have an idea for a business and who have met the prerequisites are welcome to enroll.
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BUS 470 - Strategic Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Senior Status
Strategic Management is an interdisciplinary seminar concentrating on the problems that confront the chief administrative officers of an enterprise. The course stresses the overall company point of view in dealing with the myriad problems faced by the firm’s top management team in a volatile external environment. As a capstone, the course integrates prior coursework including management, marketing, research, finance/accounting, and business ethics into course content and assignments. Much of the learning and activity in this course takes place within groups.
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BUS 480 - Thesis (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 410 and Senior Status
In this option, the student will be required to write a scholarly paper suitable for publication on a research topic in business. Research for the thesis will be supervised by a faculty member. Weekly discussions of each student’s paper will be conducted online. Credit is not earned until the thesis is accepted.
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BUS 600 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course is designed to introduce students to the major concepts, models, theories, and research in the field of organizational behavior and leadership. We will cover relevant theories and concepts from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and social psychology. Although the course is analytical and conceptual in nature, the primary focus is on applying behavioral science knowledge to the practice of management and leadership. The course focuses on individual and small-group processes, ethics, managing group and inter-group processes, creating meaningful change, and improving organizational effectiveness.
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BUS 605 - Leadership Development (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 600 plus 2 additional core courses
This course is designed to integrate theory, practice and skills on topics critical to functioning as a leader in today’s organizations and rapidly changing work environments of the future. Leadership theories explored include the trait approach, skills-based model, style approach, situational and contingency approaches, leader-member exchange theory, transformational leadership, servant leadership and authentic leadership. Issues of gender, culture and ethics are investigated. Students will examine and develop their own leadership ideas, styles, and behaviors in relation to leadership theories and models, with application to real-life situations.
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BUS 606 - Leading Groups and Teams (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 600 plus 2 additional core courses
This course introduces a systematic approach that allows leaders to build and maintain excellent teams in their organizations. The course is designed to integrate theory, practice and skills on topics critical to functioning as a team leader or team member in today’s organizations and rapidly changing work environments of the future. Coursework is organized into four primary areas: (1) team characteristics, (2) teamwork processes, (3) issues teams face, and (4) organizational context of teams.
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BUS 608 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 600 , BUS 680 and one additional required course.
This course will provide an overview to negotiation that includes key approaches to negotiation, strategies for successful negotiation, psychological approaches related to understanding and succeeding in negotiation, communication aspects of negotiation, and power and influence in negotiation.
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BUS 610 - Strategic Marketing and Socially Responsible Practices (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course will cover the principles of marketing management. Topics covered include: environments of marketing, social marketing, green marketing, buyer behavior, marketing research, market segmentation, market forecasting, product planning and development, pricing, advertising, and global marketing. This course will stress the importance of ethics and corporate social responsibility when making marketing decisions.
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BUS 617 - Workplace Values and Happiness (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 600 and two additional required courses.
This course examines the latest research on happiness; the important role played by meaningful work and virtue in achieving happiness and success; issues relating to the development of an organizational culture that is based upon workplace spirituality and its impact on productivity, creativity, innovativeness, and performance. This course explores how and why traditional economic models that focus on growth, GDP, and maximization of profits are being replaced by models that stress gross domestic happiness.
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BUS 620 - Entrepreneurship in a Global Environment (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 610 or BUS 640 and 2 additional graduate required courses
This course will take students through the process of creating a new business that could operate in today’s global business environment, starting from the conceptualization phase through to the preparation of a detailed, realistic, and professional level feasibility analysis and business plan. Via the analysis of case studies, and through working with a team to develop their own business, students learn to think critically about the issues involved in initiating and operating an entrepreneurial venture.
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BUS 626 - Current Issues in Global Business (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Varies, depending on topic. At minimum, three graduate courses.
The global business environment is ever-changing. This course applies the case study method and tools from across the many fields of business to examine and propose solutions to global business issues of the day. If there is a specific theme to the entire course content, this will be indicated when the course is scheduled.
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BUS 630 - Business Law and Ethics in the Digital Age (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course examines the convergence of law, ethics, market forces, democratic social norms and the architectures of computer code that form the environment within which online business activities are being shaped and regulated in the global, digital world. It also explores the ethical and public policy issues for law and participatory democracy raised by the development and application of technologies which can be used to remove certain business interests from the jurisdiction of public laws into private, unregulated “trusted systems.” Students in the class will conduct independent scholarly research based on specific business-related areas or topics of interest to them in response to the classroom discussions and the assigned and suggested readings.
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BUS 633 - Managing Diversity in a Global Economy (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 600 and two additional required courses.
Drawing upon research in the social science and business disciplines, this course will: (1) provide students with knowledge of diversity issues in a global context and (2) develop students’ cross-cultural communication and negotiation skills. The course will cover the following topics: diversity and individuals; defining diversity in a global context; theoretical perspectives on workplace diversity; diversity legislation in a global perspective; discrimination and fairness in employment; global demographic trends; diversity management; interpersonal relationships in a global context; intercultural communication process; intercultural negotiation process; politico-legal, economic and business environments in China, India, Japan, France, Brazil, and Russia in a comparative perspective with those of the United States; and cultural values, communication patterns and negotiation styles in China, India, Japan, France, Brazil, and Russia.
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BUS 640 - Accounting for Business Decisions (3 Credits) Prerequisite: One undergraduate course in Accounting and one in Computer Applications.
The course introduces fundamental principles in accounting and demonstrates how these principles are used in preparing and interpreting financial statements of business organizations. Emphasis is given to the effect of transactions and events on the financial position, profitability, and cash flows of business enterprises as well as the use of accounting information in decision making.
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BUS 644 - Audit Controls and Accounting Failures (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 640 and two additional required courses
Legislation has been passed which now requires that independent auditors of publicly traded companies both assess and report on their clients’ system of internal controls. Auditors need to ascertain whether those internal controls are in compliance with GAAP and proper audit standards. Some argue that many accounting failures and fraudulent activities occur due to companies not having an ‘adequate’ system of internal controls in place. As a result, the public often looks to the auditors and asks why this was not discovered while the audit was in process. In this course, students will develop an understanding of the audit process, along with how a company develops, or should develop, internal controls. Applying this knowledge, students will examine prominent case studies of accounting failures and will analyze how the auditor might have been able to detect them. A familiarity with contemporary issues and controversies currently under scrutiny in the public media is beneficial.
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BUS 650 - Knowledge and Information Systems (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in Computer Applications.
This course introduces the student to the use of management information systems as a business resource for achieving competitive advantage. Topics covered include: the major information technology (IT) applications used in business; the central role of databases and data warehouses; the fundamentals of information system requirement specification (UML); the framework of systems design and analysis; the management tools needed in the implementation of an IT system; the management and personnel skills needed to maintain an IT system; the importance of IT in the growth of e-commerce; the role of decision support systems and artificial intelligence; the IT infrastructure; the importance of help desk and call center support; the impact of outsourcing; the basics of software ownership with an emphasis on copyright issues; forensic methods; and information security. Case studies will be analyzed.
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BUS 655 - New Media and Electronic Commerce (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 610 or equivalent course in marketing and two additional required courses
“New Media” and “Web 2.0” are examined as an important transition from an old, static form of e-Commerce to one that is highly dynamic, networked and socially connected. The course will explore how these new tools and strategies are utilized to engage and inform customers through virtual, interactive and informative conversations that serve to retain them as loyal, life-long and profitable customers. The class will focus on the marketing and public relations potential of blogs, business and social networks, podcasting, viral marketing, virtual communities and wikis, and analyze how they are applied in the Web 2.0 strategies of the current brand-name companies who are leaders in their respective markets and industries. Students will conduct independent scholarly research based on areas of interest in response to classroom discussions and assigned and suggested readings.
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BUS 660 - Corporate and International Finance (3 Credits) Prerequisite: One undergraduate course in Accounting and one in Computer Applications.
This course offers students a strong working knowledge of how managers of small entrepreneurial ventures and publicly traded corporations raise, allocate and protect capital for the purpose of creating value. The class will discuss and analyze how managers evaluate domestic and international investment and funding opportunities. The class will examine how good managers create value and how bad managers destroy value and how investors in credit and equity markets react to the expected creation and destruction of value.
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BUS 670 - Quantitative Decision-Making (3 Credits) Prerequisite: One undergraduate course in Statistics and one undergraduate course in Computer Applications.
This course will apply mathematical and statistical techniques to issues related to the production of goods and services, with the goal of ensuring that business operations are efficient in terms of using as few resources as needed and are effective in terms of meeting customer requirements. Managing the process that converts inputs, in the forms of materials, labor and energy, into outputs, in the form of goods and services, is predicated on decision-making of all kinds. Areas of investigation and implementation include: process identification and design, statistical process controls, linear programming, transportation/shipment optimization, queuing optimization, forecasting, and scheduling.
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BUS 680 - Economics for Business Decisions (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Undergraduate course in Macroeconomics or Microeconomics.
Drawing upon modern managerial and behavioral economics, this course will develop students’ ability to apply the tools of economic analysis to business decisions. The course will cover the following topics: macroeconomic environment, economic decisions and rationality, markets and organizations, demand, production and cost, market structure, pricing, strategy and game theory, incentive conflicts and contracts, organizational architecture, decision rights, human resource decisions, vertical integration and outsourcing, leadership and change within organizations, regulation, and creating organizational architectures that foster ethical behaviors.
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BUS 685 - Risk Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 660 , BUS 680 and one additional required course
This class will focus on the various forms of risk that managers must deal with to protect human, physical, intellectual and financial capital. We will examine the sources of risk and the potential consequences firms could experience from the realization of these hazards. Students will examine how companies have been damaged by adverse movements in economic variables, errors in human judgment, market failures, product failures, political actions, natural events and terrorist actions. ‘Best practices’ for setting up an enterprise-wide risk management strategy, along with costs and other relevant factors, will be explored.
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BUS 696 - Global Virtual Enterprise (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 620 , must be taken in the last or next to last semester
Global Virtual Enterprise is a business simulation where students experience the business world by creating and operating a virtual firm and taking its virtual products or services to market in the global economy. Building on knowledge gained in the prerequisite entrepreneurship course, students use various models and tools to test the viability of the business. Activities include hands-on experience with concept development, e-commerce, marketing, strategic planning, finance, accounting and management in an interactive and realistic business environment. Like a real business, each student brings their personal and professional experiences to the table. The firm is charged with capitalizing on these human resources in order to develop the firm to its maximum potential.
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BUS 697 - Global Strategic Management (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Must be taken in the last or next-to-last semester
This course explores concepts and theories that provide a foundation for strategic management and strategic issue resolution in a global environment, including frameworks for understanding performance and opportunity gaps, and options for strategy implementation and evaluation. The course provides opportunities to apply foundational principles through real-life case studies, based on multi-industry experience in developed and emerging markets, through state-of-the- art strategy simulations, as well as through building a new strategic plan for an existing multinational business.
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BUS 698 - Applied Business Research (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Must be taken in the last or next to last semester.
This project-oriented course is designed to help managers make informed decisions and be informed users of information relevant to business. Students will learn how to define a research problem, to evaluate secondary data, to choose the appropriate research design, to develop measurement instruments, to evaluate different sample designs, to collect primary data, to use various statistical techniques to analyze data, and to present data, research findings, and recommendations in an ethical manner.
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BUS 699 - Thesis (3 Credits) Prerequisite: BUS 698 . Must be taken in the last or next to last semester
In this course, students will research and write an original scholarly paper deemed to be of publication quality on a business topic. Students will apply and present their results using qualitative and/or quantitative methods in business. Research for the thesis will be supervised by a faculty member with frequent progress reports / web meetings. Credit is earned when the thesis is complete.
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CHEM 101 - General Chemistry (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
General Chemistry is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in the principles of chemistry. The course covers the following topics: Scientific Notation and the Metric System, Atomic Structure, The Periodic Table, Bonding, Phases of Matter, The Mole, Solutions, and Acid and Bases. The focus is on critical thinking in the application of basic chemistry principles. The course will include a lab component.
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EDUC 200 - Child Development Birth - 5 Years (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
The course will focus on theories of attachment, theories of childhood, and developmental touchpoints essential in learning about children. This knowledge allows teaching professionals to establish nurturing environments conducive to meeting the individual needs of children and families while being respectful and cognizant of family preference and cultural frameworks. This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore, reflect, and build a theoretical grounding in child development. Students will have numerous opportunities to link theory to practice, with a focus on hands-on learning. Students are encouraged to question, reflect, and integrate their experiences and readings while they learn from each other through small group brainstorming, problem solving, and discussions.
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EDUC 201 - Observing and Recording Development of the Young Child (3 Credits)
Co or Prerequisite: EDUC 200
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore, reflect, and build upon the theoretical grounding gained in Child Development Birth - 5 years. The course will focus on presenting a unique system for observing and recording development of children ages 3 to 5 in early childhood classroom settings. The system is based on a progression of children’s skill development in six major areas: emotional development, social development, physical development, cognitive development, language development, and creative development. Students will not only explore how to observe, record, and interpret development of children 3 through 5 years of age, but also have opportunities to discuss what these children are like and how to support them in their development with exciting hands-on activities. Students will identify ways to connect their observations to making individual learning plans, assessment of individual children for program development, and developing classroom activities that are developmentally appropriate for young children. Students will have numerous opportunities to link theory to practice, with a focus on hands-on learning. Students are encouraged to question, reflect, and integrate their experiences and readings while they learn from each other through small group brainstorming, problem solving, and discussions.
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EDUC 202 - Integrated Curriculum and Learning Environments (3 Credits) Prerequisite: EDUC 200 , EDUC 201 or permission of the Program Director
This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore, reflect, and build upon the theoretical grounding gained in the Child Development course. The course will focus on establishing and maintaining a safe, healthy, learning environment through the examination of each child’s physical, cognitive, language, creative, self, social, and emotional development and their impact on child guidance practices. Students will have numerous opportunities to link theory to practice, with a focus on hands-on learning. Students are encouraged to question, reflect, and integrate their experiences and readings while they learn from each other through small group brainstorming, problem solving, and discussions.
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EDUC 203 - Program, Professional, and Family Dynamics (3 Credits) Prerequisite: EDUC 202 or permission of the Program Director
The course will focus on establishing positive and productive partnerships with families, ensuring a well-run, purposeful program responsive to participant needs, and maintaining a commitment to professionalism. Special attention will be given to making connections in working with diverse families and communities, as well as children with special needs. This course is designed to provide students with opportunities to explore, reflect, and build upon their belief and view of early childhood professionals within the field as well as within society. Students will have numerous opportunities to link theory to practice, with a focus on hands-on learning. Students are encouraged to question, reflect, and integrate their experiences and readings while they learn from each other through small group brainstorming, problem solving, and discussions.
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CHIN 101 - Beginning Chinese I (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
An introduction to Mandarin Chinese designed for students who have no or little prior experience in the language. An integrated approach to basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing, emphasizing pronunciation and tones, as well as the most basic structure and patterns of Chinese grammar.
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CHIN 102 - Beginning Chinese II (3 Credits) Prerequisite: CHIN 101
A continuation of elementary introduction to Mandarin Chinese aimed at developing the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Emphasis is on pronunciation, tones and the basic structure of Chinese grammar and increasing knowledge of Chinese cultures.
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CM 203 - Introduction to Communication and Media (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course will examine theories and concepts of communication as well as the terminology of recent debates concerning issues such as the relationship between “high” and “popular” culture; how gender, class, sexuality, ethnicity and race shape and are shaped by visual culture; and the impact of new media and information technology.
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CM 301 - Mass Media Ethics (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200 level Communication and Media course
Examines ethical decision-making in mass media. Analyzes ethical issues and problems in media professions. Outlines the ethical norms of print and broadcast journalism, photojournalism, advertising and public relations. Requires that students apply decision-making models, theories, values and principles to case studies in mass media.
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CM 302 - Web Design (3 Credits) Prerequisite: None
This course examines the role of the designer in interpreting and presenting data as clear and meaningful visual communication for the web. Particular emphasis is placed on core theories and techniques including website aesthetics, information architecture, page layouts, and user research. Each will be discussed as well as practiced.
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CM 304 - The Mediated Globe (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200 level Communication and Media course
The contemporary world features astonishing cultural diversity, easily accessed through communication networks and international trade. This course will examine classical and contemporary theories of cultural development and its stages, as well as problems posed by global diversity: inequality, imperialism, miscommunication, and intercultural strife.
Note: For requirement purposes CM 304 is the equivalent to SOC 304 .
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CM 306 - Mass Communication (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200 level Communication and Media course
This course examines the historical development of print, broadcast and digital media as well as major theories of communication. Topics will include political and social effects, propaganda and public opinion, and information versus entertainment.
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CM 308 - The Mediated City (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200 level Communication and Media course
This course emphasizes the study of cities and societies from a variety of perspectives, and examines a broad range of theoretical and practical public policy issues, including race and gender, immigration patterns, economic growth and decay, and population distribution.
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CM 309 - Communication and Cultural Change (3 Credits) Prerequisite: Any 200 level Communication and Media course
This course examines cultural change resulting from new technologies, scientific discoveries, demographic changes, political conflict, and changes in the environment. Special emphasis will be given to how effective communication can help to resolve (and miscommunication can escalate) conflicts and stresses arising from such change.
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