Mar 29, 2024  
2018-2019 Academic Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


The courses described below are listed in numerical order by discipline. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise noted. If laboratory periods are required they are indicated after the description. For example, the notation “3 plus 1” indicates 3 class periods and 1 lab period per week.

 

Accounting

  
  • ACC 1010 - Accounting Principles


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1005  with grade C or better.
    An introduction to the principles of accounting. The complete accounting cycle is studied for a sole proprietorship. Specifically included are preparation of journal entries, worksheets, financial statements and a more detailed look at cash, receivables and fixed assets. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 2140 - Managerial Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1010  with a C or better. 
    Accounting as a decision-making tool with an emphasis on manufacturing enterprises. Decision-making in management is studied along with management reports and financial statement analysis. Specifically included are production costs, break-even analysis, budgeting, variances and differential analysis. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 2200 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1010  with grade C or better; MA 1025 .
    Intermediate Accounting I is a detailed study of financial reporting concepts focusing on financial statements and related disclosures. Asset valuation and income measurement are studied extensively, concentrating on revenue, cash, receivables, inventories; property, plant and equipment; depreciation, depletion and intangibles. Additional topics include a review of accounting systems and financial statement reporting requirements. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 2240 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2200  with grade C or better.
    Intermediate Accounting II is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. The course is a detailed study of financial reporting concepts focusing on the valuation of liabilities and investments.  The reporting of stockholders’ equity is also studied including such topics as contributed capital, earnings per share calculation, and retained earnings.  Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 2300 - Intermediate Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 1010  with grade C or better; MA 1025  with grade C or better. 
    A detailed study of financial reporting concepts focusing on financial statements and related disclosures. Asset valuation and income measurement are studied extensively, concentrating on cash, receivables, inventories; property, plant and equipment; depreciation, depletion and intangibles. Additional topics include a review of accounting systems and financial statement reporting requirements. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only.
  
  • ACC 2320 - Intermediate Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2300  with a grade C or better.
    A continuation of Intermediate Accounting I. The course is a detailed study of financial reporting concepts focusing on the valuation of liabilities and investments. The reporting of stockholders’ equity is also studied, including such topics as contributed capital, earnings per share calculation and retained earnings. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only.
  
  • ACC 2340 - Intermediate Accounting III


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2320  with a grade C or better.
    Intermediate Accounting III is a continuation of Intermediate Accounting I and II. The course covers a variety of special topics including: accounting for pensions and other postretirement benefits, shareholder’s equity, share-based compensation, earnings-per-share, changes and error corrections, and the statement of cash flows. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only.
  
  • ACC 2400 - Cost Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2140  with a grade C or better. 
    A study of cost accounting by the elements of cost: material, labor and factory overhead. Job order cost accounting, process cost accounting and standard cost accounting variances for material, labor and factory overhead are developed in-depth. The use of cost information in inventory decisions is covered. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) Day division students only.
  
  • ACC 2430 - Cost Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2140  with a grade C or better; MA 1025  with grade a C or better.
    An introduction to cost management systems. Topics include job order, process and activity based cost accounting. Cost allocation for joint products and by-products is also covered. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only.
  
  • ACC 2440 - Cost Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2430  with a grade C or better.
    A continuation of Cost Accounting I. Topics include standard costing and variance analysis, relevance costing for outsourcing decisions, responsibility accounting and capital budgeting. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only.
  
  • ACC 2500 - Individual Income Tax


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2200  or ACC 2300  with grade C or better, Day Students Only. ACC 2300  with a grade C or better, CPS students only.
    A study of the concepts of individual taxation and extensive practice in filling out individual Form 1040 and back-up forms. Also included is an introductory study of Partnership Taxation and the filling out of Partnership Form 1065. The concept of tax planning is stressed in every area. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 2990 - Special Topics in Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dean of the College of Business.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of accounting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • ACC 3300 - Auditing


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2240  or ACC 2340  with grade C or better.
    A theory course in auditing which considers the necessary procedures in an audit, purposes for which audits are made, internal control standards, generally accepted auditing standards, fraud and its detection, independence of the CPA and presentation of the audit report by the CPA. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 3500 - Corporate Income Tax


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2500  with grade C or better.
    A study of the concepts of corporation income taxes. Dividend distribution as controlled by earnings and profits is stressed. A detailed study of tax-option (Sub Chapter S Corporations, LLCs and LLPs) is included. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 4700 - Advanced Accounting I


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2240  or ACC 2340  with grade C or better.
    A study of selected accounting subjects and theory at the advanced level. Topics include business combinations and consolidations, segment reporting and multinational accounting. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • ACC 4740 - Advanced Accounting II


    Prerequisite(s): ACC 2240  with a grade C or better or ACC 2340  with a grade C or better. 
    A study of selected accounting subjects and theory at the advanced level. Topics include international accounting standards, legal reorganizations, liquidations and partnerships as well as governmental, not-for profit and fiduciary accounting. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0) CPS students only. 
  
  • ACC 4990 - Special Topics in Accounting


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dean of the College of Business.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of accounting. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable

Biology

  
  • BIO 1000 - Introductory Biology


    A course focused on the basic ideas to enable students to appreciate the living world and their relationship to it. Course includes discussion of cellular and organism biology, genetics, evolution, ecology, and interaction among all living organisms. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 1110 - Anatomy & Physiology


    Introduction to concepts and processes in human anatomy and physiology. This course will focus on the structure and function of various cells, tissues and organs of the human body. Special emphasis will be given to the skeletal, muscular, circulatory and respiratory systems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 1210 - Human Disease & Basic Pharmacology


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 1110 .
    This course covers the basics of general pharmacology and human disease for health information technology professionals; general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agents within each class of drug and routine mathematical calculation needed to determine desired dosages. For human disease the course will study common diseases of each body system, including disease etiology, symptoms, diagnostic tests, therapeutic methods and disease prognoses. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 2700 - Pathophysiology


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 3500 .
    This course covers various topics in pathophysiology and examines the biological basis of common clinical disease states. It also looks at how pathophysiological changes in a primary system can impact other body systems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 2710 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I


    This course develops a comprehensive understanding of the close inter-relationship between anatomy and physiology as seen in the human organism. This course will introduce students to the cell, which is the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms, as well as covering tissues, integument, skeletal, muscular and nervous systems as an integrated unit. Lab required. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 2720 - Human Anatomy & Physiology I - Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): BIO 2710 .
    A detailed cadaver-based study of mammalian anatomy and physiology. Systems covered include; skeletal, muscular, nervous, and special senses. Credit(s): 1 (1 plus 1)
  
  • BIO 2730 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 2710 ; BIO 2720 .
    A detailed study of mammalian anatomy and physiology. Systems covered include: endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respitory, digestive, urinary, and reproductive. Laboratory required. Lab required. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 2740 - Human Anatomy & Physiology II - Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): BIO 2730 .
    A detailed cadaver-based study of mammalian anatomy and physiology. Systems covered include: endocrine, cardiovascular, lymphatic, immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary, and reporductive. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 3)
  
  • BIO 2950 - Genetics


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 3500 .
    A detailed introduction to the concepts of normal and abnormal molecular genetic processes relating to humans. Topics include: chromosome structure and replication, cell division, genetic engineering, linkage maps, genetic diseases, cancer genetics, and population genetics. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 3500 - Cell Biology


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 2710 ; BIO 2730 .
    This course covers various topics of cell biology including, molecules of the cell, organelles, membrane transport, cell-cell communication, intracellular trafficking of biological molecules, the cell cycle, intracellular signaling cascades and their receptors, the cytoskeleton, extracellular matrix, cell motility, cancer, etc. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BIO 4710 - Immunology


    Prerequisite(s): BIO 3500 .
    A detailed introduction to the concepts of normal and abnormal immune processes relating to humans. Topics covered include:  innate immunity, adaptive immunity, immune response to pathogens, B cell development and function, T cell development and function, antibody-antigen reactions, immunodeficiency and auto-immune processes, antibody-mediated and cell-mediated responses. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

Biomedical Engineering

  
  • BME 3100 - Bio-Materials


    Prerequisite(s): CH 1230 ; PH 1300 .
    The basic mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal and magnetic properties of engineering materials; structure of matter; crystalline structure and imperfections; environmental effects; selection and application of materials for biomedical prosthetics. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

    Student Learning Outomes

    1. Use the basic mechanical, electrical, optical, thermal and magnetic properties of engineering and biomedica materials.     

    2. Demonstrate and analyze crystalline structure and imperfections.

    3. Demonstrate and analyze environmental effects.

    4. Demonstrate and analyze the selection and application of materials for biomedical prosthetics.

  
  • BME 3200 - Thermodynamics & Fluids


    Prerequisite(s): EM 2020  or concurrent registration; MA 2100 .
    Energy, entropy, and equilibrium. Introduction to fluid statics and dynamics. Laminar and turbulent flows. The use of equations of motion in the study of fluid flows. Introduction to conduction, convection and radiation heat transfer. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 3250 - Thermodynamics & Fluids Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): BME 3200 .
    Experimental studies of fluids at rest and in motion. Experimental studies in the analysis of heat transfer equipment. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 3)
  
  • BME 3300 - Biosimulation


    Prerequisite(s): MA 1210 , EGR 1500 , BIO 2730 .
    Biosimulation course focus on human physiological control theories, models and systems to provide better understanding of the biomedical engineering principles using MATLAB and SIMULINK, computer-aided software mostly used for simulation and control. This course covers mathematical equations to simulate human bio-behavioral systems on drug-deliver, glucose exchange, windkessel model for lung, neuromuscular system and circadian rhythm. Software used in this course provides the hands on experience to design and analyze human physiological models for the various applications in biomedical engineering. Students are graded based on their performance in homework assignment, lab assignment, midterm and final exams. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 3500 - Biomechanics


    Prerequisite(s): EM 2020 .
    Kinematic and dynamic analysis of mechanisms. Computer-aided kinematic design. Experimental studies of mechanical properties of structural elements and prosthetics. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 3700 - Biomedical Instrumentation


    Prerequisite(s): EE 2050 , BIO 2730 .
    Biomedical Instrumentation is a sub-disciplinary field of biomedical engineering. This course introduces biomedical engineering principles, design concepts and applications of medical devices used in hospitals. This course includes theoretical lectures and experimental labs to understand medical instrumentation. Bioinstrumentation lab has six experiments on sensors, amplifiers, active filters, data acquisition system and MATLAB software to provide hands on experience to acquire, process and record bio-potential signals. Students are graded based on the performance in homework assignment, lab assignment, midterm & final projects. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 3800 - Medical Device Design Project I


    Prerequisite(s): EGR 3600 .
    First course in problem-based learning series that demonstrates steps necessary to take medical device projects from conception to market from an engineering perspective. Focus on Phase 1: medical device design requirements, including problem identification, patent searches, literature reviews, FDA requirements, premarket approval applications, investigational device exemptions and premarket notification. Project management taught in relevant context from developing PM software skills to evaluating “what if” scenarios for possible future outcomes. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 3810 - Medical Device Design Project II


    Prerequisite(s): BME 3800 .
    Second course in problem-based learning series that demonstrates steps necessary to take medical device projects from conception to market from an engineering perspective. Focus on Phase II: medical device design outputs and verification, including design outputs, product description, product design, design risk, material specifications, drafting prints, quality inspection and design verification. Project management is of main focus as well. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 4973 - BME Senior Project I


    Prerequisite(s): EGR 2000 ; senior standing.
    The presentation of a creative engineering design solution to a real-world physical problem. The design solution will involve the formal and creative application of mathematics, science and biomechanical engineering theory. Students will manage project activities in order to produce systems that will be safe, cost-effective and are technically sound solutions to the problem. Coursework will include: establishing specifications, conceptual system design, subsystem analysis and characterization, equipment sourcing and the production of technical documentation for the design. Periodic progress reports to the technical advisor are required. Credit(s): 2 (2 plus 0)
  
  • BME 4974 - BME Senior Project II


    Prerequisite(s): BME 4973 .
    The implementation of the design solution prepared in Biomedical Engineering Senior Project I. The course will involve construction and test of the project hardware and software. The project concludes with a hardware demonstration and an oral presentation to faculty and students in the department. Project students also will produce a formal written report. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BME 4990 - Special Topics in Biomedical Engineering


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Sciences or dean’s designate.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of biomedical engineering. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable

Business Administration

  
  • BA 1200 - Foundations of Business


    This course provides an introduction to the core disciplines of the business program. Students will explore the internal business functions of marketing, management, human resource management, accounting, finance and operations management. It is the first course in the business administration program. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2010 - Principles of Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 , ENG 1250  or concurrent enrollment.
    This course introduces students to management theory and practice, with a focus on the managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Students explore contemporary issues in management, including stakeholder management, strategic planning, organizational design and culture, ethics, and contemporary models of leadership. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2020 - Operations Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 ; MA 1025 .
    Design of production systems. Topics include product and service design, location planning, capacity planning, design of facilities and work systems and lean manufacturing concepts. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2105 - Introduction to Financial Services


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 .
    This course will serve as an introduction to the financial services industry. The organization and structure of banking and financial services are examined as well as the function, purpose and regulation of financial institutions. This course will explore the services offered by financial institutions as well as the major changes and events that are remaking the financial services industry. Concepts such as time value of money, financial statements and financial firm performance will also be examined. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2120 - Fundamentals of Risk Management and Insurance Planning


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 , BA 2105 .
    This course explores the fundamental principles of risk management and insurance. Topics include an examination of the role of insurance in pure risks, insurance devices, assessment of risk need in various organizational settings and managing risk and legal and financial liability. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2140 - Financial Services Marketing


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    This course will study the impact of marketing on the financial services industry. An international comprehension of the complexity of the financial services industry and the issues involved in selecting a target market will be analyzed. An international and strategic approach to examining the private sector will be utilized. The course will identify various ways in which a variety of financial services can be classified and retained. An examination of the role of positioning in communicating value to the customer will also be examined. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2160 - Creating Service and Sales Relationships


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 .
    This course will study the relationship between customer service and sales. Customer service is examined from the initial consumer interaction to the close of the transaction. Identification of techniques to handle customer objections and conflict management will be analyzed with cross-selling opportunities. Service relationships will include identification and resolution of problems, identification of potential opportunities, gaining customer trust, assisting customers in choosing the best solutions and negotiation and creating agreement. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2200 - Personal Finance


    Prerequisite(s):  MA 1020 .
    A practical understanding of a personal financial plan and the decisions everyone is faced with throughout their lives. Establishing a financial plan, using credit and long-term loans, lease vs. buy decisions for autos and homes, insurance and investment fundamentals. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2310 - Foundations of Business Communications


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 , ENG 1250 .
    Foundations of Business is an introduction to business communications and new media. Students will learn and apply the three-step corporate communications process of planning, writing and completing business messages using appropriate strategy, technical grammar and mechanics. APA formatting is emphasized for this introduction to business communications course. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2320 - Social Media Marketing and Communications


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    Creating a social media marketing plan, strategic planning with social media, digital communities, social publishing, social gaming as a channel for marketing communications, social shopping applications, qualitative and quantitative approaches to social marketing research, social media metrics. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2410 - Human Resource Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010  .
    Principles and policies followed by management in recruitment, development, direction and control of personnel. Directed study in current legislation, trends and practices in personnel management. The course presents corporations as integrated units whose differences depend upon the people who work in them and the product efficiency of each unit. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2430 - International Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 .
    The course is an in-depth study of the cultural, economic, political, sociological and technological differences that exist between various global regions and countries of the world which have an influence on the growth and success of the multinational company. The course covers the planning, organizing, staffing and managerial control process of the multinational corporation. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2460 - Exploring Entrepreneurship


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 .
    Exploring Entrepreneurship is an introduction to entrepreneurial studies, suitable for students of any major. The course is designed to provide a framework for idea creation, opportunity identification, and idea evaluation. Students will explore how a business idea can be developed into a feasible venture through the processes of ideation, planning. Innovation, managing, and financing. Students will learn how to recognize and evaluate opportunities, and will conduct research on a business idea and present their findings in a final project. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2500 - Marketing


    Prerequisite(s): BA 1200 , ENG 1250  or concurrent enrollment.
    This course provides a general survey of the field of marketing and its scope and significance in business and policy. The role of the target market in designing product, price, promotion, and distribution strategies is evaluated. The use of traditional, digital, and social media marketing practices are included. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2550 - Personal Selling


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    The history and current status of personal selling, the various types of salesmanship and their requirements, sales personality development, product analysis, psychology of selling and sales strategy. Emphasis will be placed on practical demonstration. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2600 - Occupational Safety & Health


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 .
    The analysis, design and implementation of safety programs in work settings. Emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the economic, legal and social factors related to providing a safe and healthful working environment for various occupations. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2700 - Organizational Behavior


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 .
    Human behavior in organizational settings. Directed study in business organization and behavior and motivation in groups. Theoretical and experiential study in productivity tasks, communication and environmental variables, power, leadership and development. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2800 - E-Commerce


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 ; BA 2500 .
    This course will provide information about the transactions of goods and services using the World Wide Web. Topics will include product marketing, electronic orders and payments, order fulfillment and customer service. Legal, privacy and security issues and e-commerce trends also will be examined. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2850 - Managing in a Legal Environment


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 .
    This course will present an overview of the legal environment from the perspective of the professional (non-legal) manager. The concentration for this course will be on the main sources of law, the major areas of common law that apply to managers, the major regulatory agencies that influence the management process and the components of employment law. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 2990 - Special Topics in Business


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the dean of the College of Business.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of business. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • BA 3110 - Project Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 ; MA 2025  or MA 2010  or EGR 3430 .
    This course covers the models and practices of successful project completion including the management of financials, material resources, communications, and scheduling and tracking systems.  Project planning techniques and systems are reviewed. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3120 - Foundations of Exchanges and Trading


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2105  and ECON 2200 .
    This course will explore the history of the trading industry, market structure around the world and various instruments utilized in the market. The role of brokers, dealers, regulatory agents and informed traders will be introduced. An understanding of orders, transaction costs, market manipulation, insider trading, trading innovations and technology will be emphasized. Trade simulation will enable students to capture trading experience in a controlled environment. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3160 - Professional Skills Development


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2700 .
    This course encompasses creating, understanding and development of the soft skills necessary to achieve personal and organizational success. Students will develop networking competencies, public speaking/presentation capabilities, meeting management skills, the ability to create and deliver effective presentations and the ability to understand the dynamics and necessary skills to collaborate and function successfully in work groups and teams. Students will also learn how to craft, deliver and critically evaluate effective sales presentations and select and present appropriate closing techniques. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3200 - Business Ethics


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2850 .
    A study of ethical theories and their implications in contemporary corporate philosophy and organizational decision making. Topics include establishing ethical codes of conduct, moral reasoning and social responsibility. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3300 - Marketing Research & Decision Making


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 ; MA 2025 .
    This course will focus on the development and functioning of marketing systems and the formal tools of decision making. Collection techniques and the analysis of data, as viewed in management information systems, will be reviewed with actual applications and case studies. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3320 - Corporate Communications


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2320 .
    Corporate communications covers topics such as intranet/employee communications, multigenerational communications, issues/reputation management, crisis management and stakeholder engagement. Management, marketing, organizational communications, reputation/brand management, assessing effectiveness of corporate communications are also addressed. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3460 - Evaluating Start-Up Potential


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2460 .
    Evaluating Start-Up Potential is designed to provide a framework for evaluating the start-up potential of a business opportunity. Students will evaluate the start-up potential of a business idea through structured lab work in entrepreneurial processes, opportunity analysis and financing. The final project requires students to create business feasibility studies and contingency business plans. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3500 - Advertising


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    Consideration is given to the history of advertising, ethics of advertising, consumer makeup, social and psychological influences, the impact of advertising on demand for product and services, pricing, consumer choice, procedures of building actual ads and media selection and campaigns. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3550 - International Marketing


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    An analysis of the legal, economic, cultural and political factors affecting multinational marketing provides the focus for this course. A specific examination of identifying opportunities in foreign markets and the problems of pricing, promoting and distributing products in those markets. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3650 - Compensation Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2410 .
    This course will focus upon the planning and implementing of a total compensation system, including practical experience in job analysis, salary survey and the development of a structured pay policy. An environmental study of the effects of compensation on behavior and legal implications of salary grades also will be included. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3710 - Leadership


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 ; BA 2700  or SS 2720 .
    A study of the theory and practice of leadership. The history of leadership studies is reviewed along with current research trends and models. Leadership is compared and contrasted with management. Students assess, develop and present a leadership model that best succeeds in their work/life environment. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3760 - Entrepreneurial Planning and Growth


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2460 .
    Entrepreneurial Planning & Growth takes students beyond exploring entrepreneurship and developing business plans. The focus of the course is on the entrepreneurial enterprise, i.e., on those enterprises that are established with one of their goals being the attainment of substantial growth (in sales, market share or some other important measure). The processes by which organizations grow will be examined, as will problems encountered during growth and the common approaches to dealing with these problems. Students will systematically explore growth opportunities for existing businesses using entrepreneurial frameworks to create a plan for pursuing a high-potential venture. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 3800 - Labor Relations


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2410 .
    A study of union-management relations. It focuses on negotiations and administration of labor agreements with emphasis on the development and application of the more significant bargaining issues. It describes the transaction between two organizations: management and the labor union. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4010 - Quality Management


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2010 ; MA 2025 ; junior standing.
    A study of various quality control and assurance concepts and their integration into a comprehensive quality management system. Topics emphasized are total employee involvement and teamwork, continuous process analysis and improvement and the importance of a company-wide focus on customer needs. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4120 - Financial Services Valuation and Strategy


    Prerequisite(s): BA 3120 .
    This course provides a variety of concepts for the business professional. Topics include product pricing, inventory valuation, depreciation methods, payroll, investments, costs of borrowing money and accounting basics needed for initial analysis of financial situations in business to make sound decisions. Students will explore loan amortization, financial statements of different business organizations, insurance, bank reconciliation and the use of graphs and tables. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4320 - Web Analytics


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2320 , MA 2025 .
    This course explores the use of web analytics tools to study the online experience in order to improve it. Also covered are social media analytics features, advanced segmentation displays, multi-dashboard configuration and using Top 20 reports. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4500 - Purchasing


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    How materials, supplies and equipment are evaluated for business consumption provides the basis of the course. A step-by-step analysis of the purchasing function from the purchase request to the decision to buy. Included are the principles of vendor evaluation, material management and procurement. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4510 - Retailing


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2500 .
    Designed for those who hope to become managers, owners of retail firms or representatives of businesses that sell to retailers. It considers the long-range problems of retailers. Cases and text material are used to develop an understanding of problems related to establishing retail stores such as location, layout, buying, pricing, fashion and retail research. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4700 - Training & Development


    Prerequisite(s): BA 2410 .
    Processes, methods, theories and practices of training and development activities in business settings. Human resources development practices which facilitate learning and change to enhance organizational objectives. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4760 - Venture Lab


    Prerequisite or co-requisite(s): BA 3760  or concurrent enrollment.
    Venture Lab requires students to operationalize frameworks for idea generation, feasibility study analysis, market research and business plan development. This is a capstone course for the Entrepreneurial Studies Concentration that requires students to complete a structured evaluation and analysis that is comprehensive in nature. Students will design a project for idea generation, feasibility student analysis, market research or business plan development; propose their project using the appropriate framework and expectations; and complete a course-long experiential learning project. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4800 - Public Relations


    Prerequisite(s): Junior standing.
    Study of principles, cases and problems to facilitate understanding of the philosophies, objectives and techniques of public relations in companies, corporations and institutions. An examination of relations with employees, stockholders, consumers, community, educational institutions, suppliers, dealers and government. The tools of public relations are examined and applied to case problems. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4910 - Business Policy & Strategic Planning


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing; all business core courses.
    This course will focus on strategic planning, environmental analysis, internal analysis, policy formulation and control methods. Case studies will be used to examine short-term and long-range plans and their consequences. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • BA 4950 - Business Internship


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing or permission of the dean of the College of Business.
    Capstone course in which the student will participate in an actual industry setting as a trainee member of the management team. In addition to work experience, the student also will participate in a seminar program discussing the relationship of principles and theories to actual operations in the industry. Credit(s): 1 to 6
  
  • BA 4960 - Senior Project


    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing and permission of the dean of the College of Business.
    Application of business principles to an extended project. Credit(s): 1 to 6
  
  • BA 4990 - Special Topics in Business


    Prerequisite(s): Permission of the College of Business.
    Directed study of a special body of subject matter in the field of business. This course may be repeated for additional credit. Credit(s): Variable
  
  • MBA 6320 - Leading Global Projects


    Prerequisite(s): MBA 6310  
    This course presents a framework for project management that requires cross-functional integration of key business processes within the firm and across the network of firms that comprise key aspects within project management. This course approaches project management from a managerial perspective and introduces concepts in a format useful for management decision making. Basic terms, concepts, and principles are examined in light of how they interrelate and interface within the firm and across projects globally. Illustrations are taken from corporate applications of these concepts to show how project and program management can be implemented. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

Chemistry

  
  • CH 1000 - Fundamentals of Chemistry


    Co-requisite(s): MA 1030 .
    Measurement and units; significant figures; matter and energy; atomic and molecular structure; formulas and equations; chemical bonding; stoichiometry; balancing equations; states of matter; solutions; acids; bases and salts. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CH 1100 - Chemistry for Changing Times


    This is an introductory course in chemistry that presents basic concepts and relates them to current issues in society such as those concerning the environment, foods, fuels and drugs. This course is intended to help provide the understanding necessary to make informed choices. Not open to engineering majors. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CH 1220 - General Chemistry & Lab I


    Prerequisite(s): CH 1000  or equivalent; MA 1090  with a C or better.
    A quantitative approach to general chemistry; atomic and molecular structures; reactions and stoichiometry; gas laws; thermochemistry; chemical bonding; properties of solutions. Classroom, laboratory and computer activities are integrated. Credit(s): 3 (2 plus 3)
  
  • CH 1230 - General Chemistry II


    Prerequisite(s): CH 1220  with a grade C or better.
    Chemical kinetics; gaseous and solution equilibria; thermodynamics; metals and their properties, organic chemistry and nuclear chemistry; electrochemistry. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • CH 2400 - Organic Chemistry I


    Prerequisite(s): CH 1230  with a grade C or better.
    Topics include bonding principles, intermolecular forces, nomenclature, isomerism, stereochemistry; synthesis and reactions of aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic compounds and functional groups. Addition, elimination, and substitution mechanisms. Also included in the course is a study of pKa and pH, and an introduction to instrumental analysis. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

    Student Learning Outcomes:

    Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to

    1. Identify and clearly draw geometries, bonding (hybridization), and intermolecular forces
    2. Use IUPAC nomenclature to name basic organic compounds
    3. Apply the concepts of pKa and pH to organic acids and bases
    4. Draw isomers when given a formula
    5. Explain stereoisomers with a simple diagram and the effect on polarized light
    6. Explain the geometry, bonding, and properties of benzene and simple derivatives
    7. Complete common reactions of benzene
    8. Identify and draw common functional groups in organic compounds
    9. Write balanced equations for the reactions and synthesis of common functional groups
    10. Illustrate standard organic chemistry reaction mechanisms of substitution, elimination, and addition
    11. Complete common reactions of carboxylic acids
    12. Explain the basis for IR spectroscopy

  
  • CH 2410 - Organic Chemistry Lab I


    Co-requisite(s): CH 2400  or concurrent registration
    Topics include laboratory safety, use of ground glass equipment, melting points, boiling points, simple distillation, fractional distillation, extraction, recrystallization and synthesis of various types of organic compounds. Credit(s): 1 (0 plus 3)

Commission on Adult and Experiential Learning

  
  • CAEL 1000 - Prior Learning Assessment


    This course is the process of earning college credit for learning that was acquired from non-classroom experiences like work, professional training, military careers, volunteering and personal life. CAEL 1000 will help students identify areas of learning they may want to have evaluated for college-level equivalency. The course will also guide students through the preparation and compilation of all components required for the evaluation of a portfolio of prior learning through LearningCounts.org. Students will use critical reflection skills to rethink the value of their learning and its implication for future learning. Adult learning theory, models and concepts will be discussed and applied to case studies. CAEL 1000 is facilitated by an instructor who provides guidance for the student in preparing his or her portfolio-based request for credit. Successful completion of CAEL 1000 will result in a credit recommendation of three (3) lower-level credits for the course itself. Credit(s): 3 (online only)

Communication

  
  • COMM 1250 - Foundations of Communication


    This course introduces students to topics of communication studied in today’s scholarship; topics include verbal and nonverbal communication, common obstacles to communications, and the relation between language and personal identity; finally, students explore and the careers open to communication majors. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 1400 - Public Communication


    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1250  or concurrent enrollment.
    This course introduces students to the principles and practices of effective oral communication for diverse audiences. Students will select, organize, and deliver messages for various structured public communication settings. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

    Learning Outcomes:

    Upon the successful completion of this course, students will be able to

    1. Analyze an audience and adapt presentations appropriately.
    2. Apply principles of composition to the creation of oral presentations.
    3. Argue ideas with credible forms of support and documentation.
    4. Defend ideas and projects, showing significance and worth.
    5. Recognize and demonstrate appropriate nonverbal communication.
    6. Use visual aids to support and enhance oral presentations.

  
  • COMM 1600 - Writing for Journalism


    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1250  or concurrent enrollment.
    Survey of the journalism filed; topics include basic aspects of periodical development and publishing, as well as introduction to the journalistic process. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)

    Student Learning Outcomes:

    Upon Successful completion of this course, students will be able to

    1. Understand the similarities and differences between various types of journalism stories.
    2. Differentiate between fact and opinion within journalism context.
    3. Define the terms and concepts used within the field of journalism.
    4. Use the most recent version of the Associated Press manual.
    5. Apply ethical journalism practices.
    6. Demonstrate proficiency in various styles of journalistic writing (e.g., print, television, radio, and digital formats).

  
  • COMM 1710 - Visual Rhetoric


    This course explores basic principles, theories, and applications of non-discursive methods of communication. Students will first analyze and evaluate images, especially photographs and videos as communicative messages. Also, students will develop skills in creating and producing multiple forms of non-discursive communication using various tools and design platforms. Credit(s): 3 (0 plus 3)
  
  • COMM 2300 - Television and Media Studies


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 
    This course introduces students to the fundamentals of television production in a TV studio environment by utilizing the public access studios available at the library. Throughout the semester, students participate in a television crew to produce a program. Students develop a genuine understanding of real-life television studio operation by rotating through various positions in both control room and TV studio environments. Roles the students experience during the semester include: director, technical director, assistant director, computer graphics technician, audio technician, teleprompter operator, camera operator, and floor director. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 2400 - Sports Communication


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 ; ENG 1270 
    This course introduces students to the variety of media used in the broadcasting of sporting events. Students become familiar with appropriate broadcast styles and etiquette, the proper ways to express enthusiasm or disappointment, and the research necessary to prepare for an event. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 2600 - Advanced Journalism


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1600  
    This course continues the study of journalism began in COMM1600. During the first part of the course, students will study historically important interviews for the purpose of determining best practices. They will analyze contemporary newsworthy issues to determine informative lines of questioning; they will consider techniques for persuading someone to become an interview subject; and they will explore ways to pursue a line of questioning without alienating the subject of the interview. The second part of the course will introduce students to the writing of editorials and features. Students will first produce researched and reasoned opinions concerning contemporary issues, and examples of feature or entertainment writing for newspapers. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
  
  • COMM 2700 - History of Mass Media


    Prerequisite(s): COMM 1250 
    This course provides an overview of the mass media, including newspapers, magazines, film, radio and television, and finally the world wide web along with the technological revolutions in social media. The course begins with Gutenberg’s first press, and the role newspapers played in American history from the Colonial period to today, and then considers the present state of the mass media and future directions it appears to be taking. Credit(s): 3 (3 plus 0)
 

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