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BUS 422 - Human Resource Management (3)
A study of human resource management and its role in the public and private sectors. Includes recruitment, selection, placement, training, compensation, safety, health, and employment planning.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 304.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 423 - Operations Management (3)
A study of strategic and tactical decisions related to the design and management of operations in both manufacturing and service organizations. (The professor may choose to focus only on the service environment in some semesters.) Some of the topics to be included are quality management, forecasting, facilities location and layout, inventory management, and tools and techniques for decision making.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 240 or MATH/PSYC 140; BUS 304.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 433 - International Finance (3)
This course gives the student an understanding of international business finance. Topics to be considered are the international monetary system, foreign exchange markets, foreign investment decisions, international financial markets, international banking, and import and export financing.
Prerequisite(s): BUS/MGMT 332.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 442 - Sport Marketing (3)
This course will examine the historical development, current practices, and future trends of marketing sport. An analysis of key marketing strategies and concepts will be studied from a sport manager’s perspective. Topics include promotions and public relations, sport consumer behavior, strategic market planning, marketing information management, marketing communications, and sponsorship.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 311 or permission of the instructor.
Cross-listed with SMGT 442.
Offered each Fall.
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BUS 443 - Organizational Behavior (3)
This course will focus upon analysis of situations involving individual, group, and organizational behavior. Major topics will include small and large group theory, interpersonal relations, organizational culture, and achievement of the goals of the enterprise with and through people as individuals and groups. Areas of investigation include communication, motivation, leadership, and predicting and explaining human behavior within organizations.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 304.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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BUS 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
An opportunity for the superior student to pursue, under supervision, an area of special interest either on his/her own initiative or in a seminar group. Open to juniors or seniors who are majors in the area and who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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BUS 453 - Strategic Management (3)
This course examines strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation in both for-profit and not-for-profit organizations. It serves as a capstone course for the Business Administration major in which students should integrate the knowledge learned in the core business curriculum.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 302, 311, 330, BUS/MGMT 304, 332; and ACCT/BUS 371.
Prerequisites or co-requisites: BUS 361 or 423.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 457 - Business Intelligence for Managers and Organizations (3)
This course explores the use of business information intelligence, business statistical intelligence, and business modeling intelligence to improve management decisions. It also examines how those business intelligence systems fit within the organizational context. It is assumed the student has a working knowledge of a spreadsheet technology.
Cross-listed with MBA 557.
NOTE: Since this course is cross-listed with MBA 557 (a graduate-level course), the following information applies:
Senior undergraduate students must have a minimum of a 3.0 cumulative grade point average on a 4.0 scale.
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BUS 471 - Environmental Planning, Strategy, and Leadership (3)
This course focuses on applying strategic management tools to incorporate considerations of environmental sustainability, conservation, and pollution control into leadership decision-making operations. Students will understand that some organizations incorporate environmentally sustainable practices because of an ethical conviction to do well for the environment; others are motivated by pressures from stakeholders to exploit environmental knowledge and experience for long-term sustainable advantage. This course will examine how organizations develop and implement environmental management strategies to promote efficient management and resource maximization. Leadership roles and responsibilities of strategic managers are examined and students learn how to apply the tools of strategic business management to the problems of environmental management.
Cross-listed with MGMT 471.
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BUS 480 - Pre Internship Seminar (1)
Focuses on preparation for internship including search strategies resume development, interviewing skills and professional expectations.
Cross-listed with COMM 480.
Offered each semester.
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BUS 481 - Internship (1-3)
Practical, off-campus work experience to apply knowledge and gain skills in the student’s major field of study. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
Prerequisite(s): BUS 480.
Cross-listed with COMM 481.
Offered each semester. Enrollment is limited to students who have signed contracts. (See department chair for contract.)
Signatures of the internship supervisor and the department chair are required.
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Chemistry |
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CHEM 115 - Basic Physiological Chemistry (4)
A presentation of inorganic, organic, and biochemical principles with emphasis on application to living systems. Topics include, but are not limited to, electrolyte balance, water balance, gas laws and respiratory gases, acid-base balance, metabolic pathways, structure and function of hormones, drugs, and enzymes. Intended for nonscience majors. Especially suitable for Nursing majors. May be used to fulfill the general education science requirement. Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): ACT math score ≥ 20 (SAT-Math ≥ 540) or grade of C- or higher in MATH 130.
Offered each semester.
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CHEM 131 - General Chemistry I (4)
A non-calculus-based introduction to the fundamentals of modern chemical practice; nuclear, electronic, and physical structure of matter; periodicity of the elements; dynamics of chemical reactions and equilibria. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): Two years high school algebra or MATH 130.
Offered each Fall.
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CHEM 132 - General Chemistry II (4)
Introduction to chemical kinetics, electrochemistry, application of thermodynamics to chemical systems, coordination compounds, and qualitative analysis. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 131 or equivalent.
Offered each Spring.
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CHEM 135 - Chemistry for Animal Managers (4)
A chemistry course tightly focused on the chemistry concepts most pertinent to animal managers - individuals working with captive animals and wildlife under routine conditions as well as animal rehabilitation. The course begins with a brief introduction to reaction kinetics and equilibrium which allows for informed coverage of the following topics: fresh water chemistry; marine water chemistry; tank water quality; caloric, nutritional, spectral, and medicinal needs of animals; and the environmental partitioning, bioaccumulation, and degradation of major classes of environmental pollutants. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 131 or equivalent.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 203 - Stewardship and Safety in Chemical Practice (3)
A course designed to familiarize students with the OSHA Laboratory Standard and NFPA, ANSI, and NIOSH guidelines and regulations pertaining to safety in chemical laboratories. Specific topics include proper labeling; maintaining chemical inventories; acquiring, dispensing, and disposing of chemicals; spill cleanup; safety equipment monitoring; and prudent practices. Specific attention will be given to minimizing the health risks associated with careers in chemistry and the environmental impact of chemical use and disposal.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CHEM 205 - Research Methods in the Natural Sciences (2)
This course emphasizes experimental design in the natural sciences, including field and laboratory studies. Statistical considerations of experimental design and technical writing skills will also be covered.
Cross-listed with BIOL 205.
Offered each semester.
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CHEM 221 - Organic Chemistry I (4)
A survey of the basic structure, nomenclature, reactivity, and practical importance of carbon compounds. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132 or equivalent.
Offered each Fall.
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CHEM 312 - Inorganic Chemistry (4)
Theories relating to atomic structure, chemical bonding, acid-base concepts, and coordination chemistry. Includes organometallic chemistry and study of main group elements. Includes one 3- hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or permission of instructor.
Offered at department discretion.
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CHEM 322 - Organic Chemistry II (4)
A survey of reactions, syntheses and qualitative tests for the various groupings of atoms displayed in carbon compounds. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or equivalent.
Offered each Spring.
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CHEM 335 - Analytical Chemistry (4)
Theory and application of gravimetric and volumetric quantitative analyses, with special emphasis on laboratory techniques, supplemented with contemporary instrumental techniques including UV, visible, IR, Fluorescence and NMR Spectroscopy. Includes two 3-hour labs per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 221 or permission of instructor.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 374 - Biochemistry I (4)
Course content includes study of structure and importance of water to biological systems; bioenergetics; pH, physiological buffers; acid-base balance, structure, and functions of molecules of life (carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, and nucleic acids); enzyme kinetics; and signal transduction. Includes one 3-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CHEM 375 - Biochemistry II (4)
Topics of study include but are not limited to metabolic pathways, nucleic acid structure, information transfer, and protein synthesis. Includes one 2-hour lab per week.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 374.
Cross-listed with BIOL 375.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CHEM 420 - Research (1-4)
Topics of special interest to upper level chemistry majors such as organic structural analysis, organometallic or macromolecular chemistry.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CHEM 430 - Chemistry Internship (1-4)
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical hands-on experience in chemistry.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 132.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
Some internship locations (e.g., Canton-Stark County Crime Lab) require immunizations that need to begin at least 6 months prior to the internship. Students considering internships should consult their advisers at least two semesters prior to the intended internships.
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CHEM 450 - Advanced Topics (0.5-3)
Selected topics from any of the areas offered in chemistry. Open to students with advanced standing in chemistry.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CHEM 460 - Writing and Presenting in Chemistry (2)
Students learn literature researching techniques, American Chemical Society journal writing format, and attend and present seminars. Open to junior and senior chemistry majors. Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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COMM 110 - Communication Skills (3)
An introduction to the elements of the communication process in its personal and social aspects with special attention given to skill building in public speaking and group process. Writing skills will be emphasized through specific assignments.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 221 - Public Speaking (3)
A basic course in research and the organizing and delivering of informative and persuasive speeches in various contexts, from the informal lectern to more formal, professional settings.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 222 - Introduction to Theatre (3)
Understanding, appreciating, and experiencing theatre as a participant and audience member. Specific emphasis on laboratory training with the basic components of play production.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 230 - Mass Media and Society (3)
This course covers the history and development of mass media and their effects on the economic, social, and political aspects of American culture. It includes a survey of new technologies and how these media interact and/or reinforce each other. Students will develop a critical perspective of cultural values, attitudes, and ethics in mass media industries. Awareness of current events and access to media forms will be integral parts of the course.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 231 - Introduction to Media Production (3)
This course concentrates on the fundamental principles and practices of media project design and development. Students will learn production techniques used in the visual communication process including camera operations, imaging, lighting, and conveying messages in a visual environment. They will explore project development, project management, aesthetic design, and critique.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 240 - Applied Communication Arts (1-3)
Students integrate curricular content and build skills related to their coursework in applied courses. Student projects serve “clients” or must be performed, played, or displayed for an audience. Projects must be approved and supervised by a faculty member. Students must log the hours they work and complete the project they propose or commit to. Projects range from dramatic productions, public relations campaigns, making short films, working in live studio production, event videography, training videos, writing scripts, writing news stories to producing video news packages. Based on the project they plan to complete, students should register for the theatre, media, film, or public relations sections. Open to all students. Repeatable to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
Offered each semester including summer.
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COMM 270 - World Cinema (3)
Students will view and analyze western and non-western movies, taking narrative cinema as the principal conduit into the lives, times, and cultures of other persons. As a foundation for film studies, we will explore the artistic and technical components of the cinema: narrative, mise en scène, cinematography, editing, and so on. Through this engagement with world cinema, the course will underline the connection between analyzing our experiences of film and a richer, more sophisticated enjoyment of it.
Prerequisite(s): ENG 145.
Cross-listed with ENG 270.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 272 - Film Appreciation (3)
An introduction to the art form of film. Students will watch classic and contemporary films learning to analyze the aesthetic elements of the film, including mise en scène, cinematography, montage and narration. Students will watch and discuss the films, learning to understand the role of industrial, cultural, and historical factors in the production, distribution, and critical reception of films.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 303 - World Drama (3)
A survey of the plays and production styles from Aeschylus to the present, with emphasis on structural and literary analysis of the representative scripts as well as on their reconstructed original performances.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 312 - Communication Theory (3)
An overview of the history of the field of communication and the predominant theories which guide scholarship. Students will develop a working knowledge of theories that explain a wide range of communication phenomena, explore applications of those theories and examine the relationships among different theoretical positions.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110; junior or senior standing.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 320 - Theory and Practice of Groups (3)
This course is intended to provide students with a basic understanding of how groups function and to explore the application of his understanding to everyday situations. The nature of the course is experiential and is designed to give students the opportunity to apply knowledge of concepts such as group goals, norms, roles, functions, and decision making to the processes functioning within groups.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 324 - Acting Fundamentals (3)
Theory and practice in the art of creating believable character for stage; physical and vocal skills needed for acting.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 330 - Scenic Design and Theatre Technology (3)
A comprehensive introduction to theatre technology and production processes including budgeting and project management with specific focus on scenic painting techniques, ground plans, elevations, and three-dimensional models. Coursework includes designs for sets, props, lights, and sound for theatre and various entertainment venues.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 334 - Public Relations (3)
This course introduces students to the theory and principles of public relations through principles, theories, and practical applications including, but not limited to, the preparation of press releases, radio and television spots, and promotional campaigns. Content includes the history and styles of public relations, developing and implementing programs, and the ethics, accountability, and roles of public relations practitioners.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110 or permission of the instructor.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 340 - Applied Communication Arts (1-3)
Students integrate curricular content and build skills related to their coursework in applied courses. Student projects serve “clients” or must be performed, played, or displayed for an audience. Projects must be approved and supervised by a faculty member. Students must log the hours they work and complete the project they propose or commit to. Projects range from dramatic productions, public relations campaigns, making short films, working in live studio production, event videography, training videos, writing scripts, writing news stories to producing video news packages. Based on the project they plan to complete, students should register for the theatre, media, film, or public relations sections. Open to Juniors and Seniors. Repeatable to six hours.
Prerequisite(s): Approval of instructor.
Offered each semester including summer.
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COMM 341 - Public Discourse (3)
This course introduces students to historical, theoretical, and critical approaches to public communication through engagement with specific instances and contexts of speaking and writing.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 343 - Interpersonal Communication (3)
An introduction to interpersonal communication with a focus on the foundations and process of this area of communication and the development, change or improvement of interpersonal communication competencies and skills. Experiential in nature, the course focuses on the integration of theory, experience, and application to areas such as friendship, intimate and family relationships, inter-cultural communication, and communication in the workplace.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Spring 2019 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 345 - Organizational Communication (3)
This course offers the application of communication theory to organizational settings. Leadership, mentorship and organizational culture are specific topics of focus. Students will study the communication structures of the communication patterns of a local organizational setting.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2020 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 347 - Conflict and Communication (3)
This course examines communication patterns and uses as they affect conflict in interpersonal relationships. Students will develop an understanding of various approaches to the study and assessment of communication and conflict. Students will learn and apply skills for conflict management such as collaboration, process and practice of mediation, and reconciling interests.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 349 - Gender and Communication (3)
This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the effects of gender on the communication process and to develop and improve their skills in the area of gender and communication. The course will deal with biological, social, and cultural influences on gender communication, the effect of gender in relationships, and the impact of gender in friendship, marital and family contexts, the workplace, church, and educational settings.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 360 - Directing (3)
Laboratory training in the basic techniques of directing for the stage including rehearsals, scheduling, production management, and working with actors and technicians. These techniques can also be applied to television.
Offered Fall 2020 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 361 - Acting Skills (3)
A basic course in developing the actor’s voice and body as tools for performance. Emphasis on vocal mechanics will include proper breathing, projection, resonance, articulation, and characterization. Emphasis on body mechanics will include exploring movement through the elements of time, space, and energy. These mechanics will be specifically applied to basic dialects, singing voice, choreography, stage combat, and/or period movement.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 371 - Digital Page Design (3)
Presents both theory and techniques in the development and layout of content for print publication. Multiple designs and forms are developed by the student.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 374 - Editing (2)
This course is a hands-on course that introduces the basic techniques and concepts of digital film and video editing. Students will learn to perform basic editing functions as a process of digital media production and storytelling.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 375 - Cinematography and Editing (3)
This course is a hands-on course that introduces the basic techniques and concepts of digital film and video editing. Students will learn to perform basic editing functions as a process of digital media production and storytelling.
Offered each Spring beginning Spring 2022.
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COMM 377 - Web Design and Social Media (3)
This course will introduce students to website development from concept to production using a popular content management system, as well as promotion using social media. Students will create a microblog website, learning basic interactive media concepts, project development, and software tools.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 410 - Persuasion (3)
This course is a survey of rhetorical and psychological theories of persuasion. Students are prepared to critically consume and produce persuasive messages. Frameworks for ethical persuasion are developed.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 420 - Approaches to Communication Research (3)
This course introduces students to examples and practice of research in communication including critical, quantitative, and qualitative methods of investigation. Students will write research questions, select methodology, collect data, analyze data, and present results.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110, 312; MATH/PSYC 140.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 425 - Public Relations Crises and Campaigns (3)
This course is designed to introduce students to a team approach to researching, developing, and implementing public relations campaigns and dealing with public crises. Students will experience a complete public relations campaign through an agency simulation and service-learning projects. Students will also study actual communications cases and have the opportunity to develop their own response preparedness.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 334.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 431 - Advanced Production (3)
The course will build on the foundation of knowledge from COMM 231 or COMM 375 as students implement more advanced industry standard production techniques and as they produce news programs, documentaries, short films, or various projects for clients. Media technologies and production techniques provide an abundance of ways to tell and interpret stories, themes, or content. Students will determine which of these tools and techniques will enable them to communicate their messages most effectively. The course will also develop students’ understanding of project leadership and management through lab and actual experiences.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 231 or 375 or permission of the instructor.
Offered each Fall.
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COMM 442 - Intercultural Communication (3)
In this course students will identify and explore the relationship between communication and culture. An emphasis will be placed on factors that affect the quality and processes of communication between persons of different cultures and co-cultures. Students will consider various theories and practices regarding issues of intercultural communication.
Offered Fall 2020 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
Individual or small group study. Open only to junior or senior majors in this area who have completed or are taking regularly scheduled courses. Selected topics from areas in communication, such as media ethics, television, and Christian drama workshops.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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COMM 452 - Scriptwriting (3)
This course addresses the art and craft of writing scripts. Students will learn elements of play structure and participate in workshops while engaged in dialogue and character development exercises. Students will write ten-minute plays, one-act plays, full-length plays, and screenplays.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 110.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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COMM 454 - Advanced Public Relations Writing (3)
This course is designed to further enhance the student’s ability to write various public relations pieces for a variety of audiences. Special attention will be given to identifying publics, selecting the appropriate medium for each public, and preparation of messages targeted to each public. In addition, this course will address such advanced writing topics as speech writing, technical writing, including grant proposals and fund-raising appeals, and program design and implementation.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 334 (Required for vocational placement in the Public Relations field).
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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COMM 460 - Senior Capstone (3)
This seminar course is one method of summative evaluation of the major and of a communication student’s overall University experience. It is designed to integrate learning in a number of different areas by examining significant issues of communication in contexts of work, culture, and media.
Prerequisite(s): Senior standing.
Offered each Spring.
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COMM 480 - Internship Preparation (1)
Focuses on preparation for internship including search strategies, resume development, interviewing skills and professional expectations.
Cross-listed with BUS 480.
Offered each semester.
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COMM 481 - Internship (1-3)
Practical, off-campus work experience to apply knowledge and gain skills in the student’s major field of study. May be repeated to a maximum of 12 hours.
Prerequisite(s): COMM 480.
Cross-listed with BUS 481.
Offered each semester. Enrollment is limited to students who have signed contracts. (See department chair for contract.)
Signatures of the internship supervisor and the department chair are required.
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Computer Science |
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CPSC 130 - Introduction to Computer Science (3)
This course provides an introduction to computer science. The course is designed to be taken as either the first course in the Computer Science major or as a general interest course. Topics will include computer components, operating system concepts, files, and an introduction to computer programming using tools and languages designed for easy learning. Extensive lab work will be used to provide practical experience for classroom concepts.
Co-requisite(s): MATH 130 or proficiency.
Offered each Fall.
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CPSC 131 - Computer Programming and Computer Science Concepts I (3)
This course provides an introduction to computer programming and key computer science concepts including variable typing, major control structures, input/output formatting, and functions. Information concerning career opportunities and future computer science course requirements is discussed. Programming is a primary emphasis in this course.
Co-requisite(s): CPSC 130.
Offered each Fall.
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CPSC 231 - Computer Programming and Computer Science Concepts II (3)
A continuation of CPSC 131 including concepts of programming development environments, object-oriented programming, files, events and other topics.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 131 or permission of instructor.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 290 - Data Structures (3)
Development and application of static and dynamic data structures including lists, stacks, queues, and binary search trees. Each data structure’s purpose, properties, methods and associated algorithms, and applications are discussed.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 131 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 is recommended. Co-requisite(s): CPSC 304 is recommended.
Offered each Spring.
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CPSC 301 - Computer Architecture (3)
Concepts associated with computer organization and architecture are discussed. Topics include computer history, digital logic, processor structure, instruction sets, the memory hierarchy, input/output, and parallelism. Students have hands-on experience with computer hardware.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231, 290 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 recommended.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CPSC 304 - Operating Systems (3)
Students will learn the fundamental functions and concepts of operating systems in the context of studying several current operating systems. The course will include both internal and external views of operating systems.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CPSC 313 - Analysis and Design of Algorithms (3)
Topics include the design and analysis of algorithms and the development of programs to implement various algorithm designs. Algorithms for searching, sorting, and maintaining advanced data structures are presented. Experiments are conducted to explore algorithm efficiency when processing large data sets.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 290 or permission of the instructor; MATH 210 is recommended.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CPSC 322 - Software Engineering (3)
This is a study of software engineering principles including development methodologies, system design, implementation, and testing. Both technical and management issues will be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CPSC 341 - Networking (3)
An introduction to Networking concepts and practice. Theory is introduced beginning with the major network layers. At each layer, the theory is applied to current Internet technology. Actual experience in the advanced CS lab with networking is an integral part of the course.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 231 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall 2020 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CPSC 414 - Server Operating Systems: Enterprise Systems (3)
In this course, students will study a specific operating system used in large scale enterprises. The course will include the architectural and design issues unique to large scale systems and provide practical lab work on using the operating system.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 304 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CPSC 420 - Research (1-3)
An investigation of a topic of the student’s choice in consultation with a faculty member.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CPSC 430 - Database Design and Implementation (3)
This course investigates the design, creation, modification, and production of a database. A major database system is used. The student will learn the features of a typical database system and the language associated with the system necessary to create and use a database. A significant project will be completed that incorporates many of the features of a typical database. Database design theory will be addressed.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 290 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Fall 2020 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CPSC 450 - Advanced Topics (1-3)
Selected topics from any of the areas offered in computer science. Open to students with advanced standing in computer science.
Enrollment by permission of the Department Chair.
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CPSC 490 - Internship (3)
This course is designed to provide the student with a practical hands-on experience in computer science or cybersecurity. Details for each specific case will be arranged with an instructor.
Prerequisite(s): 12 hours of computer science or cybersecurity courses.
Offered each semester. Enrollment by permission of instructor.
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CRJ 201 - Introduction to Criminal and Restorative Justice (3)
This course provides an introduction to the American criminal justice system and the concepts of restorative justice. The primary goal of this course is to develop a general understanding of criminal justice and restorative justice responses to crime in society. It will introduce students to the components of the criminal justice system: police, courts, and corrections. Criminal justice goals and procedures and their relationship to the social and behavioral sciences will also be emphasized.
Offered each Fall.
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CRJ 301 - Introduction to Corrections (3)
This course examines sociological and ethical approaches in the search for solutions when dealing with issues of criminality. Consideration is given to the most commonly stated arguments for the enforcing of criminal law with regard to a society’s system of corrections - retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation, and societal protection. Central to the course is an assessment of contemporary policy and implementation of correctional efforts to reduce crime and the search for alternatives.
Offered Fall 2019 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CRJ 320 - Criminal Procedure and Human Dignity (3)
This course develops the basic principles of American criminal procedure, including criminal investigation, pretrial handling of criminal suspects, and the conduct of the various participants of criminal trials. Instead of simply outlining standardized procedure, the course emphasizes the human dignity of all participants in the criminal justice system and addresses current issues and reforms of American criminal procedure.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CRJ 430 - Criminal and Restorative Justice Seminar (3)
An opportunity to review the major themes and applications of the core content areas of the major and to further pursue the concepts of restoration and reconciliation in the field of criminal studies. Required of all criminal and restorative justice majors.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
Offered each Spring.
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CRJ 443 - Adolescence and Juvenile Justice (3)
An exploration of the variables underlying the development of adolescents and early adulthood years. Special emphasis is placed on status and juvenile offenses (e.g., substance use/abuse, covert/overt antisocial behavior), and young law transgressors’ accountability and rehabilitation. Focus is on the interaction of the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social processes as they impact the individual’s transition into adulthood.
Prerequisite(s): Understanding Persons in Society course (from General Education Program; i.e., ECON 202 or PSYC 121 or SOC 201).
Cross-listed with PSYC 443.
Offered each Spring.
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CRJ 480 - Internship (3-12)
Students undertake an off-campus internship in an applied work environment pertinent to the CRJ program’s field of study. Arrangements are made through the course instructor.
Prerequisite(s): Junior or Senior standing or permission of the instructor.
Offered each semester.
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CYBR 130 - Cybersecurity and Society (3)
In this introduction to cybersecurity, students will examine the societal impact of cybersecurity topics on individuals, organizations, industries, and governments, as well as the moral and ethical concerns of the profession. Topics may include cybercrime, cyber law, cyber ethics, cyber policy, and privacy. Includes field experience.
Offered each Fall.
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CYBR 311 - Cryptography and Data Security (3)
Students will learn the mathematical background for cryptography, basic cryptography concepts, conventional and public-key cryptography, and the application of cryptography in end-to-end secure communications. The course will also cover authentication techniques and weaknesses, authorization and access control, data integrity and erasure, and an introduction to digital forensics.
Prerequisite(s): MATH 210 or permission of instructor.
Offered Fall 2022 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CYBR 321 - Secure Software Development (4)
Students will explore software development methodologies, system design, implementation, and testing. The course will also cover the fundamental design principles of secure software, security requirements and the role they play in design, security issues in software implementation, static and dynamic analysis, configuration and patching, and ethical concerns. Course fee.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 290 and CYBR 130 or permission of instructor.
Offered Fall 2022 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CYBR 332 - Organizational Cybersecurity (3)
Students will study the knowledge and skills needed for the management of cybersecurity in organization IT environments. It focuses on planning, designing, implementing, managing, and auditing security at all levels. Topics may include: risk management, governance and policy, laws and compliance, strategy and planning, and ethical concerns. Includes field experience.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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CYBR 341 - Network Security (3)
Students will examine network security principles and practices, covering network architecture models and standards, hardware and software interface vulnerabilities, defense in depth, network attacks and exploits, network and wireless security, switching and routing vulnerabilities, firewalls and network defense, connection and transmission attacks, and application layer protocol attacks. Course fee.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 341 or permission of the instructor.
Offered Spring 2021 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CYBR 361 - System Security (3)
Students will explore the principles of trusted computing from a system-level perspective with an emphasis on a holistic approach to system security. Students will learn system management best practices for security policy, authentication, and access control and explore the system security lifecycle, including monitoring, disaster recovery, effective documentation, and system testing. Course fee.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 304 and CYBR 130 or permission of instructor.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CYBR 372 - Identity and Access Management (3)
Students will learn the principles and practices of the identity and access management lifecycle. Students will also develop an understanding of the human threat component from personal, social, and attacker perspectives. Topics may include: authentication, social engineering, user education and awareness, online privacy and security.
Prerequisite(s): CYBR 130 or permission of instructor.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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CYBR 431 - Ethical Hacking (4)
Students will explore the legal and ethical ramifications of hacking and how to apply a responsible and principled framework to these activities. Students will learn the techniques and methodologies of security penetration testing and “white hat” hacking to discover and exploit vulnerabilities in system and software components. Topics may include input checking, security testing, reverse engineering techniques, public vulnerability databases, and software development tool chain security. Course fee.
Prerequisite(s): CPSC 430 and CYBR 321 or permission of instructor.
Offered Spring 2023 and alternate Spring semesters.
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Economics |
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ECON 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
A study of macroeconomics taking a broad view of the American economy, exploring topics such as money, total output and spending, national income, inflation, unemployment, and economic stabilization methods. This course meets the Understanding Persons in Society requirement of the general education program.
Offered each semester.
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ECON 203 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)
A study of microeconomics dealing with individual and social choices, economic analysis, supply and demand, and price determination. Theories of specialization, trade, income distribution, and the optimization decisions of business are also studied.
Offered each Spring.
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ECON 347 - The Global Economy (3)
This course explores the current system of globalized consumption, production, trade, finance, and ecology that shapes our daily economic lives. Critical reflection on Christian participation in that economy is also a key part of the course.
Cross-listed with POL 347.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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ECON 353 - Public Finance (3)
A survey of the field of government finance; expenditures, revenues and debt management; and the effects of these governmental activities upon other segments of the economy.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202.
Offered Spring 2022 and alternate Spring semesters.
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ECON 380 - Entrepreneurship and the American Enterprise System (3)
This course will focus on the role of entrepreneurship in the American enterprise system. Entrepreneurship should be considered to be more than just starting a business. The perspective of this class will be to view entrepreneurship as a process that adds economic and social value to society. The economic and societal value of government involvement and regulation will also be considered. Students will participate in activities that illustrate the entrepreneurship process.
Prerequisite(s): Sophomore standing or higher.
Cross-listed with BUS 380.
Offered each Fall.
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ECON 401 - Money and Banking (3)
A study of the development and function of American monetary and banking practices.
Prerequisite(s): ECON 202, 203.
Offered Fall 2021 and alternate Fall semesters.
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