Courses

MGT 378 WOMEN IN THE WORKFORCE   3.0 Credit(s)
Explore the progression of women as a vital part of the United States workforce and the resulting social issues which arose from this change. The course will focus on three key areas: the history of women in the workforce, both as domestic workers and as modern industrialized worker; the social issues which arose as women became an integral part of the workforce; and the modern issues facing women today as they enter the workforce and pursue their careers. Additionally this course will examin the underlying reasons resulting from gender roles as they relate to work related issues.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

ED 300 EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Considers the application of psychological principles to educational theory and practice. Candidates explore the many ways of thinking about knowledge, teaching, and learning. Major theories of learning and development are introduced and consistent themes and concepts identified.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

ED 302 EDUCATION IN THE U.S.   3.0 Credit(s)
Discusses current issues in American education, explores their historical and philosophical roots, and critically examines possibilities for the future of education.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

MGT 364 NEGOTIATIONS   3.0 Credit(s)
Negotiation is the art and science of securing agreements between two or more interdependent parties. Hence, the purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the psychological and strategic dynamics of negotiation. The course is grounded in the major concepts and theories of bargaining, negotiation, and mediation and is designed to use a combination of simulations and analysis to build your own personal experience in the classroom and in the real world.
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

GS 302 SENIOR THESIS   3.0 Credit(s)

Offered: Spring Semester All Years

HN 300 HONORS CAPSTONE   3.0 Credit(s)
This course provides an opportunity for the third year honors student to integrate knowledge learned through the Thematic Liberal Arts (TLA) core courses in the capstone course of the honors program. Students will learn, develop and exercise integrative, cross-disciplinary thinking through weekly class discussions and the writing and presentation of a long written artifact on a cross-disciplinary topic of the student's choice. This integrative seminar is co-taught, ideally by two faculty members representing two areas of the TLA requirements (Humanities, Social Sciencesm and Sciences).
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

CS 332 CLOUD COMPUTING   3.0 Credit(s)
This course presents a number of cloud computing tools and technologies, including virtualization, web services, data analysis, and integration. Prerequisite: Take CS-112 and CS 339
Offered: Fall Semester All Years

PS 328 CHILDREN, MEDIA AND MORALITY   3.0 Credit(s)
This course will explore the impact of media on child development, the development of morality and the intersection of these two topics. Prerequisite: Take PS-110
Offered: As Needed Contact Department

ED 304 CULTURALLY SUSTAINING EDUCATION   3.0 Credit(s)
Teacher candidates will reflect on their identities, inquire into the experience of others, and examine individual, interpersonal, institutional, and systemic barriers that limit educational opportunities and outcomes for many students. The course draws on history, policy, theory, and praxis to enable candidates to draw from students' cultural, religious, family, intellectual, and personal assets in strategies that effectively support all students' personal and academic success in a diverse society.
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

MGT 360 SURVEY DESIGN & DATA ANALYSIS   3.0 Credit(s)
This project based learning course provides an overview of surveys used by organizations for various reasons, with a focus on a Human Resource application - employee attitudinal surveys. The course includes instruction on survey design and practical application on how to convert organizational concerns into questions that provide meaningful answers. In groups, students will act as consultants and work with an actual client to design and develop a survey, communicate objectives, administer the survey, analyze and interpret the results using statisical analysis, deliver results and transfer the results into action planning.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

EX 397 PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF EXERCISE SCI.   3.0 Credit(s)
This capstone course will require students to apply contemporary research, skills, and knowledge gained in Exercise Science courses and lab to cases and contexts within the professional field of Exercise Science. The course will begin with an overview of management concepts relevant to students in fitness and clinical settings. The majority of the course will require students to work though case studies addressing general exercise prescriptions and programming, considerations of special populations, the exercise scientist's role in allied health care, health and fitness promotion, ethics, and administrative factors. Prerequisite: EX-362 or EX-363
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

FN 342 STUDENT MANAGED INVESTMENT FUND   1.0 Credit(s)
This one credit Student Management Investment Fund course provides an opportunity for dedicated and passionate students of investment management an opportunity to earn credits while working to manage the fund. Students learn the basics of asset allocation, research and present securities for investment consideration, track investments and develop recommendations for increasing, reducing or closing positions. Use of S&P Capital IQ for industry research and financial analysis and Bloomberg data are required to successfully complete the course.
Offered: Fall & Spring Semesters All Years

BI 303 GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE   4.0 Credit(s)
This course focuses on the GIS principles, methods, and techniques that are particularly relevant to and useful for problem solving in environmental analysis and management. Specfically this course has four major components: an overview of selected GIS principles including data models,scale and spatial sampling, and spatial autocorrelation; a review of the major techniques or issues for environmental data acquisition and integration; an introduction to environmental analysis and modeling techniques; and a discussion of several applied areas of environmental modeling techniques as related to coastal ecology, hydrology, natural hazards, natural resources management, and environmental planning. Prerequisite: Take MA-140 or MA-151
Offered: Spring Semester All Years

BI 379 RESTORATION ECOLOGY LAB   1.0 Credit(s)
Restoration Ecology is the practiceof renewing and restoring degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment using ecological principles. Prerequisite: Take BI-202 and BI-204 with minimum grade of C, P
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department

BI 378 RESTORATION ECOLOGY   3.0 Credit(s)
Restoration Ecology is the practiceof renewing and restoring degraded, damaged or destroyed ecosystems and habitats in the environment using ecological principles. Prerequisite: Take Bi-202 and Bi-204 with minimum grade of C
Offered: Spring Semester Contact Department