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AC 11 (1) Introduction to Financial Accounting (57111)
Tuesday/Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Saturday, 10:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/27/09
June Evening Course
This course provides students with an introduction to financial accounting. Students learn to read and comprehend published financial statements and are introduced to the financial reporting process. Topics include financial statement analysis, accrual accounting, revenue and expense recognition, and accounting for assets, liabilities, and equities.
Sheila Rao (3 Credits)
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AC 12 (1) Introduction to Managerial Accounting (57145)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
8/3/09 - 8/27/09
Special Times
This course makes clear the role accounting information plays in managerial decision-making. Topics include: basic cost elements; the relationship between fixed costs, variable costs, and profit; and methods of accumulating costs associated with products and services, such as activity-based costing, performance evaluation, and project evaluation. (Prerequisite: AC 11)
Kevin Cassidy (3 Credits)
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AC 203 (1) Intermediate Accounting I (57390)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
An in-depth study of financial accounting theory and concepts and the presentation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). Emphasis is given to balance sheet valuations and their relationship to income measurement and determination. (Prerequisite: AC 11)
Staff (3 Credits)
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AC 343 (1) Federal Income Taxation I (57194)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course introduces students to income tax, adjusted gross income, deductions from adjusted gross income, itemized deductions, property transactions, filing status and exemptions, passive activity losses, tax credits and tax computations. Tax compliance and preparation considerations for individuals will also receive attention. (Prerequisites: AC 204, junior or senior standing)
Staff (3 Credits)
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| Applied Ethics |
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AE 262 (1) Ethics and the Community (57953)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
This course surveys the philosophical grounding of the organizations in contemporry society, examining structured human groups from the household, through the village (or religious/ethnic association), to the nation-state to understand their moral undertakings in their environment; to consider how they implement and balance rights and duties, rules and compassion, autonomy and common purposes. This course gives special attention to structural injustice in the treatment of those marginalized by gender, race, or socioeconomic deficit, and includes an effort to determine where new understanding may yield suggestions for structural modification. Students are provided the opportunity to research and present projects on contemporary social problems that illustrate the themes of the course. This course meets the U.S. Diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies)
Linda Brockman (3 Credits)
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AE 284 (1) Environmental Ethics (57663)
Online
6/22/09 - 7/24/09
Five Week Course
Students examine the environmental problems that arise in our attempts to reconcile the demands of human fulfillment and economic activity, and the requirements of ecological balance. Issues include the diverse perspectives of conservation, preservation, and deep ecology. Student projects cover the wise use of resources; pollution of land, air, and water; conservation of species and open space; global climatic change; and the future stewardship of oceans, forests, and the atmosphere. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies)
Paula Martins (3 Credits)
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AE 289 (1) Global Health Care Policy (57965)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
This survey of public health issues on a global scale explores the ethical and economic dilemmas of environmental degradation, national sovereignty, individual liberty, and human happiness and productivity as they arise in the increasing interaction between developed and developing nations. A major course focus is the role of economic and environmental exploitation in precipitating public health problems - water pollution, soil degradation, air pollution, and the modification of local food supplies, for example. The course also examines conditions prevalent in developing nations - poverty, hunger, the absence of physical and social infrastructure, and uneven education, as well as the role of gender and race discrimination. Students learn through case studies and group discussion; term projects focus on selected regions and health conditions. (Prerequisites: One course each in philosophy and religious studies; some background in nursing and economics is preferred.) This course meets the world diversity requirement.EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Barbara Amodio (3 Credits)
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AE 290 (1) Ethics in America (57392)
Online
6/22/09 - 7/24/09
Five Week Course
This course is a survey of practical ethics, in which streaming video discussions of selected topics in applied ethics (ethics in government, ethics in the military, medical ethics, business ethics, etc.) illustrate the basic concepts of the Western tradition in ethical reasoning (autonomy, justice, privacy, community, etc.). The discussions feature influential public figures in each filed; readings include important writings in the history of ethics. Format: Online video, threaded discussion. Cable or DSL required for video viewing. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies)
Lisa Newton (3 Credits)
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AE 291 (1) Business Ethics (57117)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistle-blowing and company loyalty; regulation, self, and government; the logic and future of capitalism. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies) EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Celeste Johnson (3 Credits)
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AE 291 (2) Business Ethics (57725)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistle-blowing and company loyalty; regulation, self, and government; the logic and future of capitalism. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies)
David Schmidt (3 Credits)
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AE 291 (3) Business Ethics (58050)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
Topics include personal morality in profit-oriented enterprises; codes of ethics; obligations to employees and stakeholders; truth in advertising; whistle-blowing and company loyalty; regulation, self, and government; the logic and future of capitalism. (Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies)
David Schmidt (3 Credits)
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AH 10 (1) Origins & Transformations in Western Art (57298)
Online
5/18/09 - 6/19/09
Five Week Course
The history of art from its prehistoric beginnings to the highly developed forms of painting, sculpture, and architecture of the Gothic Age. From caves to cathedrals, we find how each civilization of the ancient and medieval world developed innovative techniques and artistic methods by studying the basic concepts needed to understand pre-historic, Egyptian, Mesopotamian, Greek, Roman, and early Christian art.
Diana Mille (3 Credits)
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AH 164 (1) American Art: Civil War to Civil Rights (57393)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
6/10/09 - 6/16/09
June Daytime Course
This course examines the arts and architecture of the early republic introduced in AH 163, expanding into the major movements and masters of American art from the Civil War to the present. In tracing the themes and artistic statements of American artists the course takes special notice of unifying national myths such as the Founding Fathers, Manifest Destiny, America as the new Eden, the frontier from the Rockies to the lunar surface, heroes from Davy Crockett to Superman, and America as utopia. Through the masterpieces of Church, Cole, Homer, Eakins, Sloan, Hopper, Pollock, Rothko, Wyeth, Warhol, and the Downtown art scene, the course answers the question: What is uniquely American about American art? Three credits.
Philip Eliasoph (3 Credits)
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AH 295 (1) Museum & Gallery Curating (57141)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
A special on-site program taking advantage of the varied collections and exhibitions at leading museums, galleries, and auction houses in Connecticut and Manhattan. Covers basic issues such as: how to evaluate an artwork; the essentials of a formal analysis; how a curator or connoisseur determines questions of age, authenticity, condition or value; where specialized collections exist; how does a Code of Ethics govern the unlicensed art market; where would you seek professional guidance on personal or institutional collections management; why do public museums find themselves in competition and conflict with mass audience entertainment sites? Classes are interactive discussions with curators and museum officials. A van is provided and transportation included in the cost of the course. There is one day in Manhattan requiring independent travel to NYC. Museum entrance fees are additional but modest. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Philip Eliasoph (3 Credits)
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BI 70 (1) Science, Technology and Society (57394)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course analyzes the major science and technology issues that confront today's society. Through an examination of the underlying science, students gain an understanding of the impact these issues hold for the environment, our natural resources, and our society, including benefit versus hazard expectations. Course issues, which change to incorporate timely topics, include acid rain; agriculture; diseases such as AIDS, cancer, and heart disease; energy; genetic engineering; the greenhouse effect; ozone depletion; and water pollution. Note: This course counts as a science core course but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor.
Debra Sauer (3 Credits)
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BI 75 (1) Ecology and Society (57112)
Web Enhanced
Monday/Thursday, 6:15 p.m. - 9:25 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course focuses on environmental issues raised by modern society's conflicting needs for land, water, a livable environment, and renewable/nonrenewable resources. Students examine the available scientific evidence, and are encouraged to draw their own conclusions concerning environmentally sensitive issues which are presented in lectures, readings, films, and occasional off-campus field trips (by arrangement). This course is open to all except biology majors. Note: This course counts as a science core course, but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor. This course is web-enhanced and meets in the classroom only twice per week. Half of the course is completed via Angel and students are required to have a computer with internet access to register for the course.
Robert Ford, Jr. (3 Credits)
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BI 78 (1) Introduction to Marine Science (57137)
Online
7/27/09 - 8/28/09
Five Week Course
Designed to introduce the non-science major and the marine science minor to the field of oceanography. Consideration given to the interdisciplinary nature of the study of the world's oceans by including topics dealing with the geological, physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the science. Note: This course counts as a science core course and is a required course for the marine science minor, but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor.
Thomas Cunningham (3 Credits)
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BI 78 (2) Introduction to Marine Science (58057)
Online
7/27/09 - 8/28/09
Five Week Course
Designed to introduce the non-science major and the marine science minor to the field of oceanography. Consideration given to the interdisciplinary nature of the study of the world's oceans by including topics dealing with the geological, physical, chemical, and biological aspects of the science. Note: This course counts as a science core course and is a required course for the marine science minor, but does not satisfy requirements for the biology major or minor.
Thomas Cunningham (3 Credits)
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BI 96 (1) God and Modern Biology (57395)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course introduces students to the dialogue between science and religion with a detailed consideration of recent advances in modern biological research that raise significant religious, theological, and ethical issues. The course emphasizes developing a practical understanding of the scientific method through interactive experiences and lecture material. Students consider how scientific breakthroughs and ideas can influence or be influenced by relighous thought through assigned readings and in-class discussion groups and through the historically significant and most recent findings in the areas of evolution, biotechnology, and the neurosciences. Note: This course counts as a science core course but does not satisfy requirments for the biology major or minor.
Glenn Sauer (3 Credits)
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BI 107 (1) Human Anatomy and Physiology I (57252)
Monday-Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course, recommended for nursing majors, gives students a familiarity with the anatomy and physiology of body processes with special emphasis on the practical aspects of circulation, respiration, digestion, reproduction, and the glands of internal secretion. Techniques include measuring blood pressure, blood typing, and others. Note: This course is not open to biology majors except where required for allied health sciences (chair approval required). BI 312 Human Physiology is recommended for biology majors who are interested in human physiology.
Barbara Dolyak (4 Credits)
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BI 107 (2) Human Anatomy and Physiology I Lab (57253)
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course, recommended for nursing majors, gives students a familiarity with the anatomy and physiology of body processes with special emphasis on the practical aspects of circulation, respiration, digestion, reproduction, and the glands of internal secretion. Techniques include measuring blood pressure, blood typing, and others. Note: This course is not open to biology majors except where required for allied health sciences (chair approval required). BI 312 Human Physiology is recommended for biology majors who are interested in human physiology. Lab fee: $50.
Barbara Dolyak (0 Credits)
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BI 151 (1) Elements of Microbiology (57928)
Monday-Wednesday, 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
Designed for nursing students and future health care professionals, topics include the structure and function of bacteria, viruses, yeasts, molds, antibiotics, and bacterial genetics. Also examines mechanisms of microbial invasion and the body's immunological response.
Harold Sanchez (4 Credits)
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BI 151 (2) Elements of Microbiology Lab (57929)
Monday-Wednesday, 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/29/09
July Evening Course
Lab for BI 151. Lab Fee: $50
Harold Sanchez (0 Credits)
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BU 211 (1) Legal Environment of Business (57195)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
This course is a basic study of the law, legal institutions and the legal and social responsibility of business. Includes legal history and legal process, judicial systems, common law, statutes and regulations, with an emphasis on torts, contracts, antitrust and trade regulation, protection of the environment, worker safety, product liability and corporate crime. (Prerequisite: junior standing) EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Sharlene McEvoy (3 Credits)
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CH 11 (1) General Inorganic Chemistry I (57248)
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Two-semester sequence (with CH 12) covers: atomic and molecular weights, the mole concept, Avogadro's number, stoichiometry, energy relationships in chemical systems, the properties of gases, the electronic structures of atoms, periodic relationships among the elements, chemical bonding, geometrics of molecules, molecular orbitals, liquids, solids, intermolecular forces, solutions, rates of chemical reactions, chemical equilibrium, free energy, entropy, acids and bases, aqueous equilibria, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, chemistry of metals and non-metals, and chemistry of coordination compounds.
Dorothy Sobczynski (3 Credits)
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CH 11 (2) General Inorganic Chemistry I Lab (57249)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 11:05 a.m. - 2:05 p.m.
6/2/09 - 6/25/09
June Daytime Course
Lab for CH 11. Lab fee: $50.
Dorothy Sobczynski (1 Credits)
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CH 12 (1) General Inorganic Chemistry II (57250)
Monday-Friday, 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
This course is the continuation of CH 11.
Kenneth Unfried (3 Credits)
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CH 12 (2) General Inorganic Chemistry II Lab (57251)
Tuesday/Wednesday/Thursday, 11:05 a.m. - 2:20 p.m.
7/7/09 - 7/30/09
July Daytime Course
Lab for CH 12. Lab fee: $50.
Kenneth Unfried (1 Credits)
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CO 100 (1) Human Communication Theories (57665)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
This course introduces major theoretical perspectives that inform communication scholarship. This foundational course for the major emphasizes understanding human communication as a symbolic process that creates, maintains, and alters personal, social, and cultural identies. Students critique research literature in the communication field in this course which is a prerequisite for the 200- and 300-level communication courses. This course oounts in the social and behavioral sciences core curriculum.
David Gudelunas (3 Credits)
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CO 345 (1) Communication and the Environment (57666)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course examines the relationship between communication and the natural environment. We will discover how the media portray the environment, how environmentalism is produced in public opinion, how the news covers environmental stories, how environmental politics is carried out, how advertising relates to environmental issues, and how narratives construct environments. We will also look at environmental advocacy campaigns and environmental communication in the public sphere. Students investigate how values, attitudes, social structure, and communication affect public perceptions of environmental risk and public opinion about the environment. (Prerequisites: CO 100, CO 130)
James Shanahan (3 Credits)
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EC 11 (2) Introduction to Microeconomics (57236)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Analysis of consumer and producer behavior in dealing with the problem of allocating scarce resources. Includes discussion of how markets function to establish prices through supply and demand, how resource costs influence firm supply, and how variations in competition affect the efficiency of resource use. Topics: antitrust policy, income distribution, the role of government, environmental problems. Computer applications.
Mark LeClair (3 Credits)
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EC 11 (3) Introduction to Microeconomics (57685)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course analyzes the behavior of individual consumers and producers as they deal with the economic problem of allocating scarce resources. The course examines how markets function to establish prices and quantities through supply and demand, how resource costs influence firm supply, and how variatins in competition levels affect economic efficiency. Topics may include antitrust policy, the distribution of income, the role of government, and environmental problems.
William Vasquez Mazariegos (3 Credits)
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EC 12 (1) Introduction to Macroeconomics (57132)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
Develops a model of the aggregate economy, including the international sector, to determine the level of output, income, prices, and unemployment in today's global economy. Examines and evaluates the role of fiscal and monetary policy in economic outcome. Computer applications. May be taken prior to EC 11. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Edward Deak (3 Credits)
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EC 12 (2) Introduction to Macroeconomics (57258)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
Develops a model of the aggregate economy, including the international sector, to determine the level of output, income, prices, and unemployment in today's global economy. Examines and evaluates the role of fiscal and monetary policy in economic outcome. Computer applications. May be taken prior to EC 11
William Vasquez Mazariegos (3 Credits)
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EN 11 (1) Composition And Prose Literature (57113)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
An introduction to the writing and reading skills and strategies that best prepare students for writing tasks they will encounter at the university level and beyond. Includes student-generated writing and the study of essays and other forms of literary nonfiction.
Richard Regan (3 Credits)
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EN 11 (2) Composition And Prose Literature (58018)
6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
An introduction to the writing and reading skills and strategies that best prepare students for writing tasks they will encounter at the university level and beyond. Includes student-generated writing and the study of essays and other forms of literary nonfiction.
John Burlinson (3 Credits)
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EN 12 (2) Introduction to Literature (57256)
Online
7/27/09 - 8/28/09
Five Week Course
A study of drama, fiction, and poetry as they reflect literary and cultural approaches to experience and society. Covers critical writing as an extension of composition in EN 11; also teaches the writing of a thesis-driven, coherently developed research paper that incorporates and documents sources. Prerequisite: EN 11 or equivalent.
NOTE TO STUDENTS IN SECTION 2: This online course requires access to the Internet. Students complete assignments and communicate with the instructor via Web CT. Information concerning the website will be mailed after you have registered.
Lisa Shuchter (3 Credits)
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EN 203 (1) Masterpieces of Greek Literature in English Translation (57668)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
This course surveys major works of ancient Greek literature with an emphasis on the content of this literature as a key to understanding classical Greek civilization and as meaningful in a contemporary context. (prerequisite: EN 12) cross-referenced CL 103.
Aaron Perkus (3 Credits)
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EN 255 (1) Shakespeare (57237)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/24/09
Eight Week Course
A study of some major plays from Shakespeare's career as a working dramatist. Plays include The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Winter's Tale. Students will need a high-speed Internet connection to view streaming video, and a copy of Microsoft Word to send and receive papers.
Richard Regan (3 Credits)
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EN 255 (2) Shakespeare (58090)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/24/09
Eight Week Course
A study of some major plays from Shakespeare's career as a working dramatist. Plays include The Taming of the Shrew, Richard III, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Henry IV, Twelfth Night, Hamlet, King Lear, and The Winter's Tale. Students will need a high-speed Internet connection to view streaming video, and a copy of Microsoft Word to send and receive papers.
Richard Regan (3 Credits)
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EN 260 (1) Understanding Poetry (57198)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Designed for those with no previous knowledge of poetry, those wishing to enrich their understanding of the genre, and those who have had difficulty understanding it in the past. Readings include selections from narrative, epic, and lyric poetry, with concentration on shorter lyric poems. Includes readings and discussions with visiting poets.
Michael Sweeney (3 Credits)
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EN 286 (1) Asian America: Challenges to Citizenship (57669)
Online
5/18/09 - 6/19/09
Five Week Course
The Asian American population is the fastest-growing, second-largest immigrant minority. The course will explore varied entry points into the nation, ranging from merchants, farmers, indentures laborers to refugees, adoptees, and illegal and legal workforce members. For students today, who will function in a globalized, multicultural, and multiracial milieu, visualizing the struggles of Asian Americans will provide an understanding of both the responsibilities and privileges of U.S. citizenship. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement.
Students must login to StagWeb email on 12/22 to obtain course login instructions, syllabus and pre-work assignments due Jan. 2, 2009.
Gita Rajan (3 Credits)
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EN 335 (1) Gender and Sexuality in Film and Literature (57153)
Online
6/22/09 - 7/24/09
Five Week Course
This online course examines the way gender and sexuality are represented in film and literature, beginning with an overview of lesbians and gays in film history with Vito Russo's The Celluloid Closet. The course then moves through popular films and novels from the 1960s to the present day, looking at the ways attitudes about gender are enmeshed with representations of homosexuality. The course aims to develop an anlaysis of current cultural assumptions about gender and sexuality, as they are revealed in film and fiction. A note on course content: The films and novels discussed in this course contain explicit depictions of homosexuality. Students who find such representations problematic should not take the course. Students will need a computer with internet access by cable or DSL to view film content. (Pre-requisite, EN 12)
Sally O'Driscoll (3 Credits)
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EN 342 (1) Voices and Visions : Five American Poets (57297)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
Students undertake an intensive study of five major American poets: Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, and Langston Hughes. The course examines significant themes in the work of these poets and explores the ways in which the poetic process develops structures and meanings through patterns of imagery and the complex resources of language. The course gives attention to the poets' biographies and the historical periods in which they worked. (Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Nicholas Rinaldi (3 Credits)
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EN 342 (2) Voices and Visions : Five American Poets (57670)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
Students undertake an intensive study of five major American poets: Walt Whitman, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost, T.S. Eliot, and Langston Hughes. The course examines significant themes in the work of these poets and explores the ways in which the poetic process develops structures and meanings through patterns of imagery and the complex resources of language. The course gives attention to the poets' biographies and the historical periods in which they worked. (Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent) Three credits. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Nicholas Rinaldi (3 Credits)
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EN 383 (1) American Literature: 1920 to 1950 (57963)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This course traces the development of the modern American writer from the post-World War I era through the Depression and to the period immediately following "World War II. Authors include Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Faulker, Frost, Steinbeck, O'Neill, Mailer, Lowell, Bellow, and others. (Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent)
Leo O'Connor (3 Credits)
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ENW 200 (1) Creative Writing (57289)
Monday-Friday, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This course fosters creativity and critical acumen through extensive exercises in the composition of poetry and fiction. Formerly ENW 300. (Prerequisite: EN 12 or equivalent.)
Janet Krauss (3 Credits)
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ENW 332 (1) Business Writing (57958)
Online
5/18/09 - 6/19/09
Five Week Course
Investigates the demands of business writing. Students design documents that display information and invite readers to read either quickly or thoroughly. Theoretical issues are stressed as well as practical skills. Students practice writing skills on a variety of projects including memos, proposals, reports, collaborative writing, and writing as part of the job-hunting process. Learning goals include understanding the purposes of writing in business and industry, writing with a clear sense of audience, becoming familiar with document design and electronic communication, ethical and cross-cultural issues, and reviewing scholarly writing and research in this academic field.
Maeve Lucey (3 Credits)
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EV 150 (1) Earth Environment: Introduction to Physical Geography (57914)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
This course examines spatial patterns of the natural forces that build up and break down the earth's exterior and their impact on human life. It studies spatial patterns of human behavior and their impact on the earth. The course stresses the use and understanding of maps in considering continental drift, oceans, earthquakes, volcanoes, soil formation, weather systems, natural resources, and the impact of population growth, agriculture, urbanization, and mass migrations. EV 150 is one of the recommended science core courses.
Anke Dew (3 Credits)
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FI 101 (1) Introduction to Finance (57948)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
The purpose of this course is to provide the building blocks for understanding the role of finance in the domestic and international environments. In both a qualitative and quantitative manner, this course addresses the three interrelated fields of finance: the financial markets, investments, and business finance. Emphasis is given to such issues as forecasting and planning, investment and financing decisions, interaction with capital markets, and foreign exchange. Prerequisites: sophomore standing, AC 11, EC 11, and EC 12, one math course.
Michael Maccarone (3 Credits)
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FI 215 (1) Financial Management (57411)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
An analysis of optimal financial decision-making, with emphasis on the investment, financing, and dividend decisions within efficient capital markets (Prerequisite: FI 101.
Michael Tucker (3 Credits)
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FM 102 (1) American Films of the 90's (57915)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Whatever is happening in the country culturally and historically, one way or another finds its way into the popular media. This course examines how the films of a given 10-year period consciously and unconsciously reflect the era in which they were made. The course fulfills a VPA core requirement in history. Formerly listed as FM 103.
Elizabeth Haas (3 Credits)
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HI 30 (1) Europe and the World in Transition (57119)
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This course, which examines the history of Europe and its relationship to the world from the end of the Middle Ages through the 19th century, emphasizes the cultural, social, economic, and political forces and structures that led to the development of commercial and industrial capitalism, and the effects of this development on Europe, the New World, Asia, and Africa. Topics include the Renaissance and Reformation; European expansion and colonialism; the development of strong nation states; the Enlightenment; the Industrial Revolution and conflicting ideological and political responses; and increasing interaction of Europeans and non-Europeans. Critical analysis of primary and secondary sources develops skills in historical methodology that are of great value in many other academic pursuits. Written assignments and class discussions enhance these skills.
Patricia Behre (3 Credits)
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HI 30 (2) Europe and the World in Transition (57290)
Monday-Friday, 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This course, which examines the history of Europe and its relationship to the world from the end of the Middle Ages through the 19th century, emphasizes the cultural, social, economic, and political forces and structures that led to the development of commercial and industrial capitalism, and the effects of this development on Europe, the New World, Asia, and Africa. Topics include the Renaissance and Reformation; European expansion and colonialism; the development of strong nation states; the Enlightenment; the Industrial Revolution and conflicting ideological and political responses; and increasing interaction of Europeans and non-Europeans. Critical analysis of primary and secondary sources develops skills in historical methodology that are of great value in many other academic pursuits. Written assignments and class discussions enhance these skills.
Patricia Behre (3 Credits)
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HI 238 (1) The United States, 1850-1900 (57907)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
Participants study the major transformations in U.S. economy, society, and politics from the decade of the crisis that led to the Civil War until the beginning of the Progressive Era. The course analyzes forces of change to the US -urbanization, industrialization, the maturation of corporate capitalism, and the growing importance of international affairs - and their effects on the way people lived, thought, and acted. The experiences of African-Americans, immigrants and women receive special attention.
Steven Berizzi (3 Credits)
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HI 239 (1) 20th Century United States (57399)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
The course surveys development in American social, political, and economic life since 1900. Major themes include problems of advanced industrial society, the growing government role in the economy, America's growing role in the world, and social movements of the 1930s and 1960s. Ethnic and cultural diversity within American society receive attention. The course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: HI 30) Three credits.
David McFadden (3 Credits)
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HI 245 (1) Feminism in America (57940)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
Participants study feminism based on the premise that it is a multi-faceted struggle for women's autonomy and self-determination. the course focuses largely on the United States, birthplace of the first organized women's movement; however, it periodically expands its view beyond the United States for purposes of comparison. Students analyze the development of the feminist movement as well as feminist theory during the 19th and 20th centuries and explore the discourse on gender mediated by race and class, and its impact on women's lives. Using primary and secondary sources, students work toward a historical definition of feminism. Formerly listed as HI 143. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: HI 30)
Elizabeth Hohl (3 Credits)
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HI 246 (1) Excellent Women, Deviant Women: The Female Experience (57673)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
A survey of American women's history, colonial era to present. Students learn to view women as agents whose testimony and actions are vital to understanding U.S. history, explore the impact and interdependence of gender, race, and class on experience, and use biography to illuminate key issues and enrich perspective. Through primary and secondary sources, students focus on the interplay of gender constructs through the myths and realities of women's lives, and the crucial role women played in transforming public and private space. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. (Prerequisite: HI 30)
Elizabeth Hohl (3 Credits)
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IL 295 (1) Seminar in International Studies: Conflict, Diplomacy and Peacemaking in Latin America (57687)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
This course will examine a history of conflict resolution in Latin America in the form of peacemaking and peacekeeping in the modern era. Three case studies will be examined as examples in efforts to reach a resolution of a conflict in several areas. The cases are prepared by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service where the course professor presently teaches and who previously participated in several of these crises. They include the “Arias Peace Plan: Central American Crises 1987”, “President Clinton’s Haitian Dilemma: Trial by Failure, Trial by Fire Part A and B”, and “Polarization in Venezuela: The Battle between Hugo Chavez and the Opposition”.
In these three separate exercises students will be asked to take different roles as participants in the case study and offer a solution to each crisis in the format of a simulation exercise. The students will also be asked to write a summary of the case study and suggested resolution to the crisis.
Thomas Dodd (3 Credits)
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IL 295 (2) Seminar in International Studies: Post-Conflict Relief and Development (57941)
Online
6/22/09 - 7/24/09
Five Week Course
This course will explore humanitarian relief and development efforts such as education, livelihoods, and youth-centered programming in post-conflict setings. The course will also illustrate the challenges that impact the execution and sustainability of post-conflict relief and development efforts including government instability, non-state actors, and gender-based violence. The course will include case studies from relief and development efforts in Central America and East Africa.
Jermain Griffin (3 Credits)
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IN 107 (2) Color Design (57185)
Tuesday/Thursday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
5/26/09 - 7/28/09
Ten Week Course
This workshop develops proficiency in discerning basic color differences and visualizing color application. Students learn color mixing and identification, color scheme planning, pattern and scale. A major design project will be completed to augment the student's portfolio. Prerequisite: Drawing & Presentation or Interior Design I. 3 credit course. 12 sessions: Meets twice a week for weeks of June 2 & June 9 only.
Robert Hardy (3 Credits)
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IN 122 (2) Rendering (57224)
Monday/Wednesday, 12:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
5/27/09 - 7/27/09
Ten Week Course
A rendered drawing relies on tone as the basis for the perception of form. Using the media of pencil, colored pencil, pen and ink, markers, water color and their various combinations, students learn to achieve a higher degree of professionalism in interior design presentations and perspective drawings. Students should bring available media to the first class. This course may be taken simultaneously with Perspective Techniques.
12 sessions: Meets twice a week for weeks of June 1 and 8 only.
Robert Hardy (3 Credits)
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IN 215 (2) Lighting for Interiors (57296)
Tuesday/Thursday, 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
5/26/09 - 7/28/09
Ten Week Course
This course introduces students to various types of lighting equipment and their characteristics. Students learn how to accurately interpret professional lighting catalogues, to calculate appropriate light levels and to apply this knowledge to a professional lighting plan. One session will be a field trip to experience lighting fixtures and their effects first-hand. Prerequisite: Drawing & Presentation or Interior Design I.
12 Sessions: Meets twice a week for weeks of June 2 and June 9 only.
Robert Hardy (3 Credits)
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IN 218 (2) Interior Design V (57788)
Online
5/26/09 - 8/31/09
Students will begin to deal with the more technical aspects of contract design, furniture design and architectural detailing. These will be incorporated into several works dealing with various issues of contract design and construction. The project segments will become part of the student's portfolio. This is a web/online course.
Robert Hardy (3 Credits)
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IN 220 (2) Perspective Techniques (57186)
Monday/Wednesday, 9:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
5/27/09 - 7/27/09
Ten Week Course
This course helps students take their existing design projects and turn them into three-dimensional interior perspectives, which are invaluable in communicating ideas to the client. Completed drawings will become part of the student portfolio. Students should bring a drafting board and all drafting supplies to the first class. Prerequisite: Drawing & Presentation or Interior Design I.
12 Sessions: Meets twice a week for weeks for June 1 and June 8 only.
Robert Hardy (3 Credits)
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IS 100 (1) Introduction to Information Systems (57405)
Online
7/27/09 - 8/28/09
Five Week Course
This course helps students understand the role of Information Systems in the contemporary business environment. It introduces them to the use of information systems concepts and techniques in solving a wide range of business problems. Working in small teams, students develop, analyze, and present solutions to a business problem using information technology.
Arthur McAdams (3 Credits)
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MA 10 (1) Math For Liberal Arts Majors (57163)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Presents major mathematical concepts in an historical and cultural setting rather than preparing students for specific applications of mathematics. Treating the subject as an art as well as a science, explores the interplay of mathematics with philosophy and the arts, along with its more traditional relationship to the sciences. Topics include geometry, set theory logic, differential and integral calculus.
Attila Levai (3 Credits)
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MA 17 (1) Introduction to Probability & Statistics (57257)
Monday/Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/30/09
June Evening Course
This introductory course covers measures of central tendency, variance, Chebyshev's theorem, probability theory, binomial distribution, normal distribution, the central limit theorem, and estimating population means for large samples. Course includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling, distribution functions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression and correlation.
John Vangor (3 Credits)
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MA 17 (2) Introduction to Probability & Statistics (58029)
Online
6/29/09 - 7/31/09
Five Week Course
This introductory course covers measures of central tendency, variance, Chebyshev's theorem, probability theory, binomial distribution, normal distribution, the central limit theorem, and estimating population means for large samples. Course includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, sampling, distribution functions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression and correlation. In addition, lectures, problems, and solutions will be posted each week. Finally, assignments and tests will be available on the Web as well as in class. Students require access to the Internet. This Web enhanced course will offer students the opportunity to contact the professor via e-mail with a 24-hour turn- around time for response.
Robert Parisi (3 Credits)
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MA 19 (1) Introduction to Calculus (57120)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course introduces differentiation and integration, and shows how these ideas are related. The course illustrates how a huge array of important and interesting geometry, application, and life questions, when expressed in the language of functions, turn out to be questions about derivatives and integrals, and are amenable to the same body of techniques and universal principles. The course presents the basic concepts numerically, algebraically, and geometrically, using graphing calculators to illustrate many of the underlying geometrical ideas. MA 19 is not a prerequisite for any other course; students who have received credit for MA 19 may not take MA 121 for credit.
Mary Grant (3 Credits)
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MA 19 (2) Introduction to Calculus (57675)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This course introduces differentiation and integration, and shows how these ideas are related. The course illustrates how a huge array of important and interesting geometry, application, and life questions, when expressed in the language of functions, turn out to be questions about derivatives and integrals, and are amenable to the same body of techniques and universal principles. The course presents the basic concepts numerically, algebraically, and geometrically, using graphing calculators to illustrate many of the underlying geometrical ideas. MA 19 is not a prerequisite for any other course; students who have received credit for MA 19 may not take MA 121 for credit.
Attila Levai (3 Credits)
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MA 27 (1) Intermediate Statistics (57247)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course covers the tools and techniques of statistics most commonly seen in business applications and meets the third semester of the Dolan School of Business's quantitative requirement. Topics include (multi)linear regression and correlation; inference, including t-tests and chi-square tests; and analysis of variation. Students who have taken MA 12-122 or MA 171-172 should take MA 217. Prerequisites: MA 17, MA 19.
Robert Parisi (3 Credits)
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MA 121 (1) Applied Calculus I (57170)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Plane analytic geometry; foundations of the calculus, differentiation and integration of algebraic functions; applications. Intended for psychology, business, biology and other life science majors.
Edward Giegengack (3 Credits)
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MA 122 (1) Applied Calculus II (57171)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
Topics in this course include antiderivatives, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus; differentiation and integration of trigonometric, logarithmic, and exponential functions; techniques of integration; and applications of the definite integral. (Prerequisite: MA 121 or equivalent).
John Williamson (3 Credits)
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MA 125 (1) Calculus I: Engineering & Physics Majors (57263)
Tuesday, 6:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.
5/26/09 - 8/4/09
Special Times
This course covers analytic geometry, continuous functions, derivatives of algebraic and trigonometric functions, product and chain rules, implicit functions, extrema and curve sketching, indefinite and definite integrals, and applications of derivatives and of antiderivatives.
John David (3 Credits)
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MA 217 (1) Accelerated Statistics (57303)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
This introductory, calculus-based statistics course focuses on applications in business, statistics and everyday events. Topics include descriptive statistics including mean, median, mode, standard deviation, histograms, distributions, box plots, and scatter plots; probability theory including counting rules, random variables, probability distributions, expected values, binomial and normal distributions, and the central limit theorem; inferential statistics including point estimates, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing; and regression theory. Students learn to analyze data with the aid of common software packages. Students who have received credit for one of MA 217 or 352 may not take the other for credit. (Pre-or co-requisite: MA 122 or MA 126 or MA 172 or equivalent)
Robert Parisi (3 Credits)
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MG 101 (1) Introduction to Management in Organizations (57241)
Online
7/27/09 - 8/28/09
Five Week Course
This course integrates, through theory and its applications, the various topics, concepts, and modalitites that make up the Management discipline. Its purpose is twofold: 1) to provide all business students with a strong grounding in how individuals and organizations function to support the strategic goals of business and 2) to provide a foundation for further study by management majors and minors. The course introduces students to team/group work; the relationship of business to local, national and global communities; the ethical implications of business decisions and models; organizational behavior; human resource management; leadership and organizational culture. Prerequisite: sophomore standing.
Sarra Kennedy (3 Credits)
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MG 235 (1) Managing Human Resources for Competitive Advantage (57293)
Online
5/18/09 - 6/19/09
Five Week Course
This course introduces students to the way effective management of people can contribute to firm performance and competitive advantage. The course explores human resource management activities: human resource planning, recruiting, selection, training, performance appraisal, compensation, and labor relations. Through extensive use of cases, simulations and exercises, students actively learn to implement various human resourse management strategies to better serve organizational and employee interests. (Prerequisite: junior standing and MG 101)
Mousumi Bhattacharya (3 Credits)
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MG 385 (1) Managing People for Global Business (57225)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
This course prepares students for the new demands of managing human resources in the global business arena. As a result of the globalization of business, human resource management practices such as recruitment, training, compensation, performance management, and employee relations are more complex. Legal and regulatory requirements of foreign countries, cultural differences, expatriate management, and workforce mobility have become important considerations. Students analyze these complexities along with in depth study of human resources in specific places such as Japan, China, India, Africa, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. This course meets the world diversity requirement.
Mousumi Bhattacharya (3 Credits)
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MK 101 (1) Principles of Marketing (57240)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the fundamental concepts and theories that drive day-to-day marketing decisions. A thorough understanding of the marketplace (consumer or business-to-business) is at the heart of such decision-making, and students develop skills for identifying the customer's wants and needs and satisfying these demands. The core tools that enable managers to move from decision-making to action are addressed: product development, pricing, channel management and structure, and promotions (including advertising and sales). Additional relevant topics include global marketing, marketing ethics, and internet marketing. The student is required to work in a team to construct a written marketplace analysis for a chosen product/service. (Prerequisite: sophomore standing.)
Mark Ligas (3 Credits)
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MK 212 (1) Consumer Behavior (57173)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This course provides students with an understanding of the behavior of consumers in the marketplace using an interdisciplinary approach that employs concepts from such fields as economics, psychology, social psychology, sociology, and psychoanalysis. Topics include motivation, perception, attitudes, consumer search, and post-transactional behavior. (Prerequisites: MK 101, junior or senior standing.)
Gerald Cavallo (3 Credits)
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MK 231 (1) Advertising (57174)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
The goal of this course is to focus on the many changes that are occurring in the advertising industry and how they influence advertising and promotional strategies and tactics. This course is designed from an integrated marketing communications perspective, emphasizing the importance of coordinating various promotional elements with other marketing activites that communicate with a company's customers. Topics include advertising on traditional media such as TV, radio, and magazines, and on non-traditional media such as the World Wide Web, media planning, direct marketing, public relations, sales promotions, and personal selling. Prerequisites: MK 101, junior or senior standing.EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Camelia Micu (3 Credits)
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MK 312 (1) Global Marketing (57200)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
Emphasizes the role of marketing and marketing management in different environments having an impact on the various marketing functions. In addition to a focus on marketing activities and their management on the domestic front, special emphasis is given to cultural, political, geographic, and other factors related to international marketing by firms in other nations as well as American firms. (Prerequisite: MK 101, junior or senior standing) EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Rajasree Rajamma (3 Credits)
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MU 101 (1) History of Jazz (57155)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
Traces the development of American jazz from its origins in black musical traditions,with special emphasis on its connection to the historical period. Examines the roots of jazz in ragtime, blues, work songs, and march music, and studies the developments of different jazz styles: Dixieland in the '20s, swing in the '30s, bop in the '40s, and on to the present. No prerequisites. This class meets the U.S. diversity requirement. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Brian Torff (3 Credits)
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MU 102 (1) History and Development of Rock (57158)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/12/09
June Daytime Course
This course will survey the musical and social trends which resulted in the emergence of rock and roll as an important musical and cultural force in America. We will trace the roots of rock, blues, and country styles, showing how they merged with popular music. Periods from the 1950s to the present will be studied, along with Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, the Beatles, the British invasion, folk music, Bob Dylan, jazz and art rock, Jimi Hendrix, the west coast movement, and the music industry. Students will be able to understand, discuss, and differentiate between stylistic periods and their historical relevance to American culture. The course meets the U.S. diversity requirement. No prerequisites.
Brian Torff (3 Credits)
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OM 101 (1) Operations Management (57242)
Online
5/18/09 - 7/3/09
Seven Week Course
This course provides the primary exposure to service and manufacturing operations management within the business core curriculum. Topics include process modeling, quality management and control, decision analysis, capacity planning, supply chain management, and project planning and control. Special attention is given to showing how concepts and models presented in lectures and readings apply to real-world business situations. Examples of international operations are studied, and ethical issues are explored within the context of decisions such as where to locate facilities. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing and one statistics course.
James He (3 Credits)
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PH 10 (1) Questions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (57114)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This introductory course considers the philosophical questions of several significant thinkers from the dawn of Western philosophy to the 17th century. The course introduces students to the vocation of incessant questioning by acquainting them with the rich and stimulating variety of ancient and medieval philosophical thinking and by developing their own thinking, reading, and critical writing skills.
Sara Brill (3 Credits)
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PH 10 (2) Questions in Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (57785)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This introductory course considers the philosophical questions of several significant thinkers from the dawn of Western philosophy to the 17th century. The course introduces students to the vocation of incessant questioning by acquainting them with the rich and stimulating variety of ancient and medieval philosophical thinking and by developing their own thinking, reading, and critical writing skills.
Barbara Amodio (3 Credits)
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PH 150 (1) Questions in Modern and Contemporary Philosophy: Descartes to Derrida (57909)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This introductory course considers the philosophical questions of several significant thinkers from the 17th century to the present. It introduces students to new ways of thinking ushered in by the revolutionary era of scientific reasoning and the enlightenment, as well as the reaction to modernism by contemporary thinkers. The course also introduces students to the vocation of incessant questioning by acquainting them with these new ways of philosophical thinking while continuing to develop their own thinking, reading, and critical writing skills. Prerequisite: PH 10
Christopher Albrecht (3 Credits)
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PH 233 (1) Introduction to Asian Philosophies (57243)
Online
5/18/09 - 6/19/09
Five Week Course
This course presents a coherently developed account of the salient features of the two philosophical traditions of China and India as contrasted with each other and with the Western tradition. This course meets the world diversity requirement. (Prerequisites: PH 10 and one 100-level philosophy course)
Manyul Im (3 Credits)
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PO 11 (1) Introduction to American Politics (57957)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Examines the American political system and political culture; major political institutions in relation to policy perspectives; the ability of the political system to deal with societal problems; political reform proposals.
Donald Greenberg (3 Credits)
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PO 12 (1) Introduction to Comparative Politics (57202)
Online
6/22/09 - 7/24/09
Five Week Course
Surveys selected industrialized and non-industrialized nations. Explores the relationship between cultural and socio-economic conditions and political behavior, while illustrating some of the basic concepts and methods of comparative political analysis. This course meets the world diversity requirement.
Mary Ann Haley (3 Credits)
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PO 161 (1) The American Presidency (57133)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Examines the president's role in the political systems: the origins, qualifications, and limitations of office as the President functions as chief executive, legislative leader, and link with the courts. Examines presidential powers and roles as party leader and politician as a means of evaluating presidential achievement of domestic and foreign policy goals. Reviews questions of reform.
John Orman (3 Credits)
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PO 165 (1) Political Parties, Interest Groups, Public Opinion (57159)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
Examines various linkage models that describe representation of citizens by leaders. Also examines political parties, interest groups, and public opinion in terms of their contributions to popular control of American politics. What mechanisms do citizens have in order to gain compliance for their policy preferences? How responsive are decision makers in the American system to citizens' demands? These questions and others are considered in the course. This course meets the U.S. diversity requirement.
John Orman (3 Credits)
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PO 167 (1) Media and Politics (57945)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
This course is designed to examine the impact of the media on the American political system and conversely how government attempts to influence the media for its purposes. The implications of the electronic media for a democratic and informed society are examined, and close attention is paid to the media's impact on national elections. Finally, the media as an agent of political socialization is analyzed. (Not open to students who have taken PO 190.)
Donald Greenberg (3 Credits)
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PO 168 (1) Politics of Mass Popular Culture (57121)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
Surveys the political aspects of American popular culture by examining the relationship between sports and politics, the politics of rock music, and political humor and satire. Explores the values and political positions conveyed by U.S. sports, the political impact of American popular music, and how citizens use political humor and satire to develop an outlook toward government. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
John Orman (3 Credits)
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PO 168 (2) Politics of Mass Popular Culture (57147)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
Surveys the political aspects of American popular culture by examining the relationship between sports and politics, the politics of rock music, and political humor and satire. Explores the values and political positions conveyed by U.S. sports, the political impact of American popular music, and how citizens use political humor and satire to develop an outlook toward government. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
John Orman (3 Credits)
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PO 390 (1) Special Topics: Conflict, Diplomacy and Peacemaking in Latin America (57925)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 12:40 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
This course will examine a history of conflict resolution in Latin America in the form of peacemaking and peacekeeping in the modern era. Three case studies will be examined as examples in efforts to reach a resolution of a conflict in several areas. The cases are prepared by the Institute for the Study of Diplomacy at Georgetown University School of Foreign Service where the course professor presently teaches and who previously participated in several of these crises. They include the “Arias Peace Plan: Central American Crises 1987”, “President Clinton’s Haitian Dilemma: Trial by Failure, Trial by Fire Part A and B”, and “Polarization in Venezuela: The Battle between Hugo Chavez and the Opposition”.
In these three separate exercises students will be asked to take different roles as participants in the case study and offer a solution to each crisis in the format of a simulation exercise. The students will also be asked to write a summary of the case study and suggested resolution to the crisis.
Thomas Dodd (3 Credits)
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PS 78 (1) Nature of the Universe (57676)
Online
7/20/09 - 9/4/09
Seven Week Course
This course, intended for non-science majors, reviews the scientific field of cosmology, or the nature of the physical universe, from a historical perspective. Beginning with the ancients, the course traces the development of cosmological principles through the Greek and Egyptian era of Aristotle, C. Ptolemy, and others; the 16th and 17th centuries of Copernicus, Galileo, and Newton; and the cosmology of the 20th century based upon Einstein's theories of relativity coupled with several fundamental oservations. This leads to an examination of the current model of the universe, which is based upon the Big Bang theory.
David Heiden (3 Credits)
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PS 83 (1) General Physics I (Health & Life Sciences) (57175)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Rigorous treatment of mechanics, heat, and thermodynamics; wave motion and sound; velocity and acceleration; Newton's Laws of Motion, work, energy, power, momentum, torque, vibratory motion, elastic properties of gases, transfer of heat and elementary thermodynamics. With laboratory.
Jack Beal (3 Credits)
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PS 83 (2) General Physics I Lab (Health & Life Sciences) (57176)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Lab for PS 83. Lab fee: $50.
Jack Beal (1 Credits)
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PS 84 (1) General Physics II (Health & Life Sciences) (57177)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
A continuation of PS 83. Light, electricity and magnetism; the nature of light, reflection, refraction, diffraction, and polarization; electrostatics, DC circuits, magnetic forces, electromagnetic induction, AC circuits, electrical instruments, generators and motors. With laboratory.
Jack Beal (3 Credits)
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PS 84 (2) General Physics II Lab (Health & Life Sciences) (57178)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
Lab for PS 84. Lab fee: $50
Jack Beal (1 Credits)
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PS 87 (1) Fundamentals of Astronomy (57143)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
A one-semester introductory course for non-science majors. Traditional topics include: the history of astronomy, telescopes, the sun, the moon, the major and minor planets, comets, and meteors. Topics appropriate to modern astronomy are also discussed: the composition and evolution of stars, star clusters, quasars, pulsars, black holes, and cosmological models.
David Heiden (3 Credits)
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PY 101 (1) General Psychology (57244)
Online
7/7/09 - 8/21/09
Seven Week Course
This course introduces the science of mental processes and behavior by addressing a range of questions including: How is brain activity related to thought and behavior? What does it mean to learn and remember something? How do we see, hear, taste, and smell? How do we influence one another's attitudes and actions? What are the primary factors that shape a child's mental and emotional development? How and why do we differ from one another? What are the origins and most effective treatments of mental illness?
Judith Primavera (3 Credits)
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PY 132 (1) Introduction to Industrial/Organizational Psychology (57203)
Online
7/7/09 - 7/31/09
Four Week Course
Introduces this branch of applied psychology, its contributions, methods, and history. Covers the role of psychologists and other scientist-practitioners in developing and maintaining human work performance and work environments. Topics include: personnel; organizational behavior and development; counseling; labor relations; consumer and engineering/ergonomic psychology; recruitment, selection, training, development, and appraisal of individuals and groups; development and change of organizational cultures; and relations between organizations and stakeholders. Also emphasized: the contributions of psychology to understanding human work skills, interests, attitudes, motivations, satisfactions and stresses, careers, management, leadership communication, group processes, and organization.
Paul Maloney (3 Credits)
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PY 138 (1) Psychology and the Law (57961)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
The legal system, particularly our criminal justice system, from its code to its enforcement, is based on implicit psychological assumptions about human behavior and how it should be controlled. This course examines those assumptions in light of current pyscholegal theory and research. It covers the treatment of traditional psychiatric populations (e.g., the mentally ill, the mentally retarded, the homeless) by the justice system in contrast to the handling of normal people; clinical issues such as the insanity defense, predicting dangerousness, the validity of psychiatric examinations and lie detectors; jury selection, eye-witness testimony, decision-making, sentencing and parole. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Dorothea Braginsky (3 Credits)
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PY 148 (1) Fundamentals of Social Psychology (57314)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
This online course surveys the major areas of concern in social psychology, emphasizing current issues and research in the fields of social influence and conformity, human aggression, prejudice, interpersonal attraction, propaganda, and persuasion. Students who have taken PY 248 may not take this course.
Dorothea Braginsky (3 Credits)
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PY 151 (1) Abnormal Psychology (57402)
Online
7/20/09 - 9/4/09
Seven Week Course
This introduction to the field of abnormal behavior presents classic behavior patterns found in the classification system as well as possible causes and remediation.
Judith Primavera (3 Credits)
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PY 151 (2) Abnormal Psychology (57930)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This introduction to the field of abnormal behavior presents classic behavior patterns found in the classification system as well as possible causes and remediation.
John McCarthy (3 Credits)
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PY 163 (1) Developmental Psychology for Non-Majors (57245)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
The course encompasses a developmental psychology approach to the growth of the individual from birth to old age, tracing motor, perceptual, language, cognitive, and emotional growth and emphasizing normal development. Students who have taken PY 263 or PY 264 may not take this course.
Judith Primavera (3 Credits)
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PY 284 (1) Theories of Personality (57160)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
The content of the course is an advanced presentation, analysis, and evaluation of theories of personality from Freud through Skinner. The purpose of such a course is not only one of theoretical enrichment and history, but is intended to broaden the student's understanding of the normal human personality in terms of theoretical structure, function, and dynamics. (Prerequisite: PY 101)
John McCarthy (3 Credits)
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RS 10 (1) Introduction to Religious Studies (57116)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This section of RS 10 will explore the many ways in which culture, religion and human self-understanding interact. Special topics will include the formation of religious communities, science and religion, the plurality of religions in the U.S., and Christianity as a global phenomenon.
John Thiel (3 Credits)
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RS 112 (1) The Problem of God (57677)
Monday-Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
This historical and theological examination of the Christian doctrine of God pays special attention to the problematic aspects of the development of this doctrine through the ages, exploring this development in biblical sources; patristic, medieval, Reformation, and modern times. The course concludes with a consideration of the challenge of post-Enlightenment atheism and of the efforts of contemporary theologians to recast the classical conception of God.
John Thiel (3 Credits)
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RS 130 (1) Last Things: The Catholic Belief in Life After Death (57678)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This course first explores the Christian understanding of life after death, affirmed in such beliefs as the resurrection of the body, the last judgment, heaven and hell, and the forgiveness of sins. It then goes on to examine the Catholic tradition's particular contributions to these beliefs in its teachings on purgatory and the communion of the saints. The course asks why these ancient beliefs continue to resonate in contemporary popular culture, and examines modern theological efforts to re-construct these hopeful beliefs for our own times.
John Thiel (3 Credits)
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RS 162 (1) Good News of the Gospels (57910)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
Students study the writings of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John according to the methodology of redaction criticism. Course examines and compares the theological positions of early Christianity represented in each writer.
Hugh Humphrey (3 Credits)
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RS 172 (1) Contemporary Morality: Basic Questions (57276)
Online
6/1/09 - 7/17/09
Seven Week Course
This course introduces the fundamental concepts in moral theology, drawing on major traditions in contemporary Christian thought. The course examines the moral foundations of conscience, freedom, and responsibility; virtue and character; and methods of moral decision-making. To deepen the study of basic questions in Christian morality, the course concludes by examining selected applied issues in contemporary morality.
Rosemarie Gorman (3 Credits)
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SA 12 (2) Foundation Drawing (57188)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
This course focuses on the act of seeing and its intimate connection with mark-making. Experiences are designed to develop observational, expressive, and conceptual skills. Students explore the formal elements of drawing, such as line, value, composition, and form, and how they can be used to express an awareness of one's self and of the world around one. A variety of materials and processes are explored through in and out-of-class projects. Students participate in critiques of these projects and, through writing and speaking, develop a language of aesthetic awareness and a sense of artistic quality. Lab fee: $45. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Kathryn Jo Yarrington (3 Credits)
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SA 134 (1) Digital Photography (57422)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
This course covers basic techniques of digital photography, including print production, the development of concepts and theory in photography, the relationship of photography to other visual media, and the study of historical and contemporary precedents. In addition, students will explore the manipulation of photographic images in both black and white through the use of Adobe Photoshop. COURSE MATERIALS FEE DUE AT THE START OF CLASS: $100.
Peter Benson (3 Credits)
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SA 134 (2) Digital Photography (58133)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
This course covers basic techniques of digital photography, including print production, the development of concepts and theory in photography, the relationship of photography to other visual media, and the study of historical and contemporary precedents. In addition, students will explore the manipulation of photographic images in both black and white through the use of Adobe Photoshop. COURSE MATERIALS FEE DUE AT THE START OF CLASS: $100.
Peter Benson (3 Credits)
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SO 11 (1) General Sociology (57150)
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Provides a sense of sociology's orientation and its particular way of looking at human behavior in the context of people's interaction with each other. Emphasizes the questions sociology asks, the methods it uses to search for answers, and how it applies the answers to everyday problems and issues of social policy.
Rose Rodrigues (3 Credits)
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SO 145 (1) Society and Self (57931)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
Examines sociological approaches to the relationship of society and the self. Studies the intersection of self and society in relation to topics like interaction, motives, life changes, and responsibility. Other topics include how a sense of self is constructed in occupations and organizations, and in personal lives.
Jack Kamerman (3 Credits)
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SO 175 (1) Sociology of Law (57204)
Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/26/09
June Daytime Course
The basis of this course is the relationship between law and society. Several issues explored are the meaning of law, civil disobedience and other challenges, and the law as an agent of social change. A major theme of the course is legal equality vs. social inequality -- a theme to be analyzed in terms of discrimination against the poor, women, and various racial groups. The second half is devoted to a discussion of the role of lawyers, the police, and the courts in American society.
Rose Rodrigues (3 Credits)
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SO 185 (1) Introduction to International Migration (57912)
Wednesday-Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
8/5/09 - 8/11/09
One Week August Course
This course examines the causes, processes and concerns of international migration, which are explored through the use of case studies that include a wide range of countries from different world regions. These case studies include international migrants, such as refugees, labor migrants, and undocumented migrants. In addition to studying the migrants and the reasons for their international movement, participants have the opportunity to discuss opposing perspectives on the immigration policies of developed countries. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS JULY 27, 2009.
Terry Ann Jones (3 Credits)
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SO 279 (1) Seminar: Criminal Justice System (57138)
Wednesday-Wednesday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
5/20/09 - 5/27/09
One Week May Course
Explores in detail the workings and problems of the U.S. criminal justice system. Investigates sources of criminal behavior, and focuses on the arraignment process, probation, the trial, sentencing, prison reform, and parole. Site visits supplement lectures and discussion. EVERY INTENSIVE COURSE REQUIRES ADVANCED PREPARATION. STUDENTS WHO REGISTER FOR AN INTENSIVE COURSE MUST OBTAIN A SYLLABUS FROM THE REGISTRAR'S OFFICE, BUY TEXTBOOKS AND COMPLETE ASSIGNMENTS PRIOR TO THE START OF CLASS. REGISTRATION DEADLINE IS MAY 11, 2009.
Rose Rodrigues (3 Credits)
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SP 110 (1) Elementary Spanish I (57921)
Monday-Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Evening Course
Designed for students with no prior experience with Spanish or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level. This two-semester sequence teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language cultures are explored through a variety of media. 4 credits.
Beatriz Lozano (4 Credits)
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SP 111 (1) Elementary Spanish II (57922)
Web Enhanced
Monday/Tuesday/Thursday, 6:45 p.m. - 9:55 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/30/09
July Evening Course
Designed for students with no prior experience with Spanish or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level. This two-semester sequence teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Language cultures are explored through a variety of media. This course meets in the classroom with an online component. Students will need internet access for the online component. 4 credits.
Sheila Candelario (4 Credits)
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SP 208 (1) Spanish for Health Care Professionals (57950)
Online
7/6/09 - 8/7/09
Five Week Course
This course is designed for students who have completed Spanish 110-111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level. It covers the same language skills as Spanish 210 but it has an emphasis on vocabulary and content related to the medical field. Participants will continue the study of Spanish language on a more advanced level and will review essential points of grammar, vocabulary, and regular practice in speaking and writing. The course will provide the necessary language skills to deal with Spanish speaking patients in health care delivery in hospitals and doctor’s offices, for the reception, general examination, symptoms, and prognosis. This course will also explore the diversified Spanish cultures through a variety of materials (Spanish health magazines, literature, or Internet) and their role in health idioms and phraseology. THERE IS AN OPTIONAL ONLINE COMPONENT ON WEDNESDAY EVENINGS FROM 6:45 PM to 9:00 PM TO SUPPORT CONVERSATIONAL LEARNING. This course does not fulfill any part of the language requirement.Three credits per semester.
Gabriela Pavon (3 Credits)
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SP 210 (1) Intermediate Spanish I (57923)
Monday-Thursday, 8:30 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
6/1/09 - 6/25/09
June Daytime Course
Designed for students who have completed SP 110-SP 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level. This two-semester sequence prepares students to continue the study of language on a more advanced level, and includes review of essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular practice in speaking and writing. The language cultures are explored through a wide variety of materials (literary texts, press articles, films, etc.) 4 credits.
Norma Branson (4 Credits)
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SP 211 (1) Intermediate Spanish II (57924)
Monday-Friday, 10:40 a.m. - 1:10 p.m.
7/6/09 - 7/31/09
July Daytime Course
Designed for students who have completed SP 110-SP 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level. This two-semester sequence prepares students to continue the study of language on a more advanced level, and includes review of essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular practice in speaking and writing. The language cultures are explored through a wide variety of materials (literary texts, press articles, films, etc.) 4 credits.
Gabriela Pavon (4 Credits)
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