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Human Development |
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HDV 400 - Research Designs and Applications in Human Development
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge necessary to interpret research in applied areas of human development. The content will reflect quasi-experimentation, issues in developmental assessment, developmental research designs, multivariate analyses, qualitative research, and contexts for research in human development. The laboratory component will focus on the methods and skills most appropriate in human development settings. In the two hour laboratory component, students will design, implement, and analyze data from research studies and program evaluations applicable to human development.
Prerequisite: PSY 290 or HDV 302.
Co-requisite: HDV 403
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 4
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HDV 403 - Advanced Applied Field Experience and Analysis in HDV
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course combines student field experiences required by the Human Development Major with opportunities to share experiences in a clinical context, to interact with social service leaders in the community, and to reflect on placements with peers facing similar issues and concerns in the real world of human services.
Prerequisite: HDV 303 and upper division standing, or instructor permission
Co-requisite: HDV 400
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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HDV 432 - Canine-Human Relationships
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Review of basic principles of learning with an emphasis on the application of those principles to real world situations. Specfic techniques will be covered for the purpose of working with canines. The students will spend several hours of direct contact each week work with various dogs housed in an animal shelter.
Prerequisite: HDV 101 or PSY 100, and instructor permission
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 4
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HDV 455 - Victimization Across the Lifespan
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Various types of victimization across the lifespan are explored in this course, focusing on how an individual’s cognitive, social, and emotional development and well-being may be affected by victimization. The short- and long-term impact of victimization on the individuals victimized are examined, as are the costs and consequences to society.
Prerequisite: HDV 357 and upper division standing, or instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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HDV 490 - Practicum in Research
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An experience in a student conducted research project supervised by a faculty member. Activities will include either field studies or laboratory research.
Note: Variable credit one to three, maximum credit allowed is 12.
Prerequisite: Junior or senior standing and permission of the instructor and chairperson of the department. Additional prerequisites as per specific topic or instructor.
Equivalent Course: PSY 490
Offered: Fall and Spring.
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HDV 497 - Practicum in Teaching for HDV
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course provides opportunities to learn how college level courses are run, and to acquire practical skills related to classroom teaching. Students will assist faculty by preparing class materials, running review sessions before exams, assisting with examination proctoring, taking attendance, and providing tutoring assistance to their assigned class.
Note: Repeatable for maximum 12 credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HDV 499 - Independent Study in Human Development
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An in depth investigation of a research or topical issue in the field of Human Development conducted independently by a student under the guidance of a member of the department whose special area of expertise within the field falls within the scope of that research or topical issue.
Note: Variable credit 1 to 3; maximum credits allowed is six.
Prerequisite: The student must have completed 6 semester hours of study in Human Development, except in rare cases to be approved by the departmental chairperson. The student must be accepted as a candidate by a specific member of the departmental staff before he or she is allowed to register for independent study. Such acceptance is to be made in writing and duplicate. One copy of the letter of acceptance is to be filed with the faculty of the department, the second retained by the student.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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Human Resource Management |
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HRM 385 - Organizational Behavior
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An exploration and analysis of the interaction between human beings in and with formal organizations. The in-depth approach to the complex relationships of organizational variables such as, perception, motivation and personality and environmental variables such as organizational leadership, climate, social factors and change.
Prerequisite: MGT 261
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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HRM 386 - Human Resource Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An introduction to personnel management. Focus will be on introducing the student to the theories, practices, and problems encountered in securing, allocating, compensating, developing, and effectively using human resources in organizations.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and minimum first semester junior standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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HRM 458 - Human Resource Staffing
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course uses a theoretical and empirical framework for analyzing the major staffing activities of human resource planning, recruitment, selection and orientation. Study of relevant concepts, problems, methods, research, sensitivity to diverse workforce and legislation related to each of these activities will be incorporated in the course. Emphasis is directed to developing comprehensive analysis and decision-making skills.
Prerequisite: HRM 386 and minimum first semester junior standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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HRM 459 - Labor Relations
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The study of labor relations resulting in collective bargaining. An examination of the historical development of the labor movement and the structure of union organizations and federal agencies involved in collective bargaining. Union organizing, concerted activities, collective bargaining and contract administration will be addressed.
Prerequisite: Minimum first semester junior standing. Advisement Recommendation: Completion of Basic Skills Requirements and Knowledge Foundation courses.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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HRM 462 - Employment Law
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Law examines the relationship between public policy and current human resource management practices. Major emphasis is placed on developing an understanding of the content of personnel law, its enforcement, and its day to day application. Topics investigated will be selected from among the following: employment discrimination law, wage and salary legislation, state unemployment law, workers’ compensation law, privacy issues, employment-at-ill, and common-law employment issues.
Prerequisite: Minimum first semester junior standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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HRM 463 - Compensation Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The development and maintenance of internally equitable and externally competitive wage and salary programs is studied. Major emphasis is given to the role compensation plays in attracting, retaining, and motivating employees. Topics investigated include compensation as an exchange process, motivation theory, public policy and its effect on compensation, job analysis and evaluation, pay structure determination, performance evaluation, incentives and incentive plans, economic and noneconomic forms of compensation, special issues of managerial compensation, and problems of compensation control.
Prerequisite: HRM 386 and minimum first semester junior standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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HRM 464 - Senior Seminar in Human Resource Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course helps senior students in the Human Resource Management major integrate knowledge of human resource management acquired from previous HRM courses. Students learn how effective staffing, compensation, performance management, and other human resource functions impact organizational performance. The course provides an integrative experience that enables students to solve human resource management problems using multiple perspectives.
Note: Must be a Human Resource Management Major.
Prerequisite: HRM 385 and 386, senior standing; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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Information Science |
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ISC 105 - Introduction to Digital Humanities
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Introduction to the application of information technology, computational methods and cognitive approaches to the presentation and analysis of data in the humanities. Topics include: identification and retrieval of information for the humanities, presentation of data, elementary computational tools and models for the analysis of data and critical appraisal of methods in the digital humanities. Students engage in projects which apply computer technologies to one or more areas of the humanities.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 110 - Introduction to Information Science
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce students to the basic concepts, principles and skills utilized in the field of information science. The main emphasis will be on the use of computer technology tools to manage information resources. The course will also prepare students for other technology-intensive information science courses.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 150 - Introduction to Scripting and Markup Languages
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course will investigate the syntactic and semantic properties of scripting languages. Attention will be primarily paid to JavaScript, with some comparisons made to other scripting languages. Finally, investigation will be made of the properties and applications of Standard Generalized Markup Languages, (HTML and XML) and the ways in which scripting languages and Java work with them.
Equivalent Course: CSC 120
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 215 - Business Programming and Data Analysis Tools
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An overview of Data Analysis Tools and Techniques such as programming languages R, Python, and Advanced Excel. A summary of Text and web mining, and the application of selected data mining techniques to business decision making situations will be illustrated. Students will be participating in data mining exercises. Data Visualization techniques will be discussed to illustrate methods for displaying results of reports, and data mining analysis.
Prerequisite: CSC 102 or ISC 110.
Offered: Spring.
Credit: 3
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ISC 220 - Information Storage and Retrieval
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Consideration of the basic principles and tools for analysis and retrieval of information in various information systems (both textual and database systems). Topics include analysis and storage of information, retrieval concepts and types of retrieval systems.
Prerequisite: CSC 241 or ISC 250, may be taken concurrently; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 250 - Programming Through Mobile App Development
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course offers a second experience in coding using a mainstream programming language. Software development will take place in the context of mobile applications; however, emphasis will be on back end development of domain logic and low-level algorithmic and data structures. User interfaces and device-specific controls will be covered in lesser detail.
Prerequisite: COG 212 or CSC 212 or ISC 150; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ISC 300 - Ethics and Social Policy in the Digital Age
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
In this course, we will explore relevant philosophical theories and apply them to decisions about individual and social problems confronting electrical engineers, computer engineers, software engineers, and information scientists, satisfying the Humanities general education requirement by addressing “knowledge of the conventions and methods of at least one of the humanities.”
Prerequisite: ISC 220 or CSC 212; or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: PHL 300
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 325 - Multimedia/Hypermedia Design and Authoring
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on the design and authoring techniques of multimedia and hypermedia.
Prerequisite: ISC 150 or CSC 212 or CSC 120; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 329 - Database Management Systems in Business
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course stresses database applications development through fourth-generation programming techniques. Content of the course stresses basic knowledge of normalization of data, data modeling, database methods, database design, and the use of databases in business. Students will learn the rudiments of construction of database schemata.
Prerequisite: ISC 150 OR CSC 120 OR CSC 212, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 330 - Telecommunications
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course deals with telecommunications and its relationship to information science. Topical areas include government regulation, local area networks and related technologies.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
Equivalent Course: BRC 330
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 370 - Issues in Human-Computer Interaction
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course will examine issues of human-computer interaction and the design of better computer interfaces. Topics include: human capabilities, interface technology, interface design methods, and interface evaluation.
Prerequisite: ISC 110 Or CSC 101 Or CSC 102 Or CSC 103, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 390 - Topics in Information Science
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Study of selected topics in the area of information science providing opportunities for the study of material not covered in current course offerings.
Note: Variable credit zero to three, may be repeated three times for a total of nine credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and 12 hours of completed course work in the Information Science major core requirements.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ISC 399 - Independent Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Independent study, research or readings under the director of information science faculty.
Note: May be repeated for credit with different content.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing, nine hours in the Information Science core, and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 1 to 6
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ISC 405 - Seminar in Digital Humanities
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on students designing and developing appropriate interdisciplinary research projects within the field of Digital Humanities. The projects emphasize the interdependence of Digital Humanities with a number of fields (English, History, Philosophy, Languages, Computer Science, Information Science, Cognitive Science, Graphics and other Arts).
Note: May be repeated once for a total of six credits.
Prerequisite: ISC 105; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring.
Credit: 3
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ISC 410 - Data Analytics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Data analytics and decision analytics are examined in this course. This course discusses the manager’s strategies and tools for problem solving and decision making in domains in which data, including text, web, and social networks information, and computer models can be used as descriptive and predictive tools to gain the insight needed to guide decision making.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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ISC 471 - Introduction to Biomedical Information Systems
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Instruction in the technologies and practices in medical, health and biological information systems. Topics include terminology, data sets, relational and distributed databases, privacy, computer and network security, web services, and emerging trends. Students engage in projects which apply computing and information technologies to one or more areas of these information systems.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 484 - Software Entrepreneurship
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course integrates business and software engineering models to examine entrepreneurship in technology-based firms, in particular applying frameworks and methods to scenarios where a clear path of action is uncertain due to conflicting information. While a focus is on software start-ups, innovation in existing technology firms will also be discussed.
Prerequisite: ISC 300 or CSC 380.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ISC 490 - Topics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Study of selected topics in the area of information science providing opportunities for the study of material not covered in current course offerings.
Note: Variable credit zero to three, may be repeated three times for a total of nine credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
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ISC 496 - Information Science Capstone Seminar
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on students designing and developing appropriate interdisciplinary research projects within the field of Information Science. The projects emphasize the interdependence of Information Science with a number of fields (Computer Science, Business, Communication, Psychology, Graphics and other Arts).
Prerequisite: Senior standing in Information Science OR senior standing with instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ISC 498 - Internship in Information Science
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
A course for students who wish to take part in a semester-long internship designed to provide a pre-professional experiential learning opportunity related to the Information Science major. Students will work full-time or part-time in a position which will provide opportunities to further their knowledge in an area of information science and to analyze and synthesize that knowledge in an approved internship setting.
Note: Only three semester hours of internship credit may be counted as part of the Learning Contract for ISC majors. Variable credit zero to 12 may be repeated three times for a total of 12 credits.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing, courses related to the internship, minimum GPA of 2.5, have a faculty sponsor and learning agreement from EXCEL Office.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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ISC 499 - Independent Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Independent study, research or readings under the director of information science faculty.
Note: May be repeated for credit with different content.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing, 15 hours completed in the Information Science core and instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 1 to 6
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International Studies |
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IST 190 - Global Issues and Awareness
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to involve students in experiences related to global awareness occurring outside the confines of the traditional classroom. Students will attend and/or participate in lectures, panel discussions, and other activities that enhance their classroom learning experiences.
Note: Open to Hart Global Living and Learning Center residents only.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 1
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IST 390 - Global Issues and Awareness II
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to involve students in experiences related to global awareness occurring outside the confines of the traditional classroom. Students will develop, attend and participate in lectures, panel discussions, and other activities that enhance their classroom learning experiences. Students will also organize and lead discussion sessions related to presentations in the building.
Note: Open to junior and senior level Hart Global Living and Learning Center residents only.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 1
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Interpretation |
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INT 111 - Oral Interpretation of Literature
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Theory and practice of effective oral reading with emphasis on selecting, analyzing, rehearsing and presenting literature for oral interpretation.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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INT 120 - Storytelling
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Development of the art of storyteller through application of the oral tradition of literature. Individual guidance. Presentation of stories before class members and before children in the primary and elementary school.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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INT 399 - Independent Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Research or creative projects in the field of oral interpretation.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 1 to 6
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Italian |
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ITA 101 - Elementary Italian
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Italian in the fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ITA 102 - Continuing Elementary Italian
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Continuation of Italian 101. Fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: ITA 101 or three years of transcripted high school Italian; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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ITA 201 - Intermediate Italian
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: ITA 102 or four years of transcripted high school Italian; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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ITA 202 - Continuing Intermediate Italian
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Continuation of Italian 201. Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.
Prerequisite: ITA 102 or ITA 201 or four years of transcripted high school Italian, or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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ITA 301 - Advanced Italian A
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition,with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.
Prerequisite: ITA 202 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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ITA 302 - Advanced Italian B
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Continuation of Italian 301. Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.
Prerequisite: ITA 301 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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Japanese |
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JPN 101 - Elementary Japanese
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Japanese in the fundamentals of sound system, oral expression, reading, and writing. Introduction to Japanese culture.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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JPN 102 - Continuing Elementary Japanese
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Continuation of Jpn 101: Fundamentals of conversation, listening, reading, writing, composition, and culture.
Prerequisite: JPN 101 or three years of transcripted high school Japanese; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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JPN 201 - Intermediate Japanese
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Review of basic grammar and introduction of more complex structures. More advanced level conversation, listening, reading, writing composition.
Prerequisite: JPN 102 or four years of transcripted high school Japanese; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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JPN 202 - Continuing Intermediate Japanese
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is a continuation of JPN 201. Review of basic grammar and introduction of more complex structures. More advanced level conversation, reading, writing and composition.
Prerequisite: JPN 201 or four years of transcripted high school Japanese; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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Journalism |
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JLM 101 - History of American Journalism
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course introduces concepts and terminology of a Free Press from an historical perspective and invites students to investigate, analyze, and theorize about the relationship of uncensored communication to a free society. It teaches students to examine the guarantees of the First Amendment in relationship to major events in American history and in today’s society.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 209 - Introduction to Newswriting/Reporting
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An introduction to the news media with emphasis on gathering, writing and editing news stories.
Prerequisite: JLM 101 OR BRC 108.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 220 - Copy Editing
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Students study methods of newspaper production and practice preparing copy for publication, including editing for content, style and mechanics, headline writing, and using photographs and other display materials.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 309 - Advanced Newswriting/Reporting
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An advanced course in the journalism major that emphasizes beat reporting, feature writing, community journalism, and career preparation. Students work toward mastery in information gathering, reporting, and editing. They learn to apply ethical codes and practices in their work and to report fairly and accurately on issues of interest to diverse audiences.
Prerequisite: JLM 209.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 310 - Investigative Reporting
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course will introduce students to the investigative techniques used by reporters to gather, analyze, evaluate and report information. Emphasis will be on electronic data retrieval and analysis; sources of public documents and freedom of information; interviewing and methods used in science and social science research.
Prerequisite: JLM 209.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 312 - Sports Reporting and Writing
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Develop skills in reporting on sports games, personalities, press conferences, and issues. Learn how to research, interview, build sources, and cover the scene. Fact-check to gather material for accurate, informative and entertaining sports stories and multimedia class blog. Examine audience’s influence on sports writing for different sports media.
Prerequisite: JLM 209 or BRC 229; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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JLM 319 - Practicum-Oswego Online
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Students work as reporters on an on-line publication produced for the campus community and available on the World Wide Web. They are assigned beats to cover and work under the supervision of student editors (enrolled in JLM 419) and with the guidance of the instructor. Reporters may work with text, audio, or video presentation of news and feature stories.
Prerequisite: BRC 229 OR JLM 309; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring, Fall
Credit: 3
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JLM 395 - Advanced Journalism Topics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Prerequisite: JLM 209 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 1 to 4; repeatable with new topic for total of 12 credit hours.
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JLM 409 - News Analysis and Opinion Writing
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Students learn the fundamentals of persuasive writing and apply them to editorials and columns. In addition, they use interpretive reporting techniques to analyze a complex issue facing society and produce a series of editorials about the issue for publication.
Prerequisite: JLM 309 or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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JLM 419 - Journalism Senior Capstone
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The Senior Capstone in Journalism requires students to integrate and synthesize knowledge, theories, principles, and methods acquired through previous learning in General Education, Journalism, and interdisciplinary courses. The multi-focused course is comprised of a senior seminar, modified practicum, and independent research calling for critical analysis and public presentation of papers or projects.
Prerequisite: Senior standing.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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JLM 498 - Journalism Internship
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
A program designed to give students on-the-job or field study experience with prestigious publishers or broadcast organizations or with other professional organizations in which students can develop the specific skills they will need to pursue careers in Journalism.
Note: The course is variable credit one to six per semester. It may be taken three times for a total of six credits. Students must be in the major or minor.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing and minimum 2.5 GPA.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
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Linguistics |
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LIN 100 - Introduction to Linguistics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An introduction to the scientific study of language as a universal human phenomenon. This course will combine an introduction to basic concepts in phonology, morphology and syntax with the sociocultural bases of human communication.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIN 200 - Phonetics, Phonology, and Morphology
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is a focused introduction to phonetics, phonology and morphology. Phonetics is the study of the articulatory, acoustic and perceptual aspects of speech sounds. Phonology is the study of sound patterns in language. The aspects of morphology to be explored in this course are those related to phonological phenomena that occur at morpheme boundaries. This course builds on information and understanding gleaned in Linguistics 100.
Prerequisite: LIN 100 or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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LIN 201 - Morphology, Syntax, and Semantics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is a focused introduction to the fields of morphology, syntax and semantics, which builds on information and understandings gleaned in LIN 100. Morphology is the study of word formation. Syntax is the study of sentence building. Semantics is the study of linguistic meaning. The course will equip students with the basic tools of modern linguistic analysis in these areas, and in the interfaces between these areas, as well as the understanding of what is gained from this analysis.
Prerequisite: LIN 100; or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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LIN 300 - Theories of Linguistic Analysis
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is an opportunity for students to understand the tenets and principles of theories about language. Language phenomena will be examined from various theoretical perspectives. Among these are formal linguistics, functional linguistics, and structural linguistics.
Prerequisite: LIN 200 OR 201; or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring.
Credit: 3
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LIN 306 - Articulatory Phonetics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course focuses on the linguistic subfield of phonetics. Students will be introduced to the articulatory production of vowels and consonants, to transcription and to perceptual and acoustic aspects of speech. This course is targeted toward students interested in linguistics, speech pathology, TESOL, foreign languages, and anthropological fieldwork.
Prerequisite: LIN 100; or instructor permission.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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LIN 345 - Sociolinguistics
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course explores the relationships between language and society. It examines the circumstances which lead to variations in linguistic behavior within societies and its social significance. Emphasis is given to the effects of gender, age, class, and ethnic differences on verbal and written forms of expression.
Prerequisite: Nine social and behavioral science hours including one of the following ANT 112, LIN 100 or SOC 100.
Equivalent Course: ANT 345
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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LIN 373 - Syntactic Structures of English
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Techniques and assumptions of syntactic analysis, especially as applied to English.
Prerequisite: Six hours of linguistics core courses, or ENG 271.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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LIN 399 - Independent Study
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Investigations into specific areas of language study.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 1 to 3
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LIN 400 - Investigating Language: An Applied Capstone Course
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The capstone experience for linguistics is a senior seminar which will provide students with an opportunity to interact with a consultant who speaks an uncommonly taught language. In small groups and based on interviews with the consultant, students will analyze and describe the language’s phonology, morphology, grammar and other cognitive, psychological, pragmatic and cultural features, bringing together all of the aspects of language that students have learned about throughout their linguistics program. Multiple group projects will culminate in a public presentation on the overall analysis of the language.
Prerequisite: LIN 200 and 201, or instructor permission.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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Literacy Education |
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LIT 311 - Language and Literacy Development for All Learners
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The emphasis in this course is teaching literacy to all elementary school language learners across all content areas. This course is based on the premise that reading, writing, listening, speaking, and viewing are integral components of language processing and literacy. It uses these understandings to teach both the content and process of language acquisition and literacy development. Principles and structures of language are taught through the process of language use. That is, language skills are taught and modeled in context, then applied to the teaching of language arts in the elementary school.
Prerequisite: EDU 301
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 313 - Adolescence Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is intended to provide adolescence education candidates with the ability to utilize the interrelationship of disciplined knowledge to further student understanding about how the world functions. Math, science, social studies, English, and foreign language education candidates will examine the common foundations, conceptual overlaps, and areas not addressed by conventional school subjects, but inherent within the broad spectrum of academia. Through a concept-driven approach, groups of interdisciplinary candidates will develop student learning activities and unit plans, which may be implemented in classroom settings. The intent is to develop reflective educators who can collaborate to use a variety of integrated teaching strategies that are inquiry-based and will address the needs and development levels of all learners.
Prerequisite: EDU 301
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 314 - Childhood Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The purpose of this course is to develop understandings about the nature and function of diagnostic and evaluative processes in literacy instruction. A primary focus of study will be on the application of information derived through diagnostic procedures and making decisions about instruction. Instructional procedures will be developed and implemented with individual students.
Prerequisite: LIT 311.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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LIT 396 - Teaching Literacy in the Content Areas Grades 7-12
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The purpose of this course is to introduce candidates to current approaches, materials, and methods for teaching literacy in the middle and secondary grades. This course will include an overview of the processes of reading and writing. Instructional strategies for promoting literacy within content areas will be discussed and demonstrated.
Prerequisite: Admission to Adolescence Education major.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MGT 261 - Business Organization
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
A study of organizations and their management. Organizations will be explored as sociotechnical systems requiring different levels of managerial systems. Organization and management theories are used as foundations for an understanding and application of managerial practices to today’s dynamic and complex organizations.
Prerequisite: Minimum second semester freshman standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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MGT 305 - Project Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The purpose of this course is to provide students with the requisite skills to successfully implement a project. Students will learn how to plan, initiate, complete and evaluate a project. They will learn about balancing the constraints of scope, time and cost in completing the project.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and MAT 158 and upper division standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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MGT 310 - Operations Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An introduction to the problems and practices involved in manufacturing and service industry. Topics include production and operations strategies, facilities location and layout, production planning and scheduling, inventory management, and quality control.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and MAT 158
Offered: Fall, Summer
Credit: 3
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MGT 350 - Entrepreneurship
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course will explore the challenges of modern entrepreneurship experienced in new venture creation, managing your own business, or leading corporate business renewal. It will review the core body of knowledge in entrepreneurship and new ventures. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of theoretical concepts with experiential knowledge.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MGT 360 - Creativity and Innovation
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course introduces major concepts of creativity and innovation. It aims to help students understand the importance of entrepreneurial creativity and innovation, teach them to identify opportunities and provide them with techniques for coming up with creative ideas and innovative solutions to problems in business organizations. After completing the course, students are expected to understand what it takes to generate and implement novel and useful ideas.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and MKT 250.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MGT 395 - International Business
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An examination of business opportunities and challenges associated with operating within the international arena. Special emphasis on competitive strategy and the international business environment, risk analysis, international financial markets, the multinational firm and technology transfer.
Prerequisite: Minimum first semester junior standing and ECO 101 and 200 OR ECO 120 and MGT 261.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MGT 410 - Management Science
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Students in this course will learn quantitative techniques and supporting software to make management decision. Both deterministic and stochastic models will be taught to address different needs in real world decision making. The emphasis will be placed on formulation of management decision problems as appropriate mathematical models, and selection of management science techniques for the solution to the established models. Hands-on use of some computer software package is needed.
Prerequisite: MAT 208
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MGT 415 - Decision Analysis
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is an introduction of principles and methods of decision analysis, with an emphasis on the application of quantitative models to complex managerial decision- making problems with conflicting objectives, uncertainty, and risk, and involving noncooperative and competing decision makers. The goal is to provide students with the tools, techniques, and skills needed to represent complex real-world management problems using models that provide insight and understanding.
Prerequisite: MAT 158, MAT 208 and MGT 310
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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MGT 425 - Supply Chain Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course provides an understanding in the design and management of a supply chain. It focuses on developing supply chain management strategy for managing flows of materials, information, and cash over integrated logistics networks. It emphasizes inventory-service level trade-offs, risk pooling, transportation, coordination, and information technology in supply chains.
Prerequisite: MKT 250, MGT 261, MAT 158, and MAT 208.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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MGT 440 - The Management of Nonprofit Organizations
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course covers general principles associated with the management of nonprofit organizations. Special emphasis is placed on defining what a nonprofit organization is and how it differs from a profit-seeking organization in terms of various management functions including organizing, governance, legal and financial matters, performance and the effects of globalization.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and minimum junior standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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MGT 444 - Topics in Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Course description and prerequisite found on section notes.
Note: Variable credit one to three, not repeatable.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
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MGT 468 - Change Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course examines organizational processes, structures and behaviors to provide students with a broad understanding of the forces facilitating and retarding organizational change. The focus on change provides students with the opportunity to increase the depth of their understanding of basic concepts learned in their earlier business education.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and upper division standing.
Offered: Spring
Credit: 3
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MGT 469 - Cultural Environment of International Business
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
A study of physical and cultural environments as they relate to the management of International Organization/Multi-cultural Corporations. Emphasis is on cultural components—population, geography, religion, education, values, customs, languages, technology, and social organizations, and their effect on human attitudes, behavior motivation and leadership.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and minimum first semester junior standing, or instructor permission.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MGT 475 - Global Business and Society
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The purpose of this course is to investigate societal issues faced by global businesses and organizations today and in the future, and to explore strategies for business sustainability from economic, human resource, environmental, and social perspectives. The following intellectual issues will be covered in the course: ethics and corporate social responsibility, managing diversity and a multi-cultural work force, and environmental sustainability.
Prerequisite: MGT 261 and minimum first semester junior standing.
Offered: Fall
Credit: 3
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MGT 480 - Women in Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The course explores socialization patterns as they relate to women in management. The topics explored include: the impact of gender, class, and race on relationships at work, workplace discrimination, and tolerance for women in management.
Prerequisite: Minimum first semester junior standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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MGT 486 - Materials Management
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An introduction to the process of the management of materials common to all economic organizations. The functions of purchasing, inventory and production control, traffic, warehousing, shipping and receiving, materials handling and related activities will be explored.
Prerequisite: MKT 250 and MAT 208
Offered: Spring.
Credit: 3
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MGT 490 - Entrepreneurship Capstone Project
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This capstone course is designed as part of the entrepreneurship minor curriculum. It serves to integrate entrepreneurship concepts students have learned in previous entrepreneurship courses and apply them to the new venture creation and/or development context. Through this project-oriented course, students will enhance their experiential knowledge and develop insights to solve firm creation and growth challenges such as idea/concept articulation, opportunity assessment, customer needs analysis, value proposition, financials, and so forth. Students will review their peers’ projects, and individuals/teams will be prepared to launch firms, present their start-up plans for awards and/or seek potential investments.
Prerequisite: MGT 350 and MGT 360 and MKT 330, and ACC 201/202 or ACC 321.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MGT 494 - Seminar in Career Planning and Job Searching
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
Knowledge of self and the job market is important as students prepare for transition to the workforce. This course is designed to involve students in experiences related to successfully negotiating the process of seeking employment after graduation. Students will examine the fundamental aspects of careers in business, application for jobs, self-assessment, self-promotion and interviewing preparation.
Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 1
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MGT 495 - Management Policy and Simulation
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course provides an interactive simulated business situation intended to present the participants with realistic decision making problems and management situations. All aspects of relevant business decision making are included in the simulated environment. In addition, case analysis is used to emphasize specific topics, in Management Policy.
Prerequisite: MGT 261, MKT 250, FIN 325, ACC 202 and minimum first semester senior standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
Credit: 3
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MKT 250 - Marketing Principles
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
An analytical study of marketing as a major business function and a social process. Introduces analysis of market forces, marketing opportunities, determination of price, product, distribution, promotion, and organization policies required to control and fulfill planned marketing programs.
Prerequisite: ECO 101 OR 120 and minimum second semester freshman standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MKT 320 - Digital Marketing Business Applications
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course takes a deeper dive into digital marketing and assists students in obtaining digital marketing certifications such as Google AdWords Certification and a Google Analytics Individual Qualification (IQ). These certifications will provide students a better understanding of the changing world of digital marketing while gaining a competitive edge and unique resume builder.
Prerequisite: MKT 250, Upper Division Standing
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MKT 330 - Entrepreneurial Marketing and Sales
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
The course is designed for students who are interested in sales and marketing for early-stage companies or those interested in launching a startup. The course provides knowledge and skills necessary for entrepreneurs in acquiring and building relationship with customers, attracting investors to raise fund and hiring and training initial salesforce. Students will learn various skills such as interpersonal skills, communication skills, and presentation skills.
Prerequisite: MKT 250.
Offered: Not on a regular basis.
Credit: 3
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MKT 360 - Social Media Marketing
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to familiarize the undergraduate students with current and emerging social media marketing trends, concepts, issues, and applications. In order to develop an understanding of social media marketing, the course participant will have the opportunity to study social media marketing principles, foundations, theories, engagement, planning, monitoring, practices, and applications, and its associated legal, ethical, political, and social implications in the global marketplace.
Prerequisite: MKT 250 and minimum junior standing.
Offered: Not on a regular basis
Credit: 3
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MKT 370 - Consumer Behavior
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to introduce the students to the relevant concepts and theories of consumer behavior. Topics covered include: learning theories, perception, attitudes, motivation, internal and external variables that affect consumer behavior, and the consumer decision making process.
Prerequisite: MKT 250 and minimum first semester junior standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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MKT 375 - Marketing Research
2019-2020 Catalog Year:
This course is designed to provide the prospective marketing manager with an understanding of marketing research. A research framework will be provided to assist students with respect to the choice of basic research techniques for common marketing problems.
Note: The course will include an applied marketing research project.
Prerequisite: MKT 250, MAT 158 and minimum first semester junior standing.
Offered: Fall, Spring
Credit: 3
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