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2020-21 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Communication |
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CM 215 Public Speaking for Business
This course is intensive training in speech delivery and oral presentation techniques, with skills in rhetoric or presentation as well as persuasion in group, community and corporate settings. It offers workshops in various techniques of elocution. Exercises include writing presentations, using visual aids, techniques of persuasion and personal presentation.
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CM 219 Public Relations
This study of principles and practices of public relations and the rhetorical concerns of oral and written communication surveys strategies, “packaging,” layout and evaluation for various audiences. It emphasizes writing in every stage and provides introductory preparation for public relations careers as well as general background in communications. It includes guest lectures, frequent short writing assignments and an individual project.
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CM 235 Organizational Cultures
This course is a survey of the communication practices and cultures in a variety of organizational settings. It is a study of constitution of processes of cultures in group and institutional dynamics of organizations, with special emphasis on diversity in workplace democracy, corporate contexts, structural and linguistics practices. Case studies are of organizational cultures, use of observation, interpretation and analysis in reading and working with organizations. The course is a balanced consideration of various methodologies in the study of cultures to study organizations. Individual and group work is emphasized.
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CM 250 Visual Cultures
This introductory study of contemporary visual cultures examines our assumptions about visual imagery, modes of visual thinking and reflecting and analysis of images in social and cultural contexts. Emphasis is on methodical reading of critical texts and exercises in analyzing images as well perspectives on visual cultures, with strong consideration of social history of mechanical inventions (camera, cinematograph, television, computer, virtual machines). Explorations are of alternative forms of visual imagery and their cultural significance.
Prerequisite: CM 101 and Advanced sophomore standing.
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CM 268 Visual Media and the Web
This course is an exploration of methods of Web design using HTML, XHTML, CSS, multi-media software tools. This course is designed to give the student a solid foundation in HTML scripting, CSS coding, FTP file transfers and image preparation for the Web. Students will apply those skills by developing a Wordpress website and e-mail marketing messages to communicate and design marketing materials effectively.
Prerequisite: CM 101 or permission of the instructor.
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CM 270 Practicum in Communication
(2-4 credits)
In this course on experiential projects in media and communication, students may make arrangements for work experience in the communication field, with a minimum of six hours per week. Supervision is by an adviser and workplace supervisor. Evaluation includes proficiency tests in practical areas and a report on the utilization of communication skills/technology. It does not replace internship requirements. May be taken twice with the permission of the adviser.
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CM 275 Video Production I
This introductory course is for students to learn about all phases of video production. Students acquire skills in conceptualizing ideas, planning for production, preparing storyboards and shooting scripts, camera operation, lighting and editing. Emphasis is on independent thinking, rigorous planning, purposeful and reflective ideas and collaborative group work. It prepares students who have little or no background in video production for further training and practice in the art form, with greater complexity in using technologies as well as themes and styles. It requires practice in studio and field recording as well as editing and group work.
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CM 303 New Media Marketing
This course will teach students the essential skills to manage a web presence for a small business or non-profit organization. From registering a domain name, creating a hosting account, to installing, designing and managing a self-hosted Wordpress site, students get hands on experience in managing a web presence. With e-mail marketing, search engine optimization, and social media integration, students will develop marketing strategies for their sites and how to measure their success. Legal aspects about domain name ownership, copyright and e-mail marketing laws will be addressed. With real life examples, students will learn to assess the value of Internet service offerings and how to avoid scams.
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CM 304 Event Management
The course provides comprehensive understanding of the modern event industry and prepares professionals to build their careers in a large field that includes special events, meetings, tradeshows, entertainment, festival management, theater management, and fundraising. The course facilitates theoretical knowledge on managing teamwork, organizing meetings, and completing individual and team tasks on time. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to work on managing medium- to high-profile gatherings, planning promotional parties to launch new products/ messages, or organizing share holder events.
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CM 309 Communication Law and Ethics
This course covers copyright and trademark law, as well as law related to corporate speech, First Amendment law, defamation, privacy and right to personality. Patent Laws and ownership issues are covered, as well as comprehensive study and application of the PRSA code of ethics.
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CM 310 Public Relations Research Strategies
This course covers communication applications source utilization, field research, including survey construction, focus groups, content analysis, statistical functions and data interpretation. It is a comprehensive approach to a variety of research methods is established for successful PR strategies.
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CM 312 Image Management
This is an advanced course in media relations with a diverse set of approaches to determine the strengths and assets of organizations. It explores how popular, traditional and emerging media work to promote image of organizations. It covers non-profit, mid-size and large corporate strategies and also utilizes case studies for image management.
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CM 319 Writing for Television
Practice and principles of writing for television. General and specific principles of writing for different formats with consideration of audiences, scope of the medium and creative freedom in the production process. Course will compare and analyze different TV genre and their formats, as well as produced television scripts and their final products on the small screen. The course is designed to be an all-encompassing simulation of what a typical television writer will encounter when hired on a real working, weekly television show.
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CM 320 Strategic Media Planning and Evaluation
This course develops systematic approaches to the utilization of all media resources through evaluation, planning and assessment steps. It includes asset management, critical nodal points in organizations, resource assessment, goals of the media campaign, and execution of strategic plans.
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CM 325 Media Studies
A specialized course in reading and analyzing critical perspectives on mass media from a cultural studies perspective, this course introduces students to canonical works in critical theory, cultural studies and other contemporary models of analysis. It includes perspectives of simulation and simulacra, public sphere, gender roles, politics of identity, cultural perspectives on everyday life, creative industries and multiple aspects of globalization. It includes research, position papers, analytical papers and presentations.
Prerequisite: CM 250 ; or permission of the instructor.
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CM 340 Special Studies in Communication
This is advanced course on special topics such as media criticism, issues in cultural studies, theories of communications and interdisciplinary perspectives in communications, with in-depth study of specific issues. Topics vary according to the interests of students and faculty. Recent topics include: “The Body in Film, TV and Culture,” “Culture and Communication,” “Postmodernism: the Visual Arts,” “Internet Culture,” and “Women’s Cinema.”
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CM 346 Remakes and Sequels in Cinema
Remakes and Sequels have become immensely popular in world cinema. Often produced with an eye on box office returns, remakes and sequels reveal much about our cultural obsessions, desire to reconstruct memory, and longing to learn from complex interactions between cultures and traditions. Remakes allow filmmakers to pay tribute to their favorite works while they also allow us to take a “revisionist” look at cultural discourse. This course approaches a variety of remakes and sequels from around the world to examine our cultural discourses through cinema. We will examine the remakes of Cape Fear (1962 and 1991, the U.K. and the U.S.), The Housemaid (1960, 2010, Korea), A Better Tomorrow (1986, 1987, Hong Kong), Ringu (1998, Japan) and the Ring (2002, the U.S.), Psycho (1960, 1998 and numerous) and many others. Written essays and a visual project.
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CM 350 Video Production II
This course covers all phases of video production (pre-planning, scriptwriting, preparing storyboards, shooting, editing, sound mixing and master-tape preparation). Each student produces a (two-track sound) documentary/video essay on a social topic. Students work on a collaborative basis, creating responsible crews among themselves. The course emphasizes the ethics, principles and practice of independent video production. All-round training is in production techniques, organizational ability to work in groups, and qualities of independent thinking embedded in awareness of the social and historical potential of the medium.
Lab time required.
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CM 351 Global Blockbusters
An in-depth study of films around the world that are enormously successful at the box office. Hollywood leads the world in producing blockbusters, which dominate screens in distant corners of the globe. Over the past few decades, other cinemas from around the world (Korea, China, Japan, Hong Kong and India) have become quite successful in producing their own blockbusters. These films are rooted in local cultures and aesthetic traditions. The course will focus on analysis, economics, and exhibition of blockbusters. Exercises involve short essays and creative projects related to blockbusters.
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CM 352 Terrorism on Film and TV
This course is a thorough study of how the events of Sept. 11, 2001, influenced the aesthetics, the politics and narrative structure of film and television. phenomenon. Films include: 11’09”01-September 11 (2002), Paradise Now (2005), The Great New Wonderful (2005), World Trade Center (2006), Flight 93 (2006), and Kandahar (2001). Also included are TV shows 24 (six seasons) and Sleeper Cell (two seasons). Also included are the so-called classics of terrorism and film: The Battle of Algiers (1966), The Lost Honor of Katharina Blum (1975) and Born in Flames (1983). Close viewing, critical reviews of films, readings on terrorism and film/media and class participation are required.
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CM 354 Popular Cinema
This course reviews critically popular films of recent times from the perspective of major issues in contemporary culture, with a broad survey of key themes such as the dominance of remakes, diversity and multiculturalism, violence, technological visions and revisions of history in widely accepted films. It requires close viewing of films, class participation, writing critical reviews and analytical papers on key themes, films and filmmakers of the past decade and a half. Readings in cultural and media studies also required.
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CM 356 World of Work in Popular Film
In this course, students develop critical insights into the complexities of the film industry by examining popular Hollywood films from the 1930s through the new millennium that are set in the business world. Students analyze films such as Citizen Kane, 9 to 5, Wall Street, and Disclosure by considering the social, cultural, political, and economic conditions in which they were produced. The course examines the social significance of these films, including such factors as the presentation of myths such as the American Dream, narratives of capitalism and social mobility, and images of race, class, and gender.
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CM 357 Media Movies
Not regularly scheduled.
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CM 358 World Cinema
This course provides an introduction to the versatility of world cinema. Film remains the richest medium around the world, as each culture and each country develops for itself a unique mode of expression in cinema. Several directors have brought to film an ingenuity that is distinctly cinematic and on par with the greatest achievements of other art forms. Even in the wake of the worst effects of globalization and the dominance of Hollywood form, its industry, its marketing and financial power, cinema around the world claims the distinction of new heights of brilliance, vast depths of its talents and a historic as well as cultural character that is unlike any other form.
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CM 359 Short Film
Short film is an undefined but highly ubiquitous category in world cinema. It is often measured for its length but also for its brevity as well as for its expansive and flexible reach. This course is a thorough examination of this art form as old cinema itself, and as expansive as cinema around the globe. This broad survey includes some classic works, the Academy Award winning films, achievements of European cinema, various new formats within short film (anthology film, DVD compilations, etc.), and the forceful reemergence of this art form on the Internet. The course includes extensive viewing, comprehensive journal entries, research and writing on films.
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CM 362 Creative Video
This advanced course in various phases of video production utilizes students’ understanding of the relationships between concepts/theories of culture and identity to independent production. Students develop their own projects in narrative, dramatic, experimental, and documentary or other formats of video production. The course develops particular emphasis on understanding of space, time, and construction of narrative elements and centrality of form to this visual medium. Students work in individual and group projects. It is a challenging course for students to explore relationships between personal and the political and formal and conceptual worlds in race, gender and sexuality.
Prerequisite: CM 275 or permission of the instructor.
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CM 408 Screenwriting
A sustained and complete project on writing a feature film screenplay. The emphasis will be on writing visually, as well as introducing tools of critical analysis through critique of student’s original screenplays. Students will learn every aspect of the screenwriting process from story and structure, to outline, to screenplay, to rewriting, to protecting and selling a finished script. The course is designed to be an all-encompassing simulation of what a typical screenwriter will encounter when his/her idea is sold to a Hollywood studio, and developed into a completed screenplay ready for production.
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CM 411 Crisis Communication
Introduce students to crisis communication theory. Learn to apply theory by analyzing and critiquing famous crisis communication case studies. Theoretical lessons will be reinforced through the addition of practical elements like basic media training, mock press conference, environmental scanning and issue management for a real organization. Students will further synthesize their learning by developing a crisis communication plan that will apply the strategies and tactics covered during the semester.
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CM 460 Senior Seminar I
This course is an overview of the methods and principles of systematic inquiry in the field of media and communication. It develops a discrete model of the disciplines as a humanistic field by examining communication as a human science (consisting of hermeneutics, phenomenology, structuralism, ethnography, rhetoric and dramaturgy). It shows how media and communication employ such social science research methods as content analysis, survey research, field research and experimental research to establish critical contextualization. Besides introductory readings, it includes critiques of published studies. The course prepares the way for the required Capstone course, CM 490 .
Prerequisite: CM 325 .
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CM 471 Internship in Communication
This internship in a supervised professional setting for a minimum of eight hours per week includes seminar meetings with other interns to discuss the work experience as it relates to theories of communication. It requires a written project based on the internship. Students in the evening program must consult with the adviser regarding course load during internship and other internship requirements.
Prerequisite: Senior standing in Media and Communication or Global Media and approval of the faculty in the Media and Communications program. Students also must carry at least eight additional credits at Arcadia University while enrolled in the internship unless regularly attending on a part-time basis.
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CM 489 Independent Study in Communication
This course is in-depth research on an individually defined scholarly project. It should address specific interests of students in analytical, critical, academic study of a topic. A final paper of high quality is required. It may be taken for substantive production exercise in video with emphasis in analytical presentation. It is designed to enlarge a student’s learning experience. Only one Independent Study is allowed during study at Arcadia. Some of the topics covered in the past: “Organizations as Cultural Systems,” “Semiotics of Photography” and a documentary on the Immigrant Experience of the Vietnamese.
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and the Department Chair.
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CM 490 Senior Seminar II
This advanced course in communication studies is designed to serve as the culminating academic challenge to Media and Communication majors. It includes readings in communication studies; requires integration of the internship experience and of the cumulative course work in undergraduate studies; and demands presentation of the portfolio and a final research project in the student’s area of interest. Readings emphasize a survey of contemporary analytical, critical and theoretical issues in the area of communication studies in particular, and the liberal arts and the humanities in general. The final project is to be presented to the University community during the Senior Thesis Week.
Prerequisite: CM 325 and CM 460 .
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Computer Science |
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CS 105 Computers and Technology in Education
Not regularly scheduled.
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CS 107 Website Development
This course examines the principles of Web page development from a technical standpoint. It is not a course in design, although it does touch on that area. After considering the relationship between design and function, students begin to write and demonstrate Web pages. Web pages will be implemented using both raw HTML and a code generator such as Dreamweaver. If time permits, Java Script will be introduced.
Prerequisite: CS 104 or the equivalent.
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CS 128G Modern Programming Languages: SAS
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CS 201 Problem-Solving with Algorithms and Programming I (with CS 201L Lab)
This course is an introduction to the understanding of computer systems, the use of structured programming concepts, algorithm development, debugging and data analysis. It is taught with a high-level programming language. Currently the language is Java.
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CS 202 Problem-Solving with Algorithms and Programming II (CS 202L Lab)
A continuation of CS 201 . Topics considered in this course include recursion, dynamic memory allocation (linked lists) and an introduction to professional programming techniques.
Prerequisite: CS 201 with a grade of at least C-.
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CS 203 Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis
This is an advanced course in the application of analysis and design techniques to algorithms that act on data structures.
Prerequisite: CS 202 with a grade of at least C-.
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CS 206 Client Side Web Development
This course builds on student’s knowledge of web design and programming. Combining these skill sets allows students to create dynamic, web based applications with significant user interaction. The course focuses on providing students with the modern tools to build effective, client side, web applications by applying the concepts of responsive design, GUI interactions, and text based data storage.
Prerequisite: CS 107 and CS 201 .
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CS 210 Career Development for Computer Science
(2 credits)
This course introduces to students the wide career choices in the field of computer science and equips them with industry knowledge and skills needed to obtain internships and jobs.
Topics to be covered include:
Occupational specialties in computer science in industry, software development, web/user-interface design, Data Analysis, database administration, gaming, graphics, cybersecurity-related areas, such as system/network administration, forensic computer analysis, and writing/configuring secure software.
Essentials of the career management and the job search process, such as resumes, LinkedIn, searching internship and job ads, interviewing skills, and networking skills. The importance of obtaining internships and summer jobs.
Students are required to attend important OCE events like career fairs and mock interviews, along with using OCE software. Professionals working in the field of computer science will visit the classroom as guest speakers and interviewers.
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CS 222 Introduction to Python for Data Science
This course provides an introduction of data science and analytics techniques using Python. Students will learn the essential concepts of python programming. They will use python tools to perform data exploration, cleaning, manipulation and visualization. They will also learn basic statistics and machine learning techniques to conduct data analysis. Students from non-computer Science majors are welcome.
Prerequisite: CS 201 or MA141 or MA 342
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CS 225 Research Writing for Computer Science
This course is intended for second-semester sophomores, it focuses on helping students gain facility with the following major types of computer science writing: instructions/manuals/code documentations, literature reviews, critiques, data presentations, research proposals and system-improving proposals. Exposure to these various types of writing will serve students well in future courses and their career.
Prerequisite: EN 101 , CS 201 and MA 230
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CS 227 Computer Networking Fundamentals
This course is an introductory study of current computing networking technologies, systems, equipment, and management/configuration software. It includes hands-on lab sessions and course projects.
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CS 228 Modern Programming Languages
This course is an introduction to contemporary computer languages such as 228A: Python; 228C PROLOG; 228D LISP; 228E Visual Basic; 228G SAS; 228H C++; 228K SASII. Content and credit hours vary depending on the interests of students and instructor. It may be repeated for credit with permission of the adviser.
Prerequisite: CS 202 or CS 128.
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CS 228A Modern Programming Languages: Python
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CS 228H Modern Programming Languages: C++
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CS 228K Modern Programming Languages: SAS II
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CS 233 Mobile Phone Programming
This course is an intensive study of fundamental concepts, design strategies, tools and APIs (Application Programming Interface) to create mobile phone applications on the open Android platform. Topics include the mobile software development process, design of mobile user interfaces, data storage, networking, location and mapping, multimedia and graphics. The intended student audience is sophomore computer science students.
Prerequisite: CS 202 with a grade of at least C- or instructor’s approval.
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CS 242 Introduction to Network Security
This course will present the theory, methodology and hands on labs necessary for students to acquire fundamental knowledge of Information Security. Topics covered will include Attacks and Malicious Software, Email Security, Remote Access, Web Security, Wireless Security, Cryptography, Infrastructure Security, Intrusion Detection Systems, and Security Baselines. This is a technical course that is designed to provide students with practical knowledge in the field of Information Security.
Prerequisite: Permission from instructor.
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CS 262 Introduction to Practical Security Assessment
This course focuses on learning about an area of cybersecurity called practical security assessment (in the industry terms, “penetration testing”). It is an art of offensive security where your primary goal is to evaluate the defense mechanisms of the network, identifying vulnerable points, exploiting them, exfiltrating information, setting up persistence, and most importantly, writing a report about it that will help the company to better prepare for a real-world cyberattack. Moreover, a typical security assessment includes not only network assessment but also social engineering and physical security. In this course, the students will focus on learning about the major steps in this field: intelligence gathering, initial foothold, network enumeration, privilege escalation, persistence, lateral movement, password (hash) cracking, data exfiltration, and reporting. The students will learn social engineering aspects as well as how to evaluate network from a perspective of offensive security.
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CS 277 Introduction to Data Mining
This course provides an introduction to the key concepts, tasks, and techniques of data mining. It focuses on providing students with the knowledge needed to manipulate and extract new information from large amounts of data. Topics will include data preprocessing and feature selection, decision trees, cluster analysis, classification, machine learning, evaluation and validation, as well as scalability. The course will illustrate these issues and techniques through the use of practical applications and examples taken from various domains, including biology, computer science, sociology, and economics.
Prerequisite: MA 100
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CS 306 Building Web Applications
This course is an intensive study of client/server technology and the methods, languages and tools for developing multi-tier distributed applications on the Internet. It includes Web-based programming projects.
Prerequisite: CS 107 and CS 202 or permission of the instructor.
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CS 308 Introduction to Computer Gaming
This introduction to computer game development is designed for students with a background in programming. The focus of the course is on game play, design process, and programming for a two-dimensional environment.
Prerequisite: CS 202 or permission of the instructor.
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CS 315 Theory of Computation
In this introduction to the theoretical basis of computing, topics include a review of graph theory; network models; grammar, languages and automata; Turing machines; computability.
Offered on request.
Prerequisite: CS 201 and either MA 230 , MA 322 , or MA 302 .
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CS 317 Design and Analysis of Algorithms
(also listed as MA317)
The course is the study of the design and analysis of algorithms, with emphasis on efficiency.
Prerequisite: CS 203 and either MA 230 or MA 330 .
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CS 338 Bioinformatics
(Also listed as BI 338 )
The focus of this course is on genomics including concepts in gene structure and function. Students will gain knowledge in the utilization ofgenome databases/browsers and bioinformatics tools employed for gene model prediction (annotation), and use those tools to annotate sequences from various eukaryotic genomes. Students will be given instruction on algorithm design based on pattern-matching and will gain hands-on experience in the use of algorithms to help predict gene models and to test those models for accuracy within the context of the programming language Perl. Collaboration between students trained in different disciplines (math, computer science, biology) will be encouraged in order to address issues in genomics and to reflect the interdisciplinary nature of the field.
Prerequisite: BI 101 /BI 102 or CS 201 /CS 202
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CS 341 Computer Ethics
This course examines the ethical consequences of the expansion of computer usage in our society and aims to give Computer Science majors a solid grounding in ethics in general and the ethical dilemmas that are unique to computer applications. As computer applications expand into nearly every aspect of our daily lives, it has become vital that computer professionals are well-acquainted with the ethical problems unique to computers.
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CS 354 Database Management Systems Design
This detailed study of design and implementation of a database management system includes file security and some form of query into the system.
Prerequisite: CS 202 .
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CS 358 Operating Systems
This course is a study of the major concept areas of computer operating systems principles; the architecture of computer systems at the register; transfer and programming levels of system description; and the inter-relationships between the operating system and the architecture of computer systems.
Prerequisite: CS 202 , CS 203 .
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CS 362 Computer Organization and Architecture
This advanced course in computer system organization includes logic design, data representation and transfer, digital arithmetic, digital storage and accessing, control and input/output reliability.
Prerequisite: CS 202 , CS 203 .
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CS 370 Computer Graphics
This introduction to the theory and methodology of computer graphics develops underlying principles for the representation of objects and surfaces with computers, including translation, rotation, scaling motion, parallel and perspective projection, and hidden lines and surfaces. Class usage of the computer is an integral part of the course.
Not regularly offered.
Prerequisite: CS 201 .
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CS 372 Data Communications I
This study of the aspects of developing and designing data communication networks includes identifying and defining the design of the proposed system, analyzing the type of message, determining the total traffic, developing alternative configurations, calculating the network cost, implementation, and follow-up evaluation.
Prerequisite: CS 202 , MA 230 , CS 227 or permission of the instructor.
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CS 373 Data Communications II
This is the second course in data communications. It concentrates on both theoretical and practical aspects of the TCP/IP and ATM network protocols. Students design, build and troubleshoot networks.
Prerequisite: CS 372 .
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CS 376 Organization of Programming Languages
This course is a study of programming languages specification and analysis, comparing their features and limitations.
Not regularly offered.
Prerequisite: CS 202 , CS 203 .
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CS 377 Advanced Data Mining
This course introduces advanced concepts and tasks, as well as state-of-the art research and techniques, for data mining/knowledge discovery from big data. It focuses on helping students gain the necessary skills to both (1) perform data mining upon non-traditional sources of data (such as graphs/networks, images, videos, time series, etc), and (2) apply advanced data mining techniques for knowledge discovery. The methods learned in this course will serve students well in any future class, project, or job where they may have large datasets to analyze or manipulate.
Prerequisite: CS 203 , CS 277 .
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CS 378 Artificial Intelligence
This introduction to basic concepts and techniques of intelligent systems includes insights into active research areas and applications, strategies for choosing representations, notational systems and structures, natural languages, vision systems, search strategies and control.
Not regularly offered.
Prerequisite: CS203 or permission from instructor.
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CS 387 Special Topics in Computer Science
(1-4 credits)
In this seminar in advanced topics of computer science, content and credit hours vary depending on interests of instructor and students. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisite: CS 202 , CS 203 .
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CS 389 Independent Study
Independent study is directed research or a project in an advanced area of computer science. Credit may vary.
Prerequisite: Junior standing and permission of the Chair and the instructor concerned.
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CS 490 Capstone Course I
Study of system analysis and design leads to a significant computer project to be implemented in CS 491 .
Prerequisite: CS 354 ; or permission of the Chair.
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CS 491 Capstone Course II
Continuation of CS 490 . Focuses on application of state-of-the-art techniques in software design and development. Includes implementation of senior project designed in CS 490 .
Prerequisite: CS 490 .
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CS 492 Computing Technology Capstone I
This is the first course of a two-semester Computing Technology Capstone courses. The fall semester is designed to prepare the student for the design, implementation, management, and upgrade of medium- to large – scale computer technology solutions. Through in depth labs in the areas of wired and wireless networking, core services like DNS/DHCP, computer operating systems Windows, Mac, and Linux, and iOS and Android devices, students will review and refine technical skills, We will also cover critical nontechnical skills such as project management, presentation and technical solution documentation. Finally, in the fall semester, students will write a 4 to 6 page paper researching the design, and implementation of a large scale technical solution, i.e. how did Facebook build their server infrastructure, or how a school district in their area upgraded their computer labs and network.
Prerequisite: CS 372 .
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CS 493 Computing Technology Capstone II
This is the second course of two-semester Computing Technology capstone courses. In this course, students will engage with a real world client to solve a computing technology problem involving wired and/or wireless network.
Prerequisite: CS 492 .
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EC 210 Principles of Macroeconomics
This course surveys the concepts of supply and demand, national income accounting, fiscal and monetary policy, theory of income determination, and the problems of inflation, unemployment and economic development. Topics covered include the meaning and measurement of gross domestic product, the causes of business cycles, the role of government expenditures and taxation in maintaining economic stability, the role of money in domestic and international economies, international trade, the determination of exchange rates and the balance of payments. The course concludes by evaluating the performance of governments in financing their public debt and the resultant effect on financial markets and the trade deficit.
Prerequisite: Facility in working with quantitative material is required for this course. Such facility may be demonstrated by appropriate mathematics courses that were completed recently, by a sufficiently high recent SAT or ACT score, or by a placement examination through the University or an outside testing association. Students who need review in mathematics will need to take MA 100 prior to EC 210.
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EC 211 Principles of Microeconomics
This course is an examination of the theory of price. It surveys the concepts of supply and demand, utility, elasticity, cost and production. It compares price determination in different markets, perfect competition, monopolistic competition, monopoly and oligopoly. This microeconomics course focuses on the decision making of the individual economic agent.
Prerequisite: Facility in working with quantitative material is required for this course. Such facility may be demonstrated by appropriate mathematics courses that were completed recently, by a sufficiently high recent SAT or ACT score, or by a placement examination through the University or an outside testing association. Students who need review in mathematics will need to take MA 100 prior to EC 211.
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EC 212 Money and Banking
This course studies the role of money, interest rates and financial intermediation in the operation of the U.S. economy. The intent of the course is to give students an overview of the U.S. financial system and its global ramifications. This course includes the organization, administration, and regulation and deregulation of commercial banks and financial markets. It includes a detailed examination of the role of central banking authorities in influencing the macro-economy.
Prerequisite: EC 210 , EC 211 .
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EC 216 Intermediate Microeconomics
This course is a detailed study of price determination and resource allocation under conditions of perfect and imperfect markets. In addition to supply and demand analysis, key economic concepts such as diminishing marginal utility, elasticity, production and cost, optimization theory, producer and consumer surplus, dead weight loss and firm behavior under alternative market structures are explored.
Prerequisite: EC 210 , EC 211 .
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EC 285 Selected Topics in Economics
(Not regularly scheduled.)
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EC 300 Seminar in Economics
(Not regularly scheduled.)
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EC 322 Healthcare Economics
This course illustrates how economic principles can be used to analyze health care issues and explain the behavior of patients, medical care providers, third-party payers, and employers in health care markets. The course explores the causes and policy remedies of three important health care issues: Medical care spending, medical care access, and medical care outcomes.
Prerequisite: EC 210 , EC 211
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EC 330 Natural Resource Economics
The aim of this course is to introduce students to the principles and practice of applying economic methods of analysis to issues relating to natural resources and the environment. Concepts of sustainability and the discounting of future costs and benefits are studied in depth, and these techniques are then applied to the use of nonrenewable and also renewable resources.
Prerequisite: EC 210 , EC 211 or permission of the instructor.
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EC 350 International Economics
Analytical treatment of theories and empirical findings in the explanation of trade flows, foreign exchange markets, balance of payment, international liquidity, and world economic institutions.
Prerequisite: EC 210 , EC 211 .
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Education Background Checks Required for Students in Undergraduate Education Courses and Programs
Background Checks Policy
School of Education Background Checks policy requires all undergraduate students enrolled in Education courses that require fieldwork submit updated background checks documents (listed below) annually to the School of Education (by July 1st), via its online platform, Castle Branch.
- Pennsylvania State Police Criminal History Record (Act 34),
- Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare Child Abuse History Clearance (Act 151),
- Federal Criminal History Background Check (FBI/fingerprint check) (Act 114), and
- P.P.D. (TB) Test (School Health regulations, 28 PA Code, Section 23.44).
- Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting (Act 126)* (renewal required every 5 years)
- Request to Release information (FERPA)
- School of Education Fieldwork Placement Informed Consent Form
All students are additionally required to report any infractions incurred between renewals. Any student enrolled in Education courses or an Education program who commits a reportable offense listed in Section 111 (e) of PA Act 24, is required to complete and return an Arrest/Conviction PDE form-6004 to the School of Education, Office of Field Experiences and Outreach (Taylor Hall room 203) within 72 hours of any arrest or conviction.
For full information for clearances,see the School of Education website.
Students registering for Education courses
All students registering for undergraduate Education courses submit required background checks to the School of Education prior to the first day of class*. Students who do not are required to drop the course prior to the end of drop/add period.
Undergraduate courses exempt from clearance requirements are:
ED 110 , ED 203 , ED 262 , ED 263 , ED 360 and ED 463 .
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ED 110 Teaching for Learning
This course is designed about six key themes: 1) How to create a caring learning community, 2) The role of personal histories in learning and teaching journeys, 3) The importance of listening thoughtfully to children and youth, 4) Focusing on thinking dispositions and their connection to learning, 5) The importance of creating cultures of thinking in learning environments, and 6) Unpacking the idea of schools as contested terrain.
Throughout the semester we will think deeply about how listening, observing, and thinking are at the heart of creating vibrant learning environments.
Field experience required. No background check required.
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ED 207 STEAM 1: Design Thinking and Problem-Based Learning
This course aims to prepare students to experience problem-based learning and to design a PreK-8 integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) module. As such, the course serves as a foundational introduction to the design of curricula for the 21st century classrooms.
Prerequisite: ED110
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ED 220 Profession of Teaching
(2 credits)
The course provides a scheduled opportunity to complete common fieldwork that bridge content specific courses.
Field experience required. See background check requirement policy.
Prerequisite: ED 110 *, ED 211 , ED 212 , ED 214
Note: *ED 110 may be taken concurrently.
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ED 222 Instructional Techniques in Early Childhood
This course is designed to guide the student in the understanding of developmentally appropriate and culturally responsive practices and their application in inclusive early childhood and early elementary settings. The role of the early childhood educator as a facilitator in the planning, presentation and guidance of integrated early childhood activities is emphasized. Learning through play, family partnerships, cultural and linguistic diversity, and inclusive instructional strategies are highlighted.
Field experiences required. See background check requirement policy .
Prerequisite: ED 110 *, ED 211 , ED 212 , ED 214 .
Note: *ED 110 may be taken concurrently
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ED 249 Fairly Tales, Princesses, and Super Heroes: How Media Shape Children’s Gender and Sexuality
This course takes a cross-disciplinary look at how media shapes the views of gender and sexuality for children and youth, with a particular view to the implications for educators. The course focuses on the following: the representation of gender and in particular how media constructs what it means to be a boy, what it means to be a girl; how media helps and hinders our engagement with broader understandings of gender and sexual diversity; and finally, how these concepts impact children’s understanding of self and the society in which they live. Particular emphasis is placed on what future educators, as well as students from other majors, can do to raise awareness and education about these issues.
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ED 307 STEAM 2: Design Thinking and Problem-Based Learning
This course aims to prepare students to experience problem-based learning and to design a PreK-8 integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) module. As such, the course serves as a foundational introduction to the design of curricula for the 21st century classrooms.
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ED 307A STEAM 2: Design Thinking and Problem-Based Learning (Birth to 5 years)
This course aims to prepare students to experience problem-based learning and to design a PreK-8 integrated Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) module. As such, the course serves as a foundational introduction to the design of curricula for the 21st century classrooms. Focus Birth to 5 years.
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