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CSI 350 - Mobile Computing
Students explore the field of mobile computing and how mobile technology can be used to perform useful, productive everyday tasks at home and at work. An in-depth look into today’s relevant mobile platforms is provided and the challenges of adapting common desktop practices to the unique requirements of mobile devices are covered. Strategies for developing complex software solutions are adapted for use on mobile devices.
Prerequisites: Take CSI-220 and MTH-210 OR MTH-230.
Credits: 3
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CSI 360 - Mobile Architecture
Students dive into the world of Mobile Architecture and explore the methods necessary to create successful end-to:..end client/server mobile solutions. A thorough investigation into how mobile architecture can be used to provide effective mobile user experience in work and play is provided. Students design and prototype their own mobile architecture based upon a real-world scenario they research and outline.
Prerequisites: CSI-350
Credits: 3
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CSI 370 - Computer Architecture
Students will be introduced to common computer systems from the ground up. Knowledge obtained in this course will help students leverage new technologies to their fullest potential: Low-level differences between common x86 architecture and other past, present and future processors will be examined. The internals of everyday computers will be discussed along with how each of the common components such as RAM, hard-drives are utilized in system software. As time allows students will be given insight into new and exciting architectures such as quantum/optical and chemical computation.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-281.
Credits: 3
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CSI 380 - Innovation III: Technology Partnership
In this course, students will work directly with local technology organizations to understand real-world business challenges and design innovative solutions using emerging technologies. Students will work in groups to build working product prototypes and to assess the potential value and limitations of their proposed innovations.
Prerequisites: CSI-280
Credits: 3
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CSI 385 - Operating Systems Architecture
This course will give the student an understanding of the architecture of modern operating systems and how software interacts with those operating systems.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-230, CSI-281.
Credits: 3
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CSI 389 - Programming Mobile Devices, Advanced
In this course the student will be able to pursue an advanced level of knowledge on programming Mobile Device(s). The student will be able to choose a project which culminates in a published application. One possible area is the iOS for iPhone/iPad/iTV.
Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor required
Credits: 3
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CSI 390 - Junior Computing Internship
Students obtain practical experience in a real-world computing, networking, or programming environment in companies around the area. With faculty supervision, students will work 120 hours in a business setting appropriate to their major.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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CSI 400 - Real Time Systems
With real time systems the result of a calculation is important, but also important is the time when the result is available. Students are exposed to the concept of real time programming in which a system operates in a time-scale that is determined by the time scale of the process. The system reacts to external events usually with a time constraint on the reaction time. Students learn how hardware and software interact, what an interrupt is, and how to develop an event driven system. The analysis of response time from input to output will be introduced along with memory optimization techniques.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-281.
Credits: 3
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CSI 430 - Software Testing, Qa & Security
Students will learn how to verify, improve, and secure the function of software systems. Through the use of various testing tools and procedures that implement unit/regression tests, performance tests, as well as robust error handling, students will learn how to ensure the proper operation of their software. Valuable insight into quality assurance and bug tracking will also be taught with emphasis on the request/ticketing systems that help facilitate this work.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-281, with a minimum grade of C.
Credits: 3
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CSI 435 - Applied Software Practice I
This is the first semester of a two semester capstone project in the Software Engineering for Emerging Technologies Major. In this course students will begin full lifecycle development of a software system, including requirements analysis, project planning, staffing, technology selection and systems design. Conceptual materials delivered in this course will be immediately applied to the comprehensive capstone project.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-335 and must have completed 90 credits.
Credits: 3
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CSI 436 - Applied Software Practice II
This is the second semester of a two semester capstone project in the Software Engineering for Emerging Technologies Major. In this course students will continue full lifecycle development of a software system, including system development, testing, integration, deployment and maintenance. Students will also be required to use proper project management and documentation techniques. Conceptual materials delivered in this course will be immediately applied to the comprehensive capstone project.
Prerequisites: CSI-435
Credits: 3
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CSI 485 - Distributed Operating Systems
Students will learn about a wide variety of distributed computing applications along with the structure through which they operate. Distributed systems exist for a multitude of applications such as complex scientific simulations, peer-to-peer communication, defeating encryption algorithms scalable server hosting, and even massively multiplayer online games. Throughout this course students will examirie similarities and differences in how these systems operate and how they provide an edge over conventional solutions.
Prerequisites: Complete CSI-385 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
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CSI 490 - Senior Computing Internship
Students obtain practical experience in a real-world computing, networking, or programming environment in companies around the area. With faculty supervision, students will work 120 hours in a business setting appropriate to their major.
Prerequisites: You must complete 75 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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COR 110 - Concepts of the Self
How are contemporary developments in art literature, psychology and science challenging our traditional notion of what it means to be human? Students will have the chance to explore how these fields approach questions about humanity and individuality as they begin to build an interdisciplinary perspective on their own lives. Students will study texts and artifacts from multiple disciplines as they learn about different ways in which the self is understood, lived, and expressed.
Prerequisites: COR-115 is the required co-requisite course.
Credits: 3
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COR 115 - Rhetoric I
Students learn rhetorical strategies to read and write in response to academic texts in various disciplines. Thematically linked to COR 110, the course teaches students to engage with ideas and work through difficult texts by posing meaningful questions and analyzing both what a text says and how it says it. Students learn to use writing for learning, thinking and effectively communicating their opinions and understanding of their reading through effective summaries, paraphrases, analyses and critiques.
Prerequisites: COR-110 is the required co-requisite course.
Credits: 3
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COR 120 - Concepts of Community
In the age of instantaneous and open communication, economic globalism and intercontinental travel, never has the question of the possibilities and limits of human community been more important. What are the practices and institutions that bind us together? What are the structures of communities and how do these limit and define us as individuals? Exploring such questions through history, philosophy and economics, students will develop an interdisciplinary perspective on community in the modern world and their place in it.
Prerequisites: COR-110, COR-115,COR-125 IS THE REQUIRED COREQUISITE COURSE
Credits: 3
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COR 125 - Rhetoric II
Building on the skills learned in Rhetoric I, this second-semester course teaches students to develop opinions based on critical reading and discussion of interesting and diverse texts into effectively written and researched arguments. Students continue to learn strategies for writing texts that are clear, coherent, comprehensive, creative concise and correct for a specific audience and purpose.
Prerequisites: COR-110, COR-115,COR-120 IS THE REQUIRED COREQUISITE COURSE
Credits: 3
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COR 130 - Interdisciplinary Studies, Introduction
COR 130 introduces transfer students to interdisciplinary studies, the inquiry method of instruction, and the intellectual approach necessary for successfully participating in the second-year Core curriculum. The course covers selected content from COR 110 and COR 120 including psychology, natural science, art literature, history, philosophy, sociology, and economics. COR 130 is an intense six-week experience.
Prerequisites: Must be a transfer student with at least 24 completed,credits,ENG-111, ENG-112 are either prerequisites or corequisites
Credits: 6
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COR 210 - Scientific Revolutions
The challenges of the 21st century demand an understanding of the nature and limitations of scientific thinking, the place of science within society, and its relationship to other forms of human thought and expression such as religion, art and literature. This course will examine three major transformations of scientific ideas and their social and historical context, and will help students gain a broad understanding of the relationship of scientific ideas to other forms of thought and expression.
Prerequisites: Complete COR-120 and COR-125 or COR-130 and ENG-112
Credits: 3
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COR 220 - Aesthetic Expressions
What is art? How do literature and music express both traditional and revolutionary ideas? This course will explore the nature of artistic musical and literary expression in the Western tradition. Students will analyze and discuss major artistic, musical, and literary accomplishments of Western culture and explore how the arts function as expressions of cultural ideals and as forces of challenge and transformation.
Prerequisites: Complete COR-120 and COR-125 or COR-130 and ENG-112
Credits: 3
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COR 230 - Ethics and the Environment
The decisions that humans make about the environment today will decide the fate of future generations. Understanding the relationship between humans and the environment, along with the ethical frameworks used to interact with and make decisions about the environment, is of paramount importance. This course will investigate the origins and evolution of environmental ethics, as well as the contributions of scientific research and aesthetic expression, to trace human perceptions of the environment throughout history and address todays environmental issues.
Prerequisites: Complete COR-120 and COR-125 or COR-130 and ENG-112
Credits: 3
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COR 250 - The Secular and the Sacred
What does God have to do with anything? Everything, or nothing? Both answers have deep roots in the Western tradition. Students delve into an interdisciplinary examination of the influence of religion and religious institutions on Western society from the earliest roots of the Judeo-Christian tradition through the modern era. The course focuses on the way religion and reactions to religion have shaped personal political, social, and cultural institutions and practices in the West.
Prerequisites: Complete COR-120 and COR-125 or COR-130 and ENG-112
Credits: 3
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COR 260 - Democracies
The 20th century saw the international triumph of the twin pillars of modern Western life: capitalism and democracy. The 21st century problems of globalism, environmental degradation and terrorism, however, all pose unique challenges to these institutions. This course will study the origins and development of our primary ideals of social organization. Students will actively engage questions about the value and future of capitalism and democracy while learning about its past.
Prerequisites: Complete COR-120 and COR-125 or COR-130 and ENG-112
Credits: 3
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COR 270 - Heroines and Heroes
Credits: 3
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COR 310 - Global Studies I:Technology&Development
How will we produce and consume energy? Share information? Fight disease? Technological choices like these will have a major impact on the world?s future. Upcoming generations will reap the rewards and pay the costs of our ability to manage technology with foresight and deliberation. This course will take a critical look at the promises and dangers of emerging technologies, and consider how we manage change and distribute its benefits and its burdens globally.
Prerequisites: COR-210, COR-220, COR-230, COR-240,COR-320 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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COR 311 - Acting Against the State: Performance, Protest and Terror
What happens when an individual or group strongly disagrees with government policies? If political processes are not in place to address the desired change, or if those processes are perceived as inadequate, the dissenting individual or group might well resort to symbolic forms of protest. While such symbolic protests are frequently non-violent, certain actions do make use of violence. What our society labels as “terrorism” might be viewed through this lens. This class will examine social protest as a form of performance and public rhetoric. The approach will be distinctly interdisciplinary, relying on perspectives from the fields of communication theater studies, sociology and political science. We will not shy away from a controversial exploration of terrorist acts, including the events of 9/11
Prerequisites: 60 completed credits
Credits: 3
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COR 312 - Technology As a Disruptive Force
In today?s society where our work, fun and personal connections are managed and influenced by technology, have you ever wondered how technology will shape your future? We will explore how technological innovation has been viewed over time by philosophers, writers and sociologists. Which perspectives hold true today? What about present-day perspectives? Do you think they will hold true tomorrow? How do we imagine that society and ultimately our place within will be affected day-by-day as technology continues to advance?
Prerequisites: 60 completed credits
Credits: 3
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COR 313 - Pandemics: Panic, Pathology and,Preparation
Are pandemics really the new global terror, or are they a convenient media villain? And what is the suitable response, if not terror and panic? Students will learn about the origins and spread of pandemics, and the media frenzy and public panic that often accompanies them. Working with public health workers across the globe, they will create materials that help better prepare for pandemics, and will make a final presentation that addresses the question “How can students provide leadership in the event of a pandemic?”?
Prerequisites: Must have 60 completed credits
Credits: 3
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COR 320 - Global Studies II: Human Rights
Are human rights universal? Should they be? This course uses film, fiction, and other contemporary media and traditional sources to explore how different groups of people around the world define and debate human rights. Students will investigate how a variety of religious, philosophical, and social traditions challenge contemporary efforts to find a global definition of human rights.
Prerequisites: COR-210, COR-220,COR-230 COR-240,COR-310 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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COR 330 - International Cultural Studies
The world of the 21st century is exciting complex, and important. COR 330 offers a chance to immerse yourself in an important global community exploring its culture, society, institutions people, and history. Taught by faculty with extensive interest and experience in the regional focal area of the course, these classes delve into the vital issues of the contemporary world, such as development, globalization, gender relations religion, security, the environment, and more. Regions and areas covered each semester will vary depending on faculty experience.
Prerequisites: COR-210, COR-220,COR-230 COR-240,COR-310 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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COR 415 - The Mosaic of India
The Mosaic of India is a general elective, which focuses on Indian culture and includes a ten day trip to India. In addition to regular class meetings, students will see the caves of Aranubad the Taj Mahal, Hindu Temples of the southern subcontinent, Buddhist holy sites, and Mumbai, the thriving business center of India. Students will keep a journal during the trip abroad. Students will have the opportunity to interface with the staff and students of the Champlain campus in Mumbai. The student will bear the additional cost of airfare, meals, housing, and transportation while in India. Travel will take place in the during the summer months with classroom meetings in the fall term.
Prerequisites: HIS-313 or permission of the instructor
Credits: 3
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CRE 100 - Making Art
This foundational course for Creative Media program students will explore areas necessary for artistic exploration and achievement. These areas include: inspiration, mimesis, essence abstraction, mixed media, execution and audience. We will draw upon several artistic disciplines in this class, namely visual art, creative writing interactive design, filmmaking and videography games, music and sound, and performance.
Prerequisites: Must be enrolled in CREM.BFA, or by permission of Dean.
Credits: 3
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CRE 200 - Creative Media Salon I
The Creative Media “Salon” experiences, along with the Studio courses, are the cornerstone of the program. The Salon provides an environment for students from different creative focus areas to come together and explore the creative process, to intellectually contextualize their own work and the work of their peers, to collaborate if desired, and to continually expand their horizons. The Salon is part seminar and part workshop-offering students the simultaneous experiences of hands-on experimentation, creating personal work critiquing one another’s work, and discussing the connections between aesthetic theory and artistic practice. This “art as inquiry” process was embedded in the CRE 100 course for first year students, so at this point (in their second year), it should be a way of working with which they are familiar. The Salon is not a mere,”playground,” however; it will be grounded in specific readings, creative hands-on projects and-most importantly for Salon 1 and 2-the student’s parallel Core experience. The Salon 1 course will work with the content of COR 220, the Aesthetics course. Thus, the focus here will be on the Western art tradition, and the function and power of art in society. We will take the issues raised in COR 220, and work with them as a community of artists. There will be supplementary readings and key creative projects to help unpack the specific topical areas.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE CRE-100.
Credits: 1
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CRE 250 - Creative Media Portfolio I
Combine the skills and ideas you’ve acquired in multiple areas of creative media studies to begin producing a body of work that is professionally executed and has conceptual integrity. Through a combination of class critique and special studio sessions, you will strive to realize work that reflects your unique creative vision.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE CRE-200.
Credits: 3
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CRE 300 - Creative Media Salon II
What is it in art that brings us together across cultures and continents, and finally, what is it in art and the world that art represents that defines us essentially as human beings? In this two-credit salon, CREM students will be given the framework and structure to find their own lives in the discussion. This course will be offered online only, with the hope that the majority of students will be participating from their study abroad sites.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE CRE-200, CRE-250.
Credits: 2
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CRE 350 - Creative Media Portfolio 2
In this upper level portfolio class you will learn to refine your creative vision and hone your artistic craft. A panel of faculty and special guests will provide critique and challenge you to push your creative work further. Special studio sessions will further enrich and expand your artistic practice.
Prerequisites: Complete CRE-250, CRE-300
Credits: 3
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CRE 400 - Creative Media Salon 3
Salon 3 works with the issues of self-branding marketing, legal concerns for artists professional presentation, and other key,”career-oriented” issues that will impact innovative artists once they enter the “working world.” This course will make frequent use of expert speakers and visiting artists.
Prerequisites: Complete CRE-300, CRE-350
Credits: 3
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CRJ 120 - Criminal Law
Provides a comprehensive analysis of the fundamentals of substantive criminal law. Students will learn the essential elements of crimes and the rationale underlying criminal law. The nature of jurisdiction, the criminal act, the criminal state of mind and matters affecting responsibility for criminal conduct are included. (Fall only)
Credits: 3
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CRJ 121 - Criminal Procedure
This course focuses on the rules and procedures governing how the American criminal justice system must process individuals suspected, accused, and convicted of law violations. (Spring only)
Credits: 3
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CRJ 150 - American Correctional System, the
A critical survey of the correctional system covering historical development of the American correctional system, probation and parole correctional facilities, community corrections programs, and current problems, needs and trends. (Spring only)
Credits: 3
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CRJ 225 - The Law of Searching, Seizing and Using,Digital Evidence
Computer evidence (“digital evidence”) is being used every day in our country to convict criminals of crimes ranging from possession of child pornography to embezzlement to murder. Every competent, modern law enforcement officer understands the significance of digital evidence in every case submitted for prosecution. Students will be required to learn, and apply legal principles that govern how this vital evidence is recovered (and used) to insure that it will be legally admissible in court.
Prerequisites: Complete CRJ-120, FOR-240 and 60 completed credits, or ,permission of the Program Director.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 230 - Criminal Investigation
Studies the history, theory and fundamentals of criminal investigation from the crime scene to the courtroom, with emphasis on techniques appropriate to specific crimes. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: Take CRJ-120 or CRJ-121.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 240 - Family Violence: Crisis and Justice
This course provides an understanding of the psychological, social and legal factors related to child abuse/neglect and violent domestic relationships in America. Students will comprehend the root causes of family violence and the mutigenerational effects on its victims and society. They will identify the challenges of such acts for our criminal justice, social service and health care systems and articulate sometimes contradictory societal and legal responses to family violence?including prevention efforts protection and treatment services, legal strategies, and current legislation.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 260 - Research Methods in Criminal Justice
A research project related to a specific police or correctional interest or operation in consultation with the faculty advisor. Course meets at the discretion of the instructor; project required for grade.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 270 - Police Operations & Supervision
Studies activities of law-enforcement agencies with emphasis on the patrol function and the prevention of crime, including traffic investigative, juvenile, vice and other specialized operational units. (Fall only)
Credits: 3
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CRJ 280 - Part-Time Law Enforcement Officer,Certification
Provides students with information and training to prepare for certification as a part-time police officer in Vermont, exclusive of firearm training. The primary focus is on police procedure, with attention spent on criminal law, laws of arrest search and seizure, juvenile law, and laws regarding motor vehicles and liability. At the end of the course, students will have the opportunity to take the state exam for Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council standards for Phase 1 Certification.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 290 - CRJ Field Experience
Prerequisite: Criminal Justice major, second year status. Requires twelve hours per week of field work. Students will participate in and observe at local police departments, correctional facilities and other related criminal justice agencies. Students are expected to arrange their own transportation.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 310 - Investigative Interviewing
This is an introductory course dealing with the principles and practices of interviewing. The course will include a review of interviewing theory and practical exercises intended to help students interested in criminal justice or public service to develop effective interviewing skills.
Prerequisites: CRJ-230 or permission of Program Director
Credits: 3
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CRJ 420 - Research Methods Criminal Justice II
A research project related to a specific police or correctional interest or operation in consultation with faculty advisor. Course meets at discretion of the advisor; project paper required for grade.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 450 - Seminar in Criminal Justice
An in-depth examination of selected topics related to effective policing such as, but not limited to the issues of recruitment, retention, excessive force, corruption, civilian review boards community-based policing, allocation of resources cultural diversity, participative management, job stress, and program budgeting. Emphasis is directed toward leadership and executive development. Project paper or comprehensive examination required for grade.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 480 - Criminal Investigations, Advanced
This course provides Criminal Justice majors with a comprehensive learning experience involving the art of criminal investigations. Students will review selected material from previous criminal justice courses and apply this knowledge to simulated crime scenes. Students will initially receive guidance from instructors, but will eventually perform investigations individually and as part of an investigative team.
Prerequisites: CRJ-310,Must complete 90 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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CRJ 490 - Criminal Justice Field Experience
Requires twenty-four hours per week of field-work. Students will routinely be required to meet with a supervising faculty member on campus and at their internship site. Students, with the aid of a Criminal Justice faculty member, are allowed to select from any state, local, or federal criminal justice agency participating in this program. Students are expected to provide their own transportation.
Prerequisites: Must complete 90 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 6
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CRJ 495 - Vermont Police Academy,Enforcement Training
An intensive 15-week program in residence at the Vermont Police Academy. This course is offered to qualified Professional Studies/Criminal Justice majors who must meet the admission standards of the Academy.
Prerequisites: Must have permission from the program director and meet the,admission requirements of the Police Academy.
Credits: 15
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DFM 110 - Digital Filmmaking, Introduction to
In this course students are introduced to the language of film and digital technology. Through a combination of lecture, screenings, discussion research and cohort projects students will investigate the fundamentals of time-based media (the fourth dimension), the evolving landscape of digital production and the social impact of filmic-storytelling.
Credits: 3
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DFM 120 - Fundamentals of Digital Music
This course will teach students the basics of music, and how to create music on the computer. Topics include rhythm, phrasing, harmony, melody and song construction. This is an exciting opportunity, given the virtually unlimited power of today?s Digital Audio Workstations. Music can be assembled from pre-composed elements, played live into the computer, written as notes on an electronic score, or keyed in using a midi piano keyboard. Students will use these digital tools to capture their ideas or inspiration and turn them into music. Several projects will be required, in various styles, for a number of different purposes.
Credits: 3
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DFM 210 - Film History
As an overview of film history and aesthetics this course explores film history from 1895 to the present. Emphasis is on the development of film as a technology, an art form, an industry, and a cultural institution. The class will research and discuss genres, movements, directors, and landmarks in film history.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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DFM 220 - Film Theory
From its earliest days, cinema has attracted intellectual proponents, theorists and aestheticians inspired to write on the nature of cinema and its effects on culture. The goal of this course is to familiarize students with the major theoretical positions and debates in film theory and identify how these theories have influenced filmmakers and their work. Through texts and film screenings, the course will examine selected authors and specific theories including Structuralism, Realism, Semiotics and Postmodernism.
Prerequisites: DFM-210
Credits: 3
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DFM 225 - Cinematography and Lighting
This course focuses on cinematic storytelling, and explores digital video cinematography techniques for both studio and field. Students will familiarize themselves with multiple digital video camera formats. Students will also use lighting equipment, determine set and lighting needs, block scenes, and become familiar with topics including film space, continuity, lenses, color, filters and camera control. Over the course of the semester, students will collaborate to produce a number of short works in both field and studio environments.
Prerequisites: Must have completed 27 credits
Credits: 3
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DFM 228 - Screenwriting I
The course provides an intensive introduction to screenwriting. Presented as a seminar and writing workshop, the class reads and discusses short and feature-length screenplays, including their own works-in-progress, as well as comparing the screenwriting of professionals to the films those scripts became. Writing one short and one feature-length screenplay leads students to integrate theory and practice as they explore the viability of story ideas in the film medium character development, conflict, dialogue writing dramatic structure, and industry standards for script formatting.
Prerequisites: COR-115 or ENGL-111
Credits: 3
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DFM 230 - Audio & Video Digital Editing
Through a combination of classroom instruction and project-based work in the Multimedia and Video labs, students will develop skills in audio and video recording, digitizing, producing and editing for implementation in television, radio and multimedia.
Prerequisites: Complete MCM-220 , GDD-210, or DFM-225
Credits: 3
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DFM 240 - Applied Digital Video
You understand the principles of video creation and you’re eager for more. In this class you will investigate video as a phenomenon, the evolution creative possibilities, technical components and output methods such as Pod-casting, installation and DVD authoring. Through a combination of lecture, research and hands on investigation you will be introduced to video history, the format wars, sound design, advanced editing styles and compression.
Prerequisites: MMG-230
Credits: 3
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DFM 250 - Introduction to Stop Motion Animation
This course guides students through the active creation of several individual stop motion animation projects while developing their knowledge and expertise in traditional stop motion animation techniques using modern computing technology. Students present their developing ideas and original projects for critical assessment. Students are also exposed to the rich history and evolution of stop motion animation.
Prerequisites: 27 completed credits
Credits: 3
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DFM 260 - Documentary Filmmaking
This course will explore the history of documentary filmmaking with a focus on the social impact of the form. The potential power of video for advocacy, activism, and social change will be highlighted through screenings and production exercises. Students will produce documentary sequences based on the core documentary elements of observation, interview, and montage.
Prerequisites: Must have completed 27 credits.
Credits: 3
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DFM 281 - Canadian Culture Through Films
Credits: 3
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DFM 282 - Synthesis and Sound Design
After a brief history of the development of electronic synthesis, students will delve into creating sounds using current industry standard synthesizers. Types of synthesis will include virtual analog frequency modulation and physical modeling. Digital audio workstations will be used to record and organize the sounds. The vast array of electronic effects in Logic will also be explored. Students will gain a functional knowledge of not only synthesis, but also powerful electronic effect and sequencing options.
Credits: 3
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DFM 310 - Digital Filmmaking I
In this course you will be introduced to holistic digital filmmaking. Technical aspects such as character, plot points, color palettes Aristotelian drama, shooting, lighting and video compositing will add to your current shooting and editing skills. In this course you will begin your journey toward becoming an independent filmmaker by creating professional quality digital film work suitable for festivals, competition distribution or personal portfolio. You will also investigate the aesthetic and sociological issues inherent to time-based media through research and screenings.
Prerequisites: MMG-230
Credits: 3
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DFM 315 - Digital Filmmaking II
In this course students will apply their understanding of genre, theory and technology to digital film production. In a cohort based learning environment students will create digital films inspired by historical, theoretical and critical movements. Students will solidify and deepen their directorial voice and locate themselves within the film history cannon. In addition this class screens and analyzes a number of short films to provide a foundation for each student film and its technical treatment.
Prerequisites: DFM-310
Credits: 3
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DFM 320 - The Business of Film
Students examine the business of the film industry highlighting areas where film and business intersect. Specific areas of study include: (1) the development of business related knowledge and skills necessary for effectively maintaining a professional film career, (2) the vocabulary terminology, and structure of the film industry and (3) the distinction between film and the business aspects of the industry at the corporate level. The course will serve the student wishing to increase his/her understanding of common business practices related to the film industry as well as the student who is considering further study of film business management.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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DFM 325 - Advanced Cinematography
Advanced Cinematography begins where the introductory course Cinematography and Lighting ends, allowing students interested in focusing on cinematography to develop their skill sets and aesthetics. The course offers journeymen students of cinematography work in lighting, lenses movement, crew management and scene coverage. Over the course of the semester, students will produce a number of short works in both field and studio environments as well as study examples of popular cinematography and technical issues.
Prerequisites: 57 Credits, “C” or higher in DFM 225 (Cinematography and,Lighting) or by permission of the CCM Dean.
Credits: 3
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DFM 328 - Screenwriting II
This is an intensive workshop course in writing short original screenplays for those with prior experience in dramatic writing (for stage or screen). Students entering this class will be expected to know the basics of dramatic structure and thinking in images, and to be willing to experiment with a range of formal and thematic approaches to creating and revising work. In this course, working in the short form will allow each student to develop a complete, polished work within one semester, with written feedback on multiple drafts.
Prerequisites: DFM-228
Credits: 3
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DFM 330 - Video Compositing and Special Effects
This course will introduce you to both the magic and technical demands of special effects and compositing. You’ll learn many techniques including keying, blue screen motion graphics and color correction. In considering the aesthetic role of special effects. You will be able to discern when and when not to introduce special effects in your film. You will work with special effects lighting, makeup and prosthetics, and put it all together with node-based and timeline-based applications to create professional-quality films.
Prerequisites: Complete MMG-230 or DFM-230,DFM-310 is the required corequisite course
Credits: 3
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DFM 340 - Film Scoring
This course will take students through the exciting process of creating music for film. First discussing the history of music in film, and the production process, the course will then dive into the actual process of writing cues for film, including spotting, syncing to picture understanding visual sequences and dramatic intent. Students will be challenged to write cues for a variety of visual sequences in different tempos and moods.
Prerequisites: Complete DFM-120 or by permission of Dean.
Credits: 3
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DFM 389 - Urban Indie Filmmaking
In this course students will apply their training from the screenwriting and cinematography intensive workshops to their own film productions. In a cohort based learning environment and under the guidance of an experienced filmmaker, students each direct one film and produce another student’s film. In addition to this, the class screens and analyzes a number of short films to provide a foundation for each student’s filmmaking and its technical treatment.
Prerequisites: Permission to enroll in Summer Montreal Filmmaking Program,required. Complete DFM-225 and DFM-228.
Credits: 6
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DFM 410 - Independent Film Project
This course will introduce you to both the magic and technical demands of special effects and compositing. You?ll learn many techniques including keying, blue screen, motion graphics and color correction. In considering the aesthetic role of special effects, you will be able to discern when and when not to introduce special effects in your film. You will work with special effects lighting, makeup and prosthetics, and put it all together with node-based and timeline-based applications to create professional-quality films.
Prerequisites: DFM-315
Credits: 3
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DFM 420 - Senior Portfolio
In this course students will finalize and compile their collected film works to create a final reel. Students will also gain fluency in the latest output methods in digital film distribution.
Prerequisites: DFM-410
Credits: 3
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DFM 450 - Digital Filmmaking Thesis
This course is designed for students interested in either graduate level studies, further academic investigation or both. Students will create a personal manifesto and examine in depth a topic by relating it to their own body of work, analyze its historical and theoretical position and produce a written thesis.
Prerequisites: Must be a Digital Filmmaking major,Must have completed 90 credits
Credits: 3
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DFM 480 - Advanced Projects in Sonic Arts
Building on the knowledge and practices from Fundamentals of Music and other Sonic Arts courses, students now have the opportunity to do advanced scoring work. Students will propose advanced composition projects and, with the approval and guidance of the instructor, will take the projects through to completion. If they elect to do so, music may be recorded in a live studio with live players.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE DFM-120 AND ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: EGD-350, DFM-340,,MCM-330.
Credits: 3
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DFM 490 - Digital Filmmaking Internship
Students gain practical experience as interns in a professional aspect of digital filmmaking. The student, instructor and work site supervisor work together to determine specific learning objectives for each student. In addition to involvement in the workings of their placement organization students will complete their own related project.
Prerequisites: Must be a Digital Filmmaking major to take this course.,Must complete 90 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
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ECN 110 - Economics, Survey of
A non-mathematical introduction to the basic principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics. These basics will be of value to students in understanding and formulating ideas relating to economic policy. The course will also work to clarify their economic relationship to our society and to the global community.
Credits: 3
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ECN 205 - Microeconomics
Discusses the nature and method of economics with emphasis on microeconomic theory. Focus is on demand, supply, market equilibrium, elasticity costs of production and resource pricing. Examines the market structures of pure competition oligopoly and monopoly.
Credits: 3
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ECN 210 - Macroeconomics
A general survey course that covers theories and applications of macroeconomics. Business firms international economics, labor and government are included. Also examines monetary policy, taxes public finances, economic output and growth, and international trade in the world economy.
Credits: 3
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ECN 255 - Managerial Economics
This course covers the basic microeconomic theories within a business context as they apply to markets, analysis of cost, producer and consumer behaviors, industrial organization strategic thinking, and pricing strategies. These economic concepts will be continually applied to current events, policy issues, and business situations.
Prerequisites: Take BUS-115 or MTH-120.
Credits: 3
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ECN 350 - Financial & Economic Modeling
This course will develop the quantitative skills that are required for any business student. The student will learn key microeconomic principles such as supply and demand, non-quantifiable costs externalities and general economic thinking. The student will also work with quantitative tools including risk analysis, forecasting techniques demand analysis, sales and customer data analysis and quality measurement. The course uses Excel as a training ground for encounters with the best and most interesting principles of business economics financial planning and accounting. The course is designed to teach the skills of building “models” that allow for scenario analysis or to help inform good decision-making.
Prerequisites: Complete MTH-180, MGT-240.
Credits: 3
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EDU 105 - Foundations of Learning and Practicum
This course provides students with opportunities to explore how children learn. Students will develop lesson plans and a standards-based mini unit. They will connect the theories of Piaget Vygotsky, Erikson, Dewey, Montessori and Gardner to the real classroom. The course will focus on learning materials, learning environments, and communicating with children. The students will implement a Service Learning project in a local school or agency during their seven-week internship, a long-term assignment during this course.
Credits: 4
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EDU 112 - Integrating Technology
Students will learn to facilitate the integration of technology skills and concepts through designing supporting curriculum, identifying and evaluating software, and developing and practicing methods for technology use. Students will design lessons and learning opportunities using the ISTE standards for middle/secondary level students. This course prepares education students to develop their professional portfolio.
Credits: 3
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EDU 115 - Learning Theory
This course is designed to provide pre-service teachers with the foundations of psychological theory, research, and profesional practice relating to development and learning in classroom settings. The role of psychology of education in studying and influencing teaching and learning will be explored with an emphasis on direct application to planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction in the middle/high school classroom. Students spend two hours a week in a field experience.
Credits: 3
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EDU 125 - Children’s Literature & the Expressive,Arts
This course introduces the basics of integrating Children?s Literature and the Expressive Arts (art, music and movement and drama) across the curriculum. Students actively participate in activities in all of these areas both in the college classroom and in the local community. The course integrates this study of the Expressive Arts with a study of Children?s Literature including genres, authors, response to literature and reading aloud.
Credits: 3
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EDU 135 - Students With Special Needs
Course provides students with an understanding of children and youth with disabilities and other special needs. Students learn about the community services, educational programs, and services designed to help children with special needs reach their maximum potential. Emphasis is on the characteristics of various disabilities, their effect on children and their families, strategies for effective intervention, and special needs and strategies that promote the acceptance of diversity in the classroom. Best practices for inclusion including curriculum adaptations and accommodations, and effective strategies for collaboration among professionals will be discussed. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: EDU-105 or EDU-115
Credits: 3
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EDU 150 - Reading and Language Development
Examines the development of language skills - listening, speaking, reading, writing - and appropriate activities to enhance such skills. A holistic approach to beginning reading will be emphasized. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: EDU-125
Credits: 3
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EDU 160 - Math & Science
Explores theory, activities, and materials to help the child understand concepts and develop skills in basic math and science. Explores materials that further physical and logic mathematical knowledge.
Credits: 3
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EDU 205 - Infant/Toddler Seminar & Practicum
Students explore developmentally appropriate practice for the early care and education of young children from birth through two years of age. The course examines infant/toddler growth and development as well as appropriate curriculum for this age group. The topics of observation, assessment, and diversity are also addressed. In addition, the course explores the essential relationship between parents and teachers. One credit of the course encompasses a half day placement each week in an infant/toddler setting. Students will have to complete a background-check as required by placement site.
Prerequisites: EDU-105 or course in Psychology or Human Development
Credits: 3
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EDU 230 - Content Literacy
Students will learn to construct a framework for supporting and teaching reading in the content area. We will focus on developing research-based methods, strategies, and procedures for designing instruction that supports literacy in each of the core disciplines: Math, Science, English, and History. We will develop skills in assessing reading levels and teaching vocabulary development and reading strategies. Students spend two hours a week in a field experience.
Prerequisites: EDU-115
Credits: 3
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EDU 245 - Service Learning
Students will learn how to use service learning as an instructional strategy that blends community service with academic learning. Emphasis is placed on reflection, active student participation, and connecting the curriculum to the real world. Through field experiences students will participate in one or more service-learning projects that will involve service to area schools or child-centered agencies .
Prerequisites: EDU-115
Credits: 3
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EDU 250 - Preschool Curriculum
Students plan curriculum related to themes as well as develop environments for teaching. Nutrition, parent communication and assessment of children are examined. This course is taken concurrently with Preschool Field Experience (EDU 251).
Prerequisites: EDU-105,EDU-251 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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EDU 251 - Preschool Field Experience
Students work two half-days or two full days per week in a preschool setting carrying out lessons for small and large groups on a theme-related curriculum. Observations in a variety of preschool classroom areas are completed. This course is taken concurrently with Integrated Preschool Curriculum (EDU 250).
Prerequisites: EDU-105 ,EDU-250 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 2
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EDU 255 - Primary Curriculum
Students plan lessons and units for teaching in primary classrooms. Emphasis is on social studies curriculum planning for the five to eight year old child. Observations in a variety of primary classroom areas are completed. This course is taken concurrently with Primary Field Experience (EDU 256).
Prerequisites: EDU-105,EDU-256 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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EDU 256 - Primary School Field Experience
Students work two half-days or two full days per week in a kindergarten, first, second or third grade, planning and carrying out lessons for small and large groups on a theme-related curriculum. This course is taken concurrently with Integrated Primary Curriculum (EDU 255).
Prerequisites: EDU-105 ,EDU-255 is the required corequisite course.
Credits: 3
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EDU 275 - Exploring Young Children’s Learning
Students explore young children’s learning through the reading of professional journals, through discussion and reflection regarding their own practical experience at the VAEYC Conference, and through reflective writing focused on their own classroom experiences. Through the exploration of young children?s learning students are challenged to apply their new skills and knowledge in the development of their classroom curriculum routines, and learning environment. * Students must attend the VAEYC Conference TO REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE, please go to: http://classlist.champlain.edu/ycl
Prerequisites: Attendance at 2 ½ day VAEYC Conference, October 21, 2010 ?,October 23, 2010, is required.
Credits: 3
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EDU 300 - Classroom Management
Course will focus on the elements of a successful classroom: space design, selection of appropriate learning materials, daily, weekly and long-range planning, use of support staff, teacher planning and organization, handling behavior and misbehavior, and parental involvement.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE EDU-250, EDU-251, EDU-255, EDU-256
Credits: 3
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EDU 310 - Elementary Language Arts
This course focuses on the teaching of Language Arts to students in kindergarten through sixth grade and is based on the Vermont Standards. Topics include early literacy development selection and management of a reading program development of reading and writing strategies, and the use of fiction and nonfiction for directed lessons and research. A variety of assessment techniques are also explored. Students spend two hours per week observing and working in a kindergarten through sixth grade classroom. (Fall only)
Prerequisites: EDU-250, EDU-251, EDU-255, AND EDU-256
Credits: 3
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