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2012-2013 Undergraduate College Catalog 
    
2012-2013 Undergraduate College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Radiography

  
  • RAD 195 - Radiography Summer Clinical Fld Exp


    Field Experience 15 weeks. A practical experience of 40 hours per week that allows students to participate in all areas of the clinical environment in which they have received instruction. Includes weekend and evening clinical assignments. (Spring only)
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • RAD 250 - Radiographic Procedures III


    Focuses on the composition and use of contrast media and radiographic procedures that use contrast media, as well as radiographic procedures of the cranium and face. Two laboratory hours per week help students to gain the skills specific to radiography of the cranium and face. (Fall only)
    Prerequisites: RAD-150,RAD-290 is the required corequisite course.
    Credits: 2
    ITS
  
  • RAD 251 - Positioning Lab III


    Credits: 1
    ITS
  
  • RAD 290 - Radiography Clinical Field Exp II


    A practical experience of three days per week in which students participate in a clinical setting working in all areas of the radiography department. Includes evening clinical assignments.
    Prerequisites: Must enroll in RAD-195 for the summer session.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • RAD 295 - Radiography Clinical Field Exp III


    A practical experience of four days per week in which students participate in a clinical setting in all areas of the radiology department. Includes evening clinical assignments.
    Prerequisites: RAD-290
    Credits: 5
    ITS
  
  • RAD 315 - Sectional Anatomy


    Prerequisites: SCI-220,SCI-225
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • RAD 330 - Radiobiology


    Expands on the basic principles of radiation protection, radiographic science and biology in order to study the effects of radiation on biological systems. Examines potential genetic effects as well as those in the exposed individual. (Spring only)
    Prerequisites: SCI-225 RAD-160 RAD-110
    Credits: 2
    ITS
  
  • RAD 340 - Imaging Modalities, Advanced


    A survey course which provides a brief introduction to the equipment and procedures of the specialty modalities of Radiology. These include tomography, CT scanning, ultrasound, MRI nuclear medicine and radiation therapy. (Spring only)
    Prerequisites: RAD-195
    Credits: 1
    ITS
  
  • RAD 350 - Radiography Seminar


    Focuses on the structure of the radiography profession and the certification process. Students will prepare for the certification exam by reviewing prerequisite curriculum content and by road-based case studies. (Spring only)
    Prerequisites: RAD-295 and RAD-360 are the required corequisite courses.
    Credits: 2
    ITS
  
  • RAD 360 - Radiographic Pathology


    Explores diseases that affect the systems of the human body. Special attention is given to the radiographic appearance of disease. (Fall only)
    Prerequisites: RAD-250 is the required corequisite course.
    Credits: 2
    ITS
  
  • RAD 380 - Digital Imaging


    Explores the means by which radiologic images are produced and stored via digital processing. Clinical applications will include diagnostic radiography & fluoroscopy, CT, MR, and ultrasound. Archival methods will also be studied.
    Credits: 3
    ITS

Science

  
  • SCI 100 - Sino-Amer Exch for Environmental Ldrshp


    Students study regional natural history and natural resource management in a three week summer residential field program based at Champlain College. Each American student is required to investigate specific and current hot topics in environmental policy with a Chinese student. Prior to the field program, students will develop a review paper addressing the complexity of the topic that they have selected. During the program, they will have an opportunity to visit sites and meet with professionals directly associated with their topic. Students will have access to technology to continue research on the Champlain campus. At the close of the program American and Chinese students will co-author a position statement and offer a public presentation of their findings on campus. Effective student papers will be published in Green Across the Pacific’s annual magazine and distributed to policy makers and the general public to further meaningful debate about regional natural resource management and sustainability. This independent student-driven work will be embedded in the context of a broad overview of the region’s natural history, economy and politics. Sharing this work with Chinese students will broaden the perspective and world view of all participants.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SCI 110 - Physical Science, Introduction to


    A non-technical approach to the physical sciences and how they relate to today’s world. The general principles of physics and chemistry are introduced and used in problem solving. Classroom demonstrations are used to strengthen basic principles taught during lecture. Laboratory sessions exploring motion, gravity, electricity and chemical reactions are used to introduce students to laboratory procedures. Course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 110L - Physical Science Lab, Introduction


    See SCI-110 course description.
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 115 - Human Biology, Introduction to


    Explanation of the basic principles of medically oriented human biology. The course investigates basic biology, cell biology and biochemistry as they pertain to human body systems and diseases such as AIDS, cancer, and cardiovascular disease as well as other selected topics. Current research topics are also discussed. Laboratory sessions are designed to reinforce, by a hands-on approach, the principles discussed in lecture. Course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 115L - Biology Lab


    See SCI-115 course description
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 130 - General Chemistry I


    This course develops chemistry concepts in the greater framework of societal and technological issues, such as pollution and energy resources. As a student, you will have at your disposal a variety of information sources (textbook, web resources) to sharpen your observation techniques and to help you understand the many chemical and physical laws behind the technologies you will consider. Both class discussion and laboratory experimentation are designed to help you learn apply, and experience chemistry as a practical science that is relevant to everyday life. Topics studied include air and water pollution, global warming, and acid rain. These topics will each underscore a more classical chemistry topic such as the periodic table, the makeup and behavior of atoms and molecules, chemical bonding, chemical equations, and stoichiometry, chemical reactions and changes of state. Course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 130L - General Chemistry I Lab


    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 140 - Nutrition & Fitness, Biology of


    Introduces students to the biochemistry and physiology of nutrition and exercise. Emphasis will be placed on human body systems, such as musculoskeletal, digestive, respiratory and circulatory, and their relationship to nutrition and fitness. Students will also study the biochemistry of energy conversion as it relates to exercise physiology. Laboratory sessions are designed to reinforce, by a hands-on approach the principles discussed in lecture. Course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 140L - Nutrition & Fitness Lab


    See BIO 140 course description.
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 150 - Environmental Earth Sciences


    Introduces the student to the main elements of the earth systems, and analyzes the effects of human interactions with these systems. Emphasis will be given to surface phenomena and to the application of the scientific method to current environmental issues. Course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: Must register for SCI-150L (the lab portion of the course).
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 150L - Environmental Earth Sciences Lab


    See SCI 150 Course Description.
    Prerequisites: Must take the corequisite lecture portion of the course:,SCI-150.
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 155 - Global Environmental Earth Science


    Global Environmental Earth Science is a multi-disciplinary course in which students will explore a wide variety of topics including biodiversity, soil, water, forestry, climate change, alternative energy and others. This course is both timely and relevant to the society and world in which Champlain College students live. The scientific basis of environmental topics will be studied in order to more fully understand the current environmental issues of our times. Active inquiry and discussion of environmental issues will be complemented by fieldwork and hands-on experiments.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 155L - Global Envir. Earth Sci. Lab


    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 170 - Forensic Science, Introduction to


    Students learn the biology, genetics, chemistry and physics involved in the forensic investigation of crimes. A wide range of topics are studied including DNA, entomology, fingerprinting, trace evidence, serology (blood, saliva, and semen) blood spatter, and chemical analysis of drugs alcohol, and other compounds. Students apply their new knowledge of forensic science through the use of case studies and laboratories. This course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: If you have taken FOR-110 you may not take this lab science,course.
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 170L - Intro to Forensic Science Lab


    See SCI-170
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 210 - Foundations of Ecology: an Exploration,Of the Local Bioregion


    Students examine the processes influencing the distribution and abundance of organisms, the interactions among organisms, and the interactions between organisms and the transformation and flux of energy and matter through the lens of the local bioregion. Students explore the six ecological levels and analyze the effect of human interactions with these systems. Emphasis will be placed on interdependent relationships between and within ecological communities. This course includes two laboratory hours per week.
    Prerequisites: SCI-150
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 220 - Anatomy & Physiology I


    The study of mammalian body structures, their functions and the mechanisms involved in these functions, and their interrelations in maintaining homeostasis. Course includes two laboratory hours a week. (Fall only)
    Prerequisites: Radiography majors only, or permission of ITS Department,Chair, or Office of the Dean of the CPS Division
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 220L - Anatomy & Physiology I Lab


    See SCI-220 course description.
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 225 - Anatomy & Physiology II


    Students will use the knowledge obtained in SCI-220 as a foundation to study the individual systems of the body as well as show the systems work together in the human organism. The cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal excretory, and endocrine systems are studied individually; the coordination of these systems by the central nervous system completes the course. Emphasis in placed on normal physiology, but enough pathology is introduced to give an appreciation of the disease process. Two hours per week of laboratory involve cat dissection, as well as student electrocardiograms, blood pressures and urinalysis. (Spring Only)
    Prerequisites: SCI-220,Radiography majors only, or permission of ITS Department,Chair or Office of the Dean of the CPS Division
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 225L - Anatomy & Physiology II Lab


    See SCI-225 course description.
    Credits: 0
    ITS
  
  • SCI 250 - Physics I


    This physics course is an algebra based investigation of classical Newtonian mechanics. As almost everything we encounter or do on a daily basis involves physics, whether it is obvious or not, this course is particularly useful for any future career. Many of the examples studied are very practical, and theory is used as an adjunct to the real-world problems investigated. Topics include measurement and error, vector quantities translational and rotational motion, Newton?s laws, work energy and power, and properties of materials. Laboratory sessions are designed to re-enforce material presented in class as well as introduce students to laboratory procedures and the scientific method. In addition to Newtonian mechanics, we will investigate basic electronics and robotics and their connection to physics
    Prerequisites: MTH-125 or MTH-230
    Credits: 4
    ITS
  
  • SCI 250L - Physics I Lab


    See SCI-250 course description
    Credits: 0
    ITS

Social Work

  
  • SWK 100 - Social Work, Introduction to


    This is a foundations course that introduces students to the values and ethics of the profession, the various types of work and settings within which social workers are employed, and the different populations served by social workers. Students will begin to explore client-worker ethical dilemmas and how to solve them. They will learn what distinguishes social work from other helping professions and what credentials are necessary to perform direct social work practice. They will be introduced to the basic principles and codes of the profession, including their impact on the professional relationships that social workers develop.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 140 - Survey of Community Agencies


    Explores the history, development and structure of human services and other helping and support systems. Information is presented on specific client populations and their relationship to these helping agencies. A thorough review of local agencies addresses merits and challenges of service delivery to clients.
    Prerequisites: Social Work majors must take SWK-141 concurrently with,SWK-140.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 141 - Community Experience


    Students have a hands-on experience working at two local social service agencies as part of their exploration of formal helping and support systems in Survey of Community Agencies (SWK-140). The course is required for Social Work majors and is offered as an elective to other progam majors. It includes a bi-weekly classroom seminar and a 4 hour per week agency placement for 12 weeks.
    Prerequisites: Only Social Work Majors may take SWK-140 concurrently with,SWK-141.
    Credits: 1
    EHS
  
  • SWK 210 - Introduction to Substance Abuse Studies,Abuse Studies


    The course provides an overview of addiction and substance abuse as they relate to one?s interactions with family and surrounding community. It explores the history of addiction and substance abuse and analyzes students? attitudes and beliefs about them. Definitions of addiction and substance abuse from medical social and criminal justice perspectives are analyzed, along with prevention and treatment models. Students become familiar with federal, state and local agencies that study prevent, treat and regulate these disorders.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 220 - Human Life Span Development


    A study of the physiological, cognitive, social and emotional development of individuals from infancy through old age. Important milestones during the years of infancy, childhood adolescence, adulthood and aging are explored. (Spring only)
    Prerequisites: COMPLETE SWK-100 OR PSY-100;
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 235 - Human Behavior: Person- In- Environment


    This course focuses on understanding human behavior from an ecological perspective. The basis of this perspective views an individual or family as constantly interacting with their environment and thereby being influenced by and influencing their surroundings. Concepts such as social systems theory and human ecology will be introduced. Students will develop their own ecosystems map to apply these course concepts.
    Prerequisites: COMPLETE SWK-220.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 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
    EHS
  
  • SWK 280 - Research Methods in Social Work


    This course provides students with knowledge and training in the concepts and methods used in the conduct of social work research. The course will create a foundation for empirically grounded practice, building skills that will enable students to fill roles as both consumers and producers of social work research. The course will cover practice-based problem formulation research design, sampling, quantitative qualitative, and program evaluation measures data collection, ethical issues and applications to social work settings.
    Prerequisites: COMPLETE 30 CREDITS.,COMPLETE MTH-180 WITH A C OR BETTER.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 300 - Social Welfare Issues/Policies/Prgms


    This course provides students with an introduction to the development and implementation of social policies. Key factors to be addressed include how decisions are made in the public arena formulated into laws, and developed into programs. It considers the political, economic and social factors that affect social policy.
    Prerequisites: Must complete 60 credits before taking this course.,Social Work majors only, grade of C or better in all prior,social work classes.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 305 - Social Injustice in Diverse Society


    Students explore the origins and dynamics of discrimination and prejudice against certain racial, ethnic, age, and sexual orientaion groups in American society and how power influence economic status and social policy contribute to and reinforce oppression against such groups. Such information will form the basis for understanding one’s own values, attitudes and beliefs about others. The course will also explore our changing population and celebrate the contributions and uniqueness that diversity brings to American social order.
    Prerequisites: Must complete 60 credits before taking this course.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 310 - Social Work Methods I


    Examines the history and development of the social services profession. Focuses on a generalist approach to working with individuals, families groups and communities. Professional values and ethical considerations are developed and explored. Students are introduced to relationship development and interviewing skills and begin exploring and applying a problem-solving and case management model for worker-client interactions.
    Prerequisites: Social Work majors only. Grade of C or better in all prior,social work classes.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 315 - Social Work Methods II


    Professional values and ethics continue to be explored along with the further development and application of relationship building and interviewing skills. An emphasis is placed on the application of the problem-solving process to case populations and situations commonly found among human service agencies. Topical areas such as poverty and child welfare are incorporated into the knowledge base and skills acquisition of the course. Students are also introduced to understanding and working with divergent racial and ethnic groups.
    Prerequisites: SWK-110 with a minimum grade of C
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 330 - ICS:Women in China/Half Sky


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    Prerequisites: COR-230, COR-240
    Credits: 3
    COR
  
  • SWK 410 - Social Work Practice With Elders


    Students develop specific knowledge about certain bio-psycho-social issues of aging, such as health concerns and well being, love and intimacy support systems, care-giving and living arrangements, productive roles and activities elder resilience and dying-bereavement-widowhood. They explore aging internationally and cross-culturally and analyze such elder social policies as income security, health, and long term care. This knowledge is applied to such social work practices as assessment and intervention, case management, advocacy and evaluation.
    Prerequisites: 90 completed credit hours,Complete SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B,Junior level Social Work Program Admission
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 420 - Social Work Practice With Children and,Families


    Students focus on such social work perspectives as ecological, family systems and strengths-based models of social work practice with families. They combine this information with familial trends, ethical considerations and child and family welfare policy to develop ethcially informed and culturally sensitive practice strategies. Various approaches to working with families based on levels of need and unique family circumstances are also integrated into case planning nad intervention scenarios.
    Prerequisites: 90 completed credits,SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B,Junior level Social Work Program Admission,
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 425 - Ethics in Human Services


    Students explore the foundations of modern day ethics and ethical decisionmaking, and the specific ethical issues and dilemmas facing such social service professionals as criminal justice personnel and social workers. This course develops guidelines for resolving professional ethical dilemmas and introduces liability and litigation considerations in professional ethical practice.
    Prerequisites: Grade C or better in all prior social work classes.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 430 - Rural Social Work Practice


    Students apply the unique demographic, ethnic and cultural characteristics of US rural and small town environments to assessment and intervention strategies. Their focus is from a community-wide versus individual perspective. They learn to utilize informal and reciprocal helping networks to recognize and maintain community assets and resources, and to work collaboratively with community leaders for the well being of all. They address relevant policy issues and the implications of an evolving rural landscape in this process.
    Prerequisites: 90 completed credits,SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B,Junior level admission to Social Work program,
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 450 - Social Work Practice, Advanced


    This capstone seminar uses simulated and actual case scenarios to fully integrate social work theory with such practice concepts as informal helping networks, case management, task-based social work, and multiracial/ethnic considerations.
    Prerequisites: Complete SWK-300, SWK-310 and SWK-315 with a minimum grade ,of C in each.,Complete SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 470 - International Social Work


    With a focus on international awareness, students will optimize their field experience abroad by developing an understanding of the respective cultural, community, economic, social, and political forces that impact on their interactions with professionals, clients, and community members in the local environment. In addition to incorporating the core concepts of social work practice, students will use the international arena to integrate into their field experience the values and ethics of the profession as it is practiced in their host society, the relevant social issues and policies of the region, and the cultural forces of the surrounding community.
    Prerequisites: Complete SWK-300, SWK-310 and SWK-315 with a minimum grade,of C in each.,Complete SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 490 - Social Wk Field Experience I,Social Work Field Experience II


    Students integrate classroom theory with practical experience at local social service agencies, under the supervision of approved field instructors and a College liaison. This advanced field placement helps students apply ethical assessment, planning and intervention, and case management skills with a variety of populations. They also incorporate the roles and values of professional social work practice in their daily interactions with clients agency personnel, and community members.
    Prerequisites: Complete SWK-300, SWK-310 and SWK-315 with a minimum grade,of C in each.,Complete SWK-425 with a minimum grade of C.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 490S - Int. Social Wk Field Seminar I


    This course occurs concurrently with the first senior practicum and provides a forum for students to explore professional development and practice issues that arise within the auspices of the sponsoring agency, its staff and the clients served. Students develop skills based on the knowledge, values and ethics of the profession; practice peer supervision; monitor and evaluate their own and others’ practice skills; integrate classroom and field learning; and develop professional identities and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
    Credits: 1
    EHS
  
  • SWK 495 - Social Work Field Experience II


    Students continue to integrate classroom theory with practical experience at local social service agencies, under the supervision of approved field instructors and a College liaison. This advanced field placement helps students apply ethical assessment, planning and intervention, and case management skills with a variety of populations. They also incorporate the roles and values of professional social work practice in their daily interactions with clients, agency personnel, and community members.
    Prerequisites: Complete SWK-300, SWK-310 and SWK-315 with a minimum grade ,of C in each.,Complete SWK-425 with a minimum grade of B.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SWK 495S - Integrated Social Wk Field Seminar II


    This course occurs concurrently with the second senior practicum and provides a continuing forum for students to explore professional development and practice issues that arise within the auspices of the sponsoring agency, its staff and the clients served. Students continue to develop skills based on the knowledge, values and ethics of the profession; practice peer supervision; monitor and evaluate their own and others’ practice skills; integrate classroom and field learning; and develop professional identities and the pursuit of lifelong learning.
    Credits: 1
    EHS

Sociology

  
  • SOC 110 - Sociology, Introduction to


    A study of human groups, culture, the self, and human interaction. The course focuses on contemporary American society and the influence of culture on our actions and beliefs, with the goal of fostering critical thinking about our social environment.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 125 - Human Sexuality


    Examines social and psychological factors that shape human sexual conduct at various levels of the life cycle. Topics include sexual development in early childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age, along with sex roles, reproduction and the legal and social issues of sexuality. (Fall only)
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 145 - Social Deviance


    Explores human behaviors, characteristics and beliefs that fall outside what society generally considers “respectable” or socially acceptable. Areas such as drug addiction, family violence prostitution, street and white collar crime, and lifestyle deviations are explored.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 160 - Marriage & Family


    A broad introduction to the study of marriage and the family with emphasis on diversity and change in society and how they affect marriage and family life. Historical developments and alternatives to traditional Western patterns are discussed.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 250 - Death and Dying


    This course examines the nature of our society’s attitudes toward death. Special attention is given to the ways our society and its family, medical economic and religious institutions respond to death. Psychological aspects of impending death and the grieving process will be emphasized throughout the course.
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 260 - Comparative Cultures


    This course is an in-depth analysis of the components of culture, focusing on the influences exerted by culture and cultural change on individuals and groups. The causes, functions, and consequences of cultural change are emphasized.
    Prerequisites: 27 completed credits
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 295 - Community Service


    Students will complete at least 45 hours of community service approved by the College and attend regular classes that focus on the relationship and responsibility of business to the larger community. Graded on a pass/fail basis.
    Credits: 1
    EHS
  
  • SOC 320 - Cultural Immersion Cohort Experience


    Students who have been accepted into the Cultural Immersion Cohort Experience Program must enroll in this extended-time course. Students will attend pre-immersion training sessions in the semester prior to travel. During their travel, students will come together weekly with their faculty to discuss their experiences and apply theory to solve problems and reflect on the experience of living as other in another culture. In the semester after travel, students will make a public presentation for the Champlain community about their learning.
    Prerequisites: SOC-110,Minimum of 60 completed college credits and acceptance in,the Cultural Immersion Cohort Experience Program. SOC-320 is,the required corequisite course.,,,
    Credits: 3
    EHS
  
  • SOC 325 - Cultural Immersion Community Engagement,Experience


    Students who have been accepted into the Cultural Immersion Cohort Experience Program must enroll in this Community Engagement Project course. The Cohort students will seek out Community Leader Sponsors to provide support and guidance in all phases (development, planning, implementation evaluation) of their project. The number and time frame for the projects will vary depending on the projects complexity. The Cohort will meet on a weekly basis to share, assist and learn from one another’s experiences.
    Prerequisites: SOC-110,Minimum of 60 completed college credits and acceptance in,the Cultural Immersion Cohort Experience Program. SOC-320 is,the required corequisite course.,,
    Credits: 3
    EHS

Software Development / Engineering

  
  • SWE 140 - C++ Programming


    Topics include decisions, pointers, strings, I/O classes, virtual functions. Students will be given the opportunity to put their learned knowledge to practice by designing a team based object oriented program as a final project. This course assumes that students are familiar with structured programming logic.
    Prerequisites: CIT-135
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 220 - Software Engineering Process


    This course provides a solid knowledge of software development lifecycles, software development best practices and standards. You will learn about the software development lifecycle, associated regulations, best practices and team dynamics. You will dive down into such topics as full lifecycle development, Agile Methods, Spiral Methods, CMM Team Management, Risk and Hazard Analysis Testing, Deployment and Maintenance
    Prerequisites: SWE-130
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 240 - C++ Programming II


    This course focuses on Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) using C++. Concepts of OOP will include classes, overloading operators inheritance, polymorphism, linked lists and dynamic memory allocation.
    Prerequisites: SWE-140
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 245 - Usability Engineering


    This course will introduce the student to software user interface design. Students will learn techniques for researching, designing implementing, and evaluating user interfaces using Visual Basic, Java or C++ GUI design tools.
    Prerequisites: SWE-130
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 250 - Java Programming II


    Teaches higher level Java language programming concepts and techniques, including inheritance polymorphism, abstract classes and interfaces multithreading, graphical user interfaces, linked data structures and more.
    Prerequisites: SWE-150
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 285 - Comp Sys for Software Engineers I


    This course will provide a basic knowledge of the representation of information in the computer and how information is processed at the machine level. Students will also be introduced to the operation of hardware in a computer system and the role played by the individual units of a hardware system.
    Prerequisites: SWE-281
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 300 - Comp Sys for Software Engineers II


    Teaches students advanced computer systems concepts as seen from a software engineer’s perspective. We will use lab and exercise based instruction to cover concepts such as system level I/O, socket programming and concurrency. Students will leave this course with a better understanding of how software engineering is accomplished.
    Prerequisites: SWE-285
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 315 - Linux/ Unix Programming I


    This course will introduce the student to programming under the Linux/UNIX Operating System using Linux. Topics include Linux/UNIX system architecture, Linux/UNIX-based development tools and Linux/UNIX programming standards.
    Prerequisites: SWE-240
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 317 - 3D Graphics for Programming


    3D Graphics Programming provides an introduction to programming the graphics rendering pipeline of modern video display workstations. You?ll utilize both the fixed pipeline and programmable shader models to affect the color, texture, lighting and geometry of objects in 3D coordinate spaces.
    Prerequisites: SWE-281
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 318 - Advanced Graphical User Interface,Programming


    Advanced Graphic User Interface (GUI) Programming develops your ability to employ a variety of frameworks to create rich interactive user interfaces to applications in emerging computing environments. You will apply current user interaction metaphors on platforms such as Gnome KDE, and Windows and then be able to compare and contrast the benefits and facilities of the GUI development tools available.
    Prerequisites: SWE-281, SWE-317
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 325 - Software Engineering Practice II


    Students learn about the various models used for software development and management and their importance to good software development practice. We will use case studies and lab exercises to teach students about software test management practices and their crucial role in software design. We will also investigate some of the major developments in software engineering including Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), Software Engineering Management and Analysis (SEMA) and more.
    Prerequisites: SWE-420
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 345 - .Net Architecture with C# & VB.NET


    Students are introduced to Microsoft’s .NET framework for software development. The primary language used in this course is C#, but the nature of .NET development requires the student to learn appropriate associated technologies in ASP, HTML XML, and other integrated technologies. This course concentrates on .NET as it relates to desktop application development, and includes topics such as testing, security, deployment custom controls, ADO.NET and more.
    Prerequisites: SWE-200 AND ONE OF THESE THREE COURSES: SWE-240, SWE-250 OR,SWE-355
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 346 - .Net Architecture II With C#


    Students study advanced topics in Microsoft’s .NET technology framework using C#, ASP.NET and other related technologies. This course concentrates on .NET as it relates to distributed application development, and includes topics such as testing error handling web security, deployment, web controls, web services, attributes, reflection and more.
    Prerequisites: SWE-345
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 350 - Enterprise Development With Java


    This course will provide the student with state-of-the-art skills needed to design and implement Web-based solutions to meet a variety of needs. Focusing on both client- and server-side development, the student will develop end-to-end solutions using Applets, Java Server Pages Servlets, and Enterprise Java Beans. The student will also be introduced to webservers and application servers as they tie into the development process. In addition, to round out the process, students will learn how to implement digital certificates which form the basis of Web security. They will also learn how to internationalize their programs to accommodate any language.
    Prerequisites: SWE-150
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • SWE 355 - Java Systems Development


    Students in this course will develop n-tiered Java programs as well as learn advanced GUI applications, developing remote objects. Students will be able to create applications that work with Java’s Concurrency API for multithreading and will work with other advanced topics such as JDBC, MVC and more.
    Prerequisites: Complete SWE-150, SWE-200.
    Credits: 3
    ITS

Sport Management

  
  • SPT 100 - Sport Management, Introduction to


    Provides an overview of the sport management field, its growth and development, uniqueness career opportunities and requirements. In addition, this course examines the managerial process as it applies to sport organization, and stresses the skills and attributes required of managers in sport and fitness settings.
    Credits: 3
    BUS
  
  • SPT 210 - Sport Marketing


    Provides a thorough understanding of how marketing principles are applied to sport. The course covers the marketing of sport as a product and the marketing of non-sport products using sport as a promotional tool. (Fall only)
    Prerequisites: MKT-110, SPT-100
    Credits: 3
    BUS
  
  • SPT 250 - Sport and the Law


    The course stresses a basic understanding of legal principles as they apply to amateur and professional sport. Areas of study include tort liability, constitutional law, and criminal liability in athletics. Actual court cases relating to these topics are examined. (Spring only)
    Prerequisites: SPT-100
    Credits: 3
    BUS
  
  • SPT 290 - Sport Management Field Experience


    Provides students with an opportunity to gain valuable field experience by working eight hours or more per week at a sports-related business. In addition, a one-hour seminar each week allows students to share and discuss their experiences.
    Prerequisites: Must complete 45 credits before taking this course.
    Credits: 4
    BUS

Theater

  
  • THE 100 - Theater Lab


    Provides practical training in theater arts. Students will apply dramatic theory to actual production in the fall or spring mainstage plays. Projects are assigned in one or more of the following areas: acting, stage management, set construction, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup properties, box office, and publicity. This course may be taken twice.
    Credits: 1
    CCM
  
  • THE 140 - Fundamentals of Acting


    Provides students with an understanding of acting techniques, with emphasis on movement, discipline breathing and concentration. They will investigate the creation of character in preparation for acting in the classroom.
    Credits: 3
    CCM
  
  • THE 200 - Theater Lab


    Provides practical training in theater arts. Students will apply dramatic theory to actual production in the fall or spring mainstage plays. Projects are assigned in one or more of the following areas: acting, stage management, set construction, lighting, sound, costumes, makeup properties, box office, and publicity. This course may be taken twice.
    Prerequisites: THE-100
    Credits: 1
    CCM
  
  • THE 215 - Reading Theater


    A one-credit course that addresses the writing speaking, critical thinking and global awareness competencies as students learn about performing a text. They discuss and analyze plays from a diverse selection of cultural backgrounds to determine if they are suitable for staging at Champlain College. Once a play is chosen for production, students collaboratively write a play description for advertising purposes. Students need not have any acting experience.
    Credits: 1
    CCM
  
  • THE 225 - ACT II:Intro to Scene Work


    Act II: Introduction to Scene Work teaches students how to analyze a scene and develop a character. While exploring the fundamental components of the Stanislavski approach to acting they learn to develop a personal understanding of playing an action, pursuing an objective, and working with obstacles. Students will be expected to play a role in the One-Act Festival. Students may be asked to visit classrooms and use improv to assist instructors in demonstrating concepts to the class. (Spring semester only).
    Prerequisites: THE-140
    Credits: 3
    CCM

Web Site Develop and Management

  
  • WEB 125 - Web Development


    Introduction to Web Development using standard markup languages and formatting methods. Students will become familiar with various methods and tools for development. The course introduces students to elements of effective web applications including graphics layout, and interactivity. Students will also learn the basics of developing social networking web sites and incorporating third party e-commerce applications into their Web sites.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 150 - Web Business, Introduction to


    Introduces the World Wide Web and its development from an information-sharing tool to a key in business success. Examines how a business can use the web and how to incorporate a web presence into its current business practice. The student will learn how to develop an effective site and site structure as well as an understanding of marketing the site on and off the web. Students will develop an understanding of the global nature of the web including international and intercultural issues.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 160 - Internet & Web Architecture


    Students will gain an appreciation for the architechtural factors that a Web manager must consider when implementing Web servers and services. We will discuss relevant aspects of the architecture of the Internet including the Domain Name System, registering domain names, obtaining IP addresses, access technologies, and TCP/IP. We also look closely at the Web servers themselves considering factors such as operating systems Web server software, security concerns, secure on-line transactions, server performance, Java CGI, Active-X, etc. Students work on a semester-long case project to design the Web infrastructure for an organization.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 200 - Relational Database/Web Application


    This course is an introduction to the use of relational databases on the World Wide Web. Topics covered will be relational database design database connectivity and manipulation. Students will work with a server-side tool to build and query databases using SQL. A major emphasis of the course is SQL and how to utilize it to build manipulate and create output from a database. Toward the end of the course, students will have an opportunity to work with SQL to create output from a database to a web page.
    Prerequisites: WEB-125
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 225 - Intro. to Web Programming


    This course is an introduction to web application programming concepts. Students will learn how to transform user requirements into an effective web application using standard programming web techniques. The content of the course includes advanced page development and formatting as well as design and usability concepts.
    Prerequisites: WEB-125
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 265 - Implementing Web Media


    This course will focus on the implementation of digital media to enhance web pages that are designed for a desired presentation effect. Students learn how to develop client-server media applications and use Web scripting languages to control media within web pages. Software applications used to optimize web graphics and animated images, streaming audio and video, VRML and other current technologies will be covered in the course.
    Prerequisites: WEB-225 OR MMG-210
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 290 - 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.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 320 - Server-Side Application Development


    This course focuses on application development on the web server. Students will learn the techniques, methods, and programming languages that are used to establish effective reliable, and secure functionality on a web server.They will also become proficient in a standard programming language used for server-side programming. Students will learn to select appropriate approaches to match the server-side solution to the application requirements.
    Prerequisites: WEB-200 OR SWE-200
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 325 - Client Side Scripting


    This course will emphasize client-side scripting and Dynamic HTML techniques. This course will provide coverage of JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets as implemented in browsers higher than soft Internet Explorer 4.X. Students will use the Document Object Model (DOM) to gain access to one or more components of a Web page. They will also learn how to change these components based on the actions of a user. We then look at how to apply JavaScript to Cascading Style Sheets to allow changes to the way a Web page looks after it has been loaded in a browser. Teams of students work on a semester-long project to create a dynamic Web site for an internal or external client.
    Prerequisites: WEB-225
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 340 - Middleware, XML


    This course introduces students to various server- side languages and XML programming. This course will expand the understanding of XML and the presentation of data via different medias including its use in the development of presentation of web pages, transformation of data ·and how to move XML data between and XML document and a database The course will use XML to create a customized markup language for exchanging information in a domain chosen by the class.
    Prerequisites: #take WEB-225 or MMG-210
    Credits: 3
    ITS
  
  • WEB 345 - Developing Web Sites with PHP


    PHP was designed to create dynamic content and is a simple and powerful scripting language. It is extremely popular due to its flexibility and ease of use. Students will learn the basics of PHP programming with a project based approach in which they will plan, design and implement a simple Web-based e-commerce application.
    Prerequisites: WEB-125 or permission of the Program Director.
    Credits: 3
    ITS
 

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