| |
Graphic Design and Digital Media |
| |
-
VCD 220 - Visual Creativity & Meaning
Prerequisites: ART-120
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
|
| |
-
VCD 270 - Intermediate Typography
Building upon the history and basic use of letterforms, students will now extend their typographic practice by focusing on font usage paragraph and page structure and grid development. Working with more complex issues of hierarchy, contrast, scale, rhythm, and spatial relationships in typographic projects that focus on sequential designs, such as the pages of a book. Historical context and current technologies will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: VCD-201
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 270L - Intermediate Type-Studio Component
Building upon the history and basic use of letterforms, students will now extend their typographic practice by focusing on font usage paragraph and page structure and grid development. Working with more complex issues of hierarchy, contrast, scale, rhythm, and spatial relationships in typographic projects that focus on sequential designs, such as the pages of a book. Historical context and current technologies will also be discussed.
Prerequisites: VCD-201 Take VCD-270 concurrently
Credits: 0
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 280 - Introduction to 3D for Motion Graphics
Develop 3D skills for motion design. Obtain a solid grounding in basic elements and principles of design in 3D digital graphics by creating product graphics, signage systems, 3D illustrations, type animation and infographics.
Prerequisites: Complete either VCD-203, FLM-330, or EGD-105
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 300 - Projects in Graphic Design I
Your learning and preparation through projects designed to teach specific skills will integrate into a more comprehensive design process. You will be introduced to approaches to solving communications problems of diverse character and increasingly practical application. A clear process for working within technical and time constraints will be emphasized. Work in this course will contribute to your professional portfolio and prepare you for a successful apprenticeship.
Prerequisites: VCD-270
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 301 - Advanced Typography
Having explored the history and basic use of letterforms, you can now delve deeper into various aspects of the written word, typography, and its relation to imagery. In this course you will approach design solutions using solely typographic form and together with images. From font usage, to paragraph and page structure, students explore how typographic form interacts with literary content and how the current critical milieu influences typographic thinking. Specific technical and/or aesthetic considerations necessary in composing type for digital delivery are considered, and students will also try their hand at digital font design.
Prerequisites: VCD-270
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 302 - Graphic Design for Objects & Spaces
Graphic design for packages, products, exhibits and architectural signs comprise a significant portion of professional design practice. In this course, students are learn how to conceptualize and mock-up designs for three-dimensional objects and spaces, and to create the artwork ready for production of full-scale graphics. Students practice visualizing graphical elements in three dimensions, controlling digital artwork to precise specifications and tolerances, and communicating with architects and production personnel in various production areas. Students are required to have basic art supplies, and to purchase limited quantities of model-building materials.
Prerequisites: VCD-201
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 303 - Illustration, Introduction to
Generating effective imagery remains a vital skill for today’s visual communicators. In this course students will be free to work digitally and/or in traditional media to solve real world illustration problems including advertising, editorial sequential, spots and more. Through discussion and group critiques students will discover illustration theory. How do value, color, and form evoke mood in illustration? How can composing in no more than two elements lend meaning and weight? What is the axis of action in a picture and why is it important? These are just a few of the questions that will be explored through instruction, slides, examples, demonstrations and hands-on problem solving. Students will investigate the history and the future of the field of illustration and its application in sound, motion and interactivity.
Prerequisites: ART-110 or VCD-110 or VCD-211.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 305 - Publication Design II
In this course, the 550-year tradition of publication comes to life. You will learn how to develop design concepts for publications of all types, from small brochures, to complex magazines-and to implement those designs within production-ready digital documents. You will consider various kinds of publications in terms of information architecture, typography, and imagery. This course also explores how principles of publication layout and design apply to emerging publication forms. Emphasis is on design coherence, technical mastery, and an understanding of production details in the print environment. Basic art supplies are required.
Prerequisites: VCD-205
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 306 - Web Design II
This course introduces intermediate to advanced web design techniques. Topics include customer expectations, advanced markup language, multimedia technologies, usability and accessibility practices, and techniques for the evaluation of web design. Upon completion, students will be able to employ advanced design techniques to create high impact and highly functional websites.
Prerequisites: VCD-206
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 307 - Form in Motion II
For students seriously interested in furthering their skills in motion design and production. Through project work, students will encounter concepts, techniques, and approaches to help develop abilities with problem solving, ideation, typographic communication, and animation specifically in regard to motion design. Work in this course will contribute to your professional portfolio.
Prerequisites: Complete VCD-203 or FLM-330
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 310 - Graphic Print Production
Professional graphic design practice requires skills and knowledge both in producing digital artwork and in supervising the print production process. This course introduces the requirements of digital artwork, pixel, vector, and page layout, in preparation for the offset printing press, and the protocol a designer must follow to execute the production process accurately and efficiently. This information is of vital importance to the junior designer because in their first job they will be expected to work on production-ready digital artwork, and participate in the job management process.
Prerequisites: VCD-205
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 311 - Digital 2D Motion Graphics
This course will focus on developing the skills needed to create successful 2D animations. These include brainstorming, scripting, storyboarding building animatics, sound design and the use of proper output methods and aspect ratios.
Prerequisites: VCD-212 (was MMG-210)
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 312A - Printmaking Studio-Dublin
We will travel to Dublin to view the Book of Kells, and the National Print Museum. While there we will produce an edition of prints at the Black Church Print Studio. Printmaking, the original graphic art, is how images have been reproduced for hundreds of years. Students will learn how to both create and print from original plates by techniques of relief printing, etching, and lithography. This studio course offers first-hand experience with the challenges and rewards of making multiple copies of original artwork through traditional means. Material fee: $50 (plates, ink and standard paper). Involves some strenuous physical activity and the use of sharp implements. (Please note: The travel component requires an additional Program Fee. Please contact the instructor for details).
Prerequisites: ART-110 Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design and Digital Media majors only.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 315 - Advanced Digital Image
For students seriously interested in the practical expereince of photography in art and design. Through project work and portfolio creation, students will encounter a variety of concepts, techniques, and approaches to help develop abilities with problem solving, versatility, and ideation specifically in regard to photographic image making. ONLINE ONLY.
Prerequisites: Take VCD-115 or COM-206
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 320 - Snakes and Scribes
This course enables students to explore the great tradition of graphic and symbolic expression in Celtic culture. Dublin offers a truly unique opportunity for students to experience landmark works including those at Trinity College, the Chester Beatty Library, and the nearby ancient Celtic site at Newgrange. Students will gain a deep appreciation for the sweeping impact of the transition from the making of unique one-of-a-kind works to the printing of mass-produced editions, and the distinct role of Celtic culture in that transformation. The phenomenon of genuine versus exploitative cultural visual identity also will be explored.
Prerequisites: 60 credits + VCD-220 or permission of Program Director.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 400 - Projects in Graphic Design II
Your learning and preparation through projects couched within specific lessons now transform into a truly personal graphic design practice as you engage various self-directed projects?from logos and stationery, to publications, to packages, to architectural signs and trade show displays. This course guides you through the conceptualization design, and production to produce a body of work ready for presentation in your professional portfolio. (Consult with your advisor to choose the section most appropriate to your elective track.) Basic art supplies will be required.
Prerequisites: MMGD or GDDM or VCDS majors only. Must complete 84 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 401 - Senior Portfolio in Graphic Design
In preparation for getting your dream job, this course will guide you through the process of finalizing, organizing and assembling your graphic design projects into an engaging portfolio which represents you as a designer, as a thinker, and as a person. A great portfolio requires deliberation and effort, and needs to be supported by a distinctive graphic presentation, resumé, and job search strategy; all aspects are covered in this course. Your portfolio will respond to your emphasis, from traditional book forms to interactive DVD and/or web pages. Purchase of portfolio materials will be necessary, and students will need basic art supplies.
Prerequisites: Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design and Digital Media or Multimedia & Graphic Design students only. Must complete 100 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 430 - Senior Seminar in Graphic Design
This seminar-style class begins with the advent of digital typography in the late 1970s, and traces the ensuing evolution of post-modernism in graphic design. As an advanced student in design, you will read and discuss evolving currents in art and design, and consider your own design work in cultural context. Through projects and writing you will deepen your understanding of aesthetic theory, and broaden the scope of your projects towards your portfolio.
Prerequisites: VCD-330 GDDM.BS majors, VCDS.BFA majors only Must have 84 completed credits
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 431 - Senior Thesis in Graphic Design
This course is available for the advanced design student who is preparing for a Master’s Degree or pursuing research in critical design theory. Guided by in-depth readings in critical theory about design from the mid-nineteenth century onwards, you will read and discuss primary source essays concerning aesthetic theory in a seminar setting. Each student will produce a research paper in the form of a short booklet, to become part of the permanent collection of the Champlain College library. Basic art supplies are required.
Prerequisites: GDDM.BS, VCDS.BFA majors only Must have 105 completed credits
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 440 - Graphic Design Business Practice
Whether you plan to start your own graphic design business or to work for an established studio this course will familiarize you with business information specific to the graphic design office and with best practices in managing design projects from inception to production. Topics include basic accounting and reporting procedures establishing and maintaining business relationships, and documenting material and information pertinent to project supervision.
Prerequisites: GDDM.BS, VCDS.BS majors only Must have 84 completed credits
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 450 - Portfolio Studio I
This course will guide you through the process of finalizing, organizing and assembling your graphic design projects into an engaging portfolio that represents you as a designer, as a thinker, and as a person. Your portfolio will respond to your emphasis, from traditional book forms to motion and web design. Purchase of portfolio materials will be necessary, and students will need basic art supplies.
Prerequisites: Complete VCD 250. GDDM, VCDS majors only
Credits: 1
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 451 - Portfolio Studio II
This studio course will guide you through the process of finalizing, organizing and assembling your graphic design projects into an engaging portfolio website. The studio will also address basic web principles of content management and wayfinding. (Pass/Fail only)
Prerequisites: Complete VCD 250. GDDM, VCDS majors only
Credits: 1
CCM
|
| |
-
VCD 490 - Apprenticeship in Graphic Design
It is an understatement to say that the opportunity to experience the mentorship of a practicing professional is a valuable experience. This course affords you the opportunity to do just that, and to take your first steps in applying the knowledge, technique, and, in some placements your creativity to real world projects. You will spend eight hours per week at a site, working either on projects directly or supporting a team of designers. You will also meet one hour per week as a class to learn about the processes and procedures of professional practice, and to share your experiences with each other to gain insight as to how studios and agencies vary depending on their specialty.
Prerequisites: Visual Communication Design, Graphic Design & Digital Media or Multimedia & Graphic Design Program students only. Must complete 105 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
Health Informatics |
| |
-
HIT 100 - Medical Terminology
The professional language of medicine using the basic rules for medical word building by studying the structure of medical words, including prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms. Students will be presented with an overview of several medical specialities and body systems. Actual medical records and critical thinking are used to help students interpret medical terminology.
Credits: 1
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 110 - Health Data Content and Structure
This course introduces systems and processes for collecting, maintaining, and disseminating primary and secondary health-related information. The focus is on the content of health records documentation requirements, registries, indices licensing, regulatory agencies, forms, and screens.
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 200 - Pathophysiology
This course introduces students to disease etiology and organ system involvement, including physical signs and systems, prognoses and common complications and their management. The disease process, basic concepts and terminology are presented. This course also includes an examination of the most common diseases of each body system, with normal anatomy and physiology compared to pathologic anatomy and physiologic malfunctioning due to disease process. Diagnostic methods, management, treatment modalities and prognosis are discussed.
Prerequisites: SCI 225
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 210 - Pharmacology
This course is an introduction to pharmacology including terminology, drug category, use, side effects, contraindications, and interactions. Common dosage ranges and routes of administration will also be examined. A general understanding of the actions and reasons for use of various groups of pharmacologic agents is introduced. Medications are discussed according to major drug classifications and body systems.
Prerequisites: HIT 200
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 220 - Coding and Classification Systems
This course focuses on the application of basic coding rules, principles, guidelines, and conventions. Students are introduced to principles of various classificaion systems with emphasis on the ICD-9-CM classification system utilizing manual and computer applications.
Prerequisites: HIT 110
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 230 - Reimbursement Methodologies
This courses focuses on the history, rationale and methodology of the systems used by third-party payers to determine the reimbursement health care providers will receive. Reimbursement concepts include fee-for-service, managed care, capitation systems, Diagnosis-Related Groups (DRGs), Resource Based Relative Value Scale (RBRVS), Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APCs), and related concepts. The use of the charge description master (charge master) in reimbursement will be discussed. The importance of compliance with regulations and the related issues of fraud and abuse will also be addressed.
Prerequisites: HIT 220
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIT 300 - Health Data Systems and Technology
This course covers basic computer system architecture, file structure, and design for health care settings. Topics include system analysis, design, security, and selection for a variety of hardware environments. This course provides students with a review of computer fundamentals and the fundamentals of the electronic health record and an introduction to the information systems life cycle with software applications. Security and confidentiality issues, concerns and implications in relation to the electronic health record will be addressed.
Prerequisites: HIT 220 , SWE-130
Credits: 3
CE
|
History |
| |
-
HIS 110 - American History I
Students will study American political, economic cultural and social history from the age of discovery through the Civil War. In addition to gaining an awareness of the great sweep of early American history, students will focus on important individuals, crucial events and fundamental concepts in the unfolding of the American nation. Class assignments are designed to help students develop reading, writing, and critical thinking skills necessary for both further historical study and general academic success.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 111 - American History II
Students will explore American political economic, cultural and social history from the dawn of Reconstruction through the present. In addition to gaining a valuable framework for modern United States history, students will focus on the individuals, events and concepts that were crucial in both the internal struggle to achieve the American dream and external rise to the level of global superpower. Class assignments are designed to help students develop reading writing, and critical thinking skills necessary for both further historical study and general academic success.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 170 - Film and World War II
Students will explore the interaction between film and history in relation to World War II. In addition to gaining a general understanding of the origins, major events, and consequences of the Second World War, the students will also study the interdisciplinary relationship between film and history. In addition to gaining a valuable historical framework the student will also build critical thinking skills by taking an analytical approach to the study of film. Themes covered in the class might include: film as propaganda, women and the war, the Final Solution the Japanese relocation, Hollywood and the war. Students will be evaluated primarily on writing assignments.
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIS 210 - Legacy of World Civilization I
Students will explore the nature and evolution of the major contributions of world societies from their ancient Near East origins through the 16th century. In addition to gaining a valuable historical framework, the student will also build critical thinking skills by taking an analytical and thematic approach. Themes might include: the changing status of women; the human perception of the divine; the question of individual freedom; culture as a mirror of society; the development of Western thought. Students will be evaluated primarily on writing assignments.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 211 - Legacy World Civilization II
Students will explore the nature and evolution of world societies from the 16th century to the present. This course will build on HIS 210, both in regard to historical framework and developing academic skills. Students will study history through a thematic approach and focus more on challenging analytical assignments. Themes might include: the expanding role of women; the influence of nationalism and imperialism; the expansion of individual freedom; life in the shadow of war. Students will be evaluated primarily on writing assignments.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 300 - Vermont History
This 300-level course introduces students to the,factual record documenting the history of Vermont,,while helping students see the place of Vermont in,the history of the United States. Through,supervised research, students will learn to find,and use various categories of resources available,to investigators studying Vermont history and,culture. Students will write papers, design a,research project and focus on a topic of,particular interest.,,
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits or have permission of Program,Director.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 313 - Modern American Social History
Students will study important themes in the social history of the United States since the Civil War. This course allows students to expand their critical thinking skills through an examination of primary and secondary sources. Themes might include: the evolving status of women; the immigrant experience; the concept of the American dream; the paradox of freedom vs. slavery; the minority experience; the tensions between social classes. Students will be evaluated primarily on writing assignments.
Prerequisites: HIS-211
Credits: 3
CE
|
| |
-
HIS 314 - Roots of Identity
What, if anything, makes Canadians different from,Americans? In considering the complexity and,ambiguity of Canadian identity, students will,examine key elements of Canadian history,,geography, demography, multicultural practices,,and views about religion and social welfare.,Since Canadians often define themselves in terms,of contrast to Americans, students will study the,formidable challenge faced by Canadians of living,next door to the world’s richest and most powerful,country. Special emphasis will be given to,Quebec’s status as a distinct “nation.”
Prerequisites: HIS-211
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 315 - Modern Irish Social History
How was modern Ireland created and what does it mean to be ?Irish?? Are Americans of Irish descent even part of the Irish nation? How are ethnic identities, religious practices, and even the remembrance of history being shaped to legitimize different political agendas? As Ireland becomes more racially and ethically diverse, will its new residents and their children ever become ?Irish?? Students will explore historical texts and consider broader questions about the nature of immigration/emigration nationalism, religion, culture, ethnicity, gender and ?identity.?
Prerequisites: HIS-211
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 316 - Early History of Ireland
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 320 - Reading and Writing History
Students examine what they have learned in previous history courses by applying methods used by professional historians. Emphasis will be on historical research and writing and viewing historical events from multiple perspectives. Theoretical perspectives will be applied to answering student generated questions.
Prerequisites: HIS-110 or HIS-111, and Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 325 - The Art and Science of Local History
Students will find the material is designed to appeal to both the teacher education majors and to anyone who is curious about history on a local scale. They will be presented with information and techniques that demonstrate how local people and events affect the immediate community and the world at large. The course will illustrate aspects of local history in the Champlain Valley and will instruct the students in the use of tools of the historian.
Prerequisites:
Completion of 45 credits or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 415 - Seminar in Contemporary World Issues
Students focus on important topics in the world today. HIS 415 is the baccalaureate capstone course at Champlain and students will use skills learned through four years of college to study evolving and complex world issues. In addition to gaining an appreciation of 20th century world history, the students will study topics that vary from year to year to reflect a changing world. Topics might include: the environment, women population, disease, nationalism, economic systems. Students will complete intensive research and writing assignments.
Prerequisites: HIS-313
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 415A - Canadian American Relations
This course provides a historical analysis of Canadian-American relations in the broader context of International Relations. It focuses on the relationship between the two nations since the American Revolution. Some scholars have gone as far as to assert that the imbalance of power between the two nations has led inexorably to the,”Americanization of Canada,” while others note that, in the era of globalization, the two nations have become more alike. A third school maintains that the two countries have followed divergent paths since the end of the Cold War. However, all observers of Canadian-American relations agree that historically, Canada’s foreign policy has been inexorably linked to its relationship with the United States.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
| |
-
HIS 415B - Northern Ireland
This course provides an interdisciplinary examination of Northern Ireland’s history culture, and politics from the early twentieth century through the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. Key texts will include film, political cartoons and stories. Students will participate in a class-based field trip to Belfast or Armagh.
Credits: 3
EHS
|
Hospitality and Tourism |
| |
-
HSP 125 - Creating Tourism Experiences
This course helps students build a working knowledge of the process of planning, promoting and delivering entertaining and educational leisure experiences for visitors to a particular destination. Students learn about the steps required to execute a successful tour experience from the planning, pricing and budgeting stages through promoting the event or activity registering clients, and coordinating the actual experience. Course activities include a series of small projects, site visits and guest speakers representing various facets of the tourism industry.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 160 - Nutrition Applications/Food Service
This course introduces Hotel-Restaurant Management students to the basic concepts of human nutrition to enable a better understanding of the needs of health-conscious consumers in the foodservice industry and to apply the principles to menu planning and recipe development. Students learn to use nutrition analysis software to analyze and modify menu items and recipes to meet specific nutritional goals. (Spring only)
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 170 - Safety & Sanitation Certification
This course is designed to ensure that the student will be prepared to protect the health and safety of their guests and employees, by applying thorough sanitation practices throughout any food service operation. Key topics include foodborne illnesses, the connection between sanitation and health, and a wide variety of safe food-handling practices. Students are expected to pass the nationally-recognized ServSafe (NSF) certification exam at the conclusion of the course. (Spring only)
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 205 - Banquet Catering Operations
This course is designed to prepare students for career opportunities in the banquet & catering departments of hotels, institutional food service or as individual entrepreneurs. The emphasis is on principles of menu planning for quantity food production, equipment knowledge and use, kitchen and facilities planning, food preservation techniques and the preparation and service of banquet events and food festivals. Students will develop specialized regional and international menus for a multi-course meal select recipes, determine a purchasing list, and participate in the preparation and service of the meal to guests. Special attention will be paid to the selection of appropriate recipes, purchasing of optimal ingredients, bulk cooking methods proper presentation, and food preservation and holding techniques. . Students will also analyze and evaluate the success of each event they take part in. This course includes a 5-hour lab experience each week.
Prerequisites: HSP-130 HSP-130L
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 221 - Hotel Management Software
Provides students with hands-on experience with a number of hotel-specific computer software packages. Special emphasis is placed on how the technology can be used to enhance management decision-making, cost control, marketing and service to the guest. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: CAP-112 Must complete 30 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 222 - Restaurant Management Software
Provides students with hands-on experience with a number of restaurant-specific computer software packages. Special emphasis is placed on how the technology can be used to enhance management decision-making, cost control, marketing and service to the guest. (Spring only)
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 230 - Food & Beverage Cost Control
Examines the impact of menu planning, purchasing receiving, inventory control, production, and service to the guest on the manager’s ability to control operational costs. Students apply commonly-used formulas and strategies for calculating appropriate selling prices and evaluating actual cost percentages. Special attention is paid to the use of management systems and tools to help minimize food, beverage and labor costs, to ensure collection of revenue, and ultimately to maximize profits. (Fall only)
Prerequisites: HSP-130
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 250 - Front Office Operations
A study of the basic principles and functions of lodging operations management. Topics include hotel marketing plans and strategies, reservations and front desk procedures, extended guest service activities, security issues, and the use of key operating ratios to maximize both revenue and profits. Includes an overview of the challenges faced by hotel managers on a regular basis. Students develop a hotel marketing proposal and gain experience with a computerized property management system. (Fall only)
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 260 - Hospitality/Event Marketing and Sales
Student will become familiar with a variety of activities designed to successfully attract and retain clientele in the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry. Topics include identification of potential revenue sources, specific market segmentation techniques, packaging of multiple products and services, and advertising promotional and public relations approaches. A special focus is put on the process of direct sales for lodging properties, meeting facilities catered events and tourism activities. Students write and present a marketing plan for a restaurant, hotel, attraction or destination. (Fall Only)
Prerequisites: HSP-110 MKT-110
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 270 - Hospitality/Event Supervision and,Management
Explores the principles and realities of effective supervision and management, by examining both management theory and practical applications in hotel and restaurant settings. A wide range of supervisory responsibilities are covered including planning, decision-making, time management, hiring, training, coaching, corrective counseling, motivation, leadership, and specific legal and ethical considerations. Students compare several approaches to management and discover their own personal style tendencies. (Spring only)
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 290 - Hospitality Field Experience
Provides a supervised work experience in the lodging or food-service industry as a complement to academic coursework in the associate’s degree curriculum. Students gain practical skills in a business environment and begin to view the workplace from a management perspective. During the course of the work experience, students keep a personal journal of critcial incidents and compile a profile of the management systems and policies at their workplace. Afterwards, students participate in a discussion group to evaluate and compare their experiences.
Prerequisites: Must complete 30 credits before taking this course. Must have permission of Program Director to enroll in this course.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 301 - HSP Managerial Accounting Workshop
This course emphasizes the analysis of financial statements as a basis for management decisions and action plans. Using the Uniform System of Accounts for Hotels & Restaurants, special attention will be paid to using various performance measures to set management priorities and develop sound action plans. Case studies and sample operations reports will be utilized to engage students in individual and group management decision-making. (Fall only biannually)
Prerequisites: ACC-140
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 360 - International Hospitality and Events
Designed for students who will interact with international travelers at their place of employment and for those who may become international business travelers themselves. Students learn about differences in culture and customs that are encountered by both international travelers and hospitality employees and managers. Topics include marketing, human resource issues communication, cultural clashes, avoidance of cultural errors, financial issues, government involvement, and international law. Students participate in an interactive project with students from another country and have the opportunity to take part in an international study tour. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: You must have completed 15 credits of Business courses in order to take this course.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 395 - Event Management Internship Series
Students gain first-hand knowledge and experience of the unique challenges of event management, by completing a series of activities that illustrate the complete range of functions inherent in the planning, execution and management of special events. Each student is paired with an appropriate mentor for one or more on- or off-campus events, to observe and participate in each of the required tasks. Students also complete a series of written assignments to document and reflect on their experiences. With prior approval, this course may be completed over the span of two consecutive semesters (fall/spring, spring/summer, or summer/fall) in order to complete the full planning and execution cycle of a particular event.
Prerequisites: HSP-350 or 2nd year status in Hospitality Management Program
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 450 - Hospitality Management Seminar
An exploration of a wide range of current and emerging issues in the hotel, restaurant and tourism industry. Presented as a series of discussion-based seminars, the course uses a combination of recent magazine articles, current news reports, Internet websites and book excerpts to illustrate the range of challenges to be faced by hospitality managers in the near future. Students participate in both the selection of topics and presentation of material, and gain experience in running a meeting. (Fall only)
Prerequisites: HSP-270
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 450L - Hospitality Mgt. Seminar Presentations
Credits: 0
BUS
|
| |
-
HSP 490 - Senior Hospitality Management,Apprenticeship
This course consists of an on-site management internship at a full-service resort property working closely with an individual department manager/mentor at least 2 full days per week. Students select a specific area of management that they are interested in pursuing and are paired with an appropriate manager/mentor to observe and participate in his or her daily duties and challenges. The class includes a weekly online group discussion component. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: Must complete 90 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 6
BUS
|
Information Security |
| |
-
SEC 250 - Computer & Network Security
This course provides an introduction to computer and data network security. Students will examine the rationale and necessity for securing computer systems and data networks, as well as methodologies for implementing security, security policies, best current practices, testing security, and incident response.
Prerequisites: Complete SYS-140 and NET-150 with grade of C or better. NET-150 can be taken concurrently with SEC-250.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 300 - Topics in Security
This course will focus on a topic of current interest. Content will supplement the CNCS Cyber Operations Specialization curriculum and relate to industry and research trends. The course will include issues regarding the integration of new security technology or paradigms into existing environments and choosing between alternatives
Prerequisites: SEC-250, NET-215, and SYS-255
Credits: 1
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 335 - Ethical Hacking & Penetration Testing
Operating Systems and internet-based applications are common sources of security breaches. Students will learn about the information security flaws in software systems, vulnerabilities inherent in common network services, ways to secure Internet servers and services, increasing security awareness in organizations. Students will also learn the methodologies and tools used to probe networks for vulnerabilities and propose solutions. Hands on activities will give the necessary background to assess security. Scenarios will provide opportunities to discuss security, ethics, and incident response.
Prerequisites: Complete NET-225, SEC-250, and NET-255 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 345 - Information Assurance
Students will gain a global and comprehensive understanding of information assurance. We will discuss international information assurance issues, information assurance models, security architectures, risk assessment, incident response cryptography, government and business guidelines and criteria, compliance, audits, business continuity, and disaster recovery. We will examine the inter-relationships between these topics and the goal of achieving a balance between information assurance and systems performance.
Prerequisites: Complete SEC-250 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 350 - Enterprise and Network Security Controls
Students will examine network-based threats, whether originating from the Internet or the local LAN, and learn about ways to protect, detect, and defend the enterprise network from such attacks. The relationship between user network policy and securing the network will also be explored. Students will participate in hands-on experiments and demonstrate their understanding of subject matter via labs, projects and presentations
Prerequisites: NET-215 with grade of C or better AND SYS-255 with grade of C or better AND SEC-250 with C or better
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 420 - The Business of Information Security
Students will learn about the management-and business-related aspects of information security what one might thinnk of as the “less technical” aspects of infosec but ones that are critically important to successful protection of an organization’s information. Rather than focus on specific information security technologies students will examine issues related to implementing security in the larger context of an organization, such as personnel issues, computer and network policies, corporate planning, and the law.
Prerequisites: SEC-335 or SEC-350.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 440 - Systems Security
Students in this course will integrate concepts from the previous courses in the security sequence into a comprehensive perspective of security for an information system. The security topics will include hardware, software, malware, protocols threat models, services, analysis, social engineering, employee responsibility, recovery incident response, and prevention. Students will gain practical experience in securing an operational network while maintaining necessary services.
Prerequisites: Complete NET-330, NET-265, SEC-335 and SEC-350 with a grade of C or better.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
| |
-
SEC 480 - Advanced Topics in Cyber Security
Cyber Security is an extremely dynamic field that changes at a far faster pace than typical curriculum development. This course will allow students to explore cutting edge technologies and concepts that are late-breaking or undergoing significant change.
Topic selection will be based upon student interest and faculty research and expertise and will generally change annually. Students may substitute (3) 1 credit NET/SEC/SYS300 courses for this requirement.
This course may be cross-listed with NET480 or SYS480 courses should the topics be related
Prerequisites: SEC-350 with C or better and 90 Credits.
Credits: 3
ITS
|
Innovation |
| |
-
INV 310 - Strategic Management of Innovation and Technology
Explores the many ways that best practices in organizational change and design, information technology, and management can be leveraged within the firm to create an innovative and competitive organization. The course will address how technological innovations can enhance the management of organizations in such areas as digital commerce, supply chain management business process redesign and knowledge management.
Prerequisites: MGT-210
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INV 410 - Designing Innov. Orgs.
Using an organizational development based systems perspective, this course focuses on how organizations can cultivate cultures that foster continuous innovation. Through case examples from innovative organizations, students will explore how to create the preconditions for innovation develop mechanisms to support organizationwide innovation, and leverage innovative thinking to create a sustainable strategic advantage. The course emphasizes how to challenge industry orthodoxies, harness trends, identify and leverage organizational strengths and assets, and uncover unvoiced needs in the market.
Prerequisites: MGT-210, INV-210.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INV 420 - New Product Development
Students will experience the entire product design cycle from recognizing a consumer need through idea generation, screening and research design, prototyping, concept testing and patenting. The course is designed to give a feel for the real world of new product positioning with consideration of planning, project management, execution, and risk minimization. Topics will include how to generate new product ideas, preliminary patent review, integrating design, quality and price considerations prototype building, patent applications, and pitching new products.
Prerequisites: MGT-425 OR PERMISSION OF DEAN.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INV 430 - Social Entrepreneurship
Addresses the opportunities and challenges faced by social entrepreneurs as they build cooperative ventures with non-profits, governments, NGOs and businesses to address world problems. Innovation entrepreneurial thinking and global awareness are merged to help students think creatively about causes and solutions to public challenges and to analyze the economic, social, and political context that defines entrepreneurial opportunity. Students will be exposed to the mechanics of starting or managing a social enterprise with an eye toward sustainability, impact, innovation and leadership.
Prerequisites: MGT-365 OR PERMISSION OF DEAN.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
Interaction Design |
| |
-
IXD 100 - Interaction Design I
What makes an interface seem intuitive and easy to use? How do graphics and their presentation facilitate desired interactions? In this course we’ll examine the ways in which interfaces help or hinder an audience’s ability to move through information or experience a story along multiple paths. Using industry standard software tools for the creation of interactive media, we’ll explore interactivity from simple buttons to hyper-media. Along the way we’ll identify the core principles of interactivity at work in creative expressions as diverse as: web-design, games, hyper-text novels, non-linear animation and film, and installation art.
Prerequisites: GDD-110 OR GDD-111
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
IXD 200 - Aesthetic Interactions
Screen-based interactive environments, whether they take the form of games, mobile apps informational kiosks or interactive data visualizations are aesthetic and communicative products. In Aesthetic Interactions, students learn how to design for interactive media productions in ways that support specific visual design and user experience goals.
Prerequisites: COMPLETE ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: IXD-100, EGD-202, EGD-205.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
IXD 320 - Physical Computing
Do your shoes know how fast you can run? Does your refrigerator send you text messages? In the past decade, as computing devices have become increasingly miniaturized and networked, many of our interactions with computing systems have moved off the desktop (or laptop) and into the world at large. How do we understand, critique and design for such systems? In this course students will work in a media art context executing creative projects that critically explore this emerging technological landscape.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
IXD 350 - Interaction Design Production
Are you interested in making the next big thing in interactivity? How do you assemble and work in a team to design, research, test, develop and market digital experiences? Whether you’re creating a game, website, mobile application virtual space, or augmented reality experience there are design, research and development methodologies to help shape the process of realizing these products. Over the course of the semester we will take such a product from conceptual development through to launch.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
IXD 353 - Seminar in Interaction Design
Interactive media technologies have become more and more central to our daily lives. What should we know to create the next generation of content services and technologies? This course dives into the historical and cultural context of interactive tools and environments. Students work to develop frameworks for understanding how social, political and economic forces shape the development and reception of interactive media technologies. Specific topics vary by term.
Prerequisites: 57 credits completed.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
IXD 399 - Sonic Circuits
How have cutting edge musicians and composers worked with emerging technologies to create new aesthetic forms? This hands-on course, at the intersection of interaction design and sonic arts, introduces students to a rich history of experimental approaches to composing and performing with music technology applying techniques and concepts learned to the conceptualization and completion of a creative project.
Prerequisites: Complete either SON-282 OR IXD-100 and SON-120; must have completed 57 credits
Credits: 3
CCM
|
International Business |
| |
-
INT 110 - International Business, Intro to
This course will familiarize the student with the main aspects of international business and include cultural and technological influences. Impact on business strategy, marketing and operations are included in this integrated approach to international business.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 115 - Exploring International Business
Students will begin exploring answers to the question “What is international business?” Through a series of interactive discussions with International Business faculty and professionals from different fields within international business, students will be able to recognize the increasing internationalization of markets and production, and interpret their impact on different cultures. Students will also be exposed to different career paths within international business, from entrepreneurial companies expanding overseas or globally sourcing their product or service, to large multinational enterprises with operations and markets in every comer of the globe.
Credits: 1
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 210 - Global Business Strategy
Introduction to the historical, cultural, social political, economic and demographic forces that shape a diverse region. Students will learn how to research countries using key web and text resources to assess risk and opportunities. Treaties such as NAFTA, European Union and Monetary Union will be studied within an international business context.
Prerequisites: INT-110 or INT-115.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 230 - Import/Export
An introduction to the terms and practice of Import/Export. This course is designed as a “how to” course on paperwork, product distribution, and resources. Students will learn how to use federal state and local import/export resources to increase business capacity. (Spring only)
Prerequisites: INT-210
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 260 - International Marketing
This course will familiarize the student with the intricacies and special aspects of international marketing both for consumers and those within a business to business setting. Case studies will be used to allow for analysis of business problems and issues.
Prerequisites: Complete MKT-110 or BUS-120.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 310 - International Business Law
The course provides an overview of international legal principles used to facilitate international business, and the mechanisms of litigation, dispute resolution, regulatory control, applicable consumer protection, and international business legal norms. Focus areas include international trade; licensing, technology exchange, intellectual property, foreign direct investment, international sales, and regulation of the international market.
Prerequisites: Complete 60 credit hours and LAW-140; or by approval of the Dean.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 320 - International Finance & Trade
This course provides an introduction to the financial variables and related paperwork involved in international business. Students learn about the role of economic development authorities in states and the US Small Business Administration as well as the basics of loans and business loan programs and guarantees.
Prerequisites: Complete BUS-310, ECN-255 and MGT-240 if you are in the Division of Business. Prereqs for students in Division of Business catalog years prior to 2011 are ECN-210 and INT-210. Complete INT-115, ECN-210, ECN-205, MGT-240 if you are NOT in the Division of Business.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 330 - International Relations
In the post-9/11 and globalization environment awareness of the complex link between international politics and economics is crucial for determining relationships between states, and therefore, the domestic and international politics and business conducted among them. Combining historical context with contemporary case studies students will learn key analytical concepts necessary in comparing different geopolitical systems (polarity, literalism, balance of power etc.), and consider international actors’ (states international organizations, and multinational corporations) incentives and interactions in the pursuit of individual or collective objectives and outcomes.
Prerequisites: Must complete 60 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 362 - Global Competitive Intelligence
This course introduces the process and practice of conducting and using competitive intelligence which is a systematic program for gathering and analyzing information about competitors’ activities and business and industry trends to further business goals. The student will learn how to frame competitive intelligence questions gather the requisite information from domestic and international data sources, and analyze and report on the information for relevant actions by strategic decision makers in the organization.
Prerequisites: Complete MKT-110 or BUS-120, and complete ACC-130.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 390 - International Bus Research Practicum
After an initial training period, students conduct supervised international business research on- or off-campus. Research involves work for actual business “clients” and may cover a wide range of business disciplines and problem-solving.
Prerequisites: INT-210 Must complete 60 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
| |
-
INT 490 - International Business Internship
An individually supervised, management-level work experience in an international business abroad or in the US. Students will apply their international business training to assist companies in capitalizing on an opportunity or addressing a challenge. Students maintain regular on-line communication with their faculty supervisor research current literature related to the work they are performing and submit a report on their experience.
Prerequisites: Must complete 60 credits before taking this course.
Credits: 3
BUS
|
Language |
| |
-
LAN 110 - French I
An introductory course for students with no prior study of French. Uses a multi-media approach that emphasizes the development of aural comprehension and speaking proficiency in conversational French. Also provides a cultural introduction to the French-speaking world. Taught primarily in French. Lab may be required.
Prerequisites: Complete the Language Placement Exam
Credits: 3
CCM - Communication and Creative Media
|
| |
-
LAN 120 - Spanish I
An introductory course for students with no prior study of Spanish. Skills are developed in reading writing, listening and speaking, with special emphasis on interpersonal communication and an understanding of Hispanic cultures. Individual and group exercises are combined with experiential activities so that students learn the language in context. Taught primarily in Spanish. Lab or other outside activity may be required.
Prerequisites: Completing Language Placement Exam
Credits: 3
CCM - Communication and Creative Media
|
| |
-
LAN 140 - Japanese I
Students learn to use Japanese language at a level that lets them function in simple situations encountered in travel and on business trips. Four skill areas will be taught with equal emphasis: listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
LAN 160 - Arabic I
Students learn to use the Arabic language at a level that lets them function in very simple situations encountered in travel and in business., Four skill areas will be taught:listening speaking, reading, and writing. Students will learn to read basic Arabic news headlines, write and speak simple Arabic words, and listen to recognize simple Arabic sentences.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
LAN 170 - Mandarin Chinese I
Students learn to use the Chinese (Mandarin) language at a level that allows them to function in very simple situations encountered in travel and in business. Four skill areas will be taught: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Students will learn to read basic Chinese news headlines, write and speak simple Chinese words and listen to and recognize simple Chinese sentences.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
-
LAN 210 - French II
A continuation of French I with an emphasis on further development of aural and oral proficiencies, reading and writing skills, and cross-cultural awareness. Taught in French. Lab may be required.
Prerequisites: LAN-110 or completing Language Placement Exam
Credits: 3
CCM (Communication and Creative Media)
|
| |
-
LAN 215 - Conversational French
This conversation class offers a practical introduction to basic vocabulary, grammatical structures and speech patterns of written and oral French for students with no previous training in French, as well as near-beginners, in a collaborative and supportive learning environment. The course provides a comprehensive multi-media language-learning experience combining instruction in listening, speaking, reading and writing with a focus on communicative French in a Francophone social milieu and awareness of Quebec culture.
Credits: 3
CCM
|
| |
Page: 1
| 2
| 3
| 4
| 5
| 6
| 7
| 8
| 9
| 10
|
Print this Page