required to write an analysis paper as part of this course. The course is to be taken concurrently with a corresponding Aural Skills course that is taught by the same instructor. Prerequisite: Successful completion of MUS 1112. (spring)
MUS 4113H Form and analysis
3 hours
This hybrid course is for Honors and non-Honors students. All students will study issues of formal, phrase, and harmonic analysis, with emphasis placed on the theme-types and forms of the late eighteenth century. In additiona to the forms of teh Classical era, forms and harmonies of the nineteenth and twentieth centureis will also be discussed. Students are expected to gain knowledge of terminology and classification and apply that knowledge to new circumstances and to inform students’ musical prose. Honors students will meet once a week to discuss movements in sonata form that contain “problems” and interrogate the text more rigorously. Honors students will choose a sonata form movement frmo the nineteenth century to present as a capstone to this course.
POLS 1003H GOVERNANCE IN AMERICA
3 hours
PSYC 1113H INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY
3 hours
A seminar that describes, analyzes, and evaluates American government and politics including the Constitution and its philosophical origins, federal-state relations, political parties, interest groups, Congress, the presidency, and current public policy issues. (fall)
An introductory course examining fundamental psychological principles with emphasis on increased self-understanding so that students can better understand themselves, significant others, and the influence of the social environment on their psychological lives. (fall)
REL 1003H
INTRODUCTION TO BIBLICAL LITERATURE
3 hours
REL 2513H
INTRODUCTION TO WORLD RELIGIONS
3 HOURS
An introduction to the history, thought, and literature of ancient Israel before the time of Jesus; the life and teachings of Jesus; and the history, thought, and literature of early Christianity. (spring)
This course is an overview of the eight major extant religious traditions but will emphasize four: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism and Islam. Course study will help students to better describe, define, critically compare and contrast, and to some degree, understand and evaluate the many religious and nonreligious ways humans relate to each other and to the world in connection with any ultimate reality or realities that may be found beyond, within, or around this world that all of us hold in common. (fall)
SCI 1003H
Methods of Scientific Inquiry 3 hours
SOC 2013H
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY
The course, a general education course, is required for all university students. The course deals with methods of modern science and its impact in understanding the world around us.
3 hours
A foundation course for all areas of sociological study. Content deals with the basic concepts and perspectives of sociology. (TBA)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) 1003
Introduction to Information Technology
3 HOURS
2113
STRUCTURED QUERY LANGUAGE (SQL)
3 HOURS
3133
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
3 HOURS
CYBER SECURITY
3 HOURS
Provides students with an understanding of information technology in business. Students learn to effectively manage information technology in business, see how information technology is used to transform the business, and further refine and develop individual computer skills associated with the use of information technology in organizations. Course prepares students to solve managerial and organizational problems of limited complexity using popular end-user application programs (word processor, spreadsheets, e-mail, Web browsers, and rudimentary database). (fall, spring)
The course is designed for students who want to learn how to interact with Oracle databases. The course not only offers an understanding of SQL, it also prepares students for the first exam in both the Oracle Database Administrator and Internet Application Developer Certification Tracks. Students then progress to simple creation of data files and readwrite programming. Further topics include elementary data processing followed by advanced topics such as sorting, indexing, and merging; control-break programming; data validation; array processing and table handling; and master file/transaction file processing. Database management techniques such as data modeling and the relational database model are introduced. This course prepares students for upper-level IT courses. (TBA)
Introduces students to operations management concepts as practices in today’s leading organizations and critical enabling role played by technology in supporting management and operations. Operations management topics include forecasting, materials requirements management, and decision theory. Inormation technology categories and applications are covered as are the use of management support systems (expert systems, decision support systems, executive information systems, and groupware) and mobile technologies. Prerequisite: IT 1003. (fall, spring)
4303
Provides an awareness of cyber threats and vulnerabilities, risk mitigation efforts, cyber security policy and procedures, IT system design, and architecture. Includes security concepts and mechanisms, security management, network security, and system and application security. (TBA)
4313 BUSINESS SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN
3 HOURS
4323
3 HOURS
This course exposes students to structured systems analysis and design through implementation of the systems development life cycle. Deliverable for this course is a comprehensive group case involving systems proposal, cost estimation, interpersonal interviewing techniques, process modeling, data modeling, network modeling, interface design, file and database construction, security concerns, and maintenance issues. Prototyping and rapid development techniques are discussed. (fall)
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
This course is designed to provide students with skills required to develop data structures in order to store organizational memory. The course begins with a brief review of SQL through comprehensive assignments, followed by instruction in Oracle, and then database management and development techniques. Topics covered are flat file, hierarchic, network and relational database models; data modeling using Logical Data Structures; Structured Query Language; data normalization; storage concerns; data warehousing; and distributed database systems. Upon successful completion of this course, the student is able to conceptualize, develop, test, and maintain a complete database system on either
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2013-14