Chemistry
BUSN 445. INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS. Theory and practice of international trade, exchange rates, international finance. Examination of international economic institutions. Examination of the globalization process from business and social perspectives. Learning Outcome: Writing. Prerequisite: BUSN 201. Offered every other year.
The curriculum of the Chemistry program is designed to help develop and maintain critical thinking, analytical reading, writing, and public speaking skills. Service learning and community involvement are important components of the curriculum at every opportunity. Charges may be placed on the student’s account for laboratory equipment broken or damaged as a result of student negligence.
BUSN 446. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS. Investigates the economic, financial, legal, political, and cultural setting of international business. Evaluates problems, policies, and operations of multinational enterprises on such issues as strategic planning, organizational structure, and political risk management. Learning Outcomes: Critical Thinking and Information Literacy. Prerequisite: BUSN 210. Offered every year.
Chemistry Minor CHEM 101 General Chemistry I CHEM 102 General Chemistry II CHEM 203 Organic Chemistry I CHEM 204 Organic Chemistry II CHEM 301 Biochemistry or CHEM 209 Environmental Chemistry TOTAL: 20 semester hours
BUSN 449. POLICY, ETHICS, AND STRATEGY. In this capstone Business Administration course, students will examine the processes by which organizations formulate strategy, implement policy, and evaluate outcomes. The ethical implications of strategic choices are a central concern of this course. Case study is extensive. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Public Speaking, and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisites: BUSN 210, BUSN 312, and senior standing as a Business Administration major. Offered every year.
Course Descriptions CHEM 101. GENERAL CHEMISTRY I. This course will cover general concepts and theories of chemistry. These topics will include atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, reactions in solution, gases, periodic table, covalent bonding/molecular geometry, and thermochemistry. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Prerequisite: MATH 102 or Level 2 Math Learning Outcome. Offered every year.
BUSN 451. INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS. 4-8 semester hours. Students who want an opportunity to test their knowledge of business and their Learning Outcome skills in a real organizational setting can elect to serve as an intern in a work-study program. This program will require a contractual agreement between the student, the organization, and the Chair of the Business Administration Program. To be eligible to register for this course, a student must have a minimum G.P.A. of 2.75 in the major and prior approval from the program coordinator. Learning Outcomes: Civility, Writing, and Critical Thinking.
CHEM 102. GENERAL CHEMISTRY II. A continuation of CHEM 101. Topics will include liquids and solids, solution chemistry, kinetics, chemical equilibrium, acid base reactions, spontaneity, and intro to organic chemistry. Learning Outcome: Critical Thinking. Prerequisite: CHEM 101. Offered every year.
BUSN 499. HONORS: POLICY, ETHICS, AND STRATEGY. This course provides the qualified Business Administration major an opportunity to connect disciplinary training to an independent research project. Each student will conduct an in-depth study of the processes by which a specific organization formulates strategy, implements policy, and evaluates outcomes. The research will focus on the ethical implications of the organization’s strategic plans and policy decisions. The results of this study will be defended in a public presentation to the Business Administration Program students and faculty. Learning Outcomes: Writing, Public Speaking, and Ethics of Social Responsibility. Prerequisites: BUSN 210, BUSN 312, senior standing as a Business Administration major, and Honors Program requirements. Offered every year.
CHEM 203. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY I. A study of the structure, reactivity, and synthesis of several classes of organic compounds including alkanes, alkenes, alkynes, aromatic hydrocarbons, alkyl halides, alcohols, and phenols. Stereochemistry of organic compounds will also be covered. Learning Outcome: Writing. Prerequisite: CHEM 102. Offered every year. CHEM 204. ORGANIC CHEMISTRY II. A study of the structure, reactivity, and synthesis of several classes of organic compounds including ethers, epoxides, aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids and their derivatives, and amines. Some of the instrumental techniques used to identify and quantitate organic compounds will be discussed. Learning Outcome: Public Speaking. Prerequisite: CHEM 203. Offered every year.
52
CHEM 209/EVSC 209. ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMISTRY. A course designed to acquaint students with the chemical mechanisms underlying environmental problems. Topics of study will include chemistry of natural waters, redox equilibria and complexation in natural waters and waste waters, inorganic water pollution, chemistry of soils and the atmosphere, toxicology, and hazardous wastes. Learning Outcome: Analytical Reading. Prerequisites: CHEM 102. Offered every other year.