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ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2009-2010 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Business Administration

  
  • BA 304 - Business Communications in a Multicultural Environment


    Analysis of the multicultural workforce and its impact on the communicating process. Studies of effective leadership styles, protocols, and negotiating skills will be examined through case studies, debates, and current research.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • BA 393 - Topics in Business Administration


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of the dean.

    Credits: (1-6, R6)
  
  • BA 480 - Independent Research


    Supervised, student-initiated research project.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of department head.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • BA 493 - Topics in Business Administration


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of the dean.

    Credits: (1-6, R6)
  
  • BA 495 - Dispute Resolution Seminar


    Advanced seminar on conflict resolution and dispute resolution. Students observe and mediate campus and community cases and train peer mediators for 10 hours per week.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 285.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • BA 589 - Cooperative Education Experience


    Credits: (3)
  
  • BA 593 - Current Topics in Business Administration


    Credits: (1-3,)
  
  • BA 693 - Topics in Business Administration


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • BA 779 - Continuing Research, Non-Thesis Option


    Credits: (1, R10) R4)

Business Law

  
  • LAW 105 - Introduction to Law


    Study of the relationship between the individual, law and society; structure of the system for dispute resolution in a legal and social context; role that law plays in a complex society. ( P1)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 195 - Contemporary Legal Issues


    The social change through the legal environment, legal institutions in various cultures, the impact on other social institutions, and the interpretation and analysis of interrelationships.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 201 - Individual Rights


    Philosophical and historical aspects of individual rights, and interpretation of constitutional provisions as applied by courts in public, private and business situations. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 230 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business


    Social responsibility of business; ethics, legal concepts, and legislation and administrative decisions having an impact on business.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 275 - Business Associations


    Agency, Unincorporated Business Associations, and Corporations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ or COREQ: 230.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 285 - Mediation


    Survey of conflict resolution theory and communication skills.  Role plays and observation of mediations provide experience. Completion of course fulfills requirements for community mediators.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 302 - Legal Aspects of Managing Technology


    Study of the relationship of law in the information age to a range of controversial issues regarding intellectual property rights, privacy, biotechnology, e-commerce and antitrust.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 303 - Marketing Law


    A study of how law affects marketing activities and current marketing trends.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 306 - Women and the Law


    The study of the legal history of issues relating to women; case-law and legal precedent; statutory and constitutional law; and current legal issues surrounding women. (P4)

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 320 - International Business Law


    Regulation of transnational business in the global environment by individual and international organizations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230 and junior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 325 - Entertainment Law


    The study of the relationship between individual segments of the entertainment industry and the law.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 331 - Contracts and Sales


    Law of contracts, sales, and Uniform Commercial Code.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 389 - Cooperative Education in Business Law


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • LAW 393 - Topics in Business Law


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230 and junior standing or permission of department head.

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • LAW 402 - Hospitality Law


    Legal issues and litigation affecting the hospitality industry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 403 - Property and Estates


    Legal aspects of buying and selling real estate, federal and state taxation, and estate planning and administration.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 406 - Media Law


    Study of legal issues which affect the media: defamation, privacy rights, advertising regulation, indecent speech; broadcast programming; and press coverage of the administration of justice. (P1)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 410 - Witnesses and Evidence


    Persuasion, evidence, and presumptions; introduction and exclusion of evidence; examination, opinions, and competency of witnesses; testimonial and constitutional privileges; pretrial communications; real, scientific, and hearsay evidence.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 412 - Business Ethics and Corporate Responsibility


    Ethical theory and decision making in the market, corporation as a moral agent, ethics as a component in strategic decision making, and government regulations and fiduciary obligations. (P4)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 420 - Risk Management and Liability in Sport


    Liability associated with sports and the sport industry, including risk management systems and legal strategies to minimize liability.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 430 - Construction Contracts and Law


    An overview of standard construction contracts traditionally used between contractors, owners, architects, and subcontractors from a general contractor point of view.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230, senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 440 - Labor and Employment Law


    Legal aspects of industrial relations, arbitration, bargaining, strikes, and labor practices; employment dispute resolution and federal employment laws.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 475 - Legal Aspects of Business Administration and Professionalism


    A capstone course involving a comprehensive study of legal considerations in developing and managing a business.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 230, 275, 331, senior standing or permission of department head.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 480 - Independent Research in Business Law


    PREQ: Business law major, permission of department head. Minimum GPA of 3.2 and senior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 483 - Internship in Business Law


    Supervised experience in applications of previously studied theory. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing, 2.0 GPA, permission of department head. Minimum of 10 hours per week.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 484 - Internship in Business Law


    Supervised experience in applications of previously studied theory. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing, 2.0 GPA, permission of department head. Minimum of 10 hours per week.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 485 - Internship in Business Law


    Supervised experience in applications of previously studied theory. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing, 2.0 GPA, permission of department head. Minimum of 10 hours per week.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 630 - International Law


    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 640 - Public Accounting Regulatory Environment


    Credits: (3)
  
  • LAW 693 - Topics in Business Law


    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • LAW 695 - Seminar in Business Law


    Credits: (3)

Chemistry

  
  • CHEM 101 - Chemistry in Society


    Introduction to chemistry emphasizing the impact of chemistry and scientific reasoning on society. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab. (C5)

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 132 - Survey of Chemistry I


    Basic chemistry; atomic structure, chemical bonding and reactions,  introduction to organic chemistry; lab introduction to experimentation. 3 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Credits: (4)
  
  • CHEM 133 - Survey of Chemistry II


    Continuation of CHEM 132, surveys organic and biochemistry, including structure and nomenclature, chemical and physical properties. 3 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 132.

    Credits: (4)
  
  • CHEM 139 - General Chemistry I


    Basic chemistry; atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, acid/base; lab introduction to experimentation.  3 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Credits: (4)
  
  • CHEM 140 - Advanced General Chemistry


    Bonding, thermochemistry, equilibria, acid/base principles, kinetics, and redox chemistry. Laboratory uses an inquiry-based approach.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: High school chemistry.

    Credits: (4)
  
  • CHEM 171 - Inquiries Into Chemistry


    A discovery-based laboratory featuring guided inquiries into chemistry using current technologies. 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 140, permission of instructor or department head.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • CHEM 190 - Chemistry in Industry


    Principles of chemistry applied to industrial activities and the modern world. Scientific, economic, social, and ethical considerations will be discussed.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 191 - Issues in Environmental Chemistry


    Study of scientific concepts and facts relating to environmental issues. Topics will include environmental ethics, air and water pollution, recycling, food production, and agricultural chemistry.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 192 - Human Gene Discovery Laboratory


    Introduction to techniques used in gene discovery process.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 193 - Chemistry in the Arts


    Introduction to the chemical techniques and principles involved in visual art.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 194 - Forensic Chemistry


    Introduction to the chemical techniques used in criminal investigations.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 232 - Quantitative Analysis


    Theory and practice of methods to quantitatively determine chemical compounds, including equilibria, titrations, redox reactions, and spectrophotometry. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: CHEM 140, MATH 146 or higher.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 241 - Organic Chemistry I


    Aliphatic and aromatic compounds of carbon; relationships between structure and reactivity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 140.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 242 - Organic Chemistry II


    Continuation of 241; introductory theory of instrumentation and applications of spectral methods in structure determination.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 241.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 272 - Organic Chemistry Lab


    Synthetic organic techniques and contemporary methods of analysis including NMR, FT-IR, and GC. 6 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: or COREQ: 242.

    Credits: (2)
  
  • CHEM 321 - Inorganic Chemistry


    Physical and chemical properties of the elements and their compounds; emphasis on chemical reactions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 140.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 330 - Aquatic Chemistry (Lecture 3; Lab 1)


    The sources, reactions, transport and effects of chemical species in water. Topics include phase interactions, aquatic microbial biochemistry, water pollution and treatment. 3 Lecture, 1 Lab. (Lab is not available to chemistry majors).

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 133 or 241.

    Credits: (Lecture 3; Lab 1)
  
  • CHEM 352 - Physical Chemistry I


    Introduction to chemical thermodynamics and kinetics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242; MATH 140 or 153.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 361 - Principles of Biochemistry


    Structures and properties of biomolecules; central principles of metabolism. This course is cross-listed with BIOL 361.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 370 - Instrumental Analysis I


    Introduction to instrumental methods, including gas and liquid chromatography; atomic, ultraviolet/visible, infrared, and fluorescence spectroscopy; and photometric methods. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 232.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 371 - Chemical Dynamics


    Measurements and data treatment of the dynamics (e.g., kinetics, thermodynamics) of chemical systems. 6 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 370.

    Credits: (2)
  
  • CHEM 380 - Research in Chemistry


    Chemical research projects for individual students. 6 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 2.5 GPA in major and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (2, R8)
  
  • CHEM 389 - Cooperative Education in Chemistry


    See Cooperative Education Program.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • CHEM 411 - Industrial Chemistry


    Processes, operations, marketing, and management in chemical manufacturing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242, 370.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 421 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry


    Survey of structure and bonding in inorganic compounds, acid-base theory, coordination complexes of transition metals and fundamentals of crystal-field and ligand-field theory.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 321 and 352. COREQ: 453.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 432 - Instrumental Analysis II


    Advanced environmental, biological, and materials applications of modern chemical instrumentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 370. PREQ or COREQ: 352.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 441 - Advanced Organic Chemistry


    Synthetic methods and mechanistic study to include selected topics emphasizing the relationships between structure and reactivity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242, 370.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 442 - Introduction to Organic Polymers


    Linear and cross-linked polymers and selected topics emphasizing relationships between structure and properties.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 370.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 453 - Physical Chemistry II


    Quantum mechanics; introduction to molecular spectroscopy and applications of thermodynamics.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 352, MATH 255, and PHYS 230.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 454 - Computer Interfacing


    Digital logic, computer design, and interfacing with laboratory instruments. This course is cross-listed with PHYS 454. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 461 - Environmental Chemistry


    Sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in water, soil, air, and living environments.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 352.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 462 - Molecular Bioinformatics


    Provides experience in the computer analysis of DNA and protein sequences, interrogating gene bank databases, and predicting protein structures and functions. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 361 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 463 - Molecular Biotechnology


    Overview of modern biotechnology from a molecular perspective.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: CHEM or BIOL 361.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 464 - Genomics


    Molecular aspects of cellular genomes.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: CHEM or BIOL 361.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 465 - Forensic Chemistry


    Introduction to modern forensic chemistry with emphasis on the use of instrumental methods of analysis. 2 Lecture, 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    242, 272, and 370.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 470 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis Laboratory


    Practical environmental, biological, and materials applications of modern chemical instrumentation. 3 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 370.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • CHEM 472 - Chemical Syntheses


    Multistep synthesis of inorganic and organic compounds. 6 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 272.

    Credits: (2)
  
  • CHEM 493 - Topics in Chemistry


    1-3 Lecture, 0-3 Lab or Seminar.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing and permission of department head.

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 495 - Seminar in Chemistry


    2 Seminar.

    Credits: (l, R4)
  
  • CHEM 532 - Instrumental Analysis II


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 541 - Advanced Organic Chemistry


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 542 - Introduction to Organic Polymers


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 553 - Physical Chemistry II


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 554 - Computer Interfacing


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 561 - Environmental Chemistry


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 562 - Molecular Bioinformatics


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 563 - Molecular Biotechnology


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 564 - Genomics


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 565 - Forensic Chemistry


      

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 570 - Advanced Instrumental Analysis Laboratory


    Credits: (1)
  
  • CHEM 589 - Cooperative Education in Chemistry


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 593 - Topics in Chemistry


      

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 621 - Graduate Inorganic Chemistry


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 652 - Graduate Physical Chemistry


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CHEM 691 - Topics in Chemical Education


    Credits: (1-3, R9)
  
  • CHEM 692 - Topics in Inorganic Chemistry


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 693 - Topics in Analytical Chemistry


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 694 - Topics in Organic Chemistry


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 695 - Topics in Physical Chemistry


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • CHEM 696 - Seminar


    Credits: (1, R3)
 

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