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ARCHIVED 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
ARCHIVED 2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Computer Science

  
  • CS 560 - Compiler Construction II


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CS 564 - Microcomputer Development


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CS 565 - Computer Networks


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CS 580 - Artificial Intelligence


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CS 593 - Topics in Computer Science


    Credits: (1-6, R6)

Construction Management

  
  • CM 121 - Introduction to Construction


    A survey of the construction industry to include history, career opportunities, types of construction, differences in office and jobsite working conditions, plan reading and vocabulary.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 142 - Computer Graphics for Construction Processes


    An introduction to construction graphics, field drafting, and 3D CADD systems. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction Management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 211 - Construction Materials


    Sources, properties and uses of construction materials. Follows the Construction Specifications Institute Division guidelines.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction Management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 212 - Construction Methods


    Acceptable and recommended uses for construction materials and their application in the construction process. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 211 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 222 - Construction Surveying Layout


    Development of the surveying skills necessary on a construction jobsite with emphasis placed on operation of instruments and accuracy of field notes. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: MATH 146 or 152 or 153 and Construction Management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 242 - Estimating I


    Introduction to the classification of work from the plans and specifications, application of basic quantity surveying principles, and the use of estimating software. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 211, MATH 146 or 152 or 153 and Construction Management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 332 - Construction Site Planning and Equipment


    A study of the construction worksite and preparation of a site utilization plan to include typical construction equipment and its selection and jobsite safety.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242 or permission of the instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 342 - Estimating II and Bidding


    Pricing of materials, labor, equipment, overhead costs, and profit margins will be calculated to produce an estimate. A practice bid scenario will also be introduced. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 242, MATH 170.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 362 - Construction Planning and Scheduling


    A course using construction estimating software and construction scheduling software will be used in planning a construction project from start to finish. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 212, 342, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 375 - Mechanical and Electrical Construction


    An introduction to the basics of mechanical, electrical, plumbing and fire protection systems (MEP) in construction. This includes installation of systems and resources necessary. 2 Lecture, 2 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 142, 242, or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 389 - Cooperative Education in Construction


    See Cooperative Education program.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Permission of instructor.

    Credits: (1 or 3, R15)
  
  • CM 393 - Topics in Construction Management


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction Management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (1-3, R9)
  
  • CM 401 - Construction Temporary Structures


    Introductory course covering temporary structural supports, formwork, and concrete. Areas of concentration include steel, timber, concrete and masonry.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ET 232 and construction management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 402 - Construction Financial Management


    Financial management of construction companies, using analysis of financial statements, budgeting cash flow and cost code reporting.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: ACCT 251 and construction management major or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 421 - Construction Human Factors and Labor


    An overview of the social dynamics within a construction company between management and labor, architect and contractor, and field problems between union and non-union labor.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction Management major with senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 424 - Facilities Management


    Introduction to management and maintenance of residential, commercial, and industrial building systems. Systems for heating, cooling, electrical, communications, water, waste water, protective coatings, and roofing.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 431 - Construction Project Management


    The study of construction procedures and administration process using the latest construction management software to explain typical project management functions and documentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 362 and senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 452 - Construction Capstone Project


    Simulation of a general contracting construction company obtaining work through the estimating, bidding, scheduling, cash flow projections process using plans and specifications. 1 Lecture, 4 Lab.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 431 and construction management major with senior standing or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CM 480 - Independent Study


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction management major and permission of instructor.

    Credits: (1-3, R6)
  
  • CM 483 - Required Internship in Construction


    A supervised summerwork experience of 400 hours in the construction industry as approved in advance. S/U grading.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Construction management major and permission of program director. Four hundred hours of work experience.

    Credits: (3)

Counseling

  
  • COUN 140 - Study Techniques for College


    Study techniques and skills, motivation for learning, use of the library, reading improvement laboratory. 1 Lecture, 1 Lab.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 141 - Student Development and Leadership


    The student leadership and development class is designed to promote ethically and morally responsible, fully functioning leaders for resident assistant and orientation leader positions.

    Credits: (1, R3)
  
  • COUN 150 - Career and Major Exploration


    Theory and practice of career, major and self-exploration.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 230 - Introduction to Peer Tutoring


    Theory, practice, and procedures in beginning tutoring; includes standards of conduct, communication skills, analytical thinking, professional ethics, and timesheet documentation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Obtain permission from appropriate Academic Success Center Director. COREQ: Twenty-five (25) hours of actual tutoring time.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 310 - Family Systems


    Family organization and function, including intimacy, parenting, communication and conflict negotiation, as well as the interaction of family and economics, government, and ethnicity.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 325 - Survey of Human Development


    The life span, prenatal through death; the social, emotional, cognitive, moral, and physical characteristics of each stage.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 330 - Advanced Leadership and Development for Tutors


    Theory, practice, and procedures in advanced peer tutoring; includes characteristics of learning styles, cultural awareness and intercultural communication, self-evaluation and reflection.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: COUN 230; obtain permission from appropriate Academic Success Center Director. COREQ: Twenty-five (25) hours of actual tutoring time.

    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 430 - Individual and Group Counseling


    Principles and techniques of individual and group counseling, communication techniques, and participation in role playing and group processes.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 440 - Leadership and Facilitation


    Leadership and facilitation within agency and educational settings, workshop program design and implementation.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 450 - Career Development and Guidance


    History of vocational guidance; theories of vocational choice; development of vocational maturity; interests, aptitudes, and other factors in vocational development.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 600 - Individual and Group Helping Skills


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 601 - Professional Orientation


    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 602 - Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 605 - The Helping Relationship


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 610 - Family Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 615 - Multicultural Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 617 - Substance Abuse Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 620 - Counseling Children and Adolescents


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 623 - Introduction to Community Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 624 - Community Counseling Grant Writing and Program Management


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 625 - Counseling: Developmental Perspectives


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 630 - Theories of Counseling


    Credits: (2)
  
  • COUN 631 - Techniques of Individual Counseling


    Credits: (1)
  
  • COUN 633 - Crisis Intervention Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 635 - Group Methods in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 640 - Measurement and Appraisal in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 645 - Consultation and Collaboration


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 650 - Career Development


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 655 - Career Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 660 - School Counseling Program Development


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 665 - Implementing School Counseling Program


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 667 - The DSM and Effective Treatment Planning in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 670 - Research in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 680 - Independent Study in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 686 - Practicum in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 687 - Internship in Counseling


    Credits: (3, R6)
  
  • COUN 695 - Seminar in Counseling


    Credits: (3)
  
  • COUN 779 - Continuing Research—Non-Thesis Option


    Credits: (1, R10)
  
  • COUN 784 - Internship in Counseling


    Credits: (3)

Criminal Justice

  
  • CJ 190 - Controversies in Criminal Justice


    Topical issues in criminal justice are explored and discussed in the context of political and social realities of contemporary American society. 3 Seminar.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 250 - The Criminal Justice System


    Evaluation of formal institutions dealing with crime in Western culture; overview of major components of the criminal justice system.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 260 - Judicial Process


    The process of judicial decision making. The institutional and political constraints on judicial behavior. Judicial decision making as a tool of interpretation and impact.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 311 - Juvenile Justice and Delinquency


    The phenomenon of juvenile delinquency; evaluation of a unique justice system for children; related concerns, problems, and expectations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 320 - Police in Society


    Philosophical, historical, and operational aspects of law enforcement agencies and processes within a framework of social control in a democratic society.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 330 - Criminal Courts


    State and federal court systems, criminal judicial process, and rights of the individual.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 340 - Institutional Corrections


    Examination of modern corrections through review of penal history, theory, and practice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 352 - Methods of Research


    Planning as a process of criminal justice decision making using contemporary methods and techniques.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 360 - Asset Protection


    The role of private institutional security concerns. Physical security, loss prevention, technology, and the security profession are examined.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 370 - Ethics in Criminal Justice


    Examination of ethical issues in the criminal justice field.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 404 - Criminal Law


    The nature and definition of substantive criminal offenses; examination of federal and state law; principles of criminal liability, defenses, and complicity.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 406 - Criminal Justice Administration


    The administrative aspects of criminal justice practice, including financial and human resources, public relations, and issues related to police, courts, and corrections.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 410 - Victimology


    A study of the experiences of crime victims with the criminal justice system as well as victim characteristics, vulnerability, and culpability.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 423 - Introduction to Criminalistics


    A survey of methods and techniques used in the scientific investigation of criminal offenses.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 424 - Community Corrections


    Development, organization, operation, and results of probation and parole systems as substitutes for incarceration.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 425 - Police Practices and Problems


    Examination of the police role and law enforcement policy, police organization, personnel issues, management and operations, consolidating patrol services, and community and problem-oriented policing.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 430 - Evidence and Criminal Procedure


    This course covers the basic principles of criminal evidence and its relation to criminal procedure.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 440 - Organized Crime


    Examination of traditional and emerging organized crime groups and their impact on society and the criminal justice field.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 450 - Violence in American Society


    Theories on the causation, manifestations, prevention, and treatment of violent behavior. International, national, and regional constructs of violence are discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 454 - Comparative Criminal Justice Systems


    Law enforcement and correctional and court subsystems in the Western world today.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 455 - Theories of Crime


    Theories of law, justice, punishment, and crime causation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 456 - Peacemaking Criminology


    Theoretical development that stresses mediation conflict resolution, rehabilitation and other alternatives to our current system of punitive sanctions.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250, 455.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 457 - International Terrorism


    An examination of the history, causes, and response to international terrorism.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 458 - Domestic Terrorism


    Examination of origins, evolution, dimensions, and impact of terrorism, anarchism, and extremist activity in the United States.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 459 - Multicultural Justice


    Contemporary issues of multi-cultures, ethnicities, nationalities, races, religions, practices, etc. in social control, justice, and law in the U.S.A. and selected world societies.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250 or permission of instructor.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 460 - Drugs and Society


    An examination of drugs, of abuse, and the evolution of drug laws, law enforcement, and correctional responses for drug offenders.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 462 - Applied Research


    Directed research/independent study in criminal justice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250 and 352.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 465 - Criminal Behavior Systems and Crime Profiling


    The systematic exploration of patterns, predictions and explanation for various types of criminal behavior. Collective and individual forms of criminality and deviance will be discussed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 311 or 455.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 470 - Criminal Justice Policy


    The origins and outcomes of criminal justice policy. The role of politics, media, and bureaucracy are examined.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: 250, 455.

    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 480 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: All core courses completed (CJ 250, 320, 330, 340, 352, 455, 482, and ENGL 401.) Junior standing; minimum 3.0 GPA.

    Credits: (1-3)
  
  • CJ 483 - Internship in Criminal Justice


    Supervised applications of academic study in a practical criminal justice setting. Credit not given for both 389 and 483.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Junior standing; permission of instructor; 250, 320, 330, 340; and 2.0 GPA. 135 hours per 3 credits. Six hours credit given as CJ electives; an additional 6 hours may be given as general elective credit.

    Credits: (3-12, R12)
  
  • CJ 493 - Topics in Criminal Justice


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Approval of department head.

    Credits: (3, R12)
  
  • CJ 495 - Seminar on Criminal Justice Problems


    Prerequisites & Notes
    PREQ: Approval of department head.

    Credits: (3, R12)
  
  • CJ 524 - Probation and Parole


    Credits: (3)
  
  • CJ 593 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice


    Credits: (1-3, R9)
  
  • CJ 620 - Criminal Justice Administration


    Credits: (3)
 

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