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CSC 218 - Computer Organization (1) A view of the layers in the design of modern computers that begins at the level of individual logic gates, and progresses upward through elementary circuits, the design of a microprocessor, and programming at the lowest levels. An examination of costs and advantages gained by shifting functions from hardware to software, or vice versa. Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 222 - Geographic Information Systems (1) This course introduces students to computer science through a study of one of its important applications. Through work on projects related to their major fields of interest, students will learn how to use the visualization and statistical functions of geographic information systems as aids in making decisions. Students will learn how to represent, analyze, and display geographic data. Case studies will familiarize students with applications of the technology in the natural sciences, public policy, business, and other fields. Readings, discussions, and exercises will acquaint students with current standards, available tools, significant achievements, and the potential for the future development of geographic information systems.
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CSC 230 - Database Technologies for Analytics (1) An introduction to elements of relational database design and query with an emphasis on Structured Query Language (SQL). Introduction to data mining including data interchange, filtering, scraping, and cleaning. Working with Big Data using NoSQL technology. This course meets half time in a classroom for lecture/discussion and half time in a computer lab for hands on experience with the software systems.
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CSC 255 - Topics in Computer Science (1) A focus on some part of the social context in which computer scientists work: professional ethics, leadership, and creativity in the technical professions; the software engineer’s opportunities and responsibilities for helping to solve pressing social problems; or how innovations in the technology of computing are changing the way ordinary people live, work, and learn. See Topics Courses .
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CSC 255-5 - Topic: Dealing with Data: Data Management, Data Visualization, and Big Data (1) Managing and interpreting an overwhelming amount of raw data is part of the foundation of our information society and economy. People use computers and statistics to translate, process, and visualize raw data, enabling new understandings that in turn contribute new knowledge to the world. This course will look at these topics from both a statistical and a computer science perspective. Statistics will inform the discussion about what appropriate goals are for learning from the data and how the data will answer the questions raised. The computer science perspective will help us figure out which goals are actually feasible computationally, and how to achieve them. Prerequisite: STA 201 or CSC 140 . Same course as STA 255 . SOWELL AND CANNON
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CSC 256 - Topics in Computer Science (1) A focus on some part of the social context in which computer scientists work: professional ethics, leadership, and creativity in the technical professions; the software engineer’s opportunities and responsibilities for helping to solve pressing social problems; or how innovations in the technology of computing are changing the way ordinary people live, work, and learn. See Topics Courses .
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CSC 257 - Topics in Computer Science (1) A focus on some part of the social context in which computer scientists work: professional ethics, leadership, and creativity in the technical professions; the software engineer’s opportunities and responsibilities for helping to solve pressing social problems; or how innovations in the technology of computing are changing the way ordinary people live, work, and learn. See Topics Courses .
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CSC 270 - Electronic Instrumentation (1) Prerequisites: PHY 142 or PHY 162 , or permission of instructor. Same course as EGR 270 (see for course description).
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CSC 280 - Internship in Computer Science (1) Participation in a computer-related area such as working with a business, government, or other appropriate institution under the direction of the organization’s leaders and a faculty supervisor. The maximum credit that may be earned in a Computer Science internship is two term credits. See Additional Academic Opportunities , All-College Independent Study Courses 280/380. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; at least two 300-level Computer Science courses; approval by the faculty supervisor, the participating institution, and the Department.
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CSC 301 - Algorithms and Data Structures (1) Measurements of complexity. Comparison of methods for searching and sorting data. Alternative ways of organizing data in lists, tables, and trees. Prerequisites: CSC 140 , CSC 144 , and CSC 151 .
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CSC 311 - Systems Software (1) Process scheduling and synchronization, interprocess communication, allocation of memory and disk space. Creation and use of software, libraries, tools, and methods for the production of efficient, reliable software. Prerequisites: CSC 144 and CSC 218 . Alternate years.
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CSC 314 - Data Management Systems (1) Concepts and structures necessary to design and implement a database management system. Relational and object database models. Prerequisites: CSC 144 and CSC 151 . Alternate years.
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CSC 315 - Programming Language Concepts (1) Principles of design and implementation of high-level programming languages. Language definition structure, run-time behavior. Alternative programming paradigms, including functional languages. Programming examples from selected languages. Prerequisites: CSC 144 and CSC 151 . Alternate years.
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CSC 317 - Computer Networks (1) In this course, students examine the challenges of communication through dynamic networks, including the challenges of routing messages and making communication reliable and secure. The top-down approach begins with a study of application level protocols (application level protocols govern, for example, communication through the Web and via e-mail) and proceeds to a study of the lower level transport and network layer TCP/IP protocols that are at the heart of the Internet. At the still lower link layer, students explore methods for resolving addresses and allowing multiple access on local area networks. Measurement, analysis, and simulation of networks in the laboratory. Prerequisites: CSC 140 , CSC 151 , and CSC 218 . Classical and Modern Languages
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CSC 321 - Computer Graphics (1) Introduction to the concepts and algorithms of computer graphics. Architecture of display systems, 2D and 3D geometry and algorithms, viewing transformations, interactive techniques, color concepts. Prerequisite: CSC 301 . Alternate years.
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CSC 355 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 356 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 357 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 358 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 359 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 360 - Advanced Topics in Computer Science (1) A study in greater depth of a topic covered in the core curriculum, an introduction to an area of specialization within computer science, or readings in the research literature. Intended to broaden students’ perspectives on the range of opportunities that will be available to them in professional practice and graduate-level study. Recent topics have included Algorithms, Computer Networks, Robotics, Client Server Systems, Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, and Bioinformatics. See Topics Courses . Prerequisites: CSC 140 and CSC 151 .
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CSC 380 - Internship in Computer Science (1) Participation in a computer-related area such as working with a business, government, or other appropriate institution under the direction of the organization’s leaders and a faculty supervisor. The maximum credit that may be earned in a Computer Science internship is two term credits. See Additional Academic Opportunities , All-College Independent Study Courses 280/380. Prerequisites: junior or senior standing; at least two 300-level Computer Science courses; approval by the faculty supervisor, the participating institution, and the Department.
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CSC 511 - Extended Research in Computer Science (1/4) Reading coupled with research on a specialized topic. This adjunct course must be taken over four successive terms. Prerequisites: departmental GPA of 3.0 or higher, prior completion of one course in the Department at or above the 200 level, and permission of instructor.
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CSC 512 - Professional Practice in Computer Science (1/4) Each student will gain experience in the iterative development of software through all stages of development, in presentations of a project to their peers, and in the review of their peers’ projects. Success will require application of knowledge and skills acquired in several core and elective courses. This practice solving problems like those encountered in industry and advanced study will prepare students for the challenges and opportunities that await them after graduation. Students should consult with an advisor in the department before beginning the course. In this course, students should plan on improving a project begun and substantially completed in another course. That other course may be taken concurrently. The course involves meeting twice each term for a total of 12 hours per semester and approximately 24 hours of work outside of class. Is repeatable once for credit. Prerequisites: CSC 140 , CSC 144 , CSC 151 , CSC 218 , CSC 301 . Students should take this course during (or after) the year in which they complete other requirements for the major.
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ECB 101 - Macroeconomics (1) Basic macroeconomic theory. Analytical evaluation of the determinants of national output, inflation, and unemployment. Examination of fiscal and monetary policies and issues in international trade and payments. Introduction of tools necessary to analyze economic models.
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ECB 102 - Microeconomics (1) Basic microeconomic analysis of consumer choice, the business firm, and resource markets in labor, capital, and land. Analysis and critique of government policy in problem areas such as monopoly power and government regulations and expenditures. Prerequisite: two years of algebra in high school.
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ECB 111 - Introduction to Business (1) This course introduces a core business function such as marketing, operations, talent management, or information systems. The course will illustrate relevant social science theory in the context of business practice. The specific area of business will depend on the faculty instructor.
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ECB 121 - Data Visualization (1) This course enables students to see stories in numbers. Students will work with business and economic data, students will identify central tendencies and patterns of dispersions. They will learn methods of exploring data and effectively communicating insights through appropriate graphical presentation.
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ECB 121-1 - Data Visualization (FYS) (1) Businesses amass data at staggering rates. As a result, they aim to convert information into valuable insight. Data visualization is the most popular technique for generating insights. This course introduces methods for representing data for better comprehension and communication. It introduces students to visual perception and visual design principles. We will train our eyes to distinguish between effective and ineffective representations. Working specifically with business and economic data, students will locate central tendencies, patterns of dispersions, and anomalies. We also explore a range of graph media contrasting the fit among media, data type and message. Students will also be introduced to techniques for visualizing concepts or analytical graphing. Student projects will involve designing information dashboards. HEJEEBU
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ECB 151 - Financial Accounting (1) This course provides guidance in how to use accounting reports for financial analysis. The primary objective of this course is to understand and analyze financial statements including Balance Sheets, Income Statements, Statement of Cash Flows, and Statement of Retained Earnings. Objectives of financial accounting rather than bookkeeping techniques.
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ECB 206 - Bonds, Mortgages, and Their Derivatives (1) Fixed income (debt) securities account for about two thirds of the market value of all securities that are outstanding in the world. This course focuses on various types of debt securities and their markets, and in turn develops tools for the valuation and management of these securities and the interest rate risk associated with them. Additional topics include yield curve analysis, fixed income portfolio management, and immunization strategies. Alternate years.
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ECB 208 - Health Economics (1) Examination of the structure and financing of the U.S. health care system, including government programs, employer sponsored programs, and the individual insurance market. Students will apply economic reasoning to contemporary issues involving the organization, cost, and distribution of resources in the health sector. The course will focus primarily on healthcare in the United States but will include coverage of other nations as well. Alternate years.
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ECB 210 - Introduction to Financial Management (1) This course provides a basic understanding of business finance from the company’s perspective. The primary objective of this course is to introduce basic financial concepts and decision-making techniques, and applications in financing and investment decisions in a corporation. Focus on two major areas of corporate finance: corporate investing (capital budgeting) and financing (capital structure) activities. Prerequisite: ECB 151 .
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ECB 212 - Social Networks (1) In a tech savvy society, personal and business relationships often originate on-line. Computer-mediated relationships are typically represented as networks. This course introduces the science of networks, integrating ideas from sociology, economics, and mathematics. We will learn how to identify important people and relationships within a social network. We will also learn how to predict the formation of new links among members of a social network. The course also explores how information and economic behavior, such as viral marketing ads, travel across a network. Throughout the class, students will visualize networks and explore course concepts through data acquired from popular social media websites including Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Prerequisites: STA 201 or STA 348 .
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ECB 223 - International Economics (1) Survey of international trade and finance with a theoretical emphasis. Why nations trade, the theory of protection, and commercial policy. Balance of payments, theories of exchange rate determination, and international macroeconomic theory and policy. Prerequisites: ECB 101 and ECB 102 . Offered two out of every three years.
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ECB 225 - Money and Banking (1) The role of financial institutions and financial assets in macroeconomic activity. The stock market, money markets, monetary policy, money supply and demand, interest rates, inflation, international financial markets, and the International Monetary Fund. Prerequisites: ECB 101 and STA 201 or STA 348 .
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ECB 243 - Investments (1) This course provides a comprehensive overview of investments from the capital market investor’s perspective. The primary objective of this course is to introduce the modern portfolio theory and its applications in investment analysis. The focus of the course is on basic principles that represent important long-term knowledge. Institutional details and current, potentially short-living trends are not the focus. Prerequisites: ECB 101 or ECB 102 , ECB 151 , and STA 201 or STA 348 .
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ECB 251 - Introduction to Entrepreneurship (1) This course provides an introduction to the study of how business enterprises are created and revitalized. Included will be an overview of the financial, marketing, organizational, and managerial tools that entrepreneurs use when shaping an enterprise. In addition, this course will introduce the topic of social entrepreneurship, in which organizations are created that not only generate a return for the entrepreneur, but also address significant social problems such as poverty alleviation or environmental protection.
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ECB 253 - Managerial Accounting (1) Continuation of ECB 151 . Application of accounting data to management decisions. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and ECB 151 . Alternate years.
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ECB 257 - Labor Economics (1) Exploration of a variety of current issues in labor markets from an economics perspective. Included among the questions to be addressed in this course are: Why do professional athletes, rock stars and movie stars earn so much more than the rest of us? What is the economic value of a college degree? Why do some college majors earn so much more than others? Who pays for and benefits from on-the-job training? Are workers better off when the government regulates safety in the workplace? How does discrimination in the labor market affect women, African Americans and other minorities? Why has union membership fallen so dramatically during the last 30 years? Who benefits from and who is hurt by increased international competition? Course activities will include a series of data collection/analysis/presentation projects. Prerequisites: ECB 101 or ECB 102 , and STA 201 or STA 348 . Alternate years.
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ECB 258 - Economics of Sports (1) Economic analysis of various aspects of professional sports and intercollegiate athletics. Topics will include the relationship between on-the-field performance and economic profits, the economics of competitive balance, the market for professional franchises, public financing of stadiums and arenas, labor unions and labor relations, discrimination in the market for professional athletes, the economics of intercollegiate athletics, and the role of the NCAA in intercollegiate athletics. Course activities will include a series of data collection/analysis/presentation projects. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and STA 201 or STA 348 . Alternate years.
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ECB 261 - Global Environmental Economics (1) Economic analysis of global environmental issues, with special emphasis on developing countries. Review of basic economic theory with respect to environmental issues. Policy analysis of sustainable development, population growth, deforestation, air and water pollution, ecotourism, international hazardous waste, biodiversity, and global warming. Recommended prerequisite: ECB 101 or ECB 102 . Alternate years.
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ECB 265 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 265- 1 - Topic: Introduction to Analytics (1) The complexity of modern business requires sophisticated tools that help managers reason through large amounts of data. This course provides an introduction to such tools. The course will include applications across different areas of a business, such as operations and market. It will also include applications across different industry sectors, such as the health care and financial sectors. Prerequisite: STA 201 . MILLER
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ECB 266 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 266-1 - Topic: Health Analytics (1) This course will explore how analytical methods, along with large data sources, can be used to solve problems in health care. Students will learn by working through various real-world cases. Applications covered will include disease surveillance, estimation of disease outcomes and costs, comparative effectiveness of treatments, health care costs and insurance pricing, along with health care decision support systems. Prerequisite: STA 201 . MILLER
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ECB 267 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 268 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 269 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 270 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 271 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 272 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 273 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 274 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 275 - Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. See Topics Courses .
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ECB 301 - Intermediate Microeconomics (1) Economic theory of choice in a price system. The forces that determine price and production decisions of business firms in competitive and monopolistic markets, and the allocation of resources through these markets. Economic analysis applied to decision-making in government and business firms, and to clarify social issues. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and junior standing.
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ECB 302 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (1) Factors influencing the level of national income and employment, movement of prices, and behavior of other macroeconomic variables. Postwar economic developments and contemporary monetary and fiscal policy problems. Problems of economic growth and international trade. Prerequisites: ECB 101 , ECB 102 , and junior standing.
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ECB 311 - Industrial Organization (1) Theories of market structure: perfect competition, perfect monopoly, oligopoly, cartels. Theories of strategic behavior, emphasizing game theoretic approaches to the study of market structures. The economics of information. Prerequisite: ECB 301 . Alternate years.
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ECB 320 - Women, Men, and Labor Market Seminar (1) The seminar examines male/female differences in labor market outcomes. Theoretical explanations will be confronted with empirical evidence. Topics to be covered include: labor supply behavior and the allocation of time in the household, human capital investments in education and labor market experience, discrimination against women in the acquisition of human capital, labor market discrimination against women and the pay gap, and the economics of anti-discrimination laws. This course also counts towards the GSS major. Prerequisites: ECB 301 and STA 201 or STA 348 . Alternate years.
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ECB 321 - Macroeconomics Seminar (1) An investigation into why rich countries are rich and poor countries are poor. Macroeconomic growth theory will be examined in an attempt to explain why some countries have experienced growth miracles and others have been growth disasters. Course may be taught overseas in alternate years. Prerequisite: ECB 302 .
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ECB 323 - International Economics Seminar (1) Theory of international specialization and world trade, the institutions and mechanisms of world trade and payments, and major policy issues of concern to both industrial and developing economies. Course may be taught overseas in alternate years. Prerequisite: ECB 302 .
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ECB 337 - Economics of Recessions and Depressions (1) Investigation into the causes and economics of recessions, depressions, and expansions. Included will be a broad review of the history of macroeconomic thought, the development of which has focused on explaining business cycles. The Great Depression will be examined in detail. An introduction to business forecasting will also be covered. Prerequisite: ECB 302 . Alternate years.
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ECB 340 - Econometrics (1) Introduction to the use of statistics in economics and business, employing economic theory and real-world data in order to predict future demand for a product and to forecast levels of inflation and unemployment. Statistical methods include cross-section and time series analysis, and single and multivariate regression. Prerequisites: ECB 101 , ECB 102 , and STA 201 or STA 348 . Alternate years.
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ECB 341 - Mathematical Economics (1) Application of mathematical techniques to economic analysis, with emphasis on the theory of demand and the theory of the firm. Constrained and unconstrained optimization. Decision-making under uncertainty. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and MAT 120 or MAT 121 . Alternate years.
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ECB 351 - Financial Management (1) Analytic tools of economics and accounting applied to a firm’s financial value. Economics of the securities and financial markets in which firms obtain capital. Prerequisite: ECB 253 .
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ECB 352 - FinancialManagement Seminar (1) This course examines options and futures markets, serving as an introduction to the dynamic world of derivatives. Topics of the course include options pricing models, trading strategies, forwards vs. futures, and risk management. Prerequisites: ECB 151 , ECB 301 or ECB 302 , and ECB 210 , ECB 225 , or ECB 243 .
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ECB 353 - Business Analytics I (1) This is the first of two courses that introduces students to core methods of business analytics. The course covers data mining and regression models. Topics may include association rules, cluster analysis, logistic regression. Using the case method and quantitative techniques, students will collaboratively address complex and multi-dimensional business problems. Prerequisites: STA 202 or STA 348 .
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ECB 354 - Business Analytics II (1) This course enables students to develop spreadsheet models of business processes for more effective managerial decisions. The course emphasizes a data-driven approach for identifying potential opportunities and improvements in the value chain. Students will learn a variety of optimization models as they apply to business situations such as workforce scheduling and operations management. Students will also discover how managers address uncertainty through simulation models. The course will extensively use MS Excel plus additional software. Prerequisites: ECB 102 and STA 201 . STA 347 and STA 348 may be substituted for STA 201 ; STA 202 is recommended.
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ECB 356 - Economics of Organizations Seminar (1) Organizational Economics offers an economic approach to the study of management. We explore how concepts such as optimization and equilibrium can be applied to real problems inside the firm, such as the design of effective performance evaluation systems and employee compensation plans. We consider in detail the problem of assigning decision-making authority within a company. Organizational economics views the firm as a collection of contractual relationships. Topics covered include contract theory, incentives within organizations, relational contracting, and careers in organizations. The course will use Harvard Business School case studies and will invite business practitioners. Prerequisite: ECB 301 .
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ECB 358 - Analytics Case Seminar (1) This course applies the techniques of business analytics to a specific are of application, for example marketing analytics, health care analytics, sports analytics, etc. The course will involve a major case study with an actual organization. The specific orientation of the course will depend on the faculty instructor.
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ECB 359 - Asset Valuation (1) This course focuses on topics of financial management that involve forecasting and valuations, including time value of money, financial analysis (ratio analysis and cash flow analysis), pro-forma, cost of capital, valuation methods, capital budgeting, and real options. The primary objective of this course is to provide students with a framework for analyzing financial information and to show how to apply this framework to do forecasting and valuations. This course integrates key concepts from finance, accounting, strategy and economics, and bridges the gap between ‘academic’ theory and ‘Wall Street’ practice. Prerequisites: ECB 151 and ECB 302 .
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ECB 365 - Advanced Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. Check individual course description for prerequisite(s). See Topics Courses .
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ECB 366 - Advanced Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. Check individual course description for prerequisite(s). See Topics Courses .
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ECB 367 - Advanced Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. Check individual course description for prerequisite(s). See Topics Courses .
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ECB 368 - Advanced Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. Check individual course description for prerequisite(s). See Topics Courses .
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ECB 369 - Advanced Topics in Economics and Business (1) Selected topics of current interest in economics and business. Check individual course description for prerequisite(s). See Topics Courses .
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ECB 380 - Internship (1) Observation of and participation in activities related to Economics and Business courses and to the career goals of the student. The student works with a business, government, or other appropriate institution under the direction of the organization’s leaders and a faculty supervisor. Internships are normally for two terms. The maximum credit that may be earned in an Economics and Business internship is three term credits. A maximum of two course credits may be counted toward satisfying the requirement of nine course credits numbered in the 300s or 400s for the Bachelor of Arts degree. Prerequisites: junior standing; courses that adequately prepare the student for the internship; and approval by the faculty supervisor.
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EDU 205 - Historical Foundations of Education (1) This course explores the historical, sociological, and philosophical foundations of education. The class will draw upon the broad, theoretical issues of education through a variety of written and discussion-based activities. Particular attention is paid to curriculum theory, the civic and democratic mission of the common schools movement, Dewey and the Progressive Era of schooling, and the current social context of schools. Students are encouraged to critically analyze the purpose of schooling and to further develop their own philosophies of education through reflection and dialogue. No S/U option.
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EDU 215 - Educational Psychology (1) The factors that influence the nature and quality of growth, development, and learning during the educational process. Examination, through the use of recent research and illustrative examples, of important psychological characteristics of children and adolescents as learners, and of teachers and the teaching process in the elementary and secondary schools. Fifteen practicum hours required in the schools. Students must provide their own transportation. Not open to juniors and seniors without permission of instructor. No S/U option.
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EDU 216 - Education Policy and Practice (1) This course will explore education policies and their relationship to sociological patterns of school resegregation, the rise of credentialism, the end of educational expansion, and inequality of educational opportunity. Students in the course will be introduced to the history of policymaking in education beginning with the education reform policies of Horace Mann. Students will also examine demographic data on educational attainment, analyze the policies that alleviate or reinforce educational inequality, and describe what assumptions lie behind current reform ideas. We will evaluate the dynamics of current debates by referencing the long-standing tensions among the different purposes of schooling we have in our nation. Same course as POL 216 .
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EDU 230 - Exceptional Learner (1) An introduction to understanding the diversity of learners in K-12 classrooms and how differentiated teaching methods and materials are essential to create a more inclusive and equitable environment for all students. The major focus of the course will be identifying the strengths and challenges of students to increase engagement and raise achievement through varied approaches to teaching culturally and linguistically diverse learners and students with documented needs. Fifteen hours of observation-practicum in the schools. Students must provide their own transportation. No S/U option.
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EDU 240 - Education and Culture (1) This course explores the influence of social issues such as discrimination, diversity, equity, racism, sexism, homophobia, and ethnic and socioeconomic pluralism in American schools. The goals for this class are to understand and be sensitive to the values, beliefs, lifestyles, and attitudes of individuals and the diverse groups found in a pluralistic society and to translate knowledge of human relations into attitudes, skills, and techniques that will support favorable learning experiences. Through critical analysis, this course reveals ways in which dehumanizing biases may be reflected in instructional materials, methodologies, media, and everyday encounters, and students learn how these interactions may influence classroom dynamics and student learning. This course also counts towards the GSS major. No S/U option.
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EDU 240-3 - Education and Culture (W) (1) This course explores the influence of social issues such as discrimination, diversity, equity, racism, sexism, homophobia, and ethnic and socioeconomic pluralism in American schools. The goals for this class are to understand and be sensitive to the values, beliefs, lifestyles, and attitudes of individuals and the diverse groups found in a pluralistic society and to translate knowledge of human relations into attitudes, skills, and techniques that will support favorable learning experiences. Through critical analysis, this course reveals ways in which dehumanizing biases may be reflected in instructional materials, methodologies, media, and everyday encounters and understand how these interactions may influence classroom dynamics and student learning. Not open to students who have completed their writing course (W) requirement. No S/U option. HEINRICH
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EDU 260 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 261 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 262 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 263 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 264 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 265 - Topics in Education (1) In-depth study of selected topics in the field of education. See Topics Courses . No S/U option.
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EDU 270 - Comparative Education in Belize (1) This is an off-campus course offered on San Pedro island in the country of Belize. Students spend time in the local schools interacting with students, parents, teachers and community members. Study includes analysis of the island’s various cultural groups including Mestizzo, Mayan, Hispanic, Garifuna and Creole populations. Students are introduced to the basic principles of qualitative and ethnographic research for the purposes of completing a qualitative research project based upon their off-campus experience. Prerequisites: Writing course, EDU 215 and EDU 240 .
(Social Science)
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EDU 301 - Secondary Curriculum and Instruction (1) This course is designed to provide secondary teacher education candidates with an opportunity to study, reflect, question, and become knowledgeable about instructional methods while applying and practicing these methods in a collaborative and constructive setting. Major topics include: assessment of student learning, classroom management, curriculum development, and instructional technology. Prerequisite: EDU 215 or EDU 230 .
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EDU 302 - Secondary English Methods (1) This course is designed to introduce students to the methods and strategies of teaching English at the secondary level. Students will focus on several topics and themes that are of great importance to practicing and aspiring teachers. These topics include recent debates about the teaching of English, active learning opportunities with literature, methods of instruction, curriculum development and alignment with standards, the use of technology in teaching and in student research, and assignment design and evaluation. This course is conducted at the practicum site. Transportation to and from the practicum site is the responsibility of the student. Prerequisites: EDU 215 or EDU 230 .
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