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SOW 3330 - Violence, Trauma and Resilience
This course will look at the risk factors and vulnerabilities as well as the coping strategies and protective factors found in populations of people who have experenced violence and/or trauma. The history of psychological trauma and the stages of recovery will be examined. Varoius theories from psychology, sociology, criminology and social work will be reviewed in regard to the causes, responses and historical context of violence, trauma and abuse. Several methods of helping people who have experienced violence, trauma, and/or abuse will be presented. Special policy and governmental responsed to the plights of victims will also be covered. Topics will include natral disasters, terroroism, child abuse, domestic violence, and elder absue. Factors such as racism, classism, ethnocentrism and homophobia that contribute to violence, trauma and/or abuse will also be explored. Students coming into this course will be eligible to apply for a Certificate of Completion for the NYS Coursework/Training in the Identification and Reporting of Child Abuse and Maltreatment.
Lecture
4 Credits
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SOW 3610 - Field Instruction in Social Work I
This course is the first half of a year-long course in which the student will acquire supervised classroom instruction emphasizing development of generalist social work practice skills. The course content is directly tied to the 200-hour field practicum that students are required to complete during the semester. It will build upon, develop and further refine the principles, theories and methods of evaluation of generalist practice in the field setting. Particular attention is given to a review and deepening of the skills of effective communication and the differential use of these skills with people from diverse backgrounds.
Field Studies
4 Credits
Prerequisite: SOW 3230 and Corequisite: SOW 3240
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SOW 3620 - Field Instruction in Social Work II
This is the second half of a year-long course in which the student will acquire supervised classroom instruction in the development of the skills of generalist social work practice. The course content is directly tied to the 200-hour field practicum the student is required to complete during the semester. It will continue to build upon, develop and further the understanding of principles, theories and evaluation of generalist practice as they arise for the student in the field setting. Students are also guided in the selection of a case for presentation at the “Senior Capstone Conference.”
Lecture
4 Credits
Prerequisite: SOW 3610 and Corequisite: SOW 4910
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SOW 4910 - Senior Seminar
Senior Seminar serves as the social work capstone course, and has three purposes: 1. To help students understand and explore ethical issues and dilemmas that confront social workers in practice with clients, colleagues, supervisors, agencies and communities. A model for ethical decision-making is presented and applied. Students consider how gender, racial, and/or mental disability influence value systems and impact ethical decision making in practice. 2. To provide a locus for oversight and coordination of the Senior Capstone Conference, with the course instructor serving as mentor in the presentation preparation process. Individual meetings with the mentor constitute the fourth credit of this course. 3. Students of this course complete a professional electronic social work portfolio.
Seminar
4 Credits
Corequisite: SOW 3620 . Students have generally completed all other courses in the major.
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SOW 4950 - Selected Topics in Social Work
Electives dealing with topics and issues of current interests to social workers as well as with emerging fields of practice may be developed in response to students’ needs and interests.
Lecture
4 Credits
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CDS 1105 - Parenting
An examination of the parental experience. Included for discussion will be historical and contemporary social trends; effective communication and discipline; and problem solving. The course will include both theoretical and practical approaches to issues of parenting.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1109 - Careers: How, What, Why and When?
An overview of how to develop one’s career. Emphasis will be placed on the student’s values, interests and skills. Resumes, cover letters, interviewing skills and other tools of the job search will be discussed.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1132 - Sports Sociology through Film
Sports films provide an interesting area for students to examine the relationship between sports and American society. By analyzing sports films students will see parallels between problems in sports, and problems in the larger society. (Weekend intensive)
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1154 - Intercultural Awareness: Practical Applications
This course is designed to make individuals more aware of intercultural differences and to provide strategies for adapting to living, working, and traveling abroad. The course will be conducted as an intercultural workshop in which concepts and issues will be explored through the use of simulations, role-playing, critical incidents and other experiential exercises.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1158 - Aids and Society
This course will analyze many of the psycho-social issues that surround the issue of AIDS. These will be discussed in the context of moral and religious values, myths and phobias, and public policy. The impact of AIDS on both individuals and society will be explored.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester Weekend Intensive
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CDS 1179 - Sociology of Jazz
This course emphasizes listening as well as sociological skills. It is important to recognize the manner in which jazz musicians use sound to construct their symbols in order to explore the sociological aspects of jazz. This course offers examples from different eras in jazz history via audio and video tapes as well as the presentations of live musicians.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester Weekend Intensive
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SOC 101 - Introduction to Sociology
An introduction to the principles and methods of sociology. Topics include society and culture, socialiazation, family, social stratification, race and ethnicity, deviance and social control.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SOC 102 - Social Problems
An examination of the social problems which confront present day American society, including the problems of urbanization, family instability, crime and delinquency, pollution of the environment, poverty and welfare, race and ethnic conflict, and the rapidity of social and industrial change.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SOC 301 - Major Social Thinkers
A study of classic and modern social theories. Classical theorists such as Marx, Durkheim, Simmel and Weber will be studied along with the modern theoretical approaches of functionalism, symbolic interactionism, conflict theory and ethnomethodology. These theories will be tested against modern principles of the logic of theory construction.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 101 or SOC 102
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SOC 302 - Socialization
A study of the relationship between the individual and society as a lifelong process. The roles of group behavior and social organization in shaping personality; social factors and their impact on the development of the self; how individuals are socialized into playing various roles in society.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 306 - Sociology of Deviant Behavior
A study of how society comes to define certain behavior as deviant; an analysis of those deviances which form social problems: drug and alcohol addiction, pornography and sexual deviance, acts of violence, and the relationship of deviant subcultures to social disorganization, social conflict and social change.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 314 - Cultural Anthropology
An introduction to the principles and field work methods in cultural anthropology. A look at various traditional societies and American subcultures focusing on social organization, family and kinship, political and economic institutions, and myth and religion.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 321 - Urban Society
Social factors contributing to the development of urban areas; major urban trends including suburbanization, and regional migration; urban problems; theories and methods of studying urban areas.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 322 - Race and Ethnic Relations
Ethnic groups in American society, problems of prejudice and discrimination, myths and scientific research concerning group differences, contemporary issues and dilemmas of intergroup relations
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SOC 323 - Social Class in America
A study of inequality in class, status and power, its consequences and the forces which tend to increase and decrease it; status seeking, social mobility and American socioeconomic class variations; influence of increasing demands of Third World countries for a larger share in the world’s resources and power.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 324 - Sex and Gender Roles in Modern Society
Study of sex roles in the contemporary United States. Emphasis will be placed on changing patterns of socialization, cross-cultural comparisons and historical development, class, race and subcultural variations, the effects of urbanism and industrialization, the feminist movement and change toward redefinition of sex roles.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 325 - Sociology of the Family
An examination of contemporary family systems. Topics include mate selection, child-rearing techniques, marriage and parenting, contemporary trends including divorce and the one-parent family, the dual-career family, and nonmarital cohabitation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SOC 340 - Adapting to a Different Culture
This course is designed to teach individuals the importance of cultural differences, so that they can adapt to living, working and studying abroad or to living and working in a multicultural environment in the United States.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 350 - Research Methods
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics and its application to sociological research; focusing on measures of central tendency, variance, association, characteristics of normal curves, hypothesis testing, and principles of survey sampling.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 101 , SOC 102 , 317
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SOC 370 - Sociology of Religion
Religion is a social phenomeon and is in an interactive relationship with the other social units that constitute a society. The sociology of religion concerns itself with this phenomena and its relationship to the rest of society.
Lecture
3 Credits
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SOC 371 - Sociology of Sports
An analysis of the role of sports in society and how sports are a reflection of society. Areas examined include socialization, deviance, racism, sexism, economics, mass media and the future of American sports.
Lecture
3 Credits
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SOC 372 - Sociology of Popular Culture
This course will explore the wide ranging concept of popular culture and its significant place and role in people’s everyday lives. We will explore the intersections of popular culture with important sociological organizations such as the media, the culture industry, and religious institutions, in addition to the social topics such as race and ethnicity, social inequalities, and gender and sexuality. Specific readings and research will focus on today’s changing practices of cultural production and consumption in areas such as fashion and style, music and art, eating and food, tourism and globalism, and television, film and the internet.
Lecture
3 Credits
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SOC 408 - Juvenile Delinquency
A study of what constitutes delinquency, a survey of some of its causes, the effect of societal reaction, the problems of measurement, and prevention. An emphasis will be placed on contemporary issues and current research in such areas as gang behavior and methods of rehabilitation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SOC 410 - Penalogy and the Sociology of Corrections
An examination of the mechanisms by which societies deal with those whose behavior is criminal; a study of the development of corrections and how it is used in contemporary societies, focusing on various models of corrections and implications for the offender, the institution, and the social planner.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 411 - Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Deviance
An examination of deviance and social control; the ways in which they are defined according to the value systems of specific cultural and social groups in traditional society and in modern Western society.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 413 - Mass Media and Society
A study of the social consequences of living in the Mass Media Age of TV, radio, press, and cinema; focus on media’s impact on the family, religion, education and on political-economic institutions; problems of criminal violence, censorship, mass exploitation and manipulation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 417 - Research Methods in Sociology
Study of the logic and methods of sociological research: practice in formulating problems; deriving hypotheses and creating research designs; an overview of data collection and treatment techniques, field observation and participation methods; principles of sampling, questionnaire construction, survey methods, documentary analysis and credibility of records.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 101 , SOC 102
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SOC 430 - Societies and Cultures of the Third World
This course begins with outlining the historical context within which the term “Third World” emerged. It then discusses the political economy of Third World countries taking the case of specific countries or communities. The theoretical debates on “Development” (which is at the forefront of defining nations and cultures as “Third World” societies) will also be discussed. In so doing, we will pay attention to the major global institutions, and agencies that devise, expound and implement the development discourse throughout Africa, Asia, and the Americas. The course then delves into discussing how the process of globalization and its various facets (economic, political and cultural) affect the socio-cultural makeup of Third World countries. Finally, the course will discuss outstanding ethical (moral) and methodological issues (dilemmas) that social scientists (sociologists and anthropologists in particular) face when it comes to studying non-western cultures and societies, in general. It ends by discussing how these issues inform the ‘hierarchy of knowledge’ in the social sciences.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SOC 449 - Sociology Practicum
Opportunity for supervised field experience in the area of the student’s particular interest in such fields as criminology, ethnic studies, sociology of the family, urban society, etc.
Field Studies
3 Credits
Open to juniors only. Open to Seniors Only Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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SOC 450 - Senior Seminar
A coordinating seminar for advanced students who wish to participate in research projects in sociology or the social sciences. Socially relevant projects will be selected from the personal interests of students registered. Each student will submit a research paper summarizing his findings and analyzing them from a social science perspective only.
Seminar
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SOC 350 , senior status and approval of department chair. Courses in statistics and research methods are strongly recommended as advance preparation.
Capstone Course Open to Seniors Only Offered in the Spring Semester
Department Consent Required
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SOC 490 - Special Topics in Sociology
This course is designed to offer an opporunity to explore selected topics in sociology which are either not covered in the sociology curriculum or which will be covered in greater depth. Some of the topics which may be covered in the course are: “Religion and Society,” or “The Sociology of Political Economy.” This course may be repeated under a different topic for additional credit.
Lecture
3 Credits
Chairperson Approval Required Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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CDS 1174 - Communication Disorders
This course provides an overview of communication disorders, and explores the impact of such disorders on education, employment and interpersonal relationships. Through lecture, discussion and the use of media, students will become familiar with disorders such as hearing impairment, stuttering, aphasia, cleft palate, voice disorders, language delay and laryngectomy. The professions of Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology will also be described; academic requirements, clinical practica and scope of practice will be outlines.
Lecture
1 Credits
Offered When Needed Weekend Intensive
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SCS 101 - Introduction to Oral Communication
An overview of the major aspects of communication study including interpersonal communication, public speaking, small group and nonverbal interaction. This course offers practical skills towards effective communication using theoretical foundations. Students will learn techniques for improving their oral communications skills through a variety of assignments. Normally completed in freshman year.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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SCS 205 - Interpersonal Speech Communication
An in-depth course in which the student experiences the significance of his or her own abilities in speech communication. Learning will focus on communication and self, dyadic communication, and communicating interpersonally with audiences. The dynamic for this form of speech communication is nourishment in interaction.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 225 - Public Speaking
A study of theories of public speaking and practice in the development of effective oral communication. Fundamental theories of rhetorical criticism will be studied and applied to chosen speakers and speeches.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
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SCS 230 - Communication for Healthcare Professionals
This course will provide a basic overview of the theories and practicalities of communication in healthcare. It will examine the relational components necessary in healthcare provider/patient relationships. Additionally, students will learn communication competence and effective communication in terms of the healthcare situation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 231 - Narrative and Storytelling in Healthcare
Focusing on patient-centeredness, this course seeks to utilize storytelling and narrative as a means of intake and interviewing in healthcare. The course will examine the therapeutic aspects of storytelling and its effects on the mind-body connection. Additionally, it will analyze mutual self-disclosure, illness narratives, and the humanistic approach to healthcare. Class discussions will explore how building rapport and trust in a healthcare situation can increase the likelihood of releasing the kernel story of the patient/client. Understanding of the student’s own health and illness stories will also be explored.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SCS 301 - Clinical Linguistics
This course is designed to provide undergraduate students of speech language pathology and audiology with an introduction to the field of linguistics and its various subfields (semantics, syntax, morphology, phonology, sociolinguistics, bio-linguistics, neurolinguistics) along with their applications to the field of clinical linguistics, i.e., the sub-field of linguistics that studies the application of linguistic theory to the field of Speech and Language Pathology. The course is tailored specifically to meet the needs of speech and language pathology majors and it satisfies guidelines relative to the interface between the disciplines of linguistics and speech language pathology. The course provides theoretical background to understand how the brain processes language in standard and non-standard contexts and determines the expected outcomes when a component of grammar is impaired.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101
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SCS 302 - Vocal Skills for Communication
A study of voice and articulation patterns for social and professional use. The course focuses on the enhancement of these patterns, as needed, and on their use for the expression of personality.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 304 - Business and Professional Speaking
Techniques of oral communication in business and the professions. The psychological concepts and the physical techniques underlying effective performance in interviewing, conference work and public presentations will be studied.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or permission of department chair
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 319 - Bilingualism and Speech-Language Disorders
This course offers an overview of bilingualism and bilingual language acquisition from a linguistic, sociolinguistic, and speech language pathology perspective. The course explores various aspects of bilingual behaviors, such as code switching and language mixing, in terms of their social functions within the bilingual community as well as in terms of neuro-linguistic organization in the individual speaker. The course will prepare speech-language pathology clinicians to work with bilingual children with language impairments, and it will help them acquire the tools to perform accurate language assessments on bilingual children avoiding all possible misdiagnosis.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 301 , SCS 361 and SCS 368
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SCS 320 - Argumentation and Debate
A course that includes basic elements of argumentation; techniques of debate. A variety of debating opportunities will be required in order to discuss and practice the rules that govern debate.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or permission of the department chair
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 323 - Persuasion
A study of the art of influencing belief. The course will focus on the bases of belief and the strategies and techniques for reinforcing and altering beliefs. Studies will include the variations in strategies that occur when the forum alters from public address to mass propaganda.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 330 - Communication, Technology, and Society
Explores how persuasive communication has affected our perception and employment of technology in society and how those technologies have, in turn, affected public discourse and interaction. Examines modern technological mythologies and their origins.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 332 - Problems in Media Communication
A study of those areas of media communication which have come to bear on our lives and the future of mankind. Specific units of study in freedom of speech and censorship; interpretative reporting; political, commercial and social propaganda.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 334 - Gender Differences in Human Communication
This course explores differences in the strategies employed by females and males in intrapersonal, interpersonal and group communication.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 346 - Intercultural Communication
The focus of this course will be a study of the special problems of communication that emerge when people from different cultures attempt to communicate. The problems of different assumptions as starting points for discourse, language as basis of sensitivity and perception, nonverbal messages, and cultural norms and values will be considered.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 360 - Human Communication Theories
A study of the psychological principles involved in speech as a form of human behavior and application of these principles to individual and group problems in speech. Areas to be considered will include communication theories and models, language development, perception, attitude change and nonverbal communication.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 361 - Normal Acquisition of Speech and Language
The course will cover the perception, production emergence, development and interrelationships of the five components of speech and language: phonology, syntax, morphology, semantics and pragmatics. Theoretical issues of language acquisition will be introduced. This course focuses on early (ages 0-3 years) language acquisition.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 362 - Introduction to Communication Disorders
This course is an introduction to the study of communication and its disorders throughout the lifespan. It provides an overview of the professions of speech-language pathology and audiology, its history, the types of disorders encountered, their evaluation and treatment, and the ethical standards and credentialing requirements as set forth by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. An integral component of this course is extracurricular observation of assessment and therapy sessions conducted by speech-language pathologists.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 363 - Phonetics
A foundation course in articulary phonetics. A detailed study of the sounds of American English. Broad and narrow phonetic transcription are taught using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 364 - Anatomy and Physiology of the Speech Mechanism
A study of the anatomy and physiology of the skeletal and respiratory systems, the larynx, the skull and the nervous system as related to normal and abnormal speech production.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 365 - Introduction to Hearing Science
A study of the anatomy and physiology of the ear; responses of normal and pathologic ears to changes in sound stimuli, with particular concern for the application of this knowledge to the understanding of diagnostic tests of audiology and methods of rehabilitation of the hearing impaired. Introduction to principles of acoustics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 366 - Audiology
A review of the principles of normal aspects of sound and hearing, and an introduction to the disorders of hearing and evaluation of the auditory system. Additional time will be required for students to practice equipment technique.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite SCS 365 or permission from the chair
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 367 - Aural Rehabilitation
A study of the communicative problems related to hearing impairment, as well as the theoretical and practical aspects of management of the hearing impaired child and adult. Emphasis on the nature and use of hearing aids, principles of speech reading, problems of speech intelligibility of the deaf, and considerations of educational placement for the hearing impaired child.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 365 & SCS 366
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 368 - Speech Pathology I
Introduction to the study of normal and disordered speech and language development; the social and emotional implications of communication disorders; the etiology, symptomatology and treatment of language-based communication disorders in children and adults.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SCS 369 - Speech Pathology II
Continued study of normal and disordered speech, voice and fluency in children and adults, and of the etiology, symptomotology and treatment of dysphonias, dysrythmias, dysarthrias and dyspraxias.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 368
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 370 - Small Group Communication
Experiential learning involving the theory and practice of group interaction. The student will be exposed to the dynamics of building relationships with members of a group and exploring directions of mutual group interest. The student will learn group processing and methods of evaluating group progress.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 372 - Introductory Field Experience in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology
Twenty-five hours of observation in approved speech and hearing clinics, hospitals, schools and/or private practices. Students will be expected to keep a log of activities, submit reports of observations and cooperate with the speech-language pathologists and/or audiologists that they observe. Planned seminars will be used to discuss observations, explore opportunities in communication disorders, and to aid students in defining career goals. This course also fulfills the requirements set forth by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association for observation prior to clinical practicum.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 368
Offered in Fall & Spring
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SCS 373 - Speech Science
This course is designed to provide students with a comprehensive knowledge of the scientific basis of speech production, including an understanding of the acoustics, aerodynamics, and articulatory biomechanics of speech production and related non-speech behaviors, its measurement, and an overview of the various theories of speech perception and production.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 375 - Interviewing
The theory and practice of effective interviewing for both interviewer and interviewee will be discussed: creating rapport, barriers to interviewing effectiveness, styles of listening, categories of interview questions, effective verbal and nonverbal interviewing behaviors, and directive versus nondirective approaches. Students will participate in different types of evaluated interview settings, such as information-gathering, employment, persuasive, problem-solving and counseling interviews.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in Alternate Years
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SCS 380 - Communication Problems in the Aging
This course examines the conditions which influence the speaking and listening habits of the aging, identifies the physiological, emotional and environmental factors which contribute to the deterioration of communication abilities, and delineates methods of helping the elderly to improve their patterns of communication.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 101 or equivalent
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SCS 400 - Independent Study in Communication
Independent research designed to enable the student to examine, in depth, a specific area of speech communication or communication sciences. Work to be done under the supervision of an assigned advisor. Students may take a second independent research course for credit by enrolling in SCS 402.
Independent Study
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
Department Consent Required
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SCS 401 - Internship in Speech Communication
Students will have the opportunity for professionally supervised field experience in an agency related to their major concentration. The objective of the practicum is to provide first-hand learning and work experience in a non-academic institution. Seminars and reports will supplement agency supervision.
Field Studies
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
Department Consent Required
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SCS 415 - Special Topics in Speech Communication Studies
This course is designed to offer an intensive study of an area of speech communication that is not currently covered extensively by existing courses. Some of the topics which may be covered include “Family Communication,” “Narrative Communication,” “Political Rhetoric,” and “Communication Skills and Theories for the Healthcare Professional.”
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Spring Semester
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SCS 418 - Principles of Clinical Management in Speech-Language Pathology I
Supervised clinical practice in the treatment of speech and language disorders will be provided to qualified students, as detailed in departmental policy documents.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: SCS 361 , SCS 368 , SCS 369 , SCS 372 and permission of the department chair or instructor.
Offered in the Fall Semester
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SCS 419 - Principles of Clinical Management in Speech-Language Pathology II
Continuation of supervised clinical practice in the treatment of speech and language disorders will be provided to qualified students, as detailed in departmental policy documents.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: SCS 418 and permission of department chair.
Offered in the Spring Semester
Department Consent Required
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SCS 420 - Principles of Clinical Management in Speech-Language Pathology III
In this course, students will study how research and theory about phonological, syntactical, semantic and pragmatic development are put into clinical practice. Topics include the techniques for treating disorders of articulation, voice, fluency and language, as well as the current tests and measurements used in the diagnosis of speech and language disorders. Opportunities for supervised clinical experience will be provided to qualified students.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: SCS 363 , SCS 368 , SCS 369 & SCS 372 and permission of department chair or advisor
Offered Fall, Spring & Summer
Department Consent Required
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SCS 430 - Swallowing Disorders in Adults and Children
This course is designed for students to demonstrate an understanding of the anatomy related to swallowing disorders. Students will demonstrate knowledge related to dysphagia including but not limited to stages of swallowing, characteristics of swallowing disorders, evaluation, treatment, tracheotomy and ventilation.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: SCS 101 , SCS 362 and SCS 364
Offered Spring Semester Alternate Years
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SCS 431 - Evaluation Procedures for Diagnostic Purposes in Speech-Language Pathology
This course is designed for students to study formal and informal diagnostic assessments used across the lifespan and procedures used for multicultural populations.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in the Fall Semester Alternate Years
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SCS 432 - Medical Speech Pathology
This course is an introduction to the practice of speech-language pathology within medical settings. It covers core knowledge considered essential to prepare students to work as speech-language pathologists in an acute care or rehabilitation setting, nursing home, or otherwise conduct assessment and therapy of medically-involved patients. Topics include chart notes and communicating with the medical team, common medications, the neurological examination, imaging studies, head and neck oncology, swallowing, and managing tracheostomized patients. The role and responsibilities of the speech-language pathologist in the Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose, and Throat) and Rehabilitation Departments is examined.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: SCS 101 , SCS 364 , SCS 368 and SCS 369
Offered Spring Semester Alternate Years
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BUS 100 - Introduction to Business
This course provides an overview of the fundamentals of business, providing students an integrated perspective of the business environment. The course is organized into six modules beginning with an introductory section that will cover ethics, global dimensions and economic environment. The remaining five modules will cover each of the functional areas of business: management, marketing, finance, accounting and reporting, and information management. Each module examines the basic concepts and key issues with the intention of helping students to identify an area of interest for their major and to plan their career. There will be an emphasis on self assessment, communication skills and teamwork. Not open to students who have taken IDS 110 .
Lecture
3 Credits
BUS 100 Antirequisite: Not open to students who have taken IDS 110
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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BUS 115 - Personal Financial Planning and Management
The course provides a practical, student-friendly introduction to personal financial planning and management. It focuses on guiding the students to important financial decisions such as saving and investment, managing loans, filing taxes, buying insurance, dealing with credit cards and consumer loans and planning for the future. While doing so, it introduces students to key financial concepts such as the time value of money, interest rate, compounding, rate of return, and risk which will help them to grasp the outcome of their financial decisions and effectively manage their finances on the day to day basis as well from the long-term perspective.
Lecture
3 Credits
Offered in Fall & Spring
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BUS 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting
An introduction to the nature and purpose of accounting; the content, classification and preparation of financial statements; the procedures and records used in the recording of business transactions; the nature, measurement and analysis of assets, liabilities, stockholders’ equity, revenues, expenses and cash flows.
Lecture
3 Credits
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BUS 290 - Special Topics in Business
These courses are designed to offer a study opportunity in an area of specialization not covered in great depth by existing courses. Courses involving lectures, readings, and classroom discussion of selected topics in business. The courses may be used for independent study as needed. Specific topic and prerequisite to be indicated when offered. Permission of departmental adviser.
Lecture
3 Credits
Department Consent Required
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BUS 465 - Business Internship II
Students are placed in a public or private business organization under the direct supervision of an executive of the organization. Students meet with a faculty member to plan, execute and discuss the internship related issues and findings of the project. Pass/Fail
Internship
1 Credits
Prerequisites: Senior status, permission of department chair, previously completed one of the following courses: FIN 465 , IS 465 , MNG 465 , or MKT 465 .
Not Liberal Arts
Department Consent Required
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BUS 3020 - Operations Management
This course will introduce the student to the fundamental role played by operations management in business organizations. The basic approaches, tools and techniques useful in the management of production and operations systems in both the manufacturing and service sectors will be covered. Emphasis is given to the complexities in both designing and operating the production and operations system.
Lecture
4 Credits
rerequisites BUS 2110 OR BUS 210
Not Liberal Arts
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BUS 150 - Management Information Systems
Developing and using Management Information Systems (MIS) effectively requires an understanding of the business organization, management, and information technology. The overall objective of this course is to expose the student to the full range of management issues raised by information technology. MIS applications development is discussed, encompassing information resource planning, systems analysis, design, and implementation. Students will gain an understanding of business concepts and develop skills in solving management problems using software.
Lecture
3 Credits
Not Liberal Arts Offered in Fall & Spring
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BUS 320 - Production and Operations Management
This course will introduce the student to the basic approaches, tools, and techniques useful in the management of production systems of both goods and services. The major production configurations are discussed, i.e., projects, job shops, and flow shops. Emphasis is given to the complexities in both designing and operating the production system.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 210 or equivalent
Not Liberal Arts Offered in Fall & Spring
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IS 301 - Applied Statistical Analysis
An intensive study of intermediate statistics to permit the student to learn key concepts by actually performing the steps necessary to formulate problems, run actual data on the computer and analyze the results. Topics include sampling concepts and methods, forecasting techniques, analysis of varance and nonparametric statistics.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 150 and BUS 210
Not Liberal Arts Offered When Needed
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IS 302 - Applied Optimization Methods
Development of significant techniques of mathematical programming with applications to business decision making. Topics include linear programming and extensions, network models, integer programming, nonlinear and dynamic programming. Practice problems will be run on the computer.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 150 and BUS 320
Not Liberal Arts Offered When Needed
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IS 310 - Analysis and Design of Management Information Systems
Topics covered in the lectures and readings are systems development life cycle prototyping, analysis and design tools, techniques and objectives, and hardware/software evaluation and selection. The course involves the class in a development project in which the material studied in the course will be utilized. Project assignments include determination of user requirements, logical and physical design, building the data dictionary, and the development and testing of software modules. Also considered are the writing of end-user procedures manuals and user training. Classes will include hands-on sessions in the use of the CASE tool that will be used for the course project.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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IS 315 - Information and Decision Technology in Sports and Gaming
This course explores the application of information technology to athletics at both the collegiate and professional levels. The analysis extends to the application of decision technology to sports and gaming. Students in the course will complete a research paper and presentation as part of the assessment procedure.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 150 , BUS 210
Not Liberal Arts Offered When Needed
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IS 320 - Applications Development with Visual Basic
This course will emphasize computer applications development in order to implement solutions to systems in a business environment. The applications development tool of Visual Basic will be utilized. Students will build on their knowledge of spreadsheets and databases by exploring visual basic extensions to those applications development generators. The power of the development language will be applied to the design and development of a significant course project which will be presented to the class using presentation software systems.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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IS 335 - Database Management
This course presents an introduction to database management. The student will study data relationships, data structures, normalization of data, data modeling, and database methods. The student will design the conceptual, logical and physical view of a specific database. The course utilizes a hands-on approach with practical problems used as theory reinforcement. In addition to homework assignments, the student will have a major project on database design which will be presented to the class.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Spring Semester
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IS 355 - Internet Applications in Business
A brief history of the Internet is presented. The features of the Internet are explored in a hands-on manner. Topics include e-mail, FTP, Telnet and a review of existing search engines. The role of Intranets in organizations is evaluated as a viable alternative to other networks. An Internet applications development system will be utilized in the creation and implementation of WEB pages. An Internet-related course project is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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IS 420 - Decision Support Systems
The course presents characteristics of Decision Support Systems, computer-based information systems that attempt to meet the information needs of management by stimulating a person/machine interaction. Central to the course is a focus on DSS analysis, design, and building techniques, which are then applied to a student project. Additional topics include decision making, user-driven computing, DSS languages, organizational issues and implications of artificial intelligence. Selections from the current DSS literature will be discussed and evaluated. A course project is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Spring Semester
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IS 425 - Building Client/Server Applications
This course will emphasize computer applications development in a client/server computing environment. A client/server model is presented and contrasted with other types of systems implementation. Primary emphasis is given to designing and developing applications systems using a fourth generation development language appropriate for the client/server platform. Issues of managing this technology are discussed. A course project is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Spring Semester
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IS 430 - Managing Network Systems
The features of centralized, decentralized and distributed systems are examined. The impact of distributed systems on the business enterprise is evaluated using case studies describing systems currently available. Technology implications of computer hardware, software and communications are discussed as they relate to the design, development, and implementation of various types of distributed data processing systems. A course project is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Spring Semester
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IS 431 - Building Mobile Business Applications
This course covers how to develop business applications for mobile platforms. Sample mobile business applications will be dissected, and tool suites for the development of mobile software will be covered, including programming languages, frameworks, libraries and integrated development environments. Topics include: design of mobile user interfaces, application life-cycle, multi-threading, inter-process communication, data persistency, content providers, background services, geo-location and mapping, networking and web services, telephony, messaging, graphics, performance, and security. The target computing environment changes overtime; currently the course mainly explores the Android Operating system and its supporting SDK, but sample apps for iPhone will be discussed as well. We will begin by using simulators before porting to actual devices.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Offered in the Fall Semester
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IS 432 - Application of Information Systems Analysis to Business
Business models are used to describe and classify businesses (especially in an entrepreneurial setting), but they are also used by managers inside companies to explore possibilities for future development. This course analyzes the design, and the transformation of business enterprises. The analysis is done by investigating the main business goals of the organization, e.g. strategic business objectives, critical success factors and key performance indicators. Models to be analyzed include: Bricks and Clicks Business Models, Collective Business Models, Cutting out the Middleman Model, Direct Sales Model, and Franchise Model.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Offered in the Spring Semester
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IS 435 - Risk Analysis and Decision Technology
Decision technology to support risk management for an organization is the main topic of this course. Methods to plan for business continuity given the inherent aspect of uncertainty and risk are addressed. Topics include: risk assessment, project risk, control measures, business impact analysis, business continuity strategies, sources of knowledge, data and analytical models, structuring decisions, complex decision making, feasibility analysis of alternatives, sensitivity analysis, modeling uncertainty, simulation, value of information, modeling preferences, risk attitudes, conflicting objectives, and information technologies in crisis and disaster management. A wide range of threats, vulnerabilities and risks will be addressed and the most useful decision technologies in developing strategies and plans will be addressed.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 150 and BUS 210
Not Liberal Arts Offered When Needed
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IS 440 - Audit and Control of Information Systems
This course introduces the concepts of computer-based auditing and control of information systems. Various types of layered control structures are discussed in the context of a secure environment. Hardware, software and personnel controls are presented along with audit strategies for successful implementation. Audit programs for advanced concepts in information systems (database, networks) are developed. A course project implementing CAAT is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150
Not Liberal Arts Offered in the Fall Semester
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IS 450 - Seminar in Information Systems
An advanced course in information systems that will focus on a special topic or theme. This course is designed as a vehicle to explore current and emerging technologies in the field. A significant project is required.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisite: BUS 150 . For Information Systems majors only
Not Liberal Arts
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IS 461 - Independent Study in Information Systems
Students undertake an advanced, specialized study project not covered by the regular course offerings. Students participate in individual conferences with a faculty member to plan, execute, and discuss the project.
Lecture
3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 150 and Senior Standing
Not Liberal Arts Open to Seniors Only Offered When Needed
Department Consent Required
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