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CHE 485 - Forensic Chemistry Major Capstone
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to be a culminating exercise for students to reflect upon, evaluate, and assimilate knowledge and experience they have gained by participating in a laboratory-based research experience, related hands-on opportunity, or composing a senior thesis. In addition, students will have an opportunity to prepare for professional interviews.
Prerequisite(s): CHE 475 and Senior status
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CHE 490 - Senior Research in Chemistry
Units: 1-4
When Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
The focus of this class is an independent laboratory research project that the student undertakes under the direction of a faculty member who acts as a research advisor. Content varies from year to year and is determined by both instructor’s and students’ interests.
Repeatable: May be repeated for up to four (4) units of credit
Prerequisite(s): CHE 125 and permission of the Department Chair
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CHI 115 - Mandarin Chinese I
Units: 3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: As offered
An introduction to the sound system and grammar of Chinese with emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension. Classes are conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Students will learn Pinyin system and practice simplified Chinese characters. The class also will contain discussions on Chinese customs and cultural background, which are essential in understanding the language.
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CHI 125 - Mandarin Chinese II
Units: 3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: As offered
A continuation of CHI 115 - Mandarin Chinese I will continue to be conducted in Chinese as much as possible. Students will practice more on the sound system, and continue to study the grammar of Chinese with emphasis on speaking, reading, writing and listening comprehension. They will learn and practice simplified Chinese characters. The class will contain discussions on Chinese customs and cultural background, which are essential in understanding the language.
Prerequisite(s): CHI 115
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CIS 265 - Information Systems Essentials
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This is an introduction to the essential computer software tools used in the modern information society. Students will be introduced to software applications such as word processing, presentations, spreadsheets, databases, and email. Project-based learning activities will provide hands-on experiences for students to practice and apply the skills to real-world situations. Students will integrate these tools in a comprehensive project.
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CIS 268 - Computer Programming Languages
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
In this course concepts of computer programming languages are presented. Attention is given to the common constructs of programming languages as well as a structured approach to program development. The programming language may change from semester to semester.
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CIS 270 - Business IT Application
Units: 3
GE Designation: I
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course will develop essential math and computer skills necessary to support the student’s integration into the business program. Students will be introduced to the Microsoft Office suite application packages: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook. In addition, they will reinforce essential math skills that support upper division requirements and integrate with computer software applications. Students will be expected to demonstrate integration of the math and software skills by the end of the course.
Prerequisite(s): MAT 115 or STA 144
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CIS 369 - Intermediate Computing
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall (odd years)
This is a hands-on computer lab and lecture course covering the current office productivity software Advanced Microsoft Office applications. This course will give students knowledge of the practical business applications of the spreadsheets, word processing, database management and presentation software.
Prerequisite(s): CIS 265
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CIS 465 - Essentials of Geographic Information Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
The course provides an overview of the theoretical foundation and applied use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). At the conclusion of the course, students will have working knowledge of GIS and their appropriate application in various disciplines and organizational settings. The historical development of innovative and collaborative geographic information tools that assist with managing the challenges associated with positional data will also be introduced. Students will demonstrate acquired knowledge via application of the fundamental and principal concepts of geographical information systems by completing a series of lab assignments and a culminating research project.
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CIT 320 - Enterprise Architecture
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
Alignment of business and technology models is a tactical business objective that supports all business strategies meant to improve the value chain in service-driven organizations. The focus of enterprise architectures is to facilitate this alignment by identifying the main components of an organization or a sub-set of it (such as its information systems), and the ways in which these components work together. The components include staff, business processes, technology, information, as well as financial and other resources. This course gives an introduction to enterprise architecture frameworks (EAFS) that may be used to catalog and document enterprise components to help inform, guide, and constrain choices in business, IS or IT solutions development.
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CIT 330 - Project Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
The students will learn the theoretical and practical aspects of project management. Topics include organizational theory, group behavior, project management skills, case studies, personal and group productivity tools, management of distributed work, stakeholders, consultants, and knowledge management. Students will also learn software development team configuration and maintenance; software project documentation; communication in a software project (reporting and presentations); project management tools; advanced life cycle models; measurement, metrics and control; testing; systems integration; maintenance; systems development automation.
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CIT 340 - System Analysis and Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course begins with business functional analysis and ends with object oriented information systems design. Students are introduced to tools and techniques enabling effective analysis, design and documentation of an information system. The student learns formal methodologies that form the basis of object-oriented systems engineering practices. Models that focus on the articulation of business functions, integrating process, data and behavioral abstractions form the core of formal methods in systems development using the unified modeling language (UML).
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CIT 350 - Foundations of Information Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course provides an understanding of information systems and their use in achieving strategic advantage in business practice. This class explores the technology itself, focusing on the primary business application of the technology, what problems it can address, and the organizational importance of these systems for remaining competitive in a global economy. Students will become familiar with the wide range of business processes that must be managed effectively for success. The class demonstrates the many types of information systems supporting business processes and a study of how technology, especially information technology, can be used as an essential component of linking technology policy with corporate strategy and identifying technology options that will ensure the most effective execution of organizational strategy.
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CIT 360 - Legal and Ethical Practices in Information Technology
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course offers extensive and topical coverage of the legal, ethical, and societal implications of information technology. Students will learn about issues such as file sharing, infringement of intellectual property, security risks, internet crime, identity theft, employee surveillance, privacy, compliance, social networking, and ethics of IT corporations. Students will gain an excellent foundation in ethical decision making for current and future business managers and IT professionals.
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CIT 370 - Database Design and Processing
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course is a comprehensive introduction to data management in organizations. It establishes the data management foundation for the computing major. Topics include conceptual and logical data modeling, entity relationship and relational data modeling, and database design and implementation using the SQL programming language.
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CIT 380 - Computer and Network Security
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course will provide the student with the knowledge of modern computer and network security procedures, the ability to recognize attacks, and best practices process countermeasures. Students will also learn how to process the authentication, identification, data secrecy, data integrity, authorization, access control, computer viruses, and general network security procedures. This course will also cover secure e-commerce and applications of public key methods, digital certificates, and credentials.
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CIT 440 - Web Application Development
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
The course will introduce concepts in programming web application servers. We will study the fundamental architectural elements of programming web sites that produce content dynamically. The primary technology introduced will be java servlets and java server pages (JSPS), but we will also cover the related topics as necessary so that students may build significant applications. Such topics include: http; html and xml; JavaBeans; design patterns (e.g., abstract factories and model-view-controller); tag libraries (JSTL); relational databases (MYSQL and JDBC); object-relation mapping tools; security (including SSL); Ajax; web services (SOAP, WSDL and UDDI); frameworks; internationalization; scalability and performance issues.
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CIT 450 - E-Commerce Systems Development
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course introduces students to the fundamentals of microsoft.net framework, the asp.net web development environment, and C# programming. It also covers xml web services, SQL server database and Microsoft web server IIS (internet information services). Students study how to develop powerful web sites and web applications that access databases using dynamic, server-side programming in C#. They also learn how to deploy such applications over various servers.
Prerequisite(s): CIT 440
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CIT 460 - Business Networking
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
Provides students with the ability to assess the it needs of an organization and select, develop, integrate, and administer the appropriate solution. Specifically, students will be proficient in the technical aspects of a network, including installation, maintenance, monitoring, resource management, user management, and performance issues; have working knowledge in common operating systems including installation, configuration, scripting, user and resource management, troubleshooting and the use of common system utilities; and they will be able to evaluate, analyze, design, manage, administer and troubleshoot networks.
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CIT 465 - Advanced Business Networking
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
In Advanced Business Networking students will acquire the ability to assess the IT needs of an organization and select, develop, integrate, and administer appropriate solutions. Specifically, students will be proficient in the technical aspects of wireless networking, network operating systems, in-depth TCP/IP networking, voice and video over IP, network security, troubleshooting network problems ensuring integrity and availability, and network management.
Prerequisite(s): CIT 460
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CIT 470 - Information Processing Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
Today’s organizations are complex systems spanning a variety of corporate functions aimed at achieving a range of objectives. Its environment is subject to globalization and to the effects of the “era of information”. Its management is therefore exposed to a formidable task of analyzing huge amounts of time-critical information and, nonetheless, it is expected to always make the right decisions at the right times. Conveniently, a range of technologies and products cumulatively known as business intelligence (BI) come to the rescue.
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CJS 113 - Introduction to Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
A survey of the U.S. system of criminal justice. The history and philosophy of criminal justice administration in America, description of its social and political institutions, and overviews of major issues in the discipline are covered.
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CJS 120 - Firearms
Units: 1
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course offers students an introduction to the basic operation of handguns. The course will include basic shooting skills, firearm ammunition, safety, legal aspects of gun ownership, handgun shooting sports and activities, ballistics, and firearms cleaning and maintenance.
Grade Type: Pass/Fail
Fee: Additional lab fee
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CJS 200 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
An examination of a specific issue in the field of Criminal Justice.
Repeatable: Course is repeatable for credit with a change in topic
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CJS 301 - Fundamentals of Criminal Law
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Nature of criminal law and its philosophical and historical development; major definitions and concepts; classification of crime; elements of crimes and penalties using California and federal statutes as illustrations; defenses to criminal responsibility; and criminal responsibility.
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CJS 304 - Ethics for Law Enforcement
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
A traditional exploration of the field of law enforcement ethics, which broadly encompasses the history of justice and theories of morality and ethics from antiquity to the modern age. It will also cover the ethical problems unique to law enforcement such as “shoot - no shoot” scenarios, the use of force in general, racial profiling and hate crimes, opportunities for corruption in the context of the War on Drugs, and various other law enforcement issues.
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CJS 321 - Courts and Criminal Procedures
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
A study of the judiciary in the criminal justice system; structure of the California and federal court systems; prosecution; criminal defense, right to counsel; pre-trial release; grand juries; adjudication process; types and rules of evidence; appeals and sentencing.
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CJS 331 - Police Systems and Practices
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
An opportunity to analyze the police profession; organization and administration of law enforcement systems; the police role in a democracy; police discretion; police subculture and ethics; police stress; police-community interaction; current and future issues.
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CJS 341 - Minorities and the Criminal Justice System
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Students will critically examine the charges of direct and indirect institutional racism within the totality of the criminal justice system. Students will also analyze society’s response to crime, cultural, economic and political differences.
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CJS 350 - Emergency Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course will cover the principles of emergency management as practiced in the state of California, as well as the County, State and Federal Government. Chief components of the course are the establishment of protocols and procedures, planning and preparedness, intergovernmental responsibilities, developing a response, and mitigating disasters and recovery.
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CJS 355 - Information Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course examines the use of technology in the management of criminal justice data and systems. The course studies trends in the use of modern technology in the administration of management and personnel data. Lastly, the course examines potential unintended consequences of the use of technology in criminal justice management.
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CJS 360 - Historical Perspectives of Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
The course offers an introduction to the historical study of crime and the administration of justice throughout human history, especially in the United States. The course highlights both changes in criminal behavior and the different ways that societies have sought to deter, punish and rehabilitate.
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CJS 400 - Special Topics
Units: 1-3
When Offered: As offered
An examination of a specific issue in the field of Criminal Justice.
Repeatable: Course is repeatable for credit with a change in topic
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CJS 401 - Crime and Delinquency
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
A study of the traditional and theoretical schools of criminology. Theories relating to individual abnormality and theories relating to cultural influences are examined. Theories of the causes of delinquency and data on delinquent behavior including gangs, minor and major criminal actions, and methods of correction are also covered.
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CJS 402 - Hate Crime
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring (odd years)
This course explores the problem of hate crime, which can be defined as criminal acts motivated by an extreme bias of hate. The course will focus on hate crimes as a specific type of criminal activity and will address various efforts to prevent these crimes and to hold offenders accountable.
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CJS 421 - Narcotics
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will examine the role of narcotics and drugs in the U.S. criminal justice system and the impact of drugs on crime. This course will address issues related to the history of drugs in society; narcotics’ legal and regulatory, social and political context; patterns and drugs of abuse; and strategies of enforcement and rehabilitation.
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CJS 441 - Fundamentals of Criminal Investigation and Report Writing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Students will study investigation theory; collection and preservation of evidence; importance of field notes and offense reports; sources of information; interview and interrogation; use of forensic science; and case and trial preparation.
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CJS 472 - Terrorism and Homeland Security
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
This course will cover the detailed study of terrorism, counter terrorism, terrorist personalities, and terrorist groups, including types, tactics, and trends on a worldwide scale as well as domestically. The course also examines the unique challenges posed by the government’s war on terrorism and commitment to homeland security. The issues of prevention, civil liberties, and nation building will be examined.
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CJS 481 - Statistics for Criminal Justice Law Enforcement
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
An introduction to elementary statistical methods commonly used in criminological and criminal justice research. Students will obtain sufficient statistical knowledge that they can use to read and understand the professional criminological literature that uses statistical methods. It will also prepare students to use elementary statistical methods in their own research in graduate school or in their professional careers, and it will help students build the statistical background necessary for the study of more advanced statistical topics.
Prerequisite(s): Criminal Justice Administration major
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CJS 485 - Methods of Research for Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
The course examines scientific approaches to the study of criminal justice. Students will learn how to research and study crime using the scientific method. Students will be exposed to various research methods and designs, which will be illustrated with criminological examples and exercises. Finally, the students will calculate and interpret measures of central tendency, dispersion, and association.
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CJS 496 - Institutional and Community Corrections
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course provides a survey of the historical, philosophical, and legal bases of correctional procedures and institutions and an examination of current problems and innovations. It examines the increasing task of managing persons who have been arraigned or have been sentenced to prisons and various correctional facilities in America. The nature of the institutional environment, issues of community-based policing, and the administrative concerns of safety and efficiency are also included.
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CJS 497 - Comparative Criminal Justice
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
The functions, institutions, and operations of U.S. and foreign criminal justice systems are compared. Comparisons are made between countries similar to the U.S., such as Canada and Great Britain, as well as those which are quite different, such as Asian or Arabic countries. The underlying concepts of law enforcement, judicial and correctional processes will be studied in current and historic perspectives.
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CJS 499 - Senior Project
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
A senior capstone course designed to demonstrate the competence of Criminal Justice majors in the discipline and assess their research and writing skills. The portfolio produced by the student in completion of this project must conform to the departmental guidelines for Senior Projects.
Prerequisite(s): CJS 485 and Senior status
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CMD 101 - Introduction to Stand-Up Performance
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Students will get an introductory overview of how to construct a performance from beginning to end. They will gain an understanding of concept and idea development, learn about writing jokes, sketches, complete routines, audience analysis, getting material, creating your own style, utilizing your talents and various tried-and-true comedy formulas. They will also learn how to develop an audition set, interview, book a show, get an audition, and deal with difficult performance situations.
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CMD 301 - History of Comedy Performance
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Students will get an overview of the history of comedy from the time of the ancient Greeks to the present day. They will gain an understanding of the context of modern comedy (including their own), and of the universal elements of comedy. Special emphasis will be given to stand-up and sketch comedy. Subjects covered will include some or all of the following: Greek and Roman comedy, Shakespearean comedy, burlesque, vaudeville, music hall, silent film comedy, Picaresque narrative, stand-up, and satiric mask, farce, improvisation, film and TV comedy.
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CMD 311 - Pantomime, Commedia and Physical Comedy
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will focus on the importance of a free and expressive whole-body approach to the creation and performance of broad physical comedy through the study of the historic comedic forms of Pantomime, Commedia Dell’arte and Clowning.
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CMD 314 - Clown Design: Costumes and Makeup
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course provides students with a historic framework of Clowning from the Greek and Roman comedic characters, Shakespeare’s clowns and fools, to the modern circus clown. Practical methods of costume fabrication and design and makeup application techniques are explored and mastered through a hands-on project oriented approach.
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CMD 331 - Comedy In Christian Ministries
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces the student to the development of drama-based ministries through the use of humor to convey such materials as scripture, children’s ministries, sermon notes, evangelism, missions, etc. to illustrate themes for Christian and non-Christian audiences alike. The use of comedic techniques such as: surprise, exaggeration, incongruity, repetition, misunderstanding, comedy of errors, irony, satire, and more to convey the Christian message will be explored and developed to evaluate our lives as we progress toward Christ-likeness. Particular emphasis will be placed on creation, development, and performance of applicable materials.
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CMD 411 - Comedy Sketch Writing for Entertainment
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
From storyboarding and sketch-writing to exploration of genres and literary devices, this course introduces you to everything that goes into a comedy sketch in order for it to resonate with today’s audiences, including literary techniques and sketch development, meaning and direction of plotlines, character creation and development, running gags, payoffs, punchlines, while demonstrating an understanding of the evolution of the comedy industry.
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CMD 450 - Comedy Production Internship
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Under faculty supervision, the student will be assigned to a position in a comedic field, within the broader entertainment industry. This internship provides an opportunity for investigating and participating in field experience with a practitioner of the trade of comedy writing, performance, producing or directing within the film, television, internet or live performance industries.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair
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CMD 451 - Comedy Production Internship
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Under faculty supervision, the student will be assigned to a position in a comedic field, within the broader entertainment industry. This internship provides an opportunity for investigating and participating in field experience with a practitioner of the trade of comedy writing, performance, producing or directing within the film, television, internet or live performance industries.
Prerequisite(s): CMD 450 and Permission of the Department Chair
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CMD 482 - Improvisation and Sketch Comedy
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Techniques in games, short and long form improvisation and the ‘Harold’ approach to pattern recognition and the subversion of audience expectations are explored in this course through active participation by class members and critical debriefing after each exercise. The class also employs an improvisational approach to developing sketch comedy, which is then refined through writing exercises.
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CMD 495 - Senior Comedy Showcase
Units: 1
When Offered: Spring
Senior students prepare and perform representative comedic material developed by them through their course of study, culminating in a public performance. The public showcase will feature the work of all graduating seniors combined into one evening’s performance, under faculty direction.
Prerequisite(s): Senior status and permission of the Department Chair
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COM 110 - Forensic Workshop
Units: 1-3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Fall
A participation class in forensics. Students compete in intercollegiate events. Majors may take a maximum of eight (8) units as part of the Communications Program. Communications minors may take a maximum of four (4) units. Students should consult their advisor in the Communication Arts Department to determine how many units per semester are allowed since the program is offered on a continuing basis.
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COM 113 - Oral Communication
Units: 3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course is designed to introduce the process of public communication and to help develop and refine the skills of oral communication.
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COM 200 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of communication arts. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be taken multiple times with change in topic
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COM 210 - Forensic Workshop
Units: 1-3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Spring
A participation class in forensics. Students compete in intercollegiate events. Majors may take a maximum of eight (8) units as part of the Communications Program. Communications minors may take a maximum of four (4) units. Students should consult their advisor in the Communication Arts Department to determine how many units per semester are allowed since the program is offered on a continuing basis.
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COM 306 - Small Group Communication
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course examines the dynamics in communication within small groups. Students will learn effective critical thinking and problem solving skills for use when working in small groups.
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COM 308 - Interpersonal Communications
Units: 3
GE Designation: I, M
When Offered: Spring
This class examines the dynamics of the two-person communication process. Students will study the development of self-concept, self-disclosure, perception, listening, and feedback as they affect the communication process. Non-verbal communication, attitudes, beliefs, and values will also be explored.
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COM 310 - Forensic Workshop
Units: 1-3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Fall
A participation class in forensics. Students compete in intercollegiate events. Majors may take a maximum of eight (8) units as part of the Communications Program. Communications minors may take a maximum of four (4) units. Students should consult their advisor in the Communication Arts Department to determine how many units per semester are allowed since the program is offered on a continuing basis.
Prerequisite(s): COM 110 or 210
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COM 333 - Oral Interpretation and Readers Theatre
Units: 3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Analysis and oral presentation of literature in a way that is vivid, compelling, and dramatic. This class will help the student to perfect skills in dramatic reading, reading of scripture, and finding and preparing literature for oral presentation.
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COM 340 - Rhetoric and Persuasion
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to develop advanced analysis of communication artifacts using theories of rhetoric and persuasion. The course discusses and makes use of rhetorical theorists from classical and contemporary traditions through the lens of compliance gaining. A focus will be on understanding human persuasion in everyday life, as well as in scholarly perspective.
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COM 399 - Independent Study
Units: 3
When Offered: As offered
An opportunity for students who have demonstrated the ability to do independent work to pursue in depth a topic of particular interest.
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COM 400 - Special Topics in Communication Studies
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Concentration upon a specific topic in the field of communication arts. Topic varies for different semesters.
Repeatable: May be taken multiple times with change in topic
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COM 401 - Argumentation and Debate
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall
A study of the principles and models of argumentation and debate, the basic theories, strategies, and processes by which a student may present an effective argument, as well as their application to business and interpersonal communication as well as ministry. The course provides practical experience in forming arguments, defending a position, using evidence to build a case, refutation, and analysis of arguments. Special emphasis given to the principles of Parliamentary Debate.
Repeatable: May be repeated for a maximum of eight (8) units of credit. Only three (3) units may be applied to the major.
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COM 403 - Communication Theory
Units: 3
GE Designation: I, M
When Offered: Fall
This course is designed to introduce theories in the academic field of communication studies. The focus of the course will be on recognizing human communication theories in everyday life, and being able to critically examine situations in multiple cultural contexts based on those theories. Connections will be made between these theories and the prominent theories of related fields.
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COM 405 - Rhetorical Criticism
Units: 3
GE Designation: I, M
When Offered: Spring
This course is designed to develop advanced analysis of communication artifacts using rhetorical theory. The course discusses and makes use of rhetorical theorists from classical and contemporary traditions to better understand cultural artifacts from various contexts. Application to various non-communication related fields will be explored.
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COM 410 - Forensic Workshop
Units: 1-3
GE Designation: M
When Offered: Spring
A participation class in forensics. Students compete in intercollegiate events. Majors may take a maximum of eight (8) units as part of the Communications Program. Communications minors may take a maximum of four (4) units. Students should consult their advisor in the Communication Arts Department to determine how many units per semester are allowed since the program is offered on a continuing basis.
Prerequisite(s): COM 110 or 210
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COM 420 - Global Digital Engagement
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
In this course students will analyze and evaluate the historical, economic, social, cultural, and political forces of globalization in the context of media. A strong focus will be on modern and contemporary world cultures and on current issues in the globalization of media forms and information technologies. Historical contexts and pressures at work within the contested terrain of globalism will be examined. Students will understand the development of global communication and media networks as these have evolved, expanded, and make up globalization. In addition, students will closely examine the role of digital media and global activism.
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COM 425 - Organizational Communication
Units: 3
GE Designation: I, M
When Offered: Spring
Examination of the nature and process of communication in modern organizations, including theories, change strategies, internal personnel relations, and conflict management, as they relate to organizational cultures.
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COM 430 - Communication Research and Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Online and Professional Studies
Explores basic methodologies of communication research, including experiments, surveys, focus groups, field observations, content analysis, and rhetorical and critical analyses. These methodologies and the theoretical and ethical assumptions underpinning them are examined as ways of posing questions and getting answers about human communication. Each student will write papers based on a research project including problem definition, literature review, data gathering and analysis and reporting.
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COM 435 - Gender and Communication
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This class examines gender from both a secular and biblical perspective through an examination of rhetoric, interpersonal communication, and media. Students will learn what gender is, how society and biology impact what gender is, and how gender impacts their own communication and the communication of others.
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COM 450 - Internship in Communication Studies
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Under faculty supervision, the student will be assigned to a position, utilizing principles of communication studies acquired and employed throughout their university experience. This internship provides an opportunity for investigating and participating in field experience with a practitioner of the trade, giving depth and breadth to their understanding of communication studies as a whole.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Department Chair
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COM 451 - Internship in Communication Studies
Units: 1-3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
Under faculty supervision, the student will be assigned to a position, utilizing principles of communication studies acquired and employed throughout their university experience. This internship provides an opportunity for investigating and participating in field experience with a practitioner of the trade, giving depth and breadth to their understanding of communication studies as a whole.
Prerequisite(s): COM 450 and permission of the Department Chair
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CON 102 - Construction Management from a Christian Worldview
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Serves as an introduction to the exciting field and vocation of construction management and the value of construction management training. Guest lectures from construction, and introduction to teams through a group project will be included. Exploration of the concept of worldview from a Christian perspective is stressed. Emphasis will include Christian perspectives on purpose, integrity, discernment and service as they relate to construction. Assessment of one’s learning style, temperament and potential strengths and weaknesses as part of self-discovery will also be included. This course is required of all students considering construction management as a major.
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CON 105 - Introduction to Construction Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course will explore fundamental concepts related to the theory and practice of construction management. The course includes an overview of the construction industry, job market, common project management tools, basic materials and methods of construction, risk management challenges, sustainable operations, and leadership skills required to direct a construction company and project activities.
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CON 205 - Plan Reading and Estimating
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Plan Reading and Estimating introduces students to construction estimating through quantitative take-off and survey of materials and productivity standards applicable to construction projects.
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CON 210 - Evolving Technologies in Construction
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Leadership in Energy and Environmental (LEED) and Building Information Modeling (BIM) concepts are introduced. This course further emphasizes the principles, practices, and applications of integrated project delivery systems, sustainable construction methods, and current industry innovations as it relates to the built environment.
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CON 215 - Computer-Aided Drafting and Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course introduces students to construction visualization, graphical geometry and analysis in construction, sketching applications, computer-aided design, and fundamentals of building information modeling.
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CON 310 - Construction Materials and Methods
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course explores information about construction materials and methods. The following concepts are presented in this course: (a) site investigation; (b) construction materials characteristics and costs; (c) construction methods; (d) equipment types and uses; and (e) equipment production rates and cost.
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CON 315 - Building Information Modeling
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall, Spring
This course introduces students to the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM), both as a product and a process. BIM is a new approach to the built environment as a building project delivery platform in which digital representation of a building process is used to facilitate the exchange and interoperability of information. This course introduces students to the various benefits of improved design quality, reduction in design errors, improved field productivity, reduction in conflicts, and their associated changes as it relates to manufacturing cost and time.
Prerequisite(s): CON 215 or EGR 122
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CON 325 - Construction Company Financial Management
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course introduces students to practices in accounting and financial management for the construction industry. Students analyze and apply concepts related to managerial accounting, project controls, financial statement analysis, work in progress, lending, sureties, risk management, and taxes for construction companies and project teams.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 250
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CON 330 - Construction Safety
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Introduces students to the various causes of construction accidents and adopted strategies to prevent worksite injuries and illnesses with an emphasis on OSHA standards.
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CON 340 - Building Structures
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Building Structures introduces students to the types and nature of construction structural systems including material basics as it relates to: wood, steel and concrete.
Prerequisite(s): CON 310
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CON 350 - Project Delivery, Law and Contracts
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course covers construction ethics and introduces students to the various aspects of construction contracts and documentation procedures.
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CON 410 - Mechanical Systems for Buildings
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Mechanical Systems for Buildings introduces students to the fundamentals of mechanical systems contained in and necessary for the construction, operation, and maintenance of commercial buildings. Systems of primary concern will be climate control, air quality, ventilation, water supply, waste, electrical, fire protection and sustainable initiatives.
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CON 415 - Emerging Technologies in Construction
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This is a project-based course that provides an opportunity for students to apply developing technologies to analyze contemporary challenges in the construction industry. Students in this course will utilize building information modeling (BIM) to analyze and interpret sustainability requirements, scanning technologies to analyze quality control and document work progress, and virtual reality (VR) or augmented reality (AR) type technologies to address design challenges on construction projects.
Prerequisite(s): CON 315
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CON 430 - Advanced Estimating
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Advanced Estimating relates to construction project costs from the conceptual phase to full implementation. The course canvases the entire estimating sequence and introduces students to computer estimating software.
Prerequisite(s): CON 205 and Senior status
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CON 460 - Construction Planning and Scheduling
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Construction Planning and Scheduling introduces students to theory and application of construction scheduling to control the acquisition, movement, storage, utilization of workers, material, and equipment with emphasis given to the Critical Path Method (CPM).
Prerequisite(s): CON 330 and 430
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CON 470 - Mechanical Electrical and Piping Construction
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course advances student knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and piping (MEP) systems in construction. Students examine principles of code, design, and materials and methods related to the MEP trades. Students perform applied MEP exercises related to examination of plans and specifications, requests for information, submittals, shop drawings, clash detection, and construction coordination.
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CON 490 - Computer Based Capstone Design
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course explores professional practice as a constructor, requiring an understanding of the working and contractual relationship among all participants in any project process. Students will be required to participate in a “real” construction situation involving all aspects of managing a project; from initial planning to completion, including budgets, estimating, scheduling, financing and creating contracts and other construction forms as necessary. Case studies will be utilized to develop critical thinking skills.
Prerequisite(s): CON 460
Pre- or Co- Requisite(s): CON 430
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CSC 200 - Special Topics
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
This course offers a concentration upon a specific topic in the field of computer science. The topic varies by semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with a change in topic
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CSC 311 - Compiler Design and Languages
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
Introduction to concepts and considerations of modern compilers and programming languages. Language translation, types and declaration, and abstraction mechanisms are studied. Both functional and object-oriented programming paradigms are explored through examination of several programming languages.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 221
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CSC 312 - Algorithms
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Algorithms are the heart of any computer software; they define the procedure for accomplishing a data-intensive task. This course establishes terms and methods for talking about algorithms, examines some of the basic algorithms for sorting, searching and other fundamental tasks, and explores more advanced algorithms in bioinformatics and other fields.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 221
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CSC 313 - Graphics and Visual Computing
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
This course explores issues related to the production and the analysis of imagery and visual representations. Computer graphics are introduced, from basic concepts through rendering and animation. Visualization of data is presented. Computer Vision and Image Processing is presented both mathematically and practically, with an emphasis on creating image manipulation programs in a high-level language.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 221
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CSC 400 - Special Topics
Units: 1-4
When Offered: As offered
This course offers a concentration upon a specific topic in the field of computer science. The topic varies by semester.
Repeatable: May be repeated for credit with a change in topic
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CSC 411 - Social and Professional Issues in Computing
Units: 2
When Offered: Spring
The Christian worldview provides a framework within which the complicated ethical and social issues of computing can be considered. This course will guide students through an examination of several key ethical questions in computing, using Biblical principles as a guide.
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CSC 412 - Intelligent Systems
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Intelligent systems is concerned with the design and analysis of autonomous agents that perceive their environment and make rational decisions. This course introduces the basic definitions and issues in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Students will create reasoning systems in software and explore their capabilities in dealing with new knowledge. Ethical issues in Intelligent Systems will be presented and examined from a Christian perspective.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 221 , 225 , and 305
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CSC 413 - Information Security and Computer Forensics
Units: 3
When Offered: Fall
This course provides an introduction to the field of Security in computing. Topics include common security standards and policies, cryptography and information security, access controls, attacks and countermeasures, and computer forensics.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 222
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CSC 414 - Theory of Computation
Units: 3
When Offered: Spring
Computer scientists use hardware and software components to solve problems; this course encompasses the theoretical basics that underlie them. Automata, languages and grammar, language processing, computability and complexity theory will be examined in detail. Important topics will be explored using a combination of conceptual work and coding exercises.
Prerequisite(s): EGR 225
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