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2020-2021 Supplemental Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Justice Studies Program |
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JUS 3346 - Sociology of Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course focuses on the sociological understanding of law. It will link the study of law with such core sociological issues as social change and stability, order and disorder, the relationship in law, and their consequences, legal definitions of deviancy and their consequences, introduction to theories of punishment the sociology of the legal profession, and the functions of legal institutions and law-related structures and processes. course content targets systems of law with emphasis on the United State. Both empirical and qualitative models of sociological analysis of law will be scrutinized and evaluated within the curriculum.
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JUS 3347 - Drugs, Crime, and Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an overview of the nexus between drugs and crime in the United States and how it affects the criminal justice system. Included is a comprehensive examination of the nature of the drug problem from a historic, social, political, economic, and psychological and physical addiction perspective; general knowledge of the impact of legal and illegal drugs on society and the justice system; the contribution of illicit drugs to crime and criminal behavior; drug production and distribution organizations and systems; drug prevention and treatment programs; and the debate over the decriminalization of drugs.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3350 - Victims and Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides an introductory examination of criminal victimization in the United States via an overview of current theory, research, and trends within the context of specific victimization types. The course examines specific crimes types, the impact of crime on victims and society, the role of victims within the criminal justice system, specific remedies, and victim rights and services.
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JUS 3353 - Criminology Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents a study of the nature and development of crime and treatment. Special attention is given to probation and parole, capital and corporal punishment, prison reform and reform movements through various agencies.
Pre-requisite(s): SOC 2301
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JUS 3355 - Criminal Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to familiarize students with an understanding of the American criminal court systems.
Pre-requisite(s): POS 2311
Cross-listed as POS 3355
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JUS 3361 - Juvenile Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course will introduce students to the history, organization and philosophy of the juvenile justice system. It will also explore the legal rights of juveniles and the manner in which juvenile crimes are punished and treated. Students will examine the classifications of juvenile offenders, alternative explanations for juvenile misconduct, juvenile courts, and juvenile correction systems.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301
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JUS 3365 - Medical and Legal Investigations of Death
An intensive look at medical and legal investigations into causes of death. Aspects of death scene investigation and subsequent autopsy protocol will be explored from the corresponding medical, scientific, sociological and legal perspectives. The objective is to perform investigative functions at a death scene, determine and apply forensic testing, and analyze and effectively communicate investigative information. Topics include the difference between the medical (or pathological) and legal (or criminal) components of investigations into causes of death, medical and investigative terminology, and the impact of ethics on prosecutions and convictions. Case studies illustrate practical applications of various forms of forensic styles and parameters.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2320 Introduction to Forensic Science
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JUS 3382 - Class, Race, Gender & Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The course will examine the intersections of class, race, and gender as means of helping the student understand the problems of crime, punishment and justice. It will explore legal, cultural, and theoretical issues that affect how individuals, communities, and systems conceptualize justice based on the social classifications of people. Various theories of the relationships between or among class, race, gender, and justice, will be examined.
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JUS 4302 - Writing & Research in Justice Studies II Credits: 3 hrs
This course will focus on helping the student improve his or her research skills. Students in this course will be required to pursue their own independent research on a topic in Justice Studies. The topic will be chosen in consultation with the instructor. The students will also be assigned other research projects that demand accurate interpretation of data, critical and analytical thinking, and the use of computer applications.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2302
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JUS 4320 - Roman Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The Roman legal system and views of justice and jurisprudence form the legal systems of most countries. This course studies the development of that legal system and Roman views of law and justice as well the societal, cultural, and political impacts of those systems and views.
Pre-requisite(s): Any 1300-level history course
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JUS 4322 - Contemporary Issues in Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
Students will consider important contemporary issues in justice studies. They will be required to offer analyses of the issues considered, advocacy for particular resolutions of issues before courts, legislatures, or administrative agencies, or other approaches to contemporary problems.
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JUS 4328 - Victorian Justice Credits: 3 hrs
The Victorian period was the transitional era towards modern views and practices in many ways, including the areas of social justice, all areas of law enforcement and the justice system, and views on ethnicity, gender, and class. By focusing on the intersections of society and myriad aspects of the changes in the British and Imperial justice systems, the debates of the period on social issues - especially class, gender, and ethnicity - will be highlighted.
Pre-requisite(s): Any HIS 1300 level course
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JUS 4330 - Social Justice Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to expose students to critical social issues like poverty, income inequality, hunger, welfare, homelessness, human rights, race, gender, age and disability discrimination, crime, unjust and unequal sentencing, violation of civil rights and liberties. The course will also examine the implementation and evaluation of policies concerning those issues affecting the entire society.
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JUS 4342 - GIS Concepts and Techniques Credits: 3 hrs
The course will introduce students to spatial and temporal analysis and other technologies, such as GIS, which are used as tools in analyzing, tracking, and presenting data such as information on crime, economic conditions, inequality, and community risk and protective factors. Students will learn how to gather and analyze demographic information and other data to better understand relationships and possible applications in the context of community problem-solving. The student will obtain hands-on experience of display, analysis and presentation of mapping functions using the latest GIS software. The student will also be given an introduction to the fundamental concepts of geographical informaiton science (geographic data acquisition, representation, analysis, and interpretation). Technologies reviewed include topographic mapping, global positioning systems, aerial photography, and satellite remote sensing. Assignments will be geared toward analysis of data and decision-making.
Pre-requisite(s): JUS 2301 , SOC 2301 , SOC 2326 , POS 2311
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JUS 4344 - Prison and Punishment in U.S. Society Credits: 3 hrs
This course surveys the central role jails, prisons, and detention centers play in contemporary U.S. society. Students will be challenged to analyze the prison as a modality of power that shapes, and is shaped by, hierarchies of difference organized around race, class, gender, sexuality, and citizenship. We wil study histories of incarceration on communties, families, the political economy, and our democratic institutions. Students will also explore domestic and global alternatives to incarceration through an analysis of popular social movements struggling for penal abolition, restorative and transformative justice, and decarceration.
Note(s): SLO: Critical Reading
Pre-requisite(s): POS 2311 & JUS 2301.
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JUS 4369 - Constitutional Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course presents an analysis of the basic principles of American constitutional law. Special attention is given to the judicial interpretation and application of these principles in constructing the powers of government and the rights of individuals.
Cross-listed as POS 4369.
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JUS 4391 - Internship in Justice Studies Credits: 3 hrs
The Justice Studies internship is designed to give students practical experience in the field prior to graduation. The internship often serves as a gateway to a future career in the Criminal Justice field. Internships can be completed during the fall, spring, or summer semesters. Course consists of field placement in criminology related and criminal justice settings that provide firsthand experience and knowledge of careers in the area, including probation, parole, policing, juvenile and adult court systems, corrections and treatment programs. The course requires a minimum of 120 hours on-site at the internship agency.
Pre-requisite(s): Justice Studies Majors
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Liberal Learning Seminar |
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LLS 1300 - Liberal Learning Seminar Credits: 3
Liberal Learning Seminars (LLS) are designed to introduce freshmen students to broad questions faced by academe towards offering them an opportunity to hone the General Education learning outcomes of critical reading, critical thinking, and either written or oral communication. The seminars place emphasis on active learning modalities where students engage these topics through hands-on and applied pedagogies. Each of the LLS will serve as an option towards fulfilling core general education requirements. New students will be allowed to choose one such seminar in his/her freshman year. Grading is Pass/Fail.
Pre-requisite(s): Students must be freshmen (students with < 30 hours) to enroll in this course.
Grade: Pass/Fail
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LLS 1301 - Blame It On the Boogie Credits: 3 hrs
Blame It On the Boogie: Exploring the Music and Health Connection is a course designed to give you the opportunity to ask questions about music and its effect on general health. You will participate in music activities and review research to discover the effect music has on social behaviors, physical condition, and ways of thinking. Groups will formulate music and health research questions for a specific population and then locate and critically examine information scholars have to share about the topic. A student-designed service learning activity focused on the specific population will assist in answering questions about the music and health connection.
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LLS 1303 - Alternative Futures Credits: 3 hrs
Where are the nuclear fusion power plants and ‘free’ energy? The moon bases and missions to Mars? All these, and much more, were ‘predicted’ by experts in 1955 to be reality by 2000. Obviously, the future cannot be predicted, but we must still plan for it as we will all live in there. How can that be done, even for the short term? The seminar will cover the basics for future projections and require you to create a research project based which will offer alternative paths for the trend. While any student with an interest in preparing for the future is welcome, students with interests in business, social science (sociology, political science, and economics), history, philosophy, and IT may find the class particularly appealing.
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LLS 1304 - Dynamics of Language and Globalization Credits: 3 hrs
Imagine for a moment a world without language! What makes human language unique from other species’ ways of communication? What are the underlying similarities in human languages? How does the language we speak define us? Does the internet bring the world’s languages together? Does globalization threaten or safeguard the world’s languages? This seminar invites you to discuss the role of language in the 21st century by critically examining current communication issues across cultural, political and geographical boundaries. Among the topics discussed to answer these questions are issues of identity; the spread of English and its acculturation to local contexts of use; youths’ creativity in language mixing; language in global pop cultures; language in cyberspace; as well as minority language experiences and loss of indigenous languages.
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LLS 1305 - One World United in Health Credits: 3 hrs.
If you found yourself saddened by the news of injuries in Haiti (or anywhere else on the globe) but asked yourself the question, What does that have to do with me?, then this course will help answer that question. Globalization of healthcare is one of the most current and controversial topics because while people understand there are global health issues, they do not know exactly what can be done. This course will help you understand the connections between societal inequalities in housing, finance, safety, and education and poor health outcomes both at home and across the globe. You will cultivate the notion of global citizenship and explore challenges to engaging in transnational efforts to improve global health.
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LLS 1306 - Scientific Visualization Credits: 3 hrs
Since data is the new currency of our global community, we need dynamic yet clear and informative representations of the immense and diverse information that surrounds us. This studio-seminar focuses on the quantitative, artistic and technical aspects of communicating through the power of the image. Scientific Visualization is about converting numerical spreadsheets into a beautiful, story-telling, piece of art. Drawings, Designs and Interactive Projects will be constructed, presented and discussed throughout the semester.
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LLS 1307 - War Credits: 3 hrs
What is war? Why do countries engage in war? When is war necessary? Can war be just? Can war be profitable? In answering these questions we will analyze the economic, ideological, moral, political and religious reasons for engaging in war. We will focus on diverse case studies (specific examination of wars): the 2 World War; Israel/Palestine conflict; Cuban revolution; the Algerian War of Liberation; the Vietnam War; La Violencia-Columbia; the Rwanda Genocide of 1994 and the Iraq war. This focus will allow us to learn not only about the wars but also about the culture of the specific country which is crucial in understanding war.
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LLS 1309 - Controversies in Science and Technology Credits: 3 hrs
Should scientists clone human cells? Are there long-term health concerns associated with eating genetically modified foods? Is nuclear energy a safe and viable means of energy production? As science continues to push the boundaries of what was once thought possible, the line between what can be done and what should be done has become increasingly blurred. By exploring the details of current controversies, you will become better consumers of information and more informed decision makers, with the realization that conclusions reached today could result in unforeseen consequences in the future. In studying these controversial topics, you will be asked to read and critique articles from opposing sides. Through classroom discussions and debates, you will present the key points of each position and logically defend your own views.
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LLS 1310 - New Media Fusion Credits: 3 hrs
Are you tired of the same-old writing assignments? Would you like to transform your writing with the wizardry of new digital media? “Writing” no longer means that you are limited to static text on the printed page. Now you can combine words, sound, video, and images to create blogs, wikis, and multimedia digital projects. In this seminar, you will explore culture and identity while developing essential written communication, technology, and research skills. You will plan, write, and edit new media projects with user-friendly Web 2.0 technology. No previous technology experience is required; whether a techie or technophobe, all are welcome.
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LLS 1312 - Bring the Noise Credits: 3 hrs
Literature and music are a major component of any culture. In this seminar you will walk with the instructors through the history of African-Americans to see how the music and literature of each era mirror one another while at the same time reflect the climate of their respective time period. Comparisons will be made between the slave song and the slave narrative, jazz and the Harlem Renaissance as well as Hip Hop/Rap and urban poetry. At the end of the course, you will create a sampling of music and literature that provides a glimpse at the current issues of the African-American condition and/or summarizes your lived experiences.
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LLS 1314 - In Between the Rhymes Credits: 3 hrs
Does hip hop music cause or perpetuate violence and criminality? Does it exacerbate the maltreatment of women? Can hip hop promote social change? Why is it such a relevant force? After all, “it’s only entertainment” – Jay-Z. This seminar examines the true power of language, how it assists in the construction of realities, identities, influences behavior and simultaneously creates and divides localities. The seminar is also concerned with the unspoken language of videography and the subconscious messages articulated to the consumer. Hence, you will utilize a triangulation of audio, visual and written forms of hip hop music to address the prevailing inquiries regarding the role and function of hip hop in societies.
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LLS 1315 - Pop Culture Credits: 3 hrs
You have now been transformed into junior editors at the Acme Publishing Corporation. You will create one of four Pop Culture magazines for one of the decades including the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, and the 2000s. Your magazine will cover topics such as iconography, notable biographies, popular advertisements, politics, current events of the period, and entertainment. During this seminar our overall objective will be to uncover the subtle messages and meanings within Pop Culture.
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LLS 1316 - Gender and Sexuality in 20th Century Texts Credits: 3 hrs
What is gender? How are gender and thoughts on gender depicted in 20th century literature and film? What social, political, and economic implications impact sexual identity and (accepted) expressions of sexuality? How are these implications depicted as well? This seminar investigates how we “talked” about sexuality and gender in the 20th century and what we may anticipate in the 21st century. Central to the course is the identification of setting, social attitudes, and cultural beliefs as key determinants of gender and sexuality discourses found in literature and film. At times, we will read or view other pieces – scholarly and popular writings, plays, and music videos – to measure any continuities or disruptions in the depictions of subjects such as sex versus gender, gender roles, power / control, homoeroticism / homosexuality, marriage, Black female sexuality, Black masculinity, and empowerment. Expected assignments include blogs, a literature review, a debate, and a “Talk Back” Journal.
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LLS 1317 - Black Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
Imagine that one day your future child tells you that he/she is gay/lesbian. What if one of your friends comes to understand that “he” is actually transgender? Being black and gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender raises issues of family, religion, cultural connectedness, and gender. We will critically think about how psychological issues of gender, race and oppression, and religion relate to black churches, HBCUs, and segments of black populations being reluctant to openly address this subject. Critical reading, critical thought, and scientific literacy will be taught using major and minor assignments covering
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LLS 1318 - Deeper than Rap: Explorations in Hip Hop Analysis, Discourse, and Criticism Credits: 3 hrs
Do you like to argue? Are you interested in exploring the issues, themes, thinkers, common theories and debates surrounding hip hop scholarship? Would you like to dialogue about the impact of race, class and gender on hip hop texts? Deeper than Rap: Explorations in Hip Hop Analysis, Discourse, and Criticism is a multidisciplinary course which investigates the social, cultural, racial, political, aesthetic and historical dimensions of hip-hop, as well as its impact on American (Popular) Culture. This course explores contemporary texts and debates within hip-hop studies and examines the African, American and African American influences that pre-date hip hop.
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LLS 1319 - Unsolved North Carolina Mysteries Credits: 3 hrs
Do you love a good unsolved mystery? Our state is full of them! The popularity of forensic science has piqued Americans’ interest in solving mysteries, old and new. Become an historical detective, seeking to solve North Carolina’s four greatest mysteries. Delve into primary research materials, artistic depictions of the events studied, travel to the sites where two of these stories took place. We will examine the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the life of Afro-American Indian actor Buffalo Child Long Lance, the truth behind the death of Z. Smith Reynolds, and the story behind Stokes County’s Lawson Family Massacre, the state’s worst mass murder. This seminar will lead you through the process of identifying the question, offering a hypothesis, selecting sources, synthesizing material from such, articulating a solution, then re-stating original or revised hypothesis, as you try to solve baffling enigmas!
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LLS 1320 - The Middle East: Myth Versus Reality Credits: 3 hrs
We will examine some popular images of the Middle East and the intersection between culture, politics, and religion to answer the following questions. What is the link between perceptions and reality? Does the modern history of the Middle East demonstrate that religion inevitably leads to political and ethnic conflict? Can common culture act as a unifying factor in the context of religious division? What is the role of institutions and ideologies in developing political affiliations and nationalist identities? Can peace be achieved in the Middle East?
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LLS 1321 - New Landscapes of identity: Feminism in African Women’s Writing Credits: 3 hrs
Have you ever wondered how the lives of women of color in America might be similar to women in Africa? Do you think that the image of strong black women is merely a stereotype? These questions will be addressed in the seminar that will introduce students to the short fiction and poetry of African women writers as they explore feminist themes in their works. It will offer students the opportunity to explore cross-cultural content from the rich cultural heritage of African women through the lens of gender dynamics in Post-Colonial Africa through the modern era. Students will read literary texts that examine social, economic and political forces that shape the lives of African women as they grapple with patriarchy, urbanization, colonization, gender conflict and traditional customs and practices.
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LLS 1322 - AIDS in Society Credits: 3 hrs
If we know how to prevent HIV why do so many people have it? This is your opportunity to tackle the tough questions such as, why do some treatment and prevention strategies work better than others? This course challenges you to think about HIV/AIDS in the same way as a scientist would; that means explaining the “whys” of a specific phenomenon. As scientists, your job is to learn how to separate HIV fact from myth by evaluating evidence. In your role as junior scientists you will learn how to use available data to craft plausible explanations for questions such as, why was society’s response to HIV/AIDS less than aggressive? Why is there still a stigma surrounding the disease? Should testing be mandatory? Why is the impact of HIV/AIDS greater on communities of color? We will explore how the practical realities of finite resources and cultural beliefs shape what it means to live with HIV/AIDS in the 21st century or know someone who does.
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LLS 1323 - Who Wants To Be a Millionaire? Writing with Benefits: The Maya Angelou Model Credits: 3 hrs
You have a way with words! You deserve to have your voice heard through effective writing and speaking. This communication seminar offers techniques to write, explicate, evaluate, retain, use, and effectively communicate written and spoken words. You will cultivate the skills, values, and attitudes to become a confident, capable writer and orator. You will have the opportunity for great self-expression through various writing and speaking assignments: poetry, narration, autobiography and dramatic interpretation (dance, song, costumes, and props) to write your own monologue.
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LLS 1324 - Cinema for Global Culture Credits: 3 hrs
Do you like movies? Are you interested in other cultures? Do you want to learn more about yourself? Then, Cinema for Global Culture is the course for you! Short of visiting or living in a foreign country, film is one of the best ways to increase cross-cultural awareness and knowledge about the 6, 912 cultures that currently comprise our interconnected world. Cinema for Global Culture will explore the socio-cultural and political issues through film that impact the six billion people that inhabit our planet. This seminar is based on the ancient Chinese proverb “A picture is worth ten thousand words.” Hence, it underscores 21st century visual literacy skills and will serve as an active forum for engaging discussion and cultural communication. It will promote self-discovery by viewing the world through the eyes of others. It will help you to speak the universal language—cinema. Films, topics and themes will vary according to the interest of the instructor(s) and students. The seminar will be taught in English and all films will be in English or have subtitles.
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LLS 1325 - Your Digital World Credits: 3 hrs
Your Digital World is a unique hybrid learning seminar designed to capture the best of both information-delivery worlds – print and online. The cutting-edge content will be split between the printed page and various digital media which allow active learning and will be different from tradition online supplements or selected exercises online. In addition, face-to-face oral communication activities will accomplished along with services and resources via the Internet. This course is about connecting with others and conducting the business of daily life in a technology-based environment that gives a digital experience.
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LLS 1327 - The Death of the Death Penalty Credits: 3 hrs
Many of us don’t think about the death penalty and see it as something far removed from ordinary people. In fact, the death penalty should concern every U.S. citizen. In this seminar, we shall examine the evolution of the death penalty in America, from the founding of the Republic to the present. Toward that end, we shall consider arguments for and against the death penalty. We shall conclude the seminar by asking whether the death penalty is still legally necessary and morally justified in today’s America.
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LLS 1328 - International Humanitarian Intervention Credits: 3 hrs
In what circumstances and under what conditions do countries and international agencies intervene or not? What is the responsibility of the international community in times of crisis? How do international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) help affected people in times of natural or man-made disasters? Some of the case studies examined will be the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, and the war in Sudan/Darfur.
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LLS 1329 - Peacekeeping in Africa Credits: 3 hrs
In this seminar, we shall examine the role of the United Nations (U.N.) and of the African Union (A.U.) in mediating and resolving ethnic conflict, conflict over natural resources and civil wars in Africa. The 1994 Genocide in Rwanda offers a textbook case study of a failed peacekeeping operation, due to lack of political will and narrowly-defined rules of engagement. The on-going conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (Ituri, and North & South Kivu) provides another case-study of partial failure, due to under-staffing and an ill-defined mandate. The conflict in Sudan/Darfur is the only instance of a moderately-successful joint AU/UN peacekeeping operation.
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LLS 1330 - Life is about Chemistry-Inorganic Perspectives Credits: 3 hrs
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LLS 1331 - Black Church Culture Credits: 3 hrs
From the raised index finger used to excuse oneself from service to the hum of the Hammond B3 organ, Black Church culture transcends church denominations, church sizes and regional location. This seminar will explore how the music, rhetoric, rituals and costumes within the Black Church connect Black people.
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LLS 1332 - Politics and Society in South Africa Credits: 3 hrs
What explains politics and society in South Africa today? How do nationalism, class, race and gender intersect and continue to shape contemporary South Africa? What political, economic and social challenges does the African National Congress (ANC) Government faces as it tries to transform a society based on inequality, exclusion and racial discrimination into a just and democratic society based on equality and inclusion? What should the ANC Government do to bring the previously-disadvantaged and marginalized African majority fully into the new political, economic and social order?
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LLS 1333 - Economics: It is not about Money, It is about Everything Credits: 3 hrs
Did you realize we can increase life expectancy by increasing inheritance taxes? Did you know when you make cars safer for drivers, you increase deaths of pedestrians? Did you know you can save more lives by executing white collar criminals than mass murderers? Perhaps more importantly, did you realize more sex is safer sex and if you want to stay married, you better hope for a son, not a daughter? We will explore all of these issues and by the end of the course, you will have the tools to solve problems that you see in the everyday world.
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LLS 1334 - Emerging African Literary Voices Credits: 3 hrs
How are gender roles negotiated in African cultures? How does the traditional African lifestyle fit in the current global setup? What are the major concerns of emerging African writers? How does globalization facilitate or impede the vitality of African traditional values? Selected literary works will be used to open conversations that trigger fresh and bold questions revolving around important political, socio-cultural, and economic issues in Africa. Throughout the semester, you will investigate these questions and emerge with a better understanding of African people and their cultures.
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LLS 1337 - Oh No, She Didn’t! Credits: 3 hrs
Fill in the blank: “___________ _____________ are eye rolling, neck twirling, finger-pointing, loud talking, ‘ghetto-fabulous’ creatures.” If you answered “black females,” then you, along with a large population of society, have identified many of the main stereotypes and negative behaviors that have plagued black women for years. Oh, No….She Didn’t! An Exploration of the Negative and Stereotypical Behaviors of Black Females, tackles this controversial topic. The seminar explores the rationale behind the labels and what truly defines a black woman.
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LLS 1338 - Sex, Drugs, and Booze - Illicit Chemistry Credits: 3 hrs
When people consume alcohol or drugs, their bodies have to interact with and process those compounds. STDs often result from viruses or micro-organisms, which again must have a method of interacting with the host’s cells. Even sexual activity produces hormones and other small signaling compounds. How those processes of metabolism occur depends on organic and biochemistry. This course will use what are often considered prurient topics to illustrate everyday chemistry and biochemistry and provide students with the ability to find and assimilate scientific information and have basic knowledge of how the human body functions and responds to challenges.
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LLS 1339 - Passport, Visa, Bon Voyage! Credits: 3 hrs.
Do you think you want to travel to another country during your time at WSSU? Participate in a student experience in a foreign country? Join us as we explore culture and language survival skills, academic culture abroad, stereotypes, challenges presented by intercultural encounters, culture shock and adaptation, cultural identity, and maintaining motivation in intercultural settings. This course will help you prepare emotionally, intellectually, and practically for an immersion experience another country. You will be exposed to a variety of study abroad opportunities on campus and the challenges and the opportunities one may encounter while abroad. Learn from students who have traveled and studied abroad. Gain insight from professionals who travel internationally for their organizations. You will learn how to become effective oral communicator across cross-cultural boundaries.
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LLS 1340 - Poetry and the Brain Credits: 3 hrs
We will explore the interactions between poetry and the brain using a concept called “synesthesia” which illuminates how the left hemisphere of the brain generates poetry. We will study poets who have used synesthesia in their texts (Baudelaire, Rodenbach, Rimbaud, etc) and scientists who have analyzed synesthesia (Ramachadran, Cytowic, Cretien, etc). We will also examine the impact of synesthesia on the perception of reality and its ability to bridge gaps between several areas of human knowledge. You will then explore how synesthesia serves as a catalyst for artistic creativity.
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LLS 1341 - Minding your Own Business: the Business of “The Arts” and the Art of Business Credits: 3 hrs
Do you someday want to own your own business? Do you have an interest in the Creative Arts or Scientific Arts and want to someday pursue that as a way to earn a living? This seminar will expose you to a variety of scenarios of talented and creative people in business and the entrepreneur in general. Topics may include: being creative is a business, having gifts and talent make you a prime candidate for entrepreneurship, the challenges to having a successful business, the cultural and gender barriers of doing business, the state of Black businesses today, how to mind your own business, the meaning of entrepreneurship, the rules of owning your own business, bad or dangerous habits that can kill your businesses, politics and business, and maintaining the motivation to continue in business when all seems stacked against you. During the seminar you will develop a business proposal and/or plan for a successful business using your talents and/or creativity.
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LLS 1342 - Are you Really Smarter than a 5th Grader Credits: 3 hrs
Are You “Really” Smarter Than a 5th Grader? We will use the game show’s culture and practices as the mode by which we challenge ourselves during our class periods. We will also revisit and explore Kindergarten through 5th grade curriculum, visit actual 5th grade classrooms, and ask questions concerning what it really means to be smart. What does it mean for us individually if we are or if we are not smarter than 5th graders? The answers to these questions await those who would dare to take on this challenge. Are you ready to play the game?
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LLS 1344 - Developing Characters Credits: 3 hrs
Character reveals much about who we are and something about who we can become. Character and character development are important elements in defining, refining and/or redefining our personal identity. We will study ‘character’ in stories/books, movies/plays, speeches, profiles, letters from diverse settings and environments and examine lessons for our own character. ”Developing Characters”should impact your personal and academic success.
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LLS 1345 - Looking at the Gaze in Post-Colonial Literature Credits: 3 hrs
Who engages in the ‘gaze’ or sustained, direct looking and seeing is a critical question that will drive investigations in works by select authors such as Jamaica Kincaid, Edwidge Danticat, Jean Rhys, Claude McKay, Derek Walcott, and V. S. Niapaul. Concepts such as masquerade, hybridity, hegemony, homoeroticism, and power relationships will be analyzed through a postcolonial lens in an attempt to locate and “look” at the gaze differently. The visual culture that informs the gaze of the readers, authors and the characters they imagine will also be explored through films and other visual media.
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LLS 1346 - Game Credits: 3 hrs
In large immersive games, game design refers to the central theme or point, as well as the story and plot and the characters’ back-stories. In smaller games and in games in which there are no significant characters or plot (for example, in a racing game), game design refers to how one plays the game. You will learn to use state-of-the-art computer software to create interactive programs with visual representations and sound. Working in teams and through public displays, you will develop skills in collaboration and communication while gaining knowledge of the importance of planning and logical workflow.
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LLS 1347 - Creativity Credits: 3 hrs
“We are all creative, but by the time we are three or four years old someone has knocked creativity out of us. Some people shut up the kids who start to tell stores. Kids dance in their cribs, but someone will insist they sit still. By the time the creative people are ten or twelve, they want to be like everyone else.”- Maya Angelou. Often, people do not think of themselves as creative because they are only familiar with narrow definitions of the word. You will engage in hands-on, minds-on activities that illustrate the processes and products of creative thought. By working in teams generating “problem lists” and displaying your proposed creative solutions publicly, you will develop skills in collaboration and communication while gaining knowledge of the importance of planning a logical workflow.
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LLS 1348 - I, Too, Sing America! Credits: 3 hrs.
What does it mean to be “American”? In this seminar, we shall focus on groups that have been excluded from full citizenship rights in America based on race, ethnicity, national origin, gender, and sexual orientation, with particular attention to the struggle of African Americans. The first part of the seminar will focus on the first Civil Rights Acts (1866 & 1875), ending with the Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) Supreme Court decision legalizing racial discrimination. The second part of the seminar shall focus on the civil rights struggle of the 1950s, leading up to the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (1954) Supreme Court decision making racial discrimination illegal, as well as the keystone civil rights legislation (1964 Civil Rights Act, renewed in 2004). Finally, we will examine what civil rights issues still confront African Americans and other groups today.
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LLS 1349 - Civil Liberties in Times of War Credits: 3 hrs
How much of our individual rights and freedoms are U.S. citizens willing to give up in exchange for more security? Case studies covered will range from the 1798 Alien & Sedition Act to the 2001 USA PATRIOT Act. Other case studies will include the suspension of Habeas Corpus by President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War; the internment of Japanese-Americans in concentration camps during World War II; and the treatment of prisoners of war and Arab-Americans after September 11, 2001, with particular focus on the Guantanamo Bay U.S. detention facility and the practice of “Extraordinary Rendition.”
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LLS 1350 - Science of Survival Credits: 3 hrs
Do you want to thrive and survive? Join in a discussion that leads to understanding of how you can obtain and maintain good health. We will explore nutrition and fitness, basics of infectious disease, cancer, and genetics. You will measure your own body mass index and ABO typing, explore genetics and gain understanding of how who you are and the health decisions you make contribute to your long term survival.
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LLS 1351 - What’s Going On? Issues Forums in the Classroom Credits: 3 hrs
American citizens need to become more informed about common problems that affect the nation and to have a voice in how policymakers deal with difficult issues. Issues Forums will provide you with the opportunity to learn about issues that affect you at the local and national level, to carefully examine and discuss choices or ways to deal with issues, and to have your opinions included in reports that inform others. The class will name and frame a local issue for public deliberation. You will explore issue books from the National Issues Forum Institute, information from the media and from the book, America Now.
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LLS 1352 - Motion Capture for Art, Research and the Health Sciences Credits: 3 hrs
Motion capture, or MoCap, represents the diversity of methodologies and equipment that enable recording, analyzing and representing movement for applications such as visualizations and animations for entertainment, education, communication, health care and the general sciences. You will interact with faculty and experts in the use of MoCap to learn various techniques and applications for capturing and studying movement. You will have access to state-of-the-art equipment like stop-motion stroboscopy, high-resolution technical photography, high-speed video, 3D reconstruction with multi-camera arrays, etc. We will look at examples of athletic movement, dance choreography, the flight of animals and many others. Our explorations will take us from the design studio setting to the MoCap lab to the Filmmaking stage and beyond into the field.
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LLS 1353 - The Science of Addiction Credits: 3 hrs
Have you ever wondered about the stages and characteristics of addiction, its course, prevalence, and familial patterns, and symptoms of addictive disorders? Join in an exploration of the neuroanatomical and physiological causes of addiction and the process of addictive disorders. Examine the multi-dimensional issues of addiction including the sociological and psychological implications of addictive behavior.
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LLS 1354 - African-American Fiction Credits: 3 hrs
YOU do enjoy reading…don’t YOU? If you answered yes to this question, then this is the seminar for you! In this seminar we will read “urban fiction” novels written by African-American authors, including four Winston-Salem State University graduates: Trice Hickman, ‘91; Stephanie Feggins, ‘08; Joel McIver, ‘93; and AlTonya Washington, ‘94. We will also read works written by other authors including, but not limited to: Omar Tyree, Kimberla Lawson Roby, Eric Jerome Dickey, Trey Ellis, Carl Webber, Michelle Andrea Bowen, Bertice Berry, Donna Hill, E. Lynn Harris, and Parry “Ebony Satin” Brown.
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LLS 1355 - Greek Mythology Credits: 3 hrs
Ancient Greek gods and goddesses lorded over their subjects with selfish intent. Mortals were often pawns in elaborate schemes and the objects of deception. Mortals had to walk a delicate line of respect (in relation to the gods) in order not to cause offense and suffer the consequence of heresy. The curse of Medusa, the 12 labors of Hercules, the toil of Sisyphus and the anguish of Tantalus are examples of the life changing judgments made by the gods against mortals. This seminar will use films as a tool to learn about Greek Mythology and explore the judgments made by the gods and how these judgments mirror the values/beliefs of Ancient Greece.
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LLS 1356 - Cultural Competence: Dealing with the elephant in the room. Credits: 3 hrs
Join your colleagues in an exploration of race, racism, and racial diversity as we all deal with the elephant in the room. You will review literature and theory and engage in role-playing, discussions, oral presentations, and reflective writing to address the gain an understanding of the issues and to effectively address them no matter what your experience has been. You will emerge from the course better able to communicate in a multicultural society and world.
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LLS 1357 - The Monster Within: Green Eyes Watching You Credits: 3 hrs
Do you think you are the only one who gets jealous? In this course we will explore the theme of jealously and its many manifestations in literature from across time and cultures. Using this background you will be given the opportunity to connect and to reflect on how jealousy manifest in your life and times.
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LLS 1358 - African American Images in the Media Credits: 3 hrs
In a society where self-expression and collective expression are encouraged, multiple ways of viewing the world are bound to emerge. Undeniably, the mediated landscape (film, television, video, music, etc.) is an expressive arena where multiple ways of viewing the world are obvious. This course invites in-depth exploration of the evolution, growth, arrested development, historical assaults, even deep-seated hostility of African American images in various mediated forms. At its core, this course centers intentionally on films and television shows by and about African Americans. Attention is devoted to the social and historical construction of mediated images of African Americans.
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LLS 1359 - Express Yourself Credits: 3 hrs
You are about to enter the new world of journalism. You will create newspaper columns, present them to your peers incorporating photographs and other visuals, and publish them to a blog (and other social media) for comments and interaction with those on campus and around the world. Your columns will range from reflections about yourself, the campus and student life, to exploration of current issues facing you and the community. At the end of the seminar you will put a summary of your reflections together using Pecha Kucha.
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LLS 1360 - The Apprentice: Black Sexual Politics and the Media Credits: 3 hrs
There has been a shake up on a major urban television network. Your bosses have been fired. You are now assistant producers assigned to develop and and pitch to the new network four cutting edge documentaries that examine issues that surrounding Black sexual politics including: race, gender, sexuality, social class, nationality, capitalism. The demographic is the 18-25 year old television audience. In this course you will learn to effectively use written and oral communication skills to develop, write, edit, and produce a videotape “pitching a new documentary” to the network executives. The winning apprentice team will produce a television show. In this seminar you will examine critical race theory, critical theory, gender, globalization, black sexual politics, and images.
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LLS 1382 - The Future: Computing Innovations Credits: 3 hrs
In every avenue of multi-media we are faced with visions of what is and what may be in our future. Most of this material comes from movies, and some of the materials are clearly the imagination of the creators, but there are other aspects of science that is fairly represented and maybe real options at some point in the future. We wish to examine current movies (perhaps 5-6) only from their scientific content, look to see what technology each represents and do research to determine where the world stands in achieving such aims. Movies such as iRobot, Terminator, and others related to computing innovation will be used. Concerning computers in movies there again they are almost unbounded. Consider 2001: A Space Odyssey, Colossus: The Forbin Project, The Matrix, etc. Another aspect is computer games used in movies such as The Last Starfighter, Brainscan, Tron, etc.
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MGT 1304 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed to introduce students to the intricacies of the business world, explaining how business works. This course identifies and explains the disciplines common to business activities; these disciplines include economics, finance, management, marketing and accounting. A threefold purpose is served: (1) to generate student interest in and enthusiasm for entering the study of business; (2) to teach business terminology; and (3) to provide a broad background in common business practices, so that students may choose business specialization(s) more intelligently.
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
Curricular Theme: Civic Knowledge
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MGT 2321 - Principles of Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of the principal terminology, theories and research pertaining to the major activities of managers. Topics include control, decision-making, organization theory, and the application of behavioral science knowledge to management. The latter two topics are major emphases in the course.
Pre-requisite(s): sophomore standing
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: February 18, 2020
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MGT 3320 - Project Management Tools & Concepts Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides an introduction to project management concepts and tools (such as Microsoft Project and Visio). These concepts and tools represent the best practices commonly used to manage projects in MIS and other project-based environments. Students will explore issues, strategies, methods and techniques used in initiating, planning, executing, controlling and closing projects.
Pre-requisite(s): MIS 1380 OR CSC 1306 , or permission of instructor.
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MGT 3322 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3 hrs
This course is a study of individual and group behavior within an organization. It strives to identify ways in which employees can perform more effectively. Issues such as fundamentals of organizational behavior, motivation and reward systems, leadership and empowerment, interpersonal and personal behavior, group dynamics, managing change, managing conflict, international organizational behavior, and managing workforce diversity are analyzed.
Pre-requisite(s): junior standing
Student Learning Outcome: Oral Communication
Latest Update(s) Approved by Academic Standards and Curriculum: February 18, 2020
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MGT 3324 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the phenomena of the entrepreneurial process and personality, contrasts entrepreneurial management/ leadership skills with those required in established large and small businesses, and looks at environments, which are conducive to the entrepreneurial process. Location analysis, market analysis, product selection, financing alternatives, record keeping, human resource selection control systems and advertising topics are also covered.
Pre-requisite(s): ACC 2317 and MGT 2321
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MGT 3326 - Intro to Human Resource Mgmt Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the concepts and techniques of human resource management (HRM), with an emphasis on knowledge relevant for practicing managers and legal issues as related to HRM. Theoretical perspectives and practical issues in HRM will be included in course content. Topics include human resource planning, human resource information systems, employee recruitment and selection, employment interviewing, benefits, equal opportunity and affirmative action, managing workforce diversity, compensation and benefits, job analysis, job design, incentive programs, performance appraisal, training and development, quality of work-life programs, employee counseling and career planning, labor relations, ethical and legal issues in HRM, and international HRM.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior Standing
Hours Per Week: 3 hrs
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MGT 3350 - Fundamentals of International Business Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an overview of international business. Topics addressed include theories of international trade, direct foreign investment, the evolution of the international monetary system, currency regimes and exchange rates, political, legal, cultural, social, economic, and technological dimensions of the international business environment, an overview of entry modes such as exporting, licensing, franchising, joint venturing, outsourcing, and exploration of the future of international business.
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
Curricular Theme: Globalization
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MGT 3391 - Management Internship Credits: 3 hrs
A business internship (ACC 3391 , ACC 4391 ,BUA 4391 , ECO 3391 , ECO 4391 , FIN 4391 , FIN 4391 , MGT 3391, MGT 4391 , MIS 3391 , MIS 4391 , MKT 3391 , MKT 4391 ) is defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. Business internships may be unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of business internships regardless of prefix during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. An internship requires a minimum of 300 contact hours per semester. Internship are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Pre-requisite(s): Junior standing, good academic standing with no violations of the academic integrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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MGT 4301 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
This course acquaints students with the four major areas classical areas in the field of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology, including selection, performance management, organizational culture as well as management and leadership styles. Special emphasis is given to contemporary topics in I/O psychology such as employment law, employee engagement, organizational learning and development and employee wellness.
Note(s): Students may earn credit for only one of the following: MGT 4301 or PSY 4301.
Pre-requisite(s): PSY 1301
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MGT 4335 - Compensation and Benefits Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the knowledge and skills required by managers to design and implement comprehensive compensation and benefits systems in organizations. Students will learn to identify the major provisions of the federal and state laws affecting compensation and employee benefits, examine the issues of equal pay for comparable work, pay compression, and living wage laws. In addition, students will examine the relationship between pay, incentive plans, employee performance, and organizational objectives. They will also learn the cost implications of employee benefits and strategies to control them, understand the major trends in retirement policies and pension plans, and understand the strategic considerations that should guide the design of benefits programs.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3326 and Junior standing
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MGT 4336 - Human Resource Performance Management Training and Development Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed as a seminar. The goals of this seminar are to expose students to the research literature surrounding training, evaluation, and development – and then apply this knowledge to solve the challenges faced by Human Resource (HR) managers in a quickly evolving business environment. This seminar will review special topics in training, along with traditional areas of training: evaluating training needs, designing training programs, implementing training programs, and evaluating training programs. This course places an emphasis on the strategic relationship between organizational objectives and training and development programs, the successful transfer of training, and the evolution of training practices and methodologies. Career management and development, along with the challenges faced by HR managers in establishing these programs will be discussed.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3326 and Junior standing
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MGT 4337 - Employee and Labor Relations Credits: 3 hrs
This course will examine labor and employee relations policies and practices from an economic, behavioral, and legal viewpoint. In particular, this course will expose students to the roles of labor unions, legislatives bodies, and government regulations. This course will also examine labor-management cooperation, representation, and dispute resolution in union and non-union work settings in the United States and selected other countries. Students will identify approaches to disciplinary actions and the various types of alternative dispute resolution procedures, identify the principal federal laws that provide the framework for labor relations, understand facets of the labor relations process: collective representation, union organization, bargaining and negotiations. This course will examine concepts of employment-at-will, wrongful discharge, implied contract, constructive discipline, and the proper implementation of organizational rules. Students will also learn the importance of creating a diverse workplace that can enhance employee perceptions of fairness and equity. In addition, students will examine how employee relations can foster positive organizational cultures that create an inclusive work environment that fosters diversity in the workplace.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3326 and Junior standing
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MGT 4338 - Organizational Staffing Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides a detailed examination of organizational staffing practices with an emphasis on knowledge relevant for practicing managers. Students will be exposed to the legal issues related to human resource management (HRM) staffing. Theoretical perspectives and practical issues in HR staffing will be included in course content. Topics may include strategic staffing, staffing strategies, job analysis, competency modeling, forecasting, internal and external recruiting, interviewing, measurement, employee assessment, selection, hiring, managing work force flow, retention, and staffing evaluation.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3326 and Junior status
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MGT 4347 - Managing Organization Development and Change Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines current and emerging practices in the field of organization development change, with an emphasis on the manager as change agent. The course explores concepts for organization diagnosis, technologies and interventions. Problem-solving case studies and experiential exercises are utilized to include a practical aspect as well as the conceptual underpinnings.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321 and MGT 3322
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MGT 4348 - Human Resource Management and Employment Law Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces the concepts of Federal Employment Law as related to Human Resource Management. Students will gain an understanding of many important legal issues that HR managers encounter such as, employment discrimination, employment-at-will, risk management, and difficult employee relationships. Students will also gain an understanding of the organization’s legal exposure when dealing with employment relationships. Students will be expected to apply their knowledge in problem-solving activities. Students will be given the skills to differentiate between employees and other stakeholders, and how the laws apply differently to such groups as employees, independent contractors, interns, customers, suppliers and other entities with which the organization is involved.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321 or MGT 3322
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MGT 4349 - Services and Quality Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides an overview of the basic principles and methods associated with service and quality management. It shows how these principles and methods are applied in a variety of industries and organizations, with a particular emphasis on the service industry and organizations. The course illustrates the relationship between service industry, quality principles, the theories and models studied in other management courses. Case studies, problems and an individual and team project are utilized to teach practical applications as well as the conceptual underpinnings.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321
Student Learning Outcome: Quantitative Literacy
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MGT 4385 - Advanced Topics in Human Resource Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course is designed as a seminar to facilitate a greater understanding and application of advanced human resource management concepts. The goals of this seminar are to expose students to the research literature surrounding current events, special topics, and more advance issues in human resource management (HRM) to enhance the student’s current broad knowledge base. Students will be asked to apply their knowledge in an array of HRM areas to solve problems mimicking the current challenges faced by Human Resource (HR) managers in a quickly evolving global arena. This seminar will review special topics and currents events in HRM, along with traditional areas of HRM: strategic HRM, legal issues in HRM, job analysis and design, workforce planning, recruiting, selection, placement, training, employee development, managing diversity, performance management, retention, employee benefits, compensation, and international HRM. This course will review many of the topic areas that are covered on the SHRM Assurance of Learning Assessment (which has replaced the PHR exam for graduating HR students).
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3326 and Junior standing
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MGT 4386 - Global Issues in Management Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines current and emerging global trends and the variety of challenges managers face in a rapidly changing environment. This course focuses on cultural and other societal influences on a variety of management topics including, but not limited to, perception, motivation, communication, behavior, leadership, decision-making, human resource development, and strategic thinking across a variety of geographical settings. In addition, this course will examine the complexity of dealing with peers, managers, and leaders from different nations, cultures, and ethnic backgrounds at all levels in an organization.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321
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MGT 4387 - Leadership: A Practical and Theoretical Approach Credits: 3 hrs
Leadership is viewed as “the process wherein an individual member of a group or organization influences the interpretation of events, the choice of objectives and strategies, the organization of work activities, the motivation of people to achieve the objectives, the maintenance of cooperative relationships, the development of skills and confidence by members, and the enlistment of support and cooperation from people outside the group or organization.” This course focuses on the five theoretical approaches to leadership and provides opportunities for students to engage in specific leadership development activities, which will enhance their own leadership abilities. Students will also have an opportunity to examine mentorship, coaching, and self-leadership through theory and practice.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 3322
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MGT 4388 - Business, Society, and Sustainability Credits: 3 hrs
This course examines the social, political, legal and regulatory environments impacting businesses. The course introdcues concepts of corporate social responsibility (CSR), ethical philosophies, and business conduct and behavior across a number of settings. Students are exposed to the complexities of managing CSR while simultaneously addressing the dynamics of corporate strategy, public policy, government laws and regulations, and competition. A case based approached will be employed to introduce students to a variety of contemporary topics revolving around CSR and sustainability ( example: enviroment, renewable energy, population, and a global change, etc.)
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321 Principles of Management
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MGT 4391 - Management Internship Credits: 3 hrs
A business internship (ACC 3391 , ACC 4391 , BUA 4391 , ECO 3391 , ECO 4391 , FIN 3391 , FIN 4391 , MGT 3391 , MGT 4391, MIS 3391 , MIS 4391 , MKT 3391 , MKT 4391 ) is defined as an academically-sponsored career-related work experience for which projects, research papers, presentations, reflective journals, and/or evaluations will be required by faculty for reporting/grading purposes. Business internships may be unpaid opportunities and must be for academic credit. Students may take a maximum of six (6) credit hours of business internships regardless of prefix during matriculation, i.e., two different experiences. An internship requires a minimum of 300 contact hours per semester. Internship are counted as elective credit and cannot be substituted for required courses.
Pre-requisite(s): ACC 3391 , BUA 3391 , ECO 3391 , FIN 3391 , MGT 3391 , MIS 3391 , MKT 3391 , good academic standing with no violations of the acadmic intergrity code, grade-point average of 2.50 or higher.
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MGT 4399 - Strategic Management Credits: 3 hrs
This is a course in policy formation and policy implementation that integrates the separate functional areas of business expertise. The strategic management process is used as a framework. Key topics covered are organizational vision and mission, environmental analysis, and the processes of strategy formulation, implementation, and evaluation and control. Through the use of case studies, companies and not-for-profit organizations are studied, and recommendations made for future direction. In-depth analyses of real-world companies and industries, and/or a business simulation game may be used.
Pre-requisite(s): MGT 2321 , QBA 3370 , MKT 2331 , FIN 3351
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MGT/PSY 4301 - Industrial/Organizational Psychology Credits: 3 hrs
This course acquaints students with the four major classical areas in the field of Industrial/Organizational (I/O) psychology, including selection, performance management, organizational culture as well as management and leadership styles. Special emphasis is given to contemporary topics in I/O psychology such as employment law, employee engagement, organizational learning and development and employee wellness.
Note(s): Students may earn credit for only one of the following: MGT 4301 or PSY 4301.
Pre-requisite(s): PSY 1301
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MIS 1380 - Business Computing Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides in-depth experience with spreadsheets and other software. A graphical operating environment such as Windows is used. Students are required to design and develop projects which address common business problems. Relevant information systems concepts providing the foundation for advanced Business studies are provided.
Student Learning Outcome: Quantitative Literacy
Area of Knowledge: Social/Behavior
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MIS 1385 - Introduction to Data Processing Credits: 3 hrs
This course provides students exposure to an in-depth involvement with data processing concepts and their functional role in the information-based society of today. Both are achieved through extensive hands-on experience with the microcomputer and on the basis of a thorough understanding of the operating system. Selected, commonly used applications programs are involved in this process.
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MIS 2312 - Internet Technology Credits: 3 hrs
The student is introduced to information technology as available and used by today’s organizations for the creation of intranet, Internet, and World Wide Web sites. The course focuses on the development of web-based information through the use of Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) and scripting languages (e.g. JavaScript, VBScript, PERL). Students explore the issues related to the complete design of a web site, including: legal and ethical issues, design consistency, continuity, issues relating to the use of various browsers, and aesthetics.
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MIS 2320 - Structured System Building Credits: 3 hrs
This course introduces structured techniques, object-oriented programming and other methods for building information systems. The course focus is on general problem solving, algorithm development and interface building. Students will be exposed to modern tools for system building in client-server environments.
Pre-requisite(s): MIS 1380 or CSC 1306
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MIS 2350 - Business Intelligence Concepts Credits: 3 Hrs
The growth and use of sophisticated Information Technology (IT) has generated a large amount of data. Business Intelligence focuses on extracting useful information from large datasets and making sense of it. Business Intelligence analysis can lead to improved decision making and strategic advantage for organizations through a better understanding of the customers, suppliers, employees, and other stakeholders.
Pre-requisite(s): 30 hours/sophomore standing
Student Learning Outcome: Information Literacy
Area of Knowledge: Social and Behavioral Science
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MIS 2388 - COBOL I Credits: 3 hrs
This course is an introduction to programming in procedural language. It offers an introduction to COBOL syntax and language. Emphasis is placed on problem solving and writing well-structured programs.
Pre-requisite(s): MIS 1380 or permission of instructor.
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