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Spring 2009 Special Topics
Business & Computer Technologies
CIT399-01 PL/SQL The Oracle PL/SQL language is a procedural language that extends SQL. It is used to increase productivity and performance when working with databases. Students will learn the tools to write PL/SQL programs. They develop efficient PL/SQL modular programs and procedures to access Oracle databases. Students learn how to use the advanced features of PL/SQL in order to interface with databases and other applications in an efficient manner. Students must successfully complete CIT280 prior to enrolling in this course.
3 Credits
CIT399A-25 Programming with Microsoft Visual Basic.Net This course is a comprehensive introduction to event-driven programming. Students will acquire the knowledge and skills to develop Microsoft.NET Framework applications. Topics will include the Visual Basic language syntax, application design, Visual Basic 2005 features, Windows forms and controls, database concepts with ADO.NET, Web forms and Web services with ASP.NET. Students must successfully complete CIT180 and CIT260 or CIT261 prior to enrolling in this course.
3 Credits
Construction and Design Technologies
BCT2991-01 Life Skills for Technicians: Retirement The primary focus is to prepare the student for financial choices needed to plan for retirement and/or non-retirement. The main emphasis is on why students need to make knowledge based decisions at the start of their careers, different methods of successful investments and how timely decisions will impact taxes, income and retirement choices. 1 Credit
ELT2991-01 Data Cabling Certification Course Principals of cabling related to data, voice and RF and their associated connections and terminations. An understanding of the concepts of the cabling and its worldwide standards as applied to residential and commercial applications. Practical laboratory work of structured wiring including design, installation, testing and troubleshooting of cable and category rated, e.g. CAT 5, devices. Students will receive the knowledge and skills required to pass a Data Cabling Installer Certification. Restricted to EL, EO and MT. Students must successfully complete ELT111 or ELT117 plus ELT116. 1 Credit
ELT2993-25 Introduction to Computer Drawing Basics This course is designed as an introduction to the basics of using a computer to create drawings for schematics, equipment layout, system design, and sensing points. This course will cover basic through intermediate skills in various computer drawing programs. Included are: Microsoft Paint, Microsoft Visio, and AutoCAD. 3 Credits
Integrated Studies
ART2993-88 The Art and Architecture of Antiquity in Rome, Pompeii, and Herculaneum: 750 B.C. – 450 A.D. Participants will travel to and tour Italy for seven days. Each day is structured with a class session from 8 a.m. to noon and a session from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Cultural learning will extend throughout the day. The curriculum will consist of an exploration of major architectural, painting, and sculptural achievements in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum. Lectures will be presented before the actual monuments (archeological sites, churches, catacombs, museums and palaces) accompanied by handouts. Students will keep journals, attend all lectures in country, attend all pre-departure orientation classes and produce a final paper on a topic under the direction of the instructor, due within three weeks after returning from the trip. All guides will conduct their tours in English. Tuition and travel costs apply. Dates of trip: December 31, 2008 –January 9, 2009. 3 Credits
ART2991-88 The Art and Architecture of Antiquity in Rome, Pompeii, and Herculaneum: 750 B.C. – 450 A.D. Participants will travel to and tour Italy for seven days. Each day is structured with a class session from 8 a.m. to noon and from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Cultural learning will extend throughout the day. The curriculum will consist of an exploration of major architectural, painting, and sculptural achievements in Rome, Pompeii and Herculaneum. Lectures will be presented before the actual monuments (archeological sites, churches, catacombs, museums and palaces) accompanied by handouts. Students will keep journals and attend all lectures in country. All guides will conduct their tours in English. Tuition and travel costs apply. Dates of trip: December 31, 2008-January 9, 2009. 1 Credit
ENL299A-01 Sport and Literature While this course is a serious study of selected literature that employs sporting elements, it has the added advantage of being a fun opportunity to enjoy some lively, entertaining novels. We’ll examine the nature of sport and its function in American culture through fiction (and we’ll view at least parts of a few related films, as well). After reading the material, we’ll discuss it in roundtable sessions in class, and then write essays that develop the results of our study. Texts will represent a variety of sports. Grades will be based on daily class discussions, occasional reading quizzes, several essays, and a final exam. Students must successfully complete ENL111 prior to enrolling in this course. 3 Credits
ENL 299B-90 British Literature This course presents an overview of British literature from Anglo-Saxon times until the beginning of the Industrial Revolution. Individual works, including poetry, drama and fiction, will be considered in their cultural contexts. Emphasis will be placed upon values featured in the assigned works which support the development of modern American democracy. This is a distance learning course. 3 Credits
ENL 299D-01 Science Fiction Literature This course surveys the classics of hard science fiction—those stories that investigate the social and psychological impact of developments in anthropology, biology, chemistry, and physics.Students read a selection of major short stories from 1921 to the present, along with at least one award-winning novel.This course focuses on the development of science fiction from its beginnings as “pulp” to its current status as a critical literary genre. Students must successfully complete ENL111 prior to enrolling in this course. 3 Credits
ENL 299E-90 Literature of Health and Wellness This course will examine how writers grapple with issues of health and wellness through personal and professional accounts. The objective of this course will be to investigate the various reasons why these accounts are written and what they are meant to accomplish for both their writer(s) and readers. The course will also explore the intersection of physical and psychological well being and how the two are frequently interrelated. The recent explosion of this genre of literature suggests that it is responding to a need in society for discussions of this kind. This is a distance learning course. 3 Credits
HIS 299-01 Wars in American History In many ways, America is a nation forged by wars.The American Revolutionary War marked our founding.The American Civil War saw great destruction as well as a new sense of union. Wars against Mexico and Spain marked American expansion and imperialism; wars against Native Americans witnessed brutality against “the other.” World Wars I and II witnessed America’s emergence as an economic and military superpower; the “forgotten war” of Korea a commitment to Asia; the divisive Vietnam War a tragedy of epic proportions. Today, America is embroiled in two shooting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This course will examine the roles of America’s wars in all aspects of our history, with a special emphasis on ideas and ideals of national identity. 3 Credits
MCM299-01 Electronic Journalism Emphasizes practical experience in news gathering, news writing, reporting and interviewing for the electronic media with a focus on local and campus coverage. Students will write and produce newscasts and public affairs programs for the college’s radio station, WPTC. Students also examine ethical and legal issues in electronic journalism. Frequent workshops allow for critique and discussion of students’ work. 3 Credits
PHL 299-01 Environmental Ethics Environmental issues are among the most important social issues facing human societies at the beginning of the twenty first century. Yet the way we think about such issues as global warming, the pollution of the environment, resource depletion, industrial and agricultural development and the extinction of living species is often confused and unclear. This confusion is the result of both a lack of understanding of the facts concerning environmental issues as well as deeper confusions about the relation between humans and the natural world. Hence, when we hear stories about such issues, we find ourselves unable to make clear choices because it is not always apparent what they entail and what values we should be committed to in addressing them. This course is a critical examination of both environmental issues and the way we think about them. We will examine some of the most important contemporary environmental issues from a variety of different perspectives on the human relation to the environment—anthropocentrism, the wilderness ethic, biocentrism, etc. 3 Credits
PNP2993-01 Advanced Imaging Techniques This course would reinforce fundamental concepts in page and document design and layout, pre-press requirements, as well as specific imaging techniques related to screen print, flexographic print, offset print, and digital print, Students will investigate and have hands-on experiences in advanced techniques for producing documents for the production of multiple color and process color projects on a variety of substrates as well as related finishing, converting and distribution methods. A review of software requirements (InDesign, Illustrator, and variable data software) is included so students can design individual projects. Field trips and industry practitioners will be included to enhance the learning experience. Students must successfully complete PNP210, PNP212, PNP215, PNP220 and PNP252 prior to enrolling in this course. 3 Credits
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