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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses

 

Sport Management
  

  • SM 4300:Commercial Recreation and Tourism

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course introduces students to historical and contemporary perspectives of the field of commercial recreation and tourism. The course stresses the necessary writing, technical, business management, and people skills needed to compete in the current recreation and tourism marketplace.
  

  • SM 4400:Directed Study

    1-6 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA, and department chair prior to registration.
    This course covers topics of an advanced nature external to regular course offerings and requires independent instruction according to an agreement with a faculty supervisor.
  

  • SM 4490:Special Topics in Sport Management

    1-3 Class Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course covers selected topics of interest in sport management that are not regularly offered by the Department of Exercise Science and Sport Management.
  

  • SM 4600:Research Methods in Sport Management

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course provides students with an overview of the research process applied in the study of sport management. Students are introduced to experimental design, data gathering techniques, and statistical concepts and methods applicable to the sport management discipline. Students are expected to produce and critique academic research.
  

  • SM 4650:Sports Analytics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 4600  and SM 4700  
    This course focuses on statistical applications in the field of sport management. Students will be introduced to analytical methods used to explain current trends in the sports marketplace. Students will learn how to formulate a research hypothesis and analyze that hypothesis using statistical software and statistical techniques including correlation, hypothesis testing, analysis of variance, nonparametric techniques, and regression. Students will also learn how to write a report based on the findings of their research.
  

  • SM 4700:Sports Economics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , and ECON 2106 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course applies economic principles to sports. Economic models from industrial organization, public finance, labor economics, game theory, macroeconomics, and other fields of economics are used to gain a better understanding of sports and the modern sports industry.
  

  • SM 4800:Sports Finance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 2100 , minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course covers basic principles of finance as they relate to sports. Emphasis is placed current practices and issues relating to funding, budgeting, and revenue acquisition in sports through private and public means. Topics include taxing and borrowing, ticket sales, concessions, broadcast sales, and sponsorship. The course includes an introduction to collection and analysis of sports business data.
  

  • SM 4900:Senior Seminar in Sport Management

    1 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Completion of all 2000-level and 3000-level non-elective Sport Management courses, minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This capstone course for the Sport Management major integrates the major coursework with field-based experience. Two-thirds of the course is devoted to a practicum field experiences at a site, which is located by the student and pre-approved by the instructor prior to the beginning of the semester. Contemporary issues, problems, research and theories are discussed. Additional course content includes: strategies for seeking internship and entry-level employment, long-term career planning, and post graduate study options.
  

  • SM 4950:Senior Internship in Sport Management

    0 Class Hours 36 Laboratory Hours 12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SM 4900 , 90+ credit hours, minimum 2.75 Institutional GPA.
    This course provides students with an opportunity for an in-depth work experience at an approved sport management internship site. Students are expected to acquire relevant skills and develop a professional network in order to prepare for entry-level employment in the sport marketplace.

Statistics
  

  • STAT 0996:Support for Elementary Statistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Corequisite: STAT 1401  
    This Learning Support course provides co-requisite support for students enrolled in STAT 1401 - Elementary Statistics. Topics will parallel topics being studied in STAT 1401 and the course will provide support for the essential skills needed to be successful in STAT 1401. Taken with STAT 1401, topics to be covered will include descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistics topics.
  

  • STAT 1401:Elementary Statistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This is a non-calculus based introduction to statistics. Course content includes descriptive statistics, probability theory, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and other selected statistical topics.
  

  • STAT 3010:Computer Applications of Statistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 1401  or ECON 2300  or STAT 3125  or MATH 3332  
    This course is an introduction to the use of computer-based statistical software packages and applications in the analysis and interpretation of data. Topics include both descriptive statistics and inference methods. Software packages include SAS, Excel, and R, and one of JMP, SPSS, or Minitab.
  

  • STAT 3120:Statistical Methods I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3010  
    This course is designed to provide students with a foundation in statistical methods, including confidence intervals for population parameters, correlation, linear regression and hypothesis testing (F and T-tests for regression, chi-square for independence, 2 group and paired sample T-tests). These concepts are taught with heavy emphasis on statistical computing software and real world datasets. Students are expected to have a working knowledge of SAS, SPSS, and Minitab.
  

  • STAT 3125:Biostatistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: BIOL 1107  or CHEM 1212  or permission of the instructor.
    In this course students use descriptive statistics and visual displays to describe data. They learn about some common population and sample distributions. They perform and analyze results of statistical inferences, including confidence intervals, correlation, linear regression, odds/risk ratios, and hypothesis testing (F and T-tests for regression, Chi-square for independence, 2 group and paired sample t-tests). Analyses are performed using MS-Excel. The student is required to select, analyze and interpret real life data for a project.
  

  • STAT 3130:Statistical Methods II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3010  and (STAT 3120  or STAT 3125 )
    Students continue to build their foundation in statistical methods in this course beginning with review of t-tests. They perform and analyze results of Wilcoxon Signed Rank and Rank Sum tests (Non-Parametric t-tests), ANOVA, Kruskal Wallis (Non-Parametric ANOVA) and Multiple Regression. These concepts are taught with heavy emphasis on statistical computing software (especially SAS) and real world datasets.
  

  • STAT 3396:Cooperative Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the coordinator of cooperative education/internship.
    This course is a supervised work experience program for a minimum of two academic semesters at a site in business, industry, or government. It is for sophomore, junior, or senior-level students who wish to obtain successive on-the-job experience in conjunction with their academic training.
  

  • STAT 3398:Internship

    1-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the program coordinator and department chair.
    This course is a supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic semester with a previously approved business firm, private agency, or government agency.
  

  • STAT 4025:Clinical Trial Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3125  or STAT 3120  
    The course introduces students to statistical concepts used to design clinical trials, or randomized studies of humans. Students will be able to design, conduct, and analyze clinical trials in the format required by the Food and Drug Administration. The topics include endpoint definition, sources of bias, randomization schemes, types of blindness, phases of clinical studies (I-IV), hypothesis formation, sample size determination, patient recruitment, adverse events, and protocol development.
  

  • STAT 4030:Programming in R

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3010  or STAT 3125  
    This course in statistical computing uses the R/S-Plus programming environment for data management, and basic statistical analysis. The overall objective of this course is to prepare students to use the R package in practical statistical/quantitative application. Topics covered include object-oriented programming, porting data, general data management, basic statistical analyses, and writing customized user-defined functions.
  

  • STAT 4120:Applied Experimental Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3130  
    Methods for constructing and analyzing designed experiments are the focus of this course. The concepts of experimental unit, randomization, blocking, replication, error reduction and treatment structure are introduced. The design and analysis of completely randomized, randomized complete block, incomplete block, Latin square, split-plot, repeated measures, factorial and fractional factorial designs will be covered. Statistical software, including SPSS, Minitab and SAS will be utilized.
  

  • STAT 4125:Design and Analysis of Human Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3130  
    This course serves as an introduction to epidemiologic methods used to investigate disease outbreaks and the effectiveness of public health interventions. At the end of the course, students are able to design, analyze, and report the results of a simple epidemiologic investigation and interpret literature related to analysis of studies of disease causality and treatment. Students seeking Capstone credit are asked to do further readings related to the theory underlying statistical measures of disease rates. They also are expected to give a presentation and write a paper.
  

  • STAT 4210:Applied Regression Analysis

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3130  
    Topics include simple linear regression, multiple regression models, generalized linear model, multicollinearity, qualitative predictor variables, model selection and validation, identifying outliers and influential observations, diagnostics for multicollinearity, and logistic regression and discriminant analysis.
  

  • STAT 4310:Statistical Data Mining

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3130  or permission of the instructor.
    Data Mining is an information extraction activity whose goal is to discover hidden facts contained in databases, perform prediction and forecasting, and generally improve their performance through interaction with data. The process includes data selection, cleaning, coding, using different statistical, pattern recognition and machine learning techniques, and reporting and visualization of the generated structures. The course will cover all these issues and will illustrate the whole process by examples of practical applications. The students will use recent SAS Enterprise Miner software.
  

  • STAT 4330:Applied Binary Classification

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 4210  
    Binary Classification is a heavily used concept in statistical modeling. Common applications include credit worthiness and the associated development of a credit risk score, fraud detection, the presence of a disease or the identification of manufacturing units which fail inspection. Students will learn how to use logistic regression, odds, ROC curves, and maximization functions to apply binary classification concepts to real-world datasets. This course will utilize SAS-software and students are expected to have a strong working knowledge of SAS.
  

  • STAT 4400:Directed Study

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor, major area committee, and department chair.
    Special advanced topics external to regular course offerings.
  

  • STAT 4490:Special Topics in Statistics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: STAT 3130  
    Special topics of interest to faculty and students.

Study Abroad

KSU offers study abroad opportunities in a wide variety of countries and disciplines. All study abroad courses, whatever their discipline or level of study, are listed as SA courses for purposes of registration and administration. Full course titles appear on students’ transcripts. Computer numbers necessary for registration in SA courses are communicated to students by letter after they have been accepted into a study abroad program and paid a deposit. For more information, contact the Institute for Global Initiatives, Humanities 201, (770)423-6336.
  

  • SA 2290:Lower-division Study Abroad

    0-9 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Varies with discipline and subject.
    Lower division study abroad course denoting freshman, sophomore level work.
  

  • SA 4400:Study Abroad Directed Study

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair prior to registration.
    Available for all disciplines.
  

  • SA 4490:Upper-division Study Abroad

    0-12 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Varies with discipline and subject.
    Upper division study abroad course denoting junior, senior level work.

Survey
  

  • SURV 2110:Introduction to Mapping

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1113  
    Introductory class in basic surveying and mapping skills including geographic information systems (GIS). Topics include scales, leveling, horizontal measurements, GPS mapping, topography, map projections, GIS analytical tools, data sources, raster and vector data and software applications. Emphasis will be on small scale mapping.
  

  • SURV 2200:Construction Measurements

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: MATH 1113  
    Use and care of engineers level, transit and tape; leveling, traversing, stadia, contours, horizontal and vertical field layouts for buildings; reading and interpretation of site survey maps. (No credit for CET or Surveying and Mapping majors.)
  

  • SURV 2221:Surveying I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDG 2160  and MATH 1113   Corequisite: SURV 2221L  
    This course deals with the determination of angles, distances, elevations and horizontal and vertical location using total station and level. Simple horizontal and vertical curves and contouring are covered in this course. This course also introduces the Global Positioning System and coordinate computations.
  

  • SURV 2221L:Surveying I Lab

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: EDG 2160  and MATH 1113   Corequisite: SURV 2221   
    This course deals with the measurement of angles, distances, elevations, horizontal and vertical location using total station and level in the field. This course also covers a topographic survey project.
  

  • SURV 3222:Surveying II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 2221  and SURV 2221L  
    Route geometry computations and field techniques; automated data collection and reduction for topographic surveys; coordinate computations for intersections; route design project.
  

  • SURV 3222L:Surveying II Lab

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 2221  and SURV 2221L   Corequisite: SURV 3222  
    Continuation of SURV 2221L. Topics include DTM, as-built and design surveys. GPS field methods for land surveyors is introduced.
  

  • SURV 3320:Photogrammetry and Drone Analysis

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: GEOG 3315  
    The course will focus on the analysis and interpretation of manned and unmanned aerial systems (UAS) that include: drones; kites; blimps; powered paragliders; and fixed wing and copter small-format aerial photography (SFAP). Furthermore, the course will examine digital image processing and interpretation of data, in addition to travel and setup for best results in evaluating SFAP and UAS imagery.
  

  • SURV 3330:Construction Surveying

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3222  
    Layout of designed structures from land boundaries, right of way parcels, applications of coordinate geometry, hydrographic surveying.
  

  • SURV 3421:Geographic Information Systems I

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 2221  
    This course provides students with an introduction to the fundamental concepts of: Geographic Information Systems (GIS); spatial data analysis; digital elevation models; and the surveying and mapping components of GIS development. GIS is used in a diverse number of fields, including civil engineering, surveying and city planning. Lectures introduce the theory and framework of GIS, while the labs introduce: the applications; processing; and presentation of geographic and spatial data.
  

  • SURV 3441:Vector & Raster Analysis

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3421  
    Manipulation of vector and raster data. Use of local, focal, block and zonal statistical functions. Use of coordinates, datums, projections. Development of map topology. Overlay and proximity analysis. Spatial joins and queries. Data storage models
  

  • SURV 3451:Terrain Analysis

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3320  
    This course examines the theory and methods of the generation, compilation, analysis, and applications of digital elevation data. Specific topics include GIS, terrain data models, photogrammetry and LiDAR DEM processing, terrain surface modeling, digital terrain analysis, terrain visualization, and watershed delineation. Computer exercises in the generation and processing of DEM using GIS and image processing software packages.
  

  • SURV 3500:Applied Hydrology and Hydraulics

    3 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: PHYS 1111   & PHYS 1111L  
    This course deals with the application of hydrology and hydraulics in small site design. An emphasis is on residential subdivision and small commercial tract design. Note: This course is not available for credit for Engineering majors.
  

  • SURV 4110:Geospatial Sciences Practice

    1 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3451  and GEOG 4410   
    A capstone course in the applications of geospatial science technology. Course requires a project developed with an industry partner in applying geospatial science analytical skill, analysis, and mapping.
  

  • SURV 4410:Surveying Computations and Adjustments

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3222   and MATH 2202  
    Advanced surveying computations; matrix algebra; computer methods; statistical analysis of error propagation; variance and co-variance; least squares adjustments.
  

  • SURV 4415:Geodetic Surveying Methods

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3421  
    Topics in Geodetic Surveying Methods including traversing, leveling and GPS. Coordinate systems and projects are utilized.
  

  • SURV 4420:Remote Sensing

    3 Class Hours 4 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3320  
    This course evaluates remote sensing systems; ground truthing; mapping applications; satellite imagery integration into GIS.
  

  • SURV 4422:Geographic Information Systems II

    3 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3421  
    Continuation of GIS I; data collection techniques; advanced systems and macro programming.
  

  • SURV 4423:Advanced Field Operations

    2 Class Hours 6 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3222  
    Emphasis placed on production surveying; use of codes to develop maps; extensive data collection; computer drafting and plotting.
  

  • SURV 4465:Legal Aspects of Land Surveying

    4 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 3222  
    Cadastral systems; Georgia laws on surveying and property; boundary survey legal research; writing of legal descriptions; evidence evaluation; US Public Land System.
  

  • SURV 4470:Land Development Design

    2 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 2221  and SURV 2221L  and (CE 4703  or SURV 4465 )
    This course deals with site analysis, subdivision design, drainage design, sewer design and discusses the legal requirements, platting, and CAD computer methods.
  

  • SURV 4475:Land Surveying Practice

    2 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: SURV 4465  
    Legal research, boundary analysis, office procedures and business practice as found in a professional land surveying environment. Special emphasis on title surveys and state of Georgia technical and plat requirements.
  

  • SURV 4490:Special Topics in Surveying

    1-4 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Junior or Senior Standing, Consent of the Department Chair
    Special Topics offered by the program on a demand basis.

Technical Communication
  

  • TCID 2002:Productivity Tools and Technologies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to productivity tools and technologies for Technical Communication and Interactive Design students. In this course, students learn the Adobe design tools in addition to examining workflow tools, online workspaces, and project management tools.
  

  • TCID 2170:Introduction to Digital Media and Culture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the Technical Communication & Interactive Design department by surveying contemporary digital media-aesthetics, technology, politics, economics–and related cultural formations. This approach provides an introduction to key concepts and critical methodologies that are essential to understanding digital media as both technological tool and cultural artifact. Additionally, this course discusses how professional development in technical communication and interactive design relates to digital media and culture.
  

  • TCID 3100:Professional Development

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Must have earned at least 60 credit hours. 
    This course improves students’ abilities to describe their accomplishments in professional networking situations, company meetings, and interviews. This course also explains how to set up a personal portfolio and prepare a career development roadmap for students in Technical Communication and Interactive Design
  

  • TCID 3400:Front-End Development I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces students to front-end web development with an emphasis on learning to code websites without relying on content management systems or templates. This course focuses primarily on HTML and CSS in addition to covering basic user interface design principles.
  

  • TCID 3800:Front-End Development II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCID 3400  
    This course allows students to build upon their knowledge of front-end development for websites and apps to produce complex, creative, and responsive designs. In addition to developing an advanced understanding of CSS and HTML, students are introduced to the concept of APIs and JavaScript, another front-end programming language.
  

  • TCID 4500:Front-End Development III

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCID 3800  
    In this project-based class, students continue their growth as front-end web developers through experiential learning. The focus of this class is to allow advanced students to pair aesthetic skills with an expanded knowledge and engagement with JavaScript.
  

  • TCID 4700:Capstone Project and Portfolio Showcase

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: 21 credit hours in Upper Division major requirements and Upper Division electives.
    This is the final senior course for the Technical Communication and Interactive Design department. Students work on a capstone project for their portfolio. Additionally, students prepare for a portfolio showcase at the end of the semester.
  

  • TCOM 2010:Technical Writing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: ENGL 1102  
    The course is an introduction to organization, style, and mechanics of technical writing. It includes practice in writing such typical documents as technical descriptions, instructions, proposals, and recommendation reports. Emphasis is placed on incorporating rhetorical theory into planning, organizing, and writing reports; designing visual aids; and editing. Among other assignments, at least one complete technical report is required.
  

  • TCOM 2030:Research in Technical Communication

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010  
    This course is an introduction to research methods used by practitioners and scholars in technical communication. Students explore the relationship between theory and research and learn how to design and carry out empirical studies using both quantitative and qualitative methods. Emphasis is placed on the research methods used in workplace settings to design user-centered information products and to test their usefulness and usability.
  

  • TCOM 2050:Issues in Digital Accessibility

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This class focuses on disability issues relevant to both the development and use of web and other technologies, mandatory compliance (Section 508) and the ways in which technologies can be made compliant through captioning, proper deployment of HTML code, and more. Students gain an overview of the technological needs and the laws for accommodating persons with disabilities including the assistive technologies available for persons with disabilities (blindness/visual impairments, audiological disabilities, physical disabilities, and cognitive disabilities).
  

  • TCOM 3011:Technical Writing II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010  
    The course allows students to build on their knowledge of technical writing and explore advanced styles, techniques, and genres used by technical communication practitioners. Topics covered may include writing style in technical communication, and common technical communication genres not covered in TCOM 2010; these genres may include but are not limited to white papers, technical descriptions, technical specifications, professional posters, laboratory reports, and policies and procedures.
  

  • TCOM 3020:Grants and Proposals

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-majors: by permission of the Department.
    This course covers the theory and practice of writing proposals for business, industry, and non-profit organizations, with emphasis on in-house planning and external grant-seeking proposals. Course covers persuasion theory and strategies while leading students step-by-step through the proposal development process. Students develop skills in gathering and evaluating information, analyzing audiences, collaborating with peers and clients, building arguments, writing clearly and cogently, and designing visually effective documents.
  

  • TCOM 3030:Instructional Design

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 ; non-major: by permission of the Department.
    This course introduces and applies systematic instructional design and instructor-led training. Students study a major model of instructional design and apply it to develop and refine a unit of instruction. Students prepare and deliver a training lesson, participate in team instructional design activities, and evaluate the training developed and presented by other students.
  

  • TCOM 3046:Information Architecture

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 ; Non-majors: by permission of the Department
    Students learn about the art and science of structuring information for the web and other devices. This class defines what an information architect (IA) does and what role this individual has as part of a development team. The principles of information architecture are covered, including information-seeking behavior, organizing and labeling models, navigation, search strategies, and other areas critical to a successful architecture. Students learn how to develop wireframe prototypes for testing and review.
  

  • TCOM 3070:User Assistance

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 ; TCID 3400 ; Non-majors: by permission from the Department
    This course explores the concepts and strategies necessary for designing effective user assistance in its many forms. The course emphasizes effective task-oriented design while introducing important industry trends like topic-based authoring, single sourcing, project planning, structured authoring, and DITA basics.
  

  • TCOM 3130:Technical Communication: Theory, Ethics, and Practice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-major: by permission of the Department.
    This course examines a range of theories that have shaped technical communication thought and practice in the twenty-first century. This course also focuses on ethical issues in technical communication through case studies and other readings. This course exposes students to the evolving body of knowledge, including key theorists and practitioners that help form the foundation of the technical communication profession.
  

  • TCOM 3145:Social Media Infrastructure

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-major: by permission of the Department.
    This course prepares technical communicators to assess and develop governance/oversight procedures, policies, employee training, monitoring and measurement protocols, risk and compliance guidelines, and audit processes for social media. Students select a company and conduct a semester-long case study where they develop critical infrastructure documents for social media.
  

  • TCOM 3245:Search Engine Optimization and Analytics

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 , and TCID 3400 . Non-majors: by permission of the Department.
    This course introduces students to the concepts, practices, and implementation of Search Engine Optimization (SEO) for digital assets (websites, images, files). Working with an existing website, students enhance existing code to leverage SEO and deploy both analytics and webmaster tools to measure and refine SEO tactics and strategies for maximum SERP presence. This course also covers fundamentals of best practices for Section 508 (ADA) compliance with online documents and website coding.
  

  • TCOM 3398:Internship

    0 Class Hours 9 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: At least 24 hours in Area F and Upper Division TCOM/TCID classes, and permission of department.
    This course is an opportunity for students to apply principles and techniques of technical communication in a specific organization. Learning is experiential and must supplement, not duplicate, learning in the classroom. The student is responsible for finding an internship, but this program helps in the effort. The student submits a written proposal describing the internship according to program guidelines. Each internship is monitored by the student’s advisor.
  

  • TCOM 3431:Information Design I

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 , TCID 2002 . Non-majors: by permission of the Department
    The course introduces students to the principles and best practices of effective information design for both print and electronic media. Students apply rhetorical and gestalt principles to an analysis of information products. Students also redesign products to reflect good principles of information design, and they report on the rationale for these redesigns, showing the ways in which design principles have been effectively applied.
  

  • TCOM 4000:Technical Editing

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-majors: by permission of the Department
    This course examines the responsibilities of an editor including the methods and skills needed to edit various types of technical and scientific products (print and digital) with an emphasis on comprehensive editing. The course also teaches students how to prepare content that clearly and effectively communicates technical information to a wide range of end users. This course prepares students for writing and editing careers in technical communication.
  

  • TCOM 4045:Multi-Media for Technical Communicators

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-majors: by permission of the Department
    This course is a study of the foundations of multi-media including theory, planning, scripting, storyboarding, and production for technical communicators. Projects in the class include developing multimedia-based process/mechanical descriptions, instructions and interactive graphics for product end users and customers. Students submit research work on the theory of multi-media.
  

  • TCOM 4050:Instructional Video

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-major: by permission of the Department.
    This course addresses the theory and practice of developing “how-to” videos for product end users and customers. Fundamentals of instructional design, including audience analysis, goal analysis, formative and summative evaluation, are applied. Contemporary video technologies are used to generate products that instruct and inform end users/customers. Evaluation of technologies, content transfer, aesthetics and cultural considerations are addressed. Students assess commercially prepared videos and plan for incorporating them in training.
  

  • TCOM 4120:Usability

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 2010 . Non-major: by permission of the Department.
    This course introduces students to UX (User Experience) and usability testing. Included in the course is a review of the relevant research and practical applications of usability testing. Students learn how to develop strategies for planning, conducting, and analyzing a test. In teams, students perform tests using online testing tools, low-fidelity in-person methods, and formal usability lab settings. A final testing report with qualitative and quantitative results is required.
  

  • TCOM 4400:Directed Study

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: To be determined by the faculty member teaching the course
    This course addresses specific student needs for a specific technical communication topic not covered in the technical communication curriculum.
  

  • TCOM 4431:Information Design II

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TCOM 3431 . Non-major: by permission of the Department
    Students apply principles and best practices of effective information design in the context of infographics and the visualization of data in analog, print, and digital media. Students create an analog journal of data visualizations and select one visualization of data to illustrate digitally. Additionally, they create graphs and charts in digital documents, produce an information graphic poster, and analyze their effectiveness
  

  • TCOM 4490:Special Topics in Technical Communication

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Approval of the Technical Communication Coordinator and The DWMA Department Chair
    This course is used by faculty to offer topics that are relevant to the study of technical communication not currently in the technical communication curriculum.

Theatre and Performance Studies
  

  • TPS 1107:Theatre in Society

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    This interactive course examines the role of theatre in society through the study of dramatic works and performance events within their cultural and historical contexts. Course assignments promote understanding of the creative process and develop skills in critical analysis, global perspectives, and collaboration. Attendance is required at live performances, including some events with paid admission.
  

  • TPS 1500:Introduction to Theatre Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS interest. 
    An introduction to theatre as a field of study and as an art form.
  

  • TPS 1600:Introduction to Performance Studies

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS interest. 
    An introduction to performance as a field of study and as an art form.
  

  • TPS 1713:Stagecraft

    2 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS interest.
    Theoretical and practical work in theatre crafts including carpentry, properties, costumes, scene painting, stage lighting, and sound. Special attention will be given to safety precautions in each area.
  

  • TPS 2202:Introduction to Acting

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Not available to declared TPS majors.
    This course is an introduction to basic acting techniques. It is designed for non-Theatre and Performance Studies majors or those students who are considering a Theatre and Performance Studies major but are currently undeclared.
  

  • TPS 2203:Acting I: Principles of Acting

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS interest. 
    The theory and practice of the actor’s craft.
  

  • TPS 2290:Special Topics

    1-12 Variable Credit Hours
    Students will explore special topics relevant to the Department of Theatre and Performance Studies. 
  

  • TPS 2713:Theatre Production

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1713  
    A study of the creative process of theatrical production from concept to performance. This course features the analysis of selected scripts as well as individually-designed production and/or performance assignments. Theatre and Performance Studies majors must complete TPS 2713 two times for a total of four hours credit.
  

  • TPS 2813:Visual Imagination

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Declared Theatre and Performance Studies Major
    This course is a course in the visual aspects of the art of theatre that focuses on the principles, the elements and the history and current practice of visual design for the theatre.
  

  • TPS 3000:Performing Literature

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 1600  
    The study of a variety of literary texts through solo and group performance. Students engage course topics through critical reading, written analysis, and embodied performance.
  

  • TPS 3015:Musical Theatre Techniques I

    0 Class Hours 3 Laboratory Hours 2 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Declared Theatre and Performance Studies Major
    This course focuses on basic skills in musical theatre singing styles and vocal health.
  

  • TPS 3050:Applied Performance and Production

    0 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 1 Credit Hours
    This laboratory course focuses on the study, rehearsal, and performance or production for a Department of Theatre and Performance Studies production. This course may be repeated for upper division credit and can be used for applied professional sequence (APS) credit.
  

  • TPS 3093:Performing Folktales and Fairy Tales

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1600  
    The study of folktales and fairy tales from world oral traditions through storytelling performance.
  

  • TPS 3094:Performing Classical Myth

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1600  
    The study of Greek and Roman mythology through storytelling performance.
  

  • TPS 3095:Performing Irish Myth

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1600  
    The study of Irish mythology through storytelling performance.
  

  • TPS 3193:Performing World Myth

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1600  
    The study of world mythology through storytelling performance.
  

  • TPS 3194:Performing Personal Narrative

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 1600  
    The study of personal narratives through performance.
  

  • TPS 3200:The Actor’s Voice

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS 2203  or permission of the instructor.
    This course is designed to help performers develop a healthy, expressive and flexible vocal technique equal to the demands of dramatic performance. Students learn to free their natural voices through physical exercises and by mastering the vocabulary of vocal mechanics. Breathing, posture, relaxation, and articulation are examined as key elements of voice and speech production.
     
  

  • TPS 3213:Acting for the Camera

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS Major. TPS 3223  
    An intermediate acting course applying acting techniques to the special demands of film and television.
  

  • TPS 3223:Acting II: Intermediate Acting

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS Major, a grade of “B” or better in TPS 2203  
    An intermediate acting course applying and advancing the principles of Acting I to intermediate level stage challenges.
  

  • TPS 3243:Acting III: Acting Styles

    3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: TPS Major and TPS 2203  or TPS 3223   
    This course explores advanced topics in the art of stage acting. Emphasis is on period and genre styles. Theoretical studies will be combined with the performance of selected scenes and critical evaluations of peer and professional work. *This course may be repeated more than once for credit provided that the course content differs entirely from the previous offering.
  

  • TPS 3320:Musical Theatre Performance: Applied Voice

    0 Class Hours 1 Laboratory Hours 1 (may be elected as 0 hours after taken twice) Credit Hours
    Prerequisite: Entrance by audition to Musical Theatre Ensemble.
    Advanced practice and study in the craft and theory of musical theatre performance. Work will culminate each semester in either a production or a juried recital. May be repeated for credit up to six times.
 

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