Data Loading...
IUPUI COURSE DESCRIPTIONS - Indiana University Flipbook PDF
IUPUI Student Orientation Aerospace Studies (AERO) The courses in this section are taught by the Air Force ROTC Departme
155 Views
94 Downloads
FLIP PDF 2.24MB
IUPUI COURSE DESCRIPTIONS INDIANA UNIVERSITY-PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANAPOLIS
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
This resource may not reflect recent academic changes. Refer to the IUPUI Campus Bulletin (http://bulletin.iupui.edu/) for the most current course descriptions and credit information. The course descriptions included in this booklet are those that are most appropriate for a majority of new students. This booklet does not include all courses offered at IUPUI. It is meant to be used as a companion piece with the IUPUI Campus Bulletin and the Schedule of Classes to aid new students in planning their first-semester courses on campus. Important Pay close attention to the departmental prefix (e.g., CLAS, ENG, HPER, JOUR, SWK). You must know this information for each course when you register. Your advisor will list this departmental prefix on your academic program plan before you register. Instructions for Reading Course Descriptions The first lines of a course description identify the course number, the name of the course, and the credit hours awarded for one semester. Please be aware that not every course listed is offered each semester. Check the Schedule of Classes or OneStart for course offerings by semester. Here are the meanings of some abbreviations you will see in the course descriptions: P: = Prerequisite(s) needed before you enroll in the course. C: = Corequisite(s) or courses that must be taken at the same time. Online Course Descriptions You can now find descriptions of most IUPUI courses online. Through OneStart, you can access course descriptions for all courses offered at IUPUI. Go to https://onestart.iu.edu, look under Registration and Classes, and click on Course Descriptions.
Locating Course Descriptions Courses at the 100 and 200 levels are undergraduate courses and are most commonly taken by freshmen and sophomores. Another good source for course information is the IUPUI Campus Bulletin. The course descriptions are listed alphabetically by each department. This follows the format used in the Schedule of Classes. Some courses may not be offered every semester or during the summer sessions. Check a current copy of the Schedule of Classes or see an advisor to verify availability. Course descriptions also appear in the IUPUI Campus Bulletin, which is available online (http:// bulletin.iupui.edu).
General Education Core Beginning in fall 2013, all beginning first-year students at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) will complete 30 hours of general education course work (the IUPUI General Education Core) prior to graduation with either an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree. It is important to note that the IUPUI General Education Core does not add to, subtract from, or change any requirements for a specific major. Students need to work closely with an academic advisor to determine what relationship, if any, exists between requirements for general education and requirements for a specific major. Course work is divided into the broad domains of: Foundational Intellectual Skills Core Communication (6 credits) Analytical Reasoning (6 credits) Cultural Understanding (3 credits) Intellectual Breadth and Adaptiveness Life and Physical Sciences (6 credits) Arts/Humanities and Social Sciences (9 credits total, with at least 3 credits in each area) Courses in grey below are approved courses in the General Education Core. For more information, or to get the most updated list, go to (http://go.iupui.edu/gened).
15
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Aerospace Studies (AERO) The courses in this section are taught by the Air Force ROTC Department in Bloomington. You should confirm course information by calling (812) 855-4191.
AERO-A 101–A 102 The Air Force Today I–II (2-2 cr.) The format for this course includes one 50-minute lecture and one 50-minute leadership lab per week. Simultaneous enrollment in A201 is allowed. This course centers on the Air Force in the contemporary world through a study of the total force structure, strategic offensive and defensive forces, general purpose forces, and aerospace support forces. No tuition is charged for this course and no military obligation is incurred. Typical weekly assignment is one chapter. Texts provided by the Air Force ROTC.
African-American Studies (AFRO)
AFRO-A 200 Research in African American and African Diaspora Studies (3 cr.) Introduces students to basic tools, techniques and processes of scholarly research in African American and African Diaspora Studies. Students learn and apply technology as it pertains to research, address ethical issues, gain an understanding of basic statistical techniques in research and gain proficiency in reading, writing, understanding, and critiquing research articles, abstracts,
AFRO-A 202 The West and African Diaspora (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Introduction to the theory, method, and content of African American and African Diaspora Studies. Examines the social, political, cultural, and economic experiences of people comprising the African Diaspora. Utilizes an interdisciplinary approach and conceptual, theoretical, and analytical frameworks to illustrate the interconnectedness of black peoples experiences and the importance of studying AAADS as a field of scholarly inquiry.
B C D E F
An introduction to Western Europe’s and America’s perception of Africa and Africans. Emphasis is on the image of Africans and their New World descendants, as constructed by European and American intellectuals.
H
AFRO-A 255 The Black Church in America (3 cr.)
I
This course discusses the history of the black church from slavery to the present with emphasis on the church’s role as a black social institution, religious attitudes expressed in songs and sermons, and political activities exemplified in the minister-politician.
AFRO-A 140 Introduction to African American and African Diaspora Studies (3 cr.)
A
G
J K L
AFRO-A 150 Survey of the Culture of Black Americans (3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
An introduction to the traditions, life, and experiences of Africans in the United States. The course utilizes learning resources from a variety of disciplines, including history, literature, and the social sciences.
American Sign Language (ASL)
M
ASL-A 131–A 132 Intensive Beginning American Sign Language I–II (4-4cr.)
N
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
O
Intensive introductory sequence of language courses. Recommended for students with prior experience in American Sign Language or for prospective majors in interpreting. Emphasis on developing basic conversational skills as well as awareness of deaf culture.
P Q R
American Studies (AMST)
S
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
AMST-A 101 Introduction to American Studies (3cr.)
T
This course provides students with an interdisciplinary, introductory perspective on African continuities and changes. The course will focus on contemporary African societies while considering the lessons learned through the vestiges of slavery, colonization, apartheid, and liberation struggles on the continent.
This course introduces the interdisciplinary methods of American Studies and how they enable better understanding of American cultures and ideas. Questions of race, ethnicity, nation, nationality, class, gender, sexuality, and religion are considered in relation to
AFRO-A152 Introduction to African Studies (3 cr.)
16
U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Anthropology (ANTH)
Architectural Technology (ART)
ANTH-A 103 Human Origins and Prehistory (3 cr.)
ART 10500 Introduction to Design Technology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
A survey of human biological and cultural evolution from early pre-Pleistocene hominids through the development of urbanized state societies with the goal of better understanding our human heritage. Not open to students who have taken ANTH-A 303.
ANTH-A 104 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology (3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
A survey of cultural and social processes that influence human behavior using comparative examples from different ethnic groups around the world with the goal of better understanding the broad range of human behavioral potentials and those influences that shape the different expressions of those potentials. Not open to students who have taken ANTH-A 304.
ANTH-A 201 Survey of Applied Anthropology (3 cr.) A survey of such issues in applied anthropology as cultural resource management, community development, crosscultural communication, third world development, museum studies, archaeological ethics, and the impact of human diversity on health care, education, and social problems.
Arabic (NELC) NELC-A 131–A 132 Basic Arabic I–II (4-4 cr.)
An overview of the field of interior design and architectural technology, development of skills to create interior project plans. In this course, students explore the design elements and organizing principles as applied to the interior environment, while also developing skills to hand draft basic floor plans and elevations with architectural lettering, create professional quality sample boards, and present them to a client/group.
ART 11700 Construction Drafting and CAD (3 cr.) P: ART 10500 or INTR 10300. This course is intended to introduce students to AutoCAD drafting fundamentals with an emphasis on construction graphics and drawing methods used in interior design and architectural technology. This is usually the first AutoCAD class for students and aims for students to master the basic commands. In addition, understanding of the visualization needed to draw and create two-dimensional objects and introduction to creating (construction documents) is emphasized.
ART 12000 Architectural Presentation (3 cr.) P: MATH 11100. Students will learn and develop techniques for producing architectural/interior presentation drawings (2D and 3D) and practice methods of rendering interior and exterior spaces utilizing different media (pen, pencil, markers, pastels, etc.). The focus is presentation methods that prepare the student for realworld scenarios.
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Introductory language course in modern standard Arabic as in contemporary literature, newspapers, and radio. Focus on grammar, reading, script, conversation, elementary composition, and culture.
NELC-A 200–A 250 Second-Year Arabic I–II (3-3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: NELC-A 131 and NELC-A 132. Grammar, reading, composition, conversation, and translation using materials from classical, medieval, and modern literary Arabic.
17
ART 15500 Residential Construction (3 cr.) P: ART 11700. C: ART 16500. This course is designed to introduce students to the technical design of residential buildings using BIM software. Topics include but are not limited to: understanding the use of materials, codes, graphic terminology/conventions, and construction methods used within residential buildings and the application of this understanding to a set of architectural design and working drawings.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
ART 16500 Building Systems and Materials (3 cr.)
HER-C 208 Intermediate Wheel Throwing (3 cr.)
A basic introduction to common construction terminology, materials, methodologies, and structural systems as they relate to residential and commercial buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure. It provides a fundamental overview of factors related to the selection of construction materials (e.g., wood, steel, concrete, and masonry) and methods for diverse applications. Course work may include site visits and laboratory for experiential learning.
P: HER-C 206. Designed for non-art majors who wish to pursue wheel throwing. Emphasis is on developing skill through an exploration of more complex forms and investigating advanced embellishment and firing techniques.
C
HER-E 101 Beginning Drawing I (3 cr.)
D
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Art and Design—Herron (HER)
Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-A 204 The Visual Book (3 cr.)
HER-E102 Beginning Drawing II (3 cr.)
Exploration of the communicative possibilities of the book format through lecture, studio projects, and field trips. Introduction to letterpress, binding, and typographic concerns.
Introduction to drawing, exploring a wide range of techniques. Study from nature and still-life objects and sketching from the model. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-A 261 Introduction to Computer Imagery (3 cr.)
HER-E 103 Two-Dimensional Design Theory (3 cr.)
An introductory course providing hands-on learning experiences in using the Macintosh computer and Adobe Photoshop, a pixel-based paint and image-editing software package, to create, scan, and manipulate images.
Comprehensive study of design elements and principles through the investigation of two-dimensional space. Students explore basic two-dimensional concepts such as figure/ground, grouping principles, grid, symmetry, rhythm, and pattern. As a result of this course, students will develop a visual language for analyzing, organizing, and communicating two-dimensional principles. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-A 291 Bookbinding (3 cr.) A beginning course in bookbinding dealing with traditional bookbinding and box-building techniques. Students are instructed on use of tools and materials. Projects are designed to encourage exploration and experimentation of book structure.
HER-C 204 Beginning Ceramics, Hand Building (3 cr.) Beginning studio introduction to hand building, glazing, and firing of clay as an expressive studio medium applicable to contemporary and sculptural concepts.
B
E F G H I J K L M N O
HER-E 105 Beginning Painting I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Introduction to the techniques of painting. Aspects of pictorial composition; wide range of media. Painting from still life and live model. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-E106 Beginning Painting II (3 cr.)
Introduction to the techniques of painting. Aspects of pictorial composition; wide range of media. Painting from HER-C 206 Beginning Ceramics, Wheel Throwing (3 cr.) still life and live model. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree. Focus on wheel throwing as an expressive tool within an overall ceramic experience. Clay vessels will be utilized to develop an understanding of glazing and firing techniques. HER-E 109 Color and Design for Non-Art Majors (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities Traditional forms will be used to expand sensitivity to Introduction to basic design and color theory through the material, history, and wheel throwing techniques. manipulation of imagery in two-dimensional media. Equal emphasis on thought process and manual skills. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
18
A
P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
HER-E 111 Metalsmithing and Jewelry Design (3 cr.)
HER-H 101 History of Art I (3 cr.)
Introduction of metalsmithing techniques used to create fine art jewelry and small metal sculpture. Course will cover metalsmithing processes, materials, tools, and equipment, as well as historic and contemporary jewelry design. Topics include: sawing, cold-connecting sheet metal, stone setting, soldering, craftsmanship, and studio safety.
HER-E 113 Introduction to Sculpture (3 cr.) Provides an overview of basic skills used to create threedimensional art to explore traditional and contemporary sculpture materials. Emphasis is on both additive and subtractive methods of working. Goals include acquiring technical skills, understanding the physical and expressive possibilities of sculpture, and learning safe, appropriate use of tools and materials. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-E 201 Photography I for Non-Art Majors (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Visual analysis of selected works from the history of Western art. First semester defines historical terms, processes, and principles of architecture, painting, sculpture, and graphics; covers history of art from Prehistoric through Late Gothic. Second semester examines problems of style and subject matter from Early Renaissance to the twentieth century.
HER-H 102 History of Art II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Visual analysis of selected works from the history of Western art. First semester defines historical terms, processes, and principles of architecture, painting, sculpture, and graphics; covers the history of art from Prehistoric through Late Gothic. Second semester examines problems of style and subject matter from Early Renaissance to the twentieth century.
HER-H 103 Introduction to Contemporary Art (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Introduction to the basics of black-and-white fine art photography for non-art majors only. Students provide their own fully manual 35mm camera. Will not count toward a Herron B.F.A. degree.
HER-E 209 Drawing for Interior Design (3 cr.)
This course introduces the vocabulary of visual arts in the twentieth century. Major movements are briefly introduced with characteristic works. Painting, sculpture, photography, printmaking, computer graphics, video, and environmental and performance art in the past three decades are the focus.
HER-H 221 Art Past and Present (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
P: ART 11700, HER-E 101, and INTR 10300. Applied drawing with an emphasis on communicating ideas and developing schematic drawing skills. Students will learn to define their ability to think in three dimensions and to represent ideas for three-dimensional space in drawing.
An introduction to the methods and issues within the discipline of art history. Offers a chronological overview of the history of art. Students will learn to look critically at art, learn about its place in society and history, and develop an understanding of art. This is a course for nonmajors and does not count toward a Herron degree.
HER-H 100 Art Appreciation (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
An understanding and appreciation of outstanding works of art through analysis of artistic purpose and technique, and knowledge of historical style and subject matter. Will not count toward B.F.A. or B.A.E. degrees nor toward the minor in art history.
19
Astronomy (AST) AST-A 100 The Solar System (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Survey of the solar system, including the earth, sun, moon, eclipses, planets and their satellites, comets, laws of planetary motion, etc. Discussion of the origin of the solar system, life on earth, and the possibilities of extraterrestrial life. Also discusses astronomical instruments and celestial coordinates.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
AST-A 105 Stellar Astronomy (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 200 The Biology of Women (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Survey of the universe beyond the solar system, including stars, pulsars, black holes, principles of spectroscopy and the H-R diagram, nebulae, the Milky Way, other galaxies, quasars, expanding universe, cosmology, and extraterrestrial life.
This course examines the biological basis for bodily functions and changes that take place throughout the lives of females.
BIOL-N 212 Human Biology (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
AST-A 130 Short Courses in Astronomy (topic varies) (1 cr.)
First course in a two-semester sequence in human biology with emphasis on anatomy and physiology, providing a solid foundation in body structure and function. Equivalent to PU BIOL 201.
Five-week short courses on a variety of topics in astronomy. Examples of topics include the big bang, black holes, astronomy from your backyard, how to see stars, and the birth and death of our sun. A130 does not fulfill any science requirements for School of Science students.
BIOL-N 213 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: BIOL-N 212. Accompanying laboratory for BIOL-N 212.
AST-A205 Quasars, Pulsars, Black Holes (3 cr.)
BIOL-N 214 Human Biology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
A B C D E F G H I
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: Introductory high school mathematics. Fall, day. For both science and non-science majors interested in astronomy. Surveys stars of all types and their life cycles. Includes the H-R diagram, star clusters, and exploration of our own sun. Discussion of relativistic effects on certain astronomical objects and on human space exploration.
P: BIOL-N 212. Continuation of BIOL-N 212. Equivalent to PU BIOL 202.
BIOL-N 215 Human Biology Laboratory (1 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: BIOL-N 214. Accompanying laboratory for BIOL-N 214.
BIOL-N 217 Human Physiology (5 cr.)
Biology (BIOL)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Lectures and laboratory work related to cellular, musculoskeletal, neural, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, renal, endocrine, and reproductive function in humans. Equivalent to IU PHSL-P 215.
Courses for the Nonmajor:
BIOL-N 100 Contemporary Biology (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Selected principles of biology with emphasis on issues and problems extending into the everyday affairs of students.
BIOL-N 222 Special Topics in Biology (1–3 cr.) A variable-topic course dealing with current topics in biology. In a given semester, a topic such as disease, genetics, the environment, etc., will be dealt with as a separate course.
BIOL-N 107 Exploring the World of Animals (4 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
This course introduces students to animals and their native environments. It surveys individual ecosystems and highlights the interactions, features, and characteristics of the animals found there. Examples of discussion topics include unique features of animals, animal relationships, societies and populations, exotic species, and behavior, including mating, communication, feeding and foraging, and migration. Environmental issues, including the effects of pollution on ecosystems, are also discussed. Not equivalent to BIOL-K 103.
BIOL-N 251 Introduction to Microbiology (3 cr.)
J K L M N O P Q R S T
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: one semester of general chemistry or life science. The isolation, growth, structure, functioning, heredity, identification, classification, and ecology of microorganisms; their role in nature and significance to humans.
20
U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Biomedical Engineering (BME)
BIOL-N 261 Human Anatomy (5 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Lecture and laboratory studies of the histology and gross morphology of the human form, utilizing a cell-tissue-organ system-body approach. Equivalent to IU ANAT-A 215. Courses for the Major:
BIOL-K 101 Concepts of Biology I (5 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: high school or college chemistry. An introductory course emphasizing the principles of cellular biology; molecular biology; genetics; and plant anatomy, diversity, development, and physiology.
BIOL-K102 Honors Concepts of Biology (5 cr.)
BME 22200 Biomeasurements (4 cr.) P: MATH 16600. C: PHYS 25100. The foundations of basic circuit theory are covered: voltage-current characteristics of resistive and reactive elements, Ohm’s and Kirchhoff’s Laws, equivalent sources, transformations and superposition, transient response, instantaneous and average power, and AC impedance. Electronic instruments are used in the context of biomedical applications, such as transducers, electrodes and amplifiers, in addition to the origins and measurement of biopotentials. Laboratory exercises utilize standard equipment and their safe use in the measurement of biologically based signals.
BME 24100 Introductory Biomechanics (4 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: high school or college chemistry for honors credit. Fall, day; spring, day, night; summer, day. An introductory course emphasizing the principles of cellular biology; molecular biology; genetics; and plant anatomy, diversity, development, and physiology.
P: PHYS 15200 and BME 22200. This course combines didactic lecture and laboratory experiments to introduce the student to the principles of mechanics and how these concepts apply to musculoskeletal tissues.
Business (BUS)
BIOL-K 103 Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: BIOL-K 101. An introductory biology course emphasizing structure, physiology, development, diversity, and behavior in animals; and evolution and ecology of plants and animals.
BIOL-K104 Honors Concepts of Biology II (5 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: BIOL-K 101 for honors credit. Fall, day, night; spring, day; summer, day. An introductory biology course emphasizing phylogeny, structure, physiology, development, diversity, and evolution and behavior in animals.
BUS-A 100 Basic Accounting Skills (1 cr.) Covers the process of recording economic events that underlie financial statements. The basics of generally accepted accounting principles are introduced as they affect financial statements. The fundamental aspects of managerial accounting are related to planning, controlling, and decision making in business organizations. Different cost definitions are developed and cost-volume-profit analysis is introduced as an important financial planning and control skill.
BUS-A 200 Foundations of Accounting (nonmajors) (3 cr.) P: sophomore standing. Addresses the role of accounting in society and business with a special emphasis on fundamental concepts and the basic design of accounting systems. Course is intended for non-business majors who are interested in learning about how accounting affects their lives and businesses. Credit not given for both BUS-A 200 and BUS-A 201 or BUS-A 202.
21
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
BUS-A 201 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 100 and sophomore standing. Provides balanced coverage of the mechanics, measurement theory, and economic context of financial accounting. Strikes a balance between a preparer’s and a user’s orientation, emphasizing that students must understand both how transactions lead to financial statements (preparer’s orientation) as well as how one can infer transactions given a set of financial statements (user’s orientation). Relies on current real-world examples taken from the popular business press. First part of the course introduces students to the financial accounting environment, financial statements, accounting cycle, and theoretical framework of accounting measurement. Second part of the course covers the elements of financial statements, emphasizing mechanics, measurement theory, and the economic environment. Credit not given for both BUS-A 200 and BUS-A 201.
BUS-F 251 Managing Personal and Financial Risk (1 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: BUS-F 151. Introduction to the basic planning tools and concepts for effective risk management. Emphasis on determining, analyzing, and managing lifestyle and career factors contributing to financial risk. Exploration of uses, suitability, and advantages of various insurance products for major risks. Part of the financial literacy curriculum (when completed along with BUS-F 151 and BUS-F 152, equivalent to BUS-F 260).
BUS-F 260 Personal Finance (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: sophomore standing. Financial problems encountered in managing individual affairs, family budgeting, installment buying, insurance, home ownership, and investing in securities. No credit for Kelley School of Business students when BUS-F 260 is taken concurrently with or after the integrative core. Equivalent to BUS-F 151, BUS-F 152, and BUS-F 251 combined.
BUS-A 202 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 cr.) P: BUS-A 100 and sophomore standing. The course covers the concepts and issues associated with the accounting and the management of business. Particular emphasis is given to understanding the role of accounting in product costing, costing for quality, cost-justifying investment decisions, and performance evaluation and control of human behavior. Credit not given for both BUS-A 200 and BUS-A 202.
BUS-K 201 The Computer in Business (3 cr.) Introduction to the role of computers and other information technologies in business with emphasis on microcomputer applications. Provides instruction in both functional and conceptual computer literacy. Experimental exercises include learning a Windows-based spreadsheet (Excel), a relational database (Access), electronic mail, and Internet navigation tools. Hands-on labs emphasize application of these learned skills to solve a variety of business problems. The lectures focus on the use and application of technology (hardware, software, storage/ multimedia, Internet history, Internet in business, database management systems, and security/privacy of data in this information age).
BUS-F 151 Personal Finances of the College Student (1 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
Introduction to the basic planning tools and concepts for college-age financial literacy. Emphasis on financial decisions and challenges facing a typical college student. Topics include careers, goal setting, budgeting, and tax planning and credit, including options for financing higher education. Foundation of the financial literacy curriculum (when completed along with BUS-F 152 and BUS-F 251, equivalent to BUS-F 260).
BUS-F 200 Foundations of Financial Management (nonmajors) (3 cr.) P: sophomore standing. This course is designed to introduce students to the basic decision models of financial management and to prepare the student to take an active role in financial decision making in the workplace.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q
BUS-L 100 Personal Law (3 cr.)
R
Effects of law on everyday lives. May include such topics as family law, criminal offenses and traffic violations, personal injury and property damage claims, employee rights, landlord-tenant law, consumer rights, debt collection, selected real and personal property issues, wills and estates, selected contract law issues, and forms of business organization (partnership, proprietorship, and corporation).
S T U V W
22
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
BUS-L 203 Commercial Law I (3 cr.) P: sophomore standing. The purpose of this course is to examine the legal framework for business activity and explore how to manage that framework in a rapidly changing legal environment. The areas of the law studied include contracts, torts, employment law, intellectual property, forms of business enterprises, and the legal regulation of business competition. Credit not given for both BUS-L 201 and BUS-L 203.
BUS-M 200 Marketing and Society: A Look at Roles and Responsibilities (3 cr.) P: sophomore, junior, or senior standing. BUS-M 200 is offered for students pursuing a Business Foundations Certificate. The course will acquaint the student with basic marketing concepts, terminology, and applications. The use of marketing in a variety of industries will be explored. The course will also aid the student in becoming a more aware and intelligent consumer. Assignments and assessment will occur primarily through Oncourse, a web-based educational support system. Lectures may be delivered via classroom, television, or the web. This course will not be counted toward a business degree or minor.
BUS-P 200 Foundations of Operations and Supply Chain Management (nonmajors) (3 cr.) P: sophomore standing. This course is designed to introduce the student to the basic ideas and concepts that make up the field of operations and supply chain management and to prepare the student to take an active role in operations decision making in the workplace. The course will acquaint the student with basic operations management concepts and terminology.
BUS-X 100 Business Administration: Introduction (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
Business administration from the standpoint of the manager of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment. No credit for Kelley School of Business students when taken concurrently with or after the integrative core.
BUS-X 103 Business Learning Community (1 cr.) Designed to assist students to be successful at the university and to develop skills and competencies that will enable them to perform well in courses offered by the Kelley School of Business. Each learning community has an instructional team that is led by a faculty member and includes a student mentor, an academic advisor, and a librarian. The instructional team structures the learning environment to provide participants with as much support as possible.
BUS-X 105 Business Administration Introduction: Honors (3 cr.) Business administration from the standpoint of the manager of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment. No credit for Kelley School of Business students when taken concurrently with or after the integrative core.
BUS-X 203 Independent Study in Community Service Learning (1 cr.)
BUS-W 200 Introduction to Business and Management (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: sophomore standing. Business administration and management from the standpoint of a business firm operating in the contemporary economic, political, and social environment. This course will not be counted toward a business degree or minor.
23
P: authorization required and sophomore standing. Designed to help students develop research and writing skills and understand the foundations of community service and service learning. Students plan and carry out a project for a local nonprofit organization. All students must attend a one-hour orientation meeting at a date to be specified before the semester begins. Credit not given for both BUS-X 103 and BUS-X 203.
BUS-X 204 Business Communications (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 with C or better. Theory and practice of written communication in business; use of correct, forceful English in preparation of letters, memoranda, and reports.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
BUS-X 220 Career Perspectives (1 cr.)
CHEM-C 105 Principles of Chemistry I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: ENG-W 131 with C or higher and sophomore standing. Assists students in constructing their academic programs and postcollege plans. Students are involved in group interaction with managers, senior executives, faculty, junior or senior student mentors, alumni, and community leaders. Students use data from tests and exercises to consider career options as they relate to such topics as globalization, total quality management, workforce diversity, leadership theory, and volunteerism.
P: two years of high school algebra and one year of high school chemistry. Usually taken concurrently with CHEM-C 125. A placement examination may be required for admission to this course. Principles of inorganic and physical chemistry emphasizing physical and chemical properties, atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, and states of matter. Lecture and recitation.
CHEM-C 106 Principles of Chemistry II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
BUS-Z 200 Introduction to Human Resource Practices P: CHEM-C 105 or equivalent. Continuation of CHEM-C (3 cr.) 105. Usually taken concurrently with CHEM-C 126. Topics include condensed phases, solution chemistry, thermodynamics, equilibrium, and kinetics. Lecture and recitation.
P: sophomore standing. This course is designed to provide a basic overview of human resources practices and principles that all managers need to be aware of in today’s business environment. Specifically, the course will focus on employment laws and trends that affect firms of all sizes, as well as managerial practices that can positively impact an organization.
CHEM-C 110 The Chemistry of Life (3 cr.)
A B C D E F G H I
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: high school chemistry recommended. Optional laboratory CHEM-C 115. A nonmathematical introduction to organic molecules and their transformation to useful materials such as drugs and polymers. An emphasis is placed on the chemical features of biomolecules, including hormones and neurotransmitters, proteins, lipids (fats), carbohydrates (sugars), and nucleic acids (DNA/ RNA). The chemistry of enzymes, carcinogens, vitamins, antihistamines, anesthetics, genetic engineering, mental health, and other related topics.
Chemistry (CHEM) CHEM-C 100 World of Chemistry (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
A topically oriented, nonmathematical introduction to the nature of matter. Topics covered include fossil fuel and nuclear sources of power; environmental issues involving chemistry such as recycling, acid rain, air and water pollution, global warming, and ozone depletion; genetic modification of foods, DNA profiling, use of food additives, and herbal supplements; and other public policy issues involving science. Does not count toward any degree requirements in the School of Science.
CHEM-C 115 Laboratory for the Chemistry of Life (2 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: CHEM-C 110. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in CHEM-C 110.
CHEM-C 121 Elementary Chemistry Laboratory I (2 cr.)
CHEM-C 101 Elementary Chemistry (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
J K L M N O P Q R
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: at least one semester of high school algebra. Usually taken concurrently with C121. Essential principles of chemistry, atomic and molecular structure, bonding, properties and reactions of elements and compounds, stoichiometry, solutions, acids, and bases. For students who are not planning careers in the sciences and those with no previous course work in chemistry. Lecture and recitation.
P or C: CHEM-C 110. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in CHEM-C 110.
S
CHEM-C 125 Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
T
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: CHEM-C 105 or equivalent. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in CHEM-C 105.
U V W
24
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
CHEM-S 125 Honors Experimental Chemistry I (2 cr.)
CLAS-L 131–L 132 Beginning Latin I–II (4-4cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P or C: CHEM-C 105 or equivalent. Introduction to laboratory experimentation with particular emphasis on the collection and use of experimental data, some properties of solutions, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, and synthesis.
P for CLAS-L 132: CLAS-L 131 or placement. Fundamentals of the language; develops direct reading comprehension of Latin.
CHEM-C 126 Experimental Chemistry II (2 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: CHEM-C 105 and CHEM-C 125. P or C: CHEM-C 106 or equivalent. Continuation of CHEM-C 125. Laboratory work illustrating topics covered in CHEM-C 105 and CHEM-C 106.
Communication and Theatre (COMM) COMM-C 108 Listening (1 cr.) P: placement in ENG-W 131. Designed to increase listening efficiency by improving comprehension and listening skills.
COMM-C 180 Introduction to Interpersonal Communication (3 cr.)
Chinese (EALC)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
EALC-C 131–C 132 Beginning Chinese I–II (4-4 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Introductory language course in Chinese with emphasis on comprehension and oral expression, grammar, reading, script, elementary composition, and culture.
EALC-C 201–C 202 Second-Year Chinese I–II (3-3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Both spoken and written aspects stressed, completing major grammatical patterns.
The study of human dyadic interaction, including topics such as perception processes, verbal and nonverbal communication, theoretical models of communication, conflict, and interpersonal communication in various relationships. Course covers applications of interpersonal communication theory and research, including communication competence.
COMM-C 223 Business and Professional Communication (3 cr.) P: COMM-R 110 or equivalent. Preparation and presentation of interviews, speeches, and oral reports appropriate to businesses and professional organizations; group discussion and parliamentary procedure. This is an intermediate skills course with survey characteristics.
Classical Studies (CLAS) CLAS-C 205 Classical Mythology (3 cr.) Introduction to Greek and Roman myths, legends, and tales, especially those that have an important place in the Western cultural tradition.
COMM-C 228 Discussion and Group Methods (3 cr.)
Theory and practice of effective participation in and CLAS-C 209 Medical Terms from Greek and Latin (2 cr.) leadership of group, committee, conference, and public discussion; application to information-sharing and problem-solving situations. Basic vocabulary of some 1,000 words, together with materials for formation of compounds, enables students to build a working vocabulary of several thousand words. Designed for those intending to specialize in medicine, dentistry, or microbiology. Does not count toward the foreign language requirements or the distribution requirement.
25
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
COMM-G 100 Introduction to Communication Studies COMM-T 100 Rehearsal and Performance (3–6 cr.) (3 cr.) P: placement in ENG-W 131. Survey course of history, theory, and practice in each of six major areas: rhetoric and public address, theatre arts, interpersonal/organizational communication, small group dynamics, public communication, and mass media studies. For each of the areas examined, students apply theory to practice, thereby learning to become more effective in communicating. This is a good course for students considering a major or minor in communication studies.
COMM-G 201 Introduction to Communication Theory (3 cr.)
Emphasizes learning through the preparation and performance of plays and nondramatic literature adapted for performance. Various approaches may include but are not limited to: performance studies, the study and preparation of a short play, and an original play for young audiences. The various steps and processes involved in the preparation and rehearsal will be based on appropriate theoretical concepts. Students may enroll in no more than 6 credit hours under this course number.
COMM-T 130 Introduction to Theatre (3 cr.)
A B C D E F
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
P: reading placement score of at least 80. An introduction to the study of theatre; the wide range of critical, historical, aesthetic, and practical interests necessary to a wellrounded view; emphasis on theatre as an art form and elements of dramatic construction.
A survey of theories in the field of human communication. Consideration is given to theories that explain communication behavior between pairs of people, within groups, in organizations, and in societies.
COMM-T 133 Introduction to Acting (3 cr.)
COMM-M 150 Mass Media and Contemporary Society (3 cr.)
Acting I: a study of the theories and methods of acting, basic techniques, character analysis, interpretation, and projection. Class scenes.
General Education Core: Social Sciences
A critical overview of the role of electronic mass media in contemporary society. Provides an introduction of such issues as industry structure, organization, and economics; regulation, public interest, and media ethics; impact of programming on individuals; media construction of social institutions; and media issues in the global village.
Computer Graphics Technology (CGT)
COMM-R 110 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (3 cr.)
CGT 10100 Introduction to Computer Graphics Technology (3 cr.)
G H I J K L
This course provides an introduction to and a survey of the discipline of computer graphics. The topics include a survey of the applications of computer graphics, the knowledge base and history of computer graphics, an examination of computer graphics technologies and careers, as well as an overview of available resources for study and research in computer graphics.
General Education Core: Core Communication (required)
P: reading placement score of at least 80. Theory and practice of public speaking, training in thought processes necessary to organize speech content for informative and persuasive situations and application of language and delivery skills to specific audiences. A minimum of six speaking situations.
COMM-R 224 Parliamentary Procedure (1 cr.) P: reading placement score of at least 80 and placement in ENG-W 131. Modern concepts of parliamentary forms in legislative assemblies and business meetings; practice in the use of parliamentary procedures.
COMM-R 227 Argumentation and Debate (3 cr.) Analysis, evidence, and argument in logical discourse; study of debate forms; and practice in argumentative speaking in class, campus, and intercollegiate debate. 26
CGT 11100 Design for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) An introductory design course for computer graphics majors. Students develop an understanding of the basic design elements and principles, composition, and typography through exercises and projects. The focus is on visual thinking, exploring the relationship between type and image, and developing multiple solutions to a given problem. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
CGT 11200 Sketching for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.)
CGT 22100 Graphic Representation (3 cr.)
This course applies fundamental computer graphics concepts of visualization, communication, and creativity within a sketching metaphor. Exercises and projects in graphic theory, problem solving, and sketching skill development provide students with activities that focus on further development within the discipline. A variety of sketching techniques are used to gather critical information and transform data into effective communication instruments. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
CGT 11600 Geometric Modeling for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) P: CGT 11200. Core introductory computer graphics course that provides entry-level experiences in geometric modeling. Students develop geometric analysis and modeling construction techniques and processes to produce accurate computer models for graphic visualization and communication. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
CGT 11700 Illustrating for Visualization and Communication (3 cr.) This foundation course stresses the use of pictorial illustration for visualization and communication. Various projection systems are introduced with discussion focusing on the appropriate use of view and system utilized to accentuate and provide clear communication. A variety of digital tools are used to construct, extract, and render pictorial views using vector and raster tools.
CGT 21100 Raster Imaging for Computer Graphics (3 cr.) P: CGT 11600 and CGT 11700. Digital images are produced using a variety of computer technologies. Advanced color theory, surface rendering, and light control are emphasized in relation to technical illustration, hardware characteristics, and software capabilities.
CGT 21600 Vector Imaging for Computer Graphics (3 cr.) P: CGT 21100. Full-color vector illustrations for a variety of uses are produced using computer methods. Color theory, surface analysis, and rendering techniques are emphasized as they apply to vector-based illustrations.
27
An introduction to 3-D CAD modeling and rendering as applied to interior spaces and environments. Efficient 3-D surface and solid geometric modeling strategies are emphasized in the creation of structures and furniture. Basic digital lighting issues are also addressed in relation to artificial lighting schemes and mechanisms.
CGT 24100 Introduction to 3-D Animation (3 cr.) P: CGT 11600. C: CGT 21100. This course introduces the knowledge base on which digital animation and spatial graphics technology are founded and developed. Emphasis will be placed on developing a working knowledge of the mechanics of 3-D geometric formats, spline-based modeling with polygon mesh and NURBS, procedural mapping of raster images, simplified polygon modeling, rendering methods, hierarchical linking, and kinematic fundamentals. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
CGT 24200 Technical Graphics for Supervision (2 cr.) An introduction to commonly encountered technical drawing practices; multiview representation, isometric pictorial, reading drawings, dimensioning practices, and working drawings. Emphasis is on technical graphics as technical communication through freehand sketching.
CGT 25100 Principles of Creative Design (3 cr.) P: CGT 11700. This course introduces the design of the human computer interface coupled with traditional graphical design concepts applied to the creation of dynamic digital tools. Concepts are applied to multimedia and hypermedia products and the related print-based materials normally associated with them. Students learn graphic design, interface design, and information design to create effective and visually stimulating communication devices using multimedia and hypermedia tools.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Computer Information Technology (CIT)
CIT 20600 Advanced Computer Applications (3 cr.) P: CIT 10600. This course will cover the advanced topics of office applications in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint, as well as establishing desktop publishing skills using Publisher. There will be a strong emphasis on web-driven applications. Topics include web forms, data-driven documents, financial functions, worksheet queries, web spreadsheets, web databases, interactive OLS, macros, graphics, VBA, brochures, newsletters, business forms, and relational databases.
CIT 10600 Using a Personal Computer (3 cr.) This course is an introduction to word processing, spreadsheets, database development, and graphical presentation software. The course includes instruction in the use of Windows operating system, the Internet, and e-mail. Applications are taught through the use of problemsolving tutorial assignments, projects, and tests. The course is available online or on campus. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week, or three lecture hours per week.
CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals (3 cr.) This course provides students with a working knowledge of the terminology, processes, and components associated with information technology. Students will receive handson experience with the Internet and the World Wide Web, current versions of hardware and software, networking, security, maintenance, information systems, and the application development process.
CIT 12000 Quantitative Analysis I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11100 or higher placement. An introduction to both qualitative and quantitative problem solving, featuring a systems approach that relies on graphic models to describe such concepts as relations, sequences, and logic patterns. Course includes a brief introduction to set theory, logic, and descriptions of data.
CIT 14000 Programming Constructs Laboratory (3 cr.) A variable-topic course dealing with current topics in biology. In a given semester, a topic such as disease, genetics, the environment, etc., will be dealt with as a separate course.
D E
P: CIT 11200 or CIT 12000 or ECET 10900 or MATH-M 118 or MATH 15400 or MATH 15900. Introduction to basic database development concepts. Extensive exploration of data manipulation using a relational DBMS and SQL. Students develop database applications using MS Access and SQLPlus.
G H I
CIT 22000 Quantitative Analysis II (3 cr.)
J
P: CIT 12000 or ECET 10900 or MATH-M 118 or MATH 15300. A continued investigation into the problem-solving tools and techniques that focus on both hardware systems and quantitative data analysis. The course is designed for CIT majors in their second full year of study. Three lecture hours per week.
K L M
CIT-E 123 Internet Skills (3 cr.)
N
This course is designed to provide students with the skills needed to successfully use the Internet and to increase an individual’s competency in the global communication environment. For nonmajors only.
O
CIT 21300 Systems Analysis and Design (3 cr.) P: CIT 14000 or CIT 21500. P or C: CIT 21400. This course provides students with the concepts, processes, and tools of systems analysis and systems design. Object-oriented methods and tools are utilized with a focus on developing web-based interfaces and prototypes.
28
C
F
P: CIT 11200 or computer literacy. This course is designed to give students an introduction to website design and site creation. The course involves learning current standard XHTML fundamentals, CSS, and design concepts. The proper design approach for constructing websites and related techniques will also be covered.
P: CIT 11200. A conceptual and technological survey of information technology architectures inclusive of operating systems, network operating systems, distributed systems architectures, and distributed application architectures. Interoperability between these architectural components is explored. Current technology and trends in each architectural element are reviewed. Three lecture hours per week.
B
CIT 21400 Intro to Data Management (3 cr.)
CIT 21200 Website Design (3 cr.)
CIT 17600 Information Technology Architectures (3 cr.)
A
P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Computer Science (CSCI)
CSCI-N 211 Introduction to Databases (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
CSCI 12000 Windows on Computer Science (1 cr.) A first-year seminar for beginning majors in computer science. Open to all beginning IUPUI students and transfer students with below 18 credit hours.
Summary of basic computing topics. Introduction to database design concepts, creation of user forms, development of databases, querying techniques, and building reports. Focus on relational database systems from development and administration point of view.
CSCI 23000 Computing I (4 cr.)
CSCI-N 241 Fundamentals of Web Design (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
Introduction to writing content for the Internet and the World Wide Web. Emphasis on servers, hand-coded HTML, Cascading Style Sheets, and extending HTML with other web technologies. Lecture and laboratory.
P or C: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900. The context of computing in history and society, information representation in digital computers, introduction to programming in a modern high-level language, introduction to algorithm and data structures, and their implementation as programs.
CSCI 24000 Computing II (4 cr.) P: CSCI 23000. Continues the introduction of programming began in CSCI 23000 with particular focus on the ideas of data abstraction and object-oriented programming. Topics include programming paradigms, principle of language design, object-oriented programming, programming and debugging tools, documentation, recursion, linked data structures, and introduction to language translation.
CSCI-N 100 Introduction to Computers and Computing (3 cr.) P or C: MATH 00100 or equivalent. No computing experience assumed. How computers work, word processing, spreadsheets, file management, and Internet skills. Emphasis on problem-solving techniques. Lecture and laboratory. Credit given for only one of the following courses: CSCI-N 100, CIT 10600, or BUS-K 201.
Construction Engineering Management Technology (CEMT) CEMT 10400 Fundamentals of Surveying (3 cr.) P or C: MATH 15400 or equivalent. Fundamental concepts and practical applications related to measurement of vertical and horizontal distances and angles using the tape, level, transit, theodolite, and EDMI (total stations, electronic workbooks, laser levels, etc.). Computations of grades, traverses, areas, and curves. Basic concepts of topography and its uses. Identification of contours and drawing of topographical maps.
CEMT 10500 Introduction to Construction Technology (3 cr.) A survey of the opportunities available within the construction industry. The laboratory is utilized to learn the basics of computers, the library, e-mail systems available on campus, and the basics of word processing, spreadsheets, and computer programming. No previous computer knowledge is necessary.
CSCI-N 201 Programming Concepts (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
Summary of basic computing topics; problem-solving techniques and their applications to computing. Introduction to programming concepts with a focus on language-independent principles, such as algorithm design, debugging strategies, essential control structures, and basic data structure concepts.
CEMT 11000 Construction Accounting (3 cr.)
CSCI-N 207 Data Analysis Using Spreadsheets (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11100. Summary of basic computing topics. An introduction to data analysis using spreadsheets. Emphasis on the application of computational problem-solving techniques.
29
P: TECH 10500. Accounting fundamentals as utilized in the construction industry with a special emphasis on basic design of construction cost accounting systems as used to manage a construction company. Use of construction cost indices for labor and materials, as well as use of construction accounting for estimating and bidding purposes. Use of accounting management software as appropriate.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
CEMT 12000 Construction Materials and Systems (3 cr.)
CEMT 27500 Applied Civil Engineering Drafting (3 cr.) P: CEMT 16000. C: CEMT 26000. Laboratory and field testing of structural materials to determine their mechanical properties and behavior under load. Materials included are steel, aluminum, concrete, wood, and asphalt.
Introduction to common construction terminology, materials, methodologies, and structural systems as they relate to buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure. Selection of construction materials (wood, steel, concrete, and masonry) and methods for diverse applications. Site visits for experiential learning.
CEMT 28000 Quantity Survey (3 cr.) P: CEMT 12000 and CEMT 27500. A study of methods to estimate quantities of materials required in construction. Practice in making quantity surveys. Two lecture hours and three lab hours per week.
CEMT 12500 Construction Visualization (3 cr.) Introduction to extraction and interpretation of information from construction documents as they relate to diverse types of construction projects including heavy civil, highways, utilities, water, storm-water and sewer construction, other infrastructure construction, and buildings. Lab work including blue print reading, plots, and construction symbols interpretation for diverse undertakings.
P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 or equivalent. Forces acting on bodies at rest, including coplanar, concurrent, and non-concurrent systems. Includes centroids, moments of inertia, and friction.
CEMT 21500 Mechanical and Electrical Systems (4 cr.) P: CEMT 12000 and MATH 15300. Methods for design, construction, and inspection of mechanical and electrical systems for buildings. Emphasis on heating and cooling loads, equipment selection, duct and pipe sizing, codes, safety, installation, inspection, commissioning, and estimating. Responsibilities of the general contractor for HVAC (heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning) and plumbing work.
B C D E F
Economics (ECON)
G
ECON-E 101 Survey of Current Economic Issues and Problems (3 cr.)
H
General Education Core: Social Sciences
CEMT 16000 Statics (3 cr.)
A
I
For nonmajors only. Basic economic principles applied to social issues and problems. Some of the topics covered include crime and drugs, environment, discrimination, education, inflation, international trade unemployment, wage and price controls, welfare, social security, national debt, health programs, food prices, pollution, crime, mass transit, revenue sharing, multinationals, population, and energy.
M
ECON-E 102 Economics of Personal Finance (3 cr.)
N
Shows how the state of the economy, prices, and interest rates should guide personal decisions about spending, saving, credit, investments, and insurance. Intended for non-business students.
ECON-E 201 Introduction to Microeconomics (3 cr.)
J K L
O P Q
General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: sophomore standing. This course is a general introduction to microeconomic analysis, including the methods of economics, scarcity of resources, interaction of consumers and business in the marketplace in order to determine a place, and how the market system places a value on the factors of production.
CEMT 26000 Strength of Materials (3 cr.) P: CEMT 1600. C: CEMT 26700. Stress-strain relationships of engineering materials; composite analysis; shear forces and bending moments in beams; and analysis and design of steel and wood beams and columns, beam deflections, and statistically indeterminate beam analysis.
ECON-E 202 Introduction to Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
CEMT 26700 Materials Testing (2 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: CEMT 16000. C: CEMT 26000. Laboratory and field testing of structural materials to determine their mechanical properties and behavior under load. Materials included are steel, aluminum, concrete, wood, and asphalt.
P: ECON-E 201. An introduction to macroeconomics that studies the economy as a whole, including the levels of output, prices, and employment; how they are measured and how they can be changed; money and banking; international trade; and economic growth.
30
R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE)
ECON-E 270 Introduction to Statistical Theory in Economics (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH-M 118. Analysis and interpretation of statistical data in business and economics. Discussion of frequency distribution, measures of central tendency and variability, statistical inference, hypothesis testing, correlation, regression, and time series.
Education (EDUC) EDUC-E 201 Multicultural Education and Global Awareness (3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
This course examines educators’ and students’ responsibilities in a complex and interdependent world. Students will be guided to develop the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed to live effectively in a world of limited resources, ethnic diversity, and cultural pluralism. Taught as a writing intensive course at IUPUI.
EDUC-F 110 Windows on Education (2–3 cr.) First-year seminar to support incoming freshmen interested in teaching as a career. The course will facilitate students’ efforts to navigate university life while making an informed decision regarding career choices. This course serves as the first-year seminar that may be linked to EDUC-F 200.
EDUC-F 200 Examining Self as a Teacher (3 cr.) Designed to help a student make a career decision, better conceptualize the kind of teacher the student wishes to become, and reconcile any preliminary concerns that may be hampering a personal examination of self as teacher. Students will design a major portion of their work.
EDUC-W 200 Using Computers in Education (3 cr.) Develops proficiency in computer applications and classroom software; teaches principles and specific ideas for appropriate, responsible, and ethical computer use to make teaching and learning more effective; and promotes critical abilities, skills, and self-confidence for ongoing professional development. (Required of all students pursuing teacher education.)
ECE 20100 Linear Circuit Analysis I (3 cr.) P or C: MATH 26100 and PHYS 25100. C: ECE 20700. Volt-ampere characteristics for circuit elements, independent and dependent sources, and Kirchhoff’s laws and circuit equations. Source transformations, Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems, and superposition. Transient response of resistor capacitor (RC), resistor inductor (RL), and resistor inductor capacitor (RLC) circuits; and sinusoidal steady-state and impedance. Instantaneous and average power. Three lecture hours per week.
ECE 20200 Linear Circuit Analysis II (3 cr.) P: ECE 20100 and MATH 26600. Continuation of ECE 20100. Use of computer-aided design programs. Complex frequency plane, resonance, scaling, and coupled circuits. Two-port network parameters. Laplace transform methods. Use of general loop and nodal equations, and matrix formulations. Three lecture hours per week.
ECE 20400 Introduction to Electrical and Electronic Circuits (4 cr.) P: MATH 26100 and PHYS 25100. Students will learn basics of electrical and electronic circuits, including introduction to analog and digital electronic circuits. Measurement of electrical signals using meters, probes, and oscilloscopes are covered in the laboratory component of the course. Circuits are designed for minimum hardware with emphasis on understanding analog and digital electronics with practical use of digital and analog microchips. Non-ECE majors who complete this course can continue the digital course sequence offered by the ECE department, including microprocessor systems and interfacing, and digital signal processing. No credit will be given for ECE majors. Three lecture hours and one lab hour per week.
ECE 20700 Electronic Measurement Techniques (1 cr.) P: ECE 20100 and MATH 26600. Continuation of ECE 20100. Use of computer-aided design programs. Complex frequency plane, resonance, scaling, and coupled circuits. Two-port network parameters. Laplace transform methods. Use of general loop and nodal equations, and matrix formulations. Three lecture hours per week.
31
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
ECE 20800 Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory (1 cr.) P: ECE 20700. C: ECE 25500. Laboratory experiments in design and measurement with analog devices. Applications include single-stage and multistage bipolar and FET amplifiers, operational amplifier applications, differential amplifiers, and active filters. Three lab hours per week.
Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology (ECET) ECET 10700 Introduction to Circuit Analysis (4 cr.)
ECE 21000 Sophomore Seminar (1 cr.) A lecture series on ECE department curriculum-related topics, electrical and computer engineering systems, skills, and career topics.
ECE 20800 Electronic Devices and Design Laboratory (1 cr.)
P: MATH 11100 or placement test of 45 or above. A study of voltage, current, power, and resistance; and Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s circuit laws, and network theorems. Circuit studies cover electronic devices: diodes, transistors, and operational amplifiers. Physical features of capacitance and inductance and their effects in transient circuits and in a-c circuits are covered. The laboratory provides experience with electronic instrumentation and circuit simulation. Three lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
ECET 10900 Digital Fundamentals (3 cr.)
P: ECE 20100. C: ECE 20800. Diode, bipolar transistor, and field effect transistor (FET) circuit models for the design and analysis of electronic circuits. Single-stage and multistage analysis and design. Computer-aided design calculations, amplifier operating point design, and frequency response of single and multistage amplifiers. High-frequency and low-frequency designs are emphasized. Three lecture hours per week.
P or C: MATH 11100 or higher or consent of instructor. A study of logic gates, binary arithmetic codes, Boolean algebra, mapping, adders, comparators, decoders, encoders, multiplexers, and demultiplexers. Small Scale (SSI) and Medium Scale (MSI) integrated circuits and programmable logic devices are used to develop combinational and sequential circuits. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
ECE 26100 Engineering Programming Lab (1 cr.)
ECET 11600 Electrical Circuits (4 cr.)
General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P or C: MATH 15300. A study of direct current and alternating current circuits. This course covers circuit components R, L, and C; voltage; current; power; Ohm’s law; Kirchhoff’s laws; series and parallel circuits; electrical measurements; sinusoidal voltages; impedances; transformers; motors; polyphase systems; and the National Electrical Code. This course is a service course offered for non–ECET majors. Three lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
C: ECE 26300. Introduction to problem solving using software tools, in particular the C programming language.
ECE 26300 Introduction to Computing in Electrical Engineering (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
C: ECE 26100. An introductory course in computing programming with an emphasis on program decomposition and program structure. The objective of the course is to introduce the student to problem solving using high-level languages. The students are also introduced to number concepts fundamental in electrical engineering. Programming will be in C in order to develop a structured approach to problem solving. Problems drawn from the field of electrical engineering will require no prior engineering knowledge.
ECET 15500 Digital Fundamentals II (3 cr.) P: ECET 10900. Sequential logic circuits, flip-flops, counters, programmable device logic, shift registers, logic families, and introductory computer concepts.
ECET 15700 Electronics Circuit Analysis (4 cr.) P: ECET 10700 and MATH 15300. A study of rectification, capacitive filters, IC regulated power supplies, transistor biasing techniques, dependent sources, operational amplifiers, and IC fabrication. Circuit fundamentals such as Kirchhoff’s laws are utilized in the analysis and design of circuits. Computer-aided analysis of circuits is used. Three lecture hours and two lab hours per week. 32
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
ECET 16400 Applied Object-Oriented Programming (3 cr.) P or C: MATH 15300. Problem solving and computing with emphasis on electrical engineering technology applications. Introduction to an object programming language as applied to solving electrical technology problems.
ECET 20700 AC Electronics Circuit Analysis (4 cr.) P or C: ECET 15700 and MATH 15400. A study of a-c circuits, including the j operator, phasors, reactance, and impedance. Circuit laws, network theorems, and the fundamental concepts of Fourier analysis are applied and used in the study of topics such as passive filters, IC filters, amplifiers, resonant circuits, single-phase and three-phase circuits, and elementary magnetic circuits.
ECET 20900 Introduction to Microcontrollers (4 cr.) P: ECET 10900. P or C: CIT 26200 or CIT 27000 or ECET 16400. An introduction to microprocessor hardware and software, focusing on embedded control applications. Assembly language programming, linking, input/output techniques, debugging, memory, timing, and peripheral devices are studied. C programming of microcontrollers is introduced.
ECET 23100 Electrical Power and Controls (4 cr.)
Emergency Medical (EMER) EMER-E 201 Emergency Medical Technician Basic I (3 cr.) This course focuses on the well-being of the EMT, basic patient assessment and airway management, and special considerations for the pediatric and geriatric patient.
EMER-E 202 Emergency Medical Technician Basic II (3 cr.) The content of the course covers specific medical emergencies, trauma, and basic pharmacology.
Engineering, Freshman (ENGR) ENGR 19500 Introduction to the Engineering Profession (1 cr.) This course introduces students to the engineering profession and campus resources. The course is designed to help students develop essential communication and thinking skills along with the study and time-management skills needed for success in studying engineering. Collaborative techniques used in engineering practice are utilized.
ENGR 19600 Introduction to Engineering (3 cr.)
P: ECET 10900 and ECET 15700. An introduction to transformers, induction motors, and single-phase and three-phase power systems, motor control devices, programmable logic controllers, PLC input and output devices, and PLC communications.
C: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 or equivalent. Course provides an overview of the engineering profession and methodologies of engineering design. Students develop skills using computer-aided design and simulation software for engineering systems. Projects and homework are implemented and tested in a laboratory environment. Also introduces the students to standard computer application software and university network and software resources. Two lecture hours and two lab hours per week.
ECET 28400 Computer Communications (4 cr.) P: ECET 10700. An introductory course in data communication systems. The hardware and software issues in computer communications are studied. Emphasis is on hands-on experience in computer communications, such as cabling, use of communication devices and media, choice of networking topologies, protocols, and platforms.
ENGR 19700 Introduction to Programming Concepts (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
C: MATH 16500. Basic concepts and applications of software programming for solving engineering problems. Topics include techniques for developing structured algorithms, data input and output, conditional statements, loops, recursion, functions, arrays, and elementary concepts in mathematical programming. Examples, homework, and applications of programming concepts make extensive use of the C programming language.
33
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
ENGR 29700 Computer Tools for Engineering (1 cr.)
ENG-G 012 Listening and Speaking for Academic Purposes (3 cr.)
P: ENGR 19700. Introduction to the use of Matlab for solving engineering problems. Topics include computational methods, data input and output, plotting and curvefittting, functions, conditional statements, loops, and introduction to Matlab toolboxes.
This course focuses on developing speaking and listening skills that are essential to academic life, encouraging participation in group discussion, improving presentation strategies, and development of questioning and answering skills. Provides community involvement to help students better understand American culture and language use. Reading skills and vocabulary development for the academic context are emphasized.
English (ENG) ENG-G 009 Intermediate Aural/Oral Skills for ESL Students (2–4 cr.)
ENG-G 015 Pronunciation Skills (1 cr.) This course focuses on American English pronunciation and stresses active learner involvement in small groups and self-tutorials. Practice in a contextualized format includes drills and multimedia listening and speaking activities. Class work emphasizes stress and intonation patterns and vowel and consonant production. Individualized instruction focusing on specific needs is a component of the course.
C: ENG-G 010. Intensive practice of basic speaking and pronunciation skills as well as listening comprehension skills to develop language proficiency required for study at the university level. Students will make extensive use of the Multimedia Language Resource Center.
ENG-G 010 ESL for Academic Purposes I (4 cr.) C: ENG-G 009. This course introduces and reviews basic English grammatical structures; presents basic reading strategies and vocabulary development; provides practice in pronunciation of English consonant and vowel sounds, stress, rhythm, and intonation; and focuses on functional language use and study skills.
ENG-L 105 Appreciation of Literature (3 cr.)
A B C D E F G H I J K
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Stresses the enjoyment and humane values of literature. Course provides workshop experiences and programmed exercises as well as experience in listening to and studying visual adaptations of poems, novels, and dramas.
ENG-G 011 ESL for Academic Purposes II (4 cr.)
ENG-L 115 Literature for Today (3 cr.)
This course provides practice in and clarification of higher-level grammatical structures and development of academic reading skills. The objective is to help nonnative speakers of English develop their academic communication skills, primarily in the comprehension, interpretation, and analysis of texts, and their critical thinking skills, including the ability to analyze and synthesize readings. Students will be provided opportunities to use and practice their grammar and reading skills in written assignments, which include responses to and analyses of readings and journals used as models for academic writing.
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
P: ENG-W 131. Poems, dramas, and narratives pertinent to concerns of our times (e.g., works concerning values of the individual and society, problems of humanism in the modern world, and conflicts of freedom and order).
L M N O P Q
ENG-L 202 Literary Interpretation (3 cr.) Close analysis of representative texts (poetry, drama, fiction) designed to develop the art of lively, responsible reading through class discussion and writing of papers. Attention to literary design and critical method.
ENG-L 203 Introduction to Drama (3 cr.) Representative significant plays to acquaint students with characteristics of drama as a type of literature. Readings may include plays from several ages and countries.
R S T U V W
34
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
ENG-L 204 Introduction to Fiction (3 cr.)
ENG-W 131 Elementary Composition I (3 cr.)
Representative works of fiction; structural technique in the novel, theories and kinds of fiction, and thematic scope of the novel. Readings may include novels and short stories from several ages and countries.
ENG-L 205 Introduction to Poetry (3 cr.) Kinds, conventions, and elements of poetry in a selection of poems from several historical periods.
ENG-L 207 Women and Literature (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
General Education Core: Core Communication (W131 or W140 required)
This course teaches skills of critical reading, thinking, and writing to help students meaningfully engage artifacts, events, and issues in our world. The course builds students’ abilities to read written and cultural texts critically, to analyze those texts in ways that engage both students’ own experiences and the perspectives of others, and to write about those texts for a range of audiences and purposes as a means of participating in broader conversations. Assignments emphasize the analysis and synthesis of sources in making and developing claims.
ENG-W 140 Elementary Composition—Honors (3 cr.)
Issues and approaches to critical study of women writers in British and American literature.
General Education Core: Core Communication (W131 or W140 required)
ENG-L 213 Literary Masterpieces I (3 cr.) Literary masterpieces from Homer to the present. Aims at thoughtful, intensive analysis; appreciation of aesthetic values; and enjoyment of reading.
ENG-L 214 Literary Masterpieces II (3 cr.) Literary masterpieces from Homer to the present. Aims at thoughtful, intensive analysis; appreciation of aesthetic values; and enjoyment of reading.
ENG-L 220 Introduction to Shakespeare (3 cr.)
An introductory writing course for advanced freshman writers. Requirements, including number and type of assignments, are parallel to ENG-W 131. This course offers greater intensity of discussion and response to writing. Evaluation is based on portfolios of the students’ work.
ENG-W 206 Introduction to Creative Writing (3 cr.) An introduction to the techniques and principles of creative writing. Written assignments, independent work, and workshop discussions of the fundamentals of fiction, poetry, and drama. This course may be used as a prerequisite for all 300-level courses in creative writing.
ENG-W 207 Introduction to Fiction Writing (3 cr.)
Rapid reading of at least a dozen major plays and poems. May not be taken concurrently with ENG-L 315.
An introduction to the techniques and principles of fiction writing. Written assignments, workshop discussions of student work in progress, and seminar study of classic and contemporary examples of the genre. This course may be used as a prerequisite for ENG-W 301, ENG-W 302, or ENG-W 305. This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing.
ENG-L 245 Introduction to Caribbean Literature (3 cr.) Introduces students who have a limited knowledge of the Caribbean region to the basic themes of Caribbean literature. Examines the ways in which Caribbean writers present a colonial past and its effect on Caribbean culture in their attempts to “write back” to imperialist thought.
ENG-W 208 Introduction to Poetry Writing (3 cr.) This course offers students an introduction to the craft and practice of poetry writing: how to find subjects for writing; how to create images, similes, and metaphors; how to make rhyme sound natural; and how to produce both metered and free-verse poetry. Part of the class will be a workshop in which students will learn to revise their poems and those of fellow students. This course can serve as a prerequisite for ENG-W 303 or ENG-W 305. This course is recommended for English majors pursuing a concentration in creative writing.
ENG-W 130 Principles of Composition (3 cr.) The ENG-W 130/131 Stretch Program offers students a yearlong introduction to the demands of college literacy, namely, to writing and reading analytically. Students use similar textbooks and do similar assignments for the regular ENG-W 131, but have more time to develop the abilities needed to successfully accomplish this work. Evaluation is based on portfolios of student work.
35
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Film Studies (FILM)
ENG-W 210 Literacy and Public Life (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
FILM-C 292 An Introduction to Film (3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131. An introduction to the uses of literacy in public and civic discourse, with connections made to theories of writing and professional prospects for writers; serves as the required gateway course for the concentration in writing and literacy and as an exploration of this concentration for other English majors and students considering the possibility of an English major.
Nature of film technique and film language; analysis of specific films; and major historical, theoretical, and critical developments in film and film study from the beginnings of cinema to the present.
ENG-W 231 Professional Writing Skills (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 (with a grade of C or higher). Focuses on expository writing for the student whose career requires preparation of reports, proposals, and analytical papers. Emphasis on clear and direct objective writing and on investigation of an original topic written in report form, including a primary research project. Evaluation is based on student projects.
A B C D
Folklore (FOLK)
E
FOLK-F 101 Introduction to Folklore (3 cr.)
F
A view of the main forms and varieties of folklore and folk expression in tales, ballads, gestures, beliefs, games, proverbs, riddles, and traditional arts and crafts. The role of folklore in the life of human beings.
G
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
ENG-W 260 Film Criticism (3 cr.) Viewing and critiquing current films with emphasis on the quality of production and direction. Contemporary films viewed; papers serve as a basis for discussion during class. Students will be expected to pay for their movie admissions.
H
FOLK-F 131 Introduction to American Folklore (3 cr.)
I
Folklore and traditional expressive behavior within the context of American culture. Art and traditional philosophies of folk groups found in America, including ethnic groups, occupational groups, regional groups, religious groups, etc. The function of folklore within the lives of American people.
J
ENG-W 270 Argumentative Writing (3 cr.)
K L M
Forensic and Investigative Sciences (FIS)
P: ENG-W 131 (with a grade of C or higher). This course introduces students to research writing as a process of inquiry that culminates in an informed position. Such work is not only the work of scholars but the work of responsible citizens, for it fosters thoughtful decision making and the ability to speak to important issues with authority based upon credible information. In the so-called information age, easy access makes evaluation of information an essential element of the research process; in ENG-W 270, students gain practice at applying basic criteria to the resources they discover. Using those resources presents students with the ethical concerns of research as well: the responsibility to consider varied viewpoints and represent others’ ideas fairly and to use academic documentation systems to acknowledge the ideas of others. As students read and write, they gain practice with the documents of academic research and with the issues of research as an activity. Evaluation is based on portfolios of student work.
N
FIS 10100 Investigating Forensic Science (2cr.)
O
Fall. Forensic science is the application of scientific methods to matters involving the public. One of its principle applications is the scientific analysis of physical evidence generated by criminal activity. During this laboratory course, you will learn basic techniques used to analyze forensic evidence. This will start with concepts in evidence documentation and collection. You will then learn concepts used in pattern recognition, forensic chemistry and biology, and trace evidence. There will be hands-on activities in all these disciplines. Topics will include but are not limited to: crime scene, fibers, hairs, explosives, fire debris, serology, DNA, illicit drugs, fingerprints, footwear, questioned documents, inks, glass, paints, blood spatter, and soils.
P
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Q R S T U V W
36
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
FIS 20500 Concepts of Forensic Science (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Forensic science and the criminal justice system. Evidence collection and analysis. Fingerprints, firearms, questioned documents, engineering, behavioral forensic sciences, pathology, entomology, and anthropology. Forensic science and the law.
FIS 20600 Concepts of Forensic Science II (3 cr.)
GEOG-G 108 Physical Systems of the Environment: Laboratory (2 cr.) C or P: GEOG-G 107. Laboratory session to complement GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment. Practical and applied aspects of meteorology, climatology, vegetation, soils, and landforms. This laboratory session is optional for students enrolling in GEOG-G 107.
GEOG-G 110 Introduction to Human Geography (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: FIS 20500, CHEM-C 101 or CHEM-C 105. Spring. Continuation of FIS 20500. Forensic chemistry and biology, hairs and fibers, fires and explosions, paints and coatings, blood and DNA, drugs, and toxicology.
French (FREN) FREN-F 131–132 Intensive Beginning French I–II (5-5 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
This course fulfills both social science and comparative world culture requirements. It introduces a series of principles, concepts, and methods for understanding the location of things in their place. It examines geographic perspectives on contemporary world problems such as religion, population growth, globalization of the economy, and human-environmental relations.
GEOG-G 130 World Geography (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Accelerated introductory language courses. Recommended for students with prior training in French or other Romance languages. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills, as well as awareness of French and Francophone cultures.
An analysis of the existing and emerging geographic patterns in the world and of the processes and trends producing such patterns. An examination of the global scale of human activities and interaction with the environment and the linkages tying the various regions of the world into a single, global system.
FREN-F 203 Second-Year French I (4 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Geology (GEOL)
P: FREN-F 119 or FREN-F 132 or 8–10 credit hours of college-level French or placement by testing. A continuation of practice in the listening, reading, speaking, and writing of French.
GEOL-G 107 Environmental Geology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
FREN-F 204 Second-Year French II (4 cr.) P: 11–14 credit hours of college-level French or placement by testing. Continuation of FREN-F 203.
An introduction to geology through discussion of geological topics that show the influence of geology on modern society. Topics include mineral and energy resources, water resources, geologic hazards and problems, geology and health, and land use.
GEOL-G 109 Fundamentals of Earth History (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Geography (GEOG) GEOG-G 107 Physical Systems of the Environment (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical
Physical environment as the home of humans, emphasizing the distribution and interaction of environmental variables (landforms, vegetation, soils, weather, and climate).
37
Basic principles of earth history: geologic time, basic rock types, and reconstructing past environments. Physical development of the earth: its interior, mountain formation, and plate tectonics. Origin and development of life: evolution and the fossil record. With laboratory GEOL-G 119. Equivalent to IU GEOL-G 104, IU GEOL-G 112, and PU GEOS 112.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
GEOL-G 110 Physical Geology (3 cr.)
GEOL-G 132 Environmental Problems (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Introduction to processes within and at the surface of the earth. Description, classification, and origin of minerals and rocks. The rock cycle. Internal processes: volcanism, earthquakes, crustal deformation, mountain building, and plate tectonics. External processes: weathering, mass wasting, streams, glaciers, ground water, deserts, and coasts. With laboratory GEOL-G 120. Equivalent to IU GEOL-G 103, IU GEOL-G 111, and PU GEOS 111.
This course is offered via the Internet and provides experience in addressing some of the kinds of problems that arise in studies of the environment. Particular attention is given to developing skills in evaluating scientific articles; specifically, the relevance of the information in an article, the credibility of the author, and the accuracy and usefulness of the quantitative information provided. The kinds of problems considered in this course will vary from semester to semester, but will be chosen from a list that includes global warming, tropical rain forests, acid rain, water pollution, solid waste disposal, appropriate use of land, and the ability of regulations to protect the environment. Three or four such topics will be covered each semester.
GEOL-G 115 Introduction to Oceanography (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Nonmathematical introduction to the geology, biology, and physical characteristics of the ocean. Includes waves, tides, currents of the world ocean, adaptations and distribution of marine animals, pollution of the marine ecosystem, and an introduction to the global ocean/atmosphere system.
GEOL-G 135 Indiana Geology (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
GEOL-G 117 Environmental Geology Laboratory (1 cr.)
An in-depth investigation of Indiana’s geology, including minerals and rocks, geologic time, mineral resources, fossils, topography, soil, water resources, and special geologic features such as the falls of the Ohio River and Indiana Dunes.
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: GEOL-G 107. Laboratory exercises in environmental aspects of the geosciences. To accompany GEOL-G 107.
GEOL-G 119 Fundamentals of Earth History Laboratory (1 cr.)
GEOL-G 136 Indiana Geology Field Experience (1 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: GEOL-G 107, GEOL-G 110, or GEOL-G 135. Fall, spring, summer. Field experiences and practical exercises in applying geologic principles and observing the geologic phenomena of Indiana. Topics may include sedimentary rocks and fossils, soils, mineral resources, hydrology, glacial history, and karst topography. Students will visit multiple park areas, complete problem-solving or handson exercises, and submit written reports.
P or C: GEOL-G 109. Laboratory studies of rocks, fossils, and stratigraphic principles to reconstruct past environments and interpret earth history. To accompany GEOL-G 109.
GEOL-G 120 Physical Geology Laboratory (1 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P or C: GEOL-G 110. Laboratory studies of minerals and rocks, landscapes, and earth structures. To accompany GEOL-G 110.
GEOL-G 199 Service Learning in Geology (1 cr.) P or C: GEOL-G 107, GEOL-G 110, or GEOL-G 115. Students participate in community service projects. Completion of the project includes a paper reflecting on how the service experience contributed to the application of the principles of general education.
GEOL-G 130 Short Courses in Earth Science (topic varies) (1 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Five-week short courses on a variety of topics in the earth sciences. Examples of topics include lunar and planetary geology, geology of Indiana, geology of national parks, glaciers, water, gemstones, geology of art, earthquakes, volcanoes, and dinosaurs. Each short course is 1 credit; no topic may be taken for credit more than once.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
38
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
GEOL-G 205 Reporting Skills in Geoscience (3 cr.)
GER-G 203 Second-Year German I (4 cr.)
P: GEOL-G 110, GEOL-G 209, and ENG-W 131. Techniques of presenting written and oral reports from the geoscience approach. The written report: mechanics of format and illustrations, proper citation of geoscience literature, the abstract, proofreading, and editing. The oral report: effective presentation and response to audience questions, and simulating a professional science meeting.
GEOL-G 206 Advanced Physical Geology Laboratory (2 cr.) P or C: GEOL-G 110. The laboratory study of minerals, rocks, topographic maps, aerial photographs, landforms and landscapes, structural geology, and geologic maps.
GEOL-G 209 History of the Earth (3 cr.) P: GEOL-G 110 and GEOL-G 120. Earth history with emphasis on physical and biological evolution of the earth, geologic time, stratigraphical correlation, plate tectonics, paleodepositional environments, paleogeography, and evolution of life. Laboratory and field trips.
GEOL-G 221 Introductory Mineralogy (3 cr.) P: GEOL-G 110, GEOL-G 120, and CHEM-C 105. Crystallography: symmetry, morphology, and classes. Mineral chemistry, physics, and genesis. Description, identification, association, occurrence, and use of common and important minerals.
GEOL-G 222 Introductory Petrology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: GER-G 132 or equivalent or placement by testing. Intensive review of grammar. Further development of oral and written use of the language. Selections from contemporary German readings and media.
GER-G 204 Second-Year German II (4 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: GER-G 203 or equivalent or placement by testing. Review of grammar. Readings of modern German with stress on discussion in German. Writing of descriptive and expository prose
Health Information Administration (HIA) HIA-M 110 Computer Concepts for Health Informatics (3 cr.) This course provides an overview of applications for the health and medical professionals. Topics include: audit trails, generating, qualifying and analyzing medical reports, word processing, computer hardware, medical software, and copyright and fair usage. Students retrieve and present medical data.
Health, Physical Education, and Recreation (HPER) University College students and preparatory students are encouraged to take classes with the following designations: D (dance), E (elective activity), F and H (health and wellness), N (nutrition), and selected P (physical education) classes.
P: GEOL-G 221 and CHEM-C 106. Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks: composition, field occurrence, characteristics, classification, origin, laboratory description, and identification.
Germanic Languages (GER) GER-G 131–132 Intensive Beginning German I–II (5-5 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Intensive introduction to present-day German and selected aspects of German life. Intensive drills for mastery of phonology, basic structural patterns, and functional vocabulary.
39
Courses with D or E prefixes are 1 or 2 credit hour physical education courses in a variety of areas, such as dance, aerobics, basketball, karate, swimming, yoga, weight training, golfing, jogging, fencing, stress management, tennis, scuba, volleyball, soccer, and many other areas of interests. See the current Schedule of Classes for a complete listing of courses offered each semester. Please note that all courses with a D and E prefix have attendance requirements, periodic examinations, and involve active participation.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
HPER-F 255 Human Sexuality (3 cr.)
HPER-N 220 Nutrition for Health (3 cr.) General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Survey of the dynamics of human sexuality; identification and examination of basic issues in human sexuality as they relate to the larger society.
Basic principles of nutrition with emphasis on identification, functions, and food sources of nutrients required by individuals for optimum health and development.
HPER-F 258 Marriage and Family Interaction (3 cr.) Basic personal and social factors that influence the achievement of satisfying marriage and family experiences.
HPER-H 160 First Aid and Emergency Care (3 cr.) Lecture and demonstration of first-aid measures for wounds, hemorrhage, burns, exposure, sprains, dislocations, fractures, unconscious conditions, suffocation, drowning, and poisons. Skill training in all procedures.
HPER-H 180 Stress Prevention and Management (3 cr.) Comprehensive course on stress management. Intended for college students from all fields of study. Applies several stress management techniques, including time management, deep breathing, progressive muscular relaxation, yoga, and study skills. To benefit most from class, students must practice stress reduction techniques outside of class.
HPER-H 195 Principles and Applications of Lifestyle Wellness (3 cr.)
C D
This course will provide an understanding of and introduction to the principles and practices of teaching physical education. Included is an introduction to teaching pedagogy, including lesson and unit planning skills. In addition, an introduction to the history of physical education as well as a history of the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management is presented.
E F G H
HPER-P 200 Microcomputer Applications in Physical Education (3 cr.)
I
A hands-on introduction to the use of microcomputers as problem-solving tools in physical education. Course content includes an introduction to microcomputers and Windows functions; word processing, spreadsheets, and database skills; and experience with graphics, basic webpage design, and sport-specific application programs.
J
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Overview of basic human body structures and functions appropriate for beginning students in physical education. Fundamental concepts concerning the interaction of biological and mechanical aspects of the musculoskeletal and neuromuscular structures. Emphasis on the practical application to study and the teaching of skilled human movement.
This course will increase an awareness of and provide instruction pertaining to wellness and will assist students in making healthy lifestyle choices. The course supports an emphasis on measurable parameters within the physical dimension of wellness and incorporates the remaining dimensions of emotional, intellectual, occupational, social, and spiritual wellness.
B
HPER-P 195 History and Principles of Physical Education (3 cr.)
HPER-P 205 Structural Kinesiology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
A
K L M N O P Q
HPER-L 135 Learning Community (1 cr.)
HPER-P 211 Introduction to Sports Management (3 cr.)
R
Focuses on your personal development specifically as it relates to self-discovery, health and fitness, and school/life balance. Our enthusiastic instructional team will help you polish your strategies for academic and personal success and introduce you to the campus resources that will support you throughout your college career while you get to know your new colleagues in all four courses. Classes will be activity centered and include numerous opportunities for fun and interesting campus and community engagement. Fit ‘n’ Healthy will culminate in a Personal Development Plan (PDP) that will help with goal setting and will steer you on the path to your college degree.
An examination of the broad spectrum of career opportunities available in the sport management profession. Special emphasis on career planning, sport management terminology, and an overview of specific skills and courses required for professional preparation in sport management.
S
HPER-P 212 Introduction to Exercise Science (3 cr.) An introduction to the science of exercise and human movement. Special topics in exercise physiology, sports biomechanics, sports medicine, and motor integration.
40
T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
HPER-P 215 Principles and Practice of Exercise Science (3 cr.) A study of the scientific principles related to physical fitness and the practical application of principles to directing fitness programming in school, recreational, and corporate settings. Students will be involved in setting up, participating in, and evaluating personal fitness activities.
HPER-P 224 Teaching of Dance Activities (2 cr.) Methods and materials of folk, square, social, and modern dance. Terminology, fundamental skills, selection, and presentation of dances. Emphasis on planning dance units and teaching of dances. Fundamentals of locomotor and nonlocomotor skills, as well as experiences in creative movement activities. Instruction in rhythmic movement progressions and development of materials for unit plans.
HPER-P 246 Performance and Teaching of Cardio and Resistance Training (3 cr.) This course will focus on teaching cardiovascular fitness and resistance training activities in health and fitness settings. These concepts will be covered: basic muscle anatomy, safety and etiquette, proper techniques, equipment options, aerobic fitness, exercise prescription, basic training principles, and lifetime fitness activities (youth through older adults). Emphasis on design, planning, and teaching of these activities.
Health and Rehabilitation Sciences (SHRS) SHRS-N 265 Nutrition and Exercise (3 cr.) This course will allow the student to apply the principles of physiology, chemistry, and biology to describe the role of nutrition and exercise in the human body and to explore the interrelated and protective role of nutrition and exercise in wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention.
SHRS-W 100 Learning Community Seminar (2 cr.) In this course, as a new student to the IUPUI campus, you will have the opportunity to discuss and explore a number of resources available to you on the IUPUI campus. Special emphasis will be placed on use of the library and library resources. The course will incorporate the first three components of the Personal Development Plan (PDP). You will also have the responsibility to research a particular health care profession of your choosing (from a list provided), write a paper about that profession, and orally present with a student partner your researched information to your fellow students.
SHRS-W 210 Introduction to Rehabilitation (3 cr.)
HPER-P 290 Movement Experiences for Preschool and Elementary Children (2 cr.) Provides the student with knowledge of potential outcomes of preschool and elementary school motor development programs, ways to implement such programs, and appropriate movement experiences for young children. Also provides the student with opportunities for observing and teaching young children in a structured gymnasium setting.
41
Understanding the historical, philosophical, and organizational context of the rehabilitation profession within the context of the health care delivery system. Based on the premise that understanding of and respect for health professionals is critical for effective functioning as a member of a health care team. Emphasizes expectations of students as beginning health professionals.
SHRS-W 211 Orientation to Health and Rehabilitation Professions (2 cr.) The major purpose of this course is to provide students with information to assist them in becoming acquainted with selected undergraduate and graduate health and rehabilitation science disciplines. Students will obtain information to develop realistic educational and career goals. Not open to students who enrolled in a health careers learning seminar.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
SHRS-W 250 Health and Rehabilitation Systems Across the World (3 cr.)
BMET 24000 The Technology of Patient Care (3 cr.) P: BMET 22000 and ECET 10700. An overview of medical equipment used in the hospital and other medical environments to diagnose and treat patients. Sensors and physiological signals will be explained. Equipment found in various hospital departments and medical specialties will also be discussed. Patient safety and regulations will be emphasized.
This course presents issues in global health and rehabilitation delivery systems from the viewpoint of many different disciplines with an emphasis on economically less developed countries.
Healthcare Engineering Technology Management (HETM)
BMET 29000 Biomedical Equipment Technician Practicum (4 cr.)
BMET 10500 Introduction to Healthcare Engineering Technology Management (1 cr.)
P: BMET 32000 or C: BMET 32000. Practice working in industry as a BMET. Students work on a variety of medical equipment and job tasks. Students receive some training in the form of in-service and orientation programs. An employer evaluation, student report, and a minimum of 180 work hours are required. Students may need to successfully complete a criminal background check.
Students will explore the discipline of healthcare engineering technology management (HETM) and the professional practice of technicians in the field. Certification, codes of ethics, and potential career paths will be explored. A visit to a clinical HETM department will be included in the experience.
BMET 29500 HETM Internship (1 cr.)
BMET 20900 Microprocessor Applications (2 cr.)
P or C: BMET 32500. P: completion of BMET 24000 with a grade of C or better; overall GPA of 2.0 or higher. Students experience an internship in the clinical setting exploring the professional practice of healthcare technology and the support of patient care. Students receive training through in-service and orientation programs. A minimum of 180 work hours are required. Students may be required to pass a physical exam, TB test, and background check or proof of immunizations including Rubella.
P: ECET 10900. This course will explore fundamental microprocessor theory and applications in healthcare technology. Hardware and software in specific equipment will be discussed.
BMET 21900 PC and Microprocessors for HETM (3 cr.) P: ECET 10900. This course explores fundamental computer and microprocessor components and theory, including applications in healthcare technology. Hardware and software in specific clinical equipment will be discussed.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
History (HIST)
BMET 22000 Applied Human Biology for HETM (3 cr.)
HIST-H 105 American History I (3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent. This course presents the human biology, anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology essential for biomedical equipment technicians and the devices involved in patient care. Focus is on the vocabulary necessary for effective medical communication skills in the hospital environment as part of the healthcare team.
General Education Core: Social Sciences
Political history forms framework, with economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history interwoven. Introduction to historical literature, source material, and criticism. Material covers Colonial period, Revolution, Confederation and Constitution, and National period to 1865.
HIST-H 106 American History II (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
Political history forms framework, with economic, social, cultural, and intellectual history interwoven. Introduction to historical literature, source material, and criticism. Material covers1865 to present.
42
Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
HIST-H 108 Perspectives on the World to 1800 (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
Emergence of civilizations in the Near East, sub-Saharan Africa, and pre-Columbian America. Role of revolutions, i.e., geographic, scientific, industrial, social, and political (American and French), in establishment of European hegemony in Asia and the Western Hemisphere.
IET 15000 Quantitative Methods for Technology (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
HIST-H 109 Perspectives on the World since 1800 (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
Rise and fall of European imperial rule in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Special focus on impact of World War I and Chinese, Mexican, and Russian revolutions. Independence movement in India, World War II, Cold War, new nations in Asia and Africa, and struggle for solidarity in Latin America.
HIST-H 113 History of Western Civilization I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
Rise and fall of ancient civilizations; barbarian invasions; rise, flowering, and disruption of medieval church; and feudalism and national monarchies.
HIST-H 114 History of Western Civilization II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Social Sciences
Rise of middle class; parliamentary institutions, liberalism, and political democracy; industrial revolution, capitalism, and socialist movements; and nationalism, imperialism, international rivalries, and world wars.
HIST-H 217 The Nature of History (3 cr.) An introductory examination of what history is, types of historical interpretation, common problems in history, and the uses of history.
P: MATH 15900. A course in the application of statistical techniques to typical problems in technology. Topics include data collection, descriptive statistics calculation, hypothesis testing, sampling, continuous and discrete distribution, probability, ANOVA, and related topics. The course also introduces the use of spreadsheet and other software to solve statistical calculations. Introduction to SPC is included. Basic metrology, concepts of gage and meter calibration calculations, instrument linearity, repeatability, reproducibility, sensitivity, precision, and instrument control are included.
IET 20400 Maintaining Quality (3 cr.) P: MATH 15300 and MATH 15400, or MATH 15900. An analysis of the basic principles of quality control. Includes statistical aspects of tolerances; basic concept of probabilities; frequency distribution; X and R charts; and uses of mechanical, electronic, air, and light devices for checking and measuring levels of quality acceptance.
IET 24000 Quality Techniques for Electronics Manufacturing (3 cr.) P: IET 15000. Survey of contemporary quality concepts and techniques. Topics include total quality management philosophy, process improvement, vendor certification, quality systems, ISO 9000 documentation, electronics industry quality applications, SPC, introduction to design experiments, basic reliability concepts, testing, and related topics. Team approaches to quality improvement and the application of the basic quality tools to improve processes are covered.
Industrial Engineering Technology (IET)
Informatics (INFO)
IET 10400 Industrial Organization (3 cr.)
This course introduces specific survival skills for success in college and beyond while reconciling personal learning skills with instructor-based teaching styles. Master the art of inquiry and elevate your sense of integrity while sharpening your personal edge by exploring critical thinking, project management, and current/future job market trends.
INFO-I 100 First-Year Experience (1 cr.)
A detailed survey of organizational structure: operations, finances, marketing, accounting, management, planning, control, personnel, quality, safety, wages, policy, and the human factors necessary for effective management.
43
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
INFO-I 101 Introduction to Informatics (4 cr.)
INFO-I 210 Information Infrastructure I (4 cr.)
Problem solving with information technology; introductions to information representation, relational databases, system design, propositional logic, and cuttingedge technologies: CPU, operation systems, networks, and laboratory emphasizing information technology, including web-page design, word processing, and databases using tools available on campus.
P or C: INFO-I 101. This course introduces students to software architecture of information systems and the basic concepts and procedures of systems and applications development. It covers the fundamentals of procedural programming and the syntax of modern programming languages. It also covers the principles of developing dynamic, data-driven applications for the World Wide Web.
INFO-I 112 Basic Tools of Informatics—Programming and Database Concepts (3 cr.)
INFO-I 211 Information Infrastructure II (4 cr.) P: INFO-I 210. This course explores topics in systems architecture of computer applications in greater depth, with emphasis on practices of developing well-designed, reusable software. Designing with reusability is the major information that needs to be delivered. Basic and advanced object-oriented programming skills and applications are introduced. The well-known software architectural pattern model/view/controller (MVC) is used.
Introduction to programming and database design concepts. Emphasis on problem-solving and informationgathering techniques. The lecture will discuss general concepts and syntax. The lab will focus on the use of software, a programming language, modifying and accessing data using visual tools, and building database applications using forms and development tools. Lecture and laboratory.
INFO-I 130 Introduction to Cybersecurity (1 cr.) P or C: INFO-I 101. This course introduces students to cybersecurity. The course will primarily focus on introduction to three core areas (technical aspects of security, organizational aspects of security, and legal aspects of security). Through examples of security problems in real life, this course will illuminate fundamental ideas and concepts of information security. Half semester.
INFO-I 201 Mathematical Foundations of Informatics (4 cr.) P: INFO-I 101 and MATH-M 118. An introduction to methods of analytical, abstract and critical thinking, deductive reasoning, and logical and mathematical tools used in information sciences. The topics include propositional and predicate logic, natural deduction proof system, sets, function and relations, proof methods in mathematics, mathematical induction, and graph theory.
44
D E F G H I
P: INFO-I 130. This course will allow students to reevaluate and conceptualize material learned in discrete courses to consider the topics from their perspective of security (e.g., computer system basics that create vulnerabilities). Vulnerabilities that combine standard hardware and software configurations will be examined, as these illuminate both security and computer networks. Operating systems and file systems are examined from the perspective of access control, permissions, and availability of system services.
K
INFO-I 231 Introduction to the Mathematics of Cybersecurity (3 cr.)
Students learn the fundamental principles and practices of human-computer interaction (HCI) and evaluation. Specific focus is given to the introductory knowledge of HCI methods, tools, and techniques for designing and evaluating user interfaces through the use of low and high fidelity prototypes for the web and software.
P: INFO-I 101. Introduction to key social research perspectives and literatures on the use of information and communication technologies. Discusses current topics such as information ethics, relevant legal frameworks, popular and controversial uses of technology (e.g., peerto-peer file sharing), digital divides, etc. Outlines research methodologies for social informatics.
C
J
INFO-I 270 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Principles and Practices (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
B
INFO-I 230 Analytical Foundations of Security (3 cr.)
P or C: INFO-I 130. Introduces the basic mathematical tools used in modern cybersecurity. Covers introductory mathematical material from a number of disparate fields, including probability theory, analysis of algorithms, complexity theory, number theory, and group theory.
INFO-I 202 Social Informatics (3 cr.)
A
L M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
INFO-I 275 Introduction to Human-Computer Interaction Theory (3 cr.)
INTR 20400 History of Interiors and Furniture (3cr.)
P or C: INFO-I 130. Introduces the basic mathematical tools used in modern cybersecurity. Covers introductory mathematical material from a number of disparate fields, including probability theory, analysis of algorithms, complexity theory, number theory, and group theory.
P: INTR 10300. A survey of the development of interiors, furniture, and decorative arts from early history to the present. Emphasis is on design motifs, ornamentation, and furniture styles. Adaptation and use of period styles within contemporary design are included. This course is delivered entirely online.
Interior Design (INTR)
International Studies (INTL)
INTR 10300 Introduction to Interior Design (3 cr.)
INTL-I 100 Introduction to International Studies (3 cr.)
An overview of the field of interior design, including history and theory. An application of the principles and elements of interior design. Basic hand drafting, lettering, finish, and color board construction/layout is included. This course is for those who are seeking or considering a degree in interior design.
INTR 12400 Space Planning for Interiors (3 cr.) P: INTR 10300. Introduction to the fundamentals of design for human activity, standards for space, programming, and graphic communication. Requirements for ADA and Universal Design will be included. Manual drafting/drawing.
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
This course is designed to introduce students to international studies. In contrast to international relations (a subfield of political science) with which it is often confused, international studies is an interdisciplinary field. This course provides students with an interdisciplinary sample of international studies scholarship from a variety of academic disciplines.
Italian (ITAL) ITAL-M 131–M 132 Beginning Italian I–II (4-4 cr.)
INTR 12500 Color and Lighting of Interiors (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: INTR 10300 and HER-E 109. Exploration of the physiological, psychological, and phenomenal aspects of color and light in interior spaces. Application includes specification and selection of lighting fixtures and light sources.
Introductory language course in contemporary Italian. Focus on grammar, reading, conversation, elementary writing, and culture.
ITAL-M 200–M 250 Intermediate Italian I–II (3-3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
INTR 15100 Textiles for Interiors (3 cr.) C: INTR 10300 and HER-E 109. An extensive study of textiles: fiber types, yarn production, fabric construction, finishing coloring, and printing. Application of textiles for use in residential and commercial interiors.
INTR 20200 Interior Materials and Applications (3 cr.)
P: ITAL-M 132 or equivalent. Intermediate study of contemporary Italian conversation, grammar, reading, and writing. Introduction to brief literary texts.
Japanese Studies (EALC) EALC-E 231 Japan: Living Tradition (3cr.)
P: INTR 10300 and ART 16500. Analyzes information related to use and specification of surfacing materials applied in interior design projects. The role of green design is introduced, and ecological issues are integrated into each category of materials analyzed.
45
An introduction to the patterns of Japanese culture: society, history, visual arts, literary masterpieces, performing arts, and living religious traditions.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
EALC-J 131–J 132 Beginning Japanese I–II (5-5 cr.)
JOUR-J 200 Reporting, Writing, and Editing I (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent and fundamental computer skills. P or C: SLIS-L 155 in Bloomington, JOUR-J 100 in Indianapolis. Working seminar stressing the creation of journalistic stories for diverse audiences. Students will learn to develop story ideas, gather information, combine visual and verbal messages, and write and edit news. Online sections available.
Introductory language courses designed for students who have not had any prior training in Japanese. Drills for basic skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing of Japanese.
EALC-J 201–J 202 Second-Year Japanese I–II (3-3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P: EALC-J 131–J 132 or equivalent. A continuation of practice in the listening, speaking, and writing of Japanese.
A B C D
JOUR-J 210 Visual Communication (3 cr.)
E F
Journalism (JOUR)
Theories of visual communications, including human perception, psychology of color, and principles of design. Application of those theories to photography, video, and graphic design in news communication.
JOUR-C 190 Perspectives on Communication (1 cr.)
JOUR-J 219 Introduction to Public Relations (3 cr.)
Students are introduced to college learning within a journalism and mass communications environment. Classroom instruction, library activities, and projects are designed to introduce technology and information resources, develop teamwork, and sharpen analytical and evaluative skills. Topics include career planning, study techniques, time management, data collection, and presentations.
Provides an overview of public relations and introduces theory and practice of the field. Topics include the relationship between public relations and marketing, the history and development of public relations, media relations, measurement and assessment methods, ethics, and law.
G H I J K L
JOUR-J 110 Foundations of Journalism and Mass Communication (3 cr.)
Labor Studies (LSTU)
Survey of the institutions of journalism and mass communication, their philosophical foundations, history, processes, economic realities, and effects.
LSTU-L 100 Survey of Unions and Collective Bargaining (3 cr.) A survey of labor unions in the United States focusing on their organization and their representational, economic, and political activities.
JOUR-J 150 An Introduction to Sports Journalism: Controversy, Conflict, and Characters (3 cr.) This course will explore the state and practice of sports journalism through case studies of some of this decade’s most controversial sports stories. We will explore these issues through evaluating coverage, reading related texts, and talking directly to prominent sports journalists, executives, and athletes.
LSTU-L 101 American Labor History (3 cr.) This course explores the struggles of working people to achieve dignity and security from social, economic, and political perspectives. It also explores a survey of the origin and development of unions and the labor movement from colonial times to the present.
JOUR-J 152 Introduction to Sports in Society (3 cr.)
LSTU-L 104 Labor History (3 cr.)
This course will introduce students to sports and will take a macroscopic approach in discussing sports’ societal influence. It will study sports from a socio-cultural-historical perspective as well as from a contemporary position. It will focus on the converging worlds of print journalism, electronic media, public relations, advertising, documentary, and emerging technologies as expressed in the new commercial reality of sports.
This course serves as an orientation for the study of labor history. It explores both critical and historical methodologies based on primary and secondary sources, biases, and interpretations. Discussions focus on selective questions and events.
46
M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
LSTU-L 110 Introduction to Labor Studies: Labor and Society (3 cr.) This course will introduce students to the interdisciplinary and advocacy approach of labor studies. Exploring labor’s role in society, the class will look at how unions have changed the lives of working people and contributed to better social policies. Discussions will highlight the relationship of our work lives to our nonwork lives and will look at U.S. labor relations in a comparative framework.
LSTU-L 220 Grievance Representation (3 cr.) Union representation in the workplace. The use of grievance procedures to address problems and administer the collective bargaining agreement. Identification, research, presentation, and writing grievance cases. Analysis of relevant labor law and the logic applied by arbitrators to grievance decisions.
LSTU-L 230 Labor and the Economy (3 cr.) Analysis of the political economy and the role of organized labor within it. Emphasis on the effect on workers, unions, and collective bargaining on employment, investment policy, and changes in technology and corporate structure. Patterns of union political and bargaining responses.
LSTU-L 200 Survey of Employment Law (3 cr.) Statutes and common law actions protecting income, working conditions, and rights of workers. Topics include workers’ compensation, unemployment compensation, fair labor standards, Social Security, retirement income protection, and privacy and other rights.
LSTU-L 231 Globalization and Labor (3 cr.)
LSTU-L 201 Labor Law (3 cr.) A survey of the law governing labor-management relations. Topics include the legal framework of collective bargaining problems in the administration and enforcement of agreements, and protection of individual employee rights.
LSTU-L 203 Labor and the Political System (3 cr.) Federal, state, and local governmental effects on workers, unions, and labor-management relations; political goals, influences on union choices of strategies, and modes of political participation, past and present; and relationships with community and other groups.
LSTU-L 205 Contemporary Labor Problems (3 cr.) An examination of some of the major problems confronting society, workers, and the labor movement. Topics may include automation, unemployment, international trade, conglomerates, environmental problems, minority, women’s rights, community relations, and changing government policies.
LSTU-L 210 Workplace Discrimination and Fair Employment (3 cr.) Examines policies and practices that contribute to workplace discrimination and those designed to eliminate discrimination. Explores effects of job discrimination and occupational segregation. Analyzes Title VII, ADA, and related topics in relation to broader strategies for addressing discrimination.
47
This course explores the globalization of trade, production, and migration and the effects of these processes on American workers. Through reading, discussion, and problem formation, students will think critically about the ways global processes and polices impact American workers’ daily lives, analyze existing historical and current justifications of offshore production and the dismantling of barriers to trade and investment, and explore alternatives to these policies.
LSTU-L 240 Occupational Health and Safety (3 cr.) Elements and issues of occupational health and safety. Emphasis on the union’s role in the implementation of workplace health and safety programs, worker and union rights, hazard recognition techniques, and negotiated and statutory remedies—in particular the OSHA Act of 1970.
LSTU-L 250 Collective Bargaining (3 cr.) The development and organization of collective bargaining in the United States, including union preparation for negotiations, bargaining patterns and practices, strategy and tactics, and economic and legal considerations.
LSTU-L 251 Collective Bargaining Laboratory (1–3 cr.) The development and organization of collective bargaining in the United States, including union preparation for negotiations, bargaining patterns and practices, strategy and tactics, and economic and legal considerations.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
LSTU-L 255 Unions in State and Local Government (3 cr.)
LATS-L 228 An Interdisciplinary Look at U.S. Latino/a Identities (3 cr.)
Union organization and representation of state and municipal government employees, including patterns in union structure, collective bargaining, grievance representation, and applicable law.
Exploration of historical and contemporary constructions of Latino/a identities and experiences in the United States. Emphasizes transcultural social contexts, racial formations, and intersections with other identities, including class, sexuality, and gender.
LSTU-L 260 Leadership and Representation (3 cr.) Organizational leadership issues for union, community, and other advocate organizations. Analyzes leadership styles, membership recruitment, and leadership development. Examines the roles of leaders in internal governance and external affairs, including committee building, delegation, negotiations, and coalition building.
An analysis of the growth, composition, structure, behavior, and government processes of U.S. labor organizations from the local to the national federation level. Consideration is given to the influence of unions on industrial and political environments, organizational behavior in different types of unions, and problems in union democracy.
F
MATH 11100 Algebra (4 cr.) P: MATH 00100 (with a minimum grade of C) or placement. Intermediate algebra for science, engineering, and technology majors. Real numbers, linear equations and inequalities, systems of equations, polynomials, exponents, and logarithmic functions. MATH 11100 is more rigorous than MATH 11000 and covers additional material. It is a prerequisite for MATH 15300 or MATH 15900 and can serve as a prerequisite for MATH 13000, MATH 13600, MATH-M 118, MATH-M 119, and STAT 30100.
Latino Studies (LATS) LATS-L 101 Introduction to Latino Studies (3 cr.) General inquiry into the historical and cultural heritage of Latinos who have lived or currently live in what is today the United States. Through readings and discussions, the course studies the varied histories of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Latin American peoples in the United States.
MATH 13000 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11000 or MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of C–) or equivalent; one year of high school geometry. Numeration systems, mathematical reasoning, integers, rationals, reals, properties of number systems, decimal and fractional notations, and problem solving.
48
D
MATH 00100 Introduction to Algebra (4 cr.)
P: MATH 00100 (with a minimum grade of C–) or placement. Intended primarily for liberal arts and business majors. Integers, rational and real numbers, exponents, decimals, polynomials, equations, word problems, factoring, roots and radicals, logarithms, quadratic equations, graphing, linear equations in more than one variable, and inequalities. This course satisfies the prerequisite needed for MATH 13000, MATH-M 118, MATH-M 119, and STAT 30100.
Explores various approaches and problems in privatesector organizing. Traditional approaches are evaluated in light of structural changes in labor markets and workforce demographics. Topics range from targeting and assessments to committee building and leadership development.
C
E
MATH 11000 Fundamentals of Algebra (4 cr.)
LSTU-L 280 Union Organizing (3 cr.)
B
Mathematics (MATH) P: placement. Covers the material taught in the first year of high school algebra. Numbers and algebra, integers, rational numbers, equations, polynomials, graphs, systems of equations, inequalities, and radicals. Credit does not apply toward any degree.
LSTU-L 270 Union Government and Organization (3 cr.)
A
G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MATH 13100 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 13000. Fall, spring, summer. Number systems: numbers of arithmetic, integers, rationals, reals, mathematical systems, decimal and fractional notations, probability, simple and compound events, and algebra review.
MATH 16500 Analytic Geometry and Calculus I (4 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 (with a minimum grade of C) or placement. Introduction to differential and integral calculus of one variable with applications.
MATH 16600 Analytic Geometry and Calculus II (4 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
MATH 13200 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 13000. Rationals; reals; geometric relationships; properties of geometric figures; one-, two-, and threedimensional measurements; and problem solving.
MATH 13600 Mathematics for Elementary Teachers (6 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11000 or MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of C) or equivalent; one year of high school geometry. This course is a one-semester version of MATH 13000 and MATH 13200. Not open to students with credit in MATH 13000 or MATH 13200.
P: MATH 16500 (with a minimum grade of C). Continuation of MATH 16500. Inverse functions: exponential, logarithmic, and inverse trigonometric functions. Techniques of integration, applications of integration, differential equations, and infinite series.
MATH 17100 Multidimensional Mathematics (3 cr.) P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 (with a minimum grade of C) or equivalent; one year of high school geometry. An introduction to mathematics in more than two dimensions. Graphing of curves, surfaces, and functions in three dimensions. Two- and three-dimensional vector spaces with vector operations. Solving systems of linear equations using matrices. Basic matrix operations and determinants.
MATH 22100 Calculus for Technology I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
MATH 15300 Algebra and Trigonometry I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of C) or placement. MATH 15300–MATH 15400 is a two-semester version of MATH 15900. Not open to students with credit in MATH 15100 or MATH 15900. This course covers college-level algebra and provides preparation for MATH 16500 and MATH 22100.
MATH 15400 Algebra and Trigonometry II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 15300 (with a minimum grade of C) or equivalent. MATH 15300–MATH 15400 is a two-semester version of MATH 15900. Not open to students with credit in MATH 15400 or MATH 15900. This course covers college-level trigonometry and provides preparation for MATH 16500, MATH 22100, and MATH 23100.
MATH 15900 Pre-Calculus (5 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of B) or placement. This course is a one-semester version of MATH 15300–MATH 15400. Not open to students with credit in MATH 15300 or MATH 15400. This course covers collegelevel algebra and trigonometry and provides preparation for MATH 16500, MATH 22100, and MATH 23100.
49
P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 (with a minimum grade of C–) or placement test. Analytic geometry, the derivative and applications, the integral, and applications.
MATH 22200 Calculus for Technology II (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 22100 (with a minimum grade of C–). Differentiation of transcendental functions, methods of integration, power series, Fourier series, and differential equations.
MATH 23100 Calculus for Life Sciences I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 15400 or MATH 15900 (with a minimum grade of C-) or equivalent; one year of geometry. Limits, derivatives, and applications. Exponential and logarithmic functions. Integrals, antiderivatives, and the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Examples and applications are drawn from the life sciences.
MATH 26100 Multivariate Calculus (4 cr.) P: MATH 16600 and MATH 17100 (with a minimum grade of C in each). Spatial analytic geometry, vectors, space curves, partial differentiation, applications, multiple integration, vector fields, line integrals, Green’s theorem, Stoke’s theorem, and the divergence theorem.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MATH-M 118 Finite Mathematics (3 cr.)
ME 27400 Basic Mechanics II (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: ME 27000. P or C: MATH 26600. Kinematics of particles in rectilinear and curvilinear motion. Kinetics of particles, Newton’s second law, energy, and momentum methods. Systems of particles, kinematics and plane motion of rigid bodies, forces and accelerations, energy and momentum methods. Kinetics, equations of motions, energy and momentum methods for rigid bodies in three-dimensional motion. Application to projectiles, gyroscopes, machine elements, and other engineering systems.
P: MATH 11000 or MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of C–) or equivalent. Set theory, logic, permutations, combinations, simple probability, conditional probability, and Markov chains. An honors option is available in this course.
MATH-M 119 Brief Survey of Calculus I (3 cr.) General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11000 or MATH 11100 (with a minimum grade of C–) or equivalent. Sets, limits, derivatives, integrals, and applications. An honors option is available in this course.
Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET)
Mechanical Engineering (ME)
MET 11100 Applied Statics (3 cr.)
ME 20000 Thermodynamics I (3 cr.) P: PHYS 15200. P or C: MATH 26100. First and second laws, entropy, reversible and irreversible processes, properties of pure substances. Application to engineering problems.
P: ME 27000. P or C: ENGR 29700. The basic concepts of mechanical design are introduced with emphasis on use of computer-aided design techniques. Applications are chosen from the area of linkage and mechanism design. Lab involves implementation of computer techniques in solving mechanical design problems.
F G H I
L M N O P
MET 21300 Dynamics (4 cr.)
Q
P: MET 11100. C: MATH 22100. Kinematics and kinetics principles of rigid-body dynamics are introduced. Emphasis is on the analysis of bodies in plane motion.
R
P: MET 21100 and PHYS 21800. The theories and methods of statics, dynamics, and strength of materials applied to the selection of basic machine components. The course will develop the fundamental principles required to select the individual elements making up a machine.
P: ME 27000. Analysis of stress and strain; equations of equilibrium and compatibility; stress/strain laws; extension, torsion, and bending of bars; membrane theory of pressure vessels; elastic stability; selected topics. Experiments include testing of mechanical properties and failure analysis.
E
K
MET 21400 Machine Elements (3 cr.)
ME 27200 Mechanics of Materials (4 cr.)
D
MET 20400 Production Design (3 cr.)
P: MET 11100. C: MATH 22100. The principles of strength, stiffness, and stability are introduced and applied primarily to mechanical components.
P: PHYS 15200. P or C: MATH 26100. Fundamental concepts of mechanics, force systems and couples, free body diagrams, and equilibrium of particles and rigid bodies. Distributed forces, centroids and centers of gravity of lines, areas, and volumes. Second moment of area, volumes, and masses. Principal axes and principal moments of inertia. Friction and the laws of dry friction. Application to structures and machine elements, such as bars, beams, trusses, and friction devices.
C
J
MET 21100 Applied Strength of Materials (4 cr.)
ME 27000 Basic Mechanics I (3 cr.)
B
P: TECH 10500. C: MATH 15400. A study of force systems, resultants and equilibrium, trusses, frames, centroids of areas, and center of gravity of bodies.
P: TECH 10400 or CGT 11000 and TECH 10500 or MET 10500. The design, evaluation, and documentation of engineering specifications required for manufacturability and assembly are introduced. Emphasis is on CAD-based details, assemblies, design layouts, equipment installations, and related industrial practices.
ME 26200 Mechanical Design I (3 cr.)
A
S T U V W
50
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MET 23000 Fluid Power (3 cr.)
Course credit is determined as follows: 100-level courses are 1 credit hour, and 200-level courses are 2 credit hours, for a total of 6 credit hours in the basic course. In essence, this course is intended to introduce the student to the Army and ROTC. Theoretical concepts are covered in the classroom, and practical military skills are learned in a field-training environment.
P: MET 11100 and PHYS 21800. This course consists of the study of compressible and incompressible fluid statics and dynamics as applied to hydraulic and pneumatic pumps, motors, transmissions, and controls.
MET 24000 Basic Foundry (3 cr.) P: MET 14100 and MET 14200. Casting processes of the past, present, and future. Special emphasis on developing problem-solving skills in using cast parts in manufacturing. Lectures, reading assignments, audiovisual presentations, demonstrations, and field trips. Assignment sheets with study questions are used in preparing students for discussion sessions and tests. Each student must also research and write a five-page paper on some aspect of the foundry industry or give a demonstration in the laboratory.
MET 27100 Programming for Numerical Control (3 cr.) P: MET 24200 and MATH 15900 or consent of instructor. An introduction to manual, conversational, and computer-aided programming. Incremental and absolute programming systems. Machine-based conversational languages and computer-aided programming languages.
Students are encouraged to attend optional physical fitness training (Monday, Wednesday, Friday from 6:45 a.m. to 7:45 a.m.), field-training exercises, and periodic leadership labs.
MIL-G 101 Leadership and Personal Development (1 cr.) This course introduces cadets to the personal challenges and competencies that are critical for effective leadership. Cadets learn how the personal development of life skills, such as goal setting, time management, physical fitness, and stress management relate to leadership, officership, and the Army profession. The focus is on developing basic knowledge and comprehension of Army leader attributes and core leader competencies while gaining a big picture understanding of ROTC, its purpose in the Army, and its advantages for the student.
Military (MIL)
MIL-G 102 Foundations in Leadership (1 cr.)
Also see Aerospace Studies for Air Force ROTC. The basic course (MIL-G 101, MIL-G 102, MIL-G 120, MIL-G 121, MIL-G 201, MIL-G 202) is usually taken in the freshman and sophomore years. All necessary textbooks and materials are furnished without cost to the student, and all tuition and fees are paid for through university fee remission. Signing up for the basic course is an excellent way to explore officership for those with an interest. No prior military experience is required, and no obligation for military service is incurred for participation in the basic course. Students may withdraw from the basic course at any time through the end of the second year.
This course overviews leadership fundamentals, such as setting direction, problem solving, listening, presenting briefs, providing feedback, and using effective writing skills. Cadets explore dimensions of leadership values, attributes, skills, and actions in the context of practical, hands-on, and interactive exercises. Leadership labs, physical-training sessions, and a weekend field-training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.
Individual courses cover the areas of the Army profession, leadership, values and ethics, personal development, physical well-being, military history, drill and ceremony, customs and courtesies, squad tactics, map reading, first aid, and basic rifle marksmanship. Various social and professional activities are available in conjunction with the military science program.
51
MIL-G 120–G 121 Leadership Lab (1-1 cr.) Must be enrolled in an Army ROTC class. Different roles are assigned based on level in the program. Learn and practice basic soldiering skills. Build self-confidence, team building, and leadership skills that can be applied throughout life. Course meets one Friday per month and one Saturday a semester. Students desiring credit for this course must formally enroll and pay for the course.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MIL-G 201 Innovative Tactical Leadership (2 cr.)
MSTE 21700 Motorsports Practicum I (1 cr.)
This course explores the dimensions of creative and innovative tactical leadership strategies and styles by studying historical case studies and engaging in interactive student exercises. Cadets practice aspects of personal motivation and team building in the context of planning, executing, and assessing team exercises. Leadership labs, physical-training sessions, and a weekend field-training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.
This course engages students in a hands-on experiential learning opportunity in which they participate in the design, fabrication, assembly, and preparation of a race vehicle just as they might when engaged with a race team in the motorsports industry. Students will be expected to show mastery of at least 4 of 12 key skills for success in motorsports.
MSTE 27200 Introduction to Motorsports (3 cr.) This course provides an introduction to the motorsports industry, including careers available, the organization and history of the industry, and technology development that has occurred due to the industry. A student project is required.
MIL-G 202 Leadership in Changing Environments (2 cr.) This course examines the challenges of leading in complex contemporary operational environments. Dimensions of the cross-cultural challenges of leadership in a constantly changing world are highlighted and applied to practical Army leadership tasks and situations. Leadership labs, physical-training sessions, and a weekend field-training exercise are optional, but available to those looking for more out of their college experience.
MSTE 29700 Computer Modeling for Motorsports (1 cr.) P: MET 27200 or permission of instructor. This course covers basic computer aided design and 3-D modeling of systems as needed for the motorsports industry.
HPER-E 130–E 230 Army Physical Fitness (2-2 cr.) (This course is offered through the School of Physical Education and Tourism Management.) Open to all students at IUPUI who are physically able to participate in a fitness class regardless of whether they are in another military science class. The course emphasizes the development of an individual fitness program and the role of exercise and fitness in one’s life. Basic Course cadets attend sessions for no credit without formally enrolling in accordance with the Professor of Military Science’s Physical Fitness Memorandum. If cadets desire credit for this course, they must formally enroll and pay for the course.
MSTE 21000 Statics and Dynamics (4 cr.)
D E F G H I J
MUS-A 110 Basic Musicianship and Technology I (6 cr.)
L
P: MUS-A 110 or consent of instructor. This course is the continuation of the four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Basic Musicianship and Technology I are explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as voice leading and modulations, are included. All topics are explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material incorporates an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only. 52
C
K
MUS-A 120 Basic Musicianship and Technology II (6 cr.)
P: MATH 16600 and PHYS 15200 or permission of instructor. This course studies the analysis of systems in static equilibrium, systems in dynamic equilibrium, simple vibratory systems, and provides for the study of either vehicle dynamics or vibrations.
B
Music (MUS) P: placement test taken one week prior to fall semester. This course is the first component of a four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. The courses in this sequence provide the major fundamentals of theory, history, and applied music skills while utilizing basic music technology. The semester is divided roughly into seven two-week units. Each unit focuses on one broad topic and related skill set. All topics are explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material incorporates an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only.
Motorsports Engineering (MSTE)
A
M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MUS-A 210 Advanced Musicianship and Technology I (6 cr.) P: MUS-A 110 and MUS-A 120, or consent of instructor. This course is the continuation of the four-semester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Basic Musicianship and Technology I–II are explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as counterpoint, mode mixture, and enharmonic transformation, are included. All topics are explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material incorporates an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only.
MUS-A 220 Advanced Musicianship and Technology II (6 cr.) P: MUS-A 110, MUS-A 120, and MUS-A 210, or consent of instructor. This course is the conclusion of the foursemester sequence in comprehensive musicianship. Concepts introduced in Musicianship and Technology I–III are explored with greater depth and sophisticated application. Several new topics, such as composition and cellular organization, are included. All topics are explored from an analytical, historical, and hands-on perspective. Course material incorporates an array of styles, genres, and cultural influences. For music majors only.
MUS-D 100 Percussion Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual percussion lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.
MUS-D 200 Percussion Instruments (1–2 cr.) Private percussion lessons, 30–50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.
MUS-E 241 Introduction to Music Fundamentals (2 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Learn the basics of music reading, rhythm games, singing, keyboard skills, children’s songs, and use of classroom instruments. Designed for but not limited to elementary education majors and others interested in using music as a learning tool.
MUS-L 100 Guitar Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual guitar lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview or audition required.
MUS-L 101 Beginning Guitar Class (2 cr.) Fundamentals of contemporary guitar playing with emphasis on simple songs and chords; acoustic guitar required for class and practice.
MUS-B 110 Horn Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Private French horn lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/audition required.
MUS-L 102 Intermediate Guitar Class (2 cr.) P: MUS-L 101 or ability to read music and play chord
MUS-B 120 Trumpet/Cornet Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) structures proficiently. Builds on knowledge learned in Private trumpet/cornet lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview/ audition required.
MUS-L 101; ability to reach chord notation, rhythms, and music notation necessary. Acoustic guitar required for class and practice.
MUS-B 200 Horn (2 cr.)
MUS-M 110 Special Topics in Music for Non-Music Majors (var. cr.)
Private French horn lessons, 30–50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.
This is a variable topics class. At IUPUI, some of the topics could include the following: Music and Computers (3 cr.), Studio Music Lab (2 cr.), IUPUI Percussion Ensemble (1 cr.), Laptop Orchestra (2 cr.), Understanding Jazz (1 cr., 5 weeks), Understanding the Orchestra (1 cr., 5 weeks), Sight Singing and Ear Training (1 cr.), Flute Repertoire Class (2 cr.), IUPUI Guitar Ensemble (1 cr.), or Music of Louis Armstrong (1 cr., 5 weeks).
MUS-B 220 Trumpet and Cornet (1–2 cr.) Private trumpet and cornet lessons, 30–50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Students must provide instrument.
53
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MUS-M 174 Music for the Listener (3 cr.)
MUS-V 101 Voice Class (2 cr.)
A survey course covering traditional and modern music styles of the last 1,000 years. Learn how to listen to music, instruments, and musical forms. No prior music experience required. Offered on campus and online.
Introductory aspects of voice, basic vocal techniques, and a wide variety of vocal styles and literature; students perform solo and in ensemble singing. No prior music experience required.
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
MUS-W 110 Flute/Piccolo Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
MUS-M 394 Black Music in America (3 cr.)
Individual flute/piccolo lessons, 50 minutes each week. Time scheduled with instructor. Additional applied fee. Interview or audition required.
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
A survey and exploration of black music from its African origins to the present with special emphasis on its social, economic, and political impact.
MUS-P 100 Piano Elective/Secondary (2 cr.) Individual piano lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview or audition required.
MUS-S 110 Violin Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
E
G
IUPUI Jazz Ensemble. Music of the Big Band era. This class is contingent upon enrollment of full instrumentation. Enrollment limited. Audition/interview required.
P: MUS-P 110 or permission of instructor. Builds on knowledge learned in MUS-P 110.
D
Individual saxophone lessons, 50 minutes each week. Time scheduled with instructor. Additional applied fee. Interview or audition required.
MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (2 cr.)
MUS-P 120 Beginning Piano Class 2 for Non-Music Majors (2 cr.)
C
F
Indianapolis Philharmonic Orchestra. Admission by audition only.
Learn keyboard and music-reading skills; must have access to out-of-class keyboard for practice. No prior music experience required.
B
MUS-W 150 Saxophone Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (2 cr.)
MUS-P 110 Beginning Piano Class for Non-Music Majors (2 cr.)
A
H I J K L
MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.)
M
The IUPUI Pep Band is organized in the fall and performs at home basketball games in the spring. Open to all students who play a band instrument.
N O
Individual violin lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor. Interview or audition required.
MUS-X 040 University Instrumental Ensembles (1 cr.)
MUS-S 120 Viola Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
MUS-X 070 University Choral Ensemble (2 cr.)
Individual viola lessons, 50 minutes each week. Additional applied fee. Time scheduled with instructor Interview or audition required.
The following vocal ensembles are available at IUPUI: the IUPUI Choir and the Indianapolis Symphonic Choir. Authorization and audition required.
R
MUS-V 100 Voice Elective/Secondary (2 cr.)
MUS-X 070 University Choral Ensemble (1 cr.)
T
Individual voice lessons, 50 minutes each week. Time scheduled with instructor. Additional applied fee. Interview or audition required.
IUPUI Choir meets 1 hour and 15 minutes per week; course culminates in a major performance each semester. Authorization required.
P
Scottish Rite Orchestra. Q
S
U V W
54
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
MUS-Z 100 The Live Musical Performance (2 cr.) Examines the approach to live performance of music (e.g., large ensembles, chamber ensembles, solo recitals, and other multimedia performances). Students attend live events, discuss music performances for genre, and develop critical listening skills.
MUS-Z 111 Introduction to Music Theory (3 cr.) A study of the fundamentals of the language and notation of music: listening, music reading and writing, and the elements of music as used in a variety of genres. Open to all students interested in a general background in music. Recommended for singers, guitarists, and keyboard players.
MUS-Z 201 History of Rock ‘n’ Roll Music: ‘50s and ‘60s (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Survey of major trends, styles, and genres of rock music of the 1950s and 1960s, focusing on the work of artists and groups who have the most enduring significance.
MUS-Z 373 The American Musical: Context and Development (3 cr.) The origins of the American musical: its societal impact and its development from vaudeville and European operetta to the rock musicals of today.
MUS-Z 374 Contemporary Broadway Musicals (3 cr.) An exploration of the Broadway musical with a focus on contemporary trends. American rock musicals, revivals, and British and European productions. Study of contemporary producers, composers, lyricists, choreographers, and directors.
MUS-Z 393 History of Jazz (3 cr.) Emphasis on jazz as a way to better understand the history and culture of America by examining the periods, major performers and composers, trends, influences, stylistic features, and related materials.
MUS-Z 401 Music of the Beatles (3 cr.) An in-depth, song-by-song look at the music, lives, and times of the Beatles. The course focuses on the music and is aimed at heightening student listening skills as well as fostering a deeper appreciation for the Beatles’ recordings.
MUS-Z 211 Music Theory II (3 cr.) P: successful completion of MUS-Z 111 or consent of instructor. Overview of part writing, musical form, harmonic analysis, and modulation. Intermediate aural skills, including harmonic and melodic dictation.
MUS-Z 301 History of Rock Music: ‘70s and ‘80s (3 cr.) Survey of trends and styles in rock music of the 1970s and 1980s. Focus on the artists and groups who have shaped the music of yesterday, today, and tomorrow.
MUS-Z 315 Music for Film (3 cr.) A survey of the music and sound of movie soundtracks. Class will analyze feature film segments to see how music textures, tempos, and structures affect the plot.
New Media (NEWM) NEWM-N 100 Foundations of New Media (3 cr.) An exploration of the characteristics of digital media, including interactivity, hypermedia, immersion, and storytelling. Includes an introduction to the practice, theory, and history of new media, from the viewpoint of technology, communication, and culture. There are readings, demonstrations, examples, hands-on projects, and written assignments.
NEWM-N 101 Multimedia Authoring Tools (3 cr.)
MUS-Z 320 Special Topics in Popular Music (3 cr.) This is a variable topics class in popular music. Some of the topics could include the following: music business marketing, music of Jimi Hendrix, history of American popular and urban music, song interpretation and performance, musical theatre auditions, women musicians, history of jazz since 1950, podcast music techniques, and steel pan techniques.
55
A hands-on introduction to some of the fundamental tools used in industry to produce interactive media-rich web pages. Case studies of sites that incorporate text, sounds, graphics, animations, and interactivity. Other topics include the design, development, and deployment of a personal website.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
NEWM-N 102 Digital Media Imagery (3 cr.)
NEWM-N 210 Introduction to Digital Sound (3 cr.)
A hands-on introduction to the basic tools used in the industry for the creation, editing, manipulation, and uses of 2-D raster and vector graphics. Other topics include the integration of imagery into a personal website.
P: NEWM-N 101. An introduction to digital sound creation and editing. Topics will focus on analog sound techniques and equipment, analog-to-digital conversion, basic editing, formats and conversions, digital-to-analog conversion, and basic sound effect techniques for new media.
NEWM-N 190 Topics in Interactive Media (1–3 cr.)
NEWM-N 215 Online Document Development (3 cr.)
Special topics in interactive media, with a focus on exploring concepts at the forefront of media arts.
Study of the creation, publication, and management of documents, images, and other media types on the web. Topics include web publishing, asset preparation, document types, contemporary content management systems, and their use in the organization. Hands-on experience with contemporary systems for content management.
NEWM-N 199 Directed Study I (1 cr.) This course introduces the new media student to the current job market and provides instruction on the development of job promotional material. Students will explore various new media careers in business, education, entertainment, science, and other related fields.
NEWM-N 221 Media Applications I (3 cr.)
NEWM-N 200 Desktop Tools for Digital Media (3 cr.)
Introduces concepts and skills related to the design of interactive multimedia applications for the web, the desktop, and mobile devices. Within the context of industry-standard application design tools, students use markup tags and scripting to create applications that emphasize graphics, animation, sounds, and interactivity.
A hands-on survey of the wide variety of tools used in creating multimedia animation, video, sound, and digital effects.
NEWM-N 201 Design Issues in Digital Media (3 cr.)
A B C D E F G H I J K L
Exploration of the traditional principles of visual design, as expressed in digital design tools and applied to digital media. Topics include visual literacy, fundamental design elements, and design principles, as well as their expression in various tools for digital design. Hands-on practice with applying design principles in several projects.
NEWM-N 202 Digital Storytelling (3 cr.)
Nursing (NURS)
M
NURS-A 100 Nursing: Drug Dosage Calculation (2 cr.)
N
Provides a review of basic mathematics, and presents a method of solving problems involving drug dosages.
O
NURS-B 104 Power Up: Strategies for Academic Success (3 cr.)
P: NEWM-N 100. Examination of the principles of storytelling across a range of digital media formats with attention to techniques for creating story-rich projects. Explores the role of agency, interactivity, story structure, and narrative, as well as the opportunities and challenges raised by emerging interactive and transmedia approaches to story-rich projects.
This first-year course for students who have declared nursing as a major focuses on assisting students in gaining essential skills for academic success and in developing the ability to make use of university resources. Topics will include time management, stress management, critical thinking, development of networks of support, NEWM-N 204 Introduction to Interactive Media (3 cr.) communication skills, learning styles, and academic responsibility. Teaching and learning strategies will The creation of interactive multimedia products for incorporate campus technology and library resources as multiplatform delivery. Topics include the multimedia tools for completion of course requirements. production process, audience analysis, hardware and software requirements, authoring tools, scripting, content development, interface design, distribution, and development strategies. Concentration will be on real-world applications for interactive multimedia.
56
P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Organizational Leadership and Supervision (OLS)
PHST-P 201 Introduction to Philanthropic Studies (3 cr.)
OLS 10000 Introduction to Organizational Leadership and Supervision (1 cr.) This class offers a general introduction to the OLS program. It also covers the purposes and practices relevant to frontline supervisors, managers, and leaders at all organizational levels. Students are given an opportunity to meet the OLS faculty and learn about OLS degrees, related technology courses, and other general education and elective classes.
OLS 25200 Human Behavior in Organizations (3 cr.)
This course explores the issues and values surrounding philanthropy and nonprofit organizations as they have developed in history, as they shape contemporary formal study of philanthropy, and as an important part of students’ personal, intellectual, and professional lives. One component of the course involves a service-learning experience and reflective essay.
Philosophy (PHIL) PHIL-P 110 Introduction to Philosophy (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Study of individual and group behavior in organizations. Special emphasis on typical supervisory relationships.
OLS 26300 Ethical Decisions in Leadership (3 cr.) P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent. This class is for students interested in discussing and contemplating the difficult legal and ethical situations facing managers in all sizes and types of organizations. Students in this class will read and discuss a variety of sources on ethics in the workplace and analyze written and videotaped legal and ethical scenarios.
OLS 27400 Applied Leadership (3 cr.) Introduction and overview of the fundamental concepts of supervision. Emphasis on the supervisor’s major functions and essential areas of knowledge, relations with others, and personal development.
Philanthropic Studies (PHST) PHST-P 105 Giving and Volunteering in America (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
This introductory course, designed as a general education course in the humanities for nonmajors, encourages students to reflect on their past and current experiences with giving and volunteering. Students will be introduced to the historical, philosophical, and literary traditions of America philanthropy and will be encouraged to apply these traditions to their own lives, service experiences, educational and professional goals, and visions for a better world. One component of the course involves a servicelearning experience and reflective essay.
57
An introduction to the methods and problems of philosophy and to important figures in the history of philosophy. Concerns such topics as the nature of reality, the meaning of life, and the existence of God. Readings from classical and contemporary sources, such as Plato, Descartes, Nietzsche, and Sartre.
PHIL-P 120 Ethics (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
An introductory course in ethics. Typically examines virtues, vices, and character; theories of right and wrong; visions of the good life; and contemporary moral issues.
PHIL-P 162 Logic (3 cr.) A study of the principles of logic. The course covers a variety of traditional topics, selected for their practical value, within formal and informal logic. Among the topics typically covered are fallacies, syllogisms, causal hypotheses, logic diagrams, argument analysis, and truthfunctional reasoning.
PHIL-P 237 Environmental Ethics (3 cr.) Addresses the moral issues concerning the relation between humans and the environment. Covers such topics as resource depletion, population growth, endangered ecosystems, deep ecology, and land ethic.
PHIL-P 265 Introduction to Symbolic Logic (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
An introductory-level course in symbolic logic. Study of the two most widely applicable systems: propositional logic and predicate logic.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Physics (PHYS)
PHYS-P 202 General Physics II (5 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: PHYS-P 201. Electricity and magnetism; geometrical and physical optics; and introduction to concepts of relativity, quantum theory, and atomic and nuclear physics. Three lectures, one discussion section, and one two-hour laboratory period per week.
PHYS 10000 Physics in the Modern World (5 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: introductory high school mathematics. Ideas, language, methods, and impact of physics today. Includes lab.
PHYS 14000 Short Courses in Physics (1 cr.)
PHYS-P 251 Heat, Electricity, and Optics (5 cr.)
Five-week short courses on a variety of topics related to the physical world. Examples of topics include: Waves and Particles Are the Same Thing, Relativity, Quarks and Other Inhabitants of the Zoo, Why Things Work and Why They Don’t, Lasers and Holography, and the Physics of Star Trek.
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: PHYS 15200. Heat, kinetic theory, elementary thermodynamics, and heat transfer. Electrostatics, current electricity, electromagnetism, and magnetic properties of matter. Geometrical and physical optics. Includes lab. Equivalent to IU PHYS-P 222.
PHYS 15200 Mechanics (4 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
A B C D E F G H
P or C: MATH 16400. Statics, uniform and accelerated motion; Newton’s laws; circular motion; energy, momentum, and conservation principles; dynamics of rotation; gravitation and planetary motion; properties of matter; and simple harmonic and wave motion. Includes lab. Equivalent to IU PHYS-P 221.
Political Science (POLS) POLS-Y 101 Introduction to Political Science (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
For any student interested in better understanding the political world in which we live. The course explains some fundamental political concepts such as power, conflict, authority, and governments. It may also include an overview of the major subfields of political science: comparative politics, international relations, political theory, and public policy.
PHYS 20000 Our Physical Environment (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
A nonmathematical introduction to physical concepts and methods by means of examples from daily life and current technological applications. Includes lab.
POLS-Y 103 Introduction to American Politics (3 cr.)
PHYS 21800 General Physics I (4 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
P: MATH 15900 or placement test. Mechanics, conservation laws, and gravitation; simple harmonic motion and waves; and kinetic theory, heat, and thermodynamics. This course is for students in technology fields. Includes lab.
PHYS 21900 General Physics II (4 cr.) P: PHYS 21800. Electricity, light, and modern physics. Includes lab.
PHYS-P 201 General Physics I (5 cr.)
K L M N O
POLS-Y 205 Elements of Political Analysis (3 cr.)
Q
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
POLS-Y 211 Introduction to Law (3 cr.)
P: MATH 15900. Newtonian mechanics, wave motion, heat, and thermodynamics. Application of physical principles to related scientific disciplines, especially life sciences. Intended for students preparing for careers in the life sciences and health professions. Three lectures, one discussion section, and one two-hour laboratory period per week.
An introduction to law as an aspect of government and politics and as a means for dealing with major social problems. Students will study legal reasoning, procedures, and materials and may compare other nations’ legal systems. The course usually includes a moot court or other forms of simulation.
58
J
Introduction to the nature of government and the dynamics of American politics. Origin and nature of the American federal system and its political party base.
An introduction to the techniques used by people interested in the systematic study of political science. The course includes an introduction to the quantitative analysis of political data.
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
I
P
R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
POLS-Y 213 Introduction to Public Policy (3 cr.)
PSY-B 201 Foundations of Neuroscience (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Life and Physical Sciences
Studies the processes and institutions involved in the formation of public policy with particular reference to the United States. The course will identify key policy actors, analyze the process of policy making, and critically assess selected policy issues (e.g., foreign, defense, economic, welfare, and environmental policy).
P: PSY-B 105, PSY-B 110, or BIOL-K 101. An introduction to neuroscience that explores how our brains develop, how they work, and how they are changed by life experiences. Topics include neural communication, localization of brain function, neural systems, and control of behavior.
PSY-B 203 Ethics and Diversity in Psychology (3 cr.)
POLS-Y 215 Introduction to Political Theory (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
An introduction to major ideas and theories in Western political thought, including theories of democracy and the analysis of conflict and cooperation. The course also addresses the attempts made by prominent political philosophers—from Aristotle and Plato to Locke, Marx, and Rawls—to understand and describe the nature of politics.
P: 3 credit hours of introductory psychology. This course introduces students to values and professional issues in psychology with an emphasis on ethics and diversity. Students will learn to recognize the importance of ethical behavior in all aspects of science and practice of psychology and that sociocultural factors and personal biases may shape research and practice.
POLS-Y 217 Introduction to Comparative Politics (3 cr.)
PSY-B 310 Life Span Development (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
A course that introduces students to the major political systems of the world. Students will look at different system types; examine in depth particular countries as case studies such as Britain, Russia, and Mexico; and compare executives, legislatures, elections, political parties, interest groups, and key areas of public policy.
POLS-Y 219 Introduction to International Relations (3 cr.)
P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Emphasizes the life span perspective of physical and motor, intellectual and cognitive, language, social and personality, and sexual development. Commonalities across the life span, as well as differences between the various segments of the life span, are examined. Theory, research, and practical applications are equally stressed.
PSY-B 380 Abnormal Psychology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
A course that introduces students to the major political systems of the world. Students will look at different system types; examine in depth particular countries as case studies such as Britain, Russia, and Mexico; and compare executives, legislatures, elections, political parties, interest groups, and key areas of public policy.
P: 3 credit hours of psychology. Various forms of mental disorders with emphasis on cause, development, treatment, prevention, and interpretation. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 324 and PU PSY 350.
Public and Environmental Affairs (SPEA)
Psychology (PSY)
SPEA-J 101 The American Criminal Justice System (3 cr.)
PSY-B 110 Introduction to Psychology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
General Education Core: Social Sciences
This foundational course introduces students to psychology as a systematic and scientific way to think about the biological and social aspects of behavior and mental processes. Topics include research methods, behavioral neuroscience, sensation/perception, learning, memory, cognition and language, motivation/emotion, personality, social, stress and health, psychological disorders and treatment, and life span development. Equivalent to IU PSY-P 155 and PU PSY 12000. 59
Introduction to the criminal justice system of the United States and its function in contemporary society.
SPEA-J 150 Public Safety in America (3 cr.) The protection of persons and property involves a number of public and private organizations. This course examines the roles that agencies working within the fire service, emergency management, criminal justice, and the private security sector play in securing public safety in the United States.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
SPEA-J 201 Theoretical Foundations of Criminal Justice Policies (3 cr.)
SPEA-J 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.) This course surveys terrorism in democratic societies with an emphasis on public policy responses designed to combat terrorism. Overviews of terrorist organizations in various countries are interspersed with analyses of significant terrorist events, public policies, and legal and public safety responses the events create.
P: SPEA-J 101. This course examines the impact of sociological, biological, and economic theories of crime and the practice of criminal justice. Focus is on the nature and importance of theory, context of theoretical developments, methods for the critical analysis of theoretical developments, and policy implications of the varying perspectives considered.
SPEA-J 275 Diversity Issues in Criminal Justice (3 cr.) This course will examine the influence of diversity issues such as race, ethnicity, class, and gender on crime and the treatment of underrepresented groups throughout the American criminal justice system.
SPEA-J 202 Criminal Justice Data, Methods, and Resources (3 cr.) P: SPEA-J 101. Course examines basic concepts of criminal justice. Students become familiar with research techniques necessary for systematic analysis of the criminal justice system, offender behavior, crime trends, and program effectiveness. Students will learn to critically evaluate existing research. Students will become familiar with existing sources of criminal justice data and will learn to assess the quality of that data.
SPEA-V 100 Current Topics in Public Affairs (1–3 cr.) Readings and discussions of current public issues and problems. May be repeated for credit.
SPEA-V 170 Introduction to Public Affairs (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
Broad coverage of public affairs through critical and analytical inquiry into policy making at all levels of government. Particular emphasis on intergovernmental relations as they affect policy in the federal system. Credit not given for both SPEA-V 160 and SPEA-V 170.
SPEA-J 215 Concepts of Forensic Science (3 cr.) Forensic science and the criminal justice system. Evidence collection and analysis. Forensic chemistry, including drugs and trace evidence; biology, including blood spatter and DNA; pathology; entomology; anthropology; and forensic science and the law. Please note that students taking this course cannot also receive credit for SPEA-J 322.
SPEA-V 221 Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
This course provides a broad overview of the nonprofit sector in the United States. Topics include the sector’s size, scope, and its religious, historical, and theoretical underpinnings. It also examines perspectives on why people organize, donate to, and volunteer for nonprofit organizations, as well as current challenges the sector faces.
SPEA-J 222 Murder in America: Causes and Consequences (3 cr.) An investigation of homicide in the United States. Focus is on the level and nature of homicides as well as domestic homicides, serial and mass murder, race, ethnicity, drugs and alcohol, school and workplace homicides, investigation, profiling, the death penalty and homicide prevention, and intervention programs.
SPEA-V 222 Principles of Sustainability (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
Meeting the needs of the present without jeopardizing the future involves an interrelationship between environmental, social, and economic systems. This course introduces and investigates the interrelationships between these approaches to synthesize a basic understanding that can lead to sustainable policies in the public, nonprofit, and for-profit sectors.
SPEA-J 260 Topics in Criminal Justice (1–3 cr.) Study of selected topics in criminal justice. Topics vary from semester to semester. Offered with no prerequisites and is open to all majors and first-semester students.
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
60
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
Public Health (PBHL)
SPEA-V 252 Career Development (1–3 cr.) Course highlights include: identification of work values and personality preference, a career research assignment, networking assignments designed to prepare students for contact with employers, in-depth tutorial and feedback concerning how to craft a marketable resume and cover letters, and development of overall career development plan.
SPEA-V 260 Topics in Public Affairs (1–3 cr.) Study of selected issues in public affairs. Topics vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
PBHL-H 120 Contemporary Health Issues (3 cr.) An examination of current public health, environmental health, and health service delivery issues in the United States. Topics include the organization and costs of health systems, access to care, the interrelationships between risk factors and health, and environmental challenges facing our society and their impact on health.
PBHL-P 100 Topics in Public Health (1–3 cr.) An introduction to public health disciplines, topics, and issues.
SPEA-V 261 Computers in Public Affairs (3 cr.) An introduction to computer applications in public affairs. Topics include basic terminology, core concepts, and issues associated with managing operating systems, designing networks, and applying user information technology to public affairs problems. Issues of security and ethics in computing are also considered.
Religious Studies (REL) REL-R 111 The Bible (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 263 Public Management (3 cr.) An examination of the management process in public organizations in the United States. Special attention will be given to external influences on public managers, the effect of the intergovernmental environment, and in particular, problems of management in a democratic, limited government system.
SPEA-V 264 Urban Structure and Policy (3 cr.)
A critical introduction to the major periods, persons, events, and literatures that constitute the Bible; designed to provide general humanities-level instruction on this important text.
REL-R 133 Introduction to Religion (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Introduction to the diversity of traditions, values, and histories through which religion interacts with culture. Emphasis on understanding the various dimensions of religious influence on people’s lives.
An introduction to urban government and policy issues. Topics include urban government structure and policy making, the economic foundations and development of cities, demography of cities and suburbs, land-use planning, and other selected urban policy problems.
REL-R 173 American Religion (3 cr.)
SPEA-V 272 Terrorism and Public Policy (3 cr.)
REL-R 180 Introduction to Christianity (3 cr.)
A survey of the incidence of terrorism in democratic societies with particular emphasis on public policy responses designed to combat terrorism in cities. Overviews of ongoing conflicts with terrorist organizations in various countries are interspersed with analyses of significant terrorist events and the public policies and responses such events create.
Survey of beliefs, rituals, and practices of the Christian community, with a focus on the varieties of scriptural interpretation, historical experience, doctrine, and behavior.
A consideration of American religion with particular emphasis on the development of religious diversity and religious freedom in the context of the American social, political, and economic experience.
REL-R 212 Comparative Religions (3 cr.) General Education Core: Arts and Humanities
Approaches to the comparison of recurrent themes, religious attitudes, and practices found in selected Eastern and Western traditions.
61
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
REL-R 243 Introduction to the New Testament (3 cr.)
SWK-S 141 Introduction to Social Work (3 cr.)
An introduction to the modern critical study of the New Testament from primarily a historical perspective. The goal is to learn to view these diverse Christian writings within the context of their historical and social settings.
P or C: ENG-W 131. This course is an introduction to the profession of social work and the philosophical, societal, and organizational contexts within which professional social work activities are conducted. It provides the opportunity for students to explore their interest in and potential for a career in social work. It introduces the knowledge, skills, and values of social work as a profession and explores the role of social workers within the broad area of social welfare and social services.
REL-R 257 Introduction to Islam (3 cr.) Introduction to the religious world of Islam: the Arabian milieu before Muhammad’s prophetic call and the career of the Prophet. Qur’an and hadith, ritual and the pillars of Muslim praxis, legal and theological traditions, mysticism and devotional piety, reform, and revivalist movements.
Science (SCI) SCI-I 120 Windows on Science (1 cr.) Designed for new and prospective science majors, the course covers an integrative overview of science, examining science and society, the scientific method and community of scientists, undergraduate research, professional ethics, an exploration of science-based careers, and strategies for success as a science major.
Social Work (SWK)
B C D E
SWK-S 201 Introduction to Case Management (3 cr.)
F
P or C: ENG-W 131. Given current changing demographics and complex social problems, human service providers will serve a more diverse and perhaps more vulnerable population. A large number of clients will find it challenging to access the maze of increasingly decentralized social services. Case management may help to address some of these issues. This course will introduce various case management models and the roles and functions of case managers. It will highlight the nature of client participation and the mutuality of the helping process. Ethics and ethical dilemmas will be addressed. Skills for client-centered, culturally competent case management will be explored.
G
SWK-S 221 Human Behavior and Soc. Environment I: Individual Functioning (3 cr.)
SWK-S 102 Understanding Diversity in a Pluralistic Society (3 cr.)
A
H I J K L M N
General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: SWK-S 141. P or C: ENG-W 131 and SOC-R 100 or PSY-B 110. This course assists the undergraduate social work student in building a foundation for understanding human behavior and development in diverse contexts across the life course. The course emphasizes the interdependence of dynamic interactions between a person and that individual’s environment, and thus introduces students to implications for human development through a person-in-environment lens.
General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
P or C: ENG-W 131. This course covers theories and models that enhance understanding of our diverse society. It provides content about differences and similarities in the experiences, needs, and beliefs of selected minority groups and their relation to the majority group. These groups include but are not limited to people of color, women, gay, lesbian, and bisexual persons. This course analyzes the interrelationship of race, class, age, ethnicity, and gender and how these factors influence the social values regarding economic and social justice.
O P Q R S T U V W
62
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
SWK-S 251 History and Analysis of Social Welfare Policy (3 cr.)
SOC-R 295 Topics in Sociology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: SWK-S 141. P or C: HIST-H 106. This course is designed to provide a historical perspective on the evolution of social welfare policies and programs and allow students to develop beginning policy analysis skills so that students will be able to identify gaps in the service delivery system and inequitable or oppressive aspects of current policy delivery. Students acquire knowledge of the prevailing social, political, ideological, and economic contexts that gave rise to the various social welfare policies and programs and have influenced how programs and policies have changed over time.
Sociology (SOC)
P: SOC-R 100 or consent of instructor. Exploration of a topic in sociology not covered by the regular curriculum, but of interest to faculty and students in a particular semester. Topics to be announced.
Spanish (SPAN) SPAN-S 131–S 132 Intensive Beginning Spanish I–II (5-5 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Introductory language sequence of courses. Emphasis on developing basic speaking, writing, listening, and reading skills as well as awareness of Hispanic cultures.
SPAN-S 203 Second-Year Spanish I (4 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
SOC-R 100 Introduction to Sociology (3 cr.)
P: SPAN-S 119 or SPAN-S 132 or 8–10 credit hours of college-level Spanish or placement by testing. A continuation of training in the four skills: listening, reading, speaking, and writing.
General Education Core: Social Sciences
P: placement in ENG-W 131 or consent of instructor. Consideration of basic sociological concepts, including some of the substantive concerns and findings of sociology, sources of data, and the nature of the sociological perspective.
SPAN-S 204 Second-Year Spanish II (4 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
SOC-R 121 Social Problems (3 cr.)
P: 10–14 credit hours of college-level Spanish or placement by testing. Continuation of SPAN-S 203.
P: SOC-R 100 or consent of instructor. Selected current problems of American society are analyzed through the use of basic sociological data and the application of major sociological frameworks. Policy implications are discussed in light of value choices involved in various solutions.
Statistics (STAT)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
SOC-R 234 Social Psychology (3 cr.) P: SOC-R 100 or consent of instructor. Sociological approach to human character with emphasis on the psychology of the individual in social situations. Topics include socialization and the self, language and communication, interpersonal relations, attitude formation, conformity and social influence, and group processes.
SOC-R 240 Deviance and Social Control (3 cr.) P: SOC-R 100 or consent of instructor. An introduction to major sociological theories of deviance and social control. Analyzes empirical work done in such areas as drug use, unconventional sexual behavior, family violence, and mental illness. Explores both lay and official responses to deviance as well as cultural variability in responses to deviance. 63
STAT 11300 Statistics and Society (3 cr.) Intended to familiarize students with basic statistical concepts and applications in public and health policies as well as in social and behavioral sciences. No mathematics beyond simple algebra is needed, but quantitative skills are strengthened by constant use. Involves much reading, writing, and critical thinking through discussions on such topics as data ethics, public opinion polls and the political process, the question of causation, the role of government statistics, and dealing with chance in everyday life. Applications include public opinion polls, medical experiments, smoking and health, the consumer price index, state lotteries, etc. Can be used for general education or as preparation for later methodology courses.
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
STAT 30100 Elementary Statistical Methods I (3 cr.)
TECH 10500 Introduction to Careers in Engineering Technology (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Analytical Reasoning
P: MATH 11000 or MATH 11100 or equivalent. Not open to students in the Department of Mathematical Sciences. Introduction to statistical methods with applications to diverse fields. Emphasis on understanding and interpreting standard techniques. Data analysis for one and several variables, design of samples and experiments, basic probability, sampling distributions, confidence intervals, and significance tests for means and proportions, correlation, and regression. Software is used throughout.
Introduction to the different disciplines incorporated in engineering technology as well as the skill set needed to be a successful student in engineering technology. Focus will be on individual and professional development, problem identification, developing analytical skills, time and resource management, project planning, design, implementation and evaluation, and oral and written communication in the engineering technology profession.
A B C D E F
Tourism, Conventions, and Event Management (TCEM)
Technical Communications (TCM) TCM 22000 Technical Report Writing (3 cr.)
TCEM-E 104 Principles of Event Management (3 cr.)
P: ENG-W 131 or equivalent. Extensive application of the principles of clear writing in business and industry with emphasis on adaptation to the audience, organization of ideas, and a concise, objective writing style.
Provides an introductory approach to planning and organizing events. Focus is on the operational principles of for-profit and nonprofit event types, including sporting, cultural, social, and business.
TCEM-G 100 Introduction to the Tourism Industry (3 cr.)
Technology (TECH)
Introduces the various components of the tourism, events, and hospitality industry. Emphasis is placed on exploring such areas as service, food and beverage operations, lodging, hospitality, events, and attractions. Students are exposed to different career opportunities available within the diverse scope of the industry.
TECH 10200 Discovering Technology (1 cr.) Designed to help students develop habits and skills that will benefit them in a college environment. An emphasis is placed on skills that will aid students in their pursuit of an engineering/technology degree, such as computer skills and problem solving.
TCEM-G 110 TCEM Learning Community (1 cr.)
TECH 10400 Technical Graphics Communications (3 cr.)
Provide students with a comprehensive introduction to IUPUI. Topics will focus on skills essential for success, including resources of the university, school and department, academic planning, discipline-based learning, skill-based learning, service learning, and critical reflection.
An introduction to the graphic language used to communicate design ideas using CAD. Topics include sketching, multiview drawings, auxiliary views, pictorial views, and dimensioning practices, as well as an introduction to three-dimensional modeling, lighting, and rendering.
TCEM-H 105 Lodging Management and Operations (3 cr.) Explores the operations and management of lodging facilities. Topics include type of property, revenue management, and guest services focused on meeting guests’ needs and maximizing occupancy. Discussion includes special forms of lodging, such as bed and breakfast facilities, vacation ownerships and resorts.
64
G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W
IUPUI Student Orientation
Course Descriptions 2014-2015
University College (UCOL)
TCEM-H 205 Facilities Operations (3 cr.) Introduces methods of managing event facilities with a focus on client services, risk management, and event planning across multiple types of venues.
UCOL-U 110 First-Year Seminar (1–2 cr.)
TCEM-T 107 Tourism Planning and Development (3 cr.) Introduces students to tourism attractions and destination management organizations (DMOs). Focus will include management, marketing, and product development of DMOs, including convention and visitors bureaus (CVBs) and state tourism offices.
TCEM-T 207 Tourism Policy and Sustainability (3 cr.) P: TCEM-T 107. Examines the relationships among tourism, sustainability, and development. Focuses on the development of tourism policy at local, state, national, and international levels. Discusses theories of development as economic, environmental, and sociocultural concepts.
TCEM-T 208 Global Tourism Geography (3 cr.) General Education Core: Cultural Understanding
Explores principal geographic features, population centers, and attractions, including travel destinations across the world.
TCEM-T 234 Cultural Heritage Tourism (3 cr.) Analyzes the integration of visitor interests and needs, as well as the protection of cultural and heritage resources. Elements examined include the various cultural and heritage assets operable as tourism attractions in addition to the link between quality cultural heritage tourism and community development. Emphasis is placed on Indiana cultural and heritage tourism.
All first-year seminars share a common set of learning objectives that address issues of transition to the university environment. The course is designed to assist entering students as they form connections with the IUPUI community, including other students, faculty, and advisors in a prospective major. The course is offered in a variety of formats, including a freestanding 1 credit course, a similar course linked to a general education requirement, and with the transition learning objectives embedded in a departmental introductory course. Different formats are sponsored by the various academic units and may consist of a single course or with linked courses.
UCOL-U 210 Career Connections (1 cr.) This course is designed to assist University College students in the major/career exploration and selection process. Especially targeted are students who are beyond their first year with less than 56 credit hours and who want or need to change majors or to declare a major. The course is designed to help students develop and execute a personalized plan of major and career exploration. This will be encouraged by using the first eight weeks of weekly class meetings to develop an individualized exploration contract and then using the second eight weeks to implement that plan outside of class. Students will also meet individually with the instructor and academic/career advisor. Through the course emphasis on experiential learning, students will be making connections with people, activities, and resources that will facilitate a more realistic approach to major/career decision making.
Women’s Studies (WOST) WOST-W 105 Introduction to Women’s Studies (3 cr.)
General Education Core: Social Sciences
This introductory course examines the relation of women’s studies to other disciplines and the multiple ways in which gender experience is understood and currently studied. Beginning with a focus on how inequalities between women and men, as well as among women, have been explained and critiqued, the course considers the impact of social structure and culture on gender. The intersections of gender, race, class, sexual orientation, and age are investigated in national and international contexts.
65