This course focuses on using creative and entrepreneurial processes to develop innovative programming for communities in a variety of contexts. Within this theory to practice course, students will develop innovative educational programming for communities of place, practice, and interest.
This course will present the basics of teaching and learning within a community setting. Community learning and development, community-based education and community education will all be explored, as well as effective teaching methodologies outside of the classroom. Students will learn innovative, unique teaching techniques through hands on instruction in a variety of community settings.
In the course, students will gain skills useful in any field which requires data analysis to inform decision making. Students will acquire hands-on experience with Analytics and PI platforms commonly used in industry such as Tableau, PowerBI, and Qlik. The primary focus of the course will be on preparing interactive dashboards using best practice visualization techniques and communicating analysis findings to stakeholders and senior decision makers.
ART 302 is designed to assist Digital Media Design majors in developing goal setting, writing, communication, and presentation skills needed to maintain a successful career in the professional field. Students are introduced to portfolio and resume design approaches, various strategies for presenting work, and critical analysis based on the production of written case studies. This class exposes students to a variety of fields they may pursue after graduation. This course is the Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) for the BS in Digital Media Design Degree.
An introduction to evidence-based perspectives on relationships, marriages, and families. Although emphasis is on using family systems theory to understand relationship processes, multiple theoretical and empirical perspectives are used to examine and take positions on numerous contemporary issues in family science.
This course is an introduction to selected topics in oral history methodology and theory. It is designed for persons intending to use oral and life history interviews in historical or other qualitative research. The course examines how: oral history projects are initiated, projects are administered, interviews are conducted, and oral history interviews are preserved in archives and libraries. The course also explores the reliability of memory and the utilization of oral histories in public presentations.
In the arts and culture sector, programming is so much more than logistics. It is a mission-driven, relational pursuit that personifies organizational identity, attracts funding, and ultimately results in presentations to, and engagements with, the public. The breadth and depth of what arts programming looks like, for any type of arts organization, requires staff to develop, manage, and evaluate its offerings. This course explores the relevant theory, history, and practice of programming for different types of arts organizations.
This course will explore the historical perspectives, current applications, and future directions of biotechnology. The course will consist of informal lectures and interactive discussions led by Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology faculty and visiting professionals. The course will also orient students to the educational/career opportunities in Biotechnology and assist them in developing a focus for their degree programs.
An experiential education internship focusing on introducing students to the culture and activities of a science lab without the pressure or expectation of research productivity. Students will gain experience and confidence with important laboratory activities such as (but not limited to) maintaining clean equipment, media preparation, biological organism maintenance, and data organization and analysis.
This course introduces data management and mining concepts and practices. relational databases, structured query language (SQL), and data analytics tools incorporated to introduce data structure, database design, data queries and data manipulation.
