This course studies valuation for buyers, sellers, and independent appraisers to determine values of financial instruments, whole businesses and intangible assets. We develop the standard income and market-based approaches to valuation.
Overview of materials and processes for the application of plastics in the automotive industry. Engineering properties of plastics, rheology and governing relations for melt process flows. Plastic injection molding including design, control, and simulation of molding operations. Plastic part design and material selection; material testing and quality control.
This course focuses on formally documenting and communicating competency relative to the knowledge, skills, and abilities developed in the landscape architecture major. The course will help students prepare for professional work experience opportunities as well as learn more about additional educational opportunities in graduate school. Private, government, and non-profit sectors are discussed. Field trip(s) may be required.
This course utilizes the products and experiences from LA 398 to further develop the student for opportunities beyond this university. This course will further prepare students for landscape architecture professional practice. Topics will include licensure and certification, professional design performance rating systems, ethics, business structure(s), job offer evaluation and negotiation, career financial planning, and regulatory requirements. Field trip(s) may be required.
Topical seminars at an advanced level on current issues of significance to landscape architecture majors and graduate students. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits under different subtitles.
This is a longitudinal course throughout the Application Phase of medical school and is designed to provide medical students with the foundational knowledge and beginning skills in preparation for the supervised practice of medicine. The course will utilize both large and small group settings for the acquisition of knowledge related to common topics related to the contemporary practice of medicine. Simulation using both standardized patients and simulators will provide realistic clinical scenarios to practice the wide range of skills necessary for medical practitioners.
This course is intended to help future mathematics/science teachers build a theoretical background and gain the practical skills needed to begin to develop themselves as effective teachers in secondary classrooms. Students will be introduced to, and gain hands-on experience with a variety of instructional materials appropriate for teaching mathematics/science at the secondary level. Students are encouraged to be creative and reflective in developing, implementing, and evaluating practices associated with teaching concepts and skills.
The arts and artists have influenced concepts of love, war, religion, race, ethnicity, and gender and have helped societies face problems, celebrate accomplishments, mourn losses, beautify environments, and drive economies. The course allows students to investigate the intersection of arts and civic life. Through the exploration of topics including the intrinsic and extrinsic value of the arts; and social, economic, and political trends, students will learn the role of the arts and artists in historical and contemporary society.
A seminar which covers special topics in arts administration. May be repeated to a maximum of 9 credits when identified by different subtitles.
The competitive grant proposal process is the ultimate exercise in organizational capacity, yet the process itself can be elusive. In AAD 542 Grant Writing for Nonprofit Organizations, students will develop proposal writing, development, and research skills. Specific topics will include writing style and format, advanced analysis of tone, institutional prospect research, program design, strategic planning, building a case for support, identifying funding sources, creating the letter of intent, evaluation, sustainability, organizational capacity, and grant writing ethics.
