INTERACTIVE COURSES
Fall Semester, 2008

Business Administration Criminal Justice English

Philosophy Political Science Psychology

 

BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

CLASS MEETS: Tuesday
TIME: 6:00-8:45 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

09 110 BUSINESS PROFESSIONALISM & ETHICS (WEB) - 2 CREDITS
Section 3310 in Bedford and Section 3311 Somerset
This course originates in Bedford

CLASS MEETS: Monday and Wednesday
TIME: 12:00-12:50 a.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to develop skills necessary in today’s workplace and to help students improve their ability to make ethical decisions in business. Topics include: business etiquette, business communications, professional attire, organizational relationships, and ethical decision-making.

09 206 ENTREPRENEURSHIP - 3 CREDITS
Section 2312 in Bedford and Section 2313 in Somerset
This course originates in Bedford.

CLASS MEETS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME: 11:00-11:50 a.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

09 219 INCOME TAX ACCOUNTING - 3 CREDITS
Section 3308 in Bedford and Section 3309 in Somerset
This course originates in Bedford.

CLASS MEETS: Tuesday, Thursday                                       
TIME: 11:00-12:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Merle Helsel - 814-652-6212

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course covers the basics of preparing individual and small business tax returns. Emphasis is placed on federal income taxation.

 

 

CRIMINAL JUSTICE

39 101 INTRO TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE - 3 CREDITS
Section 1357 in Cumberland and Section 2025 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Monday
TIME: 7:30-10:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Trevor Wingard

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the history, philosophy and social development of police, courts, and corrections in a democratic society. Identification and operations of local, state, and federal agencies will be covered with emphasis on criminal justice career orientation.

39 102 POLICE ADMIN & OPERATIONS - 3 CREDITS
Section 1359 in Cumberland, Section 3579 in Bedford, and Section 2026 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Wednesday
TIME: 4:30-7:15 p.m.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Principles of organization and management as applied to law enforcement agencies; introduction to concepts of organizational behavior. Line activities of law enforcement agencies with emphasis on the patrol function and the prevention of crime; includes traffic, investigative, juvenile, vice, and other specialized operational units.

39 105 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION - 3 CREDITS
Section 1362 in Cumberland and Section 2027 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Monday
TIME: 4:30-7:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: John Morley - 301-784-5252

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A study of the fundamental principles and procedures employed in investigation of crime. Emphasis is placed on the investigation of specific crimes, identification of information sources and procedures required for the proper handling of evidence. This course is designed to develop a working knowledge of investigation techniques from securing the crime scene to preparing and presenting evidence in court.

39 205 AM CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (PS205) - 3 CREDITS
Section 1364 in Cumberland, Section 3580 in Bedford, and Section 2028 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Wednesday
TIME: 7:30-10:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A topical study of the development of the U.S. Constitution through the interpretation by the Supreme Court. Subjects include judicial review, federalism, Congressional and Presidential authority, the First Amendment, criminal rights, due process, and equal protection of the law.

 

ENGLISH

29 170 COLLEGE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT - 3 CREDITS
Section 2824 in Cumberland, Section 2825 in Bedford, and Section 2826 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset. (Sufficient enrollment required)

CLASS MEETS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME: 1:00-1:50 a.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Carol Shaulis

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Intended to systematically expand vocabulary development for improved communication skills. Emphasis placed on Greek, Latin, and native English roots and affixes (prefixes and suffixes) so that the student can subsequently attempt to deduce the meaning of a new word that contains previously discussed morphemes. Contextual clues, etymology, semantic change, and the rules of spelling will also be treated.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of English 90-96 or the reading portion of the English placement exam.

29 170 COLLEGE VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT - 3 CREDITS
Section 1296 in Cumberland, Section 3026 in Bedford, and Section 3027 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset. (Sufficient enrollment required)

CLASS MEETS: Tuesday, Thursday
TIME: 9:30-10:45 a.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Carol Shaulis

COURSE DESCRIPTION: Intended to systematically expand vocabulary development for improved communication skills. Emphasis placed on Greek, Latin, and native English roots and affixes (prefixes and suffixes) so that the student can subsequently attempt to deduce the meaning of a new word that contains previously discussed morphemes. Contextual clues, etymology, semantic change, and the rules of spelling will also be treated.

PREREQUISITE: Successful completion of English 90-96 or the reading portion of the English placement exam.

29 213 SURVEY OF AMERICAN LITERATURE - 3 CREDITS
Section 2470 in Cumberland, Section 2376 in Bedford, and Section 2377 in Somerset
This course originates in Bedford.

CLASS MEETS: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
TIME: 10:00-10:50 a.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Matt Marafino

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The development of American literature from its beginnings to 1865. The influence of Puritanism, Neoclassicism, and Romanticism on American writers of the period.

 

PHILOSOPHY

47 199 THANATOS DEATH/DYING (Psy 199) - 3 CREDITS
Section 3493 in Bedford and Section 2323 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Tuesday-Thursday
TIME: 3:30-4:45 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Patrick Walsh

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the basic ideas about death, as revealed in works of literature, music, and art, and in the writings of religious and philosophical thinkers. It is designed to show how men have faced the ultimate questions in a variety of environments and historical contexts. The course deals with the practical problems of grief, hope for the future and adjustment to one’s own approaching death and personal loss. Included will be various expressions in artistic form of attitudes about death e.g. Verdi’s and Mozart’s requiems, “Death f Ivan Llych” by Tolstoy, The Duino Elegies of Rilke, and other works.

 

47 201 INTRO TO PHILOSOPHY - 3 CREDITS
Section 2184 in Bedford and Section 2185 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Thursday
TIME: 6:30-8:45 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

COURSE DESCRIPTION: The meaning and scope of philosophy, its typical problems and theories, its relations to sciences, morality, and religion. Essentials of representative types of philosophy, including naturalism, pragmatism, dualism, and mysticism.

POLITICAL SCIENCE

55 205 AM CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (CJ 205) - 3 CREDITS
Section 1547 in Cumberland and Section 2063 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Wednesday
TIME: 7:30-10:15 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Staff

 

PSYCHOLOGY

47 199 THANATOS DEATH/DYING (Psy 199) - 3 CREDITS
Section 3493 in Bedford and Section 2323 in Somerset
This course originates in Somerset.

CLASS MEETS: Tuesday-Thursday
TIME: 3:30-4:45 p.m.

INSTRUCTOR: Patrick Walsh

COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of the basic ideas about death, as revealed in works of literature, music, and art, and in the writings of religious and philosophical thinkers. It is designed to show how men have faced the ultimate questions in a variety of environments and historical contexts. The course deals with the practical problems of grief, hope for the future and adjustment to one’s own approaching death and personal loss. Included will be various expressions in artistic form of attitudes about death e.g. Verdi’s and Mozart’s requiems, “Death f Ivan Llych” by Tolstoy, The Duino Elegies of Rilke, and other works.