2011-2012 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

Page 213 2011–12 Undergraduate Catalog Introduction Admissions Academic Information Academic Departments Course Descriptions Financial Information Appendix Index Course Descriptions | BIO-4350 – BUS-3280 BIO-4350 Immunology –Fa 3 hours Study of the human immune system, including descriptions of basic immunological phenomena, biochemistry of antibodies and antigens, the cellular and genetic components of the immune response, and immunopathology. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology. BIO-4351 Immunology Laboratory –Fa 1 hours Students will learn immunological techniques commonly used in clinical and research applications. One 3-hour laboratory per week. Prerequisite: BIO-1110 Introduction to Biology. Corequisite: BIO-4350 Immunology. (Fee: $100) BIO-4410 Developmental Biology –Fa 4 hours Systematic study of the mechanism of reproduction, gametogenesis, and organogenesis, with an emphasis on human development. Morphological laboratory study of selected vertebrates will reinforce the lecture material. Three lectures and one lab per week. Prerequisites: Junior status as a biology major or premed chemistry major, or BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function, or GBIO-2015 Human Anatomy and Physiology II and permission of instructor, or GBIO-2020 Human Anatomy, Physiology and Pathophysiology, and permission of instructor. (Fee: $100) BIO-4710 Principles of Bioethics –Fa 3 hours Christian principles of bioethics, with an emphasis on personhood and the sanctity of human life. Three lectures per week. Prerequisites: completion of core biology curriculum; junior status. BIO-4770 Pathophysiology –Sp 3 hours Study of the abnormal functions of the human body during disease. Includes case study discussions and research writing. Three lectures per week. Prerequisite: BIO-3450 Human Structure and Function I, permission of instructor. Corequisite: BIO-3460 Human Structure and Function II. BIO-4800 Senior Seminar–Biology –Fa, Sp 1 hour In this capstone course required of all senior biology majors, students compile data from laboratory, field study, or extensive literature research and give an oral presentation. Approval of the topic must be given by the student’s academic advisor. The student must also attend a minimum of 10 seminars during the senior year. Prerequisites: Senior status; attendance of a minimum of 10 seminars prior to the senior year. BIO-4880 Topics in Biology 1–3 hours Topics of special interest by the biology faculty from the areas of modern biology. Prerequisites: Junior status; permission of instructor. BIO-4900 Independent Study: Biology –Fa, Sp 1–3 hours Supervised independent study of a particular biological phenomenon. Submission and approval of a research proposal must precede registration. Prerequisites: major in biology; permission of advisor. BIO-4910 Environmental Biology Internship –Fa, Sp 4 hours An opportunity to participate in an internship experience involving research projects with field biologists, ecologists, environmental health scientists, or environmental educators, depending upon the student’s vocational preference. Involves department faculty or faculty in conjunction with local or state agencies or private institutions. Provides practical experience in field biology and ecology techniques related to habitat characterization, monitoring, management, and restoration. Prerequisites: BIO-1120 General Zoology; BIO-2500 General Botany, BIO-2600 General Ecology; permission of instructor. (Fee: $25) Business Administration (BUS) BUS 1000-The Business Profession –Fa, Sp, 2 hours Provides a broad and comprehensive introduction to the field of business and encourages students to discover their calling to ministry in the marketplace. Includes an introduction to the academic requirements of the program and provides opportunity for practical experience in the field of business. (Fee $25) BUS 1040-The DBA Experience –Fa,Sp 0 hours Includes topics and experiences designed to prepare the student to transition into the work world upon graduation, as well as encourage significant service opportunities. Designed to be co-curricular in nature and to augment the curricular experience of the DBA student. Provides a thematic framework for each year of study in the business program (Fee $20). BUS 1410-Topics in Business 1–3 hours A variety of courses are covered under this heading on an experimental basis. This allows the department to meet the changing needs of the students without formally adding or dropping courses. BUS-2100 Business Communication –Fa,Sp 3 hours Instruction for writing business letters, memos, e-mail, and business reports. Oral business presentations, group collaboration, and the communication process in general are also discussed. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. BUS-2110 Statistics I –Fa, Sp 2 hours An introduction to statistical methods used in business decision making, including descriptive statistics, probability, probability distributions, estimation, and hypothesis testing. Prerequisite: GMTH-1020 College Algebra. BUS-2120 Statistics II –Fa, Sp 2 hours An extension of Statistics I to include tests of hypothesis, analysis of variance, chi-square, simple and multiple regression models. Prerequisite: BUS-2110 Statistics I. BUS-2180 Business Law I –Fa, Sp 3 hours Examines the legal environment in which business operates. The course begins by surveying various sources and law and related ethical principles, and the structure and function of the judicial system. The remainder of the course addresses substantive areas of law, typically including torts, contracts, warranty and consumer protection, agency and employment, business entities, antitrust, intellectual property, and environmental law. BUS-3150 Operations Analysis –Fa, Sp 2 hours Introduces mathematical methods of decision analysis. Topics include probability, forecasting, decision under uncertainty, decision trees, inventory models, linear programming, and networks. Prerequisites: BUS-2120 Statistics II; junior status. BUS-3180 Business Law II –Sp 3 hours Continues the study of the legal enfirnoment in which business operates, with particular focus on topics covered on the CPA exam. Typical course content includes sales, negotiable instuments, secured transactions, bankruptcy, partnerships, securities regulation, real and personal property, wills and trusts, and insurance. Prerequisite: BUS-2180 Business Law I. BUS-3280 3 hours Integrated Business Core Practicum –Fa In this course, students will apply concepts from the corequisite courses in which they are enrolled to their own start-up business ventures and to community service projects. Students in the class will form a 30- to 35-person company. Each company will develop a plan of organization to form and operate a business for the semester, as well as an organizational and operating plan to complete a community service project. Prerequisites: MIS-1500; MIS-1510; ACCT-2110; ACCT-2120; BUS-2120; BUS-2180; ECON- 2330; ECON-2340. Corequisites: MRKT-3600; MGMT-3500; FIN- 3710 (blocked courses).