Course Descriptions for EMA Majors

Accounting Course Descriptions

Acct 201 Introduction to Management Accounting
Offers basic understanding of how accounting information can be used in making business decisions. Emphasizes use of accounting information rather than procedural aspects of accumulating and classifying financial data. Prerequisite: SAT-M of 400+ or ACT-M of 19+ or completion of Mathematics 080 with a grade of “C” or better. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 202 Introduction to Financial Accounting
Principles of analyzing, recording, summarizing, and communicating results of business transactions. Includes preparation and interpretation of financial statements and application of accounting principles to proprietorships, partnerships, and corporate forms of organization. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 301 Intermediate Accounting I
Theoretical and practical application of generally accepted accounting principles. Accounting Principles Board (APB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements and opinions discussed. Prerequisite: Accounting 202. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 302 Intermediate Accounting II
Theoretical and practical application of generally accepted accounting principles. Accounting Principles Board (APB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements and opinions discussed. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 303 Intermediate Accounting III
Theoretical and practical application of generally accepted accounting principles. Accounting Principles Board (APB) and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) pronouncements and opinions discussed. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. (May be taken without or concurrently with Accounting 302.) Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 311 Cost Accounting
Manufacturing cost determination and allocation under job-order and process systems. Cost management and target pricing using activity-based costing and value analysis. Establishment of standard costs, budgets, and analysis of variances. Prerequisites: Accounting 201 and 202, and Computer Science 105. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 320 Accounting Information Systems
Design, use, and audit of accounting systems. Offers foundation for understanding business operations, transaction processing, management decision making, and impact of technology on accounting activities. Prerequisites: Accounting 301 (or concurrent enrollment) and Management 220. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 401 Advanced Accounting
Problems peculiar to mergers and consolidations, partnerships, foreign transactions and translation, troubled debt restructurings, bankruptcy reorganizations and liquidations, partnerships. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. Credit: 3 Hours. 405 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting Accounting practices and reporting of governmental units and nonprofit entities such as colleges and hospitals. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 405 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
Accounting practices and reporting of governmental units and nonprofit entities such as colleges and hospitals. Prerequisite: Accounting 202. Credit: 1 Hour.
Acct 410 Auditing
Auditor’s environment, ethical standards, legal responsibilities, and reporting requirements. Sampling and testing procedures used to verify internal control systems and account balances. Offers foundation for auditing section of Uniform CPA Examination. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. Recommended prerequisite: Mathematics 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 420 Federal Income Taxation
Tax planning for individuals, corporations, and small businesses. Includes topics such as income shifting, using trusts to minimize taxes, S corporations, tax aspects of divorce, capital gains, and tax credits. Provides a foundation for the accountant as a tax advisor to individuals and small business owners. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct 450 Accounting Theory
In-depth study of Accounting Principles Board (APB) opinions and Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) statements and concepts, policy, and the future of accounting standard-setting. Offers foundation for the Financial Accounting and Reporting - Business Enterprises paper of the Uniform CPA Examination. Prerequisite: Accounting 301. Credit: 3 Hours.
Acct X97 Internship in Accounting
Offers opportunity for professional experience through employment with cooperating business firms and governmental agencies. Includes orientation session prior to employment and debriefing seminars after employment termination. Includes student reports and employer and faculty evaluations. Course graded on a satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis only. (Does not count toward major requirements, except for major in Public Accounting.) Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and approval of Departmental Internship Committee. Credit: 1 to 3 Hours.

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Communication Course Descriptions

Comm 250 Interviewing
Increasing understanding and skill in both information-gathering and job-seeking interviews, with experience in both interviewer and interviewee roles. Credit: 3 Hours.
Comm 320 Integrated Marketing Communication
Helps students better understand importance, processes, and problems of sales communications in modern America; improves interpersonal selling skills of students; and introduces students to careers in sales and sales management. Prerequisite: Comm 190 or equivalent. Credit: 3 Hours.
Comm 420 Business Communication Seminar
Survey of current communication practices and materials in business, including written, oral, and nonverbal forms. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Computer Science Course Descriptions

Csci 105 Microcomputer Applications
Overview of microcomputer hardware and software systems that enhance personal and professional productivity. Overview of computer components, microcomputer operating systems, word processing, spreadsheets, and database management systems. Emphasizes integrated use of these tools to solve problems. Involves substantial amount of lab work outside of class. Credit: 3 Hours.
Csci 150 Advanced Software Applications
Advanced survey of popular applications software packages, such as word processors, spreadsheets, database systems, and operating systems. May be repeated up to three times, provided that a different software package is covered each time. On the transcript, this course listed with software package in parentheses. Prerequisite: Computer Science 105 or written permission of instructor. Credit: 1 Hour.

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Economics Course Descriptions

Econ 211 Principles of Microeconomics
Analysis of resource allocation under market systems emphasizing theories of consumer and firm. Various market structures, role and impact of government intervention in market system, and market failures. Prerequisite: SAT-M of 400+ or ACT-M of 19+ or completion of Mathematics 080 with a grade of “C” or better. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 212 Principles of Macroeconomics
Factors that determine aggregate employment, production, and income. Fiscal and monetary policies and banking system. Prerequisite: SAT-M of 400+ or ACT-M of 19+ or completion of Mathematics 080 with a grade of “C” or better.Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 301 Money and Banking
Financial markets and institutions, especially commercial banking industry; Federal Reserve System; monetary policy. Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 325 Economics of Gender
The economic analysis of the causes and effects of gender differences in labor force participation, employment, earnings, charitable contributions, housework, child care, education, etc. Historical trends as well as current gender differences in the world are also discussed. Prerequisite: Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 340 Economics of Sports
An analysis of the economics of professional sports. Attention is given to the major professional team sports involving topics such as the economics of franchises, stadiums, leagues, and labor markets. Prerequisite: Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 349 Intermediate Microeconomics
Price theory of firm under various market conditions, emphasizing theoretical techniques of economic analysis, including indifference curve analysis, offer curve, and general equilibrium. Resource allocation theory, including welfare economics. (Scheduled every third semester.) Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 350 Environmental Economics
The economic analysis of exhaustible and renewable resources. Topics include the design and impact of government policy as it pertains to water and air pollution, global warming, endangered species, sustainable economic growth, and a host of other environmental problems. Prerequisite: Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 360 Law and Economics
Economic analysis of legal rules of property, contract, and tort. Topics include product liability law, the economics of crime, government takings, and bargaining theory. Prerequisite: Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 371 Labor Economics
Analysis of labor markets and related institutional and policy issues. Discrimination, unemployment, unions and collective bargaining, wage differentials, compensation, training and education. Emphasizes critical analysis of observed data using economic methods and techniques. (Scheduled every third semester.) Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 372 Comparative Economic Systems
Comparative analysis of major contemporary economic systems. Economies of Japan, Germany, Eastern Europe, and China emphasized. Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 375 Intermediate Macroeconomics
Integrated study of Neoclassical economics and Keynesian theory of income and employment. Applications and limitations of Keynesian economics. Monetarist theory and post-Keynesian developments. (Scheduled every third semester.) Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 414 International Economics
Economic theories of international trade and monetary systems. Topics include comparative advantage, effects of trade barriers, determination of exchange rates, fixed versus flexible exchange rate regimes, and international monetary policies. Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 420 Applied Regression Analysis
Statistical methods used in economics and other social sciences emphasizing simple and multiple regression analysis. Prerequisites: Economics 211 and 212; and Mathematics 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ 421 Empirical Research
Students collect and analyze data to empirically test an economic theory and produce a written report. Prerequisite: Economics 420 Credit: 3 Hours.
Econ X97 Internship in Applied Economics
Offers student opportunity for field experience in economics through employment with cooperating employers. Includes orientation session prior to employment and debriefing seminars after employment termination. Includes student reports and employer and faculty evaluations. Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and approval of Departmental Internship Committee. Credit: 1 to 3 Hours.

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English Course Description

Engl 406 Writing for the Professions
Technical report writing emphasizing problem analysis, feasibility studies, proposals, progress reports, and instructions. Prerequisite: Senior standing or written permission of instructor. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Leadership Course Descriptions

Lead 101 Foundations in Leadership
Foundations course in leadership studies. Exploration of introductory themes: the academic study of leadership, definitions, ethics, power, and the temsion between individualism and community. Prerequisite: Candidate in McDonough Leadership Program. Credit: 3 Hours.
Lead 111 Foundations of American Leadership
Looks at leadership from an American perspective: it examines some of the key contemporary theories of leadership, explores the use of power in leadership situations and relationships, and considers the ethics of leadership. The course also attempts the challenging but increasingly important task of building effective teams to accomplish group purpose. Leadership 111 is the companion course to Leadership 112, Leadership in Global Contexts, for which it is a prerequisite. Both courses are intended primarily for students who are interested in leadership but whose program of study doesn't permit them to fulfill all the course and service requirements for the leadership certificate or leadership minor. There is no prerequisite for Leadership 111. Credit: 3 Hours.
Lead 112 Leadership in Global Contexts
Leadership in Global Contexts compares leadership across cultures and countries, explores the relationship between culture and leadership styles, ideas of cultural diversity and globalization, and a variety of considerations with implications for leading within and across national borders and global regions. The course also explores the challenging but increasingly important task of working across cultures in teams composed of persons from different cultures, ethnicities, racial identifications, and religious and social backgrounds. Leadership 112 is the companion course to Leadership 111, Foundations of American Leadership, and is intended primarily for students who are interested in leadership but whose program of study doesn't permit them to fulfill all the course and service requirements for the leadership certificate or leadership minor. Prerequisite: Leadership 111 (or Leadership 101 and permission of the Dean of the McDonough Center). Credit: 3 Hours.
Lead 203 Seminar in Leadership I
Understanding diversity and leadership in a global context. Prerequisite: Leadership 201. Credit: 3 Hours.
Lead 305 Business Ethics
An examination of the moral aspects of management and leadership. Using literature as well as traditional materials from business ethics, students will investigate how managers and leaders in business settings deal with concrete moral issues, such as affirmative action programs, intellectual property rights, and pollution cover-ups. Prerequisite: Limited to students with junior or senior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Mass Media Course Description

Mass 225 Introduction to Advertising
Planning, creating, placing, and measuring the impact of advertising, emphasizing its relationship to mass media. Special attention to the need for advertising to respond to specific client goals, needs, and operations. Prerequisite: Mass 370 or concurrent registration. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Math Course Description

Math 123 Practical Statistics
Offers students of social, biological, and management sciences statistical concepts typically used in their fields. Also for liberal arts students who want to be more knowledgeable consumers of statistical analysis. Gives intuitive rather than rigorous discussion of statistical techniques and reasoning. Descriptive statistics, hypothesis testing, contingency tables, and estimation of parameters. Prerequisite: Passing Level 1 placement test or Mathematics 070. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Management Course Descriptions

Mngt 301 Managing Organizations
General survey of management concepts, covering major functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Prerequisites: Economics 211 and Accounting 201. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 315 The Legal Environment of Business
Introduction to major points of business law, focusing primarily on the common law areas of tort, contracts, property and business associates. Legal procedures, jurisdiction and the government regulation of business will also be surveyed. (Not open to students who have taken MNGT 305, MNGT 306, or both.) Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 320 Financial Management
Financial function within corporations. Emphasizes financial analysis, planning, and control; working capital management; capital budgeting; valuation, cost of capital, and leverage; long and short-term financing decisions. Prerequisites: Accounting 201 and 202, and Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 321 Investment Management
Analysis of structure and functioning of stock market, management of securities portfolio; introduction to securities analysis. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 322 Portfolio Management
The course takes the student through an analysis of the stock market, equity and debt investments. Topics covered include developments in investment theory, valuation principles and practices, analysis and management of common stocks, bonds and derivatives. The course includes projects using commercially- available software. Prerequisite: Management 321 Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 325 International Financial Management
The course will explore challenges and opportunities for trading globally. An in-depth analysis will be made of an expanding economy, e.g., China, Ireland. Implications for the United States will be examined through trading groups such as the European Union and the Association of South East Asia nations and trade legislation such as the North American Free Trade Agreement. Analysis will also be made of practical aspects of overseas trading such as exchange rate risk management. (Scheduled alternate years; offered 1997-98.) Prerequisites: 9 hours of EMA Credit. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 327 Risk Management and Insurance
The course focuses on non-speculative risk and its management; identification and measurement of risk; techniques of risk control, models of risk management. The course also considers applications in insurance. Prerequisite: Management 320 Credit: 3 Hours
Mngt 328 Financial Services
This course introduces the student to financial institutions from the perspectives of both the consumer and the financial institution manager. The student will become familiar with the financial services offered to the public and with the financial, operational, and organizational aspects of these. Topics may vary but will usually include lending, asset liability management, new financial services, and mergers and acquisitions. The course will include speakers from the financial services profession, cases and computer-based projects. Prerequisite: Management 320 Credit: 3 Hours
Mngt 345 Human Resource Management
Survey of human resource principles and practices in areas of personnel planning, recruitment, selection, training and development, performance appraisal, compensation, discipline, safety, and employment law. Prerequisite: Management 301. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 355 Industrial Relations
Principles and techniques of labor relations as applied to industry and business. Emphasizes administration of industrial relations, particularly those associated with union-management relationships and related problems. Prerequisite: Junior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 360 Production and Operations Management
Productivity and quality in production and service systems; inventory control; plant location and distribution; production planning and scheduling. (Also listed as Industrial Engineering 360.) Prerequisite: Mathematics 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 381 Principles of Marketing
An examination of the current use of fundamental marketing concepts and strategies to better meet the wants and needs of customers in a competitive, global marketplace. Special attention is paid to current examples from the business press with an emphasis on the U. S. as a regional market in a global economy. Prerequisites: Economics 211. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 385 Marketing Research
Research methods and procedures for conduct of studies leading to marketing decisions. Techniques of gathering and analyzing data evaluated. Prerequisites: Management 381 and Mathematics 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 386 Consumer Behavior
Consumer decision making processes and psychological, sociological, and cultural factors influencing them. Analysis of marketing mix strategies and policies in behavioral context. (Scheduled alternate years; offered 1998-1999.) Prerequisite: Management 381. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 388 International Marketing
Application of marketing concepts to problems of doing business internationally. Environmental/cultural approach taken and tools for understanding import of cultural differences and impacts of natural and social environments considered. Prerequisite: Management 381. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 415 Commercial Law
Introduction to major points of modern business law, focusing primarily on the Uniform Commercial Code. Contractual relationships are explored through the law of sales, secured transactions, bankruptcy, and negotiable instruments. Conceptual approach to the structure and function of business associations. (Not open to students who have taken Mngt 305, Mngt 306, or both.) Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 432 Marketing Management
Goal-oriented analysis of marketing, planning, implementation, and control activities. Focuses on practical operations, decision making, and complete marketing programs of firms. Prerequisites: Accounting 201, Management 381, and senior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 451 Business Consulting I
Student teams work in the field as consultants to local businesses and economic development agencies. Students work under the supervision of a faculty member to provide clients with written and oral reports. Enables students to apply what they have learned in the classroom to the business community. Prerequisite: Senior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 453 Business Policies and Practices
Integrated analytical study of organizational environment, philosophy, and purpose from an executive viewpoint. Emphasizes formulation of policies, objectives, and programs of action. Intensive use of case study methods, in conjunction with evaluation of current corporate practices. Prerequisites: 15 hours in management and/or economics and senior standing. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mngt 497 Internship in Management
Offers opportunity for field experience in management-related areas through employment with cooperating employers. Includes orientation session prior to employment and debriefing seminars after employment termination. Includes student reports and employer and faculty evaluations. Course graded on satisfactory-unsatisfactory basis only. (Does not count toward major requirements.) Prerequisites: Junior or senior standing and approval of Departmental Internship Committee. Credit: 1 to 3 Hours.

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Management Information Systems (MIS) Course Descriptions

Mis 220 Management Information Systems
Management Information Systems is the study of how organizations use computerized information systems. It introduces the student to the people, technology, procedures, and controls that together: maintain essential channels of communication; process and control routine business activities; alert management and others to significant internal and external business events; and assist in strategic business decision-making. This course is not open to students who have already completed Management 220, except where the student wishes to repeat the course and replace the earlier grade under the College’s policy. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or higher. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mis 310 Enterprise Information Systems and ERP
This course addresses the increasingly important role played by enterprise information systems (EISs) and enterprise resource planning (ERP). It examines how EIS applications – provided by software companies such as SAP, Oracle, PeopleSoft, i2, Baan, and Siebel – unite an organization’s supply chain, customer relationship, product lifecycle, human resource, and accounting and finance business processes. The impact of current issues and new technologies on business processes is emphasized through discussion and application. Prerequisite: Management Information Systems 220. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mis 340 Information Systems Security
This course introduces students to aspects of establishing and maintaining a practical information-security program. T h e security aspects and implications of enterprise information systems, data warehouses, telecommunication systems, and software are examined. Techniques used to assess risks and discover abuses of systems are also reviewed. Prerequisite: Management Information Systems 220. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mis 350 Decision Support Systems and Business Intelligence
This course focuses on decision support systems (DSSs) and data warehouses, computer-based tools aimed at supporting decision making in all levels of an organization. It provides an overview of decision models and DSSs, and introduces students to data mining techniques used to extract business intelligence from data. Prerequisite: Management Information Systems 220. Credit: 3 Hours.
Mis 410 E-Business System Development
Electronic business (e-business) involves the computerization of value chains and business processes. The course introduces key e-business-enabling information technologies, such as Web-based application development, Extensible Markup Language (XML), data warehouses, and wireless technologies. The course focuses on advanced database topics, including Web-based application development. The class also explores new technologies gaining wide attention in the industry, such as XMLand wireless technologies. Various client and server side issues (optimizing communication needs, data validation, pitfalls, security, etc.) in building Web-based solutions will be covered. Prerequisite: Management Information Systems 220, 310 and Computer Science 371 Credit: 3 credit Hours.
Mis 430 Information Systems Security
This course builds on work done in Computer Science 365. It provides an in-depth study of telecommunications and makes students aware of not only the ongoing process of convergence of telecommunication and information technologies, but of implications for future services as well as societal changes. You will explore telecom applications in a number of areas to gain a greater understanding of how telecommunications and information technology are shaping business decisions today. Use of the Internet, TCP/IPnetworks, WANs, wireless networks, satellites and other technologies will also be explored. It is expected that students will gain an understanding of technology, products, services, and systems and be able to determine the applicability of these technologies to business and industry. Prerequisites: Management Information Systems 220 and Computer Science 365 Credit: 3 Hours.
Mis 490 MIS Consulting Capstone
The course covers concepts and techniques for the full development process from planning, through preliminary investigation and analysis, design, and implementation. The course begins with high level concerns about organization issues, sys - tem development goals, and team management. Students gain an understanding of the complexity of systems development environments and learn when to apply specific management and development techniques. A system development project for a local organization is the focus of the semester. Prerequisites: Management Information Systems 220; Communication 420 or English 406; and senior standing or permission of instructor. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Psychology Course Descriptions

Psyc 101 The Science of Behavior I
Introduction to the foundation of psychology as an empirical science. Discussion of the scientific method as it is applied to psychology and various phenomena of interest to psychologists. In addition, there will be a review of classical as well as contemporary topics in psychology examined from the behavioral, cognitive, developmental, social, and physiological perspectives within psychology. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 212 Social Psychology
Review of field of psychology that attempts to understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others and the social situation. Includes examination of prejudice and discrimination, attitudes and attitude change, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: Psyc 101. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 285 Experimental and Statistical Methods I
Introduction to use of empirical techniques for analysis of complex behavioral and mental phenomenon. Review of descriptive and inferential statistics and experimental designs used by psychologists. Development of computer skills that facilitate collection and analysis of data. Prerequisites: Psyc 101 and 102. Credit: 4 Hours.
Psyc 303 Psychological Testing
Provides introduction to psychometrics including psychometric theory, test construction, and statistical analysis of reliability and validity. Various testing procedures examined. Prerequisites: Psyc 101, 285, or Math 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 377 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Application of psychological principles, theories and research to industrial-organizational settings. Emphasizes the application of empirical perspective to areas of motivation, work-related attitudes, stress, group dynamics, leadership, decision making, and behavioral changes in industrial and organizational settings. Prerequisite: Psyc 101 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.

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Psychology Course Descriptions

Psyc 101 The Science of Behavior I
Introduction to the foundation of psychology as an empirical science. Discussion of the scientific method as it is applied to psychology and various phenomena of interest to psychologists. In addition, there will be a review of classical as well as contemporary topics in psychology examined from the behavioral, cognitive, developmental, social, and physiological perspectives within psychology. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 212 Social Psychology
Review of field of psychology that attempts to understand how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by others and the social situation. Includes examination of prejudice and discrimination, attitudes and attitude change, aggression, altruism, and group dynamics. Prerequisite: Psyc 101. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 285 Experimental and Statistical Methods I
Introduction to use of empirical techniques for analysis of complex behavioral and mental phenomenon. Review of descriptive and inferential statistics and experimental designs used by psychologists. Development of computer skills that facilitate collection and analysis of data. Prerequisites: Psyc 101 and 102. Credit: 4 Hours.
Psyc 303 Psychological Testing
Provides introduction to psychometrics including psychometric theory, test construction, and statistical analysis of reliability and validity. Various testing procedures examined. Prerequisites: Psyc 101, 285, or Math 123. Credit: 3 Hours.
Psyc 377 Industrial-Organizational Psychology
Application of psychological principles, theories and research to industrial-organizational settings. Emphasizes the application of empirical perspective to areas of motivation, work-related attitudes, stress, group dynamics, leadership, decision making, and behavioral changes in industrial and organizational settings. Prerequisite: Psyc 101 and 212. Credit: 3 Hours.

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