Courses

Business and government are facing a rapidly expanding need for information security professionals. This course surveys important skills in information security program design, networking and application security, the development of information security safeguards and information security auditing, disaster recovery, policy development, identity management, and effective threat assessment. This course is only for MIS majors.

Emphasizes the development and improvement of written and oral communication abilities. Topics include analysis of writing, applied grammar and writing skills, editing and proofreading skills, research skills, and oral communication skills.

Fundamental techniques in producing, scripting, shooting, directing and editing film and video projects, with an emphasis on single camera narrative production for independent distribution. Course restricted Film & Video Production (3808) AND Mass Communications (3800) Students.

This course introduces fundamental concepts related to information security. Terminology associated with information security is introduced and basic vulnerabilities associated with keeping information secure are examined. The importance of managerial oversight is discussed. Finally, basic security controls, available technologies, and risk mitigation strategies are considered.

Students will learn what journalists do, how they do it, and how to do it themselves. The course investigates procedural, legal and ethical ramifications of newsgathering, introducing feature style methods and instructing students how to write news briefs and inverted pyramid stories for publication using AP style.

Students will become familiar with domestic nutrition-related policies and practices and will be able to critically analyze and discuss how policies, poverty, and promotion and marketing impact health and weight.

An introduction to the concepts of pressure, level, flow, and temperature calculations and conversions; operating principles of indicators, recorders, transmitters, and transducers; measure pressure, level, flow, and temperature using various indicators and recorders; develop troubleshooting techniques for various devices.

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This course provides a comprehensive study in care of the skin for theory and practical application. Emphasis will be placed on client consultation, safety precautions, skin conditions, product knowledge, basic facials, facial massage, corrective facial treatments, hair removal, and make-up application. Other topics in this course include advanced skin treatments in electrotherapy, light therapy, galvanic current, high frequency, and microdermabrasion. Co-requisite: COSM 1000

Instruction in the operation of television studio and digital video technology and introduction to the production of television and digital video messages. Emphasis on electronic newsgathering, television studio production, and digital video editing techniques.