Courses

Study of one or more public issues. Will focus on both the process of decision- making and evaluation of policy.

This course will examine the unique roles of public sector unions at the federal, state, and local levels. The growth and development of government unions will be studied. What the private sector can learn from the success of collective bargaining in the public sector will be considered. Compensation, dispute resolution and arbitration, and public sector labor legislation are among the topics to be covered.

Application of principles of speech preparation to major types of public address; study of selected speeches to illustrate major types; presentation of speeches; policy-forming, professional, social, ceremonial.

This course is an introduction to various puppet theater forms. The workshop may cover rod, shadow, marionette and other forms of global puppetry. Students will build and create original puppets, as we well as write and perform puppet plays. May be repeated for credit if different work is involved. 511 / 1272 Queens College

A critical study of Pushkin’s major works (in translation), with lectures on his life, times, and literary influence.

An introduction to the quantitative analysis of data. Topics include probability, descriptive statistics, basic measurement, hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, simple analysis of variance, and simple correlation.

The application of quantitative and programming techniques in managerial decision- making, including probability analysis, mathematical programming, network models, queuing theory, Monte Carlo simulation, and regression/ correlation analysis, inventory models, and capital budgeting.

This course includes institutional menu planning and purchasing, inventory control, production, and distribution. Topics will include layout and design, equipment selection, and compliance with codes and standards.

The fundamental principles of quantum chemistry are presented and their applications to chemical problems in spectroscopy and thermodynamics are detailed.

Exploration of artistic practice and movements in contemporary art as they relate to the intersection of disability and queerness; the politics of representation and embodiment; and current debates around the rhetorics of disability and LGBTQ+ civil rights. This course pays special attention to the roles that artistic production and/as activism play in countering hegemonic forms of governance.