Courses

The design process as it is applied in the apparel industry. The utilization of design principles, techniques for designing including sketching, draping, and pattern drafting, and a study of the role of the apparel designer.

Instruction in fundamental construction techniques, quality evaluation of ready- to-wear apparel, use of equipment and commercial patterns.

Students will gain skills designing applications (apps) from ideation to high- resolution prototypes ready for development. We will cover user-centered and other research methods, ideation, prototyping, user experience, flow maps, wireframes, interactive prototypes, visual design, brand creation, and presentation.

Students are provided with a working knowledge of principles of operant and Pavlovian conditioning and their application in effecting behavior change. This course provides students with a unique opportunity to bridge the gap between behavioral theory and application by combining basic principles and hands-on implementation of teaching procedures.

How to effectively utilize technology for quantitative finance. Students will use advanced features of Microsoft Excel and will write programs in Visual Basic for Applications in Finance. The focus of the course will be on the development of financial models and applications to large financial datasets

The use of the piano for classroom and rehearsal purposes. Students will improve their own pianistic skills, practice methods, and piano proficiency. This class is also recommended for music education majors who need to improve their keyboard skills to pass departmental piano proficiency tests. May be repeated for credit.

This course will provide students with the basic skills needed to carry out political science research, including the formulation of research problems, the collection of evidence, and elementary statistical analysis.

A study of various methods of social research, combined with practical experience in their application. Not open to students who have taken SOC 334.

Application of descriptive, inferential, bi-variate, and multivariate statistical techniques to analyze social science data. Using a standard statistical program, students select appropriate procedures, interpret statistical output, and communicate quantitative findings. Not open to students with credit for SOC 205. SOC 206 in combination with SOC 207 is equivalent to SOC 205

A guide for evaluating the consequences of every-day choices about interactions with our environment, and environmental issues, on local to global scales including air and water quality, food safety and energy resources.