Courses

A continuation of Chinese 204.

A study of modern Hebrew texts to improve students' command of the language. For students who have completed HEBRW 204 (or its equivalent) or for students who have attained a reading knowledge of Biblical or Rabbinic Hebrew without practice in modern Hebrew texts.

Students will read texts of intermediate difficulty, write essays, and perform sophisticated oral exercises in the form of speeches, skits, or other simulatedsituations. Emphasis is placed on idiomatic usage of the modern language. Topics will vary from semester to semester and will be determined, in part, by student goals and interests.

A continuation of JPNS 305. Topics covered will vary from semester to semester and may include readings in a broad range of modern Japanese literary and cultural materials.

Normally taken by majors at the same time as RUSS 301.

Mechanisms of organic reactions, thermodynamics and chemical equilibrium, stereochemical problems, and polycyclic and heterocyclic compounds.

Post-production as a creative discipline. The class will discuss the language of the fiction film through shot-by-shot analysis of scenes from feature films. Story structure and storyboarding, picture and sound editing, titling, special effects, and professional DVD authoring will be covered. Each student will be required to complete a short editing exercise. Subsequently each student will write, storyboard, direct, and edit a short fiction film.

During the second semester students continue interviewing clients two hours per week and participate in various projects related to advising psychology students, such as polling faculty about research opportunities, collecting information about volunteer opportunities, and contacting graduate programs for information.

Advanced application of applied behavior analysis (ABA) techniques and research for children with developmental disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome. Students will continue to learn about ABA, including specific strategies to increase skills and decrease challenging behavior, as well as behavioral skills training. Students will participate in ongoing research activities through implementation of supervised interventions, data collection, and graphing of performance.

Advanced training to extend the students¿ knowledge of widely used office productivity enhancement tools to the "expert level" in such areas as word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation graphics, and electronic messaging. For each of the software packages the course covers: formatting data and content, organizing and analyzing content, formatting documents, collaboration tools, and customization via menus, macros, and specialized settings.