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SWK 530 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Welfare Policy
Analysis of social welfare policies for social work practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 531 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Work Practice
Integration of generalist knowledge, values and skills with application to simulated and actual social work practice situations.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 532 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Social Work Research
Review of investigative strategies used to answer questions and queries of concern to social workers. Review of research design from naturalistic to experimental-type.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 533 - MSW Advanced Standing Bridging Course-Human Behavior and the Social Environment
Utilizes multiple theoretical approaches for understanding human behavior in the social environment.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced Standing MSW student or permission.
Credits: 2
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SWK 540 - Social Welfare Policy and Issues for Generalist Practitioners
Analysis of the provision of social services and the interrelatedness of practice and policy analysis with emphasis on dimensions of choice in social welfare policy and major issues.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 550 - Human Behavior and The Social Environment I
Examines research and theories related to normative life span development as influenced by age, gender, social class, social structures oppression and other environmental factors. Uses systems theory and person-in-environment construct as the analytical framework. Considers implications for social work practice and social welfare policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW students or by permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 560 - Practice in Generalist Social Work I
Develops knowledge, values and skills necessary for direct practice of generalist social work with small systems, including individuals, small groups and families. Covers social systems and problem solving framework.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student.
Credits: 3
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SWK 563 - Practice in Generalist Social Work II
Topics include theory and practice of purposive social change in social agencies and communities, participation of social workers in politics, and social worker roles as advocate, resource mobilizer, program planner and organizer. Integrates classroom and field experience.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 560, MSW student.
Credits: 3
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SWK 571 - Trauma: Theory, Assessment and Treatment
Explains current research and controversies in the areas of psychobiology of trauma, memory, dissociation, developmental impacts, diagnosis and treatment.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or Permission
Credits: 3
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SWK 577 - Group Strategies in Health/Mental Health Settings
Group strategies for social work practice in health and mental health settings including team-meetings, psychoeducational issues in health care, workshops, communities, organizations, counseling and psychotherapy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or Permission
Credits: 3
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SWK 580 - Adult and Child Psychopathology
Overview of DSMIV, gender differences in mental illness, current conceptions of serious mental illness, impact of psychiatric labeling and stigma on individuals and families.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or Permission
Credits: 3
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SWK 582 - Supporting Families Under Stress
Explores the impact of stress on the coping patterns and development of families. Stressors range from normal family life cycle transitions to the threat of separation and loss through divorce, illness, death and aging, to the chronic stress of poverty, racism, classism and the impingement of systemic stress.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or Permission
Credits: 3
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SWK 583 - Introduction to Mediation
This introductory course to mediation teaches generalist mediation theory and skills including: definition and roles of mediator; stages of resolution; conflict theory and conflict diagnoses; management of biases; ethics, confidentiality and professional standards; effective communication interventions; identification and management of power. Designed to meet the standards for professional entrance into the mediation field.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or Permission
Credits: 3
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SWK 591 - Social Work Research I
Integration of social work theory, practice and research including problem formulation, research design, ethical concerns and protocols for protection of human subjects.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 595 - Field Practicum in Social Work
Supervised generalist social work practice in community agencies provides opportunities to apply social work knowledge and skills toward planned intervention and change efforts.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student.
Credits: 4
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SWK 597 - Advanced Topics in Social Work
Content varies to suit student needs. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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SWK 600 - Advanced Integrative Professional Seminar
Considers multi-disciplinary knowledge bases that inform advanced social work practice from a generalist perspective as well as the purposes of the profession, professional role, skill, policy applications and evaluation of practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 661 and SWK 665.
Credits: 3
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SWK 640 - Issues in Social Welfare Policy for Advanced Generalist Practitioners
Social welfare policy analysis and evaluation with emphasis on skills in the use of government data, policy advocacy and analytic decision-making related to social welfare and advanced generalist social work practice.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 540, SWK 563 or SWK 530 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 650 - Human Behavior and the Social Environment II
Examines research and theories related to normative development of families, small groups and communities. Explores the impact of age, gender, social class, social structures, oppression and other environmental factors. Examines the social structures and context of organizations and institutions and their impact on individuals, families, small group and communities. Considers implications for social work practice and social welfare policy.
Prerequisites & Notes
MSW student or permission.
Credits: 3
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SWK 661 - Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice with Individuals
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with individuals, across the lifespan.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 563 or SWK 531.
Credits: 3
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SWK 664 - Generalist Social Work Practice with Families and Small Groups
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with families and small groups.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 661 and SWK 665.
Credits: 3
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SWK 665 - Advanced Generalist Social Work Practice with Organizations and Communities
Develops knowledge, skills and values necessary for advanced generalist social work practice with organizations and communities.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 563 or SWK 531.
Credits: 3
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SWK 691 - Advanced Social Work Research I
Application of social work research to the evaluation of social work practice and program and policy-making.
Credits: 3
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SWK 692 - Advanced Social Work Research II
Application of social work research methods to social work research project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 691.
Credits: 3
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SWK 695 - Advanced Field Practicum in Social Work
Advanced generalist social work practice in community agencies. Provides students the opportunity to apply advanced social work knowledge and skills directed toward planned intervention and change efforts.
Prerequisites & Notes
SWK 595 or SWK 531.
Credits: 1-5
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SPA 401 - Golden Age
A study of masterpieces of poetry and prose from the 16th and 17th centuries provides an overview of the period and critical abilities. Poetry by Garcilaso, Fray Luis, San Juan, Gongora, and Quevedo, etc. Prose readings include Lazarillo de Tormes, Diana, Suenos y discursos, and Novelas ejemplares etc.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 403 - Cervantes
A careful reading of the Spanish masterpiece, Don Quixote, including its historical background and continuing influence.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 405 - Spanish Literature of the Nineteenth Century
Discussion of the novel from “costumbrismo” to “realismo,” the compromise of Spanish naturalism, and the Romantic movements between tradition and revolt.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 406 - Spanish Literature of the Twentieth Century
Selections from the poetry, essays, and novels of the pre and Civil War period contextualized through readings in the history and thought of the times.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives and Western Cultural Tradition Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 409 - Contemporary Latin-American Short Story
A study of Latin-American short story writers including discussion of such significant contemporary concerns as poverty, politics and religion, and such themes as the interplay of fantasy and reality and the relativity of madness.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 411 - Contemporary Latin American Theater
A study of the major Latin-American playwrights of the 20th century. Reading and analysis of plays, class discussion.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 412 - Contemporary Peninsular Theater
A study of major Spanish playwrights of the 20th Century. Reading and analysis of plays, class discussion.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 307 or SPA 308 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SPA 444 - Theory and Techniques of Translation
Designed to develop awareness of linguistic styles and structures and emphasize the complex relationship between a language and its context. Taught as workshop, with regular assignments of texts for translation, comparison and evaluation. Selections from literature and general topics, although this is not a literature course. Attention given to theories of translation both past and present and how these theories respond to cultural and ideological perspectives; and relate to Spanish translation. Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspective and Writing Intensive Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 206 or equivalent.
Credits: 3
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SPA 490 - Topics and Individual Authors in Spanish
Specific topic varies semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
Any 300-level Spanish course or permission of instructor.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 496 - Service Learning in Spanish
Experiential learning through community development using the Spanish language. Work done in collaboration with community partners. Classroom presentations, reflection essays, plus theoretical and pedagogical rationale for using service-learning format. Taught in Spanish. May be repeated once for credit with permission.
Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions and Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirements.
Prerequisites & Notes
SPA 305 or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 497 - Projects in Spanish I
Independent study on topics selected by student and instructor.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 498 - Projects in Spanish II
Independent study on topics selected by student and instructor.
Satisfies the General Education Cultural Diversity and International Perspectives Requirement.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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SPA 503 - Cervantes’ Don Quijote
A close reading of Cervantes’ Don Quijote. Special attention paid to narrative structures, historical background, and Baroque perspectivism.
Prerequisites & Notes
Advanced oral proficiency in Spanish; graduate standing.
Credits: 3
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SPA 511 - Latin American Theater
A study of major dramatists from Latin America. Reading and analysis of works, class discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 512 - Spanish Theater
A study of major Spanish dramatists. Reading and analysis of works, class discussion.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 515 - Seminar in Advanced Grammar
An advanced presentation of Spanish grammar utilizing a linguistic approach rather than prescriptive grammatical rules.
Active, frequent participation by students is expected, leading to the level of ADVANCED SUPERIOR according to ADTFL guidelines.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 544 - Seminar in Translation
Course is designed to develop student’s ability to translate texts from Spanish into English. Attention will also be paid to the acquisition of practical and theoretical aspects of translation in general, through readings on translation, its history and current status as a profession. Texts to be translated will be cultural and literary, and develop sensitivity to the Spanish language and its diverse forms.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 549 - Seminar in Language and Culture
A course in the fundamental aspects of the social features of human language and Spanish in particular. Class discussion includes definition and analysis of basic terms and principles of sociolinguistics, linguistic variation and factors such as sex, sociocultural level of speakers and communities, age, languages in contact and the relevance of sociolinguistics to second language instruction.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 550 - Seminar in Hispanic Civilization
This course will look at the ways in which a cultural theme or time period has been portrayed in various media, including art, literature, film, posters, and music. The examples will be from both within Iberia and America. Selection of materials will cover a broad range and include examples up to the current period. We will discuss the intersection of art vs. politics, the approaches of the different cultural forms, and issues that play a role in their creation/reception, such as gender, class, and linguistic knowledge.Course taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 551 - Women of the Hispanic World: Advanced Readings
Course provides an overview of women in the “Hispanic World”: we will address the complexity of the term “Hispanic”. Readings include original texts by women plus studies of women’s groups from a social class, race, and political perspective. Indigenous, African and European elements and their effects on women’s lives will be addressed through creative writing, interviews, essays, and other media. Course taught in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 555 - Seminar in Travel Writing
Course will look at texts written in or translated into Spanish by travelers of different time periods, gender, political views. Discussion includes the nature of this literary genre through theoretical and critical readings, its development over the centuries, and comparison to tourism. Assignments include close readings of a variety of authors, two projects on selected focus areas (e.g. women travelers, 19th century, a Latin American region or country), and students’ own travel writing. May be repeated for credit up to two times.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 566 - Methods of Teaching Spanish
This course includes the study and discussion of theories and methods of Spanish language instruction. Students will observe K-12 Spanish classes and present lessons for peers for feedback. There will be ample opportunity for reflection and query, including in areas of individual interest.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 576 - Community Projects and the Spanish Classroom
Designed to demonstrate the concept of community engagement or service-learning as an approach to teaching and its appropriateness for language instruction. Non-teachers will find the project development useful in improving their communication skills and cultural awareness in Spanish.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing in Spanish or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SPA 597 - Projects in Spanish I
Specific projects vary from semester to semester depending on the needs of the graduate student and the skills of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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SPA 598 - Projects in Spanish II
Specific projects vary from semester to semester depending on the needs of the graduate student and the skills of the faculty member. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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Spatial Information Engineering |
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SIE 501 - Introduction to Graduate Research
Covers process of successful graduate research from identification of a researchable question, preparation of a thesis proposal, to completion or the research and its publication. Focus on engineering research methods for spatial information.
Credits: 1
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SIE 502 - Research Methods
Covers process of successful graduate research, including the written and verbal presentation of plans and results. Students formulate hypotheses, perform a literature search, write abstracts and introductions of research papers, learn about presentation styles and techniques, make two presentations (3-minutes and 10-minutes) about research proposals. Lec 1.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 501 and students must have selected a thesis topic.
Credits: 1
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SIE 503 - Principles of Experimental Design
This is an interdisciplinary course designed primarily for first year graduate students and advanced standing undergraduates who plan to engage in scientific research. The course covers topics in: (1) design of experiments, (2) modern experimental techniques and instrumentation, and (3) data collection, organization, and statistical analysis techniques.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 501 or permission
Credits: 1
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SIE 505 - Formal Foundations for Information Science
Increases student’s understanding of the approach to information systems and science by formalisms. Draws on mathematics to increase familiarity with formal syntax and language, develops understanding and technical ability in handling structures relevant to information systems and science. Includes a review of fundamental material on set theory, functions and relations, graph theory, and logic; examines a variety of algebraic structures; discusses formal languages and the bases of computation.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE or MSIS student or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 507 - Information Systems Programming
Programming for those envisioning careers focused on developing and managing information systems and databases as opposed to software design. Data structures, algorithms, and their analysis. Lec. 3.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE or MSIS student or permission of instructor.
Credits: 3
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SIE 509 - Principles of Geographic Information Systems
Covers foundation principles of geographic information systems, including traditional representations of spatial data and techniques for analyzing spatial data in digital form. Combines an overview of general principles associated with implementation of geographic information systems and practical experience in the analysis of geographic information. Not open to those who have taken SIE 271.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 510 - Geographic Information Systems Applications
Introduces both conceptual and practical aspects of developing GIS applications. Covers application areas from natural resourse planning cthrough transportation, cadastral and land information systems and their spatial modeling requirements, and application development from requirement analysis to database design and implementation.
Prerequisites & Notes
ISE 201, or SIE 509 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 512 - Spatial Analysis
Introduces students to techniques for spatial analysis. Covers methods and problems in spatial data sampling, issues in preliminary or exploratory analysis, problems in providing numerical summaries and characterizing spatial properties of map data and analysis techniques for univariate and multivariate data. Students will be responsible for completing several hands-on exercises.
Prerequisites & Notes
an introductory statistics course, graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 515 - Human Computer Interaction
Students are introduced to the fundamental theories and concepts of human-computer interaction (HCI). Topics covered include: interface design and evaluation, usability and universal design, multimodal interfaces (touch, gesture, natural language), virtual reality, and spatial displays.
Credits: 3
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SIE 516 - Virtual Reality: Research and Applications
This course is designed to provide students with an overview of the basic principles of virtual reality (VR) and virtual environment technology (VET). The goal is to learn enough about the strengths and limitations of VR technology in order to be able to construct simple immersive environments as well as to understand the human factors and cognitive issues that should be considered when using this medium.
Prerequisites & Notes
none
Credits: 3
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SIE 525 - Information Systems Law
Current and emerging status of computer law in electronic environments: rights of privacy, freedom of information, confidentiality, work product protection, copyright, security, legal liability; impact of law on use of databases and spatial datasets; legal options for dealing with conflicts and adaptations of law over time.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 550 - Design of Information Systems
Cognitive and theoretical foundation for representation of knowledge in information systems and fundamental concepts necessary to design and implement information systems. Logic programming as a tool for fast design and prototyping of data models. Formal languages and formal models, conceptual modeling techniques, methods for data abstraction, object-oriented modeling and database schema design. Relational data model and database query languages, including SQL.
Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 555 - Spatial Database Systems
Covers internal system aspects of spatial database systems. Layered database architecture. Physical data independence. Spatial data models. Storage hierarchy. File organization. Spatial index structures. Spatial query processing and optimization. Transaction management and crash recovery. Commercial spatial database systems.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 550 and programming experience in Java, C++ or C.
Credits: 3
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SIE 557 - Database System Applications
Study, design and implementation of object-relational database system applications. Introduction to database systems. Integrating database systems with programs. Web applications using database systems. Final database project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 507
Credits: 3
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SIE 565 - Reasoning With Uncertainty in Spatial Information Systems
Information systems and artificial intelligence approaches to uncertainty handling in spatial information systems. Typology of uncertainty: imprecision, inaccuracy and inconsistency. Representing and reasoning with spatial uncertainty in information systems. Logics of uncertainty, probabilistic and Bayesian approaches, Dempster-Shafer theory of evidence. Spatial vagueness. Handling conflicting information.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE 451 or SIE 550, graduate standing or instructor permission.
Credits: 3
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SIE 570 - Spatial Cognition and Computing
Study of cognitive aspects for understanding spatial representations and reasoning processes. Cognitive models are studied and related to Artificial Intelligence Systems.
Credits: 3
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SIE 571 - Pattern Recognition and Robotics
Pattern recognition algorithms classify input data based on statistical information. A mobile robot needs pattern recognition algorithms to make sense of its spatial environment based on sensor input. The course will introduce the mathematical framework of pattern recognition and present practical applications in robotics. The course will also cover supervised neural network learning algorithms.
Credits: 3
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SIE 589 - Graduate Project
Directed study on a particular spatial information science topic and implementation of a related project.
Prerequisites & Notes
SIE Master Project Students.
Credits: 3
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SIE 590 - Information Systems Internship
Utilization of knowledge gained from the information systems graduate program within a business, non-profit or government organization and acquisition of practical training.
Prerequisites & Notes
Successful completion of nine credits of required courses in the MSIS program.
Credits: 3-6
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SIE 598 - Selected Studies in Spatial Information Engineering
Topics in surveying, photogrammetry, remote sensing, land information systems and geodesy. Content varies to suit current needs. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 1-3
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SIE 693 - Graduate Seminar
Presentations and discussions on term projects, literature reviews, current events, or thesis topics. Lec 1.
Credits: 1
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Special Education-Early Intervention |
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SED 505 - Diversity of Development in Childhood
Focuses on understanding development from infancy through childhood, including patterns for children who are at-risk or have disabling conditions. The impact of developmental challenges on the infant’s and child’s emerging capacities for engagement in relationships and learning is explored. The importance of the interaction of social, cultural, and interpersonal factors are stressed throughout. A major goal of the course is for students to gain a working knowledge of developmental processes that can be applied to assessment, curriculum development, and intervention planning and implementation.
Prerequisites & Notes
CHF 450, SED 302, SED 402, SED 500 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 508 - Assessment and Program Planning for Early Intervention
Examines issues in measurement and test development, child find and screening, eligibility and programmatic assessment, alternative assessment, and team-based assessment of children with disabilities under the age of 5, as well as collaboration with families. Includes a 30 hour practicum.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, and SEI 507.
Credits: 3
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SEI 510 - Serving Infants and Toddlers in Natural Environments
Methods for providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers with disabilities or who are at risk for developmental problems and their families. Includes a 30 hour practicum in which students will observe and participate in home-based settings and inclusive community early care and education settings.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, SEI 507 or permission of the instructor.
Credits: 3
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SEI 511 - Planning Inclusive Early Childhood Programs and Environments
Design and evaluation of environments, curriculum development, activity planning, individualized instruction, and adaptions to meet the needs of infants and young children with special needs within inclusive early care and education settings. Also focuses on supporting social and emotional development and play.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 501, SEI 502, and SEI 507 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 512 - Inclusive Early Childhood Curriculum
Examines curricular theories and approaches, authentic methods of assessment, curricular scope and sequence, and method and materials for curriculum content areas. Topics include cognitive development, communication and language development, emergent literacy, emergent mathematics, creative expression, and motor development.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 511.
Credits: 3
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SEI 513 - Practicum in Early Intervention
Focuses on planning, implementing and evaluating developmentally appropriate curricula and interventions for inclusive early care and education programs. Emphasis on the design and adaptation of environments, materials, and activities to promote full participation by infants and young children with developmental delays and disabilities.
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 508, SEI 510, SEI 511, and SEI 512.
Credits: 3-6
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SEI 514 - Administration and Public Policy for Early Childhood Programs
Focuses on program administration and promotion of public policy. Topics include leadership, management approaches, managing personnel, finance and budgeting, strategic planning, program evaluation, service delivery systems and models, public policy and advocacy.
Prerequisites & Notes
Completion of 3 of the following: SEI 508, SEI 510, SEI 511, SEI 512 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 516 - Seminar and Practicum in Collaborative Consultation
Examine methods of collaboration, consultation, technical assistance, teaming,
and developing partnerships with families, staff of early care and education programs,
and related service professionals. Provides and opportunity for students to practice
collaborative and consultative relationships
Prerequisites & Notes
SEI 508, 510, 511, 512, and 513 or permission.
Credits: 3
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SEI 529 - Language Development and literacy for Diverse Young Learners
Focuses on early language and early literacy theory and strategies for teaching and facilitating these skills and behaviors in all young children birth to age five. The course also will focus on language intervention techniques, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), and methods for working with English Language Learners. The course uses learning principles and concepts of brain development, family involvement, and the application of assessment to intervention/instruction.
Credits: 3
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SEI 650 - Graduate Project in Early Intervention
Students identify a significant problem or issue in the field of early intervention
and use a collaborative approach of inquiry to address the issue. The project
requires the student to demonstrate competencies in action research, reflective
practice, collaboration, leadership, and systems change at the micro or macro
level.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 3
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Students at Risk |
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SAR 540 - Introduction to Students at Risk
Provides students with an in-depth understanding of the factors, conditions, and circumstances which are commonly viewed as contributing to students and their families being placed “at risk.” Results of past and contemporary research findings, demographics, and various reports involving the current and projected status of children at risk will be explored. Major emphasis will be upon how schools in contemporary society can effectively meet the multiple and complex instructional, personal, and social, needs of students at risk. Effective student dropout policies and practices will be explained.
Credits: 3
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SAR 541 - Alternative Models and Methods for At Risk Students
Introduction to working with at risk adolescents. Examines the dynamics risk conditions, educational barriers, teen culture and social complexities that act as barriers to learning, and strategies to overcome these challenges.
Credits: 3
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SAR 542 - Working with At Risk Adolescents
This course provides a strengths-based approach to working with at-risk adolescents within the conventional as well as alternative classroom settings. Course will examine the dynamics of social and educational barriers, teen culture and other contexts that can act as barriers to learning and will develop approaches for support personnel to help adolescents overcome challenges for successful learning experiences.
Credits: 3
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SAR 543 - Curriculum Design and Assessment in Alternative Education
Focus on instructional design theories of learning and best practices for teaching at-risk adolescents. Students will create interest in inventories and individual learning plans (ILPs) that optimize learning opportunities for at-risk youth, align relevant and meaningful curriculum to Maine Learning Results, and incorporate multiple assessments to identify student progress as prescribed by state and national standards and to address academic diversity within the classroom.
Credits: 3
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SAR 545 - Seminar: At Risk Children and Adolescents
Advanced course for students who have had considerable coursework within the area of students at risk and alternative education, as well as practical experience within the field. Requires extensive reading and analysis of relevant issues in the professional literature related to disengaged and disenfranchised youth.
Prerequisites & Notes
Permission.
Credits: 3
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Surveying Engineering Technology |
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SVT 532 - Survey Strategies in Use of Lidar
Types of Lidar sensors and their applications; integration of GPS-IMU with Lidar; calibration; elimination of non-ground data; break line extraction; ground based mobile Lidar; Integration of survey control into Lidar data sets; accuracy assessment of overlapping scanned data; the industry standard .las format; integration with other survey information; Lidargrammetry; classifying Lidar data by return number and layer; procedures for geodetic accuracy assessment; corridor mapping.
Credits: 3
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Technology and Society |
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EET 460 - Renewable Energy and Electricity Production
An overview of renewable energy resources, energy conversion and storage for stationary and transportation applications. Topics include: Basics of electrical energy and power generation, load specification, history of electric utilities, distributed generation, the economics of energy, biomass fuels, wind and solar power.
Prerequisites & Notes
PHY 108, PHY 112 or PHY 122, MAT 126 or TME 253, CHY 121 or CHY 131, or permission
Credits: 3
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THE 400 - Voice and Speech for the Actor
A studio course in the principles of voice production and speech for the stage. Focus is on the development of the actor’s voice and speech through exercises that heighten awareness of breath, encourage freer expression and expand vocal range and clarity.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117 or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 402 - Movement Training for Actors
A studio course in movement training and development for actors. Focus is on the use of the elements of movement and laban’s effort-shapes to explore text and its expression and to expand the movement vocabulary of the actor.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117 and two credits in DAN or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 403 - Styles and Techniques of Comedy
Concentrates on the nature of comedy and comedic character addressing challenges such as timing, movement and relationship from all sources of dramatic literature from verse to modern comedy, from absurdism to tragic comedy.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117, THE 301 or permission.
Credits: 3
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THE 480 - Topics in Theatre
Advanced study of selected topics in Theatre. Explores the particular approaches, thematic content or contemporary issues related to acting, performance theory, genre, directing, costume and make-up design, set and lighting design or other areas of technical theatre. Specific topics will vary from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
Credits: 3
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THE 497 - Independent Study in Theatre I
None.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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THE 498 - Independent Study in Theatre II
None.
Prerequisites & Notes
permission.
Credits: 1-3
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THE 501 - Acting Styles
Topics course including: The Greeks and Shakespeare Class Comedy, Abusrdism, Tragi-Comedy or Brecht, Ibsen, Sondheim depending on the needs and interests of students, the seasons and faculty expertise. May be repeated for credit.
Prerequisites & Notes
THE 117, graduate standing or permission.
Credits: 3
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