2020-2021 Academic Catalog

Apr 19, 2024

2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

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Schedule Type Classifications

The delivery of instruction often requires educational material to be organized and presented to students in a variety of ways. In order to facilitate the planning for and scheduling of classes to accommodate these multiple types of instruction, it is necessary to divide courses into organizational parts which reflect the unique combinations of instructors, meeting places, and time patterns used to conduct the instruction. The schedule types listed below are intended to reflect the nature of activities required of students, the relationship between students and their instructors, and the settings required to deliver the content of an instructional offering.

LEC — Lecture
LAB — Laboratory
DIS — Distance Education
CLN — Clinic
EX — Experiential
IND — Individual Study
SD — Studio

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Biological Sciences
	BIOL 50800 - Recombinant DNA Techniques Prerequisite(s): BIOL 24300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- AND BIOL 24400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Basic principles of genetic engineering; gene cloning with various vectors. Techniques include isolation of DNA, use of restriction endonucleases, separation of DNA fragments, transformation of E coli with recombinant DNA, detection of DNA sequences in Southern blot hybridization. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 51300 - Functional Human Anatomy Credit Hours: 4.00. An advanced course in human anatomy and morphology, with an emphasis on analysis of human structure and correlations with biomechanical function. Each region of the body is considered in detail, morphologically analyzed, and portfolios developed. Surface features and the functional role of structures identified are related to normal and pathological conditions. Measurements of individuals are used in analysis and prediction of functional limitations. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 51601 - Food Microbiology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 31600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00 to 5.00. Food Microbiology is a duel level course for both graduate and upper level undergraduate students who are interested in learning food safety (foodborne diseases), food fermentation/production, spoilage, food preservation, and regulations. The laboratory teaches conventional as well as molecular methods for enumeration and detection of foodborne pathogens and food spoilage microbes in various types of food samples. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 51605 - Environmental Microbiology Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 31600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) AND CHM 25600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00 to 4.00. This is a duel level course for both graduate and upper level undergraduate students who are interested in learning about the diversity and characteristics of microbes in the environment (water, soil, and air); their roles in the environment such as recycling important elements, remediation of organic and metal pollutants; and their impacts on industry, agriculture and human health. Topics such as pathogens in the environment, waste water and drinking water treatments, and bioterrorism are also discussed. Lab activities provide students hands-on experience with testing and analyzing environmental samples for microbial activities and contaminations.This course may be offered as a 3 credit course with lecture only or as a 4 credit course with both lecture and lab component. In the semester when the course is offered as a 4 credit course, students will be requred to take both lecture and lab. Tyically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 51801 - Biology Ethical Frontiers Credit Hours: 3.00. Advances in technology have produced many drugs, devices and scientific manipulations that can intervene in and alter human life at various levels. Advances in technology have also affected ecosystems, with serious implications for humans and other organisms. Questions have been raised about the ethics of these interventions at all levels. This course will review the science behind biological issues with ethcial implications, using textbook material and primary scientific literature. Students will integrate this information and use it to explore and analyze scientific data, they will then formulate and justify ethical viewpoints on topics discussed. This course is for upper level undergraduates and graduate students. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 52500 - Principles Of Neurobiology Credit Hours: 4.00. A survey of fundamental topics in the physiology of the nervous system including a discussion of excitable membranes, the physiology and pharmacology of electrical and chemical synapses, and the organization and function of vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 52900 - Bacterial Physiology Credit Hours: 3.00. A detailed consideration of the central metabolic routes, their role in generation of energy and key intermediates, and the conversion of those intermediates to small molecule building blocks. Regulatory mechanisms will be stressed. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 53100 - Parasitology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 13100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- AND BIOL 11800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 4.00. Arthropod, protozoan, and helminth parasites, their morphology, life histories, host-parasite relationships, and control. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 53300 - Medical Microbiology Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 31600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C-) Credit Hours: 3.00. Host-parasite relationships. Immunology. Bacteria and viruses associated with infectious diseases. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 53400 - Laboratory In Medical Microbiology Credit Hours: 2.00. Properties of microorganisms associated with infectious diseases. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 53700 - Immunobiology Credit Hours: 3.00. Readings and discussion in the structural, cellular, and genetic basis of the immune response. Biology 420 recommended as a pre-requisite. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 54100 - Molecular Genetics Of Bacteria Prerequisite(s): BIOL 31600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced bacterial genetics, with emphasis on the use of genetics as a powerful and creative intellectual activity that enables us to discover biological functions and to construct new organisms by the manipulation of DNA. Major topics include: mutations, genetic selections, recombination, regulatory mechanisms, and genomic evolution. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 54401 - Epigenetics Credit Hours: 3.00. Epigenetics is the study of chemical reactions and factors that influence cell phenotype. All cells in a multicellular organism have the same set of genetic instructions, however cells have different phenotypes and genetically identical twins are not completely identical. Developmental and environmental cues impact gene expression, understanding how this is done is the basis of epi-(above) genetics. Epigenetics has implications for development, developmental idsorders, adult disorders, memory formation, etc. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 55700 - Physiology II Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the human cardiovascular, pulmonary, blood, and gastrointestinal systems. Higher neuronal functions and intersystem interactions will be discussed. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 56100 - Immunology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 22100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- OR BIOL 31600 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to the basic principles and experimentation in cellular and humoral immunology. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 56600 - Developmental Biology Prerequisite(s): BIOL 24400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00 (West Lafayette, Fort Wayne, IUPUI, North Central) 4.00 (Calumet) Principles of development with emphasis on concepts and experimental evidence for underlying mechanisms, including molecular, cellular, and supracellular approaches. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 56700 - Laboratory In Developmental Biology Credit Hours: 1.00. Descriptive and experimental study of the development of animals. Laboratories do not necessarily follow lecture material. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 58000 - Evolution Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of evolution as a basic concept of the biological sciences; an examination of current methods of experimentation within the area, as well as evidences for the possible mechanisms of evolutionary change. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 58200 - Ecotoxicology Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation into the effects of environmental pollutants on ecosystem structure and function. The fate of pollutants in the environment is considered as it relates to the direct and indirect effects of chemicals on biota. Also considered are regulatory aspects of ecotoxicology. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 58500 - Ecology Credit Hours: 3.00. Ecological processes and dynamics of populations, communities, and ecosystems; physical, physiological, behavioral, and population genetic factors regulating population and community structure; case studies; field studies, and simulation models of life history attributes, competition, predation, parasitism, and mutualism. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 58700 - Biogeography Prerequisite(s): BIOL 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C- Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to the principles of biogeography. Distribution patterns, the role of history, the interactions of genetics and ecology in development of the species range, the species equilibrium theory, and the evolutionary biogeography of communities and regional biotas. Typically offered Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 58800 - Plant Ecology Credit Hours: 3.00. The physico-chemical and biotic environment affecting plants in nature; basic ecological principles; ecosystems: productivity and management; evolutionary ecology: succession, reproductive ecology, genecology, antibiosis in plants, ecological methods. Applications to agronomy, forestry, wildlife management, outdoor recreation, and other land-use interests. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 59100 - Field Ecology Credit Hours: 4.00. A field course in ecology that stresses natural history and testing ecological theory under natural conditions. Group and individual projects include observational and experimental approaches. Emphasis is on the study of plant and animal species interactions in terrestrial (including montane and coastal) and aquatic habitats. Issues in community, population, behavioral, and conservation biology are addressed. Several all-day Saturday and two weekend field trips. Offered in alternate years. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 59200 - The Evolution Of Behavior Credit Hours: 3.00. An investigation of behaviors as adaptations: specializations of sensory and motor mechanisms involved in behavior; animal communication systems; behavioral ecology; patterns of social behavior as solutions to ecological problems, such as predator avoidance and resource exploitation. Emphasis will be on theoretical principles; examples will be broadly comparative, ranging from microorganisms to mammals. Offered in alternate years. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 59500 - Special Assignments Arrange Hours and Credit. Special work, such as directed reading, independent study or research, supervised library, laboratory, or field work, or presentation of material not available in the formal courses of the department. The field in which work is offered will be indicated in the student’s record. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 59700 - Sex And Evolution Credit Hours: 3.00. Covers various theoretical and empirical aspects of sexual reproduction from an evolutionary perspective. Topics include: Why did sexual reproduction evolve? What different modes of reproduction exist? How is the sex of an individual determined in different organisms? What sex ratio should exist in different species? What is sexual selection, and how does it influence male and female characteristics in various species? How does sexual selection influence human social behavior?. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 60100 - Graduate Seminar In Biological Sciences Credit Hours: 1.00. A one-credit course that provides graduate students with opportunities to: (1) explore original research and peer-reviewed literature in the life sciences, (2) better grasp the depth and implications of recent scientific advances through discussion with students and faculty, and (3) gain written and verbal communication skills through their presentation of topics of current scientific interest. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BIOL 69800 - Research MS Thesis Credit Hours: 1.00 to 18.00. Research MS Thesis. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Botany & Plant Pathology
	BTNY 20500 - The Spring Flora Of Indiana Credit Hours: 2.00. Students will be introduced to the diversity of plants in Indiana. Students will collect plants on field trips and will take them back to the laboratory for identification. Lectures accompanying these laboratories will cover basic plant morphology (necessary for keying out plants) and basic principles of plant evolution and ecology. Several day-long field trips will be made to a number of state parks in Indiana to sample different plant communities (e.g., the dwarf shore flora of Lake Michigan, bogs, prairies, hardwood forests, aquatic habitats, etc.). Typically offered Summer. View Class Schedule
	BTNY 21000 - Introduction To Plant Science Credit Hours: 4.00. An introduction to the major groups in the plant kingdom, their origin, classification, and economic importance. The areas of anatomy, morphology, cytology, physiology, biochemistry, molecular biology, genetics, and ecology will be explored as they relate to plant sciences and agriculture. Course may also be offered for dual credit with cooperating Indiana high schools upon documented approval by the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BTNY 55500 - Aquatic Botany Prerequisite(s): BIOL 12100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND BIOL 12200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This course has required class trips. Students will pay individual lodging or meal expenses where necessary. The study of algae and higher plants of the aquatic environment with emphasis on identification, morphology, ecology, role as pollutants, physiology, and control. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
Building Construction Management
	BCM 10001 - Introduction To Construction Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to Construction is a survey of the construction industry. It includes the overall construction process from initial concept through start-up of the complete facility, career opportunities in the construction industry, and an introduction to the materials and management systems used in construction, with an emphasis on vocabulary building. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Technology View Class Schedule
	BCM 11200 - Construction Surveying Fundamentals Prerequisite(s): MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND BCM 10001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Introduction to basic surveying operations. Development of the surveying skills necessary to measure distances, angles, and elevations to required accuracies. Calculation of tape corrections, bearing, coordinates, traverses, and areas. Emphasis is placed on instrument use and note-keeping techniques. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BCM 21200 - Construction Layout Prerequisite(s): BCM 11200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Application of surveying skills relevant to the field of construction. Projects include layout of buildings, route centerlines, indirect determination of elevation and distance, referencing, establishment of grade, topographic mapping, and earthwork computations. Instruments used will include transit, theodolite, automatic level, laser, and EDM. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BCM 23000 - Mechanical And Electrical Systems Prerequisite(s): ART 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND CGT 26200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Not open to building construction management technology students. An introductory study of piping, HVAC, and electrical systems, and related materials used in buildings. This course is a composite of BCM 23100, 23200, and 23300.Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BCM 23500 - Construction Materials & Systems Prerequisite(s): ART 28900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND BCM 10001 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced study of materials and structural systems used in buildings. The study of materials includes their properties, characteristics, design parameters and applications. A study of structures, superstructures, special structures and construction features.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BCM 27000 - Materials And Estimates Prerequisite(s): ART 15000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND BCM 23500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MA 15400 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of materials, components, manufactured products, connections, details, and assemblies related to estimating construction work. Practice in estimating quantities and listing of work items in standard quantity survey format. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BCM 34500 - Scheduling Prerequisite(s): BCM 27000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the planning and control of construction projects. Time schedules for materials, labor, and equipment. Emphasis is on critical path method (CPM) scheduling. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BCM 37500 - Estimating Prerequisite(s): BCM 27000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the methods and procedures used to identify, measure, and value items of construction work. Application of computer software to estimating tasks is featured. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BCM 38000 - Concrete Construction Prerequisite(s): MET 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR CET 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of concrete construction, including material composition, behavior and handling of concrete, formwork, and concrete reinforcement. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BCM 45500 - Construction Company Management Credit Hours: 3.00. Business policy and management aspects of construction companies are studied. Included are ethics, public relations, business development, business plans, bonds, insurance, and human resource management considerations. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BCM 49700 - Special Topics In Construction Credit Hours: 0.00 to 4.00. Hours, subject matter, and credit to be arranged by staff. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BCM 49900 - Special Assignments Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Special assignments for students who wish to undertake individual study on approved topics. Permission of instructor required. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Business Administration
	BA 39000 - Topics In Business Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. An opportunity to investigate and study particular problems and topics in the field of business. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	BA 49000 - Problems In Business Credit Hours: 1.00 to 4.00. Topics selected for enrichment and further study in special areas of business. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Business-Accounting
	GBA 22700 - Principles Of Accounting I Credit Hours: 3.00. Not open to students with credit in MGMT 200. Introductory accounting includes the basic language, principles, and procedures of accounting. Emphasis on recording, classifying, and summarizing accounting data for financial statement reporting and analysis. Assumed Ability: Students who can perform at the level of MA 111 should enroll in this course. Students below that level of ability should not. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBA 22800 - Principles Of Accounting II Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBA 22700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Continuation of GBA 22700 with emphasis on accounting for partnerships, corporations, and analysis of financial statements. Accounting for manufacturing firms, managerial controls and cost determination are included. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 32000 - Introduction To Federal Taxation Prerequisite(s): GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course that emphasizes the taxation of individuals and sole proprietorships. A study of taxation law cases will be explored, but course will concentrate on practical applications of federal tax form preparation as it pertains to gross income inclusions/exclusions, adjustments, deductions, credits, and penalties. A computerized tax program will be used by the students. Selected topics include: sale of capital assets, deferred compensation plans, IRS practice and procedures, and personal tax planning.. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBA 33000 - Cost Accounting Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBA 22700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Not open to students with credit in MGMT 201. Accounting for management planning and control, including cost accounting, budgeting, accounting control system, capital budgeting, and use of accounting information in management decisions.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 34000 - Intermediate Accounting I Prerequisite(s): GBA 22800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles of asset valuation and income determination concentrating on cash, receivables, inventory, fixed assets, and intangible assets. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 34100 - Intermediate Accounting II Prerequisite(s): GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles of liability measurement and stockholders equity valuation with emphasis on contingencies, contributed capital, retained earnings, pensions, leases, and financial statement analysis.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 35000 - VITA Program Prerequisite(s): GBA 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a service-learning opportunity for students in the area of personal tax preparation. It provides students with hands on experience in preparing income tax returns for the public. In addition, students gain familiarity with income tax preparation software. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 35500 - Advanced Cost Accounting Prerequisite(s): MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBA 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Advanced cost accounting topics. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 36000 - Federal Taxation Prerequisite(s): GBA 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An advanced course that emphasizes the taxation of C-Corporations, S-Corporations, Partnerships, Estates, and Trusts. Course will address tax planning opportunities for shareholders and partners as well as estate planning for individuals. Compliance with federal agencies and the preparation of appropriate tax forms will be explored. Also included is an overview of tax research using computerized retrieval and loose leaf tax services.. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBA 37100 - Advanced Accounting Prerequisite(s): GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles of business combinations, consolidated entities, foreign currency translation, and interim financial reporting and partnerships.. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 37200 - Auditing Prerequisite(s): GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Principles, standards, and procedures applied in auditing the financial records and financial statements of an entity, including the legal aspects and ethical responsibilities of the accountant.. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBA 37500 - Governmental Accounting Prerequisite(s): GBA 34000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Accounting theory and principles for nonprofit entities, governmental entities, and schools and hospitals. Distinguishes between for-profit and not-for-profit accounting concepts.. Typically offered Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 38000 - Accounting For Information Systems Prerequisite(s): GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND (MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D OR GBA 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D) Credit Hours: 3.00. Examines the systems for collecting and processing information necessary in planning decision making and the control of business organizations. It covers system development, documentation techniques, database systems, internal control, and application systems. Through projects, students will apply their systems expertise and improve their skills in using applications software such as spreadsheet programs. Assumed ability: Computers: Students who have had a semester of computer literacy or a similar course will find GBA 38000 less difficult than students with no computer background. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBA 39000 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged with General Business Section.. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBA 41000 - Financial Statement Analysis Prerequisite(s): GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D- Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is a continuation of Principles of Finance. It provides participants with a review of topics covered in finance and an opportunity for practical application of those topics. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBA 41200 - Financial Fraud and International Financial Reporting Standards Prerequisite(s): GBA 34100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit hours: 3.00. An examination of schemes used to produce fraudulent financial statements and methods to detect such schemes; a survey of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) used by non-US firms for their financial reporting. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
Business Analytics
	BIZA 22500 - Fundamental Managerial Statistics Prerequisite(s): MA 15300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The foundation for statistical decision making. Topics include: probability theory, descriptive statistics, estimation, and statistical inference with managerial applications. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Quantitative Reasoning View Class Schedule
	BIZA 25000 - Introduction To Business Analytics Prerequisite(s): (BUSM 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR BIZA 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND ISM 21100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The objective of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the concepts of business analytics. The course will focus on topics like business programming, data analysis, data visualization, data mining with statistical analysis, and business communication (written and verbal). Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 32500 - Applied Business Statistics Prerequisite(s): (BUSM 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR BIZA 22500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND BIZA 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The course topics will include multiple regression, ANOVA, time series analysis,and non-parametric tests. The students will be able to apply statistics to business problems. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 35000 - Data Management For Business Prerequisite(s): BIZA 25000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The objective of this course is to explore the various facets of how data are organized and managed, delving into relational database management systems, and distributed data environments such as NOSQL databases. Students will survey the means of creating data sources through data modeling techniques and review retrieving data working with standard data management languages such as SQL. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 41000 - Data Mining In Business Prerequisite(s): BIZA 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: Credit hours: 3.00. The objective of this course is to provide an introduction to data mining tools. This course will introduce data mining tools, such as neural networks, decision trees, discriminant analysis and association analysis to extract the hidden information in the data. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 42000 - Decision Analytics Prerequisite(s): BIZA 32500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An overview of spreadsheet models available to analyze decision problems in various functional fields including finance, marketing, and operations. The course topics will include optimization, simulation and decision making under uncertainly. Typically offered Fall. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 43000 - Data Preparation And Visualization Prerequisite(s): BIZA 41000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND BIZA 42000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. The course topics will include data visualization best practices, live and interactive dashboard development, and data storytelling. The course will also show students how to shape, blend, and join various data sources in order to provide useful information. During the course, students will learn how organize, harness, and present one of the most important assets organizations own - data. The students will use appropriate software to provide stakeholders with the actionable information. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	BIZA 49000 - Senior Project Prerequisite(s): (BIZA 35000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ISM 30800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND (BIZA 43000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ISM 41800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ISM 48700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND (BIZA 42000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ISM 32000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. Students will work with a faculty member on a research project in their major. They will contribute to ongoing research while learning current research techniques in management. During this process the students will develop critical thinking and oral and written communication skills. If human subjects are to be involved, proper IRB clearance will be obtained in advance. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. Experiential Learning (EL): Yes View Class Schedule
Business General
	GBG 12700 - Development Of Business In The United States Credit Hours: 3.00. Survey of the development of American business enterprise and business practices that have evolved historically from the colonial period to the present. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	GBG 25000 - Principles Of Business Budgeting Credit Hours: 3.00. A survey of general budgetary operations in a business organization. This course content includes the various types of budgets, capital and operating budgets, expenditures, use of budgets to control operations and relationship of budgets to the accounting functions. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBG 25900 - Law And Society Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to and overview of the American legal system. The student will also learn how the law affects individuals and businesses on a daily basis. Topic coverage will include the various sources of law, legal reasoning, the courts and dispute resolution, the legal profession, governmental power, individual rights, criminal versus civil law, family relationships, torts, contracts, business relationships, and property. Upon completion of the course, the student will have a thorough understanding of the institutions and processes of the American legal system. The student will be able to distinguish civil law from criminal law, describe the litigation process and its objectives and goals, and will possess a basic knowledge of legal issues that most Americans face in their daily lives. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. General Education: Humanities View Class Schedule
	GBG 26000 - Business Law Prerequisite(s): GBG 12700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MGMT 20000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND (ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. A course designed to give students an understanding of laws covering business transactions. Covers uniform commercial code, contracts, negotiable instruments, and sales of personal and real property. The laws governing partnerships, corporations, nd individual entrepreneur are included.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 27000 - Small Business & Entrepreneurial Ventures Prerequisite(s): GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBM 32900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A study of the basic principles of business operations associated with starting and managing small businesses. Major emphasis is given to strategic planning, organization, direction, and control of the small business. Topics will include marketing, financing, and management techniques.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBG 29000 - Independent Study Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Hours and subject matter to be arranged with General Business Section chairperson.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 30000 - Business Internship Prerequisite(s): GBG 12700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Open to students in the general business associate degree program, the Bachelor of Liberal Studies program or the bachelor’s degree program in supervision who have completed a minimum of 45 semester hours of course work and have a high academic standing.. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBG 32500 - Supply Chain Management Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to how firms achieve and sustain superior performance by implementing superior strategies in their market channels, supply chains, and transportation linkages. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 33300 - Principles Of Finance Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBA 22800 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. Management of the financial affairs of the business; use of financial statements, tools, andconcepts for measuring and planning for profitability and liquidity.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 34400 - Business Ethics Prerequisite(s): (ENGL 10200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ENGL 10500 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND GBG 12700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the situations and facts which give rise to ethical problems in a business setting, and the discussion of alternate courses of action which might and should be taken. The course introduces students to ethical concepts that are relevant to resolving moral issues in business; to the reasoning and analytical skills needed to apply ethical concepts to business decisions; o identify the moral issues involved in the management of specific problem areas in business; and to provide an understanding of the social and natural environments within which moral issues in business arise.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 35100 - Organization And Management Prerequisite(s): (ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND (MGMT 20100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBA 33000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) AND GBG 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the modern enterprise from the perspective of the organization and management of its internal operations and the theory and practice of management. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 35200 - Organization And Management II Prerequisite(s): GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. A continuation of GBG 3510, with an emphasis on designing mechanisms to integrate the individual into the organization and management systems through an examination of decision making, communication and interpersonal relations from the perspective of the process of management. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 35300 - Organization And Environment Prerequisite(s): GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An examination of the managerial issues surrounding the relationships and interactions that occur between the enterprise and individuals, organizations, and institutional structures outside its direct control. Topics include inter-organizational networks, trade associations, regulatory bodies and market structures. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 35400 - Management Information Systems Prerequisite(s): GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introduction to Information Systems and Technology from the perspective of the line manager. Emphasis is on the role and function of information systems in decision making and as an element of organizational design. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36000 - Commercial And Property Law Prerequisite(s): GBG 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. This course presents a study of the law of property, sales, commercial paper, bank transactions and secured transactions with particular reference to the Uniform Commercial Code along with the nature of personal property and bailments and some examination of the rules pertaining to real property estates and conveyances. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36100 - Agency And Sports Law Credit Hours: 3.00. This course explores the doctrine of agency and how it relates to management of sports and sport talent as well as to the general employment field. Sports contracts, agents, torts and labor issues will be explored. Special emphasis will be given to the growing area of tort liability to participants and spectators in both amateur and professional sports. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36200 - Employment And Labor Law Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the growing body of law that governs the employment relationship. The four primary areas to be explored include the laws concerning union organization and collective bargaining, the employment-at-will doctrine, employment discrimination, and the growing complexity of managing the employment life cycle in light of changes in the laws governing the workplace. A 12-15 page case analysis is required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36300 - Regulation And Forms Of American Business Enterprises Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an in-depth examination of a variety of business entities (including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations and limited liability companies), and their management contracts and franchises will also be explored. A minimum of 12-15 page paper and presentation are required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36400 - Constitutional Law Credit Hours: 3.00. This course studies the United States Constitution and how it has been interpreted by the United States Supreme Court. Selected issues will illustrate legal techniques for describing, analyzing, and influencing the process by which the U.S. Supreme Court resolves disputes, with focus on the Bill of Rights and their interpretation. A short unit on the Constitution of the State of Indiana will also be presented. A minimum 12-15 page paper is required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 36500 - Production/Operations Management Prerequisite(s): STAT 30200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. An introductory course concerning the management of production, distribution, and service systems operations. Topics covered include design of products, processes and facilities, planning, scheduling, and controlling inventory and quality. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 37900 - Movies In Business Credit Hours: 3.00. The course addresses the relationship between how business activities are conducted in the modern world and the nature of the larger society which shapes and is shaped by commercial activities. Specific attention will be paid to the nature of business, managerial and leadership theory. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBG 39000 - Undergraduate Special Problems Credit Hours: 1.00 to 3.00. Individual participation, supervised reading, laboratory or field experiments, or research in special areas of the general business field.. Typically offered Spring Summer Fall. View Class Schedule
	GBG 40200 - Entrepreneurship And Employee Innovation Prerequisite(s): GBM 32900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course intends to provide students with a solid foundation in terms of the vital role played by entrepreneurs and intrapreneurship in today’s business world. Students will be provided with principles of managing the creation and development of new enterprises, and knowledge and techniques for dealing with issues associated with the process of entrepreneurship development. Students will also be given instructions on how to apply the entrepreneurial philosophy and skills in the established corporate environments or systematic business models, namely adopting an intrapreneurial approach to business management. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 40500 - Business Strategy Prerequisite(s): GBG 35100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND GBM 32900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D AND GBI 30100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF D Credit Hours: 3.00. A capstone course for Business and Accounting students which focuses on the formulation and implementation of business strategy within the enterprise. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 42000 - Legal Research And Writing Prerequisite(s): (GBG 26000 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C OR GBG 25900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C) Credit Hours: 3.00. This course provides an introduction to the field of legal research with an overview of the various legal sources and their uses. Student will be able to a certain extent, to choose subject matter of interest to research and make a legal argument. Through discussion, demonstration, and actual use of the materials in class, students are given hands-on training in the use of primary and secondary legal sources. A minimum of a 12-15 page paper, a group project and an oral presentation/defense are required. Extensive internet and library use required. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 45000 - Women In Business Prerequisite(s): GBG 12700 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course is an investigation of the role of women in the contemporary American business settings. The course will focus on: women in a corporate management setting, women in small/entrepreneurial ventures, the development and maintenance of male/female business roles, and the cultural meaning of gender differences in the workplace. Typically offered Summer Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBG 49000 - Independent Study: Contemporary Issues Credit Hours: 1.00 to 6.00. Special subjects for investigation and experiment according to the individual student’s interest and need.. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
Business International
	GBI 30100 - International Business Prerequisite(s): ECON 25100 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND ECON 25200 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBG 33300 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C AND GBM 32900 FOR LEVEL UG WITH MIN. GRADE OF C Credit Hours: 3.00. This course studies the subject of international business which includes administration, marketing, finance and other broad managerial concerns at the international level. The conceptual base of the course is the basic economic fundamentals that affect trade, finance, and other business activities among countries. Government policies, social and cultural issues in international business activities are also discussed.. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBI 33000 - Foreign Trade Documentation & Procedures Credit Hours: 3.00. Involves the student directly in the actual details of processing an export order from the time it is received until payment is received. Covers import/export shipping, documents, packaging, traffic procedures and insurance. The course is structured for the person who had had no previous foreign trade experience. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule
	GBI 34000 - International Marketing Credit Hours: 3.00. The study of international marketing and business emphasizing the important aspects of cross-cultural communication and the factors of the international marketing mix. Some of the topics covered include cultural dynamics, political environment, international legal environment, global market opportunities, global marketing strategies, and related case presentations. Typically offered Fall Spring. View Class Schedule
	GBI 37000 - International Trade Credit Hours: 3.00. Aspects of interntional economic behavior of households, firms, and national governments. Develops and uses tools of economic theory to discuss the benefits and costs of international economic interdependence and the implications of increasing international linkages of households and firms on the role of national governments. Typically offered Fall Spring Summer. View Class Schedule

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BIOL 50800 - Recombinant DNA Techniques

BIOL 51300 - Functional Human Anatomy

BIOL 51601 - Food Microbiology

BIOL 51605 - Environmental Microbiology

BIOL 51801 - Biology Ethical Frontiers

BIOL 52500 - Principles Of Neurobiology

BIOL 52900 - Bacterial Physiology

BIOL 53100 - Parasitology

BIOL 53300 - Medical Microbiology

BIOL 53400 - Laboratory In Medical Microbiology

BIOL 53700 - Immunobiology

BIOL 54100 - Molecular Genetics Of Bacteria

BIOL 54401 - Epigenetics

BIOL 55700 - Physiology II

BIOL 56100 - Immunology

BIOL 56600 - Developmental Biology

BIOL 56700 - Laboratory In Developmental Biology

BIOL 58000 - Evolution

BIOL 58200 - Ecotoxicology

BIOL 58500 - Ecology

BIOL 58700 - Biogeography

BIOL 58800 - Plant Ecology

BIOL 59100 - Field Ecology

BIOL 59200 - The Evolution Of Behavior

BIOL 59500 - Special Assignments

BIOL 59700 - Sex And Evolution

BIOL 60100 - Graduate Seminar In Biological Sciences

BIOL 69800 - Research MS Thesis

BTNY 20500 - The Spring Flora Of Indiana

BTNY 21000 - Introduction To Plant Science

BTNY 55500 - Aquatic Botany

BCM 10001 - Introduction To Construction

BCM 11200 - Construction Surveying Fundamentals

BCM 21200 - Construction Layout

BCM 23000 - Mechanical And Electrical Systems

BCM 23500 - Construction Materials & Systems

BCM 27000 - Materials And Estimates

BCM 34500 - Scheduling

BCM 37500 - Estimating

BCM 38000 - Concrete Construction

BCM 45500 - Construction Company Management

BCM 49700 - Special Topics In Construction

BCM 49900 - Special Assignments

BA 39000 - Topics In Business

BA 49000 - Problems In Business

GBA 22700 - Principles Of Accounting I

GBA 22800 - Principles Of Accounting II

GBA 32000 - Introduction To Federal Taxation

GBA 33000 - Cost Accounting

GBA 34000 - Intermediate Accounting I

GBA 34100 - Intermediate Accounting II

GBA 35000 - VITA Program

GBA 35500 - Advanced Cost Accounting

GBA 36000 - Federal Taxation

GBA 37100 - Advanced Accounting

GBA 37200 - Auditing

GBA 37500 - Governmental Accounting

GBA 38000 - Accounting For Information Systems

GBA 39000 - Independent Study

GBA 41000 - Financial Statement Analysis

GBA 41200 - Financial Fraud and International Financial Reporting Standards

BIZA 22500 - Fundamental Managerial Statistics

BIZA 25000 - Introduction To Business Analytics

BIZA 32500 - Applied Business Statistics

BIZA 35000 - Data Management For Business

BIZA 41000 - Data Mining In Business

BIZA 42000 - Decision Analytics

BIZA 43000 - Data Preparation And Visualization

BIZA 49000 - Senior Project

GBG 12700 - Development Of Business In The United States

GBG 25000 - Principles Of Business Budgeting

GBG 25900 - Law And Society

GBG 26000 - Business Law

GBG 27000 - Small Business & Entrepreneurial Ventures

GBG 29000 - Independent Study

GBG 30000 - Business Internship

GBG 32500 - Supply Chain Management

GBG 33300 - Principles Of Finance