VCTC-100 Drawing & Perspective (2,2) 3 Credits
Students will learn basic shading, rendering, lighting, perspetive
and composition to make objects come to life. Interiors, still life and
figures will be covered along with a wide variety of media.
VCTC-103 Color Theory (2,2) 3 Credits
Students will learn the practical approach to color. They will learn
practical approaches to color including consonance, dissonance and
discord. Color mixing, harmonies and various color theories will
be stressed. Students will be able to approach color in a practical
manner.
VCTC-211 Marker Rendering/Presentation (2,2) 3 Credits
A practical and modern approach in the use of markers as a rendering
medium. Students will render architecturally based subjects,
objects, interiors, figures and create effectively rendered presentations.
ITALIAN STUDIES
ITAL-101 Introduction to Italian I (4,0) 4 Credits
The course will introduce students to the fundamental structures
of the Italian language and will develop the four language skills of
listening, speaking, reading and writing. The course is designed for
students with no knowledge of Italian. Native speakers and students
with successful completion of two or more years of Italian (within
the past five years) cannot receive credit for this course. Classes
include four hours of instruction and practice. Students are expected
to spend one or two hours a week on the audio/lab program.
ITAL-102 Introduction to Italian II (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: ITAL 101 - Introduction to Italian I or permission of
the instructor.
The course is the continuation of Italian 101 with increased
emphasis on the four language skills of listening, speaking, reading
and writing. This course utilizes the same textbook and other material
used in ITAL 101. Students are expected to spend extra time at
home on audio/lab program.
ITAL-201 Intermediate Italian I (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: ITAL 102 - Introduction to Italian II or permission of
instructor.
Designed for the student with some knowledge of the Italian language.
Writing and reading will be given additional emphasis .
ITAL-202 Intermediate Italian II (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: ITAL 201 - Intermediate Italian I or permission of
instructor.
A continuation of Intermediate Italian I. The student will do more
reading and writing.
MATHEMATICS
MATH-002 Math Study Skills (1,1) 1 Credits
This is a seven-week course designed to help students learn the
necessary study skills needed to succeed in mathematics. The topics
include reducing math test anxiety, improving note-taking skills,
improving study techniques and improving math test-taking skills.
This is a pass/fail course.
MATH-013 Arithmetic Mod 1: Computation (1,1) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: Appropriate score on the placement test.
This is the first in a sequence of two modules designed to
strengthen computational skills without the aid of a calculator and
to review arithmetic concepts in preparation for the study of algebra.
The course meets for seven weeks and includes a weekly
2-hour lab component. Students move through the course in a lecture-
lab environment. Topics include addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals,
with an emphasis on order of operations. Exponent and
square root notations are also included.
MATH-014 Arithmetic Mod 2:
Proportional Reasoning (1,1) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 013 - Arithmetic Mod 1: Computation or
appropriate score on the placement test.
This is the second in a sequence of two modules designed to
strengthen computational skills and to review arithmetic concepts
in preparation for college-level work. The course meets for seven
weeks and includes a weekly 2-hour lab component. Students move
through the course in a lecture-lab environment. Topics include
ratios, proportions, percents, systems of measurement , and geometry
formulas . Students are also introduced to the use of the
calculator when working with measurement and geometry.
MATH-022 Algebra Mod 1: Equations
& Inequalities (1,1) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 014 - Arithmetic Mod 2: Proportional
Reasoning or appropriate score on the placement test.
This is the first of a sequence of four algebra modules designed
to provide students with the algebraic skills and concepts necessary
for college-level work in mathematics. The course meets for seven
weeks and includes a weekly 2-hour lab component. Topics include
the real number system, operations with signed numbers, algebraic
expressions, solving linear equations and inequalities, and problem-solving
strategies.
MATH-023 Algebra Mod 2: Linear Behavior (2,0) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 022 - Algebra Mod 1: Equations and
Inequalities or appropriate score on placement test.
This is the second of a sequence of four modules designed to provide
students with the algebraic skills and concepts necessary for
college-level work in mathematics. The course meets for seven
weeks and includes a weekly 1-hour lab component. Topics include
the two-dimensional coordinate system, linear characteristics,
equations of lines, linear modeling, and solving linear systems of
equations and inequalities .
MATH-024 Algebra Mod 3:
Polynomial Behavior (2,0) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 023 - Algebra Mod 2: Linear Behavior.
This is the third of a sequence of four modules designed to provide
students with the algebraic skills and concepts necessary for
college-level work in mathematics. The course meets for seven
weeks and includes a weekly 1-hour lab component. Topics include
integer exponents, polynomial operations, factoring, solving equations
in quadratic form, and graphing quadratic equations. For
billing purposes, this course is considered 2 credits.
MATH-025 Algebra Mod 4: Rational
& Radical Behavior (2,0) 2 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 024 - Algebra Mod 3: Polynomial Behavior.
This is the fourth of a sequence of four modules designed to provide
students with the algebraic skills and concepts necessary for
college-level work in mathematics. The course meets for seven
weeks and includes a weekly 1-hour lab component. Topics include
operations with rational expressions, use of rational exponents,
solving rational equations, operations with radicals, and solving
radical equations.
MATH-030 Intermediate Algebra (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 020 - Elementary Algebra (no longer offered)
or equivalent course or a satisfactory score on placement test.
This course is for the student whose high school preparation in
Algebra or placement score indicate insufficient knowledge or skill
for success in college courses which require mathematics. The
course meets four hours each week; three hours in a lecture setting
and on hour in guided study sessions. The topics include solving
linear and quadratic equations and inequalities, integer and rational
exponents, absolute value equations, and systems of linear equations.
MATH-100 Finite Math with
Business Applications (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational & Radical Behavior or satisfactory
score on placement test.
This course presents simplified but realistic versions of applications
to real-world models, especially in business situations.
Emphasis is placed on computational skills, ideas, and problem
solving rather than on mathematical theory. Topics include systems
of equations, matrices, linear programming, probability, statistics,
and finance.
MATH-101 Number Systems (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational & Radical Behavior or a satisfactory
score on Placement Test.
A survey course designed to serve the needs of liberal arts majors.
Topics include systems of enumeration, sets and set operations,
logic, problem solving strategies, modular arithmetic, Euclidean
geometry, and number theory. This course does not satisfy the math
requirement for students in science, mathematics, and business
administration programs.
MATH-102 Problem Solving Strategies (2,2) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational & Radical Behavior or satisfactory
score on placement test.
This course is designed as a transfer course for students seeking
degrees in Elementary Education and Early Childhood Education.
Emphasis is placed on computational skills, problem solving and
teaching via a hands-on approach. Topics include number theory,
probability, statistics, functions, geometry, and measurement.
MATH-104 Math Patterns
Numbers & Sound (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 023 - Algebra Mod 2: Linear Behavior or
successful score on the placement test and at least one year of
high school algebra.
This course is designed for those students seeking an Associates
of Applied Science Degree in Early Childhood Education, Law
Enforcement, Education Paraprofessionals, or other non-transfer
Associates Degrees or Certificates. Emphasis is placed on a conceptual
understanding and appreciation of the power of
mathematics as illustrated by integrating the study of mathematical
concepts with the physics of music. Topics include early numeration
systems, operations and number patterns, algebra and
trigonometry, mathematical reasoning, science of sound and its
relationship to various musical styles.
MATH-110 Statistics I (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational & Radical Behavio, or appropriate
score on math placement test.
This is a first course in statistics that introduces the student to the
methods and uses of statistical research. Topics include descriptive
displays and analysis, classical probability, the normal distribution,
the sampling distribution of the mean , inferences concerning
means, p-values, independence and goodness of fit tests.
MATH-111 Statistics II (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 110 - Statistics I.
This course is a continuation of Statistics I. Topics include
description and analysis of bivariate data, regression and correlation,
inferences in regression, chi-square procedures, inferences in
two means and proportions, simple experimental design, analysis of
variance, and optional non-parametric tests.
MATH-112 Precalculus I (3,1) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational and Radical Behavior or appropriate
score on the math placement test.
This course is designed as the first semester of a two
semester
sequence for students preparing to study calculus. This course consists
of a weekly 1-hour lab. Topics include the study of polynomial,
rational, logarithmic, and exponential functions and other topics
from algebra.
MATH-113 Precalculus II (3,1) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 112 - Precalculus I.
This course is designed as the second semester of a two semester
sequence for students preparing to study calculus. This course consists
of a weekly 1-hour lab. Topics include the study of
trigonometric functions and other topics from trigonometry and analytic
geometry.
MATH-114H Precalculus Honors (5,1) 5 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 030 - Intermediate Algebra or MATH 025 -
Algebra Mod 4: Rational & Radical Behavior or appropriate
score on math placement test.
This is an honors course designed for students preparing to study
calculus. This course consists of a weekly 1-hour lab. The material
covered in this course combines the material in BOTH MATH 112
Precalculus I and MATH 113 Precalculus II. Topics include the
study of polynomial, rational, logarithmic, exponential, and trigonometric
functions and other topics from algebra, trigonometry and
analytic geometry. Students who successfully complete Precalculus
Honors can proceed into the study of calculus.
MATH-115H Sum, Sequence, Series - Honors (1,0) 1 Credits
Corequisites: MATH 112 - Precalculus I or MATH 113 -
Precalculus II or MATH 114H - Precalculus Honors.
This course is designed as an honors component to supplement
existing courses at the precalculus level. This course is intended to
provide students with exposure to relevant ideas for future courses
in Calculus. Topics include arithmetic and geometric sequences and
sums , infinite series, the binomial theorem , mathematical induction,
permutations, combinations and probability.
MATH-116H Introduction to Limits - Honors (1,0) 1 Credits
Corequisites: MATH 112 - Precalculus I or MATH 113 -
Precalculus II or MATH 114H - Precalculus Honors.
This course is designed as an honors component to supplement
existing courses at the precalculus level. The course is intended to
provide students with exposure to relevant ideas for future courses
in Calculus. Topics include intuitive concept of the limit of a function,
introduction to the delta epsilon definition, limits at infinity,
continuity, and the Intermediate Value Theorem.
MATH-124H Mathematical Thinking - Honors (1,0) 1 Credits
Prerequisite or Corequisite: MATH 150 - Applied Calculus or
MATH 151 - Calculus I.
This course is designed to introduce students to the techniques of
understanding and writing mathematical proof. Emphasis is on analyzing
and writing proofs. Problems from a variety of mathematical
areas are considered. Topics include set notation and operations,
proof techniques, and induction.
MATH-150 Applied Calculus (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisites: MATH 113 - Precalculus II, MATH 114H -
Precalculus Honors or a satisfactory score on a placement test.
A one-semester course in Calculus as applied to business, economics,
the behavioral sciences, the social sciences, and biology.
Topics include the basic principles of limits, continuity, derivatives
of algebraic, exponential and logarithmic functions, the study of
antiderivatives, the integral and applications of integral. Credit will
not be given for both Applied Calculus and Unified Calculus.
MATH-151 Calculus I (3,2) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: 3.5 years of college preparatory mathematics including
Trigonometry and a satisfactory score on a placement test or
MATH 114H - Precalculus Honors or MATH 113 - Precalculus II.
Introductory Calculus with a technology-based computer
laboratory
component. Topics include limits, differentiation, applications
of derivatives, integration, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus,
and logarithmic, exponential, and other transcendental functions.
MATH-152 Calculus II (3,2) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 151 - Calculus I.
The second semester of a three-semester sequence of introductory
calculus with a technology-based computer laboratory. Topics
include integration techniques, integration applications in various
coordinate systems, indeterminate forms, improper integrals, and
infinite series.
MATH-251 Calculus III (3,2) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 152 - Calculus II.
Third semester of calculus with a technology-based computer laboratory.
Topics include vectors, vector-valued functions, curves in
space , functions of two or more variables, partial differentiation,
multiple integrals, line integrals, Green's Theorem, Divergence
Theorem, and Stokes' Theorem.
MATH-254 Differential Equations (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 152 - Calculus II.
A course in methods for solving ordinary differential equations
including use of Laplace transforms, series and numerical procedures.
MATH-255 Discrete Mathematics (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 152 - Calculus II.
This course introduces the fundamental concepts of algebra and
logic that are needed for computer science. It includes sets, relations,
functions and proofs by induction along with their
applications to problems in computer science.
MATH-256 Linear Algebra (4,0) 4 Credits
Prerequisite: MATH 152 - Calculus II.
Includes systems of linear equations, real and complex matrix
algebra, determinants, vector spaces, inner product spaces , linear
transformations, eigenvalues and eigenvectors and their applications
to engineering, management and social science.
MARKETING/RETAIL
MRKT-101 Principles of Marketing (3,0) 3 Credits
Principles of Marketing explores the entire marketing process
including internal and external variables which affect the marketing
of a product and/or service. The components of an organization's
strategic marketing program, including how to plan, price, promote,
and distribute goods and services, will be explored. This course provides
the foundation necessary for the more advanced marketing
courses; the course will cover a range of topics including marketing
research, consumer behavior and global marketing.
MRKT-120 Consumer Behavior (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MRKT 101 - Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor.
Consumer Behavior provides a study of the behavior consumers
display in searching for, purchasing and evaluating products, services
and ideas which satisfy their needs. The study of consumer
behavior focuses on how individuals make decisions to spend their
available resources (time and money) on consumption related products.
The course will examine how various disciplines such as:
psychology, sociology, cultural anthropology, and economics, influences
consumer behavior.
MRKT-202 E-Commerce (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MRKT 101 - Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor.
To succeed in today's dynamic business environment, a marketing
manager must understand how electronic business systems can
enhance a business's relationship with its customers. This course
explores the complexities of electronic commerce. Business opportunities,
challenges, and management strategies for success will be
examined.
MRKT-205 Direct & Interactive Marketing (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MRKT 101 Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor. This course introduces students to the basic principles
and practices of direct and interactive marketing. Topics include
customer databases, direct mail, list management, business-to-business
marketing and lead generation as well as marketing research
for direct marketers. Emphasis will be placed on the central role of
the business-to- business and consumer markets in terms of the
firm 's marketing strategy and the development of the student's critical
thinking skills and abilities to focus on such tools for a
successful marketing outcome.
MRKT-211 Retailing (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MRKT 101 - Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor.
Retailing examines the operations and management of various
types of retailing entities. The course covers basic retail management
strategies, merchandise planning, sales promotion, customer
service, and control practices. The course will also focus on social
and technological issues pertaining to retailing.
MRKT-221 Selling & Sales Management (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: MRKT 101 - Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor.
This course examines the fundamental elements of the sales function.
It integrates the development of skills associated with the job
of professional selling with an examination of the role of the sales
manager. Topics include: techniques of selling and persuasion,
building and maintaining relationships with clients, ethical and
legal issues, sales forecasting, territory management, selection of
sales personnel, and training, motivating, evaluating and rewarding
the sales force.
MRKT-231 Advertising (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisite: MRKT 101 - Principles of Marketing or permission
of instructor.
This course provides a basic understanding of the field of
Advertising. Topics to be covered include: procedures and policies
for planning and preparation of advertising, selection of media,
coordination of advertising, sales promotion and display.
MRKT-292 Capstone Internship (3,0) 3 Credits
Prerequisites: BUSI 111 - Introduction to Business Administration,
9 credits in Marketing including MRKT 101 - Principles of
Marketing and MRKT 120 - Consumer Behavior and either
MRKT 221 - Selling & Sales Management or MRKT 211 -
Retailing or MRKT 231 - Advertising or MRKT 202 - ECommerce
or MRKT 205 - Direct & Interactive Marketing.
This course is designed to be a capstone course for the AAS
degree program in Marketing. This course consists of an internship
with an off-campus organization (profit, not-for-profit, or government
agency) to enable the student the opportunity to synthesize the
theoretical learning of the classroom with a practical work situation.
The course requires an optimum of 15 hours per week supervised
and coordinated by a faculty member. Students must submit the
required course documents as well as be evaluated by their employer
on their job performance.
