Courses

CS 420 - Theory of Computation

• Characterize formal models of computation, such as finite automata, pushdown automata, and Turing machine and regular expressions
• Design grammars for context-free languages
• Classify regular and context-free languages based on their properties
• Design Turing Machines for problems
• Prove decidability and undecidability of languages
• Describe class-based resource usage models, including time complexity
• Apply basic concepts to explain the implications of modern complexity theory approaches to problem-solving

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CS 430 - Image Processing

• Explain current technologies and issues that are specific to image processing systems. 
• Describe  basic principles of digital image processing. 
• Implement algorithms that perform basic image processing (e.g., noise removal and image enhancement); 
• Define image operations and use some image processing software tools such as MATLAB Image Processing Toolbox to execute these image operations 
• Identify algorithms for advanced image analysis. 
• Assess the performance of image processing algorithms and systems.

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CS 440 - Human - Computer Interaction

• Understand the history and purpose of the features of contemporary user interfaces
• Identify appropriate techniques for analysis and critique of user interfaces,
• Create and conduct a simple usability test for an existing software application 
• Discuss at least user interface design standard 
• Use a variety of techniques to evaluate a given User Interface (UI)
• Choose appropriate methods to support the development of a specific UI 
• Design a UI for a security mechanism. 

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CS 441 - Functional Programming

• Identify instances in which a functional programming language would be most beneficial
• Apply, implement and write functional programs using different specific functional programming languages
• Use generic types for functional programs
• Develop purely functional programs, using recursion, pattern matching, and apply higher-order functions
• Explain the characteristics of pure functional functions in functional programming
• Combine functional programming with objects and classes
• Apply equational, evaluation, and compositional reasoning techniques, and use mathematical and structural induction in proofs
• Describe model and use infinite sequences with lazy evaluation

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CS 450 - Distributed Systems

• CS 300  
• Admission to BS CS   program, or instructor’s permission

• Distinguish network faults from other kinds of failures.
• Classify different distributed programming models
• Discuss how to deal with the shared state between separate system processes.
• Explain the tradeoffs among overhead, scalability, and fault tolerance when choosing a stateful vs. stateless design for a given service.
• Design and implement distributed systems

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CS 455 - Cloud Computing

• Discuss the importance of elasticity and resource management in cloud computing 
• Distinguish Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS) 
• Explain the advantages and disadvantages of using virtualized infrastructure 
• Explain strategies to synchronize a common view of shared data across a collection of devices 
• Deploy an application that uses cloud infrastructure for computing and data resources 

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CS 460 - Machine Learning

• List the differences among the three main styles of learning: supervised, reinforcement, and unsupervised 
• Describe over-fitting in the context of a problem 
• Implement simple algorithms for supervised learning, reinforcement learning, and unsupervised learning 
• Develop an application that uses machine learning at its core 
• Evaluate the performance of a simple learning system on a real-world dataset 

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CS 465 - Deep Learning

• Identify real-world problems suitable for deep learning.
• Use the various optimization techniques in neural networks.
• Explain the difference between various types of neural networks.
• Determine which neural network is best for a specific problem.
• Use popular open-source tools to train and inference neural network models.

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CS 470 - Mobile Application Development

• Discuss the constraints of mobile devices 
• Discuss the performance vs. power tradeoff 
• Implement the model-view-controller design pattern 
• Design and implement a mobile application with a graphical user interface 
• Develop applications with location awareness and hardware sensors 
• Deploy applications to the Android marketplace for distribution 
   

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CS 481 - Senior Capstone I

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Write a project management plan to describe the team’s management process including project milestones and timelines 
• Prepare a requirements specifications document describing the expected features, constraints, interfaces and other attributes 
• Write an initial design document describing of how the product is to be implemented and which tools and techniques that are needed to complete the project 
• Implement at least two key features of the product 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts in order to complete the project 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members 
• Identify key ethical and legal issues affecting computer science projects 

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CS 482 - Senior Capstone II

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Write a detailed design description document describing how the project is to be implemented according to the requirements specifications 
• Prepare a test plan and test case document describing relevant testing methods to valuate and verify the product 
• Implement the requirements based on detailed design specification using appropriate techniques and tools. 
• Make oral presentation 
• Identify ethical and legal issues that might arise in the design and use of the product 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members

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CS 483 - Senior Capstone III

• Follow a formal software development process to complete the project 
• Implement the requirements based on detailed design specification using appropriate techniques and tools 
• Measure product reliability and performance according to test plan 
• Review, refine and adjust the project plan, and update the project’s progress. 
• Make an oral presentation in a professional format 
• Make a poster presentation describing the project 
• Perform independent learning of new technologies and concepts 
• Work productively in a team environment communicating appropriately with all team members 

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CS 485 - Computer Science Co-Op/Practicum

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CJ& 101 - Introduction to Criminal Justice

• Use a working vocabulary based on the terminology used in the three components of the Criminal Justice System.
• Differentiate between the workings and responsibilities of the three major components of the American Criminal Justice System: the police, the courts and corrections.
• Describe the theories, models and concepts within the Criminal Justice System and determine their strengths and weaknesses.
  
• Explain how laws are made, categorized and enforced and the process of deciding how these laws are applied to case based situations.
• Identify the reasons why experts in the field think the term Criminal Justice System is a myth and a true system is non-existent.
• Examine the current major issues within the Criminal Justice System and be able to explain those issues giving case based examples of what they are.

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CJ 102 - Policing Operations

• Comprehend the roles and functions in police organizations.
• Explain the historical development of law enforcement from England to the present day in the United States.
• Evaluate the differences between local, county, and state police functions.
• Analyze model organizational charts for various size police agencies, police budgets, and financing of police activities.
• Analyze situations involving police discretion, ethics, police culture and crime control models of policing.

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CJ 103 - Criminal Justice Report Writing

• In a timed classroom situation: Students will be able to conduct an interview of five minutes in length for data gathering. This will result in appropriate notes for use in a report
• As an assignment, students will be able to write a report from notes and resources. This will meet professional criteria for format, grammar, punctuation and spelling.
• As an assignment, Student will be able to write a professional resume in an accepted format.
• As an assignment, Student will be able to edit raw text into grammatically correct English with 80% accuracy
• As an assignment, Student will be able to write a test application that is grammatically sound and targeted appropriately

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CJ& 105 - Introduction to Corrections

• Describe the historical problems that frame our contemporary experience or corrections.
• Identify and analyze the current theory and empirical evidence on methods of punishment.
• Demonstrate recognition and understanding of the issues surrounding how we portray the correctional client (the offender) in relation to criminal legislation, the criminal justice process, and greater societal forces associated with criminal behavior.
• Identify and explain the major components and practices which constitute the American correctional system.
• Construct critical assessments of current issues, trend, and policies which dominate the function and operation the correctional system.

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CJ& 106 - Juvenile Justice

• Distinguish the important differences between the adult and juvenile justice systems.
• Identify the nine Supreme Court cases which have shaped critical issues in the Juvenile Justice System.
• Identify important milestones in the development of the Juvenile Justice System.
• Identify the basic procedures associated with the adjudication of Juvenile court cases.
• Recognize and understand the problems and issues associated with measuring Juvenile Crime and Victimization.
• Identify the important aspects of the Diversion and Intake process of Juvenile Justice.
• Identify and discuss the goals and processes of Juvenile Probation and Parole.

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CJ& 110 - Criminal Law

• Use the basic vocabulary of law (e.g., culpability, mens rea, probable cause, rule of law, etc.)
• Distinguish between “Common Law”, the “Model Code”, and the “Revised Code of Washington.”
• Paraphrase the categories and sources of criminal and civil law.
• Accurately and informatively explain and give examples of the conceptual and statutory differences between “civil” and “criminal” law.
• Illustrate why general knowledge of “criminal” and “civil” law is important in the daily lives of all citizens.
• Identify, explain and discuss in writings and discussions the theory behind the development of “criminal” and “civil” laws.
• Classify the key elements to specific criminal statutes in the Revised Code of Washington.
• Identify, explain and discuss the major purposes of criminal law.

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CJ& 112 - Introduction to Criminology

• Define, recognize, and explain, key concepts related to the field of study called Criminology.
• Explain the various methods of measuring crime, including the techniques of scientific methodology employed in each measure, the strengths and weakness characteristic of each measure, and the sociological, political, and economic usefulness of each measure.
• Distinguish and explain the principle theories that attempt to explain various criminal behavior patterns that exist in the United States.
• Compare and contrast the crime rate in the United States with that of other industrialized countries around the world.
• Use theory to explain criminal behavior as it is commonly portrayed in the movies.
• Identify the authors of the principle theories that attempt to explain various criminal behavior patterns.
• Describe and articulate the historical development of criminological theories as they occurred and progressed throughout the world.
• Critically analyze, compare and contrast the basic approaches to the control of crime utilized in this country.

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CJ 125 - Introduction to Visual Tracking

• Explain the relevance of the history and development of the visual tracking program and the use of tracking in law enforcement.
• Apply the Introduction to Visual Tracking program vernacular and definitions as well as the different applications of tracking.
• Apply the basic fundamentals of finding a track.
• Analyze “sign” evidence in multiple outdoor and indoor environments to track human passage.
• Evaluate legally tested and defensible tracking methodology techniques, practices and procedures to identify individual and group participation in criminal actions and activities.

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CJ 194 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 195 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 196 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 197 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 198 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

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CJ 199 - Individual Studies in Criminal Justice

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CJ 200 - Criminal Evidence & Procedures

• Evaluate the protections afforded by the United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution.
• Comprehend the roles and procedures of the police in criminal investigations.
• Define proper methods of evidence collection in a criminal case.
• Evaluate the history of rules of evidence in state and federal law.
• Summarize the major case law from the United States Supreme Court in a criminal proceeding.
• Analyze the various classes of evidence; real and demonstrative, direct and circumstantial, physical and testimonial, documentary and scientific.

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CJ 202 - Principles of Criminal Investigation

• Conduct a basic crime scene investigation within the parameters set forth in the United States Constitution and the Washington State Constitution. 
• Identify and gather evidence relevant to a criminal investigation. 
• Use basic interrogation and interviewing techniques.
• Maintain the chain of custody for evidence that will meet legal requirements. 
• Apply inductive and deductive reasoning to evidence in order to reconstruct the crime scene.
• Use the appropriate vocabulary for criminal investigations.
  

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CJ 204 - Constitutional Law

• Explain the history of the U.S. Constitution; the importance of the Constitution and the development and role of the United States Supreme Court.
• Explain and discuss the process of judicial interpretation of the Constitution and the impact of the philosophies of the individual justices on the courts decisions.
• Explain the legal terminology and concepts in the area of Constitutional Law.
• Identify and explain selected individual liberties as established by the Constitution, the Bill of Rights and other amendments.
• Explain and discuss historical decisions handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court and to further discuss contemporary issues facing the U.S. Supreme Court today.

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CJ& 240 - Introduction to Forensic Science

• Identify and perform the key sequential steps in crime scene management.
• Describe the proper methods for identifying, documenting, collecting, preserving, packaging, and presenting the various types and categories of physical evidence.
• Discuss the proper use of laboratory equipment and applications associated with the identification and processing of various forms of physical evidence.
• Discuss the significance of physical evidence as it relates to the reconstruction of a crime scene, provides evidence-based leads for investigators, provides pertinent evidentiary information during court testimony and all subsequent legal proceedings.

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CJ 242 - Race, Law, and Justice

• Use key terms (e.g., multiculturalism, racism, institutional racism, prejudice, racial groups) correctly.
• Explain the roles that racism and prejudice played in police-community conflicts, the creation of laws, the enforcement of laws, the legal interpretation of laws, the sentencing of offenders and community response to the police.
• Apply comprehension of multicultural law enforcement by identifying the policing philosophies, strategies and techniques used by police departments and explaining whether the departments have addressed the needs of a diverse community.
• Analyze the history of tension between the police and racial and ethnic groups by applying a psychological and sociological perspective.
• Evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the legal rationale supporting landmark criminal court decisions and determine whether they fit with common standards of equality and justice.
• Evaluate police-community conflicts to determine whether the police lacked an understanding of the dynamics of a socially diverse community or whether there was a predisposed suspicion of the police due to a long and bitter history.
• Evaluate the new policing strategies employed by the contemporary police departments and argue whether these new approaches address the arguments and concerns raised by those minority groups that are affected.

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CJ 248 - Ethics in Criminal Justice

• Identify and explain major moral theories.
• Explain the concepts of morality, justice and duty and how these are inter-related.
• Analyze the various ethical dilemmas that confront Criminal Justice practitioners.
• Discuss the relationship between police discretion, law-enforcement decision-making and morality.
• Evaluate the various models of the Criminal Justice process in terms of consequentialist and deontological ethical theories.
• Do self-analyses based on personal profiles to determine suitability as a police officer.
• Practice decision-making in situations that challenge their personal and professional values.
• Suggest ways for individuals interacting with the criminal justice system to manage occupational, often life-shattering situations, in a morally acceptable, legally defensible format.

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CJ 253 - Drug Use & the Law in American Society

• Distinguish between the physical appearance of different types of commonly abused, licit and illicit substances.
• Summarize the historical development of drug laws in the United States.
• Define, identify and recognize the political, legal, and physiological reasoning behind the design, construction, and implementation of American drug laws.
• Schematize the differences in the pharmacological, physiological, and psychological effects of specific forms of illicit drugs, for example, heroin, cocaine, marijuana, LSD, and such according to the federal drug code regulations.
• Support arguments with citations from scientific evidence, expert opinion, journal articles and appropriate texts the pharmacological, physiological, and psychological effects of specific groups of licit drugs, for example, amphetamines, barbiturates, and tranquilizers.
  

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CJ 294 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 295 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 296 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 297 - Special Topics in Criminal Justice

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CJ 298 - Seminar in Criminal Justice

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CJ 299 - Individual Studies in Criminal Justice

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CES 100 - Race in the United States

• Critically examine and reflect upon the role race plays in one’s own life.
• Identify the ways race has shaped individuals, groups, and community experiences in both the past and present.
• Describe how race is socially constructed and institutionalized in American society. 

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CES 104 - Whiteness Studies: Identity and Inquiry

• Analyze how whiteness is socially, politically, and legally constructed in the U.S.
• Investigate and reflect upon how white privilege is institutionalized in American society
• Identify the ways whiteness shapes one’s everyday experiences
• Understand how whiteness is perceived from a global perspective 
   

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CES 109 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

• Critically examine and reflect upon how gender inequality is institutionalized in a global context; 
• Apply key concepts and feminist theories to a broad spectrum of historical, political, and social issues facing women; 
• Analyze the ways gender functions in one’s everyday experiences and how gender is also impacted by race, ethnicity, class, sexuality, and ability; 
• Investigate the ways in which women are presented in popular culture and media from a global perspective 

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CES 115 - Storytelling: Identity and Culture through Film

• Critically interpret and analyze film as a cultural text. Identify how film can reflect and challenge U.S. society and culture.
• Examine the ways race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexuality, and ability function in terms of representation in film.
• Investigate film’s historical relevance in shaping history, culture, and identity. Identify one’s own previously-held perspectives on the themes addressed through film and explain how those perspectives may have changed. 

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CES 120 - Introduction to Native American Studies

• Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary issues facing Native American peoples.
• Identify biases, stereotypes, and discrimination toward Native Americans in the past and present and explore how this contributes to systemic racism.
• Critically analyze Native American experiences and identity formation and how those differ from colonizing and immigrant peoples.
• Investigate the global concept of indigeneity and its political importance to identity.
• Reflect on how knowledge of Native American issues applies to one’s own life and how different communities are racialized in relation to one another. 

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CES 121 - Native Americans & Film

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CES 130 - Ethnic Identity of Deafness

• Read critically, actively, and reflectively;
• Construct and defend a working Definition of identity;
• Identify and explain the substrates of contemporary, ethnic, Deaf, and individual identity;
• Identify and explain historical events, and agents pursuant to the development of Deaf identity;
• Support their own conclusions about the validity of the assumptions and ideas they have encountered in the assigned readings;
• Form analytical questions about a text;
• Demonstrate analysis through rhetorical techniques;
• Analayze and articulate the ways in which power has been vested in definitions of “normal” within the context of Deafness and ethnicity.

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CES 140 - Introduction to African American Studies

• Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary issues facing African Americans.
• Identify biases, stereotypes, and discrimination toward African Americans in the past and present and explore how this contributes to systemic racism.
• Critically analyze African American experiences, identity formation, culture and activism.
• Reflect on how knowledge of African American issues applies to one’s own life and how different communities are racialized in relation to one another 

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CES 150 - Introduction to Asian American Studies

• Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary issues facing Asian Americans.
• Identify biases, stereotypes, and discrimination toward Asian Americans in the past and present and explore how this contributes to systemic racism.
• Critically analyze Asian American experiences, identity formation, culture and activism.
• Reflect on how knowledge of Asian American issues applies to one’s own life and how different communities are racialized in relation to one another 

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CES 170 - Introduction to Latinx Studies

• Demonstrate an understanding of historical and contemporary issues facing Latinx peoples.
• Identify biases, stereotypes, and discrimination, toward Latinx communities in the past and present and explore how this contributes to systemic racism.
• Critically analyze Latinx experiences, identity formation, culture, and activism.
• Reflect on how knowledge of Latinx issues applies to one’s own life and how different communities are racialized in relation to one another 

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CES 181 - Muslims in America

• Examine Muslim American identity, culture, and community.
• Explore historical and contemporary issues facing Muslim Americans in the United States, including representations of Muslim Americans, racialization of Islam, Islamophobia, gender and women’s rights in Islam, social justice and activism. 
• Examine and analyze the history and contributions of Muslim Americans in film and media.
• Satisfies either Social Science or Humanities credit.

 

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Course Outcomes

• Understand the history and contributions of Muslims in America.
• Differentiate the diverse identities and experiences of Muslim Americans.
• Examine the impacts of Islamophobia on Muslims.
• Identify one’s own previously-held perspectives on Islam, the relationship between American culture and Muslim identity, and explain how those perspectives may have changed.

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CES 198 - Seminar in Cultural & Ethnic Studies

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CES 199 - Independent Studies in Cultural & Ethnic Studies

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CES 200 - Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace

• Examine why diversity and inclusion is important in all workplaces
• Critically assess and reflect upon one’s own identity and unconscious biases
• Analyze how oppression, power, discrimination, and harassment is created and reproduced in the workplace
• Learn tools and strategies for disrupting bias and how to create a more equitable work environment

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CES 201 - Sports, Narrative, Identity and Nation

• Reflect and analyze the role and influence sports plays in our lives.
• Identify how sports has functioned historically and contemporarily as both a source of inequality and injustice across race, sexuality, gender and ability as well as a site for social change and activism.
• Critically analyze how sports is shaped by culture and cultural values and also how sports shapes culture and nationalism.
• Identify one’s own previously-held perspectives on the themes and explain how those perspectives may have changed. 

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CES 210 - Art & Music in Communities of Color

• Identify aesthetic values and cultural/ethnic roots of particular music and art 
• Critically analyze art and music of communities of color within their specific cultural and historical contexts 
• Demonstrate an understanding of the connection between art, music and issues of identity and power 
• Reflect on how art and music function in one’s own life and how art and music can be both tools of empowerment and resistance 

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CES 211 - Art and Soul: Cultural Connections through Doing Art

• Identify the artistic and technical elements of a given art modality
• Analyze kinesthetic arts practices within their cultural contexts
• Demonstrate and perform fundamental physical sequences, musical phrasing, or visual arts techniques pertaining to specific cultural arts-based practices
• Reflect on how art, music, or dance functions in one’s own life and how these art mediums can be both tools of self-empowerment and forms of social resistance in communities of Color

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CES 234 - Being Mixed Race the US

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CES 257 - Queer Studies

• Critically examine and reflect upon how heterosexism and cissexism are institutionalized in American society.
• Apply key concepts and theories of queer and LGBTQ studies to a broad spectrum of historical, political, and social issues.
• Analyze the ways queerness functions in one’s everyday experiences and how queer identity is also impacted by race, ethnicity, class, gender, and ability 

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CES 281 - Issues in Womens Studies

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CES 285 - Comedy as Resistance

• Demonstrate an understanding of the histories, theories, and functions of laughter and humor in the U.S. 
• Explore how race, politics, social issues, economics, gender, and culture inform humor and learn what comedy teaches us about the self and society 
• Critically analyze how humor and comedy are used to critique systems of power and inequities 
• Reflect on how humor functions in one’s own life and how laughter is prompted by socially constructed understanding of differences 

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CES 286 - Popular Culture, Identity and Social Change

• Demonstrate an understanding of how popular culture reflects, reinforces, and/or disrupts social norms 
• Critically analyze how race, class, gender, sexuality, and ability function in popular culture and the impact that these messages have on individual and group experiences 
• Critically “read” popular culture artifacts and events and investigate pop culture consumption, production, and resistance 
• Reflect on how one consumes and resists popular culture in one’s own life 

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CES 295 - Special Topics in Cultural and Ethnic Studies

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CES 296 - Special Topics in Cultural and Ethnic Studies

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CES 299 - Individual Studies in American Studies

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DANCE 130* - Jazz Technique I

• Use the characteristic elements of exercise for a Jazz Dance Class.
• Perform progressive exercises to stretch, strengthen, align and condition the dancer’s body.
• Identify how specific jazz movements in warm-up will later be incorporated into a dance combination.
• Display how alignment and placement determine the dancer’s ability to turn, jump or move fluidly through space.

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DANCE 131* - Jazz Technique II

• Continue to develop Dance 130 skills.
• Use the characteristic elements of exercise for a Jazz Dance Class.
• Perform progressive exercises to stretch, strengthen, align and condition the dancer’s body.
• Show how specific jazz movements in warm-up will later be incorporated into a dance combination.
• Use appropriate alignment and placement to turn, jump and move fluidly through space.

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DANCE 140* - Ballet Technique I

• Describe the composition of a dancer’s line and form and apply correct body alignment and posture to ballet technique.
• Perform fundamental ballet conditioning exercises.
• Identify basic ballet movements using French terminology Illustrate how a system of practice exercises at the barre prepares dancers for proper ballet technique.
• Analyze the way in which acquired skills developed at the barre coordinate with movements in the center and across the floor.
• Explain how musical phrasing is used in ballet.
• Improve physical fitness and cultivate self-expression.
• Outline how the mechanics of ballet technique can be used to progress toward a mastery of other dance styles.

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DANCE 141* - Ballet Technique II

• Perform fundamental ballet conditioning exercises.
• Illustrate how a system of practice exercises at the barre prepares dancers for proper ballet technique. Improve physical fitness and cultivate self-expression.
• Identify basic ballet movements using French terminology.
• Describe the composition of a dancer’s line and form and apply correct body alignment and posture to ballet technique.
• Analyze the way in which acquired skills developed at the barre coordinate with movements in the center and across the floor.
• Explain how musical phrasing is used in ballet.
• Explain how the mechanics of ballet technique can be used to progress toward a mastery of other dance styles.

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DANCE 151* - Contemporary Dance I

• Perform a series of exercises to improve posture, balance and alignment, while working toward correct body placement and muscle reconditioning.
• Outline practical guidelines needed to improve personal dance stills.
• Display elements of physical fitness, range of motion, coordination and flexibility.
• Exhibit techniques that incorporate timing, phrasing and dynamics in dance movement.
• Improve stamina and balance.
• Perform choreography at regular tempo using correct counts.
• Perform dance sequences by being secure enough in the basic movement, technique and rhythm.

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DANCE 152* - Contemporary Dance II

• Illustrate elements of increased physical fitness, range of motion, coordination, and flexibility.
• Exhibit personal security in movement, technique, memory and rhythm to be able to perform choreography with greater ease.
• Use space and dynamics in dance movement.

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DANCE 170 - Tap Technique I

• Perform a series of exercises to improve posture, balance, and alignment, while working toward correct body placement and muscle reconditioning. 
• Outline practical guidelines needed to improve personal dance skills. 
• Display elements of physical fitness, a range of motion, coordination, and flexibility. 
• Exhibit techniques that incorporate timing, phrasing, and dynamics in dance movement. 
• Improve stamina and balance. 
• Perform Tap choreography at regular tempo using correct counts. 
• Perform Tap Dance sequences by being secure enough in the basic movement, technique, and rhythm. 
• Identify Tap Dance as an integral part of American Culture and History in dance and theater
   

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DANCE 171 - Tap Technique II

• Perform a series of exercises to improve posture, balance, and alignment, while working toward correct body placement and muscle reconditioning. 
• Outline practical guidelines needed to improve personal dance skills. 
• Display elements of physical fitness, a range of motion, coordination, and flexibility. 
• Exhibit techniques that incorporate timing, phrasing, and dynamics in dance movement. 
• Improve stamina and balance. 
• Perform Tap choreography at regular tempo using correct counts. 
• Perform Tap Dance sequences by being secure enough in the basic movement, technique, and rhythm. 
• Identify Tap Dance as an integral part of American Culture and History in dance and theater 

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DANCE 194 - Special Topic in Dance

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DANCE 195 - Special Topic in Dance

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DANCE 196 - Special Topic in Dance

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DANCE 197 - Special Topic in Dance

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DANCE 202* - Dance Ensemble II

• Exhibit a high level of commitment by attending classes, auditions and rehearsals in preparation for company performances
• Exhibit professionalism in rehearsals while working with professional guest artists
• Use intermediate/advanced contemporary and jazz technique, exhibiting principles of proper alignment, phrasing, dynamics and vocabulary while learning choreography
• Perform a variety of choreographic works with confidence, precision, dynamics, phrasing and style
• Display artistic expression through movement by using focus, projection and stage presence during rehearsals and performances
• Use dance habits of mind, proper dance etiquette and professionalism while working as an ensemble in classes, rehearsals and performances (as outlined in the syllabus)

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DANCE 203* - Dance Ensemble III

• Exhibit professionalism, focus and strong commitment while continuing to rehearse and prepare for company performances
• Demonstrate proper theater etiquette while in spacing, technical, lighting, dress rehearsals and while interacting with the director, guest artists and theater crew
• Display proper performance etiquette during all company performances
• Perform choreography, illustrating all the elements of technique, dynamics, style and self-expression
• Analyze and understand the production elements that contribute to a successful dance performance Identify and analyze the success of each performance through a self-reflection process and by receiving post performance feedback from the director, guest artists and theater crew

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DANCE 299 - Individual Research

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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DA 310 - Introduction to Analytics

• Assess how data analytics can ­be used to solve business problems
• Explore career paths related to data analytics
• Utilize common technological tools in service of data handling
• Employ SQL to work with data sets and build data applications
• Appraise the merits of Python and R to manage data sets
• Evaluate results to form conclusions that inform future actions
• Provide reports and recommendations to stakeholders to inform their next steps

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DA 320 - Data Acquisition and Management

• Utilize data management to enable analysis and insights

• Evaluate the merits of cloud computing and big data storage to select an appropriate data handling method
• Establish data pipelines and recommend approaches for connecting external data sets to an internal data solution
• Apply an array of data tools to process and store high-velocity data
• Employ new data skills to craft a full end-to-end process of data capture, analysis and recommended next steps

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DA 410 - Multivariate Analysis

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DA 420 - Predictive Analytics

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DA 430 - Marketing Analytics

• Identify the common marketing strategies, and their advantages and limitations.
• Identify common mathematical/statistical models used in marketing analytics
• Apply mathematical/statistical models to support marketing decisions
• Choose appropriate metrics and analysis technique for a real-world scenario
• Formulate, fit, and apply the appropriate model
• Evaluate the consequences of marketing decisions systematically and analytically.
• Interpret results and clearly state conclusions in reports and presentations with close attention to detail and showing knowledge of data extraction and evaluation methods from previous classes

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DA 460 - Data Analysis with Software and Programming

• Choose appropriate techniques to access data 
• Utilize appropriate program packages 
• Design and create functions and procedures 
• Implement programs to build appropriate application models 
• Create relevant output and graphs 
• Debug, organize, and comment code 
• Interpret results and clearly state conclusions in reports and presentations with close attention to detail

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DA 485 - Data Analytics Capstone Project

• Design, develop and implement a project following systematic methods acquired from the program 
• Collaborate with a business sponsor, business liaison, and coaches to define the scope of the project 
• Apply skills and knowledge attained from the program to address real and complicated business issues relevant to the sponsor organization  
• Develop a written report commensurate with the scope and complexity of the project 
• Present the project/deliverable orally to the sponsor audience, which may include business sponsor(s), business liaison(s), and subject matter experts. 
• Solicit performance feedback from a business mentor(s) 
• Develop skill improvement plan based on internship experience and self-assessment.

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DBA 130 - Database Theory

• Define common database terminology such as entities, attributes and relationships.
• Write SQL statements to manipulate data (Data Manipulation Language subset of SQL)
• Use normalization to design Database tables
• Evaluate the normalization level of an existing table
• Create and use Entity-Relationship (E-R) modeling concepts
• Make good design decisions with respect to entity organization, data types, and database-specific issues
• Research hiring requirements for careers in Database Programming and related fields, identifying personal skills, gaps in the student’s background, and pathways to obtain missing skills.
  
   

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DBA 232 - Database Administration

• Describe the SQL Server architecture.
• Evaluate an installation plan to install SQL Server, and its related services.
• Configure related components and manage files and databases.
• Select the appropriate security scheme for a business situation and configure security and permissions.
• Develop a backup plan for production databases.
• Use industry best practice to establish database policy and documentation.
• Monitor and maintain SQL Server performance.
• Explain the role of disaster recovery and high availability.

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DBA 294 - Special Topics in Database Administration

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DBA 295 - Special Topics in Database Administration

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DBA 296 - Special Topics in Database Administration

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DBA 297 - Special Topics in Database Administration

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DBA 299 - Individual Studies in Database Administration

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DUTEC 100 - Introduction to Diagnostic Medical Sonography

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DUTEC 102 - Practical Aspects of Sonography

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DUTEC 105 - Pathophysiology I

• Define terms used to describe pathologic states of the abdomen.
• Identify various pathologic conditions and lesions of the abdomen.
• Correlate the physiologic changes associated with various pathologic conditions of the abdomen.
• Obtain a thorough clinical history from a patient or referring physician.
• Identify other testing procedures used for the diagnosis of disease.
   

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DUTEC 106 - Pathophysiology II

• Define terms used to describe pathologic states of the cardiac and peripheral vascular systems.
• Identify various pathologies and lesions of the circulatory and nervous systems
• Describe the sequence of events in hypoix injury.
• Distinguish the differences between acquired and congenital diseases.
• Obtain a thorough clinical history from a patient or referring physician relating to conditions of the circulatory or nervous systems.
• Identify various testing procedures used for the diagnosis of disease relating to the circulatory and nervous systems.

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DUTEC 107 - Human Cross-Sectional Anatomy

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DUTEC 110 - Abdominal Scanning and Techniques

• Identify normal anatomy and conditions in sagittal, coronal, and transverse planes.
• Describe the sonographic characteristics of pathological conditions in the abdomen.
• Utilize scanning techniques for abdominal protocols.
• Perform CPR through certification and training.
• Describe the measures that need to be taken in order to maintain adequate infection control in the medical environment by following universal precautions.
• Assess whether ultrasound is their best career choice by observing a hospital or clinic each week, preparing for clinical internship.
  
  
  

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