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  • 4.00 Credits

    The purpose of the course is to give students broad exposure to the available technologies that are used in web-based systems design and development. Issues, concepts and strategies that enterprises use to create, design and develop web pages that appeal to consumers and business are studied and applied in theoretical, experiential and simulated environments. Students will evaluate differential web developmental approaches and alternatives that utilize contemporary software design strategies. Exposure to Java, .NET, Linux, Access, Dreamweaver platforms and related web technologies should prepare students to design and implement a variety of small scale B2B, B2C, and C2C, web sites. The capstone project will require two or three teams of students to develop a customized solution for a an enterprise that includes dynamic and elaborate web documents that incorporate images, colors, backgrounds, tables, frame layouts and other components of web design.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Organizations collect phenomenal amounts of institutional and client data from various sources, which they store and warehouse in multiple formats, platforms, architectures, and databases. This course applies data mining concepts and algorithms, statistical techniques, data analysis, and decision modeling to find and retrieve, classify, explore, generate hypotheses, and learn from data. Neural networks, decision trees, fuzzy logic, and linguistic ambiguity technologies are utilized to discover knowledge characteristics and pattern relationships that guide enterprise decision-making. Several case studies promote experiential learning as students learn about data mining and modeling by doing data mining and modeling.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Business enterprises use various tools to manage small- and large-scale projects. Projects require task identification and organization, capital resource assignment, financial resource allocation, planned outcomes, time management, quality measurement technologies, and post-project analysis. This course will help students understand the managerial and innovative processes involved in developing, defining, planning, executing, and delivering projects.
  • 4.00 Credits

    First-year or elementary level Japanese introduces the basic structure and vocabulary of modern Japanese, stressing the use of Kana (Japanese syllabaries) from the very outset, so the subsequent adjustment to reading ordinary Japanese literature is minimal. Emphasis will be on vocabulary and oral training for conversation with reasonable ease, with an introduction to readings and writing. Familiarity with the sociocultural context of the modern Japanese language will also be stressed. The lecture is three hours; one additional hour is required for drill and laboratory.
  • 4.00 Credits

    First-year or elementary level Japanese introduces the basic structure and vocabulary of modern Japanese, stressing the use of Kana (Japanese syllabaries) from the very outset, so the subsequent adjustment to reading ordinary Japanese literature is minimal. Emphasis will be on vocabulary and oral training for conversation with reasonable ease, with an introduction to readings and writing. Familiarity with the sociocultural context of the modern Japanese language will also be stressed. The lecture is three hours; one additional hour is required for drill and laboratory.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Intermediate or second-year level Japanese is designed to help students master modern Japanese (Tokyo dialect) through review and reinforcement. The use of special audio and videotapes, in addition to regular tapes for textbook assignments, enables students to learn how Japanese is used in various social and cultural settings and in the business world. Course materials are designed to foster a good knowledge of modern Japanese grammar, ability to write short essays, fluency in daily conversation, incorporating terms and phrases appropriate to the context, and skill in the use of basic reference materials. The lecture is three hours; one additional hour is required for drill and laboratory.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Intermediate or second-year level Japanese is designed to help students master modern Japanese (Tokyo dialect) through review and reinforcement. The use of special audio and videotapes, in addition to regular tapes for textbook assignments, enables students to learn how Japanese is used in various social and cultural settings and in the business world. Course materials are designed to foster a good knowledge of modern Japanese grammar, ability to write short essays, fluency in daily conversation, incorporating terms and phrases appropriate to the context, and skill in the use of basic reference materials. The lecture is three hours; one additional hour is required for drill and laboratory.
  • 4.00 Credits

    This course introduces a total of three hundred new Kanji characters, some may have appeared in preceding lessons with a different reading compound. This helps students to increase their understanding of Japanese and to acquire a better grasp of the language patterns, idiomatic usage, and grammar. This knowledge, coupled with more intensive vocabulary and enhanced familiarity with Kanji characters, facilitates reading. The students develop comprehension skills through conversations in a variety of situations, and also in different styles: honorific and plain. Besides mastering the material presented in the textbook, students must be able to read and understand the daily newspaper.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Another three hundred new Kanji characters are introduced. More intensive reading and increased speed of reading and writing are required. Scientific writing, translation, and the vocabulary of business Japanese are also introduced.
  • 4.00 Credits

    The course is designed to develop the student's ability in reading literary material, composition, and conversation. 200 new Kanji will be introduced. Translation of material of educational and economic interest, as well as articles from the daily Japanese newspaper will be exercised.
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