This course is an introduction of generally accepted accounting principles as they pertain to external financial reports. The accounting cycle, accounting systems, theories, and policies relative to asset valuation, liability measurement, and income determination are presented. Emphasis is placed on accounting for a sole proprietorship.

A study of corporation accounting including the issue of stock and payment of dividends. Other topics include accounting for partnerships, plant assets, intangible assets, investments, and liabilities.

Prerequisite: ACC100

This course is a study of financial data to be used by internal management. Areas of study include statements of cash flow, financial statement analysis to predict solvency and profitability, departmental accounting for a manufacturing business, costs systems for a manufacturer, cost-volume-profit analysis, and budgets.

Prerequisite: ACC110

This course is designed to introduce the student to advanced data management techniques incorporating current computerized accounting software packages. Students will compare several currently popular small business accounting software packages. Students will receive hands-on experience as they complete the daily, weekly, and monthly transactions of the campus corporation or local business operations.

Prerequisite: ACC110

A comprehensive explanation of the federal tax structure and training in the application of tax principles to specific problems.

Prerequisite: ACC100

A study of contemporary financial statements, practices, and forms. Emphasis is placed on cash, temporary investments, receivables, inventories, and current liabilities.

Prerequisite: ACC110

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course includes the study of liabilities, investments, paid-in capital, retained earnings, and analytical processes. Also included is the preparation of journal entries pertaining to noncurrent assets.

Prerequisite: ACC230

A study of fund accounting reporting principles, procedures, and standards. This will be accomplished through analyzing, recording, summarizing, evaluating, and interpreting accounting data for government units and other nonprofit organizations.

Prerequisite: ACC110

This course is a descriptive study of the accumulation of cost data and a determination of how to use such information to assist management in planning and decision making.

Prerequisite: ACC200

This course is designed to introduce computer technology as it relates to design, implementation, and operation of accounting information systems. A major portion of the course is devoted to internal control procedures. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with (1) accounting information systems (AIS) and their components; (2) the transformation of raw financial data into financial information by AIS; (3) the use of internal controls to assure the accuracy and reliability of accounting data and information; (4) the systems analysis, design, and implementation cycle; and (5) the completion of a case study analyzing financial information.

Prerequisite: ACC300

This course continues the study of the Internal Revenue Code as it affects partnerships, corporations, and estates and trusts. Basic competence in tax terminology, research, and tax calculations are emphasized. State taxes on business organizations using the tax structure of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as the basis, are also examined.

Prerequisite: ACC220

This course is the analysis and evaluation of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) relating to advanced topics in long term liabilities and stockholders’ equity. Special emphasis will include the study of pensions, leases, income tax, earnings per share, revenue recognition, and accounting changes and error analysis.

Prerequisite: ACC300

This course deals with the study of advanced accounting concepts. Topics covered include the preparation, communication, interpretation, and analysis of financial data with regard to consolidations, international transactions, and business combinations. Foreign currency and partnership transactions are also examined.

Prerequisite: ACC335

This course is a study of the auditing process. Topics covered include the demand for audit services, the audit process, applications of the audit process to normal business cycles, and completion of the audit cycle.

Prerequisite: ACC300

This course is a continuation of the study of the auditing process. The course is designed to broaden and deepen student’s conceptual and technical understanding of the attest function. It will provide the student with a framework for analyzing contemporary auditing and assurance issues.

Prerequisite: ACC405 or successful completion of ACC405 final exam

This course will examine the accounting function from an international perspective, focusing on international standards and practices and will provide an overview of key issues affecting the global marketplace. It will prepare the student for working with cross-border financial information impacted by global businesses. It incorporates international transactions, the operations of international companies, conversion of foreign currencies, and facilitating the use of IASB.

Prerequisite: ACC300

This course provides the student with the ability to recognize, analyze, define, spell, and correctly utilize the medical language used to convey information about anatomy, physiology, disease, and control and treatment of alterations in one’s state of health. Medical Terminology applies in describing normal as well as abnormal, so the student begins with the normal as a base and adds to this the terms that describe pathological changes. The student specifically becomes aware of the medical prefixes, roots, and suffixes in forming a medical vocabulary.

This course examines the structural organization and the functioning of the human body. The human cell is described in detail as it is the basic building block of the body. Body planes, directional terms, quadrants, and cavities are illustrated and located. The components and normal processes of the integumentary, skeletal, muscular, nervous, endocrine, and lymphatic systems are discussed. Common pathology and medications are related to structure and function.

In this course the student is introduced to the major nationwide medical insurance plans. An overview of eligibility and benefits of Blue Cross/Blue Shield, Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, Workers’ Compensation, Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), and Preferred Provider Organizations (PPO) will be discussed. This course will also familiarize the student with the purpose and use of ICD-9 diagnostic and CPT procedural coding. Other procedural/diagnostic coding systems currently in use are presented. The student will learn to prepare medical insurance claim forms for reimbursement.

This course is a study of the normal structure and function of the human body. The course covers the basic cell, body chemistry, and then provides an in-depth investigation into the integumentary system, the skeletal system, and the muscular system.

This course is the lab component to the Anatomy and Physiology I course. The lab will consist of demonstration and hands-on learning in the following areas: cell structures, the planes of movement, axis of rotation, motions of the body, joint system, bone structure, skeletal structural, bone landmarks, and the musculoskeletal system of the human body.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ALH120

This course builds on knowledge obtained in Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology I by investigating the anatomical structure, organization and general physiology of the digestive, reproductive, urinary, cardiovascular, and the respiratory systems.

Prerequisite: ALH112

The student will learn to abstract information from the medical record and combine it with coding strategies to obtain the proper codes for diagnoses. The ICD-9-CM book will be studied for understanding of format. DRGs will also be discussed.

Prerequisite: ALH105

This course builds on knowledge obtained in Anatomy and Physiology I by investigating the anatomical structure, organization and general physiology of the digestive, lymphatic, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. This course emphasizes the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and the respiratory system.

Prerequisite: ALH120

This course builds on knowledge obtained in Anatomy and Physiology I by investigating the anatomical structure, organization and general physiology of the digestive, lymphatic, urinary, endocrine, and reproductive systems. This course emphasizes the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system, cardiovascular system, and the respiratory system with these systems being the focus of the laboratory portion of the course.

Prerequisites: ALH120L and concurrent enrollment in ALH130

The course covers the medical record and maintenance of health information systems. The contents and types of medical records are presented. Various databases and filing systems are explored. The many legal guidelines are included.

Prerequisite: ALH105

This course provides the student with an overview of basic health procedures. Emphasis is placed on developing therapeutic communication in the clinical setting. Students will learn the components of a medical record and principles of medical documentation. Assessment of vital signs will be developed and principles of universal precautions will be presented.

Prerequisite: ALH120

This is a course which prepares allied health students to understand, identify, and classify medications. Upon completion of this course, the student will be familiar with drug classifications and the effects of medication on body systems.

Prerequisite: ALH105

In this course, the allied health student is trained in the most up-to-date administrative functions in physicians’ offices. Important aspects of office procedures include communicating and interacting with patients, the role of the receptionist, effective telephone usage, administrative planning, supply and task organization, and time management. Scheduling appointments, processing mail, filing, treatment of clinical and financial records, accounts payable, accounts receivable, billing, and credit and collection procedures are studied as well. This course will also expose the student to the operation of a computerized medical office management program. Applications of medical practice software will be explored.

Prerequisites: ALH105 and ENG100

This course combines the knowledge of the English language, medical terminology, and keyboarding skills as a basis to enable the student to transcribe medical correspondence, documents, and reports accurately and

efficiently.

Prerequisites: ALH105 and ENG100

This course emphasizes the information on the medication label and the physician’s order. Students will learn the concepts used to calculate medication dosages. A comprehensive review of basic math theory is given. Additional topics include surgical asepsis, assisting with minor surgeries, and theory of IV therapy.

This course will outline the principles and procedures of complete physical, gynecological, obstetrical, and pediatric examinations. The student is given the opportunity to gain basic knowledge and understanding of the purposes, techniques, and recording procedures of special tests commonly associated with the physician’s office including electrocardiography, radiology, respiratory therapy, and specialized clinical procedures.

Prerequisite: ALH205 or concurrent registration

This course is an extension of the principles of Medical Machine Transcription. The student is given an opportunity to transcribe a variety of medical correspondence, documents, and reports accurately and efficiently, meeting the demands of the medical profession. Additional computer time is necessary to complete assignments.

Prerequisite: ALH200

This course introduces pathology and disease by investigating the etiology, pathophysiology, and clinical manifestation of a wide variety of diseases affecting the various body systems of the human body. Diagnostic procedures and treatments for various disorders will be discussed.

Prerequisites: ALH105 and ALH130

The student will learn to abstract information from the medical record and combine it with coding strategies to obtain the proper codes for procedures. The format and coding conventions of the Current Procedural Terminology book and the Common Procedural Coding System will be studied.

Prerequisite: ALH105

The course is designed to provide entry-level, clinically relevant information on the management of patients with open wounds. The class will discuss the topics of anatomy and physiology of the skin, phases of wound healing, types of wounds, wound etiology and infection management through the use of debridement and topical agents. In addition, dressing selection, bandaging and the use of therapeutic modalities as adjunctive wound therapy will be explored.

Prerequisites: ALH105, ALH130, and PTA235.

This course is an in-depth study of law and ethics as they pertain to health care and related fields. There are extensive discussions of legal, ethical, and bioethical issues which affect all aspects of medical office personnel. An emphasis on Pennsylvania laws affecting liability, licensure, and health care directives is presented.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This is a clinical laboratory course designed especially for the medical assistant student and/or other medical personnel employed in physicians’ offices. Emphasis is placed on quality assurance and safety requirements following OSHA guidelines. Instruction and practice will be provided in specimen collection and in CLIA Waived testing in urinalysis, hematology, clinical chemistry, immunology, and microbiology. While being observed by the instructor, the student will perform 25 successful venipunctures. The CPT exam is offered at the completion of this course. Electronic medical records will also be presented.

Prerequisites: ALH105 and ALH130

This course involves the organization of the U.S. healthcare delivery system, and the basic management strategies and practices, which are implemented to administer its component parts. Dynamics of the interrelated components of the system are considered in terms of the impacts of social, political and economic change, and evolving system components to effectively accommodate and manage these changes.

Prerequisite: BUS220

This course is the study of conflict resolution and resource allocation (or reallocation) by legislatures, courts, and “public” opinion. Healthcare policies include statutes and court decisions that define principles of legal liability in health, healthcare, and health insurance. It also involves consideration of accepted norms of conduct that influence the law and are influenced by the law, but do not have the traditional attributes of legal structures. Legal aspects include common law court decisions, as well as statutory law and administrative regulations that impact the healthcare system.

Prerequisite: BUS220

In this upper level course, the students will practice administrative and clinical skills from the program in the Allied Health Laboratory. The course is designed to illustrate and explore the role of medical personnel within the framework of the health care profession and to assist the student in the transition from student to health care team member. The student becomes aware of the role the MA plays in promoting a professional image for the practice and of health care resources available. CPR, first aid training, emergency management, and emergency preparedness are presented.

Prerequisite: ALH210 or concurrent registration

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course prepares the student to carry out the day-to-day responsibilities of a hospital or healthcare facility administrator. Issues of cash flow, personnel policy, staff interactions, record keeping, reporting requirements, inventory and supplies, security, organizational and management practices are examined. There is a project requiring the student to interview administrators in each of three different types of healthcare facilities, to compare the similarities and differences. The student will arrange their internship project as an outcome of this course.

Prerequisite: This course is taken the final term before the internship

This course includes analysis of financial flows, third-party payment programs, and reimbursement practices in the health sector. An economic analysis of the U.S. healthcare system regarding organization and financing policy issues will also be considered.

Prerequisites: ALH115 or BUS335 and BUS210

This course considers planning and marketing from the perspective of an administrator with responsibility for delivery of a particular healthcare service to the public. The product may be a general hospital, a specialized clinic, or a residence and long-term care facility. Consideration is given to differences of approach to each of these various services, and also to the planning and marketing strategies, which are common to all. Public policy and government planning functions are also considered, as well as direct and indirect inputs from professional organizations, insurance providers, and other relevant parties. The student will estimate public utility and benefits provided vs. actuarial cost incurred, means of financing and costing long-term facilities, staffing needs, major equipment, supplies, indirect costs in the planning process, cost recovery strategies and marketing plans, and philosophical policy ideas.

Prerequisites: BUS220 and BUS230

This course is designed to introduce students to drawing and illustration techniques that focus on proportion, light, and perspective. Using media such as pencil, charcoal, pen, and pastels, students translate abstract concepts into visual design.

A course designed to introduce students to the arts — specifically, painting, literature, drama, and music as distinguished from the sciences and from history, philosophy, and theology. Through a variety of experiences, including lectures, guest speakers, field trips, and projects, students develop the ability to critically appreciate “the arts.”

This is an introductory course in which students will learn both the tradition and the mechanics of theater in European and American culture. The course will trace the history and importance of theater from ancient Greece and Rome through medieval Europe and the Renaissance to modern day. The course will additionally explore the various genres of theater and the mechanics involved in a theatrical performance.

This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of the visual arts. The focus of the class will be a tour through major periods of art history with an emphasis on style and culture. Students will be exposed to a variety of art techniques, and time will be given in class for students to experiment with basic media.

This course is designed to introduce students to watercolor techniques that focus on value, color, and composition. Class will start with monochromatic studies of simple still lifes, progress to a limited palette, and culminate in students selecting their own subjects and rendering them in full color. Students are required to purchase watercolor materials recommended by professor.

This course is an introduction to art history. Identification and analysis of individual artworks, their creators, and the study of artistic periods and styles. This class covers the development of artistic techniques and styles throughout the ages.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course provides an introduction to the study of living organisms. Emphasis is placed on the structure and function of the cell as the basis of life. Each body system is studied. Additional topics will include homeostasis, genetics, genetic engineering, and biotechnology.

This course studies human growth and development throughout the life span from the prenatal period through aging. Special emphasis is placed on normal physical, cognitive, social, and psychological growth so the student can recognize normal development as well as deviations from the normal.

This basic level microbiology course introduces students to the use of microscopes and to laboratory procedures for microbial identification. Students will survey microbial species and become familiar with common pathogenic microbial strains. Bactericidal, antiseptic, and sterilization procedures will be explored.

This is a fundamental survey course in business administration offering a basic understanding of the nature and scope of business in the modern world. Consideration of business practices such as management, organization, production, human resources, information technology, marketing, and ethics is an integral part of this course. Students use a variety of external resources.

This course is a thorough study of the phases of successful selling: approach, presentation, resistance, and closing. In addition, a study is made of today’s selling environment, product analysis, and buying psychology. The course emphasizes the desirable qualities of a successful salesperson with special regard to poise, manner, dress, ethics, and product knowledge. Students participate in role playing and sales presentations to develop selling ability and self-confidence.

This course is designed to expose the students to the advanced capabilities of spreadsheet software. The use of current spreadsheet software is integral to creating spreadsheet projects based on real business situations.

This course is a study of the financial problems associated with the life cycle of a business. Topics covered include the sources and use of business funds, cost of capital, risk, asset management, and capital investments and valuation. Students are trained in the programming and use of the widely-accepted financial calculators for the solution of practical business applications.

Prerequisites: ACC110 or concurrent registration

This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, and problems of economics. Emphasis is placed on the role of monetary and fiscal policy in pursuing macroeconomic objectives.

This course will examine the factors that affect the economic choices of consumers or producers when purchasing or selling goods and services.

This course provides a conceptual framework for fundamental knowledge of management. Primary consideration is given to the areas of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. It emphasizes both the art and science of management through the use of lectures and the case study method. Students use a variety of outside readings and interviews in their studies.

This course concentrates on the theories of consumer behavior and research findings as they apply to the sales effort. The course includes concepts such as factors affecting buying decisions, media selection and effectiveness, and consumer response measurements.

This is an overview of the general areas of sports management with emphasis on the relationship of developing and using a marketing strategy. Included in the study is the relationship of management with the customer and participants from the planning stage through the execution stage.

This course provides guideposts for effective performance in recruiting, selecting, and placing people in the right jobs, training and development, performance appraisals, benefits and compensation, health and safety in the workplace, and labor relations.

Prerequisites: BUS100 or BUS220

This course is a study of the principles involved in the planning, creation, and use of advertising through the use of newspaper, magazine, radio, television, outdoor, and direct mail. This course includes the economics, methods, and psychology of advertising, with an introduction to marketing research, consumer analysis, and market analysis. Work is done in creation of original copy and layout.

This course explores the importance of customer service to the success of any business. The textbook and the lectures are presented from the customer’s point of view and stresses the effects of good and poor customer service on repeat business, “word-of-mouth” advertising, and profits. These concepts are reinforced through classroom discussions, role-playing, and an outside project in which the level of customer service in a business is analyzed and evaluated.

This is a fundamental course addressing international business and management. The course focuses on international business with a study of how the political, social, and economic environment of foreign cultures affect business attitudes and operations. The impact of cultural, economical, and political forces on business practices in a global organization is studied.

Prerequisite: BUS100 or BUS220

This course provides an overview of the responsibility and importance of “small businesses” as they relate to the current business community and the entrepreneur. It provides an understanding of the complexities and problems associated with ownership, management, administration, and finances.

Prerequisite: ACC110 or concurrent registration

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Emphasis in this course is placed on the decision-making process with regard to liabilities and capital. Students analyze problems related to short- and intermediate-term financing, long-term financing, and capital structure and dividend policy faced by management. Students are trained in the programming and use of the widely-accepted financial calculators for the solution of practical business applications.

Prerequisite: BUS200

This course studies the strategic retail management process, including the retail mix and retail environment. The primary focuses are targeting customers, information gathering, location analysis, merchandise and operations management, pricing strategy, promotional strategy, and integrating and controlling the retail strategy.

Prerequisites: BUS220 and BUS230

This course is designed to identify key occupational health, safety, workplace security theories and concepts. The course covers legal and regulatory requirements affecting health related programs, policies, and employment liabilities.

Prerequisite: BUS245

This course studies the successful person/ organization match. The course discusses the external influences such as economic conditions, labor markets, unions, and laws and regulations. It also covers the staffing support systems such as staffing strategy and planning, job analysis, measurement, and major staffing activities.

Prerequisite: BUS245

This course is a comprehensive and integrated study of strategic planning and marketing communications. Advertising, sales promotion, direct marketing, Internet marketing, personal selling, and public relations/publicity are discussed and related to strategic planning. Students will evaluate the relationship between marketing management and marketing communications.

Prerequisite: BUS230

This course analyzes the varying degrees of risk and return from different types of investments. Topics include securities and securities markets, portfolio policies, institutional investment policies, and management of investment funds. Students are trained in the programming and use of the widely-accepted financial calculators for the solution of practical business applications.

Prerequisite: BUS200 or BUS215 or MTH010

This course analyzes the dynamics of fashion and investigates the knowledge and terminology with regard to textiles, apparel, fashion accessories, home fashions, global sourcing, and merchandising. This course also explores career opportunities. Students design fashion newsletters, produce a fashion show, and complete presentations on fashion designers.

This course is a study of the American banking system, monetary theories, and monetary policy. Topics include the relationship of money and the banking system to the functioning of the monetary policy implementation.

Prerequisite: BUS215

This course is an intense study of the business implications of the automation technologies and telecommunication systems that have driven the field of electronic commerce to the modern era of electronic business. This demonstrates the utilization of electronic business tools based on electronic data interchange, the Internet, the World Wide Web, and other sources. It not only covers the marketing and selling of products electronically, but explores the major electronic aspects of business

operations.

Prerequisite: BUS100 or BUS220

This course provides the basic framework for management of nonprofit organizations, including the managing of volunteers. The focus is on business strategies taken by nonprofit organizations.

Prerequisite: BUS220

Most individuals, families, and businesses have a strong desire for financial security and protection against those events that threaten their financial security. For most people and companies, insurance is the major technique for handling risk. This course covers vehicles of risk management through insurance concepts including personal property, commercial property, and life and health.

Prerequisite: BUS100

This course is a study of the management of operations, incorporating decision-making techniques used in operations management. Topics include the practical applications to product design and process selection, design of facilities and jobs, and supply chain management. Methods for developing and analyzing standards, measures, and processes are also discussed. Other topics incorporate an overview of inventory concepts, Total Quality Management including an ISO9000 overview, and business operations reengineering.

Prerequisites: BUS100 or BUS220 and TEC103 or another college-level computer course

This course is for those who seek a hands-on approach to project management. It is an application-oriented approach which provides a road map for managing various types of technical or non-technical projects including manufacturing scheduling, construction, research and development projects, and special events through the use of computer applications and short-term hands-on projects.

Prerequisites: BUS100 or BUS220 and TEC103 or another college-level computer course

This course deals with the tools of marketing, sampling, analysis of internal data, locating data, observation, and experimentation in marketing research. It also examines defining the problem, developing and executing the research plan, preparing research reports, and exploring major areas of research application. Students apply marketing research techniques to a hands-on project.

Prerequisites: BUS230 and MTH200

This course is a study of multi-disciplinary approaches to the organization as a complex system. Emphasis is placed on the importance of managing, leading, and understanding the ethical implications of managerial decisions, workplace diversity, organizational change, and organizational culture.

Prerequisites: BUS220 and PSY100 or SOC100

This course emphasizes Internet/Intranet Web authoring tools such as HTML and HML. Effective use of commercial web authoring tools will be stressed as well as programming in the appropriate languages. Also included is an introduction to JAVA Script programming. The course covers the essentials of programming for e-commerce and tools to incorporate the programs for business-wide applications.

Prerequisite: Any college-level computer course

This course is designed from the case problems approach that presents a cross-section of the decision-making situations faced by management. In addition to the traditional policy and control, emphasis is given to situations involving leadership, organization, communications, career counseling, and social responsibility.

Prerequisite: BUS220

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Strategic marketing in today’s business environment requires knowledge of trends in online marketing and how to utilize e-business marketing tools to maintain a competitive edge. Basic marketing concepts are adapted to the Internet and web-specific marketing issues are examined. Internet customer relationship management, product development and pricing, distribution channels, and online marketing communications are analyzed, culminating in the development of an Internet marketing plan.

Prerequisite: BUS230

Efficient organizational processes, product and service quality, and customer satisfaction are consistently moving targets. Therefore, an organization that aspires to be the best must create a cycle of continuous process improvement within. This course examines organizational process improvement related to the hard and soft system approaches of decision-making including assessing expectations of internal and external constituents, identifying the difference between the current state and the desired state, and empowering organizational teams to close the identified gaps between the current and desired states.

Prerequisite: BUS365

This course covers the current proven techniques for the management of change in organizations. Effecting change is an absolute necessity for upper management of private companies, educational institutions, and government entities, small, large, for profit, or nonprofit. Emphasis is on leading change at all levels of an organization and the culture and political environments in which change occurs. Course includes an exploration of designing, planning and implementing change using soft and hard organizational systems. The course will evaluate leadership at all levels, customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, business process integration, and quantifiable results related to organizational change.

Prerequisite: BUS365

This course examines the marketing of goods and services between businesses, with a special emphasis on organizational buying. Special focuses are on relationship marketing and integrated marketing communications for business-to-business marketing.

Prerequisite: BUS230

This course represents real-world practice to focus on theory and practice. It provides a unifying approach to the valuation of all derivatives, not just options and futures. The framework for pricing derivatives, interest rate derivatives, volatilities and correlations, hedging, swaps, and value calculations are covered. The student will work with various models, including the standard market models, models of short rate, and other appropriate models.

Prerequisite: BUS200 or BUS305

This course is a capstone that integrates concepts, principles, and practices of international business from prior courses and Internet research. The student is required to participate in research for group decision-making and presentations about a business currently or desiring to complete in the international markets. A written comprehensive case analysis of the simulation is prepared.

Prerequisites: BUS200 or concurrent registration and BUS260

This course integrates marketing concepts for strategic planning, implementation, and control. The primary focuses are analyzing marketing opportunities, developing marketing strategies, managing the total marketing effort, and understanding future marketing trends.

Prerequisites: BUS230 and a 300-level business course

This course is an investigation of obtaining the maximum benefits from limited financial resources on a personal basis. Financial goals form the basis for financial planning. Without these goals, planning is extremely difficult. Many people prefer to avoid financial problems or turn them over to someone else such as a financial planner. We will cover various topics of personal finance to prepare the student for personal financial planning.

Prerequisite: BUS200

This course is an investigation of the challenges of doing business in an increasingly global environment. Special emphasis is placed on the cultural, political, financial, and social diversities of international financial institutions. It examines the financial strategies of global firms and the challenges of international financial decisions.

Prerequisites: BUS200 or concurrent registration and BUS260 or concurrent registration

This course studies the evolving labor-management relationship and the collective bargaining process in public and private sector organizations. The course includes the historical, legal, and structural environments of the labor-management relationship in the U.S. today.

Prerequisites: BUS220 and BUS245

This course is an examination of financial reward systems in organizations and the study of relevant theoretical and legal perspectives. Topics include job evaluation wage surveys, incentives, pay equity, benefits, and compensation strategy.

Prerequisite: BUS245

This course prepares the student to understand effective performance management in a quality context. The use of multi-source feedback for employee development and evaluation of current legal issues in performance appraisals will be discussed.

Prerequisite: BUS245

This course covers the field of training and development from orientation and skills training to career and organization development.

Prerequisite: BUS245

This course is a capstone course that synthesizes all business concepts including marketing, human resources, quantitative methods, global strategies, accounting, finance, production, service, and policy issues. The student is required to participate in the research for group decision-making and presentations in an overall business strategy and plan. Research on the Internet is a valuable tool for this course. A written comprehensive case analysis of the plan is prepared.

Prerequisites: BUS200 and BUS230 or BUS260

All major forms of mass media are discussed in this course. Students are introduced to the place and responsibilities of the mass media — print, electronic, persuasive — and their roles in the United States and the global community. Media law and ethics are also introduced. This course includes observation or hands-on practice in a professional on- or off-campus setting.

A foundation course for the communications Bachelor’s concentration in corporate communications, this course gives students an understanding of the interrelationship between communications practitioners and the corporate environment. Emphasis is placed on different types of organizations that need communications specialists, functions of communications specialists within specific organizations, and how those roles differ from those of communications practitioners outside of the corporate environment.

This course studies current practices and problems in the field of public relations. Emphasis is given to communication and publicity techniques. Releases are written and promotional campaigns developed. Actual releases prepared by professional organizations are analyzed. The class prepares for a campaign on some commercial, educational, or community event that is currently taking place. The importance of internal as well as external public relations is considered. Additional time outside the classroom is required to complete projects.

Prerequisite: COM140

Introduces the variety of mass communication mediums students may encounter in their professional careers. The course focuses on preparation and presentation of various mass communication formats. It examines message construction, framing, and interpretation from the perspective of print and electronic media, public relations, and advertising. Study of grammar, spelling, and Associated Press news style is also a focus. A proficiency exam will be given during the semester. Students must pass the proficiency test with a “C” or better to pass the course and to continue in the program.

This is a writing course designed to develop writing skills specifically for technical documents, such as instructions and process analysis, and for written and oral business reports.

Prerequisite: COM140

This is an advanced public relations course that focuses on how organizations, both private and government, deal with public relations issues. The course will examine real-life public relations issues that face organizations and how those organizations dealt with the particular public relations issues.

Prerequisite: COM130

This course continues the in-depth study of mass media and its effects upon audiences. Students will discover the importance of communications research, the news process, and international mass communications, as well as the political, ethical, and legal issues of mass media.

Prerequisites: COM100 and COM140

This course provides an in-depth analysis of the principles and concepts involved in the ethics of communications practitioners. Emphasis is placed on the development of decision-making skills as they apply to practical ethical issues in the communications field. Topics covered include truth and objectivity, ethical responsibility to the public, and ethical boundaries in media coverage.

Prerequisites: COM140 and PHI105

This course is an introduction to journalism, including the elements of news, the style and structure of news stories, news gathering methods, copyrighting and editing, and reporting.

Prerequisite: COM140

This is an advanced public relations course that focuses on the actual preparation and writing involved in public relations practices rather than the general theory of public relations. The course is writing-intensive and is designed to give the student hands-on experience in the various types of writing required of public relations practitioners, plus give students a portfolio of sample writings. Students will additionally participate in mock exercises testing their writing skills under pressure.

Prerequisite: COM130

Provides the already computer-literate student with opportunities to explore the publication process through the personal computer domain. From introduction of desktop publishing concepts to printing, binding, and finishing, this course offers training and experience in page design and layout, text enhancement, graphic enhancement, and application assembly for finished-product, professional publications. Additional time outside class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: COM140

This course is a comprehensive approach to the development of business proposal and persuasive writing. The course develops strategies for collecting business and situational information, visualizing complex situations, and identifying the proper boundaries for identifying solutions. Case study examples help illustrate the proposal writing process, including budget development, proposal composition, editing, and revisions.

Prerequisite: COM140

This course introduces students to the fundamentals of editing print and electronic news writing. Topics covered include an overview of grammar, journalistic style, basic proofreading techniques, editing for content, and editing for design. Responsibilities of editors in news organizations are also discussed. Students in this course are required to contribute to campus publications or community newspapers.

Prerequisite: COM220

This course profiles for students the methods of writing opinion for print. Topics discussed include the ethics and responsibilities of opinion writers, specific types of editorials, AP style, and how to submit columns for publication. Students will write a variety of opinion pieces, including a personal opinion column, a critical review, and a humor column. Students are required to submit one writing assignment for publication in a professional periodical.

Prerequisite: COM220

This is a course that examines how leaders within an organization can effectively communicate with target publics both inside their organization and outside it as well. Students will examine case studies as well as create their own vehicles of communication in various delivery methods.

Prerequisites: ENG100 and ENG110 (for online degree students: ENG100 and ENG220)

This course is intended to teach students to write for radio and television, including news, commercials, public service announcements, editorials, and radio music scripts.

Prerequisite: COM140

This course is designed to give students an in-depth look at the interrelationship between the media and other organizations. Topics discussed include effective ways for corporate communications practitioners to interact with the media, problems that may arise between the media and private industry, and methods of resolving such problems. Specific case studies will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: COM220

A second-level journalism course which builds on the basic news reporting and writing skills developed in Journalism I. Students will demonstrate their ability to write feature articles for print media.

Prerequisite: COM220

Students apply skills learned in Desktop Publishing I and related courses in the planning, implementation, and completion of at least one major project. Additional time outside class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: COM230

In this course, students will look critically at media messages and meanings for deeper understanding of values that both shape and reflect our culture and cultures abroad. Media, in its various forms, are discussed, along with cultural icons and media effects theories. Students will learn to conduct basic social science research and will study the effects of media on a specific group of people.

Prerequisite: COM140

This is an advanced communications course that explores the many legal issues, liberties, and restraints that face the media today, not only as it pertains to First Amendment issues, but also other issues, such as libel, commercial speech, obscenity, and indecency, as well as access to public sources of information.

Prerequisite: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

Students evaluate the relationship between the media and political candidates during election years and whether the media is truly an impartial reporter of the facts.

Prerequisite: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

Students build upon earlier journalism skills by learning how to create a script for both television and motion picture, from the earliest stages of developing the concept to the marketing of the finished product.

Prerequisite: COM220

Students learn about the changing relationship between the news media and the government during times of war and how each side seeks to control the news.

Prerequisites: COM220

This course examines public opinion polling as it relates to political communications. The course will examine how polls are used in political campaigns and also later as a tool for politicians for engineering political consensus on issues. The course will include a discussion of polling methodologies.

Prerequisites: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260 and MTH200

Students learn the role and importance of Presidential speechwriters, review the style of different Presidential speeches prepared by speechwriters, and write their own Presidential speeches during mock elections.

Prerequisites: ENG110 and COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

The course provides insights into the programming of individual radio and television stations as well as those of major television and cable networks in the United States. Emphasis on issues involving program creation and development, scheduling, audience preferences, and broadcast and cable rating techniques.

Prerequisite: COM140

Provides instruction in methods of gathering and reporting in the mass media information about government and politics, law enforcement agencies and the courts, labor, business and finance.

Prerequisite: COM140

This is an advanced course for students who have an understanding of basic photographic equipment and photographic techniques. The course examines and explores use of visual communication techniques in print media and websites. Covers history of photojournalism, technical aspects of photojournalism, and modern visual communication production techniques in both traditional and digital formats. Assignments designed to teach how to produce and edit visual elements and combine them with text for both print and web-based publications.

Prerequisite: COM140

This course introduces students to how communications practitioners handle crisis situations in the corporate setting. Attention is given to crisis management plans, legal issues surrounding crisis communications, ethics in handling crisis situations, and a corporation’s responsibility to its public. Specific case studies will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: COM140

This course is designed to provide students with the practical concepts needed to coordinate media events. Topics discussed include different types of events, the role of media at these events, and the specific functions of the communications specialist who is coordinating the event. Students will end the term with a culminating project of coordinating an actual media event for a client either internal or external to the college.

Prerequisite: COM140

This capstone course synthesizes the principles taught in lower-level corporate communications classes. Students will apply their knowledge to a communications project or projects for clients either internal or external to the college. This course will culminate in a campus-wide presentation of the project and the eventual implementation of the project for the client.

Prerequisites: COM215 and COM410

In this course, students analyze the process of raising funds for various types of non-political organizations as it relates to the responsibilities of communications practitioners. Students will analyze past capital campaigns for effectiveness and then apply their observations by designing, implementing, and evaluating their own mock capital campaign. Students also incorporate the fundamentals of writing grant proposals as a component of raising funds for organizations.

Prerequisite: COM140

This is an advanced course in political communications that examines the strategies, techniques, design, and impact of paid political communications. It will focus on the role of political advertising in a campaign, including radio, direct mail, and print, as well as television.

Prerequisite: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

This is an advanced course that explores the history and modern techniques of lobbying of federal and state legislatures and regulatory agencies by special interest groups and by other government agencies.

Prerequisite: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

This is an advanced studies course exploring federal and state law regarding campaign financing, the rise of political action committees, and effective methods for generating election funds.

Prerequisites: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

Students will study historical use of propaganda by the U.S. government and other governments in influencing the public and the current governmental efforts at propaganda. Students will also analyze methods and messages by non-governmental groups to influence the public.

Prerequisite: COM140 or LGS110 or LGS250 or LGS260

This course helps students examine and analyze, discuss, and create periodical publications (magazines) in a variety of specialized formats. Develops skills in understanding and creating periodical publications by focusing on writing and design. Examines a variety of magazines to provide an understanding of content, typography, design, layout, and production. Students learn to develop promotional materials necessary to help develop an audience for a periodical publication. Students write and edit several stories for their own publication, which they create as a final project for the course. Students produce a 32-page magazine as this final project.

Prerequisite: COM230

Student analyzes principles and laboratory practices in book design and production. Topics include analysis of principles of design and layout; observing principles of typography; graphics; digital and traditional photography; titles and chapter headings; ethics of publishing; history and impact on society; promotional techniques; working with book editors; specialization; market positioning and launching.

Prerequisite: COM230

This course is an introduction to the criminal justice system and its role in society. The course introduces criminal justice concepts and terms, and relates criminal justice concepts to current events and trends, with a particular focus on career paths and areas of specialization within law enforcement, the court system, and corrections.

This course examines the role of corrections in the criminal justice system, focusing on historical developments, punishment, rehabilitation, sentencing, deterrence, and the operation of prisons, and including a study of intermediate punishment, parole, and community corrections programs.

This course provides an analysis of the juvenile justice system as it relates to the punishment and rehabilitation of the juvenile offender, including an in-depth study of juvenile probation and other intermediate sanctions presently utilized within the juvenile justice system.

This course studies the use and abuse of illegal drugs in America, including the methods of detection, apprehension and penalties for users and suppliers, and the confiscation and preservation of drug evidence. Special emphasis will be placed on the techniques for surveillance, undercover operations, criminal apprehensions, and prosecutions.

This course is a study of the techniques and theories of criminal investigations, including interviewing witnesses, suspects, and victims, collecting and preserving evidence, and preparing cases for trial.

Prerequisite: CRI100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

The Act 120 Police Recruit Academy provides for 750 hours of theoretical and experiential education designed to provide the student with the knowledge and skills required to be certified as a municipal police officer in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Curriculum material, didactic skills, and standards of performance for successful completion of this program are prescribed by the Pennsylvania Municipal Police Officers Education and Training Commission.

Prerequisite: Successful attainment of senior-level academic status and must be 21 years of age prior to completing the Academy

This course provides an examination of existing and emerging, “e-crimes” (i.e., economic and electronic), identity theft, Internet, credit card and check fraud, as well as the basics of protecting an organization’s digital assets. The course will focus on government/private industry methodology to detect, investigate, and prevent such crimes. A specialized course focus includes counterfeit negotiable instruments and debit card fraud.

Prerequisite: CRI100

This course is a study of the professional discipline that involves the scientific analysis of crime scene evidence. Areas of specialized focus include the role and scope of the forensic laboratory, an overview of forensic science sub-disciplines, and an examination of medico-legal jurisprudence.

Prerequisite: CRI330

This course deals with the examination of offender “profiling.” The course will cut through the confusion and misunderstandings regarding the “art of profiling” by providing detailed original and scientific research methods that examine the variations in criminal behavior from which any “profile” is derived. Particular types of crimes will be studied via offender topologies and profiles derived from these topologies.

Prerequisite: CRI245

This course focuses on the theoretical and practical methods of written documentation in the investigative process. Specific emphasis will be placed on field note-taking, narrative report writing, and the completion of specialized reports including affidavits of probable cause and arrest and search warrants. The course will also examine investigation reports, writing concepts for probation, corrections, and other criminal related investigations in anticipation of prosecution.

Prerequisites: CRI245 and ENG200

This course will build on the concepts covered in LGS210 Evidence, including constitutional issues, relevance, competency, hearsay, and privilege. The course will cover issues of evidence as they relate to the role of the criminal justice professional in preparation of cases with emphasis on effective courtroom testimony through a complete knowledge of the substantive and procedural laws of evidence.

Prerequisite: LGS210

This course is a study of the development, organization, and function of contemporary law enforcement agencies, police-community relations, police decision-making and other concepts in police practice and administration. This course will also examine the design and organization of police departments, with special emphasis on patrol techniques, investigations, and the use of force in law enforcement.

Prerequisite: CRI100

This course is a study of forensic death investigations. Areas of specialized focus include the causes, manners, and mechanisms of both natural and unnatural deaths, scene investigations, pertinent legal considerations, and methods germane to equivocal death determinations.

Prerequisite: CRI330

This course is a study of the identification, collection, preservation, and analysis of physical criminal evidence. The course focuses on crime scene documentation, development and analysis of fingerprint evidence, blood spatter and physiological evidence, hair and fiber evidence, ballistics, fire scene evidence, and narcotics. Scientific laboratory analysis methodology is also presented.

Prerequisite: CRI245 or LGS170 or LGS210 or LGS265

The course is primarily designed as a survey of the legal issues surrounding the use of the Internet. Coverage includes origins of the Internet, criminal aspects of cyberspace, tort liability, and privacy issues. The course also includes a critical examination of intellectual property, online business concerns, and child online protection.

This course will explore the continuing phenomena of organized extremism in America and around the world. The origins of modern terrorism (international as well as domestic) will be explored. The histories, philosophies, activities, and recruiting methods and tactics of such groups will be reviewed. Methods to counter terrorism and the role of the Department of Homeland Security will also be explored.

This course is a study of the contribution of psychology to our understanding of criminals and their behavior. The course will analyze various types of criminals in regard to their early childhood backgrounds, traits, and characteristics (biological, sociological, and psychological) in context to a particular type of crime. Emphasis will be placed on psychopathy, sexual sadism, and mental disorders, and the appraisal of theoretical criminology in evaluation of known criminal offenders.

Prerequisite: PSY100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for an upper-level course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course will explore the realm of crisis intervention from the basics of defusing anger to the complex issues of hostage negotiations and hostage survival. De-escalation skills will be taught and practiced at all levels of the crisis continuum. This course will examine the many factors that lead to confrontations and the techniques and pitfalls of managing aggression.

Prerequisite: CRI100

This course is an advanced study of correctional institutions and facilities focusing upon management, operations, and administration. This course will focus on recent research, programs, contemporary topics such as sex in prison, prison contraband markets, privatization, policy development, prison social structure, and the latest Supreme Court decisions pertaining to institutional corrections.

Prerequisite: CRI135

This course is an in-depth examination of the major aspects of sexual offenses and rehabilitation theories, with an emphasis on deviance, sexual abuse, and pedophilia in relationship to the criminal offender. Students will examine and evaluate different treatment and rehabilitation strategies and their respective application to various offender profiles.

Prerequisite: CRI310 or CRI380

This course involves a study of police management as it relates to the functions and activities of a police department. While organizational structure is examined, emphasis will be on police management and the associated contemporary theories, policy development/ implementation, and community policing. This course will include an appraisal, comparison and contrast, of the management techniques and operational policies/procedures of an existing police agency.

Prerequisite: CRI321

This course explores the various aspects of the corporate security profession. Specific areas to be addressed include legal theory, standards of protection, organizational management, operational administration, technology, and investigative protocols. Subjects of special study will include corporate espionage, risk management, threat assessment, crisis management, and professional development.

Prerequisite: HSM110

This course is an in-depth examination of the major aspects of probation and parole, with an emphasis on the techniques used to deter recidivism of the criminal offender. Emphasis of this course includes presentence investigation, rehabilitative theory, problems with parolee reintegration, and concepts of intermediate punishment.

Prerequisite: CRI225

The Independent Study course is an independent study program, which encourages students to explore aspects of their major beyond the required courses by working on a project approved by the advising instructor. Working with an advising instructor in their major, students develop a research topic and plan, carry out that research, and produce a project (thesis, multimedia presentation, video, etc.) which demonstrates academic excellence. Projects will then be presented formally to the advisor. It is the student’s responsibility to plan and develop the project, report weekly to the faculty advisor, and to develop the final presentation of the individual project. Only those individuals who have shown course completion with a 3.5 GPA or higher, and deemed by the faculty advisor as a good candidate due to her/his independent working skills, will be allowed to enroll in this course.

Prerequisite: Completion of all lower-level program courses and student is in the last three terms of study

This course is an advanced study of crime scene investigation with an academic focus upon the core competencies associated with the identification, collection, preservation, and comparative examination of physical evidence or the results of scientific analyses conducted upon forensic specimens. Students will be required to work with complex scenario-based practical labs and demonstrate a thorough understanding of criminal investigation, relative bodies of law, crime scene investigation, and those procedures and practices germane to forensic criminalistics.

Prerequisite: CRI330

In this foundation course for the graphic design program, students gain an understanding of the evolution of visual communication through historical survey. Emphasis is placed on the development of visual thinking, the translation of abstract concepts into visual form, symbolism and imagery in design, and trends in design.

This course provides an overview of basic design elements used to create printed materials, including type, shape, line, negative space, and texture. Attention is also given to principles such as balance, unity, repetition, and contrast.

This course introduces students to the basic concepts of digital photography. Emphasis is placed on capture and composition, digital editing and manipulation, and framing. Students will gain knowledge about digital technology and its relationship to traditional photography. Students must provide their own digital camera to participate in this course.

This course is an introduction to digital photography and the manipulation of images. The use of a digital camera and the importation of images into the computer are covered. Techniques for the combination of graphics and images, as well as photo manipulation and correction are demonstrated. Other topics covered include practices of photo repair, distortion, and collage. The removal of backgrounds through use of alpha channels and the preparation of images for output to print and web are also covered. The class utilizes the industry-standard application for pre- and post-processing of images. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

This course is an introduction to vector graphics creation. Vector graphics are used for the creation of logos, illustrations, and print material that utilizes solid areas or a limited number of colors. This class teaches the art of logo design, illustration, and the incorporation of typography to create effective advertising materials for print and corporate identity. The class utilizes industry-standard software. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

This course will cover the evolution of animation and the various techniques developed during the course of the century. It will document the evolution of flipbooks to three-dimensional animation. This class will explore techniques such as the use of drawn-on film, stop motion, grain animation, and Claymation. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

This course is designed to provide students with an in-depth understanding of color and its impact on design. Special attention is given to color schemes, the psychological implications of color, and appropriate uses of color in design. Students are also exposed to differences in color production for print and web graphics. Lecture and studio techniques will be applied.

Prerequisites: DGA100 or DGA105

This course will cover character creation. It will include extensive preplanning techniques, such as brain storming, thumbnail sketches, and traditional drawing techniques. The class will transfer this process into a digital format. Concepts in this class will include design principles, such as contrast, complimentary colors, staging, and backgrounds. Characters will illustrate the ways in which character design can influence the viewer’s concept of the character, personality, and role. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA115

This course emphasizes basic HTML, XHTML, and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), for Internet and Intranet web creation. Introduction to the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) and the Internet along with the study of why we create websites, including, but not limited to, the discussion of the uses for the Internet and Intranet. The comparison and contrast of successful and unsuccessful websites is incorporated. Effective use of programming in HTML, XHTML, and debugging to create a large final project completes the course. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

This course is used only to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course emphasizes the preparation of materials for print production. Specific attention is given to color separations, file formats, file sizes, fonts, and color selection. Students learn to use industry-standard software applications to prepare completed projects for printing.

Prerequisites: COM230 and DGA115

This is a basic course in the techniques for audio/visual production, which enable the student to capture and store the basic elements to prepare for the production process. The class will cover the preproduction process including storyboards and shot composition. It also includes sound characteristics, acoustic principles, and basic recording techniques, as well as camcorder orientation, lighting, set-up, operation, and basic editing techniques. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA115

In this course the student will delve deeper into the uses and the effects of multimedia in modern society. The combination of graphics, images, and typography will be covered. Preparation, rendering, and exportation to modern media such as the Internet and DVD are covered. Delineation of appropriate software for combination of various file formats will be covered. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA115

This class prepares the student in identification, production, and use of typography. The student studies the classifications of fonts and font families. They study the implications and emotional responses triggered by individual fonts as well as effects of individual fonts on legibility. The students will also research issues regarding copyright and legal issues surrounding the art of typography and typesetting.

This course is designed to prepare students to use two-dimensional and three-dimensional design. Students’ past knowledge of proper design and layout techniques will be reinforced. The use of a variety of media devices to review areas of design such as form, space, mass, shape, texture, and color will be emphasized. This course will enable students to produce a wide range of designs, based on current media technology.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level DGA course

This course introduces those with computerized design experience and a basic concept of multimedia to electronic animation for multimedia applications, as well as an understanding of the history of animation, including the 12 Principles of Animation and the uses of animation in modern society and multimedia. Training in character design, Pose to Pose animation, timing, and story will be given with an emphasis on how animation can be created to increase the effectiveness of multimedia applications. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: Any 100- or 200-level DGA course

This course is an introduction to 3-Dimensional modeling and its applications. Various uses for 3-Dimensional animations, such as industry and architectural design, video game development, and other potential multimedia forums will be discussed. The student will create short animations of 3-Dimensional objects including logos, buildings, characters, and landscapes. Design, modeling, texturing, and lighting of these objects in conjunction with basic animation are included as part of the course of study. Additional time outside of class will be needed to complete course projects.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level DGA course

This course develops Internet and Intranet Webs utilizing WYSIWYG applications. The most current applications in use by the industry, such as Dreamweaver, are emphasized. Root folder development, site management and file naming conventions are heavily emphasized. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA245 or TEC245

This course is used only to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course teaches the development of 3-Dimensional animations. The student will create short animations of 3-Dimensional objects such as logos, architectural structures, characters and landscapes. Design, modeling, texturing, and lighting of these objects in conjunction with basic animation are included as part of the course of study. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: Any 300-level DGA course

This is an advanced course in the techniques associated with audio and visual production. This course will apply advanced principles of audio/visual production, including rotoscoping, special effects, and compositing. This class will also cover the theoretical aspects of the use of video as a tool for creative communication in modern society. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA270

This class is a culmination of the student’s time at Central Penn College. Students create a visual demonstration of the materials created during their education. The student will research, plan, and develop the content, layout, and format of a professional portfolio.

Prerequisite: Any 300-level DGA course

This course studies the development of dynamic web pages in conjunction with databases. Students will learn the process of connecting a database to a front-end website utilizing open source code like PHP and MySQL and industry-standard software, such as Dreamweaver. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA345 or TEC262

This course is an advanced application of the 12 principles of animation. Training in character design, shot layout, scene development, uses of sound-of-advance storyline, timing, production pipeline techniques, and file formats for output. There is strong emphasis on preproduction through the use of storyboards, including the preplanning and design of a short animation. Additional time outside of class is needed to complete projects.

Prerequisite: DGA310

This course teaches fundamental grammar, punctuation, and writing skills to under-prepared students in order to prepare students for college and professional writing. Students are placed in ENG015 based upon Compass Placement Exam test scores. A grade of a “C” or higher must be achieved to pass before enrolling in ENG100 English Composition I. See Admissions Information/Standardized Testing After Admission

This course applies the concepts of grammar usage, sentence structure, punctuation, and appropriate informational literacy skills to the writing of paragraphs, essays, and research papers. A grade of “C” or higher must be achieved to pass this course.

Prerequisite: ENG015 or placement based upon Compass Placement Exam test scores

A course designed to develop effective formal and informal speaking skills as well as listening skills. Students convey knowledge of topics by using proper techniques of speech based on research and preparation. Emphasis on public speaking experience is placed on three aspects of speaking: adherence to purpose, organization of material, and practice of professional presentation. Students gain experience through a variety of speaking experiences and are required to attend at least three of the five Common Hour events, excluding Club Hour presentations.

This course applies cognitive reasoning and written communication skills to the analysis and exposition of literary texts.

Prerequisite: ENG100

This course will provide students with oral communications instruction specific to persuasive speaking. Emphasis is placed on creating and refining persuasive speaking techniques, researching and organizing speeches, and analyzing persuasive speeches. Substantial class time is devoted to students’ own persuasive presentations.

Prerequisite: ENG100

This course is designed to help students communicate effectively in a variety of business situations. The planning, organizing, and writing of business communications are covered, such as proposals, memos, email, reports, oral presentations, and resumes. In addition, the location and evaluation of resources to produce written work will be also covered. Students will learn to analyze business situations to determine the proper communications response in good news, bad news, and persuasive scenarios. Ethical behavior and intercultural communications are examined. The fundamentals of proper business writing, usage of grammar, format, style, and layout of business documents are presented.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

An intensive writing course where students will read and analyze the works of published authors and then produce their own creative material. All creative material will be work shopped in class by students with the professor directing the discussion. Class size will be small to encourage the free flow of ideas and criticism regarding student work. The genres within which students will write are poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course will be an intensive study of modern literary short story. Students will gain an increased appreciation of the arts and an understanding of the human experience through the study of literature. Building on the foundation of literary analysis developed in English Composition II, students will write essays on numerous stories—examining theme, plot, and structure. Typical writers studied are Crane, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Joyce, O’Connor, Cheever, and Carver.

Prerequisite: ENG200

The topic of this course is determined during the academic term that it is offered. This topic will relate to a specific area of literature and/or an intensive study of the life and works of one particular author. Students will use their writing and research skills to participate in this course.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course examines the biblical text in terms of literary analysis. Specific areas of focus include prose, poetry, rhetorical devices, authorship, theme, tone, and style. Emphasis is placed on the historical context in which each book was written and the social forces impacting the style of writing during that time.

Prerequisite: ENG200

Students will read and analyze Ancient Greek Literature, excluding philosophy. The course will focus on Greek plays, epic poems, and other literature produced during that time period.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed to expose students to traditionally defined “great works” of American Literature. Authors studied include Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Steinbeck, Salinger, and Lee. Contributions to the canon of American Literature will be discussed.

Prerequisite: ENG200

In this course, students will study a variety of selected war literature (poetry, drama, short story, novel, personal memoir, nonfiction and film) to examine how writers shaped the experiences of war. Students will also distinguish between the different purposes of the literature and the effect it had at the time it was written and the effect it still has today.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is designed to acquaint students with the central texts, writers, and ideas of the American Renaissance. Writers studied defined the shape and purpose of American Literature, as it came to distinguish itself from British and other European literature.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is designed to acquaint students with the central texts, writers, and ideas of American Realism & Naturalism. Writers studied defined the shape and purpose of American Literature, as it came to distinguish itself from British and other European literature.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and any 200-level or higher history course

This course is designed to acquaint students with the central texts, writers, and ideas of the early 20th Century.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and any 200-level or higher history course

This fundamental course in world cultures informs students about the non-Western world, cultural differences, geographic issues, population trends, and major contributions to an interdependent global society.

This is a basic course providing students with a broad familiarization of those areas of study defined by one or more distinctive characteristics of features as to climate, location, typography, raw materials, language, or economic activities. This study includes the interaction of physical and human phenomena at individual places and how those interactions form patterns and organize space. It includes topics in physical geography, human geography, and cultural geography.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course provides an introduction to the social, legal, political, and religious situations that led to the settlement of the North American continent. Examination of the economic problems and social encounters with the native population and the consequences of those interactions will be explored.

This course provides a worldwide tour of ancient kingdoms, empires, and civilizations that influenced most of Western society today. Topics such as foundations of development, governance and political structures, trade and other economic activities, communication and interactions with others, and the collapse of the civilization will be discussed.

This course focuses on the fundamental developments of Black peoples in America including slavery and liberation. Periods such as the New Negro Movement in the 1920’s to the Harlem Renaissance, Civil Rights Movement, and African-American Renaissance in the 1980’s will be studied.

This course provides insight into the evolution of the computer and modern technology. Subjects to be covered include pre-computer technology, the foundations for development, and the effects of the computer on trade and other economic activities, communication, and interactions.

A study and analysis of life in the United States during the twentieth century, with particular attention devoted to the social, economic, technological, and political forces and changes wrought during that period. Developments among the United States’ neighbors and in the international arena are also a critical part of this course.

This course is a study and analysis of the history of the United States since 1941. Using a topical approach, issues such as the Cold War, the Korean Conflict, the Great Society, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, and continuing on into the issues facing the 21st Century will be studied thoroughly.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course reviews and analyzes the portrayal of historical events through the use of popular films. Conducted as a survey course using historical documents and literature to focus on both the interpretation and representation of history.

Prerequisite: ENG200

In this course, students explore events leading to, culminating in, and existing after the Holocaust. Topics covered include racism and anti-Semitism, a history of the Jewish people, the Nazi Party’s rise to power, Hitler’s Final Solution, and world reaction during and after the war. Students are encouraged to discuss views, research specific areas of interest, and present findings.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is designed to expose students to the life and times of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., as one of the great Americans in history. Students will view a snapshot of history gaining an understanding of the cultural, social, political, and historical aspects of the late 1960s.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and one social science course

The purpose of this course is to survey and analyze military experiences from their ancient origins to present time. The primary objective is to examine the origins and nature of warfare, the ethos of the primitive and modern warrior, and the development of weapons and defenses. This course will take a close look at operational military history. This course not only takes a view of the military experience, but also examines the effect on the “ends” and “means” of warfare.

Prerequisite: Any 100-level history course

This course explores the history of the Middle East, beginning with the rise of Islam and finishing with reflection on the recent Western presence in the region. Emphasis is placed on changes in geography and government, influential leaders, the Arab struggle for independence, and the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Prerequisite: ENG100

This course examines the American Presidency by highlighting the significant contributions of specific Presidents and First Ladies throughout the nation’s history. Emphasis is placed on the role of the President, executive powers, significant events in American history, and the role of the First Lady.

Prerequisite: ENG100

This course examines the political, economic, social, and military aspects surrounding the American Civil War from the perspectives of both the North and South. It will examine the causes of the war and the early attempts to prevent it, the role of the press during the war, the political strategies, and military campaigns. Also covered will be the role of blacks and immigrant groups during the war. The course will contrast Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Jefferson Davis as well as Generals Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level social science course

This course will introduce students to various topics on the history, society, and culture of South Central Pennsylvania. This topical survey of local history will include readings, lectures, and out-of-class visits to local landmarks, historical sites, and museums.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed to expose students to the issues of poverty in America. Topics ranging from single parenting to homelessness will be discussed. Students will also be familiarized with the changing dynamics of poverty throughout history and gain an understanding of how the Great Depression, welfare reform, and government subsidies have impacted American history.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and one social science course

This course surveys the business organizations and practices of Americans from the first settlements in the English-governed Colonies until 1900. The socio-economic and other cultural forces of the times are examined. Their impact on the business community and the business community’s impact on society are analyzed.

Prerequisite: BUS100

This course surveys business organizations and business practices of Americans from the beginnings of the 20th Century to the present. The socio-economic and other cultural forces of the times are examined, including globalization. Their impact on the business community and the business community’s impact on society are analyzed and assessed.

Prerequisite: BUS100

This course is a seminar about the historical, political, social, economic, and cultural events that led to the advance in power of history’s infamous “bad” political leaders, such as Hitler, Tito, Stalin. Students will discuss how these political leaders were able to manipulate the political system and obtain autocratic power. The course also analyzes major themes and issues that shaped contemporary Europe, from the end of the Napoleonic era to the present.

Prerequisite: Any 200-level social science or humanities course

The Honors Studies class is an independent study program, which encourages students to explore aspects of their major beyond the required courses by working on a project approved by the advising instructor and The. Craiger C. Parker Leadership Development Program (LDP) Committee. Working with an advising instructor in their major, students develop a research topic and plan, carry out that research, and produce a project (thesis, multimedia presentation, video, etc.) which demonstrates academic excellence. Projects will then be presented formally to the campus community. It is the student’s responsibility, prior to the start of the term, to find a faculty advisor and to develop the scope of the individual project, which may span a term, or more. Completion of this course with an A, an overall GPA of 3.8 or above, and the requirements outlined by the LDP committee will result in graduation with honors designation level.

Prerequisite: Available to student participants of The Craiger C. Parker Leadership Development Program who have attained a minimum of a 3.8 GPA and who have developed an approved research topic and plan.

This course is an introduction to the principles of private security, including the history and role of private security, threat assessment and security survey, and principles of physical security, including personnel security and functional area security systems.

This course will provide an introduction to homeland security management and its role in society. Students will receive an overview of the roles and duties of various Federal and State agencies in maintaining homeland security, as well as the relationship between homeland security and private security. The course also explores threats from terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and provides an overview of emergency management.

This course is an introductory study of crime and intelligence analysis, including the roles and duties of the analyst and the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information. Several common analytic techniques will be examined. Practical analytical assignments in both crime and intelligence analysis are covered.

This course is a study of emergency management to include the history and role of emergency management in the United States as part of homeland security. Response to natural disaster, terrorism, and other incidents will be explored, as well as the Incident Command system and interaction of all public safety organizations. The course will also cover emergency management to include the National Incident Management (NIMS) and Incident Command System (ICS) overviews and these play a large part in overall scene management.

Prerequisite: HSM115

This course provides an overview of the threat to the business community from espionage and counterintelligence operations. It also covers legal issues such as the Espionage Act and the U.S. NISPOM regulations for the protection of classified information. The development of a business counterintelligence program will also be covered.

Prerequisite: HSM205

This course provides an overview of the national intelligence systems of the United States and other countries. It covers the role of the intelligence community in society and its impact on current events. The course also explores the legal issues of intelligence collection and future trends.

Prerequisite: HSM205

This course is a study in crime and intelligence analysis, including the role and duties of the analyst, the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information, and the laws pertaining thereto. Emphasis will be placed on the criminal intelligence analyst, however, practical analytical assignments in crime and intelligence analysis will be covered.

Prerequisite: HSM205

This course is an advanced study in crime and intelligence analysis, including advanced analytical techniques. The course will conduct a study of crime organization. Group studies and discussion will be utilized as an introduction to the problem of domestic terrorism which will also be presented in the course.

Prerequisite: HSM405

This course will analyze the history and many dimensions of national security before and after 9/11. It will also provide a comprehensive and interdisciplinary critique of the concepts of threats and responses and explore the nature of various threats. The course will compare and contrast how to conduct threat assessment using the concept of threats using the included practical risk assessment tool for emergency managers. It will also look at assessing and defending against cyber-terrorism and cyber-warfare to include how information can be used as a weapon.

Disasters and emergencies challenge people and their governments. Burned into American psyche is how government officials performed after 9/11 terror attacks of 2001 and response to the Hurricane Katrina disaster in New Orleans in 2005. Rather than look at disasters and the response to them as unexpected events, this course will attempt to show that the response to these events is determined by public policy and analysis, organizational management, and leadership. The book is thematic, intended to guide students through a wealth of material by employing a simple analytical framework and set of themes to help students in organizing details and connecting them to larger concepts. Taken together, the framework and its concepts provide students with a way to understand disaster policy and politics. NIMS, ICS, and HAZ-Mat qualities will be featured.

Prerequisite: HSM215

This course is an advanced study in the field of intelligence analysis, including applications in specialty topics, such as organized crime, anti-terrorism, and counter-intelligence. Previously learned analytic techniques and skills will be applied in case studies and research projects. Analytic software and other computer applications will be applied.

Prerequisite: HSM205

This course is an advanced study in the field of intelligence analysis, including applications in data mining as an analytical tool to predict crime trends, emerging security threats and statistical analysis of crime trends. Specialty topics, such as foreign and domestic security threats, anti-terrorism, and counter-intelligence will be featured. Previously learned analytic techniques and skills will be applied in case studies and research projects. Analytic methods using open sources of information will be featured.

Prerequisite: HSM415

A study of diverse cultures, past and present. This course focuses on societal structures, family patterns, political and economic relations, and the concept of religion.

This course exposes the student to the expressions of the music genre of jazz. This course traces jazz from its roots to its rise in popularity and influence on society during particular eras. Not only is the history of jazz studied, but also the birth of other types of music due to its creation. This course uses the definitive jazz history series developed by Ken Burns.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed to expose students to women writers, women as topics in literature, and their relationship to society. Topics to be covered include the impact of women writers, the interpretation of female characters, and an historical and sociological look at women in literature.

Students take an in-depth look at the central beliefs of such major world religions as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The varieties of religious experience from both Eastern and Western cultural traditions are explored to determine their similarities and differences.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and one social science course

Students engage in a cross-cultural literary exploration of the great myths of the world including creation, fertility, and hero myths. The myths will be studied as unique expressions of individual cultures and also as universal ideas. Students will gain an understanding of the importance of myth in contemporary society and the relationship between myth, religion, and culture.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is designed to expose students to a variety of works of William Shakespeare, first through the text of the plays, and then through cinematic interpretation. Topics to be covered include the influence of Elizabeth I and Elizabethan England as a monarchal government, a study of Shakespeare’s development as an author, the socio-historical impact of selected works of Shakespeare, and the modern cinematic interpretation of these selected plays.

Prerequisite: ENG200

Students will enhance their understanding of their social/professional environment as it is becoming rapidly altered by the utilization of computers. This course is designed to create and invoke ethical, sociological, and philosophical debates on the issue of the effects of computers in social settings. This is an open-ended discourse due to the novelty of the issue.

This course is designed to expose students to the Feminist Movements in American history. Topics to be covered include feminist theory, the socio-economic impact of women in American culture, and the politics of global feminism.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course explores the role of women in biblical history from a feminist perspective. Students study specific women recorded in the Bible and analyze their experiences from both an historical and contemporary perspective. Emphasis is placed on the cultural framework of the women recorded in biblical text, interpretations of biblical women throughout history, and the impact of the biblical definition of women on the role of modern woman.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course focuses on the roles of women and the ways in which history and social culture shape those roles. Discussion will revolve around the construction of gender and the intersections of gender in conjunction to race, ethnicity, class, and sexuality. The course will be conducted in a seminar format and is interdisciplinary in nature.

Prerequisite: HUM105 or SOC105

The BART program is a college support program for first year traditional students who are accepted on probation. The program is designed to assist students with a smooth and successful transition to Central Penn and help them to establish habits that cause them to be successful.

Prerequisite: Co-requisite: Central Penn Experience

This course introduces students to social issues related to their major field of study. Historical and social topics are discussed in conjunction with current events so that students gain an understanding of the development of topics within their field. It provides a foundation for research and study within their chosen field as well as an understanding of their specific degree requirements. This course is required for all traditional students.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in STS005

This course introduces students to social issues related to their major field of study. Historical and social topics are discussed in conjunction with current events so that students gain an understanding of the development of topics within their field. It provides a foundation for research and study within their chosen field as well as the basis for completing their degree requirements. Special topics for students returning to higher education are also covered.

Prerequisite: Concurrent enrollment in STS005

This course provides students with an understanding of the various consumer protection laws and regulations created on the federal and state level. The course will cover such areas as disclosure requirements for financial documents, the state’s “Lemon Law,” and Landlord-Tenant Agreements. The course will also discuss the consumer protection agencies and private organizations that consumers can use in fighting for their rights.

This course combines short-term cultural immersion with a humanitarian project completed in a specified country. Prior to departure, students will be oriented to the project, the culture of the country, and any pertinent travel needs. Once there, students will complete the assigned project and any other requirements for the course. Upon their return, students will present their experiences to members of the College community.

Prerequisites: Any social or behavioral science course and 12 earned credits

The CE capstone course for the associate degree is designed to assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning that requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate his/her level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the associate degree level.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all courses and requirements for the associate degree and status as a Continuing Education student

In this course, students will examine major literary works and their film adaptations. This course requires reading and film viewing in addition to discussion and writing. Specific topics will vary by instructor.

Prerequisite: ENG200

The topic of this course is determined during the academic term that it is offered. This topic will relate to a specific area of filmmaking and/or appreciation. Students will use their writing and research skills, along with their knowledge of mass media, to participate in this course. Directorial filmographies or selected genres will be the focus of this course.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is an exploration of folklore, urban legends, tall tales and superstitions, and their effects upon American culture. Students will discover recurring themes, as well as explore their cultural meanings and interpretations.

Prerequisite: Any lower-level social science or humanities course

This course combines and in-depth study of cultural and gendered responses to economic globalization. Topics include culture and security, identity politics, clashes of and accommodations among civilizations, modernity, and post-modernity. A sociological and cultural analysis of the background and contemporary customs of the people of the country is studied on location with special attention paid to the problems of modernization and culture change.

Prerequisites: BUS260 or any social or behavioral science course plus 21 earned credits

In Pennsylvania alone, there are over a hundred proclaimed haunted sites. These suspected “ghosts” roam freely as they haunt colleges, battlefields, hotels, government buildings, private homes, and even churches. Students in this course will assume the role of the “spirit-hunter” and discuss these mysterious sightings and numerous unexplained occurrences

Prerequisite: Any social science course

This course focuses on leadership development, individual and group motivation strategies, personal leadership style and adaptation, impacts of power, and effective conflict resolution. It allows the student to view leadership from a personal aspect and examine the “essence of leadership”. Leadership will be illustrated as combination of leaders, followers, and their situation with emphasis on followership. Each student will demonstrate the application of evaluating leadership, ethical behavior, and organizational skills they have personally experienced from a follower standpoint.

Prerequisite: PHI105

This course investigates specific conflicts around the world and the cultural, social, economic, and political forces that led to those conflicts. Students will analyze these situations and draw conclusions about the nature of conflict in both an historical and modern context.

Prerequisite: ENG100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is only available when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

An interdisciplinary investigation of the multicultural experiences in the United States. This course examines the many concepts of diversity on various instructor-driven topics such as race and ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and religion. These are based on their influence among the social sciences, humanities, fine arts and other career and academic fields.

Prerequisites: Any 200-level or higher sociology, history, or humanities course and ENG200

This course provides students an opportunity to develop an individualized study plan on a specific theme, topic or innovative area of their interest within their own program of study. With guidance from a faculty sponsor the student will develop a course outline and completion plan.

Prerequisite: Advanced permission of the Academic Dean

This course is an in-depth study of the classical, modern, and post-modern detective genre and its transition from written literature to film. Students will examine the origins of the mystery and detective fiction, as well as the effects upon issues of class, gender, crime, and justice.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This course is a one credit seminar designed to analyze theories of interpersonal and organizational conflict and its resolution as applied to personal and professional surroundings. Students will access their own styles, skills, and values as well as develop techniques to resolve both personal and professional disputes and conflict in order to achieve objectives.

Prerequisite: Senior Status

The CE capstone course for the bachelor degree is designed to assess cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning that requires the command, analysis, and synthesis of knowledge and skills. The course integrates coursework, knowledge, skills, and experiential learning to enable the student to demonstrate his/her level of achievement for entry into a new field or advancement in the current field. This is a self-directed, integrated learning opportunity that is the summation of the student’s academic and hands-on learning experiences at the bachelor degree level.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all courses and requirements for the bachelor degree and status as a Continuing Education student

The internship experience at Central Penn includes an on-the-job educational experience. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of course requirements for the associate degree, including STS300 Job Pursuit Seminar

The Washington Institute Internship experience is offered at Central Penn College through an articulation agreement between the two institutions. The program is performed in Washington D.C. and students pick from one of four programs: Capital Experience, Embassy and Diplomatic Scholars, International Business School (IBS), or Go Green (Environmental). This highly competitive structured program includes an on-the-job educational experience coupled with two academic courses/seminars in theory and practice. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment of our national government. It is applicable to all major fields of study.

Prerequisite: Students must have a 3.0 cumulative grade point average. Students must also make application to the institute and will be accepted based upon the institute’s acceptance criteria. Permission of the Academic Dean is required.

The internship experience at Central Penn includes an on-the-job educational experience. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply, analyze, synthesize, and evaluate the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of course requirements for the bachelor degree, including STS300 Job Pursuit Seminar

The Leadership Project is an individual project developed and implemented by the student to show his or her understanding of leadership and ability to lead others. While the specific nature of the project is open and should meet the student’s interests and goals, it must demonstrate the student’s ability to lead others and to serve as example for others. The project should also embody the core values of the college. The student then makes a presentation based on his or her project to the campus community and any relevant organizations.

Prerequisite: Open to students completing both pre-selected courses and additional criteria requirements for advanced level designation regarding the Craiger C. Parker Leadership Development Program. Permission of the Academic Dean is required.

This course introduces students to the legal system and the legal profession. Students will be introduced to the practical and ethical aspects of the practice of law, including proper legal writing style and basic legal terminology.

This course focuses on citing the law and case briefing. Students will learn how to read and analyze case law and summarize it into a concise case brief. Citation forms of all types of law will be covered in accordance with Uniform System of Citations (Bluebook) cite formats. Given a citation, students will learn how to quote the law and find legal material in a law library.

This course is designed to introduce students to the formal aspects of legal research and writing. Students will learn how to locate answers to legal questions from a number of sources. This course is a highly individualized course that gives the students an opportunity to develop critical thinking skills and legal analysis by completing basic writing assignments incorporating their legal research. Students will be introduced to the CD-ROM library and to WESTLAW, a computer-assisted legal research system.

Prerequisite: LGS130

This course involves the study of civil procedure in the state and federal courts, with a particular emphasis on state court procedures and the function of the legal professional within the litigation process. The students learn to apply rules of procedure to fact situations by drafting pleadings and motions relating to pleadings.

This course introduces the student to the basic concepts of wills and estates. Inheritance, will drafting, and estate administration are explored through the preparation of documents, including wills, inventories, applications for letters, tax returns, proposed distributions, and a first and final accounting.

This course explores the constitution and practical limitations placed on criminal law enforcement and prosecutorial functions such as arrests, steps, searches, seizures, interrogations, identification, and punishment. The course also instructs the student in the constitutional relationship between investigatory methods and the admissibility of evidence in a criminal trial.

This course provides students with a basic understanding of the constitutional framework and the history and evolution of the fundamental principles guaranteed to every U.S. citizen. This course includes the discussion of the articles and amendments to the U.S. Constitution. Emphasis is placed on the structure of the government and the Bill of Rights.

This course introduces the student to the various areas of domestic relations law, including marriage, annulment, divorce, custody, support, and adoption. Emphasis is placed on the preparation of pleadings and other filings involved in these matters and the procedural rules that affect such proceedings.

The course introduces the student to contract law through a detailed study of the elements of a legally binding contract, rights and obligations arising from contracts, remedies for breach, and the termination of contractual agreements. The course also covers Article II of the Uniform Commercial Code as it concerns sales of goods, passage of title, and warranties in sales contracts.

This course introduces the student to considerations which determine the admissibility, credibility, and effectiveness of trial evidence. The rules of evidence relating to competence, authenticity, relevance, and hearsay are explored, along with privilege, the exclusionary rule, the examination of witnesses, and trial procedures affecting admissibility.

This course instructs the student in the law governing the employer/employee relationship, including compensation and benefits, discrimination, performance evaluations, workplace safety, privacy issues such as drug testing and immigration issues.

This course introduces the students to the principles of tort law, including the legal elements and practical concerns involved in the areas of intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, and product liability.

This course will explore the precedents, purposes, and methods of political assassinations in the United States. The course will also address the social, political, and historical consequences of assassination.

In this course students focus on the role of the legal professional in the discovery, trial, and post-trial phases of state and federal civil litigation. It provides an overview of the litigation process with an emphasis on the application of rules of procedure and the drafting of documents relating to discovery, trial preparation, trial, and appeal.

Prerequisite: LGS140

This course will trace the development of organized crime in the United States from its European origins. The course will also examine the effect of organized crime on society and efforts of law enforcement to curtail it.

The course is designed as a basic introduction to law and the legal system for the non-legal major. Students will learn about the federal and state court systems and various substantive areas of law including contracts, business organization, bankruptcy, wills and estates, torts, and real property. Emphasis is placed on the practical aspects of the law and its relation to personal and business transactions.

This course involves a series of lectures and problems on the interpretation and use of federal administrative and statutory material in legal problem-solving. The course will cover the powers granted to agencies and controls placed upon the agencies.

This course provides instruction in all aspects of criminal law, including elements of common law crimes, the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, and constitutional provisions affecting the criminal process. The course focuses on principles of criminal liability, including the elements of crimes, justifications and excuses for crimes, and methods of interpreting and applying provisions of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code.

The course includes a survey of the fundamental principles of law applicable to corporations, partnerships, and other business organizations with regard to formation, operation, and dissolution. Also included is a segment on government regulation of business organizations, especially, corporations and the related regulatory agencies of the government.

This course surveys bankruptcy law, including the preparation and filing of bankruptcy petitions and schedules, creditor rights and obligations, adversarial proceedings, and discharge. The course emphasizes procedure and practice and the role of the legal professional in representing both debtors and creditors in bankruptcy proceedings.

Building on the skills developed in Legal Research & Writing I, students will complete increasingly complex drills using both print and computerized research. An emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking skills and legal analysis. In addition to other documents, students will learn how to draft a legal memorandum the form and content of which is expected to be of the quality found in a legal office.

Prerequisite: LGS135

This course is a collection of lectures and skill-training that prepares legal students for finding and working at their internship sites. In addition, each student is required to submit a seminar paper on an approved topic and lead the class in a discussion of same. Students will also cover medical terminology and its use in medical records and reports.

Prerequisite: 48 Credits earned

This course surveys the concepts and terminology of real estate transactions, including the mechanics of title searching, conversion of survey descriptions into legal descriptions, and the preparation of deeds, mortgages, settlement sheets, and disclosure statements. The course includes instruction on property rights and the means, methods, and laws that govern the conveyance of these rights.

The internship experience at Central Penn utilizes the vital aspects of education to ensure success in employment. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment.

Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of all courses and requirements of the Paralegal program and STS300 Job Pursuit Seminar

This course involves a comprehensive study of legal writing with an emphasis on skills in writing legal correspondence, documents, and memoranda. The course is designed to develop the ability to communicate clearly and effectively with the client, the attorney, and the court.

Prerequisite: LGS130

This course provides intensive hands-on instruction in the preparation of complex, research-based legal documents. Emphasis is placed on formulating research strategies using multiple resources and the synthesis of case and statutory law to resolve legal issues and on presenting legal issues, principles, and conclusions in a coherent, clear, and professional manner.

Prerequisite: LGS280

The course teaches students basic conflict principles and the various types of dispute resolution methods that are used in a wide variety of professions and industries to avoid litigation in court. The course covers the basic principles underlying conflicts, the strengths and weaknesses of various Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) methods, how ADR methods operate and interact, and what types of results can realistically be expected from ADR.

Prerequisite: LGS140 or LGS190 or any 200-level social or behavioral science course or PSY100 or SOC100

Students will analyze advanced Constitutional concepts affecting the criminal investigation and trial process, including interrogation, arrest, and trial procedures. Emphasis will be placed on recent legislation that affects practical due process concerns in the 21st century.

Prerequisite: LGS170

The course is the forum for in-depth study of selected topics in Constitutional Law. The course is designed to build on principles learned in the Historical Perspectives of the Constitution. Topics include the origins of the Constitution, selection of the Supreme Court Justices, issues of inequality under the law, and privacy interests.

Prerequisite: LGS180

This course builds upon the learning and skills developed in LGS370 Alternative Dispute Resolutions by providing focused and intensive hands-on training in the areas of mediation and adjudicative dispute resolution. Competing mediation philosophies and techniques are explored, along with various procedural options for the conduct and outcome of arbitration.

Prerequisite: LGS370

This course builds on legal concepts learned in LGS265 Criminal Law and offers students the chance to engage in the in-depth study of various criminal issues. Topics of study include terrorism, international law, and corporate criminality.

Prerequisite: LGS265

This course provides eligible students with an opportunity to spend two weeks at Widener University School of Law’s Harrisburg campus participating in an intensive law school preparatory program.

Prerequisites: A minimum of 60 credits AND approval from full-time Legal Studies faculty AND acceptance by Widener Law School into the program.

The internship experience at Central Penn utilizes the vital aspects of education to ensure success in employment. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all courses and requirements of the Legal Studies program and STS300 Job Pursuit Seminar

This course teaches students how to understand others and to make themselves understood using the Spanish language. Practical exercises and activities specifically geared toward “real life” scenarios are used.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This is a remedial course in algebra using basic algebraic operations and problem solving. It is offered to students who need help to sit for the placement exam. It does not earn one any credits and is graded on only one final exam (Pass/Fail) given at the end of the term. Topics such as set theory, algebraic operations, exponents, radicals, higher-degree equations, quadratic equations and expressions, and graphing are covered. See Admissions Information/Standardized Testing After Admission.

This course is designed to give the student an understanding and application of mathematic concepts used in business activities such as: banking, payroll, buying and selling, interest computations, taxes, depreciation, financial statements, and statistics. The student will review basic math skills as well as gain an understanding of the mathematical knowledge and skills needed for business.

This course provides a solid foundation of algebraic functions, including the following topics: equations, inequalities and problem solving, functions, and solving systems of equations.

Prerequisite: MTH010 or advanced placement

Designed to meet the needs of retail management students, this course provides common math problems faced by salespeople, mid-management personnel, and business owners.

This course is a conceptual course with problem-solving rather than mathematical theory with emphasis on the meaningful development toward the application of mathematics to the solutions of realistic problems. Topics include graphs and functions, exponential and logarithmic systems, trigonometric functions, trigonometric identities and conditional equations, systems of equations and inequalities, matrices and determinants, sequences and series, and basic analytic geometry.

Prerequisite: MTH105

This course is designed to develop a familiarity with the use of statistics for making business decisions. Topics covered include frequency distributions, measures of central tendency, probability, various distributions, statistical decision-making, testing hypotheses, estimating and linear correlation and regression.

Prerequisite: MTH010 or advanced placement

Students are introduced to the basic elements of symbolic logic including the languages of propositional and predicate logic. These are then developed into formal systems and used to evaluate arguments translated into these languages.

This course introduces the concept of the derivative, integration of algebraic, trigonometric, and transcendental functions. These concepts are then utilized in business and economic applications.

Prerequisite: MTH120

The Geometry of Art is the study of the ancient techniques used by master painters to divide and analyze the pictorial space of artwork, including paintings, architecture, and sculpture. The study of composition and the placement of the important figures and symbols are mapped using a ruler, a compass, and vellum. Depiction of the golden section, root rectangles, and mandalas are drawn and practiced as hands-on learning.

This course focuses on the language and methods of reasoning used throughout mathematics, computer science, and selected topics in discrete mathematics. Students will use the principles of mathematical induction and basic notions such as divisibility, prime and common divisors, linear combination, and the Euclidean algorithm.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is an introduction to the principles and laws of probability. It presents an overview of probability and the treatment ideas and techniques necessary for a firm understanding of the subject. It is aimed at giving the student a thorough understanding of the concepts of probability, random variables, and distributions that are oriented towards applications in the social sciences.

Prerequisite: MTH105

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course provides skill in touch-key typing and speed in preparing business letters, administrative communications, tables, reports, business forms, and employment-related

activities.

Students gain an understanding of word/ information processing by completing simulated word processing assignments, which provide intensive practice in the office applications of word processing equipment. There is a strong emphasis on proofreading and English skills. Students will be taught basic directory components as well as basic operation commands for accessing and using a network system and its software.

Introduces basic principles of alphabetic shorthand theory and lays the foundation for a notehand vocabulary and speed in taking dictation. The first phases of transcription are introduced.

Students are trained to take dictation at increasing rates of speed and to transcribe into mailable copy.

Prerequisite: OFA110

Students learn the advanced functions of Microsoft Word. Word processing software is utilized to produce professional-quality documents and newsletters. Students produce a professional portfolio that highlights their word processing accomplishments for use in their job search.

Prerequisite: OFA105

The focus of this course is the efficient production of manuscripts, correspondence, tables, and other miscellaneous materials, including business forms, mass mailings, and executive and legal projects, through more complex problem work, technique refinement, and high speed goals on straight copy.

Prerequisite: OFA010 or pass waiver exam for OFA010

This course combines the skills of transcription, keyboarding, and communications into a single unified process that will enable the student to work efficiently and comfortably under office conditions. Its focus is the end product of all secretarial training — the mailable letter.

Prerequisites: ENG100 and OFA010 or pass waiver exam for OFA010.

This course emphasizes procedures and management skills for the automated office, specifically, time management, records management, mail management, business meeting and travel arrangements, reprographics, and office ethics.

Prerequisite: OFA105

This course is an introduction to the concepts, principles, and theories involved in ethics. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking skills as they apply to contemporary moral problems such as pornography, euthanasia, hate speech, the death penalty, and our obligation to others.

Political philosophy is a branch of philosophy devoted to assessing the authority, legitimacy, and justification of various kinds of political arrangements. In this course, students will become thoroughly familiar with major themes in political philosophy. The aim of this course is to enable students to become familiar with the general themes of political thought.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Students learn to think clearly by examining the principles of proper reasoning. Practice in spotting fallacious arguments and misleading ploys increases the student’s powers of writing, speaking, and critical thinking.

Prerequisite: ENG200

This is a philosophical approach to the inevitability of death. Students will explore the view of death and dying held by the world’s major belief systems. Readings will be drawn from philosophy, science, religion, and literature.

Prerequisite: ALH255 or PHI105

This course will explore the relevancy of philosophy to modern business practices. Going beyond business ethics, students will apply philosophical methods and theories to the problem of “Corporate Excellence.” Using the topics of Truth, Beauty, Goodness, and Unity, students will discuss current business and economic problems and develop an understanding of what it means for a business to be both financially successful and a contributing part of society.

Prerequisite: BUS230

In this course we will consider the answers that several ancient philosophers gave to many metaphysical questions such as: What is the nature of the cosmos? What are the things that exist, and how many of them are there? How do objects get the properties that they appear to have? How is change possible? Students will examine the views of the pre-Socratics Thales, Anaximader, Anaximenes, Pythagoras, Heraclitus, Parmenides, Zeno, and Empedocles, as well as consider an in-depth reading of Plato and Aristotle.

This course is an exploration, on a personal level, of the quest to find meaning, significance, and purpose in life. Through selected readings from philosophy, mythology, literature, and science, students will examine the views of others and then discuss how these may be interpreted and incorporated into their own lives. Students will evaluate their beliefs and values with the goal of working towards discovering how to lead a meaningful life.

Prerequisites: ENG200

This course will trace the development of civil liberties in America. The course will consider several major topics including the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the Civil War, Reconstruction and key court opinions. Other topics include race and gender discrimination and sexual harassment. Emphasis will be on the historical context which gave rise to modern civil liberties and civil rights.

Provides a survey of world politics by examining traditional and contemporary issues and their impact on people and nations. Debates and discussions are used to cover controversial material and stimulate critical thinking. Coverage will include various cultures and non-democratic political systems.

This is an advanced political science course that examines the changing power relationship between Congress and the American Presidency. The course will look at the traditional powers the legislative and the executive branch enjoy and how the relationship between the two branches of government has shifted over the years.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course provides insight into how the American people elect the President of the United States. Subjects to be covered include how the process has changed throughout the years, the Electoral College, the emergence of primaries, the lessening importance of conventions, third-party and independent candidates, campaign commercials and the media, and how technology has influenced the election process.

Prerequisite: Any 100-level social science course

The course is the study of the governmental decision-making processes based on the administration of the political agenda. The connection of public policy to the legislative and electoral process will be discussed.

Prerequisite: PHI110

This course introduces students to the role of state and local governments in formulating policy. The course examines the federalist system that disperses power and responsibility among federal, state, and local governments. It will additionally study the changing nature of those roles and the future of state and local governments in administering federal programs.

Prerequisite: POL225

This course is an analysis of the decision-making structure and processes of American national government. Discussion will include the role of political parties and interest groups and the formation of public policy. Controversies of select public policies such as: foreign policy, defense, health and welfare, civil liberties, and civil rights will be analyzed.

Prerequisite: Any political science course

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Model United Nations simulates the actual policies and procedures of the United Nations. Students will discuss current world issues including, human rights, refugee treatment, crime prevention, drug trafficking, and economic development. Once the Model United Nations simulation begins, students are no longer an individual student — but the representative of a United Nations country.

Prerequisite: BUS260 or POL200

This course is designed to be a broad survey to expose students to the major areas of psychology and to foster a basic understanding of the concepts and vocabulary of the study. Topics to be covered include psychology as a science, maturation and development, intelligence, perception, learning, personality, and abnormal psychology.

A study of childhood development from the prenatal period through adolescence. The practical aspects of child rearing are stressed. Special emphasis is placed on normal physical, social, and psychosocial growth so the student can recognize normal development as well as deviations from the normal.

In this course, the student studies the behavioral and psychological factors associated with medical illness, pain, and disability. Emphasis is placed on the psychological adjustment of an individual and the family to the changes in lifestyle that come about because of medical illness/disability. Methods used to motivate and impact behavior change in the treatment of these individuals are also emphasized.

Prerequisite: PSY100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

A scientific exploration of the latest theories about the nature of human consciousness. Students will explore the biological, psychological, and social mechanisms that influence and create human consciousness. Special attention is paid to emotions, intention, and proprioception.

Prerequisite: PSY100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed to introduce students to the complexity of the human personality. The study includes an overview of theories in relations to human evolution, biological traits, social construction, and institutions based on research and limitations.

Prerequisite: PSY100

This course presents students with a framework of definitions, descriptions, assessments, and treatments of human disorders. A combination of theory, research, and illustrative case and film study is used to present the course material.

Prerequisite: BIO105 or PSY100

Fundamentals of Physical Therapy develop in the student an understanding of the concepts and scope of physical therapy and its relationship to other health care professions. The role of the physical therapist, physical therapist assistant, and the physical therapy aide are discussed with emphasis on supervisory relationship, professional ethics, and special terminology used in rehabilitation. Conditions treated and procedures used are covered.

This course covers many of the basic duties of the physical therapist assistant. Assessment of vital signs will be developed and principles of universal precautions will be presented. Students will also learn about finance as related to healthcare, documentation, transfers, gait sequence, assistive devices, gait training, prosthetic devices, and training, introduction to goniometry, and massage. Emphasis will be placed on practical application and skill development.

Prerequisites: ALH120 and PTA100

This course provides the student with an understanding of the basic physical therapy modalities, including indications/contraindications, patient preparation, and documentation. Emphasis will be placed on practical application and skill development. Successful completion of competency evaluations is required for the course.

Prerequisites: ALH120, ALH120L, ALH145, and PTA155

This course provides the student with an in-depth study of the structure and function of the musculoskeletal system. The student will learn normal joint structure and function, muscle function specific to each joint, and abnormal joint function. The laboratory portion of this course concentrates on the principles of physical joint assessment including surface anatomy palpation, a review of goniometry, and instruction in manual muscle testing.

Prerequisites: ALH120, ALH120L, ALH130, ALH130L, and PTA155

This course provides to the physical therapist assistant student an understanding of the basic principles of therapeutic exercise including the use of exercise equipment, development of skill in the application and instruction of exercise, and the indications, contraindications, and precautions for exercise prescription. This course also covers exercise and manual techniques for pulmonary physical therapy, the obstetric patient, and treatment of lymphedema.

Prerequisites: PTA235 and PTA245

This is a comprehensive course that provides the physical therapist assistant student with an understanding of the basic principles of neurological rehabilitation of acute and chronic conditions. This course will teach students how to integrate their understanding of pathophysiology, fundamental principles of patient care procedures, kinesiology, and therapeutic exercise, and apply them to patients with neurological diseases and injuries. This course will teach students how to devise proper patient instruction and application of specific neurological treatment techniques.

Prerequisites: ALH230 and PTA255, or concurrent with PTA255

Clinical Practice is the initial field experience for physical therapist assistant students. This course affords students the opportunity to participate in the daily workings of a physical therapy clinic and better understand the roles and duties of physical therapists and physical therapist assistants. Students will be involved in patient care, which is performed under the direct supervision of a physical therapist, and requires that students have a sound understanding of the principles of physical therapy and a basic skill level for the procedures performed by a physical therapist assistant.

Prerequisites: PTA235 and PTA245

The internship experience at Central Penn utilizes the vital aspects of education to ensure success in employment. This hands-on opportunity allows students to apply the knowledge and skills learned in the classroom to the working environment.

Prerequisites: Satisfactory completion of all courses and requirements of the Physical Therapist Assistant program and to have passed all required competency tests and STS300 Job Pursuit Seminar.

The basic principles of good nutrition are utilized in the planning of a well-balanced diet. Emphasis is placed on those nutrients necessary for normal health and development. Included is diet planning for the healthy individual, as well as those requiring special and therapeutic management.

This course is designed as a multi-disciplinary introduction to the physical aspects of the planet. Topics will be approached as a systems review starting with the history of the planet, a study of the forces that shape the Earth, including the oceans, atmosphere, and geological formations, and the impact human development has on the planet.

This course studies the attitudes and behaviors, which affect each individual’s health and wellness. The physical, mental, social, and spiritual dimensions of health will be discussed in detail using a holistic approach to wellness. This course emphasizes each individual’s responsibility for his or her own health through developing a healthy lifestyle.

This course explores the threat of natural disasters caused by geological, atmospheric, spatial, oceanic, and human-influenced events. An understanding of the scientific principles behind these events and the policies developed to provide awareness and preparation will be discussed.

This course prepares students as peer health educators. Emphasis is placed on the process of accessing health information and exploring personal health. Students will learn about making healthy decisions, obtaining current health information and accessing community health resources.

The emphasis of the course will be on the nature of science: its history, philosophy, methodology, and scientific research. However, this course will also explore the collision of the sciences with society and its religious and social doctrine.

This course touches upon the areas considered as “pseudoscience,” such as astrology, creationism, holistic therapy, and paranormal phenomena. It provides a critical view of more than a half-century of scientific frauds, hoaxes, and other phony scientific theories.

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course covers the history of geologic events and fossil life through time. It details past geological events that produced the Earth’s surface and influenced animal, plant, and human origins. The course also includes the topics of natural hazards, land use, and urban planning.

Prerequisite: SCI105

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Sociology is designed to present students with information relevant to four major areas of social, economic, and political concern: foundations of society, social inequality, social institutions, and social change. This is accomplished through: lectures, guest speakers from government, private industry, and interest groups; field trips; and special projects.

This course examines the concept of race and ethnicity in the United States. The historical experience of various racial and ethnic groups will be discussed while the types of relationships (and the consequences of each) between dominant and minority groups are explored.

This course includes the study of successful relationships, the family functions, mate selection, communication, role equity, parenthood, and marital growth and fulfillment.

This course is designed to be a broad survey to expose students to the sociological aspects of deviance. Topics to be covered include the dynamics of deviance, what qualifies as deviant behavior in certain social settings and the public reaction to it, society’s approach to sex, violence, theft, drugs and mental disorders, and how the deviant should be treated.

Prerequisite: PSY100 or SOC100

The social influence on religion raises many fundamental questions, especially when faced with a variety of religious traditions and interpretations. This course explores the nature of religious beliefs and practices, both in an historical and contemporary context.

Prerequisite: Any history or sociology course

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed as an interdisciplinary synthesis of learning for Central Penn College undergraduates through the lens of civic engagement and social responsibility. Topics include problem solving in contemporary society. Upon completion, student will have developed awareness and skills to sustain and advance the communities in which they live. This course requires interaction with outside agencies.

Prerequisites: ENG100, ENG200, and SOC100

This course is used only as a way to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

This course is designed to expose students to leadership theories and influential social leaders throughout history. Student will be familiarized with leaders that have inspired social change and to modern leadership theorists.

Prerequisites: ENG200 and one social science course

This course analyzes the concepts of race and gender among the many social institutions. A critical examination of the influences highlighted by multicultural perspectives on race, ethnicity, and gender.

Prerequisite: HUM105 or SOC105

All new students are required to complete this course. They will develop personal, academic, and professional goals and learn to become a more effective student. Students will be given practical information that will encourage positive/helpful learning, reading, and study skills. This seminar will also review healthy campus life, including college policies.

Job Pursuit Seminar teaches the job seeker the positive and beneficial concepts and skills of finding suitable and meaningful employment including self-appraisal, resume and cover letter preparation, sources of employment, and interviewing techniques.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of any 48 academic credits

A course designed to introduce students to four major Windows applications software packages used in business. Students work with word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation packages in order to integrate the four. Students are introduced to a historical perspective on computer use, as well as basic hardware applications and requirements.

This course is a study of the breadth of Information Technology, now and in the future. It covers topics that range from basic computer terminology and the components of a PC, to telecommuting, robotics, artificial intelligence, and virtual reality. Included are the capabilities and limitations of digital technology.

Students will learn to interpret program requirements in terms of output, input, and processing using various design techniques, and then apply the five basic programming constructs for structured programs. C++ or Java will be used to illustrate both the structured programming environment and correct programming syntax.

Geographic information systems are tools that coordinate geographic and spatial data for the purpose of visualizing and analyzing information related by physical location. This course presents an overview of the field of GIS. As such, the course introduces digital geographic data and map concepts along with data input and output models. This course also looks at geographic data analysis and the types of information that can be derived from GIS.

This course is an introduction to relational databases and database design. Coverage includes a quick review of database modeling, data types, establishing relationships, creating updating tables, and entity-relationship diagrams. Students learn Microsoft Access as an implementation of a relational database to input data, create forms, create queries, and create reports.

Networking Fundamentals covers the theoretical concepts that are the underpinning of all network functions. Beginning with the OSI and TCP/IP models and the physical media, students will learn how network protocols function at each level of the network static. Students will learn how physical and logical address are used to identify hosts on the network, how networks are segmented into manageable sizes with bridges and switches, and how different networks communicate with each other through a router.

This course includes the basic elements of computer science that are necessary to understand how all computers work, the relationship between hardware and software, hardware components of personal computers and related peripherals, and an introduction to networking and programming. The course also includes the binary and hexadecimal numbering systems, input and output processes, software installation and configuration, the OSI model, algorithm concepts, and basic data structures.

Building on the understanding of network fundamentals, students will be presented information on the theory of routing and the practical use of routers. Classless routing and variable length subnet masks (VLSM) are shown as techniques to conserve IP address and make the best use of limited address space. The knowledge of ICMP error messages assists students in learning basic router troubleshooting, and the knowledge of access control lists (ACLs) can be used for basic router security.

Prerequisite: TEC135

This introductory course presents the theoretical aspects of database design and methodologies for designing relational databases such as Microsoft Access, Oracle, and SQL Server. Coverage includes methods of gathering, documenting, and communicating the elements and structure of business information. Different types of modeling include entity relationship models, hierarchical models, and principles for converting from logical models into physical models.

This course is an introductory business-oriented, programming course, introducing the student to the fundamental concepts of programming in COBOL. The student learns how to analyze, flowchart, write, test, debug, and execute business COBOL programs using a personal computer. The student also prepares documentation for all programs.

Prerequisite: TEC335

Network Security Fundamentals introduces authentication or how servers can insure that the clients requesting services are properly identified and are permitted access. Physical network security and instruction detection are key topics. A range of potential network security risks arising from e-mail, remote access, and file transfers are discussed.

Prerequisite: TEC135

This course provides the student advanced programming experience in a visual language. It covers the design, development, and execution of user-generated design requirements. Topics covered include components of main windows, dialog boxes, menus, controls, color, and animation. Programs are oriented toward solving common business problems.

Prerequisite: TEC120

This course is an introduction to programming and algorithm development using an object-oriented language (currently C++). Topics covered are basic data types, input, output, control structures (selection, repetition), user-defined functions, arrays, strings, and records.

Prerequisite: TEC120

Switching technologies are used on the local area network to segment that network into a number of smaller collision domains to improve performance and manageability. This course will present the role of switches in network design and how switched protocols are used to design a fault-tolerant, loop-free switched network. Students will also learn how VLANs emulate some layer 3 (network) functionality in a layer 2 (data link) device. In addition, students will learn WAN technologies and protocols.

Prerequisite: TEC145

Visual Basic for Applications is a programming language that allows users to customize their applications by creating more convenient ways to perform common tasks. The course is designed to guide the beginning programmer in writing procedures using the VBA language to customize Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Access.

Prerequisite: TEC235

This course provides a structured approach to attaining the theoretical knowledge and practical skills to installing and configuring a Linux/Unix operating system. The course includes detailed information on how Linux/Unix addresses operating system issues, such as the kernel, file and directory structure, shells, shell programming, file processing, and the X Windows system. Upon successful completion of this course, students will have learned the requisite knowledge to install, configure, and use a Linux/Unix operating system.

Prerequisite: TEC140

This course provides a structured approach to advancing the students’ knowledge and skills for the administration and maintenance of a Linux/Unix operating system. Students will begin by installing a Linux server, then create users and assign rights and privileges. Students will learn to manage the users and system services and processes. Students will also learn to use Linux network and system administration tools.

Prerequisite: TEC242

This course is an introduction to tools and programming skills needed for developing Internet applications. Topics covered include HTML, scripting languages such JavaScript, XML, PHP, and database access through the web.

Prerequisite: TEC235

This course is used only to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses above the 200 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Structured Query Language is the standard language for creating, maintaining, and extracting data from all relational databases. SQL Fundamentals introduces the conceptual framework for SQL and syntax for identifying and defining data types, defining the relationship between fields, and entering data into the proper table. Students will be expected to learn how to enforce data integrity and query a database within SQL.

Prerequisite: TEC200

With a working knowledge of standard SQL, students will be introduced to the principles of database administration, including managing user access, populating tables, and modifying tables. Students will learn to install and start a database server.

Prerequisite: TEC252

Structured Query Language is the standard, underlying structure for creating, maintaining, and extracting data from all relational databases. SQL Programming builds on basic SQL functionality to create programming routines to automate complex queries and data retrieval. In addition to invoking routines, creating update triggers, and managing SQL Transactions, the PHP scripting programming language is ideally suited to work with SQL and dynamic database development.

Prerequisite: TEC252

Computer forensics is the application of computer and data investigation and analysis techniques to identify, collect, and protect potential legal evidence. Computer forensic specialists use a variety of techniques to discover data stored on a computer and to recover deleted, encrypted, or damaged file information. Extracted evidence must be properly handled and protected from damage and a continuing chain of evidence and custody must be established. Students in this course will learn what types of information may be gleaned from a computer system, how to gather that information as evidence, and how to ensure the integrity of that evidence in a legal proceeding.

Prerequisite: TEC140

This course is a comprehensive study of tools and techniques used in the analysis of computer systems and the design of software to support that system. Topics covered include corporate goals and objectives, input/output files, forms, processing, documentation techniques, backup, project management, and the responsibilities of a systems analyst.

Prerequisites: TEC140 and TEC200

This course is designed to provide the fundamentals of Operating Systems. Students will exam the theoretical concepts underlying the design and implementation of a computer operating system from the perspective of the operating system’s tasks and responsibilities. Beginning with process definition, process management and memory management, students will progress to the study of file structures and how input and output is managed. The course will conclude with an examination of how those concepts have been implemented in Unix and DOS.

Prerequisites: TEC120 and TEC140

Network management presents the principles and practices of network management and administration of Microsoft Server. Beginning with the configuration and installation, the course proceeds to the discussion of server domains. Active Directory is a major component of this course and considerable time will be spent developing an understanding of Active Directory and its management. The course will also cover the management of group policies and the user’s environment.

Prerequisite: TEC237

This course is a continuation of Object-Oriented Programming I. Topics covered include classes of inheritance, polymorphism, and basic abstract data types including lists, stacks, queues, debugging techniques, and program compilation and execution. An object-oriented programming language (currently C++) will be used to demonstrate constructs and syntax.

Prerequisite: TEC235

Designed for the experienced programmer, this course covers both GUI and non-GUI programming in Java. It provides the student an in-depth knowledge of programming in Java. Topics covered include basic control structures, graphical user interface and object-oriented design, user-defined methods, classes, and abstract data types, inheritance and composition, exception and event handling, and advanced GUI and graphics.

Prerequisite: TEC335

Beginning with an examination of the nature of firewalls and the importance of developing a security policy to meet specific requirements, this course proceeds to study various firewall topologies and how they are implemented in order to support network services. The concept of honeypots and honeynets are introduced and students will learn how they can be used to monitor and track attacks on the network.

Prerequisite: TEC222

Disaster recovery is the practice of planning, preparing, and practicing for what happens in the worst-case scenario. In order to minimize the impact of a situation, students will learn to assess assets, prioritize business and technical requirements, and prepare detailed plans for responding to a problem. As a part of the planning process, practitioners learn to identify and enlist the cooperation of other parties inside and outside the organization.

Prerequisites: TEC135 and TEC320

This course is used only to accept credit for a course transferred from another college or university. No courses below the 300 level will be accepted. This course is available only when the student has taken a class not offered by Central Penn.

Machine language, a pattern of bits encoding machine operations, is made readable by replacing the raw values with symbols called mnemonics. Assembly language is a human-readable notation for the machine language that a specific computer architecture uses. Higher level programming languages add a layer of abstraction that shields hardware specifics from the programmer while the power of assembly lies in its ability to directly address and control memory and hardware at a low level. This course serves as an introduction to machine and assembly language on the 80x86 architecture.

Prerequisites: TEC140 and TEC335

Database backup and recovery procedures are vitally important to avoid the risk of losing all the data and Information contained in an organization’s database. This course demonstrates database replication, configuration for replication, and the limitations of replication. Backup and table maintenance are presented as another part of the process to insure that database information can be successfully recovered, if needed.

Prerequisite: TEC262

Students will study advanced database topics, including indexing, query optimization, performance tuning, and load balancing of database servers. Students will utilize the tools needed to collect, analyze, and interpret log files.

Prerequisite: TEC262

This advanced course is a comprehensive study of information technology project management. Participants explore the tools and techniques used in the analysis of computer system projects and the design and project management that support system planning and implementation. Topics covered include integration management, scope and time management, cost management, and risk management. Other topics covered include project initiating, planning, executing, controlling, and estimating the cost of a project. This course builds an unparalleled foundation for tomorrow’s creators and managers by providing a meaningful study of projects and building a framework of sound IT project management.

Prerequisite: TEC320

This course can be used as a terminal course. It represents the culmination of the student’s studies at Central Penn. The student will demonstrate his/her expertise in their specific track through the creation of a major individual project. The project will be written and must also be presented for assessment to a panel of faculty members.

Prerequisite: Permission from the Academic Dean

This course provides the essential principles and practices of modern cryptography as it is used in network security applications. Topics covered include classical encryption techniques, symmetrical and asymmetrical encryption, block ciphers, and hash functions. This course demonstrates how encryption works and how it is used to secure a network.

Prerequisites: MTH230 and TEC222

This course is a survey of elementary data types and static and dynamic data structures, with a study of alternative representations and the algorithms used to manipulate each. The Java language will be used in the implementation of various projects.

Prerequisites: MTH230 and TEC235

Cyber ethics refers to the study of moral, legal, and social issues involving computer and network technology. This course addresses the ethical roles and responsibilities of computer professionals. Privacy, security, intellectual property rights, and cyber-related crimes will be discussed, along with the problems of regulating commerce and speech in cyberspace.

Prerequisite: ENG200

Network security professionals need to understand the types of attacks that may be directed against their system in order to assess risks and prioritize defense measures. This course examines how hackers gather information about systems and networks and the vulnerabilities of various operating systems. This course explores entry points to the network, how hackers exploit vulnerabilities in firewalls and network devices. This course also looks at reporting results and preparing for the next penetration test.

Prerequisite: TEC350

This course examines the tools and techniques for protecting systems against hacking attacks. Multifunctional tools such as Netcat, the X Windows Operating system and Cygwin are examined. Port scanners and auditing tools are used to audit systems on the network, while port redirection, port sniffers, and wireless tools are used to audit the network itself. Tools used in forensics and incident response will be introduced.

Prerequisite: TEC412

IEEE 802.11 is the data link layer (Layer 2) standard for wireless networking. This course starts with an overview of wireless MAC (Media Access Control) and framing issues and continues with management operations and access to the physical layer. The course also looks at 802.11 on various operating systems and wireless security.

Prerequisite: TEC350

This course is the first of four CCNP-oriented courses, after which the student is prepared to take the Cisco CCNP BSCI certification exam. Course content includes scaling IP networks using VLSM, private IP addressing, and NAT; optimizing IP address utilization; intermediate level configuration of routing protocols including RIPv2, EIGRP, OSPF, IS-IS, and BGP routing protocols; techniques used for route filtering and route redistribution.

Prerequisite: TEC330 or CCNA certification

This is the second of four CCNP-oriented courses presenting information pertaining to the building of remote access networks. The implementation of Cisco routers in WAN applications is the central theme around which the course is organized. Topics to be covered include the selection and implementation of the various Cisco IOS services required to build remote access links. WAN technologies, which cover dial-up services, ISDN, Frame Relay, broadband, and Virtual Private Networks, are also discussed.

Prerequisite: TEC330 or CCNA certification

This is the third of four CCNP-oriented courses, after which the student is prepared to take the Cisco CCNP BCMSN certification exam. Course content pertains to the deployment of state-of-the-art campus LANs and selection and implementation of appropriate Cisco IOS services to build reliable scalable multilayer-switched LANs. Topics covered include VLANs, VTP, STP, inter-VLAN routing, and multilayer switching: redundancy, Cisco AVVID solutions, QoS issues, campus LAN security, and emerging transparent LAN services.

Prerequisite: TEC330 or CCNA certification

Malware is a generic term to describe various classes of malicious code such as viruses, worms, backdoors, Trojan Horses, and rootkits. The large number of variations of each type makes it impossible to examine every instance of malware. This course looks at the underlying principles of how these pieces of code work and how they attack a network. This course will include a detailed examination of specific tools used to attack a network, how the tools work, and how to defend the network against attacks. Security conscious network professionals armed with an understanding of how the code works, regardless of the particular variation, will be able to recognize, analyze, and craft a defense against network attacks from malware.

Prerequisites: TEC330 and TEC365

This course introduces and discusses topics such as software life cycle models, estimation of size and effort of software development projects, risk management of software projects, how to conduct formal technical reviews, formal methods for software architecture and design, verification and validation methods, configuration management, the Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI), how to start, implement, and sustain a software process improvement program, how to manage resistance to change in an organization, and Agile software development techniques. The practical side of the course includes discussion on practical examples provided by the instructor and a final research project developed by the students.

Prerequisites: TEC235 and TEC320

The Information Technology (IT) practicum is individually designed for students to complete a research project in Computer Information Systems, in their field of major concentration. Investigative research, critical thinking, and practical application should prime considerations for the Academic Chair or Advisor on reaching an agreement regarding the structure and direction of the practicum. The Academic Chair or Practicum Advisor reserves the right to announce minimum courses requirements within each IT concentration. Each practicum is an individualized research project that will culminate in a final presentation.

Prerequisite: TEC320

This course is an intensive study of and practice in the preparation of domestic airline reservations, computation of air fares, and completion of the airline ticket using current printed reference materials.

This course is a continuation of Reservations/ Tariffs I with particular emphasis on international air travel arrangements.

Prerequisite: TRV100

This course provides complete instruction in the techniques used to assist travelers in formulating domestic itineraries. Terminology and reservation procedures, as well as documentation for the booking of accommodations, car rentals, rail transportation, domestic, independent, and escorted tours are emphasized.

This course has an emphasis on international travel itineraries and foreign independent travel.

This course is designed to develop in the student a basic working knowledge of Corporate Travel Management. It will discuss the interrelationships between the corporate travel department and others in the Travel industry, techniques for financial management, negotiating rates with service providers and detail corporate travel management and professionalism.

This course is an intensive study of the airline computer system and its functions in the tourism industry. All areas of airline reservations, fares and rate calculations, and documentation are covered.

Prerequisite: TRV110

This course gives instruction in the effective handling of the general public. Emphasis is placed on the student developing a poised and communicative manner, perfecting telephone techniques, improving salesmanship and customer service skills, developing positive mental attitudes, and recognizing and dealing with the individuality of clients.

Prerequisite: TRV100 or TRV120 or TRV125

This course will provide the Travel students with a practical and comprehensive introduction to those areas of the Western Hemisphere that are most visited by tourists. Particular emphasis is placed on specific destinations, tourist attractions, climates, cultures, transportation, and airport names and locations. Students will take the Geography for Travel Professionals Test after completing both Western and Eastern Hemisphere courses.

This course will provide the Travel students with a practical and comprehensive introduction to those areas of the Eastern Hemisphere that are most visited by tourists. Particular emphasis is placed on specific destinations, tourist attractions, climates, cultures, transportation, and airport names and locations. Students will take the Geography for Travel Professionals Test after completing both Western and Eastern Hemisphere courses.

This course provides the student with information about how to obtain a job in the cruise industry with a thorough understanding of cruises, ship details, freighters, ports around the world, and nautical terms. Students will also learn about selecting, pricing, selling, and qualifying clients for cruise travel.

Prerequisite: TRV110 or permission of the instructor

This is a course that is taken in the student’s final term and utilizes the practical application of all learned travel skills. Particular concentration is placed on the completion of the overall travel transaction and introduction of new concepts in the industry. Travel students taking this course are responsible to obtaining a job shadow of a peer in the travel industry. Students will take the Travel Agency Proficiency Test at the completion of this course.

Prerequisite: Students in final term only or permission of the instructor