2006-2007 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Course Descriptions / 133 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS This section lists updated descriptions for all university courses; the descriptions appear in alphabetical order according to their course letter designations. These descriptions include any prerequisites (requirements student must satisfy before registering for the course), corequisites (requirements students must satisfy while taking the course), the number of credit hours applied for each course, and, where relevant, the hours devoted to lecture, recitation, and laboratory (see applicable department sections for the total credits required for each major or program). If no indication exists for lecture, discussion and laboratory hours, then the course is considered a lecture. Students should be aware that the courses listed here are subject to change. Many courses are regularly offered in the fall, while others are offered in the winter or summer. However, semester enrollment, course demand, changes in faculty and other factors will sometimes affect the offering of courses. In addition, new courses may have been added and changes in existing courses may have occurred since the printing of this bulletin. When planning a semester program, students should search the Banner web for information regarding course offerings. Many of the 500-level courses listed here can apply to undergraduate or graduate credit. Contact the individual degree department or Graduate Studies Office for more information. The course numbers 291, 391, 491, and 591 shall be used to describe special topics courses at intermediate, advanced, and mezzanine levels, respectively. Special topics courses are one-time offerings whose content is determined by current faculty interest. These courses may be repeated for credit when the course is run with different contents. The course numbers 297 and 497 shall be used to admit credit for transfer or guest courses that are not equivalent to existing Kettering courses within a discipline. The subject FREE and course numbers 297 and 497 are used to admit transfer or guest courses that are not equivalent to Kettering courses and do not fall within existing Kettering disciplines. These course numbers are not used for study abroad transfer credit. The course numbers 398, 498, and 598 shall be used to describe transfer courses taken as part of a Kettering University International Studies Program. The course numbers 499 and 599 shall be used to describe an independent study course. Independent study is student-directed exploration with faculty guidance at an advanced level. This course may be repeated for credit when the course is run with different content. SAMPLE HOURS PER WEEK Course identification letters and number Class Other* Course title Lab Credit hours PHYS-224 Electricity and Magnetism 3 1 0 3 Prerequisite: MATH-102, PHYS-114, PHYS-115 Corequisite: MATH-203, PHYS-225 An investigation of the physics of electricity and magnetism with a focus on the physics of electric and magnetic fields and their effects on electric charges. Topics include the relationships between charges, forces, fields, potentials, energy, power, and currents, as well as the physics of capacitors, resistors, and inductors. Prerequisties and Corequisties (where applicable) Course Description Course availability is subject to change due to low enrollment, or faculty availability. * Other may refer to recitation hours or project time.
Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. Copyright & Disclaimer Information: Copyright © 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007. CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. CollegeSource® digital catalogs are derivative works owned and copyrighted by CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation. Catalog content is owned and copyrighted by the appropriate school. While CollegeSource®, Inc. and Career Guidance Foundation provides information as a service to the public, copyright is retained on all digital catalogs. 134 / Kettering University ACCT-210 Financial Accounting 4 0 0 4 This first accounting course presents the principles, practices and procedures used by accountants in processing business data. Units of study include the elements of the accounting cycle plus accounting for cash, accounts receivable, plant and equipment, liabilities and corporate ownership. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall ACCT-212 Managerial Accounting 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: ACCT-210 This course focuses on the use of financial information in the making of managerial decisions. Subject areas included here are the development of manufacturing costs and their control, budgeting, performance analysis, costprofit-volume analysis, relevant costs, time value of money techniques, and capital budgeting. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring ACCT-313 Cost Accounting 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: ACCT-212 This course is designed for students who expect to be using cost information. Units of study include the nature and behavior of production costs, cost cycle, overhead and overhead rates, absorption costing, cost standards, variance analysis and reporting for cost control. Emphasis is placed on the nature of cost concepts and reports as they relate to management objectives. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring - Odd Years ACCT-315 Accounting Concepts 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: Junior Standing This course provides students with understanding of how accounting data is developed and used by managers in evaluating the firm's financial performance, in planning and controlling operations, and in making decisions. The course is divided into three sections. First, the Financial Accounting section, discusses how basic financial events are recorded and presented in the accounting statements. Next, the Cost Accounting section, discusses the nature and recording of manufacturing costs, development of overhead rates, job and process costing, budgeting, and control of manufacturing cost. Finally, the Managerial Accounting section discusses profit volume analysis, relevant cost analysis, time value of money concepts, and capital budgeting. Terms Offered: all ACCT-411 Auditing & Advanced Accounting This two-part course first exposes the student to concepts and standards related to the audit methodology and to the judgments and decision processes inherent in audit practice. The second part of the course, taxes, is designed for students to recognize the important tax consequences attached to many common business transactions, which result in substantially different tax liabilities from nearly identical economic events. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall - Odd Years ACCT-413 Advanced Cost Accounting 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: ACCT-210, ACCT-212 This course is designed for students who expect to be using cost information. Units of study include the nature and behavior of production costs, cost cycle, overhead and overhead rates, absorption costing, cost standards, variance analysis and reporting for cost control. Emphasis is placed on the nature of cost concepts and reports as they relate to management objectives. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring - Even Years ART-305 Art: Styles and Aesthetics 4 0 0 4 Prerequisites: COMM-101, HUMN-201, SSCI-201 A presentation of art emphasizing significant periods of stylistic and aesthetic developments in human creative experience. Particular topics, periods and styles may vary from term to term. Terms Offered: All BIOL-141 General Biology 3 1 0 3 Prerequisite: None Corequisite: BIOL-142 This course serves as a general biology course. It will cover topics including basic biochemistry, cells, cell division, classification of organisms, populations, communities, and biomes. The life cycles and biology of singlecell and multicellular organisms will also be covered. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BIOL-142 General Biology Lab 0 0 2 1 Prerequisite: None Corequisite: BIOL-141 This course serves as a general biology laboratory. It will provide hands-on experience with areas of basic biology including basic biochemistry, cells, cell division, classification of organisms, populations, communities, biomes, and single-cell and multicellular organisms. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BIOL-241 Human Biology 3 1 0 3 Prerequisites: CHEM-135/136 or CHEM-137/138 Corequisite: BIOL-242 This course serves as the second general biology course and focuses on humans. It will cover topics including basic biochemistry, cells, cell division, the organization and regulation of biological systems, human genetics and chromosomal inheritance, biotechnology, and various human organ systems. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring BIOL-242 Human Biology Lab 0 0 2 1 Prerequisites: CHEM-135/136 or CHEM-137/138 Corequisite: BIOL-241 This course serves as the second general biology laboratory. It will cover topics including basic biochemistry, cells, cell division, the organization and regulation of biological systems, human genetics and chromosomal inheritance, biotechnology, and various human organ systems. Terms Offered: Winter, Spring BIOL-341 Anatomy & Physiology 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: BIOL 241/242 or MECH-350, or Permission of Instructor This course serves as an introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology, It will cover topics including the organization and regulation of biological tissues, organs and organ systems as well as human development. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BUSN-104 Introduction to Business 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: None This course is designed for students who desire an introduction to the business world. Units of study include the dynamic nature of business, economics, ethics and social responsibility, the legal and regulatory environment of business, managing information technology, managing the business enterprise, human resource management, marketing, accounting and financial statements, finance and international business. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BUSN-451 International Business 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: Senior Standing This course provides an overview of the expanding role of international business in the world marketplace. Emphasis is placed on exploring the complex differences between domestic and international management. These differences and issues are examined within the context of the global business environment, the national business environment, managing an international business, and managing the operations of an international firm. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BUSN-453 Business Law 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: Junior Standing This course identifies the basic areas of law that relate the nature, objectives, and functions of conducting business transactions. It covers the development and impact of the legal system on business activities. It emphasizes the court system, contracts, commercial paper, and government regulation of business activities. Terms Offered: Summer, Fall BUSN-454 Business Research 4 0 0 4 Prerequisite: MATH-227 This course provides an overview of the research process. Emphasis is placed on the complex issues of their relationship within and between each of the major steps of the research process so that the information gained from the research enables managers to make better decisions. Areas of concern are: identifying and formulating the problem, determining the research design, determining the data collection method, editing and analyzing the data, and writing the research report. Terms Offered:Winter, Spring
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