2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
CHEM 511 Biochemistry I 3(3-0)
Chemistry of constituents of living matter, including
proteins, carbohydrates, nucleic acid and lipids. An
introduction to enzymes and coenzymes. Prerequisite:
one year undergraduate Organic Chemistry. (F)
CHEM 512 Biochemistry II 3(3-0)
Intermediary metabolism of carbohydrates, lipids and
amino acids. Bioenergetics. Prerequisite: CHEM 411 or
511. (S)
CHEM 512L Biochemistry II Lab 2(0-6)
Prerequisite: CHEM 302. Corequisite: CHEM 512. (*)
CHEM 519 Instrumental Analysis 3(3-0)
Instrumental techniques in chemical separations, electrochemistry,
atomic, and molecular spectroscopy. Prerequisite:
CHEM 317 and 321, or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
CHEM 519L. (S)
CHEM 519L Instrumental Analysis Lab 2(0-6)
Prerequisite: CHEM 317 and 321, or permission of
instructor. Corequisite: CHEM 519. (S)
CHEM 521 Advanced Inorganic Chemistry 3(3-0)
Structure and bonding, coordination theory, periodic
relations, equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics, descriptive
chemistry, industrial applications. Prerequisite: CHEM
321, or permission of instructor. (S)
CHEM 525 Environmental Chemistry 3(3-0)
Chemical processes in the air, water and soil. Air, water
soil analysis and treatment. Special emphasis upon the
problems and effects of industrial and other pollution.
Prerequisite: CHEM 321, or permission of instructor. (*)
CHEM 529 Advanced Analytical Chemistry 3(3-0)
Emphasizes latest developments in applied analytical
chemistry, including advanced theory, wet chemical
methods, and the design and application of advanced
instrumentation. Prerequisites: CHEM 419/L and CHEM
321, or permission of instructor. (S/E)
CHEM 531 Advanced Physical Chemistry 3(3-0)
Emphasizes latest developments in applied physical
chemistry, including advanced theory, and instrumental
and computational applications. Prerequisites: CHEM 321
and 322 or permission of instructor. (F/O)
CHEM 550 Industrial Chemistry 2(2-0)
The economic importance and special characteristics of
the chemical industry. Feedstocks, intermediates and
products of the chemical industry including thermoplastics,
thermosetting plastics, paints and coatings, elastomers,
fibers, surfactants, pharmaceuticals, agricultural
chemicals, paper, acids, etc. Market demands, price and
cost factors, scale, research, process chemistry and
process control, product development. Case studies
illustrating above topics. (*)
CHEM 560 Forensic Chemistry II 2(2-0)
Investigation of identification techniques for forensic
analysis. Topics include arson, biological fluid and drug
identification, and DNA analysis. Prerequisites: CHEM
260/L and CHEM 302/L or permission of instructor.
Corequisite: CHEM 560L. (F)
CHEM 560L Forensic Chemistry II Laboratory 2(0-4)
The laboratory will accompany CHEM 560, Forensic
Chemistry II lecture. Prerequisites: CHEM 260/L and
CHEM 302/L or permission of instructor. Corequisite:
CHEM 560. (F)
CHEM 578 Practicum in Laboratory Instruction 1(0-2)
Laboratory preparation, instruction and methods under the
guidance and supervision of an instructor. May be
repeated for a maximum of four credits. Prerequisites:
graduate standing or approval of department chair. (S/U
grading) (F,S,SS) Repeatable (4)
CHEM 591 Special Topics (1-4 VAR)
Prerequisite: permission of instructor. (*) Repeatable
CHEM 595 Independent Study (1-4 VAR)
(*) Repeatable
CHEM 598 Graduate Internship (1-4 VAR)
Volunteer or paid work experience under the combined
supervision of the selected organization and a faculty
member. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (S/U grading).
(F,S,SS) Repeatable
CHEM 599 Thesis Research (1-6 VAR)
(IP and S/U grading). (*) Repeatable
COMPUTER INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
CIS 100 Introduction to Word and Windows 1(1-0)
A competency-based course, topics include: file management,
formatting, fonts, editing, reports, footnotes,
desktop publishing, clip art, styles, outlines, tables, and
mail merge. (F,S,SS)
CIS 103 PowerPoint and Web Publishing 1(1-0)
An introduction to PowerPoint and FrontPage. Includes:
presentation templates, charts, object embedding, slide
shows, Internet search methods, web page design, web
site creation and publishing. Prerequisite: CIS 100 or
equivalent. (F,S,SS)
CIS 104 Excel Spreadsheets 1(1-0)
Includes worksheet design, text and formula manipulation,
charts, lists, pivot tables, ranges, lookup tables, data
analysis, functions, and macros. Prerequisite: CIS 100 or
equivalent. (F,S,SS)
CIS 105 MS Access DBMS 1(1-0)
Course includes relational database design, table
creation, data manipulation, queries, forms, reports, web
access, and interface design. Prerequisite: CIS 100 or
equivalent. (F,S,SS)
CIS 150 Computer Information Systems 3(3-0)
Survey of Computer Information Systems includes data
representation, operating systems, networks, the Internet
and information system design. Discussion of careers in
CIS. Corequisite: CIS 100. (F,S)
CIS 171 Introduction to Java Programming 4(3-2)
An introduction to computer programming, design and
testing using the Java object-oriented programming
language. Topics include language constructs, functions,
file handling, inheritance and UML. Prerequisite: CIS 100
or equivalent. (F,S,SS)
CIS 185 PC Architecture 3(2-2)
In depth study of personal computer hardware, peripherals,
and interfaces. Course examines processors, disk
drives, buses, video cards, memory and diagnostic
software. Corequisite: CIS 150. (F,S)
CIS 215 Unix Operating System 3(3-0)
Explore UNIX features, covering command language, file
system, mail, and editing. Shell language tools include pipes,
filters and I/O redirection. Prerequisite: CIS 171. (F,S)
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