ARTS-2650/2961 Media Arts Studio
This course serves as the prerequisite for further work in the iEAR Studios including computer music, video, computer art, and animation. This is also the gateway course for the Electronic Media Arts and Communication program (EMAC). The emphasis on hands-on creative work culminates in a final exhibition. In addition to directed creative projects, students are introduced to the theoretical and historic perspectives of electronic arts through lectures, discussions, and a performance series. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

ARTS-2650 Media Arts Studio: Video/Audio
This class is an introduction to the technical and conceptual foundations of video and audio media art forms. Students learn basic basic recording and editing techniques, and develop critical listening and viewing skills. Individual and group projects are created and critiqued in class, with a final public presentation of work at the end of the semester. 4 credit hours

ARTS-2961 Media Arts Studio:
Digital Imaging and Interactivity Studio
An introductory course exploring digital photography, web design, and interactive multimedia in making art. Students broaden their understanding of the media and expand visual awareness and design skills. Inquiry and experimentation are encouraged, leading towards the development of the skills and techniques needed to create visual art with electronic media. 4 credit hours

ARTS-4080 Computer Art
A second-level hands-on course in electronic imaging. Students use various applications programs as tools for print production, animation, and image processing. Lecture, labs, and exposure to contemporary work enable students to develop imaging skills in this rapidly evolving art form. Prerequisite: one of ARTS-2650, ARTS-1300, or ARTS-2410 or permission of instructor. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

ARTS-4550 Cyber Arts
An advanced studio arts course devoted to the integration of computer and network technologies into the art-making process and the implications of this integration. Through individual and group projects, assignments, discussion, critique, and research, students explore the possibilities of this new techno-art, and put this exploration to work in their own art-making. Requires attendance at Electronic Arts Performance Series events. Prerequisites: ARTS-2650 or permission of instructor; basic knowledge of HTML, UNIX, and Windows/Mac OS. Offered fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

ARTS-4963, COMM-4963 Capstone Design
EMAC capstone begins the final project for the EMAC degree. Open to graduating seniors only. Two 2 credit hour sequences prior to graduation.

COMM-2610 Introduction to
Visual Communication
An introduction to basic principles of visual communication. Exploration through critique and analysis of a range of applications. Discussions include such topics as visual perception, design theory, information and message design, color, typography, pictorial information. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours

COMM-2940 EMAC Web Site Development
An independent study in which I worked with a faculty advisor to design a web site for the EMAC program. 4 credit hours

COMM-2961 Intermediate Visual Communication
This course is an intermediate studio course about the practice of creating well-designed communication forms with and for a target audience. You will creatively design two communication forms using a step-by-step process. Emphasis is placed on your acquiring a systematic approach to the communication design process that is flavored by your own aesthetic and conceptual sensibilities. 4 credit hours

COMM-4961 User Documentation
and Interface Design
A survey of research on computer usability, specifically on interface and documentation design. Theory and research on usability are emphasized, but the course seeks practical application of research findings. Prerequisite: an introductory course in communication or another social science. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours

COMM-6560 Visual Design
This course introduces students to the theoretical and practical use of graphics as a form of visual communication. Discussions include such topics as visual perception, design theory, formatted text, and graphics. Students have an opportunity to put theory into practice using computer graphics software. Fall term anually. 3 credit hours

COMM-6961 Visual Literacy
The focus of this course in on how you use visual language to express your message before you derive the tangible form. 3 credit hours

CSCI-1200 Computer Science II
Programming concepts: functions, parameter passing, pointers, arrays, strings, structs, classes, templates. Mathematical tools: sets, functions, and relations, O-notation, complexity of algorithms, proof by induction. Data structures and their representations: data abstraction and internal representation, sequences, trees, binary search trees, associative structures. Algorithms: searching and sorting, generic algorithms, iterative and recursive algorithms. Methods of testing correctness and measuring performance. Prerequisite: CSCI-1100 or permission of instructor. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

CSCI-2220 Programming in Java
Introduction to programming in the Java language. Java is an object-oriented programming language widely used in developing World Wide Web applications. Topics include class declarations and definitions, graphics, threads, exceptions, and writing Web applets. Prerequisite: CSCI-1100 or equivalent. Fall and spring terms annually. 1 credit hour

CSCI-2300 Data Structures and Algorithms
Data structures and algorithms, and the mathematical techniques necessary to design and analyze them. Basic data structures: lists, associative structures, trees. Mathematical techniques for designing algorithms and analyzing worst-case and expected-case algorithm efficiency. Advanced data structures: balanced trees, tries, heaps, priority queues, graphs. Searching, sorting. Algorithm design techniques: dynamic programming, greedy algorithms, divide-and-conquer, backtracking. Example graph, string, geometric, and numeric algorithms. Prerequisites: CSCI-1200 and MATH-1010. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

CSCI-2500 Computer Organization
Introduction to computer organization, assembler language, and operating systems. Computer systems organization: processors, memory, I/O. Digital logic: gates, Boolean algebra, digital logic circuits, memory, buses. Microprogramming. Machine level: instruction formats, addressing modes, instruction types, flow of control. Operating systems: virtual memory, virtual I/O instructions, processes, interprocess communication. Numeric representation. Assembler language: the assembly process, macros, linking, loading. Advanced architectures: RISC architectures, parallel architectures. Prerequisite: CSCI-1200. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

CSCI-4210 Operating Systems
Discussion of various aspects of computer operating systems design and implementation. Topics include I/O programming, concurrent processes and synchronization problems, process management and scheduling of processes, virtual memory management, device management, file systems, deadlock problems, system calls, and interprocess communication. Programming projects are required. Prerequisites: CSCI-2300 and CSCI-2500. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

CSCI-4380 Database Systems
Discussion of the state of practice in modern database systems, with an emphasis on relational systems. Topics include database design, database system architecture, SQL, normalization techniques, storage structures, query processing, concurrency control, recovery, security, and new directions such as object-oriented and distributed database systems. Students gain hands-on experience with commercial database systems and interface building tools. Programming projects are required. Prerequisites: CSCI-2300. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

IHSS-1960 Art, Technology and Society
The course is designed for first-year students to develop their writing, critical thinking, speech communication, teamwork and performance skills. This course will explore the social/cultural nature of art and its technological production. Focusing on a spectrum of media, including sculpture, painting, photography, film, video and interactive media, we will cover "primitive" art, western culture, modernity, surrealism, avant-gardes and the history of installation and beyond. 4 credit hours

IHSS-1964 Introduction to Communication Theory
This course focuses on topics, theories, and research methods central to the study of human communication. The following kinds of issues and topics are considered: definitions/models of communication; what it means to use a language; how language affects the way we see the world; ancient and contemporary communication media; nonverbal communication; interpersonal and small-group communication. Fall term annually. 4 credit hours

MATH-1010 Calculus I
Functions, limits, continuity, derivatives, implicit differentiation, related rates, maxima and minima, elementary transcendental functions, introduction to definite integral with applications to area and volumes of revolution. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

MATH-1020 Calculus II
Techniques and applications of integration, polar coordinates, parametric equations, infinite sequences and series, vector functions and curves in space, functions of several variables, and partial derivatives. Prerequisite: MATH-1010. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

MGMT-4850 Managing the
High-Performance Organization I
This course provides an overview of basic processes that influence the work performance of individuals and groups. Topics covered will include (1) processes occurring largely within individuals---for example, perception, work-related attitudes, motivation, stress and (2) processes involving interactions between employees---for example: influence, cooperation, conflict, group decision making, leadership. Numerous exercises and demonstrations will be conducted during class to provide students with insights into these processes. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

MGMT-6100 Statistics and
Operations Management I
Management, finance, technology, operations, general business operations, and statistical topics are integrated from the point of view of extracting, interpreting, and communicating information. One- and higher-dimensional graphical methods and tabular arrays are used to show that statistical models are natural consequences of business and technology management. Design of investigations and time-related phenomena are covered in depth throughout the course. Statistical simulation of service and production facilities are principal tools for developing information for system design and improvement. Regression methodologies are used for summarization and improvement. Multidimensional techniques are heavily utilized. Prerequisite: familiarity with calculus. Fall term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6110 Statistics and
Operations Management II
This course continues the study of collection, analysis, and use of information in a technologically advanced setting. This course shifts focus from statistical methods to other problem solving approaches, including linear programming, network models, queuing systems, and simulation. The emphasis is on integration of analysis techniques to address the management issues at hand, with application drawn from production, finance, project management, and system design. Case studies are used to supplement traditional homework assignments. Prerequisite: MGMT-6100. Spring term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6180 Strategic Information
Systems Management
Information technology (IT) is a strategic asset that is being used to mold competitive strategies and change organizational processes. As IT and its uses become more complex, developing strategies and systems to deliver the technology has become more difficult. The net result is a growing need for guidance on the issues, strategies, and tactics for managing the use of information technology. This course is designed to partially fulfill this need and to enable students to integrate concepts and theories learned in previous IT courses. Prerequisite: MGMT-6140. Spring term. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6190 Financial and Managerial Accounting
The nature and role of finance; the financial system; accounting for financial activities; valuation concepts and the balance sheet; revenue recognition, cost determinants, and the income statement; financial planning and budgeting; the cash budget, statement of sources and uses of funds, and pro forma statements; capital budgeting under certainty, project evaluation, and selection; profit planning and break-even analysis; fund accounting for governmental and nonprofit organizations. Fall term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6300 Business Economics
This course is an introduction to the economic environment in which a manager operates. Elements of this environment include the concepts of marginality and the trade-offs among conflicting goals. Microeconomic dimensions include cost and production theory, demand theory, and market theory. The macroeconomic elements of importance include the relations among gross output, income, and employment, and the effect of governmental economic policy on the operations of the firm. Fall and spring terms annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6310 Financial Management
and Valuation of Firms
This course develops a working understanding of the major investment and financial decisions of the firm with emphasis on the role of technological change in financial decision making. Topics include net present value and its application, capital budgeting, corporate financing decisions, venture capital financing, debt policy and the interaction of investment and financing decisions, portfolio theory and capital asset pricing, capital budgeting (uncertainty), options and their application to technological choice. Prerequisite:  MGMT-6190. Spring term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6510 Design,
Manufacturing, and Marketing I
First of a two-semester sequence that follows the flow of activities within companies that leads to the creation and distribution of new products. Emphasis on identification of consumer needs, product design, manufacturing processes, and issues required to launch the product. Integration across the disciplines of marketing, design, and manufacturing because the challenge in companies competing in global markets is to break down the barriers among the traditional functions. Two-semester team project. Fall term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6520 Design,
Manufacturing, and Marketing II
This course continues the new product development process from MGMT-6510 with a focus on cost analysis and the implementation of a field based project to design and commercialize a new product. Measures of post-introduction performance are also considered. Continuation of two-semester team project. Prerequisite: MGMT-6510. Spring term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6650 Technology
and Competitive Advantage
A capstone sequence in policy and strategy aimed at developing students’ understanding of the relationship between business strategy and technology. The process of converting technological opportunity into competitive advantage is viewed from the perspective of both large, established companies and new ventures. Prerequisite: course is taken towards the end of the program. Fall term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6660 Strategy, Technology,
and Entrepreneurship
This is part two of the two-course sequence that begins with MGMT-6650. This course is about strategy implementation and fundamental concepts in implementing strategy both at the corporate level and the business unit level. Prerequisite: MGMT-6650, or permission of instructor. Spring term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6720 Designing, Developing, and Staffing High Performance Organizations II A continuation of the year-long sequence that begins with MGMT-6710. NOTE: I took the undergraduate version of the first half of this sequence instead. Prerequisite: MGMT-6710 (or in my case, MGMT-4850). Spring term annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6730 Technological Change and
International Competitiveness Analysis of the differences among technical systems and interactions with industrial growth is undertaken with regard to nation states, industrial sectors, and companies. To develop tools of analysis regarding technological change, industrial policy, and corporate performance. The impact of technological change on industrial growth and competitiveness is viewed from three perspectives: the general manager, the technical professional, and the public official. Fall term. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6800 Ethical, Political,
and Legal Context of Business
Issues and forces of the environment of business including social and cultural, public policy and legal, technological, economic, physical, and international. Changing environment and pressures upon business. Managerial ideology and practices. Values and ethics. Technology: history of innovation, productivity, assessment, societal effects. Business and government relationships; legal framework of business. Corporate governance and management. Relations with the various constituencies of the business firm. Fall and spring terms annually. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6968 Marketing and the WWW
This course discusses how the world wide web and electronic commerce are transforming marketing practices in business-to-business and business-to-consumer arenas. In business-tobusiness marketing, we can examine the different revenue-based and user-based web business models; e-commerce as the direct marketing model; and the effect of disintermediation/reintermediation on traditional channels of distribution. On the business-to-consumer marketing side, we will discuss the characteristics of the online consumers, virtual communities, online support, and service and quality. Prerequisites: MGMT-6510 or a graduate level marketing/product management course, or permission of the instructor. Fall and spring terms. 3 credit hours

MGMT-6969 Introduction to E-Business
This course is designed as an introduction to the range of issues associated with e-business. Students consider both entrepreneurial organizations and approaches and radical innovation within established companies. Topics include: supply chain management, customer resource planning, enterprise resource management, successful company strategies, knowledge management, entrepreneurship and venture capital, organizational design and virtual firms, security and privacy, finance and valuation, and implementation of e-business technologies and strategies in existing firms. 3 credit hours

STSS-1110 Introduction to
Science and Technology Studies
An introduction to the social, historical, and ethical influences on modern science and technology. Cases include development of the atomic bomb, mechanization of the workplace, Apollo space program, and others. Readings are drawn from history, fiction, and social sciences; films and documentary videos highlight questions about the application of scientific knowledge to human affairs. The class is designed to give students freedom to develop and express their own ideas. (Cross listed as STSH-1110. Students cannot obtain credit for both this course and STSH-1110.) This course can be used to satisfy either humanities or social sciences distribution requirements. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

WRIT-2110 Rhetoric and Writing
This course aims to increase students' ability to develop ideas and to express them effectively. It gives special attention to expository and persuasive writing. Study of rhetorical theory and critical reading of speeches and/or essays help the students to understand the rhetorical process, to analyze the audience, and to foresee its response. A substantial amount of writing is required. Fall and spring terms annually. 4 credit hours

COMM-6961 Advanced Content
Development for the WWW
This studio-oriented course is designed to give you a chance to analyze and experience in creating effective content for the web. The course focuses on two particularly important themes that are important in the world of web content: how to create and maintain information structures for dynamic content, and how to deliver customized content to individuals and groups of users. Throughout the course, students seek to understand what makes content effective, manageable, and usable by concentrating on both structural features of web content and development practices that enable professionals to create and maintain content. 3 credit hours

Most course descriptions are from the Rensselaer Catalog.