Current and Planned Offerings
Fall 04:
Master of Business Administration and Master of Education
January 05:
BS Business Administration/Management Major (Accelerated)
March 05:
BS General Studies/Industrial Organizational Psychology (Accelerated)
Fall 05:
BS Elementary Education (Cohort)
Undergraduate Course
ENG 334: Introduction to English Linguistics
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3 credits
A comprehensive study of American English grammar, comprised of two aspects: (1)
A brief, critical review of traditional Latinized grammar; (2) A comprehensive
introduction to phonology, morphology, and the grammars - generative and transformational. PREREQUISITE: ENG 023 or its equivalent.
Instructor: David C. Laubach , Wednesdays, 5:30PM to 10:00PM.
Graduate Courses
Note: MBA Graduate Courses run January 10, 2005April 7, 2005
ECO 560: International Trade and Finance
3credits
An analysis of international trade and international financial transactions,
exchange rates, and balance of payments is undertaken. A description of policies of protection,
devaluation, and exchange stabilization and their consequences is discussed. Theoretical treatment
of international trade includes Ricardian and Heckscher Ohlin theories of comparative advantage,
analysis of tariffs and other trade barriers, and international factor mobility. International
finance includes balance-of-payment adjustments, exchange rate determination, and fiscal and
monetary policy in an open economy.
Instructor: Girma Zelleke, Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
EDU 523: Assessment: Issues and Concerns for Teachers
..........................3 credits
Participants will focus on a variety of issues regarding the assessment and evaluation of students.
The course provides an opportunity for in-service teachers to study in-depth an issue of personal
relevance in their teaching field. A wide range of techniques to develop skills to address the
many components of assessment will be explored. In keeping with Kutztown's model of teacher as life-long learner, the course is structured to provide pedagogical foundations, demonstrate various strategies, and examine exemplary materials for use in professional teaching and classroom implementation.
Instructor: Dale N. Titus,
EDU 528: Education and the Culturally Different Student
..3 credits
The life realities, needs, and aspirations of culturally different children and youth are analyzed. Sources of content will be scholarly writings, firsthand investigation, and community resources.
Instructor: Dale N. Titus, Wednesdays, 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
Fridays, 5:00PM to 9:00PM (1/7, 2/4, 3/4, 4/1) and
Saturdays, 8:00AM to 5:00PM (1/8, 2/5, 3/5, 4/2)
FIN 533: Investment Management
..3 credits
This course will provide the student with an understanding of the fundamentals of investment theory. The course will emphasize investment strategy and analysis by providing the students the opportunity to apply investment concepts by completing computer simulation exercises and cases. The students will have access to the Dow Jones News Retrieval Service and a portion of the student's evaluation will be based on the student's performance in an investment competition.
Instructor: Henry F. Check Jr., Thursdays, 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
ITC 525: Microcomputers for Educators (Computer Lab)
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3 credits
This course will examine the uses of microcomputers in education. Students will explore methodology, framework, theory, and techniques endemic to the use of microcomputers in education. Criteria for evaluating and selecting computer software and courseware are examined.
Instructor: William J. Jefferson, Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
MAT 512: Foundations of Mathematics
..3 credits
This course is intended to broaden and deepen the beginning graduate student's knowledge of the foundational concept of mathematics. Topics covered are: mathematical logic, theory of sets, algebra of sets, relations and functions, ordering, equivalence classes, real numbers, and ordinal and cardinal numbers. Required of all M.Ed. mathematics majors. It is strongly recommended that this course be taken as early as possible in the graduate program.
Instructor: Lyn I. Phy, Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 9:00PM.
MGM 540: Business and Society
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.3 credits
This course covers the interrelationship of business, government, and the individual, the emerging social issues that have developed due to this relationship, the political and legal framework, and the regulatory agencies and their impact on consumers, employees, competition, and the environment.
Instructor: John M. Hamrick, Mondays, 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
MGM 575: Innovations and Entrepreneurship
3 credits
Entrepreneurship is the pursuit of opportunity without being limited by a lack of current resources. As such, it is a mind-set that challenges the traditional systems approach of thinking with a more innovative and holistic approach, as applied to problem-solving and opportunity analysis. Entrepreneurship is a study of the theories and practices associated with business innovation. This course will evaluate the factors that encourage or hinder innovation; traits and roles involved with entrepreneurship, resource acquisition by new firms; and the overall management of business entry, organizational change, and innovation development.
Instructor: Roger D. Hibbs, Wednesdays, 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
MKT 550: Marketing Strategies and Planning
.3credits
Concepts from economics, behavioral science, and modern systems theory are used to study marketing as a subsystem within its social and economic environment. Marketing management decision making is examined as it is related to the analysis of markets as well as the planning, implementing, and control of marketing strategies.
Instructor: Okan Akcay, Thursdays, 6:00PM to 9:30PM.
SOC 510: Deviant Behavior
..3credits
This course is a review of major sociological theories of social deviance and an examination of selected areas of social deviance within a sociological framework.
Instructor: Timothy J. OBoyle, Tuesdays, 6:00PM to 9:00PM.