3 credits Study of the design field after the industrial revolution, emphasizing its role in interior design, architecture, product design, furniture, textiles, art, and accessories.
3 credits The study of the design field after the Industrial Revolution, emphasizing the role of the Industrial Revolution as it influences interior design and the complementary services from architecture and product design.
3 credits New developments in housing, with emphasis on both private and federal programs. Current theory related to the psychological, sociological, physiological, and economic needs of people.
3 credits Development of a conceptual framework for family financial management in a rapidly changing economic environment; major financial alternatives available to families during the life cycle.
FCS 581 - Organization and Coordination of Vocational Education
3 credits Study of local, area, state, regional, and federal relationships necessary for effective vocational education.
Prerequisites 381 or equivalent. Cross-listed (Also listed as Administrative Systems and Business Education 581 and Industrial Technology Education 581.)
FCS 597T - Special Problems in Textiles, Apparel, or Merchandising
1-3 credits Additional work in textiles, apparel, or merchandising in which the student has a particular interest or need.
Prerequisites consent of instructor. Cross-listed NOTE: Courses in the 500 series are open to undergraduate students as *400 series. Graduate students are required to do additional work of a research nature. A course completed at the 400 level may not be taken at the 500 level.
FCS 598 - Introduction to Techniques of Coordination of Cooperative Education
2 credits Procedures and role in coordination of cooperative education programs.
Prerequisites 481/581 or consent of instructor. Cross-listed (Also listed as Administrative Systems and Business Education 598 and Industrial Technology Education 598.)
FCS 618 - Research in Clothing, Textiles, and Design
3 credits Experience in planning, executing, and reporting introductory studies in clothing, textiles, and design research; review of pertinent literature and research investigation.
3 credits Methods of treating patients by diet. Physiological and psychological aspects of treatment of the ill. Detailed studies of patients and techniques for recording nutrition histories, dietary counseling, and out-patient instruction.
FCS 634 - Advanced Institutional Organization and Management
3 credits Principles of food service management and methods of personnel administration, cost control, menu planning, food production, and hospital food service facilities. Computerized techniques in food service will be included.
Prerequisites 333, 334, and ACCT 201; or consent of instructor.
3-6 credits Experience in planning, executing, and reporting introductory studies in food and nutrition research; review of pertinent literature and research investigation.
FCS 695 - Evaluation in Family and Consumer Sciences
3 credits Development and use of devices and instruments of evaluation in relation to newer techniques of family and consumer sciences education at the secondary level.
3 credits This course deals with theoretical and practical issues of corporate financial management in an international environment. Emphasis is placed on decision making by multinational firms in capital budgeting, working capital management, and the procurement of funds in international markets.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. Director.
FIN 534 - Security Analysis and Portfolio Management
3 credits An examination of the precepts underlying the valuation of securities and an analytical handling of the various techniques of securities analysis.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. Director.
3 credits This course examines both practical and theoretical aspects of financial futures and option markets. Included will be discussion of theoretical models, hedging strategies, and practical uses of these securities.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. Director.
3 credits In this course, models for asset allocation, security selection, portfolio hedging, stocks valuation, bond valuation, and derivatives pricing are discussed. Simple statistical and econometric methods of forecasting may be examined.
Prerequisites 333 Note The course is an elective intended for students who are in the finance track (majors and minors).
3 credits The institutional structure of the financial system surveys both the public and private sectors of the money and credit economy. Emphasis placed on understanding the impact of the commercial banking system, financial intermediaries, and public finance needs upon the conduct of business finance.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. Director.
3 credits The procedures used for appraisal of credit risk and selection of investments are investigated. Attention given to the influence of the regulator environment and the problem of shifts in deposit liabilities.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. Director.
FIN 669 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management
2-3 credits Features of investment analysis involving securities markets, economic influences, legal aspects, sources of information, fundamental analysis, technical analysis, and portfolio management.
Prerequisites MBA 622 or consent of department chair.
FIN 670 - Readings in Corporate Financial Management
3 credits An intensive examination of current literature dealing with problems of current, future, and permanent importance in the field of finance. Provides for an integration of significant issues which cut across the individual finance areas.
1-6 credits A subject in the finance area will be examined. The topic area may vary each semester. This course is designed to meet special interest needs of the students.
Prerequisites M.B.A. 622 or consent of M.B.A. director. Note The course may be repeated for up to 6 hours of credit with a different topic.
3 credits Study of the principles of French linguistics. Prescriptive and descriptive analysis of phonological, morphological, and syntactic structures in contemporary French.
3 credits Study of the formation of speech sounds in the French language. Intensive practice in pronunciation with an emphasis on articulation, rhythm, and intonation. Includes study of dialectal variation and application for language teaching.
3 credits Systematic translation of contemporary literary, cultural, and technical texts from French into English and from English into French, including analysis of corresponding grammatical, stylistic, and semantic problems.
1-3 credits Studies in French language, literature, or culture with topics changing from semester to semester according to the needs and interests of the students.
Note This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
1-3 credits Individualized study in an area of French language, literature, or culture, the topic to be determined by the academic and professional needs of the students in a given semester.
Note This course may be repeated for credit under different topics.
3 credits Nature and interpretation of aerial photos, radar, and satellite scanner images as related to Earth resources analysis. Photogrammetry, digital image interpretation, and GIS approaches are presented.
Prerequisites 100-level course or higher in geography or geology or consent of instructor.
GEOG 506 - Remote Sensing: Image Development and Interpretation
3 credits Image-processing interpretation techniques are a primary focus, with emphasis on image development, analysis, and interpretation in remote sensing.
GEOG 507 - Remote Sensing: Digital Analysis of Spectral Data
3 credits The role of digital image processing in remote sensing. Major focus is the implementation of parametric and non-parametric approaches to classification of multispectral data acquired from satellites and aircraft for the purpose of developing information about the Earth.
3 credits Use of computer transformations that enhance the information extracted from remotely sensed data. Analysis using ratios, principal components, geographic information systems approaches, and other advanced techniques.
3 credits An analysis of how soils are formed through interactions of climate, vegetation/biotic features, parent material, and slope over time. Classification and distribution of soils are emphasized.
3 credits Problems arising where the boundaries of sovereign states fail to separate national groups and where corporate limits fail to encompass all segments of a metropolis.
3 credits The theoretical and empirical spatial organization of the metropolitan landscape, emphasizing social and economic function, movement, growth, and policy.
Prerequisites 110, 111 or 213, or consent of instructor.
3 credits An analysis of the contrasts between laissez faire and planned landscapes in different types of commercial and residential districts and green spaces.
3 credits The application of statistical techniques within geographical contexts, including descriptive, inferential, and multivariate methodologies. Emphasis is on problem solving in the geosciences.
Prerequisites 240 or equivalent or consent of instructor.
3 credits An analysis of how GIS, remote sensing, and other geospatial techniques are applied in environmental studies. Different methods of GIS modeling and GIS-environmental modeling integration are emphasized.
Prerequisites successful completion of one GIS or remote sensing course, or permission of the instructor. Cross-listed (Also listed as Geology 548.)
3 credits The study of surface water systems, hydrologic budgets, and hydro-climatology; emphasis on techniques and methods used in the collection of hydrologic data.
Prerequisites 111 or 160, MATH 115, and PHYS 105; or consent of instructor.
3-4 credits Provides a broad basis for more advanced study in the areas of geography-geology. Specifically designed for students with minimal undergraduate preparation in these areas.
3 credits Primarily concerned with the solar system, the stars, and recent advances in astronomy. In the section on meteorology, weather will be analyzed in terms of air mass movements and location of fronts.
GEOG 606 - Economic Activity in Man’s Spatial Environment
4 credits Consideration of the economic activities and the spatial relationships in economic development which influence urban-regional occupancy patterns.
3 credits Principles and techniques of identifying, classifying, interpreting, and coding landscape features and patterns in selected areas of Indiana and Illinois.
3 credits Evaluation of the quantitative approaches to geographic research and their utilization in the preparation of funding proposals and research articles.
3 credits Analysis of the factors which influence the spatial organization of economic activities, including the location of economic activities and related theories; the significance of transport and its role in changing patterns of regional specialization.
3 credits Location theory and models of economic activity which individually relate to the geographic distribution of single industries, the complex patterns of regionally integrated phenomena, or the process of urbanization.
3 credits Principal land uses and emphasis on the impact of changing economic and social conditions. Land use studies as a basis for regional planning.
GEOG 637 - Regional Resources and Conservation Problems
3 credits Regional resources development and management and the problems associated with the utilization of soils, water, minerals, forests, and recreational resources.
GEOG 645 - Advanced Quantitative Methods in Geographic Research
3 credits Continuation of 611. Multiple correlation techniques, curvilinear correlation, and analysis of variance are examined.
Prerequisites MATH 445/545 or equivalent and consent of instructor. Note Students are required to formulate and solve quantitative geographic problems.
3 credits Knowledge of landscape-forming processes is gained by an in-depth study of fluvial processes in the laboratory and in the field; other fluid processes, aeolian and glacial, are analyzed.
Prerequisites 350 Cross-listed (Also listed as Geology 657.) Note A field project and field trips are required, including research on a field problem. A two-hour lecture and a two-hour laboratory weekly.
GEOG 667 - Remote Sensing: Research Seminar in Geographical Applications
3 credits Research in remote sensing, using advanced techniques applied to a field of study such as land use, vegetation, climatology, agriculture, or environmental problems. Research activities are accompanied by presentations on advanced remote sensing topics.