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The BIO1101 lab­o­ra­tory course is an in­tro­duc­tion to lab­o­ra­tory tech­niques and their ap­pli­ca­tion to the un­der­stand­ing of gen­eral bi­o­log­i­cal con­cepts. It fo­cuses on the fun­da­men­tal prin­ci­ples of bi­ol­ogy, in­clud­ing tax­on­omy, struc­ture, re­pro­duc­tion, hered­ity, de­vel­op­ment and evo­lu­tion. The con­cepts of mol­e­c­u­lar bi­ol­ogy and DNA fin­ger­print­ing using rep­re­sen­ta­tive plants and an­i­mals are in­tro­duced. The course also in­cludes the use and care of the mi­cro­scope. Learn­ing Out­comes: Upon com­ple­tion of the BIO1101 lab, the stu­dents will be able to: 1.​To learn to be ob­ser­vant and to de­velop and sharpen those ob­ser­va­tional and crit­i­cal think­ing skills through in­quiry.. 2.​To dis­ci­pline your­self to de­velop good record-keep­ing skills, re­quired to be suc­cess­ful in any ca­reer you plan to pur­sue. 3.​To learn to think an­a­lyt­i­cally about the ob­ser­va­tions you have made – to be able to: a.​analyze a prob­lem and focus on a hy­poth­e­sis to be tested. b.​determine the best way of test­ing the hy­poth­e­sis, and using cre­ativ­ity to solve prob­lems, in­clud­ing in­ter­pre­ta­tion of data. 4.​To com­mu­ni­cate your find­ings about the processes stud­ied and re­sults ob­tained in ways ap­pro­pri­ate to the bi­o­log­i­cal sci­ences, both in writ­ten and oral for­mats. 5.​To be­come fa­mil­iar with the use of com­put­ers to gather, dis­cuss and an­a­lyze data 6.​To work on col­lab­o­ra­tive pro­jects and also in teams.

The BIO1101 laboratory course is an introduction to laboratory techniques and their application to the understanding of general biological concepts. It focuses on the fundamental principles of biology, including taxonomy, structure, reproduction, heredity, development and evolution. The concepts of molecular biology and DNA fingerprinting using representative plants and animals are introduced. The course also includes the use and care of the microscope. Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of the BIO1101 lab, the students will be able to: 1.To learn to be observant and to develop and sharpen those observational and critical thinking skills through inquiry.. 2.To discipline yourself to develop good record-keeping skills, required to be successful in any career you plan to pursue. 3.To learn to think analytically about the observations you have made – to be able to: a.analyze a problem and focus on a hypothesis to be tested. b.determine the best way of testing the hypothesis, and using creativity to solve problems, including interpretation of data. 4.To communicate your findings about the processes studied and results obtained in ways appropriate to the biological sciences, both in written and oral formats. 5.To become familiar with the use of computers to gather, discuss and analyze data 6.To work on collaborative projects and also in teams.

This course sur­veys the his­tory of pho­tog­ra­phy from its be­gin­nings in the early nine­teenth cen­tury to the pre­sent. We will ex­am­ine the use of pho­tog­ra­phy for aes­thetic, doc­u­men­tary, and “sci­en­tific” pur­poses, styl­is­tic shifts in pho­tog­ra­phy re­lated to aes­thetic con­cerns, and vary­ing in­ter­pre­ta­tions of sub­ject mat­ter based on so­cial and cul­tural con­cerns at spe­cific mo­ments in his­tory. We will also con­sider the re­la­tion­ship be­tween pho­tog­ra­phy and the vi­sual arts in gen­eral, which cul­mi­nates with the pri­macy of pho­tog­ra­phy as a medium by the late twen­ti­eth cen­tury.

This course surveys the history of photography from its beginnings in the early nineteenth century to the present. We will examine the use of photography for aesthetic, documentary, and “scientific” purposes, stylistic shifts in photography related to aesthetic concerns, and varying interpretations of subject matter based on social and cultural concerns at specific moments in history. We will also consider the relationship between photography and the visual arts in general, which culminates with the primacy of photography as a medium by the late twentieth century.

SPE 1330 (Ef­fec­tive Speak­ing) is de­signed to achieve two broad aims. First, we seek to ad­vance your knowl­edge of the pub­lic speak­ing process. We will ac­com­plish this aim through a com­bi­na­tion of writ­ten as­sign­ments that are de­signed to pre­pare you for pub­lic speak­ing sit­u­a­tions. Sec­ond, the course is de­signed to strengthen your skills as a speaker. Your skills will be ad­vanced through the ac­tive par­tic­i­pa­tion in a se­ries of speak­ing as­sign­ments. Your skills and knowl­edge will grow as the se­mes­ter un­folds. As a part of this process, you should begin to de­velop a pos­i­tive at­ti­tude to­ward pub­lic speak­ing and your skills as a speaker. Fol­low­ing the com­ple­tion of the course, we en­cour­age you to build on your un­der­stand­ing of the pub­lic speak­ing process so that you can con­tinue to de­velop as a speaker.

SPE 1330 (Effective Speaking) is designed to achieve two broad aims. First, we seek to advance your knowledge of the public speaking process. We will accomplish this aim through a combination of written assignments that are designed to prepare you for public speaking situations. Second, the course is designed to strengthen your skills as a speaker. Your skills will be advanced through the active participation in a series of speaking assignments. Your skills and knowledge will grow as the semester unfolds. As a part of this process, you should begin to develop a positive attitude toward public speaking and your skills as a speaker. Following the completion of the course, we encourage you to build on your understanding of the public speaking process so that you can continue to develop as a speaker.

This course will ex­plore the foun­da­tional con­cepts of light and ex­po­sure in pho­tog­ra­phy. The stu­dent will de­velop fram­ing and com­po­si­tional skills as well as an un­der­stand­ing of pho­tog­ra­phy as rep­re­sen­ta­tion. Stu­dents will be­come ac­quainted with a wide range of con­tem­po­rary pho­tog­ra­phers and gain an un­der­stand­ing of how pho­to­graphic style trans­forms sub­ject mat­ter into mean­ing. Using pro­fes­sional light­ing equip­ment, cam­eras and soft­ware, the stu­dent will gain hands-on ex­pe­ri­ence cap­tur­ing, pro­cess­ing, and print­ing dig­i­tal im­ages in the stu­dio as well as in the field.

This course will explore the foundational concepts of light and exposure in photography. The student will develop framing and compositional skills as well as an understanding of photography as representation. Students will become acquainted with a wide range of contemporary photographers and gain an understanding of how photographic style transforms subject matter into meaning. Using professional lighting equipment, cameras and software, the student will gain hands-on experience capturing, processing, and printing digital images in the studio as well as in the field.

As­sign­ment to find field­work/study sit­u­a­tions of ap­prox­i­mately eight hours per week at an in­tern­ship site ap­proved by the De­part­ment In­tern­ship in­struc­tor such as an ad­ver­tis­ing agency, graphic de­sign firm, cor­po­rate de­sign of­fice, pub­li­ca­tions art de­part­ment, pho­tog­ra­phy or il­lus­tra­tion stu­dio, TV or mul­ti­me­dia pro­duc­tion com­pany. Stu­dents will be re­quired to keep a learn­ing jour­nal of their in­tern­ship in the form of a blog using Open­lab. A por­tion of the class will be de­voted to pre­sent­ing and shar­ing ex­pe­ri­ences with class­mates. Stu­dents will learn how to as­sess their tal­ents, up­date their re­sume, and pro­mote them­selves and their work through so­cial net­works. Stu­dents will be re­quired to setup and main­tain at least two so­cial media net­works such as: Face­book, LinkedIn, Twit­ter, In­sta­gram, and Pin­ter­est.

Assignment to find fieldwork/study situations of approximately eight hours per week at an internship site approved by the Department Internship instructor such as an advertising agency, graphic design firm, corporate design office, publications art department, photography or illustration studio, TV or multimedia production company. Students will be required to keep a learning journal of their internship in the form of a blog using Openlab. A portion of the class will be devoted to presenting and sharing experiences with classmates. Students will learn how to assess their talents, update their resume, and promote themselves and their work through social networks. Students will be required to setup and maintain at least two social media networks such as: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.