Metro Programs Course Catalogue: Spring 2009, Exams of Financial Accounting

Download Metro Programs Course Catalogue: Spring 2009 and more Exams Financial Accounting in PDF only on Docsity! 2008-2009 | Metro Programs | Adult Degree Program 231 Credit Courses NOTE: Beginning 2007-2008, all courses that formerly began with an MC prefix now begin with an MP prefix (MP for Metro Programs). Old course numbers are noted in parentheses at the end of each course description. ADMINISTRATION/BUSINESS MPAC 200 Survey of Accounting (3) Introduction to the preparation and interpretation of accounting information with special emphasis on the needs of non-business majors. Course covers both the use and reporting of accounting information generated for external audiences (creditors and the investing public) as well as that developed for internal decision- making. Offered: Summer and Fall. (Formerly MCAC 200) MPBL 352 Legal Environment of Business (3) Study of the fundamental areas of law that impact business and the government’s role in the development of those laws. Through the use of cases and lectures, the interrelationship of these two dominant institutions of society is analyzed. Specific areas to be addressed include the regulation of employment, the law of contracts, torts, bankruptcy, and several areas of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). Offered: Fall and Spring. (Formerly MCBL 352) MPEC 200 Survey of Economics (3) Survey of the macroeconomic theories that explain the behavior of the world economy and the national economies that comprise it. Course covers the micro- economic relationships that explain the operations of individual consumer/suppli- er markets. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCEC 200) MPFI 300 Survey of Finance (3) Introduction to financial management concepts and methods of analysis. Students gain comprehension of the central tenets of financial management including: 1) analyzing the risk return tradeoff, 2) evaluating the time value of money, 3) cash flow examination and valuation, 4) applying capital market efficiency theory to case applications, and 5) the analysis and understanding of the financial health of an organization. Prereqs: MPAC 200, MPEC 200, and MPMA 210. Offered: Spring. (Formerly MCFI 300) MPHR 361 The Injured and Absent Employee (3) Introduction to the human resources professional’s role in the laws and regula- tions affecting injured and absent employees. Focus on the states’ various approaches to workers’ compensation (i.e., medical benefits and limited compen- sation), the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Also covered: various other aspects of state and federal law the human resources professional will need knowledge of to administer to injured and absent employees. Prereqs: MPMG 473 and MPBL 352, or equivalent. Offered: Summer. (Formerly MCHR 361) MPMG 300W Survey of Management (3) Examination of the content, skills, and organizational and societal settings of management duties. Exploration of the sources of managerial expertise and their links to the performance of all types of organizations. Prereqs: MPAC 200 and MPEC 200. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCMG 300W) MPMG 470 Negotiation/Conflict Resolution (3) Overview of contemporary theories and ideas in the field of negotiation. Emphasizes the practical application of negotiation in the business world and/or everyday life. Prereqs: MPAC 200 and MPEC 200. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCMG 470) MPMG 471 Advertising/Public Relations (3) Overview of the advertising and public relations process, including the strategies behind successful campaigns. Focuses on real world settings as they relate to account management, creative development, production, media, and client ser- vice. Evaluation of creative executions and their potential impact on the end user. Prereqs: MPAC 200, MPEC 200, and MPMK 300. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCMG 471) MPMG 472 Leadership: Paradigms and Roles (3) Examination of leadership, the influencing of others to accomplish something you think is important. Leadership theories, applications, and examples will be reviewed. Prereqs: MPAC 200 and MPEC 200. Offered: Summer. (Formerly MCMG 472) MPMG 473 Human Resource Management (3) Study of one or more of the challenges arising from changes in the business envi- ronment that managers face. Content is adapted by the instructor to conform to the challenges of the day. Prereqs: MPAC 200 and MPEC 200. Offered: Spring. (Formerly MCMG 473) MPMK 300 Survey of Marketing (3) Introduction to the concepts of marketing management with emphasis on a bal- ance between theory and practice. Individual topics include demand analysis, marketing research, distribution channels, product policy, and marketing strategy. Prereqs: MPAC 200 and MPEC 200. Offered: Spring. (Formerly MCMK 300) ART MPAR 256 Basic Photography (3) Provides a basic understanding of photography as a medium of expression. Includes the history of photography, working knowledge of 35mm cameras, and basic darkroom printing techniques in black and white. (Formerly MCAR 256) MPAR 300 Art Appreciation (3) Enables the student to understand artistic terms, methods, and philosophy, to rec- ognize styles in periods of art history, and to develop aesthetic experiences that will better prepare the student for living in society. (Formerly MCAR 300) BIOLOGY MPBI 105 Principles of Biology (4) Study of the principles of life common to all living organisms. LEC, LAB. (Formerly MCBI 105) MPBI 107 Contemporary Biology (4) Designed for non-biology majors. Study of the interactions of humans within the biological world. Includes laboratory. (Formerly MCBI 107) MPBI 110 Human Biology (4) Study of the biological principles of the human body from a human biological anatomical, physiological, and an ecosociological perspective. May be used as a prerequisite for upper-level biology courses. Includes laboratory. (Formerly MCBI 110) MPBI 111 Animal Biology (4) Study of animal life from a cellular to an organismal level with emphasis on ani- mal taxonomy and environmental relationships. May be used as a prerequisite for upper-level biology courses. Includes laboratory. (Formerly MCBI 111) MPBI 112 Plant Biology (4) Study of the form, function, and classification of the plant kingdom. Includes lab- oratory. Prereq: BIOL 105 or equivalent. (Formerly MCBI 112) MPBI 324 Introduction to Toxicology (4) Designed for the nonscientist and especially for those in the business and legal assistant concentrations. Acquaints the student with the scope and history of tox- icology, provides basic information on home and workplace health and safety, and covers OSHA/EPA regulations relevant to citizens’ rights-to-know with respect to toxicants in their communities and workplaces. Includes laboratory. Prereq: Any 100-level biology. (Formerly MCBI 324) Adult Degree Program | Metro Programs | 2008-2009 232 MPBI 326 Introduction to Environmental Science (4) Study of the relationship of humans with the environment and current environ- mental problems. Prereq: Any 100-level biology. (Formerly MCBI 326) MPBI 327 Conservation Ecology (4) Study of the basic principles of ecology that relate to the utilization and conserva- tion of the earth’s biological resources. Includes ecosystem dynamics, population ecology, wildlife and fisheries techniques, the economics of conservation, and issues relating to the protection of endangered species. Prereq: Any 100-level biology. (Formerly MCBI 327) MPBI 436 Ecology (4) Study of the interactions of organisms and their environment with emphasis on the dynamics of natural communities. Prereq: One course in biological sciences. (Formerly MCBI 436) CLASSICS MPLA 101 Elementary Latin I (3) Introduction to the Latin language and culture, aimed at developing the ability to understand Latin through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. (Formerly MCLA 101) MPLA 102 Elementary Latin II (3) Introduction to the Latin language and culture, aimed at developing the ability to understand Latin through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prereq: MPLA 101 or equivalent. (Formerly MCLA 102) MPLA 103 Elementary Latin III (3) Introduction to the Latin language and culture, aimed at developing the ability to understand Latin through speaking, listening, reading, and writing. Prereq: MPLA 102 or equivalent. (Formerly MCLA 103) MPLA 453 Directed Readings in Latin (3) Advanced reading course designed for secondary teachers or prospective teach- ers. Course includes discussion of appropriate secondary teaching assignments. (Formerly MCLA 453) COMMUNICATION STUDIES MPCS 215 Oral Communication (3) Study of the techniques governing speeches to inform, convince, and actuate. Course covers speech composition, delivery, and audience analysis. Course includes an overview of interviewing and a discussion of the basic elements of business communications. (Formerly MCCS 215) MPCS 221 Interpersonal Communication (3) Projects, experiments, readings, and class participation designed to help students to identify interpersonal communication in human relationships, to appreciate its effectiveness, and to develop skills in its use. (Formerly MCCS 221) MPCS 415 Persuasion (3) Analysis of persuasion as a decision-making tool in a democratic society. Various theories of persuasion are analyzed with attention given to factors such as atten- tion, perception, needs, values, credibility, winning belief, and ethics. Prereq: MPCS 215 or permission of the instructor. (Formerly MCCS 415) MPCS 453W Writing in the Professions (3) Study of theories and research of rhetorical strategies as practiced in various profes- sional discourse communities. Applications of theory are made to a number of writ- ing contexts, including business and technical communication. Prereq: MPEN 102. (Formerly MCCS 453W) COUNSELING FOUNDATIONS MPCN 202 Marriage and the Family (3) Study of the relationships in modern personal and family living. Covers dating, marriage, stages of family life, and intra-family relationships including husband- wife, parenting, and extended family. Offered: Spring, on rotation. (Formerly MCCN 202) MPCN 245 Introduction to the Helping Professions (3) Study of the fundamentals of basic human relations and an introduction to the basic principles, techniques, and theories of the counseling process. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCCN 245) MPCN 247 Basic Counseling Theory and Practice (3) Study of the stages and factors involved in the process of counseling. Practical appli- cations of counseling form the basics of instruction with emphasis given to the rela- tionships of counseling to the counselor and counselee. Prereq: MPCN 245. Offered: Spring. (Formerly MCCN 247) MPCN 256 Becoming a Self-Regulated Learner (3) Designed to assist adult learners returning to academic study to acquire learn- ing and memory strategies and tactics. Provides students with research informa- tion and individual assessment feedback to develop a learner profile contribut- ing to more effective information management. Offered: Summer. (Formerly MCCN 256) MPCN 300 Death and Dying (3) Development of personal death awareness and introduction to some of the aspects associated with counseling clients that are facing death, as well as the concerns of members of their families who go through the grief process. Offered: Spring. (Formerly MCCN 300) MPCN 331W Family Dynamics (3) Analysis of family functioning, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as how family members relate to each other. The importance of family roles and expectations, the impact of family origin on self-esteem and life choices, patterns of communi- cation and conflict management are highlighted. Prereq: MPEN 102. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCCN 331W) MPCN 332 Directed Studies in Counseling (3) Students obtain individual guidance in researching a special area of interest in counseling, organizing the research, and sharing it with the class. Involves library research, independent reading, and reporting. Offered: Spring, on rotation. (Formerly MCCN 332) MPCN 342 Case Studies (3) Students learn from the process and techniques of developing case studies as well as their appropriate uses. A portfolio of case studies is developed with special emphasis given to family problems. Prereqs: MPCN 245 and MPEN 102. Offered: Spring, on rotation. (Formerly MCCN 342) MPCN 343 Human Development (3) In-depth study of physical, mental, and personality development across the life span from conception to death, and the influences of the environment on devel- opment. Emphasis on preschool years as well as the characteristics and needs at different development stages. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCCN 343) MPCN 344 Industrial Counseling (3) Introduction to the role of the counselor and the psychologist in the modern industrial or business setting. Emphasis on human relationships. Offered: Fall. (Formerly MCCN 344) MPCN 349 Basic Psychopathology (3) Investigation of the major categories of disorders associated with personality pathology. Addresses symptomatology, therapeutic approaches and prognosis associated with specific disorders, anxiety-based disorders, somatoform disorders, dissociative disorders, psychoses, organic brain disorders, and psychophysiological disturbances. Offered: Spring, on rotation. (Formerly MCCN 349)