1998-1999 Undergraduate Catalog

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US;COMMUNICATION STUDIES All courses in communication swdies (designated COMhl) may be applied toward a primary or secondary specialization in communication studies; and electives. COMM 390. 393, and 394. as well as ENGL 303.391, and 396, and PLGL 40 I. are designated as writing-intensive and may be applied (Oward the general education requirement in upper-level writing. COMM 380. 395. 490. 491. 492. 493. 494. and 495 may be applied (Oward the general education requiremem in commu­nications. bur not (Oward the general education requirement in upper-level writing. COMM 393 and COMM 394 may be applied (Oward supporting credit for a primary or a secondary specialization in business and management, compurer science, computer and information science. computer studies, health services management. information systems management, manage­ment. management studies, and other areas as approved by a counselor. A description of the curriculum begins on p. 22. Other writing. as well as literature. courses are available under the discipline of English. COMM293 Technical Report Writing (3) (Formerly ENGL 293. Fulfills the general education require­ment in communications.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. An introduction (0 the process of technical writing. Discussion covers conducting audience and needs analyses; organizing and writing clear, precise. grammatically correct technical prose; and producing a variety of routine technical reports and correspondence. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: COMM 293 or ENGL 293. COMM 380 Language in Social Contexts (3) (Fulfills the general education requirement in communications but is not a writing course. Fulfills the historic and international perspective requirements.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equiva­lent. An examination of the linguistic componems of languages. with special emphasis on the English language, its origins. continued development. and use in speaking and writing. Categories of speech and methods of written communication are examined from the perspective of regional and social variation . Cultural, gender. and racial variations are discussed along with underlying perspectives and assumptions. Exercises include some basic linguistic anaiysis. COMM 390 Writing for Managers (3) (Formerly HUMN 390. Fulfills me general education require­ment in intensive upper-level writing.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. A practicum in the kinds of writi. 6 ski lls that managers need for the workplace. Communication ski lls emphasized include planning information. developing reader­based prose. improving personal writing performance and guiding the writing of subordinates. and mastering such writing tasks as strategic plans and performance appraisals. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: COMM 390. HUMN 390. or MGST 161. COMM393 Technical Writing (3) (Formerly ENGL 393. Students for whom English is a second language should consider taking COMM 393X instead. Fulfills me general education requirement in intensive upper-level writing.) Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or equivalent. T he writing of technical papers and reports. Instruction focuses on building skills in critical minking. research. and documellt design . Assign­ments include composing a total of 6.000 words (approximately 25 pages) in various formars (e.g.• the oral presentation. the resume. correspondence. manuals. procedures. instructions, and different types of reports, including proposal, progress. analytic, and feasibility). Students may receive credit for only one of !:he following courses: COMM 393 or ENGL 393. COMM393X Technical Writing (3) (Formerly ENGL 393X. Enrollment restricted to students for whom English is a second language. Fulfills the general education requirement in intensive upper-level writing.) Prerequisite: ENGL 10lX or equivalent. The writing of technical papers and reports. Instruction focuses on building skills in critical thinking. research, and document design. Assignments include composing a (Otal of 6,000 words (approximately 25 pages) in various formats (e. g. , the oral presentation, the resume, correspondence. man uals. proce­dures, instructions. and different types of reports, including proposal, progress. analytic. and feasibility). Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: COMM 393X or ENGL 393X. 76 CMIS 370 Data Communications (3) Prerequisire: C M IS 270 or equivalenr. Invesrigarion of rhe eHects of c lmunicarion rechnology on informarion s. 5tems. Major top ics include componenrs of communica­rion systems. arch itectures and prorocols of networks, security meaSllfes, regularory issues, and rhe designing of nerwork sysrems. Issues and applications in local area nerwork and communicarion services are covered. Studenrs may receive credir for only one of rhe following cOllfses: CM1S 370, C MSC 370, or IFSM 450. CMIS 405 Applying Advanced Features in Ada (3) Prerequisite: C MIS 305 or CMIS 401, or equivalenr. A praerical foundation in wriring programs rhar incorporares ad vanced features of Ada. Topics include generics, rasking, cxceprion handling, and represenralion specificarions. CMIS 415 Advanced UNIX. and C (3) Pr requisites: CM IS 240 (or CMIS 315) and CMIS 325; CM IS 270 recommended . An invesrigarion of rhe inreracrion berwee n rhe N IX operaring sysrem and rhe C programming langu. ge. The fearures of UNIX rhar support C, including lib rar ' and sysrem calls, UNIX utiliries, debuggers, graphics, and fi le strllcrure, are presemed . Programming projecrs in C thar implement UN IX command fearures are assigned. CMlS 420 Advanced Relational Databases (3) Prerequisite: CMIS 320 or equivalenr. A srudy of advanced logi aJ and physical design fearures :md rechniques of rela­rional databases appropriate ro rhe advanced end user, dara­base designer, r d (abase adminisrraror. Topics include objeer-r /aria nal concep rs, dara modeling, challenge areas, physical design in re la ion to performance, and relational algebra as a basis of oprimizer srraregies. Future m:nds, ad­vanced concurrency cOl1rrol mechanisms, and mainrenance issues such as schema restrucruring are addressed. Projecrs includ hands-on work rhat involves designing and imple­menring a small darabase, crearing rriggers, loading rhrough forms and mili ry. querying through interacrive and embedded SQL, restru ruri ng ·chema, and analyzing performance. CMIS 435 Computer Networking (3) Prerequisi te: C~',1!IS 370 or equivalent. An overview of commu­nicarions ropies such as signaling conventions, encoding schemes. a.nd error detectio n and correcrion. Emphasis is on rouring prorocols for messages within various kinds of net\vorks, as well as on methods that nerwork entiries use to learn rhe staws of the enrire network. Srudenrs may receive credit for only o n of the following cours s: CMIS 435 or CMSC 440. CMIS 445 Distributed Systems (3) Prerequisires: CMIS 270 and 325, or equivalent. An explora­rion of prorocols and merhods for allocaring ro more rhan one processor various parts of rhe work associared wirh a single task. Emphasis is on environmenrs such as array processing, parallel processing and mulriprocessor sysrems, and communicarion among cooperaring processes. Issues discussed include reliability, security, and prorecrion, as well as how rhese issues affecr rhe development of programs and sysrems. Projecrs include programming. Srudents may receive credir for only one of rhe following courses: CMIS 445 or CMSC 445. CMIS 455 Requirements Development (3) Prerequisire: CMIS 330. A srudy of conceprs and rechniques for planning and developing high-quality soft\vare producrs. Fundamentals ofspecificarion (including formal models and representarions, documents, and srandards) are examined. Merhods of specifying and developing requirements for gen­eraring software arc discussed. Projects using rhese rechniques are included. Srudents may receive credir only once under rhis course number. CMIS 460 Software Design and Development (3) Prerequisire: CMIS 330 or equivalenr. An in-deprh rrearment of rhe conceprs and rechniques for designing and developing software for large projecrs. Design srraregies, principles, merh­odologies, and paradigms arc discussed, as are evaluarion and representarion. Archirecrural models and idioms, develop­ment rooIs and environments, implementarion guidelines and documentarion, and organizarion of design and development funcrions are included. Issues of program qualit)r, program correctness, and sysrem integrarion are addressed. Projecr work incorporares principles and rechniques of software design and development. CMIS 465 Software Verification and Validation (3) Prerequisire: CMIS 330 or equivalent. A srudy of rools, meth­ods, and current practices used in assessing rhe quality and correctness of software. '[opics and issues examined include the roles of testing and formal verificarion, fundamentals and formal models of program verification, planning and docu­mentarion for quality assurance, merhods of performing rechnical reviews, strategies ofsysrem resting and integration planning, and principles and practices used in conducring resrs. 80 ENSC407 Integrated Environmental Management (3) Prerequisites: ENSC 307, HZMT 301. and TMGT 444. An overview of the fundamental elements of an integrated environmental management program, using specific examples of Superfund site remediation processes. Case studies are used to apply principles and concepts to environmental management issues. EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING The EXCEL Through Experiential Learning program yields UMUC credit for learning acquired ourside the classroom. • Courses in experiential learning (designated EXCL), as well as credit earned through the program, may' be applied toward • appropriate primary or secondary specializations; • supporting courses for appropriate primary or secondary specializa tions; • the general education requirement; and • electives. Information about this program is given on p. 5. EXCL 301 Learning Analysis and Planning (3) Prerequisite: Attendance at Prior Learning orientation and formal admission to the program. (Call 301-985-7755 for information.) Instruction in the preparation of a portfolio documenting college-level learning gained through noncollege experience. Focus is on defining goals, exploring the relationship of experiential learning to conventional learning. and documenting learning gained through experience. Faculty evaluators assess completed portfolios for a possible award of credit. Access to word processing equipment is important. FAMILY STUDIES Courses in family studies (desigllated FMST) nUl)' be applied toward • a secondary specialization in family studies; • supporting credit for appropriate primary or secondary specializations in the social or behavioral sciences (certain courses may support a primary or a secondary specializa­tion in criminology/criminal justice); and • electives. Courses in this discipline do not fulfill the general education requirement in the social and behavioral sciences . FMST 105 Individuals in Families (3) A study of the personal growth and development within the family context. Topics include self-awareness. gender image, life transitions. and interpersonal and family relations. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: FMCD 105 or FMST 105. FMST 341 Personal and Family Finance (3) A study of individual and family financial strategies with emphasis on flnancial planning, savings, investments, insurance, income tax, housing, and the use of credit. Strategies discussed include planning, analyzing, and controlling financial resources ro resolve personal and family financial problems and attain financial security. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: CNEC 410, FMCD 341, FMCD 441 . or fMST 341. FMST 431 Family Crises and Intervention (3) Prerequisite: PSYC 100. A presentation of theories and techniques for intervening in crises such as divorce, disability, substance abuse, financial problems, intrafamilial abus , and death. The goal is to improve families' strategies for coping with those circumstances. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: FMCD 431 or FMST 431. 98 FREN 311 French Conversation (3) (Fulfills the international perspective requirement.) Prerequi­site: Any 200-level course in French above FREN 203. Development of aural comprehension and oral exp ression through use of radio and television broadcasts. FREN 312 Introduction to French Culture: The French Press (3) (Fulfills the international perspective requirement.) Prerequisire: Any 200-level course in French above FREN 203. An analysis and discussion of articles from French (or Francophone) printed media reflecting a variety of sources and styles. GENERAL SCIENCE Courses in general science (designaged GNSC) are inrended ro provide scientific literacy for students nor specializing in a sCIence. Courses in general science may be applied toward • the general educatior, requirement in the biological and physical sciences; supporting credit for a primary or a secondary specializa­tion in microbiology (when appropriate); and • electives. Courses in this discipline may not be applied roward a primary or a secondary specialization. GNSC 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3) (For students not specializi ng in a science.) An introduction ro the basic principles of physics, chemistry, astro nomy, biology, geology. oceanography. and meteorology. Discllssion covers the development of scientific thinking, th e reia lion­ships among the various physical sciences, and the role of rhe physical sciences in inrerpreting the natura l world. GNSC 110 Oceanus: The Marine Environment (3) (For students not specializing in a science.) An introducrory study of the marine environment as a unique featlJre of this planer. Presentation includes theories of the leading North American oceanographers concerning forces that shaped the continents and oceans, as well as predicrions of the effects of pollution on life in the oceans. Topics include inrertidal zones. continenral margins, plate tecronics, islands, marine meteorol­ogy, ocean currenrs, wind waves and water dynamics, rides, plankron, nekron, rep riles and birds, mammals ofsea and land, polar and rropical seas, biological and mineral resources, and pollurion. GNSC 125 Universe: The Infinite Frontier (3) (For students not specializing in a science.) A comprehensive introduction to the science of astronomy. The origins of the solar system and of modern asrronomy are presented and examined. Topics include the Prolemaic and Copernican models of rhe solar system; the Doppler effect; the "big bang" theory; the planets wirhin the solar system; and the sun, the moon, and the stars. Supernovas. pulsars. quasars, black holes. and neutron stars are discussed. Consideration is given ro the possibility of life on other worlds. Students may receive credir for only one of the following courses: ASTR 100 or GNSC 12 GNSC 135 The Earth Revealed (3) (For students not specializing in a science.) A derailed overview of the geological forces that shape Earth and make it unique, along wirh an examination of the interre la­tion between its inhabitants and their physical environmenr. Topics include the beginnings of the solar system and the evolurion of Earth; major fearures of rhe sea floor; theory of plate tecronics; the evolurion of mountain belts and continents; earthquakes; the origins, classifications, and uses of minerals; volcanoes; processes of change in minerals and rocks; erosional characrerisrics of moving water; deserts; and glaciers. GNSC 140 The World of Chemistry (3) (For students not specializing in a science.) A humanistic. unified approach ro chemisrry rhat uses practical applications, computer graphics. illusrrations. and experiments ro illustrare prin ir les. facts. and rheories . Interviews wirh distinguished scientists arc used to present hisrorical foundations, recem developments. and p tential trends in chemisrry. Connections among physics. bio logy, genetics, geology, the origin of life, and envi ronmental issues are highlighted. GN SC 150 The Changing Physical World (3) An inrroducri on ro 20th-century physics for nonscientists. H ighlights include the d iscoveries and ideas of quanrum meory, solid-stare physics. relativity, asrrophysics, and cosmology as regarded againsr a changing hisrorical and philosophical background. Among rhe concepts considered are aspects of the ulrimate composition of marrer and enetgy, as well as clashes between schools of rhoughr borh in rhe past and o n curren r issues. 101 Passing: The GI'ade ofP The grade of P is confe rr d after are, cher has evaluared coursework under the normal procedure f, r letter grades and has submitted a stand a rd gr.lde (A. B, C, Or D). Then Student Scr ·ices converts th t srandard grade into the grade ofP A passing grade is recorJed 0 11 the perma nent record and confers c redit towar I grad u<lt i 11. However, courses graded P are not included in calcul.l ring grade-point averages . Satisfactory: The Gtade ofS The rade of S is equivale ur ro a grade of C or higher. This gr:tde is used ro deno t~ satisf: cco ry p rogress in a n experien­tial setting or pracricu m uch as EXCL .10 I. Although the grade of S confers credi t all d ap pea~ on rhe permanent r cord , courses graded S are not usc::d in d termining grade­poi nt ave rages. Failure: The GI'ade of F T he grade of F m ans a failure [ sat isfy the minimum requi rements of a c lrse. A rude nt assigned [he grade of F must register again ~ r the cour e, pay the applicable fees, repeat the caurS • a d e rn, passing grade in order ro re ive redit for [hat cuu rse. A grade of cannot be hanged. Ald ltlugh it carries no credit. it is included in caleu l. ring til g rade-point average . Incomp lne: The Mark of1 The mark of 1 (incomplete) is an exceptional mark given onl to students whose rk in a course has been satisfac­tory bue who f r reas ns beyond thei r control have been Bable to complete all t e r quir Illcnts of a course. The foil wing c rireria mu r b ~ me . o The st.udel t must hOI ,-Ompier I the major portion of rhe work in rhe urse. o T he work already -omple.>n::d mus r be of satisfactory qual ity. o T he mark f r must be requested befo re the end of rhe cour ' e. T he procedure ~ r a ~ arding me ma rk of I is as follows: o The srudenr mllst ask the r~ac hcr for a mark of l. (Teachers ca n nor a, ar t a mark of I o n [heir own iniria rive.) • The reacher decide wherher ro grant rhe request. he rtac h r c[s uare (n more rhan six 1ll0IHhs aher submitting the original gr: de) fo r co mplerion of rhe rernaini ng req ire e n rs of eh course. o The reacher and the student together agree on the remaini ng requirements of the course and me deadli ne for submirting the work. o The student is responsible for completing the work. • After the work is completed, the teacher submits a grade­change form to replace the mark of I on the student's record with a grade. • The mark of I cannot be removed by means of credit by examll1atlOn. • The mark of I cannot be replaced by a mark of \'(1 (ddlned below). • A mark of I not made up within six months becomes permanent unless a written r quest for an extension has been approved by rhe dean of Undergraduate Programs or his designee. Srudenrs who elect to repear an incomplere course musr regisrer again for rhe course, pay all applicable fees, and rep ar rhe course. For purposes of academic rerention, the course grade is counted as an F. The mark of I is nor used in determining grade-point averages. Withdrawal' nJtI Mark ofW Srudents may receive rhe mark of W either by completing a regisrration-change form in Student Services or by submirring a wrinen requesr approximately rwo weeks before the lasr scheduled class in a semester or term. Either procedure constitutes offi cial wirhdrawal. This mark appears on the permanenr record unless wirh­drawal is complered befo re a course.> begins. For purposes of academic retention, the mark ofW is cou nted as anempred hours. Ir is not used in determining grade-po int averages. Changes in Grade Teachers may change a grad previously assigned only by submitting a rad e Adjustmem Repon, along with a lener giving the reasons for change. Any change musr be made no later rhan six months afrer the original grade was awarded. G1'adi1lg Repeated Courses When a course is repeated, only the higher grade earned in rhe two attempts i incl uded in the calculation of rhe GPA. For putposes of a ademic retention, both attemprs are coullted. Both grades are entered on rhe permanent record, wirh a notation indicating that rhe course was repeated. Srudents cannot increase rhe total hours earned toward a degree by repearing a course for which a passing grade was conferred previously. To establish credir in a course previously failed or with­drawr, from, students must regisrer, pay the full tlli tion and fees, and repeat rhe entire course su cessfully. 168 Hill. Randolph L. Techllology and Management B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1983 M.P.P .. University of alifornia, Berkeley. 1986 J.D .. University of California. Berkeley, 1987 Hiller, Cheryl Educatio11: COl/me/ing and Personnel Services B.A., Univasity of Maryland, College Park, 1968 M.A., University of Maryland, College Park, 1988 Hockenberry, William E. Business and Mtmagemellf A.B. Gettysb urg College, 1961 M.A.. Colgate University, 1969 J.n .. American University, 197 1 D.Ed., Amtrican University, 1975 Ll..M., Geotgetown Un iversiry. 1977 Hoferek. Mary Computer alld Information :,cience B.A., Trenton State CollGge, 1965 M.A., University of Michigan , 1969 Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1978 Hoffman, Christina