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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Prereq. CH 441 - The student continues her study of physical chemistry, with an emphasis on kinetics.
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2.00 - 4.00 Credits
Prereq. Advanced standing; chemistry major - The student applies her analytical and problemsolving abilities in researching a specific problem in an industrial, governmental, or health-related facility. She develops the skills to interact as a professional in the scientific workplace.
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3.00 Credits
- This course is an introduction to the four skills (listening, speaking, reading, and writing) of standard Mandarin. The student learns the phonetic system through oral practice, pinyin transliteration, and the four tones. She is introduced to more than thirty high-frequency radicals, stroke order and calligraphy, traditional and simplified forms, the six principles of character structure, and 100-plus individual characters. The course covers the grammar and sentence patterns necessary to form declarative, interrogative, exclamatory, and imperative sentences through vocabulary and dialogues based on typical campus and social situations. The student becomes proficient with a variety of language learning tools, including print and online dictionaries, audio and video recordings, and Chinese word processing.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq. CHI 103 or prior assessment - This course is intended for students who have completed Elementary Chinese 1 or who have taken a comparable first-semester Chinese-language course at another institution. The goal of this course is to have the student triple her spoken vocabulary and written characters and to learn more complex sen- tence patterns. The student has an opportunity to strengthen decoding skills using online dictionaries to translate menus, greeting cards, and local signs in Chinese. Greater proficiency in the spoken language allows for more collaborative exercises, such as skits, role playing, and games. There is a special workshop on brush-and-ink calligraphy and another on "ice-breaker" Chinese for studentsparticipating in the China study tour.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq. CHI 104 or prior assessment; Communication Level 2 - This course begins with a review and consolidation of the first year's vocabulary and grammar, with an emphasis on accuracy in pronunciation and automatic responses to routine situations. Breaking new ground, the student gains greater independence by applying dictionary and decoding skills to new colloquial and formal spoken and written styles. The cultural literacy component of the course includes an introduction to Chinese customs, etiquette, and current events. Graded lessons in the main text are supplemented by parallel topics drawn from online audiovisual resources.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq. CHI 203 - In this capstone course in the two-year Chinese language series, the student acquires new decoding strategies for both written and spoken communication, based on identifying boundaries between known and unknown vocabulary and distinguishing regular and idiomatic expressions. The student works with materials collected by returning study-abroad students and interns and with activities based on the Chinese festival calendar. She may take part in field trips to Chinese art collections, restaurants, and markets and conduct interviews with local Chinese personalities. Finally, the student explores the benefits of Chinese language proficiency in relation to her career aspirations, and she explores how she can continue to advance independently or at the graduate level.
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0.00 Credits
The student learns essential computer skills needed for coursework at Alverno. She learns to use the Alverno network and the Computer Center; to understand the Internet, Internet search tools, and the difference between a PC and a Macintosh; and to develop basic word-processing skills. In a hands-on, self-paced environment that uses tutorials and a web-based course site, she develops the necessary foundation for further work using the computer.
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3.00 Credits
- See A 146.
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3.00 Credits
Prereq. All Communication Level 1 abilities - Wonder why sometimes your computer works more slowly than at other times?Want to learn how your computer really works so you can troubleshoot it? Need to use PowerPoint for a speech? The answer to these questions is just part of what a student learns in this course. She learns how a computer works and how information is saved on a computer and on external devices. She extends her knowledge of word processing, spreadsheets, and databases, along with graphics. In addition, she explores ethical issues regarding technology.
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4.00 Credits
Prereq. CIT 200; for mathematics majors/supports, MT 152 - This introductory course in programming introduces a student to an object-oriented program design paradigm. With Java a student can create WorldWide Web and stand-alone applications. She develops a number of projects that lead to an independent final project. This course assumes no previous experience with programming.
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