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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course will introduce students to the Knowledge Discovery process with special concentration on the various concepts and algorithms of Data Mining. Specific topics include an examination of Online Analytical Processing (OLAP), data warehousing, information retrieval, and machine learning. The core concepts of classification, clustering, association rules, prediction, regression, and pattern matching are followed by a discussion of advanced topics such as mining temporal data, spatial data, and Web mining. This course will incorporate the algorithms examined in ISBT 411-Intelligent Systems-and will emphasize the importance of Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining in research, product development, and production facilities. Prerequisite: ISBT 411
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course will cover natural resource use, conservation, and management. We begin by discussing renewable energy sources, contrasting their use with the use of non-renewable sources. We then discuss some of our other natural resources, such as water, forests, minerals, and the atmosphere. In addition to basic principles, we also use current events, policy making, and the media's treatment of issues surrounding our use of natural resources to put these principles in context. Prerequisite: ISBT 321
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course covers the topic of sustainability as it relates to our use of our natural resources. We discuss the philosophy, economics, implementation, public and government involvement in this area, the reality and the future of sustainability. We also use current events, policy making, and the media's treatment of issues surrounding our use of natural resources to put these principles in context. Prerequisite: ISBT 321
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3.00 Credits
3 credits In this course, we discuss the history, issues, roles, and future trends of the U.S. agencies such as the F.D.A., E.P.A., and OSHA that are responsible for administering the major laws and regulations pertaining to the life cycle of products in commerce. Emphasis is on understanding the impacts of environmental, health, safety (E.H.S.) and product laws and regulations with which most businesses have to comply. All of the major E.H.S. Acts are presented and case studies, practical exercises and team group work are used to discover the business impacts. Prerequisite: ISBT Junior standing.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits As an extension of a student's concentration, individual students or teams of students will work on a real-world problem designed by the student or team. The project will culminate in the student's formal presentation of results and conclusions both orally and in written form.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Patterns 1-2 The courses are topically organized and designed to encourage communication and to offer insight into the culture of speakers of Italian. Information is provided on the geo-political areas in which Italian is spoken and the cultural habits and orientation of its speakers.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 1-2 or These courses promote communication through a knowledge of Italian and Italian culture. They involve further study of the structural and lexical features of Italian based upon topical subjects. They enhance an understanding of the in-depth culture of Italy through presentations on its traditions of art, music, and literature.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 1-2 or These courses involve conversations on topical subjects and in-depth analyses of structural, lexical and grammatical features of Italian. The conversations are drawn on the cultural activities and perspectives of the speakers of Italian (holidays, work habits, plight of ethnic minorities, church and family).
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 1-2 or A comprehensive study of Italian literature from the Middle Ages to modern times, with comparative references to European literatures. Readings and discussions in Italian.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Concentration Option Analysis of contemporary Italian culture: lifestyles, national characteristics, and folk tradition. Emphasis on the Italians' view of themselves and their place in and contributions to contemporary European civilization. Focus varies from semester to semester. May be repeated for credit.
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