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3.00 Credits
3 credits This is part two of a two-part course, which is a continuation of pharmacology general principles. It includes an overview of body systems that enhances the understanding of drug actions. The study of therapeutic agents, their classifications, properties, actions, and effects on the human body and their role in the management of disease is examined in detail. Detailed information is provided regarding drug dosages, side effects, interactions, toxicities, and incompatibilities. Emphasis is placed on learning brand and generic drug names used in common medical conditions. Common drug interactions and side effects are also included. Students learn the use and side effects of prescription medications, nonprescription medications, and alternative therapies commonly used to treat diseases affecting the various systems of the body. They also learn abbreviations for terms associated with use of medication therapy for common diseases. PREREQUISITE: HC-220
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is recommended for all students in their first semester of enrollment in the Honors Program. This introductory course utilizes New York City as a basis for interdisciplinary investigations into fields such as politics, economics, transportation, demographics, science and technology, labor, culture, and the arts using the case study approach. The diversity and complexity of New York City provides a rich framework for a series of academic analyses where various issues and perspectives dramatically intersect. Several topics will be selected by the instructor each semester for focused research. The course will involve extensive reading (including original sources) and writing assignments in conjunction with site visits to complement coursework and will culminate in the presentation of a final research project.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Decisions made in the White House have started and ended wars, caused and cured economic crises, and expanded and contracted human rights. The role of the presidency today is remarkably different than when George Washington first took the oath of office in 1789. Seven men, in particular, can be cast in the part of change agent for the American presidency: George Washington, Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, and Ronald Reagan. Using the careers of these seven, students will explore the processes of decision-making. Students will study both primary and secondary sources to see what others thought of them. In addition to several short essays, students will prepare a major essay critically detailing the presidency of one of the seven.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This interdisciplinary course uses the study of the Holocaust to investigate causes and lessons of other modern genocides. Besides readings, videos, and museum visits, lecturers with particular expertise and experiences will offer their perspectives during the semester. Students will complete reading assignments, participate in classroom discussions, take part in site visits, and conduct research on genocidal conditions and responses. As a culminating project, the students present a final project that reflects the information they learned in the classroom and through their own investigation and analyses. This course fosters the development of a community of scholars, guiding them to become global citizens and "upstanders" forsocial justice.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This interdisciplinary advanced honors course challenges the student to understand the dynamic relationship of spatial organization and the built environment to politics, economics, cultures, demographics, technology, and societies. Students study the changing forms of the city over time and analyze the variety of ways through which people have recreated urban life through time and across cultures. Each academic year, the cities studied will vary, but will include three that developed under differing circumstances. For 2008-2009, the course focuses on three cities: New York, Washington, D.C., and Providence, Rhode Island. The period of study begins with the age of the "city beautiful" movement,popularized by the classical elements of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, and concludes in the era of the re-emergence of the city as a location of choice in the last decades of the century. Students may pursue detailed research in realms such as planning, architecture, urban social and economic relations, political influences on housing and urban development, interactions between tourism and the economy, influence of changing populations, history, and environmental issues. PREREQUISITE: HN-150 and Junior Standing.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course provides a basic understanding of the fundamental principles of lodging, food & beverage, tourism, gaming, conventions and recreation & leisure operations. A study of the growth and development of the hospitality industry and basic managerial and operating activities is entailed.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course entails a systematic study of hotel room division systems detailing the flow of business, reservations, rooming, guest relations, housekeeping and security. Each department must perform in synchronization in order to provide the guest with a seamless stay. An emphasis will be placed upon multi-departmental management skills, especially communication and follow-through. PREREQUISITE: HP-101
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course provides an overview of the various departments within a lodging's food & beverage operation. An introduction is made to basic food and beverage production and controls. The differing roles of service in each outlet will be examined. An emphasis will be placed upon the manager's roles of: staffing, menu planning, promotion, cost control and revenue growth as well as human resource and safety issues specific to the food & beverage division. PREREQUISITE: HP-101
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to provide students with a basic knowledge of tourism-related concepts and the kind of practical experience which will enable them to effectively apply those concepts to the hospitality industry. The course explains how and why people travel, how travel acts as a satisfaction to particular needs and wants, and how marketing efforts can influence travel decisions. The role and function of the travel agency and career opportunities will be explored. Students are urged to complete HP- 101 prior to enrolling in this course.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course is designed to provide an understanding of the substantive law, procedural law, principles of the law of contracts, legality and public policy and consumer protection in regard to the hospitality industry. Particular attention is paid to the issue of liability. Cases are studied and presented for discussion. PREREQUISITES: HP-102
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