2016-2017 CATALOG AND STUDENT HANDBOOK Course Equivalent Assessment Course Credit by LOWER DIVISION – GENERAL EDUCATION Macroeconomics Lower Div. – Social Sci. (or ECO 2013 Macroeconomics)¹ Lower Div. – Social Sci. (or ECO 2023 Microeconomics)¹ Upper Div. – Communications (or MMC 3407 Visual Communication in the Media)¹ Microeconomics UPPER DIVISION – GENERAL EDUCATION Visual Communication in the Media Students will develop visual literacy skills that allow proper analysis of how and why images are used to convey messages to viewers. This skill will help students identify how common social ideas are visually perpetuated and used in the media. They will also be able to analyze how to effectively and ethically use visuals to target a particular audience. Practice includes active analysis of visual cues and elements and the reasoning behind how to use visual cues and elements that are pleasing to the sensory perceptions of viewers. Students will also assess the use of visuals to persuade viewers. Finally, students will learn ethical principles in the use of visuals to avoid creating propaganda or manipulative imaging, as well as the ethical philosophies that motivate visual communication in the media. Prerequisites: None Upper Div. – Humanities (or ART 3477 Art in the World and the Workplace)¹ Upper Div. – Humanities (or PHY 4060 Understanding Ourselves Through Physics: From Newton to Your Cell Phone)¹ Upper Div. – Math (or MAT 3172 The Mathematics of Games)¹ Art in the World and the Workplace The course explores the roles of music, poetry, prose, and visual art in our modern workplace and home lives. Topics include the benefits of art in the home, community, and workplace. These include creativity, focus, happiness, networking opportunities, curiosity, idea generation, reduction of stress, and increase of morale. The course is an historical perspective of the role and application of art, up to and including the 21st century. Prerequisites: none Understanding Ourselves Through Physics: From Newton to Your Cell Phone The Mathematics of Games This course tracks how we have understood ourselves and our world—including time, space, gravity, and our gadgets—as understanding of physics has evolved. Topics will include Newton’s “discovery” of gravity, Einstein and relativity, energy particles and waves, the atom and how we use it, Schrödinger’s cat, and modern technologies. Prerequisites: None This course serves as an introduction to the mathematics of games. Math topics may include, but are not limited to, probability, combinatorics, and introductory game theory. Techniques and methods are developed through the examination and analysis of classic games and problems. This course also includes the study of applications of probability and game theory in both business and industry. Discussions include the use of utility theory to establish payoffs in real-world settings. Prerequisites: None Upper Div. – Social Sci. (or SYG 4119 Sociology in a Digital World)¹ Upper Div. – Social Sci. (or PSY 3738 The Psychology of Social Media)¹ Sociology in a Digital World The Psychology of Social Media This course examines how society’s structure adapts as densely populated cities grow and more crowds congregate and create data in cyberspace. Topics to be explored through a sociological lens include wikis, big data, the digital divide, online networking, the evolution of language, and deviance. Prerequisites: None This course examines psychology impacts when humans engage with peers through online networks for social and professional use. Benefits to be explored include networking, distance team building, access to global perspectives, and social media’s impact on Benedict Anderson’s “Imagined Communities”. Also explored will be the psychology of harmful online behaviors such as cyberbullying and trolling. Prerequisites: None 4 (TO) Course Description Transfer (TR) or Test-Out (TO) Credits The course objective is to introduce the student to the study of general economic principles such as supply and demand; gross domestic product; inflation; unemployment; fiscal policy; monetary policy interest rates; the exchange rate; and being able to formulate and assess macroeconomic policy suggestions. Prerequisites: None The course objective is to enable the student to explore the behavior of individual consumers and firms in the marketplace; evaluate decisions, both public and private, with an economic lens; and apply conceptual principles of microeconomics in practical ways to everyday life. Prerequisites: None 4 (TR) 4 (TR) 4 (TO) 4 (TO) 4 (TO) 4 (TO) 4 (TO) The decision to accept transfer credits is always at the discretion of the receiving institution. ¹ Courses listed as required within a program must be fulfilled via either the traditional faculty-led course or its specified Flex Choice Credit by Assessment option. ² The Flex Choice Credit by Assessment option for English Composition is only available to students in designated programs, and is not available as an elective choice. See the program pages for details. 888-5-RASMUSSEN 109
