2008–2009 - Florida Institute of Technology

BEH 5503 SEMINAR IN EDUCATIONAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (1 credit).
Covers current topics in educational applications in ABA. Includes programmed
instruction and PSI, precision teaching and direct instruction, evidence-based
practice, training teachers to manage classroom behavior and teaching children with
autism and related disabilities. May be repeated for a total of four credits, provided
the topics change.
BEH 5504 SEMINAR IN CLINICAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS (1 credit).
Covers parent training, teaching verbal behavior to children with autism, home- and
school-based programs, positive behavioral supports and treating self-injurious behavior.
May be repeated for a total of four credits, provided topics change.
BEH 5505 SEMINAR IN ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR MANAGE-
MENT (1 credit). Covers current topics in OBM applications. Stresses methods
of improving performance using functional assessment, performance feedback and
reinforcement. Discusses pay-for-performance structures, systems analysis and
behavior-based safety specialty areas. May be repeated for a total of four credits,
provided topics change.
BEH 5506 BASIC TO APPLIED CONTINUUM IN BEHAVIOR ANALY-
SIS (1 credit). Covers the relationship between current topics in the experimental
analysis of behavior and applications. Includes applications of the matching law,
time-based schedules and stimulus equivalence. Requires reading, class discussion,
and writing and presenting papers. May be repeated for a total of four credits,
provided topics change.
BEH 5507 BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS IN AUTISM AND OTHER DEVEL-
OPMENTAL DISABILITIES (2 credits). Covers behavioral assessment and
treatment techniques used with individuals with autism and related developmental
disabilities. May include assessment and treatment of self-injurious behavior and
teaching functional communication.
BEH 5508 ADVANCED ABA TREATMENT PLANNING (3 credits). Covers
recognizing and responding to factors affecting the application of behavior analysis
principles in community settings. Includes designing intervention plans to fit characteristics
of social and physical context such as families and family homes; schools,
service agencies and facilities; and places of employment, recreation and commerce.
BEH 5899 FINAL SEMESTER THESIS (0–2 credits). Variable registration for
thesis completion after satisfaction of minimum registration requirements. (Requirements:
Accepted petition to graduate and approval by Office of Graduate Programs.)
BEH 5900 THESIS PREPARATION (1 credit). Includes guided review of
research literature and/or pilot work relevant to the thesis topic.
BEH 5999 THESIS (3–6 credits). Includes preparation and submission of a
research thesis, the quality of which is judged acceptable by the ABA program chair,
the college and graduate programs director. Considered a full-load if registered for at
least three credits.
BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
BIO 1010 BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY 1 (4 credits). The first of a two-semester
sequence on the scientific approach to biology. Emphasizes the scientific method,
analytical techniques, use of original source materials, ethical questions in biology,
historical perspectives of the development of biological theory and profiles of prominent
figures in biology. (Requirement: High school biology and chemistry.)
BIO 1020 BIOLOGICAL DISCOVERY 2 (4 credits). The second of a twosemester
sequence on the scientific approach to biology. Continues an integrated
approach to the study of the hierarchal structure and function of living systems,
including the origin and history of life on Earth. (Requirement: High school biology
and chemistry.)
BIO 1200 INTRODUCTION TO THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS (1 credit).
Introduces careers in the health profession, including diverse medical fields and
allied health professions. Discusses strategies for preparing for professional schools,
getting volunteer experience, taking professional admission exams and applying to a
professional school.
BIO 1500 INTRODUCTION TO AQUACULTURE (1 credit). Introduces the
basic concepts of aquaculture including examination of algal, invertebrate and fish
systems. Includes several field trips to local aquaculture operations.
BIO 2010 MICROBIOLOGY (4 credits). Covers the fundamentals of microbiology.
Examines the structure, classification, metabolism and pathogenicity of
prokaryotes, eukaryotic microorganisms and viruses. Labs cover aspects of isolation,
culture, enumeration, identification and control of microorganisms. Prerequisites:
BIO 1020, CHM 1102.
BIO 2110 GENERAL GENETICS (4 credits). The fundamentals of genetics
from Mendel to modern day. Emphasizes the transmission of genetic material, the
molecular nature of heredity and the heredity of populations. In the lab, students
perform genetic analysis with Drosophila (fruit flies), as well as a variety of microbial
systems. Prerequisites: BIO 1010.
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BIO 2332 PRIMER FOR BIOMATH (1 credit). Introduces the separate languages
of mathematics and biology such that students from the different disciplines
can efficiently develop a biomath glossary to communicate with one another. Focuses
on the current research projects in biology and ecology, and the relevant mathematical
analysis. (Requirement: Instructor approval.) Prerequisites: MTH 1000.
BIO 2801 BIOMETRY (4 credits). Experimental design and hypothesis testing in
the biological sciences, and the analysis of biological data using descriptive statistics
and applying parametric and non-parametric tests. Computer applications include
statistical packages, spreadsheets, graphics preparation and word processing in the
development of reports on modules of field-, clinic- and lab-based studies. (CL)
Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2925 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/AFRICA (3 credits). Field
biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and applied in the
field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in Africa. Prerequisites:
BIO 1020.
BIO 2935 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/SMOKY MOUNTAINS
(3 credits). Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and
applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the
Smoky Mountains. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 2945 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/ROCKIES AND THE
DESERT SOUTHWEST (3 credits). Field biology and ecology methodology are
discussed, demonstrated and applied in the field to collect data for analysis. Field
studies are conducted in the Rocky Mountains and the desert southwest. Prerequisites:
BIO 1020.
BIO 2955 FIELD BIOLOGY AND ECOLOGY/CORAL REEFS (3 credits).
Field biology and ecology methodology are discussed, demonstrated and applied in
the field to collect data for analysis. Field studies are conducted in the Bahamas.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3020 APPLIED FORENSIC BIOLOGY (3 credits). Uses labs and lectures
to introduce biomarkers and genetic tools for the detection and analysis of forensic
evidence. Prerequisites: BIO 1010, BIO 1020.
BIO 3210 MAMMALIAN PHYSIOLOGY (4 credits). Introduces the study of
bodily functions. Emphasizes biophysical principles and control systems to explain
organ system function and the maintenance of homeostasis. Prerequisites: BIO
1020, CHM 2001.
BIO 3220 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY (4 credits). Overviews developmental
processes including contemporary themes of molecular, cellular and multicellular
aspects of embryonic and postnatal development. Discusses the issues of induction,
regulation, differentiation and senescence. Prerequisites: BIO 2110.
BIO 3410 GENERAL ECOLOGY (4 credits). Studies the distribution and
abundance of organisms, with emphasis at the level of biological populations.
Interaction of populations with the abiotic environment, energetics, population
growth, reproduction, competition, predation, adaptation and evolution. Modular lab
exercises stress the experimental design and conduct, and data analysis. Prerequisites:
BIO 2801.
BIO 3510 INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY (4 credits). Lectures and labs on the
origins and adaptive radiation of the kingdom Metazoa, including comparative structure
and function of living and extinct animal phyla, evolution of organ system, and
comparative physiology and ecology. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3625 MOLLUSCAN AQUACULTURE (3 credits). Studies the basic
biology, life history and culture techniques of the major commercially important
molluscs. Covers culture procedures for microalgae. Includes labs culturing selected
microalgal species, and spawning and larviculture of selected bivalve species. Prerequisites:
BIO 3510.
BIO 3701 EVOLUTION (3 credits). Describes the processes resulting in evolutionary
change and the factors affecting those processes. Discusses evolution at all
levels, from cell and molecular evolution to local populations to major groups, and
covers time frames drawing on knowledge of many biological fields. Prerequisites:
BIO 1020, BIO 2110.
BIO 3935 ECOLOGY OF TROPICAL ECOSYSTEMS (3 credits). A threeweek
field examination of the aspects of population and community ecology of
tropical rainforest systems in Belize or Costa Rica, Central America. Familiarizes the
student with ecological principles governing the abundance and distribution of species
in different rainforest ecosystems. Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 3940 TROPICAL MARINE ECOLOGY (3 credits). Includes intensive
fieldwork focusing on tropical marine ecosystems and their biological communities.
Emphasizes biodiversity, the ecology of dominant taxa, interactions between physical
and biological processes, and the structure and function of representative communities.
Prerequisites: BIO 1020.
BIO 4010 BIOCHEMISTRY 1 (4 credits). Introduces the structure and properties
of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids. Includes lectures and labs
involving intermediary metabolism, properties of enzymes, bioenergetics including
oxidative phosphorylation and photosynthesis. Prerequisites: CHM 2002.