2008-2009 Undergraduate Catalog - Kettering University

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ISYS-440 Information Management 3 0 2 4
Prerequisite: ISYS-201
Minimum Class Standing: JR
The concepts, principles, issues and techniques for managing corporate
data resources. Techniques for managing the design and development of
large database systems including logical data models, concurrent
processing, data distribution, database administration, data warehousing,
data cleansing, and data mining. Terms Offered: TBA
ISYS-442 Technical Infrastructure 3 0 2 4
Prerequisite: ISYS-201
Minimum Class Standing: JR
Telecommunications fundamentals including data, voice, image, and
video. The concepts, models, architectures, protocols, standards, and
security for the design, implementation, and management of digital
networks. Essentials of local area networks, (LAN), metropolitan area
networks, (MAN), and wide area networks (WAN). Transmission and
switching efficiency. Regulatory and technical environments. Topics
include security and authentication, network operating systems, e-
commerce and associated web sites and practices, and middleware for
wireless systems, multimedia, and conferencing Terms Offered:TBA
ISYS-444 Systems Analysis 3 0 2 4
Prerequisite: ISYS-201
Minimum Class Standing: JR
Systems development life cycle; analysis and design techniques;
information systems planning and project identification and selection,
requirements collection and structuring, process modeling, data modeling,
design of interface and data management, system implementation and
operation, system maintenance, and change management implications
of systems. Globalization issues in systems. Students will use current
methods and tools such as rapid application development, prototyping,
and visual development. Terms Offered: TBA
ISYS-448 Information Technology Management 3 0 2 4
Prerequisite: ISYS-201
Minimum Class Standing: JR
The top management, strategic perspective for aligning competitive
strategy, core competencies, and information systems. The development
and implementation of policies and plans to achieve organizational
goals. Defining the systems that support the operational, administrative,
and strategic needs of the organization, its business units, and individual
employees. Approaches to managing the information systems function
in organizations, including examination of the dual challenges of
effectively controlling the use of well-established information
technologies, while experimenting with selected emerging technologies.
Role of the CIO. Terms Offered: TBA
ISYS-450 E-Commerce 3 0 2 4
Prerequisite: ISYS-201
Minimum Class Standing: JR
The course focuses on the linkage between organizational strategy and
networked information technologies to implement a rich variety of
business models in the national and global contexts connecting individuals,
businesses, governments, and other organizations to each other. The
course provides an introduction to e-business strategy and the
development and architecture of e-business solutions and their
components. Terms Offered: TBA
LANG-101 Beginning German I 4 0 4 4
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course is the first in a three-part sequence to an introduction to
speaking, reading, and writing German. To that end, its focus is on the
grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of the German language. Students are
eligible to take this course only if they have less than one year of high
school German, or less than one term of college German. A basic skill
course, it counts only for free elective credit toward graduation. At least
4 hours per week will be required in a language laboratory. Terms Offered:
As Needed
LANG-102 Beginning German II 4 0 4 4
Prerequisite: LANG-101 or equivalent
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course is the second in a three-part sequence to speaking, reading,
and writing German. It develops the grammar, vocabulary, and syntax
of the German language based on the foundation established in German
I. Students are eligible to take this course only if they have less than two
years of high school German, or less than two terms of college German.
A basic skills course, it counts only for free elective credit toward
graduation. At least 4 hours per week in a language laboratory will be
required. Terms Offered: As Needed
LANG-103 Beginning German III 4 0 4 4
Prerequisite: LANG-102 or equivalent
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course is the third in a three-part sequence providing an introduction
to speaking, reading, and writing German. It develops the grammar,
vocabulary, and syntax of the German language based on the foundation
established in German I and German II. A basic skills course, it counts
only for free elective credit toward graduation. At least 4 hours per
week will be required in a language laboratory. Terms Offered: As Needed
LANG-297 Language Transfer Course
4-12 credits
Prerequisite: NA
Minimum Class Standing: NA
This course records credit for students transferring to Kettering
University. Students may repeat the course up to three times for a
maximum of 12 credits. Students receive transfer credit if they have
completed language study that meets one of the following requirements:
• Completion of an AP or IB (HL) language exam:
• Language Exam – AP Score of 4 or 5 – 4 credits
• Literature Exam – AP Score of 4 or 5 – 4 credits
• IB (HL) Score of 4 or higher – 8 credits
Completion of foreign language study at a regionally accredited university
or foreign equivalent with a grade of C or better. Courses taken must be
non-remedial and a minimum of 3 semesters hour. Students receive 4
credits at Kettering University for each course taken up to a maximum
of 12 credits.
LIT-304 American Literature and Philosophy 4 0 0 4
Prerequisites: COMM-101, HUMN-201, SSCI-201
Minimum Class Standing: NA
Selected topics founded and expressed in literature during the philosophic
and the literary development of the Republic. Terms Offered: All
LIT-307 Poetry: Substance and Structure 4 0 0 4
Prerequisites: COMM-101, HUMN-201, SSCI-201
Minimum Class Standing: NA
An analysis of poetry written in the context of the development of
intellectual concepts. Emphasis is on the philosophical content, its
moral and ethical dimensions, structure, and the intellectual climate
which gave rise to significant aesthetic ideals. Biography and critical
interpretation are included. Terms Offered: All
LIT-309 The Literature of Multicultural America 4 0 0 4
Prerequisites: COMM-101, HUMN-201, SSCI-201
Minimum Class Standing: SO
This course examines U.S. multicultural literatures from several critical
perspectives. A study of primary texts by American writers whose
themes and techniques of narration reflect the development of U.S.
literacy discourses of race, identity, myths of origin, gender, and crosscultural
communication. The broad array of texts includes novels,
poetry, memoirs, and films from a multiplicity of cultural perspectives.
Engagement in comparative work with an eye toward understanding the
complexity and the demands of a multicultural society. Terms Offered:
As Needed
LIT-315 Literature of the Fantastic 4 0 0 4
Prerequisites: HUMN-201, SSCI-201
Minimum Class Standing: SO
This course examines the fantastic in literature and film. It includes