Course Descriptions - Catalog of Studies - University of Arkansas

Course Descriptions
related to functional business areas such as organization of a
company structure, management, banking and accounting,
capital investment, personnel and office systems, production
of goods and services, marketing, finance, and import-export.
Prerequisite: SPAN 3003.
SPAN4433 Business Spanish II (SP) Reinforces
concepts and vocabulary covered in SPAN 4333 and further
enhances ability to function in a Spanish-speaking environment
by providing instruction in the preparation of written
documents such as form letters, communiques, letters of
credit, contracts, memoranda, letters of recommendation,
dossiers, and order forms. Prerequisite: SPAN 4333.
SPAN470V Special Topics (1-3) (IR) May be offered
in a topic not specifically covered by courses otherwise listed.
May be repeated for 6 hours.
SPAN475V Special Investigations (1-6) (FA, SP)
May be repeated.
SPAN5003 Workshop in Advanced Intensive
Spanish (IR) Improvement of language proficiency in
areas of listening and speaking. Includes a review of grammar,
phonetics, and vocabulary (with cultural enrichment) as
needed, with stress on oral practice and presentation.
Prerequisite: adequate functional use of the language.
SPAN5013 Advanced Stylistics and Composition
(IR) Systematic review of principles of Spanish grammar
and syntax and the development of writing skills. Focus on
methods of teaching Spanish grammar.
SPAN5203 Medieval Spanish Literature (IR) From
the ‘Jarchas’ to the {Celestina{.
SPAN5233 Golden Age Novel (IR) Major works of
Spanish prose fiction from the 16th and 17th centuries, with
close reading of major works.
SPAN5243 Golden Age Poetry and Drama (IR)
History and development of those genres in the 16th and
17th centuries, with close reading of major works.
SPAN5253 Colonial Literature and Culture (FA,
SP, SU) An introductory course to the history, culture and
literature of colonial Spanish America from 1492 until 1810.
The course will cover representative colonial and indigenous
texts and their contexts including Renaissance, Baroque, and
travel literature of the Eighteenth Century. The course will be
taught in Spanish.
SPAN5273 Nineteenth Century Survey (IR) From
Neoclassicism through Naturalism.
SPAN5283 Nineteenth Century Drama and Poetry
(IR) From Romanticism to the Generation of 1898.
SPAN5343 Advanced Survey of Spanish
Literature Since 1898 (IR) intensive survey of the literature
of Spain from the Generation of 1898 to the present.
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
SPAN5363 Spanish American Literature (1492-
1900) (IR) Representative of works of Spanish American
prose and poetry, including selections from indigenous literatures,
the {cron`icas{, and colonial literature up to the movement
of {modemismo{.
SPAN5383 Twentieth Century Spanish American
Poetry (IR) From the development of modernism to the
present day.
SPAN5393 19th Century Spanish American
Literature (FA, SP, SU) Study of representative literary
works from Independence (1810) to 1900’s. The course covers
Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism/Naturalism, and
Modernism and the role of literature in the nation-building
process. The course will be taught in Spanish.
SPAN5403 Spanish American Theatre (FA, SP,
SU) Historical examination of the theatre in Spanish
America, with close analysis particularly of representative
works and movements in the 20th century.
SPAN5433 Cervantes: {Don Quijote{ (IR) A close
reading of Spain’s greatest literary masterpiece.
SPAN5453 Cinema and Literature (IR) This course
examines several Latin American and Spanish texts and their
film adaptations as well as the main film making trends in the
Hispanic world.
SPAN5463 20th Century Spanish American
Literature (FA, SP, SU) Critical survey of major movements
and outstanding and representative works in 20th century
prose and poetry, from the Mexican Revolution and the
avant-garde to the contemporary boom and post-boom.
SPAN5533 Mexican Literature (FA, SP, SU) An
exploration of the special features and particular qualities if
Mexican literature, as one of the most representative and
complex of the Latin American national literatures. Includes
an historical survey, but each class will focus on selected topics
and issues especially in modern Mexican literature and
culture.
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SPAN5603 History of the Spanish Language (IR)
Spanish from its origins to the present; relations between
Spanish and the other romance languages.
SPAN5703 Special Topics (IR) May be offered in a
subject not specifically covered by the courses otherwise listed.
May be repeated for 6 hours.
SPAN575V Special Investigations (1-6) (IR) May
be repeated.
SPAN5803 Seminar (IR) Seminar subjects vary from
year to year. Available subjects, given as needed, include the
Old Spanish Language, {Poema de mfo Cid{. Golden Age
Poetry, the {Celestina{, 20th century Spanish drama, and the
romances. May be repeated for 6 hours.
SPAN600V Master’s Thesis (1-6) (IR)
(SPED) SPECIAL EDUCATION
SPED5103 Nature and Needs of the Moderately
and Severely Retarded (FA, SP, SU) Educational,
psychological, and social characteristics of children with
moderate and severe mental retardation. Prerequisite: CIED
3023.
SPED560V Workshop (3-6) (FA, SP, SU)
SPED599V Seminar (1-18) (IR)
SPED600V Master’s Thesis (1-3) (IR)
SPED605V Independent Study (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)
SPED699V Doctoral Seminar (1-3) (FA, SP, SU)
SPED700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-6) (FA, SP,
SU) Prerequisite: candidacy.
(STAT) STATISTICS
STAT2023 Biostatistics (SP) An introductory course in
biostatistics emphasizing methods for collecting, graphing,
and understanding data. Special emphasis is placed upon
available methods for both exploratory and confirmatory data
analysis. Particular attention is given to statistical methods for
data sets with discrete variables. Pre- or Corequisite: MATH
2554. Corequisite: STAT 2020L.
STAT2020L Biostatistics Laboratory (SP)
Computer laboratory to accompany STAT 2023. Corequisite:
STAT 2023.
STAT2303 Principles of Statistics (SP) A problemoriented
course with applications from many fields. Emphasis
on understanding the nature of statistical orderliness implied
by probability laws. Statistical analysis is treated as a means
of decision making in the face of uncertainty.
STAT3013 Introduction to Probability and
Statistics (FA, SP, SU) A calculus-based introduction to
the foundations of probability and statistics. Emphasis is
placed upon understanding elementary properties of probabilities,
events, statistical densities and distributions, properties
of random variables, law of large numbers, and their relationship
to sampling and statistical inference. Prerequisite:
MATH 2564.
STAT4003 Statistical Methods (FA, SP) Concepts of
probability, sampling, regression, and experimental design.
Corequisite: STAT 4001L. Prerequisite: MATH 2554.
STAT4001L Statistics Methods Laboratory (FA,
SP) Emphasis on use of integrated statistical packages to
complement statistical methodology being covered concurrently
in STAT 4003. Corequisite: STAT 4003.
STAT4033 Nonparametric Statistical Methods
(FA, SP, SU) Chi square tests. Kolmogorov-Smirnov goodness-of-fit
tests, the Mann-Whitney and Wilcoxon 2-sampling
tests, and various nonparametric measures of association.
Prerequisite: MATH 1203 and junior standing.
STAT4043 Sampling Techniques (FA, SP, SU)
Considers optimum techniques of simple random, stratified
random, cluster, systematic and multistage sampling from
finite populations subject to cost precision constraints. Wide
range of application. Prerequisite: STAT 4003.
STAT4373 Experimental Design (SP) Topics in the
design and analysis of planned experiments, including randomized
block, Latin square, split plot, and BIB designs, use
of fractional factorial replication, and repeated measures.
Prerequisite: STAT 4003.
STAT5103 Theory of Statistics (FA) Fundamentals of
probability, distribution theory, and random variables; expected
value, moments, and generating functions; classic parametric
families of distributions; central limit theorems, inequalities,
and laws of large numbers. Prerequisite: MATH 2574.
STAT5113 Statistical Inference (SP) Statistical theory
of estimation and testing hypothesis. Prerequisite: STAT 5103.
STAT5313 Regression Analysis I (SP) Matrix formulation
of least squares and multiple regression models.
Estimability and use of the generalized inverse in analysis of
variance and covariance models of less than full rank.
Computational aspects are emphasized.
STAT5322 Statistical Packages (FA, SP) Emphasis
on use of digital computer to perform statistical data analysis
through the use of integrated statistical packages. Instruction
includes use of the SAS, SPSS, and BMD packages. Data
management operations as well as formal statistical procedures
such as ANOVA and regression are considered.
Prerequisite: 3 hours of statistics.
STAT5333 Analysis of Categorical Responses
(SP) A modern treatment, including extensions of classical
probit analysis, multivariate logistic models, GSK model, loglinear
models in analysis of multiway contingency tables, and
nonmetric multidimensional scaling. Prerequisite: STAT 5313.
STAT5343 Stochastic Processes (FA, SP, SU)
Markov chains, branching processes, birth-death processes,
queuing theory with application. Prerequisite: STAT 5103.
STAT5353 Methods of Multivariate Analysis II
(SP) Hotelling’s T2 procedures, multivariate analysis of variance,
discriminant function analysis and problems of classification,
multidimensional scaling, and cluster analysis.
Prerequisite: STAT 5313.
STAT5383 Time Series Analysis (FA, SP, SU)
Identification, estimation and forecasting of time series.
Spectral analysis including the fast Fourier transform computational
aspects are emphasized. Prerequisite: STAT 5103.
STAT5413 Spatial Statistics (FA) Applied spatial statistics,
covering univariate spatial modeling (kriging), multivariate
spatial modeling (cokriging), methods of estimation
and inference, and spatial sampling designs. Special relevance
to remote sensing. Prerequisite: STAT 5313.
STAT610V Research in Statistics (1-4) (IR)
Prerequisite: graduate standing.
STAT639V Topics in Statistics (1-3) (IR) Current
state of the art on methodology in one of the topics: multivariate
analysis, time series analysis, sequential analysis, factor
analysis, or biostatistics. May be repeated.
(TLOG) TRANSPORTATION & LOGISTICS
TLOG3443 Principles of Transportation (FA, SP,
SU) Examines forms of transportation and institutional factors
that influence transportation decisions; regulation, public
policy, other governmental variables reviewed in detail. An
introduction to physical distribution’s interaction with transportation
explored. Prerequisite: ECON 2013 and ECON
2023 or ECON 2143.
TLOG3613 Business Logistics (FA, SP, SU)
Management of logistics functions in the firm including physical
supply and distribution activities such as transportation,
storage facility location, inventory control, materials handling,
warehousing, and organization. Prerequisite: (ECON 2013
and ECON 2023) or ECON 2143.
TLOG3623 Purchasing and Inventory Systems
(FA) Management of the purchasing function, including
organization, procedures, supplier selection and development,
quality control, price determination, global sourcing,
and methods of inventory control. Prerequisite: TLOG 3613.
TLOG410V Special Topics in Logistics (1-3) (IR)
Explores current events, concepts, and new developments in
the field of logistics and transportation. Topics are selected by
the Marketing and Transportation faculty for each semester
the course if offered. May be repeated for 6 hours.
Prerequisite: TLOG 3613.
TLOG4633 Transportation Carrier Management
(FA) Reviews special management techniques and analytical
framework available for solving problems associated with
transportation companies. Prerequisite: TLOG 3443.
TLOG4643 International Transportation and
Logistics (SP) Logistics activities in international business
with special emphasis on transportation, global sourcing, customs
issues, governmental influence, facility location in global
environment, and import-export opportunities. Special emphasis
is placed on current events and their effect on the marketing
and logistics activities of U.S.-based organizations. Pre- or
Corequisite: TLOG 3443. Prerequisite: TLOG 3613.
TLOG4653 Transportation and Logistics Strategy
(SP) Design and management of transportation and logistics
systems for firms of varying size and different supply and
market conditions. This capstone course relies heavily on
computer assisted cases and lectures from visiting trans-
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