Projects developed to explore the principles and process of architectural design and the development of structure and enclosure. Design projects, sketch problems. Satisfies the Integrative Experience requirement for BFA-Arch majors.
Lectures, discussions and practicum sessions. This course is an intensive reading and writing course on the central theories and philosophies shaping architectural discourse in the 20th and 21st centuries, with an emphasis on the past forty years.
Analysis and review of the entire light-frame construction process, from regulation and design through site preparation, project management, and ultimate delivery of a completed structure. Limited to MArch and MS Design majors.
Studio and lecture. Energy conservation in contemporary residential construction. Emphasis on: energy efficient building materials, products and construction technology; alternative energy sources; passive solar design; environmental concerns, regulatory issues and building codes. Limited to MArch, MS Design majors
Lives, roles, contributions, and status of women in Greek and Roman societies, as reflected in classical literature and the archaeological record. (Gen.Ed. HS)
Introduction to data analytics. Data preparation, similarity and distances, association pattern mining and cluster analysis, outlier analysis, data classification, textual and time-series data, privacy issues, analysis of social networks.
Neuroscience is transforming the way we understand perception, memory, learning, attention, and decisions. How do these new discoveries change the ways we understand cross-cultural communication, including literature as it moves across cultural boundaries? This course explores such questions in the context of globalization and the concept of world literature. We will read selected short stories and novels from various cultures in tandem with exploring important discoveries by neuroscientists related to understanding other cultures.
Principles of Real Estate is an introductory course in Real Estate. Topics covered will include Real property rights; Real property taxation; Conveying real property rights; Real estate brokerage and Listing Contracts; Contracts for sale; Basic forms of ownership; Management of real estate; Government regulation, planning and zoning; Market Determinants of value; Introduction to investment property analysis; Market and feasibility analysis; Leases; Mortgages and bank lending; Default and foreclosure; and bankruptcy.
The purpose of this course is to provide students with supplementary material and insights about the software development enterprise. Students meet once a week for a one-hour discussion of software engineering topics whose exploration is intended to provide depth and perspective on the regular material of CS 320. Topics may be suggested by current events or by problems that may arise in the course of the 320 semester. Students will be required to write a term paper as part of the requirements for this course.
Selected topics of current significance to researchers and practitioners in the hospitality industry. The course emphasizes the identification of advancements in theories and their applications in hospitality cultures of inquiry.