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.

Methods for sustaining natural hydrologic conditions and controlling flooding in land development. Characteristics of precipitation and watersheds. Peak discharge, hydrograph and flood routing prediction. Design of drainage structures, detention ponds, and innovative water management techniques.

The course will examine the theoretical, methodological and practical aspects of conducting research on indigenous issues. We will consider the range of theoretical approaches that scholars and community members rely on (currently and historically) when framing research - both within academically-based knowledge production contexts and in local/global community spaces of social change through indigenous activist.

In this course, we will examine bodily representations, experiences, and expressions at the intersection of race, gender, and sexuality. We will examine how race, gender, and sexuality have historically gained meaning through representations of the body in a range of contexts, including biological and social sciences, laws, popular media, advertisements, and exhibitions (in museums). Yet, we will also consider how people have creatively "troubled" these constructions and boundaries.

Interest in forensics has exploded thanks to programs like CSI as well as Fox's Bones, A&E's Cold Case Files, and Court TV's Forensic Files. But TV shows do not accurately portray the way forensic science is used to solve crimes. In Hollywood portrayals science is most often a gimmick--a technological toy that the hero uses to find evidence the criminal surely hoped was undetectable. In this class, we will critique the methods used in various episodes of these shows and compare them to the actual science of forensics.

This course will analyze dragon myths as metaphors of socio-political power dynamics in their specific historical, ecological contexts. Dragon myths exist globally as creation myths, guardian myths and generally ways for people to understand the world around them including shifts in religious orientation, natural disasters, and military conflicts. Students will read a selection of myths each week, starting with the African continent and continuing around the globe.