COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
HUMN 305 Global Issues (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (COMM 120) and Learning Strategies (PF 321). Not open to students with credit for PF 305.
This course provides students with a coherent sense of the past and present human societies drawn from five cultural areas: Asia, Africa, Europe, North America and South America. It also reviews the diversity of traditions that have formed the world and continue to interact in it today. Through the synthesis of connections, influences and parallels among cultures, students will gain an understanding of how to communicate in a culturally diverse world.
HUMN 318 World Religions (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (COMM 120).
A comparative study of the founders, sacred writings, beliefs and practices of some of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shintoism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. This course enables the student to study and compare the leading religions of the world in light of their historical and cultural backgrounds.
HUMN 341 Popular Culture (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (COMM 120).
An introductory course that examines basic concepts in popular culture studies and the role popular arts and artifacts play in shaping cultural values. The course covers basic theories and approaches to topics like best sellers, popular music, movies, television, cultural heroes from the sports and entertainment worlds and other popular phenomena.
HUMN 345 Philosophy of Science (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (COMM 120), Introduction to Logic and Critical thinking Skills (HUMN 210), and Introduction to Ethical Analysis and Reasoning (HUMN 211).
The goal of this course is to help students sharpen their critical thinking skills by covering key principles of knowledge, reasoning, and evidence. Students will be introduced to the characteristics, methodology, and limitations of science in contrast to other alleged sources of knowledge like faith, intuition, mysticism, perception, introspection, memory, and reason. Students will discover how to apply these valuable principles to their studies and to everyday life, learning how to overcome obstacles to critical thinking and how to avoid being deceived by means of bogus sciences and extraordinary claims.
HUMN 480 Special Topics in the Traditional Humanities (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Determined on a course-by-course basis and published in the trimester Course Schedule.
A variable content classroom course in the traditional humanities in which students pursue topics or subjects of current interest that are not part of the regular curriculum. A specific course description will be published in the Course Schedule for the trimester the course is offered.
HUMN 499 Independent Studies in Humanities (1-4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA, at least 16 credit hours completed at Franklin, related coursework completed with a minimum grade of “B” and permission of Program Chair.
Independent studies courses allow students in good academic standing to pursue learning in areas not covered by the regular curriculum or to extend study in areas presently taught. Study is under faculty supervision and graded on either a Pass/No Credit or a letter grade basis. (See “Independent Studies” for more details.)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
ITEC 136 Business Programming Concepts (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Computer Literacy (COMP 085), Introduction to Web Authoring (COMP 107), and College Algebra (MATH 160). Not open to students with credit for Business Applications Programming (ITEC/COMP 235) or to students with credit for COMP 136.
This course introduces programming to individuals with little or no programming background. The goal of this course is to introduce the fundamentals of structured programming, problem solving, algorithm design, and software lifecycle. Topics will include testing, data types, operations, repetition and selection control structures, functions and procedures, arrays, and top- down stepwise refinement. Students will design, code, test, debug, and document programs in a relevant programming language.
ITEC 275 Computer Networks: Switching, Routing, and WANs (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): College Writing (COMM 120) and Principles of Computer Networks (COMP 204) or a Networking Fundamentals course.
This course covers both the design and basic configuration of computer networks. Using Cisco Systems CCDA© certification as a guide, students will learn about the OSI model, network topologies, Wide Area Network (WAN) technologies, wireless LAN, IP addressing, routing protocols, and network security mechanisms. This course also utilizes simulation software to create a small virtual network on the student’s personal computer running Windows XP or Vista. This provides the student interactive configuration experience with the Cisco Systems Internetworking Operating System (IOS) in an isolated environment.
ITEC 325 Data Center Design and Administration (4 cr. hrs.)
Prerequisite(s): Computer Networks: Switching, Routing, and WANs (ITEC 275) or Principles of Network Design and Administration (ITEC 370), and Information Systems Architecture and Technology (ITEC/MIS 310).
Data centers house the most critical enterprise computing infrastructure components. A well designed and managed data center is crucial for high availability and business continuity. This course is designed to cover data center design and management principles, including facilities setup, power and cooling, disaster recovery, servers, storage, VOIP, network operations, and virtualization. Attention is paid to the best practices of data center operations, including organization, documentation, standardization, and consolidation.
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