Course Descriptions - F

FINANCE (FIN)

FIN 251. Consumer Finance. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: All developmental studies courses if required; non-business majors: All developmental studies courses if required. A non-technical course designed to develop an understanding of the basic principles and techniques as they apply to personal income, spending and investment. Emphasis is placed upon financial planning, budgeting, saving, home ownership, estate planning and retirement.

FIN 350. Principles of Finance. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business; non-business majors: 90 credit hours including ACC 201, ACC 202, ECON 202, 10 hours of MATH numbered 105 or higher and DSC 205 or equivalent (ability to use spreadsheet program required). An introductory course designed to develop a knowledge of the basic concepts, principles and functions of managerial finance, with emphasis on working capital management, capital budgeting and capital structure strategies of the non-financial corporation.

FIN 396. Cooperative Study. 1-3 credit hours. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and approval of the Coordinator of cooperative education/internships (KSU Career Services); non-business majors: Not available to non-business majors. A supervised work experience program for a minimum of three academic quarters at a site in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on-the-job experience in conjunction with their academic training.

FIN 398. Internship. 1-15 credit hours. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and approval of the Coordinator of cooperative education/internships (KSU Career Services); non-business majors: Not available to non-business majors. A supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic quarter with a previously approved business firm, private agency or government agency. A research paper is required to receive credit. For junior or senior students who wish to participate in an on-the-job experience in which they may apply their academic training. The work experience may not be with a current employer. The course will be graded on an S-U basis. Credit is allowed only in elective areas.

FIN 400. Directed Study. 1-5 credit hours. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and approval of instructor, major area committee and department chair prior to registration; non-business majors: Approval of instructor, major area committee and department chair prior to registration. Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.

FIN 401. Intermediate Finance. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 350; non-business majors: FIN 350. This course provides students with the opportunity to develop a strong foundation in the concepts of corporate finance and will prepare them to undertake upper level finance courses in the corporate, investments and financial institutions areas or to pursue advanced coursework in related disciplines. Students may not earn credit for both Finance 450 and Finance 401.

FIN 453. Short-Term Financial Management. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450. This course focuses on the management of the short-term portion of an organization’s balance sheet: cash, short-term investments, receivables and inventory on the asset side and payables, short-term debt and accruals on the liability side.

FIN 455. Financial Management of Financial Institutions. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450. Financial decision-making concepts are applied to the particular financial management issues of financial institutions, including funds acquisition and management of operations and capital investments.

FIN 456. Financial Markets. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450. The course is designed to provide students an understanding of the operation, mechanism, regulation, and structure of the U.S. financial markets emphasizing its institutions, markets, and instruments. Macro-financial issues and concepts are discussed.

FIN 457. Advanced Corporate Finance. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450. Application of principles and concepts of finance to the area of corporate finance including the acquisition and management of corporate assets, the acquisition and management of financial resources, the management of the firm’s capital structure and the development of dividend policy.

FIN 458. Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450 or 452; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450 or 452. Application of principles and concepts of finance to the area of investments, including the organization and functioning of securities markets, the analysis of individual securities, investment strategies and the formation and analysis of portfolios of securities from both the perspective of individuals and the institutional investor.

FIN 459. International Financial Management. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 350; non-business majors: FIN 350. Investigates the implications for financial decision-making rules and policies that result from consideration of an international financial perspective.

FIN 460. Futures and Options. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and FIN 401 or 450; non-business majors: FIN 401 or 450. This course is designed to help students gain a thorough understanding of the role of futures and options in allocating risks, the valuation of futures and options, and their applications to financial problems.

FIN 490. Special Topics in Finance. 1-5 credit hours. Prerequisite: business majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and approval of instructor and department chair; non-business majors: Approval of instructor and department chair. Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.

FINE ARTS (FA)

FA 401. Comparative Fine Arts. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: ENGL 099 and READ 099 if required. A study of the development and relationship of selected works of art, drama and literature in Western culture. Also, a study of representative works of music from the major periods to modern times.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE (FL)

FL 101. Introductory Foreign Language I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: ENGL 099 or READ 099 if required. Major emphasis on development of oral-aural skills. Reading and writing skills are developed through the use of dictation, lab exercises, compositions, etc.

FL 102. Introductory Foreign Language II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FL 101 or permission of instructor. Major emphasis on the further development of aural-oral skills. Reading and writing skills are developed through the use of dictation, lab exercises, compositions, etc.

FL 201. Intermediate Foreign Language I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FL 102 or permission of instructor. Development of aural-oral skills continues to be stressed, but greater attention is paid to obtaining accuracy in writing and to increasing vocabulary through reading of authentic texts and the use of the target language in context.

FL 202. Intermediate Foreign Language II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FL 201 or permission of instructor. Development of aural-oral skills continues, but major emphasis is placed on development of reading and writing skills through the use of authentic texts and compositions.

FL 300. Spanish, French or German for International Studies Minor. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: Spanish, French or German 202 or the equivalent. An individualized course of instruction that emphasizes reading comprehension. Content is tailored to correspond to the student’s major focus within the minor. Activities and readings are selected based on the student’s level of reading proficiency in the target language.

FL 490. Special Topics in Foreign Language. 1-5 credit hours. Prerequisite: Approval of instructor and department chair. Selected topics of interest to faculty and students.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE EDUCATION (FLED)

FLED 300. Introduction to Curriculum and Instructional Technology in Foreign Languages (P-12). 4-3-5. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education program or permission of department chair. An introduction to curriculum and the role of technology in the foreign language classroom, P-12. Special emphasis is placed on the relationship between theory and practice. Field experience required.

FLED 303. Second Language Acquisition and Language Learning Strategies (P-12). 4-3-5. Prerequisite: FLED 300. An introduction to major learning theories with particular focus on those dealing with acquisition of a foreign or second language. Course also explores how language learning styles and strategies relate to theories of second language acquisition and their implementation in the foreign language classroom, P-12. Field experience required.

FLED 350. Practicum in Foreign (P-12). 1-6-3. Prerequisite: FLED 303. Practicum designed to provide students with an initial classroom experience in order to enable them to begin developing classroom management and curriculum planning skills as well as to refine their skills in the target language.

FLED 498. Internship in Foreign Language Education. 1-12-5. Prerequisite: Permission of P-12 Foreign Language Coordinator or Department Chair, Foreign Languages; full-time employment in a school setting. Supervised, credit earning work experience in a school setting for teachers employed on a provisional teaching certificate; to substitute for the “student teaching” requirement.

FRENCH (FREN)

FREN 101. Introductory French I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: ENGL 099 or READ 099 if required; no prior study of French or less than one year of high school French. Major emphasis is on the development of aural-oral skills. Reading and writing skills are developed through the use of dictation, lab exercises and compositions. Not open to native speakers of French.

FREN 102. Introductory French II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 101, one year or more of high school French or the equivalent. Major emphasis is on the further development of aural-oral skills. Reading and writing skills are developed through the use of lab exercises, dictations and compositions. Not open to native speakers of French.

FREN 201. Intermediate French I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 102 or the equivalent. Development of aural-oral skills continues to be stressed but greater attention is paid to obtaining accuracy in writing and to increasing vocabulary through reading of authentic texts and the use of the target language in context. Not open to native speakers of French.

FREN 202. Intermediate French II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 201 or the equivalent. Development of aural-oral skills continues, but major emphasis is on the development of reading and writing skills through the use of authentic texts and compositions. Not open to native speakers of French.

FREN 220. Intermediate Reading and Composition. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FREN 202. Course will help students develop strategies for reading and writing in French. A variety of texts, literary and non-literary, will be used. Readings and discussion in French.

FREN 221. Intermediate Listening Comprehension & Conversation. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FREN 202. This course will help students develop strategies for listening comprehension and conversation in French. Students will deal with both concrete and abstract topics. Class will be conducted in French.

FREN 300. Introduction to Literature. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. An introduction to the study and analysis of representative works of French literature. Emphasis on development of reading and writing skills. Lecture and discussion in French.

FREN 302. Practical Conversation. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. Students learn to express themselves verbally and in writing on a variety of “survival” topics. Emphasis on class interaction such as role playing based upon real-world situations, skits and extemporaneous speaking. Topics may also expand from basic situations to discussions of professional areas and “problem solving” in the target language.

FREN 303. Grammar and Composition. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. A review of basic grammar and an introduction to the more difficult points of French grammar and syntax. Composition topics complement discussion of specific grammatical problems for English speakers.

FREN 304. Commercial French. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. Introduction to the French language as used in business. Emphasis is on practical communication in the form of letters and other business-related documents. Students are also introduced to economic, social and political factors that are important to conducting business in the French-speaking world.

FREN 310. Survey of French and Francophone Culture and Institutions I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. A survey of major institutions, values, customs and literary and historical movements in the French-speaking world from the Middle Ages to 1800. Includes discussion of the role these factors have played in the development of the French-speaking world.

FREN 311. Survey of French and Francophone Culture and Institutions II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. Survey of major institutions, values, customs and literary and historical movements in the French-speaking world during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Includes discussions of the role of France and other French-speaking nations in the modern world.

FREN 396. Cooperative Study. 1-3 credit hours. Prerequisite: Approval of coordinator of cooperative education/internships (Career Services). A supervised work experience program for a minimum of three academic quarters at a site in business, industry or government. For sophomore, junior or senior level students who wish to obtain successive on-the-job experience in conjunction with their academic training.

FREN 398. Internship. 1-15 credit hours. Supervised, credit-earning work experience of one academic quarter with a previously approved business firm, private agency or government agency. Credit is allowed only in elective areas.

FREN 400. Directed Study. 1-5 hours. Prerequisite: French 202 or approval of instructor, major area committee, and department chairman. Covers special topics and seminars external to course offerings that allow a student to work individually with instructor.

FREN 410. French Linguistics. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. A study of the sounds of French vowels, consonants, words and word groups using phonetic transcriptions and symbols. An introduction to the study of language and the application of the science of linguistics.

FREN 420. Advanced Literature I. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 310 and French 300 or permission of instructor. The literature and culture of France from the Middle Ages to 1800. Readings and discussion in French.

FREN 422. Advanced Literature II. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 311 and French 300 or permission of instructor. The literature and culture of France during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Readings and discussion in French.

FREN 424. Advanced Literature III. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 311 and French 300 or permission of instructor. The literature and culture of the Francophone world. Although the Francophone countries of Europe are included within the scope of this course, special attention will be given to French Canada and the French-speaking African nations.

FREN 450. Topics in Modern France and the Francophone World: Business, Culture, Values. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 310/311 or permission of instructor. Institutions, business, culture, values, customs and literatures of France and the Francophone world in the twentieth century. Includes an analysis of their influence on government, politics, diplomacy and business in these regions.

FREN 455. Advanced Grammar. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: FREN 303. An examination of French grammar and syntax with special emphasis on the problems posed to non-native speakers. Text, lecture and discussion in French.

FREN 460. Methods of Translation. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 303 or permission of instructor. Survey of French grammar and syntax with special emphasis on techniques of general translation and major fields of specialization such as law, medicine, literature, business, etc.

FREN 465. Advanced Commercial French. 5-0-5. Prerequisite: French 304 or permission of instructor. A continuation of French 304 that offers an in-depth survey of business practices and the language of business in the French-speaking world.

FREN 490. Special Topics in French. 1-5 hours. Prerequisite: French 202 or permission of instructor. Special topics relevant to current concerns within the French-speaking community.

FRENCH EDUCATION (FRED)

FRED 410. Methods, Materials and Classroom Management in French Education I, (P-12). 4-2-5. Prerequisite: FLED 350. An overview of methods and materials in foreign language instruction with particular emphasis on communicative, or proficiency oriented, approaches to language teaching and testing. The field experience emphasizes principles of classroom and behavior management as well as ways to put theory into practice.

FRED 412. Methods, Materials and Classroom Management in French Education II, (P-12). 3-6-5. Prerequisite: FRED 410. A continuation of FRED 410 that emphasizes communicative, or proficiency oriented, approaches to language teaching and testing. The field experience illustrates principles of classroom and behavior management as well as ways to put theory into practice.

FRED 413. Instructional Design and Application in French, (P-12). 0-10-5. Prerequisite: FRED 412. Provides the student the opportunity to synthesize knowledge and experiences acquired in previous course work in order to plan, implement and evaluate units of instruction in an assigned teaching experience in French, P-12.

FRED 480. Student Teaching in French, (P-12). 1-42-15. Prerequisite: FRED 413 & admission to student teaching. Full-time teaching experience in French under the supervision of a public school cooperating teacher and university supervisor.