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THE FOLLOWING LISTING HIGHLIGHTS IMPORTANT NEW COURSE AND SPECIAL TOPIC OFFERINGS, COURSE CHANGES AND DEVELOPMENTS FOR FALL SEMESTER 2007. PLEASE REVIEW THIS SECTION CAREFULLY PRIOR TO SCHEDULING SPRING SEMESTER CLASSES.

ACCT 4100/02 ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING. (Online) This is a WebCT based course that will only meet online during the semester. It is not a self-directed course. The course schedule begins the first day of classes and ends the last day of classes. Work will involve online quizzes, streaming lectures, on-line discussions, exams, and an application project. Only students with strong self-directed learning, time management, Internet, and WebCT skills should consider registering.  Adding this class after the first day of the semester may result in significant time related stress. Class size limit of 40 will be strictly enforced. No overrides will be provided when this class closes. Questions should be directed to Dr. Steve Smalt at ssmalt@kennesaw.edu

ACCT 4490/01 INTERNAL AUDITING I.  This course is an introduction to the internal audit profession.  This course will cover internal auditing standards, ethics, concepts, audit techniques, and reporting practices.  Any questions can be directed to Dr. Rich Clune at rclune@kennesaw.edu.                                                                                                                   

ANTH 2201/06 INTRODUCTION TO ANTHROPOLOGY.  (Online)  This course will be conducted entirely online.  There will be no in class meetings.  If you are not comfortable with WebCT Vista, or do not have a reliable computer to use, you will find this course to be a technological challenge.  E-mail the professor, Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith ssmith1@kennesaw.edu, after you have registered for the course for further information.

ANTH 3398/01 INTERNSHIP.  Permission of the instructor is required before enrolling in this course.  Students who do enroll are also required to attend a pre-internship orientation meeting to be held at the end of the Spring 2007 Semester. Time and date TBA.

ANTH 4490/01 LAB IN PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY.  This newly developed course will be required of majors in the forensic anthropology concentration when our Anthropology Major reorganization occurs in the fall of 2007.  This course will also be a prerequisite for Forensic Anthropology.  Any students with an interest in the forensic anthropology concentration should take this course. Please contact Dr. Susan Kirkpatrick Smith at ssmith1@kennesaw.edu

BISM 3100/04 and 07 INFORMATION SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT.  These sections of BISM 3100 will be taught online with two face-to-face class meetings.  The course will use WebCT Vista as a course delivery tool and will be of an asynchronous nature (there will be no set time for class meetings). The class participants will be required to meet in class for the midterm and final exams.  Please contact Dr. Radwan Ali at rali@kennesaw.edu with any questions.

COM 4490/02 RADIO REPORTING AND AUDIO PRODUCTION.  This class will expose students to reporting and writing for radio.  Students will learn how to write stories and digitally produce them.  They will be encouraged to pursue a subject matter to be used as a "beat" for their stories.  Students will also use digital audio recorders for their interviews.  They will also learn about the latest technological developments in the radio and audio field as well as other trends in the professional radio industry.

CRJU 3305/01 TECHNOLOGY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE.  This is a hybrid class which generally will meet on Wednesdays in the assigned classroom and Mondays online (WebCT Vista) with the following exceptions:  Students also will attend class on Monday, August 20, Monday, August 27, Monday, November 19 & Monday, November 26.  Students who enroll in this course must have basic computer skills. Please contact: Dr. Rebecca Petersen at rpeterse@kennesaw.edu

CRJU 3400/01 IDEOLOGICAL GROUP VIOLENCE AND LAW ENFORCEMENT.  This course examines American law enforcement response to domestic and international terrorism and extremist groups.  Topics include:  understanding the terrorist mindset, the role of intelligence, terrorist financing, special interest and anarchist groups, and the concept of threat assessments.  The course is taught on Fridays from 1400 (2 pm) to 1645 (4:45 pm) hours. Please contact Dr. Stan Crowder at scrowder@kennesaw.edu

CSIS 4490/01 DATA WAREHOUSING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE.  Data warehousing and business intelligence are fundamentally about providing business people with the information and       tools they need to make both operational and strategic business decisions.  This course covers the fundamentals of data warehousing/business intelligence architecture and issues involved in planning, designing, building, populating a successful data warehouse and business intelligence system.  Topics covered in this course include business requirement analysis, dimensional modeling, physical design, extraction-transformation-load (ETL) design and development, Analysis Service Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) database, data mining, and business intelligence (BI) applications.  PREREQUISITE:  CSIS 3600.

CSIS 4491/01 DATA WAREHOUSING & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE.  Data warehousing and business intelligence are fundamentally about providing business people with the information and       tools they need to make both operational and strategic business decisions.  This course covers the fundamentals of data warehousing/business intelligence architecture and issues involved in planning, designing, building, populating a successful data warehouse and business intelligence system.  Topics covered in this course include business requirement analysis, dimensional modeling, physical design, extraction-transformation-load (ETL) design and development, Analysis Service Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) database, data mining, and business intelligence (BI) applications.  PREREQUISITE:  CSIS 3600.

GEOG 1101/14 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. This course is completely web-based; there are no class meetings. All the course assignments and exams will be done and submitted online. Students who enroll in this course must have basic computer skills. Students should print the syllabus from Vista at the following address: http://vista.kennesaw.edu/ on or before the first day of class. Read the syllabus thoroughly to understand all the course requirements. This course is an introduction to world regions through the context of physical and human geography. Contact Uli Ingram at uingram@kennesaw.edu if you have any questions. 

GEOG 1101/15 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. This course is completely web-based; there are no class meetings. All the course assignments and exams will be done and submitted online. Students who enroll in this course must have basic computer skills. Students should print the syllabus from Vista at the following address: http://vista.kennesaw.edu/ on or before the first day of class. Read the syllabus thoroughly to understand all the course requirements. This course is an introduction to world regions through the context of physical and human geography. Contact Uli Ingram at uingram@kennesaw.edu if you have any questions. 

GEOG 1101/16 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. This course is completely web-based; there are no class meetings. All the course assignments and exams will be done and submitted online. Students who enroll in this course must have basic computer skills. Students should print the syllabus from Vista at the following address: http://vista.kennesaw.edu/ on or before the first day of class. Read the syllabus thoroughly to understand all the course requirements. This course is an introduction to world regions through the context of physical and human geography. Contact Uli Ingram at uingram@kennesaw.edu if you have any questions. 

GEOG 1101/17 WORLD REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY. This course is completely web-based; there are no class meetings. All the course assignments and exams will be done and submitted online. Students who enroll in this course must have basic computer skills. Students should print the syllabus from Vista at the following address: http://vista.kennesaw.edu/ on or before the first day of class. Read the syllabus thoroughly to understand all the course requirements. This course is an introduction to world regions through the context of physical and human geography. Contact Uli Ingram at uingram@kennesaw.edu if you have any questions. 

GEOG 1112 CLIMATE AND VEGETATION.  This course will examine some of the natural systems that form earth’s physical environments. Topic examples include atmospheric processes, weather and climate, climate change, hydrology, ecosystems and biomes, vegetation dynamics, and human impact. The course will meet twice a week for hybrid lecture/lab classes.  Lab work will be performed both inside the classroom and outside on or near campus.

GEOG 4490/01 PROJECT GIS. Students will develop a semester-long GIS project that will based on their area of emphasis.  The project requires students to identify, collect, and analyze various spatial data for a predetermined city or county in NW Georgia.  The goal is to have the final projects be submitted collectively as a technical report for a city or country in NW Georgia.  This course can substitute any non-GIS upper division course needed for your GIS certification or major.  This course MAY NOT be substituted for Geog 4405.  You can take more than one Geog 4490 GIS course. PREREQUISITE: GEOG 3315.

HIED 4413/01 TOSS AND HIED 4414/01 PRACTICUM. Students must register for both courses simultaneously.  HIED 4413/01 (TOSS) meets on campus daily from 9:00 AM to 12:15 PM during the first 8 weeks of the semester.  Immediately thereafter, students begin HIED 4414/01 (Practicum), a six-week field experience.  Public schools hours apply for the practicum, and students must be available to work with their collaborating teachers during those hours.  Hence, do not schedule other classes, jobs or activities until after 4:00 PM.  Attendance and punctuality are essential for success in both the classroom and practicum courses. 

HIST 2275/02 URBAN AND SUBURBAN HISTORY.  Your research, analysis, and writing assignments will center on issues relevant to the growth and change in the history and culture of cities.  We will have at least two required research sessions on Saturdays at Atlanta History Center Archives during the course. Dr. LeeAnn Lands
                                                              
HIST 4490/01 MACHIAVELLI. An investigation of the life, thought and influence of the 16th-century Florentine secretary and humanist Niccolò Machiavelli. We will examine Machiavelli’s roles as bureaucrat, Renaissance humanist, political scientist, historian and playwright. Of central concern in the course will be Machiavelli’s political philosophy and the way in which it was shaped by his reading of Roman history and his varied experiences as a secretary and ambassador. Texts include The Discourses on Livy, The Prince, Florentine Histories, The Art of War, and The Mandrake Root. The course will also examine early responses to Machiavelli, both by contemporaries such as Francesco Guicciardini, and by early modern political theorists such as Botero, Richelieu, Hobbes, and Rousseau.
  
HIST 4490/02 THE THIRD REICH.  This course will examine Germany's turbulent history from 1918 to 1945. It will especially focus on the following aspects: (1) origins of European nationalist and racist ideas in the 19th century; (2) the rise of the Nazi party; (3) daily life under the Nazi state (to understand the effects Nazi policies had on politics, economics, and society); (4) war, violence, and eugenics as a significant component of the Nazi world view; (5) the Nazi responsibility for the Holocaust; (6) the legacy of the Nazi state for Germany, Europe, and the world.

HIST4490/03 20TH CENTURYCITY. This course is a thematic overview of U.S. urban history from the rise of the industrial city to the age of sprawl.  We will examine urban social and spatial structure, migration and immigration, urban policy, suburbanization, economic decline, and urban cultures.

HIST 4490/04 HISTORY OF ATLANTIC CIVILIZATION.  Are you amazed by the power of the Internet, how news of events that occurred in one part of the world turned out so quickly in other regions?  Our generation would like to take all the credit for this dazzling “globalization.”  However, the History of Atlantic Civilization traces the beginning of this amazing diffusion to at least five centuries earlier.  1492, the year of the first Columbian voyage to the “Indies,” was the turning point, for it set into motion an unprecedented large migration that led to what we now called “globalization.”  As millions upon millions crisscrossed the Atlantic Ocean, they spread their diverse cultures in the Atlantic basin of continental Africa, the Americas, and Europe.  The cultures that converged included ideas about economic and political systems, music, sports, and foods.  Along with guest lecturers, the class will survey the processes that led to the formation of societies in the Atlantic World from 1492 to the present. 

HIST 4490/05 SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY IN THE EU.  (Online)  This class provides an overview of European legal systems and the legal system currently in place in the European Union. Applicability of supranational law and the acquis Communautaire, the courts as lawmakers and the problem of compliance will be addressed. In addition the course will look at  the problem of cooperation in the area of criminal law. . In this class you will be collaborating not only with the students taking the course in your own country but also with students and faculty at the University of Munich. This is an online course. Dr. Nystrom is the teacher of record but the class will be taught by Dr. Heather Mbaye at West Georgia. The class was created for the System wide Certificate in European Union Studies. Because this class is team taught by faculty from the Georgia University System and the University of Munich, it starts 3 weeks later than the regular KSU classes but finished at the same time. Dr. Mbaye will contact you by email with course information. This information is not on our VISTA system. You must ask Dr. Elsa Nystrom for permission to register for this class as it is a University system course. enystrom@kennesaw.edu

HIST 4490/06 ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION.  (Online)  A survey of the critical issues that define the relationship between environmental quality and the course of European integration. These include the historical origins of environmental policy, the difficulties of implementing changing regulations, the role of EU governance in policy implementation, and the future prospects for the EU's success in environmental regulation (with an occasional glance at environmental policy in the United States). This course will also provide students the opportunity to explore specific case studies of the politics of environmental policy in the application of EU environmental policies in two discrete areas: fisheries and climate change. Along the way you will be collaborating not only with the students taking the course in your own country but also with students and faculty across the Atlantic. This is an online course.  Dr. Nystrom is the teacher of record but the class will be taught by Dr. Heather Nicol at West Georgia. The class was created for the System wide Certificate in European Union Studies. Because this class is team taught by faculty from the Georgia University System and the University of Munich, it starts 3 weeks later than regular KSU classes but finishes at the same time. Dr. Nicol will contact you by email with course information. This information is not on our VISTA system. You must ask Dr. Elsa Nystrom for permission to register for this class as it is a University system course. enystrom@kennesaw.edu

HIST 4499/01 THE HISTORY OF SPORT IN AMERICA FROM COLONIAL TIMES TO THE PRESENT.  In this seminar students will look at the influence of sport and sporting events in American history through selected readings, film and discussion. Topics covered will include individual and participatory sports in the 18th and 19th century such as hunting, horse racing, bicycle racing and pedestrianism, the growth of team and spectator sports in the 19th and 20th centuries and the creation of fan culture. In addition, we will look at the impact of the Olympics and the concept of patriotism and sport, cheating to win, and the role of the media in sports promotion. We will also watch and discuss a selection of the most outstanding American sports films. Students will write their seminar paper on a topic selected from one of these areas. Instructor: Dr. Elsa A. Nystrom (enystrom@kennesaw.edu)

HIST 4499/02 HISTORY THROUGH WAR CINEMA.  This course will introduce some of the most famous war films, and some less familiar ones, from the US and Europe. Each war has developed its own kinds of war movies, from World Wars I and II to the Vietnam conflict and the wars in the Balkans and in Chechnya. Each country has developed its own cultural understanding and interpretation of a war as part of its history through these movies.The films will be used to introduce how to “read” films as part of cultural history and think critically about their content. Scenes from each war will be compared to the "real history" behind the film, to pose questions about how history can be written and rewritten in films. Topics to be addressed include: cultural stereotypes of heroes, villains, and victims; different countries’ takes on the same war experience; adaptations; the politics of war films; rewriting history through war movies; anti-war films;  how to read point of view and cultural perspectives out of movies. Movies:   1. The White sun of the desert (Russia) , 2. The Cuckoo (Finland), 3. The Bridge (German), 4. Mr. Klein (French )  5. Das Bout (German), 6. The Dawns are quiet (Russian), 7. The Cranes are flying (Russian), 8. Welcome to Sarajevo (international), 9. The Thin Red line (USA), 10. Apocalypse now(USA) and 11. The Prisoner of the mountains (Russian)
 
HON WORLD LITERATURE (ENGL 2110/H1).  NEGOTIATING BOUNDARIES.  Honors English 2110 will increase your global understanding through literature that examines physical, intellectual, psychological, socio-economic, and cultural boundaries to human fulfillment.  You won’t be limited to the chronological arrangement of “representative” works in an anthology.  Instead, you’ll read some widely anthologized works and some that seldom appear on world literature syllabi—all arranged thematically.  As you examine issues of power and self-perception, imagination and cultural representation, gender roles and class expectations, you’ll find yourself testing your own cultural values and enjoying new experiences as both a reader and a citizen of the world.  PREREQUISITE:  ADMISSION TO THE HONORS PROGRAM.  STUDENTS NEED HONORS OFFICE APPROVAL TO REGISTER.

HON 2290/01 THE GOTHIC.  The Gothic is an interdisciplinary movement that first emerged in mid to late 18th-century British literature and rapidly spread to America, obviously fulfilling a deep human and cultural need.  It flourished with Frankenstein and Dracula but its effects can be seen in many ghost and supernatural tales with high emotional content, particularly terror and horror.  In this offering, students will read short stories from Brockden Brown and Edgar Allen Poe to Henry James, Shirley Jackson, Angela Carter, and Joyce Carol Oates and such classics  as “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, , and A Christmas Carol.  PREREQUISITE:  ADMISSION TO THE HONORS PROGRAM.  STUDENTS NEED HONORS OFFICE APPROVAL TO REGISTER.

HON 3000/01 POLITICS, ECONOMICS, AND EDUCATION.  This colloquium will offer the opportunity to explore current trends in the convergence of politics, economics, and public education. We will focus especially on controversial issues such as the role of the federal government in local schools, the influence of business leaders on school reform, the responsibilities public schools have to the larger community, and the increasing presence of advertising and corporate sponsorships in schools.  What is the bottom line in educating our children?  PREREQUISITE:  ADMISSION TO THE HONORS PROGRAM.  STUDENTS NEED HONORS OFFICE APPROVAL TO REGISTER.

HON 3000/02 PARIS, FRANCE AND THE AFRICAN AMERICAN CONNECTION.  Paris, the City of Lights, attracts over sixty million visitors a year, a number that exceeds the population of France. While most visitors from the United States frequent the city for short periods of time, a relatively large percentage of African Americans have, since the early twentieth century, chosen to live in France, among them America’s most talented writers:  James Baldwin, Richard Wright and Chester Himes. In this colloquium students will learn answers to several important questions:  Why did so many African Americans from diverse backgrounds choose France to build lives, careers, and become citizens of the country? What impact did France have on James Baldwin? What impact did James Baldwin have on France? What is the contemporary expatriate experience of African Americans in France?  Students will be encouraged to take a study abroad trip to Paris in the spring to focus on this unique aspect of France and U.S. history.   KSU faculty, staff and administrators will be going to Paris in May to participate in the International Seminar on James Baldwin and the African American Diaspora in France.  They will share their experiences in this colloquium.   PREREQUISITE:  ADMISSION TO THE HONORS PROGRAM.  STUDENTS NEED HONORS OFFICE APPROVAL TO REGISTER.

 HON 3000/03 THE RHETORIC OF THE GHOST STORY : “THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT.”  Before cable television, a common pastime when visiting older relatives or camping was “Let’s tell ghost stories.”  This fall on alternate Tuesday evenings we will read, study, survey, and tell ghost stories hailing from a variety of cultures and ranging from the golden age of the ghost story (1880-1930) to the twenty-first century, with its prevalence of psychological thrillers (no slasher films). We will investigate literary and dramatic aspects of the ghost story such as place, atmosphere, pacing, plot, and mystery (i.e., rhetorical and aesthetic aspects of the ghost walk). We will examine the strange phenomenon of the Christmas ghost story (think Scrooge, Turn of the Screw, and Peter Straub’s Ghost Story) and look at the works of Poe, Ambrose Bierce, Bram Stoker, Sheridan Le Fanu, F. Marion Crawford, Edith Wharton, H. P. Lovecraft, Russell Kirk, and Stephen King, among many others. We will study the rhetoric of the ghost story, what makes an effective story, an effective ghost walk, and the psychological and cultural significances of ghost stories.  And finally, if you dare, we will take field trips to reputed local haunted places and have some class visits from psychic investigators—all with the emphasis on the telling of the tale.   PREREQUISITE:  ADMISSION TO THE HONORS PROGRAM.  STUDENTS NEED HONORS OFFICE APPROVAL TO REGISTER.

ITAL 4490/01 CULTURE AND LITERATURE. Heroes and villains of Italy. This course will explore the themes of the hero and the villain in Italian literature and culture through the analysis and interactive discussion of a variety of texts, visuals, and films. Students will acquire familiarity with Italian culture and literature by analyzing controversial literary figures such as Dante’s inhuman Lucifer, Machiavelli’s devious Prince, and Anna Banti’s tortured Artemisia, thus earning a functional understanding of the complex forces that shape the Italian society. Readings and discussions in English. Option to work in Italian.  Credit Hours: 3-0-3  Prerequisites: No prerequisites. For students using this course as part of the Italian Studies Minor: ITAL 2002 or permission of the instructor.

KSU 4401 SENIOR SEMINAR.  Prepare for post-university life as a successful college graduate and global citizen.  KSU 4401 provides opportunities to reflect on where you’re coming from, where you are and where you’re going; a chance to put it all together.  Learn tips on how to career network, prepare resumes, fine-tune employment interviewing, negotiate salaries, connect with professionals for mentoring guidance in the career search, become an entrepreneur, and prepare for graduate school are some of the main topics covered to prepare seniors for post-university life. By using the latest KSU Resources on e-portfolio technology and career services, you will create a portfolio to honor, understand, and connect your learning for self and global society.  Please see Dr. Joan Dominick or Dr. Debbie Smith in the Department of University Studies if you need further information.

MGT 3200/05 (Tuesday Night Section at Galleria):  If you work near the perimeter and have difficulty getting to the KSU campus for an evening class, we have something new especially for you.  Take MGT 3200 (Operations Management) at the Cobb Galleria complex, I-75/285 and Cobb Parkway. Enjoy “corporate setting” classes in a “hassle free and secure” location where parking will never be a challenge at the INPO building, 700 Galleria Parkway, SE, Atlanta, GA 30339-5957, (770) 644-8000.  The class meets from 6:00pm to 8:45pm. Directions and parking information will be posted on the Graduate Business Office website: http://coles.kennesaw.edu/mba-options/career-growth-mba/advising/cg-intranet.html

MGT 4490/01 INTRODUCTION TO HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT. This course provides an overview of various hospitality management areas such as lodging, food service, travel, and entertainment.  Students are introduced to various career opportunities in each of these areas and provided a high-level overview of how to manage businesses in these areas.  The main goal of the course is expose students to the hospitality industry and provide an understanding of the unique aspects of managing businesses in this industry.

MGT 4490/02 FAMILY BUSINESS.  There is increasing public and academic concern regarding family owned and/or controlled businesses (FOBs) largely because they represent 50 to 90% of the GDP in all free market economies, and as such they are the most prevalent form of business in the world. The body of knowledge on family business shows that FOBs are important, perform well economically, and contribute consistently to employment and economic growth.  That same knowledge highlights a number of specific features and challenges that FOBs have to face in order to survive and grow. This course will address these features and challenges, offering students the opportunity to better understand the distinctiveness of family businesses and how to properly cope with them, assuming both the family and the non-family members’ perspectives.  For this reason the course will be useful both for those students who are members of business families, as well as for those who might be interested in working in, for, or with a family business as manager, consultants, or in any other role.

MGT 4490/03 COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT. This course will cover a focused area of real estate development: shopping centers and real estate investments.  Students will analyze and discuss a developer’s responsibility in changing the landscape of the community to meet multiple stakeholder needs.  Dimensions of inquiry will include ethical decision making, assembling the development team, financial analysis related to construction and the operation of the property, conflict resolution, potential to energize and to stimulate customer traffic for the various businesses within the shopping center, to endeavor to add economic value to the shopping center for its investors and financial partners, and to endeavor for the property to play a positive role for the people, particularly for the youth, within the market the property serves.  The overriding focus will be an executive perspective of a real estate developer, investor, and portfolio manager.

MKTG 4490/01 ENTERTAINMENT MARKETING.  This course is an introduction to the marketing practices of the entertainment industry.  Industry terms, marketing tactics and strategies, recent developments and trends will be examined for major sectors of the entertainment industry including movie, music, television, radio, theater, publishing, hospitality and sports sectors.  The course will also focus on product placement, celebrity source usage, product tie-ins, cross promotion, licensing and other current marketing practices in the entertainment industry.  
  
NURSING COURSES (ONLINE).   All materials, assignments and discussions will be conducted online.  Consequently, all students enrolling in online nursing courses MUST meet the following requirements without exception:  (1) a knowledge of computers and internet navigation;  (2) a computer with an adequate modem and ISP with an active e-mail account;  (3) sufficient memory and storage to handle large numbers of online discussions and document downloads;  (4) must complete the “online orientation” , (including orientation to IZIO) at http://www.kennesaw.edu/chhs/schoolofnursing/DLNewOnlineStudents.htm one week prior to beginning the online course;  (5) all enrolled students must check on when their online course starts by clicking on “Course Schedule” or checking the School of Nursing Website for course dates.

PHIL 4490/01 PHILOSOPHIES OF PEACE. An introductory and interdisciplinary course that introduces students to the texts, figures, movements, theories, and practices in the philosophy of peace from western and non-western perspectives.  The course is structured accordingly: Philosophy of Negative Peace, Sources of Aggression, Philosophy of Positive Peace, and Beyond Negative and Positive Peace.  Within these general headings some topics include: philosophical, religious, and poetic perspectives on the prospect and meanings of peace; concepts and practices of nonviolence; tolerance and cosmopolitanism; community; and justice.  PREREQUISITE: ENGL 1101.

PHIL 4490/02 HUME, MOORE, WITTGENSTEIN - SKEPTICISM.  In this course, we will first look at Hume’s arguments against the possibility of a rationalistic solution to the problem of skepticism.  We will then look at Moore’s critique of Hume, and his defense of common sense and the possibility of certainty.  The greatest emphasis, however, will be on Wittgenstein’s rejection of Moore’s approach, and his treatment of the problem in his later writings, building upon a Humean view.

POLS 2250/02 CONTEMPORARY INTERNATIONAL POLITICS.  (Online) This class will be conducted entirely on-line with the exception of two short papers which will be due in hard copy as well as electronic form. Students enrolling in this class should be self-directed, comfortable with computers, and have access to a reliable, high-speed internet connection. This is not a correspondence course; weekly on-line quizzes, discussions and other assignments will require daily checking of the class Vista site. 

POLS 4444/01 ADMINISTRATIVE PRACTICE.  This class takes an up close and personal look at what federal, state, and local administrators actually do on a day-to-day basis and at the challenges they face. It is a serious class for those who are considering public administration as a career. Students who enroll should only do so if they are either political science majors who have chosen the Public Service and Policy Concentration; or, if they are not majors, have chosen the class as an elective. For more information please contact bneuby@kennesaw.edu.

POLS 4499/02 SENIOR SEMINAR. Section 02 of Senior Seminar will meet on select Saturdays only from 11:00 - 4:45 pm  — not every Saturday.  The final meeting dates will be posted in Vista.

RGTV 0197/V1 REGENTS' READING & WRITING SKILLS.   Online course.  Course is only for students with 45 or more credits and have never taken the Regents Exam.

SOCI 2201/04 PRINCIPLES OF SOCIOLOGY.  The course is an overview of the principles of sociology with an emphasis on using the sociological imagination to examine situations involving self and society. This section will take meet in the auditorium in the new Social Sciences Building. The format will be a mix of lectures and student involving activities in the classroom with online discussion and assignments and examinations on Vista. The text uses contemporary social information including movies to illustrate sociological concepts. Check Dr. Freedman’s website for updates: http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~jfreedm1/

 SOCI 3374/01 SOCIOLOGY OF OCCUPATIONS .  This course is designed for sociology majors and others interested in careers that utilize sociological theories, methods, and practices. The first part of the course will be an overview or work and occupations. The second part will concentrate on sociological occupations. There will be an emphasis on knowledge, attitudes and skills important to success in today’s workplace.  The course is offered completely online. However, there will be live online meetings at a set time- one or two evenings a week using Marratech video conferencing or an alternative. In order to take part, you will need a webcam, a USB headset and access to a broadband connection. Do not register for this course unless you have access to the necessary resources. You will also be expected to view and comment on certain movies and television programs as well as current events that have themes involving occupations. You are likely to develop Podcasts or slideshows that present particular occupations including interviews with practitioners. At the time of this writing, the live online classes for this section will meet MW from 4-5:30 PM. These sessions will originate from the SCJ Online Learning Lab. There are limited sites on campus where you can access this transmission, but your home properly equipped is just fine. Check Dr. Freedman’s website for updates:  http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~jfreedm1/

SOCI 3374/02 SOCIOLOGY OF OCCUPATIONS. This course is designed for sociology majors and others interested in careers that utilize sociological theories, methods, and practices. The first part of the course will be an overview or work and occupations. The second part will concentrate on sociological occupations. There will be an emphasis on knowledge, attitudes and skills important to success in today’s workplace.  The course is offered completely online. However, there will be live online meetings at a set time- one or two evenings a week using Marratech video conferencing or an alternative. In order to take part, you will need a webcam, a USB headset and access to a broadband connection. Do not register for this course unless you have access to the necessary resources. You will also be expected to view and comment on certain movies and television programs as well as current events that have themes involving occupations. You are likely to develop Podcasts or slideshows that present particular occupations including interviews with practitioners. At the time of this writing, the live online classes for this section will meet Tu/Th from 9-10:30 PM. These sessions will originate off campus. There are limited sites on campus where you can access this transmission, but your home properly equipped is just fine. Check Dr. Freedman’s website for updates: http://ksuweb.kennesaw.edu/~jfreedm1/

ACCT 8570/01 SELECTED TOPICS IN TAXATION: BUSINESS TAX STRATEGIES. This course is appropriate for MBA students interested in learning how to identify tax problems, exploring tax planning opportunities and finding value-creating solutions that they will be able to apply throughout their careers as business managers. Topics covered will include exploring how taxes affect business formation, financing, day-to-day operating processes and decisions, capital budgeting, restructuring and merger/acquisition activities. The prerequisite for this course is one undergraduate or graduate tax course, or permission of the instructor. Questions should be directed to Mr. Bill Cleary at wcleary@kennesaw.edu.

GRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM – FOUNDATION COURSES:  NEW STREAM-LINED, SELF PACED BUSINESS FOUNDATION COURSES.  Graduate Business Foundation requirements have been changed and courses redesigned.

• Only the GBA 6100 series will be required for the Career Growth MBA and it will partially satisfy prerequisites for the MAcc.  Courses in the GBA 6200 series are no longer required for CGMBA and MAcc associates.
  

• The 6100 series includes:  GBA 6101 - Accounting Foundations, GBA 6102 - Finance Foundations, and GBA 6103 - Statistics/Math Foundations.

• Two options available – ONLINE or IN CLASS.  Sign up for the online sections and you can take these one credit-hour courses online and at your own pace. Once registered for the course, contact groberts@kennesaw.edu who will facilitate your completing the course(s) and assign your grade.   A new option for the Fall is to take the courses in a face-to-face class setting on Saturday mornings from 8:00-10:45 a.m.  The same online materials will be used and a faculty member will be available to help you learn the materials at your own pace and meet business foundation requirements.
  

• Associates must register for all three GBA 6100 series courses they are required to take during priority or final registration. Please direct any questions to hlasher@kennesaw.edu, hudombon@kennesaw.edu or bcallaway@kennesaw.edu

DID YOU KNOW that you can take other Career Growth MBA courses while working on your business foundation courses?  As long as the courses do not require completion of the materials in GBA 6101, GBA 6102, and GBA 6103, you may take one or more concurrently.

GRADUATE BUSINESS PROGRAM – GALLERIA COURSES
Six Career Growth MBA courses will be offered at the Cobb Galleria complex, I-75/285 and Cobb Parkway. Enjoy “corporate setting” classes in a “hassle free and secure” location where parking will never be a challenge at the INPO building, 700 Galleria Parkway, SE, Atlanta, GA 30339-5957, (770) 644-8000.  Classes meet from 6:00pm to 8:45pm. A $150 fee per course per associate is assessed to cover the classroom rental costs. Directions and parking information will be posted on your Graduate Business Office website: http://coles.kennesaw.edu/mba-options/career-growth-mba/advising/cg-intranet.html

GBA 8900/01 LEADERSHIP LAB FOR WOMEN. This course focuses on special issues and challenges facing women aspiring to leadership positions in organizations. Experts from the academic and business worlds will discuss critical issues facing women now. Self-assessments, simulations, and discussion of relevant literature will provide students with an opportunity to learn about the impact of their leadership styles and to actively practice effective behaviors. Even though the class is titled Leadership Lab for Women, men are welcome to register for this interactive course. The class will meet on four Saturdays: Jan. 20, Feb. 3, Feb. 17, and March 31. Students should also reserve March 10 in the event that a class needs to be rescheduled due to inclement weather. The class meets from 8:30am-5:30pm (on-campus location to be announced), and students are expected to attend all class meetings. All books and materials will be provided on the first day of class, and the cost is $120.00 payable by the first day of class by check or cash. Dr. Teresa Joyce, tjoyce@kennesaw.edu.

HIST 7710/01 LOCAL HISTORY RESEARCH AND RESOURCES. The course will focus on the history of Cobb County as a case study in change in metropolitan Atlanta and the modern South from a racially segregated, agriculturally-based economy to a more affluent, suburban, and racially diverse region. It will also focus on how change in Cobb County and metro Atlanta reflects or differs from trends in the rest of the nation. Members of the class will be exposed to historical methodology and local historical resources through their readings and field trips to a variety of archives and museums. Students will write a term paper on a local history topic that they choose in consultation with the instructor. For more information, please contact Dr. Tom Scott at tscott@kennesaw.edu

IS 8900/01 XML TECHNOLOGIES. This course is about XML and its uses to represent information and represent the presentation of information. We will focus on document-centric applications as a means to understanding an array of important XML based technologies: schemas, transformations, styling and data representation. The course will not involve programming; however it will involve creating, transforming and styling XML. A variety of XML tools will be used. A paper and a project will be required. Prerequisite: Admission to the MSIS program

IS 8950/01 INFORMATION SYSTEMS POLICY & STRATEGY. This is an online course and will not have any in-class meetings

MGT 8970/01 ETHICS IN MANAGERIAL DECISION MAKING. Managers must make decisions every day. This course examines a variety of ethical foundations which underlie managerial decision making, and asks participants to relate the material to their own experiences in the business world.

PAD 7900/01 and POLS 4490/02 HOMELAND SECURITY ADMINISTRATION. This cross listed class explores the organization and operation of the largest government effort in our nation’s history. We will examine the structure and function of the Department of Homeland Security from an administrative viewpoint and investigate the various programs designed to gather intelligence, keep us safe, and respond to crises. Any graduate student is eligible, but the course is primarily designed for MPA students. Undergraduates should have already had POLS 2212 prior to enrolling.

SW 7900/05 RESEARCH METHODS. Class meets on the following dates and times: 1/26, 5:30-9:00 PM; 1/27, 8 AM-12 PM; 1/28, 8 AM-12 PM; 2/10, 8 AM-12 PM; 2/11, 8 AM-12 PM, 3/2, 5:30-9 PM, 3/3, 8 AM-12 PM, 3/4, 8 AM-12 PM, 3/17, 8 AM-12 PM; 3/18, 8 AM - 12 PM. Contact Human Services Department at 770-423-6630 for more information.

SW 7900/06 SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE II. Class meets on the following dates and times: 1/27, 12:30-4:30 PM, 1/28, 12:30-4:30 PM, 2/9, 5:30-9 PM, 2/10, 12:30-4:30 PM, 2/11, 12:30-4:30 PM, 3/3, 12:30-4:30 PM, 3/4, 12:30-4:30 PM, 3/16, 5:30-9 PM, 3/17, 12:30-4:30 PM, 3/18, 12:30-4:30 PM. Contact Human Services Department at 770-423-6630 for more information.