Summer Session 1 Course Offerings

The College reserves the right to change course offerings and scheduling.

BUS 135 Introduction to Business Systems
Professor Shanahan

The course introduces the business system in its economic and social environment. A conceptual approach relating business and its legal forms to society as a whole. It includes scope, function, organization of business, fundamental concepts, principles, decision making and multi-national business. The course offers a survey of functional areas of organization, accounting, production, human resource, marketing and finance.

BUS 353 International Management
Professor Della Corte

An analysis of international and multinational business management practices; principles of management in the international environment and an exploration of the primary ways international management practices differ across cultures. Emphasis on interdependence issues and the impact of culture on management behavior, because doing business in another country requires managers to understand something about the nature and culture of the country, this course draws upon concepts from the field of business, and the areas of anthropology, sociology, geography, political science, and history.

BUS 373 International Entrepreneurship
Professor Polich

This course develops attitudes, concepts and skills that enable entrepreneurs and managers to pursue opportunities in spite of uncertainty. The course examines how entrepreneurs and business innovators acquire and manage resources for new ventures and change within organizations. The course also explores current problems and issues in entrepreneurial ventures and change management. Course activities include the preparation of a new venture business plan. (Recommended BUS 326)

BUS 498 International Management Internship
Professor Rocourt

This course involves a company-based internship experience. The internship can be with an organization anywhere in the world, with in-company supervision approved by the instructor. On the basis of experience gathered during the internship, each student prepares a report to a professional standard, and presents this formally to an audience of students and professors; both report and presentation are evaluated.

CLCS 310 The Culture of Cities
Professor Wiedmer

(THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD IN ZURICH) Ever since its formation in the nineteenth century the metropolis has functioned as a multivalent metaphor for the experiences of "modern" life. Portrayed at once as a space of disruption and of stability, of danger and of creativity, the city has as found a place in the modernist and postmodernist imagination that reflects how a people's surroundings influence thought pattern and social practices. At the same time of course the needs of ever-evolving groups of inhabitants form the shape cities take. Taking Zurich as our case study, we will ask how overlapping and interacting slices of urban culture, ranging from the material (buildings, squares, streets and bridges), to the symbolic (narratives, myths and legends), and the performative (music, theater and film) shape our urban experience.

CLCS 310 The Culture of Cities
Professor Wiedmer

(THIS COURSE WILL BE HELD IN ZURICH) Ever since its formation in the nineteenth century the metropolis has functioned as a multivalent metaphor for the experiences of "modern" life. Portrayed at once as a space of disruption and of stability, of danger and of creativity, the city has as found a place in the modernist and postmodernist imagination that reflects how a people's surroundings influence thought pattern and social practices. At the same time of course the needs of ever-evolving groups of inhabitants form the shape cities take. Taking Zurich as our case study, we will ask how overlapping and interacting slices of urban culture, ranging from the material (buildings, squares, streets and bridges), to the symbolic (narratives, myths and legends), and the performative (music, theater and film) shape our urban experience.

COM 498 Internship in Communication and Media St
Professor Sugiyama

This course provides students with a capstone experience in applying to professional contexts key approaches and theories of communication and media studies. The internship site can be private, public or non-profit organizations anywhere in the world. Throughout the internship period, students should ensure close in-company supervision. At the end of the internship, students will prepare a detailed report analyzing their experience and present it formally to an audience of students and professors. Both written report and presentation will be critically assessed.

ECN 297 Social Capital Markets-Investing for Soc
Professor Fullwiler

Social entrepreneurs-individuals designing and running organizations for the purpose of solving social or environmental problems-makeup a rapidly growing sector of the global economy. Financing for these social enterprises has grown similarly, recently topping $500 billion worldwide by some estimates. This course looks at this phenomenon from the perspective of both the investor and the social enterprise. Topics covered include microfinance, social venture investing, financing new green businesses, community development investment, "bottom of the pyramid" (BOP) ventures, as well as metrics and measurements for assessing social/environmental impact and valuing social ventures. Particular attention will be paid throughout to the potential application and misapplication of traditional methods of financial/economic analysis to social/environmental issues, with the overall goal of developing a more appropriate, systemic approach to analysis. This course should be of interest to anyone aspiring to work in organizations that focus on social/environmental impact (non-profits or for profits using the double or triple bottom line, all of which are often referred to as social entrepreneurs) or work in the organizations that invest in or otherwise finance the former. No prior understanding of finance, entrepreneurship, or social entrepreneurship is assumed for this course. Individual class periods will blend discussion of readings, student presentations and class discussions of case studies of real-world impact investors and social entrepreneurs, and student-led discussion/critique/evaluation of real-world business models of impact investors and social entrepreneurs.

ECN 495 SR Research Project in IBF
Professor Terzi

Research proposals are to be coordinated with the Department Chair.

GEO 296 Territory, Identity and Citizenship
Professor Antonsich

Faculty Fellows Program courses are offered in the Summer sessions. Specific course offerings vary from year to year.

GER 302 Advanced German Conversation
Professor Wiedmer

This course uses techniques of oral expression to develop greater conversational fluency and accuracy. Conversational practice is based on topics in the culture and contemporary civilization related to the language.

GER 302 Advanced German Conversation
Professor Wiedmer

This course uses techniques of oral expression to develop greater conversational fluency and accuracy. Conversational practice is based on topics in the culture and contemporary civilization related to the language.

INT 498 Internship Elective
Professor Guggiari

This course involves an alternative internship experience. The internship can be with a program, company, non-governmental organization, etc. anywhere in the world. Throughout the internship period, students should ensure close on site supervision. Each intern must submit a detailed written report or other equivalent product at the end of the internship period, which will be evaluated critically by the intern's FC Advisor and the College's Internship Coordinator. (This internship may be approved for up to 6 credits and repeated with the approval of the Dean)

ITA 100 Introductory Italian, Pt. 1
Professor Carretta

The beginning courses stress the understanding and speaking of the lan- guage. As students progress through elementary conversation, more gram- mar study is introduced and reading and composition skills are developed.

ITA 200 Intermediate Italian, Pt I
Professor Moscatelli

For students with one year of language study. The sequence presents short readings inviting conversation and a review and expansion of written command of basic grammatical structures. Communicative and meaningful use of the language is stressed.

ITA 300 Advanced Italian, Pt. I
Professor Cappiello

For students who have completed at least two years of college-level language studies or the equivalent. This course offers cultural readings from a variety of sources, including some literary pieces, as well as magazine and newspaper articles reflecting the contemporary scene in the countries where the language is spoken. Vocabulary expansion and development of techniques of expression are accomplished through oral and written exercises.

POL 104 Government and Politics of the United St
Professor Mottale

The structure of the American polity is examined in theory and practice. Its salient characteristics are analyzed from historical, sociological and economic standpoints with a focus on current issues.

POL 276 International Environmental Politics
Professor Zanecchia

It has become increasingly apparent in recent years that environmental problems have been proliferating and nation-states are not able to cope with them individually. International cooperation is essential to finding and applying solutions. This course will first examine the nature and the sources of the main environmental problems affecting the lives of nations, such as climate change and its effects, including the ozone layer and the greenhouse effect, acid rain, desertification, pollution, disposal of radioactive and chemical waste material, etc. Students will look at the environmental problems connected to trade globalization and the question of sustainable development and will study how states have tried to deal with these problems and the role of international organizations such as the UN and the EU and non-governmental organizations such as Greenpeace, etc. The effectiveness of international treaties such as the Kyoto Protocol and the problems in their application will also be examined.

POL 290 Govt and Politics of the Middle East
Professor Bregman

This course examines the political processes that shape conflict and consensus in Middle Eastern societies. From this perspective, main regional conflicts are analyzed. The confrontation between (1)Iran and the Arab World and (2)Israel and the region at large are surveyed in light of intra-Arab antagonisms and the historical great power rivalry for hegemony in the area. Special focus is directed toward an understanding of the politics of modernization and the clash between tradition and modernity.

SCI 110 Introduction to Physical Geography
Professor Long

This course examines the various systems of the physical Earth, including the atmosphere, climatic regimes, landforms, soils, waters and life forms. This course includes several required field trips to local points of interest.

SOC 296 Ethno-Territorial Conflicts and Critical
Professor Akcali

Faculty Fellows Program courses are offered in the Summer sessions. Specific course offerings vary from year to year.

STA 107 Introduction to Digital Photography
Professor Bolgé

A digital camera needed. Single-lens reflex camera preferable, but compacts with the possibility of switching to manual also usable. A course in digital photography which will introduce to the beginner the elements of digital photography. The following will be the two areas of concentration: (1) Image capture and manipulation using digital imaging technology (cameras and editing software). (2) Photograph design (crafting a photograph that reflects your intention using composition, framing, lighting etc.). Throughout the course emphasis will be placed on the artistic value of photographs rather than the technicalities of digital imaging. Photography is one of the various artistic media available for self-expression and much emphasis will be put on precisely that. Students will synthesize these elements to create a portfolio of work that reflects not only their newly developed skills but also an appreciation and understanding of photography as an art medium. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 115 Introductory Painting
Professor Stanford

An introductory course to explore basic painting techniques, this theory and studio course attempts to assist the development of visual awareness through various experiments and media, thus providing a foundation for further art study. With a combination of theory and studio practice, the course investigates the properties of color, line, point, plane, texture, etc. in an effort to free the student from dead convention and at the same time encourage the creative abilities of the individual. The course will incorporate structured exercises on the nature of paint and the rudiments of color theory, while encouraging students to study the painting of past and present artists to develop their own creative identity. Visits to museums, exhibits or ateliers may be organized if possible. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 215 Intermediate Painting
Professor Stanford

Intermediate course aimed at further developing the basic skills learned in STA 115. More emphasis will be placed on developing individual projects and exploring different media and genre as students work towards finding a personal identity through creative experience. The course carries a fee for art supplies.

STA 315 Higher Painting
Professor Stanford

Continuation of the previous painting courses to more advanced levels. The course carries a fee for art supplies.