Here you can see a list and description of all of the classes that I have taken so far at Penn State. The number in the parentheses next to the class description is the number of credits that the course is worth.
IST 413 - USABILITY ENGINEERING ( 3) This course addresses activities in the system development process that ensure usability. It considers the emerging concept of usability, requirements gathering and analysis, activity design, information design, interaction design, documentation design, user testing and usability evaluation.
IST 440W - INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND PROBLEM SOLVING ( 3) Problem-based approach to technology integration by focussing on real-life problems faced by an organization.
PSYCH 256 - INTRODUCTION TO COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY ( 3) Introduction to study of such higher mental processes as thinking and reasoning, imagery, concept formation, problem solving, and skilled performance.
COMM 384 - TELECOMMUNICATIONS PROMOTION AND SALES ( 3) Principles of marketing services applied to telecommunications and information products/services; models of customer-focused selling and their applications to media time sales.
CSD 318 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II ( 3) Review of basic signing, plus continued development of signing skills.
IST 443 - IT PROFESSIONAL SERVICES THEORY AND PRACTICE ( 3) Explores and applies the basic concepts, methodologies, tools, and techniques of consulting and professional service organizations in information sciences and technology. [Consulting Track Course]
IST 421 - ADVANCED ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION: TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS ( 3) Advanced course on the integration of information technology into systems applications.
IST 402 - EMERGING ISSUES AND TECHNOLOGIES ( 3) Introduction to emerging issues, technology forecasting and analysis; overview of emerging issues and leading technologies in IST and how they impact information systems, users, the IT labor force and society.
PSY 217 - INTRODUCTION TO SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY ( 3) This course examines how ethnic and cultural background influences patterns of human thought and behavior.
CSD 218 - AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I ( 3) Introduction to sign language; provides basic receptive and expressive skills; includes out-of-class practice.
CSD 101 - PREVENTING HEARING LOSS ( 1.5) Assessment, intervention, and prevention of hearing loss caused by loud music and recreational and industrial noise.
IST 420 - FUNDAMENTALS OF SYSTEMS AND ENTERPRISE INTEGRATION ( 3) Introductory course on integration of information technology into different venues, including the planning, development, and implementation of the integration. Final Grade: A
IST 331 - ORGANIZATION AND DESIGN OF INFORMATION SYSTEMS: USER AND SYSTEM PRINCIPLES ( 3) Interdisciplinary survey of topics related to the use and usability of information systems. Final Grade: A
COMM 490 - ISSUES IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE: POLICY AND IMPLEMENTATION ( 3) Analysis of policy, strategic issues, and implications raised by the rapid growth of electronic commerce over the Internet. Final Grade: A
ENGL 202C - EFFECTIVE WRITING: TECHNICAL WRITING ( 3) Writing for students in scientific and technical disciplines. Final Grade: A
ART 002 - INTERACTIVE LEARNING AND WEB-DESIGN ( 3) Introduce students to research on-line, preparing verbal, visual and other elements for presentation of outcomes and posting them to the Internet. Final Grade: A
IST 296 - IST QUALITY TEAM FOR IST 301 ( 1) “Quality teams meet once a week to critique the learning process in their course. During the week they interview colleagues, apply fast feedback instruments like one-minute papers, and solicit suggestions. Once they pinpoint an issue they prepare survey instruments to establish if there is a significant problem. During the semester they share findings with their classmates.” Final Grade: A
IST 301 - INFORMATION AND ORGANIZATIONS ( 3) Overview of organizational structures and functions. Includes information processing and analytic perspectives of organizations. Final Grade: A
IST 302 - IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT ( 3) Exploration and application of the basic concepts, methodologies, and tools of project management in the field of information sciences and technology. Final Grade: A
COMM 484 - EMERGING TELECOMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGIES ( 3) Overview of technology of electronic media and related societal issues. Final Grade: A
CAS 252 - BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATION ( 3) Interviewing, briefing, conferring, and decision making; analyzing and evaluating formal and informal patterns of communication in organizations. Final Grade: A
PL SC 003 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPARATIVE POLITICS ( 3) Introduction to study of comparative government and politics: normative/ empirical theories; government functions in modern societies; representative structures and processes. Final Grade: A
IST 240 - INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LANGUAGES ( 3) Introduction to the specification and application of languages and language paradigms that interact with computers. (JAVA Programming) Final Grade: A
COMM 180 - SURVEY OF BROADCASTING AND CABLE ( 3) Introductory study of American broadcasting system; history and technological development; societal compulsions and constraints on programming and practices. Final Grade: A
STAT 200 - ELEMENTARY STATISTICS ( 4) Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions, probability, binomial and normal distributions, statistical inference, linear regression, and correlation Final Grade: A
ANTH 045 - CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) Beginnings of human culture; economic life, society, government, religion, and art among traditional peoples. Final Grade: A
ART 090 - INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOGRAPHY ( 3) An introduction to the aesthetics, history, and science of photography including practical and critical approaches to the art of photography. Final Grade: A
NUTR 100 - CONTEMPORARY NUTRITION CONCERNS ( 1.5) Interpretation of nutrition principles in relation to contemporary problems in selecting a diet to promote a healthy lifestyle. Final Grade: A
IST 230 - LANGUAGE, LOGIC, AND DISCRETE MATHEMATICS ( 3) Introduction to formal languages, mathematical logic, and discrete mathematics, with applications to information sciences and technology. Final Grade: A
STS 101 - MODERN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND HUMAN VALUES ( 3) Relationships of science and technology to human aspirations, values, and arts. Final Grade: A
ANTH 021 - INTRODUCTORY BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY ( 3) The role of human biology and evolution in culture, society, and behavior. Final Grade: A
SOC 005 - SOCIAL PROBLEMS ( 3) Current social problems such as economic, racial, and gender inequalities; social deviance and crime; population, environmental, energy, and health problems. Final Grade: A
IST 210 - ORGANIZATION OF DATA ( 3) Introduction to concept of databases including the storage, manipulation, evaluation, and display of data and related issues. Final Grade: A
IST 220 - NETWORKING AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS ( 3) Introduction to digital network topologies; transmission media; signal modulation; digital packet switching and routing; systems integration; communications management; security. Final Grade: A
ENGL 015 - RHETORIC AND COMPOSITION ( 3) Instruction and practice in writing expository prose that shows sensitivity to audience and purpose. Final Grade: A
ECON 002 - INTRODUCTORY MICROECONOMIC ANALYSIS AND POLICY ( 3) Methods of economic analysis and their use; price determination; theory of the firm; distribution. Final Grade: A
GEOSC 021 - EARTH AND LIFE: ORIGIN AND EVOLUTION ( 3) Introduction to the origin and evolution of life on Earth from the perspective of geologic time and the fossil record. Final Grade: A
IST 297 - TECHNOLOGY IN THE CLASSROOM ( 1) Technology Learning Assistant. Final Grade: A
IST 110 - INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY ( 4) Introduction to information systems including social implications, and the creation, organization, analysis, storage, retrieval, and communication of information. Final Grade: A
CAS 100B - EFFECTIVE SPEECH ( 3) Principles of communication, implemented through group problem solving, with some attention to formal speaking and message evaluation. Final Grade: A
PSU 017 - FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR SCHOOL OF INFORMATION SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY ( 1) Facilitate student’s adjustment to the high expectations, demanding workload, increased academic liberties, and other aspects of the transition to college life. Final Grade: A
MATH 110 - TECHNIQUES OF CALCULUS I ( 4) Functions, graphs, derivatives, integrals, techniques of differentiation and integration, exponentials, improper integrals, applications. Final Grade: A
CMPSC 101 - INTRODUCTION TO ALGORITHMIC PROCESSES ( 3) Properties of algorithms, languages, and notations for describing algorithms, applications of a procedure-oriented language to problem solving. Final Grade: A