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1. Freshmen          2. Sophomores

1. Freshmen Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2008 courses

Students Course Title
All
Freshmen
Masterpieces of Literature, Art & Music I
Professor: Michael Barber MA
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'St. Augustine's Confessions'; Penguin Classics. Translation by R. S. Pine-Coffin. London: Penguin Books.First published, 1961. ISBN-10: 014044114X; ISBN-13: 978-0140441147
  2. 'The Fathers of the Church, Expanded Edition: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers' by Mike Aquilina; Our Sunday Visitor, Inc. Huntington, Indiana, 2006. ISBN-10: 159276245X; ISBN-13: 978-1592762453
Schedule: Wednesday 2:00 - 4:55pm
All
Freshmen
Customer Driven Product & Service Ideation
Professor: Brian Hawkins MBA
Textbooks:
  1. Required: Revolutionizing Product Development: Quantum Leaps in Speed, Efficiency, and Quality by Steven C. Wheelwright
  2. Recommended: The Lean Product Development Guidebook: Everything Your Design Team Needs to Improve Efficiency and Slash Time to Market (Spiral-bound) by Ronald Mascitelli
Schedule: Wednesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Freshmen
e-Commerce: Principles & Practice
Professor: Dominic Iocco MBA
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Making a Living from Your eBay Business' by Michael Miller
  2. 'The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More' by Chris Anderson
Schedule: Thursday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Freshmen
Media
Freshmen
Communication Skills II - Writing and Pitching a Script
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'The 101 Habits of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers' by Karl Iglesias
  2. 'The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style' by Christopher Riley.
Schedule: Tues 11:00am - 1:55pm
Media
Freshmen
Decisions Based on Data
Professor: Jerry Jackson PhD
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Practical Business Math Procedures by Slater; 8th Edition, McGraw-Hill/Irwin Publishers ISBN 0073133086 (do NOT purchase the “Brief Edition”)
Other requirements: A Financial Calculator (such as the Texas Instruments BA II Plus Business Analyst)
Schedule: Monday 2:00pm - 4:55pm
Media
Freshmen
Business
Freshmen
Negotiation Skills
Professor: Jerry Jackson PhD
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Only Negotiating Guide You'll Ever Need: 101 Ways to Win Every Time in Any Situation (Paperback) by Peter B. Stark, Jane Flaherty
Schedule: Monday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Freshmen
Product & Service Businesses - Case Studies
Professors: Jerry Jackson PhD
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Emerging Markets Century' by Antoine van Agtmael
  2. 'Wall Street Journal'
Schedule: Tuesday 2:00pm - 4:55pm
Business
Freshmen

2. Sophomore Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2008 courses

Students Course Title
All
Sophomores
Masterpieces of Literature, Art & Music II
Professor: Michael Barber MA
Required Textbooks
  1. Dante's 'Inferno' (Penguin Classics Series; translated by Robin Kirkpatrick; London: Penguin, 2006). DO NOT BUY A USED COPY! Students must get THIS TRANSLATION by Kirkpatrick.
  2. William Shakespeare's 'Hamlet' (New Folger Library Shakespeare Series; New York: Washington Square Press, 1992). DO NOT BUY A USED COPY! Students must get THIS EDITION.
  3. 'The Story of Art' by E. H. Gombrich, (reprinted, London: Phaidon Press, 2006).
Schedule - ALL Sophomores: Wednesday 11:30am - 12:55pm
Schedule - Media Sophomores: Thursday 2:00pm - 3:25pm
Schedule - Business Sophomores: Thursday 3:30pm - 4:55pm
All
Sophomores
Leadership & Management - Overview
Professor: Jerry Jackson PhD
Required Textbooks
  1. 'Lincoln on Leadership' by Donald T. Phillips.
  2. 'Developing the Leader Within You' by John C. Maxwell.
Schedule: Tuesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Sophomores
Tools for Web Design III
Professor: Paul Escandon
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'The Web Collection Revealed Premium Edition: Adobe Dreamweaver CS3, Flash CS3 & Photoshop CS3'
Other requirements:
Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium software.
See www.studica.com or www.ccvsoftware.com
Schedule: Thursday 6:00pm - 8:55pm
All
Sophomores
Books
Media
Sophomores
Writing for Stage and Screen II
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Making a Good Script Great' by Linda Seger
  2. 'Save the Cat! The Last Book on Screenwriting You'll Ever Need' by Blake Snyder
Schedule: Tuesday 3:00pm - 5:55pm
Media
Sophomores
Production Simulation
Professor: Tom Dunn
Textbooks: None
Schedule: Monday 1:00 - 3:55pm
Media
Sophomores
Books
Business
Sophomores
Legal Considerations for a Small Business
Professor: Jonathan Velasco JD
Required Textbook:
  1. ''Legal Guide for Starting & Running a Small Business', by Fred S. Steingold and Ilona M. Bray , Nolo Press, 2006
Schedule: Friday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Sophomores
Managerial Accounting
Professor: Candace Person MBA
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Managerial Accounting for Managers' by Noreen, Brewer. Garrison; McGraw-Hill
    Available as an eTextbook for $82.85
Schedule: Monday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Sophomores
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