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Spring 2010: Class Schedule, Textbooks, and Other Requirements

1. Freshman          2. Juniors          3. Seniors          4. MBA         
5. MA-Theology

1. Freshman Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2010 courses

Students Course Title
All
Freshman
Early Church Fathers
Professor: Michael Barber
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Fathers of the Church: An Introduction to the First Christian Teachers' [Expanded Edition] by Mike Aquilina. Note: Students must get the Expanded Edition
  2. 'Confessions' by Saint Augustine. Note: Students must get the Penguin Classics edition, translated by R. S. Pine-Coffin.
Schedule: Monday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
All
Freshman
Dialectics and Demonstrative Logic
Professor: Fr. Andrew Younan
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Socratic Logic 3e: A Logic Text Using Socratic Method, Platonic Questions, and Aristotelian Principles' by Peter Kreeft (Author)
  2. NOTE: Have read the Preface and Introduction before Week 1. Also read this article before the first class.
Schedule: Thursday 2:00 - 4:50 pm
All
Freshman
Natural Science
Professor: Jerry Jackson
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Environmental Science, A Study Guide of Interrelationships', by Eldon Enger and Bradley F. Smith, McGraw-Hill, 12th Edition
Schedule: Monday 8:00 - 10:50 am
All
Freshman
Media
Freshman
Writing and Pitching a Script
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Hollywood Standard: The Complete and Authoritative Guide to Script Format and Style'(Paperback) by Christopher Riley
  2. 'The 101 Habits Of Highly Successful Screenwriters: Insider's Secrets from Hollywood's Top Writers' by Karl Iglesias
Schedule: Tuesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Media
Freshman
Fundamentals of Production
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Filmmaker's Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide for the Digital Age' by Steven Ascher and Edward Pincus
Schedule: Friday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Media
Freshman
Business
Freshman
Introduction to Accounting
Professor: Brian Mooney
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Fundamentals of Financial Accounting with Annual Report' (Hardcover) by Fred Phillips (Author), Robert Libby (Author), Patricia Libby (Author)
Schedule: Friday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Business
Freshman
Writing a Business Plan for Small Business
Professor: Jerry Jackson, PhD
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Business Plans That Work: A Guide for Small Business', Jeffry A. Timmons, Andrew Zacharakis, Stephen Spinelli, McGraw-Hill, 2004
Schedule: Tuesday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
Business
Freshman

2. Junior Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2010 courses

Students Course Title
All
Juniors
The Sacraments, Liturgy & Prayer
Professor: Michael Barber MA
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Monday 8:00 - 10:50 am
All
Juniors
Junior LaunchPad I
Professor: Dominic Iocco & Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 8:00 - 10:50 am
After week one Business majors may meet on Mondays from 12:30 - 3:20 pm
All
Juniors
Culture Making
Professor: Christopher Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling' by Andy Crouch
  2. 'unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity... and Why It Matters' by David Kinnaman (Author), Gabe Lyons (Author)
Schedule: Tuesday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
All
Juniors
 
All Media
Juniors
Advanced Production
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Cinematography: Theory and Practice: Image Making for Cinematographers, Directors, and Videographers'by Blain Brown
Schedule: Tuesday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Media
Juniors
Entertainment Media
Juniors
Directing II
Professor: Nathan Scoggins
Required Textbooks and Materials:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
Entertainment Media
Juniors
 
Digital Media
Juniors
Computer Animation: Maya II
Professor: Sam Shpigelman
Required Textbooks and Materials:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Digital Media
Juniors
 
Business
Juniors
Execution II
Professor: Jerry Jackson
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Flawless Execution' by James D Murphy
Schedule: Tuesday 8:00 - 10:50 am
Business
Juniors
Media Relations
Professor: Lauri Deason
Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Tuesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Business
Juniors

3. Senior Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2010 courses

Students Course Title
All
Seniors
Marriage and Family
Professor: Michael Barber
Required Textbooks:
  1. The Bible (RSV Catholic Edition)
  2. Catechism of the Catholic Church
  3. 'First Comes Love: Finding Your Family in the Church and in the Trinity' by Scott Hahn
  4. 'Men, Women, and the Mystery of Love: Practical Insights from John Paul II's Love and Responsibility' by Edward Sri
  5. 'Catholic For A Reason IV: Scripture and the Mystery of Marriage and Family Life' by Scott Hahn and Regis Flaherty
  6. 'Religious Vocation: An Unnecessary Mystery' by Richard Butler
Schedule: Wednesday 8:00 - 10:50 am
All
Seniors
Senior LaunchPad II
Professor: Dominic Iocco & Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
Business majors may need to meet on Mondays from 12:30 - 3:20 pm
All
Seniors
New Media Marketing & Self Promotion
Professor: Jeremy Durant
Required Textbooks:
  1. (Business Students Only) 'The Online Advertising Playbook: Proven Strategies and Tested Tactics from the Advertising Research Foundation' by Joe Plummer (Author), Steve Rappaport (Author), Taddy Hall (Author), Robert Barocci (Author)
  2. (Media Students Only) The New Now Click Here
Schedule: Monday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
All
Seniors
All Media
Seniors
Special Effects
Professor: Thomas Deason
Required Textbooks:
  1. A $100 lab fee will cover the cost of required texts, materials and resources necessary for visual effects.
Schedule: Tuesday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
All Media
Seniors
Senior Production Pods II
Professor: Nathan Scoggins & Tom Dunn
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Media
Seniors
 
All Business
Seniors
Strategic Financing
Professor: Derry Connolly
Required Textbook:
  1. Harvard Case Study Course Pack
  2. Bring your Bible to class
Schedule: Tuesday 3:30 - 6:25 pm
All Business
Seniors
HR & Organizational Management
Professor: Jennifer Durant
Required Textbook:
  1. 'HR Answer Book, The: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals' by Shawn Smith JD (Author), Rebecca Mazin (Author)
Schedule: Tuesday 6:30 - 9:20 pm
Business
Seniors

4. MBA Schedule and Textbooks for Spring 2010 courses

Students Course Title
All
MBA Students
The Brothers Karamazov
Professor: Fr. Andrew Younan
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Brothers Karamazov' (Everyman's Library) Fyodor Dostoevsky (Author), Richard Pevear (Translator), Larissa Volokhonsky (Translator)
  2. NOTE: Read pages 1-91 (books 1 and 2, for those using another translation) BEFORE the first class
Schedule: Friday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
All
MBA Students
Economics: Game Theory
Professor: Luz Marina Arias
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Strategy: An Introduction to Game Theory,' 2nd Edition by Joel Watson
  2. RECOMMENDED: 'The Art of Strategy: A Game Theorist's Guide to Success in Business and Life' by Avinash K. Dixit and Barry J. Nalebuff.
Schedule: Thursday 8:00 - 10:50 am
All
MBA Students
HR & Organizational Management
Professor: Jennifer Durant
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'HR Answer Book, The: An Indispensable Guide for Managers and Human Resources Professionals' by Shawn Smith JD (Author), Rebecca Mazin (Author)
Schedule: Tuesday 6:30 - 9:20 pm
Business
MBA Students
Entreprenurial Finance
Professor: Derry Connolly
Required Textbooks:
  1. Harvard Case Study Course Pack
  2. Bring your Bible to class
Schedule: Tuesday 3:30 - 6:20 pm
Business
MBA Students
Business LaunchPad
Professor: Dominic Iocco, Derry Connolly & Jerry Jackson
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Monday 12:30 - 3:20 pm
Producing
MBA Students
Film Finance
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Bankroll: A New Approach to Financing Feature Films' by Tom Malloy
  2. 'Film & Video Budgets' by Deke Simon and Michael Wiese
Schedule: Thursday 2:00 - 4:50 pm
Producing
MBA Students
Feature Film Project
Professor: Dominic Iocco & Christopher Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Tuesday 8:00 - 10:50 pm
MBA
Students

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