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Fall 2013 Schedule of Classes and Course Requirements

Class Dates:

It is your responsibility as an online student to have access to a computer, Internet Service Provider, and the appropriate software (if required) to complete your online course. Please refer to the Technical Requirements for specific computer requirements. If the course has any additional requirements such as software, these requirements are listed below. Courses will require a textbook except for those that specifically indicate that one is not required.

This list is not exhaustive. Check with your instructor and/or course syllabus once your course has started for a complete listing of requirements.

This list does NOT include a listing of prerequisites. For a listing of prerequisites, please consult the Undergrad Catalog or the Graduate Catalog.

Discounted software is available to MSU students through Journey Ed and the Microsoft Student Store.

 

Summer 2013 Schedule

 

Course ClassNbr Course Requirements
SHs
Instructor
Accounting
ACCT 200 Elements of Accounting I 11181 The course requires Excel 2003 or higher, an access code for CengageNow, a text, and Working Papers workbook. The text is the 24th Edition of Accounting, Volume 1. The text, access code and Working Papers workbook are bundled together at the MSU bookstore.
3
Carla Cabarle
ACCT 201 Elements of Accounting II 11182 The course requires Excel 2003 or higher, and an access code for CengageNow. The text is the 24th edition of Accounting, Volume 2. The text and access code are bundled together and at the MSU bookstore.
3
Carla Cabarle
ACCT 300 Legal Environment of Business 11183 Sophomore status is required. A textbook is required.
3
Dean Allison Frantsvog
ACCT 321 Managerial Accounting 11184 Students will be using an online homework system, Connect Accounting, and will need an access code to use that system.  The access code for Connect Accounting comes bundled with new textbooks purchased in the MSU Bookstore or it can be purchased separately online.
3
Patricia A Fedje
Business Administration
BADM 120 Fundamentals Of Business 11257 MS Word and Adobe Reader
3
Diann Elaine Hanson
BADM 226 Quantitative Meth for Business 11224 Excel
3
Long Pham
BADM 301 Fundamentals of Management
Eight Week 1
11271 Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, and Windows Media Player for PC users or WMP components for QuickTime for Mac users.
3
Gary Ross
BADM 303 Human Resource Management
Eight Week 2
11272 Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, and Windows Media Player for PC users or WMP components for QuickTime for Mac users.
3
Gary Ross
BADM 304 Entrepreneurship/Small Bus Mgm 11201 Word and PowerPoint viewer. Requires access for Business Strategy Game which can be purchased at the MSU Bookstore or online within the course.
3
Ottis E Walizer Jr
BADM 307 International Business 11890 Word, Adobe Reader, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
3
M. Saeed
BADM 309 Safety Management 11185 Word
3
Ottis E Walizer Jr
BADM 321 Marketing 11186 Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer
3
M. Saeed
BADM 406 Professional Business Ethics 13154  
3
Ottis E Walizer Jr
BADM 416 Operations Management 11203 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer are required.
3
Keith L Witwer
BADM 421 Applied Business Research 11253 Word, Adobe Reader, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
3
M. Saeed
BADM 424 Logistics & Channel Management 11187  
3
  
BADM 427 International Marketing 11269 Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint Viewer
3
M. Saeed
BADM 436 Org Behavior Prin & Practices 11230 Word and Adobe Reader
3
Rosmini Omar
BADM 462 International Business Strateg 11247 Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer
3
M. Saeed
BADM 465 Strategic Management
Eight Week 1
11189 Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer
3
  
BADM 489 Entrep & New Venture 11231 Word, Excel (2003 or later), PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, headset with microphone, and Windows Media Player
3
Jeanne M MacDonald
BADM 498 Management Capstone
Eight Week 2
15617  
3
Jeanne M MacDonald
BADM 565 Strategic Management
Eight Week 1
11232  
3
James Ondracek
BADM 598 Capstone Experience
Eight Week 2
11190 Requires access to a video camera. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
James Ondracek
Business Information Technology
BIT 123 Technology-Personal Develop 11243 Word. No textbook required.
2
Thomas J Seymour
BIT 154 Word Proc & Presentation Sftwr 11191 Word 2010 and PowerPoint 2010 are required. There are two required texts.
3
  
BIT 220 Management Information Systems 11194 Word, headset with microphone
3
Linda M Cresap
BIT 235 Introduction to Web Site Desig 11192 Dreamweaver CS5.5 (Older versions cannot be used.)
3
Gary E Ramey
BIT 236 Business Design Tools 11241 Requires Adobe Indesign CS6, Photoshop CS6, and Illustrator C6. Must use a PC not a Mac.
3
Julianne Eklund
BIT 311 Collaborative Computing
Pending Development
12798 Course requires a headset with microphone and MS Office with Sharepoint 2010.
3
Linda M Cresap
BIT 318 Business Communication 11193 Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer
3
Sharon Reynolds
BIT 443 Outsourcing Management
Pending Development
12793
Word. No textbook required.
3
Thomas J Seymour
BIT 452 Client/Server Database 11196 Microsoft Office 2010 (on own). Express Edition of SQL Server 2005, Express Edition of SQL Server Management Studio, Databases and Source Code for textbook examples, and SQL Server 2005 Books are available online from within the course.
3
Nicole Ann Dyess
BIT 453 Systems Analysis 11266 Visible Analyst 7.5 or higher is provided with text, and Microsoft Visio and Microsoft Project will be purchased inside the course
3
Deanna Beth Klein
BIT 560 Manage/Integrate IS Function
Eight Week 1
11886 Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
Kristi-Ann L Berg
BIT 561 IS Project Management
Eight Week 1
11262 Microsoft Office. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
Pan C. P. Kao
BIT 563 Database Systems & Application
Eight Week 2
11887 Office 2010. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
Lorraine J Willoughby
BIT 564 Systems Analysis
Eight Week 1
11888 Office 2010. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
Deanna Beth Klein
BIT 566 Knowledge Management
Eight Week 2
11889 Word and Windows Media Player. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
  
BOTE 127 Information Processing 11198 Office 2010 with Excel, Word, Access, and PowerPoint. The text from the MSU Bookstore is bundled with SAM software.
3
  
BOTE 247 Spreadsheet Applications 11199

Students must have access to a Windows computer with Excel 2013; Macs cannot be used. The books MUST be purchased at the MSU Bookstore because they come in a bundle with the introductory textbook, Sam 2013 access code, and an access code for the remaining chapters of the book that will not be available until the middle of the semester. If you purchase your book elsewhere, you will be missing the Sam access code and the access code for the remaining chapters.

3
Sharon Reynolds
Chemistry
CHEM 115 Introductory Chemistry
Pending Development
20423

Labs will be done face to face on-campus on Saturdays. Dates will be determined once the course begins.

Contact instructor for additional course requirements.

4
 
Criminal Justice
CJ 362 Women in the CJ System 11546 PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, PDF reader, Windows Media Player, and speakers or a headset.
3
Melissa Jolene Spelchen
Communication Arts
COMM 110 Fund of Public Speaking
Eight Week 1
11299 Must have access to video camera. An iPad will work. Students will use Speech Studio which is bundled with the textbook or upload videos to You Tube. Must also have access to an adult listening audience and a professional location. There is no provision to give speeches face-to-face. The media edition of the text must be purchased for the accompanying CD.
3
Aili Marie Smith
Computer Science
CSCI 101 Introduction to Computer Scien 11300 Microsoft Office 2010 and Windows 7 are required. Windows 8 or Microsoft Office 2013 will work but the instructor will need to be notified. A web cam and headset with microphone are required.
3
Sherie Jean Saltveit
Driver and Traffic Safety Education
DTS 230 Driver & Traffic Safety Ed 11612  
3
Howard M Theige
DTS 260 Teenage Driving Behavior Probl 11751 No textbook
2
Howard M Theige
DTS 350 Advanced Driving 11613  
3
Howard M Theige
DTS 450 Organ & Admin of Safety Educat 11752 No textbook
2
Howard M Theige
Economics
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
Eight Week 1
11569 Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer. Requires an Aplia access. If either the e-book or the standard physical textbook sold by the MSU book store is purchased, it will come with the access code. If a physical book is purchased outside MSU, the access code will need to be purchased separately. The e-book can be purchased with the access code directly from Aplia too.

The MSU Bookstore sells two versions of the same book for this course, one for the on-campus course and one for the online course. The online version comes with access to the Tomlinson Economics Video Series which is optional; the e-book and the on-campus version do not. Online students need to make sure they ask for the online version of the textbook; the on-campus text will not be accepted for the online class.
3
  
ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics 11576
3
  
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 11302 Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer. Requires an Aplia access. If either the e-book or the standard physical textbook sold by the MSU book store is purchased, it will come with the access code. If a physical book is purchased outside MSU, the access code will need to be purchased separately. The e-book can be purchased with the access code directly from Aplia too.

The MSU Bookstore sells two versions of the same book for this course, one for the on-campus course and one for the online course. The online version comes with access to the Tomlinson Economics Video Series which is optional; the e-book and the on-campus version do not. Online students need to make sure they ask for the online version of the textbook; the on-campus text will not be accepted for the online class.
3
Tilahun Z Ayanou
ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics 12405
3
Tilahun Z Ayanou
Teacher Education
ED 250 Foundations of Education 11734  
2
  
English
ENGL 110 College Composition I 11506 Requires Microsoft Word. Students who have not taken an online course in Blackboard must complete the Blackboard Tutorial.
3
Nicole C Thom Arens
ENGL 120 College Composition II 11582 Requires Microsoft Word. Students who have not taken an online course in Blackboard must complete the Blackboard Tutorial.
3
Nicole C Thom Arens
ENGL 225 Introduction to Film 12356 Requires the ability to rent and play DVDs.
3
Sarah Lynn Aleshire
ENGL 232 World Mythology 15630  
3
Ronald G Fischer
ENGL 238 Children's Literature 11354 Requires Microsoft Word and access to a public or school library with an adequate children's book collection. Students who have not taken an online course in Blackboard must complete the Blackboard Tutorial.
3
 
Finance
FIN 353 Corporation Finance 11264 Students are required to be familiar with Word, Excel, calculators, and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer. Requires an Aplia access. If either the e-book or the standard physical textbook sold by the MSU book store is purchased, it will come with the access code. If a physical book is purchased outside MSU, the access code will need to be purchased separately. The e-book can be purchased with the access code directly from Aplia too.
3
  
History
HIST 101 Western Civilization I 11303 #N/A
3
Jonathan F Wagner
HIST 103 US History to 1877
Eight Week 1
11549 Requires the ability to play video and audio files. Microsoft Office 2000 or higher, RealPlayer and Windows Media Player are required. Asynchronous discussion is a requirement in this course. 
3
Christina A Sunwall
Health Management Science
HMS 151 Stress Management 11614 Textbook is required. Course requires Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, Windows Media Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2
Linda Rae Pettersen
HMS 151 Stress Management 11615 Textbook is required. Course requires Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, Windows Media Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader.
2
Linda Rae Pettersen
HMS 151 Stress Management 11616 Textbook is required.
2
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 151 Stress Management
Eight Week 1
11764 Textbook is required.
2
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 151 Stress Management
Eight Week 2
11765 Textbook is required.
2
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 203 Health Care Through Life Span 11617 Textbook is required. PowerPoint or Power Point Viewer.
3
Heidi Jo Peterson
HMS 208 Medical Terminology 11618 Textbook and an access code are required. We recommended that students buy a new book from either the MSU Bookstore or CengageBrain.com otherwise the access code will not work. Word, PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer, Excel, Windows Media Player, and DSL or Cable internet connection are required.
2
Tamara Jane Johnson
HMS 213 Life Span Growth & Development 11812 Students can choose to purchase the book with MyDevelopmentLab access code or just the MyDevelopmentLab access code which comes with an e-book. If the textbook sold by the MSU book store is purchased, it will come with the access code. If the textbook is purchased outside MSU, the access code will need to be purchased separately.
3
Linda M Schaefer
HMS 215 Principles of Pharmacology 11619 Word and PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer. Textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 240 Nutrition 11763 The course requires Word, speakers, video player and an access code to Diet Analysis Plus. Textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 243 Pathophysiology 11753 Word, textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 260 Intro to Public Health 11772 Textbook, high-speed Internet connection, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, Windows Media Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader are required.
3
Kelly Patricia Buettner-Schmidt
HMS 279 Death & Dying 11620 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Windows Media Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and textbook are required.
3
Linda Rae Pettersen
HMS 333 Transcultural Health Care 11762 Word, textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 333 Transcultural Health Care 11775 Word, textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
HMS 379 Health & Phys Aspects of Aging 11813 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer, Windows Media Player, and Adobe Acrobat Reader
3
Linda Rae Pettersen
HMS 460 Quality & Risk Mngt in Hlth Ca 11823 Textbook required. 
3
Caren Gail Barnett
Humanities
HUM 251 Humanities 11315 MSWord or equivalent word processor, high-speed Internet connection for large graphics files, recent version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, one main textbook and two supplementary books (from the bookstore).
3
David R Bradley
HUM 252 Humanities 11316 MSWord or equivalent word processor, high-speed Internet connection for large graphics files, recent version of Netscape or Internet Explorer, one main textbook and two supplementary books (from the bookstore).
3
David R Bradley
Mathematics
MATH 102 Intermediate Algebra 11969 Course requires weekly assignments and discussions, test proctor, and large weekly time commitment. TI-83 or TI-84 calculator is recommended. Access Code for MyMathLab is required and can be purchased from the MSU Bookstore or online at the Pearson website. Physical textbook purchase is optional as the eText is imbedded within MyMathLab.
4
Kimberly Kay Schwinler
MATH 103 College Algebra 11317 This course requires a TI-83 Plus Calculator, a test proctor, and WebAssign course access code. If you purchase your textbook (or access to the online eBook) from the MSU Bookstore, you will receive a WebAssign access key. If you buy a used textbook, you will have to purchase the access key separately. This course also requires a significant time commitment. Please contact the instructor for specifics.
4
Kevin Vang
MATH 103 College Algebra 11521 This course requires a TI-83 Plus Calculator, a test proctor, and WebAssign course access code. If you purchase your textbook (or access to the online eBook) from the MSU Bookstore, you will receive a WebAssign access key. If you buy a used textbook, you will have to purchase the access key separately. This course also requires a significant time commitment. Please contact the instructor for specifics.
4
Eric T Woodbeck
MATH 240 Applied Statistics 11320 Course requires weekly assignments and discussions, test proctor, and TI-83 or TI-84 calculator. Access Code for MyStatLab is required and can be purchased from the MSU Bookstore or online at the Pearson website. Physical textbook purchase is optional as the eText is imbedded within MyStatLab.  This course requires a large weekly time commitment.
4
Kimberly Kay Schwinler
MATH 240 Applied Statistics 11522 Course requires weekly assignments and discussions, test proctor, and TI-83 or TI-84 calculator. Access Code for MyStatLab is required and can be purchased from the MSU Bookstore or online at the Pearson website. Physical textbook purchase is optional as the eText is imbedded within MyStatLab.  This course requires a large weekly time commitment.
4
Sharon R Viton
MATH 507 History Of Mathematics 11555 Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
3
Narayan Thapa
MATH 596 Capstone Proposal 11573 Adobe Reader and Microsoft Word. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
2
Timothy L Morris
Nursing
NURS 222 Math For Meds 12860 Textbook is packaged with a CD-ROM and calculator is required.
1
Linda M Schaefer
NURS 253 Nursing Perspectives 11621 Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Windows Media Player, Adobe Acrobat Reader, and textbook are required.
3
Linda Rae Pettersen
NURS 363 Nursing Theory Research 11622 Microsoft Word, Windows Media Player, PowerPoint, and Adobe Acrobat Reader; textbook is required; RN to BSN Only
3
Linda Rae Pettersen
NURS 383 Professional Nursing I
Eight Week 1
11766 RN to BSN Only, textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
NURS 457 Public Health Prof Nurse I 11827 RN to BSN students only. Textbook required. Word, PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer, Excel, Windows Media Player required. DSL or Cable internet connection required. Requires a webcam and headset with microphone.
3
Tamara Jane Johnson
NURS 458 Public Health Prof Nurse II 11828 RN to BSN Students only. Textbook required. Word, PowerPoint, PowerPoint Viewer, Excel, Windows Media Player required. DSL or Cable internet connection required. Requires a webcam and headset with microphone.
3
Tamara Jane Johnson
NURS 483 Professional Nursing II
Eight Week 2
11767 RN to BSN Only, textbook is required.
3
Linda Haider and Judith Swanson
NURS 493 Professional Nursing III 11768 RN to BSN Only, textbook is required.
3
Caren Gail Barnett
Philosophy
PHIL 101 Introduction to Philosophy 11323  
3
Jason E Southworth
Political Science
POLS 115 American Government 11855 Microsoft Word is required to submit assignments.
3
Larry Wayne Barnett
Pyschology
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology 11623  
3
Donald M Burke
PSY 111 Introduction to Psychology 12887  
3
Donald M Burke
PSY 241 Introduction to Statistics 11794  
3
  
PSY 242 Research Methods in Psychology 12899  
4
Efthalia Esser
PSY 255 Child & Adolescent Psychology 11754  
3
Dianna Coleman
PSY 255 Child & Adolescent Psychology 11776  
3
Casey Ray Coleman
PSY 270 Abnormal Psychology 11624  
3
Donald M Burke
PSY 344 Dynamics of Addiction 11808 Textbook required. Students are required to be familiar with Word or equivalent word processor, recent version of Firefox or Internet Explorer, Internet connection, Flash Player and ability to download documents.
3
Shirley Cole-Harding
PSY 349 Psychopharmacology 11626 Textbook required. Students are required to be familiar with Word or equivalent word processor, recent version of Firefox or Internet Explorer, Internet connection, Flash Player and ability to download documents.
3
Shirley Cole-Harding
Sociology
SOC 110 Introduction to Sociology 11557  
3
  
SOC 210 Introduction to Anthropology 11858 PowerPoint or PowerPoint viewer and Windows Media Player. This course has a lot of audio and video clips which require speakers and/or headset and a DSL or Cable Internet connection.
3
  
Spanish
SPAN 101 Beginning Spanish I 16862 Students must have a web cam, headset with microphone, Quia software, and Talkabroad.com.
4
Paul D Cristofaro
Special Education
SPED 101 Introduction to IDD 11627 No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore.
3
Ruth Mary Soderstrom
SPED 110 Intro to Exceptional Children 11628 Textbook is required.
3
Jolynn Webster
SPED 112 Health Care in DD II 12843 No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Students must purchase two CD-ROMs from the instructor for $8.
2
Ruth Mary Soderstrom
SPED 120 Intro to Positive Beh Supports 11629 No text is required but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. Course requires a headset with a microphone.
3
Mary E Mercer
SPED 130 Expanding Leisure Opts IDD I 12844 No text is required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore.
1
Ruth Mary Soderstrom
SPED 223 Dual Diagnoses:Mental Retardat 12845 No textbook required, but hard copies of the course’s online readings are available from the MSU Bookstore. You are required to purchase a CD-ROM within the course for $5.
1
Ruth Mary Soderstrom
SPED 296 Field Experience in IDD 19580 No textbook required. This course is an 160 hour practicum completed in an approved field based site. Contact the instructor to make arrangements several weeks prior to the beginning of the semester.
4
Mary E Mercer
SPED 494 Practicum In Special Education 19581 Contact instructor
4
Julie Hoffer
SPED 501 Intro to Graduate Studies
Eight Week 1
19445 Must be admitted to the Graduate School. Microsoft Word
3
Holly Pedersen
SPED 502 Studies in ASD 11837 Headset with microphone. Desktop microphones will NOT work. This course will use Wimba Live Classroom to meet. Students must run the Wimba setup wizard before scheduled meetings. The number of meetings & times are TBD. Must be admitted to the Graduate School.
2
Barbara Lenore Massine
SPED 504 Intro Prsch Cldrn W/Disabiliti 11799  
3
Barbara Lenore Massine
SPED 509 Infant/Toddler Development 11804  
3
Barbara Lenore Massine
SPED 542 Methods & Materials in DD/ASD 11820 Must be admitted to the Graduate School. Requires a headset with a microphone.
3
Jennifer Lynn Hefter