Experimental Courses 2018-2019

A B E 102X. Learning Communities. (0-1) Cr. 0.5. F. Eight week learning communities course focusing on student success, engineering, and department curriculum. Building community within the ABE Department.

A B E 440X. Modeling and Simulation of Soil-Crop-Machine Systems. (Dual-listed with A B E 540X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: A B E 340, A B E 316. Principles of soil and crop material characterization, constitutive relationships for modeling soil and crop material behaviors, and applied computational and experimental methods for soil-crop-machine interactions for design and evaluation of off-road machine systems.

A B E 540X. Modeling and Simulation of Soil-Crop-Machine Systems. (Dual-listed with A B E 440X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: A B E 340, A B E 316. Principles of soil and crop material characterization, constitutive relationships for modeling soil and crop material behaviors, and applied computational and experimental methods for soil-crop-machine interactions for design and evaluation of off-road machine systems.

A ECL 231X. Principles of Wildlife & Fisheries Conservation. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: BIOL 211, BIOL 212, NREM 120. Introduction to the principles of wildlife and fisheries management. Case studies will be explored along with assessment methods used to understand management including conservation of populations, species and communities, as well as habitat preservation and restoration.

A ECL 435X. Entomology Field Trip. (Cross-listed with ENT 435X). (1-6) Cr. 2. Repeatable. Irr. S. Irr. SS. Prereqs: BIOL 312 (or equivalent) and permission of instructor; ENT 370 or ENT 425 (or equivalent) recommended. Field trip to study insects of major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Location and duration vary.

A ECL 444X. Aquatic Toxicology. (Dual-listed with A ECL 544X and TOX 544X; cross-listed with TOX 444X). (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S, offered 2019. Prereqs: Graduate student status, or undergraduate status having declared a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology, or having completed BIOL 211 and BIOL 212. An overview of interactions between anthropogenic chemicals and aquatic ecosystems. Topics include history of aquatic toxicology, methods of toxicity testing, and species responses to toxicants. Emphasis is on aquatic pollutants of emerging concern (e.g., nanoparticles, microplastics). Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

A ECL 544X. Aquatic Toxicology. (Dual-listed with A ECL 444X and TOX 444X; cross-listed with TOX 544X). (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S, offered 2019. Prereqs: Graduate student status, or undergraduate status having declared a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology, or having completed BIOL 211 and BIOL 212. An overview of interactions between anthropogenic chemicals and aquatic ecosystems. Topics include history of aquatic toxicology, methods of toxicity testing, and species responses to toxicants. Emphasis is on aquatic pollutants of emerging concern (e.g., nanoparticles, microplastics). Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

A M D 578X. Social Network Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2019. Prereq: STAT 587 or equivalent. Introduction to social network related theories, practices and analyses. Visualize and analyze social structures, formed from social relationships, interactions, communications, and social media activities. Explore methods for social network data collection and data management, including application on big data. Practical guidelines on conducting SNA research in social science contexts, including applying SNA with big data.

ACCT 315X. Business Data Streams and Issues. (Cross-listed with MIS 315X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: COM S 113. Identification of open data sources and other private data sources. Develop methods of data access, collection, and sharing; develop methods to validate and standardize data sources; develop methods to assess data worthiness (risk).

ACCT 371X. Entrepreneurship and Accounting Information. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: ACCT 285. Accounting information recording, dissemination, and use by entrepreneurs. Introduces pro forma financials, venture capital, private equity, and state and federal regulations for business creation and formation. Other topics include intrapreneurship, intellectual property, information privacy, cybersecurity, and internal controls, including managing the risk of embezzlement.

ADVRT 391X. Short Course Intensive. (Cross-listed with JL MC 391X and P R 391X). Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Focused short courses on timely concepts. Check with Greenlee School for course availability. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only

AER E 294X. Make to Innovate I. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereqs: Restricted to Freshman and Sophomore classifications; Instructor permission required. Multidisciplinary projects to engage students in the fundamentals of engineering, project management, systems engineering, teamwork, and oral and visual communication. Students will define and attain their team objectives and milestones that are approved by the instructor. Graduation Restrictions: Will not count toward graduation.

AER E 407X. Applied Formal Methods. (Dual-listed with AER E 507X; Cross-listed with COM S 407X and COM S 507X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: MATH 166 and instructor permission. Introduction to the fundamentals of formal methods, a set of mathematically rigorous techniques for the formal specification, validation, and verification of safety-critical systems. Tools, techniques, and applications of formal methods with an emphasis on real-world use-cases such as enabling autonomous operation. Students will build experience in writing mathematically analyzable specifications from English operational concepts for real systems, such as aircraft and spacecraft. Review capabilities and limitations of formal methods in the design, verification, and system health management of today's complex systems.

AER E 452X. Introduction To Systems Engineering And Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. SS. (Cross-listed with I E 452X). Prereq: Junior Classification in an Engineering Major. Principles of systems engineering to include problem statement formulation, stakeholder analysis, requirements definition, system architecture and concept generation, system integration and interface management, verification and validation, and system commissioning and decommissioning operations. Introduction to discrete event simulation processes. Students will work in groups to propose, research, and present findings for a systems engineering topic of current relevance.

AER E 494X. Make to Innovate II. Cr. 2-3. F. Prereqs: Restricted to Junior or Senior classifications; Instructor permission required. Multidisciplinary projects to engage students in the fundamentals of engineering, project management, systems engineering, teamwork, and oral and visual communication. Students will define and attain their team objectives and milestones that are approved by their instructors. Graduation restrictions: Maximum of 6 credits may count toward graduation as Technical Elective.

AER E 507X. Applied Formal Methods. (Dual-listed with AER E 407X; Cross-listed with COM S 407X and COM S 507X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: MATH 166 and instructor permission. Introduction to the fundamentals of formal methods, a set of mathematically rigorous techniques for the formal specification, validation, and verification of safety-critical systems. Tools, techniques, and applications of formal methods with an emphasis on real-world use-cases such as enabling autonomous operation. Students will build experience in writing mathematically analyzable specifications from English operational concepts for real systems, such as aircraft and spacecraft. Review capabilities and limitations of formal methods in the design, verification, and system health management of today's complex systems.

AER E 515X. Atomistic and Multiscale Mechanics of Materials. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: E M 510; E M 516; AER E 525. Introduction to atomistic and multiscale computational methodology for the graduate-level study of mechanics of materials. At the end of this course, students will have an awareness and understanding of the application of atomistic and multiscale materials modeling techniques to fracture, plasticity, phase transformation, corrosion, thermal and mass transport in a variety of engineering materials.

AER E 554X. Metaheuristic Optimization and Modeling for Complex System Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Graduate standing in College of Engineering or permission of instructor. Introduction to the theoretical foundation and methods associated with meta-modeling and metaheuristic optimization, including categories of meta-modeling methods and applications in which each class of meta-modeling methods should and could be used, as well as metaheuristic optimization methods and the types of applications for which each is best suited.

AESHM 213X. Transitions: Pre-Professional Strategies and Career Explorations. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereqs: Transfer Student or Change of Major in AMD, EVENT, or HSP M majors. Fast track pre-professional development strategies, career exploration, and multi-dimensional academic and extracurricular planning for students in transition including transfer and change of majors.

AESHM 365X. Event, Hospitality, and Retail Risk Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. Overview and management of hazards and risks in the planning, design, operation, and evaluation stages of events, hospitality organizations, and apparel/retail environments.

AESHM 499X. Research, Seminar, or Senior Project. Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS. Repeatable. Research, seminar, or senior project in apparel, events, and hospitality management.

AF AM 327X. Strategies of Resistance: From Slavery to Hip-Hop & Black Lives Matter. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Sophomore classification. Analysis of strategies of resistance and protest against inequality within African American communities; emphasis on the historical, socio-political and economic contexts in which resistance emerges; includes examination of contemporary forms of protests.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

AF AM 343X. The Global African Diaspora. (Cross-listed with HIST 343X and SOC 343X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.SS. Prereqs: AF AM 201 or SOC 134. Conceptual, spatial, and temporal dimensions of the global African diaspora. Social transformations, cultural and economic commonalities and differences between the classic and contemporary African diasporas.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

AFAS 251X. Team and Leadership Fundamentals. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Measuring character through self-assessment and its importance for leadership and team building. The importance of listening and communication for mission accomplishment. Leadership, team building, and problem solving skills in the context of Air Force core values.

AFAS 252X. Team and Leadership Fundamentals II. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Defining leadership through the lens of human relations, conflict and stress management, and ethical decision making. The importance of leveraging diversity and collaborative relationships with negotiating and resiliency techniques in the context of Air Force core values.

AGEDS 323X. Strategic Communication in Agriculture and the Environment. (Cross-listed with P R 323X).(3-0) Cr. 3. F. S.  Prereqs: ENGL 250; Junior classification. Effective communication of agricultural and environmental issues. Analysis of attitudes, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and impacts on individual and societal choices. Application in the domains of public relations, mass media, and popular culture.

AGEDS 568X. Qualitative Interviews and Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate status. Understanding the role of interviews in agricultural education research, basis for theory of meaning, and variations of interview technique among qualitative traditions. Development of facilitation technique for individual interviews; and focus groups. Transcription and basic qualitative analysis. Use of interview findings to prepare manuscripts.

AGRON 270X. Geospatial Technologies. (Cross-listed with ENSCI 270X). (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Concepts and tools for acquiring, managing, analyzing, and displaying geographic information, including GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and cartography. Focus on applications in biological, ecological, environmental, and agricultural sciences.

AGRON 537X. Quantitative Analytics for Plant Breeding. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: AGRON 181, Math 140, STAT 587. Methods to quantify consequences of decisions based on analytical methods used in crop genetic improvement and cultivar development.

AGRON 540X. Numerical Weather and Climate Prediction. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: MATH 265 or equivalent and at least one course in atmospheric or fluid dynamics. Numerical solutions of the differential equations that describe weather and climate. Survey of numerical solution techniques with focus on advantages and limitations of different methods. Physical parameterizations for turbulence, clouds, and land surface processes. Forecast verification.

AGRON 581X. Experience in Plant Science Extension and Outreach. (Cross-listed with PL P 581X, ENT 581X, and HORT 581X). Cr. 1. Alt. SS, offered 2019. A supervised learning experience in several extension delivery methods used in the plant sciences. Participation in Iowa State University-based extension programs that may include field crop, horticulture, or Master Gardener programming.

AM IN 201X. Native People in American Culture. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Perceptions and the realities of Native people living in and responding to American society and culture. Topics include representations, contemporary Native identity, literature, the arts, history, film, and issues of diversity.
Meets U. S. Diversity Requirement.

AM IN 318X. Women and Gender in Native Societies. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Recommended: AM IN 210 OR AM IN 201X OR WGS 201 OR WGS 160.  Women and gender roles in historical and contemporary Native societies; issues of perception, discrimination, equality; Native feminism; representation in mainstream society.
Meets U. S. Diversity Requirement.

AM IN 324X. Health and Native American Communities. (Cross-listed with ANTHR 324X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: ENGL 250. Overview of historic and contemporary health and health care in Native Communities. Indian Health Service and specific regulations. Consideration of both cultural and scientific approaches to medicine. Specific health issues (e.g., diabetes, alcoholism, depression, etc.) in American Indian communities.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

AN S 228X. Laboratory Animal Science. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: AN S 101, ANS 114; recommended: ANS 214. Introduction to the species, uses, biology, facilities, care, and diseases of animals used in research.

AN S 427X. Beef Cow-Calf Systems Management. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: AN S 226, AN S 270, AN S 320, AN S 331, AN S 352; and ECON 230 or equivalent. Decisions facing the administrator of a beef cow-calf enterprise. Financial and production goal identification, problem clarification, and resource allocation to manage the cow-calf enterprise. Computer-aided study. Only one of AN S 427X or AN S 426 may count toward the AN S 400 level enterprise management requirement.

AN S 482X. Advanced Swine Science. (1-0) Cr. 1. Prereq: AN S 225 or AN S 280. An in-depth application of basic concepts covered in Basic Swine Science, focused on the scientific principles to the economical and sustainable production of pork. Detailed analysis of benchmarking, production systems, reproduction, pig flow, ventilation and herd health are discussed. Students will become knowledgeable regarding the science, complexity, and technology applied in modern swine production businesses. Graduation Restrictions: Elective credit only for majors in animal science or dairy science.

AN S 517X. Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Diseases. (Cross-listed with FS HN 517X, MICRO 517X, and V MPM 517X). (3-0) Cr.3. F. Prereq: Basic Knowledge in microbiology. Explore current research on gut microbiome including modern tools used to study the gut microbiome. Examine the linkages between gut microbiome and health status, diseases, and manipulation of gut microbiome to improve health.

AN S 563X. Advanced Processed Meats Technology . (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: An S 270 or equivalent, or at least two undergraduate courses in biology, food science, microbiology or culinology. Physical, chemical and biological properties of meat important to processed meat product characteristics. Ingredients, technology and equipment used for fresh and cured meat products. Packaging, preservation and food safety issues critical to processed meat products are emphasized.

AN S 569X. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. (Cross-listed with TOX 569X). Cr. 2. F. Prereqs: BBMB 301, BIOL 258 or AN S 331. Chemical agents that target developmental and reproductive systems in animals and humans, both male and female. The influence that timeline of developmental in utero and what part of reproductive organ have on outcome of environmental exposures will be developed. The physiological changes due to exposure, and mechanistic pathways activated by xenobiotics will be defined and the consequences of these changes will be explored.

ANTHR 324X. Health and Native American Communities. (Cross-listed with AM IN 324X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: ENGL 250. Overview of historic and contemporary health and health care in Native Communities. Indian Health Service and specific regulations. Consideration of both cultural and scientific approaches to medicine. Specific health issues (e.g., diabetes, alcoholism, depression, etc.) in American Indian communities.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

ANTHR 352X. Migration and Refugees in the 21st Century. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. The historical, economic, social, political, and environmental factors that explain human mobility in the 21st century. The definition of a “migrant” with special emphasis on refugees (people who have been forcibly displaced across national borders). Ethnographic accounts of current refugee crises and of host state policy toward refugees.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

ARCH 330X. Advanced Design Representation. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: ARCH 230; Junior, Senior or graduate standing. Advanced investigations of various design media and their applications to design. Emphasis on careful consideration of media, mixed-media strategies and development of craft.

ARCH 573X. Contemporary Issues in Global Housing. (Cross-listed with C R P 573X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Senior or graduate standing. Investigation of broader social and economic processes around the globe from the housing perspective. Case study approach to shelter struggles and the various policy and design responses related to them, as a means of understanding a range of issues important to urban systems including poverty, development, urbanization, migration, social movements and citizenship.

ARTGR 383X . A Concise History of Graphics and Sports. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. This introduction to basic concepts of branding in design explores the processes of sports, graphics of sports, design criteria of sport objects, consumer trends, and social importance of sports will be discussed. This course takes a historical perspective of sport graphics and objects starting at the first known understanding of what could be considered “Sport,” from ancient times to the present. Interpretation of sport graphics and sport objects. Measuring the sports impact and associated graphics with emotions; sounds that date the sport or strengthen our memories of them, photographs of objects and people from different periods, images of industrial, sport, agrarian and city landscapes to remind us of the dominant role played by sport/graphics or that sport object in the country of its origin.

ARTGR 531X. Graphic Design Thesis Preparation. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereq: Acceptance to Graphic Design Graduate Program. Exploration, formulation and structuring of graduate thesis topic, investigation of design research and creative scholarship.

ARTIS 431X. Character and Scene Design. (Dual-listed with ARTIS 531X). (0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: 531X: Graduate classification and instructor permission upon portfolio review, 431X: For ISA majors: DSNS 131, ARTIS 230, ARTIS 330; For Non-ISA majors: DSNS 131 and permission of instructor upon portfolio review. Drawing directed toward designing characters and environments to be used for telling stories in a variety of contexts. Emphasis on ideation, research, concept art and other process work over finished art.

ARTIS 462X. Community-Engaged Arts Management. (1.5-3) Cr. 3. F. Introduction to aspects of community arts management and art gallery operations. Class meets at ISU Design on Main Gallery, a community arts space in the Main Street Cultural District of Ames. Students will staff the gallery and assist in the conception, design and realization of exhibitions.

ARTIS 531X. Character and Scene Design. (Dual-listed with ARTIS 431X). (0-6) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: 531X: Graduate classification and instructor permission upon portfolio review, 431X: For ISA majors: DSNS 131, ARTIS 230, ARTIS 330; For Non-ISA majors: DSNS 131 and permission of instructor upon portfolio review. Drawing directed toward designing characters and environments to be used for telling stories in a variety of contexts. Emphasis on ideation, research, concept art and other process work over finished art.

B M E 450X. Biosensors. (Cross-listed with E E 450X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: B M E 220. Overview of biosensors and bioanalytical challenges; designing for performance including various analytical problems, ion-selective membranes, characteristics of enzymes and basics of bioaffinity sensing; fundamentals of bioselective layers including depositing films and membranes, surfaces for immobilization and bioselective agents; survey of different biosensing technologies including electroanalytical, biomembrane, optical, and acoustic-wave based sensors.

B M S 448X. Principles of Human Gross Anatomy. (2-6) Cr. 4. Repeatable. S. Prereq: BIOL 255 or equivalent AND an introductory biology course. BMS 448X will be a laboratory-centered course that focuses on prosected human cadavers to develop an in-depth understanding of human anatomical function.The course will follow a regional approach and stress relationships between neighboring anatomical structures.During laboratory sessions, students teams will study anatomy from multiple individuals to gain an appreciation for anatomical variation and effects on the body from aging, disease, etc.Additional laboratory activities include study in osteology, radiograph interpretation and case studies.

B M S 535X. Molecular and Cellular Basis of Disease. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Prereqs: Graduate student status. Descriptions of molecular and cellular biology, especially as it pertains to veterinary medicine. Discussions of cellular components, cellular functions and anomalies thereof. Emphasis placed on divergences relevant to companion animals and livestock.

BBMB 212X. Experimental Research Skills in Biochemistry. (3-1) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: BBMB 102. Inquiry-based introduction to biochemical techniques such as protein purification, enzymatic assays, solution preparation, hypothesis formation and testing, data analysis, high-throughput methodology, research record keeping, technical writing and scientific communication.

BBMB 303X. General Biochemistry. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: CHEM 331 or equivalent. Survey of biochemistry: structure and function of amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates, lipids and nucleic acids; enzyme activity; metabolism; DNA replication; RNA transcription; protein translation; with case studies examining industrial uses. Not acceptable for a credit towards a major in biochemistry, biophysics or agricultural biochemistry.

BBMB 512X. Principles of Glycobiology.  (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: 3 credits in Organic Chemistry. Structure, synthesis, and functions of glycans, glycoproteins, glycolipids, and glycosylated secondary metabolites in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Fundamental role of glycans in living organisms along with the most advanced techniques used for their characterization. Biotechnological applications of glycans and glycoconjugates for human needs.

BBMB 531X. Plant Biochemistry. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: BBMB 301 or equivalent. In-depth exploration of plant biochemistry with a focus on the unique aspects of plants versus heterotrophic organisms. Analysis of unique pathways, metabolic trafficking between unique organelles and tissues, and techniques for their characterization.

BBMB 549X. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (Cross-listed with CHEM 549X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: any one of the following: CHEM 324, CHEM 325, BBMB 461, BBMB 561. Theoretical principles of NMR, practical aspects of experimental NMR, solution and solid state NMR, methodologies for molecule characterization, protein structure determination, NMR relaxation, and recent advances.

BBMB 551X. Computational Biochemistry. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: BBMB 404 or equivalent. Biological and structural databases, molecular visualization, sequence comparisons, homology searches, sequence motifs, construction of phylogenetic trees, structure comparisons, protein structure predictions, RNA structure predictions, molecular docking, metabolic pathways .

BBMB 553X. Current Research in Chemical and Physical Biology. (2-0) Cr. 2. F.  Prereqs: BBMB 404 or equivalent. Principles and applications of chemical and physical methods to analyze biological structures and function ranging from cells to individual biomolecules. Synthetic and biosynthetic strategies, cell surface engineering, single molecule and super-resolution spectroscopy and imaging, membrane biophysics, and use of nuclear magnetic resonance.

BCB 546X. Computational Skills for Biological Data . (Cross-listed with EEOB 546X). (1-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Graduate student status or permission of the instructor. Computational skills necessary for biologists working with big data sets. UNIX commands, scripting in R and Python, version control using Git and GitHub, and use of high performance computing clusters. Combination of lectures and computational exercises.

BCB 585X. Fundamentals of Predictive Plant Phenomics. (Cross-listed with M E 585X and GDCB 585X). (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereqs: Acceptance into the P3 program or instructor permission. Principles of engineering, data analysis, and plant sciences and their interplay applied to predictive plant phenomics. Transport phenomena, sensor design, image analysis, graph models, network data analysis, fundamentals of genomics and phenomics. Multidisciplinary laboratory exercises.

BIOL 357X. Biology of Plants. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: BIOL 211 and BIOL 212; BIOL 211L and 212L recommended. Study of the general biology of plants, including plant cells and functions, basic anatomy of tissues, meristems, and organs; adaptive morphological features. Review of processes of photosynthesis, respiration, basic plant metabolic functions, and plant reproduction. Survey of evolutionary aspects of all major groups of land plants, and relationships of plants to their environment. Intended for Biology and other life science undergraduate majors.

BIOL 465X. Macroevolution. (Dual-listed with EEOB 565X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2018. Prereqs: BIOL 315. The history and diversity of life on earth; evolutionary patterns and processes above the species level. Diversity from a phylogenetic perspective. Empirical exercises include: phylogeny estimation, ancestral states, estimating diversification rates, evaluating the tempo and mode of evolution, biogeographic patterns, and trait associations across the tree of life.

BIOL 483X. Environmental Biogeochemistry. (Dual-listed with ENSCI 583X; cross-listed with ENSCI 483X and GEOL 483X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Combined 12 credits in biology, chemistry, and physics. Biological, physical, and geochemical controls on elemental cycling in the Earth system. Dynamics of global change and anthropogenic perturbations to global biogeochemical cycles. Biotic and abiotic cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals, and water, and impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on these cycles across spatiotemporal scales. Application of box models and principles of mass balance, kinetics, thermodynamics, and stable isotopes to analyze and predict system behavior.

BPM I 491X. Portfolio Design and Professional Development. (3-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: BPM I 337, junior or senior classification in the BPM I curriculum. Portfolio and professional preparation including identity package development, writing and speaking. Career-readiness, professional practice, leadership, networking, exploring research subfields within scientific visualization. Creating print and digital visual materials, learning approaches for entering the field, and developing business practice skills. Final portfolio materials presented at the end of the term.

BRT 513X. Biorenewables Supply Chain Management. (Cross-listed with SCM 513X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing or qualified undergraduates with instructor permission. Evaluation of supply chain logistics related the field of biorenewables. The unique challenges associated with biorenewables supply chain are emphasized and examined: cost analysis, market demand & prices, life cycle analysis, environmental impacts, as well as, the technological, social, and political factors related to society.

C E 566X. Geomechanical Modeling Using Discrete Element Methods. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MATH 207, E M 324, C E 360. General DEM formulations, modeling methodology, simulations of coarse-grained granular materials (sands), simulations of rock or other brittle materials, and more specific problems such as wave propagation, heat transfer, and particle-fluid interaction.

C E 594TX. Spl Topics Construction Engr and Mgt: Principles and Practices Teaching Civil and Construction Engr. Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Prereq: Permission of instructor.  Instruct graduate students as teaching assistants and future civil and construction engineering instructors in principles and practices of teaching in civil and construction engineering.

C E 594WX. Spl Topics Construction Engr and Mgt: Construction Stormwater Management and Green Infrastructure. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Process of erosion, sediment transport, and sedimentation including strategies adopted to prevent and manage erosion on construction sites. Applications using green infrastructure and low impact development to manage post-construction stormwater impacts including runoff quantity and quality.

C I 275X. International Travel Study - Pre-departure Orientation. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: Instructor permission required: Participants required to be accepted to international travel study program. Orientation to the international travel study, offered during the semester preceding the trip.

C I 370X. Toying with Technology. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereqs: C I 201 or C I 202 . Integration of learning technologies into PK-12 STEM contexts with a focus on engineering design and computational thinking. Examine current trends and explore how technology can be used to design creative and innovative hands-on experiences that promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills across STEM -related educational contexts.

C I 422X. Teaching and Learning in Iowa History. (Dual-listed with C I 522X). Cr. 3. SS. Multicultural and social justice focus on Iowa history; different theme each summer. Effective pedagogical and assessment strategies for integrating these themes into K-12 curriculum.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

C I 441X. Teaching and Learning with Insects. Cr. Variable. F. Prereqs: Junior standing. Concurrently enrolled in Block I practicum in Fall and Block II practicum in Spring (Elementary Education). Introduction to the biology and natural and social ecology of insects with a focus on the use of insect inquiry in the K-8 classroom, and to culturally- and linguistically-responsive and ambitious science teaching, as well as community-based participatory or “citizen science” research. In- and out-of-school teaching and educational activities related to insects. Intended for Elementary Education Majors and other students with an interest in engaging learners’ curiosity about the world through insect biology and the relationship between insects, humans, and public health.

C I 459X. Critical Approaches to Teaching Children & Adolescent Literacy. (Dual-listed with C I 559X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: C I 559X: Graduate Standing. Research and discussion of issues surrounding the classroom use of literature for children and young adults including censorship, diversity, selection, critical literacy, and the influences of technology.

C I 468TX. Pre-Student Teaching Experience II: Elementary. Cr. 2. Repeatable. F.S. Prereq: Admission to teacher education program, successful completion of a Level 2 or Level 3 field experience required. Application of current methods and instructional experiences with children in a supervised elementary classroom outside of Iowa while engaged in other elementary methods courses. Clinical Experience Level 3. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

C I 475X. International Travel Study in Education. (Dual-listed with C I 575X). Cr. 1-6. SS. Repeatable. Prereqs: C I 275X. Program leader should have accepted participating students to the international travel study. Students enrolled in CI 575X (graduate level) must have completed 6 graduate credits to be eligible for the course. Seminar-based course for undergraduate and graduate students to develop a better understanding around global issues related to teaching, learning, curriculum, and educational policy through international travel study. 1 to 6 week duration involving study in a country other than the US.

C I 480TX. Pre-Student Teaching Experience III: Secondary Education. Cr. 2. Repeatable. F.S. Prereq:  Admission to Teacher Education Program, successful completion of a Level 2 or Level 3 field experience. Supervised participation in a 5-12 school setting outside of Iowa. Permission of content program coordinator required prior to enrollment. Clinical Experience Level 3. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

C I 502X. Teaching Mathematics to English Language Learners. (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable. Prereqs: C I 448 or C I 497/C I 597 for degree students. Classroom teaching experience for non-degree students and in-service teachers. Understanding the needs of various English language learners, learn to use ELLs’ language and culture as a resource in mathematics classrooms, and implement research-based instructional strategies that are effective to teach mathematics for ELLs. For pre–service/in–service teachers and others who will work or currently works with English language learners (ELLs).

C I 510X. Foundations of Game-based Learning. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. (Cross-listed with HCI 510X). Prereq: 12 graduate credits. Theories, principles and best practices of utilizing games in educational environments. Topics include the theoretical foundations of learning games and game play, identity development in online environments, and assessment of learning in and out of games.

C I 521X. Introduction to the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics and Science. Cr. 3. SS. Prereq:  Admission into graduate program secondary mathematics or science education . Provides future secondary teachers with opportunities to explore learning theories and approaches for teaching mathematics and science, especially those related to constructivism and social constructivism. Opportunities to understand how students learn mathematics and science and how to assess secondary students’ understanding in these content areas. Includes 12-hours (2 full days) of classroom observation in a nearby middle or high school and may include other practical experiences in teaching math and science.

C I 559X. Critical Approaches to Teaching Children & Adolescent Literacy. (Dual-listed with C I 459X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.SS. Prereq: C I 559X: Graduate Standing. Research and discussion of issues surrounding the classroom use of literature for children and young adults including censorship, diversity, selection, critical literacy, and the influences of technology.

C I 575X. International Travel Study in Education. (Dual-listed with C I 575X). Cr. 1-6. SS. Repeatable. Prereqs: C I 275X. Program leader should have accepted participating students to the international travel study. Students enrolled in CI 575X (graduate level) must have completed 6 graduate credits to be eligible for the course. Seminar-based course for undergraduate and graduate students to develop a better understanding around global issues related to teaching, learning, curriculum, and educational policy through international travel study. 1 to 6 week duration involving study in a country other than the US.

C I 608X. Social Media and Education. (Cross-listed with HCI 608X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 12 graduate credits. Increase understanding of how social media is changing traditional concepts of identity, literacy, citizenship and more. Develop an online social presence through active social media participation.

C R P 251X. Fundamentals of Geographic Information Systems. (2-2) Cr. 3 F. Fundamentals of the concepts, models, functions and operations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Principals of spatial problems, spatial questions and hypotheses and their solutions based on spatial data, GIS tools and techniques. Integration of concepts and applications through lectures and facilitated labs. Applications from a variety of areas including design; physical, social, and human science; engineering; agriculture; business and medicine, landscape architecture, architecture, urban planing, geology, forestry, biology, and ecology.

C R P 325X. US Housing Policy. (3-0). Cr. 3. S.  Housing problems, government housing policy, and housing as a field of urban planning practice. Course introduces students to empirical analysis of housing-related issues and applications to policy. Particular focus on the social and spatial segmentation of housing in the U.S. and the role of policy in housing production and regulation.

C R P 351X. Intermediate Geographic Information Systems. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: C R P 251X. Intermediate GIS for design and non-design students to learn concepts of digital management and representation of spatial data, including spatial problems, data sources and structures, simple spatial operations and cartographic issues. Gain skill set to effectively display feature and tabular data,query features using logical expressions, edit spatial and attribute data, associate tables with joins and relates, produce maps, reports, and graphs.

C R P 421X. Financing Historic Preservation Projects and Revitalizing Communities. (3-0). Cr. 3. F. Investigation of the financial tools and incentives used to promote the rehabilitation and redevelopment of historic buildings and neighborhoods in cities and towns. Study of broader economic and social impacts on communities. Examinations of completed preservation projects around the United States.

C R P 437X. Public Participation in Planning. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. Rationale and need for public participation in community planning and development. Techniques used to garner participation, and the ability to integrate techniques into a broader participatory process. Techniques covered will include public hearings, public meetings, social action construct, advisory committees, scenario building, social media and asset mapping. Students will also work with a community to demonstrate skills learned.

C R P 453X. Smart Cities. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Introduction to concepts of smart cities. Study of novel technologies for smart governance, sustainable energy, innovative ways for citizens' engagement, improved safety, mobility and healthy living. Examples of national and international smart cities. Living Lab experience.

C R P 457X. GeoGames for Civic Engagement. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Explore design and implementation of participatory geospatial games; define GeoGames; work on common goals in interdisciplinary teams; distinguish among different types of GeoGames; designing GeoGames for civic engagement, community visioning, and community planning.

C R P 471X. Real Estate Development. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Introduction to real estate issues related to planning, design, and development. Cases exploring the property development process, including residential, office, retail, hotel, and mixed-use. Examines how location decisions are made and property values are created. Focuses on urban, suburban, and rural redevelopment opportunities.

C R P 511X. Documenting the Historic Built Environment. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Knowledge of GIS helpful but not required. Principals and methods for researching, identifying, recording, and analyzing buildings, districts, and sites that are historically or architecturally significant. Classroom and fieldwork components will use real-world historic places as case studies.

C R P 521X. Historic Preservation Planning: Theory and Practice. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. Introduction to the history, theory, and practice of historic preservation and cultural resource management. Cases exploring preservation in US and global contexts; politics of preservation; preservation technologies; and relationship of preservation to other community issues.

C R P 573X. Contemporary Issues in Global Housing. (Cross-listed with ARCH 573X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Senior or graduate standing. Investigation of broader social and economic processes around the globe from the housing perspective. Case study approach to shelter struggles and the various policy and design responses related to them, as a means of understanding a range of issues important to urban systems including poverty, development, urbanization, migration, social movements and citizenship.

CH E 410X. Electrochemical Engineering. (Dual-listed with CH E 510X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq:  CH E 357, CH E 381, CH E 382. Electrochemical engineering principles in thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, charge and mass transport; modeling and simulation; electrocatalysis; electrochemical reactions; applications of electrochemical engineering in fuel cells, batteries and electrolyzers.

CH E 412X. Core Concepts in Chemical Engineering. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. SS. Prereqs: CHEM 178, MATH 267, PHYS 222. Survey of the engineering science fundamentals in chemical engineering. Topics include material balances, energy balances, thermodynamics, transport phenomena, and reaction engineering.

CH E 510X. Electrochemical Engineering. (Dual-listed with CH E 410X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq:  CH E 357, CH E 381, CH E 382.  Electrochemical engineering principles in thermodynamics, electrode kinetics, charge and mass transport; modeling and simulation; electrocatalysis; electrochemical reactions; applications of electrochemical engineering in fuel cells, batteries and electrolyzers.

CHEM 326X. Chemical Kinetics. (1-0). Cr. 1. S. Prereqs: CHEM 167, 177, 178, or 201; MATH 166; CHEM 324 and 325 are recommended. Kinetic theory, rate laws, temperature dependence of rate constants, transition-state theory, reaction mechanisms, kinetic isotope effects, catalysts, Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and Marcus theory.

CHEM 549X. Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy. (Cross-listed with BBMB 549X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: any one of the following: CHEM 324, CHEM 325, BBMB 461, BBMB 561. Theoretical principles of NMR, practical aspects of experimental NMR, solution and solid state NMR, methodologies for molecule characterization, protein structure determination, NMR relaxation, and recent advances.

CHEM 575X. Diffraction and Crystal Structure. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2019. Prereq: CHEM 324. Fundamentals of structure determination for single crystals emphasizing symmetry, diffraction geometry and instrumentation, sample preparation and handling, data collection strategies, methods of structure solution and refinement, presentation of results, and crystallographic databases.

CHIN 378X. Chinese Film and Society. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: ENGL 150 or equivalent. Survey of Chinese cinematic history from 1896 to the present against the background of China’s constant sociocultural transformation; emphasis on narrative themes, film history, and film criticism. Topics vary according to faculty interest. Taught in English.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

CJ ST 404X. Criminal Justice Policies. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: CJ ST 240.  Development, implementation and evaluation of criminal justice policies affecting major areas of the criminal justice system. History, development and operation of the criminal justice system, including policing, courts/sentencing, corrections, crime prevention, and offender rehabilitation.

CJ ST 405X. Drugs and Crime. (3-0). Cr. 3. Prereq: CJ ST 240. Analysis of the drug problem, including issues arising from the use and abuse of legal and illegal drugs and their relation to crime and the criminal justice system. Examination of issues related to effective prevention and treatment, crime, and the debates over the most effective policies for the control or prevention of drug abuse.

CJ ST 470X. Ethical Issues in Criminal Justice. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Ethical issues and considerations in policing, the practice of law, sentencing, corrections, criminal justice research, and crime control policy. Decision-making by criminal justice professionals in an environment of competing interest. Policy and legal issues confronting the American criminal justice system from an ethical perspective. Emphasis on moral and ethical issues in the criminal justice process.

CL ST 369X. Ancient Egypt. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Archaeology and culture of Ancient Egypt from prehistory to Late Antiquity. Exploration of literature, religion, social history, government, and architecture. Discussion of major archaeological sites and methods; examination of interaction with other ancient near eastern and Mediterranean civilizations.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

COM S 295X. Programming-based Problem Solving Practices. (1-0) Cr. 1. Repeatable. F.S. Prereq: COM S 207 or COM S 227. Basics of problem solving using programming techniques. Development and implementation of simple to advanced data structures and algorithms, evaluation of problem difficulty, design and implementation of solutions, debugging, and working under time pressure. Satisfactory-fail only.

COM S 407X. Applied Formal Methods. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. (Dual-listed with COM S 507X; Cross-listed with AER E 406X, AER E 507X). Prereq: MATH 166 and instructor permission. Introduction to the fundamentals of formal methods, a set of mathematically rigorous techniques for the formal specification, validation, and verification of safety-critical systems. Tools, techniques, and applications of formal methods with an emphasis on real-world use-cases such as enabling autonomous operation. Students will build experience in writing mathematically analyzable specifications from English operational concepts for real systems, such as aircraft and spacecraft. Review capabilities and limitations of formal methods in the design, verification, and system health management of today's complex systems.

COM S 413X. Foundations and Applications of Program Analysis.  (Dual-listed with COM S 513X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: COM S 331, COM S 342. Algorithms and tools for automatically reasoning about code and program executions to predict software behavior. Theory and foundations related to control flow analysis, dataflow analysis, abstract interpretation and symbolic execution. Applications of program analysis to improve software security, performance and testing. Concepts, algorithms, tools, benchmarks, methodologies for solving problems using program analysis and for preparing research in program analysis.

COM S 476X. Motion Strategy Algorithms and Applications. (Dual-listed with COM S 576X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs:  ENGL 250, SP CM 212, COM S 311. Recent techniques for developing algorithms that automatically generate continuous motions while satisfying geometric constraints. Applications in areas such as robotics and graphical animation. Basic path planning. Kinematics, configuration space, and topological issues. Collision detection. Randomized planning. Nonholonomic systems. Optimal decisions and motion strategies. Coordination of Multiple Bodies. Representing and overcoming uncertainties. Visibility-based motion strategies. Implementation of software that computes motion strategies. Written reports.

COM S 407X. Applied Formal Methods. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. (Dual-listed with COM S 507X; Cross-listed with AER E 406X, AER E 507X). Prereq: MATH 166 and instructor permission. Introduction to the fundamentals of formal methods, a set of mathematically rigorous techniques for the formal specification, validation, and verification of safety-critical systems. Tools, techniques, and applications of formal methods with an emphasis on real-world use-cases such as enabling autonomous operation. Students will build experience in writing mathematically analyzable specifications from English operational concepts for real systems, such as aircraft and spacecraft. Review capabilities and limitations of formal methods in the design, verification, and system health management of today's complex systems

COM S 513X. Foundations and Applications of Program Analysis.  (Dual-listed with COM S 413X; cross-listed with CPR E 513X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: COM S 331, COM S 342. Algorithms and tools for automatically reasoning about code and program executions to predict software behavior. Theory and foundations related to control flow analysis, dataflow analysis, abstract interpretation and symbolic execution. Applications of program analysis to improve software security, performance and testing. Concepts, algorithms, tools, benchmarks, methodologies for solving problems using program analysis and for preparing research in program analysis.

COM S 527X. Concurrent Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: COM S 352.  Fundamentals and advances in concurrent systems in the context of multicore and manycore systems and high-performance computing with specific focus on parallel programming languages, code analysis and performance engineering. Discussion of parallel architectures, engineering parallel software, parallel design patterns and concurrency patterns, testing and debugging, machine learning for parallel programs, and high-performance deep learning.

COM S 560X. Data-Driven Security and Privacy. (Cross-listed with CPR E 560X and INFAS 560X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: CPR E 531; COM S 474 or Com S 573. Examination of applications of machine learning and big data techniques to various security and privacy problems, as well as secure and privacy-preserving machine learning algorithms.

COM S 576X. Motion Strategy Algorithms and Applications. (Dual-listed with COM S 476X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs:  ENGL 250, SP CM 212, COM S 311. Recent techniques for developing algorithms that automatically generate continuous motions while satisfying geometric constraints. Applications in areas such as robotics and graphical animation. Basic path planning. Kinematics, configuration space, and topological issues. Collision detection. Randomized planning. Nonholonomic systems. Optimal decisions and motion strategies. Coordination of Multiple Bodies. Representing and overcoming uncertainties. Visibility-based motion strategies. Implementation of software that computes motion strategies. Written reports.

COM S 578X. Optimization for Machine Learning. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: COM S 472, COM S 474, or instructor permission . Advances in optimization theory and algorithms with evolving applications for machine learning. Theoretical and mathematical foundations at the intersection of optimization and machine learning to conduct advanced research in machine learning and related fields. Emphasis on proof strategies and techniques for optimization algorithm design and analysis in machine learning theory.

COM S 665A. Advanced Topics in Software Engineering: Foundations.  (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Repeatable. Prereq: COM S 511. Advanced topics on theoretical and technical foundations in Software Engineering. Content varies by semester..

COM S 665B. Advanced Topics in Software Engineering: Empirical. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Repeatable. Prereq: COM S 511.  Advanced topics on empirical studies on human factors and other software engineering topics. Content varies by semester.

COM S 688A. Advanced Topics in Computer Networks: Foundations. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: COM S 586 or CPR E 530. Theoretical aspects of computer networks. Topics include cross-layer congestion control, routing, and scheduling optimization for wireless networks, distributed network optimization algorithms, and networking for big data.

COM S 688B. Advanced Topics in Computer Networks: Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: COM S 586 or CPR E 530. Advanced topics in internet design and analysis. Topics can include Internet architecture, inter-domain routing, Internet topology, passive and active Internet measurements, and Internet data analysis.

COM S 688C. Advanced Topics in Computer Networks: Security/Privacy. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: COM S 586 or CPR E 530. Advanced topics in network security and privacy. Topics can include security and privacy issues in cloud data center networks, wireless networks, vehicular networks, sustainable sensor networks, and the Internet of Things (IoT) systems, dark web, The Onion Router (TOR), cybersecurity, criminal hackers, and virtual currency.

CPR E 184X. Computer Engineering Learning Community. Cr.1. F. Prereqs: Member of Cpr E Learning Community. Integration of first-year students into the Computer Engineering program. Assignments and activities involving teamwork, academic preparation, study skills, and preparation for entry into the Computer Engineering profession. Completed both individually and in learning teams under the direction of faculty and peer mentors.

CPR E 234X. Legal, Professional, and Ethical Issues in Cyber Systems. (1-2). Cr. 3. S. Prereq: COM S 227, or E E 285, or MIS 207. Emphasizes legal, ethical, and professional issues in cyber systems. Other topics include privacy, government regulation, and compliance as applied to professional practice. Guest lecturer from government and industry, as well as discussions including current legal and ethical issues found in the main stream.

CPR E 301X. ECSEL Leadership Studio. (Cross-listed with E E 301X). (1-0) Cr. 1. Repeatable. F.S. Introductory leadership course provides emerging student leaders with an understanding of effective leadership practices, social change strategies, and information on engagement opportunities on campus and in the community. Students will be expected to connect course content to their lives, critically analyze their experiences, and to become civically engaged in society.

CPR E 331X. Application of Cryptographic Concepts to Cyber Security. (2-2) Cr. 3. Prereq: CPR E 231. Basic cryptographic underpinnings used in modern cyber security encryption suites. Encryption benefits to cyber security and its use in protocols. Topics include cryptographically secure hash functions and pseudorandom numbers, key distribution techniques, secure authentication including single sign on. Detection and prevention of security threats such as covert communication, malicious code, and other security threats in protocols are included. In addition to laboratory experiments and exercises, students complete a project focused on cyber security problem and solution.

CPR E 414X. Introduction to Software Systems for Big Data Analytics. (3-2) Cr. 4. F. Prereqs: COM S 363; or CPR E 315 or CPR E 308; or COM S 311 or COM S 352. Introduction to different perspectives of the “data universe” and trade-offs when choosing an appropriate perspective. Impact of the concept(s) of analytics – from raw data, through its storage/representation, to interacting and querying (linguistic/interface issues). Focused studies on 3-4 different domains, followed by generalization of the concepts/abstractions and preparing the students for the next course in this realm, targeting different domains/problems. Understanding the dependencies between problem-domain needs and the data properties, and their impact on choosing appropriate analytics tools (and how/why those tools were developed and exist in the manners that they do). In addition, the students will be exposed to (limited selection of) internals of such tools.

CPR E 513X. Foundations and Applications of Program Analysis.  (Cross-listed with COM S 513X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: COM S 331, COM S 342. Algorithms and tools for automatically reasoning about code and program executions to predict software behavior. Theory and foundations related to control flow analysis, dataflow analysis, abstract interpretation and symbolic execution. Applications of program analysis to improve software security, performance and testing. Concepts, algorithms, tools, benchmarks, methodologies for solving problems using program analysis and for preparing research in program analysis.

CPR E 503X. Power Management Integrated Circuits. (Cross-listed with E E 503X). (3-0). Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2018. Pre-reqs:  E E 435, or Credit or Registration for E E 501. Introducing in-depth chip-level power management integrated circuit (PMIC) designs, including switching power converters, linear regulators, charge pumps and other types of PMICs. Steady-state and dynamic response analysis and optimization of linear regulators and switching power converters with different control methodologies, such as voltage-/current-/band-band control. Chip-level circuit design considerations, optimizations and cadence simulations for PMICs, including system and block-level circuits, such as voltage reference, current source and current mirror, current sensor, ramp generator, non-overlapping power stage, and other circuits.

CPR E 548X. Cyber-Physical Systems Networking. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: CPR E 489, CPR E 530/CPR E 430, COM S 486, or equivalent. Cyber-physical systems applications in smart agriculture, transportation, power grid, manufacturing, public safety, health systems, etc.; field area and control networks; industrial Ethernet; time-triggered communication; real-time wireless networks; wireless industrial networks; safety and security of industrial networks; systems platforms for cyber-physical systems networks; team-based learning/projects.

CPR E 560X. Data-Driven Security and Privacy. (Cross-listed with COM S 560X and INFAS 560X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: CPR E 531; COM S 474 or Com S 573. Examination of applications of machine learning and big data techniques to various security and privacy problems, as well as secure and privacy-preserving machine learning algorithms.

CPR E 598X. Electrical and Computer Engineering Learning Community Seminar. (Cross-listed with E E 598X). Cr. R. F.S. Prereq: Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student. Introduction to graduate study in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. Building networks, introduction to core requirements, and tools and techniques for success. Graduation Restrictions: ECpE. Satisfactory-fail only.

CPR E 631X. Cyber Security Operations Practicum. (Cross-listed with INFAS 631X). (1-6) Cr. 3. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: CPR E 532, CPR E 534, and permission of instructor. Practical experience in cyber operations. Cyber security threat analysis, malware analysis, and intrusion detection management. Cyber security data analysis methods. Pen testing tools and techniques. Weekly threat analysis briefings. Satisfactory-fail only.

DANCE 250X. Yoga Movement. (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Repeatable. Mixed-level Hatha Yoga class that emphasizes Iyengar style yoga. Yoga Movement is designed for developing awareness and personal practice with yoga poses and relaxation techniques. Attention will be paid to postural alignment to safely develop strength, endurance, flexibility, balance, and reduce stress. The practice develops awareness and consciousness in the physical body to help unite body and mind. Class will include introduction to other somatic practices, asanas (poses), breathing practices, meditation, yoga philosophy and deep relaxation.

DES 241X. Interdisciplinary Foundation Studio I. (0-8) Cr. 4. F. Prereqs: Completion of College of Design Core Program or permission of instructor. Integration of contemporary strategies, methods, and approaches to design. Move through cycles of ideation, iteration, communication and revision, including the use of non-traditional materials and processes. Emphasis on the specific issues of interdisciplinary design practices and an ethical understanding of the materials of drawing.

DES 242X. Interdisciplinary Foundation Studio II. (0-8). Cr. 4. S. Prereq: Completion of Core Program. Development and practice of mental flexibility in creative processes leading to high-quality design solutions and develop fluency in "bias toward action." Move conceptual works quickly into visible and tangible forms that can be shared, tested, and evaluated based of quality. Multiple studio projects that will move at a fast pace and be iterative.

DES 333X.Time-Based Digital Media. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. (Cross-listed with DSN S 333X). Prereqs: DSN S 232 or equivalent. Introduction to various  time-based digital media tools to develop basic skills including sequencing, storytelling, animation, sound editing, and video production.

DIET 512X. Nutritional Epidemiology. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2019.  Important issues related to designing, conducting, and interpreting research on the role of diet or physical activity in the development of disease (& health) in human populations.

DIET 555X. Public Health Nutrition. (3-0). Cr. 3. F.S. Prereqs: Admission into graduate-level program or instructor permission.  Examines U.S. public health and nutrition concerns in diverse U.S. populations, examines nutritional status in communities, looks at health communication, and considers nutrition policies and community-based nutrition interventions. Students explore roles of dietitians, nutritionists, and others in developing and delivering nutrition policies and interventions in U.S. communities.

DS 110X. Orientation to Data Science. Cr. R. S. Introduction to the procedures and policies of Iowa State University and the Data Science program, test-outs, honorary societies, etc. Issues relevant to student adjustment to college life will also be discussed. Offered on a satisfactory-fail basis only.

DS 303X. Concepts and Applications of Machine Learning. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: DS 201. Machine learning concepts such as training and test sets; feature extraction; principles of machine learning techniques; regression; pattern recognition methods; unsupervised learning techniques; assessment and diagnostics: overfitting, error rates, residual analysis, model assumptions checking, feature selection; ethical issues in data science; communicating findings to stakeholders in written, oral, visual and electronic form.

DSN S 145X. Diversity in Art. (0-1) Cr. 1. Repeatable. S. Discussion on issues of diversity and inclusion utilizing the Art on Campus and University’s Permanent Collection. Topics include ethnic heritage, family background, religious traditions, and interpersonal relationships, with a significant focus on instilling visual analysis skills.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

DSN S 333X.Time-Based Digital Media. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. (Cross-listed with DES 333X). Prereqs: DSN S 232 or equivalent. Introduction to various  time-based digital media tools to develop basic skills including sequencing, storytelling, animation, sound editing, and video production.

DSN S 591X. Preservation and Cultural Heritage Field School. Cr. 1. SS. Methods and techniques of preservation in an interdisciplinary field school held in a historically/culturally significant location. Emphasis on real-world investigation and application of preservation theories. Course is co-taught by preservation specialists from the industry and academia. Satisfactory-fail only.

E E 301X. ECSEL Leadership Studio. (Cross-listed with CPR E 301X). (1-0) Cr. 1. Repeatable. F.S. Introductory leadership course provides emerging student leaders with an understanding of effective leadership practices, social change strategies, and information on engagement opportunities on campus and in the community. Students will be expected to connect course content to their lives, critically analyze their experiences, and to become civically engaged in society.

E E 425X. Machine learning: A Signal Processing Perspective. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: E E 322/STAT 322 (preferred) or STAT 330; and MATH 207 or MATH 407/507 (preferred). Basic machine learning tools and techniques. Predictive modeling, regression (least squares estimation), classification (multiple hypothesis testing), Bayesian supervised learning and time series analysis (MMSE estimation, MAP estimation, Kalman filtering and more), unsupervised learning (clustering, PCA, robust PCA). Introduce neural network and deep learning methods and the publicly available software packages for these.

E E 436X. Physics of Transistors. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: E E 332. Use of energy band diagrams to describe the behavior of junction devices, electron and hole currents in transistors, junction capacitance, parasitic and second-order effects, development of circuit models from the underlying physical behavior, heterojunction devices, high-speed and high-power applications, measurement techniques.

E E 450X. Biosensors. (Cross-listed with B M E 450X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: B M E 220. Overview of biosensors and bioanalytical challenges; designing for performance including various analytical problems, ion-selective membranes, characteristics of enzymes and basics of bioaffinity sensing; fundamentals of bioselective layers including depositing films and membranes, surfaces for immobilization and bioselective agents; survey of different biosensing technologies including electroanalytical, biomembrane, optical, and acoustic-wave based sensors.

E E 437X. Electronic Properties of Materials. (Dual-listed with E E 537X and M S E 537X; Cross-listed with MAT E 437X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs:  E E 332 or MAT E 317 or PHYS 322 . Review of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of electrons in solids, band theory, metallic conduction, lattice vibrations, semiconductors, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, polarization, dielectric relaxation, crystal anisotropy, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, superconductivity, magnetism, device applications.

E E 503X. Power Management Integrated Circuits. (Cross-listed with CPR E 503X). (3-0). Cr. 3. Alt. F., offered 2018. Pre-reqs:  E E 435, or Credit or Registration for E E 501. Introducing in-depth chip-level power management integrated circuit (PMIC) designs, including switching power converters, linear regulators, charge pumps and other types of PMICs. Steady-state and dynamic response analysis and optimization of linear regulators and switching power converters with different control methodologies, such as voltage-/current-/band-band control. Chip-level circuit design considerations, optimizations and cadence simulations for PMICs, including system and block-level circuits, such as voltage reference, current source and current mirror, current sensor, ramp generator, non-overlapping power stage, and other circuits.

E E 526X. Deep Learning: Theory and Practice. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: MATH 207, E E 322. Review of basic theoretic tools such as linear algebra and probability. Machine learning basics will then be introduced to motivate deep learning networks. Different deep learning network architectures will be studied in detail, including their training and implementations. Applications and research problems will also be surveyed at the end of the class.

E E 531X. Micro and Nano Systems and Devices. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: E E 332, E E 432 or E E 532 . Fundamentals of modeling and design of micro-nanosystems and devices based on various operational mechanisms. Significant hands-on experience using commercial software COMSOL to design and model micro-nanosystems and devices for biomedical and biomedicine applications among others. Experimental hands-on experience to operate the fabricated micro-nanosystems and devices in the instructor's research lab.

E E 537X. Electronic Properties of Materials. (Dual-listed with E E 437X and MAT E 437X; Cross-listed with M S E 537X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs:  E E 332 or MAT E 317 or PHYS 322 . Review of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of electrons in solids, band theory, metallic conduction, lattice vibrations, semiconductors, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, polarization, dielectric relaxation, crystal anisotropy, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, superconductivity, magnetism, device applications.

E E 598X. Electrical and Computer Engineering Learning Community Seminar. (Cross-listed with CPR E 598X). Cr. R. F. Prereq: Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Student. Introduction to graduate study in Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. Building networks, introduction to core requirements, and tools and techniques for success. Graduation Restrictions: ECpE. Satisfactory-fail only.

E M 572X. Mechanics of interface and surface-induced phenomena. (3-0) Cr. 3. Repeatable. Pre-reqs: E M 566 or consent of instructor. Phase and twin interfaces, grain boundaries. Thermodynamics of sharp interfaces. Finite-width interfaces: phase field approach. Gibbs dividing surface. Interface stresses, energy, width, and mobility. Surface-induced melting and solid-solid transformations. Intermediate phases within solid-solid interface. Virtual melting much below melting temperature as mechanism of solid-solid transformations and plasticity.

E M 584X. High Pressure Mechanics and Phase Transformations. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: E M 566 or premission of instructor. Techniques for producing static high pressure and measurements. Traditional and rotational diamond anvil cell. Phase diagrams. Pressure, stress, and plastic strain induced phase transformations: continuum thermodynamics and kinetics. Elasticity and plastic flow under high pressure. Transformation pressure hysteresis. Material synthesis and search for new phases. Interaction between phase transformations and plasticity under high pressure. High pressure mechanochemistry. Multiscale modeling.

ECON 435X. Analysis of Food Markets. (Cross-listed with FS HN 435X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: STAT 226, ECON 235, ECON 301. Food market analysis from an economics perspective; food markets and consumption; methods of economic analysis; food industry structure and organization; food and agriculture regulations; labeling; consumer concerns; agricultural commodity promotion. Final project required.

ECON 494X. Entrepreneurship in Agriculture Startup. Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: ECON 334, Permission of Instructor. D evelopment of viable business start-ups based on students’ demonstrated intention in starting businesses. Development of business plans for start-ups with an emphasis on agriculture.

ECON 511X. Research Seminar in Experimental Economics. (0-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: ECON 510. Design, conduct, interpret, and report on economic experiments. Preparation of a potentially publishable experimental research paper. Topics vary according to student interest.

ECON 621X. Advanced Labor Demand and Labor Markets. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: ECON 601 or ECON 520. Analysis of labor demand, job search and matching, unemployment, market determination of wages, compensating differentials, employment contracts and incentives, wage inequality and discrimination, effects of minimum wage legislation, occupation choice, labor unions .

ECON 694A. Research Workshop: Research methods in economics, proposal development. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Econ 603, 604, and 672. Instruction in basic and applied research methods commonly used in economics. Survey methodologies, critique written work, summarize and evaluate data, prepare and present work orally, and develop an original research paper. Satisfactory-fail only.

ECON 694B. Research Workshop: Writing and communicating economic research. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Econ 603, 604, 672, and permission of Director of Graduate Education. Continuation of ECON 694A, resulting in completion of an original research paper. Satisfactory-fail only.

EEOB 546X. Computational Skills for Biological Data. (Cross-listed with BCB 546X). (1-2) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Graduate student status or permission of the instructor. Computational skills necessary for biologists working with big data sets. UNIX commands, scripting in R and Python, version control using Git and GitHub, and use of high performance computing clusters. Combination of lectures and computational exercises.

EEOB 565X. Macroevolution. (Dual-listed with BIOL 465X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2018. Prereqs: BIOL 315. The history and diversity of life on earth; evolutionary patterns and processes above the species level. Diversity from a phylogenetic perspective. Empirical exercises include: phylogeny estimation, ancestral states, estimating diversification rates, evaluating the tempo and mode of evolution, biogeographic patterns, and trait associations across the tree of life.

EL PS 630X. Education Policy and Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: advanced graduate standing. Introduction to current theoretical, practical, and research-based policy debates related to the P-20 educational system. Critical analysis and evaluation of government policies, initiatives, funding, and other regulatory levers related to education. Intensive reading and discussion of the nature of theory, evidence, practice of education policy.

ENGL 230X. Survey of Global Science Fiction. (Cross-listed with WLC 230X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Credit in or exemption from ENGL 150. Introduction to science fiction from a global perspective. Focus on works from nineteenth century to the present. Examination of literary responses to technological and scientific developments. Subgenres might include apocalypse, time travel, alien encounters, utopia and dystopia, etc.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

ENGL 318X. Introduction to ESL methods and materials. (Cross-listed with LING 318X). (2-1) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: ENGL/LING 219. Introduction to methods and materials for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for elementary and secondary students. Strategies and resources for teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Elementary Education students must take this course in the same semester as either CI 280S or CI 480S.

ENGL 319X. Studies in Language and Diversity. (Cross-listed with LING 319X). Cr. 3. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: ENGL 250. Special topics related to the role of language and linguistics in US diversity, such as Dialects and American literature, American English Accents, Legal and Social Aspects of English-only Laws in the US. Connections between language use and social diversity.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

ENGL 320X. Topics in Linguistic Structure. (Cross-listed with LING 320X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: ENGL/LING 219, 220.  Special topics related to the study of linguistic structure. Focus on language structure in areas not covered in detail by existing courses. Topics include field linguistics, morphology, forensic linguistics, neurolinguistics, semantics, non-English phonology, acoustic phonetics, linguistic universals, and historical linguistics.

ENGL 410X. Language as Data.  (Cross-listed with LING 410X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Junior standing. Methods of discovering language patterns in text documents solve practical text analysis problems in the disciplines. Fundamentals of linguistics and its role in text analysis. Practice writing R scripts to perform text analysis and visualize textual data.

ENGL 552X. Workshop: Scriptwriting. (3-0) Cr. 3 F. Prereqs: ENGL 550 and graduate classification. Majors other than MFA in Creative Writing and Environment need permission of instructor. Individual projects in dramatic writing. Focus on writing for stage, screen, and/or new media. Readings in dramatic literature. Discussion of elements such as plot, character, dialogue, structure, theme, and visual storytelling.

ENGL 562X. Topics in the Study of Film. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Graduate classification or 6 credits in film at 300 level or above. Intensive study of cinematic genres, periods, movements, or themes; e.g., The Musical, Classical Hollywood Cinema, Structural Film, Art and Cinema. General emphasis will be on American, British, and other Anglophone cinemas.

ENGR 262X. 3D Printing for Educators. (2-0) Cr. 2. SS. Overview of the basics of 3D printing for both prototyping and production, discussion of careers in 3D printing and advanced manufacturing, and survey of K-12 classroom activities related to 3D printing.

ENGR 430X. Entrepreneurial Product Engineering. (Cross-listed with I E 430X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Junior Classification. Process of innovative product development in both entrepreneurial and intra-preneurial settings. Define, prototype and validate a product concept based on competitive bench-marking, market positioning and customer requirement evaluation in a target market into a product design that is consistent with defined business goals and strategies. Combination of lecture, discussion, problem solving and case study review.

ENGR 434X. Entrepreneurial Product Engineering Design Project. (Cross-listed with I E 434X). (1-4) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: I E 430 or ENGR 430. Open-ended design project related to creating, validating and launching a new engineered product into the marketplace. Fundamentals related to launching new engineered products in an Entrepreneurial way. Students submit new product ideas or select from a list of company supplied ideas. Application of engineering design principles including product definition, competitive evaluation, requirements evaluation, product design, manufacturing design, manufacturing costing, prototype creation, field validation, user evaluation.

ENGR 538X. Foundations of Engineering Education. (Cross-listed with HG ED 538X). (3-0). Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Engineering graduate students or instructor permission required. Introduction to the field of engineering education, with an emphasis on engineering education history, existing challenges, teaching and learning pedagogies and theories, research opportunities, and research methodologies. The course goal is to develop students as scholars and to have students think critically about engineering and education. Students will apply the knowledge gained from this course to propose a research project related to their own discipline. The proposal is intended to help students learn and apply the key elements of engineering education research. This course is intended for students with a variety of interests and career goals, including those interested in learning to conduct engineering education research, exploring research discoveries about teaching and learning, and engaging with the engineering education community.

ENSCI 270X. Geospatial Technologies. (Cross-listed with AGRON 270X). (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Concepts and tools for acquiring, managing, analyzing, and displaying geographic information, including GIS, remote sensing, spatial analysis, and cartography. Focus on applications in biological, ecological, environmental, and agricultural sciences.

ENSCI 412X. Micropaleontology. (Cross-listed with GEOL 412X). (2-2) Cr. 3. Prereq: GEOL 102 and GEOL 102L. Evolution, identification and utility of major microfossil groups from the Mesozoic to present. Focus on Cenozoic applications including biostratigraphy, paleoclimate, and paleothermometry using assemblages, stable isotopes, Mg/Ca, and molecular fossils. Laboratory includes processing and analysis of specific microfossils. Major groups covered include foraminifera, calcareous nannofossils, sponge spicules, diatoms, radiolarians, and silicoflagellates.

ENSCI 483X. Environmental Biogeochemistry. (Dual-listed with ENSCI 583X; cross-listed with BIOL 483X and GEOL 483X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Combined 12 credits in biology, chemistry, and physics. Biological, physical, and geochemical controls on elemental cycling in the Earth system. Dynamics of global change and anthropogenic perturbations to global biogeochemical cycles. Biotic and abiotic cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals, and water, and impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on these cycles across spatiotemporal scales. Application of box models and principles of mass balance, kinetics, thermodynamics, and stable isotopes to analyze and predict system behavior.

ENSCI 583X. Environmental Biogeochemistry. (Dual-listed with ENSCI 483X, BIOL 483X, and GEOL483X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Combined 12 credits in biology, chemistry, and physics. Biological, physical, and geochemical controls on elemental cycling in the Earth system. Dynamics of global change and anthropogenic perturbations to global biogeochemical cycles. Biotic and abiotic cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals, and water, and impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on these cycles across spatiotemporal scales. Application of box models and principles of mass balance, kinetics, thermodynamics, and stable isotopes to analyze and predict system behavior.

ENT 435X. Entomology Field Trip. (Cross-listed with A ECL 435X). (1-6) Cr. 2. Repeatable. Irr. S. Irr SS. Prereqs: BIOL 312 (or equivalent) and permission of instructor; ENT 370 or ENT 425 (or equivalent) recommended. Field trip to study insects of major terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Location and duration vary.

ENT 581X. Experience in Plant Science Extension and Outreach. (Cross-listed with PL P 581X, AGRON 581X, and HORT 581X). Cr. 1. Alt. SS, offered 2019. A supervised learning experience in several extension delivery methods used in the plant sciences. Participation in Iowa State University-based extension programs that may include field crop, horticulture, or Master Gardener programming.

ENTSP 431X. Small Business Finance Decisions. (Cross-listed with FIN 431X). (3-0) Cr . 3. S. Prereq: FIN 301. Integrative nature of small business financial decisions, from basic historical financial analysis to financial projections and valuation unique to small business. Utilize planning/valuation to reconcile the optimal exit date for the small business owner. Examination of this integrative approach through case study. Emphasis on practical application with a decision orientation. Group project working with a small business owner and related advisors/bankers to develop a plan that focuses on an optimal exit strategy.

EVENT 203X. Event Management Sophomore Mentorship. (1-2) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Sophomore classification; AESHM 113; EVENT 271; by application only. Event Management sophomore students will be paired with a professional mentor in the event industry. Students will meet in the class and individually with their professional mentor throughout the spring semester. Students will be assessed on their experience through reflection, presentation, and mentor evaluation.

EVENT 212X. Digital Production in Event Management. (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Event Management major. Applications of basic skills in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Photoshop. Introduction to design elements used within the event management industry with a focus on digital publishing of marketing and promotional materials, wayfinding, and other stationery items. Face-to-face lecture and laboratory work.

EVENT 277X. Introduction to Digital Promotion in Event Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: EVENT 271. Event management digital channels and platforms, including display advertising, search advertising, social media, and mobile. Students will be introduced to the most popular event management platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, and Pinterest as well as digital event management topics of visual marketing, digital media planning, and content marketing.

EVENT 367X. Event Sales. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: EVENT 271; AESHM 340. This course provides an overview of sales marketing management in event industry and the role of the professional event sales manager in the marketing process. As an event professional, learn best sales practices to develop your personal selling style, to build on your strengths, and to create a referral business that delivers results. Principles covered include the characteristics and skills necessary for success in sales; strategic planning; sales leadership; analyzing customers and markets; designing and developing the sales force; the importance of relationship building; process management; and measurement, analysis and knowledge management.

EVENT 383X. Sports Event Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereqs: AESHM 113 and EVENT 271. Overview of managing sports and recreation facilities and events. Focus on history, conception and design, budgeting, risk management, sponsorship, promotions, logistics, operations, and evaluation.

EVENT 485X. Event Management Production. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Event 471; limited to Event Management majors; application and instructor permission. Planning and executive of an event including strategic planning, site selection, stakeholder development, event sponsorship, financial management, event marketing, event operations, and event evaluation.

EVENT 561X. Advanced Topics in Event Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate level standing. Advanced meeting and event planning topics including event strategy, event risk and security management, event financial management, event design, event project management, and event tourism strategy.

FIN 431X. Small Business Finance Decisions. (Cross-listed with ENTSP 431X). (3-0) Cr . 3. S. Prereq: FIN 301. Integrative nature of small business financial decisions, from basic historical financial analysis to financial projections and valuation unique to small business. Utilize planning/valuation to reconcile the optimal exit date for the small business owner. Examination of this integrative approach through case study. Emphasis on practical application with a decision orientation. Group project working with a small business owner and related advisors/bankers to develop a plan that focuses on an optimal exit strategy.

FIN 450X. Analytical Methods in Finance. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: STAT 326, and ECON 301 or FIN 301. Applied empirical methods commonly employed in the analysis of firm and market data. Specific applications to financial and agricultural markets. Experiential learning experience using lectures with frequent in-class computer work sessions. Experience with financial and agricultural data sources. Application and interpretation of empirical techniques.

FIN 491X. International Study Course in Global Capital Markets. Cr. 3. S. Prereq: FIN 301. European capital markets and multinational corporate finance with focus on banking, capital markets, and corporate finance in a particular European country. Exposure to European capital markets, the European Monetary Union and the banking system. Current and historical banking practices within the EU and how they changed since the EMU implementation. Understand financial decisions faced by firms located in the EU. Study banks, institutions, and companies in Europe to gain specific knowledge of their practices. Learn about the culture and general economy of Europe during the in country visit.

FIN 576X. Real Estate Market Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Enrollment in the MRED or instructor permission. Introduction to the structure of real estate markets. Topics include determinants of supply and demand in space and capital markets, house price dynamics and causes and consequences of market cycles. Discussion of likely behavior of U.S. real estate markets and comparisons with markets in other countries.

FRNCH 203X. Intermediate French Grammar and Conversation. (4-0) Cr. 4. Prereq: FRNCH 201 or equivalent. Practice in oral communication within the context of French language and cultures for professions. Best-suited for students with a solid foundation in basic French grammar. Only one of FRNCH 202 or 203 may count toward graduation.

FS HN 220X. American Food and Culture. (3.0) Cr. 3. F. American cuisine reflects the history of the U.S. it is the unique blend of diverse groups of people from around the world, including indigenous Native American Indians, Africans, Asians, Europeans, Pacific Islanders, and South Americans. Explore factors that impact the American Cuisine of today including diverse ethnic and cultural group influences, historical events related to food diversity in the U.S., and agriculture and industrial impacts on food production. Practical knowledge and basic food preparation techniques related to the U.S. food system and trends. Class sessions will include lectures, class discussions and Preview-Reflection Assessments, audio-visual presentations, and Tasting Immersion Activities.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

FS HN 430X. U.S. Health Systems and Policy. (Dual-listed with FS HN 530X). (2.0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Senior or graduate classification, or permission of instructor . Introduction to public policy for health care professionals. Emphasis on understanding on the role of the practitioner for participating in the policy process, interpreting government policies and programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, determining reimbursement rates for eligible services, and understanding licensure and accreditation issues. Discussion and exploration of federal, state and professional policy-relevant resources.

FS HN 435X. Analysis of Food Markets. (Cross-listed with ECON 435X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: STAT 226, ECON 235, ECON 301. Food market analysis from an economics perspective; food markets and consumption; methods of economic analysis; food industry structure and organization; food and agriculture regulations; labeling; consumer concerns; agricultural commodity promotion. Final project required.

FS HN 482X. Fundamentals of Packaging. (Dual-listed with FS HN 582X). (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: STAT 101, 104 or 105. The study of materials, design, processes, performance and safety of packaging. Applied experiences include: packaging design, fabrication and performance testing for packaged products.

FS HN 508X. Consumer Perceptions and Nutrition Communication. (2-0) Cr. 2. S.SS. Prereqs: Enrollment in MPP-D (Master's of Professional Practice - Dietetics) Program. Examination of current consumer food and nutrition trends. Critical analysis of consumer perceptions relative to current research base. Use of the various media (news release/story, infographic, print publication, YouTube video) to create effective nutrition messages for consumers.

FS HN 509X. Sensory Evaluation of Wines.  (1-2) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Must be at least 21 years of age; senior or graduate status. Principles of sensory evaluation and their application to wine evaluation. Sensory testing methods such as discrimination tests, ranking, descriptive analysis and scoring of wines will be covered. Students will have the opportunity to evaluate and learn about major types and styles of wines of the world. Lab fee.

FS HN 517X. Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Diseases. (Cross-listed with AN S 517X, MICRO 517X, and V MPM 517X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Basic Knowledge in microbiology. Explore current research on gut microbiome including modern tools used to study the gut microbiome. Examine the linkages between gut microbiome and health status, diseases, and manipulation of gut microbiome to improve health.

FS HN 530X. U.S. Health Systems and Policy. (Dual-listed with FS HN 430X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Senior or graduate classification, or permission of instructor . Introduction to public policy for health care professionals. Emphasis on understanding on the role of the practitioner for participating in the policy process, interpreting government policies and programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, determining reimbursement rates for eligible services, and understanding licensure and accreditation issues. Discussion and exploration of federal, state and professional policy-relevant resources.

FS HN 533X. Diet and Nutrients in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. The underlying basis for various diseases and the role that specific nutrients and dietary bioactive compounds play in disease etiology, as well as treatment. Emphasis on how personal genetics and epigenetics can impact disease incidence and influence nutritional recommendations for prevention.

FS HN 537X. Leardership and Management in Dietetics. (4-0) Cr. 2. SS. Prereq: Enrollment in ISU Master of Professional Practice in Dietetics. Application of leadership and management theories and approaches relevant to dietetics practice. Use of self-reflection and self-assessment to assist in recognition and development of leadership behaviors.

FS HN 582X. Fundamentals of Packaging. (Dual-listed with FS HN 482X). (2-3) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: STAT 101, 104 or 105. The study of materials, design, processes, performance and safety of packaging. Applied experiences include: packaging design, fabrication and performance testing for packaged products.

FS HN 589X. Systems Neuroscience: Brain, Behavior, and Nutrition-Related Integrative Physiology.(Cross-listed with PSYCH 589X, NEURO 589X, NUTRS 589X, GERON 589X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing, or undergraduate with consent of instructor. Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders.

GDCB 585X. Fundamentals of Predictive Plant Phenomics. (Cross-listed with BCB 585X and M E 585X). (3-3) Cr. 4. F. Prereqs: Acceptance into the P3 program or instructor permission. Principles of engineering, data analysis, and plant sciences and their interplay applied to predictive plant phenomics. Transport phenomena, sensor design, image analysis, graph models, network data analysis, fundamentals of genomics and phenomics. Multidisciplinary laboratory exercises.

GEOL 357X. Geological Mapping and Field Methods. (0-3) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: GEOL 100 or GEOL 201; PHYS 111; credit or enrollment in GEOL 356. Generation and interpretation of geological maps via a combination of laboratory and field exercises. Developing skills in 3D thinking, cross-section construction, stereonet analysis, field data collection, and communicating scientific results.

GEOL 412X. Micropaleontology. (Dual-listed with GEOL 512X). (Cross-listed with ENSCI 412X). (2-2) Cr. 3. Prereq: GEOL 102 and GEOL 102L.  Evolution, identification and utility of major microfossil groups from the Mesozoic to present. Focus on Cenozoic applications including biostratigraphy, paleoclimate, and paleothermometry using assemblages, stable isotopes, Mg/Ca, and molecular fossils. Laboratory includes processing and analysis of specific microfossils. Major groups covered include foraminifera, calcareous nannofossils, sponge spicules, diatoms, radiolarians, and silicoflagellates.

GEOL 468X. Applied Geostatistics for Geoscientists. (Dual-listed with Geol 568X). (2-2) Cr. 3. F.  Prereqs: GEOL 452, C R P 351, C R P 452, NREM 345, or NREM 446. Introduction to geospatial data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. Geospatial techniques including geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and global positioning systems (GPS). Study of applied geostatistical analysis (e.g., interpolation and spatial regression).

GEOL 483X. Environmental Biogeochemistry. (Dual-listed with ENSCI 583X; cross-listed with BIOL 483X and ENSCI 483X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Combined 12 credits in biology, chemistry, and physics. Biological, physical, and geochemical controls on elemental cycling in the Earth system. Dynamics of global change and anthropogenic perturbations to global biogeochemical cycles. Biotic and abiotic cycling of carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, sulfur, metals, and water, and impacts of anthropogenic perturbations on these cycles across spatiotemporal scales. Application of box models and principles of mass balance, kinetics, thermodynamics, and stable isotopes to analyze and predict system behavior.

GEOL 512X. Micropaleontology. (Dual-listed with GEOL 412X). (Cross-listed with ENSCI 412X). (2-2) Cr. 3. Prereq: GEOL 102 and GEOL 102L. Evolution, identification and utility of major microfossil groups from the Mesozoic to present. Focus on Cenozoic applications including biostratigraphy, paleoclimate, and paleothermometry using assemblages, stable isotopes, Mg/Ca, and molecular fossils. Laboratory includes processing and analysis of specific microfossils. Major groups covered include foraminifera, calcareous nannofossils, sponge spicules, diatoms, radiolarians, and silicoflagellates.

GEOL 559X. Quantitative Methods in Geology. (2-2) Cr. 3. Alt.F., offered 2018. Prereq: Math 166, Phys 112, GEOL 356, or by permission of instructor. Analysis of geologic data on applied and quantitative basis using MATLAB. Introduction to basic programming with special focus to applied geoscience problems such as stress and strain analysis, particle tracking for fracture propagation and strain field visualization, basic tectonic modeling, red noise filtering. Toolkit development for effective handling of large data sets and picture analysis

GEOL 568X. Applied Geostatistics for Geoscientists. (Dual-listed with Geol 468X). (2-2) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: GEOL 452, C R P 351, C R P 452, NREM 345, or NREM 446. Introduction to geospatial data collection, analysis, interpretation, and presentation. Geospatial techniques including geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), and global positioning systems (GPS). Study of applied geostatistical analysis (e.g., interpolation and spatial regression).

GERON 589X. Systems Neuroscience: Brain, Behavior, and Nutrition-Related Integrative Physiology. (Cross-listed with PSYCH 589X, NEURO 589X, NUTRS 589X, FS HN 589X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S.  Prereqs: Graduate standing, or undergraduate with consent of instructor. Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders.

GLOBE 330X. Global Health Disparities. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: Junior classification. Historical and contemporary factors contributing to disparities in health outcomes for persons disadvantaged by income, location, ethnicity, sexual orientation, and abilities. Analysis and evaluation of health promotional materials, such as campaigns, and community-based interventions focused on reducing global health disparities.

GLOBE 360X. Global Health. (Cross-listed with MICRO 360X and V MPM 360X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Biol 211, and either Micro 201 or Micro 302. Global Health explores health and its determinants across the world with a commitment to the many disciplines and variables that influence health. The course will stress the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment, with emphasis on poor countries. The course is designed to challenge the typical understanding of what impacts health and to stimulate the student to take an entrepreneurial approach to finding solutions. Current events will be a major focus of the class. Within the context of health and disease, topics will include poverty, infectious diseases, gender, social media, climate change, animal health, agriculture, and more. Each student will complete one case study on a topic related to global health. Outside reading and films will be required for each class meeting. There will be four exams. Students will also be expected to sign up for Twitter and use Black Board.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement

H SCI 250X. Intergroup Dialogue. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs:  H SCI 150 or permission by instructor or program coordinator. Intergroup Dialogue is a "face to face" facilitated conversation between members of two or more social identity groups that strives to create new levels of understanding, relating and action. Intergroup Dialogue is based in the philosophies of the democratic and popular education.
Meets U. S. Diversity Requirement.

H SCI 398X. Cooperative Education. Cr. R. Repeatable. F.S.SS. Prereq: Permission of CHS Career Services. For use for cooperative education students seeking full-time status while on internship. Students must register for this course prior to commencing each work period. No more than three credits may be taken in addition to H SCI 398 during any given semester. Course cannot be used to fulfill degree requirements. Therefore, this cannot be used for a required, academic internship. Satisfactory-fail only.

HD FS 384X. Family Insurance Planning. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. St rategies for managing family financial risk with insurance. Emphasis on communication and planning process and the use of risk mitigation and insurance within families. Risk analysis and management within the comprehensive family financial planning process.

HD FS 440X. Individual and Family Health from a Biobehavioral Perspective. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: HD FS 102 or equivalent; 9 credits in social sciences. Exploration of how environmental or contextual factors influence biological and biobehavioral health and development. Broad family ecology influences on health, illness and wellbeing of the individual and the family, drawn from biobehavioral health, behavioral medicine, health psychology and related fields.

HD FS 481X. International Studies in HDFS: Group Study. Cr. 1-3. S.SS. Repeatable. Prereq: Permission by application. Limited enrollment. Supervised international study experiences in Human Development and Family Studies. Countries vary .

HG ED 538X. Foundations of Engineering Education. (Cross-listed with ENGR 538X). (3-0). Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Engineering graduate students or instructor permission required. Introduction to the field of engineering education, with an emphasis on engineering education history, existing challenges, teaching and learning pedagogies and theories, research opportunities, and research methodologies. The course goal is to develop students as scholars and to have students think critically about engineering and education. Students will apply the knowledge gained from this course to propose a research project related to their own discipline. The proposal is intended to help students learn and apply the key elements of engineering education research. This course is intended for students with a variety of interests and career goals, including those interested in learning to conduct engineering education research, exploring research discoveries about teaching and learning, and engaging with the engineering education community.

HG ED 551X. Organization and Administration in Intercollegiate Athletics. (3-0) Cr. 3. SS. Explores how intercollegiate athletics contributes to the aims higher education and how athletics can be used to perpetuate and/or contest social inequalities related to race, class, and gender. Surveys topics related to the organization and administration of intercollegiate athletics such as governance, leadership, policy, and finance.

HG ED 673X. Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education. (3-0) Cr. 3. S.  Critical understanding of issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education. There are multiple dimensions to diversity and inclusion, far too complicated to cover in one course. Therefore, the goal of this seminar is to provide a general understanding of theory, research, and practices related to diversity and inclusion issues. Considers intersectional perspectives of diversity and inclusion within higher education.

HCI 510X. Foundations of Game-based Learning. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. (Cross-listed with C I 510X). Prereq: 12 graduate credits. Theories, principles and best practices of utilizing games in educational environments. Topics include the theoretical foundations of learning games and game play, identity development in online environments, and assessment of learning in and out of games.

HCI 608X. Social Media and Education. (Cross-listed with C I 608X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: 12 graduate credits. Increase understanding of how social media is changing traditional concepts of identity, literacy, citizenship and more. Develop an online social presence through active social media participation.

HIST 211X. Ancient Empires: From Sargon to Caesar. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Development of empires in the Near East and Mediterranean from the Akkadians to the fall of Rome. Discussion of the Hittites, Assyrians, Persians, Athenians, Macedonians (including the conquests of Alexander the Great), Carthaginians, and Romans; examination of imperialism as well as the social, cultural, and economic consequences of empire.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

HIST 271X. The History of Sports in the United States. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Professionalization of sports from their origins as invented recreational activities to their present status as fiscally privileged, legally protected cultural icons. Covering the period from the 17th to the end of the 20th century.

HIST 343X. The Global African Diaspora. (Cross-listed with AF AM 343X and SOC 343X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.SS. Prereqs: AF AM 201 or SOC 134. Conceptual, spatial, and temporal dimensions of the global African diaspora. Social transformations, cultural and economic commonalities and differences between the classic and contemporary African diasporas.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

HIST 364X. The Mythic Wild West. (3-0) Cr. 3. SS. Examination of the history of the mythic American West, including how people have thought about the region, the myths that emerged from the West, and the role the mythical West played in the formation of American identity.

HIST 387X. First Ladies in U.S. History. (Cross-listed with POL S 387X and WGS 387X).  (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Evolution of the role and office of the First Lady in U.S. history, including her political activism, social impact, and international influence. Analysis of the authority, intersectionality, and agency of First Ladies in the aggregate and exploration of how individual First Ladies have interpreted and adapted this unique public position.

HIST 457X. History of American Sexualities. (Cross-listed with WGS 457X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Credit in one of HIST 221, HIST 222, WS 201, WS 203, or WS 205. The social construction of American sexualities from the colonial era to the present with particular emphasis on how ideas about sex and sexuality have shaped American public life, including education, public policy, party politics, and racial justice.

HIST 470X. Race: A History of an Idea. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Sophomore classification. Investigation of race as an idea created and shaped by laws, positioning race as an ideological system of power; examination of American Indian contact with Settler colonialism, slave codes, Mexican American war, and exclusion laws.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

HIST 481X. Public History. (1-2) Cr. 3. Repeatable. F. Prereq: HIST 221 and 222. Development of theories and methods in the field of public history. Emphasis on practical applications such as archival research, museum interpretation, historic preservation, and oral history within the context of United States history.

HIST 591X. Directed readings in History. Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS. Repeatable. Prereq: Doctoral student in RATE program. Individually directed readings in History for doctoral students preparing for preliminary examinations in Rural, Agricultural, Technological and Environmental History (RATE). Only 9 credits of HIST 591 may count toward graduation.

HORT 291A. Horticulture Professional Development: Turfgrass Competition. (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Repeatable. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Intensive training in preparation for intercollegiate competition in turfgrass, planting, design, plant identification, installation, cost estimating, and other skills at national contests in horticulture. Students must compete in related national competition to earn credit. Graduation restrictions: Only one credit of HORT 291A, 291B, or 291C may count toward Horticulture credits for graduation. A maximum of four credits of any combination of HORT 291A, 291B, and 291C may count toward credits for graduation. Satisfactory-fail only.

HORT 291B. Horticulture Professional Development: Landscape Competition. (0-2). Cr. 1. F.S. Repeatable. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Intensive training in preparation for intercollegiate competition in planting, design, plant identification, installation, cost estimating, and other skills at national contests in horticulture. Students must compete in related national competition to earn credit. Graduation restrictions: Only one credit of HORT 291A, 291B, or 291C may count toward Horticulture credits for graduation. A maximum of four credits of any combination of HORT 291A, 291B, and 291C may count toward credits for graduation. Satisfactory-fail only.

HORT 291C. Horticulture Professional Development: Cross-Commodity. (0-2) Cr. 1. F.S. Repeatable. Prereq: Permission of instructor. Intensive training in preparation for intercollegiate competition in planting, plant identification and other skills at national contests in horticulture. Students must compete in related national competition to earn credit. Graduation restrictions: Only one credit of HORT 291A, 291B, or 291C may count toward Horticulture credits for graduation. A maximum of four credits of any combination of HORT 291A, 291B, and 291C may count toward credits for graduation. Satisfactory-fail only.

HORT 581X. Experience in Plant Science Extension and Outreach. (Cross-listed with PL P 581X, AGRON 581X, and ENT 581X). Cr. 1. Alt. SS, offered 2019. A supervised learning experience in several extension delivery methods used in the plant sciences. Participation in Iowa State University-based extension programs that may include field crop, horticulture, or Master Gardener programming.

HSP M 301X. Hospitality Revenue Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. An overview of the revenue management in the lodging and food service industry will be provided. Emphasis will be placed on the application of analytical and forecasting techniques to formulate and implement pricing strategies in responses to daily operation complexities.

HSP M 319X. Casino Management II. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: HSP M 201. Overview of casino marketing operations. Topics include casino promotion strategies, casino database marketing, and casino marketing policies. Further discussion on casino math and sports betting introduced in Introduction to Casino Management.

HSP M 339X. Casino Accounting and Financial Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Introduction to basic concepts of accounting and financial management in the casino industry: financial accounting reporting review, casino revenue flows, accounting for slot machines and Keno, accounting for race and sports book, casino auditing and internal control, and income taxes for the casino industry.

HSP M 385X. Beer and Brewed Beverages in the Hospitality Industry. (2-0) Cr. 1. F.S. Prereqs: HSP M 383 or concurrent enrollment. Must be at least 21 years old. Introduction to history and methods of production for a variety of beer, cider, perry, mead, sake and other brewed alcoholic beverages. Beverage tasting and sensory analysis; product knowledge; and service techniques related to the beverage and hospitality industry. Field trip.

I E 242X. Selected Topics in Probability and Statistics. Cr. 1. SS. Prereq:  Credit or enrollment in Stat 305 . Conditional probability; Bayes’ theorem examples and applications; joint, marginal and conditional distributions; counting, permutations, combinations; reliability examples; one-way ANOVA; and multiple linear regression.

I E 347X. Medical Manufacturing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: MAT E 273. Discussion of the role of industrial engineering and manufacturing in the medical field, identification of corresponding industry sectors, overview of commercial biomaterials, 3D modeling, relevant fabrication technologies, and validation of medical devices.

I E 420X. Engineering Problem Solving with R. (Dual-listed with I E 520X). Cr. 3. S. Prereq: An introductory statistics course: Stat 231 or equivalent. Statistical analysis and engineering problem solving using R programming language. Data manipulation. Exploratory data analysis. Statistical quality assurance. Basic statistical analysis. R Markdown. Simulation. Conditional expressions, loops, and functions. Matrices. High level data visualizations. Data extraction from text. Optimization. Logistic regression. High performance computing tools. Project required for graduate credits.

I E 422X. Design and Analysis Applications for System Improvement. Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Credit in I E 222, I E 271, I E 305, I E 361, and credit or enrollment in I E 413; OR permission of instructor. A team-based design project that is large and open-ended drawing from previous IE courses. Application of engineering design including process improvement methods to produce solutions while considering realistic constraints .

I E 430X. Entrepreneurial Product Engineering. (Cross-listed with ENGR 430X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Junior Classification. Process of innovative product development in both entrepreneurial and intra-preneurial settings. Define, prototype and validate a product concept based on competitive bench-marking, market positioning and customer requirement evaluation in a target market into a product design that is consistent with defined business goals and strategies. Combination of lecture, discussion, problem solving and case study review.

I E 434X. Entrepreneurial Product Engineering Design Project. (Cross-listed with ENGR 434X). (1-4) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: I E 430 or ENGR 430. Open-ended design project related to creating, validating and launching a new engineered product into the marketplace. Fundamentals related to launching new engineered products in an Entrepreneurial way. Students submit new product ideas or select from a list of company supplied ideas. Application of engineering design principles including product definition, competitive evaluation, requirements evaluation, product design, manufacturing design, manufacturing costing, prototype creation, field validation, user evaluation.

I E 445X. Rapid Prototyping and Manufacturing. (Dual-listed with I E 545). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: I E 248, Mat E 273 or similar manufacturing and materials course. Introduction to rapid prototyping processes and rapid manufacturing methods. Operating principles and characteristics of current rapid prototyping processes. Principles of Additive Manufacturing (AM), methods and systems. Selection criteria for processes based on model and test requirements. Rapid methods in manufacturing processes and rapid tooling.

I E 452X. Introduction To Systems Engineering And Analysis. (3-0) Cr. 3. SS. (Cross-listed with AER E 452X). Prereq: Junior Classification in an Engineering Major. Principles of systems engineering to include problem statement formulation, stakeholder analysis, requirements definition, system architecture and concept generation, system integration and interface management, verification and validation, and system commissioning and decommissioning operations. Introduction to discrete event simulation processes. Students will work in groups to propose, research, and present findings for a systems engineering topic of current relevance.

I E 463X. Introduction to Engineering and Systems Management. (3-0). Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: STAT 231 or STAT 305 or equivalent, upperclassman standing and permission of instructor. Engineering and systems management topics for the undergraduate student including challenges and expectations of a junior engineering manager. Probability applications to project management, issues associated in working with and supporting various personnel, basic financial calculations, earned value management, and tools that are useful for the engineering manager. Case studies involving leadership and ethics, and a group project required.

I E 487X. Big Data Optimization. (Dual-listed with I E 587X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: I E 312, STAT 231. Optimization and statistical learning related to big data problems. Modern sparse/low rank modeling and their applications in big data analytics. Fast algorithms, and their distributed implementation. Applications in large-scale text analysis, energy/smart grid systems, image recognition, surveillance video analysis and social network data analysis.

I E 520X. Engineering Problem Solving with R. (Dual-listed with I E 420X). Cr. 3. S. Prereq: An introductory statistics course: Stat 231 or equivalent. Statistical analysis and engineering problem solving using R programming language. Data manipulation. Exploratory data analysis. Statistical quality assurance. Basic statistical analysis. R Markdown. Simulation. Conditional expressions, loops, and functions. Matrices. High level data visualizations. Data extraction from text. Optimization. Logistic regression. High performance computing tools. Project required for graduate credits.

I E 544X. Micro/Nano Scale Additive Printing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: I E 348 or equivalent manufacturing engineering course. Introduction of physical theory, design, analysis, fabrication, and characterization of micro/nano scale fabrication and manufacturing systems; introduction of micro/nano scale additive manufacturing; and deep understanding of additive printing for micro/nano scale applications. Focus on the fabrication/manufacturing of important types of microstructures used in micro/nano devices using additive printing, and the techniques and tools used to characterize them. Students are expected to finish a team projected related applying additive printing experimentally or theoretically to the design of a sensor.

I E 578X. Human-Centered Design and Manufacturing. (2-2) Cr. 3. S. Physical and psychological factors and the use of creativity and 3D printing in the product design lifecycle. Investigation and discussion of creativity, rapid prototyping, machinability design principles, human-centered design approaches, engineering creativity analyses, product design testing, and human factors methods in product design evaluation. Laboratory assignments related to creativity, engineering design, manufacturing, human-centered design, rapid prototyping, product analysis, and ergonomic testing.

I E 587X. Big Data Optimization. (Dual-listed with I E 487X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: I E 312, STAT 231. Optimization and statistical learning related to big data problems. Modern sparse/low rank modeling and their applications in big data analytics. Fast algorithms, and their distributed implementation. Applications in large-scale text analysis, energy/smart grid systems, image recognition, surveillance video analysis and social network data analysis.

I E 672X. Human Factors in Automation Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate classification. Concepts in human-automation systems, including levels of automation, types of automation, and level of control. Implications of how adaptive automation affects error, trust, workload, situation awareness, and performance. Understand how human operators are affected by automation implementation in real-world systems. Apply human factors concepts to the design and assessments of human-automation systems.

IND D 370X. Electronics Prototyping and Design for Non-Engineers. (1-4) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Sophomore standing or above. Physics 101 or equivalent. In this course, we aim to provide electronic prototyping capabilities to students beyond the engineering realm. Our efforts will be directed towards providing non-engineering students an experience through the stages of design conceptualization; systems level implementation, device prototyping, and testing. Students will build gadgets, interface hardware with computers and make functional electronics units.

INFAS 560X. Data-Driven Security and Privacy. (Cross-listed with CPR E 560X and COM S 560X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: CPR E 531; COM S 474 or Com S 573. Examination of applications of machine learning and big data techniques to various security and privacy problems, as well as secure and privacy-preserving machine learning algorithms.

INFAS 631X. Cyber Security Operations Practicum. (Cross-listed with CPR E 631X). (1-6) Cr. 3. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: CPR E 532, CPR E 534, and permission of instructor. Practical experience in cyber operations. Cyber security threat analysis, malware analysis, and intrusion detection management. Cyber security data analysis methods. Pen testing tools and techniques. Weekly threat analysis briefings. Satisfactory-fail only.

I E 672X. Human Factors in Automation Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F.; offered 2018. Prereq: Graduate classification. Concepts in human-automation systems, including levels of automation, types of automation, and level of control. Implications of how adaptive automation affects error, trust, workload, situation awareness, and performance. Understand how human operators are affected by automation implementation in real-world systems. Apply human factors concepts to the design and assessments of human-automation systems.

ITAL 107X. Intensive Beginning Italian. (4-0) Cr. 4. F.S. A communicative approach to grammar and vocabulary within the context of Italian culture for students whose native language is not Italian. Taught in Italian.

JL MC 140X. Identity, Diversity and the Media. (3-0) Cr. 3.  Understand perspectives and biases within journalism, advertising and public relations content, including content shared through social-media platforms. Analyze content generated by others. Topics include media literacy, source evaluation, portrayals of diverse groups, identification of diverse sources and strategies for reducing bias in media work.
Meets U. S. Diversity Requirement.

JL MC 311X. Fundamentals of Mobile Photography. (3-0) Cr. 3. Basic photographic techniques for publication. Includes smartphone operation, lighting, composition and historical overview of photography and use in digital platforms. Basic use of image editing software. Ethical issues involving photo publication in media platforms. A smartphone camera is required. Credit in JL MC 311X may not be applied toward requirements for degree by ARTIS majors.

JL MC 391X. Short Course Intensive. (Cross-listed with ADVRT 391X and P R 391X). Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Focused short courses on timely concepts. Check with Greenlee School for course availability. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

JL MC 503X. Advanced Communication Research Methods: Quantitative. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: JLMC 502 (or equivalent basic research method course) or permission of the instructor. In-depth examination of quantitative research methods in journalism and mass communication, including surveys, experiments and media content analyses. Data collection, data analysis and presentation of research findings. Application of quantitative research designs to journalism and mass communication cases.

JL MC 504X. Advanced Communication Research Methods: Qualitative. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: JL MC 502 or equivalent research methods course. In-depth examination of qualitative methods in journalism and mass communication research. Social scientific and humanistic modes of inquiry. Discussions of critical-cultural theory, design and presentation of qualitative studies, and application of qualitative research methods in communication.

LAS 203X. Professional Career Preparation. (1-0) Cr. 1. F.S.SS. Overview of practical skills such as writing resumes and cover letters, implementing an internship or job search, interviewing, evaluating offers, professional etiquette, and networking. Exploration of resources and online professional tools. Satisfactory-fail only. Only one of LAS 203X, MATH 202X/STAT 202X, or BUSAD 203 may count toward graduation.

LING 318X. Introduction to ESL methods and materials. (Cross-listed with ENGL 318X). (2-1) Cr. 3. F.  Prereqs: ENGL/LING 219. Introduction to methods and materials for teaching English as a Second Language (ESL) for elementary and secondary students. Strategies and resources for teaching reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. Elementary Education students must take this course in the same semester as either CI 280S or CI 480S.

LING 319X. Studies in Language and Diversity. (Cross-listed with ENGL 319X). 3 cr. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: ENGL 250.  Special topics related to the role of language and linguistics in US diversity, such as Dialects and American literature, American English Accents, Legal and Social Aspects of English-only Laws in the US. Connections between language use and social diversity.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

LING 320X. Topics in Linguistic Structure. (Cross-listed with ENGL 320X).(3-0) Cr. 3. F. Repeatable. Prereqs: ENGL/LING 219, 220.  Special topics related to the study of linguistic structure. Focus on language structure in areas not covered in detail by existing courses. Topics include field linguistics, morphology, forensic linguistics, neurolinguistics, semantics, non-English phonology, acoustic phonetics, linguistic universals, and historical linguistics.

LING 410X. Language as Data.  (Cross-listed with ENGL 410X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Junior standing. Methods of discovering language patterns in text documents solve practical text analysis problems in the disciplines. Fundamentals of linguistics and its role in text analysis. Practice writing R scripts to perform text analysis and visualize textual data.

LD ST 360X. Cultural Competency and Global Leadership. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: Sophomore classification or approval by the instructor. Leadership theories and their applications in an international context. The development of an intercultural mindset essential for effective leadership. Contextual influences on leadership and the development of global leadership capacities.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

M E 427X. Vehicle Dynamics and Suspension Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MATH 265, MATH 267, and E M 345. Analysis and evaluation of the performance of cars, trucks and other surface vehicles. Computer simulation of ride, braking, and directional response. Considerations in the design and fabrication of suspension systems.

M E 491X. Laboratory Component. Cr. 1-3. This course is designed specifically for transfer and study abroad students who need to make up a lab to fulfill course requirements.

M E 548X. Fundamentals of Laser and Optical Measurements in Thermofluid Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S, offered 2019. Prereqs: Undergraduate thermodynamics, undergraduate fluid dynamics, multivariable calculus, differential equations, electricity and magnetism. Fundamentals of lasers and optical techniques for application in measurements of thermo-fluid systems. Rigorous diffraction theory, theory of laser operation, and applications of theory to measurements using optics and lasers will be covered. The principles of measurement using linear scattering techniques (absorption, Rayleigh and Raman scattering) as well as nonlinear techniques (CARS and multiphoton absorption) will be discussed.

M E 562X. Introduction to Tribology. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: EM 324 and MAT E 273; or instructor approval. Introduction to the fundamentals of friction and wear (tribology) and their application to various classes of materials including polymers and biomedical/biological materials. Classic mechanics-based models of friction. The effects of material morphology and surface structure on friction and wear. Engineering design methodology and statistical techniques will also be introduced in order to design useful tribology experiments for characterization of surface tribology ranging from industrial to biomedical applications. Identification and consultation with relevant journal publications, as well as case studies, will be used to formulate approaches to friction and wear issues in engineering applications.

M E 570X. Solid Modeling and GPU Computing. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: M E 170 and M E 419, or Instructor Permission. Theory and applications of solid modeling and introduction to parallel computing using the graphic processing unit (GPU). Topics include solid modeling fundamentals, different representations of solid geometry, introduction to parallel programming using CUDA, and applications of GPU algorithms. Design and analysis software include SolidWorks and programming using C and NVIDIA CUDA.

M E 585X. Fundamentals of Predictive Plant Phenomics. (Cross-listed with BCB 585X and GDCB 585X). (3-3) Cr. 4. F.  Prereqs: Acceptance into the P3 program or instructor permission. Principles of engineering, data analysis, and plant sciences and their interplay applied to predictive plant phenomics. Transport phenomena, sensor design, image analysis, graph models, network data analysis, fundamentals of genomics and phenomics. Multidisciplinary laboratory exercises.

M E 591X. Probabilistic Engineering Analysis and Design. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Linear algebra or MATH 207; probability theory or STAT 231; or instructor permission. Applications of probabilistic and statistical methods to engineering system design and post-design failure prognostics. Hands-on learning of various probabilistic and statistical design methods, such as design of experiments, surrogate modeling, uncertainty quantification, reliability-based design, and robust design. It also covers Bayesian estimation and machine learning methods for post-design failure prognostics.

M E 592X. Data Analytics and Machine Learning for Cyber-Physical Systems Applications.  (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Basics of linear algebra, probability theory and computer programming. Introduction to data analytics and machine learning driven solutions to cyber-physical systems problems such as design and verification, anomaly detection, fault diagnostics, event classification, prediction and mitigation. The course involves hands-on learning of various data science techniques for various problem solving steps such as data preprocessing/variable selection, feature extraction, modeling, inference and visualization tasks with a special focus on advanced tools such as deep learning and probabilistic graphical models. Applications include diverse cyber-physical systems - smart buildings and grid, transportation, manufacturing, agriculture and energy systems. Take-home assignments and final project.

M S E 537X. Electronic Properties of Materials. (Dual-listed with MAT E 437X and E E 437X; Cross-listed with M S E 537X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs:  E E 332 or MAT E 317 or PHYS 322 . Review of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of electrons in solids, band theory, metallic conduction, lattice vibrations, semiconductors, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, polarization, dielectric relaxation, crystal anisotropy, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, superconductivity, magnetism, device applications.

MAT E 437X. Electronic Properties of Materials. (Dual-listed with M S E 537X and E E 537X; Cross-listed with E E 437X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs:  E E 332 or MAT E 317 or PHYS 322 . Review of classical and quantum mechanical descriptions of electrons in solids, band theory, metallic conduction, lattice vibrations, semiconductors, semiconductor devices, dielectrics, polarization, dielectric relaxation, crystal anisotropy, ferroelectricity, piezoelectricity, superconductivity, magnetism, device applications.

MATH 202X . Career Development in Math and Statistics. Cr. 1. S. (Cross-listed with STAT 202X). Career development in the mathematics and statistics disciplines with an emphasis on contemporary social issues. Presentations by professionals in STEM fields about occupations, decision-making strategies, and career goal implementation; development of job searching, resume writing, negotiating, and interviewing techniques. Offered satisfactory-fail only.

MATH 403X. Intermediate Abstract Algebra. (Dual-listed with MATH 503X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: C or better in MATH 301 or permission of department. Not open to students with credit in MATH 504 or MATH 505. Properties of groups and rings, subgroups, ideals, and quotients, homomorphisms, structure theory for finite groups. PIDs, UFDs, and Euclidean Domains. Field extensions and finite fields. Selected applications.

MATH 503X. Intermediate Abstract Algebra. (Dual-listed with MATH 403X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: C or better in MATH 301 or permission of department. Not open to students with credit in MATH 504 or MATH 505. Properties of groups and rings, subgroups, ideals, and quotients, homomorphisms, structure theory for finite groups. PIDs, UFDs, and Euclidean Domains. Field extensions and finite fields. Selected applications.

MATH 518X. Mathematical Modeling and Differential Equations. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MATH 414, MATH 415. Basic theory of ordinary differential equations, existence and uniqueness theorems, linear systems, linearization and stability, mathematical models in biology and physics, modeling with ordinary and partial differential equations, dynamical systems techniques.

MATH 581X. Numerical Methods for Differential Equations. (Dual-listed with MATH 481). (3-0). Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MATH 265; and either MATH 266 or MATH 267; knowledge of a programming language is helpful. Introduction to basic numerical methods for solving differential equations. Topics include: First order Euler method, high order Runge-Kutta methods, and multistep methods for solving ordinary differential equations. Finite difference and finite element methods for solving partial differential equations. Local truncation error, stability, and convergence for finite difference method. Numerical solution space, polynomial approximation, and error estimate for finite element method. Computer programming required.

MGMT 320X. Corporate Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Technology Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S. Prereq: MGMT 310. Entrepreneurial approaches aimed at the identification, development and exploitation of technical and organizational innovations, the management of new product or process developments, and the effective management of new venture in the context of mid-size to large corporations in manufacturing as well as in service industries. Development of an awareness and understanding of the range, scope, and complexity of issues related to the creation of a corporate environment that is supportive of entrepreneurial endeavors as well as to gain insights concerning the effective implementation of technological and organizational innovations in corporate settings.

MGMT 422X. Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereq: MGMT 371. Understand the theory and practice of negotiation in a variety of settings. Negotiation is the art and science of securing an agreement between two or more interdependent parties. Understand the behavior of individuals, groups and organizations in the context of competitive situations. Team work and team building is integrated to better understand interdependent relationships and processes. Negotiation problems faced by managers and professionals in organizations. Complements the technical and diagnostic skills learned in other courses at ISU. Analytical skills needed to discover optimal solutions to problems and a broad array of negotiation skills are needed in order for these solutions to be accepted and implemented.

MGMT 473X. Advanced Human Resource Management 1. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: MGMT 471. Introduction to and hands-on experience with measurement and analysis techniques applicable to business professionals. Use of data science to analyze short- and long-term consequences of specific human resource practices on the organization and on society as a whole. Designed for all managers with the responsibilities of planning, recruiting, selecting, training, and developing talent in an organization as well as compensating, retaining, and managing the performance and careers of a diverse and talented workforce. A human capital-centric approach to emphasize how an organization’s design and talent management has direct consequences on its adaptability and success.

MGMT 522X. Negotiation and Conflict Resolution. (3-0) Cr. 3. This course provides the theory and practice of negotiation in a variety of settings, while focusing on understanding the behavior of individuals, groups and organizations in the context of competitive situations. Additionally, team work and team building is integrated to better understand interdependent relationships and processes.

MGMT 606X. Historical Foundations of Entrepreneurship Research. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Enrollment in the PhD Program. Seminal readings, theoretical perspectives, and historical roots of Entrepreneurship research. A broad variety of core foundational theories, perspectives, and approaches are discussed.

MICRO 115X. Phage Discovery Lab. (1-3) Cr. 2. F. An exploratory laboratory where students will purify phage from soil, visualize phage using electron microscopy and isolate genomic material for nucleic acid sequencing.

MICRO 116X. Phage Genome Annotation Lab. (1-3) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Recommended: MICRO 115X. An experiential microbiology laboratory where students learn to annotate and submit a complete phage genome .   

MICRO 360X. Global Health. (Cross-listed with GLOBE 360X and V MPM 360X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Biol 211, and either Micro 201 or Micro 302. Global Health explores health and its determinants across the world with a commitment to the many disciplines and variables that influence health. The course will stress the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment, with emphasis on poor countries. The course is designed to challenge the typical understanding of what impacts health and to stimulate the student to take an entrepreneurial approach to finding solutions. Current events will be a major focus of the class. Within the context of health and disease, topics will include poverty, infectious diseases, gender, social media, climate change, animal health, agriculture, and more. Each student will complete one case study on a topic related to global health. Outside reading and films will be required for each class meeting. There will be four exams. Students will also be expected to sign up for Twitter and use Black Board.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement

MICRO 517X. Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Diseases. (Cross-listed with AN S 517X, FS HN 517X, and V MPM 517X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Basic Knowledge in microbiology. Explore current research on gut microbiome including modern tools used to study the gut microbiome. Examine the linkages between gut microbiome and health status, diseases, and manipulation of gut microbiome to improve health.

MIS 315X. Business Data Streams and Issues. (Cross-listed with ACCT 315X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: COM S 113. Identification of open data sources and other private data sources. Develop methods of data access, collection, and sharing; develop methods to validate and standardize data sources; develop methods to assess data worthiness (risk).

MIS 491X. Consulting and Enterprise Resource Planning: Your German Adventure. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: MIS 301. Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems implementation, maintenance, and upgrade activities, processes, and challenges. Examine relationships between corporate ERP adopters and users, software vendors, and consultants in an international context.

MIS 515X. Business Data. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Understanding the issues and challenges of data from multiple sources, different velocities, in large volumes with questionable veracity.

MIS 545X. Enterprise Cybersecurity Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. F.S.  This course focuses on the challenges, technologies, and practices of information security management in enterprise operations.

MIS 548X. Applications of Machine Learning for Business Intelligence. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Introduction to applications for data science concepts in the business domain. As big data, machine learning, business analytics, business intelligence and other concepts grow in business applications, it is essential for students to understand the underlying concepts, data, models, and applications to be successful in a data-driven world. Students will learn how to determine problem types, data restrictions, model selection, tool choice, and analysis of data science concepts for greater business value.

MIS 551X. IT Strategy & Execution. (2-1) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Graduate standing. Explore the building blocks of IT strategy in alignment with the business strategy. Emphasis on business aspects. Evaluate the impact of technologies on IT strategy. Explore IT strategy framework, understand the latest trends and exercise critical thinking with relevant case studies and discussion. Small groups will analyze a fictitious company as assigned and develop a future state IT vision and IT strategy that supports the business goals. Guest lecturers .

MIS 556X . Business Analytics Capstone Project. Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MIS 547 or departmental permissions. Synthesize analytics concepts, skills, and practices learned during the program of study to complete a course project. Projects proposals relevant to a firm are proposed and accepted midway through the program. Student cohort teams will complete the capstone project under the supervision of an advisory team of faculty. At the completion of the course teams will present their project marking the completion of the program of study.

MIS 568X. Marketing Analytics. (Cross-listed with MKT 568X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Integration of various concepts to solve problems using appropriate tools. Specifically, the course consist of the following three components: (a) help students develop consultative problem-solving skills; (b) introduce various newly developed consumer behavior theories; (c) provide an overview of quantitative models in the field of marketing analytics. Hands-on experiences to enhance skills such as formulating problems, structuring and prioritizing problems, synthesizing results and communicating intuition from complicated analyses.

MIS 605X. Technical Research Methods in Information Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MIS 501 or equivalent, enrollment in PhD program. Focuses on analytical modeling and empirical analyses using methods drawn from economics, management science, and statistics/econometrics, etc. Example topics include economics of information goods; impact of information technologies on firm performance and policy outcomes; and analysis of data generated from social media and business transactions.

MIS 606X. Economic Research Methods in Information Systems. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: MIS 501 or equivalent, enrollment in PhD program. Focuses on analytical modeling and empirical analyses using methods drawn from economics, management science, and statistics/econometrics, etc. Example topics include economics of information goods; impact of information technologies on firm performance and policy outcomes; and analysis of data generated from social media and business transactions.

MIS 610X. Seminar on Deception Detection, Media & Neuroscience. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S. Deceptive communication and its detection. Role of communication media, national culture, and deception in non-dyadic settings. Neuroscience tools, such as eye tracking and EEG techniques, now provide additional avenues for the study of deception and its detection. Designed to acquaint graduate students from multiple disciplines with deceptive communication, current areas of research opportunity, and novel techniques for its study. Access available to the College of Business’s Neurolab to develop projects.

MKT 342X. Foundation of Personal Selling. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: MKT 340. The process of selling and how to sell effectively. Focus on selling in a business environment and applying to concepts to general interpersonal settings in personal life. Students will actively participate in class, collaborate with teammates to develop skills to sell ideas and become more effective in representing themselves and their company and its products and services. Develop skills necessary to build long-term, profitable relationships with clients.

MKT 361X. Social Media Marketing Strategy. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: MKT 340. The course will cover marketing, advertising and communications strategies in the new media landscape where traditional media (e.g., television, print) and the online social media (i.e., Web 2.0; e.g., online social networks, user-generated content, blogs, forums) co-exist. Students will be expected to have knowledge about the fundamentals of traditional advertising methods and strategies. With this background knowledge, the primary focus of this course will be on understanding social media, how to build social media marketing strategies, and how to track their effectiveness. This course will not look at more tactical aspects of advertising/communications such as creative, message management, and publicity. This will first and foremost be a marketing strategy course.

MKT 468X. Problem Solving in Marketing. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: MKT 340. Consultative problem-solving approach to address complex problems in marketing and related fields. Topics include problem definition, issue tree dis-aggregation and the Pyramid Principle. Development of skills such as formulating problems, structuring and prioritizing problems, synthesizing results and communicating intuition from quantitative analyses.

MKT 552X. Marketing Insights. Cr. 3. SS. Integrate various concepts to solve problems in marketing. Enhance skills such as formulating problems, structuring and prioritizing problems, synthesizing results and communicating intuition from complicated analyses. Topics include problem definition, issue tree dis-aggregation and the Pyramid Principle. The course will also provide an overview of various newly developed marketing theories and analytical tools.

MKT 568X. Marketing Analytics. (Cross-listed with MIS 568X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Integration of various concepts to solve problems using appropriate tools. Specifically, the course consist of the following three components: (a) help students develop consultative problem-solving skills; (b) introduce various newly developed consumer behavior theories; (c) provide an overview of quantitative models in the field of marketing analytics. Hands-on experiences to enhance skills such as formulating problems, structuring and prioritizing problems, synthesizing results and communicating intuition from complicated analyses.

NEURO 589X. Systems Neuroscience: Brain, Behavior, and Nutrition-Related Integrative Physiology. (Cross-listed with PSYCH 589X, NUTRS 589X, FS HN 589X, GERON 589X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing, or undergraduate with consent of instructor. Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders.

NREM 115X. Explorations in Natural Resource Ecology & Management. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: Animal Ecology and Forestry majors, Freshman classification. Inte ract with faculty in the Department of Natural Resource Ecology and Management through lectures, discussions, and field experiences.

NREM 311X. Field Ecology in Montana. (2-6) Cr. 4. SS. Prereqs: BIOL 211, 211L, 212, 212L or equivalent and permission of instructors. Fundamental concepts and principles of ecology dealing with organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Taught at NREM's Rod and Connie French Conservation Education Camp in western Montana. Emphasizes hands-on learning of principles and methods in the field

NREM 380X. Field Ecology Research and Teaching. (2-3). Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Completion or current enrollment in A ECL/BIOL/ENSCI 312 or NREM 301; or eligibility for admission into Elementary Education program. Students work in teams to conduct ecological research projects at a local field site, and develop related teaching modules/lesson plans. Research and teaching activity objectives, methods, and results are shared with diverse audiences as presentations, written reports, and web-based documents, and used to engage K-12 students and community members via field days and visits to schools and other institutions.

NUTRS 589X. Systems Neuroscience: Brain, Behavior, and Nutrition-Related Integrative Physiology. (Cross-listed with PSYCH 589X, NEURO 589X, FS HN 589X, GERON 589X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing, or undergraduate with consent of instructor. Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders.

P R 322X . Strategic Counseling in Public Relations. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: JLMC 110, JLMC 201, PR/ADVRT 301. Aspects of strategic counseling within the public relations industry. Strategic communication expectations, issues and reputation management, budgeting, staff management, message development and media training for executives, speech writing and coaching executives, aligning public relations with marketing, advertising, or digital marketing.

P R 323X. Strategic Communication in Agriculture and the Environment. (Cross-listed with AGEDS 323X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. S. Prereqs: ENGL 250; Junior classification. Effective communication of agricultural and environmental issues. Analysis of attitudes, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, and impacts on individual and societal choices. Application in the domains of public relations, mass media, and popular culture.

P R 391X. Short Course Intensive. (Cross-listed with ADVRT 391X and JL MC 391X). Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Focused short courses on timely concepts. Check with Greenlee School for course availability. Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only

PHIL 363X. Metaphysics in Science Fiction and Popular Culture. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: PHIL 201. Examination of metaphysical issues that commonly arise in science fiction and related areas of popular culture, including topics such as the relationship between mind and reality, metaphysical personhood, time, and causation.

PL P 495X. Plant Pathology Travel Course Preparation. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Irr. Prereqs: Sophomore, Junior, Senior or Grad classification. GPA 2.0 or higher. Topics include preparation for safe international travel, agricultural production and associated diseases, as well as the country's history and culture. Students enroll in this course the term immediately before travel to the foreign country for PL P 496X.

PL P 496X. Plant Pathology Travel Course. Cr. 1-3. SS. Prereq: PL P 495X. Agricultural production in unique regions of the world. Visit farms, industries and educational institutions for hands-on classes, tours, food tasting, and social interactions with students, researchers , farmers and business people. Location and duration of the travel will vary.

PL P 540X. Principles of Integrated Disease Management. (2-0) Cr. 2. F. Prereq: PL P 408 or equivalent. Exploration of five disease management principles: exclusion, avoidance, eradication, protection, and therapy; and how they can be used to develop successful integrated disease management programs.

PL P 581X. Experience in Plant Science Extension and Outreach. (Cross-listed with AGRON 581X, ENT 581X, and HORT 581X). Cr. 1. Alt. SS, offered 2019. A supervised learning experience in several extension delivery methods used in the plant sciences. Participation in Iowa State University-based extension programs that may include field crop, horticulture, or Master Gardener programming.

POL S 341X. Canadian Politics and Foreign Policy. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Pol S 241 or Pol S 251. Governmental structure of Canada, domestic sources of Canadian foreign policy, current Canadian foreign policy issues.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

POL S 387X. First Ladies in U.S. History. (Cross-listed with HIST 387X and WGS 387X).  (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Evolution of the role and office of the First Lady in U.S. history, including her political activism, social impact, and international influence. Analysis of the authority, intersectionality, and agency of First Ladies in the aggregate and exploration of how individual First Ladies have interpreted and adapted this unique public position.

POL S 457X. International Terrorism and Insurgency. (Dual-listed with POL S 557X). (2-1) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: 6 credits in social science; junior classification. Scientific explanations for the causes and consequences of non-state political violence, such as terrorism, insurgencies, political protests, and civil war.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

POL S 557X. International Terrorism and Insurgency. (Dual-listed with POL S 457X). (2-1) Cr. 3. S.Prereqs: 6 credits in social science; junior classification. Scientific explanations for the causes and consequences of non-state political violence, such as terrorism, insurgencies, political protests, and civil war.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

PSYCH 405X. History of Psychology. (Dual-listed with PSYCH 505X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs 4 courses in Psychology.  Origins of psychology in philosophy, physiology, medicine and religion. Development as a scientific discipline during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Historical overview of clinical practice and theory.

PSYCH 505X. History of Psychology. (Dual-listed with PSYCH 405X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs 4 courses in Psychology.  Origins of psychology in philosophy, physiology, medicine and religion. Development as a scientific discipline during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Historical overview of clinical practice and theory.

PSYCH 589X. Systems Neuroscience: Brain, Behavior, and Nutrition-Related Integrative Physiology. (Cross-listed with NEURO 589X, NUTRS 589X, FS HN 589X, GERON 589X). (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing, or undergraduate with consent of instructor. Structural, functional, and biochemical aspects of brain and non-motor behavior across the human lifespan. Types of neuroimaging used to assess the brain. Current research is leveraged to gauge how nutrition, diseases related to nutrition, and associated physiological processes influence the brain, particularly for common developmental, psychological, and neurological disorders.

RELIG 277X. Religion and Society. (Cross-listed with SOC 277X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 134. Religion as a human construction, institution, activity, and identity. Connections between religion and other social institutions and processes 

RELIG 344X. Religions of Latin America and the Caribbean. (3-0) Cr.3. F. Prereqs: RELIG 205 Recommended. Religious traditions of Latin America and the Caribbean in their diverse historical and cultural contexts: Indigenous religions, Catholicism, Protestantism, and African-based religions.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

RELIG 359X. Quran. (3-0) Cr. 3 S. Prereq: Recommended: RELIG 358. A study of the Quran, the sacred text of Islam, with attention to its history, its major themes, and the diverse ways it is interpreted and applied.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

RESEV 603X. Foundations of Qualitative Inquiry in Education. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: C I 601. Focus on the nature of qualitative research, including the ways in which knowledge is produced through qualitative methodologies, the theoretical and epistemological underpinnings of qualitative research, the importance of theoretical and/or conceptual frameworks in qualitative research, and the various methodological approaches to qualitative research.

RESEV 604X. Advanced Qualitative Inquiry in Education. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: RESEV 603. Conceptions of data and analysis in qualitative methodologies; focus on applied topics in qualitative data analysis. Combination format of reading and discussion seminars and classroom workshops focusing on individual research projects (not for thesis or dissertation).

SCM 430X. Supply Chain Analytics. (3-0) Cr. 3. S., offered irregularly. Prereq: SCM 301. Introduces key methods and tools (i.e., analytics) applied to decision making in supply chain practice. Use of data, statistical and quantitative analysis, explanatory and predictive models, and fact-based management to drive decisions and actions. Descriptive, prescriptive or predictive use activities. Use of software (e.g., R and AnyLogic) to learn key concepts and techniques in analytics and apply those concepts to examples of supply chain decision making.

SCM 471X. Sustainable Supply Chain Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SCM 301. The global nature of a supply chain causes many sustainability issues. This course will consider how supply chain design and execution affect sustainability. Some discussion of governmental policy will be included.

SCM 513X. Biorenewables Supply Chain Management. (Cross-listed with BRT 513X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: Graduate standing or qualified undergraduates with instructor permission. Evaluation of supply chain logistics related the field of biorenewables. The unique challenges associated with biorenewables supply chain are emphasized and examined: cost analysis, market demand & prices, life cycle analysis, environmental impacts, as well as, the technological, social, and political factors related to society.

SOC 277X. Religion and Society. (Cross-listed with RELIG 277X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: SOC 134. Religion as a human construction, institution, activity, and identity. Connections between religion and other social institutions and processes 

SOC 343X. The Global African Diaspora. (Cross-listed with AF AM 343X and HIST 343X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S.SS. Prereqs: AF AM 201 or SOC 134. Conceptual, spatial, and temporal dimensions of the global African diaspora. Social transformations, cultural and economic commonalities and differences between the classic and contemporary African diasporas.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

SOC 350X. Women in Agriculture and the Food System. (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: 3 credits in social sciences or permission of instructor. Status of women farmers, workers, and consumers in US agriculture and the food system from a sociological perspective. Analysis of women’s identities, roles, and gender relations; and relationships among gender, class, race, and ethnicity.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

SPAN 325X. Culture and Community: Iowa and Midwest Latino/as. (Cross-listed with US LS 325x). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: US LS 211. Analysis and discussion of interdisciplinary texts examining the local and regional Latino/a immigration experience. Exploring Latino/a culture through participation in a community project. Assessed service learning component. Laws in the US.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

SP ED 690X. Advanced Special Topics. Cr. 1-5. Repeatable. F.S.SS. Prereq: 9 credits in Education. Guided reading and/or study on special topics of an advanced nature.

STAT 202X . Career Development in Math and Statistics. (0-2) Cr. 1. S. (Cross-listed with MATH 202X). Career development in the mathematics and statistics disciplines with an emphasis on contemporary social issues. Presentations by professionals in STEM fields about occupations, decision-making strategies, and career goal implementation; development of job searching, resume writing, negotiating, and interviewing techniques. Offered satisfactory-fail only.

STAT 559X. Item Response Theory. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. F., even numbered years. Prereqs: STAT 401 or STAT 500. Statistical methods for analysis of binary and polytomous data using latent trait models from item response theory. Application and theory of model selection and fit, equating, dimensionality, differential item functioning and test development. Use of appropriate statistical software.

STB 590X. Special Topics. Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. Prereq: Admission to the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business. Guided instruction and self-study on special topics relevant to seed technology and business.

TOX 444X. Aquatic Toxicology. (Dual-listed with A ECL 544X and TOX 544X; cross-listed with A ECL 444X). (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S, offered 2019. Prereqs: Graduate student status, or undergraduate status having declared a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology, or having completed BIOL 211 and BIOL 212. An overview of interactions between anthropogenic chemicals and aquatic ecosystems. Topics include history of aquatic toxicology, methods of toxicity testing, and species responses to toxicants. Emphasis is on aquatic pollutants of emerging concern (e.g., nanoparticles, microplastics). Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

TOX 544X. Aquatic Toxicology. (Dual-listed with A ECL 444X and TOX 444X; cross-listed with A ECL 544X). (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S, offered 2019. Prereqs: Graduate student status, or undergraduate status having declared a minor in Pharmacology and Toxicology, or having completed BIOL 211 and BIOL 212. An overview of interactions between anthropogenic chemicals and aquatic ecosystems. Topics include history of aquatic toxicology, methods of toxicity testing, and species responses to toxicants. Emphasis is on aquatic pollutants of emerging concern (e.g., nanoparticles, microplastics). Offered on a satisfactory-fail grading basis only.

TOX 569X. Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology. (Cross-listed with AN S 569X). Cr. 2. Prereqs: BBMB 301, BIOL 258 or AN S 331. Chemical agents that target developmental and reproductive systems in animals and humans, both male and female. The influence that timeline of developmental in utero and what part of reproductive organ have on outcome of environmental exposures will be developed. The physiological changes due to exposure, and mechanistic pathways activated by xenobiotics will be defined and the consequences of these changes will be explored.

TSM 455X. Feed Processing and Technology. (Dual-listed with TSM 555X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Junior classification. Introduction to formula feed manufacturing and the animal feed industry. Overview of feed ingredients and formulation, understanding and operation of feed production processing equipment including principles of conveying, grinding, mixing, conditioning, pelleting, and other processing techniques, and the formulation of concentrates, premixes, and rations. Students will become knowledgeable about the manufacturing of various animal feed types such as pelleted and extruded feed, aqua (fish) feed, liquid feeds, poured and pressed blocks, steam flaked feed, and pet food, and their effect on animal performance and health.

TSM 457X. Feed Safety, Ingredient Quality and Analytics. (Dual-listed with TSM 557X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: Junior classification. Concepts of feed and grain safety and quality, including hazards and risks associated with common feeds and feed ingredients. Methods to monitor, manage, and mitigate hazards and risks in the context of feed and grain industries. Government regulations applicable to feed and grain safety. Differences between safety and quality factors, how they are measured and then used for decision-making (marketing, processing, or safe-use).

TSM 555X. Feed Processing and Technology. (Dual-listed with TSM 455X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Introduction to formula feed manufacturing and the animal feed industry. Overview of feed ingredients and formulation, understanding and operation of feed production processing equipment including principles of conveying, grinding, mixing, conditioning, pelleting, and other processing techniques, and the formulation of concentrates, premixes, and rations. Students will become knowledgeable about the manufacturing of various animal feed types such as pelleted and extruded feed, aqua (fish) feed, liquid feeds, poured and pressed blocks, steam flaked feed, and pet food, and their effect on animal performance and health

TSM 557X. Feed Safety, Ingredient Quality and Analytics. (Dual-listed with TSM 457X). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Concepts of feed and grain safety and quality, including hazards and risks associated with common feeds and feed ingredients. Methods to monitor, manage, and mitigate hazards and risks in the context of feed and grain industries. Government regulations applicable to feed and grain safety. Differences between safety and quality factors, how they are measured and then used for decision-making (marketing, processing, or safe-use).

TSM 570X. Industrial Hygiene: Physical, Chemical and Biological Hazards. (Dual-listed with TSM 470). Prereq: MATH 151. A qualitative and quantitative introduction to health effects of chemical, biological, and physical hazards in a workplace.

U ST 275X. Integrative Undergraduate Pre-Research. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Skills for undergraduate students to prepare them for future research experiences. Students will learn about the benefits from being engaged in research, strategies for identifying research mentors, and skills to identify and apply for national research opportunities. Students will become familiar with core facets of research including hypothesis development, method selection, data collection, visualization, and analysis. Students will learn about the ethical issues facing research, local and national research regulatory agencies, and how to responsibly conduct research. Students will learn about tools to enhance their networking capabilities, identify potential careers research skills, and opportunities to advance their professional development. Satisfactory-fail only.

U ST 316X. Leadership in Peer Education. Cr. 2. S. This course will provide emerging student leaders preparing to be peer educators or peer mentors with an understanding of peer education. Students will be introduced to foundational theories of peer education and behavior change, connect their learning to previous experiences, and apply their learning to practice various peer education skills. Students will be expected to learn and practice essential peer education skills including effective listening, responding and referral, small group facilitation & dialogue, and developing inclusive environments.

URB D 590X. Special Topic Urban Design. Cr. 1-3. F.S.SS. Repeatable. Prereq: Graduate standing. Independent study conducted with an MUD instructor. Terms, outcomes, and credits TBD. 

US LS 325X. Culture and Community: Iowa and Midwest Latino/as. (Cross-listed with SPAN 325x). (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereq: US LS 211. Analysis and discussion of interdisciplinary texts examining the local and regional Latino/a immigration experience. Exploring Latino/a culture through participation in a community project. Assessed service learning component. Laws in the US.
Meets U.S. Diversity Requirement.

US LS 499X. Internship in US Latino/a Studies. Cr. 1-3. Repeatable. F.S.SS. Prereq: US LS 211 or permission of program director. Supervised practice working with US Latino/a communities in the public or private sector, combined with academic work under faculty supervision. Up to 3 credits may apply toward US LS minor.

V C S 318X. Advanced Small Animal Oncology. Cr. 1. S. Prereq:  VM3 Status; V C S 444 and B M S 443. Provide advanced instruction in medical oncology, radiation oncology, and surgical oncology.
General learning objectives include demonstrating the ability to utilize information from the physical exam and historical findings to direct appropriate diagnostics and staging based on a specific cancer diagnosis.

V C S 403X. Clinical Cardiology II. (.5-.5) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: V C S 444. Elective course in clinical cardiology. Emphasis on common congenital and acquired cardiac diseases of companion animals. Builds on foundation of basic clinical cardiac knowledge obtained in V C S 444; expands to cover additional diseases in greater depth (e.g. infective endocarditis, systemic and pulmonary hypertension, heartworm disease, feline arterial thromboembolism, bradyarrhythmias and cardiac pacing, congenital heart diseases and interventional correction). Satisfactory-fail only.

V C S 404X. Topics in Emergency and Critical Care. (2-0) Cr. 2. S. Prereq: Third year veterinary medicine program. Provide an introduction of common topics in emergency and critical care in companion animals. General learning goals for students in this course include developing the ability to utilize physical exam skills and historical findings to triage patients and assess stability.

V C S 406X. Introduction to Captive Wild Animal Medicine. (1-0) Cr. 1. S. Prereq: Offered to Veterinary Students in their 3rd or 4th year of curriculum. Topics covering the health and welfare of non-domestic animals in captivity. Regulations specific to exotic animal ownership and exhibition will be covered. Students will discuss diseases which affect multiple taxon groups, and learn about interface diseases. Specific topics regarding the veterinary care of exotic canids, felids, ungulates, primates, Old-World Camelids, exotic equids and avian species will be discussed. Laboratories will introduce remote-delivery and restraint devices, dangerous animal handling techniques (including venomous snake handling techniques), contraception for non-domestic animals, and extra-label use of medications and vaccines in non-domestic species.

V C S 482X. Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery Rotation. Cr. 2. F. S. SS. Prereq: Enrollment in 4th year of the veterinary curriculum; completion of primary care rotation or familiar with the Primary Care protocol; proof of rabies prophylaxis and a protective titer. Basic principles of veterinary dentistry and oral surgery. Participation in dental cleaning and scaling of the teeth in the oral cavity; positioning and interpretation of dental radiographs; administration of regional anesthesia; and patient care and animal handling, including instructions of dental procedures and dental home care. Opportunities may be available to practice oral surgery, extraction techniques and radiographic positioning on cadaver specimens. Interaction with clients during procedures and appointments. Opportunities to observe and assist with advanced dentistry and oral surgery procedures as the need arises. Experience in primary care rotation responsibilities.

V C S 484X. Clinical Practice in Diverse Communities. Cr. 2. Prereq: Fourth-year classification in Veterinary Medicine. Two week rotation for fourth year veterinary students working with equine patients both in the hospital and field settings. This rotation includes a community service component, which will include lecture time on relevant topics and a veterinary service trip to the Crow Creek Tribal Reservation in Fort Thompson, SD. Five-day trip, providing experience in preparing, setting up, and running an equine and small animal veterinary clinic to serve the tribal community.

V MPM 360X. Global Health. (Cross-listed with MICRO 360X and GLOBE 360X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Biol 211, and either Micro 201 or Micro 302. Global Health explores health and its determinants across the world with a commitment to the many disciplines and variables that influence health. The course will stress the interconnectedness of humans, animals, and the environment, with emphasis on poor countries. The course is designed to challenge the typical understanding of what impacts health and to stimulate the student to take an entrepreneurial approach to finding solutions. Current events will be a major focus of the class. Within the context of health and disease, topics will include poverty, infectious diseases, gender, social media, climate change, animal health, agriculture, and more. Each student will complete one case study on a topic related to global health. Outside reading and films will be required for each class meeting. There will be four exams. Students will also be expected to sign up for Twitter and use Black Board.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

V MPM 503X. Safety in the Biological Laboratory. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Laboratory safety with emphasis on hazardous biological and physical agents and materials, their safe handling and disposition, and the local and federal rules and regulations pertaining to their use.

V MPM 517X. Gut Microbiome: Implications for Health and Diseases. (Cross-listed with AN S 517X, FS HN 517X, and MICRO 517X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereq: Basic Knowledge in microbiology. Explore current research on gut microbiome including modern tools used to study the gut microbiome. Examine the linkages between gut microbiome and health status, diseases, and manipulation of gut microbiome to improve health.

V PTH 476X. Clinical Veterinary Parasitology. Cr. R. Repeatable. S.SS. Irr. Prereqs: V PTH 376, 4th year classification in Vet Med. Two week clinical rotation in clinical veterinary parasitology. Students will investigate parasitic disease with supervision of the instructors. Variable amount of travel to farm or sites will be required. Biosecurity: All students must follow current College policies regarding animal contact following foreign travel.

VDPAM 420P. Applied Poultry Production Medicine Preceptorship. Cr. 1-6. SS. Repeatable. Prereqs: Fourth year classification in veterinary medicine required. VDPAM 408 and/or VDPAM 498 strongly recommended. Unique, highly relevant, hands-on veterinary experience for participating students. Development of poultry-specific practice skill sets. Documented experience that is highly valued by future poultry employers. Enhanced cultural and professional awareness for participating students through interaction with active poultry practitioners. Exposure to diverse poultry practice and production environments. Graduation restrictions: Up to 6 credits to count for graduation.

VDPAM 424X. Preceptorship in Diagnostic Pathology. Cr. 1-6. F. Prereq: VDPAM 455. Advanced course in production animal medicine with emphasis on gross and diagnostic pathology. Forty hours clinical experience per week. Assignments will be preceptorships with a diagnostic laboratory, veterinary pathologist, governmental agency and/or production unit. Biosecurity policies require documentation of student's presence in the USA 5 days immediately prior to the start of class.

VDPAM 478A. Swine Medicine Education Center: Swine Production Management and Consultation. Cr. 2. S. Prereq: VDPAM 310. Swine production management and consulting skills within a progressive swine production and management system. Time will be split approximately with half in-class discussion topics of finance and business of the swine industry and half on-farm learning opportunities where students will visit a breeding farm, nursery facility, finishing facility, wean-to-finish facility, gilt developer unit, and a truck wash facility.

VDPAM 478B. Swine Medicine Education Center: Swine Clinical Pharmacology and Treatment Management. Cr. 2. S. Prereq: VDPAM 310. Basic and applied information on swine treatment options, strategies to maximize efficacy, and skills to pursue judicious use of antimicrobials, reproductive interventions, and the entire spectrum of drug therapies. The course emphasizes case based application and decisions and is approximately 30% web-based and 70% on-site including farms of a variety of structures and functions. During the course, students prepare a thorough evaluation of the pharmacologic interventions that may occur on farms and then implement this evaluation in active production facilities to maximize efficacy, compliance and animal welfare as part of a comprehensive judicious use objective.

VDPAM 478C. Swine Medicine Education Center: Swine Emerging Diseases Diagnosis and Management. Cr. 2. S. Prereq: VDPAM 310. Diagnostic tests, methods, approaches, analysis, and evaluation of emerging swine diseases and provide general knowledge of disease elimination and methods to manage herd losses and economic losses due to disease. Two-week, on-site module that combines structured site visits and classroom activities.

VDPAM 498X. Poultry Medicine. Cr. 2. SS. Prereq: VM4 students or by permission of instructor. Two-week senior elective to introduce students into poultry production medicine in the Midwest. Students will participate in routine flock monitoring, biosecurity reviews, disease investigations involving outbreaks in commercial and backyard poultry operations, and have a basic understanding of the poultry industry and poultry diseases. Involves didactic lectures in the classroom, field trips to poultry farms, and necropsies. This course requires students to do out-of-state travel and overnight stays.

VDPAM 560X. Ecology of Infectious Diseases. (3-0) Cr. 3. Alt. S., offered 2019. Topics of applied ecology of infectious diseases. Specific objectives include: a) understanding dynamics of pathogen transmission within and between population; b) how to reduce risk of pathogen introduction in populations; c) how to early detect pathogens and classify herds according to disease status; d) how to quantify pathogen transmission and impact in animal populations; e) applying and measure the effect of interventions to manipulate disease transmission dynamics within and between populations. Develop skills to prevent, detect and/or significantly control/eliminate animal health issues from animal populations. Learn how to quantify health issues and estimate the value of interventions to influence and mitigate health problems.

VDPAM 564X. Animal Welfare Science and Research. (2-0) Cr. 2. Alt. S., offered 2019. Animal welfare is increasingly a key component of societal decisions about animal use, sustainable development and human-animal relationships. Understanding animal welfare as a scientific discipline, with primary focus on veterinary, biomedical and animal science disciplines. Explore fundamental and applied approaches to animal welfare science, including experimental design, data analysis and interpretation of results. Topics selected will reflect student interests, and may include animal welfare assessment and assurance, animal cognition, pain assessment and mitigation, and animal models used in biomedical research.

WESEP 512X. Wind Energy System Deployment. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Prereqs: WESEP 501 and WESEP 502. Advances in manufacturing, construction, reliability, supply chain, economics and policy for wind energy. Topics include sensor optimization, reliability analysis, advanced automation, fabric layup, transportation infrastructure planning, markets and public policy, and risk attitudes and perceptions. 

WGS 387X. First Ladies in U.S. History. (Cross-listed with HIST 387X and POL S 387X).  (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Evolution of the role and office of the First Lady in U.S. history, including her political activism, social impact, and international influence. Analysis of the authority, intersectionality, and agency of First Ladies in the aggregate and exploration of how individual First Ladies have interpreted and adapted this unique public position.

WGS  457X. History of American Sexualities. (Cross-listed with HIST 457X). (3-0) Cr. 3. F. Prereqs: Credit in one of HIST 221, HIST 222, WS 201, WS 203, or WS 205. The social construction of American sexualities from the colonial era to the present with particular emphasis on how ideas about sex and sexuality have shaped American public life, including education, public policy, party politics, and racial justice.

WLC 101X. Becoming a Global Professional. (1-0) Cr. 1. F. Introduction to the fields of study, faculty and degree programs in World Languages and Cultures. Focus on guidance for early career exploration and planning in languages and cultures with an emphasis on global professions. Satisfactory-fail only.

WLC 230X. Survey of Global Science Fiction. (Cross-listed with ENGL 230X). (3-0) Cr. 3. Prereqs: Credit in or exemption from ENGL 150. Introduction to science fiction from a global perspective. Focus on works from nineteenth century to the present. Examination of literary responses to technological and scientific developments. Subgenres might include apocalypse, time travel, alien encounters, utopia and dystopia, etc.
Meets International Perspectives Requirement.

YTH 589X. Grant Development and Management. (3-0) Cr. 3. S. Grant-getting process and an overview of what happens after a project is funded. The following topics will be covered: researching funding sources, generating cutting edge ideas, assessing needs, planning a project, establishing credibility, formulating a sustainable budget, designing an evaluation plan, managing the funded project, and disseminating project results.