May 17, 2024  
2017-18 NSU Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2017-18 NSU Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses


Liberal Arts and Sciences courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.

 

Supply Chain Management

  
  • SCM 3113 - Principles of Transportation

    3 Credit Hours
    Study of types of domestic and international transportation modes, their operating characteristics, economic and regulatory environments, costing and pricing, and strategies for both carriers and shippers.
  
  • SCM 3213 - SAP Enterprise Resource Planning Across the Supply Chain

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces the deployment of the SAP R/3 Enterprise software in the supply chain. It relates R/3 Enterprise (formerly known as SAP R/3 System) to an information systems framework, examining its technical structure and considers general implementation issues.
  
  • SCM 3401 - Honors Research I

    1 Credit Hours
    Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • SCM 3402 - Honors Research II

    2 Credit Hours
    Research and development of scholarly activity.
    Prerequisite: SCM 3401 Honors Research I.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • SCM 3553 - Purchasing, and Inventory Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is a study of purchasing and inventory management decision making in an international economy. It focuses on inventory control and management, including service level issues, along with purchasing strategies.
    Prerequisite: MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing and BADM 3933 Business Statistics or MATH 3513 Statistical Methods with a minimum grade of C.
    Cross-listed: MKT 3553.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both MKT 3553 and SCM 3553.
  
  • SCM 3613 - Warehouse Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Class and field work from which students will learn various aspects of warehouse management including inventory control and handling, personnel, security, safety, and integration into best practices of supply chain management.
    Prerequisite: MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • SCM 3733 - Lean Concepts in Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey of methods and techniques being employed by world class industries to compete in a global market through identification and removal of waste and non-value added activities. Specific topics will include value stream mapping, employee involvement, total quality, group technology, manufacturing work cells, setup time reduction, lot size reduction, work flow, and line balancing. The application of lean concepts in diverse industry settings is examined.
    Cross-listed: TECH 3733.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 3733 and TECH 3733.
  
  • SCM 3990 - Independent Study in Supply Chain Management

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Students will conduct an individual study or research on current issues in supply chain management.
    Restrictions: Instructor permission.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of three credit hours.
  
  • SCM 4050 - Supply Chain Management Study Tour

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Tours to various businesses which may include: retail stores, manufacturing facilities, warehousing facilities, distribution facilities, company headquarters and other sites related to supply chain management.
  
  • SCM 4353 - Marketing Logistics

    3 Credit Hours
    Planning, implementing, and controlling marketing systems for the flow of materials and final goods from points of origin to points of use to meet customer requirements at a profit. Involves coordinating the activities of suppliers, purchasing agents, manufacturers, transportation modes, marketers, channel members, and customers in domestic and international markets.
    Prerequisite: MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing with a minimum grade of C.
    Cross-listed: MKT 4353.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both MKT 4353 and SCM 4353.
  
  • SCM 4401 - Honors Research IV

    1 Credit Hours
    All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend.
    Prerequisite: SCM 4402 Honors Research III.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • SCM 4402 - Honors Research III

    2 Credit Hours
    Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity.
    Prerequisite: SCM 3402 Honors Research II.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • SCM 4443 - Special Topics in Supply Chain Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Special studies, research, and/or activities in supply chain management.
    Restrictions: Instructor permission.
    Note: May be on campus or in the field and may be repeated for credit.
  
  • SCM 4513 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to bargaining and negotiation in public, business, personal, and legal settings. Interests, options, alternatives, relationships and commitments in principled-based versus position-based negotiations are examined as they influence negotiations and the resolution of conflict to achieve a win-win result for the bargaining parties. Students will engage in online, or face-to-face, case-based negotiations.
    Cross-listed: TECH 4513.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4513 and TECH 4513.
  
  • SCM 4533 - International Supply Chain Management

    3 Credit Hours
    International aspects of supply chain management including transportation, logistics, supplier, and other issues unique to a worldwide environment.
  
  • SCM 4633 - Supply Chain Strategy

    3 Credit Hours
    Students analyze various aspects of the supply chain including strategic dimensions of logistics, transportation, materials handling, purchasing, ethics, lean processes, negotiation, and inventory control.
    Prerequisite: MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing with a minimum grade of C.
  
  • SCM 4723 - Materials Management Handling

    3 Credit Hours
    The study of the concepts, models, and systems for material management and production planning. Material flow from raw material acquisition through the finished product is examined. Materials management covers the basics of supply chain management, manufacturing, planning and control systems, purchasing, vendor-managed inventory, inventory evaluation, physical distribution, and performance metrics.
    Cross-listed: TECH 4723.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4723 and TECH 4723.
  
  • SCM 4753 - Process of Purchasing

    3 Credit Hours
    This course addresses what firms must do to achieve a competitive advantage in the global economy from their procurement and sourcing processes. The course examines the interdependent relation of a firms strategic planning and purchasing strategies.
    Cross-listed: TECH 4753.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4753 and TECH 4753.
  
  • SCM 4950 - Internship

    3 or 6 Credit Hours
    Work in an approved business position related to supply chain management. Consists of applying knowledge which has been gained while working toward a degree.
    Restrictions: Junior standing or above and Department Chair permission.
    Note: May be repeated for credit.

Technology

  
  • TECH 3003 - Concepts of Industry

    3 Credit Hours
    The application of quantitative concepts to solving industrial problems. Topics will include calculations for machining operations, electronics, strength of materials, financial calculations, and industrial applications of solid geometry and trigonometry.
  
  • TECH 3013 - Industrial Processes

    3 Credit Hours
    A comprehensive survey of industrial processes employed by manufacturing and service industries. Processes include industrial materials and conventional (turning, millings, grinding) and non-traditional machining and forming processes. Students will learn to select processes based on material, methods, time and cost criteria.
  
  • TECH 3023 - Technology and Society #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study where students learn to critically analyze the relationship between science and technology with human values, political and economic forces, and cultural and world views.
  
  • TECH 3033 - Fundamentals of Supervision

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamental principles of supervision and leadership are presented. Topics covered include: The duties and responsibilities of line supervisors and group leaders; and relationships with employees, supervisors, and management.
  
  • TECH 3203 - Engineering Graphics

    3 Credit Hours
    An introductory course in the fundamentals of computer-aided drawings as it applies to the field of drafting and design. Emphasis will be placed on developing orthographic and technical working drawings.
  
  • TECH 3223 - Architectural Planning#

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the principles and practices of architectural planning and design. An emphasis is placed on the study of design as a total process which includes aesthetics and environmental considerations as well as various mechanical, electrical and legal requirements.
  
  • TECH 3233 - Facilities Layout (CAD)

    3 Credit Hours
    A study in the techniques necessary to design and layout an industrial plant facility. Emphasis is placed on the production process and material flow, utility requirements of gas, electric and water, BOCA building codes and ADA requirements.
    Prerequisite: TECH 3203 Engineering Graphics.
  
  • TECH 3503 - Leadership in Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of factors that influence leadership in supervision. These include characteristics of leaders, positive thinking, speaking, writing, planning meetings, worker training, interviewing, building morale, making decisions, and motivating workers.
  
  • TECH 3513 - Employee Supervisor Relationships

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the interpersonal relationships between supervisors and employees. Emphasis is placed on leadership responsibilities relative to communication and motivation in meeting daily obligations.
  
  • TECH 3523 - Computers and Supervisors

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed to enhance the supervisor’s problem solving ability by utilizing computer software. Topics covered will include CAD/CAM inventory management, project planning, process planning, forecasting, and quality management.
  
  • TECH 3533 - Industrial Relations

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of factors which human resources supervisors deal with in manufacturing organizations. Focus will be on problems such as selection, rejection, promotion, fairness, team work, and conflict among employees and supervisors in the industrial plant.
  
  • TECH 3573 - Manufacturing Organization and Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to manufacturing management. Emphasis will be placed on such topics as: organization and planning for manufacturing, design of manufacturing processes, industrial equipment, methods, materials, physical facilities, control, maintenance, cost and research and development in manufacturing.
  
  • TECH 3733 - Lean Concepts in Organizations

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey of methods and techniques being employed by world class industries to compete in a global market through identification and removal of waste and non-value added activities. Specific topics will include value stream mapping, employee involvement, total quality, group technology, manufacturing work cells, setup time reduction, lot size reduction, work flow, and line balancing. The application of lean concepts in diverse industry settings is examined.
    Cross-listed: SCM 3733.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 3733 and TECH 3733.
  
  • TECH 4003 - Production Planning

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed to introduce modern theory of planning, and control methods of industrial production. Analysis is made to determine machine, process, and production sequence requirements needed to produce a product.
  
  • TECH 4013 - Quality Assurance Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    A survey of the process and activities required to assure an organization produces a quality product. The course includes statistical applications, sampling plans, quality cost, auditing considerations and ISO:9000:2000
  
  • TECH 4023 - Occupational and Environmental Safety

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of the occupational and environmental safety concerns of modern industry. Emphasis will be placed on safe practice in the use of industrial machinery, chemicals, and materials to protect workers and the environment.
  
  • TECH 4043 - Senior Seminar

    3 Credit Hours
    A capstone course for all Industry majors. Included in the course is the development of student portfolios, industrial survey of employment opportunities, required writing experiences in the major and assessment.
  
  • TECH 4503 - Human Factors in Supervision #

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the factors that affect the performance and attitude of the industrial worker in a modern technological environment.
  
  • TECH 4513 - Negotiation and Conflict Resolution

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to bargaining and negotiation in public, business, personal and legal settings. Interests, options, alternatives, relationships and commitments in principled-based versus position-based negotiations are examined as they influence negotiations and the resolution of conflict to achieve a win-win result for the bargaining parties. Studies will engage in on-line, or face-to-face, case based negotiations.
    Cross-listed: SCM 4513.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4513 and TECH 4513.
  
  • TECH 4523 - Contemporary Issues in Manufacturing #

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to study the contemporary problems related to social, environmental, economic and political activity that affect manufacturing on the local, regional, national and world scene.
  
  • TECH 4533 - Supervision and Unions #

    3 Credit Hours
    A course designed to review labor and management relations, basic theories, relationships, objectives, practices and strategies of both labor and management in industrial organizations.
  
  • TECH 4543 - Workplace Training Methods

    3 Credit Hours
    An examination of methods, materials and concepts currently used in employee training in the workplace. This course is designed to aid the supervisor in establishing, executing, supervising and evaluating programs of instruction and training for employees.
  
  • TECH 4563 - Applied Statistical Process Control

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of statistical methods and techniques used to control quality in organizations. Emphasis will be placed on the application of advanced statistical process control to measure, monitor, and improve various processes.
  
  • TECH 4583 - Quality for Profits

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will survey the potential savings and increased profitability possible by company-wide adoption of a quality improvement system. Emphasis will be placed on the financial gains possible through quality management practices.
  
  • TECH 4640 - Industrial Seminar

    1-3 Credit Hours
    A seminar designed to meet the immediate needs or current problems in industry.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • TECH 4650 - Industrial Problems

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Designed to meet individual student needs by providing classroom and/or laboratory experiences in an area of industry.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • TECH 4663 - Technology Seminar

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed to meet individual student needs by providing classroom and/or laboratory experiences in an area of industry.
  
  • TECH 4670 - Industrial Problems

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Designed to meet individual student needs by providing classroom and/or laboratory experiences in an area of industry.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • TECH 4680 - Industrial Problems

    1-6 Credit Hours
    Designed to meet individual student needs by providing classroom and/or laboratory experiences in an area of industry.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics.
  
  • TECH 4690 - Industrial Internship

    3 or 6 Credit Hours
    Employment in an approved industry related to the student’s technology major consisting of experiences in the various levels of the industry in which he/she is assigned for a cooperative education experience.
    Restrictions: Seventy-five (75) semester hours earned (30 hours at NSU).
    Note: May be repeated for credit.
  
  • TECH 4723 - Materials Management Handling

    3 Credit Hours
    The study of the concepts, models, and systems for material management and production planning. Materials flow from raw material acquisition through the finished product is examined. Materials management covers the basics of supply chain management, manufacturing planning and the control systems, purchasing, vendor-managed inventory, inventory evaluation, physical distribution, and performance metrics.
    Prerequisite: TECH 4003 Production Planning.
    Cross-listed: SCM 4723.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4723 and TECH 4723.
  
  • TECH 4743 - Integrated Manufacturing

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will illustrate the integration of a manufacturer’s production and operations system with their financial system. Specific course topics will include the basic budgeting process for a manufacturer and will illustrate other contemporary performance measures for the industrial entity.
    Prerequisite: TECH 4003 Production Planning.
  
  • TECH 4753 - Process of Purchasing

    3 Credit Hours
    This course addresses what firms must do to achieve a competitive advantage in the global economy from their procurement and sourcing processes. The course examines the interdependent relation of a firms strategic planning and purchasing strategies.
    Prerequisite: TECH 4003 Production Planning.
    Cross-listed: SCM 4753.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both SCM 4753 and TECH 4753.

University Studies

  
  • UNIV 1003 - University Strategies #

    3 Credit Hours
    As part of the university’s induction program, students participate in activities which address academic, social, career, and other transitional questions common to first-year college students.
    Note: Students may not earn credit in both MILS 1002 and UNIV 1003.
  
  • UNIV 2091 - General Education Capstone #

    1 Credit Hours
    A general education capstone course in which assessment of general education objectives and student learning outcomes will be measured.

Visual Communication

  
  • VCOM 1003 - Introduction to Visual Communication #

    3 Credit Hours
    Course introduces the principles, theories, and language of visual communication, the analysis of visual messages and the development of basic skills necessary to become an effective visual communicator.
  
  • VCOM 1233 - 2D Design #

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to the principles and fundamentals of two-dimensional design using various media.  Emphasis placed on developing creative solutions to a series of design projects. 
    Cross-listed: ART 1233.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned iin both ART 1233 and VCOM 1233.
  
  • VCOM 1273 - Graphic Design I #

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of graphic design history, visual principles, and tools used by graphic designers.  Analysis and production of designs for varying media. 
    Prerequisite: ART 1173 Computer Applications in Art, ART/VCOM 1233 2D Design, and ART 3353 Typography.
    Cross-listed: ART 1273.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both ART 1273 and VCOM 1273.
  
  • VCOM 2403 - Introduction to Web Design #

    3 Credit Hours
    An introductory course designed to acquaint students with techniques and technologies of website design and construction through hands-on training.
    Cross-listed: M S 2403.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both M S 2403 and VCOM 2403.
  
  • VCOM 3103 - Introduction to Photography #

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduction to fine art photography.  Students will learn how and why photography works as they understand basic camera operation, the principles of  composition, the materials and processes used in photography, and exposure and developing techniques.
    Cross-listed: ART 3103.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both ART 3103 and VCOM 3103.
  
  • VCOM 3401 - Honors Research I

    1 Credit Hours
    Topic identification and literature review for scholarly activity.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • VCOM 3402 - Honors Research II

    2 Credit Hours
    Research and development of scholarly activity.
    Prerequisite: VCOM 3401 Honors Research I.
    Restrictions: Honors student with junior standing or above.
  
  • VCOM 4233 - Broadcast Production #

    3 Credit Hours
    The course addresses study and practice in radio production and in television videography, editing and production. 
    Cross-listed: M S 4233.
    Note: Credit cannot be earned in both M S 4233 and VCOM 4233.
  
  • VCOM 4401 - Honors Research IV

    1 Credit Hours
    All enrolled students will present their scholarly activity.  All other students are expected to attend.
    Prerequisite: VCOM 4402 Honors Research III.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • VCOM 4402 - Honors Research III

    2 Credit Hours
    Completion of honors thesis, artistic composition or other scholarly activity.
    Prerequisite: VCOM 3402 Honors Research II.
    Restrictions: Honors student with senior standing.
  
  • VCOM 4813 - Advanced Photography Tour #

    3 Credit Hours
    Tour-centered course of on-location photography, explores the urban/rural landscape through the medium of digital photography.  The course addresses location photography challenges and opportunities for image making.
  
  • VCOM 4840 - Independent Study in Visual Communication #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Course allows exploration in photography for personal expression.  Students devise and produce a photographic project that expands on the techniques and processes maastered in previous courses. 
    Restrictions: Instructor permission.
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated with different topics for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • VCOM 4850 - Visual Communication Seminar #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    This series of courses covers special topics of Visual Communication. 
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be taken with different topics for a maximum of six credit hours.
  
  • VCOM 4901 - Senior Project

    1 Credit Hours
    To be taken in the final semester of studies, the Capstone Project will require the staging of an exhibition, installation, filmmaking project, or other focused endeavor that reflects the experiences and interest of the student.

Women and Gender Studies

  
  • WGS 1000 - Special Topics Seminar #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Course designed to meet any number of felt needs; the content will vary with the need.  Seminar topics could include (but are not limited to) Defining Feminism, Women and Finance, Women and Incarceration, Parenting, Women of the New Testament, Women and the Courts, Critiques of the WGS Discipline, Indigenous Women, Feminists in the Local Community, Women in Politics, Human Trafficking, Poverty, White Privilege, Masculine Studies, GBLT, Media Representations, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Women’s Health Issues, Critical Pedagogy, Self Defense for Women, and Muslim Women.   
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics. Student will be allowed a maximum of nine (9) one-hour credits toward the 18-hour WGS minor.
  
  • WGS 2000 - Special Topics Seminar #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Course designed to meet any number of felt needs; the content will vary with the need.  Seminar topics could  include (but are not limited to) Defining Feminism, Women and Finance, Women and Incarceration, Parenting, Women and the New Testament, Women and the Courts, Critiques of the WGS Discipline, Indigenous Women, Feminists in the Local Community, Women in Politics, Human Trafficking, Poverty, White Privilege, Masculine Studies, GBLT, Media Representations, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Women’s Health Issues, Critical Pedagogy, Self Defense for Women, and Muslim Women. 
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics. Students will be allowed a maximum of nine (9) one-hour credits toward the 18-hour WGS minor.
  
  • WGS 2123 - Intro Women’s & Gender Studies #

    3 Credit Hours
    An interdisciplinary course that examines the intersection of gender with other identity categories including race, class ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture, age, and physical ability.
  
  • WGS 3000 - Special Topics Seminar #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Course designed to meet any number of felt needs; the content will vary with the need.  Seminar topics could include (but are not limited to) Defining Feminism, Women and Finance, Women and Incarceration, Parenting, Women of the New Testament, Women and the Courts, Critiques of the WGS Discipline, Indigenous Women, Feminists in the Local Community, Women in Politics, Human Trafficking, Poverty, White Privilege, Masculine Studies, GBLT, Media Representations, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Women’s Health Issues, Critical Pedagogy, Self Defense for Women, and Muslim Women
    Note: May be repeated for credit with different topics. Students will be allowed a maximum of nine (9) one-hour credits toward the 18-hour WGS minor.
  
  • WGS 4000 - Special Topics Seminar #

    1-3 Credit Hours
    Course designed to meet any number of felt needs; the content will vary with the need.  Seminar topics could include (but are not limited to) Defining Feminism, Women and Finance, Women and Incarceration, Parenting, Women of the New Testament, Women and the Courts, Critiques of the WGS Discipline, Indigenous Women, Feminists in the Local Community, Women in Politics, Human Trafficking, Poverty, White Privilege, Masculine Studies, GBLT, Media Representations, Domestic Violence, Eating Disorders, Women’s Health Issues. Critical Pedagogy, Self Defense for Women, and Muslim Women. 
    Note: Any combination of courses in this series may be repeated for credit with different topics. Students will be allowed a maximum of nine (9) one-hour credits toward the 18-hour WGS minor.
  
  • WGS 4113 - Feminist and Social Activism #

    3 Credit Hours
    Feminist and Social Activism explores the roots of social activism as a means to empower students to become civically engaged.  This course addresses the fundamentals to social movements by examining methods to influencing social change through activism.  Social movements and current issues in women’s issues will be explored through the Social Change Model of Leadership Development.
 

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