Online Course List

This course is an introduction to financial and managerial accounting principles with exposure to basic accounting statements and processes and management applications. The class is intended for non-business majors and certain specialized business programs. This course does not fill any major requirements for accounting majors.

The course is intended introduce you to business entities, financial statements, and accounting for transactions within a corporate environment. You will learn and apply generally-accepted accounting principles to prepare accrual-basis financial statements for service and merchandising operations. Specific areas of focus will include accounting for: Financial Statements, Accrual Method of Accounting, Inventories, Cash and Cash Equivalents, Receivables, Fixed and Intangible Assets, Current Liabilities, Bonds, Mortgages, and other Long-term Liabilities, Shareholders? Equity, and Statement of Cash Flows. You will also learn about ethical conduct within financial accounting and internal controls of a business.

Managerial Accounting is concerned with providing information to managers who direct and control business operations. The information is used primarily to analyze business problems, identify alternatives, and make appropriate decisions. This course is designed to introduce you to a variety of topics in managerial accounting and help you learn the mechanics of common managerial calculations; use spreadsheets to capture accounting data, analyze business problems, and develop alternative plans; make informed decisions; and communicate your analysis and decision effectively.

This course takes an in-depth look at accounting software using Intuit QuickBooks® Online. Topics include invoicing, inventory control, payments, and a complete setup of a new and existing company. Only an introductory accounting knowledge is required.

This course introduces principles and concepts necessary in successfully participating in the agribusiness industry. The course will introduce the student to the nature of the agribusiness industry and concepts in management that will assist the student in preparing a basic business plan. Additionally, this course explores the connection of the agribusiness industry in a global setting.

This course addresses several aspects of creating a collateral learning experience. Students will be introduced to reflection journaling, helping the student to make a deep, personal and applied connection to the course material at hand. The student in turn will develop both writing and speaking skills to articulate complex ideas. Students will experience the power of synergy in group dynamics and skills in active listening, and group interaction. Students will also discover the power in proper delegation, planning, personal mastery, team learning, and how to create a shared vision among group members.

This course is an introductory course in agricultural marketing. The purpose of this course is to provide the necessary skills for future entrepreneurs and entry level managers that will enable them to analyze the international agricultural value chain and make educated and gospel centered business and marketing decisions.

This course introduces students to the application of microeconomic principles using basic Excel spreadsheets. Examples and assignments will be from and related to the agribusiness industry. This course is intended for students enrolled in the entry level International Agribusiness Certificate program. Students will learn how to construct and analyze enterprise budgets, simple financial statements and perform fundamental feasibility analysis by applying microeconomic principles. Agribusiness managers regularly make decisions that are more complex in price and output risks. The use of economic principles coupled with basic spreadsheet analysis assists the manager in mitigating those risks.

This course is designed to provide international students, from developing economies, with a foundational understanding of general cash accounting principles as they relate to agribusinesses. Its main focus is on small business double entry accounting and basic financial statement analysis. Upon completion of this course the student should be able to understand and apply basic accounting principles, complete financial transaction analysis, utilize double-entry cash accounting methods, value non-current assets, create an income statement; statement of owner equity; balance sheet; and statement of cash flows, and complete a basic financial analysis.

This course consists of anthropological approaches and perspectives on humans, their culture, and their society; basic concepts for analyzing cultural behavior.

This class is designed to provide students with a fundamental working knowledge of irrigation principles and practices encompassing agronomic and horticultural applications. Water conservation and drainage will also be included.

This course takes you on a journey of exploration and discovery about the key legal instruments (i.e. drawings, specifications, and other documents) utilized in design and construction processes. The journey explores two main questions. First, how does the architectural and engineering team effectively communicate the design so it can be built? And second, how does the contractor effectively understand and question what has been communicated? Your increased ability to read, analyze, and interpret construction documents prepares you to enter the work force with the ability to contribute in meaningful ways.

In this course, students will learn the elements and principles of design and basic color theory used to solve visual design problems.

This course is a practical introduction to the core features and concepts within Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and InDesign (also referred to as the core 3 CC apps). Each software program will be broken into 2 modules (beginner and intermediate features). Students will be tested on their ability to demonstrate how each of these features works or what the concepts mean etc.

This course covers the exploration of contemporary visual communications within graphic design and related fields.

Students through classroom discussion and practical experience of the lab, will gain a foundation for black and white photography.

This course is an introduction to typography as a fundamental element of graphic design.

This course involves graphic design projects with an emphasis on creative, conceptual, and practical solutions.

This is an online course that is required for all automotive majors, but open to students of other majors. It is designed to introduce students to some of the foundational principles and knowledge required to be successful in other automotive courses.

This course is an introduction to basic electrical principles and systems. Students will learn how to use test equipment to diagnose, and repair electrical circuit faults. They will also study batteries, starting systems, and charging systems.

This course will introduce students to internal combustion engines and the systems that support them. Students will learn to perform engine condition tests and how to evaluate, diagnose, and repair issues with the fuel, ignition, cooling, and lubrication systems.

In this course, students will learn how computer controls affect the operation of the electrical systems in modern automobiles. They will learn how various sensors, actuators, and electronic control units work. They will learn about network communications between the components. Students will be able to test, diagnose, and repair the various electrical systems ranging from power windows and heated seats to instrument clusters and driver information systems.

In this course, students will become familiar with how sensors, actuators, and electronic control units work together to optimize engine performance. They will learn how to use scan tools to become more proficient at testing and diagnosing faults. Students will also reinforce engine condition testing and understanding of fuel, ignition, cooling, and lubrication systems.

In this course, students will learn the theory of operation, diagnosis, service, and repair procedures of automotive braking systems.

In this course, students will learn the theory of operation, diagnosis, service and repair procedures of steering and suspension systems.

This course provides an overview of the core functions of business, including product development, marketing, operations, human resource management, accounting, finance, and international business. This will be accomplished primarily by managing an on-line simulated business where students will learn to make fundamental management decisions required to effectively run a $50 million corporation. This course is designed to provide students exposure to the various career opportunities in business and also recommended for non-business students interested in gaining an overview of business management, leadership, and small business entrepreneurship.

This course is the first semester of a year-long Introduction to Biology course. It includes the areas of biological chemistry, cellular structure and function, and metabolism. This course is a prerequisite for most other upper division courses in Biology. Not a General Education or Foundation Science course.

This course is the second semester of a year-long Introduction to Biology course. It includes the areas of classical genetics, molecular biology, ecology, and evolution. There is a weekly lab in addition to the lecture.

This course will explore the key differences between bacteria and viruses (both beneficial and harmful to the body) and the ability of these microbes to cause human infectious disease. Students will learn current methods used to identify microbes, control their spread, and ways the body can defend against infection. Throughout the course students will learn to apply scientific reasoning to validate current clinical approaches to controlling infectious disease to assist in future efforts to protect their health and the health of others. This course is a common prerequisite for nursing and other allied health programs.

This course is designed to give students an overview of human anatomy and physiology. It is a one-semester course that covers the primary structures and functions of all organ systems of the human body. It is designed for students who would like to gain a greater understanding and appreciation for the human body. It is required for students majoring in social work, health psychology, public health, health care administration, therapeutic recreation, and biology education. The course does not fulfill graduation requirements for nursing, health science, or biology majors.

This is the first part of a two semester course to prepare students for further study in the health and medical fields. Specifically designed for students of nursing and the allied health professions. Includes basic biochemistry, structure and function of the cell, tissues, skeleton, muscles, and nervous systems of the body. Not acceptable for biology major credit.

This is the laboratory accompaniment of the first part of a two-semester course studying the anatomy and physiology of the human body. While the lecture mainly focuses on physiology, most of the anatomical learning occurs in this lab. The course is designed for students of nursing and the allied health professions. Students wishing to apply to the nursing program must complete both the lecture and lab components. This course is not acceptable for biology major credit. (These students should take Bio 460 and 461 instead of 264 and 265.)

This is the second part of a two-semester course to prepare students for further study in the health and medical fields. Specifically designed for students of nursing and the allied health professions. Includes structure and function of the senses, circulatory, lymphatic, respiratory, urinary, digestive, endocrine and reproductive systems. Not acceptable for biology major credit.

This is the laboratory accompaniment of the second part of a two-semester course studying the anatomy and physiology of the human body. The course is designed for students of nursing and the allied health professions. Students wishing to apply to the nursing program must complete both the lecture and lab components. This course is not acceptable for biology major credit. (These students should take Bio 460 and 461 instead of 264 and 265.)

This course consists of an investigation of the transmission of heritable material in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Topics include classical genetics (patterns of inheritance, linkage and chromosome mapping), molecular biology (DNA structure and function, gene expression, biotechnology), and population genetics.

This course is a study of the derangement of bodily function as seen in diseased states.

In this course, basic Darwinian evolution and the history of evolutionary thought is presented. This course includes the study of the scientific processes through which both microevolution and macroevolution occur, the history of life on earth, phylogenetics, cladistics, molecular evolution, sexual selection, population genetics, and rates of evolution.

Students in this course will explore business-related major and career options. Key areas of focus include: using campus resources to successfully choose and navigate academic requirements, preparing a 4-year plan for graduation, and preparing for internships and careers.

This course is an overview of all the functions of business, including human resource management, production, marketing, accounting, finance, and international business. As an introductory course to business, many theories and principles will be touched upon. Students will also learn some important life skills, develop teamwork, and gain valuable exposure to the various career opportunities in business.

This course offers an introduction on how to develop a clear vision of what matters most to students as they begin their entrepreneurial journey. The course will also deliver practical life lessons and fundamental business tools required to become a successful entrepreneur. Students will develop some important mindsets in the area of thinking, learning and doing what the financially successful entrepreneurs do.

Students will acquire, develop and apply intermediate spreadsheet analysis skills in a business context as well as demonstrate basic database use. After individually completing spreadsheet tutorials and assignments, students will then develop and apply their skills in business projects and exams. The projects and exams, which are designed to be realistic and representative of business activities students might encounter in the workplace.

Students in this mobile-telephone ?smartphone? friendly course will become introduced to starting a basic small business in a developing country. ?BUS 116: Starting a Business? is the first of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate. This course is designed for students who are ?entrepreneurs of necessity? in a developing country. Students will be required to actually ?do? or start a small business. Students who are either currently running a small business or starting a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 117, BUS 118, and BUS 119 following this BUS 116 course.

Students in this mobile-telephone/smartphone friendly course will work on the basics of growing a small business in a developing country. ?BUS 117: Growing a Business? is the second of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate. This course is designed for students who are entrepreneurs of necessity in a developing country. Students will be required to actually implement course principles in a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 118, and BUS 119 following this BUS 117 course.

Students in this mobile-telephone/smartphone friendly course will expand a basic small business in a developing country. ?BUS 118: Expanding a Business? is the third of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate. This course is designed for students who are ?entrepreneurs of necessity? in a developing country. Students will be required to actually expand a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course. Students are encouraged to complete BUS 119 following this course.

Students in this mobile-telephone/smartphone friendly course will become introduced to starting a basic small business in a developing country. BUS 119: Strengthening a Business is the last of four entrepreneurship courses in the cell-phone-friendly Entrepreneurship Certificate. This course is designed for students who are entrepreneurs of necessity in a developing country. Students will be required to actually strengthen a small business. Students who are currently running a small business are the ideal students for this course.

In this course, students will develop and apply functional office skills in time management, interpersonal communications, records management, teamwork, and customer service. Students also learn how to plan meetings, take minutes, and use critical decision-making skills to identify and solve problems.

Cycle of Cash course provides the financial tools, skills, and judgment students need to read financial statements and make correct financial decisions for a small business or new venture. This course will also review what it takes to start, acquire or sell a small business.

This course is designed to introduce students to the basics of small business creation, understand the importance of creating systems, and expose students to the many career opportunities available in the field of entrepreneurship. Students will learn about startups, buying existing businesses, franchises, and family run businesses. Through class discussions, entrepreneur cases, guest entrepreneurs, selected readings, and team projects, students will gain a clear understanding of entrepreneur opportunities. Each student will participate in actually starting a microbusiness during the semester, drafting a one page business plan on their own big idea and networking with entrepreneur mentors to support their entrepreneur idea.

BUS 240 will provide a thorough understanding of word processing tools and enhance efficiency, effectiveness, and professionalism in users and documents. Topics include navigation and format of business documents, graphics, tables, charts, and styles.

This course is an overview of human resource management topics such as diversity, EEOC laws, recruiting, training, performance management, compensation and benefits, motivation, workplace organizational design, difficult interactions, employee relations, and safety. The course also considers organizational behavior topics in the context of human resource management such as teamwork, power dynamics, innovation, and groupthink. The course leverages case studies and professional/scholarly articles to gain a better understanding of real-life workplace challenges.

Introduces the fundamentals of rhetorical principles and writing practices using a number of typical business situations. During the course, students will produce effective business letters, memos, reports, and employment packages -- some of which will be created independently and some of which will involve collaborative efforts. This will prepare students for the demands of business careers that require significant time reading, drafting, and revising written communication.

Ideally, a student will have completed BUS 210 before moving on to BUS 310. This course is designed as an introduction to the process of perceiving an opportunity and creating an organization to pursue it. Working alone and in teams students will learn to plan, finance, launch, manage, and harvest a new venture. In order to integrate ideas across departments and colleges, this course will be open to students in engineering, computer science, and business management. All students who desire to lead a business plan team will have an opportunity to describe their ventures in the early class sessions to facilitate team member recruiting. Class discussion, readings, lectures, and projects are learning tools. A student's project is developed throughout this course and involves completing a new venture plan and financial forecast. Each team business plan also becomes a live case for the purposes of class discussion.

This course incorporates Organizational Effectiveness at three levels: individual, group, and organizations. Students will examine these areas: motivation, team, group behavior, organizational design, structure, culture, communication, leadership, decision making, and managing change.

Intended to help students become better disciple leaders by ?Doing Good, Better.? Learn how to become a change maker and embrace some element of the social spectrum -- anything from working for a non-profit to starting a hybrid or social business. Covers the broad spectrum of how individuals and organizations are solving the world'?s greatest problems in new and innovative ways. Understand the different ways to make a difference in the word when the opportunity presents itself to give back. Learn about the broad spectrum of social innovation including: non profits, social businesses, NGO's, impact investing, philanthropy, and corporate social responsibility. Hybrid class; all course content will be completed outside of class.

This course is an introduction to legal environment in which businesses operate as well as an overview of laws impacting business. Topics include understanding the legal system, contracts, ethics, intellectual property, antitrust, employment, business organizations, and securities.

This course is an overview of international business designed to provide a global perspective on international trade and direct investment. Reviews international cultural, political, legal and economic environments and their effect on marketing, production, and human resource management strategy.

This capstone course is designed for upper-level students to gain a broad business perspective of management, entrepreneurship, and leadership principles. Through a series of case studies and other activities, students will analyze many of the challenges regularly experienced by business professionals. Students will develop analytical, quantitative, entrepreneurial, and critical thinking skills.

An introductory course that covers fundamental concepts of chemistry for students preparing for studies in nursing, agriculture, exercise physiology, health science, and other disciplines that require a one semester introduction to chemistry.

This course is an online introduction to chemistry lab that illustrates principles of chemistry and laboratory techniques. Participation in the course requires reading pre-lab materials, completion of a pre-lab quiz, watching videos demonstrating laboratory procedures, recording data and observations in electronic format, and completing a post-lab quiz.

This course is a theoretical, academically oriented course focused on the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social development of children from conception through adolescence. Students will explore the influences of family, peers, and social institutions on children's development.

This course involves an in-depth study of the child from conception to three years of age. Students will become familiar with various theoretical perspectives in each of the developmental domains of infancy and toddlerhood. They will discuss ethical and developmental issues arising because of technological advancement and investigate infant/toddler temperament, personality, and social/emotional development. Students will also explore the influence of mothers and fathers, and the parenting and teaching techniques that are most appropriate for infants and toddlers.

In CHILD 310 we learn and practice applying 10 core concepts of developmental science, and relevant developmental theories, to foster optimal development of children in the physical, cognitive, emotional, and social domains.

In this course the adolescent experience will be examined within a developmental and social context, with emphasis on the importance of the family. Other contexts to be considered include peers, religion, community, schools, and broader cultural systems.

The purpose of this course is to prepare students to teach parent education classes. It explores a variety of parent education programs and encourages students to think carefully and critically about parenting materials.

This course is an introduction to the use of spreadsheets in business. Emphasis is on learning spreadsheet literacy concepts and a popular spreadsheet application to solve business problems.

This course covers the basic elements of database management systems. It introduces students to the concepts of logical and physical relationships in a data model and the concepts of inner and outer joins. Students will use a computer aided software engineering (CASE) tool to design, create, and query a database.

This course describes the Linux operating system and exposes the student to the most common distributions of Linux. This course teaches the student how to login and explore before explaining the file system, manipulating files, and how to use the Linux Command Line Interface (CLI) or shell. The course also teaches the student how to work with archiving, compression, text processing, regular expressions, and shell scripting.

This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of computers and information technology. Students will learn the basics of computer hardware and the binary and hexadecimal number systems, design algorithms to solve simple computing problems, and will write computer programs using Boolean logic, control structures, and functions.

Introduction to Cybersecurity provides students with a fundamental understanding of information security. The course begins with the fundamental concepts of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, and applies these to many social and computing situations, including legal issues, risk management, social engineering, security awareness, etc. Introduction to Cybersecurity covers a broad spectrum of security topics, but this course focuses on how individuals can protect their own information assets.

The course deals with concepts and principles of database theory, application and management technologies. It focuses on the logical and physical database design and implementation. The course covers the use of UML semantic to describe Entity Relationship Designs (ERDs) and SQL to implement relationships between entities. SQL will be used to query and transact against a sample database.

This course teaches general networking principles to provide an understanding of data communication protocols, transmission systems, media, and software.

This course teaches the principles of network standards and architectures that correspond to the Interconnecting Cisco Networking Devices Part 2 (ICND2) standard. Students will learn the configuration and use of networking devices and protocols including LAN switching technologies, IPv4 and IPv6 routing technologies, WAN technologies, infrastructure services, and infrastructure maintenance.

This course is an introduction to object oriented programming using the Java programming language. Students will write computer programs using primitive data types, control structures, Java Swing classes, and objects. Students will read and draw UML class diagrams and will use Java swing to write programs with a graphical user interface.

To provide value, software must be delivered to end users. When aligned with agile principles, software should be delivered continuously. This helps customers see software changes as evidence that their product value is improving. The true evidence that the product's value is improving will be measured by market-testing software with customers. Market testing, however, assumes that the software meets performance expectations. Performance expectations should be measured both qualitatively and quantitatively, leading to a backlog of work for a software team. Following agile principles, a student leads their team for a period known as a sprint. During this sprint, team members collaboratively progress through the backlog of work. Central for many software startups is the use of cloud technology to host and manage software. This course teaches the use of cloud through hands-on interaction with a cloud platform. Running code in the cloud is most successfully managed when running inside of virtual containers (ex: Docker containers). Students learn to create containers on their own laptops, and then to mirror or deploy them to the cloud. Beyond this, they create a code deployment pipeline that monitors Github for changes and automates this process. The concept of disruption, explaining the wildly popular cloud, is discussed in depth in this course. Understanding disruption will prepare students for the many innovations to come, with strategies to adopt them successfully.

The purpose of this course is to provide the student with an overview of the field of Cyber Security. Students will be exposed to the spectrum of Security activities, methods, methodologies, and procedures. This course offers a comprehensive guide for anyone wishing to take the CompTIA Security+ Certification Exam. It provides an introduction to the fundamentals of network security, including compliance and operational security; threats and vulnerabilities; application, data, and host security; access control and identity management; and cryptography. The course covers new topics in network security as well, including web application attacks, penetration testing, data loss prevention, cloud computing security and application programming development security. NOTE: For those students who have no prior experience with Cyber Security, the CIT 171 Introduction to Cyber Security course is recommended. For those with some prior experience with Cyber Security, this course can be the appropriate starting point for computer- and data-related majors.

The purpose of CIT Practicum at BYU-Idaho is to actively pursue the mission of BYU-Idaho ? ?develop disciples of Jesus Christ? (University Mission Statement) ? and service plays an important role in this process. Students will seek to put into practice (e.g. Practicum) the skills and knowledge gained through their initial course of study in the CIT program (e.g. 100 and 200 level courses). Students are asked to find and engage in volunteer service that focuses on benefiting others. Please be aware that service work is considered outward facing. As the sponsoring organization for this course, the service provided should not benefit BYU-Idaho as this detracts from the service orientation. Also the service should not benefit BYU-Idaho when a comparable paid job exists (e.g. TA, web designer, programmer, tech support, student support, market researcher, SOC analyst, tutor, etc.) as it could potentially create a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act.

This course teaches the concepts of database programming. It teaches how to write stored functions and procedures inside the database, how to use collections, how to use embedded objects, how to use transaction control mechanics, how to import large comma separated files, and large text files into a database. It explores the uses of the database as a data repository for web-based applications.

This course is for students who have interest in database deployment and management, including the DevOps strategy of infrastructure as code. Students will learn how to manage databases for an organization by keeping them secure, portable, scalable, and recoverable.

This course defines the theory and practice of data analysis. The course will compare and contrast the operational and analytical database models. Students will learn how to define, implement, and query a database warehouse by leveraging sample data warehouses built from Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Customer Resource Management (CRM) solutions.

This course provides a fundamental understanding of computer operating systems focusing on Linux.

This course provides students with the administration skills to plan, install/configure, manage, and troubleshoot a Windows Server Environment.

Systems programming, automation, and configuration using advanced scripting techniques.

This course introduces concepts, issues, approaches, tools, techniques, and technologies applicable to the management of projects. Projects can be defined as any temporary endeavor undertaken to create unique product, service, or result. The course explores how a manager can plan, organize, implement and control non-routine activities to achieve cost, schedule and performance objectives.

This course provides an introduction to Business Intelligence, including the processes, methodologies, infrastructure, and current practices used to transform business data into useful information and support business decision-making and strategy. Business Intelligence requires foundational knowledge in data storage and retrieval, thus this course will review logical data models for both database management systems and data warehouses. Students will learn to extract and manipulate data from these systems and assess security-related issues. Data mining, visualization, and statistical analysis along with reporting options such as management dashboards are addressed. This course also provides an introduction to Analytics, or the automation of analysis, including an overview of qualitative and quantitative analysis methods and methods used to automate these processes for speed, interactivity, and quality (reliability and validity). Several examples of modern types of analytics will be introduced and explored such as descriptive, diagnostic, discovery, predictive, and prescriptive approaches. Each semester we seek out opportunities to work with real world companies, organizations on campus, or public data to examine how they and/or we can more effectively leverage existing data and how to redesign their data flows to set up improved data analysis.

The purpose of this lab based course is to teach students techniques for securing the entire network architecture both internally and externally. Students will learn how to configure and use firewalls and intrusion detection/prevention systems. In addition, students will learn how to harden operating systems and secure remote access.

This course explores the fundamental components and concepts around computing devices, including hardware components, networking devices, memory, bootup issues, Operating System components, storage, wireless connectivity, security and troubleshooting exercises. Successful completion of the course will prepare the student to sit for the PC Pro certification exam as well as the CompTIA A+ certification exam. This is an LDSBC course offered in partnership with BYU-Idaho.

This course focuses on installing, configuring and administering Windows Desktop systems across peer-to-peer configurations as well as client-server domain environments. Develops the skills required to be a consultant, full-time desktop support technician, or IT generalist who administers Windows-based computers and devices as a portion of their broader technical responsibilities. Upon successful completion of this course, the student should be prepared to sit for the Client Pro certification exam. This is an LDSBC course offered in partnership with BYU-Idaho.

This course introduces basic networking concepts including the OSI Model, TCP/IP, networking services and an exploration of Wide Area Networks. Explores network security concepts including authentication, authorization, and security layers. The course includes labs and assignments that require the student to demonstrate how to design networks and configure the different services correctly. The successful completion of this course will prepare the student to sit for the Network Pro certification as well as the CompTIA Network+ certification. This is an LDSBC course offered in partnership with BYU-Idaho.

This course is an exploration of the fundamental principles and practices of effective informative and persuasive speeches. This course examines basic elements of public speaking including increasing speaker confidence, ethics of speaking, audience analysis and adaptation, appropriate methods of delivery, researching supporting materials, effective use of presentational aids, and effective outlining and delivery of speeches.

This course builds basic writing competence and other skills needed for today's media and communication careers.

Students will gain skills in visual communication as they learn, analyze and apply principles of design, typography, color, and photography to create various design projects. These skills enhance all types of business, education, church, community, and personal pursuits.

This course surveys historical and contemporary mass media and examines their current situation and trends, with particular emphasis on concurrent impacts between the media and society. Principal media theory is also explored.

This course examines basic elements and theory of human communication in a practical, relevant setting. Students will explore varied facets of interpersonal process with emphasis on improving communication skills and interpersonal relationships.

For Non-Communication majors, this course helps give a basic foundation in interpersonal communication and public speaking skills and principles. Through a combination of exercises and class discussions, students develop the tools to continually work toward more effective communication.

This course is an analysis of communication principles and practices in organizations from a theoretical perspective. Students will review career opportunities in the field after learning methods to improve communication practices.

This course explores key principles and skills that will facilitate a student's move from competency in presentations to excellence in professional presentations. This course will emphasize audience-centered strategies in the planning, creating, slide design, and delivery of a variety of realistic presentations in a range of professional environments, including conference room, lecture hall, and local business settings.

This course is an exploration of the methodological and mathematical tools and principles used in evaluating, designing, and executing communication and media research. A variety of projects and assignments will explore the fundamentals of research such as sampling, research design, appropriate statistical tests, focus groups, surveys, polls, and appropriate use of secondary research sources. Additionally, students will develop proficiency in data collection and analysis tools of Microsoft Excel.

This course will provide students with information on internships and careers within their chosen field. Students will learn how to position themselves and successfully apply for these opportunities. Students will attend campus career events and workshops to help them develop a resume, portfolio, and professional network database that will aid them in their post-graduation objectives, as well as learn about professional expectations and conduct.

This course gives students experience in the various aspects and fields of professional communication by applying principles learned in their coursework to outside-of-class projects and work environments. Projects are primarily self-directed with minimal supervision, and students do not meet collectively as a class on a regular basis. Note: Communication majors may take any combination of 297R, 397R and 497R practicum courses in any sequence to fulfill their graduation requirements.

This course requires students to recognize and practice legal reasoning in relation to issues of relevance to communication professionals. Students will learn to identify elements present in cases concerning libel, privacy, and intellectual property. Additionally, students will consider the legal constraints associated with commercial expression. Finally, students will explore ethical questions likely to arise within the field of professional communication, which cannot be adequately answered by legal means. Students will develop strategies for answering those questions and learn to apply relevant ethical principles as they do so.

This course teaches students to strategically create and execute a visual content strategy for a brand/organization of the student?s choice. Students will go through the process of identifying and selecting an audience, building the brand/organization?s social media presence, and creating and executing a visual content strategy which includes different mediums. In the end students can walk away with a quality portfolio piece.

Course Fees: $30.00 This course analyzes the theory and practice of human communication in a small-group setting focusing on leadership, participation, and evaluation, with emphasis in group norms, roles, cohesion, and conflict.

This course will teach students the theory needed to gain a hands-on experience to manage conflicts while using principled negotiation in a variety of personal and professional contexts. Topics in this course include conflict management strategies, negotiation, third-party intervention, and relevant strategies for effective leadership in the workplace, in interpersonal relationships, and with families.

This course is a specialized practicum that trains students in the software WordPress. It includes regular instruction, class times and assignments.

This Construction Safety course is an introduction to the OSHA standards as they apply to the construction industry. Students will discover that employee safety is critical to the successful completion of any construction project. Discussion topics will include Falls, Electrocution, Struck-by, Caught in/between, Managing Safety & Health, PPE, Fire Safety, Excavations, Cranes, Scaffolds and more. Special emphasis will be placed on recognizing the most common safety hazards in the construction industry. Student activities include preparing and presenting a safety meeting as part of a group, and researching and writing a Company Safety Manual.

The purpose of this course is to introduce the student to the principles of construction cost estimates, including organizing and planning an estimate, developing material and labor databases, preparing accurate quantity takeoffs, and developing an understanding of overhead and profit.

In this course, students will be introduced to the concepts of construction planning and scheduling.

This course is an introduction to soil materials, soil mechanics, and soil testing. In conjunction with the testing methods, the materials presented will provide the basic background for understanding soil behavior and how construction specifications relate to it. The cost and control of excavating, hauling, grading, compacting, lifting and the use of other heavy equipment will be discussed.

Students in this course learn the objectives that define a successful project using varying delivery methods in commercial building construction. Students will learn how to use the tools the project manager uses to successfully manage the construction of a building project.

The purpose of this course is to help students prepare to gain knowledge and skills required to estimate in construction. An in depth analysis of estimating methods, fundamental skills, the estimator's responsibilities, and computer software applications for construction cost estimates, are covered. Evolving estimating methods will also be introduced.

This course is a Capstone to your experience as a DCM major. You will work as a team to demonstrate your ability to design, estimate, schedule, and propose on a project. Throughout the semester, the topics of leadership and management will be explored.

This is an introductory class into the fields of computer science, software engineering, computer programming, and software development. It is designed to introduce the student to the world of computers and software, and particularly how we use computers and software to build life changing solutions in areas like mobile and web applications, databases, and artificial intelligence. It is also designed to clarify the curriculum at BYU-Idaho so a student can successfully plan a graduation path and educational experience.

This course will introduce students to programming. It will introduce the building blocks of programming languages (variables, decisions, calculations, loops, array, and input/output) and use them to solve problems.

CSE 111 students become more organized, efficient, and powerful computer programmers by learning to research and call functions written by others; to write, call , debug, and test their own functions; and to handle errors within functions. CSE 111 students write programs with functions to solve problems in many disciplines, including business, physical science, human performance, and humanities.

This course introduces students to using Clojure to solve discipline specific problems.

This course introduces students to using JavaScript to solve discipline specific problems.

This course introduces students to using C to solve discipline specific problems.

This course will focus on designing and debugging algorithms within a single function. An emphasis will be placed on problem solving and analysis skills.

This class will focus on designing and debugging programs that consist of multiple functions. An emphasis will be placed on problem solving and analysis skills.

Technical teamwork will give students a foundation on how to effectively function in a technical team. This includes an introduction to different types of technical teams, roles individuals play in these teams, and processes that are commonly employed.

This course will introduce the notion of classes and objects. It will present encapsulation at a conceptual level. It will also work with inheritance and polymorphism.

This course will introduce students to the common programming data structures with an emphasis on how to use them to solve practical, real-world problems.

This course introduces students to using C++ to solve discipline specific problems.

In this course, you will see how the principles of programming you learned in CSE 110, 111, 210, and 212 are used to solve problems in your discipline, using Swift. To that end, all of your assignments in this class will come from your major discipline.

This course introduces students to using Kotlin to solve discipline specific problems.

This class will focus on designing and debugging classes. An emphasis will be placed on problem solving and analysis skills.

This class will focus on designing and debugging programs with related classes using inheritance and polymorphism. An emphasis will be placed on problem solving and analysis skills.

The purpose of CSE 232 is to learn how to build software to meet rigid specifications, how to optimize algorithmic performance, and how to more effectively utilize data structures in real-world applications.

Software Testing is a systematic process of verifying requirements and design elements, features, or standards against the implementation to increase product success. The verification process uses a set of test paths starting from the minor units up to the entire deliverable system using predetermined or live data to build confidence that the product works right (as specified). CSE 270 will explore testing standards, techniques, tools, and cases.

Software Lifecycle Models describes many ways in which software development teams can be organized, how artifacts are generated and utilized, how communication between team members occurs, and how progress is tracked.

This course introduces the mathematical topics needed to provide a solid theoretical foundation for computer science.

This course will teach students to work in teams on large projects using new technology on self-defined projects. The class will simulate real-word programming projects with the aim of producing workable solutions that have potential impact.

This course leverages a student's fundamental software development and core web technology background with the Microsoft .NET framework with C# using the Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment. Students will build upon a C# foundation using the ASP.NET framework to design and develop scalable, standards-based web sites, applications, and services using contemporary methodologies and established design patterns. Team work and programming deliverables will be required.

This class will focus on understanding and using design patterns as high-level programming constructs. An emphasis will be placed on problem solving and analysis skills.

This programming course focuses on constructing dynamic web sites using server-side languages, making use of databases and design patterns. The concepts introduced in Web Frontend Development courses are expected to be continued and implemented.

This course focuses on the backend development of dynamic, service-oriented web applications. Students will learn how to design and implement web services, how to interact with data storage, and how to use these tools to build functioning web application.

Finding the needs of a stakeholder is a non-trivial process. One cannot simply ask them what they need; they often do not know or know how to describe their needs. Requirements engineering is the process of systematically interviewing and observing clients to discover their needs. It also consists of expressing these needs in a non-ambiguous way. CSE 271 takes students through every step of this process.

This class enables students to work in very large codebases, describing existing designs and suggesting improvements.

This course introduces machine learning and how to use it to discover patterns in data and make predictions. Students will become conversant in the overall process and terms of machine learning, including how to communicate with non-technical stakeholders. They will be introduced to a broad set of machine learning algorithms and learn both the details of how they work as well as how to appropriately apply them.

The purpose of this class is to help each student develop the skills necessary to become a security expert in whatever domain of computer security that is important to their job when they enter the workforce.

This course focuses on the methods in which we can communicate often complex technical concepts to people in an intuitive and non-intimidating manner, while being able to interpret input from people from a human-centric perspective. This is essentially a communication class.

Explore Quality Assurance in relation to S/W Development, Business, Career, and Security. Appraising different tools, processes, techniques. Create QA checklist, audits, reviews, plans, procedures, and policies.

In this course, students will gain experience with directed individual or group research and study of a topic in computer science not covered by the curriculum. Students will demonstrate their ability to learn and apply new material by completing a significant project.

In this course students will gain experience with directed individual or group research and study of a topic in computer science not covered by the curriculum. Part A of the senior project includes proposal preparation, research, requirements specification, and other activities as specified in the proposal.

This course is the completion of the senior project started in CS 499A as specified in the proposal and requirements specification.

This course introduces the student to various aspects of dance through movement and cultural contexts in order to understand the diverse opportunities and careers in the dance field. It is designed to work through the BYU-Idaho dance program as a preparation in developing skills necessary to join the dance community and job market as the student may wish to pursue. Dance 103 introduces dance vocabulary and basic research and writing skills. Connections are drawn between the individual, dance, faith and society. Through critical reflection, analysis and application of dance, the course prepares students as they gain necessary knowledge and skills to become an advocate for dance.

This course introduces students to how data is used to make decisions and communicate meaning through visualization. We will also learn the underlying data summaries used in data visualizations (mean, standard deviation, percentiles).

This course builds on the general programming principles of the pre-requisite course and teaches students how to write programs in the context of data science applications. It focuses on leveraging preexisting libraries to accomplish data retrieval, preparation, prediction, and analysis tasks.

Use data-driven programming for the handling, formatting, and visualization of messy and complex data. Students will implement data handling techniques and the grammar of graphics process in visualizing complex data.

ECEN 101 is the introductory class into the fields of computer and electrical engineering. It is designed to introduce the student to the world of engineering, and particularly how we use computer and electrical circuits and systems to design and build life changing devices like cell phones, computers, and robots. It is also designed to clarify the curriculum at BYU-Idaho so a student can successfully plan a graduation path and educational experience.

ECEN 106, Computer Systems will show you how computers work, from charge on a computer chip to pixels on your device and everything in between. This class will give a high-level overview of all these parts with the goal of giving you a conceptual understanding of how everything fits together without getting bogged down in details.

This course covers hardware/software interface, real-time kernel internals, and implementation of high-level language constructs issues in real-time application software development.

This introductory course in microeconomics studies the behavior of individual economic agents such as consumers and businesses in a market economy. Analytical tools are used to study the consumption and production decisions in an economy under perfect and imperfect market conditions.

This introductory course in macroeconomics studies the national economy as a whole and its interaction with the global economy. Measurement of economic health and the use of fiscal and monetary policies to address unemployment, inflation, and growth are analyzed.

This course introduces economic tools necessary to analyze the health care industry sectors, such as the Medical Care Markets, the Insurance Markets, the Physicians Services Market, the Hospital Services Markets and the Market for Pharmaceuticals. Additionally, this course explores the effects of policies and reforms in health care in the United States.

This course, a cornerstone of the Educational Core for all teacher preparation programs, is designed to assist future teachers develop a personal educational philosophy through broadened perspectives and enlightened discernment. Included is a thoughtful study of gospel-themed teaching principles, educational philosophies and theories, current educational research, and relevant historical events and perspectives. Learning activities will lead the serious teacher candidate through a creative process culminating in an individual articulation of a personal philosophy statement. Although the course focuses on the preparation and development of professional teachers, we view teaching and learning as eternal principles with application in ourselves, homes, church, and classrooms. All are encouraged to increase in wisdom and follow the Savior as we strive to become master teachers.

The Early Field Experience course follows the principles course with experience in a public elementary school setting. Teacher candidates work twice a week with a mentor teacher and children, attending a seminar on campus at the beginning of each month during the semester. Teacher candidates will plan lessons, teach them, and reflect on their effectiveness. Lessons at the beginning and end of the semester will be observed by the mentor teacher and by the course instructor by appointment.

Relying heavily on social science, cognitive neuroscience, and the study of Christ as a master teacher, this course is designed to explore child and adolescent development, to identify principles that promote understanding and guide the creation and implementation of purposeful and meaningful learning experiences, and to identify teaching strategies that promote thoughtfulness in both the affective and cognitive domains.

This is the first in a series of courses to prepare future teachers to guide children to the successful acquisition of reading, spelling and writing skills. The course develops a professional level knowledge of English language structures, the sequence of literacy development in children, best teaching practices, strategies to support English Language Learners, 21st Century Literacies including Digital Literacy, and assessment and intervention strategies. Specifically, this course addresses the early developmental stages of print awareness, phonological awareness, and decoding.

The teacher candidate will learn and practice the principles of teaching used by successful educators that have been identified in the Danielson Framework for Teaching. These principles include lesson planning, the development of a supportive classroom culture, and the use of formative/summative assessment, evidence-based teaching methods, classroom management, and instructional technology to engage students in learning.

This course will prepare future secondary teachers with principles, tools and strategies to foster literacy in every content area. This course meets the Idaho State requirements for literacy for educators teaching at a secondary level.

This course emphasizes basic writing conventions: effective sentences, paragraphs, and short essays. Recommended for individuals with ACT English score of 17 or below.

In this elective course students will develop and apply reading skills for improved textbook comprehension in the arts and sciences.

An introduction to academic inquiry and writing, laying the foundation for further academic and professional development. Students will learn to think and read critically and practice the writing process, including invention, research, summary, synthesis and analysis, revision, and editing. Students will work on several major writing assignments, including a research project in which they will gather information from a range of valid sources, demonstrating they can analyze and use that information purposefully, following appropriate documentation.

This course introduces literary genres such as fiction, poetry, drama, and literary theory for English and Humanities majors and minors.

This course focuses on written and visual rhetoric, using multiple technologies to deliver and enhance a variety of texts aimed at various audiences.

Students learn how to reason carefully and express ideas clearly as they respond to a variety of rhetorical situations. Students develop these competencies as they learn to recognize strong arguments, uncover assumptions, evaluate evidence, recognize rhetorical patterns, and infer ideas from data. To apply these skills, students conduct advanced academic research and write summaries, reports, and essays synthesizing ideas from diverse sources.

This course emphasizes academic writing on literature, including close reading, textual analysis, and researched argument.

This course introduces the study of the English language with an emphasis on grammar, usage, semantics, and copyediting.

This course examines works and authors of the Neoclassic and Romantic periods from Dryden to Keats and the influence of historical events, philosophical ideas, and literary trends.

This course examines works and authors of the Realism and Modern periods from Twain to Ellison and the influence of historical events, philosophical ideas, and literary trends on the works and authors.

This course introduces students to the spectrum of children's literature, past and present.

This course explores theories and applications of the writing and reading processes.

This course applies gospel truth and a supportive scholarship to strengthen marriage and family relationships using ?The Family: A Proclamation to the World? as the guiding framework.

This course consists of the foundational principles of successful marriages with application to strengthening marriages.

This course consists of foundational principles and basic skills of parent-child interaction. Students will apply typical decisions, problems, and opportunities encountered by parents.

This is an introductory and required course for all students desiring to obtain a major in Marriage and Family Studies (MFS). Students pursuing a minor or certificate in Marriage and Family Studies may also enroll in the course. This course is very specific to those pursuing a major, minor, or certificate in Marriage and Family Studies. This course includes an overview of historical and current scientific, societal, and family issues related to the family sciences. Applications will be made to career and advanced educational opportunities, as well as family, church, and community settings.

This is a survey course of relationship and family development across the lifespan, including the study of the family as a system, family interaction, and family roles. The course will emphasize the skills related to healthy relationships and family life. Consideration is given to the cultural diversity and heritage of families.

This course highlights skills, attitudes, behaviors, and principles needed to prepare oneself for a strong marriage and to wisely select a marriage partner. Preparation for marriage is also emphasized by focusing on healthy practices related to dating, courtship, engagement, and the transition following marriage.

This course involves a study of theories, principles, and practices needed to build nurturing and supportive parent-child relationships and to guide children toward healthy developmental outcomes.

This course focuses on the research, theory, and principles concerning marital dynamics, along with skills needed to build strong relationships.

This course involes a study of families under stress, including the many external and internal influences that play a role in determining a family?s experience of stress. An ecological model will be used to understand potential risk factors that pose problems for families, along with protective factors that help families to be resilient. Focus will be maintained to learn ways to help families under stress.

This course involves an in-depth look at family theories and their assumptions including systems theory, exchange theory, family development theory, symbolic interactionism, and others. Family processes related to power, communication, dysfunctions and addictions, rules and patterns of interaction, distance regulation, and family rituals will be explored. Students will use theory to develop intervention and prevention programs.

This skill based course prepares students to effectively use interpersonal communication skills associated with helping individuals and families in a variety of settings. Role playing will be one of the primary learning methods. These skills are especially valuable for students planning to enter a human service profession, counseling/therapy, or planning to pursue graduate studies.

This course consists of ecological and gospel perspectives on providing family-focused prevention and intervention services and support to diverse families. Emphasis will be on communicating with families, empowering parents, developing family and professional partnerships, interagency collaboration, and accessing and linking families and community resources.

This course will give students practical experience by having them prepare the curriculum needed to teach a workshop or seminar on some aspect of family life. After preparing the curriculum, students will market the program, conduct the workshop, and evaluate the effectiveness of the education. A strong emphasis will be placed on how to teach effectively in group settings.

The essence of this course is to learn how to promote and protect both the optimal well-being of children and the core strength of the family unit at all levels. To do this, students will use a bioecological systems approach to discern potential harm to children and families and effective solutions at each level. These levels or systems include the micro-, meso-, exo-, macro-, and chronosystems. Additionally, this course is multidisciplinary in that utilizes the fields of sociology, family studies, child development, political science, and communications. Related skills such as researching, writing, speaking, and social media will be taught. Child and family advocacy will teach students how the family is the most humane, economical, and powerful system known for building competence and character in people. Finally, the course equips students to see how the majority of challenges that children and families face are connected or interrelated, and thus the solutions are similarly correlated. The focus of this course is on the interaction between social science, moral systems, public policies, and gospel doctrines relating to the well-being of children and families.

Internships are exempt from tuition, but are charged this independent course fee. In this course students will apply their knowledge and skills by working in a family or human service setting that services children or families. Students will also gain applied knowledge by receiving supervision from an on-site supervisor.

This course covers basic concepts, philosophy, career exploration, and professional development in the Family and Consumer Science area.

Students will learn proper food safety and sanitation processes in preparation for gaining food safety and sanitation industry-based certification. Credit will be granted upon successful completion of the Certification Examination.

This course provides students with a broad introduction to residential interior design. Specific topics include: the process and profession of design; the elements and principles of design; color theory; floor plans, housing, and building systems; architectural detail; furniture selection and arrangement; space planning; universal and sustainable design; lighting; interior finishes, window treatments, and accessories.

This course examines the basic, timeless concepts underlying the field of management including values, goal-setting, decision-making, resources, and planning as it relates to the home and family. Practical application of course content with the 7 Habits of Highly Effective College Students to build new, lasting behaviors of effectiveness as an individual and within families will be explored.

This course is for those with little or no sewing experience. Students will learn the application of construction principles from commercial patterns in making apparel. Emphasis will be on basic construction techniques and fundamental fitting. Materials approximately cost $50 or more.

Students will gain an overall understanding of the fashion industry, including: fashion history, fashion designers, The Movement of Fashion, principles and elements of design, product development, and global sourcing.

This basic how-to course is designed to teach construction techniques for home decor sewing. Pillows, pillow shams, dust ruf" es, duvet covers, bedspreads, quilts, table linens, and window treatments will be included. Students are required to furnish the fabric and notions for individual projects. Materials cost approximately $30 to $60 or more.

This sewing course is designed to teach basic construction techniques for children?s clothing. Projects will include knit clothing such as a shirt, pants, booties, and baby cap, as well as a bib, blessing dress and a lined coat. Some pattern design will be included. Three machines will be taught: sewing machine, serger, and embroidery machine. Students are required to furnish the fabric and notions for individual projects. Materials cost approximately $45 to $70 or more.

This course covers the principles of pattern making using basic drafting and flat-pattern techniques in half and full size patterns for woven and knit fabrics.

This course covers the principles and applications of pattern design, using Gerber AccuMark CAD Pattern Design. Principles of flat-pattern design techniques are now transferred to application on CAD systems used in the garment industry.

This course covers financial concepts of direct concern to the individual or family. Budgeting, financial institutions and services, consumer buying, use and control of credit, financial records, buying and selling homes, insurance, and basic investments will be explored.

This course involves the basic fitting and alteration of women's and men's patterns from constructed and ready-to-wear apparel clothing. Materials cost approximately $50 or more.

This course involves the study of fabric such as ! ber, yarns, and methods of construction and finishes. Students will apply this information to personal and client use.

This course involves the implementation of meal management principles as they relate to controlling cost, providing satisfying meals, entertaining, conserving time and energy, using modern kitchen technology, and ensuring food safety. Students will plan and prepare food for meal service.

This class is preparation for CTE secondary teaching, with application of teaching methods and theories used in occupational education classrooms and labs. Students will research best practices, how to incorporate academic skills (math, literacy, science, etc.) into the CTE classroom, and work collaboratively with other students in the course to create learning experiences that use these best practices. Students will also learn how to promote their programs and career through innovative classroom instruction and project based learning. Students will create a resource file for teaching methods and activities.

This course will help students understand what is required to be better family history researchers on their own, as ward consultants, as students in the Family History Research program, and as workers in the genealogical field. Students will be better prepared for success in incorporating and sharing high standards of family history work.

This course is an introduction to genealogical software, key genealogical resources on the Internet, and the computer search skills essential for genealogical research. This course does not provide instruction in how to use a computer.

This online course is an introduction to paleography as it relates to genealogical research. Paleography is the study of ancient writing systems and the deciphering and dating of historical manuscripts. The course focuses on United States records, and introduces you to Old English, German, and Scandinavian scripts found in US and European records.

This online course is an introduction to professional genealogical research principles and basic record groups. The course focuses on solving basic United States research problems using the Research Process. You will learn how to find original sources to answer genealogical questions, record genealogical information using professional standards, analyze information and evidence from key genealogical sources, and organize family history information. The course focuses on United States research. The principles and approaches can apply to worldwide family history research.

This online course is an extension of FHGEN 241. It is a continued introduction to professional genealogical research methodology, evidence analysis, and beginning report writing. Students will learn how to use the Research Process to do the following: use facts, proofs, evidence, and sources to build a case for accurate genealogical conclusions, analyze and weigh evidence to meet genealogical proof standards, cite courses using professional standards, write sound conclusions, and place their ancestors in historical context. The course focuses on United States research. The principles and approaches can apply to worldwide family history research.

This course teaches the principles of effective report writing for a variety of genealogical projects, including formatting, documentation, source citations, and presentation of genealogical data and evidence. Through case studies, students will learn how to prepare effective genealogical reports for clients.

This course focuses on how to conduct genealogical research in the New England, Upper-South, and Southeast United States regions, as well as how to conduct big city and African American research. Through case studies and assignments, students will learn about records, including their geographical-historical background and principles of paleography. They will learn methods for reconstruction of individual families and understand the development of demographic and family history studies. Students will learn key record types for the area and how to use them to find genealogical information. Students will produce a research report on how they solved an area-specific research problem.

Students will be introduced to the ethics and basic concepts of using DNA as a tool in genealogical research. They will learn about different companies that offer DNA testing. Additionally, they will learn how to use autosomal DNA, mitochondrial DNA, Y chromosome DNA, and X chromosome DNA to enhance genealogical research and how ato use DNA results in research reports. Students do not need to have taken a DNA test and they will not be using personal DNA results in the course.

This course teaches principles of effective genealogical research methodology for solving difficult problems using U.S. and global record collections. Students will plan strategies to solve research problems. They will use a variety of genealogical record types and sources to complete research projects. Through assigned research projects, students will gain experience in describing a research problem, planning and executing a research strategy, compiling and analyzing evidence, assembling documents, citing sources, and producing professional and well-organized reports. This course will give students real-world research experience that they would encounter with professional client research.

In this course, students will apply the skills they have gained in the Family History Applied Associates Degree program as they learn about earning professional genealogical credentials. Students will practice evidentiary analysis and writing skills. Students will learn about real-world genealogical environments and adapt to new geographic research areas. Student will gain experience in completing a directed three or four-generation research project.

This is an introductory course to familiarize non-business majors with the basic vocabulary and substantive knowledge of personal finance, financial institutions, and business finance. The course will provide an opportunity to develop skills in effective communication, financial analysis, and problem solving. Ethics in the area of finance will be discussed.

In this finance course you will learn to understand and read financial statements, including the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement. You will use case studies to dive into how various areas of business relate to the financial statements to understand the impact of levers in the business and how they impact financial outcomes. You will use financial models to experience how decisions in product design, marketing, and supply chain management can impact financial results in order to make better decisions within a business.

This introductory course in financial management provides a basic foundation for other courses in finance and business management. Topics covered in this course include financial statement analysis, financial forecasting, leverage, working capital management, capital structure, capital budgeting, short and long-term financial management, sources of financing, time value of money, and cost of capital.

This introductory course in investments provides a basic foundation for advanced courses in investments and securities analysis. Topics covered in this course include elements of investments, portfolio theory, debt securities, equities, security analysis, derivative markets, investment processes, behavioral finance, and technical analysis.

This course is a part of the business Management Integrated Finance Emphasis program. The primary purpose of this course is for students to learn to apply personal financial management tools to their own and their clients' lives. The content covers advanced time value of money, retirement planning strategies, tax-deferred retirement planning vehicles, asset allocation, specific investment products, insurance, estate planning, and financial planning strategies. Students broaden their understanding and develop skills through problem solving using Excel, through case studies, and through application to existing personal financial management situations.

This course is a part of the Business Management Integrated Finance Emphasis program. An overview of all the options available to successfully finance new ventures. Financing alternatives are explored including debt financing from venture banks, commercial banks, and SBICs, and equity financing from angels, private placements, venture capitalists, and public equity markets.

Finding balance and maintaining well-being in college can be difficult. This course empowers students to increase faith in the Savior by applying principles and strategies associated with emotional resilience and well-being in their life.

This class is parallel to PC 103 that is taken by PathwayConnect students. This course will be taken by online-only students that matriculate to BYU-I without having completed PathwayConnect. In this course, learners will discover and strengthen the skills they need for success as an online student.

This course is designed to help students create greater success in college and in life. You will learn how to master effective study skills, take charge of your life, increase self-motivation, improve personal self-management, develop interdependence, increase self-awareness, maximize your learning, develop emotional intelligence, raise your self-esteem, write more effectively, and improve creative and critical thinking skills. YOU WILL REACH THESE OBJECTIVES BY: charting your growth through pre and post assessments of your inner qualities (soft skills) and study skills, reading the textbook and completing Reading Study Guides, keeping a guided journal, designing and completing study skills plans, and discussing and reporting what you have learned with classmates and a trusted confidant.

This course gives students a basic understanding of the American founding, the U.S. Constitution, the free-market economic system, and American culture with the goal of helping students apply Constitutional principles and social science insights to contemporary situations.

An introductory course in geology for non-geology majors. Introduces students to the formation and composition of our planet, the processes that continue to shape it (including glaciers, earthquakes, and volcanoes), a mineral and hydrocarbon resources. It provides opportunities to learn about basic mineral, rocks, and land forms. Includes a field trip to a nearby national park.

Introduction of vocabulary, language structures, and cultural topics, with an emphasis on the language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.

Explores the origins of the universe, Earth, and life and applies the principles of both discovered and revealed truth to address questions that lie at the science-religion interface. The class examines the nature, power, and limitations of science and its impacts on society. These topics are explored through the study of breakthrough scientific discoveries that demonstrate the nature of scientific inquiry.

This course addresses two crucial and compelling questions facing the world: how will we feed 9 billion people by the year 2050, and how will we care for those 9 billion people? Students will investigate the challenges and opportunities involved with creating a sustainable food supply, promoting healthy lifestyles, and providing health care for everyone. Students will also be introduced to the wide range of programs and degrees within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and the resulting opportunities for promising careers. This is the recommended Natural Science GE course for those majoring in the Life Sciences, such as Biology, Agriculture, Exercise Physiology, and Healthcare related fields, and is one of two recommended courses for non-science majors.

Examine the causes and consequences of natural hazards including earthquakes, volcanoes, landslides, floods, and coastal hazards. Students work in a team environment and examine case studies of ancient and modern events, emphasizing effects on science, engineering, history, economics, politics, and the arts. Study lessons learned from past events and determine what is being done or should be done to mitigate future disasters. Class includes a field trip.

As individuals, it is often difficult to see or understand the consequences our decisions, actions, or existence may have on our environment and those around us. The purpose of this class is to show the effects each of us has as a member of a worldwide population of over seven billion, and the effects our population has on a local, regional, and global scale. The focus will be on how individually and collectively we impact the quality of our environment and human living conditions for both good and bad. Case studies will be used to examine an array of ecological, biological, agricultural, technological, economical, social, political and other issues associated with a burgeoning human population. Class members will receive a foundation whereby they can make informed choices about their life, family, and community, and be better stewards of Earth's resources.

The structure of DNA stands as one of the greatest discoveries of the 20th century and has led to multi-billion dollar advancements in medicine and agriculture. An understanding of DNA and its applications is necessary to distinguish fact from fiction, make informed decisions, and take full advantage of emerging DNA technologies. This course presents the fundamental concepts related to DNA including its history, structure, function, regulation, and inheritance. The remaining course material explores multiple issues and topics that are founded in DNA technology. These include the causes and treatments associated with genetic disorders, the creation of genetically modified foods, identification through DNA fingerprinting, tracing of family lineages, the applications and ethics of cloning and stem cell technology, and the underlying mechanism of organic evolution. Course methods include lecture, discussion, and hands-on exercises related to the subject material.

A project-based class that introduces the spatial concepts and theory of GIS (Geographic Information Science). Students use industry-standard GIS software (ArcGIS Pro) to apply location analytics and solve spatial problems in diverse disciplines.

The purpose of this course is to help online students get a deeper experience from devotional addresses, to develop their discipleship by being reminded of who they are and their purpose on earth, and to see the blessings of applying gospel principles in their lives.

This class will have mid-week and weekly assignments, a final project, and an end-of-class final. The weekly assignments and final project will determine your class score.

In this course, students develop resources, professional connections and essential employability skills to obtain or improve employment in a field related to their university certificate. Students will network and apply for job opportunities in their industry. The life-long skills gained in this course are valuable for both active and future job seekers.

Students and instructors in this course use case studies to explore principles of decision-making and disciple leadership.

This course helps students apply the concepts and skills they have learned in their coursework to a professional project. During the first week of the course, students identify an appropriate 50-hour project they can use for the course. Projects fit into one of three areas: work-related projects, service and volunteer projects, or personal professional development projects. In addition to completing the 50-hour project, students complete tasks and assignments that help promote professional development and career readiness.

This is an introduction course into the language of medicine.

In this course students will learn the history, structure, and function of the United States healthcare system. Students will compare healthcare in the U.S. to healthcare in other countries. Students will work in teams to present current issues and discover job opportunities in healthcare.

This course introduces students to the major legislation and laws pertaining to healthcare in the United States. Employment laws and ethical issues in healthcare are also discussed.

This course is designed to introduce Healthcare Administration majors to the specific issues and body of knowledge pertaining to the management of hospitals, specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, medical group practices, and long-term care facilities. Emphasis is placed on improving the systems, processes, quality of patient care in healthcare provider organizations.

This course focuses on the "continuum of care" for patients. Students will learn the major types of morbidity associated with the organs and systems of the human body, as well as the physicians, drugs, medical devices, and procedures utilized to treat and rehabilitate patients with diverse health issues.

This course is designed for Healthcare Administration majors and focuses on leadership and management methods and strategies. Students will discover their personal leadership styles and learn how to lead high-functioning teams and organizations. This course utilizes case studies and personality testing to illustrate skills and methods.

This course is for Healthcare Administration majors. It focuses on third-party reimbursement and payment methodologies, beginning with CMS (Medicare and Medicaid), Traditional Indemnity Insurance, and Managed Care. It also analyzes the business office functions that permit a healthcare organization to maximize reimbursement and to negotiate and administrate contracts with third-party providers.

This course focuses on the accounting and finance functions specific to healthcare provider organizations. Emphasis is placed on reimbursement by third-party payors and tax implications of for-profit and not-for-profit provider organizations

An introduction to the history, theory, graphics, and process of landscape design enabling students to begin designing landscapes that are functional, artistic, sustainable, water-wise, and beautiful. Students will learn the elements and principles of design as applied to landscape architecture and design, how to draw and color rend hand graphics using scale, and the steps of the design process. This course is an exploratory class for all majors who may elect landscape design, construction, or maintenance as a career and is a pre-requisite for higher level landscape design and construction courses.

In HTMBC 110, you will learn the basic concepts and skills needed for a career in the hospitality and tourism industry. You will learn about different sectors in the industry such as transportation, accommodations, food & beverage, recreation, entertainment, and travel services. You will also learn marketing skills, customer service skills and trends happening within the industry. By the end of this course, you will have created a personal development plan for your future in the industry. This will include the current skills you could bring to a hospitality/tourism position, as well as the knowledge, skills, and attitudes you still need to develop to contribute to an organization in which you have interest. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC) in collaboration with BYU-Hawaii.

This course provides students with communication and interpersonal strategies designed to build positive relationships with individuals and groups in the modern hospitality and tourism workplace. Through practical projects, simulations, reading, critical thinking exercises, problem-solving scenarios, written assignments, and case studies, students develop the human relations skills required to interact effectively with people at work. Interpersonal and team building skills that are crucial to ethical relationships with members of management, co-workers, direct reports, customers, and the public are examined. Also, interpersonal and organizational applications associated with group/team functions, multicultural and multigenerational relationships, leadership, coaching, and customer satisfaction are presented to assist students with the timely identification and resolution of communication issues and challenges. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC) in collaboration with BYU-Hawaii.

In HTMBC 150, you will learn the basic concepts and skills needed for a career in the accommodations sector of the hospitality and tourism industry. This course will introduce accommodation operations and its many facets including: terminology, types of lodging, organizational/functional structure, employee/supervisor/manager roles in each function, customer service/problem resolution, hotel software applications, industry metrics including: operational/financial/market/guest service/quality assurance metrics, hotel sales, revenue management and global industry trends. It will also help students acquire career skills such as: interviewing and networking. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC) in collaboration with BYU-Hawaii.

In HTMB 220, you will learn and apply the skills needed to become a professional in the foodservice industry, which include menu planning, purchasing, storage, food production, service, sanitation and food safety, marketing, and business planning. You will create a business plan for a restaurant and learn how to satisfy local regulations for sanitation and food safety. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC) in collaboration with BYU-Hawaii.

This course will introduce students to essential managerial accounting and financial principles as they relate to the hospitality and tourism industry. Core subjects introduced in the course include financial statement analysis, cost analysis and control, menu pricing, forecasting, budgeting, labor planning, inventory control and capital budgeting. Students gain applied understanding of the material through industry-simulated assignments and projects. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC) in collaboration with BYU-Hawaii.

This course introduces students to the basic elements of creation in theatre, the visual arts, music, literature and film. The class also presents principles of interpretation to find meaning in the arts and promotes discovery of that which is ?virtuous, lovely, good report or praiseworthy? in the humanities.

Students will create an approved capstone project or paper to showcase the skills and competencies developed in their interdisciplinary major. Senior students will work closely with a professional mentor, faculty advisor, and/or peers to develop a project or research paper that demonstrates the fusion of their undergraduate coursework and experiences. Projects and papers should be significant and relevant to the student's academic or career objectives. Students in this course will demonstrate senior-level proficiency in research, visual communication, writing, and presentation skills. Content and Topics: The capstone project is the culminating experience of the Interdisciplinary Studies Degree. Students will propose, complete and present a project that is academically and professionally meaningful based upon their areas of study and career goals.

This is an introductory course for anyone who wants to improve their ability to research and analyze information more efficiently. Students learn to define a research issue and evaluate information sources. Emphasis is placed on available library services and navigating library resources, including research databases. This course is open to students of all majors and will be particularly beneficial to anyone wanting to improve their research and information finding skills.

The arithmetic of integers and rational numbers as well as an introduction to algebra will be studied. This course is recommended for those needing basic algebra before taking progressively higher math courses.

This course will cover the fundamental operations of algebra, properties of exponents, solving linear, fractional, radical and quadratic equations, graphing linear, and quadratic functions. Math 101 may not be taken for credit if MATH 110X (FDMAT 110) has been completed with a grade of ?B? or higher.

This course prepares students to understand, analyze, and solve real-life problems that require quantitative reasoning. Topics include the meaning of probabilities, how to read, critique, and apply statistical information found in news reports, public policy debates, consumer reports, and other daily life and professional situations; the use of mathematical models in describing, understanding, and making predictions about real world phenomena; and the mathematics of budgeting, loans, and investments. Topics will be illustrated by examples and applications from daily life and natural phenomena. Math for the Real World is to inspire students to act wisely when faced with quantitative challenges in collegiate coursework, employment, and daily living.

This course includes a combination of College Algebra and Trigonometry. It is intended to prepare students for Calculus or other math and science courses. Elementary analysis of functions having discrete or connected domains, methods of solving equations, and systems of equations and matrices will be explored. Triangle relationships, graphs of periodic functions, trigonometric identities, inverse trigonometric functions, and applications of trigonometry will also be covered.

This course studies the six trigonometric functions and their inverses. Topics include: measuring triangles, vectors, graphs, and solving equations. Applications of trigonometry will be emphasized throughout the course.

This course includes the study of limits, continuity, derivatives, integrals, and transcendental functions. Properties and applications of the above.

In this course business students will study graphical represenstation of data, measure of center and spread, elementary probability, sampling distributions, correlation and regression, statistical inference involving means, proportions, and contingency tables.

In this course students will study graphical representations of data, measures of center and spread, elementary probability, sampling distributions, correlations and regression, statistical inference involving means, proportions, and contingency tables, odds ratio and relative risk.

In this course students will study graphical representation of data, measures of center and spread, elementary probability, sampling distributions, correlation and regression, statistical inference involving means, proportions, and contingency tables.

This course provides an introduction to computation in the context of engineering problem solving. Fundamental principles of computation, such as computer representation of numbers and round-off error, are presented. Basic numerical methods, including numerical integration, differentiation, and root finding, are covered. An introduction to computer programming, including flowcharts, loops, condition statements, and functions, is given. Emphasis is placed on using MS Excel to solve computational problems and using Python to create computer programs.

Computer aided drafting and design using AutoCAD software. Topics include coordinate systems, display control, basic geometric construction and editing, scales, layer, annotation and dimensions, blocks, attributes, plotting. Applications in mechanical, civil, electrical, and architectural disciplines.

This course is designed to help students develop employable and certifiable skills in parametric CAD modeling of mechanical components and assemblies. Students will work toward associate level and then professional certification in SolidWorks and have the opportunity to take the CSWA and CSWP exams. The course focuses on training students to think parametrically and to strategically capture design intent within 3D CAD models and assemblies.

Concepts of forces, moments and other vector quantities, free body diagrams, particle and rigid body statics, trusses, frames and machines, friction, centroids, and moments of inertia. Vector analysis used.

Review of equations of static equilibrium; introduction to engineering stress and strain; thermal loading; stress distributions and deflections resulting from axial, torsional, and transverse (beam) loadings; combined loading problems; stress and strain transformation, Mohr's circle; column buckling.

The study and application of the concepts of dynamics to particles, systems of particles, and rigid bodies. Scalar and vector analysis used.

Atomic structure and microstructure of engineering materials, including metals, ceramics, polymers, and composites. Factors influencing the fabrication, processing, and selection of materials in engineering analysis and design. Case studies of engineering material failures. Use of material selection.

This course focuses on mechanical drafting and Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T). Students will learn ANSI and ISO standards and become proficient using SolidWorks CADD to create working drawings which communicate product manufacturing information.

This course will train students in advanced mechanical design techniques and prepare them for three professional level certifications using SolidWorks which is a world-class mechanical CAD application.

Introduction to manufacturing processes. Topics include: basic material science, mass reduction processes (milling, turning, drilling, etc.), separating and deforming processes (cutting, shearing, bending, etc.), mass conserving processes (casting and polymer/composite processes), joining processes (thermal, mechanical, and chemical), finishing processes, new technologies in manufacturing, and measuring tools.

This beginning course is designed to introduce the student to the benefits of persuasive selling and building relationships. Skills learned and practiced will benefit the student for a lifetime. Self-confidence will increase as a result of the opportunity to practice the skills of persuasive presentations. Provides an opportunity for the student to explore the possibility of a career in sales, but will benefit the student in any career chosen.

This course is a comprehensive introduction to the principles of marketing. This course will cover marketing essentials such as consumer research, consumer segmentation, segment targeting and product positioning, new product development and introduction, marketing strategy, branding, marketing communications, pricing, and distribution.

This course is designed for any student interested in building a web-based business. Students will go through the necessary steps to build and launch a web-based business that is capable of accepting online payments.

Social media marketing prepares students to become proficient with various platforms while staying up-to-date on the latest best practices and exploring the power of social media marketing. This course provides students with practical, real-world experiences and proven social media marketing techniques and strategies.

?Practical Musicianship? means that students focus on ?doing? music. Students in this course will spend most of their time practicing specific musical skills as opposed to reading and learning about music. Many students take this course simply because they?re interested in music. Others take it as part of a music cluster, or to prepare them for further study as a music major or minor. This course is focused on students becoming musical leaders. After taking this course, students will be able to read music, sing accurately and with proper vocal technique, perform on a keyboard instrument, conduct in various time signatures, and lead musical groups such as a ward choir.

This course introduces students to beginning nursing skills. Students use the nursing process as a framework to develop, implement and evaluate culturally competent care in simple patient situations.

In this course we will explore the role of food in society, its importance in obtaining physical and spiritual health, and factors that impact achieving food security and self-reliance. Basic principles of food safety, food preservation, and nutrition will be described and implemented. Students will learn safe food preparation and food preservation skills to prevent food waste, meet nutritional needs, and have food options when fresh food is not accessible. Health concerns associated with inadequate food intake and overconsumption will be identified through assessment in adults and infants. Key recommendations will be discussed and promoted for the health problems identified in class related to nutritional intake.

This course consists of the food-oriented study of nutrition, evaluation of nutrition information, identification of the role of nutrients in the body, assessment of dietary intakes, and the promotion of healthy eating.

This course consists of the nutrient oriented study of nutrition facts and principles; metabolic consequences of nutrient intakes; techniques of communicating valid nutrition concepts.

This course teaches aspects of human health that impact the quality of life as determined by physical, biological, social, and psychosocial factors in the environment. Students are provided with a concise knowledge base of how air, water, food, and environmental agents may affect overall health.

This course introduces students to the International Fire Code orienting them to the basics of understanding of how to read code, interpret code, and apply modern codes in various situations. Students will enjoy learning in a hands-on fashion as they visit a variety of local businesses in Rexburg and on campus to perform fire code enforcement inspections. They will learn to develop and write reports and inspection forms to use in their enforcement inspections. Students seeking work in fields related to Occupational Health and Safety, Firefighting, Public Safety, Insurance, Corporate Safety, etc. should take this course.

This course involves a comprehensive study of the environmental health and safety practices, procedures, and laws as applied to food establishments, recreation sites, housing facilities, medical institutions, and industrial sites throughout the United States. Field trips will be required to local facilities. Additionally, there will be hands-on experience where students will learn how to sample and test water and other environmental agents.

This course covers the theory and function of accident investigations, reporting, documentation, and analysis systems. Form design, utilization, and cost-evaluation procedures will be discussed.

This course is designed to develop an understanding of basic occupational safety and health terminology, principles, and practices through education and practical activities.

This class introduces core theories and practices related to conflict and peace. It explores key principles, tensions, and dynamics that are fundamental to conflict and teaches students how to engage conflict in collaborative problem-solving ways. This class is designed to enhance capacity for creative conflict transformation in multiple contexts, including families and workplaces as well as local, national, and global communities.

This is an algebra-based introductory general physics course, including a lab component. Target students for this course include those interested in pre-med, dental, physical therapy, construction management, and so on. This course introduces the student to the following topics: kinematics, dynamics, work and energy, rotations, gravitation, heat and thermodynamics, fluids.

This is the first course of the calculus-based Principles of Physics sequence. The course is designed for students majoring in physics, engineering, chemistry, and mathematics. The course centers on mechanics, the study of forces and motion as described through Newton's three laws of motion, and the concept of energy.

This course is designed for students majoring in mechanical engineering and chemistry. It is a one-semester calculus based physics course covering topics in waves, electricity, magnetism, and optics. These areas of study are important in a wide variety of engineering applications. For example, an understanding of wave properties is essential in the proper design of structures. A knowledge of electric and magnetic fields is required for any system that involves transmission of electrons for either communication or power generation purposes. Finally, principles of optics are involved in fiber-optic communication, instrument design, scanners, surveillance, etc.

This course consists of an English background of American institutions, colonial systems of government, the Constitution, and the evolution and adoption of government to the changing role of the United States as an industrialized member of the world of nations and the changing federal/state relations.

This class challenges preconceived notions about the proper role of government. Employing comparative methods, we examine the strengths and weaknesses of different ways of organizing government, paying special attention to the interaction of political, economic, and social structures within various countries. Students will develop skills that will help them 1) to understand why governments behave as they do, 2) to analyze the effectiveness of political structures and behaviors, and 3) to propose policies a government might adopt to address domestic or international issues.

This course consists of the study of the geographic, demographic, economic, and ideological factors affecting international behavior, including the function of power, diplomacy, international law, and organization

This is an introductory course in Psychology which surveys the various fields of psychology and application of selected psychological principles to life situations.

This course is designed to provide a broad overview of the career opportunities in psychology. Students will explore the different opportunities available in each level of training, i.e. baccalaureate, masters, and doctorate and focus on how to maximize the chances of being accepted into a competitive graduate program. Students will also explore various professional issues including APA accreditation, licensure and certification, ethics, and future trends. Students will be required to participate in career development testing in the career center, begin developing their own application materials (vita/resume, cover letter, biographical sketch, statements of purpose, strength/weakness, etc.), participate in videotaped mock interviews, and set out a three to four year career plan. This course is intended for those students who have already decided to major in psychology, rather than those who are simply curious about the field.

This course consists of the study of biological, affective, social, and cognitive aspects of development through the life span.

This course explores the basic principles of conducting research in psychology. Some of the topics include, but are not limited to: research design, data collection, analysis, reporting results, and ethics of doing research. This course should be completed by the beginning of junior year.

This course studies the historical movements and intellectual commitments of the past, early pioneers in the field of psychology, contemporary issues and assumptions that form the discipline of psychology. This class should be completed by the beginning of junior year.

This course is designed to give students a basic understanding of the history, research methods, classification, assessment, diagnosis, causes (etiology), course, prognosis, and treatment of the mental disorders. Given that there is sufficient literature to warrant a separate course on each disorder, the focus will be limited to gaining a general understanding of the current issues being faced by mental health professionals with respect to the aforementioned overview.

This course is the scientific study of how people influence each other. Specifically, social psychology, as a discipline of the social and behavioral sciences, seeks to understand how people's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors are influenced by other people. Hence, social psychology seeks to explain how people influence each other (descriptive) and why people influence each other (explanatory).

This course provides an introduction into prominent theories and research in cognitive psychology. Students will learn about (a) ways in which the mind and brain organize the chaotic world in which we live, (b) how the separate but interrelated processes of attention, perception, memory, and visual imagery work together to produce everyday phenomena like knowledge, reasoning, problem-solving, and language, (c) the complexities of cognition that underlie all of our daily interactions, and (d) ways to effectively apply cognitive psychological principles to the benefit of their own lives and the lives of those they interact with now and in the future.

This course is designed to give students knowledge and tools to live a life of optimal wellness. Students will learn how wellness is a compilation of positive choices throughout the day that leads to a life of balance. The course will cover the five areas of Wellness: Physical, Social, Emotional, Spiritual and, Intellectual/Mental. In each area the student will learn the principles associated with living well. They will have opportunities to incorporate the concepts into their own lives. Recognizing wellness diminishing activities in everyday life and gaining the tools to overcome those challenges will be presented and students will learn positive lifestyle changes that can lead to the highest quality of life.

This course introduces agencies, facilities, and programs that play a role in the prevention of disease and the promotion of health in the public. Special emphasis is placed on the competencies needed for public health professionals to function in a variety of settings.

In this course students will be able to clearly describe and communicate important aspects of the disease process including the physiology of inflammation, the chain of infection, six groups of micro-organisms, and differentiate between four types of acquired immunity. They will be able to define, identify, compare, and contrast over 200 specific diseases/disorders. Students will then be able to explain, differentiate, and compare the etiology and common signs and symptoms, diagnostic procedures, treatment, prognosis affecting major body systems including the cardiovascular, pulmonary, endocrine, nervous, musculoskeletal, reproductive, renal, urinary, and integumentary systems. They will be able to critically analyze a patient's clinical presentation and be able to identify a potential diagnosis based on the patient's history, pertinent symptoms and exam findings, and diagnostic procedure. Students will also be able to analyze and employ different resources needed to remain current.

This course is the study of the distribution of diseases and pathophysiological conditions of humans and of factors which influence their occurrence. The course requires an understanding of statistical principles.

Evaluation is one of the 10 essential public health functions, one of the 7 core competencies of health education, and is critical to effective practice. This course will cover the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct program evaluation. Students will be able to design appropriate process, impact, and outcome evaluation. They will also discuss the ethical issues involved in evaluation.

This course provides the framework for skill development in organizaion, planning, and implementing comprehensive health promotion programs. Key topics include: planning models, needs assessment, intervention theories/models, budgeting, marketing, and implementation practices. This course meets some requirements for taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.

This course is an introduction to scientific writing, assessment instruments, data collection, research design, and statistical analysis. This will help prepare students to take the CHES exam. Students will be able to define plagiarism and recognize when it is present in their own writing and in the writing of others. They will also be able to propose, design, and conduct a small research project, work collaboratively and effectively with other people to meet a common goal, and present their research findings through written and oral communication. Students will understand their relationship between scientific and spiritual inquiry, the strengths and limitations of each, and the role of each in the pursuit of truth.

PUBH 399 serves as the capstone course for the Applied Health degree. This class will cover various elements of health that are introduced in the three Applied Health certificates. This course provides an opportunity to bring the Applied Health content together into an experience that will prepare students for various health-related jobs.

This course is designed to give students practical hands-on experience of health promotion skills that a health promotion educator will use.

This course provides a basic and theoretical understanding of the social, emotional/mental, physical, and lifestyle factors related to human behavior. Practical strategies are used to identify barriers to behavior and to enhance and improve health. This course will prepare students to take the CHES exam.

An introduction to the basic tasks of emergency preparedness and disaster mitigation, including planning, response, and recovery issues related to public safety. Identifies emergency management relevance in private industry, federal, state, and local governments. Introduces the fundamentals of disaster psychology, crisis communication, disaster response and recovery, principles of humanitarian relief and homeland security. Provides broad awareness about opportunities in both the public and private sectors of emergency management.

This course is designed to give students the nature and effects of specific drugs from all major classes on human beings from the physiological, psychological, and sociological viewpoints.

This course is designed to give students an exposure to different areas of communication and instructs them on how to most effectively distribute health information. Programs will be administered according to what an individual will most likely encounter while working in the field of Health Promotion or Worksite Wellness. There will be specific assignments that will be completed in the course of the semester. This course will cover other areas as time permits

This course explores meaning of "health" as it applies to people of many different cultures throughout the world. Provides a global perspective of the health status of these many different cultures, including their morbidity and mortality rates. This course also evaluates the many health promotion methods used to create healthy lifestyles and environmental concerns among these cultures.

Required for graduation, this course is a study of the content and teachings of the Book of Mormon, from 1st Nephi through Alma 29. Catalog years 2015 and forward may take FDREL 121 & FDREL 122 to fulfill the FDREL 275 requirement.

Required for graduation, this course is a study of the content and teachings of the Book of Mormon from Alma 30 through Moroni. Catalog years 2015 and forward may take FDREL 121 & FDREL 122 to fulfill the FDREL 275 requirement.

This course is designed to help prepare students for missionary service by utilizing principles that reflect and supplement the emphasis taught in the "Preach My Gospel Manual" This course is highly recommended for all preparing to serve a mission.

Required for graduation, this course centers on The Family: A Proclamation to the World and develops gospel doctrines and principles pertaining to a successful and happy marriage and family life. Practical skills required to achieve and sustain provident living will also be explored and practiced.

This course is a study of the life and teachings of Jesus Christ as recorded in the four gospels.

This course is a study of the early church and epistles from Acts through Revelation.

This course is required for graduation. In this course students will study key revelations, doctrine, people, and events related to the Restoration of the Church of Jesus Christ. As they do so, they will build upon their previous sequential and topical gospel study experiences. This course will provide the doctrinal foundation and historical context needed to gain an accurate understanding of Church doctrine and history. Students will study the scriptures, doctrine, and Church history in ways that relate to their lives and circumstances.

This course focuses on the eternal ministry of Jesus Christ and His divine roles and teachings throughout His premortal, mortal, and postmortal life. Special emphasis is given to the Savior's central role in Heavenly Father's plan for His children. Students are invited to deepen their love for and testimony of Jesus Christ and to become more devoted disciples. This course builds upon students' previous sequential and topical gospel study experiences and is taught using blocks of scripture in context from across the standard works as well as the teachings of modern prophets.

In this course students will learn the doctrines surrounding family history and temple work. Skills associated with gathering, preserving, researching, and sharing family records, as well as doing temple work for ancestors will be introduced.

This course is required for graduation. This course focuses on doctrine and themes found throughout the writings, teachings, and sermons of the Book of Mormon. Emphasis is given to prophetic witnesses of Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. This course builds upon students? previous sequential and topical gospel study experiences. Both FDREL 121 and FDREL 122 can be taken to fulfill this requirement.

This course is a study of the Old Testament from Genesis through 2 Samuel, with an emphasis on doctrine and principles.

This course is a study of the Old Testament from The Kings through Malachi.

This course is a study of the history, content, doctrine, and covenants found in sections 1 through 76 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

This course is a study of the history, content, doctrine, and covenants in sections 77 through Official Declaration 2 of the Doctrine and Covenants.

This course centers its emphasis on the role, function, and teachings of living prophets, seers, and revelators as building blocks of faith in a world of challenge and confusion.

This course is designed as a professional foundations course in Inclusion and Disabilities in Therapeutic Recreation. The three primary goals of the course are to give the student (1) an understanding of diverse populations individuals and their disabilities; (2) an understanding of the role of recreation and leisure in the life of diverse populations; and (3) an introduction to the field of therapeutic recreation services. Students are required to obtain practicum hours for the course; it is highly recommended to register for RM 366 L, as this lab opportunity will help students obtain the required practicum hours. Students may obtain the alternate practicum hours through an approval process.

This course is an introduction to the field of Therapeutic Recreation and clinical interventions for a diversity of populations. Students will participate in an in-depth exploration of different impairments and diagnoses and the application of therapeutic recreation. The course is required for students specializing in the field of Therapeutic Recreation and professionals who wish to work in fields such as healthcare and social services. Students are required to obtain practicum hours for the course; it is highly recommended to register for RM 366L or RM 373, as these provide opportunities that will help students obtain the required practicum hours. Students may obtain the required practicum hours through an approval process. Course modalities are offered on an alternating schedule. Consult with the department to plan according to the student?s preferred modality.

This course is an introduction to the foundational theories, philosophies, concepts, and history of the Recreation Management profession. Topics include challenges associated with leisure, leisure values, and the impact leisure has on the individual, the family, and society.

This course identifies and explains definitions of therapeutic recreation and different therapeutic recreation practice models. Students will understand and apply interdisciplinary theories employed in therapeutic recreation programming and describe the process and procedures for developing specific programs. This is a required course for Therapeutic Recreation students. Due to the nature of this profession, substantial group work is required; in addition, periodic in person meetings with the instructor will occur; this applies to face to face, virtual and online modalities.

This course is designed for Therapeutic Recreation and gives students experience in the work force with applicable populations, as well as learning how to implement the TR Process, which consists of Assessment, Planning, Intervention, Evaluation, and Documentation. Students will design a treatment plan; students will evaluate therapeutic intervention benefits for populations, and they will utilize multiple evidence based interventions.

This course presents the foundation for issues relating to professional competence, financial management, supervisory communication and management in the field of therapeutic recreation. This is a required course for all students in the Therapeutic Recreation major. Due to the nature of this profession, substantial group work is required; in addition, periodic in person meetings with the instructor will occur; this applies to face to face, virtual and online modalities.

(1) Improve spreadsheet modeling skills, (2) Improve file organization skills, and (3) Learn principles of operations management--how to effectively manage transformational processes that achieve delivery, cost, and quality objectives. Specific topics covered include process strategy, productivity, quality management, quality control, project management, forecasting, inventory management, production planning, material requirements planning, just-in-time and lean production, supply management and logistics management. Pursue these purposes using a variety of teaching techniques including readings, homework problems, qualitative and quantitative assessments, and in-class activities and simulations.

This introductory course will give you an overview of the evolution and purpose of Social Media and why it is a disruptive wave of innovation. In addition, you will learn how it affects your personal and professional life, including the importance of personal branding and how these principles can be applied in the professional world. You will learn about the history, purpose, anatomy, best practices, current trends, and pros & cons of the top eight social platforms: Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, Google+, Snapchat, and blogs. In addition, this course will help you build foundational knowledge and professional skills on these nine social media platforms. You will learn how to research, use strategy and tactics, create engaging content, establish a following, and understand legal issues that confront social media. You will gain a high-level understanding of key marketing principles and strategies, as well as how companies use social media for marketing, analytics, customer service and more. You will have the opportunity to create a marketing campaign for an organization, pitch it, and effectively execute and evaluate it. You will also evaluate the future of social media for businesses and how it affects you personally and professionally. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.

Social media channels, along with the way we use them, will continue to change. However, there are foundational marketing strategy principles that will consistently guide professionals in the ever-evolving world of social media marketing. In this course students will learn to establish a vision, set guiding and measurable social media marketing goals, identify and define target audiences, apply social media marketing tactics, and measure, analyze, and assess results. Comprehension and application of these principles will enable students to build an effective social media marketing strategy for brands and businesses that achieves business objectives. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.

This course will teach you how to create high-quality content aimed at different social media platforms. Understanding how to create and produce great content for all of the various marketing channels will become one of your greatest skills. You will learn how to identify and create great content through copy, pictures, videos, infographics, etc. You will also learn the balance between content about yourself/your company vs. content about the customer's true needs and interests. In addition, this class will help you begin to learn the power of content-driven customer advocacy and how to drive measurable results. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.

Good data analysis can make or break a company. Data should drive innovation, pricing, resources, and even culture. In this course, you will learn how to capture the right data and then know what to do with it. You will learn how to use both free and paid tools to capture and analyze data from various online platforms. The value of data and analytics is that you are much better positioned to make the right decisions; this class will give you a life-long standout skill. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.

Large brands are shifting their advertising budgets towards digital and social media. In this course, you?ll learn what social media advertising is. You will create advertising content using Canva and create and analyze advertising campaigns on various social media marketing platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, and Snapchat. You will also engage in social listening using Hootsuite and identify effective brand advocacy methods. This course was developed with the subject matter expertise and oversight of the LDS Business College (LDSBC). See the Course Sharing Policy in this catalog.

This course focuses on the social and cultural foundations of human life. Its basic concepts enable the students to better appreciate how they and others are molded and shaped by society, and to understand the complexity of the social forces in their environment.

This course will help students understand how social forces influence American family life, including their own family experiences. Students will learn about the diversity of family arrangements in American society, and current/historical trends in dating, marriage, and childbearing.

This course examines the historical social construction of race in the U.S., the development of racist practices by individuals and institutions and the consequences of those practices, especially the persistence of racial inequality. We will examine U.S. racial/ethnic groups, including whites, as well as the intersections of race with other inequalities such as class and gender.

This course is a study of the nature and causes of various forms of illegal behavior for adults and juveniles. We will examine the causation, treatment, prevention, and outlook of crime and status offenses using theories of deviance. The course will overview the major sociological explanations and theories of delinquency, criminality, and victimization as well as a few of the major biological and psychological explanations. The course will conclude with a brief overview of the differences between the adult and juvenile justice system as well as policy implications for adult and juvenile crime prevention.

This course is for beginners with less than two years of high school Spanish. Emphasis is on basic language skills of listening speaking, reading, and writing. Not appropriate for Spanish-speaking returned missionaries.

In this course emphasis is on basic language skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Not appropriate for Spanish-speaking returned missionaries.

This course involves Spanish language reading combined with a review of key grammar concepts. Entry level for native speakers, returned missionaries and similarly advanced non-natives who learned Spanish outside of the classroom.

This course will emphasize the types and developmental patterns of specific exceptionalities (including giftedness and poverty), addressing risk factors, etiology, characteristics, and classification of common disabilities. Focus will also be on legal issues, parent/student rights, responsibilities of teachers, both general education and special education, quality teaching for ALL students, including intervention strategies, accommodations, and the use of community resources to meet children's individual needs. Child maltreatment, including legal requirements, is introduced.

The course will cover the basics of diversity and special education issues with which a typical P-12 teacher will be expected to be familiar. The student will learn how to differentiate instruction, and employ essential strategies, based on a student?s exceptional needs and background. The student will also become familiar with laws and policies governing a teacher?s engagement with diverse and exceptional students in the public schools.

This course covers Social Welfare as a social institution and the emergence of social work as a profession. An overview of historical underpinnings to develop social work knowledge, historically grounded purposes, and fundamental values and ethics for generalist practice will be addressed.

This course is planned and organized to acquaint students with the role of the generalist social work practitioner in the field of child welfare. An overview of public and private programs that provide services to children is provided. These services include counseling, adoptions, foster care, residential care, school-based services, home-based services, court services, and daycare services. Also addressed are social problems that impact children, particularly those who are disadvantaged because of disability, racism, sexism and poverty.

This course will introduce students to the diverse world of theatre and increase their understanding, appreciation, and critical perceptions of this art form. Primary focus will be on the fundamentals of theatrical production, as well as an exploration of its historical and philosophical background. Theatre is a collaborative and participatory discipline and art so a major emphasis of this class is participation and experience-based learning.

This course studies the fundamentals of play analysis and dramatic theory. Students will learn to critically analyze a script to uncover how identified elements and aspects work together to support and strengthen its message. This will be accomplished through class demonstration and discussion, class exercise, small group activities, play reading, and through attending live performances. It is recommended to be completed during the first year of study.

The first half of theatre history: the origins of theatre, Greek, Roman, Medieval, Italian Renaissance, Spanish, Elizabethan and Asian. An exploration of how the times and places listed have made theatre what it is today.

The second half of theatre history: Renaissance and Baroque, French and Italian, English 1642-1800, 18th-Century European and American, Romanticism, Realism, Contemporary, and Postmodern Theatre. This course covers the development of theatre after Shakespeare's day to the present, discussing the arrival of new styles, showing the influence all of these time periods and how the people involved have shaped the theatre we know today. The elements we will examine include playwriting, acting, directing, design and architecture, as well as historical and philosophical movements. Theatre theory will also be introduced for each period of theatre.

In this introduction to the TESOL Certificate, student will learn the essential theories and practice basic principles of teaching English as a foreign language. The course will cover topics related to language teaching methods and approaches, principles of language acquisition, four-skill instruction, and curriculum design and materials evaluation.

This is the first of two courses on EFL teaching methodology. This course emphasizes benefits of foreign language learning, language acquisition theory, Communicative Language Teaching, major and minor teaching methodologies, and teaching speaking, listening, reading, writing, and culture.

The second of two courses on EFL teaching methodology. This course emphasizes (1) technology, (2) cross-cultural differences, (3) classroom management, and (4) assessment.

A detailed study of English from the perspective of those who will teach it to speakers of other languages. Emphasis will be on helping students make sense of grammar so they can help others improve their English skills. The principles and methodologies for best internalizing language knowledge will also be considered.

In this course, students will review basic principles of language acquisition and language pedagogy. Students will also complete a variety of assignments as they teach English Language Learners during the semester.

This course introduces students to the World Wide Web and to careers in web site design and development. The course is hands on with students actually participating in simple web designs and programming. It is anticipated that students who complete this course will understand the fields of web design and development and will have a good idea if they want to pursue this degree as a major.

This course focuses on the planning and development of responsive web sites using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript with attention to usability principles.

WDD 330 will continue with the topics presented in WDD 230 Web Front-end Development I: Building websites with HTML, CSS, and Javascript. This course will have a stronger emphasis on Javascript development and mobile design as students create mobile web applications.

This course provides deeper learning into topics in cascading style sheets (CSS). Topics of study will include: complex CSS selectors, advanced CSS layout and positioning techniques, CSS transitions and animations, CSS Preprocessing, an introduction to CSS libraries, and using scalable vector graphics (SVG) with HTML and CSS.

This course will teach you how to design and build interactive web based applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and a web development stack.

Writing in Professional Contexts introduces rhetorical principles and writing practices within the context of common business situations. During the course, students will produce professional email correspondence, meeting and presentation materials, and research-based reports to better prepare for the demands of business careers that require significant time reading, drafting, and revising written communication.