Survey of chemistry. Atomic and molecular structure, solutions, states of matter. Naming of inorganic and organic compounds. Chemical reactions. Structure and function of the biological molecules of life. Nutrition and metabolism. Emphasis on chemistry in a clinical context. Laboratory includes experience with materials and techniques of clinical relevance. Four hours lecture, four hours laboratory per week. This course can not be used as a substitute for CHEM 111 or CHEM 113.

Designed for students majoring in nursing, physical therapy, or nutrition. Covers basic concepts with special reference to inorganic compounds, including chemical equations, the periodic table, chemical bonding, and equilibrium. Assumes no previous knowledge of the subject or sophisticated background in mathematics. Laboratory correlates with and amplifies the lecture material and presents fundamental laboratory techniques, including instrumental methods. Three hours of lecture, one hour of Guided Inquiry Learning, one hour of pre-laboratory work, and a three-hour laboratory per week.

Offers students an opportunity to reinforce the concepts discussed during lectures and to obtain hands-on experience in general chemistry laboratory techniques and instrumentation, safety regulations & chemical hygiene. Specific learning objectives of the lab include identifying chemical compounds and periodic trends, determining molecular structure, verifying gas law and much more. Upon completion of this lab, students will have learned how to operate a variety of lab equipment and collect and analyze data. The grade from this laboratory component is factored into the grade earned for the required CHEM 111 corequisite.

This course covers stoichiometry, states of matter, electronic structures of atoms, periodic properties, chemical bonding, molecular geometry, introduction to quantum mechanics and atomic theory, solid state and materials science, macromolecular structures and energy. This course is the first chemistry course for chemistry, biochemistry and physics majors and those persuing a pre-health degree. The laboratory portion correlates with and amplifies the lecture material and presents fundamental laboratory techniques as well as descriptive chemistry and instrumental methods. The course consists of two 80-min lectures, and one 3-hour lab per week.

Students will have the opportunity to build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by becoming involved in active research projects in the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Undergraduate students in all majors are encouraged to participate.

Covers fundamental concepts of atomic structure, hybridization, molecular orbitals, and structure of organic molecules. Surveys functional groups, classes of organic compounds, and their reactions. Provides in-depth mechanistic study of those reactions, involving energies, stereochemistry, equilibrium, and reaction rate theory. Three hours of lecture, two discussion periods, and a four-hour laboratory per week. The grade from this laboratory component is factored into the grade earned for the required CHEM 224 corequisite

<span style="color:#1f1f1f"><span style="font-size:12px">Students will have the opportunity to build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by participating in a research project in the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Undergraduate students in all majors are encouraged to participate. Projects may be proposed by students in a faculty member�s area of expertise or students may join an active research project in a faculty member�s laboratory. Earns 1 credit hour for 25 hours of laboratory work per semester. Speak with a Chemistry faculty member about opportunities to participate in a research project. Offered every semester.

Treats in detail the states of matter and the laws of thermodynamics (with applications to chemical and phase equilibria and electrochemistry) and reaction kinetics and mechanisms. Three hours of lecture and a four-hour laboratory per week.

Builds on previous work in organic and physical chemistry to explore developments at the frontier of modern chemistry and biochemistry. Covers specific topics chosen based on current developments and the interests of the students and faculty involved and incorporates modern synthetic, instrumental, computer, theoretical, and biochemical methods in the exploration of these topics.

Covers organizing principles of living systems; structure and function of proteins, sugars, and lipids; mechanism and kinetics of enzymes; introduction to bioenergetics; and integration and control of metabolic pathways. One laboratory per week emphasizes modern instrumentation such as Western blotting, column chromatography, HPLC, and spectrophotometer metric methods. Three hours of lecture and one three-hour laboratory per week.

Students will have the opportunity to build research skills in the laboratory and theoretical sciences by designing and running a research project in the Department of Chemistry and Physics. Projects may be proposed by students in a faculty member�s area of expertise or students may join an active research project in a faculty member�s laboratory. Earns 1 credit hour for 25 hours of laboratory work per semester. Speak with a faculty member in the Chemistry Department about opportunities to design and run a research project. Offered every semester. Upon completion of the first 4-credits students may elect to complete a second 4-credit CHEM 350/ PHYS 350 or apply to switch into CHEM 355/ PHYS 355 in the Spring Term of their capstone experience, if they wish to complete a thesis. Grade of S or U assigned until completion of the capstone, if taken as a senior, at which time a grade is posted and full credits are earned.

Student-designed research project, including scientific literature review and laboratory work to solve the defined problem, culminating in a senior capstone thesis. Eight to twelve hours of laboratory work and a one-hour meeting with a faculty mentor per week. Results after the conclusion of 8 (up to 16 total) credits reported in a final thesis, which is submitted to the faculty of the Department. Students may elect to defend to a thesis committee of three faculty members.

Provides a supervised professional experience off campus. Potential sites include clinical settings, government agencies, biomedical research labs, hospital laboratories and pharmaceutical companies. Placement is the student's responsibility, with the support of the Career Education Center and the approval of the department. Arrangements for satisfying this independent learning requirement should be made with the student's advisor before the end of the junior year.

Capstone course to accompany students enrolled in CHEM350, CHEM370 or CHEM355. The Fall offering objectives focus on attending professional scientific presentations by eminent researchers in STEM and a thorough literature review resulting in a 10-15 page paper. The Spring offering objectives focus on further development of presentation and writing skills. Results from the CHEM350, CHEM355 or CHEM370 experience will be presented in oral format in the final weeks of the semester. Students also have the opportunity to create and deliver a poster presentation at a conference (UG Symposium, Regional or National Conference). Grade of S or U assigned until completion of two semesters, at which time a grade is posted and two credits are earned

Provides a broad overview of the field of children's and young adult literature, including historical and contemporary considerations, criticism, and representative works from major genres.

This required orientation course introduces all graduate students in the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities to the full range of academic, administrative, and social expectations for students, and the environment in which they must meet those expectations. This course describes program requirements; university, college, and program policy; and offers information about the full range of resources available to the students in support of their program. It also offers basic tutorial and instruction related to the use of Moodle (our learning management system), library resources, and other key tools used to support student learning. CHL courses are open ONLY to CHL (MA, MFA, MAMFA, MAMAT, MAMS) students; they are NOT open to UGs and they are not open to other GR students unless by consent.

Develops the individual critical voices of students and acquaints them with the literary canon and a variety of literacy perspectives through exposure to many influential schools of literacy criticism. Applies critical skills in the examination of a range of novels (realism and fantasy), short stories, biographies, nonfiction, and translated works published for children.

Explores picturebooks and their histories in detail. Considers medium, technique, and technology to investigate the development of the picturebook as a distinct artistic form. Develops a discerning eye and critical vocabulary essential for appraising text and illustration.

Provides a historical study and critical analysis of the development of fantasy and science fiction for children. Traces the growth of themes and genres in works studied and examines underlying themes as serious expressions of human hopes and fears in the past and for the future.

This course acts as an entry point to one of the most fevered debates of children's literature: are fairy tales for children? To move toward an answer, students will examine the complicated and evolving histories of both collected and individual stories, in both traditional art forms (e.g., fiction, poetry, picturebooks, film, music) and material culture (Halloween costumes, theme parks, and even cocktails). Which stories do we remember, and why? How do we make meaning of their earlier forms, as well as their contemporary re-visionings? And, finally, how do we define the relationship between &#34;folk&#34; and &#34;fairy,&#34; literature and the child?

Jack Zipes, an American academic and folklorist, said: "Walt Disney cast a spell on the fairy tale, and he has held it captive ever since." Each reinvention, reinterpretation, and reimagining of these tales supposedly creates new stories to serve modern needs, but is this done at the expense of both the tales themselves, and the child audiences for whom they are intended? The purpose of this course is to examine various fairytale adaptations in an attempt to determine why these stories are such an inedible part of American childhood. Through examination of adaptations from Disney's The Little Mermaid to Jon Scieszka's The True Story of the Three Little Pigs and Bill Willingham's Fables graphic novels, this class will debate whether sanitizing these fairytales strips them of their moral and psychological complexity. We will ask ourselves: what elements of these tales provide their staying power? Can there be fidelity to fairytales? Can we adapt them for modern times without destroying them in the process?

Investigates the process of writing fiction for children through written assignments and class discussion of both assignments and of published books. Examines different narrative forms and techniques and the elements and development of a story. Includes individual conferences and an opportunity to work on individual projects if desired. Requires a willingness to participate and experiment, but previous creative writing experience is not necessary.

Provides MFA students individual mentoring from a childrens book author, editor, or critic to develop a single project from its initial conception to submission in manuscript form to a publishing house. Consult with the program director regarding guidelines and deadlines for submitting mentorship proposal.

Provides students an opportunity to study a topic of their choosing in areas not offered in the curriculum. The Independent Study project should have practical application to the candidate�s professional work and represent a model for use by others. Past projects have included comprehensive bibliographic work in specialized areas, curriculum development, literature education, creative works (for MA students), research not directed at a thesis, and others.

Provides a broad overview of the field of children's and young adult literature, including historical and contemporary considerations, criticism, and representative works from major genres.

This course is an organ system based advanced human pathophysiology course designed to teach the pathologic processes that underpin human diseases. Clinical case scenarios and discussions of common disease states across the lifespan are used to facilitate understanding of pathophysiologic concepts for more broad application to the clinical environment. The knowledge gained in this course provides the foundation for the management of primary care issues of individuals of all ages.<br /> 

<b>Simmons Connect</b> is designed to connect you to your new Simmons community, to discipline-specific writing skills and strategies, and to tools and resources to ensure your success at Simmons and in your career post-graduation. This class is required of all Complete Degree students who matriculate without an AA/AS degree and highly recommended for <i>all</i> Complete Degree students.

In this four week 1-credit course, students will be introduced to the image creation, editing, layout and distribution processes that are central to communication design. By becoming familiar with the Adobe Create Cloud applications that are the industry standards in communications fields-- Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign�"students will not only have a foundation for their visual communication investigations, but will understand how to go about learning any of the Adobe suite of applications.

In this four week 1-credit course, students are introduced to the image creation, editing, rendering, and distribution processes that are central to motion graphics design. By becoming familiar with the applications that are the industry standards in communications fields, students will not only have a foundation for their moving image investigations, but will understand how to go about learning to learn any of the Adobe suite of applications.

In this four-week one-credit course, students will be introduced to the production process of audio and video storytelling. By becoming familiar with the Adobe Create Cloud applications that are the industry standards in communications fields�"Audition and Premiere�"students will build foundational knowledge to use these programs comfortably and professionally.

Explores the core concepts of visual literacy: the skills necessary to decode, analyze, and understand visual culture. Examines theoretical and critical approaches to visual culture and unpacks the ways in which the visual is mediated by systems of power. Students approach meaning-making from the perspective of the producer as well as the consumer in order to build the tools to participate actively in an image-saturated world.

Explores the core concepts of visual literacy: the skills necessary to decode, analyze, and understand visual culture. Examines theoretical and critical approaches to visual culture and unpacks the ways in which the visual is mediated by systems of power. Students approach meaning-making from the perspective of the producer as well as the consumer in order to build the tools to participate actively in an image-saturated world.

Introduces students to the fundamental skills of information gathering, writing, and copy editing for the mass media. Covers AP and other writing styles that students will eventually be expected to master to gain recognition as competent communicators. Includes news stories, press releases, web content, opinion articles, and memos.

In this introduction to media and communications theory, students explore how the media had been theorized to reflect, affect, create, and mold publics, their ideas, and their values.

Like a poem, the art photograph often uses metaphor, allusion, rhythm, and profound attention to detail. In this course students learn to create artful photographs while acquiring the skills and craft of using a 35mm camera, developing black and white film and making gelatin silver prints in the darkroom. 35mm cameras available for students.

Clear-eyed observation with a camera is similar to a detective solving a mystery. Students improve their photography with assignments that stretch both visual and critical thinking skills. Students engage with their unique style and vision by learning to manually operate a digital camera (DSLR) and apply Camera Raw and Photoshop to produce dynamic color prints. DSLR cameras available for students' use.

Introduces students to the radio industry and the fundamentals of station operations. Students will learn the history of the medium and the mechanics of station, studio, and equipment operations, as well as acquire skills in digital audio recording, editing, and production that will allow them to create broadcast-quality programming.

This project based course addresses formal principles, process, and production of 2D design. This course blends design lectures, demonstrations, and student presentations with studio projects and critiques. Students will develop conceptual skills; master mechanical tools; utilize design-driven software applications; prepare visual, written, and oral presentations; and learn the process and techniques needed to achieve quality design. <b>Involves lecture and lab.</b><b> � Required: COMM 210L</b>

Offers students an opportunity to reinforce the concepts discussed during lectures and to obtain hands-on experience in software utilized in class and manual techniques for printing and mounting work. There is no separate grade assigned for this course. Class attendance and participation will be incorporated into the grade for the required COMM 210 corequisite. <i>Corequisite: COMM 210</i>

Engaging in honest, clear and provocative storytelling is a political act. In this class students unpack the many cultural, ideological and personal stories that are part of the changing documentary tradition. From citizen journalism to installa-tion, contemporary challenges bring fresh perspectives to what is art and what is real. Students craft a final portfolio in color or B+W. 35mm and DSLR cameras available.

Applies the formal principles of design in the context of typography. Topics include type history and terminology, display and text type for print and screen communication, typographic hierarchy in information design, bookmaking, and concept-based design through typographic layout and manipulation. Includes lectures, discussions, class critiques, and computer lab sessions.

Accompanies COMM 240.<br />Offers students an opportunity to reinforce the concepts discussed during lectures and to obtain hands-on experience in software utilized in class and manual techniques for printing and mounting work. There is no separate grade assigned for this course. Class attendance and participation will be incorporated into the grade for the required COMM 240 corequisite.

Immerses students into journalism by covering community issues and events ranging from local and national politics to entertainment and sports. Teaches how to identify news values and make news judgments, as well as acquire notetaking and interviewing skills, understand media ethics and law, and develop news writing techniques.

Explores the role and function of public relations and marketing communications materials. Examines techniques of writing and editing for identified target publics. Involves producing marketing communications materials intended for internal and external audiences and analyzing the communications efforts of a publicly traded company.

Examines the news media's First Amendment rights and responsibilities, addressing libel, privacy, fairness, and objectivity, as well as current media issues. Discusses the ethical and legal ramifications of communications in a democratic society.

Communicators are challenged to develop literacies and competencies in what currently resembles a whirlwind of perpetually emerging communication technologies . Tracing the trajectory of participatory or �social� cultures, we will investigate the impact of these tools on meaning making practices . A hands-on approach grounds this course and its engagement in the long-standing debates in media and cultural theory.

Students develop a personal marketing plan, including resume, cover letter, LinkedIn profile, etc. Students practice job sourcing and interviewing and hear from recent grads and professionals in the communications field. Students must have an internship secured by the second week of the semester for which they're enrolled and the hours must be verified by the internship director.

A Communication Workplace Provides a faculty-supervised workplace where students undertake projects for a variety of clients spanning industries, while working as collaborative teams. Requires analyzing client communications needs and providing optimal solutions on budget and deadline. Integrates relevant issues of agency/client relationships, vendor relations, and project management

Foundations of Information Technology is a broad introduction to issues and concepts that are fundamental in the IT field. These include aspects of system administration, user support, applications installation and management, hardware troubleshooting and ethical use of technology. This course emphasizes knowledge combined with practical, hands-on experience.

Introduces computer science and programming using a high-level programming language (currently Python). Teaches program design in the context of contemporary practices both object oriented and procedural. Presents fundamental computer science topics through initiation and design of programs. Topics covered include: variables, if/else statements, while and for loops, functions, lists, strings, dictionaries, classes and objects. Requires significant projects.

Libraries and archives rely on data. While data is ubiquitous, the formats in which data is stored can vary widely. The differences in formats can hinder the accessibility of useful information and lead to difficulties in finding answers to questions. This class examines different data formats, and how the information they store can be transformed into other formats, and the inherent difficulties in some of these transformations. This class uses the Python programming language and related libraries to examine and transform data in a variety of formats, including .txt, CSV, XML, and JSON. By the end of the course, students will be able to write programs to perform these transformations accurately, and with awareness of potential ways that data can be lost or mistranslated.

Offers comprehensive examination of the design and implementation of relational database management systems (DBMS). Teaches the logical organization of databases, E_R design, normalization and use of SQL for data description and retrieval, including triggers and stored procedures; concurrency and security issues and typical solutions. Includes a major project building web interfaces to databases using PHP and MySQL. Introduction to No_SQL solutions.

Offers comprehensive examination of the design and implementation of relational database management systems (DBMS). Teaches the logical organization of databases, E_R design, normalization and use of SQL for data description and retrieval, including triggers and stored procedures; concurrency and security issues and typical solutions. Includes a major project building web interfaces to databases using PHP and MySQL. Introduction to No_SQL solutions.<br /> 

Introduces the concepts, design, implementation, and management of computer networks. Covers data communication concepts, layered architectures, protocols, LANs, WANs, internetworking, the Internet, Intranets, network management, and network applications with an emphasis on TCP/IP.

This course takes a top-down, cohesive approach from operating systems to assembly architecture with a comprehensive perspective of current types of operating systems from PCs, laptops to mobile devices and beyond as well as their microarchitectures. Fundamental concepts include threads, dynamic memory allocation, protection, and I/O. Programming applications include both with C/C&#43;&#43; programming, Unix system programming, command-line Linux tools, and operating system kernel code.

Provides a comparison of computer languages and language paradigms(object-oriented, procedural, functional, event-driven) with respect to data structures, control structures, and implementation. Investigates these issues in several languages (currently JAVA, C&#43;&#43;, Perl, Ruby, and Scheme). Presents formal language specification including regular, context-free, and ambiguous languages.

Teaches the strategies used in designing a complex computer-based application system: identifying stakeholders, gathering information, writing requirements, analyzing for technical and financial feasibility, setting priorities, planning and managing projects, and designing for usability. Includes extensive use of cases and UML for in depth examples. Involves team projects.

Consent of instructor required. Requires a written proposal, regular meetings with faculty advisor, a final presentation, and a written report.

Provides valuable industry experience for Computer Science, Information Technology, and Web Design and Development majors. While not required, highly encouraged for any CS/IT/Web D&amp;D major. Credit hours are typically based on the number of work hours, determined by the instructor. Successful completion of work experiences as well as post internship presentation required for credit. Consent of the instructor required.