Course Descriptions
Springfield College Undergraduate Courses
CHE-101 (4). Basic Chemistry I. A study of fundamentals of inorganic chemistry centered in chemical changes, stoichiometry and solution chemistry with emphasis on the role of chemistry in everyday life. The course is recommended for liberal arts majors and for those students who require more advanced chemistry but have had no high school chemistry. No prerequisite. (Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory weekly.) IAI P1 902L.
CHE-105 (4). Introductory Chemistry. A one-semester survey course. This course covers fundamentals of chemistry with emphasis on solutions, weak acids, weak bases, buffers and hydrolysis. Problems in basic stoichiometry and solution chemistry are covered. An introduction to organic chemistry is presented. Recommended for students in pre-nursing programs, liberal arts or other allied health programs, which do not require the more rigorous CHE-111. Prerequisite: MAT-099 or concurrent enrollment in MAT-099, high school chemistry or CHE-101. (Three lecture hours and one two-hour laboratory weekly). IAI P1 903L.
CHE-111 (4). General Chemistry I. Fundamental laws and theories of inorganic chemistry with emphasis on atomic and molecular structure and bonding, basic properties of gases, liquids and solids; stoichiometry and problems related to this theoretical material. Computer homework correlates with lecture. Laboratory work correlates where possible and much is of a quantitative nature. Prerequisite: high school chemistry or CHE-105 and two years of high school algebra or concurrent enrollment in MAT-114. (Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly). IAI CLS 906; IAI BIO 906; IAI EGR 961; IAI CHM 911; IAI NUR 906.
CHE-112 (4). General Chemistry II. Continuation of CHE-111 with emphasis on theories of ionization and equilibrium, kinetics, thermodynamics and complex ions. A short unit on nuclear chemistry is included. Laboratory experiments correlate in large part with the lecture material. There is some qualitative analysis and spectrophotometry. Prerequisite: CHE-111. (Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly). IAI CLS 907; IAI BIO 907; IAI CHM 912; IAI NUR 907.
CHE-201 (4). Survey of Organic Chemistry. This course is designed for students whose curricula do not require the 8-10 hour sequence of organic chemistry. Emphasis is placed on nomenclature and organic reactions of all functional groups with coverage of some basic mechanisms. Attention is given to an introduction to biochemistry and wherever possible correlations are made between the chemistry being learned and the biology background of the students. This course is relevant to students in the health professions of nursing and medical technology. Prerequisite: CHE-105 or CHE-111. (Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly). Periodically. IAI CLS 921.
CHE-223 (4). Organic Chemistry I. A structural and mechanistic approach to the important functional groups and their reactions from alkanes through alcohols in both the aliphatic and aromatic series. Laboratory work teaches various techniques and reaction mechanisms that coordinate with lecture, including an introduction to GC, IR and NMR. Prerequisite: CHE-111 and CHE-112. (Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly). IAI BIO 908; IAI CLS 908; IAI EGR 963; IAI CHM 913; IAI NUR 908.
CHE-224 (4). Organic Chemistry II. Continuation of CHE-223 taking the functional groups beginning with aldehydes and ketones. Some introduction to biochemistry, especially with reference to carbohydrates and proteins. Laboratory includes more qualitative and some quantitative work, one longer synthesis, and more interpretation of IR, NMR and an introduction to mass spectroscopy. Prerequisite: CHE-223. (Three lecture hours and one three-hour laboratory weekly). IAI BIO 909; IAI CLS 909; IAI EGR 964; IAI CHM 914.
Communication Arts (COM) Courses
COM-150 (3). Introduction to Mass Communications. Introduces students to the basic concepts of mass communications. The course fosters an understanding of the nature, functions and responsibilities of communication media in our society; presents concepts and principles of journalism, both oral and written; and prepares students to be intelligent consumers of mass media, including newspapers, books, television, radio and the Internet. IAI MC 911.
COM-209 (3). Basic News Writing. An examination and application of news analysis and news gathering, writing and editing to acquaint students with the rudiments of mass media rhetorical techniques. Prerequisite: ENG-111 with a grade of “C” or better. (Cross Reference ENG-215). IAI MC 919.
COM-221 (3). Introduction to Public Relations. A survey of the professional practices, theories, core values, ethics, issues and problems of public relations in private-sector, government and not-for-profit organizations. Introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of persuasion, issue analysis, media campaign planning and strategies. Prerequisite: ENG-111 with a grade of “C” or better. IAI MC 913.
COM-222 (3). Introduction to Advertising. An overview of the professional, ethical, economic and creative strategies of advertising as a component of marketing communications and of society. Introduction to theoretical and practical aspects of research, account management, consumer behavior, creative strategies and types of media. Prerequisite: ENG-111 with a grade of “C” or better. IAI MC 912.
COM-296 (1). Issues in Mass Communication. A capstone course for students concentrating in Pre-Communication Arts, designed to help graduating students integrate the core values and competencies they have acquired in their study of communications professions. Prerequisite: sophomore standing and ENG-111 with a grade of “C” or better.
Computer Science (CSC) Courses
CSC-130 (3). Introduction To Programming. Terminology and components of computer hardware, software, communications, databases, emerging technologies, internet and intranet. Information systems topics include information processing concepts and functional systems used in business. Provides programming fundamentals, with applications developed in a high-level language. Programming topics include variables, formatted input/output, arrays, procedures, subroutines and functions, conditional statements and looping statements. Prerequisites: None.
CSC-131 (3). Computer Programming. An introduction to software design, algorithm development and implementation with the C++ programming language. Elementary programming structures, functions, and text and file processing. Functional and object-oriented design and programming, real world and application modeling, testing and debugging. Prerequisite: CSC-130 and MAT-114.
CSC-230 (3). Data Types and Structures I. The study of internal data structures, their applications and implementations. Covers techniques for storing and manipulating data. Object-oriented programming in C++. Topics include one and two-dimensional arrays, lists, stacks, queues, linked lists, and tree structures. Prerequisite: CSC-131.
CSC-231 (3). Data Types and Structures II. The further study of internal data structures including AVL-trees, B-trees and graphs. Internal sorting algorithms, hashing, recursion. Algorithm analysis techniques. Prerequisite: CSC-230.
CRJ-101 (3). Introduction to the Criminal Justice System. A study of the principles and processes of the criminal justice system with emphasis on the interaction of forensic science, law enforcement, prosecution and the courts. Will also include philosophy, development, history and constitutional aspects of criminal justice procedures and agencies. IAI CRJ 901.
