Middlesex Community College Academic Catalog 2017-18 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Chemistry |
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CHE 121 - Introduction To Chemistry 4
The basic principles of chemistry, including metric measurement, properties of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry and solutions, with emphasis on the usefulness of the periodic table in predicting chemical behavior. Designed primarily for students with no previous chemistry courses. The laboratory includes an experimental study of the chemical principles. 3 hours lecture/3 hours laboratory
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Literacy.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101; and eligible for MAT 080, Math Module 70 or 80. General Education Elective(s): Science
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CHE 131 - College Chemistry I 4
The fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry including the physical and chemical properties of matter, atomic structure, chemical bonding, stoichiometry, the gas laws, solutions, acids and bases, redox reactions, and chemical equilibria. The laboratory includes an experimental study of the chemical principles. 3 hours lecture/3 hours laboratory
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Literacy.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101; and eligible for MAT 080, Math Module 70 or 80. General Education Elective(s): Science Note(s): Science majors, pre-med and engineering transfer students should take CHE 151 for their General Chemistry requirement.
Note: This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education requirement. Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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CHE 151 - General Chemistry for Engineering and Science I 4
A comprehensive general chemistry course intended for students planning to continue in chemistry, biology, or engineering. Topics include atomic theory, stoichiometry, gases, thermochemistry, chemical bonding, liquids and solids. Appropriate for science majors and engineering transfer students. 3 hours lecture/3 hours laboratory
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Critical Thinking, and Quantitative Literacy.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101; eligible for MAT 195; and completion of high school or college chemistry in the last five years. General Education Elective(s): Science Note(s): This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education requirement. Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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CHE 251 - Organic Chemistry I and Lab 4
This course studies the chemistry of hydrocarbons and their derivatives. Topics include: nomenclature, conformations, reactions, mechanisms, and physical properties. Other topics investigated are stereochemistry, substitution and elimination reactions and mechanisms. Spectroscopy including infrared, mass spec, nmr and UV-vis will be studied. Laboratory includes classical techniques of separation and identification of organic compounds as well as modern techniques of analysis.
Learning Outcomes :
- Use the vocabulary of chemistry, both language and mathematical, to explain concepts.
- Explain the structure and reactions of organic molecules base on modern bonding theories.
- Analyze composition and structure of organic molecules with the aid of instrumental analysis.
- Communicate the concepts and results of experiments through effective writing and oral communication skills.
- Utilize safe and course-appropriate laboratory techniques.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of CHE 152 with a C or better General Education Elective(s): Science
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CHE 252 - Organic Chemistry II and Lab 4
This course is a continuation of CHE 251. Topics include aromaticity and aromatic reactions. Nomenclature, structure, reactions, mechanisms and physical properties are studied for the following hydrocarbon derivatives: alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, acids, amines, and macromolecules. The laboratory experience uses instrumentation for the structural analysis of molecules.
Learning Outcomes:
- Use the vocabulary and models of chemistry - both language and mathematical, to explain concepts appropriate to the course content.
- Explain the structure and reactions of organic molecules base on modern bonding theories.
- Analyze composition and structure of organic molecules with the aid of instrumental analysis.
- Communicate the concepts and results of experiments through effective writing and oral communication skills.
- Utilize safe and course-appropriate laboratory techniques.
- Discuss the phenomenon of toxicity as it relates to organic molecules and the responsibility of science and health science majors to contribute to the green chemistry global initiative.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of CHE 251 with a grade of C or better. General Education Elective(s): Science
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Communications |
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COM 101 - Introduction to Communication Media 3
This course provides a framework for understanding the impact of media on society and the individual. The history, organization, economics, theories, and social significance of communication media are surveyed. Special emphasis will be given toward the evolving media environment, how to evaluate media messages, and how to become a better consumer of the media.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply fundamental elements of the communication process.
- Generate quality responses that summarize significant events in the development of each form of media surveyed.
- Develop and apply skills in media literacy and critical media analysis.
- Analyze the media’s role in shaping society, along with our role in shaping the media.
- Describe the importance of media communication now and in the future.
- Predict the issues facing the future of media.
- Appraise the ethical and philosophical issues that arise within the media landscape and the various viewpoints this includes.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Critical Thinking, Multicultural and Global Perspectives, and Personal and Professional Development.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities, Social Science Note(s): This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education requirement. Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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COM 102 - Media Ethics 3
This course examines the responsibilities of media makers and the ethical issues facing decision-makers in all fields of communication. Students critically examine ethical principles and analyze case studies that focus on ethical dilemmas.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Critically appraise ethical dilemmas within the context of media.
- Analyze and write about media in terms of ethical and moral implications.
- Discuss ethical dilemmas with others in a way that is both respectful and productive.
- Apply ethical concepts of truthfulness, intellectual honesty, accuracy, sensitivity, fairness, balance, and transparency in resolving an ethical dilemma.
- Develop and articulate personal, ethical and moral beliefs from the perspective of a media maker.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Social Responsibility, and Personal and Professional Development.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101 General Education Elective(s): Humanities Note(s): This course has been approved to meet the Core curriculum General Education Requirement. Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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COM 103 - Public Speaking and Professional Presentations 3
This course presents basic commuincation skills required for effective composition and delivery in both public speaking and professional presentations. Students engage in creating, delivering, and evaluating informative and persuasive speeches including extemporaneous and impromptu delivery.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Construct effectively organized, audience-centered, and professionally delivered oral presentations for informative and persuasive context using proper source documentation.
- Gather and analyze the reliability and validity of print and electronic sources for building credibility in oral presentations.
- Apply ethics and civility such as avoiding plagiarism, citing sources orally, developing tolerance for difference of opinion, and evaluating evidence and arguments when constructing and delivering oral presentations.
- Execute oral presentations with verbal and nonverbal fluency in extemporaneous, impromptu and public reading delivery methods.
- Report increased self confidence in oral ciommunication skills for interpersonal, group, and public settings.
ISLOs: This course supports student development of Written and Oral Communications, Social Responsibility, and Personal and Professional Development.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities Note(s): This course has been approved to meet the Core Curriculum General Education requirement. Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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COM 104 - Foundations of Media Production 3
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the terminology and theoretical concepts of media production. Students learn and apply technical skills through the production of media projects. These experiences establish a foundation for subsequent media production courses.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply the production process when creating media projects.
- Develop and write basic media production proposals, scripts and storyboards.
- Integrate compositional and artistic theories into media productions.
- Record and edit still photographs, audio and video using a variety of production tools and software programs.
- Collaborate with classmates to organize and produce media projects.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of media production.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 105 - Introduction to Short Film Production 3
This course provides an introduction to short film theory and production techniques. Working with HD video, students develop fundamental film production, direction, and editing skills. The course requires students to work both collaboratively and individually.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Critically articulate the history, theory, and current practices of film production.
- Demonstrate competency in digital film production.
- Demonstrate competency in film editing.
- Produce digital film projects, following the stages of the production process.
- Collaborate with classmates to design and produce film projects.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of film production.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 106 - Introduction to Film Studies and Analysis 3
This course introduces students to language of film analysis (mise-en-scene, cinematography, editing, and sound), as well as the elements of film form and narrative structure. Additionally, students are exposed to a broad overview of the historical developments and social implications of the medium.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Use film-specific language to critically evaluate and analyze the technical and artistic merits of a film.
- Draw relationships between a film and contemporary society.
- Discuss the role of film in society and culture in a way that is both respectful and productive.
- Write an effective and coherent film analysis.
Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 107 - Public Relations 3
The course examines all facets of public relations including media relations, market research, community relations and integrated communications strategies that include linking public relations with advertising, social media and special events.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Create and produce news releases, pitch letters, reports and brochures, as well as harness new and emerging online and social media tools.
- Promote and defend a brand’s image and reputation.
- Collaborate with classmates to address PR challenges and opportunities through the creation and presentation of strategies and campaigns.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of public relations.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 110 - Screenwriting the Short Film 3
This course provides students with a working knowledge of the challenges and techniques inherent in writing the short film script. Discussion points include plot, character, conflict, dialogue, genre, and structure with the intent to enhance writing workshop and critical skills.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Analyze both short and feature film scripts in terms of storytelling principles - act structure, plot, scene construction, character arc, tone, mood and theme.
- Pitch a film script idea.
- Write a log-line, beat sheet, and treatment for a screenplay.
- Correctly format a narrative film script.
- Develop and write a script for a short film.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of screenwriting.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 121 - Introduction to Digital Video Production 3
In this course, students are introduced the theories and practice of digital video production. Working with digital video equipment and software tools, students develop fundamental video production and editing skills. The course requires students to work both collaboratively and individually.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Critically articulate the history, theory, and current practices of digital video production.
- Demonstrate competency in digital video production.
- Demonstrate competency in video editing.
- Produce digital video projects, following the stages of the production process.
- Collaborate with classmates to design and produce media projects.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of digital video production.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 123 - Introduction to Digital Audio Production 3
In this course, students are introduced the theories and practice of digital audio production. Working with digital audio equipment and software tools, students develop fundamental audio production and editing skills. The course requires students to work both collaboratively and individually.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Critically articulate the history, theory, and current practices of digital audio production.
- Demonstrate competency in digital audio production.
- Demonstrate competency in audio editing.
- Produce digital audio projects, following the stages of the production process.
- Collaborate with classmates to design and produce media projects.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of digital audio production.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 124 - Media Writing 3
This course introduces students to the concepts and techniques needed to gather and organize information for the purpose of media writing. Students learn the fundamentals of purpose, context, voice, technique, and structure for effective writing for various forms of media, including print, broadcast, and online.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Apply information-gathering and effective listening techniques, including interviewing.
- Use professional stylebooks and guides to format writing for a particular media.
- Make distinctions in content of various types of media writing.
- Write content for a variety of media.
- Articulate ethical, legal, and copyright issues related to writing.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of media writing.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 125 - Social Media 3
This course introduces students to the contexts and forms of social media. Students become familiar with a range of social media tools, analyze and discuss their uses and implications, and develop hands on participation literacy.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Discuss the history of Social Media and the most current platforms.
- Evaluate and compare the appropriateness of social media tools for particular uses.
- Identify and analyze current social media issues and controversies.
- Create and curate social media content.
- Build professional networks and a personal brand using social media tools.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of social media.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 127 - Introduction to Crisis Communications 3
This course will teach students how to evaluate high profile crises that negatively impact the reputation of celebrities, politicians, corporate brands and organizations and the tools and strategies needed to defend those being investigated or attacked by the news media, special interest groups or government officials.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Conduct a vulnerability audit to identify potential challenges to an image and reputation crisis.
- Develop a crisis communications plan and multidisciplinary team to address the event.
- Work with print, broadcast and social media during highly public and stressful events.
- Issue timely and credible information to employees and other stakeholders.
- Coach spokespeople on the tough questions that they may be asked by the media during the crisis.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of crisis communications.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 150 - Introduction to Journalism 3
This course covers the fundamentals of reporting, writing, and producing news stories for print, broadcast, and online media. Students develop news writing skills for a variety of media platforms, including traditional and new journalism.
After completing this course, students will be able to:
- Examine and implement reporting strategies for print, broadcast and online news
- Write a hard news story in inverted pyramid style and modified inverted pyramid style.
- Write a compelling feature story.
- Cover a geographic or community beat, developing and producing a story in text, audio, and video.
- Apply rules for copy editing, headline writing, photo selection and page layout (digital and print).
- Articulate the news cycle and develop skill in handling breaking news.
- Consider ethical implications and apply ethical decision making in the field of journalism.
- Critically reflect on professional practice.
Prerequisite(s): Concurrent enrollment in or completion of ENG 101. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 221 - Communication Internship 1
The internship provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have developed in the classroom to a real-world experience with the support of both a faculty adviser and a professional in communication field. Interns will spend 2 hours per week at their internship position and attend a weekly one-hour seminar at the college. Students will be assessed using an evaluation from their internship site coordinator, as well as an e-portfolio which will include weekly memos, self-reflections, written assignments, and projects undertaken for the internship.
Students will be able to:
- Engage in professional behavior when working in the communication industry.
- Understand and appreciate diversity and be sensitive to the needs of others.
- Evaluate and analyze the culture of a workplace.
- Reflect analytically on their contributions to an organization.
- Apply communication theory and skills in a real world communication environment.
- Expand on their ability to work independently or in a team.
ISLOs:
This course supports the MCC Institutional Student Learning Outcomes of Written and Oral Communication, Critical Thinking and Personal and Professional Development.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 104 (Foundations of Media Production) and completion of 30 credits in the communication degree program with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
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COM 222 - Communication Internship 2
The internship provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have developed in the classroom to a real-world experience with the support of both a faculty adviser and a professional in communication field. Interns will spend 5 hours per week at their internship position and attend a weekly one-hour seminar at the college. Students will be assessed using an evaluation from their internship site coordinator, as well as an e-portfolio which will include weekly memos, self-reflections, written assignments, and projects undertaken for the internship.
Students will be able to:
- Engage in professional behavior when working in the communication industry.
- Understand and appreciate diversity and be sensitive to the needs of others.
- Evaluate and analyze the culture of a workplace.
- Reflect analytically on their contributions to an organization.
- Apply communication theory and skills in a real world communication environment.
- Expand on their ability to work independently or in a team.
ISLOs:
This course supports the MCC Institutional Student Learning Outcomes of Written and Oral Communication, Critical Thinking and Personal and Professional Development.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 104 (Foundations of Media Production) and completion of 30 credits in the communication degree program with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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COM 223 - Communication Internship 3
The internship provides students with the opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge they have developed in the classroom to a real-world experience with the support of both a faculty adviser and a professional in communication field. Interns will spend 8 hours per week at their internship position and attend a weekly one-hour seminar at the college. Students will be assessed using an evaluation from their internship site coordinator, as well as an e-portfolio which will include weekly memos, self-reflections, written assignments, and projects undertaken for the internship.
Students will be able to:
- Engage in professional behavior when working in the communication industry.
- Understand and appreciate diversity and be sensitive to the needs of others.
- Evaluate and analyze the culture of a workplace.
- Reflect analytically on their contributions to an organization.
- Apply communication theory and skills in a real world communication environment.
- Expand on their ability to work independently or in a team.
ISLOs:
This course supports the MCC Institutional Student Learning Outcomes of Written and Oral Communication, Critical Thinking and Personal and Professional Development.
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of COM 104 (Foundations of Media Production) and completion of 30 credits in the communication degree program with a GPA of 2.0 or higher. General Education Elective(s): Humanities
Click here for course schedule details, to register for this course, or to view required books for this course.
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Computer Applications |
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CAP 101 - Computer Applications 3
Provides the general knowledge and skills needed to operate computers for academic, professional, and personal use, with an introduction to the major software tools: word processing, spreadsheets, data management, and presentation graphics. The course also covers computer concepts, managing and storing files, and using the Internet for research and communications
Prerequisite(s): Eligible for ENG 099; and placement above or concurrent enrollment in Math Module 5.
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Computer Science |
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Computer, Software and Network Technology |
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Criminal Justice |
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