Summer 2012 Contents

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Courses for Business People - Summer 2012

This spring and summer, Keene State offers you an array of courses in topics from architecture to computer science and management to sustainability for career, personal, and professional development. Courses are taught at your workplace, on the Keene State College campus, online, or through a combination of distance and in-class learning.

Are you looking to advance in your job or change it, switch careers, or brush up on skills? KSC can help you achieve your goals. This newsletter highlights some of the many Keene State College courses available to you this spring at a reasonable cost. Register now for summer classes.  Registration for weekend, other short courses, and online courses is ongoing.

Tuition and Fees - Summer1 Credit3 Credit4 Credit
NH Resident Undergraduate $432 $1,296 $1,728
NH Resident Graduate $472 $1,416 $1,888
Nonresident Undergraduate $472 $1,416 $1,888
Nonresident Graduate $512 $1,536 $2,048

Online Education Certificate Programs

Offering quality and convenience of anytime, anywhere learning, KSC’s selfpaced programs offer web-based learning. Most programs can be completed in less than six months. Books, lessons, quizzes, and assignments are included. Grades combine computer-graded tests and an instructor’s evaluation of your work. More than 160 courses in seven different categories are available. For a complete listing of programs, visit www.gatlineducation.com/keene/.

Online Courses

Convenient, affordable, and effective, Keene State’s instructor-facilitated noncredit online courses are highly interactive. With more than 360 ed2go courses in 29 different areas of study, you have hundreds of engaging online courses from which to choose. Hallmarks are patient, caring instructors; lively discussions with fellow students; and practical information you can put to immediate use. Most courses are $99 each. For details on these and all other courses, check www.ed2go.com/keene.

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Accounting, Bookkeeping, and QuickBooks

Financial Accounting

Introduces accounting information with an emphasis on its use in decision making by owners, creditors, managers, and government for both profit and non-profit organization. Topics include the accounting profession, double-entry accounting system, information systems, ethics, taxation, and internal control systems. Prerequisites: Grade of C or higher in MGT 202 and sophomore standing, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
  • MGT-213-01C MT, 12:00PM‑2:00PM. BLAK101. Instructor: Elizabeth Hawes Brown (Summer 2012)

Managerial Accounting

This course focuses on accounting information used by managers in planning, controlling operations and decision making within organizations. Topics include cost concepts and classifications, cost volume profit analysis, costing systems, and budgeting. Prerequisite: Management majors and minors only, grade C or higher in MGT 213, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
  • MGT-214-01C TBA, TBA. TBA. Instructor: Elizabeth Hawes Brown (Summer 2012)
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Communication

Public Speaking

Through experience in a variety of speaking situations, students gain self-confidence in the organization of thought and self-expression. Fall, Spring.
  • IHCOMM-171-01C MTWR, 10:00AM‑11:55AM. MEDI158. Instructor: Michael McCarthy (Summer 2012)
  • IHCOMM-171-02C MW, 6:00PM‑10:00PM. MEDI158. Instructor: Holly R Falzo (Summer 2012)
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Computer Science

Computer Programming I

Introduction to problem-solving methods and algorithm development using the latest programming language. Emphasizes good programming techniques for designing, coding, debugging, and documenting programs. Fall, Spring, Summer.
  • CS-140-01C MW, 6:00PM‑10:00PM. SCIC163. Instructor: Craig E Lugenbeel (Summer 2012)
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Finance and Financial Planning

Financial Management

Study of financial decision making based in contemporary financial theory and world economic conditions. The course will focus on financial theory and tools applicable to investing, capital budgeting, and capital structure decisions. Students are introduced to a variety of valuation techniques and to the capital markets and their influence on corporate financial decisions. Prerequisites: MGT 202, MGT 214, and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
  • MGT-319-01C MT, 2:00PM‑4:00PM. BLAK101. Instructor: Elizabeth Hawes Brown (Summer 2012)
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Language and Culture

Elementary French I

Introduction to basic skills to communicate about personal and everyday topics, including informal conversations with native speakers, finding information in newspapers and on Internet sites, and exploring the contemporary French-speaking world. For students with little or no prior knowledge of French.
  • IHFR-101-01C MTWR, 10:00AM‑11:55AM. MORR105. Instructor: Brian J Donovan (Summer 2012)
  • IHFR-101-02C MTWR, 12:00PM‑1:55PM. MORR105. Instructor: Brian J Donovan (Summer 2012)

Elementary French II

Development of skills to communicate about personal and everyday topics, including informal conversations with native speakers, finding and reading information in newspapers and on Internet sites, and exploring contemporary issues in the French-speaking world. Students should have prior knowledge of basic French.
  • IHFR-102-01C MTWR, 8:00AM‑9:55AM. MORR105. Instructor: Brian J Donovan (Summer 2012)

Elementary Spanish I

<p>Introduction to basic skills to communicate about personal and everyday topics, including informal conversations with native speakers, finding and reading information in newspapers and Internet sites, and exploring the contemporary Spanish-speaking world. For students with little or no prior knowledge of Spanish. Fall, Spring.</p>
  • IHSP-101-01C MW, 10:00AM‑12:00PM. MORR107. Instructor: Gladys Patricia Acevedo (Summer 2012)
  • IHSP-101-02C TR, 10:00AM‑11:55AM. MORR107. Instructor: Gladys Patricia Acevedo (Summer 2012)

Elementary Spanish II

<p>Development of skills to communicate about personal and everyday topics, including informal conversations with native speakers, finding and reading information in newspapers and Internet sites, and exploring contemporary issues in the Spanish-speaking world. Students should have prior knowledge of basic Spanish.</p>
  • IHSP-102-01C MW, 12:00PM‑1:55PM. MORR107. Instructor: Gladys Patricia Acevedo (Summer 2012)
  • IHSP-102-02C TR, 12:00PM‑1:55PM. MORR107. Instructor: Gladys Patricia Acevedo (Summer 2012)
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Management

Organizational Theory and Behavior

Analyzes approaches to managing modern organizations, using organizational theory to assess problems of administration in public and private organizations. Emphasizes internal structure, leadership, planning and personnel utilization problems, and external influences, bargaining and coalition formation relationships, and the nature of authority and organizational behavior. Prerequisites: Management majors and minors only, grade C or higher in MGT 101 and junior standing, or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
  • MGT-301-01C MTWR, 8:00AM‑9:55AM. BLAK101. Instructor: John R Pappalardo (Summer 2012)
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Safety

Health Hazard Identification

This course reviews health hazards in industry and their effects on humans. Students study hazards involved with stressors at work, with an emphasis on the principles of occupational toxicology. Each student develops a semester synopsis, which summarizes key learning as compared to course objectives and programmatic competencies. Prerequisites: Electronic Portfolio, SAFE 101, SAFE 202, one course in Chemistry, Safety Studies majors or minors only, or permission of the instructor.
  • SAFE-305-01C MTWR, 8:00AM‑11:55AM. HUNR010. Instructor: Lonna L Blais (Summer 2012)

Safety and Health Standards

Compliance with OSHA in the workplace, including rights and responsibilities under OSHA, inspections, citations, appeals, and record keeping. The course will also cover the more frequently referenced standards in general industry. Prerequisite: SAFE 202 or permission of instructor. Fall, Spring.
  • SAFE-303-01C MTWR, 8:00AM‑11:55AM. HUNR010. Instructor: Lonna L Blais (Summer 2012)
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Wellness

Health and Wellness

<p>An overview using a balanced, integrated, holistic model of health and an exploration of the dimensions of wellness. Focus on self-assessment, development of critical thinking, and behavior change skills to facilitate personal awareness and well-being. Fall, Spring.</p>
  • HLSC-101-01C MTWRFS, 9:00AM‑5:30PM. JOSL105. Instructor: Margaret Henning (Summer 2012)