INT 341L Theory and Process of Interpreting II Lab
To be taken concurrently with INT 341, offers students an opportunity to apply the theories and to practice the techniques introduced in the Interpreting II class. Students analyze texts, develop individual and group translations and practice consecutive interpretation. Credits:1
Students will identify and analyze demands (environmental, interpersonal, paralinguistic and intrapersonal) that influence communication and develop controls for responding to communication events using the demand-control schema. Includes ways various interlocutors construct and receive messages and the co-construction of meaning and current theories in the process of interpreting. Students apply theories and practice controls by working with static and spontaneous texts to provide interpretations. Credits:4 Prerequisite:INT 341 with a B or better
INT 342L Theory and Process of Interpreting III Lab
To be taken concurrently with INT 342. Offers students an opportunity to apply theories and to practice the techniques introduced in the Interpreting III class. Students analyze texts for register, style and affect; practice consecutive interpretations of pre-analyzed monologues and dialogues and practice consecutive interpretations of unfamiliar material. Credits:1
Investigates current issues facing the professional interpreter. Students discuss issues of bilingualism/biculturalism, legal statutes and liability, certification and quality assurance, confidentiality, accountability, minority status of American Sign Language and deaf culture, oppression and empowerment of the deaf community, the interpreter as a cross-cultural mediator and other contemporary issues. Credits:3 Prerequisite:ASL 456, INT 330 and INT 340 with a grade of B or better Writing Intensive:May meet requirement, see class schedule
INT 392 Language and Communication Systems: Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Students will develop knowledge of the linguistic principles of American Sign Language and English, the different modes of communication used by deaf and hard of hearing people, the various language and communication policies and signed systems used in the classroom. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 330, INT 340 and ASL 456, all with a grade of B or better
Terms and hours to be arranged. Designed for individual or special studies in a limited area of interest under the guidance of a designated faculty member. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Credits:1-3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Opportunity to work with a professional interpreter who serves as a mentor. Students observe professional interpreters, provide interpreting services while under supervision and perform independent interpreting assignments. Students apply the theory, knowledge and skills obtained in the classroom to the delivery of interpreting services, acquire new professional knowledge and skills and develop effective professional work habits and positive working relationships with co-workers and consumers. Credits:3-12 Prerequisite:INT 442 and INT 468 with a grade of B or better
This course introduces students to the skills needed to interpret in a variety of performing arts settings. Students will study the principles and techniques of artistic interpreting including drama theories, acting for interpreters, choreography, movement, and rhythm. Emphasis will be placed on translation, the rehearsal process, theatre etiquette, ethics, and vocabulary development. Students will participate in individual and group translations of live and static texts in both ASL and English. Credits:3-12
INT 423 Technology in Interpreting/Interpreter Education
Students will engage with technology common in the field of interpreting. Instruction in use of various technologies in their work as pre-professional and professional interpreters focusing on skill development, self-reflection, and actual service delivery via technology. Credits:2
Students will identify and analyze demands (environmental, interpersonal, paralinguistic and intrapersonal) that influence communication and develop controls for responding to communication events using the demand-control schema. Content includes ways various interlocutors construct and receive messages, co-construction of meaning and current theories in the process of interpreting. Students apply theories and practice controls by working with static and spontaneous texts to provide interpretations. Credits:4 Prerequisite:INT 342 with a B or better
INT 441L Theory and Process of Interpreting IV Lab
To be taken concurrently with INT 441. Offers students an opportunity to apply the theories and to practice the techniques introduced in the Interpreting IV class. Students practice consecutive interpretations of spontaneous monologues, dialogues, interviews, group discussions and team interpreting techniques. Credits:1
INT 442 Theory and Process of Interpreting Practicum
Students engage in a practicum with consumers in no risk situations. Students will engage in regular demand-control schema supervision of their interpreting work throughout the term. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Completion of INT 441 with a grade of B or better
To be taken concurrently with INT 442. Offers students an opportunity to apply the theories and to practice the techniques introduced in the Interpreting V class. Students practice simultaneous interpretations of increasingly difficult monologues, dialogues, interviews and group discussions. Credits:1
Introduces students to a variety of settings in which interpreters work and the vocabulary and discourse patterns used by consumers in these settings. Through contact with interpreters and consumers, students become familiar with the specific vocabulary, professional issues, ethical considerations, knowledge bases and skills related to each community setting. Students will be introduced to several interpreting settings, including social service, government, legal, medical, mental health, business, religious, performing arts and sports activities. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Admitted into the ASL/English Interpreting program
Introduces students to working in postsecondary settings in which interpreters work and the vocabulary and discourse patterns used by consumers in these settings. Students will become familiar with the specific vocabulary, professional issues, ethical considerations, knowledge base and skills related to the postsecondary setting. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 342, INT 465 and INT 467 with a grade of B or better
Designed to apply advanced interpreting and classroom support skills to educational settings. Strategies for interpreting frozen texts, negotiating situational-based signs and interpreting for presenters from various content areas who have a variety of instructional styles. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 341, INT 360 and INT 392 with a grade of B or better
Introduction to specialized communication and interpreting techniques used with a variety of consumers and situations. Students are introduced to oral, deafblind and manually-coded English interpreting techniques. Credits:2 Prerequisite:INT 441 and INT 466 with a grade of B or better
This course emphasizes the importance of developing cultural intelligence in the context of a diverse society. Students are introduced to the paradigms of difference beyond their insular boundaries and environments. Multiple perspectives are explored related to notions of difference, bias, and privilege and how they impact the way we see and interact with the world around us. Students will also develop skills to communicate effectively when faced with controversy that stems from topics such as race, ethnicity, sex, gender identity, social class, and ability. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Acceptance into the ASL/English Interpreting Program
INT 470 DeafBlind Culture, Communication & Guiding
Students will explore a variety of communication strategies that can contribute to their skill set as ASL/English interpreters and support service providers working with the deafblind community. Students will incorporate these strategies and personalize them depending on the individuals with whom they are working. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 254 and ASL 301 with a grade of B or better, or consent of the instructor
INT 471 Seabeck: Academic Service-Learning Project
Students will practice using a variety of communication strategies in preparation to work as volunteer interpreters. Support service providers and sighted guides with deafblind people during an annual retreat the last week of August annually. Students are expected to raise funds and travel to Seattle, engaging with its sizable deafblind community. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 470 and consent of instructor
INT 523 Technology in Interpreting/ Interpreter Education
Students will engage with technology common in the field of interpreting. Instruction in use of various technologies in their work as pre-professional and professional interpreters focusing on skill development, self-reflection, and actual service delivery via technology. Credits:2
INT 570 DeafBlind Culture, Communication & Guiding
Students will explore a variety of communication strategies that can contribute to their skill set as ASL/English interpreters and support service providers working with the deafblind community. Students will incorporate these strategies and personalize them depending on the individuals with whom they are working. Credits:3 Prerequisite:INT 254 and ASL 301 with a grade of B or better, or consent of the instructor
Individual research or original writing with scheduled seminars in approved areas of research, culminating in a thesis or professional project presentation. Credits:3-6
Provide interpreting students the opportunity to demonstrate interpreting, teaching, and other professional competencies acquired during their training. Interns will have supervision by appropriately trained and credentialed professionals. May be repeated for up to 18 credits. Credits:3-18
Provides a foundation for inquiry about interpreting studies issues through critical reading, analytical writing and thoughtful, collegial discussion. Students will receive general training relevant to graduate work in interpreting studies, such as technical writing, sampling and experimenting with technology used during the program. Credits:1
First in a series of two courses in which students examine interpersonal communication and the role of an interpreter. Students will practice and apply principles of invention, organization, language and delivery with focus on the development of skill and confidence in interpersonal communication in English and in ASL. Credits:3
Students examine current professional and ethical decision-making practices and explore the application of Demand-Control Schema (DC-S) to professional and ethical practices. Credits:3
Students will explore new and emerging technologies used to enhance student engagement. Both synchronous and asynchronous methods will be discussed. Course will provide students with hands-on experience in designing individual and collaborative student-learning experiences. Credits:1
INT 625 Becoming a Practice Profession: The History of Interpreting and Interpreter Education
Students will explore the history of interpreting and interpreter education as developing professions. The culmination will be examining interpreting and interpreter education as practice professions. Credits:3
Students examine interpersonal communication and discuss the role of an interpreter. Students will practice and apply principles of invention, organization, language and delivery with focus on the development of skill and confidence in interpersonal communication in English and ASL. Students will incorporate observations, supervision sessions and interpreting practice to enhance skills in decision making around meaning transfer, ethical dilemmas and interpersonal communication. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Acceptance into the MA in Interpreting Studies program or consent of instructor
INT 633 Research and Writing: Translation and Interpretation
Students will examine the traditions and theories of both quantitative and qualitative research and evaluate methods, findings, and implication of research studies. Students will critique and produce scholarly writing. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Admission to the MAIS program or consent of the instructor
INT 635 Action Research: Translation and Interpretation
This course introduces students to the principles and processes of action research, a form of self-reflective inquiry by practitioners on their own practice. The goals of action research are to better understand and to improve practice. Students develop skills in data collection, analysis, interpretation, as well as the oral, signed, and written presentation of research. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Admission to the MAIS program or consent of instructor
Students teach in a pre-service or in-service interpreter education setting that fits the students’ interests and skill sets. During this experience, students will develop a teaching or instructional work sample and complete a portfolio. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Successful completion of INT 655
After observing teachers and mentors in action, students develop teaching methods that infuse Demand-Control Schema into the instruction of ethics and professionalism. They examine ways in which DC-S may be infused into theory and practice courses and design of curriculum. Credits:3
INT 645 Research on Translation and Interpretation I
Students research translation and interpretation theory. They examine and evaluate scholarship, research methods, findings and implications. Students begin conducting a research project that is qualitative, quantitative, and/or action based. Credits:3
INT 646 Research on Translation and Interpretation II
Examine translation and interpretation scholarship relevant to their own research interests and evaluate methods, findings and implications. Course designed to support research completion efforts in a structured, directive, and supportive environment. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:5 Prerequisite:INT 645 with a B- or better, INT 639 (may be taken concurrently), and completion of all other degree requirements with an average of B- or better
Course reserved for students completing a final thesis, project or portfolio. All other coursework in master’s degree program must be completed. May be repeated four times for credit. Credits:3
After observing teachers and mentors in action, students prepare to teach translation, consecutive interpreting (CI) and simultaneous interpreting (SI). They use self-assessment, self-reflective and research-based practices in teaching design and implementation. Credits:3
Theory in assessment construction, methodology and the use of data in formative and summative assessment design. Students research methods used for curricular and program assessment and evaluation. Will examine, develop, and/or administer assessments and interpret assessment results. Credits:3
INT 665 Interpreter Education Curriculum Development
Specific approaches and methods for classroom management and facilitation, as well as train-the trainer techniques. Topics include establishing an outline, assessing student performance, instructional technology, platform and presentation skills and addressing difficult issues. Introduces strategies for curriculum development ranging from lesson design to program design. Credits:3
INT 670 Leadership Roles in the Field of Interpreting
Students analyze current leadership potential and practice. Emphasis on local, national and global trends in leadership practices for translators and interpreters. Students gain skills and knowledge to act as mentors and resources for less-experienced and entry-level interpreters. Credits:3
Explore realities of adults as learners, the value of co-constructing the learning environment with students. Adult learning theories will be discussed and analyzed as well as various models for approaching adults as learners in the college classroom. Credits:3
This course will give students time to explore intrapersonal aspects of interpreters as people, as members of a community, as members of a profession and as interpreters. This will include an in-depth exploration of how the inner landscape of a professional impacts the consumers who are served and how to respond to that reality. Credits:3
Orientation course to prepare international students for academic success through the use and introduction to campus resources. This is a required course for international students in the ESL Bridge Program/Conditional Admission Program. Other non-native speakers are welcome. Credits:1
INTL 199 Listening/Speaking for International Students
English course for non-native English speakers focusing on academic note taking, lectures and interpersonal communication skills. This is a required course for international students in the ESL Bridge Program/Conditional Admission Program. Other non-native speakers are welcome. Credits:3
INTL 199 Reading/Writing/Research for International Students
English course for non-native English speakers focusing on writing, reading and research paper writing skills for academic purposes. This is a required course for international students in the ESL Bridge Program/Conditional Admission Program. Other non-native speakers are welcome. Credits:6
Course content will vary. Topics are selected relative to new subject areas in Information Systems appropriate to freshman level. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Credits:1-6
This is an intermediate programming course that introduces the Python language. Python is a general purpose, high-level programming language whose design philosophy emphasizes code readability, combining power with clear syntax. Its standard library is large and comprehensive. Python is widely used as a scripting language for web applications, system automation and application prototyping. Credits:4
This course introduces data structures and how to apply data management algorithms to various types of data and information. Students gain experience with provisioning infrastructure, and increase their proficiency with the Unix operating system while creating realistic information management solutions. Credits:4 Prerequisite:CS 133 or CS 134 or CS 161 (may be taken concurrently)
This course teaches students the responsibilities and functional components of operating systems. Students learn and practice skills necessary to select and configure operating systems to meet solution requirements for differing applications. Credits:4 Prerequisite:CS 133 or CS 134 or CS 161 (may be taken concurrently)
This course provides an understanding of local area networks using the OSI model. Topics include network hardware, software and protocols. Students will gain hands-on experience with network administration tasks for popular network environments. Credits:4 Prerequisite:CS 133 or CS 134 or CS 161 (may be taken concurrently)
Course content will vary. Topics are selected relative to new subject areas in information systems appropriate to sophomore level. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Credits:1-6
This course introduces core concepts for managing large data sets for organizations. Students learn how to identify and model information requirements, convert data models into relational data models, and verify structural characteristics. Students implement and use a relational database created with an enterprise-class database management system. Students learn and perform basic database administration skills, including techniques to ensure data quality and data security. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 240, IS 270, IS 278 and MTH 243
This course discusses the processes, methods, techniques and tools that organizations use to determine how they should operate, with a particular focus on how computer-based technologies can most effectively contribute to the way operations are organized. The course covers a systematic methodology for analyzing an organizational problem or opportunity, articulating operational requirements for the technology solution, specifying alternative approaches to acquiring the capabilities needed, and specifying the requirements for the information systems solution. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 340
This course explores the design, selection, implementation and management of enterprise information systems, focusing on applications and infrastructure and their fit with the business. Students learn frameworks and strategies for infrastructure management, system administration, information architecture, content management, distributed computing, middleware, legacy system integration, system consolidation, software selection, total cost of ownership calculation, investment analysis, and emerging technologies. Students hone their ability to communicate technology architecture strategies concisely to a general business audience. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 240, IS 270 and IS 278
This course explores the issues and approaches in managing the information systems function in organizations and how the IS function enables various types of organizational capabilities. It takes a senior management perspective in exploring the acquisition, development and implementation of plans and policies to achieve efficient and effective information systems. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 350
This course introduces the use of tools based on information theory, graph theory and game theory to explain aggregate behaviors in social networks, markets and the internet. It will introduce students to common analysis techniques for network data sets and examine archetypical instances drawn from various disciplines. Credits:4 Prerequisite:MTH 231
Course content will vary. Topics are selected relative to new subject areas in Information Systems appropriate to junior level. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Credits:1-6
Course is to be offered on an individual student basis. It is designed to support students in investigating the application of programming methods to problems related to their declared major. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Credits:1-4
Offers practical experience working in a computer science department for area businesses or industries. May be repeated for up to 16 credits. Eligible for the RP grade option. Credits:1-9
Studies the basic concepts of relational database covering, relational model, normalization and information maintenance and information retrieving through SQL. Other topics discussed include the history of data processing, database management systems and their vendors and trends in the area of data processing. Credits:3
Fundamentals of database administration, including installation, configuration, physical storage allocation and management, security, auditing, backup and recovery and troubleshooting. Upon successful completion of course, students will know how to install and configure SQL servers; create and manage user logins and privileges; establish backup and recovery procedures; manage devices, databases and other disk storage; establish auditing procedures; and solve problems that arise during SQL server operations. Credits:3
The origins of project management and its importance to improving the success of IT projects. Basic topics including scope, cost and time management will be covered. Students will work in groups to plan large scale project management. Students will also learn about software tools that aid in project management. Credits:3
This course introduces system administration using modern operating systems. This course covers the setup, customization, operation and maintenance of production-quality servers, suitable for deployment of modern server applications such as web hosting, file-sharing and database or network services. Topics include: system proficiency, user and process management, file systems, network configuration, standard security practices and various server applications. Prior operating systems knowledge required. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 345 and IS 355
This course explores the origins of project management and its importance to improving the success of IT projects. Basic topics including scope, cost, time quality and risk management will be covered. Students will work in groups to propose and plan significant projects. Students will also learn about software tools that aid in project management. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 345, IS 355 and senior standing
This course continues and builds from the project management fundamentals of IS 470 Project Management. Student teams develop detailed project plans and implement a planned information system project. During project development, students learn more advanced topics in project management such as risk and quality management. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 470
Introduction to basic computer security. Introduces cryptography, malware and viruses, operating system security and programming security. Students gain hands-on experiences via labs and projects. Credits:3 Prerequisite:CS 162
Focuses on fundamental computer networking security concepts, networking attacks and protection and other security problems in networking applications. Course introduces the attacks on each network layer, including the link layer, network layer and transport layer. Also addresses security problems related to DNS, web services and emails. Credits:3 Prerequisite:IS 350 or CS 650 or IS 650
Focuses on current issues in cyber security, including the architecture of cloud computing, its evolution, data center and security issues. Cloud computing will be used as an example to explain cyber attack and defense in real world. Credits:3 Prerequisite:CS 260 or CS 600
Studies the basic concepts of relational database covering, relational model, normalization and information maintenance and information retrieving through SQL. Other topics discussed include the history of data processing, database management systems and their vendors and trends in the area of data processing. Credits:4
The origins of project management and its importance to improving the success of IT projects. Basic topics including scope, cost and time management will be covered. Students will work in groups to plan large scale project management. Students will also learn about software tools that aid in project management. Credits:4
Introduction to basic computer security. Introduces cryptography, malware and viruses, operating system security and programming security. Students gain hands-on experiences via labs and projects. Credits:4
Focuses on fundamental computer networking security concepts, networking attacks and protection and other security problems in networking applications. Course introduces the attacks on each network layer, including the link layer, network layer and transport layer. Also addresses security problems related to DNS, web services and emails. Credits:4 Prerequisite:CS 650 or IS 650
Focuses on current issues in cyber security, including the architecture of cloud computing, its evolution, data center and security issues. Cloud computing will be used as an example to explain cyber attack and defense in real world. Credits:4 Prerequisite:CS 260 or CS 600
IS 600 Foundations of Computer and Information Systems
Introduction to concepts fundamental to modern computer and information systems. Provides overview of the field of computing relevant to professionals in a business IT setting. Provides a survey of topics not covered by other domain-specific courses. Topics may include: information systems hardware and software components, information representation storage and retrieval, development languages, algorithms and efficiency, operating systems, network communications, database, systems development, security and ethics. Credits:4
Will guide students through the first phase of completing the professional project. Students work with the course instructor and their graduate adviser to select, develop and plan a suitable project, including the initial concept; several rounds of research; writing, critique and refinement; a detailed proposed project plan to be submitted to the students’ graduate committee. Credits:4
Student will complete the proposed project that was developed in the IS 641. At least one program faculty member supervises project regarding the milestones, deliverables and content that are expected throughout the term. Students deliver a set of milestones, developed in conjunction with their project proposal, to the instructor that will be used to measure progress. Students report to the instructor each week regarding completion of milestones. Credits:4 Prerequisite:IS 641 and approved professional project proposal
Examination of how computers and computing infrastructure are linked together to enable effective communication and sharing of resources. Topics include the fundamental protocols and technologies of modern computer networks; conceptual abstract layered model for understanding the functionality of the network; local area networks; and the internet. Highly recommend IS 600 before taking this course Credits:4
Topics may include: detailed study of a foundational field of Information Systems that is not covered by another course; in-depth study of particular current topics; survey of important technologies, software or systems; review of current research areas or popular trends. May be repeated for up to 8 credits. Credits:1
LIB 225 Advanced Research for College, Work and Life
arch expected in 300- and 400-level courses. Students will learn effective methods and techniques of information gathering, evaluation and presentation. They will develop advanced research techniques and build problem-solving and information-seeking skills they will use after college to make decisions regularly encountered in today’s information-driven workplace. Credits:4 Prerequisite:Completed LACC writing requirement
An exploration of reading - its role inside and outside the classroom, its place in contemporary culture, the history of books and reading, the role of reading for pleasure in one’s own life, and the future of books and reading. Credits:3
Analysis of library systems such as acquisitions, technical processes, cataloging and classification and circulation. An exploration of record-keeping, planning and forecasting techniques applied to library management needs. Credits:3
Analysis of the organization and management of library collections and operations to accomplish their various functions effectively. A study of the concepts of multiple access, descriptive cataloging, L.C. Dewey and other classification systems and L.C. Sears and other subject-heading lists. Survey of commercial vendors cataloging services and online cataloging systems. Credits:3
Literacy theory appropriate to literature for children and young adults. Information about selection processes, authors, illustrators and books for pupils from pre-school through high school is included. Credits:3
Librarians, media specialists, classroom teachers and trainers can create instructional graphic materials to meet specific local needs. Develop various skills in creation of graphics and lettering by a variety of methods, techniques of preservation and presentation of graphic audio and video materials and opportunity to demonstrate skills acquired in materials production and use. Credits:3 Prerequisite:Consent of instructor
Examination of the fundamental concepts of reference service in the school media center and of the use and evaluation of appropriate basic reference materials for school media center users. Credits:3
Concepts of collection assessment and development. Examination and use of selection tools and criteria for all types of print and non-print materials and equipment. Development of selection policies for both materials and equipment as well as philosophical viewpoints and current issues in censorship and intellectual freedom. Credits:3
Exploration of curriculum developments, currently available materials, programs and techniques used to teach information skills. Examination of state and national standards and guidelines for library media programs. Credits:3
Analysis of library systems such as acquisitions, technical processes, cataloging and classification and circulation. An exploration of record-keeping, planning and forecasting techniques applied to library management needs. Credits:3