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TVDJ 539/5239 - TV Presentation and Voice Coaching (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Description
A workshop devoted to the presentation of TV news and features, particularly when “on camera”. The prime focus of the course is to develop an awareness of how skeletal-muscular-respiratory organization can inhibit or promote vocal tone resonance and articulation, and to provide the physical experiences necessary to promote improvement in posture and breathing. The course provides the means whereby unconscious, inappropriate personal habits i.e. grimace, frown; nervous gesture can be brought to consciousness and gradually eliminated. Particular attention will be given to developing unobtrusive and clear enunciation in English.
When Offered
Offered in fall and/or winter.
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TVDJ 541/5241 - Field and Studio Digital Camera Production (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
. Must be taken concurrently with and .
Description
Intensive field training on how to use digital video cameras. Students will learn the basics of camera shooting, sequencing, framing, lighting, and also how to conduct vox pops and interviews. Students will practice shooting on different field and studio camera models and formats, indoors, outdoors and in a studio environment. Students will also learn lighting techniques for the field and studio.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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TVDJ 542/5242 - Digital Video Editing (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Must be taken concurrently with and .
Description
Intensive training in editing labs to master the basic operation of video editing equipment. Students will learn how to edit their stories using machine to machine editing (linear editing) and software editing (non-linear editing). Students will also learn live video editing and production inside the studio.
When Offered
Offered in fall.
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TVDJ 559/5259 - TV Interviewing and Talk Show Hosting (3 cr.)
Description
Introduces students to television interviewing across a variety of formats through delivery and practice. Students will learn one-on-one interviews (live, pre-taped and remote) and talk show hosting. Students will learn the skills and techniques of researching a guest, developing topics and preparing questions.
When Offered
Offered in Spring.
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TVDJ 000/5290 - Special Topics (3 cr.)
Description
Content varies with the instructor. Can be repeated once for credit if content changes.
When Offered
Offered occasionally.
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Translation Studies |
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TRST 501/5217 - Translation: Theory and Practice (3 cr.)
Description
This course focuses on the developments in the field of Translation Studies since the 1970s when translation became increasingly conceptualized as cultural transfer rather than a linguistic operation. It introduces students to the interdisciplinary approaches in the field including the impact of deconstruction, gender studies and post-colonial theory. Students will explore the cultural and political agendas of translation through selected theoretical texts. The course will also introduce students to various translation practices (adaptation, e-writing, etc)and will look at a translator’s role in society, and translation as an agent social change. Students will read a selection of texts in literary theory that will inform their practice in translation. Students will situate their own work in translation not only in relation to contemporary cultural forms and practices, but also in relation to the traditions that inform current translating practices. Selected texts and translation exercises will be in English and in Arabic.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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TRST 502/5218 - Translation and The Arab “Renaissance” (3 cr.)
Description
Students will read pioneering works of the nineteenth and the twentieth century in the Arab region that dealt with issues of translation and its centrality to modern nation-building. What exactly is the role of the translator? What is the function of translation in society? The course situates at the act of translation within colonial/postcolonial contexts in which questions of power surround the relationship between the original text and its translation. It also explores questions of visibility and invisibility of the translator, translation vs, adaptation, original text and target cultural context. Taught in English. Readings and translation exercises in English and Arabic.
Cross-listed
Same as .
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Business Administration |
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BADM 203/2001 - Introduction to Business (3 cr.)
Description
The course is designed to be an introductory course for students with no prior knowledge in business. The course starts by defining the business organization and its role in society as well as entrepreneurship and its role in the economy. The course then covers some of the business functions including research and development, marketing, production, finance. The four basic functions of a manager, namely planning, organizing, leading and controlling are also introduced. The ethical and social responsibility if business if emphasized. The course is meant to give students who are considering majoring or minoring in Business or Entrepreneurship an introductory overview about the field , that gives a practical and integrated view of the profession and the field of study.
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BADM 301/3002 - International Business (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
MGMT 3201 or BADM 2001 along with
Description
The social, cultural, political, legal, and technological environment of international business. The theoretical relationship underlying international business transactions and the integration of functional activities in international firms.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in this course is limited. Priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students need it as collateral requirement in other major, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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BADM 300/3003 - Business Environment and Ethics (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
BADM 2001 or MGMT 3201
Description
Perspectives on the business environment and the ethical issues facing business. Organizational responses to environmental and ethical issues. Social responsibility of business firms.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in this course is limited. Priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students need it as collateral requirement in other major, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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BADM 480/4001 - Business Planning and Strategy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
All BBA Business Core courses and graduating senior standing.
Description
A capstone course, which integrates all business functions. Emphasis is on developing business strategies, discussing different levels of strategies, and developing a business plan for organizations.
When Offered
Offered in fall and spring.
Notes
Enrollment in this course is limited. Priority is given to students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree or the Bachelor of Accounting degree, students need it as collateral requirement in other major, and students who have declared business administration as a minor.
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BADM 000/4999 - Internship and Career Development (0 cr.)
Prerequisites
Junior standing
Description
This course offers business students an opportunity to present the work and learning they got from a practical internship.
Course will be graded on pass/fail basis.
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BADM 000/5401 - Business Consultancy (3 cr.)
Prerequisites
Consent of Instructor.
Description
This course provides MBA students with a platform to apply and practice the multidisciplinary business competencies they acquired throughout the program within a comprehensive and practical context. A major component of the course will be a graduation consultancy project offering business solutions for real established companies or developing a business plan for a startup. Students will also be coached on how to professionally communicate their business solutions as consultants. Skills acquired through this course will be augmented by the extensive use of cases covering a variety of business problems, including but not limited to growth strategy, international and regional expansion, entrepreneurship, family business challenges, organizational restructuring, business transformation, mergers & acquisitions, and operational efficiency.
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