Courses
OPRE 207: Statistics for Business and Management Science I
Organizing and summarizing data. Mean, variance, moments. Elementary probability, conditional probability. Commonly encountered distributions including binomial. Poisson, uniform, exponential, normal distributions. Central limit theorem. Sample quantities, empirical distributions. Reference distributions (chi-square, z-, t-, F-distributions). Point and interval estimation: hypothesis tests. Prereq: MATH 121 or MATH 125.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MW 1- 2:20pm
Instructor: Maryam Zokaeinikoo
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Operations Research
ACCT 100: Foundations of Accounting
Accounting is the language of business and this course exposes students to that language. This course introduces students to the basic principles, objectives, terminology and role of financial, managerial, and tax accounting in business. This course is intended for both business and non-business majors. This is the first required accounting course for all business majors. Counts as a Quantitative Reasoning course.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MW 2:30-5:30pm
Instructor: Mark Barrus
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Accounting,
BAFI 355: Corporate Finance
The basic goals of this course are to familiarize students with the concepts and tools used in financial management at both the corporate and personal levels. They include the notion of present value, securities valuation, risk and return analysis, and other financial analysis techniques. The concepts and techniques are, in turn, used to evaluate and make decisions regarding the firm’s investments (capital budgeting) and the cost of capital. Prereq: ACCT 100 or ACCT 101.
Dates: June 17 - July 31, 2024
Session: 6 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TR 9am - 12pm
Instructor: Jose Olavarria
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Banking & Finance
USSO 290B: Contemporary American Rhetoric
The health of a democratic society depends on an informed electorate. And yet the attack ads, unverified accusations, sound-bites, and carefully scripted and staged media events that fill television and the Internet tend to misinform, confuse, and disengage voters. How might we reverse this trend? How can we meaningfully enter into political conversations? How can we listen to others, form our own beliefs, and then communicate them respectfully and with purpose? To help answer these questions, we will return to modern democracy’s ancient roots, using the lens of classical rhetoric to explore contemporary political debate. While the word “rhetoric” is often used today to deride precisely what’s wrong with political discourse, as when a policy proposal is dismissed as mere “campaign rhetoric,” it more properly denotes the techniques of effective persuasion. By learning how rhetorical devices are used, we can empower ourselves to analyze policy debates and to make our own contributions. As part of this investigation, we will research issues, debate and develop positions, read and evaluate speeches, write about our own positions, participate in public conversations by writing letters to representatives and opinion pieces for newspapers, and prepare an oral presentation. We will also complete a research project in which we analyze the different perspectives on an issue of interest, formulate our own positions on an issue, and reflect on our internal processes as we take on a belief and act on it. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSSO/USSO; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TWR 9-10:30am
Instructor: Martha Schaffer
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 289F: Biology of Sleep and Dreams
Sleep is a fundamental to human survival, yet the physical and emotional components of sleep are only partially understood. In this seminar, students will investigate unanswered questions about the biology of sleep and dreams, including how sleep impacts and is impacted by wakefulness. We will read about and discuss the meaning of consciousness and the changes that occur in the body during wakefulness, sleep, and dreaming. And we will examine these states primarily from the biological perspective, with attention to the psychological and social influences and effects as well. In applying these perspectives, students will develop familiarity with approaches used to study sleep physiology, including the use of objective measures of altered states of consciousness, as well as narrative descriptions of individuals’ experiences when normal sleep patterns are disrupted. In addition, students will investigate their own sleep and dreams. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSNA/USNA; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TWR 12-1:30pm
Instructor: Heidi Moawad
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 289A: Antibiotics: From Miracle Drugs to Superbugs
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have become an essential drug in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. They are used to cure sexually transmitted diseases, to ward off complications after surgery, and to boost the yield and safety of our food supply. This widespread use has created a significant problem: antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are emerging at an alarming rate. It has been estimated that the useful lifetime of an antibiotic is only eight years. What can physicians, patients, policy-makers, corporations, and consumers do to address this trend? In this seminar, we will examine the science and history of antibiotics, some of the reasons for their overuse, and possible solutions to the problem of antibiotic resistance. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSNA/USNA; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: In-person course
Session: On campus
Time: MTWR 10:30-11:40am
Instructor: Susan Wang
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 290K: Neurobiology of Trauma
Course description TBD
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MTW 12-1:30pm
Instructor: Ageh Bedell
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
OPRE 207: Statistics for Business and Management Science I
Organizing and summarizing data. Mean, variance, moments. Elementary probability, conditional probability. Commonly encountered distributions including binomial. Poisson, uniform, exponential, normal distributions. Central limit theorem. Sample quantities, empirical distributions. Reference distributions (chi-square, z-, t-, F-distributions). Point and interval estimation: hypothesis tests. Prereq: MATH 121 or MATH 125.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MW 1- 2:20pm
Instructor: Maryam Zokaeinikoo
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Operations Research
ACCT 100: Foundations of Accounting
Accounting is the language of business and this course exposes students to that language. This course introduces students to the basic principles, objectives, terminology and role of financial, managerial, and tax accounting in business. This course is intended for both business and non-business majors. This is the first required accounting course for all business majors. Counts as a Quantitative Reasoning course.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MW 2:30-5:30pm
Instructor: Mark Barrus
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Accounting,
BAFI 355: Corporate Finance
The basic goals of this course are to familiarize students with the concepts and tools used in financial management at both the corporate and personal levels. They include the notion of present value, securities valuation, risk and return analysis, and other financial analysis techniques. The concepts and techniques are, in turn, used to evaluate and make decisions regarding the firm’s investments (capital budgeting) and the cost of capital. Prereq: ACCT 100 or ACCT 101.
Dates: June 17 - July 31, 2024
Session: 6 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TR 9am - 12pm
Instructor: Jose Olavarria
Credits: 3 credits
Department: Banking & Finance
USSO 290B: Contemporary American Rhetoric
The health of a democratic society depends on an informed electorate. And yet the attack ads, unverified accusations, sound-bites, and carefully scripted and staged media events that fill television and the Internet tend to misinform, confuse, and disengage voters. How might we reverse this trend? How can we meaningfully enter into political conversations? How can we listen to others, form our own beliefs, and then communicate them respectfully and with purpose? To help answer these questions, we will return to modern democracy’s ancient roots, using the lens of classical rhetoric to explore contemporary political debate. While the word “rhetoric” is often used today to deride precisely what’s wrong with political discourse, as when a policy proposal is dismissed as mere “campaign rhetoric,” it more properly denotes the techniques of effective persuasion. By learning how rhetorical devices are used, we can empower ourselves to analyze policy debates and to make our own contributions. As part of this investigation, we will research issues, debate and develop positions, read and evaluate speeches, write about our own positions, participate in public conversations by writing letters to representatives and opinion pieces for newspapers, and prepare an oral presentation. We will also complete a research project in which we analyze the different perspectives on an issue of interest, formulate our own positions on an issue, and reflect on our internal processes as we take on a belief and act on it. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSSO/USSO; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TWR 9-10:30am
Instructor: Martha Schaffer
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 289F: Biology of Sleep and Dreams
Sleep is a fundamental to human survival, yet the physical and emotional components of sleep are only partially understood. In this seminar, students will investigate unanswered questions about the biology of sleep and dreams, including how sleep impacts and is impacted by wakefulness. We will read about and discuss the meaning of consciousness and the changes that occur in the body during wakefulness, sleep, and dreaming. And we will examine these states primarily from the biological perspective, with attention to the psychological and social influences and effects as well. In applying these perspectives, students will develop familiarity with approaches used to study sleep physiology, including the use of objective measures of altered states of consciousness, as well as narrative descriptions of individuals’ experiences when normal sleep patterns are disrupted. In addition, students will investigate their own sleep and dreams. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSNA/USNA; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: TWR 12-1:30pm
Instructor: Heidi Moawad
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 289A: Antibiotics: From Miracle Drugs to Superbugs
Since the discovery of penicillin in 1928, antibiotics have become an essential drug in the treatment and prevention of bacterial infections. They are used to cure sexually transmitted diseases, to ward off complications after surgery, and to boost the yield and safety of our food supply. This widespread use has created a significant problem: antibiotic-resistant “superbugs” are emerging at an alarming rate. It has been estimated that the useful lifetime of an antibiotic is only eight years. What can physicians, patients, policy-makers, corporations, and consumers do to address this trend? In this seminar, we will examine the science and history of antibiotics, some of the reasons for their overuse, and possible solutions to the problem of antibiotic resistance. Requirements to enroll: 1) Passing letter grade in a First Seminar OR concurrent enrollment in FSTS 100 (if transfer student); AND 2) No previous/concurrent enrollment in FSNA/USNA; OR Requisites not met permission.
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: In-person course
Session: On campus
Time: MTWR 10:30-11:40am
Instructor: Susan Wang
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES
USNA 290K: Neurobiology of Trauma
Course description TBD
Dates: June 3 - July 31, 2024
Session: 8 Week Session
Dates: Online course
Session: Online
Time: MTW 12-1:30pm
Instructor: Ageh Bedell
Credits: 3 credits
Department: SAGES