NSU 2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

335 Nova Southeastern University • Undergraduate Student Catalog • 2014–2015 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CSAD 3035 Foundations of Language and Literacy (3 credits) This course will explore the foundations of language and literacy development as content background for effective language and literacy instruction, birth to age 5. Topics include theories of language and literacy development, history of reading and writing instruction, literacy and technology, cultural and linguistic aspects of literacy, and various perspectives and models of literacy learning. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 3030 CSAD 3040 Neuroanatomy (3 credits) This course provides an introduction to the gross structure of the brain and spinal cord and functional relationship of their parts with emphasis on the auditory and vestibular peripheral and central nervous systems. Prerequisite/s: None CSAD 3050 Hearing and Speech Science (3 credits) This course covers the nature of sound, sound transmission, and units of measurement necessary to understand the physiologic, acoustic, and perceptual parameters of hearing and speech production. A basic review of instrumentation and technology available and utilized in speech, hearing, and language research, intervention and assessment is provided. Prerequisite/s: None. CSAD 3060 Directed Observation (1 credits) Students must observe twenty-five clinical clock hours of evaluation and treatment by an ASHA certified and state licensed SLP as an orientation to the clinical aspect of speech-language pathology. Observation hours must be completed at university-affiliated sites and must precede clinical assignments. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 4010, and CSAD 4030. CSAD 4010 Evaluation of Speech and Language Disorders (3 credits) Principles of screening and evaluation of clients typically seen in a clinic, school, hospital or nursing home settings, including administration of specific evaluation instruments. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 3010, and CSAD 3030. CSAD 4020 Evaluation Practicum (1 credits) Participation in speech-language screenings, and observation and participation in full diagnostic evaluations with clients. A minimum number of contact hours required. CSAD 4030 Treatment of Speech and Language Disorders (3 credits) Overview of communication disorders, professional terminology, and intervention strategies. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 3010, and CSAD 3030. CSAD 4040 Treatment Practicum (1 credits) Participation in clinical management of clients having communication disorders. A minimum number of contact hours required. CSAD 4050 Audiology (3 credits) Instruction in test administration and interpretation of standard and specialized tests of auditory function. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 3050. CSAD 4070 Rehabilitation for the Hearing Impaired (3 credits) Prevention and remediation of communication problems resulting from hearing impairment, in populations from birth to geriatrics. Prerequisite/s: CSAD 3030, CSAD 4010, CSAD 4030, and CSAD 4050. CSIS—Computer and Info Systems CSIS 1800 Introduction to Computer and Information Sciences (3 credits) An introductory course to study computer systems layer by layer. The material covers Information Layer, Hardware Layer, Programming Layer, Operating Systems Layer, Application Layer, and Communication Layer. Each layer is covered in great detail and the concepts are supplemented by real examples. CSIS 2000 Introduction to Database Systems (3 credits) This course will give students an introduction to the structured query language (SQL). The course introduces relational, object-oriented, distributed, and multimedia database systems. This course covers concepts and tools necessary to analyze a business scenario, then design and implement a database system that is in 3rd Normal Form. Students will build, populate, query, and write transactions for a relational database. The students also learn how to interface Web based data access via database connection using modern languages and tools. Prerequisite: CSIS 1800 or TECH 1800. CSIS 2050 Discrete Mathematics (3 credits) An introduction to the concepts and techniques of discrete mathematical structures that are used in the theory and application of computer science and computer information systems. Topics covered include set theory, relations, functions, proof techniques, predicate logic, combinational and sequential logic and circuitry, recurrence relations, boolean algebra, graph theory, trees, and discrete probability. Prerequisite: MATH 1200. CSIS 2100 Computer Programming I (4 credits) This course provides an introduction to the principles of computer science by program development in the context of C/C++ environments. Major topics to be covered in this