Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: utilize an industry-standard digital illustration software application (i.e. Adobe Illustrator or CorelDraw) to create professional designs at an advanced level; master the technical use of the tools and menu options to create professional designs; demonstrate a thorough understanding of the computer software application's capabilities; demonstrate increased levels of comfort and speed in using the computer software application; and synthesize theory with technical and creative skills to provide multiple solutions to technical challenges.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: draw from observation in a variety of black and white media; explain the appropriateness of specific media and/or style of execution to the subject; compose a page that uses illustration with type and Emphasizing shapes (Eyes, three-quarter view, line drawing with some added tone, tinted glass (bottles); draw major shapes first, then secondary shapes including reflection shapes; draw mechanical objects; employ focusing techniques; and attempt drawing blind three or four times.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: execute professional designs through the following processes: assess the design problem being presented based on the client's requirements and needs; target market, consumer demographics, and practical constraints (e.g. deadlines, budget, production techniques); conduct research to gain a thorough understanding of the client, target audience and demographics, product, constraints (e.g. deadlines, budget, production techniques); conduct research to gain a thorough understanding of the client, target audience and demographics, product, and competitors' products; utilize the internet as a research tool; conduct simple surveys with target audience; develop personality sheets based on ideal target audience; brainstorm solutions to the problem based on research results; synthesize results of research and brainstorming to develop several workable solutions to be tested on target audience; test the designs with the target audiences; refine and advance solutions to professional designs based on instructor, peer, self, and target audience's critique and input; produce professional designs in which composition, color, and typography are fully resolved and technical execution is flawless; write an analytical self-evaluation for the project pointing out the strengths and weaknesses of the design; provide constructive criticism to peer designs; increase design speed by arriving at design solutions through a series of short class exercises (time allowing); develop and design the following projects based on the design process listed above: A series of two environmental posters, ad campaign for an existing major product including a series of two print advertisements designed in a series of dimensions to accommodate various media.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to develop and demonstrate skills in the basic techniques of painting different subject matter using oil paints. Emphasis is placed on the essential aspects of composition, lighting, and color choice.

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: prepare files for print including: document setup, color selection, image format selection, scanning techniques, specifying files resolution, trapping procedures, adding print marks and bleeds to files, installing printers, saving postscript files, creating PDF files, proofing proofs; preparing documents for special finishes, preparing documents for binding; demonstrate the ability to request a price quote and order a print job; maintain viable backup system of files; provide constructive criticism to peer designs; and synthesize theory with technical and creative skills to design a PDF portfolio for prospective employers.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate and  the roles of the graphic designer; define and demonstrate an understanding of vocabulary, terms, and definitions pertaining to: composition, color theory, and major art movements in history; identify and analyze the major art movements from prehistory to contemporary; identify and analyze traditional and digital color systems; analyze of the historical, symbolic, and psychological use of color; apply the principles of concept, form, content, color, perspective, and design principles and elements to design; create textures out of letterforms used as shape through the application of transformation principles; apply color principles to create complementary color palettes within design; synthesize theory with practical design skills to create basic designs, placing emphasis on visual hierarchy while combining images and multiple levels of text; critically analyze peers and personal designs; and implement problem-solving skills to improve designs.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: continue to develop and advance the skills gained from Typography I (ART291); identify and exploit natural typographic attributes to establish a proprietary design solution in terms of creating a "brand"; use font selection and apply attributes to establish a minimum of four levels of typographic hierarchy: headline, subheads, body text, and captions; successfully combine two or more font families to create visual texture and compositional interest; demonstrate the ability to anticipate the impact of serif versus sans serif fonts on a design - both in terms of readability and visual impact; become more proficient integrating text and image elements to strengthen visual impact and compositional success; become more proficient using color, contrast, and composition vis-a-vis text elements to enhance informational hierarchy. This course consists of two long term projects: brochure project and CD packaging project.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss the consequences of diversity in the workforce; describe and analyze jobs; explain how the selection process takes place within organizations; describe the assessment process; define motivation; define the role of training and development in strategic planning; and explain the impact of organizational culture on the Human Resource Management process.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: appreciate the circular flows in economic environments; understand the history and nature of macroeconomics; understand the means of determining economic outputs; appreciate the role of government and fiscal policy; understand the banking system and monetary policy; relate to the issues of unemployment; relate to the issues of inflation; and appreciate the interrelation between economic and political considerations.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: achieve and maintain financial stability; understand personal finance fundamentals and concepts; use critical thinking skills for responsible financial planning; and describe, create, and implement attainable and sustainable strategies to comprehend financial issues and meet those challenges successfully.

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss various theories and frameworks for investigating issues and apply the theories to a range of issues in the workplace. The course is open to students across disciplines and provides integration of ideas across multiple business disciplines. 

Upon successful completion of the couse, students will be able to: identify and discuss the basic complexities in the asset, liability accounts; the capital structure of the business entity (debts versus equity) and its implications, the pervasiveness of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and the changes that have occurred in the expectation of report users and the reaction of the accounting community; conduct a basic financial analysis of statements; prepare a cash flow statement; and recognize fundamental cost accounting issues.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: write an assembler source program using a standard editor; compile and correct errors; link the object code into an executable program; and execute the program directly or through the debug facility.

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand the basic components of a computer system; be familiar with terms being used in computer world today; be knowledgeable in the Windows Operating System; and demonstrate proficiency in the most common Microsoft Office applications.

Version 1 and 2: Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to approach programming problems with an object oriented approach and use object-oriented techniques to solve programming problems.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to explain different data structures, how they are used in problem solving, and create and use data structures in a program to be posted.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: discuss the history of the Internet and the technical aspects of the workings of the Internet; structure and layout a web page; code a web site using HTML and CSS; upload, test, and maintain websites; perform advanced web searches; submit websites to search engines; and calculate a budget for building a website.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe the basic structure of an operating system and its components; understand fundamental operating systems abstractions such as processes, threads, files, and semaphores; understand the principles of concurrency and synchronization and interprocess communication; understand basic resource management techniques (scheduling, memory management) and principles and how they can be implemented. Other concepts include issues of performance, fairness objectives, and avoiding deadlocks.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will able to: analyze data found on digital storage media that might provide evidence of wrong-doing; select and apply computer forensics tools used in data analysis, such as searching, absolute disk sector viewing and editing, recovery of files, password cracking, etc.; investigate an infected system and determine that all necessary data was collected to understand the attack method; identify and analyze the stages an ethical hacker requires to take in order to compromise a target system.; analyze basic malwares – basic static and dynamic analysis; and analyze network traffic, identify common attacks like MITM, ARP Poisoning and Spoofing.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify the ways in which situational conditions within a client's social network impact on individual functioning and treatment outcomes; draw an eco-map to represent this social situation; and develop an intervention plan to address these issues.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify the major topics covered in the course and gain skills to enable them to employ effective classroom management techniques.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate awareness of technology available for educating children with diverse needs in an inclusive classroom and evaluate and design a technology tool or program used for children with special needs.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe the fundamentals of the learning process and thereby plan for and implement instruction in the elementary school classroom.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: organize a unit and lesson plan; provide age appropriate materials and games; employ social science and the arts in developing a curriculum to enhance different learning styles;apply reading theories to build reading readiness and reading skills; assess the effects of physical and emotional environment on children and teacher behavior; communicate with families and staff effectively; apply strategies that support children's divergent thinking and problem solving skills; and adapt strategies to the diverse needs of children.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: write within the standard conventions of American or British English; write clear, effective essays designed to address critical positions and problems; understand fundamental stages of writing: pre-writing, writing and rewriting; write research essays, developing theme and using research sources; describe the ways in which narratives (fiction and non-fiction), expository writings and arguments attempt to persuade an audience through appeals to reason and emotion; identify the ways in which narratives, expository pieces and arguments (including literary analyses) are shaped by an author's social, historical, moral, psychological, and philosophical assumptions; draw sound inferences from data; learn difference between inductive and deductive reasoning; take notes effectively; distinguish and use effectively both denotative and connotative aspects of language; locate and evaluate outside sources for use in developing their own analysis; effectively use  writing strategies as analysis, synthesis, interpretation, and definition; develop an ability to refine positions or seek new ones when they recognize weaknesses in their own arguments; and demonstrate an awareness of a broad range of cultural experiences and voices.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate proficiency in listening, reading, comprehension and writing necessary for elementary basic communication in a foreign language. Specifically, students will recognize the alphabet, demonstrate an ability to understand the main ideas and information on a variety of familiar topics. Students read and understand simple texts of familiar topics,  including standard vocabulary and basic syntax;  communicate basic ideas and needs orally by using patterned responses and  in writing,  by writing simple sentences and linking them into a paragraph.  Grammar is expressed in present and one other time frame in comprehensible language. Students will be able to spell phonetically.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: articulate an in-depth understanding of central theological and philosophical issues, as well as symbolic and esoteric elements of the Book of Judges, through reference to a wealth of Biblical, Midrashic and Rabbinic source material, along with knowledge of the Book with its classical commentaries.  Students conduct an analysis of biblical texts and commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and discuss the foundations of Chabad Chassidus philosophy and the terminology of Chabad philosophy and compare and contrast the Chabad Chassidus philosophy to other Jewish philosophical works.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify, describe, interpret and analyze Biblical and Rabbinic sources pertaining to laws of interpersonal communication.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to articulate Rabbinic views on selected contemporary halachic issues.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: determine an issue, problem, information gap, or creative endeavor in the field of Jewish Studies; demonstrate proficiency as an independent learner and critical thinker; engage thoughtfully with Jewish texts from a range of time periods and perspectives; demonstrate proficiency analyzing Jewish texts in their original Hebrew (where applicable); apply research and analysis techniques to the explanation and resolution of an information gap, issue, or problem by studying or creating a project in a respective field; design a project based on theory and knowledge from Jewish Studies courses; synthesize research components to produce a comprehensive valid result in a concrete format; reach conclusions through the use of external resources that reflect knowledge; apply all elements of scholarly activity to a written document, utilizing Standard American English and APA or MLA format; present an ethically responsible final project in an academic and professional format as a bridge to future work/employment; and demonstrate a comprehension of diverse perspectives within the field of Jewish studies.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify and discuss the laws of blessings and their Halachic sources.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to analyze the underlying Jewish legal, ethical, and theological principles relevant to commercial activity, as well as their practical manifestations.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to analyze texts pertaining to identification and definition of selected forms of work prohibited on the Sabbath, Laws of Muktzeh, Laws of candle lighting, and Kiddush, and Havdalah.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to identify, describe, interpret and analyze pertinent rabbinic texts pertaining to laws of prayer.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and discuss common negative character traits and their positive counterparts and identify and describe the key ethical and moral issues outlined in major works of Jewish thought and Mussar.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: articulate the major religious, ethical, Halachic and historical elements of selected topics in the Book of Deuteronomy and have a general knowledge of the book with the commentary of Rashi. Students analyze biblical text and commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: correctly identify the sequence of events recorded in the Book of Esther; analyze the major philosophical and theological themes therein in light of Talmudic and Midrashic sources; and gain skill in textual analysis using commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: articulate an in-depth understanding of the major religious and historical elements of the Book of Ezra as explained in Rabbinic and Halachic sources and in works of Jewish thought and demonstrate general knowledge of the book with the commentary of Metzudot and Rashi.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to identify and describe major themes in the book of Jeremiah as expounded in classical and contemporary Jewish Literature.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to articulate an in-depth understanding of the major religious, historical, and geographical elements of the Book of Joshua; and show proficient textual analysis using the commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify and discuss the major religious and historical elements of the Book of Leviticus; demonstrate basic knowledge of textual analysis of the book of commentary of Rashi and provide textual analysis of the book with the commentary of Rashi and additional classical and modern commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to articulate an in-depth understanding of major religious and historical topics in the Book of Numbers through analysis of readings of Rashi and additional classical and modern commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: interpret and analyze selected sections from the Psalms and relevant Rabbinic literature and identify and describe key themes found in selected Psalms and pertinent Rabbinic literature.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: articulate an in-depth understanding of the major religious and historical elements of the Book of Samuel I and demonstrate general knowledge of the book from the perspective of relevant commentaries and Midrashic and Talmudic sources and increased proficiency in textual analysis.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: read, translate and interpret Biblical and pertinent Rabbinical and classical Jewish literature pertaining to Books: Kings I and II and identify and describe major themes found in those literatures.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to discuss the narratives in Genesis and Exodus and identify ethical and theological motifs implicit in the narratives, according to Talmudic and midrashic sources, as well as the commentaries of Rashi and others.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to read, interpret, and discuss selected classical Halachic sources of the Shulchan Aruch and the Mishna Berurah.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: identify Biblical themes and articulate concepts related to the matriarchs and individual tribes descended from them, as well as demonstrate a sophisticated level of textual analysis in a wide variety of sources, spanning from the Bible itself to Tannaitic works, medieval commentaries, contemporary thinkers, and Hassidic masters. 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: apply integration including definite integrals, limits, integration of logs, exponential functions, trigonometric functions; integrate by parts; integrate using partial fractions; and solve problems involving area, volume, rectilinear motion and growth and decay.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: read, interpret and write presentations using logical mathematical symbols; write proofs of truth value of propositions, using inference rules and axioms of logic; use set theory to explain mathematical logic involving collections of objects as units; discuss the concept of algorithms as processes to solve problems;  solve a recurrence relation; tell whether a function is injective or subjective; define functions explicitly and recursively; calculate probabilities using counting rules, combinations and permutations; write proofs relating number of vertices and number of edges in a tree; write proofs related to connectedness of graphs; and find shortest path in a graph and compute transitive closure of a relation.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: use vectors and vector spaces; solve systems of linear equations; perform matrix arithmetic; solve equations involving matrices; apply determinants, minors, cofactors, classical ad joints, eigenvalues, and eigenvectors of matrices, canonical form of matrices, and invariant subspaces; and use inner products to compute norms.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to analyze the ethical, moral and theological teachings represented in the Avot tract and the various interpretations reflected in the accompanying commentaries.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: understand deeper meanings of the Mitzvot as a system of human development, according to traditional sources in Jewish thought and philosophy and demonstrate how the Mitzvot relates to contemporary philosophical and psychological issues.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the historical background of Rambam's formulation of the principles and the influence of the principles on contemporary discussions, as well as the theological and ethical ideas expressed in the principles.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate understanding of the philosophical and theological centrality of prayer; demonstrate understanding of central themes by analyzing specific parts of prayers; and demonstrate understanding of pertinent laws and their conceptual underpinnings.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate a firm grasp of major issues in contemporary scientific theory and methodology as well as an ability to address those issues from the perspective of traditional Jewish thought.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the major themes in Rabbi Luzatto's Mesillat Yesharim and of the author's particular methodology in interpretation of supportive biblical and rabbinic references cited within the work.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: demonstrate understanding of the philosophic and Halachic substance of Maimonides' writings on repentance and analyze central philosophic issues and their conceptual underpinnings and implications, with reference to similar and divergent positions in a variety of medieval and modern sources.

Upon completion of this course students will be able to: describe brain-imaging and behavioral research technologies used by bio-psychologists:  identify basic brain structures and neural systems; describe the structures and electrochemical processes involved in neural communication; explain the role played by neurotransmitters in the etiology and treatment of psychopathology; describe the functional organization of the sensory systems; explain the concept of neuroplasticity; identify main sources of brain injury and rehabilitation approaches; and describe brain systems that mediate emotions, learning , memory and consciousness.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe the features of adolescence; differentiate the physical, cognitive, social and emotional changes over the life span; discuss a number of theories of adult development; and discuss life cycle issues and issues relating to death and dying (including Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' Stages of death).