Coursework
Spring 2021
Honors Digital Systems
Students will explore the systems which organizations use to create their digital products, including the platforms which these systems are built upon and the API ecosystem by which systems extend their reach and capability. Students will discuss cyber-security including the risks and responses that surround our digital products. Finally, in this Age of Software, students will be introduced to the creation of software by learning the basics of programming in JavaScript.
Doing Justice
This course is a General Education course that explores the pressures faced on Justice Agencies. Students explore these pressures by focusing on certain historical and current events, most of which occurred in Philadelphia from 1925-2020.
Honors Microeconomic Principles
This course presents an introduction to microeconomics. A basic understanding of the ideas presented in this class will be useful in understanding what is happening in the economy and provide a basis for further study in economics.
Quantitative Methods for Business II
The overarching theme of this class is to prepare students to be proficient in areas of quantitative analysis, and to use those skills to solve relevant business applications. Excel will be used to reinforce topics and present solutions
Representing Race
This course will examine a wide range of representations of African people and cultures in film, literature, scientific and legal writings, popular culture and artistic expression.
Fall 2020
Analytical Reading and Writing
Analytical Reading and Writing is a foundational course in the General Education program. The goal of this course is to introduce students to the challenges and pleasures of college writing.
Leadership and Organizational Management
Leadership and Organizational Management is an introductory level Human Resources Management course that is designed to introduce students to basic management tactics.
Macroeconomic Principles
The main goal of this is to learn as much as possible about how the economy works, how people talk about it, and some of the language and ideas of those discussions.
Quantitative Methods for Business I
The overarching theme of this class is to solidify foundational quantitative and excel skills and use those skills to solve relevant business applications.
Technological Horizons
In this course, students discuss the global impact of technology on people and how people can similarly impact the development of future technologies. To do this, the course introduces the critical and computational thinking that goes into evaluating and solving a problem and then implementing the solution using computer technology.