2018 E-term Bulletin

16 GEN*E299*35 Broadcasting and Announcing Curt Bloom Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 20 Meeting Times: MW F 10:00 am–1:00 pm as well as TBD weekends and nights (whenever there is a game) This project provides training to students on all aspects of broadcast announcing. Students will visit multiple television sets, such as ABC33/40, FOX6, NBC-13 and radio stations, including WERC 105.5 FM, 95.7 JAMZ, WJOX and 107.3 BirminghamMountain Radio. Students will also be exposed to media personalities in the Birminghammarket and attend basketball games that will be either televised on ESPN-3 or broadcast on 91.1 FM. Over the course of the semester, students will learn how to: - Read and write programming in order to become board-ops, dee-jays, or program directors - Read radio and television logs in order to learn how to do numerous behind-the-camera or behind-the-mic tasks - Understand and interpret radio and television terminology in order to understand modern language and perhaps work as a floor director or program director - Learn editing skills through Audacity, such as how to edit their commercials and better fit a :30/:60 time limit for commercial usage Students’ on-air material will be recorded so that they may use it for future employment. Students’ final grades will be determined by in-class participation, progress on reading a 30-second commercial, one quiz, one mid-term, and a final. The mid-term and final projects are audio reads. GEN*E299*36 Criminal Law: An Overview Jack A. Taylor Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 25 Meeting Times: Tu WTh9:00 am–12:00 pm This project provides an overview of criminal law. We will examine the sources of laws and the various types of crimes such as murder, robbery, and burglary. We will also explore the elements of crimes, their defenses, and their punishment. The U.S. Constitution, the Alabama Criminal Code, and an additional text will be the primary resource material for the project. We will examine the U.S. Constitution as it applies to the court system, crimes, the rights of the accused, and criminal punishment. Guest speakers will be invited to discuss various topics. We will meet three days per week for three to four hours per day. Evaluation and grading will be based on class participation, outside assignments, and exams. GEN*E299*33 Analyzing Kinesiology: Utilizing Computing and Sensors to Analyze Athletic Movement Amber Wagner Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 16 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh9:00 am–12:00 pm Have you ever wondered the force your body exerts when pedaling uphill, tackling a receiver, or doing a pirouette? In this project, students will learn about kinesiology, the science of body movement, and apply that knowledge with hands-on experiences, such as developing wearable sensors to measure forces. Combining this knowledge with the data collected, students will have the ability to describe various facets of body movements, biomechanically. Students will be expected to learn the necessary programming and architecture skills to build and program the sensors and to learn the underlying kinesiology of various movements. The project will culminate with students selecting three clustered movements in a given activity (e.g., three movements required in a particular sport or three common movements a student makes such as walking, sitting at a desk, carrying a backpack) and presenting a detailed analysis of those movements. In addition to class time and readings, students are expected to work an additional 15 hours outside of class each week writing code and testing sensors. Grades are determined by class participation, kinesiology quizzes, programming assignments, and a final group project, which will include a 5-page paper (single-spaced, two columns). GEN*E299*34 Beginning Sign Language Amy Mathison Prerequisites: None Open To: All Students Grading System: Letter Max. Enrollment: 20 Meeting Times: M Tu WTh F 9:00 am-12:00 pm The purpose of the project is to enable students to begin to acquire proficiency in American Sign Language through a linguistic, communicative, and cultural approach. Emphasis will be placed on the development of receptive and expressive signing skills and on the acquisition of the fundamentals of applied grammar. ASL will include basic grammar, vocabulary, fingerspelling, numbers, and cultural information related to the deaf and hard of hearing. An exposure to the deaf and hard of hearing culture will be presented, and students are expected to participate in deaf classrooms and deaf community groups via field trips. ASL is a visual language, and therefore regular attendance and participation are mandatory to adequately acquire the understanding of the language. Students will be graded on participation, weekly quizzes, and a final examination. Estimated Student Fees: The cost of two meals to be ordered via sign language at a restaurant.