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Summer 2009: Class Schedule, Textbooks, and Other Requirements

1. Sophomores          2. Juniors          3. Seniors

1. Sophomore Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2009 courses

Students Course Title
All
Sophomores
Intro to Scripture II
Professor: Michael Barber
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Understanding the Scriptures: A Complete Course on Bible Study' by Scott Hahn
  2. Bible - RSV Catholic Edition. Do NOT to get the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
  3. Catechism of the Catholic Church. [Second Edition or Updated version] Do NOT to get the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
  4. 'Catholic Bible Dictionary' by Scott Hahn
Schedule: Thursday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Sophomores
E-commerce
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Web 2.0: A Strategy Guide' by Amy Shuen
Schedule: Section A: Friday 10:00am - 12:55pm; Section B: Friday 2:30-5:25PM
All
Sophomores
Integrative Thinking: Business Model Strategy and Design
Professor:Derry Connolly
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Opposable Mind' by Roger L. Martin
  2. 'Game-Changing Strategies: How to Create New Market Space in Established Industries by Breaking the Rules' by Constantinos C. Markides
Schedule: Section A: Friday 2:30pm - 5:25pm; Section B: Friday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Sophomores
Media
Sophomores
Fundamentals of Production
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Digital Filmmaking Handbook' by Ben Long and Sonja Schenk.
Schedule: Tuesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Media
Sophomores
Fundamentals of Story Development
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Story' by Robert McKee.
Schedule: Wednesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Media
Sophomores
Business
Sophomores
Principles of Story Telling for Business
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Story Factor' (2nd Revised Edition), by Annette Simmons
Schedule: Tuesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Sophomores
Small Bus: Principles & Practices
Professors: Jerry Jackson
Required Textbook:
  1. 'The Small Business Owner's Manual' Joe Kennedy, 2005
Schedule: Tuesday 2:30 - 5:25pm
Business
Sophomores

2. Junior Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2009 courses

Students Course Title
All
Juniors
Moral Theology & Ethics
Professor: Michael Barber
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'A Course in Thomistic Ethics' by D.Q. McInerny - Click Here
  2. 'Catholic Bioethics and Gift of Human Life' by William May
  3. Bible - RSV Catholic Edition. Do NOT to get the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
  4. Catechism of the Catholic Church. [Second Edition or Updated version] Do NOT to get the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

Schedule: Thursday 2:30 - 5:25pm
All
Juniors
Media and Business: Impact on Culture
Professor: Chris Riley
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'UnChristian', by David Kinnaman
  2. 'Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling', by Andy Crouch
  3. 'Roaring Lambs', by Robert Briner
Schedule: Tuesday 2:30 - 5:25pm
All
Juniors
LaunchPad II: Designing a Solution
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbooks: TBD
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Juniors
Media
Juniors
Directing II
Professor: Nathan Scoggins
Required Textbooks:
  1. Film Directing: Shot by Shot: Visualizing from Concept to Screen (Michael Wiese Productions) by Steven Katz
  2. Shot by Shot; A Practical Guide to Filmmaking (3rd Ed.) by John Cantine, Susan Howard, Brady Lewis.
Schedule: Thursday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Media
Juniors
Sound in Film
Professor: Tom Dunn
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Friday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Media
Juniors
Business
Juniors
Competitive Strategy
Professor: Jerry Jackson
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Competitive Strategy' by Michael Porter
Schedule: Monday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Juniors
Business Development
Professor: Jeremy Durant
Textbooks:
  1. 'Lead Generation for the Complex Sale' by Brian J. Carroll
  2. 'Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch' HBS Case Study
  3. 'Scalix Corp.: The Evolution of a Sales Model' Stanford Case Study
  4. 'Big to Small: The Two Lives of Barry Nalls' HBS Case Study
Schedule: Monday 6:00 - 8:55pm
Business
Juniors

3. Senior Schedule and Textbooks for Summer 2009 courses

Students Course Title
All
Seniors
Catholic Social Teaching
Professor: Michael Barber
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Compendium of the Social Doctrine of the Church' by Pontifical Council For Justice And Peace
  2. Extensive use of The Chruch's Social documents - all of which are available online.
  3. Bible - RSV Catholic Edition. Do NOT to get the New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
  4. Catechism of the Catholic Church. [Second Edition or Updated version] Do NOT to get the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
Schedule: Wednesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
All
Seniors
Wonders of Natural Science
Professor: Jerry Jackson
Required Textbooks:
  1. 'Environmental Chemistry', by Colin Baird and Michael Cann, 4th Edition, 2008.
Schedule: Monday 2:30 - 5:25pm
All
Seniors
LaunchPad V: Actualization
Professor: Dominic Iocco
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Wednesday 2:30 - 5:25pm
All
Seniors
Media
Seniors
Visual Effects
Professor: Nick DiNapoli
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Tuesday 6:00 - 8:55pm
Media
Seniors
Senior Project: Production
Professor: Nathan Scoggins and Tom Dunn
Required Textbooks:
  1. TBD
Schedule: Thursday 2:30 - 5:25pm
Media
Seniors
 
Business
Seniors
Business Development
Professor: Jeremy Durant
Required Textbook:
  1. 'Lead Generation for the Complex Sale' by Brian J. Carroll
  2. 'Goodyear: The Aquatred Launch' HBS Case Study
  3. 'Scalix Corp.: The Evolution of a Sales Model' Stanford Case Study
  4. 'Big to Small: The Two Lives of Barry Nalls' HBS Case Study
Schedule: Monday 6:00 - 8:55pm
Business
Seniors
Risk Management
Professor: Jerry Jackson
Textbooks:
  1. 'Chaotics: the Business of Managing & Marketing in the Age of Turbulence' by Kotler and Caslione
Schedule: Tuesday 10:00am - 12:55pm
Business
Seniors

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