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• SPA 456: Senior Seminar in Hispanic Literary, Film, and Cultural Studies I

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Seminars provide in-depth study of current topics in literary, film, and cultural studies related to the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended to be taken in senior year. See departmental website for a listing of recent topics. Prerequisite:    SPA 456 requires prerequisites of SPA 315 and one additional SPA course above SPA 315.
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• SPA 457: Senior Seminar in Hispanic Literary, Film, and Cultural Studies II

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Seminars provide in-depth study of current topics in literary, film, and cultural studies related to the Spanish-speaking world. This course is intended to be taken in senior year. See departmental website for a listing of recent topics. Prerequisite:    SPA 457 requires prerequisites of SPA 315 and one additional SPA course above SPA 315.
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• SPA 472: Nobel Laureates in Hispanic Letters

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is devoted to study those Spanish-language writers from Spain and Spanish America who won the Nobel Prize in Literature during the 20th and 21st century for their literary achievements; to analyze their works and the sociopolitical context of their writings, and to examine the politics of literary awards and the significance of their recognition. Prerequisite:    SPA 472 PREREQ: SPA 330 or SPA 331
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• SPK 208: Public Speaking

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course is designed to introduce the student to both the theory and the practice of public speaking in a variety of communication contexts. Students will develop the skills necessary to use communication as a problem-solving tool in the community. Special emphasis is placed on the student's performance as a sender and receiver of messages directed at social action.
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• SPK 230: Business and Professional Speech Communication

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Practice in effective speaking and listening. Interpersonal communication in the business and professional setting, including reports, sales, and pitch presentations, policy speeches, group dynamics, and speaking.
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• SSC 199: Transfer Credit

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Transfer Credit
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• STA 200: Introduction to Statistics II

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Continuation of MAT 121/MAT 125. Topics include inference about the means, standard deviations and proportions, goodness of fit, analysis of variance, regression analysis, correlation, and nonparametric tests. In addition, students will learn to use SPSS, a statistical analysis software that is available for free through the Ram Cloud. Finally, students will hone their technical writing skills by summarizing their statistical analyses with written reports. Prerequisite:    STA 200 requires a prerequisite of a grade of C- or better in MAT 121, MAT 125 or ECO 251.
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• STA 201: Statistical Methods for Political Polling

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The purpose of this course is to introduce students to the statistical methodology used in the analysis of data from a political survey. Topics will include sampling techniques, hypothesis testing, sample size calculation, categorical data analysis, simple linear regression, and ANOVA. There will be a field trip to the Center for Opinion Research at Franklin and Marshall College at the beginning of the semester. Prerequisite:    STA 201 requires a prerequisite of MAT 121 or PSC 200.
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• STA 202: Sports Analytics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this course we will apply concepts such as regression, classification, clustering, decision trees and others to evaluate players and teams from baseball, basketball, football, hockey and soccer. We will also introduce the statistical programming language R in order to analyze recent (and large!) data sets. Prerequisite:    STA 202 requires a prerequisite of a C- or higher in MAT 121, MAT 125, or ECO 251.
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• STA 203: Probability and Statistics in Gaming

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  In this class students will learn the important role that probability and statistics play in the enjoyment and development of games ranging from blackjack and the lottery to Battleship and World of Warcraft. Statistical topics include descriptive statistics, probability, discrete random variables, and multivariate linear modeling. Throughout the course students will use statistical tools to not only develop optimal strategies while gaming but also to analyze the current trends in contemporary gaming, determine which factors correlate with a game's popularity, and how to develop algorithms for computer opponents. Prerequisite:    STA 203 requires a prerequisite of MAT 121 or MAT 125.
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