Summer Courses

Course Description: An introduction to the way in which corporations report their financial performance to interested stakeholders such as investors and creditors. Coverage of the accounting cycle, generally accepted accounting principles, and analytical tools help students become informed users of financial statements.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: Introduction to the use of accounting information by managers within a business. Explores the value of accounting information for the planning and controlling of operations, assessing the cost of a product/service, evaluating the performance of managers, and strategic decision making.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: A graduate-level introduction to the use of accounting information by decision makers. The focus of the course is on two subject areas: (1) financial reporting concepts/issues and the use of general-purpose financial statements by internal and external decision makers and (2) the development and use of special-purpose financial information intended to assist managers in planning and controlling an organization's activities. Generally accepted accounting principles and issues related to International Financial Reporting Standards are considered while studying the first subject area and ethical issues impacting accounting are considered throughout.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: The objective for this course is helping students develop a data mindset which prepare them to interact with data scientists from an accountant perspective. This course enables students to develop analytics skills to conduct descriptive, diagnostic, predictive, and prescriptive analysis for accounting information. This course focuses on such topics as data modeling, relational databases, blockchain, visualization, unstructured data, web scraping, and data extraction.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: The world's cultural diversity is most vividly and dynamically displayed through ritual and festival. Ritual is anything but superfluous; rather, some of the most important work of culture is accomplished through the performance of ritual. Through cross-cultural comparison, by way of readings and films, we explore the following dimensions of ritual: symbols, embodiment, emotion, discipline, contestation of tradition and authenticity, and the orchestration of birth, childhood socialization, gender, maturation, marriage, community, hierarchy, world renewal, and death. Written expression is enhanced through drafting, revision, and peer review.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

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Course Description: This course examines connections between gender and health that are both conceptual and empirical. Students will explore the causes of gender-based differences in health outcomes through case studies of sexual and reproductive rights, HIV/AIDS epidemics and violence. Students will also examine global gender and health trends. The course concludes with an examination of gender inequity in health care and policy implications of these inequities.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

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Course Description: Students study global architecture from pre-history to the 10th century, including form, technology, urban context, and how architecture reflects social, cultural, and political concerns.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: Students study global architecture from the 15th to the 21st century, including form, technology, urban context, and how architecture reflects social, cultural, and political concerns.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: A survey of architectural theory and criticism with emphasis on contemporary architecture. Students will investigate, learn, and apply critical thinking, as well as communicate it to others.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: This course introduces students to fundamental of the Passive House design philosophy as it relates to concepts affecting the energy performance of a building, including thermodynamics, building science, construction, and design. This course utilizes historic and modern passive design principles as a primary framework for these concepts. The course culminates in a final project where students design and model a residential building to meet Passive House Certification.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: An immersive experience outside the student's home culture whereby architecture is studied as the outcome of historic, social, cultural, religious, and physical factors.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: An immersive experience outside the student's home culture whereby architecture is studied as the outcome of historic, social, cultural, religious, and physical factors.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: The measurement science, performance metrics, assessment tools, and fundamental data critical for the development and implementation of building systems associated with life-cycle operation of buildings while maintaining a healthy indoor environment.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: Students will study the roles of stakeholders involved in architecture within the context of project management and business practices including legal responsibilities, and professional ethics. (Second year courses) Class 3, Credit 3 (S)

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: A Critical examination of issues in some area of sustainability not covered in other Golisano Institute for Sustainability courses. Topic depends on specific offering.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: Students in this course will examine the history of illuminated manuscripts, learning about the working methods of artists as well as the cultural significance of the illuminated book. Issues of production, style, function, and patronage will be introduced, and students will explore the relationships between images, texts, and readers.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

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Course Description: Students in this course will examine the history of illuminated manuscripts, learning about the working methods of artists as well as the cultural significance of the illuminated book. Issues of production, style, function, and patronage will be introduced, and students will explore the relationships between images, texts, and readers.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

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Course Description: Students apply their mathematical, data analytic, and integrative business analytics skills in a complex project involving real or simulated data. Under the supervision of an advisor, students work in teams to perform a stipulated task/project and write a comprehensive report at the end of the experience. Subject to approval by the program director, an individual student internship/coop followed by an in-depth report may obtain equivalent credit.

Session: 12-Week Session (5/14-8/12)

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Course Description: The internship seminar is designed to provide the didactic component to help interns achieve the training competencies required by the American Psychological Association, the accrediting body for training in clinical psychology. Interns will be exposed to a variety of doctoral-level clinical psychology content experts in the local community who discuss the ethical conduct of clinical psychologists within the domains of practice, education, consultation, and research with a focus on empirically supported treatment, addiction, and working with diverse populations. The seminar will provide balanced programming for trainees pursuing work with child and adult populations.

Session: 6-Week Session 1 (5/14-6/27)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.

Course Description: The internship seminar is designed to provide the didactic component to help interns achieve the training competencies required by the American Psychological Association, the accrediting body for training in clinical psychology. Interns will be exposed to a variety of doctoral-level clinical psychology content experts in the local community who discuss the ethical conduct of clinical psychologists within the domains of practice, education, consultation, and research with a focus on empirically supported treatment, addiction, and working with diverse populations. The seminar will provide balanced programming for trainees pursuing work with child and adult populations.

Session: 6-Week Session 2 (6/30-8/12)

For prerequisites, availability, other details and to register, go to http://sis.rit.edu/.