This introductory course is designed for transfer students in business, information systems, and/or accounting. Topics include the accounting cycle, preparation and analysis of financial statements, internal control, depreciation, inventories, receivables, liabilities, stockholders' equity, ethical issues, and accounting as a decision-making tool.

This course introduces students to managerial decision-making using accounting information. Topics include the master budget, static and flexible budgets, capital budgeting techniques, cost-volume-profit relationships, contribution margin approach to decision-making, cost behavior analysis, job order and process costing, activity-based costing and just-in-time manufacturing. Other topics include standard costing, responsibility accounting, cost performance reporting, special business decisions, incremental analysis, break-even analysis, and pricing under absorption and variable costing.

Students are provided hands-on computer based accounting using QuickBooks, which includes behind-the-scenes accounting. Proper use of QuickBooks business forms for recording sales and receivables, payables and purchases, and payroll will be presented. Students will explore various methods of business problem solving.

This is a comprehensive Income Tax Course (Part I--Basic; and Part II--Intermediate) with materials prepared by "The Income Tax School." "The Income Tax School" has received approval by the California Tax Education Council (CTEC) to provide a comprehensive Federal and California State Income Tax Course to fulfill the 60-hour qualifying education requirement mandated by California State Law. The material is presented through lecture, discussion, and review problems.

This course familiarizes students with current federal taxation practice and procedures, and provides a review for the Enrolled Agent exam that is administered by the Internal Revenue Services.

Students examine U.S. law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, including history, crime measures, legal praxis, and the role of the justice system in a pluralistic society. The responsibility of criminal justice personnel, the legal process, and the structure and function of law enforcement, the courts, and corrections, with an emphasis on the development of criminal law, crime causation, affirmative defenses, and sentencing and incarceration are examined.

This course analyzes and interprets criminal law in the United States, including the legal framework, the courts, and general elements of crimes against persons, property, and public morals and welfare. The history and structure of law, criminal defenses and culpability, and sentencing structures are examined. Students also analyze Constitutional Law in the context of landmark cases to interpret how precedent has impacted the U.S. justice system, the offender, and society. A field trip may be required.

Students analyze and interpret legal praxis associated with criminal procedures from pre-arrest to appeal. Constitutional guidelines, interpretation of statutory and case law, legal aspects of evidence, due process, and rules governing arrest and search and seizure are examined. Students also consider institutional responsibilities, processes, and procedures of the U.S. justice system within a multicultural society.

This course examines American law enforcement, including federal, state, and local systems of policing. Police selection, hiring and training standards, job demands, leadership and ethics, contemporary policing strategies, diversity in law enforcement, and the role of discretion are examined. Emphasis on historical perspectives, police-community relations, institutional accountability, and the challenges and trends of administering justice in a pluralistic society are analyzed.

Students analyze legal, procedural, and ethical considerations in the investigation of crime, crime scene searches, interview and interrogation, and criminal evidence. Sources of information, crime scene management, Modus Operandi, documentation methods, and investigative techniques and challenges related to person and property crimes are examined.

Students explore the complex and dynamic relationship between people and the U.S. Justice System in addressing crime, conflict, and quality-of-life. Emphasis is placed on the challenges, prospects, and understanding of administering justice within diverse multicultural communities. Consensus and conflicting values between policing and culture, race, religion, socioeconomic, political, and other differences are examined.

Students examine the history, evolution, classification, and physiological effects of psychoactive drugs. Federal and state drug regulations, the drug dilemma, legalization, and strategies related to prevention and reduction are explored. Emphasis on the relationship between drugs and social conditions such as violence, crime, education, poverty, and health are analyzed.

Students examine the history and legal structure of the U.S. Juvenile Justice System. Theories of juvenile delinquency, the function and jurisdiction of juvenile justice agencies, common juvenile statutes, and juvenile court procedures are explored. Emphasis on the role of law enforcement, probation, schools, resources, and parents/guardians to address juvenile delinquency are considered, as well as the rights of juveniles, constitutional cases, and juvenile victimization.

Students explore the role of forensics in criminal investigations, including the fundamentals, concepts, and practices of forensic science to solve crime. Emphasis is placed on organic analysis, inorganic analysis, pattern evidence, instruments, firearms, documents, and real evidence. Students also examine standard techniques used to identify and analyze trace and physical evidence such as biology, genealogy, DNA, fingerprints, hair, fibers, controlled substances, impression, ballistic, and explosives.

Students examine the history, theory, and practice of the correctional system in America including adult and juvenile correctional institutions, punishment, and community-based corrections. Emphasis is placed on the correctional process, human rights, constitutional protections, effects of institutionalization, cost, and overcrowding. Ethnicity, gender, and aging populations are also explored.

This course examines the evolution and practice of community-based graduated and intermediate sanctions in corrections, classification and risk, punishment and treatment, cost-effectiveness, and evidence-based methods. Emphasis on social offender populations including mental health needs, sex offenders, gender/gender-identity, and the un-sheltered are considered as well as justice reinvestment, pre-release, supervision, re-entry, and the impact on the community and on victims.

The course introduces the concepts, methods of inquiry, and scientific explanation for biological evolution and their application to humans. It examines the evolution of human biology and behavior, theories of human origins, principle of evolution, genetics, human variation, bio-cultural adaptations, prehistoric humans, and primate behavior. The scientific method serves as the foundation for this course.

This course introduces the student to an overview of the field of social and cultural anthropology. Topics include the development of the field of anthropology, the concept of culture, language and communication, subsistence patterns and economic systems. Other topics covered are sex and marriage, family, kinship and descent, political systems, belief systems, the expressive culture and the challenge of globalization.

This course is an introduction to the theories and applications of two-dimensional form in visual art and design. The students will use a variety of media, tools and techniques in studying the elements and principles of design, which includes the study of line, shape, volume, value, color, texture, pattern, illusion of spatial depth, balance, unity and variety, and scale. The course emphasizes the development of visual vocabulary for creative expression through lecture presentation, studio projects, problem solving and written assignment. Field trips may be included.

Students are introduced to the fundamental elements and compositional principles of drawing. Lecture and studio practice focuses on observational skills, technical abilities and creative approaches in a variety of media, tools and techniques. Topics include studying the elements and principles of drawing, including line, shape, value, linear and atmospheric perspective, texture, proportion, balance, unity and variety. Field trips may be included.

In this introductory course, students will learn the basics of Adobe Photoshop to create digital images for print and for the screen. Topics include color correction, image manipulation, digital painting, photo retouching and restoration, and photo montage and compositing techniques. Use of digital cameras, scanners, and other digital imaging equipment may be required.

This course is an introduction to the fundamental concepts, practices, and theories of graphic design. Students will practice professional graphic design techniques and principles from initial conception to final execution. Topics include integration of the principles of design, color, and composition utilizing computers.

This hands-on course covers the basic techniques of digital video and filmmaking from pre-production to post-production, including storyboarding, camera techniques, lighting, sound, video editing, and distribution. Students will also be introduced to the history of film and video art, copyright policies, and professional practices.

In this course, students will draw from the live human figure. Fundamentals of life drawing will be covered, including drawing shape, volume, mass, proportion, sub-structure, foreshortening and the basics of human anatomy. Techniques include contour, gesture, surface modeling, hatching, cross-hatching and tonal shading using a variety of drawing media.

This course is a continuation of drawing the human figure, with emphasis on the development of skills to achieve naturalism in the human form. Students will work in a variety of media and techniques in order to develop a varied system of mark-making that will convey expression in the human figure in addition to accurate anatomy and proportion.

This intermediate course is a continuation of drawing the human figure, with emphasis on continued practice of technique while developing a personal artistic direction. Topics covered will include development of full-page composition, use of multiple figures, integration of color, theme development, and refinement of personal style. Traditional and non-traditional approaches will be explored.

This course emphasizes the development of a personal direction in life drawing resulting in a self-directed body of work. Students will develop their life drawing studies into resolved portfolio pieces.

This course is an introduction to techniques and processes for the production of small metal sculpture and jewelry metal arts in non-ferrous and precious metals. This course includes an examination of the history and contemporary practices of small metal arts and jewelry with a global cultural perspective. Field trips may be included.

This is an intermediate course in small metals processes with emphasis on the techniques of casting. This course also includes an examination of the history and contemporary practices of casting. Field trips may be included.

In this course, students will build on technical skills learned in previous metalsmithing and small metal arts courses and will be introduced to more advanced techniques. Students will develop an individual body of work reflective of their aesthetic interests and personal goals. Students will also research educational and careers options in small metal arts and jewelry professions. Class critiques, and research on historical and contemporary trends are explored. Field trips may be included.

This is an introductory course to the appreciation of the visual arts drawn from a wide variety of media, cultures and time periods. Students will learn to analyze art forms in regards to the elements and principles of art, and will be introduced to various technical procedures and materials, allowing students to make connections regarding these formal attributes and the work's content or meaning. The function and communication of visual arts within societal contexts will also be examined.

This course is an illustrated survey of Western Art History from the Prehistoric through the Gothic periods. Course content emphasizes painting, sculpture, and architecture from important centers of Western culture, and how art reflects historical, social, political, and religious attitudes of the time. Presentation of the material is through lecture with projected images. Comparative analysis of styles and artists with critical evaluation of aesthetics will be included. Topics include Prehistoric, Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Early Christian, Romanesque, Byzantine, Medieval, and Gothic Art. Field trips may be required.

This course is an illustrated survey of Western Art History from the Renaissance through the present. Course content emphasizes painting, sculpture, and architecture from the most important centers of culture, and how art reflects historical, social, political, and religious attitudes of the time. Presentation of the material is through lecture with projected images. Comparative analysis of styles and artists with critical evaluation of aesthetics will be included. Topics include Early to High Renaissance, Mannerism, Baroque, Rococo, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Post Impressionism, Fauvism, Cubism, Abstract Expressionism and Post-Modernism. Field trips may be required.

This illustrated history of Modern Art will explore a wide range of artworks, including painting, sculpture, design, architecture, and photography, from the 19th and 20th centuries. Major schools of Western artistic expression to be explored include: Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism, Nabis, Symbolism, Expressionism, Cubism, Dada, Modernism, Social Realism, Abstract Expressionism, Op, Pop, New Realism, Surrealism, Futurism, Constructivism, and Feminism. Students will learn to evaluate art critically and will gain an understanding of how works of art serve to reflect the social, political, and philosophical ideas of the time. Field trips may be required.

This course provides a select overview of art and architecture from India, Southeast Asia, China, Korea, and Japan from pre-history to modern times. Students will apply critical evaluation and comparative analysis of secular and religious trends to assess and appreciate how historical trends have influenced and shaped the arts in Asia today. Local field trips to see original works of art and artifacts may be required.

This is an introductory science course for non-science majors covering topics of modern Astronomy. It highlights pivotal aspects in the history of Astronomy such as its distinction and further separation from Astrology. It lists the physical processes governing the origins of a star system and indicates the causes of the apparent motion of sky objects and cyclic sky events. The sources of periodical astronomical events such as phases of the moon, solar and lunar eclipses, meteor showers, and seasons are identified and related via the fundamental laws of physics. The astronomical tools of photometry and spectroscopy are introduced for their indispensable role in analysis towards the detection of planets around other stars, the investigation of dark matter and dark energy, and the ongoing search for extraterrestrial life. Additional topics include the origins of galaxies, large scale structure, and a full description of the Big Bang theory.

This is an introductory course focusing on the main physical processes governing the solar system formation and its evolution. It introduces the scientific methodology adopted by astronomers to establish self-consistent models of celestial processes. It highlights the latest achievements in space exploration on planets and their moons, and other minor bodies such as asteroids, comets, and dwarf planets. Special consideration is given to current research focusing on origins of life and the search for evidence of extraterrestrial life, past or present.

This is the first course in a two term majors-sequence for students preparing for careers in the sciences, science education, biochemistry, or medicine. This lecture and laboratory course emphasizes the nature of science and the scientific method, and fundamental principles and theories in biology at the molecular and cellular level. Topics will include biological chemistry, cell structure and function, bioenergetics, cell reproduction, Mendelian inheritance, molecular genetics, biotechnology, evolution of the genome, and some biochemical laboratory techniques for proteins and DNA. Field trips may be required.

This is the second course in a two semester majors-level sequence for students preparing for careers in the sciences, science education, or medicine. This lecture and laboratory course emphasizes the form and function, evolution, and biodiversity of unicellular and multicellular organisms. Topics include bacteria, archaea, protists, fungi, plants, and animals including the phylogenetic relationships among major taxa, macroevolution and Earth history, ecology, and adaptation. Science, the scientific method, and laboratory techniques are also covered. Field trips may be required.

This course introduces students to biology using humans as the exemplary organism. It covers the scientific method, biological chemistry and molecules, cell structure, evolution and the biological relationship of humans to all organisms, common human pathogens, human organ systems, human genetics and biotechnology, and the effect of human interactions with the environment. The course is intended for non-science majors.

This is an introductory biology course for non-science majors. Topics covered include general principles and basic concepts of biology including the characteristics and classification of living systems, cells, metabolism, development, health, reproduction, genetics, evolution, and ecology.

This course introduces students to the study of human heredity including the cellular basis of heredity, gene expression and Mendelian & non-Mendelian patterns of inheritance. The course also covers the nature of selected genetic disorders, genetic screening and testing, bioethics, the role of genetic counseling, and biotechnology including recombinant DNA techniques, assisted reproductive technologies, the human genome project, and bioinformatics.

Students are introduced to the world of plants and their ecological importance to humans. Plants provide the oxygen we need to breathe and the food we need to eat. Students will learn about plant anatomy, flowers and fruits, genetic modification of plants, nutrition, agriculture, gardening, plants for material, medicinal plants, poisonous plants, algae, fungi and diseases. Discussions include the impact of plants on the development of civilizations, the need for conservation, and the role of plants in the total environment.

This course introduces students to the study of the abundance and distribution of plants and animals, and their interrelationships with the environment. Topics covered include the intersection of evolution and ecology, population biology, community organization, ecosystem function, biodiversity, preservation and conservation, and human ecology.

This course is an introduction to the biology and ecology of wildlife for non-science majors. Emphasis is on wildlife, and its relationship to ecological succession and conservation, energy, mass, and to ecological crises resulting from human exploitation and the increase in the human population. Field trips may be required.

This course covers the structure of the human body including identifying parts, understanding interrelationships, and making clinical applications. Laboratory activity includes the study of models, dissection of a human cadaver and other selected mammalian organs, and use of the microscope to study different cell types and major tissue types. This course is primarily intended for nursing, OT, PT, RT, Chiropractic, and other health-related majors.

Students are introduced to cellular physiology and metabolism. Students study the physiological processes of the human body systems including nervous, endocrine, muscular, urinary, respiratory, sensory, digestive, cardiovascular and reproductive. Other topics include disease and the loss of homeostasis in the body. This course is designed for college degrees in nursing, physical and occupational therapy, and certain science and preprofessional majors.

General Microbiology covers the structure and activities of microorganisms, including bacteria, viruses, protozoa, fungi, helminths, and algae. This course also covers principles of microbial control, metabolism, environmental microorganism genetics, genetic engineering, disease, modes of infection, and immunity. Emphasis is on aseptic laboratory technique, and the application of microbiology to human welfare.

Students will learn to create and format business documents such as letters, memos, tables, reports, and employment documents. Standard industry requirements will be covered and emphasized. Students will learn how to produce documents that mirror or meet industry requirements. Speed and accuracy will be emphasized. Students will be able to produce an error-free document at the end of the course.

This course teaches skills that are required in the healthcare office environment such as appointment scheduling, processing medical forms, transcription of medical documents, and handling patients. Students will work with an Electronic Health Records software application such as EPIC.

The medical professions, healthcare settings, and medical forms and documents will be reviewed. Emphasis will be placed on mastering medical terms, abbreviations, spelling rules for component parts, body systems, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes. Students will learn to use medical terms correctly in medical forms and documents. Students will also learn how to handle patient confidentiality in healthcare offices.

Communications in the business world today will be emphasized--the process, development, and presentation (both written and oral) and how communication is executed. Students will learn to plan, develop, compose, and edit a variety of documents. Social media tools and guidelines for communicating (blogs, Internet forum, media sharing, social networking, virtual reality, etc.) will be discussed. Current letter styles, reports and effective business correspondence will be reviewed. Students will learn about the trends and changes in words and expressions used frequently in the workplace.

Introductory and advanced Excel topics will be covered in this course, including formulas, functions, formatting, themes, cell styles, charts, diagrams and general management of worksheets. Advanced topics include conditional formatting, tables, financial functions, lookup functions, what-if analysis, pivot tables/charts, summarization and consolidation of data.

This course will expound on the importance of human relations. Customer service will also be covered. In addition, attitude, good work habits, time management, ethics, personality styles, management styles, teamwork, leadership, diversity will be discussed. A hands-on approach will be used to demonstrate how employees can use soft skills effectively in the workplace and in personal situations.

Occupational Work Experience is designed for students who work or volunteer in a field related to their career major. Students are required to provide evidence that they are enrolled in a career program (e.g., education plan or coursework in a career/occupational subject area). Students can earn one unit of credit for each 60 hours of unpaid volunteer time or 75 hours of paid work during the semester. Students can repeat Career/Occupational Work Experience, combined with General Work Experience, or alone, up to a maximum of 16 units. Internship/job placement is not guaranteed.

Students will be introduced to the billing process used in the medical offices today. Health insurance information will be covered. Students will learn to complete common medical insurance forms using a computer-based program. The medical billing career will be discussed. The claims process will be emphasized.

Students will learn step-by-step coding used in the medical field. The use of the CPT (Current Procedural Terminology) and ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases) manuals will be covered. All codes used in the billing process in the medical environment will be covered. Students can use this course to help them prepare for the medical coding certification exam.

This course explores the complex process of entrepreneurship from identifying a viable business idea, to creating a successful start-up, including planning for growth and continuing innovation, as well as avoiding pitfalls while launching an idea into a business. This course provides a good introduction for individuals seeking to create and manage a start-up business.

This course introduces statistics with an emphasis on business applications. Students will learn how to collect, analyze, interpret, and present numerical data for the purpose of making more effective decisions. Topics include: collection and presentation of data, measures of central value and spread, probability, sampling and the sampling distribution of the sample average, estimation via confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, and regression and correlation. This course requires the use of quantitative skills acquired in intermediate algebra and finite math.

Students study laws and regulations affecting business decisions including legal concepts and cases in the areas of ethics, business torts, contracts, consumer and merchant sales, competition, environment, agency, employment and business organizations.

Students are introduced to the business functions and practices as they have developed over time in the U.S. Students will be introduced to topics such as organizational structure and behavior, management, marketing, finance and accounting, operations and information systems, and ethical responsibilities of corporations. Special emphasis will be placed on the emergence of global business, its impact and the significance of small businesses.

This course is a continuation of Introductory Chemistry with emphasis on the basic principles of organic and biological chemistry. It is designed for allied health and industrial technology majors. Topics that will be covered will include hydrocarbons, alcohols, ethers, carbonyl compounds, carboxylic acids, esters, and amines. It will also include an introduction to the structures and properties of carbohydrates, lipids, and other biopolymers.

This course is an examination of information systems in business. Students will focus on information systems, database management systems, networking, e-commerce, ethics and security, computer systems hardware and software components. Application of these concepts and methods will be through hands-on projects developing computer-based solutions to business problems.

This course is an introduction to computer programming and the fundamentals of application development. The focus is on problem solving and program design, including analysis, data structures, programming logic, and fundamental design techniques for event-driven programs. Students will implement their designs in C/C++ and Python on a development platform. Debugging and testing will be treated as extensions of the coding task.

This course teaches basic skills in HTML and design/layout concepts. These techniques will be used to design, develop and maintain professional Web sites.

This course will introduce students to PHP and MySQL. This course will cover installation, configuration, and administration of PHP and MySQL. Students will use PHP for server-side processing of their dynamic web pages. Students will use SQL to build MySQL databases and tables, to access, insert, delete, and modify database content, and to administer user accounts. This course will use PHP to interact with MySQL database for simple Web-based applications.

This course teaches basic programming concepts and techniques that provide students with a guide to developing real-world business applications using the Java programming language. The fundamental concepts of variable declaration, selection statements, loops, methods, arrays, and classes prepare students to learn object-oriented programming in a problem-driven way.

This course is an introduction to the systematic approach to design, construction, and management of computer programs, emphasizing program documentation, testing, debugging, maintenance and reuse. The course will include C++ features such as data types, control structures, I/O, functions, classes & objects, pointers, inheritance and polymorphism.

Systematic introduction to fundamental concepts of programming through the study of the Python programming language. Topics include control structures, functions, classes, string processing, lists, tuples, dictionaries, working with files, elementary graphics, recursion, data abstraction, problem solving strategies, code style, documentation, debugging techniques and testing.

This course provides students with an understanding of basic principles of general and interpersonal communication. It enables them to develop better interpersonal effectiveness through discussion of both effective and ineffective communication techniques, emphasizing the practice of constructive interactive skills.

Students survey the discipline of communication studies with emphasis on multiple epistemological, theoretical, and methodological perspectives relevant to the systematic inquiry and pursuit of knowledge about human communication. Students explore the basic history, assumptions, principles, processes, variables, methods, and specializations of human communication as an academic field of study.

Students are taught the skills of speechmaking. Students focus on the following basic elements: rhetorical theory, researching, organizing and outlining a topic, analyzing an audience, effective use of language, ethics, effective presentation aids, critical listening, credibility, and physical delivery. Students will be required to attend speech activities outside of the classroom environment.

Students study communication transactions among members of differing cultures including definitions, perceptions, models, patterns, values, beliefs, customs, and attitudes that affect intercultural communication. Students will examine culture-specific modes of communication and identify factors that impede effective intercultural understanding.

This course provides students with an understanding of how to support intelligent decision making by using reasoned discourse. This course will cover instruction in logical analysis of modern controversies, the formulation of propositions for argument, construction of arguments, and application through discussion and debate. This course emphasizes the importance of competent advocacy in a free society.

Students study communication and decision making within the group context. Concepts such as group interaction; leadership, status and power; conflict and cohesiveness; rules and roles; verbal and nonverbal messages and problem-solving will be investigated.

This course is an introduction to basic computer programming concepts using both the procedural and an object-oriented paradigm. It is intended for non-computer science majors, and for students interested in COMSC 075 who would like a more gradual entry into computing fundamentals. Topics include hands-on practice with software engineering tools, simple programs, variables, control structures, functions, input/output, and introduction to abstraction. Specifications, adherence to style guidelines, and the importance of testing to ensure that programs are usable, robust, and modifiable, will be addressed throughout the course.

This course introduces students to the field of Data Science through computational and inferential thinking. Given data arising from some real-world problem, students will learn the fundamental skills in computer programming and statistical inference needed to analyze that data so as to understand and solve that problem. The course also addresses social issues surrounding data analysis, such as privacy, security, and design.

This course is an introduction to computer science using the C++ programming language. Students will write computer programs that include control structures, iteration, methods and argument passing, and classes. Problem solving, documentation, programming style, and program design and development are addressed throughout the course.

This course is an introduction to computer science using an object-oriented programming language. Students will write computer programs that include control structures, iteration, methods and argument passing, and classes. Problem solving, documentation, programming style, and program design and development are addressed throughout the course.

This course covers data abstraction and structures as well as associated algorithms for linear lists, stacks, queues, trees, and other linked structures, arrays, strings, and hash tables. Software engineering techniques are applied to the design and development of large programming projects in an object-oriented environment. Searching and sorting algorithms are also covered.

This course covers the elements of the functional, object-oriented, and declarative programming paradigms. Topics include procedural abstraction; control abstraction using recursion, higher order functions, generators, and streams; data abstraction using interfaces, objects, classes, and generic operators; and language abstraction using interpreters and macros. Students will complete several significant programming projects using Python. The central idea in this course is the management of program complexity through abstraction.

This course is an introduction to the discrete mathematical structures used in computer science with an emphasis on their applications. Topics include basic logic; predicates and quantifiers; proof techniques; sets, functions, and relations; induction and recursion; counting techniques and discrete probability; and graphs and trees.

This course will guide students through a journey of self-discovery, reflection, inquiry, action, and career exploration while learning about becoming civically engaged global citizens. Students will develop greater interpersonal skills, cultural sensitivity, and stress-management skills through their community service. Strategies for lifelong personal and career success will pull from Habits of Minds, Growth Mindset, Grit, and Mindfulness theories.

This course assists students with career/major selection. Students will identify personal interests, abilities, goals, values, and lifestyle preferences. Students will examine career trends and opportunities, employment outlook and the nature of today's workplace. Students will learn about personal and professional planning as it relates to careers through job search techniques, resume writing, interviewing, career building and realistic decision making.

This course surveys effective study skills and methods by contrasting ineffective study habits with techniques that maximize learning and memory. Emphasis is on promoting healthy changes in lifestyle that manage stress, improve health and overall well-being. Techniques to change behavior such as setting goals, managing time, increasing concentration, and controlling procrastination are practiced. Lecture topics include effective listening and note-taking skills, textbook reading, marking and vocabulary systems, memory strategies, and research paper methods using library resources. This course orients students to transition to college course expectations and procedures.

This course is designed to assist students who have applied to San José State with their transition from EVC to San José State University. Students will actively plan the steps for this transition. Students will tour the SJSU campus, become aware of its various academic and non-academic resources and meet with faculty and staff from SJSU. Students will do basic career/major exploration, learn about California's higher education system, and prepare educational plans. Field trip may be required.

Students will explore dance from an aesthetic, historic, and cultural point of view. Students will examine the elements of dance including body, space, time, and dynamic qualities and develop a vocabulary with which to analyze and write critically about dance. Dance will be explored in many of its genres including social dance, jazz dance, ballet, modern, and dance from cultures around the globe from historical and contemporary perspectives. Attendance at a live dance performance may be required.

This course is an introduction to the principles of macroeconomic theory. It explains the forces affecting national economies such as variations in money and credit, income, output, productivity, employment, prices and inflation. It also examines monetary and fiscal theories, explains the role the government plays in the U.S. and other national economies as a result of monetary and fiscal policies and through the exercise of its regulatory powers. The course also provides an overview of how changes in inflation rates, interest rates, and the international value of the dollar reflect variations in the economy. This course provides an overview of the effects the government has upon businesses and households as a result of its taxation and spending policies.

Microeconomics focuses on economic behavior of individual economic units such as consumers, firms, and resource owners. It examines the market system as a means of solving the problems in the production and distribution of goods and services in a society. An analysis of the effectiveness of the price system in providing the society with an equitable distribution of goods, services and income is featured. It explores some of the more urgent micro-economic problems such as monopoly power of big business and big unions, government regulations and consumer protection, the energy crisis, taxes and welfare.

Students will learn how to effectively implement instructional technology into an educational environment. Students will explore how online learning technology, combined with pedagogy, digital media, and educational applications can be used to develop an engaging teaching and learning experience.

Teaching online has some fundamental differences from teaching in a traditional classroom. This course introduces students to the foundations and practices at the heart of the differences. In this course, students will gain proficiency in the unique qualities and perspectives of online teaching, including ways to support the success of online students, how to lay a foundation for a productive learning community, and how to infuse a distinctive presence into the course. It will also walk students through the pertinent federal, state, and local regulations impacting online teaching, to set them on a path to designing successful online courses.

This course teaches the skills and knowledge necessary to create effective online learning environments using the current Course Management System (CMS). Students will explore examples of the content, learn to navigate the interface, add tools and content, and perform basic course management functions. This course also integrates the Course Design Rubric to train faculty how to not just build courses in the CMS, but how to build quality courses. Students will learn to customize their courses, focusing on course design, interaction and collaboration, assessment, and learner support. By the end of the course they should have an in depth understanding of Canvas tools and be ready to begin using this CMS for their classes.

This course provides an overview of accessibility within online courses, focusing on the skills needed to make a course both technically accessible and usable to a broad range of students. The course covers how to use online tools, including a Course Management System (CMS), to create accessible resources, to retrofit existing resources, and to curate new resources. The focal point of the course is learning how to use editors (both in a CMS and in common software, such as Microsoft Word) to enhance accessibility.

This course is designed for educators to understand copyright and fair use concepts and how to manage copyrights by exploring various areas of copyright law. The purpose is to build the responsibility among educators to prepare students with the essential 21st century copyright and fair use skills to be successful in the digital world.

Students will explore new emerging technologies and strategies for combating the social, economic and political barriers to recruiting and retaining women in STEM fields. Women's contributions towards the advancement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields and their under-representation will be covered.

The purpose of this course is to help participants develop better workflows and streamline the process of integrating Open Education Resources (OER) into any learning environment. This course is designed to demonstrate how to find, adapt, and use OER.

This course provides the skills needed to become proficient with web-conferencing tools to create a warm, secure and hospitable synchronous learning environment. It will also help develop inclusive community norms and lesson plans for live sessions that use effective instructional skills to support the diverse needs of community college students.

This is the first course in a transfer level sequence designed to equip students with the skills necessary for writing college level compositions. The course emphasizes expository writing, critical reading, and research techniques. Students are required to produce a series of academic essays including a documented research paper in conventional format. Analysis of readings and the practice of writing processes create the bases for student essays.

This is a second semester college composition course, emphasizing expository and argumentative writing directed toward an analysis of ideas and concepts from a wide variety of literature; this includes discussion of fiction, drama, poetry, the essay, and other expository prose-- stressing critical reading in these genres. All English 001B students will take a Department Final which will be holistically scored by at least two faculty members and will represent 20% of their course grade.

This course presents the elements of critical reasoning and logic. Students will learn to identify the basic structures of arguments and the ways people use language to fortify or to falsify arguments. Students will analyze and demonstrate these techniques by writing and critiquing essays and using research strategies.

This course is an introduction to the world's mythology and its relationship to everyday life. It investigates cross-cultural patterns of myths: gods and goddesses of earth and sky, hunt and harvest; the cycle of the hero; the creation, destruction, and renewal of the world; myths as potent forces today in literature and the arts as well as in everyday life.

This course surveys selected Mexican-American authors to develop an awareness of the experiences and literary contributions of Mexican-Americans living in the United States. The course is designed to heighten critical awareness of the image of the Mexican-American in distinct genres of literature. The focus will be on works written from mid 20th century to the present.

Students study the African-American experience in America as viewed through the literary works of African-American authors from slavery to 1930. The course is designed to analyze the various and unique social scientific approaches — namely the historical, the psychological, the sociological, the artistic and the philosophical — that African-American authors employ in exposing, exploring and, in general, informing an oftentimes unreceptive reading audience.

This course includes representative American literature from its beginning to 1865, including works of writers of the Colonial, Revolutionary, and Romantic periods, with some emphasis on social and cultural backgrounds.

Students will learn and use critical thinking, analytical reading, and writing skills needed for success in transfer level composition, including paraphrasing, summarizing, development of complex content, revision, sentence techniques, research, evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of sources.

This course covers the principles of engineering drawings in visually communicating engineering designs and an introduction to computer-aided design (CAD). Topics include the development of visualization skills; orthographic projections; mechanical dimensioning and tolerancing practices; and the engineering design process. Assignments develop sketching and 2-D and 3-D CAD skills. The use of CAD software is an integral part of the course.

Students learn the fundamentals of computer assisted problem solving, as it applies to the solution of engineering problems. The four major themes of this course are algorithm development, efficient programming/modeling, PC device interfacing, and practical and user friendly pre/post processing techniques. The C++ programming language is used to obtain solutions to various engineering problems. Object oriented programming using subjects such as classes, pointers, inheritances, dynamic allocation of memory space, and standard template libraries are emphasized.

This course is fundamental for electrical engineering and computer engineering majors, as it lays the foundation for most upper-division coursework in these fields. It provides a comprehensive exploration of electrical circuits, emphasizing the application of circuit laws and network theorems through analytical techniques. The course encompasses the analysis of circuits containing various components, such as resistors, capacitors, inductors, and operational amplifiers, in both DC and AC scenarios. Topics covered include the natural and forced responses of RLC circuits, phasors, AC power calculations, power transfer, and energy concepts. Furthermore, students will gain exposure to the construction and measurement of electrical circuits, becoming proficient in using electrical testing and measurement instruments like multimeters, oscilloscopes, power supplies, and function generators. They will also learn to work with circuit simulation software and interpret both measured and simulated data based on circuit analysis principles, catering to DC, transient, and sinusoidal steady-state conditions. Practical aspects, including component value tolerance and non-ideal characteristics of laboratory instruments, will be addressed, along with the construction and measurement of basic operational amplifier circuits.

This is an interdisciplinary course in which students examine the interaction between human societies and the environment. Students will study important physical and biological properties necessary for life on Earth. They will explore major issues that are bound to affect the future of humans on our planet including population growth, resource exploitation, pollution, climate change, and the loss of biodiversity. Students will also consider environmental policies and the prospects for a sustainable future. Field trips may be required. ENVIR-010 meets general education requirements for science with a lab and can be counted as either a life science or as a physical science course.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for ESL students at a low-intermediate level. It is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop and improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing, and vocabulary development through the use of an interactive computer software program.

This is a low-intermediate grammar/writing course for non-native speakers of English. Students learn grammar and writing techniques for composing sentences and short paragraphs.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for ESL students at an intermediate level. It is designed to provide students the opportunity to develop and improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing, and vocabulary development through the use of an interactive computer software program. Twenty-four hours of lab work are required for each 1/2 unit of credit. Repeatable to a maximum of 1.0 unit.

This is an intermediate writing course for non-native speakers of English. Students will focus on writing well organized and fully developed paragraphs with correct grammar, sentence structure and word choice.

This course will focus on developing academic listening and speaking skills at an intermediate-mid level of language proficiency. It will also emphasize idiomatic and academic vocabulary, cultural awareness, and discussion skills through the use of multimedia materials.

The content of this lab will facilitate skills development for ESL learners at a high-intermediate level. It is designed to provide students the opportunity to work on an individual basis with computer software as well as written work to improve their skills in listening comprehension, oral production, reading, writing and vocabulary development.

Students read and write compositions of multiple paragraphs and short essays on academic topics to acquire grammar, writing, and vocabulary skills for college-level academic work. Concurrent enrollment in ESL 372L is required for computer-assisted grammar and writing practice with lab assistance.