Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing and admission to Professional Education Program or permission of department chair
Stresses research-based teaching/learning principles used in a classroom setting to enhance learning. Includes study of parent education, involvement, and support strategies, and collaboration with community agencies and professionals. Emphasizes the application of theory to practice with emphasis on teacher-student instructional interaction and teacher/parent/community agency interactions. Designed to help students understand how children develop and learn and how that knowledge should influence classroom teaching.
Prerequisite(s): CHEM 1215
Corequisite(s): CHEM 1220
Is designed for the physical and biological sciences and engineering. Teaches intermolecular interactions, properties of solutions, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry. Follows CHEM 1215 and emphasizes topics from CHEM 1220.
Course Lab fee of $39 applies.
Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Theory
AUT-2240
Average GPA: 2.87
Withdraw Rate: 2%
Total Enrollment: 141
Number of Reviews: 0
Offers an In-depth study of automotive heating, ventilation, air conditioning (A/C), and refrigeration systems. Includes theory of operation, diagnosis and repair of HVACR systems. Environmental safety issues are stressed including laws and regulations, CFC recovery and recycling, ozone depletion, and new, environmentally friendly, systems. Computerized automatic temperature controlled systems are also covered. Stresses service, diagnosis and troubleshooting using electronic test equipment.
Software fee of $10 applies.
Lab access fee of $15 for computers applies.
Provides an introduction to basic concepts, theories, principles of oral communication as applied to a variety of speaking situations. Develops competence in oral communication through performance, the development of critical thinking skills, arrangement of ideas, and use of evidence and reasoning to support claims. Explains how culture influences what is considered effective public speaking.
May be delivered online.
Canvas Course Mats $69/McGraw applies
Prerequisite(s): BIOL 1610 with a minimum grade of C- and CHEM 1110 with a minimum grade of C-
Corequisite(s): ZOOL 2425
Studies the functions of the human body at the chemical, cellular, organ, and system levels. Explains control mechanisms involved in homeostasis and stimulus/response pathways. Involves problem solving and analytical thinking. Includes weekly laboratory.
Prerequisite(s): (BIOL 1010 or BIOL 1610) and (ENGL 1010 or ENGH 1005). CHEM 1110 highly recommended
Corequisite(s): MICR 2060
Studies the history of microbiology. Explores bacterial, fungal, parasitic, and viral diseases and their causes. Discusses the classification, physiology, genetics, and physical and chemical control of microbes. Emphasis is on clinical applications. Designed for those planning a career in the health professions such as nursing, dental hygiene, medicine, pharmacy, and dentistry. Includes weekly laboratory.
Course Lab fee of $44 for materials, lab applies.
Prerequisite(s): ENGH 0890 or appropriate placement scores.
Focuses on reading-based writing with strong rhetorical concentration; expands critical reading, writing, and thinking concepts from 0890 and prepares students for reading, writing, and thinking in ENGL 2010 and other future courses and future situations. Provides strong skills development in digital literacy for multi-media content creation, research, and presentations. Provides a project-based curriculum, along with best-practices pedagogies, providing students with authentic contexts, audiences, and opportunities to be intrinsically motivated to develop writing and reading skills and knowledge. May be delivered hybrid and/or online.
For students interested in various health care professions. Considers basic principles of human nutrition. Studies factors that influence nutritive requirements and maintenance of nutritional balance. Examines relationships between proper nutrition and social, mental and physical well-being .
Supports and facilitates the goals and objectives of Skills USA pre-professional student organization that develops social awareness, civic, recreational, and social activities. Students may participate in local, state, and national contests. May be repeated for a maximum of 2 credits toward graduation.
Prerequisite(s): University Advanced Standing
Addresses the special characteristics of managing and leading technology dependent organizations. Covers the leading influential technologies, technology's impact on organizational structure and the policy process, strategic technological planning, futures studies, leadership, global aspects of technology management, performance assessment, technology life cycles and financing, and some of the major ethical implications of managing technology dependent organizations.
Prerequisite(s): ACC 2020 and University Advanced Standing
Studies federal individual income taxes. Covers the accounting theory and practices of federal individual income taxation based on a study of the laws, regulations, and income tax decisions.
Lab access fee of $30 for computers applies.
Canvas Course Mats $116/Pearson applies.
Introduces concepts and software related to visual communication and the creation and reproduction of art. Teaches how to create and modify digital images using Adobe Photoshop. Also teaches basic design skills using Adobe Illustrator. Teaches basic page layout skills using InDesign. Covers basic software used in visual communications.
May be delivered online.
Software fee of $20 applies.
Lab access fee of $25 for computers applies.
Reading Comprehension Instruction for Practitioners
EDUC-5665
Average GPA: 3.89
Withdraw Rate: 3%
Total Enrollment: 101
Number of Reviews: 0
Prerequisite(s): Professional educator license or permission of the Dean of the School of Education
Helps practicing teachers acquire knowledge and understanding of current theories and models that impact reading comprehension and apply that knowledge in instruction. Focuses on understanding reading comprehension, increasing the range, quality and complexity of reading materials used by students, and supporting student responses to text. Builds teachers' ability to help their students use texts efficiently and effectively to develop and express complex, critical thinking.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate test scores taken within the last three years or completion of ENGH 1000 with a grade of C- or higher.
Teaches rhetorical knowledge and skills, focusing on critical reading, writing, and thinking. Introduces writing for specific academic audiences and situations. Emphasizes writing as a process through multiple drafts and revisions. May be delivered hybrid and/or online.
Lab access fee of $7 for computers applies.
Prerequisite(s): Appropriate placement scores.
Teaches reading-based writing (reading-to-write). Helps students bridge the gap between personal and academic writing and practice ways their personal literacies, experiences, opinions, and observations extend to particular academic conversations. Emphasizes extensive reading throughout the semester using models for organization, style and primary sources for classroom discussions and essay content.
Lab access fee of $15 for computers, software applies.
