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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ED-231) An introduction to language and literacy development in the young child. Students will explore the early childhood language arts curriculum including speaking, listening, writing, and reading skills. The teacher's role and methods of creating a literacy-rich environment that engages children in creative, developmentally-appropriate language arts experiences will be examined. Students will create plans and materials for use with children. Prerequisite: C- or better in Composition.
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6.00 Credits
6 credits (ED-210) Provides twelve weeks of supervised student teaching in the Tunxis Early Childhood Center, on campus, or in an approved cooperating early childhood program in the community. Students will complete 220 hours of student teaching for the course requirement. Discussions of problems existing in teaching situations will be addressed in a weekly seminar throughout the semester. Special projects are included. Prerequisite: Program enrollment, completion of all other requirements of the certificate program, and permission of the Program Coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ECO-101) (33-101) Introduction to aggregate economic phenomena and processes, and fundamental economic concepts of supply and demand, exchange and specialization, and international trade. Topics include national income accounting, the circular flow of money, income and spending, the monetary system of the economy, unemployment and inflation, determination of national income and employment, monetary and fiscal policy, and economic growth and development. Prerequisite: C- or better in Academic Reading AND Writing: Introduction to Composition, or C- or better in Introduction to College Reading and Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; or placement into Composition; AND C- or better in Elementary Algebra OR placement into credit level mathematics.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ECO-102) (33-102) Markets and determination of price and output in product, resource, and financial markets are studied. Topics include consumer and producer theory, demand and supply elasticities, international finance, competition and monopoly, functional and individual income distribution, poverty, and government intervention in markets. Prerequisite: C- or better in Academic Reading AND Writing: Introduction to Composition, OR C- or better in Introduction to College Reading and Writing, OR C- or better in Integrated Reading and Writing II; or placement into Composition; AND C- or better in Elementary Algebra OR placement into credit level mathematics.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (21-114) (TC-114) Forms of energy and the conversion processes employed by industry to increase its value and usefulness are surveyed. Laboratory experiences include experimentation with various energy converters. Open to all students.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (14-150) (TC-150) Students are introduced to engineering and the engineering profession through the application of physical conservation principles in analysis and design. Topics include dimensions and units; conservation of mass; momentum; energy and electric charge; static force balances; material properties and selection; measurement errors; mean and standard deviation; elementary engineering economics; and design projects. Prerequisite: C- or better in Precalculus (may be taken concurrently).
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (14-212) The fundamentals of engineering dynamics, including rectilinear and curvilinear motion, translation, rotation, and plane motion; work, energy and power; and impulse and momentum. The basic principles of dynamics are applied to engineering problems. Vector methods are covered. Prerequisite: C- or better in Engineering Statics.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (RDG-001) (89-120) Focuses on the development of a basic level of reading competence with emphasis on literal comprehension and introduces inferential comprehension to prepare students for Academic Reading. Students respond in oral and written form to a variety of texts while building vocabulary and reading skills. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. Prerequisite: Placement Test score.
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1.00 Credits
1 credit (ENG-100) Provides an intensive review of English grammar as it applies to the preparation of essays. Students learn to identify parts of speech, punctuation marks, sentence patterns, and common sentence-level errors. Emphasis is placed on building proofreading skills and applying grammatical principles in the context of essay writing. Students receive pass/fail grades. (Passing is 70 percent or greater.) This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (ENG-001) (89-100) Students learn to write short essays based on personal experience, reading, and observation. Writing is taught as a means of thinking critically and as a vehicle for developing, organizing, and refining ideas. Students learn the stages of the writing process from inventing to drafting and revising. The course develops students' skills in writing narrative, descriptive, and expository essays. Within this context, word, sentence and paragraph skills within the essay are stressed. Attention is given to spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar, word choice, and organization and development of ideas. This course does not satisfy an English requirement or an elective in any degree program; neither do its credits count toward graduation. It prepares students for Writing: Introduction to Composition. Prerequisite: Appropriate Placement Test score.
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