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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
In this course, fi rst-semester students will receive a basic foundation of college survival skills which emphasize their adjustment to college and college life. Students will learn fundamental skills, techniques, and resources which will increase their capacity to succeed in college courses. Additionally, an overview of the advisement process will be stressed which will assist students in outlining their educational program at OCC and in developing their course schedule for the upcoming semester. The structure for this course encourages group participation and interaction. (This course may not be used to fulfi ll the minimum social science degree requirement, but it may be used as a free elective.) It is required for students who are enrolled in the Honors Program during their fi rst-semester at OCC.
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1.00 Credits
This course is designed to help the Honors Program student select, research, and write a proposal for an Independent Study project. Fundamentals of research and proper scholarly citation will be examined. The student will submit the proposal for Independent Study to the Honors Committee for fi nal approval. At the discretion of the Committee, the student will meet to discuss his/ her proposal with the Committee. Prerequisite: HONR 150
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3.00 Credits
Through various modes of instruction and learning, honors students are afforded an opportunity to explore questions of identity and reality as these questions have been examined in literature of all ages, genres and languages. Observations and commentary from the social science disciplines and the humanities are integrated into the literary orientation of the course. Four year colleges and universities transfer this course as a literature course.
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3.00 Credits
Honors students will pursue, through independent scholarly investigation, questions related to their particular area or areas of interest. They will work under the supervision of one of the four departments: mathematics, science, social science or humanities. They will be required to produce a paper based on their research that will be subject to the approval of the specifi c department and the Honors Program Committee.
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3.00 Credits
Honors students will pursue, through independent scholarly investigation, questions related to their particular area or areas of interest. They will work under the supervision of one of the four departments: mathematics, science, social science or humanities. They will be required to produce a paper based on their research that will be subject to the approval of the specifi c department and the Honors Program Committee.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed (1) to provide direct support professionals in the fi eld of developmental disabilities with an indepth understanding of the many ways that developmental disabilities affect the lives of individuals and families and (2) to prepare direct support professionals for a variety of roles in the fi eld. This history of developmental disabilities and support systems will also be addressed in this course.
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3.00 Credits
A survey course for students who are interested in exploring social problems and how the fi eld of human services responds through organized social programs. The course will examine welfare reform in America and will explore poverty, services to families and children, violence, addictions, delinquency, crime, emotional problems, racism, sexism and other timely issues facing our society.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to crisis intervention. It is designed specifically for students entering or employed in the criminal justice and social work professions who have frontline responsibility for providing preventive mental health care or crisis management. Students will study crisis intervention theory, learn to make assessments and referrals to appropriate community agencies and develop skills in crisis intervention and crisis management through role playing and other experiential exercises. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the development of personal insight into the process of human communications through examination of theory, discussions and experiential laboratory exercises. Its major goal is to develop an understanding of the processes of human communication and to provide an opportunity for each student to experiment with his or her own personal communicative behavior. The course will also include theories of interpersonal relationships, and verbal and nonverbal skills necessary for effectiveness in the human services fi eld. Required course for Human Services Technician majors. Prerequisite: PSYC 172
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to gerontology, including the socio-cultural, phsychologicbiological factors in aging.
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