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3.00 Credits
EconomicsDesigned to make the student a more intelligent consumer, the course considers basic economic concepts as they relate to the consumer decision-making process. Topics included are consumerism, the dual role of the consumer in our economy, consumer problems, consumer demand, advertising, the budget, credit savings, investing, insurance, housing, fraud and deception in the marketplace, consumer protection and the future role of the consumer. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall, Spring, Summer
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3.00 Credits
BankingExamination and analysis of money, structure and operation of the financial system, monetary theory, central banking, and monetary policy. Prerequisite: ECN 11 or permission of instructor. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall, Spring, Summer
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2.00 Credits
PracticumThis course provides students the opportunity to examine elementary education (grades 1-6). It requires a two-hour seminar and 45 hours of field experience. The seminar includes information on the history of education and its impact on current school systems, structures, and practices, as well as information on curriculum frameworks. The field-based experience integrates topics and issues, including child growth and development, learning theories, diversity, developmentally-appropriate practices, teaching models and approaches, professional teaching standards, and critical issues related to teaching. Prerequisite: completion of 27 credits in the Elementary Education program with a GPA of 2.50 or better. Instructional Support Fee applies3 credits Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
SkillsThis course is for students who need to improve their ability to express themselves in writing and to accomplish common writing tasks. Basic principles of spelling, punctuation, usage, sentence structure, paragraph and essay development are stressed. Small group instruction supplements classroom activity. Students must take this course before ENG 11 unless exempted by the writing skills test. Prerequisite: passing score on the College's reading placement test or concurrent enrollment in/prior completion of RDG 09 or RDG 10. ESL students may substitute ESL 23 for RDG 09. Instructional Support Fee applies3 credits Fall, Spring, SummerENG 10 may not be used to meet the General Education English requirement, nor do the credits apply toward a degree. Grade points earned in this course will be included permanently in the student' s GPA and SPI.
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3.00 Credits
ResearchThis course builds on the expository writing and research foundation of ENG 11 with an increased emphasis on critical evaluation of sources in the media, in print, and on the World Wide Web. The course serves to strengthen academic writing through assignments that include essay development, argumentation strategies, and research writing. The culminating project will be a formal, argumentative, 5-8 page research paper that incorporates five or more sources and follows MLA guidelines. Prerequisite: ENG 11. Three class hours a week. Instructional Support Fee applies3 credits Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
WritingThis course emphasizes the style of writing used in business and industry. Students will examine and then prepare the kinds of documents called for in these fields, including letters and other correspondence, reports, and proposals, with special attention focused on audience analysis, format and editing. Prerequisite: ENG 11. Instructional Support Fee applies3 credits Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
WritersThis course surveys modern American writers from diverse backgrounds: Asian American, Black American, Hispanic American, Native American, Jewish American, and White American. Texts include the essay, memoir, interview, novel, short story, drama, and poetry. Discussions will range across historical, mythical, regional, religious, cultural and contemporary issues. Prerequisite: ENG 12 or permission of instructor. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Fall
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3.00 Credits
In this introductory course, students apply the language of film, photography, mis en scene, movement, montage, sound, to theories of meaning-making, and aesthetics in movies. Students analyze the dynamics between viewer and image by applying a variety of critical thinking approaches to selected films from within and outside of the Hollywood tradition. Moreover, students explore the ways a film may reflect and influence a society and culture. Topics for reading, writing, and discussion may include masculinity/femininity, sexuality, race, class, ethics, and genre. Four class hours per week. to accommodate screenings. 3 credits Fall, Spring
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3.00 Credits
WritingAn introduction to the craft of poetry via intense practice in writing original poetry and in analyzing poetic techniques employed by notable contemporary poets. Prerequisite: ENG 12 or permission of instructor. Three class hours a week. 3 credits Spring
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3.00 Credits
LiteratureThe focus of this course will be on poetry, drama, short fiction, essays, and memoirs produced in the past thirty years by Puerto Ricans on the island and in the continental United States. We will review the cultural, historical, and political contexts for this body of writing. Issues of identity, language, family, community, nationalism, migration, and activism will be explored. We will examine where these writers fit into the American literary tradition and how they are transforming America's consciousness, literature, and language(s). Comfort in reading and speaking English required. No knowledge of Spanish necessary, as Spanish texts will be available in translation. Prerequisite: ENG 12 or permission of instructor. Three class hours a week .3 credits offered alternate Fall semesters
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