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3.00 Credits
This writing course will continue to develop essential skills that students learned in ENG 101. Students will also learn and practice the various techniques of argumentation-persuasion, working on their own and working with a peer partner. Emphasis in this course is on longer and more substantive essays as well as a research paper.
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1.00 Credits
This course is a five-week research course for learning basic research skills and integrating the ideas of others into one's own text. It encompasses the basic elements of research, culminating in a short research paper of approximately 5-6 pages. The course will cover finding and narrowing a topic, creating an argument, gathering information, writing and revising the rough draft, and editing. Students will also demonstrate how to search for and evaluate sources, both Internet and non-Internet, and incorporate them smoothly into a research paper. Using proper Modern Language Association, (MLA) documentation will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
This course studies representative works by one of America's greatest authors writing in the post-Civil War industrial age in the United States. It is an intensive study of Mark Twain's writing from the "Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" through "Life on the Mississippi", "Huck Finn", "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court", "Pudd'nhead Wilson" and later writings, with special attention to American democratic vision, technology, Victorian society, and racism. The relation between humor, ethics, and American idealism will be stressed. Students will read selections from Twain's travel books and short stories and three of his novels, plus other
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3.00 Credits
This course surveys literature available to children around the world, starting with folk and fairy tales and moving to modern novels. The course will consider cultural assumptions about childhood and differences among the literatures and countries. Special consideration will be given to illustration and translation of literature into English. Resources available for further study of international literature for children will be identified.
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3.00 Credits
This course is a survey of important American novels. The reading ranges from the earliest American novels to more contemporary ones. The claim of greatness varies for each novel. Some are important in the history of the United States; some important for their literary value; some important for their themes; some for their popularity; some are "firsts" in a variety of ways. The course will consider a variety of cultures in the United States. Throughout, the identification of the "American-ness" of the American novel will be a central focus. Resources for further study of American literature and history will be identifie
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4.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to astronomy for non-science majors. Topics covered include the night sky, light and telescopes, the solar system, the lives of stars and the origin and structure of the universe. To be successful in this course, students should have competency in solving algebraic formulas.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines works of art that have defined the Western visual tradition from ancient Greece to the present day. The course helps students appreciate the formal qualities, iconography and historical importance of these extraordinary monuments. By studying these works in their original contexts, the course will show how they closely reflect the prevailing attitudes of the society in which they were created, as well as the goals of the artists and patrons responsible for their creation.
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3.00 Credits
Learn how to watch films actively and critically in this course. Through a study of American films, students will acquire a working knowledge of American film history from the silent era; recognize and use the basic technical and critical vocabulary of motion pictures; understand how the technology of the cinema relates to film art; enhance their ability to think, speak, and write critically in an increasingly visual and technological culture.
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on basic finance. Major emphasis is placed on financial statements and ratio analysis; working capital management; capital budgeting; stocks and bonds evaluation; and financial planning and forecasting.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a broad introduction to the health care system and organizations in the United States. Units in this course cover topics such as: public health, participants in the health care system, customer service skills, management skills, budgeting and planning, marketing, information technology in health care,historical developments, trends, public policy, ethical issues, comparison with systems in other countries, and the impact of global economy on health care administration.
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