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3.00 Credits
Discovery Quantitative Reasoning seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that focus on improving students' quantitative reasoning skills while exploring a given academic theme. The goal of this course is for students to learn how to reason using the language and strategies of mathematics. Students solve problems and analyze data in various contexts including applications demonstrating personal economic literacy.
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3.00 Credits
Discovery Technology seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that focus on improving students' technological skills. The goal of this course is to teach students how to use technology effectively to obtain, evaluate, organize, and present information. Students learn how to locate, retrieve, and evaluate information obtained from a variety of sources. They learn how to apply strategies for secure and ethical use of the Internet, as well as how to apply appropriate technology to solve problems.
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4.00 Credits
Discovery Science seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that focus on improving students' scientific reasoning skills and raise their environmental consciousness. The goal of this course is to develop students' awareness of the interrelationships between humanity and the natural world and the impact of those relationships on a sustainable planet. Students study the relationship between humans and the natural environment. They use scientific inquiry to collect, analyze, and evaluate information related to practices and policies that affect the environment.
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3.00 Credits
Discovery Diversity seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that focus on exposing students to the rich diversity of our city and the world. The goal of this course is to teach students to understand and appreciate the global and local diversity of people, ideas, languages, and cultures. Students examine diverse social groups and compare cultural variations among them. They learn to identify and critique ideas and behaviors based on stereotypes, as well as recognize cues that signal intercultural misunderstanding.
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3.00 Credits
Discovery Civics seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that give students the opportunity to practice good citizenship. The goal of this course is for students to understand the importance of civic responsibility and demonstrate the ability to engage in teamwork and community service. Students study the role and impact of the institutional structures, powers, and practice of government at all governmental levels. They learn about the rights, liberties, and intrinsic value of all persons living in a free society.
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3.00 Credits
Frontier Capstone seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that offer students the opportunity to pursue an in-depth project on a subject of deep interest. The goal of these courses is to teach students how to cope effectively with new situations, information, and experiences, using skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Following exposure to a wide variety of scholarly subjects, students demonstrate through academic work the ability to obtain and appropriately use information retrieved through many formal and informal methods.
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3.00 Credits
Frontier Capstone seminars are Interdisciplinary General Education courses that offer students the opportunity to pursue an in-depth project on a subject of deep interest. The goal of these courses is to teach students how to cope effectively with new situations, information, and experiences, using skills in critical thinking, problem solving, and creativity. Following exposure to a wide variety of scholarly subjects, students demonstrate through academic work the ability to obtain and appropriately use information retrieved through many formal and informal methods.
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3.00 Credits
Surveys the journalism profession and practice of journalism with emphasis on news gathering, writing, and editing according to format and stylebook rules. Provides practice in basic writing skills. Daily assignments emphasize accuracy and deadlines with skill development drills in note-taking and interviewing. Focuses on classroom assignments that are geared to the mandatory use of the VCT's in the News and Journalism Lab. Pre-requisite: Foundation level writing course.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to specialized news gathering, writing, and editing by way of beat reporting and rewrite assignments. Introduces techniques of developing news contacts and writing stories by research and intensive interview (controlled aggression). Explains how to edit stories according to the AP/UPI Stylebook. Provides off-campus assignments; deadlines-oriented stories that must be composed and edited on the VDT's in the News and Journalism Lab. Pre-requisite: JOUR 211.
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3.00 Credits
Emphasizes practical aspects of print media production, including copy editing, photo cropping, headline writing, copy fitting, electronic composition, design, and layout. Emphasizes measuring columns and gallery proofing as well as exposure to electronic page design and layout methods using the computers in the News and Journalism Lab. Pre-requisite: JOUR 211.
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