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Japanese
	JAPN 292 - Special Studies 2 Credits Student-instructor designed contract for special studies at the intermediate level. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123 Instructor Permission Required Yes Course Note Previously JAPAN 292. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students needing Humanities distribution credits; students interested in languages and cultures. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Varies Student Learning Outcomes Students demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking cultures and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Students demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society. Students demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of literary analysis. Students identify some major works of Japanese Literature. Students identify some major works of Japanese Art
	JAPN 293 - Special Studies 3 Credits Student-instructor designed contract for special studies at the intermediate level. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123 Instructor Permission Required Yes Course Note Previously JAPAN 293. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students needing Humanities distribution credits; students interested in languages and cultures. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 33 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Varies Student Learning Outcomes Students demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking cultures and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Students demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society. Students demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of literary analysis. Students identify some major works of Japanese Literature. Students identify some major works of Japanese Art
	JAPN 294 - Special Studies 4 Credits Student-instructor designed contract for special studies at the intermediate level. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123 Instructor Permission Required Yes Course Note Previously JAPAN 294. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students needing Humanities distribution credits; students interested in languages and cultures. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 44 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Varies Student Learning Outcomes Students demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking cultures and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Students demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society. Students demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of literary analysis. Students identify some major works of Japanese Literature. Students identify some major works of Japanese Art
	JAPN 295 - Special Studies 5 Credits Student-instructor designed contract for special studies at the intermediate level. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123 Instructor Permission Required Yes Course Note Previously JAPAN 295 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students needing Humanities distribution credits; students interested in languages and cultures. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Varies Student Learning Outcomes Students demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking cultures and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Students demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society. Students demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of literary analysis. Students identify some major works of Japanese Literature. Students identify some major works of Japanese Art
	JAPN& 121 - Japanese I 5 Credits A comprehensive beginning Japanese course, which includes instruction and practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and character writing. Course Note Previously JAPAN 101. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; students interested in Japanese language and cultures. Active Date 2014-08-06 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Course outline: Building Language Skills Personal Information Everyday greetings Introducing yourself Numbers (phone numbers and telling time) Talking about likes and dislikes Nationalities and Languages The Japanese writing system Hiragana, Katakana and Kanji Japanese names Around Campus Classroom expressions Cities and neighborhoods Gaining Cultural Knowledge The Japanese writing system Japanese universities and colleges Japanese addresses Student Learning Outcomes
	JAPN& 122 - Japanese II 5 Credits A comprehensive beginning Japanese course, which includes instruction and practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and character writing. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 121 min 1.5 Course Note Previously JAPAN 102. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Designed to Serve Students interested in Japanese language and cultures. Active Date 2012-11-06 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Course content Describing locations using location nouns Pronouns Copula and Verb conjugations (te-forms, dictionary forms) Noun phrases Recognizing and writing 58 kanji characters Numbers and counters Japanese culture (homes, leisure activities, shopping) Student Learning Outcomes
	JAPN& 123 - Japanese III 5 Credits A comprehensive beginning Japanese course, which includes instruction and practice in all four language skills: listening, speaking, reading and character writing. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 122 min 1.5 Course Note Previously JAPAN 103. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Spring Day Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; ; students needing Humanities distribution credits ; students interested in Japanese language and cultures. Active Date 2015-02-09 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Objectives: Describing likes and dislikes Describing preferences Making requests Expressing quantities and numbers Talking about prices Shopping Extending invitations Ordering at a restaurant Continuation of mastering Japanese writing system: new Kanji (47) Major Grammar: Particles Plain present forms of verbs Comparative Superlative Counters Conjunctions Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate basic oral proficiency in Japanese with emphasis on pronunciation, speaking, and understanding. Demonstrate an ability to use basic grammatical structures. Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking cultures and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society.
	JAPN& 221 - Japanese IV 5 Credits Further study of Japanese grammar, vocabulary, kanji, and Japanese culture with emphasis on practical communication and the development of listening, reading, writing and speaking skills; Review of previously learned grammar and kanji when necessary. Instruction will be conducted only in Japanese, and students are also expected to use only Japanese in these second year Japanese courses. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 123 Course Note Previously JAPAN 201. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; students needing Humanities distribution credits ; students interested in Japanese language and culture. Active Date 2015-02-09 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Adverbial form of adjectives and nouns Making inferences and expressing uncertainty Conjunctions Verb conjugations (volitional form, Expressing degrees of politeness in requests Recognizing and writing 90 kanji characters Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate proficiency in speaking Japanese and understanding spoken Japanese. Demonstrate ability to recognize and write Kanji characters. Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking culture and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society.
	JAPN& 222 - Japanese V 5 Credits Review of Japanese grammar and language conventions; further study of kanji; continued reading, writing and speaking practice; and study of Japanese culture. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 221 min 1.5 Course Note Previously JAPAN 202. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; students needing Humanities distribution credits ; students interested in Japanese language and culture. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Asking and giving permissions Expressing obligations and expectations Expressing unacceptability Expressing oneââ¬â¢s future and making preparations Transitive and intransitive verbs Asking and giving directions Recognizing and writing 90 kanji characters Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate proficiency in speaking Japanese and understanding spoken Japanese. Demonstrate ability to recognize and write kanji characters. Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking culture and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society.
	JAPN& 223 - Japanese VI 5 Credits Review of Japanese grammar and language conventions; further study of kanji; continued reading, writing and speaking practice; and study of Japanese culture. Pre-requisite(s) JAPN& 222 Course Note Previously JAPAN 203. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students who need to fulfill a language requirement; students needing Humanities distribution credits; students interested in Japanese language and culture. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Using verbs of giving and receiving Expressing and open hypothetical condition Honorific and humble expressions Passive form Causative passive forms Recognizing and writing 90 kanji characters Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate proficiency in speaking Japanese and understanding spoken Japanese. Demonstrate ability to recognize and write kanji characters. Demonstrate an understanding of Japanese-speaking culture and their relationship with English-speaking U.S. culture. Demonstrate awareness of the importance of effective communication in an increasingly global society.
Journalism/Mass Media
	JRNL 101 - Beginning Newswriting 5 Credits Examining, analyzing and writing leads, news stories, sports and features, plus research and interviewing techniques. Students will write for the Thunderword, the weekly student newspaper, as the lab for the class. Pre-requisite(s) ENGL& 101 min 2.0 Course Note Counts as second writing course for degree distributions. FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Journalism and Humanties area students; transfer students in communications and other fields who want five (5) credits of writing credits. Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Basics of reporting and what news is. 2. Fundamental tenets and ethical approaches to journalistic writing, including accuracy and deadlines. 3. Kinds of stories/ writing print news, features, arts and sports. 4. Use of stylebook. 5. Use of personal computers. 6. Legal and ethical issues. 7. Students will write for the Thunderword, which is the laboratory for the class. Student Learning Outcomes Understand journalistic writing Gather information from people and sources Write publishable stories Explore legal and ethical issues Edit their own and other’s work Work with editors on the Thunderword
	JRNL 105 - Photojournalism 5 Credits Learning operation of digital cameras and electronic photo editing for print media. Basics of news photography as distinct from other kinds of photography. Includes cropping, sizing, cutline writing and photo selection and photo displays for newspapers, magazines, newsletters, brochures, advertising and other publications. FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Communications and arts majors; students needing communications credit. Active Date 20190722T16:12:00 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 10 Lab 60 Total Contact Hours 70 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Operation of digital cameras Elements of news photography Taking pictures for the newspaper Gathering information to write cutlines for photos Electronic photo editing Student Learning Outcomes Students will be able to identify and explain concepts of news photography as a means of communication. Students will be able to shoot photographs based on relating photographic opportunities to existing news stories. Students will be able to demonstrate proficiency in using Photoshop to edit photos for print and online publication.
	JRNL 115 - Writing for the Media 5 Credits Focus on writing styles, formats and techniques for print, broadcast and the Internet. Students will practice writing scripts, releases, news stories and interviews, as well as treatments, proposals and timetables. Includes study of audience, flowcharts, copyright law and libel. Pre-requisite(s) ENGL& 101 min 2.0 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve IMP students and others needing a second writing course. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Audience analysis 2. Copyright law and libel 3. storyboarding 4. Flowcharts 5. Hypertext 6. Elements of narrative 7. Creation of appropriate graphics 8. News releases 9. Interviewing 10. Proposal writing Student Learning Outcomes Students who exert the appropriate effort should be able to perform the following tasks: 1. Analyze an audience. 2. Develop accurate film charts. 3. Utilize hypertext to enhance user’s learning. 4. Create scripts. 5. Match writing to graphics. 6. Transcribe from storyboard to final product. 7. Evaluate effectiveness of first project in terms of original objection. 8. Understand copyright law and libel.
	JRNL 140 - Cooperative Education 1 Credits Cooperative education provides an opportunity to combine classroom theory with practical work experience. Experience gained in the workplace is related to the student’s field of study or career goals. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students who want to gain practical work experience, test career choices and compare classroom theory with workplace practices. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 150 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 150 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Measurable learning objectives. 2. Setting and accomplishing goals. 3. Career development or exploration through work experience. 4. Successful work habits and attitudes. 5. Interpersonal communication skills. Student Learning Outcomes Meet learning objectives developed with advisor/instructor. Set and accomplish goals. Develop understanding of career. Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes. Demonstrate strong interpersonal communication skills.
	JRNL 201 - Advanced Newswriting 5 Credits Advanced instruction in researching, interviewing and writing on deadline for a regularly produced student publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 101 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students interested in writing/journalism as a career. Students earning an AA degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Learning how to search for stories; information gathering. 2. Writing and rewriting stories. 3. Developing story ideas and important sources. 4. Understanding freedom of the press, libel, and other legalities, and ethics. 5. Finding and dealing with experts and/or credible sources. 6. Double and re-double checking accuracy. Student Learning Outcomes Improve writing and reporting skills Learn newsroom management and workplace skills Learn publication editing and design skills
	JRNL 202 - Advanced Newswriting 5 Credits Advanced instruction in researching, interviewing and writing on deadline for a regularly produced student publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 101 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students interested in writing/ journalism as a career. Students earning an AA degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Learning how to search for stories; information gathering. 2. Writing and rewriting stories. 3. Developing story ideas and important sources. 4. Understanding freedom of the press, libel, and other legalities, and ethics. 5. Finding and dealing with experts and/or credible sources. 6. Double and re-double checking accuracy. Student Learning Outcomes Improve writing and reporting skills Learn newsroom management and workplace skills Learn publication editing and design skills
	JRNL 203 - Advanced Newswriting 5 Credits Advanced instruction in researching, interviewing and writing on deadline for a regularly produced student publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 101 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students interested in writing/ journalism as a career. Students earning an AA degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Learning how to search for stories; information gathering. 2. Writing and rewriting stories. 3. Developing story ideas and important sources. 4. Understanding freedom of the press, libel, and other legalities, and ethics. 5. Finding and dealing with experts and/or credible sources. 6. Double and re-double checking accuracy. Student Learning Outcomes Improve writing and reporting skills Learn newsroom management and workplace skills Learn publication editing and design skills
	JRNL 215 - Newspaper Production Editing 5 Credits Advanced instruction and practicum in editing a regularly scheduled publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 201 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve 1. Students interested in writing/ journalism as a career 2. Students opting for an A.A. degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Pre-production staff meetings. 2. Editing of submitted articles. 3. Working with staff reporters 4. Classroom session with instructor on style and content topics 5. Layout of publication 6. Post-production staff meeting Student Learning Outcomes Understand newswriting and production Make decisions about stories to assign and print Edit their own and other writers’ work
	JRNL 216 - Newspaper Production Editing 5 Credits Advanced instruction and practicum in editing a regularly scheduled publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 201 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve 1. Students interested in writing/ journalism as a career 2. Students opting for an A.A. degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Pre-production staff meetings. 2. Editing of submitted articles. 3. Working with staff reporters 4. Classroom session with instructor on style and content topics 5. Layout of publication 6. Post-production staff meeting Student Learning Outcomes Understand newswriting and production Make decisions about stories to assign and print Edit their own and other writer’s work
	JRNL 217 - Newspaper Production Editing 5 Credits Advanced instruction and practicum in editing a regularly scheduled publication. Pre-requisite(s) JRNL 201 FeesJL Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve 1. Students interested in writing/ journalism as a career 2. Students opting for an A.A. degree (emphasis in journalism). Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 66 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 88 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Pre-production staff meetings. 2. Editing of submitted articles. 3. Working with staff reporters 4. Classroom session with instructor on style and content topics 5. Layout of publication 6. Post-production staff meeting Student Learning Outcomes Understand newswriting and production Make decisions about stories to assign and print Edit their own and other writer’s work
	JRNL 240 - Cooperative Education 1 Credits Cooperative education provides an opportunity to combine classroom theory with practical work experience. Experience gained in the workplace is related to the student’s field of study or career goals. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students who want to gain practical work experience, test career choices and compare classroom theory with workplace practices. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 150 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 150 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline 1. Measurable learning objectives. 2. Setting and accomplishing goals. 3. Career development or exploration through work experience. 4. Successful work habits and attitudes. 5. Interpersonal communication skills. Student Learning Outcomes Meet learning objectives set with instructor/advisor. Set and accomplish goals. Develop understanding of career. Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes. Demonstrate effective Interpersonal communication skills.
	JRNL 291 - Special Studies 1 Credits Individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor appropriate to Journalism/Mass Media program content. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students in the journalism/mass media certificate and degree programs. Others with an interest in journalism topics as electives. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 30 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 30 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Studies will vary according to student and instructional needs. Student Learning Outcomes Successfully complete communications-related project, based on outcomes developed with instructor
	JRNL 292 - Special Studies 2 Credits Individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor appropriate to Journalism/Mass Media program content. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students in the journalism/ mass media certificate and degree programs. Others with an interest in journalism topics as electives. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 60 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 60 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Studies will vary according to student and instructional needs. Student Learning Outcomes Successfully complete communication-related project, based on outcomes developed with instructor.
	JRNL 293 - Special Studies 3 Credits Individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor appropriate to Journalism/Mass Media program content. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students in the journalism/ mass media certificate and degree programs. Others with an interest in journalism topics as electives. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 90 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 90 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Studies will vary according to student and instructional needs. Student Learning Outcomes Successfully complete communication-related project, based on outcomes developed with instructor.
	JRNL 294 - Special Studies 4 Credits Individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor appropriate to Journalism/Mass Media program content. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students in the journalism/ mass media certificate and degree programs. Others with an interest in journalism topics as electives. Active Date 2016-05-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 120 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 120 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Studies will vary according to student and instructional needs. Student Learning Outcomes Successfully complete communication-related project, based on outcomes developed with instructor.
	JRNL 295 - Special Studies 5 Credits Individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor appropriate to Journalism/Mass Media program content. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students in the journalism/ mass media certificate and degree programs. Others with an interest in journalism topics as electives. Active Date 2016-05-04 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 150 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 150 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area I Course Outline Studies will vary according to student and instructional needs. Student Learning Outcomes Complete communication-related project, based on outcomes developed with instructor.
Library & Information Services
	LIBR 130 - School Libraries 5 Credits Examination of the role of the librarian in typical K-12 school library settings emphasizing coordination of curricular and student needs, reading motivation, intellectual freedom, and the teaching of information literacy. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Online Designed to Serve Students in the Library & Information Services Program, especially those working toward their School Library Media Endorsement or those in the Apprenticeship program; library staff wanting to increase their knowledge of school libraries. Active Date 20190625T13:37:14 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Librarian Roles Library Strategic Plan Collaborate with Teachers on Information Literacy and Technology Skills Readers Advisory Information Literacy Instruction Plan Community Partners Library Programming Student Learning Outcomes Analyze the primary roles librarians play in the broader school community based on an individual school’s needs. Compose a strategic plan that incorporates government, district and professional expectations for a school library media program. Embed information literacy and technology literacy skills into assignments via collaboration with classroom teachers. Assist and advise students in the selection of useful and/or desirable reading materials, in a variety of genres, subject areas, and formats. Develop an Information Literacy instruction plan for students. Present a plan for potential program partners from the community that could benefit students and enhance the educational mission of the school. Develop creative library programming that could be implemented to enhance the educational mission of the school.
	LIBR 160 - Computers in Libraries 5 Credits Introduction to existing and emerging library-related technologies with a focus on effective use of catalogs, databases, the Internet, integrated library systems, library Websites, accessing and downloading various formats electronically, troubleshooting and assisting patrons. Attention is paid to the role that computers play in libraries and their impact, as well as electronic communication, security, assistive technology, working in networked environments, hardware and software and developing technology fluency. Students will also learn to transfer from situation to situation, adapting to new technologies as they emerge. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Spring Online Designed to Serve Students in the Library & Information Services program, Practitioner track and those working toward their School Library Media Endorsement; library staff wanting additional knowledge of computer technologies in libraries. Active Date 2014-04-24 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline 1. History & Computer Basics 2. Networks & Internet 3. Search Strategies for Library Databases 4. Web searching 5. Exploring E-Books 6. Integrated Library Systems 7. Patron Technology Needs, Library 2.0 and the Future 8. Security, Privacy, and Access Issues Student Learning Outcomes Explain how computers and other technologies are integrated into library services and processes, including library systems software. Describe the role and responsibility of libraries for introducing relevant technologies, including assistive technology, to the public. Demonstrate proficiency in identifying, evaluating, learning, and adapting to new technology. Demonstrate the ability to effectively search and retrieve information from online library resources. Demonstrate proficiency in downloading electronic media, including software, to multiple platforms and devices. Effectively assist and train patrons with library hardware and software. Explain basic computer and networking concepts. Demonstrate the ability to apply social, ethical, and legal principles as they pertain to the use of computers and other technologies in libraries. Perform basic computer troubleshooting.
	LIBR 178 - Technical Services & Cataloging for Small 5 Credits Introduction to technical services activities procedures, tools and systems in small libraries. Areas examined include ordering, receiving, processing, basic cataloging and preserving library materials in a variety of formats. Emphasis on customer-centered technical service practices; efficient management of materials requests; managing acquisitions and cataloging tools budgets; and using print and electronic tools for all aspects of technical services. Provides background for further studies in collection development, acquisitions, cataloging and preservation. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Online Designed to Serve Students in the Library & Information Services program and those working toward their School Library Media Endorsement; as well as current library employees wanting to increase their knowledge of technical services with an emphasis in small libraries. Active Date 2014-04-24 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline 1) Technical Services history and overview. 2) Acquisitions: introduction; the publishing world; funding and gifts; vendors; licensing; management and principles. 3) Cataloging: introduction to MARC; authority control; copy cataloging; original cataloging; common policies and issues including quality/quantity and electronic resources. 4) Processing. 5) System Administration of online catalogs and databases. 6) Public Services from the Technical Services point of view. 7) Outsourcing technical services activities. 8) Technical Services organization, management and future trends. Student Learning Outcomes Identify the scope of technical services functions. Demonstrate the ability to recognize common techniques and methods of technical services operations and organization. Demonstrate awareness of current trends, issues, and problems in technical services and consider viable solutions to them. Demonstrate the ability to apply principles of and adhere to standards for descriptive cataloging and subject analysis, with an emphasis on copy cataloging. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and principles related to authority control. Demonstrate an understanding of concepts and principles related used in subject analysis, with a special emphasis on Library of Congress Subject Headings and Library of Congress Classification.
	LIBR 190 - Library Administration and Management 5 Credits In-depth examination of the principles of library program management, including the management of personnel, facilities, budgets and services designed to meet the needs of users. Designed to meet the needs of school librarians and public library practitioners. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Designed to Serve Students in the Library & Information Services program, Library Practitioner track and those working toward their School Library Media Endorsement; as well as current library employees seeking additional professional development in library management and administration. Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline General library management, including organizational mission and structure, coordination of component units. Functions of supervision, including planning, organizing, leading, coordinating Hiring and managing library staff, including employees, volunteers, and assistants Communication and outreach to the library’s community, including the institutions of which it is a part. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate knowledge of the library’s place within larger institutions and what those institutions expect from the library. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of library program management, including the coordination of services and facilities designed to meet the needs of users. Demonstrate ability to assess program performance and progress toward achieving goals and objectives Communicate effectively within the organizational structure of which the library is a part. Recruit, assign, instruct, train, supervise, coordinate and evaluate support staff, volunteers, and/or student assistants. Effectively communicate and promote the library’s values, services, accomplishments and needs to library users and appropriate stakeholders.
	LIBR 195 - Collection Development 3 Credits Exploration of the principles and practices of library collection development in school libraries, including mission, policies, assessing user needs, selection tools and principles such as intellectual freedom. Designed to meet the needs of school librarians. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Designed to Serve Students enrolled in the Library & Information Services program working toward their School Library Media Endorsement; as well as current school library employees seeking additional professional development in collection development of school libraries. Active Date 20200303T13:42:28 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Total Contact Hours 33 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline 1. Collection Development overview 2. Collection Development policies 3. Collection Development resources 4. Selecting materials for the collection 5. Weeding materials 6. Censorship and Intellectual Freedom Student Learning Outcomes Determine the library materials needed by students being served by the school library. Analyze sample collection development policies of school libraries to determine strengths and weaknesses. Select a variety of library materials appropriate to an elementary, middle, or high school library using suitable evaluation resources. Demonstrate professional weeding practices for a school library collection. Address censorship challenges to school library collections using policies and procedures.
	LIBR 291 - Independent Study 1 Credits An individual or group project developed by the student(s) and instructor in the area of library & information services or employment. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Second year students in library technology program seeking specialized study projects. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline The organization of the independent study will be made at the time the student and instructor define the project, or the instructor defines the group project. Student Learning Outcomes Student and instructor define course objectives and grade criteria at the time the student signs up for this independent study.
	LIBR 292 - Independent Study 2 Credits An individual or group project developed by the student(s) and instructor in the area of library & information services or employment. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Second year students in library technology program seeking specialized study projects. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 110 Total Contact Hours 110 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline The organization of the independent study will be made at the time the student and instructor define the project, or the instructor defines the group project. Student Learning Outcomes Student and instructor define course objectives and grade criteria at the time the student signs up for this independent study.
	LIBR 293 - Independent Study 3 Credits An individual or group project developed by the student(s) and instructor in the area of library & information services or employment. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Second year students in library technology program seeking specialized study projects. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 165 Total Contact Hours 165 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline The organization of the independent study will be made at the time the student and instructor define the project, or the instructor defines the group project. Student Learning Outcomes Student and instructor define course objectives and grade criteria at the time the student signs up for this independent study.
	LIBR 294 - Independent Study 4 Credits An individual or group project developed by the student(s) and instructor in the area of library & information services or employment. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Second year students in library technology program seeking specialized study projects. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 220 Total Contact Hours 220 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline The organization of the independent study will be made at the time the student and instructor define the project, or the instructor defines the group project. Student Learning Outcomes Student and instructor define course objectives and grade criteria at the time the student signs up for this independent study.
	LIBR 295 - Independent Study 5 Credits An individual or group project developed by the student(s) and instructor in the area of library & information services or employment. Instructor Permission Required Yes Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Second year students in library technology program seeking specialized study projects. Active Date 2011-10-19 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 19 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 275 Total Contact Hours 275 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline The organization of the independent study will be made at the time the student and instructor define the project, or the instructor defines the group project. Student Learning Outcomes Student and instructor define course objectives and grade criteria at the time the student signs up for this independent study.
Mathematics
	MATH 051 - Math Success Seminar 5 Credits This course provides training in strategies for learning math well. Topics may include organization, reading effectively, improving retention and recall of information, preparing for exams, and learning from errors. Course Note Students in this class should also be enrolled in a math course for their degree or program. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Students in math courses numbered below 100. Active Date 2015-11-10 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline Organization Strategies for reviewing and retaining information Self-evaluation of learning Learning from errors Learning math through collaboration Student Learning Outcomes Describe and use resources or strategies that help students have success in math courses. Analyze her/his habits and attitudes related to learning math. Describe her/his reasoning on a mathematical task, including sources of confusion or errors. Accomplish some of the learning outcomes for a math course required as part of the student’s academic goals. Regularly collaborate with peers to learn mathematics.
	MATH 071 - Review of Arithmetic 5 Credits Designed for students needing to review the meaning of and methods for calculating with fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, and proportions. To earn credit for the course, students will have to pass mastery tests in four areas: whole numbers, decimals, fractions, and percents/proportions. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Students who are able to compute with whole numbers by hand, and have some previous experience with decimals, fractions, ratios, percents, and proportions. Active Date 20170622T08:38:31 Grading System Credit/Non-Credit Class Limit 25 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline The course incorporates realistic applications for all skills. * brief review of whole number arithmetic order of operations fraction arithmetic decimal arithmetic arithmetic involving ratios arithmetic involving percents aritmetic involving proportions Student Learning Outcomes Add, subtract, multiply, and divide whole numbers with an accuracy of 80%. Read, add, subtact, multiply and divide fractions with an accuracy of 80%. Read, add, subtact, multiply and divide decimals with an accuracy of 80%. Read and compute with ratios, percentages, and proportions with an accuracy of 80%/ Use the correct order of operations in performing arithmetic calculations. Solve realistic problems involving arithmetic. Demonstrate mastery of essential concepts and procedures on timed exams to be eligible for passing the course.
	MATH 081 - Introduction to Algebra 5 Credits A beginning algebra course that develops proficiency in fraction and signed number arithmetic, evaluation of expressions, and solving linear equations in one variable. Placement Eligibility Math 081 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day, Evening, Online Winter Day, Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve Students needing a first algebra course. Active Date 20170622T08:38:32 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline - Arithmetic of fractions and signed numbers - Evaluation and simplification of expressions - Polynomial addition, subtraction, and multiplication - Solving linear equations up to the level of ax + b = cx + d - Unit conversions - Area and perimeter of circles, triangles, and rectangles and volume of boxes - Pie, bar and line graphs - Summarizing data sets using mean, median, mode, the five-number summary, and histograms or box plots. - Emphasis on applying concepts and skills learned to relationships and formulas in everyday life and other college coursework - Emphasis on developing quantitative reasoning ability and symbolic reasoning ability Student Learning Outcomes Describe the meaning of and compute efficiently by hand with basic fractions and signed numbers with an accuracy of 80%. Simplify and evaluate a variety of expressions, including polynomials. Solve linear equations in one variable up to the level of ax + b = cx + d with 80% accuracy. Use dimensional analysis to perform unit conversions within and between the English and metric systems. Describe the meaning of and compute dimensions, perimeters, and areas of triangles, circles, and rectangles, as well as the volume of boxes. Construct and interpret bar, pie, and line graphs as well as be able to interpret most “newspaper-type” graphs. Define measures of center and spread, then use them to summarize meaningful data numerically and graphically. Create and use equations and formulas to answer questions about realistic situations. Describe and use techniques that improve learning. (This could involve organization, review strategies, notetaking, time management, etc.) Describe the reasoning on a task as well as patterns in errors.
	MATH 086 - Essentials of Geometry 5 Credits A geometry course that examines important properties of 2-D and 3-D shapes, including area, volume, congruence, similarity, constructions, transformations, and trigonometry. The course emphasizes using inductive and deductive reasoning to make claims and establish their validity. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 081 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 091 or higher Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Designed to Serve Students who need to earn credit for a high school geometry course, or who would like a review of fundamental concepts of 2-D and 3-D geometry. Active Date 2013-06-14 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline Topics may vary slightly, but will include the following: * Right-triangle trigonometry - define and compute both distances and angles in realistic situations * Lines and angles - notation, definitions, line and angle relationships, the Pythagorean Theorem; begin practicing reasoning inductively and deductively * Geometric constructions - manually copy, bisect, create parallel and perpendicular lines, build shapes, explore properties of shapes using technology, continue hypothesizing and justifying * Congruence and similarity - define, verify, and solve problems using congruence or similarity of triangles * Geometric proof - justify properties of lines, angles, and shapes arising earlier in the course * Coordinate geometry - revisit concepts of position, distance, angles (slope), midpoints, collinearity, parallelism, and perpendicularity using coordinates and basic algebra * Transformations - perform translations, reflections, and some rotations, then describe the effects of translations and reflections on coordinates of points. * Analyze 3-D shapes - classify and represent basic 3-D shapes; define, justify formulas for, and calculate surface area and volume; and empirically verify pi. Student Learning Outcomes State, justify, and use theorems about angles - especially about angles formed when parallel lines are intersected by a transversal. State, justify, and use the Pythagorean Theorem to solve problems. Define triangle congruence and similarity and use them to determine if triangles are congruent or similar, as well as to solve real-world problems. Perform geometric constructions by hand and using geometry software. Describe and compute locations, distances, and directions using coordinates and algebra. Define and apply basic isometries to 2-D shapes. Define and solve problems involving the basic trigonometric ratios of sine, cosine, tangent, and their inverses. Define, compare, and represent prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres. Define, justify, and compute with formulas for surface area and volume. Inductively generate conjectures and either support them deductively or refute them with counterexamples.
	MATH 087 - Essential Intermediate Algebra Corequisite Course for Statistics 5 Credits This class is designed to provide students proficiency with mathematical concepts and skills necessary for understanding statistical concepts and performing statistical processes. It incorporates resources or strategies that help students succeed in math courses. Pre-requisite(s) Math 81 with a 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 091 or higher Course Note GRAPHING CALCULATOR REQUIRED: TI-84 recommended. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Students needing Math 146 but do not need any other math course having Math 91, 98, 111, or 141 as a prerequisite. Students intending to transfer to UW should check with an adviser prior to registering for this course. Active Date 20190227T14:53:53 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline Review essential content/skills from pre- and elementary algebra relevant to statistics: decimals and signed numbers, converting between fractions, decimals, and percents, order of operations, and evaluationg algebraic expressions and formulas. Review Cartesian coordinate system: plot points, graph lines, construct bar/line graphs. Functions: concept, notation, independent/dependent variable, identify appropriate units of measure. Functions: concept, notation, slope, slope intercept form, linear regression. Inequalities: concept, notations, graphing, representing an inequality as an interval on the number line, translating words/phrases to inequality statements, interpretation. Technology training: graphing calculator, other statistical software programs. Essential metacognative strategies: growth mindset, time management, organization, error analysis, self-assessment of learning/understanding, test taking strategies, etc. Student Learning Outcomes Compute, graph, and interpret features of linear functions, including slope, intercepts, and slope-intercept form. Translate between and interpret inequalities presented using words, symbols, and portions of the number line. Use technology to perform routine computations, construct graphs, and complete statistical tasks involving lists of data and probability distributions. Recognize and interpret numbers in scientific notation, as well as convert between scientific notation and standard form. Recognize when a graph does not represent a function. Interpret and compute with function notation, including statements such as P(X < a) for probability functions of random variables. Use techniques that improve learning of statistics. (This could include reading strategies, notetaking, study groups, error analysis, organization, time management, etc.)
	MATH 091 - Essentials of Intermediate Algebra 5 Credits An intermediate algebra course that develops understanding of functions (linear, exponential, and quadratic) as well as proficiency with simplifying expressions involving integer exponents, solving linear inequalities, and solving linear equations in two variables. GRAPHING CALCULATOR REQUIRED: TI-84 recommended. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 081 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 091 or higher Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day, Evening, Online Fall Day, Evening, Online Winter Day, Evening, Online Spring Day, Evening, Online Designed to Serve Students needing algebraic skills such as graphing formulas, using and analyzing function relationships. Active Date 20170622T08:38:34 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline Solving linear equations in one variable having many terms, fractional coefficients, and distributing Solving linear inequalities in one variable, and expressing results with graphs and interval notation Concept and notation of functions, domain, and range, including exposure to absolute value and piecewise functions Features of functions (max/min, increasing/decreasing, positive/negative, intercepts, rates of change), including using compound inequalities and interval notation to describe them Linear functions (concept, intercepts, slope, slope-intercept form, constructing from pairs of points, linear regression) Solving systems of equations in two variables by graphical estimation and the elimination method Exponential functions (concept, intercepts, asymptotes) Simplifying expressions involving integer exponents Division of polynomials by monomials. Quadratic functions (concept, constructing graphs using intercepts, vertex, and concavity, finding intercepts using the quadratic formula) The Pythagorean Theorem and distance formulas, including estimating and computing roots of numbers Emphasis on applying concepts and skills learned to situations in everyday life and other college coursework Emphasis on developing quantitative reasoning ability and symbolic reasoning ability Training in use of graphing calculator throughout course to evaluate, graph, trace, zoom, change window, and perform regression Student Learning Outcomes Complete a variety of algebraic tasks: calculate with radicals, simplify exponential expressions, and solve linear equations, inequalities, systems of linear equations and quadratic equations. Define the concepts of function, domain, and range, then compute and describe features of a variety of functions with an 80% accuracy. Define,describe and compute features of linear functions and their graphs, including slope, intercepts, and slope-intercept form with an 80% accuracy. Define, describe, and compute features of exponential functions and their graphs. Define,describe and compute features of quadratic functions and their graphs. Use linear, quadratic, and exponential functions to model and make statements about realistic situations. Use a graphing calculator to graph and evaluate a varity of functions, as well as generate regression functions. Describe and use techniques that improve learning. (This could involve organization, review strategies, notetaking, time management, etc.) Describe reasoning on a task as well as patterns in errors..
	MATH 098 - Intermediate Algebra for Calculus 5 Credits This course will expose students to a variety of algebraic techniques and functions that will prepare them for calculus. Focus will be placed on quadratic, rational, and radical functions with emphasis on algebraic techniques used to combine and simplify them. Techniques will include factoring, simplifying (adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing) polynomials, rational and radical expressions, and relationships between equations and their respective functions and graphs. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day, Evening Fall Day Winter Day, Online Spring Day Designed to Serve Students who expect to take Math 141, 142 (Pre-Calculus I and II). Active Date 20170622T08:38:36 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline I. Algebra Factor expressions used in Pre-calculus, including quadratics, trinomials, difference of squares, sums and differences of cubes, and polynomials. Combine and simplify expressions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division for: Rational expressions including complex fractions Radical expressions with limited variable radicands Expressions with rational exponents Rationalize expressions with monomial/binomial denominators involving only square roots Solve various types of equations with an emphasis on: Quadratic equations involving completing the square, quadratic formula, factoring, and the square root property Rational equations Radical equations involving a maximum of two square roots Solve nonlinear inequalities (polynomial and rational) using sign analysis and express solutions using interval notation and understand the relationship between sign charts and graphs of functions. Combine and simplify complex numbers and convert between radical notation and complex numbers. II. Functions-with an emphasis on quadratics, rational, and radical functions For limited types of elementary functions be able to use and interpret functional notation. Determine the domain and range of a variety of functions algebraically and graphically. Determine the x and y intercepts and extrema for elementary functions. Use simple transformations (horizontal, vertical, x-axis rotations) to create graphs of new functions from their basic elementary functions. Determine intervals where a function is increasing/decreasing. Algebraically construct new functions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division. III. Communication Require initial written self-assessment by students, with periodic revision through quarter. Summarize and interpret mathematical information from written formats. Identify, extract, and organize critical information into mathematical symbols. Clearly communicate steps using proper terminology, symbolization, and notation. Demonstrate attention to detail-students will be able to analyze written material for errors and explain why they are incorrect. IV. Problem solving Create realistic mathematical models for applied problems involving polynomials. Create a suitable quadratic function for modeling a real world situation presented using words, data, or diagram. Identify and justify whether a result generated from a model has real world significance. V. Technology-emphasis on graphing calculator Graph functions choosing the appropriate windows for viewing all details. Use the calculator to find intercepts, points of intersection, and extrema for functions. Use the table feature to determine values for functions. Use a graphing calculator for calculating expression containing multiple operations. Emphasize quadratic, rational, and radical functions. Student Learning Outcomes Apply mathematical operations to simplify a variety of mathematical expressions including polynomials, rational, and radical expressions. Apply mathematical operations to solve a variety of mathematical equations including polynomials, rational, and radical equations. Successfully construct a sign chart for a variety of functions, specifically polynomial and rational, and discuss their relationship to inequalities and graphs. Examine key features of important function families-quadratic, rational, and radical functions. Recognize, describe, and analyze functional relationships presented symbolically, tabular, graphically and verbally. Effectively use graphing calculators to describe and model functions. Model situations and relationships using polynomial functions. Communicate, summarize, and interpret mathematical ideas in written and verbal form.
	MATH 111 - College Algebra 5 Credits Applications of functions (linear, quadratic, exponential and logarithmic) in business and social sciences, including total cost revenue and profit; break-even analysis; supply/demand and market equilibrium; exponential growth and decay; fitting curves to data with graphing utilities; theory of matrices; graphical methods for optimization (linear programming problems); and mathematics of finance (arithmetic and geometric sequences and sums). Pre-requisite(s) Math 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-83/4 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day, Online Winter Day, Evening Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve General education students and students majoring in business and social science who require skill in quantitative reasoning and critical thinking. In particular, this course is intended to satisfy many schools’ requirement for a college algebra course. Active Date 2015-12-02 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Applications of functions (linear, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic) in business and social sciences: total cost, total revenue, total profit; breakeven analysis; supply/demand and market equilibrium; exponential growth and decay; fitting curves to data with graphing utilities. Theory of matrices applied to business and social science (e.g., inventory and coding). Optimization (linear programming) problems using graphical methods, matrices (Gauss-Jordan elimination), and technology where appropriate Mathematics of finance, including simple and compound interest, future and/or present values of ordinary annuities, loans and amortization) Student Learning Outcomes Construct, analyze, and interpret linear, quadratic and exponential functions applied to (1) total cost, total revenue, total profit; (2) breakeven analysis; (3) supply/demand and market equilibrium; (4) exponential growth and decay; and (5) fitting curves to data with graphing utilities. Accurately describe the important quantities, variables, and relationships (including units of measure) in a given application, using function notation where appropriate. Interpret the meaning in everyday language of (1) the breakeven point, (2) function notation, (3) the results of Reduced Row Eschelon form of a matrix, and (4) mathematics of finance. Identify elements and dimensions of matrices, perform and interpret the results of matrix operations, including adding and multiply matrices and solving systems of equations. Solve optimization (linear programming) problems using graphical methods, matrices, and technology where appropriate. Apply geometric sequences to solve finance problems, including solving for future or present value, interest rates, compounding times, lump sums, ordinary annuities and loans.
	MATH 180 - Number Theory for K-8 Teachers 5 Credits This course guides students in examining the ideas and reasoning underlying the real number system and its associated operations. Students will also study the reasoning behind common and unfamiliar computation algorithms; physical, visual, and symbolic representations of numbers; percentages and proportions; problem solving; and will practice communicating mathematical ideas. Recommended for prospective or practicing K-8 teachers. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Designed to Serve Elementary education majors (especially those completing the Elementary Education DTA), along with interested parents and paraeducators. Active Date 2014-02-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation Course Outline (Throughout the course) Problem solving (Throughout the course) Error patterns and reasoning of students learning about numbers and operations State and national standards for mathematics education Concept of a number Process and features of numeration Structure of numbers (order, divisibility, common multiples/factors) Meaning of basic whole number operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide; exponentiation) Alternative algorithms for whole number computation Concept of and arithmetic with decimals Concept of and arithmetic with fractions Concept of and arithmetic with ratios (rates), percentages, and proportions Concept of and arithmetic with integers Concept of and arithmetic with rational and real numbers (Optional) The use and effects of current technology on teaching and learning mathematics Student Learning Outcomes Summarize mathematics standards relevant to K-8 students from a variety of sources, such as national (e.g., NCTM) or state standards. Apply knowledge about features of our number system to analyze (1) other number systems and (2) common error patterns that arise when children are learning our number system. Describe the concept of a whole number as well as relationships between them (order, divisibility, factorization, and common factors/multiples). . Describe the purpose of basic operations on whole numbers and the concepts underlying these basic operations. Represent decimals, fractions, integers, ratios (rates), percentages, and proportions in multiple ways. Compare and contrast decimals, fractions, and integers with whole numbers and each other. Compare and contrast ratios (rates), percentages, and proportions. Compare and contrast the standard algorithms for computing with decimals, fractions, and integers with those for whole numbers. Analyze common error patterns in students’ computations and demonstrate how alternative algorithms can reduce those errors.
	MATH 181 - Geometry for K-8 Teachers 5 Credits This course guides students in examining the ideas and reasoning involved in measurement and Euclidean geometry. Students will also study properties of two and three-dimensional shapes; similarity and congruence; geometric constructions; coordinate geometry; transformations; functions; and will practice communicating mathematical ideas. Topics in probability and statistics will be included if time permits. Recommended for prospective or practicing K-8 teachers. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Spring Day Designed to Serve Elementary education majors (especially those completing the Elementary Education DTA), along with interested parents and paraeducators. Active Date 2014-02-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation Course Outline * (Throughout the course) Problem solving * State and national standards for mathematics education * Features and classification of two- and three-dimensional shapes (optional: van Hiele levels) * Concept and conversion of units of measurement, including angle measures * Concepts and calculation of length, area, surface area, and volume, including estimation of these for curved objects * Construction of geometric objects via straightedge and compass * Concepts of similarity and congruence, including their role in geometric proofs * Concept and use of coordinates in describing geometric features such as distance and slope (analytic geometry) * Concept and use of transformations in tilings, proofs, and problem solving * Concept and categories of functions * (Optional) The use and effects of current technology on teaching and learning mathematics * (Optional) Probability concepts and calculations involving the additive, multiplicative, and fundamental counting properties as well as mutually exclusive and compound events * (Optional) Statistics concepts including organization and representation of data, as well as measures of center and spread Student Learning Outcomes Communicate effectively orally and in writing about the concepts and techniques of the course. Identify sources of mathematics standards and summarize major strands of the NCTM Standards or Washington State math standards. Describe and use multiple problem solving strategies to solve a variety of problems. Define the features of two- and three-dimensional shapes, and use those features to define and classify a variety of shapes. Describe advantages and disadvantages of both standard and nonstandard units. Define the concepts of length, area, surface area, and volume, and then compute these values for regular and irregular 2-D and 3-D objects. Use a straightedge and compass to duplicate lines and angles, construct line and angle bisectors, parallel and perpendicular lines, and inscribed or circumscribed circles. Compare and contrast the concepts of congruence and similarity, describe conditions for congruence or similarity of triangles, and use those concepts to prove or justify geometric claims. Describe advantages and disadvantages of using a coordinate system for geometry. Compute distance, slope, and features of geometric shapes using coordinate systems and formulas.
	MATH 189 - Math Tutor Training 1 Credits Instruction in methodologies for tutoring mathematics for tutors in the Math Resource Center. Instructor Permission Required Yes Course Note Do not list in quarterly schedule. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Math tutors tutoring for the Math Resource Center Active Date 2013-02-12 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: Course Outline Orientation to the Math Resource Center Best tutoring practices Effective questioning and listening techniques Learning styles Learning disabilities Tutoring in a multi-cultural environment Tutoring math specific content Coping with difficult tutoring situations Student Learning Outcomes Assist others in developing successful strategies to simplifying and solving mathematical problems. Discuss appropriate strategies for a variety of tutoring situations including difficult or unfamiliar math content and unusual and difficult tutoring situations. Be able to reflect on tutoring strategies discussed in training and discuss personal performance Effectively use appropriate communication and questioning techniques while tutoring. Be able to conduct oneself professionally and follow MRC policies and guidelines as listed in the MRC Tutoring Manual
	MATH 220 - Linear Algebra 5 Credits Introduction to Linear Algebra: Row operation, matrix algebra; vector spaces, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization, projections, linear transformations and their matrix representations, rank, similarity; determinants; eigenvalues, eigenvectors, and least squares. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 152 min 2.0 Course Note Math& 153 recommended. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences Active Date 2014-04-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Gaussian elimination, matrix algebra, elementary matrices. Vector spaces, geometric vectors, subspaces, bases, linear independence/dependence, dimension. Vector product spaces, orthogonality, Gram-Schmidt process, orthogonal projections. Linear transformations and their matrix representations, change of basis, similarity. Properties of determinants, eigenvalues, eigenvectors, eigenspaces. Applications; data fitting, least squares. Emphasis: Mathematical proof (reading, understanding, and writing). Student Learning Outcomes Solve systems using Gauss-Jordan elimination. Identify and orthogonalize the basis of a vector space. Apply matrix methods to model a data set using least squares regression. Calculate and interpret the eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix. Identify, create, and apply linear transformations using matrix methods. Construct a mathematical proof.
	MATH 230 - Differential Equations 5 Credits Analytic methods for solving first order and higher order ordinary differential equations (ODE), including series solutions, Laplace transforms, Euler’s method, modeling applications and systems of differential equations. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 152 min 2.0 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences Active Date 20170113T16:28:22 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Linear and non-linear first order Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). Euler’s Method. Applications of first order ODEs. Higher order linear ODEs. Applications of Higher Order ODEs. Power series methods. Laplace Transforms. Systems of differential equations. Note: Some basic facts about systems of linear equations, determinants,series, sequences, and linear algebra will be developed in the course. Student Learning Outcomes Classify differential equations and solve first and higher order ordinary differential equations (ODEs) using appropriate analytical methods. Solve applications employing first and higher order ODEs. Solve initial-value ODEs using Laplace Transforms and other techniques. Use power series about ordinary points to solve ODEs. Apply Euler's Method to approximate solutions to initial value problems. Solve systems of linear first-order ODEs.
	MATH 291 - Special Studies 1 Credits Study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. Honor options are available. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Any student who would like to explore an area of mathematics not covered or partially covered in a math course. Active Date 2012-05-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: Course Outline TBD Student Learning Outcomes Varies from project to project.
	MATH 292 - Special Studies 2 Credits Study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. Honor options are available. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Any student who would like to explore an area of mathematics not covered or partially covered in a math course. Active Date 2012-05-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 110 Total Contact Hours 110 Degree Distributions: Course Outline TBD Student Learning Outcomes Varies from project to project.
	MATH 293 - Special Studies 3 Credits Study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. Honor options are available. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Any student who would like to explore an area of mathematics not covered or partially covered in a math course. Active Date 2012-05-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 165 Total Contact Hours 165 Degree Distributions: Course Outline TBD Student Learning Outcomes Varies from project to project.
	MATH 294 - Special Studies 4 Credits Study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. Honor options are available. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Any student who would like to explore an area of mathematics not covered or partially covered in a math course. Active Date 2012-05-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 220 Total Contact Hours 220 Degree Distributions: Course Outline TBD Student Learning Outcomes Varies from project to project.
	MATH 295 - Special Studies 5 Credits Study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. Honor options are available. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Any student who would like to explore an area of mathematics not covered or partially covered in a math course. Active Date 2012-05-03 Grading System Decimal Grade Continuous Enrollment Yes Class Limit 99 Contact Hours: Lecture 0 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 275 Total Contact Hours 275 Degree Distributions: Course Outline TBD Student Learning Outcomes Varies from project to project.
	MATH& 107 - Math in Society 5 Credits Exposes students to a wide variety of topics in which mathematical knowledge or reasoning can help them understand the complex systems that affect them in today’s technological society. The topics covered may differ between sections, but can include the mathematics of finance (loans, annuities, etc.), circuits, symmetry or voting systems. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Online Winter Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve Students needing credits for their Natural Science distribution or to meet a quantitative skills requirement. Active Date 2016-02-18 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation Course Outline - Exponential Growth - Financial Mathematics - Statistic - Probability A minimum of 3 to topics from the following: - Voting Systems - Fair Division - Apportionment - Euler Circuits - Hamilton Circuits - Networks - Scheduling - Fractals - Fibonacci Numbers - Symmetry Student Learning Outcomes Students will read a complex problem requiring quantitative and/or symbolic analysis, use flexibility in selecting a solution strategy, and impose an appropriate mathematical structure or mathematical procedure in solving the problem. Students will determine the reasonableness and implications of mathematical solutions, and will recognize the limitations of the methods used in context. Students will apply mathematical processes and solutions in making personal and societal choices. Student will use appropriate representations to effectively communicate, orally and in writing, quantitative results and mathematical processes. Students will demonstrate proficiency in the skills supporting mathematical understanding.
	MATH& 141 - Pre Calculus I 5 Credits Prepares students for the calculus sequence. Real-valued functions, including techniques for graphing polynomial, rational, piecewise, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Also includes circles, basic function properties, nonlinear inequalities, and complex numbers. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 098 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 141 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day, Evening, Online Winter Day, Evening Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering and the sciences Active Date 20170622T08:38:37 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline The course is organized into five strands: I. Algebra: Solve nonlinear inequalities (polynomial and rational) using sign analysis and express solutions using interval notation and understand the relationship between sign charts and graphs of functions. Put the general equation of a circle into standard form and sketch graph. Solve various types of equations: Quadratic equations Rational equations Polynomial equations Exponential equations Logarithmic equations Combine and expand logarithmic expressions using the properties of logs. Solve equations algebraically using properties of exponents and logarithms. Perform long division and synthetic division of polynomials. II. Functions-with an emphasis on piecewise, rational, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions. For limited types of elementary functions be able to use and interpret functional notation. Determine the domain and range of a variety of functions algebraically and graphically. Determine the difference quotient for polynomial and rational functions. Determine the absolute and/or local extrema for elementary functions. Use simple transformations (horizontal, vertical, x & y-axis rotations) to create graphs of new functions from their basic elementary functions. Determine intervals where a function is increasing/decreasing/constant emphasis put on polynomial, rational, piecewise, exponential, and logarithms. Algebraically construct new functions using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and composition (as well as simplifying the result). Determine and interpret the average rate of change in a function. For rational functions a student will be able to: calculate x and y intercepts calculate horizontal, vertical, and oblique asymptotes calculate holes sketch the graph o determine the domain and range For polynomial functions a student will be able to: sketch or describe the possible shape of a polynomial function of degree n including: 1. the number of turning points 2. number of possible real and complex roots and be able to find them by factoring or rational root theorem 3. end behavior 4. determine the domain and range For piecewise functions a student will be able to: sketch by hand determine the domain and range identify various discontinuities For logarithmic and exponential functions a student will be able to: calculate any vertical/horizontal asymptotes determine the domain and range calculate any x or y intercepts III. Communication Summarize and interpret mathematical information from written formats. Identify, extract, and organize critical information into mathematical symbols. Clearly communicate steps using proper terminology, symbolization, and notation. Demonstrate attention to detail-students will be able to analyze written material for errors and explain why they are incorrect. IV. Problem solving Create realistic mathematical models for applied problems involving exponential, logarithmic, and polynomial functions. Create a suitable quadratic function for modeling a real world situation presented using words, data, or diagram. Identify and justify whether a result generated from a model has real world significance. V. Technology-emphasis on graphing calculator Graph functions choosing the appropriate windows for viewing all details. Effectively use the zoom in/out feature. Use the calculator to find intercepts, points of intersection, and extrema for functions. Use the table feature to determine values for functions. Use the function feature on calculator to calculate multiple average rates of change. Use a graphing calculator to evaluate logarithms of base 10 or e as well as utilizing the change of base formula. Emphasize graphing rational, polynomial, logarithmic, and exponential functions. Student Learning Outcomes Recognize, describe, and analyze key features (domain, range, intercepts, holes, asymptotes) of important function families-polynomial, rational, piece-wise, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Given the graphical or algebraic representation of a function a student will be able to state and sketch a transformation of the function and determine the domain and range of the transformed function. Apply appropriate algebraic methods to find domain, intercepts, and asymptotes (where applicable) to a variety of functions including polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Identify and produce composite and inverse functions as well as graph a function and its inverse. Identify key features of circles and sketch their graphs from equations in general and standard form. Apply mathematical operations to solve polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic equations. Apply course concepts to solve real world problems. Communicate, summarize, and interpret mathematical ideas in written and verbal form. Effectively use graphing calculators to describe and graph circles and a variety of functions including rational, polynomial, exponential, and logarithmic functions.
	MATH& 142 - Precalculus II 5 Credits Prepares students for calculus sequence. Concepts, properties and algebra of trigonometric functions, including their graphs, inverses, laws of sines and cosines, identities and equations. Also covers vectors, polar coordinates and conic sections. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 141 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 142 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day, Evening Winter Day, Online Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering and the sciences Active Date 20170622T08:38:39 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline The course is organized into five strands: I. Algebra Angles and their unit of measure. Convert radian to degree measures and vice versa. The unit circle, reference number (angle), co-terminal angles. Verify identities and use identities to simplify trigonometric expressions. Solve trigonometric equations. Polar coordinates: Change points and equations from polar coordinates to rectangular coordinates and vice versa. Graph points and equations in polar coordinates. Analyze vectors from geometric as well as analytic perspective and perform addition, subtraction, scalar multiplication, magnitude and dot product on vectors. Express conics in standard form and graph. II. Trigonometric Functions Define trigonometric functions using right triangles and differentiate between approximate and exact values. Find values of the six trigonometric functions for angles using the trigonometric values of special angles. Graphing trigonometric functions by understanding and using: Domain/Range Period Amplitude and phase shifts Intercepts Describe inverse trigonometric functions along with their domain, range and graphs. III. Communication Summarize and interpret mathematical information from written formats. Identify, extract, and organize critical information into mathematical symbols. Clearly communicate steps using proper terminology, symbolization, and notation. Demonstrate attention to detail-students will be able to analyze written material for errors and explain why they are incorrect. IV. Problem solving Find arc length and area of a sector. Understand the difference between angular speed and linear speed. Solve triangles using trigonometric functions. Use vectors to solve static equilibrium and resultant force problems. V. Technology-emphasis on graphing calculator Graph trigonometric functions in rectangular coordinates choosing the appropriate windows for viewing all details. Graph polar equations in polar coordinate system. Use calculators to approximate values of trigonometric functions and inverse trigonometric functions using radian and degree mode. Student Learning Outcomes Recognize and describe trigonometric functions for the unit circle and points in the rectangular coordinate system. Apply appropriate trigonometric functions and their inverses to find angles or lengths involving right triangles. Recognize, describe, and analyze key features of trigonometric and inverse trigonometric functions. Apply law of sines and law of cosines to solve real-life situations involving non-right triangles. Apply trigonometric identities and algebraic techniques to simplify trigonometric expressions. Solve trigonometric equations. Use basic concepts of algebraic and geometric vectors to solve elementary vector problems involving trigonometry. Identify and graph polar functions and convert between polar and rectangular form. Analyze and graph equations of conic sections. Effectively use the graphing calculator to graph trigonometric and polar functions and solve trigonometric and vector equations.
	MATH& 146 - Introduction to Statistics 5 Credits Descriptive methods; basic statistical vocabulary and symbols; sampling techniques; probability and probability distributions; and inferential methods including confidence intervals and hypothesis testing emphasizing applications to social science and nursing. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 091 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 107, 111, 146, 180, 098 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day, Evening, Online Fall Day, Evening, Online Winter Day, Evening, Online Spring Day, Evening, Online Designed to Serve Students of all interests requiring an introductory statistics course, including social science, business, and nursing majors. Active Date 2014-04-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Nature of statistics Sampling techniques Descriptive statistics Elements of probability Inferential statistics: probability distributions, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing (may include population proportions, chi-square distributions) Correlation and regression Student Learning Outcomes Communicate effectively, in written and verbal form, using basic statistical vocabulary and symbols. Identify and explain appropriate experimental design and sampling techniques for statistical studies Organize, summarize, represent, and interpret data, using technology where appropriate Create and evaluate the suitability of linear models for a data set, and interpret its meaning in everyday language Compute empirical and theoretical probabilities represented in words, symbols, contingency tables, and probability distributions. Apply statistical methods to make inferences about population parameters based on sample statistics (e.g., confidence intervals, hypothesis testing).
	MATH& 148 - Business Calculus 5 Credits A survey of topics in differential and integral calculus, emphasizing application to business management and social sciences. Pre-requisite(s) MATH 111 min 2.0 or MATH& 141 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 148 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve Students in business management and social sciences requiring calculus. Active Date 20170622T08:38:41 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline 1.Limits 2. Average and instantaneous rates of change. 3.The derivative as a slope of a tangent line and rate of change. 4. Computing derivatives using the limit definition (linear and quadratic only). 5. Computing derivatives using differentiation formulas (polynomial, exponential, logarithmic), including higher order derivatives. 6. Applications of the derivative to business and social science (e.g., marginal cost, marginal revenue, marginal profit, elasticity of demand, optimization). 7. Computing antiderivatives. 8. Definite integrals, exact and approximate using at least one numerical method. 9.The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. 10. Applications of integration to business and social sciences. Student Learning Outcomes Evaluate the limit of a function at a point, including limit as x approaches infinity and one-side limits, using graphical, numerical or algebraic methods. Compute and interpret the average rate of change of a function over a closed interval from a symbolic, graphical, or tabular representation of a function. Compute and interpret the instantaneous rate of change of a function analytically or from a graphical representation of a function. Compute the derivative of a function using the limit definition (linear and quadratic functions only) and derivative rules: power, constant multiple, sum and difference, product, quotient, chain, exponential, and logarithmic. Apply the concepts, techniques and vocabulary of limits, continuity, and first and second derivatives to solve problems in contexts such as marginal analysis, product elasticity, related rates, point of diminishing return, exponential growth/decay and optimization. Accurately describe the important quantities, variables, and relationships (including units of measure) in a given application, using function notation appropriately. Determine anti-derivatives of simple algebraic and exponential functions. Determine the values (exact or approximate, as appropriate) of definite integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus and areas, including at least one numerical method. Apply the ideas of definite and indefinite integrals to solve problems in contexts such as total change/accumulation, consumer and producer surplus, exponential growth and decay, etc.
	MATH& 151 - Calculus I 5 Credits Differential Calculus. Topics include limits and derivatives, with an emphasis on the calculation and application of derivatives for algebraic, trigonometric, exponential, and logarithmic functions. Concludes with an introduction to antiderivatives. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 142 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 151 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day, Evening Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. Active Date 20190626T13:17:48 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Limits: Limits, continuity, L’Hospital’s Rule, and indeterminant forms Derivatives: algebraic, trigonometric, inverse trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and higher derivatives. Also logarithmic and implicit differentiation Curve sketching using the techniques of calculus Introduction to antiderivatives Applications: finding extrema, optimization problems, and related rates Numerical methods: differentials and Newton’s method Important theorems: the Mean Value Theorem, Extreme Value Theorem, and Intermediate Value Theorem Student Learning Outcomes Evaluate limits and interpret their meaning. Determine the continuity of functions and justify reasoning using the formal definition. Differentiate using the definition. Differentiate a variety of functions using rules (power, chain, product, quotient, etc.). Construct graphs of functions using calculus, by finding local extremes, inflection points, and asymptotes. Compute numerical approximations using Newton’s Method and differentials. Set up and solve applications, including optimization and related rates. Compute elementary antiderivatives.
	MATH& 152 - Calculus II 5 Credits Integral Calculus. Topics include indefinite and definite integrals, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, applications, techniques of integration, and an introduction to differential equations. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 151 min 2.0 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day Fall Day Winter Day, Evening Spring Day Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences Active Date 2016-05-04 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline The definite integral as a limit of Riemann sums The Fundamental Theorem of Calculus Evaluate definite, indefinite, and improper integrals Integration techniques Applications of integrals: areas, volumes, and arc length Applications of integration to physics: work, hydrostatic pressure (optional), and centroids and moments Introduction to differential equations Numerical methods: Riemann sums, the trapezoidal rule, and Simpson’s rule Student Learning Outcomes Apply the definition of the Riemann integral to construct definite integrals and find areas. Evaluate indefinite, definite, and improper integrals using the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus. Set up and solve applications, including areas, volumes, surface area, arc length, work, and centroids using the techniques of integration. Classify and evaluate integrals using techniques of integration (substitution, integration by parts, partial fractions, etc.). Approximate definite integrals using Midpoint, Trapezoidal, and Simpson's Rules. Solve separable differential equations.
	MATH& 163 - Calculus 3 5 Credits Third quarter of the Calculus sequence. Topics include lines, planes and vectors in R3, the calculus of parametric equations and vector-valued functions, power and Taylor series expansions, partial derivatives and gradients, and an introduction to double integrals. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 152 min 2.0 Course Note Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences. Active Date 20190513T10:44:40 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Calculus with parametric equations and vector valued functions. Introduction to vectors and the geometry of lines, planes, and quadric surfaces. Power and Taylor series. Partial derivatives and gradients. Introduction to double integrals. Student Learning Outcomes Compute equations of lines and planes. Solve applications of space curves, including arc length, curvature, and the tangential and normal components of acceleration. Calculate power series expansions and approximate functions using Taylor polynomials. Determine domain and level curves for functions of several variables. Calculate gradients, partial, and directional derivatives for functions of several variables and interpret their meaning. Construct and evaluate double integrals in rectangular coordinates. Compute numerical approximations using linearization of functions of several variables.
	MATH& 264 - Calculus IV 5 Credits Fourth quarter of the Calculus sequence. Topics include the calculus of polar functions, sequences, infinite series, double and triple integrals in multiple coordinate systems, line and surface integrals, Green’s Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, and the Divergence Theorem. Pre-requisite(s) MATH& 153 or MATH& 163 min 2.0 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Transfer students in mathematics, engineering, and the sciences Active Date 20190626T13:17:48 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science ProfTech Related Instruction Computation PLA Eligible Yes Course Outline Calculus with polar coordinates Infinite sequences and series Double and triple integrals Line integrals: Green’s Theorem and Stokes’ Theorem Surface integrals: the Divergence Theorem Numerical methods: Approximating infinite series Applications: Area, volume, and surface area Applications to physics: Moments and centroids, work, and flux Student Learning Outcomes Construct graphs and calculate areas and arclengths for polar curves. Apply convergence tests to determine if infinite series converge. Construct and evaluate double integrals in the polar coordinate systems. Construct and evaluate triple integrals in rectangular, cylindrical, and spherical coordinate systems. Construct and evaluate line and surface integrals. Apply the Fundamental Theorem of Line Integrals, Green's, Stokes', and the Divergence theorems to evaluate line and surface integrals. Determine if vector fields are conservative and independent of path and interpret what this says about vector fields. Set up and solve applications, including average value of a function, volumes, areas, centroids, work, and flux.
	MATHP 146 - Introduction to Statistics Plus Extra Support 10 Credits This is a 10-credit class for students who need Math 146 and place slightly below. It covers descriptive methods; sampling techniques; probability distributions; and inferential methods including confidence intervals and hypothesis testing emphasizing applications to social science and nursing. It offers extra time and support for assignments and learning. Earns 5 credits for Math 87 and 5 credits for Math 146. Pre-requisite(s) Math 081 min 2.0 Placement Eligibility Math 091 or higher Course Note Note: Graphing Calculator Required; TI-84 recommended. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve This course is designed for students needing to take Math 146, eligible for Math 91 and who do not need any other math course having Math 91, 98, 111, or 141 as a prerequiste. It is a class for students who want or need extra time and support in taking Math 146. Active Date 20190227T14:52:55 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 32 Contact Hours: Lecture 110 Total Contact Hours 110 Degree Distributions: AA Quantitative Skills Science Course Outline n/a since this is a place holder and students who enroll in this are put into Math 146 and Math 087 Student Learning Outcomes n/a since this is a place holder and students who enroll in this are put into Math 146 and Math 087
Multimedia Design
	MMD 101 - Digital Storytelling/Scriptwriting (T) 5 Credits Students will learn to take ideas from concept to pre-production storyboard and script. Audience analysis to understand the impact of, and to best reach diverse, global audiences will be covered. Students will study writing styles, methods of organizing multimedia designs, scripts, copyright law and intellectual property. Leveraging social and collaborative media will be addressed as well. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2015-05-04 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Audience and user analysis Global audiences/diversity in audiences Analyzing goals of a multimedia production Fostering interactivity Conceptual designs of multimedia products Writing content for interactive media Levering social/collaborative media Student Learning Outcomes Students will be able to explain the impact of audience and social media on a production Develop linear and nonlinear stories, incorporating techniques for fostering interactivity. Create storyboards and scripts for use in shoots and web site content development. Analyze client ideas and goals and translate them into pre-production documentation.
	MMD 110 - Multimedia Production 5 Credits This course focuses on the foundations of digital filmmaking and multimedia production through single camera operation and composition, sound design, lighting techniques, and incorporating computer animation and graphics. Students will apply artistic elements in digital cinematography and post-production software suites with emphasis of narrative storytelling. FeesCF AD Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 20200330T21:16:02 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Production planning Basic audio techniques Basic lighting techniques Set/location set up Logging and post-production Student Learning Outcomes Conduct a shoot that results in high-quality video and audio for further editing. Operate digital video and audio editing software to process captured media. Perform basic post-production tasks, including logging and basic edits, to create a useful rough cut. Communicate with clients and colleagues effectively.
	MMD 115 - Multimedia Production and Editing II (M) 5 Credits This course covers advanced techniques for digital video and audio production. Students will learn lighting and proper audio capture for studio and location shoots, advanced techniques and camera management. Post-production techniques, editing, adding graphics and overlays, managing media, and other skills will be covered. Client and talent management and production planning will also be covered. Pre-requisite(s) MMD 110 FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2015-05-04 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Production planning Client and talent management Audio and lighting in a variety of settings Set/location set up Media Management Editing and post-production Student Learning Outcomes Conduct a moderately complicated shoot that results in high-quality video and audio for further editing. Operate digital video and audio editing software to implement a variety of editing techniques. Perform post-production editing to create a final product. Communicate with clients, talent and colleagues effectively. Translate a script/storyboard into a production/shoot plan.
	MMD 125 - Internet Trends/Media Criticism 3 Credits This course addresses the social, interactive, and societal challenges created by new media, including online multimedia, social media, and collaborative, participatory online environments. Students will develop strategies for critically analyzing online media and messaging campaigns and address differences in how media and technology impact global audiences and people from a variety of backgrounds. In addition, students will learn critical digital citizenship skills, and develop strategies for using new media to communicate client messages. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Spring Online Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2016-01-19 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 33 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Social, interactive, and participatory technologies Theories of new media communications Learning and communication with new media Digital citizenship and digital culture Global and intercultural impacts of new media Ethical use of new media Creating materials for new media channels Student Learning Outcomes Strategically and appropriately use one or more new media platforms for communication. Explain international and inter-cultural differences in the use and impact of new media technologies. Evaluate the relative strengths and weaknesses of a variety of social media tools in terms of messaging opportunities. Discuss the ethical and legal implications of new media tools. Apply knowledge of new media to developing media artifacts and productions for clients.
	MMD 130 - Multimedia for the web 5 Credits Learn the workflow process of graphic design to video. Students will have hands on experience with Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign for print and web. Examples of content will include banner ads, collateral, white papers and infographics. Design work will then be repurposed in commercial, promotional and informational videos. Students will also create how-to videos using onscreen capture tools to engage and educate their audience. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2016-02-18 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline - analyze web interface - design basic graphical elements - repurpose static design to video - basic video production - basic video post-production - produce assets and content through a variety of application - map out content workflow for the web - communicate with others to build marketing campaigns Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate knowledge of multiple format files Define terminology across applications Demonstrate the workflow process from static design to video Set up custom project preferences for various applications Construct strategic layout and marketing methods for variety of mediums Demonstrate knowledge of important issues in the field through written and oral presentations
	MMD 135 - Motion Graphics 5 Credits This course will cover basic video production with a strong emphasis in motion graphics. Students will manipulate text, images and video during the post-production process to dynamically tell stories. In addition, students will develop the basic fundamental skills to visually engage the viewer through special effects. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2016-01-29 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Basic video production Adobe software Concepts of motion design Integrate 2D and 3D graphics with video Design theory and practice Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate animation to render 2D and 3D elements Develop appropriate vocabulary for discussing, evaluating and critiquing projects Develop an understanding of deliverables and technical specifications Combine basic art and design principles with creative storytelling to create compelling style frames, design boards, and motion design
	MMD 140 - Internship 5 Credits Provides students opportunities to combine classroom theory with practical experience gained in the workplace, workplace experience is related to students field of study or career goals. Instructor Permission Required Yes FeesHD Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day, Evening Fall Day, Evening Winter Day, Evening Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 20190625T13:37:25 Grading System Decimal Grade Variable Credit Yes Range 1-5 Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Measurable learning objectives Setting and accomplishing goals Career development or exploration through work experience Successful work habits and attitudes Interpersonal communication skills Student Learning Outcomes Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace. Perform assigned duties in a friendly and courteous manner and accept feedback. Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment. Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace. Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.
	MMD 150 - Media Project Management (M) 3 Credits This course focuses on project management skills for multimedia productions. Planning project requirements, creating milestones, and implementing plan will be covered. Students will also learn contracting and business techniques in the industry. Techniques for group communication in the industry will be discussed, as will client relations techniques. FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 2016-02-18 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 33 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Iterative design (plan, design, test, evaluate) Project tracking techniques Managing and tracking media elements Assembling the multimedia design team Task management and budgeting Client relations and marketing Student Learning Outcomes Effectively manage client expectations and communications during a production. Develop production plans and schedules. Identify skills and techniques needed to complete a multimedia production. Create a realistic and complete project budget/bid. Explain the reasons for, and how to write a good contract.
	MMD 160 - Advanced Multimedia Production 5 Credits This course covers the final stages of post-production and content delivery. Adding captions, color and sound correction, and other skills will be taught. Students will learn techniques for delivering online video, including streaming, web site embedding, and DVD production. Students will learn to assess the impact of delivery methods on social media campaigns, global audiences, and diverse audiences. Pre-requisite(s) MMD 110 FeesCF AD Quarters Typically Offered Spring Day Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 20200330T21:16:02 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Editing and post production techniques Finalizing video for delivery to client Impact of delivery methods on global and diverse audiences Streaming, embedding, and other online delivery methods DVD Production Student Learning Outcomes Prepare finalized high quality digital video products for clients. Incorporate captions and advanced video effects in productions in effective ways. Deliver a video using a variety of delivery platforms. Communicate with clients, talent and colleagues effectively. Assess delivery platforms for impact on diverse and global audiences.
	MMD 210 - Multimedia Light, Sound and Music 5 Credits Students will produce full video projects with a strong understanding of light, sound and music. This course will cover the principals of lighting design in production, and the techniques of sound and music in post-production for digital storytelling. Students will learn how to use various lighting setups to create a mood and focal point. Additionally, students will edit with music, voice and sound effects to aurally enhance a story. Pre-requisite(s) MMD 110 FeesCF AD Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 20200330T21:16:03 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Production planning Client and talent management Audio and lighting in a variety of settings Set/location set up Media Management Editing and post-production Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate high, low, and 3-key lighting for camera subjects Create the scene with natural and artificial light Demonstrate advance techniques in editing sound Integrate music composition and balance with sound in video
	MMD 236 - Portfolio Presentation 5 Credits This class will prepare Multimedia Design students to enter the workforce or prepare a portfolio for college admissions. The main focus of the class will be to prepare a professional portfolio as well as developing a resume and interviewing skill. At the end of the quarter all students will participate in a portfolio show. Pre-requisite(s) MMD 101 and MMD 110 with a minimum grade of 1.5 FeesCF Quarters Typically Offered Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve Multimedia students Active Date 20180601T15:06:10 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline -Evaluation of existing student work -Contract development -Work on Portfolio - Resume - Interviewing skills - Logo Design - Coordinate Portfolio Show - Portfolio Show Student Learning Outcomes Produce a professional portfolio in area of study. Produce a professional resume to acquire a position in selected field. Demonstrate proper interviewing skills to acquire a position in selected field. Effectively, present professional portfolio to advisory board members.
	MMD 240 - Internship 5 Credits Provides students opportunities to combine classroom theory with practical experience gained in the workplace, workplace experience is related to students field of study or career goals. Instructor Permission Required Yes FeesHD Quarters Typically Offered Summer Day, Evening Winter Day, Evening Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve MMD Students Active Date 20190625T13:37:23 Grading System Decimal Grade Variable Credit Yes Range 1-5 Class Limit 24 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: ProfTech Course Yes Restricted Elective Yes Course Outline Measurable learning objectives Setting and accomplishing goals Career development or exploration through work experience Successful work habits and attitudes Interpersonal communication skills Student Learning Outcomes Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace. Perform assigned duties in a friendly and courteous manner and accept feedback. Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment. Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace. Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.
Music
	MUSC 100 - Introduction to Music 5 Credits An interdisciplinary, cross-cultural approach to the elements of music and the process of making music. Course Note Previously MUSIC 100. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student wanting to know more about music. The student need not know how to read music. International students are especially invited. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline Skills and musical elements Listening Skills Sound and Pitch Rhythm Melody Harmony Texture Form Instrumentation Genres of Music European classical World music American folk, pop, and jazz Elementary musical notation Pitch notation Rhythmic notation Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate aural understanding of concepts and genres through listening identification and written exams. Demonstrate active listening skills using recorded examples Demonstrate a knowledge of the basic musical elements Demonstrate an elementary knowledge of musical notation
	MUSC 101 - Creating Your Own Music 5 Credits This course is designed to provide students with a solid foundation for the creative process of songwriting and composition. Students will explore and write music in several distinct styles, demonstrating creativity, and an understanding of the basic theoretical aspects of music composition. Students are expected to compose, arrange, notate, and present music for various combinations of instruments and voice. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve This course is designed for students wishing to compose their own music in any style. Active Date 20190513T10:44:42 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 20 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline 1) What does it mean to compose music? 2) What is the purpose of music composition? 3) How do different tools affect the process and the result? 4) What are some of the ways musical compositions are transmitted? 5) Analysis of composition models 6) Creation of original work Student Learning Outcomes Students will compose pieces of original music for groups of different size and instrumentation. Students will convey compositions with a variety of notational systems and performance methods Students will be able to analyze musical works from a variety of genres in terms of their musical structure and lyrics.
	MUSC 106 - History of Rock Music 5 Credits A historical survey of the ever-transforming styles of rock music and the cultural, economic, political, social, technological and musical forces that shape them. Course Note Previously MUSIC 106. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Evening Spring Evening Designed to Serve Any student with serious interest in aesthetic, historical, sociological, cultural, economic, and psychological dimensions of rock music. Active Date 2011-08-08 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline Six Streams of American Popular Music Pop, Race Music, Country, Jazz, Folk, Gospel. Five Blues Styles Country, Delta, Classic, Urban, Chicago Rhythm and Blues The British Invasion and Blues Revival Glitter/Glam Rockabilly Psychedelia Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Pop Rock and Surf Music Southern Rock Punk and New Wave Soul and Funk Fusion Ska and Reggae Folk Rock Art Rock Hip Hop and Rap Underground and Alternative Rock Postmodern Genres Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate how rock is but one of the seven streams of American popular music and its indebtedness to the other six. Place rock within the context of those cultural, economic, political, social, and technological forces that have shaped it. Locate rock within the broader currents of twentieth century music, art and thought. Analyze rock from the perspective of symbolic anthropology, depth, psychology, critical theory, etc.
	MUSC 107 - American Popular Music 5 Credits A cultural survey of the seven streams of American popular music: pop, country, rhythm and blues, jazz, folk, gospel and rock. Course Note Previously MUSIC 107. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Winter Evening Designed to Serve Any student, musician or layperson, who has a serious interest in American popular music and culture. Active Date 2012-09-28 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline The Seven Streams of American Popular Music 1. American Popular Music a. The Birth of American Popular Music in the 19th Century b. Tin Pan Alley c. The American Musical Theatre 2. African American Traditions a. Blues b. Rhythm and blues 3. Jazz 4. Country Music a. Hillbilly b. Country and Western c. Bluegrass 5. America’s Folk Music 6. Gospel 7. Rock Student Learning Outcomes To delineate the seven streams of American popular music To situate American popular music within the context of those cultural, economic, political, social, technological, and artistic forces that have configured it. To situate American popular music within the broader context of twentieth century music and thought. To demarcate popular/mass cultural artifacts from those springing from folk and elite cultures.
	MUSC 109 - History of Jazz 5 Credits Traces the evolution of jazz from its African and European rhythmic and musical traditions through contemporary jazz. Course Note Previously MUSIC 105. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Winter Online Spring Online Designed to Serve Students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and/or needing Humanities Area II distribution credits. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline African contributions to jazz. The American milieu: from the Civil War to 1900. Stylistic changes from 1900 to the present. A. Dixieland B. Big Band Swing C. Boogie-Woogie & Stride D. Bebop E. Cool F. New Things/ Free Jazz G. Fusion H. Contemporary Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate reasonable basic listening skills and an understanding of the elements of jazz. Recognize of the diverse multicultural influences in American music. Demonstrate an awareness of the historical, sociological and cultural dimensions of jazz music and its place in the 20th century discourse.
	MUSC 110 - Music Cultures of the World 5 Credits This introductory course will survey selected music cultures from Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe, the Caribbean, and North, Central and South America. We will explore how societies develop and organize sound into music, how they articulate music’s place within their own culture, and how musical practice and performance maintain, challenge, or transform cultural identities. We will build our knowledge through lectures, discussions, hands-on activities, academic writings, “traditional” and “popular” sound recordings, and film. Course Note Previously MUSIC 110. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day, Evening Winter Day, Evening Spring Day, Evening Designed to Serve Any student interested in music and culture. Active Date 2012-06-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Humanities Area II Course Outline Fundamental issues in music, culture, and identity Selected culture areas divided into weekly units Student Learning Outcomes Delineate how a particular music's organizational principles map onto various non-musical aspects of a society such as culture, race, gender and nationalism. Interpret the social function of music in its cultural context drawing on concepts from Ethnomusicology and other disciplines. Accurately explain a musical piece’s cultural origin, and musical components and concepts. Evaluate self-engagement with music based on one’s own and other diverse music cultures.
	MUSC 112 - 20th Century Concert Music 5 Credits A survey of 20th Century Western Concert Music styles. Emphasis will be on Classical styles, but topics such as jazz, tango, electro-acoustic, computer music, and performance art will also be covered. Course Note Previously MUSIC 112. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student who has an interest in and/or love for contemporary music and art. Active Date 2014-05-07 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline Musical Elements Historical Context Early Musical movements in the 20th Century Musical Styles Since 1945 Music and the Mass Media Music and Technology Student Learning Outcomes Students will demonstrate their understanding of musical styles by identifying them from recorded examples. Students will demonstrate their understanding of the importance of historical events and artistic movements upon 20th and 21st Century music. Students will have knowledge of major composers in the 20th and 21st Centuries.
	MUSC 113 - Introduction to Hip Hop 5 Credits A history of the development of hip hop, examining musical, historical, sociological and economic perspectives. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students transferring to baccalaureate institutions and/or needing Humanities Area II distribution credits. Active Date 2012-05-02 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. Musical precursors to hip hop II. 1960s-1970s New York and the conditions that led to hip hop III. Early pioneers IV. Four elements of hip hop A. MCing B. DJing C. Breakdancing D. Graffiti V. Examination of major figures and subgenres VI. Intersections with other musics VII. Considerations of race, gender, class, etc. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate reasonable basic listening skills and an understanding of the elements of hip hop Recognize the diverse multicultural influences in hip hop. Demonstrate an awareness of the historical, sociological, economic, and technological dimensions of hip hop and its place in contemporary discourse. Identify and describe the four elements of hip hop and how they intersect.
	MUSC 114 - Introduction to Tango 5 Credits A survey of Argentine tango music, lyrics, and dance as they have developed over the last century. No previous musical or dance knowledge is required. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student wishing to learn about Argentine tango. Active Date 2016-03-09 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Guardia Viejo Guardia Nuevo The Golden Age of Tango Post Golden Age Modern Tango Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate basic listening skills and an understanding of the elements of tango. Delineate the various European and African musical traditions that have shaped Argentine tango. Describe tango’s dissemination outside of Argentina. Demonstrate an understanding of the historical, sociological and cultural dimensions of tango and its place in the 20th and 21st century discourse.
	MUSC 115 - Music of Las Americas 5 Credits This course will take an interdisciplinary approach to explore selected musics emerging from Latinx communities in the Caribbean and South, Central, and North America (referred to as “Las Americas”). The course explores the many ways in which the Latinx experience is embodied in and negotiated through musical performance, framed by a range of concepts such as migration, diaspora, colonialism, hybridity, globalization; and the intersecting roles of class, race, gender, and sexuality. The course will also devote significant attention to the performance and meaning of Latinx musics in the context of U.S. American culture and identity. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve All students seeking transfer degree. Students should have 12th grade level reading, writing, listening, and note-taking skills. The course requires some abstract thinking. Active Date 20200102T13:59:44 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 38 Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Total Contact Hours 55 Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Humanities Area II Course Outline Introduction to the study of music and cultural considerations. Listening skills and musical components. Weekly units based on selected areas such as Argentina, Brazil, Peru, Chile, Venezuela, Guatemala, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the United States. Student Learning Outcomes Delineate how music’s organizational principles map onto various non-musical aspects of social experience. Describe the emergence and historical trajectory of Latinx musical cultures in the Americas. Explain Latinx artists’ participation in and contributions to the formation of U.S. American culture and identity. Accurately identify a musical piece’s cultural origin, and musical components and concepts.
	MUSC 116 - CLASS PIANO Level 1 2 Credits Group instruction for beginners; basic hand position, fingerings and their keyboard techniques; pitch and rhythmic notation; and rudimentary music theory. Course Note Previously MUSIC 116. FeesMP Quarters Typically Offered Summer Online Fall Day, Online Winter Day, Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve Students without any musical experience; students with musical experience in an area other than piano; students with previous, but now long forgotten, experience in piano. Active Date 20190513T10:44:43 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 17 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline 1. Students play simple melodies by rote first with one hand, then with the other, and finally with both hands an octave apart. 2. Students gradually learn the fundamentals of pitch and rhythmic notation and progress form playing by rote to very basic sight-reading. 3. Students now learn to play simple chords in one hand while independently playing the melody in the other. 4. Finally students learn to read and play simple compositions with both hands playing independently. Student Learning Outcomes Student will be able to demonstrate rudimentary keyboard skills such as correct hand position and fingering. Student will be able to demonstrate the ability to read pitch and rhythmic notation in both the treble and bass clefs. Student will be able to demonstrate the ability to play simple compositions.
	MUSC 117 - CLASS PIANO Level 2 2 Credits Elementary group instruction for students with the ability to read music and who possess rudimentary keyboard skills. Continues to develop skills acquired in MUSC 116. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 116 Course Note Previously MUSIC 117. FeesMP Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day, Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve Any student who can read music in both clefs and has basic keyboard skills. Active Date 20200102T13:59:46 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 17 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline I. Major scales, each hand separately II. Chromatic scale III. Intervals IV. Triad inversions V. Rhythm Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate the ability to play all major scales and the chromatic scale with right and left hands separately Demonstrate ability to play notes on ledger lines on bass and treble clefs Demonstrate ability to create and play basic intervals and inversions of triads Demonstrate ability to play intermediate rhythms, including syncopation and triplets
	MUSC 118 - CLASS PIANO Level 3 2 Credits Intermediate group instruction for students who are proficient at reading music and can demonstrate competent facility at the keyboard. Students study beginning master literature and prepare for recital performance. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 117 Course Note Previously MUSIC 118. FeesMP Quarters Typically Offered Winter Day, Online Spring Day, Online Designed to Serve Any student who can read music in both clefs and has elementary keyboard skills. Active Date 20200102T13:59:48 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 17 Shared Learning Environment Yes Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Week 1: Instructor and student choose appropriate literature from Common Practice Period. (3 pieces memorized and performed per Quarter.) Weeks 2-9: Instructor hears and evaluates student’s sight-reading, technique, musicianship, artistry development. Survey scales, chords, inversions, in preparation for Piano Proficiency exam at four-year institutions (if student requests it.) Week 10: Rehearsal on Estonia grand piano, in preparation for recital. Final: Public performance. Student Learning Outcomes Students demonstrate systematically developed musical and technical skills at the keyboard. Students demonstrate the ability to speak in musical parlance and to understand musical terminology. Students demonstrate confidence and skill in public performances of their work.
	MUSC 125 - Beginning Class Guitar 2 Credits Group instruction for beginners; correct hand position and fingerings; rudimentary music theory including melodic, harmonic and rhythmic notation. Course Note Previously MUSIC 125. Recom: Spanish guitar with nylon strings and wide neck and foot stool. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student with a serious interest in guitar. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Tuning, strings, frets, fingers. Elements of music: melody, harmony & rhythm. Notes of the open strings on the musical staff. RH/LH exercises & patterns. Free strokes and rest strokes. Â¾ patterns and simple chord progressions. Greensleeves. Open 4th, 5th & 6th strings. Visualizing notes on the fingerboard. 4/4 time and whole notes. Notes on the 1st, 2nd & 3rd strings. Simple scale passages. Canon in D. Notes on the 3rd and 4th strings. Notes on the 5th and 6th strings. Harmonic intervals. Individual coaching. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate basic guitar skills including proper hand coordination with fingerboard positions, techniques, and sight-reading. Play and harmonize melodies using written notation as well as chord symbols. Demonstrate the ability to transpose melodies by sight and read in multiple keys. Correctly play the major and minor scales and identify their key signatures. Correctly identify melodic and harmonic intervals, triads, and their inversions. Demonstrate proficiency performing rhythmic patterns and syncopation. Demonstrate advanced fingering and legato/staccato articulations. Perform early master literature. Perform publicly in class recital.
	MUSC 126 - Elementary Class Guitar 2 Credits Group instruction at the elementary level; accompaniment skills; correct hand positions and fingerings; fundamental theory including melodic, harmonic and rhythmic notation. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 125 Course Note Previously MUSIC 126. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student with basic guitar skills. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Approaching new music: music analysis, practice patterns & memorization exercises. Elementary musicianship. Accompaniment study. Review rest and free strokes. Sight-reading exercises and review in 1st, 2nd, & 5th positions. Identification of melodic/harmonic intervals and their inversions. Identification of triads and their inversions. Review of chord forms in root position built on the 5th and 6th strings. Music in two lines. Play and harmonize melodies using written notation and chord symbols. Minimum movement principle. Left hand ligado technique, ascending & descending. Dotted & syncopated rhythms. Simple & compound duple & triple meters. Right hand techniques: arpeggio, solid chords, rasqueado, & tremolo. Articulations: legato & staccato. Tone production: sul ponticello and sul tasto. Dynamic ranges. 5th position studies. Moveable bar chord forms of major, minor, Mm7ths , & mm 7ths in root position on the 5th & 6th strings around the circle of 5ths. Primary chords around the circle of 5ths. Major and minor scale patterns on 5th & 6th strings. Solo and ensemble performance recitals. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate elementary guitar skills with proper hand coordination and fingerboard positions, finger technique in both hands, & sight-reading. Play & harmonize melodies using written notation as well as chord symbols. Demonstrate melodic & harmonic transposition by sight in multiple keys. Correctly play all major and minor scales, their primary chords (I, IV, V7 in major & I, IV, V7 in minor), and identify their key signatures. Correctly identify melodic & harmonic intervals & their inversion. Correctly identify triads & their inversions. Demonstrate proficiency performing dotted & syncopated rhythms and simple & compound duple & triple meters. Demonstrate advanced fingerings and articulations. Perform elementary master literature from various style periods. Demonstrate tone production: dynamics, sul ponticello, & sul tasto.
	MUSC 127 - Intermediate Class Guitar 2 Credits Group instruction at the intermediate level; accompaniment skills; correct hand positions and fingerings; fundamental theory including melodic, harmonic and rhythmic notation. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 126 Course Note Previously MUSIC 127. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student with elementary guitar skills. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 15 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Approaching New Music: music analysis, practice patterns, memorization exercises Advanced Musicianship. Accompaniment Study. Review rest and free strokes. Sight-reading exercises and review. Ornamentation: trills, mordent, reverse mordent, appoggiatura. Musical Style: Late Renaissance, Baroque, Classical, Romantic, Contemporary, World Music. Flamenco technique: tremolo, rasgueado. Right hand technique: tremolo, rasgueado, Intermediate rhythm strums Articulation: staccato, staccatisimo, legato, portato, tenuto. Timbre: ponticello, sul tasto. Dynamic studies Left hand technique: minimum-movement principle, guide fingers, tension-release technique. 7th position study. Intermediate rhythms: syncopation, mixed, shifting, asymmetrical meters. Scales: relative majors & minor, chromatic, blues. Completion of the fingerboard. Moveable bar chord forms: Mm7ths, mm7ths in root position built on the 5th and 6th strings around the Circle of 5ths. Jazz chord progression around the Circle of 5ths. Solo and ensemble performance recitals Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate Intermediate guitar skills with proper hand coordination, fingerboard positions, finger technique in both hands, and sight-reading. Play and harmonize melodies using written notation as well as chord symbols. Demonstrate melodic and harmonic transposition by sight in multiple keys. Correctly play all major and minor scales, their primary chords, and identify their key signatures. Correctly identify melodic and harmonic intervals, triads, and their inversions. Demonstrate proficiency performing rhythmic patterns: dotted & syncopated. Demonstrate proficiency performing various simple and compound meters: duple, triple, quadruple, mixed, asymmetric. Demonstrate intermediate fingering and articulation: staccato, staccatisimo, legato, portato, tenuto. Perform Intermediate master literature from various style periods. Demonstrate various timbres and dynamics: ponticello and sul tasto.
	MUSC 128 - World Percussion 3 Credits This course is a hands-on study of percussion based music from around the world. Countries frequently addressed include: Cuba, Brazil, Peru, Senegal, Bali, etc. Course Note Previously MUSIC 128. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Spring Day Designed to Serve All students, regardless of prior experience, who want to learn world drumming styles and techniques. Active Date 20170622T08:38:56 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 20 Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 33 Degree Distributions: AA Diversity & Globalism Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Basic percussion technique. Playing individual parts of pieces learned by rote. Playing as part of an ensemble. Reading basic percussion notation. Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an elementary knowledge of the drumming styles and techniques emphasized during the quarter. Demonstrate the ability to start, continue, and stop playing in an ensemble. Display a demonstrative knowledge of the repertoire, style, rhythms, meters, tempi, and timbres of various ethnic rhythmic practices.
	MUSC 150 - Performance Ensemble 2 Credits Musical groups will be formed to engage specific instrumentations, such as African drumming, strings or piano. Students will rehearse and perform during the quarter. Course Note Previously MUSIC 142. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve All students in World of Music, World Music Cultures, social sciences and the community. Students who have had training on an instrument. Active Date 2011-07-25 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 20 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline The ensemble will rehearse an appropriate selection of music with the aim of public performance by the quarter’s end. Student Learning Outcomes Participate in public performances. Develop and improve musicial skills. Demonstrate knowledge of repertoires. Demonstrate ability to perform music in a non-solo setting. Develop the ability to listen with a musical ear.
	MUSC 151 - Music Theory 1A 1 Credits Addresses music fundamentals such as reading pitches, scales, key signatures, rhythm and meter. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any musician wishing to understand music notation or music theory. Active Date 2014-05-20 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 50 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. Pitch and Notation II. Simple Meter III. Scales and Keys IV. Compound Meter Student Learning Outcomes Identify and manipulate pitches on treble, bass, alto and tenor clefs. Identify key signatures for major keys. Demonstrate understanding of basic rhythmic elements and their notation. Notate rhythms in different meters according to standard practice. Construct and demonstrate knowledge of the structure of major scales.
	MUSC 152 - Music Theory 1B 1 Credits Second module in the music theory sequence. Minor scales and key signatures. Intervals and their inversions. Triads and sevenths chords. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 151 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any musician wishing to understand music notation or music theory. Active Date 2013-04-15 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. Minor scales and key signatures II. Intervals and inversions III. Triads and inversions IV. Seventh chords and inversions Student Learning Outcomes Identify and construct minor scales and key signatures. Identify and construct intervals and their inversions. Identify and construct triads/seventh chords and their inversions.
	MUSC 153 - Music Theory 1C 1 Credits Third module in the music theory sequence. Introduction to two-part counterpoint. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 152 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student wishing to learn music theory for either improving musical performance or learning analysis. Active Date 2013-04-15 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. Two part counterpoint A. melodic considerations B. harmonic considerations II. Counterpoint embellishments A. melodic embellishments B. rhythmic embellishments Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate understanding of the basic principles of species counterpoint. Identify common errors in species counterpoint. Create standard practice species counterpoint over a given cantus firmus.
	MUSC 154 - Music Theory 2A 1 Credits Fourth module in the music theory sequence. Eighteenth century counterpoint. SATB and keyboard styles. Phrases and cadences. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 153 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student wishing to learn music theory for either improving musical performance or learning analysis. Active Date 2013-04-15 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. 18th-century style counterpoint A. Contrapuntal motion B. chordal dissonance C. bass and melody lines II. Melodic embellishment in chorale textures III. Phrases IV. Cadences V. Connecting dominant and tonic areas Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate understanding of the basic principles of 18th-century counterpoint. Create chorale textures, given a part or harmonic sequence. Demonstrate understanding of four-part notational practices. Create SATB and keyboard textures. Identify the basic (tonic-dominant-tonic) phrase model. Identify and create typical cadences. Harmonize a basic melody using tonic and dominant chords.
	MUSC 155 - Music Theory 2B 1 Credits Fifth module in the music theory sequence. Dominant seventh chords. Predominant harmonies. Melodic harmonization. Expansions of the basic phrase. 6/4 chords. Pre-requisite(s) MUSC 154 Fees Quarters Typically Offered Designed to Serve Any student wishing to learn music theory for either improving musical performance or learning analysis. Active Date 2013-04-15 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 30 Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 11 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Course Outline I. V7 and its inversions II. Figured bass III. Predominant harmonies IV. Harmonizing chorale melodies V. 6/4 chords VI. Expansions of the tonic area Student Learning Outcomes Resolve dominant seventh chords. Demonstrate understanding of figured bass. Demonstrate understanding of the role of predominant harmonies. Harmonize a given melody in SATB style. Identify the various types of 6/4 chords and their functions. Demonstrate ability to expand the tonic area of the basic phrase.
	MUSC 162 - Tango Dance 2 Credits Introduction to the music, history, and basic dance movements and styles of Argentine tango. No previous musical or dancing experience required. Fees Quarters Typically Offered Fall Day Winter Day Spring Day Designed to Serve Students wishing to learn about the Argentine tango. Active Date 2015-02-09 Grading System Decimal Grade Class Limit 25 Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Worksite 0 Clinical 0 Other 0 Total Contact Hours 22 Degree Distributions: AA Humanities Area II Performance Course Outline Fundamentals elements of tango music - instrumentation, texture, lyrics Important composers and orchestras Basics of tango dance - walking, connection, parallel and cross systems, ochos, turns, walking to the cross Student Learning Outcomes Demonstrate an understanding of the basics of Argentine tango dance movement. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of tango music, including important composers and styles.

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