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Although these courses are distance learning, this is not a campus-free program. Some materials will need to be picked up each semester and some courses require testing to be done on-campus at the Viewing/Listening/Testing Center in the Library on the Main Campus. Those courses that require visits to the Flint main campus are commented in the Course Notes.
Please contact the Distance Learning office for any questions (810-762-0224) or dlinfo@esmail.mcc.edu. |
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| DLT- DVDs |
Materials are available for viewing or checkout from the Viewing/Listening/Testing Center. These course require you to come to campus to check out materials and take exams. |
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| CMM - Computer Multi-Media Delivery |
You will use media, your computer and the Internet to complete your course. Blackboard is a resource for information and communication. You will need a home computer or time to use the campus computer labs. Expect to come to campus to check out your materials and possibly take exams depending on your course. |
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| IMM - Interactive Multi-Media Delivery |
Online course that includes using media to complete the course. Blackboard will be an integral part of your course including required use of discussion board, and possibly quizzes and exams. You will need a home computer or time to use the campus computer labs. Expect to come to campus to check out your materials and/or take exams depending on the course. |
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| WWW - Online, Internet |
Delivered using Blackboard. You will often use email and Blackboard will be an integral part of your course including required use of the discussion board, and possibly quizzes and exams. Please note that many of these courses require visits to campus to take exams. Check for "Exams taken on campus" under course. |
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| PRT - Print |
Independent learning courses which do not use media or videotaped instruction or the Internet. |
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| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology |
ANTH-211-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Jennifer Fillion |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A unique and dramatic look at diverse cultures from around the world illustrating human adaptation to environment from the beginning of the human species to the present.
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Course Notes: Exams taken on campus.
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| Graphic Design Survey |
ART.-122-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: James Shurter |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: ENGL-101 or permission of instructor |
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| An historical survey of graphic design and different aspects of the role of the graphic designer and the use of design for visual communications in various industries. |
Course Notes:
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| Medical Practice Terminology |
BHSR-115-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: AHLT-102 |
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| Medical writing for accuracy in interpreting patient care documentation, medicolegal disposition and litigation. A study of medical, scientific, diagnostic, procedural and technical language by speciality and subspecialty. |
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| Fundamentals of Biology |
BIOL-111-DLT01 |
4-6 |
| Instructor: A. Hekmati |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A distance learning science lab and lecture course. You will receive a lab kit and attend one on-campus lab meeting. The course gives a comprehensive view of life and how it works relative to its chemical processes, genetics, and the impacts of environmental forces upon life. Emphasizes genetic processes which lead to the evolutionary process. |
Course Notes: Students attend one on-campus lab, pick up materials and take exams on campus.
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| Introduction to Business |
BUSN-104-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Paul Londrigan |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| An introduction to basic business practices and procedures. You'll learn how businesses deal with organization, management, labor, production, marketing, financing, and insurance. |
Course Notes: Exams are taken on campus.
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| Business Math |
BUSN-106-CMM01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Beverly Bliesath |
Mode of Delivery: CMM |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| This course is a practical application of business math: building a building, investing money and setting prices of products. The content evolves from mathematical foundations, to basic business concepts: mathematics of retailing and finance, business accounting and communication with numbers. |
Course Notes:
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| Microsoft Access |
BUSN-130-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Connie Lockrey |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Use Access software to create, save, edit and print your own database for this hands-on course. Use MCC lab or your own PC with Access software. |
Course Notes: Final exams are taken on campus.
This is 2nd half semester class.
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| Microsoft Excel |
BUSN-180-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Bettie Goodman |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| An introduction to the functions of Excel spreadsheet software. Lessons cover fundamental spreadsheet operations, planning and building a worksheet, formatting, using ChartWizard and other advanced features. A home PC with Excel software is required or use the campus labs. |
Course Notes: Tests are taken on campus.
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| Microsoft Excel |
BUSN-180-WWW02 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| An introduction to the functions of Excel spreadsheet software. Lessons cover fundamental spreadsheet operations, planning and building a worksheet, formatting, using ChartWizard and other advanced features. A home PC with Excel software is required or use the campus labs. |
Course Notes: Tests are taken on campus.
This is 2nd half semester class.
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| Business Law I |
BUSN-251-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Ken Anderson |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Everyone in the business world needs this invaluable overview of legal principles. You will find the law of contracts, negotiable instruments, banks and banking more understandable after you've taken this course. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials and take exams on campus.
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| Business Co-Op/Internship/Externship--3rd session |
BUSN-280-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: Completed 12 credits of MCC courses with a minimum 2.5 overall GPA. |
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| Allows you the opportunity to practice classroom theories and employment skills at a business. Provides on-the-job work experience and performance evaluations. A stipend may be provided. A minimum 150 hours at the organization is required |
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| Computers: A Practical Approach |
COMG-153-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Annette LeBlanc |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: Basic knowledge of keyboard. |
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| Introducing the personal computer and its assorted parts. A hands-on course that will provide you with a practical working knowledge of the nontechnical aspects of computers in society. |
Course Notes: Uses Microsoft Office software.
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| Imtermediate Practical Computer Skills |
COMG-154- CMM01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: LindaLee Massoud |
Mode of Delivery: CMM |
Pre/Corequisite: COMG-153 or permission of instructor. |
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| A second semester of computer skills emphasizing practical business applications. You will use software in all of the basic productivity categories to produce documents and accomplish tasks that would be important in the marketplace. |
Course Notes: This section delivered using Blackboard and videos streamed across the internet.
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| Introduction to Computer Security |
COMG-161-WWW01 |
1-1 |
| Instructor: Cheryl Bassett |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: COMG-150 or COMG-153 or COMG-154 or COMG-162 |
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| Overview of every aspect of Information Security: legislation, local, state and federal privacy policies and liability related to data confidentiality and integrity.
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Course Notes: Uses Microsoft Windows and Office software. 1/2 semester class.
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| Introduction to Productivity Software-3rd session |
COMG-164-CMM01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: LindaLee Massoud |
Mode of Delivery: CMM |
Pre/Corequisite: Microsoft Works productivity software. You must have this exact software on your home computer or be able to use the campus computer labs. |
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| A hands-on course that provides a general overview of Microsoft Works productivity software. You must have this exact software on your home computer or be able to use the campus computer labs. |
Course Notes: Delivered via the Internet and videotape.
Tests are taken on campus.
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| Using the Internet |
COMG-165-WWW01 |
1-1 |
| Instructor: Rob Benard |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| This course provides an introduction to the Internet, Internet access at MCC and/or from other locations; e-mail use, information about Internet resources and services; necessary equipment requirements, language, ethical, legal, security and social issues discussion; hands-on access and use of the Internet. |
Course Notes: 1st half-semester Fall & Winter, also Spring session
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| Using the Internet |
COMG-165-WWW02 |
1-1 |
| Instructor: Rob Benard |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| This course provides an introduction to the Internet, Internet access at MCC and/or from other locations; e-mail use, information about Internet resources and services; necessary equipment requirements, language, ethical, legal, security and social issues discussion; hands-on access and use of the Internet. |
Course Notes: 2nd half-semester Fall & Winter; also Summer session
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| Personal Money Management |
ECON-125-WWW01 |
4-4 |
| Instructor: Melissa Rueterbusch |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A practical how-to-do-it course on being a better money manager and more effective consumer. Topics include budgeting, insurance, taxes, borrowing, housing, investment, buying practices, inflation, and the consumer movement. |
Course Notes: Exams taken on campus.
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| Principles of Economics (microeconomics) |
ECON-222-WWW01 |
4-4 |
| Instructor: Melissa Rueterbusch |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: ECON-221 or permission of instructor. |
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| Learn how an individual firm attempts to maximize its profit under different competitive conditions, how income is distributed, and the relationship between the U.S. economy and other economies in the world. |
Course Notes: Exams taken on campus.
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| English Composition I |
ENGL-101-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Fairy Hayes-Scott |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Written communication skills are crucial in today"s employment market. Organize your ideas and communicate them in a clear, convincing way through thesis statements supported by developmental paragraphs, topic sentences, and accurate word choices. A report based on research is an included feature. |
Course Notes:
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| English Composition I |
ENGL-101-WWW02 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Larry Juchartz |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Written communication skills are crucial in today's employment market. Organize your ideas and communicate them in a clear, convincing way through thesis statements supported by developmental paragraphs, topic sentences, and accurate word choices. A report based on research is an included feature. |
Course Notes:
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| English Composition II |
ENGL-102-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Fairy Hayes-Scott |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: ENGL-101 |
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| Building on what you learned in ENGL-101, you will develop your critical thinking skills through researching and summarizing data, analyzing language, evaluating evidence, and logical reasoning, and apply those concepts by writing theme papers. |
Course Notes:
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| English Composition II |
ENGL-102-WWW02 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Larry Juchartz |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: ENGL-101 |
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| Building on what you learned in ENGL-101, you will develop your critical thinking skills through researching and summarizing data, analyzing language, evaluating evidence, and logical reasoning, and apply those concepts by writing theme papers. |
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| Readings in Popular Culture |
ENGL-261-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Larry Juchartz |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: ENGL-101 |
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| If you are interested in popular culture, including music, film, TV, computer media (Flash cartoons), fashion, architecture, live performance, advertising images, photography, and popular slang, then this is the class for you! |
Course Notes:
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| Physical Geology |
GEOL-151-DLT01 |
4-5 |
| Instructor: Sheila Swyrtek |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Study the earth and the dynamic processes that alter its surface: volcanoes, earthquakes, and plate tectonics. Learn practical geologic skills including mineral, rock, and fossil identification. The labs are delivered with three kits to study and be tested upon, including a mineral lab supplement on DVD! |
Course Notes: $15 Lab Fee plus $15 refundable Deposit. Students pick up materials and take exams on campus.
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| Beginning Algebra |
MATH-110-DLT01 |
4-4 |
| Instructor: Karen Sharp |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: Prereq: MATH-021 with grade of ?S? or placement into MATH-110. |
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| If your Math Placement Test says you should be in MATH-021, register for that course. Successful algebra students MUST know arithmetic. Also, MATH-021 contains a significant pre-algebra component that helps to form a good foundation for Beginning Algebra. This course is designed for competent basic math students whose last algebra class was several years ago or who have never taken algebra. Calculators are allowed only with the permission of the instructor and then ONLY when studying roots, radicals, and quadratic equations. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials & take exams on campus.
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| Intermediate Algebra |
MATH-120-DLT01 |
4-4 |
| Instructor: Karen Sharp |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: 2.0 or higher in MATH-110 or placement in MATH-120. |
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| You will study elementary topics, special products and factoring, fractions, linear equations, graphing, exponent, radicals, elementary quadratics, ratio, proportion, variation, and logarithms. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials & take exams on campus.
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| Principles of Management |
MGMT-181-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Ken Anderson |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Learn the basic philosophy, principles, and concepts of management and how they may be applied to the planning, organizing, and controlling of a business. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials and take exams on campus.
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| Small Business Management |
MGMT-183-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Paul Londrigan |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Have you always dreamed of starting your own business, but didn't know how to go about it? Or are you interested in enhancing the success of your present venture? You need this course if you own, or plan to own a small business. |
Course Notes: Exams are taken on campus.
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| Management Co-Op I |
MKT.-159-PRT01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Paul Londrigan |
Mode of Delivery: Print |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Work experience under the supervision of the marketing coordinator and a participating employer. Progress reports and specialized projects are required. These courses must be taken in sequence. |
Course Notes:
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| Management Co-Op II |
MKT.-258-PRT01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Paul Londrigan |
Mode of Delivery: Print |
Pre/Corequisite: MKT.-159 |
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| This course provides the opportunity for work experience under the supervision of the Marketing Program Coordinator and a participating employer. Progress reports and specialized projects are required. Includes class discussion of problems encountered on the job. |
Course Notes:
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| Management Co-Op III |
MKT.-259-PRT01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Paul Londrigan |
Mode of Delivery: Print |
Pre/Corequisite: MKT.-159, MKT.-258 |
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| This course is a continuation of MKT.-258. Work experience under the supervision of the Marketing Program Coordinator and a participating employer. Progress reports and specialized projects are required. Includes class discussion of problems encountered on the job. |
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| Keyboarding I |
OISY-101-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A hands-on course learning to use the keyboard with accuracy and speed. Minimum of 25 wpm for three minutes with a maximum of three errors at the end of the course. On-campus timed tests required. |
Course Notes: On-campus timed tests required. 1/2 semester class.
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| Keyboarding I |
OISY-101-WWW02 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A hands-on course learning to use the keyboard with accuracy and speed. Minimum of 25 wpm for three minutes with a maximum of three errors at the end of the course. On-campus timed tests required. |
Course Notes: On-campus timed tests required. Summer session.
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| Medical Transcription for Surgery |
OISY-158-WWW01 |
4-4 |
| Instructor: Phyllis Watts |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: Prerequisites: BHSR-110 |
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| Focuses on advanced transcription of general surgery dictation and foreign accented dictation, and surveys dictation from 14 medical subspecialities. Timed production required. |
Course Notes: Spring Session. Timed production required.
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| General Psychology Laboratory |
PSYC-280-IMM02 |
1-3 |
| Instructor: Nancy Armbruster |
Mode of Delivery: IMM |
Pre/Corequisite: PSYC-281 |
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| This elective earns laboratory science and computer use general education credit. It provides an opportunity to apply the concepts learned in the general psychology class as well engage in psychological research and to build a web page. |
Course Notes: $40.00 course materials fee of which $20 is refundable if materials are returned. Students must come to campus to check out materials.
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| General Psychology |
PSYC-281-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Gail Knapp |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: Optional PSYC-280 |
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| Would you like to learn more about why individuals do what they do? This course focuses on human behavior with special emphasis on observation as well as on the scientific principles leading to the understanding of motivation, emotion, learning, perception, intelligence, and personality. |
Course Notes: Exams taken on campus.
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| Social Psychology |
PSYC-282-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Gail Knapp |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: PSYC-281 or permission of instructor. |
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| You will study the individual in group settings. Major areas of study include methodology, socialization, attitudes and beliefs, social perception, attribution theory, interpersonal relationships, aggression, stereotyping, prosocial behavior, group dynamics and organizational effectiveness. |
Course Notes: Exams taken on campus.
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| Psychology of Human Development |
PSYC-288-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Susan Edwards |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: Prereq.: PSYC-281 or permission of instructor |
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| A study of the changes that occur across the life span of human beings from conception to death. This course investigates the processes of physical, social, and moral development and studies the development of language, identity, cognition, emotion, and personality. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials and take exams on campus
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| Introduction to Quality Assurance |
QUAL-101-WWW01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Jack McLellan |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| For a company to survive in the competitive world marketplace, quality is needed in both service and product. Learn the basic concepts of quality organization, terminology, definitions used in the field, and job requirements. |
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| Introductory Sociology |
SOCY-191-DLT01 |
3-3 |
| Instructor: Brenda Zicha |
Mode of Delivery: DVD/Video |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| Great insights into human group behavior. Topics covered are the socialization of individuals into their culture; the formation and function of different kinds of social groups; and the processes of stability, deviance, and change in society. |
Course Notes: Students pick up materials and take exams on campus.
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| Skills for Technology I |
TECH-090-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Jack McLellan |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| For pre-apprentice students. Serves as a diagnostic/prescriptive experience to raise competencies in mathematics for the purpose of achieving apprentice status. |
Course Notes: 1/2 semester class
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| Skills for Technology I |
TECH-090-WWW02 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Jack McLellan |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: |
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| A diagnostic-prescriptive experience to raise competencies in mathematics for pre-apprentice students to achieve apprentice status. |
Course Notes: Summer Course.
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| Design of Experiments |
TECH-200-WWW01 |
2-2 |
| Instructor: Jack McLellan |
Mode of Delivery: WWW |
Pre/Corequisite: QUAL-203 or permission of instructor. |
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| Are you a Business or industry student needing to fulfill the Scientific Method gen. ed. requirement or a Quality Assurance student continuing your QUAL-203 studies? In this course, you will be instructed in the basics of the Scientific Method and/or critical thinking, propose a project, perform experiments, collect and analyze data, and report the findings. |
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