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Click on the name of an online course offered at Westwood College Online to view the detailed information; you can also find out about the college or university offering the course by clicking on "School's Profile". |
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ELECTRONIC MEDIA LAW AND POLICY (MGT401-OL) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Students will study the legal and ethical issues related to electronic media and the successful implementation policies. Includes topics such as responsibility of the computing professional, computerized crime, technology and employment, copyright, privacy, and First Amendment rights. Introduces social issues involved in information services, such as interaction of high technology, employment, privacy, and security. Also provides an overview of U.S. legal precedent and federal information policy, and possible public policies toward the production, dissemination, recording, and ownership of information. The economic, political, and social aspects of policy analysis will also be introduced and applied to specific information policy issues. Students will develop information policies and analyze legal issues. |
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ELECTRONIC MESSAGING SYSTEMS (NW422-OL) |
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Information Technology |
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Students will learn the core components and features of Microsoft Exchange clients and servers. They will install Microsoft Exchange Server in a site, create and manage each recipient type in a Microsoft Exchange environment install and configure Microsoft Exchange clients, and configure and manage Internet Mail Service. |
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ENERGY TERMINOLOGY (SCI312-OL) |
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Science General |
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Acquaints students with geologic terms, drilling terminology, and mining issues. Topics include earthquakes, volcanoes, oceans, and alternate energy sources. |
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ENTERPRISE BUSINESS APPLICATIONS (APM320-OL) |
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Business |
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This course covers both the front- and back-office applications that manage the fundamentals for modern business.Topics include constructing a business architecture including the following web services: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Procurement, and Selling-Chain Management. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to create and implement an action plan designed to allow a conventional business to transition into a design for electronic business. |
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ENTREPRENEURIAL STRATEGIES (APM421-OL) |
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Business |
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Provides the student with an overview of over 95 small business opportunities in 12 career fields and enables them to explore these entrepreneurial endeavors. |
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ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES (SCI313-OL) |
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Environmental Science |
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Presents the complex relationship between human technical and technological advancement and the need to use finite resources wisely. Students will learn about human population dynamics, industry impacts, the role consumerism plays in the ecosystems, and the limited resources available. |
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ETHICS (SOC150-OL) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course is designed to compare ethical concepts and models and how they translate into actual behavior. Topics include moral philosophies, social responsibility, and global ethics. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to define ethics, explain the components of a general ethical decision making model, and analyze current ethical issues. |
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FILM AND LITERATURE (HUM417-OL) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course explores the relationship between contemporary film and literature. Topics include narrative techniques and the differences between the media. |
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FUNCTION SUPERVISION (APM401-OL) |
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Introduces the student to the role of the supervisor and job challenges. It includes the functions of management such as planning, controlling, organizing, staffing, and employee development. |
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FUNDAMENTALS OF PROGRAMMING (CS106-OL) |
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Computer Science |
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This course introduces students to PC desktop operating systems, problem solving techniques, and basic concepts of computer programming. Topics include file system management, basic troubleshooting, and input/output of PC desktops. Additional topics include basic algorithms, control structures, data types, syntax, loops, arrays, and strings of computer programs. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to navigate a PC desktop system and be able to create, run, and debug programs. |
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GAME DESIGN PROCESS (GD330-OL) |
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Students receive an overview of the game development and design process. Emphasis is placed on manual and conceptual skills, creating character and scene modules, interface planning, and game structure. At completion, students should be able to demonstrate familiarity with production of graphic components optimized for game usage and an overall perspective of the game industry. |
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GENDER COMMUNICATIONS (ENG403-OL) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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Acquaints students with the challenging roles of men and women in the workplace so that they can develop effective communication skills between genders. |
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GEOMETRY (MTH311-OL) |
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Science General |
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Introduces the basics of geometry. Topics include geometric proofs, congruent triangles, and parallel line theorems and postulates. |
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GRAPHIC DESIGN BUSINESS PRACTICES (GD390-OL) |
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This course provides students with the necessary skills to establish themselves in the graphic design industry. Topics include establishing pricing policies, job scheduling, vendor relations, client presentation, and freelance principles. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to apply these skills in a variety of business situations. |
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GRAPHIC DESIGN INTERNSHIP (GD292-OL) |
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Art & Design |
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This course provides an opportunity to extend theory learned from the classroom environment into ?real world? training experiences through the guidance of a graphic design professional. Upon completion of this course, the students should be able to work within the environment that they choose to specialize in. |
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HISTORY OF GRAPHIC DESIGN AND APPLIED TYPOGRAPHY (GD306-OL) |
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This course explores the parallels between graphic design history and contemporary visual communication. Students will evaluate current designs and study their historical influences. Projects in typographic design will be assigned. Students should be able to take the values and theories of past masters and apply them to their own work. |
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HUMAN RELATIONS (SOC121-OL) |
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This course acquaints students with the nature and importance of human relations in their professional and personal lives. Topics include the communications process, diversity, team building, and conflict. Upon completion of the course, students should be able to demonstrate essential transferable skills to function effectively in society. |
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HUMAN RESOURCES ? COMPENSATION (APM352-OL) |
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Provides knowledge of pay plans, benefits and incentive plans. It also deals with labor relations and collective bargaining.Topics including employee security, guaranteed fair treatment, dismissals, separations, layoffs, retirement, and health issues in the work place are discussed. |
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HUMAN RESOURCES ? TRAINING (APM351-OL) |
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Provides the knowledge and skills to do job analysis, personnel planning, employee interviewing, as well as developing training and motivation techniques and appraising performance. Provides knowledge of pay plans, benefits and incentive plans. It also deals with labor relations and collective bargaining.Topics of employee security, guaranteed fair treatment, dismissals, separations, layoffs, retirement, and health issues in the work place are discussed. |
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HUMANITIES (HUM300-OL) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course deals with human nature, human qualities, and human thought processes and relationships. |
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