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Click on the name of an online course offered at American Community College 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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Basics of Business (GM156) |
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This course is designed to provide students with a familiarization about the modern business world. A survey course, it will give the student a broad background about the contemporary American and global business environments as well as considering different business organizations, management principles and strategies. It will also help the student to develop an awareness of the career opportunities in business, acquire a business vocabulary, and provide a preliminary study in many areas of business, such as: marketing, finance, personnel, customer relations, production and operations, e-business, world trade ventures, internal information systems and decision-making processes. |
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Business Law (GM304) |
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This course is an introduction to the area of business law. Topics include the nature and meaning of law, contract law, sales contracts, commercial paper, agency law, property and the influence of government regulation. |
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Business Writing (EN225) |
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Business |
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American Community College |
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This course teaches students how to communicate professionally in the business community. It emphasizes business language and style. Included in the course are exercises that instruct students how to write clear, well-structured, effective letters, bulletins, e-mails, instructions, memos, manuals, reports, and other business writing. |
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Calculus (MA225) |
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Science General |
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This course includes a study of limits and continuity, derivative of polynomials, trigonometric, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, differentials, rectilinear motion, application of first and second derivatives, integration, and the fundamental theorems of calculus. |
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Chemical, Biological, and Radiological Hazards (GM260) |
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This course is a study for the non-scientist of chemical, biological, and radiological science involved in different forms of weapons of mass destruction. The course covers topics of basic science, treatment, short- and long- term effects, among other issues central to understanding hostile WMD agents. |
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Chemistry of Explosives (SC223) |
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Science General |
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This course offers explosive handlers, bomb disposal technicians and responders an introduction to the chemical make-up and associated hazards of explosive substances. The combination of challenging reference sources and instructional interchange immerses the student in the world of explosive compounds including the research and development behind many explosive compounds widely used throughout the world today. This combination of reference materials, website research and group-related projects, allows the new explosive handler to learn the scientific basis for the long lists of safety precautions involved when handling explosives. Topics include, but are not limited to, history of explosives; basic chemical composition of explosives; and, safety precautions and guidelines when approaching or handling explosives. It will also cover researching information sites and references for material ranging from basic safety precautions of explosives to the resources available for emergency handlers and responders. The course helps students understand the hazards associated with common explosive materials. |
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Childhood Educational Development (PY100) |
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This course focuses attention on the observable characteristics of children from birth through adolescence. The content concentrates on cognitive, physical, social, and emotional changes that occur and emphasizes the relationship between a child's development and interactions with parents, siblings, peers, and teachers. |
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Chronicles of the Sea (HM288) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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This course is a survey of literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the sea and its effects on humans, individually and collectively. |
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Clothing (GM277) |
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This course is designed to teach students the basic fundamentals of clothing design, clothing care and maintenance, fabrics and fibers, and clothing construction. Students will learn the principles and techniques of fitting, pattern alteration, and clothing construction. It also includes the study of color theory. |
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Clothing Selection and Management (GM278) |
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This course is a study of economic, social, and psychological forces and influences on the clothing needs and wants of individuals and families. Its emphasis is on selection behavior, wardrobe planning, and clothing management. |
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College Algebra and Trigonometry (MA111) |
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This course is an interactive course designed to help students achieve a greater understanding of sophisticated mathematical concepts. The course covers college-level algebra and trigonometry to include a discussion of distances of the unit circle to give the students a thorough understanding of where points like pi and pi/3 are located. Throughout the course there is careful attention to the presentation of concepts that will become important in later calculus courses to include relations and functions (domain, graphs, functions). The goal is to provide as much support and help for students in order to ease the difficult transition into higher college-level mathematics courses. At the same time, the course provides a solid understanding of calculus and trigonometry. |
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Composition and Literature (EN202) |
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This course is designed to focus on critical reading and writing skills. It emphasizes reading and writing by enabling students to experience literature as one of many forms of language and offers effective ways of highlighting reading strategies in a number of different contexts. |
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Contemporary Literature (HM213) |
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Through various genres of literature, the student will examine cultural differences existing throughout the world during the 20th century, related to such themes as family and friendships, fantasy, the natural world, war and peace, and the individual and society. |
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Criminal Law and Procedure for the Paralegal (GM249) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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This course will examine the practical aspects of criminal law and procedure as they pertain to the work of the paralegal. The course covers the nature of criminal liability, the elements of various crimes, and defenses to criminal accusations. The course will also cover criminal procedure, from search and seizure through trial and appeal. Constitutional issues relating to search and seizure, self-incrimination and other matters are explored in depth. Students learn how to prepare relevant legal documents. |
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Cultural Geography (SS112) |
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This course is a continuation of the study of human behavior within selected socio-cultural settings such as cultural landscapes, value system, rural vs. urban behaviors, etc. Emphasis is on the interaction of geography with human development and the pressures put on that development by the land. Particular attention is paid to the impact of technology, migration, language, emergence of the new, and the importance of geopolitical location for a state?s development and power. |
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Domestic Terrorism (IS101) |
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This course was provides students with insights into an aspect of terrorism that is often overshadowed by international events. [Computers, cellular communications, Internet and other technologies are used by these organizations to increase their ability to operate covertly, their lethality, and ability to share their perspectives and solutions to the issues that plague society.] This course will update the student on current philosophies, weapons, tactics, and funding sources used by today?s domestic terrorist groups. |
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Eastern Civilization before 1500 (HS131) |
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This course is a survey of the history and culture of the Eastern Civilizations from the origin ancient civilizations of "Monsoon Asia" (China, India, Japan, Korea and South maritime and continental Southeast Asia in the third millennium BCE to the arrival of the West around 1500 CE. Emphasis is placed on the examination of the major political, social, economic and religious developments in Asian history. |
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Eastern Civilization since 1500 (HS132) |
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History |
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This course is a survey of the history and culture of Eastern Civilizations of "monsoon Asia" (China, India, Japan, Korea and maritime and continental Southeast Asia) from contact with the West in the late fifteenth century CE until the present. Emphasis is placed on the examination of the major political, social, economic and religious trends in Asian history and the interaction of Asia with the West during Europe's Age of Colonization and Imperialism. |
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Effectiveness in Writing (EN102) |
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This course provides instruction in the writing process with a focus on persuasive and argumentative essays, and will include practice in developing a distinctive style, the methods of effective reasoning, library and on-line research. A formal research project is required.
This course has been evaluated by the American Council on Education. Credit Recommendation - at the lower division Baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in English or Humanities. |
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Emergency Response to Terrorism (GM160) |
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This course is a study of the terrorism emergency response process, to include knowledge of response tasks, toxicology, mass casualty triage, decontamination, and other operational issues. |
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