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Washington and His Lieutenants (LW640) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of George Washington's and his lieutenants' leadership, character, and military makeup from the time of his appointment as Commander of the Continental Army to his farewell at the end of the American Revolution. Students will cover the following chief lieutenants alongside Washington: Nathaniel Greene, Benedict Arnold, Charles Lee, Horatio Gates, and Marquis de Lafeyette, among others. The course topics will include general comparative assessments among the Generals, appraisal of each as a leader, evaluation of each leader under different leadership circumstances such as under direct supervision and independent command, and the individual impact of each on the events and outcomes of the American Revolution. |
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Waste Management and Pollution Control (DM616) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the history, contemporary situation, and future outlook for waste management and pollution control. Topics covered in the course include the major waste management and pollution legislation and public law at international, national, and local levels; major private companies and non-profit organizations involved in waste management and pollution control; leaders in the industries from both public and private sides; societal costs and benefits for the waste management and pollution control industry, among other issues. |
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Weapons of Mass Destruction and the New Terrorism (LC535) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) wielded by the alienated are the ultimate nightmare of a world society which likes to think of itself as having moved to a new plane of conduct. So seriously does the U.S. government take the matter that it is presently devoting tens of millions of dollars to preparation for an incident. Thus it is necessary to explore the threat as a new phenomenon and/or as "more of the same" issues faced in history. |
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Web-Based Applications (ECM5002) |
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E-Commerce & E-Business |
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Northcentral University |
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Provides Learners with the skills to build powerful web-based applications for the electronic commerce environment. |
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White Collar Crime (CJ5009) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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Northcentral University |
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An examination of criminal activity in our communities, business and corporate enterprises. Learners will examine the various types of white-collar crime, methods of detection, investigative techniques, and social impact. They will further review specific cases and examine articles relating to this sophisticated crime contravening our privacy and social values. |
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White Collar Crime (CR535) |
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Law & Criminal Justice |
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American Public University |
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This course will examine white- collar crime. Topics focus on will be nature, extent, costs, and social consequences of crimes by economic institutions, strategies and limitations in the control of economic deviance. |
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Wide Area Networks (WAN) (MIS5007) |
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Information Technology |
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Northcentral University |
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This course is concerned with the various technologies associated with wide area network implementations. Its focus is upon the technology of WANs, data communications and architecture, and integrated services digital networks. The advantages and disadvantages of the various possibilities involved in WAN implementations are of particular importance. |
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Wildland Fire Structure and Organization (EM524) |
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Engineering |
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American Public University |
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This course addresses the wildland fire fighting and management organization in the United States, to include historical and contemporary issues. The course focuses on the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC) and its associated organizations at federal and regional levels; the federal, state, and local organizations that contribute to wildland fire organization in the US; the major wildland fire system structure, tactics, and organization; among other major wildland fire issues. |
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Windows Software Development (CS564) |
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Computer Science |
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Azusa Pacific University |
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This course introduces the development of applications software within a windowed environment, such as Microsoft Windows or X Windows. Concepts of the programming of graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in general and technical details of a specific application programming interface (API) are presented. Using C++, students complete several modest windows programs and one integrative project. The course forms a foundation for continued, independent learning. |
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Wireless Communication Systems (TM589) |
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Information Technology |
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Keller Graduate School of Management |
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This course introduces fundamentals of wireless voice and data systems. Addressed are essentials of radio frequency signal transmission; operation of first-, second- and third-generation cellular telephone and PCS systems; and low-power wireless local area networks. |
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Wireless Web Design and Development (TS5504) |
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Web Development |
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Capella University |
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This course provides an overview of the evolving wireless technologies and the Wireless Application Protocol (WAP). WAP is the de facto worldwide standard for providing Internet communications and advanced telephony services on digital mobile phones pagers, personal digital assistants and other wireless terminals. Learners will use simulation software to design and debug wireless web applications using Wireless Markup Language (WML) or Handheld Device Markup Language (HDML) for Internet-enabled phones. This course provides an introduction to related technologies like Bluetooth and includes an overview of mobile telephony architecture. Learners are required to take TS7010 prior to taking this course. |
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Women and War (MS625) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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This course is a study of the role of women in the United States military from the Civil War to present day. The course addresses specific cases of women in major American conflicts to illustrate the status of women in the military at particular times in history. The evolving role of women in society and in the military is addressed as a course theme. |
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Workplace Safety and Health Psychology (PSY8790) |
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Psychology |
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Capella University |
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This course addresses contemporary employee safety and health issues in the workplace. Topics include OSHA awareness, management's commitment to a safe work environment, conducting safety surveys, preventing accidents and health problems associated with work and occupational stress. |
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Workplace Violence (CR548) |
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American Public University |
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This course examines various types of workplace violence such as intimidation, stalking, assault, threats, and homicide. It provides policies, procedures, and plans that can be put to immediate use in the workplace. The course provides security professionals with excellent practical information on identifying potential threats in order to prevent tragedies before they occur. Actual case studies teach students how to learn from the tragic errors of others. |
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World War II in Context (LW631) |
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American Public University |
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This course is a comparative study of the economies, industry, society and culture of the United States, Great Britain, Japan, and Germany during World War II, with lesser topical coverage of other countries. The course addresses the non-political and non-military aspects of each country as it prepared for, engaged in, and recovered from war. Topics include the roles of the citizen, the larger citizenry, industry, economics, and women. Issues include the post-war changes that the conflict facilitated and continue to influence society and culture in the industrialized nations today. |
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World War II in the Pacific (LW550) |
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History |
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American Public University |
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An analysis of the fighting in the China-Burma-India Theater, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, the Aleutians, and in the Philippines, which, wound together with our amphibious campaigns through the Central Pacific, constituted the most massive movement of men and arms in history. This course focuses on land warfare, its strategies, tactics, leaders and lessons learned. |
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Writing Grants & Research Proposals (COM5466) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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Amberton University |
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The course provides students with practical guidelines and hands-on experience in writing proposals and grants for business purposes. Students are recommended to complete Technical Writing (COM3461) before taking this course. |
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Writing Skills for Psychology Learners (PSY7050) |
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Capella University |
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This course aims to refine the basic skills necessary for professional writing. Through weekly exercises, the course instructs learners in composing clear, concise, technical, and grammatical language that reflects their personal writing style. Through short writing assignments, the course also prepares learners to construct paragraphs using established methods of development, such as definition, description, classification, and process. The course does not require a research project or paper. |
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Yom Kippur War (LW660) |
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Public Services |
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American Public University |
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The 1973 Yom Kippur War was the most tactically and strategically challenging war fought by Israel, America's long-standing ally in the Middle East. Israel started out on the strategic defensive and wound up with such a massive strategic advantage on Egyptian soil that the Soviets started threatening the Third World War in defense of their defeated Egyptian ally. |
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