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CEO 057 - Special Topics in CEO

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CEO 100 - Introduction to College Level Learning

• Use college success skills.
• Analyze skills, interests and personal characteristics to determine a career direction and complete a life and career plan of action that includes short and long term goals with specific action steps.
• Access information on career fields, occupations and organizations and create a focused and effective resume.
• Explain transfer and professional/technical degree and certificate programs, select a program of study and explain the college enrollment process.
• Identify their primary learning style and explain the techniques that enhance their primary learning style.
• Effectively produce, assess and communicate ideas.

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CEO 101 - Introduction to College/Career Success

• Identify and recognize self-defeating beliefs and behaviors and design a plan to address such beliefs and behaviors.
• Achieve a balance between emotional control and emotional expression.
• Increase awareness of elements involved in establishing and maintaining relationships.
• Establish a goal to develop a life plan of accomplishment.

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CEO 102 - Survey of Life, Education, and Career Success

• Identify and explain terms and vocabulary in college courses and the workplace.
• Effectively participate in small groups.
• Explain the characteristics of citizenship, civics principles and community responsibility.
• Select their college major, create and educational plan and establish a connection with program chair for plan approval.
• Understand cultural diversity in life, education, the workplace and how it pertains to the Constitution and citizenship.
• Identify characteristics of the scientific and social research methods, the Socratic Method, argument and debate, critical and creative thinking and their importance in education and professional discipline.

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CEO 103 - Career Planning

• Design a personal career plan.
• Explain how leadership pertains to education, career and personal situations.
• Revise and improve an educational plan, including meeting with the professional/technical program chair.
• Accurately complete a detailed scholarship search and FAFSA application.
• Identify characteristics of reliable websites and appropriate use and citations of internet information.
• Make an effective class presentation via Power Point of one’s career plan.

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CEO 104 - Preparing for the Job Market

• Complete an effective career portfolio.
• Develop an effective personal career portfolio.
• Participate in Student Programs leadership program and/or college/community extracurricular activities.
• Complete a scholarship application.
• Develop a plan to create a balance in life, education and career.

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CEO 105 - Resources and Technology for College and Career

• Identify and use effectively all on campus and online resources for student success.
• Demonstrate speed and accuracy in keyboarding.
• Create effective Office Suite documents.
• Skilled in multiple storage methods.
• Proficient in Outlook.
• Navigate and utilize Distance Education course delivery systems with emphasis on CANVAS.

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CEO 194 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 195 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 196 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 197 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 294 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 295 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 296 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CEO 297 - Special Topics in Career Education Options (CEO)

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CHEM 100 - Chemical Explorations

• Define chemistry and describe the key elements of the scientific method.
• Describe the general structure of the atom and extract information about an atom of an element using the periodic table, including element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and number of protons and electrons.
• Identify the role of chemical reactions in daily life using examples such as acid rain, photosynthesis, cooking, industrial synthesis, and pharmaceuticals.
• Describe the differences between molecular, ionic, and metallic substances, including acids, bases, organic molecules, and polymers.
• Describe the characteristics of a solid, liquid, and gas in terms of visible properties and the kinetic-molecular theory of matter, and compare pure substances to mixtures.
• Synthesize course information and apply it to practical, everyday issues such as acid rain, air and water pollution, limited resources on Planet Earth, pharmaceuticals, nutrition and materials.
• Identify and use reliable reference material in libraries and on the internet to research and report on a topic related to chemistry.

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CHEM& 110 - Chemical Concepts w/ Lab

• Define chemistry and describe the key elements of the scientific method.
• Describe the general structure of the atom and extract information about an atom of an element using the periodic table, including element symbol, atomic number, atomic mass, and number of protons and electrons.
• Identify the role of chemical reactions in daily life using examples such as acid rain, photosynthesis, cooking, industrial synthesis, and pharmaceuticals.
• Describe the differences between molecular, ionic, and metallic substances, including acids, bases, organic molecules, and polymers.
• Describe the characteristics of a solid, liquid, and gas in terms of visible properties and the kinetic-molecular theory of matter, and compare pure substances to mixtures.
• Synthesize course information and apply it to practical, everyday issues such as acid rain, air and water pollution, limited resources on Planet Earth, pharmaceuticals, nutrition and materials.
• Identify and use reliable reference material in libraries and on the internet to research and report on a topic related to chemistry.
• Perform experiments and record observations to develop a conceptual understanding of physical and chemical phenomena.

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CHEM& 121 - Introduction to Chemistry

• Define chemistry as a scientific study of matter and its impact on society and everyday life.
• Apply precision, accuracy, and safe lab practices in taking measurements in support of scientific observation.
• Develop problem-solving skills related to unit conversions and stoichiometric quantification of chemical reactions.
• Identify the relationship between the position of an element on the periodic table and its atomic structure and physical/chemical properties.
• Describe the structure and properties of matter based on ionic/covalent bonding and intermolecular forces.
• Explain the concept of dynamic equilibrium in order to describe reversible physical and chemical processes reactions.

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CHEM& 131 - Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry

• Define organic chemistry in terms of the role of carbon in organic and biological chemistry.
• Identify and classify major organic functional groups and recognize their presence in biological molecules.
• Predict the physical properties and reactivities of organic compounds based on their structure.
• Name and draw the structure of organic compounds, including isomers.
• Define and recognize the different types of isomerism, including geometric, stereo, and constitutional.
• Explain the importance of molecular shape in terms of function and properties.
• Recognize structural differences between various types of biomolecules, such as lipids, carbohydrates, nucleic acids, and proteins, and identify their basic building blocks.
• Explain how recrystallization, extraction, and chromatography are used for separation and purification of organic mixtures.

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CHEM& 140 - General Chemistry Preparation w/Lab

• Define chemistry as a scientific study of matter and its transformations and the scientific method as a way to acquire knowledge.
• Apply precision, accuracy, and safe lab practices in taking measurements in support of scientific observation.
• Develop problem-solving skills related to unit conversions, stoichiometric quantification of chemical reactions, and solution chemistry.
• Extract information about an element from the periodic table: for example; the symbol, atomic number, atomic weight, and the number of protons and electrons.
• Identify the relationship between the position of an element on the periodic table and its atomic structure and physical/chemical properties.
• Explain the concept of the mole and molar mass and how they relate balanced chemical reaction equations.
• Write the formulas and names for ionic and covalent compounds using the Periodic Table.
• Describe the structure and properties of matter based on ionic/covalent bonding and intermolecular forces.

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CHEM& 161 - General Chemistry I

• Develop problem-solving skills that are supported by algebraic and numeracy skills.
• Use measurable quantities of matter to determine physical and chemical properties.
• Describe the atom and understand the properties of the subatomic particles within the context of the Periodic Table.
• Explain the relationship between the position of an element in the periodic table and its physical/chemical properties, including periodic trends.
• Describe the differences in the structure and properties of substances based on different types and models of bonding.
• Classify and balance chemical reactions and predict products for different types of reactions and use stoichiometric calculations to predict quantities.
• Apply the properties of ionic and molecular substances in aqueous solution to describe systems and predict behavior.
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method (including the proper application of significant figures, precision, and accuracy).

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CHEM& 162 - General Chemistry II

• Describe how a system and its surroundings exchange energy in the form of heat and/or work at both the molecular and macroscopic levels.
• Predict whether chemical reactions and physical processes are either endothermic or exothermic based on calculations of the change in enthalpy.
• Use the kinetic-molecular theory to explain the behavior of gases from a molecular perspective and apply the ideal gas law.
• Describe intermolecular forces and chemical bonds and how they influence physical properties and phase transitions.
• Predict whether a solute and solvent will mix to form a solution based on enthalpy and entropy of solvation, and calculate the resulting changes in the colligative properties.
• Apply the basic principles of collision theory to explain the energetics of a chemical reaction and determine how the reaction rate is affected by reactant concentration, temperature, molecular sterics, and the addition of a catalyst.
• Predict reactant order and formulate an experimental rate law using the initial rate method or the integrated rate law method and judge the reasonableness of a proposed reaction mechanism.
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method (including the proper application of significant figures, precision, and accuracy).

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CHEM& 163 - General Chemistry III

• Explain how equilibrium concepts apply to chemical systems, including acids and bases, slightly soluble ionic compounds, and complex ions.
• Solve word problems for chemical systems at equilibrium to determine equilibrium constants, pH, and concentrations.
• Predict and quantify the chemical behavior of acids and bases in aqueous solutions.
• Discuss and quantify the effects of the thermodynamic properties of enthalpy, entropy, and free energy on chemical equilibria.
• Analyze the relationship between cell potential, free energy, and the equilibrium constant for electrochemical redox reactions in aqueous and electrochemical systems.
• Combine valence bond theory and crystal field theory to examine magnetism, color, and biochemical and industrial applications in coordination compounds.
• Develop laboratory practices for conducting experiments and reporting experimental results within the context of the scientific method (including the proper application of significant figures, precision, and accuracy).
• Future plans: Use laboratory generated data and supporting activities to reach sound conclusions about chemical phenomena, models, concepts, and theories.

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CHEM 199 - Individual Studies in Chemistry

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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CHEM& 261 - Organic Chemistry I

• Determine the structure of organic molecules and ions and classify and name them using various systems of notation.
• Predict trends in physical properties for simple organic molecules based on their structure (e.g., relative boiling point, melting point, solubility).
• Provide reagents, predict products, and provide electron-pushing mechanisms for the reactions of alkanes, alkenes, and alkyl halides.
• Predict the relative energies of conformational isomers and identify the types of strain involved in alkanes/cycloalkanes.
• Determine the structural relationship of chiral/achiral molecules and predict whether samples will be optically active based on whether they contain chiral or achiral compounds, or racemic mixtures.
• Describe how infrared spectroscopy works, interpret IR spectra, and effectively use an IR in a laboratory setting.
• Effectively use laboratory techniques to synthesize, isolate, and purify samples, and assess the purity and yield of final products.

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CHEM& 262 - Organic Chemistry II

• Interpret patterns of reactivity for reactions of alkenes, alkynes, alkyl halides, alcohols, ethers, epoxides, radicals, and aromatic compounds, and provide electron–pushing mechanisms and multistep products where applicable.
• Apply IUPAC nomenclature rules and predict trends in physical properties for simple organic molecules based on their functional groups.
• Provide reagents or predict products for reactions of carbon nucleophiles, such as Grignard and Gilman reagents.
• Predict the relative energies of radicals and product distributions which arise from radical reactions, including an understanding of side reactions which occur.
• Apply resonance and/or molecular orbital theory in determining the stability of conjugated systems and predicting the product of conjugate addition reactions (1, 2- and 1,4-conjugate additions, cycloadditions, etc.)
• Design syntheses of organic molecules of moderate complexity using multiple synthetic steps to produce the highest yield using the fewest steps and/or protecting groups.
• Deduce molecular structures based on various spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, MS, IR, and/or UV-Vis.
• Effectively use laboratory techniques to synthesize, isolate, and purify samples, and assess the purity and yield of final products.

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CHEM& 263 - Organic Chemistry III

• Interpret patterns of reactivity for reactions of carbonyl containing compounds and derivatives and amines, and provide electron–pushing mechanisms and multistep products where applicable.
• Predict the relative reactivities of the carboxylic acid derivatives.
• Apply IUPAC nomenclature rules and predict trends in physical properties for simple organic molecules based on their functional groups.
• Provide reagents or predict products for reactions at the alpha carbon.
• Classify and identify basic biomolecules such as carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, and nucleic acids.
• Apply basic organic reactions in a biological context, as in the reactions of carbohydrates, amino acids, lipids, and nucleic acids.
• Deduce molecular structures based on various spectroscopic techniques such as NMR, MS, IR, and/or UV-Vis.
• Effectively use laboratory techniques to synthesize, isolate, and purify samples, and assess the purity and yield of final products.

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CHEM 272 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry

• Conduct a literature search that demonstrates comprehension of the material.
• Identify a question and devise a hypothesis by reading scientific journal articles and other technical literature.
• Maintain a scientific notebook and demonstrate good lab practices.
• Use field sampling equipment and/or analytical laboratory techniques for designing and carrying out research using standard methods when appropriate.
• Analyze and interpret data using statistical techniques and error analysis.
• Conduct a scientific study and present research in writing or orally.

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CHEM 275 - Introduction to Instrumental Analysis

• Record, analyze, report, and present scientific data.
• Choose appropriate instrumentation or techniques based on sensitivity and precision required.
• Calculate concentrations in solution, stoichiometric amounts, equilibrium constants, and other problem solving related to analytical chemistry.
• Explain how molecular absorption of radiation is related to electronic, vibrational, and rotational transitions and how the process of emission of radiation occurs via fluorescence and phosphorescence.
• Describe the major principles of spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and separation techniques.
• Identify and describe the major components of various types of analytical instrumentation, including spectroscopy instruments, mass spectrometers, and separation instruments.
• Interpret spectroscopy data, mass spectra, and chromatography data for qualitative and quantitative analysis.

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CHEM 299 - Individual Studies in Chemistry

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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CHEM 405 - Biochemistry I

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CHEM 406 - Biochemistry II

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CHIN& 121 - Chinese I

• Identify thirty action words.
• Write Chinese character equivalents of those action words.
• Summarize the main points of a short passage on an everyday topic.
• Read and comprehend a passage written in Chinese characters about someone’s background.
• Use a Chinese word processor to write a passage that has fewer than four errors.
• Compose a calligraphic work in manuscript form, applying traditional aesthetic principles.

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CHIN& 122 - Chinese II

• Identify thirty descriptive words.
• Write Chinese character equivalents of those descriptive words.
•  Summarize with few errors a short passage on an everyday topic.
• Present a two minute speech about their town in Chinese with few errors.
• Comprehend a passage written in Chinese characters about someone’s hometown.
• Use a Chinese word processor to write a passage about a hometown that has fewer than four errors.
• Compose a calligraphic work in semi-cursive form applying traditional aesthetic principles.

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CHIN& 123 - Chinese III

• Identify time descriptive words.
• Write Chinese character equivalents of those time words.
• Summarize with few errors a short passage on an everyday topic.
• Present a two minute speech in Chinese and convey ten facts about their culture with few errors.
• Read and comprehend a passage written in Chinese characters about someone’s culture.
• Use a Chinese word processor and write a passage about someone’s culture that has fewer than four errors.
• Compose a calligraphic work in cursive form applying traditional aesthetic principles.

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CHIN 194 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 195 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 196 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 197 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 199 - Individual Studies in Chinese

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CHIN& 221 - Chinese IV

• Engage in conversations about college life.
• Acquired enough vocabulary and expressions to talk about the first day of school, moving into the dormitory, eating out at restaurants, shopping, selecting courses in college, and renting a place to live.
• Demonstrate understanding of existential sentences, reduplication of verbs, resultative complements, directional complements, and various other grammatical patterns.
• Demonstrate understanding of Chinese word order issues beyond those introduced in the first year.
• Participate in group discussions and other types of oral projects.
• Recognize 300 new characters that make up at least 500 compounded new words.
• Read short stories that have simple sentence structures.
• Write short essays with characters, phonetic symbols or both on various topics.
  

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CHIN& 222 - Chinese V

• Engage in conversations about a moderately broad range of topics.
• Acquired enough vocabulary and expressions to talk about boyfriends, methods of traveling, vacation destinations, sports, the origin of Chinese holidays, the influence of movies and television, writing letters, and mailing letters and parcels at the post office.
• Demonstrate understanding of rhetorical questions, potential complements, more resultative complements and directional complements, ways of making comparisons, special structures found only in the written language, and various other grammatical patterns.
• Demonstrate understanding of Chinese word order issues beyond those introduced in the previous quarter.
• Participate in group discussions and other types of oral projects.
• Recognize 300 new characters that make up at least 500 compounded new words.
• Read simple short stories with the help of a dictionary.
• Write essays with characters, phonetic symbols or both on various topics.

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CHIN& 223 - Chinese VI

• By the end of this course, students will be able to engage in conversations about various issues in society.
• They will have acquired enough vocabulary and expressions to talk about family life, equality of the sexes, health and insurance, education, guns and crime, ethical treatment of animals, and environmental protection.
• They will be able to demonstrate understanding of multiple attributives, reduplication of measure words, resultative complements, directional complements, and various other grammatical patterns.
• They will also be able to demonstrate understanding of sentence structures and Chinese word order issues beyond those introduced in the previous quarter.
• They will also be able to do group discussions and other types of oral projects.
• They will be able to recognize 300 new characters that make up at least 500 compounded new words.
• With the help of a dictionary, they will be able to read simple short stories and some parts of Chinese newspapers.
• They will be able to write essays with characters, phonetic symbols or both on various topics.

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CHIN 294 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 295 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 296 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CHIN 297 - Special Topics in Chinese

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST& 101 - Introduction to Communication

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CMST& 102 - Introduction to Mass Media

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CMST 114 - Introduction to Producing Motion Pictures

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CMST 115 - Visual Storytelling

• Identify, analyze and differentiate each of the following graphic styles in which visual stories can be told: Victorian, Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Surrealism, Bauhaus, Constructivism, Surrealism, Dadaism, Pop Art.
• Demonstrate the concept of “less is more” by designing a storyboard of a visual concept.
• Demonstrate any understanding of myth, metaphor and archetype
• Demonstrate an understanding of common dramatic principles through storyboard
• Correctly identify the following narrative devices in a movie: central dramatic question, foreshadowing, status, exposition, raising stakes, continuity devices, round vs. flat characters, conflict.
• Demonstrate an understanding of a multiform story either in print or on the web.
• Develop a visual storyboard concept for one of the following: comic, interactive game, film.

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CMST 116 - Virtual Reality: Design and Communication

• Define a variety of key terms associated with virtual reality technologies (such as AR, VR, XR, mixed reality) 
• Describe the origin of virtual reality technology and identify its unique features as compared with earlier communications media 
• Analyze, differentiate, and evaluate the differences between current virtual reality devices as well as their respective environments, uses, perils, and promise 
• Identify various practical applications for virtual reality technologies in human interaction/communication 
• Explain the importance of understanding the relationship between human cognition, perception, interaction, and virtual reality technology 
• Analyze social and ethical implications of virtual reality technology 
• Describe future of virtual reality technologies and considerations needed for creating, maintaining, and interacting with such technologies

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CMST 119 - History of Animation

• Compare and contrast the development of animation for film and television with the development of animation for the web.
• Discuss how various developments in the art of the moving picture and digital technology led to the development of digital, web-based animation.
• Define a variety of historical animation terms, including “persistence of vision”, “cel”, “vector”, “pixel”, and “digital”.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the historical background and evolution of animation.
• Demonstrate an understanding of future trends in digital animation technologies and styles.
• Perform analysis of specific animation pieces, and present a summary of observations and analysis.

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CMST 120 - Film History

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CMST 121 - Exploring the Documentary Film

• Demonstrate an understanding of documentary film principles.
• Demonstrate and understanding of the documentary film production process in all its phases–pre-production, production and post-production.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the origins and landmarks of documentary film.
• Identify the difference between cinema verite and narrative and advocacy documentaries.
• Apply critical analysis skills in order to evaluate the effectiveness of documentary films.
• Critically analyze the aesthetics and effectiveness of a given documentary.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the technical requirements needed to produce a professional documentary.

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CMST 131 - Exploring the Digital Future

• Describe current digital technologies.
• Explain the historical and economic development of digital technologies.
• Articulate both the ethical and moral concerns inherent in the new digital technologies.
• Discuss emerging technologies and their potential application in the future.

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CMST 132 - Techniques & Technology of Propaganda

• Define the terms: media, persuasion, propaganda, technology, application, symbol, metaphor, “yellow journalism”, editorial, sound bite, manipulation, soft sell, motivation, instructional training, education, hands-on, virtual reality, educational television, documentary film/video, docudrama, advertising, infomercial.
• Explain criteria used for developing a media propaganda campaign.
• Compare and contrast the persuasion techniques utilized in creating documentaries, instructional videos, infomercials, local and network news programs, and the subjective propaganda messages, based on the source and destination of the intended message.
•  Analyze and explain the role of audience analysis and goals and objectives in the development of persuasion materials.
• Evaluate propaganda techniques used in various contemporary examples.

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CMST 133 - Media Aesthetics

• Analyze the origin, impact, and meanings of visual media messages as they relate to us and our culture.
• Describe how a story’s author, content, audience, and media work in concert to convey a given message’s goal.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the production techniques utilized to create media images and messages
• Demonstrate an understanding of the role of film and digital editing to define the pace and flow of a given production and its visual message.
• Describe and explain how mood and message can be affected by the use of light, shadow, and color.
• Define a variety of terms including montage, cameo lighting, jump cut and accelerated motion.

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CMST 134 - Cultural Studies in Mass Media

• Demonstrate an understanding of key theories and concepts in the Cultural Studies of Media
  field.
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  Be able to apply these key theories and concepts in critical analyses of contemporary mass
  mediated messages.
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  Demonstrate an understanding of the analytical approaches used by cultural studies scholars
  to examine mass mediated messages and how these approaches differ from social scientific
  approaches.
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  Demonstrate an ability to write and synthesize readings, lectures and discussions, and provide
  critical analysis of arguments using appropriate evidence and methods of citation.

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CMST 136 - Writing for the Web

• Define a variety of terms associated with Web communications
• Construct a web document that demonstrates how to best organize and design written content for Web audiences
• Analyze and evaluate the integrated use of photos, graphics, video, and text on an existing Web site from the standpoint of best information design practices
• Create an online blog using a free online publishing application that incorporates images, diagrams, links, and video, supported by a written language style appropriate to a chosen target audience
• Develop a team-based marketing plan that incorporates a blog along with associated social networking media and various components used in Web-based campaigns
• Explain the difference between copyright and open source and how each can be used to both protect and/or selectively share creative work
• Produce written materials on the Web that can be made accessible to users with disabilities.

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CMST 138 - Media Digital Law & Ethics

• Apply Supreme Court precedents in order to predict judicial outcomes when analyzing cases.
• Demonstrate an understanding of core decisions relating to the First Amendment.
• Identify the various laws in the American Legal system (e.g., common law, statutory law, equitable remedies, and administrative rules).
• Define various terms concerning new media technology, including “Internet,” “cyberspace,” “cyberporn,” “hacking,” and “spamming,” “P2P File sharing,” “Net Neutrality,” and “Traffic Throttling.”
• Define the meaning of ethics and apply various theoretical frameworks that have been used to understand ethics through the ages.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how ethics apply to television, radio broadcasting, and new media.
• Define “net crime” in the legal sense of the term.
• Describe Intellectual Property Law, including the basics of copyright, patent, and trademark law.
• Describe major principles of Media and Mass Communication Law.
• Identify and analyze specific cases concerning the law and obscenity on the Internet and/or other media.
• Describe precedent-setting Supreme Court rulings.
• Describe the history of communications regulation in the United States since the Civil War and apply this history to current & future issues surrounding the regulation of terrestrial broadcast and digital media.

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CMST 141 - Introduction to Media Writing

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CMST 143 - Editing Techniques

• Write leads and headlines
• Refine punctuation, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills to achieve error-free text
• Analyze and edit writing for story structure, newsworthiness, consistency and audience-appropriateness
• Apply libel laws, ethics and judgment in the editing of newswriting
• Recognize and apply the Associated Press (AP) style guidelines in editing news stories
• Recognize, critically read and evaluate professional journalistic writing

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CMST 144 - Print and Online Media

• Practice and create the various types of design and layout for various mediums.
• Discuss the elements of design and layout using the proper terminology.
• Explain the value and impact of photojournalism.
• Describe the role design and layout play in readership.
• Recognize, critique and evaluate professional design.

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CMST 145 - Advertising

• Design and create professional quality advertising for various campus organizations and events
• Use appropriate advertising and journalism terminology
• Explain the value and impact of advertising for a particular audience
• Describe the advertising and business components of publications and ad campaigns
• Critique and evaluate professional advertisements and PSAs

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CMST 146 - News Staff

• Describe the journalistic process.
• Gather data via multiple sources and evaluate the credibility of sources.
• Write coherent stories.
• Refine punctuation, grammar, spelling and proofreading skills to achieve error-free text.
  
• Apply Associated Press (AP) style guidelines.
• Describe news ethics, interview methods and audience awareness.
• Analyze professional journalistic writing.
• Cooperate as a professional team to meet deadlines.

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CMST 151 - Introduction to Public Relations

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CMST 161 - Basic Broadcasting

• Demonstrate an understanding of the history, creation and evolution of radio.
• Conduct research into various radio formats and employment opportunities, and design a radio station of one’s choosing, including a justification of format, budget for a year of operation, and discussion of various staff positions in that radio station.
• Log and explicate segments of local radio programming.
• [In labs] Produce a 20 minute live radio show demonstrating production techniques (including cross fades, digital editing, microphone skills, and playing a previously-produced commercial).
• [In labs] Create a commercial that meets broadcast standards.

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CMST 163 - Radio Operations: Announcing/Production

• Quickly edit in various industry-standard technologies.
• Demonstrate an understanding of key components of radio voice techniques (i.e. affecting out, nasal tongue thrust).
• Demonstrate production and writing aspects of public service announcements, promotional and sale spots.
• Demonstrate an ability to edit and perform components of an air check tape (i.e. front sell, cross fade, news announcement, legal, weather, etc.).
• Edit & produce various air-quality features.
• Edit & produce news segments that include wrap, voicer, and actualities.
  

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CMST 194 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 195 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 196 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 197 - Special Topics in Communication

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CMST 202 - Survey of Speech Communication

• Define the process of communication from multiple discipline perspectives.
• Explain the influence of ancient Greek and Roman philosophers on current rhetorical and communication theory.
• Describe the symbolic nature of verbal and nonverbal communication and the role of communication theory in improving message clarity and relational satisfaction.
• Describe the unique qualities found in group interaction and organizational communication and the methods of effective teambuilding and decision-making.
• Analyze a public speech and demonstrated an understanding of effective organization, argument construction, and guidelines for speech delivery.
• Identify the barriers to effective intercultural communication and describe the methods of adapting to new cultures.
• Apply contemporary communication research methods to human discourse and behavior.

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CMST& 210 - Interpersonal Communication

• Describe the principles of communication as applied to interpersonal relationships.
• Discuss the relationship between perception, self-concept, and communication.
• Explain communication competence and identify their own personal strengths and areas of needed improvement.
• Explain the influence of gender and culture on the interpersonal communication process.
• Identify the different types of listening styles and assess their effectiveness in specific situations.
• Describe the communication climate experienced in a relationship and make recommendations for improvement.
• Assess their use of language and nonverbal communication.
• Apply a collaborative conflict management approach to a specific situation.

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CMST 216 - Scripting for Film Video & Multimedia

• Describe what a motion picture or television “treatment” is and why treatments are important
• Construct and “pitch” an idea to the class and “sell the class” on the idea, citing project cost, target audience, and why the project would be a success
• Identify and critique the “mythic structure” of both a story and a screenplay
• Explain the difference between a symbol and an archetype, and show what they represent in a particular character or idea within a story/screenplay
• Explain the difference between a “digital” or multimedia script and a script for so-called “linear” media
• Discuss the importance of Aristotle’s six elements of drama for playwrights and how those ideas pertain to today’s media
• Illustrate the use of a back-story for leading characters in scripts

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CMST& 220 - Public Speaking

• Identify and analyze the four elements of the rhetorical situation (audience, occasion, speaker, speech).
• Explain and apply an understanding of ethical considerations and responsibilities as a speaker.
• Demonstrate critical thinking through critique and analysis of one’s own speeches as well as others’ speeches.
• Evaluate credibility of evidence.
• Identify and analyze lines of argument and fallacies.
• Present speeches that apply recommendations for effective application of the canons of rhetoric (invention, arrangement, style, and delivery).

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CMST& 230 - Small Group Communication

• Identify the language, listening, and nonverbal communication skills that are needed to promote a positive communication climate in a group setting.
• Analyze the influence of culture on group interaction.
• Identify the actions needed to conduct an effective meeting and promote group productivity.
• Analyze the methods of decision making used by a group.
• Evaluate how theoretical group problem-solving models can be used to help a group accomplish a task.
• Identify methods groups can use to stimulate critical and creative thinking while problem-solving.
• Evaluate how leadership theory can be used to help a group accomplish its goals.
• Identify different methods for managing conflict within a group.

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CMST 250 - Communication in a Diverse Workplace

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CMST 252 - Communication in a Diverse Healthcare Workplace

1. Analyze how their cultural identity influences their perception of patients, healthcare team members, and supervisors and the steps necessary to promote greater empathy for those who are culturally different from themselves.
2. Identify the behaviors (including responding non-defensively to criticism, giving constructive criticism, and adapting to norms) that lead to successful communication within a specific organizational culture.
3. Discuss behaviors that will promote effective communication on diverse healthcare teams.
4. Describe how culture influences conflict and strategies that can be used to effectively collaborate with others.
5. Describe the characteristics of intercultural communication competence and the methods of engaging in culturally sensitive language, nonverbal communication, and listening skills.
6. Explain the role that culture plays in the social support of patients and their families
7. Discuss effective communication approaches with patients with disabilities.

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CMST 260 - Art of Cinematography & Lighting

• Demonstrate the ability to use lighting to create specific settings.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how light can create mood and a sense of time.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the use of camera angles and how they influence the visual narrative.
• Demonstrate an understanding of camera placement and movement.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a cinematographer works in a production group.

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CMST 261 - Radio News Broadcasting

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CMST 280 - Intercultural Communication

• Define culture and explain its elements 
• Describe the characteristics of intercultural competency and apply to various intercultural situations 
• Define ethnocentrism and bias and explain their influence on perception of self and others 
• Identify and critically analyze one’s own cultural identities and worldview in relation to intercultural interactions 

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CMST 285 - Nonverbal Communication

• Describe the transactional model of communication and discuss its relationship to nonverbal communication.
• Identify the criteria of a competent communicator and be able to self-evaluate one’s own nonverbal behavior in terms of personal strengths and challenges in relation to those criteria in a variety of contexts.
• Describe the nonverbal factors that shape one’s perception and interpretation of people and events.
• Describe & apply the major codes of nonverbal communication in a variety of contexts.
• Explain the differences between verbal and nonverbal linguistics.
• Identify situations in which one has experienced communication failure due to poor nonverbal language skills and discuss methods to improve future interactions.
• Analyze the influence of sex, gender, and culture on nonverbal communication.

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CMST 291 - Making Movies

• Demonstrate an ability to work as crew on a professional film shoot.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the proper terminology used on and off set during production.
• Explain and follow the chain of command on and off a movie set.
• Demonstrate an ability to work in a group towards a common goal during a production.
• Demonstrate an understanding of how a director works with actors during rehearsals and during shooting.
• Identify the various job descriptions of personnel involved in feature film production.
• Demonstrate an ability to perform the step-by-step process of production.
• Demonstrate an ability to produce a finished film.

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CMST 294 - Special Topics in Communication

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CMST 295 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 296 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 297 - Special Topics in Communication

• Special topics course. Outcomes dependent upon selected topic each quarter.

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CMST 299 - Special Projects in Communication

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and instructor.
  
  

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CMST 330 - Intercultural Health Communication

• Define culture and identify various health belief systems.
• Analyze one’s own cultural identity in relationship to the organizational culture.
• Describe the characteristics of intercultural competence and the methods for improving language, nonverbal communication and listening skills.
• Discuss the influence of culture on conflict and explain the various approaches to effective conflict management in the health care setting.
• Identify the components of collaborative communication in a diverse health care setting.

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CMST 340 - Advanced Communication in Business & Technology

• Self-assess one’s own communication behaviors and effects
• Explain and demonstrate active listening and communication competence
• Evaluate the types of language and nonverbal communication that promote effective communication within the business and technology fields
• Explain which communication behaviors promote effective teamwork, collaboration and decision-making in a diverse group setting
• Self-assess one’s own biases and practice intercultural competence in the business and technology settings
• Evaluate and practice appropriate approaches for effective conflict management in a variety of settings
• Develop and deliver presentations that apply elements of effective public speaking to a variety of audiences and situations

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CMST 350 - Professional Communication for the Designer

2. Analyze the advantages and disadvantages of various face-to-face and electronic communication channels found in the workplace and choose the most appropriate and effective one given the situation.

3. Identify the culture and co-cultures in a specific organization and describe how their norms and values shape communication in the workplace.

4. Describe the best listening approaches in a given situation to promote understanding, accomplish your goals, and enhance your relationship with others.

5. Identify the types of language and nonverbal communication that will be most effective within a specific organizational culture.

6. Describe different approaches for negotiating solutions in work-related conflicts and predict likely consequences of using each style.

7. Identify the types of group roles, norms, and decision-making required to transform a group of people into an effective team.

8. Explain the communication required of leaders and members to produce an effective meeting.

9. Design and deliver an effective, organized, and professional public presentation on a work-related topic. 

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CS 101 - Technology and Computer Science

• Identify standard human-computer interfaces using industry standard terminology.
• Describe network components of computers and associated storage systems.
• Effectively search the Internet and use information to create a basic html web page.
• Describe similarities and differences between binary and decimal systems.
• Provide a descriptive algorithm for solving a problem.
• Identify digital versus analog representations of pictures and sounds.
• Identify and explain common spreadsheet functions and capabilities. 
• Identify and explain common database management functions and capabilities
• Explain what a program is, and how a program is produced.
  

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CS 194 - Special Topics in Computer Science

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CS 195 - Special Topics in Computer Science

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CS 196 - Special Topics in Computer Science

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CS 197 - Special Topics in Computer Science

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CS 199 - Independent Study in Computer Science

• Individual study course. Outcomes dependent upon topic selected between student and teacher.

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CS 210 - Fundamentals of Computer Science I

• Solve computer programming problems using current industry standards in software engineering; editing, compiling, and executing code; which is structured in maintainable style with programmer comments (documentation).
• Define the concepts of data types, specifically the use of primitive data versus object, accessing and creating methods, their parameters passed, and returned.
• Use procedural decomposition to construct programming solutions using decision controls (if, else), repetitions (for, do while), and external file reading (secondary storage).
• Utilize simple data structures such as arrays and classes to solve complex problems, and use an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) to fix potential errors identified with code testing concepts.

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