Courses

Historical and current influences on and effects of cultural and ethnic diversity on children with disabilities in the classroom will be examined. Activities will focus on strategies that can be employed in P-12 settings to increase achievement of all students.

This course examines an encompassing perspective of diversity within sports organizations. The course offers students an analysis and understanding of the ways people within sport organization can differ, and how power differences based on this diversity impact experiences and outcomes. The course considers issues of the non-dominant, historically underrepresented elements of U.S. society, with a particular emphasis placed on racial, ethnic and gender issues.

Survey and critical analysis of scholarship concerned with the relationship between mass media, public relations, and selected populaces who have been given peripheral attention, i.e., minorities, women, lower socioeconomic class, and those who are aging or have physical disabilities. Emphasis on the cultural impact of media and public relations in terms of representations, audience effects, and industry demographics, as well as media literacy and advocacy.

This course is designed to give advanced students and in-depth experience studying and creating documentary images. Documentary projects are expensive investigations of a subject. Students will define a project with the assistance of the instructor and continue to investigate this project for the entire semester. Progress will be assessed through bi-monthly critiques and monthly submission of images.

Part film production workshop and part study in film history and aesthetics - this skills-based class explores through action the methods, strategies, tools, and processes of non-fiction film communication.

This course reinforces the touch system of keyboarding placing emphasis on correct techniques with adequate speed and accuracy and producing properly formatted business documents. Topics include: reinforcing correct keyboarding technique, building speed and accuracy, formatting business documents, language arts, proofreading, and work area management.

A study of business protocol in the EU compared to the United States. The course focuses on institutions and rules which impact the business environment for domestic and international firms, and on how political decisions affect the business environment.

Provides instruction in the identification and installation of a variety of doors, frames, and door hardware for commercial construction applications. Topics include: door types, door hardware, thresholds, weather-stripping, and overhead doors.

This course is an introduction to working knowledge of theatrical drafting conventions and techniques. The use of design software (Vectorworks) will be used to create various 2-D plans, including light plots, set designs and technical shop drawings. This class will also explore basic use of Photoshop.

Provides an introduction to the treatment, design and materials used in plumbing, drainage systems. Applicable plumbing codes are also discussed. Topics include public and private sewage systems and treatment; materials, fittings, and valves; traps, venting, and grade; ejector and sump pumps; design, sizing, and installation of drainage systems.