Courses

Asian history from prehistoric times to the present.

This is an introductory course for teacher educators in considering and implementing assistive technology (AT). It covers AT devices and strategies for children and youth with disabilities, augmentative and alternative communication, incorporating assistive technology devices and services into the IEP, and interagency collaboration.

Primarily for majors in science and engineering. Kepler's laws, law of gravitation, solar system, stars, stellar evolution, nucleosynthesis, cosmology, clusters, nebulae, pulsars, quasars, black holes.

One semester survey of astronomy from visible phenomena in the sky to the latest astronomical discoveries. Topics include properties of solar system bodies, origin of the solar system, life cycles of stars and galaxies, exoplanets, cosmology, and life in the universe. Includes laboratory. May not be taken in combination with AST 106 or AST 107.

Laboratory instruction in support of material covered in AST 100.

An introduction to weather and climate for students competent in high school science. Not open to students who have taken GEOL 342.

Audio recording techniques of professional studio recording are studied including basic audio electronics, analog and digital tape machines and related outboard recording gear, microphones, studio set-up; and recording, mixing, editing, and engineering functions of studio recording. The relative place and significance of recording studio operations is presented.

This course provides a survey of autism spectrum disorder as it impacts individuals and their families. The course will cover topics related to a range of ages, from early childhood to adulthood, and will focus on etiology, diagnosis and assessment, treatment and intervention, family support and advocacy.

This course provides a survey of automated systems used in many logistics and supply chain management applications, Instruction will focus on similarities and differences of automated systems conventions. Upon successful completion of this course students will be familiar with how automated systems support logistics management applications.

An opportunity for the student who concentrates on vocal music to develop in this course to develop a basic knowledge of band instruments. He/she learns to use finger charts, and is given other important and useful information. Where possible, a “hands-on” approach is adopted. Some attention is given to fretted instruments. (Laboratory fee).