- Professor: Carl Byerly, Ph.D
MUS 100 Music Appreciation 3
This course provides an elementary reading and listening knowledge of music. The rudiments of music will be illustrated through listening examples.
- Professor: Carolyn Simoneaux, M.Ed.
Review of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of whole numbers, fractions and decimals; computing the average; ratio and portion; working with percent; application of all the above to problems involving profit and loss, simple and compound interest and applications, time card, payroll, cash and trade discounts, the invoice, markup, depreciation, small loans and installment purchasing, annuities; use of equations and formulas in the solution of business problems.
Quarter Hours: 4
- Professor: Carolyn Simoneaux, M.Ed.
Offered Fall '09
4 Quarter Hours
- This course introduces students to the basic terms, concepts and practices in practical computer use.In this course, students produce numerous short documents using a variety of software programs.The goal of the course is not to “teach the software,” but rather to make students comfortable enough with the computer in general that they can produce simple, yet professional, documents and continue the learning process with more focused courses.
Offered Fall '09
4 Quarter Hours
- Professor: Sarah Holland, M.Ed.
SPE 201 Speech Communication
Speech communication will teach students how to achieve clarity and confidence during the speeches they must give in college classes, in career settings, and in their communities, as well as information on how to perform necessary research and how to properly credit sources.
LAN 101 - LinguisticsThis course provides a detailed study of the nature and structure of language. Students explore the different approaches to languages in various disciplines, such as psychology, sociology, computer linguistics, and speech pathology. Students will study phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax and semantics. Students will also look at language acquisition and historical linguistics. (This course counts as a language requirement.)
Enrollment Spring Quarter '09
Qtr Hrs: 4
- This course reviews traditional grammar and mechanics. It introduces the writing process and requires writing of essays in various modes.
Quarter Hours: 4
Offered Fall '09
This course continues the work of ENG 101; the basic principles and techniques of intrapersonal, interpersonal, group, and public communication in both written and oral forms are covered. Emphasis is placed on delivery styles and platform performance. It includes the preparation of a research paper from library sources. Students go through the process of planning, writing, and rewriting. Effective organization and significant content are emphasized.
Enrollment : Winter 2009
Prerequisite: ENG 101
Credit Hours : 4