Course Descriptions and Objectives

BSTEC 225 - Advanced Excel Projects

1. Apply fundamental Excel skills and tools in problem solving and creating spreadsheets.
2. Solve problems with statistical analysis tools. 
3. Apply financial and database functions.
4. Retrieve and consolidate data for computation, analysis, and reference.
5. Organize data for effective analysis.
6. Use data tables and Excel scenarios for what-if analysis.
7. Enhance decision making with solver.

BSTEC 228 - Medical Coding 3: Adv Coding with Practicum

1. Identify, use, and maintain electronic applications and work processes to support clinical classification and coding with proficiency.
2. Evaluate clinical health record documentation with proficiency.
3. Identify and assign ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes and CPT procedure codes to a variety of clinical data scenarios with proficiency.
4. Identify, analyze, and apply current coding regulations and established guidelines in code assignment with proficiency.
5. Validate coding accuracy using clinical health record documentation with proficiency.
6. Resolve discrepancies between coded data and supporting documentation with proficiency.

BSTEC 243 - Advanced Microsoft Office Projects

1. Demonstrate proficiency in advanced skills to correctly create, edit, or revise documents as instructed.
2. Determine appropriate application of each Microsoft Office program for creating professional business documents.
3. Access resources and services for online help to apply additional or new features in the program.
4. Develop and apply a problem-solving process appropriate for the high-performance office workplace.
5. Create, organize, and submit a portfolio to demonstrate attainment of advanced skills in using the features of the Microsoft Office Suite.

BSTEC 245 - Advanced Business Communications

1. Identify the appropriate document choice and delivery medium for the targeted audience.
2. Create written communication that is clear, concise, accurate, legible, and readable with correct punctuation and spelling, using current word processing formats and styles as appropriate to the targeted document.
3. Select appropriate resources related to specific technical communication topics and apply the information to technical communication projects.
4. Demonstrate skills using any combination of some or all of the following technology tools: Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; desktop publishing; video; and Web creation to design and produce technical communication documents.
5. Access and effectively utilize research tools available in the college library to complete course assignments and projects.

BSTEC 255 - Special Topics: Business Information Tech

1. Demonstrate proficiency in skills, knowledge of the business area/topic selected by the instructor. The area/topic varies and is assessed and supervised by that instructor.

BSTEC 260 - Supervision and Management Skills:CD

1. Identify and analyze characteristics of leadership that should be displayed by an office manager.
2. Define problems and implement the problem-solving process for office manager.
3. Identify, practice, and assess skills which facilitate effective interaction and mutual understanding among three or more people for the purpose of working on a task, participating in a class discussion, or making a group presentation.
4. Define administrative managers’ responsibilities in preparing their staff and their office to participate in a globally diverse work environment.
5. Identify and analyze office and employee management problems and options, select and implement appropriate solutions, and evaluate outcomes.
6. Demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and appreciation of culture and its influence on individuals and groups in the workplace. Recognize, analyze, and evaluate multicultural perspectives and issues related to office supervision.

BSTEC 291 - BSTEC Internship

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Identify, discuss, and write specific learning objectives and develop a career and educational plan.
2. Evaluate self and create options to achieve greater success in the experiential learning environment.
3. Develop positive work habits and skills in interpersonal relations while interning at the internship site.
4. Develop understanding of workplace issues: employer expectations, professional and ethical attitudes, understanding of work environment; job descriptions and performance objectives; interpersonal work skills, work site leadership, group interaction, conflict management, and workplace cultural diversity.
5. Gain and/or improve job specific technical skills and soft skills.

BSTEC 294 - Career Management

1. Practice and evaluate interview techniques.
2. Compose and format career search documents, to include resumes, cover letters, thank you letters, and follow-up letters.
3. Identify and evaluate opportunities for employment success and given knowledge of workforce trends.

BSTEC 299 - Special Projects: Business Information Tech

1. Demonstrate objectives determined by the instructor.

BUS& 101 - Introduction to Business

1. Examine and discuss how businesses operate within the political, cultural, social, technological, economic, natural, and legal environments.
2. Define and analyze contemporary business terms and concepts.
3. Demonstrate effective critical thinking by analyzing current business issues and recommending effective responses.
4. Assess current events to identify and analyze business practices and theories in action.
5. Demonstrate a critical understanding of the relationship between the past and the present with regard to business activities.
6. Describe and discuss fundamental business principles in writing.

BUS 162 - Business Credit Principles

1. Describe the basic operation of a commercial credit department.
2. Analyze and set up credit accounts for commercial customers.
3. Describe and demonstrate the process of basic commercial account collections.
4. Demonstrate ability to make presentations to and develop reports for management with confidence.

MGMT 100 - Human Relations in Organizations: CD

1. Apply interpersonal skills for effective teamwork, conflict resolution, motivation, leadership and communication.
2. Identify strategies to improve cross-cultural relations and overcome cross-cultural communication barriers.
3. Demonstrate systematic method for making ethical decisions.
4. Explain barriers to communication and describe how to overcome them.
5. Apply knowledge, awareness and/or skills to identify and analyze issues related to diversity.
6. Describe how your personality, mental ability, and values differ from others.

MGMT 101 - Introduction to E-Commerce

1. Describe how the internet is used to market, sell, and distribute goods and services.
2. Understand and analyze business and revenue models in e-commerce.
3. Develop criteria for establishing an effective business presence online.
4. Examine legal and ethical issues confronting e-commerce. 

MGMT 106 - Retail Management

1. Define and analyze retail management and business terminology and concepts.
2. Demonstrate skills critical in implementing successful retail business strategies.
3. Evaluate current issues in retail management.
4. Apply retail management skills in problem solving with groups/teams.

MGMT 107 - Event Planning

1. Describe and discuss the role and scope of event coordination as it is practiced in the various event genres.
2. Conduct a thorough assessment of event needs and resources.
3. Identify and incorporate the appropriate event elements and services to meet the goals and objectives of an event.
4. Implement efficient, effective and safe logistical operations onsite for an event.
5. Create exciting production design elements to enhance the event purpose and theme.
6. Analyze the appropriate support services and supplementary programs for an event.
7. Develop a mid- and post-event evaluation process.

MGMT 110 - Sustainable Business Practices

1. Define and discuss terminology for sustainable business practices.
2. Describe and discuss at least three frameworks for sustainability.
3. Analyze business practices in an existing business and recommend adjustments favorable to improve sustainability.
4. Describe the ethical and sustainability issues in global business practices.

MGMT 122 - Customer Relations Management

1. Discuss examples of excellence in customer service in a variety of industries.
2. Explain how to attract and retain customers for business survival.
3. Demonstrate a variety of strategies for effective communication, creative problem solving and decision making in customer relations.
4. Explain how to maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers.
5. Explain and discuss examples of appropriate business etiquette and social skills in the workplace.

MGMT 130 - Principles of Marketing

1. Define marketing and the marketing process.
2. Analyze consumer behavior.
3. Analyze the competitive environment.
4. Design a customer driven marketing strategy.
5. Create a marketing mix, including product, price, distribution, and promotion.
6. Identify social and ethical issues and their impact on marketing decisions.

MGMT 134 - Leadership

1. Assess and analyze personal leadership strengths and weaknesses.
2. Describe how to motivate employees.
3. Demonstrate skills and abilities for creating and managing change.
4. Demonstrate problem solving and decision making skills in simulated situations.

MGMT 155 - Special Topics: Business Management

1. Identify and analyze current issues in business.

MGMT 165 - MS Project

1. Apply project management concepts using current version MS Project.
2. Use current MS Project to screen elements and work with different views and tables such as PERT/Gantt chart views.
3. Create project files and calendars, set project’s start date, and format a project file.
4. Create, edit, and modify tasks, such as creating task dependencies and constraints, adding lead-time between tasks and assigning durations and resources to tasks.
5. Develop reports to describe status of project and resource usage.
6. Effectively organize, schedule, manage, and report on projects.

MGMT 180 - Finance-Money Management

1. Build a personal budget.
2. Formulate methods for establishing a positive credit score.
3. Identify criteria to evaluate and select a bank.
4. Explain the different forms of insurance.
5. Describe the steps and costs involved in purchasing a home.
6. Evaluate options and issues related to retirement planning.

MGMT 199 - Special Projects: Business Management

1. Demonstrate learning objectives determined through collaboration between the student and instructor which incorporate student interests and goals.

MGMT 214 - Principles of Management

1. Describe the roles and responsibilities of managers at different levels and in different types of organizations.
2. Evaluate strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats in various business environments.
3. Analyze information to frame and solve business problems.

MGMT 215 - Business Information Management

1. Recognize the importance of information literacy competencies in business and demonstrate the ability to find, filter, analyze, synthesize and present information.
2. Discuss business impacts of poor data quality and identify ways to assess and improve it.
3. Explain the role of data as a business resource and the responsibilities for managing it within an organization.
4. Discuss issues and opportunities for business intelligence, analytics and knowledge management systems.
5. Explain the importance of ethics, privacy, security, compliance and controls in business information management.
6. Explore emerging trends and issues related to information management in organizations.

MGMT 220 - Human Resource Management

1. Discuss contemporary challenges facing human resource offices.
2. Distinguish between the strategic and the functional (traditional) approaches to human resource management.
3. Describe the functional responsibilities of typical human resource offices.
4. Identify key factors associated with effective job performance.
5. Recognize group and member characteristics associated with different levels of group performance.

MGMT 230 - Social Media Marketing

1. Clearly articulate the value of social media to their businesses.
2. Develop objectives, strategies, and tactics for a social media program.
3. Discuss how to measure the success of a social media program.

MGMT 234 - Facilitation Skills

1. Plan and facilitate meetings, including planning and decision-making.
2. Effectively lead project and work teams.
3. Identify and discuss conflict management tools.
4. Demonstrate consensus-building methods.

MGMT 235 - Effective Teams

1. Identify the features of an effective team.
2. Identify behaviors and actions that enhance and derail team efforts.
3. Evaluate personal skills, beliefs, and behaviors regarding team involvement and develop a work plan for improving personal and team success.
4. Analyze human differences and similarities and practice techniques that value those differences while keeping the team on track.
5. Guide and participate in a team consensus process for the purpose of coordinated action.

MGMT 255 - Special Topics: Business Management

1. Identify and analyze current issues in business.

MGMT 260 - Entrepreneurship and Small Business Management

1. Identify and describe meaningful goals and objectives for a small business.
2. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of the various forms of business ownership and of purchasing an existing business.
3. Describe issues related to marketing small businesses.
4. Create an introductory business plan, including a marketing plan and financial plan.
5. Explain issues related to business ethics, legal requirements, social responsibilities, and government regulations.

MGMT 270 - Project Management I: Project Scope and Requirements

1. Describe the role of project management in a variety of contemporary organizational structures.
2. Identify skills and attributes required to be a successful project manager.
3. Initiate a project using concepts learned throughout the course.
4. Create planning documents: write a scope statement, identify project constraints, determine customer requirements, and evaluate stakeholders.
5. Demonstrate use of project management tools including charter, work breakdown structure, and action plan.
6. Demonstrate ability to lead a project team and be a productive project team member.

MGMT 271 - Project Management II: Scheduling/Controlling Projects

1. Create a plan for a project using a WBS and an action plan format.
2. Design a CPM network diagram for the project, and be able to update the schedule in response to changes.
3. Demonstrate methods of monitoring a project.
4. Control a project through problem identification, problem solving and communication with teams.
5. Discuss methods and formulas for estimating and budgeting.

MGMT 272 - PMP® and CAPM® Exam Preparation Class

1. Prepare a study plan for the CAPM^® or PMP^® exam.
2. Describe the CAPM^®/PMP^® format and typical question styles.
3. Complete the 23-hour formal project management training requirement for future professional certification with the Project Management Institute (PMI)^®.
4. Complete an online practice exam.

PMI, PMP, CAPM, and PMBOK^® are registered marks of the Project Management Institute, Inc.

MGMT 275 - Business Strategies

1. Evaluate business strengths, weaknesses, and critical issues.
2. Describe and discuss the different ways businesses meet strategic goals.
3. Analyze viable opportunities and potential threats in a given industry.
4. Create and present a proposal suggesting solutions for critical issues in a given industry.
5. Describe the ethical issues of operating in a global environment.

MGMT 299 - Special Projects: Business Management

1. Demonstrate learning objectives determined through collaboration between the student and instructor which incorporate student interests and goals.

CCS 100 - Career and College Success

1. Demonstrate the use of learning strategies to comprehend, retain, and apply class content.  
2. Identify individual strengths, skills, characteristics, and interests in order to pursue personal, academic, and career goals.
3. Apply effective communication skills when engaging with peers, instructors, and the college community within a culturally diverse environment.
4. Identify, access, and navigate college resources and experiential learning opportunities for program success.
5. Demonstrate the ability to find credible and contextually-appropriate sources through research and evaluation, and to ethically incorporate those sources into their work.

CCLS 100 - Steps to Success

1. Navigate college resources, advising, and college support systems.
2. Describe the College-Wide Abilities and their importance to student success.
3. Identify strengths and barriers to success, using self-assessment techniques, and target areas for further development.
4. Develop goals and design an action plan for continued educational success.
5. Assess learning style preference(s) and identify strategies that maximize personal learning styles.
6. Utilize college technology to access student data, class information, communication systems, instruction, and instructional support.

CCLS 105 - Choosing A Major/Career

1. Inventory relevant experiences, transferable and job-specific skills, interests, motivators, values, resilience, and strengths and describe how these contribute to college major and career choices.
2. Navigate and utilize on-campus departments, contacts, and processes, and online and community resources, to research college major and career descriptions, requirements, and occupational outlook.
3. Compare and describe self-assessment with college major and career research to determine compatible, realistic career paths.
4. Design an action plan integrating self-knowledge and research to progress toward current and future educational and career goals.

CHEM& 110 - Chemical Concepts with Lab

1. Use basic chemical principles to understand, explore, and/or evaluate a real world topic or phenomenon.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the role that chemistry plays in the world.
3. Perform laboratory experiments carefully, paying attention to detail, working collaboratively as part of a team, and acting in an environmentally responsible manner.

CHEM& 121 - Introduction to Chemistry with Lab

1. Perform measurements and make conversions, particularly in the context of laboratory experiments.
2. Classify and visualize matter, explaining the difference between elements, compounds, and mixtures.
3. Explain the interactions of matter.
4. Identify the properties of matter and predict properties based on molecular structure.
5. Examine the role of energy in chemical interactions.

CHEM& 131 - Introduction to Organic/Biochemistry

1. Define organic chemistry in terms of the role of carbon in organic and biochemistry.
2. Identify, classify, and understand physical and chemical properties of the major functional groups.
3. Name and draw structures of the major classes of organic compounds.
4. Predict reactivity of organic compounds based on functional groups and structure.
5. Predict the outcome of common organic and biochemical reactions.
6. Explain the importance of molecular shape in terms of function and properties.
7. Identify and classify biologically important organic compounds and understand their function in the body.
8. Explain major metabolic pathways in terms of chemical reactions, enzymatic control, and energy output.
9. Perform basic organic chemistry and biochemistry laboratory experiments and techniques.

CHEM& 139 - General Chemistry Preparation

1. Use the basic qualitative and quantitative language of chemistry.
2. Classify and visualize matter.
3. Establish a style and method of problem solving appropriate to the discipline of chemistry.

CHEM 155 - Special Topics: Chemistry

1. Communicate and explain, using appropriate language of chemistry, about topics of current interest in chemistry.

CHEM& 161 - General Chemistry I with Lab

1. Convert between units of mass, mole, and molecule/atom.
2. Write and balance chemical equations, including acid base, precipitation, and redox reactions.
3. Compute the energy change in chemical reaction using calorimetric data and/or data from tables.
4. Use stoichiometry to solve chemical problems involving solids, liquids, gases, or solutions.
5. Use standard English to convey knowledge of chemical principles, using the language of chemistry, to a variety of audiences in a variety of forms.
6. Use critical thinking strategies to make connections and associations between chemical principles.
7. Keep a well organized laboratory notebook.
8. Interpret scientific data, draw appropriate conclusions, and make changes to experimental procedures.
9. Conduct standard laboratory procedures that may include filtration, pipeting, solution preparation, dilution, titration, colorimetric analysis, and use of common equipment and instrumentation appropriate to the knowledge and skill level of CHEM& 161.
10. Statistically analyze data and draw appropriate conclusions regarding the accuracy and precision of the experimental results.
11. Report scientific data in an organized and readable form.
12. Work effectively as a member of a team.

CHEM& 162 - General Chemistry II with Lab

1. Predict the 3D shape and polarity of a covalently bonded molecule using VSEPR.
2. Calculate the concentration of a solution in various units.
3. Carry out calculations involving the colligative properties of solutions.
4. Understand how to identify intermolecular forces and understand how these forces effect molecular structures and characterictics.
5. Investigate chemical kinetics and reaction mechanisms.
6. Perform calculations to determine chemical equilibria.
7. Use critical thinking to make connections and associations between chemical principles.
8. Keep a well organized laboratory notebook.
9. Interpret scientific data, draw appropriate conclusions, and make changes to experimental procedures.
10. Conduct standard laboratory procedures that may include filtration, pipeting, solution preparation, dilution, titration, colorimetric analysis, and use of common equipment and instrumentation appropriate to the knowledge and skill level of CHEM& 162.
11. Statistically analyze data and draw appropriate conclusions regarding the accuracy and precision of the experimental results.
12. Report scientific data in an organized and readable form.
13. Work effectively as a member of a team.

CHEM& 163 - General Chemistry III with Lab

1. Interpret graphical data of concentration versus time.
2. Calculate pH, pOH, [H+], [OH-], Ka, Kb, pka, and pKb for both strong and weak acids.
3. Interpret titration curves.
4. Explain the principles of a buffer system.
5. Apply the first second and third laws of thermodynamics to predict the direction of spontaneous change.
6. Apply a knowledge of redox reactions to a variety of problems in electrochemistry.
7. Identify and perform calculations involving nuclear chemistry.
8. Use critical thinking strategies to make connections and associations between chemical principles.
9. Keep a well organized laboratory notebook.
10. Interpret scientific data, draw appropriate conclusions, and make changes to experimental procedures.
11. Conduct standard laboratory procedures that may include filtration, pipeting, solution preparation, dilution, titration, colorimetric analysis, and use of common equipment and instrumentation appropriate to the knowledge and skill level of CHEM& 163.
12. Statistically analyze data and draw appropriate conclusions regarding the accuracy and precision of the experimental results.
13. Report scientific data in an organized and readable form.
14. Work effectively as a member of a team.

CHEM 198 - Individual Project in Chemistry

1. Complete an independent project (research or expression) on a focused area of interest or need.
2. Develop specific concepts or materials relevant to chemistry.
3. Develop, with guidance, a comprehensive approach or activity that supplements the learning of the student in a particular course or program of study.
4. Develop, implement, and complete a total project adhering to established procedures and due dates.

CHEM 199 - Special Projects: Chemistry

1. In conjunction with a faculty sponsor from the STEM Division, develop a project proposal that deals with a topic directly or indirectly related to chemistry.
2. Complete the proposed project in a manner that demonstrates college level learning to the satisfaction of the faculty sponsor.

CHEM& 261 - Organic Chemistry I with Lab

1. Name alkanes and alkyl halides using the IUPAC naming system.
2. Explain basic bonding principles involving hybridization and geometry of carbon.
3. Determine physical properties using intermolecular interactions based on functional groups and shape of the compounds.
4. Predict thermodynamic and kinetic parameters of organic reactions.
5. Determine stereochemical relationship of three dimensional organic molecules.
6. Explain resonance theory and its effect on stabilization of organic molecules.
7. Predict reaction outcomes and mechanisms for nucleophilic substitution reactions.
8. Perform basic organic laboratory reactions and techniques using standard glassware.
9. Determine melting point, boiling point, and solubility of organic compounds.
10. Purify organic compounds using distillation, crystallization, chromatography, and extraction.
11. Interpret and report experimental results and data.

CHEM& 262 - Organic Chemistry II with Lab

1. Name alkenes, alkynes, alcohols, ethers, and epoxides using the IUPAC naming system.
2. Explain spectroscopic techniques including NMR, IR, and mass spectroscopy and interpret spectra obtained from these techniques.
3. Predict reaction outcomes and mechanisms for elimination, oxidation, and reduction reactions.
4. Describe the properties of alcohols, ethers, and epoxides and predict reaction outcomes and mechanisms involving these compounds.
5. Describe the properties of alkenes and alkynes and predict reaction outcomes and mechanisms involving these compounds.
6. Perform basic organic laboratory reactions and techniques using standard glassware.
7. Analyze the structure of organic compounds using spectroscopic methods including NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry.
8. Incorporate and carry out experimental modifications to laboratory procedures.
9. Write formal lab reports, reporting results and interpreting analytical data.

CHEM& 263 - Organic Chemistry III with Lab

1. Name aromatic and carbonyl compounds using the IUPAC naming system.
2. Describe aromaticity and antiaromaticity in relation to organic compounds.
3. Predict the reaction outcomes and mechanisms for electrophilic aromatic substitution reactions.
4. Predict the reaction outcomes and mechanisms for reactions involving carbonyl and amino compounds.
5. Explain the nature and reactivity of biologically important organic compounds, such as amino acids, carbohydrates, and triacylglycerides.
6. Carry out multi-step organic synthesis.
7. Analyze the products resulting from synthesis for purity using analytical methods.
8. Determine the structure of products resulting from synthesis using spectroscopic methods (NMR, IR, and mass spectrometry).
9. Develop experimental procedures and validate their feasibility.
10. Write formal lab reports, reporting results, and interpreting analytical data.

CHEM 298 - Individual Project in Chemistry

1. In conjunction with a faculty sponsor from the STEM Division, develop a project proposal that deals with a topic directly or indirectly related to chemistry.
2. Complete the proposed project in a manner that demonstrates college level learning to the satisfaction of the faculty sponsor.

CYFS 310 - Introduction to Child, Youth and Family Studies

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Examine the intersection between early childhood education and social and human services programs, and the benefits of an interdisciplinary approach to enhance the well-being of children, youth, and families.
2. Formulate knowledge of important concepts and terminology commonly used in the fields of early childhood education, family support, and social and human services.
3. Construct the historical and socio-political contexts of significant theories related to child and family studies and their effects on policy and programs.
4. Analyze current models and trends at the local and national level that support the integration of service delivery for systems involved with children, youth, and families.
5. Distinquish barriers and challenges that influence the ability of systems to provide integrated services for children, youth and families, and ways to facilitate change across the system as a whole.
6. Discuss and compile professional opportunities and careers that use an integrated model for delivering educational and social services support for children, youth, and families.

CYFS 320 - Resources and System Navigation

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Construct an understanding of the mission, professional roles, and services of community agencies and programs that serve, support, and advocate on behalf of children, youth, and families.
2. Analyze factors that influence the effectiveness and availability of community programs in order to remove barriers and successfully provide resources to meet the needs of children and families.
3. Examine the importance of providing individuals with support in navigating the complex systems they are involved with, including the value of consistent, up-to-date information in expanding personal choice and comfort with service options.
4. Formulate the role of the early childhood educator or social service professional in participating in or facilitating inter-agency communications and teams for families with complex service needs.
5. Design skills in providing navigation and referrals that have cultural relevancy and are appropriate and respectful of the population of children, youth, or families served in the educational or social services setting.
6. Evaluate various methods used to support others in accessing resources and negotiating systems for themselves to increase empowerment and the development of self-advocacy.

CYFS 330 - Applied Family Systems Theories

Upon successful completion of this course students will able to:

1. Examine the family systems perspective, systems theories, and how they contribute to the understanding of child and family development.
2. Explain the purpose and practice the use of a genogram to understand family patterns through creation of a schematic diagram of a family’s relationship system.
3. Construct how the ecological perspective can influence educational and social services for children and families through the interconnectedness of individuals, families, children’s programs, community settings, social institutions, structures, and cultural values.
4. Analyze the professional’s role as an educator of young children or a social service worker within the family system, as well as, the potential role in the interaction between the systems to support the development and learning of children, youth, and families.
5. Synthesize knowledge of systems theories in program development in early childhood education, youth, and family services, that is inclusive of cultural diversity and ethnic identity, and respectful of the unique qualities and circumstances of each individual and family.
6. Evaluate how the family systems framework applies to best practices in strengths-based programs in early childhood, youth, and family services.

CYFS 340 - Professional Practice in Child, Youth, and Family Studies

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze how professionalism in programs for young children, youth, and families is established in equity for individuals and families in the framework of culture, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, gender, sexual identity, and exceptionality.
2. Examine knowledge and value of the laws and policies that specifically guide educational and social service programs for the health and well-being of young children, youth, and families.
3. Analyze the Code of Ethics in the profession of Early Childhood Education, and the Ethical Standards for Human Service Professionals in Social Services and Family Support; construct how ethical codes and standards provide a framework for professionalism for specific roles in a discipline.
4. Develop communication skills that build trust and respect in relationships with children, youth, and adults, as well as, staff members, in educational and social service programs; create understanding of interactions, boundary setting, and confidentiality required in specific professional roles.
5. Analyze values, beliefs, and assumptions from students’ life experiences that can influence understanding of themselves in a professional role to optimally support the unique qualities and circumstances of young children, youth, and families.
6. Formulate problem-solving and decision-making scenarios in early childhood education and social services that uses professionalism that is informed by laws, policies, ethics, established standards, and knowledge of working with a diverse population.
7. Design a description of professional practice that integrates knowledge of self with knowledge of professionalism applicable to the education of young children or social services for youth and families.

CYFS 350 - Social Policy Issues and Advocacy

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze social policy as it relates to educational and social services programs, and give relevant examples.
2. Examine historical influences on the development of social policy and how the values and goals of individuals and groups impact the process.
3. Discuss how policies affecting children and families at the local, state, and federal level are developed, measured, evaluated, and modified.
4. Analyze current social policies affecting children and families from the public and private sector, and their impact on the well-being of children, youth, and families.
5. Evaluate how advocacy methods can be used to influence social, political, and economic systems to bring about changes in policies and programs affecting children, youth, and families.
6. Define the components and purpose of an advocacy plan, including desired goals and outcomes for agency, legislative, legal, community, and personal advocacy activities.
7. Construct various methods for advocating for an issue using verbal, written, and interpersonal modes of contact, and the relative benefits of each method in achieving a successful outcome.
8. Develop advocacy skills that are appropriate for educational and social services programs, including clear communication, self-awareness, and strategies for presenting requests to others.
9. Design strategies necessary to encourage and support others to advocate for themselves or family members.

CYFS 390 - Practicum I

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Construct reasoning and professional principles that inform and guide educators or social service workers in their respective roles in supporting children, youth, and families in their community settings.
2. Apply understanding of competencies of development of children, youth, and families to the specific context of the identified program and practicum site.
3. Apply knowledge and skills from coursework to roles and responsibilities in community settings in early learning or social services.
4. Analyze strategies that facilitate intentions of program design for the individual and group through practice and evaluation.
5. Create a personal and professionally-defined philosophy that guides implementation of programs for the benefit of children and families that are served.
6. Synthesize understanding of the value of integration of the disciplines of early childhood and social services in gaining further knowledge of children, youth, and families that enhances successful outcomes based on equity and inclusion.

CYFS 410 - Social Justice in Child, Youth, and Family Studies

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Examine the development of social identities in children, youth, and families, and how they are impacted by social justice and equity.
2. Analyze the complex dynamics of culture, ethnicity, age, gender, sexual orientation, and disabilities, in societal struggles affected by prejudice and bias.
3. Examine professional goals to increase awareness and understanding of: one’s own social identity, human connections and differences, biases related to advantages or disadvantages, and advocacy for social justice.
4. Construct strategies that recognize and address the effects of overt and covert oppression, power, and privilege that impact the lives of children, youth, and families.
5. Formulate how early learning and social services programs move beyond stereotypes and biases to actively promote an environment of belonging and safety, inclusive of all children, youth, and families.
6. Determine the role of an early childhood educator or social services provider to educate children in anti-bias learning, and educate youth, families, colleagues, and community partners about institutional prejudice and discrimination.
7. Defend a professional philosophy of social justice for programs that support children, youth, and families that promote and reflect societal equity.

CYFS 420 - Applied Research Methods and Information Literacy

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Construct basic designs, methods, and data analysis techniques employed in psychological and behavioral research.
2. Evaluate existing research studies in the areas of child and youth development, family studies, early childhood education, and social sciences.
3. Design effective strategies for accessing information and performing library-based research.
4. Analyze relevant information to apply to work with children, youth, and families using systemic methods.
5. Evaluate how to incorporate best practices and evidence-based interventions into programming and planning in integrated early education and social services settings.
6. Determine an understanding of the ethical use of information and research, including copyright, proper citations, and interpretation of results.
7. Construct effective technological skills to apply to educational and social service professions, established in evidence-based research.

CYFS 430 - Trauma and Resilience in Children, Youth and Families

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Formulate an understanding of the pervasiveness of trauma in the lives of people, and the resulting experiences of grief and loss.
2. Determine situations and events that are stressful for children, youth, and families including physical, sexual, and emotional abuse, substance abuse, mental health and physical illness, terrorism, violence, and media influences.
3. Synthesize the social, emotional, and behavioral effects of exposure to violence and trauma across the developmental spectrum from infancy through adulthood, including the physiological impact on the brain.
4. Examine how risk and protective factors can influence the impact of adverse childhood events on the individual, and how to use these factors to avoid or minimize the negative outcomes of trauma.
5. Analyze how to cultivate safe physical and psychological environments to support dignity, respect, and empowerment for children, youth, and families who have been impacted by trauma.
6. Theorize how to apply the framework of trauma-informed care and services across the spectrum of educational and social services settings.
7. Compile resources and referrals helpful for a variety of crisis situations and circumstances.
8. Construct strategies and skills for supporting children, youth and families who have experienced crisis and trauma using each individual’s strengths to increase positive outcomes.
9. Evaluate the impact of secondary trauma as it relates to the early childhood educator or social services professional, and develop specific skills for self-care.

CYFS 440 - Leadership in Child, Youth, and Family Programs

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Examine the roles of supervisor, mentor, and coach, connected to leadership in programs for children, youth, and families; explain the benefits of the roles in fulfilling the mission of educational and social services settings.
2. Create strategies that support the professional development of staff members; acknowledge strengths; join with individuals in observation, inquiry, and application of ideas; and formulate the mutuality of learning between a supervisor and colleague.
3. Develop knowledge of interpersonal skills that encourage constructive growth and learning for staff members as both an individual and as a member of a team.
4. Construct conflict management skills applicable to communication with colleagues, parents, and partners in the community.
5. Design a leadership philosophy and its application of professional practices and standards to an educational setting for young children or social services programs for youth, or families.
6. Determine how a leadership philosophy is applied in a program with knowledge of the influences of family, society, culture, gender, and socioeconomic status and dedication to inclusion.
7. Evaluate a personal and professional leadership plan that utilizes reflective supervision in carrying out leadership for change, in various positions of leadership: teacher, program supervisor or director, facilitator, case manager, or coordinator of services.

CYFS 490 - Practicum II

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Adapt competencies in applying principles of child, youth, and family development to inform curriculum or service planning, for implementation of an early learning or social service program.
2. Appraise professional knowledge and skills in a leadership role in an early learning classroom or social services program in interactions and building of relationships with children, youth, parents, and other professionals.
3. Elaborate on inclusive strategies that create trust and respect for the diversity of children, youth, and families in a setting of early childhood or social services.
4. Synthesize learning of courses, previous experiences with children, youth, and families, and professional standards that inform optimum practices in early learning or social services.
5. Evaluate the reasoning of a personal and professional philosophy that guides all areas of a program in early learning or social services, providing the foundation for future growth, strengthened with knowledge and perspective of the integration of disciplines.

CYFS 495 - Program Development and Capstone Project

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Construct the vision and mission of an identified program in relation to outcomes developed or required for: infants, toddlers, and preschoolers, prevention services for youth, and support services for adults and families.
2. Formulate how to be inclusive and representative of the community in program design and implementation, that are adaptive to individual and group settings, determined by the discipline and emerging needs of the population.
3. Determine content of program to optimally create the environment and that encourages learning and development appropriate to the specific best practices and responsibilities of programs in early childhood or social services.
4. Create intentionality in program design through strategies of observation, assessment, and reflection that informs planning that is responsive to program goals and learning frameworks of individual children, youth, and families.
5. Recommend skills and benefits of collaboration and integration of service in programs for young children, youth, and families that strengthen quality and invite innovation.
6. Assess knowledge of strategic planning for non-profit and for-profit programs, grant support, in-kind contributions, and other community funding sources and partnerships.
7. Evaluate how quality early learning and social services programs benefit the community through the positive support of child and youth development and facilitation of individuals and families successfully fulfilling their goals.
8. Create and defend an individual research-based project in program development with professional application to early education or social services settings.

PREP 001 - I-BEST Success

1. Identify, locate, and use college resources.
2. Develop and apply technology skills needed in academics and the workplace.
3. Implement various strategies to communicate effectively and succeed in college.
4. Examine and critically think about lifelong success skills.

PREP 004 - I-BEST Support Math/Science

1. Demonstrate solutions to mathematical or scientific problems and interpret results.
2. Develop and apply a more precise and sophisticated vocabulary.
3. Participate in group assignments and discussions.
4. Make inferences based on evidence.
5. Read, summarize, and take notes on college level material for developing mastery of key concepts.
6. Develop and apply study skills necessary for comprehending and retaining college level material and concepts.

PREP 005 - I-BEST Support Read/Write

1. Develop and apply a more precise and sophisticated vocabulary.
2. Demonstrate the ability to write, proofread, and edit a response to assigned reading.
3. Participate in group assignments and discussion.
4. Make inferences based on evidence.
5. Read, summarize, and take notes on college level material for developing mastery of key concepts.
6. Develop and apply study skills necessary for comprehending and retaining college level material and concepts.

PREP 011 - Introduction to College

1. Identify and assess current abilities, learning characteristics, styles, and readiness to learn.
2. Evaluate personal, education, employment backgrounds, and interests to create short and long-term academic and/or career goals.
3. Utilize technology to locate resources for academic and career development.

PREP 013 - Pursuit Lab I: College and Workplace Readiness

1. Increase performance in the areas of executive function, self-advocacy, self-regulation, and social interaction with a focus on strengths and career exploration.
2. Identify specific interventions and accommodations to maximize personal strengths and remove barriers as students directly access post-secondary education.
3. Identify personal goals and priorities related to these areas with a focus on workplace readiness in communication, soft skills, and conflict management.
4. Develop a personal plan for maximizing strengths and setting goals to move beyond barriers in at least one meaningful vocational or academic area.
5. Apply the personal plan in one academic or vocational pursuit during this academic quarter and reflect on the results.

PREP 016 - Portfolio

1. Create an educational plan for obtaining a high school diploma.
2. Draft, edit, and produce a written document to demonstrate competencies in at least one subject area required for high school completion based on state guidelines.
3. Explore career and educational opportunities.
4. Identify and assess current abilities, learning characteristics, styles, readiness to learn, and how diverse cultural influences affect our thought processes.
5. Evaluate personal, educational, employment backgrounds, and interests to create short and long term academic and/or career goals.
6. Utilize technology in navigating the online course delivery system to access necessary class components and resources.

PREP 017 - College and Career Skills

1. Develop and apply a more precise and sophisticated vocabulary.
2. Demonstrate the ability to write, proofread, and edit a response to assigned reading.
3. Participate in group reading assignments and discussion.
4. Make inferences based on evidence in the readings and on experience.
5. Comprehend, analyze, develop, and write opinions regarding contemporary current events.
6. Read, summarize, and take notes on college level material for developing mastery over key concepts.
7. Develop and apply study skills necessary for comprehending and retaining college level material and concepts.

PREP 020 - Social Studies Foundations

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Analyze social studies text to create an evidence-based argument.
2. Describe basic principles of one or more of the following: U.S. Constitution, economics, civics, sociology, political science, or international relations.
3. Apply a variety of reading and writing strategies to analyze social studies content.
4. Read to deduce information from visual representations such as maps, charts, graphs, or pictures.
5. Produce writing that logically develops and supports key ideas and arguments using standard English conventions.

PREP 021 - U.S. History I

1. Identify and describe contributions made by early American cultures.
2. Identify events, trends, individuals, and movements that helped shape America.
3. Identify and create examples of how technological advances shaped America.
4. Describe and identify the importance of the foundational documents.
5. Relate the past to present, be able to explain how history repeats itself.
6. Communicate core concepts and ideas in U.S. history from pre-colonial times to the Civil War.
7. Research, compare, and analyze perspectives within this time period using multiple source materials.

PREP 022 - U.S. History II

1. Identify, describe, and discuss achievements and trends of cultures and individuals during from the Civil War to the Civil Rights era.
2. Identify and show examples of how technological advances shaped America.
3. Identify and interpret the major ideas set forth in the Constitution that affect this period of History.
4. Analyze the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments that defined and broadened Civil Rights in America.
5. Communicate core concepts and ideas in U.S. history from the Civil War to the Civil Rights era.
6. Research, compare, and analyze perspectives within this time period using multiple source materials.

PREP 023 - World Contemporary Issues I

1. Apply knowledge of maps, charts, and other geographic tools to understand the spatial arrangement of people, places, resources, and environments on earth’s surface.
2. Define the purposes and organization of international relationships and how U.S. foreign policy is made.
3. Identify various historical, social, economic, and political issues from selected regions of the world.
4. Analyze and evaluate various historical, social, economic, and political issues from selected regions of the world.
5. Apply a variety of strategies to communicate information on current international issues to a wide range of audiences.

PREP 024 - U.S. Contemporary Issues II

1. Analyze the purpose and organization of U.S. government and laws.
2. Explain the organization of government at the federal, state and local levels including the executive, legislative, and judicial branches.
3. Describe individual rights and their accompanying responsibilities at the local, state, and national levels.
4. Explain the Bill of Rights and describe some of the individual rights guaranteed by this document.
5. Analyze opposing arguments on current domestic (U.S.) issues.
6. Explain how various stakeholders’ opinions, including corporations, government agencies, and the public, influence public policy.
7. Analyze the role of government as a participant in the U.S. economy through taxation, spending, and policy setting.
8. Communicate ideas clearly and effectively.

PREP 025 - U.S. in the Nuclear Age

1. Identify and describe contributions of a variety of cultures to U.S. history during the period.
2. Identify and explain how events, trends, individuals, and movements shaped the United States into a dominant world power.
3. Analyze and evaluate how decisions made in post WWII politics impact American’s relationships with other countries today.
4. Relate history to personal experience and current issues.
5. Communicate core concepts and ideas in U.S. history during this time period.
6. Compare and analyze multiple perspectives of an event within this time period using primary and secondary source materials.

PREP 031 - Current Issues PNW

1. Examine major ideas, themes, developments, turning points, chronology, and cause-and-effect relationships in the Pacific Northwest.
2. Connect patterns of habitation in the Pacific Northwest to geographic characteristics and global events.
3. Compare and contrast multiple perspectives and different interpretations of the development of the Pacific Northwest.
4. Examine current environmental and political issues in the Pacific Northwest.
5. Describe the purpose and key functions of state and local government.

PREP 032 - Enduring Cultures

1. Apply knowledge of historical thinking, chronology, eras, turning points, major ideas, individuals, and themes in world history in order to evaluate how history shapes the present and future.
2. Identify and analyze the causal factors that shaped major events in history.
3. Analyze how cultures and cultural groups have shaped world history.
4. Analyze how an understanding of world history can help us prevent problems today.
5. Analyze and evaluate how people across the world have addressed issues involved with the distribution of resources and sustainability in the past or present.
6. Apply the concepts of location, region, and movement and demonstrate knowledge of how geographic features and human cultures impact environments.
7. Express own viewpoint and recognize the viewpoints of others in the context of a discussion.

PREP 033 - Civics in Action

1. Explain the core values and democratic principles of the U.S. as set forth in the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
2. Analyze the purposes, organization and function of federal, state, and local government.
3. Demonstrate the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the principles of democratic civic involvement.

PREP 045 - ESL Math Foundations

1. Read, write, and interpret a wide variety of complex mathematical information.
2. Select and apply sophisticated, multi-step mathematical concepts and procedures.
3. Evaluate the degree of precision needed for solution.
4. Create appropriate visual or graphic representations.
5. Select and use formulas to solve problems.

PREP 046 - Math Foundations

1. Read, write, and interpret a wide variety of complex mathematical information.
2. Select and apply sophisticated, multi-step mathematical concepts and procedures.
3. Evaluate the degree of precision needed for solution.
4. Create appropriate visual or graphic representations.
5. Select and use formulas to solve problems.

PREP 047 - College Prep Math

1. Apply the concepts and procedures of arithmetic, including whole number operations, fraction and decimal operations, proportions, percents, and signed number operations.
2. Convert numbers from one form to another, among percentage, decimal, and fraction forms.
3. Evaluate a numerical expression by applying the order of operations.
4. Solve linear equations of one variable.
5. Set up, solve, and assess the results of applications.
6. Use common financial and geometric formulas to write and solve equations.
7. Demonstrate solutions to problems and interpret results.

PREP 048 - Advanced Math

1. Read, write, and interpret a wide variety of algebraic complex mathematical information.
2. Select and apply sophisticated, multi-step mathematical concepts and procedures.
3. Evaluate the degree of precision needed for a solution.
4. Create appropriate visual or graphic representations.
5. Select and use formulas to solve problems.

PREP 051 - Algebra I

1. Write equations to solve problems.
2. Represent verbal quantitative situations algebraically.
3. Evaluate expressions for given replacement values of the variables.
4. Solve multistep equations.
5. Solve multistep inequalities.
6. Graph linear equations and linear inequalities.
7. Analyze and represent variation algebraically and graphically in a real-world context.
8. Reflect on how mathematical ideas connect within mathematics, to other subject areas, and to real-life situations.

PREP 052 - Geometry

1. Apply advanced concepts in algebra and geometry to solve real-life problems and projects.
2. Know and prove theorems about two and three-dimensional geometric figures.
3. Read, interpret, and create advanced charts, graphs, and tables that illustrate real-world data.
4. Identify appropriate mathematical connections between geometry and algebra to solve problems about shapes and space.
5. Use mathematical reasoning to evaluate the reasonableness of results.
6. Utilize technology to gather and manage data related to learning progress and present it in a meaningful context.
7. Work with peers to select, manage, and assess their own learning progress.

PREP 053 - Algebra II

1. Apply fundamental quadratic functions and equations to understand investing and compound interest.
2. Use exponential and logarithmic functions and equations at a fundamental level to explain the basics of current economic theories.
3. Apply the basics of additional functions and equations to banking, budgeting, retirement planning, and independent living.
4. Apply principles of probability, statistical data, and distributions to the basics of buying and selling of stocks.

PREP 060 - Science Foundations

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Plan and conduct scientific investigation to formulate solutions.
2. Use scientific method to collect evidence and data to make predictions.
3. Express, summarize, and interpret scientific information numerically or symbolically.
4. Use multistep computational processes.
5. Design mathematical research; then collect, organize, and represent comparative data that explain outcomes.

PREP 061 - Issues in Human Biology

1. Organize homework and lab information and effectively describe the lab work in writing.
2. Apply new science terminology in both discussion and writing.
3. Compare and contrast the specialized structural and functional systems that regulate human growth and development and that maintain health.
4. Recognize and describe essential components and processes involved in human structure, mobility, digestion, respiration, circulation, excretion, and nervous system integration.
5. Propose ideas and solutions and analyze information while working in a small group setting.
6. Discuss readings, lab work, and outside research within the classroom environment.

PREP 062 - Global Science Issues

1. Describe the spread and impact of environmental toxins.
2. Apply scientific knowledge and skills to solve problems or propose solutions to global environmental challenges.
3. Analyze and describe the living and nonliving factors that affect organisms in ecosystems and the relationships among species within important ecosystems, such as coral reefs, wetlands, and tropical rain forests.
4. Analyze and explain the effects human activities have on Earth’s capacity to sustain biological diversity.
5. Plan and conduct systematic and complex scientific investigations and evaluate results of such investigations.
6. Identify and articulate sustainable choices and actions that individuals persons could make that would result in fewer resources being consumed and less pollution.
7. Analyze the patterns and arrangements of Earth systems and subsystems and how these systems sustain the biosphere.
8. Identify the factors that influence weather and climate and how these patterns relate to ecosystems.
9. Define the complex, integrated, and regulated processes (such as photosynthesis and energy transfer in a food web) by which organisms, use matter and energy to sustain life.
10. Analyze local, regional, national, or global problems or challenges in which scientific design can be or has been used to design a solution.

PREP 063 - Pacific NW Science Issues

1. Analyze processes that have caused changes to the features of the Earth’s surface, including plate tectonics, glaciation, volcanism, etc.
2. Explain the factors that influence weather and climate and how these patterns relate to Northwest ecosystems.
3. Describe the complex, integrated, and regulated processes (such as photosynthesis and energy transfer in a food web) by which organisms use matter and energy to sustain life.
4. Analyze and describe the living and nonliving factors that affect organisms in ecosystems and the relationships among species within selected Pacific Northwest ecosystems.
5. Describe the process of evolution and the concepts of natural selection, speciation, adaptation, and biological diversity.
6. Analyze and explain the effects human activities have on the capacity of Pacific Northwest ecosystems to sustain biological diversity.
7. Conduct systematic and complex scientific investigations and evaluate results of such investigations.
8. Apply scientific knowledge and skills to solve problems or propose solutions to regional environmental challenges in the Pacific Northwest.

PREP 064 - NW Ecology and Citizenry

1. Explain the complex, integrated, and regulated processes by which organisms use matter and energy to sustain life.
2. Analyze and describe the living and nonliving factors that affect organisms in ecosystems and the relationships among species within selected Pacific Northwest ecosystems.
3. Analyze and explain the effects that human activities have on the capacity of Pacific Northwest ecosystems to sustain biological diversity.
4. Describe the nature and structure of Washington state government and constitution, and how citizens interact with it.
5. Connect patterns of habitation and development in the Pacific Northwest to changes in resource availability, land use, and biological diversity.
6. Examine the historic and contemporary roles Native Americans have played in ecological stewardship, especially in terms of salmon and current recovery efforts.
7. Apply the methods of social science investigation to examine historical controversies that impacted the Pacific Northwest and continue to impact present-day politics, the economy, and the environment.
8. Apply scientific knowledge and skills to solve problems or propose solutions to regional environmental challenges in the Pacific Northwest.

PREP 086 - English and Computer Foundations

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Produce writing, using standard English conventions, that logically develops and supports key ideas and arguments.
2. Gather relevant information from multiple sources to convey in writing similar themes or topics which may include structure, tone, point of view, or sufficiency of evidence.
3. Analyze and identify rhetorical fiction and non-fiction readings for structure and technique.
4. Apply a variety of reading strategies.

PREP 087 - Bridges to College Math

1. Write expressions and use units to solve systems of equations.
2. Represent relationships and solve equations and inequalities graphically.
3. Interpret, summarize, and represent linear models and solve problems involving slope-intercept methods.
4. Build a function and use function notation that models a relationship between two variables.
5. Perform arithmetic operations on polynomials and rational expressions.
6. Construct and compare quadratic and exponential models using logarithms or technology.
7. Make inferences and justify conclusions on statistical data from random processes, surveys, models, and studies.

PREP 088 - Read/Write College Prep Skills Lecture

1. Demonstrate an increase in the number of words in reading, writing, and speaking vocabulary.
2. Apply reading strategies to improve comprehension.
3. Demonstrate improvement in structure, grammar, and punctuation in expository writing.
4. Prepare for tests such as the ACT/SAT and ACCUPLACER.
5. Navigate online course delivery system to access necessary class components.
6. Use campus resources to develop personal academic and career goals.

PREP 089 - Read/Write College Prep Skills Lab

1. Demonstrate an increase in the number of words in reading, writing, and speaking vocabulary.
2. Apply reading strategies to improve comprehension.
3. Demonstrate improvement in structure, grammar, and punctuation in expository writing.
4. Prepare for tests such as the ACT/SAT and ACCUPLACER.
5. Navigate online course delivery system to access necessary class components.
6. Use campus resources to develop personal academic and career goals.

PREP 090 - Read/Write Improvement

1. Summarize the claims, concepts, and evidence of a text.
2. Cite specific evidence to support accurate inferences drawn from a range of texts, including nonfiction, literary, quantitative, and visual texts.
3. Analyze the structure of texts, including how major patterns of organization are used to achieve an author’s purpose.
4. Plan, develop, revise, and edit summary and response paragraphs.
5. With support, use technology to access class components, produce writing, and collaborate with others.
6. Demonstrate a basic command of English grammar and sentence skills.
7. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions.

PREP 093 - Read/Write Essay Grammar

1. Summarize and respond to the claims, concepts, and evidence of a text.
2. Support claims with logical reasons and relevant evidence.
3. Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific words, sentences, and paragraphs relate to each other and the whole.
4. Plan, develop, revise, and edit essays.
5. Write well-developed and coherent essays in which the organization and style are appropriate to purpose and audience.
6. Use technology to access class components, produce writing, and collaborate with others.
7. Demonstrate an intermediate command of English grammar and sentence skills, with a particular focus on sentence boundaries and sentence types.
8. Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions including peer reviews.

PREP 099 - Read/Write Critically

1. Read college-level texts closely to understand their explicit ideas and to draw logical inferences, summarize texts, and integrate appropriate textual evidence when writing and speaking.
2. Respond to a text’s themes, claims, support, and rhetorical strategies both analytically and with reference to evidence gathered from outside the text.
3. Write papers that develop original arguments by supporting claims with evidence, arranging ideas logically, and connecting them coherently.
4. Apply rhetorical strategies in one’s own writing by adapting writing to the audience, context, and purpose.
5. Demonstrate the writing process by exploring and applying various strategies for gathering evidence, generating ideas, drafting, revising, editing, and proofreading.
6. Use appropriate technology to produce and publish writing.
7. Use MLA format at a beginning college level, avoiding plagiarism.
8. Demonstrate command of a variety of sentence types, with a particular focus on sentence clarity and rhetorical strategies.
9. Read and write using academic vocabulary; analyze the impact of word choice on meaning and tone.
10. Collaborate effectively with diverse partners in discussions, activities, and/or projects.
11. Contribute actively through expressing ideas clearly and listening and responding appropriately to others’ ideas.