Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: define healthcare information technology; summarize the major healthcare legal practices and regulations; identify proper communication methods for use in healthcare workplace; comprehend Electronic Health Records (EHR)  and Electronic Medical Records (EMR); access roles and responsibilities for using Protected Health Information (PHI); explain how to set up, troubleshoot, and configure devices to a desktop workstation using computing resources and languages; assist in setting up basic networks with EHR/EMRs in mind; identify the uses for clinical software, and describe the steps in the clinical process; explain and identify medical interface components and diagnostics processes; describe different modes of data protection; identify areas of vulnerability and ways to protect wireless networks; and define encryption and how it can be used to secure healthcare data.

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: analyze management of diversity issues in a changing health care environment; examine managing a health care facility with ethics and social responsibility; assess decision making and problem solving in human resources, strategic planning and other areas of health care; investigate the fundamentals of planning in a health care setting; compare organizational cultures in a health care setting; formulate the fundamentals of leadership in health care, using communication and interpersonal skills; examine the use of information systems for healthcare management functions; compare managing for quality vs. managing for competitive advantage in health care; analyze the trade offs between patient care issues and financial accountability; and investigate human resources management in health care organizations.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: recognize that medical terminology has both constructed and non-constructed terms; identify each of the three word parts (word roots, prefixes, and suffixes) used to construct medical terms; identify, define and spell prefixes and suffixes often used in medical terminology; define and spell the word parts used to create terms for the human body and identify the building blocks,  organ systems, and cavities of the human body; describe anatomical planes, regions, and directional terms used to describe areas of the body; describe the five major diagnostic imaging techniques; define the word parts used to create medical terms of the integumentary system, musculoskeletal, lymphatic, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, nervous, endocrine and reproductive systems, and special senses; breakdown and define common medical terms used for symptoms, diseases, disorders, procedures, treatments and devices associated with these organ systems and special senses; and build medical terms, pronounce and spell common medical terms associated with these organ and special sensory systems.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe various pharmaceutical milestones that occurred throughout the 1800-1900s, the origin and content of the various drug consumer safety laws, and function of the FDA; differentiate between the chemical, generic, and trade/brand names of a drug; identify the various forms in which drugs are manufactured; explain the difference between various types of tablets, and distinguish an ointment, cream, or lotion; describe and differentiate the 10 different routes of drug administration, the advantages, and disadvantages of each; describe how the liver metabolizes drugs, and how doses are adjusted for patients with liver or kidney diseases, elderly, or premature infants; identify the seven rights of drug administration, how to reverse drug toxicity, and recognize certain drugs allergies, and drug-food interactions; discuss therapeutic effects of the different categories of drugs used to treat urinary, gastrointestinal, musculoskeletal, cardiac, pulmonary, hematologic, gynecologic, endocrine, neurologic, psychiatric, ophthalmic, ENT (ear, nose, and throat), analgesic conditions; identify the component parts of the immune response, and how vaccines work; and compare and contrast how local, regional, spinal, and epidural anesthesia drugs are given.

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to demonstrate measurable higher-level thinking skill of the text and selected commentary of Rashi on the second half of the Book of Exodus (chapters 18-40).  Included in this will be the ability to identify the correct English interpretation of Hebrew words and phrases in the Book of Exodus.  Students will also be able to analyze and explain selections of text and Rashi’s commentary, be able to elucidate the inconsistency or textual problem that Rashi is attempting to solve based on his use of hermeneutics, identify from where in the text Rashi derived his interpretation, and explain the significance of Rashi’s solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior.   Students will be able to do this analysis even on comments of Rashi that are not given on the list of selections. 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the concepts and themes found throughout the entire Book of Deuteronomy along with its medieval and modern commentaries; Students will be able to solve apparent contradictions in the verses and explain the hermeneutic principles which are applied to verses to gain new insight; Students will also explain legal rulings derived from the text found in major law books as well as interpret ethical issues which emerge from the text; In addition, students will be required to write five-one hundred-word essays connecting sources to a variety of themes using source material from the Chumash and selected commentaries; One essay will require the student to demonstrate an ability to translate from Hebrew to English. 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the concepts and themes found throughout the entire book of Exodus along with its medieval and modern commentaries; Students will be able to solve apparent contradictions in the verses and explain the hermeneutic principles which are applied to verses to gain new insight; Students will also explain legal rulings derived from the text found in major law books as well as interpret ethical issues which emerge from the text; In addition, students will be required to write five-one hundred-word essays connecting sources to a variety of themes using source material from the Chumash and selected commentaries; One essay will require the student to demonstrate an ability to translate from Hebrew to English. 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the concepts and themes found throughout the entire Book of Genesis along with its medieval and modern commentaries; Students will be able to solve apparent contradictions in the verses and explain the hermeneutic principles which are applied to verses to gain new insight; Students will also explain legal rulings derived from the text found in major law books as well as interpret ethical issues which emerge from the text; In addition, students will be required to write five-one hundred-word essays connecting sources to a variety of themes using source material from the Chumash and selected commentaries; One essay will require the student to demonstrate an ability to translate from Hebrew to English. 

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the concepts and themes found throughout the entire book of Leviticus along with its medieval and modern commentaries; Students will be able to solve apparent contradictions in the verses and explain the hermeneutic principles which are applied to verses to gain new insight; Students will also explain legal rulings derived from the text found in major law books as well as interpret ethical issues which emerge from the text; In addition, students will be required to write five-one hundred-word essays connecting sources to a variety of themes using source material from the Chumash and selected commentaries; One essay will require the student to demonstrate an ability to translate from Hebrew to English. 

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: demonstrate knowledge of the text and selected commentary of Rashi on the first half of the Book of Genesis (1:1-25:18). Included in this will be the ability to identify the correct English interpretation of Hebrew words and phrases in the Book of Genesis. Students will also be able to analyze and explain selections of text and Rashi’s commentary, be able to elucidate the inconsistency or textual problem that Rashi is attempting to solve based on his use of hermeneutics, identify from where in the text Rashi derived his interpretation, and explain the significance of Rashi’s solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior. Students will be able to do this analysis even on comments of Rashi that are not given on the list of selections. 

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, Students will be able to demonstrate measurable higher-level thinking skill of the text and selected commentary of Rashi on the first half of the Book of Leviticus.  Included in this is the ability to identify the correct English interpretation of Hebrew words and phrases in the Book of Leviticus. Students will also be able to analyze and explain selections of text and Rashi’s commentary, be able to elucidate the inconsistency or textual problem that Rashi is attempting to solve based on his use of hermeneutics, identify from where in the text Rashi derived his interpretation, and explain the significance of Rashi’s solutions in terms of ethical and religious behavior.   Students will be able to identify the textual issue bothering Rashi even on comments of Rashi that are not given on the list of selections.  

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: define the communication process and explain the importance of effective business communication; explain how diversity in organizations affects business communications; identify techniques and strategies for improving interpersonal communications; describe social media tools and explain how they are changing the nature of business communications; explain how computer technologies are used for communicating in the business environment, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, email, and presentation software); evaluate business messages, reports, and proposals; and develop and deliver oral presentations.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: summarize the changes affecting managerial; clarify why self-awareness is vital to professional effectiveness and well-being; develop a personal brand that is consistent with how it should be perceived; describe how trust contributes to individual and organizational effectiveness; contrast what does and does not predict happiness; explain how jobs can affect health; and analyze how to use cross-cultural etiquette effectively in an organization.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: assess the legal and ethical consequences of business decisions and the impacts of business on the welfare of the greater society; determine when and where a dispute can be settled in a legal forum; solve business-related problems by applying laws and legal concepts; discuss and apply functional areas of law such as torts, business organizations, contracts, sales, and real property; and apply business law concepts to hypothetical scenarios.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe entrepreneurial activity and its application; discuss the strategic, tactical, and operational roles and functions of the management of the entrepreneurial venture; prepare a successful business plan; and outline the proper ethical and legal foundation applied to entrepreneurship and new business ventures.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe why brands have become so important; compare brand identity, image, and personality; explain how brands reduce consumers’ perceived risks; critique the “pyramid” from brand awareness to brand loyalty; measure brand equality and brand value; specify why brand position and brand image are not the same; explain how social media accelerates "word of mouth"; interpret how the three brand components are built over time; describe how the brand name, brand logo, slogan and spokesperson fit together; identify the ways in which the Internet has made almost all brands “global”; and analyze how personal branding can help individuals set goals for themselves.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss what constitutes a tax and the general objectives of taxation; discuss the various federal, state and local taxes and the laws that implement and enforce them; apply and analyze the issues related to the filing of federal income tax returns, including requirement to file and the processing of returns; analyze the working of the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS); apply and analyze objectives and strategies for basic tax planning; apply and analyze the components and computation of individual federal income taxes, including computation of and exclusions from gross income, self-employment income, deductions for and from adjusted gross income, the calculation of taxable income, tax payments, credits and additions to tax; and evaluate tax issues related to the sale property (including a principal residence) and retirement planning.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe various important business issues as they relate to new ventures; identify and appreciate the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of an entrepreneur; prepare a coherent business plan; explain the essential steps necessary to create and operate a small business enterprise; and describe the fundamental financial requirements and competencies for small business startups.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss the historical and present day importance of Human Resources Management (HRM) and its related subcategories; utilize, identify, and describe the theories of HRM and apply theories to practical organizational occurrences; identify and demonstrate appropriate HRM terminology when discussing the discipline; critically analyze the importance of micro, meso, and macro level job analysis; convey the importance of HRM compliance in relationship to laws, regulations, and diversity; compare and contrast the importance of training and development; explain and conceptualize the components associated with compensation and benefits; and apply legal knowledge related to organizational governance to “real world” situations.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: demonstrate your understanding of accounting for investments by preparing entries and properly recording financial information under a variety of different scenarios; account for and disclose financial information for transactions as they apply to current liabilities and contingencies; demonstrate knowledge of the accounting for bonds payable and notes payable by preparing appropriate entries and financial disclosure information for the bonds and notes along with related balance sheet and income statement accounts; analyze and record accounting transactions that apply to income taxes and related accounts on the income statement and the balance sheet; prepare and describe transactions about a company’s leases, for both operating leases and capital leases; explain the different type of entries and financial disclosures required for pension plans and related post-retirement benefits, such as medical insurance; discuss and prepare financial information and transactions as it pertains to stock options and other related equity-type compensation plans; account for a variety of accounting changes and error types found on the financial statements, including prospective and retrospective-type disclosures; demonstrate an introductory knowledge of the accounting for derivatives on the financial statements; and prepare and explain a statement of cash flows, with its categories of cash flows from operating, investing, and financing activities, and discuss and evaluate disclosure requirements for cash flows.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the facts, frameworks, and theories used in completing an audit; apply technical knowledge to analyze data and answer questions about the financial statement information; discuss the values that a licensed auditor must possess; detail the steps and tasks necessary to complete an audit; and contrast independence, objectivity, professional skepticism, and ethical behavior when conducting a high-quality audit.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the importance of managing profitable customer relationships; identify important steps in partnering to build customer relationships; assist in managing marketing relationships; read and interpret trends in consumer and business buying behavior from given statistics; define segmentation, targeting, and positioning and explain their importance in marketing; assist in the construction of product, services, and branding strategies; determine the relevant factors to be considered during new product development; identify pricing considerations and strategies important in marketing products; assist in determining which marketing channels are likely to be effective in marketing a given product under a specific scenario; help manage advertising, sales promotion, and public relations; and describe and define key features that exist in marketing over the internet and marketing through other media.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss major macroeconomic issues of growth, unemployment and inflation; identify and measure economic growth, define, measure, and compare GDP; follow unemployment data via the business cycle; describe the effects of aggregate demand and aggregate supply fluctuations in relation to macroeconomic equilibrium; compare and contrast varied macroeconomics models, including the classic growth, neoclassical, and new growth theories; identify and discuss the underlying causes of inflation and describe the effects of demand-pull and cost-push inflation; use the Philips curve to describe the relationship between inflation and unemployment in the short and long run; identify and discuss the role of the Federal Reserve Bank and monetary policy; and discuss the impacts of governmental budgets and fiscal policy and taxes on saving and investment.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the concepts of managerial accounting; summarize control, systems, cost management, and cost behavior; compare traditional and activity-based cost management systems; define organizational design, responsibility centers, and financial control; explain how management accounting information is used for activity and process; and prepare management recommendations for short-term business and capital investment decisions.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: compare and contrast the distinguishing features of the nonprofit sector relative to the public and private sectors; describe the role of the nonprofit sector and effective management practice; discuss the unique legal structure of nonprofits and the role of boards in governing them; and outline the process of writing a business plan for a new nonprofit organization. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the various factors that influence organizational behavior, including diversity of backgrounds of the members, emotions, moods, personalities and values; identify factors that can influence the perceptions held by members of an organization and methods by which perception can be altered; assist in the development and application of motivational strategies that can be employed to improve performance in an organizational setting; distinguish between the different types of organizational communication, including formal, informal, upward, downward and lateral communication and identify strategies for improving communications within organizations; compare and contrast leadership and management and determine the characteristics that make successful managers and leaders; identify the bases of power within an organization and tactics that can be used within an organization to increase power and influence; and describe the manner in which organizational culture is established and the characteristics of organizational culture that can improve or hurt organizational performance.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: analyze financial transactions and determine whether they are working with asset, liability or equity accounts; record transactions in proper accounting format; prepare balance sheets, income statements, and the statement of cash flows; evaluate inventory costing systems; and apply basic accounting internal control principles over cash.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: explain project management design, development, and deployment; describe project management tools, techniques, and skills; align critical resources for effective project implementation; discuss the implications, challenges, and opportunities of organizational dynamics in project management; identify and describe the key performance metrics for project success; and summarize how to manage project cost, quality, and deliver.

Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to: Utilize the nine steps of the strategic planning process to design a strategic business plan; Compare the laws, benefits, and drawbacks of various forms of business entities and ownerships; Identify the advantages and disadvantages of buying an existing business and delineate the steps in buying an existing business properly; Employ competitive marketing strategies, including customer focus, quality, convenience, innovation, service, and speed; Utilize the strategies to achieve success in e-commerce, including designing effective websites, and tracking web results; Compare pricing methods and strategies for retailers, manufacturers, and service firms and describe the impact of credit on pricing; Analyze financial statements for small companies; Use budgeting methods and principles and explain the techniques for avoiding a cash crunch; Compare the various sources of funding for a small company and describe the advantages of each; Explain the stages in the location decision: choosing the region, the state, the city, and the specific site and the criteria affecting the decision for location.

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the ethical and moral issues involved in communication, and are expected to know the sources, conceptual underpinnings, and conclusions that dictate ethical communication in interpersonal relationships.  Using theoretical knowledge, students will be able to assess types of language and situations to determine the appropriate ethical response for all parties involved.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explore the field of nonverbal communication from a "communication" perspective; examine the key issues, theories, and research findings related to the nature, functions, and development of nonverbal communication; contrast the importance of four basic nonverbal signaling systems: the human body, approached-avoidance signals of space, gaze and touch; facial expressions; and the overlapping channels of voice and gesture; and apply nonverbal communication to everyday encounters, including intimate work and intercultural.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: discuss terms, concepts, and theories related to intercultural communication; describe the impact that religion, class, gender, race, education, and ethnicity have on communication and interpersonal interactions; examine the elements of intercultural communication competence; analyze potential barriers to intercultural communication; compare different cultural dimensions and values (i.e. power distance, individualism, uncertainty avoidance, etc. of different populations and groups); and evaluate specific intercultural communication problems, illustrating the historical, cultural, economic, and political differences that have an impact on their solutions.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the function and purpose of computer hardware components and important application software; evaluate major operating systems; illustrate the major telecommunications alternatives and evaluate their suitability for a given task; compare and contrast Local Area Networks and Wide Area Networks; propose and evaluate solutions to data communication problems; and distinguish between the important programming languages and choose the correct computer language for the specific job.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: trace the development of HTML and describe the transition from HTML to XHTML syntax, elements, and document type definitions; develop client-side intensive web pages using HTML5; create basic HTML elements such as hyperlinks, images, tables, and forms; use latest web technologies and programming languages to structure a web page effectively; demonstrate recommended web site design practices; control the look and placement of HTML elements using Cascading Style Sheets; compare and contrast HTML relative hyperlinks, linking to fragment identifiers, CSS pseudo-classes, navigation list layout, three-column layout, styling for print, styling for the mobile Web, and Cascading Style Sheets; demonstrate knowledge of box properties and external style sheets; create HTML source code that is both readable and upholds HTML5 standards; compare and contrast user interactions between desktop web, mobile application, and mobile web; Work with Forms on web pages; discuss the system development life cycle and its application to Web development projects.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create worksheets and present them in different ways showing various fonts, styles, sizes, colors, etc.; use the power of Excel to automatically calculate mathematical data and apply it seamlessly to spreadsheets; copy cells and ranges of cells and perform other complex manipulations of spreadsheets, including adding charts, subtables, etc.; perform financial functions and data tables to produce amortization schedules and use Excel's formula checking function to minimize the possibility of error; create, sort, and query tables and the data within them; work with multiple worksheets and separate workbooks; and create templates by working with other features such as art, images, and screenshots to work these features into an Excel spreadsheet.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create various types of documents through Microsoft Word; insert headers, footers, footnotes, endnotes, etc. into a word document to maximize the professional look of the document; produce and use templates, form letters, mailing labels, and directories; use Word features to collaborate on documents with co-workers; create and make changes to title pages, tables of contents, lists, letterheads, and various other in-document features; and create templates for online forms and enhance those forms using macros and other relevant features.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: examine the effects of drug use in modern society; analyze how drugs work on the nervous system and the actions of drugs; investigate stimulants, depressants and what drugs are used for mental disorders; analyze aspects of alcohol from the distillation of it to the use and dependence on it; list and describe drugs that are commonly used, including tobacco, caffeine, dietary supplements and over-the-counter drugs; analyze opioids and describe the current epidemic that is a nationwide issue; compare substance abuse prevention programs; and critically analyze drug policy and analyze what works, what is possible and what is feasible.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: evaluate tools to work in various settings with a variety of client groups; describe the historical and the current use of groups in social work practice; assess and apply group properties and group processes that occur in a group; investigate the basic techniques for working with diversity in groups; compile the elements to plan for, begin, and conduct a group; compare group processes to achieve the goals and objectives of the group; evaluate the outcome of a group and to use the information to improve group practice; and compare resources available to plan for and establish specific treatment and task groups.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: analyze and interpret the diversity of social experience associated with criminology and social justice issues, especially as they relate to race, class, gender, age sexual preference, religion and nationality; assess competing theoretical approaches to criminology and social justice issues of publics with differing and multiple interests; specify structural or institutional sources of these criminology and social justice issues; and, propose and assess policies, interventions and/or modes of advocacy that will enact positive change; articulate the applicability of and demonstrate ability to employ a range of research strategies; and articulate the ethical and social justice implications of criminology and justice studies.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the fundamental homeland security management theories; discuss the basic terminology and definitions related to homeland security understanding of emergency management in the United States; demonstrate an understanding of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the laws that provide DHS with its authority, including the U.S.A. Patriot Act; compare the critical components of safety and security for homeland security and emergency management; demonstrate an understanding of the homeland security advisory system and crisis communications; and explore technology and science efforts in homeland security. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the history and development of forensic science; outline the proper procedures for securing, assessing, and processing crime scenes; describe the proper handling, value, and capabilities of DNA evidence; compare the various types and analysis methods of physical and trace evidence; explain the fundamental analysis of ballistic evidence, tool mark, and other impressions; and discuss the importance of Serology and blood spatter analysis. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the origins and development of law enforcement; define traditional policing and police professionalization; provide a fundamental understanding of law enforcement and the law; compare and contrast basic policing functions and units; recognize basic responsibilities of patrol and traffic; apply the laws of search and seizure, arrest, and interrogation; apply the principles of investigation and evidence collection; outline police discretion and behavior; examine policing in multicultural communities; describe the concept of policing the police; examine the concepts of community policing and problem solving; analyze the advances in policing and new technologies; and recognize the standards required for police recruitment and retention.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: decipher biographical clues about cookbook authors; deduce inferences from cookbooks about the authors’ stance on sociopolitical issues; discover hidden narrative within cookbook texts; assert the role of cookbooks in preserving regional, ethnic and family history; explain the role of cookbooks in creating matrilineal family heritage; describe the contribution of cookbooks to women’s literacy; illustrate the role of cookbooks in creating national identity; explain the historic relationship of cookbooks and recipes to the self-image of women; and achieve familiarity with numerous manuscript and printed cookbooks and the meaning that each adds to the discussion of culture in cookbooks. 

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: investigate common medical conditions that impact diets; analyze body mass index (BMI) and how to calculate it; examine food allergies and common symptoms; compare nutritional cooking to traditional home cooking; contrast cooking from scratch to buying ready-made convenience foods; and assess the importance of contrasting textures, flavors, and temperatures in foods to make them appealing.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: convert fractions to decimals and vice versa; convert percentage to a decimal and a decimal or fraction to a percentage; calculate kitchen ratios; calculate food cost; explain yield percentage; and identify common food service measures.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: evaluate and understand the advantages of cooking and eating vegan; apply nutritional principles of clean eating to their diet; analyze the various elements in a variety of carbohydrate based ingredients; and convert an unhealthy recipe into a healthy one using plant-based substitutions. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: prepare foods from several of the countries being studied using ingredients indigenous to these countries; practice with an array of foods that might be used for events; and practice proper food handling and sanitation as stated in ServSafe, the National Restaurant Association’s Educational Foundation’s manual.

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: show the history of the hospitality industry; compare and contrast the types of hotel and lodging facilities and rooms; investigate the gaming industry; compare the various types of meeting, conventions and expositions; contrast the types of tourism worldwide; categorize a variety of restaurants and eating establishments as they influence the hospitality industry and business.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify the goals of behavior analysis as a science: description, prediction, and control; explain the philosophical assumptions underlying behavior analysis: selectionism, determinism, parsimony, and pragmatism; define critical concept related human psychological development and provide specific examples; explain the role of assessment in applied behavior analysis; evaluate procedures for assessing the social significance of target behaviors; analyze the measurable dimensions of behavior; identify and describe the elements of useful scientific measurement; create and evaluate appropriate graphic representations of behavioral data; systematically manipulate independent variables and analyze their effects on treatment; study the effects of various independent variables using the reversal design, multi-element design, and their variants; compare and contrast positive and negative reinforcement and their application in a classroom setting; investigate behavior analytic perspectives on punishment as a behavior analytical technology; identify methods of implementing different behavior interventions; define “concept” and describe how stimulus generalization and discrimination contribute to concept formation; classify intraverbals by simple, compound, conditional, and function altering verbal biases and reinforcers controlling the response; describe ways that behavioral organizations can create a culture of ethical practice; and analyze instructional tactics for promoting generalized behavior change.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain the purposes of assessment in early childhood and how infants and young children are assessed; describe elements of a comprehensive assessment system for children of all ages; explain how assessment results are used for instruction and evaluation of instructional programs; discuss how the assessment process should be implemented during the school year with school-age children; describe how test scores are reported and how and when they should be shared with parents; evaluate the pros and cons of standardized testing as well as other types of objective assessments; assist in ensuring the development and maintenance of checklists, rating scales, and rubrics; describe the types of assessments used with preschool and primary-grade children; assist in the crafting of quality portfolio assessment systems; and describe model portfolio assessment and reporting systems.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Explain the critical role that teachers play in helping students to think and learn with text; analyze strategies to integrate new literacies across content area subjects; describe how new literacies can be integrated across content area subjects; discuss ways to respond to linguistic and cultural differences in your classrooms and to promote academic achievement for all learners; analyze high stakes and authentic assessments and explain how instructional assessment is a continuous process; describe ways to bring students and texts together through instructional plans; create supportive context for active student engagement, inquiry-based learning, and collaboration; investigate classroom strategies that activate students’ background knowledge to increase engagement; explain how giving students multiple opportunities to learn how words are conceptually related to one another promotes reading comprehension; explain the purpose of writing to learn and how writing to learn strategies support students content knowledge; describe how writing facilitates learning by helping students to explore, clarify, and reflect upon the ideas and concepts encountered in texts; synthesize the different ways in which students can respond to what they read.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain the key concepts of diversity and the purpose of studying diversity; analyze the frameworks for illustrating cultural identity; identify teaching strategies to promote positive responses to diversity; explain race from sociopolitical and historical perspectives; identify successful approaches to supporting linguistically diverse children; investigate the potential for challenges and resiliency connected to socioeconomic status; evaluate strategies for support children from lower SES backgrounds; explain the context of religions and spirituality within families, schools, and across the United States; describe demographic contexts and diverse family structures; explain concepts of ability and disability in a historical and social context; identify the responsibilities of professionals in meeting all children’s needs in program and school settings; synthesize evidence-based decisions that inform culturally and individually relevant practice; and evaluate instructional strategies that support diverse learners.

Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: interpret the factors that influence the effective teaching of mathematics; investigate what it means to do mathematics; contrast and describe approaches to problem solving; compare and contrast the features of a three-phase lesson plan format for problem-based lessons; differentiate between formative and summative assessment; differentiate between a modification and an accommodation; illustrate how teaching mathematics to very young children involves providing high quality number activities using a developmental approach; demonstrate how to develop children’s skills in generalizing the problem structures with additive situations involving joining, separating, part-part-whole, and comparison where the unknown can be in any position; investigate the interplay addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division and effective use of computational strategies to solve problems; exhibit the essential features of fraction and ratio, including how they are interrelated, and articulate ways to help students understand and be able to use both; analyze the measurement process, including the identification and use of nonstandard and standard units, and demonstrate how to estimate measurements; differentiate the four major geometry goals for students.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: assist in the creation of a program where learning, caring, and parental collaboration exists; interact with students from diverse backgrounds; develop a culturally sensitive partnership between home and school that encourages various methods of volunteering; assist in the development of policies that foment a culturally and linguistically appropriate ecology that encourages learning; and describe historical development of views on children and how those views affect family life.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: identify the causes of the increased professionalization of teaching in the United States today and the ramifications of this phenomenon; link educational philosophies to applied educational practices; describe the development of American education and the factors that have influenced it, from roots in classical western civilization through the current times; compare/contrast and apply different theories of education, curriculum and instruction; apply principles of multicultural education to classroom instruction; identify at-risk behaviors and proper responses to such behaviors; and identify methods that can decrease or remove racial, ethnic or gender gaps in education.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define inclusive education and its importance as an educational practice; critically analyze the foundations of inclusive education its historical trends, current practices, and emerging challenges; compare and contrast various special learning needs and how those needs influence instructional strategies employed by the teacher; explain how collaboration and teaming can be used to more effectively implement best practices in inclusive education; and describe the critical factors associated with creating a classroom environment that facilitates effective content area instruction, behavior management, and assessment of student learning.

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: describe and distinguish between the theories that influence early childhood programs and various philosophies of early childhood education; define early childhood education the professional behaviors that are associated with early childhood education; identify early learning theories, program models and developmentally appropriate practices; and develop strategies for communicating and collaborating with families.

Upon successful completion of this learning experience, students will be able to: explain foundational concepts related to reading and writing pedagogy for young children; critically analyze the influence of curriculum standards, social, and environmental factors on students’ learning outcomes; discuss emergent literacy and basic decoding strategies, including phonics, and syllabic analysis; describe how literacy acquisition is assessed; discuss how music and movement can be integrated into curricula; investigate the critical factors associated with literacy instruction and essential reading and writing strategies, and investigate strategies for building vocabulary and other foundational literacy skills.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: explain the role that music and movement have in helping children to develop both physically and psychologically; critically analyze the influence of curriculum standards, social, and environmental factors on students’ learning outcomes; compare and contrast how infants and young children are assessed; describe how music and movement can be integrated into curricula that target early learners; create curriculum materials and learning environments that foster the mental and physical development of young children and identify the critical factors associated with creating a classroom environment that facilitates the inclusion of music and movement as learning strategies.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create effective plans for implementing social studies lessons in the elementary classroom; explain social studies education in regard to curriculum patterns, classroom environments, and roles of the teacher; investigate the role of democracy and citizenship in social studies education; describe strategies that promote a culturally responsive learning environment; explain how curriculum standards may be applied to the social studies disciplines; describe learner-, society-, and knowledge-centered approaches to organize a social studies curriculum; explain how social, emotional, cultural, and educational factors interact to influence English language development in school; analyze the sequential progress of lessons directed toward the development of a theme in an effective unit; identify direct and indirect instructional strategies that are used in effective learning environments; investigate authentic assessments that improve teaching and learning; describe strategies to improve metacognition and inquiry in the social studies classroom; describe how to differentiate instruction to meet the varied needs of English learners; synthesize a variety of projects that can be incorporated in an interdisciplinary unit of study; describe how students can become map-makers rather than map-readers; explain the importance of studying history; describe strategies that promote literacy in social studies curriculum; identify the keys to reflective thinking.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: create effective plans for integrating technology into instruction; design effective online learning environments; identify effective web-based tools and software for facilitating instruction; determine which types of educational technology are best suited for instructional activities; describe what makes a high-quality digital learning environment; analyze the advantages and potential issues with online instruction; describe strategies for leveraging technology to meet the needs diverse learners; demonstrate the ability to integrate web-based technologies into a lesson plan; discuss criteria for effectively using technology in the classroom; explain the strategies for troubleshooting and addressing issues with technology; explain how to design digital learning environments for different diverse learner; and describe how the use of technology in the classroom is likely to evolve in education. 

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recognize and appreciate the importance of American Literary texts; perform close readings and explicate texts written in various modes; identify and analyze fundamental literary elements and devices within various texts including nonfiction, fiction, speech, and poetry; synthesize ideas in literary form and use literary terms in correct historical context; develop and carry out research-based writings formulated on literary context including locating, evaluating, organizing, and incorporating information; write clear and grammatically correct sentences; and correctly apply MLA format to all written work.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: recognize and describe the types of arguments made in any persuasive argument; translate written plain language arguments into symbolic language; test arguments for validity using established principles of logical reasoning; communicate in writing in logically persuasive manners and use arguments that are logically valid; apply abstract logical principles to concrete arguments and circumstances; and distinguish between various types of reasoning, including inductive, deductive and analogical.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: develop and refine the rhetorical voice; identify and employ rhetorical appeal in print visual media and use them correctly in their writing; discuss logical fallacies in text and visual media and learn to eliminate them in their writing; identify and analyze the use of value and descriptive assumptions; develop writing topics based on specific situations; write rhetorically and objectively on demand, using research sources; correctly apply MLA citation and formatting styles in all writing assignments; read and view with a keenly critical eye and mind; and integrate other writers' work as an essential seamless part of writing. Additionally, students continue to develop standard composition skills, including: essay topics, thesis statements, outlines, topic sentences, grammar, mechanics, editing process, sources, and bibliographies.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: define information literacy; outline specific skills required for someone to be informational-literate in current society; assess the importance of knowing how to access, evaluate, and utilize information in an academic or work environment; explain challenges faced by non-literate people; develop key and relevant research questions; distinguish between primary and secondary information sources and reliable and non-reliable sources; note various ways to access information; use library resources to gather information; evaluate information from a variety of sources; access relevant information electronically; identify criteria necessary when evaluating information gleaned from the internet; select appropriate methods to organize information for maximum utility and future reference; list methods to organize verbal and visual information;explain the importance of privacy and security and how they can become endangered and protected in certain environments; define various intellectual property rights that protect information; and engage in appropriate electronic discussions and presentations.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: analyze and synthesize works of Medieval Jewish poets from Spain, including cultural background of Jewish poetry; define common poetic tools, styles, and features; identify styles of major poets and their key works and accomplishments; and become well-versed in various genres of Jewish liturgical poems (piyut) and how and when they are used.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the pathophysiology of the diseases covered in the course; select exercises for patients based on their clinical considerations; evaluate patients' medical history and apply when formulating exercise prescriptions; conduct a graded exercise test and  prescribe exercises for all people, both healthy and those with clinical and/or medical diseases; provide an exercise prescription and exercise training regimen specific to patients' individual needs; and recommend exercise training to people of special populations with the consideration of their individual needs.

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: correctly identify the main goals, specific objectives, and main features of sport education; design a complete sport education season template given a particular student population; plan, implement, and assess the outcomes of a full entry-level sport education season taught to students in a school setting; and develop appreciation for teaching sport in a more authentic and complete manner in a school physical education context.

Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: describe and illustrate the developmental continuum for life-span motor behavior; discuss each component of biological development and the changes each area brings at different life stages; evaluate how perception and information-processing affect motor control as well human development; compare the stages of motor development across the life span and describe the changes as one ages; describe the purposes of motor assessment and identify the tools necessary for each stage; and analyze the sociocultural influences on motor development and identify the role different influences play.