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Board of Regents  |  University of the State of New York

English/Humanities - Corporate College Services, Inc.

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Titles of all evaluated learning experiences in English/Humanities - Corporate College Services, Inc.

Descriptions and credit recommendations for all evaluated learning experiences

Length:
28 hours (7 weeks).
Dates:

November 2010 - Present.

Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: evaluate current research findings in the field of adult development in order to better understand the components of aging effectively; determine the influence that gender, culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomics have on successful aging; assess brain research and its implications for lifelong learning and aging; structure a process for conducting interviews and use the information in a research project; and relate information from the course to one's own life and how the aging process is playing out.
Instruction:

This course focuses on the study of how adults develop throughout a lifetime. The purpose is to build a solid foundation upon which to live out vastly changing lives as individuals, workers, and caregivers within the context of adult development theory. One of the major goals of the course is to capture the dynamic process of adult development from young adulthood to the end of life using textbooks and research findings to examine and discuss large-scale projects and major theories of adult development. Major topics are: influences of gender, culture, ethnicity, race, and socioeconomics on the process of successful aging, particularly as applied to continued and mid-life learning; facts on aging; social roles; stress, coping, and resilience; physical changes that occur in the body and mind from middle age onward; mortality rates and diseases; cognitive abilities; work satisfaction and aging; and the pros and cons of retirement.

Credit recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Adult Development and Learning (12/10) (12/15 revalidation) (7/22 revalidation). NOTE: The educational approach in this course is based on the principles of accelerated learning and adult learning theory. Based on this, and due to limited class size and the low student/teacher ratio, learning outcomes are achieved and content is covered in the allotted hours.

Length:
28 hours (7 weeks).
Dates:

July 2010 - Present.

Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: gain confidence in their ability to be creative; develop convictions to generate and refine highly original, non-obvious solutions to a wide variety of needs and problems; explore resources, tools, and techniques to use in helping creative efforts; experience many different approaches to being creative, bringing into the effort viewpoints from the sciences, the arts, and all forms of human endeavor; understand idea generation and development; and develop skills in the management of creative individuals, including themselves, and projects in business, the community, and personal development.
Instruction:
This course explores the subject of creativity from the standpoint of making the student more aware of a world of potentials and the limitless surrounding possibilities for making and doing the new and useful in a wide variety of settings. Major topics covered in the course are: enhancing personal creativity; explore the deep intellectual background of creativity with noted physicist David Bohm; generate and refine ideas with others, using a wide variety of group and team creative processes; explore the creative process in business and other realms.
Credit recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Humanities, or Social Science (3/10) (9/15 revalidation) (7/22 revalidation). NOTE: The educational approach in this course is based on the principles of accelerated learning and adult learning theory. Based on this, and due to the limited class size and low student/teacher ratio, learning objectives are achieved and content is covered in the allotted hours.

Length:
28 hours (7 weeks).
Dates:
July 2010 - Present.
Objectives:
Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: model the process involved in creating a speech; assess the factors surrounding a speech: presentation, audience, and environment; gain experience in live speaking situations with diverse topics and audiences; develop and apply skills to other situations where speech-making is required; evaluate historical and contemporary presentations, made by others; develop confidence and ease in speaking; and communicate ethically.
Instruction:
Major topics include: public speaking and the communication process; managing communication apprehension; listening effectively; analyzing one's audience; adapting to diverse audiences; enhancing one's credibility and selecting a topic; speaking with a purpose; discovering and outlining a speech; supporting one's ideas with evidence; organizing and outlining a speech; delivering a speech effectively; and using language effectively.
Credit recommendation:

In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Principles of Public Speaking (3/10) (9/15 revalidation) (12/21 revalidation). NOTE: The educational approach in this course is based on the principles of accelerated learning and adult learning theory. Based on this, and due to the limited class size and the low student/teacher ratio, learning outcomes are achieved and content is covered in the allotted hours.

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