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ENGL405: The American Renaissance
As most famously defined by F. O. Matthiessen in his groundbreaking book, The American Renaissance: Art and Expression in the Age of Emerson and Whitman (1941), the 'American Renaissance” demarcates a period of tremendous literary activit...
PRDV102: Resume Writing
Are you getting ready to apply for a job, or are you already seeking employment? A resume (or résumé) is a brief written account of personal, educational, and professional qualifications and experience that you prepare as part of your application mat...
BUS205: Business Law and Ethics
Law, in its simplest form, is used to protect one party from another. For instance, laws protect customers from being exploited by companies. Laws protect companies from other companies. Laws even protect citizens and corporations from the government...
CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems
Though we may not recognize them in our everyday activities, databases are everywhere. They are hidden behind your online banking profile, airline reservation systems, medical records, and even employment records. This course will provide students wi...
HIST362: Modern Revolutions
In the 1970s, the Chinese Communist leader Zhou Enlai was asked to assess the outcomes of the French Revolution of 1789. He supposedly answered: "It is too soon to say.” Though this story has a somewhat apocryphal status, it captures a fundamen...
ECON202: Intermediate Macroeconomics
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the main measure economists use to explain how much an economy produces at any given time. Over time, trends can be identified and patterns of growth and contraction can be seen. Inflation, or the general rise of price...
ECON201: Intermediate Microeconomics
This course is designed to extend your knowledge of the basic microeconomic principles that will provide the foundation for your future work in economics and give you insight into how economic models can help us think about important real world pheno...
CS410: Advanced Databases
While CS403: Introduction to Modern Database Systems covered many of the core concepts behind database management systems, there are many other considerations that should be addressed if you intend to pursue a career in this field. This course will e...
SALES103: Public Speaking for Sales
Unit 1: Sales Positions Beginning a sales career can be very exciting and offers a wide range of professional possibilities. Diving head first into a list of want ads can be time consuming and may lead to applying for sales positions that do not fit...
Try College 101
The first unit of this course will help you determine your goals for your college education. In other words, you will have the opportunity to thoughtfully answer the question, why am I pursuing an undergraduate degree? Knowing the answer to this ques...
BIO307: Microbiology
Microbes are microscopic; thus, we cannot see them by the naked eye. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek crafted the first microscope lenses that magnified over 200 times, and he turned his lenses towards everything. He saw blood cells, sperm, hatching ants, and...
MA005: Calculus 1
This course is divided into five learning sections, or units, plus a reference section, or appendix. The course begins with a unit that provides a review of algebra specifically designed to help and prepare you for the study of calculus. The second u...