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Discipline: Humanities & Social Sciences: English, Literature & Creative Writing Unit

Course Name	Course Number	Objectives
Beginning Writing and Reporting for the Mass Media	JOUR 101	Students will demonstrate news judgment. Students will understand AP style. Students will be able to identify and write summary and other leads.
African American Literature	LIT 20	Students will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Children's Literature	LIT 40	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will analyze major themes and concerns in children's literature. Students will write a literary analysis.
Contemporary Mexican American Literature	LIT 25	Students will write a literary analysis.
Creative Writing - Fiction	ENGL 8A	Students will write a short story.
Creative Writing - Poetry	ENGL 8B	Students will write a poem. Students will understand the elements of poetry.
Critical Thinking and Writing	ENGL 1C	In conversation with multiple texts, whether assigned by the instructor or chosen by the student, students will write a formal argument. Students will evaluate the soundness of arguments.
Critical Thinking and Writing - Honors	ENGL 1CH	Students will evaluate the soundness of arguments. In conversation with multiple texts, whether assigned by the instructor or chosen by the student, students will write a formal argument.
Dynamics	ENGR 41	Students will be able to apply kinematics principles to particles and rigid bodies to obtain position, velocity and acceleration. Students will be able to obtain the location of instantaneous center of rotation of rigid bodies. Students will be able to evaluate forces in connected particles and rigid bodies. Students will be able to use Newton's Second Law for particles and rigid bodies. Students will be able to calculate mass moment of inertia of rigid bodies. Students will be able to apply energy and impulse-momentum principles. Students will be able to apply dynamics to mechanical vibrations of structures.
Early American Literature	LIT 1	Students will write a literary analysis. Students completing an assignment is Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Editor Training	JOUR 105	Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics. Students will edit for AP style, English, and journalistic writing.
Electrical Engineering	ENGR 44	Students will be able to apply operational amplifiers to create analog models of mathematical operations. Students will be able to apply the theories of engineering physics to electrical devices. Students will be able to evaluate applications of electrical circuits and devices. Students will be able to utilize modeling techniques for system analyses. Students will be able to explain the purposes of electrical devices. Students will be able to analyze simple circuits.
Elementary Latin	LATN 1	Students will be able to identify and parse nouns and adjectives of the first and second declensions. Students will be able to translate a simple sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English. Students will be able to translate a compound sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English.
Elementary Latin - Honors	LATN 1H	Students will be able to translate a simple sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English. Students will be able to identify and parse nouns and adjectives of the first and second declensions. Students will be able to translate a compound sentence in the original Latin into idiomatic English.
Engineering Critical Thinking	ENGR 1C	Students will be able to understand and identify formal and informal fallacies of thought and language including those that are commonly found in technical practice. Students will be able to analyze, advocate and criticize ideas and reach conclusions. Students will be able to illustrate and distinguish matters of fact from opinion or judgment and reach supported factual conclusions based on evidence. Students will be able to write reports (6000 words total per semester) that analyze, summarize and evaluate student design projects that employ such strategies as analysis and synthesis and require definition, analysis, interpretation and refutation. Students will be able to construct and evaluate arguments that utilize both the rational and creative faculties. Students will be able to construct and evaluate logical arguments for client-centered design project presentations. Students will be able to assess the discovery, critical evaluation, and reporting of information in engineering projects. Students will be able to connect critical thinking, writing and language skills to the daily practice of engineering. Students will be able to produce high quality writing that is appropriate to a college level course. Students will be able to evaluate the performance of engineering design projects, including presentations. Students will be able to complete team based projects, including stage of group formation and conflict resolution.
Engineering Graphics	ENGR 24	Students will be able to apply good dimensioning techniques using CAD. Students will be able to prepare engineering drawings using a CAD platform for 2D and 3D drawings. Students will be able to prepare detailed and assembly drawings for the portfolio. Students will be able to develop a 3D model of an existing product based on direct measurement. Students will be able to perform necessary calculations for design. Students will be able to demonstrate use of extrusion process for solid modeling. Students will be able to insert text and data in drawings.
English - Introduction to Literary Types	ENGL 1B	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Freshman Composition	ENGL 1A	Students will apply MLA format for citing and documenting sources. Students will write an essay in which they synthesize information from a variety of sources.
Freshman Composition - Honors	ENGL 1AH	Students will write an essay in which they synthesize information from multiple texts. Students will apply MLA format for citing and documenting sources.
Intermediate Writing and Reporting for Mass Media	JOUR 102	Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics. Students will write an in-depth news story.
Introduction to Cinema	LIT 15	Students will write a literary analysis. Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Introduction to Engineering	ENGR 1	Students will be able to create course sequence plans for engineering or surveying majors Students will be able to describe advantages of engineering and surveying degrees as a preparation for careers in medicine, law, and business administration. Students will be able to locate information on Fundamentals of Engineering and Land Surveyors-in Training examinations. Students will be able to apply engineering ethics principles to decisions pertaining to public safety. Students will be able to plan proper course sequences for transition to a four-year institution. Students will be able to evaluate engineering majors to find the best fit for abilities and interests.
Introduction to Engineering Graphics	ENGR 18	Students will be able to determine the proper position of objects for auxiliary views. Students will be able to select the best orientation for isometric views. Students will be able to prepare orthographic, isometric, and oblique drawings. Students will be able to apply geometric construction principles to engineering problems. Students will be able to identify and use drafting instruments.
Introduction to Mass Communications	JOUR 100	Students will be familiar with basic mass media law and ethics. Students will understand the respective functions of the fields that comprise the mass media, advertising, and public relations.
Introduction to mythology	LIT 36	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Introduction to Public Relations	JOUR 108	Students will be write and edit copy for features, newsletters, institutional publications, and other PR writing styles. Students will understand the role of public relations in media activities and related publics. Students will understand the code of ethics in public relations.
Language Acquisition	ENGL 81	Students will demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental components of human language.
Magazine Staff Production Laboratory	JOUR 103	Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics.
Magazine Writing and Production	JOUR 110	Students will contribute to the production of the student magazine. Students will recognize how the magazine industry and its markets function.
Mechanics of Materials	ENGR 42	Given loading diagram for a beam. Students will prepare a bending moment diagram to identify the maximum and minimum values of bending moment on the beam. Students will be able to determine the axial force in the components of a composite structure. Students will be able to use strain gauge data to obtain normal stresses. Students will be able to analyze structures subjected to normal, shearing, torsional and bending stresses. Students will be able to design columns axial loading. Students will be able to analyze pressure vessels for stresses. Students will be able to design beams and shafts. Students will be able to evaluate deflections of beams and shafts. Students will be able to perform stress analysis of shafts and beams. Students will be able to apply fundamentals of statics to determine reactions at supports and stresses.
Modern American Literature	LIT 2	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will analyze major themes and concerns in American literature after 1850.
Multicultural American Literature	LIT 3	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Multimedia Storytelling	JOUR 116	Students will be able to construct news stories through blog and social media posts that are short and concise and follow the journalistic guidelines learned in class.
Online Media Laboratory	JOUR 106	Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics. Students will create, edit, and upload basic a videocast to the Web. Students will create, edit, and upload a basic podcast to the Web.
Preparation for College Writing	ENGL 68	In response to one or more assigned texts, students will write an expository essay. Students will be able to punctuate a variety of sentence types.
Programming Applications for Engineers	ENGR 7	Students will be able to create embedded programs to run on a microcontroller. Students will be able to design and document computer programs in a careful and complete manner so as to facilitate analysis and debugging by another programmer, and to anticipate and resolve user errors. Students will be able to communicate analytical approaches and results according to standard engineering practices. Students will be able to create and apply MATLAB computer programs to analyze data and to generate tables, charts, and graphs. Students will be able to apply numeric techniques and computer simulations to solve engineering-related computational problems. Students will be able to create, test, and debug computer programs using procedural and object-oriented approaches. Students will be able to design algorithms and flowcharts to facilitate programming and problem solution. Students will be able to identify, formulate, and solve computational problems using a methodical approach.
Properties of Materials	ENGR 8	Describe and explain how the macroscopic properties of different glasses (ceramics), polymers, composites, soft/hard magnetic materials and superconductors relate to their submicroscopic/atomic structure. Draw, label and explain different phase diagrams. Explain the mechanism of crack propagation for ductile and brittle modes of fracture. Describe dislocation and strengthening mechanisms. Interpret and draw stress-strain diagrams. Describe the mechanism of diffusion and calculate diffusion coefficients for some given materials at specified conditions. Describe both vacancies and interstitial crystalline defects. Compute the densities for metals having face-centered cubic and body-centered cubic crystal structures given their unit cell dimensions. Compare and contrast the atomic and molecular structure in crystalline and noncrystalline materials. Students will be able to identify regions and lines on a Eutectic Phase Diagram. Students will be able to use of various formulas for computing the solidification time of a simple casting.
Public Relations Internship	JOUR 109	Students will execute a public relations plan for a client. Students will write a public relations plan for a client.
Race, Culture, Gender, and Mass Media Images	JOUR 107	Students will recognize how the mass media contributes to racial, cultural, gender, and sexual stereotyping. Students will analyze how the mass media and advertising contributes to racial, cultural, gender, and sexual stereotyping.
Robotics Team Project Development	ENGR 50A	Students will be able to participate in regional and state level robotics competitions. Students will be able to apply research data to create a solution for robotics projects. Students will be able to implement basic programming functions. Students will be able to apply problem analysis to determine optimal project designs. Students will be able to explain basic electronic design techniques related to projects. Students will be able to apply basic project management techniques.
Special Projects in Engineering	ENGR 99	Students will give a presentation on their engineering project. Evaluate information from a minimum of three sources (journals or other sources approved by the instructor) that relate to projects. Create proposals for projects, research papers, or experiments. Design projects, research papers, or experiments. Students will write a engineering or technology paper on their project. Integrate information from sources collected into collegiate-level research papers or project reports. Implement or complete projects, research papers, or experiments.
Special Projects in English	ENGL 99	Students will complete an independent reading or writing project in composition, literature, journalism, or creative writing.
Statics	ENGR 40	Students will be able to determine centroids by integration. Students will be able to expand the usage of equations of static equilibrium to distributed loads and submerged areas. Students will be able to determine internal forces in trusses, frames and machines. Students will be able to analyze systems involving friction such as wedges, belts and screws. Students will be able to use parallel-axis theorem to calculate moment of inertia of structural members. Students will be able to apply principle of virtual work to solve equilibrium problems. Engineering 40 students will be able to analyze a typical truss to determine the force in a truss member. Students will be able to draw a free body diagram for a multiforce member and determine reactions. Students will be able to define and apply the fundamental laws of mechanics and calculate resultants. Students will be able to draw free-body diagrams of rigid bodies. Students will be able to apply equations of static equilibrium to two- and three- dimensional problems.
Student Media Photography Laboratory	JOUR 104	Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics. Students will contribute to the production of the student newspaper.
Student News Media Editing Staff	JOUR 115	Students will be able to edit news stories and information into a publishable form, with attention to accuracy, clarity, thoroughness, fairness, AP style, and media law and ethics.
Student News Media Staff	JOUR 114	Students will be able to develop news and feature stories through written, visual, audio, video, or other multimedia formats.
Survey of English Literature	LIT 6A	Students will write a literary analysis.
Survey of English Literature	LIT 6B	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression. Students will write a literary analysis.
Survey of English Literature	LIT 6A	Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Survey of Shakespeare	LIT 10	Students will write a literary analysis. Students completing an assignment in Humanities Area C will be able to identify the influence of culture on human expression.
Work Experience in Journalism	JOUR 112	Students will fulfill the requirements of their media internship contract. Students will understand journalistic codes of ethics.
Writing Broadcast and Web News	JOUR 111	Students will incorporate video and/or audio into a digital news story. Students will gather news and write for radio, television, and all digital media. Students will understand broadcast law and ethics.
Writing Fundamentals	ENGL 67	Students will be able to write logical sentences. In response to one assigned text, students will write a unified paragraph. Students will summarize short expository and literary texts.

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