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Normandale Degree completed: A.A. Liberal Arts
GPA: 3.47


Computer Courses:
Begginning Computer Applications (CAPL 1100)
Beginning Computer Applications
Course Description
Beginning word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, and database management. Students will learn to create text-based documents (letters, reports, one-page brochure with clip art), to use the formula features, charting, and goal seeking for simple spreadsheets, to use the database features for creating tables and reports of data including sorting and querying; and to create a simple presentation for group presentations in other courses or in the workplace. Skills and knowledge can be applied at the basic level for employment purposes.
Syllabus: Not Available
Intermediate Computer Applications (CAPL 1200)
Intermediate Computer Applications
Course Description
Features of word processing, spreadsheets, presentation graphics, and database management software that are oriented to analysis and problem-solving. Application of productivity tools and features of the software for creating typical documents used in other college courses and on the job. The level of confidence the student gains as a result of this course is suitable for professional employment. Prereq: CAPL 1100 or equivalent. (Same as BUSN 1200)
Syllabus: Not Available
Fundamentals of Computer Science (CSCI 1100)
Fundamentals of Computer Science
Course Description
  • Overview of the computer system
  • The CPU and chip technology
  • Input and output
  • Storage devices
  • Communications and networks
  • The Internet and World Wide Web
  • Programming languages
  • Operating systems
  • Security, privacy, and ethics
  • Artificial intelligence, expert systems, and robotics
  • Virtual reality
  • Ergonomics
  • Windows
  • Word processing
  • Spreadsheets
  • Database management systems
  • Presentation graphs
  • Creating Web pages using HTML
  • Syllabus: Not Available

    Business Courses:
    Sales (BUSN 0152)
    Professional Selling
    Course Description
    Analyzes successful sales practices. Developes need satisfaction selling skills through skill practice that may apply to both selling and non-selling.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Intro to International Business (BUSN 1130)
    Intro to International Business
    Course Description
    International dimensions of business: Global business environment (economic, legal, cultural, political) and international business functions (management, marketing, finance, exporting, importing).
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Principles of Marketing (BUSN 0100)
    Principles of Marketing
    Course Description
    The total marketing process from a strategic view, emphasizing managerial implications for product, promotion, price and distribution strategies.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Business Advertising (BUSN 0121)
    Business Advertising
    Course Description
    Course Description not available
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Macroeconomics (ECON 2202)
    Macroeconomics
    Course Description
    Mainstream macroeconomic theories, the economy's recent performance in national income and output levels, money and the banking system, inflation and unemployement, and government monetary and fiscal policies. International trade and finance. Alternative economic systems and economic developement.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Communication Courses:
    Interpersonal Communication (COMM 1111)
    Interpersonal Communication
    Course Description
    Examines and develops competence as an interpersonal communicator in different relationships and in different communication contexts in any one relationship. Cognititve, behavioral, attitudinal and contextual interpersonal skills will be explored.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Nonverbal Communication (COMM 1141)
    Nonverbal Communication
    Course Description
    Nonverbal messages as a formal message system used to communicate. Focuses on the major areas of nonverbal messages. Identifies how nonverbal messages differ according to gender, culture and power and how this translates into various contexts such as education, business, environment, and interpersonal relationship development.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Small Group Communication (COMM 1121)
    Small Group Communication
    Course Description
    Theory and practice in the application of skills learned in the study of small group communication principles. Students will spend a substantial part of their course time participating in groups, completing group projects and analyzing group interaction.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Math Courses:
    Basic Math (MATH 0400)
    Basic Math
    Course Description
    A thorough presentation of arithmetic skills. Topics include whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Prealgebra (MATH 0500)
    Prealgebra
    Course Description
    A brief review of the basic mathematical skills together with an introduction to algebra. Topics include signed numbers, proportions and percent, fractions, decimals, geometry, graphing, beginning equation solving, and problem solving.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Elementry & Intermediate Algebra (MATH 0750)
    Elementry & Intermediate Algebra
    Course Description
    An accelerated course covering both Elementary and Intermediate Algebra in a single semester. Operations and problem solving with real numbers, polynomials and functions. Topics include graphing, linear, quadratic, rational, radical, logarithmic, and exponential equations. Students enrolling in this course must have a good background in prealgebra and be prepared to devote sufficient time and effort to complete the standard two-course sequence in one term. to algebra. Topics include signed numbers, proportions and percent, fractions, decimals, geometry, graphing, beginning equation solving, and problem solving.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    College Algebra (MATH 1100)
    College Algebra & Probability
    Course Description
    College-level algebra course with analysis and graphing of functions and emphasis on applications. Linear, quadratic, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions; combinatorics, probability, inequalities and systems of equations.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Precalculus (MATH 1500)
    Precalculus
    Course Description
    Preparation for students success in a multiple-term calculus sequence. All elementary functions are covered and trigonometry is developed completely. Emphasis on graphing and problem solving parallels algebraic skill developement.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Foreign Language Courses:
    Beginning German 1 (GERM1100)
    Beginning German 1
    Course Description
    Introduction to basic language skills. Developement of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills to become proficient at the appropriate level. Cultural understanding and sensitivity are important aspects of the courses.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Beginning German 2 (GERM 1200)
    Beginning German 2
    Course Description
    Continuation of basic language skills. Developent of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills to become proficient at the appropriate leve. Cultural understanding and sensitivity are important aspects of the courses.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Beginning Spanish 1 (SPAN 1100)
    Beginning Spanish 1
    Course Description
    Introduction to basic language skills. Developement of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills to become proficient at the appropriate level. Cultural understanding and sensitivity are important aspects of the courses.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Beginning Spanish 2 (SPAN 1200)
    Beginning Spanish 2
    Course Description
    Continuation of basic language skills. Development of listening, reading, speaking, and writing skills to become proficient at the appropriate level. Cultural understanding and sensitivity are important aspects of the courses.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Art Courses:
    Color Photography (ART 0112)
    Color Photography
    Course Description
    Color shooting and printing, emphasizing camera techniques and photographic composition. Topics include color films, film and print processing, filters, and lighting effects. Projects emphasize technical, visual, and conceptual aspects of color photography.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Basic Still Photography (ART 1109)
    Basic Still Photography
    Course Description
    A non-darkroom course studying the camera, its features, and operation. Also included is an introduction to digital imaging on the computer. Students learn to produce well composed images using both black & white and color film, and will use commercial labs for film processing. A variety of projects engage students in solving aesthetic and technical problems incorporating analysis, interpretation, and expression.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    English & Writing Courses:
    Fundamentals of Writing (COMP 0085)
    Fundamentals of Writing
    Course Description
    Studying and practicing basic grammar, mechanics, and usage.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Preparation for college writing (COMP 0087)
    Preparation for College Writing
    Course Description
    In this bridge between developmental and college-level writing, you will study and apply principles of sentence, paragraph, and essay structure as you read and write narrative, descriptive, expository, and persuasive pieces. Your writing assignments will move from paragraphs to short essays.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    English Composition 1 (COMP 0101)
    English Composition 1
    Course Description
    In this essential college-level writing course, you will practice the skills necessary for success in college and professional writing. You will develope and apply critical reading and thinking skills in a variety of research and writing assignments, including analysis and argument, with some essays based on literary texts and other sources.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Creative Writing (COMP 1104)
    Creative Writing
    Course Description
    You will study and write imaginatively in a variety of genres including, play writing, short fiction, poetry, and memoir as selected by the professor. You will also read and respond to imaginative writing and to student work in progress.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Intro to Poetry (ENGL 1186)
    Intro to Poetry
    Course Description
    You will explore teh way poets use words in concentrated form to convey sensory, emotional, imaginative, and intellectual experience. You will practice close and full reading of the poems, noting imagery, figurative language, sound, and tone.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Reading & Study Skills (READ 0960)
    Reading & Study Skills
    Course Description
    This course is designed with an emphasis on textbook reading skills, reading strategies, and self-management techniques.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Sociology Courses:
    Courtship, Marraige And Emerging Alternatives (SOC 1102)
    Courtship, Marriage, and Emerging Alternatives
    Course Description
    Relationship patterns, courtship & marriage in an increasingly complex world. Love, sexuality, and problem solving. Roles in family living, marriage, parenting and ending relationships. Alternatives to the traditional nuclear family.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Sociology Of Sex Roles (SOC 1115)
    Sociology of Sex Roles
    Course Description
    An in-depth examination of the gender roles of males and females, the concept that "biology is destiny" and the effects of sex role stereotyping in personal lives and in relationships.
    Syllabus: Not Available

    Other Courses:
    Introduction To American Politics (POLS 1130)
    Introduction to American Politics
    Course Description
    Fundamentals of U.S. politics including constitutional principles, political socialization, parties and interest groups, campaigns and elections, and governmental structures and processes.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Psychology of Human Sexuality (PSYC 0120)
    Psychology of Human Sexuality
    Course Description
    Overview of theories, research, and contemporary issues in human sexual behavior. Topics include: sexual anatomy and physiology, hormones and sexual differentiation, cross-cultural perspectives on sexual developement, social and health issues, and sexual dysfunction and therapy.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Environmental Ethics (PHIL 1140)
    Environmental Ethics
    Course Description
    The examination of attempts to understand our moral obligations toward nature. Investigationn of environmental problems with consideration of philosophical, economic, cultural, and religious factors. Topics will include: conservation and preservation issues, theories of nature, animal rights, cost-benefit analysis of natural resources, ecofeminism, deep ecology, and land ethics.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Historical Geology (GEOL 1102)
    Historical Geology
    Course Description
    Evolution of the earth with emphasis on major physical and biological events through geologic time. Identification of fossils, as well as other laboratory activities.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Principles of Nutrition (HLTH 1107)
    Principles of Nutrition
    Course Description
    Function of nutrients in the body, digestion, absorption and metabolism. Nutrients, food habits, and current food fads.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Astronomy (PHYS 0104)
    Astronomy
    Course Description
    The solar system; life cycles of the stars; history and evolution of the universe.
    Syllabus: Not Available
    Fitness For Life 1 (PE 1129)
    Fitness for Life
    Course Description
    Cardiovascular and strength enhancement through participation in an aerobic super circuit program. Selected strength trainging and cardiovascular equipment will be used. Assessment of current level of fitness helps students evaluate present status and set goals. Post test shows improvement and areas needing continued emphasis. Proper nutrition, weight management, and healthy lifestyle information is presented. Appropriate for all ages and fitness levels.
    Syllabus: Not Available






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