Catalog 73 - National University

Course Descriptionsemphasizes: classroom instructional practices, classroommanagement, school organization and planning,strategies for linguistically and culturallydiverse students to access the core curriculum,instructional leadership, teaching environment,teaching strategies, peer assistance, peer reviewprocess and parent and community support.MAT 671: Applied Best Practice Strategies inClassroom InstructionUpon completion of this course, participants willpossess the knowledge, skills and abilities identifiedin the California Standards for the TeachingProfession. The emphasis is on developing a repertoireof Best Practice Teaching Strategies that can beapplied to classroom instruction and assessment ofdiverse learners.MAT 674: Differentiated InstructionParticipants in this course learn how to increase studentachievement by improving the match betweenthe learner’s unique characteristics and various curriculumcomponents; how differentiation involveschanges in the depth or breadth of student learning;and how differentiation is enhances through the useof appropriate classroom management, pre-testing,flexible small groups, tiered assignments, targetteaching, and the availability of appropriateresources.MAT 675: Integrating MultimediaStudents in this course will learn how to integrate,differentiate, align and individualize instructionusing technology and multimedia technologies.MCW – Creative WritingMCW 600: Pedagogy of Creative WritingExamines the practical and theoretical models ofteaching and learning creative writing with particularattention to the developments of the last twentyyears. An introduction to and overview of contemporarytheories, practices, texts, professional organizationsand web sites will be the primary focus ofthis course.MCW 620: Writing InternshipProvides students with an opportunity to gain firsthandexperience in teaching, publishing, tutoring,editing, and other writing-related activities. Studentsdesign and implement an internship project, withspecial emphasis given to the acquisition and applicationof professional skills related to creative writingand English literature.MCW 630: Seminar in FictionStudents write and critique each other’s work in aworkshop-style format. Through presentation andcritique of published and student-generated work,students will advance their understanding of thegenres’ many forms and styles, strengthen their ownwriting, and broaden their understanding of literatureand various modes of literary writing.MCW 630A: Advanced Workshop in Fiction(Prerequisite: MCW 630)Intensive writing workshop in which students workclosely with an established writer to further theirdevelopment as creative writers and criticalthinkers. Students will read classic and contemporaryworks of fiction, submit original manuscriptsfor peer and faculty review, and critique the manuscriptsof peers.MCW 630B: Advanced Workshop in Fiction(Prerequisite: MCW 630)Intensive writing workshop in which students workclosely with an established writer to further theirdevelopment as creative writers and criticalthinkers. Students will read classic and contemporaryworks of fiction, submit original manuscriptsfor peer and faculty review, and critique the manuscriptsof peers.MCW 640A: Advanced Workshop in Poetry(Prerequisite: MCW 645)Intensive workshop on the practice of poetry thatincludes reading a selection of contemporary poems,doing exercises to generate original poems, critiquingeach other’s writing in a workshop setting,and creating a portfolio of original poetry.MCW 640B: Advanced Workshop in Poetry(Prerequisite: MCW 645)Intensive workshop on the practice of poetry thatincludes reading a selection of contemporary poems,doing exercises to generate original poems, critiquingeach other’s writing in a workshop setting,and creating a portfolio of original poetry.MCW 645: Seminar in PoetryIncludes a study of the history and practice of poetrythrough an understanding of poetry forms. Thefocus is on defining poetry through close reading ofa rich selection of both traditional and contemporaryexemplars, and on the reading, analysis, and writingof poetry in a workshop-style format.MCW 650: Seminar in Creative NonfictionStudents write and critique each other’s originalwork in a workshop-style format. Through presentationand critique of published and student-generatedwork, students will advance their understanding ofthe genre’s many forms, including memoir, autobiography,nature writing, literary journalism, and thepersonal essay, while strengthening their own writing.MCW 650A: Adv Workshop in Lit Nonfiction(Prerequisite: MCW 650Intensive writing workshop that includes reading aselection of classic and contemporary literary nonfiction,with selections from memoir, personal essay,travel writing, and literary journalism. Students willsubmit original manuscripts, critiquing the manuscriptsof peers, and will submit revised work forpeer and faculty review.MCW 650B: Adv Workshop in Lit Nonfiction(Prerequisite: MCW 650Intensive writing workshop that includes reading aselection of classic and contemporary literary nonfiction,with selections from memoir, personal essay,travel writing, and literary journalism. Students willsubmit original manuscripts, critiquing the manuscriptsof peers, and will submit revised work forpeer and faculty review.MCW 660: Thesis I (Practicum)(Prerequisite: all core, specialized study and electivecourses)Students are required to work one-on-one with a facultymentor in their particular field to develop theirthesis proposal and an initial first draft of a fulllength,publishable manuscript.MCW 670: Thesis II (Revision)(Prerequisite: MCW 660)Capstone course, each student will submit a body oforiginal work of publishable quality, appropriatelength to the chosen genre, along with a preface inwhich the writer discusses her/his evolution as anartist and the evolution of the work.MCW 680A: Adv Workshop in Screenwriting(Prerequisite: MCW 685)Intensive writing workshop designed for students touse professional screenwriting techniques in the creationof their own original screenplay. Readings ofboth classic and contemporary films reinforce students’knowledge of three-act structure and cinematicstorytelling. Peer review and instructor feedbackprovide writers a mode of creative support.MCW 680B: Adv Workshop in Screenwriting(Prerequisite: MCW 685 and MCW 680A)Intensive writing workshop designed for students touse professional screenwriting techniques in the creationof their own original screenplay. Readings ofboth classic and contemporary films reinforce students’knowledge of three-act structure and cinematicstorytelling. Peer review and instructor feedbackprovide writers a mode of creative support.MCW 685: Basics of ScreenwritingIntroduction to the craft of screenwriting, particularlyin regards to the principles of narrative and storytelling,traditional three-act structure, character, anddialogue. Through intensive reading and writingexercises, along with workshop critiques, studentsproduce a finished treatment and the beginning of afeature-length screenplay.MDC – Digital CinemaMDC 650: Producing Digital CinemaThis seminar covers producing and distributingindependent digital cinema content. Students developproduction plans including budget, schedule,synopsis and distribution strategy based on casestudies, independent research into current andemerging exhibition media, including technical specifications,workflow management and legal considerations.MDC 651: Digital Cinematography(Prerequisite: MDC 661)(Co-requisite: MDC 651P)This workshop focuses on digital cinematographyand the aesthetic aspects of cinematic practice.Students evaluate core concepts of cinematography:composition, lighting, camera movement, lens selectionand the technical limitations and advantages ofdigital cinematography. Taken concurrently withMDC 651P “studio practicum,” students apply cinematictechniques using digital still and video cameras.MDC 651P: Cinematography Practicum(2.25 quarter units)(Co-requisite: MDC 651)In this independent “studio practicum” taken concurrentlywith MDC 651, students apply cinematictechniques and theory using digital still and videocameras based on practical assignments developedby the instructor. Practical assignments will receiveindividual and peer critiques.MDC 652: Digital Video Editing(Co-requisite: MDC 652P)This workshop covers the history, theory and practiceof motion picture editing and post-productionworkflow. Students evaluate and apply editing techniquessuch as linkage, montage, rhythm, timingand continuity using digital video software to createshort videos. Taken concurrently with MDC 652P“studio practicum.”MDC 652P: Digital Editing Practicum (2.25 quarterunits)(Co-requisite: MDC 652)In this independent “studio practicum” taken concurrentlywith MDC 652, students apply professionalediting theory and techniques using non-linearediting systems on practical assignments developedby the instructor. Practical assignments will receiveindividual and peer group critiques.399CourseDescriptions