Summer & Fall 2007 - West Los Angeles College

Summer 2007 Schedule of ClassesThe Distance Learning Program office is located in HLRC 4AONLINEcoursesTO ACCESSONLINE COURSESVISIT: http://www.wlac.edu/onlineSTARTING JUNE 18HOW TO ENROLLIN AN ONLINE CLASS• Enroll online at http://www.laccd.edu clickon Student Info, then on Current Students,then on Student Info System.• Enroll by phone using the Student TelephoneEnrollment Program (S.T.E.P.) system until6/20/07. See page 7 for instructions.• Enroll in person at the Admissions Office.HOW TO ADD AN ONLINE CLASS• Enroll early! Online classes fill quickly andmany are full long before the first day ofclass. Add cards for online classes will only beavailable during the first week of classes byemailing the instructor for permission.• Once you have received instructor permissionpick up an add slip at the Distance LearningProgram office in HLRC 4A.COURSE SYLLABUS ANDTEXTBOOK INFORMATION• http://www.wlac.edu/onlineON-CAMPUS INTERNET ACCESS• Students are welcome to access course informationand materials at their convenienceusing the Library Internet Research Lab(LIRL) on the HLRC 2nd floor.• Mon & Wed 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.• Tues & Thu 9 a.m. – 7 p.m.WLAC BOOKSTORE• Bldg. A-8, (310) 287-4560• Mon-Thu 7:45 a.m. – 7 p.m.• Fri 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.GENERAL SUBJECT TUTORING• HLRC 1st Floor, (310) 287-4324• Mon-Thu 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.• Free tutoring is available in Accounting,Economics, Math, Political Science,Psychology and more.THE WRITING LAB• HLRC Room 123, (310) 287-4420• Free tutoring is available to students whenthey are writing papers for a variety of WLACclasses. For schedule information call or dropby the office.ENGLISH 28 – INTERMEDIATE READING ANDCOMPOSITION – 3 UNITSPrerequisite: Completion of English 21 with a grade of “C”or better or appropriate placement level demonstratedthrough the English assessment process.This course meets the A.A. reading and writing requirement.English 28 students practice in paragraph constructionand essay writing, with an emphasis on critical thinkingand critical reading of non-fiction essays and books.Section #8037S. Lyons-Burns• Email the instructor at lyonsburns101@yahoo.com as soon as youregister.ENGLISH 94 –INTENSIVE GRAMMAR REVIEW– 3 UNITSAdvisory: Eligibility for English 21.An intensive review of grammar and sentence structure, forstudents who want extra help, before taking English 28 or 101.Section #8041J. Fentress• Email the instructor at mjfwlac@yahoo.com as soon as you register.ENGLISH 101 – COLLEGE READING ANDCOMPOSITION I (UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSPrerequisite: Completion of English 28 with a grade of "C"or better or appropriate placement level demonstratedthrough the English assessment process.English 101 is the composition course that transfers tofour-year colleges and universities. Accordingly, the assignmentsin essay writing, rhetorical analysis and criticalreading are rigorous.Section #8045H. Bailey-HofmannSection #8048H. Bailey-Hofmann• Email the instructor at baileyhh@wlac.edu as soon as you register.ENGLISH 102 – COLLEGE READING ANDCOMPOSITION II (UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSPrerequisite: English 101 with a grade of “C” or better."We tell ourselves stories in order to live," says Joan Didion.Learn to analyze and write critical essays on short stories,novels, poems, and plays that reflect a range of humanexperience.Section #8050N. Lincke-Ivic• Email the instructor at lincken@wlac.edu as soon as you register.ENGLISH 103 – COMPOSITION ANDCRITICAL THINKING (UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSPrerequisite: English 101 with a grade of "C" or better.This course, which meets the transfer critical thinkingrequirement, is designed to develop critical thinking, reading,and writing skills beyond the level achieved in English101. Based on non-fiction writings, the course will focuson the development of logical reasoning and analyticaland argumentative writing skills.Section #8051K. Boutry• Email the instructor at boutryk@wlac.edu as soon as you register.JAPANESE 1 – ELEMENTARY JAPANESE I –(UC:CSU) – 5 UNITSThis course provides the fundamentals of the Japanese languagewith emphasis on communication skills in listening,speaking, reading and writing in Japanese. TheJapanese syllabary for Hiragana, Katakana and basic Kanjiare introduced. In addition, the course introduces the studyof Japanese culture.Section # 8531M. Abe• Email the instructor at machiko4wlac@hotmail.com as soon asyou register.• Section 8531 requires students to do part of their work online. Thissection will meet Saturdays from 9 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. in FA 209.Computers with Internet access are available on the second floor of theLibrary in the Internet Research Lab, at no cost to enrolled students.LAW 1 – BUSINESS LAW I (UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSNote: This course is the same as Business 5. Credit is notgranted for students enrolled in or with credit for Business 5.Essentials of the law of contracts, of its application toeveryday problems pertaining to business and to the individualare covered. Elementary safeguards regarding salesand sales contracts are also considered. Case discussionand lecture method are utilized.Section #8093V. Nicholas• Email the instructor at nicholas@wlac.edu as soon as you register.LAW 2 – BUSINESS LAW II (UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSNote: A maximum of one course from Law 1 or 2 isacceptable for UC transfer.This course covers essentials of the laws of negotiableinstruments, security devices, partnerships, corporations,estates and bankruptcy in their application to everydayproblems of business.Section #8097K. Cox• Email the instructor at kmcoxjd@yahoo.com as soon as you register.West Los Angeles College16www.wlac.edu