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Summer & Fall 2007 - West Los Angeles College

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<strong>Fall</strong> <strong>2007</strong> Schedule of ClassesThe Distance Learning Program office is located in HLRC 4AONLINEcoursesTO ACCESSONLINE COURSESVISIT: http://www.wlac.edu/onlineSTARTING SEPT. 4LIBRARY SCIENCE 102 – INTERNETRESEARCH METHODS (CSU) - 1 UNITExplore the World Wide Web. Learn to utilize generalsearch engines and directories to locate the millions ofhome pages on the Internet. Obtain precise informationwith well-developed search strategies. Learn to apply criticalstandards to the sites you find on the Web.Section #8110J. Chow(7-Week Class: starts 9/10/07, ends 10/26/07)• Email the instructor at prochow102@yahoo.com as soon as youregister.LIBRARY SCIENCE 103 – INFORMATIONLITERACY: SEARCH STRATEGIES, TOOLSAND RESOURCES (NDA) – 2 UNITSLearn modern search strategies with the latest researchtools that will enable students to access information fromresources in print and electronic format in any modernresearch library.Section #8111J. Chow• Email the instructor at prochow103LS@yahoo.comas soon as youregister.LIBRARY SCIENCE 104 – ADVANCEDINTERNET RESEARCH (CSU) – 1 UNITThis class offers insights into advanced Internet searchtechniques; use of virtual libraries, mailing lists, Usenets;and a discussion of substantial legal issues (e.g., copyrightand intellectual property) surrounding the Web.Section #8112J. Chow• Email the instructor at Prochow104LS@yahoo.com as soon as youregister.(6-Week Class: starts 10/29/07, ends 12/14/07)LIBRARY SCIENCE 130 –TRAVEL AND THE INTERNET – 1 UNITThis is an introductory Internet class on travel andtourism websites. It focuses on the many websites establishedby travel departments of the major countries of theworld, and by travel businesses and agents. Students willlearn about cruises, tours, discount fares, and vacationsthat are being made available to the fastest growing consumergroup in the world: Internet users.Section #8114K. Lee• Email the instructor at leeken@wlac.edu as soon as you register.MARKETING 1 –PRINCIPLES OF SELLING (CSU) - 3 UNITSThis course covers creating effective selling presentationsand persuasive communications.Section #8116J. Coplen• Email the instructor mail@joshmba.com at as you register.MATHEMATICS 115 -ELEMENTARY ALGEBRA - 5 UNITSPrerequisite: Mathematics 112 with a grade of "C" or betteror appropriate placement level demonstrated throughmath assessment process.This is a first course in algebra. It covers the fundamentaloperations on natural numbers and carries on a logicaldevelopment through all the real numbers. The courseincludes the solution of linear and quadratic equationsand their graphs, factoring and statement problems. Thereis a mandatory on-campus orientation on Tuesday,9/4/<strong>2007</strong> from 3-5 p.m. and three required exams from2-4 p.m. on Saturdays; 10/13/<strong>2007</strong>, 11/17/<strong>2007</strong> and12/15/<strong>2007</strong> in B8-101.Section #8120M. Alwash• Email the instructor at alwashm@wlac.edu as soon as you register.MATHEMATICS 125 -INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA - 5 UNITSPrerequisite: Mathematics 115 or 118 with a grade of "C"or better or appropriate placement level demonstratedthrough the math assessment process.Manipulative skills in algebra are developed and strengthenedin this course. The topics include rational exponents,the complete number system of algebra, algebraic andgraphical solutions to linear and quadratic equations,logarithmic and exponential functions, elementarytheory of equations and inequalities and conics. Visithttp://www.onlineteaching.com/start.html for locationinformation and to prepare for the mandatory on-campusorientation on Thursday, September 6 from 6-8 p.m. andfour required on-campus exams on Tuesdays, 10/2/07,10/23/07, 11/13/07, 12/4/07 and the final exam on12/18/07, from 4-8 p.m.Section #8122M. Morse• Email the instructor at contact@onlineteaching.com as soon asyou register.MULTIMEDIA 100 -INTRODUCTION TO MULTIMEDIACOMPUTER APPLICATIONS (CSU) - 3 UNITSAn overview of the interactive multimedia industry, theprofession and career options, the market, and the productionprocess including concept development, interactivedesign, asset manipulation, programming and delivery.This introduction forms the basis for study of digital andnon-linear technologies and applications.Section #8126R. Beaty• Email the instructor at probeaty7@hotmail.com as soon as youregister.MUSIC 101 – FUNDAMENTALS OF MUSIC(UC:CSU) – 3 UNITSBasic rudiments of musical notation, scales, keys, intervals,common musical terms and elementary keyboard are studied.Section #8129K. Festinger• Email the instructor at festink@wlac.edu as soon as you register.MUSIC 251 – JAZZ IMPROVISATIONWORKSHOP (UC:CSU) - .5 UNITThis class will cover basic jazz improvisation using thechord scale approach. Through study and practice of specificjazz tunes, students will learn the seven chords associatedwith jazz, and their attendant scales, modes, diatonicand non-diatonic analyses of chord progressions andchord tensions. A substantial amount of MIDI sound fileswill be included in the course content, but students willneed to purchase a play-along CD for practice purposes.Student must participate in four required on-campus "jamsessions" in FA-103 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on SaturdaysSeptember 29, October 27, November 17 and December 15or, in lieu, submit audio recordings to the instructor.Section #8128K. Festinger• Email the instructor at festink@wlac.edu as soon as you register.PARALEGAL 3 – CIVIL RIGHTS AND THE LAW –(UC:CSU) – 3 UNITS(Same as Law 3)This course presents a comparative and analytical study ofthe law and related problems concerning the Bill of Rightsand the U.S. Constitution. Life and the death penalty, freedomsof speech and press, freedom of religion, racial andsexual equality, and privacy are some of the topics underconsideration, with emphasis on recent court decisionsand current events. The course is a recommended electivefor the Paralegal Certificate.Section #8131V. Nicholas• Email the instructor at nicholas@wlac.edu as soon as you register.PARALEGAL 10 – INTRODUCTION TO LEGALASSISTANT 1 (CSU) - 3 UNITS(Same as Law 10)An introductory course in formalizing the career of theparalegal; an introductory to law and ethics; social forcesand the law, comparison of the role of the legal assistantand the lawyer; and an introduction to legal terminologyand bibliography, including research problems.Section #8147N. Jacobson• Email the instructor at jacobsn@wlac.edu as soon as you register.PARALEGAL 35 - IMMIGRATION LAW FORPARALEGALS - 3 UNITS(Same as Law 35)Prerequisite: Paralegal 10 and English 101.This course is a study of concepts of immigration lawincluding grounds of exclusion, defense to deportation, petitionsand visa applications. Research and writing will beemphasized in the area of amnesty, naturalization, citizenship,international law and criminal aspects of immigration.Section #8159N. Jacobson• Email the instructor at jacobsn@wlac.edu as soon as you register.<strong>West</strong> <strong>Los</strong> <strong>Angeles</strong> <strong>College</strong>63www.wlac.edu

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