Complete College Catalog 2011-2012 - Rio Hondo College

consumers and producers in an
economy, various causes of the failure
of free markets and policies used to
correct or regulate market behavior.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
ECON 102H
Principles of Microeconomics
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of
“C” or better; MATH 070 or appropriate
assessment
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate
assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This is an introductory course in
economic analysis of markets,
intended for Economics and Business
majors as well as to satisfy General
Education requirements, and may
be taken by any student who has
completed English 101 with a “C” or
better. It may be taken prior to ECON
101. Students will learn how markets
work to coordinate consumers and
producers in an economy, various
causes of the failure of free markets
and policies used to correct or regulate
market behavior. Students will do a
research project on an actual economic
policy or a theoretical view.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
ECON 106
Economics of Contemporary Issues
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
The course is an introductory course
designed for students interested in
exploring how the tools of economics
are used to analyze and debate
critical issues facing society today.
Economics will be applied to issues
such as: health care, trade deficits,
social security, crime, pollution,
alternative energy, income inequality,
global development, housing and
homelessness, and immigration.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
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EDUCATION
Division of Behavioral & Social
Sciences
ED 090
Tutorial Skills
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ESL 197 or
appropriate assessment; READ 022 or
appropriate assessment
This course provides preparation
for successful peer tutoring at the
community college level. Instruction
will focus upon tutoring principles,
techniques, and materials, study skills
strategies, communication skills, and
learning differences. This course is
intended for tutors in the Learning
Assistance Center and other peer
tutoring programs at Rio Hondo
College.
1 Unit
18 Lecture hours
ED 110
Introduction to Teaching
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment; READ 023 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is designed to introduce
students to the profession of teaching
through lecture and observation of
K-12 classrooms and public schools.
The major aspects of the teaching
profession will be examined, the
diversity of the public school system
will be discussed, and students will
gain experience in all three levels
of the K-12 system. This course is
intended for students considering a
career in teaching. Two hours of off
site classroom observations per week
to be arranged.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
ED 120
Tutoring Reading in the Elementary
School
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ESL 197 or
appropriate assessment; READ 022 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course provides preparation
for a successful tutoring experience
in reading at the elementary school
level. Instruction will focus upon
tutoring principles, stages of reading
acquisition from pre-kindergarten
through upper elementary school
levels as well as materials, approaches,
and activities that are appropriate
for tutoring learners at these various
stages of development. This course
is designed for those students who
intend to pursue a career in teaching at
the elementary school level.
1 Unit
18 Lecture hours
ED 130
Tutoring Reading in the Schools:
Seminar and Field Work
Prerequisite: READ 022 or appropriate
assessment
Prerequisite/Corequisite: ED 120
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ESL 198 or
appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course provides the student
with supervised experience tutoring
reading in an elementary-educational
setting (grades K-6). Participants will
apply their knowledge of the reading
process and tutorial skills in tutoring
sessions with children at an off campus
site. A weekly class meeting provides
the academic component to the
tutoring experience, reinforcing and
expanding the application of concepts
gained in the prerequisite / corequisite
course. This course partially fulfills
the requirements for students
participating in the AmeriCorps grant
program. This course may be repeated
two times to increase student skill and
tutoring experience.
2 Units
18 Lecture hours
225 Lab hours
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EDUCATIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Division of Disabled Students
Program & Services
EDEV 020
Literacy Skills I
This is a beginning course designed
for students with learning disabilities
who have limited reading skills.
Students will learn the meanings and
the pronunciations of new words
through the use of phonics. The class
will cover vowel sounds, consonant
sounds, word syllables, and word
structure. Students practice strategies
needed to encode and decode words
to be successful readers. This is a nondegree
credit course and is offered on
a pass/no pass basis.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
EDEV 021
Literacy Skills II
Prerequisite: Appropriate skill level
demonstrated through the RHC
Placement Process
Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in
EDEV 021L
This course is designed for students
with learning disabilities who
need to improve basic reading
skills such as dictionary usage,
vocabulary development, and reading
comprehension. Students practice
specific learning strategies needed
to compensate for diverse learning
styles or deficits. This is a non-degree
applicable course and is offered on a
pass/no pass basis. All students are
required to concurrently enroll in the
one-unit reading lab, EDEV 021L.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
EDEV 021L
Literacy Skills II Lab
Prerequisite/Corequisite: EDEV 021
This course is a skills class designed
for students with learning disabilities
who need to improve reading
comprehension and vocabulary
through individually prescribed
lab work. Students will complete
reading tasks designed to complement
the activities of their reading
course. Students are required to be
concurrently enrolled in EDEV 021,
Literacy Skills II.
0.5 Unit
27 Lab hours
EDEV 022
Basic Arithmetic
This course is a review of the basic
principles and skills of arithmetic.
The general areas of review are
operations of whole numbers and
fractions, operations with decimals
and proportional thinking, percent
problems and applications to
percents. This course is designed for
students with special needs to master
basic computational skills, develop
problem solving and arithmetic skills,
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