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Here's what we offered last fall:

EDU 107 - Preparing for Praxis I - Math - Videoconference - Thursday 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. or ONLINE!

This course will prepare individuals to take the Praxis I Health Professions Skills Test in Mathematics.  Students will become familiar with the structure and content of the Praxis I Math test, including detailed instruction in constructs that are assessed:  number and operations, algebra, geometry and measurement and data analysis and probability.  Test-taking strategies, time management and organizational skills will be emphasized, as well as methods for reducing test anxiety.

SED 401 Working with Students with Vision Impairments - Hybrid: Online with 3 meetings

Non-degree and UMS  students may register for Fall classes starting April 17th.  Click here for how to register.

All courses listed are online unless otherwise noted.

Business courses for non-degree, certificates, and degree programs!

ACC 201 -Financial Accounting

The fundamental principles of accounting as they relate to sole proprietorships.  Emphasis is given to developing the technical procedures of journalizing, posting, adjusting entries, closing the books and preparing the financial statements.  In addition, students are introduced to notes, inventory, depreciation, controls and payroll.  Competency and/or concurrent enrollment in basic reading, writing, and mathematics courses are a prerequisite for all business studies offerings with a prefix of ACC, BUS, MAN, and MAR.

ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting

Covers techniques accountants use to help management plan and control business operations.  Topics include accounting for manufacturing costs, budgeting and performance reporting, cost-volume-profit analysis, differential analysis, the computation of financial ratios, and the comparison of cash flow with net income.  Prerequisite: ACC 201.

ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I

Covers techniques accountants use to measure and communicate general purpose financial information to all interested parties in a manner that complies with generally accepted accounting principles.  Topics include income statements, balance sheets, cash, receivables, inventories, and non-current assets.  Prerequisite: ACC 201.

BUS 111 - Introduction to Business & Entrepreneurship

An introductory course providing knowledge of what business and entrepreneurship are all about.  It is a basic course in business, economic and entrepreneurial literacy as well as organizational structures and functions, and provides an overview of the traditional business disciplines including marketing, finance, accounting, management, information systems, etc., and additionally forms the basis for subsequent studies.  Competency and/or concurrent enrollment in basic reading, writing, and mathematics courses are a prerequisite for all business studies offerings with a prefix of ACC, BUS, MAN, or MAR.

BUS 221 - Business Law I - Online or ITV - Wednesday 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

A course designed to create an understanding of the fundamentals of business law and an awareness of the legal environment in which the business enterprise operates.  Special emphasis is given to the basic principles of law that apply to business transactions of a contractual nature.  Prerequisite: ENG 101.

BUS 325 - Business Ethics & Social Responsibility

This upper-level course gives the student a thorough introduction to important ethical issues that arise in the world of business, including the analysis of interests of all the individuals who hold a stake in the outcome of any business dilemma or decision.  The course encourages students to open their minds to the variety of opinions on any given ethical issue.  The results of this approach will be to help ensure that all stakeholder perspectives are considered.  The course emphasizes the application of traditional ethical theories to modern decision-making.  Finally, major emphasis will be placed on how and why ethical business behavior varies among countries and cultures.  Prerequisite:  Junior status or permission of instructor.

CSE 305 - Computer Applications for the Professional

The primary purpose of this course is to introduce students to a variety of practical computer applications that are relevant and helpful in a range of professional careers.  This project-based course includes components on digital photography, poster/panel making, website design and construction, social networking for businesses, blogging and other useful technological applications.  Students will enhance their professional productivity and computer skills through exploration, practice, presentation and giving and receiving feedback.  Prerequisite:  Junior standing, or permission of instructor.

ECO 201 - Macroeconomics - ITV or online

An analysis of the behavior and performance of the aggregate, or overall, economy.  Focuses on forces determining equilibrium output and income, employment, inflation, growth and economic stability.  The role for and effectiveness of government economic (fiscal and monetary) policy is considered.  Prerequisite: sophomore standing and MAT 12 or equivalent, or permission of instructor.

MAN 303 - Project Management

This course focuses on a holistic approach to project management.  The content deals with planning, scheduling, organizing and controlling projects, such as product development, construction, systems, new business, production layout, special events.  The course includes major topics of strategy, priorities, organization, project tools and systems, teams and leadership.  Primary class emphasis is on the project management systems and behavioral issues.  The course culminates in a project plan of interest to the student.

MAN 315 -  Essentials of Negotiations

Negotiation is a critical skill needed for effective management.  This course explores the major concepts and theories of the psychology of bargaining and negotiation, and the dynamics of interpersonal and intergroup conflict and its resolution.  It is relevant to a broad spectrum of management students, not only human resource management or industrial relations candidates.  Prerequisite:  Junior standing or permission of instructor.

MAN 321 - Operations Management

A focus on the application of quantitative tools and techniques to enhance decision making.  This course is designed to introduce the student to a variety of those techniques, including cost-volume analysis, decision theory, forecasting, linear programming, work measurement and learning curves, simulation, queuing theory, materials requirement planning, etc.  Prerequisite: MAT 102 or permission of instructor.

MAR 101 - Marketing & Entrepreneurship

An overview of marketing as an organizational and societal function stressing the application of marketing concepts and principles in entrepreneurship and realistic business situations.  Students learn to analyze, plan, implement and control marketing strategies.  Topics include product development and management, distribution, promotion, pricing, marketing research, consumer behavior, and external environments.

MAR 215 - Marketing Channels  (Winter term 12/17/2012 - 01/15 2013)

A course to provide the student with an appreciation for the complexity of product distribution from the producer to the ultimate consumer.  Students are introduced to central markets, wholesaling, retailing, warehousing, transporting, and managing the channels of distribution.  Prerequisite: MAR 101.

MAR 218 - Advertising (Winter Term 12/17/2012 - 01/15/2103)

A course designed to help students develop creative and analytical skills by evaluating ads created by others.  In addition, students learn to plan, budget, execute and manage a successful advertising campaign.  The use of publicity and public relations with a successful advertising campaign is explored.  Prerequisite: MAR 101.

MAR 306 - Marketing Management for Entrepreneurs

This course introduces the new entrepreneur to an understanding of the performance of activities that seek to accomplish an organization's objectives by anticipating customer or client needs and directing a flow of need-satisfying goods and services from producer to customer or client.  The universal functions of marketing management of buying, selling, transporting, storing, standardization and grading, financing, risk taking, and market information are linked to the student's entepreneurial undertaking.

Education courses!

EDU 103 - Preparing for Praxis I - Reading - Online or VC - Friday 9:00 - 10:15 a.m.

This course will prepare individuals to take the Praxis Health Professions Skills Test in Reading.  Students will become familiar with the structure and content of the Praxis I Reading test through a review of the basic skills of reading comprehension, including the practices of skimming, previewing, locating answers, summarizing and evaluating a variety of different types of written material.  Test-taking strategies, time management and organizational skills will be emphasized, as well as methods for reducing test anxiety.

EDU 104 - Preparing for Praxis I - Writing - Online or VC - Thursday 10:30 - 11:45 a.m.

This course will prepare individuals to take the Praxis Health Professions Skills Test in Writing.  Students will become familiar with the structure and content of the Praxis I Writing test including detailed instruction in the basic skills of writing in order to communicate effectively with correct and effective standard written English.  Test-taking strategies, time management and organizational skilils will be emphasized, as well as methods for reducing test anxiety.

EDU 107 - Preparing for Praxis I - Math - Videoconference - Thursday 4:00 - 5:15 p.m. or ONLINE!

This course will prepare individuals to take the Praxis I Health Professions Skills Test in Mathematics.  Students will become familiar with the structure and content of the Praxis I Math test, including detailed instruction in constructs that are assessed:  number and operations, algebra, geometry and measurement and data analysis and probability.  Test-taking strategies, time management and organizational skills will be emphasized, as well as methods for reducing test anxiety.

EDU 321 - Secondary Methods of Teaching I - Online or ITV Friday 4:00 - 6:45 p.m.

Class notes: Each student will focus on a specific subject area.  That subject area will be noted on the student's transcript.This is a course focusing on teaching methods for secondary education.  Prospective secondary school teachers explore the nature and relevance of their content area for students in grades 7-12.  In addition to considering the learner and the learning process, students are equipped with a range of specific instructional strategies for diverse populations, including the multicultural perspective.  Teaching methods for the following secondary content areas are included:  English, social studies, math, science and art.  In conjunction with an internship in local schools, including observation and presentation of a series of lessons, this course provides students an opportunity to apply principles and insights acquired through the course.  Prerequsite:  EDU 210 and EDU 352, or permission of instructor.

English and Humanities courses!

ENG 101 - English Composition

A course to help students improve their skill in expository, analytical, and persuasive writing.  Students will gain introductory research skills as they learn to write in relationship to other texts.  Reading and grammatical skills are emphasized, so that students will learn to build solid prose that will be the foundation of their academic career.  This course is required of all students.  Prerequisite: appropriate English placement examination scores or equivalent.

ENG 114 - Outsiders in World Literature

Provides glimpses of diverse worlds and helps students acquire the tools to understand and appreciate good literature.  The literature of other cultures and places fascinates and educates the reader, not only because that literature often has enduring excellence but also because it gives us a new world of thought.  Topics vary with semester and instructor.  Prerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.

ENG 117 - Introduction to Literary and Cultural Studies

An introduction to the goals, methods, and implications of literary analysis in the 21st century.  The underlying assumption is that there is no such thing as a generic or standard reading of a literary work; all readings take place in and depend on a critical framework, whether that be explicit or implicit.  From this starting point, the course is constructed around several critical approaches.  One of these is a formalist approach in which students interpret the literary text on the basis of its formal features and stylistic conventions.  Students will then explore other opposing and overlapping critical approaches, including but not limited to, feminist, Marxist, historicist, and psychological.  Prerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.

ENG 227 - Young Adult Literature

Designed to explore the needs and interests of adolescent readers, this course addresses the characteristics of young adult readers and the methodology of book selection for them.  Focused on the enjoyment of reading for young adults, the course emphasizes familiarity with a wide body of adolescent literature, approaches to and bibliographic resources for its study, and methods for individualizing reading. Prerequisites. ENG 101 or permission of the instructor.

PHI 101  - Awakening Through Nature - An Introduction to Philosophy - ITV
                                                                  Wednesday 7:00 - 9:45 p.m.

This course will introduce students to some of the perennial themes of philosophy using nature as the vehicle.  Critical thinking skills will be honed as students investigate Western and Asian knowledge and wisdom traditions.  The class will reflect on issues of identity, the mind/body dilemmas, good and evil, ethics, methodologies, cultural biases, time, duration, methods of observation and more.  Prerequisite: ENG 101.

Geographic Information Systems!

GIS 230 - Geographic Information Systems Applications I (online + 4 Saturday class meetings)

Understanding the fundamentals of a GIS through lecture, readings and computer activities.  Students will learn to use a specific GIS software system and to define and complete a simple GIS project using existing data.  This computer-intensive course includes a detailed discussion of what a GIS is, why GIS is being increasingly used today, sample applications, basic map concepts, how geographic and descriptive data are stored in the computer, and the steps in a typical GIS project.  Project discussions will focus on defining project objectives, building and managing the digital database, identifying the needed data, locating and acquiring the data in digital form, performing the analysis, and presenting results.  Prerequisite: knowledge of Windows recommended.

Political Science!

POS 215 - American National Government - Online or ITV Wednesday 1:00 - 2:15 p.m.

An introductory study of the major principles, structures and practices of the United States government.  The course emphasizes such topics as the Constitution and its development; the federal system; civil liberties and civil rights; public opinion, interest groups, political parties and elections; the Congress; the Supreme Court; the Presidency and the presidential establishment; domestic and foreign policy formation; government services and regulation; and the federal budget and federal taxation.  Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or permission of instructor. Science courses!

Science courses!

CHY 113 - Introduction to Forensic Science

This course will provide an examination of the basic principles and practices of forensic science. Integrative laboratory experiences will instruct students in scientific experimentation, basic forensic techniques (including a layman's discussion of microscopy, chromatography, electrophoresis, spectroscopy and spectrometry) and case studies will be examined as group exercises and individually. Topics will include an introduction to forensic science, criminology, trace evidence examination, serology, DNA analysis, toxicology, arson investigation, questioned document analysis, medical examination, and the analysis of paint and gunshot residue samples. In addition, forensic psychology will be briefly discussed. Prerequisite: BIO 111 or BIO 112 or permission of instructor.

ENV 301 - Special Topics in Environmental Science - Climate

A seminar providing in-depth study of a selected topic of environmental concern.  Examples of topics include environmental toxicology, conservation ecology, patterns in world population growth, the limits to growth, world hunger and food production, global issues in ecology, solid waste disposal, and methods of environmental education.  Since the topics studied change each year, students may enroll in the course more than once for a maximum of 9 cumulative cr.  Prerequisite: BIO 245, ENV 112, or permission of instructor.  May be offered pass/fail at option of instructor.

Personal Wellness course!

PHE 105 - Personal Wellness

A physical education lecture and activity course that provides students with an opportunity to explore and experience various components of fitness and wellness that will enhance their lives.  The course is designed to meet individual needs by assessing and prescribing personalized programs to improve the different components of fitness and wellness.  Wellness topics discussed include nutrition, weight management, cardiovascular disease, cancer, stress management, addictive behaviors, and healthy lifestyle issues.

Psychology & Community Studies degree program and MHRT courses!

ASL 101 - American Sign Language I - Videoconference - Friday 4:00 - 6:45 p.m.

Provides the student with an overview of American Sign Language (ASL), signed English, and communication through gesture.  Students develop an understanding of the history of ASL and learn to communicate through expressive and receptive ASL.  The course is taught through practice, small-group work, presentations and as little spoken word as possible.

PSY 100/SED 100 Animal Behavior and Selection of Service Dogs - ITV
                                                                       Monday 1:00 - 3:45 p.m.

Labs on alternating Mondays or Fridays 4:00 - 6:45 p.m. depending on campus location: UMM, UMA, UM, UMA Bangor

This is an introduction to techniques for animal training with a focus on owner-trained service dogs.  A service dog is one specially trained to perform a task or work that aids a person with a physical or emotional disability, thus allowing them more freedom to live more independently.  The course will cover basic psychological principles of operant conditioning used with animal training.  There will also be hands-on opportunities for basic dog training that require the application of operant learning techniques.  The optional lab will have two main components.  The first component will be training qualified dogs to prepare them to be certified as therapy dogs.  The second component will be helping train a service dog for a specific task to assist its disabled owner.

PSY 102 - Personal Growth

This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to examine their life-space; to envision alternative possibilities in their personal and professional growth; and to foster the development of creative changes toward their future life-career.  This course has two essential aspects.  First, the theoretical and academic aspect in which the focus of the class and text is on major psychological theories and their applications for everyday life.  Second, the experiential aspect in which the students are encouraged to participate in growthful exercises individually and in group situations.  The course involves the various areas of life including relationships to family members, to friends and associates, and to professional colleagues.

PSY 110 - Introduction to Psychology

An introduction to the scientific study of behavior including a survey of all the major areas of inquiry pursued by psychologists-history, methods, physiological aspects, perception, learning, memory, cognition, emotion, motivation, consciousness, personality, abnormal behavior and therapies, and social processes.  Unless otherwise noted, this course is a prerequisite to all other psychology courses.

PSY 213 - Psychosocial Rehabilitation Practices

This course will review the services that help support people with psychiatric disabilities, improve their quality of life and fully integrate into the community in a holistic fashion, noting the conceptual practice of psychosocial rehabilitation as a core organizing attitude underlying all behavioral health care.  Core philosophies are examined, including historical and current theories and practices, noting the use of contemporary effective practices which are key to current psychosocial rehabilitation.  Required for Provisional & Full MHRT Certification.  Prerequisite: PSY 110 or permission of instructor.

PSY 215 - Psychology of Gender (winter term)

This course surveys psychological theory and research on gender while emphasizing cross-cultural and multicultural issues to demonstrate what is truly universal about gender.  Major areas covered include:  sex roles, theories and methods of studying gender, physiological systems and development, relationships, sexuality, social performance, education and work, physical and mental health and mass media and society.  Prerequisite:  PSY 110 or permission of instructor.

PSY 311 - Social Psychology

A study of the social and cultural factors affecting human behavior, including effects on observable behavior, emotions, attitudes and other cognitions.  Topics of conformity, persuasion, aggression, prejudice, prosocial behavior, relationships, and group influence are considered.  Prerequisite: PSY 110, SOC 114, and junior standing; or permission of instructor.

PSY 318 - Psychology of Curiosity

This course is designed to survey theory and empirical research on curiosity -- the innate motive to seek out and acquire new information to stimulate interest or reduce uncertainty.  The study of curiosity requires consideration of a number of major areas of psychology, including emotion and motivation, learning and memory, neuroscience, individual differences in personality and development.  These topics will all be touched upon in regard to curiosity.  Related topics such as novelty seeking, gossip and sensation seeking will also be addressed.  Prerequisite:  PSY 110, or permission of instructor.

PSY 330 - Perception and Cognition

A human information processing approach to human perception and cognition.  Relationships between psychological and physical realities are formalized as students consider the physiological and psychological processes in the behaviors discussed.  Topics include attention, vision, audition, knowledge representation, memory, language, problem solving, and decision making.  Prerequisite: MAT 113, PSY 110, PSY 320, or permission of instructor.

SOC 114 - Introduction to Sociology

The study of the concepts, theories and research findings of the discipline of sociology.  Stressed are the following concepts, institutions and topics: culture, society, socialization, the family, social stratification, intergroup relations, deviance, demography, collective behavior, popular culture, social movements, and social change.

SOC 214 - Crime & Society

This is an introductory course in the nature, causes, prevention and treatement of crime in modern American society.  The components and mission of the criminal justice system are analyzed in light of existing constitutional protections and the multi-cultural diversity of 21st-century America.  Attention is directed to the role of politics, the media and race and social class.  Major American institutions including the police, the courts and corrections, as well as major criminal justice initiatives like the 'War on Drugs' are examined.  Prerequisites:  SOC 114, or permission of instructor.

WST 110 - Introduction to Women's Studies

This course examines women's positions in and contributions to society, exploring the genesis, development, and impact of our culture's assumptions about women's nature and women's roles.  As an interdisciplinary study of women's experience in cross-cultural and historical perspective, the course investigates women's personal and public lives, and seeks to identify and understand the particularly "female" aspects of these experiences.  Students are introduced to the issues, perspectives, and findings of this relatively new field of scholarship, which examines the role of gender in the construction of knowledge.  Prerequisite: ENG 101 or permission of instructor.

Scholarship Information for Special Education courses:

Teachers who work with special-needs children in Maine schools but do not have full certification could be eligible for scholarship awards that will fund much of the course work necessary for earning full certification.

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