COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College COURSE INDEX - LaGuardia Community College
Communication Skills Department BTC171 Database Applications 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course introduces database application software. Students will learn the use of a database through extensive hands-on experience. The course will emphasize the use of alternative methods of searching the database, selective retrieval of information and report/label preparation. Students will explore the use of advanced functions in order to combine files, modify original design, update records and become familiar with command-driven and menu prompts in a Windows environment. Prerequisite: BTC100 BTC172 Presentation Graphics 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course introduces students to presentation graphics software. Students will receive hands-on training relating to designing slides, speaker’s notes and handouts to produce professionally prepared electronic slide shows. The use of background and foreground colors, graphics, whitespace, and text material will be stressed in the development of electronic slide shows. Sound (music, recorded voice, etc.), video clips and animation are also covered. Prerequisite: BTO116, BTC100 or MAC101 BTC173 Integrated Software Systems 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course is the capstone to the Microcomputer Systems and Applications curriculum. Instruction will emphasize the systems and procedures used to process information in an integrated software environment. Students will be required to do projects utilizing advanced database and spreadsheet concepts and graphics software. Integrated software applications will be completed in a simulated office environment. Prerequisite: ENC/ENG101, BTC170, BTC171, BTC172 BTC175 Introduction to Desktop Publishing 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course introduces students to the basics of desktop publishing — the art of producing typeset documents. Familiarization with equipment, desktop publishing software and electronic printing will be emphasized. Students will receive hands-on training relating to the art of typesetting on the microcomputer. Topics include input, composition and output in electronic publishing. Prerequisite: BTC100 or MAC101 BTC200 Introduction to Information Systems 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course introduces students to the use of computers and other information systems and technologies to solve problems in organizations. Topics include management information systems (MIS), hardware and software concepts, the organization of information using systems analysis and design, electronic commerce and contemporary applications of technology in organizational environments. Students will explore ethical perspectives and globalization issues and will cultivate an awareness of emerging processes. Prerequisite: BTM101 BTC270 Data Center Operations: The Basics 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course introduces students to the field of computer operations and the duties associated with the job of computer operator. Students will be introduced to the operation and maintenance of computer hardware and peripherals on the mainframe, and to the keeping of vital logs associated with job scheduling, shift work, hardware repair and facility scheduling. Students will also gain a working knowledge of the VM/SP operating system utilizing CMS and CP commands. Prerequisite: BTC100 or BTC101 or MAC101 Pre- or Corequisite: ENC/ENG101 BTC275 Data Center Operations: Advanced Topics 3 credits; 4 hours (3 lecture, 1 lab) This course is a continuation of Data Center Operations: The Basics, and will emphasize advanced computer system operations including such topics as command languages, console commands, analysis of various microcomputer and mainframe operating systems and computer resource management. This course will cover such operating systems as MS-DOS, UNIX, MVS, and VM. Prerequisite: BTC270 Communication Skills Department Room E-115 (718) 482-5625 Department Faculty Arthur Lau, Chairperson; Evelyn Burg, Jose Fabara, Xiwu Feng, Marcia Glick, Karen Kearns, William Kurzyna, Ernest B. Nieratka, Adhiambo Okomba, Joyce Zaritsky CSE095 Essentials of Reading I 0 credit; 5 hours (4 lecture, 1 lab) (Equivalent to First Year Institute USR095) This course develops students’ critical reading and studying skills. Literal and inferential levels of comprehension of college-level reading materials will be developed through the use of reading strategies, vocabulary exercises and class discussions. Students will be exposed to a wide variety of readings from the academic disciplines, thereby acquiring fundamental background knowledge needed to read proficiently at the College level. Students will read both exposition and a full-length narrative. Admission to this course is based on placement test scores. CSE099 Essentials of Reading II 0 credit; 5 hours (4 lecture, 1 lab) (Equivalent to First Year Institute USR099) This course reinforces reading and study strategies applied to advanced college-level texts. Emphasis is on exposition and argument as well as narrative. Elements of critical reading are introduced. Standardized reading test strategies are focal points in 103
Communication Skills Department preparation for general reading proficiency exams. The process of reading is explained and experienced using student’s own selfmonitoring strategies. Critical reading of one or more full-length texts is required. Admission to this course is based on placement test scores. CSE103 Critical Reading and Academic Literacy 3 credits; 3 hours This course is designed for students who want to develop sophisticated analytical skills for critical reading. It aims to develop proficiency in higher levels of reading and thinking — analysis, inference and evaluation. Through intensive reading and analysis from the various academic disciplines, students will be able to process and organize complex concepts. The course will have an ePortfolio component comprised of written assignments developed throughout the semester. Prerequisite: CSE099 Pre- or Corequisite: ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095 CSE105 Academic Vocabulary 3 credits; 3 hours This course introduces students to methods of expanding their vocabulary, from contextual readings to conceptual frameworks. The development of modern English is studied to explain the state of current vocabulary. Subject area dictionaries, Greek and Latin word elements and meanings derived from context are explored. Special consideration is given to introducing the students to the vocabulary essential to their major area of study. Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 appreciation of biographical narratives and their uses in selfunderstanding. The materials to be read in class will vary by semester and the course may be thematically organized. Pre- or Corequisite: ESL/ESR098 CSE150 The Evolution of the Reading Experience 3 credits; 3 hours This course is designed to familiarize the student with the cultural and technological factors which have defined and influenced the activity of reading. The emphasis of the course will be on the evolution of reading and the gradual changes affecting the reading experience. Students will be expected to understand significant developments that relate to reading: the invention of writing, the creation of books, the invention of the printing press and more recent changes in print communication. This course will explore reading from the perspectives of other cultures and will trace the varieties of reading experiences that have been key features in the transformation of Western and non-Western cultures. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 CSE200 Speed Reading 2 credits; 3 hours This course is offered for students who are interested in power reading techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of effective reading habits and the techniques of rapid reading, identifying authors’ patterns of writing, skimming, scanning and ongoing practice with mechanical aids and timed exercises. Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095 CSE110 Literacy and Propaganda 3 credits; 3 hours This course introduces students to methods of understanding a highly developed and pervasive discourse: propaganda. Emphasis is placed on reading materials that use the persuasive and argumentative language of politics, advertising, cultural discussions and the media. Political speeches, essays, editorials, and articles are used to enlarge the student’s experience with the materials and tools of propaganda. The student will acquire the intellectual framework and sophisticated level of literacy needed to recognize and respond to the aims of propaganda. Prerequisite: CSE095, ESL/ESR099 Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101 CSE120 Reading the Biography 3 credits; 3 hours This course will introduce students to the critical reading and evaluation of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries and journals. The aims of the course will be to: evaluate claims to truth and truthful recollections; examine historical claims through first person accounts; develop awareness of the methods and techniques of biographical and autobiographical writing; understand the uses of biographical writing and its place in society; explore biographies and autobiographies as vehicles for the creation of the self. The student will become proficient and develop a deeper ALVARO CORZO / LAGUARDIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 104
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Communication Skills Department<br />
preparation for general reading proficiency exams. The process of<br />
reading is explained and experienced using student’s own selfmonitoring<br />
strategies. Critical reading of one or more full-length<br />
texts is required.<br />
Admission to this course is based on placement test scores.<br />
CSE103 Critical Reading and Academic Literacy<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is designed for students who want to develop sophisticated<br />
analytical skills for critical reading. It aims to develop<br />
proficiency in higher levels of reading and thinking — analysis,<br />
inference and evaluation. Through intensive reading and analysis<br />
from the various academic disciplines, students will be able to<br />
process and organize complex concepts. The course will have an<br />
ePortfolio component comprised of written assignments developed<br />
throughout the semester.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095<br />
CSE105 Academic Vocabulary<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course introduces students to methods of expanding their<br />
vocabulary, from contextual readings to conceptual frameworks.<br />
The development of modern English is studied to explain the state<br />
of current vocabulary. Subject area dictionaries, Greek and Latin<br />
word elements and meanings derived from context are explored.<br />
Special consideration is given to introducing the students to the<br />
vocabulary essential to their major area of study.<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
appreciation of biographical narratives and their uses in selfunderstanding.<br />
The materials to be read in class will vary by<br />
semester and the course may be thematically organized.<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: ESL/ESR098<br />
CSE150 The Evolution of the Reading Experience<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is designed to familiarize the student with the cultural<br />
and technological factors which have defined and influenced the<br />
activity of reading. The emphasis of the course will be on the<br />
evolution of reading and the gradual changes affecting the reading<br />
experience. Students will be expected to understand significant<br />
developments that relate to reading: the invention of writing, the<br />
creation of books, the invention of the printing press and more<br />
recent changes in print communication. This course will explore<br />
reading from the perspectives of other cultures and will trace the<br />
varieties of reading experiences that have been key features in the<br />
transformation of Western and non-Western cultures.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
CSE200 Speed Reading<br />
2 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course is offered for students who are interested in power<br />
reading techniques. Emphasis is placed on the development of<br />
effective reading habits and the techniques of rapid reading,<br />
identifying authors’ patterns of writing, skimming, scanning and<br />
ongoing practice with mechanical aids and timed exercises.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101, MAT095<br />
CSE110 Literacy and Propaganda<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course introduces students to methods of understanding a<br />
highly developed and pervasive discourse: propaganda. Emphasis<br />
is placed on reading materials that use the persuasive and argumentative<br />
language of politics, advertising, cultural discussions<br />
and the media. Political speeches, essays, editorials, and articles<br />
are used to enlarge the student’s experience with the materials and<br />
tools of propaganda. The student will acquire the intellectual<br />
framework and sophisticated level of literacy needed to recognize<br />
and respond to the aims of propaganda.<br />
Prerequisite: CSE095, ESL/ESR099<br />
Pre- or Corequisite: CSE099, ENA/ENG/ESA099/ENC101<br />
CSE120 Reading the Biography<br />
3 credits; 3 hours<br />
This course will introduce students to the critical reading and<br />
evaluation of biographies, autobiographies, memoirs, diaries and<br />
journals. The aims of the course will be to: evaluate claims to truth<br />
and truthful recollections; examine historical claims through first<br />
person accounts; develop awareness of the methods and techniques<br />
of biographical and autobiographical writing; understand<br />
the uses of biographical writing and its place in society; explore<br />
biographies and autobiographies as vehicles for the creation of the<br />
self. The student will become proficient and develop a deeper<br />
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