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PROGRAMS / COURSE DESCRIPTION
Child Development
Computer Information Systems
Computer Integrated Design & Graphics (Drafting)
Construction & Manufacturing Technology
Education
Electronics and Computer Technology
English
Fire Technology
General Work Experience
Journalism
Mathematics
Music
Nursing
Photography
Physical Science
Physics
Political Science
Psychology
Respiratory Therapy
Restaurant Management
Sociology
Theater Arts
Welding
For further information and individual guidance, contact
the Cooperative Education Office at 245-4271, ext.
2281, or visit www.vvc.edu/offices/coopedu.
Faculty
Full Time
Margaret Dunsmore
DANCE
See Physical Education
DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES
Developmental Studies courses offer language analysis
curriculum specifically designed for students with
language based disabilities. The curriculum is a
multisensory, sequential, and cognitive approach which
includes both perceptual and neurological deficit
therapy.
DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES COURSES
DVST 1 LANGUAGE ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT 1
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. CSU. (No prerequisite)
This course may be taken four times.
This course is designed for students who would like to
learn how to read and spell phonetically. The sounds
and rules governing the sounds are introduced to the
students. The students are then given opportunity to
encode and decode words using this phonetic
instruction. This course will not apply to the Associate
Degree.
DVST 2 LANGUAGE ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT 2
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.
Pass/No Pass)
Language Analysis 2 uses a multisensory sequential
approach to teaching the encoding and decoding of
multisyllabic words according to the phonetic structure
of the words. Students will also learn how to apply the
rules governing the phonetic structure in order to
enhance both reading and spelling. This course will not
apply to the Associate Degree.
DVST 3 LANGUAGE ANALYSIS DEVELOPMENT 3
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.
Pass/No Pass) This course may be taken four times.
Language Analysis 3 is a multisensory and structured
approach to understanding the skills and techniques
that can enhance comprehension of college level text
book reading assignments. Specifically, the key words
and organizational patterns of the text will be identified
and methods for grasping the main idea of the text will
be presented. This course will not apply to the Associate
Degree.
DVST 4 MATHEMATICAL REASONING
Units: 3.0 - 48-54 hours lecture. (No prerequisite.
Pass/No Pass)
Math Reasoning addresses the perceptual and
language deficits that can interfere with understanding
mathematical concepts and operations. Students will be
given hands-on experience to increase visual perception
and to comprehend the language used in mathematics.
This course will not apply to the Associate Degree.
DIGITAL ANIMATION
See Computer Integrated Design and
Graphics
See Media Arts
DANCE • DEVELOPMENTAL STUDIES • DIGITAL ANIMATION
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