Course Calendar 2011-2012 - Champlain College Saint-Lambert

Complementary (Continued)
360-E2K-LA
Introduction to Flash
(Complementary course – not open to Graphic
Communications, Computer Science and Creative Arts
students)
Flash is a major content-creation technology used to
create interactive, visually stunning, sound and video-rich
web sites. It can also be used to produce standalone
movies that can be distributed on CD. In this course, you
will explore the basics of Flash and, through the creation
of stimulating hands-on projects, will learn how to create
Flash objects and symbols with drawing and text tools,
use animation techniques, import media elements, and
write basic ActionScript. You will learn the steps involved
in putting together a Flash project and how to effectively
work as part of a project team.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
360-E2L-LA
Public Speaking for Beginners
(Complementary course - open to all students)
Much of “whom” and “what” we are is dependent on our
ability to express ourselves verbally to others. The art of
public speaking is one of the foremost mediums of selfexpression.
This course is designed to give students
competency in the art of oral communication and to give
confidence in having the capacity to speak effectively and
openly in a variety of situations. Emphasis will be placed
on speaking techniques and clarity of expression. A
further emphasis will be to assist the students to develop
ideas and concepts so that they can project and
communicate these thoughts with a personable style and
a logical order of delivery.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
370-201-LA
World Religions
(Religion for Liberal Arts students only)
This course traces the development of religious ideas in
both the Western and Eastern traditions. It examines the
beliefs and historical contexts of the three Semitic religions -
Judaism, Christianity and Islam - as well as Hinduism,
Buddhism and Taoism. In each case the influence of other
religions and systems of thought is taken into consideration.
Comparative themes are examined to see how each
religious worldview answers basic questions of human
existence. Throughout the course key texts from each
religion are studied in English translation.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
203-B1A-LA
Astronomy
Students in this course will develop an understanding of
astronomy concepts and will apply this knowledge by
solving problems, preparing and performing a group
presentation, and writing a research paper. The topics
covered in this course will include the history of
astronomical observations and cosmological theories and
how they are being used today. This course will describe the
solar system the galaxy, stellar evolution, the universe and
the possibility of life in the universe as well as describing the
methods used (telescopes, detectors, probes) to study the
universe.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00
360-E2M-01
Music: From Jazz to Rap to Techno
(Complementary course - open to all students)
Words and music combine to affect our thoughts and
emotions. Contemporary music styles like Rap, Rock,
Blues, Jazz, Techno and Trance are connected in many
ways to each other and to older forms of music. This
course will explore these various forms of music to find
out what they have in common and what makes each
distinct. Students will also learn about a wide variety of
vocal styles and some of the basic music tools that artists
use to express themselves, in order to understand how
musicians and recording artists put message and melody
together in both new and old style songs.
3 hours/week Units: 2.00