Skyline College Catalog 2011-2012 Program & course descriptions ...

LSKL 828 SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING ASSISTANCEFOR BASIC WRITING SKILLS (.5)(Pass/No Pass)Minimum of 24 lab hours/semester. Corequisite: Concu -rrent enrollment in ENGL 828.Provides supplementary learning assistance to studentsenrolled in ENGL 828. Under the supervision ofqualified faculty, course instructors reinforce conceptsand skills learned in ENGL 828. May be repeated twice forcredit. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)LSKL 830 THE SENTENCE (.5)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of eight lecture hours/semester.A supplemental course that focuses on the fundamentalsof sentence structure so that students can writeclearer, more grammatically correct sentences. Studentswill be able to apply the concepts learned in this courseto their writing in any class. May be repeated twice forcredit. (Units do not count toward the Associate Degree.)LSKL 831 EDITING AND PROOFREADING (.5)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of eight lecture hours/semester.A supplemental course that focuses on teachingstudents to become stronger editors and proofreaders oftheir own writing. Students will work on error identificationand strengthening skills in grammar, sentence structure,word choice, punctuation and mechanics. May berepeated twice for credit. (Units do not count toward theAssociate Degree.)LSKL 832 SENTENCE COMBINING (.5)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of eight lecture hours/semester.A supplemental course that focuses on providingstudents firm grounding in sentence-combining skills.Students will increase the clarity and sophistication oftheir writing by creating more complex and better-developedsentences. Course covers verbals, appositives, andadjective clauses. May be repeated twice for credit. (Unitsdo not count toward the Associate Degree.)LSKL 833 MULTI-INTELLIGENT LEARNINGSTRATEGIES FOR READINGAND WRITING (.5)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of eight lecture hours/semester.A supplemental course that focuses on teaching studentsabout the theory of multiple intelligences so theycan identify their own strongest intelligence systems andsample a variety of strategies to improve reading and writingdifficulties. May be repeated twice for credit. (Units donot count toward the Associate Degree.)LEARNING SKILLS „ LIBRARYLSKL 836 SUPPLEMENTAL LEARNING ASSISTANCEFOR WRITING DEVELOPMENT (.5)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 24 lab hours/semester. Corequisite: Concur -rent enrollment in ENGL 836.Provides supplementary learning assistance to studentsenrolled in ENGL 836. Under the supervision ofqualified faculty, course instructors reinforce conceptsand skills learning in ENGL 836. May be repeated twicefor credit. (Units do not count toward the AssociateDegree.)LSKL 853 WRITING AND READING ASSISTANCE LAB(.5-3)(Pass/No Pass.)Minimum of 24 hours of computer lab instruction for each.5 unit.Provides assistance in reading strategies and allstages of the writing process to students enrolled in anycollege course. Open daily, the lab allows students flexibledrop-in hours and flexibility in instructional methods:one-to-one tutoring, writing and reading software, Englishpractice groups, faculty-taught workshops, and onlinetutoring. (Open entry.) May be repeated for credit up to amaximum of 9 units. (Units do not count toward theAssociate Degree.)LIBRARY (LSCI)LSCI 100 INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATIONRESEARCH (1)(Offered online only.)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 16 hours of individualized study/semester.An introduction to basic online research skills using avariety of high quality Web research tools. Emphasis ontechniques for effective searching and using critical thinkingskills to choose appropriate online research tools andcritically evaluate a variety of information sources. LSCI100 is offered in an online format. Students must have anemail address. May be repeated once for credit. Transfercredit: UC; CSU (E1).LSCI 110 DIGITAL ORAL RESEARCH PROJECT (1)(Pass/No Pass or letter grade.)Minimum of 16 lecture hours by arrangement/semester.A practical introduction to methods and techniques ofgathering and documenting oral research using digitalaudio technology. Students will learn to interview peoplein order to record and organize information relevant tospecific historical, social, cultural, ethnic or other areas ofresearch interest. Completed digital oral research projectswill be included in the College Library’s oral history website.(Open entry.) Transfer credit: CSU.C O U R S E D E S C R I P T I O N S2 011 – 2 012 C ATA L O G w w w. S k y l i n e C o l l e g e . e d u207