Business Communications
CMM180

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
This course will help students learn about communication theory and develop business writing skills. Direct and indirect message writing will be covered so that students can communicate effectively in a vocational setting. Different types of reports and their possible formats will also be examined. Students will be required to write some of these reports. Prerequisite: CMM125
CRN# 20863, 20949, 21010, 21831

Communications
CMM125

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
This course helps students in all programs to develop their ability to communicate effectively. Students are required to meet first-year benchmarks for generic skills in researching, organizing, reframing, analyzing, and presenting information. Applies to several postsecondary diplomas.
Computer requirements (for online delivery only): Word and PowerPoint. Microphone required.
CRN# 20948, 21257, 21832, 21833, 21009

Report Writing I
CMM190

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
This course introduces basic report writing and teaches different formats reports can take as well as different types of reports. In addition, it focuses on the organization of routine and informal situations for the workplace and direct and indirect communication of messages. Prerequisite: CMM125
CRN# 20864, 20950, 21011, 21834

Report Writing II
CMM200

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
This course concentrates on researching, writing and orally presenting various types of business reports. Participants will examine the formats of several different types of reports and the procedures followed in writing acceptable business reports. (Satisfies the CGA requirement for a business communication course.) Prerequisite: CMM190.
CRN# 20951, 20750, 21012, 21835

Proposal Writing
CEA529

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 24
This course will provide students with the general guidelines for creating a professional proposal along with the basic rules for formal business language. Students will learn how to construct and format their arguments to create effective proposals for any professional discipline.
CRN# 20737

Creative Writing
ENG200

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
Students in this course will write, respond to the writing of peers and published writers, and present their writing in written form. By providing an atmosphere in which writing is valued, by initiating writing exercises, by focusing attention on patterns that elicit positive responses, and by establishing quotas and timelines, this course will create frameworks that will facilitate students’ creative writing. Prerequisite: First year communications course.
CRN# 21020, 21282, 21283, 21836

Writing Short Stories
CEA719

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 48
Writing Short Stories is an introductory course for the aspiring story writer that focuses on the particularities of this literary genre. Character development, narrative unity and plot construction are explored by analyzing selected short stories and participating in writing exercises. In the latter part of the course, students follow a step-by-step approach to producing a story suitable for publication.
CRN# 21142

Science Fiction Literature
CEA717

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 42
Science fiction shows you other worlds; it describes possible future societies and the problems lurking ahead. It also shows how human beings can and do create these future worlds - that our future is in our hands. Science fiction stands as a bridge between science and art, between the engineers of technology and the poets of humanity.
CRN# 21285

Writing for Publication
CEA158

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 45
The general objective of this course is to introduce students to creative writing and the publishing process. Students will follow the various steps of manuscript preparation including conferencing, editing and proofreading. Students will examine the writer’s craft using a wide range of professional works as models.
CRN# 21141

Expressive Writing
CEA503

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 36
Students improve fluency in written English through constant writing and frequent revision; they develop skills in observation and the sharing of personal experience, and become aware of the relationship of form to content (i.e., using language to tell the story effectively). Students have an opportunity to improve their writing skills while fulfilling a desire to tell their own stories.
CRN# 21837

Westerns: A Study in the Film Genre
CEA502

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 48
This course will explore the film genre of Westerns. Major themes, theories and ideas will be examined via the work of selected actors, directors and films. Subjects to be studied via discussion and assignments include The History of the Western/Components of the Western/Landscape and Setting/Actors/Directors/Films/Indigenous Peoples.
CRN# 21838

Researching and Reporting
CEA894

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 39
In this course, communication skills are developed through hands-on application. Students can choose examples related to their careers. Participants define a problem, collect research using print sources, the Internet, interviews and questionnaires, and present their findings in reports. Prerequisite: Postsecondary basic level communications course.
CRN# 21839

Dramatic Scriptwriting
CEA514

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 30
This course emphasizes the skills necessary for developing an original short dramatic script idea. Providing a structured developmental process, we will begin with researching and evaluating story concepts, writing an outline, treatment and first draft, followed by revision and polishing of a final draft which will be marketed for sale before the end of the term.
CRN# 21840

Technical Communications
CEA106

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 48
This course includes various technical writing problems that challenge the learner to generate practical solutions that are clear, focused and expressed in appropriate language style. The course assists learners to develop the sound thinking and planning skills that are fundamental to communicating successfully in technical fields.
CRN# 21139

Conversational French - Basic Level 1
APP672

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This introductory course is for those who have no skills in the French language. Conversation topics include description of people, objects and activities, and information gathering. Basic grammar functions such as gender and number of nouns and present tense of verbs are introduced.
CRN# 21143

Conversational French - Basic Level 2
APP673

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course is designed for those who have some knowledge of the French language. Topics of conversation include leisure activities, entertainment, hobbies, nutrition and travel. Structures include irregular verbs in the present tense, adjectives and comparatives, the immediate future and the conversational past tense. Prerequisite: APP672
CRN# 21144

Conversational French - Basic Level 3
APP674

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course is a continuation of the Basic Level 2 program. Topics of conversation will include everyday activities in the workplace, at home and outdoors. Structures to be studied include the conversational past tense, the descriptive past tense, comparatives, superlatives, and a more advanced level of use of pronouns. Prerequisite: APP673.
CRN# 21488

Conversational French - Basic Level 4
APP675

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course is a continuation of the Basic Level 3 program and is intended for those who wish to build their conversational French skills. Topics of conversation will include everyday activities in the workplace, at home and outdoors. Structures to be studied include the conditional, ordering pronouns, reviewing past and future tenses, comparatives and superlatives, adjectives and adverbs. A greater emphasis is put on French media and French films as a means of developing listening skills. Prerequisites: APP674.
CRN# 21841

Conversational Spanish - Basic Level 1
CEA141

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course will introduce the student to the basics of the Spanish language and grammar. It will involve intensive practice in conversation, composition and basic translation. Emphasis will be on pronunciation, listening/comprehension and the development of communication skills.
CRN# 20734

Conversational Spanish - Basic Level 2
CEA142

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course is a continuation of the basics of the Spanish language acquired in Basic Level 1. It involves intensive practice in conversation, phonetics and composition. Students have the opportunity to become more familiar with verbs ending in -er and -ir in past tense, as well as learning the use of the comparative and superlative forms.
CRN# 21145

Conversational Spanish - Intermediate Level 1
CEA267

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course will concentrate on the proper arrangement of words and phrases in the sentence structure. More verb tenses will be learned, including the imperfect and subjunctive. Expanded knowledge of descriptive words will include comparative and superlative adjectives. As students improve their conversational style, they will increase their reading and writing skills.
CRN# 21489

Conversational Spanish - Intermediate Level 2
CEA268

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course will continue developing conversational skills as well as style. The course will concentrate on learning more verb tenses, including the conditionals: indicative vs. subjunctive. Discussion of different topics of interest in Spanish will be an important part of this course. English-to-Spanish translation skills will be developed.
CRN# 21842

Conversational Spanish - Advanced Level 1
CEA369

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
This course, which is conducted entirely in Spanish, applies the language skills learned to date. Students improve their reading, writing, and translation skills as well as their everyday basic vocabulary, including such topics as La Familia, Hispana, Deportes, Empleo, and others. In addition to studying the essential syntactic structures, the grammar component includes a variety of verb tenses.
CRN# 21146

Conversational Spanish - Advanced Level 2
CEA370

Sessions: 15; Hours: 45
In this course, which is conducted entirely in Spanish, students will build upon already strong conversational and comprehension skills in all facets of the language. Students will perform novel studies and/or reviews of works by Miguel de Cervantes and other prominent Spanish writers, discuss current events and topics related to Spanish culture, and continue with essential syntactic and grammatical studies.
CRN# 20735

Italian for Beginners
CEA884

Sessions: Indep; Hours: 42
This course will help students to develop the fundamental ability to comprehend the basic Italian vocabulary and structures. Grammar and writing skills are introduced as well as early reading skills. While using the reading passages, the student will be introduced to the fundamental aspects of the Italian culture.
CRN# 21843