We offer distance learning courses that are recommended for college credit by the NCCRS in the following subjects:
The History of Board Games
(HIS-380)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
History and Political Science
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: identify the origins of board games and their significance in American culture; compare and analyze the themes in a variety of games; compare and contrast virtual board games and the role they play in modern day socialization and define the design elements in modern day board games that make them intriguing and appealing to a large demographic population.
The History of Board games explores the origins and design of a variety of games and their significance in American and European culture. Topics include the integration of dice into many games, strategic race games, games of alignment and linear connection and dimensional variants. Popular games including chess, checkers, Monopoly, Backgammon, Chutes and Ladders, Connect and Scrabble are studied.
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in History, Liberal Arts, or Social Science (5/23).
Living with Art
(ART-225)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023- Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Art and Music
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: explain the various theories and concepts concerning a drawing; summarize the techniques and processes used to develop a work of art; describe the basic terminology of each genre of art; discuss the structure and composition of various art forms; and explain how art is a reflection of and is influenced by culture, values, and history.
Living with Art provides students with the concepts, terminology, principles, theories and the general issues relevant to a specific work of art and the work’s historical context. Students examine the attitudes and philosophies related to creative production in the visual arts and help develop a positive attitude to the arts through the study of theory, styles of art history, structure and periods of art, combined with an active art gallery program and a variety of studio projects.
In the associate/certificate degree category, 3 semester hours in Art, Art Appreciation, Design, or Studio Art (5/23).
Color Consulting and Theory for the Home and Business
(ART-303)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023- Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Art and Music
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: define how creating color palettes using color theory and client preferences can enhance a home and business; describe how lighting and undertones affect color choices; apply the use of the color wheel, color terminology, and color schemes; describe color psychology and how it affects color choices in the home and office; define and describe how to build custom colors; and describe the flow and focal points in a home and how this is affected by color choices.
Color Consulting and Theory for the Home and Business teaches students how to create color palettes to enhance an interior space. Topics include developing and using a color palette to bring life to a room and office, utilizing new or existing furniture, appliances, flooring, and interior painting, and working with clients to achieve balance and harmony. Color psychology will be explored, as well as how lighting and undertones affect color choices to train the eye to identify colors.
In the associate/certificate degree category, 3 semester hours in Design or Studio Art (5/23).
Research Methods in Health Services Management
(HCR-550)
$200.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Allied Health
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: explain the role of research and its impact on the delivery of care; discuss the purpose of research philosophy and language; apply established procedures in the development of a research study framework; develop innovative and important questions and hypothesis in the field of health services research, based on the research study outline; outline the topics related to observation and measurement, including reliability and validity implications; contrast the different types of research methodologies and/or designs, their strengths and weaknesses; identify inherent threats to internal and external validity; select an appropriate research methodology or design to answer the questions of a health service investigation; interpret the different survey techniques in the area of health services research; compare the different types of data frequently used in health service, as well as their strengths and weaknesses or limitations; increase the capacity to read and critically analyze the literature on health services, including research questions, research design, methodologies, and conclusions; analyze research studies to pinpoint key methods, parties, safeguards, measures and outcomes; search for and locate research relevant to a health care issue of the students’ choosing; discriminate amongst definitions of key vocabulary in health services research methodology; and apply research methodology frameworks to pending health services management issues.
Research Methods in Health Services Management exposes students to the scope of health services and health policy research, addresses such topics as developing conceptual models, understanding, and using different research designs, sampling survey design, carrying out community-oriented and policy-oriented research, and the ethical conduct of research. The course includes an analysis of various research design, methodologies, quantitative and qualitative research studies and provides students with the ability to draft and prepare applied research reports to help management with the decision-making process. Prerequisite: Concepts in Math and Quantitative Analysis (MAT-301).
In the upper division baccalaureate degree category OR in the graduate degree category, 3 semester hours in Nursing, Human Services, Hospital Administration, Health Service Administration, Undergraduate Public Health, Health Informatics, Clinical Health Sciences, Social Sciences or similar healthcare occupational (clinical practice) programs (5/23).
Advanced Auditing
(ARC-202)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
December 2021 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Interior Design
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the process of decluttering; analyze the need for organization in both the home and business environment; determine the importance of tactile and kinesthetic objects and equipment; and apply the techniques as taught to create a comfortable and inviting space in which to both work and live in.
Home and Office Organization (ARC-202) is an undergraduate self-study course that culminates with a project and a final exam. This course examines the evolution of organization, utilization of space, techniques, and concepts for making the best use of home and office layout. Minimalism and the psychological effect of decluttering and organizing are discussed.
improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.
In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours in Interior Design (6/22).
Home and Office Organization
(ARC-202)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
December 2021 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Interior Design
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the process of decluttering; analyze the need for organization in both the home and business environment; determine the importance of tactile and kinesthetic objects and equipment; and apply the techniques as taught to create a comfortable and inviting space in which to both work and live in.
Home and Office Organization (ARC-202) is an undergraduate self-study course that culminates with a project and a final exam. This course examines the evolution of organization, utilization of space, techniques, and concepts for making the best use of home and office layout. Minimalism and the psychological effect of decluttering and organizing are discussed.
improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.
In the associate degree/certificate category, 3 semester hours in Interior Design (6/22).
Universal Design, Creating Inclusive Environments
(ARC-101)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
December 2021 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Interior Design
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: describe the relationship between construction, accessibility, and barriers to inclusion; explain the importance of using environmentally acceptable materials for construction; identify how individuals examining needs for accessibility are evaluated and executed; and compare and contrast changing and evolving societal perceptions when building accessibility modifications.
Universal Design, Creating Inclusive Environments (ARC-101) is an undergraduate self-study course that culminates with a final exam. The course examines the history of technology and design interventions that can be a barrier and facilitator for usability. Topics include barriers that may not be complete obstacles but may be a resistance of some sort and can include narrow doorways, congestion, steps, and ramps.
improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 3 semester hours in Interior Design, Architecture, or Interior Architecture (6/22).
The Art of Film Watching
(COM-210)
$150.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Cultural Studies
Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: describe the fundamental principles of film form and style, including narrative features, cinematography, editing, and sound; outline the basic formal elements of several film genres and film types, across a range of classic and contemporary U.S. and foreign films, including black-and-white, silent, and/or subtitled movies; analyze to describe what students see and hear when they watch a movie; discuss and write critically and effectively about the ways films move us aesthetically, intellectually, and emotionally.
The Art of Film Watching introduces students to film aesthetics through the analysis of film form and style. The course aims to provide students with fluency in and understanding of film’s unique language as it evolves technologically, historically and generically. Beyond teaching students how to recognize and describe formal choices and techniques, students will be asked to engage in close readings of films, attending to the greater aesthetic significance and stakes of formal choices and innovations evident within a particular film, directorial oeuvre, period, or movement.
improve student learning. The course discusses methods for planning assessments that are integrated with instruction, crafting assessment tools, crafting scoring rubrics, formative assessment and feedback, grading and evaluating students, assessing higher-order thinking, interpreting state-mandated and other standardized test scores, and aligning assessment with state standards. The course also discusses attributes of assessment practices such as reliability and validity.
In the associate/certificate degree category, 3 semester hours in Liberal Arts, Communications or Film Studies (5/23).
The Law of Healthcare Administration
(HCA-400)
$200.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Allied Health
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: evaluate specific factual knowledge about legal applications in health care administration; analyze fundamental principles, generalization, and theories of law in healthcare administration; evaluate the legal issues that arise in the healthcare environment; explain the legal principles in analyzing specific problem situations; and assess how healthcare culture and legal issues intersect.
The Law of Healthcare Administration provides an overview of the American legal system and how it impacts the delivery of healthcare services. Topics include: the impact of legal factors affecting patient/client care and the operations and administration of healthcare facilities and systems, principles and practices of law, legal relationships and sources of law and legal processes affecting the health service system. Prerequisite: Healthcare Management (HCA-201)
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Allied Health, Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, Human Services, or Healthcare Policy (5/23).
Healthcare Financial Management
(HCA-375)
$200.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Allied Health
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: apply economic and healthcare finance concepts, terminology, classification, methods, and trends to situations in healthcare management; discuss the roles of planning and budgeting, their respective processes, and how they relate to a healthcare organization; demonstrate the skills necessary to complete a hospital budget; analyze financial statements and assess the importance of taking information from financial documents and utilizing this information in the healthcare organizing decision-making process; utilize financial information for decision-making and evaluate organizational performance; and investigate the role financial management and cost accounting have on organizational performance.
Healthcare Financial Management (HCA-375) blends accounting and finance concepts to enhance healthcare managers’ decision-making skills. The course provides a detailed understanding of health services financial management for decision-making, emphasizing third-party payers, financial statements, capital investments, debt financing, equity financing, and capital budgeting.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Allied Health, Healthcare Administration, Health Sciences, Human Services, or Healthcare Policy (5/23).
Comprehensive Basic Jewish Practices
(JST-333)
$300.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Language
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to: trace various Jewish practices to their sources; demonstrate the role of Jewish history in Jewish festivals and holy sites; articulate the organization of the Jewish calendar and the order of Jewish festivals and life-cycle events; identify the ritual practices of the Jewish festivals and life-cycle events; assert the role of holy places and objects in Jewish religious practice; deduce the kosher status of various foods based on its characteristics; correlate Jewish practices in regard to clothing and appearance with the meaning the meaning that they represent; infer a Torah philosophy towards interpersonal relationships based on halachic principles; and identify blessings and prayers with their appropriate occasions.
Comprehensive Basic Jewish Practices assesses students’ knowledge of basic Jewish practices. Students learn about the concept of the weekly Sabbath and all of the Jewish festivals and fasts and understand what they commemorate, and all of the main practices conducted on those days according to Torah tradition. Additionally, all of major life-cycle events are covered in this course, including the rituals which Jews follow for these events. Holy sites and objects and physical symbols are described, and their halachic ramifications are discussed. Additional topics include the laws of prayers, blessings and kosher food. The discussion of halacha is not limited to the area of laws between man and G-d but includes laws of charity and interpersonal relationships.
In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category, 6 semester hours in Jewish Studies, Religion, Near Eastern Studies, or Sociology (5/23).
Hebrew Language I (8 credit)
(HEB-106)
$400.00Location:
Various: distance learning format
Length:
Varies (self-study; self-paced)
Dates:
May 2023 - Present.
Instructional Delivery Format:
Online/distance learning
Category:
Language
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to master the Hebrew alphabet and Hebrew vowel symbols and be prepared to read any Hebrew text.
Hebrew Language I builds a basic Hebrew vocabulary including some nouns, verbs, and adjectives which are essential to communication in Hebrew. Students learn foundations of Hebrew grammar as they explore common prefixes, pluralization, and sentence structure.
In the lower division baccalaureate degree category, 8 semester hours in Hebrew Language, Language, or Judaic Studies (5/23).