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Focus on rendering skills and creative approaches to composition and subject. You start by drawing almost exclusively from 3-D objects to hone representational skills and challenge your creativity. The class includes in-depth studies of value, forms in space,…
In this beginning copyediting course, get an overview of the editorial process, including the use of style manuals and reference books, creation of style sheets, and methods of querying authors and clients. Learn how to edit using conventional marks and…
Study the more complex aspects of copyediting and the fine points of editorial style that editors of book-length manuscripts must master. Refine querying technique and learn how to approach the issues that arise when working progressively on segments of a…
Get an overview of performance management, including its definition, benefits and application in most organizations. If you are a manager or supervisor in a company of any size and want to learn more about performance management, this course teaches you how…
Get an introduction to employee benefit plans: what they include and how are designed, administered and evaluated. Study the most common types of discretionary benefits, and learn how they are selected and administered. Explore legal requirements,…
Develop in-depth employee-selection interviewing skills, and learn about the human resources function of selecting and placing employment candidates. Through extensive in-class practice and mock interviews, you learn how to identify and define selection…
Understand the powerful role that employment benefits play in a person's financial plan, with special emphasis on tax-advantaged retirement savings. Topics include IRAs; defined contribution, defined benefit and non-qualified plans; cash compensation; stock…
Study the physiology of the human endocrine system and learn about diseases that manifest with its dysfunction. You learn in depth about the structure and function of the major endocrine glands; molecular classification of hormones; how molecular structure…
This course offers an exploration of the foundational methods and principles critical for investigating and controlling disease patterns within populations. The curriculum covers advanced study designs and statistical techniques, data analysis, and the…
Gain an understanding of people management as the ability to work with people at all levels—on an individual, team and organizational basis—to maximize employee performance and happiness and achieve project goals and success. Learn strategies to manage people…
Explore the six core areas of human resources: management practices; selection and placement; training and development; compensation and benefits; employee and labor relations; and health, safety and security. Learn how these areas function within an…
Adobe After Effects is the essential software for any motion graphics designer and their skillset. Learn the fundamental tools of its timeline, graph editor, keyframing, blending modes, adjustment layers, pre-composing, mask reveals, track-mattes and sound…
Delightful, intuitive and engaging user experience is integral to a company’s success. Gain the skills employers are searching for in this introductory course. You’ll study user-experience design concepts, processes and practices, including topics such as…
Develop a unique partnership between a drawing medium and your imagination, intuition and experience. In studio projects, you experiment with abstractions based on realism, as well as sounds, ideas and words. In addition to studying the relationship of medium…
Explore the expressive use of line, the dramatic values of light and shadow, and the basics of human anatomy. Slide-illustrated lectures present portraits and self-portraits using mood, memory, photography, abstraction and fantasy as expressive tools.
Examine the critical role of a company's facilities manager in relation to real estate planning and management. The course also covers the basic concepts and techniques associated with commercial real estate facilities management. Topics include managing and…
Get an overview of the operations and maintenance skills and methods facilities managers use on a regular basis. Course topics include budgeting, staffing, alterations, and building-systems operations. Facilities managers must have a thorough understanding of…
Expand your understanding of the planning processes, and learn to recognize the attributes of an effective business continuity plan. In-class exercises teach you how to create a variety of facilities plans. Guest speakers include representatives from Bay Area…
Focus on the interpretation, analysis and communication of information that is useful to a variety of users outside of the business organization. Examine economic events' and transactions' impacts on basic financial statements. Gain an applications-level…
Take a deeper focus into the financial theory and application in financial statement analysis. Start by reviewing financial statement analysis and then delve deeply into ratio analysis (liquidity and solvency) and valuation. This course is designed to take…
This is the first course of a two-course sequence that introduces the knowledge and skills required to advise students in the transition from high school to college. Emphasis is placed both on acquiring specific knowledge of colleges and the admissions…
Learn to design and build effective, responsive and user-friendly web applications. You learn the fundamentals of front-end development and contemporary architectures by creating robust and dynamic web applications. Course topics include HTML, CSS and…
Whether you are an engineer, architect, project manager, developer or contractor, familiarize yourself with the variety of legal issues affecting the construction industry. California construction law is emphasized in the context of the foundational rights,…
Gain familiarity with architectural lighting techniques in this introductory course. Learn the fundamentals of lighting—luminaire sources and types, regulations and technical terminology—and determine how to apply them to practical situations for residential…
In this course, prospective teachers will develop an understanding of the different areas of linguistics and their application to the teaching of the English language. You will look at the origins of language and the English language, and focus on the areas…
One of the biggest challenges facing most nonprofit agencies is either finding or retaining staff talent in the areas of fundraising and volunteer management. Most staff and volunteers working in nonprofits today are motivated by the opportunity to help meet…
Gain an introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, including cell structure and function; prokaryotes; eukaryotes; metabolism; molecular and organismal genetics; classification; and animal development, form and function. Designed for biology majors and…
Learn fundamental concepts in biology, including prokaryotes; protists; fungi and plant development, form and function; population genetics; ecology; conservation; the origin of life; evolution; and classification. Designed for biology majors and premedical…
Get an introduction to fundamental concepts in biology, including cell structure and function; metabolism; molecular and organismal genetics; classification; and animal development, form and function. Designed for biology majors and premedical and prehealth…
Learn fundamental concepts in biology, including prokaryotes; protists; fungi and plant development, form and function; population genetics; ecology; conservation; the origin of life; evolution; and classification. Designed for biology majors and premedical…
Get an introduction to the fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, including matter, atoms, molecules, solutions, thermochemistry, chemical bonding and intermolecular forces. This course is designed for biology, premedical and prehealth students. It is…
Study the fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, including properties of solutions, kinetics, equilibria, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, metals, nonmetals and other topics of interest. This course is aimed at biology, premedical and prehealth…
Get an introduction to the fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, including matter, atoms, molecules, solutions, thermochemistry, chemical bonding and intermolecular forces. Develop laboratory skills such as instrumentation, data analysis and…
Learn the fundamental concepts of inorganic chemistry, including properties of solutions, kinetics, equilibria, thermodynamics, electrochemistry, nuclear chemistry, metals, nonmetals and other topics of interest. Develop laboratory skills such as…
Genome sequencing is the driving force behind precision medicine, where knowledge of genome variation is leading to more precise diagnosis, treatment and prevention of disease. Understanding how to discern between pathogenic (disease-causing) and benign…
Investigate the human genome and various types of sequence variation, as well as their clinical consequences. This course covers methodologies used to uncover associations between genome variation and disease/drug response. Learn to interpret genomic test…
Gain an understanding of the role of quality assurance (QA) in the functional plants that make materials for clinical trials and commercial operations. Understand the role of QA in a functional Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) plant. Using case studies,…
Gain an understanding of the quality control function and the difference between quality assurance (QA) and quality control (QC) and the role and function of the QC department. Learn to critically understand what industry regulations require and how to apply…
Get an in-depth review of basic grammar topics that have particular importance in the ESL classroom. You also gain an understanding of the special difficulties that arise in learning a second language and the reasons that these problems occur.
Editors must have a strong command of English grammar, syntax and mechanics to edit the work of others clearly, confidently and correctly. Gain a practical understanding of grammar and the logic governing syntax and punctuation use. Learn to analyze grammar…
Green supply chains are an important part of sustainable business practice. If you are an environmental or business manager or someone who wants to develop knowledge and expertise in sustainable business practices, this course teaches you about green product…
This course serves as an introduction to issues related to the role cultural diversity plays in health care advocacy. You will learn how characteristics such as race, ethnicity, gender, language preferences, religion and socioeconomic status can affect…
Learn to master the written parts of your application to graduate-level health profession programs (medical, dental, veterinary, advanced nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, optometry and other health care programs). You…
Learn effective strategies and techniques to interview successfully for your desired graduate-level professional school (medical, dental, veterinary, advanced nursing, pharmacy, physical therapy, physician assistant, public health, optometry and other health…
Understand how physical health and illness relate to lifestyle and psychological factors. Explore the interaction between mind and body in more than a dozen diseases and disorders. Your course curriculum focuses on symptomatology, epidemiology, etiology,…
Get an historical overview of higher education in America, from colonial times to the recent past. You focus on postsecondary education as it developed in what became the United States of America over a span of almost four centuries. Examine the intersection…
Architecture and design changed rapidly from the time of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century to the period of cultural postmodernism in the late 20th century. In this continuation of the History of Architecture, Interiors and Decorative Arts I ARCH…
Survey the history of photography to learn how to incorporate the techniques and ideas developed by major photographers into your work. Explore skills such as stop-action composition and creative use of color theory. Classroom discussion topics include…
Focus on the correlation between the structure and function of the various body systems, and examine topics such as the nervous, endocrine, cardiovascular and reproductive systems. Become familiar with dissection and basic microscopic examination of tissues.…
Study the fundamental concepts of human physiology—including reproductive, neural, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, endocrine and sensory systems—using hands-on experiments and computer simulations. Measure and analyze student EKGs, blood…