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Study the health effects of drugs, chemicals and natural substances on biological systems and the environment. Learn about the properties of toxic substances, the toxic mechanisms of chemicals, the fate and reactions of foreign chemicals in people’s bodies,…
This course is designed to provide individuals with the skills and knowledge needed to successfully navigate the job or internship search process. Through interactive lectures and guided activities, participants will explore concrete ways to write an…
This project is the final requirement in the Professional Writing Program, where you synthesize the concepts you have learned and apply them to an individualized writing project. This capstone project can be used to enhance your portfolio or complete a…
Procuring products and services is an essential part of a project manager's responsibilities. Learn the fundamentals of the procurement process, from developing procurement documents and specifications to evaluating vendor proposals, crafting appropriate…
Get a comprehensive overview of quality management. Understand the philosophies and strategies of prominent quality authorities, and explore ways to implement a management-improvement program effectively.
Develop the knowledge and skills to become an effective communicator in your personal life and workplace. During the course, you explore basic communication theory and learn practical communication skills. You pay particular attention to the influence of…
When we say that someone acts a certain way because of their personality, what does that mean? Personality psychology, in contrast to abnormal and clinical psychology, is the study of normal and exceptional personalities, their assessment and development, and…
Discover the power and flexibility of NumPy, SciPy and Matplotlib when dealing with heavy mathematical, engineering or scientific problems. Explore the concise and expressive use of Python’s advanced module features and apply them in probability, statistical…
Get an introduction to what qualitative research is, the types of qualitative research methods, the appropriate situations to apply qualitative methods, and how to conduct your own qualitative research. You learn to build a research protocol and use various…
Learn to utilize the R programming language for data manipulation, statistical analysis and graphics applications. R is available as free/open source software with thousands of available libraries or "packages'' for everything from time-series analysis and…
In this course you will examine works of historical fiction that present a re-imagined or re-envisioned past, making space for stories and voices rarely found in the annals of history. Reading as a writer, you will explore issues such as the limits and…
This course in postmodern literary practice explores the radical experiments taking place in narrative design and poetics from the mid-twentieth century to the present. Each course offering will explore a single writer whose work captures the essence of this…
This reading- and writing-intensive literature course explores how writers transform lived experience into compelling literary works. Through close reading of memoir, personal essays, autofiction, and autobiographical fiction and metafiction, students examine…
Get the tools you need to make informed decisions about real estate investments. Topics include investment real estate basics, using a cash flow model tool, impact of taxation and debt, case studies, and the financial relationship between real estate and…
Learn how to manage conflicts, issues and changes to ensure that stakeholders and the project team agree on the solution scope and how requirements are communicated. Study the elicitation knowledge area, which includes details for eliciting business,…
Understand how financial planning practitioners bridge the gap between their clients' wealth preservation and their extended income needs during retirement. Assess retiree financial situations and longevity probabilities, and develop risk-mitigation…
Get a practical introduction to the diversity of science-writing opportunities, including those for news organizations, magazines, institutions and websites. Learn about finding story ideas and reliable sources, conducting interviews, matching writing style…
Writing for visual media requires learning to conceptualize and shape a story that can be told with images. In this 10-week workshop, learn the fundamentals of narrative screenwriting (creating compelling characters, and building plot, story structure,…
Focus on the concepts, principles, theories and research in selected major areas of linguistic studies. The main emphasis of the course is on language structure, language use, and first- and second-language development.
Explore a broad range of essential topics in web software security frameworks, combining theoretical knowledge with practical activities to develop a comprehensive understanding of web application security. Learn contemporary and fundamental security…
Investigate and understand instructional leadership issues and opportunities related to preschool through third grade (P–3) education. Topics include current educational policy and future policy directions and integration of Universal Transitional…
You’ve completed half of the curriculum in the Post-Baccalaureate Program for Counseling and Psychology Professions, and you’ve decided that graduate school is in your future. So how do you apply to the school of your dreams? In this career seminar, get an…
Learn about the intelligent energy grid that supports today's green-energy initiatives. Study real-world value propositions, business perspectives and solution scenarios from business-economics and technical-practicalities points-of-view. Discover the…
Learn to critically analyze, interrogate and reflect on social justice issues in higher education. Power inequalities in society shape these injustices in ways that are not only systemic and structural but also personal. We will explore ways in which issues…
This course will explore topics in the sociology of health, illness and medicine, including the social causes and consequences of health and illness. This course will include the relationship between society and health including ethics, social inequality,…
Create a fully-fledged web-software application that is designed, built and tested using fundamental concepts and contemporary frameworks, technologies and methodologies. Integrate a variety of technologies, architectures and methodologies from coursework…
Review software project management and discuss the latest approaches, methodologies and standards of software development. You learn to evaluate initial development costs and schedules; define test and prototype activities; determine risk management…
Gain a theoretical and a practical understanding of Quality Assurance in the context of Software Development and Engineering. You should be comfortable being asked to install and use an integrated development environment for homework assignments but this is…
In this introductory course, you learn to use modern Spanish for practical communication. Lively, interactive activities emphasize listening and speaking skills, and a relaxed atmosphere helps your reading and writing skills. Study major grammatical…
In this continuation of Spanish: Intermediate I SPANISH X417, students practice communicating in Spanish to prepare for a variety of common real-world contexts and environments. They further develop their listening and speaking skills through peer-to-peer…
Review the science and current research topics in the field of human stem cells, and learn how they are being applied to regenerative medicine. Examine the derivation, cultivation and development of technologies surrounding human embryonic stem cells, adult…
Stock-based compensation is often the most valuable part of a client’s compensation package, especially in the Bay Area. And yet, due to complex plan structures, special tax law exposures, corporate and regulatory restrictions, and the psychological…
Learn how to build and maintain strong brands. You'll focus on such topics as brand strategy, research and positioning, as well as brand extensions, global branding, and measuring and managing brand equity over time. You then apply the information learned in…
This is the second course of a two-course sequence that introduces the knowledge and skills required to advise students in the transition from high school to college. You will expand your knowledge of specific college options and the admissions process.…
Learn theories about student development in college and how to apply such theories to programs, services and behavioral interventions. Explore the contexts of student development and focus on practical applications within the higher education setting. You…
What makes change happen? Why do some companies and communities adapt more easily to change and others less so? What is your relationship to change? Sustainability is fundamentally about change. Through the lens of systems thinking, strategy, communication,…
Learn the essentials of green building management and operations of a construction site from pre-construction to LEED/GPR/Fitwel/WELL certification. Course topics include green building codes, voluntary sustainability and resilience requirements, estimation…
Learn about income taxation of various entity types: corporations ("S" and "C"), LLCs, sole proprietorships, partnerships, estates, and trusts. We'll also discuss gift and transfer taxes, and review rules governing the formation, operation, and disposition of…
Compare different teaching solutions to specific pronunciation problems, and learn practical techniques for creating lively and effective pronunciation lessons. Examine American English pronunciation, including stress, rhythm, intonation, consonants and…
Learn the tools and concepts to produce effective technical documentation and presentations relevant to a wide range of professional fields, whether you are in engineering, physical or social sciences, industry, health care, academia or government. You…
Study the principles and best practices for information design in today’s workplace. Learn the fundamentals of graphic design theory while gaining valuable knowledge in the human information processing system. Learn how to understand and build information…
Get a detailed picture of all aspects of the complex and highly interrelated activities involved in bringing a pharmaceutical discovery to approval and market. Although the focus is on pharmaceuticals, seminar discussions also integrate biologics, diagnostics…
In this literature course for writers, students learn how to read “through the language” of fiction to visualize the writing process underlying Atwood’s dystopian novel; a first-person narrative powered by the dissonant structure of a postmodern Female Gothic…
Compensation, as well as benefits programs, need to reflect the changing business landscape and organizational challenges. Learn about a range of compensation and rewards programs that address monetary and non-monetary options for employees beyond salary…
The Typography Fundamentals course will provide students with a broad understanding of contemporary typography and how to make intelligent, confident typographic design decisions. It is intended to help students develop a professional grasp on the craft of…
Study the principles of information, interaction and navigation design to organize and present information for optimal user interface design (UI). Examine human-computer interaction (HCI) in the context of graphical user interfaces (GUI) by exploring the core…
This capstone course guides students in creating a professional UX design portfolio for career advancement or graduate program applications. The portfolio will reflect your personal brand, highlight your strengths, and address areas for growth. The course…
Get an introduction to the principles of validation and the associated requirements defined by regulatory authorities. Study the validation regulatory elements and expectations and how they must be implemented for quality. Examine the role of quality…
Get an introduction to modern medical virology, with an emphasis on structure, molecular biology, viral replication, mutations, evolution of viruses, host cell interactions and pathogenesis, as well as diagnosis, control and prevention of infection.
Get an introduction to HTML5 and CSS3 to create a small or personal website. After Applying web standards as you code and mastering the fundamentals of web development and design, you then proceed rapidly with semantic coding, starting from text editor in the…