Key concepts introduced include the role of scarcity and choice, incentives and competition, and the law of supply and demand. Introduction to Macroeconomics is a survey course that builds on the topics covered and skills developed in ECON Microeconomics in order to present a complete picture of the economy. Macroeconomics shows how consumers and markets fit into the overall or aggregated economy and provides a framework to assess government policies.
Key topics covered will include economic cycles growth and recession , economic indicators and measures, and interest rates and money supply. These features are both natural and man-made, both physically and culturally determined. The relationship of people and place is central to an understanding of human history, contemporary events, and possible global futures. As an introductory course it covers the whole globe and all its greatest geographic features and relationships.
This dictates that the approach is broad and not too deep. This is the first course in a two-course sequence in American Government. The course is designed to convey basic facts about the structure and functioning of the American political system. The philosophical foundation of the U. Constitution is explored and the federalist construct is examined. The functions of the three separate branches of government and their roles in policy making are a major focus.
An overview of the field of international and global politics. The nation state, factors of power, collective security, international trade, regional and international organization, sources of conflict and convergence are addressed. Introduction to Sociology introduces students to the sociological investigation of human interaction and behavior in society.
The course explores environmental, historical, cultural, and organizational influences on our interpersonal relationships and life-patterns within the context of contemporary society. Students will learn how to use sociological concepts, theory and research to think critically about individuals, groups, institutions, and societies in any given situation. The course introduces students to the art and science of Psychology.
Course emphasis is on applying the "science of human behavior" to a variety of settings: vocational, personal, academic, and clinical. Course content introduces the history of psychology, major theories of personality and learning, current research and developmental issues. The course has a holistic approach and integrates the biological basis of behavior, social factors, learning and the unique coping styles of the individual to understand human behavior.
This course is designed to acquaint the novice anthropology student with anthropology and its various sub-fields, examining cross-cultural, global, comparative, and critical perspectives on human behavior and culture, as well as the diversity of human cultures from hunter-gatherers to industrialized city dwellers.
The implications of socio-cultural analysis of economic, social, symbolic, and religious systems are also considered. This course introduces students to human nature and behavior from the broad, holistic perspective of contemporary U.
American anthropology. The four primary sub-fields of anthropology, biological, cultural, linguistics, and archaeology, will be discussed in order to integrate various aspects of the human condition. This course is an overview of the biological, psychological, cultural, and behavioral aspects of human sexuality and family life. The overall theme of the course focuses on attitudes and responsible sexual behavior. Key topics include how culture, society, and history have impacted our understanding of human sexuality.
This course examines a diverse sample of social problems facing the United States today and identifies how these problems affect, and are affected by, our institutions and culture. The sociological perspective and key theories will be used to understand the beginnings of the civil society, how problems develop and are defined, and the role of social change particularly contemporary technological innovation.
Sociological research on social problems will be explored, and social policies to remedy the negative consequences of these issues on society will be discussed. Microeconomics for Business is an overview course that covers how microeconomics impacts business operations and the strategic management of the organization. Households consumers , firms producers , and governments are examined to assess how they interact in competitive and other markets to set prices, and determine what and how much is produced.
Macroeconomics for Business is an overview course that covers how macroeconomics impacts business operations and the strategic management of the organization. An introduction to the principles and tools of macroeconomic analysis is provided.
Macroeconomics for Business investigates the main topics of the overall economy including Gross Domestic Product, inflation, unemployment, economic growth, recession, monetary policy and fiscal policy. We use these theories and concepts to examine the role of the government in our economy and how government makes choices.
This course explores the practical and theoretical social impacts of computer-mediated communication CMC systems, including many different types of technologies, such as social networking sites, email, forums, chat, and online games.
Students will engage in the analysis of CMC practices, the social processes and structures that emerge when people use these applications, and the problems and barriers that emerge from use. In a developed country, one can often take for granted the safety of the food supply.
Practical knowledge in safe food sourcing, storage, preparation and serving is addressed along with providing tips for practical awareness of techniques for staying safe.
In a global society, food safety is not just a local issue, and everyone should have a working knowledge of food safety and what to look for to remain free of foodborne illness. In this course, students will learn general techniques for preparing and consuming food that is free from harmful pathogens, incorporating the flow of food from purchasing through storage and preparation to serving. Students will explore contemporary and cross cultural issues surrounding food safety in a global society.
Practical knowledge about preparing safe food and red flags to watch for when dining out will be explored. Students will learn where to find information on health inspection reports, foodborne illness outbreaks and recall alerts, and will know where to report any suspected foodborne illness or suspicious activity related to the food and water supply.
The course explores issues, resources, rationales, and approaches to humane education related to various considerations and disciplines, including: economics, politics, science, technology, education, the arts, philosophy, religion, and geography. Introduction to Political Science explains foundational principles of the field. Students will learn the purpose of political science, common terms and concepts, and subfields.
Among these are introductions to political philosophies and ideologies, comparative systems of government, and international relations. The course also examines the professional and academic fields to which a political science degree is relevant. Literature has the ability to shape the way a nation thinks and behaves; it both responds to important issues in society and re shapes them.
For far too long, the literature of cultures on the periphery of American society have been ignored because they do not fit comfortably into mainstream culture. Yet, from voices within the Native American population to Appalachian artists to LGBTQ groups, for example, cultures on the periphery have consistently helped shape the American literary identity and have continued to influence American society long after the publication of their works.
This course lends credence to the legitimacy of the contributions of these underrepresented cultures and explores the role they have in shaping American literature—past, present, and future. Come along on a discovery of contemporary world culture from the four points of the compass! Over the eight weeks of the course, we will travel the globe to see how artists express culture in novels, poems, drama, and film. In this way, we will take a thematic and geographic approach to explore issues that are not only particular to individual societies but also have an impact on an increasingly diverse world.
Buckle up for an artistic and literary tour de force. Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia 9 semester hours. Select 3 course s from the following: COMM Information and Digital Literacy is designed to provide students with sustainable and usable skills essential to success in both academic and professional settings. Students will learn best practices to locate and evaluate sources, and effectively communicate using digital literacy to become proficient 21st century learners.
It is not merely a required course; it is the type of course you will want to take because it moves you onto the path to success. Over eight-weeks, we will help you learn the most important components of a successful writer-communicator. We will teach you how to research properly, knowing you will need this skill in every course you take here at APUS and also in interactions in your professional and personal life. We will teach you the formatting style you will use in your field. We will provide a supportive community to strengthen and encourage you, and by the end of this nearly-all-you-need-to-know-about-writing course, you will be able to fly.
ENGL introduces students to several different forms of technical writing while challenging them to engage regularly with the field at a scholarly level.
Major concepts include collaboration, audience, document design, persuasion, the use of mobile technologies, and revision. Weekly class discussions are set up to simulate the technical writing work groups that are routinely found in companies and organizations, and should offer students a place to brainstorm and refine ideas for their larger assignments.
Students will compose product proposals, instructions, labels, and a final web-based product manual. These assignments are designed to build on one another and culminate in the final project which can be included in a professional portfolio. This course will assess the methods used to locate necessary legal materials and be able to evaluate the appropriate citations of those materials. The paralegal aspects are reviewed and distinguished from other judicial case briefings.
The course will introduce legal analysis methods and the preparation of appropriate techniques for researching legal issues and cases. Critical definitions of legal terminology are analyzed and used in preparation of legal materials such as memoranda, client letters, and other relevant documents.
The course presents the student with techniques for effective writing in the legal environment. This course provides a writing foundation necessary for an IT professional to identify and respond to communication needs within the IT environment, so that the professional can produce clear, concise, and appropriate IT documentation for peers and supervisors, with the ultimate goal of increasing organizational standardization and efficiency.
In the same way, learning how to cook or developing a new app takes a lot of time and commitment. As with any new skill, perseverance and consistent daily practice lead to success. And so it is with writing. In other words, no one is born a great writer; instead, writers learn their craft through hard work. Spanish Latin America. From second language to second nature Rosetta Stone helps you tap into your brain's innate ability to learn language, and gets you comfortable with communication in real life.
Language learning for all Rosetta Stone has helped all types of language learners reach their goals. Individual learners Our tried and tested curriculum and engaging mobile app makes it easy and fun to learn a new language. K schools Reinforce what students are learning in their world language courses and help English language learners build proficiency.
Enterprise Empower your employees to speak and work confidently across language barriers, with industry-specific lessons and vocabulary.
Rosetta Stone success stories. Ready to see where your new language will take you? Change Region:. Connect with us:. Yes, the user interface is a little more refined, and the graphical side is updated to reflect modern standards. You can see this video for my initial reactions, where I also summarise some thoughts about Rosetta Stone in General:. You're shown a word or sentence in the target language and you have to match it up to the pictures shown below.
One important note about Rosetta Stone is that it used to have a policy of absolutely no English or translations in the software. Whilst it seems to be making certain updates to limit this rule around the courses, most of them are still target-language only.
As I recently talked with an English teacher working in Russia about, there are times where it makes a lot more sense to use people's native language or English to quickly explain a concept rather than spending minutes having to explain it in basic target language that the learner can understand. Besides, some really useful pieces of vocabulary are really hard to explain to beginners, which is why I think having a zero-tolerance policy on translations and english is a bit dumb.
I don't mind it too much, it doesn't take a lot of points away from Rosetta Stone, but I think it's worth mentioning here anyway. A significant part of Rosetta Stone has always been the voice recognition, which prompts you to speak the vocabulary out loud as you are learning it.
I never liked voice recognition in language learning, because they are just not very good, so overly relying on them are bound to give false positives, and a false sense of confidence, when you deep-down know that you are not pronouncing the word correctly. Plus, in my limited test, I was able to fool the pronunciation checker multiple times in Swedish. One positive aspect of the speech recognition feature of Rosetta stone is that it forces the learner to actually interact with the materials and practice speaking.
But then again, with most learning these days done on mobile devices on the go think travel, commuting, etc how many learners are realistically going to be able to use this feature? Every Rosetta Stone subscription comes with one 25 minute weekly tutoring session with a real teacher.
I assume Swedish isn't a big language on Rosetta Stone, and booking next day is likely to have limitations compared to booking a more popular language a few more days in advance. There is one big dislcaimer though; You can be in a group class of up to 4 people of the same level. Even if it were just you and the teacher, this is a relatively small value addon. I think I would have preferred cheaper memberships, and just finding my own tutor on a place like italki.
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