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COMM 304: Technical & Report Writing (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Glenda Hudson Phone: 661-664-3085
Extensive practice in writing clearly and persuasively in technical and specialized forms such as reports of experiments, abstracts, business reports and proposals, letters and memoranda. Fulfills the Graduation Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR) if the student passes with a grade of C OR BETTER (not C-)
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing and Eng 110 (with a grade of C- or better) or equivalent.
ECON 201: Essen. of Microeconomics (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Jennifer VanGilder Phone: 661-664-2026
Value and distribution theory, including the theory of household behavior, the theory of the firm, and the pricing of factors of production. Emphasis on tools of economic thinking and the historical development of these tools. Selected operational content also provided.
Prerequisites: Passage of ELM Test. (CAN ECON 4) or College Algebra
ECON 370: Econ. of Env. & Safety Regulations (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Mark Evans Phone: 661-664-2446
Topics to include: static and dynamic efficiency and market failure; economic analysis of air, water, solid waste, and toxic policies; energy and the environment; benefit-cost policy analysis and case studies; tort and insurance issues; incentive-based regulations; monitoring and enforcement issues; risk assessment, management, and communication; global issues and agreements.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing, and Economics 201 (microeconomics) or permission of instructor.
ECON 395: Economic Geography (5 units)
Instructor: Staff Phone: Call Office
An examination of the spatial organization of economic activity. Pertinent to
regional and international perspectives. Topics include population dynamics and
migration, natural resources and location, transportation and communication
networks, agriculture and rural land use, urban land use, city location and urban
hierarchies, industrial location, world economic and cultural regions, international
investment patterns, cultural conflict and diffusion. (This course is also listed under
"Interdisciplinary Courses.")
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
ENG 373: Women in Literature & Film (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Glenda Hudson Phone: 661-664-3085
This course will consider the depiction of women in representative works of literature and film. It focuses on gender roles, functions, and societal expectations that influence women's goals and self concepts. Prerequisite: English 101 or its equivalent,or one course from the 200 series in literature or its equivalent.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing, and one course in literary criticism
ERM 300: Health & Safety Compliance (4 units)
Instructor: Dr. Keith Earnshaw Phone: Email Only
Health and Safety Compliance is designed to introduce students to the regulations governing the protection of people in and around the workplace. Topics will include personnel monitoring and protection, hazardous materials management, hazard communication, emergency planning and response, and risk management. Case studies involving occupational health and safety compliance issues will also be reviewed and evaluated.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
ERM 411: Environmental Law I (5 units)
Instructor: Donavan Ropp Phone: 661-664-2435
A comprehensive overview of the basic legal foundation of environmental law principles, including: (A) Traditional and contemporary common law theories (B) Fundamental issues of liabilities and remedies (C) An introduction to public law and the structure and power of government entities. Also, within the framework of environmental law, the following topics will be addressed: (A) Eminent doman, (B) Condemnations, (C) Inverse condemnation, (D) The commerce clause and, (E) The public trust doctrine.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing, must be taken with InSt 420
ERM 412: Environmental Law II (5 units)
Instructor: Donavan Ropp Phone: 661-664-2435
A comprehensive overview of the basic legal foundation of environmental law principles, including: (i) administrative law within the context of environmental law; (ii) the legislative process and rule making; and (iii) specific statutory provisions pertaining to NEPA, the Endangered Species Act, public resource management, pesticides and toxics, remediation, hazardous wastes, land-use control statutes, etc.
Prerequisites: ERM 411
ERM 413: Environmental Compliance (4 units)
Instructor: Dr. Keith Earnshaw Phone: Email Only
Environmental Compliance is designed to introduce students to the regulations governing the protection of the air, water, and land resources. Topics will include environmental impact assessment, emergency planning and response, and hazardous waste management. Case studies involving environmental compliance issues will also be reviewed and evaluated.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
ERM 490: Senior Seminar (6 units)
Instructor: Dr. Mark Evans Phone: 661-664-2446
The student will: Reflect on career goals and prepare a resume and cover letter;
Demonstrate personal effectiveness and potential for lifelong development;
Complete a project that demonstrates subject matter competence in natural science and technology, law, economic policy analysis, and policy formation (negotiation/conflict resolution and politics) by integrating these perspectives into an analysis of an approved topic; Demonstrate competencies relating to effective communication, use of computers, and information acquisition skills; and compile a representational portfolio including all of the above.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing and completion of pertinent coursework. Offered Winter Quarter ONLY
Geol 320: Introduction to Hydrologic Systems (5 units)
Instructor: Barbara Houghton Phone: 661-664-3027
This course provides an overview of the basic principles and applications of hydrogeology, the scientific discipline that describes the flow of water and solutes through geologic materials. The topics of the class include the hydrologic cycle, properties of aquifers, hydraulic gradients and Darcy's Law (which govern the direction and velocity of groundwater flow), hydrogeologic regions of the continental US, water chemistry, groundwater contamination, and groundwater management. These topics are introduced by readings from the textbook and reinforced by exercises and class discussions. The exercises provide an opportunity to apply hydrogeologic concepts to real world questions and problems and will become more complex as the class progresses.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing, and 1 lower division Geology course: Recommended 1 college algebra course
INST 369: Environmental Politics (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Kaye Bragg Phone: 661-664-2475
The saliency of environmental issues has grown with the diversity of media coverage, mobilization of interest groups and formation of a political party. This course in environmental politics provides students with an understanding of what is the policy process, who participates in that process and the major eithical views affecting
policy choices for environmental problems. The course will focus on the issue area of "water politics"; this is a critical environmental issue debated in the local, state and national political arenas. This issue area is representative of the politics affecting any environmental problem. Students will research an environmental problem applying the political models and concepts presented in class. In these cases students will examine the policy process, the participants and their strategies producing environmental policies.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
INST 420: Legal Reserach Methods (2 units)
Instructor: David Kosakowski Phone: 661-664-3259
An introduction to legal research using electronic resources such as LEXIS/NEXIS, LEXIS/NEXIS Academic Universe and the Internet. Emphasis will be placed upon search strategy development, mastery of search tools, identification of resources and retrieval of pertinent sources. Students will develop familiarity and skills related to search strategy, search software, Internet navigation, research sites and other legal research skills. Students also will learn how to find federal and state bills, laws, legal codes, administrative regulations, administrative codes, and court decisions. Course carries credit for Environmental Resource Management and Political Science.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or permission of instructor. Course requires the ability to use Windows or the Mac operating system, a basic working knowledge of Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer and, a basic working knowledge of how to use email. These skills will not be covered in this course. Must be taken with ERM 411
INST 435: Negotiation & Conflict Management (5 units)
Instructor: Donavan Ropp Phone: 661-664-2435
A comprehensive survey of current trends in the theory and practice of negotiation as a means of resolving conflict and reaching agreement. Topics include: internal team management and pre-negotiation analysis; strategies and tactics; follow-up and implementation; multilateral negotiation; and third party intervention. Case studies from the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
INST 477: Research on the Internet (2 units)
Instructor: David Kosakowski Phone: 661-664-3259
An introduction to the information resources available on the Internet for research purposes. Emphasis will be placed upon the identification, retrieval and evaluation of information for general and specific topics. Student will develop general knowledge of the Internet, navigation skills, effective search strategy skills, familiarity with Internet finding tools, evaluation methodologies and other Internet research skills.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or permission of instructor. Course requires the ability to use Windows or the Mac operating system, a basic working knowledge of Netscape Navigator or Internet Explorer and, a basic working knowledge of how to use email. These skills will not be covered in this course.
MGMT 310: Human Resource Management (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Mchael Bedell Phone: 661-664-2312
Policies and practices affecting the management of human resources in business organizations. An examination of employment processes, compensation and motivation systems, employee training and development practices, performance appraisal methods, and union/management relations.
Prerequisite: Recommended Mgmt. 300 and Upper Division Standing.
Math 140: Elementary Statistics (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Roger Peck Phone: 661-664-2246
Descriptions of sample data, exploratory data analysis; elementary probability; binomial, normal, "t", chi-square, F and other distributions; estimation and hypothesis testing techniques; non-parametric methods; linear regression and correlation; introduction to multiple regression and analysis of variance. Applications to field including business, natural sciences, social sciences, and humanities. Course makes use of computer statistical packages.
Prerequisite: (1) Math 90; or (2) three years of college preparatory mathematics and satisfaction of the ELM requirement (a score of 550 or higher on the ELM).
Sci 360A: Energy and Technology (5 units)
Instructor: STAFF Phone: Call Office
Energy in a technological society. Sources and resources of energy. Effects of energy on the environment. Prerequisites: This course may not be used to satisfy physics major or minor requirements. Meets general education upper division Theme 1 requirement.
Prerequisites: Upper division standing or permission of instructor.
SOC 327: Race & Ethnic Relations (5 units)
Instructor: Dr. Gonzalo Santos Phone: 661-664-2191
Emphasis will be placed on how race, ethnicity, & nationhood were and are socially (re)constructed in the U.S., and how these categories relate to various social structural processes such as free and forced migrations, conquest and imperialism, class stratification and struggle, the role of the state, patterns of cultural dynamics, and gender relations. We seek to elucidate the contexts in which the modern social categories of peoplehood originated and how they have evolved; and how they were affected by -- and in turn affected -- the broader political, economic, and cultural processes of U.S. history.
Prerequisites: Upper Division standing
