Telecourses ANTH-110 Cultural Anthropology: Our Diverse World | ||||
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This course takes a cross-cultural approach to diverse subject areas, including subsistence patterns, political organization, the family, social organization, economics, kinship, language, the arts, and religion. Cultural Anthropology: Our Diverse World explores the various ways in which the human species has responded to the fundamental challenges of survival, and students will gain a greater appreciation for the ways in which anthropologists works to study the cultural and biological aspects of humankind within the widest possible context--a mix of theoretical perspectives and methodologies. | $35.00 |
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ART-211 Survey of Visual Arts | ||||
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A video instructional series on art appreciation for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 10 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. Each program in this art appreciation series is devoted to a contemporary artist who takes one or more works of art from start to finish. Listening to the artists and observing their working process provides insight into the artworks themselves. The series emphasizes effective visual communication, problem solving, and critical thinking as large, often collaborative, projects are seen through to completion. The series includes painting, photography, sculpture, video, and performance art. | |||
BA-101 Intro to Business | ||||
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It's Strictly Business is an introductory business course intended to be the first course a student takes in a business-centered degree program. It also may be part of other degree or career training programs that require a basic knowledge of business processes. In addition, the course prepares students to make day-to-day consumer decisions and to appreciate the significant role that business plays in today's global society. The real-life scenarios in each video present documentary-type examples of how individual companies handle the topic of the lesson. Lessons include such topics as the impact of business law on the production of a new musical composition, the various uses of retail checkout scanner information by manufacturing and store managers, the reasons a shoe repair shop owner chooses to be a sole proprietor, the pricing rationale for a new exotic sports car, the development of a promotional campaign for a fast food chain, the process of selling stock to finance an expanding corporation, and the management of risk in a major art museum.A unique feature of the course is the use of business leaders who are recognized as experts in their fields and provide objective information to support or clarify the example scenarios. The companies and experts used in the lessons represent various industries, disciplines, and areas of the country to assure that diverse experiences and points-of-view depict a comprehensive treatment of each topic. | $35.00 |
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BA-206 Taking the Lead | ||||
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A uniquely compelling distance learning course, Taking the Lead examines the changing, challenging world of management. It studies multinational markets and global competition, the explosion in business technology, cultural and social diversity in the workplace, environmental awareness and social responsibility -- and discusses how each has radically changed the world of business | $35.00 |
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BA-218 Personal Finance | ||||
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Dollar$ & Sense: Personal Finance for the 21st Century is an exciting instructional package containing twenty-six 30-minute videos that will improve the money management skills of students. Dollar$ & Sense teaches students how to manage their money effectively, and strengthens your distance learning curriculum by offering a topic that is in high demand. With the number of personal bankruptcies now exceeding one million each year, and many students leaving college with enormously high credit card balances, Dollar$ & Sense meets a critical need in today's society. | $35.00 |
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BA-223 Principles of Marketing | ||||
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Introduction to Marketing: Introduces principles of marketing goods and services. Topics include promotion, placement, and pricing strategies for products. Upon completion, students should be able to apply marketing principles in organizational decision-making. |
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BA-226 Business Law | ||||
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The Legal Environment of Business: Making Decisions, Managing Risk. BUSINESS AND THE LAW emphasizes contracts and the legal system. By including modules on the law of sales, contracts, commercial paper, agency, and property -- and examining such critical legal topics as governmental regulation, employment practices, and consumer and environmental protection -- students will gain a comprehensive overview of the law in the world of business. Using videotaped interviews with well-known attorneys and carefully crafted case studies, students are guided through the major principles of business law and challenged by interesting, real life cases that illustrate key points. | $35.00 |
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BI-100 Introductory Biology | ||||
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Cycles of Life: Exploring Biology gives students a breathtaking view of the origin and nature of life, from the simplest single-celled forms to complex plants, animals and human beings. As an introductory biology course, it teaches the fundamentals of biology as well as how biology is applied in the real world. This course examines the scientific method and considers both its promises and limitations. Students readily develop an understanding of the basic concepts of biology, the characteristic elements, processes, and features common to all life forms, the nature and workings of the human body, and the vital role humans play in the total ecology of the earth. The twenty-six 30-minute programs provide a dramatic, educational, and inspiring journey through the web of life that connects all living creatures. | $35.00 |
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BT-250 Intro To Entrepreneurship | ||||
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Introduction to Entrepreneurship: Examines the elements of successful entrepreneurship to help students determine if and how to launch a business. |
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CG-213 Improving Parent-Child Relationships | ||||
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IMPROVING PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIPS consists of twenty, 30-minute videotape episodes which features real parents and children interacting and encountering day-to-day “real life" situations. The videos present an introduction to the episode topic, followed by parent-child interaction video footage highlighting the targeted concept. A licensed psychologist leads the parent in the video footage through a reflective, individual counseling session. The program covers a wide range of parenting topics which together focus on children between the toddler and middle-school-age range. Approaches to typical problems are illustrated (e.g. fighting, crying, whining, conflict among siblings, bedtime) and discussed and creates an opportunity to reflect on the presented situation and principles. | $35.00 |
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FA-101 Intro to Motion Pictures | ||||
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A video instructional series on film history for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 10 one-hour and 3 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. Using clips from more than 300 of the greatest movies ever made, this series explores film history and American culture through the eyes of over 150 Hollywood insiders, including Clint Eastwood, Steven Spielberg, and Michael Eisner. In-depth treatments present film as a powerful economic force, potent twentieth-century art form, and viable career option. American Cinema connects subjects such as history, business, and English with other studies. In addition, it is a perfect vehicle for developing visual and media literacy skills and can be used as a springboard for creative-writing endeavors and media production. | |||
G-100 Fundamentals of Geology | ||||
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A video instructional series on geology for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 26 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. This series shows the physical processes and human activities that shape our planet. From earthquakes and volcanoes to the creation of sea-floor crusts and shifting river courses, Earth Revealed offers stunning visuals that explain plate tectonics and other geologic concepts and principles. Follow geologists in the field as they explore the primal forces of the Earth. This series can also be used as a resource for teacher professional development. | |||
GS-104 Physical Science | ||||
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CONCEPTUAL PHYSICS ALIVE! Features Paul Hewitt, who teaches a non-computational "Conceptual Physics," the Physics of Newton and other pre-20th Century pioneers. The emphasis is on mental imagery that relates physics to things and events that are familiar in the everyday environment. | $35.00 |
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GS-107 Inroduction to Astronomy | ||||
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Astronomy: Observations & Theories is a fully integrated instructional system that explores a broad range of astronomy topics, concepts, and principles, from the motions of the visible sky to dark matter, from our own planet to the stars and galaxie s. The course examines evidence for the big bang and continuing evolution of the universe and tracks the formation, life, and death of stars. Throughout the course, special emphasis is placed on the scientific evidence that astronomers use to support their conclusions. The course also depicts how astronomers have come to know what they know about the universe and shows how astronomers are still seeking answers to some of the most fundamental questions about the universe.The video lessons include interviews with leading experts, original computer graphics, footage from NASA, and images from leading observatories throughout the world and the Hubble Space Telescope. | $35.00 |
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GS-143 The Earth's Oceans | ||||
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The Endless Voyage focuses on the marine environment as a unique and important part of life on earth, and explores areas of interest and concern to students and scientists alike. The course blends all the attributes of broadcast-quality video to bring the excitement of oceanography to students with no previous oceanography background. | $35.00 |
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HE-250 Personal Health | ||||
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Journey to Health: Mind, Body, Spirit invites students to explore health from mental, physical and spiritual perspectives where health is not defined simply as the absence of disease, but as high-level wellness of the entire individual.The inter-relatedness of the dimensions of health, including physical, emotional, intellectual, social, spiritual and environmental, draws the student into the understanding that health is about choices, decisions and relationships. This course offers students the opportunity to evaluate their own health lifestyles, using knowledge from nationally renowned experts from various fields of medicine and health. Students are encouraged to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills along with new knowledge to make the decisions and modifications necessary to improve their own lifestyle behaviors.Cutting edge programs and research projects are highlighted to offer the student insight into the incredible progress that is constantly being made in areas related to health. These experiences are designed to encourage students to explore, on their own, new research and interesting ideas in health related fields. | $35.00 |
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HM-120 Medical Terminology 1 | ||||
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, TERM Solving the Puzzles, emphasizes the terminology related to health care professions and specialties, equipment, drugs, symbols and abbreviations and the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the musculoskeletal, integumentary, nervous systems as well as the sensory organs. | $35.00 |
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HM-121-122 Medical Terminology 2 & 3 | ||||
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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY, TERM Solving the Puzzles, emphasizes the terminology related to health care professions and specialties, equipment, drugs, symbols and abbreviations and the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of the musculoskeletal, integumentary, nervous systems as well as the sensory organs. | $35.00 |
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HST-101-103 History of Western Civilization | ||||
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A video instructional series on Western civilization for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs and coordinated books. Covering the ancient world through the age of technology, this illustrated lecture by Eugen Weber presents a tapestry of political and social events woven with many strands — religion, industry, agriculture, demography, government, economics, and art. A visual feast of over 2,700 images from the Metropolitan Museum of Art portrays key events that shaped the development of Western thought, culture, and tradition. This series is also valuable for teachers seeking to review the subject matter. | |||
HST-201 Shaping America : U.S. History To 1877 | ||||
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Shaping America : U.S. History to 1877 reveals to a present day audience another time in history, where native cultures, newly arriving cultures, ideas and habits formed a new nation that would one day be the most recognized in the world. Through their eyes, we explore these primitive beginnings, wonder at the accomplishments of early settlers despite incredible hardships, examine political leadership and economic growth, and after the sorrow of a bitter Civil War, we share in the hope for "shaping" a new America. | $35.00 |
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