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Online 8-Week Courses - Spring 2013
The University of South Dakota Division of Continuing & Distance Education

Priority Registration begins October 29, 2012
Open Registration begins November 17, 2012

 

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Online courses are designed for distance learning and use the Internet for delivery. Courses are listed on this page alphabetically by course prefix. Please Note: Once the semester has begun, please reference the syllabus posted directly in your D2L course for the most up to date version/revisions. The section numbers for online courses are U820T, U821T, U822T, U823T, U824T, U825T, U826T, U827T, U829T.

A&S 101 U820T
Career Exploration

Synonym #
52405

Credits
1

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Kevin Doyle

Description
A one-credit course designed for any student undecided about their academic major and/or career choice. The class meets twice a week for eight weeks and focuses on self-assessment exercises, class discussions, interest surveys and career research.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Brooks, Katharine. You Majored in What. New York: Viking Press, 2009. ISBN-10: 0670020826 .

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A&S 301 U820T
Job Searching in the 21st Century

Synonym #
52406

Credits
1

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Heather Johnson

Description
Prepares students for internship experiences and for post-college employment. The class covers self-assessment, planning, identification and use of career resources, and the job search.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
No Textbook Required.

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ART 260 U820T
Digital Photography

Synonym #
52437

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Aaron Packard

Description
Digital Photography will develop students’ skills in pixel-based photography. Students will recognize the similarities and differences between conventional film and digital photography. Using imaging software, they will access appropriate images for enhancement and creative image manipulation, to equip students to produce satisfying and meaningful art using digital photography.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Long, Ben. Complete Digital Photography, Sixth Edition. Publisher: Charles River. Media; 7 editionLanguage: English. ISBN-10: 1285077261; ISBN-978-1285077260.

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ARTH 100 U820T
Art Appreciation

Synonym #
52438

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Carol Geu

Description
Explores the nature of art in various aesthetic, formal, and psychological dimensions, involving analysis of art objects for understanding, enjoyment, and life enhancement.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
DeWitte, Debra J., Ralph M. Larmann, and M. Kathryn Shields. Gateways to Art: Understanding the Visual Arts. Thames & Hudson, 2012. eBook folder: ISBN 978-0-500-77042-9 or ISBN  978-0-500-28956-3.

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CJUS 201 U820T
Introduction to Criminal Justice

Synonym #
54543

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Michelle Skaff

Description
Overviews the criminal justice institutions involved in the operations of criminal law including the police, the attorney, the bail system, the trial, the guilty plea, sentencing, corrections and an analysis of criminal law in terms of why certain kinds of conduct are criminal in our society.

Crosslisted with POLS 201

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Siegel, L. J. & Worrall, J.L. (2012). Introduction to Criminal Justice (13th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth ISBN-10: 0495913383 ISBN-13: 9780495913382 .

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CSC 105 U820T
Introduction to Computers

Synonym #
54550

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Janell Scardino

Description
Overview of computer applications with emphasis on word processing, spreadsheets, database, presentation tools and Internet-based applications.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Exploring Microsoft Office 2010 Volume 1 Grauer Publisher: Prentice Hall and MyITLab Office 2010, ISBN 0133055051.

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ENGL 201 U820T/U821T
Composition II

Synonym #
54750
72019

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Kiera Ball

Description
Study of and practice in writing persuasive prose, with the aim to improve writing skills in all disciplines.

Prerequisites
ENGL 101 and ENGL 210 or UHON 110

Book Info
Colombo, Gary, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 8th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2004. Print. ISBN: 9780312548544.

Lundsford, Andrea A., and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Everything's an Argument. 5th Ed. New York: Bedford/St.Martin's, 2009. Print. ISBN: 0-312-53862-6.

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ENGL 201 U822T
Composition II

Synonym #
74228

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Audrey Larsen

Description
Study of and practice in writing persuasive prose, with the aim to improve writing skills in all disciplines.

Prerequisites
ENGL 101 and ENGL 210 or UHON 110

Book Info
Troyka and Hesse. Quick Access: Reference for Writers. Seventh Edition. Pearson, 2013. ISBN 978-0-205-90361.

Colombo, Gary, Robert Cullen, and Bonnie Lisle. Rereading America: Cultural Contexts for Critical Thinking and Writing. 8th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2010. Print. ISBN: 978-0312548544.

Lundsford, Andrea A., and John J. Ruszkiewicz. Everything's an Argument. 5th ed. New York: Bedford/St. Martin's, 2009. Print. ISBN: 978-0-7205-90361-0.

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ENGL 210 U821T
Introduction to Literature

Synonym #
54752

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Sarah Garelik

Description
Readings in fiction, drama, and poetry to acquaint students with literature and aesthetic form.

Prerequisites
ENGL 101

Book Info
The Compact Bedford Introduction to Literature: Reading, Thinking, Writing. By Michael Meyer. 9th Edition. ISBN: 9780312591267.

Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. ISBN: 0-7679-0289-0.

Troyka & Hesse. Quick Access, 7th ed. ISBN: 9780205903610.

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GEOG 210 U820T
World Geography

Synonym #
54776

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Brian Molyneaux

Description
A survey of the Earth from a broad global framework through the differentiation of the world in terms of both natural and human environmental features and characteristics on a regional basis.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Rubenstein, James M. Contemporary Human Geography. Boston: Pearson, 2013. ISBN: 9780321811127.

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HIST 152 U820T
United States History II

Synonym #
54779

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Mark Madsen

Description
Surveys development of the United States since the Civil War and reconstruction.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Out of Many: A History of the American People, Brief Sixth Edition, Vol. 2, by John Mack Faragher, et. al. (ISBN: 0205010628). (Hereafter referred to as Faragher).

Reading the American Past: Selected Historical Documents, Fourth Edition, Vol. 2, by Michael P. Johnson (ISBN: 0312459688). (Hereafter referred to as Johnson) .

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HLTH 103 U821T
Personal Health

Synonym #
54866

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Robin Ammon

Description
The dynamics of health in modern life in a rapidly changing world; modern concepts of health, disease, and longevity; current medical findings relative to emotional health, human sexuality, family planning, disease control, environmental health, and quackery are included.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Teague, M., Mackenzie, S., & Rosenthal, D. (2011). Your Health Today (3 ed.). NY: McGraw- Hill Publishers. ISBN-978-0-07-338092-6.

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MATH 102 U821T
College Algebra

Synonym #
55037

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Shannon Kortan

Description
Equations and inequalities; polynomial functions and graphs, exponents, radicals, binomial theorem, zeros of polynomials; systems of equations; exponential, logarithmic, and inverse functions, applications and graphs. Other topics selected from sequences, series, and complex numbers.

Prerequisites
MATH 101 or appropriate mathematics placement.

Book Info
MyMathLab ISBN 032119991X (Includes an e-book).

OPTIONAL text: College Algebra, 5/E Blitzer 5th Edition (2010) Prentice Hall PublisherISBN 0-321-55983-5.

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MCOM 151 U820T
Introduction to Mass Communication

Synonym #
55045
74112

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Janet Davison

Description
A comprehensive look at the mass media in the United States and the world. Includes discussions of newspapers, magazines, radio, television, books, movies, recordings, advertising and public relations. Also studies mass media rights and responsibilities, ethics and censorship.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Rodman, George R. Mass Media in a Changing World: History, Industry, Controversy. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2012. ISBN: 9780073512013.

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POLS 201 U820T
Introduction to Criminal Justice

Synonym #
54544

Credits
3

Dates
1/9-3/1
100% refund date:
1/13/13

Instructor
Michelle Skaff

Description
Overviews the criminal justice institutions involved in the operations of criminal law including the police, the attorney, the bail system, the trial, the guilty plea, sentencing, corrections and an analysis of criminal law in terms of why certain kinds of conduct are criminal in our society.

Crosslisted with CJUS 201

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Siegel, L. J. & Worrall, J.L. (2012). Introduction to Criminal Justice (13th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth ISBN-10: 0495913383 ISBN-13: 9780495913382 .

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SOC 100 U821T
Introduction to Sociology

Synonym #
55318

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Silvana Rosenfeld

Description
Comprehensive study of society, with analysis of group life, and other forces shaping human behavior.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Schaeffer, R.T. Sociology in Modules, 1st Edition. McGraw-Hill, 2011, ISBN: 9780078026775.

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THEA 201 U821T
Film Appreciation

Synonym #
55338

Credits
3

Dates
3/11-5/3
100% refund date:
3/15/13

Instructor
Sandra Mollman

Description
This course explores the art of film and its impact on society. The student explores American and International cultures through the study of their films, filmmaking, and critical analysis.

Prerequisites
N/A

Book Info
Looking at Movies by Richard Barsam and Dave Monahan, 3rd Edition, ISBN # 978-0-393-93279-9, W.W. Norton & Company (Be sure to get the package with the TEXTBOOK and the DVD).

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  • Assessment of student learning in online classes often assists in student identity verification. Many tests are proctored in person by University employees at the University's statewide higher education centers in Pierre, Rapid City, and Sioux Falls, SD and in Vermillion, SD at the Division of Continuing and Distance Education. Students in other states make application for a professional proctor in their region who is approved by The University of South Dakota in advance of testing. The Proctor Application can be found by logging into myU. Portal: Distance > Student Support > Proctor / Testing Info. University staff evaluate carefully the proposed proctors assessing potential conflicts of interest. Approved proctors verify student identity prior to each test.
  • Finally, a growing number of online courses supplement instruction with web conferencing. This technology allows the professor to further authenticate identity through voice recognition and visual recognition if webcams are used.