Course
Descriptions
DSPW 0700
Basic/Developmental Writing (4 hours)
Basic writing skills and grammar
review; stresses applying basic mechanical skills to writing paragraphs
and sentences; primary emphasis on writing coherent paragraphs.
DSPW 0800
Developmental Writing (3 hours)
Continued study and application to
achieve writing skills needed for college; student will write unified,
coherent paragraphs and essays in acceptable, standard form; will also
produce a research essay.
DSPR 0700
Basic/Developmental Reading (4 hours)
Lecture/Lab course to improve
ability to comprehend written materials, identify
Mail and subordinate ideas, make
inferences, separate fact from opinion,
develop flexibility and efficiency in reading rate, and improve vocabulary
and
reasoning skill.
DSPR 0800
Developmental Reading: Reading Analysis and Reasoning
(3 hours)
Designed to improve student’s
overall reading skills to college level; focus on
reasoning skills, analysis of materials for bias and point of view
and increasing flexibility for and efficiency in reading rate.
DSPM 0700 Basic
Mathematics/Elementary Algebra (5 hours)
Covers whole numbers, fractions,
decimals, percents, ratio, proportions, elementary statistics, measurement
conversions, basic geometric applications, real number system, exponents,
square roots, linear equations and inequalities; appropriate use of
calculator and applications.
DSPM 0800 Elementary
Algebra (3 hours)
Covers measurement conversions,
basic geometric applications, real number systems and inequalities,
radical expressions and equations, exponents, Pythagorean Theorem,
graphics calculator usage and applied problems.
DSPM 0850 Intermediate
Algebra (5 hours)
Factoring polynomials, rational
expressions and equations, linear equation systems and inequalities,
radical expressions and equations, exponents, Pythagorean Theorem,
graphics calculator usage and applied problems.
DSPS 0800 Psychology
of Learning (3 hours)
Designed
to develop effective study habits, attitudes and skills in the classroom
setting; focus on application of study skills, critical thinking, and the
processes of learning how to learn in college. |
