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2015-2016 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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LS 201 - Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I core course is the first of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on taking notes using graphic organizers and outlines, knowing when to take notes, supporting information, anecdotes, emotion and tone, previewing, and details. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as asking and answering comparison and clarification questions, giving advice, pre-planning, verbal and non-verbal communication and expressions of disbelief and skepticism. Interpreting information on tables, literal and figurative meaning, brainstorming, inference and point of view are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include guessing meaning from context, making predictions, and listening for stressed words. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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LS 202 - Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking II 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking II core course is the second of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on numerical information, getting main idea from the introduction, finding examples in groups, and dates. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as taking turns, giving reasons or examples, working cooperatively, giving and getting feedback, and taking a survey. Comparing sources of information, using timelines, and synthesizing are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include listening for reasons, brainstorming possible vocabulary and a review on lecture notes. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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LS 301 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking III 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I core course is the third of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on anecdotes, examples, previewing, taking lecture notes, organization, differences, gist, causes and effects, and timelines. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as discussing survey results, asking for confirmation, confirming understanding, compromising, asking/giving/refusing permission, correcting misunderstandings, interpreting time periods, giving presentations from lecture notes, and requesting explanations. Exploring implications and consequences, predicting, making connections, inference, using symbols/abbreviations in note-taking, identifying opinions and impressions, thinking creatively, and acquiring and applying background information are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include listening for meaning of new terms, numerical information and time periods, and forming and expressing opinions. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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LS 302 - Upper-Intermediate Level Academic Listening and Speaking IV 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking II core course is the fourth of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on distinguishing between can/can’t, identifying different sounds, meaning of root words, how lectures are introduced, sarcasm, Latin terms, numbers, comparisons and proverbs. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as questioning etiquette/techniques, asking follow up questions after presentations, requesting information, listing reasons, agreeing/disagreeing, giving constructive criticism and advice. Interpreting symbols on lecture notes, figurative language usage, distinguishing between fact/theory, paraphrasing, evaluating sources of information, brainstorming and predicting are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include topic change signals and making comparisons. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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LS 401 - Advanced Level Academic Listening and Speaking V 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Advanced Academic Listening and Speaking I core course is the fifth of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on noticing grammar and emotion, idioms/slang, stems/affixes, identifying topic/subtopics in introductions, proverbs, supporting statistics, quoted material and noting the point of greater importance. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as verbal/nonverbal communication, expressing interest and surprise, opinions, agreement and disagreement, follow-up questions, conversation management, Latin terms, negotiation, asking/offering confirmations and explanations, interrupting techniques, and giving presentations from lecture notes. Inference, educated guesses, predicting exam questions, Internet searches, humor interpretation, solution analysis, and applying information and background knowledge are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include taking notes, synthesizing information, inferences from attitude and feelings. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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LS 402 - Advanced Level Academic Listening and Speaking VI 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Advanced Academic Listening and Speaking II core course is the last class of the integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas and built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The listening strand focuses on rhyme/rhythm, passive voice, main ideas, active listening, summaries in conclusions, comparing lecture notes, rates of speech, figurative language and accented English. The speaking strand develops critical speaking strategies such as responding negative questions, making appointments, time negotiation, giving speeches, conversation starters, momentum, telling a story, phone etiquette, visuals in a presentation, expressing/intensifying concerns and giving constructive criticism. Poetry and story analysis, using a variety of sources, and memorizing are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include taking notes while listening, main idea, signals and map-making for taking notes. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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RW 201 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing I 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing I core course is the first of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The reading strand focuses on guessing meaning from context, parts of speech, dictionary use, recognizing main idea and details, phrases and clauses, punctuation, and connecting with topic sentences and main ideas. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as choosing a topic, planning, writing, editing and rewriting descriptive and process paragraphs. Using simple graphic organizers, making inferences, having questions in mind, classifying and applying information are the critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include locating key words, finding grammatical errors, and understanding pronouns. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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RW 202 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing II 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing II core course is the second of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The reading strand focuses on using examples, understanding italics, the introduction in a text, explanations in the next sentence, scanning for general and specific information, interpreting graphs, and understanding cause and effect. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as organizing a paragraph of analysis, writing a summary, and paragraphs of comparison. Forming an opinion, previewing figures and tables, using simple graphic organizers for showing similarities and differences, and finding specific support are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include checking your work, paraphrasing and finding unstated details. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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RW 301 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing III 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing I core course is the third of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The reading strand focuses on punctuation, predicting, finding the main idea and details, previewing, understanding parts of speech, marking a textbook, understanding pictures and captions, finding major sub-topics in main ideas, using opposites, and recognizing different styles of writing. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as expository compositions, compositions of analysis, comparison-contrast compositions, cause and effect compositions, and gathering supporting material. Thinking ahead, making inferences, synthesizing and applying information, charts, comparing and contrasting two work samples, determining point of view, identifying causes and effects and finding evidence are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include finding details, guessing meaning from context, finding errors, editing a test essay, understanding parts of speech, understanding pronouns and applying information. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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RW 302 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing IV 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Upper-Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing II core course is the fourth of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with built-in academic vocabulary workshops. The reading strand focuses on understanding ellipses, choosing the correct dictionary definition, connotation, metaphors, British/American accent, and scanning for specific information. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as developing a composition of analysis, writing about symbols, gathering and organizing ideas, developing an idea map, summarizing, paraphrasing, citing your sources, writing a persuasive composition and a good proposition. Determining point of view, having questions in mind, using graphic organizers to analyze advantages and disadvantages, finding an implied main idea, predicting opposing arguments, understanding metaphors, seeing two sides of an issue and hedging are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include answering questions about details, understanding stems and affixes, finding sentences with similar meaning, and determining topic, main point, purpose and tone. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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RW 401 - Advanced Academic Reading and Writing V 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Advanced Academic Reading and Writing I core course is the fifth of six integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with built-in academic vocabulary workshops and research paper foundation. The reading strand focuses on understanding collocations, structure of a research paper, pronoun references, uses of headings, tables, and quotation marks, organizing multiple material sources, and providing definitions to verify understanding. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as essays of definition, using materials from a source, brainstorming, paraphrasing, comparison essays, argumentative essays, cause/effect, idea mapping, and providing evidence. Making inferences and connections, outlining, summarizing, comparing, synthesizing, and evaluating sources are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include taking an essay exam, underlining, defining, summarizing, circling the best choice, taking a side, and finding errors. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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RW 402 - Advanced Academic Reading and Writing VI 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Advanced Academic Reading and Writing II core course is the last class of the integrated course sequence that develops needed academic skills within the context of different academic areas with a built-in academic vocabulary workshops and research paper foundation. The reading strand focuses on poem analysis, italics for foreign words, finding themes in stories, euphemisms, passive voice, and organizing ideas. The writing strand develops critical writing strategies such as planning/writing analysis essays, understanding the organization of an essay, writing thesis statements and topic sentences, research paper writing process, formal outlines, introductions and conclusions. Discovering the meaning of a poem, making inferences, interpreting, making connections, summarizing, understanding irony, and outlining are critical thinking strategies highlighted in this course. Test-taking strategies skills include hedging, avoiding overstatement, writing supporting material in essays, and fill- in-the-blank questions. This course is required for program completion.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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SP 201 - Idioms 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This elective course explores the most difficult element of the English language: idiomatic expressions. Each is presented in four different formats allowing the student to acquire and apply expressions into their day-to-day conversations. Exposure is achieved through colloquial and authentic listening exercises, in the context of emails, journal entries, memos, letters, and notes, matching meanings with expressions, and application practices. Does not replace courses in core curriculum.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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SP 301 - Academic Conversations 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
The Applied Academic Conversations I course is the first of three integrated sequenced electives that develop needed academic conversation skills within the context of various applied speaking situations. Students will develop strategies to appropriately lead and engage in academic discussions. They will be introduced to a variety of idiomatic expressions which will help facilitate conversations with native English speakers and have the opportunity to apply learned expressions to authentic conversations. Through structured and unstructured conversations, students will further enhance their fluency and confidence in speaking English.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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SP 400 - Professional Presentations 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This elective course helps students understand the components of motivating and successful professional presentations. It gives an insight into skills and techniques needed to get a clear and concise point across, target different audiences, best practices of effective incorporation of technology components, opening hooks and closing arguments. Does not replace courses in core curriculum.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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TR 202 - Introduction to Primary Research and Data Analysis 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This non-credit course is run by the ESL Program as part of MSOE’s Dual Admission track. This writing-focused class will bridge students’ classroom experiences by exposing them to types of writing tasks that will be expected of them at MSOE. They will look at different types of quantitative and qualitative research and develop the capacity to analyze information as they form research questions and gather data through conducting interviews, surveys, and observations. Students will learn about the scientific method and the basic structure of lab reports, as well has how to answer a question by developing an experiment to test a hypothesis. They will also practice reporting their findings to an audience.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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TR 203 - Analysis of Academic Texts and Lectures 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This non-credit course is run by the ESL Program as part of MSOE’s Dual Admission track. In this reading-focused class, students will be exposed to different styles of academic texts that they will encounter in the MSOE classroom, allowing for a smoother transition into higher education in the United States. They will analyze texts ranging from introductory college textbooks to academic journals. Students will work on identifying and developing their academic vocabulary, test-taking, and metacognition skills. They will also analyze the style and structure of academic lectures as they refine their note-taking and listening comprehension skills.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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VC 201 - Professional Vocabulary for Engineers 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This elective class is designed to improve communication skills and specialist English language knowledge in the fields of civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. It emphasizes listening and speaking covering common topics to all engineering fields such as monitoring and control, procedures and precautions, and engineering design. It aids students to describe technical problems and solutions through the study of different case studies in authentic engineering scenarios. It is designed to reinforce concepts in both oral and written contexts. Does not replace courses in core curriculum.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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VC 202 - Professional Vocabulary for Nursing 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This elective class is designed to improve communication skills and specialist language knowledge of healthcare professionals. It emphasizes listening and speaking covering common topics to nursing with authentic tasks and activities based on everyday scenarios, making the course relevant and motivating. It aids students to describe technical problems and solutions through the study of different case studies in authentic scenarios while working with realistic hospital charts and patient notes. It is designed to reinforce concepts in both oral and written contexts. Does not replace courses in core curriculum.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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VC 203 - Professional Vocabulary for Business Management 0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits
Course Description
This elective class is designed to improve communication skills and specialist English language knowledge in the fields of business management. It offers management vocabulary reference and practice. Emphasizes listening and speaking covering common topics to business fields such as leadership, change management and finance. It aids students to describe technical problems and solutions through the study of different case studies in authentic business scenarios. It is designed to reinforce concepts in both oral and written contexts. Does not replace courses in core curriculum.
Course Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
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Course Topics
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