UX 242 - Collaborative Design

• Work effectively in cross-functional teams
• Communicate design ideas effectively 
• Practice leadership skills
• Apply creative methods of collaboration
• Analyze personality and work style profiles
• Develop a team assessment
• Create a performance plan for another team member

• None 

• Foundations of collaboration
• Understanding self and others 
• Creating a cohesive group 
• Creativity and innovation in collaboration
• Group decision-making 
• Group problem-solving techniques 
• Negotiating conflict with group members 
• Leadership and coaching

UX 253 - Global User Experience

• Demonstrate knowledge of intercultural theories and their application to UX design
• Define and analyze inclusive and accessibility design  principles in global UX products  
• Apply knowledge of accessibility design to develop products for people with disabilities
• Apply inclusive design principles to make tactical decisions when designing for global users  
• Communicate UX design ideas clearly and convincingly 

• Audience analysis
• Foundations of UX

• Culturally responsible design 
• Global user communities and their use of technology     
• Inclusive design framework
• Logistical consideration in designing for global audiences
• Designing for emerging markets and new users
• Designing for environmental constraints
• Accessible design at Microsoft, Google, Apple, and Amazon   
• UX writing for global users
• Designing global products for social good 

UX 255 - User Interface Design

• Apply user experience and visual design theory in the design of intuitive UIs
• Understand how user interface design is integrated into the field of user experience 
• Execute a functional prototype utilizing user interface design principles while considering contexts & audiences
• Demonstrate a basic understanding of HTML and CSS
• Show proficiency in basic functions of professional UI design tools

• Foundations of UX
• Foundations of visual design 

• User Interface (UI) vs. User Experience (UX)
• UI essentials
• UI design principles
• Best practices of UI design across platforms
• Considerations for voice interfaces and zero UIs
• Information architecture
• Interaction design
• Visual design
• Graphics
• Design workflow
• UI design software (e.g., e.g. Adobe Adobe XD, Axure, InVision) 

UX 333 - Knowledge and Content Management

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Execute a clear understanding of what knowledge and content management are and how they benefit an organization
• Demonstrate a better understanding of knowledge and content sharing and knowledge transfer
• Exercise knowledge of content creation for knowledge management and learning organizations
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of explicit and tacit knowledge for creating competitive advantage
• Create a knowledge management plan to leverage opportunities to create, capture, represent and share knowledge within an organization

• None

• Knowledge management strategy
• Knowledge management tools
• Content management strategy
• Content management tools
• Applications of knowledge and content management

UX 345 - Agile Project Management

• Gain an expanded vocabulary of agile product management terminology
• Recognize different ways to integrate UX into an agile work environment
• Apply agile methodology to organize and work within an agile product team
• Know how collaborative thinking and planning drives product development
• Develop proficiency in digital product management tools 
• Adopt an agile mindset

• None

• Overview of the agile project management industry in comparison to traditional management styles (2 classes)
• The relationship between customer satisfaction and the early and continuous delivery of applicable software (1 class)
• The need to embrace changing requirements, even late into the development cycle (1 class)
• Lessons in using Scrum (1 class)
• Getting business people and developers to work collaboratively (2 classes)
• Building projects around motivated people (1 class)
• The need for face-to-face conversations (1 class)
• Agile processes and sustainable development (4 classes)
• How technical excellence and good design enhances agility (1 class)

UX 361 - UX Research

• ​Understand the basics of UX research methods and its importance in creating positive user experiences and business outcomes
• Recognize the importance of clearly defining the problem and audience for a research study
• Understand how to plan and facilitate usability research studies
• Analyze results and present the outcomes to product stakeholders
• Identify and navigate environmental factors surrounding UX research

• Foundations of UX
• Basics of conducting research

• Course topics include, but are not limited to:
  • Overview of UX research and methodologies
  • Traditional and specialized UX research methodologies (e.g., usability testing, card sorting, eye tracking and click testing, surveys, user personas, etc.)
  • Choosing a research type: Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed
  • Defining target users for research
  • Defining problems for research
  • UX research in product development
  • Choosing a design testing approach (e.g., in-person research vs. remote, moderated vs. automated techniques).
  • Design testing with users; visual design mock-ups and usability testing.
  • Conducting a UX research project
  • Considerations for global UX research
  • Analyzing and presenting research findings
  • Facilitating a design workshop

UX 362 - Artificial Intelligence Aspects of User Experience

• Explain how AI impacts the human experience
• Explain the impacts of AI on UX
• Inventory objects within an experience to create patterns
• Understand AR, VR, and “no” user interface technologies
• Understand how AI, AR, and VR work together and are different
• Describe semantic workflows, personality and conversational design, and cognitive apps

• Behavior basics
• Information architecture
• Site maps and task flows
• Prototypes and wireframes
• Visual design basics
• User research and usability testing
• Content strategy
• Data for UX designers

• The future of the human machine
• The future of technologies and industries
• The future of UX 
• Data as a material for of the information age
• UX research and interface design paradigm shifts
• Object-oriented UX
• Semantic workflows
• Personality and conversational design
• Cognitive apps

UX 490 - Independent Study

• Determined by instructor for individual student

• None

UX 495 - UX Selected Studies

• Varies by course

• None

UX 498 - UX Practicum

• Explore diverse UX career options and interests in UX
• Develop or enhance professional skills and knowledge of UX workplace practices
• Develop networking contacts with professionals in the UX field
• Enhance professional résumés through on-the-job experience
• Develop teamwork and leadership skills
• Apply classroom learning to an authentic UX work experience

• Foundations of UX

UX 499 - UX and Communication Design Internship

• Learn how the UX and communication areas fit in with the rest of the company
• Learn how jobs are assigned to these areas of the company
• Learn how to assist their supervisors in conceptualizing a project
• Learn how to assist or take charge of completing a project
• Learn the value of performing as a professional by being critical, helpful, punctual, and polite
• Learn the value of cooperating with fellow employees

• None

• The projects are dependent on the host company

UX 1400 - Foundations of User Experience

• Understand UX as a combination of tools, methods, and heuristics for creating customer/user-friendly products, processes, and services
• Show awareness of various UX career types and job responsibilities
• Exhibit literacy in psychology of design
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of key UX design principles, such as information architecture (IA), visual design, website maps and task flows, wireframing and prototyping, content creation, user research and usability testing
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of some UX prototyping and Wireframing in class projects
• Build a basic digital portfolio in Weebly or any other alternative free website builder

• None

• Key UX concepts
• UX job market and careers
• Psychology of Design: Behavior basics
• Information architecture
• Site maps and task flows
• Prototypes and wireframes
• Visual design basics
• User research and usability testing
• Content strategy
• Data for UX designers
• UX portfolios

UX 1511 - Visual Design I

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Understand how design impacts our daily lives 
• Understand how visual design is integrated into the field of User Experience 
• Execute a clear understanding of what constitutes effective design in visual communications 
• Employ principles of effective design by use of typography and the interaction of type and imagery together 
• Proficiency in basic functions of Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Acrobat-enough to create a quality design that could be taken to press or published digitally 

• None

• Sketching
• Principles of design
• Design process
• Designing for print and digital
• Color aesthetics and theory
• Basics of the psychology of design
• Typography 
• Imagery 
• Constructive critiquing
• Understanding audience
• Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator)

UX 1521 - Visual Design II

• Deep understanding of how to create thoughtful, high-impact designs 
• Know how to create effective marketing materials, logos, and icons 
• Demonstrate readiness to create usable digital interfaces 
• Ability to lead design sessions and provide constructive feedback
• Fluency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator, enough to create any high-quality quality material in print or digital formats

• Proficiency in Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator
• Basic knowledge of and working understanding of design principles, typography, color, imagery, and psychology of design

• Sketching
• Emotional design
• Advanced design principles
• Grid design & style guides
• Branding and logos
• Icons
• Typography and imagery
• Leading design sessions & constructive critiquing
• Understanding audience
• Adobe Creative Suite (Adobe InDesign, Photoshop, and Illustrator)

UX 2011 - Interface Design I

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Understand how user interface design is integrated into the field of user experience 
•  Execute a functional prototype utilizing user interface design principles while considering contexts & audiences 
•  Basic understanding of HTML and CSS - student is able to read and manipulate HTML and CSS 
•  Proficiency in basic functions of Adobe XD and Dreamweaver - student is able to create prototypes and basic HTML/CSS mockups

•  Basic knowledge and understanding of principles of design
•  Familiarity with Adobe products

• User interface design principles
• Designing for different contexts, audiences, and devices
• Expansion of wireframing and prototyping skills
• Introduction to HTML
• Introduction to CSS
• HTML/CSS best practices
• Adobe Suite: XD, Dreamweaver

UX 2021 - Interface Design II

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Understand how to create interface designs considering contexts, audiences, and devices
• Proficiency in prototyping technique and workflows 
• Execute a high-fidelity prototype 
• Demonstrate proficiency with HTML, CSS,  Adobe XD, and Dreamweaver 
• Demonstrate basic understanding of JavaScript 
• Communicate design rationale and intent via annotations in prototyping tools 

• Basic understanding of HTML and CSS
• Functional proficiency with Adobe XD and Dreamweaver (or other coding tool)

• Designing for multiple devices, including mobiles and wearables
• Designing for different contexts and audiences 
• Component-based UIs
• Conditions and interactions for prototyping
• Prototyping workflows
• Introduction to front-end frameworks
• Introduction to JavaScript

UX 2023 - Design Systems

• Gain familiarity with components of Material Design and Human Interface Guidelines and understand which components are appropriate to use on which platforms 
• Conduct analyses of design systems and the components, standards, and patterns that make up a design system 
• Communicate design system ideas to other students, who then will leverage that information in their own projects
• Understand the difference between a design system, style guide, branding standards, and content standards 
• Build a design system leveraging design and interface knowledge 

• Students will need to possess an understanding of visual design and interfaces, which they will utilize when building components for their design system

• Google’s Material Design
• Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines
• Other commonly used design systems
• Types of design systems
• Basic design system principals
• Functional and perceptual patterns in pattern libraries
• Component libraries
• Content, brand and visual style guides
• Best practices for component design and utilization

UX 2024 - Information Architecture

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Understand the discipline of Information Architecture and its importance in the digital world 
• Know how people look for and categorize information 
• Understand and know how to plan, communicate, and classify digital assets (i.e., content) 
• Analyze and document information architectures 
• Research and design an information architecture using digital and analog tools 

• Foundations of data analysis and techniques for information organization from GS 1002

• What is IA?
• Importance of information architecture (IA) in a digital world
• Cost of bad IA
• Components of information architecture 
• Understanding people and content
• Taxonomy and metadata 
• Optimizing for finadability and searchability
• Documenting, evaluating, measuring, and testing information architecture  
• Designing and researching information architecture
• Open and closed card sorting, treejacking

UX 2031 - Interaction Design

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Demonstrate understanding of interaction design process and applicable deliverables
• Demonstrate functional proficiency with a front-end framework, prototyping technique, and workflows
• Demonstrate functional proficiency of JavaScript, Adobe XD, and Dreamweaver
• Demonstrate basic understanding of using a CSS preprocessor 
• Communicate design rationale and intent via written communications 

• Advanced interface design knowledge
• Proficiency with prototyping tools (Adobe XD, Axure)
• Proficiency with HTML/CSS
• Basic understanding of JavaScript

• Goal-directed design
•  Designing for different contexts, audiences, and devices
•  Interaction design process
•  CSS preprocessors
•  Practical JavaScript
•  Designing in the browser
•  Adobe suite: XD, Dreamweaver 
•  Axure

UX 3011 - UX Research I

• Understand the basics of UX research methods and its importance in creating positive user experiences and business outcomes 
• Recognize the importance of clearly defining the problem and audience for a research study 
• Understand UX research process, specifically how to plan and facilitate usability research studies 
• Analyze results and present the outcomes to product stakeholders 
• Work effectively in research teams 
• Identify and navigate environmental factors surrounding UX research 

• College-level research strategies developed in GS-1002 Freshman Studies II
• Foundations of collaborative design or teamwork 

• Overview of UX research and methodologies
• Formulating clear research hypotheses and objectives
• Quantitative vs. qualitative research
• Surveys, interviews, and focus groups
• Heuristic evaluations
• Usability testing (mobile, remote, in-person, formal, informal, moderated, automated)
• Testing with mobile devices
• Defining target audiences through research-based personas
• Working in a research team
• Conducting a UX research project
• Analyzing and presenting research findings

UX 3015 - Designing for the Digital Future

• Understand the differences between AI, VI, AR, VR, and “no” user interface technologies and how they work together to create experiences 
• Understand impacts of AI on the field of UX 
• Describe semantic workflows, personality and conversational design, and cognitive apps 
• Demonstrate proficiency in inventorying objects within an experience to create patterns 
• Apply UX research methodologies for design of AI, VI, AR, VR, and “no” user interface technologies 

• None

• The future of the human machine
• The future of technologies and industries
• The future of UX
• Data as a material for the information age
• UX aspects of AI   
• UX aspects of VI  
• UX aspects of AR  
• UX aspects of VR 
• “Zero UI”/”no” user interface technologies
• UX research and interface design paradigm shifts
• Object-oriented UX
• Semantic workflows
• Personality and conversational design
• Cognitive apps

UX 3021 - UX Research II

• ​Understand advanced UX research methods and its importance in creating positive user experiences and business outcomes 
• Know how to research and analyze designs using advanced analysis techniques 
• Understand data-driven design decisions based on UX research studies and Big Data 
• Analyze results and present the outcomes to product stakeholders 
• Work effectively in research teams 

• None

• Card sorting & Treejacking
• Eye tracking
• Click-tests
• Multivariate (AB testing, split testing)
• Diary studies
• Desirability studies
• Advanced data analysis using Function-Behavior-Structure (FBS) ontology
• UX research in product development
• UX Research and Big Data
• Presenting research results

UX 3025 - Data Visualization

3 lecture hours 0 lab hours 3 credits

• Know how the mind perceives and interprets visual information 
• Recognize data visualization best practices and know how to model data in a visual manner 
• Demonstrate knowledge in gathering, preparing, and analyzing complex data sets 
• Apply knowledge of color, typography, and visual design practices to visualize data 
• Explain and present the story surrounding data 
• Show proficiency in basic functions of data visualization software to create infographics, interactive data visualizations, and data maps 

• Data research and analysis

• Introduction to data visualization and visual perception
• Fundamentals of visualization, data modeling, and compare and contrast
• Data visualization best practices and not-so-best practices 
• The use of color in data visualization and dashboard design
• Typography and data visualization design
• Infographics, interactive data visualization, and mapping data
• Owning your data story
• Data visualization tool

UX 3031 - Agile Product Management

• Gain an expanded vocabulary of agile product management terminology 
• Recognize different ways to integrate UX into an agile work environment
• Apply agile methodologies to organize and work within an agile product team 
• Know how collaborative thinking and planning drives product development 
• Develop proficiency in digital product management tools  
• Adopt an agile mindset 

• Foundations of collaborative design or teamwork 

• Overview of the agile project management industry in comparison to traditional management styles
• The relationship between customer satisfaction and embracing continuous delivery to rapidly respond to customer and company needs
• Agile Manifesto
• Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe®), Scrum, and Kanban
• How UX fits into Agile
• Ideation through sketching and lean UX techniques
• Getting business people and developers to work collaboratively
• Creating and managing a product backlog
• Building products around motivated people
• The need for face-to-face conversations
• Agile processes and sustainable development
• How technical excellence and good design enhances agility and product usability

UX 3035 - Conversation Design

• Be familiar with the history and applications of chatbots 
• Understand the benefits and limitations of voice design 
• Demonstrate knowledge of specifics of voice design 
• Be familiar with job prospects for conversation designers  
• Demonstrate awareness of the best industry practices in conversation design 
• Become proficient in conversation design fundamentals
• Contribute a conversation design sample of work to UX 4410  -Digital Portfolio 

• User interface design
• Interaction design
• UX writing
• UX research 

• History and applications of voice assistants    
• Conversation design guides in industry (e.g., Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft)
• Conversation design styles  
• Conversation design process
• Conversation design principles 
• Linguistic aspects of conversation design 
• Conversational components 
• Error handling
• Visual components of conversation design 
• Conversation design scalability across platforms/devices  

UX 3045 - SEO and Analytics

• Know the history and application of search algorithms in design and content retrieval 
• Explain the components of algorithms across search engines
• Demonstrate knowledge of algorithm-driven design
• Understand and be able to recognize the internal and external impact of algorithms 
• Apply concepts of algorithm-driven design in a research project 

• Basic research methods
• Ability to create and leverage an analytics strategy

• History of search algorithms 
• Overview of common algorithms 
• How algorithms influence SEO
• Content and UX strategies to positively influence SEO
• Introduction to algorithm-driven design 
• How AI is changing the traditional responsibilities in UX
• Analytics strategies for SEO and algorithm-driven design

UX 4011 - UX Senior Project I

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

• Ability to self-organize team within an agile framework and demonstrate an agile mindset
• Effectively communicate within and outside team in both oral and written form
• Create and manage product backlog, capturing requirements through user stories that describe incremental business value
• Use both digital and analog tools to conduct research and design product
• Investigate, evaluate, integrate, and apply technologies and standards beyond previous coursework to support research and design efforts
• Develop and execute research to minimize uncertainty and use the results to justify design decisions
• Employ UX processes to develop product

• Proficiency in UX research methods and design techniques

• Course introduction, report and presentation requirements
• Team status meetings
• Oral team presentations

UX 4021 - UX Senior Project II

• Ability to self-organize team within an agile framework and demonstrate an agile mindset
• Effectively communicate within and outside team in both oral and written form
• Create and manage product backlog, capturing requirements through user stories that describe incremental business value
• Use both digital and analog tools to conduct research and design product
• Investigate, evaluate, integrate, and apply technologies and standards beyond previous coursework to support research and design efforts
• Identify opportunities to conduct further research to validate proposed designs, minimize uncertainty, and use the results to justify design decisions
• Employ UX processes to develop product
• Ability to lead and actively participate in design sessions 
• Create and iterate designs using wireframes, low-fidelity, high-fidelity, and interactive prototypes

• Proficiency in UX research methods and design techniques

• Team status meetings
• Running design sessions
• Oral team presentations

UX 4031 - UX Senior Project III

2 lecture hours 2 lab hours 3 credits

• Ability to self-organize team within an agile framework and demonstrate an agile mindset
• Effectively communicate within and outside team in both oral and written form
• Create and manage product backlog, capturing requirements through user stories that describe incremental business value
• Use both digital and analog tools to conduct research and design product
• Investigate, evaluate, integrate, and apply technologies and standards beyond previous coursework to support research and design efforts
• Identify opportunities to conduct further research to minimize uncertainty and use the results to justify design decisions
• Identify, track, and mitigate technical and process risks
• Verify and validate that product functions as expected
• Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities related to product and make informed judgments that account for global, economic, environmental, and/or societal contexts
• Communicate appropriate project aspects in a public forum with a focus on business value

• Proficiency in UX research methods and design techniques

• Team status meetings
• Senior Design Show presentation (final exam week)
• Oral team presentations

UX 4410 - Digital Portfolio

• Demonstrate knowledge and application of human-centered design principles
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of interface and interaction design
• Demonstrate  knowledge and application of UX research and data analysis 
• Demonstrate knowledge and application of professional software 
• Show advanced UX and technical writing skills 
• Enhance their learning by reflecting on their skills and analyzing their academic and career goals

• Advanced presentation skills
• Advanced UX and technical writing skills

• Build a personal narrative and brand that translates to resumes, portfolios, and overall online presence 
• Develop an elevator pitch that can be utilized in networking and job applications
• Analyze a job description for personal fit and competency
• Learn how to network by interviewing people in the UX industry
• Build portfolio pieces and case studies
• Build a digital portfolio that appropriately reflects the student’s skills, competencies, work, and personal narrative

IG 100 - Intensive Grammar I

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None 

• The “be” verb
• The simple past, present, future, and progressive tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles, demonstratives and quantifiers
• Time clauses and conjunctions

IG 200 - Intensive Grammar II

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

• The simple past, present, future, progressive, and perfect tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles
• Time clauses and future conditionals
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Relative clauses
• Conjunctions and adverb clauses

IG 201 - Intermediate Intensive Grammar I

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach a grammatical concept to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

• The present
• The past
• Nouns, determiners and pronouns
• The present perfect
• Adjectives, adverbs and prepositions

IG 300 - Intensive Grammar III

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

• A review of the simple past, present, future, progressive, and perfect tenses
• Imperatives and modals
• Nouns, adjectives, adverbs, and pronouns
• Articles
• Time clauses and future conditionals
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Relative clauses
• Conjunctions and adverb clauses

IG 301 - Upper-Intermediate Intensive Grammar III

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach a grammatical concept to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None 

• The present and the past
• The perfect
• The future
• Modals and modal-like expressions
• Nouns and pronouns
• Gerunds and infinitives
• Questions and noun clauses

IG 400 - Intensive Grammar IV

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach grammatical concepts to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

• Cause and effect
• Comparison and contrast
• Narrative
• Classification and definition
• Problem-solution
• Summary-response
• Persuasion

IG 401 - Advanced Intensive Grammar V

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to oral and written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Master and teach a grammatical concept to the class
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None 

• Cause and effect
• Comparison and contrast
• Narrative

IG 500 - Intensive Grammar Application

• Analyze and apply English grammar rules to in and out of class activities
• Apply knowledge of grammar to written tasks
• Recognize, categorize, and correct grammatical errors in your own writing and the writing of others
• Recognize grammatical structure used in current event oral and written reports
• Lead a discussion using appropriate and targeted grammar concepts
• Demonstrate knowledge of grammatical concepts on in-class assessments

• None

IW 100 - Intensive Writing I: The Paragraph

• Understand the rationale for a multi-step writing process
• Brainstorm and organize ideas to prepare a foundation for structured writing
• Implement and use editing symbols for revision
• Describe personality in writing
• Characterize a person with ordered detail in a paragraph
• Narrate a short story with ideas and relevant detail
• Use transitions to effectively tell a story
• Peer-review and self-edit paragraphs for grammar and style
• Write about a scary or funny experience
• Identify good and bad topic sentences, support and concluding sentences in paragraphs
• Focus on aspect and tense to tell stories
• Describe place with accurate prepositions
• Develop and support an opinion in short written work

• None

IW 200 - Intensive Writing II: The Short Composition

• Use details to support main ideas
• Outline relevant supporting ideas for short compositions
• Give and receive peer-feedback on written work
• Support writing with examples and background
• Revise and edit personal writing for grammatical accuracy and content
• Structure and support an outline using parallel supporting points and successive main ideas
• Interpret and describe figurative language devices by clustering and outlining
• Avoid verbosity in written work
• Write an accurate and concise summary of fiction and non-fiction
• Use the “literary Present Tense” in narrative and summary
• Express an opinion by formal response to a non-fiction work
• Critique a fiction work in writing 

• None

IW 300 - Intensive Writing III: The Essay

• Define and understand the purpose of an essay
• Identify an audience and choose an appropriate topic 
• Narrow or broaden the scope of a topic to effectively outline an essay
• Expedite various brainstorming techniques such as listing, free-writing, and using graphic organizers and diagrams
• Recognize and explain the relative strength or weakness of a thesis statement
• Outline and order ideas for expansion in different essay types
• Draft, edit, polish, and produce formal written work, including essays of explanation, problem-solution, comparison-contrast, persuasion, and response to a reading
• Outline and write a strong academic essay under a given time constraint
• Implement self and peer editing strategies for formal writing
• Use different hedging techniques to avoid over-generalization
• Accurately paraphrase, summarize, and quote an author’s work, using correct and appropriate citation

• None

LS 100 - Academic Listening and Speaking I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for topics and main ideas
• Listen for reasons, examples, and specific information
• Listen for causes, effects, and solutions to problems
• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Use a variety of strategies to take and organize notes

Academic Speaking:

• Describe preferences and interests
• Ask for and give permission and advice
• Ask for and give an opinion
• Keep a conversation going
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 200 - Academic Listening and Speaking II

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Get the main ideas from an introduction
• Listen for supporting information
• Listen for categories and definitions
• Make inferences after listening
• Include details in your notes

Academic Speaking:

• Ask for and give directions
• Change statements into questions
• Give reasons and examples
• Agree and disagree with others’ opinions
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 201 - Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Produce common English expressions to ask for and give directions, advice, and clarification
• Greet and respond to a greeting using reduced forms of words
• Agree and disagree with negative questions using phrases to express disbelief and skepticism
• Pronounce the phonemes /θ/and /s/correctly when speaking
• Research and analyze two colleges or universities and give an 2-3 minute informative presentation comparing the two*
• Interview three people about a product you designed and outline a 3-5 minute presentation to “sell” the product to your audience*
• Interpret the meaning of different forms of non-verbal communication by collecting information and having a small group discussion*

*At least two (2) of these objectives will be met each session

Academic Listening

• Recognize the medial T and the difference between the phonemes /θ/and /s/
• Identify emotion from a speaker’s tone of voice
• Interpret the meaning of interjections and the difference between a statement and a question through listening for intonation
• Understand and compare a speaker’s point of view in a radio program and a lecture
• Use an outline and graphic organizer to organize notes from an academic lecture
• Prepare for a lecture by predicting its contents and learning new vocabulary
• Listen for details, supporting information, a causal chain, anecdotes, and unstressed words in radio broadcasts and academic lectures   

• None

LS 300 - Academic Listening and Speaking III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for main ideas and meaning of terms
• Listen for examples, differences, comparisons, causes, and effects
• Notice topic change signals
• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Use a variety of strategies to take and organize notes

Academic Speaking:

• Ask for and give clarification and confirmation
• Participate in a panel discussion
• Interpret symbols
• Present a persuasive argument
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 301 - Upper-Intermediate Academic Listening and Speaking III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Use correct intonation and common English expressions to ask for and give confirmation and clarification, give and refuse permission, and request an explanation
• Pronounce reduced forms of verbs followed by “to” and questions with -d + you, the phonemes /i/ and /I/, and verbs ending in -ed correctly when speaking
• Collaborate with a small group to create and present a company and its plan to cope with cultural differences*
• Prepare and give a 4-6 minute presentation describing what a government should provide its citizens*
• Compromise and take turns in a small group setting
• Visit a museum to research and give a 4-6 minute presentation on an artist and your opinion of his or her work using note cards*

* At least two (2) of these objectives will be met each session

Academic Listening

• Recognize reduced forms verbs followed by “to” and questions with -d + you, the difference between the phonemes /i/ and /I/ and /θ/and /s/, and the meaning of interjections from intonation in academic lectures and everyday conversations
• Use an outline and graphic organizers to organize notes and answer questions from an academic lecture and a radio program
• Prepare for a lecture by having questions in mind before listening and learning new vocabulary words and phrases
• Understand the main idea of a lecture by listening to the introduction
• Listen for and comprehend anecdotes, examples, the meaning of new words and phrases, differences, the gist, numerical information, and time periods from radio broadcasts and academic lectures

• None 

LS 400 - Academic Listening and Speaking IV

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for topics, subtopics, and main ideas
• Listen for details, supporting statistics, quoted material, and points of greater importance
• Listen for causes, effects, and solutions to problems
• Understand idioms and slang
• Take careful lecture notes

Academic Speaking:

• Manage a conversation
• Ask for confirmation
• Deliver a clearly organized research presentation
• Narrate a story
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds

• None

LS 401 - Advanced Level Academic Listening and Speaking V

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Listen for topics, subtopics, and main ideas
• Listen for details, supporting statistics, quoted material, and points of greater importance
• Listen for causes, effects, and solutions to problems
• Understand idioms and slang
• Take careful lecture notes

Academic Speaking

• Give a personal introduction
• Manage a conversation
• Clearly pronounce key vowel and consonant sounds YOU struggle with
• Tell an anecdote
• Give an academic presentation
• Lead and participate in an academic discussion

• None 

LS 500 - Academic Communication Skills

• Listen actively to interviews, lectures, presentations, and panel discussions
• Identify key facts and details while listening
• Determine the perspective and purpose of a speaker
• Refine note-taking skills
• Identify problems and evaluate arguments
• Clearly express a need or ask a question to an academic advisor or professor
• Critique a product or service
• Research and explain a technical subject
• Present a project proposal
• Deliver a well-organized academic presentation with a partner
• Participate in a panel discussion 

• None

RP 100 - Academic Study Skills

• Effectively manage time in order to complete class assignments
• Determine an organization strategy to manage work in all classes
• Recognize the meaning of 48 common testing verbs and respond appropriately when prompted
• Actively take notes and summarize lectures to demonstrate comprehension of main ideas and important details
• Respond to questions using appropriate, academic vocabulary
• Demonstrate time management for essay completion
• Effectively organize notes and other written information
• Apply correct sentence structure to written responses and essays
• Recognize the appropriate essay organization for a writing prompt
• Increase reading speeds and comprehension of written material
• Skim and scan compositions for main ideas and pertinent information
• Record information accurately by taking academic notes while reading
• Recall vocabulary and important information from readings
• Review and summarize chapters, articles, and other various compositions
• Analyze and make conclusions based on information in the readings

• None

• None

RP 101 - Language Lab

• Identify areas of needed improvement in English and overall study skills
• Set personal goals and work independently to achieve them
• Remediate deficiencies in determined areas

• None

RP 200 - Application of Strategic Test-Taking Skills

• Identify personal needs and goals
• Listening
  • Identify main ideas, specific information, and detail
  • Follow description in diagrams, maps, and plans
  • See beyond the surface meaning
  • Follow signpost words and a talk
• Speaking
  • Respond to personal question
  • Increase spoken fluency
  • Prepare and give a talk
  • Understand abstract ad analytical questions
• Reading
  • Become orientated to a text
  • Scan for specific detail
  • Skim for general understanding
  • Identify main and supporting ideas
  • Understand an argument
  • Identify the writer’s views and claims
• Writing
  • Interpret, describe, and summarize graphic data
  • Plan and present arguments in an essay
  • Link ideas
• Develop academic vocabulary
• Notice structure in written English
• Identify common errors in English 

• None

RP 400 - Research into Academic Field of Study

• Develop a specialist vocabulary in your future field of study
• Listen to and take notes on academic lectures
• Read and report on a book related to your future field of study
• Research future job prospects and necessary qualifications
• Create your resume
• Discuss your progress in learning about your major

• None

RP 500 - Academic Research Paper

• Understand and engage in the reasoning and culture of US-style research practices
• Brainstorm and select a research topic suitable for undergraduate and professional work
• Focus a topic to the scale of a standard undergraduate research project
• Find, assess, and maintain a pool of academic print and electronic resources related to research area
• Craft an arguable thesis that effectively indicates the scope of entire work and allows for concrete development
• Develop an outline that organizes introductory and background material, major and minor supporting elements, explicit/implicit arguments and counter-arguments, and conclusions, all proceeding from the original intent of the thesis statement
• Execute various strategies for concise summarizing and accurate paraphrasing
• Understand the role of quoted material in non-fiction work and be able to effectively incorporate quotations in writing
• Synthesize borrowed material to support and develop major and minor elements
• Write a valid research-based paper in accordance with American Psychological Association (APA) style
• Incorporate citations and references as a result of a firm understanding of intellectual property ideals common to all developed academic communities
• Recognize and avoid any and all forms of plagiarism
• Present and defend work to an audience and a small panel of evaluators

• None

• None

RW 100 - Academic Reading and Writing I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Preview the topic of a reading
• Determine the main idea and important details in a non-fiction text
• Understand and apply reading skills such as scanning, finding causes and effects, organizing information into charts, asking and answering “Why?” questions, and recognizing the order of events

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Preview vocabulary words to aid comprehension
• Deduce meanings of new words by using context clues
• Utilize the academic word list as a guide to vocabulary development
• Write organized paragraphs about the topics of the readings using new vocabulary words appropriately

• None

RW 200 - Academic Reading and Writing II

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Locate key words
• Make inferences
• Form an opinion about a text
• Find specific support

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Identify the basic structure of a paragraph
• Organize a paragraph of process
• Use transitions of cause, effect, and contrast
• Write a paragraph of analysis, summary, and compare/contrast

• None

RW 201 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing I

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Deduce meanings of new words through context
• Infer meaning of new words through captions and pictures
• Make inferences about personality and attitude from reading
• Use punctuation to inform meaning of new vocabulary
• Formulate critical thinking questions for previewing a text
• Locate and evaluate topic sentences in text
• Find definitions of new vocabulary through examples in text
• Understand the uses of Italics in academic and literary work

Academic Writing

• Use a graphic organizer to prepare for writing
• Write a paragraph about an ideal job
• Describe an advertisement in using relevant grammatical devices to indicate detail
• Classify information into groups
• Stratify main ideas and details into an effective outline
• Organize and write a concise paragraph detailing a specific process

• None

RW 300 - Academic Reading and Writing III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Guess the meaning of words from context
• Find main ideas, topic sentences, major subtopics, and details
• Determine point of view
• Understand connotation

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Write topic sentences and propositions
• Write about symbols, advantages, and disadvantages
• Use subordinating conjunctions and transitions of comparison and contrast
• Paraphrase and cite your sources
• Write a paragraph of exposition, analysis, comparison/contrast, summary, and persuasion

• None

RW 301 - Intermediate Academic Reading and Writing III

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Make inferences from academic and literary texts 
• Use the punctuation of a sentence to deduce the meaning of new vocabulary
• Skim a text for main idea and details 
• Extract and organize ideas from texts in graphic organizers
• Assess essential and non-essential new vocabulary in reading 
• Determine an author’s point of view
• Investigate and differentiate narrative intent in various academic and popular publications
• Identify cause and effect in reading
• Find evidence to support a writer’s theory
• Interpret, summarize, and analyze different types of texts

Academic Writing 

• Focus a topic sentence for scope and intent in paragraph writing
• Write a strong expository paragraph
• Craft strong analysis in writing 
• Use graphic organizers to express comparison and contrast
• Write a strong paragraph of comparison and contrast, incorporating relevant similarities and differences
• Describe, explain, and illustrate cause and effect in written work
• Group and synthesize material for written work    

• None 

RW 400 - Academic Reading and Writing IV

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Know which words to focus on
• Outline main ideas, important details, and examples
• Use subordinating conjunctions to show differences
• Evaluate sources

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development:

• Organize a research paper and write a thesis statement
• Paraphrase, summarize, and use material from a source
• Choose the right reporting verb and weave in quotations
• Write a persuasive essay and provide evidence

• None

RW 401 - Advanced Academic Reading and Writing V

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Know which words to focus on
• Outline main ideas, important details, and examples
• Preview and annotate a text
• Evaluate sources
• Use context clues to determining the meaning of new words in a text

Academic Writing and Vocabulary Development

• Organize a research paper
• Paraphrase, summarize and use material from a source
• Write a paragraph of definition, cause and effect and a summary
• Choose the right reporting verb and weave in quotations

• None 

RW 500 - Advanced Critical Reading

• Build an understanding of critical, academic vocabulary
• Consider place and date of publication
• Identify author bias and purpose
• Evaluate the scope of research
• Distinguish fact from opinion
• Compare the author’s argument to alternative points of view
• Evaluate the strength of an argument and the validity of a text
• Critically review an article
• Read, analyze, and discuss 1-2 classic American novels

• None

SM 200 - Foundations of Algebra and the Scientific Method

• Apply algebra and the scientific method to questions about physics and chemistry
• Define English words and phrases used for mathematical problems and scientific terms
• Translate English word problems into mathematical symbols
• Perform arithmetic operations without using a calculator
• Deal with fractions and decimals
• Calculate averages and percentages
• Solve algebraic equations
• Interpret and create graphs based on equations

• None

SP 100 - Foundations of English Orthography and Conversation

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Identify high-frequency vocabulary words through illustrations and context
• Apply vocabulary words verbally in an authentic setting
• Accurately pronounce targeted vocabulary
• Write with vocabulary in context using word partnerships
• Develop study skills to review and recall vocabulary words

Academic Spelling:

• Recognize spelling patterns in prefixes and suffixes, parts of speech, etc.
• Make phonetic connections between spelling and pronunciation
• Identify general common spelling mistakes, as well as individual common spelling mistakes
• Write using high-frequency vocabulary words with accurate spelling

Academic Speaking Strategies:

• Initiate and rejoin a conversation
• Clarify information and rephrase what someone has said
• Elicit information
• Solicit attention
• Correct someone politely and repair a conversation
• Summarize a conversation
• Politely excuse yourself and end a conversation

Academic Pronunciation:

• Recognize syllables and rhythm of speech
• Correctly use stops and continuants with words
• Pronounce linking sounds correctly
• Understand and be able to produce word stress patterns
• Identify emotions and interpret sentence structure from intonation
• Use basic emphasis patterns in speaking

• None

SP 101 - Language Application through Servant Leadership

• Identify areas to engage with the Milwaukee community
• Set personal goals and work independently to achieve them
• Create professional emails/and or have professional phone conversations
• Engage in meaningful work related to their interests and skills

• None

SP 102 - American Experience

• Broaden understanding of American culture
• Apply learned language skills to in and out of class activities
• Improve every day English vocabulary 

• None

SP 202 - Conversation Strategies

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Initiate and rejoin a conversation
• Clarify information and rephrase what someone has said
• Elicit information
• Solicit attention
• Correct someone politely and repair a conversation
• Summarize a conversation
• Politely excuse yourself and end a conversation

Academic Pronunciation

• Recognize syllables and rhythm of speech
• Correctly use stops and continuants with words
• Pronounce linking sounds correctly
• Understand and be able to produce word stress patterns
• Identify emotions and interpret sentence structure from intonation
• Use basic emphasis patterns in speaking

• None

SP 203 - Pronunciation Principles

• Learn, understand, and produce the American pronunciation of vowels and consonants in words alone and in sentences
• Understand the difference between voiced and unvoiced sounds, and then appropriately apply them to the sounds of English
• Correctly pronounce new words as you sight read them
• Understand and apply syllable stress within words and word stress in sentences
• Develop increased fluency of sentence speech through development of pronunciation, intonation, and word combination skills
• Understand more of conversation content from native English speakers through a deeper understanding of reductions, linking, and elision
• Apply specific sounds and pronunciation strategies to complete a report and presentation of such sounds and strategies as found in an assigned sound clip, speech, or radio broadcast

• None

• None

SP 205 - Foundations of English Orthography

0 lecture hours 0 lab hours 0 credits

• Identify high-frequency vocabulary words through illustrations and context
• Apply vocabulary words verbally in an authentic setting
• Accurately pronounce targeted vocabulary
• Write paragraphs with vocabulary in context using word partnerships
• Develop study skills to review and recall vocabulary words

Academic Spelling

• Recognize spelling patterns in prefixes and suffixes, parts of speech, etc.
• Make phonetic connections between spelling and pronunciation
• Identify general common spelling mistakes, as well as individual common spelling mistakes
• Write paragraphs using high-frequency vocabulary words with accurate spelling

• None

• None

SP 300 - Professional Presentations and Technology

• Prepare, practice, and present two individual presentations
• Collaborate with 2-3 other students to create and give a group presentation
• Detect and analyze your strengths and weaknesses as a public speaker
• Watch and critique the presentations of professionals in various fields
• Draft an effective opening and closing of a presentation
• Master strategies to improve your voice power, structure of speech, and body language
• Use facts and figures and construct clear visual aids to enhance your presentations
• Uncover and utilize techniques to increase the impact of your presentations
• Build rapport with an audience, tell stories and lead a question/answer session while giving a presentation
• Research and present information about your major, including key vocabulary from the field
• Research information about a form of technology used in your future field of study
• Give and receive constructive feedback to and from your peers
• Work effectively with a group

• None

SP 500 - Critical Thinking

• Listen for the main ideas and key details in a presentation, talk or lecture
• Read to find the main ideas and key details in a text
• Find the purpose, audience, and main idea of a text and a lecture
• Write an effective summary of a text and a lecture
• Ask and answer higher-order thinking questions
• Lead and participate in a small and large group academic discussion
• Plan and give an academic presentation 

• None

TR 202 - Introduction to Primary Research and Data Analysis

• Conduct primary research projects and report on findings in formal reports and presentations.
• Apply the scientific method to answer a research question by formulating a hypothesis, designing and conducting an experiment, measuring results, and drawing conclusions.
• Evaluate and employ various methods of field research, including interviews, surveys, and observations.
• Accurately describe and interpret statistics, graphics, and mathematical operations.
• Compose an abstract for an academic publication.
• Write conclusions using language of argumentation and evaluation.

• None

VC 201 - Vocabulary for Engineering

• Improve your professional communication skills
• Use and understand high-priority language useful in any branch of engineering
• Explain how technology works
• Describe technical functions and applications and emphasize technical advantages of products
• Create a poster to visually represent and teach information about a material
• Assess manufacturing and jointing and fixing techniques
• Follow the steps in the design process to solve an everyday problem
• Apply learned vocabulary to oral presentations and written explanations
• Discover vocabulary words related to your major and create a manual to showcase their meanings

• None

• None

VC 203 - Professional Vocabulary for Business Management

• Improve your professional communication skills
• Use and understand high-priority language useful in business management 
• Analyze and reflect on technical discussions in a professional context and the developments in technology, global relations and financial practice
• Work with a team to address real-life business scenarios
• Write with professional competence a formal email, cover letter, resume, budget, marketing report, and globalization analysis. 
• Create engaging presentations that target a specific audience which include references to visual aids such as graphs.
• Assess potential business pitfalls and provide recommendations.

• None 

• Human dimension
• Quality
• Competitive strategy
• Marketing
• Logistics
• The Internet and its uses
• Company finance
• Boom and bust
• Corporate responsibility
• Global economy
• Intercultural issues
• Writing in business management