Las Positas College - Grapevine

Las Positas College
Schedule of Classes
Spring 2010
24-APR-2009 DRAFT 1 DUE: MAY 1ST
*****ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE LPC
AJ 50 INTRO TO ADMIN OF JUSTICE 3.0 Units History and philosophy of administration of justice in America;
recapitulation
of the system; identifying the various subsystems, role expectations,
and their
interrelationships; theories of crime, punishment, and
rehabilitation; ethics,
education and training for professionalism in the system. Day 31156 MW 12:30 - 1:45 2206 STAFF OP
V01 Eve 30948 Wed 7:00 - 9:50 2420 STAFF OP
093
AJ 54 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 3.0 Units Investigative reports with emphasis upon accuracy and details
necessary.
Includes arrest reports, incident reports, and miscellaneous field
reports.
Techniques and methods used to cover information; how to analyze and
present
information in a clear and concise report. Day 31860 TTh 12:30 - 1:45 2206 STAFF GR
V01
AJ 61 EVIDENCE 3.0 Units Origin, development, philosophy and constitutional basis of evidence;
constitutional and procedural considerations affecting arrest, search
and
seizure; kinds and degrees of evidence and rules governing
admissibility;
judicial decisions interpreting individual rights and case studies.
CAN AJ 6 Eve 30949 Th 7:00 - 9:50 2206 STAFF GR
093
AJ 62 THE JUSTICE SYSTEM 3.0 Units Role and responsibilities of each segment within the Administration
of Justice
System: law enforcement, judicial, corrections. Past, present and
future
exposure to each sub-system; procedures from initial entry to final
disposition
and the relationship each segment maintains with its system members. Day 30950 TTh 2:00 - 3:15 2206 STAFF GR
V01
AJ 74 GANGS AND DRUGS 3.0 Units Definition of a gang and gang activity. Historical and cultural
aspects.
Interrelationships among local, national and international gangs,
including
prison gangs. Gang activity in relation to drug trafficking. Day 32223 MW 2:00 - 3:15 2206 STAFF OP
V01
AJ 79 HOMICIDE INVESTIGATION 3.0 Units Process of analysis of all aspects of the death case in order to
arrive at the
true cause and manner of the death, whether it be murder, suicide,
accidental
or natural. Emphasis on importance of the death scene related to
investigation
of course. Eve 31116 Wed 4:00 - 6:50 2201 STAFF OP
093 *****AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LPC
ASL 1A AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 3.0 Units Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) including expressive and
receptive
sign, the manual alphabet, facial expression, and body gestures.
Emphasis on
conversational skills in functional situations, knowledge of Deaf
culture and
the Deaf community. Day 31123 MW 9:30 -10:45 2202 STAFF GR
V01
45 C.E. UNITS FOR RN/LVN AVAILABLE FOR COMPLETION OF ASL 1A, 1B, OR
2B Eve 31122 TTh 5:00 - 6:15 2460 STAFF GR
093
ASL 1B AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II 3.0 Units Continued development of American Sign Language (ASL)
receptive/expressive
skills and knowledge learned in ASL 1A. Emphasis on conversational
skills in
functional situations, continued vocabulary and sentence structure
expansion,
and knowledge of Deaf culture and the Deaf community. Prerequisite:
American
Sign Language 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher). Day 31257 MW 12:30 - 1:45 307 STAFF GR
V01
ASL 2B AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE IV 3.0 Units Further development of American Sign Language (ASL)
receptive/expressive skills
and knowledge learned in ASL 2A. Emphasis on conversational skills
in
functional situations, continued expansion of vocabulary and
knowledge of Deaf
culture and the Deaf community. Prerequisite: American Sign
Language 2A (with
a grade "C" or higher). Eve 31124 Tue 7:00 - 9:50 PE209 STAFF GR
093 *****ANTHROPOLOGY
ANTH 1 BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHRO 3.0 Units Humans as a biological species through an examination of fossil
evidence for
human evolution, behavior of nonhuman primates, and human
evolutionary biology
and genetics. Emphasis on uniquely human biological and behavioral
characteristics, as well as those shared with other animals. Current
anthropological issues such as the biological meaning of race,
genetic
diseases, and the influence of evolution on human behavior. CAN ANTH
2 Day 32463 MW 2:00 - 3:15 2203 STAFF OP
V01
Day 31670 TTh 9:30 -10:45 2203 HASTEN OP
V02 Eve 31762 Wed 7:00 - 9:50 2203 STAFF OP
093
ANTH 1L BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHRO LAB 1.0 Units Laboratory exercises developed as an adjunct to Anthropology 1
(Introduction to
Biological/Physical Anthropology) including the identification of
fossils
through examination of fossil casts, the study of human artifacts,
observation
of primate behavior and structure, and problem-solving in case
studies of human
genetics. Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 (may be taken concurrently). Day 31844 Lab Wed 3:30 - 6:20 2203 STAFF OP
V01
Day 32250 Lab Mon 3:30 - 6:20 2203 STAFF OP
V02
ANTH 2 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY 3.0 Units Prehistoric development of human culture through studies of stone
tools and
other remains of the earliest human lifeways up to the growth of
technologically advanced civilizations. Review of important
archaeological
case studies. CAN ANTH 6
O 31176 By Arr 3.0 Hrs/Wk tba OEH OP
DE1
ANTH 2 (CRN 31176) is an online course that meets from January 29 -
May 28.
For more information, see the section titled "Online Learning" in
this
schedule, or go to http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning.
ANTH 3 SOCIAL/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Units How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological, social
and
cultural needs, including kinship and marriage practices, political
and social
organization, economic institutions, religious and childrearing
practices, and
social change. CAN ANTH 4 Day 31157 MW 11:00 -12:15 2203 HASTEN OP
V01
ANTH 5 CULTURES OF THE U.S. IN GLOBAL 3.0 Units Issues relevant to understanding constructs of race, class, gender
and culture
in U.S. society from a global perspective. Factors affecting U.S.
cultural
communities including impacts of globalization, patterns of
migration,
permeability of cultural communities in the U.S., the cultural
politics of
identity and xenophobia, and other factors influencing modern U.S.
society. Day 31382 MW 12:30 - 1:45 1604 STAFF OP
V01
ANTH 12 MAGIC/RELIGION/WITCHCRAFT/HEAL 3.0 Units Cross-cultural perspectives on spirituality, religious practice,
myth, ancestor
beliefs, witchcraft and the variety of religious rituals and
practitioners
found in the cultures of the world. Examination of the cosmologies
of
different cultures through the anthropological perspective. Emphasis
is placed
on how knowledge of the religious practices and beliefs of others can
help us
to understand the multicultural world in which we live. Comparison
of the ways
in which diverse cultures confront the large and fundamental
questions of
existence: those dealing with the meaning of life, birth and death,
and with
the relationship of humans to each other and to their universe. Day 31383 TTh 11:00 -12:15 2205 HASTEN OP
V01
ANTH 13 INTRO TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Units An introductory course in the application of physical anthropology to
the
medico-legal process with an emphasis on the identification of human
skeletal
remains. Includes the basic human osteology and odontology,
assessment of age
at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, and
general
physical characteristics including height and weight based upon
minimal
skeletal remains. Estimation of time since death, crime scene
analysis, animal
scavenging, and identification procedures. Eve 31843 Th 4:00 - 6:50 2203 CUELLAR OP
093 *****ART
ART 1 INTRODUCTION TO ART 3.0 Units Architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and design in relation
to human
inventiveness in providing for material and aesthetic needs;
orientation to
contemporary and historic art forms and principles. Eve 30688 Wed 7:00 - 9:50 2201 STAFF OP
093
ART 2A INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING 3.0 Units Skills development in light and shade, composition, perspective and
other
basics. The use of pencil, charcoal, and/or ink. CAN ART 8 Eve 30368 TTh 7:00 - 7:50 501 STAFF