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ADMINSTRATION OF JUSTICE 75
INTRODUCTION TO CORRECTIONS (CSU) 3 UNITS
This basic course deals with the nature of correctional
work; the aims and objectives of Correctional Administration;
probation and practices; skills, knowledge and attitudes
required for employment in this field; types of institutions
and services; and career opportunities.
Section
# 8002 G. Yan
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at yang@wlac.edu as soon as you
register.
ART
103 ART APPRECIATION I (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS
This broad introduction to the nature, vocabulary,
media and history of art, with selections from western
and non-western cultures, is designed to expand visual
awareness and understanding of the visual arts as
a unique medium for human inter-relationships.
Section
# 8005 K. Huotari
(6 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/12/2007)
Email the instructor at westart101@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
BUSINESS
5 BUSINESS LAW (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS
Note: Same as Law 1.
This course covers the essentials of the law of contracts:
agency, employment, personal property, bailment, sales,
and real property in their application to everyday
problems pertaining to business and to the individual.
Elementary safeguards regarding sales and sales contacts
are covered.
Section
#8011 D. Raymond
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at dion.raymond@sbcglobal.net
as soon as you register.
ECONOMICS
1 - PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS I (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS
Explores the decision-making process of the individual,
the firm, and the industry when confronted with scarcity.
Topics include: forms of business organizations, the
role of government in the economic system, and labor/management
relations.
Section
#8025 M. Keskinel
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at econ1online@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
ENGLISH
28 INTERMEDIATE READING AND COMPOSITION - 3 UNITS
Prerequisite: Completion of English 21 with a grade
of C or better or appropriate placement level demonstrated
through the English assessment process.
This course meets the A.A. reading and writing requirement.
English 28 students practice in paragraph construction
and essay writing, with an emphasis on critical thinking
and critical reading of non-fiction essays and books.
Section
#8038 N. Lincke-Ivic
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at lincken@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
Section
#8039 S. Lyons-Burns
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at lyonssm@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
ENGLISH
101 - COLLEGE READING AND COMPOSITION (UC:CSU) - 3
UNITS
Prerequisite: Completion of English 28 with a grade
of "C" or better or appropriate placement
level demonstrated through the English assessment
process. English 101 is the composition course that
transfers to four-year colleges and universities.
Accordingly, the assignments in essay writing, rhetorical
analysis and critical reading are rigorous.
Section
#8046 J. Pilaro
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at jpilaro@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
Section
#8047 J. Pilaro
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at jpilaro@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
ENGLISH
127 - CREATIVE WRITING (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS
Prerequisite: English 101 or equivalent.
This course introduces the student to the basic elements
of writing fiction, poetry and drama through reading
and writing assignments.
Section
#8052 B. Goldberg
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at goldbergb@wlac.edu
at as soon as you register.
FINANCE
2 INVESTMENTS (CSU) 3 UNITS
This course covers the analysis of stocks and bonds,
mutual funds, real estate trusts, commodities and
related investments. Functions and operations of the
investment market are also studies.
Section
#8060 D. Elrington
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at dwelrington@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
FIRE
TECH 205 - FIRE BEHAVIOR AND COMBUSTION 3 UNITS
Students will study fire chemistry and physics. It
is oriented toward public safety departments and other
agencies that cross-train laws enforcement and fire
suppression personnel.
Section
#8062 R. Shackelford
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at rshacke@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
FIRE
TECH 209 FIRE TACTICS AND STRATEGIES 3 UNITS
This course covers the application of tactics and
strategies to various types of fires. It is oriented
toward public safety departments and other agencies
that cross-train law enforcement and fire-fighting
personnel.
Section
#8064 R. Shackelford
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at rshacke@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
HEALTH
11 - PRINCIPLES OF HEALTHFUL LIVING (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS
This course will survey information regarding personal
and community health, and basic principles of healthful
living. Such subjects as drug and alcohol abuse, cancer,
AIDS, nutrition, diet, personal care and consumer
health will be covered. Recommended: Taking English
101 before enrolling.
Section
#8073 A. Lulejian
(6 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/12/2007)
Email the instructor at Lulejian@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
Section
#8075 A. Lulejian
(6 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/12/2007)
Email the instructor at Lulejian@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
Section
#8076 B. Pfiffner
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at BCPFiffner@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
Section
#8077 H. Fisher
(6
week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/12/2007)
Email the instructor at fisher.wlac@hotmail.com
as soon as you register.
LEARNING
SKILLS 480B INTRODUCTION TO INTERNET LITERACY B
1 UNIT
Note: Learning Skills 480A is not a prerequisite for
Learning Skills 480B.
This course is the second in a three-part series that
offers a thorough introduction to the Internet and
World Wide Web. This course provides students with
the necessary skills to recognize, understand, and
make best use of the many research and communication
resources available online. Course topics include:
evaluating online content for quality and relevance;
Web browsers, Web pages and the WWW; using email;
online search engines and search strategies. There
is one required textbook for all three courses (LRNSKIL480ABC).
Additional required readings will be made available
online at no cost to students. Students are encouraged
to enroll in all three courses (480A, B, and C) to
gain the maximum benefit.
Section
#8104 J. Stern
(5 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/4/2007)
Email the instructor at sternjc@wlac.edu as soon as
you register.
LIBRARY
SCIENCE 101 LIBRARY RESEARCH METHODS (UC:CSU)
1 UNIT
Students will become familiar with the organization
of the Library and the types of resources both print
and electronic in the Library. Students will also
learn to discriminate and select various types of
resources in order to develop appropriate search strategies
for research projects. Knowing which sources to use,
and the most efficient ways of using them, will maximize
the benefits of library research.
Section
#8110 J. Chow
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor prochowonline@wlac.edu
at as soon as you register.
MARKETING
21 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING (CSU) 3 UNITS
This course introduces students to various activities
in the field of marketing. It provides a broad understanding
of the principles involved in the distribution of
commodities from the producer to the user or consumer.
It covers the consumer market, consumerism, packaging
and brands, pricing, wholesaling, retailing, sales
promotion, personal selling, and international marketing.
Presentations, case studies and video tapes are used.
Section
#8112 J. Coplen
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at mail@joshmba.com
as soon as you register.
PARALEGAL
10 INTRODUCTION TO LEGAL ASSISTANT I (CSU) 3 UNITS
(Same as Law 10)
An introductory course in formalizing the career of
the paralegal; an introduction to law and ethics;
social forces and the law; comparison of the role
of the legal assistant and the lawyer; and an introduction
to legal terminology and bibliography, including research
problems.
Section
#8120 N. Jacobson
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at jacobsn@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
PERSONAL
DEVELOPMENT 5 COLLEGE SURVIVAL (CSU) 2 UNITS
This course included an overview of career development,
personal appraisal and career testing, a computerized
career information search, a personal skills evaluation
and educational planning and decision-making as it
relates to the self and the world of work.
Section
#8125 A. Narez-Acosta
(6 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/12/2007)
Email the instructor at narezaa@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
POLITICAL
SCIENCE 1 - THE GOVERNMENT OF THE UNITED STATES (UC:CSU)
- 3 UNITS
This course studies the United States political system:
theory, structure, and functions of national, state
and local government. This course meets the U.S. Constitution
requirement.
Section
#8141 S. Khorooshi
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at khorooshis@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
Section
#8142 J. Liljeblad
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at liljebla@usc.edu
as soon as you register.
REAL
ESTATE 5 LEGAL ASPECTS OF REAL ESTATE I (CSU)
3 UNITS
Note: Required for brokers license, elective for
obtaining salespersons license.
This course covers in detail the principles of property
ownership and management, with special emphasis on
the law as it applies to community property, conveyances,
deeds, trust deeds, leases, brokerage activities,
liens, homesteads, wills, estates and taxes.
Section
#8032 J. Carter
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at attyjcarter@aol.com
as soon as you register.
Section
#8144 J. Carter
(6 week class starts 7/16/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at attyjcarter@aol.com
as soon as you register.
REAL
ESTATE 9 REAL ESTATE APPRAISAL 1 (CSU) 3 UNITS
This basic appraisal course studies the theory, principles
and methods used in the valuation of residential,
commercial and industrial properties.
Section
#8033 J. Ratkovich
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at jcratkovich@hotmail.com
as soon as you register.
SPEECH
121 THE PROCESS OF INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION (UC:CSU)
- 3 UNITS
This is an advanced course in the analysis of the
principles and significance of interpersonal social
interactions in all areas of life. Perception, building
positive relationships, personal disclosure, self
fulfilling prophecies, effective listening, communication
apprehension, verbal and non-verbal communication,
the impact of gender and culture on communication,
expressing emotion, assertiveness, aggression, and
conflict management will be examined.
Section
#8158 B. Lemonds
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at lemondb@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
SPEECH
151 SMALL GROUP COMMUNICATION (UC:CSU) 3 UNITS
Note: UC credit limits: 1 course from 104, 121, 151.
This course focuses on the skills necessary for effective
communication in small group discussions. Topics covered
creative decision making, conflict management, anger
management, leadership, group think, problem solving
and the nature of power.
Section
#8153 N. Smith
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at smithng@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
Section
#8154 N. Smith
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at smithng@wlac.edu
as soon as you register.
THEATER
100 - INTRODUCTION TO THEATRE (UC:CSU) - 3 UNITS
This course introduces students to the theatre. Students
learn about the numerous related crafts such as lighting,
costuming, etc. and to intelligently and objectively
evaluate a professional or nonprofessional performance.
Section
#8157 C. Kim
(8 week class starts 7/2/2007, ends 8/26/2007)
Email the instructor at xjfjr@yahoo.com
as soon as you register.
