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CSC (Computer Science)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

CSCA (Computer Science Application)
  

  • CSCA 120 - Introduction to Microsoft Windows

    Credits: 1
    Basic information needed for effective computer use is presented. Course content includes: working with menus, directories and subdirectories, creating, naming, deleting and batch files. Techniques for working with the hard disk are included.


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CSS (Computational Science & Statistics)
  
  
  
  

CTE (Career & Technical Education)
  

  • CTE 105 - Principles of Career and Technical Education

    Credits: (1-3)
    A study of career and technical education terminology, service areas, instructional programs and basic principles of vocational technical education.


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  • CTE 189 - Technical Specialty:

    Credits: (1-32)
    (Name of technical program.) Granted to students who have: 1. successfully completed approved coursework related to a Technical Specialty from a vocational technical institute or school; 2. documentation of a chronological history of relevant occupational work experience leading to identifiable competencies completed in a Technical Specialty approved by granting institution; 3. successfully passed an occupational competency evaluation, such as: National Occupational Competency Testing Institute (NOCTI) exam for a specific Technical Specialty; and 4. validated military experiences that are related to a technical specialty.


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  • CTE 201 - Mentorship/Practicum I

    Credits: 2
    This course is the first class in a two-year mentorship/practicum program designed for new faculty entering secondary and post-secondary education. Course content will focus on teaching and learning, philosophy, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, program planning and management, and individual and organizational development.


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  • CTE 202 - Mentorship/Practicum II

    Credits: 2
    This course is the second class in a two-year mentorship/practicum program designed for new faulty entering secondary and post-secondary education. Course content will focus on teaching and learning, philosophy, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, program planning and management, and individual and organizational development, but at higher cognitive, affective, and psychomotor levels than CTE 201.


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  • CTE 208 - Occupational Internship I

    Credits: (1-3)
    Coordinated work experience in an occupation related to a specific vocational education content area. Prior application is required. Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.


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  • CTE 251 - Occupational Analysis

    Credits: (1-3)
    An analysis breakdown of a trade or occupation to determine units for instruction.


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  • CTE 301 - Mentorship/Practicum III

    Credits: 2
    This class is the third class in a two-year mentorship/practicum program designed for new faculty in their second year in secondary and postsecondary education. Course content will focus on teaching and learning, philosophy, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, program planning and management, and individual and organizational development, but at higher cognitive, affective, and psychomotor levels than CTE 201 and 202. Emphasis will be placed on developing leadership skills and abilities in the education profession.


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  • CTE 302 - Mentorship/Practicum IV

    Credits: 2
    This course is the fourth class in a two-year mentorship/practicum program designed for new faculty in their second year in secondary and postsecondary education. Course content will focus on teaching and learning, philosophy, curriculum development, assessment and evaluation, program planning and management, and individual and organizational development, but at higher cognitive, affective, and psychomotor levels than CTE 201, 202 and 301. Emphasis will be placed on developing leadership skills and abilities in the education profession.


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  • CTE 308 - Occupational Internship II

    Credits: (1-3)
    Coordinated work experience in an occupation related to a specific vocational education content area. Coordinated plan must build upon CTE 208 and substantiate a progressive educational experience. Prior application is required. Prerequisites: Prior approval of instructor.


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  • CTE 311 - Career and Technical Adult Education

    Credits: (1-3)
    Objectives, principles, methods and practices to be used in the teaching of adult classes. Emphasis will be placed upon classes for retraining and upgrading adults in skilled or technical occupations.


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  • CTE 312 - Technical Education

    Credits: (1-3)
    Technical education programs are studied in regard to their development, curriculum content, equipment, and staff requirements.


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  • CTE 313 - Organization and Coordination of Cooperative Educational Programs

    Credits: 3
    The development of an effective cooperative relationship between school based coordinator and the business/industrial sponsor; the selection, orientation and training of sponsors; reporting and record keeping; the evaluation and selection of students; and program evaluation.


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  • CTE 314 - The Special Needs Learner

    Credits: 3
    Introduction to vocational education for learners with special needs. Historical and current issues and trends, including review of existing programs.


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  • CTE 352 - Instructional Resources Development

    Credits: 2
    Study of instructional materials, sources and application; emphasis on principles for making resources useful to CTE teachers. Construction and application of materials required.


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  • CTE 371 - Laboratory Organization and Management

    Credits: (1-3)
    The basic elements of organizing and managing a vocational program, the selection of equipment, faculty development, legal responsibilities of laboratory instructors, inventory, storage control and safety.


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  • CTE 380 - Technical Industrial Training

    Credits: (5-6)
    (Registration is initiated by submitting CTE Form No. 149 to the Coordinator of Vocational Technical Teacher Education.) Manufacturers, industries, and service firms offer many special technical courses that are available to vocational trade, industrial and technical instructors or prospective instructors. Some of these courses are suitable for college credit, and upon approval credit may be granted. The following guidelines are used to award such credit: 1. The student must submit CTE Form No. 149 to receive approval for registration. 2. The student must make all the necessary arrangements with the industrial firm offering the industrial training session. 3. Credit is awarded on the basis of one-half credit for twenty hours of attendance.


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  • CTE 405 - Philosophy of Career and Technical Education

    Credits: 2
    Overview of vocational-technical and practical arts education, its place in the community and school; organization and characteristics of instructional programs at secondary, post-secondary and adult levels in agriculture, family and consumer sciences education, business and office, industrial, health, and distributive education; career education; legislation; and current trends and issues. Prerequisites: Sophomore in education. Notes: For prospective teachers and guidance personnel.


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  • CTE 408 - Occupational Internship III

    Credits: (1-3)
    Coordinated work experience in an occupation related to a specific vocational education content area. Coordinated plan must build upon CTE 308 and substantiate a progressive educational experience. Prior application is required. Prerequisites: Prior approval of instructor.


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  • CTE 420/520 - Entrepreneurship in Career and Technical Education

    Credits: 3
    This course is designed to help educators in all areas of vocational education to incorporate basic concepts of entrepreneurship into the curriculum. Topics include: small business plans, government regulations, site locations, record keeping, financing, legal considerations, business promotions, managing human resources, small business contributions to the economy and economic development, educational resources for entrepreneurship, placement of the entrepreneurship concept in vocational education programs and review of basic concepts related to entrepreneurship such as business ownership options and entrepreneur characteristics.


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  • CTE 425/525 - Development of Career and Technical Education Thought and Practice

    Credits: 3
    Philosophy, origins, and development of vocational, technical and practical arts, educations at adult, postsecondary, secondary, and pre-vocational levels. Current and emerging principles, practices, and issues are stressed.


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  • CTE 430/530 - Cooperative Education Coordination Techniques

    Credits: 3
    This course emphasizes the organization of cooperative work experience in vocational education programs: agriculture, marketing education, health occupations, family consumer sciences education, business education, and trade and industrial. Emphasizes strategies and techniques for coordinating classroom instruction with on-the-job work experience. Topics include: program organization, coordinator responsibilities, student selection, placement, advisory councils, public relations, training stations, training plans, legal aspects, and program and student evaluation.


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  • CTE 438 - Industrial Safety

    Credits: 2
    Industrial accident prevention considering the nature and extent of the accident problem. Emphasis upon the development of a safety program for instructional programs and industrial management.


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  • CTE 457 - Instructional Technology

    Credits: 2
    Visual aids used in vocational and technical education and their relationship to the various occupational areas.


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  • CTE 463/563 - Technical and Industrial Experience

    Credits: (1-4)
    This course is designed for Career and Technical Educators. The purpose of this course is to aid the educator in staying current with new technologies and methodologies occurring in business and industry. Approval is required from the Coordinator of Career and Technical Education (CTE) at least two weeks prior to the educational experience. To receive graduate credit a student will need to complete a paper reviewing the educational experience. Complete details on receiving undergraduate and graduate credit for the Technical and Industrial Experiences course are included in the application materials. (Appropriate forms and related paperwork can be acquired from the Coordinator of CTE.)


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  • CTE 472 - Public Relations and Advisory Committee

    Credits: (1-3)
    Techniques and media for communicating with the public information on different types of advisory committees used in vocational technical education and industrial firms.


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  • CTE 474 - Industrial Conference Leading

    Credits: (1-3)
    Methods, procedures and techniques utilized by the vocational technical educator in arranging and conducting conferences with industrial personnel.


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  • CTE 475 - Vocational Youth Organizations

    Credits: (1-3)
    Methods of establishing organizations at the local level.


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  • CTE 477 - Job Analysis and Employee Evaluation

    Credits: 3
    Analyzing jobs and evaluating employee performance for purposes of training, promotion, salary adjustments, and establishing hiring criteria.


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  • CTE 488 - Student Teaching

    Credits: 8
    Full time off-campus supervised teaching in a secondary or post-secondary Vocational Technical setting for 10 weeks. Student teaching fee assessed.


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DANC (Dance)
  

  • DANC 130 - Dance Fundamentals

    Credits: 1
    Basic skills course required of all physical education and public recreation majors. Includes analysis, skill development, and leadership of round, folk, square and social dances, traditional and contemporary.


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  • DANC 131 - Movement 1

    Credits: 2
    The basic principles of human movement as they apply to the individual, the actor, the dancer and the musician.


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  • DANC 132 - Movement 2

    Credits: 2
    The advanced principles of human movement as they apply to the individual, actor, dancer and the musician. Prerequisites: DANC 131.


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  • DANC 230 - Technique 1

    Credits: 1
    Technical dance training in basic structures of Classical Ballet and Jazz.


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  • DANC 231 - Technique 2

    Credits: 1
    Technical dance training in basic structures of Modern and Tap dance.


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  • DANC 240 - Multicultural Dance Activities

    Credits: 1
    Folk dances from around the world, including cultural background, costumes, skill differences for elementary, middle and high school, or adults.


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  • DANC 241-241L - Creative Movement for Children and Lab

    Credits: 2
    Theory and laboratory class which studies how creative movement activities meet special needs of children. Emphasis is on a problem-solving approach. Consideration is given to developmental stages of children, basic elements of dance, creative movement, games, rhythms and manipulatives, plus teaching methods, structuring and presenting lessons. Corequisites: DANC 241L-DANC 241


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  • DANC 330 - Technique 3

    Credits: 1
    Technical dance training in intermediate and advanced structures of Classical Ballet and Jazz. Prerequisites: DANC 230 or Instructor Consent.


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  • DANC 331 - Technique 4

    Credits: 1
    Technical dance training in intermediate and advanced structures of Modern and Tap Dance. Prerequisites: Technique 2 or Instructor Consent.


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  • DANC 420 - Techniques of Teaching Dance

    Credits: 2
    Theory and practice of teaching the various dance forms: social, square, folk, modern, rhythmic games, creative dance for children. Experience in lesson planning. Unit and general curriculum requirements K-12. Prerequisites: DANC 130, DANC 240.


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  • DANC 430 - Composition and Choreography

    Credits: 1
    Methods of creating dance choreography. Prerequisites: DANC 230 and 231, or DANC 330 and 331, or Instructor Consent.


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  • DANC 431 - Dance for the Musical Theatre

    Credits: 1
    Dance exploration in many genres of dance for the musical theatre. Prerequisites: DANC 230 and 231, or DANC 330 and 331, or Instructor Consent.


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DS (Dairy Science)
  

  • DS 109 - First Year Seminar**

    Credits: 2
    First-year experience course designed to introduce students to academic success strategies including the development of critical thinking and study skills, identification of campus resources, guidance in academic planning and engagement, time management and goal setting. Students will also investigate wellness topics, contemporary issues, diversity, and the land-grant mission of SDSU. In addition, this course is designed to expose students to the discipline-specific careers and their role in society. Notes: **Course meets IGR #1 


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  • DS 130-130L - Introduction to Dairy Science and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Essentials of successful dairy farm operation, production testing, feeding, and management of dairy herd. Composition of milk; testing of milk for milk fat, milk solids and quality; and an examination of nutritive value of dairy products. Fall and Spring. Corequisites: DS 130L-DS 130.


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  • DS 202 - Dairy Products Judging

    Credits: 1
    Quality of milk, cheddar cheese, ice cream, and cottage cheese. Spring.


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  • DS 212 - Dairy Cattle Evaluation

    Credits: 2
    Fundamental aspects of evaluation of dairy cattle for type; type classification of dairy cattle. Spring


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  • DS 231 - Dairy Foods

    Credits: 3
    Survey of the dairy processing industry. Principles of processing and manufacturing dairy foods including quality standards and nutritive quality. For non-dairy manufacturing majors only. Fall.


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  • DS 301-301L - Dairy Microbiology and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Quality control problems during the production and processing of fluid milk for human use, including role of regulatory agencies and quality standards. Odd Spring. Prerequisites: MICR 231. Corequisites: DS 301L-DS 301.


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  • DS 311 - Dairy Cattle Judging

    Credits: 1
    Judging major breeds of dairy cattle. Type classification. May include participation in regional dairy cattle or national collegiate cattle judging contests. Maximum of two credits. Fall. Prerequisites: DS 212.


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  • DS 313-313L - Technical Control of Dairy Products I and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Fundamental properties of milk and its products as they affect testing. Common laboratory tests for procurement and grading milk. Compositional tests for control of dairy products during processing. Fall. Prerequisites: DS 130, CHEM 106 or CHEM 112. Corequisites: DS 313L-DS 313.


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  • DS 321-321L - Dairy Product Processing I and Lab

    Credits: 5
    Principles and practices in assembling, receiving, processing, and packaging milk and cream for beverage use, frozen milk and cream, concentrated milks, and ice cream. Sanitation procedures. Odd Fall. Prerequisites: DS 130, DS 313 (or concurrent), and MICR 231, or consent. Corequisites: DS 321L-DS 321.


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  • DS 322-322L - Dairy Product Processing II and Lab

    Credits: 5
    Processing or manufacturing of relatively nonperishable dairy products such as butter, cultured milks, cheese, dried milk, casein, lactose, and anhydrous milk fat. Even Spring. Prerequisites: DS 130, DS 313, and MICR 231, or consent. Corequisites: DS 322L-DS 322.


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  • DS 401 - Advanced Dairy Products Judging

    Credits: (1-2)
    Quality evaluation of dairy products. Includes participation for alternate team members in the regional collegiate dairy products evaluation contest. Alternate team members take course for 1 credit. Team members who participate in both the regional and national contests take course for 2 credits. Fall. Prerequisites: DS 202 and written consent. Maximum of 3 credits.


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  • DS 411-411L - Dairy Breeds and Breeding and Lab

    Credits: 3
    Origin, genetics, characteristics, and development of major breeds of dairy cattle. Breeding and selection based on pedigrees, production records, type classification, and sire analysis. Odd Fall. Prerequisites: DS 130. Corequisites: DS 411L-DS 411.


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  • DS 412-412L - Dairy Farm Management and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Dairy herd management practices, production testing, labor requirements, buildings and equipment maintenance, crop systems, merchandising cattle and milk. Dairy farm capital, budgets, and credits; and factors affecting economic returns of dairy farming. Odd Spring. Prerequisites: DS 130 or consent. Corequisites: DS 412L-DS 412.


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  • DS 413-513 - Physiology of Lactation

    Credits: 3
    Anatomy, physiology, and biochemistry of mammary glands. Factors affecting quality and quantity of milk. Even Spring.


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  • DS 421 - Dairy Plant Management

    Credits: 3
    General costs, buildings, equipment, merchandising, personnel, other management factors of dairy processing plants. Even Fall. Prerequisites: Junior standing or consent.


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  • DS 422-422L - Technical Control of Dairy Products II and Lab

    Credits: 4
    Physical and chemical properties of milk constituents and their effect on processing, testing, and nutritive value of milk and its products. Intentional or accidental additives, their effect and significance. Laboratory tests for process control or legal compliance. Spring. Prerequisites: DS 313 and CHEM 108 or 120. Corequisites: DS 422L-DS 422.


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  • DS 432 - Dairy Cattle Feeding

    Credits: 3
    Practical considerations involved in feeding dairy cattle. Even Fall. Prerequisites: AS 233.


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  • DS 442-542 - Dairy Product and Process Development

    Credits: 3
    Students will work in small groups to design and produce a prototype dairy product. The course will include standards of identity for dairy products, nutritional labeling requirements, least cost formulation, design of manufacturing processes and methods for planning product development. Odd Spring. Prerequisites: DS 313.


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  • DS 498 - Undergraduate Research/Scholarship

    Credits: 1-6
    Includes Senior Project, and Capstone Experience. Independent research problems/projects or scholarship activities. The plan of study is negotiated by the faculty member and the student. Contact between the two may be extensive and intensive. Does not include research courses which are theoretical.


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