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Technical Writing

Technology

Theory & practice of technical writing, purpose, content, organizational patterns of common types of technical documents, elements of various technical reports, technical editing.

Technical Writing

This examination includes content related to major topics in cybersecurity including application and systems security, implementing authentication and authorization technologies, compliance, security pertaining to networks and physical environments, and vulnerability management.

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity

Ethics in Technology

Technology

Privacy and security in cyberspace, government surveillance, hacking and counter-hacking, information warfare, cyberterrorism, free speech issues, cybercrimes, autonomous vehicles, social justice issues and net neutrality.

Ethics in Technology

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Social Sciences

Ethical issues, biological development, perception, learning & memory, cognition & language; social, emotional, and personality development, social behaviors, family life cycle, adjustment to life stresses, bereavement and loss.

Lifespan Developmental Psychology

Introduction to Geography

Social Sciences

Earth and basic facts (maps, physiography, atmosphere, soils and vegetation, water), culture and environment, settlement patterns, political geography and regional geography.

Introduction to Geography

General Anthropology

Social Sciences

Theoretical perspectives, physical anthropology, archaeology, social organization, economic organization, political organization, religion, and modernization & application of anthropology.

General Anthropology

Fundamentals of Counseling

Social Sciences

Historical development, counselor roles & functions, the counseling relationship and theoretical approaches to counseling.

Fundamentals of Counseling

Foundations of Education

Social Sciences

Contemporary issues in education, past and current influences on education (philosophies, democratic ideals, social/economic influences), and the interrelationships between contemporary issues and influences.

Foundations of Education

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Social Sciences

The Civil War from pre-secession (1861) through Reconstruction.

The Civil War and Reconstruction

Art of the Western World

Social Sciences

Deals with the history of art during various periods, e.g. Renaissance, Baroque and Realism.

Art of the Western World

Introduction to Geology

Physical Science

Igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks, weathering, groundwater, glaciers, oceanic systems, deserts, winds, hydrologic cycle, internal Earth processes, mineral & energy resources, environmental geology.

Introduction to Geology

Environmental Science

Physical Science

Ecological concepts (ecosystems, global ecology, food chains and webs), environmental impacts, environmental management & conservation, and political processes & the future.

Environmental Science

Health and Human Development

Physical Science

Human development and relationships, fitness & nutrition, disease & prevention, consumer awareness, psychological disorders & addictive behaviors, intentional injuries & violence.

Health and Human Development

Astronomy

Physical Science

Celestial mechanics, celestial systems, astronomical instruments, the solar system, nature & evolution, the galaxy, the universe, determining astronomical distances, and life in the universe.

Astronomy

Principles of Statistics

Math

Principles and concepts underlying higher-order statistics, continuous & discrete distributions, use of predictive statistics using the linear model and confidence intervals.

Principles of Statistics

Math for Liberal Arts

Math

Real number systems, sets and logic, metric system, conversions and geometry, algebra, graphs and functions, linear systems and inequalities, exponents and logarithms. This exam was newly created January 2017 and includes content reviewed by the American Council on Education (ACE).

Math for Liberal Arts

Fundamentals of College Algebra

Math

Solving quadratic inequalities, operations of functions, rational functions and exponential & logarithmic functions.

Fundamentals of College Algebra

Principles of Public Speaking

Humanities

Principles of Public Speaking, audience analysis, purposes of speeches, structure/organization, content/supporting materials, research, language & style, delivery, communication apprehension, listening & feedback, criticism & evaluation. Record an impromptu persuasive speech that will be scored.

Principles of Public Speaking

Introduction to World Religions

Humanities

Dimensions & approaches to religion, primal religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Shintoism, Hellenic & Roman Traditions, Scientology.

Introduction to World Religions

Ethics in America

Humanities

Ethical traditions & analysis in various relationships, embryonic stem-cell research, euthanasia, affirmative action and capital punishment.

Ethics in America

Principles of Advanced English Composition

Humanities

Elements of effective writing, reading and writing arguments and using secondary sources.

Principles of Advanced English Composition

Principles of Supervision

Business

Management functions, planning, organization & staffing, directing at the supervisory level, legal issues, stress management, union environments, quality concerns.

Principles of Supervision

Principles of Finance

Business

Financial statements & planning, time value of money, working capital management, valuation and characteristics, capital budgeting, cost of capital, risk and return.

Principles of Finance

Personal Finance

Business

Credit & debt, major purchases, taxes, insurance, investments and others.

Personal Finance

Organizational Behavior

Business

Scientific approaches, research designs, data collection methods, individual processes & characteristics, interpersonal & group processes, organizational processes, change & development processes.

Organizational Behavior

Money and Banking

Business

Role & kinds of money, commercial banks & other financial intermediaries, central banking, Federal Reserve System, money & macroeconomics, U.S. monetary policy, the international monetary system.

Money and Banking

Management Information Systems

Business

Telecommunications, network security, systems analysis and design, business decision making, knowledge management, data warehousing and data mining.

Management Information Systems

Computing and Information Technology

Business

Hardware, software licensing & development tools, development life cycles, data management, connectivity, privacy concerns, intellectual property, telecommunications law, network etiquette, artificial intelligence and globalization.

Computing and Information Technology

Introduction to Business

Business

Economic issues, international business, government & business, business ownership, small business, entrepreneurship, franchise, management process, HR management, production & operations, marketing management, financial management, risk management & insurance, management and information systems.

Introduction to Business

Human Resource Management

Business

Training & development, performance appraisals, compensation issues, security issues, personnel legislation & regulation, labor relations and current issues.

Human Resource Management

Business Mathematics

Business

Integers, fractions, decimals, round numbers, ratios, averages, business graphs, simple interest, compound interest, annuities, net pay & deductions, discounts and markups, depreciation & net worth, corporate securities, distribution of ownership, stock and asset turnover.

Business Mathematics

Business Ethics and Society

Business

Moral philosophies and business ethics, social responsibilities of a business, regulation of business, employer-employee relations, ethics of information, ethics in international business, corporations and stakeholders, ecology and global business, business and government.

Business Ethics and Society