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Review: Adjectives Forms;First, Second, And Third Forms, Kate Garrison
Review: Adjectives Forms;First, Second, And Third Forms, Kate Garrison
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This worksheet offers a quick, five minute review of positive, comparative, and superlative forms of adjectives and models for correct usage. Sometimes students will apply the "add er" rule to all adjectives in the superlative form, even those of three or more syllables that require only "more." Sometimes students will confuse "than" and "then" when making a comparison.
Principles Of Accounting I, Acc 1101, Course Outline, Rachel Raskin
Principles Of Accounting I, Acc 1101, Course Outline, Rachel Raskin
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Principles of Accounting I will introduce the fundamental concepts underlying financial accounting. It will explore the accounting cycle and demonstrate how the financial reporting process is impacted by accounting standards. You will learn to read and understand the financial statements and how proper internal controls are vital for the preparation of accurate and reliable financial information.
Presentation And Final Research Paper For Eng 102 [English], Anita Baksh
Presentation And Final Research Paper For Eng 102 [English], Anita Baksh
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English 102 is a required course for almost all LaGuardia students. While most students enroll in the course in their second semester, there are some advanced students who take the course later. It is recommended that Composition I and II be taken in sequence since the latter builds upon skills acquired in the first composition course. Composition II is a process-based writing course. Students further develop the critical thinking, writing, and research skills they acquired in ENG 101. They learn close-reading techniques and study diverse texts in at least three genres (poetry, drama, and fiction). Students are required to write …
Identifying And Exploring A Literary Question [English], Cristina Bruns
Identifying And Exploring A Literary Question [English], Cristina Bruns
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ENG 102, as a baseline course aligned with the Integration and Problem Solving competency and written ability, has two broad learning objectives: that students will read and analyze literary texts and that they will write academic essays.
The students in ENG 102 are usually non-majors in the first or second year of their college work and are taking the class to meet the second semester of composition that is required of most majors. Consequently, many of them enter the class with limited experience in reading and analyzing literary texts, and so the assignment is difficult for many students.
This assignment …
Healthcare Management Primer, Students Of Health Management 721.01 (2017), University Of New Hampshire, Mark Bonica
Healthcare Management Primer, Students Of Health Management 721.01 (2017), University Of New Hampshire, Mark Bonica
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This primer was written by students enrolled in HMP 721.01, Management of Health Care Organizations, in the Health Management & Policy Program, College of Health and Human Services, University of New Hampshire. This course was taught by Professor Mark Bonica in Fall 2017.
Gep 3750 Data Acquisition And Integration Methods For Gis Analysis, Yuri Gorokhovich
Gep 3750 Data Acquisition And Integration Methods For Gis Analysis, Yuri Gorokhovich
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The techniques and science of data acquisition and creation for spatial analysis in a geographic information system (GIS); includes field data collection. Students will be instructed in the use GPS devices, mobile GIS, workstation GIS, as well as data from other sources including remotely sensed data.
The full course site is available at https://gep3750.commons.gc.cuny.edu/.
Learning From And Reflecting On Marjane Satrapi’S Persepolis Ii: The Story Of A Return [Composition], Ece Aykol
Learning From And Reflecting On Marjane Satrapi’S Persepolis Ii: The Story Of A Return [Composition], Ece Aykol
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This staged Composition I - ENG 101 assignment in its entirety was completed over the course of approximately six weeks. Students were allowed to revise and re-submit their work along the way and the grade they earned from this module constituted 30% of their final grade for the course.
In addition to being aligned with the integrative learning core competency and written ability, the assignment emphasizes advancing the students’ abilities to closely read primary and secondary sources, synthesize their understanding of these texts in their writing, and reflect on their work and learning in all the parts outlined below.
While …
The Value Of Libraries And Identifying Information Needs [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick
The Value Of Libraries And Identifying Information Needs [Library], Silvia L. Lin Hanick
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This assignment was developed for students in LIF 101 – Liberal Arts, Social Sciences, and Humanities who attend a 1-hour library session. The focus of this session and assignment is “information.”
Information possesses several dimensions of value, including as a commodity, as a means of education, as a means to influence, and as a means of negotiating and understanding the world. This session will help students engage with these values, positioning the library as a welcoming and accessible space, librarians as guides and translators of modern information landscapes, and library resources as a way to participate in disciplinary conversations and …
Claudia Rankine’S Citizen And South African Literature: Comparing And Contrasting Racism In The Us And South African Context [Literature], Demetrios Kapetanakos
Claudia Rankine’S Citizen And South African Literature: Comparing And Contrasting Racism In The Us And South African Context [Literature], Demetrios Kapetanakos
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ENG295 “World Literatures Written in English” is the capstone course for the Writing and Literature major. Students in their final year at LaGuardia take the course before many of them move on to English programs at Hunter, Queens, Brooklyn, and City Colleges. This section of the course focused on South African literature from right before the fall of Apartheid (1990) through the present. Throughout the semester, we discussed the question of individual responsibility in relation to the readings, particularly in Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela’s A Human Being Died That Night and JM Coetzee’s Disgrace. These particular texts brought up questions of …
Exploring Careers And Industry Problems [Library], Galina Letnikova
Exploring Careers And Industry Problems [Library], Galina Letnikova
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This assignment was developed for students in ECF 090- Engineering and Computer Science who attend a 1-hour library session. This session will give students the chance to develop integrative learning skills by connecting their prospective field with academic research.
LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities
Main Course Learning Objectives:
- Students will be introduced to the concept of library academic resources
- Students will learn the strengths and weaknesses of different forms of information
Evaluating Reliability In Resources [Library], Christopher Mchale
Evaluating Reliability In Resources [Library], Christopher Mchale
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This assignment was developed for students in CJF 101 Criminal Justice who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Integrative and Global Learning core competencies.
This session seeks to introduce students to critical evaluation as the important skill that involves questioning different elements of an information resource to determine its authority on the topic it addresses. Students will practice this process by engaging in a discussion about the reliability of a specific resource. They will be encouraged to contribute to an in depth evaluation of a resource as a group.
This session will give students the …
Personal Narrative, Part I Of The Research Project [Psychology], Dušana Podlucká
Personal Narrative, Part I Of The Research Project [Psychology], Dušana Podlucká
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This assignment is the first in a series of assignments of the semester-long research project. The main goal of this assignment is to introduce students into the project and its theme (Becoming a LaGuardia college student). In the next step students conduct a simple analysis of their personal narratives, i.e. data they generated using a simple analytical tool based on concept of college readiness developed by David Conley (2008). In this first step of the project students were prompted through a series of questions to explore and reflect on their motivation for going to college, their future goals and aspirations, …
Concept Mapping For Focused Paper Topics [Library], Ian Mcdermott
Concept Mapping For Focused Paper Topics [Library], Ian Mcdermott
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This assignment was developed for students in SYF 101 Psychology who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Inquiry and Problem Solving core competency in terms of exposing students to “Searching as Strategic Exploration” and the Integrative Learning core competency in terms of analyzing “Scholarship as a Conversation.”
In the first of two parts, this session will focus on building subject knowledge and finding background information in encyclopedias. Students will learn how encyclopedias can offer different perspectives on the same topic; they will also create an APA citation for an encyclopedia entry. In order to gain …
Library Science Strategies For Liberal Arts: Math And Science [Library], Christopher Mchale
Library Science Strategies For Liberal Arts: Math And Science [Library], Christopher Mchale
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This assignment was developed for students in LMF 101- Math and Science who attend a 1-hour library session. This session is aligned with the Inquiry and Problem Solving and Integrative core competencies in terms of exposing students to “Searching as Strategic Exploration.”
Strategy and exploration are the keys to effective research. Students often mistake academic research as similar to “Googling.” This session will stress the importance of mastering the research process in an academic context. It will encourage students to become familiar with the diverse tools and resources provided by the library.
This session will give students a quick outline …
Learning About Women In Stem For First-Year Students [Liberal Arts: Math And Science], Reem Jaafar, Ian Alberts
Learning About Women In Stem For First-Year Students [Liberal Arts: Math And Science], Reem Jaafar, Ian Alberts
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This assignment was designed for students in the first year seminar and aligns with the Inquiry and Problem Solving core competency, with a focus on “framing the issues” (identifies and/or addresses questions problems and/or hypothesis informed by knowledge of context) and “evidence gathering” (assembles, reviews and synthesizes evidence from diverse sources of relevant knowledge). Both assignments rely on writing and one may include an oral component. In writing, the focus is on “Content Development and Organization,” as well as “Control of Language, Syntax, and Mechanics.”
LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities
Main Course Learning Objectives:
- The LMF course for Liberal …
Language Attitudes [Linguistics], Leigh Garrison-Fletcher, Bede Mccormack, Walter Sistrunk
Language Attitudes [Linguistics], Leigh Garrison-Fletcher, Bede Mccormack, Walter Sistrunk
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This scaffolded assignment in two parts aims to engage students with the topic of how language and society are related. Framed by the global learning core competency and written ability in its entirety, Part I asks students to focus on their own language/dialect or variety and consider the kinds of attitudes that exist towards students’ language/dialect. Part II asks students to choose a language /dialect they are not familiar with and research the attitudes that exist about that language/dialect.
LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities
Main Course Learning Objectives:
Explain ways in which language and society are related
Disability, Mobility & Society [Physical Therapist Assistant Program], Clarence Chan, Debra Engel, May Tom
Disability, Mobility & Society [Physical Therapist Assistant Program], Clarence Chan, Debra Engel, May Tom
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Disability, Mobility, & Society is a newly developed assignment for a required level II physical therapy course (SCT 221). It is aimed to familiarize students with the psychosocial and socioeconomic challenges faced by people with physical disability/dysfunction and their immediate community. Students work in teams to develop multimedia pre-recorded video presentations based on actual clinical case studies. Each team will identify and discuss issues related to the specific pathology and impairment, and consider the medical/social/behavioral/financial implications for the individual and the society. The team must present a course of physical therapy intervention that illustrates clinical competence and professional standard of …
Speech Analysis Paper [Communication Studies], Nancy Bandiera
Speech Analysis Paper [Communication Studies], Nancy Bandiera
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This assignment was used in a Public Speaking course where students learned to build a variety of public speeches. The assignment aims to enable students to make connections to experience, to reflect and self-asses their learning. In line with the integrative learning core competency, they are also encouraged to make connections between and among academic disciplines. At the same time, it gives them the opportunity to broaden the possibilities for connections in their analyses, allowing them the ability to adapt & apply learning across diverse contexts.
LaGuardia’s Core Competencies and Communication Abilities
Main Course Learning Objectives:
- Students demonstrate their ability …
Inquiry Into Saving [Mathematics], Jeanne Funk
Inquiry Into Saving [Mathematics], Jeanne Funk
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‘Inquiry Into Saving’ is an assignment originally designed for MAT117, which is a course for students who have been placed in basic skills mathematics and who can apply a college level course in Algebra and Trigonometry to their program. These students should, ideally, be early in their LaGuardia career, though that is frequently not the case. All, however, are novices of mathematics. The assignment was vetted and revised based on feedback from the Inquiry and Problem Solving in STEM CTL seminar and a charrette not affiliated with the seminar. Revisions addressed connections to the Inquiry and Problem Solving/Written competency/ability pair, …
World Population Dynamics: Modeling Involving Polynomial Functions [Mathematics], Mangala Kothari
World Population Dynamics: Modeling Involving Polynomial Functions [Mathematics], Mangala Kothari
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In this Inquiry and Problem Solving Assignment students are expected to reflect on their analysis and compare their results with the actual population by conducting their own elementary level research such as searching databases, gathering information and interpreting. Students are expected to comment on the scope of the mathematical model and connect their learning in context to the real-world problem. The assignment includes open-ended questions such as: Write a paragraph about the dynamics of population for the world. What could be some of the possible parameters that contribute to the change in population size? Reflect on what you learned by …
How To Brief A Case (2017 Version), Christopher Pyle, Lloyd Sealy Library, Katherine Killoran, Maureen Richards
How To Brief A Case (2017 Version), Christopher Pyle, Lloyd Sealy Library, Katherine Killoran, Maureen Richards
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This is a guide for students on how to brief a case. A student brief is a short summary and analysis of the case prepared for use in classroom discussion. It is a set of notes, presented in a systematic way, in order to sort out the parties, identify the issues, ascertain what was decided, and analyze the reasoning behind decisions made by the courts.
Created by Christopher Pyle, 1982 Revised by Prof. Katherine Killoran, Feb. 1999 and further revised by Maureen Richards, Oct. 2017.
Hmgt 4702: Hospitality Services Marketing & Management, Course Outline, Ellen (Heejun) Kim
Hmgt 4702: Hospitality Services Marketing & Management, Course Outline, Ellen (Heejun) Kim
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Fundamentals Of Biology Research Project [Biology], Ana Lucia Fuentes, Maria Entezari
Fundamentals Of Biology Research Project [Biology], Ana Lucia Fuentes, Maria Entezari
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- The goal of this initiative is to improve students’ learning of the subject while developing their Inquiry and Problem-Solving competencies as well as their numeracy, written, digital and oral communication abilities.
- A “flipped-class” approach will be taken to present different topics ahead of the practical laboratory experiences. Topics will be presented with PowerPoints and/or videos posted on Blackboard.
- Students will be given a “low stakes” quiz at the beginning of each laboratory session to assess their knowledge and understanding of the posted material.
- A research project, introduced at the beginning of the semester, will be used as the backbone to …
Profiling The Global Impact Of A Company [Library], Steven Ovadia
Profiling The Global Impact Of A Company [Library], Steven Ovadia
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This assignment, as part of a 1-hour library session, was developed for students in BTF 101- Business. The Inquiry and Problem, Integrative Learning, and Global Learning core competencies inform the content of the session. Searching for information is often nonlinear and iterative, requiring the evaluation of a range of information sources and the mental flexibility to pursue alternate avenues as new understanding develops. Business research frequently relies on using often-expensive information products to gain or protect some sort of market advantage or position. This lesson will introduce students to the idea that information is a valuable and essential tool for …
Global Issues In Plays - Essay [Theater], Stefanie Sertich, Garrett Neergaard
Global Issues In Plays - Essay [Theater], Stefanie Sertich, Garrett Neergaard
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This assignment was developed with the global learning core competency rubric and its dimensions in mind. The objective is for students to understand and articulate the intention of a play and the significance of choices the playwright makes. Students are also expected to articulate how the play fits into a social/political context on a global level and articulate how the student can relate or not relate to the point of view and why. This process provides the student an opportunity to open their minds to plays beyond entertainment purposes and have a deeper understanding of a writer’s intention.
Gentrification & The Cultural Identity Of Harlem, William Gibbons
Gentrification & The Cultural Identity Of Harlem, William Gibbons
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Mus 102 Concert Report, Janice Mahinka
Mus 102 Concert Report, Janice Mahinka
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This assignment details the specific information required for a writing assignment based on a formal live music experience of Western art music (excluding ballets, operas, and Broadway musicals) from any period ranging from The Middle Ages/Medieval to the Twenty-first Century. The guidelines include a brief self-critique questionnaire at the end.
The State Of Hollywood Between The World Wars, George R. Robinson
The State Of Hollywood Between The World Wars, George R. Robinson
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Modernism And Citizen Kane, George R. Robinson
Modernism And Citizen Kane, George R. Robinson
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Lecture traces the rise of High Modernism vis-a-vis cinema, focusing on why mainstream American film didn't adapt modernist tropes until Welles's 1941 debut feature Citizen Kane
Enw 210 Introduction To Creative Writing, Dhipinder Walia
Enw 210 Introduction To Creative Writing, Dhipinder Walia
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This course will explore the various elements of craft employed in the genres of poetry, fiction, and dramatic writing. Through lectures, discussion of readings, as well as in-class exercises and written responses, students will begin to learn how to incorporate elements of craft in their own creative writing. Students will also understand the specific differences between each genre of creative writing. By the end of this course, students will have a soundcloud account with five podcast episodes that will critique literature and present original pieces. Students will also gain understanding of what development of a draft and revision entails.