Course Syllabi

This course is a survey of what government and politics are all about and how they are studied. It discusses political thinkers from the ancient Greeks to Karl Marx, and how they affected today's political ideologies such as liberalism, capitalism, socialism, communism, and fascism. The course covers international relations, organization and law, and compares the way modern governments in the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Africa operate.

This course is intended to be a study of the American democratic system, from the founding fathers to the present, looking at how our government works and how it got that way. The presidency from Washington to present day, Con- gress from the writing of the Constitution to the present, and the judicial branch will be studied. Special emphasis will be placed on the elections process, how people vote and why they don't. This course fulfills the federal constitution requirement for teacher certification in Arizona.

This course explores the existence of a world-wide political system and what that system means to people. It looks at agencies and personalities of foreign policy and attempts at international organizations, such as the United Nations.

General survey of city, county, and state governments; structures, services, and problems. This class meets state constitution requirements for teacher certification in Arizona.

A comparative examination of various political systems, such as liberal democracy, communism, and third world countries. There will be an emphasis on their organization, function, and how they differ from one another.

Deals with the constitution and government of Arizona; specifically designed to meet the state constitution requirement for teacher certification in Arizona, with an intensive study of the written constitution, as well as a survey of the Arizona governmental institutions which are based on it.

Deals with the constitution and government of the United States; specifically designed to meet the federal consitution requirement for teacher certification in Arizona, with an intensive study of the written constitution, as well as a survey of the American governmental institutions which are based on it.

Examines competing conceptions of the just and ideal state, the nature civic virtue, the foundations of state authority, the relationship between economic and political systems, especially insofar as these systems either conduce to or resist the disenfranchisement among members of social groups, as well as what principles are needed to bring about social justice, uphold equality, and respect human rights. Emphasis will be placed on the analysis of influential texts taken from both classical and modern works of political and social philosophy.

The Public Safety Dispatcher Course exists to
provide newly selected public safety dispatchers
with an initial orientation and basic training.
The instructional content and teachings
methodologies in this course are present to
better train new students in the increasingly
complex role and function of the public safety
dispatcher. Effective initial training is
critical for public safety dispatchers to acquire
the necessary skills, knowledge, and abilities in
order to provide quality service to the public
and the law enforcement agencies they serve.
Introduces new dispatchers to the basic
requirements of their jobs and meets the
requirements of Post mandated training for entry
level dispatchers.

Although basic theories are included, the course emphasizes the relationship between the material discussed and everyday life. Areas covered are history and systems, scientific methods, developmental processes, perception, learning, memory, basic statistics, intelligence and personality testing, motivation, conflict and frustration, mental disorders and therapy, and social psychology.

This course provides an overview and application of psychological principles based on resilience and happiness of human beings. This course focuses on individual strengths as opposed to dysfunction and symptoms of mental disorders in order to understand human growth and development. Topics include happiness, relationships, mindfulness, well-being, and research supporting the application of methods that increase happiness.

Coverage and candid discussion of various aspects of human sexuality including history of sexual values, sexual physiology, life span changes, sexual roles and gender identity, sexual diseases and dysfunctions, contraception and abortion, sexual assault, and pregnancy and birth.

This course covers the definition of personality, its development, and theories abouts its function- ing. It includes the history of personality theory, diagnosis, treatment and current conceptualizations of personality.

Introduces descriptive and inferential statistics, such as graphical and quantitative description of data, discrete probability distributions, con- tinuous probability distributions, one- and multi- sample hypothesis tests, confidence intervals, correlation, simple linear regression, and analysis of variance.

General insight into the human growth and development process from conception to death. Leading life span developmental theories and concepts are explored. Provides information for family and consumer sciences, nursing, psychology, sociology, and physical education majors. Students planning to transfer this course should also take PSY 101, which many universities require as a prerequisite.

Explores the combined areas of psychology and sociology, with emphasis on the reciprocal interaction of individuals and their groups. Areas covered include methods of social research, basic psychological factors, social attitudes, communication, society and culture, and small groups.

Pavlovian Classical Conditioning, Instrumental and Operant Condition- ing, Motivation, ABCs of behavior, Relapse Preven- tion models, Behavioral change models, Self- behavior change analysis, Token economies, and Cognitive-behavioral techniques for enhancing change and preventing relapse.

This course is an undergraduate level introduction to the concepts of abnormality, mental health and mental illness. It serves as an introduction to the concepts of normality and abnormality in a cultural context. It also covers current diagnostic categorizations of abnormality and treatment of mental illness along with historical perspectives on these diagnoses and treatments. It does not train students in diagnosis or intervention. Abnormal psychology examines the causes, diagnosis, assessment, treatment, and possible prevention of mental disorders; including historical and current theoretical perspectives, classification systems, cultural perspectives and ethical issues.

This course serves as an introduction to the scientific methods most often used in the social sciences. It includes both lecture and hands-on laboratory experiences. This course requires significant writing and uses the SPSS statistical package.

Methods of collection, tabulation, and analysis of business and economic data, including measures of central tendency and dispersion, probability theory, frequency distributions, statistical in- ference, and statistical decision making.