Chandler-Gilbert Community College Course Catalog and Student Handbook for the 2017-2018 year.
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Course Descriptions Chandler-Gilbert Community College Catalog and Student Handbook 2015-2016 For the most current information regarding course descriptions, log on to www.maricopa.edu/academic/ccta. 474 CPD150AC / 1 CREDIT / 1 PERIOD EDUCATIONAL AND CAREER PLANNING Emphasis on increasing student success through educational and career planning. Prerequisites: None. CPD160 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO MULTICULTURALISM Examination of the multiple cultures and subcultures within the contemporary United States. Personal exploration of awareness and appreciation of multiculturalism. Activities for experiencing diverse cultural perspectives. Critical thinking skills for recognizing, analyzing, and mediating cultural and psychological factors impacting conflict and accord between diverse cultures through written and oral discourse. Prerequisites: ENG101, or ENG107, or permission of Instructor. CRE - Critical Reading CRE101 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS COLLEGE CRITICAL READING Apply critical inquiry skills to varied and challenging reading materials. Includes analysis, synthesis, and evaluation through at least two substantial writing and/or speaking tasks. Prerequisites: (A grade of "C" or better in ENG101 or ENG107) and (appropriate reading placement test score or a grade of "C" or better in RDG091 or RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or permission of Instructor). ALSO SEE READING (RDG). CRW - Creative Writing CRW150 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO CREATIVE WRITING Introduces the student to elements and techniques of creative writing in a variety of genres; teaches terminology and concepts needed for successful participation in writing workshops; facilitates writing practice and evaluation; offers individual guidance on the student's development as a writer. Prerequisites: None. CRW160 / 3 CREDITS / 3 PERIODS INTRODUCTION TO WRITING POETRY Prewriting (invention and discovery); writing; analyzing and evaluating (in workshop); and revising to practice manipulating various elements of poetry, critique one's own and the poetry of others, and produce a portfolio of finished, marketable poems. Prerequisites: None. CRW150 recommended but not required.