Las Positas College

Las Positas College

Schedule of Classes

Fall 2010

DRAFT 2 – DUE BACK NICOLE 3/2/10

*****ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE LPC

AJ 50 INTRO TO ADMIN OF JUSTICE 3.0 Units

History and philosophy of administration of justice in America; recapitulation

of the system; identifying the various subsystems, role expectations, and their

interrelationships; theories of crime, punishment, and rehabilitation; ethics,

education and training for professionalism in the system.

Day 20908 MW 12:30 - 1:45 2420 TARTE OP V01

Eve 21156 Wed 7:00 - 9:50 1826 TARTE OP 093

AJ 54 INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING 3.0 Units

Investigative reports with emphasis upon accuracy and details necessary.

Includes arrest reports, incident reports, and miscellaneous field reports.

Techniques and methods used to cover information; how to analyze and present

information in a clear and concise report.

Day 21157 TTh 12:30 - 1:45 2470 TARTE GR V01

AJ 60 CRIMINAL LAW 3.0 Units

Historical development, philosophy of law and constitutional

provisions;definitions, classification of crime, and their application to the

system of administration of justice; frequently used Penal Code and other code

sections; case law, methodology, and concepts of law as a social force. CAN AJ

4

Eve 20909 Tue 4:00 - 6:50 2203 STEWART GR 093

AJ 63 CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION 3.0 Units

Fundamentals of investigation; crime scene search and recording; collection and

preservation of physical evidence; scientific aids; modus operandi; sources of

information; interviews and interrogation; followup and case preparation of

specific crimes. CAN AJ 8

Eve 21210 Th 7:00 - 9:50 2420 STEWARD GR 093

AJ 64 PATROL PROCEDURES 3.0 Units

Responsibilities, techniques of observation, community relations and methods of

police patrol. Emphasis on legal practical aspects.

Day 21743 TTh 11:00 -12:15 2470 TARTE OP V01

AJ 70 COMMUNITY RELATIONS 3.0 Units

Roles of the Administration of Justice practitioners and their agencies.

Interrelationships and role expectations among various agencies and the public.

Emphasis on the professional image of the system of Justice Administration and

development of positive relationships between members of the system and the

public.

Eve 20910 Th 4:00 - 6:50 2206 ROSE GR 093

AJ 71 NARCOTICS & DRUG ENFORCEMENT 3.0 Units

This course will cover the local, state, and federal narcotics problems and

laws; history of drug use and enforcement; legal definitions and laws

pertaining to drugs and their use; application of investigative procedures and

the work and method of special narcotics units; method of locating and

apprehending violators; the use of informants and undercover persons. It will

also explore the connections between drug cartels and terrorism and the

ramifications of drug legalization. 3 hours.

Eve 21744 Tue 7:00 - 9:50 2203 HARTER OP 093

*****AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE LPC

ASL 1A AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE I 3.0 Units

Introduction to American Sign Language (ASL) including expressive and receptive

sign, the manual alphabet, facial expression, and body gestures. Emphasis on

conversational skills in functional situations, knowledge of Deaf culture and

the Deaf community.

Day 21793 MW 11:00 -12:15 2202 COPRA OP V01

Eve 21182 TTh 5:30 - 6:45 203 COLE GR 093

ASL 1B AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE II 3.0 Units

Continued development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive

skills and knowledge learned in ASL 1A. Emphasis on conversational skills in

functional situations, continued vocabulary and sentence structure expansion,

and knowledge of Deaf culture and the Deaf community. Prerequisite: American

Sign Language 1A (completed with a grade of "C" or higher).

Day 21286 MW 2:00 - 3:15 2490 COPRA GR V01

ASL 2A AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE III 3.0 Units

Further development of American Sign Language (ASL) receptive/expressive skills

and knowledge learned in ASL 1B. Emphasis on conversational skills in

functional situations, continued vocabulary expansion and knowledge of Deaf

culture and the Deaf community. Prerequisite: American Sign Language 1B (with

a grade of "C" or higher).

Eve 21163 Tue 7:00 - 9:50 203 COLE GR 093

*****ANTHROPOLOGY

ANTH 1 BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHRO 3.0 Units

Humans as a biological species through an examination of fossil evidence for

human evolution, behavior of nonhuman primates, and human evolutionary biology

and genetics. Emphasis on uniquely human biological and behavioral

characteristics, as well as those shared with other animals. Current

anthropological issues such as the biological meaning of race, genetic

diseases, and the influence of evolution on human behavior. CAN ANTH 2

Day 22254 MW 11:00 -12:15 2203 MURRAY OP V01

Day 21385 TTh 9:30 -10:45 2203 HASTEN OP V02

Day 21949 TTh 2:00 - 3:15 2203 HASTEN OP V03

Eve 21184 Wed 7:00 - 9:50 2203 MURRAY OP 093

ANTH 1L BIOLOGICAL/PHYSICAL ANTHRO LAB 1.0 Units

Laboratory exercises developed as an adjunct to Anthropology 1 (Introduction to

Biological/Physical Anthropology) including the identification of fossils

through examination of fossil casts, the study of human artifacts, observation

of primate behavior and structure, and problem-solving in case studies of human

genetics. Prerequisite: Anthropology 1 (may be taken concurrently).

Day 22255 Lab Mon 2:00 - 4:50 2203 CUELLAR OP V01

Day 21758 Lab Wed 2:00 - 4:50 2203 CUELLAR OP V02

ANTH 2 INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOLOGY 3.0 Units

Prehistoric development of human culture through studies of stone tools and

other remains of the earliest human lifeways up to the growth of

technologically advanced civilizations. Emphasis on modern archeological

theories and techniques for understanding cultural adaptation to different

ecological conditions in the past. Review of important archeological case

studies. CAN ANTH 6

O 20056 By Arr 3.0 Hrs/Wk ONLINE OEH OP DE1

ANTH 2 (CRN 20056) is an online course that meets from August 18-December 21.

For more information, see the section titled "Online Learning" in this

schedule, or go to http://www.laspositascollege.edu/onlinelearning.

ANTH 3 SOCIAL/CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Units

How human beings in different cultures meet basic biological, social and

cultural needs, including kinship and marriage practices, political and social

organization, economic institutions, religious and childrearing practices,

social change, as well as other aspects of cultural behavior. Emphasis on

understanding other cultures on their own terms. Includes the many subcultures

making up North American populations. CAN ANTH 4

Day 20612 MW 11:00 -12:15 2206 HASTEN OP V01

Day 21749 TTh 11:00 -12:15 2202 HASTEN OP V02

ANTH 4 LANGUAGE AND CULTURE 3.0 Units

The course is an introduction to the core concepts of linguistic anthropology

and the study of language in culture and society, including how language

perpetuates the identity of individuals through their social interactions and

their culture in everyday speech events. Topics such as identity, social

status, gender, race, and institutional power, are examined in contemporary

language use. The course includes traditional study of the methods of

linguistic anthropologists as well as the study of biological basis of

communication and speech, the structure of language, language origins, language

through time, language variation, the ethnography of communication,

sociolinguistics, nonverbal communication and writing, and how cultural context

sets meaning.

Day 22267 MW 9:30 -10:45 2470 HASTEN OP V01

ANTH 5 CULTURES OF THE U.S. IN GLOBAL 3.0 Units

Issues relevant to understanding constructs of race, class, gender and culture

in U.S. society from a global perspective. Factors affecting U.S. cultural

communities including impacts of globalization, patterns of migration,

permeability of cultural communities in the U.S., the cultural politics of

identity and xenophobia, and other factors influencing modern U.S. society.

Day 21279 MW 12:30 - 1:45 2203 MURRAY OP V01

Eve 21280 Tue 6:30 - 9:45 PE209 MC CAMISH 09/01 12/21 OP LS1

ANTH 5 (CRN 21280) meets from September 7-December 21.

ANTH 13 INTRO TO FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY 3.0 Units

An introductory course in the application of physical anthropology to the

medico-legal process with an emphasis on the identification of human skeletal

remains. Includes the basic human osteology and odontology, assessment of age

at time of death, sex, ancestry, trauma analysis, pathology, and general

physical characteristics including height and weight based upon minimal

skeletal remains. Estimation of time since death, crime scene analysis, animal

scavenging, and identification procedures.

Eve 21765 Th 4:00 - 6:50 2203 CUELLAR OP 093

*****ART - HISTORY LPC

ARHS 1 INTRODUCTION TO ART 3.0 Units

Architecture, sculpture, painting, photography and design in relation to human

inventiveness in providing for material and aesthetic needs; orientation to

contemporary and historic art forms and principles.

Eve 22749 Mon 7:00 - 9:50 2203 ALBAIR OP 093

ARHS 4 ART HISTORY - ANCIENT 3.0 Units

History of Western art from prehistoric times through Egyptian, Mesopotamian,

Aegean, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Early Christian, Byzantine, Medieval,

Romanesque, and Gothic civilizations.

Day 22750 MW 12:30 - 1:45 2204 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Eve 22751 Th 7:00 - 9:50 2480 HOWELL OP 093

ARHS 5 ART HISTORY-RENAISSANCE MDRN 3.0 Units

History of Western art from Early Renaissance, High Renaissance, Mannerism,

Baroque, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism,

Post-Impressionism, 20th Century developments of American art.

Day 22752 Tue 2:00 - 4:50 2206 PASKEWITZ OP V01

ARHS 6 MUSEUM & GALLERY TECHNIQUES 3.0 Units

An examination of the methodology and technique of displaying visual art within

a museum/gallery space. Opportunities to meet artists from the Bay Area and

beyond, learn the meaning behind their artwork, and gain hands-on practice in a

range of activities covering the presentation, handling, and security of

original artwork in the LPC Center for the Arts Gallery.

Day 22804 TTh 3:30 - 4:20 4213 HOWELL OP V01

TTh 4:30 - 6:20 4213 OP

*****ART - LPC

ARTS 2A INTRODUCTION TO DRAWING 3.0 Units

Skills development in light and shade, composition, perspective, and other

basics. The use of pencil, charcoal, and/or ink.

Day 22764 MW 8:30 - 9:20 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

MW 9:30 -11:20 501 OP

Day 22765 TTh 9:30 -11:20 501 PASKEWITZ OP V02

TTh 11:30 -12:20 501 OP

Eve 22755 TTh 7:00 - 7:50 501 SATTERTHWAI OP 093

TTh 8:00 - 9:50 501 OP

ARTS 7A INTRO TO WATERCOLOR PAINTING 3.0 Units

Materials, methods, and techniques of transparent watercolor painting,

including its effects and possibilities. Strongly recommended: Art 2B.

Day 22756 TTh 2:00 - 2:50 501 SATTERTHWAI OP V01

TTh 3:00 - 4:50 501 OP

ARTS 7B WATERCOLOR PAINTING 3.0 Units

Development of knowledge and skills introduced in 7A. Emphasis on

experimenting with the watercolor medium leading to development of individual

methods of expression. Prerequisite: Art 7A (completed with a grade of

“C” or higher).

Day 22759 TTh 2:00 - 2:50 501 SATTERTHWAI OP V01

TTh 3:00 - 4:50 501 OP

ARTS 7C ADV WATERCOLOR PAINTING I 3.0 Units

Development of knowledge and skills introduced in Art 7B directed towards

individual needs. Prerequisite: Art 7B (completed with a grade of “C” or

higher).

Day 22760 TTh 2:00 - 2:50 501 SATTERTHWAI OP V01

TTh 3:00 - 4:50 501 OP

ARTS 7D ADV WATERCOLOR PAINTING II 3.0 Units

Development of knowledge and skills introduced in Art 7C directed towards

individualized needs. Prerequisite: Art 7C (completed with a grade of “C”

or higher).

Day 22761 TTh 2:00 - 2:50 501 SATTERTHWAI OP V01

TTh 3:00 - 4:50 501 OP

ARTS 10 DESIGN AND MATERIALS 3.0 Units

Introduction to the basic elements of design: line, texture, value, shape,

color, light, and spatial concepts. Experimentation with paper, cardboard,

cloth, etc. Emphasis on two-dimensional design.

Day 22762 MW 2:00 - 2:50 501 ALBAIR OP V01

MW 3:00 - 4:50 501 OP

Eve 22763 MW 7:00 - 7:50 501 ROBERTS OP 093

MW 8:00 - 9:50 501 OP

ARTS 12A OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING: BEGIN I 3.0 Units

Beginning projects in oil painting with an emphasis on fundamental painting

techniques and approaches. Strongly recommended: Art 2A or equivalent.

Day 22766 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 12B OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING: BEGIN II 3.0 Units

Projects in oil or acrylic painting with an emphasis on fundamental painting

techniques and approaches. Prerequisite: Art 12A or equivalent (completed

with a

Day 22767 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 12C OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING: ADV I 3.0 Units

Advanced projects in oil or acrylic painting with an emphasis on individual

creative work and development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art

12B or equivalent (completed with a grade of "C" or higher).

Day 22768 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 12D OIL/ACRYLIC PAINTING:ADV II 3.0 Units

Advanced projects in oil or acrylic painting with emphasis on individual

creative work and development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art

12C or equivalent (completed with a grade of C or higher).

Day 22774 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 13A ACRYLIC PAINTING – BEGIN I 3.0 Units

Projects in acrylic painting with an emphasis on fundamental painting

techniques and approaches. Strongly recommended: Art 2A or equivalent.

Day 22769 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 13B ACRYLIC PAINTING: BEGIN II 3.0 Units

Projects in acrylic painting with an emphasis on fundamental painting

techniques and approaches. Prerequisite: Art 13A or equivalent (completed

with a grade of C or higher).

Day 22772 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 13C ACRYLIC PAINTING: ADVANCED I 3.0 Units

Advanced projects in acrylic painting with emphasis on individual creative work

and development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art 13B or

equivalent (completed with a grade of C or higher).

Day 22773 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 13D ACRYLIC PAINTING: ADVANCED II 3.0 Units

Advanced projects in acrylic painting with emphasis on individual creative work

and development of personal ideas and style. Prerequisite: Art 13C or

equivalent (completed with a grade of “C” or higher).

Day 22775 Fri 9:00 -10:50 501 PASKEWITZ OP V01

Fri 11:00 - 2:50 501 OP

ARTS 150 LANDSCAPE SKETCHING 1.0 Units

On-site sketch class. Use of landscape sketching for the development of basic

representational drawing skills. Emphasis on quick sketches rather than

polished renderings. Classes will be held at various site locations when

weather permits. No previous drawing experience needed.

Day 22836 Lab Wed 9:00 -11:50 *123 ROBERTS P/N QU1

offsite room *123 meets at ..... DUBLIN SENIOR CENTER