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General Information


Course ID (CB01A and CB01B)
ICS D077X
Course Title (CB02)
Special Projects in Intercultural Studies
Course Credit Status
Credit - Degree Applicable
Effective Term
Fall 2021
Course Description
Specific reading, writing or study projects within the discipline of Intercultural Studies.
Faculty Requirements
Course Family
Not Applicable

Course Justification


This is a CSU transferable course that is an elective on the Intercultural Studies Certificate of Achievement-Advanced and A.A. degree. It provides students with opportunities to develop skills that would prepare them to assist faculty in the classroom, design original projects, or analyze in more depth selected current topics in the intercultural studies discipline.

Foothill Equivalency


Does the course have a Foothill equivalent?
No
Foothill Course ID

Course Philosophy


Formerly Statement


Course Development Options


Basic Skill Status (CB08)
Course is not a basic skills course.
Grade Options
  • Letter Grade
  • Pass/No Pass
Repeat Limit
0

Transferability & Gen. Ed. Options


Transferability
Transferable to CSU only

Units and Hours


Summary

Minimum Credit Units
2.0
Maximum Credit Units
2.0

Weekly Student Hours

TypeIn ClassOut of Class
Lecture Hours0.00.0
Laboratory Hours6.00.0

Course Student Hours

Course Duration (Weeks)
12.0
Hours per unit divisor
36.0
Course In-Class (Contact) Hours
Lecture
0.0
Laboratory
72.0
Total
72.0
Course Out-of-Class Hours
Lecture
0.0
Laboratory
0.0
NA
0.0
Total
0.0

Prerequisite(s)


Corequisite(s)


Advisory(ies)


Limitation(s) on Enrollment


(Consent of instructor and division dean and an approved Special Projects Contract is required.)

(Not open to students with credit in ICS D077., ICS D077Y or ICS D077Z.)

Entrance Skill(s)


General Course Statement(s)


Methods of Instruction


Discussion of assigned reading

Collaborative learning and small group exercises

Collaborative projects

Assignments


  1. To be determined in consultation with instructor. See Sections 3 and 4 of the Special Project Contract

Methods of Evaluation


  1. Written midterm or final examination that will evaluate the student's grasp of the theories and core concepts related to the study of intercultural studies and student's selected topic.
  2. Oral presentation and/or guided research paper that will require students to summarize, integrate, and critically analyze issues related to intercultural studies as they pertain to a selected ethnic group(s)

Essential Student Materials/Essential College Facilities


Essential Student Materials: 
  • None.
Essential College Facilities:
  • None.

Examples of Primary Texts and References


AuthorTitlePublisherDate/EditionISBN
To be determined in consultation with the instructor. See Sections 3 and 4 of Special Project Contract.

Examples of Supporting Texts and References


AuthorTitlePublisher
None.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives


Course Objectives

  • Complete project objectives/requirements as determined in sections 3,4, and 5 of the Special Projects Contract.

CSLOs

  • Demonstrate, via a culmination of the aims and methods specified in sections 3, 4, and 5 of the Special Projects contract, a mastery of the relevant overarching concepts.

Outline


  1. Complete project objectives/requirements as determined in sections 3,4, and 5 of the Special Projects Contract.
    1. Demonstrate an understanding of a selected topic or topics in Intercultural Studies.
    2. Analyze and examine the selected topic(s) from a multi-disciplinary approach as it relates to designated ethnic groups.
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