International Programs
- American Culture and Values System
- Understand basics of the American culture and its importance for every day leaving and communication
- Gain awareness of the American cultural attitude, values, beliefs and assumptions
- Understand the basic elements of effective intercultural communication in diverse contexts with Americans
- Data and facts about USA and the state of Texas
- An overview of Dallas Forth worth Metroplex area (geography, economy and multicultural aspects)
- Introduction to concept of culture and cross-cultural communication based on the American interpretation
- Introduction to American culture and its values system.
- Introduction to American Communication style.
- Introduction on how to interact with Americans on a daily basis.
- Conversations on American Culture
- to gain a broad understanding of American culture;
- to improve their ability to communicate more confidently in English; and,
- to learn to function within an American classroom environment.
- The American Educational System
- Contemporary American Literature
- American History
- Urban and Rural Life
- Ethnicity and Race in America
- Families, Children, and Children’s Rights
- Youth Culture
- Stereotypes of the U.S.
- Regions of the U.S. – Culture and Landmarks
- National Celebrations and Holidays
- Popular Culture
- American Government
- American History
- American Media and Consumer Culture
- History of news in the U.S., history of the "manufacture of consent" in a democracy, propaganda model, media ownership/profit orientation.
- The power of advertising, news sources and decline of international news reporting, flak, neo-liberalism, consumerism and consumption ideologies.
- African American History and Culture
- African American History
- African American Culture
- African American communities in the United States
- African American contribution to the global community
- African American main challenges from the past to the future
- Asian American Studies
- Certificate Course in Conflict Analysis by United States Institute of Peace
- Classifying phases of conflict using the curve of conflict
- Identifying interventions appropriate to different phases of a conflict
- Analyzing the conflict in Kosovo and the genocide in Rwanda using terms and concepts from the curve of conflict
- Generating a thorough set of characteristics for describing conflict using an analytical framework
- Analyzing the conflict in Kosovo and the genocide in Rwanda using terms and concepts from the framework
- Analyzing unfamiliar conflicts using terms and concepts from the curve and framework
- Certificate Course in Interfaith Conflict Resolution by United States Institute of Peace
- Identifying key challenges and opportunities associated with religion and peacemaking
- Identifying typical phases of interfaith dialogue, along with common objectives, proven methodologies and best practices
- Analyzing case studies in interfaith dialogue with reference to objectives, methods and best practices
- Developing effective goals and objectives for programs involving interfaith dialogue
- Applying proven methods and best practices in programs involving interfaith dialogue
- Responding to challenges and obstacles associated with establishing effective dialogue between faith communities
- Identifying ways that faith leaders can be effective in third-party engagement
- Analyzing case studies and applying lessons learned in faith-based third-party efforts
- Cheerleading
- Culinary Certificate
- Culture Studies
- Digital Forensics
- Education and Resources for Disability Students
- English for Health Professional
- English for Business
- Global Economics
- Global Sustainability for Higher Education
- Understand scientific facts of Global Warming
- Understand and analyze the affect of Global Warming in our environment
- Understand what each individual can do to assist protect the Earth for this and future generations
- Understand and analyse Egypt Global Warming initiatives
- Global Warming scientific facts
- Applicable tools to start making a different today
- Read about the environment
- Save Electricity
- Educating your family and friends
- Planting trees
- Recycle
- Cars
- Buy ENERGY STAR® label products
- How to Develop Online Classes Using Technology Part I
- How to Develop Online Classes Using Technology Part II
- Human Resources in the United States
- Understand the external and global environments relevant to human-resource management.
- Gain awareness of HR planning, staffing, training and development, performance management, compensation, health and safety, and employee and labour relations.
- Understand equal-employment opportunity laws and other regulations affecting the field of human-resource management
- Understand the training and development function in Human Resources
- Introduction to Human Resources
- Introduction to International Human Resources
- Human Resources Legal Issues
- Recruitment and Selection
- Training and Development
- Compensation Overview
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Human Trafficking
- Interactive Simulation and Game Technology
- International Affairs Certificate
- International Business and Trade
- Gain awareness of International Business systems and operations
- Understand International business operation and the affects on the business environment
- Understand sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological and political factors in the foreign trade environment
- The business system, legal forms of business, organization and management
- Business functions (production, marketing, finance, risk management, information systems, accounting)
- Environments affecting business - the economy, labour, government regulation, social responsibility, law, international business, and technology
- Techniques for entering the international marketplace
- Sociocultural, demographic, economic, technological and political factors in the foreign trade environment
- Analysis of international marketing strategies using market trends, costs, forecasting, pricing, sourcing, and distribution factors
- Introduction to developing markets including such areas as advertising, publicity, e-commerce, trade shows, distributors, and/or sales representation
- International Management
- International Media Culture
- Mass Communication and Journalism
- Mexican American Latino Studies
- Middle Eastern American Studies
- Millennium Development Goals
- Goal 1. Eradicate Extreme Poverty and Hunger
- Goal 2. Achieve universal primary education
- Goal 3. Promote gender equality and empower women
- Goal 4. Reduce child mortality
- Goal 5. Improve maternal health
- Goal 6. Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Goal 7. Ensure Environmental Sustainability
- Goal 8. Develop a global partnership for development
- Model United Nations for Higher Education
- A simulation of UN organs, committees and agencies.
- A student based activity where students role play ambassadors of the U.N.’s 191 member states.
- A vehicle or tool to teach: geography, history, current events, international relations, global studies, as well English Language Arts skills (reading, writing, listening and speaking)
- Social Science and humanities promote civic competence.
- Integrate anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, sociology, humanities, mathematics and the natural sciences.
- The primary purpose of the social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in the interdependent world.
- Researching
- Public Speaking
- Debating
- Writing
- Conflict Resolution
- Problem Solving
- Civic Participation
- Appreciate the difficulties experienced in developing a solution that will benefit all nations.
- Analyze and evaluate background information on the country they are representing and the issue selected for debate.
- Develop a point of view based on the foreign policy of the country they are representing.
- Synthesize the data to develop creative solutions that will benefit all nations.
- Begin to understand the complexities of the issues facing the international community.
- Begin to understand the complexities of the issues facing the international community.
- Develop speeches, working papers or resolutions to be used in the debate.
- Negotiate with other participants to develop a consensus.
- Model United Nations allows participants to practice diplomacy, negotiation, and policy writing. It exposes students to global viewpoints that would otherwise remain foreign to them.
- Most importantly Model UN highlights the benefits of international cooperation and concern for the welfare of humanity regardless of national borders.
- Multicultural Management
- Multimedia
- Peace and Non Violence Studies
- Police Academy Explorer Program
- Introduction
- Crime Prevention
- American Laws
- Police Patrol Modes
- Personal Safety Presentation
- Show Sky Tower
- Show Police Vehicles and Rides
- R.A.T.T. Program
- Police Explorer Program
- Conclusion
- Photography and Imaging
- Teaching Preparation Certification
- Travel, Exposition and Meeting
- World Affairs I
- World Affairs II
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About this course
This is an eight-week course in conversational English conducted completely online.
Course requirements
Please be prepared for each discussion by doing the readings and exercises on eCampus. Students who attend 90% of the course sessions and participate actively will receive a Certificate of Completion issued by Richland College.
Course objectives
By the end of the course, students can expect:
Course Topics
The topics and schedule may be adjusted depending on the instructor and student interests and needs. Topics explored in past courses include:
Grading
This course is not graded. However, students receive feedback from the instructor.
What to expect
Because this is a course in conversation, it is by nature participatory. In other words, students will spend a considerable amount of time each lesson talking with a partner or in a small group, in addition to working together as a class. Students will have the opportunity to engage in different types of conversational activities from discussions to role-playing.
Contract with instructor
Students may contact the instructor outside of class via email, on the class discussion board on eCampus, and through Pronto, an instant messaging service on ecampus.
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This workshop examines various aspects of the mass media and its relationship to American consumerism. Students learn to critically "read" media and to analyze culture through class discussion.
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Understand and interpret cultural and historical roles of people African descent thought out the world in the context of life in the United States of American
Understand the interrelatedness of community.
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This course includes numerous perspectives on the subject of conflict analysis, as well as on the conflict in Kosovo and the genocide in Rwanda. These perspectives come in the form of audio clips culled from over twenty hours of interviews that we have conducted with Institute trainers, other noted specialists, grassroots organizers, military professionals, and individuals who were personally affected by the conflicts.
This course presents an introduction to the subject of conflict analysis, illustrating analytical tools used, with reference to two extended case studies, the conflict in Kosovo and the genocide in Rwanda.
Course Objectives
In completing this course, students will gain proficiency in the following skills:
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This course is designed to enhance the peacemaking capacities of individuals and faith-based organizations by focusing on objectives, methods, and best practices of interfaith dialogue, a form of religious peacemaking increasingly recognized for its relevance to 21st Century conflict. Religion is frequently cited as a cause of violent conflict, yet dialogue between faith communities often reveals that religion is not a primary source of tension. Moreover, faith-based approaches to peacemaking can be invaluable in promoting understanding and reconciliation.
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This workshop is to bring awareness about the modern form of slavery in the upcoming years. Understand that hundreds of thousands of young women have vanished from their everyday lives-forced by violence into a hellish existence of brutality and prostitution. They're a profitable commodity in the multi-billion-dollar industry of modern slavery. The underworld calls them human traffic
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This workshop will address the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) which are the world's time-bound and quantified targets for addressing extreme poverty in its many dimensions-income poverty, hunger, disease, lack of adequate shelter, and exclusion-while promoting gender equality, education, and environmental sustainability. They are also basic human rights, the rights of each person on the planet to health, education, shelter, and security.
Students will understand that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGS) is a shared vision among all of international leaders. Due to these goals, they all know what development is about and they all know what needs to be done.
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Dallas County Community College District is honored to share The United Nations' goal which is to dream for a better world and to play an active role in making that dream a reality.
Model United Nations provides to Administrators, Faculty, Professional Support Staff and Students an unique opportunity to change the world that we live now, as a member of a global community, facing the challenges and the opportunities that the future is bringing to us with a strong commitment for peace, human rights and sustainable development.
Students and faculty members will understand the complexities of the issues facing the international community and to develop global viewpoints that would otherwise remain foreign to them.
What is the Model United Nations?
Why Model United Nations?
According to the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS):
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The Model United Nations provides the opportunity for the participants the following benefits:
Mission Statement
The intent of Law Enforcement Exploring is to educate and involve young adults in police operations, to interest them in possible careers, and to build a mutual understanding between officers and students. The education aspect provides knowledge of the Law Enforcement function in one’s community whether or not one enters the field of law enforcement. Through involvement, the Explorer program establishes awareness of the complexities of police service.
Program Outlines
This lecture will explore global political, environmental and economical development aspects. A global overview will be provided for students to understand the main global challenges that our humanity is facing now.
This lecture will explore global social change, religions, human rights and cultural aspects. A global overview will be provided for students to understand the main global challenges that our humanity is facing now.