American Sign Language 103, introduces basic ASL conversation and feature core vocabulary, common signing phrases, non manual components (facial expression, body postures), signing space, fingerspelling, numbers, loan signs, cultural protocols, rules of ASL grammar and structure. Deaf cultural behavior is introduced in the classroom and through readings, activities and Deaf community.
Effective communication skills are essential to all aspects of life and this course specifically addresses communications in contemporary businesses and organizations. It is important to be aware of the wide variety of communication methods and technological tools which are available, and which should be used to a convey a particular message. Managing communication channels requires time...
Learners explore how to monitor and measure the impact of a social media strategy or social media efforts. Specifically, learners learn which tools are available for monitoring and measuring social media efforts. Through online discussion, learners discuss the challenges of ongoing measurement in a rapidly changing field and explore strategies for addressing these challenges. Learners are also...
Understand and personalize the military "brand" as it applies to the individual learner. Identify and communicate key military skills and experiences that are of high value to civilian organizations and may uniquely and positively differentiate the learner from their civilian peers. Total class hours - 6.
Understand where cultures often collide -civilian and military - resulting in barriers to communication. Learners will be able to effectively address and assuage perceptions through dialogue to reduce and ultimately overcome these barriers. Total class hours - 6.
Understand how leadership communications differ between the military to civilian environments. Learners will become familiar with skills and techniques that may be effective in both environments. They will also recognize leadership communications techniques that are much more suitable for one environment over the other. Total class hours - 6.
Developing your emotional intelligence (EI) can have a positive impact on your career. By focusing on your EI, you can improve your personal relationships and your communication skills to achieve stronger professional success. This micro-credential will focus on the four elements of emotional intelligence: self-awareness, self-management, social awareness, and relationship management. By focusing...
Giving and receiving feedback is the basis of every social interaction, both in the workplace and at home. Feedback can be formal or informal, spoken or written, and involves a range of non-verbal cues including gestures, tone of voice, and eye contact. This micro-credential will first help you analyze your own behaviour and thought processes when you are giving and receiving feedback. You will...
This course will familiarize students with both the hardware and software of their computer system. Graduates will be able to use the most common functions of the Windows operating system including the Windows Explorer program for file management and will be able to identify security risks and protect their computers. This course also reviews networks, internet and email use. Graduates will be...
Learn how to create web pages in Hypertext Markup Language, the language of the internet. This course covers how to create, edit and link documents, how to control the text layout using lists, line breaks and tables and how to add graphics and multimedia to your web document. You will also learn how to use forms to collect and control user input, how to create tables and frames. This course will...