Online Course Offerings
Spring 2010
WMST 273:Theorizing Women's Lives
(3 cr hrs)
This course will examine the elements and evolution of
the major theories articulated by feminist from the
early days of the movement to the present. Building on a
foundation of knowledge and understanding of the basic
ideas articulated by feminists throughout history, the
course will offer a close analysis of feminist critiques
on subjects such as marriage, sexuality, and capitalism.
The course will conclude with an examination of cutting
edge feminist thinking.
Instructor: Marie Stephens, MA, and post graduate
work, UNC Asheville adjunct professor of Humanities, AB
Technical Community College adjunct instructor.
PHYS 473 ST: Quantum Mechanics
(3 cr hrs)
The standard one-semester undergraduate course in
quantum mechanics taken the senior year. Topics include
the Schrödinger equation, one-dimensional applications
involving bound states and scattering, Hilbert space,
operator methods, the Schrödinger equation in
three-dimensions, angular momentum, spin, and
approximation methods.
Instructor: Michael J. Ruiz, UNC Asheville
Professor of Physics
EDUC 373: Educational Psychology for Lateral Entry
Teachers (3 cr hrs)
This
course is designed for teachers who have their own
classrooms and are seeking licensure through the
Regional Alternative Licensing Center. The course
will emphasize the applications of psychological theory
and research to the learning processes and the teaching
of diverse learners and students with special needs.
Developmental, behavioral, and cognitive psychological
theories will be explored. Participants will examine
scientific-based research and methods, instructional
practices, and classroom management techniques all
taught through the lens of educational psychology.
Students will be exposed to the applied examination and
understanding of interventions, instructional practices,
disabilities, public school law, policy, assessment, and
testing in educational settings.
Instructor:
Gigi Derballa, MA, UNCA
adjunct, Dean of Arts and Sciences and & faculty at
A-B Technical
Community College