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This is the in­tro­duc­tory course in Amer­i­can Gov­ern­ment, with the main focus on the na­tional level but some at­ten­tion to state and local lev­els as well. This Open­Lab site con­tains course ma­te­ri­als as well as links to news sites and a dis­cus­sion board to ex­change ideas. Please keep dis­agree­ments friendly, and please keep in mind that our main pur­pose is more to an­a­lyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an Open­Lab ac­count at City Tech, you are in­vited to con­tinue post­ing on this dis­cus­sion board. To ac­cess course ma­te­ri­als, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

This is the introductory course in American Government, with the main focus on the national level but some attention to state and local levels as well. This OpenLab site contains course materials as well as links to news sites and a discussion board to exchange ideas. Please keep disagreements friendly, and please keep in mind that our main purpose is more to analyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an OpenLab account at City Tech, you are invited to continue posting on this discussion board. To access course materials, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

COURSE DE­SCRIP­TION: This course will re­view and as­sess health and so­cial wel­fare poli­cies and pro­grams in order to pro­vide the foun­da­tion for ap­plied so­cial wel­fare pol­icy analy­sis and in­ter­ven­tion. The course will de­fine and uti­lize mul­ti­ple an­a­lyt­i­cal frame­works to ex­am­ine the in­ter­ac­tive na­ture of or­ga­ni­za­tional, po­lit­i­cal, ju­di­cial, and eco­nomic prin­ci­ples on health and so­cial wel­fare pol­icy. The di­ver­sity of client pop­u­la­tions and their re­spec­tive needs will be con­sid­ered as part of an overview of his­toric and cur­rent health and so­cial wel­fare poli­cies, pro­grams and in­ter­ven­tion strate­gies.

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will review and assess health and social welfare policies and programs in order to provide the foundation for applied social welfare policy analysis and intervention. The course will define and utilize multiple analytical frameworks to examine the interactive nature of organizational, political, judicial, and economic principles on health and social welfare policy. The diversity of client populations and their respective needs will be considered as part of an overview of historic and current health and social welfare policies, programs and intervention strategies.

Wel­come to ENG 1121! This course builds on its pre­req­ui­site, ENG 1101. To­gether, we will ex­plore and write within new gen­res, con­duct re­search, and re­flect on our writ­ing prac­tices. The big goal is that after you fin­ish this se­quence, you’ll be able to an­a­lyze and par­tic­i­pate in gen­res in­side and out­side of higher ed. We’re aim­ing to build skills that will be use­ful in fu­ture course­work, the work­place, and in your per­sonal lives. In other words, this course isn’t self-con­tained—we’re aim­ing to give you a tool­box of skills that you can apply across sit­u­a­tions.

Welcome to ENG 1121! This course builds on its prerequisite, ENG 1101. Together, we will explore and write within new genres, conduct research, and reflect on our writing practices. The big goal is that after you finish this sequence, you’ll be able to analyze and participate in genres inside and outside of higher ed. We’re aiming to build skills that will be useful in future coursework, the workplace, and in your personal lives. In other words, this course isn’t self-contained—we’re aiming to give you a toolbox of skills that you can apply across situations.

Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion 1 / The Split Self: Per­sonal Iden­tity On- and Off-line

English Composition 1 / The Split Self: Personal Identity On- and Off-line

In this course we ex­plore African and African-de­rived folk tra­di­tions and ex­am­ine how they have been trans­mit­ted from Africa to the Amer­i­cas and the Caribbean. We will see how Africans and peo­ple of African de­scent have cre­ated and trans­formed their var­i­ous oral, cus­tom­ary and ma­te­r­ial lore, in­clud­ing folk-tales, folk-art, music and dance, into mech­a­nisms for cul­tural and phys­i­cal sur­vival. We will com­pare and con­trast some African folk­tales with re­lated sto­ries from the Caribbean, North and South Amer­ica. We will also ex­plore the tra­di­tions ex­pressed in music, food, cel­e­bra­tions and other ex­pres­sions of folk cul­ture.

In this course we explore African and African-derived folk traditions and examine how they have been transmitted from Africa to the Americas and the Caribbean. We will see how Africans and people of African descent have created and transformed their various oral, customary and material lore, including folk-tales, folk-art, music and dance, into mechanisms for cultural and physical survival. We will compare and contrast some African folktales with related stories from the Caribbean, North and South America. We will also explore the traditions expressed in music, food, celebrations and other expressions of folk culture.