College Catalog 2013-14

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EAST CENTRAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

LEA 2821 — LEADERSHIP AND ORGANIZATION SKILLS IV — A continuation of activities and events of LEA 1811, LEA 1821, and LEA 2821, emphasizing servant leadership.

LIBRARY SCIENCE LIS 1121.— THE ELECTRONIC LIBRARY — This course provides information concerning the development of books and libraries and instruction in and practice with the skills necessary for selecting, locating, and using library materials in a variety of formats. Online library catalog searching, MAGNOLIA, MELO, e-books, evaluating websites, style manuals, print resource, library databases. LEARNING AND LIFESKILLS LLS 1151 — COLLEGE LIFE — College Life offers group experiences in study skills and career exploration. This course is designed to assist the first-time student in achieving academic success. One hour lecture. One semester hour credit. LLS 1313 — FIRST YEAR EXPERIENCE — (The Warrior Path to Success) — The Warrior Path to Success is an online course designed to assist first year first-semester students with skills such as orientation to facilities/services; career exploration and lifelong learning; critical thinking; goal setting/ self-motivation/ personal responsibility; managing money/minimizing debt; self-awareness/health/wellness; and, study skills/learning styles/time management/test-taking skills. An effective mastery of these skills will enhance retention and persistence to graduation. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. LLS 1321 — CAREER EXPLORATION — This course is designed to assist students in determining career goals. Interest tests, personality inventories, and aptitude tests are given to help students determine career choices. One semester hour credit. LLS 1411 — IMPROVEMENT OF STUDY — This course is designed to aid the student in study skills, promote student success in basic reading and note-taking techniques, critical thinking, time management, test-taking strategies, and listening and memory enhancement. One hour lecture. One semester hour credit. LLS 1423 — COLLEGE STUDY SKILLS — An advanced course in study skills that fosters insight and practice of critical reading skills and study techniques needed for efficient and effective mastery of college level courses, both graduate and undergraduate. Three semester hours credit. MATHEMATICS MAT 0113 — FUNDAMENTALS OF MATHEMATICS — A review of fundamental arithmetic skills. A study of the four basic operations with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, and percentages. Also covered are ratio and proportions, order of operations, and applications. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. This course does not satisfy degree or program requirements for graduation. MAT 0123 — BEGINNING ALGEBRA — A course in algebra to include operations with real numbers, linear equations, the coordinate system, linear inequalities, laws of exponents, operations with polynomials, and factoring. Prerequisites: ACT Math score of less than or equal to 13 or COMPASS Pre-Algebra Score of less than or equal to 20 Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit. This course does not satisfy degree or program requirements for graduation. MAT 1233 — INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA — The topics include linear equations and their graphs; inequalities and number line graphs; rational expressions; factoring; laws of exponents; radicals; polynomials. Prerequisites: Completion of MAT 0123 with a grade of “C” or better or ACT Math Score of 14 or COMPASS Algebra Score of 16 or Compass Pre-Algebra Score of 21. Three lecture hours. Three semester hours credit.