Course Schedule
San Francisco State University : Child & Adolescent Development | Business Administration | Nursing | Spanish/English Interpretation | Center for Teacher Efficacy
California State University East Bay: Health Science, PACE program
Notre Dame De Namur University
San Francisco State University
Bachelor of Arts in Child and Adolescent Development – Fall 2009
Title: AFRS 525 Black Child Development (3 units)
Description: Analysis of both the traditional theoretical approaches to the study of Black children and innovative approaches: areas of cognitive development, socialization, education, personality development, and the social context of childhood.
Prerequisites: None Stated
Instructor: Thomas Casey
Dates: 8/25 - 12/8/2009
Day: Tuesday
Time: 4:10 pm - 6:55 pm
Location: Building 2, Room 10
Title: BIOL 310 Biology for Today's World (3 units)
Description: Fundamental concepts and processes in genetics, cell biology, evolution, ecology, and biodiversity. Scientific inquiry. Application of concepts to current issues in science and society. Prerequisites: college course in biology.
Instructor: Karl Giljum
Dates: 8/31 – 12/14/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 203
Title: CAD 300 Professional Roles and Careers in Child and Adolescent Development (3 units)
Description: Overview of child and adolescent development and careers related to children, youth, and families.
Prerequisites: CFS 320, PSY 330, or equivalent or consent of instructor.
Instructor: Jade van Hasselt
Dates: 8/31 – 12/14/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 4:10 pm - 6:55 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 203
Title: CAD 510 Adult Supervision and Leadership in Early Childhood Programs (3 units)
Description: Exploration of adult supervision and leadership in early childhood programs from theoretical and personal perspectives.
Prerequisites: CFS 320 and PSY 330 or equivalent and consent of instructor.
Instructor: Amber Moribato
Dates: 8/26 – 12/9/2009
Day: Wednesday
Time: 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 203
Title: CAD 625 Children, Youth, and Public Policy (3 units)
Description: Understanding of how policies that impact services for children and youth are developed, adopted, and implemented. Skills in analyzing policy issues critical to provision of high quality services. Current policy issues used as case studies.
Prerequisites: CAD 300, upper division standing, pass JEPET/ENG 414 or equivalent, or consent of instructor.
Instructor: Amy Conley
Dates: 8/27 – 12/10/2009
Day: Thursdays
Time: 4:10 pm - 9:45 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 203
Title: COMM 353 Speech for the Classroom Teacher (4 units)
Description: Principles and practices in the speech needs of the teacher. Designed to improve speech habits of the prospective teacher; assist prospective teachers in acquiring basic, usable techniques for speech improvement in the classroom.
Prerequisites: enrollment priority to juniors & seniors in COMM/CAD/LS.
Instructor: Staff
Dates: 8/26 – 12/9/2009
Day: Wednesday
Time: 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 205
Title: SPED 675 Working with Families of Young Children with Disabilities (3 units)
Description: Strategies for partnering with families of young children birth to five who have disabilities. Perspectives on developmental and ecological systems. Culturally responsive practice in early childhood settings that include children with special needs.
Prerequisites: SPED 330 or 370 and upper division standing or consent of instructor.
Instructor: Ann Carr
Dates: 8/27 – 12/10/2009
Day: Thursday
Time: 7:00 pm - 9:45 pm
Location: Building 17, Room 203
Business Administration - Fall 2009
Title: BUS 690 Seminar in Business Policy and Strategic Management (3 units)
Description: Capstone seminar in business policy and strategic management. Emphasizes international environment. Solutions to organizational and functional problems through case studies.
Prerequisites: grade of C- or better in FIN 350, BUS 360, ISYS 363 or ACCT 307, MGMT 405, DS 412, MKTG 431 (SFSU courses).
Instructor: Stanley Kowalczyk
Dates: 8/31 – 12/14/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 1:10 pm - 3:55 pm
Location: Building 22, Room 114
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Summer 2009
Title: NURS 334 Maternity Nursing Theory (3 units)
Description: Maternity nursing theory, concepts and principles relevant to the nursing care of pregnant and postpartum women using a systems approach. Application of the nursing process to optimize patient and family outcomes.
Prerequisites: all Semester 2 Nursing courses. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 3 Nursing courses.
Instructor: Alice Prive
Dates: 7/13 – 8/10/ 2009
Day: Monday
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Building 2, Room 10
Title: NURS 336 Pediatric Nursing Theory (3 units)
Description: Pediatric nursing theory, family theory, concepts, and principles relevant to the nursing care of children using a systems approach. Application of the nursing process to optimize patient and family outcomes.
Prerequisites: all Semester 2 Nursing courses. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 3 Nursing courses.
Instructor: Mary Ann VanDam
Dates: 6/8 – 7/6/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Building 2, Room 10
Title: NURS 338 Nursing Research (3 units)
Description: Principles of research theory, methodology, and critique. Understanding of the research process and its application in nursing. Role of the nurse as consumer of scientific research as applied to practice.
Note: PSY 200 – General Psychology is prerequisite to entering semester 4 courses.
Prerequisites: all Semester 2 Nursing courses. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 3 Nursing courses.
Instructor: Staff
Dates: 6/12 – 8/14/2009
Day: Friday
Time: 8:00 am – 1:00 pm
Location: Building 22, Room 118
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Fall 2009
SEMESTER 1 courses
Title: NURS 311 Health Assessment (3 units)
Description: Strategies to obtain health history and physical assessment data for diverse populations across the life span. Health risk prevention and promotion of health behaviors. Communication, observation, inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation as assessment methods. Extra fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to nursing major and upper division standing. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 1 Nursing courses.
Instructor: Staff
Dates: 8/25 – 12/15/2009
Day: Tuesday
Time: 12:10 pm - 3:10 pm
Location: Building 13, Room 210
Title: NURS 312 Foundations in Nursing Theory (3 Units)
Description: Introduction to professional nursing, focusing on challenges influencing nursing education, nursing practice and healthcare. Concepts and principles of professional nursing practice: nursing process, communication, professional values/behaviors, and economic factors affecting nursing and healthcare.
Prerequisites: admission to nursing major and upper division standing. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 1 Nursing courses.
Instructor: Allen Orsi
Dates: 8/27 – 12/17/2009
Day: Thursday
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Building 21, Room 100
Title: NURS 314 Nursing Interventions Practicum (2 units)
Description: Theories and principles from nursing, health assessment, and related sciences applied to fundamental and complex nursing skills, and nursing process. Laboratory includes demonstration, practice, and return demonstration. Extra fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to nursing major and upper division standing. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 1 nursing courses.
Instructor: Sandra Frojelin and Garfield Powell
Dates: 8/25 – 12/21/2009
Day: M - F
Time: 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Location: Building 18, Room 205
Title: NURS 315 Pharmacology (3 units)
Description: Principles of drug therapy across the lifespan with a focus on professional nursing responsibilities, including patient/family teaching. Drugs used in major disease classifications; common drug interactions.
Note: DFM 253 – Nutrition in Health and Disease is prerequisite to entering semester 2 courses.
Prerequisites: admission to nursing major and upper division standing. Must be taken concurrently with all Semester 1 Nursing courses. Instructor: Staff
Instructor: Allen Orsi
Dates: 8/25 – 12/15/2009
Day: Tuesday
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Building 21, Room 100
SEMESTER 4 courses
Title: NURS 444 Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Theory (3 units)
Description: Theories and principles of psychiatric nursing, as well as foundations of behavior, communication, and psychopharmacology, are emphasized. Acute and chronic mental health/illness, rehabilitation and promotion of healthy adaptation of patients and families will be explored in a variety of clinical settings.
Prerequisites: all Semester 3 Nursing courses. Must be taken concurrently with NURS 445, 446, 447. Instructor: Harvey (Skip) Davis
Dates: 8/31 – 12/21/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Building 20, Room 100
Title: NURS 446 Community Public Health Nursing Theory (3 units)
Description: Foundation for community public health nursing care of patients, families, and communities. Sociocultural, political, and economic influences on a community’s health and the health care system are explored. Current issues and trends affecting community public health.
Prerequisites: all Semester 3 Nursing courses. Must be taken concurrently with NURS 445, 446, 447.
Instructor: Rebecca Carabez
Dates: 8/31 – 12/21/2009
Day: Monday
Time: 8:00 am - 11:00 am
Location: Building 20, Room 100
Spanish / English Interpretation Certificate — Fall 2009
Title: FL 400 Introduction to Interpreting (3 units)
Prerequisite: Passing score on SF State Bilingual Entrance Exam, (or passing the state or federal written exam) and admission to the program. This intensive introductory course is designed for students who want to develop their English/Spanish skills in the field of legal/court interpretation and the medical evaluation system of workers' compensation. Following exercises to enhance memory and mental agility, students will learn interpreting theory. The fundamentals of simultaneous, consecutive and sight interpretation will be introduced with an emphasis on the criminal justice system and vocabulary development. This course is a comprehensive introduction=2 0to the language skills required to pass the state interpreter examinations.
Instructor: Ana Lynch
Dates: 8/26- 12/16/2009
Day: Wednesday
Times: 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Location: Building 2, Room 10
Title: FL 403 Consecutive Interpretation I (3 units)
Prerequisite: FL 400
This course emphasizes the acquisition of skills in the consecutive mode of interpretation in legal proceedings such as arraignments, pretrial hearings, depositions, trials and administrative hearings. In-class practice sessions and assignments are used to develop memory, acquire relevant courtroom terminology, develop familiarity with idiomatic expressions and slang likely to be used by Spanish-speaking witnesses and defendants, and to discuss ethical issues and courtroom protocol. Material will include courtroom scripts and tapes.
Instructor: Nina Safdie
Dates: 8/27 – 12/17/2009
Day: Thursday
Times: 6:00 pm - 8:45 pm
Location: Building 13, Room 111
Title: FL 405 Simultaneous Interpretation I (3 units)
**This course is not available at Cañada; it is offered at the SFSU main campus, 1600 Holloway Avenue, Humanities Bldg. 404 **
Prerequisite: FL 400
There are two sections available:
Section 1 Instructor: Cristina Visus
Dates: 8/25 – 12/15/2009
Day: Tuesday
Times: 6:30 pm - 9:15 pm
Section 2 Instructor: Fanny Suárez
Dates: 8/27- 12/19/2009
Day: Thursday
Times: 6:00pm-8:45pm
Center for Teacher Efficacy
Title: ITEC 814 Designing Learning for the New 21st Century Classroom (2 units)
Instructor: Kathleen Ferenz
Dates: 9/23, 9/30, 10/28, 11/18/2009
Day: Wednesday
Time: 4:00 – 7:00 pm, 8:00 am – 3:00 pm, 4:00 – 7:00 pm, 4:00 – 7:00 pm
Location: Building 9, Room 312
California State University East Bay
Bachelor of Science in Health Science, with an Option in Administration (PACE Program)
FALL QUARTER
Title: HIST 4710 History and Trends in Nursing (4 units)
Description: Survey of the development of modern nursing. Emphasis on social trends that have influenced the development of nursing; the Judeo-Christian tradition; the military heritage; the women's movement; developments in health care delivery.
Instructor: Karen Pare
Dates: 6/24 – 8/12/2009
Day: Wednesday
Time: 6:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Location: Building 2, Room 10
Notre Dame de Namur University
Title: 92632 BUS. 685CB AAH, Introductory Business Writing Academy
Description: Course designed to provide instruction, practice and individualized conferencing in Business Writing principles as used in letters, emails, memorandums, and reports. The class will also cover grammar and punctuation rules.
Instructor: Jan Thiele
Dates: 10/07 – 10/21/2009 (Wednesday), 10/26 (Monday)
Day: Wednesday
Time: 8:30 am - 12:30 pm
Location: San Mateo Credit Union, 350 Convention Way (First Floor), Redwood City
