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Whether you like to arrange flowers at home, or are interested in becoming a professional floral designer, this course will give you an introduction to the art of Floral Design. Students will learn tools, mechanics, elements, and principles of design, as well as cut flower identification, care, and handling. Students will make basic floral arrangements, which they will be able to take home.
A survey of dances from different cultures, their histories, and their influences on contemporary dance and society. Cultural origins, significance, motivations and techniques will be explored experientially. No previous dance experience necessary. Integrated with credit DANC-1305. For questions regarding dance classes, please contact Catherine Solaas csolaas@austincc.edu.
This course is designed to build math skills for life and work. Students explore business math in a supportive environment. Students will learn basic accounting skills, functional academics as well as retail mathematics. This course is geared toward supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Contact Christine Price at (512) 223-7856 or via email to cprice12@austincc.edu for additional information.
This course prepares students for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) "Six Sigma Green Belt" certification exam. This course is a refresher study of the ASQ Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Body of Knowledge. It may also be used to prepare for the IASSC Green Belt certification exam, since ASQ and IASSC use a very similar body of knowledge. Topics include business process management, quality management techniques, project management, DMAIC methodology, statistical applications and methods, design of experiments, lean enterprise principles, and Design for Six Sigma. The student will focus on the methodology and application of these Green Belt skills by studying the assigned materials and taking sample exams containing questions similar to those on the actual CSSGB exam. These sample exams and their answers will be reviewed as part of preparation for the certification exam. Note that this course does not include the ASQ certification exam. See the ASQ website for prerequisites and application information for the Green Belt certification exam: asq.org/cert/six-sigma-green-belt.
Reading and Vocabulary 3 is the third in a sequence of four ESOL reading courses, builds on skills introduced in the previous reading courses and continues to emphasize building comprehension skills. Students develop more analytical skills for reading college textbooks and novels. Also included are the study of vocabulary in context, pronoun referents, skimming, scanning, and paraphrasing. The course introduces the idea of annotation and includes summary-response writing. Integrated with credit ESOL-0313.
Are you aware of how you use your body - how you stand, walk, and use your limbs for any activity The actor’s body is his/hers/their instrument. You must learn to play it well! This class will enhance your best physical attributes, improve your physical awareness, and unleash your physical potential. You will experience and practice an array of mobility concepts while acquiring tools and information about effective performance physicality. You will also explore your own body’s mobility and expressive abilities. This is a physically active, experiential class to introduce you to Movement Analysis, and Body Language techniques. All actors will benefit from this class. A must for actor training. Bring a short monologue to work with, (1 minute to 90 seconds long) and a yoga mat for comfort.
Students will learn to use community resources to analyze personal career interests, values, skills and aptitudes, surveying and researching jobs with related educational requirements. Students will explore a variety of career options plus use the steps in the decision-making process to develop their own career plan. Students will volunteer in many career or job choices. This course is geared toward supporting students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Contact Christine Price at (512) 223-7856 or via email to cprice12@austincc.edu for additional information.