Bitterroot College Program of The UM, Spring 2011 Schedule of Courses
All BCP Courses are UM-COT courses identified by the section notation “H1." All BCP courses have "Hamilton" as part of their course title.
All BCP Spring 2011 courses will be held at the BCP’s location at the Ravalli Entrepreneurship Center (REC), 274 Old Corvallis Road, Hamilton (just north of the Ravalli County Fairgrounds).
For more information, contact the BCP Office at (406) 375-0100 or email victoria.clark@umontana.edu or visit the BCP online at www.umt.edu/bcp.
Dept
ACTG
Course
Number
101
Section
H1
Credits
4
CRN
35357
ANTH
101H/X
H1
3
33555
BUS
135T
H1
3
35358
Course Title & Description
Instructor Capacity
Time
Days* Where
Date Range
Accounting Procedures 1/Hamilton
Kraft
16
3:10 pm - 5:00 pm
MW
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Basic double-entry accounting. Emphasis on analyzing, journalizing, and posting transactions; trial balance, worksheet, financial statements, and
adjusting/closing procedures, accounting systems, and cash control. Accepted as a substitute for UM-COT degrees requiring ACTG 100 Essentials of
Accounting.
Introduction to Anthropology/Hamilton
Harris
20
6:10 pm - 9:00 pm
T
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
A survey of anthropology which introduces the fundamental concepts, methods and perspectives of the field. The description and analysis of human
culture, its growth and change. The nature and functions of social institutions.
Business Law/Hamilton
Mapelli
20
7:40 pm - 9:00 pm
TR
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
An overview of law as it applies to business transactions. Topics include the nature and source of law; courts and procedure; contracts, sales, and employment;
commercial paper; bailment's; property; business organizations; insurance; wills and estate planning; consumer and creditor protection; torts; criminal law; and agency
law. Credit not allowed for both BUS 135T and BADM 257.
CAPP
120
H1
3
34350
CAPP
120
H2
3
35570
CAPP
156
H1
3
35359
COM
150S
H1
3
34351
LIT
110L/Y
H1
3
34370
M
065
H1
3
34525
M
090
H1
3
34352
M
095
H1
3
34353
M
115
H1
3
34354
* T=Tuesday R=Thursday
Introduction to Computers/Hamilton
Kraft
16
1:40 pm - 3:00 pm
MW
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Introduction to computer terminology, hardware, and software, including wire/wireless communications and multimedia devices. Students utilize word
processing, spread sheet, database, and presentation applications to create projects common to business and industry in a networked computing
environment. Internet research, email usage, and keyboarding proficiency are integrated.
Introduction to Computers/Hamilton
Snook
16
6:10 pm - 7:30 pm
MW
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Introduction to computer terminology, hardware, and software, including wire/wireless communications and multimedia devices. Students utilize word
processing, spread sheet, database, and presentation applications to create projects common to business and industry in a networked computing
environment. Internet research, email usage, and keyboarding proficiency are integrated.
MS Excel/Hamilton
Kraft
16
12:10 pm - 1:30 pm
MW
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., CAPP 120 and M 090 or M 095. Emphasis on the use of workbooks and sheets to solve business problems. Includes projects relating to data and
graphs/charts.
Interpersonal Communications/Hamilton
Burk
20
6:10 pm - 9:00 pm
M
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Focus on communicating and listening more clearly to improve personal and professional relationships. Topics include forms of communication,
communication and identity, emotion, conflict, climates, gender, and cultural diversity.
Introduction to Literature/Hamilton
Siemers
20
3:10 pm - 4:30 pm
TR
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Study of how readers make meaning of texts and how texts influence readers. Emphasis on interpreting literary texts: close reading, critical analysis and
effective writing.
Prealgebra/Hamilton
Williams
20
9:10 am - 10:00 am MWF
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., appropriate placement score. Arithmetic and basic algebra skills needed for Introductory Algebra. Topics include integers and rational numbers,
decimals and percentages with applications, ratios and proportions with applications, single variable linear equations with applications, introduction to
graphing,
exponents,
factoring, and an introduction to polynomials.
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- May
13, 2011
Prereq., M 065 or appropriate placement score. Review of arithmetic principles of integers and rational numbers, linear equations in one or two
unknowns, and operations with polynomials and rational expressions. Credit does not count toward an Associate of Arts, Associate of Applied Science, or
Baccalaureate
degree.
Intermediate Algebra/Hamilton
Williams
20
11:10 am - 12:00 pm MWF
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., M 090 or appropriate placement score. Topics include linear equations and systems of linear equations, inequalities, applications and graphing;
polynomials; rational expressions and equations; radicals, rational exponents and complex numbers; quadratic equations; introduction to exponential and
logarithmic functions. Credit does not count toward Associate of Arts or Baccalaureate degrees.
Probability and Linear Math/Hamilton
Fields
20
2:40 pm - 4:00 pm
TR
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., M 090 with a grade of B- or better, M 095, or appropriate placement score. Systems of linear equations and matrix algebra. Introduction to
probability with emphasis on models and probabilistic reasoning. Examples of applications of the material in many fields.
Bitterroot College Program of The UM, Spring 2011 Schedule of Courses page 1 of 2
Dept
Course
Number
Section
Credits
CRN
M
121
H1
3
34355
PHIL
110E
H1
3
35361
PSYX
100S
H1
4
34356
SCN
115
H1
3
35362
SCN
175N
H1
3
34357
Course Title & Description
Instructor Capacity
Time
Days* Where
Date Range
College Algebra/Hamilton
Fields
20
4:10 pm - 5:30 pm
TR
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., M 095 or appropriate placement score. Intended to strengthen algebra skills. The study of functions and their inverses: polynomial, rational,
exponential, and logarithmic functions.
Introduction to Ethics/Hamilton
Dresser
20
6:10 pm - 9:00 pm
R
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
An examination of the Western vision of morality through the careful study of selected writings from Aristotle, Kant and Mill. Additional works in ethics
may supplement primary readings.
Introduction to Psychology/Hamilton
Woodburn
20
5:40 pm - 7:30 pm
TR
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Introduction to the scientific study of behavior in humans and other animals. Accepted as a substitute for UM-COT degrees requiring PSYX 161S
Fundamentals of Organizational Psychology.
Anatomy/Hamilton
Miller
20
12:10 pm - 1:30 pm
MW
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Structures of the human body and their basic functions.
Integrated Physical Science/Hamilton
TBA
20
7:40 pm - 9:00 pm
MW
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., or coreq., M 090 or M 095. An introduction to the basic principles of physics, chemistry, environmental and earth sciences with emphasis on the scientific
method and process (suitable for students with little science background).
SCN
201N
H1
3
35516
Anatomy & Physiology I/Lecture/Hamilton
Henderson
20
10:10 am - 12:00 pm
MWF
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., introductory science course or college-prep high school biology course recommended. Comprehensive knowledge of human form and function necessary for
students preparing for health-related professions. Emphasis on structure, function and homeostatic regulation of body systems with presentation of basic concepts in
chemistry and microbiology as they relate to human anatomy and physiology. Covers tissues through nervous system. Required, integrated laboratory includes some
dissection (required laboratory sections offered only in Missoula).
WRIT
095
H1
3
34358
WRIT
101
H1
3
34359
WRIT
121
H1
3
34360
Developmental Writing/Hamilton
McHugh
20
3:10 pm - 4:30 pm
MW
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., placement or referral by WRIT 101 instructor. Designed for students who need instruction and practice integrating critical thinking, reading and
writing before entering the required first-year writing course. Credit does not count toward Associate of Arts or Baccalaureate degrees.
College Writing I/Hamilton
McHugh
20
4:40 pm - 6:00 pm
MW
BCP 2
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Prereq., WRIT 095 or passing score on placement test. Instruction and practice in both the expository writing and research process. Emphasis on the use of
specific techniques of writing to develop style, unity, clarity, and force of ideas, and structure. Students are expected to write without major errors in
sentence structure or mechanics.
Technical Writing/Hamilton
Farrell
20
1:10 pm - 2:30 pm
TR
BCP 1
Jan 24, 2011 - May 13, 2011
Course assumes a basic computer literacy. Passing score on placement test or consent of instructor. Introduction to technical writing situations with appropriate formats.
Emphasis writing with document design and graphic placement introduced. Students are expected to write without major faults in grammar or usage.
Montana Western in Hamilton, Spring 2011 Schedule of Courses
To enroll in a Montana Western in Hamilton course, contact Victoria Clark at (406) 375-0100 or victoria.clark@umontana.edu.
Note: Montana Western courses start one (or two) week(s) earlier than BCP/UM-COT courses.
ED
242
2
Meeting the Needs of Families/Lecture
Marose
20
6:00 pm - 7:40 pm
W
BCP 2
Jan 10, 2011 - May 4, 2011
Introduction of benefits, barriers, foundations, and techniques for encouraging parent-teacher partnerships. Students also explore family structures and dynamics, both
functional and dysfunctional.
ED
243
1
Meeting the Needs of Families/Lab
Marose
20
6:00 pm - 7:40 pm
W
BCP 2
Jan 10, 2011 - May 4, 2011
Focus on developing and demonstrating skills that encourage parent-teacher partnerships including sharing information informally, making home visits, participating in
parent/teacher conferences, and developing and implementing parent information and workshops. $5 Course Fee.
ED
320
2
Early Childhood Curriculum I/Lecture
Marose
20
7:50 pm - 9:30 pm
W
BCP 2
Jan 10, 2011 - May 4, 2011
Focus will be on curriculum content and methods in the areas of physical activity and physical education, literacy and language, and social studies. Students will develop
relevant and meaningful curriculum for young children with an emphasis on assessment and providing for the unique needs of each child. Prereq: ED 144, ED 145, ED 240,
and ED 241.
ED
321
1
Early Childhood Curriculum I/Lab
Marose
20
7:50 pm - 9:30 pm
W
BCP 2
Jan 10, 2011 - May 4, 2011
Implementation of developmentally appropriate activities and projects for young children, which include physical activity and education, literacy and language, and social
studies. Prereq: ED 144, ED 145, ED 240, and ED 241; or c/i. $5 Course Fee.
* T=Tuesday R=Thursday
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