Web Course (Asynchronous)

The study of the allocation of resources to alternative uses in producing the nation's output and the role of relative prices in distributing these goods and services. Topics include: demand and supply, consumer behavior, business decision-making and market structures. Satisfies UNR Social Science core curriculum.

This course is an introduction and overview of the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE). Topics include: a history and theoretical foundation of early care and education, types of early childhood programs and settings, an overview of child care licensing and regulation, professional development in ECE, working with families, designing the classroom environment, ethical conduct, daily schedules, curriculum planning, positive guidance, child development, components of the early care and education system, and current trends and issues in ECE. The course also emphasizes the importance of developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) in the field.

This course will explore key components of social emotional learning and development in children birth through age eight. Coursework will focus on the study and use of positive techniques to effectively support child behavior in early childhood settings in order to help children build positive self-concepts and individual strengths within the context of appropriate limits. The study includes uses of direct and indirect guidance techniques.

This course is a study of young children with differing physical, social/emotional, language, and/or cognitive abilities. Students are introduced to typical and exceptional development, specific developmental disabilities, as well as strategies for including all children in early care and education programs. Adaptive teaching approaches to support children with differing abilities, working with families of exceptional children, and behavior and classroom management strategies are also explored.

This course focuses on professional issues in Early Childhood Education including knowing about and upholding ethical guidelines and other professional standards related to early childhood practice; involvement in the early childhood field through professional organizations and activities; principles of effective leadership and advocacy for young children and for the early childhood profession; and public policy at the local, state, and national levels to support early childhood education in appropriate ways.

The course will provide a comprehensive introduction to the principles and basic concepts of the development of the child from conception to age three. Emphasis will be placed on physical, emotional, social, and cognitive growth. Students will explore high quality infant/toddler care and the power of caregiving as curriculum.

This course focuses on effective, positive communication skills to enhance family-teacher relationships in early childhood education programs. Students will learn formal and informal verbal and written communication strategies. Daily interactions, newsletters, phone conversations, informational bulletin boards, record keeping, family conferences and home visits will be introduced as methods of communication.

A first course in research methods for students pursuing data science. The emphasis of this course is on developing the habits of sound critical thinking, especially with regards to larger data sets. The entire research process will be examined, including the formation of a research question, the means of data collection, and the resulting conclusions that can be drawn from the data.

This course is an introduction to using SQL (Structured Query Language) to create, manage, and analyze a basic database, with a focus on finding patterns within data.

A survey course of the core elements of data science: Asking questions, collecting and cleaning data, exploring the data, creating models, and communicating the results. No programming background or statistics background is assumed.