Social Science Courses

    SS012                 Study Skills

   Prereq.  None

Introduction to communications, study  skills, written  communications,  oral  communications, applying for a job, interviewing and being interviewed; effective meetings  preparation, conduct, and follow up; taking sides  slanted comments and negotiation.

   SS032                 Introduction To Psychology

   Prereq.  None

Nature and history of psychology,  definition  and  approaches  to psychology. Structuralism,  functionalism,  behaviourism,  Gestalt psychology, psychoanalysis. Learning,  cognitive learning, and computer-associated learning.  Distinction about memory, short and long term memory and their relationship,  constructive memory.  Language and thought, language and communication,  development of language, problem solving, algorithms  versus heuristics. Mental abilities and their measurement, nature of  intelligence, tests of intellectual ability.

     SS041     Technical and Professional Writing, (1,2,0)

   Prereq.  None

Explores systematically the process of writing technical and professional documents; lectures and discussions on analyzing audiences, defining purpose, generating and selecting appropriate report materials, structuring clear and convincing reports, designing and drafting effective reports, and editing reports that are clear, concise, emphatic, and mechanically and grammatically “clean”. Weekly writing assignments and individual conferences.

Humanities Courses

HM011, HM041, and HM071                               Arabic  Language I, II, and III

   Prereq.  None

HM021, HM051, and HM081                               English  Language I, II, and III

   Prereq.  None

HM031, HM061, and HM091                               Islamic Studies I, II, and III

   Prereq.  None

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