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General Biology II
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An integrated course stressing the principles of biology. Life processes are examined primarily at the organismal and population levels. Intended for students majoring in biology or for non-majors who wish to take advanced biology courses.

Subject:
Anatomy/Physiology
Biology
Life Science
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ph.D.
Professor Brian White
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Geographic - Weather & Climate
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Weather and climate is designed to function as two mini-courses that are highly integrated and interdependent. It is necessary to understand the elements of weather in order to understand climatic systems and outcomes. The course is not taught in a deterministic manner but from an ecological standpoint with a focus upon the interaction of site and situation, basic concepts to Geographers.

Subject:
Atmospheric Science
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
John Looney
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Geomorphology
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This course presents a topical approach to landform analysis and process. Map interpretations are used to demonstrate relationships to constructive and destructive processes during landform development. Planning economic and social considerations are examined.

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Geology
Physical Science
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
John Looney
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Hydrology
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This course, is designed to be a descriptive and analytical overview of water organs, availability, location and flow. It will be examined in the light of problems, possibilities and policy and consider historical perspectives.

Subject:
Hydrology
Physical Science
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Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
John Looney
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Infant and Toddler Guidelines
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This course will provide opportunity to use the Massachusetts Early Learning Guidelines to support your work with infants and toddlers. The first three years of life area a time of rapid brain development and learning. This time is critically important for infants and toddlers as they develop foundations for learning. The purpose of the Early Learning Guidelines (ELG) for Infants and Toddlers is to provide a comprehensive view of the development of infants and toddlers while documenting experiences that support this development.

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Mary Lu Love
Date Added:
10/14/2015
International Relations, Spring 2007
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This course is designed to acquaint beginning students with some of the fundamental principles of international relations such as realism and idealism. Realism, for example is based on the assumption that the state constitutes the most important actor in the international system. The course will also explore the nature of idealism, which emphasizes the role of international norms and ethics, such as the preservation of human rights, as a means of realizing international justice. The course will also analyze international political economy and various theories ranging from mercantilism to dependency theory.

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Economics
Political Science
Social Science
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ph.D.
Professor Robert Weiner
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Introduction to Applied Statistics, Summer 2011
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This course provides graduate students in the sciences with an intensive introduction to applied statistics. Topics include descriptive statistics, probability, non-parametric methods, estimation methods, hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression, simulation, and robustness considerations. Calculations will be done using handheld calculators and the Minitab Statistical Computer Software.

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Mathematics
Statistics and Probability
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Eugene Gallagher
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Introduction to Environmental Sciences
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This course offers a broad overview of physical, chemical, biological, geological, principles of environmental sciences, and serves as a core course for EEOS majors. Examples will focus on linked watershed and coastal marine systems. The student will be introduced to natural processes and interactions in the atmosphere, in the ocean, and on land. There is a focus on biogeochemical cycling of elements as well as changes of these natural cycles with time, especially with recent anthropogenic effects. Topics include plate tectonics, global climate change, ozone depletion, water pollution, oceanography, ecosystem health, and natural resources.

Subject:
Applied Science
Environmental Science
Physical Science
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Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Robert Chen
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Introductory Oceanography E & G SCI
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Oceanography will present the ocean in an historical and geographical context.We will examine physical and exploration ocean science in a holistic manner. Origins and evolution of the oceans will be examined scientifically, philosophically and historically. We will integrate spatial and temporal aspects of marine environments.

Subject:
Oceanography
Physical Science
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
John Looney
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Investigations Across the Curriculum: Reality and the Americas
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This section examines how reality and fantasy are understood and constructed by, across, and in the Americas. Materials drawn from across the curriculum (e.g., from history, psychology, media, and communication studies) are used to question definitions of reality, fact, truth, fiction, fantasy, magical realism, myth, virtual space, reality-TV, and corporeality. Students gain the ability to defend their positions about how categories such as reality and fantasy differ and overlap.

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Education
Higher Education
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Meesh McCarthy
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Nineteenth Century Europe
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This course covers the political, social and cultural history of Europe from 1815 to 1900, including the history of each major European nation.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
History
World Cultures
World History
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ph.D.
Professor Spencer Di Scala
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Observation, Assessment and Documentation
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The Observation, Assessment, and Documentation module of the Early Education and Care in Inclusive Settings: ECE Core Competencies by Mary Lu Love (a UMass Boston OpenCourseWare course) provide an audio presentation, PowerPoint slides, list of supplemental readings, and self-assessment.

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
Material Type:
Reading
Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Mary Lu Love
Date Added:
12/13/2022
Organic Chemistry I
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An intensive survey of structure, reactions and synthesis of the main classes of organic compounds. Laboratory illustrates the preparation, purification and identification of organic compounds by classical and instrumental methods.

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Chemistry
Physical Science
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Professor Marietta Schwartz
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Preschool Learning Standards and Guidelines
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This course is designed to early childhood education professionals with the knowledge and skills to teach each content area according to the preschool learning guidelines, or state standards. This module as part of the course on the preschool learning experiences will explain each part of the standard and give examples of how to teach the standard within an integrated curriculum. Through presentations, online resources, readings, and assignments students will gain knowledge of the components of each area: mathematics, English language arts, science and technology/engineering, the arts, and health education, and history and social science. The last module will cover the content of the Early Childhood Program Standards and how to incorporate those standards into daily practice.

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
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Full Course
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UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Angi Stone - MacDonald
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Processes of Research and Engagement , Spring 2007
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In this course, students identify issues in educational or other professional settings on which to focus their critical and creative thinking skills. Each student works through the different stages of research and action - from defining a manageable project to communicating findings and plans for further work. Supervision is provided when the student's research centers on new teaching practices, workshops in the community, or volunteer. The classes run as workshops in which students are introduced to and then practice using tools for research, writing, communicating, and supporting the work of others.

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Full Course
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UMass Boston
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UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ph.D.
Professor Peter Taylor
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Psychosocial Aspects of Visual Impairment
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This course investigates the psychosocial aspects of vision loss. Coping techniques and issues of self-esteem are explored, along with principles of self-determination. Other topics include the psychosocial aspects of personal life management such as orientation and mobility, use of volunteers, sexuality, and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Psychosocial issues specific to people from diverse cultures are also addressed.

Subject:
Education
Psychology
Social Science
Special Education
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Full Course
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Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Quantitative Reasoning
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This course covers the basic algebra and technological tools used in the social, physical and life sciences to analyze quantitative information. The emphasis is on real world, open-ended problems that involve reading, writing, calculating, synthesizing, and clearly reporting results. Topics include descriptive statistics, linear, and exponential models. Technology used in the course includes computers (spreadsheets, Internet) and graphing calculators.

Subject:
Mathematics
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Mark Pawlak
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Social Attitudes and Public Opinion
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This course examines the nature of attitudes, beliefs, and values, and the influences which indiviudals' attitudes have upon their behavior. Various theories of attitude organization and attitude change are discussed, and the development of social attitudes is explored by examining the differential impact of the family, the educational system, the mass media, and the general social environment. The changing content of public opinion over time and its relationship to the political system are also discussed.

Subject:
Business and Communication
Communication
Journalism
Management
Political Science
Social Science
Sociology
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Full Course
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Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Ph.D.
Professor Michael Milburn
Date Added:
02/16/2011
Statistics, Fall 2009
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The purpose of this course is to provide background in the ways in which psychologists evaluate data collected from research projects. A researcher may gather many pieces of data that describe a group of research subjects and there are common ways in which these pieces of information are presented. Secondly, statistical tests can help investigators draw inferences about the relationship of the research sample to the general population it is supposed to represent. As a student of psychology or any other discipline that uses research data to explore ideas, it is important that you know how data is evaluated and that you gain an understanding of the ways in which these procedures help to summarize and clarify data.

Subject:
Mathematics
Psychology
Social Science
Statistics and Probability
Material Type:
Full Course
Provider:
UMass Boston
Provider Set:
UMass Boston OpenCourseWare
Author:
Laurel Wainwright
Date Added:
10/14/2015
Still Face Experiment
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Using the "Still Face" Experiment, in which a mother denies her baby attention for a short period of time, director of UMass Boston's Infant-Parent Mental Health Program Ed Tronick describes how prolonged lack of attention can move an infant from good socialization, to periods of bad but repairable socialization. In "ugly" situations the child does not receive any chance to return to the good, and may become stuck.

Subject:
Early Childhood Development
Education
Material Type:
Case Study
Simulation
Provider:
UMass Boston
Date Added:
11/30/2009