Academic Innovation & Distance Education

This course examines the normal physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development of children from conception to age twelve. This course is to be used for meeting the requirements of the A.A. Psychology Concentration or for elective credit in other programs. However, this course may not be used to meet program requirements for degrees or certificates in the ECDev, EDU, or HSV programs. Students may not receive credit for both PSY209 and ECE103 to meet requirements for degrees or certificates for college graduation. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Principles of Psychology (PSY101). 09/04/2018-12/21/2018 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced

This course explores the development and expression of the personality through an examination of processes by which the self-concept is formed. The course surveys the theories of behavioral scientists that have contributed to the study of adjustment. Scientific study of the effects of stress and stress management techniques are included in this curriculum. The course prepares students for advanced study in psychology and places emphasis on critical thinking skills, especially as applied to scientific research. Prerequisite: Grade of C or higher in Principles of Psychology (PSY101) or permission of instructor. 09/04/2018-12/21/2018 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced

This continuation course of Elementary Spanish I (SPN101) emphasizes conversational skills and simple readings. The course satisfies General Education requirement "Creative Work". Prerequisite: Elementary Spanish I (SPN101) or one year of high school Spanish. 09/03/2019-12/21/2019 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be Announced, Room to be Announced

In this course, students study adolescents and adults in the areas of physical, intellectual and social changes, and their emotional growth and development during life stages of adolescence and adulthood. Prerequisite: A grade of C or higher in Principles of Psychology (PSY101). 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course covers intermediate-level programming. Students learn advanced topics of C++, dynamic memory, allocation, pointers, etc., and OOP, function and operator overloading, class design and object abstraction, ADT design, templates, inheritance, and polymorphism. Students learn to analyze a variety of problems and generate appropriate object oriented solutions. The department recommends that students taking this course have no less than a grade of B in the prerequisite course. Prerequisite: C++ Programming (CSC-237) and College Algebra STEM (MAT-194) or permission of the department chairperson. For additional information and/or a course syllabus contact CS@bhcc.edu. 09/09/2020-12/16/2020 Hybrid and Remote Wednesday 06:00PM - 09:00PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course brings Hollywood film making into clear focus as an art form, as an economic force, and as a system of representation and communication. The course probes the deeper meaning of American movies through encounters with the works of famous directors such as John Ford, Howard Hawks, and Martin Scorsese. This course meets General Education Requirement "Creative Work". Pre/corequisite: College Writing I (ENG111). 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This is the first course in a two-semester sequence that will examine the systems of the human body using an integrated approach. Areas of study will include the structure and function of cells, histology, and the physiological and anatomical aspects of support and movement systems and the nervous system. Laboratory activities will enhance the students' comprehension of the structure and function of the human body. Course meets: 3 hrs. lecture; 3 hours. Lab. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Introduction to Biology (BIO105), Human Biology (BIO108) or General Biology I/Lab (BIO195). 09/12/2020-12/19/2020 Laboratory Saturday 12:30PM - 03:00PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course is a broad, multicultural survey of art and architecture from the Prehistoric to the Medieval periods. Through formal analysis students will learn to use visual language to express aspects of design such as style, composition, perspective and materials. Students will explore how global, social, political, and cultural events influence, and are influenced by, artists and the production of art. By engaging with works of art through discussion, writing, museum visits, and making projects, students will explore the process of human creative endeavor, and will construct a narrative about artistic expression as it relates to society and their own experience. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. Prerequisites: Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Foundations of Mathematics (MAT093). 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course examines literature by and about Black women from diverse cultural backgrounds. We will investigate the intersections and divergent experiences of Black women across gender, class, sexuality, ideology, as well as the influence of colorism. Our exploration of novels, short stories, poetry, creative non-fiction, music, and drama will help us to analyze how these cultural categories attempt to define Black womanhood. This course meets the General Education requirement for Creative Work. Pre/corequisite: College Writing I (ENG-111). 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

In this course, students who already have been exposed to programming and Object Oriented thinking, develop the ability to correctly analyze a variety of problems and generate appropriate algorithmic solutions using the C++ Programming Language. The course emphasizes the principles of top-down structured design and Object Oriented thinking. Topics include but are not limited to branching and looping mechanisms; arrays, functions and function overloading, arguments by reference and by value as well as optional arguments; recursion; pointers, creating libraries and namespaces, structures and classes, constructors and other methods, overloading operators; file I/O; inheritance and polymorphism. Strong analytical skills are recommended for students enrolling in this course. Prerequisite: Writing Skills II (ENG095), College Algebra-STEM (MAT194) and Introduction to Computer Science & Object Oriented Programming (CSC120) with grade C or better or equivalent experience with permission of the department chairperson. For additional information and/or a course syllabus contact CS@bhcc.edu. All prerequisites must be completed with a C or better. 09/08/2020-12/17/2020 Hybrid and Remote Tuesday, Thursday 11:00AM - 12:40PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course examines the normal physical, cognitive and socio-emotional development of children from conception to age twelve. This course is to be used for meeting the requirements of the A.A. Psychology Concentration or for elective credit in other programs. However, this course may not be used to meet program requirements for degrees or certificates in the ECDev, EDU, or HSV programs. Students may not receive credit for both PSY209 and ECE103 to meet requirements for degrees or certificates for college graduation. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Principles of Psychology (PSY101). 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course introduces students to children's literature in all its forms, from fables to fairy tales, from realistic fiction to fantasy, from nonsense to narrative poetry. The course covers works both classic and contemporary. The course satisfies General Education requirement "Creative Work". Pre/corequisite: College Writing I (ENG-111). 09/09/2020-12/21/2020 Remote Monday, Wednesday 11:45AM - 01:05PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components, and models of the Internet and other computer networks. The prinicples and structure of IP addressing and the fundamentals of Ethernet concepts, media, and operations are introduced to provide a foundation for the curriculum. By the end of the course, students will be able to build simple LANs, perform basic configurations for routers and swtiches, and implement IP addressing schemes. Prerequisite: Reading Skills II (RDG095) or Academic Reading III (ESL098) or placement. For additional information contact CITDepartment@bhcc.mass.edu. 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/09/2020-12/21/2020 Remote Monday, Wednesday 01:20PM - 02:40PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/14/2020-12/21/2020 Hybrid and Remote Monday 10:10AM - 11:30AM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/09/2020-12/21/2020.

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/09/2020-12/16/2020 Hybrid and Remote Wednesday 04:30PM - 05:50PM, Remote

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/08/2020-12/17/2020 Remote Tuesday, Thursday 02:30PM - 03:45PM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course emphasizes writing as a process, from planning and drafting through revising and editing. Using personal experience, readings, and other sources, students write unified, coherent, well-developed essays and practice paraphrasing, summarizing, and using sources responsibly. To be eligible to take College Writing II (ENG112), students must earn a grade of C or better for this course. The course meets General Education requirement "Academic Discourse". Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in Writing Skills II (ENG095) and Academic Reading III (ESL098) or Reading Skills II (RDG095) or placement. 09/08/2020-12/21/2020 Web Based Days to be Announced, Times to be AnnouncedOnline, Room ONLN

This course focuses on the research paper, the longer essay, argumentation, critical writing, and reading. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in College Writing I (ENG-111). 09/08/2020-12/17/2020 Remote Tuesday, Thursday 08:30AM - 09:45AM, Remote, Room REMOTE

This course focuses on the research paper, the longer essay, argumentation, critical writing, and reading. The course satisfies the College's General Education requirement for Research Writing. Prerequisite: Grade of C or better in College Writing I (ENG-111). 09/08/2020-12/17/2020 Remote Tuesday, Thursday 02:30PM - 03:45PM, Remote, Room REMOTE