4/20/2024 4:54:14 AM	ADLTED 541 Course Outline as of Fall 2022	Inactive Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ADLTED 541	Title:  AC SKLS/GED PREP SOC 1
Full Title:  Basic Academic Skills and GED Preparation--Social Science 1
Last Reviewed:11/13/2017

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	0	Lecture Scheduled	0		6 max.	Lecture Scheduled	0
Minimum	0	Lab Scheduled	3.00		3 min.	Lab Scheduled	18.00
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	18.00
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  0.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 18.00

Title 5 Category:  Non-Credit
Grading:  Non-Credit Course
Repeatability:  27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions
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Catalog Description:

Instruction and individualized learning plans are provided for preparation for the GED and other High School Equivalency (HSE) tests. Course also provides academic skills development in preparation for: credit social science courses; Career Technical Education (CTE) classes; and Basic Academic Skills Certificate of Completion. First level of social science course covers United States History and Civics and Government, as determined through initial assessment.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Instruction and individualized learning plans are provided for preparation for the GED and other High School Equivalency (HSE) tests. Course also provides academic skills development in preparation for: credit social science courses; Career Technical Education (CTE) classes; and Basic Academic Skills Certificate of Completion. First level of social science course covers United States History and Civics and Government, as determined through initial assessment.

(Non-Credit Course)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:
Repeatability:27 - Exempt From Repeat Provisions

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

1.  Demonstrate comprehension of basic academic, workplace, and recreational reading of Social

    Science materials through discussion and/or brief written responses.

2.  Demonstrate expanded vocabulary related to social science materials through discussion

    and/or brief written responses.

3.  Describe common events in U.S. history and Social Science concepts.

 

Objectives:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Explain major concepts of world and U.S. history and Geography.

2. Apply concepts of world and U.S. history and Civics and Government through discussion

    and/or brief written responses.

3. Summarize principles of Social Science or historical thinking.

Topics and Scope

I. Civics and Government

    A. Foundations of American Democracy

    B. Our Political Heritage

         1. The influence of the Enlightenment

         2. Creating a new Government

    C. The Structure and Design of the U.S. Government

         1. The Constitution

         2. The six basic principles

         3. The three branches of the federal government

         4. Federalism and the concurrent powers

         5. The Bill of Rights and civil liberties

         6. The expansion of rights

    D. Politics in Action

         1. Political parties and the two-party systems

         2. The election process

         3. Making public policy

         4. Government agencies

         5. Interest groups

II. United States History

    A. The Making of a New World

    B. The Thirteen Colonies

         1. Increasing tensions between crown and colonies

         2. The Declaration of Independence and the Revolutionary War

    C. The Beginning of a New American Nation

    D. Domestic and Foreign Affairs, 1791 to 1853

         1. The Monroe Doctrine

         2. The Age of Jackson and the Mexican War

    E. Disunion and Civil War

         1. Sectional tension and secession

         2. The Civil War

         3. Reconstruction

    F. American in the Late Nineteenth Century

         1. The growth of big business and urbanization

         2. The settling of the West

    G. America as a World Power

    H. The New Deal and Trouble in Europe

          1. The New Deal

          2. World War II

    I. The Cold War Era

    J. America in the Twenty-First Century

 

III. GED Practice Test

    A. Multiple Choice

    B. Extended Response Questions

Assignments:

1. Reading from assigned shorter texts, magazines, newspapers, software applications, and

    job-related materials

2. Reading comprehension exercises in Social Science textbooks, worksheets

3. Written responses to reading assignments and specific Social Science topics

4. Oral or poster presentation on main Social Science concepts

5. Weekly Instructor-designed quizzes and assessments for academic skills

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 30 - 40%
Reading responses, written assignments
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 30%
Poster presentation or speech
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 30 - 40%
Quizzes and assessments using multiple choice, true/false, short answer
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 20%
Attendance and participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor prepared materials

Steck-Vaughn GED: Test Preparation Student Workbook Social Studies. Steck-Vaughn. 2014

Short course for the GED Test. 2nd Ed. McGraw-Hill Eduction. 2014

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