This resource is a template for redesigning a course to include OER. This template was designed for the OER Advanced Skills series in June 2023."Education” by Brooke Cagle is licensed under Unsplash License.  

This resource is a template for redesigning a course to include OER. This template was designed for the OER Advanced Skills series in June 2023.

This resource is a template for redesigning a course to include OER. This template was designed for the OER Advanced Skills series in June 2023."Image of Child" by unknown author is licensed  CC BY

This resource is a template for redesigning a course to include OER. This template was designed for the OER Advanced Skills series in June 2023.

This course teaches critical thinking, reading, and writing skills across the curriculum through the amalgamation of History 1302 (1865-present) with Integrated Reading and Writing (INRW 0315), emphasizing the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. The developmental INRW 0315 corequisite course focuses on applying critical reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment in the historical context of HIST 1302.

This is a course design utilizing Mostly Harmless Statistics by Rachel L. Webb.© 2021, Originally published in 2019This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.   Publication of this OER guide was made possible by Portland State University Library PDXOpen Publishing Initiative Grant program.  Persistent Identifier:  https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/36164   Webb, Rachel, "Mostly Harmless Statistics" (2021). PDXOpen: Open Educational Resources. 36.https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/pdxopen/36  

This project is an OER-remixed plan for the HIST-2321 World Civilizations course that I teach for dual credit students. In the past, my students have complained about the excessive cost of the school-provided textbook and the poor quality of the content from that textbook. OER materials will mitigate the cost of the textbook for my students and give me more control over the content that is offered to them. Furthermore, as House Bill 8 will likely compel institutions such as Collin College to use OER materials as a condition of state funding, it is prudent to be proactive so that the course materials are done on my terms and in compliance with current state law. Fortunately, as OpenStax and the Collin College library have extensive content available for history instructors, compiling a textbook and assessments will not be excessively time-consuming. I anticipate completing this course by the start of Fall 2023.

The Open Resource site is intended to facilitate discovery and use of open resources starting with Open Educational Resources (OER). The Open Resource site will continue to develop and change depending on the needs of the community, and are outlined in the future developments section. Essentially it is a place to search for all the places to search for OER.

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.

Course documents for Introduction to United States Government and Politics. The following sections are included:

1) Syllabus for the course
2) Tentative schedule of activities for the course
3) Five Units of study with all reading and writing assignments linked on the activity sheets.

Course Description:
Political Science 201 examines the Constitution and its major themes: separation of powers, federalism, judicial review, checks and balances, limited government, and
individual liberties. The course includes examination of the basic principles of American democracy, the philosophical and historical roots of the American political
system, and the relationship between the major institutions of our government with each other and the people. The politics of American democracy will be explored through an analysis of political ideology, political parties, voting, special interest group behavior, and public opinion. Individual liberties and civil rights will be examined in the context of the evolving American nation.

This course teaches critical learning abilities that are skills and attitudes to be taught across the curriculum: communication, problem solving or critical thinking, responsibility, and global awareness or diversity/appreciation. To these, we add information/technology literacy, and lifelong learning. By the end of the course students will be able to: Identify the major political, economic, and social developments in Pacific Northwest history and especially in the state of Washington; Integrate the perspectives of different peoples to interpret Pacific Northwest history; Describe the Pacific Northwestęs role in the context of American and world history; Apply your knowledge of Pacific Northwest history to your life by conducting an oral history and by researching and writing about issues in the region today; and Define current environmental issues in the Pacific Northwest and analyze their historical context.

Explores basic problems in moral and social philosophy along with issues related to
human nature, for example: how to define a good life or a good society; what is the
nature of happiness, pleasure, virtue and justice; consequence vs. duty-based
theories; the role of reason and/or passion; and arguments for and against natural
law.

Students in this course will explore evolutionary theory, including the core concepts of basic genetics and the modern synthesis of evolution. Students will examine, critically evaluate and explain scientific claims about the origins of humankind and modern human variation, as well as biocultural evolution. Students will develop critical thinking and communication skills through the application of essential anthropological approaches, theories, and methods.Login: guest_oclPassword: ocl

This is a course for non-science majors that is a survey of the central concepts in physics relating everyday experiences with the principles and laws in physics on a conceptual level. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Describe basic principles of motion and state the law of inertia; Predict the motion of an object by applying Newtonęs laws when given the mass, a force, the characteristics of motion and a duration of time; Summarize the law of conservation of energy and explain its importance as the fundamental principle of energy as a –law of nature”; Explain the use of the principle of Energy conservation when applied to simple energy transformation systems; Define the Conservation of Energy Law as the 1st Law of Thermodynamics and State 2nd Law of Thermodynamics in 3 ways; Outline the limitations and risks associated with current societal energy practices,and explore options for changes in energy policy for the next century and beyond; Describe physical aspects of waves and wave motion; and explain the production of electromagnetic waves, and distinguish between the different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum.

This course will cover families of trigonometric functions, their inverses, properties, graphs, and applications. Additionally we will study trigonometric equations and identities, the laws of sines and cosines, polar coordinates and graphs, parametric equations and elementary vector operations.Login: guest_oclPassword: ocl

This course will cover families of functions, their properties, graphs and applications. These functions include: polynomial, rational, exponential, logarithmic functions and combinations of these. We will solve related equations and inequalities and conduct data analysis, introductory mathematical modeling and develop competency with a graphing calculator.Login: guest_oclPassword: ocl

A course designed to improve the student's writing ability for entrance into ENGL 101. Coursework focuses on critical reading and analytic writing in response to readings, with emphasis on organization, unity, coherence, and adequate development; an introduction to the expository essays; and a review of the rules and conventions of standard written English.Login: guest_oclPassword: ocl

ACCT 201 is an introduction to the fundamentals of financial accounting. This is the first of a two part sequence in financial accounting. In this course we will explore the framework for all accounting processes. Students will learn to record economic events and follow a business process through the steps of the accounting cycle. Service and merchandising businesses will be covered and communication of the conclusions to decision-makers will be emphasized.

This course is an introduction to the fundamentals of financial accounting and the first of a two-part sequence. In this course students explore the framework for all accounting processes. Students will learn to record economic events and follow a business process through the steps of the accounting cycle. Service and merchandising businesses will be covered and communication of the conclusions to decision-makers will be emphasized. This is a required class for business majors planning to transfer to a 4-year business programs in the state of Washington.Login: guest_ocl Password: ocl

Explores the interaction of radiation with matter at the microscopic level from both the theoretical and experimental viewpoints. Emphasis on radiation effects in biological systems. Topics include energy deposition by various types of radiation, including the creation and behavior of secondary radiations; the effects of radiation on cells and on DNA; and experimental techniques used to measure these radiation effects. Cavity theory, microdosimetry and methods used to simulate radiation track structure are reviewed. Examples of current literature used to relate theory, modeling, and experimental methods. Requires a term paper and presentation. The central theme of this course is the interaction of radiation with biological material. The course is intended to provide a broad understanding of how different types of radiation deposit energy, including the creation and behavior of secondary radiations; of how radiation affects cells and why the different types of radiation have very different biological effects. Topics will include: the effects of radiation on biological systems including DNA damage; in vitro cell survival models; and in vivo mammalian systems. The course covers radiation therapy, radiation syndromes in humans and carcinogenesis. Environmental radiation sources on earth and in space, and aspects of radiation protection are also discussed. Examples from the current literature will be used to supplement lecture material.