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Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Examines fundamental microeconomic issues; the allocation of resources and the production function, pricing of output and factors of production; the distribution of wealth and income; consumer motivations and behavior; the nature and behavior of business firms and markets under various degrees of competition and market failure.
ECON 2H Principles of Microeconomics 4 Units - HONORS
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ECON 2.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Prerequisite: MATH 212 or equivalent.
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5; MATH 114 or equivalent.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introductory course focusing on choices of individual economic decision-makers. Examines fundamental microeconomic issues; the allocation of resources and the production function, pricing of output and factors of production; the distribution of wealth and income; consumer motivations and behavior; the nature and behavior of business firms and markets under various degrees of competition and market failure.
ECON 3 Environmental Economics 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) (Not open to students with credit in ECON 3H.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5; MATH 212 or equivalent. Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the basic principles of economics and their application to problems of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics covered will include market failures, sustainable resource allocation, environmental degradation, pollution, and a rationale of government involvement in the market-based economy. Emphasis is on sustainability and the importance of including the environmental impact into the cost-benefit analysis of economic activities.
ECON 3H Environmental Economics - HONORS 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
(Not open to students with credit in ECON 3.)
(Admission into this course requires consent of the Honors Program Coordinator.) Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5; MATH 212 or equivalent.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the basic principles of economics and their application to problems of environmental quality and natural resource utilization. Topics covered will include market failures, sustainable resource allocation, environmental degradation, pollution, and a rationale of government involvement in the market-based economy. Emphasis is on sustainability and the importance of including the environmental impact into the cost-benefit analysis of economic activities. As an honors course students will be expected to complete extra assignments to gain deeper insight in environmental economics.
ECON 4 Economics of Public Issues 4 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5.
Four hours lecture (48 hour total per quarter).
An introduction to the economics of various public policy issues. Contemporary issues and the role of government will be evaluated and analyzed by the student. Topics to be discussed include the minimum wage, rent control, drug prohibition, health care, Social Security, international trade, organ markets, impact of sports stadiums, discrimination and freedom of association, education, fiscal and monetary policy, property rights and the environment, and antitrust policy.
EDUC 46 Mathematics for Elementary Education 5 Units
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.) Prerequisite: MATH 114 with a grade of C or better, or a qualifying score on Intermediate Algebra Placement Test within the past calendar year.
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
(Also listed as MATH 46. Students may enroll in either department, but not both, for credit.)
Five hours lecture (60 hours total per quarter).
Designed for prospective elementary and middle school teachers. An introduction to the discipline of mathematics as the use of logical, quantitative, and spatial reasoning in the abstraction, modeling, and problem solving of real-world situations. The main topics in the course include the origins of mathematics, mathematical reasoning and problem solving strategies, theory of sets, integers and integral number theory, rational numbers and proportion, real numbers and decimal notation, and measurement. Throughout the course students will experience the learning of mathematics in a way that models how they can create an active learning environment for their future students.
Educational Access (formerly Special Education)
EDAC 1 Introduction to College and 1 1/2 Units Accommodations
Requisite/Advisory: None.
One and one-half hours lecture (18 hours total per quarter).
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
Orientation to college for the first time college student. Includes De Anza academic policies, resources, campus programs and services; transition concerns from high school to post-secondary for students requiring special classroom accommodations related to disabilities; California system of higher education; educational goals and program planning. This course satisfies the college orientation requirement for new students.
EDAC 20 Universal Design and Accessibility 4 Units
(Formerly EDAC 54.)
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273;
EDAC 245.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
Introduction to Universal Design concept and media accessibility principles applicable across multidisciplinary areas such as instructional design, information architecture, engineering and technology, media communications, urban design, and transit systems. Benefits of inclusive design by considering the full range of human diversity: physical, cognitive, sensory, cultural and social, and the advantages of incorporating accessibility into the planning and design phase of products, services, and consumer experiences will be examined. Students will examine legal guidelines and accessible media content design strategies for various media (digital documents, videos, audio, websites), and will identify tools and techniques to extend usability for all users.
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ECON 5 Behavioral Economics
4 Units
(Formerly ECON 78I.)
(See general education pages for the requirement this course meets.)
Advisory: EWRT 1A or EWRT 1AH or ESL 5; ECON 1, 1H, 2 or 2H.
Four hours lecture (48 hours total per quarter).
An introduction to the basic principles of conventional economics focusing on purely rational decision making contrasted to the more realistic behavioral economic model based on scientific studies of actual outcomes. Topics covered include the structure of the brain, loss-avoidance, emotions, experiences, social norms, framing, endowment effect, fairness, ethics, morals, trust, satisficing, status, herding, anchors, animal spirits, irrational exuberance, why smart people make investment mistakes, blurring social and financial arrangements, value of nudging people to make superior decisions, charitable donations, and happiness (money isn't everything).
10 Units
Education
EDUC 1
Introduction to Elementary
3 Units
EDAC 231 EDAC 231R EDAC 231S EDAC 231T EDAC 231U EDAC 231V EDAC 231W EDAC 231X EDAC 231Y EDAC 231Z
Workforce Skills
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units 7 Units 8 Units 9 Units
All courses are for unit credit and apply to a De Anza associate degree unless otherwise noted.
 EDAC 230
EDAC 230R
EDAC 230S
EDAC 230T
EDAC 230U
EDAC 230V
EDAC 230W
EDAC 230X
EDAC 230Y
EDAC 230Z
(Formerly SPED 230, 230R-Z respectively.)
Credit course - Does not apply to De Anza Associate degree. Requisite/Advisory: None.
Three hours laboratory for each unit of credit (36 hours total for each unit of credit per quarter).
(Repeatable as needed to meet the Student Educational Contract (Title 5, section 56029).)
Pass-No Pass (P-NP) course.
This course is specifically designed for students with verified intellectual disabilities. It includes exploration of vocational interests, aptitudes, career choices and life goals. It also includes the development of essential work related attitudes, behaviors, interpersonal skills, work skills and addresses personal responsibility through individualized instruction and training to meet the skill level identified in the Student Educational Contract.
Vocational Interests and Aptitudes
1 Unit 2 Units 3 Units 4 Units 5 Units 6 Units 7 Units 8 Units 9 Units
 Education in a Diverse Society
Advisory: EWRT 211 and READ 211 (or LART 211), or ESL 272 and 273.
Two hours lecture, three hours laboratory (60 hours total per quarter).
An examination of principles and practices of elementary education in today’s society including observations and supervised participation in the elementary school setting.
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