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Probability

EC ENGR 131A Probability. (Instructor: Prof. L. Dolecek) introduction to basic concepts of probability, including random variables and vectors, distributions and densities, moments, characteristic functions, and limit theorems. Applications to communication, control, and signal processing. Introduction to computer simulation and generation of random events. Letter grading.

Writing for Public Speaking

Course for PEP students only. Outside enrollment not allowed.

Digging Up the Past: Finding out about past ecosystems

We've all seen the skeletons of dinosaurs and other fossil organisms in museums, although most people don't go beyond gaping at their size. Paleontologists can actually use information from those bones, and other lines of evidence, to find out about how these animals lived - how they moved, what they ate, even how they breathed. They can also make inferences about the environments of these animals - what was the vegetation, how much water was there, what was the temperature. And while this information is interesting in its own right by telling us something about our Earth's past, it can also be used to tell us something about how our world will change in the future in light of current climate change. Find out how we get this information, what we do with it, and the work of paleontologists in this xOPEN course.

The Play's the Thing

Great theater has the power to both entertain and inspire. At its best, a play can inform and even transform lives. This course features spectacle theater from Greek origins to today's socially relevant musicals, the work of our best playwrights, plays about famous people, and a focus on the actors' craft. Short scenes from staged plays on video, as well as actors performing live scenes and monologues via Zoom will be presented and discussed. We explore what engages us, makes us laugh, what touches our hearts, and what helps us live richer lives in tough times.

Food Studies Graduate Certificate Colloquium

Food is complex subject given that production, procurement, preparation, consumption, and exchange of edible matter is biologically vital to human growth, development, and function and critical to many aspects of society and culture. Food studies is growing cross-disciplinary field of research, teaching, and advocacy that encompasses and draws from cultural anthropology and geography, food law and policy, urban planning, sociology, literature, history, public health, nutrition, environmental science, molecular and cell biology, science and technology studies (STS), agronomy, and other disciplines. Survey of some of these wide-ranging topics and disciplines that define food studies.

Critical Reading and Writing

This introduction to literary analysis includes close reading and carefully written exposition of selections from one or more of the principal modes of literature: poetry, prose, fiction, and drama. This course looks at twentieth-century American short stories set in diverse regional, ethnic, gendered, and imagined communities. These are stories that speak to America's reality, sometimes puzzling, often frightening, more often than not just plain hilarious. This course also looks at short philosophical essays published in the eighteenth-century by perhaps the greatest English essayist, Samuel Johnson: his brief and pointed comments on social life and human experience provide just the opportunity to read broad and true observations of human nature expressed in prose of a very high stylistic and conceptual order. Transferable for UC credit.

Introduction to Earth Science

Elements of Earth science; study of Earth materials; nature and interpretation of geologic evidence; study of geologic processes; historical aspects of geology. Transferrable for UC Credit.

Brain Made Simple: Neuroscience for the 21st Century

General overview and introduction to the most exciting and fundamental topics encompassing the field of neuroscience. This course examines the basic physiology of the brain and nervous system and the revolutionary developments now affecting our understanding of the brain. Transferable for UC credit.

Photographing Architecture and Interiors

A study of the basic techniques of the medium as a powerful tool for the designer, as well as those interested in pursuing a career in architectural photography, this course introduces the tools and techniques used in photographing architecture, interiors, renderings, plans, design boards and scale models. Using digital cameras, participants create compelling descriptive images that best show their work through the assignment and critique process. Lectures focus on the history of architecture in photography up through the medium's current trends. Demonstrations cover basic compositional and lighting techniques.

Accessories for Residential Interiors

This concentrated six-week course examines the appropriateness, timing, aesthetics, function and availability of accessories in residential interior design through slide demonstrations, guest lecturers and field trips to the marketplace. Covers lamps and lighting, wall-hangings and art, area rugs and Oriental carpets, and antique accessories.

History of Environmental Arts: Part IV

Part four of a four-part survey of environmental arts of the Western world, this course traces the major movements in architecture, interior design, furniture, and decorative arts of the twentieth century. Subjects covered include Viennese Secessionism, Art Deco, Romantic Revivalism, De Stijl, Bauhaus, International Style, Mid-Century Modernism, Postmodernism, and Contemporary. Instruction focuses on the built environment influenced by geographical location and the social, religious, economic, and political forces of history. Buildings and interiors are discussed in terms of function, symbolism, methods of fabrication, style, use of color, ornament, and significance. Illustrated lectures, readings, and student projects develop an appreciation of the design influences of the twentieth century that inform current developments in the built environment of the twenty-first century.

History of Environmental Arts: Part II

Part two of a four-part survey course on the environmental arts of the Western world. This course traces the architecture, landscape architecture, furniture, art, and decorative arts from the Italian Renaissance to the beginning of the nineteenth century in France, England, and America. Periods covered include the Renaissance, Mannerist, Baroque, Rococo, and Neoclassic. Instruction focuses on the man-built environment influenced by geographical location and the social, religious, economic, and political forces of history. Major monuments are discussed in terms of function, symbolism, methods of fabrication, style, use of color, ornament, and significance. Illustrated lectures, readings, and student projects develop an appreciation of the rich cultural heritage of the Western world. Students learn how to utilize library and museum resources and recognize and evaluate significant environmental design movements. Intended to establish an understanding of the achievements of the past in order to more fully understand the present.

Self-Care for Addiction Professionals: Optimizing Health and Wellbeing

This course provides students with a basic level of understanding of the epidemiology and development of burnout, including learning current science to establish a foundational understanding of physical, psychological, and spiritual self-care to optimize adoption of a plan for well-being while conducting work in the field of substance use disorders. Substance use disorder professionals experience high rates of burnout similar to other providers of mental health care. High rates of burnout can result in increased job dissatisfaction, increased absences from work, leaving jobs early, impacted job performance and functioning in other areas of life, and relapse. Research indicates a substantial need to establish a mechanism of self-care and collaborative partnership among addiction professionals to reduce the impact of burnout. Specific topics include: the biological, developmental, psychological, and environmental factors that contribute to burnout; recognition of stressful dynamics and increasing self-awareness; neurobiological benefits to self-care; mindfulness practice and meditation; developing good sleep hygiene and the importance of sleep; adequate nutrition and exercise; and maintaining motivation to engage in self-care behaviors. Includes guest speakers and weekly mindfulness practice.

Family Counseling Skills

This course provides a brief overview of the theoretical and practical methods of assessing and implementing the basic counseling skills for treating substance use disorders in family systems. Information is presented through lectures and interactive discussions. Students are expected to acquire a knowledge base to apply treatment models in counseling, supporting interventions and collaborating with other professionals. The course inspires students to connect their own experience with family systems by tracking behavior patterns in their own family of origin and the relationships they have inside and outside of the family.

National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty

is designed for college seniors and provides them the foundation to understand their role as military officers and how they are directly tied to our National Security. It is an overview of the complex social and political issues facing the military profession and requires a measure of sophistication commensurate with the senior college level.

National Security Affairs/Preparation for Active Duty

Air Force Leadership Studies

utilizes student’s field training experience to take a more in-depth look at leadership. Special emphasis is placed on enhancing communication skills, and why that is important as a leader. Students have an opportunity to try out these leadership and management techniques in a supervised environment as juniors and seniors.

Residential Remodeling

This introductory course explores current information on the challenges and pitfalls of residential remodeling. Remodeling is presented as a series of steps covering potential resale value; remodeling cost and financing; architectural planning and design; household safety considerations; geologic, site, and structural engineering; resistance to earthquake damage; home mechanical systems (electrical, plumbing, heating, and cooling); building department procedures and limitations; and residential construction. Illustrated lectures and a field trip are conducted by design professionals and craftspeople who specialize in remodeling. Participants also review the redistribution of existing space and the quest for new space to satisfy ever-changing modern lifestyle needs. Kitchens, family rooms, baths, and master suites receive special attention.

LARE 2: Planning and Design

UCLA Extension LARE 2 is a live online workshop. This class will cover the planning and design process beginning with stewardship and design principles for sustainable practices and cultural significance. Master planning will cover goal setting and programming through regional land use planning, site land use planning, plan preparation to methods of communicating outcomes. In Schematic design, students will review design intent, how to evaluate and refine design characteristics and functional relationships and their graphic product. Design development topics discussed will encompass design refinement, maintenance considerations, cost implications and sustainable design including legal liabilities.

Sample Problem Examples, Questions and supplemental study material will be provided.

LARE 1: Inventory, Analysis and Project Management

UCLA Extension LARE 1 is a live online workshop. Designed for students who are preparing to take LARE 1: Inventory, Analysis and Project Management. This class will cover the basics of project management including design contract, management of teams, scope, schedule, and budgeting. The Inventory subject will cover document and data collection, site investigation and field work and code impacts. Stakeholder engagement will be discussed with types of stakeholders and the purpose of the public participation process. Physical analysis will review the types of analysis from existing conditions, site use, and on and offsite relationships. Future Development and Constraints and Opportunities will be covered in Contextual Analysis.
Sample Problem Examples, Questions and supplemental study material will be provided.

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