Shepherd University

2005-07 Catalog
(Volume XLV * May 2005)

Section VII: Courses of Instruction

Academic Foundations
The credit hours for these courses apply toward hours needed to qualify as a full-time student but do not count toward fulfilling graduation requirements. The grade earned does not count in the grade point average.

ACFN 010. Introduction to Critical Composition (3)
Students will be introduced to composition which involves critical analysis of reading material, forming of hypotheses, and construction of intelligent, coherent, full-length essays. Mechanical issues such as grammar, punctuation, and spelling will be addressed primarily on an individual basis as students are encouraged, with assistance, to recognize their own strengths and weaknesses. Several workshop sessions will be held. Grading is pass/fail only.

ACFN 020. Basic Drug Calculations (3)
Develops skills to solve typical computational problems encountered in nursing practice. Operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) including fractions and decimals, ratio, proportion, introduction to algebraic notation, and the metric system. Examines units in the household and apothecary systems; dosage conversion among these systems; intravenous calculations. Optional units include powders and crystals, solutions, and children's dosages. Enrollment as audit is not permitted unless recommended by the appropriate student academic support services or nursing personnel.

ACFN 050. Consumer Mathematics (1)
Develops problem-solving skills to deal with consumer topics. Topics include interest and saving account computations, maturity values, commissions, markups, discounts, payroll deductions, tax forms, comparison shopping, credit costs, income and expenditures to budgets, and interpretations of tables and charts. Enrollment other than audit permitted only if advised by the appropriate student academic support services personnel. Prerequisite or corequisite ACFN 060 or permission of instructor.

ACFN 065. PRE-ALGEBRA (3)
This is the first in a two-semester series in developmental mathematics. In addition to traditional classroom lectures and question and answer sessions, the student is required to complete an independent study component. The student's independent study is the mechanism by which the student assesses and addresses their course progress. Students in this course will examine the arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) as applied to whole numbers, fractions, and decimal numbers. The concepts of ratios, proportions, unit rates, percent, and measurement systems will be studied. Introductory geometry and statistics concepts will be incorporated. The student will learn how to perform operation on signed numbers, the implications of exponent and the order of operation, and how to evaluate expressions. Students will solve equations for an unknown, literal equations for a variable, and evaluate simple/compound inequalities and their graphs. Students will learn to interpret and graph linear equations. Prerequisite: SASS Placement.

ACFN 085. BASIC Algebra (3)
This is the second in a two-semester series in developmental mathematics. In addition to traditional classroom lectures and question and answer sessions, the student is required to complete an independent study component. The student's independent study is the mechanism by which the student assesses and addresses their course progress. Students in this course will examine systems of equations and methods for solving them, the translation of English sentences and phrases into algebraic statements, and the skills required to solve application problems in one and two variables. This course includes discussions and applications of the concepts of integral exponent manipulation, basic operations performed on polynomials, rational and radical expressions. Methods of factoring and solving quadratic equations are given a great deal of attention. Prerequisite: ACFN 065 or SASS Placement.

ACFN 095. Developing University Reading And Study Skills (3)
The course will provide opportunity to develop and improve basic reading necessary to do University-level work. Emphasis will be on vocabulary development, comprehension, interpretation, and evaluation.

ACFN 096. University Study Skills (2)
The course will provide a systematic exposure to successful study skills for University, such as organizational skills, note-taking skills, and library skills. The course will expose students to those Shepherd University services and resources which will assist the individual student in achieving academic goals.

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