New Courses and Programs

(For additional information about courses and programs, go to http://kapiolani.hawaii.edu/page/programs)

Botany 201 (35021) Plant Evolutionary Diversity (3 credits). Significance of evolutionary trends in the plant world, including reproductive, morphological and life history adaptations by algae, fungi, and vascular plants. Pre: BOT 101 or college general biology. Co-requisite: BOT 201L DB (diversification biological sciences).

Botany 201L (35022) Plant Evol. Diversity Laboratory (1 credit, 3-hr lab). Lab exercises on the morphology and systematics of land plants, fungi, and algae. Co-requisite: BOT 201 DY (diversification lab sciences)

Comments: Field trips to collect various species from the ocean, the wet forest and other ecosystems; learn how to make herbarium specimens of algae and plants; simulate ecosystems in the botany greenhouse as terraria and monitor species growth and adaptations. These courses satisfy DB and DY prerequisites for many upper level courses in botany majors and minors and in some biology majors. They also satisfy TCUP-STEM requirements for Waikiki Watershed Path. They will transfer as electives to a 4-year university.

For information, contact Prof. Nelda K. Quensell: (808) 734-9428 or nquensel@hawaii.edu

Short Certificates for Business and Non-business Students. These are offered by the Business Education Department. You may take individual courses or complete the certificate. The courses provide good business background for your future endeavors if you're a student in majors such as Culinary Arts, New Media Arts, Exercise and Sport Science, Massage Therapy, and Care Home Operators or if you're seeking skills that enhance your career or personal interests.

For information, contact the Business Education counselors: Lori Sakaguchi, 734-9017, llsakagu@hawaii.edu; Janice Walsh, (808) 734-9010, walshj@hawaii.edu or contact the Business Education Department at (808) 734-9140, kapbused@hawaii.edu.
(Related site http://programs.kcc.hawaii.edu/business/)

Tax Preparer Certificate of Completion (15 credits)
ACC 201 Financial Accounting
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting
ACC 132 Payroll & Hawaii General Excise Taxes
ACC 134 Individual Income Taxes
ACC 137 Business Income Taxes

Payroll Preparer Certificate of Completion (15 credits)
ACC 201 Financial Accounting
ACC 132 Payroll & Hawaii General Excise Taxes
ACC 150 QuickBooks for Hawaii Businesses
ACC 155 Advanced Excel for Businesses
ICS 100 or 101 Tools for the Information Age/Computing Literacy and Applications

Database Administration (Oracle) Certificate of Competence (9 credits)
TS 129 Access and SQL
ITS 149 Database Administration I
ITS 229 Database Administration II (fall)

Help Desk Services Certificate of Competence (9 credits)
ITS 124 Small Business Networking
ITS 144 Business PC Maintenance/Support & OS Installation (summer/fall)
ITS 224 Help Desk Support Practices

Programming Certificate of Competence (9 credits)
ITS 128 Introduction to Problem Solving
ITS 148 Visual Basic I
ITS 228 Visual Basic II

Certificate of Competence in Retailing (9 credits)
MKT 120 Principles of Marketing
MKT 130 Principles of Retailing
MKT 150 Customer Relationship Management and Selling

Entrepreneurship Certificate of Competence (9 credits)
ENT 125 Starting a Business
ENT 130 Marketing for the Small Business
ENT 150 Basic Accounting & Finance for the Entrepreneurs

Management Certificate of Competence (9 credits)
MGT 118 Principles of Supervision
MGT 122 Organizational Behavior
MGT 124 Human Resource Management

Customer Service Certificate of Completion (15 credits)
MKT 120 Principles of Marketing
MKT 130 Principles of Retailing
MKT 150 Customer Relationship Management and Selling
MGT 118 Principles of Supervision
MGT 122 Organizational Behavior

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Program. Do you see yourself working with special needs children in the school system, helping someone recover from a physical injury or helping clients with mental health problems live independently? OTA will provide you with the training you need to qualify for these diverse jobs in two years. Make a difference in your community and your life. A new class will be accepted for the fall 2008 semester. Information is available in the Health Science office, Kauila 122, (808) 734-9270, hlthsci@hawaii.edu
(Related site http://programs.kcc.hawaii.edu/health/ota/index.htm)

Academic Subject Certificate (ASC) in International Studies (38-40 credits). This certificate offers you the opportunity to develop a well-rounded understanding of the countries and cultures of the world. The ASC is a credential awarded to students who successfully complete a short-term structured series of courses in an interdisciplinary program. The strength of this interdisciplinary approach for the Academic Subject Certificate in International Studies lies in the fact that students are able to work with faculty in several disciplines, as well as to take courses in different subject areas, and in many different fields of study such as Social Sciences, Humanities, and Languages and Literature of Europe and the Americas. The interdisciplinary nature of the program comes not from specially constructed interdisciplinary courses, but from taking a planned complement of courses from a variety of disciplines that together create an integrated program.

(Related site http://kcc.hawaii.edu/object/intlstudies.html)