ENC-0105 Practical Technology for Today
This course will give students a comprehensive overview of computer hardware, operating systems, Microsoft's Office Suite software, and technology in today's workforce. No prerequisites. 1 credit.
ENC-L105 Practical Technology for Today Lab
This lab gives students hands-on experience with the technology introduced in ENC-0105 and it is taken concurrently with the lecture course. No prerequisite. 1 credit.
ENC-0109 Mentoring
In this course students will serve as FYCS Peer Mentors by working with a specific FYCS class, conducting FYCS-based research, or coordinating co-curricular events for the FYCS Program. Responsibilities can include, but are not limited to, serving as a peer leader in FYCS classes, attending and running FYCS events, research, and collaboration with FYCS faculty. Under the guidance of the Director(s) of FYCS and the Instructors, students will develop their mentorship and leadership skills through their training and meetings with faculty and through their roles working with first-year students in the classroom and through programming and research. Prerequisite: Permission of Instructor. 1 or 3 credits. This course fulfills the Enacting the Core/Experiential Learning requirement in the Undergraduate College’s General Education program.
ENC-0112 Strengths Quest
This course is aimed at helping students to identify their academic and social strengths and then use them to make informed academic and professional goals and decisions. At the beginning of this course, students will take a StrengthsQuest Assessment, if they have not already done so to determine their top five "Strengths." The course will be comprised of individual and group activities/exercises aimed at helping students to understand their strengths and utilize them in their academic, social, and professional endeavors. The modules and activities in the curriculum have been successfully used to help more than 200,000 college students across the country. Students will use their identified "Strengths" to create academic, social, and professional goals as well as an action plan for achieving their goals by the end of the course. This is a hands-on interactive course - lecturing will be minimal. 1 credit.
ENC-0114 Enrichment: Documentary Film Making
The one-credit enrichment class in documentary filmmaking lays the groundwork for the full, three-credit documentary filmmaking course. Students will learn fundamentals of editing, camera operation, and sound. Students taking the enrichment course must take the full, three-credit course offered in the spring. 1 credit.
ENC-0120 Leadership Skills
This course is designed to provide opportunities for self exploration and personal leadership development for participants. By utilizing personal style inventories, current readings, and interactive class activities, participants begin to build a personal foundation in leadership. Offered fall semester. Prerequisites: Permission of Instructor. 1 credit.
ENC-0300 Student Leadership
This course provides students the opportunity to seek out leadership opportunities on campus and to put to use communication, problem solving, and decision making skills. This course will not replace the experiential learning requirement that is part of the GE curriculum in the Undergraduate College. Prerequisites: ENC-0120, Leadership Skills, and Permission of Instructor. 1 credit.
ENC-0305 Publication
This course provides academic credit for students responsible for the development and production of Rosemont College's major publications, including the Thorn, Yearbook, and Rambler Newspaper. Prerequisites: One year of previous work on a student publication, appointment to the position of editor, asst. editor, or managing production officer for one of Rosemont’s student publications and Permission of Instructor. 1 credit.