Courses in the paralegal studies program provide students with the skills and knowledge needed to work as a paralegal in civil litigation, bankruptcy or estate planning law firms; an understanding of ethical rules and regulations applicable to legal professionals; an overview of legal theory; and a practical introduction to legal research and writing.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Define the responsibilities and duties of the paralegals and how they interface with the client, the attorney, the court and other professionals in terms of respectful, appropriate, and professional conduct.

🗸 Apply the rules and regulations that govern ethical paralegal behavior including the unauthorized practice of law, client confidentiality, conflicts of interest, client trust accounts, and paralegal competence.

🗸 Conduct online and physical legal research, analyze and apply the law to facts and legal issues.

🗸 Employ legal terminology competently and generally define the major legal systems and the functions of the law in American society.
 

The Piano Pedagogy Certificate prepares music teachers for future employment in local music schools as an independent private teacher. This certificate examines a variety of pedagogy methods and music conservatory traditions for teaching beginner, intermediate, and advanced piano students. This certificate covers how to teach group piano courses, master classes, and explores the business side of running a piano studio. Additional courses in piano accompanying, collaborative piano, entrepreneurial skills, and childhood and adolescence development psychology are also included.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Examine pedagogy methods from beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

🗸 Taught how to teach and demonstrate various technical exercises to demonstrate hand and piano technique.

🗸 Study the different approaches to musical expression for different pieces.

American Sign Language (also known as ASL) is a program designed to enhance student knowledge of Deaf culture and community as well as emerging skills in the language. The program also introduces students to the study of issues and perspectives of the Deaf community while providing certain tools and techniques necessary to become a positive influence in society. Gaining an aptitude in language use will not only enable students to communicate with Deaf people, but prepare them for careers in advocacy, interpreting, social work, and other related work.

The goal of the American Sign Language (ASL) Program at Irvine Valley College is to prepare students for further work in community advocacy, communication access, and bridging cultures through the study of other cultures, social, economic, and political systems, world history and geography, and conflict resolution. The program is designed to encourage students to think beyond local perspectives and promote awareness both on campus and in the larger Orange County community. Students will learn how to relate their knowledge and language competence to the larger trends and issues that affect the community as a whole. The program prepares students to transfer to a California State University, University of California, or other private university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Deaf studies, Deaf education, interpreting or social work.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Produce American Sign Language (ASL) narratives at the high intermediate level.

🗸 Understand ASL narratives between three and five minutes long and to produce retelling narratives and/or related narratives with similar themes.

🗸 Correctly recognize and use ASL grammar functions (e.g., classifiers, use of space, role shifting) to enhance understanding and communication in the language.

This one-year program is designed to qualify students to serve as personal trainers, aerobics instructors, and/or strength-training instructors. Those who pursue this program will be educated in the principles of exercise science that apply to fitness evaluation, exercise recommendation, and application of appropriate exercise methods. This program was revised for the August 2017 edition of the IVC catalog. Please consult a counselor if you have any questions.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Assist clients, students, or participants in assessing their level of physical fitness, and setting and reaching fitness or physical activity goals.

🗸 Organize and direct appropriate exercise or recreational activities, including instruction in fitness techniques, aerobic exercise, dance, games, sports.

🗸 Retain appropriate records of client/student progress, equipment use, and scheduled activities.

The Certificate of Proficiency in Coaching from Irvine Valley College is designed to acquaint students with the critical concepts of managing athletes in age-group, high school and college programs. Anticipating that sport-specific instruction will be part of the student’s broader experience, covered by either the governing body of a sport (USA Volleyball or the California Youth Soccer Association as examples) or through the coaching and administrative staff within an athletic program, IVC Coaching students will focus on the broader aspects of program management, leadership, and integrity both in and out of competition. The program serves all students regardless of age, previous experience, or career objectives. Completing the Certificate also meets all standards as required by the CIF state offices for coaching education in California.
 

This certificate is intended to produce relevant hires for the game and internet industries.  Game Design requires focus on the application and development of game fundamentals, story, character, industry relevant software, and development of the playcentric experience playtesting. Students who complete this certificate will produce  a demo reel of interactive games created in an industry standard software, level designs and board games that demonstrate a proficiency of the playcentric process, interactive projects utilizing visual scripting, a portfolio of short storyboard constructions demonstrating creative writing skills, a 3D print demonstrating an understanding of the prototyping process, and a 2D drawing portfolio. Students will participate in a final group class wherein they will construct a team project in their discipline. The project will be mentored by industry and provide a valuable addition to the portfolio.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Apply an interactive media art workflow including research, project development, relevant production work methods, adherence to a production schedule, and final output considerations.

This Certificate in Immersive Media - Environmental Design in Interactive Media Arts is career centric, and designed to enhance student knowledge and understanding of emerging technologies and their application to industry. Students will create interactive virtual worlds. Emerging technologies include augmented reality, virtual reality, game design, theater park design, animation, interactive marketing, toy design and many other industries that are developing for entertainment, advertising, medical, education and others. The COP in Immersive Media - Environmental Design requires a focus on creating 2D and 3D art assets in industry standard software for the purpose of creating immersive environments for emerging technologies, fine arts, and a basic understanding of interactive design.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Develop a portfolio of Digital Art assets and Immersive Environments created in industry standard software.

This certificate is intended to produce relevant hires for the immersive design industries prevalent in Irvine. Immersive Design - 3D Motion requires focus on imagined, captured, and emphasized movement prepared in an industry standard software, as well as story, character, and the 12 Principles of Animation as it relates to manipulating captured motion. Students who complete this certificate will produce a demo reel of imaged, captured, and emphasized 3D motion prepared for immersive media that demonstrates a proficiency of manipulating motion data, as well as basic model rigging, and a 2D drawing portfolio that demonstrates visual communication skills. Students will graduate with a group project wherein ‘Agile’ production skills are practiced and mastered in a team production environment driven by self-defined goals, production documentation, and final project deadlines. Occupations in Immersive Design are highly competitive and require dedication to mastering professional skills beyond mere classroom immersion. Students are encouraged to create assignments outside of class, pursue advanced material online, continue with foundation drawing courses, and participate in team projects on a continual basis in order to obtain a competitive edge.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Students will demonstrate in a portfolio and demo reel an ability to translate the twelve principles of animation with a rigged model into a believable character performance and lends this understanding towards a mastery of capturing and refining digitally captured live action motion performance using industry standard software, the technical ability to create animation cycles and rigged models, an ability to generate western, eastern, and emerging style story for interactive media, basic drawing technique to communicate performance ideas, and the artistic ability to generate character and layout design. The above skills will be tailored to their use in new emerging media like augmented and virtual reality, immersion design, game asset creation, and all forms of new media.

🗸 Student will participate in collaborative project as final course in major curriculum, and be assessed by project design, schedule, and asset development matrix. Students will provide evidence of team work, disciplined production experience, and collaboration between self-organizing, cross functional teams using ‘Agile’ production methods (a method of group production used in game studios) through the creation of a group project utilizing skills learned in the Immersion Design - 3D motion certificate of proficiency curriculum with a completed interactive media arts group project.

🗸 Student will demonstrate knowledge of the history, literature, and function of the Immersion Design arts, including works in gaming, immersive arts, film, and television. Student will have an in depth understanding of the immersion design products created by area industry specific to the Orange County region.
 

This certificate is intended to produce relevant hires for the immersive design industries prevalent in Irvine. Immersive Design - 2D Animation narrows focus to digital hand drawn 2D movement, layout and interface design prepared in an industry standard software, as well as story, character, and the 12 Principles of Animation as it relates to manipulating 2D motion assets. Students who complete this certificate will produce a demo reel of 2D motion studies, layout and interface design prepared for immersive media, and a 2D drawing portfolio that demonstrates visual storytelling and communication skills. Students will graduate with a group project wherein ‘Agile’ production skills are practice and mastered in a team production environment driven by self-defined goals, production documentation, and final project deadlines. Occupations in Immersive Design are highly competitive and require dedication to mastering professional skills beyond mere classroom immersion. Students are encouraged to create assignments outside of class, pursue advanced material online, continue with foundation drawing courses, and participate in team projects on a continual basis in order to obtain a competitive edge.

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:

🗸 Students will demonstrate in a portfolio and demo reel an ability to translate the twelve principles of animation with a drawn character into a believable character performance. This portfolio and demo reel demonstrates a mastery of animation, layout and interface design using industry standard software, the technical ability to create animation cycles and sprites, an ability to generate western, eastern, and emerging style story for interactive media, basic drawing technique to communicate performance ideas, and the artistic ability to generate character and layout design. The above skills will be tailored to their use in new emerging media like augmented and virtual reality, immersion design, game asset creation, and all forms of new media.

🗸 Students will provide evidence of team work, disciplined production experience, and collaboration between self-organizing, cross functional teams using ‘Agile’ production methods (a method of group production used in game studios) through the creation of a group project utilizing skills learned in the Immersion Design - 3D motion certificate of proficiency curriculum with a completed interactive media arts group project.

🗸 Student will demonstrate knowledge of the history, literature, and function of the Immersion Design arts, including works in gaming, immersive arts, film, and television. Student will have an in depth understanding of the immersion design products created by area industry specific to the Orange County region.
 

Courses in the Early Childhood Education program focus primarily on the development of the child from infancy through school age and explore programs and activities designed to promote children’s overall growth and well-being. Students learn, both in theory and through direct observation, ways of meeting the emotional, physical, social, and cognitive needs of the young child. Courses in the program are relevant for those seeking training for employment in childcare facilities, as well as for parents and potential parents, recreation leaders, and elementary school teachers.

Students majoring in early childhood education develop a strong theoretical and practical background working with preschool-age children and their families. The program prepares students for immediate employment working as teachers or aides in childcare or other early childhood care-giving environments and provides a foundation of understanding and skills for those interested in careers providing services to children and families. Ample employment opportunities exist and salaries are increasing. Students may also prepare to transfer to four-year schools to pursue advanced degrees in child development with the eventual goal of becoming preschool directors, elementary school teachers, resource specialists, or consultants, or finding employment in related human service fields working with or in behalf of children.