This curriculum is designed to prepare students to explore the condition of women's lives, in of themselves, in relation to each other, and to men. We will assume that these conditions are not the same for all women, that they change historically and oftentimes according to culture, race, ethnicity, class, or sexuality

Student Learning Outcomes

- Explain key issues in gender and women's studies, including women’s equality and political change; masculinity and femininity; racism and racial equality; marriage and the family; sexuality; the representation of gender, race, and sexuality in the mass media; differences between women; and global human rights and violence against women.

- Evaluate feminist theoretical perspectives, and compare and contrast multiple approaches to the study of women and gender construction.

- Analyze intersections between gender and other social and cultural identities, including, but not limited to, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, class, and sexuality.

- Articulate connections between global, regional, and local issues, and their relationship to women's experiences and to human rights, with an awareness of the importance of context.

- Evaluate the ways in which societal institutions and power structures impact the material realities of women's lives.

The field of User Experience Design (UX) is rapidly growing and the demand for skilled UX designers and front-end developers has steadily increased. UX designers create interfaces that feel natural to users and build seamless movement between webpages and/or tasks within an application. The courses in this certificate introduce students to concepts, digital tools, and platforms including ideation techniques, prototyping, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and application development. Students learn how to design vibrant and innovative digital interfaces that communicate with audiences and enhance user experiences. Upon completion, students have acquired the necessary skills for entry-level positions including front-end developer, JavaScript Developer, UX Designer, User Experience Researcher, and others.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Create prototypes and utilize design thinking processes and UX/UI tools to examine, demonstrate, and verify effective user interface design solutions and enhance user experiences.

- Demonstrate fluency in visual design principles and concepts of user-centric design, usability, and user experience.

- Effectively work with teams and peers and present ideas and feedback in a precise and persuasive manner.

- Demonstrate the ability to write well-structured, standards-compliant, and accessible HTML, CSS, and JavaScript code and successfully utilize debugging tools.

This non-credit certificate provides students with an introduction to how programming is used in diverse fields, and to the basic study skills and knowledge necessary to be successful in learning programming and in transfer-level courses required for Computer Science (CS) and related majors.

Student Learning Outcomes

- Explore and use various programs to provide useful output from a variety of datasets.

- Prepare a strategy, including effective practice and sequential thinking, for success in programming and other transfer-level classes.

This certificate provides students with training in speaking competitively.

Student Learning Outcomes

- Develop and apply various rhetorical strategies in competitive speaking, performance, and/or argumentation and debate.

- Evaluate and use appropriate evidence to support claims and themes.

- Analyze and adapt presentations for diverse audiences.

This program trains students to become firefighters. Students are challenged both physically and mentally while studying the courses in this certificate. It expands their understanding of fire suppression and various activities involved in controlling and extinguishing fires. At the completion, students are equipped to continue a centuries-old tradition of preserving lives and property threatened by fires.

Student Learning Outcomes

- Understand and correctly apply appropriate communication protocols used in the fire service.

- Don and doff personal protective equipment properly and use self-contained breathing apparatus.

- Demonstrate a forced entry into a structure, exit a hazardous area safely as a team and connect to a water supply to extinguish fire.

This certificate of accomplishment is designed to assist students in gaining an understanding of the histories, cultures, and experiences of marginalized ethnic and racial groups in the United States. The certificate provides a solid background for students pursuing any academic field that prepares them for working with the public and/or serving diverse communities, such as ethnic studies, administration of justice, sociology, social work, education, history, political science, psychology, communications, and the health sciences.

Student Learning Outcomes

- Describe the histories of racial/ethnic groups in the United States.

- Analyze the social and cultural experiences of racial/ethnic groups in the United States.

- Evaluate the contributions of racial/ethnic groups to society in the United States.

The Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Studies is intended to offer students an opportunity to develop and appreciate a deeper and more meaningful understanding of environmental issues. The Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Studies is also aligned with the Associate in Arts in Environmental Studies, allowing students to easily pursue the associate in arts if they choose to do so.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Recognize the social, economic, and environmental impacts of humans on the earth.

- Apply an understanding of science and ecological principles to modern life so students may critically analyze and understand information affecting the environment.

- Describe the effects of current, past, and future energy and resource use, and compare and contrast possible solutions to environmental problems.

- Evaluate environmental policies, laws, and regulations and their value, implementation, and effects.

- Examine the inherent environmental, social, and economic outcomes of living sustainably on current and future generations.

- Explore a variety of environmental fields and laboratory techniques that will emphasize different fields of environmental studies.

Completion of the requirements for the Certificate of Achievement in Environmental Health and Safety Technician prepares students for the front line of implementing policy and equipment that contribute toward general environmental quality. Using existing organizational policy, students better learn and understand how compliance, policy, and management are used to provide a safe and healthy workplace. Students learn to understand and keep up with modern developments in environmental health and safety, and engineering. With a broad foundation across the natural, physical, and biological sciences, students better understand the interrelated nature of environmental and social systems. This program is designed to equip students with the skills and tools to successfully use the scientific method while studying and solving environmental problems.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Be able to determine, apply, and interpret appropriate basic statistical or other quantitative analyses to environmental data.

- Develop in-depth knowledge and skills in a science and/or technical environment.

- Demonstrate proficiency in the interdisciplinary sustainability principles that are the foundations of environmental health and safety.

- Develop proficiency in communicating scientific results.

A Certificate of Achievement in Entertainment Design and Technology: Stagecraft prepares students for jobs in the exciting world of set construction and fabrication for the entertainment industry. Students completing this certificate will learn professional industry standards in the areas of stage carpentry; stage rigging; scenic painting; computer drafting in 2D and 3D; and standard backstage procedures. This certificate will qualify students to move directly into the workforce in entry-level jobs as skilled technicians for theme parks, motion pictures, concerts, theatres, conventions, and live event industries.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the safe and effective use of hand tools and power tools used in stagecraft.

- Show an understanding of the basic techniques of set construction, including studio and traditional flats and platform construction.

- Display an understanding of basic scene painting techniques including dry brush, scumble, stipple, spatter, and wet blends, and their use in creating successful scenic art.

- Show an understanding of safe rigging practices used in theaters and entertainment venues.

The Certificate of Achievement in Entertainment Design and Technology: Live Event Management prepares students for jobs in the exciting world of live events. Every major corporation presents live events that require a management team to plan, organize, and efficiently execute the event. Students completing this certificate will learn professional industry standards for production, stage, and event management. Students will get hands-on experience working as stage and event managers for several live events at Ohlone. Completion of this certificate will prepare students for entry-level jobs in the events management industry in both entertainment and corporate America.

STUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMES

- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they apply to event planning, pre-production, and on-site production.

- Apply the basic techniques of stage management, including script analysis, managing auditions, running rehearsals, laying out a scale floor plan, and recording and calling of cues in live production.

- Show a basic understanding of budgeting and accounting for live events, including vendor selection, staffing, and cost-to-profit ratios.