The Oakland Higher Education Center is a joint project of the City of Oakland’s Community and Economic Development Agency and the Oakland Higher Education Consortium. The Center was established in 1995 to increase access to higher education in the downtown area. Through the institutions represented in the Consortium, we offer educational information, referral services, and academic courses for twelve Bay Area colleges and universities.

All classes are held at the Oakland Higher Education Center (OHEC).OHEC is located at 2201 Broadway, Suite 250, Oakland, CA. To register for any of the classes listed, please call the respective institutions at the registration phone numbers provided for each school. Need more information? We will be happy to assist you with any inquires regarding the schools or their programs. Please call the Center at (510) 238-3150 or email us at ohec@citycom.com For more information regarding OHEC and for links to each of the member schools, log onto our web-site at www.OaklandHigherEdCenter.org

For more information, please call (510) 823-9656

 

• The Humanities Weekend BA Completion Program

First Semester Cohort 9:30am-5:00pm

Saturday & Sunday, January 12-13, February 2-3, March 2-3, April 6-7, 2002

 

• The Humanities Weekend BA Completion Program

Second Semester Cohort 9:30am-5:00pm

Saturday & Sunday, January 19-20, February 9-10, March 9-10, April 13-14, 2002

The Weekend College Humanities BA Completion Program is an accelerated undergraduate program designed for self-motivated, disciplined, working adults who have accumulated previous college credits and require a flexible schedule. This program is an interdisciplinary undergraduate program with academic clusters in the areas of arts, music, and literature, community/global studies, and cultural studies. Students work closely with an advisor, take monthly interdisciplinary humanities seminars, keep a journal, and complete a senior thesis.

To register, please call (510) 642-4111

 

• Idiomatic English and Effective Oral Communication (EDP #633222)

The course helps non-native speakers communicate more fluently in many everyday situations. Through a variety of classroom speaking activities, you build your vocabulary and your ability to use idioms to speak more accurately and express yourself more effectively. Weekly classroom work focuses on using English in practical situations, such as complaining, agreeing and disagreeing, and giving advice. You participate in discussion, small-group work, and role-playing exercises. Homework assignments help you practice and remember what you learn in class. Enrollment is limited.

 

• Professional Writing in English (EDP #633362)

This course is designed for professionals for whom English is a foreign language. The main course aim is to help participants develop a more natural, persuasive, and complex style in their work-related writing. You plan and organize practical writing tasks in small groups each week in preparation for individual homework assignments. You explore your individual linguistic strengths and problem areas through regular language focus tasks. Enrollment is limited.

Developing a thorough understanding of how languages are learned is an important part of teaching ESL. This course reviews the theories of first and second language acquisition, comparing and contrasting issues involved in both. In addition, bilingualism is carefully examined, along with issues related to second language learning, such as age, individual characteristics, and social and situational factors. These issues are then used to address important practical questions that arise in designing effective instruction. Through this course, you learn how critically examining the professional literature can help you apply language acquisition strategies to your teaching, and you learn to draw on your own language learning and teaching experiences for examples that relate theory to practice.

Thursday, January 10 – March 14, 2002 6:30pm-9:30pm

This course is designed to help non-native speakers pronounce English clearly and smoothly. It is appropriate for people who want to acquire the tools to improve their pronunciation of standard American English and make changes in the way they speak standard American English. Through 30 hours of intensive classroom practice, you learn to produce the rhythm and intonation of American English, as well as clarify your pronunciation of specific sounds. The instructor provides individual feedback and correction. You also learn how to monitor yourself so that progress can continue after the course is over.

Thursday, January 10 – March 14, 2002 6:30pm – 9:30pm

This course is designed for engineering, science, and business professionals who are non-native speakers of English and who need to develop the ability to communicate technical information clearly and effectively, both orally and in writing. You identify the purposes of your work-related writing; discover the qualities of an effective presentation for each type of writing; practice writing skills both individually and in small groups; learn to give useful peer feedback; and practice revising, reformatting, and proofreading. In addition, you deliver one individual and one team oral presentation for which you receive feedback in the form of a videotape as well as audience comments. Upon completion of the course, you should be able to write memos, letters, summaries, instructions, and reports, and deliver oral presentations, all according to standards acceptable to professionals working in technical fields. Enrollment is limited.

Tuesday, February 5 – May 14, 2002 6:30pm – 9:30pm

The primary aim of this course is to give you a complete understanding of the concept of consolidated financial statements and the ability to prepare them. You learn about accounting principles, methods, and techniques relating to particular types of business and non-business entities, such as partnerships, government units, estates and trusts, and nonprofit organizations. Limited time is devoted to exploring certain tax aspects of consolidated financial statements. Other topics include segment and interim-period financial reports, installment sales accounting, accounting for bankruptcies, and reorganizations.

 

• Introduction to Macroeconomics (EDP #153940)

This course introduces basic concepts and tools used in macroeconomics analysis: the theory, measurement, and determination of national income; business cycles; the multiplier; fiscal policy, budget deficits, and the national debt; aggregate supply and aggregate demand; money, banking, and monetary policy; exchange rates and balance of payments accounts; and stabilization policy for unemployment and inflation.

 

• Systems Analysis and Design: An Overview (EDP #123521)

This is the first course in a series covering information analysis and logical specification of the system development process in an organizational context. It emphasizes the interactive nature of the analysis and design process. Enrollment is limited.

 

• Spanish 1 (EDP #053249)

In this introductory course you develop your ability to understand everyday spoken Spanish and to communicate in a variety of everyday situations. By the end of the course you should be able to greet others, ask and answer questions, improvise responses, and express basic needs, attitudes, and emotions. Enrollment is limited.

Wednesday, February 20 – March 20, 20024:30pm- 7:30pm

Designed for ESL teachers seeking CLAD credential authorizations, this course familiarizes you with the theory, research, and pedagogical practice involved in bilingual and English language development. While practicing effective instructional strategies for use in the ESL classroom, you gain not only an appreciation of how learners use language but also an understanding of the diversity and functional capacity of language itself. Through large and small group learning activities, lectures,videos, discussions with peers, and teaching demonstrations, you examine issues involved in first and second language learning and also develop skills for building the communicative competence of your students.

Saturday and Sunday, March 9 – March 17, 20028:30am- 5:00pm

This course helps you develop teaching and management skills that facilitate learning by students with special needs in the mainstreamed classroom. It provides information on special education history, legislation, programs, services, and trends; the terminology and characteristics of disabling conditions; and strategies for modifying the regular education program.

Studies confirm that both physical and emotional health are critical to school performance. Helping students learn to care for their bodies and make healthy emotional adjustments to the demands and pressures of our fast-paced society is part of the educational process at all grade levels. This course presents strategies for teaching health concepts in elementary, secondary, and adult classes. Topics include personal health, fitness and nutrition, stress and depression, emotional health, sexuality, and use and abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Thursday, March 21 – April 18, 2002 6:30pm-9:30pm

This course is recommended as a prerequisite for all other courses in the Certificate Program in Training and Human Resource Development. Today’s business world is "lean and mean," with fewer employees, fewer levels of management, and increased global competition. In this environment, it is imperative that performance and productivity deliver the results that allow organizations to achieve their strategic goals. As a result, the training and human resources development function is also rapidly changing and being asked to make a larger contribution to the organization’s success. In this new role, training and HR development practitioners focus on roles, methods, and techniques that help organizations directly link the development and training of people to business results and organizational effectiveness. This course designed for individuals exploring the field as well as experienced petitioners seeking to update their knowledge, defines training, performance consulting, and human resource development. You explore current and emerging models, theories, and practical methods to effectively connect training and learning to organizational/business goals.

Monday, April 1 - May 20, 2002 6:00pm – 9:45pm

In this course for non-native English speakers, you focus on using and understanding idiomatic language, new vocabulary, and grammatical structures in context. You improve your confidence and oral fluency for both workplace and daily life situations. Class discussions and presentations, required readings, and listening exercises introduce you to contemporary issues in American society. Writing assignments reinforce the course reading and oral communication activities. Enrollment is limited.

Wednesday, April 3 - May 1, 2002 4:30pm – 7:30pm

California credentialing requirements strongly emphasize the need for ESL teachers to develop skill in instructional techniques that can help them teach specific academic content to students with limited English proficiency. In this course, which has been designed to train content teachers to teach language minority students more effectively, you are introduced to the theory and practices associated with sheltered instruction. You learn why and when sheltered instruction should be offered and acquire a variety of techniques that can be used in a classroom. Once the basic theoretical framework is established, teachers join content groups in science, social studies, or math to focus on effective sheltering strategies for teaching reading and writing in a content class. Readings and videotapes augment presentations. This course is designed for practicing teachers, grades K-12, and those who are nearing completion of their certificate program.

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