Online Courses

The University of Maine at Presque Isle offers engaging courses whether they take place in the classroom, out in the field, or online. If you're looking for the same high quality classroom experience you've come to expect at UMPI combined with the convenience of distance learning, this is it. Read on to learn about a wide variety of online course offerings that will be taught by our instructors during the next semester.

Course: BUS 244 Management Information Systems
Instructor: JoAnne Wallingford
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 2 - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: 3 credits. Prerequisite or Co-requisite: BUS 200. This course will provide an introduction to computer and telecommunications information systems. Topics covered will include information system concepts, hardware and software systems components, basics of systems operation, and the ethical use of information systems in culturally diverse organizations and societies. This course is designed to accommodate non-business majors who wish to gain a greater understanding of information systems. Students with experience using MS Excel can contact the instructor for permission to enroll at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Course: ECO 207 Macro and Micro Economics
Instructor: Robert Murray
Mode: Web
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: 3 credits. Fundamental principles of capitalist macro economics including growth and ression, inflation, unemployment, the role of government regualtion, economic development, and trade. Micro topics include supply and demand, market structure, and market failure.

Course: EDU 150 Exploring Education in Contemporary America
Instructor: Wendy Ross
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: A study of the historical, social, and philosophical foundations of contemporary education and an examination of current educational trends and programs. Areas of study include teaching as a career, school laws, governance of schools, school problems, basic teaching strategies, development of an educational philosophy, and an introduction to state and national standards for students and teachers.

Course: EDU 200 The Learner and the Learning Process
Instructor: Zhijun Wu
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Designed to develop knowledge and skills relating to human development, the process of learning, educational motivation, and measurement and evaluation. The class explores theories, principles, and models, examines their general implications for teaching, and analyzes their applications in authentic situations

Course: EDU 316 Assessment for Learning
Instructor: Zhijun Wu
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: 3 credits. Prerequisite: EDU 200. Develops knowledge of the foundation, concepts, forms, and functions of classroom assessment and methodology about developing, analyzing, and evaluating assessments. Provides opportunities for students to align assessment with standards, construct, evaluate, analyze and adapt assessment instruments for various purposes, in various formats and to interpret results to enhance learning and teaching.

Course: EDU 361 Teaching Science in the Elementary School
Instructor: Ted Shields
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Prerequisite: Edu 200. Emphasis placed upon examination of curriculum projects and trends in elementary science, selection and construction of teaching materials, study of selected topics in various science areas, research and use of science teaching strategies, and care and use of living and non-living science materials.

Course: EDU 366 Teaching Mathematics in the Elementary School
Instructor: Zhijun Wu
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Description: 3 credits. Prerequisites: EDU 150, EDU 200, Mat 111, and Mat 112. Designed to acquaint students with the foundations of teaching mathematics and to explore content, strategies, materials, organizational structure, and assessment procedures.

Course: EDU 371 Teaching Social Studies in Elementary Schools
Instructor: Tomasz Herzog
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 2 - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: 3 credits. Prerequisite: EDU 200. This course examines objectives, methods, materials, and assessment techniques in social studies programs. Concepts, skills and values are emphasized through the construction of a teaching unit.

Course: EDU 373 Teaching Social Studies in the Secondary School
Instructor: Tomasz Herzog
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Prerequisite: Edu 200. The student will create instructional plans in history, the social sciences, and interdisciplinary topics such as multicultural and controversial issues, with an emphasis on concepts, skills, and values. Clear goals, selected materials, and a variety of methods and assessments will be used in the development of a unit.

Course: EDU 386 Diversity in Education
Instructor: JoAnne Putnam
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: This course covers foundational aspects of multicultural education, including theories, concepts, and research based practices. Areas of diversity include ethnicity, socioeconomic status, race, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. Instructional strategies for diverse learners and culturally responsive instruction are presented.

Course: EDU 387/SED 387 Teaching Students with Exceptional Needs in Inclusive Classrooms
Instructor: JoAnne Putnam
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
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Course: EDU 444 Designing, Strengthening, and Evaluating Curricula
Instructor: Ted Shields
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: A study of the components of a school's curriculum, factors that influence its goals and functions, ways of strengthening and changing curricula, and techniques for evaluating program effectiveness.

Course: ENG 101 College Composition
Instructor: Dr. Melissa Crowe
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Emphasis on expository prose, including rhetorical strategies such as observation, explanation, and persuasion. Development of awareness and refinement of the student's own writing process. Some attention to grammar and syntax, as warranted by student writing. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. 3 cr.

Course: ENG 151 Introduction to Literature
Instructor: Dr. Michael Amey
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: An introduction to understanding and interpretation of diverse literary texts in context. Some attention to literary techniques, critical perspective, and genre conventions. The course will include introduction in writing critical essays. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. Prerequisite: ENG 101 College Composition. http://www.courses.maine.edu CR3.

Course: ENG 201 Advanced College Composition
Instructor: Jeffrey Lovejoy
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: Study of exposition and argument, as employed in academic disciplines, and in conjunction with the student's own intellectual and personal development. Sections may focus on different topics, each enabling inquiry across disciplines, but a core writing sequence will be taught in each, including summary and re-sponse to texts, inventions of ideas through the reading process, generation and evaluation of arguments, synthesis of different sources, and research methods. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: ENG 211 Introduction to Creative Writing
Instructor: Dr. Melissa Crowe
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: An introduction to the basic principles and practices of writing stories, poems, essays, and plays. Emphasis on selecting strong subjects, developing materials from life and from the imagination, and using fresh, exact details. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: ENG 242 Modern & Contemporary Anglo-American Survey
Instructor: Jeffrey Lovejoy
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Survey of realist, naturalist, modernist, and postmodernist literary movements in the context of industrial revolutions, imperialism, migration, and urbanization. Attention to the manner in which literature engages questions of national and individual identity, as well as racial, sexual, and ethnic difference. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. Introduction to Literature or equivalent. CR3.

Course: ENG 249 Contemporary World Literature
Instructor: Dr. Raymond Rice
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: An introduction to and survey of contemporary world literature. Particular attention given to postcolonial authors of the Caribbean, Africa, and the Indian subcontinent. Topics may include magical realism, the relationship of indigenous authors to metropolitan culture centers, postmodern and postcolonial identity, nationalism, and contemporary critical approaches to non-Western literature. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: ENG 310 Studies in Poetry
Instructor: Dr. Melissa Crowe
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Consideration of the theory and practice of poetry, through reading and analysis. Focus varies and may include poetry of a particular genre (sonnet, lyric), subject matter (political, confessional, pastoral) or time and place. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: ENG 360 Literature of the Sea
Instructor: Dr. Raymond Rice
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: The sea has long been viewed by Western civilization with a mixture of mysticism, fascination, and dread. Writers (and cultures) have viewed it as a source of terror and a threat to the known; we impress our greatest, most primal fears upon the ocean (Jaws), as well as our curiosity (Darwin's Voyage of the Beagle) and our hopes for salvation (Moby Dick). Study of a wide range of genres and authors, including Homer, Poe, Thoreau, Melville, Walcott, and Linda Greenlaw. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: GEO 168 World Geography
Instructor: Dr. Kimberly Sebold
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: This course will provide a contemporary survey of continents and countries, and will study man-land interrelationships with attention to cultural geography. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: GEO 168 World Geography
Instructor: Natasha Brewer
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 2 - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: This course will provide a contemporary survey of continents and countries, and will study man-land interrelationships with attention to cultural geography. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: HTY 115 World Civilization I
Instructor: Dr. John DeFelice
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: A survey of world civilization from the dawn of civilization through the 16th century. An emphasis will be placed on the political, social, intellectual, and economic cultures of China, India, MesoAmerica, the Middle East, and Subsaharian Africa. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: HTY 116 World Civilization II
Instructor: Dr. John DeFelice
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: A survey of world history from the voyages of exploration by the Europeans through the present. Special emphasis will be placed on 20th century Africa, Asia, and Latin America and their political, military, social, cultural, and economic interactions with the West. This course fills history concentration requirements and part of the sequential history requirement for the General Education Core option. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: HTY 368 Acadian and French Canadian Folklore
Instructor: Donald Cyr
Mode: ITV
Days/Time: T/Th Session I 1:00-3:45pm. - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Acadian and French Canadian Folklore is a survey of the folklore of New France in what is now the Maritime Provinces and Quebec. The tales, legends, vocal and instrumental music, architecture, furniture, superstitions, costume, cuisine, medicine, and celebrations will be examined in a historical context. Special attention will be paid to influences from France and by Native Americans, the English, and Americans. CR3.

Course: MAT 117 Intermediate Algebra
Instructor: Natasha Brewer
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Topics include rational exponents, radicals, complex numbers, quadratic equations, graphing in two dimensions, lines, systems of linear equations, logarithms, and analytic geometry. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: MLTI 203 Clinical Chemistry
Instructor: Lisa Brown
Mode: CV
Days/Time: MW 8:30-12:00noon Session I - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: The analysis of electrolytes, blood gases, minerals, hormones, and therapeutic drug monitoring and their relationship to pathological conditions. EIA, EMIT, and ELISA methodologies and quality control are discussed. Laboratory mathematics is reviewed. Offered via two-way videoconferencing at some UMS campuses, most UC Centers, UC of Bangor, Belfast Hutchinson Center, and Lewiston-Auburn College. Review tapes unavailable. Prerequisite: MLTI 102 Instrumentation/Clinical Chemistry, CHYI 116 General Chemistry II, or permission of instructor. http://www.courses.maine.edu CR3.

Course: PHI 151 Introduction to Philosophy
Instructor: Eric Pelkey
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Introduction to reading and interpretation of philosophical texts. Emphasis on recurring questions that have engaged philosophers from diverse cultures, and from ancient times to the present, such as: What is of value? What is reality? How do we know? The course will include instruction in the writing of critical essays. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: POS 101 American Government
Instructor: Brent Anderson
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Examines the constitutional foundations and principles of American government. Treatment focuses on federalism; civil liberties and civil rights; interest groups, political parties and elections; and Congress, the Presidency, and the Supreme Court. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: POS 231 Constitutional Law
Instructor: Brent Anderson
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session II - July 5 - August 13, 2010
Description: Examines American constitutional theory treating the separation and division of government powers, and civil rights and civil liberties. Extensive treatment is accorded the implied powers of the federal government. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: PSY 100 Introduction to Psychology
Instructor: Dr. Allen Salo
Mode: Online
Days/Time: Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: Provides a general introduction to psychology, the scientific study of behavior and mental processes. The course presents major theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and key findings in physiological, cognitive, motivation, learning, developmental, personality, abnormal, and social psychology. Online computer use required. Computers are available at centers statewide and at sites by appointment. CR3.

Course: SWK 200 Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare
Instructor: Kim-Anne Perkins
Mode: Web
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: 3 credits. Prerequisites: Soc 100 and/or PSY 100. The course explores social work and other human service professions and how each meets human needs. Social welfare institutions and reviewed through cultural, political, and economic contexts for American and Canadian society. There is special attention to service delivery in a rural context, populations-at-risk and societal oppression.

Course: PSY 372 Assessment in the Behavioral Sciences
Instructor: Franklin V. Thompson
Mode: WEB
Days/Time: Online Session 1 - May 24-July 2, 2010
Description: 3 credits. This class surveys theories and techniques used in the assessment of individuals psychology and related fields. Focus is on the individual examination of children and adults. Topics include professional methods for gathering, organizing, and reporting data and applications of statistical procedures underlying their analysis and interpretation.