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Open Educational Resources: OERs at Cerro Coso

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are course materials that are legally available on the internet for anyone to use, edit and distribute.

Adopted OERs

The following Open Educational Resources are currently in use at Cerro Coso.

ADMJ C101 - Introduction to the Administration of Justice

Stacie Casabian

Shawna Saitta

ADMJ C105: Concepts of Criminal Law

Thelma Akins

Peter Fulks

Shawna Saitta

ADMJ C121: Police Community Relations

Peter Fulks

ANTH C111 - Cultural Anthropology

Sean Cranley

Alec Griffin

Sarah King

ANTH C121 - Biological Anthropology

ANTH C122 - Biological Anthropology Laboratory

Sean Cranley

Sarah King

ANTH C131 - Archaeology

Alec Griffin

Sarah King

ANTH C141 - Native Peoples of North America

Alec Griffin

BIOL C101: Principles of Biology

BIOL C105: Concepts of Biology

Sarah Achziger

Andrew Burch

BIOL C112 - General Biology II

Claudia Sellers

BIOL C125: Survey of Anatomy and Physiology

BIOL C251: Human Anatomy

Sarah Achziger

Andrew Burch

BIOL C145: Environmental Studies

William Few

BIOL C262 - General Microbiology

Andrew Burch

Claudia Sellers

BSAD C100: Introduction to Business

Julie Alexander

Nita Duhart

Vonetta Mixson

BSAD C101: Financial Accounting

Krystal Watkins

Deanna Campbell

Brandy Cemo

Washington Kadzombe

BSAD C102: Managerial Accounting

Washington Kadzombe

BSAD C131: Business Law

Brandy Cemo

BSAD C131: Business Law

Brandy Cemo

Julian West

BSAD C220: Principles of Project Management

Deanna Campbell

CHDV C100: Principles & Practices of Teaching Young Children

Vivian Baker

Lisa Fuller

Frank Guevara

CHDV C102 - Introduction to Materials and Curriculum

Vivian Baker

Lisa Fuller

Frank Guevara

CHDV C102 - Introduction to Materials and Curriculum

Lisa Fuller

Frank Guevara

Mark Jacobs

CHDV C104: Child, Family, and Community

Vivian Baker

Frank Guevara

Michelle Harper

Tyrone Ledford

CHDV C106 - Child Growth and Development

Mark Jacobs

Tyrone Ledford

CHDV C107: School Age Development

Kristina French

CHDV C121: Health, Safety, and Nutrition

Vivian Baker

Linda Eberhart

CHDV C121: Health, Safety, and Nutrition

Julia Faumuina

CHDV C125 - Diversity in Education

Lisa Fuller

Tyrone Ledford

CHDV C145: Language and Literacy

Tyrone Ledford

CHDV C200 - Observation and Assessment

Kristina French

Michelle Harper

CHDV C200 - Observation and Assessment

Kristina French

COLL C101: Foundations for Success in College and Life

Anna Carlson

Jesus Gaytan

Karee Hamilton

Penny Talley

COLL C101: Foundations for Success in College and Life

COLL C102: Tools for College Success

Quinn Doan

Greg Kost

Penny Talley

Trina Tobey

ECON C102 - Macroeconomics

Svetlana Deplazes

Vonetta Mixson

ECON C103: Microeconomics

ENGL C070:  Introductory Composition

David Gerber

ENGL C101: Freshman Composition

David Gerber

ENGL C101S: Academic Support for Freshman Composition

David Gerber

ENGL C102: Critical Thinking through Literature

Gary Enns

David Gerber

Yvonne Mills

Ronda Nogales

ENGL C222 - World Literature: 17th Century to Present

Christine Swiridoff

ENGL C242 - Survey of American Literature: 1865-Present

Yvonne Mills

GEOL C111 - Physical Geology

Bradley Bowers

HCRS C121 - Nutrition

Victoria Alwin

HIST C103: Western Civilization - Antiquity to the Renaissance

Megan Godbee

HIST C103: Western Civilization - Antiquity to the Renaissance

Shawn Lawhon

HIST C131: History of the United States to 1877 

HIST C132: History of the United States from 1877 to Present

Matt Jones

Matt Greedy

HIST C131: History of the United States to 1877 

Shawn Lawhon

HIST C131: History of the United States to 1877 

Carlos Mutis

HIST C132: History of the United States from 1877 to Present

Carlos Mutis

HMSV C102 - Cultural Competence in Human Services

Melissa Bowen

HMSV C101: Introduction to Human Services

HMSV C113: Intervention Skills in Human Services

Melissa Bowen

HSCI C101: Principles of Health Education

Victoria Alwin

Tom Heck

HSCI C101: Principles of Health Education

KINS C101: Introduction to Kinesiology

Tom Heck

Kim Kelly

Justus Scott

LIBR C100: Introduction to Library Research and Bibliography

Melanie Armstrong

Sandy Bradley

Julie Cornett

Sharlene Paxton

MATH C050: Elementary Algebra

MATH C053: Preparation for Statistics

Yihfen Chen

MATH C055 - Intermediate Algebra

Daniel Lautzenheiser

MATH C055 - Intermediate Algebra

Jonathan Bielik

MATH C121: Elementary Probability & Statistics

Yihfen Chen

MATH C121: Elementary Probability & Statistics

Monette Fowler

Hollis Kimbrough

MATH C121: Elementary Probability & Statistics

Michael Bonner

Jeffrey Jessen

Jaclyn Kessler

Stuart Mackie

Robert Poulson

Abigail Reuter

Nelson Walker

MATH C131 - Basic Functions and Calculus for Business

Michael Bonner

Jeffrey Jessen

MATH C141: College Algebra

Jaclyn Kessler

MATH C141: College Algebra

Yihfen Chen

Monette Fowler

MATH C141: College Algebra

Monette Fowler

MUSC C101 - Music Appreciation

Tom Foggia

MUSC C118: History of American Pop Music

Tom Foggia

PHIL C131: Logic and Critical Reasoning 

Mark Pressman

POLS C101: American Government

Steven Joworowski

Matt Jones

PSYC C101: General Psychology

Melissa Bowen

Christina Christenson-Rockwell

Timothy Emerick

PSYC C181: Lifespan Development

Melissa Bowen

Christopher LoCascio

PSYC C181: Lifespan Development

Christina Christenson-Rockwell

PSYC C220: Physiological Psychology

Jarrod Bowen

PSYC C271: Research Methods in the Social and Behavioral Sciences

Melissa Bowen

SOCI C101: Introduction to Sociology

Timothy Emerick

Marisol White

SPCH C101: Elements of Speech

Melanie Jeffrey

EBooks Available to Students

While not OERs, these textbooks and supplemental readings are freely available as eBooks through the library. Some eBooks have limited licenses, so that only one student at a time can use them. When the book displays as unavailable, wait 15 minutes and try again.

ADMJ C151

ANTH C161

ART C121

ASL C101

CHDV C205

CHDV C252

DMA C131

EMTC C105

ENGL C070

ENGL C101

ENGL C102

ENGL C141

HCRS C131

HCRS C135

HIST C104H

HIST C131

IT C248

PARA C101

PARA C210

PHIL C101

POLS C101H

SPAN C101