CAOLA Online Electives

Allied Health Assistant 1a: Introduction

Are you passionate about helping people and making a difference in their lives? If you’re planning on going into the healthcare field, then this course is for you! Explore your options by learning how to properly care for your patients and provide for the administrative needs of healthcare. Learn to prepare exam rooms, schedule, bill and document all while solidifying your professional skills in communication, privacy, safety, and ethics.

Animation 1a: Introduction

Have you ever watched a cartoon or played a video game where the animation of characters captivated you so much you wanted to create your own? If so, it’s time to immerse yourself in the world of animation. Meet the industry players such as directors, animators, and 3D modelers. Develop your story by exploring design, the 12 principles of animation, creating a storyboard, and leveraging the tools of the trade. Let’s bring your story to life with animation!

Biotechnology 1a: Introduction

Biotechnology is a cutting-edge, high-demand field that encompasses everything from plant and animal breeding to genetics. Discover how biotechnology has changed the world around us, from food to genetics. Explore historical applications with modern discoveries. Understand how regulations and ethics govern the course of biotechnology and learn of its importance to the field of medicine.

Cybersecurity 1a: Foundations

We depend more on the technologies we interact with every day; and we put more and more of our personal date out there online. Can all of that data really be kept “secret’? Learn about the various parts of your computer, how they work together, and how you can manipulate them to keep your data safe. Dive into tools, technologies, and methods that will help protect you from an attach and discover the many opportunities in the rapidly growing field of cybersecurity.

Introduction to Forestry & Natural Resources

Thriving forests are an essential part of the health of the planet, from our wildlife’s ecosystem to providing humans with clean air to lumber and paper products. But forests cannot protect themselves and depend greatly on humans for conversation. Learn more about this meaningful relationship and how environmental policy, land use, water resources, and wildlife management all factor into current forestry issues. Forestry offers diverse professional opportunities, and for those concerned about the environment, it is a great choice.

Hospitality and Tourism 2a: Hotel and Restaurant Management

Are you a people person? Then hospitality may be the field for you! Learn about what makes the hotel and restaurant industries unique. Learn about large and small restaurants, boutique and resort hotels, and their day-to-day operations. Evaluate the environment for these businesses by examining their customers and their competition. Discover trends and technology that makes each industry exciting and innovative. Explore a variety of interesting job options from Front Desk and Concierge services to Maitre and food service.

Human Resource Management 1a: Introduction

Are you ready to step into a critical leadership role that oversees the development of every successful business’ most valuable resource? In this course, you will wear the shoes of a Human Resource Management (HRM) professional and will learn how to build and manage a team to help a company reach its goals. You will also explore and perform some of the key responsibilities of a HRM professional: research, interviewing, reporting, recruiting, hiring, assessing employees, and more! Are you ready to help develop invaluable human resources that are the heart of a company and help your company thrive? Learn how to create winning culture through human resources!

Introduction to Manufacturing: Product Design & Innovation

Have you ever wondered how products make it to store shelves? Goods we purchase must go through a manufacturing process before they can be marketed and sold. Learn about different types of manufacturing systems as well as career opportunities, including engineers, technicians, and supervisors. As a culminating project, you will plan your own manufacturing process and create an entirely original product! See how exciting, creative and practical this industry can be.

National Security

Do you know what it takes to keep an entire nation safe? It not only requires knowledge of how to handle disasters, but it also demands a cool head and tremendous leadership abilities. Learn about the critical elements of the job, such as evaluating satellite information, analyzing training procedures, assessing military engagement, preparing intelligence reports, coordinating information with other security agencies, and applying appropriate actions to various threats. Discover the requirements of our nation’s most demanding career.

Principles of Public Service: To Serve & Protect

Public service is a field that focuses on building a safe and healthy world, and you will explore the many different career choices that are imperative to our comfort and success as a society. The protection of society is not only one of our greatest challenges, but it also provides ways for people to work together to ensure safety and provide indispensable services. If you have ever contemplated being one of these real-life heroes, now is the time to learn more!

Introduction to Renewable Technologies

Renewable Technologies are becoming increasingly important as concerns about climate change, the use of fossil fuels, and population growth become foremost in the public eye. So, how do we address the world’s growing concerns about energy sources? Uncover the development of new energy technologies and explore how recent approaches to renewable technologies unlock the solution needed for a safer, cleaner, and more enduring world.

Sports Medicine 1a: Introduction

What do you think of when you hear the phrase “sports medicine professional”? Believe it or not, the term encompasses a much larger range of career options than jobs typically associated with this field. Explore some of the most popular career pathways, day-to-day responsibilities, emergency care for athletes, and legal obligations. Discover what nutrition, healthy lifestyle, and fitness truly mean, and dive into anatomy, human biomechanics, and exercise modalities. Learn how to get started in this exciting field.

Sports Medicine 1b: Injury Prevention

You’ve warmed up those muscles and stretched your understanding of basic human biomechanics, but now it’s time to power forward your learning even further! In Sports Medicine 1b: Injury Prevention, you’ll expand your understanding of the human body to provide a greater context for injury in a variety of scenarios. You’ll learn how to evaluate an injury, onsite tests to perform, and when to refer a patient to a medical professional. You’ll also explore the anatomy of specific body areas to better understand injuries that may occur as well as ways to prevent injury. Are you ready to keep athletes functioning at peak levels? Grab your sports tape and let’s hit the field of sports medicine!

American Sign Language 1a: Introduction

Did you know that American Sign Language (ASL) is the third most commonly used language in North America? Learn introductory vocabulary and simple sentences so that you can start communicating right away. Importantly, explore Deaf culture – social beliefs, traditions, history, values, and communities influenced by deafness.

American Sign Language 1b: Learn to Sign

The predominant sign language of Deaf communities in the United States, American Sign Language, is complex and robust. Discover more of this language and its grammatical structures through expanding your vocabulary with acquiring hundreds of new signs. Additionally, explore interesting topics like Deaf education and Deaf arts and culture, and learn about careers where you can use your ASL skills.

Veterinary Science: The Care of Animals

Whether you want to step into the wild side of veterinary medicine or just take care of loveable dogs and cats, explore how to care for domestic, farm, and wild animals, diagnose their common diseases and ailments, and learn about different veterinary treatments. If you have always been drawn to the world of our furry, scaly, and feathered friends, this is the course for you!

Coding 1a: Introduction

Learning to code is like learning a clandestine language, and now is your chance to get in on the secret! In this course, you will learn about the building blocks of coding. You’ll explore how real-world problems can be broken into algorithms described through coding and then use the approachable and versatile coding language of Python to generate the output you’re looking for. You’ll cover both procedural and object-oriented programming and even create two text-based adventure games along the way. Are you ready to get in on the secret?

Coding 1b: Introduction

You have already learned a lot about the language of coding, and now, it’s time to become even more fluent and multilingual! In this course, you’ll continue working with Python, but you’ll also add other languages like HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to your coding toolkit as you build and style a web app! You’ll explore data structures to process information, how to stay on schedule and prepare for app updates, and how to improve the functionality, look, and safety of your app. Each new coding challenge we meet invites us to expand our skills, and there’s always room for creativity when you you’re working with code.