This course will provide students with a theoretical as well as a practical hands-on approach to poetry. It will examine both the aesthetic and vital properties of poetic language, fostering personal and cultural growth and challenging students to excel in their expression of the word. This course will also help to inspire a public confidence in the nation’s aspiring writers.
Short Fiction Writing II is an advanced course in the practice and theory of short fiction. This course prepares participants for publishing their work by furthering their knowledge of the short story in particular and publishing in general through the reading of established writers, critical responses to writers’ work (in discussions and mini-essays), and the development of the student’s own writing. Students are expected to experiment with the elements of fiction, such as a collection of stories, or multiple revisions of a story completed in Fiction Writing. Quality is favoured over quantity as they move to produce a publishable piece of work and their own anthology.
This course provides students with a comprehensive understanding of the law as it relates to criminal activity by outlining the main ingredients of a crime and identifying actions regarded as crimes as opposed to moral wrongs. An examination of fatal and non-fatal offences against the person is also provided. Further an examination of specific offenses against property is obtained. In particular the law relating to theft and various offences involving deception are highlighted. An understanding is also provided of the crimes of strict and vicarious liability as well as defences available in law.
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the proceedings obtained for criminal actions at both the magistrate’s and the high court. Issues related to initiation of proceedings, evidence, committal proceedings and bail are also examined. Further, students are made aware of the procedure on indictment and the jury system. Students are also provided with knowledge of the documents filed in the initiation of proceedings and the statutory time limits which must be observed.
This course will introduce students to the roles of various pest agents, the damage they cause and their importance to crop husbandry with particular reference to the tropics. It examines the anatomy of pests as well as factors which control their population. The principles of pest control and pest management practices are also covered. The course also seeks to outline the use and action of pesticides, their formulation and application as well as the regulatory aspects of crop protection i.e. plant quarantine and pesticides regulation. There is a practical attachment at the end of the classroom session.
This course examines in detail plant pathology and alternative control strategies. It is designed to introduce students to the causes and vectors of plant diseases and the general principles of the management of these diseases. Weeds, their identification and their control are also covered. The course also focuses on the protection of the environment.
This is an introductory course that focuses on the general principles of crop production and the cropping systems used locally and regionally. Examples of specific crops will be given indicating how cropping systems have evolved over the years. There is a practical component at the end of the classroom session.
This course exposes students to general production and cropping systems of specific crop groups of economic importance to the CARICOM region.
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This course is to
sensitise you to the basic use of Moodle for your teaching session at
the Barbados Community College. The course will introduce you to the
basics in navigating the platform, uploading materials, setting
assignments for student upload.
This course enables student sto appreciate Barbadian culture and way of life through class discussions and cultural visits.
This course enables student sto appreciate Barbadian culture and way of life through class discussions and cultural visits.
This course enables students to appreciate Barbadian culture and way of life through class discussions and cultural visits.