ESCI 730 - 3 semester units of graduate-level credit
toward professional development
$285 Total Tuition - Includes all materials

Course Description:
A TRADITIONAL COURSE, All home study. Ever wonder what it would be like to communicate with another species of animal and know what they are feeling or thinking, or how they look at the world? In this course, you’ll meet Koko, a 37-year-old gorilla who can communicate with humans through American Sign Language. You watch as Koko jokes, laughs, is stubborn, insults her trainer, and in general acts like a complete human being. Koko has 1,000 ALS signs and understands more than 2,000 English words. Your students will fall in love with her.

Course Outline:
Complete the required reading, viewing and project assignments using the instructor’s guidelines and question formats. A minimum of 45 hours of work is required to receive three semester hours of professional development credit for this course.

Evaluation: Course work will be evaluated by how closely the assignments adhere to the formats and topics assigned; as well as accuracy, originality and creativity, thoroughness and critical thinking skills.

This course was developed for CSUMB with the full cooperation and assistance of the Gorilla Foundation. For more information about and/or to support the Gorilla Foundation and KoKo, visit http://www.koko.org. All materials are copyrighted and cannot be resold or used for commercial purposes.

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