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2011-2012 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Culinary Arts
  

  • CART 294 - International Pastries and Desserts (5)

    A study of classical desserts, French and international pastries, hot and cold desserts, ice creams and ices, chocolate work, decorations, and plated dessert composition with emphasis on advanced techniques.
  

  • CART 295 - Pastry Showpieces and Buffet Presentation (5)

    In this class we will work with materials and products to learn advanced techniques tempering chocolate, and working with sugars, pulled and blown through demonstration and practice. We will create a presentation practical that will demonstrate student’s knowledge of the concentration based on this class and a combination of prior classes that will culminate in a final presentation to peers, faculty and industry leaders.

Economics
  

  • ECON 123 - Contemporary Economics (3)

    This course serves as an introductory survey of modern economic issues. Economic theory is employed in the analysis of inflation, unemployment, pollution, regulation, market structure, and related topics. Economic institutions such as corporations, banking, and government are also studied.

  

  • ECON 205 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

    This class serves as an introduction to fundamental economic concepts including production possibilities and economic growth, market supply and demand analysis, money, banking, and government and fiscal monetary policies. Emphasis is placed upon fluctuations in national income, employment, and price level.

  

  • ECON 206 - Principles of Microeconomics (3)

    This course provides an introduction to microeconomic theory with a primary focus on the methodology of economics and the behaviors of individuals and firms. Fundamental concepts are covered including demand and supply analysis, marginal analysis, opportunity cost, market structure, pricing, labor markets, and government policy and regulation.

  

  • ECON 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.


Electric Distribution Engineering Technology
  

  • EDET 101 - Intro to Line Worker (2)

    Intro to Line Worker is the first class in both the AAS and Certificate Line Worker Programs. It is intended to provide students with a basic awareness and function as gate keeper for those seeking entry into the program (and career.) Some major focus areas are: career awareness, wood pole climbing evaluation, claustrophobia evaluation and industry skills (Edison Cast) testing.

  

  • EDET 102 - Fundamentals of Electric Power Distribution (2)

    Fundamentals of Electric Power Distribution provides students with an overview of how electric power is distributed from generation to industrial and residential customers. The class will also introduce students to industry terminology and materials.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EDET 101 
  

  • EDET 103 - Heavy Equipment Familiarization (2)

    Heavy Equipment Familiarization is designed to introduce students to different types of heavy equipment vehicles used in utility work. Basic operation of the most commonly used equipment vehicles will be demonstrated and practiced by students.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EDET 101 
  

  • EDET 120 - Advance Pole Working (2)

    Advance Pole Working is designed to teach practical skills and techniques used in constructing electric distribution systems while emphasizing the safe use of tools and equipment.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EDET 102 
  

  • EDET 121 - Safety for Electrical Line Workers (2)

    Safety for Electrical Line Workers is designed to introduce students to the necessary skills to safely work on electric distribution systems. Some major areas of studies include: applying safe grounding practices, correctly using personal protective equipment, safely setting up traffic control work zone, pole top rescue, aerial lift rescue, and confined space rescue. Upon successful completion of this course a 10 hour OSHA card will be earned.

  

  • EDET 130 - Underground Line Maintenance (2)

    Underground Line Maintenance teaches practical underground distribution maintenance techniques while emphasizing the safe use of tools and equipment. Focus areas include use of live line tools, installing and repairing underground cables and equipment.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 120  & EDET 121 
  

  • EDET 131 - Substation Basics (2)

    Substation Basics teaches the purpose and operations of a substation. Particular attention is spent on how to safely enter and perform various tasks at a substation.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 120  & EDET 121 
  

  • EDET 140 - Overhead Line Maintenance (2)

    Overhead Line Maintenance teaches practical distribution line maintenance techniques, emphasizing the safe use of tools and equipment. Focus areas include the use of live line tools, safe rigging practices, troubleshooting (including switching & testing voltages), and replacing/repairing electrical equipment.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 120  & EDET 121 
  

  • EDET 180 - Building Better Relationships (3)

    This class prepares participants to create better work relationships by becoming a “conscious communicator”. It includes taking a work place personality identifier test. Participants will explore ways to enhance their self-knowledge, work effectively teams, and cope with the stresses and emotions that are often found in the work environment.

  

  • EDET 181 - Conflict Resolution (2)

    Conflict resolution prepares participants to better deal with conflict in the workplace by helping them become a “conscious communicator”. It includes taking a conflict assessment/evaluation. Participants will explore ways and develop tools to enhance their abilities to deal with conflict and reduces stresses and emotions that are often found in the work environment.

  

  • EDET 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.

  

  • EDET 201 - Fundamentals of Electricity I (2)

    Fundamentals of Electricity I provide students with an introduction to ohms law and the principles behind how DC and AC electric circuits work.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 106  or MATH 107 ; EDET 102 
  

  • EDET 202 - Fundamentals of Electricity II (2)

    Fundamentals of Electricity II builds on the students learning in Fundamentals of Electricity I. Three phase circuits and transformers function are covered.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 201 
  

  • EDET 287 - Diagnostic & Repair Project (4)

    The Diagnostic and repair Project class provides students with unique opportunities (vary semester to semester) to practice and refine their skills in troubleshooting and repairing problems encountered in electric distribution systems.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 130  & EDET 140 .
  

  • EDET 293 - Practical Line Work Internship II (4)

    Practical Line Work Internship is a paid internship to expands student’s career awareness and further develops their practical hands on experience. Internships consist of over 160 hours of onsite work with a local utility company. Students will be required to travel to employer (off campus) work areas during normal work hours.

    Prerequisite(s): EDET 130 , EDET 131  and EDET 140 
  

  • EDET 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.


Emergency Medical Services
  

  • EMSP 100 - First Responder (3)

    This is an introductory course to emergency medical care for individuals that in the course of their normal duties are likely to be the first individual on scene of a medical emergency. The course will cover what should be done until the ambulance unit arrives and will include CPR, an overview of EMS systems, basic airway management, patient assessment, circulation and automatic defibrillation, illness, and injury prevention, childbirth and children and scene operations.

  

  • EMSP 101 - Introduction to EMS (3)

    This course is a survey course designed to acquaint the student with emergency medical services roles & responsibilities, well being of the EMS provider, illness and injury prevention, medical-legal issues, ethics, therapeutic communications, and life span development.

  

  • EMSP 102 - EMT-Basic (5)

    This entry-level course for patient care within the EMS system. Topics include a review of basic cardiac life support, the human body, patient assessment, medical emergencies, behavioral emergencies, obstetrical & gynecological emergencies, trauma, infants & children, and ambulance operations.

    Note EMSP 102 is required for the student to complete the National Standard Curriculum for the EMT-Basic and be eligible to take the National Registry examination for EMT-Basic.
  

  • EMSP 103 - EMS Operations (3)

    This course will include in-depth review of such topics as emergency vehicle operations, medical incident command, rescue awareness and operations, hazardous materials recognition & identification and crime scene awareness.

  

  • EMSP 104 - EMS Practicum (1)

    This course provides the opportunity to observe and apply the skills learned in EMSP 102  in a supervised clinical setting including a local hospital emergency department, regional medical command center and on a field EMS unit. A minimum of fifty hours are required and will be scheduled by the student on an individual basis through the EMS Coordinator.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EMSP 102 .
  

  • EMSP 104L - EMS Lab I (1)

    This course affords the student the opportunity to apply and reinforce the skills learned in EMSP 102  in a laboratory setting. The student will participate in both scenario based training as well as skill specific review.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): Completion or current enrolment in EMSP 102  or possession of NREMT or state EMT-B certification Current enrollment in EMSP 104 .
  

  • EMSP 105 - EMT-Intermediate I (6)

    This is the first course in the EMT-Intermediate sequence and subject material covered will include the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Intermediate. This course is not a part of the EMS Associate Degree Program and will not substitute for any of the EMS courses required in the degree program.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 102 .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 106 . Permission from the EMS Coordinator is required to register for this course.
  

  • EMSP 106 - EMT-I Practicum I (1–10)

    This is the second course in the EMT-Intermediate sequence. Students will participate in fifty (50) hours of clinical experience in the hospital setting or on a field EMS unit. Clinical experience will correlate with subject matter covered in EMSP 105 .

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 102 .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 105 . Permission from the EMS Coordinator is required to register for this course.
  

  • EMSP 107 - EMT-Intermediate II (6)

    This is the third course in the EMT-Intermediate sequence and subject material covered will include the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Standard Curriculum for EMT-Intermediate. This course is not a part of the EMS Associate Degree Program and will not substitute for any of the EMS courses required in the degree program.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 102 , EMSP 105  and EMSP 106 .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 108 . Permission from the EMS Coordinator is required to register for this course.
  

  • EMSP 108 - EMT-I Practicum II (1-10)

    This is the fourth and final course in the EMT-Intermediate sequence. Students will participate in fifty (50) hours of clinical experience in the hospital setting or on a field EMS unit. Clinical experience will correlate with subject matter covered in EMSP 107 .

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 102 , EMSP 105  and EMSP 106 .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 107 . Permission from the EMS Coordinator is required to register for this course.
  

  • EMSP 110 - Fundamentals of EMS Management (3)

    This is an entry-level course for students interested in the field of EMS management. The Focus of the course will be to provide a global overview of EMS System’s design and development, administration and finance of EMS Operations, risk management and quality improvement programs, and personnel development and management.

  

  • EMSP 111 - EMS Management Internship I (2)

    In this course, the student will work as an apprentice in an EMS setting under the supervision of EMS management professionals. The focus of Internship I will be learning about EMS systems design and development at the local, regional, and state levels.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 102  is a pre-requisite
    Corerequisite(s): CAHS 120 , CAHS 121 , CAHS 122  & CAHS 123  (two semesters of Human Anatomy & Physiology with Labs) is Co-prerequisite to taking any EMS Program course in the 201-210 series.
  

  • EMSP 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.

  

  • EMSP 201 - Advanced Airway Management and Patient Assessment (3)

    This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the respiratory system and respiratory emergencies. Covered is an advanced approach to managing simply as well as difficult airways. The course includes advanced patient assessment skills and techniques for the paramedic to use while establishing their appropriate treatment modalities.

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites; EMSP 101 , EMSP 102 , EMSP 103 , EMSP 104 , and EMSP 104L .
    Corerequisite(s): CAHS 122  & CAHS 123 , EMSP 204 , EMSP 204L .
  

  • EMSP 202 - Pathophysiology of Shock & Trauma Resuscitation (3)

    This course provides a comprehensive understanding of the pathophysiology of shock, the different types of shock followed by appropriate treatment. The course also will give you an in depth look at all of the types of trauma and how our bodies react to absorbing energy. Our course will follow up with time management and treat modalities for trauma care.

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites; CAHS 122  & CAHS 123 , EMSP 201 , EMSP 203 , EMSP 104 , and EMSP 204L .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 206 , EMSP 206L .
  

  • EMSP 203 - Pre-hospital Pharmacology (4)

    This course provides topics to include pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, drug calculations, and drug administration. This will be followed by an comprehesive look at over 90 different medications the paramedic will interact with. The course provides the cognitive understanding such skills as introvenous cannulation, intraosseous infussion, intramuscular injection, and subcutaneous injection to mention a few. of

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites;EMSP 101 , EMSP 102 , EMSP 103 , EMSP 104 , and EMSP 104L .
    Corerequisite(s): CAHS 122  & CAHS 123  EMSP 204 , EMSP 204L .
  

  • EMSP 204 - EMS Practicum II (2)

    This course provides the opportunity to observe and apply the skills learned in EMSP 201 , EMSP 202 , and EMSP 203  in a supervised clinical setting including a local hospital emergency department, respiratory therapy department, and operating room and on a field EMS unit. A minimum of one hundred clinical hours are required and will be scheduled by the student on an individual basis through the EMS Coordinator.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EMSP 201 , EMSP 202  & EMSP 203 .
  

  • EMSP 204L - EMS Lab II (1)

    This course affords the student the opportunity to apply and reinforce the skills that they have learned in the EMS program to this point in a laboratory setting, concentrating on EMSP 201  and EMSP 203 . The student will participate in both scenario based training as well as skill specific review.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): Completion of EMSP 102  or possession of NREMT or state EMT-B certification, Current enrollment in EMSP 204 , EMSP 201  and EMSP 203 .
  

  • EMSP 205 - Medical Emergencies I (4)

    This course provides a comprehensive review of the pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system. This will include assessment and treat for cardiovascular emergencies. Within this course you will become fluent with Electro Cardio Grams (ECG) and there interpretations. The course will conclude with a complete 12 Lead understanding and interpretation.

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites; CAHS 122  & CAHS 123 , EMSP 201 , EMSP 203  EMSP 204 , and EMSP 204L .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 206 , EMSP 206L .
  

  • EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2)

    This course provides the opportunity to observe and apply the skills learned in EMSP 205  in a supervised clinical setting including a local hospital emergency department, respiratory therapy, cardiac service, and cardiac care unit and on a field EMS unit. A minimum of one hundred clinical hours are required and will be scheduled by the student on an individual basis through the EMS Coordinator.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EMSP 205 .
  

  • EMSP 206L - EMS Lab III (1)

    This course affords the student the opportunity to apply and reinforce the skills that they have learned in the EMS program to this point in a laboratory setting, concentrating on EMSP 205  and EMSP 206 . The student will participate in both scenario based training as well as skill specific review.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): Completion of EMSP 102  or possession of NREMT or state EMT-B certification, Current enrollment in EMSP 202 , EMSP 205  and EMSP 206 .
  

  • EMSP 207 - Medical Emergencies II (4)

    This course reviews pathophysiology, assessment and management of medical patients with neuralogical and endocrinological emergencies, allergies, and anaphylaxis, gastroenterological, urological, toxicological, hematological, and environmental emergencies, infectious and communicable diseases, behavioral, gynecological, and obstectrical emergencies.

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites; EMSP 202 , EMSP 205 , EMSP 206 , and EMSP 206L .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 209 , EMSP 209L .
  

  • EMSP 208 - Special Patients & Situations (3)

    This course takes an in depth look at the approach to patients with special needs such as neonatal, pediatric and geriatric patients, patients with mental or physical impairments, or patients with high technology medical devices in the out-of-hospital setting.

    Prerequisite(s): Required prerequisites; EMSP 202 , EMSP 205 , EMSP 206 , and EMSP 206L    .
    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 209 , EMSP 209L .
  

  • EMSP 209 - EMS Practicum IV (2)

    This course provides the opportunity to observe and apply the skills learned in EMSP 207  and EMSP 208  in a supervised clinical setting including a local hospital emergency department, pediatric unit, obstetrical unit, psychiatric unit and on a field EMS unit. A minimum of one hundred clinical hours are required and will be scheduled by the student on an individual basis through the EMS Coordinator.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): EMSP 207  & EMSP 208 .
  

  • EMSP 209I - EMS Internship (1)

    This course is an internship which takes place in the final weeks at the completion of the EMSP program. The student will be assigned an internship mentor and field unit with whom they will do a minimum of 48 hours, prior to graduation. This internship will give the student a chance to “put it all together” in real to life situations.

  

  • EMSP 209L - EMS Lab IV (1)

    This course affords the student the opportunity to apply and reinforce the skills that they have learned in the EMS program to this point, in a laboratory setting, concentrating on EMSP 207  and EMSP 208 . The student will participate in both scenario based training as well as skill specific review.

    Pre-requisite/Co-requisite(s): Completion of EMSP 102  or possession of NREMT or state EMT-B certification, Current enrollment in EMSP 207 , EMSP 208  and EMSP 209 .
  

  • EMSP 210 - Assessment Based Management (1)

    This course serves as the cumulative review and remedial application of what the student has learned in EMSP 201 -EMSP 209 . The course will focus on providing summative evaluation of the student’s performance in simulated situations or scenarios. Successful completion of this course is required to obtain recommendation to sit for the National Registry Examination for EMT-Paramedic. 

    Note EMSP 101 -EMSP 104 , EMSP 201 -210 and CAHS 120 -CAHS 123  are required for the student to complete the National Standard curriculum for EMT-Paramedic and be eligible to sit for the National Registry examination for EMT-Paramedic.
  

  • EMSP 211 - Field Research and Evaluation (2)

    This course encourages the student to analytically evaluate EMS operations and pre-hospital medical care and to become an advocate for change within the EMS System. A focus of this course is on conducting and evaluating a group and an independent field research project as well as presentation of research results in both written and oral formats.

  

  • EMSP 212 - EMS Budgets and Fiscal Policy (3)

    This course focuses on budget development, oversight, and the management of fiscal resources in EMS organizations. The advantages and limitations of a variety of EMS funding mechanisms including subscription or membership programs, tax-based systems and fee-for-service systems will be reviewed. Specific concentration will be provided on billing and collection procedures in fee-for-service EMS Systems. Fiscal policy and investment strategies for developing long-term fiscal stability will also be explored.

  

  • EMSP 213 - EMS Management Internship II (2)

    In this course, the student will continue to work as an apprentice in an EMS Setting under the supervision of EMS management professionals. The focus of Internship II will be learning about EMS budget and fiscal operations in municipal, county, or regional based EMS organizations under fire-service, third service, and private EMS models.

  

  • EMSP 214 - EMS Resources Management (3)

    This course explores the management of human and physical resources in an EMS organization. Human resource management will be reviewed from the paid and volunteer EMS system perspective, with a focus on the special considerations of human resources management in an organization with both paid and volunteer personnel. The physical resource management of this course will review fleet, facilities and inventory management strategies.

  

  • EMSP 215 - EMS Management Internship III (2)

    In this course, the student will continue to work as an apprentice in an EMS setting under the supervision of EMS Management professionals. The focus of the Internship III will be learning about management of human and physical resources in municipal, county, or regional based EMS organizations under fire-service, third service, and private EMS models.

  

  • EMSP 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.


English
  

  • ENGL 100 - ESL Transition (2)

    This is a course designed to assist students whose first language is not ENGLISH. English grammar, usage, and mechanics are emphasized, as well as academic writing. ENGL 100 is designed to provide a foundation for ESL students as they transition into college level writing coursework. The course examines each student’s writing process, discusses knowledge and understanding of culture, and explores the rhetorical purpose of personal narrative and cultural response. Teaching strategies include individualized, conference-based instruction, peer tutorials, grammar and usage review, and academic and computer training.

  

  • ENGL 101 - Written English (3)

    This course is an introduction to college writing. The class is designed to develop a student’s ability to read a passage, analyze its meaning, and write an intelligent response which shows not only an understanding of the passage but also a working knowledge of the writing and rhetorical strategies.

  

  • ENGL 102 - Writing for Arts and Humanities (3)

    The goals for Written English II are to develop students’ critical reading, thinking, and writing skills as they discuss and write about a variety of literary genres: fiction, poetry, and drama. The readings for this course includes American and world literature selections that reflect a range of ethnic and cultural diversity, and a thematic approach may be utilized as long as characteristics of the genres and close reading skills and textural analysis are taught. To help achieve these goals, writing is approached as a process, requiring multiple drafts and revisions of each student paper. Students also receive instruction in research techniques and in writing the research paper. In additional, students become familiar with and cultivate an appreciation for stylistic characteristics of each genre and the timeless insights into the human condition provided through reading and study of literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 .
  

  • ENGL 110 - Technical Writing & Communication (3)

    Students explore techniques for improving the effectiveness of writing and communication common to the business world. Students in the courses have the opportunity to improve their ability to write and communicate through critical thinking, writing, revising, and editing.

  

  • ENGL 150 - Play Production (3)

    This course will entail producing a play from the ground up, at a theatre, before live audiences. It will include the following activities: (1) reading a variety of plays, and from those readings, selecting the play we will do; (2) making arrangements with a local theatre for the terms and dates of production; (3) announcing and holding open auditions; (4) casting the play as well as assigning other functions to individuals or teams, e.g. stage manager(s), set designer(s), set construction (tear down), costume, props, make- up, publicity, lights, sounds, etc., each student in the class taking a role, on stage or behind the scenes, in the production; (5) rehearsing the play, which will entail lessons in acting and all other facets of play production; (6) performing the play; (7) discussing and critiquing the experience; and (8) writing an essay on some facet of the production.

  

  • ENGL 199 - Special Topics

    Special Topics courses vary in content with each offering. When offered, a Special Topics course title includes a subtitle describing that course’s specific content. Courses offered have included ENGL 199–ST: Creative Writing.

  

  • ENGL 204 - Survey of American Literature (3)

    This course is designed to familiarize students with the rich variety of literature produced in American—from the Colonial through the Modern periods. Students are exposed to a range of writers and traditions that constitute the diverse and multicultural American experience, through discussion and through critical thinking and writing about significant literary works. In addition to tests and quizzes, students are required to write and revise at least two formal, critical essays or equivalent writing (1,000-word computer drafted minimum); however, instructors are encouraged to assign significant amounts of writing beyond the required minimum in order to facilitate students’ continued acquisition of critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

  

  • ENGL 208 - Survey of World Literature I (3)

    This course is designed to familiarize students with great works of world literature—both Western and Eastern traditions—representing Classical, Medieval, and Renaissance periods or non-Western chronological equivalents. Students are exposed to diverse literary traditions through discussion and through critical thinking and writing about significant literary works. In addition to essay tests and quizzes, students are required to write at least one formal, critical essay (1,000 –word computer drafted minimum); however, instructors are encouraged to assign significant amounts of writing beyond the required minimum in order to continue to develop students’ critical thinking, reading, and writing skills.

  

  • ENGL 210 - Creative Writing (3)

    This course will entail both reading and writing in the four literary genres. Students will read text materials in the techniques in and the practice of creative writing and will build a portfolio of their own work, which will contain samples from each other four genres,: poetry, fiction, drams, and literary non-fiction.
  

  • ENGL 299 - Special Topics (1-3)

    Special Topics courses vary in content with each offering. When offered, a Special Topics course title includes a subtitle describing that course’s specific content. Courses offered have included ENGL 299–ST: Creative Writing.


Entrepreneurship
  

  • ENTR 100 - Intro to Entrepreneurship (3)

    This course is an overview of what is involved in developing a business venture opportunity into a viable business. This course includes how to organize, manage, market, and finance, plus the importance of planning.

  

  • ENTR 110 - Funding Your Venture (1)

    This course examines methods of funding small business including loans, grants, angel and venture capital. Topics include loan packaging; grants: fact or fiction; Small Business Administration guaranteed loans, traditional bank loans, and micro-lending; credit, capital and collateral; and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

  

  • ENTR 115 - Presenting Your Venture (2)

    This course will provide techniques and methods for presenting a business venture to a lender, partners, potential funders, and customers. Students will explore how to market ideas to all possible resource partners including branding your business image.

  

  • ENTR 120 - Business Plan Development (4)

    This course will provide students with necessary skills to plan develop and expansion of a small business. This course will review business plan as a blueprint for business development and growth.

  

  • ENTR 125 - Entrepreneurship Decisions (1)

    This course places special importance on decision making for the entrepreneurs. Students will examine methods and techniques of critical thinking, as unique to entrepreneurs.

  

  • ENTR 130 - Opportunities Analysis (2)

    This course prepares students to critically and realistically analyze business ideas for successful implementation. Topics include business research, business planning and financial planning, market demand, cost benefit analysis, knowledge and experience vs business idea.

  

  • ENTR 198 - Mentorship (1)

    This course provides students with a one-on-one nurturing and supportive relationship with a cooperating professional in an entrepreneurial-based setting for the purpose of developing specific competencies, insight, self-awareness, wisdom and skills in a way that is unique to needs, personality, learning styles, expectations, and experiences of the people involved. Emphasis will be on developing potential skills and competencies. Sites will vary dependent on emphasis chosen.

  

  • ENTR 200 - Red Carpet Customer Service (3)

    This course is designed for anyone who wants to bring their business’s internal and external customer service to the level of star treatment. Based on the unique ways celebrities are treated, learn techniques you can use to treat your customers to a red-carpet experience, guaranteeing repeat business and stellar word of mouth.

  

  • ENTR 292 - Entrepreneurship Capstone (3)

    This capstone course brings together all the student has learned into a functional retail operation where knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors are tested.


Fire Science
  

  • FSCI 102 - Introduction to Fire Prevention (3)

    A survey of basic fire prevention practices including the history of fire prevention efforts, hazard recognition and abatement, legal aspects of code enforcement, public education program development, research and development of fire safety standards and administration of fire prevention efforts.

  

  • FSCI 110 - Firefighter I (3)

    A introduction to basic firefighting skills and techniques. Equivalent to Firefighter Section 1 training requirements of the West Virginia State Fire Commission.

  

  • FSCI 111 - Firefighter II (3)

    A continuation of FSCI 110  Introduction to Fire Service I, equivalent to Firefighter Section II training requirements of the West Virginia State Fire Commission.
  

  • FSCI 112 - Hazardous Materials I & II (3)

    This course provides the basic skills required to properly identify hazardous materials and respond in a defensive fashion to contain or control releases of hazardous substances. This course satisfies the OSHA training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 for First Responder Awareness and Operations.

    Prerequisite(s): FSCI 110  & FSCI 111 .
  

  • FSCI 113 - Hazardous Materials III (3)

    This course provides the basic skills required to properly contain and control releases of hazardous materials. This course satisfies the OSHA training requirements of 29 CFR 1910.120 for First Responder Operations.

    Prerequisite(s): FSCI 112 
  

  • FSCI 114 - Fire Officer I (3)

    This course is designed to provide the first-line officer the basic administrative and emergency operation skills needed for effective management of day-to-day department operations. Topics include fire department structure, leadership, legal aspects, safety, labor relations, budgeting and information management. Equivalent to Officer I training requirements of the West Virginia State Fire Commission.

  

  • FSCI 115 - Life Safety Code (3)

    This course is designed to familiarize students with life safety standards established for various types of buildings. Topics covered include building use and occupancy, calculating occupant load, means of egress requirements, construction type, interior finish materials, and fire protection system requirements.

  

  • FSCI 116 - Fire Instructor I (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to understand techniques related to teaching.

  

  • FSCI 117 - Fire Instructor II (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to develop performance objectives, lesson plans, instructional aides, evaluations systems, references and records, and reports.

  

  • FSCI 118 - Fire Officer II (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to find ways to effectively manage human resources, community/public relations, fire department organization and administration including budgets, reports, and planning, fire inspection, investigation, and public education, emergency service delivery, and safety.

  

  • FSCI 119 - Rapid Intervention (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to breach walls, lift collapsed structural elements, perform hot SCBA changes, and perform valuable self rescue procedures.

  

  • FSCI 120 - Principles of Extrication (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to identity and safely use vehicle extrication tools on many different types of vehicles.

  

  • FSCI 121 - Driver Operator-Pumper (3)

    Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to determine how much water is flowing, give the nozzles in service the available pressure and available hose lines, and calculate pressures needed for a supply pumper, relay pumper, and attack pumper.

  

  • FSCI 160 - Blueprint Reading And Plans Review (3)

    This course enables students to read and understand blueprints used for the design and construction of buildings and fire protection/safety systems in various industrial applications. Also covered are plans review techniques and procedures utilized for verifying compliance with various codes and standards.

  

  • FSCI 190 - Fireground Strategy And Tactics (3)

    This course examines the various tactics and strategies utilized during fireground operations. Emphasis is placed on incident command and control, safety, personnel and resource utilization, accountability and communications.

  

  • FSCI 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topic (ST) has a different course description for each course offered under the ST code. The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including the course description.

  

  • FSCI 201 - Structural Design & Building Codes (3)

    This course covers the fundamentals of structural design and the application of building code requirements to various types of buildings. Included is a review of building code requirements as related to occupancy type, construction type, height and area limitations, fire protection system requirements, and use of fire resistive materials.

  

  • FSCI 202 - Flammable and Explosive Materials (3)

    A introduction to the properties of flammable and explosive materials with emphasis on proper storage, handling, and use. Also included are special considerations for mitigation of flammable and explosive material hazards under emergency conditions.

  

  • FSCI 203 - Emergency and Rescue Operations (3)

    This course provides students a fundamental knowledge of operational procedures, personnel requirements, and specialized equipment and resources required for various emergency and rescue operations.

  

  • FSCI 204 - Fire Inspection/Code Enforcement (3)

    A basic understanding of fire and life safety codes, principles and protocol for conducting fire inspections and reporting and abating identified deficiencies.

  

  • FSCI 212 - Toxic, Corrosive, Radioactive Material (3)

    An introduction to the properties of toxic, corrosive, and radioactive materials with emphasis on proper storage, handling, and use. Also included are special considerations for mitigation of toxic, corrosive, and radioactive material hazards under emergency conditions.

  

  • FSCI 230 - Fire Investigation (3)

    This course provides the basic skills needed to conduct fire investigations. Topics covered include fire behavior, fire cause determination, fire scene investigation procedures and techniques, evidence collection and legal aspects. Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify the origin and cause of a fire by using current fire investigation techniques and conduct a fire investigation in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

  

  • FSCI 242 - Fire Department Administration (3)

    This course is designed to provide a fundamental knowledge of fire department administrative practices. Topics covered include personnel and resource management, financial management, legal aspects, organizational analysis, supervisory practice and strategic planning.

  

  • FSCI 251 - Fire Service Occupational Safety & Health (3)

    This course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary for development, implementation, and evaluation of a comprehensive fire department occupational safety and health program. Topics include program administration, safety training and education, emergency operations safety, protective clothing and equipment, apparatus safety, medical and physical fitness requirements, and facility safety.

  

  • FSCI 270 - Fireground Organization And Command (3)

    This course provides an in-depth study of the model incident command system utilized for management of large scale and complex emergency incidents. Included is a review of operations at natural and manmade disasters requiring interagency and/or interjurisdictional coordination. Emphasis is placed on the relationship between the operational function and preparedness, effective response, mitigation and recovery.

  

  • FSCI 280 - Directed Study (1–6)

    This variable credit course allows students to pursue a Fire Science research project of particular interest. Students registering for this course must have prior approval from the Program Coordinator for Fire Science.

 

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