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2018-2019 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Physics
  

  • PHYS 103 - ~General Physical Science I (4)

    This is an introductory survey course which explores the major concepts in physics and chemistry. Topics covered will include motion, matter and energy, atomic models, nuclear structure, waves, and electricity. A combination of conceptual framework, practical applications, and problem solving will be utilized in the integrated laboratory and lecture course.
  

  • PHYS 104 - ~General Physical Science II (4)

    This is an introductory survey course which explores the major concepts in geology, astronomy, and meteorology. Topics covered will include rocks and minerals, weathering and erosion, surface and groundwater, geologic time, plate tectonics, earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountains; light and telescopes, the solar system, stars, nebulae, and galaxies; the origin of the universe; the basics of meteorology, and the effects of weather and climate. A combination of the conceptual framework, practical applications, and problem-solving will be utilized in the integrated laboratory and lecture course.
  

  • PHYS 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.
  

  • PHYS 201 - General Physics I (4)

    This is a calculus-based physics course covering topics of motion, force, Newton’s laws, energy, momentum, gravitation, rotation, acoutsics, fluid dynamics, and thermodynamics. The course includes a lab component.

    Prerequisite(s): MATH 207 - ~Calculus I (4)  
  

  • PHYS 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.

Plastics Engineering Technology
  

  • PLET 120 - Introduction to Plastics (3)

    Students will learn the fundamentals of plastics processing.  Additionally, students will learn the basic characterizations of polymeric materials, as well as aspects of quality control. 
  

  • PLET 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.
  

  • PLET 200 - Plastics Processing (3)

    Students will gain the necessary skills for various plastics processing methods including injection and blow molding.  Students will also be introduced to maintenance practices of materials.  Students are also introduced to tooling and design.  

    Prerequisite(s): PLET 120 - Introduction to Plastics (3)  
  
  

  • PLET 292 - Internship (1-4)

    This course should expand the students’ career awareness and further develop their practical, hands-on experience.  The number of credits will be based on the number of hours of employment. 
  

  • PLET 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.

Political Science
  

  • PSCI 100 - ~Introduction to Political Ideology (3)

    This course provides an overview of major political ideologies that shaped the historical political landscape of the world and the United States and will give shape to the 21st century. An examination of liberalism, conservatism, nationalism, multiculturalism, feminism, and Islamism (along with many other ‘isms’) provide the student with a sense of history and structure.
  

  • PSCI 101 - ~American Federal Government (3)

    This course involves the study of the functions and administration of government in the United States. The course is designed to provide an introduction to the structure, organization and functioning of the national government of the United States. It will examine the powers and relationships of the executive, legislative, and judicial branches of government with special emphasis given to the role that history, political parties, pressure groups, etc. play in influencing these relationships.
  

  • PSCI 102 - ~State & Local Government (3)

    This survey course covers the history and operations of state and local government. Some of the topics include state & local politics, state constitutions, state legislation, state governors, the justice system, and financing of state and local government.
  

  • PSCI 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.

  

  • PSCI 201 - Intro to Int’l Relations (3)

    Making sense of contemporary world affairs involves understanding the history of int’l relations (IR). The primary tool for examining the broader patterns in IR will be the three major theories of IR: Realism, Liberalism, and Neo-Marxism. Through these lenses, this course will examine the defining events of the 20th Century including World War I, the League of Nations, World War II, the UN, and the Cold War together with the contemporary phenomena of globalization, climate change, the rise of the BRICSs, and modern int’l warfare/terrorism.
  

  • PSCI 210 - Intro to Comp Politics (3)

    This course introduces the central concepts and debates in the field of comparative politics. Through the examination of various countries in Europe, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, it will explore topics including variations among industrialized democracies as well as the rise, fall, and transformations of former communist regimes (e.g. the Soviet Union and China). The course will also look at the challenges of the developing world, including the legacy of colonialism, the different paths to democracy, and the problems of economic reform.
  

  • PSCI 220 - Intro to Political Theory (3)

    This course offers an introduction to the field of political theory, focusing on three major themes – power and freedom, social justice, and democracy. It is designed to promote critical thinking about the ideas and philosophies that have shaped, and will continue to guide, contemporary political systems. The readings are selected from the texts of influential thinkers, such as Bentham’s Theory of Legislation and Marx’s Capital, but emphasize contemporary works, such as those of Michel Foucault, John Rawls, and Robert Dahl.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100R - Reading Essentials (3)  or test scores
  

  • PSCI 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.


Psychology
  

  • PSYC 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.

  

  • PSYC 203 - ~Introduction to Psychology (3)

    This course will introduce the student to basic psychological principals and to enable the student to examine current thinking about: development, personality, sensation and perception, cognition, learning, psychological disorders and their treatment, and influence.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 - English Essentials (3)  or placement test scores
  

  • PSYC 205 - Abnormal Psychology (3)

    This course introduces students to both the science and the personal aspects of abnormal psychology through developing an understanding that abnormal psychology is about understanding the individual in society. This course will emphasize the use of case studies to present the most cutting edge information on abnormal psychology by covering methods and treatment in context. Material presented will integrate the biological, psychological, and social perspectives associated with abnormal psychological study.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203 - ~Introduction to Psychology (3)  
  

  • PSYC 240 - Social Psych of Substance Use (3)

    This course is designed to introduce students to the social reality of substance abuse.  The course will address the social and personal dynamics involved in the phenomena of substance use.  In addition, this course will look at the issues surrounding substance use and its relationship to crime, rehabilitation, medicalization in our society, and various movements aimed at drugs.

    Prerequisite(s): PSYC 203 - ~Introduction to Psychology (3)  and SOCI 203 - ~General Sociology (3)  
  

  • PSYC 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.


Renewable Energy Systems
  

  • RENG 101 - Renewable Energy Technology (1)

    This course explores basic Renewable energy concepts and studies Photovoltaics, Wind Turbine and Solar Thermal systems in typical application environments. Topics include: Site plan, sizing, safety, regulations, and grid connection. Small scale PV, wind turbine, solar thermal and controllers will be utilized to provide hands on training. Systems simulation will also be incorporated. This will be a 1 credit hour class, encompassing 1 hour of lecture.
  

  • RENG 101L - Renewable Energy Tech Lab (2)

    This course explores basic Renewable energy concepts and studies Photovoltaics, Wind Turbine and Solar Thermal systems in typical application environments. Topics include: Site plan, sizing, safety, regulations, and grid connection. Small scale PV, wind turbine, solar thermal and controllers will be utilized to provide hands on training. Systems simulation will also be incorporated. This will be a 2 credit hour class, encompassing 4 hours of Lab.
  

  • RENG 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.
  

  • RENG 201 - Solar Thermal Energy (1)

    This course explores Solar Thermal systems in typical application environments. Topics include: Site plan, sizing, safety, regulations, and connection, Flat panel, Evacuated Tube as well as geothermal systems will be utilized to provide hands on training. Systems simulation will also be incorporated. We are planning to acquire an enclosed equipment trailer to build a rolling classroom for hands on installation of PV, wind turbine, solar thermal and geothermal systems.  This will be a 1 credit hour class, encompassing 1 hour of lecture.
  

  • RENG 201L - Solar Thermal Energy Lab (2)

    This course explores Solar Thermal systems in typical application environments. Topics include: Site plan, sizing, safety, regulations, and connection, Flat panel, Evacuated Tube as well as geothermal systems will be utilized to provide hands on training. Systems simulation will also be incorporated. We are planning to acquire an enclosed equipment trailer to build a rolling classroom for hands on installation of PV, wind turbine, solar thermal and geothermal systems.  This will be a 2 credit hour class, encompassing 4 hour of lab.
  

  • RENG 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.

Robotics
  

  • ROB 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.
  

  • ROB 210 - Robotics I (2)

    This course is designed to introduce the student to industrial robotics applications typical environments.  Topics include: robot history and fundamentals, robot classification, power sources, robot applications in the workplace, robot control techniques, path control, end of arm tooling, robot operation, and robot controllers, controller architecture in a system, robotic language programming, and human interface issues.
  

  • ROB 220 - Robotics II (3)

    This course expands on Robotics I and will focus on industrial robotics installation, application, programming, and maintenance.  Course topics will include programming in a C-type language to read sensors and control outputs, and troubleshooting software and hardware using functional testing.  Large scale robots and controllers will be utilized to provide hands-on training.  Systems simulation will also be incorporated.

    Prerequisite(s): ROB 210 - Robotics I (2)  
  

  • ROB 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.

Safety Technology
  

  • SAFT 113 - General Physical Science for Safety Technology (3)

    This course is a fundamental survey of physics and chemistry with special emphasis on practical application in fire prevention, fire hazards, and fire suppression.
  

  • SAFT 151 - Fundamentals of OSHA (3)

    This course provides a detailed review of various Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations including: Hazard Communication, Confined Space, Lockout/Tagout, Personal Protective Equipment, Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response, Emergency Action and Fire Prevention Plans and Respiratory Protection.

  

  • SAFT 180 - Hospital Security Management (3)

    An introduction to hospital security management practices, this course covers program development, implementation and management, budgeting, personnel staffing, identification of security vulnerabilities, investigation techniques, and information management practices applicable to healthcare facility security.

  

  • SAFT 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.

  

  • SAFT 205 - Building Code and Inspection (3)

    This course gives the student an understanding of blueprint reading, plans review, code enforcement, and compliance as well as an understanding of various building codes and how they related to today’s society.
  

  • SAFT 209 - Industrial Hygiene (3)

    This course examines the principles of industrial hygiene applicable to various industries. Topics covered include the recognition of chemical, physical, biological, and environmental hazards, methods of hazard control and mitigation and use of various environmental testing and monitoring equipment.

  

  • SAFT 210 - Introduction to Emergency Management (3)

    This course gives the basic principles of emergency management. This course discusses prevention, mitigation, response and recovery to human environmental, natural, and radiological hazards. This course is designed to give a starting point in developing a hazard vulnerability analysis, which will prioritize hazards and attempt to reduce the impact of the hazard through preparation.

  

  • SAFT 211 - Introduction to Environmental Management (3)

    This course provides the basics in understanding environmental laws, and regulation in relation to the workplace and will give the safety professional a starting point to evaluate environmental issues in the workplace and strategies how to deal with those issues.

  

  • SAFT 220 - Safety Management I (3)

    Students learn to analyze hazard problems, to evaluate alternative solutions, and to design the required hardware, devices, and methods needed to eliminate hazards in a variety of industrial applications. Industrial and accident prevention laws pertaining to industrial safety and health, including workers’ compensation laws, OSHA regulations, and industrial property protection laws, are examined.

  

  • SAFT 221 - Safety Management II (3)

    A continuation of SAFT 220 - Safety Management I (3) , this course introduces the more advanced techniques and principles of safety program management. Using real-life scenarios as study models, the course overviews the elements of a viable safety program.

    Prerequisite(s): SAFT 220 - Safety Management I (3)  
  

  • SAFT 232 - Hospital Safety I (3)

    An introduction to hospital safety management practices, this course covers program development, implementation and management, job safety analysis, hazard recognition, safety inspections, safety committees, fire safety and industrial hygiene practices applicable to healthcare facilities.

  

  • SAFT 233 - Hospital Safety II (3)

    A continuation of SAFT 232 , this course provides an in-depth review of safety and environmental compliance issues applicable to healthcare facilities. Topics Include blood borne pathogens, radiation safety, laser safety, biological, and hazardous waste management.
  

  • SAFT 234 - Security Management (3)

    This course looks at personnel, loss control, electronic and other various means of facility security. This course will look at the management of resources, purchasing of equipment of the cost/benefit in investing in various security practices and systems.

  

  • SAFT 235 - Construction Safety (3)

    This course is designed to give the student an understanding and basics of construction safety. This course will review CFR 1926 standards and how they apply to construction. The course is for the safety manager who works with construction on-site or managing safety for a construction company or contractor.

  

  • SAFT 240 - Industrial Fire Protection (3)

    This course emphasizes principles of industrial fire protection systems, including alarms, detection, and sprinkler protection. The course also provides information on employee response to emergencies in the work setting, following CFR 1910.38, CFR 1910.156, and NFPA 600 standards.

  

  • SAFT 241 - Accident Investigation (3)

    This course assists the safety manager to conduct thorough and complete investigations for incidents or events in a systematic approach. This benefits the safety manager by giving proper information and procedure needed to complete accurate incident reports.

  

  • SAFT 242 - Loss Control and Recovery (3)

    This course evaluates eliminating and reducing losses to the business environment through evaluation of injuries, near-misses, and property damage. This course evaluates environmental controls, personal protective equipment, and elimination/substation to work with a variety of workplace hazards. This course also looks at injury reports, workers compensation statistics and other loss contributors to the workplace.

  

  • SAFT 280 - Directed Study Safety Technology (1–6)

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

  

  • SAFT 292 - Internship In Safety Technology (3)

    This course involves practical experience in fire service organizations in which the student engages in on-the-site activities of a practical nature. Interns learn how to translate classroom theory and methods into professional skills. Activities are under the supervision of trained personnel. Application for the internship must be made to the fire science program advisor.

  

  • SAFT 293 - Safety On-the-Job-Training (1–13)

    This course is designed to award credit to those persons who have participated in a supervised on-the-job training program in safety technology. Credit is awarded upon receipt of a letter from the on-site supervisor stating successful completion of on-the-job training assignments and the total number of actual hours involved in the training.

    Hours (Credit hours earned for On-the-Job Training are calculated as 1 credit hour = 150 actual hours. Therefore, a student must work 1950 actual hours to receive 13 credit hours.)
  

  • SAFT 295 - Safety Degree Evaluation (2)

    This capstone course is designed to “put it all together” for the student who is about to graduate with an A.S. in Safety Technology. This course evaluates the student’s knowledge of the program, including but not limited to chemistry, industrial fire protection, emergency management, basic fire suppression, strategies and tactics, fire investigation, and management practices.

  

  • SAFT 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.


Software Development
  

  • SDE 188 - Intro to Programming Logic (3)

    This course introduces the basic concepts of programming logic.  Students will examine the basic constructs of selection, sequence, and repetition, abstract data structures of records, arrays, and linked lists, and file access methods.  Flowcharts and pseudocode will be employed to help develop algorithms.

    Prerequisite(s): IT 111 - Info Lit for IT Professionals (3)  or CAS 111 - Information Literacy (3)  
  

  • SDE 193 - Programming in C# (3)

    This course provides students with a thorough understanding of the basic principles of C# programming language.  It covers the basic syntax and structure of the language with an emphasis on problem-solving techniques.  Students create programs using input/output statements; if-while, do-while, and for-loop logic structures, arrays, functions, pointers and reference variables, record structures, header files, file I/O, and basic object-oriented programming techniques.  Students will be able to recognize and correct common programming errors. 

    Prerequisite(s): SDE 188 - Intro to Programming Logic (3)  
  

  • SDE 194 - Programming in Java (3)

    This course provides students with a basic understanding of the principles of JAVA programming.  It covers syntax, structure and emphasizes problem-solving techniques.  Students create programs using input/output statement; if, while, do while, and for-loop logic structure; arrays, functions, and basic object-oriented programming techniques.  Students will be able to recognize and correct common programming errors. 

    Prerequisite(s): SDE 188 - Intro to Programming Logic (3)  
  

  • SDE 195 - Programming in Python (3)

    This course provides an introduction to the Python language. Students will explore its most important libraries and practice recommended programming styles and idioms, using a hands-on approach to how the various language features can be used together to best achieve efficient, secure programs. Topics covered include Variables, Expressions, and Statements; Data Structures: Lists, Dictionaries, Tuples; Functions and Arguments; Conditionals and Recursion; Strings and Regular Expressions; Object-Oriented Development: Classes, Inheritance; Iterators, Generators, and Decorators. This course is not intended for absolute beginners in programming but includes a self-contained review of elementary features.

    Prerequisite(s): SDE 188 - Intro to Programming Logic (3)  
  

  • SDE 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.
  

  • SDE 200 - Mobile App Development (4)

    This course acquaints students with the design, development, testing, and debugging of mobile applications for multi-platform (i.e. Android, IOS, etc.) deployment.  It will use the object-oriented programming along with current languages and scripts to create the applications and their interfaces.  Multiple mobile user interface elements are used to gather input and drive the application.  This course covers application development phases, terminologies, application design, and coding.
  
  

  • SDE 209 - Applied App Development (4)

    This “hands-on” capstone course is designed to validate knowledge and skills of the student in application development. It will utilize concepts learned through Mobile Application Development, Server-Side Web Development, and Project Management courses. It will require the student to develop, design, implement, and user test an application development project. Students will be required to work both independently and on teams with limited guidance and instruction and solve business requirements based on “real world” scenarios.

    Prerequisite(s): SDE 200 - Mobile App Development (4) , SDE 204 - Server Side Web Development (3) , and IT 269 - Project Management (3)  
  
  

  • SDE 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course (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.

Sociology
  

  • SOCI 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.

  

  • SOCI 203 - ~General Sociology (3)

    This course introduces students to the core concepts and perspectives of sociology, the study of human social environments and of human interactions within those environments.  The course will explore a number of sociological topics to develop a sociological imagination, an ability to understand the effects of group membership on behavior, attitudes, beliefs, and life chances.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 - English Essentials (3)  or placement test scores
  

  • SOCI 205 - Social Problems (3)

    This course provides an in-depth study of current social problems. Emphasis is on causes, consequences, and possible solutions to problems associated with major social institutions.

    Prerequisite(s): SOCI 203 - ~General Sociology (3)  
  

  • SOCI 215 - ~Human Relations (3)

    Human Relations presents a sociological and applied psychological analysis of human relations. These approaches examine social and individual level research on human relationships. The course examines large-scale organizational units, large groups of people in society, and person-to-person interactions that occur in the larger social context. The topics explored in this course include class, power, race, sex/gender, individual needs, ethics, perceptions, group dynamics, and active listening. Course materials stress the overlapping nature of those topics and use a relational approach as a primary teaching method.
  

  • SOCI 220 - Sociology of Diverse Groups (3)

    Sociology of diverse groups offers special topics in the sociology of diversity for in-depth study. This course explores multiculturalism, the presence of multiple diverse groups in society, and the varied social identities found among communities and groups. The course includes an overview of key concepts in discussions of diversity.
  

  • SOCI 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.


Tri-County Education Workshops
  

  • EDTR 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.

  

  • EDTR 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.


Workforce Development
  

  • WORK 101 - Workplace Readiness (1–4)

    This workforce-based course enhances employees’ outcomes and duties at their current positions.

  

  • WORK 102 - Microsoft Office (1–4)

    This workforce-based course enhances employees’ computer efficiency in the workplace.

  

  • WORK 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.

  

  • WORK 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.
 

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