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2014-2015 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions

 

Cyber Security
  

  • CYBR 280 - Network Defense and Countermeasures (3)

    This course provides students and professionals with hands-on introductory experience installing firewalls and intrusion detection systems. This course maps to the Security Certified Network Professional certification exam objectives, and gives students a solid foundation in advanced network security fundamentals, incorporating examination of intrusion detection, network address translation, packet filtering, proxy servers, firewalls, and virtual private networks. Course content includes network defense fundamentals, risk analysis, security policy implementation, network traffic signatures, virtual private network concepts, VPN implementation, intrusion detection system concepts, incident response, choosing and designing firewalls, firewall topology, strengthening and managing firewalls, and strengthening defense through ongoing management.

    Prerequisite(s): CNET 241 - Connecting Networks (4) 
  

  • CYBR 281 - Ethical Hacking (3)

    This course guides students and professionals toward becoming skilled security testers and maps to the Certified Ethical Hacker certification exam objectives. Course content includes an ethical hacking overview, TCP/IP concepts review, network and computer Attacks, footprinting and social engineering, port scanning, enumeration, programming for security professionals, Microsoft® operating system vulnerabilities, Linux operating system vulnerabilities, hacking web servers, hacking wireless networks, cryptography, and protecting networks with security devices.

    Prerequisite(s): CYBR 210 - Intrusion Detection (3) , IT 188 - Introduction to Programming Logic (3) , and IT 192 - Introduction to Programming in Visual Basic (3) 
  

  • CYBR 283 - Computer Forensics (3)

    This course provides students and professionals with a solid foundation in computer forensics. The course is a guide toward becoming a skilled computer forensics investigator. Course content includes computer forensics and investigations as a profession, understanding computer investigations, an investigator’s office and laboratory, data acquisition, processing crime and incident scenes, working with Windows® and DOS systems, current computer forensic analysis tools, Macintosh® and Linux boot processes and file systems, file recovery, network forensics, e-mail investigations, mobile device forensics, report writing and expert testimony for high-tech investigations, and ethics for expert witnesses.

    Prerequisite(s): CNET 101 - Intro to Networking & Telecomm (3) 
  

  • CYBR 292 - Field Experience (3-6)

    This is a capstone course in experiential learning. A student participates in an intensive internship, externship, or cooperative with an appropriate agency, company or organization.

    Prerequisite(s): CYBR 192 - Practicum (1)  
  

  • CYBR 299 - Special Topics (1-6)

    Special topic courses may be offered from time to time dependent upon current trends, employer needs, and student interests. The course description, objectives, and credit hours for each will vary based upon the topic and schedule.

Early Childhood Education
  

  • ECED 101 - Found of Early Childhood Ed (3)

    The course focuses on the history of early childhood education including the contributions of Frobel, Montessori Steiner and Reggio Emilia.  Coursework will concentrate on a diversity of programs and childcare settings: child care, Headstart, kindergarten, nursery, profit and non-profit.  Course will include perspectives from the past, theories and approaches to care, development and education of young children.
  

  • ECED 103 - Early Language and Literacy (3)

    This course examines quality literature appropriate for children from infancy to age eight.  Appropriate literacy experiences of reading, writing, and language are practiced in the student’s communities.  Students will also examine methods of presentation and the creation of literature based settings.
  

  • ECED 105 - Child Development (3)

    This course explores knowing and understanding young children’s characteristics and needs; the multiple influences on development and learning, and how to use this developmental knowledge to create healthy, respectful, supportive and challenging learning environments.  The principles of child development are emphasized including language acquisition, creative expression, physical, cognitive and social/emotional development.
  

  • ECED 106 - Health, Nutrition and Safety (3)

    This course provides a variety of health, nutrition and safety concepts that will enable the individual to implement preventive health and safety practices in the early childcare setting.  Students will develop menus for meals and snacks which are nutritious, appealing, and age-appropriate for young children.  Recognition and treatment of child abuse victims will be addressed.
  

  • ECED 107 - Early Childhood Curriculum (3)

    This course provides the student with an introduction to methods and materials to assist young children in the learning process.  Emphasis will be placed on arrangement of indoor/outdoor space, reading, music and movement, dramatic play, math, social studies, and art centers.  Students will locate, plan, implement and evaluate creative learning activities using a variety of methods and materials.

    Prerequisite(s): Required major in Early Childhood Education is required.
  

  • ECED 165 - Assessment of Young Children (3)

    This course will cover formal and informal assessment strategies appropriate for children birth through age eight.  Assessment for children’s cognitive, social, physical and motor development for curriculum planning will be addressed as well as identifying children with developmental needs.

    Prerequisite(s): Required major in Early Childhood Education is required.
  

  • ECED 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.
  

  • ECED 206 - Family/Community Engagement (3)

    This course addresses the role of the family and community in the physical, cognitive, social and emotional growth of the child in a diverse society.  The areas of professionalism, program management, advocacy, family development and the structure of the family will be the main topics.  Building partnerships with families of the children with special needs will also be included.
  

  • ECED 220 - Early Childhood Inclusion (3)

    This course prepares learners to understand their roles, including the history and legal implications, and the nature of students with special needs.  Techniques for creating an educational environment where all students have equal opportunity to develop academically and socially are specifically addressed.
  

  • ECED 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.

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 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.
  

  • 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.


Education
  

  • EDUC 150 - Seminar in Education (1)

    This course introduces students to the field of education, including the nature of education in society and the practical and ethical issues that arise in the field with a focus on reflection and self as a learner.  The purpose is for students to begin to develop a philosophical, socio-historical, and practical understanding of learning and teaching.  The requirements for successful progress through the program and a successful experience on campus are also discussed.
  

  • EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (3)

    This course examines the relationship between the school as a social institution and the larger society through a combination of philosophical, historical, and problem-oriented inquiry into that relationship.  The assumption is that a teacher who has developed an understanding of the vital relationships between school and society is in a position to see his or her professional roles beyond the narrow confines of the classroom, and will emerge a more sensitive, responsive, and effective teacher.  The course includes a substantial writing component.
  
  

  • EDUC 220 - Soci & Psyc Cond of Learning (4)

    This course is a reflective exploration of the knower (the learner), knowing (learning), the known (knowledge), and the contexts in which knowledge is constructed through teaching/learning. Includes a field component in a public school classroom.

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (3) 
  

  • EDUC 260 - Survey of Exceptional Child (3)

    A course to familiarize the student with the nature, etiology, specific characteristics, and needs of the exceptional child. The course is designed to meet basic certification requirements in those states that require a minimum of three hours of course work in special education in order to be certified. It is equally relevant to early education, elementary education, secondary education, therapeutic recreation, psychology, and nursing.

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 200 - Foundations of Education (3) 
  

  • EDUC 292 - Education Capstone (1)

    This course serves as a capstone for Education majors to prepare students for transition to a four-year program of study. Students must earn a passing score on all sections of a national exam in order to complete the course and graduate from the program.

    Prerequisite(s): EDUC 150 - Seminar in Education (1) , Overall GPA above 2.35, and degrere seeking in  

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.

    Prerequisite(s): Current major declared of   or  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • 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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Emergency Medical Services
  

  • EMSP 100 - Emergency Medical 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.

    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 100L - EMR Lab (1) 
  

  • EMSP 100L - EMR Lab (1)

    This course affords the student the opportunity to apply and reinforce the skills learned in EMSP 100 in a laboratory setting. The student will participate in both scenario based training as well as skill specific review. 

    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 100 - Emergency Medical Responder (3) 
  

  • 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 - Emergency Medical Technician (6)

    The primary focus of the Emergency Medical Technician is to provide basic emergency medical care and transportation for critical and emergent patients who access the emergency medical system. This individual possesses the basic knowledge and skills necessary to provide patient care and transportation. Emergency Medical Technicians function as part of a comprehensive EMS response, under medical oversight. Emergency Medical Technicians perform interventions with the basic equipment typically found on an ambulance. The Emergency Medical Technician is a link from the scene to the emergency health care system. This course was previously known as EMT-Basic until the incorporation of the new curriculum and scope of practices. This course or the EMT-Basic is a required prerequisite for admission into the Paramedic Program.

    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 102L - Emergency Medical Technician Lab (2) 
  

  • EMSP 102L - Emergency Medical Technician Lab (2)

    This class is designed to follow the same chronological order as the Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) course. Items covered will be all of the hands on experiences necessary to reinforce the didactic instruction as the student completes the classroom portion. This course will act as the second portion of the EMT course in order to meet both state and national standards and guidelines for an EMT.

    Corerequisite(s): EMSP 102 - Emergency Medical Technician (6) 
  

  • 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 Clinical Coordinator.
  

  • 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.
  

  • 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): EMSP 104 - EMS Practicum (1) 
  

  • 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): EMSP 204 - EMS Practicum II (2) 
  

  • EMSP 203 - Pre-hospital Pharmacology (4)

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

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 104 - EMS Practicum (1) 
  

  • 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 Clinical Coordinator.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 104 - EMS Practicum (1) 
  

  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 104 - EMS Practicum (1) 
  

  • 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): EMSP 204 - EMS Practicum II (2) 
  

  • 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 Clinical Coordinator.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 204 - EMS Practicum II (2) 
  

  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 204 - EMS Practicum II (2) 
  

  • EMSP 207 - Medical Emergencies II (4)

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

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2) 
  

  • 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): EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2) 
  

  • 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 Clinical Coordinator.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2) 
  

  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2) 
  

  • 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. 

    Prerequisite(s): EMSP 206 - EMS Practicum III (2) 
  

  • 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 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 - English Essentials (2)

    English grammar, usage, and mechanics are emphasized, as well as academic writing. ENGL 100 is designed to provide a foundation for students as they transition into college-level writing coursework. The course examines each student’s writing process, using a cumulative portfolio. Teaching strategies include individualized, conference-based instruction, peer writing workshops, grammar and usage review, academic, and rudimentary training in Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.
  

  • ENGL 100S - Developmental English (1)

    This course is a course designed as a one week bootcamp to assist students in preparation for entrance into college Level English. This course provides students the opportunity to enhance the following skills: grammar, mechanics, punctuation, and word use.
  

  • 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 101L - Written English Lab I (1)

    This course is designed as supplemental instruction to students who place into developmental education courses with “moderate” proficiencies in English and writing.

    Prerequisite(s): English placement test scores: ACT 16-17, SAT 400-440, Accuplacer 77-87, Asset 34-37, or Compass 65-70
    Corerequisite(s): ENGL 101 - Written English (3) 
  

  • 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 - Written English (3) 
  

  • 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 110L - Technical Writing & Communication Lab (1)

    This course is designed as supplemental instruction to students who place into developmental education courses with “moderate” proficiencies in English and Writing.


    Corerequisite(s): ENGL 110 - Technical Writing & Communication (3) 

  

  • ENGL 150 - Play Production (3)

    This course will engage students in the process of producing a play from the ground up including the selection, casting, performing, and staging of a 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 201 - Intro to Literary Study (3)

    This course introduces students to the discourse, practices, and protocols associated with the study of literature. The course is a gateway to upper-division English courses and must be completed with a C or better in order to articulate to an upper-division transfer program.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 - Writing for Arts and Humanities (3) 
  

  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 - Writing for Arts and Humanities (3) 
  

  • ENGL 207 - Teach Reading & Adoles Lit (3)

    Students will be exposed to reading pedagogy and the methods of teaching reading, as well as the adolescent literary canon and the reading and oral interpretation of adolescent literature.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 - Writing for Arts and Humanities (3) 
  

  • 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.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 102 - Writing for Arts and Humanities (3) 
  

  • 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 211 - Intro to Horror Writing (3)

    In this course, students will learn how to construct a horror premis, create atmosphere, and complete a final product. The course will allow for exploration of individual voice and sub-genre selection. Length impacts will be discussed as a matter of course; however, short stories and sample chapters of a full-length piece will be graded. Beginning with a review of popular authors in the horror genre and an exercise in reading and comparing authors of a similar sub-genre, students will understand their preferences and why they have them. An overall understanding of story construction as it pertains to horror fiction, to include character develpoment, tone, and the use of dialogue, will be amassed by the completion of the course.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 - Written English (3) 
  

  • 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.


English as a Second Language
  

  • ESL 101 - ESL Transitions I (2)

    This course is designed to assist students whose first language is not English.  English mechanics and academic writing are emphasized.  This course is designed to provide a foundation for ESL students as they transition into college level writing coursework.  Teaching strategies include individualized, conference based instruction, writing assignments and review.  The course is love classroom instruction with web based assignments.
  

  • ESL 102 - ESL Transitions II (2)

    This is a course designed to assist students whose first language is not ENGLISH. English mechanics and academic writing are emphasized. This course is  a foundation for ESL students as they transition into college level writing coursework. Teaching strategies include individualized, conference-based instruction, writing assignment and review. The course is live classroom instruction with web-based assignments.

    Prerequisite(s): ENGL 100 - English Essentials (2) , ESL 101 - ESL Transitions I (2) , or Permission of Instructor

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 - Marketing for Small Business (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 (2)

    This course will provide students with necessary skills to plan, develop, and expand 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 199 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course will have a different description for each course offered under this special topics code.  The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including course description.
  

  • 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 provides opportunity to consolidate and showcase all of the knowledge, skills, abilities, and behaviors acquired throughout the student’s entrepreneurship program.  Tailored to each individual student’s planned venture, this course provides a focused and structured learning experience with responsibility for meeting time lines, making decisions, conducting research, and preparing and making presentation - all skills necessary for successful business ownership.

    Prerequisite(s): By advisor approval
  

  • ENTR 299 - Special Topics (1-4)

    A special topics course will have a different course description for each course offered under this special topics code.  The division will keep a record of every special topics course offered with this subject code, including course descriptions.

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)

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

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