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2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Drama
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  • DRAM 2351 - Acting III +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Continuation of DRAM 1352 . Development of basic skills and techniques of acting including increased sensory awareness, ensemble performing, character analysis, and script analysis. Emphasis on the mechanics of voice, body, emotion, and analysis as tools for the actor. Explores techniques involved in building a character and scene study. Prepares students for auditioning for professional employment.
    Recommended Prerequisite(s): DRAM 1352  or consent of Department Chairperson


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Early Childhood Education
  

  • TECA 1303 - Families, School and Community +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2
    A study of the child, family, community, and schools, including parent education and involvement, family and community lifestyles, child abuse, and current family life issues. Course content is aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards and coincide with the National Association for the Education of Young Children position statement related to developmentally appropriate practices for children from birth through age eight. Requires students to participate in field experiences with children from infancy through age 12 in a variety of settings with varied and diverse populations. Course includes a minimum of sixteen hours of field experiences. Criminal background check required prior to enrolling.


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  • TECA 1311 - Educating Young Children +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2
    An introduction to the education of the young child, including developmentally appropriate practices and programs, theoretical and historical perspectives, ethical and professional responsibilities, and current issues. Course content must aligned with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards and coincide with the National Association for the Education of Young Children position statement related to developmentally appropriate practices for children from birth through age eight. Requires students to participate in field experiences with children from infancy through age 12 in a variety of settings with varied and diverse populations. Course includes a minimum of 16 hours of field experiences. Criminal background check required prior to enrolling.


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  • TECA 1318 - Wellness of the Young Child +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2
    A study of the factors that impact the well-being of the young child including healthy behavior, food, nutrition, fitness, and safety practices. Focus is on local and national standards and legal implications of relevant policies and regulations. Course content is aligned with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities Standards and coincide with the National Association for the Education of Young Children position statement related to developmentally appropriate practices for children from birth to age eight. Requires students to participate in field experiences with children from infancy through age 12 in a variety of settings with varied and diverse populations. Course includes a minimum of 16 hours of field experiences. Criminal background check required prior to enrolling.


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Economics
  

  • ECON 2301 - Principles of Macroeconomics +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    An analysis of the economy as a whole including measurement and determination of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, national income, inflation, and unemployment. Other topics include international trade, economic growth, business cycles, and fiscal policy and monetary policy. Emphasis on the U.S. economy. Required for business and economics majors.


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Electronics Technology/Technician
  

  • CETT 1409 - DC-AC Circuits

    Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 3
    Fundamentals of DC circuits and AC circuits operation including Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, networks, transformers, resonance, phasors, capacitive and inductive and circuit analysis techniques. Emphasis on circuit simulation using PSpice. Course includes soldering techniques, hand tools, circuit fabrication techniques, troubleshooting techniques and circuit analysis using Mathcad. For majors in Electronics and Telecommunications Technology, Computer Hardware Technology, and Robotics and Automation Technology.
    Required Prerequisite(s): MATH 0362  with a minimum grade of C or appropriate TSI Math placement score.


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Education
  

  • EDUC 1300 - Learning Framework +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    A study of the research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition, and motivation; factors that impact learning; and application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned. (A student may NOT earn credit for both EDUC-1300 and PSYC 1300 .)


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  • EDUC 1301 - Introduction to the Teaching Profession +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2
    An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that provides active recruitment and institutional support of students interested in a teaching career, especially in high-need fields. The course provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations at all levels of P-12 schools with varied and diverse student populations and provides students with support from college and school faculty, preferably in small cohort groups, for the purpose of introduction to analysis of the culture of schooling and classrooms. Course content should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards. Course must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms. Criminal background check required prior to enrolling. Field experience required.


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  • EDUC 2301 - Introduction to Special Populations +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 2
    An enriched, integrated pre-service course and content experience that provides an overview of schooling and classrooms from the perspectives of language, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnic and academic diversity, and equity with an emphasis on factors that facilitate learning. The course provides students with opportunities to participate in early field observations of P-12 special populations and should be aligned as applicable with State Board for Educator Certification Pedagogy and Professional Responsibilities standards. Must include a minimum of 16 contact hours of field experience in P-12 classrooms with special populations. Criminal background check required prior to enrolling.
    Required Prerequisite(s): EDUC 1301  


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Educational and Instructional Media Design
  
  
  
  
  

Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Technology
  
  
  

Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General
  
  

Electromechanical Technology/Technician
  
  

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Energy Industry
  
  

  • ENER 1330 - Basic Mechanical Skills for Energy

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3
    Basic mechanical skills using hand and power tools in an industrial environment. Topics include tool use and maintenance, lubrication, measuring, threads and fasteners, bench works, basic mechanical drawings, and basic shop calculations (English and metric). Also addresses rigging procedures to include chain falls, jacks, cable, fulcrum, port-a­power, and come-along.


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English
  
  

  • ENGL 1301 - Composition I +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.
    Required Prerequisite(s): TSI compliant in writing and reading


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  • ENGL 1302 - Composition II +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.
    Required Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301  


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  • ENGL 2311 - Technical and Business Writing +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Intensive study of and practice in professional settings. Focus on the types of documents necessary to make decisions and take action on the job, such as proposals, reports, instructions, policies and procedures, email messages, letters, and descriptions of products and services. Practice individual and collaborative processes involved in the creation of ethical and efficient documents.
    Required Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301  


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  • ENGL 2327 - American Literature I +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    A survey of American literature from the period of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. Students will study works of prose, poetry, drama, and fiction in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. Texts will be selected from among a diverse group of authors for what they reflect and reveal about the evolving American experience and character.
    Required Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1302  


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  • ENGL 2389 - Academic Cooperative +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4
    An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of English language and literature. The course will use the workshop style of cooperative learning and team evaluation. The end product is the formal publication of the literary journal.
    Required Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1301  and TSI-compliant in reading


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Engineering
  
  

  • ENGR 1304 - Engineering Graphics I +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 4
    Introduction to computer-aided drafting using CAD software and sketching to generate two-and three-dimensional drawings based on the conventions of engineering graphical communication; topics include spatial relationships, multi-view projections and sectioning, dimensioning, graphical presentation of data, and fundamentals of computer graphics.
    Required Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314  or equivalent academic preparation


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  • ENGR 1307 - Plane Surveying +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 2 Laboratory Hours: 3
    Development of skills necessary to recognize and solve problems in surveying; introduction and use of various precision instruments used for surveying, including level, theodolites, electronic distance measuring equipment, and total stations for collecting field data; introduction of Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their use in surveying; and use of graphic design software, such as AutoCAD or Micro station in surveying problems.
    Required Prerequisite(s): ENGR 1304  and MATH 1316  or equivalent academic preparation


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  • ENGR 2305 - Electrical Circuits I +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Principles of electrical circuits and systems. Basic circuit elements (resistance, inductance, mutual inductance, capacitance, independent and dependent controlled voltage, and current sources). Topology of electrical networks; Kirchhoff’s laws; node and mesh analysis; DC circuit analysis; operational amplifiers; transient and sinusoidal steady-state analysis; AC circuit analysis; first-and second-order circuits; Bode plots; and use of computer simulation software to solve circuit problems.
    Required Prerequisite(s): PHYS 2425  and MATH 2414  
    Recommended Prerequisite(s): MATH 2320  


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  • ENGR 2308 - Engineering Economics +

    Semester Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 0
    Methods used for determining the comparative financial desirability of engineering alternatives. Provides the student with the basic tools required to analyze engineering alternatives in terms of their worth and cost, an essential element of engineering practice. The student is introduced to the concept of the time value of money and the methodology of basic engineering economy techniques. The course will address some aspects of sustainability and will provide the student with the background to enable them to pass the Engineering Economy portion of the Fundamentals of Engineering exam.
    Required Prerequisite(s): MATH 2413  


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  • ENGR 2406 - Introduction to Digital Systems (Lecture + Lab) +

    Semester Hours: 4 Lecture Hours: 3 Laboratory Hours: 3
    Introduction to theory and design of digital logic, circuits, and systems. Number systems, operations and codes; logic gates, Boolean algebra and logic simplification; Karnaugh maps; combinational logic; functions of combinational logic; flip-flops and related devices; counters; shift registers; sequential logic; memory and storage. Includes basic laboratory experiences supporting theoretical principles involving design, construction, and analysis of combinational and sequential digital circuits and systems, including logic gates, adders, multiplexers, encoders, decoders, arithmetic logic units, latches,flip-flops,registers,and counters, and preparation of laboratory reports.
    Required Prerequisite(s): MATH 1314  or equivalent academic preparation


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Environmental and Pollution Control Technology/Technician
  
  
  
  
  
 

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