HAC 203 - Estimating Thermal Loads

 
Description
This is a computer-based course in load calculations for heating and cooling buildings. Students use computer software to model green building performance in an effort to optimize the design of the HVAC system.  American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) ventilation standards are considered in reference to building codes.  Compliance with ENERGY STAR and LEED certification is discussed.

1. Model building performance in compliance with ENERGY STAR and LEED certification standards.
2. Calculate the heating load on a building.
3. Calculate the cooling load on a building.
4. Calculate ventilation requirements as per ASHRAE standards. 
5. Determine the comfort conditions of the customer.

1. ENERGY STAR and LEED certification standards
2. Heating and cooling loads
3. ASHRAE ventilation requirements
4. Comfort conditions of the customer

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 204 - Duct and Hydronic System Design

 
Description
Green building, ENERGY STAR and LEED building certification standards depend on duct and hydronic system design.  In this course students discuss Indoor Air Quality (IAQ), duct installation standards, air flow and sizing of ducts as they relate to adequate ventilation, filtration, temperature and humidity control for building performance and comfort.  Hydronic system design is included as part of building performance and comfort.

1. Apply ENERGY STAR and LEED certification standards to duct/hydronic system design.
2. Evaluate a building’s performance through an analysis of the duct and hydronic system.
3. Identify the different types of duct system designs.
4. Apply concepts and principles of air flow to the design of air flow systems.
5. Calculate the performance of air flow in a duct sytem using a duct calculator.
6. Design the extended plenum and reducing extended plenum duct systems.
7. Apply psychrometrics to comfort through the use of the psychrometric chart.
8. Apply concepts and principles of hydronic water systems to the design of hydronic systems.
9. Design series loop and one-pipe hydronic systems.
10. Plan gas piping systems using gas pipe sizing charts.

1. ENERGY STAR and LEED certification standards
2. Performance evaluation of the duct/hydronic systems
3. Supply, return, branch, grills and furnaces for a residential air duct system
4. Correct fan and fan speed to be used during the heating/cooling season
5. Correct location and type of grill that allows air to enter a room
6. Pump water flow and pressure in a hot water system
7. Mains, return and branch water lines for a residential hot water system

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 221 - Circuits and Controls for HVAC 1

 
Description
Green building performance is related to energy usage. HVAC circuits and controls contribute to the efficient use of energy.  In this course students explore the basic application of electric on/off control and electric proportional control before discussing proportional control through the application of pneumatics.

1. Identify the three major categories of a control system.
2. Interpret the sequence of operation for two- and three-wire control circuits, timed circuits and interlock circuits based on the ladder diagram.
3. Describe the sequence of operation and function of an economizer.
4. Differentiate on/off, floating and modulating controls in a control system.
5. Identify campers, actuators, valves and positioners in relation to their application for energy efficiency.
6. Identify valve types as they relate to specific control sequence.
7. Explain the use of 1-pipe and 2-pipe thermostats, humidistats, deadband and summer/winter and day/night thermostats and master/submaster control schemes.

1. Developing a control system
2. Types of control systems
3. Electric control system applications: ladder diagrams, two- and three-wire control, interlock circuits, timed circuits, economizer circuits, flame safeguard theory, floating and modulating control
4. Pneumatic controls systems applications: dampers, actuators, positioners, valves and valve actuators, air compressor and air supply system and system components such as 1-pipe, 2-pipe thermostats, humidistats, deadband thermostats, summer/winter and day/night thermostats and master/submaster control schemes

• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 222 - Pneumatic Controls for HVAC

 
Description
The course includes the setup, adjustment and maintenance of pneumatic control components and systems to assist in green building performance, energy usage and affordability. Pneumatic topics, such as the compressor station, 1-pipe and 2-pipe thermostats, humidistats, single and dual input receiver controllers, relays and final control devices are covered. This equipment is demonstrated in the classroom and includes various manufacturers’ devices.

1. Explain proportional control theory using graphics.
2. Identify dampers, actuators, valves and positioners in relation to their application for efficient energy utilization.
3. Analyze the sequencing of pneumatic systems for energy usage.
4. Identify valve types as they relate to specific control sequence.
5. Adjust and calibrate the following pneumatic controllers: 1-pipe and 2-pipe thermostats and humidistats, deadband and summer/winter and day/night thermostats, and master/submaster control schemes with various transmitters.
6. Explain the use, function and application of various pneumatic relays.
7. Design and set up a reset schedule for a hot water system for efficient energy utilization.

1. Types of control systems
2. The air station
3. Pneumatic controllers: 1-pipe, 2-pipe, master-submaster, receiver-controller
4. Pneumatic relays
5. Final control devices
6. Control applications

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HAC 224 - HVAC Installation

 
Description
This course includes the installation procedures and practices of related components of a furnace and air conditioner installation. Fabrication and installation of black iron pipe, copper tubing, PVC pipe and corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST) will be covered along with National Electric Code (NEC) requirements for electrical installations. This course also includes the procedures and practices of fabrication, installation, sealing and duct blower testing of a duct system.

1. Construct a sheet metal duct section to specifications.
2. Compare the applications of flex duct and fiberglass duct board.
3. Describe green building performance standards and duct blower testing.
4. Construct several piping systems using copper, black iron and PVC pipe.
5. Produce a completed fused disconnect and 120v outlet in a junction box.
6. Install a furnace and split-system air conditioner.
7. Identify venting and confined space issues.
8. Demonstrate the proper procedures to start-up a furnace and air conditioner.

1. Sheet metal ductwork
2. Flex duct and fiberglass duct
3. Black pipe, PVC pipe, copper tubing and corrugated stainless steel tubing (CSST)
4. Electrical considerations and safety
5. Installing air conditioners and furnaces
6. Furnaces and air conditioning startup procedures
7. R-410A air conditioning systems
8. Troubleshooting and adjustments
9. Green building performance standards

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 225 - Planned Maintenance

 
Description
This course focuses on green building performance. ENERGY STAR and LEED building certification standards are reviewed. Planned maintenance (PM) includes the principles, practices and procedures used to complete PM on air conditioners, heat pumps, furnaces and related equipment. PM will ensure the building continues to perform as designed and commissioned.

1. Identify ENERGY STAR and LEED building certification standards related to planned maintenance.
2. Complete a visual and electrical inspection on furnaces, air conditioners and heat pumps.
3. Complete a mechanical furnace and air conditioning component inspection.
4. Prepare a combustion analysis on applicable natural gas furnaces.
5. Complete an electric furnace inspection including voltages and amperages.
6. Analyze the efficiency of an oil furnace using combustion testing equipment.
7. Respond appropriately to identified customer concerns.

1. General mechanical maintenance
2. General electrical maintenance
3. Gas furnace PM
4. Oil furnace PM
5. Electric furnace PM
6. Split and packaged air conditioning and heat pump system PM
7. Related equipment PM
8. Customer relations and cultural diversity

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 231 - Circuits and Controls for HVAC 2

 
Description
Green building performance is related to energy usage.  HVAC circuits and controls contribute to the efficient use of energy.  Students begin this course by exploring generic electronic devices before gaining further understanding of electronic analog and digital circuits.  The course concludes with an analysis of direct digital control (DDC) systems as they relate to the use of energy to achieve comfort.

1. Differentiate the generic devices used for electronic control systems.
2. Identify DDC system components like analog input/output, digital input/output, CPU memory, automated building systems (ABS) protocols, topologies and architectures.
3. Analyze wireless systems based on current communication standards.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of variable frequency drives (VFD) and their operation to control fans by connecting the wiring to an existing VFD system or tracing a pictorial diagram from a manufacturer schematic.

1. Generic electronic devices
2. Invensys analog control schemes
3. Honeywell analog and digital control schemes
4. DDC systems
5. BacNet network protocol
6. Lonworks network protocol
7. VFDs

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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HAC 291CP - Cooperative Education

• Must have a QPA of 2.5 or higher
• Completed 30 college credits with at least 12 credits in their major field
• Have faculty approval
• Secure clearances if they are needed
• Follow established processes and complete required paperwork
• Qualify for risk management coverage

1. Complete a cooperative working experience of 50 hours.
2. Summarize a job shadowing experience with a qualified HVAC-R technician mentor.

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HEO 101 - Heavy Equipment Regulation & Safety 1

1. Qualify for certification from the National Safety Council in various lifesaving and emergency procedures.
2. Classify the basic safety issues pertaining to the construction industry.
3. Explain the history of apprenticeship and labor and current labor/management relations.
4. Identify the steps to be followed for the safe operation of the various forklifts used in the construction industry.
5. List the unique hazards associated with the use of the various forklifts used in the construction industry.
6. Explain the various types of communication used in the industry.
7. Demonstrate the hand signaling used to communicate in this industry.
8. Explain the tasks specific to Operating Engineers engaged in pipeline construction and distribution work.
9. Qualify for certification for OSHA Construction Outreach.
10. Qualify for certification for Safeland USA.
11. Qualify for certification for National Safety Council First Aid/CPR.
12. Qualify for certification for Powered Industrial Certification Operator as required by OSHA.
     

1. Safety and first aid training
2. Basic safety issues in the construction industry
3. Apprenticeship and labor/management relations
4. Safe operation of forklifts
5. Communication in the construction industry
6. Safeland USA certification
7. Pennsylvania Environmental Council (PEC)

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HEO 102 - Equipment Operations 1

1. Identify the various pieces of equipment used in the construction and material/aggregate industries.
2. List the step-by-step details for the proper methods of conducting pre-operational inspections of various types of construction equipment.
3. Identify the various types of soil and aggregates.
4. Describe the appropriate usage and methods of compaction for the various types of soil and aggregates found on construction sites.
5. Demonstrate the ability to accurately calculate quantities of material.
6. Perform calculations used in building and earthwork applications.
7. Demonstrate the ability to use construction grade staking.

1. Types of Construction Equipment
2. Types of Soil and Aggregate
3. Methods of Compaction
4. Pre-Operational Inspection of Equipment
5. Worksite Measurement
6. Calculations Used in Building and Earthwork
7. Construction Grade Staking

1. Soils and Compaction, IUOE
2. Orientation on Construction Equipment, IUOE

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HEO 105 - Heavy Equip Regulation & Safety 2

 
Description
This course provides students with an understanding of the hazards, regulations, proper procedures, decontamination, and protective equipment associated with the remediation of hazardous waste sites. While outfitted in personal protective equipment on a simulated waste site, students participate in hands-on exercises in the methodology of using equipment to perform remediation tasks.

1. List the safety hazards associated with the remediation of hazardous waste sites.
2. List the regulations governing the role of heavy equipment operators engaged in the remediation of hazardous waste sites.
3. Explain the proper application of personal protective equipment.
4. Demonstrate the proper procedures for wearing and decontaminating personal protective equipment.
5. Demonstrate the correct utilization of heavy equipment to perform removal of hazardous waste sites in a simulated situation.

1. Safety Hazards of Hazardous Waste Sites
2. Regulations Covering Heavy Equipment Utilized in the Removal of Hazardous Waste
3. Personal Protective Equipment
4. Decontamination Procedures
5. Waste Removal Techniques

1. Working Safely With Hazardous Materials, IUOE
2. Scraper Safety
3. Crawler/Tractor Loader Safety

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HEO 106 - Equipment Operations 2

 
Description
This course covers inspection and uses of various wire ropes, lifting devices, and hardware used in hoisting operations. Students are also instructed in the proper application and usage of fuels, lubricants, and coolants. The student also learns design and application of tires and tracks utilized in the construction industry. Also covered is the proper maintenance and usage of tires and tracks to prevent premature failure.

1. Demonstrate the various uses of wire ropes, lifting devices and hardware for hoisting operations.
2. List applications for fuels, lubricants and coolants for heavy equipment.
3. Describe the proper storage and handling procedures for fuels, lubricants and coolants.
4. Identify appropriate tires and tracks for the various types of heavy equipment such as: dozers, loaders, graders, etc.
5. Explain the steps required to properly maintain the tires and tracks used on heavy equipment.
6. Provide examples of methods to prevent premature failure of tires and tracks.
7. Explain the proper operating practices associated with the use of tires and tracks.

1. Hardware for Hoisting Operations
2. Fuels, Lubricants and Coolants
3. Tires and Tracks for Heavy Equipment
4. Proper Maintenance of Tires and Tracks

1. Rigging and Reeving, IUOE
2. Tires and Tracks (FOS), John Deere
3. Your Undercarriage Guide, CAT
4. Fuels, Oils, Coolants (FOS), John Deere

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HEO 201 - Heavy Equip Regulation & Safety 3

 
Description
This course provides an introduction to the components, principles, designs and operation of various systems used in gasoline and diesel engines. Preventive maintenance procedures and troubleshooting techniques are also included.

1. Explain the components and principle systems of gasoline and diesel engines.
2. Identify the various designs of gasoline and diesel engines and their proper application.
3. Demonstrate the operation of both gasoline and diesel engines.
4. List the proper maintenance procedures for gasoline and diesel engines.
5. Troubleshoot gasoline and diesel engine failures.
6. Complete the post test for waste operations site worker with a 70% or better.

1. Gasoline and Diesel Engines
2. Operations of Gasoline and Diesel Engines
3. Troubleshooting Gasoline and Diesel Engines
4. Hazardous Waste Operations Site Worker Recertification

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HEO 202 - Equipment Operations 3

 
Description
This course covers the work processes and safety methods that must be utilized to complete the numerous tasks assigned to the following equipment: dozer, loader, grader, scrapers, backhoe, and excavator. Tasks covered include: excavating, grading, shaping, sloping, cut and fill operations, lifting techniques, and hydraulic hammer use. It also covers the tasks and techniques assigned to the rubber-tired excavator or Gradall operator including trenching, sloping, and fine-grade operations.

1. List and explain the work processes required for major pieces of heavy equipment used at various construction sites.
2. Demonstrate the various safety processes that should be employed when operating the major pieces of heavy equipment used at construction sites.
3. Demonstrate excavating, grading, shaping, sloping, cut and fill operations, lifting techniques and hydraulic hammer use.
4. Demonstrate trenching, sloping and fine-grade operations.

1. Work Processes for Heavy Construction Equipment
2. Safety Processes Used in the Operation of Heavy Construction Equipment
3. Excavating, Grading, Shaping, Sloping, Cut and Fill Operations and Lifting Techniques
4. Rubber Tire Excavator
5. Trenching, Sloping and Fine-Grade Operations
    

1. Earthmoving Equipment, IUOE
2. Grading and Ditching, IUOE
3. Operating techniques Tractor/Loader-Backhoe, Equipment Training Resources
4. Grader Safety, AEM
5. Hydraulic Excavator Safety, AEM
6. Skid Steer Safety, AEM

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HEO 205 - Equipment Operations 4

 
Description
This course covers an introduction to a number of different operations and applications used in the heavy equipment construction industry. Welding topics include an introduction to stick, MIG, TIG, and gas welding. Included in the course are the proper techniques and safety methods involved with the operation of lattice boom, telescopic boom, and crawler mounted cranes. The various equipment used in the paving industry and the basic components and principles of power trains and hydraulic systems are also covered.

1. List the various welding methods and their application.
2. Perform basic welding techniques.
3. Operate a crane at a simulated construction site.
4. Explain the various types of paving equipment and their function.
5. Identify the various components of a power train system, including transmissions, clutches, torque converters and hydrostatic drives.
6. Identify the various components of a hydraulic system, including pumps, valves, motors, cylinders and accumulators.
7. Explain the proper maintenance of power trains and hydraulic systems.
8. Identify power train and hydraulic system failures.

1. Cranes
2. Welding Applications
3. Paving, including Asphalt and Concrete
4. Power Train Systems
5. Hydraulic Systems

1. Welding (FOS), John Deere
2. Welding Guide, Lincoln Welding
3. Welders Guide, Lincoln Welding
4. Power Trains (FOS), John Deere
5. Hydraulics (FOS), John Deere
6. Mobile Craning Today Crane Operations, Riggers, and Supervisors, OETIO
7. Asphalt Paving and Compaction, IUOE
8. Crane Safety, AEM

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HEO 206 - Industry Recertifications

1. Qualify to recertify in Powered Industrial Truck Operator and CPR/First Aid.
2. Qualify to recertify in Hazardous Waste Operations Site Worker and Department of Transportation (DOT) Pipeline Operator.
3. Qualify to certify for MSHA new miner training.

1. Powered Industrial Truck Operator
2. CPR/First Aid
3. Hazardous waste operations
4. New miner training

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HIS 101 - Western Civilization From Ancient Times Through 1500

1. Identify the major distinguishing characteristics of the primary civilizations of the ancient Near East and North Africa.
2. Describe the essential contributions of the ancient Near East to the social, cultural and intellectual development of Western Civilization.
3. Explain the crucial role of Greek civilization of distinctive political, social, cultural and intellectual institutions of the West.
4. Explain the major political, economic and social developments of the Roman Republic and Empire, which were central to the emergence of the West.
5. Assess the reasons for the rise and development of various religions in ancient, medieval and early modern cultures.
6. Compare and contrast the distinguishing features of economic, social and political feudalism in the evolution of European society.
7. Identify the major forces that marked the transition from late medieval to early modern society and the European nation states.
8. Evaluate the impact of political, economic and intellectual changes in the evolution and development of European civilization.

1. Origins of agriculture and civilization
2. Archaic civilizations in the Ancient Near East: Egypt, Mesopotamia and the Hebrews
3. Hellenic Greece: Urbanism, overseas trade, art and philosophy
4. The Roman Republic and Empire
5. Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic world
6. Eastern and western Christianity and the Islamic world
7. Politics, society, religion, farming and feudalism in the Early Middle Ages
8. Kingdoms, new economies, new learning, society and culture in the High Middle Ages
9. The Renaissance
10. Absolutism and dynastic states

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HIS 102 - Western Civilization Since 1500

1. Identify the trends and forces that led to the development of a modern world-view.
2. Compare and contrast the political and constitutional development of Britain and continental Europe.
3. Explain the intellectual concepts of the Enlightenment.
4. Describe the causes and results of the French Revolution.
5. Explain the rise of industrialism and capitalism and the challenges of and responses to liberalism, socialism and Marxism.
6. Explain the role of nationalism in the formation of major nations in the late 19th century.
7. Describe the causes and results of World War I.
8. Identify the causes and results of the Russian Revolution.
9. Explain the causes of World War II and the issues of the Cold War.

1. The Renaissance and Reformation
2. The Age of Exploration
3. Absolutism and Constitutionalism
4. The Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment
5. The French Revolution
6. The Industrial Revolution
7. Nineteenth and early twentieth century political ideologies
8. Imperialism and colonialism
9. Unification movements in Italy and Germany
10. World War I and World War II
11. The Cold War
12. Decolonization
13. The collapse of the Soviet Union
14. Globalization

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HIS 104 - United States History from Early Colonization thru 1865

1. Describe the reasons for European exploration and colonization of the Americas as well as the relationships and conflicts between European and Native cultures.
2. Explain the political, economic, religious and social developments of British Colonial America.
3. Describe the background and causes of the American Revolution.
4. Define the essential concepts of significant historical primary documents such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.
5. Assess the main social, economic and political developments of early 19th century America.
6. Describe the significance of American nationalism and the frontier expansion.
7. Explain the importance of the era of Andrew Jackson and Jacksonian democracy.
8. Evaluate the evolution of North America from thirteen colonies through the Mexican War.
9. Compare and contrast 19th century urban and rural America.
10. Explain the nature and development of the institution of American slavery and its relationship to human society and the American Civil War.
11. Discuss the background and causes as well as the legacy of the American Civil War and the onset of the Reconstruction era.

1. Colonization and the collision of cultures
2. Political, economic and social composition of the North American colonies
3. Empire and independence: the French and Indian War and the American Revolution
4. Shaping a federal union: Confederation through the Constitution of the United States
5. Jeffersonian Republicanism
6. The War of 1812
7. Industrialization and urbanization
8. Jacksonian democracy
9. Manifest Destiny and the Mexican War
10. African American slavery and the American Civil War
11. Reconstruction

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HIS 105 - United States History Since 1865

1. Identify the issues of the post-Civil War era and Reconstruction.
2. Explain the rise of industrialization, big business and the Populist and Progressive movements.
3. Describe the causes and results of World War I.
4. Explain the causes and results of the Great Depression.
5. Explain the causes of World War II and the issues of the Cold War.
6. Describe the concepts of the Civil Rights movement and political, economic and social issues of modern America.

1. Reconstruction
2. Westward Expansion
3. Industrialization and urbanization
4. Populism, American Imperialism and Progressivism
5. World War I and World War II
6. The Inter-War Years: The Great Depression and the New Deal
7. The Cold War
8. Social and cultural transformations in post-World War II America
9. The War in Vietnam
10. The New Right
11. American Foreign Policy: 1980 - 2000

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HIS 113 - History of the Old Testament

1. Explain the fundamental principles of hermeneutics and literary criticism and why these are important for modern, scientific and historical investigations.
2. Describe the basic arrangement of the Hebrew scriptures.
3. Explain the essence of Hebrew and Jewish theologies.
4. Report on the evolution of Jewish thought.
5. List the most important historical moments from 1250 B.C.E. until 90 C.E.

1. Hermeneutics, exegesis and literary criticism
2. The myths of the Cosmogony and the Patriarchs
3. Pentateuch–J,E,D,P (the authors of the Pentateuch)
4. Prophets: Proto-Prophets, Classical Prophets, Pre-and Post-exilic
5. Wisdom literature
6. Pseudepigrapha, deuterocanonical and apocalyptic literature

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HIS 114 - History of the New Testament

1. Explain the fundamental principles of hermeneutics and literary criticism and why these are important for modern, scientific and historical investigation.
2. Discuss what is meant by “Synoptic Gospel” (and identify which books are understood as the Synoptic Gospels), the “Priority of Mark” and “Q” (Quelle, the Source).
3. Explain the importance of the book of “John” for the full evolution of Christian thought.
4. Discuss the relevance, content and historical development of the thoughts of Paul.
5. Review the development of the earliest era of the Christian Church.
6. Describe the genre of “Apocalyptic.”

1. Hermeneutics, exegesis and literary criticism
2. The importance of true meaning of “Myth” in the development of christian thought
3. The Importance and relevance of “Story” and “Parable” in the development of christian thought
4. The Synoptic Gospels and “Acts”
5. The Book of John
6. Paul, the Pauline Letters and the Letters from/to others
7. Apocalyptic literature

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HIS 151 - History of American Labor

1. Describe the differences between the old and new labor history.
2. Define the origins of organized labor in America.
3. Explain the rise of industrialization and the changing relationship of big business, government and organized labor.
4. Explain the role of working-class institutions in workers’ lives.
5. Compare and contrast events, such as war, that impacted workers’ lives.
6. Describe the relationship among race, class, ethnicity and gender in American labor history.
7. Evaluate working-class history through discussion, written assignments and the review of representative primary and secondary documents.

1. Free, wage and contract labor
2. The farm to factory movement
3. Working-class culture: native, African American and immigrant workers
4. The emergence of organized labor in America
5. Labor strife: the Haymarket Square Riot, the Homestead Strike and the Pullman Strike
6. Iron, steel and the Pittsburgh Survey
7. Progressivism and social reform
8. Taylorism and Welfare Capitalism
9. Workers during World War I and World War II
10. Organized labor in post-World War II America
11. Industrial decline in the twentieth century

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HIS 203 - African American History 1

1. Discuss ancient African civilizations and their contributions to the world.
2. Explain early interactions between the once equal African and European civilizations.
3. Detail African universities and their world importance.
4. Discuss slavery systems, old world and new.
5. Investigate world events that led to the enslavement of Africa.
6. Enumerate African contributions to the world.
7. Discuss aspects of the Atlantic slave trade.
8. Explain how the profits of slavery enriched many nations but not Africa.
9. Analyze the development of Western racism.
10. Detail how Native Americans were robbed of their land and slaughtered by Europeans.
11. Summarize the true nature of the establishment of so-called “New World” countries.
12. Articulate how non-European people helped America to develop.

1. Africa and the beginning of humankind and early civilizations
2. How African nations became the richest and most powerful before European conquest
3. Traditional African society and cultures       
4. The “discovery” of America and the negative impact on Africa
5. African contributions to world civilization
6. Slave systems, New World and old
7. The development of the Atlantic slave trade and its impact on Africa
8. The destruction and conquest of Africa
9. How the slave trade enriched many European countries
10. The development of Western racism
11. The myths of the settlement of the so-called New World and America
12. The truth of Black participation in all American wars, including the U.S. Civil War

• Communication
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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HIS 205 - African American History 2

1. Explain the development of Western racism as relates to African Americans.
2. Discuss the aftermath of slavery and the promises unfulfilled.
3. Summarize all aspects of the Reconstruction Movement.
4. Outline the rise and fall of Black voting power in the South.
5. Relate how the American society granted freedom but not equality to Blacks
6. Analyze racism in all its manifestations.
7. Discuss the development of Black ghettos throughout the United States
8. Describe the conditions under which Blacks struggled for equality in the United States.
9. Compare Southern and Northern racist practices.
10. Identify Black advancements in the United States.
11. Articulate views of the National and local Civil Rights Movement.
12. Discuss how the first African American U.S. President, Barack Obama, was elected and the impact of that election.

1. Review of African American history before 1865
2. The meaning of freedom for Blacks
3. Reconstruction and the rise of Black voting power
4. The rise of the KKK and other terror groups
5. How the North aided and abetted the rise of Jim Crow Laws and customs
6. The Great Migration and the formation of Northern Black Ghettoes
7. Conditions Black faced in their attempt to be treated equally
8. Police and Blacks. Who do they protect?
9. Contributions of Blacks to American society
10. The Tuskegee Experiment and the Tuskegee Airmen
11. Black participation in the wars of America and the discrimination they faced during and after these wars
12. The destruction of Black Wall Street and other self-sufficient Black communities
13. The Civil Rights Movement
14. The Black Lives Matter movement
15. Barack Obama his victories and defeats and his treatment by Whites
16. Where do we go from here?

• Culture Society & Citizenship
• Communication

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HIS 213 - Twentieth Century World History

1. Present selected topics and developments within a historical context.
2. Describe the causes and consequences of World War I.
3. Describe the causes and consequences of World War II and assess the moral dilemmas presented by the event.
4. Compare and contrast events that influenced twentieth century revolutions.
5. Define various ideologies including nationalism, socialism, communism and fascism.
6. Appraise the impact of decolonization and independence movements after World War II.
7. Articulate the reasons for the Cold War, the spread of communism and the ultimate collapse of the Soviet Union.
8. Evaluate the relationship between developed and underdeveloped nations.
9. Integrate the history of Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia to formulate a clear understanding of the significant social, political, scientific, technological and economic forces, both national and international, that shaped the twentieth century.

1. Modern Europe and the Non-Western Reaction of European Domination
2. The Balkan Wars and World War I
3. Twentieth Century Revolutions: Russia, China, India, Mexico, Cuba and Iran
4. World War II
5. Decolonization and Independence Movements after World War II
6. The Cold War and the Communist World
7. India, Southeast Asia and Africa after 1945
8. The Middle East, Developed Asia and Latin America
9. Collapse of the Soviet Union

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HIS 219 - History of Women

1. Define the conceptualization of the role women have played in history.
2. Compare and contrast women’s experience based on class and race.
3. Explain women’s socialization in a historical context.
4. Utilize a variety of historical methodologies to examine the conceptual framework of political vs. social history.
5. Explain the variety of suffragist and feminist literature.
6. Explain the dichotomy between traditional patriarchy and feminist historical analysis.

1. Impact of religion on women’s status and roles
2. Cult of domesticity
3. Women and education
4. The impact of war on women
5. Race and class differences in the female experience
6. Women’s suffrage
7. Feminism
8. Sexuality and childbearing
9. Women and politics

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HIS 220 - Historical Archaeology

1. Evaluate evidence available to historians, archaeologists and social scientists in general.
2. Assess the evolution and development of human culture based on material evidence.
3. Compare and contrast different methods used in the recovery of objects in archaelogical work.
4. Explain the developments in the field of historical archaeology as seen from a North American perspective.
5. Evaluate appropriate sources of archeological literature.
6. Examine specific types of material data to assess their usefulness in reconstructing historical analysis and historical change.
7. Evaluate the merit of pseudo-archaeological phenomena that appear on television and in popular films or literature.

1. Definitions of space, time and behavior
2. Photographs as artifacts and historical data
3. Graveyards and bone analysis
4. Landscape as artifact
5. Ceramic analysis
6. Excavation techniques and methodology
7. Archaeology, ethnicity and race
8. Archaeology of Northeastern American Indians
9. American architecture: Urban, rural and frontier

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HIS 222 - Pittsburgh: Past, Present and Future

1. Explain the relationship between geography and history in the development of Pittsburgh.
2. Examine the changes from productive to service economy.
3. Define Pittsburgh’s role in Colonial America, the French and Indian Wars and the Revolution.
4. Identify factors leading to the industrialization of Western Pennsylvania.
5. Discuss the interrelationship of immigration, urbanization, transportation and industrialization.
6. Explain Pittsburgh as a model of modern urban renewal.

1. Colonization
2. French and Indian Wars
3. Western Expansion
4. Whiskey Rebellion
5. Industrialization
6. Utopianism
7. Modern Urbanism
8. Urban Renewal

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HIS 229 - Contemporary United States History

1. Explain why the United States entered the 20th Century as the leading industrial nation.
2. Identify the reasons why the United States entered World War I.
3. Explain why isolationist sentiments dominated the 1920s and 1930s.
4. Define the economic factors at work during the 1920s and 1930s.
5. Explain the significance of World War II and Americas reentry in global matters.
6. Convey an understanding of America’s place in the Cold War.
7. Describe the social, political and economic developments since World War II.
8. Provide details about American foreign policy since 1945.

1. The Industrial Revolution in America
2. America looks outward: 1898-1917
3. World War I
4. America looks inward: 1919-1940
5. The “Roaring Twenties”
6. The Great Depression: causes and solutions
7. Increasing governmental centralization
8. World War II
9. The Cold War: 1945-1970
10. The “Sixties Revolution”
11. The War in Vietnam
12. The Cold War: 1970-1991
13. The Civil Rights Movement
14. The “Reagan Revolution”
15. The War on Terror, Globalization and the Information Revolution

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HLS 101 - Orient Hmlnd Security/Emerg Prep, Plan, Response

The course consists of a complete overview to Homeland Security, Emergency Preparedness and Response. Students complete the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) online training for Incident Command System and National Incident Management System. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) certifications are issued following successful completion of assigned modules and must be presented to instructor before the end of class.

1. Describe the motivations, means and methods of transnational terrorist groups.
2. Explain the broad range of federal policies and procedures enacted since the events of 9/11.
3. Summarize the organizations involved in homeland security, how they are organized, how they interrelate and their specific roles.
4. Evaluate homeland security directives.
5. Explain foundational knowledge of the discipline of homeland security.
6. Complete certification by DHS/FEMA in assigned course modules.

1. Fundamentals of terrorism
2. Homeland defense and security strategies
3. Homeland security players and organizations
4. Legal and jurisdictional issues
5. Introduction to the Incident Command System 
6. Incident Command System for Single Resources and Initial Action Incidents 
7. Incident management 
8. Introduction to the National Response Plan

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• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Information Literacy

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HLS 102 - Perspectives on Terrorism

1. Differentiate between diverse types of terrorism.
2. Discuss specific terrorist groups’ agendas.
3. Describe the political, religious and cultural implications of terrorism.
4. Cite the historical backdrop for terrorism.
5. Identify the major security problems linked to terrorism.
6. Recognize U.S. vulnerability to technological, biological, chemical and nuclear

1. Criminology of terrorism
2. History of terrorism
3. Modern day terrorism
4. International terrorism and ethnic terrorism
5. Terrorism in the United States
6. Technological terrorism and weapons of mass destruction
7. Terrorism and the media & policy of the future on terrorism

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HLS 103 - Intro Phys Security/Deterrents to Terrorism

1. Utilize critical and analytical thinking skills in risk assessment.
2. Apply the CARVER approach to vulnerability assessments.
3. Conduct interviews of on-site experts and knowledgeable employees.
4. Explain the risk assessment principles in a real world environment.
5. Conduct principles of security analysis for facilities and programs in a cost respectful but comprehensive manner.
6. Conduct required status and out-briefs with the client management.
7. Describe the role of the Vulnerability Assessment in the Risk Assessment program.

1. Defining risk analysis
2. Physical protection systems principles and concepts
3. Design and evaluation criteria
4. Planning and managing the assessment
5. Vulnerability assessment process inputs - establish protection objectives
6. The CARVER system
7. Access control systems
8. Practical exercise

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HLS 203 - Emerg Medical Services/Health Services Orient

1. Develop a medical response plan based on realistic expectations of public safety capabilities.
2. Differentiate the function of various levels of EMS responder including basic and advanced care capabilities.
3. Explain the role and function of EMS in the NIMS-based response plan.
4. Evaluate hospital disaster response capabilities.
5. Identify the role of public health agencies in pandemic illness response.
6. Compare the various hazardous materials that can be used as WMD and the effects on health and safety.
7. Summarize how medical resources are allocated during a disaster.

1. The evolution of organized EMS
2. Hospital disaster capabilities
3. Overview of NIMS-based resource coordination
4. Overview of WMD and medical response considerations

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• Culture Society & Citizenship

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HLS 205 - Intro Homeland Security Grant Writing/Grants Mgt

1. Identify homeland security grant programs.
2. Develop a formal homeland security grant proposal.
3. Identify funding of grant sources.
4. Describe the processes that will take place during the grant proposal lifespan.

1. Planning and evaluating grant writing
2. Grant proposals
3. Evaluation plans
4. Data collection
5. Data analysis and reporting
6. Model programs and evaluations
7. Pitfalls that could adversely affect a successful grant program

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HLS 206 - Continuity of Operation Planning

1. Explain the importance of COOP planning.
2. Describe the federal directives that relate to COOP.
3. Appraise the participation of an active member of a COOP team.
4. Identify the various templates, tools and formats used to evaluate an operation and prepare a COOP.
5. Prepare a COOP.
6. Pass FEMA certification exam(s) in COOP.

1. Essential functions
2. Delegations of authority
3. Succession planning
4. Alternate facilities
5. Interoperable communications
6. Vital records and databases
7. Human capital
8. The test, training and exercise program
9. Plans for devolution and reconstitution

• Information Literacy
• Technological Competence

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HLS 207 - Homeland Security and Emergency Mgmt

1. Outline the management issues related to a major homeland security event.
2. Summarize organizations involved in homeland security.
3. Explain mitigation efforts.
4. Describe prevention techniques.
5. Identify preparation and readiness techniques.
6. Describe national incident response capabilities.
7. Explain recovery efforts should a homeland security event occur.
8. Evaluate Homeland Security and Emergency Management services and systems.

1. Defining homeland security and terrorism
2. Weapons of mass destruction
3. History of international and domestic terrorism
4. The nature of the terrorism hazard/threat
5. The intergovernmental context of homeland security
6. The policy and organizational context of homeland security
7. Mitigation and prevention
8. Planning/preparedness/readiness
9. Response
10. Recovery

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ENG 102H - Honors English Composition 2

 
Description
This course develops information literacy skills, with a focus on research-based writing. Building on English 101, this course emphasizes critical and ethical analysis of popular and scholarly writing, in addition to inquiry-based research. Students develop other crucial research skills, particularly: using technology to conduct primary and secondary research, systematic evaluation, synthesis and documentation of sources, and critical thinking about the social, intellectual, and cultural frameworks through which evidence and conclusions are presented. Students produce multiple research-based writing assignments totaling 15 to 20 pages.

1. Develop a viable signature research essay.
2. Evaluate sources for accuracy, bias and relevance.
3. Synthesize multiple and diverse non-fiction sources.
4. Attribute and cite sources correctly according to current MLA/APA guidelines.
5. Revise and edit multiple drafts of written work.

1. Organization, including introductions and conclusions
2. Peer evaluation
3. Summary, paraphrase and direct quotation
4. Plagiarism
5. Using argumentative and persuasive strategies
6. Writing sound theses
7. Audience, purpose and tone
8. Clarity and syntax

• Communication
• Information Literacy

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ENG 228H - Honors Gender and Story, Experimental

1. Define gender, sex and sexuality within an intersectional framework.
2. Demonstrate the role gender plays in textual analysis.
3. Analyze the political and social backgrounds of different texts.
4. Apply critical lenses for analyzing fiction and nonfiction such as gender theory, critical race theory, postcolonialism and historical materialism.
5. Create written responses to texts using critical theory that relate them to larger social and historical contexts.

1. Fiction, nonfiction and multimedia that engage with gender
2. Historical contexts for gender in literary texts
3. Critical theory about gender
4. Writing essays about literary texts with critical awareness of social and historical context

• Communication
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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ENG 229H - Honors Young Adult Literature, Experimental

 
Description
This course invites students to examine young adult literature including genres such as poetry, folktales, myths, realistic and fantastic fiction, creative nonfiction, graphic novels, comic books, drama, film/television, blogs, websites, and games aimed at adolescents. Scientific, journalistic, or autobiographical commentaries on the nature of adolescence and/or young adult literature is also included. A reading knowledge of contemporary, historical, and noteworthy young adult texts and their evaluative review is emphasized.  

This course includes a selection of diverse authors, historical contexts, styles, and genres with emphasis on interpretation and attention to representation. Critical issues in young adult literature are examined and debated.

1. Identify the conventions of young adult literature by writers across various cultures and historical contexts. 
2. Examine historic and contemporary young adult literature, including literature from diverse authors and illustrators. 
3. Analyze principal issues and more recent scholarship in young adult literature, such as censorship, didacticism, feminism, multiculturalism and post modernism. 
4. Devise strategies for introducing adolescences to larger social, political, cultural and historical contexts, necessary for literary interpretation and analysis.  
5. Apply literary terminology appropriately.  
6. Develop written and oral communication skills through research projects, academic and creative writing, discussions, and presentation.

1. Poetry, folktales and myths  
2. Realistic and fantastic fiction  
3. Creative nonfiction  
4. Graphic novels and comic books 
5. Additional genres may include film and television aimed at adolescents, websites, blogs, fanfiction, games, and other non-traditional young adult formats 
6. Literary terminology 
7. Attention to diversity and representation  
8. Literary criticism: critical issues of debate and recent scholarship

• Communication
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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HON 109H - Honoring the Community through Service

1. Identify resources for learning about community issues.
2. Develop a fundamental understanding of the community they wish to serve.
3. Develop an understanding of the servant leader.
4. Employ effective methods for initiating change and providing meaningful service to others.
5. Analyze the transformative nature of service.

1. The servant leader
2. Community resources
3. SMART goals
4. Strategies for effective planning and implementation
5. Assessing goal achievement
6. Reflection/transformation

• Culture Society & Citizenship

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HON 115H - Honors Leadership

1. Formulate a fundamental understanding of leadership and the skills manifest in effective leaders.
2. Appraise his/her personal leadership assumptions and philosophy to enhance self-awareness.
3. Apply effective techniques for articulating a vision.
4. Practice the steps involved in setting goals.
5. Articulate his/her personal leadership values with an awareness of the complexities inherent in ethical leadership.
6. Employ the processes involved in effective decision making.
7. Differentiate types of conflict and the roles a leader can play in managing conflict.
8. Illustrate team-building and empowerment strategies.
9. Employ effective methods for initiating change and providing meaningful service to others.

1. Leadership philosophy
2. Leadership theory
3. Goal setting
4. Articulating a vision
5. Ethical leadership
6. Team building
7. Decision making
8. Managing conflict
9. Leading through service

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• Culture Society & Citizenship

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PHS 107H - Honors Introductory Astronomy

1. Apply scientific inquiry to the study of astronomy.
2. Explain phenomena that can be observed in daytime and in the night sky.
3. List the fundamental properties of objects in the solar system, stars and galaxies.
4. Apply the basic principles and laws of physics to the Universe and its contents.
5. Explain methods used by scientists to gather information and data in astronomy.

1. The Celestial Sphere and the Night Sky
2. Kepler’s Planetary Laws, Newton’s Laws of Motion and Gravity
3. The Nature of Light and Telescopes
4. Our Moon
5. The Solar System: the Planets and their Moons, Asteroids, Comets and Dwarf Planets
6. Our Sun
7. The Formation, Evolution and Death of Stars
8. The Milky Way and Other Galaxies
9. Cosmology
10. Other Solar Systems and Extra-terrestrial life

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• Information Literacy

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POL 201H - Honors Modern Political Thought

1. Explain the writings of some of the major political theorists of the 20th century.
2. Identify the continuities and cleavages within different political traditions.
3. Compare and contrast how different theorists conceptualize basic political values like freedom, equality, democracy, etc..
4. Assess contemporary politics through the lens of different political theorists and opposing political traditions.

1. Political through from the Renaissance to the Enlightenment (Machiavelli, Luther, Motesquieu, Voltaire, etc)
2. Classical Liberalism (Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, etc)
3. Neoclassical and Welfare Liberalism (Spencer, Green, etc)
4. Conservatism (Burke, de Mastre, etc)
5. Socialism and Communism: Up to Marx (More, Marx and Engles, etc)
6. Socialism and Communism: after Marx (Bernstein, Lenin, Trotsky, etc)
7. Fascism and Nazism (Gobineau, Hitler, etc)
8. Recent developments (post-1960)

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POL 228H - Comparative Cultures & Politics of India and United States

1. Identify culture in Asian and American societies.
2. Explain the concept of democracy.
3. Contrast presidential and parliamentary political systems.
4. Distinguish the impact of culture on major social institutions like family, religion, education and politics.
5. Analyze social problems and issues related to poverty and gender.
6. Devise appropriate research methodologies for a research problem.

1. Material and non-material culture
2. Democracy and human rights
3. Presidential and parliamentary systems
4. Political and social institutions
5. Politics of poverty and gender
6. Research methodology

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• Information Literacy

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POL 229H - Honors Women and Politics Around the World

1. Explain the relationship between gender and politics in different countries of the world.
2. Compare and contrast the status of women world over, while examining their cultural, religious, social and economic context.
3. Identify movements concerning women’s suffrage and women’s rights.
4. Analyze women’s participation in the electoral processes of different electoral systems and their representation in national legislatures & executives.

1. History of Women’s Suffrage.
2. Women’s Representation in Politics.
3. Cultural Context & Explanation
4. Social and Economic Conditions of Women
5. Democracy and Electoral Systems.
6. International Women’s Movements

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PSY 108H - Honors Human Growth and Development

1. Analyze the major physical, cognitive, emotional and social aspects of development at each of the major stages in life.
2. Compare and contrast the major views of development such as the Behavioristic, Psychoanalytical, Cognitive, Ethological, Humanistic, etc.
3. Summarize the major theorists in Developmental Psychology, such as Freud, Piaget, Erikson, Skinner, Vygotsky, Maslow, Jung, etc.
4. Describe the history of the study of human development incorporating the methodologies in developmental research, such as longitudinal studies, cross- sectional studies and cross-sequential studies and ethical principles of research.
5. Define intelligence and compare the major theorists and their measurement instruments across the life span.
6. Explain cultural diversity and identify the physical and mental challenges faced across the life span.
7. Evaluate the effects of poverty on health and personality and solutions to these problems.
8. Evaluate differences among the cognitive theories of development.

1. The history of the study of human development and research design, research methodology and ethical principles of research in developmental studies
2. Theoretical views of development
3. Genetic influences on pre-and post-natal development
4. Infancy health, cognition and personality
5. Early childhood health, cognition and personality
6. Middle childhood health, cognition and personality
7. Adolescence health, cognition and personality
8. Young adulthood health, cognition and personality
9. Middle adulthood health, cognition and personality
10. Late adulthood health, cognition and personality
11. Death and dying, grief and loss

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• Culture Society & Citizenship

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HOM 101 - Introduction to Foodservice, Lodging and Recreation Management

1. Identify the scope of the hospitality industry.
2. Survey career options and career requirements.
3. Recognize the terminology of the hospitality field.
4. Analyze the hospitality industry: past, present and future.

1. Hotel-Restaurant Entrepreneurs and Forefathers
2. Organizational Structure
3. Career Opportunities
4. Personal Attitudes and Skills
5. Management Qualities

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HOM 103 - Housekeeping and Maintenance Operations

1. Describe the organizational structure of the housekeeping department and maintenance.
2. Describe management skills and job responsibilities of housekeeping department members.
3. Project customer trends and the effects on the department and lodging facility.
4. Recognize methods of selecting, supervising, training and motivating the housekeeping staff and maintenance staff.
5. Design hotel rooms according to guest trends, government regulations and technological advancements.
6. Investigate housekeeping and maintenance problems and solutions.

1. Housekeeping and Maintenance Organizational Structure
2. Housekeeping Policies and Procedures
3. Room Design
4. Housekeeping Department Scheduling and Generated Reports
5. Employee and Guest Safety and Security
6. Housekeeping Equipment and Supplies
7. Housekeeping Terminology
8. Housekeeping Cleaning and Maintenance
9. Environmental Control
10. Facilities Management
11. Fire Safety

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• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Information Literacy

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HOM 105 - Human Resources and Ethical Practices

1. Describe the functions of management.
2. Recognize the various prescribed managerial policies, procedures and practices.
3. Identify various problems related to both employees and guests of lodging and foodservice facilities.
4. Recognize the procedures for work simplification, decision making and problem solving.
5. Develop procedures for effective/efficient personnel administration.
6. Contemplate and formulate personal decisions in relation to ethical practices.

1. Total Quality Management and Ethics in the Changing Workplace
2. Laws and Requirements of the Workplace
3. Managerial Theories of the Past
4. Role of a Supervisor
5. Planning
6. Organizing
7. Decision Making/Problem Solving
8. Communication Skills
9. Leadership
10. Human Resource Management Functions
11. Delegation
12. Motivation and Control
13. Ethical Practices
14. Unions

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HOM 106 - Introduction to Casino Gaming

1. Recite factors that contribute toward the development of the casino industry.
2. Describe the different types of gambling.
3. Describe the organization of casinos in the USA and other parts of the world.
4. Assess the economic and sociological impact of the casino.
5. Describe the psychology of gambling.
6. Recognize the four “P’s” used in casino marketing.
7. Evaluate current and future trends in casino industry.

1. History of Gambling and Casinos
2. Psychology of Gambling
3. Casino Laws and Regulations
4. Gaming Entities
5. Casino Operations
6. Marketing and Slots
7. Surveillance and Security
8. Future of Casino Gambling

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HOM 109 - Foodservice Management

1. Employ principles and practices of menu planning, creation and merchandising.
2. Recognize menu variations (types, formats, style, paper, typeface, spacing, shape).
3. Recall the wines and wine regions of the world.
4. Accumulate, analyze and prepare data required in bar and dining room management.
5. Review the types of table service, duties of dining room personnel and service equipment.
6. Employ the methods of planning, equipping, staffing, marketing and operating a foodservice operation.

1. Menu History
2. Menu Types
3. Service Styles
4. Wines
5. Food Service Personnel
6. Liquor Laws
7. Various Foodservice Operations
8. Foodservice Management

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Information Literacy

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HOM 120 - Hospitality Law

1. Identify and describe legal procedures.
2. Recognize negligent activities.
3. Examine the legal relationships and obligations between the hospitality operation, guests and other patrons.
4. Differentiate between the protection of patron, property and guest rights.
5. Review employment licensing and regulation.
6. Identify state statues dealing with defrauding the innkeeper and intoxication.

1. Principles of Hospitality Law and Legal Procedures
2. Civil Rights
3. Contract Law
4. Negligence and Hospitality Practices
5. Rights of Innkeepers
6. Guest Tights and Protection
7. Liability Statutes
8. Innkeeper Defrauding
9. Intoxication

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HOM 130 - Hospitality Event Planning

1. Recognize the traits of a successful event planner.
2. Analyze the steps in creating a successful event.
3. Discuss advantages and disadvantages of different event venues.
4. Demonstrate adherence to safety regulations in event planning.
5. Create a professional proposal utilizing seating, entertainment and foodservice.
6. Discuss ethics in event planning.

1. Characteristics of a successful event planner
2. Client lists
3. Steps to successful events
4. Types of events
5. Budgeting and pre-planning
6. Selecting and inspecting venues
7. Complexities of events
8. Foodservice and entertainment selection
9. Event planning risk and safety

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HOM 155 - Hospitality Seminar 1

1. Describe and evaluate a hospitality operation from his/her own observation, utilizing the knowledge of hospitality management acquired from Hospitality Operations Management (HOM) core courses.
2. Evaluate functions, duties and responsibilities of a hospitality operation through first-hand experience as an employed intern.
3. Evaluate the performance of a hospitality operation as an employed intern.
4. Demonstrate interview and resume writing skills through real interviewing and resume writing submission analysis.
5. Apply classroom theory in real world situations.
6. Critique various foodservice, lodging and recreation facilities.

1. Interview Skills
2. Resume Writing
3. Industry Related Problems and Solutions
4. Critiques of Hospitality Operations
5. Job Search Techniques

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HOM 201 - Front Office Operations

1. Explain the organizational structure of the front office staff.
2. Recognize management skills and job responsibilities of the front office staff.
3. Prepare front office documentation.
4. Recognize and explain the interdepartmental relationships of the front office.
5. Evaluate the principles of the front office salesmanship as they relate to guest relations, employee relations and overall public relations.

1. Front Office Organizational Structure
2. Front Office Policies and Procedures
3. Front Office Equipment
4. Front Office Terminology
5. Effective Communication Skills
6. Hotel Security
7. Guest Cycle
8. Legal Aspects
9. Key Control/Guest Privacy

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HOM 203 - Hospitality Sales and Marketing

1. Compare and contrast the market analysis of media.
2. Describe selling techniques.
3. Identify how and when to advertise the hote’s products and services.
4. Define the marketing concept as it relates to the hospitality industry.
5. Contemplate and evaluate methods to be used to organize the hotel sales efforts to maximize results.
6. Illustrate the methods of implementation of internal selling programs to motivate employees and increase revenues and productivity.

1. Advertising Techniques
2. Affiliations and Agencies
3. Organizational Structure
4. Communication Skills
5. Marketing Strategies
6. Marketing Tools

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HOM 255 - Hospitality Seminar 2

1. Describe and interpret a hospitality operation from his/her own observation utilizing the knowledge of hospitality management acquired from Hospitality Operations Management (HOM) core courses.
2. Evaluate the functions, duties and responsibilities of hospitality employees and evaluate the performance of management through first-hand experience as an intern.
3. Demonstrate interview and resume writing skills through improved interviewing analysis and a critique of resume.
4. Submit a professional career portfolio.
5. Apply classroom theory in real world situations.
6. Illustrate qualities and skills needed to become successful managers in the foodservice, lodging and/or recreation management industry.

1. Interview Skills
2. Resume Writing
3. Industry Related Problems and Solutions
4. Job Search Techniques

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ITP 103 - Discourse Analysis and Translation

1. Analyze various texts so that features of language use rise to the level of explicit awareness including the difference between form and meaning.
2. Apply principles of discourse analysis to specific texts.
3. Demonstrate comprehension and coherence of the text through visual mapping of source texts.
4. Explain how context impacts discourse conversational strategies in ASL and English texts.
5. Perform the required steps to complete an adequate translation in both English and ASL.

1. Colonomos and Cokely models of interpreting
2. Gish approach to information management
3. Winston and Merrithew models of discourse analysis
4. Preparing to translate
5. Analyzing meaning
6. Message transfer
7. Reformulation
8. Priorities in translation
9. Testing the translation

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• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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ITP 104 - Consecutive Interpreting

1. Describe the differences between translation, consecutive and simultaneous interpretation.
2. Apply a variety of processing models (Gish, Cokely, Colonomos, Russell among others) to a variety of source material.
3. Apply discourse analysis and translation skills to new texts to produce consecutive interpretations.
4. Analyze a work product for strengths and needs to find positive evidence of equivalence and errors and omissions.
5. Produce an interpretation that conforms to the linguistic, cultural and professional norms of the speaker.

1. History of consecutive interpreting
2. Errors in interpretation
3. Listening
4. Memory
5. Reformulation
6. Monitoring and correction
7. Uses for consecutive interpreting
8. Notetaking

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• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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ITP 105 - Introduction to Interpreting

1. Explain the historical development of the field of sign language interpreting.
2. Describe service models of interpreting (Helper, Machine/Conduit, Communication Facilitator, Bilingual/Bicultural Mediator, Ally).
3. List the steps required to become a registered interpreter in PA, as well as be able to discern the different types of registration.
4. Identify settings where interpreters work and the specialized skills required for each.
5. Articulate the role, function and responsibilities of the interpreter.

1. History of the development of the field of sign language interpreting
2. Models of interpreting
3. Code of professional conduct
4. Educational Interpreting Performance Assessment (EIPA) versus other certifications
5. State and federal interpreting laws
6. Process of professional credentialing
7. Interpreter self-care
8. Demand-control schema

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ITP 112 - Service Learning

 
Description
This course is designed to strengthen the student’s language and cultural knowledge through direct experience working alongside the local Deaf community. Students develop and apply a community-based project as a way to work with, rather than for, the community to help to strengthen the Deaf community’s presence and rapport with future working interpreters. In this way, the students develop skills to set appropriate boundaries, work as a member of a team and the ability to listen to the community members to find out what their needs might be.

1. Articulate connections between academic coursework and service-learning experiences through journaling.
2. Delineate the interpreter’s role and responsibility to the local Deaf community.
3. Identify which behaviors are role-appropriate for interpreters in a Deaf-led setting without over asserting or over identifying.
4. Identify demographics and characteristics of the local Deaf community, including what barriers they experience accessing interpreting services and other resources.
5. Explain service learning to their Deaf partners and how their project intends to affect the community.
6. Analyze the intersectionality of Deafness, race, culture, gender and ethnicity and how these affect our community.

1. Acculturation
2. Reciprocity
3. Social capital
4. Experiential learning theory
5. Reflective practice
6. Civic responsibility

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ITP 200 - Linguistics of ASL and English

 
Description
This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), trains students to perform linguistic analysis of ASL and recognize the parallel structures in English.  Emphasis is placed upon examining the features of each language and contact between English and ASL.

1. Describe the linguistic features of American Sign Language and English.
2. Compare the discourse elements of both American Sign Language and English.
3. Describe the effect of varying social characteristics on language.
4. Explain the variation and historical change in American Sign Language.
5. Differentiate interactions between language users when an interpreter is present versus when one is not.

1. American Sign Language morphology and syntax
2. Stokoe, Liddell and Johnson notations
3. Phonological processes, assimilation and metathesis
4. GLOSSING notation and phonological analysis of transcribed ASL
5. Semantics vs pragmatics
6. Bilingualism
7. Features of communication systems
8. Discourse features
9. Ritual and system constraints

• Communication
• Information Literacy
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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ITP 206 - Ethics and Business of Interpreting

 
Description
In this course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), students look at the ethical practices of interpreting, identifying ethical behaviors both on and off the job, as well as those that pertain to running an independent business as a freelance interpreter. Demand-Control Schema (D-CS) and Role Space are used as tools to identify the spectrum of challenges and responses that are possible with an interpreted interaction. Observations for this course requires students to have appropriate clearances.

1. Identify the basic tenets of interpreter ethics included in the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) Code of Professional Conduct.
2. Identify possible controls and responses for case studies of interpreter experiences.
3. Demonstrate effective, professional interpersonal communications in communication with colleagues.
4. Identify times and circumstances that dictate the need for professional consultation.
5. Present case information for an assignment debriefing without breaching confidentiality.
6. Apply D-CS as a pattern of critical thinking to make and discuss personal decisions.

1. D-CS for interpreters
2. Cultural expectations versus role of the interpreter
3. Demands versus controls and interpreter responses
4. Case presentation while preserving confidentiality
5. Consequences of unethical behaviors
6. Models of decision making

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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ITP 208 - Simultaneous Interpreting

 
Description
Simultaneous Interpreting is the process which allows people who do not have the same language or culture to communicate directly across those boundaries using a professional interpreter who is trained to attend to one language while expressing themselves simultaneously in another. In this course, students draw upon their previous coursework to combine the multiple skill processes needed to produce this type of interpretation. This course is taught in American Sign Language (ASL). Observations for this course requires students to have appropriate clearances.

1. Apply principles learned in translation, discourse analysis and consecutive interpreting to produce a dynamically equivalent message in the target language.
2. Assess one’s own work for errors by engaging in deliberate practice.
3. Demonstrate bicultural competence in their work through their word and sign choices commensurate with the culture they are interpreting into.
4. Articulate the difference between consecutive and simultaneous interpreting and cite examples of when it is appropriate to use one over the other.
5. Apply comprehension skills in both ASL and English vocabulary to find an appropriate equivalent in the target language.

1. Bridging to simultaneous interpreting from consecutive interpreting
2. Sources of errors in interpretations
3. Comprehension of the source language
4. Transfer of meaning, dynamic and functional equivalence
5. Theories and models of interpreting (Giles Effort Model, Gish, Colonomos, Cokely)
6. Reformulation of the source text
7. Self-monitoring and correction

• Communication
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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ITP 211 - NIC & EIPA Test Preparation

 
Description
This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), prepares students for the process of working toward certification after they graduate from their interpreter training program.  Students are given exercises and assignments to review the requisite knowledge to pass both the National Interpreter Certification (NIC) knowledge written examination, as well as the performance examination and the Educational Interpreter’s Performance Assessment (EIPA) written and performance examinations.  Students gain a clear understanding of the process for both the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) and the Pennsylvania Interpreter registration law and what is required to be a working interpreter in this state.

1. Explain the various roles and ethical responsibilities of interpreters.
2. Apply a systematic process to decide the best course of action in an ethical scenario in less than five minutes.
3. Prioritize stakeholders in an ethical scenario.
4. Participate in mock testing scenarios using practice materials.

1. History of the NIC
2. RID Code of Professional Conduct
3. NIC testing process
4. Test pricing
5. Certifications available through RID
6. RID’s alternative pathway
7. Accommodations and exam scheduling
8. Exam format and scoring
9. Ethical versus performance vignettes

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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ITP 212 - Educational Interpreting

 
Description
In this course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), students discuss issues related to interpreting in the K-12 classroom.  Students analyze the major transitions from childhood to adolescence to adulthood and the changes required in professional roles, responsibilities and ethical decision making.  This course compares and contrasts working in the community versus K-12 environments, reviewing the testing requirements and state laws governing each setting.  Students interpret educational content and review the requirements for a student who has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) and what the interpreter’s role is in this process.

1. Explain the role and responsibilities of the educational interpreter as part of the educational IEP team.
2. Apply terminology related to the educational setting and to the educational interpreting process.
3. Describe the physical factors, logistics and planning involved when interpreting in various situations such as in the classroom, on stage, in meetings, on field trips and when media is used.
4. Explain the process for developing new signs for technical material and for language for which there is currently no accepted sign.
5. Produce dynamically equivalent interpretations of material that is typical of the educational setting at various grade levels and subjects.

1. Laws related to educational interpreting
2. Ethical consideration in the school/educational setting
3. Differences between educational interpreting and community interpreting
4. Working conditions in a school setting
5. The history of deaf education
6. Interpreting within different education settings
7. Differences between interpreting and transliterating

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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ITP 250P - Practicum and Portfolio

 
Description
This course, taught in American Sign Language (ASL), is a field placement practicum in either the K-12 educational system or the community under a supervising mentor. The interpreting practicum provides students with the opportunity to experience, understand and gain familiarity with the professional world of interpreting in multiple settings including K-12, community, Video Relay Service, Video Remote Interpreting and religious settings. Students complete 180 hours of supervised observation and interpreting in these settings in addition to 14 hours of classroom time to meet with the practicum supervisor. The students also use this time to develop a portfolio of their work to use to market themselves to potential agencies and consumers, as well as a tool to develop a professonal development plan for post-graduation. This course requires students to have appropriate clearances.

1. Perform a self-assessment of one’s own recorded interpreting work.
2. Assess an interpreted interaction using a Demand-Control Schema case presentation or develop a set of mock recommendations based on the setting and the student that they are working with to propose to the student’s Individual Education Plan (IEP) team.
3. Employ ethical and professional practice in attitude, behavior and communication.
4. Assemble a portfolio of work and determine appropriate goals for post-graduation development.

1. Observation of working interpreters in the schools/community
2. Practicum placement
3. Mentor meetings and expectations
4. Confidentiality, ethics and professionalism
5. Self-assessment
6. Case presentation
7. Portfolio development

• Communication
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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JRN 101 - Introduction to Journalism

 
Description
A course to acquaint the student with the news sources for a journalist or citizen. Methods of news gathering and management are covered, along with economic, social, political, legal and technical problems associated with journalism for newspapers, magazines, television and radio.

1. To acquaint students with the purposes, methods and problems and pressures of the four journalistic media.
2. To have students consider ethical and other conflicts and pressures faced daily by journalists.
3. To have students appreciate the complexity of the news-making process so as to better understand the results they observe in everyday life.

1. Brief overview of mass media theories
2. Brief overview of mass media history
3. Brief overview of economic/business processes & ownership
4. Characteristics of visual vs verbal, print vs broadcast
5. Realities vs synthetic realities: editing, special effects,
6. Problems with public relations goals, strategies and tools
7. Journalistic roles, goals, tools, sources
8. Internal & External Limits: rules, ethics, laws (libel etc).
9. Journalistic values: objectivity, fairness, etc.
10. Use and abuse of sources
11. Newspapers: history, evolution, styles, problems
12. Magazines: history, evolution, styles, problems
13. Radio: history, evolution, styles, problems
14. Television: history, evolution, styles, problems
15. Wire services
16. Problems with coverage of disasters, crime, race
17. Problems with coverage of local, state, federal governments
18. Problems with coverage of international events
     

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JRN 102 - Fundamentals of News Reporting

 
Description
This course teaches students to write for various forms of media including newspapers, magazines, websites, radio and television. Students will also learn the laws, ethics and professional standards associated with writing for media.

1. Develop a directory of news sources from CCAC and the community to assist with producing relevant journalistic reports.
2. Demonstrate mastery of a skills set of news gathering techniques, including the finding and evaluating of print and online sources, interviewing and note-taking.
3. Write materials within the media, including print and broadcast journalism as well as the Internet.
4. Produce media stories for the school newspaper as well as for radio and television broadcast opportunities.
5. Revise various forms of journalism with proficiency.
6. Apply Associated Press writing style principles to journalistic reports.
7. Apply laws and ethics of the media to journalistic reports.

1. News Sources–CCAC and community-based
2. Interviewing skills
3. Research skills
4. Note-taking skills
5. Writing for print and broadcast journalism and the Internet
6. Associated Press Style Manual
7. Production and publishing of stories for campus news organizations
8. Revision and editing skills
9. Media law and ethics

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JRN 103 - Introduction to Mass Media

1. Students will learn about the evolution and growth of various forms of mass media.
2. Students will be introduced to the latest technology associated with the mass media forms.
3. Students will be made aware of copyright infringement, sensationalism, libel and censorship issues.
4. Students will review the international status of media forms and their impact in the political, social and economic arenas.
5. Students will demonstrate comprehension of theories through sampling and small group discussion.

1. The evolution and growth of newspapers, magazines, books, radio, television and films, specifically, the content, role, effects and responsibilities of each form
2. The technology associated with the mass media forms
3. Copyright  infringement, sensationalism, libel and censorship issues
4. Mass media’s impact in political, social and economic arenas internationally
5. Comprehension of theories using sampling and small group discussion

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JRN 106 - Principles of Communication

1. All students will understand the basic principles of communication and apply them to the solution of current communications problems, both at the personal and mass media levels.
2. All students evaluate, infer and draw appropriate conclusions in an analysis of modern communications forms.
3. All students will demonstrate understanding of and competency in analyzing the deep structures of communications.
4. All students use a variety of art forms to create meaningful communications.
5. All students develop an ability to employ modern communication tool in this new information society.
6. All students demonstrate competency in researching and understanding elements of the popular culture as embodied in the mass media.
7. All students understand the informational, instructional, persuasive and entertainment functions of communications.
8. All students understand and illustrate competency in the business of communications.

 Reference Materials
Current textbooks, current TV and radio programming, library media journals and research, video cassette recordings, audio tape recordings, newspapers, magazines and critical media sources.

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MRI 201 - Magnetic Resonance Imaging Instrumentation and Equipment Procedures

1. Identify early development of nuclear magnetic resonance.
2. Survey the principles of spinning nucleus processing about the magnetic field.
3. Manipulate formulas to calculate principles of frequency and geomagnetic ratios.
4. Examine proton precession and imaging principles.
5. Identify imaging applications such as but not limited to transmitter, receiver, frequency encoding, field of view (FOV), phase encoding, gradient moment, Nulling frequencies, spin echo, gradient echo and inversion recovery principles.
6. Explain total echo time, T1 and T2 spins, relaxation time and spatial resolution of the MRI sequence and modifications for image production.
7. Classify biological factors of contrast agents, chemical interactions, osmolality and viscosity and anaphylactic reactions that occur in MRI scanning departments.
8. Identify the technical matrix necessary for operation of the MRI scanner.
9. Scrutinize necessary MRI scanning sagittal planes, transverse planes, coronal planes and off-axis sectional anatomy images of the human anatomic body sections.

1. Magnetic resonance
2. T1 and T2 principles
3. Relaxation rates
4. Atoms
5. Frequency
6. Spin echo
7. Line orthogonal magnetic field
8. Coils
9. Contrast
10. Transmitters
11. Slices
12. Magnetic field
13. Magnetic pharmaceuticals
14. Image interpretation
15. Physics artifacts
16. Electrical unit functions
17. Matrix
18. Human anatomic body sections

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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MRI 202 - Cross-Sectional Anatomy for Magnetic Resonance Imaging

1. Identify cranium and face sectional anatomy and MRI images.
2. Identify features of typical vertebrae and regions of the salivary glands, pharynx, larynx, esophagus, trachea, arteries, veins, thorax cage, mediastinum and abdominal region.
3. Identify the pericardial sac, heart wall and arteries and veins.
4. Determine the blood flow through the heart on a MRI image.
5. Locate all vascular vessels within all locations of human anatomy body regions.
6. Interpret abdominal functions and organs in relationship to each other on MRI images.
7. Assess pelvis structures and reproductive disorders.
8. Identify all upper and lower extremity MRI images of the human body.
9. Scrutinize necessary MRI scanning sagittal planes, transverse planes, coronal planes and off-axis sectional anatomy images of the human anatomic body sections.

1. Head and neck sectional anatomy
2. Thorax sectional anatomy
3. Abdomen sectional anatomy
4. Pelvis sectional anatomy
5. Extremities and articulations sectional anatomy

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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MRI 203 - Patient Care and Magnetic Safety

1. Identify potential risks from the magnetic field delivered by an MRI scanner to the patient.
2. Identify patient safety guidelines as required prior to a MRI scanning procedure.
3. Identify special instructions necessary for patients that undergo MRI scanning examinations.
4. Determine patient care and comfort techniques utilized before, during and post MRI scanning procedures.
5. Evaluate the role cultural diversity plays in the communication process and communicate effectively with patients from different cultures.
6. Interpret moral, ethical and legal issues relevant to the field of health care.
7. Assess “standard of care” and “scope of practice” as they relate to Radiology and MRI scanning.
8. Identify the process of informed consent.
9. Scrutinize necessary patient care precautions necessary to produce MRI scanning images utilizing sagittal planes, transverse planes, coronal planes and off-axis sectional anatomy images of the human anatomic body sections.

1. Potential risks from MRI scanning procedures
2. Patient safety guidelines
3. Patient monitoring requirements
4. Career opportunities for MRI technologists
5. ARRT Code of Ethics
6. Informed consent
7. Isolation procedures
8. Contrast injections and patient care procedures
9. Medications
10. Life threatening situations

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning
• Culture Society & Citizenship

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MRI 204C - Clinical Applications of Magnetic Resonance Imaging

1. Demonstrate to the clinical staff and Radiologists proper MRI scanning techniques for each exam assigned.
2. Identify proper patient care protocols for each assigned scanning procedure.
3. Utilize special instructions necessary for patients that undergo a MRI scan.
4. Manipulate all the computer systems to produce quality MRI images.
5. Calculate medication doses under direct supervision of qualified medical staff.
6. Employ emergency patient care techniques as required.
7. Demonstrate the use of proper “standard of care” and “scope of practice” methods and protocols as required within a Radiology and MRI department.
8. Demonstrate how to and utilize all the necessary steps for the process of informed consent.
9. Produce quality MRI scanning images while utilizing necessary patient care precautions prior to, during and after sagittal planes, transverse planes, coronal planes and off-axis sectional anatomy images of the human anatomic body sections.

1. Potential risks from MRI scanning procedures
2. Patient safety guidelines
3. Patient monitoring requirements
4. Scope of Practice and Standard of Care Procedures
5. American Registry of Radiologic Technologists (ARRT) Code of Ethics
6. Informed consent
7. Isolation procedures
8. Contrast injections and patient care procedures
9. Medications
10. Life threatening situations
11. Sectional anatomy
12. Image production and evaluation

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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MMT 130 - Job Safety & First Aid

1. Recognize current legal occupational safety and health standards and requirements.
2. Determine the affect of occupational injuries and illnesses on business.
3. Apply risk management methods to implement safety policies.
4. Identify strategies to prevent occupational accidents.
5. Apply basic first aid, CPR and AED skills for emergency treatment in wounds, respiratory problems, cardiac arrest and sudden illnesses.

1. Legal aspects of risk management and accident prevention
2. Workers compensation laws
3. Occupational Safety and Health Act
4. Occupational risk management, accident prevention and safety programs
5. First aid care skills
6. Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
7. Respiratory emergencies

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MMT 131 - Intro to OSHA/Industrial Hygiene

1. Define OSHA, the OSH Act, Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) and industrial hygiene concepts.
2. Explain Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), walking and working surfaces, exit routes and hazard communication.
3. Describe materials handling, hazardous materials, electrical safety and health programs.
4. Cite the OSHA outreach training program guidelines.
5. Pass an OSHA 10 hour general industry standard assessment.

1. OSHA
2. Walking and working surfaces
3. Exit routes and emergency action plans
4. Fire prevention plans and fire protection
5. Electrical safety
6. PPE
7. Materials handling
8. Hazard communication
9. Hazardous materials
10. Industrial hygiene
11. Safety and health programs
12. Bloodborne pathogens

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MMT 208 - Backflow Tester Certification

1. Recognize new and traditional designs of cross-connection control devices.
2. Recognize a variety of testing equipment.
3. Use test procedures, utilize documentation and comply with industry regulations.
4. Recognize common cross connections related to Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) and irrigation systems.
5. List the requirements to install devices on reuse water systems.
6. Identify problems that threaten potable water systems.
7. Disassemble backflow devices.
8. Repair backflow devices.
9. Apply appropriate industry-wide regulatory federal and state laws in the field

1. Basic concepts and definitions
2. Back siphonage, back pressure and fluid dynamics
3. Cross connections
4. Common public health issues with drinking water safety
5. Backflow protection
6. Federal Safe Drinking Water Act, PA Uniform Construction Code and Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requirements
7. Backflow test kit designs and options
8. Testing methods for double check
9. Reduced pressure assemblies and pressure vacuum breakers
10. Thermal expansion
11. Troubleshooting
12. Backflow preventer models
13. Proper drainage
14. Fire protection assemblies

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MMT 209 - Preparation for ASSE Repair Certification

 
Description
This advanced course is taught by an ASSE Certified instructor to prepare ASSE Testers for ASSE repair certification of backflow devices that protect the public water system. The hands-on portion includes testing and repairs of spill-resistant pressure vacuum breakers, as well as larger sized double-check, reduced pressure, and pressure vacuum breaker assemblies.  Testing of cross-connection control theory and regulations will be reviewed, as well as installation and testing procedures of four assembly types. Troubleshooting of malfunctioning valves are discussed. ASSE’s repair certification must be renewed every three years.  Repair Certification automatically renews ASSE Tester Certification for three years. The hands-on and written tests are conducted by an ASSE certified proctor following the conclusion of this course.

1. Demonstrate ASSE test procedures of four types of backflow assemblies.
2. Demonstrate repair and maintenance of four types of backflow assemblies.
3. Explain regulations and theory of cross-connection control.
4. Discuss proper installation, design and accepted industry practices.
5. Implement manufacturers’ recommendations for use in repair.
6. Select troubleshooting procedure prior to repairs.
7. Apply proper care of test equipment.

1. Testing procedures.
2. Repair and maintenance procedures of four backflow assemblies.
3. Regulations and theory of cross-connection control.
4. Installation, design and accepted industry practices.
5. Manufacturers’ recommendations.
6. Care of test equipment.

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving

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MMT 210 - Backflow Preventer ASSE Tester Re-certification

 
Description
This Backflow Testers Re-certification course updates student knowledge and skills on the latest industry procedures and regulations for testing backflow assemblies.  Students practice and are evaluated on testing a variety of backflow assemblies.  Re-certification is required every three years to maintain ASSE Tester Certification.

1. Recall new and traditional backflow control devices.
2. Demonstrate test procedures using a variety of test equipment.
3. Evaluate compliance regulations.
4. Document backflow test results.

1. New and traditional backflow control devices
2. Testing both procedures and equipment
3. Backflow compliance regulations
4. Test documentation procedures

• Technological Competence

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MFT 211 - Material Safety and Equipment Overview

1. Utilize proper safety and hygiene rules in nanofabrication processing.
2. Explain the operation of vacuum pumps and measurement of vacuum pressure.
3. Apply materials handling techniques.
4. Handle and dispose biological materials and nanoscale particles.
5. Design and build a vacuum system.
6. Operate a thermal evaporator from pump down through gold deposition.
7. Examine and operate a Residual Gas Analyzer (RGA).
8. Analyze a vacuum processing chamber with RGA.
9. Use profilometer and optical microscopes.
10. Operate a Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD) reactor.

1. Overview of safety, health and environmental issues
2. Cleanroom operation
3. Vacuum pump systems
4. Vacuum accessories
5. Gas delivery
6. Metrology
7. Thermal evaporators
8. Chemical handling techniques
9. Vacuum-based processing control
10. Plasma-based processing
11. Equipment overview

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MFT 212 - Basic Nanofabrication Processes

1. Recognize and apply proper safety and cleanroom behavior.
2. Determine the electrical characteristics of a p-n junction.
3. Apply the process of lithography to projects.
4. Operate the Veeco Digital Instrument.
5. Operate the AFT in contact mode.
6. Evaporate Gold features through a shadow mask.
7. Describe the importance of process control and contamination.
8. Recognize how to exploit the properties of work function and electro-negativity.
9. Determine the relative adhesion of different metals on various substrates.
10. Examine the etch rates of photoresists.
11. Use spectrophotometry.

1. Materials overview
2. P-n junctions
3. The oxidation furnace
4. Chemical vapor deposition
5. Plasma etching
6. Ion implantation
7. Etching
8. NPN transistor
9. CMOS transistors
10. MEM and biomedical devices

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MFT 213 - Materials in Nanotechnology

1. Apply proper safety and cleanroom behavior.
2. Explain the process of chemical vapor deposition.
3. Create mixed phase solids with anon-structures.
4. Recognize the effects of thermal annealing.
5. Examine process controls.
6. Fabricate a dye sensitized photovoltaic cell.
7. Identify the peak absorbance wave lengths of cells.
8. Evaluate optical and structural properties of nanoparticles.
9. Analyze structures using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
10. Describe and apply statistical process control.

1. Deposition processes
2. Chemical vapor deposition
3. Molecular films
4. Nanoparticles
5. Semiconductor films
6. Dielectric films
7. Organic films
8. Statistical process control

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MFT 214 - Lithography for Nanofabrication

1. Describe the theory and operation of positive i-line contact and proximity photolithography.
2. Use reflective spectroscopy and profilometry.
3. Create a template using negative photolithography on a silicon wafer and use the template to create a molded structure in Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS).
4. Print a quantum dot functionalized alkanethiol self-assembled monolayer (SAM) onto a deposited film.
5. Utilize photolithography, microscopy, profilometry, wet and dry etch skills in the use of the photolithography equipment for multi-level alignment.
6. Characterize e-beam lithography samples using Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM).
7. Use Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM) images to compare to student SEM images.
8. Use the stamp embossing equipment to imprint a pattern into a photo resist.
9. Create block co-polymer fin and/or column patterns.

1. Resists
2. Masks
3. Developing
4. Optical lithography
5. E-beam lithography
6. Probe lithography
7. Imprinting lithography
8. Step and flash lithography
9. Pen dip lithography
10. Stamp lithography
11. Lithography and etching for patterning
12. Lithography and lift-off for patterning
13. Lithography and self-assembly for patterning

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MFT 215 - Materials Modification for Nanofabrication Applications

1. Apply proper safety and cleanroom behavior.
2. Operate materials modification equipment in a nanofabrication facility.
3. Evaluate thermal budget requirements for a typical project.
4. Grow gate and field oxides and implants for drain and source regions.
5. Use negative photolithography to produce microfluidic devices.
6. Describe particle flow in Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) channels.
7. Recognize materials modification using ion implantation.
8. Make angle measurements and correlate these with surface treatments.
9. Operate a spin coater.

1. Thermal processes
2. Surface preparations
3. Oxidation fundamentals
4. Barrier layer formation
5. Alloying
6. Grain size and mechanical properties
7. Grain size and optical properties
8. Materials modifications
9. Spin coaters and oxide dopants

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MFT 216 - Characterization, Testing of Nanotechnology Structures & Materials

1. Apply proper safety and cleanroom behavior.
2. Select proper measurements to make for yield analysis and process control of the nanofabricated product.
3. Operate measurement equipment such as cross section, contact evaluation and transistor characterization.
4. Discuss the applications of nanofabrication to Magnetic Force Microsocpy (MFM) and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM).
5. Interpret IR-spectra for identifying bonding in materials.
6. Recognize Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).
7. Differentiate between Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and TEM in imaging.
8. Operate SEM and Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM).
9. Evaluate image analysis and process software.

1. Plasma process monitoring
2. Residual gas analysis
3. Ellipsometry and profilometry
4. Electron microscopy
5. Scanning probe microscopy
6. Fluorescence microscopy
7. Infrared spectroscopy
8. Oxide electrical charactization
9. Transistor characteristics

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MAS 101 - Massage Therapy Principles/Procedures 1

 
Description
This course introduces students to the theory and practice of professional massage therapy.  Group discussions include the history of massage from ancient to modern times, professional communication skills, informed consent and client intake, scope and standards of practice, legal and ethical issues, professional boundaries and the therapeutic relationship.  Discussions also include examining the benefits and precautions for massage, identifying endangerment sites, creating self-care plans to increase career longevity and exploring the role of the massage therapist in various employment settings. Client screening, intake and informed consent precede the application of hands-on techniques. The laboratory portion of this course includes the safe, sanitary and efficient use of massage equipment and supplies, demonstration of proper body and table mechanics, application of a system of structured strokes, touch, pressure and movement of the soft tissues of the body and the performance of Swedish massage in varying amounts of time to enhance the health and well-being of the client.  Writing clear, concise and accurate treatment notes conclude hands-on sessions. This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Analyze the history of massage therapy in relation to the profession.
2. Define procedures a massage therapist may legally and ethically provide within scope of practice.
3. Summarize professional standards of practice in massage therapy.
4. Describe the role of the massage therapist in various employment settings.
5. Demonstrate communication skills needed to build and maintain the therapeutic relationship with clients.
6. Implement strategies to address challenging client-therapist interactions and maintain ethical relationships.
7. Identify psychological and physiological effects of massage on human body systems, indications and contraindications for massage.
8. Create strategies of self-care to reduce stress, improve personal wellness and increase stamina in the delivery of massage therapy.
9. Demonstrate the proper, safe, sanitary and efficient use of massage equipment and supplies.
10. Display appropriate personal hygiene, safety and sanitation in the massage environment.
11. Demonstrate safe and effective body and table mechanics in the delivery of therapeutic massage.
12. Implement appropriate draping methods to ensure client warmth, comfort and privacy.
13. Execute the five basic Swedish massage strokes and elements in the application of a therapeutic massage.
14. Perform a full-body Swedish massage in varying amounts of time.
15. Write clear, concise and accurate treatment notes.

1. History of massage
2. Scope and standards of practice
3. Certification and licensure
4. Boundaries and professional, therapeutic relationships
5. Client communication, intake and informed consent
6. Legal and ethical considerations in massage
7. Benefits and effects of massage
8. Indications, cautions and contraindications
9. Equipment and supplies
10. Infection control, safety and sanitation
11. Professionalism, appearance and personal hygiene
12. Self-care strategies
13. Proper body mechanics for massage therapists
14. Draping methods
15. Swedish massage techniques
16. Massage session documentation

• Communication
• Culture Society and Citizenship

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MAS 102 - Massage Therapy Principles/Procedures 2

In the laboratory portion of the class, students practice advanced relaxation Swedish system techniques, relevant spa therapies, and seated massage techniques.  Students will be required to volunteer outside of scheduled class time.  This course requires a per credit health career fee; check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Perform a professional therapeutic chair massage for a variety of duration.
2. Demonstrate safety, sanitation and hygiene precautions for clients of chair and table massage.
3. Document sessions utilizing medical terminology and abbreviations.
4. Describe contraindications to massage for a variety of modality interventions.
5. Develop a personalized business and marketing plan.
6. Create a professional website, business card and brochure.
7. Create a therapeutic blend of essential oils for use in a massage session.
8. Integrate related spa modalities into a therapeutic massage session.

1. Advanced Swedish massage techniques
2. Business accounting and bookkeeping relevant to massage
3. Business entities, practices and marketing techniques common to massage
4. Professional session documentation
5. Business plans for massage therapy
6. Chair massage
7. Legal and ethical responsibilities of the massage therapist
8. Employment and self-employment contracts and agreements
9. Professional and ethical communication
10. Professional insurance
11. Safety and hygiene practices
12. Spa-related therapies

• Technological Competency
• Information Literacy

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MAS 110 - Musculoskeletal Palpation for Massage Therapy

 
Description
In this course students explore the musculoskeletal system in greater detail. Anatomical and directional terminologies are discussed.  Students distinguish various actions of the joints of the body and identify bones and bony landmarks of the upper body, lower body and torso. Students incorporate muscle palpation as a direct approach to understanding the origin, insertion and action of the muscles of the upper body, lower body and torso. The relationship of myofascial tissue quality to movement, posture, pain and dysfunction is explored. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Decribe the importance of palpation skills as a massage therapist.
2. Define anatomical and directional terminologies.
3. Contrast concentric, eccentric and isometric muscle contractions.
4. Differentiate specific body structures through touch using a variety of “tools” (i.e. hand, fingers, palm, etc).
5. Analyze the individual bones of the body in relationship to the attachment points and movements of muscles.
6. Palpate bones, bony landmarks and muscles of the upper body, lower body and torso.
7. Identify on a diagram and client the origin, insertion and actions of the muscles of the upper body, lower body and torso.
8. Describe the impact of soft tissue quality on movement, posture and pain.

1. Anatomical and directional terminology
2. Movements of the body
3. Palpable qualities of different tissue states (healthy, hypertonic, edematous, etc.)
4. Bones and muscles of the head, neck and face
5. Bones and muscles of the shoulder and arm
6. Bones and muscles of the forearm, wrist and hand
7. Bones and muscles of the spine and trunk
8. Bones and muscles of the pelvis, hip and thigh
9. Bones and muscles of the lower leg, ankle and foot

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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MAS 111 - Pathology for Massage Therapy

 
Description
This course explores the etiology, signs and symptoms, typical allopathic treatments, complementary and alternative treatments and implications of common pathological conditions as they relate to massage. Students define common pathology terminology and analyze the indications and contraindications of various massage applications specific to common conditions. Additionally, students learn to locate and analyze related peer-reviewed research of massage interventions on specific conditions. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Define common pathological terminology basic to massage therapy.
2. Describe the concepts related to the inflammation and the acute stage, subacute stage and maturation stages of healing.
3. Identify common pathological conditions encountered in massage therapy.
4. Explore the etiology, signs and symptoms and typical allopathic treatments for each condition.
5. Analyze massage indications/contraindications and massage applications for each condition.

1. Pathogenic agents and causes of disease
2. Inflammation and stages of healing
3. Conditions of the integumentary, musculoskeletal, nervous, cardiovascular, lymphatic and immune, respiratory, digestive, urinary and reproductive systems
4. Cancer and its progression
5. Anatomy and physiology of the reproductive systems
6. Peer-reviewed research of soft tissue interventions

• Information Literacy
• Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning

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MAS 201 - Massage Therapy Principles/Procedures 3

1. Perform visual and palpatory assessments to determine soft tissue restrictions.
2. Perform an integrated deep tissue massage using myofascial techniques.
3. Articulate the precautions and contraindications for hydrotherapy.
4. Demonstrate professional and ethical communication with clients. 
5. Deliver safe hydrotherapy within a designated time frame.
6. Integrate topical agents into a massage session.
7. Implement safe and effective techniques to locate and release trigger points.
8. Demonstrate a variety of safe and effective stretching techniques.
9. Perform pre- and post-event massage.
10. Develop a treatment plan appropriate to the needs of a client experiencing myofascial pain.
11. Demonstrate the application of thumbs, hands, arms, elbows and forearms in a biomechanically correct manner during massage.

1. Deep tissue massage
2. Myofascial release
3. Trigger Point therapy
4. Body mechanics
5. Hydrotherapy and topical agents
6. Posture and other visual/palpatory assessments
7. Professional and ethical communication
8. Medical reimbursement
9. Safety and hygiene practices
10. Sports massage
11. Stretching techniques
12. Transverse friction

• Communication
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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MAS 203 - Massage Therapy Modalities 1

 
Description
This course introduces students to adjunctive spa-related therapies. The history and etiquette of spas are discussed. As an adjunct to the healing process students integrate the blending and appplication of essential oils with aromatherapy. Students differentiate essential oil properties to create an individualized blend for clients and assess the indications and contraindications of common essential oils. Students incorporate safe and sanitary application of hot stones to enhance the Swedish and Deep Tissue massage experiences. Students discuss and apply current trending modalities related to spa therapies. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Contrast spa history and etiquette for varying types of spas.
2. Perform good health and personal hygiene practices including body mechanics, sanitation and safety procedures.
3. Integrate hot stones to enhance a Swedish or Deep Tissue massage.
4. Explore the concepts of aromatherapy.
5. Assess the indications and contraindications of common essential oils.
6. Analyze essential oil properties to create a blend specific to client’s needs.

1. Spa history and etiquette
2. Essential oils and aromatherapy
3. Hot stone massage
4. Hygiene, sanitation and safety
5. Trending spa treatments

• Culture Society and Citizenship
• Information Literacy

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MAS 204 - Massage Therapy Modalities 2

 
Description
This course applies the student’s knowledge of physiology, pathology and kinesiology to various populations. Students assess the precautions and contraindications for special populations and apply research-based, goal-oriented massage techniques. Interventions specific to athletes, older populations, clients with HIV/AIDS and protocols for musculoskeletal dysfunction are explored. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Explore concepts relevant to injury prevention and rehabilitation.
2. Explore the physiology and pathologies associated with various special populations.
3. Assess the precautions and contraindications for special population clients.
4. Demonstrate the proper intake procedures for and communication with special population clients.
5. Apply massage positioning and techniques to suit the client’s needs.
6. Develop outcome-based massage protocols for treating a variety of conditions.

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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MAS 208 - Adv Kinesiology & Movement Dysfunction for Massage Therapy

 
Description
This course prepares the massage therapist student to use an orthopedic assessment protocol to assess, design and implement an individualized therapeutic massage session for clients experiencing pain and dysfunction. Students perform a wide variety of assessment techniques to assess stage, structure and severity. Students apply knowledge of the agonist, antagonist and synergistic relationship of muscles as they relate to the kinesiology of human movement. Students perform massage therapy assessment techniques to evaluate posture, muscle imbalance and movement dysfunction patterns. The laboratory portion of this course focuses on the hands-on performance of range-of-motion assessment, manual muscle resistance testing and region-specific special tests. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Evaluate posture, gait and muscle imbalances using massage appropriate asessment techniques.
2. Describe common movement and postural dysfunctions.
3. Assess the agonist, synergist and antagonist of muscles.
4. Perform range-of-motion tests for major joints of the body.
5. Perform manual muscle (resistance) testing on major muscles of the body.
6. Synthesize a situation-appropriate assessment procedure using an orthopedic assessment protocol.

1. Orthopedic assessment protocol
2. Stage, structure and severity
3. Reciprocal inhibition and synergistic dominance
4. Posture and gait and dysfunction patterns
5. Range-of-motion
6. Manual muscle testing
7. Relevant orthopedic special tests

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning

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MAS 211L - Massage Therapy Applications

 
Description
This course provides students with practical, direct, hands-on experience in a supervised public lab setting. Under direct supervision of a licensed instructor, students set-up and break-down the staging of the professional environment, interview and screen potential clients for contraindications and obtain informed consent. Students deliver individualized professional relaxation and therapeutic table/chair massages within a given time frame and document sessions using Subjective, Objective, Application and Plan (SOAP) note format. Duties include scheduling and confirming client appointments, the sanitation and sterilization of laundry and equipment and creating client treatment plan recommendations. Students also complete a journal of their experience. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Assess clients for specific needs for therapeutic massage.
2. Determine indications and contraindications of the massage with each client.
3. Display professional and effective communication skills in a therapeutic relationship.
4. Synthesize an appropriate massage session plan based on client interview and assessment.
5. Demonstrate professional health and personal hygiene practices, including body mechanics, sanitation and safety procedures.
6. Integrate various massage techniques and modalities into the therapeutic massage session as appropriate.
7. Perform a 60-minute or 90-minute therapeutic massage in a supervised setting.
8. Write clear, concise and accurate massage therapy session notes.
9. Display respectful, professional behavior toward clients regardless of gender, ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

1. Equipment sanitation and safety
2. Client intake, screening and informed consent
3. Professional communication
4. Massage session documentation
5. Massage modalities and techniques
6. Body mechanics
7. Business practices

• Technological Competency
• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

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MAS 212C - Massage Therapy Externship

1. Maintain a sanitary, safe and hygienic environment for the delivery of massage therapy.
2. Communicate effectively with clients to discuss treatment plans and rationale.
3. Maintain professional boundaries while obtaining informed consent to treat.
4. Perform only those commonly recognized massage techniques that are legally within the scope of practice and training for massage therapists.
5. Modify treatment goals based upon client special needs.
6. Write clear, concise and accurate session notes on each client treated.

1. Equipment safety, sanitation and hygiene
2. Client screening and interview procedures
3. Professional boundaries and informed consent
4. Scope of practice for therapeutic massage
5. Special needs modifications
6. Legal and clinical documentation

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MAS 220 - Massage Therapy Seminar

 
Description
This course prepares students to make the transition from student to professional licensed massage therapist. Students explore the role of the massage therapist within the healthcare profession while discussing clinical experiences. Students identify and evaluate opportunities for continuing education and professional growth through exploration of professional associations and other resources. Academic and practical knowledge are enhanced in preparation for the state licensing examination. Students complete practice licensure examinations resembling the Massage and Bodywork Licensing Examination (MBLEx) and make application to take the required examination. This course requires a per credit health career fee; Check the tuition and fee schedule for the current rate.

1. Analyze key components of a massage therapy business operation.
2. Develop a list of resources for massage continuing education.
3. Demonstrate communication skills utilized in the professional business world.
4. Analyze material covered on the licensure examination.
5. Complete a practice licensure examination.

1. Professional massage associations
2. Continuing education
3. State licensing exams
4. PA massage therapy license law and application process

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MAT 075 - Union Trade Exam Preparation-Mathematics

1. Perform operations with integers, fractions, decimals and percentages.
2. Solve arithmetic based application problems of the type included on a union trade entrance exam.
3. Employ rounding techniques to estimate quantities.
4. Utilize ratio and percent to solve application problems of the type included on a union trade entrance exam.
5. Convert quantities from one unit of measurement to another.
6. Solve geometric application problems of the type included on a union trade entrance exam.
7. Combine like terms.
8. Solve linear equations.
9. Utilize formulas and literal equations to solve application problems of the type included on a union trade entrance exam.

1. Place value
2. Estimation and rounding
3. Operations with integers, including applications
4. Operations with fractions, including reading a ruler and applications
5. Operations with decimals, including applications
6. Order of operations
7. Percent, including applications
8. Ratios, including applications
9. Proportion, including applications
10. Powers of 10
11. Scientific notation
12. Unit conversion
13. Angles, perimeter, area, volume and circumference
14. Pythagorean Theorem
15. Evaluating algebraic expressions
16. Combining like terms
17. Solving linear equations
18. Literal equations and formulas

• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Quantitative & Scientific Reasoning

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MAT 080 - Arithmetic Fundamentals

1. Perform operations on whole numbers.
2. Perform operations on integers.
3. Perform operations on rational numbers.
4. Convert between percents, decimals and fractions.
5. Solve application-based word problems involving area, perimeter, percents, proportions, measurement conversions and real numbers.
6. Solve multi-step linear equations in one variable.

1. Operations on integers, fractions and decimals
2. Prime factorization of whole numbers
3. Linear equations in one variable
4. Translating word problems into equations
5. Converting units of measurement
6. Converting between percents, decimals and fractions
7. Application-based word problems involving area, perimeter, percents, proportions, measurement conversions and real numbers

• Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
• Quantitative and Scientific Reasoning

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