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2022-2023 Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


  

 

English

  
  • ENG 261 - Advanced Creative Writing I


    Credits: 3

    Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Part I of II.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 262 - Advanced Creative Writing II


    Credits: 3

    Guides the student in imaginative writing in selected genres on an advanced level. Part II of II.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 273 - Women in Literature I


    Credits: 3

    Examines literature by and about women. Involves critical reading and writing. Part I of II.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 274 - Women in Literature II


    Credits: 3

    Examines literature by and about women. Involves critical reading and writing. Part II of II.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 275 - Women in Literature


    Credits: 3

    Examines literary texts by women writers from diverse time periods, genres, and authors.  Develops skills of close reading and literary analysis through analysis of texts within their historical, cultural, social, and/or literary contexts. Explores how women’s experiences have shaped their literary contributions, the cultural forces affecting their lives, and how they have used writing to shape their cultures.

    Prerequisite: ENG 112  or departmental approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


  
  • ENG 276 - Southern Literature


    Credits: 3

    Examines the themes and techniques of selected writers dealing with the American South as a distinctive cultural entity. Involves critical reading and writing.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 278 - Appalachian Literature


    Credits: 3

    Examines selected works of outstanding authors of the Appalachian region. Involves critical reading and writing.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ENG 279 - Film & Literature


    Credits: 3

    Examines the translation of literature into film viewing and writing.

    Prerequisites: Class prerequisite is ENG 112  or instructor approval

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3

English Direct Enrollment

  
  • EDE 10 - English Composition Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Provides academic skills and support for introductory composition. Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and research. Upon successful completion of EDE 10, instructors recommend enrollment in EDE 11 /ENG 111  or ENG 111  or ENG 115 /ENG 131.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


  
  • EDE 11 - English Composition Readiness


    Credits: 3

    Provides academic support for successful completion of ENG 111 . Students will identify and apply academic skills including critical reading, writing, thinking, and introductory research.

    Corequisite: ENG 111 
    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3



Finance

  
  • FIN 107 - Personal Finance


    Credits: 3

    Presents a framework of personal money management concepts, including establishing values and goals, determining sources of income, managing income, preparing a budget, developing consumer buying ability, using credit, understanding savings and insurance, providing for adequate retirement, and estate planning.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • FIN 215 - Financial Management


    Credits: 3

    Introduces basic financial management topics including statement analysis, working capital, capital budgeting and long-term financing. Focuses on Net Present Value and Internal Rate of Return techniques, lease vs. buy analysis and Cost of Capital computations. Uses problems and cases to enhance skills in financial planning decision making.

    Prerequisites: Course has a prerequisite of BUS 122  or instructor approval.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3

Forestry

  
  • FOR 102 - Forest Protection


    Credits: 3

    Emphasizes fire control, smoke management, timber theft, major forest pests and diseases, exotic and invasive species, and other threats to forest health. Includes optional test for red or green card certification and a non-commercial pesticide applicator’s license.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 1
    Lab Hours per Week: 4
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • FOR 105 - Forest and Wildlife Ecology


    Credits: 4

    Studies the interrelationships of organisms and the natural and cultural environments with emphasis on human influences, ecological structures, survey of populations, communities, and ecosystems.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 115 - Dendrology


    Credits: 4

    Studies trees and shrubs botanically and commercially important to the forests of eastern United States. Emphasizes field characteristics of trees and common shrubs of the eastern United States.

    Corequisite: Class as a co-requisite of FOR 105 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 140 - Tree Climbing and Rigging


    Credits: 3

    Provides work-based experiences in tree climbing including exposure to diverse species of trees. Provides experience in tree climbing gear, pre-climbing inspection, rope installation, entering and positioning in the tree, and knots and hitches for tree climbers. Emphasizes safety, OSHA regulations, and equipment care.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • FOR 190 - Coordinated Internship in Forest Management


    Credits: 2

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industry or service firms coordinated by the College. Credit/practice ration not to exceed 1:5 hours.

    Prerequisites: FOR 115  and FOR 201 .

    Total Hours per week 225 hours total for the term (Paid), 180 hours total for the term (Volunteer)


    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FOR 195 - Special Topics in Commercial Driver’s License Training


    Credits: 2

    This commercial driver training program is for students wanting to learn how to operate large, medium, and heavy-duty type combination vehicles to transport customer products on intrastate, and interstate roadways.  The coursework consists of classroom lectures, online training components, range, and behind-the-wheel driver training. This course is divided into different instructional and training components to ensure the student completes the required course objectives. This course complies with FMCSA’s Entry-Level Driver Training (ELDT) regulations for training entry-level commercial drivers.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 2


  
  • FOR 195 - Topics In Forestry (Aerial Lift, Crane and Traffic)


    Credits: 3

    Provides an opportunity to explore topical areas of interest to or needed by students.

    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • FOR 197 - Cooperative Internship


    Credits: 1-5

    Supervises on-the-job in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/ practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit.

    FOR 115  and FOR 201 .

    Lab Hours per Week: Variable hours
  
  • FOR 201 - Forest Mensuration I


    Credits: 4

    Teaches principles of forest measurements including basic elements of property boundary, location, forest mapping, techniques of tree measurement and saw log and pulp wood scaling.

    Prerequisites: ENF 1, FOR 115 , MTH 131 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 202 - Forest Mensuration II


    Credits: 4

    Teaches principles of timber cruising including both fixed and variable size plot techniques. Utilizes aerial photographs to locate land features, cruise tracts, timber types, and plot sample locations.

    Prerequisites: Course prerequisite is FOR 201 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 205 - Forest Mapping


    Credits: 3

    Introduces GIS applications for Forest Management. Provides experience in creating, updating, managing, correcting geographic databases, and maps. Emphasizes adherence to legal and ethical criteria of GIS applications in Forestry.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • FOR 213 - Forest Management


    Credits: 3

    Emphasizes multiple use of forest lands, public conflict and participation in planning processes, timber appraisal, contracts, forest management principles, principles of ecosystem (landscape) based management, regional forest management regulations, sustainable forest management concepts/certification, record keeping and basic accounting. Practice development of forest management plans for a landowner meeting specific multiple use objectives.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of FOR 215 , FOR 202 , and FOR 102 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 1
    Lab Hours per Week: 4
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • FOR 215 - Applied Silviculture


    Credits: 4

    Focuses on theory and practices involved in controlling the forest establishment, composition and growth. Laboratory emphasizes observation and application of various silviculture procedures, including site preparation, regeneration and intermediate treatments.

    Prerequisites: FOR 201 , FOR 115 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 227 - Timber Harvesting


    Credits: 4

    Teaches harvesting methods including physical layout, economics, contracts, silvicultural water management, protection consideration, and woods safety.

    Corequisite FOR 202 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 6
    Total Hours per week 8


  
  • FOR 229 - Sawmilling


    Credits: 2-3

    Studies arrangement, installation, and operation of a small sawmill consisting of head saw, edger, and trimmer for the production of quality hardwood and softwood lumber.

    Prerequisites: Course has FOR 227  prerequisite

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 6
    Total Hours per week 8


  
  • FOR 245 - Forest Products I


    Credits: 2

    Introduces forest products. Teaches tree growth, structure and composition position of wood for use in wood products. Emphasizes the relationship between wood and water.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of FOR 202  and FOR 227 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • FOR 265 - Urban Forestry


    Credits: 4

    Examines the care, maintenance, establishment and management of trees and related plants in an urban environment. Emphasizes non-commodity values of trees in an urban environment.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 6


  
  • FOR 290 - Coordinated Internship in Forestry


    Credits: 3

    Supervised on-the-job training without pay in selected business, industry or service organizations coordinated by the College. Permission of the instructor is required.

    Prerequisite: FOR 201 , FOR 125.

    Lab Hours per Week: 40
    Total Hours per week 180 hours total for the term.


  
  • FOR 297 - Cooperative Education in Forestry


    Credits: 3

    Supervised on-the-job training with pay in selected business, industry or service organizations coordinated by the College. Permission of the instructor is required.

    Lab Hours per Week: 40
    Total Hours per week 225 hours total for the term.



French

  
  • FRE 101 - Beginning French II


    Credits: 4

    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 4-5
    May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
  
  • FRE 102 - Beginning French II


    Credits: 4

    Introduces understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills and emphasizes basic French sentence structure. Part II of II.

    Prerequisites: Course prerequisite is FRE 101 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 4
    May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
  
  • FRE 201 - Intermediate French I


    Credits: 4

    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part I of II. week.

    Prerequisite FRE 102  or equivalent

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
    May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.
  
  • FRE 202 - Intermediate French II


    Credits: 4

    Continues to develop understanding, speaking, reading, and writing skills. French is used in the classroom. Part II of II.

    Prerequisite FRE 102  or equivalent.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
    May include one additional hour of oral practice per week.

Health

  
  • HLT 100 - First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation


    Credits: 2

    Focuses on the principles and techniques of safety, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2-3
  
  • HLT 105 - Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation


    Credits: 1

    Provides training in coordinated mouth-to-mouth artificial ventilation and chest compression, choking, life-threatening emergencies, and sudden illness. Equivalent to EMS 100 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 1
  
  • HLT 110 - Personal and Community Health


    Credits: 3

    Introduces students to the basic concepts of health and dimensions of wellness through exploration of a variety of personal health topics. Identifies factors that affect the health status of individuals in addition to health promotion and disease prevention at the personal and community level.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HLT 121 - Substance Abuse: Prevention and Treatment


    Credits: 3

    Explores the use and abuse of drugs in contemporary society with emphasis upon sociological, physiological, and psychological effects of drugs.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HLT 130 - Nutrition and Diet Therapy


    Credits: 1

    Studies nutrients, sources, functions, and requirements with an introduction to diet therapy. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 230  serves both transfer and CTE programs.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 0-1
    Lab Hours per Week: 0-2
    Total Hours per week 1-2


  
  • HLT 141 - Introduction to Medical Terminology


    Credits: 2

    Focuses on medical terminology for students preparing for careers in the health professions. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs. HLT 143  serves both transfer and CTE programs.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 1-2
  
  • HLT 143 - Medical Terminology I


    Credits: 3

    Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Part I of II.

    Prerequisite: Readiness to enroll in ENG 111 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HLT 144 - Medical Terminology II


    Credits: 3

    Provides an understanding of medical abbreviations and terms. Includes the study of prefixes, suffixes, word stems, and technical terms with emphasis on proper spelling, pronunciation, and usage. Emphasizes more complex skills and techniques in understanding medical terminology. Part II of II.

    Prerequisite: Readiness to enroll in ENG 111 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HLT 230 - Principles of Nutrition


    Credits: 3

    Introduces students to the basic concepts of nutrition and its impact on personal wellness. Emphasizes an evidence-based approach to various topics, such as the nutrient components of food, the components of a healthy eating pattern, and the relationship between diet and health. Provides a behavioral approach to nutrient guidelines for the development and maintenance of optimum wellness. The assignments in the course require college-level reading fluency and coherent communication through documented written reports.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HLT 250 - General Pharmacology


    Credits: 3

    Emphasizes general pharmacology for the health related professions covering general principles of drug actions/reactions, major drug classes, specific agent within each class, and routine mathematical calculations needed to determine desired dosages. 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3



Health Care Technology

  
  • HCT 100 - Introduction to Health Care Occupations


    Credits: 2-3

    Explores various career opportunities in the health care field and the relationships between various health-related occupations. Encourages career planning and decision making.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2-3
  
  • HCT 101 - Health Care Technician I


    Credits: 3

    Teaches basic care skills with emphasis on physical, social, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients. Covers procedures, communications and interpersonal relations; observation, charting and reporting; care planning, safety and infection control; anatomy and physiology, nutrition and patient feeding; ethics, death and dying. Prepares multi-skilled health care workers to care for patients of various ages with special emphasis on geriatric nursing, home health, long and short term care facilities.

    Co-requisite: HCT 102 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HCT 102 - Health Care Technician II


    Credits: 4

    Applies theory through laboratory experience for health care technicians to word in home health, long and short term facilities.

    Corequisite: Course has a co-requisite of HCT 101 . Background Check. All Students are required to submit to a background check through Certified Background, Inc. prior to attending the clinical sessions associated with HCT 102. The cost of this screening starts at $45 and is the responsibility of the student. Additional information is available in the Nursing Office or by calling 540-863-2838.
    Lecture Hours per Week: 1-2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2-6
    Total Hours per week 3-8


  
  • HCT 110 - Therapeutic Communication in the Health Care Setting


    Credits: 3

    Develops therapeutic relationship, communication and culture, problem solving electronic communication, techniques in therapeutic communication and blocks to therapeutic communication. Addresses assertiveness, anger, and managing team conflict.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3

History

  
  • HIS 101 - Western Civil Pre-1600 CE


    Credits: 3

    Examines the development of western civilization from ancient times to 1600 CE.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


  
  • HIS 102 - Western Civilizations Post-1600 CE


    Credits: 3

    Examines the development of western civilization from 1600 CE to the present.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


  
  • HIS 111 - World Civilizations Pre-1500 CE


    Credits: 3

    Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, the Americas, and Europe from antiquity to approximately 1500.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


    This is a Passport Transfer course.
  
  • HIS 112 - World Civilizations Post-1500 CE


    Credits: 3

    Surveys the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas from approximately 1500 CE through the present.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


    This is a Passport Transfer course.
  
  • HIS 121 - United States History to 1877


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the history of the United States from its origins to 1877.  Includes the European exploration, development of the American colonies and their institutions, the Revolution, major political, social and economic developments, geographical expansion, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


    This is a Passport Transfer course.
  
  • HIS 122 - United States History Since 1865


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the history of the United States from 1865 to present.  Includes major political, social and economic developments since 1865, overseas expansion, the two world wars, the Cold War and the post-Cold War era.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


    This is a Passport Transfer course.

Horticulture

  
  • HRT 100 - Introduction to Horticulture


    Credits: 3

    Introduces commercial horticulture industry with emphasis on career opportunities. Examines equipment, facilities, and physical arrangements of production, wholesale and retail establishments. Surveys individual areas within horticulture industry.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 4


  
  • HRT 205 - Soils


    Credits: 3

    Teaches theoretical and practical aspects of soils and other growing media. Examines media components, chemical and physical properties, and soil organisms. Discusses management and conservation.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 4


  
  • HRT 228 - Turfgrass Management I


    Credits: 3

    Applies scientific principles for the establishment and maintenance of intensely managed turfgrass. Topics covered include cultivar selection, seeding, sprigging and sodding techniques, fertilization, watering, weed identification and control, insect identification and control, fungus identification and control, soil structure, drainage, topdressing, and mowing frequency and height.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 4


  
  • HRT 245 - Woody Plants


    Credits: 3

    Studies identification, culture, and uses of woody plants in landscaping. Includes deciduous and evergreen, native and cultivated shrubs, trees and vines. Teaches scientific and common names of plants.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 1-2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 3-4


  
  • HRT 259 - Arboriculture


    Credits: 3

    Studies the techniques of tree care. Covers surgery, pruning, insect and disease recognition and control, fertilization, cabling, and lightning rod installation.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 4



Hotel-Restaurant-Institutional Management

  
  • HRI 106 - Principles of Culinary Arts I


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the fundamental principles of food preparation and basic culinary procedures. Stresses the use of proper culinary procedures combined with food science, proper sanitation, standards of quality for food items that are made, and proper use and care of kitchen equipment. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2-3
    Lab Hours per Week: 1-3
    Total Hours per week 3-5


  
  • HRI 119 - Applied Nutrition For Food Service


    Credits: 3

    Studies food composition, nutrition science, and application of nutrition principles by the food service professional. Provides the student with a basic understanding of human nutrition and application of nutrition in the service of commercially prepared meals.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 128 - Principles of Baking


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of breads, pastries, baked desserts, candies, frozen confections, and sugar work. Applies scientific principles and techniques of baking. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to prepare baked items, pastries and confections.

    Corequisite: Course has a co-requisite of HRI 158 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 140 - Fundamentals of Quality for the Hospitality Industry


    Credits: 3

    Teaches quality in the hospitality industry, including material on the total quality management movement. Emphasizes quality from the customer’s perspective.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 145 - Garde Manger


    Credits: 3

    Studies garde manger, the art of decorative cold food preparation and presentation. Provides a detailed practical study of cold food preparation and artistic combination and display of cold foods.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of HRI 158 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 154 - Principles of Hospitality Management


    Credits: 3

    Presents basic understanding of the hospitality industry by tracing the industry’s growth and development, reviewing the organization and management of lodging, food, and beverage operations, and focusing on industry opportunities and future trends.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 158 - Sanitation and Safety


    Credits: 3

    Covers the moral and legal responsibilities of management to insure a sanitary and safe environment in a food service operation. Emphasizes the causes and prevention of foodborne illnesses in conformity with federal, state and local guidelines. Focuses on OSHA standards in assuring safe working conditions.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 190 - Coordinated Internship


    Credits: 1-5

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.

    Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours.
    May be repeated for credit.
  
  • HRI 206 - International Cuisine


    Credits: 3

    Introduces the concepts of cultural differences and similarities and the preparation of the food specialties of the major geographical areas of the world. Focuses on emerging cuisines as they become popular.

    Prerequisite: HRI 158 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 207 - American Regional Cuisine


    Credits: 3

    Studies the distinct regional cooking styles of America and its neighbors. Emphasizes the indigenous ingredients as well as the cultural aspect of each region’s cooking style. Includes the preparation of the various regional foods.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 215 - Food Purchasing


    Credits: 3

    Presents the method and procedures for purchasing food for hotels, restaurants and institutions. Deals with markets, federal and trade grades, governmental regulations, packaging, comparative versions price buying, yields and quality control.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 218 - Fruit, Vegetable, & Starch Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of fruits, vegetables, grains, cereals, legumes and farinaceous products. Promotes the knowledge/skills necessary to prepare menu items from fruits, vegetables, and their byproducts, and to select appropriate uses as meal components.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 219 - Stock, Soup, and Sauce Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Instructs the student in the preparation of stocks, soups, and sauces. Promotes the knowledge/skills to prepare stocks, soups, and sauces, and to select appropriate uses as meal components.

    Corequisite: Course has co-requisite of HRI 158 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 220 - Meat, Seafood, and Poultry Preparation


    Credits: 3

    Provides the study and preparation of meat, poultry, shellfish, fish, and game. Promotes the knowledge/skills required to select appropriate use of these foods as meal components.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of HRI 158 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 225 - Menu Planning and Dining Room Service


    Credits: 3

    Covers fundamentals of menu writing, types of menus, layout, design and food merchandising, and interpreting a profit and loss statement as it relates to menu pricing. Analyzes menus for effectiveness. Instructs on proper dining room service, customer seating, and dining room management. Emphasizes use of computer in management of food service operations.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 228 - Food Production Operations


    Credits: 3

    Teaches management principles as applied to a food production setting. Integrates skills areas including planning, organizing, coordinating, checking, insuring, training, establishing standards, assisting and controlling. Promotes the knowledge/ skills required to manage food production operations in a commercial and/or institutional kitchen.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 235 - Marketing of Hospitality Services


    Credits: 3

    Studies principles and practices of marketing the services of the hotel and restaurant industry. Emphasizes the marketing concept with applications leading to customer satisfaction. Reviews methods of external and internal stimulation of sales. May include a practical sales/marketing exercise and computer applications.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 251 - Food and Beverage Cost Control I


    Credits: 3

    Presents methods of pre-cost and pre-control as applied to the menu, purchasing, receiving, storing, issuing, production, sales and service which result in achievement of an operation’s profit potential. Emphasizes both manual and computerized approaches. Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • HRI 280 - Principles of Advanced Baking and Pastry


    Credits: 3

    Reviews foundation principles of classical and modern baking/pastry methods.

    Corequisite: Course has a co-requisite of HRI 158 .
    Prerequisite: HRI 128  or equivalent.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 281 - Artisan Breads


    Credits: 3

    Provides an integrated study of both classical and modern baking methods. Focuses on craft baking using simple ingredients to create superior products.

    Corequisite: Course has a co-requisite of HRI 158 .
    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 282 - European Tortes and Cakes


    Credits: 3

    Provides an integrated study of European tortes and cakes.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of HRI 280  and HRI 158 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 283 - Custards and Cremes


    Credits: 3

    Provides an integrated study of classical and contemporary custards and cremes as menu items and recipe ingredients.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of HRI 280  and HRI 158 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 284 - Specialty, Spa and Plated Desserts


    Credits: 3

    Provides an integrated study of specialty, spa and plated desserts, which possess enhanced value through artistic presentation.

    Prerequisites: Course has prerequisites of HRI 280  and HRI 158 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 5


  
  • HRI 290 - Coordinated Internship


    Credits: 1-5

    Supervises on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college.

    Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours.
    May be repeated for credit.

Industrial Engineering Technology

  
  • IND 106 - Industrial Engineering Technology


    Credits: 3

    Introduces basic skills required for a career in industrial engineering technology. Includes basic statistics for engineering technicians, the SI system, graphic analysis, and careers as an industrial engineering technician.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • IND 113 - Materials and Processes in Manufacturing I


    Credits: 2

    Studies materials and processes for the manufacture of products. Investigates the nature of various materials. Examines the manufacturing processes of industry and their effects on materials.  Part I of II.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2 - 3
  
  • IND 137 - Team Concepts & Problem Solving


    Credits: 3

    Studies team concepts and problem solving techniques to assist project teams in improving quality and productivity. Provides knowledge of how to work as a team, plan and conduct good meetings, manage logistics and details, gather useful data, communicate the results and implement changes.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • IND 235 - Statistical Quality Control


    Credits: 3

    Gives overview of the quality control function within industry. May include the organization, cost, and techniques of quality control. Emphasizes essentials and applications of statistics in the quality control function.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2-3
    Lab Hours per Week: 1-2
    Total Hours per week 3-4


  
  • IND 243 - Principles and Applications of Mechatronics


    Credits: 3

    Introduces terminology and principles related to Mechatronic system design and application. Integrates concepts of electrical/electronic, mechanical and computer technologies in th e development, setup, operation and troublshooting of automated products and systems. Covers breakdown of various automated manufacturing operations with emphasis on system planning, development and troubleshooting processes.

    Prerequisite: Divisional Approval.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 2
    Lab Hours per Week: 2
    Total Hours per week 4



Information Technology Design and Database

  
  • ITD 110 - Web Page Design I


    Credits: 3-4

    Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Course content includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames.

    Prerequisites: Course has a prerequisite of ITE 152 .

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITD 210 - Web Page Design II


    Credits: 3-4

    Incorporates advanced techniques in web site planning, design, usability, accessibility, advanced site management, and maintenance utilizing web editor software(s).

    Prerequisites: Course has a prerequisite of ITD 110 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITD 212 - Interactive Web Design


    Credits: 3-4

    Provides techniques in interactive design concepts to create cross-platform, low-bandwidth animations utilizing a vector based application. This course emphasizes the importance of usability, accessibility, optimization and performance.

    Prerequisites: Course has a prerequisite of ITD 110 

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4

Information Technology Essentials

  
  • ITE 119 - Information Literacy


    Credits: 3

    Presents the information literacy core competencies focusing on the use of information technology skills.  Skills and knowledge will be developed in database searching, computer applications, information security and privacy, and intellectual property issues. This course applies to career/technical education (CTE) programs.  ITE 152  serves both transfer and CTE programs.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
  
  • ITE 152 - Introduction to Digital and Information Literacy and Computer Applications


    Credits: 3

    Develops understanding of digital literacy. Introduces basic computer concepts in hardware, software, cyber, cloud, database, and operating systems. Includes hands-on experience developing word processing, spreadsheet and presentation documents. Evaluates the reliability of sources. Covers creating a simple web page. Examines topics such as social, legal, and ethical issues.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3
    Total Hours per week 3


  
  • ITE 180 - Help Desk Support Skills


    Credits: 3

    Emphasizes instruction in customer support techniques required for analyzing and coordinating software and hardware solutions for end-user needs. includes evaluation and communication techniques required to provide help desk support necessary to transfer knowledge and enable implementation of a solution.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITE 182 - User Support/Help Desk Principles


    Credits: 3

    Introduces a variety of tools and techniques that are used to provide user support in help desk operations. Includes help desk concepts, customer service skills, troubleshooting problems, writing for end users, help desk operations, and software, needs analysis, facilities management, and other related topics related to end user support.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITE 221 - PC Hardware and OS Architecture


    Credits: 4

    Covers instruction about processors, internal functions, peripheral devices, computer organization, memory management, architecture, instruction format, and basic OS architecture.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4

Information Technology Networking

  
  • ITN 101 - Introduction to Network Concepts


    Credits: 3-4

    Provides instruction in networking media, physical and logical topologies, common networking standards and popular networking protocols. Emphasizes the TCP/IP protocol suite and related IP addressing schemes, including CIDR. Includes selected topics in network implementation, support and LAN/WAN connectivity.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITN 106 - Microcomputer Operating Systems


    Credits: 3-4

    Teaches use of operating system utilities and multiple-level directory structures, creation of batch files, and configuration of microcomputer environments. May include a study of graphical user interfaces.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
  
  • ITN 110 - Client Operating System (Specify Version)


    Credits: 3-4

    Covers installation, configuration, administration, management, maintenance, and troubleshooting of the desktop client operating system in a networked environment.

    Lecture Hours per Week: 3-4
 

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