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HRI 180 - Convention Management and Service (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Examines the scope and different segments that make up the convention market; explains what is required to meet individual needs; and explores methods and techniques for better service. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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HRI 190 - Coordinated Internship in Hospitality Management (2 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Variable hours.
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Course Outline HRI 206 - International Cuisine (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106 , HRI 158 and HRI 219 .
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 207 - American Regional Cuisine (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106 , HRI 158 , and HRI 219 .
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 215 - Food Purchasing (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 219 - Stock, Soup, and Sauce Preparation (3 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): HRI 106 and HRI 158
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 220 - Meat, Seafood, and Poultry Preparation (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106 and HRI 158
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 225 - Menu Planning & Dining Room Service (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 3 hours per week.
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HRI 231 - Principles of Event Planning and Management (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Focuses on the detailed aspects of how to produce, stage, script, and manage special events within the context of achieving organizational goals. Emphasizes the five critical stages in planning and managing successful special events: research needs and make goal assessments; design events to meet organizational purposes; planning the effective event; coordination and on-site management; and post-event evaluation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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HRI 235 - Marketing of Hospitality Services (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 3 hours per week.
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HRI 237 - Current Issues & Environmental Responsibilities in the Hospitality Industry (2 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies aspects of the evolving hospitality industry, including the collective impact of environmental stewardship and sustainability, local sourcing of products and ingredients, greening of hospitality businesses, cost-benefit analyses of sustainability decisions, and ethical questions related to these topics. Environmental Sustainability Designation: Course content related to the study of. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 251 - Food and Beverage Cost Control I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 and MTE 3
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Lecture 3 hour per week.
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Course Outline HRI 255 - Human Resource Management and Training for Hospitality and Tourism (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Prepares the students for interviewing, training and developing employees. Covers management skills (technical, human, and conceptual) and leadership. Covers the establishment and use of effective training and evaluative tools to improve productivity. Emphasizes staff and customer relations. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 256 - Principles and Applications of Catering (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 106 and HRI 158
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Analyzes and compares the principles of on-premise and off- premise catering. Includes student presentations in a series of catered functions where they assume typical managerial/employee positions emphasizing planning, organizing, operating, managing and evaluating. Prerequisite divisional approval. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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HRI 257 - Catering Management (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies special functions in the hospitality industry. Presents lecture and demonstration in banquet layout, menus, services, sales and supervision. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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HRI 265 - Hotel Front Office Operations (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Analyzes hotel front office positions and the procedures involved in reservation registration, accounting for and checking out guests, and principles and practices of night auditing. Covers the complete guest operation in both traditional and computerized operations. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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HRI 275 - Hospitality Law (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies legal principles governing hospitality operations. Includes applications of common law and statutory decisions, discussion of legal theory, and regulations governing management of hospitality enterprise. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 281 - Artisan Breads (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides an integrated study of both classical and modern baking methods. Focuses on craft baking using simple ingredients to create superior products. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 284 - Specialty, Spa and Plated Desserts (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 280
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides integrated study of specialty, spa and plated desserts, which possess enhanced value through artistic presentation. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 285 - Chocolate and Sugar Arts (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Focuses on an integrated study of chocolate and sugar as used by the pastry artist to create candies, confections and showpieces. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 286 - Wedding and Specialty Cakes (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): HRI 280
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides an integrated study of classical and contemporary wedding and specialty cakes. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline HRI 290 - Coordinated Internship in Hospitality Management (3 CR)
Course must be completed during the student’s final semester in the program.
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Supervises the on-the-job training in selected health agencies, business, industrial, or service firms coordinated by the college. Credit/practice ratio not to exceed 1:5 hours. May be repeated for credit. Variable hours.
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Humanities |
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Course Outline HUM 201 - Survey of Western Culture I (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Transfer
Description: Studies thought, values, and arts of Western culture, integrating major developments in art, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy. Covers the following periods: Ancient and Classical, Early Christian and Byzantine, Medieval, and Early Renaissance. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline HUM 202 - Survey of Western Culture II (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Transfer
Description: Studies thought, values, and arts of Western culture, integrating major developments in art, architecture, literature, music, and philosophy. Covers the following periods: Renaissance, Baroque, Enlightenment, Romantic, and Modern. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline HUM 215 - Native American Culture (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Surveys the cultural history of Native (Indian) peoples in the Americas from the pre-Columbian era until the present. Studies history, religion, literature, arts, life-ways and world views which comprise the diverse traditions of Native peoples. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Industrial Engineering Technology |
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Course Outline IND 113 - Materials and Processes in Manufacturing I (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 116 - Applied Technology (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces basic information and problem solving techniques in liquids, gases, solids, metrics, mechanics, forces, simple machines, heat, light, sound and nuclear energy as applied in industrial engineering technologies. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 230 - Applied Quality Control (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): EGR 216
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies principles of inspection and quality assurance with emphasis on statistical process control. May include the setting up, maintaining, and interpreting of control charts, and review of basic metrology. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 243 - Principles and Applications of Mechatronics (3 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): MEC 140
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces terminology and principles related to Mechatronic system design and application. Integrates concepts of electrical/electronic, mechanical and computer technologies in the development, setup, operation and trouble shooting of automated products and systems. Covers breakdown of various automated manufacturing operations with emphasis on system planning, development and trouble shooting processes. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 250 - Introduction to Basic Computer Integrated Manufacturing (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ETR 113
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Presents basic principles used in the design and implementation in a computer integrated manufacturing system. Emphasizes team concept and all aspects of a computer integrated manufacturing system to include the following: Robotics, Conveyor Control, Machining Center Integration Quality Control, Statistical Quality Control, and Computer Integrated Manufacturing (CIM) software. Lecture 1 hour. Laboratory 4 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 251 - Automated Manufacturing Systems I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): IND 250
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Presents basic principles used in the design and implementation in manufacturing work cells. Includes selection of the robot system, worksite, application cell sensors, development of cycle times, and economic analysis. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline IND 290 - Coordinated Internship in Industrial Engineering (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Variable hours.
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Information Technology Design and Database |
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Course Outline ITD 110 - Web Page Design I (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Stresses a working knowledge of web site designs, construction, and management using HTML or XHTML. Includes headings, lists, links, images, image maps, tables, forms, and frames. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITD 130 - Database Fundamentals (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces the student to Relational Database and Relational Database theory. Includes planning, defining and using a database; table design, linking and normalization; types of database, database description and definition. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITD 250 - Database Architecture and Administration (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITD 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Involves in-depth instruction about the underlying architecture of databases and the handling of database administration. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Information Technology Essentials |
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Course Outline ITE 105 - Careers and Cyber Ethics (2 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Career paths in Information Technology will be explored to help the student determine the appropriate degree plan. Career paths will include but not be limited to software development, computer science, database, networking, system administration and operations, end user support, web design, and management. The student will learn ethical concerns in business and information technology including the ACM Code of Ethics. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 115 - Introduction to Computer Applications and Concepts (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Transfer
Description: Covers computer concepts and internet skills, and uses a software suite which includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, and presentation software to demonstrate skills. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 116 - Survey of Computer Software Applications (2 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Review current business software applications for microcomputers emphasizing comparison of a variety of software packages. Provides experience with multiple operating system commands, database, spreadsheet, word processing and presentation software programs. College students are expected to be competent in the use of computers that will prepare one for enrollment in ITE 115 . Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 119 - Information Literacy (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Transfer
Description: 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. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 126 - Operating System Fundamentals (2 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes instruction in commonly used internal and external commands including the use of subdirectories and creating basic batch files. Lecture 2 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 128 - Intro to Word Processing Software (1 CR)
Pre/Corequisite(s): ITE 115
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides basic knowledge of word processing tools to include designing a variety of basic documents and formatting for presentation and printing. Students will have the opportunity to obtain either the Core (or Expert) level MOS certification in Word at the conclusion of the course. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline ITE 140 - Spreadsheet Software (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Covers the use of spreadsheet software to create spreadsheets with formatted cells and cell ranges, control pages, multiple sheets, charts, and macros. Topics include type and edit text in a cell, enter data on multiple worksheets, work with formulas and functions, create charts, pivot tables, and styles, insert headers and footers, and filter data. Covers MOS Excel objectives. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 180 - Help Desk Support Skills (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITE 182 - User Support/Help Desk Principles (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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 3 hours per week.
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Information Technology Networking |
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Course Outline ITN 101 - Introduction to Network Concepts (4 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: 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. Maps to CompTIA’s Network+ certification. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 107 - Personal Computer Hardware and Troubleshooting (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes specially designed instruction to give a student a basic knowledge of hardware and software configurations. Includes the installation of various peripheral devices as well as basic system hardware components. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 111 - Server Administration (Windows Server 2016) (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 154
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Covers installation, configuration, administration, management, maintenance, and troubleshooting of a server in a networked environment. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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ITN 154 - Network Fundamentals, Router Basics, and Configuration (ICND1) - Cisco (4 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction in the fundamentals of networking environments, the basics of router operations, and basic router configuration. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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ITN 155 - Switching, Wireless, and WAN Technologies (ICND2) - Cisco (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 154
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides the skills and knowledge to install, operate, and troubleshoot a small-to-medium sized branch office enterprise network, including configuring several switches and routers, configuring wireless devices, configuring VLANS, connecting to a WAN, and implementing network security. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 5 hours per week.
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ITN 156 - Basic Switching and Routing - Cisco (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 155
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Centers instruction in LAN segmentation using bridges, routers, and switches. Includes fast Ethernet, access lists, routing protocols, spanning tree protocol, virtual LANS and network management. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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ITN 157 - WAN Technologies - Cisco (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 156
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Concentrates on an introduction to Wide Area Networking (WANs). Includes WAN design, LAPB, Frame Relay, ISDN, HDLC, and PPP. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 170 - Linux System Administration (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Focuses instruction on the installation, configuration and administration of the Linux operating system and emphasizes the use of Linux as a network client and workstation. 3 hours per week.
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ITN 257 - Cloud Computing: Infrastructure and Services (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 154 and ITN 170
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Focuses on cloud infrastructure, deployment, security models, and the key considerations in migrating to cloud computing. Covers the technologies and processes required to build traditional, virtualized, and cloud data center environments, including computation, storage, networking, desktop and application virtualization, business continuity, security, and management. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 260 - Network Security Basics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 154
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction in the basics of network security in depth. Includes security objectives, security architecture, security models and security layers; risk management, network security policy, and security training. Includes the give security keys, confidentiality integrity, availability, accountability and auditability. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 261 - Network Attacks, Computer Crime and Hacking (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 260 and ITN 170
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Encompasses in-depth exploration of various methods for attacking and defending a network. Explores network security concepts from the viewpoint hackers and their attack methodologies. Includes topics about hackers, attacks, Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) malicious code, computer crime and industrial espionage. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITN 267 - Legal Topics in Network Security (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 260
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Conveys an in-depth exploration of the civil and common law issues that apply to network security. Explores statutes, jurisdictional, and constitutional issues related to computer crimes and privacy. Includes rules of evidence, seizure and evidence handling, court presentation and computer privacy in the digital age. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Information Technology Programming |
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Course Outline ITP 100 - Software Design (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces principles and practices of software development. Includes instruction in critical thinking, problem solving skills, and essential programming logic in structured and object-oriented design using contemporary tools. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 120 - Java Programming I (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITP 100
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Entails instruction in fundamentals of object-oriented programming using Java. Emphasizes program construction, algorithm development, coding, debugging, and documentation of console and graphical user interface applications. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 140 - Client Side Scripting (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITD 110 and ITP 100
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction in fundamentals of Internet application design, development, and deployment using client side scripting language(s). Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 170 - Project Management (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces the concepts of project management as defined by the Project Management Institute, the accreditation body for project management. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 220 - Java Programming II (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITP 120 Pre/Corequisite(s): ITD 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Imparts instruction in application of advanced object-oriented techniques to application development using Java. Emphasizes database connectivity, inner classes, collection classes, networking, and threads. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 225 - Web Scripting Languages (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITP 140
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces students to the principles, systems, and tools used to implement Web applications. Provides students with a comprehensive introduction to the programming tools and skills required to build and maintain interactive Web sites. Students will develop Web applications utilizing client-side and server-side scripting languages along with auxiliary tools needed for complete applications. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline ITP 246 - Java-Server Side Programming (4 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITP 220
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction in application and integration of web-based clients and server-side Java to three-tier business applications. Includes us of tools UML, XML, Java servlets, JSPs and JDBC database access. Lecture 4 hours per week.
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ITP 258 - Systems Development Project (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ITN 154 , ITP 100 and ITN 170
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction in application of life cycle system development methodologies using a case study which incorporates feasibility study system analysis, system design, program specification, and implementation planning. Course project assignment(s) will have students perform as members of system development teams. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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ITP 298 - Seminar and Project in Information Technology Programming (1 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Requires completion of a project or research report related to the student’s occupational objectives and a study of approaches to the selection and pursuit of career opportunities in the field. Project to be completed will be a study for a specific industry certification. Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Legal Administration |
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Course Outline LGL 110 - Introduction to Law and the Paralegal (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces various areas of law in which a paralegal may be employed. Includes study of the court system (Virginia and federal); a brief overview of criminal law, torts, family law, evidence, the U.C.C., contracts, and ethics; the role of the paralegal; and other areas of interest. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 115 - Real Estate Law for Legal Assistants (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies law of real property and gives in-depth survey of more common types of real estate transactions and conveyances such as deeds, contracts, leases, and deeds of trust. Focuses on drafting these various instruments and studies the system of recording and search of public documents. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 117 - Family Law (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies elements of a valid marriage, grounds for divorce and annulment, separation, defenses, custody, support, adoptions, and applicable tax consequences. Includes property settlement agreements, pre- and ante-nuptial agreements, pleadings, and rules of procedure. May include specific federal and Virginia consumer laws. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 125 - Legal Research (3 CR)
Corequisite(s): LGL 126
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides an understanding of various components of a law library, and emphasizes research skills through the use of digests, encyclopedias, reporter systems, codes, citations, ALR, and other research tools. May include research through electronic databases, overview of computer applications, and writing projects. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 126 - Legal Writing (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): ENG 111 Corequisite(s): LGL 125
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies proper preparation of various legal documents, including legal memoranda, letters, and pleadings. Involves practical applications. May include case and appellate briefs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 130 - Law Office Administration and Management (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces management principles and systems applicable to law firms, including record keeping, disbursements, escrow accounts, billing, and purchasing. May include accounting methods and software packages applicable to law firms. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 215 - Torts (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Studies fundamental principles of the law of torts and may include preparation and use of pleadings and other documents involved in the trial of a civil action. Emphasizes intentional torts, negligence, personal injury, products liability, and malpractice cases. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 216 - Trial Preparation and Discovery Practice (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Examines the trial process, including the preparation of a trial notebook, pretrial motions, and orders. May include the preparation of interrogatories, depositions, and other discovery tools used in assembling evidence in preparation for trial or an administrative hearing. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 218 - Criminal Law (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Focuses on major crimes, including their classification, elements of proof, intent, conspiracy, responsibility, parties, and defenses. Emphasizes Virginia Law. May include general principles of applicable constitutional law and criminal procedures. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 225 - Estate Planning and Probate (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces various devices used to plan an estate, including wills, trusts, joint ownership and insurance. Considers various plans in light of family situations and estate objectives. Focuses on practices involving administration of an estate, including taxes and preparation of forms. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 230 - Legal Transactions (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Presents an in-depth study of general contract law, including formation, breach, enforcement, and remedies. May include an overview of the Uniform Commercial Code sales, commercial paper, and collections. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline LGL 238 - Bankruptcy (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): LGL 110 , LGL 125 , LGL 126 and LGL 130
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides a practical understanding of non-bankruptcy alternatives and the laws of bankruptcy including Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 of the Bankruptcy Code. Emphasis will be placed on preparing petitions, schedules, statements and other forms. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Machine Technology |
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MAC 131 - Machine Lab I (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Teaches fundamental machine shop operations, bench work, layout, measuring tools, and safety. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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MAC 161 - Machine Shop Practices I (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces safety procedures, bench work, hand tools, precision measuring instruments, drill presses, cut-off saws, engine lathes, manual surface grinders, and milling machines. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week.
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Marketing |
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Course Outline MKT 201 - Introduction to Marketing (3 CR)
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Introduces students to the discipline of marketing and the need to create customer value and relationships in the marketplace. Presents an overview of the marketing principles and management strategies, along with the analytical tools used by organizations in the creation of a marketing plan. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Math Essentials |
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Course Outline MTE 1 - Operations with Positive Fractions (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Qualifying placement score or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes operations and problem solving with proper fractions, improper fractions, and mixed numbers without the use of a calculator. Emphasizes applications and includes U. S. customary units of measure. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 2 - Operations with Positive Decimals and Percents (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , a qualifying placement score or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes operations and problem solving with positive decimals and percents. Emphasizes applications and includes U. S. customary and metric units of measure. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 3 - Algebra Basics (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 2 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes basic operations with algebraic expressions and solving simple algebraic equations using signed numbers with emphasis on applications. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 4 - First Degree Equations and Inequalities in One Variable (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 3 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes solving first degree equations and inequalities containing one variable, and using them to solve application problems. Emphasizes applications and problem solving. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 5 - Linear Equations, Inequalities and Systems of Linear Equations in Two Variables (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 4 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes finding the equation of a line, graphing linear equations and inequalities in two variables and solving systems of two linear equations. Emphasizes writing and graphing equations using the slope of the line and points on the line, and applications. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 6 - Exponents, Factoring and Polynomial Equations (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 5 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: The student will learn to perform operations on exponential expressions and polynomials. Students will also learn techniques to factor polynomials and use these techniques to solve polynomial equations. Emphasis should be on learning all the different factoring methods, and solving application problems using polynomial equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 7 - Rational Expressions and Equations (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 6 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes simplifying rational algebraic expressions, solving rational algebraic equations and solving applications that use rational algebraic equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 8 - Rational Exponents and Radicals (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 7 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes simplifying radical expressions, using rational exponents, solving radical equations and solving applications using radical equations. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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Course Outline MTE 9 - Functions, Quadratic Equations and Parabolas (1 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 8 , a qualifying placement score, or equivalent
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Includes an introduction to functions in ordered pair, graph, and equation form. Also introduces quadratic functions, their properties and their graphs. Credit is not applicable toward graduation. Credit for this course can also be received by completing MTT 1 . Lecture 1 hour per week.
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MTH 111 - Basic Technical Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , OR Corequisite(s): MCR 1
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides a foundation in mathematics with emphasis in arithetic, unit conversion, basic algebra, geometry and trigonometry. This course is intended for CTE programs. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 130 - Fundamentals of Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , and MTE 3 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 130 or equivalent.
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Presents elementary concepts of algebra, linear graphing, financial literacy, descriptive statistics, and measurement & geometry. Based on college programs being supported by this course, colleges may opt to add additional topics such as logic or trigonometry. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course OUtline MTH 131 - Technical Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 131 or equivalent.
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Presents algebra through unit conversion, trigonometry, vectors, geometry, and complex numbers. This course is intended for CTE programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 132 - Business Mathematics (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , and MTE 3 , or a placement recommendation for MTH 132 or equivalent.
Course Type: Intended for Career Preparation
Description: Provides instruction, review, and drill in percentage, cash and trade discounts, mark-up, payroll, sales, property and other taxes, simple and compound interest, bank discounts, loans, investments, and annuities. This course is intended for occupational/technical programs. Lecture 3 hours. Total 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 154 - Quantitative Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 ; or Corequisite(s): MCR 4
Course Type: Passport Transfer Class
Description: Presents topics in proportional reasoning, modeling, financial literacy and validity studies (logic and set theory). Focuses on the process of taking a real-world situation, identifying the mathematical foundation needed to address the problem, solving the problem and applying what is learned to the original situation. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 155 - Statistical Reasoning (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , and MTE 5 ; or, Corequisite(s): MCR 5
Course Type: Passport Transfer Class
Description: Presents elementary statistical methods and concepts including visual data presentation, descriptive statistics, probability, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation and linear regression. Emphasis is placed on the development of statistical thinking, simulation, and the use of statistical software. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 161 - Pre-Calculus I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 , and MTE 9 ; or, Corequisite(s): MCR 6
Course Type: Passport Transfer Class
Description: Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, and systems of equations and inequalities. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 161: Precalculus I and MTH 167 Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry . Lecture 3 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 167 - Pre-Calculus with Trigonometry (5 CR)
Prerequisite(s): MTE 1 , MTE 2 , MTE 3 , MTE 4 , MTE 5 , MTE 6 , MTE 7 , MTE 8 and MTE 9
Course Type: Passport Transfer Class
Description: Presents topics in power, polynomial, rational, exponential, and logarithmic functions, systems of equations, trigonometry, and trigonometric applications, including Law of Sines and Cosines, and an introduction to conics. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 167: Precalculus with Trigonometry and MTH 161 Pre-Calculus I or equivalent. Lecture 5 hours per week.
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Course Outline MTH 245 - Statistics I (3 CR)
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of MTH 154 , MTH 161 , or MTH 167 with a grade of “C” or better.
Course Type: Passport Transfer Class
Description: Presents an overview of statistics, including descriptive statistics, elementary probability, probability distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, correlation, and linear regression. Credit will not be awarded for both MTH 155 Statistical Reasoning and MTH 245: Statistics I or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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