NWCCD 2018-19 Catalog 
    
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  • EDEC 1200 - Administration of Early Childhood Programs

    This course provides students with the basic principles and working knowledge of early childhood program operations.  Through review of state regulations and national standards of high quality early childhood programming, students with examine procedures for establishing and managing programs including fiscal and human resources, developmentally appropriate planning, and collaborating with families, school districts, and communities.  Designed for current and future directors of child care/child development centers, Head Start programs, and community based pre-kindergarten and kindergarten programs, this course provides foundational knowledge and opportunities for applications in practice.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon successful completion of EDEC 1200 Administration of Early Childhood Programs, the student will:

    1. identify appropriate organizational structures of early childhood centers
    2. define necessary policies for staff and parents involved with the early childhood center
    3. define features of developmentally appropriate curricula for young children
    4. identify elements of quality in early childhood programs
    5. analyze overall quality of early childhood programs
    6. explore practical aspects of operating an early childhood program
    7. develop strategies to manage issues involved with funding early childhood programs
    8. develop strategies for creating community partnerships
    9. define licensing regulations and licensing procedures
  

  • EDEC 1300 - Curriculum Planning & Development for Young Children

    This course builds knowledge and skills pertaining to planning, implementing and assessing developmentally appropriate learning experiences for young children.  All domains of development, child-centered learning, and documenting and communicating growth to parents are key elements.

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEC 1300 Curriculum Planning & Development for Young Children, the student will:

    1. explore physical maturation, cognitive and language, and social/emotional development from pre-birth to approximately 8 years of age, including individual differences and the impact of early experience.
    2. relate diverse perspectives of the family, parent/child/community/school/system and various approaches to parent involvement. 
    3. explain rationale for and implementation of developmentally appropriate practice in the education of all children.  
    4. plan developmentally appropriate curriculum through the facilitation of play and the design of appropriate learning environments to meet the needs of all young children. 
  

  • EDEC 1305 - Curriculum Planning & Development for Young Children Lab

    This course is designed to supervise experiences in planning, implementing, and evaluating curriculum activities at an early childhood center.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    EDEC 1300 - Curriculum Planning and Development for Young Children



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEC 1305 Curriculum Planning and Development for Young Children Lab the student will:

    1. apply decisions about the most appropriate teaching methods and materials,
    2. develop key strategies for curriculum development and implementation,
    3. develop an understanding of the role of play in the learning process,
    4. demonstrate skills in planning, implementing, and evaluating developmentally appropriate experiences,
    5. demonstrate knowledge of the domains of development and the “whole child” approach to learning.
  

  • EDEC 2010 - Early Childhood Special Education Birth to Eight

    This course provides students the opportunity to gain an understanding of the importance of inclusion, early intervention, service coordination, and support for families and children, in order to provide a seamless system of services. Students examine research-based information regarding best practices, the Individuals with Disability Education Act (IDEA), and explore in-depth methods being employed by early interventionists. 


    Credits: 3
  

  • EDEC 2122 - Child Development Lab

    This course serves as a bridge between theory and application through experience in the observation of child growth and development from 0-7 years of age.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of FCSC 2122/EDEC 2122 Child Development Lab,  the student will:

    1. Examine the domains of development birth – 7 years.
    2. Observe different age levels in a natural learning environment.
    3. Outline differences in ages and rates of growth.


    Cross-listed: FCSC 2122 Child Development Lab
  

  • EDEC 2200 - Early Childhood Practicum

    This course provides students with a capstone field experience in a program serving children birth to third grade.  Emphasis is also placed on integrating theoretical concepts into practice and developing skills and experiences as reflective and deliberate decision makers.  Students will complete the professional portfolio for use in employment and future study.

    Credits: 6

    Instructional Method Separate Lecture and Lab

    Prerequisites:

    EDEC 1100 & 1105 Observation, Guidance, and Assessment of Young Children & Lab; EDEC 1300 & 1305 Curriculum Planning and Development for Young Children & Lab



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEC 2200 Early Childhood Practicum, the student will:

    1. define the roles and responsibilities of the early childhood professional.
    2. participate in early childhood practice.
    3. complete organization and selection of artifacts for the professional portfolio.
    4. compare observations in early childhood settings.
    5. apply knowledge of foundations of development and education in classroom settings.
    6. identify elements of early childhood curriculum models.
    7. identify ethical responsibilities in early childhood practice.
    8. demonstrate skills & abilities for planning, implementing & evaluating appropriate curriculum for children ages 2 to 8.
    9. distinguish the components of curriculum based on daily routine of activities.
    10. evaluate individual differences in development & learning.
    11. utilize an on-going assessment process or order to develop, monitor, adapt & evaluate programs for young children in natural, inclusive environments.
    12. review current trends and issues advocating for quality early childhood education
    13. evaluate young children’s development using a variety of informal & formal instruments & processes including observational methods.
  

  • EDEC 2435 - Child Development Associate (CDA)

    This course focuses on the acquisition of practical skills needed to prepare individuals to be credentialed as entry-level early childhood education professionals. It is designed as a study option for individuals who have the CDA credential as an immediate goal. Candidates taking this course have the opportunity to complete required course work, and prepare a CDA Professional Portfolio prior to the national examination.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    none



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEC 2435 Child Development Associate (CDA), the student will:

    1. recognize the body of knowledge and theoretical precepts that professionals apply to help children learn and develop.
    2. investigate basic concepts of development and learning of children for planning learning experiences for children.
    3. ascertain appropriate expectations of children at various ages.
    4. establish a safe, healthy, learning environment.
    5. acquire the knowledge and skills to support social and emotional development.
    6. provide positive guidance.
    7. investigate ways of advancing physical and intellectual competence of children.
    8. establish positive and productive relationships with families.
    9. demonstrate a well-run and purposeful program responsive to participant needs.
  

  • EDEL 2280 - Literature for Children

    This course is designed for reading and discussion of works of literature for children.  Selection of children’s books for school, home, and library is stressed.  In order to establish criteria for evaluation, students are expected to become acquainted with a wide sampling of children’s literature including classics, both old and new.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: Prior to Spring 2008, EDEL 2280 was listed as ENGL 2275 - Literature for Children

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in an Advanced Writing course

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEL 2280 Literature for Children, the student will:

    1. Familiarize him/herself with the literature available for children.
    2. Apply the criteria for determining good literature for children at each educational level.
    3. Identify the various genres of literature for children.
    4. Classify books according to genre.
    5. Develop insight into child development and reading preferences.
    6. Develop an awareness of currents trends and issues in children’s literature.
    7. Identify resources available to teachers.
    8. Integrate children’s literature across the curricula. 
    9. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of literature in developing the child’s sense of self and place in the surrounding environment and an awareness of different people.
    10. Evaluate literature for children at each stage of development.
    11. Exhibit ways to bring children and literature together by creating activities related to children’s literature using a variety of teaching tools, techniques, and methods.
    12. Examine literature for children to explore how others portray children, and childhood, and the ways these works convey cultural values and themes seen as important for the education of children.
    13. Compare how children’s responses to literature differ from adults’ responses.
    14. Create a course portfolio which includes an organized annotated file of books read in the course.
    15. Examine the process of reading and writing.


    Program Outcomes
    Elementary Education, AS

    PO#2 Construct learning experiences based on current best practices, developmental theories, and state and national standards.
    PO#3 Use effective, appropriate, and varies instructional metods to communicate with diverse audiences.

    Early Childhood Education, AS and AAS

    PO#4 Create developmentally appropriate and responsive learning environment and experiences based on best practices.

     
  

  • EDEX 2484 - Introduction to Special Education

    This course provides an overview of a variety of disabilities, their manifestations, and treatments.  It also discusses the identification of students with disabilities, the best instructional techniques to assist students with specific disabilities, and laws related to testing and placement of students.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:
    Completion of EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education and ENGL 1010 English I with a C or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDEX 2484 Introduction to Special Education, the student will:

    1. identify the federally recognized educational disabilities.
    2. apply strategies for educational adaptations.
    3. apply the best practices in educational settings.
    4. promote substantive interaction with colleagues for problem-solving.
    5. gain personal insight into the impact of disabilities.
    6. promote tolerance and acceptance of all persons.
    7. explain pertinent historical and legal aspects of educational services.
    8. describe contemporary educational practices.
    9. identify appropriate identification and placement procedures.
    10. model effective communication (including writing, speaking, and listening) using a variety of communications tools.
    11. use assessment practices in conjunction with students’ experiences, learning behaviors, and parent reports to guide instruction, promote student growth, and for documentation.
    12. investigate the historical, social, and political roles of schooling in the United States.
  

  • EDFD 2020 - Foundations of Education

    This course utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to provide a critical examination of educational thought and practice in the United States for prospective teachers. This course gives students a knowledge and understanding of theories and trends in education. It gives students an opportunity to evaluate their interests and aptitudes in the area of teaching. Students examine, analyze, and evaluate social issues affecting education today as well as legal questions related to education and the historical background of education. Students considering teaching as a viable career examine various philosophic concepts and begin the development of their own philosophy of education.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1010 English I



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education, the student will:

    1. Demonstrate the relationship of current educational issues relative to school organization, curriculum, instruction, and assessment to philosophic and historical foundations through oral and written discussions.
    2. Demonstrate an awareness of the profession, the working environment and professional organizations in preparation for a teaching role.
    3. Explore past educational experiences and their relationship to teaching identity.
    4. Identify personal and professional strengths that have an impact on teaching and learning.
    5. Illustrate the current status of the teaching profession, certification, the role and conditions of teaching, professional teacher associations, and the legal and ethical issues facing teachers.
    6. Examine the characteristics of culturally diverse learners and explore the implications these have for continued improvement in instruction, teaching practices and the overall learning environment.
    7. Determine the influence of social issues on current and future school practices.
    8. Analyze information on the issues, problems, and potential solutions related to contemporary educational reform, and such policy issues as the characteristics of effective teaching and learning environments, school choice, special education, and multicultural education.
    9. Evaluate several personal motivations for becoming a teacher.
    10. Examine education by focusing on four themes: schools and students, teachers, foundations and the future, and the teaching professional.
    11. Determine current educational issues related to the philosophy, history, finance, and governance of education in the United States.
    12. Maximize his or her academic analytical writing skills through writing assignments and projects.
    13. Demonstrate professional behavior and dress in the classroom.
    14. Develop a professional dossier.
  

  • EDFD 2100 - Educational Psychology

    In this course, students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of psychological concepts, principles, and research relevant to teaching and learning with emphasis on the school setting.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education, PSYC 1000 - General Psychology and ENGL 1010 - English I with a grade of “C” or better



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of EDFD 2100 Educational Psychology, the student will:

    1. Examine the major issues relating to educational psychology in terms of their social, cultural, economic, psychological, and educational impact.
    2. Analyze a variety of learning and intelligence styles, relating to the individual students’ own patterns of learning and thinking.
    3. Explore a variety of teaching and assessment methods and effective classroom management strategies in light of psychological theories.
    4. Define methods for maximizing all students’ potential for academic success.
    5. Identify research-based teaching strategies and methods that address the various dynamics impacting student learning.
    6. Apply theoretical concepts in learning, motivation, and development
    7. in classroom settings.
    8. Develop an understanding of the qualities of critical thinking for reflective teaching.
    9. Discuss the contemporary critical issues in education.
    10. Discuss the democracy and the school’s role in its perpetuation.
    11. Develop an understanding of individual differences, diversity, and multiculturalism, particularly in language acquisition/second language learners.
    12. Plan instruction with the assumptions that all students can employ instructional methods in ways that connect learning with the students’ diverse experiences and needs.
    13. Describe behavior management/motivation plans that are reflective of the needs and practices of diverse students. This competence includes knowledge of classroom management skills, intervention strategies, motivational techniques, and monitoring and documenting student behavior.
    14. Critically reflect on personal history, beliefs, values, biases in relation to and as an agent of change within school and society.
    15. Revise personal philosophy of teaching and learning.
    16. Demonstrate effective communications strategies and the role of language in learning.
    17. Analyze assessments in conjunction with students’ experiences, learning behaviors, to guide instruction, promote student growth, and for documentation.
  

  • EDFD 2450 - Human Lifespan Development

    This course offers primarily a psychosocial overview of human change from conception to old age. To understand how and why people function as they do, the course examines the physical, cognitive, social and emotional aspects of being human and inquire into how goals, interests, group dynamics and roles in life change over time.

    Credits: 3

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • EDFD 2460 - Child Growth & Development

    This course provides students in the Early Childhood Teacher Assistant Program basic maturation stages of the young child ages 0-8.  This course is core and central to the knowledge needed to proceed in the Early Childhood Teacher Assistant Program. This course is designed for those interested or already working in the field of Early Childhood.

    Credits: 3

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    PSYC 1000 - General Psychology
  

  • EDUC 0000 - Courses in Teaching Discipline

    Work with your advisor in selecting courses to fit your transfer plans.
  

  • EDUC 2100 - Practicum in Teaching

    This course allows students to participate in an extensive practicum experience for prospective educators in an accredited school under the supervision of a certified teacher.
     

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    EDFD 2020 Foundations of Education, EDFD 2100 Educational Psychology, and EDEX 2484 Introduction to Special Education

     

     



    Co-requisites:

    EDCI 2440 Classroom Management and ITEC 2360 Educational Technology Theory and Applications may be taken concurrently.



    Minimum Student Competencies

    Upon completion of EDUC 2100 Practicum in Teaching, the student will:

    1. Evaluate his/her individual aptitude and desire for a career in education
    2. Determine whether he/she has the necessary academic capacities to contemplate teaching as a career.
    3. Recognize his/her own learning style and have a clearer understanding of differences in learning styles.
    4. Determine whether he/she has the essential acquired personal capacities to consider teaching as a career.
    5. Recognize a number of varying dimensions of the role of the teacher.
    6. Develop lesson plans using various models.
    7. Demonstrate practical experience in applying previous and concurrent learning in education.
    8. Assemble a professional dossier.
    9. Employ lesson with school-age students.
    10. Demonstrate effective communication skills.
    11. Demonstrate personal responsibility for their learning and work diligently to learn from the “practicum” experience.
    12. Utilize a variety of critical thinking and decision making strategies to promote learning.
    13. Demonstrate a respect for diversity in all people and recognizes their own biases.
    14. Demonstrate the value of listening and responding to others in an appropriate manner.
    15. Recognize the need for a variety of technology enhanced instructional strategies based on current research and best practice.
    16. Demonstrate the active willingness to design, model and promote learning activities that are consistent with identified learning objectives.
    17. Demonstrate the active willingness to model self-reflection.
    18. Expand his/her educational philosophy.
    19. Develop a set of sophisticated beliefs about teaching and learning.
  

  • ELAP 1510 - Electrical Apprenticeship I

    This course provides the beginning electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include safe work practices, introduction to the National Electrical Code (NEC), electrician’s math, basic electric theory and introductory wiring methods. The application of the NEC is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    none
  

  • ELAP 1520 - Electrical Apprenticeship II

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include electrical materials, circuit theory, residential installations, basic electrical drawings, and electrical test equipment. The application of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1510 Electrical Apprenticeship I with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1530 - Electrical Apprenticeship III

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician.  Topics include AC circuit theory, three phase circuit theory, branch circuits, feeders, and services.  The application of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1520 Electrical Apprenticeship II with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1540 - Electrical Apprenticeship IV

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include equipment grounding, transformers, load calculations and commercial installations. The application of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1530 Electrical Apprenticeship III with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1550 - Electrical Apprenticeship V

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include over current protection, switches, panel-boards, bonding, grounding, and advanced plan interpretation. The application of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1520 Electrical Apprenticeship II with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1560 - Electrical Apprenticeship VI

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include lighting, appliances, heating, motors and industrial installations. The application of the National Electrical Code (NEC) is incorporated throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1550 Electrical Apprenticeship V with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1570 - Electrical Apprenticeship VII

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include motor installations, motor control, special motors and industrial installations. Preparation for the Journeyman written exam, utilizing the National Electric Code (NEC), is stressed throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1560 Electrical Apprenticeship VI with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1580 - Electrical Apprenticeship VIII

    This course provides the electrical apprentice foundational knowledge needed for a career as a Journeyman electrician. Topics include special locations, conditions, and equipment including communication circuits. Preparation for the Journeyman written exam, utilizing the National Electrical Code (NEC), is stressed throughout the course.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELAP 1570 Electrical Apprenticeship VII with C or better
  

  • ELAP 1650 - Electrical Codeology

    This course provides students in-depth study of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and associated topics required for electrical installations. The students perform all common calculations employed by the NEC and explore subjects necessary for performing electrical work safely. The students also utilize new NEC updates as well as perform electrical calculations necessary for becoming a Journeyman Electrician.

    Credits: 2

    Comments: ELAP 1650 provides 2 credits of the 6 required credits per semester to meet federal and state requirements.

    Co-requisites:

    Must be enrolled in a 3 credit hour ELAP or ELTR class
  

  • ELEC 0001 - General Elective

    General Elective for 1 credit

    Credits: 1
  

  • ELEC 0002 - General Elective

    General Elective for 2 credits

    Credits: 2
  

  • ELTR 0000 - Any course from the ELTR department

    Choose any course from the ELTR department.
  

  • ELTR 1510 - Electrical Skills

    This course provides students extensive experience with the symbols and devices used in modern industrial blueprints to create the foundation for good electrical troubleshooting procedures. Other topics covered include the correlation between prints, schedules, part lists, and the uses of those items in maintenance planning and scheduling.

    Credits: 1

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1515 - Electrical Skills and Practices

    This course introduces students to the skills and practices of an industrial electrician. Students will learn safe work practices and methods, proper electrical measurement equipment use, blueprint and diagram reading, project planning and preventive maintenance. The skills introduced include conduit bending and installation, wire pulling, termination, testing, troubleshooting, print reading, and electrical component installation.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ELTR 1521 - Basic Electricity - Direct Current for Industry

    This course provides the student with the theory and application of direct current electrical concepts necessary for a successful career in the industrial maintenance field.  Topics covered include basic electrical circuits and Ohm’s Law.

    Credits: 1

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1531 - Basic Electricity - Alternating Current for Industry

    This course provides the student with the theory and application of alternating current electrical concepts necessary for a successful career in the industrial maintenance field.  Topics covered include vectors, inductive and capacitive circuits, and filters.

    Credits: 1

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1521 - Basic Electricity - Direct Current for Industry
  

  • ELTR 1540 - Heavy Duty Electrical Systems

    This is an entry level course for a student who desires to be in the diesel or automotive field. The class will cover the principles of electrical systems (batteries, starting and starting systems, wiring diagrams, and many other electrical components) used in the latest automotive and heavy-duty diesel applications.

    Credits: 4

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1595 - National Electrical Code Chapters 1 and 5

    This course provides an introduction and overview of the current National Electrical Code Chapter One and Chapter Five.  Topics covered include an introduction to the National Electrical Code, structure of the National Electrical Code and hazardous areas.

    Credits: .5

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1596 - National Electrical Code Chapter 2

    This course provides an introduction and overview of the current National Electrical Code Chapter Two.  Topics covered include grounding, circuit wiring and protective devices.

    Credits: .5

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1598 - National Electrical Code Chapter 4

    This course provides instruction on the requirements of the National Electrical Code Chapter Four concerning equipment for general use.

    Credits: .5

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1599 - National Electrical Code Chapters 6, 7, and 8

    This course provides instruction on the National Electrical Code Chapters 6, 7, and 8.  Topics covered include special equipment, special conditions and communications systems.

    Credits: .5

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1600 - National Electrical Code I

    This course introduces the student to the National Electrical Code (NEC). Using knowledge of the NEC, students read and interpret the Code and find information on correct electrical systems.

    Credits: 3

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1601 - National electrical Code Revisions

    This course provides an overview of changes to the current National Electrical Code.

    Credits: .5

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1655 - Solar Electric Systems I

    This course provides an overview of the three basic photovoltaic (PV) system applications with primary focus on the grid-direct systems.  Students study the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including system components, site analysis, PV module specifications, mounting systems, electrical energy audits/assessments, safety, and commissioning.  This course also covers the basics of residential grid-direct PV system sizing including wire sizing, over-current protection, and National Electrical Code (NEC) compliant grounding.

    Credits: 3
  

  • ELTR 1660 - Residential Wiring

    This course provides an introduction to residential wiring.  As a class, students wire a house in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity (or other organization or agency).  Students practice proper teamwork, safety, planning, and installation skills. 

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lab

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of or concurrent enrollment in ELTR 1515 Electrical Skills

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ELTR 1660 Residential Wiring, the student will:

    1. apply electrical safety practices and procedures
    2. interpret drawings and electrical prints
    3. use common hand and power tools correctly
    4. identify correct electrical material application
    5. install electrical components
  

  • ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Essentials

    This course is an introduction to programmable logic controller (PLC) theory, hardware design, PLC function, programming languages and electrical component integration and wiring.  The PLC group used in this course will be from the small PLC classification.

    Credits: 1

    General Education Requirement: None
  

  • ELTR 1732 - Programmable Logic Controller Troubleshooting

    This course is a technician level course designed to acquaint the student in the techniques and sequence of steps used in efficient and effective troubleshooting of programmable logic controller (PLC) controlled systems.  The PLC group used in this course will be from the small PLC classification.

    Credits: 1

    General Education Requirement: None
    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Essentials or instructor consent
  

  • ELTR 1733 - Programmable Logic Controller Controlling

    This course provides the student with an understanding of the theory and processes used to properly program a programmable logic controller (PLC) controlled electrical system.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1732 - Programmable Logic Controller Troubleshooting or instructor consent.
  

  • ELTR 1734 - Programmable Logic Controller Advanced Programming

    This course provides the student with an opportunity to write, download, and troubleshoot an instructor approved complex program as a capstone to the programmable logic controller (PLC) series of courses.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1732 - Programmable Logic Controller Troubleshooting or instructor consent.
  

  • ELTR 1760 - Introduction to Digital Electronics

    This course provides an extensive introduction to digital electronic circuits. Students will use digital logic problem solving techniques to design, construct and troubleshoot digital logic circuits. Digital logic techniques (and related circuits and components) have broad application in fields varying from consumer products to industrial process control. 

    Credits: 4

    Comments: Confidence and competence in basic algebraic math skills is highly recommended.
  

  • ELTR 1800 - National Electrical Code II / CFR 30

    This course continues the study of the National Electrical Code (NEC) and introduces students to the Code of Federal Regulations, Section 30 (CFR 30). Using knowledge of the NEC and CFR 30, students will read and interpret the Codes and locate information for installation of compliant electrical systems.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1600 - National Electrical Code I
  

  • ELTR 2550 - AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory

    This course gives students an introduction to and experience working with AC and DC electrical theory including circuit analysis. These theoretical principles form the foundation of all higher level electrical course work.  The course also introduces the theory of operation of motors and transformers.

    Credits: 6

    Prerequisites:

    Successful completion or concurrent enrollment in any MATH class with course number 1400 or higher (including MATH 1500 - Applied Math).
  

  • ELTR 2555 - Electrical Skills & Troubleshooting

    This course provides students extensive experience with the symbols and devices used in modern industrial blueprints to create the foundation for good electrical troubleshooting procedures. Other topics covered include the correlation between prints, schedules, part lists, and the uses of those items in maintenance planning and scheduling. This course emphasizes a logically sequenced progression of steps that an Industrial Electrician uses to isolate and determine electrical or mechanical equipment faults.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lecture/Lab

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2550 AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory



    Co-requisites:

    None



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ELTR 2555, the student will:

    1. Demonstrate safe electrical work procedures involving personal protective measures, lock-out/tag-out, and proper meter use.
    2. Identify specific components on a blueprint.
    3. Describe several methods of determining faulty components on a piece of equipment using specialized instruments.
    4. Identify a sequence of steps, based on an equipment blueprint, which an electrician would use to isolate a faulty component.
  

  • ELTR 2560 - Power Electronics Theory

    This course provides students with an introduction to power electronic circuits and electronic devices that are utilized in the electrical industry. This course prepares students for ELTR 2880 Solid State Motor Controls by providing the theories of operation of the various components used in electronic motor control systems. In the lab portion of the course, students will assemble, test, troubleshoot and operate electronic components and circuits.

    Credits: 3

    Comments: Prior to Fall 2010, ELTR 2560 was listed as Solid State Circuit

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2550 - AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory with a  “C” or better
  

  • ELTR 2580 - Motors, Generators and Transformers

    This course provides an in-depth study of AC and DC electric motors, generators and transformers.  Students study theories of operation and how to install, operate, maintain and trouble-shoot these devices.

    Credits: 4

    Comments: Prior to Fall 2010, ELTR 2580 was listed as Motors and Generators

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2550 - AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory with a “C” or better
  

  • ELTR 2655 - Solar Electric Systems II

    This course expands on the concepts introduced in ELTR 1655 - Solar Electric Systems I as they relate to grid-direct photovoltaic (PV) systems.  The applications of the National Electrical Code (NEC) to grid interface load calculations, grounding and component layout and specifications are examined in depth.  Students investigate methods of system performance evaluation and optimal component layout under varying operating conditions through completion of exercises simulating multiple design considerations.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1655 - Solar Electricity Systems I with a grade of “C” or better or instructor consent.
  

  • ELTR 2751 - Programmable Logic Controller Network Systems

    This course provides the student with an understanding of networking arrangements used in programmable logic controlled industrial process systems.  Topics covered include hardware and software descriptions, common problems encountered and troubleshooting hints.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Network Systems
  

  • ELTR 2752 - Human Machine Inerface system Essentials

    This course provides the student with an understanding of the human machine interface devices and software used in programmable logic controlled industrial process systems.  Topics covered include device and software descriptions, limited programming and system familiarization.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Essentials or instructor’s consent
  

  • ELTR 2815 - Programmable Logic Controllers

    This course introduces students to the uses of the programmable logic controller (PLC) and the logic required for programming.  Students will program, install, and troubleshoot PLCs.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2550 - AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory with a “C” or better
  

  • ELTR 2840 - Industrial Controls I

    This course provides students with an extensive introduction to industrial electro-mechanical control devices.  Students use hands on experiences to form a good foundation for good electrical troubleshooting procedures. Topics covered include proper selection and installation of electrical components.

    Credits: 4

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2550 - AC/DC Electric Circuit Theory with a “C” or better



    Co-requisites:

    ELTR 1515 - Electrical Concepts
  

  • ELTR 2852 - Intermediate programmable Logic Controller Essentials

    This course provides the student with a basic overview of programmable logic controller system components, software, and system operation.
    Topics covered include basic programming, downloading/uploading, and program editing.

    Credits: 1
  

  • ELTR 2857 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controller Essentials

    This course provides the student with a basic overview of open architecture programmable logic controller system components, software, and system operation.  Topics covered include basic programming, downloading/uploading, and program editing.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Network Systems or instructor consent
  

  • ELTR 2858 - Advanced Programmable Logic Controller Troubleshooting

    In this course students will identify fault symptoms in open-architecture programmable logic controller systems (PLCs), troubleshoot PLCs to identify problems, and repair PLCs in a safe, efficient, and effective manner.  Students will design a basic program, download the program, troubleshoot given problems and identify repair procedures.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 1731 - Programmable Logic Controller Network Systems or instructor consent
  

  • ELTR 2861 - Electrical Principles

    This course provides the student with an understanding of basic electrical principles as applied to mining industry equipment.  Topics covered include impedance, real power, apparent power, proper test equipment application, proper test result interpretation and the identification of acceptable results.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    Previous basic electrical training, proven industrial electrical experience, or instructor approval.
  

  • ELTR 2862 - DC Equipment

    This course provides students with a continuation of the mine application courses that began with ELTR*2861-Electrical Principles.  Topics covered in this course include torque, force angular speed, friction, power in in direct current (DC) circuits, horse power and kilowatts, single and three phase power, DC motor construction, theory, operation, and DC motor maintenance.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2861 - Electrical Principles or instructor consent.
  

  • ELTR 2863 - AC Equipment and Power Systems

    This course provides students with an overview of low and medium voltage squirrel-cage induction motors in the 300-5000 horsepower range.  Topics also include transformer calculations, power system protection, utility electric service and one line diagrams.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2861 - Electrical Principles or instructor consent.
  

  • ELTR 2864 - Electrical Machine Controls: (specific machine)

    This course provides students with an understanding of an electrical machine’s control system.  The course focuses on one specific electrical machine such as excavators (dragline, shovels, etc.), rolling equipment (trains, haul-trucks, etc.) or industrial systems (conveyors, mills, etc.). The course introduces control system design, operation and maintenance.  Students may take this course multiple times so long as the specific electrical machine varies each time.

    Credits: 1

    Comments: Prior to Summer 2011, ELTR 2864 was listed as Excavator Controls

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2880 - Solid State Motor COntrol OR ELTR 2865 Intermediate Drive Systems, OR instructor approval based on relevant industrial experience.
  

  • ELTR 2865 - Intermediate Drive Systems

    This course is designed to provide mine electrical technicians with an understanding of basic concepts of electric drive systems.  An emphasis is put on system analysis and application.  Topics include: DC machine control, variable frequency operation of induction and synchronous machines, unbalanced operation, scaling laws, adjustable speed drives, and adjustable torque drives.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2861 - Electrical Principles or instructor consent
  

  • ELTR 2880 - Solid State Motor Control

    This course provides the student with an understanding of AC and DC solid state motor drive principles. Topics covered include various AC and DC motor drive circuits, installation, programming, and troubleshooting. In the lab portion of the course, students will connect, program, test, troubleshoot and operate AC and DC motor drives.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2560 - Power Electronics Theory with a grade of “C” or better and ELTR 2840 - Industrial Controls I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent



    Co-requisites:

    ELTR 2940 - Advanced PLC Programming
  

  • ELTR 2935 - High Voltage Systems

    This course provides the student with an understanding of high voltage systems and safe work practices.  High voltage systems including substations, power transformers, and protective devices are covered. Safe work practices as presented in the class, are based on nationally recognized standards such as NFPA 70E.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2840 - Industrial Controls I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent
  

  • ELTR 2940 - Advanced PLC Programming

    ELTR 2940 Advanced PLC Programming provides the student with advanced skills in programmable logic controller (PLC) troubleshooting, networking, and programming and will provide students with a foundation in advanced PLC applications.  Topics include ControlNet, DeviceNet, troubleshooting, and programming.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2815 - Programmable Logic Controllers and ELTR 2840 - Industrial Controls I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent



    Co-requisites:

    ELTR 2880 - Solid State Motor Control
  

  • ELTR 2965 - Technical Research I

    ELTR 2965 Technical Research I develops independent research and product development skills as applied to the electrical or related industry.  Students utilize organizational abilities and apply knowledge of the electrical industry to develop or improve products, processes, or technology.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:

    Successful completion of the first three semester of the Industrial Electricity/Electronics program



    Co-requisites:

    TECH 2980 - Technical Co-op and  concurrent enrollment in OR successful completion of ENGL 1010 - English I with a “C” or better
  

  • ELTR 2975 - Technical Research II

    ELTR 2975 Technical Research II provides the student with an understanding of the critical thinking processes and work skills that are used to identify a project, organize a solution, identify and obtain materials, and complete a project.

    Credits: 5

    Prerequisites:

    ELTR 2965 - Technical Research I with a grade of “C” or better or instructor consent.



    Co-requisites:

    Concurrent enrollment in OR Successful completion of ENGL 2010-Technical Writing
  

  • ENGL 0700 - Integrated Reading & Writing

    This course provides intensive instruction in critical thinking, reading, and writing in preparation for ENGL 1010 or other 1000 level courses.  Using college level readings, coursework emphasizes independent reading of complex academic texts, critical response to ideas and information in academic texts, and writing essays that integrate ideas and information from academic texts.

    Credits: 5

    Prerequisites:
    Reading Placement Level 1

    Co-requisites:
    None
  

  • ENGL 0725 - English Plus

    This course provides supplemental instruction in critical thinking, writing, and reading of academic texts for students concurrently enrolled in ENGL 1010 English I but placing below the required level.   Instruction focuses on writing clear paragraphs, using appropriate third-person voice for academic writing, and writing essays that use a multi-paragraph structure to develop a clear argument.

    Credits: 2

    Prerequisites:
    Reading Placement Level 2

    Co-requisites:
    English 1010 English I
  

  • ENGL 1010 - English I

    This course covers college-level essay writing that employs logical and critical thinking, strong organization, and the expression of ideas through academic language.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Basic Writing
    Comments: Course must be completed with a grade of C or better to be used as a prerequisite or count toward graduation

    Prerequisites:
    Reading Level 3 or or completion of ENGL 0700 - Integrated Reading & Writing with a grade of C or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 1010 English I, the student will:

    1. Engage in writing as a process that moves from idea-generation to drafting to a final product
    2. Develop drafting/writing strategies to apply to different writing assignments
    3. Employ grammatical, stylistic, and mechanical conventions appropriate for a variety of audiences
    4. Use writing as a tool for learning that can be both collaborative and individual
    5. Create coherent, organized and readable prose for a variety of rhetorical situations
    6. Analyze, in writing, their own writing process
    7. Evaluate their own and others’ writing
    8. Use writing tools, handbooks, references, on-line sources effectively
    9. Integrate source material smoothly into a document
    10. Evaluate source material for currency, reliability, authority and purpose
    11. Use appropriate MLA format for in-text citation and Works Cited pages
    12. Evaluate  a variety of readings, using appropriate critical tools including annotation, note taking, summary and response,  and analysis


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
  

  • ENGL 1020 - English II

     

    This course builds on what students studied in ENGL 1010 or its equivalent. English II provides the opportunity to refine and improve college-level analytical reading and communication abilities including, but not limited to, practice in critical reading strategies, analyzing texts, and synthesizing research material. 

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with a grade of “C” or better
  

  • ENGL 1050 - Introduction to Film Studies

    This is a humanities course that covers major concepts of film study through films, discussions, lectures, and readings. The intersections between film and literature will also be explored.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities / Visual and Performing Arts
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of, or enrollment in, ENGL 1010 or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of (Prefix  Number  Course Name) , the student will:

    1. Identify the major film genres and modes of criticism
    2. Demonstrate a working vocabulary of the terminology of film study
    3. Investigate that, like literature, film has an on-going tradition
    4. Explore connections between literature and film
    5. Interpret a variety of digital, oral, and/or written texts.
    6. Apply a variety of methods to generate ideas, focus on a primary idea, and organize ideas into a coherent whole.
    7. Write following the conventions of formal, standard English.
    8. Analyze a written, digital, and/or oral communication in terms of subject matter, audience needs, and style requirements.
    9. Prepare analytical texts on a variety of topics dependent on the medium (digital, oral, or written).
  

  • ENGL 1080 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

    This course examines the impact of the social construction of gender in societies worldwide.  The course covers numerous topics from various feminist perspectives, including concepts of privilege and inequality, how gender is learned, women’s sexuality, work, religion, health, family, violence against women, and activist movements.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity / Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree. This is a Writing Intensive course.

    Prerequisites:
    Completion of, or enrollment in, ENGL 1010 English I, or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of WMST 1080 Introduction to Women’s Studies, the student will:

    1. Develop a greater understanding of the differences and similarities that exist among women of variant ethnicities, socioeconomic classes, and alternate lifestyles.
    2. Develop a greater understanding of how biology and culture influence behavior.
    3. Develop a familiarity with the major tenets of the women’s studies discipline.
    4. Critique texts foundational to the field.
    5. Analyze our gendered world through study of popular culture, language, advertisement, and public spaces.
    6. Differentiate between social expectations of men and women.
    7. Examine the idea of privilege as it relates to gender.
    8. Examine contemporary women’s activism worldwide.
    9. Evaluate major societal institutions (religion, sexuality, health, family, and work) as they relate to women.


    Cross-listed: WMST 1080, SOC 1080, HUMN 1080
  

  • ENGL 2005 - Technical Writing

    This course applies the principles of writing in a technical/industrial/scientific context. Students concentrate on the vocabulary and technical aspects related to their specific fields of study or interest. The course stresses writing, research methods, documentation and oral communication.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Advanced Writing
    Comments: This course satisfies the Com 2 requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with a C or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2005 Technical Writing, the student will:

    1. Apply the principles of effective writing in technical contexts.
    2. Determine the purpose and focus of the reader’s needs and knowledge.
    3. Determine the language and level of technicality needed in a written document.
    4. Design formats.
    5. Construct technical documents using direct organizational techniques: definition, object description, process analysis, and persuasion.
    6. Compose unified and coherent technical documents.
    7. Employ graphic aids and statistical data in technical documents.
    8. Demonstrate a writing style appropriate for technical messages.
    9. Revise and edit technical messages into final documents demonstrating knowledge of grammar and mechanical skills.
    10. Conduct research and employ appropriate documentation skills.
    11. Employ good oral communication in class discussion and small group work.
    12. Demonstrate oral proficiency through a substantial oral presentation that uses a variety of techniques to engage an audience.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
  

  • ENGL 2006 - Literature of the Outdoors

      This course explores themes, patterns, literary conventions, and topics in works of American literature about the natural world. Students examine the human connection to the environment and nature, as well the motivations of environmental writers.  Through reading, writing, and discussion, students gain insight into what has been written about nature and place, why it was written, and how the writings influence society.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with C or better, or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2006 Literature of the Outdoors, the student will:

    1. Explore themes, patterns, literary conventions, and topics in works of American literature about the natural world. 
    2. Examine the human connection to the environment and nature.
    3. Compare the motivations of environmental writers.
    4. Examine cultural influences and attitudes distinctive to writings about environment and place.
    5. Contrast the attitudes and values expressed in a specific work with contemporary, American attitudes and values.
    6. Critique methods and content of the writing.
    7. Analyze works of fiction and expository writings about the environment and the outdoors.
    8. Write about the effects of creative texts on conservation.
    9. Engage in exploratory writing-to-learn activities.
    10. Produce formal writing-to-show-knowledge assignments.
    11. Obtain feedback from peers and instructors during the writing process.
    12. Demonstrate how to write in a particular discipline.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.

    PO#5 Evaluate information from various forms, genres, and time periods to comment upon the universal and individual human experiences.
  

  • ENGL 2020 - Introduction to Literature

    This course provides an introduction to literature as a whole. Students learn to read critically through the study of various genres of literature and to express their responses through writing critical analyses and through oral presentations.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities, Advanced Writing
    Comments: This course fulfills the Com 2 requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    Complete ENGL 1010 English I with C or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2020 Introduction to Literature, the student will:

    1. Differentiate between various literary genres.
    2. Engage in all phases of the writing process.
    3. Analyze literature through specific literary concepts, critical theories, and terminology.
    4. Discuss elements of literature and how they create the effect the literature has on the audience,
    5. Explain both text and subtext in appropriate literary terms
    6. Elucidate significant themes in various genres.
    7. Articulate how literature provides an understanding of the past.
    8. Compare and contrast authors’ uses of literary devices.
    9. Evaluate creative works critically to determine significant details and interpret meanings as well as finding the literary value of such work.
    10. Write competently about literature and its place in human culture.
    11. Use research to extend their knowledge about a piece of literature and its author.
    12. Write analytical essays about literature without secondary sources
    13. Write analytical essays about literature using secondary sources.
    14. Demonstrate appropriate oral communication skills in class discussion and small group work.
    15. Participate in two oral presentations to the class that uses several kinds of delivery (text, audio –visual aids, etc.).


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
  

  • ENGL 2030 - Critical Reading & Writing

    This course provides students with practice and guidance in applying critical reading strategies to a variety of expository texts.  Students also refine their writing skills through the use of appropriate rhetorical devices for writing a wide variety of writing assignments that may include position paper, proposals, arguments and analyses.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Advanced Writing
    Comments: This course fulfills the Com 2 requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with a C or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2030 Critical Reading and Writing, the student will:

    1. Analyze a wide variety of kinds of writing for content, intended audience and style.
    2. Apply a variety of methods to generate ideas for writing assignments.
    3. Organize ideas into college-level writing of a variety of lengths and purposes including at least one assignment requiring research.
    4. Use a variety of research tools appropriate to assignments.
    5. Analyze internet sources for accuracy, currency and authority.
    6. Employ techniques for revision and editing.
    7. Employ the documentation system appropriate for the written or oral assignment.
    8. Demonstrate appropriate oral communication skills in class discussion and small group work.
    9. Participate in at least one substantial oral presentation to the class that uses several   kinds of delivery (text, audio/visual aids, etc.).


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
  

  • ENGL 2050 - Creative Writing: Introduction to Fiction

    This course is an English elective that provides students with an introduction to the techniques for writing fiction. It covers narrative, flash fiction, dialogue, character development, plotting and description,  among others.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in, ENGL 1010 or instructor consent
  

  • ENGL 2060 - Creative Writing: Non-Fiction

    This course provides opportunities for learning the techniques of creative non-fiction.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Students must be cncurrently enrolled in, or have already taken ENGL 1010.
  

  • ENGL 2080 - Creative Writing: Introduction to Poetry

    This course analyzes forms of poetry and stresses the practice of creative writing, especially poetry, at an introductory level.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENGL 1010 - English I or instructor consent
  

  • ENGL 2150 - World Literature II: Masterpieces of Modern Literature

    This course studies representative classics of world literature from the realistic period to the present, emphasizing analysis and critical thinking to achieve an overview of the major philosophical, historical, and social changes of the period.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Global Diversity / Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    Concurrent enrollment in, or completion of, an Advanced Writing class, or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2150 World Literature II: Masterpieces of Modern Literature , the student will:

    1. Cultivate an awareness, through the study of literature from both Western and non-Western countries, of the universality of the human experience.
    2. Examine the development and the interrelationship of the historical, cultural, and philosophical forces which affect written expression.
    3. Develop the ability to understand, appreciate, and enjoy quality literature.
    4. Acquire familiarity with some of the most respected literature and authors of the late-nineteenth century through the present.
    5. Generate an understanding of relevant literary criticism from the periods/works of literature studied.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#3 Apply appropriate concepts and terminology to different types and major periods of literature.

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.

    PO#5 Evaluate information from various forms, genres, and time periods to comment upon the universal and individual human experiences.
  

  • ENGL 2310 - US Literature I

    This course surveys major American authors from the colonial age through 1870.  As many authors as possible are covered to provide a solid background for understanding the American cultural heritage.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    Complete an advanced writing course with C or better, or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2310 US Literature I, the student will:

    1. Demonstrate the ability to think critically about works of American literature from the colonial period to 1870.
    2. Exhibit the ability to read assigned texts closely.
    3. Develop interpretational analyses of assigned texts.
    4. Clearly articulate the findings of critical interpretational analyses.
    5. Recognize the major movements and periods of American literature from the colonial period to 1870.
    6. Discuss the basic and more abstract elements of different genres of literature of this period using appropriate literary terminology.
    7. Identify recurring cultural and literary themes as they appear in selected works of this period of American literature.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture and history.
  

  • ENGL 2320 - US Literature II

    This course concludes the survey of American Literature begun in ENGL 2310 and covers authors from 1870 to the present.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    English Advanced Writing course with a “C” or better, or instructor consent

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2320 US Literature II, the student will:

    1. Connect the literature before 1870 to the literature after 1870.
    2. Define realism, naturalism, modernism and post-modernism.
    3. Identify the major authors of each period.
    4. Articulate the influences of world events on the literature of the time.
    5. Sketch the major literary upheavals that occurred in the twentieth century.
    6. Explain the differences between the poetry and prose fiction of the period.
    7. Interpret the complex meanings in the literature of the period.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture and history.
  

  • ENGL 2370 - Western American Literature

    This course examines the form and content of literature dealing with the American West, its reflection of the motivation and spirit of frontiersmen as well as the contemporary westerner, the influence of the land and landscape on the inhabitants and authors, and the history around which the literature revolves.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: This course does not meet UW’s Human Culture requirement unless transferred as part of an Associate degree.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with a grade of “C” or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2370 Western American Literature, the student will:

    1. Compare a representative variety of the vast body of literature written about the American West.
    2.  Examine the historical forces influencing the development of the American West.
    3. Contrast the differences between formulaic and serious western fiction.
    4. Analyze the influences that the land and landscape have on the people of the American West in terms of narrative character development.
    5. Obtain an understanding of what constitutes Western American Literature as both regional and universal.
    6. Critique methods and content of the writing.
    7. Engage in exploratory writing-to-learn activities.
    8. Produce formal writing-to-show-knowledge assignments.
    9. Critique methods and content of the writing about the American West.
    10. Compare the motivations of Western writers.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    1. PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.
    2. PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
    3. PO#3 Apply appropriate concepts and terminology to different types and major periods of literature.
    4. PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
    5. PO#5 Evaluate information from various forms, genres, and time periods to comment upon the universal and individual human experiences. 
  

  • ENGL 2395 - English Capstone

    The capstone course is a one credit guided study, one-on-one with an instructor selected by the student.

    Credits: 1

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:
    Consent of instructor. Student must be in the fourth semester of the English AA program

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2395 English Capstone, the student will:

    1. Write a well-developed college-level document tailored to a specific writing situation.
    2. Critique a variety of written materials with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
    3. Evaluate information from various forms, genre, and time periods to comment upon the universal experience.


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of ENGL 2395 English Capstone, the student will:

    1. Write a well-developed college-level document tailored to a specific writing situation.
    2. Critique a variety of written materials with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.
    3. Evaluate information from various forms, genre, and time periods to comment upon the universal experience.
    4. Apply appropriate concepts an terminology to different types and major periods of literature
    5. Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
  

  • ENGL 2420 - Introduction to Short Story/Novel

    This course provides exposure to both short and long fiction with an emphasis on the elements that create strong examples of both. It is an introductory-level prose fiction class.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities
    Comments: This course fulfills the Human Culture requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010  English I with a grade of “C” or better

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2420 Introduction to Short Story/Novel, the student will:

    1. Differentiate between long and short prose fiction.
    2. Explain both text and subtext in appropriate literary terms.
    3. Elucidate significant themes in prose fiction.
    4. Demonstrate connections between fiction and human existence.
    5. Write about literature and story and their place in human culture.
    6. Articulate how literature provides understanding of the past.
    7. Compare authors’ use of literary devices.
    8. Incorporate research to extend knowledge about a piece of literature and its author.
    9. Engage in exploratory writing-to-learn activities.
    10. Produce formal writing-to-show-knowledge assignments.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#1 Write well-developed college-level documents tailored to a specific writing situation.

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
  

  • ENGL 2480 - Introduction to Drama & Poetry

    This course provides an overview of major English and American poetry and an exploration of the conventions and themes of theatre from ancient Greek forms up to and including those of the modern era.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    General Education Requirement: Humanities / Visual and Performing Arts
    Comments: This course fulfills the Human Culture requirement at UW.

    Prerequisites:
    ENGL 1010 English I with a grade of “C” or better, or instructor consent.

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2480 Introduction to Drama and Poetry, the student will:

    1. Identify major poetic forms.
    2. Recognize major dramatic styles.
    3. Read a variety of poetry & plays from a variety of historical time periods.
    4. Interpret a variety of plays & poems from a variety of historical time periods.
    5. Analyze poems using conventional poetic elements.
    6. Analyze plays using conventional drama elements.
    7. Dramatize a scene from a play or poem.
    8. Observe poetry performances or plays.
    9. Evaluate poetry performances or plays.


    Program Outcomes
    English AA

    PO#2 Critique a variety of written material with the concepts and terminology appropriate to the audience and genre.

    PO#3 Apply appropriate concepts and terminology to different types and major periods of literature.

    PO#4 Analyze various forms of literature and the role literature plays in life, culture, and history.
  

  • ENGL 2492 - Literary Topics:

    This course provides students the opportunity to explore a specific type of literature through extensive reading, discussion, writing, and research.

    Credits: 3

    Instructional Method Lecture

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of an English Advanced Writing course with a “C” or better, or instructor consent



    Co-requisites:

    none



    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENGL 2492 Literary Topics:, the student will:

    1. explore questions of human existence in terms of the specific literature assigned.
    2. explore how the literature relates to questions of qualitative meaning and values in human society.
    3. apply the appropriate terminology and basic concepts of the specific genre and type of literature.
    4. critically analyze the literary type.
    5. explain historical traditions in relation to the literary works studied.
  

  • ENTK 1010 - Elements of Surveying

    This course is an introduction to the principles and theories of land surveying.  Students explore surveying tools including the stadia rod, chaining, automatic levels, theodolite, and Global Positioning Systems (GPS).  Surveying concepts will be introduced in the classroom and applied through hands-on practice in the field.  Students will practice error theory for measurements and adjustments as necessary to locate points, determine distances, angles, elevations and areas, and learn to close surveys.  Emphasis is placed on the use of GPS units to collect field data.  Students are introduced to map features and map reading to supplement their surveying skills.

    Credits: 3

    Comments: ENTK 1010 is designed to fulfill a course requirement within the Mining Technology AAS program

    Prerequisites:

    MATH 1000 with “C” or better, or placement at Math Level III
  

  • ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics

    This course emphasizes the standards and conventions of technical drawing that are in compliance with national standards. This course utilizes computer aided drafting software to produce 2-D drawings and places emphasis on creating drawings in a variety of views in proper form and annotation dependent on the drawing context. Students develop skills in drawing, problem solving, technical communication and visual perception.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    none
  

  • ENTK 1502 - Exploration of Engineering Related Professions

    Introduction to Engineering through exploration of modern engineering challenges and professions. Professional topics include scope of engineering professions, globalization, diversity, professional ethics, design limitations and constraints, sustainability, environmental stewardship, and engineering economics. Through these topics students will solve engineering problems, develop computational skills and sharpen communication skills. Students work on a team design project, starting with problem definition and working towards concept designs using communication tools.

    Credits: 2

    Instructional Method Lecture and Lecture/Lab

    Minimum Student Competencies
    Upon completion of ENTK 1502 Exploration of Engineering Related Professions, the student will:

    1. Understand the role of engineers in society;
    2. Gain knowledge on basic terminology and concepts of engineering;
    3. Use professional resources to engage in independent learning and to address modern engineering challenges;
    4. Apply basic professional concepts to a modern engineering challenge;
    5. Utilize common communications tools to present ideas;
    6. Utilize common computational tool to solve problems.


    Program Outcomes
    Upon completion of ENTK 1502 Exploration of Engineering Related Professions, the student will:

    Engineering Technology AAS

    PO#4 Communicate scientific and mathematical information effectively, with content specialists.

    PO#8 Apply relevant techniques, skills, and engineering technology tools to solve problems.

    PO#9 Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility by analyzing issues in profession.

    Engineering Technology Certificate

    PO#4 Apply relevant techniques, skills, and engineering technology tools to solve problems.

    PO#5 Demonstrate an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility by analyzing issues in profession.
  

  • ENTK 1510 - Civil Drafting

    This course covers graphical applications in Civil Engineering projects. Student use Civil 3D drafting software as the primary tool for map making, earthwork quantity determination, survey drafting, road plans and profiles, and other civil engineering related topics. 

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    Completion of or Concurrent Enrollment in ENTK 1500 Engineering Graphics, or instructor consent.
  

  • ENTK 1520 - Structural Drafting

    This course will provide an introduction to the graphical analysis of simple structures along with a basic mathematical approach. Also included will be drafting techniques sufficient to prepare working drawings for construction of small structural projects.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics, MATH 1500 - Applied Math, OR instructor consent
  

  • ENTK 1710 - Architectural Drafting

    This course covers the basics of architectural design for residential buildings.  Room relationships and sizes, exterior design factors, elements of design, principles of design and application of building codes used in conjunction with an Architectural CAD package are used to generate a new house design with the relevant drawing plans.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics or instructor consent.
  

  • ENTK 2070 - Engineering Surveying I

    This course covers the basic principles of measurement of distances, elevations, angles, and basic error theory.  Methods of calculations and applications of error theory are applied to level and traverse surveys.  It also introduces methods of surveying for site locations, topographic and construction surveys.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    MATH 1405 - Pre-calculus Trigonometry with a grade of “C” or better, or Trigonometry placement score or higher, or ACT math score of 27 or higher, or instructor consent.
  

  • ENTK 2074 - Ethics for the Professional Surveyor

    This course introduces students to the common ethical and moral issues facing professional surveyors in modern practice.

    Credits: 1

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 2070 - Surveying I
  

  • ENTK 2500 - Computer Aided Drafting I

    This course emphasizes 3D CAD model development, manipulation, and visualization. It introduces external references, shading, rendering, linking objects to an external database, and creating multi-view drawings from the 3D models. Students utilize Autodesk drafting software.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics or instructor consent
  

  • ENTK 2505 - Computer Aided Drafting II

    This course emphasizes 3D model development, manipulation and visualization. It introduces the application of feature based parametric modeling methods. Students utilize SolidWorks drafting software to learn basic part and assembly modeling techniques and presentation of drawings, including section, detail, and exploded views.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics or instructor consent.
  

  • ENTK 2525 - Parametric Modeling

    This course emphasizes 3D model development, manipulation and visualization.  It introduces the application of feature based parametric modeling methods.  Students utilize Autodesk Inventor drafting software to learn basic part and assembly modeling techniques and presentation of drawings.

    Credits: 3

    Prerequisites:

    ENTK 1500 - Engineering Graphics or instructor consent.
 

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