Course Descriptions

INDS 254 - Advanced Hydraulics

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 open-lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [INDS 107  or INDS 253 ]

1. Read, interpret and apply fluid power graphic symbols and drawings.
2. Apply advanced concepts of fluid power to power pumps and motors.
3. Apply advanced concepts of actuators for power transmission.
4. Analyze and troubleshoot advanced fluid power circuits.

Goal 2:  Develop and construct a sequence of operation for hydraulic circuits.

1. Control the sequence of two cylinders with a sequence valve.
2. Control the sequencing of a cylinder and motor with a sequence valve.
3. Operate directional control valves.
4. Adjust valve settings for optimal operation.

Goal 3:  Develop and construct extension speed control methods for hydraulic circuits.

1. Implement a regenerative circuit to increase the extension speed of a cylinder.
2. Implement a circuit to increase the extension speed of a cylinder to have full force available at the end of its stroke.
3. Apply an externally piloted counterbalance valve to unload a regenerative circuit.
4. Adjust pressure settings of valves.
5. Provide an adjustable extension speed by metering the amount of flow leaving the rod end of a cylinder.
6. Apply a restrictor type flow control valve as a “meter-out” circuit to control a resistive load.

Goal 4:  Develop and construct retraction speed control methods for hydraulic circuits.

1. Provide an adjustable retraction speed by metering the amount of flow into the rod end of a cylinder.
2. Apply a restrictor type flow control valve as a “meter-in” circuit to control an overrunning load.
3. Provide an adjustable retraction speed by metering the amount of flow into the cap end of a cylinder.
4. Apply a restrictor type flow control valve as a “meter-out” circuit to control an overrunning load.
5. Apply a restrictor-type flow control valve as a “meter-in” application with a counterbalance valve to control an overrunning load.

INDS 255 - Advanced Pneumatics

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 open-lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [INDS 106  or INDS 253 ]

1. Read, interpret and apply pneumatic graphic symbols and drawings.
2. Apply advanced concepts of pneumatics to power pumps and motors.
3. Apply advanced concepts of actuators for power transmission.
4. Analyze and troubleshoot advanced pneumatic circuits.

Goal 2:  Design and construct pneumatic DCV applications.

1. Select a cylinder mounting style for given applications.
2. Connect and operate quick exhaust valves, 3-way valves, and regulators.
3. Measure pneumatic motor speed using a photo tachometer.
4. Perform system analysis for motors and bearings.

Goal 3:  Complete pneumatic maintenance.

1. Change an air filter element.
2. Select an air filter for an application.
3. Connect, fill and adjust a lubricator.

Goal 4:  Describe and design vacuum systems.

1. Connect and read a vacuum gauge.
2. Connect and read a manometer.
3. Calculate vacuum lift force.
4. Design, connect and operate a vacuum cup.

Goal 5:  Explain pneumatic troubleshooting methods.

1. Perform lockout/tagout on a pneumatic system.
2. Use a pressure test point to check system pressure.
3. Use in-circuit tests for filters, regulators, cylinders, motors, rotary actuators, valves, switches, and generators.
4. Troubleshoot an air-over-oil system.
5. Adjust shock absorbers, exhaust restrictors, set points on pressure switches.
6. Troubleshoot system pressure, speed, and motion.

INDS 260 - Manufacturing Processes

2 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours:

Goal 2:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  metal forming processes.

Goal 3:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  traditional and contemporary casting processes.

Goal 4:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  heat treatment.

Goal 5:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  turning, boring, drilling, reaming and related processes.

Goal 6:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  machining and grinding processes.

Goal 7:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  non-traditional machining methods.

Goal 8:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  control of working processes.

Goal 9:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  welding, cutting, brazing, soldering, adhesive and mechanical fastening/joining.

Goal 10:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  automated assembly.

Goal 11:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  metrology and quality control.

Goal 12:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  flexible manufacturing.

Goal 13:  The student will be able to describe the following manufacturing processes:  computer integrated manufacturing.

INDS 270 - Industrial Quality Control

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [INDS 122 ]

1. Demonstrate through oral and/or written form an understanding of Quality Control, Quality Assurance & Improvement.

Goal 2:  Explain how the sampling system works:

1. Perform calculations based on probability and trends. 

Goal 3:  Illustrate the manufacturing process by:

1. Developing and using various graphs, check sheets, frequency distributions, and histograms.
2. Determining product and process variation.

Goal 4:  Outline the manufacturing process by:

1. Developing and calculating upper and lower limits.
2. Interpreting variables charts (X Bar & R charts, P charts, NP charts, C charts, and U charts)
3. Utilizing data to maintain and improve control limits.

Goal 5:  Summarize the concept of variation:

1. Calculate process stability.
2. Calculate process capability.

Goal 6:  Explain the basic concept of product reliability:

1. Compare quality costs with product quality.
2. Explain Internal Failure costs, External Failure costs, Appraisal costs, and Prevention costs.

Goal 7:  Summarize the role of a Quality Management Systems (QMS):

1. Explain the need for a QMS.
2. Explain the role of Management within a QMS.
3. Explain the role of Visual Management within a QMS.  

INDS 291 - Study Abroad: Industrial Technology

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Define shared components of cultures.
2. Recognize the various aspects of host country’s values. 
3. Examine subcultures of the host country. 
4. Explain the influence of culture on human behavior and communication. 

Goal 2:  Engage as a global citizen. 

1. Participate in various cultural activities. 
2. Describe differences and commonalities. 
3. Demonstrate appreciation of the host country’s life ways. 

Goal 3:  Relate study abroad experience into one’s personal and professional life. 

1. Articulate the value of study abroad experience.
2. Reflect on one’s own cultural identity.
3. Express the impact on your world view. 

Goal 4:  Investigate the manufacturing technology in the study abroad location.

1. Summarize similarities and differences in the manufacturing styles in Michigan versus the host region.
2. Compare the use of technology found in manufacturing in Michigan to the host country/region.
3. Describe working conditions in the host country/region.
4. Explain the safety standards used within the country and at the manufacturing site.
5. Understand the environmental impact of manufacturing on the host country/region.

MTA LS - Laboratory Science

• BIOL 100  
• BIOL 105  
• BIOL 121  
• BIOL 122  
• CHEM 105  
• CHEM 220  
• PHYS 101  
• PHYS 230  
• ENVR 101  

• listed on individual course cards

MGMT 235 - Small Business Management

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Define a small business.
2. Differentiate between a small business owner and an entrepreneur.
3. Explain the contributions of small businesses.
4. Explain current trends for small businesses.
5. Explain the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs.
6. Discuss concerns of small business owners.

Goal 2:  Compare forms of small business ownership.

1. Define a proprietorship.
2. Explain a partnership.
3. Define a corporation.
4. Explain an S corporation.
5. Explain a limited liability company.
6. Explain a limited liability partnership.
7. Explain a nonprofit corporation.
8. Define a joint venture.
9. Define a franchise.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate the process of starting a small business.

1. Explain the process of identifying needs.
2. Explain marketing research.
3. Explain the pros and cons of starting a new business.
4. Explain the pros and cons of buying an existing business.
5. Explain the pros and cons of buying a franchise.
6. Create a business plan.

Goal 4:  Summarize methods of managing a small business.

1. Explain the planning process.
2. Diagram the management model.
3. Explain a SWOT analysis.
4. Create a mission statement.
5. Diagram the product life cycle.
6. Compare price skimming and penetration pricing.
7. Explain the hiring process.
8. Contrast management and leadership.

Goal 5:  Explain how small businesses use promotion.

1. Explain how businesses use advertising.
2. Compare advertising mediums.
3. Contrast advertising and publicity.

Goal 6:  Explain the role of distribution.

1. Explain importing.
2. Explain exporting.
3. Compare types of distribution channels.
4. Explain the role of intermediaries.

Goal 7:  Explain how laws affect small businesses.

1. Explain the Americans with Disabilities Act.
2. Explain the role of the EEOC.
3. Explain Affirmative Action.
4. Define the Family Medical Leave Act.
5. Discuss laws governing child employment.
6. Explain unemployment insurance.
7. Explain the role of the employer in Social Security.
8. Explain worker’s compensation.
9. Explain the role of OSHA.

Goal 8:  Explain issues in communicating with stakeholders.

1. Diagram the communication model.
2. Compare noise and red flag words.
3. Explain barriers to communication.
4. Explain filtering.

MGMT 237 - Concepts of Management

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Differentiate between social responsibility and ethics.
2. Define whistleblower.
3. Explain causes of unethical conduct.
4. Determine steps for improving ethical behavior.
5. Critique current environmental problems.

Goal 2:  Analyze decision making techniques employed by managers.

1. Explain the steps of the decision-making process.
2. Match problem solving techniques with the allotted time available.
3. Explain factors that influence decision making.
4. Explain the iceberg principle.

Goal 3:  Assess the importance of effective strategic planning for organizations.

1. Explain reasons for planning.
2. Define goals.
3. Define objectives.
4. Explain the elements of a plan.
5. Explain forecasting.
6. Explain environmental scanning.

Goal 4:  Compare Total Quality Management tools used in operations management.

1. Explain the control process.
2. Explain a balanced scorecard.
3. Explain total quality management.
4. Explain benchmarking.
5. Explain Kaizen.

Goal 5:  Explain the importance of the manager employing good communication techniques.

1. Compare verbal and nonverbal communication.
2. Compare formal and informal communication.
3. Diagram the communication model.
4. Explain barriers to communication.
5. Explain the role of technology in communication.

Goal 6:  Analyze methods of effectively managing a company’s human resources.

1. Explain the importance of employing a diverse workforce.
2. Explain the role of the EEOC.
3. Explain the role of OSHA.
4. Explain affirmative action.

Goal 7:  Analyze how culture influences values.

1. Explain the importance of effective interviews.
2. Explain the importance of training.
3. Explain downsizing.
4. Explain sexual harassment.

Goal 8:  Compare methods of managing change within an organization.

1. Compare forces for change.
2. Define change agent.
3. Explain the Lewin change model.
4. Explain the force field analysis.
5. Explain techniques for managing stress.

Goal 9:  Analyze the challenges managers face when managing teams.

1. Compare a team and a group.
2. Explain the steps in creating teams.
3. Explain synergy.
4. Explain groupthink.
5. Explain conformity.

MGMT 245 - Human Resource Management

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Explain how the competitive environment influences strategic planning.
2. Conduct a cultural audit.
3. Conduct a trend analysis.
4. Contrast mission, vision, and core values.
5. Explain environmental scanning.

Goal 2:  Develop a plan for equal opportunity employment.

1. Explain the importance of equal employment opportunity.
2. Apply federal equal opportunity laws.
3. Explain sexual harassment policies.
4. Explain affirmative action policies.

Goal 3:   Analyze jobs within an organization.

1. Create a job specification.
2. Create a job description.
3. Conduct a job analysis.
4. Compare job design and job enrichment.
5. Compare flexible work schedules.

Goal 4:  Compare methods of recruiting employees.

1. Create a print advertisement for recruiting employees.
2. Develop a policy on how applications and resumes will be handled.
3. Compare Internet recruitment websites.
4. Explain nepotism.
5. Compare temporary employment agencies and employee leasing agencies.
6. Calculate the cost of recruitment.
7. Create a plan to recruit internally.
8. Create a plan to recruit from a diverse talent pool.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate the steps used to hire an employee.

1. Create an application form.
2. Develop a checklist of steps to follow when hiring employees.
3. Conduct job interviews.
4. Compare employment tests.
5. Develop reference checking questions.
6. Develop criteria for hiring employees.

Goal 6:  Explain topics in employee rights.

1. Explain whistle-blowing.
2. Compare employment-at-will and wrongful discharge.
3. Create email and Internet privacy policies.
4. Create a policy for absenteeism.
5. Create a policy on employee theft.
6. Create a discipline policy.

Goal 7:  Demonstrate the steps to create a safe and healthy workplace.

1. Explain the role of OSHA.
2. Explain right-to-know laws.
3. Create a safety policy.
4. Create a substance abuse policy.

Goal 8:  Compare methods of employee training and development.

1. Conduct an organizational analysis.
2. Conduct a task analysis.
3. Conduct a competency assessment.
4. Conduct on-the-job training.
5. Compare various training methods.

Goal 9:  Compare methods of improving performance.

1. Create a performance appraisal system.
2. Compare reliability and validity.
3. Create a performance appraisal scale.
4. Complete a balanced scorecard.

Goal 10:  Analyze methods of managing employee compensation.

1. Explain the pay for performance standard.
2. Compare bases for compensation.
3. Determine employee compensation using the wage mix.
4. Compare government regulations of compensation.

Goal 11:  Explore topics in international human resources.

1. Compare the four basic types of organizations.
2. Compare types of organizational staffing.
3. Explain reasons for expatriate failure.
4. Create a plan for expatriate training.
5. Explain reasons for repatriate failure.
6. Create a formula for determining expatriate pay.

MGMT 250 - Organizational Behavior

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Explain the human relations movement.
2. Describe the concept of total quality management.
3. Define the contingency approach to management.
4. Explain social capital.

Goal 2:  Explain the importance of ethical behavior within an organization.

1. Define ethics.
2. Identify internal organizational influences.
3. Identify external organizational influences.
4. Explain neutralizing / enhancing factors.
5. Demonstrate a decision tree for ethical decisions.
6. Differentiate between morals and ethics.

Goal 3:  Explain the importance of understanding an organization’s unique culture.

1. Define organizational culture.
2. Identify the layers of organizational culture.
3. Explain the four functions of organizational culture.
4. Identify different types of organizational culture.

Goal 4:  Identify reasons that organizations behave differently in different countries.

1. Define ethnocentrism.
2. Describe Geert Hofstede’s cultural dimensions.
3. Differentiate between high context and low context cultures.
4. Explain the GLOBE Project.

Goal 5:  Examine current issues in managing diverse groups of people.

1. Define diversity.
2. Critique affirmative action.
3. Explain the glass ceiling.
4. Identify barriers and challenges to managing diversity.

Goal 6:  Compare theories of employee motivation.

1. Define motivation.
2. Define intrinsic motivation.
3. Define extrinsic motivation.
4. Explain Adam’s Equity Theory of Motivation.
5. Explain Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs.
6. Describe Vroom’s Expectancy Theory.

Goal 7:  Summarize the importance of setting goals for individuals within an organization.

1. Explain the importance of goal setting.
2. Describe how goal setting improves motivation.
3. Implement the goal setting process.

Goal 8:  Compare methods of effective decision making.

1. Explain the rational model of decision making.
2. Explain Simon’s Normative Model of Decision Making.
3. Explain knowledge management.
4. Identify the general decision making styles.
5. Define escalation of commitment.
6. Define group decision making.

Goal 9:  Explain the importance of effective communication within an organization.

1. Define communication.
2. Describe the communication model.
3. Compare verbal and nonverbal communication.
4. Compare the grapevine and the rumor mill.
5. Identify barriers to communication.
6. Discuss communication in the information age.

Goal 10:  Analyze the importance of leadership within an organization.

1. Define leadership.
2. Discuss the trait theory of leadership.
3. Explain the behavioral styles theory of leadership.
4. Compare the situational theories of leadership.
5. Explain the full-range theory of leadership.

Goal 11:  Compare methods for implementing change within an organization.

1. Identify the forces of change.
2. Explain the models of planned change.
3. Discuss overcoming resistance to change.

MGMT 275 - Strategic Management

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Instructor/Counselor Permission ], should be taken in final fall semester.

1. Demonstrate a SWOT analysis.
2. Demonstrate an analysis using Porter’s Five Forces Model.
3. Compare economies and diseconomies of scale.
4. Explain the various segments of the general environment.

Goal 2:  Analyze the internal environment of the organization.

1. Demonstrate the VRIO framework.
2. Demonstrate a value chain analysis.
3. Compare imitation and substitution.
4. Contrast competitive parity and competitive advantage.

Goal 3:  Assess the effectiveness of business level strategies.

1. Explain sources of cost advantages.
2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of cost leadership.
3. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of product differentiation.
4. Explain innovation.

Goal 4:  Assess the effectiveness of corporate level strategies.

1. Explain vertical integration.
2. Explain economies of scope.
3. Compare types of corporate diversification.
4. Explain strategic alliances.
5. Compare mergers and acquisitions.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate the analysis of strategic business cases.

1. Analyze financial statements.
2. Perform an industry analysis.
3. Perform a competitive analysis.
4. Develop long-term strategic plans.

MRKT 230 - Marketing Research

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Identify the kinds of questions marketing research can answer
2. Identify the types of companies that use marketing research.
3. Evaluate the types of jobs created by marketing research

Goal 2:  Compare approaches for gathering marketing information

1. Differentiate between a program and project strategy
2. Explain data mining
3. Compare types of errors made in marketing research
4. Explain ethical issues in marketing research

Goal 3:  Summarize methods of problem formulation

1. Explain the steps of problem formulation
2. Compare sources of marketing problems
3. Contrast a decision problem and a research problem
4. Explain the purpose of a research proposal
5. Explain the purpose of a request-for-proposal

Goal 4:  Examine methods of designing marketing research

1. Compare the basic types of research design
2. Explain the uses of exploratory research
3. Analyze members of a focus group
4. Conduct a focus group
5. Compare a controlled and standard test market

Goal 5:  Summarize the role of secondary data in marketing research

1. Compare advantages and disadvantages of secondary research
2. Explain how to judge the accuracy of secondary data
3. Contrast internal and external data
4. Compare sources of secondary data

Goal 6:  Summarize the role of primary data in marketing research

1. Compare advantages and disadvantages of primary research
2. Explain the use of a lifestyle analysis
3. Explain how primary data is collected
4. Compare sources of primary data

Goal 7:  Compare tools used to collect marketing research data

1. Explain the features of a questionnaire
2. Explain how disguise is used in a questionnaire
3. Compare ways of administering questionnaires
4. Compare types of questions
5. Compare methods of observation
6. Differentiate between types of scales
7. Differentiate between validity and reliability
8. Explain the use of sampling

Goal 8:  Demonstrate the marketing research process

1. Identify a problem to be researched
2. Compare possible research designs
3. Compare methods of data collection
4. Create tools to collect data

MRKT 233 - Principles of Marketing

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Explain pricing strategies.
2. Identify pricing strategies suited for a firm’s marketing priority, product life cycle, and/or competition.

Goal 2:  Describe Promotion Mix.

1. Evaluate promotion strategies.
2. Compare advertising and promotion.
3. Compare public relations and publicity.
4. Contrast push and pull strategies.

​Goal 3:  Examine the Product Mix.

1. Define products.
2. Differentiate between products and services.
3. Describe the new product process.
4. Diagram the product life cycle.

Goal 4:  Describe Place Mix.

1. Define logistics.
2. Explain the concept of place/distribution.
3. Explain intermediary’s functions.

Goal 5:  Conceptualize the elements of a marketing plan.

1. Explain the strategic marketing process.
2. Define the marketing plan.
3. Implement a SWOT analysis.
4. Design appropriate marketing attack strategies.

Goal 6:  Explain why employing ethical conduct is important in marketing.

1. Differentiate between ethics and laws.
2. Describe the importance of using ethical behavior.
3. Explain the Consumer Bill of Rights.
4. Define a code of ethics.
5. Define whistle-blowers.

Goal 7:  Analyze why understanding consumer behavior is essential in marketing.

1. Define consumer behavior.
2. Describe the consumer purchase decision process.
3. Define motivation.
4. Explain perceived risk.
5. Define brand loyalty.

Goal 8:  Introduce methods of obtaining information used in marketing.

1. Define marketing research.
2. Identify the steps of marketing research.
3. Differentiate between primary and secondary data.
4. Explain observational data.
5. Define questionnaire data.
6. Identify problems in wording questions.

Goal 9:  Compare different ways to segment consumer markets.

1. Define target markets.
2. Define market segmentation.
3. Identify the steps of market segmentation.
4. Distinguish between demographic, lifestyle, and psychographic segmentation.
5. Identify product positioning.
6. Define product differentiation.

Goal 10:  Explain the role of marketing communication in enhancing customer service.

1. Explain why good communication is needed to retain customers.
2. Identify appropriate uses of different communication mediums used in the marketing process.
3. Define customer service and its role in marketing.
4. Conceptualize a marketing customer service plan.
5. Examine management’s role in supporting internal and external customers.
6. Explain the importance of understanding consumer needs.
7. Demonstrate questioning techniques designed to identify customer needs.
8. Identify the steps in the sales process.
9. Understand communication strategies suited for various customer situations.

MRKT 234 - Retailing

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

1. Define a retailer.
2. Explain the functions performed by retailers.
3. Explain customer relationship management.
4. Define retail mix.
5. Differentiate between depth and breadth of merchandise.

Goal 2:  Compare various types of retail formats used in the marketplace.

1. Define supercenters.
2. Define superstores.
3. Explain a warehouse club.
4. Define convenience stores.
5. Define department stores.
6. Define e-tailing
7. Explain the differences between services and merchandise.
8. Explain franchising.

Goal 3:  Analyze why retailers must understand consumer behavior in order to be effective.

1. Diagram the buying process
2. Differentiate between extended problem solving and limited problem solving.
3. Explain habitual decision making.
4. Define functional needs.
5. Explain psychological needs.
6. Define post purchase evaluation.
7. Explain buyer’s remorse.
8. Define a reference group.
9. Define culture.
10. Explain the criteria for evaluating target markets.
11. Explain market segmentation.
12. Define a target market.

Goal 4:  Summarize the importance of developing an effective retail strategy.

1. Define sustainable competitive advantage.
2. Define the retailing concept.
3. Explain positioning.
4. Explain entry strategies.
5. List the steps in the strategic retailing process.
6. Explain a situation analysis
7. Explain barriers to entry.

Goal 5:  Analyze the benefits of selecting a good geographic location.

1. Define a trade area.
2. Define an under-stored trade area.
3. Define visibility.
4. Differentiate between the primary zone, secondary zone, and tertiary zone.
5. Differentiate between a destination store and a parasite store.
6. Explain demographics.

Goal 6:  Compare management techniques used in retail establishments.

1. Define empowerment.
2. Explain theories of motivation.
3. Explain diversity.
4. Define the glass ceiling.
5. Differentiate between intrinsic and extrinsic rewards.
6. Define sexual harassment.
7. Explain supply chain management.
8. Explain logistics.
9. Differentiate between push and pull logistics strategies.
10. Explain freight forwarders.
11. Explain customer retention programs.
12. Diagram the CRM cycle.

Goal 7:  Compare inventory control methods used by retail establishments.

1. Define an assortment plan.
2. Define a category.
3. Explain stock keeping units.
4. Define seasonal merchandise.
5. Explain cycle stock.
6. Explain safety stock.
7. Calculate an order point.

Goal 8:  Examine problems retailer face when doing business internationally.

1. Define country of origin effects.
2. Explain tariffs.
3. Explain regional trade agreements.
4. Explain Maquiladoras.
5. Define globalization.
6. Explain trade barriers.

Goal 9:  Compare pricing strategies employed by retailers.

1. Define EDLP.
2. Explain high/low pricing.
3. Explain the cost oriented pricing method.
4. Explain the demand oriented pricing method.
5. Explain the competition oriented method
6. Define fixed costs.
7. Define variable costs.
8. Calculate a break even point.
9. Explain types of discounting.

Goal 10:  Explain why retailers must communicate effectively with consumers.

1. Diagram the communication model
2. Explain brand equity.
3. Explain brand awareness.
4. Explain brand image.
5. Define advertising.
6. Define publicity.

MRKT 248 - Promotion & Advertising

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

Goal 1:  Analyze the elements of an advertising campaign.

1. Differentiate between advertising and publicity.
2. Explain the three essential criteria of advertising.
3. Explain integrated brand promotion.
4. Differentiate between audience and target audience.
5. Explain the importance of copywriting.

Goal 2:  Summarize the importance of creating a strong brand.

1. Define brand.
2. Explain brand extension.
3. Define brand loyalty.
4. Describe brand equity.
5. Explain the concept of branded entertainment.

Goal 3:  Explain advertising’s role in the marketing mix.

1. Define market segmentation.
2. Explain differentiation.
3. Describe positioning strategies.
4. Explain economies of scale.
5. Differentiate between consumer and business markets.

Goal 4:  Explain the evolution of the advertising industry since 1900.

1. Explain the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act.
2. Explain the 1938 Wheeler-Lea Amendments to the FTC act.
3. Explain subliminal advertising.
4. Explain the creative revolution.
5. Define the FTC.
6. Define the national advertising review board.
7. Define E-business.

Goal 5:  Analyze why using good ethics in advertising is important.

1. Explain the arguments for advertising.
2. Explain the arguments against advertising.
3. Differentiate between deception and puffery.
4. Discuss issues involved in advertising controversial products.
5. Discuss examples of unfair advertising.
6. Explain issues of Internet privacy.
7. Explain the Telephone Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.

Goal 6:  Explain why consumer behavior affects advertising.

1. Define a need state.
2. Explain the consumer decision maker model.
3. Differentiate between functional and emotional benefits.
4. Differentiate between internal and external information searches.
5. Explain cognitive dissonance.
6. Define attitude.
7. Define culture.
8. Show a correlation between culture and values.
9. Explain social stratification.

Goal 7:  Compare methods of conducting advertising research.

1. Explain the four ways to judge research.
2. Explain the two parts of advertising research.
3. Define focus groups.
4. Differentiate between sources of data.
5. Define copy research.
6. Explain the evaluative criteria for advertisements.
7. Explain copy research methods.

Goal 8:  Demonstrate the ability to create an advertising plan.

1. Diagram the advertising plan model.
2. Conduct a situation analysis.
3. Create an advertising budget.
4. Create an advertising strategy.
5. Work in teams to create a written advertisement.
6. Employ methods of evaluation the advertising plan.

Goal 9:  Explain how advertising internationally can differ from advertising domestically.

1. Define ethnocentrism.
2. Define the categories of countries economic development.
3. Compare customs and rituals.
4. Explain the creative challenge.
5. Explain the media challenge.
6. Explain the regulatory challenge.

Goal 10:  Evaluate how the various types of advertisements differ from one another.

1. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of newspapers.
2. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of magazines.
3. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of television.
4. Compare the advantages and disadvantages of radio.
5. Explain reach.
6. Explain frequency.
7. Explain the advantage and disadvantage of Internet.
8. Define three consumer market sales promotion techniques.
9. Explain the risks of sales promotions.
10. Compare public relations and publicity.

MRKT 275 - Marketing in a Virtual World

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [MRKT 233 ]

1. Examine Internet marketing as part of marketing communications mix.
2. Diagram the Internet value chain.
3. Investigate business models and strategies.

Goal 2:  Examine essential Internet marketing tools.

1. Evaluate branding and video marketing.
2. Evaluate email marketing to build consumer and business relationships.
3. Explore search marketing-SEO and PPC.
4. Investigate social media marketing.

Goal 3:  Develop Internet marketing strategies and programs.

1. Examine lead generation and conversion in B2B and B2C markets.
2. Practice customer relationship development and management.
3. Optimize customer service and support in web space.

Goal 4:  Develop and maintain an effective web site.

1. Create a web site for a business.
2. Practice effective online marketing strategies.
3. Compare e-commerce sites.

Goal 5:  Evaluate performance and opportunities.

1. Measure and evaluating a web marketing program.
2. Explore social and regulatory issues: privacy, security, and intellectual property.
3. Investigate mobile marketing and media convergence.

MATH 101 - Math for Everyday Life

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours:

Numeracy Goal

Outcome:  Students will develop number sense and the ability to apply concepts of numeracy to investigate and describe quantitative relationships and solve real-world problems in a variety of contexts.  Students will:

1. Demonstrate operation sense and communicate verbally and symbolically with real numbers.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of fractions, decimals, and percentages by representing quantities in equivalent forms, comparing the sizes of numbera in different forms and interpreting the meaning of numbers in different forms.
3. Solve problems involving calculations with percentages and interpret the results.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of large and small numbers by interpreting and communicating with different forms (including words, fractions, decimals, standard notation, and scientific notation) and compare magnitudes.
5. Use estimation skills, and know why, how, and when to estimate results.
6. Solve problems involving measurement including the correct use of units.
7. Use dimensional analysis to convert between units of measure and to solve problems involving multiple units of measure.
8. Read, interpret, and make decisions about data summarized numerically, in tables, and in graphical displays.

Proportional Reasoning Goal

Outcome:  Students will use proportional reasoning to solve problems that require ratios, rates, proportions, and scaling.  Students will:

1. Represent and use ratios in a variety of forms and contexts.
2. Determine whether a proportional relationship exists based on how one value influences another.
3. Analyze, represent, and solve real-world problems involving proportional relationships, with attention to appropriate use of units.

Algebraic Reasoning Goal

Outcome:  Students will transition from specific and numeric reasoning to general and abstract reasoning using the language and structure of algebra to investigate, represent, and solve problems.  Students will:

1. Demonstrate understanding of the meaning and uses of variables as unknowns, in equations, in simplifying expressions, and as quantities that vary, and use that understanding to represent quantitative situations symbolically.
2. Describe, identify, compare, and contrast the effect of multiplicative or additive change.
3. Analyze real-world problem situations, and use variables to construct and solve equations involving one or more unknown or variable quantities.
4. Express and interpret relationships using inequality symbols.
5. Construct and use mathematical models to solve problems from a variety of contexts and to make predictions/decisions.
6. Represent mathematical models in verbal, algebraic, graphical, and tabular form.
7. Recognize when a linear model is appropriate and, if appropriate, use a linear model to represent the relationship between two quantitative variables. 

Probabilistic Reasoning to Assess Risk Goal

Outcome:  Students will understand and critically evaluate statements that appear in the popular media involving risk and arguments based on probability.  Students will:

1. Interpret statements about chance, risk, and probability that appear in everyday media.
2. Identify common pitfalls in reasoning about risk and probability.
3. Interpret in context marginal, joint, and conditional relative frequencies in context for data summarized in a two-way table and identify which relative frequency is appropriate to answer a contextual question.
4. Demonstrate understanding of absolute risk and relative risk by describing how each provides different information about risk.

Quantitative Reasoning in Personal Finance Goal

Outcome:  Student will understand, interpret, and make decisions based on financial information commonly presented to consumers.  Students will:

1. Demonstrate understanding of common types of consumer debt and explain how different factors affect the amount that the consumer pays.
2. Demonstrate understanding of compound interest and how it relates to saving money.
3. Identify erroneous or misleading information in advertising or consumer information.

Quantitative Reasoning in Civic Life Goal

Outcome:  Students will understand that quantitative information presented in the media and by other entities can sometimes be useful and sometimes be misleading.  Students will:

1. Use quantitative information to explore the impact of policies or behaviors on a population.  This might include issues with social, economic, or environmental impacts.
2. Identify erroneous, misleading, or conflicting information presented by individuals or groups regarding social, economic, or environmental issues.

MATH 102 - Quantitative Reasoning

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Math Level 4 ]

1. Use appropriate mathematical and statistical language in oral, written, and graphical forms.
2. Read and interpret authentic texts such as advertisements, consumer information, government forms, and newspaper articles containing quantitative information, including graphical displays of quantitative information.

Goal 2:  Make sense of problems, develop strategies to find solutions, and persevere in solving them.

1. Develop an answer to an open-ended question requiring analysis and synthesis of multiple calculations, data summaries, and/or models.

Goal 3:  Reason, model, and draw conclusions or make decisions with mathematical, statistical, and quantitative information.

1. Draw conclusions or make decisions in quantitatively based situations that are dependent upon multiple factors.
2. Present written or verbal justifications of decisions that include appropriate discussion of the mathematics involved.
3. Present written or verbal justifications of decisions that include appropriate discussion of the mathematics involved.

Goal 4:  Critique and evaluate quantitative arguments that utilize mathematical, statistical, and quantitative information.

1. Evaluate the validity and possible biases in arguments presented in authentic contexts based on multiple sources of quantitative information (e.g., advertising, internet postings, consumer information, political arguments).

Goal 5:  Use appropriate technology in a given context.

1. Use a spreadsheet to organize quantitative information and make repeated calculations using simple formulas.
2. Use the internet to find quantitative information on a given subject and evaluate the validity and possible bias of information based on the source.
3. Use internet-based tools appropriate for a given context (e.g., an online tool to calculate credit card interest).

Goal 6:  Draw conclusions and/or make decisions based on analysis and critique of quantitative information using proportional reasoning.

1. Solve real-life problems requiring interpretation and comparison of complex numeric summaries which extend beyond simple measures of center.
2. Solve real-life problems requiring interpretation and comparison of various representations of ratios (i.e., fractions, decimals, rates, and percentages).
3. Distinguish between proportional and nonproportional situations and, when appropriate, apply proportional reasoning.

Goal 7:  Draw conclusions and/or make decisions by analyzing and/or critiquing mathematical models, including situations for which the student Quantitative Reasoning Course Outcomes QR must recognize underlying assumptions and/or make reasonable draw conclusions or make decisions and communicate their rationale based on understanding, analysis, and critique of self-created or reported statistical information and statistical summaries. 

1. Analyze and critique mathematical models and be able to describe their limitations.
2. Use models, including models created with spreadsheets or other tools, to estimate solutions to contextual questions, identify patterns, and identify how changing parameters affect the results.
3. Choose and create models for bivariate data sets, and use the models to answer questions and draw conclusions or make decisions.

Goal 8:  Apply probabilistic reasoning to draw conclusions, to make decisions, and to evaluate outcomes of decisions.

1. Evaluate claims based on empirical, theoretical, and subjective probabilities.
2. Use data displays and models to determine probabilities (including conditional probabilities) and use these probabilities to make informed decisions.

Goal 9:  Draw conclusions or make decisions and communicate their rationale based on understanding, analysis, and critique of self-created or reported statistical information and statistical summaries.

1. Use statistical information from studies, surveys, and polls (including when reported in condensed form or as summary statistics) to make informed decisions.
2. Create and use visual displays of data.
3. Summarize, represent, and interpret data sets on a single count or measurement variable.
4. Use properties of distributions to analyze data and answer questions.

MATH 103 - Quantitative Reasoning with Support

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours:

  Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1:  Interpret and communicate quantitative information and mathematical and statistical concepts using language appropriate to the context and intended audience.

1. Use appropriate mathematical and statistical language in oral, written, and graphical forms.
2. Read and interpret authentic texts such as advertisements, consumer information, government forms, and newspaper articles containing quantitative information, including graphical displays of quantitative information.

Goal 2:  Make sense of problems, develop strategies to find solutions, and persevere in solving them.

1. Develop an answer to an open-ended question requiring analysis and synthesis of multiple calculations, data summaries, and/or models.

Goal 3:  Reason, model, and draw conclusions or make decisions with mathematical, statistical, and quantitative information.

1. Draw conclusions or make decisions in quantitatively based situations that are dependent upon multiple factors.
2. Present written or verbal justifications of decisions that include appropriate discussion of the mathematics involved.
3. Present written or verbal justifications of decisions that include appropriate discussion of the mathematics involved.

Goal 4:  Critique and evaluate quantitative arguments that utilize mathematical, statistical, and quantitative information.

1. Evaluate the validity and possible biases in arguments presented in authentic contexts based on multiple sources of quantitative information (e.g., advertising, internet postings, consumer information, political arguments).

Goal 5:  Use appropriate technology in a given context.

1. Use a spreadsheet to organize quantitative information and make repeated calculations using simple formulas.
2. Use the internet to find quantitative information on a given subject and evaluate the validity and possible bias of information based on the source.
3. Use internet-based tools appropriate for a given context (e.g., an online tool to calculate credit card interest).

Goal 6:  Draw conclusions and/or make decisions based on analysis and critique of quantitative information using proportional reasoning.

1. Solve real-life problems requiring interpretation and comparison of complex numeric summaries which extend beyond simple measures of center.
2. Solve real-life problems requiring interpretation and comparison of various representations of ratios (i.e., fractions, decimals, rates, and percentages).
3. Distinguish between proportional and nonproportional situations and, when appropriate, apply proportional reasoning.

Goal 7:  Draw conclusions and/or make decisions by analyzing and/or critiquing mathematical models, including situations for which the student Quantitative Reasoning Course Outcomes QR must recognize underlying assumptions and/or make reasonable draw conclusions or make decisions and communicate their rationale based on understanding, analysis, and critique of self-created or reported statistical information and statistical summaries. 

1. Analyze and critique mathematical models and be able to describe their limitations.
2. Use models, including models created with spreadsheets or other tools, to estimate solutions to contextual questions, identify patterns, and identify how changing parameters affect the results.
3. Choose and create models for bivariate data sets, and use the models to answer questions and draw conclusions or make decisions.

Goal 8:  Apply probabilistic reasoning to draw conclusions, to make decisions, and to evaluate outcomes of decisions.

1. Evaluate claims based on empirical, theoretical, and subjective probabilities.
2. Use data displays and models to determine probabilities (including conditional probabilities) and use these probabilities to make informed decisions.

Goal 9:  Draw conclusions or make decisions and communicate their rationale based on understanding, analysis, and critique of self-created or reported statistical information and statistical summaries.

1. Use statistical information from studies, surveys, and polls (including when reported in condensed form or as summary statistics) to make informed decisions.
2. Create and use visual displays of data.
3. Summarize, represent, and interpret data sets on a single count or measurement variable.
4. Use properties of distributions to analyze data and answer questions.

MATH 104 - Intermediate Algebra

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Math Level 4 ]

1. Construct a table and graph an equation using a graphing calculator or graphing software.
2. Solve equations numerically.
3. Solve equations graphically. 
4. Build equations for and solve word problems. 
5. Use formulas to solve problems. 
6. Solve a formula or equation for one of its variables. 
7. Solve percent equations. 
8. Solve discount and mark-up problems. 
9. Solve percent of increase and decrease problems. 
10. Solve mixture problems. 
11. Solve problems involving distance. 
12. Solve problems involving money. 
13. Solve problems involving interest. 

Goal 2:  Students will apply function notation and concepts. 

1. Identify relations. 
2. Identify functions. 
3. Identify domains and ranges. 
4. Apply the vertical line test. 
5. Apply function notation. 
6. Determine the equation of a line from linear data.
7. Write an equation of a line using function notation. 
8. Find equations of parallel and perpendicular lines. 
9. Identify and find equations of arithmetic sequences. 
10. Graph linear and nonlinear functions. 
11. Shift functions vertically and horizontally. 
12. Reflect graphs. 
13. Solve direct variation problems. 
14. Solve inverse variation problems. 
15. Solve problems involving direct or inverse variation. 
16. Evaluate the accuracy of a line of best fit for real world data. 
17. Use a calculator to find a line of best fit for real world data. 
18. From a linear model equation for data, determine the meaning of the slope and y-intercept

Goal 3:  Students will solve systems of equations. 

1. Review solving 2x2 systems of equations graphically, by substitutions, and by elimination. 
2. Identify a 2x2 system of linear equations as having a single solution, an infinite number of solutions, or two solutions. 
3. Determine the most appropriate solution method to use given the characteristics of a particular system. 
4. Explain the algebraic results from solving 2x2 systems of equations whose graphs are parallel or coincident. 
5. Solve 3x3 systems of equations methodically. 
6. Solve applied problems using a 2x2 or 3x3 system of equations. 
7. Apply a Quantity-Rate Table to set up appropriate systems of equations. 

Goal 4:  Students will solve various types of inequalities. 

1. Define linear inequalities in one variable. 
2. Graph solution sets on a number line. 
3. Use interval notation. 
4. Solve linear inequalities. 
5. Solve inequality applications. 
6. Find the intersection of two sets. 
7. Solve compound inequalities containing “and.” 
8. Find the union of two sets. 
9. Solve compound inequalities containing “or.” 
10. Solve absolute value equations. 
11. Graph the solutions to linear inequalities in 2 variables. 
12. Solve systems of linear inequalities in 2 variables. 

Goal 5:  Students will apply exponent properties. 

1. Find square roots. 
2. Approximate square roots. 
3. Find cube roots. 
4. Find n-th roots. 
5. Find m-th root of a^n where a is any real number. 
6. Graph square root and cube root functions. 
7. Apply a^(1/n). 
8. Apply a^(m/n). 
9. Apply a^(-m/n). 
10. Evaluate exponential expressions without a calculator. 
11. Use exponent rules to simplify expressions with rational exponents. 
12. Use rational exponents to simplify radical expressions. 
13. Apply product rule for radical expressions. 
14. Apply quotient rule for radical expressions. 
15. Simplify radicals. 
16. Use distance and midpoint formulas. 
17. Add or subtract radical expressions. 
18. Multiply radical expressions. 
19. Rationalize denominators with one or two terms. 
20. Rationalize numerators. 
21. Solve radical equations. 
22. Use Pythagorean Theorem to model problems. 
23. Write square roots of negative numbers in the form bi. 
24. Add and subtract complex numbers. 
25. Multiply and divide complex numbers. 
26. Raise i to various powers. 

Goal 6:  Students will operate on rational expressions. 

1. Find the domain of a rational function. 
2. Use rational functions in applications. 
3. Simplify rational expressions. 
4. Write equivalent rational expressions. 
5. Multiply rational expressions. 
6. Divide rational expressions. 
7. Convert among units of measurements using unit fraction conversion factors. 
8. Add and subtract rational expressions. 
9. Solve equations containing rational expressions. 

Goal 7:  Students will use the characteristics of quadratic functions to operate on them. 

1. Graph quadratic equations. 
2. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. 
3. Identify the domains and ranges of quadratic functions. 
4. Determine characteristics of quadratic graphs, including vertical and horizontal intercepts, vertices, and axes of symmetry. 
5. Determine where a quadratic function is increasing and decreasing. 
6. Determine the equation of a quadratic function given its table. 
7. Determine the equation of a sequence representing a quadratic function. 
8. Relate factors of quadratic functions to their zeros. 
9. Factor trinomials using the zeros of the related quadratic function. 
10. Determine x-intercepts of quadratic functions by factoring. 
11. Determine the equation for a quadratic function using x-intercepts and one other point. 
12. Describe the effect of “a” in y= ax^2+bx+c. 
13. Describe the effect of “c” in y= ax^2+bx+c. 
14. Identify horizontal and vertical shifts of y= ax^2. 
15. Graph a quadratic function given its vertex form without constructing a table. 
16. Determine the equation of a parabola given its vertex and one other point. 
17. Change an equation from standard form to vertex form by setting it equal to “c” and averaging the x-values of the symmetrical points found. 
18. Solve minimum and maximum application problems. 
19. Use a calculator to determine a parabola of best fit for real world data that appears to be quadratic. 

Goal 8:  Students will solve quadratic equations using various methods. 

1. Solve quadratic equations numerically and graphically. 
2. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. 
3. Use the square root property to solve quadratic equations. 
4. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square. 
5. Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. 
6. Use the discriminant to determine the number and types of solutions for a quadratic equation. 
7. Solve problems modeled by quadratic equations. 

Goal 9:  Students will apply properties of exponential and logarithmic functions. 

1. Identify the base and exponent in an exponential expression. 
2. Write geometric sequences. 
3. Determine whether or not a function is exponential, using ratios. 
4. Determine the first term and common ratio to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. 
5. Write regression and function equations for a geometric sequence. 
6. Graph exponential functions. 
7. Use a calculator to find a curve of best fit for real world data that appears to be exponential. 
8. Identify increasing and decreasing exponential functions. 
9. Explore how the base and coefficient of an exponential expression affect the graph of an exponential function. 
10. Solve equations of the form bx=by. 
11. Solve problems modeled by exponential equations. 
12. Model exponential growth and decay. 

Goal 10:  Students will apply inverse function properties. 

1. Determine whether a function is one-to-one. 
2. Apply the horizontal line test. 
3. Find the inverse of a one-to-one function. 
4. Find the equation of the inverse of a one-to-one function. 
5. Graph a function and its inverse. 
6. Determine whether two functions are inverses of each other. 
7. Write exponential equations in logarithmic form and vice versa. 
8. Solve logarithmic equations using exponential notation. 

MATH 105 - Intermediate Algebra with Support

4 Credit: (5 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 6 Contact Hours:

1. Construct a table and graph an equation using a graphing calculator.  
2. Solve equations numerically (using a table) to the nearest tenth. 
3. Solve equations graphically.  
4. Build equations for and solve word problems.  
5. Use formulas to solve problems. 
6. Solve a formula or equation for one of its variables.  
7. Solve percent equations. 
8. Solve discount and mark-up problems. 
9. Solve percent of increase and decrease problems. 
10. Solve mixture problems.  
11. Solve problems involving distance.  
12. Solve problems involving money. 
13. Solve problems involving interest. 

Goal 2:  Students will apply function notation and concepts. 

1. Identify relations. 
2. Identify functions. 
3. Identify domains and ranges. 
4. Apply the vertical line test. 
5. Apply function notation. 
6. Graph linear functions. 
7. Write an equation of a line using function notation. 
8. Find equations of parallel and perpendicular lines. 
9. Identify and find equations of arithmetic sequences. 
10. Graph nonlinear functions. 
11. Shift functions vertically and horizontally. 
12. Reflect graphs.  
13. Solve direct variation problems. 
14. Solve inverse variation problems. 
15. Solve problems involving direct or inverse variation. 
16. Graph an “eyeballed” line of best fit for real world data. 
17. Use a calculator to find a line of best fit for real world data. 

Goal 3:  Students will solve systems of equations. 

1. Review solving 2x2 systems of equations graphically, by substitutions, and by elimination. 
2. Identify a 2x2 system of linear equations as having a single solution, an infinite number of solutions, or two solutions. 
3. Determine the most appropriate solution method to use given the characteristics of a particular system. 
4. Explain the algebraic results from solving 2x2 systems of equations whose graphs are parallel or coincident. 
5. Solve 3x3 systems of equations methodically. 
6. Solve applied problems using a 2x2 or 3x3 system of equations. 
7. Apply a Quantity-Rate Table to set up appropriate systems of equations. 

Goal 4:  Students will solve various types of inequalities. 

1. Define linear inequalities in one variable. 
2. Graph solution sets on a number line. 
3. Use interval notation. 
4. Solve linear inequalities. 
5. Solve inequality applications. 
6. Find the intersection of two sets. 
7. Solve compound inequalities containing “and.” 
8. Find the union of two sets. 
9. Solve compound inequalities containing “or.” 
10. Solve absolute value equations. 
11. Graph the solutions to linear inequalities in 2 variables. 
12. Solve systems of linear inequalities in 2 variables. 

Goal 5:  Students will apply exponent properties. 

1. Find square roots. 
2. Approximate square roots. 
3. Find cube roots. 
4. Find nth roots. 
5. Find m-root of an where a is any real number. 
6. Graph square root and cube root functions. 
7. Apply a1/n. 
8. Apply am/n. 
9. Apply a-m/n. 
10. Evaluate exponential expressions without a calculator. 
11. Use exponent rules to simplify expressions with rational exponents. 
12. Use rational exponents to simplify radical expressions. 
13. Apply product rule for radical expressions. 
14. Apply quotient rule for radical expressions. 
15. Simplify radicals. 
16. Use distance and midpoint formulas. 
17. Add or subtract radical expressions. 
18. Multiply radical expressions. 
19. Rationalize denominators with one or two terms. 
20. Rationalize numerators. 
21. Solve radical equations. 
22. Use Pythagorean Theorem to model problems. 
23. Write square roots of negative numbers in the form bi. 
24. Add and subtract complex numbers. 
25. Multiply complex numbers. 
26. Raise i to various powers. 

Goal 6:  Students will operate on rational expressions. 

1. Find the domain of a rational function. 
2. Use rational functions in applications. 
3. Simplify rational expressions. 
4. Write equivalent rational expressions. 
5. Multiply rational expressions. 
6. Divide rational expressions. 
7. Convert among units of measurements using unit conversion factors. 
8. Add and subtract rational expressions. 
9. Solve equations containing rational expressions. 

Goal 7:  Students will use the characteristics of quadratic functions to operate on them. 

1. Graph quadratic equations. 
2. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. 
3. Identify the domains and ranges of quadratic functions. 
4. Determine characteristics of quadratic graphs, including vertical and horizontal intercepts, vertices, and axes of symmetry. 
5. Determine where a quadratic function is increasing and decreasing. 
6. Determine the equation of a quadratic function given its table. 
7. Determine the equation of a sequence representing a quadratic function. 
8. Relate factors of quadratic functions to their zeros. 
9. Factor trinomials using the zeros of the related quadratic function. 
10. Determine x-intercepts of quadratic functions by factoring. 
11. Determine the equation for a quadratic function using x-intercepts and one other point. 
12. Describe the effect of “a” in y= ax2+bx+c. 
13. Describe the effect of “c” in y= ax2+bx+c. 
14. Identify horizontal and vertical shifts of y= ax2. 
15. Graph a quadratic function given its vertex form without constructing a table. 
16. Determine the equation of a parabola given its vertex and one other point. 
17. Change an equation from standard form to vertex form by setting it equal to “c” and averaging the x-values of the symmetrical points found. 
18. Solve minimum and maximum application problems. 
19. Use a calculator to determine a parabola of best fit for real world data that appears to be quadratic. 

Goal 8:  Students will solve quadratic equations using various methods. 

1. Solve quadratic equations numerically and graphically. 
2. Solve quadratic equations by factoring. 
3. Use the square root property to solve quadratic equations. 
4. Solve quadratic equations by completing the square. 
5. Solve quadratic equations using the quadratic formula. 
6. Use the discriminant to determine the number and types of solutions for a quadratic equation. 
7. Solve problems modeled by quadratic equations. 

Goal 9:  Students will apply properties of exponential and logarithmic functions. 

1. Identify the base and exponent in an exponential expression. 
2. Write geometric sequences. 
3. Determine whether or not a function is exponential, using ratios. 
4. Determine the first term and common ratio to find the nth term of a geometric sequence. 
5. Write regression and function equations for a geometric sequence. 
6. Graph exponential functions. 
7. Use a calculator to find a curve of best fit for real world data that appears to be exponential. 
8. Identify increasing and decreasing exponential functions. 
9. Explore how the base and coefficient of an exponential expression affect the graph of an exponential function. 
10. Solve equations of the form bx=by. 
11. Solve problems modeled by exponential equations. 
12. Model exponential growth and decay. 

Goal 10:  Students will apply inverse function properties. 

1. Determine whether a function is one-to-one. 
2. Apply the horizontal line test. 
3. Find the inverse of a one-to-one function. 
4. Find the equation of the inverse of a one-to-one function. 
5. Graph a function and its inverse. 
6. Determine whether two functions are inverses of each other. 
7. Write exponential equations in logarithmic form and vice versa. 
8. Solve logarithmic equations using exponential notation. 

MATH 120 - Trigonometry

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Math Level 5 ]

1. Measure angles using a protractor.
2. Use geometric properties of parallel lines, circles, and geometric figures to find unknown angles.
3. Use geometric properties of similar and right triangles to find unknown sides.
4. Draw angles in standard position in degrees or radians and find angles which are coterminal with the angle.
5. Define the reference angle for any standard angle.

Goal 2:  Use angular measure and arc measure to solve problems involving circles and circular motion.

1. Define a radian.
2. Convert between radians and degrees.
3. Use the formula q= s/r to determine q, s, r from given information.
4. Convert between angular and linear velocity.
5. Solve application problems involving arc length, angular velocity, and area of circular sectors.
6. Determine points on the unit circle corresponding to arc lengths.

Goal 3:  Apply trigonometric functions using several definitions.

1. Determine the values of the six trigonometric functions using the point (x, y) in the plane on the terminal side of in standard position.
2. Determine the values of the six trigonometric functions for “special angles” given in degrees or radians without a calculator. “Special angles” are those angles which are quadrantal and also those angles which are multiples of 30, 45, or 60 degrees.
3. Define the six trigonometric functions for right triangles.
4. Appropriately use a graphing calculator to solve right triangles.
5. Solve application problems involving right triangle trigonometry.
6. Define the trigonometric functions as circular functions.
7. Determine the sign of all trig functions for each quadrant.
8. Calculate the value of any trig function given another one and the angle’s quadrant.

Goal 4:  Graphically interpret trigonometric functions and their transformations.

1. Graph all six basic trigonometric functions without a calculator.
2. Describe the effect of A, B, C, K for the trigonometric functions in the form K+A (sin, cos, tan) (Bx+c).
3. Use a graphing calculator to graph any trigonometric function in an appropriate window.
4. Determine the equation of a trigonometric function given the graph and the window used to graph the function.

Goal 5:  Apply inverse trigonometric functions and the notation associated with them.

1. Describe the necessary criteria placed on the three basic trigonometric functions so that they have inverses which are also functions.
2. Evaluate inverse trigonometric functions to obtain exact values and decimal approximations in both radian and degree mode.
3. Use inverse trigonometric functions to solve basic trigonometric equations.
4. Graph the three basic inverse trigonometric functions.

Goal 6:  Utilize, simplify, and verify trigonometric identities.

1. Describe the difference between a conditional equation and identity.
2. Use counter examples and graphing calculations to disprove proposed identities.
3. Know the reciprocal, ratio, Pythagorean and opposite angle identities from memory and use them to simplify trigonometric expressions and verify trigonometric identities involving these identities.
4. Verify identities involving the sum and difference identities, double angle identities and cofunction identities.
5. Determine the exact values for expressions such as cos(+ β), sin( -β), tan (2β), etc.

Goal 7:  Solve trigonometric equations.

1. Solve trigonometric equations using radians or degrees with techniques such as factoring and manipulation with trigonometric identities.
2. Solve trigonometric equations using radians or degrees where the argument of the trigonometric function is a function.
3. Use a graphing calculator to solve trigonometric equations.
4. Write the general solution to trigonometric equations using radians or degrees.

Goal 8:  Solve oblique triangles using the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines

1. Derive the Law of Sines.
2. Use the Law of Sines (including the ambiguous case) and Law of Cosines to solve triangles.
3. Use the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines to solve application problems.
4. Use the Law of Sines and Law of Cosines to determine the area of non-right triangles.

MATH 159 - College Algebra

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Math Level 5 ]

Objectives:

1. recognize when relationships are functions.                           
2. use and interpret function notation.
3. represent and analyze functions.
4. evaluate functions and interpret the results.
5. determine the domain and range of a function and recognize restrictions in applied problems.
6. recognize if a function is increasing or decreasing.
7. calculate and interpret the average rate of change.
8. determine if a function is increasing or decreasing using the average rate of change.
9. determine if a function is linear using the average rate of change.
10. describe the concavity of a function using the average rate of change.

Goal 2:  Apply and analyze piecewise functions, inverse functions, composition of functions and transformations of functions.

Objectives:  

1. evaluate, graph, write the formula for and determine the domain and range of piecewise, inverse, composition of and transformations of functions.
2. model real-world applications with piecewise, inverse, composition of and transformations of functions.
3. decompose functions.
4. use inverse function notation and interpret this notation in the context of a problem.
5. distinguish between invertible and noninvertible functions.
6. verify two functions are inverses algebraically through composition.
7. evaluate combinations of functions (determine the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions defined by formulas, graphs and tables).
8. describe, graph and write a formula of a function given analytically, graphically, numerically or verbally that has multiple transformations.

Goal 3:  Investigate quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.

Objectives:   

1. derive formulas for quadratic functions in standard, factored and vertex form, depending on information given, and convert between these forms.
2. model using direct and inverse variation.
3. write formulas for quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions and describe their unique graphical characteristics.
4. analyze characteristics of quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.
5. model and solve application problems involving quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.
6. find the inverses of an invertible polynomial and rational functions and when necessary, restrict the domain to find the inverse.
7. analyze characteristic of radical functions.

Goal 4:  Investigate exponential functions.

Objectives:   

1. write, graph, solve and analyze equations for exponential functions given graphically, numerically, or verbally.
2. model and solve application problems involving exponential functions.
3. model compound interest with exponential functions.
4. identify and analyze the nominal and effective annual rates for compounded interest.
5. write and analyze a formula for continuous exponential growth and decay.

Goal 5:  Investigate logarithmic functions.

Objectives:   

1. define log_bx.
2. convert between logarithmic and exponential equations.
3. apply properties of logarithms.
4. use logarithms to solve exponential equations.
5. solve logarithmic equations.
6. convert between functions of the form Q = ab^t in the form Q = ae^kt and identify what each of the parameters represent.
7. graph logarithmic functions and identify qualities of the functions including domain and range.
8. demonstrate an understanding of logarithmic scales.
9. model data with exponential, logarithmic, and logistic functions using regression.  

Goal 6:  Investigate sequences and series.                    

Objectives:  

1. identify sequences as arithmetic, geometric or neither.
2. describe, analyze and write sequences.
3. find and interpret the partial sum of arithmetic series or geometric series using the appropriate formula.
4. compare and contrast finite and infinite series.
5. write the formula for a series, both finite and infinite, using sigma notation.
6. find the sum of an infinite geometric series using the appropriate formula.
7. use finite and infinite geometric series to model real-world situations and interpret the sums in context.

MATH 180 - Precalculus

5 Credit: (5 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 6 Contact Hours: [Math Level 6 ] 

Objectives:  

1. recognize when relationships are functions.                          
2. use and interpret function notation.
3. represent and analyze functions.
4. evaluate functions and interpret the results.
5. determine the domain and range of a function and recognize restrictions in applied problems.
6. recognize if a function is increasing or decreasing.
7. calculate and interpret the average rate of change.
8. determine if a function is increasing or decreasing using the average rate of change.
9. determine if a function is linear using the average rate of change.
10. describe the concavity of a function using the average rate of change.

Goal 2:  Apply and analyze piecewise functions, inverse functions, composition of functions and transformations of functions.

Objectives:  

1. evaluate, graph, write the formula for and determine the domain and range of piecewise, inverse, composition of and transformations of functions.
2. model real-world applications with piecewise, inverse, composition of and transformations of functions.
3. decompose functions.
4. use inverse function notation and interpret this notation in the context of a problem.
5. distinguish between invertible and noninvertible functions.
6. verify two functions are inverses algebraically through composition.
7. evaluate combinations of functions (determine the sum, difference, product and quotient of two functions defined by formulas, graphs and tables).
8. describe, graph and write a formula of a function given analytically, graphically, numerically or verbally that has multiple transformations.

Goal 3:  Investigate quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.

Objectives:  

1. derive formulas for quadratic functions in standard, factored and vertex form, depending on information given, and convert between these forms.
2. model using direct and inverse variation.
3. write formulas for quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions and describe their unique graphical characteristics.
4. analyze characteristics of quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.
5. model and solve application problems involving quadratic, power, polynomial and rational functions.
6. find the inverses of invertible polynomial and rational functions and when necessary, restrict the domain to find the inverse.
7. analyze characteristic of radical functions.
8. analyze limit notation and find limits using a graph or a table.
9. use limits to describe the asymptotic behavior of rational functions.

Goal 4:  Investigate exponential functions.

Objectives:  

1. write, graph, solve and analyze equations for exponential functions given graphically, numerically, or verbally.
2. model and solve application problems involving exponential functions.
3. model compound interest with exponential functions.
4. identify and analyze the nominal and effective annual rates for compounded interest.
5. write and analyze a formula for continuous exponential growth and decay.

Goal 5:  Investigate logarithmic functions.

Objectives:  

1. define log_bx.
2. convert between logarithmic and exponential equations.
3. apply properties of logarithms.
4. use logarithms to solve exponential equations.
5. solve logarithmic equations.
6. convert between functions of the form Q = ab^t in the form Q = ae^kt and identify what each of the parameters represent.
7. graph logarithmic functions and identify qualities of the functions including domain and range.
8. demonstrate an understanding of logarithmic scales.
9. model data with exponential, logarithmic, and logistic functions using regression.  
10. use one-sided limits to describe asymptotic behavior of logarithmic functions.

Goal 6:  Investigate sequences and series.   

Objectives:  

1. identify sequences as arithmetic, geometric or neither.
2. describe, analyze and write sequences.
3. find and interpret the partial sum of arithmetic series or geometric series using the appropriate formula.
4. compare finite and infinite series.
5. write the formula for a series, both finite and infinite, using sigma notation.
6. find the sum of an infinite geometric series using the appropriate formula.
7. use finite and infinite geometric series to model real-world situations and interpret the sums in context.

Goal 7:  Investigate trigonometric functions.

Objectives:

1. define and sketch an angle in standard position and determine coterminal angles.
2. define an angle that has a measure of 1 radian.
3. convert between radians and degrees.
4. calculate the length of an arc.
5. calculate linear and angular speed.
6. write the unit circle definition of the six trigonometric functions.
7. determine the exact values of the six trigonometric functions for common acute angles and for non-acute common angles using reference angles.
8. recognize and use fundamental identities.
9. identify the domain and range of the six trigonometric functions.
10. apply the trigonometric functions to right triangles.

Goal 8:  Explore graphs of trigonometric functions.

Objectives:

1. graph and analyze the basic sine and cosine functions and transformations of these functions.
2. model and analyze formulas for sinusoidal functions that are given graphically, numerically, and verbally including their use in applications such as modeling periodic behavior and harmonic motion.
3. graph and analyze the other 4 trigonometric functions.
4. examine and use the inverse sine, cosine, and tangent functions.
5. find the exact value of expressions involving the inverse sine, cosine, and tangent functions.

Goal 9:  Explore trigonometric identities, equations and other applications.

Objectives:

1. verify the fundamental identities and simplify expressions using the identities.
2. apply the double angle identities to rewrite and simplify expressions.
3. apply the sum and difference identities to rewrite and simplify expressions.
4. solve linear, quadratic, and multiple angle trigonometric equations using algebra and identities.
5. solve trigonometric equations using technology.
6. apply the law of sines and the law of cosines to solve oblique triangles and to model and solve applied problems.
7. identify, describe and analyze the ambiguous case.
8. find the area of an oblique triangle.

Goal 10:  Investigate parametric equations.

Objectives:

1. parameterize curves given analytically and graphically.
2. eliminate the parameter from parametric equations.
3. covert between parametric and rectangular equations.
4. graph and describe the motion given by parametric equations.

*Additional topics to be covered as time allows:  Complex numbers and polar coordinates.

MATH 190 - Introductory Statistics

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Math Level 4 ]

1. Use appropriate statistical language in oral, written, and graphical forms.
2. Read and interpret graphs and descriptive statistics.          
3. Read short, authentic texts, such as graphical displays and journal and newspaper articles describing statistical studies. 
4. Evaluate the design, analysis, and conclusion of a given study both orally and in written form. 
5. Identify errors-such as inappropriate sampling methods, sources of bias, and potentially confounding variables-in both observational and experimental studies.
6. Use some form of spreadsheet application to organize information, make repeated calculations using simple formulas and statistical functions.
7. Construct and interpret graphical displays of distributions of univariate data.
8. Summarize distributions of univariate data and compare multiple distributions.
9. Explore bivariate data.
10. Explore categorical data.

Goal 2:  The student will read, use, and interpret probability vocabulary, perform basic probability computations, and be able to use probability rules to calculate probability. 

1. Calculate and interpret probabilities of simple events. 
2. Calculate and interpret probabilities of compound events. 
3. Calculate and interpret conditional probabilities. 
4. Use tables graphical displays to solve probability problems.   

Goal 3:  The student will solve problems by applying appropriate probability distributions including, by not limited to, both discrete and continuous, including the binomial, uniform, and normal distributions.

1. Determine whether a given situation can be modeled by a discrete or continuous distribution.
2. Determine whether a given situation can be modeled by distirbutions including, but not limited to, the binomial, uniform, or normal distributions. 
3. Analyze the meaning of a situation being modeled by a distribution. 

Goal 4:  The student will use the Central Limit Theorem to model sampling distributions and compute probabilities based on sampling distributions.

1. Apply the Central Limit Theorem to sampling distributions.
2. Compute probabilities based on the sampling distributions. 

Goal 5:  The student will construct and interpret confidence intervals of proportions and means for one population and the difference of proportions and means for two populations.

1. Construct and interpret confidence intervals of proportions for one population.
2. Construct and interpret confidence intervals of means for one population.
3. Construct and interpet confidence intervals of the difference of proportions for two populations.
4. Construct and interpet confidence intervals of the difference of means for two populations. 
5. Use confidence intervals to make decisions. 
6. Estimate population parameters using confidence intervals when appropriate.

Goal 6:  The student will formulate and test hypotheses about parameters for both one and two populations for means and proportions.

1. Understand what statistical question is being addressed, use appropriate strategies to answer the question of interest, and state conclusions using appropriate statistical language.
2. Support conclusions by providing appropriate statistical justifications.
3. Present short written or verbal justifications of decisions that include appropriate discussion of the mathematics involved.
4. Use probability, graphical and numerical summaries of data, and hypothesis testing methods to make decisions.
5. Use technology to calculate descriptive statistics and to test hypotheses.
6. Understand what conclusions are appropriate for a given design and whether conclusions can be generalized to a larger population. 
7. Conduct tests of significance when appropriate.

Goal 7:  The student will analyze bivariate data by generating and interpreting scatter plots, line of best fit, the related r and r-squared values by using output from a statistical software package.

1. Generate and interpret scatter plots using technology.
2. Create a line of best fit for bivariate data using technology.
3. interpreting scatter plots, line of best fit, the related r, and r-squared values
4. Interpret and apply output from a statistical software package.

MATH 250 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry I

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Math Level 7 ]

Objectives:  

1. paraphrase the meaning of a limit.
2. describe the limit of a function using correct notation.
3. determine the limit of a function and identify when the limit does not exist both graphically and numerically.
4. explain the relationship between one-sided and two-sided limits.
5. describe limits at infinity and infinite limits using correct notation.
6. evaluate the limit of a function using properties of limits and algebraic techniques.
7. evaluate the limit of a function using the squeeze theorem.
8. explain the three conditions for continuity at a point and write the definition of continuity at a point.
9. give an example of the intermediate value theorem.
10. describe the epsilon-delta definition of a limit.
11. apply the epsilon-delta definition to find the limit of a function.
12. describe the epsilon-delta definitions of one-sided limits, infinite limits, and limits at infinity.

Goal 2:  Investigate the concept of a derivative.

Objectives:  

1. explain the difference between average velocity and instantaneous velocity both numerically and graphically.
2. apply a difference quotient to calculate the average rate of change of a function on an interval and interpret this numerically and graphically.
3. identify the derivative at a point as the limit of a difference quotient.
4. calculate the derivative of a function at a point analytically, estimate it numerically, and interpret the results.
5. calculate and interpret the derivative in applications using appropriate units.
6. define a derivative function.
7. distinguish between the derivative of a function and the derivative of a function at a point.
8. graph the derivative function from the graph of a function.
9. explain and interpret higher-order derivatives.
10. describe the connection between derivatives and continuity.
11. describe the characteristics a function must exhibit to be non-differentiable at a point and verify this using limits.

Goal 3:  Identify differentiation rules.

Objectives:  

1. apply the constant, constant multiple, power, sum, difference, product, quotient, and chain rules to find the derivative of functions where appropriate. These include constant, linear power, exponential, trigonometric, and logarithmic functions.
2. use the limit definition of the derivative function to prove the basic differentiation rules.
3. use logarithmic differentiation to determine the derivative of complex functions.
4. calculate the derivative of an inverse function and determine the derivative of inverse trigonometric functions.
5. apply implicit differentiation.

Goal 4:  Employ derivatives to solve applications.

Objectives:  

1. model and solve related rates problems.
2. describe the linear approximation to a function at a point and model the approximation.
3. define and calculate differentials and draw a graph that illustrates the use of differentials to approximate the change in a quantity.
4. distinguish local extrema from global extrema and use critical points to locate local and absolute extrema over a closed interval.
5. apply the first and second derivative tests.
6. explain the relationship between a function and its first and second derivatives.
7. determine all points of inflection of a function and identify intervals of concavity.
8. describe the significance of the Mean Value Theorem and state three important consequences of the theorem.
9. model and solve optimization problems.
10. apply L’Hopital’s rule to determine limits.

Goal 5:  Distinguish between definite and indefinite integrals.              

Objectives:  

1. explain the terms and notation used for an indefinite integral and find the general antiderivative of common functions.
2. use antidifferentiation to solve simple initial-value problems.
3. apply Riemann sums to approximate area and use sigma (summation) notation to write and calculate these sums.
4. state the definition of the definite integral and describe the terms associated with it.
5. use geometry and the properties of definite integrals to evaluate them.
6. describe the relationship between the definite integral and net area.
7. calculate the average value of a function.
8. state the meaning of and apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 1.
9. state the meaning of and apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus, Part 2.
10. explain the relationship between differentiation and integration.

MATH 251 - Calculus and Analytic Geometry II

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [MATH 250 ]

Objectives:

1. analyze the difference between definite and indefinite integrals.
2. apply the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus to define and analyze the antiderivative of a function.
3. apply basic integration formulas which requires identifying functions that have known antiderivatives.
4. calculate definite integrals and apply them to find the net change in a function and to solve applied problems involving net change.
5. calculate the definite integral of even and odd functions.
6. use substitution to evaluate indefinite integrals and definite integrals.
7. identify and integrate functions resulting in inverse trigonometric functions.

Goal 2:  Employ integration to solve applications.

Objectives:

1. determine the area of a region between two curves by integrating with respect to the independent variable.
2. identity when the area of a region between two curves would be easier to find by integrating with respect to the dependent variable and calculate this area.
3. determine the volume of a solid by slicing the solid into cross-sections and using integration.
4. calculate the volume of a solid of revolution using the disk method and the washer method.
5. calculate the volume of a solid of revolution using the cylindrical shells method and compare this method to the other two and determine the best method for each situation.
6. determine the length of a curve.
7. find the surface area of a solid of revolution.
8. solve applications involving density.
9. calculate the work done by a variable force acting along a line the work done pumping a liquid from one height to another.
10. determine the force exerted by a liquid on a surface.
11. find the center of mass of objects distributed along a line and of a thin plate.

Goal 3:  Investigate methods of integration.

Objectives:

1. determine antiderivatives using integration by parts.
2. solve integration problems involving products and powers of sin x and cos x.
3. solve integration problems involving the square root of a sum or difference of two squares using trigonometric substitutions.
4. determine antiderivatives of rational functions using the method of partial fractions.
5. determine antiderivatives using tables.
6. approximate the value of a definite integral by using the midpoint and trapezoidal rules.
7. recognize when the midpoint and trapezoidal rules over- or underestimate the true value of an integral.
8. show graphically the location of the errors for the midpoint and trapezoidal rules
9. determine the absolute and relative error in using a numerical integration technique and discuss an estimate in the error using the error-bound formula.
10. discuss Simpon’s rule.
11. evaluate an integral over an infinite interval and over a closed interval with an infinite discontinuity within the interval.
12. determine the convergence or divergence of an improper integral using the comparison test.
13. apply the formulas for derivatives and integrals of the hyperbolic functions.

Goal 4:  Explore sequences and series

Objectives:

1. determine the convergence or divergence of a given sequence.
2. explain the meaning of the sum of an infinite series.
3. distinguish between a sequence and a series.
4. determine the sum of a geometric series.
5. evaluate a telescoping series.
6. apply the divergence and integral test to determine the convergence of a series.
7. use the comparison test, limit comparison test, ratio test, root test, and alternating series test to test different types of series for convergence where each test is applicable.
8. estimate the sum of an alternating series.
9. explain the meaning of absolute convergence and conditional convergence.

Goal 5:  Investigate power series.

Objectives:

1. determine the radius of convergence and interval of convergence of a power series.
2. use a power series to represent a function.
3. construct power series using addition, subtraction, multiplication, substitution, differentiation, and integration.
4. describe the procedure for finding a Taylor polynomial and Taylor series for a function and demonstrate the procedure.
5. explain the meaning and significance of Taylor’s theorem with remainder.
6. estimate the remainder for a Taylor series approximation of a given function.
7. recognize the Taylor series expansions of common functions and apply techniques to find the Taylor series for a function.
8. use Taylor series to evaluate nonelementary integrals.

Goal 6:  Investigate differential equations.

Objectives:

1. use the exponential growth and decay models in applications and recognize the model as a differential equation.
2. explain what is meant by a solution to a differential equation and find the general solution to a differential equation and the solution to an initial value problem.
3. identify whether a given function is a solution to a differential equation or an initial-value problem.
4. describe the process behind constructing a direction field for a differential equation.
5. draw a solution to a first order differential equation on a direction field.
6. use Euler’s Method to approximate the solution to a first-order differential equation.
7. use separation of variables to solve a differential equation and to solve applications.

MTA MA - Mathematics

• MATH 102  
• MATH 103  
• MATH 159  
• MATH 180  
• MATH 190  
• MATH 250  
• MATH 251  

• listed on individual course cards

MUSI 100 - Fundamentals of Music

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Identify relative pitches.
2. Distinguish between similar rhythms.
3. Identify major and minor scales.
4. Identify major and minor chords.
5. Identify intervals.

Goal 2:  Execute basic skills needed to read and play music:

1. Distinguish between major and minor scales.
2. Identify note values, time signatures and related rhythms.
3. Identify key signatures.
4. Distinguish between various chords and chord progressions.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate skills necessary to write music.

1. Write transposed melodies.
2. Apply appropriate harmonies to a melody using basic chords.
3. Write one original composition.

Goal 4:  Discuss historical, cultural, and affective aspects of music and their connection with music skills.

1. Indentify specific music techniques within historical context of music examples.
2. Indentify specific music techniques within cultural context of music examples.
3. Identify specific affective aspects of music and how they relate to music techinques.

MUSI 101 - Music Appreciation

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

Objectives:

1. Differentiate form in musical pieces.
2. Describe the texture in a piece of music.
3. Describe the timbre in a piece of music.
4. Categorize simple harmonic progressions in musical pieces.
5. Categorize repeating and contrasting melodic motives in a piece of music.
6. Categorize repeating and contrasting rhythmic motives in a piece of music.

Goal 2:  Classify musical pieces as to culture.

Objectives:

1. Categorize pieces as to their country of origin.
2. Categorize pieces as to their style.

Goal 3:  Characterize musical pieces as to their style, composer, and time period.

Objectives:

1. Categorize pieces as to their time period.
2. Discuss a style of music and the composers who wrote in that style.
3. Discuss the history of a specific piece of music and its composer.

MUSI 110 - Music in the Elementary Classroom

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Students will write and demonstrate music lessons on rhythm.
2. Students will write and demonstrate music lessons on teaching a song.
3. Students will write and demonstrate music lessons on listening.
4. Students will write and demonstrate how to combine the above skills into one lesson.

Goal 2:  Develop sufficient skills to read and teach simple children’s songs.

1. Students will write and demonstrate how to teach a song.
2. Students will demonstrate their music reading knowledge.
3. Students will write lesson plans that detail how to teach a song.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate guitar and piano playing skills.

1. Student will demonstrate their knowledge of chords on the guitar.
2. Students will sing and play a song on the guitar.
3. Students will demonstrate their knowledge of chords on the piano.
4. Students will sing and play a song on the piano.

MUSI 141 - Voice Improvement I

1 Credit: (0 lecture, 1.5 lab, 0 clinical) 1.5 Contact Hours:

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining the musical objectives they plan to meet by semester’s end.
2. Practice and perform two pieces of music in contrasting styles.
3. Explain the musical terms as they apply to each song.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of correct body positioning as needed for singing.

1. Demonstrate correct posture.
2. Demonstrate correct balance.
3. Demonstrate breathing and breath-support techniques.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate an introductory level of critical-listening skills.

1. Identify elements of good singing in other performers.
2. Identify elements of good singing in themselves.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness of personal vocal strengths.

MUSI 142 - Voice Improvement II

1 Credit: (0 lecture, 1.5 lab, 0 clinical) 1.5 Contact Hours: [MUSI 141 ]

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining the musical objectives they plan to meet by semester’s end.
2. Practice and perform two pieces of music in contrasting styles.
3. Explain the musical terms as they apply to each song.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of correct body positioning as needed for singing.

1. Demonstrate correct posture.
2. Demonstrate correct balance.
3. Demonstrate breathing and breath-support techniques.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate an intermediate level of critical-listening skills.

1. Identify elements of good singing in other performers.
2. Identify elements of good singing in themselves.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness of personal vocal strengths.

MUSI 143 - Voice Improvement III

1 Credit: (0 lecture, 1.5 lab, 0 clinical) 1.5 Contact Hours: [MUSI 142 ]

1. Develop a individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining the musical objectives they plan to meet by semester’s end.
2. Practice and perform two pieces of music in contrasting styles.
3. Explain the musical terms as they apply to each song.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate a high-intermediate knowledge of correct body positioning as needed for singing.

1. Demonstrate correct posture.
2. Demonstrate correct balance.
3. Demonstrate breathing and breath-support techniques.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate a high-intermediate level of critical-listening skills.

1. Identify elements of good singing in other performers.
2. Identify elements of good singing in themselves.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness of personal vocal strengths.

MUSI 144 - Voice Improvement IV

1 Credit: (0 lecture, 1.5 lab, 0 clinical) 1.5 Contact Hours: [MUSI 143 ]

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining the musical objectives they plan to meet by semester’s end.
2. Practice and perform two pieces of music in contrasting styles.
3. Explain the musical terms as they apply to each song.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate advanced knowledge of correct body positioning as needed for singing.

1. Demonstrate correct posture.
2. Demonstrate correct balance.
3. Demonstrate breathing and breath-support techniques.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate advanced level of critical-listening skills.

1. Identify elements of good singing in other performers.
2. Identify elements of good singing in themselves.
3. Demonstrate self-awareness of personal vocal strengths.

MUSI 250 - History of Rock-N-Roll

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Examine the pioneers of Rock-N-Roll.
2. Examine the era in which Rock-N-Roll was created.
3. Describe technological advancements that influenced the industry.
4. Explain the historical significance of the origin of Rock-N-Roll.

Goal 2:  Recognize significant musical styles of Rock-N-Roll.

1. Compare musical styles of different eras.
2. Compare musical styles from different countries.

Goal 3:  Describe relationships between the music/artists and corresponding cultural developments.

1. Compare musical genres from diverse cultural contexts. 
2. Compare artists’ influence on various aspects of society.

NADN 108 - College Success for Nursing

1 Credit: (1 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 1 Contact Hours: [Pre-or Co-requisites BIOL 202 , (MATH 102 , MATH 104 , MATH 159 , or  MATH 190 ), ENGL 100 , COMM 220 ]

1. Understand available college resources that can be used as tools for success

2. Demonstrate the ability to collaborate with others

3. Recognize the importance of financial literacy and personal budget management

4. Recognize the various aspects of diversity in healthcare

5. Design an education plan as it relates to future career goal(s)

6. Identify strategies used to promote a culture of safety in nursing

7. Demonstrate self-development related to study skills

NADN 135 - Foundations of Nursing

6 Credit: (3 lecture, 4.5 lab, 4.5 clinical) 12 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Demonstrate beginning professional nursing behaviors that align with usual ethical and professional standards. 

Goal 3:  Demonstrate basic clinical skills to promote safety in caring for the adult patient.

Goal 4:  Use the nursing process as a framework to meet basic human needs in providing patient centered care. 

Goal 5:  Incorporate knowledge of adult development to meet the special needs of the older adult patient. 

NADN 145 - Pharmacology I

2 Credit: (1.5 lecture, 1.5 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Calculate drug dosages accurately for safe medication administration. 

Goal 3:  Administer oral and parenteral medications (except for intravenous) using legal and professional standards. 

NADN 165 - Maternal Newborn Nursing

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 3 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Utilize informatics and technology to provide safe patient care for the maternal or newborn patient. 

Goal 3:  Demonstrate effective communication and collaboration skills when interacting with mothers, newborns, and the interprofessional team. 

Goal 4:  Use the nursing process to develop and implement a plan of care for the maternal or newborn patient that incorporates patient centered care and health promotion. 

Goal 5:  Demonstrate accountability and responsibility for own professional behaviors when interacting with patients and families. 

NADN 166 - Pediatric Nursing

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 3 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Demonstrate professional behaviors when interacting with infants, children, adolescents, primary caregivers, and interprofessional team members. 

Goal 3:  Utilize informatics along with verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate and collaborate with the pediatric interprofessional team. 

Goal 4:  Utilize best current evidence to provide safe, quality, family-centered care to infants, children, and adolescents in a variety of settings. 

Goal 5:  Calculate drug dosages accurately for safe medication administration for the pediatric population. 

NADN 175 - Pharmacology II

1.5 Credit: (1.5 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 1.5 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Use the nursing process to apply knowledge of common drug classifications to plan for patient teaching. 

Goal 3:  Calculate drug dosages accurately for safe medication administration. 

Goal 4:  Apply the concepts and implications of herbs and supplements in the adult population.

NADN 180 - Nursing Care of the Adult Patient I

5 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 6 clinical) 9 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Use the nursing process to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care for adults with common acute and chronic health disorders. 

Goal 3:  Demonstrate professional behaviors when interacting with patients, families, and health care providers. 

Goal 4:  Access and utilize reliable sources of evidence when developing a nursing plan of care. 

NADN 190 - Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 3 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Collaborate with the interprofessional team to provide patient centered care to patients with mental illness. 

Goal 3:  Utilize informatics to establish a plan of care that will promote health and meet on-going mental health needs. 

Goal 4:  Demonstrate professional accountability and use therapeutic communication skills when providing care to the mentally ill patient. 

NADN 250 - Maternity and Pediatric Nursing

5 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 1 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [NADN 108 , NADN 135 , NADN 145 , NADN 175 , NADN 180 , and NADN 190 ]

Goal 2:  Utilize informatics and technology along with verbal and non-verbal skills to communicate and collaborate with the maternal and pediatric interprofessional team.  

Goal 3:  Implement best current evidence to provide safe, quality, family-centered education and care to women, infants, and children in a variety of settings.  

Goal 4:  Use the nursing process to develop and implement a plan of care for the maternal, newborn, and pediatric patients that incorporates patient centered care and health promotion. 

Goal 5:  Calculate drug dosages accurately for safe medication administration for the maternal and pediatric population. 

Goal 6:  Incorporate knowledge of growth and development principles to meet the needs of the maternity and pediatric patient.

NADN 260 - Nursing Care of the Adult Patient II

5 Credit: (3 lecture, 1.5 lab, 4.5 clinical) 9 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Use the nursing process, beginning prioritization and clinical judgment skills, and best current evidence to provide safe, quality, patient-centered care. 

Goal 3:  Use clinical judgment to provide evidence-based care for adults with complex acute and chronic health disorders. 

Goal 4:  Practice professional behaviors and beginning prioritization skills when interacting with patients, families, and health care providers. 

NADN 270 - Pharmacology III

1.5 Credit: (1 lecture, 0.5 lab, 0 clinical) 2.5 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Perform advanced drug calculations for adults and pediatric safe medication administration.

Goal 3:  Use clinical judgement to apply knowledge of drug classifications to plan for patient teaching about the use of IV medications. 

Goal 4:  Administer medications using legal and professional standards.

NADN 271 - Study Abroad: Healthcare

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Define shared components of cultures.
2. Recognize the various aspects of host country’s values.
3. Examine subcultures of the host country.
4. Explain the influence of culture on human behavior and commuication.

Goal 2:  Engage as a global citizen.

1. Participate in various cultural activities.
2. Describe differences and commonalities.
3. Demonstrate appreciation of the host country’s life ways.

Goal 3:  Relate study abroad experience into one’s personal and professional life.

1. Articulate the value of study abroad experience.
2. Reflect on one’s own cultural identity.
3. Express the impact on your world view.

Goal 4:  Explore intercultural healthcare practices within the context of the host country.

1. Define implicit and explicit healthcare guidelines of host country.
2. Develop an intercultural practice that translates knowledge into moment-to-moment competence. Is it moment-to-moment competence?
3. Demonstrate appropriate adaption while engaging in conversations related to health and healthcare with community members from the host country.
4. Demonstrate ability to recognize and bridge cultural gaps.
5. Articulate self-awareness, particularly cultural self-awareness.

NADN 280 - Nursing Care of the Adult Patient III

5 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 3 clinical) 7 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Collaborate with the interprofessional team to provide care to adult patients with complex health conditions. 

Goal 3:  Communicate effectively to implement a patient centered plan of care for the adult with complex health needs. 

Goal 4:  Utilize clinical judgment to prioritize the care of patients with complex emergent and multi-system health conditions. 

NADN 290 - Leadership Capstone

2 Credit: (0 lecture, 0 lab, 6 clinical) 6 Contact Hours: [Department Permission]

Goal 2:  Integrate best current evidence to provide care for patients in the clinical setting.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate professional accountability in collaborating quality care for patients in the clinical setting. 

Goal 4:  Prioritize care when managing a group of adult patients in a variety of healthcare settings. 

Goal 5:  Evaluate strengths and opportunities for growth while preparing to transition into practice. 

MTA OC - Oral Communication

• COMM 210  
• COMM 215  
• COMM 220  

• listed on individual course cards

PHIL 220 - Introduction to Philosophy

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Summarize terminology related to the study of philosophy
2. Explain and discuss the thoughts of Aristotle in detail
3. Display the ability to name the major philosophers of the western world and the historical time in which they were most influential
4. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of the thoughts and positions of at least two major western philosophers

Goal 2:  Demonstrate understanding of broad philosophical debates

1. Summarize issues related to conformity vs. individualism and the pursuit of happiness
2. Explain philosophical positions on the nature of religion, man’s search for meaning, and the ability to decide right from wrong
3. Display interest in and foundations for exploration of a broad range of philosophical positions

PHIL 221 - Philosophy of World Religions

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Describe development and history
2. Describe significant figures in this religion
3. Explain principles (theology, philosophy, beliefs, etc.)
4. Describe the organization structure
5. Discuss the socio-political factors

Goal 2:  Analyze Buddhism in oral or written form

1. Describe development and history
2. Describe significant figures in this religion
3. Explain principles (theology, philosophy, beliefs, etc.)
4. Describe the organization structure
5. Discuss the socio-political factors

Goal 3:  Analyze Judaism in oral or written form

1. Describe development and history
2. Describe significant figures in this religion
3. Explain principles (theology, philosophy, beliefs, etc.)
4. Describe the organization structure
5. Discuss the socio-political factors

Goal 4:  Analyze Islam in oral or written form

1. Describe development and history
2. Describe significant figures in this religion
3. Explain principles (theology, philosophy, beliefs, etc.)
4. Describe the organization structure
5. Discuss the socio-political factors

Goal 5:  Analyze Christianity in oral or written form

1. Choose one of the following two options: Christianity will be addressed via the same methods as the other world religions delineated (above) or discuss Christianity as a comparison with each of the world religions (above) noting similarities and differences

PHIL 222 - Bioethics

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Describe primary ethical theories & principles
2. Describe research ethics
3. Compare autonomy and confidentiality

Goal 2:  Delineate various opposing perspectives and philosophies in stem cell research and other biotechnology related topics

1. Describe the ethical implications of stem cell research
2. Explain the ethical implications of genetic engineering/cloning
3. Compare various methods of reproductive control

Goal 3:  Delineate various opposing perspectives and philosophies in medical resources

1. Describe the health care system
2. Explain health care availability and allocation
3. Explain rights to healthcare treatment
4. Explain how race & gender affect health care

Goal 4:  Delineate various opposing perspectives and philosophies in end of life issues

1. Describe euthanasia and physician assisted suicide
2. Explain medical futility
3. Discuss care of infants with severe neonatal impairments

Goal 5:  Present, in oral or written form, a topic describing a bioethical issue

1. Demonstrate objectivity
2. Discuss opposing views on selected issue
3. Utilize credible quality sources

PHIL 230 - Death & Dying

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Examine various religious understandings of death and mortality.
2. Examine commonalities between religious understandings.
3. Explain differences between religious understandings.

Goal 2:  Compare and contrast theoretical understandings of death and the meaning of human mortality.

1. Examine various theoretical understandings of death and mortality.
2. Examine commonalities between theoretical understandings.
3. Explain differences between theoretical understandings.

Goal 3:  Examine death and dying in varying contexts.

1. Examine how cultural constructs influence resources, interpretations and individual and communal responses to death and dying.
2. Explain how institutions influence interpretations of death and dying. 

Goal 4:  Analyze methods of coming to terms with death and grief.

1. Examine destructive methods of coming to terms with death and grief.
2.  Examine constructive methods of coming to terms with death and grief.
3. Examine death and grief at various life stages.
4. Examine death and grief in various cultural contexts.
5. Examine death and grief in various social contexts.
6. Examine death and grief in various family contexts.

Goal 5:  Explain the role of ritual in responding to death.

1. Examine various ways the care taking of the body are constructed and given meaning.
2. Examine various ways the disposal of the body are constructed and given meaning.

Goal 6:  Explore important current issues connected with death and dying.  

1. Analyze relevant religious issues.
2. Analyze relevant ethical issues.

PHIL 271 - Study Abroad: Philosophy

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Define shared components of cultures. 
2. Recognize the various aspects of host country’s values. 
3. Examine subcultures of the host country. 
4. Explain the influence of culture on human behavior and communication. 

Goal 2:  Engage as a global citizen. 

1. Participate in various cultural activities. 
2. Describe differences and commonalities. 
3. Demonstrate appreciation of the host country’s life ways. 

Goal 3:  Relate study abroad experience into one’s personal and professional life. 

1. Articulate the value of study abroad experience. 
2. Reflect on one’s own cultural identity. 
3. Express the impact on your world view. 

Goal 4:  Demonstrate an understanding of how philosophical ideologies influence culture.

1. Identify host country’s traditional and contemporary philosophical ideologies.
2. Interpret host country’s current philosophical ideologies.
3. Evaluate host country’s current philosophical ideologies.
4. Express how the study abroad experience impacts your own philosophical ideologies.

PHYS 101 - Physical Science

4 Credit: (3 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 2  and Math Level 4 ] 

1. Use significant figures when measuring and performing calculations.
2. Apply the metric system prefixes.
3. Properly measure length, area, and volume in correct units.
4. Perform various conversions (dimensional analysis) using given conversion factors.
5. Differentiate between qualitative and quantitative measurements.
6. Differentiate between intensive and extensive physical properties.
7. Problem solving by unit cancellation method.
8. Understand and know the SI system of measurement.

Goal 2:  Apply concepts of Motion and Force to everyday experience.

1. Graphically differentiate between speed, velocity and acceleration.
2. Use mathematical formulas related to speed, velocity, and acceleration.
3. Apply Newton’s Laws of Motion.
4. Solve problems associated with Newton’s Law of Gravitation.
5. Differentiate between Linear and Angular momentum.

Goal 3:  Explain the significance of work and energy in physical transformations.

1. Define work and energy.
2. Differentiate between kinetic and potential energy.
3. Work various problems involving kinetic, potential, and total energy.
4. Understand the relationship between energy and power.
5. Describe various forms of energy.
6. Calculate power usage and costs of operating various electrical devices.
7. Compare and contrast various alternative and renewable energy sources.

Goal 4:  Summarize the significance of temperature and heat in the physical world.

1. Define temperature and heat.
2. Convert temperatures from the Fahrenheit, Celsius, and Kelvin scales.
3. Demonstrate a knowledge of heat from both the US and SI system.
4. Perform specific heat calculations and describe the meaning of specific heat.
5. Explain and interpret a temperature-energy and phase diagram.
6. Describe the conditions required for a liquid to boil.
7. Discuss the various phases of matter.
8. Discuss the Kinetic Molecular Theory of gases.
9. Perform various calculations using Boyles, Charles, and Combined Gas Laws.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate an understanding of atomic physics.

1. Describe features of both sound and light waves.
2. Know the electromagnetic spectrum in relation to energy, frequency, and wavelength.
3. Describe the history of atomic structure.
4. Provide evidence for the dual nature of light.
5. Use the DeBroglie equation to determine the wavelength of a subatomic particle.
6. Use various equations to determine the energy of photons.
7. Demonstrate an understand of the Bohr model of the atom including electron quantization.
8. Explain how a Bright-Line Spectrum is generated and understand its significance to atomic structure.
9. Calculate energy transitions in a hydrogen atom.
10. Interpret and understand quantum numbers.
11. Describe the shape of s and p atomic orbitals.
12. Perform electron configurations, nobles gas electron configurations, and use the periodic table to predict electron configurations.

Goal 6:  Summarize concepts in nuclear physics.

1. ​Describe the atomic nucleus using nuclear configuration.
2. Identify and differentiate between various isotopes.
3. Calculate average atomic mass given relative abundances of isotopes for a particular element.
4. Explain the significance of Rutherford’s Gold Foil experiment.
5. Perform nuclear reactions involving alpha, beta, gamma, neutron, and positron decay.
6. Perform calculations to determine the half-life of various isotopes.
7. Explain radioactivity and uses of radioactive isotopes.
8. Compare and contrast between nuclear fission and fusion.

Goal 7:  Develop an understanding of introductory inorganic and organic chemistry.

1. Know symbols and names of approximately 50 specific elements.
2. Understand the arrangement of the periodic table.
3. Know the classification scheme of matter.
4. Differentiate between ionic and covalent bonding.
5. Draw Lewis Structures for various molecules.
6. Categorize various organic molecules based on structure.
7. Demonstrate a knowledge of IUPAC nomenclature for alkanes by naming and drawing various alkanes.

Goal 8:  Explore fundamental concepts of astronomy.

1. Describe the Celestial Sphere.
2. Explain the reasons for the Earth experiencing different seasons and define special dates (summer / winter solstice, vernal / autumnal equinox).
3. Describe precession of the Earth’s rotational axis.
4. Understand the reason for switching from the Julian to the Gregorian calendar.
5. Describe the various phases of the Earth’s moon.
6. Diagram various types of eclipses (solar, annular, lunar).
7. Compare the earth with the moon (density, differentiation, atmosphere, terrains).
8. Recite the history of the Earth’s moon from formation to present time.
9. Present theories concerning the formation of the moon.

PHYS 111 - Introduction to College Physics I

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Math Level 3  and Writing Level 2 , or departmental approval]

Goal 1:  Understand the nature and process of doing science. 

1. Distinguish observation from measurement and list their relative merits. 
2. Describe at length the methodologies used in science and the reasons for them. 
3. Indicate that mathematical models and computer simulations are used in studying evidence from many sources in order to form a scientific account of the universe. 
4. Compare and contrast science with religion, art, and technology. 
5. Distinguish physics from other sciences.  

Goal 2:  Use and explain Newton’s first law of motion-inertia. 

1. Explain why we don’t feel motion. 
2. Determine the relative amount of inertia between objects by experiment. 
3. Explain what a force is and how forces combine. 
4. State the conditions necessary for equilibrium and the consequences to an object’s motion (Newton’s 1st law).  

Goal 3:  Calculate and describe quantities of linear motion for a fixed or zero acceleration. 

1. Estimate the relative motion of objects. 
2. Differentiate and be able to calculate the instantaneous and average measures of motion quantities.
3. Differentiate and be able to calculate speed and velocity. 
4. Differentiate velocity and acceleration, with mathematical and graphical descriptions. 
5. Calculate the free-fall rate of speed and distance below the straight line path after a given time.  

Goal 4:  Understand the nature of forces and how they cause motion. 

1. Explain the microscopic source of the friction force and state the macroscopic factors on which it depends. Be able to calculate the friction force based on the coefficient of friction and the normal force. 
2. Distinguish the conceptual differences between mass and weight and explain under what conditions one can be determined from the other. Be able to perform this calculation. 
3. Calculate the acceleration, forces or mass using newton’s 2nd law. 
4. Explain qualitatively the effect of speed and surface area on air resistance.  

Goal 5:  Understand the interaction of forces between systems. 

1. Determine the reaction force from an action force. 
2. Define what is meant by a system. 
3. Compare the relative acceleration between objects that interact if their relative masses are known. 
4. Add vectors graphically and compare resultant qualitatively. 
5. Determine component forces graphically and compare qualitatively. 
6. Calculate resultant or component vectors using Pythagorean Theorem.  

Goal 6:  Understand the conservation of momentum and how it relates to impulse. 

1. Define impulse. 
2. Calculate the change in momentum from the impulse. 
3. Solve problems involving the impulse momentum theorem. 
4. Describe the conditions under which momentum is conserved. 
5. Solve 1-d collision problems. 

Goal 7:  Understand the nature of energy conservation and power. 

1. Explain the microscopic sources of friction. 
2. Calculate friction forces and be able to solve problems using these calculations. 
3. Calculate and explain work. 
4. Calculate power. 
5. Calculate kinetic and gravitational potential energy. 
6. Solve problems involving the work-kinetic energy theorem. 
7. Solve problems involving simple machines. 
8. Recite the types and calculate the efficiency of a simple machine.  

Goal 8:  Understand the relationship between torque and the rotational motion. 

1. Explain and calculate angular displacement and rotational speed. 
2. Relate angular motion quantities to linear motion quantities. 
3. Explain and determine the moment of inertia. 
4. Calculate the torque from applied force and lever arm. 
5. Qualitatively relate torque and moment of inertia to relative angular acceleration. (newton’s 2nd law again). 
6. Recite the revised conditions for equilibrium. 
7. Qualitatively describe the center of mass and the conditions for balance. 
8. Calculate centripetal force and explain which force is playing that role in a problem. 
9. Explain the conditions for angular momentum conservation. 
10. Calculate angular momentum and use conservation law in problems.  

Goal 9:  Understand the universal and inverse square nature of gravity. 

1. Calculate the forces between objects using the universal law of gravity. 
2. Explain the reasons for weightlessness. 
3. Calculate relative force using the inverse-square law.  

Goal 10:  Use vectors and conserved quantities to describe projectile and orbital motion. 

1. Define projectile motion and freefall. 
2. State the horizontal and vertical components of acceleration for freefall. 
3. Use the straight-line deviation method for calculating projectile’s height. 
4. Explain differences between idealized and realistic path of projectile. 
5. Explain why satellite’s orbit and don’t “fall”. 
6. State Kepler’s laws of planetary motion. 
7. Relate how kinetic energy, potential energy, speed, and angular momentum change for a satellite in elliptical orbit.  

Goal 11:  Know the states of matter and the properties of atoms that give rise to them. 

1. Define elements. 
2. Explain microscopic differences between phases of matter. 
3. Contrast compounds with mixtures. 
4. Use the periodic table to determine molecular mass.  

Goal 12:  Measure and calculate with properties of solids. 

1. Calculate density. 
2. Use Hooke’s law. 
3. Define tensile and compressive forces. 
4. Use scaling to determine calculate comparative ratios. 

Goal 13:  Measure and calculate with properties of fluids and plasmas. 

1. Define pressure.  
2. Explain the source of pressure. 
3. Define Archimedes’ principle. 
4. Calculate pressure on a submerged object. 
5. Define Pascal’s principle. 
6. Define Bernoulli’s equation. 
7. Calculate pressure and volume using Boyle’s law. 
8. Define plasma and identify common occurrences.  

Goal 14:  Determine the interaction of sound waves and how the measurable properties of sound change. 

1. Calculate Period from representation of vibrational motion. 
2. Define wave. 
3. Distinguish pulse from continuous wave. 
4. Distinguish longitudinal and transverse waves. 
5. Calculate wave speed frequency and wavelength from wave equation. 
6. Explain Interference and the superposition principle. 
7. Explain the Doppler Effect and correctly determine the frequency shift for approaching and receding observers. 
8. Know the speed of sound in air. 
9. Define Harmonics. 

PHYS 112 - Introduction to College Physics II

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [PHYS 111  or departmental approval]

Goal 1:  Understand the nature and process of doing science. 

1. Distinguish observation from measurement and list their relative merits. 
2. Describe at length the methodologies used in science and the reasons for them. 
3. Indicate that mathematical models and computer simulations are used in studying evidence from many sources in order to form a scientific account of the universe. 
4. Compare and contrast science and religion, art, and technology. 
5. Distinguish physics from other sciences. 

Goal 2:  Understand the types of heat transfer and relate it to changes in temperature. 

1. Convert between Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin temperature systems. 
2. Solve thermal expansion problems. 
3. Define specific heat capacity. 
4. Define latent heat. 
5. Solve calorimetry problems using conservation of thermal energy. 
6. Define conductive heat transfer. 
7. Define convective heat transfer. 
8. Define radiative heat transfer. 
9. Distinguish heating from cooling processes. 

Goal 3:  Understand the underlying causes of thermodynamics and relate these for ideal engines. 

1. Define the kinetic theory of gases. 
2. Define the ideal gas law and the ideal gas constant. 
3. Solve the ideal gas problems. 
4. Determine the average velocity of an ideal gas molecule. 
5. Define the zeroth law of thermodynamics. 
6. Define the first law of thermodynamics - conservation of energy.  
7. Define entropy. 
8. Define the second law of thermodynamics in general terms.  
9. Calculate efficiency in an engine. 

Goal 4:  Calculate the forces and fields of charged objects and explain their motion. 

1. Discriminate between conductor, insulators, semiconductors and superconductors. 
2. Be able to charge objects by friction, conduction, or induction and explain the microscopic process. 
3. Understand standard units of electric Charge and subatomic source of charge. 
4. Explain polarization and the interactions of polarized and charged objects. 
5. Explain what is meant by quantization of charge and charge conservation. 
6. Understand and be able to use Coulomb’s Law. 
7. Explain the nature of the Electric Field. 
8. Be able to define and predict changes in the electric potential of a charge distribution. 

Goal 5:  Explain the flow of charge in electrical circuits. 

1. Explain the flow of energy in a loaded electrical circuit. 
2. Explain electrical current microscopically. 
3. Define electrical resistance and electrical capacitance. 
4. Explain dependence of wire length and gauge on electrical resistance. 
5. Use Ohm’s law to calculate resistances.
6. Physically construct series and parallel circuits. 
7. Differentiate current and voltage across elements in series and parallel circuits. 
8. Calculate resistance for loads in series and parallel. 
9. Calculate electrical power from current and electric potential or from current and resistance. 
10. Distinguish alternating from direct current and know sources of each. 
11. Explain electrical ground and safety purposes of ground wires in electrical appliances. 

Goal 6:  Describe Magnetic fields and what causes them. 

1. Understand that electricity and magnetism are not distinct phenomena but are both caused by charge.  
2. Know that magnetic fields are produced by moving charge and be able to predict the direction of the magnetic field. 
3. Understand the definition of north and south poles and their interactions. 
4. Explain material properties in terms of magnetic domains. 
5. Predict the change in a charged particles motion in the presence of a magnetic field. 
6. Predict the direction of force on a current carrying wire in the presence of a magnetic field. 
7. Explain the source of Earth’s magnetic field and the extended magnetosphere. 
8. Use Faraday’s Law to explain how changing magnetic fields can induce a current. 
9. Use Lenz’s Law to predict the direction of the induced current. 
10. Calculate the voltage, ideal current and ideal power in the secondary coil of a transformer with AC current. 

Goal 7:  Understand the propagation of electromagnetic waves and the human perception of light.

1. Understand that light is a subset of all transverse electromagnetic waves. 
2. Understand that materials can absorb, transmit, or reflect EM waves. 
3. Understand that materials interact with different EM waves differently. 
4. Understand that in vacuum all EM waves travel in straight lines at a speed of 300,000 km/s. 
5. Predict the resolution and size of the umbral and penumbral shadow from the geometry of the object and light source. 
6. Be able to identify the location and type of light receptors in the eye. 
7. Distinguish primary, secondary and complimentary colors. 
8. Add or subtract colors and predict the resulting color. 
9. Explain how scattering affects the perceived color of objects. 

Goal 8:  Understand causes for light reflection, refraction, and polarization and model optical systems. 

1. Be able to explain and use the Law of Reflection. 
2. Under the nature of images produced in mirrors. 
3. Explain refraction in terms of the changed speed of EM waves in different media. 
4. Explain dispersion. 
5. Explain the physical cause of the following visual effects: rainbows, total internal reflection, chromatic aberration, spherical aberration. 
6. Identify the different types of lenses by their geometry or their optical effects. 
7. Use the lens law to predict the place and magnification of an image. 
8. Distinguish real from virtual images and predict which type a lens/mirror will produce. 
9. Explain interference in terms of the superposition principle. 
10. Explain polarization of light and the common uses of polarized filters. 

Goal 9:  Understand the necessity for quantum physics and its basic principles. 

1. Use Plank’s Law to determine energy of EM waves. 
2. Compare contrast Emission, Absorption and Continuous spectra and give example sources of each. 
3. Use Wien’s Law to predict change in peak frequency of emission spectra with temperature. 
4. Compare and contrast Incandescence, Fluorescence and Phosphorescence. 
5. Explain the conundrum of the photoelectric effect. 
6. Explain what is meant by wave-particle duality. 
7. Use DeBroglie’s Law to predict the wavelength of a moving particle. 
8. Use the uncertainty principle to predict the uncertainty of position, momentum, Energy or time. 
9. Explain Bohr’s hypothesis for electronic orbits. 
10. Use Bohr’s atom to predict frequency of emission or absorption spectra. 
11. State at least four distinct pieces of evidence for the validity of Quantum mechanics. 
12. Explain the correspondence principle in relation to quantum and Newtonian mechanics. 

Goal 10:  Understand the causes and process of nuclear reactions (optional-time permitting). 

1. Name the three major types of radiation and identify the product of each. 
2. Define element, isotope, protons, neutrons, and quarks. 
3. Explain the cause of radioactive nuclei. 
4. Use the half-life concept to solve radiometric dating problems. 
5. Explain artificial transmutation. 
6. Compare/contrast fission and fusion. 
7. Explain mass defect and the mass-energy equivalence. 

Goal 11:  Understand the necessity for relativity and its basic principles (optional-time permitting).

1. State the postulates of Special relativity. 
2. List the three major consequences of special relativity that violate Newtonian physics. 
3. Be able to calculate the time dilation and length contraction of a rapidly moving frame of reference. 
4. Contrast Einstein’s view of gravity to Newton’s. 
5. Explain the equivalence principle. 
6. Explain the effects of gravity on the path of light rays and light frequencies. 
7. State at least two distinct sources of evidence for the validity of Special and General Relativity. 

PHYS 230 - College Physics I

4 Credit: (3 lecture, 3 lab, 0 clinical) 6 Contact Hours: [MATH 120  or MATH 180  or Instructor Approval]

Goal 1:  Propose and test hypotheses that relate to physical measures. 

1. List objective/independent measures for a phenomenon. 
2. Select a dependent variable (outcome measure) and propose a list of important independent variables. 
3. Devise and test each independent variable for effect. 
4. Hypothesize a model for the mathematical relationship between variables. 
5. Design a precise experiment to test each variable. 
6. Analyze data using averages and linear fits to equations. 
7. Revise model to accommodate discrepancies. 

 Goal 2:  Calculate and convert physical quantities correctly.  

1. Convert between standard and scientific notation. 
2. Convert units of simple and complex dimension. 
3. Determine reasonable values for uncertainties. 
4. Propagate significant digits.  

Goal 3:  Identify and calculate with vector quantities. 

1. Define vector quantities and identify physical examples. 
2. Add/Subtract vectors quantitates graphically. 
3. Resolve vectors into components. 
4. Combine components to determine magnitude and direction angle. 

Goal 4:  Manipulate complex systems of algebraic equations. 

1. Determine if sufficient information is provided. 
2. Eliminate variables using algebraic symbols. 
3. Substitute known or measured quantities into equations to obtain numerical answers. 
4. Use resulting algebraic equations to make physical predictions. 

Goal 5:  Use diagrams and algebraic relations to relate time position, velocity and acceleration. 

1. Construct the motion diagram, position graph, velocity graph, and acceleration graph for a physical example of one-dimensional motion. 
2. Define, compare, and contrast velocity, speed, acceleration, freefall, average and instantaneous quantities, and “g”.  
3. Calculate the position, time, and velocity for uniformly accelerated motion in one-dimension. 
4. Calculate the time, position, and velocity for uniformly accelerated motion in two-dimensions (projectile motion).  

Goal 6:  Use Newton’s laws to relate applied forces and acceleration. 

1. Relate the nature of gravity, friction, drag, tension, and supporting forces to example problems. 
2. Calculate unknown forces in equilibrium situations. 
3. Calculate acceleration and resulting motion quantities from known forces on a single system. 
4. Calculate acceleration and resulting motion quantities from known forces on multiple systems. 

Goal 7:  Understand the principle of energy conservation and relate it to predicting forces and motion. 

1. Calculate work done on a system from multiple forces. 
2. Calculate mechanical energy and use it to make predictions. 
3. Relate changes in mechanical energy to other measurable phenomena (such as heat, sound, etc.). 
4. Understand and calculate with the definition of power. 

Goal 8:  Understand the principle of momentum conservation and relate it to predicting forces and motion. 

1. Calculate impulse done on a system from multiple forces. 
2. Calculate momentum and use it to make predictions. 
3. Relate the principle of energy conservation and momentum conservation in solving problems. 
4. Conceptually predict the magnitude of average force on a system where change in momentum are known. 

Goal 9:  Understand the nature of acceleration for circular motion and use Newton’s laws to relate forces to circular motion. 

1. Relate the centripetal acceleration, to net force, and linear speed for circular motion. 
2. Understand the definition and calculation of tangential and total acceleration. 
3. Use Newton’s laws to make calculations of speed and centripetal force. 
4. Understand the difference between centripetal and centrifugal force.  

Goal 10:  Determine and use the rotational form of Newton’s 2^nd Law for rigid objects. 

1. Calculate the torque on a system with multiple applied forces. 
2. Use Newton’s laws to relate torque to rotational inertia and angular acceleration. 
3. Solve multiple component systems using the linear and rotational forms of Newton’s laws.  
4. Solve problems using the conservation of angular momentum. 

Goal 11:  Relate the law of universal gravitation to two-body orbits and Kepler’s laws.  

1. Use proportional reasoning with the inverse square law. 
2. Calculate the force of gravity from massive objects. 
3. Be able to state and explain Kepler’s three laws. 
4. Use Kepler’s third law to calculate means distance or period of a low mass satellite.  

Goal 12:  Understand and create scientific papers and/or presentations. 

1. Determine the Key Idea from presentation and be able to explain it in their own words. 
2. Be able to perform similar calculations or use formulas that are presented. 
3. Present scientific models to an audience. 

PHYS 231 - College Physics II

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 6 Contact Hours: [PHYS 230  or Instructor Approval]

Goal 1:  Document and perform scientific experiments. 

1. Detail a proposed experimental procedure with hypothesis. 
2. Determine and report reasonable values for uncertainties in measurements. 
3. Propagate uncertainties in calculations. 
4. Calculate statistical uncertainty in a repeated measurement. 
5. Record all data and show sample calculations. 
6. Use software to create well-formatted data tables and graphs of data.  
7. Be able to fit a line to data and interpret the resulting equation correctly. 
8. State results of analysis, agreement of key values, and support of hypotheses. 
9. Debug any experiment with erroneous results summarizing possible mistakes or possible here-to-fore unknown affecting variables. 
10. Record along the way questions/clarifications and any alterations to procedure. 
11. Make revisions to model and propose a retest. 
12. Format experiment and results into a formal scientific report. 

Goal 2:  Determine how the distribution of charges and related fields affect the force and motion of other charges. 

1. Discriminate between conductors and insulators phenomenologically. 
2. Use a microscopic charge model to explain charging by friction, conduction and induction as well as the process of polarization in a dielectric. 
3. Know standard units of electric charge and subatomic source of charge. 
4. Explain what is meant by quantization of charge and charge conservation. 
5. Use Coulomb’s Law to calculate vector force on a charge in 2D space from multiple other charges. 
6. Explain the nature of the Electric Field. 
7. Calculate vector Electric Field at a point in 2D space from multiple charges. 
8. Use electric field lines to roughly predict the trajectory of a charged particle. 
9. Explain and calculate the Electric Potential at a point in 3D space from multiple charges. 
10. Determine the Electric Field lines from equipotential surfaces and vice versa. 
11. Draw Electric Field near conductors correctly. 
12. Define and Calculate capacitance from knowledge of electric field or electric potential and geometry of conductors. 
13. Calculate capacitance from capacitors in series or parallel. 
14. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems.  

Goal 3:  Determine the distribution of charge flow and work done in complex DC electrical circuits. 

1. Define, calculate and microscopically represent electric current. 
2. Define electromotive force (EMF) and identify sources in a circuit. 
3. Explain the flow of energy in a loaded electrical circuit. 
4. Define electrical resistance and give conceptual microscopic model to explain cause. 
5. Calculate electrical resistance for a material based upon the length and area. 
6. Use Ohm’s law to calculate resistances. 
7. Use Joule’s Law to calculate rate of conversion of electrical energy. 
8. Physically construct and diagram series and parallel circuits. 
9. Measure electrical current, potential and resistance in circuits. 
10. Calculate resistance for loads in series and parallel. 
11. Use Kirchhoff’s rules to determine current in complex circuits with neither parallel nor serial geometry and/or multiple EMF sources. 
12. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems. 

Goal 4:  Understand the causes of magnetism and the conversion of magnetic energy into electrical energy. 

1. Explain the source of all magnetism and the domain model for permanent magnets. 
2. Identify interactions between different magnetic poles and the directionality of a compass needle. 
3. Explain the causes of Earth’s magnetic field and location of its poles. 
4. Calculate the magnetic field around a straight wire or at the center of a coli or solenoid.  
5. Determine the correct direction of the magnetic field, charge flow and magnetic force from the other two. 
6. Calculate the torque on a current carrying coil based on the magnetic field and coil’s orientation. 
7. Define the magnetic flux. 
8. Use Faraday’s Law to calculate the induced Electromotive Force (EMF). 
9. Use Lenz’s law to identify correct direction of induced current. 
10. Calculate Emf in a transformer. 
11. Define RMS current and voltage in an AC circuit and relate it to the power. 
12. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems.  

Goal 5:  Understand the causes of vibrations in various systems and relate the kinematics of motion to these causes.  

1. Relate the velocity and/or acceleration vectors to the motion of an object moving in a circle. 
2. For an object in uniform circular motion, relate its centripetal/radial acceleration to its speed and radius. 
3. Describe the necessary condition for a simple harmonic oscillator to resonate. 
4. Use Hooke’s law to relate the force exerted by a stretched spring to the displacement from equilibrium and the spring constant. 
5. Use Kinetic and Potential Energy concepts to relate speed and position of oscillating body. 
6. Relate the frequency, period, and/or amplitude of an object undergoing simple harmonic oscillations to the properties of the system. 
7. Relate the maximum velocity or acceleration of a harmonic oscillator with the angular frequency and amplitude of oscillation. 
8. Relate the frequency, phase, and/or amplitude to a graph of the motion of a simple harmonic oscillator. 
9. Relate the properties of a simple harmonic oscillator with a sinusoidal function describing the position, velocity, or acceleration of the oscillator. 
10. Recognize that the period of a pendulum is independent of the bob’s mass, and that the period of a mass/spring system is independent of the amplitude of oscillation. 
11. Recognize that unlike a pendulum, the period of a mass/spring system does depend on the mass of the object oscillating. 
12. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems. 

Goal 6:  Understand the cause of mechanical waves and determine their behavior in various systems. 

1. Compare the properties of transverse and longitudinal waves. 
2. Compare the behavior of a traveling wave reflected at a fixed end and at an open end. 
3. Relate the properties of a standing wave to two counter-propagating waves. 
4. Relate the velocity, wavelength, frequency, phase difference, and/or wave number of a wave. 
5. Relate the position, velocity, and/or acceleration of a particle in the medium to the properties of a wave. 
6. Relate the number of nodes, total length of the string, the frequency, and/or the wave speed to one another for a standing wave on a string. 
7. Relate the amplitude, wavelength, and frequency of a wave to an equation of the form y (x, t) = A cos (Bx − Ct).
8. Relate a graph of a wave to the amplitude, wavelength, frequency, and/or phase constant of the wave.
9. Relate the velocity of a wave on a string to the tension and mass per unit length of the string. 
10. Relate the intensity of a wave to the distance from the source of a wave and/or the power of the wave. 
11. Relate the sound intensity level in decibels to the intensity of the wave. 
12. Relate the fundamental frequency to the harmonics of a standing wave. 
13. Relate the speed of sound in a solid to the physical properties of the substance. 
14. Relate the speed of sound in a gas to the properties of the gas. 
15. Relate the frequency to the speed of sound and the length of a pipe in different pipe configurations, such as open-open, open-closed, and closed-closed. 
16. Identify the conditions for resonance. 
17. Use the conditions for constructive or destructive interference to relate the frequencies and locations of the wave sources to the location of nodes and antinodes. 
18. Relate the beat frequency of two interacting waves to the frequencies of the individual waves. 
19. Predict sound frequencies or velocities of moving objects using the Doppler equations. 
20. Calculate the properties of a standing wave on a string. 
21. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems.  

Goal 7:  Understand and predict the behaviors of light that are explained with the particle model. 

1. Be able to explain and use the Law of Reflection. 
2. Understand the nature of images produced in mirrors. 
3. Explain refraction in terms of the changed speed of EM waves in different media. 
4. Explain dispersion. 
5. Explain the physical cause of the following visual effects: rainbows, total internal reflection, chromatic aberration, spherical aberration. 
6. Identify the different types of lenses by their geometry or their optical effects. 
7. Use the lens law to predict the placement and magnification of an image. 
8. Distinguish real from virtual images and predict which type a lens/mirror will produce. 
9. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems.  

Goal 8:  Understand and predict the behaviors of light that are explained with the wave model. 

1. Understand that light is a subset of all transverse electromagnetic waves. 
2. Understand that materials can absorb, transmit, or reflect EM waves. 
3. Understand that materials interact with different EM waves differently. 
4. Understand that in vacuum all EM waves travel in straight lines at a speed of 300,000 km/s. 
5. Explain interference in terms of the superposition principle. 
6. Explain polarization of light and the common uses of polarized filters. 
7. Calculate if the intensity will be constructively or destructively interfering based of path length and wavelength. 
8. Calculate angles for maxima and minima for diffraction by single-slit, double-slit and diffraction grating. 
9. Synthesize the above objectives to solve application problems.  

Goal 9:  Understand the wave particle duality and how it explains the nature of all particles. 

1. Use Plank’s Law to determine energy of EM waves. 
2. Compare and contrast Emission, Absorption and Continuous spectra and give example sources of each. 
3. Use Wien’s Law to predict the peak frequency change of EM spectra with temperature. 
4. Compare and contrast Incandescence, Fluorescence and Phosphorescence. 
5. Explain the conundrum of the photoelectric effect. 
6. Explain what is meant by wave-particle duality. 
7. Use De Broglie’s Law to predict the wavelength of a moving particle. 
8. Use the uncertainty principle to predict the uncertainty of position, momentum, Energy or time. 

Goal 10:  Understand the application of quantum physics to explaining the nature of atoms. 

1. Recognize that the Franck-Hertz experiment demonstrates that energy levels in an atom are discrete. 
2. Correlate an atomic absorption or emission spectrum and the corresponding energies. 
3. Describe how Rutherford’s experiment disproved Thomson’s model of the atom and demonstrated the existence of a positively charged nucleus. 
4. Describe the key components of the Bohr model, including discrete stable electron orbits and the relationship of the principal quantum number, to properties of the energy levels. 
5. Define what wave-particle duality means. 
6. Relate the blackbody radiation phenomenologically to the temperature of the object. 
7. Demonstrate how de Broglie waves result in quantization of atomic energy levels. 
8. Apply the Heisenberg uncertainty principle to an object. 
9. Recognize Schrodinger’s equation and the relation of the wave function to the probability of locating a particle at a certain location. 
10. Relate the probability of a particle being in a certain spatial interval to the wave function or probability function. 
11. Relate the angular momentum of an atom to the quantum numbers. 

POLI 240 - American Political System

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

Politics is the universal effort among people to pursue their own interests in society and better themselves and their communities. This inevitably results in ongoing interaction between individuals, groups, and the institutions they create.  Cooperation, competition, and conflict are all a part of this process and have come to be structured and regulated to facilitate decision making, especially in a large, complex, heterogeneous democracy such as our own. Long ago human beings developed the varied but universal institution of government to try to resolve or at least manage the issues and concerns that underlie and energize people in pursuit of their economic, social, and personal goals. Politics and government are closely related: one a universal human activity, the other a universal human institution. We will explore the relationship between the two.
OFFERED: every semester

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1: Demonstrate an understanding of the structure and functioning of the American Political System and historical and contemporary issues.

1. Appraise the historical and philosophical underpinnings of the Constitution.
2. Characterize the structure and function of the three branches of the federal government.
3. Identify and evaluate the role(s) played by the extra-constitutional players in the American Political System.
4. Identify the ways that democracy has expanded since our founding.

Goal 2: Demonstrate critical thinking skills.

1. Analyze & evaluate the American Political System.
2. Manifest understanding aspects of the American Political System on quizzes, tests, and exams.

Goal 3: Demonstrate written communication skills.

1. Write a logical, coherent, critical, essay.
2. Take and use class notes and outlines.

Goal 4: Demonstrate oral communication skills.

1. Make a formal presentation featuring results of group research.
2. Exchange viewpoints in a small group setting and arrive at consensus in response to critical thinking questions.

Goal 5: Demonstrate the interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills needed in the workplace.

1. Work successfully in groups to conduct research and make a substantial, formal presentation to class.
2. Employ effective written and oral communication with group members to organize information, concatenate different perspectives, and compromise.
3. Meet deadlines.

POLI 246 - International Relations

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [POLI 240 ]

While students are encouraged to think critically and examine their own instinctive theoretical predispositions toward world affairs, they are encouraged to explore the underpinnings of alternative frameworks and points of view in order to understand sources of conflict as well as appreciate the potential for cooperation. The detailed knowledge, vocabulary, and information necessary to comprehend world politics and foreign policy-making will facilitate making sense of the news and the implications that global trends portend for their own futures.
OFFERED: as needed

Course Goals/ Objectives/ Competencies:
Goal 1:  Appraise the historical evolution and contemporary application of the principal theoretical frameworks affecting perspectives on international relations.

1. Define and explain how state, nation, and nation-state relate.
2. Compare and contrast approaches to maintaining order in international relations.
3. Explain the role played by different political and economic actors in the international system.

Goal 2:  Examine the structure and functioning of the American Foreign Policy framework and institutions.

1. Explain how the various parts of the foreign policy apparatus function.  
2. Explain the structure and function of the United Nations and the International Court of Justice.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate critical thinking skills.

1. Assess the role of various actors in the establishment and monitoring of human rights norms.  
2. Examine the role of markets, technology, and global regulation in responding to global challenges.  
3. Assess global prospects for the future and the role of a global citizen.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate written communication skills.

1. Write a logical, coherent, critical essay/paper.
2. Take and use class notes and outlines.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate oral communication skills.

1. Make a formal presentation featuring results of research.
2. Exchange viewpoints in a small group setting to arrive at consensus in response to critical thinking questions and verbally report findings.

Goal 6:  Demonstrate the interpersonal, organizational and time management skills needed to succeed in the workplace.

1. Work successfully in groups to conduct research and make a substantial, formal presentation to class.  
2. Employ effective written and oral communication with group members to organize information, concatenate different perspectives, and compromise.
3. Meet deadlines. 

POLI 250 - Great Decisions: Current World Events

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Identify key factors to explain current international dilemmas facing the United States.
2. Apprise historical background to and evolution of current foreign policy concerns for the U.S.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate critical thinking skills.

1. Analyze the case studies, define the root problem(s), explain the contributing assumptions, articulate the alternative viewpoints, & correlate the contextual issues.
2. Apply the decision-making process to each dilemma, determine and evaluate proposed solutions, and assess methods of monitoring proposals.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate written communication skills.

1. Write a logical, coherent, critical essay/paper.
2. Take and use class notes and outlines.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate oral communication skills.

1. Make a formal presentation featuring results of group research.
2. Exchange viewpoints in a small group setting and arrive at consensus in response to critical thinking questions.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate the interpersonal, organizational, and time management skills needed in the workplace.

1. Work successfully in groups to conduct research and present results to a larger audience.
2. Employ effective written and oral communication with group members to organize information, concatenate different perspectives, and compromise.
3. Meet deadlines.

PSYC 120 - General Psychology

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Identify the differences between correlational and experimental research.
2. Identify the structure and function of neurons.
3. Identify the different nervous systems and their functions.
4. Indicate the functions of major brain structures.
5. Summarize the manner in which genes and environment interact.
6. Describe how consciousness impacts data processing.
7. Identify different stages of sleep and sleep related issues.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate a basic understanding of the impact of genes upon development, developmental psychology, sensation, and perception.

1. Describe basic concepts of genetics and inheritance.
2. Articulate main research findings regarding inherited vs. learned traits.
3. Explain the impact of early experiences upon brain development.
4. Explain major theories of cognitive development, including those of Piaget and Vygotsky.
5. Explain major theories of social development, including Erikson, attachment theory, and social learning theory.
6. Identify main structures of the eye and ear and their functions.
7. Summarize factors that influence perception. 

Goal 3:  Demonstrate a basic understanding of learning, memory, and cognitive processes. 

1. Recognize the components and processes involved in classical and operant conditioning.
2. Identify cognitive components of learning.
3. Distinguish between the different types of memory.
4. Recognize common mistakes of memory.
5. Explain concept formation and the use of prototypes.
6. Explain basic approaches to problem solving.
7. Articulate cognitive factors that impact judgment formation and problem-solving processes.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate a basic understanding of intelligence, motivation, emotion, and social psychology.

1. Describe different theories of intelligence.
2. Identify types of intelligence tests.
3. Recognize different types of motivational theory.
4. Articulate core human motivations and their impact upon our lives.
5. Identify areas of the brain associated with emotion.
6. Explain the relationship between emotion and cognition.
7. Explain the impact of attributions, conformity, and obedience upon human behaviors.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate a basic understanding of social psychology, personality, and psychological disorders.

1. Articulate factors that fuel prejudice and aggression.
2. Recognize components of attraction and romantic relationships.
3. Describe the components of personality according to Freud.
4. Identify main personality traits as described by modern personality theory.
5. Recognize symptoms of major psychological disorders.
6. Identify suspected causes of major psychological disorders.
7. Summarize treatment approaches to major psychological disorders.

Goal 6:  Apply information from psychology to real life situations.

1. Analyze real life experiences through the lens of psychological terms and theory.
2. Articulate the relationship between psychological concepts and real-world expression of those concept.

PSYC 221 - Child Psychology

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [PSYC 120 ]

1. Identify themes of research within child development.
2. Describe research methodologies within the field of child development.
3. Articulate the differences between experimental and correlational findings.
4. Recognize major milestones and developmental risks of prenatal development.
5. Recognize processes and complications related to birth.
6. Describe characteristics of and best practices for neonates and early infant development.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an understanding of early brain development, cognitive development, learning, and language development.

1. Articulate the interactions between early experiences and infant brain development.
2. Describe the perspectives of Piaget, information processing, core knowledge theories, and sociocultural theories as related to cognitive development.
3. Recognize major motor development milestones.
4. Explain how the processes of operant and classical conditioning influence behavior modification.
5. Articulate normative patterns and components of language development.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate an understanding of intelligence research and measurement, social development, factors related to child abuse and maltreatment, and peer relationships.

1. Describe theories of intelligence, primary intelligence assessment methods, and factors that impact intelligence.
2. Recognize components of Erikson’s and Bronfenbrenner’s theory of development.
3. Explain the relationship between early social interactions and the development of social competence.
4. Recognize different types of abuse and maltreatment.
5. Articulate normative patterns of peer relationships and changes in those as children develop.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate an understanding of emotional developmental processes, attachment, the development of self, and moral development.

1. Describe how early interactions impact infant expression and regulation of emotion.
2. Articulate methodological approaches to understanding infant temperament.
3. Describe how infant traits interact with early environment to shape emotional development.
4. Articulate how early adult interactions aid or hinder children’s ability to manage stress.
5. Describe types of attachment, why those types develop, and long-term impact of attachment.
6. Explain factors that influence the development of moral thought and prosocial behaviors.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate and understanding of moral development, the impact of family factors upon development, and the influence of gender upon development.

1. Explain factors that influence the development of aggressive and antisocial behaviors.
2. Describe historical changes in family composition and the subsequent impact on child development.
3. Describe the interactions between different aspects of the family system.
4. Articulate issues related to child care and the impact of child care upon development.
5. Recognize normative and non-normative gender development patterns.
6. Articulate research findings related to gender differences and the impact of gender upon development.

Goal 6:  Apply concepts related to child psychology to real life.

1. Explain and apply factors related to the interaction between inborn traits and environment and how they shape individual development.
2. Explain and apply factors related to attachment and early emotional development and how they shape long term relationship approaches in individuals.

PSYC 223 - Psychology of Sex & Gender

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [PSYC 120 ]

1. Summarize historical beliefs about appropriate gender roles.
2. Explain the manner in which male and female sexual behaviors were historically expressed and controlled.
3. Explain historical events that led to changes in perceptions of appropriate gender roles.
4. Explain early psychological views of gender and sexuality.
5. Compare past and current gender stereotypes and gender-based expectations.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate comprehension of modern theories and beliefs about gender roles, sexual development, and sexual behaviors.

1. Explain the major modern theories of gender development.
2. Explore the relationship between gender theory and societal expectations for gender.
3. Identify factors involved in the development of gender.
4. Articulate cognitive differences and similarities between males and females.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate knowledge regarding the manner in which gender interacts with and influences communication, relationships, power, and social structures.

1. Summarize data related to the experience and expression of emotion for males and females.
2. Explain the differences between male and female communication patterns.
3. Articulate factors that contribute and hinder the quality of long term romantic relationships.
4. Explore the interaction of gender, sexuality, and power within the context of relationships.
5. Recognize hallmarks of abusive relationship patterns.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate knowledge regarding sexual anatomy, sexual responses, sexual behaviors, sexual orientation, and reproduction.  

1. Identify basic male and female sexual anatomy and functions of anatomy.
2. Articulate patterns of sexual response.
3. Describe common sexual behaviors.
4. Explain current understandings of the foundation of sexual orientation.
5. Explain basic human reproductive processes and different contraceptive techniques.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate knowledge of sexual diseases, sexual variations, and the interaction between the law and sexual behaviors.

1. Describe primary symptoms and treatments for the major sexually transmitted diseases.
2. Articulate variations within humanity regarding sexual response.
3. Recognize factors that contribute to sexual trafficking and victimization.
4. Explain legal issues surrounding pornography and the social/psychological impact of viewing pornography.

Goal 6:  Demonstrate the ability to apply knowledge of human sexuality and gender in a real world context.

1. Explain how specific aspects of gender or sexuality are being managed within current society.
2. Demonstrate the ability to articulate multiple viewpoints on controversial issues related to sex and gender. 

PSYC 225 - Abnormal Psychology

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [PSYC 120 ]

1. Summarize historical views and treatments of mental disorders.
2. Describe clinical research methodologies.
3. Identify different models used to explain mental disorders.
4. Explain assessment and diagnostic techniques.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an understanding of anxiety, stress, somatoform, and dissociative disorders.

1. Recognize the primary symptoms of major anxiety disorders.
2. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of anxiety disorders.
3. Recognize the primary symptoms of stress and trauma-based disorders.
4. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of stress and trauma-based disorders.
5. Recognize the primary symptoms of somatic disorders.
6. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of somatic disorders.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate an understanding of mood disorders, eating disorders, and substance abuse disorders.

1. Recognize the primary symptoms of major mood disorders.
2. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of mood disorders.
3. Recognize the primary symptoms of major eating disorders.
4. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of eating disorders.
5. Identify the effects of main drug categories and primary symptoms of substance disorders.
6. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of substance disorders.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate an understanding of sexual disorders, schizophrenia, and aging and cognition disorders.

1. Recognize the primary symptoms of major sexual disorders.
2. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments for sexual disorders.
3. Recognize the primary symptoms of schizophrenia.
4. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of schizophrenia.
5. Recognize the primary symptoms of aging and cognition disorders.
6. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of aging and cognition disorders.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate an understanding of personality disorders, childhood disorders, and the legal, ethical, and social issues surrounding mental disorders.

1. Recognize primary symptoms of personality disorders.
2. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of personality disorders.
3. Recognize primary symptoms of major childhood disorders.
4. Describe proposed causal factors and current treatments of childhood disorders.
5. Articulate the history and current views of the insanity defense.
6. Identify key ethical and legal issues related to the practice of clinical psychology.

Goal 6:  Apply knowledge of mental disorders to real life settings.

1. Illustrate knowledge of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual criteria for diagnosing a mental disorder.
2. Demonstrate awareness of social perceptions of individuals with mental disorders.

PSYC 230 - Social Psychology

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [PSYC 120 ]

1. Explain what social psychology is and how it differs from other aspects within the field of psychology.
2. Articulate differences in research methodology and what conclusions can be drawn from different research designs.
3. Describe factors that impact self-concept, self-esteem, and fuel the self-serving bias.
4. Explain how we form judgments.
5. Summarize how we make conclusions about our social worlds.

Goal 2:  Display knowledge about the interaction between attitudes and behaviors, biological and social influences of gender, and the power of conformity and obedience.

1. Explain when and why behaviors influence attitudes.
2. Explain the concept and influence of cognitive dissonance.
3. Describe the biological and social influences upon gender.
4. Summarize similarities and differences between males and females.
5. Articulate the main factors related to conformity and obedience.

Goal 3:  Display knowledge of factors that influence the power of persuasion, the influence of groups upon thought and opinions, and the foundations of prejudice.

1. Explain different approaches to persuasion.
2. Describe the main elements of persuasion.
3. Explain how the presence of others influences our behaviors and thoughts.
4. Describe how group dynamics influence decision making processes.
5. Articulate the main sources and consequences of prejudice.

Goal 4:  Display knowledge about factors that influence aggressive behaviors, attraction to others, and helping behaviors.

1. Outline different theories of aggression.
2. Describe influences upon aggressive behaviors.
3. Explain factors that drive friendship and attraction.
4. Describe different types of love and factors that drive long term relationships.
5. Outline factors that predict whether or not people will engage in helping behaviors.

Goal 5:  Display knowledge of factors that influence the creation of conflict and peace, clinical applications of social psychology, and courtroom applications of social psychology.

1. Articulate factors that help to fuel conflicts and processes that help lead to peace.
2. Explain how concepts from social psychology apply to clinical diagnostic processes.
3. Describe social psychological approaches to treatment.
4. Summarize issues related to eyewitness testimony.
5. Explain how concepts from social psychology can influence juror judgments.

Goal 6:  Apply knowledge of social psychology to real life situations.

1. Apply social psychology concepts to a specific social setting.
2. Apply social psychology concepts to explain cultural events.

PSYC 235 - Lifespan Development

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [PSYC 120 ]

1. Summarize the primary developmental theories from the field.
2. Explain different research methodologies and their application.
3. Articulate interactions between hereditary and environmental factors for development.
4. Summarize the stages of prenatal development.
5. Explain health risks for prenatal development.
6. Explain the birth process and normal neonatal development patterns.

Goal 2:  Display knowledge of developmental patterns of physical, social, cognitive, emotional, self, and language development during infancy, toddlerhood, and early childhood.

1. Explain how experiences influence brain development in the first few years of life.
2. Summarize normative physical patterns of development in infancy, toddlerhood, and early childhood.
3. Explain primary components and processes of language development.
4. Summarize cognitive development in infancy, toddlerhood, and early childhood.
5. Articulate factors that influence attachment formation and social/emotional development.
6. Explain theories and factors that influence the development of self during early childhood.
7. Identify appropriate and inappropriate care procedures for early childhood.

Goal 3:  Display knowledge of developmental patterns of physical, social, cognitive, emotional, self, and moral development during middle childhood, late childhood, and adolescence.

1. Summarize normative physical development patterns during middle and late childhood and adolescence.
2. Explain theories and measurement techniques of intelligence.
3. Describe current theory related to moral development.
4. Summarize cognitive development patterns during middle and late childhood and adolescence.
5. Explain factors that influence the development of self during adolescence.
6. Summarize environmental factors that influence adolescence integration with culture and society.

Goal 4:  Display knowledge of factors that influence development in early and middle adulthood.

1. Summarize current life challenges faced by young adults.
2. Explain the influence of gender, sexuality, and relationships on the developing young adult.
3. Describe characteristics of healthy and unhealthy romantic relationships.
4. Summarize physical changes that occur in middle adulthood.
5. Explain factors that influence our sense of self and accomplishment in middle adulthood.
6. Discuss the influence of extended families and friendships upon the development of individuals in middle adulthood.

Goal 5:  Display knowledge of factors that influence development in late adulthood and issues related to the experiences of death and dying.

1. Summarize current variations in ages of the modern population.
2. Explain theories of aging.
3. Articulate physical changes that occur with age.
4. Describe factors that influence social experiences and sense of self during late adulthood.
5. Summarize common causes of death.
6. Explain cultural approaches towards death and dying.
7. Describe the processes of grief and mourning.

Goal 6:  Apply knowledge from the course to real life situations.

1. Apply theoretical concepts to a specific aspects of development.
2. Use terminology from the course to describe developmental processes.

SIGN 120 - Orientation to Deafness

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

Objectives:  Students will: 

1. identify causes of deafness. 
2. explain audiology and types of hearing losses. 
3. define terminology related to deafness. 
4. describe communication systems used by deaf individuals (Oral, PSE, ASL). 

Goal 2:  Students will describe the opportunities available for and related to deaf people. 

Objectives:  Students will: 

1. discuss the education of deaf people and its history in the U.S. (Oral, Total Communication, and ASL). 
2. describe the psychological impact of a hearing loss and its social implications for the individual and his/her family. 
3. summarize current state and federal legislation affecting the rights of deaf people. 
4. identify agencies and organizations relating to deafness. 
5. identify interpreting roles and responsibilities, organizations, and testing. 

Goal 3:  Students will describe the deaf community and culture. 

Objectives:  Students will: 

1. discuss deafness in historical perspective. 
2. compare technologies developed for use by deaf persons and their perceptions of those technologies. 
3. observe ASL in real life environments, both in class and during out-of-class interaction opportunities. 
4. identify and discuss influential hearing and Deaf persons and their impact on ASL and Deaf culture. 

Goal 4:  Students will demonstrate aspects of speech communication. 

Objectives:  Students will: 

1. explain the elements of the communication process. 
2. depict how group dynamics impact small/large group success. 
3. explain how non-verbal and non-manual communication are essential factors of communication. 
4. compose oral presentations on topics related to deaf culture. 

Goal 5:  Students will communicate with the deaf. 

Objectives:  Students will: 

1. receptively comprehend over 200 common signs and gestures. 
2. acquire and use tips to successfully communicate with the deaf. 

SIGN 125 - American Sign Language

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3  and Writing Level 3 ]

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Expressively recite the manual alphabet and counting system. 
2. Receptively translate the manual alphabet and counting system. 
3. Demonstrate knowledge of basic ASL sentence structure including appropriate question and negation forms and classifiers. 
4. Correctly use basic manual and facial grammar. 
5. Construct basic sentences using appropriate time elements and plural forms.

Goal 2:  The student will demonstrate a basic conversational level of ASL.

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Obtain an approximately 800-word vocabulary by the end of the semester.
2. Use and comprehend signs.  
3. Use and comprehend fingerspelling.
4. Create and recite grammatically correct sentences using appropriate body and facial expression.
5. Receptively translate signed ASL sentences to proper written English form.
6. Demonstrate ability to comprehend short ASL dialogues containing vocabulary used in class. 

Goal 3:  Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic appropriate cultural pragmatics and metalinguistics.

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Implement culturally appropriate strategies for conversational establishment, maintenance, and conclusion. 
2. Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate negotiation of signing environments by attending deaf functions for a minimum of 8 hours, meeting and interacting with deaf individuals via sign language.

Goal 4:  Students will demonstrate knowledge of basic deaf culture and history.

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Illustrate knowledge of culturally sensitive terminology.
2. Explain the differences of cultural and medical models. 
3. Convey knowledge of ASL heritage and how it was established in America.

SIGN 126 - American Sign Language II

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [SIGN 125 ]

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Obtain a wider vocabulary base.
2. Increase fluency of expressively reciting the manual alphabet and counting system.
3. Increase fluency of receptively translating the manual alphabet and counting system.
4. Demonstrate an expanded understanding and use of grammatical aspects including facial markers, quantifiers and pluralization, conjunctions, verb inflections and appropriate classifier use.

Goal 2:  The student will demonstrate an advanced conversational level of ASL.

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in both receptive and expressive skills.
2. Identify various sentence types, such as comparative, conditional and rhetorical.
3. Receptively translate signed ASL sentences to proper written English form.
4. Demonstrate their ability to analyze a story/paragraph using appropriate ASL concepts.

Goal 3:  The student will demonstrate an advanced knowledge of ASL’s cultural context.

Objectives:  The student will:

1. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of appropriate cultural pragmatics and metalinguistics by attending deaf functions for a minimum of 8 hours, meeting and interacting with deaf individuals via sign language.
2. Demonstrate an advanced knowledge of basic deaf culture and history.

MTA SS - Social Sciences

• ANTH 260  
• ANTH 266  
• ECON 215  
• ECON 216  
• HIST 250  
• HIST 251  
• POLI 240  
• PSYC 120  
• SOCI 230  
• SOCI 235  

• listed on individual course cards

SOWK 150 - Introduction to Social Work and Social Welfare

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

1. Explain social welfare terms & concepts.
2. Analyze the development of the United States Social Welfare institution in terms of its underlying historical values.
3. Examine the need for social welfare.

Goal 2:  Examine the social work profession in the United States.

1. Explain the relationship between the social welfare institution and the social work profession from a historical perspective.
2. Explain the relationship between the social welfare institution and the social work profession from the current perspective.
3. Analyzes practices within the field of social work.

Goal 3:  Examine societal problems.

1. Examine emotional problems.
2. Examine behavioral problems.
3. Examine mental illness.
4. Examine homelessness.
5. Examine mental healthcare.

Goal 4:  Examine clients for social work.

1. Examine the needs of individuals.
2. Examine the needs of families.
3. Examine the needs of underserved groups.

SOWK 215 - Social Work Interviewing and Assessment

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [SOWK 150 ]

1. Explain social work core concepts.
2. Explain theories of social work.
3. Demonstrate values of social work.
4. Apply the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics.
5. Demonstrate professional behavior.
6. identify referral resources available in the community.

Goal 2:  Examine interview styles.

1. Determine when to use various types of social work interviewing.
2. Demonstrate the application of interviewing techniques.
3. Compare interviewing techniques for diverse populations.
4. self-disclose-own blockages, stereotypes, values, etc., particularly related to clients from special populations.
5. Evaluate non-verbal communication for interviewing.

Goal 3:  Examine assessment techniques.

1. Demonstrate assessment techniques.
2. Compare assessment techniques for diverse populations.
3. Demonstrate information gathering.

SOCI 230 - Sociology

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Articulate the three basic tenets of sociology.
2. Summarize how cultural perceptions are shared and created.
3. Explain how people form groups and organizations.
4. Explain basic methodologies of the social sciences.
5. Discuss how social norms are taught and transmitted.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate understanding of how structural inequalities of society impact the individual.

1. Explain core concepts related to normative behavior and the breaching of social norms.
2. Articulate the manner in which societies are stratified.
3. Summarize issues of inequality related to race.
4. Summarize issues of inequality related to sex and gender.
5. Summarize issues of inequality related to age, physical health, and mental health.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate understanding of social institutions.

1. Explain the impact of families on the individual.
2. Articulate the impact of education on the individual.
3. Summarize the impact of economic systems on the individual.
4. Explain the impact of politic on the individual.
5. Explain the impact of religion on the individual.
6. Discuss the impact of the environment on the individual.
7. Articulate the role of the individual in the creation of social change.

SOCI 235 - Social Problems

3 Credit: (3 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours: [Reading Level 3 ]

1. Distinguish between sociological perspectives on social problems.
2. Apply sociological perspectives to the explanation of social problems.
3. Explain the role media plays in the construction of and response to social problems.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an understanding of issues related to social inequality.

1. Explain current issues regarding economic inequality.
2. Discuss current issues related to racial and ethnic inequality.
3. Articulate current issues related to gender inequality.

Goal 3:  Demonstrate an understanding of different types of social deviance.

1. Explain current issues related to crime, violence, and the criminal justice system.
2. Discuss current issues related to sexuality.
3. Explain current issues related to the use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
4. Articulate current issues related to physical and mental health.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate and understanding of problems related to social institutions.

1. Describe current issues related to the economy and politics.
2. Explain current issues related to work and the workplace.
3. Describe current issues related to family life.
4. Articulate current issues related to urban life.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate and understanding of global problems.

1. Explain current issues related to population and global inequality.
2. Describe current issues related to technology and the environment.

Goal 6:  Demonstrate an ability to apply sociological concepts to current events.

1. Articulate a complex current social issue.
2. Explain the context and/or background of the social issue that is being described.

SOCI 271 - Study Abroad: Sociology

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 3 Contact Hours:

  1. Define shared components of cultures.

  2. Recognize the various aspects of host country’s values.

  3. Examine subcultures of the host country.

  4. Explain the influence of culture on human behavior and communication.

Goal 2:  Engage as a global citizen.

  1. Participate in various cultural activities.

  2. Describe differences and commonalities.

  3. Demonstrate appreciation of the host country’s life ways.

Goal 3:  Relate study abroad experience into one’s personal and professional life.

  1. Articulate the value of study abroad experience.

  2. Reflect on one’s own cultural identity.

  3. Express the impact on your world view.

Goal 4:  Demonstrate an understanding of sociological perspectives towards culture.

  1. Compare and contrast social norms of host country vs. home country.

  2. Discuss social stratification of host country in contrast to home country.

  3. Describe three prominent social institutions that influence values and culture in host country.

SPAN 130 - Elementary Spanish I

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours:

Objectives:

1. Students will begin to understand and speak everyday Spanish and learn to read and write in Spanish.
2. Students will learn new vocabulary and grammar through varied opportunities that allow them to listen to and read vocabulary and grammar in meaningful and relevant contexts.
3. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of Hispanic culture through exposure to multiple facets of life in the Spanish-speaking world.

Goal 2:  Competence in describing and discussing the Spanish culture and its place in the world.

Objectives:

1. Students will gain insight into the nature of language and culture through comparisons between the Spanish and English languages and between Hispanic cultures and their own.
2. Students will learn the importance of Spanish in the world and the growing presence of Spanish speakers and Hispanic cultures in the United States.

SPAN 131 - Elementary Spanish II

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [SPAN 130 ]

Objectives:

1. Students will begin to understand and speak everyday Spanish and learn to read and write in Spanish.

Goal 2:  Students will learn new vocabulary and grammar through varied opportunities that allow them to listen to and read vocabulary and grammar in meaningful and relevant contexts.

Objectives:

1. Students will gain knowledge and understanding of Hispanic culture through exposure to multiple facets of life in Spanish-speaking world.

Goal 3:  Competence in describing and discussion the Spanish culture and its place in the world.

Objectives:

1. Student will gain insight into the nature of language and culture through comparisons between the Spanish and English languages and between Hispanic cultures and their own.  
2. Students will learn the importance of Spanish in the world and the growing presence of Spanish speakers and Hispanic cultures in the United States.

TDSN 103 - Industrial Communications

2 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours:

1. Define vocabulary used in industrial communication
2. Describe common drafting symbols Interpret instruction manuals
3. Interpret quotes
4. Interpret purchase orders
5. Interpret shipping documents

Goal 2:  Demonstrate oral communication in the workplace

1. Communicate lineups orally
2. Create support documents
3. Use support documents in oral presentations  
4. Use technology in an oral presentation
5. Respond to questions during and after oral presentations
6. Participate in an employment interview

Goal 3:  Demonstrate written communication in the workplace

1. Communicate lineups in writing
2. Communicate with internal audiences in writing
3. Communicate with external audiences in writing
4. Create a resume and cover letter

TDSN 106 - Layout and Precision Measurement

2 Credit: (1 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours: [TDSN 105 ]

1. Define metrology.
2. Explain why measurement is relative.
3. Explain the importance of traceability.
4. Explain why measurement is similar to a language and essential for communication in industry.
5. State the relationships between measurements and statistics.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate precision measurement.

1. Define a line measurement.
2. Compare precision, accuracy, and reliability.
3. Define tolerance as it applies to metrology.
4. Recognize various basic symbols used in geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
5. Compare Maximum Material Condition (MMC) and Least Material Condition (LMC).
6. Know the distinction between rules and scales and understand their role.
7. Compare scale divisions and discrimination.
8. Read Vernier instruments.
9. Explain Abbe’s law.
10. Demonstrate the use of gage blocks.
11. Explain the role of calibration.
12. Compare direct measurement and comparison measurement.
13. State the importance of flatness to industry.
14. Explain the roles of squares and levels.
15. State the role of sine bars and plates.
16. Compare Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) with individual measuring instruments.

TDSN 107 - Industrial Documentation and Measurement

4 Credit: (4 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [INDS 122 ]

1. Examine the various views of an object and how they are projected.
2. Interpret various lines on blueprints.
3. Identify the different types of sections on a blueprint.

Goal 2: Demonstrate tolerancing methods.

1. Calculate unilateral tolerancing.
2. Calculate bilateral tolerancing.
3. Calculate max/min tolerancing.

Goal 3: Examine the science of metrology

1. Demonstrate precision measurement
2. Compare mechanical measurement instruments with digital measurement instruments
3. Explain why measurement is similar to a language and essential for communication in industry.

TDSN 115 - Introduction to CAD

4 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours:

1. Create directories.
2. Create subdirectories.
3. Transfer files between USB drive, and subdirectories.
4. Save files.
5. Use Menus and Toolbars.
6. Use Features Manager.
7. Use View Toolbar.
8. Edit the Properties Manager.
9. Use Mouse Gestures.
10. Use Command Manager.
11. Use the help function.
12. Use keyboard command functions.
13. Use Delete function.
14. Use Undo function.
15. Set units of measurement. 

Goal 2:  Create Three-Dimensional Solids.

1. Create 2d fully constrained sketches.
2. Create reference geometry.
3. Create relations.
4. Create solid feature using Extrude.
5. Create solid feature using Revolve.
6. Create solid feature using Sweep.
7. Create solid feature using Loft.
8. Create solid feature using Extrude Cut.
9. Create solid feature using Revolve Cut.
10. Create solid feature using Sweep Cut.
11. Create solid feature using Loft Cut.
12. Create Linear patterns.
13. Create fillets and chamfers.
14. Use the Hole Wizard.   

Goal 3:  Create a Three-Dimensional Assembly.

1. Create an assembly of multiple parts.
2. Learn how to mate two or more parts together.
3. Learn different methods of mating parts.
4. Learn different methods of assembling parts.
5. Learn to add standard components to the assembly.   

Goal 4:  Creat two-dimensional drawings.

1. Learn to create multiple view drawings.
2. Learn to create ISO Views.
3. Learn to dimension.
4. Learn how to create and cut different sections.
5. Create Title Blocks.
6. Create and fill in Tolerance Block.
7. Learn to edit the part solid by changing the two-dimensional drawing.

TDSN 125 - Geometric Dimensioning & Tolerancing

2 Credit: (1 lecture, 1 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours: [TDSN 107 ] 

1. Define geometric tolerance terms.
2. Understand and interpret feature control frame information.
3. Interpret traditionally dimensioned drawings and recognize where to apply GD& T concepts.
4. Read blueprints that contain GD& T information.
5. Analyze blueprints containing GD& T to identify the reasoning behind the GD& T application.
6. Analyze the value of incorporating GD& T concepts with traditional dimensioning practices.
7. Explain the 16 fundamental dimensioning rules.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate the application of GD& T.

1. Demonstrate the use all 12 GD& T characteristics.
2. Apply the bonus tolerance concept.
3. Utilize the Datum System for inspection setup.

TDSN 135 - Tool & Die Design Production

2 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours: [TDSN 107  and TDSN 115 ]  

1. Examine the basic principles of blanking and piercing dies.
2. Examine presses and press accessories.
3. Know the basic theory of press working sheet metal.
4. Calculate blanking force.
5. Calculate stripping force on a die.
6. Calculate spring load, compression.
7. Compare types of springs for pressure and stripping pads.
8. Demonstrate the basic functions of progressive strip layout and processing of a part in a progressive die.
9. Demonstrate the function and use of pilot pins and dies for locating/registry of sheet metal strips in a progressive die.
10. Compare styles and designs of die block construction.
11. Identify stock guides and methods for guiding stock in a sheet metal die.
12. Compare shedder designs in stamping dies.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate the selection of components and materials.

1. Select die materials and flat sheet metal.
2. Understand the theory of how to layout basic part nesting for stamping dies.
3. Know various types of punch retainers, steel designs, punch designs, and configurations.
4. Examine the theory and purpose of die life.
5. Compare types of standard die sets available and their precision.
6. Identify strippers/pressure pads.
7. Identify knockout devices for return type dies.

TDSN 136 - Tool & Die Design Forming

2 Credit: (2 lecture, 0 lab, 0 clinical) 2 Contact Hours: [TDSN 135 ]

1. Compare progressive dies and transfer dies.
2. Explain methods for die protection.
3. Explain the use of electronic sensors.

Goal 2:  Examine stock pushers.

1. Compare various designs of stock pushers.
2. Compare standard components available for stock pushers.

Goal 3:  Examine criteria for selecting presses.

1. Explain factors for the selection of presses.
2. Identify press accessories.
3. Identify various types of stop blocks, their use, and function.

Goal 4:  Explain die and press design.

1. Perform calculations to develop a blank size for a deep draw.
2. Layout of a strip for progression and stock width for a deep draw.
3. Explain the engineering process associated with a part in a progressive draw die.
4. Compare the various styles and designs of stock ribbons and carriers.
5. Demonstrate material selection associated with various types of notch stations.
6. Explain the engineering process of a part that requires a cam.
7. Explain the theory related to deep draw reductions for various draw stations.
8. Identify supply sources of standard punch and die components from research of available catalogs.
9. Demonstrate intermediate and advanced fundamentals of current tool and die design theory.

TDSN 230 - Jig & Fixture Design

1. Identify vendors for standard jig and fixture components.
2. Identify sources for purchasing standard jig and fixture components.
3. Demonstrate the fundamental aspects of design.
4. Demonstrate creative design of manufacturing tools.
5. Design at least six jigs and fixtures.

TDSN 235 - Tool & Die Design Transfers

4 Credit: (1 lecture, 3 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [TDSN 136 ]

1. Apply the basic theory of press working sheet metal.
2. Calculate blanking force for various types of sheet metal.
3. Calculate blanking force with and without shear on the punch or die.
4. Calculate stripping force, spring load, compression, and spring types for pressure and stripping pads.
5. Utilize the placement of screws and dowels in die components.
6. Utilize various types of punch retainers, punch designs, steel designs and configurations.
7. Apply the theory and use of pilot pins and dies for locating and registry of sheet metal strips in a progressive die.
8. Apply various styles and designs of die block construction.
9. Use stock guides and methods for guiding stock in a sheet metal die.
10. Apply shedder design techniques in stamping dies. Demonstrate the ability to sketch the various stages of a part in a die progression.
11. Recognize and utilize current tool and die equipment as it pertains to this course.

Goal 2:  Apply advanced fundamentals of tool and die design.

1. Apply the use of standard tool and die components.
2. Develop the design for a process flowchart.
3. Design various types of notch stations.
4. Explain the process of transforming sheet metal into a three-dimensional part.
5. Distinguish between forming and drawing applications.
6. Explain the use of current tool and die equipment.
7. Explain the use of Transfer Dies.
8. Explain the use of Draw Beads.

TDSN 251 - Advanced CAD

4 Credit: (1 lecture, 3 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [TDSN 115 ]

1. Develop screen menus.
2. Modify Screen menus.
3. Develop aliases.
4. Identify External References & Repair errors.

Goal 2:  Develop a CAD management system.

1. Organize drawings.
2. Organize components.
3. Standardize variables within the system.

​Goal 3:  Create Three-Dimensional Solids and Surfaces.

1. Create 3d sketches.
2. Create advanced modeling with Sweep and Loft.
3. Create Sweep using composite curves.
4. Differentiate a solid and a surface.
5. Create free form surfaces.
6. Create fillets using surfaces.
7. Create advanced surfaces.
8. Analyze a CAD part using a simulation program.
9. Create sheet metal parts.
10. Create metal form tools.
11. Create a core and cavity for a plastic mold.

Goal 4:  Create Three-Dimensional Assembly.

1. Create a Top-Down Assembly.
2. Examine In-Place Mates.
3. Create a new part while in the assembly.
4. Interpret external references.
5. Create sub-components.

Goal 5:  Demonstrate advanced CAD techniques.

1. Demonstrate advanced CAD competencies.
2. Explain how CAD increases productivity.

TDSN 285 - Integrated Design for Manufacturing

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 3 open-lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [Pre- or co-requisite: TDSN 135 ]

1. Explain the basic manufacturing processes.
2. Describe the difference between low and high-volume production.
3. Define process capability and tolerance stack-up.

Goal 2:  Explain the proper use of material selection in Technical Design.

1. Identify product design parameters for sheet metal products.
2. Identify product design parameters for molding polymers and composites.
3. Identify product design parameters for casted products. 
4. Identify product design parameters for wood products.

Goal 3:  Understand the financial aspects of the manufacturing process.

1. Calculate Return on Investment (ROI).
2. Explain the process of “make vs. buy” in production. 
3. Explain the different financial approaches to Low-volume and High-volume production.

Goal 4:  Understand the role of quality in Technical Design.

1. Summarize the Design Clause of a Quality Management Systems (QMS).
2. Identify critical dimensions for process capability.
3. Interpret Attribute & Variable charts ( X Bar & R charts, P charts, NP charts, C charts, and U charts).
4. Utilize data to maintain and improve processes and design.

Goal 5:  Explain the impact that Technical Design has on the environment.

1. Summarize the role of a Environmental Management Systems (EMS). 
2. Explain how being environmentally sound can increase profits.

THEA 261 - Drama as a Performing Art

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours:

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining theatrical production knowledge, application, and performance objectives she/he plans to meet by semester’s end.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of props.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of costumes.
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of application and usage of make-up.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of lighting.
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of set design and construction.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an introductory knowledge of script analysis and characterization techniques.

1. Read scripts and analyze aspects of setting and form.
2. Analyze character traits and behaviors.
3. Apply techniques and styles learned to develope characters.

Goal 3:  Participate in the production and public performance of a theatrical piece.  

1. Rehearse to develop characters in specific context.
2. Perform before live audiences.
3. Deconstruct set and organize props and costumes following performances.

THEA 262 - Drama as a Performing Art II

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [THEA 261 ]

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining theatrical production knowledge, application, and performance objectives she/he plans to meet by semester’s end.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of props.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of costumes.
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of application and usage of make-up.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of lighting
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of set design and construction.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate an intermediate knowledge of script analysis and characterization techniques.

1. Read scripts and analyze aspects of setting and form.
2. Analyze character traits and behaviors.
3. Apply techniques and styles learned to develope characters.

Goal 3:  Participate in the production and public performance of a theatrical piece.  

1. Rehearse to develop characters in specific context.
2. Perform before live audiences.
3. Deconstruct set and organize props and costumes following performances.

THEA 263 - Drama as a Performing Art III

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [THEA 262 ]

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining theatrical production knowledge, application, and performance objectives she/he plans to meet by semester’s end.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of props.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of costumes.
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of application and usage of make-up.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of lighting
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of set design and construction.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate a high-intermediate knowledge of script analysis and characterization techniques.

1. Read scripts and analyze aspects of setting and form.
2. Analyze character traits and behaviors.
3. Apply techniques and styles learned to develope characters.

Goal 3:  Participate in the production and public performance of a theatrical piece.  

1. Rehearse to develop characters in specific context.
2. Perform before live audiences.
3. Deconstruct set and organize props and costumes following performances.

THEA 264 - Drama as a Performing Art IV

3 Credit: (2 lecture, 2 lab, 0 clinical) 4 Contact Hours: [THEA 263 ]

1. Develop an individual contract in conjunction with the instructor, outlining theatrical production knowledge, application, and performance objectives she/he plans to meet by semester’s end.
2. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of props.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of fabrication and usage of costumes.
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of application and usage of make-up.
5. Demonstrate a working knowledge of lighting
6. Demonstrate a working knowledge of set design and construction.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate advanced knowledge of script analysis and characterization techniques.

1. Read scripts and analyze aspects of setting and form.
2. Analyze character traits and behaviors.
3. Apply techniques and styles learned to develope characters.

Goal 3:  Participate in the production and public performance of a theatrical piece.  

1. Rehearse to develop characters in specific context.
2. Perform before live audiences.
3. Deconstruct set and organize props and costumes following performances.

TRUK 100 - Tractor Trailer Operations

8 Credit: (4 lecture, 4 lab, 0 clinical) 8 Contact Hours:

“One-on-one” training is provided for all on-road driving, most lab and range instruction and some classroom education.

Arrangements for a State Certified Third Party Test facility for the Skill Test will be scheduled at the conclusion of the session.  Passing the State-Administered test will be reliant on the actual extent of dedication during training; preparation by the student; individual skills and ability; and attitude or behavior during the test.

For more information on FCG, you can go to the following website: http://www.fcgtruckdrivertraining.com/about/

To be considered for the FCG course you must meet the following program requirements:

• At least 18 years of age
• Hold a current and valid “Operator’s” license
• Ability to take and pass a State “Written Test” to obtain a Temporary Instruction Permit (TIP)
• A successful background check. See the following website for a list of disqualifying crimes http://www.dmv.org/mi-michigan/apply-cdl.php
• Meet all physical and criminal requirements specified of F.M.C.S.A. D.O.T. regulations

1. Identify the requirements for obtaining a Commercial Driver’s License.
2. Understand international shipments including NAFTA and FAST.
3. Demonstrate Hours of Service practices.
4. Identify the legal terms of a shipping contract.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.
6. Demonstrate understanding of the Whistle Blower Protection program.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate proper tractor-trailer operations.

1. Identify proper load loading, securing, and unloading cargo.
2. Demonstrate proper trip planning.
3. Identify proper preventative maintenance procedures.
4. Identify and demonstrate proper railroad crossing procedures.
5. Demonstrate speed and space management.
6. Demonstrate visual search techniques.
7. Demonstrate night driving best practices.
8. Demonstrate proper procedures for left and right hand turns.
9. Demonstrate ability to identify various types of power units and trailers.
10. Demonstrate proper accident procedures.
11. Demonstrate proper shifting, braking, and mirror use.
12. Demonstrate safe backing procedures.
13. Demonstrate safe and proper procedure for coupling and uncoupling.
14. Demonstrate proper procedure for pre-trip and post-trip procedures.

WELD 101 - Fundamentals of Welding

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 4 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours:

1. Analyze properties of various metal stock.
2. Select appropriate process to cut selected metals.
3. Execute safe and effective cutting process.

Goal 2:  Demonstrate welding theory and processes on various metals.

1. Assess the requirements of a proposed weld.
2. Select the appropriate welding process for a particular job.
3. Create a structurally sound weld on various metals. 

Goal 3:  Apply basic knowledge of metallurgy.

1. Classify metals in terms of physical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties.
2. Select appropriate metals for cutting and welding processes.
3. Identify hazards associated with various metals. 

Goal 4:  Apply electrical theory to welding and cutting processes.

1. Conduct welding and cutting operations within industrial standards for electrical safety. 

Goal 5:  Apply knowledge of the properties of compressed gases used in industrial settings.

1. Demonstrate safe handling of compressed gases.
2. Conduct welding and cutting operations with compressed gases within industrial safety standards.

Goal 6:  Apply all modern industrial safety standards.

WELD 105 - MIG Welding

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 4 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [WELD 101 ]

1. Assess the requirements of a proposed weld. 

2. Select the appropriate welding process for a particular job. 

3. Create a structurally sound weld on various metals in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.  

Goal 2:  Apply basic knowledge of metallurgy. 

1. Classify metals in terms of physical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties. 

2. Select appropriate metals for cutting and welding processes. 

3. Identify hazards associated with various metals.  

Goal 3:  Apply electrical theory to welding and cutting processes. 

1. Conduct welding operations within industrial standards for electrical safety.  

2. Conduct cutting operations within industrial standards or electrical safety.

WELD 106 - TIG Welding

3 Credit: (1 lecture, 4 lab, 0 clinical) 5 Contact Hours: [WELD 101 ]

1. Assess the requirements of a proposed weld. 

2. Select the appropriate welding process for a particular job. 

3. Create a structurally sound weld on various metals in the flat, horizontal, vertical, and overhead positions.  

Goal 2:  Apply basic knowledge of metallurgy. 

1. Classify metals in terms of physical, chemical, electrical, and mechanical properties. 

2. Select appropriate metals for cutting and welding processes. 

3. Identify hazards associated with various metals.  

Goal 3:  Apply electrical theory to welding and cutting processes. 

1. Conduct welding operations within industrial standards for electrical safety.  

2. Conduct cutting operations within industrial standards for electrical safety.