2009-2010 Catalog and Student Handbook 
    
    May 23, 2024  
2009-2010 Catalog and Student Handbook [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Nursing

  
  • NURS 2000 - Nursing Process I


    Nursing Process I is the first in a series of four nursing courses designed as a comprehensive program to encompass the central competencies of assessment, collaboration, communication, management of care, caring interventions, clinical decision-making, professional behaviors, and teaching/learning. Nursing Process I emphasizes the application of the competencies in medical/surgical settings. Content will focus on the circulatory, respiratory, integumentary, sensorineural, gastrourinary, musculoskeletal, and gastrointestinal systems. Other topics discussed will include rehabilitative, operative, infectious disease, and emergency care. Nutritional aspects of each disease process will also be incorporated. Clinical experiences will be in a variety of health care settings for patients across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: BIOL 1230, NURS 1100, and NURS 1200.
    Corequisite: PSYC 1310.

    10 Credit Hours - 6 Lecture Hours, 6 Lab Hours, 6 Clinical Hours

    Credits: 10


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  • NURS 2200 - Nursing Process II


    Nursing Process II is a continuation of the study and application of the nursing theories and skills listed in Nursing Process I with main concentration on obstetrics, pediatrics, and mental health nursing. In addition to previous concepts and skills, the content encompasses perinatal, neonatal, and pediatric care. Topics to be covered in the mental health portion of this course include current theories and practice, patient-nurse relationship development, social and emotional concerns, and mental health disorders. Pharmaceutical and nutritional concepts related to obstetrics, pediatrics, and mental health nursing will be covered. Nursing central competencies introduced in the previous nursing courses will be emphasized with a focus on promoting optimum wellness. These include assessment, collaboration, communication, management of care, caring interventions, clinical decision-making, professional behaviors, and teaching/learning.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: NURS 2000, PSYC 1310.

    10 Credit Hours - 6 Lecture Hours, 3 Lab Hours, 9 Clinical Hours

    Credits: 10


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  • NURS 2400 - Nursing Process III


    Nursing Process III is a continuation of the study and application of nursing processes with emphasis on the central competencies of assessment, collaboration, communication, management of care, caring interventions, clinical decision-making, professional behaviors, and teaching/learning. Nursing Process III focuses on the application of the competencies in medical/surgical settings with subject specific content including the following: oncology, hematology, endocrinology, reproduction, immunology, and neurology. Nutritional aspects of disease processes discussed with appropriate nursing actions and interventions will also be incorporated. Clinical experiences will be in a variety of health care settings for patients across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NURS 2200.
    Corequisite: NURS 2600.

    5 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours, 6 Clinical Hours

    Credits: 5


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  • NURS 2600 - Nursing Process IV


    Nursing Process IV is the final course in the nursing curriculum sequence. This course emphasizes application of nursing central competencies introduced in the previous nursing process courses including assessment, collaboration, communication, management of care, caring interventions, clinical decision-making, professional behaviors, and teaching/learning. Other major topics include roles of leadership and management as part of the health care team. Clinical experiences are in a variety of health care settings involving patients across the lifespan.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: NURS 2200.
    Corequisite: NURS 2400.

    4 Credit Hours - 2 Lecture Hours, 6 Clinical Hours

    Credits: 4


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Office Administration Technology

  
  
  
  
  • OFMG 1030 - Document Processing I


    Document Processing I offers the opportunity to gain an understanding of basic document formatting and word processing concepts, including preparing and managing documents; formatting characters, paragraphs, special features, documents, and sections; using help; customizing paragraphs and page formatting; maintaining and printing documents; using writing tools; and manipulating tabs and text within and between documents. Speed and accuracy on straight copy are developed.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OFMG 1010 or 30 wpm with three or fewer errors on a three-minute timed writing. Students will be diagnostically tested during the second class session.

    4 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours (F, S)

    Credits: 4


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  • OFMG 1040 - Document Processing II


    Document Processing II builds upon skills developed in OFMG 1030 to expand the practice of word processing techniques used in an automated office setting with special emphasis on merging documents, creating and formatting tables, drawing shapes and inserting images, managing lists, formatting with special features, managing shared documents, sorting and selecting, adding visual elements, and creating charts and importing data. Speed and accuracy on straight copy continues to be emphasized.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: OFMG 1030

    4 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours (S, U)

    Credits: 4


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  • OFMG 2100 - Fundamentals of Insurance Claims and Patient Billing


    Fundamentals of Insurance Claims and Patient Billing uses simulated patient files to provide instruction and practice in patient billing, insurance claims processing, and record keeping. In addition to ICD-9-CM and CPT coding, students receive instruction in the current legal environment as it pertains to insurance fraud and abuse, the ethical responsibility for accurate claims preparation and patient billing, the pitfalls of upcoding and downcoding, and the importance of coding linkage and compliance with federal regulations.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: OFMG 1100

    3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours (F)

    Credits: 3


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  • OFMG 2410 - Administrative Support Systems and Procedures


    Administrative Support Systems and Procedures is designed to teach problem solving and creative thinking for the student pursuing a career as an office professional. The course is taught from the perspective of an administrative office manager and explores the legal and interpersonal environment and the effects of ethical business practices. The student will learn job functions that are common to most offices and how specific skills are applied to accomplish tasks and follow procedures.  Group communication techniques and research methods are practiced.

     

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: OFMG 1040 and OFMG 2400

    4 Credit Hours - 4 Lecture Hours (F)

    Credits: 4


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Philosophy

  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Physical Education

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Physical Science

  
  
  

Physics

  
  
  
  
  
  

Political Science

  
  

Pre-Engineering

  
  • ENGR 1110 - Engineering Graphics


    Engineering Graphics covers the principles and methods that are utilized in modern engineering and technology graphics which are used in determining space relations of points, lines, planes and their combination.  This course places major emphasis on development of drafting skills and introduction to sketching, drafting instruments, computer software for graphic representations and problem-solving.  Emphasis is placed on orthographic projection, auxiliary views, pictorial drawings, dimensioning methods, and sectioning with adherence to current drafting standards.  Computer-aided drafting and design software will also be introduced and utilized.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    3 Credit Hours - 2 Lecture Hours, 2 Lab Hours (F)

    Credits: 3


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Psychology

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  • PSYC 2500 - Behavior Modification


    Behavior Modification is an introduction to the terminology, principles and procedures used in behavioral modification. Application of behavior modification principles to both individual and social contexts will be emphasized. Topics include: behavioral assessment; basic learning; principles; procedures to establish new behaviors; procedures to increase desirable behavior and decrease undesirable behavior; and other behavioral change procedures, including token economies and behavioral contracts.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: DSPW 0800 and DSPR 0800/0870 or appropriate entrance scores. 3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours (Variable)

    Credits: 3


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  • PSYC 2900 - Motivation and Emotion


    Motivation and Emotion is an introduction to the major theoretical perspectives underlying the processes of motivation and emotion. This class will examine the biological, psychological, and social bases that direct our behavior. Topics include: autonomy, extrinsic and intrinsic motivation, achievement, affiliation, goal-setting, self-efficacy, learned helplessness, the role of personality in motivation and emotion, the unconscious, and growth motivation.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: DSPR 0800/0870 and DSPW 0800 or appropriate entrance scores.


    3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours  (Variable)

    Credits: 3


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Quality

  

Reading

  
  
  

Social Services

  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Social Work

  
  
  • SOWK 1020 - Professional Values and Ethics


    Professional Values and Ethics examines personal, professional and social values and teaches skills necessary for making ethical decisions in the professions of social work and social services. The course focuses on core professional values, principles and ethical standards that are the basis for understanding ethical issues, examining possible resolutions and their potential outcomes and addressing ethical concerns in relation to the roles of students, client, professional, social worker and supervisor. Malpractice risk and liability issues will also be covered in this course.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: DSPR 0800/0870, DSPW 0800 or appropriate entrance scores. 3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours (Variable)

    Credits: 3


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  • SOWK 1030 - Cultural Diversity


    Cultural Diversity introduces students to patterns, dynamics and historical perspectives of cultural diversity and examines social justice issues and consequences of oppression, economic deprivation and discrimination. The course also explores the concept of embracing diversity relative to race, ethnicity, cultural, class, gender, affectional orientation, religion and age. Students have opportunities to study the similarities and differences between people’s experiences, needs and beliefs.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisites: DSPR 0800/0870, DSPW 0800 or appropriate entrance scores. 3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours (Variable)

    Credits: 3


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  • SOWK 2500 - Interviewing and Recording Skills


    Interviewing and Recording Skills focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary for generalist social workers to conduct and record interviews effectively and appropriately. Students study interview and recording techniques and learn to apply the techniques and skills to social work practices using role-play and video-taped scenarios. Emphasis is also placed on systems theory and its application to the selection of appropriate techniques for various populations and levels of practice.

    Prerequisites & Notes
    Prerequisite: SOWK 1010 3 Credit Hours - 3 Lecture Hours (Variable)

    Credits: 3


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Society and Fitness

  

Sociology

  
  
  
  
 

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