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Course Directory
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ACC 105 OFFICE ACCOUNTING (3 cr.) Presents practical accounting. Covers the accounting cycle - journal, ledger, working papers, closing of books - payrolls, financial statements, accounting forms, and practical procedures. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ACC 134 SMALL BUSINESS TAXES (3 cr.) Introduces taxes most frequently encountered in business. Includes payroll, sales, property, and income tax. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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ACC 211 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I (3 cr.) Presents accounting principles and their application to various businesses. Covers the accounting cycle, income determination, and financial reporting. Studies services, merchandising, and includes internal controls. A laboratory co-requisite (ACC 213) may be required as identified by the college. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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ACC 212 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II (3 cr.) Continues Accounting Principles 211 with emphasis on the application to partnerships, corporations, and the study of financial analysis. Includes an introduction to cost and managerial accounting. A laboratory co-requisite (ACC 214) may be required as identified by the college. Lecture 3 hours per week.
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ACC 213 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING LABORATORY I (1 cr.) Provides problem-solving experience to supplement instruction in ACC 211. Should be taken concurrently with ACC 211, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Laboratory 2 hours per week.
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ACC 214 PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING LABORATORY II (1 cr.) Provides problem-solving experience to supplement instruction in ACC 212. Should be taken concurrently with ACC 212, in appropriate curricula, as identified by the college. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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ADJ 100 SURVEY OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE (3 cr.) Presents an overview of the United States criminal justice system; introduces the major system components—law enforcement, judiciary, and corrections. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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ADJ 107 SURVEY OF CRIMINOLOGY (3 cr.) Surveys the volume and scope of crime; considers a variety of theories developed to explain the causation of crime and criminality. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
ADJ 130 INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL LAW (3 cr.) Surveys the general principles of American criminal law, the elements of major crimes, and the basic steps of prosecution procedure. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 80 BASIC KEYBOARDING 1 (1 cr.) Introduces students to the basic operation of the microcomputer with the focus on the development of keyboarding skills using basic keyboarding by touch. Lecture 1 hrs. per week |
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AST 102 KEYBOARDING II (3 cr.) Develops keyboarding and document production skills, with emphasis on preparation of specialized business documents. Continues skill building for speed and accuracy. Prerequisite AST 101. Co-requisite AST 104. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 103 KEYBOARDING I LABORATORY (1 cr.) Provides supplemental instruction in AST 101. Must be taken concurrently with AST 101. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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AST 104 KEYBOARDING II LABORATORY (1 cr.) Provides supplemental instruction in AST 102. Must be taken concurrently with AST 102. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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AST 107 EDITING/PROOF READING SKILLS (3 cr.) Develops skills essential to creating and editing business documents. Covers grammar, spelling, diction, punctuation, capitalization, and other usage problems. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 190 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT INTERNSHIP (3 cr.) Designed to give the graduating administrative students a valuable work experience as well as a method of testing their knowledge in the real business world. Students will review their career goals in a much more realistic way when they are givent he opportunity to work with professionals already on the job. Therefore, they will make a smoother transition to full-time employment immediately upon the completion of the community college program. Total 6 hours per week. |
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AST 232 MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS (3 cr.) Teaches production of business documents using word-processing, databases, and spreadsheets. Emphasizes document production to meet business and industry standard. Prerequisite AST 101 or equivalent. Co-requisite AST 233. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 233 MICROCOMPUTER OFFICE APPLICATIONS (1 cr.) Provides supplemental instruction in AST 232. Must be taken concurrently with AST 232. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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AST 236 SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS (3 cr.) Teaches specialized integrated software applications on the microcomputer. Emphasizes document production to meet business and industry standards. Prerequisite AST 101 or equivalent. Co-requisite AST 237. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 237 SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS LABORATORY (1 cr.) – Provides supplemental instruction in AST 236. Must be taken concurrently with AST 236. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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AST 240 MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION (3 cr.) Develops proficiency in the use of transcribing equipment to produce business documents. Emphasizes listening techniques, business English, and proper formatting. Includes production rate and mailable copy requirements. Co-requisites AST 102 or equivalent and AST 241. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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AST 241 MACHINE TRANSCRIPTION LABORATORY (1 cr.) Provides supplemental instruction in AST 240. Must be taken concurrently with AST 240. Laboratory 2 hours per week. |
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AST 243 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION I (3 cr.) Develops an understanding of the administrative support role and the skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes the development of critical-thinking, problem-solving, and job performance skills in a business office environment. Prerequisite AST 101. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
AST 244 OFFICE ADMINISTRATION II (3 cr.) Enhances skills necessary to provide organizational and technical support in a contemporary office setting. Emphasizes administrative and supervisory role of the office professional. Includes travel and meeting planning, office budgeting and financial procedures, international issues, and career development. Prerequisite AST 243 or equivalent. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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ARC 121 ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING I (3 cr.) Introduces techniques of Computer-Aided Drafting for architectural applications. Requires production of plans, sections, and elevations of a simple building. Studies use of common reference material and the organization or architectural working drawings. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. |
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ARC 122 ARCHITECTURAL DRAFTING II (3 cr.) A continuation of Architectural Drafting I. Requires development of a limited set of working drawings, including a site plan and related details, and pictorial drawings. Prerequisite ARC 121 or equivalent. Lecture 2 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 5 hours per week. |
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ARC 257 BUILDING CODES AND CONTRACT DOCUMENTS (2 cr.) Presents their effect on specifications and drawings. Includes purpose and writing of specifications with their legal, practical application to working drawings. Analyzes contract documents for client-architect-contractor responsibilities and duties. Lecture 2 hours per week. |
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ARC 255 CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATING (2 cr.) Requires preparation of detailed material quantity surveys from plans and specifications for commercial construction. Discusses cost, bid, and contract procedures. Lecture 2 hours per week. |
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ART 121-122 DRAWING I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Develops basic drawing skills and understanding of visual language through studio instruction/lecture. Introduces concepts such as proportion, space, perspective, tone, and composition as applied to still life, landscape, and the figure. Uses drawing media such as pencil, charcoal, ink wash, and color media. Includes field trips and gallery assignments as appropriate. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week. |
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ART 241-242 PAINTING I-II (3 cr.) (3 cr.) Introduces abstract and representational painting in acrylic and/or oil with emphasis on color composition and value. Prerequisite AR T 122 or divisional approval. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week |
ART 243-244 WATERCOLOR I-II (3 cr.)(3 cr.) Presents abstract and representational painting in watercolor with emphasis on design, color, composition, technique and value. Pre requisite ART 131, or divisional approval. Lecture 2 hours. Studio instruction 2 hours. Total 4 hours per week. |
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BIO 101-102 GENERAL BIOLOGY I-II (4 cr.) Explores fundamental characteristics of living matter from the molecular level to the ecological community with emphasis on general biological principles. Introduces the diversity of living organisms, their structure, function, and evolution. Lecture 3 hours. Recitation and laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. |
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BIO 141-142 HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I-II (4 cr.) (4 cr.) Integrates anatomy and physiology of cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the human body. Integrates concepts of chemistry, physics, and pathology. Lecture 3 hours. Laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. |
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BIO 150 INTRODUCTORY MICROBIOLOGY (4 cr.) Studies the general characteristics of microorganisms. Emphasizes their relationships to individual and community health. Prerequisite recent course in basic biology or NAS 150 and a recent course in chemistry or CHM 110 or instructor approval. Lecture 3 hours. Recitation and laboratory 3 hours. Total 6 hours per week. |
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BIO 285 BIOLOGICAL PROBLEMS IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY (3 cr.) Discusses major biological problems facing society which may include environmental and health concerns such as pollution, bioengineering, drug abuse, conservation, famine and others. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 100 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS (3 cr.) Presents a broad introduction to the functioning of business enterprise within the U.S. economic framework. Introduces economic systems, essential elements of business organization, finance, marketing, production, and risk and human resource managements. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 111 PRINCIPLES OF SUPERVISION I (3 cr.) Teaches the fundamentals of supervision, including the primary responsibilities of the supervisor. Introduces factors relating to the work of supervisor and subordinates. Covers aspects of leadership, job management, work improvement, training and orientation, performance evaluation, and effective employee/supervisor relationships. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 116 ENTREPRENEURSHIP (3 cr.) Presents the various steps considered necessary when going into business. Includes areas such as product-service analysis, market research evaluation, setting up books, ways to finance startup, operations of the business, development of business plans, buyouts versus starting from scratch, and franchising. Uses problems and cases to demonstrate implementation of these techniques. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 165 SMALL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Identifies management concerns unique to small businesses. Introduces the requirements necessary to initiate a small business, and identifies the elements comprising a business plan. Presents information establishing financial and administrative controls, developing a marketing strategy, managing business operations, and the legal and government relationships specific to small businesses. Lecture 3 hours per week |
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BUS 190 COORDINATED INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS (3 cr.) Supervised on-the-job training in selected business, industrial or service firms coordinated by the college. May be repeated for credit. 6 hours per week. |
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BUS 200 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Teaches management and the management functions of planning, organizing, directing, and controlling. Focuses on application of management principles to realistic situations managers encounter as they attempt to achieve organizational objectives. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 201 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (3 cr.) Presents a behaviorally oriented course combining the functions of management with the psychology of leading and managing people. Focuses on the effective use of human resources through understanding human motivation and behavior patterns, conflict management and resolution, group functioning and process, the psychology of decision-making, and the importance of recognizing and managing change. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 205 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Introduces employment, selection, and placement of personnel, usage levels and methods, job descriptions, training methods and programs, and employee evaluation systems, includes procedures for management of human resources and uses case studies and problems to demonstrate implementation of these techniques. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 208 QUALITY AND PRODUCTIVITY MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Focuses on the key quality improvement concepts regarding products and services, customers and suppliers, and systems and processes that make quality a part of the work life of an organization. Emphasizes the role of teams, including team meeting skills and techniques, and a variety of quality improvement tools, such as flowcharts, run charts, Pareto diagrams, cause and effect diagrams, evaluation matrices, and implementation roadmaps. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 209 CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT (3 cr.) Presents the different philosophies in Quality Control. Introduces students to Process Improvement, Team Development, Consensus Building, and Problem-Solving strategies. Identifies methods for Process Improvement in manufacturing and service organizations, which includes Statistical Process Control when used in the quality control function of business and industry. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 210 TOTAL QUALITY STATISTICAL TOOLS (3 cr.) Provides basic introduction to probability, statistics, and the foundation of quality, followed by in-depth training in the construction use, and interpretation of control charts. Includes both "variable" and "attribute" control charting techniques as well as an introduction to process capability. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 240 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS LAW (3 cr.) Presents an introduction to the American legal system, including an overview of the courts, civil and criminal law. Develops an in-depth understanding of contracts, agency law, and business organizations. Also includes an overview of property, UCC Sales, and Commercial Paper. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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BUS 265 ETHICAL ISSUES IN MANAGEMENT (3 cr.) Examines the legal, ethical, and social responsibilities of management. May use cases to develop the ability to think and act responsibly. Lecture 3 hours per week. |
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