Course Directory

Volleyball Men

Emphasizes fundamental techniques, strategy, and rules.

Volleyball Women

Emphasizes fundamental techniques, strategy, and rules.

Step Aerobics Challenge

Expands the student's understanding of overall fitness. Students utilize step benches to obtain cardiovascular conditioning and hand weights to strengthen muscles and improve endurance. Each semester.

Adapted Phy Ed

Modified or corrective physical education course for those who by reason of illness or disability are unable to participate in the more vigorous forms of physical education activities. On demand.

Phys Fit And Cond

Enables students to develop a fitness and conditioning program to fit their individual needs through knowledge gained in areas such as nutrition, use of conditioning equipment, weight control, and fitness tests.

Phys Fit Thru Stren Trng

Covers all basic weight lifting techniques and modern principles for developing and improving an aerobic fitness for both male and female students.

Camp Outdoor Rec

Offers practical experience in the basic skills necessary for a successful camping excursion following conservation practices and techniques that retain the beauty of the wilderness ecosystems.

Pers Hlth Promo & Behav Mgmt

This course will direct students to assess their personal wellness in each of the seven dimensions. The content will explore variables contributing to personal excellence and wellness and completion of a behavioral project.

Phys Ed Elem Major

Required of all students majoring in elementary education. Emphasizes modern physical education skills and activities of the elementary child. Each semester.

Basic/Emerg Water Safety

Students must demonstrate advanced swimming skills. Designed for participants to become familiar with the hazards of water activities, to prevent accidents, and to respond effectively if an accident does occur. Successful completion of the course leads to Red Cross Certification.

Interm Swimming

Multi-stroke refinement, drown-proofing, and physical conditioning through swimming. Prerequisite: Students should be able to swim one length of the pool.

Intro Ele Health Concept

Introduces elementary education majors to basic health concepts and issues which elementary students face and are important for developing an appropriate understanding of health education today. Fall, annually.

Interm Tennis

Emphasizes fundamental techniques, strategy, and rules.

Nutrition for Healthy Living

Teaches about the different food groups and their roles in the human body, the type of chemical reactions during metabolism, the way the body makes and stores energy, and eating habits role in weight control.

Special Topics

C P R

Required for the Athletic Coaching Program. Follows the recommendations and guidelines of the American Red Cross. Students earn an American Red Cross CPR Certificate upon successful completion of the course.

First Aid Safety

Explores responsibilities and duties of the teacher in the development and teaching of programs in first aid and safety that are related to the student's school and community. Includes the American Red Cross Standard First Aid Course.

Tch Hlth & Wellness Elem Sch

Required of all students majoring in elementary education. This class will focus on strategies for promoting the health of children both in and outside the educational setting. Students will learn the importance of both promoting a healthy lifestyle," within the young and the importance of advocating for a healthy environment in which all children and adults may flourish. Students will plan learning activities that will enhance the health knowledge, skills, attitudes and experience of young children. Included are labs and field experiences in an elementary school setting. Each semester.

Lifeguard Training

Successful completion leads to Red Cross Certification. Prerequisite: Swim 500 yards continuously, using four different strokes, dive to a depth of nine feet, and bring up a 10-pound object, and tread water for one minute.

Elem Health Curriculum

Designed for the elementary education major who may eventually work in a classroom setting. Prepares potential teachers to: (a) teach health education in a knowledgeable and effective manner, (b) demonstrate approaches for integrating health instruction with other topics, and (c) familiarize the elementary major with current health curricula. Course offered on demand.

Motor Learning & Development

Provides understanding of motor development and motor learning and how motor activities enhance the total development of young children. Emphasizes the design and implementation of open-ended, developmentally appropriate movement activities to stimulate problem solving and to be the cornerstone of an integrated curriculum. Additional focus on assessment of motor development and motor learning environments. Must be taken concurrently with ECH 320, 322, 323, 325, and 413. Prerequisites: ED 121. Each semester.

Hiv/Aids Education

Experience-based course covers both the facts and the emotional issues involved in teaching about HIV infection. Psychosocial issues covered by the course include values, attitudes, and beliefs and their effects on teaching and learning about HIV, drugs and drug use, and sex and sexuality. Emphasizes helping students develop the skills needed to make AIDS presentations with a non-judgmental perspective and sensitivity to the cultural diversity in their communities. Upon successful completion ofthe course, students are Red Cross certified to present facts, answer questions, and identify resources for people who want more information on HIV infection, including AIDS. Prerequisite: HPE 111 or permission of the instructor. Course offered on de|

Into To Intelligence Analysis

This course is designed to provide students with an introduction to the field of intellligence. Topics covered provide students with knowledge of the history of intelligence analysis and intelligence services, tools and skills used by the intelligence analyst and the process used in the conduct basic intelligence research.

Synth Of Intell Anlys Proc

IA 491 is the capstone course for the minor in Intelligence Analysis. This course will provide a synthesis of the basic intelligence subjects from IA 211 with the student's knowledge base from their respective major area of concentration. This cour,"se focuses on the analysis process, analysis products and reports, and the relationship between the analyst and the policy maker. Prerequisite: IA 211; Senior standing. Annually|

Nanomanufacturing

Nanomanufacturing is a hands-on laboratory course designed to give the fundamental skills necessary to work in a nanotechnology production and manufacturing environment.l The course will discuss basic theoretical concepts behind research, development, production, and processing of nano-scaled materials. Safety, handling techniques, protocols, record keeping, production methodology, and analytical techniques will be the core concepts taken from this course. Prerequisite: MATH 112, PH 251, PH252|

Industrial Field Training

Performance-oriented field training in technical fields using industrial machines and computers. Includes math and blueprint skills, sufficient to operate various complex machine, tooling or computer equipment. Analyzes and troubleshoots the problems of production. Emphasis is on developing student competency in equipment operation and troubleshooting. Credit only for students enrolled in the AAS-IT degree.

Issues In Industrial Tech

This capstone course to the Associate of Applied Science in Industrial Technology degree will prepare students for the career opportunities that exist upon graduation. Students will apply extensive technical writing and oral presentations to practic,"al applications that exist in the workplace. Research in the field of industrial technology will take place, along with research into career development and job procurement. Problem solving activiites related to industrial situations will be presented and analyzed, as well as current topics in industrial technology. Offered Each semester.|

Intro To Librarianship

Broad overview of libraries and the profession of librarianship beginning with the history of libraries and concluding with the impact of technology on libraries. Annually.

Basic Info Sources & Ser

Examines traditional and technological approaches to locating information. Analyzes the criteria for selecting reference materials and examines reviewing media for new reference sources. Explores the organization of reference service. Includes the, study of selected reference sources. Biennially.

Select Lib Materials

Provides familiarity with basic bibliographical tools, including current reviewing media and traditional and electronic publishing. Examines policies and criteria for the selection of and evaluation of book and nonbook resources. Biennially.