Course Descriptions

EMT 205 - ALS Pharmacology and Medication Administration

1. Describe basic pharmacological background.
2. Describe the actions of drugs, regulations, and human body systems.
3. Define pharmacokinetics.
4. Show evidence of understanding how to do drug calculations.

1. Differentiate among the chemical, generic, and trade names of a drug.
2. List the four main sources of drug products.
3. Describe how drugs are classified.
4. Discuss standardization of drugs.
5. Discuss special consideration in drug treatment with regard to pregnant, pediatric, and geriatric patients.
6. Discuss the ALS professional’s responsibilities and scope of management pertinent to the administration of medications.
7. List and describe general properties of drugs.
8. List and differentiate routes of drug administration.
9. List and differentiate the phases of drug activity, including the pharmaceutical, pharmacokinetic, and pharmacodynamic phases.
10. List and describe drugs that the ALS professional may administer according to local protocol.
11. Identify the mathematical principles used in pharmacology.
12. Differentiate temperature readings between the Centigrade and Fahrenheit scales.
13. Describe the indications, equipment needed, technique used, precautions, and general principles of peripheral venous or external jugular cannulation.
14. Discuss legal aspects affecting medication administration.
15. Discuss the “six rights” of drug administration and correlate these with the principles of medication administration.
16. Describe medical asepsis and the differences between clean and sterile techniques.
17. List the uses of antiseptics and disinfectants.
18. Describe body substance isolation.
19. Describe the equipment needed, techniques used, complications, and general principles for the preparation and administration of Parenteral medications.
20. Describe the purpose, equipment needed, techniques used, complications, and general principles for obtaining a blood sample.
21. Identify the steps to disposal of contaminated items and sharps.

1. Historical Trends in Pharmacology
2. Pharmacology: Names of Drugs
   1. Chemical name
   2. Generic name
   3. Trade name
   4. Official name
3. Sources of Drugs
   1. Plants
   2. Animals
   3. Minerals
   4. Chemical
4. United States Legislation Impact: Schedule of Controlled Substances
   1. Schedule I
   2. Schedule II
   3. Schedule III
   4. Schedule IV
   5. Schedule V
5. Other Drug Areas
   1. Standardization of drugs
   2. Investigational drugs
   3. Special considerations in drug therapy
   4. Pregnancy
   5. Pediatric patients
   6. Geriatric patients
   7. Scope of management
6. Autonomic Pharmacology
   1. Nervous system
   2. Peripheral nervous system
   3. Autonomic nervous system
   4. Sympathetic influences
   5. Neurochemical transmission
7. Properties, Forms, Routes, Mechanism, and Pharmacokinetics
   1. General properties of drugs
   2. Drug forms
   3. Liquid
   4. Solid
   5. Gas
   6. Routes of drug administration
      1. Inhalation
      2. Parenteral
      3. Endotracheal
   7. Mechanism of drug action
   8. Pharmacokinetics
      1. Absorption
      2. Distribution
      3. Biotransformation
      4. Excretion
8. Other Drug Areas
   1. Classifications of drugs
   2. Mathematical equivalents used in pharmacology
      1. Metric system
      2. Fahrenheit scale
      3. Celsius scale
      4. Converting between Fahrenheit and Celsius
   3. Calculating drug dosages
      1. Methods
      2. Dosages
   4. Medical direction
   5. Principles of medication administration
      1. Responsibility
      2. “six rights”
   6. Medical Asepsis
   7. Universal precautions and Body Substance Isolation (BSI) in medication administration
   8. Venous access
      1. Intravenous cannulation
      2. Intraosseous
   9. Medication administration by the inhalation route
   10. Enteral medication administration
   11. Parental administration of medications
   12. Obtaining a blood sample
   13. Disposal of contaminated items and sharps

EMT 214 - ALS Advanced Special Considerations

1. Demonstrate the advanced life support skills approach to emergency care of the emotionally disturbed.
2. Recognize the emotional aspects in an emergency situation with a special needs patient.
3. Demonstrate the steps to approach patients with special considerations.
4. Identify psychiatric emergencies and techniques of management.

1. Define behavior and distinguish between normal and abnormal behavior.
2. Discuss the prevalence of behavior and psychiatric disorders.
3. Discuss the psychopathology of behavioral and psychiatric disorders.
4. List and describe the categories of abuse.
5. Describe the characteristics associated with the profile of the typical abuser of a spouse, elder, child, or sexual assault.
6. Identify community resources that are able to assist victims of abuse and assault.
7. Differentiate the various etiologies and types of hearing impairments.
8. Describe mental illnesses.
9. Describe the various etiologies and types of speech impairments.
10. List pathologies and complications typical to home care patients.
11. Discuss the rights of the terminally ill.

1. Behavioral and Psychiatric Disorders
   1. Behavior
   2. Epidemiology
   3. Psychopathology
   4. Assessment
   5. Specific behavioral and psychiatric disorders
      1. Cognitive disorders
      2. Schizophrenia
      3. Anxiety disorders
      4. Mood disorders
      5. Substance related disorders
      6. Somatoform disorders
      7. Factitious disorders
      8. Dissociative disorders
      9. Eating disorders
      10. Impulse control disorders
      11. Personality disorders
   6. Special behavioral problems
      1. The suicidal patient
      2. The violent patient
      3. Behavioral problems in children
2. Abuse and Assault
   1. Epidemiology
   2. The battered spouse
      1. Battered women
      2. Battered men
      3. Homosexual relationships
      4. Identifying the battered patient
      5. Approaching the battered patient
      6. Legal considerations
      7. Victim-witness assistance programs
   3. The abused elder
   4. The abused child
      1. Overview
      2. Characteristics of abusers
      3. Characteristics of the abused child
      4. Physical examination
   5. Sexual assault
      1. Overview
      2. Legal aspect of sexual assault
      3. Characteristics of sexual assault
      4. Psychosocial aspect of care
      5. The child victim
3. Patients with Special Challenges
   1. Physical challenges
      1. Hearing impairments
      2. Visual impairments
      3. Speech impairments
      4. Obesity
      5. Paraplegia and quadriplegia
      6. Other physically challenged patients
   2. Mental challenges
      1. Mental illness
      2. Developmental disabilities
      3. Emotional impairments
      4. Emotional and Mental Impairments (EMI)           
   3. Pathological challenges
      1. Arthritis
      2. Cancer (malignant tumor)
      3. Cerebral palsy
      4. Cystic fibrosis (mucoviscidosis)
      5. Multiple sclerosis
      6. Muscular dystrophy
      7. Poliomyelitis
      8. Patients with previous head injuries
      9. Spina bifida
      10. Myasthenia gravis
   4. Culturally diverse patients
      1. Variables
      2. Recognition
      3. Accommodations
   5. Terminally ill patients
      1. Variables
      2. Accommodations
   6. Patients with communicable diseases
      1. Review of etiologies
      2. Accommodations
   7. Financial challenges
4. Acute Interventions for the Chronic Care Patient
   1. Epidemiology of home care
   2. Types of home care patients
   3. General system pathophysiology
   4. Assessment
   5. Management and treatment plan
   6. Specific acute home health situations
      1. Inadequate respiratory support
      2. Acute cardiovascular and vascular access
      3. Gastrointestinal and genitourinary (gi/gu) crisis
      4. Acute infections
      5. Maternal and child
      6. Hospice and comfort care

EMT 218 - Paramedic National Registry Preparation

1. Demonstrate the cognitive (knowledge) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities.
2. Demonstrate the psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities.
3. Demonstrate the affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities.

1. Describe the procedures that National Registry uses to test Paramedics.
2. List the subject areas included in the National Registry written test.  
3. Perform an assessment, identify, and treat a trauma victim.
4. Complete oral board medical patient scenarios.
5. Initiate and maintain an advanced airway on an adult mannequin.
6. Identify cardiac rhythms and implement the appropriate treatment during static and dynamic cardiac station.
7. Initiate an IV on a mannequin and administer a medication bolus.
8. Obtain and maintain an advanced airway on a pediatric mannequin.
9. Initiate an Intra Osseous (I.O.) line on a pediatric mannequin.
10. Package for transport a supine and seated simulated patient having cervical and spinal injuries.
11. Identify and treat bleeding, wounds, and shock on a simulated patient.

1. National Registry Overview
   1. Certification requirements
   2. Re-certification
   3. Written exam
   4. Practical exams
   5. Re-testing
2. Trauma Assessment
   1. Scene safety
   2. Transport decision
   3. Treatment
3. Oral Board Medical Assessment
   1. Scene safety
   2. Transport decision
   3. Treatment
4. Ventilatory Management
   1. Endotracheal intubation
   2. Dual lumen intubation
5. Cardiac Management
   1. Static
   2. Dynamic
6. IV and Medication Skills
   1. Establishment of patent IV
   2. Administration of appropriate medication
7. Pediatric Skills
   1. Intra Osseous ( I.O.)
   2. Ventilatory management
8. Random Skills
   1. Supine spinal immobilization
   2. Seated spinal immobilization
   3. Bleeding, wounds and shock

EMT 219 - ALS Foundations

1. Identify the roles and responsibilities of an Emergency Medical Technician.
2. Identify the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) components to include:
   1. Well-being
   2. Illness and injury prevention
   3. Ethics
   4. Medical and legal considerations.
3. Identify the credentialing and regulatory organizations within the industry.
4. Identify the components of initial and continuing education requirements.

1. Describe the role of the ALS professional today as compared to the “ambulance driver” of yesterday.
2. Describe key historical events that influenced the development of National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) systems.
3. List the EMS provider levels.
4. Identify the benefits of national EMS group involvement.
5. Explain the components of education, both initial and continuing, for ALS professionals.
6. Describe the recognized levels of EMS training and education leading to licensure and certification in Arizona.
7. Describe the attributes of professionalism that are applied to the role of ALS professional.
8. Identify the responsibilities of the ALS professional.
9. Describe the role of the EMS physician in providing medical direction.
10. Identify a system for continually evaluating and improving care.
11. Analyze the role of continuous quality improvement with respect to continuing medical education and research.
12. Identify the three components of wellness.
13. Define Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM).
14. Describe the common needs when dealing with death and dying.
15. Identify ways to prevent disease transmission.
16. Identify and define terms used with epidemiology.
17. Describe the leadership activities of the ALS professional.
18. Identify the legal issues involved in the decision not to transport a patient.
19. Synthesize ethical concepts and apply to different environments.

1. Introduction
   1. Role of the ALS professional today
   2. Professional activities
   3. Roles and responsibilities
2. Current EMS System
   1. Network of coordinated services
   2. Work as a unified whole
   3. Standards of an EMS system
   4. EMS system operation
   5. EMS provider levels
3. National EMS Group Involvement
   1. Development, education, and implementation of EMS
   2. Benefits of involvement
   3. Roles of various EMS standard setting groups
   4. Licensure
   5. Certification
   6. Registration
   7. Education
   8. Professionalism
   9. System Quality: Continuous Improvement
4. Medical Direction
   1. Services provided
   2. Physician extension
   3. Physician authority
   4. Role of the EMS physician
   5. Benefits of medical direction
   6. Interacting with a physician on scene
5. EMS Research
   1. Benefits of research
   2. Basic principles
   3. Conducting research
   4. Examples
   5. EMS providers and their role in data collection
   6. Evaluating and interpreting research
6. Wellness
   1. Components
   2. Implementing lifestyle changes
   3. Enhancing personal wellness
7. Stress
   1. Phases of stress response
   2. Triggers of stress response
   3. Physiological and psychological effects
   4. Causes of stress in EMS
   5. Reactions to stress
   6. Stress management techniques
   7. Critical incident stress management (CISM)
8. Dealing with Death, Dying, Grief and Loss
   1. Patient and family needs
   2. ALS Professional needs
   3. Developmental considerations
9. Preventing Disease Transmission
   1. Terminology
   2. Common sources of exposure
   3. Protection from air/ blood borne pathogens
   4. Periodic risk assessment
   5. Documenting and managing an exposure
10. Resuscitation Issues
    1. Withholding and stopping resuscitation
    2. Advance directives
    3. Potential organ donation
    4. Death in the field
11. Documentation
    1. Importance
    2. Patient care report
    3. Patient’s hospital record
    4. Maintaining appropriate records
12. Ethics Overview
    1. Ethics defined
    2. Answering ethical questions
    3. The need for an out-of-hospital ethical code
    4. Ethical impact on individual practice
    5. Ethical impact on institutional practice
    6. Ethical dilemmas
    7. Ethical tests in healthcare
    8. Ethical issues in contemporary paramedic practice

EMT 221 - ALS Airway and Ventilation

1. Identify the anatomy of the respiratory system at differing ages.
2. Identify the respiratory system physiology at different ages.
3. Demonstrate age specific techniques and procedures in order to establish and/or maintain a patient’s airway.
4. Properly administer respiratory pharmacology for specific conditions and age’s.

1. Explain the roles and responsibilities of the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Professional within an Emergency Medical Service (EMS) system while establishing and or maintaining a patent airway, ventilation, and providing oxygenation.
2. Identify and explain the anatomy and physiology of the respiratory system as it relates to the other levels of body organization, pathophysiology, patient assessment, management, and age-related considerations.
3. List and explain the age-specific indications, contraindications, special considerations, the safe and precise techniques and procedures for opening an airway, suctioning, utilizing basic airway adjuncts, utilizing advanced airway adjuncts, invasive airway and ventilation management, oxygen delivery devices and oxygen therapy, auto-transport ventilators.
4. List and explain the naming of drugs, classifications, sources, regulations, the profiling, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of respiratory drugs.
5. Describe and perform the techniques to safely and precisely gain access for medication administration via the respiratory system.
6. Develop a drug profile for common respiratory emergency drugs and patient-prescribed medications.
7. Formulate a field impression, develop and implement a treatment plan for a patient requiring airway and ventilation management and oxygen therapy.
8. Discuss common trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate your role and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders. 

1. Roles and Responsibilities for Airway and Ventilation Management and Oxygen Therapy
   1. Priorities in managing airway, breathing, and circulation
   2. Scopes of practice and standards of care for the Intermediate EMT
   3. Medical direction, guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
   4. Medical-legal aspects in performing invasive procedures
   5. Safety precautions
2. Anatomy and Physiology
   1. Medical terms (prefixes, suffixes, and common root words) as they relate to the respiratory system
   2. Respiratory system
   3. Pathophysiology and impacts of airway and ventilation compromise on the chemical, cellular, tissue, organ, organ-systems, and organism levels of body organization
   4. Homeostasis and the compensatory mechanisms involving all levels of body organization
   5. Pediatric respiratory considerations
3. Age Specific Techniques and Procedures
   1. Opening an airway
   2. Suctioning
   3. Utilizing basic airway adjuncts
   4. Utilizing advanced airway adjuncts
   5. Invasive airway and ventilation management
   6. Oxygen delivery devices and oxygen therapy
   7. Auto-transport ventilators
   8. Transtracheal jet insufflation
4. Introduction to Respiratory Pharmacology
   1. Names, classifications, sources, regulations, forms, and the profiling of drugs
   2. Pharmacokinetics
   3. Pharmacodynamics
5. Routes of Medication Administration via the Respiratory System
   1. The “rights” and routes of medication administration
   2. The anatomy, indications and contraindications, preparation, techniques, safety and implementation for drugs administered by:
      1. Nasally
      2. Orally
      3. Metered-dose inhalers and small volume nebulizer
      4. Endotracheal tube
6. Respiratory Drug Profiling
   1. Emergency drug profiles
      1. Name(s) and classification(s)
      2. Dosage forms, packaging, and standard supply
      3. Mechanism(s) of action, distribution, metabolism, elimination and common organ-systems effects
      4. Desired and undesired effects
      5. Indications, contraindications, and adverse reactions for field use
      6. Age-dependent doses and routes of administration
      7. Route and health-dependent onset, half-life, peak, and duration of drug action
      8. Medication preparation
      9. Special considerations
   2. Profiles of patient-prescribed medications
   3. Profiles of homeopathic medications
7. Medication Preparation and Administration
   1. Pharmacology mathematics
   2. Drug administration
8. Integration
   1. Current trends and changes
   2. Demonstration of skills and knowledge competencies

EMT 222 - ALS Patient Assessment and Assessment Based Management

1. Perform an advanced physical assessment on an emergency patient.
2. Perform integrative and on-going exams after treatment modalities have been administered,
3. Communicate the findings to the patient and others health care providers
4. Document the findings and your treatment.

1. Utilize the appropriate techniques to obtain a medical history from a patient, addressing age-specific considerations.
2. Explain the significance of physical exam findings commonly found in emergency situations and address age-specific considerations.
3. Integrate the principles of history taking and techniques of the physical exam to perform a patient assessment on an emergency patient.
4. Apply a process of clinical decision making to use the assessment findings to help form a field impression.
5. Identify an accepted format for the dissemination of patient information in verbal form, over the radio and in person.
6. Document the essential elements of patient assessment, care, and transport, along with special considerations and operations.
7. Demonstrate the ability to integrate your role and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.
8. Properly communicate, prepare for, and respond to an emergency based on the dispatch information.
9. Perform a scene size-up, stage for safety, call for the necessary resources, and gain safe access to the patient(s).
10. Form a generalized impression and make a transport decision based on the initial patient size-up.
11. Utilize assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient suffering from an illness and injury.
12. Communicate and document the assessment and management of a patient suffering from an illness and injury.

1. Patient Assessment Introduction and the Focused History Assessment
   1. The flow of a patient exam and transport decision making
   2. Human growth and development
   3. Therapeutic communications
   4. The scene survey
   5. Obtaining a focused history involving specific age and developmental considerations, as well as utilizing historians, scene evidence, alert devices, documentation and advanced directives
   6. Forming a general field impression and developing and implementing a treatment plan for a patient based on the historical findings
2. The Physical Exam
   1. The initial exam (primary and secondary)
   2. Age-specific initial vital signs
   3. The focused physical exam and secondary vital signs
   4. The on-going physical exam
   5. Medical emphasis in performing the physical exam
   6. Performing the physical exam on a trauma patient
   7. The integrative physical patient exam
3. The Integrative and On-going Exam
   1. Preparatory activities
   2. Integrative history, initial, physical, and on-going exams
   3. Unexpected changes in patient condition
   4. Transport considerations
4. Clinical Decision Making and Formulating a Field Impression
   1. The dispatch
   2. Special scene hazards and operations
   3. Infectious diseases and body-substance isolation
   4. The mechanism of illness/injury
   5. The focused history and physical findings
   6. The medical emergency
   7. The trauma patient
   8. Integration
5. Communications
   1. The patient cycle, chain of survival and the importance of communication
   2. Communications equipment/systems
   3. Emergency medical dispatch
   4. Radio communications techniques, terminology and codes
   5. Biotelemetry
   6. The patient report
   7. Special considerations in communications
   8. Medical-legal considerations
6. Documentation
   1. Purpose
   2. The patient report and format
   3. Attachments, amendments, and transfer
   4. Legal abbreviations, correct spelling, and legibility
   5. Special considerations and scene operations
   6. Medical-legal considerations
7. Integration
   1. Current trends
   2. Changes
8. Demonstration of Skills and Knowledge Competencies
   1. Proper communications
   2. Prepare the proper resources
   3. Prepare age-specific criteria involving anticipated patient care
9. The Scene Size-up
   1. Call for and utilize the proper resources
   2. Approach and safely gain access to the patient with the proper equipment
10. Forming a Generalized Impression
    1. Determine patient stability
    2. Make a transport decision
11. Field Impression and Treatment Implementation
    1. Formulate a field impression
    2. Implement a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury
12. Assessment and Management of Patient Care
    1. Communication
    2. Documentation

EMT 223 - ALS Trauma Emergencies and Systems

1.      Formulate a field impression of a trauma patient.

2.      Implement a field treatment plan for a trauma patient through a systemic approach.

3.      Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with a burn injury.

4.      Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with the isolated/ multi-systems trauma.

5.      Discuss common trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1.      Apply the principles of kinematics to enhance the patient assessment and predict the likelihood of injuries based on the patient’s mechanism of injury.

2.      Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient in shock.

3.      Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with a burn injury.

4.      Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with isolated/multi-systems trauma.

5.      Discuss common trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

I.        Introduction and the Kinematics of Trauma

A.     Definition of trauma and societal impacts

B.     Mechanisms of injury and building on the indices of suspicion

C.     Age-specific and cultural considerations

D.     Mechanisms of illnesses and injuries

E.     Field impressions, treatment plans, communications and transport decisions

F.      Guidelines, protocols, standing orders, and the trauma network

II.       Shock

A.     Overview

B.     Pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization

C.     Stages and signs and symptoms of shock

D.     Shock classifications and assessment and management-specific criteria for the different classifications of shock

E.     Age-specific and cultural considerations

F.      Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the shock patient

G.     Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders

III.      Burn Injuries

A.     Definition, mechanisms, and classifications

B.     Pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization

C.     Assessment and management-specific criteria for the different classifications of burn injuries

D.     Age-specific and cultural considerations

E.     Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the burn patient

F.      Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders

IV.      Isolated and Multi-systems Trauma

A.     Head and facial injuries

B.     Spinal cord injuries

C.     Thoracic trauma

D.     Abdominal-pelvic injuries

E.     Musculo-skeletal trauma

F.      Multi-systems trauma

G.     Medical insult and trauma

H.     Age-specific and cultural considerations

I.       Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the burn patient

J.      Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders

V.      Integration

A.     Current trends and changes

B.     Demonstration of skills and knowledge competencies

EMT 224 - ALS Medical Emergencies

1. Perform a pragmatic approach for a medical patient.
2. Assessment and manage a medical patient through a formulation of a general impression.
3. Determine the patient’s stability.
4. Identify the possibilities of differential diagnoses and treatment plans.

1. Utilize findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with respiratory emergencies.
2. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular emergencies.
3. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with neurological emergencies.
4. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with endocrine emergencies.
5. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with an allergic and or anaphylactic reaction.
6. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with a toxic exposure.
7. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with abdominal-pelvic emergencies.
8. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with environmentally induced or exacerbated emergencies.
9. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with behavioral emergencies.
10. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with gynecological emergencies.
11. Discuss common trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Respiratory Emergencies
   1. Anatomy and physiology
   2. Respiratory pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different respiratory emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the patient with respiratory difficulties
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
2. Cardiovascular Emergencies       
   1. Anatomy and physiology
   2. Cardiac, hematological, and vascular pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different cardiac, hematological, and vascular emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the patient with cardiovascular emergencies
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
3. Neurological Emergencies
   1. Anatomy and physiology
   2. Neurological pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different neurological emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness/injury for the patient with neurological emergencies
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
4. Endocrine Emergencies
   1. Anatomy and physiology
   2. Endocrine pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different endocrine emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the patient with endocrine emergencies
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
5. Allergies and Anaphylaxis
   1. Anatomy and physiology of the immune system
   2. Immune system pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for generalized allergies
   4. Assessment and management-specific criteria for anaphylaxis
   5. Assessment and management-specific criteria for sepsis
   6. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   7. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the patient with neurological emergencies
   8. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
6. Toxic Exposures
   1. Toxins, routes of exposures, and societal impacts
   2. Review of anatomy and physiology for immune responses and homeostasis
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for ingested poisons
   4. Assessment and management-specific criteria for inhaled poisons
   5. Assessment and management-specific criteria for injected poisons
   6. Assessment and management-specific criteria for envenomation
   7. Assessment and management-specific criteria for surface-absorbed poisons
   8. Assessment and management-specific criteria for radiation exposures
   9. Classification, identification, safety protocols, and management of hazardous scenes
   10. Assessment and management of patients exposed to hazardous materials
   11. Mass casualty incidents and triage
   12. Weapons of mass destruction and biological weapons
7. Abdominal and Urologic Emergencies
   1. Anatomy and physiology
   2. Pathophysiology and compensatory mechanisms throughout the levels of body organization
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different abdominal-pelvic emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the patient with abdominal-pelvic emergencies
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
8. Environmental Emergencies
   1. Homeostasis and thermal regulation
   2. Thermal emergencies
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for specific thermal emergencies
   4. Water-related emergencies
   5. Assessment and management-specific criteria for drowning and aspiration emergencies
   6. Electrocution and lightning strikes
   7. Assessment and management-specific criteria for electrocution and triage
   8. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   9. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness/injury for patients suffering from an environmental emergency
   10. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
9. Behavioral Disorders, Crisis Prevention and Intervention
   1. Anatomy and physiology of the nervous system
   2. Pathophysiology
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different behavioral emergencies
   4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
   5. Safety approach, de-escalation, and non-harmful restraint of the acting-out patient
   6. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness/injury for the patient with behavioral emergencies
   7. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
10. Gynecological Emergencies
    1. Anatomy and physiology
    2. Pathophysiology
    3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different gynecological emergencies
    4. Age-specific and cultural considerations
    5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness/injury for the patient with gynecological emergencies
    6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
11. Integration
    1. Current trends and changes
    2. Demonstration of skills and knowledge competencies

EMT 225 - ALS Special Medical Considerations

1. Utilize assessment findings to formulate a field impression.
2. Identify the treatment plan for obstetric, neonatal, and pediatric patients.
3. Identify the treatment plan for geriatric patients.
4. Identify the treatment plan for chronic-care patients.

1. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the management of a normal and abnormal labor.
2. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the management of the healthy neonate, premature infant, and the infant in need of resuscitation.
3. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient.
4. Utilize the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the geriatric patient in need of emergent medical or long-term care/assistance.
5. Discuss common trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Obstetrics
   1. Maternal anatomy and physiology
   2. Stages of labor
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for an uncomplicated, natural childbirth
   4. Assessment and management-specific criteria for antepartum emergencies
   5. Assessment and management-specific criteria for postpartum emergencies
   6. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness/injury for the patient with a normal and abnormal pregnancy
   7. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
2. Neonatal Emergencies
   1. Fetal and neonatal anatomy and physiology
   2. Assessment and management-specific criteria for the healthy neonate
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for neonatal resuscitation
   4. Special considerations involving neonatal resuscitation
   5. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the neonate
   6. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
3. Pediatric Emergencies
   1. Stages, behavioral and developmental characteristics, and cultural considerations of human growth and development
   2. Assessment and management considerations of the pediatric patient
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for different respiratory emergencies
   4. Assessment and management-specific criteria for cardiovascular emergencies
   5. Assessment and management-specific criteria for neurological emergencies
   6. Assessment and management-specific criteria for diabetic emergencies
   7. Assessment and management-specific criteria for sepsis and dehydration
   8. Assessment and management-specific criteria for toxic and environmental exposures
   9. Assessment and management-specific criteria for sudden infant death syndrome
   10. Pediatric shock
   11. Pediatric trauma and soft tissue injuries
   12. Children with special health-care needs
   13. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the pediatric patient
   14. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
4. Geriatrics
   1. Anatomy and physiology of aging
   2. Cultural and legal considerations dealing with lifestyles, death and dying
   3. Assessment and management-specific criteria for common geriatric emergencies
   4. Assessment and management-specific criteria for common injuries involving the elderly
   5. Special considerations and complications involving the assessment and management for the elderly and chronic-care patients
   6. Formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanism(s) of illness and injury for the geriatric patient
   7. Guidelines, protocols, and standing orders
5. Integration
   1. Current trends and changes
   2. Demonstration of skills and knowledge competencies

EMT 227LC - ALS Practicum: Clinical Lab-Emergency Room

1. Identify skills appropriate to the scope of practice for the Advanced Life Support (ALS) Professional.
2. Apply skills to patients under medical supervision in accordance with established protocols.
3. Utilize techniques for performing and documenting in the following areas: critical care, emergency, labor and delivery.
4. Utilize techniques for performing and documenting in the pediatrics and specialty unit areas.

1. Demonstrate the cognitive (knowledge) learning domain while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
2. Demonstrate the psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
3. Demonstrate the affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and work as a team in a patient care setting.

1. Critical Care Unit
   1. Cardiac Catheter Lab
   2. Newborn Intensive Care
   3. Operating Room
   4. Pediatric Intensive Care
   5. Other intensive care units
2. Emergency Department
   1. Main
   2. Pediatrics
   3. Trauma
   4. Triage
3. Labor and Delivery
   1. Main
   2. Nursery
4. Pediatrics
   1. Unit
   2. Department
5. Specialty Units
   1. Anesthesiology and post anesthesiology
   2. Cardiac telemetry
   3. Emergency Medical Dispatch Center
   4. Psychiatry

EMT 228LC - ALS Practicum: Vehicular Lab-Team Member

1. Identify skills appropriate to the ALS Professional scope of practice in the pre-hospital setting.
2. Apply skills to patients under medical supervision in the pre-hospital setting and in accordance with established protocols.
3. Complete training with teams of qualified personnel on the ambulance, under the supervision of a qualified preceptor.

1. Demonstrate the cognitive (knowledge) learning domain while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre-hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
2. Demonstrate the psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre-hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
3. Demonstrate the affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and work as a team in a patient care setting.

1. Ambulance Services
   1. Municipalities
   2. Private sector
   3. Sole provider
2. Fire and Rescue
   1. Behavioral health services
   2. Fire department
   3. Search and rescue
   4. Other rescue services

EMT 230 - Basic ECG Interpretation

1. Interpret basic electrocardiographic (ECG) rhythm analysis.
2. Identify related care in a clinical and pre-hospital setting.
3. Identify cardiovascular pharmacology.
4. Identify emergent versus non emergent cardiovascular conditions.

1. Identify and describe the structures of the cardiovascular system.
2. State the causes and effects of heart disease.
3. Identify and describe the heart’s electrical conduction system.
4. Explain and differentiate each of the ECG waveforms.
5. Perform basic ECG rhythm analysis, calculating rate, and rhythm.
6. Correctly apply electrocardiograph leads and monitor.
7. Identify each of the basic dysrhythmia.
8. Explain the relationship between ECG waveforms and complexes and the corresponding hemodynamic response.
9. List the treatment protocols for the patient with the basic dysrhythmia.
10. Identify the medications used in the treatment of a patient with a cardiac emergency according to the most current America Heart Associations (AHA) Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) guidelines.
11. List the indications, contraindications, and modes of electronic pacemakers.

1. Cardiovascular Anatomy
   1. Physical characteristics and functions of the heart
   2. Cardiac position and movement
   3. Chambers
2. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology
   1. Systole and diastole
   2. Coronary circulation
   3. Vascular system
3. Electrophysiology
   1. Properties of cardiac muscle
   2. Nervous control of the heart
   3. Monitor
   4. Lead systems
   5. Surfaces of the heart
   6. Calculations
4. Rhythm Analysis
   1. Sinus rhythm, arrhythmia, bradycardia, tachycardia, arrest and block
   2. Junctional escape, accelerated and ectopic
   3. Atrial escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter and fibrillation
   4. Supraventricular, tachycardia, atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentry
   5. Premature atrial complexes with aberrant ventricular conduction
   6. Ventricular escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter and fibrillation
   7. Wide-complex tachycardia of uncertain origin
   8. Pulseless electrical activity
   9. Asystole
   10. Electronic pacemakers
   11. Synchronized, unsynchronized cardioversion and automatic defibrillation
5. Causes and Hemodynamic Effects
   1. Sinus rhythm, arrhythmia, bradycardia, tachycardia, arrest, and block
   2. Junctional escape, accelerated, and ectopic
   3. Atrial escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter, and fibrillation
   4. Supraventricular tachycardia; atrioventricular (AV) nodal reentry
   5. Premature atrial complexes with aberrant ventricular conduction
   6. Ventricular escape, ectopic, tachycardia, flutter, and fibrillation
   7. Wide-complex tachycardia of uncertain origin
   8. Pulse less electrical activity
   9. Asystole
   10. Electronic pacemakers
   11. Synchronized, unsynchronized cardioversion, and send-automatic defibrillation
6. Patient Interventions
   1. Mechanical
   2. Pharmacological
   3. Electrical

EMT 233 - Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor

0.75 Credits, 0.75 Contact Hours
.75 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Concepts, techniques, and skills in how to teach the Basic Cardiac Life Support of the Heartsaver First Aid Provider course. Includes basic principles, course management, personnel issues, time and resource management, and remediation.

Information: Provides the challenge portion of the American Heart Association (AHA) online course in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS). AHA certificate is required at the beginning of class.
  

1. Define the disease states and risk factors, which can lead to cardiac arrest, respiratory arrest, and stroke.
2. Demonstrate the assessment and management of a foreign body airway obstruction in the infant, child and adult patient.
3. Demonstrate the assessment and management of respiratory arrest in the infant, child and adult patient.
4. Demonstrate the assessment and management of cardiac arrest in the infant, child and adult patient.
5. State the philosophy and teaching methods for the American Heart Association.

1. Demonstrate proficiency of skills to include Basic Life Support (BLS) Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Foreign Body Airway Obstruction (FBAO), and Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) operation.
2. Demonstrate cognitive knowledge by achieving a minimum score of 90% on the Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Provider test A or B.
3. Define adult learning.
4. List a minimum of five factors that contribute to long-term retention.
5. Explain the concept of lifelong learning for adults.
6. Discuss the use of learning objectives in (BCLS) courses.
7. State a minimum of three types of adult learning objectives.
8. Cite a minimum of five core objectives of BCLS training.
9. Explain how learning objectives determine learning evaluation.
10. Differentiate types of motivation for the adult learner and participant.
11. Indicate a minimum of three major needs of the adult learner and participant.
12. Evaluate instructor qualities as a Basic Cardiac Life Support Instructor (BCLSI) using the instructor’s self-evaluation checklist.
13. Discuss how changes in science result in changes in BCLS guidelines.

Student lead performance objectives that demonstrate case-based teaching, the BCLSIC will be able to:

1. Describe the educational philosophy behind small group case-based teaching for healthcare professionals.
2. Tell why case-based teaching has advantages over subject-based teaching.
3. Indicate the responsibilities and expectations of the BCLSI.
4. Offer several helpful hints for conducting case-based teaching.
5. Explain the important role of the BCLS Provider Manual as a tool for instructors.
6. Practice general format for instructors and follow in small-group case discussions.
7. Diagram the important prep steps each instructor should review before the course.
8. Examine the role of video presentations in BCLSP courses.
9. Relate the key steps in teaching psychomotor skills.
10. Defend the major evaluation responsibilities of BCLSI.
11. Perform case-based evaluation.
12. Use the annotated exam as a teaching tool.
13. Differentiate between certification and successful completion.
14. Illustrate the goal of remediation in the BCLS course.

1. Prove Proficiency in Skills
   1. Each instructor candidate will be tested at beginning of course in all Health Care Program (HCP) BLS skills and evaluated by Regional Faculty (RF) or Training Center Faculty (TCF).
   2. A written Provider Exam either A or B will be given and each BLSIC will pass with a score of 90% or better.
2. Learning
   1. How to Teach
   2. Learning methods
3. Observation
   1. Lecture
   2. Skills demonstration
   3. Peer skill observation
4. Discussing
   1. Small group practice
   2. Interaction during lecture portion
5. Psychomotor
   1. View video segments
   2. Practicing actual skills in stations
6. Key Skills the BCLSI will guide Provider Candidates to learn
   1. BLS Skills
      1. Adult; pediatric and infant CPR and other related skills
      2. Basic Airway Management including Oralphyaryngeal Airway OPA;NPA; Pocket Mask; Oxygen; Basic Valve Mask (BVM)
      3. Use of AED
      4. Basic airway management
      5. FBAO management skills
         1. Following the Follow ADCDE approach
         2. How to facilitate family presence at resuscitation attempt
         3. ABCD Objectives
      6. Primary ABCD
         1. A-airway
         2. B-breathing
         3. C-circulation
         4. D-defibrillation
   2. Teaching the BCLS Algorithms
      1. Successful teaching approach
      2. Able to move in and out of different algorithms
      3. Support tools
      4. Should have immediate access to them
   3. Teaching environment
      1. Kinder, gentler BCLS
         1. Should not be intimidating atmosphere
         2. Encourage participation
         3. No embarrassment
7. How to Direct Courses
   1. Overview of courses
      1. One day Courses
   2. Pre-course preparation
      1. Setting dates
      2. Pre-course letters out
      3. Gaining instructors
      4. AHA student to teacher ratios
   3. Conducting course
      1. Prerequisites
         1. Must be current active healthcare provider
         2. Course director has final say
         3. Current BLS card
      2. Creativity and flexibility
         1. Required video
         2. Share with others
         3. Post course critique
         4. Use course evaluations to improve
      3. Time management
         1. Select major points to cover thoroughly
         2. Don’t cram all material in if cannot do methodically
         3. Be thoughtful, creative, and flexible
      4. Stations
         1. Use skill stations for practice if lack of experience
         2. Find weakness based on job description-assist here
         3. Use small groups of six or less to one instructor
         4. Present scenarios to review teaching points
         5. Allow for ample practice time
         6. If evaluating:
            1. Should be done during practice also
            2. If demonstrates command of knowledge, no further testing is needed
         7. Use remediation station for those needing it
         8. Must be evaluated on each skill
   4. Post course evaluation
      1. Use it to improve
      2. Do not take personally
      3. Give credence to all comments
      4. Use instructors for feedback
8. Adult Learning
   1. Define adult learning
   2. List a minimum of five factors that contribute to long-term retention
   3. Explain the concept of lifelong learning for adults
   4. Discuss the use of learning objectives in BCLS courses
   5. List a minimum of three types of adult learning objectives
   6. List a minimum of five core objectives of BCLS training
   7. Explain how learning objectives determine learning evaluation
   8. Discuss types of motivation for the adult learner and participant
   9. Discuss the major needs of the adult learner and participant
   10. Evaluate individual qualities as an BCLSI using the instructor’s self-evaluation checklist
   11. Discuss how changes in science result in changes in BCLS guidelines

EMT 242 - ALS Advanced Foundations

1. Define medical terminology.
2. Identify the human body structures.
3. Identify physiology foundations in Paramedicine.
4. Identify pathophysiology foundations in Paramedicine.

1. Discuss cellular adaptation.
2. Describe cellular injury and cellular death.
3. Discuss analyzing disease risk.
4. List types of tissues.
5. Describe the inflammation process.
6. Describe the phases of communications necessary to complete a typical Emergency Medical Services (EMS) event.
7. Identify the general principles regarding the importance of EMS documentation and ways in which documents are used.

1. General Principles
   1. Pathophysiology
   2. ALS applications
2. Basic Cellular Review
   1. Classes of cells
   2. Chief cellular functions
   3. Cellular components
   4. Tissue types
3. Alterations in Cells and Tissues
   1. Cellular adaptation
   2. Cellular injury
   3. Manifestations of cellular injury
   4. Cellular death/ necrosis
4. The Cellular Environment
   1. Aging and distribution of body fluids
   2. Water movement between Intracellular Fluids (ICF) and Extracellular Fluids (ECF)
   3. Water movement between plasma and interstitial fluid
   4. Alterations in water movement
   5. Water balance and the role of electrolytes
   6. Acid-base balances
5. Genetics and Familial Diseases
   1. Factors causing disease
   2. Analyzing disease risk
   3. Combined effects and interaction among risk factors
   4. Common familial disease and associated risk factors
6. Hypo Perfusion
   1. Pathogenesis
   2. Types of Shock
   3. Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome (MODS)
   4. Cellular metabolism impairment
7. Self-Defense Mechanisms
   1. Lines of defense
   2. Characteristics of the immune response
   3. Induction of the immune response
   4. Humoral immune response
   5. Cell-mediated immune response
   6. Cellular interactions
   7. Fetal and neonatal immune function
   8. The immune response in elderly
8. Inflammation
   1. Acute inflammatory response
   2. Mast cells
   3. Plasma protein systems
   4. Cellular components of inflammation
   5. Cellular products
   6. Systemic responses of acute inflammation
   7. Chronic inflammation responses
   8. Local inflammation responses
   9. Phases of resolution and repair
   10. Aging and self-defense mechanisms
   11. Immunity and Inflammation Variances

EMT 244 - ALS Advanced Medical Emergencies

1. Recognize medical emergencies related to toxicology, hazardous materials, infectious disease, and hematology.
2. Recognize the effect of poisoning, drug overdose, and transmission of infectious diseases.
3. Demonstrate the ability to mitigate an medical emergency involving toxic substances.
4. Demonstrate appropriate personal protection equipment application needs for toxic emergencies.

1. Describe the incidence, morbidity and mortality of toxic emergencies.
2. List the most common poisonings by inhalation.
3. Discuss the management of toxic substances.
4. Identify the anatomy of the hematopoietic system.
5. Describe normal red blood cell production, function and destruction.
6. Identify the characteristics of the inflammatory process.
7. Apply public heath principles relevant to infectious and communicable disease.
8. Discuss what constitutes a significant exposure to an infectious agent.
9. Describe the specific anatomy and physiology pertinent to infectious and communicable diseases.

1. Toxicology
   1. Types of toxicological emergencies
   2. Use of poison control centers
   3. Routes of absorption
   4. Poisoning by ingestion
   5. Poisoning by inhalation
   6. Poisoning by injection
   7. Poisoning by absorption
   8. Drugs abuse
   9. Alcoholism
   10. Toxic syndromes
   11. Specific toxicology, assessment and management
       1. Cocaine
       2. Marijuana and cannabis compounds
       3. Amphetamines and amphetamine-like drugs
       4. Barbiturates
       5. Sedative-hypnotics
       6. Cyanide
       7. Narcotics and opiates
       8. Cardiac medications
       9. Caustics
       10. Common household poisonings
       11. Drugs abused for sexual purposes/ sexual gratification
       12. Carbon monoxide
       13. Alcohols
       14. Hydrocarbons
       15. Psychiatric medications
       16. Non-prescription pain medications
       17. Theophylline
       18. Metals
       19. Plants and mushrooms
       20. Food poisoning
       21. Bites and stings
2. Hematology
   1. Epidemiology
   2. Anatomy and physiology review
   3. Pathophysiology
   4. Assessment of the hematopoietic system
   5. Focused history
   6. Detailed physical examination
   7. Management
   8. Specific illnesses and injuries
      1. Anemia
      2. Leukemia
      3. Lymphomas
      4. Polycythemia
      5. Disseminated intravascular coagulopathy
      6. Hemophilia
      7. Sickle cell disease
      8. Multiple myeloma
      9. Integration
3. Public Health Principles Relative to Infectious Diseases
   1. Demographic characteristics
   2. Relationships between populations
   3. Infectious disease cluster
4. Public Health Agencies
   1. Local
   2. State
   3. Private
   4. Federal and national
5. Exposure
   1. Infection
   2. Infectious Agents
   3. Pathogenicity
6. Host Defense Mechanisms
   1. Nonspecific and surface defense mechanisms
   2. Overview of the immune system
   3. Immune system defenses
7. Responsibility Relative to Isolation from Infectious Agent Exposure
   1. Healthcare agency’s exposure plan
   2. Individual responsibilities
   3. ALS Approach: Call with a Suspected Infectious or Communicable Disease
8. Specific Infectious and Communicable Diseases
   1. Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
   2. Hepatitis A
   3. Hepatitis B
   4. Hepatitis C
   5. Hepatitis non-ABC
   6. Tuberculosis
   7. Meningococcal meningitis
   8. Pneumonia
   9. Tetanus
   10. Rabies
   11. Viral diseases of childhood
       1. Chicken Pox
       2. Mumps
       3. Rubella
       4. Measles
       5. Pertussis
   12. Other viral diseases
       1. Influenza
       2. Mononucleosis
       3. Herpes simplex virus type 1
   13. Sexually transmitted diseases
       1. Syphilis
       2. Gonorrhea
       3. Chlamydia
       4. Herpes simplex virus type 2
   14. Scabies and Lice
   15. Lyme disease
   16. Gastroenteritis
9. Reporting an Exposure to an Infectious and  Communicable Disease
   1. Definition of exposure
   2. Reporting an exposure
   3. Medical evaluation and follow up
   4. Written opinion and confidentiality
   5. Preventing disease transmission
   6. Medical and legal aspects

EMT 247LC - ALS Advanced Practicum: Clinical Lab-Specialized Care

1. Identify skills appropriate to the ALS professional’s scope of practice.
2. Apply ALS skills to patients under medical supervision in accordance with established protocols.

1. Demonstrate the advanced cognitive (knowledge) learning domain while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
2. Demonstrate the advanced psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
3. Demonstrate the advanced affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (patient care settings) as well as case based scenario labs.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and work as a team in a patient care setting.

1. Critical Care Unit
   1. Cardiac Catheter Lab
   2. Newborn Intensive Care
   3. Operating Room
   4. Pediatric Intensive Care
   5. Other Intensive Care Units
2. Emergency Department
   1. Main
   2. Pediatrics
      1. Trauma
      2. Triage
3. Labor and Delivery
   1. Main
   2. Nursery
4. Pediatric
   1. Services
5. Specialty Units
   1. Anesthesiology and post anesthesiology
   2. Cardiac telemetry
   3. Dialysis
   4. Emergency medical dispatch center
   5. Phlebotomy
   6. Psychiatry
   7. Respiratory therapy  

EMT 248LC - ALS Advanced Practicum: Vehicular Lab-Team Lead

1. Identify skills appropriate for the ALS scope of practice in the pre-hospital setting.
2. Apply ALS skills to patients under medical supervision in the pre-hospital setting in accordance with established protocols.
3. Complete training with teams of certified ALS Preceptors on the ambulance, under the supervision of Preceptors, as well as nurses and doctors.

1. Demonstrate the advanced cognitive (knowledge) learning domain while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre-hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
2. Demonstrate the advanced psychomotor (skills) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre-hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
3. Demonstrate the advanced affective (behavior) learning domains while performing all patient care assessments and therapeutic modalities in out of classroom environments (pre hospital setting) as well as case based scenario labs.
4. Demonstrate the ability to lead and work as a team in a patient care setting.

1. Ambulance Services
   1. Municipalities
   2. Private sector
   3. Sole provider
2. Fire and Rescue
   1. Behavioral health services
   2. Fire department
   3. Search and rescue
   4. Other rescue services

EMT 250 - Advanced Cardiac Care

1. Identify pathophysiological principles of the cardiovascular system.
2. Describe the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease/injury based on 3-lead and 12-lead cardiac monitoring and interpretation.
3. Define cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
4. Identify cardiovascular pathologies and management, and adjunctive diagnostics.

1. Identify and explain the importance for each component of the chain of survival, with special focus involving the first 10 minutes of a witnessed cardiopulmonary arrest.
2. Describe cardiovascular disease and injury as well as the importance of basic and advanced cardiac monitoring as integrated in patient assessment and management.
3. Identify and describe the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system throughout the levels of body organization, including mechanical and electrophysiology.
4. Identify and explain abnormal 3-lead electrocardial tracings as they relate to pathophysiology for rhythms originating from the atria, atrio-ventrical junction, and the ventricles. 
5. Identify and explain abnormal 12-lead electrocardial tracings and axis deviations as they relate to the anatomy and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system.
6. Discuss common pathologies and emergency management of cardiovascular diseases and injuries utilizing electrocardial monitoring.
7. Explain additional diagnostic assessments and tools utilized in confirming cardiovascular emergencies.
8. Explain the importance of proper electrocardial monitoring as it relates to initial and on-going patient assessment, management, and legal documentation.
9. Explain the proper systematic approaches in patient assessment, formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanisms of illness and injury for the patient with cardiovascular and pulmonary compromise utilizing basic skills.
10. Explain the important role and operation of the automated external defibrillator (AED).
11. Differentiate and explain cardioversion, defibrillation, and cardiac pacing.
12. Identify and explain the names, classes, mechanisms, dosing, indications, contraindications, preparations, and administration of common drugs used in cardiovascular and pulmonary emergencies.
13. Explain the proper systematic approaches in patient assessment, formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanisms of illness and injury for the patient with cardiovascular and pulmonary compromise utilizing advanced skills.
14. Discuss current trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. The chain of survival
   2. Early defibrillation
2. Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Monitoring
   1. Incidence and types of disease/injury
   2. Importance of cardiac monitoring and interpretation
3. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
   1. The vascular system
   2. Myocardial placement, location, and positioning.
   3. Levels of body organization relating to the myocardium
   4. Myocardial circulation
   5. Electrophysiology of the heart
   6. Autonomic nervous system
4. Normal and Abnormal 3-lead Electrocardial Tracings as They Relate to Anatomy and Pathophysiology
   1. Systematic approach to 3-lead electrocardial interpretation
   2. Sinoatrial
   3. Atrial
   4. Atrioventricular junction
   5. Ventricular
   6. Excitation rhythms
   7. Heart blocks
   8. Abnormal wave characteristics and changes
5. 12-lead Placement, Axis Determination, Axis Deviation, and Augmented Lead Placement
   1. Systematic approach to 12-lead electrocardial interpretation
   2. Electrocardial tracings  and axis determination
   3. Electrocardial tracings and axis deviation
   4. Augmented lead placement and electrocardial tracings
6. Cardiovascular Pathologies and Management
   1. Ischemia, injury, infarction (with normal and abnormal electrocardial tracings)
   2. Electrolyte imbalances
   3. Hypertrophy and cardial myopathies
   4. Pericarditis
   5. Trauma
   6. Thermal
   7. Neurological impacts
   8. Blocks and hemi-blocks
   9. Emboli
   10. Artifact
   11. Age-specific variants
   12. Pharmacology
7. Adjunctive Diagnostics
   1. Physical signs and symptoms
   2. Patient medical history
   3. Comparative electrocardial analysis
   4. Blood gasses, metabolic pane, cultures, enzyme, drug levels, and clotting factors.
   5. Radiography, echocardiogram, scanning, and catheterization
8. Special Considerations in Electrocardial Monitoring
   1. Initial 3 and 12 lead electrocardial analysis
   2. Comparative electrocardial analysis from previous tracings
   3. Electrocardial changes before, during, and after patient interventions
   4. Proper patient information and documentation
9. Systematic Approach to Patient assessment and Management Utilizing Basic Skills
   1. Opening an airway and basic adjuncts.
   2. Rescue breathing, ventilation, and oxygen therapy
   3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
   4. Develop and execute a patient management plan based on field impression
10. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
    1. Definition and importance
    2. Operations
    3. Implementation
11. Electrical Management Involving Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Arrhythmias
    1. Cardioversion
    2. Defibrillaiton
    3. Cardiac Pacing
12. Common Drugs Used in the Emergency Management of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Emergencies
    1. Names and classes
    2. Mechanisms
    3. Dosing
    4. Indications and contraindications
    5. Preparations and administration
13. Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment and Management Utilizing Advanced Skills
    1. Advanced airway management, ventilation and oxygen therapy
    2. Vascular access and medication administration
    3. Chemical and electrical cardioversion
    4. Management of cardiac dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
    5. Automated external defibrillator (AED) and Defibrillation
    6. Transcutaneous external pacing
    7. Develop and execute a patient management plan based on field impression
14. Integration
    1. Current trends and changes
    2. Demonstration of knowledge and skills competencies

EMT 251 - Advanced Cardiac Care Refresher

1. Identify pathophysiological principles of the cardiovascular system.
2. Describe the assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease/injury based on 3-lead and 12-lead cardiac monitoring and interpretation.
3. Define cardiovascular anatomy and physiology.
4. Identify cardiovascular pathologies and management, and adjunctive diagnostics.

1. Identify and explain the importance for each component to the chain of survival, with special focus involving the first 10 minutes of a witnessed cardiopulmonary arrest.
2. Describe cardiovascular disease and injury and the importance of basic and advanced cardiac monitoring as integrated in patient assessment and management.
3. Identify and describe the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system throughout the levels of body organization, including mechanical and electrophysiology.
4. Identify and explain abnormal 3-lead Electrocardial Graph (ECG) tracings as they relate to pathophysiology for rhythms originating from the atria, atrioventricular junction, and the ventricles. 
5. Differentiate abnormal 12-lead ECG tracings and axis deviations as they relate to the anatomy and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system.
6. Discuss common pathologies and emergency management of cardiovascular diseases/injuries utilizing ECG monitoring.
7. Explain additional diagnostic assessments and tools utilized in confirming cardiovascular emergencies.
8. State the importance of proper ECG monitoring as it relates to initial and on-going patient assessment, management, and legal documentation.
9. Explain the proper systematic approaches in patient assessment, formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanisms of illness/injury for the patient with cardiovascular and pulmonary compromise utilizing basic skills.
10. State the important role of the automated external defibrillator (AED) and AED operations.
11. Differentiate between cardioversion, defibrillation, and cardiac pacing.
12. Identify and explain the names, classes, mechanisms, dosing, indications, contraindications, preparations, and administration of common drugs used in cardiovascular and pulmonary emergencies.
13. Explain the proper systematic approaches in patient assessment, formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanisms of illness and injury for the patient with cardiovascular and pulmonary compromise utilizing advanced skills.
14. Discuss current trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. The chain of survival
   2. Early defibrillation
2. Cardiovascular Disease and Cardiac Monitoring
   1. Incidence and types of disease and injury
   2. Importance of cardiac monitoring and interpretation
3. Cardiovascular Anatomy and Physiology
   1. The vascular system
   2. Myocardial placement, location, and positioning.
   3. Levels of body organization relating to the myocardium
   4. Myocardial circulation
   5. Electrophysiology of the heart
   6. Autonomic nervous system
4. Normal and Abnormal 3-Lead ECG Tracings as They Relate to Anatomy and Pathophysiology
   1. Systematic approach to 3-lead ECG interpretation
   2. Sinoatrial
   3. Atrial
   4. Atrioventricular junction
      1. Ventricular
      2. Excitation rhythms
   5. Heart blocks
   6. Abnormal wave characteristics and changes
5. 12-Lead Placement, Axis Determination, Axis Deviation, and Augmented Lead Placement
   1. Systematic approach to 12-lead ECG interpretation
   2. ECG tracings and axis determination
   3. ECG tracings and axis deviation
   4. Augmented lead placement and ECG tracings
6. Cardiovascular Pathologies and Management
   1. Ischemia, injury, infarction (with normal and abnormal ECG tracings)
   2. Electrolyte imbalances
   3. Hypertrophy and cardial myopathies
   4. Pericarditis
   5. Trauma
   6. Thermal
   7. Neurological impacts
   8. Blocks and hemi-blocks
   9. Emboli
   10. Artifact
   11. Age-specific variants
   12. Pharmacology
7. Adjunctive Diagnostics
   1. Physical signs and symptoms
   2. Patient medical history
   3. Comparative ECG analysis
   4. Blood gasses: metabolic panel, cultures, enzyme and drug levels, clotting factors
   5. Radiography, echocardiogram, scanning, and or catheterization
8. Special Considerations in ECG Monitoring
   1. Initial 3 and 12 lead ECG analysis
   2. Comparative ECG analysis from previous tracings
   3. ECG changes before, during, and after patient interventions             
   4. Proper patient information and documentation
9. Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment and Management Utilizing Basic Skills
   1. Opening an airway and basic adjuncts.
   2. Rescue breathing, ventilation, and oxygen therapy
   3. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
   4. Develop and execute a patient management plan based on field impression
10. The Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
    1. Definition and importance
    2. Operations
    3. Implementation
11. Electrical Management Involving Cardiac Dysrhythmias and Arrhythmias
    1. Cardioversion
    2. Defibrillation
    3. Cardiac Pacing
12. Common Drugs Used in The Emergency Management of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary    Emergencies
    1. Names and classes
    2. Mechanisms
    3. Dosing
    4. Indications and contraindications
    5. Preparations and administration
13. Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment and Management Utilizing Advanced Skills
    1. Advanced airway management, ventilation and oxygen therapy
    2. Vascular access and medication administration
    3. Chemical and electrical cardioversion
    4. Management of cardiac dysrhythmias and arrhythmias
    5. AED and Defibrillation
    6. Transcutaneous external pacing
    7. Develop and execute a patient management plan based on field impression
14. Integration
    1. Current trends and changes
    2. Demonstration of knowledge and skills competencies

EMT 252 - Pediatric Advanced Life Support

1. Perform a pediatric assessment.
2. Identify techniques for airway management in respiratory emergencies, cardiovascular emergencies, and neonatal emergencies.
3. Identify techniques in managing children with special healthcare needs.
4. Define Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

1. Describe the emergency medical services for children in association with common illnesses and injuries and prevention strategies.
2. Explain the physiological, psychological, and social changes throughout human growth and development with assessment and communication strategies for patients of all ages.
3. State the steps for pre-arrival preparation of a pediatric emergency, the scene size-up, and the assessment flow integrating the patient assessment triangle (PAT).
4. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with airway complications and respiratory difficulties.
5. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with a cardiovascular emergency.
6. Differentiate and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with common medical emergencies.
7. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient experiencing a toxic exposure.
8. Synthesize and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for common trauma emergencies involving the pediatric patient.
9. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the neonate.
10. Review and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for children with special healthcare needs.
11. State and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
12. Explain the Medical-legal considerations in the care for pediatric patients.
13. Demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. Emergency Medical Services for Children
   2. Injury and illness prevention
   3. The pre-hospital professional’s role in prevention
   4. Children in disasters
2. Human Growth and Development
   1. Responses to illness
   2. Growth and developmental characteristics and age-specific assessment considerations.
3. Pediatric Assessment
   1. Assessment flow chart
   2. Pre-arrival preparation
   3. Scene size-up
   4. Initial assessment
   5. Additional assessment
4. Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
   1. Respiratory distress and failure
   2. Evaluating the presenting complaint
   3. General noninvasive treatment
   4. Specific treatment
   5. Management of respiratory failure
   6. The transport decision
   7. Additional assessment
5. Cardiovascular Emergencies
   1. Shock
   2. Hypovolemic shock
   3. Cardiovascular assessment
   4. Distributive shock
   5. Cardiogenic shock
   6. Classifications of shock
   7. Dysrhythmias
   8. Cardiopulmonary arrest
6. Medical Emergencies
   1. Seizures
   2. Altered levels of consciousness
   3. Hyperglycemia
7. Toxic Exposures
   1. Age-related differences
   2. Pre-arrival preparation and scene size-up
   3. Assessment flow
   4. Toxicological management
   5. Role of poison control centers
8. Pediatric Trauma
   1. Fatal injury mechanisms
   2. Unique anatomical features
   3. Mechanisms of injury
   4. Assessment flow
   5. Special airway considerations
   6. Transport decisions
   7. Immobilization and splints
   8. Burns
   9. Multi-casualty incidents
9. Neonatal Management
   1. Immediate care of the neonate
   2. Depressed neonatal resuscitation
   3. Stabilization for transport
10. Children with Special Healthcare Needs
    1. Assessment considerations
    2. Transport considerations
    3. Technology assisted children
11. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Death of a Child
    1. Defining SIDS
    2. Common clinical presentation
    3. Epidemiology and risk factors
    4. Actions in suspected SIDS
    5. Information collection
    6. Potential responses to child and infant death
12. Medical-Legal Considerations
    1. Rationale for protocols, policies, and procedures
    2. Treatment protocols
    3. Pediatric focus on policies and procedures
13. Procedures
    1. Communications
    2. Airway management, ventilation, and oxygen therapy (advanced and basic skills)
    3. Vascular access, fluid resuscitation, and medication administration
    4. Cardiopulmonary management and resuscitation (advanced and basic skills)
    5. Immobilization and splints

EMT 254 - Advanced ECG Interpretation

1. Identify pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression for the patient with cardiovascular disease.
2. Identify cardiovascular injury based on 3-lead and 12-lead cardiac monitoring and interpretation.
3. Implement the treatment plan for the patient with cardiovascular disease/injury based on 3-lead and 12-lead cardiac monitoring and interpretation.
4. Define cardiovascular anatomy and physiology and cardiovascular pathologies.

1. Describe cardiovascular disease and injury and the importance of basic and advanced cardiac monitoring as integrated in patient assessment and management.
2. Identify and describe the anatomy and physiology of the cardiovascular system throughout the levels of body organization, including mechanical and electrophysiology.
3. Describe medical prefixes, suffixes, common root words, and terminology as they relate to cardiology and electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation.
4. Explain the phases of cardiac depolarization, 3-lead placement, electrical cardiac conduction, and normal (ECG) tracings of the healthy heart.
5. State the proper systematic approach for 3-lead ECG interpretation.
6. Identify and explain abnormal 3-lead ECG tracings as they relate to pathophysiology for rhythms originating from the atria, atrioventricular junction, and the ventricles. 
7. Synthesize and explain proper 12-lead placement and ECG tracings as they relate to the anatomy and physiology of the healthy heart.
8. Differentiate options in 12-lead placement and interpret ECG tracings and axis determination as they relate to the anatomy and pathophysiology of the diseased and injured heart.
9. Explain the proper systematic approach to 12-lead ECG interpretation.
10. Identify and explain abnormal 12-lead ECG tracings and axis deviations as they relate to the anatomy and pathophysiology of the cardiovascular system.
11. Discuss common pathologies and emergency management of cardiovascular diseases and injuries utilizing ECG monitoring.
12. Relate additional diagnostic assessments and tools utilized in confirming cardiovascular emergencies.
13. Explain the importance of proper ECG monitoring as it relates to initial and on-going patient assessment, management, and legal documentation.
14. Demonstrate the proper systematic approaches in patient assessment, formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan based on the mechanisms of illness and injury for the patient with cardiovascular emergencies utilizing 3-lead and 12-lead interpretation and monitoring.
15. Examine current trends and changes in healthcare, and demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. Cardiac monitoring for traditional and non-traditional patient emergencies
   2. Importance of basic and advanced cardiac monitoring and interpretation
2. Review of cardiovascular anatomy and physiology
   1. The vascular system
   2. Myocardial placement, location, and positioning.
   3. Levels of body organization relating to the myocardium
   4. Myocardial circulation
   5. Electrophysiology of the heart
   6. Autonomic nervous system
3. Review of Electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring
   1. Electrophysiology and waveforms
   2. Leads and electrodes
   3. Standardization
   4. Waveform analysis
   5. Lead systems and heart surfaces
4. Review of Lead Systems and Heart Surfaces
   1. Rate
   2. Systematic approach to 3-lead ECG interpretation
   3. Regularity
   4. Rhythm origin
   5. Atrioventricular characteristics and relationships       
   6. Ectopy
   7. Patient relativity
5. Abnormal 3-Lead ECG Tracings as They Relate to Anatomy and Pathophysiology
   1. Sinoatrial
   2. Atrial
   3. Atrioventricular junction
   4. Ventricular
   5. Excitation rhythms
   6. Heart blocks
   7. Abnormal wave characteristics and changes
6. 12-Lead Placement and Normal ECG Tracings
   1. Standard limb leads
   2. Augmented leads
   3. Precordial vector leads
7. Axis Determination, Axis Deviation, and Augmented Lead Placement
   1. ECG tracings and axis determination
   2. ECG tracings and axis deviation
   3. Augmented lead placement and ECG tracings
8. Systematic Approach to 12-Lead ECG Interpretation
   1. Rate
   2. Regularity
   3. Rhythm origin
   4. Atrioventricular characteristics and relationships       
   5. Ectopy
   6. Axis determination
   7. Patient relativity
9. Abnormal 12-Lead ECG Tracings as They Relate to Anatomy and Pathophysiology
   1. Inferior wall (lateral and posterior)
   2. Anterior wall (i.e., septal, lateral and high lateral)
   3. Posterior wall (right ventricular wall)
   4. Right axis deviation
   5. Left axis deviation
   6. Indeterminate axis
10. Cardiovascular Pathologies and Management
    1. Ischemia, injury, infarction (with normal and abnormal ECG tracings)
    2. Electrolyte imbalances
    3. Hypertrophy and cardial myopathies
    4. Pericarditis
    5. Trauma
    6. Thermal
    7. Neurological impacts
    8. Blocks and hemi-blocks
    9. Emboli
    10. Artifact
    11. Age-specific variants
    12. Pharmacology
11. Adjunctive Diagnostics
    1. Physical signs and symptoms
    2. Patient medical history
    3. Comparative ECG analysis
    4. Blood gasses:  metabolic panel, cultures, enzyme and drug levels, clotting factors
    5. Radiography, echocardiogram, scanning, and or catheterization
12. Special Considerations in ECG Monitoring
    1. Initial 3 and 12 lead ECG analysis
    2. Comparative ECG analysis from previous tracings
    3. ECG changes before, during, and after patient interventions             
    4. Proper patient information and documentation
13. Systematic Approach to Patient Assessment and Management Utilizing ECG Monitoring
    1. The initial examination, focused history, on-going exam and interventions utilizing 3 and 12-lead ECG monitoring.
    2. Apply pathophysiological principles to the assessment of a patient with cardiovascular disease and injury
    3. Formulation of field impression; decisions based on patient assessment and ECG findings
    4. Develop and execute a patient management plan based on field impression
14. Integration
    1. Current trends and changes
    2. Demonstration of knowledge and skills competencies

EMT 255 - Instructional Strategies

1. Define learning theories and characteristics of adult learners.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of differing teaching methodologies.
3. Describe the importance and components of lesson plans.
4. Demonstrate the ability to use effective, cognitive and psychomotor evaluations.

1. Demonstrate the ability to professionally interact with students by applying instructor roles, guidelines for effective team teaching, and attributes of an effective instructor.
2. Explain harassment, elements of an equal opportunity statement, informal and formal grievance procedures, and the elements of a negligence claim.
3. Describe the learning theories and characteristics of adult learners.
4. Specify individual or group attributes that affect learning and describe an adaptive strategy for dealing with those attributes.
5. State how to effectively enhance learning by creating an ideal learning environment through room setup and classroom management.
6. Synthesize and explain how to apply the knowledge of the training design and development process to existing curriculum.
7. Demonstrate the ability to use affective, cognitive, and psychomotor objectives as the basis for content presentation and student evaluation.
8. Demonstrate the ability to use the rules of development for various test items to develop evaluation instrument(s) that effectively measure student achievement of lesson objectives.
9. Differentiate the advantages and disadvantages for each teaching method and determine the appropriate teaching method for a given objective.
10. Select the appropriate media to achieve instructional objectives.
11. Identify and describe the importance of the seven major components of a lesson plan.
12. Incorporate the seven major components of a lesson plan when adapting or creating an individual lesson plan.

1. Introduction
   1. Lesson objectives
   2. Course schedule
   3. Administrative details
   4. Course objectives
   5. Course expectations
2. Instructor Roles and Responsibilities
   1. Introduction to various roles
   2. Problem students and challenging situations
   3. Positive, constructive, and corrective feedback
   4. Team teaching guidelines
   5. Instructor attributes
3. Legal Issues
   1. Harassment
   2. Discrimination
   3. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1992 (ADA)
   4. Confidentiality
   5. Negligence
   6. Occupational Health and Safety Act (OSHA)
4. The Adult Learner
   1. Learning theory
   2. Characteristics of adult learners
   3. Learning styles
   4. Skills for success
5. Creating an Effective Learning Environment
   1. Assess your audience
   2. Assess physical environment
   3. Room setup
   4. Classroom management
6. Objectives
   1. Overview of training design and development
   2. Preparing to teach existing curriculum
   3. Learning objectives
   4. Learning domains
   5. Writing useful objectives
   6. Getting started – determine your lesson objectives
7. Evaluation
   1. Purposes of evaluation
   2. Evaluation instrument development principles
   3. Cognitive test item development
   4. Affective and psychomotor test item development
   5. Getting started – create your evaluation instrument(s)
8. Instructional Strategies and Methods
   1. Parts of instruction
   2. Teaching methods
   3. Getting started – decide on your methods
   4. Communication and presentation skills
   5. Questioning techniques
9. Media
   1. Media selection
   2. Instructional value of media
   3. Principles of design
   4. Teaching aids – prepared and spontaneous
   5. Getting started – create your own teaching aid(s)
10. Lesson Plan Development
    1. Overview
    2. Components
    3. Examples of lesson plans
    4. Getting started – develop your lesson plan

EMT 258 - Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals

1. Demonstrate the skills associated with medical and trauma emergencies for the newborn and pediatric patient.
2. Identify the methods of patient assessment for pediatric medical emergencies.
3. Identify the methods of patient assessment for pediatric trauma.
4. Demonstrate management of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN).

1. Describe the emergency medical services for children in association with common illnesses and injuries and prevention strategies.
2. Explain the physiological, psychological, and social changes throughout human growth and development with assessment and communication strategies for patients of all ages.
3. Synthesize and explain the steps for pre-arrival preparation of a pediatric emergency, the scene size-up, and the assessment flow integrating the patient assessment triangle (PAT).
4. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with airway complications and respiratory difficulties.
5. State and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with a cardiovascular emergency.
6. Cite and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with common medical emergencies.
7. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient experiencing a toxic exposure.
8. Explain and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for common trauma emergencies involving the pediatric patient.
9. Identify and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the neonate.
10. Synthesize and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for children with special healthcare needs.
11. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
12. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for child maltreatment.
13. Explain the Medical-legal considerations in the care for pediatric patients.
14. Demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. Emergency Medical Services for Children
   2. Injury and illness prevention
   3. The pre-hospital professional’s role in prevention
   4. Children in disasters
2. Human Growth and Development
   1. Responses to illness
   2. Growth and developmental characteristics and age-specific assessment considerations
3. Pediatric Assessment
   1. Assessment flow chart
   2. Pre-arrival preparation
   3. Scene size-up
   4. Initial assessment (PAT)
   5. Additional assessment
4. Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
   1. Respiratory distress and failure
   2. Evaluating the presenting complaint
   3. General noninvasive treatment
   4. Specific treatment
   5. Management of respiratory failure
   6. The transport decision
   7. Additional assessment
5. Cardiovascular Emergencies
   1. Shock
   2. Hypovolemic shock
   3. Cardiovascular assessment
   4. Distributive shock
   5. Cardiogenic shock
   6. Classifications of shock
   7. Dysrhythmias
   8. Cardiopulmonary arrest
6. Medical Emergencies
   1. Seizures
   2. Altered levels of consciousness
   3. Hyperglycemia
7. Toxic Exposures
   1. Age-related differences
   2. Pre-arrival preparation and scene size-up
   3. Assessment flow
   4. Toxicological management
   5. Role of poison control centers
8. Pediatric Trauma
   1. Fatal injury mechanisms
   2. Unique anatomical features
   3. Mechanisms of injury
   4. Assessment flow
   5. Special airway considerations
   6. Transport decisions
   7. Immobilization and splints
   8. Child safety restraints
   9. Burns
   10. Multi-casualty incidents
9. Emergency Delivery and Neonatal Management
   1. Triage of the patient in labor
   2. Preparation for delivery
   3. Vaginal delivery
   4. Immediate care of the neonate
   5. Depressed neonatal resuscitation
   6. Stabilization for transport
10. Children with Special Healthcare Needs
    1. Assessment considerations
    2. Transport considerations
    3. Technology assisted children
11. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Death of a Child
    1. Defining SIDS
    2. Common clinical presentation
    3. Epidemiology and risk factors
    4. Actions in suspected SIDS
    5. Information collection
    6. Potential responses to child and infant death
12. Child Maltreatment
    1. Background
    2. Defining child maltreatment
    3. Child protective services
    4. Duties of the pre-hospital professional
    5. Communication with the child and caregiver
    6. Medical-legal considerations
13. Medical-Legal Considerations
    1. Rationale for protocols, policies, and procedures
    2. Treatment protocols
    3. Pediatric focus on policies and procedures
14. Procedures
    1. Communications
    2. Airway management, ventilation, and oxygen therapy (advanced and basic skills)
    3. Vascular access, fluid resuscitation, and medication administration
    4. Cardiopulmonary management and resuscitation (advanced and basic skills)
    5. Immobilization and splints

EMT 259 - Pediatric Education for Pre-Hospital Professionals Refresher

1. Demonstrate the skills associated with medical and trauma emergencies for the newborn and pediatric patient.
2. Identify the methods of patient assessment for pediatric medical emergencies.
3. Identify the methods of patient assessment for pediatric trauma.
4. Demonstrate management of Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN).

1. Describe the emergency medical services for children in association with common illnesses and injuries and prevention strategies.
2. Explain the physiological, psychological, and social changes throughout human growth and development with assessment and communication strategies for patients of all ages.
3. Synthesize and explain the steps for pre-arrival preparation of a pediatric emergency, the scene size-up, and the assessment flow integrating the patient assessment triangle (PAT).
4. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with airway complications and respiratory difficulties.
5. State and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with a cardiovascular emergency.
6. Cite and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient with common medical emergencies.
7. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the pediatric patient experiencing a toxic exposure.
8. Explain and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for common trauma emergencies involving the pediatric patient.
9. Identify and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for the neonate.
10. Synthesize and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for children with special healthcare needs.
11. Apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
12. Describe and apply the pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for child maltreatment.
13. Explain the Medical-legal considerations in the care for pediatric patients.
14. Demonstrate the ability to integrate roles and responsibilities by formulating a field impression and implementing simulated patient care following guidelines, protocols, and standing orders.

1. Introduction
   1. Emergency Medical Services for Children
   2. Injury and illness prevention
   3. The pre-hospital professional’s role in prevention
   4. Children in disasters
2. Human Growth and Development
   1. Responses to illness
   2. Growth and developmental characteristics and age-specific assessment considerations.
3. Pediatric Assessment
   1. Assessment flow chart
   2. Pre-arrival preparation
   3. Scene size-up
   4. Initial assessment (PAT)
   5. Additional assessment
4. Airway Management and Respiratory Emergencies
   1. Respiratory distress and failure
   2. Evaluating the presenting complaint
   3. General noninvasive treatment
   4. Specific treatment
   5. Management of respiratory failure
   6. The transport decision
   7. Additional assessment
5. Cardiovascular Emergencies
   1. Shock
   2. Hypovolemic shock
   3. Cardiovascular assessment
   4. Distributive shock
   5. Cardiogenic shock
   6. Classifications of shock
   7. Dysrhythmias
   8. Cardiopulmonary arrest
6. Medical Emergencies
   1. Seizures
   2. Altered levels of consciousness
   3. Hyperglycemia
7. Toxic Exposures
   1. Age-related differences
   2. Pre-arrival preparation and scene size-up
   3. Assessment flow
   4. Toxicological management
   5. Role of poison control centers
8. Pediatric Trauma
   1. Fatal injury mechanisms
   2. Unique anatomical features
   3. Mechanisms of injury
   4. Assessment flow
   5. Special airway considerations
   6. Transport decisions
   7. Immobilization and splints
   8. Child safety restraints
   9. Burns
   10. Multi-casualty incidents
9. Emergency Delivery and Neonatal Management
   1. Triage of the patient in labor
   2. Preparation for delivery
   3. Vaginal delivery
   4. Immediate care of the neonate
   5. Depressed neonatal resuscitation
   6. Stabilization for transport
10. Children with special healthcare needs
    1. Assessment considerations
    2. Transport considerations
    3. Technology assisted children
11. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and Death of a Child
    1. Defining SIDS
    2. Common clinical presentation
    3. Epidemiology and risk factors
    4. Actions in suspected SIDS
    5. Information collection
    6. Potential responses to child and infant death
12. Child Maltreatment
    1. Background
    2. Defining child maltreatment
    3. Child protective services
    4. Duties of the pre-hospital professional
    5. Communication with the child and caregiver
    6. Medical-legal considerations
13. Medical-Legal Considerations
    1. Rationale for protocols, policies, and procedures
    2. Treatment protocols
    3. Pediatric focus on policies and procedures
14. Procedures
    1. Communications
    2. Airway management, ventilation, and oxygen therapy (advanced and basic skills)
    3. Vascular access, fluid resuscitation, and medication administration
    4. Cardiopulmonary management and resuscitation (advanced and basic skills)
    5. Immobilization and splints

EMT 295 - ALS Independent Research

1. Conduct an independent applied research project on a current ALS subject.
2. Demonstrate a familiarity with a variety of research methodologies and other sources, including library and Internet.
3. Demonstrate the ability to compose and correctly apply APA style and formatting.
4. Produce a minimum written output of 3,000 words including an applied research paper and other written works.

1. Purpose of Research
   1. Discovery
   2. Interpretation of facts
   3. Professionalism
2. Research Methods
   1. Historical
   2. Descriptive
   3. Evaluative
   4. Experimental
   5. Correlation
3. Research Sources
   1. Library
   2. Internet
4. APA Style
   1. Punctuation
   2. Abbreviations
   3. Citation
   4. Format
5. Development of Research Paper
   1. Abstract
   2. Introduction
   3. Literature review
   4. Discussion
   5. Conclusion
   6. References
6. Written Works
   1. Research paper
   2. Other written works
   3. A minimum total of 3,000 words

ENG 102IN - Problem-Solving and Engineering Design [SUN# EGR 1102]

1. Demonstrate effective verbal, written, and graphical communication skills.
2. Demonstrate competence in experimental design, data collection, data analysis, and interpretation.
3. Demonstrate the ability to apply software tools to solve engineering problems.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply science/engineering principles on selection and evaluation of alternative solutions.

1. Identify the major steps in the engineering approach to problem solving.
2. Demonstrate the ability to properly identify and formulate problems
3. Demonstrate the ability to properly formulate functional and design requirements, criteria, and constraints.
4. Apply software tools to engineering design problems.
5. Apply engineering design process steps during design projects.
6. Apply science/engineering principles on selection and evaluation of solution alternatives.
7. Demonstrate the ability to collect, organize, and analyze statistical data.
8. Perform an engineering design project from initial specification to final product.
9. Demonstrate an ability to design, plan, and conduct experiments.
10. Develop and demonstrate characteristics of an effective team member.
11. Develop and demonstrate effective communication skills.
12. Create and deliver a presentation as a team member on engineering design projects.
13. Create an education and career plan for engineering.
14. Describe the importance of ethics in the engineering career.
15. Apply health and safety practices in the workplace and demonstrate awareness of own personal safety and the safety of others.

1. Engineering as a Profession
2. Engineering as an Applied Discipline
3. Engineering as Creative Problem Solving
4. Software Tools for Problem Solving and Reporting
5. Engineering Careers
6. Introduction to Engineering Design
7. The Art and Science of Creativity
8. Principles of Mechanics and Aerodynamics
9. Basic Principles of Electricity and Simple Electrical Circuits
10. Main Steps of the Design Process
11. Teamwork
12. Safety Issues and Training
13. Design Projects
14. Tests and Statistical Analysis of Test Results
15. Design of Experiment
16. Principles of Effective Communication
17. Written Technical Reports
18. Oral Technical Reports
19. Engineering Ethics

ENG 110IN - Solid State Chemistry

1. Discuss how and why compounds react as solutions and gases.
2. Explain the relationship between molecular structure and the form and properties of a solid.
3. Identify the differences between silica, silicon, and silicone.
4. Explain the differences in the conductivity of various solids.
5. Discuss structures and interactions at the atomic level.

1. Introduction/Energy
2. Quantization
3. Atomic Structure/Periodic Chart
4. Bonding
   1. Ionic
   2. Covalent
   3. Metallic
   4. Van der Waals Forces
5. Band Structure
6. Crystalline Structure
   1. Sites
   2. Compounds
   3. Lattices
   4. Miller Indices
7. Conductivity
8. Thermodynamics
9. Phase Diagrams
10. Electrochemistry
11. Electrochemical Devices
12. Glass
13. Optical Properties
14. Optical Devices
15. Semiconductor Devices
16. Polymers
    1. Properties
    2. Applications

ENG 120IN - Civil Engineering Graphics and Design

1. Demonstrate the principles and concepts of graphic communications within the contexts of civil engineering.
2. Demonstrate basic computer aided design (CAD) skills with engineering applications.
3. Demonstrate proficiency in graphical communication skills as part of the civil engineering design.
4. Assemble drawings of engineering-type objects.
5. Draft and design basic civil engineering construction documents using CAD.
6. Apply methods of orthographic projection to produce construction details.
7. Use methods of isometric, oblique, and perspective construction to produce pictorial drawings.
8. Adapt methods of descriptive geometry to solve 3-D space problems related to civil engineering design analysis.
9. Produce model drawings for 2-D and 3-D Civil engineering structures using computer-aided drawings.
10. Demonstrate the ability to create, read, and interpret engineering drawings using standard views, including dimension, tolerances, and correlation to other engineering fields.
11. Demonstrate drawing procedures and standards relevant to civil engineering projects.

1. Introduction to Computer-Aided Design (CAD) Applied to Civil Engineering
   1. Brief historical introduction
   2. New technologies within civil engineering
   3. Introduction to Civil 3D
   4. Civil 3D philosophies, interfaces, and capabilities
2. Civil 3D Civil Engineering Basic Applications
   1. Contour maps
   2. Site plans
   3. Road alignments
   4. Profiles and corridors
   5. Grading plans
3. Civil 3D Basic Math and Geometry
   1. Geometrical shapes in civil engineering
   2. Distance, bearings, and traverse definitions
   3. Surface data and contour definitions
4. Civil 3D Basic Math and Algorithms
   1. Proposed and existing profiles
   2. Cross sections
   3. Horizontal alignment
   4. Vertical alignment
5. Civil 3D Corridor Development
   1. Corridor design
   2. Cross section development
   3. Assembly, subassembly, and multiple assembly roads
   4. Super elevation
   5. Multiple baseline roadway
6. Site Grading and Earthwork Concepts
   1. Grading plans
   2. Earthwork project
   3. Cut and fill
   4. Estimates
7. Piping and Drainage Concepts
   1. Basic hydrology definitions
   2. Basic hydraulic definitions
   3. Piping calculations
   4. Storm sewer design
8. Surveying Concepts and Basic Surveying Procedures
   1. Distance
   2. Profiles
   3. Traverse
   4. Topographic surveys
   5. Horizontal and vertical curves
9. Visualization and Construction Documents
   1. 3-D rendering
   2. Construction document development

ENG 130IN - Elementary Surveying

1. Perform measurements using steel tapes and electronic distance meters and calculate adjustments based on environmental factors.
2. Determine vertical differences in elevation between points using closed level loops.
3. Measure and calculate grade lines using field measured information and profile leveling.
4. Perform the measurement of horizontal and vertical angles.
5. Determine the heights and elevations of remote objects.
6. Perform a traverse and calculate the closure based on the compass rule.
7. Perform a topographic survey and prepare resultant map.
8. Describe an overview of the survey of public lands.
9. Define the principles of land ownership, deeds and easements, and boundary surveys.

1. Measurement of Distances
   1. Measurement of Horizontal Distance
   2. Measurements with Tape
   3. Errors in Measurement and Minimizing Errors
2. Leveling
   1. Leveling and Field Notes
   2. Trigonometric Leveling
   3. Direct Differential Leveling
   4. Types of Surveying Levels
   5. Techniques of Leveling
   6. Errors and Corrections
3. Profiling and Grade Calculations
   1. Profile Levels
   2. Plotting the Profile
   3. Grade Lines and Rate of Grades
4. Measurement of Angles
   1. Measuring Horizontal and Vertical Angles
   2. Electronic Theodolites
   3. Optical Theodolites
   4. Theodolit Setup
   5. Adjustment of the Theodolit
   6. Mistakes in Theodolit Angles and Corrections
5. Remote Elevations
   1. Meridians
   2. Azimuths
   3. Bearings
   4. Magnetic Compass
6. Traverse Closure
   1. Open and Closed Traverse
   2. Interior-Angle Traverse
   3. Deflection-Angle Traverse
   4. Traverse Computations
   5. Stadia Measurements
7. Topographic Surveys
   1. Field Method
   2. Cross-Section Method
   3. Method of Interpolating
   4. Trace Contour Method
   5. Grid Method
   6. Controlling-Point Method
8. Public Land Surveying
   1. Principle Meridian
   2. Baseline
   3. Standard Parallels
   4. Rural and Urban Surveys
   5. Subdivision of Townships
9. Land Ownership

ENG 175IN - Computer Programming for Engineering Applications I

1. Demonstrate the ability to develop and test software projects using the C programming language to solve engineering problems.
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply the compilation process, tools, and basic debugging techniques.
3. Demonstrate the ability to design and organize programs into separate functions to maximize code reuse and maintainability.

1. Define integer, floating point, double precision, character, string, array, and structure data types and describe their storage methods.
2. List the arithmetic, assignment, relational, logical, and increment/decrement operators and demonstrate their application.
3. Demonstrate the use of the #define and #include preprocessor commands.
4. Write statements using the print f() function for formatted output including the use of escape sequences.
5. Write statements using the scan f() function for data input.
6. Write comment statements.
7. Write statements using standard C library mathematical, character, and string processing functions.
8. Write user defined functions.
9. Write if-else and switch selection statements.
10. Write while, for, and do repetition statements.
11. Explain the scope of variables in a program.
12. Explain auto, register, and static variable classes.
13. Write program segments to declare, open, read, write, and close files using standard C file library functions.
14. Distinguish between text and binary files.
15. Define the term pointer and demonstrate use of the & address operator and the * indirection operator.
16. Develop structured programs, applying a top-down approach, to solve practical engineering problems by numerical methods.
17. Analyze errors inherent in floating point representation of data.
18. Analyze error propagation in floating point calculations.
19. Discuss cost effectiveness considerations of program complexity, efficiency, maintainability, and programmer times versus execution time tradeoffs.
20. Demonstrate use of the conditional operators and their application.
21. Demonstrate use of the bit shift operators and their application.
22. Distinguish between random and sequential file access.
23. Demonstrate the use of macros.
24. Explain the use of recursively called functions.
25. Demonstrate the use of linked lists.
26. Demonstrate the use of binary trees.

1. Structure of C Programs
   1. Functions and program modularity
   2. Main() function
   3. Print f() function
   4. Scan f() function
   5. Top-down program development
2. Data Types, Operations, and Basics of C
   1. Integer
   2. Floating point and double precision
   3. Character
   4. Escape sequences and conversion control sequences
   5. Arithmetic operations
   6. Operator precedence and associativity
   7. Variables and declaration statements
   8. Assignment statements
   9.     Formatted output
   10. Mathematical library functions
   11. Type conversion rules
   12. Symbolic constants
3. Selection
   1. Relational expressions and logical operators
   2. If-else statements
   3. Nested if statements and if-else chains
   4. Switch statements
4. Repetition
   1. Increment/decrement operators
   2. While statements
   3. Break, continue, and null statements
   4. For statements
   5. Do statements
   6. Nested loops
5. Arrays
   1. One dimensional arrays
   2. Input, output, and initialization of array values
   3. Multidimensional arrays
6. Functions
   1. Definition, declaration, and calling of functions
   2. Standard library functions
   3. Arrays as arguments
   4. Variable scope
   5. Variable storage classes
7. Data Files
   1. Opening, reading, writing, and closing files
   2. Standard device files
   3. Random access files (optional)
   4. Text and binary files (optional)

ENG 209IN - Introduction to MATLAB and Python

1. Use MATLAB and Python for interactive computations.
2. Use MATLAB and Python’s built-in computational and logical operators and functions
3. Implement mathematical operations on one and two-dimensional arrays, including solving linear systems of equations, using Matlab and Python.
4. Apply programming skills and techniques to solve computational and engineering problems.
5. Evaluate various methods for algorithm implementation.
6. Write program code that reads and writes data.
7. Generate 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional plots in MATLAB and Python and export them for use in reports and presentations.
8. Create functions in MATLAB and Python.
9. Implement various numerical analysis techniques, such as regression, interpolation, differentiation, and integration.
10.  Use Python objects including strings, lists, tuples, and loops.
11. Compare strengths of MATLAB and Python to decide which is more useful for a given situation.

1. Introduction to MATLAB
   1. Starting MATLAB and MATLAB windows
   2. Working in the command window
   3. Arithmetic operations with scalars
   4. Relational and logical operations
   5. Elementary built-in math functions
2. Variables, Arrays, and Data Types
   1. Single-value variables
   2. Constructing one and two-dimensional arrays
   3. Array indexing and referencing
   4. Operations on arrays
      1. Arithmetic, relational, and logical operators
      2. Built-in math functions
      3. Vectorized computations
   5. Character strings
   6. Struct and cell arrays
3. Functions and Script Files
   1. Creating, saving, and running a script file
   2. User-defined functions
   3. Global and local variables
   4. Anonymous functions
   5. Function name as input
4. Programming in MATLAB
   1. Branching
   2. Iteration
   3. Recursion
   4. Sorting and searching algorithms
5. [Optional] Complexity
   1. Operation counting and Big-O notation
   2. Measuring performance
6. Reading and Writing Data
   1. Importing and exporting data
   2. Output commands
7. Two and Three-Dimensional Plots
   1. Two-dimensional plots
      1. The plot and flplot commands
      2. Continuous and discrete plots
      3. Plotting multiple plots in the same graph
      4. Plotting multiple graphs in the same figure
      5. Plots with logarithmic axes
   2. Three-dimensional plots
      1. Mesh and surface plots
      2. The view command
   3. Customization and annotation
8. Linear Algebra
   1. Operations on vectors
      1. Norm
      2. Dot and cross products
      3. Inverse
      4. Determinant
   2. Matrix multiplication
   3. Solving systems of linear equations
9. Regression and Curve Fitting
   1. Least squares regression theory
   2. Applying regression
   3. Nonlinear curve fitting
      1. Exponential curve
      2. Linear interpolation
      3. Polynomial interpolation
10. Numerical Differentiation and Integration
    1. Difference quotients for first and second derivatives
    2. Built-in MATLAB differential operators
    3. Built-in MATLAB integrators
    4. Numerical integration with vectorized computation
11. Introduction to Python
    1. Installing Python
    2. Working in the command line and the Python shell
    3. Computing with numbers and variables
    4. Relational and logical operators
    5. Working with Python objects
       1. Strings
       2. Lists
       3. Tuples
       4. Loops
    6. Control flow
    7. File input/output
    8. Functions
12. Basic plotting in Python
    1. Line and scatter plots
    2. Annotation and customization
    3. Special plots: polar, histograms
13. Matplotlib
    1. Line and scatter plots
    2. Annotation and customization
    3. Multiple plots
    4. Special plots
    5. Contour plots
    6. Three-dimensional plots
14. Optional Python topics
    1. IPython and Jupyter Notebook
    2. Numpy

ENG 210 - Engineering Mechanics: Statics

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Engineering analysis of static mechanical systems. Includes statics of particles, rigid bodies and equilibrium, distributed forces, analysis of structure, forces in beams and cables, friction, and moments of inertia.

Prerequisite(s): MAT 231  and PHY 210IN .
  

1. Demonstrate mastery to construct free-body diagrams for particles which are acted on by concurrent force systems.
2. Demonstrate the ability to construct free-body diagrams of rigid boy and identify reactions for different types  of supports.
3. Demonstrate the ability to compute the forces in the members of statically determinate trusses using the method of joints and the method of sections.
4. Demonstrate the ability to compute the forces and moments acting on the members of statically determinate frames and machines.
5. Demonstrate the ability to compute the shear forces and bending moments in a beam and draw shear force and bending moment diagrams.
6. Demonstrate the ability to compute the moment of inertia or second moment of area for complex cross sections.

2.         Define force and moment vectors and obtain components and resultants.

3.         Apply scalar and vector algebra to the principles of statics.

4.         Construct free-body diagrams for bodies which are acted on by concurrent force systems.

5.         Specify equilibrium equations and conditions in two and three dimensions.

6.         Compute unknown forces, resultants, weights, angles, etc. for bodies which are acted on by concurrent force systems (2D or 3D) using ∑Fx=0, ∑Fy=0, and ∑Fz=0.

7.         Compute the moment produced by a system of forces about a specified point for 2D problems.

8.         Compute the moment produced by a system of forces about a specified point for 3D problems.

9.         Compute the reaction forces and moments at supports and connections for statically determinate bodies using ∑Fx=0, ∑Fy=0 and ∑M=0.

10.      Apply the principle of transmissibility to the conditions of equilibrium of a rigid body.

11.      Compute the moment of force about given axis, which pass through the origin of chosen rectangular coordinates.

12.      Compute the moment of force about given axis, which doesn’t pass through the origin of chosen rectangular coordinates.

13.      Calculate the angle formed by two given vectors.

14.      Apply properties of couples to solve the problems in statics.

15.      Replace a force with an equivalent force-couple system at a specified point.

16.      Replace a force with a force-couple system with a single equivalent force.

17.      Move a force-couple system from point A to point B.

18.      Reduce a given force system to a single force.

19.      Reduce a given force system to a wrench.

20.      Construct free-body diagrams of rigid body; identify reactions for different type of supports.

21.      Construct free-body diagrams for two-force body and three-force rigid bodies.

22.      Compute the location of the centroid for complex areas using tabulated solutions for the centroids of simple areas (rectangles, semicircles, triangles, etc.); calculate the first moment of area.

23.      Compute the location of the centroid of an area bounded by analytical curves.

24.      Compute the resultant and line of action for a distributed force applied to a beam.

25.      Compute the resultant of the pressure forces on submerged surfaces.

26.      Compute the forces in the members of statically determinate trusses using the method of joints and the method of sections.

27.      Compute the forces and moments acting on the members of statically determinate frames and machines.

28.      Compute the shear forces and bending moments in a beam.

29.      Draw shear force and bending moment diagrams.

30.      Compute the friction forces; apply laws of dry friction.

31.      Construct free-body diagrams for systems with friction forces.

32.      Compute the moment of inertia or second moment of area (I) for complex cross sections using tabulated solutions for simple areas (rectangles, semicircles, triangles, etc.).

1. Statics of Particles
   1. Force on a particle/resultant of two forces
   2. Vectors
   3. Addition of vectors
   4. Resultant of several concurrent forces
   5. Resolution of a force into components
   6. Rectangular components of force unit vectors
   7. Addition of forces by summing X and Y components
   8. Equilibrium of a particle
   9. Free body diagrams
   10. Rectangular components of a force in space
   11. Addition of concurrent forces in space
   12. Equilibrium of a particle in space

1. Rigid Bodies: Equivalent Systems of Forces
   1. External and internal forces
   2. Principle of transmissibility
   3. Vector product of two vectors
   4. Vector products expressed in terms of rectangular components
   5. Moment of a force about a point
   6. Varignon’s theorem
   7. Rectangular components of the moment of a rorce
   8. Scalar product of two vectors
   9. Mixed triple product of three vectors
   10. Moment of a force about a given axis
   11. Moment of a couple
   12. Equivalent couples
   13. Addition of couples
   14. Reduction of a system of forces to one force and one couple
   15. Equivalent system of forces
   16. Further reduction of a system of forces
   17. Reduction of a system of forces to a wrench
2. Equilibrium of Rigid Bodies
   1. Reactions at supports and connections for two dimensional structure
   2. Equilibrium of a rigid body in two dimensions
   3. Statically indeterminate reactions
   4. Equilibrium of a two-force body
   5. Equilibrium of a three-force body
   6. Equilibrium of a rigid body in three dimensions
   7. Reactions at supports and connections for three dimensional structure
3. Distributed Forces: Centroids and Centers of Gravity
   1. Center of gravity of a two dimensional body
   2. Centroids of areas and lines
   3. First moments of areas and lines
   4. Centroids of composite plates and wires
   5. Centroids of areas bounded by analytical curves
   6. Theorems of Pappus-Guldinus
   7. Distributed loads on beams
   8. Forces on submerged surfaces
4. Analysis of Structure
   1. Simple trusses
   2. Analysis of trusses by method of joints
   3. Analysis of trusses by method of sections
   4. Analysis of frames
   5. Analysis of frames with multiforce members
   6. Analysis of frames which cease to be rigid when detached from their supports
   7. Analysis of machines
5. Forces in Beams and Cables
   1. Internal forces in members
   2. Beams: various types of loading and support
   3. Shear and bending moment in a beam
   4. Shear and bending moment diagrams
6. Friction
   1. Dry friction/coefficients of friction
   2. Angles of friction
   3. Friction forces in wedges
7. Moments of Inertia
   1. Moment of inertia of an area
   2. Moment of inertia of an area bounded by analytical curves
   3. Polar moment of inertia
   4. Radius of gyration of an area
   5. Parallel-axis theorem

ENG 211IN - Computer Aided Engineering Design and Manufacturing

1. Demonstrate ability to read and interpret engineering and manufacturing drawings.
2. Generate components and assembly drawings using 3D parametric modeling software.
3. Demonstrate correct usage of ANSI and ASME drafting standards in engineering/manufacturing drawings, including geometric dimensioning and tolerancing.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the computer numerical control machining.
5. Demonstrate ability in applying CAD/CAM software to product design and program manufacturing processes.
6. Exhibit knowledge to generate code for a different numerical control machines.

1. Demonstrate the fundamental concepts and principles of engineering graphics as a language.
2. Generate hand-drawn multi-view technical sketches.
3. Apply methods of orthographic projection to produce detail.
4. Demonstrate the fundamental concepts and principles of the computer-aided design (CAD) system.
5. Demonstrate the ability to read engineering drawings.
6. Construct three-dimensional (3D) solid models on a modern CAD system:
   1. Create 3D solid models of complex objects given a multi-view representation
   2. Create solid models of individual parts
   3. Create reference geometry features (planes, axes)
   4. Measure properties of 3D CAD models
7. Create multi-view, auxiliary and section drawings from 3D solid models:
   1. Use the principal planes of projection and the principal views
   2. Create hidden lines, center lines, etc. based on graphics conventions
   3. Create multi-view drawings from 3D solid models on a CAD system
   4. Represent typical features: e.g. holes, threads, chamfers, and fillets
   5. Create auxiliary views automatically from 3D solid models
   6. Generate appropriate section views
8. Create dimensioned drawings from 3D solid models:
   1. Understand the basic terminology and geometrical  relationships associated with dimensioning practice
   2. Demonstrate size, location, and coordinate dimensioning
   3. Create dimensioned drawings from 3D solid models
   4. Create complete working drawings including assembly and detailed drawings for a “real-life” object
9. Apply geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T):
   1. Understanding and practical proficiency in dimensioning and tolerancing.
   2. Recognize GD&T dimensioning on an engineering drawing
   3. Determine maximum material condition (MMC) and its implications
   4. Calculate bonus tolerance allowances as features deviate from MMC
   5. Recognize and specify GD&T datums
   6. Visualize tolerance zones as specified in GD&T
   7. Create GD&T control features on an engineering drawing
10. Apply CAD/CAM software to product design and program manufacturing processes
    1.    Describe numerical control (NC) and computer numerical control (CNC) machine systems
    2.    Identify NC/CNC components and control systems
    3.    Demonstrate the correct CNC programming sequences
    4.    Develop a program flowchart and process planning
    5.    Demonstrate knowledge of absolute and incremental positioning
11. Understand CAM environment
    1.    Identify CAM icons
    2.    Identify different screen areas within CAM environment
    3.    Identify menu bars and program’s essential functions
12. Create geometry using CAD/CAM software
    1. Identify geometry features : arc, lines, radius
    2. Identify geometry functions : moving, copying, mirroring
    3. Demonstrate the ability to create geometry using proper techniques appropriate for multi-axis tool pathing
    4. Demonstrate knowledge to select the best geometry creation technique for the part features to be machined
13. Demonstrate knowledge to use ‘operating manager’ with toolpaths
    1. Determine proper tool path for material removal
    2. Demonstrate the ability to select proper tooling from tool library
    3. Demonstrate the ability to select proper speeds and feeds for tool motion based on machine limits and set up
14. Exhibit knowledge to generate code for a different numerical control machines
    1. Understand coding for a different machining centers
    2. Understand coding a process model
15. Understand principles of Additive Manufacturing
    1. Demonstrate knowledge of production methods and production materials
    2. Demonstrate the ability to apply design principles
    3. Analyze advantages and disadvantages of additive and subtractive manufacturing

1. Sketching and manual drafting; Reading and interpreting drawings
   1. Free-hand sketching techniques
   2. Manual drafting techniques
   3. Manual drafting tools
   4. Orthographic projections
   5. Isometric sketches
   6. Oblique sketches
   7. Perspective sketches
   8. Section views
   9. Auxiliary views
   10. Details views
   11. Reading and interpreting engineering drawings
2. Dimensioning practices and Tolerances; Drafting standards
   1. Dimensioning systems
      1. Unidirectional
      2. Aligned
      3. Tabular
      4. Arrowless
      5. Chart drawing
   2. Dimensioning fundamentals
      1. Dimension line spacing
      2. Chain dimensioning
      3. Datum dimensioning
   3. Preferred dimensioning practices
      1. Dimensioning angles
      2. Dimensioning a simple hole
      3. Dimensioning chamfers
      4. Dimensioning cylinders and conical shapes
      5. Dimensioning arcs
      6. Representing and dimensioning for external and internal threads
      7. Dimensioning countersink and counterbore holes
   4. Tolerancing conventions; Geometric and position tolerancing
      1. Direct tolerancing methods
      2. Tolerance expressions
      3. Angular tolerances
      4. Standard fits
      5. Tolerances of form
      6. Tolerances of orientation
      7. Positional tolerances
      8. ANSI and ASME drafting standards
3. Computer-Aided Design (CAD)
   1. Introduction to parametric modeling
   2. Introduction to CAD systems (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Autodesk Inventor)
   3. Basic two-dimensional (2D) drawing skills
   4. Basic commands
   5. File management
   6. Command Manager and Feature Manager
4. Parts and Assembly Modeling 
   1. Basic parts modeling
      1. Basic and complex 2D model design
      2. Three-dimensional (3D) modeling
      3. Basic part modeling
      4. Basic tools extrude, cut, hole, mirror, edit part modeling, etc.
      5. Revolved features
      6. Swept, Loft and additional features
   2. Three-Dimensional (3D) Assembly Modeling
      1. Bottom-up assembly modeling approach
      2. Linear and rotational motion
      3. Assembly-exploded view
      4. Part drawing from 3D models
      5. Configuration in SolidWorks
      6. Overview of SolidWorks modules (sheet designer, weldments, pipes, etc.)
5. CAD data management in a corporate environment
   1. Product data management system
   2. Data vault principles
   3. Data version control
6. Basics of Numerical Control (NC) and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Machining Systems
   1. Description of NC/CNC machinery
   2. Objectives and application of NC/CNC
   3. Components and control systems
   4. Tool changers, tool storage, and special tooling/fixturing
7. Positioning and Coordinate Systems used in NC/CNC Programming
   1. Absolute and incremental positioning
   2. The order of operations and documentation needed for programming
   3. Developing a program flowchart and process planning
   4. Importance of program documentation
   5. Fundamentals of G-code programming
8. Introduction to a CAM Environment
   1. Main menu
   2. Overview of CAM icons
   3. Explanation of different screen areas within a CAM environment
   4. Explanation of menu bars and their uses
9. Creating Geometry
   1. Arc, lines, radius
   2. Transforming geometry
   3. Moving
   4. Copying
   5. Rotating
   6. Mirroring
10. Operating Manager
    1. Drilling, contour, pocketing, islands, and surfaces
    2. Get tool from library
    3. Selecting tool parameters
    4. Viewing tool path
11. Code Generation for CNC
    1. Coding a process model
    2. Coding for different machining centers
12. Introduction to additive manufacturing
    1. Additive manufacturing methods
       1. Production methods
       2. Production materials
       3. Design principles
    2. Alternative prototyping methods
       1. Injection mold prototyping
       2. Custom made machined parts
       3. Cost versus time saving
    3. Additive vs subtractive manufacturing (pros and cons)

ENG 220 - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics

1. Demonstrate mastery to determine the kinematic relationships between positions, velocity, and acceleration for two-dimensional motion of systems of particles and rigid body.
2. Demonstrate the ability to analyze linear and curvilinear motion of particles.
3. Demonstrate the ability to analyze the two-dimensional motion of particles using: mass-force-acceleration method, work energy methods, and impulse-momentum method.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply method of relative velocity and relative acceleration to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
5. Demonstrate the ability to apply force-mass-acceleration method for kinetic analysis of rigid bodies in plane motion.
6. Demonstrate the ability to apply equations of motion for rigid bodies undergoing translation, rotation about a fixed axis, and general plane motion.

1. Determine the kinematic relationships between positions, velocity, and acceleration for two-dimensional motion of systems of particles and rigid body.
2. Identify and analyze special cases of rectilinear motion (uniform motion, uniformly accelerated motion).
3. Compute position, velocity, and acceleration of particles in relative motion and dependent relative motion.
4. Analyze curvilinear motion in Cartesian (rectangular) coordinate system.
5. Analyze problems of projectile motion.
6. Analyze curvilinear motion in normal-tangential coordinate system.
7. Analyze curvilinear motion in polar coordinate system.
8. Analyze the two-dimensional motion of particles using: mass-force-acceleration method, work energy method and impulse-momentum method.
9. Classify dynamics problems by the best method of solutions.
10. Apply Newton’s law to obtain equations of two-dimensional motion for dynamic systems.
11. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for particles.
12. Analyze forces in Cartesian (rectangular), normal-tangential, and polar coordinate systems.
13. Compute linear and angular momentum of a particle.
14. Apply the principle of impulse and momentum to problems of direct and oblique central impact.
15. Analyze rotation of the rigid body about a fixed axis.
16. Analyze the planar rigid body motion by using both absolute and translating frame of reference.
17. Apply vector analysis to solve kinematics problems.
18. Apply method of relative velocity and relative acceleration to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
19. Apply graphical method of instantaneous centers to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
20. Apply relative motion analysis using rotating coordinate systems.
21. Determine the Coriolis acceleration in plane motion.
22. Determine the mass moment of inertia of a body.
23. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for rigid bodies.
24. Compute angular momentum of a rigid body.
25. Apply force-mass-acceleration method for kinetic analysis of rigid bodies in plane motion.
26. Formulate the equations of motion for rigid bodies undergoing translation, and rotation about a fixed axis, and general plane motion.

1. Introduction to Dynamics
   1. Application of dynamics
   2. Basic concepts
   3. Newton’s laws
   4. Solving problems in dynamics
   5. Appropriate units of measurement for dynamics problems
2. Kinematics of Particles
   1. Introduction
   2. Rectilinear motion
   3. Displacement, velocity, and acceleration
   4. Graphical interpretations
   5. Curvilinear motion
   6. Rectangular coordinates
   7. Projectile motion
   8. Normal and tangential coordinates
   9. Circular motion
   10. Polar coordinates
3. Kinetics of Particles
   1. Introduction
   2. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   3. Free-body diagram
   4. Mass force acceleration method
   5. Work energy method
   6. Kinetic energy
   7. Potential energy
   8. Conservation of energy
   9. Impulse-momentum method
   10. Linear momentum of a particle
   11. Conservation of linear momentum
   12. Impact
   13. Angular momentum of a particle
   14. Conservation of angular momentum
4. Kinematics of Rigid Body
   1. Introduction
   2. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   3. Rectilinear translation
   4. Curvilinear translation
   5. Rotation about a fixed axis
   6. Angular-motion relations
   7. Absolute motion
   8. Principles of relative motion
   9. Method of relative velocity
   10. Graphical method of instantaneous centers
   11. Method of relative acceleration
   12. Motion relative to rotating axes; coriolis acceleration
5. Kinetics of Rigid Body
   1. Introduction
   2. General equations of motion
   3. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   4. Translation
   5. Fixed-axis rotation
   6. General plane motion

ENG 220RC - Engineering Mechanics: Dynamics Recitation

1. Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of science, mathematics and engineering concepts to solve kinematic and kinetics problems.

1. Determine the kinematic relationships between positions, velocity, and acceleration for two-dimensional motion of systems of particles and rigid body.
2. Identify and analyze special cases of rectilinear motion (uniform motion, uniformly accelerated motion).
3. Compute position, velocity, and acceleration of particles in relative motion and dependent relative motion.
4. Analyze curvilinear motion in Cartesian (rectangular) coordinate system.
5. Analyze problems of projectile motion.
6. Analyze curvilinear motion in normal-tangential coordinate system.
7. Analyze curvilinear motion in polar coordinate system.
8. Analyze the two-dimensional motion of particles using: mass-force-acceleration method, work energy method and impulse-momentum method.
9. Classify dynamics problems by the best method of solutions.
10. Apply Newton’s law to obtain equations of two-dimensional motion for dynamic systems.
11. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for particles.
12. Analyze forces in Cartesian (rectangular), normal-tangential, and polar coordinate systems.
13. Compute linear and angular momentum of a particle.
14. Apply the principle of impulse and momentum to problems of direct and oblique central impact.
15. Analyze rotation of the rigid body about a fixed axis.
16. Analyze the planar rigid body motion by using both absolute and translating frame of reference.
17. Apply vector analysis to solve kinematics problems.
18. Apply method of relative velocity and relative acceleration to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
19. Apply graphical method of instantaneous centers to provide motion analysis of rigid body.
20. Apply relative motion analysis using rotating coordinate systems.
21. Determine the Coriolis acceleration in plane motion.
22. Determine the mass moment of inertia of a body.
23. Draw free body and kinetics diagrams for rigid bodies.
24. Compute angular momentum of a rigid body.
25. Apply force-mass-acceleration method for kinetic analysis of rigid bodies in plane motion.
26. Formulate the equations of motion for rigid bodies undergoing translation, and rotation about a fixed axis, and general plane motion.

1. Introduction to Dynamics
   1. Application of dynamics
   2. Basic concepts
   3. Newton’s laws
   4. Solving problems in dynamics
   5. Appropriate units of measurement for dynamics problems
2. Kinematics of Particles
   1. Introduction
   2. Rectilinear motion
   3. Displacement, velocity, and acceleration
   4. Graphical interpretations
   5. Curvilinear motion
   6. Rectangular coordinates
   7. Projectile motion
   8. Normal and tangential coordinates
   9. Circular motion
   10. Polar coordinates
3. Kinetics of Particles
   1. Introduction
   2. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   3. Free-body diagram
   4. Mass force acceleration method
   5. Work energy method
   6. Kinetic energy
   7. Potential energy
   8. Conservation of energy
   9. Impulse-momentum method
   10. Linear momentum of a particle
   11. Conservation of linear momentum
   12. Impact
   13. Angular momentum of a particle
   14. Conservation of angular momentum
4. Kinematics of Rigid Body
   1. Introduction
   2. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   3. Rectilinear translation
   4. Curvilinear translation
   5. Rotation about a fixed axis
   6. Angular-motion relations
   7. Absolute motion
   8. Principles of relative motion
   9. Method of relative velocity
   10. Graphical method of instantaneous centers
   11. Method of relative acceleration
   12. Motion relative to rotating axes; coriolis acceleration
5. Kinetics of Rigid Body
   1. Introduction
   2. General equations of motion
   3. Unconstrained and constrained motion
   4. Translation
   5. Fixed-axis rotation
   6. General plane motion

ENG 230 - Mechanics of Materials

1. Apply knowledge of science, mathematics, and engineering concepts to solve mechanic of materials problems.

1. Apply science and engineering principles to understand the mechanical properties of materials.
2. Interpret stress-strain diagrams for typical structural materials.
3. Select an appropriate material for a given application by the comparison of stress-strain diagrams.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental concepts of Mechanics of Materials: stress and strain.
5. Compute the normal stress and strain of prismatic bars subjected to axial loads.
6. Compute the shear and bearing stresses of structural elements.
7. Compute the normal stress and strain of non-uniform bars subjected to axial loads.
8. Compute the normal stresses in statically indeterminate structures.
9. Apply equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to axially loaded members.
10. Compute the stress and displacement of prismatic bars subjected to temperature change.
11. Compute the stress and strain of prismatic bars subjected to misfits and prestrains.
12. Evaluate stresses on inclined sections.
13. Determine stress concentration factors.
14. Compute the angle of twist due torsion in circular shafts.
15. Compute the shear stresses of solid or hollow shafts due to torsional loading.
16. Compute the shear stresses of non-uniform shafts due to torsional loading.
17. Compute the shear stresses in statically indeterminate torsional members.
18. Apply equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to torsional members.
19. Design the circular shafts by analysing transmission power.
20. Construct shear forces and bending moment diagrams for various types of loaded beams.
21. Compute the moment of inertia or second moment of area for complex cross sections.
22. Compute the stress and strain for pure bending.
23. Compute the shear stress for non-uniform bending.
24. Design of beams for bending stresses.
25. Compute principle stresses, maximum shear stresses and stresses in a specified direction.
26. Utilize Mohr’s circle to compute principle stresses, maximum shear stresses and stresses in a specified direction.
27. Evaluate the deflection of transverse loaded beams by integration and by method of superposition.
28. Analyse statically indeterminate beams by integration and by method of superposition.
29. Compute the critical loads of columns with pinned supports.
30. Compute the critical loads of columns with other support conditions.
31. Compute the critical loads of columns with eccentric axial loads.
32. Apply the appropriate units of measurement to Mechanics of Materials problems and check the dimensional integrity of their solutions.

1. Introduction to the Concept of Stress and Strain
   1. Introduction to mechanics of materials
   2. Forces and stresses
   3. Mechanical properties of materials
   4. Stress-strain diagram
   5. Hooke’s Law and Poisson’s Radio; modulus of elasticity
   6. Axial loading; normal stress and strain
   7. Shear stress and strain
   8. Bearing stress
   9. Allowable stresses and allowable loads: factor of safety
2. Axially Loaded Members
   1. Introduction
   2. Changes in lengths of axially loaded members
   3. Changes in lengths under non-uniform conditions
   4. Statically indeterminate structures
   5. Thermal effects
   6. Misfits and prestrains
   7. Stresses on inclined sections
   8. Repeated loading and fatigue: stress concentrations
3. Torsion
   1. Introduction
   2. Torsional deformations of a circular bar
   3. Circular bars of linearly elastic materials
   4. Non-uniform torsion
   5. Stresses and strains in pure shear
   6. Relationship between moduli of elasticity E and G
   7. Transmission of power by circular shifts
   8. Statically indeterminate torsional members
4. Stresses and Strains in Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Types of beams, loads, and reactions
   3. Shear-force and bending-moment diagrams
   4. Review of centroids and moments of inertia of plane areas
   5. Pure bending and non-uniform bending
   6. Curvature of a beam
   7. Longitudinal strains in beams
   8. Normal stresses in beams (linearly elastic materials)
   9. Design of beams of bending stresses
   10. Shear stresses in beams of rectangular cross section
   11. Shear stresses in beams of circular cross section
   12. Shear stresses in the webs of beams with flanges
5. Analysis of Stress and Strain
   1. Introduction
   2. Plane stress
   3. Principal stresses and maximum shear stresses
   4. Mohr’s circle for plane stress
   5. Triaxial stress
6. Deflections of Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Deflections by integration of the bending-moment equation
   3. Deflections by integration of the shear-force and load equations
   4. Method of superposition
   5. Moment-area method
7. Statically Indeterminate Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Types of statically indeterminate beams
   3. Analysis by the differential equations of the deflection curve
   4. Method of superposition
8. Columns
   1. Introduction
   2. Buckling and stability
   3. Columns with pinned ends
   4. Columns with other support conditions
   5. Columns with eccentric axial loads
   6. Elastic and inelastic: column behavior/inelastic buckling
   7. Design formulas for columns

ENG 230RC - Mechanics of Materials Recitation

1. Demonstrate ability to apply knowledge of science, mathematics, and engineering concepts to solve mechanic of materials problems.

1. Apply science and engineering principles to understand the mechanical properties of materials.
2. Interpret stress-strain diagrams for typical structural materials.
3. Select an appropriate material for a given application by the comparison of stress-strain diagrams.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of fundamental concepts of Mechanics of Materials: stress and strain.
5. Compute the normal stress and strain of prismatic bars subjected to axial loads.
6. Compute the shear and bearing stresses of structural elements.
7. Compute the normal stress and strain of non-uniform bars subjected to axial loads.
8. Compute the normal stresses in statically indeterminate structures.
9. Apply equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to axially loaded members.
10. Compute the stress and displacement of prismatic bars subjected to temperature change.
11. Compute the stress and strain of prismatic bars subjected to misfits and prestrains.
12. Evaluate stresses on inclined sections.
13. Determine stress concentration factors.
14. Compute the angle of twist due torsion in circular shafts.
15. Compute the shear stresses of solid or hollow shafts due to torsional loading.
16. Compute the shear stresses of non-uniform shafts due to torsional loading.
17. Compute the shear stresses in statically indeterminate torsional members.
18. Apply equilibrium, compatibility, and force-deformation relationships to torsional members.
19. Design the circular shafts by analysing transmission power.
20. Construct shear forces and bending moment diagrams for various types of loaded beams.
21. Compute the moment of inertia or second moment of area for complex cross sections.
22. Compute the stress and strain for pure bending.
23. Compute the shear stress for non-uniform bending.
24. Design of beams for bending stresses.
25. Compute principle stresses, maximum shear stresses and stresses in a specified direction.
26. Utilize Mohr’s circle to compute principle stresses, maximum shear stresses and stresses in a specified direction.
27. Evaluate the deflection of transverse loaded beams by integration and by method of superposition.
28. Analyse statically indeterminate beams by integration and by method of superposition.
29. Compute the critical loads of columns with pinned supports.
30. Compute the critical loads of columns with other support conditions.
31. Compute the critical loads of columns with eccentric axial loads.
32. Apply the appropriate units of measurement to Mechanics of Materials problems and check the dimensional integrity of their solutions.

1. Introduction to the Concept of Stress and Strain
   1. Introduction to mechanics of materials
   2. Forces and stresses
   3. Mechanical properties of materials
   4. Stress-strain diagram
   5. Hooke’s Law and Poisson’s Radio; modulus of elasticity
   6. Axial loading; normal stress and strain
   7. Shear stress and strain
   8. Bearing stress
   9. Allowable stresses and allowable loads: factor of safety
2. Axially Loaded Members
   1. Introduction
   2. Changes in lengths of axially loaded members
   3. Changes in lengths under non-uniform conditions
   4. Statically indeterminate structures
   5. Thermal effects
   6. Misfits and prestrains
   7. Stresses on inclined sections
   8. Repeated loading and fatigue: stress concentrations
3. Torsion
   1. Introduction
   2. Torsional deformations of a circular bar
   3. Circular bars of linearly elastic materials
   4. Non-uniform torsion
   5. Stresses and strains in pure shear
   6. Relationship between moduli of elasticity E and G
   7. Transmission of power by circular shifts
   8. Statically indeterminate torsional members
4. Stresses and Strains in Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Types of beams, loads, and reactions
   3. Shear-force and bending-moment diagrams
   4. Review of centroids and moments of inertia of plane areas
   5. Pure bending and non-uniform bending
   6. Curvature of a beam
   7. Longitudinal strains in beams
   8. Normal stresses in beams (linearly elastic materials)
   9. Design of beams of bending stresses
   10. Shear stresses in beams of rectangular cross section
   11. Shear stresses in beams of circular cross section
   12. Shear stresses in the webs of beams with flanges
5. Analysis of Stress and Strain
   1. Introduction
   2. Plane stress
   3. Principal stresses and maximum shear stresses
   4. Mohr’s circle for plane stress
   5. Triaxial stress
6. Deflections of Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Deflections by integration of the bending-moment equation
   3. Deflections by integration of the shear-force and load equations
   4. Method of superposition
   5. Moment-area method
7. Statically Indeterminate Beams
   1. Introduction
   2. Types of statically indeterminate beams
   3. Analysis by the differential equations of the deflection curve
   4. Method of superposition
8. Columns
   1. Introduction
   2. Buckling and stability
   3. Columns with pinned ends
   4. Columns with other support conditions
   5. Columns with eccentric axial loads
   6. Elastic and inelastic: column behavior/inelastic buckling
   7. Design formulas for columns

ENG 232 - Thermodynamics

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Basic laws and examples of engineering applications of macroscopic thermodynamics. Includes an introduction to concepts and definitions, energy and the first law of thermodynamics, evaluating properties, control volume energy analysis, the second law of thermodynamics, using entropy, vapor power systems, gas power systems, and refrigeration and heat pump systems.

Prerequisite(s): Students receiving a grade of C in MAT 241  or PHY 210IN  will be required to register for the ENG 232RC  course concurrently.

Students receiving a grade of B or higher in MAT 241  and PHY 210IN , the ENG 232RC  course is optional.
  

1. Demonstrate mastery of unit conversions, temperature scale conversions, and fundamental definitions involving systems, pressure, and temperature.
2. Demonstrate the ability to correctly apply the first law of thermodynamics in various physical processes including power and refrigeration cycles.
3. Demonstrate the ability to use thermodynamic tables when analyzing closed systems undergoing processes involving phase changes in containers having moving boundaries with both insulated and diathermic walls.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply control-volume analysis for open systems involving various mechanical devices which include being able to apply the conservation of mass and the related-rate form of the first law of thermodynamics in the context of engineering steady-state flow problems.
5. Demonstrate the ability to correctly apply various forms of the second law of thermodynamics in physical situations including determining maximum efficiency of power and refrigeration cycles.

1. Apply SI and English units for mass, length, time, force, and temperature.
2. Explain absolute pressure and gage pressure, as well as methods and instruments used for its measurement.
3. Convert temperature readings in Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin, or Rankine scales to any other scale.
4. Identify an appropriate system, its boundary, and its surroundings.
5. Describe the difference between an isothermal process and an adiabatic process.
6. Evaluate kinetic and potential energy, work and power in various engineering systems including mechanical, electrical, and thermodynamic.
7. Identify and quantify heat transfer by various modes including conduction, radiation, and convection.
8. Apply closed system energy balances.
9. Conduct energy analyses for systems undergoing thermodynamic cycles.
10. Analyze saturation temperature, saturation pressure, state principle, quality, enthalpy, specific heat, and ideal gas model.
11. Retrieve property data of various fluids and gases from the appropriate tables, using the state principle of fix states and linear interpolation when required.
12. Sketch T-v, p-v, and p-T diagrams, and locate principal states on these diagrams.
13. Determine specific volume, enthalpy, and internal energy of a simple compressible system in the midst of a liquid–vapor phase change using quality and the appropriate tables.
14. Apply the incompressible substance model and use the generalized compressibility chart to relate p-v-T data of gases.
15. Apply the ideal gas model for thermodynamic analysis.
16. Explain the concepts of mass flow rate, mass rate balance, volumetric flow rate, steady state, flow work.
17. Identify devices such as muzzle, diffuser, turbine, compressor, pump and heat exchanger.
18. Apply control volumes and the principles of conservation of mass and energy rate balance to model steady state flow through various mechanical devices.
19. Apply mass and energy balances for the analysis of transient flow, using control volumes, appropriate assumptions, and property data.
20. Define the concepts of reversible process, irreversible process, internal and external irreversibilities internally reversible process, Carnot corollaries, and Carnot efficiency.
21. Describe the Clausisus and the Kelvin-Planck statement of the second law of thermodynamics.
22. Evaluate the performance of power cycles and refrigeration and heat pump cycles accounting for irreversibilities.
23. Apply entropy balances for closed systems and for control systems.
24. Use entropy data appropriately to include: retrieving data from appropriate tables, using quality to evaluate the specific entropy of two-phase liquid-vapor mixtures, sketching T-s and h-s diagrams and locating states on such diagrams, determining Ds of ideal gases with constant or variable specific heats, evaluating isentropic efficiencies for turbines, nozzles, compressors, and pumps with ideal gases.
25. Compute heat transfer for close systems.
26. Sketch schematic diagrams and accompanying T-s diagrams of Rankine, superheat, and reheat vapor power cycles.
27. Apply conservation of mass and energy, the second law, and property data to determine power cycle performance.
28. Identify the effects on Rankine cycle performance of varying steam generator pressure, condenser pressure, and turbine inlet temperature.
29. Sketch p-v and T-s diagrams of the Otto, Diesel, and dual cycles, applying the closed system energy balance and the second law of thermodynamics.
30. Sketch the T-s diagrams of vapor-compression refrigeration and heat pump cycles.
31. List the advantages and disadvantages of various refrigerants commonly in use.

1. Introduction: Concepts and Definitions
   1. Using thermodynamics
   2. Defining systems and describing their behavior
   3. Measuring mass, length, time, and force
   4. Specific volume and specific pressure
   5. Measuring temperature
2. Energy and the First Law of Thermodynamics
   1. Reviewing mechanical concepts of energy
   2. Evaluating energy transfer by work
   3. Energy of a system
   4. Energy transfer by heat
   5. Energy balance for closed systems
   6. Energy analysis of cycles
3. Evaluating Properties
   1. p-v-T relation
   2. Retrieving thermodynamic properties
   3. Generalized compressibility chart
   4. Ideal gas model
   5. Internal energy, enthalpy, and specific heats of idea gases
   6. Evaluating Du and Dh of ideal gases
   7. Polytropic process of an ideal gas
4. Control Volume Energy Analysis
   1. Conservation of mass for a control volume
   2. Conservation of energy for a control volume
   3. Analysis of control volumes at steady state
   4. Transient analysis
5. The Second Law of Thermodynamics
   1. Using the second law and statements of the second law
   2. Reversible and irreversible processes
   3. Applying the second law to thermodynamic cycles
   4. Kelvin temperature scale
   5. Maximum performance measures for cycles operating between two reservoirs
   6. Carnot cycle
6. Using Entropy
   1. Defining entropy change
   2. Retrieving entropy data
   3. Entropy change in internally reversible processes
   4. Entropy rate balance for control volumes
   5. Isentropic processes
   6. Isentropic efficiencies of turbines, nozzles, compressors, and pumps
   7. Heat transfer and work in internally reversible, steady-state flow processes
7. Vapor Power Systems
   1. Modeling vapor power systems
   2. Analyzing vapor power systems: Rankine cycle
   3. Improving performance: superheat and reheat
8. Gas Power Systems
   1. Engine terminology
   2. Air-Standard otto cycle
   3. Air-Standard diesel cycle
   4. Air-Standard dual cycle
   5. Brayton cycle
   6. Regeneration, reheat and compression with intercooling
9. Refrigeration and Heat Pump Systems
   1. Vapor refrigeration systems
   2. Analyzing vapor-compression refrigeration systems
   3. Heat pump systems

ENG 260 - Electrical Engineering

1. Demonstrate the ability to apply Node Voltage Analysis and Mesh Current Analysis equations for circuits containing dependent and independent sources and resistors.
2. Demonstrate the ability to reduce complex circuits to Thevenin (or Norton) equivalent circuits.
3. Demonstrate the ability to use transient analysis to find the value of any current or voltage in resistor-inductor (RL), resistor-capacitor (RC), and resistor-inductor-capacitor (RCL) circuits.
4. Demonstrate the ability to apply phasors to solve mesh and node problems in alternating current (AC) circuits.
5. For a given combination of load impedance, applied voltage and through-current, demonstrate the ability to determine any of the following quantities: average and reactive power, power factor, complex power, and rms voltage and current values.

1. Apply the passive sign convention to calculate power in an ideal circuit element and state whether the power is being absorbed or delivered.
2. Apply Kirchoff’s voltage law and current law (KVL/KCL) to simple circuits.
3. Apply parallel and series relationships to find the equivalent resistance of complex resistor networks and the equivalent source when sources are corrected in series and parallel.
4. Apply KVL/KCL to solve single node/mesh (loop) circuit problems, such as finding an unknown voltage, current or power.
5. Write and solve Node Voltage Analysis and Mesh Current Analysis equations for circuits containing dependent and independent sources and resistors.
6. Describe opportunities for applying source transformations and explain why source transformations are useful in circuit analysis.
7. Reduce complex circuits to Thevenin (or Norton) equivalent circuits, and explain the physical significance of the internal resistance and voltage (or current) quantities.
8. Apply v-i formulae for inductors and capacitors to find voltage when current is specified, and vice-versa; and find the equivalent component value when multiple capacitors and inductors are connected in series/parallel.
9. Explain in both qualitative and quantitative terms why the state variable in an inductor or capacitor resists abrupt change.
10. Use the formula sheet to find the value of any current or voltage in resistor inductor (RL) and resistance capacitor (RC) circuits.
11. Given a parallel or series resonant circuit (RLC) circuit, the circuit’s initial conditions, and a step excitation, find the node voltage (parallel RLC) or loop current (series RLC).
12. Write any given sinusoid as a phasor, and vice-versa and draw phasor diagrams for circuits with resistor (R), inductor (L), and capacitor (C) components.
13. Apply phasors to find Thevenin/Norton equivalents and solve mesh and node problems in alternating current (ac) circuits.
14. Given a combination of load impedance, applied voltage and through-current, find any of these quantities: average and reactive power, power factor, complex power, and rms voltage and current values.
15. Analyze three-phase circuits in Y-Y connection.
16. List the essential terminal characteristics of an ideal op-amp, and apply these to calculate voltage and current quantities in op-amp circuits with and without feedback resistance connected.
17. Describe a design problem in digital logic form and use a truth table to verify a Boolean expression.
18. Using a truth table, write a Boolean expression in sums of products (SOP) and product of sums (POS) form and construct a digital circuit using AND and OR gates.
19. Explain about computer architecture and essential computer subsystems.
20. List the type of microprocessors and memory types used in various electronic devices.
21. Explain the role of microcomputers in control systems.
22. Describe methods to program microprocessors for various operations.
23. Identify the basics of diode in electronic instrumentations.
24. Explain the characteristic of various diode.
25. Analyze a rectifier circuit.
26. Discuss small signal analysis of diode and its applications

1. Introduction
   1. Overview of electrical engineering
   2. Circuits, currents, and voltages
   3. Power and energy
   4. Kirchhoff’s current law
   5. Kirchhoff’s voltage law
   6. Introduction to circuit elements
   7. Introduction to circuits
2. Resistive Circuits
   1. Resistances in series and parallel
   2. Network analysis by using series and parallel equivalents
   3. Voltage-divider and current-divider circuits
   4. Node-voltage analysis
   5. Mesh-current analysis
   6. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
   7. Superposition principle
3. Inductance and Capacitance
   1. Capacitances in series and parallel
   2. Physical characteristics of capacitors
   3. Inductance
   4. Inductances in series and parallel
   5. Practical inductors
   6. Mutual inductance
4. Transients
   1. Direct current (DC) steady state
   2. RL circuits
   3. RC and RL circuits with general sources
   4. RLC second-order circuits
5. Steady-State Sinusoidal Analysis
   1. Phasors
   2. Complex impedances
   3. Circuit analysis with phasors and complex impedances
   4. Power in alternating current (AC) circuits
   5. Thevenin and Norton equivalent circuits
   6. Balanced three-phase circuits
6. Logic Circuits
   1. Basic logic circuit concepts
   2. Representation of numerical data in binary form
   3. Combinatorial logic circuits
   4. Synthesis of logic circuits
7. Operational Amplifiers
   1. Ideal operational amplifiers
   2. Summing-point constraint
   3. Inverting amplifiers
   4. Noninverting amplifiers
   5. Design of simple amplifiers
8. Microcomputers
   1. Microcomputer organization
   2. Microprocessor types
   3. Memory types
   4. Digital process control
   5. Machine code and assembly languages
9. Diode Electronics
   1. Diode concepts and operations
   2. Diode types and load line characteristics
   3. Ideal and piecewise-linear diode model
   4. Rectifier circuits

ENG 274IN - Digital Logic

1. Demonstrate the ability to use combinational logic design principles to analyze and design logic circuits to perform specified functions.
2. Demonstrate the ability to use sequential logic design principles to analyze and design logic circuits to perform specified functions.
3. Demonstrate the ability to use register-transfer level (RTF) design principles to analyze and design logic circuits to perform specified functions.
4. Demonstrate the ability to design basic systems components such as multiplexers, adders, multipliers, flip-flops, registers, and counters.
5. Demonstrate the ability to use a hardware description language (HDL) such as Verilog to program a field-programmable gate array (FPGA).

1. Apply fundamental design theory to the design and optimization of digital systems.
2. Use basic competence in design using transistor transistor logic (TTL) integrated circuits and medium scale integration (MSI) parts.
3. Use Boolean functions and their representations, including the concepts of canonicity and efficiency, the concept of optimal implementation, and delays in circuits.
4. Explain the basics of sequential functions.
5. Design an optimal synchronous finite state machine from an informal description.
6. Design basic systems components such as multiplexers, adders, multipliers, flip-flops, registers, and counters.
7. Describe the importance of temporal behavior of digital circuits.
8. Explain and use the Verilog design language and program a Zilinx board.
9. Apply the theories as a prerequisite background for subsequent courses in computer architecture, microprocessor programming and design, and computer aided very large scale integrations (VLSI) design.

1. Introduction
   1. Converting between number systems
      1. Decimal
      2. Binary
      3. Hexadecimal
      4. Binary coded decimal (BCD)
   2. Implementing digital systems
2. Combinational Logic Design
   1. Switches
   2. The complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) transistor
   3. Boolean logic gates
   4. Boolean algebra
   5. Combinational design process
   6. Decoders and muxes
3. Sequential Logic Design – Controllers
   1. Storing one bit – flip-flops
   2. Finite-state machines (FSMs) and controllers
   3. Controller design
4. Combinational and Sequential Component Design
   1. Registers
   2. Adders
   3. Shifters
   4. Comparators
   5. Counters
   6. Multiplier – array style
   7. Subtractors
   8. Arithmetic-logic units – ALUs
   9.       Register files
5. Register-Transfer Level (RTL) Design
   1. RTL design method
   2. RTL design examples and issues
   3. Determining clock frequency
   4. Memory components
   5. Queues (first-in first-out, FIFO)
6. Optimizations and Tradeoffs
   1. Combinational logic optimization and tradeoffs
   2. Sequential logic optimizations and tradeoff
   3. Data path component tradeoffs
7. Physical Implementation / Manufactured IC Technologies Including Field Programmable Arrays (FPGAs)

ENG 276IN - Computer Programming for Engineering Applications II

1. Demonstrate the ability to develop, debug, and test large software projects in both the C and C++ programming languages to solve engineering problems.
2. Demonstrate the ability to analyze, compare, and select appropriate data structures and associated algorithms for engineering applications.
3. Demonstrate software engineering best practices and object-oriented design and programming.

1. Preprocess, compile and/or link programs.
2. Use project management tools (e.g. IDEs(Integrated Development Environment), Cmake, etc).
3. Use libraries and code re-use across executables.
4. Debug compiled programs.
5. Understand and use applications with pointers and memory addresses.
6. Pass by value and pass by reference.
7. Allocate and manage memory.
8. Distinguish between stack and heap in software programs.
9. Utilize trees, queues, stacks, heaps, and graphs.
10. Use appropriate algorithms for sorting, searching, hashing, traversals, and shortest path.
11. Design, analyze and implement algorithms.
12. Asymptotic analysis of algorithms.
13. Construct/delete objects in C++.
14. Use basic C++ operations and commands.
15. Use Standard Template Library (STL) Classes.

1. Review of C Programming
   1. Create source code
   2. Link and/or compile main with other functions
   3. Execute programs
   4. Debugging errors in program execution
2. Memory Concepts
   1. Allocating memory using malloc  and/or calloc, realloc, and free
   2. Determining memory requirements from sizing of data
   3. Using the stack and heap
3. Algorithms and Analysis
   1. Construction /use of binary trees, stacks, heaps, graphs
   2. Algorithms/methods of data for sorting, searching, traversing, hashing, shortest path analysis
   3. Design and implementation of applied algorithms
4. C++ Introduction
   1. Objects and classes
   2. Commands unique to C++ ie, cin, cout, others.
   3. STL classes

ENG 282IN - Basic Electric Circuits

1. Demonstrate competence to apply Kirchhoff’s voltage law/Kirchhoff’s current law (KVL/KCL) to solve single node/loop circuit problems, such a finding an unknown voltage, current of power.
2. Demonstrate the ability to apply v-i formulae for inductors and capacitors to find voltage when current is specified, and vice-versa.
3. Demonstrate the ability to apply phasors to find Thevenin/Norton equivalents and solve mesh and mode problems in ac circuits.
4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze all circuit responses using PSpice 16 and compare calculated values with laboratory measures values and explain the differences.
5. Demonstrate the ability to analyze and test dimmer circuits, buffer circuits, current sources, RL, RC, and RLC circuits with transistors and operational amplifiers (OpAmps).
6. Demonstrate the ability to organize and prepare written prelab papers and laboratory reports.

1. Apply the passive sign convention to calculate power in an ideal circuit element and state whether the power is being absorbed or delivered.
2. Apply parallel, series, and delta-wye relationships to find the equivalent resistance of complex resistor networks, and the equivalent source when sources are corrected in series and parallel.
3. Use the principles of current and voltage division to design D’Arsonval voltmeters and ammeters, given the desired full-scale readings and any two of the meter movement parameters.
4. Apply Kirchhoff’s voltage law/Kirchhoff’s current law (KVL/KCL) to solve single node/loop circuit problems, such as finding an unknown voltage, current or power.
5. Write and solve Node Voltage Analysis and Mesh Current Analysis equations for circuits containing dependent and independent sources and resistors.
6. Discuss opportunities for applying source transformations and explain why source transformations are useful in circuit analysis.
7. Reduce complex circuits to Thevenin (or Norton) equivalent circuits, and explain the physical significance of the internal resistance and voltage (or current) quantities.
8. List the essential terminal characteristics of an ideal op-amp, and apply these to calculate voltage and current quantities in op-amp circuits with and without feedback resistance connected.
9. Apply v-i formulae for inductors and capacitors to find voltage when current is specified, and vice-versa; and find the equivalent component value when multiple capacitors and inductors are connected in series/parallel.
10. Explain in both qualitative and quantitative terms why the state variable in an inductor or capacitor resists abrupt change.
11. Apply the “FIFE” formula to find the value of any current or voltage in RL and RC circuits with switching events.
12. Find the node voltage (parallel RLC) or loop current (series RLC) given a parallel or series resistor/inductor/capacitor (RLC) circuit, the circuit’s initial conditions, and a step excitation.
13. Write any given sinusoid as a phasor, and vice-versa; and draw phasor diagrams for circuits with R, L and C components.
14. Apply phasors to find Thevenin/Norton equivalents and solve mesh and node problems in ac circuits.
15. Write the KCL equations for a mutually coupled transformer circuit with source and load.
16. Find the unknown currents, voltages, and powers in a given circuit for an ideal transformer circuit with a given turns ratio.
17. Calculate the load impedance for an ideal transformer circuit with a given turns ratio to achieve maximum power transfer and explain the concept of transformer use for impedance matching.
18. Build simple breadboard circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors, inductors, op-amps, and power supplies. Use digital multimeters and oscilloscopes to measure dc and ac currents and voltages, frequency of a periodic waveform, and phase shift between ac waveforms.
19. Perform design exercises to satisfy simple specifications (such as a prescribed voltage, current or gain factor), taking into account component tolerances and reasonable measurement accuracy.
20. Write programs in PSpice 16 (for Windows) to the level of DC and AC sweeps, parameter sweeps, transient analysis, and switching with initial conditions.
21. Organize and prepare written laboratory reports.
22. Construct and test, on breadboard, circuits that contain resistors, potentiometers,  capacitors, inductors, diodes, transistors, operational amplifiers, D’Arsonval meters, light emitting diodes (LEDs), photodiodes, ac and dc power supplies, volt-amp meters, oscilloscopes, frequency generators, and microphones.
23. Analyze all circuit responses using PSpice 16 and compare calculated values with laboratory measured values and explain differences.
24. Breadboard, analyze and test dimmer circuits, buffer circuits, current sources, RL, RC, and RLC circuits with transistors and operational amplifiers (OpAmps).
25. Measure the gain and phase response of simple audio filters and specific discrete frequencies.
26. Design and verify an LC crossover network for use with tweeter and woofer loudspeakers.
27. Organize and prepare written prelab papers and laboratory reports.

1. Circuit Variables
   1. Electrical engineering: an overview
   2. The international system of units
   3. Circuit analysis: an overview
   4. Voltage and current
   5. The ideal basic circuit element
   6. Power and energy
2. Circuit Elements
   1. Voltage and current sources
   2. Electrical resistance (Ohm’s law)
   3. Construction of a circuit model
   4. Kirchhoff’s laws
   5. Analysis of a circuit containing dependent sources
3. Simple Resistive Circuits
   1. Resistors in series
   2. Resistors in parallel
   3. The voltage-divider circuit
   4. The current-divider circuit
   5. Measuring voltage and current
   6. The Wheatstone bridge
   7. Delta-to wye (pi-to tee) equivalent circuits
4. Techniques of Circuit Analysis
   1. Terminology
   2. Introduction to the mode-voltage method
   3. The node-voltage method and dependent sources
   4. The node-voltage method: some special cases
   5. Introduction to the mesh-current method
   6. The mesh-current method and dependent sources
   7. The mesh-current method: some special cases
   8. The mode-voltage method verses the mesh-current method
   9. Source transformations
   10. Thevenin and Norton equivalents
   11. More on deriving a Thevenin equivalent
   12. Maximum power transfer
   13. Superposition
5. The Operational Amplifier
   1. Operational amplifier terminals
   2. Terminal voltages and currents
   3. The inverting-amplifier circuit
   4. The summing-amplifier circuit
   5. The noninverting-amplifier circuit
   6. The difference-amplifier circuit
   7. A more realistic model for the operational amplifier
6. Inductance, Capacitance, and Mutual Inductance
   1. The inductor
   2. The capacitor
   3. Series-parallel combinations of inductance and capacitance
   4. Mutual inductance
   5. A closer look at mutual inductance
7. Response of First-Order RL and RC Circuits
   1. The natural response of an RL circuit
   2. The natural response of an RC circuit
   3. The step response of RL and RC circuits
   4. A general solution for step and natural responses
   5. Sequential switching
   6. Unbounded response
   7. The Integrating amplifier
8. Natural and Step Responses of RLC Circuits
   1. Introduction to the natural response of a parallel RLC circuit
   2. The forms of the natural response of a parallel RLC circuit
   3. The step response of a parallel RLC circuit
   4. The natural and step response of a series RLC circuit
   5. A circuit with two integrating amplifiers
9. Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis
   1. The sinusoidal source
   2. The sinusoidal response
   3. The phasor
   4. The passive circuit elements in the frequency domain
   5. Kirchhoff’s laws in the frequency domain
   6. Series, parallel, and delta-to-wye simplifications
   7. Source transformations and Thevenin-Norton equivalent circuits
   8. The node-voltage method
   9. The mesh-current method
   10. The transformer
   11. The ideal transformer
   12. Phasor diagrams

ESL 060CM - Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English I

1. Demonstrate comprehension of oral passages at the high-beginning level.
2. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills at the high-beginning level.

1. Use listening/speaking skills to respond to questions, discuss short oral passages, and converse about topics relevant to daily and academic life with communicative appropriateness.
2. Use basic vocabulary appropriate to a given situation.
3. Integrate a variety of study strategies into English learning.
4. Use technology for assignments and communication.
5. Employ college resources.

1. Listening and Speaking

1. Listening comprehension
   1. Use context and background knowledge to aid comprehension
   2. Interpret basic questions and classroom instructions
   3. Identify speakers, setting, and purpose
   4. Identify individual sounds, words, and phrases in a short oral passage
   5. Distinguish gist, general ideas, and specific information
2. Speaking and communication

1. Classroom functions
2. Conversation/discussion/language functions
3. Fluency and intelligibility within communicative contexts

1. Communicative appropriateness
   1. Levels of formality and informality
   2. Non-verbal communication
2. Critical thinking

1. Prediction
2. Identification of context

1. Social, Classroom, and Academic Vocabulary

1. Recognize new words and expressions in oral tasks
2. Use new words and expressions in oral tasks

1. Study Strategies

1. Introduction of syllabus
2. Organization of course materials
3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
4. Use of various study techniques

1. Introduction to Technology for Academic Purposes
2. College Resources

1. Faculty office hours
2. Learning/tutoring center
3. Advising and counseling center

ESL 060RV - Reading & Vocabulary for Non-Native Speakers of English I

1. Demonstrate literal comprehension of high-beginning written material.
2. Demonstrate interpretive comprehension of high-beginning written material.

1. Use high beginning-level reading strategies and critical thinking skills to demonstrate comprehension of high beginning-level written materials.
2. Use basic strategies to synthesize new vocabulary.
3. Demonstrate development of literal and interpretive comprehension through written tasks.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of basic information literacy skills.
5. Integrate a variety of study strategies into English learning.
6. Employ college resources.
7. Participate in a community of readers.

1. Comprehension of  High-Beginning Narrative and Informational Texts

1. Reading strategies

1. Use strategies before reading/studying
2. Use strategies during reading/studying
3. Use strategies after reading/studying
4. Reading fluency

1. Comprehension of texts at different levels
   1. Comprehension texts at a literal level

1.   Identify main ideas
2.   Identify time sequence
3.   Make comparisons
4.   Identify speakers, setting
5.   Recognize examples
6.   Determine pronoun referents  
   1. Comprehension texts at an interpretive level
   2. Identify purpose
   3. Relate to personal experience
   4. Make connections within text
   5. Interpret illustrations

1. Vocabulary

1. Identify and use key vocabulary
2. Parts of speech
3. Collocations
4. Use of picture dictionary

1. Written Tasks

1. Short answer
2. Summary

1. Information Literacy

1. Interactive library orientation
2. Value of resources as information

1. Study Strategies

1. Introduction of syllabus
2. Organization of course materials
3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
4. Use of study strategies
5. Test taking skills
6. Identify and use parts of a textbook

1. College Resources

1. Faculty office hours
2. Learning/tutoring center
3. Advising and counseling center

1. Community of Readers

1. Reading as a catalyst for exchange of ideas
2. Acknowledging diverse points of view
3. Discussing diverse cultural values as they relate to readings

ESL 060WG - Writing and Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English I

1. Use high-beginning level grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics in written tasks.
2. Use high-beginning level content and organization in written tasks.

1. Organize and write complete sentences and basic paragraphs at the high beginning level.
2. Use high beginning-level writing process with standard writing conventions.
3. Use high beginning-level sentence structure in written tasks.
4. Identify and correctly use high beginning-level English grammatical structures in written tasks.
5. Integrate a variety of study strategies into academic learning.
6. Use technology for assignments and communication.
7. Employ college resources.

1. Rhetorical Forms
   1. Narrative
   2. Descriptive
2. Writing Processes and Conventions
   1. Handwriting
   2. Standard sentence level conventions
      1. Basic punctuation
      2. Capitalization
   3. Standard paragraph structure
      1. Title
      2. Paragraph form
      3. Related ideas
   4. Editing
      1. High beginning-level grammar
      2. High beginning-level mechanics
      3. High beginning-level sentence structure
3. Sentence Structure
   1. Simple
   2. Compound with and, but, so, or
   3. Complex with because and when
   4. Parts of a sentence (subject, predicate, direct object)
4. Grammar
   1. Verb tense and mood (affirmative, negative, questions, short answers, contractions)
      1. Simple present
      2. Present progressive
      3. Simple past
      4. Modals
         1. Can/could
         2. Should (advice)
      5. Verb and infinitive complements
         1. Like to
         2. Want to
   2. Parts of speech
      1. Nouns
         1. Singular and plural
         2. Basic article usage
         3. Possessive forms
      2. Pronouns
         1. Subject and object
         2. Possessive
         3. Demonstrative
         4. Pronoun referents
      3. Adjectives
         1. Simple
         2. Comparatives
      4. Adverbs
         1. Manner
         2. Frequency
      5. Prepositions
      6. Location
      7. Time
5. Study Strategies
   1. Introduction to syllabus
   2. Requests for clarification
   3. Organization of course materials
   4. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   5. Use of various study techniques
   6. Test-taking skills
      1. Read, comprehend, and ask for clarification of directions
      2. Complete all questions even if unsure
6. Technology
   1. Introduction to MyPima
   2. Use of Pima email account
   3. Basic Internet use
7. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center

ESL 070CM - Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English II

1. Demonstrate comprehension of oral passages at the intermediate level.
2. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills at the intermediate level.

1. Use low intermediate-level listening/speaking skills to discuss written and spoken materials and to participate appropriately in the classroom with increased proficiency.
2. Use new vocabulary appropriately, including language functions and idiomatic expressions, in oral communication. 
3. Integrate a variety of study strategies into English learning.
4. Use technology for assignments and communication.
5. Employ college resources.

1. Listening and Speaking
   1. Listening comprehension
      1. Use context and background knowledge to aid comprehension
      2. Identify speakers, setting, and purpose
      3. Distinguish gist, general ideas, and specific information
      4. Use grammatical clues to aid comprehension
   2. Speaking and communication
      1. Classroom functions
      2. Conversation, discussion, and language functions
      3. Fluency and intelligibility within communicative contexts
   3. Communicative appropriateness
      1. Levels of formality and informality
      2. Non-verbal communication
   4. Critical thinking
      1. Make predictions
      2. Draw inferences and conclusions
      3. Differentiate between facts and opinions
2. Social and Vocabulary
   1. Recognize and use new words and idiomatic expressions in oral tasks
   2. Recognize and use context clues
3. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study techniques
4. Use of Technology for Academic Purposes
5. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center

ESL 070PR - Pronunciation II

1. Use appropriate intermediate-level stress in words.
2. Utilize appropriate intermediate-level rhythm.
3. Apply appropriate intermediate-level intonation patterns.

1. Word Stress
   1. Syllables
   2. Syllabic stress
   3. Schwa vowel and unstressed syllables
   4. Parts of speech
2. Sentence Stress and Rhythm
   1. Content words and function words
   2. Linking – contractions, elisions, sound changes
3. Intonation Patterns
   1. Statements, imperatives
   2. WH questions (who, when, what, where, why)
   3. Yes/no questions
   4. Lists (slightly rising/falling)

ESL 070RV - Reading and Vocabulary for Non-Native Speakers of English II

1. Demonstrate literal comprehension of intermediate written material.
2. Demonstrate interpretive comprehension of intermediate written material.

1. Use low intermediate-level reading strategies and critical thinking skills to demonstrate comprehension of low intermediate-level academic texts.
2. Use low intermediate-level vocabulary strategies to synthesize new vocabulary.
3. Demonstrate development of literal and interpretive comprehension through written tasks.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of basic information literacy skills.
5. Develop and integrate a variety of study strategies into English learning.
6. Employ college resources.
7. Participate in a community of readers.

1. Comprehension of Low Intermediate Narrative and Informational Texts
   1. Reading strategies
      1. Use strategies before reading/studying
      2. Use strategies during reading/studying
      3. Use strategies after reading/studying
      4. Reading fluency
   2. Comprehension of texts at different levels
      1. Comprehend at a literal level
         1. Identify main ideas
         2. Identify details
         3. Identify time sequences with transition words
         4. Recognize examples
         5. Identify speakers and setting
      2. Comprehend at an interpretive level
         1. Draw inferences and conclusions
         2. Differentiate between facts and opinions
         3. Use syntactic/context clues to interpret sentence meaning 
         4. Identify purpose
         5. Become aware of connotations
         6. Express opinions
2. Vocabulary
   1. Use of context clues
   2. Understanding of prefixes, suffixes, roots
   3. Synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
   4. Word families
   5. Collocations
   6.  Vocabulary resources
      1. Printed and online
      2. Dictionaries
   7. Spelling rules
   8. Recognition of idiomatic expressions
3. Written Tasks
   1. Short answer
   2. Summary
4. Information Literacy
   1. Interactive library orientation
   2. Value of resources as information
5. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study strategies
   5. Test-taking skills
   6.  Time management and organizational skills
   7. Location of structural features of textbooks
6. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center
7. Community of Readers
   1. Reading as a catalyst for exchange of ideas
   2. Acknowledging diverse points of view
   3. Discuss diverse cultural values as they relate to readings

ESL 070WG - Writing and Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English II

1. Use intermediate level grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics in written tasks.
2. Use Intermediate level content and organization in written tasks.

1. Organize and write sentences and paragraphs at the low intermediate level.
2. Use low intermediate-level writing process with standard writing conventions.
3. Use low intermediate-level sentence structure in written tasks.
4. Identify and correctly use low intermediate-level grammatical structures in written tasks.
5. Integrate a variety of study strategies into academic learning.
6. Use technology for assignments and communication.
7. Employ college resources.

1. Rhetorical Forms
   1. Descriptive
   2. Narrative 
   3. Opinion
2. Writing Process and Conventions
   1. Choose and narrow topics
   2. Organize ideas
   3. Standard paragraph structure
      1. Title
      2. Paragraph form
      3. Organize related ideas
      4. Topic sentence with controlling ideas
      5. Supporting sentences
      6. Concluding sentence
   4. Revision/editing
      1. Revise for content and coherence
      2. Edit for low intermediate-level grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics
3. Sentence Structure
   1. Simple
   2. Compound
   3. Complex - adverb clauses (when, after, before, while, if, because)
   4. Parts of a sentence
      1. Subject
      2. Predicate
      3. Direct object 
   5. Phrases
      1. Prepositional
      2. Noun
      3. Adverb
      4. Adjective
4. Grammar
   1. Verb Tense and mood (affirmative, negative, questions, short answers, and contractions)
      1. Review of simple present
      2. Review of present progressive
         1.  Progressive/dynamic verbs
         2.  Non-progressive/stative verbs
      3. Review of simple past
      4. Future (will and be going to)
      5. Past progressive
      6. Recognize present perfect
      7. Modals (may, might, can/could, should, must, have to)
   2. Parts of speech
      1. Nouns
      2.  Review definite articles
      3.  Review indefinite articles
      4. Pronouns
      5.  Review of subject, direct object, possessive, and demonstrative
      6.  Pronoun referents
5. Adjectives
   1. Comparative
   2.  Superlative
6. Adverbs
   1.  Review manner
   2.  Review frequency
7. Other structures
   1. Introduction to gerunds and infinitives
   2. Introduction to quoted speech (direct quotations)
8. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study techniques
   5. Test-taking skills
9. Technology
   1. Use technology for assignments
   2. Use technology for communication
10. College Resources
    1. Faculty office hours
    2. Learning/tutoring center
    3. Advising and counseling center

ESL 080CM - Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English III

1. Demonstrate comprehension of oral passages at the high-intermediate level.
2. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills at the high-intermediate level.

1. Demonstrate comprehension and retention of oral passages through high intermediate oral and written tasks, including basic note-taking. 
2. Plan, organize, and present informal and basic academic presentations. 
3. Use appropriate register, functions, and non-verbal communication in presentations and discussions. 
4. Use context to learn and use new academic vocabulary appropriately. 

1. Listening Comprehension and Retention
   1. Introduction to note taking
   2. Pre-listening tasks
      1. Identify purpose
      2. Make predictions
   3. Listen for main ideas and details
   4. Use critical thinking skills
      1. Draw inferences and conclusions
      2. Recognize and differentiate between facts and opinions
      3. Identify speakers, setting, register, and tone
      4. Identify positive and negative connotations
   5. Use context and grammatical clues to aid comprehension
   6. Summarize/retell
2. Speaking and Academic Presentations
   1. Discussion functions
   2. Presentations
      1. Short, informal presentations
      2. Introduction to academic presentations
      3. Fluency and intelligibility
3. Communicative Appropriateness
   1. Register
   2. Non-verbal communication

ESL 080PR - Pronunciation III

1. Use appropriate advanced-level stress and vowel reduction in words and phrases.  
2. Utilize appropriate advanced-level sentence stress and rhythm.
3. Apply appropriate advanced-level intonation and phrasing.  

1. Word Stress and Vowel Reduction
   1. Multisyllabic words and suffixes  
   2. Parts of speech and word forms  
   3. Compound nouns  
   4. Phrasal verbs  
2. Sentence Stress and Rhythm
   1. Content words and function words
   2. Normal focus
   3. Contrastive stress and special focus
3. Intonation and Phrasing
   1. Review of basic intonation patterns
   2. Emotions, attitudes, focus, emphasis, and/or intent
   3. Conclusion and endings
   4. Elisions and sound changes in linking
   5. Thought groups and phrasing

ESL 080RV - Reading & Vocabulary for Non-Native Speakers of English III

1. Demonstrate literal comprehension of high-intermediate written material.
2. Demonstrate interpretive comprehension of high-intermediate written material.

1. Use high intermediate level reading strategies and critical thinking skills to demonstrate comprehension of high intermediate-level academic texts.
2. Develop high-intermediate-level strategic approaches for the comprehension of academic vocabulary.
3. Demonstrate development of literal and interpretive comprehension through written tasks.
4. Apply basic information literacy skills.
5. Develop and integrate a variety of study strategies into academic learning.
6. Employ college resources.
7. Participate in a community of readers.

1. Comprehension of High-Intermediate Narrative and Informational Texts
   1. Reading Strategies
      1. Use strategies before reading/studying
      2. Use strategies during reading/studying
      3. Use strategies after reading/studying
      4. Reading fluency
   2. Comprehension of text at different levels
2. Comprehend at a literal level
   1. Identify main ideas
   2. Identify details
   3. Recognize the inter-relationship of words, phrases, and clauses
   4. Retelling
   5. Identify speakers and setting
   6. Identify time sequences with transition words
3. Comprehend at an interpretive level
   1. Draw inferences and conclusions
   2. Differentiate between facts and opinions
   3. Use syntactic/context clues to interpret textual meanings
   4. Identify purpose and tone
   5. Interpret illustrations
4. Comprehend at a critical level
   1. Explore diverse points of view and perspectives from different sources
   2. Express and support opinions based on readings
   3. Evaluate credibility of information sources
5. Vocabulary  at the High Intermediate Level
   1. Context, structural, and syntactic clues
   2. Prefixes, suffixes, roots
   3. Academic word list
   4. Synonyms, antonyms, and homonyms
   5. Word families
   6. Collocations
   7. Vocabulary resources
      1. Printed and online
      2. Dictionaries
   8. Spelling rules
   9. Idiomatic expressions
6. Written Tasks
   1. Journal
   2. Summary and Response
   3. Short Answer (30 or more words)
   4. Understanding and Avoiding Plagiarism
7. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Use of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study techniques
   5. Test taking skills
   6. Location of structural features of textbooks
8. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center
   4. Orientation to Library
9. Community of Readers
   1. Reading as a catalyst for exchange of ideas
   2. Acknowledging diverse points of view
   3. Discuss diverse cultural values as they relate to readings

ESL 080WG - Writing and Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English III

1. Use high-intermediate level grammar, sentence structures, and mechanics in written tasks.
2. Use high-intermediate level content and organization in written tasks.

1. Write and edit multi-paragraph academic compositions at the high intermediate level.
2. Use high intermediate writing process and standard writing conventions.
3. Use high intermediate sentence structure in written tasks.
4. Identify and correctly use high intermediate grammatical structures in written tasks.
5. Integrate a variety of study strategies into academic learning.
6. Use technology for assignments and communication.
7. Employ college resources.

1.  Multi-paragraph Academic Compositions
   1. Summary and Response
   2. Cause and Effect
   3. Persuasive
2.  Writing Process and Conventions
   1. Choose and narrow topics
   2. Organize ideas
   3. Apply standard paragraph structure
      1. Topic sentence
      2. Supporting ideas
      3. Expansion/examples
      4. Coherence within and between paragraphs
   4. Develop standard essay structure
      1. Introduction with hook and thesis statement
      2. Supporting ideas
      3. Expansion/examples
      4. Conclusion
   5. Revision/editing
      1. Revise content
      2. Edit
3.  Sentence Structure
   1. Simple
   2. Compound
   3. Complex
      1. Production of adverb and adjective clauses
      2. Recognition of noun clauses
   4. Prepositional Phrases
4.  Grammar
   1. Verb tense and mood
      1. Present perfect vs. simple past and present
      2. Recognize past perfect
      3. Passive voice in present tense
      4. Past modals
      5. Real conditionals
   2. Parts of speech
      1. Adjectives
         1. Review of comparative and superlative
         2. Equative
      2. Adverbs
         1. Review of time, manner, frequency
         2. Review of comparative and superlative
         3. Equative
   3. Other structures
      1. Gerunds and infinitives
      2. Reported and quoted speech
5.  Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study techniques
   5. Test taking skills
6.  Technology
   1. Use technology for assignments
   2. Use technology for communication
7.  College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center

ESL 088CM - Oral Communication for Non-Native Speakers of English IV

1. Demonstrate comprehension of oral passages at the advanced-level.
2. Demonstrate appropriate speaking skills at the advanced-level.

1. Take notes from academic lectures using advanced listening and note-taking skills.    
2. Use critical thinking skills to discuss and analyze oral academic materials.    
3. Plan, organize, and present comprehensible academic presentations.    
4. Deduce word meanings from context, structural and grammatical clue, and integrate academic vocabulary and collocations into discussion and presentations.

1. Listening Comprehension and Retention
   1. Note taking strategies
   2. Pre-listening tasks
   3. Identify and demonstrate comprehension of gist, general ideas, and specific information in academic passages
   4. Use context and grammatical clues to aid comprehension
   5. Summarize/retell
2. Speaking and Oral Presentations
   1. Academic presentation functions
      1. Oral citations
      2. Audio visual aids
      3. Non-verbal communication
      4. Response to questions
   2. Fluency and intelligibility within communicative contexts
3. Communicative Appropriateness
   1. Register
   2. Non-verbal communication
4. Critical Thinking Skills
   1. Make predictions
   2. Understand and draw inferences and conclusions
   3. Differentiate between facts and opinions

ESL 088RV - Reading and Vocabulary for Non-Native Speakers for English IV

4 Credits, 4 Contact Hours
4 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Advanced-level reading and vocabulary skills for non-native speakers of English.  Includes comprehension of narrative, informational, and college textbooks; vocabulary at an advanced level, written tasks, information literacy, study strategies, college resources, and a community of readers.

Prerequisite(s): Placement into ESL 088RV; or completion of ESL 080RV  or ESL085RV . 

 
Recommendation: Concurrent enrollment in an ESL Oral Communication course (CM) and an ESL Writing and Grammar course (WG) according to previous course completion or ESL assessment test score.
Information: Prerequisites may be waived with consent of instructor. See an ESL instructor for details.
  

1. Demonstrate literal comprehension of advanced written material.
2. Demonstrate interpretive comprehension of advanced written material.

1. Use advanced-level reading strategies and critical thinking skills to demonstrate comprehension of academic materials.
2. Apply a strategic approach to the development of academic vocabulary.
3. Demonstrate development of analytical and evaluative comprehension through written tasks.
4. Locate, access, and use needed information.
5. Develop and integrate a variety of study strategies into academic learning.
6. Employ college resources.
7. Participate in a community of readers.

1. Comprehension of Narrative, Informational, and College Textbooks
   1. Reading strategies
      1. Use strategies before reading/studying
      2. Use strategies during reading/studying
      3. Use strategies after reading/studying
      4. Reading fluency
   2. Comprehension of text at different levels
      1. Comprehend at a literal level
         1. Identify main ideas
         2. Identify details
         3. Interpret graphs and statistics
         4. Analyze the inter-relationship of words, phrases, and clauses
         5. Identify rhetorical styles
   3. Comprehend at an interpretive level
      1. Differentiate between facts and opinions
      2. Analyze cause and effect
      3. Draw inferences and conclusions
      4. Recognize tone and purpose
      5. Interpret hedging language
2. Comprehend at a critical level
   1. Analyze evidence for and against an argument
   2. Analyze diverse perspectives and points of view from difference sources
   3. Evaluate credibility, accuracy, and reliability of sources of information
3. Vocabulary at  an Advanced Level
   1. Analogies 
   2. Context, structural, and syntactic clues
   3. Roots, prefixes, suffixes 
   4. Academic word list
   5. Synonyms and antonyms
   6. Use of word families (noun, verb, adjective, adverb forms)
   7. Collocations
   8. Vocabulary resources
   9. Printed and online
   10. Dictionaries and thesauruses
   11. Spelling rules   
4. Written Tasks
   1. Journal 
   2. Paraphrasing
   3. Summary and analysis
   4. Description of graphic information
   5. Short answer (50-75 words)
   6. Understanding and avoiding plagiarism
5. Information Literacy
   1. Library research procedures
   2. Basic database usage
   3. Evaluative criteria
6. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Use of teacher feedback
   4. Use of study techniques
   5. Testing taking skills
7. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center
8. Community of Readers
   1. Reading as a catalyst for exchange of ideas
   2. Acknowledge diverse points of view
   3. Discuss diverse cultural values as they relate to readings

ESL 088WG - Writing and Grammar for Non-Native Speakers of English IV

1. Use advanced-level grammar, sentence structure, and mechanics in written tasks.
2. Use advanced-level content and organization in written tasks.

1. Organize, write, and edit academic essays and a research paper.
2. Use Advanced-level writing process and standard writing conventions.
3. Use Advanced-level sentence structure in written tasks.
4. Use, identify, and analyze high advanced-level grammar in written English.
5. Integrate a variety of study strategies into academic English learning.
6. Use technology for assignments and communication.
7. Employ college resources.

1. Rhetorical Forms (One Research-Based)
   1. Summary and analysis
   2. Expository
   3. Problem/solution  Argumentative
2. Writing Process and Conventions
   1. Choose and narrow topic 
   2. Organize ideas 
   3. Apply standard essay structure
      1. Introduction with thesis statement
      2. Supporting ideas
      3. Expansion/examples
      4. Conclusion
      5. Coherence within and between paragraphs 
   4. Revision/editing
      1. Revise content
      2. Edit
   5. Research
      1. Sources
         1. Periodicals
         2. Internet
   6. APA style 
      1. References page
      2. In-text citations
   7. Understanding and avoiding plagiarism
3. Sentence Structure
   1. Simple
   2. Compound (and, but, so, or)
   3. Complex
      1. Adverb, adjective, and noun clauses
      2. Conditionals (real and unreal)
      3. Review of reported and quoted speech
   4. Compound-complex 
   5. Phrases
      1. Adjective, adverb, and noun phrases
      2. Review of prepositional phrases
4. Grammar
   1. Verb tense and mood
      1. Review of tenses 
      2. Review of modals
      3. Review of passive voice in present tense
      4. Passive voice in other tenses and with modals-  
   2. Structural analysis
      1. Fragments
      2. Run-ons
      3. Comma splices
      4. Parallel structure
   3. Other structures
5. Study Strategies
   1. Use of syllabus
   2. Organization of course materials
   3. Interpretation of teacher feedback
   4. Use of various study techniques
   5. Test taking skills
6. Technology
   1. Use of technology for assignments
   2. Use of technology for communication
7. College Resources
   1. Faculty office hours
   2. Learning/tutoring center
   3. Advising and counseling center
   4. Library and computer commons

FDC 110 - Apparel Design and Construction I

1. Demonstrate the ability to operate a sewing machine and identify machine components, pressing equipment, and tools.   
2. Construct an apparel project.   

1. Terminology   
   1. Fabric
   2. Garment construction  
2. Tools and Equipment
   1. Sewing machine
   2. Pressing equipment
   3. Tools
3. Garment Pattern Components
   1. Measurement
   2. Selection/sizing
   3. Basic fit and alteration
   4. Pattern markings
   5. Directions
4. Fabric Components
   1. Selection
   2. Preparation  
   3. Layout, cutting, and marking
5. Interfacing
   1. Selection
   2. Application
6. Construction Sample and Pressing Techniques
   1. Seams and seam finishes
   2. Darts
   3. Facing
   4. Gatherings
   5. Hems
   6. Buttons
   7. Buttonholes
   8. Zippers
   9. Trims
   10. Evaluation
7. Introduction to Trend Analysis and Design Planning

FDC 111 - Apparel Design and Construction II

1. Design and construct fitted apparel projects.
2. Evaluate commercially produced clothing to determine type of stitching used and overall complexity of the garment.
3. Apply industry techniques to apparel construction including preparing a basic spec sheet commonly used in the industry.

1. Planning the Garment
   1. Measurement and basic fitting procedures
   2. Fabric, pattern, and notion selection
   3. Fabric grainline orientation and pattern placement
2. Preparation of Garment Pieces
   1. Cutting accurately
   2. Marking methods
   3. Fitting pieces together smoothly
3. Assembly
   1. The unit method
   2. Seams
   3. Seam finishing and commercial stitches
   4. Trimming, clipping, notching, grading
4. Industry Techniques and Practices
5. Unit Production
   1. Shaping devices – ease, darts, gathers
   2. Sleeves
   3. Neckline, facing, collar
   4. Zipper types and application
   5. Buttonholes
   6. Buttons and fasteners
   7. Hems
   8. Pressing
   9. Finishing touches
   10. Spec sheets and their purpose
6. Evaluation – Skill Building Review
7. Trend Analysis and Design Planning

FDC 121 - Flat Pattern Making

1. Utilize the essential construction principles and procedures of flat pattern making.
2. Apply principles of pattern manipulation to create a flat pattern for the basic block set.
3. Analyze trends and designs and product flat patterns for designs.
4. Apply appropriate pattern making methods for selected designs.

1. Introduction to Flat Pattern Making
2. Principles of Pattern Manipulation
   1. Use of half-scale slopers
   2. Design lines
   3. Construction concerns
3. Practical Applications
   1. Dart manipulations
   2. Dart equivalents
   3. Garment closures
   4. Facings
   5. Necklines
   6. Collars
   7. Sleeves
   8. Skirts
   9. Dresses
4. Evaluating the Application of Flat Pattern Techniques to a Selected Design Project
   1. Analyze trends
   2. Design analysis
   3. Planning the design

FDC 122 - History of Clothing

3 Credits, 3 Contact Hours
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods

Introduction to clothing and personal decoration as a reflection of the wearer’s culture, time and place. Includes definition of essential characteristics in the western world, evolution of clothing, geographical and chronological grouping, and areas of analysis through research and projects.

  

2. Describe social, political, economic, and aesthetic trends and occurrences.

3. Relate trends and occurrences in clothing, textiles, and accessories

4. Relate the ritual of dress to the present and future.

5. Predict for fashion or retail future trends based on area and work conditions.

Swathed or draped

Fitted and sewn

Layered

Evolution of Clothing

Conditions in which forms evolved

Historical conditions and change

Lines along which changes spread

Geographical and Chronological Grouping

Ancient periods

Middle Ages through Sixteenth Century

Seventeenth Century through Twenty-First Century

The History of Clothing Notebook: Areas of Analysis

Time and place

Societal forces

The wearer and body ideals

Garment forms

Textiles and decorative arts

Accessories

Cosmetics, hair styles, body art

Jewelry

FDC 123 - Computer Patternmaking I

1. Exhibit efficient use of the Computer Aided Design (CAD) system software program.
2. Explain and maintain industry standards throughout the production process.
3. Demonstrate the ability to draft patterns from measurements.
4. Discuss the concepts of digitizing block patterns.
5. Produce a finished design utilizing CAD skills.

1. Introduction to Computer Patternmaking
   1. Icons in the Computer Aided Design (CAD) software program
   2. Skill-building methods for efficient pattern drafting
   3. Applications of industry standards and basic pattern concepts
2. Measurements
   1. Draft patterns from measurements
   2. Measurements and how they affect the drafting process
3. Digitizing Blocks   
4. Produce a Finished Design

FDC 126 - Textiles

3 Credits, 5 Contact Hours
2 lecture periods 3 lab periods

Study of textile fibers, yarns, fabrication, characteristics, methods of coloration, printing, finishes, and influence on product performance. Includes fiber content, fabric construction, fabric swatches, finishes and techniques, and textile trends.

  

1. Identify fibers:  natural, manufactured, and synthetic fibers.
2. Relate yarn structure and fabric construction to characteristics and performance.
3. Identify and mount fabric swatches.
4. Evaluate fabric finishes and techniques.
5. Describe the history of the Industrial Revolution, textile trends, and global sustainability initiatives.

1. Fiber Content
   1. Natural fibers
   2. Man-made fibers
   3. Performance
   4. Environmental issues
2. Fabric Construction
   1. Weaves
   2. Knits
   3. Other – poured, molded, etc.

III.  Identify and Mount Fabric Swatches

1. Analyze fabric swatches
2. Mount swatches in binder

IV.  Fabric Finishes and Techniques

1. Dyeing and printing
2. Fabric finishes
3. Digital textile printing

V.  Textile Trends

1. The Industrial Revolution
2. Technical textiles

C.   Global sustainability initiatives

FDC 131 - Fashion Styling

1. Identify clothing as a powerful resource and as a universal element in non-verbal communication.
2. Identify the core elements and principles of design applied to clothing and their influence on body image.
3. Identify the properties of body shape and personal coloring and how they relate to clothing selection.
4. Identify trends versus classic styles.
5. Identify how personality and personal style relates to fashion and clothing selection and coordination.
6. Plan a wardrobe for client, self, model, or window display from everyday style to mass marketing campaigns.
7. Discuss perspectives and application of work of several current wardrobe stylists or clothing and image analysis.
8. Discuss how hair and makeup works as a key element in fashion styling

1. Introduction
   1. Clothing: a powerful resource
   2. Ritual of Dress
2. Clothing and the Wearer
   1. U.S. and World trends
   2. Historical perspective: wardrobe through the 20^th century
3. Art Applied to Wardrobe
   1. Yin and Yang
   2. Elements:
      1. Line
      2. Shape
      3. Color
      4. Texture
      5. Pattern
   3. Principles
      1. Repetition
      2. Rhythm
      3. Harmony and Unity
      4. Balance
   4. Proportion and Scale
4. Color
   1. Properties of Color
      1. Temperature
      2. Hue
      3. Value
      4. Intensity
      5. Quality
      6. Harmony
   2. Personal Coloring
      1. Hair, skin, and eyes
      2. The 4 seasons of color
      3. Light or deep, warm or cool, clear or soft
   3. Psychological effect and perceived messages of color
5. Figure Analysis for Women and Men and Clothing Application to Physical Appearance
   1. Tubular
   2. Inverted triangle
   3. Rounded
   4. Rectangle
   5. Hourglass
6. Personal Style as it Relates to Fashion
   1. Dramatic
   2. Sportive
   3. Romantic
   4. Elegant
   5. City Chic
   6. Relaxed
   7. Trends versus classic
7. Wardrobe for Women and Men
   1. Lifestyle Evaluation
   2. Wardrobe goals
   3. Budget
   4. Organization (Clusters)
8. Hair and Makeup as a Key Element in Wardrobe and Fashion Styling

FDC 132 - Global Fashion and Culture

1. Relate clothing and personal decoration to meeting basic human psychological needs including historically marginalized groups such as transgender, gay, feminist, U.S. culture and non-Western cultures.
2. Describe the effect of clothing and style on the individual and the group.
3. Describe how individual and personal styles are increasingly affected by global events and worldwide marketing campaigns.
4. Analyze global fashion trends in relation to individual and group needs, fears, and expectations.

1. Global Behavior and Dress
   1. Basic psychological needs
   2. Motivation
   3. Habits
   4. Cause and effect cycles
2. The Ritual of Dress
   1. Past
   2. Present
   3. Future
3. Global Fashion for the Masses
   1. Effect of media images
   2. Prediction of trends and uniformity
   3. Rapidly quickening cycles
   4. The world view of clothing and cultural biases
4. Life Stages and Clothing and Image Needs for the Generations
   1. Infancy
   2. School years
   3. Youth culture
   4. Achieving adult status
   5. The stage of multiple choices

FDC 135 - Event Planning and Production

1. Discuss the various aspects to consider when planning and producing an event.
2. Plan the concept, design, and feasibility of event planning.
3. Perform the marketing and promotion strategies for an event.
4. Describe the importance of sponsorship, budgeting, and risk management in planning an event.
5. Develop the logistics and all operations required for production of an event.
6. Evaluate the overall event planning process.

1. Development of an Event
   1. Goals, objectives, strategies, and tactics
   2. Committee presentations of goals
   3. Public relations, marketing, and advertising for the event
   4. Financial and risk management
   5. Fundraising for the event
   6. Planning and protocol for event
   7. Staging of event
   8. Operations and logistics
2. Student Event Production
3. Wrap Up
   1. Evaluating the event
   2. Next year preparation

FDC 140 - Fashion Merchandising

1. Describe the evolutionary process involved in sourcing, creating, producing, and distributing clothing for men, women, and children.
2. Recognize how marketing, retailing, and distribution strategies play a key role in meeting the demands of the fashion consumer.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of various apparel silhouettes and textiles.
4. Indicate which research methods are best used for apparel, market analysis and consumer profiling.

1. Design, Development, Production, and Sourcing of Fashion
   1. Design of men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel, footwear and accessories
   2. Production of clothing and the supply chain
   3. Criteria, trends and sourcing options
2. Different Silhouettes of Apparel and Textile Characteristics
   1. Handouts on necklines, sleeves, pants, coats & dresses
   2. Textile characteristics
   3. Review
3. Marketing, Distribution, and the Fashion Consumer
   1. Apparel segmentations

1. For the retail clothing market
   1. Gender-related segments
   2. Age-related segments
   3. Geographic-related segments
   4. Behavioral-related segments
   5. Lifestyle-related augmentation
   6. The Current Fashion 7 Levels of Fashion
      1. Haute couture
      2. Luxury fashion
      3. Bridge brands
      4. Diffusion lines
      5. High street
      6. Fast fashion
      7. Economy
2. Categories of Retail
   1. E-Commerce
3. Customer service and fashion events in clothing sales
4. Market centers, marts, market weeks, and trade shows

1. Methods of Research for Retailing
   1. Current market types for apparel
      1. Traditional apparel marketing
      2. Genetic e-commerce marketing
      3. Market research for apparel
   2. Fashion, textile, and color forecasting
   3. Market analysis
   4. Target customer profile
   5. Fashion consumer and their behavior
   6. Research designers
   7. Trend analysis
2. Careers in Fashion Merchandising
   1. Sales
      1. Representing apparel companies and the role with designers
   2. Buyer
      1. Representing retailers, including independent business and e-commerce platforms
   3. Management
3. Case Studies
   1. Situations in retail sales
   2. Situations in supervision and management

FDC 141 - Introduction to Fashion Design

1. Describe the fashion industry and how it functions.
2. Identify the skills needed for specific careers in the fashion industry.
3. Describe the essential aspects of the apparel manufacturing process.
4. Apply design principles to garment design and line development.

1. History of the Industry
   1. Unions and Laws
   2. Successful Designers and their Impact of Fashion and Retail Market
   3. Transition from Custom Designer to Mass-Market and World Market
2. Careers in Fashion
   1. Designer, Assistant Designer, and Sample Maker
      1. Draping
      2. Pattern Making
   2. Production
      1. Manager
      2. Patternmakers
      3. Cutters
   3. Retail Merchandising
      1. Stylist
      2. Buyers
      3. Sales Representatives
      4. Marketing
      5. Visual Merchandising
   4. Advertising
      1. Journalist
      2. Photographer
      3. Illustrators, Web Designers
      4. Social Media
3. Designing the Garment
   1. Principles of Design
   2. Fabric Applications
4. Influences on Design
   1. Magazines
   2. Film, Celebrities
   3. Social Media and Bloggers
5. Organization of an Apparel Line
   1. The Target Market
   2. Developing the Line
   3. Introduction to textiles
   4. Marketing the Line
   5. Adjusting the Line
   6. Final Presentation