Courses

EMS 2105 - EMS Program Success Course

1. Demonstrate behaviors that foster mental health in medical professionals through self-reflection on various assigned activities.   
2. Reference different resources available for first responder mental health 
3. Apply effective study habits for students’ own learning styles.
4. Exhibit computer competency by effectively navigating and submitting assignments.
5. Demonstrate EMT - Basic knowledge of NM scope of practice and procedural skills with scores of 70% or higher.
6. ​Communicate effectively in a group by successfully completing tasks as a team. ​

EMS 2192 - Drug Calculations Lab

1. Demonstrate the ability to execute medication math at the paramedic level to include, but not limited to metric conversions, weight conversions for adult and pediatric patients, medication dose calculation, fluid bolus calculation, drip rate calculation, consensus formula calculation, and continuous infusion.
2. Safely perform steps to initiate an IV and/or an I/O, set a drip rate, and administer an IV medication bolus to an adult patient.
3. Complete a Paramedic-level medical and trauma assessment on an adult patient.
4. Show Paramedic-level record keeping ability by reporting and documenting assessment findings and interventions within a specified data tracking system. 

EMS 2207 - Legal Issues and Report Writing

1. Describe the roles, and responsibilities within an EMS system, and how those roles and responsibilities differ from other levels of providers.
2. Integrate comprehensive knowledge of the EMS system, safety/well-being of the paramedic, and medical-legal and ethical issues which is intended to improve the health of EMS personnel, patients, and the community.
3. Explain the legal issues that impact decisions made in the out-of-hospital environment using common medical-legal terms.
4. Apply state and national EMS laws to common prehospital situations.
5. Explain the role that ethics plays in decision-making in the out-of-hospital environment.
6. Utilize clinical reasoning to develop a list of differential diagnoses, modify the assessment, and formulate a treatment plan.
7. Construct effective documentation with the essential elements of patient assessment, care, and transport.

EMS 2213 - Endocrine and GI/GU Theory

1. Demonstrate a complex depth and comprehensive breath of knowledge of the anatomy and physiology regarding the GI/GU and Endocrine system.
2. Describe the anatomy and patholhysiology of diseases and trauma associated with the GI/GU and Endocrine system.
3. Demonstrate the ability to select the appropriate emergency care for sick or injured patients on scene and during transport.
4. Demonstrate the ability to collect appropriate clinical information and make a presumptive diagnosis.

EMS 2217 - Pharmacology Theory

1. To understand the basic principles and concepts of pharmacology.
2. To relate the physiologic factors of a disease process to the drug mechanisms and paramedic care.
3. To understand the major classes of medications of the major systems of the body.
4. To understand the prototype for each major class of medication.
5. To demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of NM Paramedic scope of practice medications.

EMS 2223 - Advanced Trauma Theory

1. Describe the pathophysiology and kinematics of injury. (PHTLS).
2. Understand the need for rapid assessment of the trauma patient. (PHTLS).
3. Establish a management method for the prehospital care of the multisystem trauma patient. (PHTLS).
4. Apply fundamental knowledge of principles of public health and epidemiology including public health emergencies, health promotion, and illness and injury prevention. (Public Health).
5. Integrate complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology into the assessment to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of assuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages. (Airway Management).
6. Integrate scene and patient assessment findings with knowledge of epidemiology and pathophysiology to form a field impression. This includes developing a list of differential diagnoses through clinical reasoning to modify the assessment and formulate a treatment plan. (Patient Assessment).
7. Integrate a comprehensive knowledge of the causes and pathophysiology into the management of shock, respiratory failure or arrest with an emphasis on early intervention to prevent arrest. (Shock and Resuscitation).
8. Integrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression to implement a comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for an acutely injured patient. (Trauma).
9. Demonstrate knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure safe patient, public, and personnel safety. (EMS Operations).

EMS 2291 - Paramedic Lab I

1. Exhibit the ability to perform an in-depth, entry-level paramedic patient assessment through the integration of field and patient assessment findings to develop a list of differential diagnoses and formulate a comprehensive patient care plan.
2. Perform as the team leader and member in simulated patient care evolutions.
3. Perform safe and effective psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model and the New Mexico Scope of Practice at the paramedic level.
4. Recall complex knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology to develop and implement a treatment plan with the goal of assuring a patent airway, adequate mechanical ventilation, and respiration for patients of all ages.

EMS 2303 - Cardiovascular Theory

1. Identify cardiac anatomy and pathology of disease through various assignments and exams.
2. Integrate scene and patient assessment findings to form a treatment plan for a cardiovascular patient.
3. Apply knowledge of pathophysiology, pharmacology, and epidemiology specific to a cardiac patient in a variety of scenarios.
4. Apply knowledge of the causes and pathophysiology into the management of shock, respiratory failure, or arrest with an emphasis on early intervention to prevent arrest.
5. Interpret a variety of 12-leads to develop a treatment plan based on knowledge of anatomy and pathophysiology.
6. Integrate assessment findings with principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to formulate a field impression to implement a comprehensive treatment/disposition plan for an acutely injured patient.

EMS 2307 - Respiratory Theory

1. Demonstrates a complex depth and comprehensive breadth of knowledge of the anatomy and physiology regarding the respiratory anatomy and pathophysiology of diseases associated with the respiratory system.
2. Demonstrates the ability to select the appropriate emergency care for sick or injured patients on scene and during transport consistent with the treatment guidelines set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation and the New Mexico Department of Health and the national standard curriculum.
3. Demonstrate the ability to gather appropriate clinical information, analyze data and use critical thinking to solve problems and make decision relevant to their role as an Emergency Medical Technician.
4. Develop the skills necessary to become a life-long learner by participation in professional organizations and educational activities within local, state, national and international communities that offer continuing education and professional services to Emergency Medical Technicians.

EMS 2313 - Neurological Theory

1. Discuss in depth the anatomy and physiology of the organs and structures of the nervous system.
2. Be able to perform a complete neurological assessment as part of a comprehensive physical examination (trauma and medical).
3. Describe the incidence, morbidity and mortality of neurological emergencies (trauma and medical). Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment finding to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan, including the administration of appropriate medications for the patient with: coma and altered mental status, seizures, syncope, headache, neoplasm abscess, stroke, and intracranial hemorrhage, transient ischemic attacks, weakness, degenerative neurological diseases, and neurological trauma.

EMS 2390 - Hospital Clinical I

1. Demonstrate the ability to safely administer medications
2. Demonstrate the ability to safely perform endotracheal intubation
3. Demonstrate the ability to safely gain venous access in all age groups
4. Demonstrate the ability to effectively ventilate unintubated patients of all ages
5. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for the following types of patients for all ages:
6. Trauma
7. Medical

EMS 2393 - Paramedic Lab II

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Formulate a differential diagnosis based on an analysis of comprehensive assessment findings, anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and epidemiology. 
2. Provide care using basic and advanced interventions as part of a treatment plan intended to mitigate an emergency, provide symptom relief, and improve the overall health of the patient.
3. Demonstrate the ability to effectively perform as the team leader while directing the team to implement a treatment plan.  
4. Demonstrate the ability to function as a team member within a patient care scenario.
5. Safely and effectively perform all psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model and the New Mexico Scope of Practice at the Paramedic level. 
6. Execute paramedic-level decision-making and documentation through the implementation of a treatment plan, assessment data collection, and appropriate data entry in a patient care report.  
7. Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions and modify treatment plans for a patient with a focus on cardiac, neurological, or respiratory complaints.

 
Credits: 2

EMS 2503 - Pediatric and Gynecology Theory

1. Utilize gynecological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the management plan for the patient experiencing a gynecological emergency.
2. Apply an understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the female reproductive system to the assessment and management of a patient experiencing normal or abnormal labor.
3. Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for a neonatal patient.
4. Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement a treatment plan for the pediatric patient.
5. Improve the quality of care provided to seriously ill or injured children, resulting in improved outcome. (PALS)
6. Meet the learning objective of the PEPP curriculum.

EMS 2507 - Environmental Theory

1. Demonstrate the knowledge of anatomy and physiology regarding environmental, toxicological, and WMD medical emergencies.
2. Differentiate the management of general toxidromes and poisonings through the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychosocial impact, patient presentations, and prognosis of cholinergic, anticholinergics, sympathomimetics, sedative/hypnotics, opiates, alcohol intoxication and withdrawal, and carbon monoxide scenarios.
3. Demonstrate the knowledge of operational roles and responsibilities to ensure patient, public, and personnel safety.
4. Integrate assessment findings using principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology to effectively treat patients with environmental or toxicological emergencies.
5. Integrate scene and patient assessment findings with the knowledge of epidemiology and pathophysiology to form a field impression including developing a list of differential diagnoses through clinical reasoning to modify the assessment and formulate a treatment plan in the presence of an environmental emergency.

EMS 2513 - Behavioral Emergencies and Communication

1. Demonstrate a complex depth and comprehensive breath of knowledge of behavioral emergencies
2. Demonstrate the ability to select the appropriate emergency care for sick or injured patients on scene or during transport consistent with the treatment guidelines of set forth by the DOT, NM Dept of Health, and the national standard curriculum
3. Demonstrate the ability to gather appropriate clinical information, analyze data and use critical thinking to solve problems and make decisions relevant to their role of emergency medical technicians

EMS 2590 - Hospital Clinical II

1. Demonstrate the ability to safely administer medications
2. Demonstrate the ability to safely perform endotracheal intubation
3. Demonstrate the ability to safely gain venous access in all age groups
4. Demonstrate the ability to effectively ventilate unintubated patients of all ages
5. Demonstrate the ability to perform a comprehensive assessment, formulate and implement a treatment plan for the following types of patients for all ages:
   1. Trauma
   2. Medical
   3. Behavioral
   4. Obstetric

EMS 2593 - Paramedic Lab III

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Perform a comprehensive paramedic-level patient assessment including a history and physical examination to identify factors affecting the health of a patient with a focus on pediatric, gynecological/obstetrical, and special population patients.
2. Integrate scene and patient assessment findings to develop a list of differential diagnoses through clinical reasoning to modify the assessment and formulate a treatment plan.
3. Quickly and accurately formulate a treatment plan based on best practices to lead a team through treatment priorities.
4. Safely and effectively perform basic and advanced interventions and psychomotor skills within the National EMS Scope of Practice Model and the New Mexico Scope of Practice at the Paramedic level in a lab setting.

(90 Lab Hours)
Credits: 2

EMS 2790 - Paramedic Field Experience

1. Demonstrate all skills within the paramedic scope of practice to include but not limited to team leader abilities, administer medications, airway management, IV and/or IO access.
2. Perform comprehensive patient care using communication, detailed patient assessment, creating treatment plans, and performing skills for patients with different chief of complaints.
3. Demonstrate the ability to integrate technology into the internship experience by documenting a patient care experience using electronic charting, completing an accurate DCHARTE, and upload EKGs for review.

EMS 2993 - Paramedic Capstone

1. Demonstrates understanding of the roles and responsibilities of a paramedic within an EMS system by applying the basic concepts of development, pathophysiology, and pharmacology to assessment and management of emergency patients, including the ability to properly administer medications and communicate effectively with patients.
2. Demonstrate the ability to serve as the team leader on all calls in a variety of emergency situations.
3. Explain how to establish and/or maintain a patent airway, oxygenate, and ventilate a patient.
4. Evaluate patient history and perform a comprehensive physical exam on any patient and communicate the findings to others.
5. Integrate pathophysiological principles and assessment findings to formulate a field impression and implement the treatment plan for all patients.

ENGR 1101 - Survey of Engineering Fields

1. Analyze engineering road maps, have a curriculum plan for each semester at CNM, and identify transfer requirements and options.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the design process from initial conception to final solution through the application of critical thinking while learning important team building skills approaches to problem solving.
3. Identify the different engineering fields, the engineering profession, potential career paths, and the process to professional licensure .
4. Apply clear communication and critical thinking skills by collecting, organizing, and analyzing data into complete and well-thought-out written and oral presentations.
5. Establish familiarity with programming languages through application to practical engineering assignments.
6. Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments.

This course is an introduction to engineering for students to establish a foundation for their studies in any of the engineering disciplines. Group-orientated design projects are used to provide a multidisciplinary view of engineering systems and to present the engineering method. Computing skills are developed for engineering analysis, synthesis, and technical communication.
Credits: 3

ENGR 2088 - Engineering Specialty

ENGR 2710 - Thermodynamics

1. Outcome #1:
   1. Define basic concepts used throughout the study of Thermodynamics.
   2. Give a basic definition of Temperature, and describe how the Celsius, Fahrenheit, Kelvin and Rankine temperature scales are defined.
   3. Define the two basic modes of energy transfer in thermodynamic systems: heat and work.
   4. State what is meant by a system; be able to distinguish between closed systems and control volumes.
   5. State what is meant by a property of a system; distinguish between intensive and extensive properties.
   6. Define pressure and use it to work problems involving forces on systems.  
2. Outcome #2:
   1. Describe thermodynamic equilibrium State the conditions for thermodynamic equilibrium in terms of property behavior.
   2. State the Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics.
   3. Explain how this Law applies to the use of thermometers in order to determine if two non-contacting systems are in thermal equilibrium.
3. Outcome #3:
   1. Explain Conservation of Energy for systems changing between states
   2. State what is meant by quasi-equilibrium for systems undergoing processes.
   3. State the First Law of Thermodynamics; explain how it expresses conservation of energy.
   4. Relate work done during expansion or compression of a gas to its pressure vs. volume curve.
   5. Know how to express quantitatively work done by a thermodynamic system on several types of surroundings (electrical systems, rotating shafts, surface energies, deforming materials).
   6. Be able to use a)-d) above quantitatively to solve problems involving internal energy, heat transfer and work done in systems undergoing thermodynamic processes.
4. Outcome #4:
   1. Apply the concepts of the First Law to thermodynamic cycles.
   2. State what a thermodynamic cycle is; identify the special relationship between heat transfer and work done for thermodynamic processes making up a cycle.
   3. Sketch thermodynamic cycles on pressure vs. volume diagrams.
   4. Calculate the work done and the heat transferred during a cycle.
   5. Be able to identify whether a cycle could be used to produce power, could be used for refrigeration, or could be used for a heat pump.
   6. Quantify the figure of merit for each of the three types of cycles.
5. Outcome 5:
   1. Use given properties of engineering substances for quantitative analyses
   2. Know what is meant by the phase of a substance.
   3. Give the state principle for simple compressible systems.
   4. Be able to describe the pressure-volume-temperature surface for simple compressible systems, including key features like single- and multiple-phase regions and the critical point.
   5. Know how to read thermodynamic property tables, such as steam tables for water, and use these properties to solve problems of thermodynamic equilibrium.
   6. Define and use additional thermodynamic properties like enthalpy and specific heat.
   7. Know the Ideal Gas Model, and be able to use it quantitatively in problem solving.
6. Outcome 6:
   1. Perform thermodynamic analyses of Control Volumes with moving masses
   2. Distinguish key elements of control volume analysis, including steady-state and transient flows, mass-flow and volumetric flow rates, and one-dimensional flow.
   3. Know how to apply mass and energy balances in control volume systems.
   4. Be able to develop appropriate mathematical models for key engineering elements such as nozzles, diffusers, turbines and compressors.
   5. Use property data for quantitative analyses of control volumes.
7. Outcome 7:
   1. Use the Second Law of Thermodynamics to understand performance limits.
   2. Know the several equivalent statements of the Second Law and their implications.
   3. Use them to quantify the performance of power, heat-pump and refrigeration cycles.
   4. Describe the Carnot cycle and its four reversible processes.
   5. State the Clausius inequality for thermodynamic cycles and its implications.  
8. Outcome 8:
   1. Use Entropy in thermodynamic analyses
   2. Define entropy and know key concepts relating it to the Second Law, including the principle of increasing entropy.
   3. Be able to use property data to evaluate entropy changes quantitatively during thermodynamic processes.
   4. Apply entropy balances to closed systems and control volumes.
   5. Evaluate maximum efficiencies for key engineering elements such as nozzles, diffusers, turbines and compressors.  
9. Outcome 9:
   1. Define Exergy and use it to quantify usable energy.
   2. Know key elements of Exergy analysis, including reference environments, the dead state, exergy transfer and destruction.
   3. Evaluate exergy of thermodynamic states, for both closed systems and control volumes.
   4. Evaluate exergy efficiencies and costing in simple systems.

ENGR 2810 - Engineering Statics

1. define and calculate a moment of force about a specified axis.
2. calculate the magnitude and direction of forces acting on particles and rigid bodies in equilibrium.
3. convert a system in static equilibrium to an equivalent system of forces through the use of free body diagrams.
4. analyze simple structures such as trusses, beams, frames, and machines.
5. draw shear and moment diagrams.
6. calculate a body’s center of gravity, center of mass, and centroid.
7. include the effect of friction on calculations.
8. calculate the moment of inertia of an area and apply the Parallel Axis Theorem.

ENGR 2815 - Engineering Dynamics

1. use calculus to find equations of motion in problems with arbitrarily defined accelerations.
2. solve for a particle’s or rigid body’s position, velocity, or acceleration using rectangular, normal and tangential, and cylindrical co-ordinate systems.
3. draw free body diagrams and use Newton’s second law to find a particle’s or rigid body’s equations of motion in rectangular, normal and tangential, and cylindrical co-ordinate systems.
4. calculate a rigid body’s or composite body’s moment of inertia using integration and the parallel-axis theorem.
5. find a particle’s or rigid body’s position or velocity using work, the work-energy theorem, and conservation of energy.
6. calculate power used and efficiency of machines. predict the outcome of impact using impulse, conservation of momentum, and coefficient of restitution.
7. apply the scalar and vector formulation to calculate a particle’s or rigid body’s angular momentum.
8. use conservation of angular momentum to predict a particle’s or rigid body’s motion.

ENGR 2910 - Circuit Analysis I

1. Understand/apply basic electrical concepts and laws (ohms and Kirchhoffs) to analysis of resistive circuits.
2. Understand/apply various circuit analysis techniques (node-voltage and mesh-current methods, source transformations, and Thevenin and Norton equivalents); to resistive circuits with and without dependent sources.
3. Understand/apply various circuit analysis techniques to circuits with resistors, capacitors, and inductors to study natural and step responses.
4. Understand/apply various circuit analysis techniques using phasors to circuits with resistors, capacitors, and inductors to study steady-state sinusoidal response.
5. Understand/apply various circuit analysis techniques to OP-AMP circuits.
6. Perform power transfer calculations for various circuits.

ENGR 2915 - Circuit Analysis II

1. Understand/apply Laplace transforms in the s-domain approach to analysis of dynamic circuits.
2. Understand/apply the transfer-function approach to study impulse response, step response, sinusoidal steady-state response and convolution.
3. Understand/apply the transfer-function approach to study frequency selective circuits.
4. Explain and apply Fourier series techniques in circuit analysis.

ENGR 2996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

ENGL 1110 - Composition I

1. Analyze communication through reading and writing skills.
2. Employ writing processes such as planning, organizing, composing, and revising.
3. Express a primary purpose and organize supporting points logically.
4. Use and document research evidence appropriate for college-level writing.
5. Employ academic writing styles appropriate for different genres and audiences.
6. Identify and correct grammatical and mechanical errors in their writing.

ENGL 1110P - Composition I Plus

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze communication through reading and writing skills.
2. Employ writing processes such as planning, organizing, composing, and revising. 3. Express a primary purpose and organize supporting points logically.
3. Use and document research evidence appropriate for college-level writing.
4. Employ academic writing styles appropriate for different genres and audiences.
5. Identify and correct grammatical and mechanical errors in their writing
6. Develop and use a variety of study reading strategies to increase comprehension of college-level texts

Extended Course Description: Welcome to Composition I Plus at CNM. This is a 4-credit class meant for students who can benefit from additional reading comprehension instruction, a bridge course between developmental education (IRW 0980) and beginning college level (ENGL 1110).  Composition I Plus is an expository writing course with readings designed to provide topics for discussion and writing and to improve students’ accurate uses of language. 
Credits: 4

ENGL 1120 - Composition II

1. Analyze the rhetorical situation for purpose, main ideas, support, audience, and organizational strategies in a variety of genres.
2. Employ writing processes such as planning, organizing, composing, and revising.
3. Use a variety of research methods to gather appropriate, credible information.
4. Evaluate sources, claims, and evidence for their relevance, credibility, and purpose.
5. Quote, paraphrase, and summarize sources ethically, citing and documenting them appropriately.
6. Integrate information from sources to effectively support claims as well as other purposes (to provide background information, evidence/examples, illustrate an alternative view, etc.).
7. Use an appropriate voice (including syntax and word choice).

ENGL 1160 - Introduction to Digital Storytelling

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Describe the history of the development of linear and interactive digital stories.
2. Explain how interactive digital stories build upon narrative techniques to include ludological (gameplay) elements.
3. Explain the significance of digital stories as cultural productions.
4. Analyze the use narrative and gameplay techniques in linear and interactive digital stories

ENGL 1210 - Technical Communications

1. Define the purpose, audience and objective for a given technical document analyze the primary audience for that communication.
2. Design/format the pages and visuals for a document prepare and present oral presentations and briefings.
3. Correctly use the format for several technical documents, including procedures, proposals, and job application materials.

ENGL 1310 - Introduction to Journalism

1. Recognize newsworthy events or people.
2. Assess the necessary background research for a story and how to interview sources.
3. Develop basic “hard news” stories and basic feature stories.
4. Recognize the ethical conflicts that can arise in the course of researching and writing stories.
5. Apply principles for layout and design of articles.
6. Use appropriate diction, syntax, grammar, and mechanics.

ENGL 1410 - Introduction to Literature

ENGL 2110 - Traditional Grammar

1. Identify and analyze sentence elements, sentence patterns, and usage.
2. Recognize and understand structural relationships involving verb phrases, noun phrases, and adverbial and adjectival modifying phrases and clauses.
3. Recognize parts of speech and explain their functions in phrases, clauses, and sentences.
4. Demonstrate sentence combination sthrough noun modofication, nominalization, and other writing strategies employing knowledge of grammatical forms.
5. Identify differences between spoken and written use of language.
6. Distinguish differences between prescriptive and descriptive grammar.

ENGL 2120 - Intermediate Composition

1. Use a variety of writing styles and sets of conventions to compose documents for academic, business, technical, scientific, popular publishing or professional settings.
2. Analyze the subjects, purposes, audiences, and constraints that influence and determine document creation.
3. Develop research strategies for writing, gathering information from primary and secondary sources.
4. Use appropriate documentation and document design in writing.
5. Describe and evaluate rhetorical choices.

ENGL 2210 - Professional and Technical Communication

1. Choose professional communication appropriate for audiences and situations.
2. Write in different genres of professional communication.
3. Identify the purpose of a work-related communication and assess the audiences’ informational needs and organizational constraints.
4. Employ appropriate design/visuals to support and enhance various texts.
5. Demonstrate effective collaboration and presentation skills.
6. Integrate research and information from credible sources into  professional communication.

ENGL 2260 - Digital Storytelling Creation I

1. Characterize the genre of digital storytelling.
2. Analyze the craft features of digital stories.
3. Write and revise a compelling narrative (fiction or nonfiction) with visual and audio elements.
4. Write and receive thoughtful and helpful critiques.
5. Employ the craft features of digital stories as you invent, write, produce, and screen a short digital story.

ENGL 2261 - Digital Storytelling Creation II

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the key characteristics of contemporary interactive digital stories.
2. Analyze the narrative and gameplay techniques used in interactive digital stories.
3. Write and revise a compelling branching narrative (fiction or nonfiction) with visual and audio elements.
4. Write and receive thoughtful and helpful critiques.
5. Script and debug your interactive digital story with the Ren’Py visual novel engine.

 
Credits: 3

ENGL 2271 - Writing for the Media II

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Analyze daily print and broadcast news
2. Gather information from print and electronic documents
3. Integrate workbook exercises with actual news-writing assignments
4. Demonstrate interviewing techniques for print, audio, and video journalism
5. Organize and develop news story ideas using basic journalistic conventions
6. Prepare news copy suitable for publishing and/or broadcasting
7. Perform in news and editorial teams

 
Credits: 3

ENGL 2290 - Journalistic Practice

ENGL 2310 - Introduction to Creative Writing

1. Participate in a constructive conversation and community about creative writing.
2. Read and critically engage with a variety of texts.
3. Compose creative works in various genres of creative writing.
4. Provide respectful, honest, and critical feedback to peers about their work.
5. Revise creative work based on peer feedback and critique.
6. Develop thoughtful workshop reflection on students’ own writing and writing process.
7. Evaluate and engage with publication process

ENGL 2320 - Introduction to Fiction Writing

1. Engage in a constructive conversation and community about fiction.
2. Read and critically engage with various works of fiction.
3. Compose creative works of fiction.
4. Provide respectful, honest, and critical feedback to peers about their work.
5. Learn a language that provides groundwork for workshop structure and peer critique.
6. Revise creative work based on peer feedback and critique.
7. Develop thoughtful workshop reflection on students’ own writing and writing process.
8. Evaluate and engage with publication process.

ENGL 2330 - Introduction to Poetry Writing

1. Identify various forms, styles, elements, and conventions of poetry.
2. Write, revise, analyze and present their own poetry and the poetry of others.
3. Respond constructively and respectfully to other writers’ poems.
4. Compare and contrast different styles of poetic expression.
5. Articulate how choices in language can impact a poem’s meaning

ENGL 2510 - Analysis of Literature

1. Demonstrate an understanding of biographical, critical, cultural, and historical contexts.
2. Examine how the formal elements of a text create meaning.
3. Identify and apply various critical approaches to analyzing literature.
4. Summarize and evaluate scholarly articles in literary studies.
5. Integrate academic research to produce clear and detailed literary analysis about major texts from the course.

ENGL 2520 - Film as Literature

1. Develop an understanding of the cultural, historical, and technical contexts for various films.
2. Identify, define, and analyze basic film techniques used in different genres and time periods.
3. Analyze how film uses literature by studying different sources of adaptation.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of film in its various aspects by writing film analysis, reviews, and/or other projects.

ENGL 2570 - Modern Latin American Literature

1. Distinguish among the diverse forms and voices in modern Latin American literature
2. Analyze about vital relationships between literature and culture
3. Synthesize the historical growth and development of a major multicultural literature
4. Describe the value of reading a major world literature in translation.

ENGL 2610 - American Literature I

1. Recognize the traditions of American literature and their connection to issues of culture, race, class, and gender.
2. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of major works by American authors.
3. Explore the various influences and sources of American literature.
4. Apply effective analytic and interpretive strategies to American literary works using academic conventions of citation and style.

ENGL 2620 - American Literature II

1. Recognize the traditions of American literature and their connection to issues of culture, race, class, and gender.
2. Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of major works by American authors.
3. Explore the various influences and sources of American literature.
4. Apply effective analytic and interpretive strategies to American literary works using academic conventions of citation and style.

ENGL 2630 - British Literature I

1. Read and discuss representative works of British writers from its origins in Old English to the 18th century to understand cultural and historical movements which influenced those writers and their works.
2. Identify the characteristics of various British literary genres, such as the essay, novel, short story, poetry, and dramatic literature.
3. Apply effective analytic and interpretive strategies to British literary works using academic conventions of citation and style.

ENGL 2640 - British Literature II

1. Read and discuss representative works o fBritish writers from the 18th century to the present to understand cultural and historical movements which influenced those writers and their works.
2. Identify the characteristicsof various British literary genres, such as the essay, novel, short story, poetry, and dramatic literature.
3. Apply effective analytic and interpretive strategies to British literary works using academic conventions of citation and style.

ENGL 2650 - World Literature I

1. Identify and comprehend key authors and literary works from ancient periods to the Enlightenment.
2. Understand each text’s historical and cultural context.
3. Identify and analyze a variety of literary forms, including poetry, plays, and philosophical and religious texts.
4. Compare works from different cultures and historical periods examining genre, style, and content or theme.
5. Analyze how literary works reflect historical, national, cultural, and ethnic differences.

ENGL 2660 - World Literature II

1. Identify and comprehend key authors and literary works from the 1600s to the present.
2. Understand each text’s historical and cultural context.
3. Identify and analyze a variety of literary forms, including poetry, plays, and philosophical and religious texts.
4. Compare works from different cultures and historical periods examining genre, style, and content or theme.
5. Analyze how literary works reflect historical, national, cultural, and ethnic differences

ENGL 2996 - Special Topics in Literature

ENGL 2998 - Internship in English

ESL 0250 - ESL Literacy

1. Use pronouns.
2. Use present tense of the verb “to be”
3. Use numbers, identifty money, and tell time.
4. State personal information including name, address, age, and phone number.
5. Recall days of the week, colors, and state the albphabet.
6. Recognize cursive and type written letters.
7. Recognize and use uppercase letters and lowercase letters.
8. Recognize sound/letter correspondences and use vowel and consonant sounds.
9. Use questions words. Use introductions, greetings, and leave takings.
10. Understand and follow classroom instructions.

ESL 0500 - Integrated ESL

Student Learning Outcomes
In the fall, use the following grammar constructions:

• Verbs: affirmative, negative, and questions
• Pronouns and possessives
• Prepositions
• Nouns: singular and plural Adjectives

In the fall, be familiar with the following tasks:

• Stating personal information
• Using communication skills
• Applying study skills
• Understanding calendar/numbers
• Identifying nutrition and food
• Describing shopping
• Discussing health

In the spring, use the following grammar constructions:

• Verbs: affirmative, negative, and questions
• Pronouns and possessives
• Prepositions Nouns: singular and plural
• Adjectives

In the spring, be familiar with the following tasks:

• Stating personal information
• Using communication skills
• Applying study skills
• Understanding calendar/numbers
• Describing employment Identifying homes & housing
• Understanding transportation & giving directions

In the summer, use the following grammar constructions:

• Verbs: Affirmative, negatives and questions
• Pronouns and possessives
• Prepositions
• Nouns: singular and plural
• Adjectives

In the summer, be familiar with the following tasks:

• Stating personal information
• Using communication skills
• Applying study skills
• Understanding calendar/numbers
• Identifying community resources
• Describing government & law

ESL 0505 - ESL Learning Center

• work with the tutors in the Assistance for Learning Centers.

ESL 0600 - Citizenship

1. Comprehend the government and history questions asked by the interviewer
2. Comprehend the citizenship questions asked from the N-400 form (e.g., “Are you a communist?”)
3. Comprehend basic commands often asked of interviewees during the interview (e.g., “stand up,” “sit down,” etc.)
4. Comprehend the dictation sentences used by interviewers during the English language testing portion of the interview
5. Write the dictation sentences given during the English language testing portion of the interview
6. Comprehend the content of the 100 citizenship questions
7. Comprehend additional government and history information in order to contextualize the 100 citizenship questions

ESOL 0196-0996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

ESOL 1001 - Academic and Workplace Communication for Specific Purposes

ESOL 1010 - Reading and Vocabulary for Specific Purposes

ESOL 1020 - English Composition and Grammar for Specific Purposes

ESOL 1030 - U.S. Culture and Contemporary Issues for Specific Purposes

ESOL 1096-1996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

ESOL 2096-2996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

FDMA 2120 - Film Crew I/ Introduction to Film and Media Workflow

1. Explain film production processes; Interpret call sheets and deal memos, model basic on-set protocols and professional behavior
2. Assist producers and directors in completing a professional film project
3. Work effectively in production crew positions in a group environment.
4. Recognize and articulate specific film production structure, from original concept to final release.

FILM 1003 - Introduction to Cinematography

1. Explain the workflow involved in the creation, production and distribution of a film / electronic media project.
2. Have basic knowledge of department craft jobs on a film production.
3. List major job categories related to film and media production.

FILM 1004 - Shooting Your Story

1. Conceptualize and write a story suitable for presentation as a short film.
2. Create a short film using a variety of technologies for capturing visual elements and sound.
3. Design and create a visual plan including props to enhance a short film feature.

FILM 1015 - Film On-Set

1. Define the duties of all the crew positions on a movie set.
2. Select a crew position for a production on a studio set.
3. Breakdown a script for production on a studio set.
4. Prepare a production for a studio set.
5. Operate movie equipment on a studio set.
6. Demonstrate proper set etiquette.

FILM 1096-1996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

FILM 1110 - Film Location

1. Discover a location for a movie shoot.
2. Arrange to secure, insure, and restore a movie location.
3. Select a crew position for shooting on location.
4. Prepare a script for shooting on location.
5. Operate equipment for a location shoot.
6. Demonstrate proper set etiquette on location.

FILM 1210 - The Business of Film / Production Planning & Preparation

1. Identify the intended audience for a movie.
2. Select a property to develop into a movie for that audience.
3. Discuss rewrites.
4. Recognize budgetary constrictions.
5. Prepare a script for pre-production.
6. Examine the script from the angle of each production department.

FILM 1220 - Pre-Production

1. Select a crew position on a movie production.
2. Discuss crew duties with director of the movie production.
3. Demonstrate the ability to be a functioning member of the movie crew.
4. Calculate production needs on set.
5. Arrange equipment to solve on set challenges.
6. Estimate time required to complete crew duties.

FILM 1230 - Production

1. Describe the production path for electronic media projects generally.
2. Present a work-flow for general production processes.
3. Perform specific production tasks.
4. Describe general production processes and techniques.

FILM 1240 - Post-Production

1. Demonstrate basic knowlege of the post production process and phases.
2. Participate in productive manner in class projects.
3. Utilize basic skill sets on location productions and post production projects.

FILM 1315 - Storyboarding

1. Demonstrate the process of breaking-down a script into industry-standard storyboard form.
2. Create a storyboard for an electronic media project.
3. Describe the process and technique of establishing a relationship with a director in the creation of a storyboard.

FILM 1325 - Camera Operation

1. Demonstrate basic skills in the operation of digital video/film cameras.
2. Describe industry-standard camera operations, techniques and processes.
3. Develop and present a script-bases shooting plan.

FILM 1335 - Post-Production Editing

1. Demonstrate basic non-linear editing skills.
2. Describe industry-standard editing operations, techniques and processes.
3. Develop and present a script-based edit plan (EDL).

FILM 1345 - Sound Recording and Design

1. Demonstrate basic knowledge of sound and its use to advance story telling.
2. Participate in a productive manner in class projects.
3. Utilize basic sound design skill sets on post production projects.

FILM 1390 - Professional Portfolio

FILM 2001 - Fabrication for Film

1. Work with film production staff to conceptualize the look of a motion picture. Implement proper safety procedures when working in a studio environment.
2. Design and build props and models using various artistic techniques including sculpting, molding and painting.
3. Create props and models in adherence to deadlines established by film director.

FILM 2002 - Directing for the Camera

FILM 2005 - Advanced Film Editing

1. Build on previous course work to understand and implement advanced post-production processes.
2. Plan and execute special effects to enhance a film’s storyline.
3. Use software to create digital special effects.

FILM 2096-2996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

FILM 2097 - Independent Study

1. Explain the process of developing a of a media project.
2. Present a plan for planning and producing a media project.
3. Execute the plan from step 2.
4. Provide an evaluation of the work experience.

FILM 2098 - Internship

1. Explain the workings of a media project or company in which a student worked.
2. Present some examples work produced of the changing media environment.
3. Detail the job descriptions of involved media professionals.
4. Provide an evaluation of the work experience.

BFIN 2110 - Introduction to Finance

Student Learning Outcomes
Required:

1. Explain the time value of money and its application in decision-making, including calculating present and future values of single payment and series of payments.
2. Identify the major sources of external long-term financing for corporations.
3. Explain risk-return tradeoff as it relates to diversification.
4. Differentiate the role of finance from other related disciplines such as accounting and economics.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of capital markets and securities (debt and equity).
6. Describe basic types of financial ratios and their uses.
7. Demonstrate the ability to prepare cash flows and make qualitative judgments on the relevance of the changes from one time frame to another.

Optional:

1. Personal finance topics such as managing credit and investments.

FS 1010 - Principles of Emergency Services

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL

To provide an overview of tire protection and emergency services careers.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. Illustrate the history of the fire service.
2. Describe the components and development of the fire and emergency services.
3. Recognize careers in fire and emergency services.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Illustrate and explain the history and culture of the fire service.
2. Analyze the basic components of fire as a chemical chain reaction, the major phases of fire, and examine the main factors that influence fire spread and fire behavior.
3. Differentiate between fire service training and education and explain the value of higher education to the professionalization of the fire service.
4. List and describe the major organizations that provide emergency response service and illustrate how they interrelate.
5. Identify fire protection and emergency-service careers in both the public and private sector.
6. Define the role of national, State and local support organizations in fire and emergencyservices.
7. Discuss and describe the scope, purpose, and organizational structure of fire and emergency services.
8. Describe the common types of fire and emergency service facilities, equipment, and apparatus.
9. Compare and contrast effective management concepts for various emergency situations.
10. Identify the primary responsibilities of fire prevention personnel including, code enforcement, public information, and public and private protection systems.
11. Recognize the components of career preparation and goal setting.
12. Describe the importance of wellness and fitness as it relates to emergency services.

FS 1096-1996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

FS 1504 - Wildland Firefighting

1. Identify and discuss the three sides of the fire triangle.
2. Identify the enviromental factors of wildland fire behavior that affect the start and spread of wildland fire.
3. Recognize the situations that indicate problem or extreme wildland fire behavior.
4. Explain the roles of the established sections of the incident Command System.
5. Explain the roles of the organizational units of ICS.
6. Explain the importance of span-of-control.
7. Explain and demonstrate fireline construction standards using various methods.
8. Explain the process in improving, reinforcing and holding fireline.
9. Explain the process used in mop-up.
10. Identify and explain the importance of the “10 Fire Orders” and the “18 Situations That Shout Watch Out!”
11. Identify the tactics used in wildland structural defense.
12. Demonstrate the ability to locate fireline reference material.
13. Demonstrate thwe ability to make informed decisions.
14. Demonstrate the steps required to properly size up a fire stuation and determine appropriate tactics.

FS 1512 - Building Construction for Fire Prevention

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL

To provide a general understanding of how building construction relates to fire prevention and overall firefighter safety. 

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. Identify various classifications of building construction.
2. Understand theoretical concepts of how fire impacts major types of building construction.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Describe building construction as it relates to firefighter safety, buildings codes, fire prevention, code inspection, firefighting strategy, and tactics.
2. Classify major types of building construction in accordance with a local/model building code.
3. Analyze the hazards and tactical considerations associated with the various types of building construction.
4. Explain the different loads and stresses that are placed on a building and their interrelationships.
5. Identify the function of each principle structural component in typical building design.
6. Differentiate between fire resistance, flame spread, and describe the testing proceduresused to establish ratings for each.
7. Classify occupancy designations of the building code.
8. Identify the indicators of potential structural failure as they relate to firefighter safety.
9. Identify the role of GIS as it relates to building construction.

FS 1544 - Fire Service Instructor I

1. Explain the term profession as it relates to the fire and emergency service instructor.
2. Summarize the instructor’s obligations to the student, the organization, the profession, and themselves.
3. Disscuss ethical conduct as it relates to the fire and emergency services instructor.
4. Explain the characteristics of adult learners.
5. Explain the three domains of learning.
6. Summarize the different styles of learning.
7. Describe instructional strategies used in fire and emergency services.
8. Discuss motivation as it relates to students’ success in an educational enviroment.
9. Describe the benefits of instructor organization.
10. Discuss the methods used to reduce the impact to class continuity by a change in instructors.
11. Identify the components of a lesson plan.
12. Discuss copyright laws and permissions involved with instructional materials.
13. Describe the variety of training aids that an instructor may use in both the classroom and training environments.
14. Describe the classroom settings and arrangements commonly used for fire and emergency services training.
15. Discuss interpersonal communication.
16. Explain presentation techniques that most effectively communicate information to students.
17. Describe the four-step method of instruction.
18. Describe techniques instructors use to manage student behavior in the classroom.
19. Describe the responsibilities of the instructor as a safety role model.
20. Describe legal liability.
21. Discuss the two ways to assess a student’s success.
22. Describe the process of test administration.
23. Describe the responsibilities of an instructor when scheduling training.

FS 1610 - Principles of Fire and Emergency Services Safety and Survival

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL

This course provides a general over view of the 16 Life Safety Initiatives, Everyone Goes Home, and The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. Identify and explain the 16 life safety initiatives.
2. Understand the concepts of risk management and mitigation as it pertains to emergency services.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Define and describe the need for cultural and behavioral change within the emergency services relating to safety, incorporating leadership, supervision, accountability and personal responsibility.
2. Explain the need for enhancements of personal and organizational accountability for health and safety.
3. Define how the concepts of risk management affect strategic and tactical decision making.
4. Describe and evaluate circumstances that might constitute an unsafe act.
5. Explain the concept of empowering all emergency services personnel to stop unsafe acts.
6. Validate the need for national training standards as they correlate to professional development inclusive of qualifications, certifications, and re-certifications.
7. Defend the need for annual medical evaluations and the establishment of physical fitness criteria for emergency services personnel throughout their careers.
8. Explain the vital role of local departments in national research and data collection systems.
9. Illustrate how technological advancements can produce higher levels of emergencyservices safety and survival.
10. Explain the importance of investigating all near-misses, injuries and fatalities.
11. Discuss how incorporating the lessons learned from investigations can support cultural change throughout the emergency services.
12. Describe how obtaining grants can support safety and survival initiatives.
13. Formulate an awareness of how adopting standardized policies for responding to emergency scenes can minimize near-misses, injuries and deaths.
14. Explain how the increase in violent incidents impacts safety for emergency services personnel when responding to emergency scenes.
15. Recognize the need for counseling and psychological support for emergency services personnel, their families, as well as, identify access to local resources and services.
16. Describe the importance of public education as a critical component of life safety.
17. Discuss the importance of fire sprinklers and code enforcement.
18. Explain the importance of safety in the design of apparatus and equipment.

FS 1817 - National Incident Management System

Student Learning Outcomes

This course will provide students with foundational knowledge of the incident command system functions and responsibilities. The course will include I-200, IS-700 and IS-800. I-200 will provide students with knowledge in incident management, organization development, incident facilities, resources, and common responsibilities. In addition, students will also complete the federally required IS-700 and IS-800 courses. This course is also considered “all – hazards” training. A total of three nationally recognized certificates will be issued to students successfully meeting the requirements of the course.
Credits: 3

FS 1820 - Hazardous Materials Awareness and Operations

1. Understand what hazardous substances are, and the Risks associated.
2. Understand the potential outcome associated with an emergency created when Hazardous Substance(s) are present.
3. Identify the Hazardous Substances if possible, & Identify Conainers involved.
4. Know How to protect yourself, and others with proper PPE.
5. Call trained personnel and, secure the area.
6. Have the ability to realize the need for additional Resources, and to make the Appropriate notification.
7. Find Properties & Effects of Hazardous Material and WMD.
8. Calculate Potential Danger & Initiate a Response Plan.
9. Selection, Use, Advantages, & Disadvantages of PPE.
10. Perform Mass & Technical Decontamination.
11. Identify an illicit laboratory.
12. Recognize the presence of Hazardous Material at a incident.

FS 2001 - Fire Protection Systems

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL

This course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems, water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguisher. This course meets the requirements set forth by the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Initiative.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. Identify and describe various types and uses of fire protection systems.
2. Describe the basic elements of a public water supply system as it relates to fire protection.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Explain the benefits of fire protection systems in various types of structures.
2. Describe the basic elements of a public water supply system including sources, distribution networks, piping and hydrants.
3. Explain why water is a commonly used extinguishing agent.
4. Identify the different types and components of sprinkler, standpipe and foam systems.
5. Review residential and commercial sprinkler legislation.
6. Identify the different types of non-water based fire suppression systems.
7. Explain the basic components of a fire alarm system.
8. Identify the different types of detectors and explain how they detect fire.
9. Describe the hazards of smoke and list the four factors that can influence smoke movement in a building.
10. Discuss the appropriate application of fire protection systems.
11. Explain the operation and appropriate application for the different types of portable fire protection systems.

FS 2008 - Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL

To provide a general overview of the principles of hydraulics and how they apply to today’s fire service.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

The student will be able to:

1. Apply water hydraulic principles.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of water hydraulics as it relates to fire protection.

COURSE OUTCOMES

1. Apply the conceptsof mathematics and physics to the movement of water in fire suppression activities.
2. Identify the design principles of fire service pumping apparatus.
3. Analyze community fire flow demand criteria.
4. Demonstrate, through problem solving, a thorough understanding of the principles of forces that affect water, both at rest and in motion.
5. List and describe the various types of water distribution systems.
6. Discuss the various types of fire pumps.

FS 2096-2996 - Special Topics

• To be determined based on course topic

FS 2215 - Firefighter I & II Theory

Student Learning Outcomes
COURSE GOAL
Upon successful ompletion of this course and the associated lab course the student will gain requisite knowledge and skills meeting National Fire Protection Association 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications.

COURSE OBJECTIVES

Upon successful completion of this course and the associated lab course the student will have:

• Demonstrated the requisite knowledge, skills and job performance requirements outlined in the currently adopted version of the NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications Chapter 4 Fire Fighter I.
• Demonstrated the requisite knowledge, skills and job performance requirements outlined in the currently adopted version of the NFPA 1001 Standard for Fire Fighter Professional Qualifications Chapter 5 Fire Fighter II.