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INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY II (PSY 102) |
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Psychology |
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This course is a continuation of PSY 101. Accordingly, the study requirements and evaluation format are the same as PSY 101. Topics included in this course are: motivation, emotion, individual differences, personality, stress, health, and coping, abnormal psychology, methods of therapy, social cognition and affect, social interaction and influence. Both of these courses are structured so that students may see how psychological concepts and methods could be applied to a variety of social and personal concerns such as: management, organizational behavior and development, marketing, stress, and overweight. |
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY I (SOC 101) |
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Sociology |
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The science of sociology focuses on how people interact with each other where as psychology is more concerned with individual behavior. This course attempts to assist students to better understand how to expect people in groups to behave. Knowledge in sociological concepts enables the emergency services professional to better comprehend happenings in ones community as well as behaviors to expect in mass casualty incidents and emergencies surrounded by mass gatherings. The course involves reading and written response assignments, Internet exercises and vocabulary building in the development of sociology, and social organization and the individual. Topics included are: culture, social structure, social networks, groups and organizations and crime and the criminal justice system. Evaluations are based on 11 short essay questions, and a final exam all on an open book basis. |
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INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY II (SOC 102) |
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Sociology |
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SOC 102 is a continuation of SOC 101 and will build on several of the basic sociological concepts presented in the first course. As in SOC 101 it offers an explanation rich with insight on how people interact. It will examine several timely issues from a sociological point of view including social inequality, policies, government, the economy, population and ecology, and social change. The evaluation format is the same as presented in SOC 101, 11 short essay questions and a final exam. |
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MASTERING DISTANCE EDUCATION AND INDEPENDENT STUDY (PSY 100) |
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This course is especially designed for distance and independent learners to master many of the concepts and skills to be successful with modern day distance educational programs. Assessment inventories for learning styles and study skills techniques are utilized. Modern popular psychology self-help books on learning and time management are reviewed. Six study skill areas including time management, mind mapping/note taking, reading techniques, concentration/memory, test taking, and organizing for writing are presented. Assignments include two papers assessing the students' learning/study skills and time/self management strategies. Student will review some of the research on learning and design a model learning/study program for themselves as distance learners. The final evaluation is an objective examination. The course is required of all new students. |
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MEDICAL EMERGENCIES MANAGEMENT (EMS 303) |
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Engineering |
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This course investigates in depth the physiologic and intervention aspects each of a variety of medical emergencies. Included are cardiovascular, respiratory, neurological, endocrine, metabolic, environmental, gastrointestinal, electrolyte and hematological emergencies, shock, poisoning and infectious diseases. A physician level text and a supplementary superb manual prepared by the professor, Mikel Rothenberg, M.D. are utilized. Students are required to keep a journal for responding to assignments. Course evaluation involves completion of two open book comprehensive situational essay assignments. |
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PEDIATRIC EMERGENCIES (EMS 305) |
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Engineering |
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This is a course that builds on the brief introduction to pediatric emergencies experienced during paramedic training. The course goes into great depth regarding the assessment, interpretation of findings and management of those emergencies confronted by the paramedic that involve the pediatric patient. Course materials include a physician's reference on pediatric emergencies and the most comprehensive introduction to pediatric emergencies developed for EMS personnel. The course involves the submission of two comprehensive situational essay assignments. |
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PHARMACOLOGY (EMS 300) |
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The course goal of EMS 300 is for the professional EMS specialist to be able to explain the underlying reasons for certain drug interventions. This course investigates the prehospital pharmacological armamentarium and the in depth pharmacology of all such drugs employed. A comprehensive pharmacological reference manual and a paramedic drug reference text are the basic resources for the course. Evaluation for the course involves patient scenarios that are presented to the student. The student must properly identify the pathophysiology involved, the pharmacodynamic interventions that might be appropriate, and the specific intervention that is most efficacious. |
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PUBLIC SPEAKING (SPC 101) |
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This course is about assisting the emergency service professional to improve his/her skills, capabilities and confidence in public speaking. It is designed to prepare the EMS professional to present oral presentations that range from a simple report to colleagues to an intimidating presentation to a large public gathering. In addition to a text and taped lectures for the student, the course employs a multimedia approach to evaluating the student's growth and progress. Course completion includes nine assignments: (1) A baseline videotape presentation by the student; (2-5) Four audiotape presentations by the student; (6) A written speech critique of a videotaped presentation provided to the student by a nationally renowned speaker; (7) An assigned written presentation; (8) Written, open-book assignments connected with the supplied course text; (9) A final videotape presentation by the student. |
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STREET SENSE (COM 201) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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American College of Prehospital Medicine |
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Streetsense is a course that is especially designed to assist the student to learn about the safe and effective delivery of prehospital care from many varied points of view. It is about personal safety, stress, interpersonal communications techniques, documentation, and scene control. In general the course presents information and techniques the EMS specialist should know other than medical knowledge to function effectively on the streets. During COM 201 students keep a journal to answer questions from assignments that are e- mailed twice to the instructor for evaluation. |
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WRITING COMPETENCY EVALUATION (ENG 001) |
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Humanities & Liberal Arts |
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Any student requesting an exemption from either ENG 101 or ENG 102 will be required to first submit a sample of his/her writing to the college for evaluation and approval of the exemption. This exercise consists of a five-page, double-spaced essay on any subject that is reviewed by the college's English faculty for approval. |
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