Course Descriptions and Objectives

ECE 255 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate knowledge of course goals and format as professional development in early childhood education.
2. Demonstrate understanding of content related to teaching and learning of young children.
3. Identify application of course concepts to teaching and learning settings in the community.
4. Demonstrate strategies that are consistent with developmentally appropriate practices.
5. Identify professional support and resources that can further learning of the course focus.

ECE 298 - Individual Project in Early Childhood Education

1. Demonstrate learning through independent exploration and expression on a focused area of identified educational interest and need.
2. Document understanding of concepts or materials relevant to the early childhood education profession.
3. Document learning of identified focus through comprehensive experiences developed in the early childhood program.
4. Demonstrate ability to promote individualized learning through development, implementation, and completion of a total-learning project, adhering to established procedures, assignments, assessments, and due dates.

ECED& 105 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education

1. Explain current theories and ongoing research in early care and education as it applies to children, families, and early childhood programs.
2. Describe how children learn and develop through play and the role of play in early childhood programs.
3. Observe an early childhood environment and identify examples of best practice.
4. Document the importance of reflective thinking, meaning making, and decision making to the roles a teacher performs.
5. Compare early learning program models.
6. Explain the importance of building partnerships with families and strategies for working effectively with families from a variety of cultural, linguistic, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
7. Identify appropriate guidance and discipline techniques used in family and early learning settings.
8. Describe the observation, assessment, and teaching cycle used to plan curriculum and activities for young children.
9. Apply the professional code of ethics for early care and education to resolve a dilemma.
10. Describe major historical figures, advocates, and events shaping today’s early childhood education.
11. Document an understanding of the professionally defined characteristics of continual lifelong learning and sources for ongoing professional development that are involved in early childhood education.
12. Document how professionally defined practices provide teachers with guidance on how to foster children’s learning, design high-quality classroom environments, develop curriculum, and document children’s growth and learning.

ECED& 107 - Health, Nutrition and Safety

1. Describe appropriate policies and regulations to prevent illness in childcare settings, schools, and other programs.
2. Identify common indicators of illnesses/ infectious diseases and state appropriate steps to be followed.
3. Describe appropriate safety policies that prevent and minimize accidents for both indoor and outdoor environments.
4. Demonstrate skills in emergency first aid, food service, routine health and safety practices, and mandated reporting.
5. Demonstrate ability to identify, document and report suspected emotional distress, abuse and neglect in an appropriate manner.
6. Describe the role of nutrition as it relates to development, licensing regulations for childcare, and government food program.
7. Create developmentally appropriate health, safety, and nutrition education materials and activities.
8. Develop strategies for working with families in accessing and utilizing health, nutritional, and dental services.

ECED& 120 - Practicum-Nurturing Relationships

1. Document a beginning understanding of relationships and practices that support young children’s development in an early learning program through use of observations.
2. Document and describe initial skills in interactions with young children as a basis for relationship-based learning.
3. Demonstrate appropriate practices that ensure and maintain the health, safety, and nutrition of children.
4. Establish supportive relationships with children; guide children as individuals and as part of a group.
5. Demonstrate support of children and families in a professional manner.
6. Demonstrate cultural competence and responsiveness within and across cultures; participate in a professional manner to create an inclusive, welcoming, and respectful environment where all children, youth, and families can take pride in their cultural identities, beliefs, and practices.

ECED& 132 - Nurturing Care - Infants and Toddlers

1. Describe developmental milestones from birth to 36 months articulating the influences of individual development, temperament and cultural norms.
2. Develop a plan to create reciprocal, culturally sensitive partnerships with families.
3. Describe state infant/toddler childcare regulations and procedures related to group size, health, nutrition, and safety.
4. Describe guidance techniques that are appropriate and effective with infants and toddlers.
5. Create and critique infant and toddler early learning environments.
6. Construct a plan for developmentally appropriate, culturally relevant curriculum that supports language, physical, cognitive, creative, social, and emotional development.
7. Identify resources supporting infant/toddler programs and infant/toddler specialist.
8. Observe, record and document infants and toddlers to identify learning and developmental needs and goals for individuals.

ECED& 134 - Family Childcare

1. Describe family childcare licensing standards.
2. Evaluate specific practices, determining effectiveness in meeting children’s needs for maintaining good health, safety and nutrition.
3. Compare strategies for establishing developmentally appropriate, socially and culturally relevant, and safe childcare environments in the home setting.
4. Demonstrate plans and activities that are appropriate developmentally, socially, and culturally, to meet the needs of children in multi-age groups.
5. Describe and evaluate guidance methods that foster responsibility, independence, self-reliance, and positive social and emotional growth in children.
6. Identify strategies for family childcare business management, including marketing, risk management, staffing, tax planning, accounting, and record keeping.
7. Discuss strategies for family childcare providers to balance the demands of operating their business with meeting the needs of their families.
8. Identify resources meeting the needs of family childcare providers and the families they serve.
9. Apply knowledge of children’s development in a child-directed and active learning home-based program that supports each child in a relationship-based context that is the foundation for children’s learning.

ECED& 139 - Administration of Early Learning Programs

1. Articulate early learning program’s philosophy, mission statement, and corresponding daily practice.
2. Create program policies and practices in compliance with state childcare licensing codes, food program guidelines, and accreditation standards.
3. Plan for appropriate staffing, meals, equipment and materials and programing for specific age groups and settings.
4. Use a variety of strategies to maintain regular communication with families and provide opportunities for parent engagement and education.
5. Plan a balanced budget.
6. Identify methods for recruiting, hiring, evaluating, supervising, and supporting the professional development of program personnel.
7. Use tools to evaluate program effectiveness and identify areas for improvements.
8. Articulate effective application of the NAEYC Code of Ethics.
9. Document a personal definition of the early childhood professional’s role as an advocate for children, families and self.
10. Articulate personal definition of effective motivational leadership strategies for forming partnerships, building trust, respect, open communication, and active listening; advocating the needs of self, children, and peer-teaching staff; and fostering support of cultural diversity.
11. Describe the leadership responsibilities of early childhood educators for fostering children’s growth and development, promoting effective early learning programs, and supporting the field of early childhood education.

ECED& 160 - Curriculum Development

1. Explain major early childhood curriculum theories and current trends, such as, theme-based, emergent, inquiry-based, integrated and project approach.
2. Use a variety of resources, including Washington State Guidelines, program standards, and NAEYC Developmentally Appropriate Practice principles to plan curriculum.
3. Create curriculum which supports children’s language and communication, cognitive, social and emotional, fine and gross motor, and creative development.
4. Plan developmentally appropriate activities and schedules which promote child growth and learning.
5. Observe, document, and assess individuals and group needs, interests and skills for the purpose of curriculum planning and ongoing modification of plans.
6. Demonstrate the knowledge and skills to plan a classroom environment, learning centers and curriculum, from a developmental and child-centered approach that will reflect children’s interests, current capabilities, emerging abilities, families and cultures.
7. Provide evidence of an increased awareness of how the role of child development specialist supports curriculum development, teaching strategies, individualization and inclusion of differing abilities and cultures in the classroom.

ECED& 170 - Environments for Young Children

1. Design environments that protect the health and safety of children and adults, providing balance between activities that are indoor and outdoor, quiet and active, and allow for interaction with others as well as time alone.
2. Develop environmental strategies for guiding children’s behavior helping them develop pro-social skills and the ability to self-regulate.
3. Plan an environment, schedule, routine, and activities that meet the needs of learners ages zero to eight, promoting growth across all domains and in all disciplines.
4. Describe strategies to achieve compliance with Washington Administrative Code for licensed childcare and/or other state/federal regulations pertinent to early learning environments.
5. Compare policies and environments which recognize the importance of establishing space and programming that are welcoming to families and provide opportunities for all to participate.
6. Evaluate the quality and effectiveness of early learning environments serving differing age groups, infants, toddlers, preschoolers, and school-age.
7. Define the teacher’s role as a developmental specialist that evaluates the environment to reflect child-directed active learning through effective learning centers.
8. Articulate teaching strategies that encourage children’s engagement in a well-planned learning environment that supports individual development with consideration of the classroom community.

ECED& 180 - Language and Literacy Development: CD

1. Define language acquisition and early literacy; describe developmentally appropriate literacy behaviors.
2. Discuss the value of early literacy learning and the role of adults in promoting the power and pleasure of literacy.
3. Analyze and select children’s literature and other learning materials, reflective of a population of diverse learners.
4. Recognize and create activities and resources that support children, from infancy through eight years, in language development and early literacy learning.
5. Describe a developmental continuum and assessment practices for documenting reading and writing acquisition.
6. Identify strategies for recognizing and responding to academic, linguistic, and cultural differences in children.
7. Document components of a literacy-rich environment that support emerging language and literacy in a classroom representative of diverse cultures and languages.
8. Document strategies that encourage language and literacy development in diverse language learners through individualization of activities, interaction and selection of materials based on the child’s and family’s experiences.

ECED& 190 - Observation and Assessment

1. Describe reasons for collecting observation and assessment data.
2. Identify techniques for avoiding bias, judgments, and assumptions in observations.
3. Collect factual, descriptive information using a variety of tools i.e., running records, anecdotal records, checklists, time and event samples, portfolios, and developmental continuums.
4. Record information in an appropriate manner for future interpretation.
5. Interpret the information as it relates to general growth and development and the specific child(ren) observed.
6. Describe and demonstrate professional ethics and etiquette that applies to the collection and communication of observation data.
7. Identify characteristics and signs of growth, development, learning, and social behaviors.

EDUC& 136 - School Age Care

1. Develop a plan to create reciprocal, culturally sensitive relationships with children and families.
2. Analyze the effectiveness of the environment and recommend changes reflecting the following standards: bias-free, respectful of cultural and individual diversity; developmentally appropriate; promotes positive self esteem and social interaction; supports activity, creativity, and a growing sense of autonomy.
3. Discuss the dynamics impacting behavior of children in after school care environments and identify guidance strategies promoting academic and social growth.
4. Develop a plan for curriculum and program implementation that reflects responsive respect for the local community context.
5. Describe state and local school age care regulations and procedures related to group size, health, nutrition, and safety.
6. Identify resources regarding developmental specialists and support of school age care.
7. Develop teaching strategies and program planning that address the unique developmental needs of children in school age care, individually and as a group.

ECON 120 - General Economics

1. Apply supply and demand analysis to a variety of examples.
2. Calculate how firms maximize profits.
3. Describe the determinants of aggregate spending and multiplier effects.
4. Explain and demonstrate how the tools of fiscal and monetary policies affect the economy.
5. Use comparative advantage to explain the role of foreign trade.

ECON 130 - American Economic History: CD

1. Use graphical analysis to describe historical trends and economic relationships.
2. Identify causal relationships of business cycles.
3. Identify major economic turning points with their economic impacts.
4. Describe various perspectives embodied in such institutions as: slavery, immigration, unionism, and globalization.
5. Evaluate the impacts of government policies on economic outcomes.

ECON 140 - The World Economy:CD

1. Evaluate empirical evidence comparing performance of various economies.
2. Explain comparative advantage and its role in foreign trade.
3. Describe how firms maximize profits and engage themselves in the global economy.
4. Analyze the impact of cultural differences on economic performance.
5. Compare the structure of business across a variety of economic systems and political environments.

ECON 150 - Global Economic Development: CD

1. Describe the major obstacles to growth and modernization in emerging economies.
2. Apply theories of development and growth to various countries.
3. Analyze the main issues involved with central economic planning and socialist systems.
4. Describe comparative advantage and its role in foreign trade.
5. Demonstrate how global influences affect development, growth, and a variety of social indicators.

ECON& 201 - Microeconomics

1. Construct graphs and analyze their economic implications.
2. Describe the impact of supply and demand on a variety of situations.
3. Calculate how firms maximize profits under the different types of market structures.
4. Analyze current events in the media.
5. Apply various market theories to a broad range of issues such as healthcare, agriculture, foreign trade, and labor markets.

ECON& 202 - Macroeconomics

1. Explain scarcity and how market forces operate to allocate resources and distribute incomes.
2. Critique the tools of both fiscal and monetary policies.
3. Determine the causes of inflation, unemployment, and economic growth.
4. Assess the impact of government policies on the distribution of income and allocation of resources.
5. Analyze current events.

EDCAP 095 - College Connections

1. Implement various methods of decision-making and problem solving skills to increase opportunities for success in diverse settings.
2. Self-assess abilities, values, skills and interests, learning styles and readiness to learn.
3. Identify internal and external barriers and difficulties to learning and strategies for overcoming them.
4. Demonstrate the ability to communicate verbally and through writing as a response to a variety of prompts and questions.
5. Apply and evaluate classroom learning in settings outside of the academic.
6. Complete group tasks with other EdCAP students.
7. Apply a variety of financial literacy skills, including budgeting, financial planning and credit management to real life situations.

EDCAP 096 - Career Connections

1. Explore potential career paths.
2. Apply a variety of research strategies to gather information.
3. Establish a professional network of resources, including instructors, other college faculty and staff, professionals in various fields, and fellow students to accomplish project goals.
4. Synthesize information from a variety of sources to develop a presentation to present to a classroom audience.
5. Apply a variety of time management strategies needed to complete a long-term project.

EDUC& 115 - Child Development

1. Discuss prominent child development research and theories.
2. Describe the developmental sequence from conception through early adolescence in all domains using appropriate terminology and identifying characteristics of each.
3. Describe individual and cultural affects, differences and commonalities in child development and nurturing practices.
4. Articulate how family, caregivers, teachers, community and culture influence development.
5. Implement appropriate techniques to conduct and document observations of children as a means to assess and communicate growth and development.
6. Document the importance of active learning, direct experiences, play, and a social context to children’s learning, based on developmental principles and professionally defined practices.
7. Demonstrate, as a child development specialist, the ability to describe and apply principles of Piaget, Vygotsky, and Erikson in specific teaching strategies related to the individualized learning process and perspective of young children.

EDUC& 130 - Guiding Behavior

1. Identify and differentiate developmentally appropriate child behaviors, individually and in groups.
2. List and describe positive guidance techniques for children, birth through early adolescence.
3. Describe and demonstrate positive, respectful, culturally responsive interactions.
4. Create a model daily schedule, routine, and environment that provide support for attachment, self-help, relationship building, and exercising executive function.
5. Develop strategies to promote social and emotional competencies and positive sense of self.
6. Identify and communicate strategies for professional interactions with families and staff, reflecting confidentiality, respect, and a positive approach to guidance.
7. Compare and contrast at least three approaches to guiding children’s behavior.
8. Provide documentation of how being a child development specialist influences teaching expectations, selected guidance strategies and environmental planning in affecting children’s behavior.

EDUC& 150 - Child, Family, and Community:CD

1. Discuss demographic trends of children and families today.
2. Identify and describe influences on children’s development and socialization process.
3. Establish tools for communicating and creating relationships with families that are respectful, inclusive and reflect an understanding of cultural and community influences.
4. Articulate the benefits of family centered programs and the importance of supporting parents as their child’s first and most important teacher.
5. Describe strategies for engaging families in their children’s learning and development.
6. Identify community resources and create strategies for connecting children and families to those resources.
7. Demonstrate ability to develop environments that reflect family and community diversity and prevent bias.
8. Discuss the teacher’s role in social-emotional learning in utilizing communication to gain understanding of children and their thoughts and feelings; encourage children’s verbal expression; and strengthen communication among children.

EDUC 195 - Educational Experiences in Elementary and Secondary Schools

1. Document a beginning awareness of educational needs of children in elementary or secondary schools.
2. Identify and develop beginning skills of interacting with children to support learning; including observation and self-assessment of interpersonal and task-oriented group behaviors.
3. Document an initial consideration of oneself as a potential educator of children through self-assessment.
4. Document introductory knowledge of training strategies in the public school, K-12 grade environment.

EDUC& 202 - Introduction to Education

1. Document understanding of education by focusing on four themes: teachers, students and schools, foundations and the future, and the teaching profession.
2. Identify commitment in the teaching profession through reflection on classroom and field experiences.
3. Demonstrate understanding of teachers’ professional responsibilities for addressing diversity of language, ability, culture, socioeconomics, ethnicity, family, and community.
4. Demonstrate problem-solving skills in preparation for future educational-leadership roles.
5. Demonstrate knowledge of current educational issues related to philosophy, history, and governance of education in the United States.
6. Document understanding of recent trends in school and curriculum reform.
7. Document knowledge of authority and particular responsibilities of the state and local community in funding and ensuring quality of education.

EDUC& 203 - Exceptional Child

1. Demonstrate knowledge of and skills in including young children with a variety of special needs in early learning settings.
2. Document a basic understanding of the types of disabilities and special needs that may impact young children.
3. Document knowledge of the ADA, IDEA, and the laws requiring education to be provided for children in the least restrictive setting.
4. Demonstrate understanding of the concept of inclusion and the benefits for children with and without special needs.
5. Identify creative methods to adapt curriculum to include children with special needs in the typical classroom environment.
6. Provide evidence of strategies to promote empathy and understanding between children with and without special needs.
7. Demonstrate beginning skills in participating in multidisciplinary teams that enhance children’s learning and development across education and social systems.
8. Document understanding of red flags in children’s development that may indicate a need for further assessment, and describe supportive strategies to discuss concerns with parents.

EMERG 100 - Introduction to Emergency Management

1. Explain the different phases of emergency management: prevention (mitigation); preparedness; response and recovery.
2. Identify hazards that are common to a local area and vulnerability to specific hazards. Communicate and interact respectfully through critical and imaginative expression.
3. Describe the roles of citizens, community, local, state, tribal, federal, private sector, voluntary, other groups and segments in the emergency management process.
4. Explain the different types of plans and their strategy for emergency management functions.
5. Explore critically and creatively the diversity of cultures, ethics, values, and ways of thinking across communities.
6. Explain myths and realities of disaster response.
7. Describe the different types of hazards found in the United States.
8. Develop a personal emergency plan: consider plans for individuals, households, and work-groups based on the guide for citizen preparedness.
9. Describe the declaration process for CFR 44 Emergency Management and Assistance (The Stafford Act).
10. Initiate a hazard, vulnerability and risk analysis.

EMERG 110 - Hazard Analysis and Mitigation

1. Differentiate types of hazards, disasters, their physical characteristics and secondary effects: natural, technological and man-made.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the hazard mitigation planning process in preparedness and prevention for individuals and local communities.
3. Identify resources and tools to assist in the identification, research and analysis of hazards and the mitigation processes, local, regional and national.
4. Develop and present a hazards analysis and a mitigation strategy and plan.
5. Describe the role of the hazard analysis in mitigation and disaster preparedness.
6. Describe the foundations of a resilient economy within a community and the private sector.
7. Research grants, programs and other opportunities offered for hazard mitigation by government agencies.
8. Explain different forms of hazard management and mitigation strategies at different levels of government.
9. Conduct a risk and vulnerability assessment.

EMERG 120 - Resource Management

1. Identify typical, essential and specialized resources that can be used in an emergency or disaster situation and create a plan to utilize resources in the most productive manner.
2. Identify and analyze the process of acquisition and disposition of local resources during a disaster.
3. Describe and draft the kinds of written mutual aid agreements between other government and private sector organizations.
4. Describe and draft the kind of directory of contacts used to control and deploy vital resources.
5. Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) essential supplies, equipment, facilities, and services that should be considered for emergency resources.
6. Describe planning strategies for the preservation of vital records, including cost inventories for commodities and services.
7. Describe and demonstrate strategies for creating and maintaining a comprehensive resource inventory, including personnel, materials, facilities and equipment.
8. Describe and analyze long term plan for acquiring resources and understanding of government control in the acquisition and disposition of local resources.

EMERG 130 - Emergency Planning

1. Demonstrate an understanding of emergency planning and documentation.
2. Describe the need and process for a comprehensive emergency plan and continuity of operations.
3. Demonstrate understanding of how to obtain executive support and involvement in emergency planning process.
4. Describe and discuss the definitions, concepts and principles for emergency management.
5. Write a standard operating procedures manual and action plan that complies with state and federal regulations and guidelines, research publishing the manual and plan for distribution.
6. Design text exercises and a testing schedule, including a critique process for emergency plan implementation.
7. Develop and document a yearly review and maintenance planning process.
8. Explain the National Response Framework and the Emergency Support Functions incorporated in the state and federal levels.
9. Integrate the planning process in the phases of emergency management.

EMERG 135 - Mapping and Data Analysis Tools

1. Demonstrate a clear and confident use of the features of a mapping software, Depiction, as an application in planning analysis for emergency management.
2. Use mapping software to identify potential impacts/vulnerabilities and allocate resources under various emergency/disaster scenarios.
3. Collaborate with others to maintain a real-time Common Operating Picture during a simulated incident/emergency exercise or real event.
4. Deliver a Community/Neighborhood Disaster Preparedness visual presentation in the class.
5. Research FEMA HAZUS-MH Geographic Information System (GIS) and specific community hazard vulnerability.
6. Build a library of maps pre-populated with data and elements appropriate for responding to the most likely emergency management scenarios in a community.
7. Use mapping software as a platform for building and executing a table-top exercise.

EMERG 140 - Emergency Direction and Control

1. Provide leadership and guidance for the mission of the emergency operations, organize and implement a plan of action to support the incident action plan with command and general staff in an operational period.
2. Demonstrate a clear understanding of Incident Command System (ICS) command and general staffing structure including Unified and Area Command.
3. Explain the integration of ICS and the National Systems of National Incident Management System (NIMS) and the National Response Framework (NRF).
4. Describe the role of an emergency manager for coordination of an emergency operations center (EOC).
5. Develop a system that defines the role of and utilizes a variety of stakeholders including executive level management, emergency managers, fire and law enforcement, first responders, business and industry, government and nonprofit agencies as well as volunteer groups.
6. Promote functional and effective team development, coordination in continuity of operations and transition to recovery phase.

EMERG 150 - Emergency Communication and Technology

1. Describe the components of a total warning system.
2. Identify, analyze and troubleshoot a variety of current standard warning, notification and communication systems.
3. Analyze and compare the various technological directions in emergency management with information systems for sustainability and continuity of operations.
4. Develop guidelines for operation, implementation and testing of an emergency warning, notification and communication system, including public awareness and involvement.
5. Describe the importance of communication systems interoperability locally, regionally and nationally in compliance with the National Incident Management System (NIMS).
6. Adequately navigate a variety of technological systems including the credentialing of personnel to effectively operate and maintain technological methods.
7. Define and describe the various roles and responsibilities of each stakeholder involved in an emergency situation as they pertain to the warning and communication process.
8. Develop an inventory of current information systems including methodology of communication for currency with trends in emergency management.

EMERG 155 - Special Topics

1. Present areas of current interest in emergency management as determined by the instructor.

EMERG 160 - Training/Exercise Design

1. Identify the steps needed to develop, conduct and evaluate an effective exercise.
2. Analyze and critique the success of the exercise, conduct a hot wash debrief and make modifications as needed to the plan, procedure or process.
3. Establish an annual review cycle, and maintenance process of a training and exercise program.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of theories of adult education and training, including the ability to distinguish different learning styles and how those pertain to emergency preparedness education.
5. Identify different target audiences, such as the general public, responders, business and government officials, and modify training program to address the specific target group.
6. Write a scenario, including a narrative, events, tasks and messages for a table top or functional simulation exercise.
7. Explain a variety of concepts, formats and resources related to evaluation and exercise design such as the Homeland Security Evaluation and Exercise Program (HSEEP) guidelines.
8. Conduct a training needs analysis for credentialing purposes.
9. Present emergency preparedness information in a variety of formats.

EMERG 180 - Emergency Business Continuity

1. Analyze an organization’s risks, critical essential functions and dependencies.
2. Conduct cross training needs analysis for the organization.
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the process for continuity of operations and business continuity management.
4. Develop a plan to implement a business continuity program.
5. Identify human resources within the organization to form a planning team.
6. Develop a business continuity strategy and management program for disaster recovery.
7. Define standards, regulations, risks, critical functions, and dependencies.
8. Define standards, regulations and guidelines for business continuity to comply with federal, state, and local requirements.
9. Design and deliver an orientation session for leaders and support staff.

EMERG 198 - Emergency Management Individual Project

EMERG 199 - Special Projects

1. Develop a focused plan regarding the application of off-campus educational or volunteer experiences to individual career goals in Emergency Management.
2. Participate in activities in the community, including volunteering, attending workshops or seminars, or completing other specific professional development activities including research.
3. Evaluate course experiences and apply them to Emergency Management work in the form of a written report.

EMERG 220 - Managing Emergency Information

1. Describe the role of the incident command team, specifically the Public Information Officer and function of a Joint Information Center (JIC).
2. Establish cooperative relations with the stakeholders involved in an emergency situation, including other sources of information.
3. Develop skills to deal with special circumstances such as fatalities, and evacuations or other protective actions.
4. Explain the fundamentals of information management, the need to filter information and various ways to present information to different groups.
5. Design a variety of information tools such as fact sheets, press releases, printed materials, as well as networking and multimedia options, including the Internet, Web based communications, etc.
6. Identify and analyze the role of external influences involved in an emergency response situation: media, business and industry, government and nonprofit agencies as well as volunteer groups.
7. Disseminate specific information while determining a need to know strategy and develop a confirmation and clearance of release policy (Privacy Rules and Regulations) and a process for compiling and tracking information.

EMERG 230 - Disaster Psychology/Sociology Issues

1. Demonstrate understanding of the sociological and psychological effects of disasters and critical incidents including the different reactions of first responders, victim/survivors, emergency management team members, community, family members, children and the elderly.
2. Identify symptoms and behavioral patterns of critical incident and disaster caused stress, both rapid onset and cumulative in individuals, groups and communities to refer to mental health specialist professionals and other services.
3. Communicate effectively with persons experiencing a stress induced reaction.
4. Provide coaching opportunities for responders on how to provide effective emotional first aid to victims in the field.
5. Coordinate with available training programs to prepare for high stress situations such as evacuations, emergency response, providing death notices and dealing with public information forums support.
6. Maintain a resource inventory of Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Public and Mental Health professionals’ directory for appropriate requests for assistance.
7. Assist in debriefing facilitation and coordination.
8. Design a personnel stress management plan to mitigate effects of job related stress for staff.

EMERG 240 - Disaster Recovery

1. Describe the differences between initial emergency response and disaster recovery operations, including the transition process.
2. Complete a comprehensive status and damage report, damage assessment forms and compile information for a recovery plan including Hazard Mitigation objectives and reports necessary for disaster recovery.
3. Analyze and compare the principles of maintaining and critiquing a plan for long term recovery and hazard mitigation.
4. Develop a disaster assistance manual, including checklist for initiating disaster recovery procedures as well as transition to normalcy.
5. Explain the declaration process from local to State and Federal including the 44 CFR Emergency Management and Assistance (The Stafford Act) program and grants management.
6. Identify and analyze the role of organizations and stakeholders involved in an emergency recovery plan, such as business and industry, military, government, nonprofit, faith based organizations, voluntary agencies as well as other volunteer groups.
7. Assist with establishing Disaster Recovery Centers in strategic locations for emergency assistance access by the community.

EMERG 250 - Emergency Management of Medical Operations

1. Explain the principles of emergency management for healthcare in a disaster setting.
2. Define austere standards of care in disasters and public health emergencies.
3. Describe relevant legal issues and regulatory compliance.
4. Identify elements of the Emergency Support Function #8 Public Health and Medical Services Annex of the National Response Framework.
5. Identify workforce issues and functional roles of workers in disasters.
6. Coordinate credentialing and managing volunteer health professionals.
7. Integrate strategies for DMAT, DMORT, VMAT National Disaster Medical Services with local and community resources.
8. Describe response that would comply within the National Response Framework.
9. Apply National Incident Management and Incident Command Systems in medical response operations.
10. Collaborate with local, state and federal agencies on public health, medical information, pandemic, vaccine or prophylactic administration and other health issues in disasters.

EMERG 255 - Special Topics

1. Present areas of current interest in emergency management as determined by the supervising instructor.

EMERG 291 - Emergency Management Internship

1. Apply skills obtained in EMERG course work to real workplace settings and incidents.
2. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of emergency management regulations and apply them at the placement site.
3. Demonstrate written and verbal communication skills while working in a real workplace setting.
4. Practice critical thinking skills by applying them to real time situations in the emergency management and/or business continuity field.
5. Interact appropriately and professionally with employees and supervisor at the placement site.
6. Create and/or evaluate current emergency management operations material that is culturally sensitive and relevant.
7. Practice positive work habits, including working as a team member at the placement site.

EMERG 298 - Advanced Individual Project in Emergency Management

1. Develop specific concepts or materials relevant to the future Emergency Management professional.
2. Create a comprehensive activity which meets the course requirements of an existing Emergency Management course.
3. Assemble a completed project for submission.
4. Measure their success on stated outcomes for this course.

EMERG 299 - Advanced Special Projects

1. Develop a focused plan regarding the application of off-campus educational or volunteer experiences to individual career goals in Emergency Management.
2. Participate in activities in the community, including volunteering, attending workshops or seminars, or completing other specific professional development activities including research.
3. Evaluate course experiences and apply them to Emergency Management work in the form of a written report.

ENRGY 100 - Introduction to Energy Management

1. Compare and contrast energy management practices and opportunities, including monitoring.
2. Describe and analyze energy efficiency tools.
3. Describe key issues in energy resource management and green building.
4. Discuss and discern the history of energy sources and the conservation of and future of resources needed to maintain our economy.
5. Describe and discuss a variety of world and regional energy policies.
6. Communicate reasons for environmental protection and renewable energy implementation.
7. Communicate with all levels of management and staff the importance of having and implementing an energy management plan.

ENRGY 102 - Energy Basics

1. Define and analyze the basic elements of the building envelope.
2. Perform basic energy use conversions and analyze and discuss results.
3. Describe and analyze basic residential and commercial energy systems including forms of energy, energy types, and energy sources.
4. Describe how basic heating, cooling, and lighting systems use energy and basic strategies for reducing use.
5. Determine the financial consequences of various energy conservation measures.
6. Students work in groups to discuss applied science concepts.
7. Students discuss energy concepts online and in written format.
8. Students develop personal positions on complex energy topics.

ENRGY 105 - Introduction to Sustainability

1. Define, articulate and analyze the carbon cycle and its relationship to energy management.
2. Define and describe the basics of systems thinking in relationship to sustainability.
3. Define, describe, and evaluate assessment tools measuring sustainability with particular emphasis on carbon footprints (aka greenhouse gas inventories).
4. Apply tools and methods learned to conduct a personal carbon footprint report.
5. Describe pluralism and why it is important to advancing sustainability.
6. Identify and describe the basic concepts underlying sustainability.

ENRGY 115 - Weatherization

1. Create a list of typical energy upgrade measures for residential buildings and prioritize them based upon potential energy and cost savings versus cost of implementation.
2. Provide a tool and materials list necessary to perform these typical energy upgrade measures.
3. Demonstrate the skills required to complete these energy upgrades.
4. Identify safety hazards and demonstrate knowledge of implementation of approved remedies when performing residential energy upgrades.
5. Demonstrate a knowledge of the resources, standards, codes and other technical support available for continued education so that students can stay current with home performance industry practices.

ENRGY 120 - Energy Efficiency: Design, Construction, and Retrofit

1. Describe and identify the building thermal envelope, vapor barrier, and bulk water barriers, and how they interact in the whole building approach to improve energy efficiency and maintain environmental standards.
2. Describe and track how a building’s conditioned space interacts with both air movement and water vapor movement.
3. Analyze a building’s water resource use, domestic water heating system, and identify ways to improve their resource efficiencies.
4. Analyze a building’s energy use with respect to appliances, lighting and electronics, and provide measures to increase their efficiencies.
5. Identify and rate according to their R value, cost, embedded energy, and toxicity, various building components and how they: control the building envelope’s energy performance and how they may be altered for increased energy efficiencies.
6. Rate combustion appliances for their energy use and how they may interact with indoor air quality.
7. Describe and evaluate various factors that may affect indoor air quality.
8. Explore critically and creatively how various codes, green building standards, and the construction and building operations industries can work together to improve building efficiencies.

ENRGY 130 - Energy Assessment and Analysis

1. Compare and contrast energy assessment in residential and commercial buildings.
2. Interpret and discuss data from a residential or multifamily building audit.
3. Assess and describe data and information from a variety of residential energy sources including appliances, heating, lighting, and plug loads.
4. Review, describe and analyze basic computer software used for energy audits.
5. Explain energy accounting and analysis and how it is used in energy assessment.
6. Demonstrate understanding of rate of return and life cycle cost analysis.
7. Demonstrate communications methods leading to behavior change.

ENRGY 135 - Energy Accounting

1. Review energy fundamentals, utility bills and basic rate structures.
2. Describe methods of collecting, organizing, and estimating building consumption information.
3. Determine a building’s preliminary energy performance using energy consumption data.
4. Describe how to use benchmarking tools to determine a buildings potential for improvement.
5. Analyze building energy data and learn to interpret consumption patterns and end-uses.
6. Learn to identify and prioritize areas of potential conservation opportunities for a commercial building.
7. Begin establishing a general energy management plan for a facility to achieve higher energy performance.
8. Describe tools to assist in maintaining and construction high performance buildings.

ENRGY 140 - Energy Efficiency in Commercial Lighting

1. Describe the basic qualities of light, its behavior and measurement, and its importance in human life and activity.
2. Explain the relationship between lighting and energy use, and the role commercial lighting plays regarding overall energy use.
3. Describe the major components and features of effective lighting systems in commercial settings, including sources, luminaries and controls.
4. Discuss strategies for reducing energy consumption while providing high quality lighting in new and existing buildings.
5. Explain the advantages of including daylight and daylighting controls in commercial settings.
6. Understand and discuss the role of energy codes, and the current energy code regulations relating to commercial lighting in local jurisdictions.
7. Collaborate with others in conducting a lighting survey/mini-audit of an existing commercial space, documenting installed lighting equipment and controls, wattage totals, and illumination levels.
8. Describe the role of maintenance in commercial lighting practice and develop maintenance procedures for system efficiency and performance for a small commercial lighting system.
9. Identify and describe strategies used for assessing energy cost savings in commercial lighting.
10. Develop and present a plan for lighting, or for lighting upgrades and improvements for a small commercial space, specifying appropriate energy efficient components, and including energy code compliance, estimated costs and simple payback calculations.

ENRGY 145 - Building Operations and Maintenance

1. Identify and describe the energy-using systems in commercial buildings.
2. Assemble mechanical and electrical system documentation for commercial buildings.
3. Develop checklist(s) of energy efficient operation and maintenance activities for commercial buildings’ mechanical systems.
4. Identify Operations and Maintenance practices to improve energy performance.
5. Describe and discuss the six areas of operation and maintenance practices for sustainable buildings.
6. Describe, analyze and discuss the key factors that influence indoor air quality in commercial buildings.
7. Compare and contrast at least two or more strategies for maintaining good indoor air quality.
8. Identify and discuss the components of the electrical systems in commercial buildings.
9. Describe and discuss cyclical maintenance activities for the building’s electrical system.

ENRGY 150 - Renewable Energy Systems

1. Define and describe distributed generation and its role in renewable energy practices.
2. Describe current and emerging renewable energy system technologies, including wind, solar, ocean, biomass, and geothermal.
3. Assess the costs and benefits associated with renewable energy technologies.
4. Identify and analyze constraints that hinder the growth of renewable energy generation.
5. Identify and analyze factors that contribute to the viability of renewable energy technologies.

ENRGY 155 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate the learning outcomes of the specific course that is being offered related to Energy Management.

ENRGY 230 - Energy Assessment and Analysis II

1. Identify and explain the function of the mechanical, electrical, and enclosure systems that affect energy use in commercial buildings.
2. Demonstrate how to prepare for and conduct an on-site energy survey.
3. Interpret and discuss data and information from a variety of audits, including electrical system audits, HVAC audits, lighting and physical plant audits.
4. Review, describe and use basic computer software for assessing energy use in commercial buildings.
5. Describe and implement principles of energy accounting and analysis pertinent to the reduction of energy use in commercial buildings.
6. Demonstrate understanding of costs of energy conservation measures, rate of return, simple payback period, and lifecycle cost analysis.
7. When conducting an on-site energy survey, meet with building personnel, discuss needs/challenges/opportunities, and develop, jointly, an energy conservation plan.
8. Describe how the energy-efficient operation of commercial buildings can contribute to national and international efforts to reduce fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas production.

ENRGY 240 - Lighting Performance Strategies and Assessment

1. Demonstrate knowledge of current and emerging trends and strategies in commercial lighting in terms of appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency.
2. Identify, evaluate and compare performance properties of currently available commercial luminaires of similar type and function.
3. Identify, evaluate and compare performance properties of currently available commercial lighting controls and control systems for varying situations and conditions.
4. Calculate (predict) effectiveness of lighting performance in a specific commercial setting utilizing a specific lighting strategy.
5. Measure and analyze effectiveness of lighting performance in a specific situation.
6. Using an appropriate strategy, plan lighting and controls for efficient use of energy and resources, and for economic feasibility in a specific commercial setting.
7. Measure and monitor energy use of lighting in a commercial setting.
8. Prepare and present a proposal for a lighting solution to a given commercial lighting situation, including equipment and controls, with predictions and calculations for effectiveness, efficiency and economic feasibility (including initial, life-cycle costs, energy use, Return on Investment, etc.).

ENRGY 245 - Energy Management Planning and Operations

1. Describe effective energy management planning and budgeting for both residential and commercial buildings.
2. Describe how software and Web based technologies are used to plan and operate commercial buildings.
3. Prepare and present a proposal for energy auditing using principles and language of project management.
4. Develop an energy life cycle plan for a small business.
5. Create basic reports needed for energy life cycle management.
6. Develop an annual plan for tracking energy use and expenditures for an organization.

ENRGY 250 - Energy Efficiency Program Planning and Design

1. Demonstrate ability, working in a group, to plan for and develop thoroughly an energy efficiency program or business service offering using market based statistics.
2. Working as a group, assign pieces of final project, use Google Docs or other program for tracking continuing development of the plan. Describe fully the mechanism for the evaluation of the plan as well as outcomes.
3. Demonstrate ability to research, analyze, integrate, and evaluate supply and delivery channels that best fit within the program budget.
4. Create marketing plan using consumer appropriate methods.
5. Demonstrate ability to creatively communicate your Energy Efficiency project using different resources so as to cross cultural perspectives, aesthetic, ethical and scientific values.

ENRGY 255 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate the learning outcomes of the specific course that is being offered related to Energy Management.

ENGR 100 - Engineering Orientation

1. Research the profession of engineering and materials science and report on the opportunities and careers.
2. Perform as a member on a service learning team and present materials created throughout the quarter.

ENGR& 104 - Introduction to Design

1. Define the engineering problem-solving process.
2. Describe the importance of and the role of innovation and creativity in solving problems.
3. Collaborate with team members in situations requiring creative problem solving.
4. Describe how various technical disciplines contribute to the solution of complex problems.

ENGR 110 - Fundamentals of Problem Solving

1. Solve various types of engineering problems.
2. Present solutions in a logical manner.
3. Use vectors to represent forces and positions.

ENGR 111 - Introduction to Engineering 1: Modeling and Analysis

1. Perform dimensional and unit analysis.
2. Manipulate formulas to perform sensitivity analysis of systems to changes in one or more variables.
3. Create and interpret graphs following accepted standards in STEM fields.
4. Perform introductory spreadsheet calculations such as cell-reference equations, descriptive statistics, and graphing.
5. Communicate technical information in a clear, concise, and accurate fashion through both written and oral presentation.
6. Apply the engineering problem solving process in team situations.

ENGR& 114 - Engineering Graphics

1. Demonstrate the ability to use pencil and paper for visualization and sketching of solid models.
2. Demonstrate computer added design (CAD) parametric solid modeling.
3. Complete a project that demonstrates both sketching and CAD design.

ENGR 120 - Computational Tools

1. Perform computations using the MATLAB command window.
2. Perform operations on data sets using matrix operations.
3. Write commented MATLAB scripts to execute computational tasks.
4. Write user-defined MATLAB functions.
5. Generate plots of 2-D and 3-D functions using MATLAB.
6. Implement built-in MATLAB functions to perform computations.

ENGR 121 - Introduction to Engineering 2: Design

1. Define the engineering problem solving process.
2. Describe the importance of and the role of innovation and creativity in solving problems.
3. Apply design concepts using the MATLAB and microcontroller. 
4. Perform computations using the MATLAB command window.
5. Perform operations on data sets using matrix operations.
6. Write commented MATLAB scripts to execute computational tasks.
7. Write user-defined MATLAB functions.
8. Generate plots of 2D and 3D functions using MATLAB.
9. Implement built in MATLAB functions to perform computations.
10. Collaborate with team members in situations requiring creative problem solving.
11. Describe how various technical disciplines contribute to the solution of complex problems.

ENGR 155 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate learning objectives as determined by the supervising instructor.

ENGR 201 - Materials Science for Engineers

1. Relate the physical and mechanical properties of materials to the basic nature of their bonds. 
2. Describe the effects of structure and defects on the mechanical properties of solids.
3. Interpret and create phase diagrams
4. Explain the concepts of stiffness, hardness, toughness, ductility, fatigue, and resiliency and how these qualities are measured.
5. Describe the processes used to fabricate materials for engineering applications.
6. Analyze material failure and explain the factors that lead to failure.

ENGR& 204 - Electrical Circuits

1. Solve electric circuits using node and mesh analysis.
2. Apply Thevenin’s and Norton’s theorems to circuit analysis.
3. Articulate the basic laws of capacitors and inductors.
4. Demonstrate the use of differential equations in the analysis of resistance-inductance-capacitance (RLC) circuits.
5. Describe an ideal operational amplifier (op amp) and use it in circuits.
6. Differentiate between applications using linear and nonlinear resistors and diodes.
7. Solve first-order and second-order switched circuits.
8. Analyze single- and three-phase sinusoidal steady state circuits.

ENGR& 214 - Statics

1. Solve two and three-dimensional equilibrium problems by summing vector forces and moments.
2. Solve for forces in structures using the methods of joints and sections.
3. Calculate centroids and moments of inertia for two-dimensional shapes.
4. Collaborate with team members to design, estimate, and evaluate forces in members and frames.

ENGR& 215 - Dynamics

1. Apply Newton’s Laws of Motion to particles, systems of particles and rigid bodies.
2. Develop the kinematics of displacement, velocity, and acceleration for systems of particles and rigid bodies .
3. Apply the principle of work and energy and the principle of impulse and momentum to mechanical systems.

ENGR 224 - Thermodynamics

1. Define systems, control volumes, properties and state of a substance, process, and cycle as it pertains to thermodynamics.
2. Analyze the performance of an engineering system by applying the first law of thermodynamics.
3. Determine the fundamental limits on the operation of an engineering system using the second law of thermodynamics.
4. Apply the concepts of reversibility and entropy change to the analysis of thermodynamic systems and control volumes.
5. Analyze a Rankine cycle, vapor compression refrigeration cycle, and air-standard Otto cycle with the first and second laws of thermodynamics.

ENGR& 225 - Mechanics of Materials

1. Explain the fundamental concepts of mechanics (normal stress/strain, shear stress/strain, deformation), uniaxially loaded members, circular shafts in torsion, and symmetrical beams.
2. Apply Mohr’s circle for transformations of stress and strain.
3. Differentiate between ductile and brittle behavior in materials and apply appropriate safety and design considerations.
4. Solve moment-curvature and differential equations for deflections of beams.

ENGR 231 - Introduction to Technical Writing

1. Analyze writing assignments in terms of the audiences to be reached and the purposes to be achieved.
2. Apply the basic writing process principles of pre-writing, writing and revising to organize and write technical reports.
3. Perform basic library research and computer database searches.
4. Demonstrate the appropriate citations of source materials.
5. Apply effective formats for informal and formal technical reports.
6. Utilize graphics in reports.
7. Participate effectively in a group or writers working together to produce a single report or project.

ENGR 240 - Applied Numerical Methods

1. Program MATLAB scripts containing: comments, logical and iterative flow control, file input and output, visual plot functions.
2. Utilize MATLAB to manipulate data and implement numerical solution algorithms.
3. Explain the consequences of finite precision and the inherent limits of the numerical methods considered.
4. Select appropriate numerical methods to solve problems in consideration of the mathematical operations involved, accuracy requirements, and available computational resources.
5. Implement numerical solution algorithms to the following classes of problems: solving roots of equations, solving systems of algebraic equations, curve fitting, interpolation, numerical differentiation of data and functions, numerical integration of data and functions.
6. Find solutions of ordinary differential equations including: initial value problems, boundary value problems, and systems of equations.

ENGR 255 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate learning objectives as determined by the supervising instructor.

ETEC 100 - Manufacturing Processes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of basic safety procedures in a manufacturing environment.
2. Demonstrate the correct operation of common equipment used in a production environment while constructing a small project.

ETEC 105 - Introduction to Electronics

1. Take effective lecture notes in a technical class.
2. Research a component, concept, or problem on the Internet.
3. Operate basic electronic test equipment.
4. Use a formula to solve for an unknown quantity.
5. Build a circuit from a schematic diagram.
6. Identify most components on a circuit board.
7. Use engineering and metric notation in calculations and descriptions of electrical quantities.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of electrical quantities.
9. Write up a lab exercise following a specific format.

ETEC 110 - Manufacturing Basics

1. Understand the usage, operation, and benefits of basic PPE equipment.
2. Describe standard safety practices for chemicals (MSDS), falls, power tools, electrical, etc. in a manufacturing environment.
3. List the basic advantages/disadvantages of composites and metals and their proper handling techniques.
4. Operate drilling and cutting equipment properly.
5. Measure process results, such as hole dimensions and fastener torque.
6. Develop listening comprehension especially as it relates to lectures and note taking.
7. Develop oral questioning and listening abilities critical to academic and career success.
8. Develop writing skills including basic grammar, summarizing, clarity, and accuracy.
9. Increase vocabulary and vocabulary building skills especially as applied to course work and the manufacturing environment.
10. Develop and apply study and test taking skills.

ETEC 111 - Soldering and Inspection

1. Identify common electronics parts.
2. Perform conventional through-hole soldering and desoldering of electronic components.
3. Perform surface mount soldering and desoldering of electronic components.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the potential hazards in soldering.

ETEC 112 - Network Cabling-UTP and Fiber Optic

1. Test cables and terminations using network test equipment.
2. Measure and calculate cable runs.
3. Identify unshielded twisted pair and fiber optic cabling parts and components and describe their functions.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of cable construction and bend radius.
5. Make UTP and Fiber Optic cable terminations.

ETEC 114 - Introduction to Computer Aided Design

1. Demonstrate the ability to use pencil and paper for visualization and sketching of solid models.
2. Demonstrate computer added design (CAD) parametric solid modeling.
3. Complete a project that demonstrates both sketching and CAD design.

ETEC 115 - Introduction to Additive Manufacturing and Rapid Prototyping

1. Compare the differing properties and characteristics of common materials used for additive manufacturing models.
2. Develop a part using 3D-CAD software.
3. Perform initial part-build setup on a 3D printer.
4. Describe the various additive manufacturing processes.
5. Define the terminology used in additive manufacturing today.
6. Describe the different hardware systems used in the production of prototypes, with emphasis on the specific additive manufacturing machines used in lab activities for this course.
7. Identify and discuss three main categories of additive manufacturing processes, including specific additive manufacturing machine types used in each of the three categories.
8. Describe the procedures for setting up a additive manufacturing process for a part run.
9. Demonstrate skill in the use of measurement tools, and dimensional analysis of additive manufacturing models.
10. Apply learned skills to finish additive manufacturing model projects.

ETEC 116 - Additive Manufacturing, Molding, and Casting

1. Develop, create and post process parts using all processes taught in this class.
2. Describe the various additive manufacturing processes.
3. Describe the principles of vacuum forming and material requirements.
4. Describe the principles of silicon molding, urethane molding, investment casting and material requirements.
5. Perform the process of vacuum forming and material requirements.
6. Perform the process of silicon molding, urethane molding, investment casting and material requirements.
7. Apply learned skills to create a student/team designed functional part from the design phase to post processing.

ETEC 117 - Additive Manufacturing and Metal Printing

1. Infiltrate a metal printed part using the correct process.
2. Demonstrate product testing procedures using created parts.
3. Describe the principles, process, and operation of 3D metal printing equipment.
4. Create new part files using scanning equipment.
5. Apply learned skills to create a student/team designed functional part from the design phase to post processing.

ETEC 120 - Introduction to Metrology

1. Describe, select, and use a variety of measurement tools, such as calipers and microscopes.
2. Establish calibration intervals using usage history and gage studies.
3. Explain various inspection and testing concepts and processes, including Non-Destructive Testing (NDT).
4. Explain and apply sampling systems.

ETEC 125 - Aviation Fundamentals

1. State the basic principles of powered flight.
2. Identify the major components inside and outside of an aircraft.
3. Identify and explain the resulting motion for each of the aircraft’s control surfaces.
4. List various aerospace careers.

ETEC 126 - AET Certification Test Prep

1. Correctly answer 80 percent of the sample AET test questions in preparation for taking the AET Certification Exam.

ETEC 130 - Quality Assurance Tools

1. Calculate and apply simple control charts and describe their meaning.
2. Select, construct, and apply the seven quality tools: cause and effect diagrams, flow charts, check sheets, Parato diagrams, scatter diagrams, control charts, and histograms.
3. Explain quality concepts, such as Six Sigma, cost of quality, ISO certification and continuous improvement techniques.
4. Describe the basic principles of audits and CAPA systems.
5. Explain and apply basic statistical techniques such as, mean and standard deviation.

ETEC 150 - Applied Technical Math

1. Convert numbers to and from decimal, scientific, engineering and metric notation.
2. Use simple algebraic formulas to solve for an unknown quantity.
3. Calculate for various electrical quantities in a circuit.
4. Solve simple equations involving right angle trigonometry.

ETEC 155 - Special Topics

1. Demonstrate knowledge of a particular area of robotics, electronics or networks.

ETEC 159 - Introduction to Composites and Materials

1. Identify why composites are increasingly preferred over metals in industry applications.
2. Identify and describe how composites are used in the aerospace and other industries.
3. Identify differences in working with composite structures versus metallic structures.
4. Define terms specific to the composites industry.
5. Recognize the importance of following EPA and OSHA regulations.
6. Identify the health hazards of working with composite materials.
7. Demonstrate and assess safety considerations when working with composite materials.
8. Identify the most common types of materials and their processing, properties, applications, proper storage and handling and environmental effects (fiberglass, Kevlar, carbon, fiber, epoxy, polyester and other materials in fiber matrix composites).
9. Define and identify the importance of the interface in composites.
10. Identify the importance of surface preparation in composites.

ETEC 161 - DC Electronics

1. Identify a variety of electronic components and state their rated values.
2. Construct and test DC circuits using a power supply and test equipment.
3. Analyze DC resistive circuits using basic math and Ohm’s.
4. Troubleshoot a DC circuit to isolate a short or open in the circuit with standard test equipment.
5. Analyze, test, and troubleshoot RC circuits with a DC pulse voltage source.
6. Perform functional tests and troubleshoot a small digital system.

ETEC 162 - AC and Linear Electronics

1. Analyze, test, and troubleshoot an RC circuit.
2. Construct, analyze and test a variety of passive filter circuits.
3. Analyze, test, and troubleshoot AC resistive circuits.
4. Analyze, test, and troubleshoot transistor circuits with a split power supply.
5. Explain the difference between direct current and alternating current.
6. Describe the effect of frequency on an RC circuit.
7. Use a function generator to create AC waveforms and an oscilloscope to display them.

ETEC 163 - Digital and Microprocessor Electronics

1. Identify basic logic gates and construct their truth tables.
2. Analyze and predict the operation of complex digital circuits.
3. Identify on a schematic, and describe the function of, the basic blocks of a microprocessor system.
4. Demonstrate the proper use of electrostatic discharge protective equipment related to integrated circuits.
5. Write and execute simple looping programs on a microprocessor system.
6. Observe and test basic data flow and control line function using a microprocessor system tester for READ and WRITE operations.
7. Use an oscilloscope to display and identify basic microprocessor system operation by displaying data and address bits and control lines.

ETEC 169 - Fiber Reinforced Composites: Manufacturing

1. Describe a variety of methods to fabricate and manufacture fiber reinforced composites, the advantages and disadvantages of each, the process variables for each and the different materials used for each of the following methods: a. Autoclave processing (ply cutting to hand lay-up to vacuum bagging to curing in autoclave); b. Liquid composite molding (infusion molding including RTM and VARTM); c. Filament Winding; d. Tape Lay-up; e. Compression Molding; f. Pultrusion.
2. Describe the need for and process of co-curing and co-bonding.
3. Drill, trim and finish composite parts to specification.
4. Weigh, measure, mix and prepare chemicals and specimens per specifications.
5. Identify proper tools to use in composite manufacturing.
6. Use lay-up and support tooling.
7. Describe primary issues to be considered when fabricating a mold.
8. Assemble parts to specifications.
9. Define/develop specifications, procedures and objectives from blueprints/drawings.
10. Describe the following safe practices: a. Logging tools (ingress/egress) and explain when it is necessary to tether tools; b. Using appropriate lifting techniques; c. Describing catch nets, scaffolding, and staging; d. Setting up and maintain safe work area; e. Describing buddy system and lock out/tag out procedures; f. Monitoring breathing zones and wind direction; g. Following clean room and controlled environment procedures.