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✽ ECE 238 - Child Growth and Development 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECE 101 may be taken as a prerequisite or a co-requisite, minimum grade C-. Requires college-level composition and reading.
Covers the growth and development of the child from conception through the elementary school years. Emphasizes physical, cognitive, language, social and emotional domains and the concept of the whole child as well as how adults can provide a supportive environment through teaming and collaboration.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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ECE 240 - Administration of Early Childhood Education Programs 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECE 101 ; Minimum grade C-. Requires college-level composition and reading.
Examines Colorado’s minimal licensing requirements, as well as quality standards pertaining to the operation of programs for young children. Focuses on the director’s administrative skills and role as a community advocate for young children. Addresses ages birth through age 12.
Prev. Course Codes: ECP-226, ECE-226, ECE-216, EEC-022, EEC-132
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ ECE 241 - Administration: Human Relations for Early Childhood Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECE 101 ; Minimum grade C. Requires college-level composition and reading.
Focuses on the human relations component of an early childhood professional’s responsibilities. Includes director-staff relationships, staff development, leadership strategies, parent-professional partnerships, and community interaction.
Prev. Course Codes: ECP-216, ECE-216, ECE-020, EEC-020, EEC-131
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ ECE 256 - Working with Parents & Families 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Examines attitudes and family values systems and how they affect parent-professional partnerships. Addresses communication, problem-solving, and conflict resolution strategies. Plans effective activities and programs for parent involvement. Addresses ages birth through eight.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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ECE 260 - The Exceptional Child 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECE 101 ; Minimum grade C-. Requires college-level composition and reading.
Presents an overview of critical elements related to educating young children with disabilities in the early childhood setting. Topics include the following: typical and atypical development, legal requirements, research based practices related to inclusion, teaming and collaboration, and accommodations and adaptations. Student will learn how a disability will impact a young child’s learning process. Focus of the course is on birth through age 8.
Prev. Course Codes: ECP-287
LEC 45 Contact hours
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ECE 275 - Special Topics 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
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ECE 288 - Practicum: Early Childhood Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECE 101 , ECE 102 , ECE 103 , ECE 111 , ECE 205 , ECE 220 , ECE 238 , ECE 260 ; Minimum grade C-. Requires college-level composition and reading.
Provides students with advanced field experience opportunities in early childhood education programs.
COOP 135 Contact hours
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Economics ECO |
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◆ ECO 101 - Economics of Social Issues (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
Examines the major socio-economic issues of the past century. Covers poverty and growth, education, health care, pollution, and discrimination.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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◆ ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better.
Studies the American economy, stressing the interrelationships among the household, business, and government sectors. Explores saving and investment decisions, unemployment, inflation, national income accounting, taxing and spending policies, the limits of the market and government, public choice theory, the Federal Reserve System, money and banking, and international trade.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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◆ ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better.
Focuses on the consumer, the firm, the nature of cost, and how these relate to the economy as a whole. Analyzes economic models of the consumer, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly, and monopolistic competition. Explores economic issues including market power, population growth, positive and negative externalities, income distribution, poverty and welfare, discrimination, and international economic interdependence.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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◆ ECO 245 - Issues in Environmental Economics (GT-SS1) 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Accuplacer Sentence Skills (SS) score of 95 or higher and Reading Comprehension (RC) score of 80 or higher; or equivalent ACT/SAT scores; or passed CCR 092 , CCR 093 , CCR 094 , or ENG-090 with a grade of C- or better.
Introduces students to contemporary environmental issues and policies meant to reduce environmental degradation. Includes market failures, analytical tools, government pollution reduction policies for air, water, and natural environments and their effectiveness.
Prev. Course Codes: NRM-140
LEC 45 Contact hours
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ECO 327 - Data Analysis for Managers 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: BUS 217 , BUS 226 , MAT 121 ; Minimum grade C-.
Provides an overview of techniques for data analysis including multiple regression, forecasting, sampling theory, and applications of probabilistic inference from sample data. Emphasizes the applications of these techniques to management problems in sustainable organizations. Requires students to analyze data sets, present their analyses in written or oral form, and defend their conclusions.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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ECO 429 - Economics for Managerial Decisions 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ECO 201 , ECO 202 , MAT 121 ; Minimum grade C-.
This course focuses on the application of economic tools and techniques to managerial decisions such as pricing, production, forecasting, uncertainty, and competitive strategy. Integrates critiques of conventional economic thought within the context of systems thinking and ecological economics. Requires students to analyze case studies, present their analyses in written or oral form, and defend their conclusions. Intended for business students who will be decision makers in firms and industries that are influenced by dynamic economic forces.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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Education EDU |
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✽ EDU 131 - Introduction to Adult Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Introduces the student to the basic concepts in the instruction of adults. Emphasis will be placed on understanding the adult learner and how their individual backgrounds and experiences can affect the learning process. Additionally, the course will cover applicable federal and state legislation which affects adult learning programs and will offer information on additional resources and associations in the field of Adult Education.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 132 - Planning & Delivering Instruction to Adult Learners 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Provides an introduction to planning and delivering instruction to adult learners with an emphasis on developing the English language proficiency of non-native English speakers and improving the skills of learners whose skills are below 12th grade equivalency. Key areas include identification of learner’ skills, needs, and goals; the use of information about learners to plan instruction and assessment; the development of learner independence; the creation of an instructional environment that supports and engages adult learners.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 133 - Adult Basic Education/Adult Secondary Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Specifically addresses the different levels within an Adult Education program. Each level will be addressed in terms of appropriate assessment tools and instructional techniques. Emphasis will be placed on teaching ways that the adult education instructor can encourage the development of cognitive skills at each level, as a springboard to the next higher level. This course was designed to meet Colorado Literacy Instruction Authorization requirements.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 134 - Teaching English as a Second Language to Adult Learners 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Introduces the development and implementation of a program to teach English to adults whose first language is not English. Topics will range widely from assessment and placement, to the theories behind language acquisition. Students will also cover a wide variety of methodologies, both group and individualized, that are aimed at teaching the non-English speaker the written and verbal skills necessary to successfully function in the United States. This course was designed to meet Colorado Literacy Instruction Authorization requirements.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 135 - Family Literacy in Adult Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 131 ; Minimum grade C-.
Introduces the student to the philosophy and theory behind family literacy, as well as giving practical advice on the development and implementation of a family literacy program. The four-component model of adult education, early childhood education, parent and child together time (PACT), and parenting will be covered, both in theory and practical application.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 175 - Special Topics 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
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✽ EDU 221 - Introduction to Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Focuses on the historical, social, political, philosophical, cultural, and economic forces that shape the United States public school system. Includes current issues of educational reform, technology as it relates to education, and considerations related to becoming a teacher in the State of Colorado.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-110, EDU-151
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 222 - Effective Teaching 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
This course focuses on strategies for becoming an effective teacher. Topics included are: course goals and objectives, the first day, planning a lesson, higher levels of thought, test design and grading, assessment, and teaching and learning styles.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-270ET
LEC 15 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 233 - English Language Learning 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Prepares teachers who work with limited English proficient students to learn strategies to develop English language learners’ (ELLs) social and academic English and supports their transition to US culture and schools. This course is appropriate in a variety of program models: mainstream classrooms, self-contained ESL classrooms, and bilingual programs, and may be adapted for use with pre-service teachers. Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 234 - Multicultural Education 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Focuses on the need to recognize and understand the similarities and differences among people and develop a respect for all individuals and groups. Assists teachers to recognize the special learning needs of children from different racial, ethnic, cultural and socioeconomics groups and to encourage teachers to integrate multicultural/diversity teaching into the school curriculum. Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-235
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 240 - Teaching the Exceptional Learner 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Focuses on the individual differences and modifications that are necessary in the educational practices of the exceptional learner. Incorporates an additional 10 hour 0 credit, pre professional, supervised field based experience. Together with this experience, a portfolio and field experience reflective journal is required of all students.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-220, EDU-254
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 242 - Expressive Arts in the Elementary Classroom 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Explores the integration of visual arts, music, and physical education/movement into the self-contained elementary classroom curriculum based upon the theory of multiple intelligences. Familiarizes the student with the Colorado model content standards for each area, basic curriculum development, and the opportunities to practice their skills with students through field experiences.
Prev. Course Codes: EDU-270TA
LEC 45 Contact hours
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✽ EDU 261 - Teaching, Learning & Technology 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Prepares students to integrate technology into their teaching curriculum. Enables the student to design educational and training materials incorporating instructional technology. Explores a variety of technologies including the computer, Internet, multi-media, graphics, audio, and text with an emphasis on increasing learning through their use. Examines combining technology with a variety of instructional methodologies.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 275 - Special Topics 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue special topics of interest. The content of this course is designed on an as needed basis to provide current, up-to-date information.
LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
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EDU 280 - Internship 1.0 - 6.0 Credits
Provides students with the opportunity to supplement coursework with practical work experience related to their educational program. Students work under the immediate supervision of experienced personnel at the educational facility and with the direct guidance of the instructor.
COOP 45 Contact hours per credit
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EDU 321 - How People Learn: Learning, Teaching, and the Human Brain 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Introduces the multidisciplinary field of mind, brain, and education. This course provides an orientation to basic brain anatomy and physiology, and examines implications of brain science for learning and teaching. It builds understanding of how the brain learns that is scientifically accurate and educationally relevant. It provides opportunities for school-based observations and experiences designed to build a conceptual foundation for effective teaching in 21st-century schools. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 330 - Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Focuses on planning instruction with aligned assessments using the backward design process. By the end of the course, teacher candidates will be able to plan year-long coursework as well as individual lesson plans that are aligned to district-adopted curriculum and Colorado Academic Standards. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 341 - Mathematics for all Students: Fundamentals 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Enables teacher candidates to understand mathematics and become confident in their ability to teach math to children in grades K-8. The teacher will become knowledgeable about effective lesson planning, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and appropriate accommodations to ensure student learning in a standards-based curriculum and learn how young students construct their understanding of mathematics. The course addresses the diverse needs of learners and appropriate accommodations to provide all students with equitable learning opportunities. The use of technology in the elementary mathematics classroom will be explored. All teacher candidates develop and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. This course includes 20 field hours in an assigned elementary classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 345 - Mathematics for all Students: Best Practices 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 341 ; minimum grade B.
Expands the knowledge and skills necessary for teacher candidates to understand mathematics and to teach math to children in grades K-8. It focuses on research-based best practices for effective lesson planning, instructional strategies, assessment techniques, and appropriate accommodations to ensure student learning in a standards-based curriculum. The teacher will continue exploring how young students construct their understanding of mathematics. Field-based experience provides practice in research-based best practices in the partner classroom. The diverse needs of learners and appropriate accommodations will be studied so that teacher candidates learn to give all students equitable learning opportunities. The use of technology in the elementary mathematics classroom will be explored. All teacher candidates develop and apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills. Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 350 - Social Studies Methods 2.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Prepares teacher candidates to integrate the content of social studies with other core disciplines. Teacher candidates will learn how to support students in using critical thinking, self-assessment, reasoning, problem-solving, collaboration, research, and investigation to make connections in new and innovative ways as they progress through social studies education. Teacher candidates will also understand how the Colorado Academic Standards outline the knowledge and skills needed to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 30 Contact hours
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EDU 355 - Developing Science Concepts with Elementary Students 2.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Focuses on study and application of Colorado Academic Standards in science for elementary students. Teacher candidates develop teaching proficiency and an understanding of ways to integrate science methods and concepts across the content areas. Twenty hours of field experiences are incorporated into this class.
LEC 30 Contact hours
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EDU 360 - Assessment of and for Learning 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Focuses on critical skills and knowledge for the effective use of formative and summative assessment tools and data in a Professional Learning Community environment to improve student learning. The course explores strategies for providing feedback to students and parents about the learning progress, planning and revising instruction based on assessment data, involving students in setting their own learning goals, and communicating high expectations for student learning. Teacher candidates participate in the administration of assessments and analysis of the results. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 370 - Foundations in English Language Arts in the Elementary Classroom 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires admission to Stage Two in the CMC Teacher Education Program.
Explores cognitive development related to literacy, and provides understanding of the structure of the English language. Upon completion of this course, teacher candidates will understand printed language, both written and spoken, and its systems and forms, well enough to teach it explicitly. It includes basic psychological processes of reading, how children develop reading skill, how good readers differ from poor readers, the structure of the English language in spoken and written form, and validated principles for effective reading instruction. Teacher candidates gain a comprehensive reading model and various designs for instructional delivery. Includes structured field experiences in an assigned partner school.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 375 - Methods of Primary Literacy Instruction: Learning to Read 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Provides teacher candidates with the application of material learned in EDU-370. Students will learn direct teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension as it relates to early literacy. Students will also develop a deeper understanding of reading instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse students. Research-based best practices will be explored as students compare the validity of a comprehensive reading program to the Colorado Academic Standards for reading, writing, and communication. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 376 - Methods of Intermediate Literacy Instruction 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 375 ; minimum grade B.
Focuses on the major components of reading acquisition for students in the intermediate grades (4-6) who have mastered the primary skills for learning how to read and are transitioning to reading for learning. Components covered in this course address instruction of multi-syllabic word reading, vocabulary development from reading, and comprehension strategies used by proficient readers. This course includes utilization of the Writers Workshop model to support deeper connections of the reading and writing components of literacy development. Particular attention will be paid to the Colorado Academic Standards as they relate to language arts development for students in grades 4-6. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 380 - Language Acquisition and Literacy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Learners 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 233 , EDU 234 , EDU 321 , and EDU 370 ; minimum grade B.
Prepares teachers to be knowledgeable, understand, and apply the major theories, concepts, and research related to language acquisition and literacy development for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners (CLD). It includes literacy instruction, and the use of linguistic interdependence to support language development for social and instructional purposes in the school setting. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 381 - Adapting Instruction and Assessment for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CLD) Learners 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 380 ; minimum grade B.
Examines research-based instructional strategies to provide systemic, sequential, and engaging learning experiences to support the development of English language proficiency for social and academic purposes, particularly in Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and Social Studies. It extends the use of formative and summative assessments to support student learning, including national content assessments and Colorado-approved assessments. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 385 - Integrating the Arts into the Curriculum (Creative Arts/Movement) 2.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Explores the arts and develops an understanding of the role that the arts play in elementary education. Engages learners in the arts and prepares teachers to provide meaningful arts experiences for students. Course readings provide both theoretical and practical foundations in art education, focusing on child development in the arts and the role of the arts in elementary schools. The course includes hands-on explorations with visual art, media, and theatre activities and examines original art works in ways that will engage young learners. The course includes field experiences in partner schools and the creation of classroom-ready activities and lesson plans. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 30 Contact hours
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EDU 405 - Creating an Engaging and Relational Classroom Environment 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three Teacher Education Program.
Examines research and practice for creating and sustaining classrooms where students are engaged, productive, and optimistic. It explores ways to create an organized and inviting classroom including preparation for the first few days of school by planning the physical space, establishing rules and procedures, and implementing a curriculum for social and emotional learning. The course includes prevention strategies to maintain student behavior by facilitating effective instruction, using communication strategies and collaborating with parents and the community, as well as intervention strategies for challenging student behaviors such as fear, sadness, and anger while maintaining a productive learning environment. The course culminates in the development of the candidate’s own Classroom Environment Plan.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 410 - Intervention and Inclusion: Differentiation for Exceptional Students 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Focuses on identifying individual student educational needs and implementing appropriate instruction based on those needs. The course explores essential components of Response to Instruction (RtI) including multi-level prevention, data-based decision making, screening, and progress monitoring. The course includes a focus on the laws, policies, and expectations that determine how to meet students’ needs and strategies for determining eligibility for special education, identifying and understanding exceptional students (special education and gifted, and students who challenge the educational system. It presents research on what works and does not work with struggling learners in the areas of math, reading, spelling, writing, social studies, and science. Teacher candidates will learn to differentiate instruction for all learners, collaborative processes used to accommodate students’ needs, and tips on how to communicate with families. Includes 20 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 420 - Internship I with Seminar 6.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Three Teacher Education Program.
Actively engages teacher candidates in the teaching process with expert support from their mentor teacher, partner school, and CMC staff. Using the co-teaching model, teacher candidates support and/or lead the teaching experience including planning, lesson delivery, assessment development and use, using data to guide
instruction, and the development of interventions and enrichment as needed. Senior seminars mirror the internship experience, with timely discussions, revisiting learning and texts used earlier in the program, and expanding the candidate’s knowledge of essential teaching skills through the introduction of additional resources. This course aligns with 300-hour field experience in assigned classroom.
LEC 30 Contact hours CLIN 300 Contact hours
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EDU 421 - Teacher Leadership, Ethics, and Professionalism 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Focuses on the knowledge and skills for professional, ethical teacher leadership. Teacher candidates will develop their own sense of what it means to be ethical as well as professional, with opportunities to practice leadership throughout the course as part of a Professional Learning Community, both within the class and within the school in which they serve. Candidates will have opportunities to confront some of the challenges that play out in school every day, testing their professional and ethical resolve. A key element for success and learning in this course is the active participation of the teacher candidate in all activities and responsibilities of the mentor teacher. Includes 10 field experience hours in a designated classroom.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EDU 430 - Research-Based Instructional Practices 2.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires Stage Two Teacher Education Program.
Builds on key concepts and skills from EDU 330/281. Framework for Planning Instruction and Assessment, and is designed to help teacher candidates select highly effective instructional practices to integrate into their lesson plans and learn to effectively implement them in their classrooms. Teacher candidates will study the research behind specific strategies and activities that increase student achievement.
LEC 30 Contact hours
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EDU 440 - Internship II with Seminar 12.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EDU 420 ; minimum grade B.
Continues the linked internship and seminar in which teacher candidates actively engage in the teaching process with expert support from their mentor teacher, partner school, and CMC staff. Using the co-teaching model, teacher candidates support and/or lead the teaching experience including planning, lesson delivery, assessment development and use, use of data to guide instruction, and the development of interventions and enrichment as needed. Senior seminars mirror the internship experience, with timely discussions, revisiting learning and texts from earlier in the program, and expanding the candidates’ knowledge of essential teaching skills through the introduction of additional resources. This course aligns with a 600-hour field experience in an assigned classroom.
LEC 30 Contact hours CLIN 600 Contact hours
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Electricity Industrial/Commercial EIC |
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EIC 105 - Basics of AC & DC Electricity 4.0 Credits
Focuses on resistance, current, voltage, and power in AC and DC circuits; measurements; computations of series and parallel circuits; circuit analysis and troubleshooting with basic test equipment.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EIC 130 - National Electrical Code I 4.0 Credits
Focuses on the National Electrical Code and local code requirements for electrical installation. Covers chapters one through four of the National Electrical Code.
LEC 60 Contact hours
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EIC 131 - National Electric Code 2011 1.5 Credits
Focuses on the National Electrical Code and local code requirements for electrical installation.
LEC 22.5 Contact hours
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EIC 220 - Industrial Electrical Controls 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: PHY 105 or PRO 100 , minimum grade C-
Studies the application of electrical and electromechanical sensing/control devices; heating, ventilating and air conditioning applications; motor control, conveyor drives and other industrial applications. Students design control systems to meet assigned conditions, use principles of relay logic to prepare correct ladder diagrams and wire up, test and trouble-shoot their systems in the laboratory. The course stresses accuracy, safety and National Electric Code requirements.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EIC 223 - Advanced Industrial Controls 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EIC 220 , minimum grade C-
Builds on the student’s previous knowledge and understanding of electrical, including installation, maintenance and modification of motor control. This class provides students with the knowledge and skill-set levels in reading relay ladder logic diagrams and in the layout, mounting and terminating of equipment in control panels used in industry. The program builds a basic foundation in electrical theory, the operating characteristics of electrical controls and the connection and troubleshooting of control circuits.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EIC 225 - Programmable Controllers 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EIC 105 ; Minimum grade C-.
Studies the use of solid-state control equipment, primarily the programmable controller and associated solid-state sensors to control equipment, machinery, or complete processes. Includes concepts of solid-state logic, characteristics of solid-state sensors; conversions of relay logic control systems to programmable control systems; and microprocessor-based systems and remote control of processes. Enables the student to design, implement, and test control systems in the laboratory to meet specifically-assigned control problems. Emphasizes accuracy, safety, and National Electrical Code requirements.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EIC 226 - PLC Controllers Advanced 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EIC 225 ; minimum grade C-.
Studies the advanced uses and applications of programmable logic controllers toward automated equipment, machines, and processes. Includes understanding the functions of PLC hardware components, converting relay logic to ladder logic, comprehending ladder logic instruction functionality, and identifying the PLC’s data structure. Enables the student to use hands-on training equipment to create, implement, and troubleshoot ladder logic programs that simulate real automated machine control and processes.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EIC 229 - AC & DC Variable Speed Drive 1.5 Credits
Prerequisites: PRO 100 or PRO 120 , minimum grade C-
Teaches variable speed drive technology that offers a cost effective method to match driver speed to load demands and represents a state-of-the-art opportunity to reduce operating costs and improve overall productivity. Focuses on variable speed drive technology including operation, set-up, troubleshooting, maintenance, proper selection and application for drives and basic drive overview and comparison.
LECLB 33.75 Contact hours
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EIC 233 - Electric Motors 1.5 Credits
Prerequisites: EIC 220 , minimum grade C-
Teaches the basic operational theory to the actual operation of various types of AC and DC motors in an interactive environment that encourages participant interaction, as well as hands-on lab exercises. All phases of this course are taught in simple and easy-to-understand terms. This course is presented using the latest technological equipment.
LECLB 33.75 Contact hours
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Electronics ELT |
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ELT 106 - Fundamentals of DC/AC 4.0 Credits
Introduces the basic skills needed for many careers in electronics and related fields. Covers the operations and applications of basic DC and AC circuits consisting of resistors, capacitors, inductors, transformers, and diodes. Emphasizes the use of common test instruments in troubleshooting.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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ELT 112 - Advanced DC/AC 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EIC 105 ; Minimum grade C-.
Continues to build on the introductory DC-AC course and covers advanced concepts of DC-AC circuits. Includes an expanded treatment of power supplies, dual-supply rectifier circuits, and Zener diode voltage regulators. Emphasizes troubleshooting.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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Emergency Medical Services EMS |
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EMS 126 - EMT Basic Refresher 3.0 Credits
Provides required didactic and skills review for renewing EMT students. Accommodates the needs of the re-entry EMT students.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-115, EMT-115, EMT-015, EMT-145B
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EMS 130 - EMT Intravenous Therapy 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EMS 145 , EMS 146 , and EMS 170 ; Minimum grade B.
Focuses on cognitive and skill practice as required by Colorado Prehospital Care Program for EMT Basic Level IV approval. Examines criteria, procedures and techniques for ICV therapy, discusses fluid and electrolyte balance and principles, and treatment for shock.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-136, EMT-136, EMT-030, EMT-146A
LECLB 22.5 Contact hours
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EMS 145 - Basic EMT - Lecture 7.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 170 and EMS 146
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Introduces the fundamental knowledge of basic emergency care (EMS system) and transportation of the sick and injured. Upon successful completion of the EMT Certificate Program, students receive a certificate of course completion and are eligible to take the National Registry of EMT’s certification examination.
LEC 105 Contact hours
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EMS 146 - Basic EMT - Lab 4.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 145 and EMS 170
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
This course presents practical applications of the didactic instruction received in Basic EMT-Lecture. This course focuses on applying basic concepts and skills needed when treating the sick and injured. Upon successful completion of the EMT Certificate Program, students receive a certificate of course completion and are eligible to take the National Registry of EMTs certification examination.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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EMS 162 - Wilderness EMS - Upgrade 2.0 Credits
Provides an enhanced understanding of assessment and treatment skills in a remote challenging environment to currently-certified EMS professionals of all levels. This course is designed to align with a variety of Wilderness EMS upgrade programs that focus on wilderness concepts and skills. Students will receive a certification of completion upon successful completion.
LECLB 45 Contact hours
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EMS 170 - EMT Clinical 1.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 145 and EMS 146
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading.
Provides the EMT student with the clinical experience required of initial certification and some renewal processes. Students must be at least 18 years of age on the first day of class to take this course.
CLIN 30 Contact hours
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EMS 175 - Special Topics 1.0 Credits
Provides the student with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
LEC 15 Contact hours
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EMS 203 - EMT Intermediate I 6.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level math and college-level composition and reading.
Course provides preparatory information and is the first part of the EMT Intermediate program. Students must possess current Colorado or National Registry EMT-B certification.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-122A, EMT-122A
LEC 45 Contact hours LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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EMS 205 - EMT Intermediate II 6.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EMS 203 ; Minimum grade B.
Serves as the second course for EMT intermediate certification.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-122B, EMT-122B
LEC 45 Contact hours LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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EMS 206 - EMT Intermediate Refresher 3.0 Credits
Meets or exceeds minimum requirements for renewing EMT intermediate or EMT intermediates in the re-entry program.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-125, EMT-125, EMT-021
LEC 22.5 Contact hours LAB 45 Contact hours
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EMS 225 - Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: EMT-B or EMT-I certification. Requires college-level composition, reading, & math.
Introduces the paramedic student to the advanced practice of prehospital care. This course covers professional behavior, medical ethics, legal issues, patient assessment, therapeutic communication, clinical decision-making, and basic and advanced airway management. This course discusses the EMS’s role in the healthcare continuum, professional communication, patient care documentation, IV fluid therapy, and resuscitation and the application of evidence-based medicine. A brief overview of human anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology is included.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221, EMT-221
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EMS 226 - Fundamentals Paramedic Practice Lab 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 225
Prerequisites: Requires college-level math; and college-level composition and reading.
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to apply professional behavior, medical ethics, legal issues, patient assessment, therapeutic communication, clinical decision making, and airway management. Serves as the companion course to EMS 225- Fundamentals of Paramedic Practice .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221
LAB 45 Contact hours
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EMS 227 - Paramedic Special Considerations 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 228
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading and composition. Requires college-level math.
Focuses on a comprehensive study of advanced life support practice.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EMS 228 - Paramedic Special Considerations Lab 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 227
Prerequisites: Requires college-level math; and college-level composition and reading.
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to effectively assess and treat neonatal, pediatric, geriatric, and special needs patients utilizing skills and simulation scenarios. Serves as the companion course to EMS 227 - Paramedic Special Considerations .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221
LAB 45 Contact hours
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EMS 229 - Paramedic Pharmacology 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading. Requires college-level math.
Introduces the paramedic student to advanced emergency pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics. This course will include laws affecting the use and distribution of medications, medication dosing, clinical calculations, routes of administration, and discussion of common medication classifications to include indications, contraindications, and side effects.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221
LEC 45 Contact hours
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EMS 230 - Paramedic Pharmacology Lab 2.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level reading; and college-level math.
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to safely and effectively administer emergency medications. Services as the companion course to EMS 229 - Paramedic Pharmacology .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-221
LAB 45 Contact hours
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EMS 231 - Paramedic Cardiology 5.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 232
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading, and college-level math.
Introduces the paramedic student to cardiovascular emergencies and the care of patients presenting with cardiovascular emergencies. Topics will include assessment of the cardiovascular system, ECG acquisition and interpretation of both single lead and 12 lead, pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease, and treatments indicated for a given disease.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222, EMT-222
LEC 75 Contact hours
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EMS 232 - Paramedic Cardiology Lab 1.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 231
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to effectively assess and treat patients presenting with cardiovascular emergencies utilizing skills and simulation scenarios. Serves as the companion course to EMS 231 - Paramedic Cardiology .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222
LAB 22.5 Contact hours
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EMS 233 - Paramedic Medical Emergencies 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading. Requires college-level math.
Expands on the paramedic student’s knowledge of medical emergencies with the integration of assessment findings in formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan. This course will cover principles of epidemiology and pathophysiology related to common medical emergencies including: neurological, abdominal and gastrointestinal disorders, immunological, infectious diseases, endocrine disorders, psychiatric disorders, toxicological, respiratory, hematological, genitourinary, gynecological, non-traumatic musculoskeletal disorders, and diseases of the eyes, ears, nose, and throat.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222
LEC 60 Contact hours
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EMS 234 - Paramedic Medical Emergencies Lab 1.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading; and college-level math.
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to effectively assess and treat patients with a variety of medical emergencies utilizing skills and simulation scenarios. Serves as the companion course to EMS 233 - Paramedic Medical Emergencies .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222
LAB 22.5 Contact hours
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EMS 235 - Paramedic Trauma Emergencies 4.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 236
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading. Requires college-level math.
Expands on the paramedic student’s knowledge of trauma emergencies with the integration of assessment findings in formulating a field impression and implementing a treatment plan for an acutely injured patient. The course will provide an in-depth evaluation of trauma to include: categorization of trauma patients, incidence of trauma, trauma systems, types of injury, trauma assessment, documentation in trauma, trauma scoring scales, trauma center designations, and transfer of patients.
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222
LEC 60 Contact hours
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EMS 236 - Paramedic Trauma Emergencies Lab 1.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 235
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading; and college-level math.
Teaches the skills necessary for the paramedic to effectively assess and treat patients with a variety of traumatic emergencies utilizing skills and simulation scenarios. Serves as the companion lab course for EMS 235 - Paramedic Trauma Emergencies .
Prev. Course Codes: EMS-222
LAB 22.5 Contact hours
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EMS 237 - Paramedic Internship Preparatory 2.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 280 and EMS 281
Prerequisites: Requires college-level composition and reading. Requires college-level math.
Reviews concepts and techniques used in the pre-hospital setting. Note: Registration requires acceptance to paramedic program.
LEC 230 Contact hours
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EMS 270 - Clinical: EMS Intermediate 3.0 Credits
Provides the EMT-I student with the required field experiences as required by the Colorado Department of Health.
LAB 90 Contact hours
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EMS 280 - Paramedic Internship I 6.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 237 and EMS 281
Serves as a preceptor/internship program for paramedic students.
CLIN 315 Contact hours
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EMS 281 - Paramedic Internship II 6.0 Credits
Co-requisites EMS 237 and EMS 280
Serves as the continuation of EMS-280, preceptor program for paramedic students.
CLIN 315 Contact hours
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EMS 282 - EMT Intermediate Internship 2.0 Credits
Provides the EMT-Intermediate with a supervised clinical learning experience that meets or exceeds the requirements for the State of Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. Enables the student to work with a preceptor for clinical and internship experience to develop an understanding of advanced life support patient care and assessment.
COOP 60 Contact hours
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ENY 101 - Introduction to Energy Technologies 3.0 Credits
Introduces the energy technologies in use today and those that are in the research stage as possible alternatives. Presents technologies including active solar heating, passive solar heating, wind energy systems, biomass, photovoltaics, co-generation, low and high head hydro, hydrogen, geothermal, power towers, and energy storage systems.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 121 - Solar Photovoltaic Components 3.0 Credits
Reinforces basic safety principles and provides detailed knowledge of photovoltaic components. Also covered is an overview of site analysis and special purpose tools. Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to select proper components for a photovoltaic system based on regulatory codes and standards and individual component specifications.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 126 - Solar Collectors 3.0 Credits
Introduces the principles of design and operation of solar panel arrays, material analysis, and construction features of flat plate collectors, mounting techniques, and construction of a basic air and liquid collector array. Covers distribution from collectors to storage and building, mechanical and plumbing codes as they apply to the solar industry.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 127 - Solar PV System Install 3.0 Credits
Prerequisites: ENY 121 ; Minimum grade C-.
Emphasizes safe work practices while familiarizing the student with the intricacies of installing a photovoltaic (PV) system. This course takes the student through the process from the initial site survey to system commissioning, and culminates with a hands-on installation.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 130 - Solar Photovoltaics Grid-tie 2.0 Credits
Teaches the principles of a residential solar photovoltaic system. Site evaluation, system design, panel installation, wiring, grounding, bonding, and commissioning are included in this course.
LECLB 45 Contact hours
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ENY 200 - Energy Management 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 107 , and college-level composition and reading.
Introduces the role of energy and energy management in business. Key subjects include energy statistics, reporting and goal setting, balancing business with sustainability, measurement and verification, fuel switching, financing and performance contracting, energy codes and legislation, and effectively communicating technical material to a variety of audiences. This course will demonstrate goal setting and measurement/ reporting activities suitable for the field of energy.
LEC 60 Contact hours
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ENY 201 - Alternative Energy Systems 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 107 , and college-level composition and reading.
Introduces renewable alternatives to conventional fossil fuel energy supply sources. Topics include combined heat and power, photovoltaics, solar pool heating, passive solar and cool roof technologies, carbon footprint and embedded energy concepts, externalities, government roles and society cost tests.
LEC 60 Contact hours
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ENY 205 - Green & Sustainable Buildings 4 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 107 , and college-level composition and reading.
Allows students to understand sustainable design including building design, Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification and building auditing. Topics include green building, passive thermal architecture, super installation, tight envelopes, renewable energy sources for heating, cooling and electrical power.
LEC 60 Contact hours
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ENY 221 - Quantifying Energy Use I 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: MAT 107 , college-level composition and reading.
Introduces basic calculation methods for quantifying energy use and energy savings. Topics will include load profiles, parasitic and standby losses, compounding efficiencies, integrated design, design energy budgets, transport energy, benchmarks and end use pies for rough estimating, and reasonableness testing.
LEC 60 Contact hours
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ENY 223 - Commercial Building Energy Audit 3.0 Credits
Applies modern energy management strategies to evaluating commercial buildings and systems. Offers a comprehensive perspective on the critical elements of commercial building energy evaluation and management such as financial analysis of projects, technical evaluation of equipment, utilities, and tools of the trade.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 225 - Solar Domestic Hot Water Systems 3.0 Credits
Provides a working knowledge of sizing, installation, maintenance of solar domestic hot water systems, residential applications, components, parts, and cost efficiency analysis.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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ENY 226 - Solar Panel Installation 4.0 Credits
Prerequisites: Take ENV 101 and ENY 126 ; Minimum grade C-.
Focuses on the installation of all types of panels on all types of roofs. Covers vertical wall mounting techniques.
LECLB 90 Contact hours
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✽ EGG 140 - First-Year Engineering Projects 3.0 Credits
Provides undergraduate engineering students with an opportunity to apply mathematical and scientific skills in engineering projects. Students work in teams on engineering projects under guidance of faculty.
LECLB 67.5 Contact hours
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EGG 175 - Special Topics (Engineering) 1.0 - 12.0 Credits
Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in-depth exploration of special topics of interest.
LEC 15 Contact hours per credit
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✽ EGG 206 - Mechanics of Solids 3.0 Credits
Co-requisites EGG 211
Covers shear forces and bending moment, torsion, stresses in beams, deflection in beams, matrix analysis of frame structures, analysis of stress and strain in 2-D and 3-D (field equations, transformations), energy methods, stress concentrations, and columns.
LEC 45 Contact hours
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