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Course Descriptions
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college and employment. This course encourages students to develop a growth mindset and make wise choices. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Careers in Business 10105100 Course provides an overview of the interconnectedness among careers within Business. Learn how various fields within the broader industry each play an integral role and how a personal brand fits into preparing you for your career choice.( Corequisite: 10-890-101, College 101) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Automation 1: Control Logic 10664100 Electric motor control components such as switches, relays, starters, transformers; and safely mount and install motor and motor control components and perform related wiring and troubleshooting of motor control circuits. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Introduction to AC / DC 10660116 Introduces the concepts of AC and DC power and basic circuits. Using a multimeter, students learn about voltage, current, and resistance in both AC and DC circuits. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Supervision 10196191 Front-line supervisory functions including planning, controlling, delegating, organizing, human motivation, decision-making, conflict resolution, and managing a diverse workforce. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
English Composition 1 10801136 Learners develop knowledge / skills in planning, organizing, writing, editing. Students will also analyze audience / purpose, use elements of research, format documents using standard guidelines, and develop critical reading skills.( Prerequisite: High school GPA greater / equal to 2.6; OR ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16 AND English greater / equal to 18; OR Next Gen Reading score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 260; OR " preparatory course( s)", contact academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Automation 2: Motor Control 10664101 Electric motor control components such as sensors, timers and counters.( Pre-requisite: 10-664-100, Automation 1: Control Logic) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Safety Devices and Application 10664170 Introduction to the function of commonly used machinery safety devices, wiring of these devices to complete safety circuits, overview of safety system design.( Prerequisite: 10-664-101, Automation 1: Control Logic) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Human Resource Mgmt 10196193 Impacts of EEOC, job analysis and descriptions, recruitment, selection, conducting job interviews, orientation, training and development, performance management, counseling and discipline, compensation, benefits, and global human resources. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR TABE A 9 / 10 Math greater / equal to 12.7 AND Rdg greater / equal to 8.8; OR TABE 11 / 12 Math greater / equal to 780 AND Rdg greater / equal to 567; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Lean Operations 10182111 Develop knowledge skills, process of lean operations management / JIT, quality management, quality control, continuous improvement methodologies, statistical process control chart interpretation, material handling and production logistics. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Lean Manufacturing 10182112 Develop knowledge skills process of lean manufacturing / JIT environment, systems approach, productivity attainment, line balancing, kaizen, Kanban, 5S system, value stream mapping, human resource development and lean operations management.( Corequisite: 10-182-111, Lean Operations) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mechanical Systems 1 10620121 Mechanical drive system components related to V-belt drives, chain drives, and gear drives. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Fluids 1: Basic Pneumatics 10620100 What fluid power is, differentiate between hydraulics and pneumatics, implement basic pneumatic circuits, utilize schematics, apply Pascal ' s Law, define properties of fluids, implement airflow control and hydraulics cylinder circuits. Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Leadership Development 10196190 Leadership effectiveness and organization requirements, individual and group motivation strategies, vision, mission and goals, ethical behavior, leadership style and adaptation, impacts of power and influence, employee development, coaching, managing change, and conflict resolution.
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