Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute
Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute
Areas Of Study - Lake Area Technical Institute
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AVM 245<br />
AVM 248<br />
AVM 254<br />
BSA 100<br />
BSA 102<br />
BSA 104<br />
BSA 106<br />
BSA 108<br />
BSA 110<br />
BSA 112<br />
BSA 114<br />
BSA 116<br />
BSA 118<br />
POWERPLANT INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS<br />
Troubleshoot, service and repair fluid rate-of-flow<br />
in di cat ing systems; inspect, check, service, troubleshoot, and<br />
repair elec tri cal mechanical engine-temperature, pressure<br />
and RPM indicating systems. 1 credit<br />
POWERPLANT INSPECTIONS<br />
Perform powerplant conformity and airworthiness<br />
inspections. 1 1/2 cred its<br />
POWERPLANT INDEPENDANT STUDY<br />
Students will complete a particular hands-on training<br />
project. 1 1/2 cred its<br />
Introduction to Digital Photography<br />
This course provides students with an introduction to visual<br />
concepts, basic image capture, lighting, and camera functions.<br />
Photography ethics including copyright laws will also be<br />
discussed. 3 credits<br />
Intro to Image Processing<br />
This course is designed to teach essential computer-based<br />
digital photo processing with Photoshop and Aperture<br />
software. 3 credits<br />
Tourism and Travel Economics<br />
This course examines tourism from an economic perspective.<br />
Topics include the set theory of tourism, cost-benefit analysis,<br />
tax policy impacts, and other economic and statistical aspects.<br />
Also covered will be the research designed to determine<br />
economic impacts of the hospitality and tourism industries.<br />
3 credits<br />
Hotel Operations<br />
The study of current service management theories<br />
as they apply to hotel management. Theory topics include<br />
strategic planning, hotel organization and communication,<br />
organizational leadership, and control systems. 3 credits<br />
Employment Law<br />
This course introduces the principle laws and regulations<br />
affecting public and private organizations and their employees<br />
or prospective employees. Topics include fair employment<br />
practices, EEO, affirmative action, and employee rights<br />
and protections. Upon completion, students should be able<br />
to evaluate organization policy for compliance and assure that<br />
decisions are not contrary to law. 3 credits<br />
Visual Merchandising<br />
This course will focus on how to create visual displays and<br />
present merchandise effectively in retail management. It<br />
looks at the broader use of visual merchandising in retail,<br />
service outlets, corporate settings, and entertainment and<br />
social venues. It will focus on image, branding, market<br />
segments and lifestyles, customer profiling, fixtures and<br />
fittings, and store layouts. 4 credits<br />
Fashion Fundamentals<br />
This course will focus on the structure of the industry, design<br />
process, and production and marketing of the fashion<br />
product. 4 credits<br />
Design Fundamentals I<br />
This course introduces students to design elements, principles,<br />
and theory. Application techniques, emphasizing design<br />
relationships and composition will be explored. Basic skills<br />
and techniques of visual and oral presentations will be<br />
included. 3 credits<br />
ADVANcED Image Processing<br />
This course focuses on editing and creating images for a variety<br />
of purposes including web publication and present media.<br />
3 credits<br />
Advanced Digital Photography<br />
This course incorporates advanced digital techniques including<br />
BSA 120<br />
BSA 122<br />
BSA 124<br />
BSA 200<br />
BSA 202<br />
BSA 204<br />
BSA 206<br />
BSA 208<br />
BSA 209<br />
BSA 210<br />
architectural and environmental photography. Techniques,<br />
such as natural and studio lighting will also be included.<br />
3 credits<br />
Software for Interior Business Design<br />
This is an introductory course using 20/20 design software.<br />
Students will learn basic software design techniques and<br />
methodology used in the corporate world. 3 credits<br />
Buying<br />
This course will focus on buying activities to students interested<br />
in retailing a product either in a corporate or small business<br />
environment. Emphasis is placed on planning, developing,<br />
and the computing of a merchandise buying plan.<br />
3 credits<br />
Design Fundamentals II<br />
The course will introduce commercial design space planning<br />
and procedures. Students will study and apply space planning,<br />
code requirements, and design documentation techniques<br />
or a variety of commercial project types through a series of<br />
short exercises. Emphasis will be placed on programming and<br />
schematic design. Hand-drafting, sketching, and various<br />
office computer software applications will be utilized.<br />
3 credits<br />
VIDEO/MEDIA<br />
This course will focus on helping students develop skill<br />
and learn techniques to take images to be used for<br />
corporate promotion and production sales. 3 credits<br />
STUDIO Photography<br />
This course explores all genres of portrait photography<br />
including commercial, formal, informal, and environmental<br />
portraits, as well as digital media. 3 credits<br />
Event Photography<br />
This course acquaints the student with the fundamental<br />
concepts, equipment, demands, and photographic techniques<br />
used by contemporary event photographers. Techniques<br />
used for wedding, events, and sport photography will also be<br />
covered. 3 credits<br />
Event Management<br />
This course introduces the student to the hospitality services<br />
industry. It identifies the steps to planning any meeting and<br />
defines basic meeting types and terminology. The course<br />
also focuses on content design, program objectives, calculating<br />
return on investment, contracting with speakers and<br />
speaker support, and learning how room set ups and<br />
multimedia impact program success. Practical case studies are<br />
applied to real-life meeting management. 3 credits<br />
Food and Beverage Management<br />
This course covers all aspects of food and beverage<br />
management, including terminology and standard practices.<br />
Also covered are pre-convention meetings, support services,<br />
gratuities, menu planning, guarantees, bar set-ups, applicable<br />
laws, and billing and credit issues. Students learn how food and<br />
beverage activities complement the program and how to make<br />
appropriate selections. Proper room set-up, cost-cutting<br />
measures, and guidelines for all types of events and budget<br />
sizes are also covered. 3 credits<br />
PRINCIPLES OF INSURANCE<br />
This introductory course covers risk identification and<br />
evaluation, the need for insurance, the effects of limited<br />
liability, theory of moral hazard, and adverse selection. Both<br />
business and personal risk are addressed with emphasis on<br />
insurance as a risk management tool. 3 credits<br />
Compensation Benefits<br />
This course will help the student develop knowledge in the<br />
area of compensation and benefit practices including job<br />
evaluation, salary surveys, individual and group performance
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