Phoenix College Catalog 2009-10

262 | Phoenix College 2009–2010 CATALOG
Course Descriptions
EDU230
Cultural Diversity in Education
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Examination of the relationship of cultural
values to the formation of self-concept and
learning styles. Examination of the role of
prejudice, stereotyping, and cultural
incompatibilities in education. Emphasis on
teacher preparation (preservice and/or
inservice) to offer an equal educational
opportunity to students of all cultural groups.
Prerequisites: None.
EDU233
Structured English Immersion (SEI) and
English as a Second Language (ESL)
Teaching Methods
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Methods of planning, developing, and
analyzing lesson plans in all content areas
using English Language Learners (ELL)
Standards. Emphasis on components of
curriculum content, teaching strategies,
development/evaluation/adaptation of
teaching materials, and the role of culture in
learning. Examines the alignment of ELL
Proficiency Standards to the Arizona
Language Arts Academic Standards. Covers
multiple assessment techniques, tracking of
student progress using the state mandated
English language proficiency assessment,
and use of assessment results for placement
and accommodation. Prerequisites:
(EDU220 or EPD220 or EDU225) or
permission of Department or Division.
Course Note: Approved school-based
practicum required. EDU233 incorporates
curricular framework for the 45-clock hour
requirement for SEI endorsement through
the Arizona Department of Education.
EDU245
Internship in Bilingual/ESL Education
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Provides an opportunity for future teachers
and teacher aides to receive supervised,
practical, on-site experience in a K-12
bilingual or ESL(English as a Second
Language) classroom under the direction of
professional teachers. Prerequisites:
(EDU220 or EPD220 or EDU225), or
EDU230, or ENG213, and (EDU210 or
EDU211), or permission of Department or
Division.
EDU250
Teaching and Learning in the
Community College
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
The history, functions, organization and
current issues in the community/junior
college with emphasis on the Arizona
community colleges. Includes focus on the
design and practice of effective community
college teaching and learning with special
emphasis on the Maricopa County
Community College District. Prerequisites:
None.
EDU270
Learning and the Brain
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Teaching and learning issues within a
cognitive processes context. Covers
emotion, memory, and recall as well as early
brain development and its relationship to
learning. Emphasis on current neuroscientific
brain research and how it impacts teaching
practice in preK-12 classrooms.
Prerequisites: None.
EDU282AA-AC
Volunteerism for Education: A Service
Learning Experience
1-3 credit(s) 1-3 period(s) lab
Service-learning field experience within
educational systems, citizen advocacy
groups, and human service organizations/
agency. May be repeated for a total of six (6)
EDU282 credit hours; may not repeat
specific agency assignment for more than
three (3) credit hours. Standard grading
available according to procedures outlined in
catalog. Prerequisites: Permission of
instructor.
EDU/ENH291
Children’s Literature
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Review of folk and modern literature from a
variety of world cultures, including application
of literary criteria to folk and modern literature
for children. Prerequisites: None.
EDU/HUM/STO292
The Art of Storytelling
3 credit(s) 3 period(s) lecture
Explore the art and origin of storytelling.
Provide a variety of storytelling techniques,
styles and exercises to enhance the delivery
of telling stories. Assist in the integration
and application of storytelling to the learning
environment in the classroom. Prerequisites:
None.
EDU296WC
Cooperative Education
3 credit(s) 15 period(s) lab
Work-college experiences that involve the
combined efforts of educators and
employers to accomplish an outcome related
to the career objectives of the students.
Prerequisites: Completion of at least twelve
(12) college credits, minimum 2.6 grade
point average, and be able to obtain a
position related to student's academic or
career goals (student's present job may
qualify); or permission of instructor.
Corequisites: Must be concurrently enrolled
in at least one class which is related to
student's major or career interest or with
permission of the instructor.
EDU298AA-AC
Special Projects
1-3 credit(s) 1-3 period(s) lab
Organized and tailored around the interests
and needs of the individual student.
Structured to provide an atmosphere of
individualized research and study paralleled
by professional expertise and guidance.
Professional-type facilities and equipment
are made available for student use. Allows
the best aspects of independent study and
individualized learning to be combined to
maximize student development.
Prerequisites: None.
EMT – Emergency
Medical Technology
EMT/HLR101
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation/Basic
Cardiac Life Support
0.5 credit(s) 0.45 period(s) lecture
Designed to train students in the skills of
cardiopulmonary resuscitation to include
mouth-to-mouth, mouth-to-mask, and
cardiac compression, stabilization of adult,
infant, and child victims with airway
obstruction, respiratory, and cardiac arrest.
Prerequisites: None.
EMT/FSC104
Basic Emergency Medical Technology
8 credit(s) 9.45 period(s) lecture + lab
Techniques of emergency medical care in
accordance with national and state
curriculum. Study of the human body, patient
assessment, treatment of medically or
traumatically compromised patients, special
hazards, and medical operations. IV
monitoring, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
(SIDS), patient-assisted medication
administration, automated external
defibrillators, and blood-glucose monitoring.
Includes participation in two eight-hour
clinical rotations through a local emergency
department scheduled during the semester
outside normal class hours. Requires
personal pocket mask, stethoscope, pen
light, and trauma scissors. Prerequisites:
Must be at least 18 years of age prior to
applying to the BLS (Basic Life Support)
Training Program per Arizona Revised
Statutes, and must have a current validation
in Basic Life Support (BLS) Health Care
Provider/Professional Rescuer. Minimum
ninth grade level reading proficiency on the
Nelson-Denney Examination or appropriate
Reading placement test score. Proof of: TB
testing or chest x-ray with a negative result
within 6 months prior to registration;
Immunity to rubella (German measles) and
rubeola.