CATALOG - Schenectady County Community College

ENG 124 (3-0-3)Introduction to LiteratureThis course encourages students to question and explore the ways in whichliterature functions as an art form. It examines the literary genres of fiction,drama, and poetry; it also introduces literary criticism. Communication techniquesstudied in ENG 123 College Composition are strengthened and refinedthrough written assignments.PR: ENG 123F, SENG 200 (3-0-3)Introduction to Creative WritingStudents will learn the essential principles, strategies, and methods of creativewriting and will acquire a foundation in the skills necessary to master this art.The emphasis will be on the writing of short fiction, but opportunities will beprovided to explore poetry, drama, screenwriting, the novel, and the essay.Students will also learn how to go about getting their work published.PR: ENG 123CR: ENG 124ENG 205 (3-0-3)Writing PoetryThis course focuses on developing students’ abilities to write, revise, and analyzepoetry. It is primarily conducted as a workshop: students write and revise theirown poetry, as well as give oral feedback and produce written critiques of theirpeers’ poems. In addition, the course introduces studetns to a variety of poeticforms and asks them to write poetry in these forms. It also introduces them totheories of free verse and to studies of the poetic line and asks them to writetheir own free verse. The course also includes an oral component: studentspractice reading their own and others’ poems to the class. Last, the class introducesstudents to opportunities for performing and publishing their poetry.PR: ENG 123ENG 211 (3-0-3)Technical and Professional WritingThis course applies the principles of effective writing to the specific formsof professional and technical writing. It emphasizes designing texts and oralpresentations for professional audiences after analyzing the needs of thoseaudiences.PR: ENG 123Environmental SciencesENV 100 (3-0-3)Introduction to Environmental ScienceThis one-semester course introduces students to environmental concepts andissues. The course covers environmental issues and controversies from ecological,biological, social, economic, ethical and governmental policy positions. Inaddition, the course emphasis is placed on the tools and techniques needed tounderstand and analyze environmental topics such as energy, solid waste, foodproduction, resource depletion, air and water issues and global climate change.PR: High School Algebra or MAT 128ENV 203 (3-3-4)General EcologyThrough lecture and laboratory experiences this course focuses on the studyof major ecological principles including: population and community biology,competition and predation, physiological ecology and adaptations, ecosystems,nutrient cycles, energy flow, and ecological succession. The ecological basisof contemporary environmental problems is examined and related to humanactivities. Quantitative perspectives and analysis will be used throughout.PR: BIO 142 and CHM 122, or equivalentENV 205 (3-0-3)The Environment and Social IssuesThis course is designed to provide a multidisciplinary introduction to theunderstanding of social issues that impact humans and their relationship to theenvironment as well as their participation in decision making roles that leadto environmental problem solving. The course will concentrate on: varyingfactors that influence individual and cultural differences in identification andperception of environmental issues, the social processes involved in addressingthe identified environmental problems, and introductory techniques for theintegration of different human values and cultural processes into environmentalplanning and management strategies.PR: BIO 142 and CHM 122, or equivalentENV 260 (2-4-4)Subtropical Coastal and Marine EcologyThis course focuses on the current environmental and ecological issues of asubtropical ecosystem (Indian River Lagoon). The lectures and field experienceswill emphasize the application of basic ecological principles to life in the coastalecosystem, then focus on characteristics of marine and coastal habitats and thegroups of organisms that occur there. The course will include physical, chemicaland biological aspects of these salt/fresh-water environments, and will exploreseveral different marine ecosystems: reefs, seagrass beds, salt water marshes,mangrove, and cypress swamps. Students will analyze the role of human impacton these environments, spending a maximum amount of time in the field.Through direct observations, species collection, water analysis, and lecture thestudents will develop an understanding of how such issues as food production,energy consumption, population growth, greenhouse effect, all impactupon these environments, their usage and quality. The laboratory portion ofthe course will involve two weeks of intensive field work at Harbor BranchOceanographic Institute in Florida. There is a separate field trip cost, which willinclude air fare, transportation, room and board, and site costs. Because thefield experience occurs after the May Commencement, graduating students maynot use this course to meet graduation requirements. Graduating students maytake this course if a) they are willing to miss Commencement and b) they meetall graduation requirements without this course. Graduates may also choose topostpone graduation until the following semester.PR: One year of college biology or chemistry or consent of DepartmentEthicsETH 221 (1-0-1)Professional and Applied EthicsThis course provides exposure to leading ethical theories as well as an opportunityto employ these principles. Aided by viewing videotaped, dramatizedscenarios, the reasons advanced for acting ethically and the excuses given fornot acting ethically will be studied. The consequences of freedom and personalresponsibility will be explored, as will the ability to recognize ethical issues.F,SFire PreventionFPT 112 (3-0-3)Principles of Emergency ServicesThis is an introductory course that surveys the historical development of fireprotection, organizational structure of fire agencies, and the range of issues andtopics related to fire protection. This course meets United States Fire Administration,Fire and Emergency Services in Higher Education (FESHE) modelassociate degree curriculum.FPT 115 (3-0-3)Hazardous Materials IThis course focuses on the nature of hazardous materials (HazMat) and the roleof First Responders in prevention, mitigation, and remediation of incidents.Hazardous materials risk is presented within the context of First Responderoperations. This course fully integrates National Incident Management (NIMS)and Incident Command System (ICS) protocols.100