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2006-2008 CATALOGAUTO 214COLLISION REPAIR I: FRAME-BODYPrerequisite: AUTO 111 & 112 (or concurrent registration)2 lectures, 4 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditBody-frame service equipment is used in the repair of frameand unibody type vehicles, along with panel replacement, panelalignment, sectioning, clipping and various repair services.AUTO 215ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE AND SYSTEMSPrerequisite: AUTO 2112 lectures, 4 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis course focuses on advanced automotive engine, engineperformance, brake, electric/electronic, computer, and transmissionsystem operation and diagnosis.AUTO 216BODY PREPARATION AND REFINISHINGPrerequisite: AUTO 111 & 112 (or concurrent registration)2 lectures, 4 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis course covers automotive body service preparation alongwith refinishing techniques that include masking, taping, refinishing,rubbing and polishing. Selection and matching are done withlacquer, enamel, acrylic finishes and water-based finishes.AUTO 218AUTO BODY SHOP MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: AUTO 214 and 2162 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditAuto body shop operations are incorporated with damage estimatingand the preparation of a legal document stating thecosts for vehicle repair.This course will provide the auto bodytechnician with a comprehensive understanding of the autobody repair business.AUTO 220COLLISION REPAIR II: FRAME-BODY-GLASSPrerequisite: AUTO 218 (or concurrent registration)2 lectures, 4 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditUsing past training, students write estimates, complete frame orunibody repairs, replace glass as needed, prepare the body forservice, and refinish the vehicle to provide total service.AUTO 223AUTOMOTIVE PARTS MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditParts training includes the use of parts, equipment, and supplycatalogs, descriptive nomenclature, stock familiarization, pricingprocedures and inventory control.AUTO 224AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE MANAGEMENTPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher2 lectures per week: 2 hrs creditThis course covers automotive repair shop operations includingthe use of flat rate manuals, repair and order writing, familiarizationwith manufacturer and company policies and proceduresand existing labor agreements.AUTO 298INTERNSHIP SEMINARPrerequisite: 12 hrs in AUTO courses1 lecture per week: 1 hr creditThis course is structured to enable interns to participate ingroup discussions or current automotive repair practices andexperiences related to their internship studies.A written reportof work related activities is required.AUTO 299INTERNSHIP:AUTOMOTIVEPrerequisite: 12 hrs in AUTO and consent of coordinator20 lab hrs per week: 2 hrs credit(variable hrs of credit)This course provides on-the-job experience combined withsupervision. It is designed to present the service technician witha performance view of the auto body and automotive serviceprofessions.BIOLOGICAL SCIENCEDEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSBIOL 100 (IAI: L1 900L)GENERAL EDUCATION BIOLOGYPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher3 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis is a one-semester introductory course for non-sciencemajors designed to fill the general education requirement forlife science with a laboratory.The course will cover cell biology,genetics, evolution and diversity, plant and animal structure andfunctions, animal behavior and ecology.Students cannot receive credit for both BIOL 100 and 112.BIOL 103 (IAI:L1 901)PLANTS AND SOCIETYPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis course emphasizes scientific inquiry through selected conceptsin biology, such as organization, function, heredity, evolutionand ecology, using plants as the type of organism.Topicsinclude plant structure, growth, genetics, evolution, physiology,reproduction and the economic importance and inter-relationshipsbetween plants and humans.This course is for nonmajors.BIOL 105 (IAI: L1 905)ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGYPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditA consideration of the timely and urgent problems of mankindof a biological nature: pollution of air and water, adverse effectsof radiation and insecticides on the environment, overpopulation,food production, thermal pollution, noise pollution andother related topics.BIOL 106 (IAI: L1 906L)HEREDITY AND SOCIETYPrerequisite: Placement into ENG 099 or higher3 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 4 hrs creditThis course is an introduction to basic genetic principles andcontemporary issues in biotechnology.The ethical, political andsocial implications of biological advances in genetics will beaddressed.DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSES111