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2006-2008 CATALOGEMS 230PARAMEDICINE: LEADERSHIP PRACTICUMPrerequisite: Concurrent Enrollment in EMS 220, EMS 225 andEMS 2358 lab hours per week: 2 hours creditThis course will focus on the management and leadershipresponsibilities of a professional paramedic. Students will have aproject-based experience that introduces the paramedic to therole of instructor, EMS coordinator, quality assurance managerand the like. Students will be assigned to observe and assist variousindividuals who function in a management or leadershiprole in emergency pre-hospital care or the education of prehospitalcare providers.Assignments will reflect hands-on experiencerelated to the preceptor’s daily responsibilities.Thisexperience will also include observational and hands-on experiencewith end-of-life and pastoral care.EMS 235PARAMEDICINE: SEMINAR IIPrerequisites: Concurrent Enrollment in EMS 220, EMS 225 andEMS 2351 lecture hour per week: 1 hour creditThis course is designed to provide students with an opportunityto discuss field and hospital-based experiences they encounterduring the final semester of their core curriculum. It provides aforum to help insure the successful transition to the workworld. Previously determined topics will be discussed that gobeyond the scope of the core curriculum. Students will presentgroup projects to the class that deal with leadership or staffdevelopment topics.This presentation will require the use ofseveral instructional methodologies that match the topic beingpresented.FRESP 101FIRST RESPONDERPrerequisite: None2 lectures, 2 lab hrs per week: 3 hrs creditThis course provides students with the knowledge and skillsnecessary in an emergency to sustain life, reduce pain and minimizethe consequences of injury or of sudden illness untiladvanced medical help can arrive.ENGLISH(including Literature)DEGREES, CERTIFICATES, COURSESCOURSE DESCRIPTIONSENG 097FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH IPrerequisite: Qualifying score on English Placement Test4 lectures per week: 4 hrs non-degree, non-transfer credit (maybe repeated two times)This course provides basic writing skills for students who needindividualized instruction.The emphasis is on grammar and sentencestructure.ENG 098FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH IIPrerequisite: ENG 097 with a C or better or qualifying score onEnglish Placement Test4 lectures per week: 4 hrs non-degree, non-transfer credit (maybe repeated two times)This course provides basic writing skills for students who needadditional work before taking college-level courses. It focuseson writing good paragraphs and short essays with an emphasison correctness.ENG 099FUNDAMENTAL ENGLISH IIIPrerequisite: ENG 098 and RDG 098 with a C or better or qualifyingscore on English Placement Test6 lectures per week: 6 hrs non-degree, non-transfer credit (maybe repeated two times)This course provides a review of the basic writing skills thatstudents need to succeed in college-level courses. Studentswrite several different kinds of essays. Coherence and correctnessare emphasized.ENG 101 (IAI: C1 900)COMPOSITION IPrerequisite: ENG 099 with a C or better or qualifying score onEnglish Placement Test3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis is the first course in the composition sequence. It developsthe ability to write clear, correct, effective personal, expositoryand argumentative prose. It emphasizes critical reading skills,collaborative peer work and use of library resources. Studentswrite a minimum of five essays with extensive revisions. Reviewof grammar and mechanics is included. Note:All students mustcomplete the English101 Exit Test with a passing grade in orderto pass English 101.ENG 102 (IAI: C1 901R)COMPOSITION IIPrerequisite: ENG 101 with a C or better3 lectures per week: 3 hrs creditThis is the second course in the composition sequence.Emphasis is on the writing process with special attention to theresearch paper.Writing activities include both short and longerforms of traditional academic writing including a documentedinvestigative paper and critical reader-response writing. Studentswill become familiar with a variety of discourse communities.DEGREES,CERTIFICATES,COURSES129