Academic Calendar 2011-2012 - Chesapeake College

aDioloGic sciences • scienceRSR 221 Clinical Radiography IVSupervsed clncal rotaton to observe and practce radography.The student wll contnue to poston patents for radographcprocedures, communcate effectvely, provde patent care, calculateapproprate exposure factors, and provde radaton protectonas approprate under the supervson of a regstered radographern the clncal settng. The student wll demonstratemore ndependent performance of examnatons for whch competencyhas been earned. Clncal progress wll be assessed anddocumented throughout the semester. Course coordnates wthRSR 202, Postonng IV. Twenty-four hours of clncal per week.[FALL] (Course Fee)2 creditsPREREQUISITE: RSR 146.RSR 228/229 Image Analysis I and IIA course emphaszng the applcaton of the problem-solvngprocess n radography. Radographc mages produced n thelab and clncal settng wll be analyzed for qualty and possblesolutons to exposure, equpment, and postonng problems wllbe examned. Two hours laboratory per week.[RSR 228 - FALL/RSR 229 - SPRING]1 credit eachPREREQUISITE: RSR 146.RSR 230 Radiation Biology and ProtectionA study of the effect of onzng radaton on body tssues at themolecular and cellular level. An overvew of the nteracton ofradaton wth lvng systems and the factors affectng bologcalresponses wll be studed. The responsbltes of the radographerto ensure that patents, personnel and the publc are protectedfrom excessve radaton exposure and the regulatons affectngonzng radaton at the federal- and state-level wll bedscussed. Two hours lecture, one hour laboratory per week.[SPRING]2 creditsPREREQUISITE: RSR 131.RSR 235 Clinical Radiography VFnal supervsed clncal rotaton to observe and practce radography.The student wll assume drect and ndependent responsbltyto poston patents for radographc procedures,communcate effectvely, provde patent care, calculate approprateexposure factors, and provde radaton protecton asapproprate. All competency requrements must be completed.Clncal progress wll be assessed throughout the semester. Seventy-hoursof clncal orentaton must be completed pror to thestart of the sprng semester. Twenty-four hours of clncal experenceper week.[SPRING]2 creditsPREREQUISITE: RSR 221.RSR 240 Radiography Program Outcomes AnalysisAn analyss of the student’s mastery of radography programgoals and objectves. Students wll analyze ther knowledge ofradographc concepts and ther ablty to perform the competencesrequred for program completon. Two hours laboratory perweek.[SPRING]1 creditPREREQUISITE: RSR 221.SCIENCESCI 102 Humans in the Natural Universe g.ed.An exploraton of the natural scences and the place of humansn the natural unverse, desgned for non-major students. Topcscovered wll nclude the process of scence, matter, energy, bascorgansmal and human bology, dsease, ecology, and planetaryscience. There will be an emphasis on the scientific method as away of learnng about natural phenomena. Three hours lectureper week.[FALL/SPRING]3 creditsNote: SCI 102 wll not serve as a prerequste for any other scencecourse, nor as a course for students majorng n scence orhealthcare-related dscplnes.g.ed.SCI 110 Introduction to AstronomyAn ntroducton to the study of the unverse and how the scentificmethod is used to study it. Particular emphasis will beplaced on current theores of how the unverse, galaxy, and solarsystem came to be n ther present state. Three hours lecture, twohours laboratory per week.[FALL/SPRING]4 creditsSCI 111 Physical Geologyg.ed.An ntroducton to the study of the earth’s structures and processes,both nternal and external. Laboratory exercses wll ncludethe study and identification of various rocks and minerals.Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.[ALTERNATE YEARS - FALL EVEN]4 creditsSCI 141 Physical Scienceg.ed.An ntroducton to physcal scence, emphaszng the concepts ofchemstry and physcs. Topcs wll be presented and dscussedthrough an nterrelated approach desgned for the non-scencemajor. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory per week.[FALL/SPRING]4 creditsg.ed.SCI 142 Earth ScienceAn nterdscplnary course studyng the earth and ts envronmentn space. The prncples of geology, meteorology, astronomy,oceanography, plate tectoncs, and other related prncpleswll be studed. Three hours lecture, two hours laboratory perweek.[FALL/SPRING]4 creditsSCI 151 Environmental ScienceA field-based introductory course in the environment. Topicswll nclude the relatonshp of humans wth nature, ecologcalprncples, populaton dynamcs, resources and resource conservaton,polluton, and envronmental ethcs. Three hours lecture,two hours laboratory per week.[FALL]4 creditsPREREQUISITE: Any credt Bology, Chemstry, or Scencecourse.RECOMMENDED PREREQUISITE or COREQUISITE: Any cred-t general educaton math, MAT 113, 115, or 204 preferred.201