2006-07 College Catalog - South Florida State College

5HWXUQWR6HFWLRQ0HQXand percents. This college preparatory course does notcount toward the Associate degrees. Prerequisite: Placementtest. (PR)MAT 0024 PREPARATORY ALGEBRA 4 coll. prep. hrs.Prepares the student for MAT 1033. Topics include real numbersand their properties, polynomials, linear equationsand inequalities, formulas and applications, and graphing.This college preparatory course does not count toward theAssociate degrees. Prerequisite: Designated level onplacement test. (PR)MAT 1033 INTERMEDIATE ALGEBRA 3 cr. hrs.Prepares students for MGF 1106, MGF 1107, or MAC 1105.Instruction includes operations with algebraic expressions,polynomials, properties of real numbers, exponents, radicals,factoring, algebraic fractions, linear and quadraticequations, and inequalities. Prerequisite: MAT 0024 or designatedlevel on placement test. (TR)MAT 1949 CO-OP EDUCATION TRAINING ASSIGNMENTIN MATHEMATICS1-3 cr. hrs.A first hands-on learning activity (paid or non-paid) directlyrelated to the students academic major/career objective.(TR)MAT 2949 CO-OP EDUCATION TRAINING ASSIGNMENTIN MATHEMATICS1-3 cr. hrs.A second hands-on learning activity (paid or non-paid) directlyrelated to the students academic major/career objective.(TR)MCB 1000INTRODUCTION TO MICROBIOLOGY3 cr. hrs.This telecourse is intended to provide three non-laboratoryscience credits for non-science majors. Students will beencouraged to understand the primary role that microorganismsplay in the environment, evolution, and health byfollowing the themes of microbial cell biology, microbialgenetics, microbial diversity, evolution, and the interactionsof microorganisms and the environment. Bacteria and viruseswill be emphasized. (TR)MCB 2010C MICROBIOLOGY4 cr. hrs.This course includes the study of the structure and diversityof bacteria and viruses. The fungi and protozoan kingdomsare also surveyed. The immune system is also studied.The course culminates with a study of infectious diseases.Corequisite: MCB 2010L. Lab Fee. (TR)MEA 0001 OCCUPATIONAL INTRODUCTION MEDICALTRANSCRIPTION45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.An introductory course to prepare students to become familiarwith general medical office transcription and equipment.Provides fundamental principles in English usage,machine transcription and word processing skills, proofreadingand editing, and utilizes medical terminology.Corequisites: MEA 0002 and OTA 0101. Lab Fee. (OC)MEA 0002 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.This course introduces students to the structure of themedical language by providing the basic principles of medicalword building and includes study of the body as a whole(i.e. levels of organization, planes, body cavities, and directionalterms). The course also introduces students to thefollowing body systems, their related terms and pharmacology:integumentary, skeletal and muscular, digestive,cardiovascular, blood and lymphatic, respiratory, urinary,endocrine, nervous, ear and eye, male and female reproductive,and oncology. Lab Fee. (OC)MEA 0003 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL INSURANCE &BILLING 45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.Instruction provides concepts and processes of medicalinsurance coordination and billing. Emphasis is placed ondiagnostic and procedural coding, types of insurance andmanaged care structure. Insurance billing experience isobtained through the use of computerized software. Prerequisite:MEA 0002. Lab Fee. (OC)MEA 0004 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL WORK EXPERI-ENCE45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.In this course the student completes the Related LearningExternship and makes decisions regarding quality of workand prioritization of projects. This requirement may be satisfiedthrough a cooperative work experience. Prerequisite:OTA 0101. Corequisite: OTA 0490. (OC)MEA 0005 OCCUPATIONAL MEDICAL OFFICE PROCE-DURES45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.Students learn to perform the duties of the administrativemedical assistant under realistic conditions and with realisticpressures that require them to organize their work andset priorities. It teaches administrative office proceduresas well as providing exercises in judgment, independentaction, and coping with interruptions. Emphasis is placedon the importance of the computerization of routine tasksand communications in the medical office. Work ethics,patient confidentiality, professionalism, and interpersonalrelationships are stressed. Corequisites: MEA 0002 andOTA 0101. Lab Fee. (OC)MEA 0006 OCCUPATIONAL ADVANCED MEDICAL TRAN-SCRIPTION 45 con. hrs. 1.5 occ. crs.This course introduces students to the profession and tothe role of the medical transcriptionist. Emphasis is placedon business English proficiencies as related to medicalcommunications and the machine transcription of variousmedical documents, proofreading, editing, and research.Prerequisite: MEA 0001. Lab Fee. (OC)MEA 0312 INTRODUCTION TO THE MEDICAL OFFICE -DeletedMEA 0313MEA 0314MEDICAL OFFICE PROCEDURES - DeletedMEDICAL OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS - Deleted190