2011 - 2012 Student Calendar - Helena College of Technology

Course DescriptionsDESN280 InternshipCredits: 2Prerequisites: A “C-” or better in ARTZ105, DESN101,DESN110, DESN120, DESN130, DESN140, DESN160, DFT150,and DFT225Provides “real-life” experience in an approved design firmwhere students are able to apply knowledge and skills learnedin their courses. Students work in settings relevant to theirfuture employment plans. Course includes directed learningand required internship hours.DFT150 AutoCAD 2DCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneAn introduction to computer-aided design software usinga 2D medium with emphasis on features, limitations, andconsiderations associated with the commands and characters.DFT200 AutoCAD 3DCredits: 3Prerequisite: A “C-” or higher in DFT150 or consent ofinstructorThis course introduces the power of 3D in computer-aideddesign software and its application capabilities in the creationof advanced designs.DFT210 Technical Drafting I - CAD 2DCredits: 3Prerequisite: A “C-” or higher in DFT200 or consent ofinstructorApplication of technical drafting technology using computeraideddrafting as the medium. Auxiliary views, revolutions,dimensioning, tolerancing, fasteners, design, and workingdrawing shall be covered, utilizing several working drawings.DFT225 Architectural Drafting I - CADCredits: 3Prerequisite: A “C-” or higher in DFT150Application of construction architectural drawings using thepower of CAD as the medium for drafting. This course utilizesworking drawings to focus on scale-to-drawing parameters,symbol libraries, dimensioning, and drawing enhancement.ECNS201 Principles of MicroeconomicsCredits: 3 Offered Fall SemesterPrerequisites: noneThe course studies the market behavior of individuals,households, and businesses, focusing on how individualchoice influences and is influenced by economic forces. Areasof study include individual decision-making, pricing, supplyand demand functions of firms, market structures, impacts ofthe government sector, and impacts of distribution of incomealternatives.ECNS202 Principles of MacroeconomicsCredits: 3 Offered Spring SemesterPrerequisites: noneThe course studies the market as a whole, focusing on aggregaterelationships such as unemployment, inflation, and businesscycles. Areas of study include aggregate supply and demand,fiscal policy, money and banking, monetary policy, economicgrowth, impacts of government budget and deficit financing,and consequences of international trade.ECNS203 Principles of Micro and Macro EconomicsCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneThis course covers the major principles of microeconomics andmacroeconomics. Topics covered include scarcity, resourceutilization, utility, supply/demand, opportunity cost, productionpossibilities, curve/economic models, market structures, cost/profit, circular flow of money, GDP, unemployment, inflation,fiscal/monetary policy, and the relationship of current eventsto both micro and macro economic concepts.ENG222 Introduction to Creative WritingCredits: 3 Offered Spring SemesterPrerequisites: noneThis course is designed to give students experience withgenerating and developing original works of poetry and shortfiction through two methods: analysis and discussion of worksby practicing authors, and drafting and polishing their ownwork through workshops and writing tanks.ENG223 Creative NonfictionCredits: 3 Offered OccasionallyPrerequisites: noneStudents will gain confidence and competence in writingthrough journal writing and then taking those journal entriesand creating essays. The journal exercises will be guidedexercises, designed to elicit a variety of responses and ideasfrom the students.ENSC105 Environmental ScienceCredits: 3Prerequisites: noneThis course is designed to introduce students to importantscience-related issues in the world around us. The class willexamine environmental issues on global, regional, and localscales. Class discussions and activities will emphasize thebasic scientific principles needed to evaluate scientific problemsrelevant to environmental issues.102 2011 - 2012 Academic Catalog UM-Helena College of Technology