Catalog 2012-2013 - Iowa Lakes Community College

Course DescriptionsLIT-111 American Lit Since Mid-1800’s, 3 cr.Explores major American writers and their contributions toAmerican letters from the post-Civil War era through modernperiods.LIT-120 American Novel, 3 cr.A survey of the American Novel with emphasis on 20th centuryworks.LIT-124 American Poetry, 3 cr.Survey of modern American poetry. Examines both the worksand lives of 13 of America’s greatest poets.LIT-130 African American Literature, 3 cr.Students will examine the literary, artistic, and sociopoliticaltraditions of the black experience in America. A variety of fictionand nonfiction works will be analyzed with emphasis on slavenarratives, turn of the century political writings, the HarlemRenaissance, the Black Arts Movement, and contemporarycultural texts.LIT-133 Minority Voices in U.S. Lit, 3 cr.An introduction to writers from American minority groups,considered in the social and cultural contexts of the variousgroups. Includes discussing and writing about various issues.LIT-134 Multicultural Literature, 3 cr.Exploration of a variety of literary types. The cultural and ethnicvoices that are in an undeniable part of modern American life.Students read, discuss and critique materials representing awide range of ethnic, racial and other culturally diverse groups.Emphasis centers on the assessment and appreciation of thestrength and values that cultural diversity brings to contemporaryAmerican society.LIT-150 World Literature I, 3 cr.Literature from the Ancients, classical Greece and theRenaissance.LIT-151 World Literature II, 3 cr.Literature from the Enlightenment through Romanticism, Realismand Naturalism to Modernism.LIT-161 The Short Story, 3 cr.Evolution of the short story as a literary form, with emphasis onanalysis and appreciation.LIT-184 Young Adult Literature, 3 cr.This course is designed to help adults who work with youngadults become more familiar with teens and their literature, andselect the best literature available based upon criteria andsources that allow for the selection of the best literature foryoung adults.LIT-195 Nature of Evil in Literature, 3 cr.A study of the social idea of evil as it is reflected in literaturethrough the centuries (from Paradise Lost to the Exorcist).Prerequisite: ENG-105Medical AssistantMAP-111 Medical Office Management I, 3 cr.Administrative procedures such as reception techniques, telephoneskills, appointment scheduling, mail processing, officeequipment operation and maintenance, travel arrangements,insurance forms, and coding will be studied.MAP-117 Medical Office Management II, 3 cr.Covers private and public insurance types, processing and handlingclaims, insurance coding and legal precautions in claimsprocessing. Instruction in pegboard accounting, banking proceduresand financial record keeping, and records management isan integral part of the course. Prerequisite: MAP-111.MAP-128 Automated Medical Office, 2 cr.Computer technology and medi-team simulation of an actualmedical clinic situation. Recording patient appointments,insurance information, patient medical information and the useof forms for medical office financial transactions.MAP-133 Medical Transcription, 3 cr.Develops proficiency in the use of dictation and transcriptionequipment. Medical tapes of actual case histories, consultations,and surgical diagnostic and autopsy reports are used toprovide a realistic experience. Application and correct spellingof medical terminology is continuous with the learning process.MAP-135 Medical Transcription II, 3 cr.This course will be used to further develop proficiency in the useof transcription equipment and software. The student will utilizeskills developed within the previous Medical Transcriptioncourse. In this course the student will concentrate on seventypes of report format used by the AAMT and utilized in medicalfacilities today. Application, proofreading, as well as anatomyand medical terminology will be utilized and improved during thiscourse.MAP-141 Medical Insurance, 3 cr.Educates the student in the area of health insurance and billing.Develops an understanding of all health insurance plan options,expansions as well as modifications in state and federalregulations. Instruction will be given in the areas of processinghealth insurance claims, planning options, carrier requirements,state and federal regulations, abstracting relevant informationfrom source documents, accurately completing claim forms, andcoding diagnoses and procedures.MAP-233 Medical Laboratory Procedures, 4 cr.Laboratory safety measures and familiarization with the care anduse of laboratory equipment. Urinalysis techniques includingcollection, physical examination and microscopic examination ofurine specimens. Microbiology classification and the collectionand preparation of microbiological specimens.MAP-253 Limited Radiology I, 3 cr.Provides the foundation principles of physics and radiographicimaging necessary for the practice of limited radiology.Emphasis is on the application of the scientific concepts.MAP-254 Limited Radiology II, 4 cr.Introduces positioning for the practice of limited radiology.Prerequisite: MAP-253.MAP-330 Career Prep Medical Asst, 1 cr.Teaches necessary skills for successful resume writing and jobinterviewing. Prepares medical assistants for their summerpracticum with practical application of learned skills. Orientsstudents to the Practicum experience.MAP-342 Clinical Assisting I, 3 cr.On-the-job training to provide students with training in medicalasepsis; infection control; interviewing and obtaining patientinformation; vital signs; vision screening; assisting the physicianwith various physical examinations; instructing patients with67