2010-11 Course Catalog - Century College

7 Course DescriptionsAnkle-Foot Orthoses FabricationORTE 1060 3 CreditsThis course focuses on the theories andskills required for the fabrication of anklefootorthoses both with and without tibialtorsion. Students interpret various orthoticprescriptions to create one-of-a-kind orthoticdevices in the laboratory setting.Prerequisite: ORTE 1050 or concurrentenrollment.Knee-Ankle-Foot Orthoses FabricationORTE 1070 5 CreditsThe focus of this course is the requisite skillsfor proper layout and correction for a kneeankle-footorthoses and fabrication of thesewith and without tibial torsion and growthextension. Lab work consists of fabrication ofthree types of knee-ankle-foot orthoses.Prerequisite: ORTE 1060.Leatherwork for Lower-Limb OrthosesORTE 2000 4 CreditsThis course concentrates on fabricatingleather cuffs and closures, corrective T-straps,and knee control pads, which are all essentialparts of the lower limb orthosis to hold thelimb in a secure and functional position.Prerequisite: ORTH 1070 or concurrentenrollment.Thermoplastic OrthosesORTE 2010 4 CreditsIn this course students practice skillsnecessary to accurately vacuum formpolypropylene plastic over a variety of plastermodels to create acceptable orthoses.Practical skills include negative wraps creatingpositive plaster models, and the adding ofmetal components contoured and aligned tofinish the orthoses.Prerequisite: ORTE 2000 or concurrentenrollment.Upper-Limb FabricationORTE 2020 4 CreditsThis course concentrates on identification ofthe skeletal structure, joints and landmarksof the hand, wrist, and forearm. Identificationof various types of upper-extremity orthosesincludes, measurements used for fabricationand interpretation of upper-extremityorthometry forms. Students fabricate bothmetal and plastic hand and wrist-handorthoses to specific prescription frommeasurements and a plaster model of theupper extremities in the orthotics lab.Prerequisite: ORTE 2010 or concurrentenrollment.Orthotic Technician ClinicalORTE 2780 4 CreditsDuring this 160-hour orthotic clinical,students are placed in an orthotic facility ordepartment. This clinical experience providesopportunities to apply theory and skills learnedin the program. All student work is performedunder the direct supervision of a certifiedorthotist or clinical supervisor in each clinicalfacility.Prerequisite: Completion of all ORTE programcurriculum and consent of instructor.PhilosophyIntroduction to Western PhilosophyPHIL 1021 3 CreditsMnTC: Goal 06For over 2500 years philosophy has beenconcerned with an understanding of one’s self,one’s world, one’s relationship with others,and one’s place in the world. Philosophyintegrates the findings of other disciplinesand examines them in broader philosophicalperspectives. Students will be introduced tothe concerns and questions of philosophythrough a variety of readings, both historicaland contemporary and mainly from a Westernperspective. The areas of philosophy thatthis course may cover: general introductionto philosophy, philosophical argumentation,epistemology, metaphysics, ethics and thehistorical development of the discipline ofphilosophy.Prerequisite: An assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above, or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: Assessment scoreplacement in ENGL 1021, or completion ofENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Introduction to Eastern PhilosophyPHIL 1025 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 08“Who am I?” “How should I live?” “Whatis real?” “What can I know?” These are theperennial questions that philosophy has askedand answered for thousands of years and willbe the basis of this course. Students will beintroduced to these concerns and questionsof Eastern philosophy (East India - Hinduismand Buddhism, China - Confucianism andDaoism, and perhaps Japan) through a varietyof readings both historical and contemporary.The areas of philosophy that this course maycover are general introduction to philosophy,philosophical argumentation, epistemology,metaphysics, ethics, and the historicaldevelopment of the discipline of Easternphilosophy.Prerequisite: An assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above, or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.Recommendation: An assessment scoreplacement in ENGL 1021, or completion ofENGL 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher.EthicsPHIL 1031 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 09This course will examine questions of whatis morally right and wrong. Theoreticalquestions such as “what makes an actionmorally right or wrong?”, “what type of moralcharacter should a person have?” and “arethere correct answers to moral questions?”will be studied. Included in the course will bethe study of ethical theory and the applicationof ethical theory to modern moral problems.Prerequisite: An assessment score placementin RDNG 1000 or above, or completion ofRDNG 0090 with a grade of “C” or higher;assessment score placement in ENGL 1021, orcompletion of ENGL 0090 with a grade of “C”or higher.Biomedical EthicsPHIL 1035 3 CreditsMnTC: Goals 06 & 09This course, intended for all students, providesbackground material in basic ethical theories,principles, and decision-making guidelinesused in health care ethics. It examines moralissues confronting health care consumers,practitioners, and patients. It emphasizes thephilosophical analysis of moral reasoningon specific topics such as truth-telling,confidentiality, human cloning, medicalresearch, abortion, transplantation, allocationof resources, and euthanasia. Readings areselected from contemporary literature inbioethics.Prerequisite: An assessment score651.779.3300 179