General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

CMsW 1266, 1267, 2266
prACtiCuM (or Field experienCe)
- CliniCAl And MediCAl soCiAl
Work
Credit: 2 (14 lab)
Practical general training and experiences in the
workplace . The college with the employer develops and
documents an individualized plan for the student . The
plan relates the workplace training and experiences to
the student’s general and technical course of study .
The guided external experiences may be paid or
unpaid . This course may be repeated if topics and
learning outcomes vary .
CMsW 1301 introduCtion to
soCiAl serViCes
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Introduction to concepts of social welfare and social
policy . Topics include emphasis on the relationship
between social policy and the delivery of social
services . Descriptions of present day social welfare
programs in terms of the philosophy, legal base,
program policy and impact on both the target service
group and the larger community of present day social
welfare programs .
CMsW 1313 AssessMent And
serViCe deliVery
Credit: 3 ( 3 lecture)
A study of interviewing and assessment instruments
and approaches for working with multicultural
population . Emphasis on service delivery systems .
CMsW 1353 FAMily
interVention strAtegies
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Study of professionally recognized family
intervention techniques . Major theories in family
intervention are discussed .
CnBt 1191 speCiAl topiCs in
ConstruCtion/Building
teCHnology/teCHniCiAn
Credit: 1 (4 lab)
Topics address recently identified current events, skills,
knowledge, and/or attitudes and behaviors pertinent
to the technology or occupation and relevant to the
professional development of the student . This course
was designed to be repeated multiple times to improve
student proficiency .
CnBt 1201 introduCtion to tHe
ConstruCtion industry
Credit: 2 (1 lecture, 2 lab)
Overview of the construction industry . Includes
organizational structures and systems, safety
regulations and agencies, construction documents,
office and field organizations, and the various
construction crafts and trades .
CnBt 1302 MeCHAniCAl,
pluMBing, And eleCtriCAl
systeMs in ConstruCtion
prerequisite/Corequisite: CnBt 1201
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A presentation of the basic mechanical, plumbing,
and electrical components in construction and their
relationship to the overall building .
CnBt 1311 ConstruCtion
MetHods And MAteriAls i
prerequisite/Corequisite: CnBt 1201
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Introduction to construction materials and methods
and their applications .
CnBt 1316 ConstruCtion
teCHnology i
prerequisite/Corequisite: CnBt 1201
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Site preparation, foundation, form work, and framing .
Includes safety; tools and equipment; basic site
preparation; basic foundations and form work; and
basic floor, wall, and framing methods and systems .
CnBt 1342 Building Codes And
inspeCtions
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Building codes and standards applicable to building
construction and inspection processes .
CnBt 1346 ConstruCtion
estiMAting i
prerequisite: itsC 1309, or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Fundamentals of estimating materials and labor costs
in construction .
CnBt 1350 ConstruCtion
teCHnology ii
prerequisite: CnBt 1316
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Site preparation, foundation, form work, and framing in
residential and light construction . Includes safety; tools
and equipment; site preparation and layout; concrete;
foundations and related form work; and floor, wall,
ceiling, and roof framing methods and systems .
CnBt 2335 CoMputer Aided
ConstruCtion sCHeduling
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Advanced construction scheduling utilizing computer
scheduling software to perform various scheduling
procedures .
CnBt 2337 ConstruCtion
estiMAting ii
prerequisite: CnBt 1346
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
Advanced estimating concepts using computer
software programs for construction and crafts .
CnBt 2342 ConstruCtion
MAnAgeMent i
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Human relations management skills in motivation
on the job site . Topics include written and oral
communications, leadership and motivation, problem
solving, and decision making .
CnBt 2344 ConstruCtion
MAnAgeMent ii
prerequisite: CnBt 2342
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A management course in contract documents, safety,
planning, scheduling, production control, and law
and labor . Topics include contracts, planning, cost
and production peripheral documents, and cost and
work analysis .
Course desCriptions
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CnBt 2380 CooperAtiVe
eduCAtion - ConstruCtion
engineering teCHnology/
teCHniCiAn
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 20 lab)
Career-related activities encountered in the student’s
area of specialization offered through an individualized
agreement among the college, employer, and student .
Under the supervision of the college and the employer,
the student combines classroom learning with work
experience . Includes a lecture component .
CoMM 1307 introduCtion to
MAss CoMMuniCAtion in tHe
eleCtroniC enVironMent
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading (or take gust 0342 as a
co-requisite) and be placed into collegelevel
writing (or take engl 0310/0349 as a
co-requisite).
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Analyzes communication theory and mass media in
21st century society . Surveys history, operation, and
structure of the American communication system .
Identifies major legal, ethical, and sociocultural
issues, studies basic communication theory, and the
interrelations between media and the individual, media
and society, and media and the future . Examines career
potential and job prospects in today’s and tomorrow’s
electronic culture . Core curriculum course .
CoMM 1335 introduCtion
to rAdio, teleVision And
eleCtroniC MediA
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A survey and analysis of history and principles of radio
and television broadcasting and production, including
programming for varied audience segments and
sponsorship . Studies history, technology, regulation,
audience, and economics of radio, television, and
related electronic media . Studies basic skills and
theories of image and sound, equips student to
communicate through audio/visual media . Includes
public cable, closed-circuit television, production
workshops, and individualized instructional modules .
Field trip and community media guest lectures
included .
CoMM 1336 teleVision
produCtion And direCting i
prerequisite: CoMM 1335
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
A concentrated course in the theory and application
of principles, procedures, and techniques of television
production . Uses lecture and laboratory setting with
supervision by faculty .
CoMM 1337 teleVision
produCtion And direCting ii
prerequisite: CoMM 1335
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 2 lab)
The preparation and directing of television programs
with emphasis on the creative application of broadcast
principles and informational techniques . Uses lecture
and laboratory setting with supervision by faculty .