General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

esol 0346 interMediAte reAding
For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0345, esol 0347, and
esol 0348
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0342 . An intermediate course
in reading academically oriented English . Emphasis
is placed on expanding English vocabulary and
developing reading skills such as identifying main
ideas, separating fact from opinion, and organizing
information .
esol 0347 interMediAte Writing
For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0345, esol 0346, and
esol 0348
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0343 . This course expands
writing skills through writing simple and compound
sentences . Students broaden their knowledge of
paragraph organization and the importance of unity
and coherence in the paragraph .
esol 0348 interMediAte
grAMMAr For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0345, esol 0346 and
esol 0347
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0344 . This course reviews the
basic structures of English grammar and develops the
production of complex English sentences .
esol 0349 AdVAnCed
interMediAte ConVersAtion
For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0350, esol 0351 and
esol 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0345 . This course is designed
to further develop conversational skills by incorporating
more complicated vocabulary and grammatical
structures . Students are also required to present oral
reports at various times during the semester .
esol 0350 AdVAnCed
interMediAte reAding For
Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0349, esol 0351 and
esol 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0346 . An advanced intermediate
course in reading academically oriented English . This
course further develops reading comprehension skills
and expands vocabulary . Emphasis is on distinguishing
main ideas from supporting details and drawing
conclusions .
esol 0351 AdVAnCed
interMediAte CoMposition For
Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0349, esol 0350 and
esol 0352
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0347 . This course concentrates
on the development of writing skills, reviews the
paragraph and its essential elements, and introduces
the multi-paragraph essay .
esol 0352 AdVAnCed
interMediAte grAMMAr For
Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0349, esol 0350 and
esol 0351
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0348 . This course provides a
review of essential grammatical and structural features
while introducing their finer points . Emphasis is placed
on compound and complex sentence structures and is
designed to lead students toward active mastery of the
patterns and principles of formal written English .
esol 0353 AdVAnCed reAding
For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0354, esol 0355 and
esol 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0350 . An advanced course
designed to develop reading and critical thinking
skills for college-bound students . Reading skills are
refined to guide students towards mastery of deduction,
inference, and figurative language .
esol 0354 AdVAnCed
CoMposition For Foreign
speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0353, esol 0355 and
esol 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0351 . This course concentrates
on elements of essay organization . Students are
required to produce well-organized, well-substantiated
essays .
esol 0355 AdVAnCed grAMMAr
For Foreign speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0353, esol 0354 and
esol 0356
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0352 . This course provides
a review of both essential and finer points of the
grammatical structural features of formal written
English . Emphasis is placed on active production and
error analysis of standard English .
esol 0356 AdVAnCed
ConVersAtion For Foreign
speAKers
Corequisites: esol 0353, esol 0354 and
esol 0355
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 2 lab)
A continuation of ESOL 0349 . This course is designed
to encourage students’ use of high-level grammatical
structures and vocabulary skills . Students are required
to present an oral book report, an oral report of a
personal, off-campus interview, and an oral research
report .
etWr 1371 teCHniCAl
CoMposition
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of the selection, organization, relevancy
and logical sequencing of technological ideas and
information . Includes a review of basic English
grammar .
Course desCriptions
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etWr 1372 teCHniCAl Writing ii
prerequisite: etWr 2301 or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of technical manual preparation for
business and industry . Includes research methods,
organizational skills, writing and presentation of printed
and/or electronic technical manuals .
etWr 1373 online
doCuMentAtion
prerequisite: ArtC 1302, iMed 1316 and
etWr 2301 or department Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
An exploration of electronic technical documentation
in business and industry, including Web-based
solutions and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM presentations .
Uses industry standard computer software to produce
end product .
etWr 1374 proposAl Writing
prerequisite: etWr 2301 or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Comprehensive study of the process of preparing
effective proposals for business, education, and
industry . Includes responding to requests for
proposals, developing unsolicited proposals,
researching and evaluating information for maximum
benefit, developing strategies, writing persuasively,
and presenting the written proposal orally .
etWr 1391 speCiAl topiCs in
englisH teCHniCAl Writing
prerequisite: etWr 2301 or department
Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 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 . Individual
course may cover Proposal Writing, Technical Writing
II, On-Line Documentation-FrameMaker or RoboHelp
or The Interview Process .
etWr 2301 teCHniCAl Writing
prerequisite: engl 1301, etWr 1371 or
department Approval
Credit: 3 (3 lecture, 0 lab)
Study of the principles, techniques, and skills needed
for college level scientific, technical, and business
writing .
FCel 1302 introduCtion to Fuel
Cell teCHnology
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Types of fuel cells and other alternative energy
fields . Includes professional requirements of fuel cell
technicians .
FCel 2400 Fuel Cell BAsiC
operAtions And MAintenAnCe
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Fuel cell instruments and their terminology . Emphasizes
fuel cell utilization in alternative energy applications .
Includes methanol, solid oxide, phosphoric acid, and
polymer type fuel cells .