General Course Descriptions - Houston Community College System

gers 1304 long terM CAre
ACtiVity direCting i
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Role of the activity director in long term health care
facilities . Includes study of history, regulations,
communications, advocacy, ethics, service delivery,
and volunteer management . This course, when
combined with “Long Term Care Activity Directing
II” and “Practicum-Gerontology” meets the State
requirements to be qualified as an activity director
in Texas .
gers 1307 long terM CAre
ACtiVity direCting ii
Credit: 3 (2 lecture, 4 lab)
Activity directing in long term health care facilities .
Includes assessment, care planning, documentation
process, and evaluation of client needs . Also
addresses program design and resources/funding .
This course, when combined with “Long Term Care
Activity Directing I” and “Practicum-Gerontology,”
meets the State requirements to be qualified as an
activity director in Texas .
gers 1391 speCiAl topiCs in
Adult deVelopMent And Aging
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (Varies)
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 .
gisC 1401 CArtogrApHy And
geogrApHy in geogrApHiCAl
inForMAtion systeMs (gis) And
gloBAl positioning systeMs
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
prerequisites: gisC 1411 or department
Approval
Introduction to the principles of cartography and
geography . Emphasis on global reference systems
and the use of satellites for measurements and
navigation .
gisC 1411 introduCtion to
geogrApHiC inForMAtion
systeMs (gis)
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Introduction to basic concepts of vector Geographic
Information Systems (GIS) using several industry
specific software programs including nomenclature
of cartography and geography . ArcView and ArcGIS
will be used in lab .
gisC 1421 introduCtion to
rAster-BAsed geogrApHiC
inForMAtion systeMs (gis)
prerequisites: gisC 1411 or
department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Instruction in GIS data sets including raster- based
information such as images or photographs, acquisition
of such data, and processing and merging with
vector data .
gisC 1491 speCiAl topiCs in
CArtogrApHy
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 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 .
gisC 2364 prACtiCuM (or Field
experienCe)- CArtogrApHy
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (2 lab)
Practical, general workplace training supported by
an individualized learning plan developed by the
employer, college, and student .
gisC 2380 CooperAtiVe
eduCAtion - CArtogrApHy
prerequisite: department Approval
Credit: 3 (21 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 .
gisC 2401 dAtA ACquisition
And AnAlysis in geogrApHiC
inForMAtion systeMs (gis)
prerequisites: gisC 1401 or department
Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Study of the management of GIS life cycles and
costs and benefits . Topics include demographic
management and institutional issues such as data
providers, data management, combination of attribute
and graphical data, information storage and access,
Texas and national standards for spatial data, and
applications of GIS for demographic modeling and
analysis .
gisC 2411 geogrApHiC
inForMAtion systeMs (gis)
AppliCAtions
prerequisites: gisC 1401,1421, or
department Approval
Credit: 4 (3 lecture, 3 lab)
Application of GIS technology to real workplace
applications from public and private sectors .
Completion of Global Positioning Systems (GPS)
fieldwork required for lab exercises .
goVt 2301 AMeriCAn
goVernMent: nAtionAl, stAte,
And loCAl i
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of theories of American democracy and other
ideologies ,United States and Texas constitutions,
federalism, state and local government, political
economy, political socialization and public opinion,
the media, interest groups, and political parties and
elections . Core Curriculum Course .
Course desCriptions
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goVt 2302 AMeriCAn
goVernMent: nAtionAl, stAte,
And loCAl ii
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
A study of the executive, legislative, and judicial
branches of government at both the national and state
levels; economic and regulatory policy; social policy;
civil liberties and civil rights policy; and foreign policy .
Core Curriculum Course .
goVt 2304 introduCtion to
politiCAl sCienCe
prerequisites: Must be placed into collegelevel
reading and college-level writing.
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
An introduction to the history, scope, and methods of
political science . Among the topics covered are the
different conceptions of politics and science and the
relationships between them, the major controversies
over the possibility and shape of political science,
and the different approaches employed in the study
of politics . Core Curriculum Course .
goVt 2389 CooperAtiVe
legislAtiVe internsHip
prerequisite: Completion of goVt 2301 or
goVt 2302 with a grade of
‘B’ or better, a grade
point average of at least 3.0, and the
written recommendation of an HCC
government instructor. ; Must be placed
into college-level reading and college-level
writing.
Credit: 3 (1 lecture, 16 lab)
An experiential-learning instruction program designed
to integrate textbook and classroom knowledge with
practical hands-on experience in an applied area of
political science . Primary implementation of student
activities will occur in pre-selected legislative institutions
or other related governmental organizations .
grpH 1207 printsHop
MAnAgeMent
Credit: 2 (2 lecture)
Management of print shop operations, including
techniques for supply sources, jobbers, estimating,
pricing, and selling printing services . Topics include
location, safety, stocking, and maintenance,
determination of profit and the process of bidding
and developing plans for a printing plant and public
relations and salesmanship skills .
grpH 1305 introduCtion to
grApHiC Arts And printing
Credit: 3 (3 lecture)
Graphic arts industry, including the history of printing,
techniques involved in the production and distribution
of printed materials, the kinds of printing industries and
printing terminology and identify career opportunities
in graphics and printing fields .