Course Descriptions

This course gives the student a basic understanding of overhead transmission structure construction and installation requirements for 69KV systems. Students will also participate in two industry hot line schools, one sponsored by the Minnesota Municipal Utilities Association and the other by the Minnesota Rural Electric Cooperatives.

This course will concentrate on the student receiving apprentice line work skills under the supervision of an appropriate industry representative.

In this course, the student will learn apprentice line work skills under the supervision of an appropriate industry representative.

This course provides knowledge and safe use of hydraulic and pneumatic tools used in the electrical lineworker industry.

This course provides students with basic knowledge of emergency medical services (EMS). Students will learn about the history of EMS, EMS systems and operations, legal and ethical aspects of EMS, documentation, and disaster and initial hazmat response in EMS.

This course prepares students for the work of providing care in the emergency medical field as an emergency medical technician (EMT). It will enable the student to assess, identify, treat and manage a variety of prehospital traumatic and medical emergencies. The student will learn to perform various aspects of emergency medical care and ambulance operations under the scope of practice set forth by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The purpose of this laboratory course is to discuss, perform and relate the concepts taught in the EMT Fundamentals course. This will be done in group discussions and demonstrations, and in individual and group scenarios. This hands-on course will teach and test the physical and mental skills necessary for the appropriate assessment and treatment of patients in small groups and/or individually. Instruction includes rigorous questioning and skill demonstration in front of instructors and peers.

This course introduces the emergency medical technician (EMT) student to emergency medical services (EMS) operations and patient care. During this course, students will have the opportunity to work under the direction of a preceptor with various health care industry entities to assist in the care of hospital and prehospital/ambulance patients.

This course integrates the beginning levels of college-level reading and writing. Students will practice various reading strategies and develop proficiency in comprehending, summarizing and interpreting college-level texts as well as practice strategies designed to strengthen their writing skills, including grammar, usage and mechanics.

This course is designed to prepare students for college-level reading and writing tasks across the disciplines. Students will practice strategies in order to develop reading proficiency and writing skills. They also will engage in all stages of the writing process, from invention and drafting to revising and editing, as they respond to texts and specific writing situations.

This course must be taken in conjunction with a linked section of College Writing (ENGL1101) taught by the same instructor. It is designed to prepare students for college-level reading and writing tasks across the disciplines. Students will practice strategies in order to develop reading proficiency and writing skills. They also will engage in all stages of the writing process, from invention and drafting to revising and editing, as they respond to texts and specific writing situations.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 1. This is an introductory writing course designed to prepare students for later college and career writing. The course focuses on developing fluency through a process approach, with particular emphasis on revision. Students will consider purpose and audience, read and discuss writing and further develop their own writing processes through successive revisions to produce polished drafts. Course work will include an introduction to argumentative writing, writing from academic sources and a short research project.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 1. This course builds on the foundations of College Writing and provides students with additional opportunities to develop fluency in their writing through a process approach. Students will read critically from a variety of literary genres, explore meaning through academic research and respond through discussion and writing.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 1. This course builds on the foundations of College Writing and provides students with additional opportunities to develop and refine their writing through a process approach. Students will explore current issues by critically reading a variety of texts, conducting academic research and responding through discussion and writing.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 1. This course provides instruction in writing and designing professional and technical documents, including print and non-print correspondence, descriptions, instructions, reports and proposals, along with promotional material. Analysis, critical thinking and synthesis of sources will be covered, along with the development of presentation skills. Coursework also includes a formally documented, multi-source professional project.