Course Descriptions

This course teaches basic life support using American Heart Association or American Red Cross guidelines and first aid using American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons(AAOS) or American Red Cross guidelines.

The first responder-level course covers regular and more advanced first aid practices and procedures including extrication and transportation, professional-level CPR, oxygen administration, long bone splinting, blood pressure monitoring, emergency childbirth, patient assessment, backboarding and stress management.

This course follows the current National Standard Curriculum and will include all skills and classroom information necessary to provide emergency care at the basic life support level. Modules presented include preparation of the EMT-B, airway, patient assessment (medical and trauma), medical/behavioral emergencies and OB/GYN, trauma, infants and children, ambulance operations and interventions (medications and semi-automatic defibrillation). Upon successful completion of the EMT-B course, the student will be eligible to take the state/national registry computer and practical examinations.

This course is an introduction to the basic principles of human resource functions and services. It provides a background and understanding for further human resource courses.

This course covers the basic knowledge of the factors to be considered and the strategies used in the employment process.

This course covers basic knowledge and information about the various types of benefits that are typically offered by employers for their employees.

This course covers basic information about the characteristics of effective training and development programs in building an engaged workforce.

This course covers basic information and understanding of the need for human resources policies in an organization, types of policies, the process of policy formulation and how policies are used.

This course provides an understanding of employee compensation both direct and indirect, and how it relates to business strategy.

This course covers basic information about the history and current role of labor unions, current labor laws and the rights of employees.

This course is designed to provide the student with a purposeful occupational experience in the human resources field. Each internship is an individualized experience. A training plan is created for each student in conjunction with the training site to provide experience related to the skills and knowledge acquired in the program. One credit of internship is equal to 45 hours of internship.

This capstone course reviews and assesses the principles covered in the Human Resource program through simulated activities related to program outcomes.

This course reviews and reinforces the principles covered in the Human Resource program through the development of simulated activities related to program outcomes. Students will demonstrate the skills needed in conducting an effective job search.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 2 and 6. This course serves as a general introduction to the role that humanities such as the arts, literature and philosophy play in shaping humanity's conception of itself and society. This course serves to expand the student's knowledge of the human condition and human cultures, especially the values expressed in works of human imagination and thought.

Meets MnTC Goal Areas 6 and 8. This course is an exploration and study of religious expression and experience as well as an introduction to the world's major religions. The focus of the course will be on human expression of religious belief and philosophy in literature, film, music and art, and it will cover a variety of world religions including Buddhism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Throughout the course, students will explore diversity and human religious expression as a way of enhancing their global perspective.