Course Descriptions

This course provides continued basic instruction in the correct form and use of the Spanish language. Study concentrates on oral and written comprehension of simple Spanish, verbal expression of personal and extended themes, pronunciation and grammar.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 8. This course is the first semester of Intermediate Spanish. Students will develop reading, writing, listening and speaking through a focus on historical, political, cultural and artistic expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. Grammar from beginning Spanish courses is lightly reviewed. Students will learn new grammatical skills including the perfect tense of the indicative mood and simple tenses of the subjunctive mood.

Meets MnTC Goal Area 8. This course is the second semester of Intermediate Spanish. Students continue to hone their reading, writing, listening and speaking through a focus on historical, political, cultural and artistic expressions of the Spanish-speaking world. Grammar from Intermediate Spanish is further developed to include the simple and perfect tenses of the indicative and subjunctive moods. Students investigate the development of science and technology on various aspects of the Spanish-speaking world.

This course traces the path of disability laws and provides an introduction to the recognition, incidence, educational and lifelong needs of individuals with exceptionalities. Personal and societal views regarding cultural and linguistic diversity will be explored. A wide range of educational services are studied with emphasis on the shared responsibility of professionals in education, community and professional settings, and students are introduced to the wide-range of professionals involved with exceptional individuals.

This course is designed for non-financial personnel who need to understand the basic theories of finance and apply them to practical business decisions. Key topics include learning the generally accepted accounting and budgeting principles, financial statement analysis, analysis of return on investment and cost/benefit ratios analysis of annual reports.

This course will address the role of supervisor, manager and leader as a leader and facilitator of work teams. Topics will include planning work teams, creating effective team interaction, identifying characteristics of successful teams and demonstrating skills and behaviors of both team leader and team member.

This course explores the role of surgical technologists. Fundamental principles of asepsis, professionalism, communication, universal precautions, the surgical team, operating room environment and patient care concepts are introduced.

This course introduces the student to the role of the surgical technologist in the operating room and introduces the foundation for patient care in the operating room.

This course introduces basic surgical pharmacology. Topics include drug classification, therapeutic effects, side effects, interactions and dosage calculations.

This course expands the student's knowledge of the role of the surgical technologist in the operating room. The course considers procedures of the musculoskeletal, digestive, respiratory, reproductive, otic and ophthalmic systems, building on the foundation of patient care relating to these body systems in the different perioperative phases.

This course introduces the learner to human disease processes that prompt surgical intervention. Relationships between cell pathology and disease will be examined. Disorders that disrupt homeostasis and surgical considerations will be presented. Surgical pathologies of the human body will be illustrated.

This course continues to expands the student's knowledge of the role of the surgical technologist in the operating room. The course considers procedures of the lymphatic, circulatory, vascular and nervous systems, building on the foundation of patient care relating to these body systems in the different perioperative phases.

This course allows the student to practice the role of the surgical technologist under supervision in an active surgical setting.

This course, Surgical Clinical II, introduces the student to patient care in an operating room in the role of surgical technologist.

This course introduces students to social welfare and social work, including fields of practice, institutions, populations served, special issues and an introduction to some social work methods and theories. A general historical and contemporary overview of the profession is provided, including its values, ethics, methods, multiple settings and a beginning use of system theory.