This course provides an introduction to multicultural perspectives on American education via a hands-on experience working and interacting with diverse cultures in an educational setting. The nature of the service learning necessitates that students may meet outside of regular class hours (20-25 hours) and may need their own transportation to service learning sites.

This course examines the many responsibilities of a medical office manager. Whether in a small private practice or a large group practice, a medical office manager must be aware of current regulations in the health care industry and how these regulations affect the operations of a health care organization. Office management, business operations, human resources, financial management and marketing for health care organizations are also explored.

This lab course is a continuation of DNHY1123 with emphasis on Minnesota Board of Dentistry allowable procedures for dental hygienists.

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.

This course provides the student with an introduction to the National Electrical Code. The student develops basic skills and understanding of the National Electrical Code and how it applies to electrical applications in the field.

This course will cover the various emission devices used on an automobile as well as the fuel delivery to maintain an efficient operating engine. Items covered will be positive crankcase ventilation systems, exhaust gas recirculation systems, air injection systems, evaporative systems, catalytic converters and fuel injection controls. Students will diagnose and repair problems using a variety of equipment on project vehicles.

This is an introductory networking course designed to expose the student to various components of networking in both home and enterprise settings. Topics covered include various network types, how networks communicate and current networking practices. Wired and wireless networks will be discussed, along with their various layouts and required components. The student also will learn basic best practices for network security and network management.

This course covers database concepts, design and construction using the latest database software. Topics include database normalization and table relationships, database objects, file creation, file manipulation, queries, macros, form development and report generation. Database programming concepts will also be introduced.

This course explains DC and AC theory, beginning with mathematically solving and hooking up series DC circuits and advancing into solving and hooking up AC resistance in series, parallel and combination circuits. HVAC relays and contactors and furnace safety devices are studied and wired in the lab. There is a dual emphasis on reading and then hooking up and troubleshooting schematic drawings. Magnetism and the generation of AC transformers as applied to HVAC, inductors and inductance-resistance parallel and series combination circuits are solved using trigonometry. Capacitance is introduced and applied as a function in understanding AC motors.

This course will familiarize the learner with water supply and distribution and the rules for sizing a water supply system as applicable to the Minnesota Plumbing Code and the North Dakota Plumbing Code. Drawing isometrics will be introduced.