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  • 1.00 Credits

    3 credits Offered Each Semester The Medical Transciptionist Internship 1 provides supervised training in medical transcription skills through on-the-job experience in a medical facility. This course provides practical application of medical transcription as part of the learning process. It involves approximately nine hours per week of in-site work. This is a required course in the Medical Transcriptionist and Medical Office Transcriptionist programs and is graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Instructor permission is required. On-Site Work: 9 hours per week Prerequisite: CAOT-217 and PHAR-151 with a minimum grade of C- and instructor permission.
  • 2.00 Credits

    3 credits Offered Each Semester The Medical Transcriptionist Internship 2 is a continuation of CAOT-227. It is a required course in the Medical Transcriptionist and the Medical Office Transcriptionist/Pre-Health Information Technology programs and is graded on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis. Instructor permission is required. On-Site Work: 9 hours per week Prerequisite: CAOT-227 with a satisfactory grade and instructor permission.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 Credits Offered Summer Session This course covers the carpentry trade and its applications as a career. All aspects of construction safety, hand and power tools, and most types of building materials are discussed. In preparation for building a house as a class project, much emphasis is placed on construction-related math, blueprint reading, building codes, site preparation and foundation layout.
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 Credits Offered Summer Session Students will spend time in a shop/lab setting working on projects that require the use of a variety of layout skills as well as hand and power tools (portable and stationary). In order to be successful in the field, students must learn to be proficient in the operation of such tools and fully understand the safety aspects. Students will also spend time on the job site laying out the project house that will be constructed during the Fall and Spring semesters.
  • 8.00 Credits

    8 Credits Offered Fall Semester Students will spend time in the classroom and on-site learning techniques and methods of carpentry and building construc- tion. The classroom curriculum will closely correspond with progress on the house project. Topics to be included are foundations, floor, wall, and roof framing. Emphasis will also be placed on teamwork, work ethics/habits, and job site safety.
  • 8.00 Credits

    8 Credits Offered Fall Semester The primary focus of this course is on the house project. Emphasis will be on practicing and refining previously learned skills as the house construction progresses. The project allows students to experience a "real life" job situation. Special attentionwill be paid to safety, accuracy, speed, and production. Most work will be performed in small groups with all students having the opportunity to both lead and follow within their groups.
  • 8.00 Credits

    8 Credits Offered Spring Semester Topics covered in this course will coincide with the house project. Such areas as stair layout, roofing, drywall and interior/ exterior finish will be the primary focus. As time permits, new materials and techniques, commercial construction applications and related construction areas may be examined. Safety aspects will be covered throughout.
  • 8.00 Credits

    8 Credits Offered Spring Semester As the project house nears completion, students will focus on sharpening and refining those skills taught in previous courses as well as applying new concepts such as drywall, siding, and exterior/interior finish. As students prepare to find jobs in the carpentry field, much of the emphasis will be placed on work ethics, habits, and teamwork. Depending on the progress of the project house, other carpentry projects that benefit the NIC campus or the local community may be introduced.
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 Credits Offered Fall Semester This course consists of weekly theory and field study. Students will obtain experience in planning and management of various construction projects that are part of the program's laboratory curriculum. Cost and materials estimating, advanced math concepts applied to construction projects, worksite issues/ethics, advanced communication skills, and construction scheduling and estimating are applied under supervision. In addition, advanced specialty construction skills will be addressed according to student's individual preferences. Weekly seminars will provide opportunities for students to share experiences, debrief, and obtain faculty assistance in applying theory concepts to field experience. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first year of the Carpentry program and instructor permission
  • 4.00 Credits

    4 Credits Offered Spring Semester This course provides students with opportunities to further their skills in advanced carpentry techniques and to advance their supervisory skills through on-site supervision of students in the first-year Carpentry program. Students will continue to meet weekly to share experiences, debrief, and obtain faculty assistance in applying theory concepts to field experience. During their supervised experience, students will be evaluated on their performance of program outcomes. Prerequisite: Successful completion of the first year of the Carpentry program and instructor permission
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