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9.00 Credits
5 class hours, 12 lab/clinical hours Focuses on a holistic approach to the care of the individual or groups of individuals throughout the life span who are experiencing multiple, common, well-defined health problems. Emphasizes the completion of the role change process as the student prepares to assume the full scope and legal framework of associate degree nursing practice. Students explore the impact of current issues in nursing on the role of the ADN. Clinical learning experiences occur in structured health care settings and are correlated with classroom instruction. Prerequisites: ALH 124, BIO 218, NUR 226, MAT 125, PSY 207. Corequisites: COM 111, SOC 111, HUM elective
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1.00 Credits
1 class hour Increases the awareness of the types of occupational injuries that can occur in the workplace, including macro traumas, micro traumas and cumulative trauma disorders. Class discussions will focus on the types of occupational risks that are present in each student's career field. This will include ergonomic risk factors as well as health and wellness risk factors. The course will provide information that will allow the student to evaluate a work station and re-design that work station in order to minimize the risks of macro, micro and cumulative trauma injuries. Students will learn flexibility and strength conditioning exercises to better equip them to sustain the stresses and strains associated with their work activities.
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours An introduction to virtue ethics and how the virtues apply to the dilemmas of everyday life.
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours An introduction to morality, moral theory and moral thinking. Students will be exposed to basic moral concepts, theory, and reasoning before applying that knowledge to specific moral problems. Prerequisite: ENG 111
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours Provides an analytical overview of the beliefs, sacred writings, and worship in the major world religions, including animisim, Hinduism, Buddhism, Shinto, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Students will examine the issues and problems reflected in current events that are influenced by these religions. Prerequisite: ENG 111
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours This course provides the student with a basic understanding of weather phenomenon and how weather is predicted. Students will master the terminology of weather prediction; explore the water cycle, and how the sun affects weather. The course will also treat atmospheric circulation, cloud formation and identification and students will learn how to make weather assumptions based on observations of temperature, pressure, humidity, wind direction, and sky cover. Students will also learn how weather data is collected and how forecasters make predictions based on previous and current weather observations. Emphasis on the weather we get in Maine.
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours Designed to acquaint the student with the fundamentals of astronomy, as well as the basic precepts of science. Although helpful, no significant science and/or math background is required, only a spirit of discovery. While building a foundation in astronomy, the student will battle common misconceptions, witness recent breakthroughs, conduct his/her own observations, exercise critical thinking, explore interactive technology and thrill to spectacular images.
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4.00 Credits
3 class hours, 2 lab hours Physics is the most basic of sciences. It deals with the behavior and structure of matter. This algebra/trigonometry- based course is designed to acquaint the student with basic physical concepts relating to measurement, the interaction of forces, work and energy, properties of fluids, vibrations and waves, and heat and thermodynamics. Employing a systems approach, unifying principles are applied to four major energy systems: mechanical, fluid, electric, and thermal. The student will read, attend lectures, view demonstrations, participate in class discussions, complete homework exercises in the text, and complete laboratory activities.
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours Covers the topics of statics, the study of stationary structures, and strength of materials, the study of stresses and deformations in a body which must support loads. The student will analyze trusses and frames by applying basic principles in algebra and trigonometry as well as determine the internal reactions, shear forces and bending moments of the members in a structure. Prerequisite: MAT 151
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3.00 Credits
3 class hours Introduces students to the field of pipe fitting mathematics with particular attention given to the plumbing and heating trades. Emphasis is to help the student develop a strong skill in commonly used pipe mathematics. This course will particularly help candidates for the Maine plumbing journeymen or master license examination.
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