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4.00 Credits
This course is an extension of the Medical Office Procedures course, focusing on medical office managerial responsibilities. It includes the application of fees, credit, accounting, banking and finance management principles. Content also includes a medical office staff orientation presentation incorporating policy and procedure development. (Prereq: ACCT1000 or ACCT1102 and OFCR1317 and OFCR1335) (BP/EP) 4 cr
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces the student to the complex healthcare system of the United States. An historical perspective will be presented with exploration of how healthcare in the U.S. has changed over the years. The present state of healthcare will be the focus and topics covered will be: Operations of a healthcare organization; government involvement in U.S. healthcare; the difference between inpatient, outpatient, and long-term care; healthcare careers; public health; healthcare payors, financing, and managed care; technology in healthcare; healthcare law and ethics; and mental health issues in America. Students will analyze how all of these areas affect the management of a healthcare organization. (Prereq: None) (BP/EP) 4 cr
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
This course is designed for students who want to enhance their skills and knowledge in order to become more proficient in specialized areas of the curriculum. Specialized lab content must be different from or beyond the expected skill level available in current course offerings. Students will have the ability to direct their efforts, with instructor approval, in curriculum activities that meet their needs. A Specialized Lab Training Agreement must be signed by the student and the instructor and submitted to the registrar at the time of registration. (Prereq: None) (BP/EP) 1-4 cr
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3.00 Credits
Logic is the study of how or why something makes sense. This course focuses on the rules and skills of formal and symbolic logic and its practical applications. The rules of logic are used everywhere from computer and machine programming to making valid and convincing arguments. (Prereq: Qualifying score on reading assessment test OR ENGL0921) (BP/EP) 3 cr MnTC Goal Area 4
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the study of reasoning and its applications to making good decisions and avoiding mental errors in the college environment. Students will investigate the logical concept of an 'argument' and focus on how supporting beliefs with evidence and sound reasoning leads to better positions, decisions, behaviors, and outcomes in college and in life. (Prereq: None) (BP/EP) 3 cr MnTC Goal Area 2
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to ethics and moral philosophy, the branch of philosophy which concerns conduct and how we ought to live. Students explore the nature of ethics, important challenges to ethics as traditionally construed by philosophers, and several ethical theories prominent in the history of philosophy. Throughout the inquiry, students will have occasion to discuss various contemporary moral problems and see how ethical theories have addressed them. (Prereq: Qualifying score on writing assessment test OR ENGL0960. Basic computer literacy skills required) (BP/EP) 3 cr MnTC Goal Area 6 & 9
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4.00 Credits
This course introduces students to some of the fundamental issues in medical ethics and the major branches of moral theory and methodology that bear upon them. Given that we all participate in the medical system as a patient, relative of a patient, or as a practitioner, this class is open and relevant to all students, regardless of major. Using mastery of moral theories and concepts, students will analyze specific issues in medical ethics and learn the philosophical skills needed to develop and defend moral arguments. Students will analyze particular cases in medical ethics and apply the moral concepts to their own lives and situations. Inquiry will emphasize the evaluation and application of various methodological approaches to ethical problems arising in medical situations. (Prereq: Qualifying score on writing assessment test OR ENGL0960. Basic computer literacy skills required) (BP/EP) 4 cr MnTC Goal Area 6 & 9
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the major world religious traditions. Traditions to be studied may include Ancient Greek and Egyptian religions, Native American religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course will focus on the historical formation of religions and those who founded them. The course will also examine their scriptures, practices and beliefs and the ways each tradition answers fundamental religious questions concerning the nature of reality, purpose in life, ethics and death. (Prereq: Qualifying score on writing assessment test OR ENGL0960. Basic computer literacy skills required) (BP/EP) 3 cr MnTC Goal Area 6 & 8
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3.00 Credits
This course is an examination of philosophical approaches to the questions "Do we have moral obligations to nature and the environment? If so, what are they and how can they be justified?" Using a variety of philosophical perspectives we will investigate environmental concerns such as conservation and preservation, the effects of population growth, theories of nature, animal rights, the effects of pollution, concerns about the use of natural resources, ecofeminism, deep ecology, and land ethics. (Prereq: Qualifying score on writing assessment test OR ENGL0960. Basic computer literacy skills required) (BP/EP) 3 cr MnTC Goal Area 9 & 10
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2.00 Credits
This course will provide the student with the basic medical lexicon and the structure on which medical and scientific words are built. These words are used to describe the human body, diseases and conditions, treatments and drugs, using root words, prefixes and suffixes. (Prereq: None) (EP) 2 cr
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