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3.00 Credits
This course explores the unique vocabulary, settings and requirements in legal interpreting. Students will learn the unique meanings of various legal terms. Students will discuss court procedures, legal briefs and terminology. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Facilitate communication and compliance with courtroom protocol and etiquette. 2. Produce correct Courtroom language and consider interpreter safety. 3. Facilitate communication between the legal professional, the Deaf consumer and other individuals in the legal settings including any setting that may become a legal issue. 4. Develop a plan to provide the highest level of information possible to match the consumer's needs. 5. Consider the nuances of vocabulary choices. 6. Recommend when it is appropriate to request assistance from a more seasoned interpreter or a CDI. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Interpreter Program. FA
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on specific historical events that have contributed to the formation of the Deaf community. Students will explore how members of the Deaf community identify with their ethnic, cultural and linguistic characteristics. Students will explain how audism and oppression have impacted members of the Deaf community and how legislation and regulations have contributed both positively and negatively to events in the Deaf community. This course includes lecture, community experiences and basic comparison between Deaf culture and the student's own culture. This course is taught in American Sign Language. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Express the impact of the 1880's Conference of Milan on members of the Deaf community. 2. Express the impact of specific legislation on education of Deaf students and members of the Deaf community. 3. Compare how members of the Deaf community share certain cultural commonalities which include education, specific places, behaviors, experiences and activities. 4. Appraise specific instances of Audism and various ways that members of the Deaf community combat Audism and oppression. 5. Evaluate the uses of specific cultural artifacts common to members of the Deaf community. Prerequisite: ASL 1500 and ASL 2020. SP
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the unique vocabulary, settings and requirements in health care interpreting. Topics discussed will include in-patient and out-patient general care. Students will discuss specific needs surrounding health care interpreting. This will also include mental health interpreting. Students should have a working knowledge of anatomy and physiology as well as a working knowledge of medical terminology. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Defend their linguistic choices regarding anatomically correct signs. 2. Defend their linguistic choices regarding mental health descriptions. 3. Express health-care related signs with appropriate classifiers. 4. Express mental health-care related signs with appropriate classifiers. 5. Appraise their own creation and the work of others based on physical and mental health care interpreting. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Interpreter Program. FA
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the unique vocabulary, settings and requirements in educational interpreting. Students will focus on issues surrounding interpreting in a variety of settings including elementary, intermediate, secondary and post-secondary institutions. Students will also focus on special needs interpreting including IEP team meeting and special educational situations. This course is taught in ASL. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Collaborate with the educational professional in regards to correct ASL signs that correlate with the given topic of instruction. 2. Construct appropriate ASL equivalent messages to match the educational information given. 3. Facilitate communication between the educational professional, the Deaf consumer and other individuals in the educational setting to provide the highest level of information possible to match the consumer's needs. 4. Adapt interpreting styles to meet the consumer's needs. 5. Integrate the use of ASL vocabulary and the English vocabulary to provide message equivalence. Prerequisites: Acceptance into the Interpreter Program. FA
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the ethical aspects of medical, educational, legal, mental health, Video Relay, Video Remote and other interpreting situations. Students will understand the tenets of the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf Code of Professional Conduct. Students will study a variety of interpreting situations and discuss the specific ethical issues involved in the given scenarios. Students will use the Demand/Control Schema to consider all of the ethical choices that can be made in routine interpreting scenarios. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Enumerate each of the seven tenets of the Code of Professional Conduct. 2. Compose situations where the Code of Professional Conduct will apply. 3. Compile individual scenarios frequently found in Interpreting situations and be able to apply the Code of Professional Conduct to each given scenario. 4. Analyze cooperatively with other students to discuss possible ethical violations and the appropriate way to effectively remedy the given violations. 5. Integrate Demand/Control Schema to make ethical decisions. FA
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1.00 Credits
A First Year Experience course created to help students succeed in the biology major, and assist new freshmen and returning students to make a successful transition to being a college student. The primary objective of this course is to provide students with the resources they will need to succeed in their college careers, particularly in the biology major. Multiple listed with all other sections of First Year Experience (all 1001 courses, ENGR 1000). Students may only take one FYE course for credit. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Know about and where to locate important resources provided by Utah Tech to help students academically and personally. 2. Know proper techniques to enhance their studies through, note taking skills, test taking skills, group study and establish effective study habits. 3. Know ways to best manage time and money. 4. Set and achieve Goals. 5. Plan out their academic career and be comfortable speaking with advisors and professors. 6. Know different career paths offered when obtaining a degree from the biology program. 7. Understand the required and suggestive courses and activities need to obtain a degree in biology program and their post grad plans. FA
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills General Education Life Sciences requirement. Not for science majors, this course focuses on general principles of Biology, including cell theory, genetics, evolution, and interrelationships of living things, using a variety of teaching methods including lecture/discussion, laboratory, overheads, videos, quizzes and exams. Recommended corequisite: BIOL 1015. Inclusive Access Course Material (electronic book) fees may apply, see Fees tab under each course section for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1.Identify the scientific method, including hypothesis, experimental controls, and experimental design. 2. Describe concepts related to cell theory, the genetic basis for life, and the diversity of life, evolution, and ecology. 3. Apply biological concepts to solve real-world scientific problems. 4. Discuss how science is incorporated into daily life and identify ways to engage in the public discussion of biological issues. FA, SP, SU
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1.00 Credits
Lab course designed recommended but not required to accompany BIOL 1010. Students will have hands-on experience in a laboratory setting, including the use of microscopes, measurement and simple data analysis, observations of osmosis and diffusion, and other group activities in order to appreciate the true essence of science and the scientific process of acquiring knowledge through inquiry. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use the scientific method to observe problems, ask questions, make predictions, formulate testable hypotheses, create experiments, and formulate reasonable conclusions. 2. Use a microscope to view and diagram cells and whole organisms, osmosis and diffusion, and the movement of chromosomes. 3. Diagram molecules, and perform experiments that demonstrate some of the functions of photosynthesis and cellular respiration. 4. Calculate simple statistics to determine the patterns of inheritance in Mendelian genetics. 5. Discuss the history and methods of classification, evolution, and ecological principles. FA, SP, SU
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3.00 Credits
Fulfills General Education Life Sciences requirement. Covers basic anatomy and physiology of humans for pre-health science majors. Focuses on the general structure and function of the human body including tissues, organs, and systems. Through lecture, videos, models, quizzes, and tests, students become familiar with how the human body functions. Inclusive Access Course Material (electronic book) fees may apply, see Fees tab under each course section for details. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain the process and methods of science, including asking testable questions, using inductive and deductive reasoning in forming hypotheses and in making reliable predictions. 2. Explain and apply major concepts of life organisms including: the chemistry of life, the cell, the genetic basis of life, and human evolution. 3. Describe the function and processes of the major body systems including: cardiovascular, immune, digestive, urinary, muscular, skeletal, nervous, endocrine, and reproduction, as well as the coordination between systems in maintaining body homeostasis. FA, SP, SU
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1.00 Credits
Focuses on the fundamental principles of evolution and ecology. Evolution is emphasized as a unifying theme for all of Biology, as an explanation for both the unity and diversity of life. Students will learn how ecology provides the environmental context for adaptive evolution, as well as how our understanding of environmental processes relates to modern-day environmental concerns. Fulfills General Education Life Sciences and Laboratory Sciences requirements if these classes are also completed: BIOL 2320, BIOL 2325, BIOL 2420, BIOL 2425. Offered based on sufficient student need. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Describe Darwinian evolution and the role of natural selection as a key microevolutionary process. 2. Describe ecological concepts and be able to apply them to individual organisms, populations, communities, and ecosystems. 3. Collaborate with their peers in the framing and discussion of questions relating to biodiversity, conservation, and climate change. FA, SP
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