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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
For students wishing instruction that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in this discipline. Occasionally, either students request some type of non-traditional instruction, or an unanticipated opportunity for instruction presents itself. This seminar course provides a variable credit context for these purposes. As requirements, this seminar course must first be pre-approved by the department chair; second, it must provide at least nine contact hours of lab or lecture for each credit offered; and third, it must include some academic project or paper (i.e., credit is not given for attendance alone). This course may include standard lectures, travel and field trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other nontraditional instruction methods. Note that this course in an elective and does not fulfill general education or program requirements. Fees may be required for some seminar courses and instructor permission will be optional at the request of the instructor. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate learning through original and creative ideas. 2. Collaborate with others to accomplish a shared purpose or goal. 3. Use appropriate strategies and tools to represent, analyze, and integrate seminar-specific knowledge. 4. Develop the ability to think critically about course content. 5. Apply knowledge from seminar to a range of contexts, problems, and solutions.
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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
For students wishing instruction that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in this discipline. Occasionally, either students request some type of non-traditional instruction, or an unanticipated opportunity for instruction presents itself. This seminar course provides a variable credit context for these purposes. As requirements, this seminar course must first be pre-approved by the department chair; second, it must provide at least nine contact hours of lab or lecture for each credit offered; and third, it must include some academic project or paper (i.e., credit is not given for attendance alone). This course may include standard lectures, travel and field trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other nontraditional instruction methods. Note that this course in an elective and does not fulfill general education or program requirements. Fees may be required for some seminar courses and instructor permission will be optional at the request of the instructor. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate learning through original and creative ideas. 2. Collaborate with others to accomplish a shared purpose or goal. 3. Use appropriate strategies and tools to represent, analyze, and integrate seminar-specific knowledge. 4. Develop the ability to think critically about course content. 5. Apply knowledge from seminar to a range of contexts, problems, and solutions.
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0.50 - 3.00 Credits
For students wishing instruction that is not available through other regularly scheduled courses in this discipline. Occasionally, either students request some type of non-traditional instruction, or an unanticipated opportunity for instruction presents itself. This seminar course provides a variable credit context for these purposes. As requirements, this seminar course must first be pre-approved by the department chair; second, it must provide at least nine contact hours of lab or lecture for each credit offered; and third, it must include some academic project or paper (i.e., credit is not given for attendance alone). This course may include standard lectures, travel and field trips, guest speakers, laboratory exercises, or other nontraditional instruction methods. Note that this course in an elective and does not fulfill general education or program requirements. Fees may be required for some seminar courses and instructor permission will be optional at the request of the instructor. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate learning through original and creative ideas. 2. Collaborate with others to accomplish a shared purpose or goal. 3. Use appropriate strategies and tools to represent, analyze, and integrate seminar-specific knowledge. 4. Develop the ability to think critically about course content. 5. Apply knowledge from seminar to a range of contexts, problems, and solutions.
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3.00 Credits
Elective course for junior and senior students. The course provides students the opportunity to enhance their college education by preparing them for an increasingly competitive job market. This course brings the workplace in to the classroom and transforms the workplace into a place of learning. The course is designed to integrate students into professional environments to increase competencies and establish networking in the profession. Students will learn to take initiative as they observe working conditions and practices at their place of internship and then apply critical analysis and creative problem solving to identify productive and non-productive professional practices in the workplace. Internship areas connect to all degree programs offered at Utah Tech. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Gain self-reflexion skills set and achieve learning objectives that will ensure a successful work based internship experience and demonstrated growth in career knowledge and skills as a result of the internship through personal reflection. 2. Apply critical analysis and creative problem solving to identify productive and non-productive professional practices in the workplace. 3. Apply classroom learning to practical problems on the job to increase competencies. 4. Work with professionals in the career field they are exploring or pursing to initiate networking. 5. Learn the competitive nature of the job market and what is needed to prepare for the best career positions. Prerequisites: Instructor permission. FA, SP
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3.00 Credits
Required of students pursuing School of Business degrees or emphases. Introduction to basic statistical reasoning, including data distributions, descriptive statistics, probability and probability distributions, and sampling distributions, as well as inferential methods such as tests of hypotheses, analysis of variance, "Goodness of Fit", and regression. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Use statistical concepts in everyday and professional life. Develop quantitative literacy skills related to statistics. 2. Recognize, calculate, and interpret descriptive statistics. 3. Calculate basic probability events and develop intuition related to probability and distributions. 4. Perform statistical analyses in MS Excel. 5. Define and develop hypothesis tests and interpret results. 6. Define and develop correlation and regression tests and interpret output. 7. Use statistical concepts to respond to a variety of problems / issues from various business disciplines. Prerequisites: CIS 2010 or ISA 2010 and GE Math course; OR an ACT score 26 or higher (Prerequisite: Math placement score or MATH prerequisite course (Grade C or higher). FA, SP, SU
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2.00 Credits
First semester course. Students will be introduced to the profession of surgical technology. Students will acquire knowledge of professional requirements and expectations, scope of practice, the surgical team, hospital and health delivery systems, the physical environment of surgery, hazards and safety practices, ethical and legal aspects, risk management, credentialing, and professional organizations. Students will gain an understanding of various roles for surgical technologists, and specific tasks required to deliver surgical patient care before, during, and after a surgical procedure. Taught in cohort rotation. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $105 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain aspects of professionalism as it applies to surgical technology including job duties, expected traits, credentialing, continuing education, employment, and related professional organizations. 2. Identify ethical, moral and legal concepts and responsibilities expected of a professional surgical technologist. 3. Describe aspects of surgical patient care including patient needs, the physical environment, hazards and safety, and perioperative case management. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program. FA
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3.00 Credits
First semester course. Foundational concepts of surgical microbiology and pathophysiology are introduced. Emphasis is placed on surgical applications of microbiology and pathophysiology including surgical infection control, diagnosis of diseases and disorders of human body systems, and identification of surgical interventions for specified pathophysiologic conditions. Students apply basic medical terminology to develop fluency in surgical terminology. Taught in cohort rotation. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $105 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Communicate effectively and fluently utilizing surgical terminology. 2. Explain principles of microbiology relating to surgical infection control and surgical practice. 3. Identify diagnostic tests and surgical interventions for pathophysiologic conditions of human body systems. 4. Access and evaluate resources to obtain current information on surgical microbiology, and surgical diagnosis and treatment of pathophysiologic conditions of human body systems. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program. FA
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3.00 Credits
First semester course. Introduction to fundamentals of the surgical environment, including principles and applications of sterile technique, sterilization principles and practices, safety practices in the OR, handling and safety of specialized equipment, and introduction to surgical case management. Taught in cohort rotation. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $105 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain principles and applications of sterile technique. 2. Identify methods and parameters for sterilization of surgical items. 3. Discuss use and safety for surgical supplies, instruments and equipment. 4. Explain aspects of surgical case management including definitions, indications, anatomy, and procedure sequence for selected surgical interventions. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program. FA
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2.00 Credits
First semester course. Students learn, practice, and demonstrate entry-level surgical technology skills such as scrubbing, gowning, and gloving, aseptic technique, instrument identification, preparation of the sterile field, safe sharps handling, procedure steps anticipation, and professional behaviors. Taught in cohort rotation. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $105 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Satisfactorily perform the roles and functions of the ST at the introductory level. 2. Demonstrate sterile techniques and sterile conscience necessary to prevent surgical site infections. 3. Identify and safely handle surgical instruments and supplies. 4. Demonstrate professional behaviors expected of surgical technologists. Course fee required. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program. FA
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4.00 Credits
First semester course. Students correlate theory to practice in an actual surgical setting. Students apply previously learned foundational information and hands on skills as they perform in the first scrub role in assigned surgical procedures under the supervision of clinical site preceptors. An emphasis is placed on developing competence in basic surgical procedures in various surgical specialties. Taught in cohort rotation. This course is designated as an Active Learning Professional Practice (ALPP) course. This course allows students to explore and apply content learned in the course in a professional experience away from the classroom. This course requires a Differential Tuition Rate which is an additional fee of $105 charged per credit hour. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Demonstrate employment level surgical technology skills in the scrub role for surgical procedures as assigned at the clinical site with an emphasis on increasingly more complicated procedures. 2. Effectively and safely manipulate surgical equipment, instruments, and supplies. 3. Consistently maintain aseptic technique, demonstrating the application of a strong sterile conscience. 4. Correlate foundational information with safe clinical practice. 5. Eemonstrate increasingly higher order analysis, problem solving and critical thinking skills in surgical technology practice. 6. Demonstrate appropriate and effective communication skills. 7. Collaborate with other members of the operating room team in providing safe surgical patient care. 8. Practice the legal, ethical and professional responsibilities of the surgical technologist. 9. Demonstrate the ability to maintain a stable emotional state, even under stressful conditions, which will enable the effective use of reason and good judgment in patient care situations. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Surgical Technology program. FA
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