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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to meet New York State Health Department (Bureau of Emergency Health Services) requirements for Emergency Medical Technician training. This course is updated yearly to include materials appropriate for EMT training as included in the New York State EMS program CFR/EMT/AEMT student manual. The course will adhere to the SCCC/REMO AMT Sponsor's agreement and all current New York State regulations for EMT training, including requirements for class time and instructor certification. Students should note that some Saturday sessions are required in addition to regularly scheduled class hours. PR: All students must be at least 18 years old. F, S
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2.00 Credits
This course is designed to meet New York State Health Department (Bureau of Emergency Health Services) requirements for EMT Refresher. New laws and policies will be discussed, as well as new technology appropriate to the course which has been introduced during the past three years. The course will adhere to the SCCC/ REMO AMT Sponsor's Agreement and all current New York State regulations for EMT-B training, including requirements for class time and instructor certification. PR: A student may have a current EMT card that will expire in less than 18 months; a student who was certified as a NYS Emergency Medical Technician may have a lapsed certification; a student who has previously failed the Final Practical Skills Exam within one year or has failed the state written certifying exam after a second attempt may enroll in the refresher course. Proof of failure must be provided to the CIC by the student; a student who has received written permission from the Bureau of EMS to enroll in an EMT-B refresher course as a result of filing for reciprocity based on EMT training from another state. The student must submit the letter which was provided from the Bureau of EMS as proof of eligibility for enrolling in the refresher. F, S
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3.00 Credits
Students will acquire a foundation in the writing process by developing effective communication skills with an emphasis on expository writing, particularly the essay. They will write a minimum of 24 evaluated pages, including a documented piece of writing; they will also deliver an oral presentation. Students will build on this foundation throughout college and career. Unless noted otherwise on the semester course schedule, this course is taught using computers in an electronic classroom. PR: Adequate proficiency in English language skills or successful completion of CSS 123 and CSS 125 F, S Note: Studies have shown that students who are not proficient in reading comprehension and/or writing skills usually experience significant difficulty in coping with academic work. Therefore, students who receive inadequate scores on entrance tests administered by SCCC are expected to take courses offered by the Department of Developmental Studies to bring their reading and/or writing skills to the appropriate level before registering for ENG 123.
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3.00 Credits
This course encourages students to question and explore the ways in which literature, as an art form, expresses and reflects human endeavors. It introduces students to the examination of literary genres, devices, and critical theory. Students read and discuss fiction, drama, and poetry. Communication techniques studied in ENG 123 College Composition are strengthened and refined through written assignments. This is a writing-intensive course in which students will write a minimum of 15 evaluated pages. Credit will not be given for both HON 124 and ENG 124. PR: ENG 123 F, S
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3.00 Credits
Students will learn the essential principles, strategies, and methods of creative writing and will acquire a foundation in the skills necessary to master this art. The emphasis will be on the writing of short fiction, but opportunities will be provided to explore poetry, drama, screenwriting, the novel, and the essay. Students will also learn how to go about getting their work published. PR: ENG 123 CR: ENG 124
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3.00 Credits
This course applies the principles of effective writing to the specific form of professional and technical writing. Students write reports, proposals, memos, resumes and cover letters, and deliver oral reports on subjects in their specific professional disciplines. Emphasis is placed upon designing texts for specific professional audiences after analyzing the needs and values of these audiences. PR: ENG 123
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3.00 Credits
This course is an advanced seminar/workshop in the kind of writing that is required of students and professionals in academia. It is intended for accomplished writers who wish to continue to improve their writing. The course will provide in-depth experience in refining research skills, analyzing audience, organizing texts, and revising texts for style. In addition, because writing and speaking are closely linked in academic settings, this course will also provide the opportunity to present both formal and informal oral reports. PR: ENG 123 and permission of instructor
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to environmental concepts and issues from an interdisciplinary approach. Environmental issues and controversies will be explored from ecological biological, social, economic, ethical and governmental policy positions. The students will gain an understanding of the basic scientific method, tools and techniques needed to understand and analyze environmental issues such as populations growth, resource depletion, industrial and municipal pollution (air, water & trash), global warming and ozone depletion. Students will be required to make several field trips to environmental sites as part of this course and will complete a project dealing with a current local environmental issue. Fulfills non-lab science elective requirement for except the Mathematics/Science program.
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3.00 Credits
Through lecture and laboratory experiences this course focuses on the study of major ecological principles including: population and community biology, competition and predation, physiological ecology and adaptations, ecosystems, nutrient cycles, energy flow, and ecological succession. The ecological basis of contemporary environmental problems is examined and related to human activities. Quantitative perspectives and analysis will be used throughout. PR: BIO 142 and CHM 122, or equivalent
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to provide a multidisciplinary introduction to the understanding of social issues that impact humans and their relationship to the environment as well as their participation in decision making roles that lead to environmental problem solving. The course will concentrate on: varying factors that influence individual and cultural differences in identification and perception of environmental issues, the social processes involved in addressing the identified environmental problems, and introductory techniques for the integration of different human values and cultural processes into environmental planning and management strategies. PR: BIO 142 and CHM 122, or equivalent
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