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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Group and individualized instruction utilizing learning laboratory facilities and designed to improve reading ability of students who are not ready for RDG-020, College Reading and Study Skills. Emphasis is placed on comprehension, word-attack skills, vocabulary, multi-level cognitive skills, and reading rate. The Nelson-Denny Reading Test is administered at or before the beginning of the course to determine level of reading competency and at the end of the course to measure growth. An individual reading inventory is also administered at the end of the course. Study skills for college are included. This course does not apply toward graduation.
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3.00 Credits
Group and individualized instruction utilizing microcomputer software designed to improve reading ability of students on or above high and college levels. Emphasis is on comprehension, vocabulary and reading rate. Study skills for college including SQ3R method of study are included. Various other reading materials are also used. The Nelson-Denny Reading Test is administered at the beginning of the course to determine level of reading competency and at the end of the course to measure growth. Accuplacer testing results will also be used. This course does not apply toward graduation.
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4.00 Credits
This course does not count towards graduation requirements but is intended to help ensure success in courses that require college-level reading. Emphasis is placed on comprehending academic reading materials, building vocabulary, developing strategies for self-learning from text, and practicing positive reading and study habits. A reading comprehension test is administered at the beginning of the course to determine level of reading efficiency and at the end of the course to measure growth.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to improve reading skills. Attention is given to concentration, comprehension, vocabulary, and reading rate. This course is designed for the student already competent in reading. The course focuses on acceleration reading rate with maintenance of adequate comprehension. In addition, the student learns to adjust reading rate to purpose and difficulty of materials and to employ skimming and scanning techniques where appropriate. Recognition of organization patterns and development of reading vocabulary are stressed as aids to comprehension. Group and individual instruction utilizes learning laboratory facilities and computers. Various guides and reading materials are used as well as EDL QUANTUM Reading Series Software. The Nelson-Denny Reading Test is administered at the beginning of the course to determine level of reading competency and at the end of the course to measure growth.
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3.00 Credits
A course fundamental in design to acquaint the student with the laws involved in the practice of real estate with emphasis on the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Studies in the purpose of the law, rights of persons in real estate, the concept of private property in relation to the government, types of property, interest in property, restrictions, liens, and incumbrances, instruments used, Pennsylvania Real Estate Brokers Act and the rules and regulations.
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2.00 Credits
The course is designed to introduce the student to Respiratory Therapy as an allied health career. The unique characteristics of health care delivery and the special attributes of Respiratory Therapy as an integral part of that delivery system demand that future practitioners develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes characteristic of their profession. The course combines classroom discussion and various modes of independent study utilizing assigned text readings, printed workbooks, and audiovisual material.
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4.00 Credits
This is an introductory course in the fundamentals of respiratory therapy. Safe and effective delivery of respiratory care will be emphasized by providing the student with theoretical principles and practical applications of key concepts of the physical and life sciences.
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7.00 Credits
The course is designed to assist the student in mastering the skills necessary to provide competent, effective, and safe acute and non-acute respiratory care in a variety of clinical environments. The course combines classroom (didactic) instruction, laboratory demonstration, experimentation, and clinical instruction and the application of therapeutic modalities.
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2.00 Credits
The course is designed to introduce the student to refining skills previously learned and facilitate the development of new clinical skills. Special emphasis will be given to the pathophysiological basis of respiratory insufficiency and the formulation and development of indications-based and outcomes adjusted respiratory care plans. The course is classroom (didactic) instruction providing the rational for clinical application of therapeutic modalities.
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6.00 Credits
The course is a clinical practicum in respiratory therapy designed to provide the student with an opportunity to apply, refine, and demonstrate mastery of respiratory care in acute and subacute medical/surgical units. The course combines classroom (didactic) instruction with clinical application and refinement of skills attained in student's progression through the program of study.
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