Course Descriptions

HLTH 299 - Capstone in Public Health Sciences

• Identify and analyze credible sources of health information.
• Describe the biopsychosocial factors which impact human health.
• List and describe controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for disease.
• List and describe the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the US.
• Analyze the contribution of both controllable and uncontrollable risk factors to the health status of individuals and populations.
• Evaluate the impact of personal/individual choice in achieving and maintaining good health.
• Evaluate the impact of individual choice on the health of the population.

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BIOL 202 - Interdisciplinary Bioinformatics-An Introduction

• Identify genome sequencing and assembly, including resequencing, and personal genomes
• Recognize genome modeling and evolution in bioinformatics applications.
• Use computational tools to analyze biological data.
• Manipulate data using Hidden Markov Models and Machine Learning techniques.

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HINM 115 - Medical Terminology I

• Analyze words structurally.
• Correlate word elements with basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the human body.
• Demonstrate correct spelling of medical words.
• Demonstrate correct pronunciation of medical words.
• Demonstrate proficiency in communicating through the oral and written use of basic medical terminology.

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HINM 116 - Medical Terminology II

• Analyze words structurally.
• Correlate word elements with basic anatomy, physiology, and disease processes of the human body.
• Demonstrate correct spelling of medical words.
• Demonstrate correct pronunciation of medical words.
• Demonstrate proficiency in communicating through the oral and written use of basic medical terminology.

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HINM 120 - Concepts of Disease

• Discuss basic alteration in cells and tissues.
• Identify alterations in immunity, cellular proliferation, fluid and electrolyte balance, neuronal transmission, sensory function and pain perception, ventilation and diffusion, perfusion, nutrition and elimination.
• Discuss degenerative changes in aging.
• Recognize complex pathophysiologic concepts.

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HINM 134 - Healthcare Delivery Systems

• Verify the documentation in the health record is timely, complete and accurate.
• Identify a complete record according to organizational policies, external regulations and standards.
• Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements throughout the continuum of healthcare.
• Apply policies and procedures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of health data
• Summarize health information-related leadership roles.
• Explain the importance of healthcare policy-making as it relates to the healthcare delivery system.
• Describe the differing types of organizations, services, and personnel and their interrelationships across the health care delivery system.
• Comply with ethical standards of practice.
• Evaluate the consequences of a breach of healthcare ethics.
• Assess how cultural issues affect health, healthcare quality, cost and HIM.

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HINM 144 - Health Data Content, Structure and Standards

• Analyze the documentation in the health record to ensure it supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
• Verify the documentation in the health record is timely, complete and accurate.
• Identify a complete record according to organizational policies, external regulations, and standards.
• Apply policies and procedures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of health data
• Identify and use secondary data sources.
• Validate the reliability and accuracy of secondary data sources.
• Collect and maintain health data.

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HINM 150 - Introduction to Pharmacology

• Identify the various drug categories
• Locate the appropriate resources for identifying drug information.
• Recognize the various legislative (Federal and State) that impact pharmaceuticals
• Identify the basics of the prescription process
• Relate drug information to various disease conditions and treatment.

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HINM 154 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Information Management

• Identify a complete health record according to organizational policies, external regulations and standards.
• Apply healthcare legal terminology.
• Identify the use of legal documents.
• Apply legal concepts and principles to the practice of HIM.
• Apply confidentiality, privacy and security measures and policies and procedures for internal and external use and exchange to protect electronic health information.
• Apply retention and destruction policies for health information.
• Apply system security policies according to departmental and organizational data/information standards.
• Apply policies and procedures surrounding issues of access and disclosure of protected health information.
• Analyze policies and procedures to ensure organizational compliance with regulations and standards.
• Collaborate with staff in preparing the organization for accreditation, licensure and/or certification.
• Adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements related to health information management.
• Identify potential abuse or fraudulent trends through data analysis.

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HINM 155 - CPT Coding

• Describe and understand the format and characteristics of the CPT/HCPCS code books
• Demonstrate the ability to locate terms in the CPT Index.
• Identify the CMS required modifiers for hospital-based outpatient and physician office services.
• Assess and confirm the Evaluation and Management (E/M) codes are based on encounter documentation using the E/M guidelines.
• Apply knowledge of CPT conventions, format, symbols, and notes to identify the correct CPT code.
• Summarize, read and interpret encounter/visit documentation and operative reports to identify all diagnoses, tests, procedures, and treatment modalities that affect the outpatient encounter.
• Apply, interpret, and implement the information contained in the CPT Section Guidelines.
• Define and state the purposes of a specialty coding reports
• Apply unlisted procedures/services codes appropriately.
• Demonstrate proficiency in CPT coding of procedures/services.
• Identify and assign codes that conform to approved coding principles/guidelines.
• Follow and adhere to ethical coding standards.

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HINM 165 - ICD-10 Coding

• Summarize the historical development and disease classification and nomenclature, classification, nosology, morbidity and mortality.
• List the organizations involved in the development, maintenance and publishing of ICD.
• Demonstrate understanding of the Uniform Hospital Discharge Data Set (UHDDS) by: recognizing the fourteen data elements; selecting the appropriate principal diagnosis and principal procedure for all types of patient encounters.
• Show understanding of ICD-10-CM format and conventions by applying: the maximum number of digits in category and subcategory codes; defining the systems, symbols, punctuation marks, uniform abbreviations, instructional terms and related terms.
• Identify the classification procedure for coding of symptoms.
• Illustrate understanding of ICD-10-CM basic principles for diagnoses by applying: the method by which diagnosis codes are located; appropriate level of specificity, principle regarding suspected, ruled out, rule out or questionable conditions; principles followed for multiple coding and principle for “code also underlying disease.”
• Identify appropriate codes for HIV/AIDS disease based on current approved guidelines; select correct causative organisms.
• Summarize understanding of substance abuse and mental disorder coding principles by recognizing differences between substance abuse
• Show understanding of coding principles related to respiratory system: determining appropriate use of codes for COPD, asthma, bronchitis, respiratory failure, CHF and pulmonary edema in specific situations.
• Demonstrate understanding of ICD-10-CM basic principles for procedures by applying the principle for multiple coding; applying the method by which procedure codes are located for eponym, lesions and foreign bodies; recognizing when procedures do not require codes in approach and closure; recognizing when a surgical procedure is not completed or canceled and applying the appropriate code.
• Apply understanding of coding principals related to the circulatory system by: distinguishing between rheumatic vs. non-rheumatic heart disease codes; distinguishing between different levels of hypertension and relationship to cardiovascular and renal disease.
• Show understanding of coding neoplasms by stating or applying how neoplasms are located in the classification system
• Demonstrate understanding of coding principles related to trauma by: recognizing an open vs. Closed vs. Pathological fracture and assigning appropriate code; appropriate degree of burn codes and determining the extent of body involvement; distinguishing between a non-mechanical and a mechanical complication to a prosthetic device of implant
• Apply understanding of coding principles covering adverse effects and poisoning; recognizing the differences between a poisoning and an adverse effect; recognizing a late effect.
• Identify coding principles related to obstetrics:
• Summarize coding principles related to newborns.

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HINM 180 - Health Data Management

• Apply policies and procedures to ensure the highest accuracy and integrity of health data.
• Collect and maintain health data.
• Apply system security policies according to departmental and organizational data/information standards.
• Utilize software in the completion of HIM processes.
• Explain policies and procedures of networks, including intranet and Internet to facilitate clinical and administrative applications.
• Explain usability and accessibility of health information by patients, including current trends and future challenges.
• Explain vendor/contract management.
• Apply knowledge of database architecture and design.
• Explain current trends and future challenges in health information exchange.
• Apply graphical tools for data presentations.
• Utilize basic descriptive, institutional, and population healthcare statistics.
• Validate the reliability and accuracy of secondary data sources.
• Explain the process used in the selection and implementation of health information management systems.
• Utilize health information data analytics to support enterprise-wide decision support for strategic planning.

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HINM 190 - Supervision of Health Information Services

• Apply information and data strategies in support of information governance initiatives.
• Utilize enterprise-wide information assets in support of organizational strategies and objectives.
• Plan budgets and explain budget variances.
• Explain accounting methodologies.
• Summarize health information related leadership roles.
• Evaluate the revenue cycle management processes.
• Apply the fundamentals of team leadership.
• Organize and facilitate meetings.
• Recognize the impact of change management of processes, people and systems.
• Utilize tools and techniques to monitor, report and improve processes.
• Identify cost saving and efficient means of achieving work processes and goals.
• Utilize data for facility-wide outcomes reporting for quality management and performance management.
• Report staffing levels and productivity standards for health information functions.
• Interpret compliance with local, state and federal labor regulations.
• Adhere to work plans, policies, procedures and resource requisitions in relation to job functions.
• Explain the methodology of training and development.
• Explain return on investment for employee training/development.
• Assess how cultural issues affect health, healthcare quality , cost and HIM.

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HINM 200 - Professional Practice Experience I

• Perform patient index procedures according to written and/or verbal instruction in both manual and computerized systems, noting differences in each system.
• File records and reports according to written and/or verbal instructions.
• Observe activities related to the admission of patients to a health care facility.
• Analyze health records correctly using a local hospital standard operating procedure.
• Apply a hospital’s suspension polity to problem situations and ascertain the correct course of action.
• Prepare an analytical report of the suspension process in a local health facility, including a literature search, bibliography, sample forms collection and interviews with department managers.
• Participate in activities related to the tabulation and reporting of incomplete health records.
• Describes the clinical setting of the placement with a focus on the managerial aspects of maintaining records and new learning’s from the experience.
• Prepare a job description for one of the activities covered in the course.
• Analyze charts using a simulated hospital procedure.

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HINM 220 - Advanced Coding and Clinical Documentation Improvement

• Apply diagnosis/procedure codes according to current guidelines.
• Evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic and procedural coding.
• Apply diagnostic/procedural groupings.
• Evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic/procedural groupings.
• Analyze the documentation in the health record to ensure it supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
• Verify the documentation in the health record is timely, complete and accurate.
• Apply policies and procedures for the use of data required in healthcare reimbursement
• Evaluate the revenue cycle managment processes.
• Analyze current regulations and established guidelines in clinical classification systems.
• Determine accuracy of computer-assisted coding assignment and recommend corrective action.
• Identify discrepencies between supporting documentation and coded data
• Develop appropriate physician queries to resolve data and coding discrepencies
• Comply with ethical standards of practice
• Evaluate the consequences of a breach of healthcare ethics

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HINM 225 - Ambulatory Coding

• Demonstrate skill in the use of CPT in ambulatory care settings to include physician office practice, hospital-based outpatient service, and free-standing ambulatory care settings.
• Identify and assign appropriate Evaluation and Management codes.
• Summarize documentation requirements and explain importance of substantiating E/M codes.
• Apply ICD-10 coding guidelines in an ambulatory setting.
• Demonstrate skill in use of supplementary classification of diseases and injuries by recognizing when it is appropriate to use V codes and E codes and assigning them.
• Show knowledge of case mix management and the effect of coding on reimbursement.

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HINM 230 - Revenue Cycle and Reimbursement Management

• Evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic/procedural coding.
• Evaluate the accuracy of diagnostic/procedural groupings.
• Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of various providers and disciplines, to support documentation requirements throughout the continuum of healthcare.
• Apply policies and procedures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of health data
• Apply policies and procedures for the use of data required in healthcare reimbursement.
• Evaluate the revenue cycle management process.
• Apply policies and procedures to ensure the accuracy and integrity of health data both internal and external to the health system.
• Adhere to the legal and regulatory requirements related to health information management.
• Identify discrepencies between suppporting documentation and coded data.

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HINM 271 - Professional Practice Experience II

• Apply facility policies and procedures to ensure accuracy of health data.
• Conduct analysis per facility guidelines to ensure that documentation in the health record supports the diagnosis and reflects the patient’s progress, clinical findings and discharge status.
• Summarize and verify timeliness, completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of data and data sources for patient care, management, billing, reports, registries, and/or databases.
• Monitor and apply organization-wide health record documentation guidelines.
• Use and maintain electronic applications and work processes to support clinical classification and coding.
• Assess and ensure accuracy of diagnostic and procedural groupings.
• Validate coding accuracy using clinical information found in the health record.
• Identify and resolve discrepancies between coded data and supporting documentation.
• Differentiate the roles of various providers and disciplines throughout the continuum of healthcare and respond to their information needs.
• Interpret and apply facility policies and procedures for access and disclosure of personal health information.
• Organize and release patient-specific data to authorized users
• Identify and use specialized software in the completion of HIM processes such as record tracking, release of information, coding, grouping, registries, billing, quality improvement and imaging.
• Apply facility policies and procedures to the use of networks, including intranet and Internet applications, to facilitate the electronic health record, personal health record, public health and other administrative applications.
• Support and participate in the planning, design, evaluation and support for electronic health records.

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HINM 272 - Professional Practice Experience III

•Identify concepts and principles of Data Analysis and Management through the analysis and summation of health record data; the organization of data into a useable format; the abstraction of data found in health records; and the maintenance of data dictionaries. (Domain 1)

•Demonstrate correct application of concepts and principles of Coding by applying all official current coding guidelines; assigning diagnostic and procedure codes based on health record documentation; sequencing codes; developing and managing a physician query process; and reviewing the accuracy of abstracted data. (Domain 2)

•Describe concepts and principles of Compliance to ensure health record documentation meets federal and state regulations; validate compliance with privacy and security guidelines (HIPAA); monitor documentation for completeness; manage release of information; and evaluate medical necessity. (Domain 3)

•Apply concepts and principles of Information Technology by evaluating the functionality of applications; maintaining databases; creating data dictionaries; and participating in vendor selection. (Domain 4)

•Identify concepts and principles of Quality by applying standards, guidelines, and/or regulations to health records; defining National Patient Safety Goals (TJC); designing efficient work flow processes; and performing data collection for quality reporting. (Domain 5)

•Apply concepts and principles of Legal aspects by ensuring confidentiality of health records (paper and electronic); demonstrating (and promoting) legal and ethical standards of practice; maintaining integrity of health records; following state and mandated record retention policies; and identifying potential health record-related risk management issues. (Domain 6)

•Explain concepts and principles of Revenue Cycle by participating in clinical documentation improvement; identifying fraud and abuse; monitoring claim denials and determining potential revenue impact; and maintaining the chargemaster.  (Domain 7)

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HINM 280 - Research in Health Information

• Identify the components of a research proposal.
• Prepare research proposal.
• Identify the components of a survey document.
• Prepare a survey document.
• Identify specific uses of a spreadsheet in a health information environment.
• Identify characteristics of a database.
• Abstract data and display the results.
• Perform data base queries.
• Prepare data for presentation.
• Design reports using database report generation and present data.

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HINM 285 - Independent Study Health Information Management

• Conduct independent research in advanced coding, electronic health record management, case studies and/or other scholarly advancements.

• Implement the objectives in advanced EHR procedures/processes in case studies and/or scholarly advancements via presentation, scholarly paper or appropriate scores on mock certification exam.

• Participate in Virtual Lab or professional practice experience to enhance learning, including specialty areas such as registries, clinical documentation improvement, ambulatory care record management, professional association activities and emerging technologies in HIM.

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HSCI 101 - Introduction to Health Sciences

• Discuss the roles of various health care professionals in the current health care delivery system.
• Identify legal and ethical issues affecting the practice of health care professionals.
• Define professionalism and the rights and responsibilities of being a health care professional.
• Create a successful pattern of study and test-taking.
• Discuss how diversity impacts patient care.
• Describe the primary anatomical features and physiological actions of the body systems.
• Explain the importance of infection control practices in maintaining the safety of the health care professional, patients, and others.
• Explain why the ability to write clearly and correctly is an important skill for the health care professional.
• List and explain the purposes of medical documentation.
• Assess vital signs.
• Perform basic math calculations.

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HIND 101 - Elementary Hindi I

• Communicate in the target language at an elementary level in the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking and listening.
• Apply grammatical structures supporting communication at the elementary  level of proficiency.
• Express and appropriately employ language functions in speech and in writing, including greetings, leave-taking, requesting information, talking about self and family, asking for assistance, and giving and receiving directions.
• Discuss Indian culture and cultural practices at the elementary level by using simple sentences.
• Exhibit appropriate sociolinguistic behaviors through oral presentations at the elementary level  as these correspond to increasing linguistic ability in Hindi.
• Produce and present a cultural project at the elementary level.

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HIND 102 - Elementary Hindi II

• Communicate in the target language at an advanced elementary level in the skill areas of reading, writing, speaking, and listening.
• Apply more complex grammatical structures supporting communication at the advanced elementary level of proficiency.
• Express and appropriately employ more complex language functions including the following: expressing routines, making comparisons, and requesting and giving permission.
• Discuss Indian culture and cultural practices at the advanced elementary level by using simple sentences.
• Exhibit appropriate sociolinguistic behaviors at the advanced elementary level through oral presentations as these correspond to increasing linguistic ability in Hindi.
• Discuss the relationship between the Indian cultural practices and products under consideration at the advanced elementary level by using simple sentences.
• Produce and present a cultural project at the advanced elementary level.

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HIST 112 - Women in World History

• Recognize neo-Confucianism as a hegemonic ideology in shaping the role of women in Qing China and Tokugawa Japan.
• Compare and contrast the experience of women in the Ottoman Empire and the Munhall Empire.
• Analyze how European colonization reconstructed gender relationships in Latin America.
• Illustrate the role of women in revolution and national movements.
• Relate the issue of war to the experience of women during World War II.
• Explain some of the most important issues that confronted women in the Arabic world and South Asia.
• Compare and contrast feminism in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

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HIST 114 - The World in the 20th Century

• Compare and contrast the political state of the world in 1900 and 1999.
• Demonstrate understanding of the origins and results of ‘global’ wars such as World War One, World War Two, and the Cold War.
• Describe and explain ideologies such as communism and nationalism and analyze their impact.
• Demonstrate understanding of the impact of industrialization and the use of technology on twentieth century societies and economies.
• Analyze the impact of economic globalization.
• Appreciate and analyze the development of mass culture, women’s movements, migration, and the nature of identity.

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HIST 116 - World History: A Comparative Survey from the Ancient World to A.D. 1500

• Chart the spread of humanity from Africa and demonstrate an understanding of the impact of the Neolithic Revolution on further human developments.
• Explain the geographical and environmental reasons for the varying rates of social and historical development throughout the world.
• Trace religious developments from ritualistic and communal forms to theologically more sophisticated forms that allow for personal spirituality and contain explicit codes of morality.
• Analyze the process of globalization or interconnectedness, as evidenced for example by the history of Central Asiatic peoples and the Silk Road or by the Indian Ocean trade, is a very old phenomenon.
• Explain the basic chronological framework of world history and will demonstrate understanding of cause and effect and comment upon contemporary developments in different parts of the world.

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HIST 117 - World History: A Comparative Survey from A.D. 1500 to the Present

• Appreciate and analyze the diverse cultures and perspectives in a global approach to history.
• Demonstrate understanding of the impact of geography on the development of culture and economy.
• Demonstrate understanding of the development of the industrial revolution and analyze the impact of industrialized nations on the world economy, as well as their impact on specific countries that did not industrialize.
• Explain the growing interdependence of modern nations.
• Analyze the impact of technology and literacy on the emergence of mass societies.
• Explain the impact of ideologies and war on the twentieth century world.

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HIST 146 - History of the Ancient World

• Evaluate the relative merits of various forms of source material.
• Assess the impact of geography upon the development and character of civilizations.
• Demonstrate understanding of the impact (environmental, socio-cultural, technological, and religious) of the Neolithic Revolution.
• Explain the distinguishing characteristics and salient events of Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Israelite, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
• Identify feature of Classical Civilization modified or absorbed into later Western Civilization.
• Demonstrate understanding of the manner of and reasons for the successful spread of Christianity.

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HIST 147 - History of Europe from the Fall of Rome to the 17th Century

• Describe and provide reasons for the divergent fates of the Eastern and Western Roman Empire.
• Demonstrate understanding of the historical and theological reasons for the spread of Christianity, as well as the growing divisions within it from the 4th century to the Protestant Reformation.
• Be familiar with the historical context for the creation of Islam, the basic characteristics of the new faith and the nature of its development, as well as its role in preserving a significant portion of Roman and Greek learning.
• Explain the evolution of phenomena such as monasticism and feudalism that were key to the Medieval world view.
• Describe and provide reasons for the rise of certain nation states (such as France, Spain, and England) in the late Middle Ages and Renaissance and the lack of unity in other regions such as the Germanic and Italian territories.
• Demonstrate, using historical and cultural evidence, how the Renaissance is a revival of Classical Antiquity on the one hand and a continuation of Late Medieval developments on the other.
• Describe the intellectual, governmental, and economic developments that led to the discovery of the New World and how this discovery affected Western Europe.

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HIST 148 - History of Europe from the 17th Century to the Present

• Analyze the structure of early modern European society and the state system.
• Evaluate the impact of the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment on European thought and society.
• Identify and illustrate the causes and consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
• Explain the new imperialism of the nineteenth century and describe its impact on Europe and the world.
• Analyze the causes and consequences of the two World Wars.
• Evaluate Europe’s role in the modern world.

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HIST 190 - History of Sport in America

• Identify various sports played in America from the colonial period to the present
• Briefly trace the origins of the ancient Olympics and then concentrate upon their revival in the late 1800s and follow their progress to the present with emphasis on American involvement
• Explain and document the growing influence of the media, particularly TV, upon sports following World War II
• Grasp the importance of the sports that evolved within the United States versus those ‘imported’ into the country from other nations
• Ascertain the importance and greater involvement in sports by women and minorities during the late 1800s, l900s, and into the 21st century
• Describe the origins of sports, organized and unorganized, in America and their evolution to today as well as the differences between professional and collegiate sports, then and now

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HIST 200 - History of the United States, a Survey Course: from Colonial Times to 1865

• Compare and contrast indigenous and European societies and cultures.
• Describe the processes of conquest and colonization in the ‘New World.’
• Trace the evolution of slavery and other labor systems as increasingly contentious political issues.
• Explain the factors and ideas leading to American independence and the formation of the United States.
• Explicate the various causes and consequences of national expansion, sectionalism, and the Civil War.

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HIST 201 - History of the United States, a Survey Course: from 1865 to the Present

• Analyze the roles of race, class, gender, religion, immigration, and ethnicity in American society.
• Assess the major political figures and movements since the Civil War.
• Identify the main themes in U.S. foreign policy, including the emergence of the United States as a superpower and the Cold War’s impact on foreign and domestic policy.
• Explicate the relationships between industrial expansion, the evolution of the labor movement, and the role of government.

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HIST 205 - Technology and Culture in the Western World

• Describe the enormous social consequences of the first technological revolution, agriculture.
• Account, in technological terms, for the disparities between Western and nonwestern cultures and civilizations.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the reasons for and the nature of the Industrial Revolution and why it occurred in Britain and the United States.
• Characterize the relationship between capitalism and technological development.
• Analyze the connection between technological development and labor movements, as well as the ambivalent role of technology in women’s history.
• Know the benchmarks of technological development, especially in the following: communication and information dissemination, transportation, warfare, medicine, and harnessing of power.

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HIST 209 - History of Asian Americans

• Explore the international context of the first wave of Asian immigration.
• Outline the diverse experience of the Chinese and the Japanese in the United States before World War II.
• Identify some important laws and institutions related to the Asians in the United States.
• Relate wars and revolutions in Asia to the Chinese, Japanese, Koreans, and Vietnamese in the United States.
• Relate the issue of colonialism to the experience of Koreans, Asian Indians, and Filipinos.
• Analyze the impact and response of the Civil Rights movement on Asian communities in Asia.
• Describe new challenges that have confronted Asian Americans since the 1960s.

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HIST 211 - History of Latinos in the United States

• Assess and think critically about historical issues and trends, based on a basic factual knowledge of this historical period.
• Analyze the international context of Latino emigration and deportation.
• Critically examine the historical experiences of these transplanted Latin Americans and the challenges they faced.
• Outline the experiences of Latinos since the mid-nineteenth century.
• Describe important historical events that occurred in the history of Latinos.
• Analyze a number of twentieth century issues in the field of Latino studies.

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HIST 225 - History of Maryland

• Identify the different Native American groups and their interactions with the first settlers, appreciate Maryland’s unique role as a haven for Catholics, and identify the significance of the Toleration Act of 1649.
• Demonstrate understanding of Maryland’s development as part of the Chesapeake region and its role in the Revolutionary War.
• Assess the impact of the Industrial Revolution and the emergence of Baltimore as a major port on the Eastern Seaboard.
• Demonstrate understanding of Maryland’s unique role as a “middle ground” in the rise of sectionalism and the Civil War.
• Trace the continuing industrialization and urbanization of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and trace the increasing competition between the Democratic and Republican parties.
• Compare and contrast the impact of the two world wars on the social, cultural, and economic life of the state.
• Identify contemporary regional differences within the state and identify the impact of technology, transportation, immigration, and culture in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and assess the factors that continue to make Maryland a distinctive state.

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HIST 228 - Women in the Western World

• Demonstrate understanding of the role of Western women within the rich tapestry of historical experience.
• Analyze the varying roles of women and their cultural, social, political, and economic contributions to Western history.
• Explore and analyze the origins, development, and current position of women’s political movements in the West.
• Contrast women’s positions according to class, culture, and geography, especially contrasting Europe and the United States.
• Distinguish relevant material, disentangle fact from fiction, analyze and synthesize historical documents.
• Present coherent and informed historical arguments, oral and written.

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HIST 233 - Alternative Lifestyles: 19th Century American Utopias

• Explain why the nineteenth century gave rise to so many far-reaching and diverse attempts to perfect individuals and society.
• Describe the goals and actions of the various utopian movements of the nineteenth century.
• Delineate the connections between utopian movements and issues such as race, religion, class, gender, and ethnicity in American society.
• Identify and critically evaluate the various ways scholars have interpreted the origins, development, and demise of these movements.

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HIST 235 - The History of African Americans to 1865

• Trace the development of human beings in Africa and the rise of civilizations in the Ancient and Medieval periods.
• Demonstrate understanding of the nature of slavery in traditional African society and the significance of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
• Compare and contrast the development of slave societies in the Americas, with special focus on British North America.
• Assess the role of African Americans in the emergence of the American nation and the significance of race and citizenship in the new nation.
• Demonstrate understanding of development of a slave society in the South and the development of African American culture.
• Describe the life of African Americans in the North and West and their role in the abolitionist movement.
• Assess the influence of African Americans in the American sectional crisis, from 1850 to 1876, and the significance of the Civil War and Reconstruction on the national questions of race and citizenship.

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HIST 236 - The History of African Americans Since 1865

• Identify the various methods of social control that replaced slavery in the Southern states.
• Compare and contrast the various strategies of racial advancement in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century’s.
• Analyze the causes and effects of twentieth century African American migration.
• Describe the effects of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War on African American life and culture.
• Assess African American activism in the mid twentieth century.
• Demonstrate understanding of political, cultural, social, and economic changes in the late twentieth century.
• Assess and evaluate the different African American cultural identities in the early twenty-first century.

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HIST 240 - Civil Rights in America

• Identify the key leaders, events, and main strategies and tactics in black Americans’ struggle for civil rights.
• Explain American women’s efforts to obtain equal rights, identifying the key leaders, issues, and tactics.
• Describe the issues, tactics, and outcomes in other group’s struggle for civil rights, including Native Americans; immigrant groups from Europe, Mexico, and Asia; and gay Americans.
• Explicate the various rationales for the denial of civil rights and the tactics deployed to deny those rights.

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HIST 242 - Open Topics in History, Including Foreign Travel

• Analyze the geographic, economic, political, and cultural background of the country of study.
• Analyze the destination country’s history in a wider historical context ? i.e. the impact on its culture and history of the countries surrounding it and in turn its impact on their culture and history.
• Analyze the economic and cultural relation of the destination country with the United States, the impact of immigration of its inhabitants to the United States at different times in history and the subsequent development of ‘hybrid’ cultures in the United States, as well as the impact of remittances sent back to the home country. Note that this outcome and other outcomes depend on destination country.

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HIST 245 - Latin American History

• Think historically about the major forces (events, institutions, ideas) that have shaped modern Latin American history and culture.
• Apply that knowledge to the analysis of the present.
• Highlight the similarities and differences in the European experience of Migration and settlement.
• Trace the Native American, Spanish, Portuguese, and African roots of the peoples of Latin America.
• Describe the historical roots of his/her own national experiences and contrast with experiences of others.
• Construct a cogent argument on the basis of historical information.
• Develop awareness of the changing nature of historical interpretation and demonstrate the ability to make independent judgments about conflicting historical interpretations.

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HIST 247 - East Asian Civilization

• Identify important events and figures in traditional China and Japan.
• Explain the emergence of the classical civilization of China.
• Illustrate the development of Confucianism and Daoism.
• Outline the social, political, and economic development from Yamato Japan to Tokugawa Japan.
• Outline the social, economic, and political development from the Zhou to the early Qing.
• Compare and contrast Ming/Qing China and Tokugawa Japan.

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HIST 250 - Modern Asia

• Identify important events, institutions, and figures in modern Asian history.
• Generalize society, culture, politics, and economy in Mughal India, Ming/Qing China and Tokugawa Japan.
• Analyze how the West created modern Asia.
• Illustrate the response of Asian societies to Western imperialism.
• Compare and contrast nationalism in India, China, and Japan.
• Relate the issue of imperialism to the wartime experience of Japan, China, Korea, and countries in South East Asia.
• Outline post-World War II political and economic changes in Asia.

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HIST 252 - The United States and 20th Century World Affairs

• Evaluate the various strategies of containment propounded by presidents from Harry Truman to George H. W. Bush and how the “Cold War prism” affected events in other parts of the world
• Describe how and why the United States expanded its influence worldwide between 1895 and 1919
• Trace the events of America’s growing involvement in the Middle East after 1945 and evaluate which were successful and which were not

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HIST 255 - Conflict in the Modern Middle East

• Compare/contrast the religious and cultural foundations underlying political phenomena in the modern Middle East.
• Distinguish the essential differences between the Sunni and Shiite sects and point out the political impact of those differences.
• Describe and analyze the rise of nationalism and the rejection of the West as a model for political and economic development.
• Describe and analyze the advance of Pan-Islamic ideology as an alternative to nationalism and liberalism since 1967.
• Appreciate the importance of petroleum and natural gas to the region and to the world.
• Analyze the principal problems and conflicts in the region since 1945, most notably the Arab-Israeli dispute, the wars in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan, Lebanon’s long-term instability, Iran’s Islamic revolution and its aftermath, the enduring power of traditionalism in Islamic societies, and the rise of violent Islamist movements and their impact within the region and on the outside world.
• Articulate orally and in writing the accomplishments inherent in the above outcomes.
• Interpret intelligently the ongoing political and economic developments in the region.

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HIST 257 - Modern Military History 1494-1815

• Identify, describe, and synthesize the main causes and effects of the dynastic wars of the late 15th through 18th centuries.
• Explain the impact of the Thirty Years War on the geography, economy, and politics of Europe.
• Analyze and assess the developments in military technology and strategy and the changing roles of the state between 1494 and 1815.
• Describe and explain the involvement of the military in colonialism and its results.
• Analyze the national wars of the American and French Revolutions and the Napoleonic Empire.

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HIST 258 - Modern Military History 1815-Present

• Analyze and assess the developments in military technology and strategy 1815 to the present and the impact of warfare on medicine
• Explain the roles of the military in New Imperialism.
• Describe and explain the concept of total war and its implications for civilian populations using the World Wars as examples.
• Analyze and assess the changing roles of race and gender within the military in the 19th and 20th centuries.
• Analyze the impact of the Cold War on the military.
• Describe and evaluate the European military responses to modern terrorism.

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HIST 260 - The United States since 1945

• Evaluate the strategies and tactics and the strengths and weaknesses of major movements and their leaders in the fights for civil and political equality in the generation after World War II.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of America’s containment doctrine in a wide array of global settings.
• Trace the events of America’s growing involvement in the Middle East after 1945 and evaluate which were successful and which were not.

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HIST 262 - The History of England from 55 B.C. to 1688

• Explain the emergence of the concept of “England.”
• Analyze the development of Englands constitutional and legal systems.
• Explain and assess England’s links overseas, specifically with France; and her relations with her neighbors, specifically Wales, Scotland, and Ireland.
• Evaluate the extent to which England was a limited monarchy by 1689.
• Assess the emergence of English social and cultural identities.

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HIST 263 - The History of England from 1688 to the Present

• Describe and analyze the development of local and national party politics
• Explain the impact of the Enlightenment, scientific, agricultural and industrial revolutions on British culture, economics and foreign policy
• Explain the impact of class on British society and politics
• Analyze Britain’s role as a naval and imperialist power
• Analyze the impact of two world wars on Britain’s domestic and foreign policies and assess her current role in Europe and the world

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HIST 265 - African History to 1800

• Present an overview of the physical and human geography of the Continent.
• Trace the emergence of the human race in Africa.
• Trace the development of civilization in Egypt and Nubian.
• Analyze the development of Medieval civilizations.
• Trace the migrations and development of African cultures.
• Explain the roles of spirituality and oral tradition in African life.
• Compare and contrast the interaction of Africa with the Islamic and the Christian worlds and the rise of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

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HIST 266 - African History from 1800

• Trace the rise and fall of the Transatlantic Slave trade and its effects on the Americas and on Europe.
• Explain the causes of European imperialism and the “Scramble” for Africa.
• Compare and contrast the various European colonial systems and their effects on traditional social, economic, and cultural life.
• Compare and contrast the effects of the two World Wars and trace the rise of movements for independence.
• Demonstrate understanding of the first phase of decolonization, from the 1960s to the 1980s, when the focus was on the achievement of political independence.
• Demonstrate understanding of the second phase of decolonization, from the 1980s to the present, when new issues arose, including problems of economic development and human rights, and movements for democratic reform.
• Analyze continuing efforts to remove postcolonial dependencies and survey the cultural and intellectual life of contemporary Africa

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HONR 101 - Fundamental Concepts of Inquiry in Literature and the Arts

• Apply terminology, theoretical concepts, and methodologies of literature and the arts.
• Explain the differences and similarities in approach to literature and the arts.
• Evaluate works of literature and arts.
• Communicate effectively concepts in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 105 - Fundamental Concepts of Inquiry in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, terminology, and methodologies associated with conducting research in science and mathematics.
• Explain research methodologies in science, including aspects of experimental design, statistical analysis, inferences from observation versus experimental data, and the use of mathematical models.
• Explain the differences and similarities in approach to science and mathematics.
• Communicate effectively concepts in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 110 - Fundamental Concepts of Inquiry in Culture and History

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and terminology associated with conducting research in the area of culture and history.
• Explain the historical perspectives gained through the study of primary documents, books, journal articles and other research materials.
• Interpret the past on its own terms, through the eyes and experiences of those who were there, as revealed through their literature, diaries, letters, and the like, and avoid the pitfalls of ‘present-mindedness.’
• Communicate effectively concepts in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 114 - Fundamental Concepts of Inquiry in the Behavioral and Social Sciences

• Apply terminology, theoretical concepts, and methodologies of behavioral and social sciences.
• Explain the differences and similarities in approach to behavioral and social sciences.
• Evaluate critically the approaches to and the results of the study of behavioral and social sciences.
• Communicate effectively concepts in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 251 - Independent Study-Tutorial in the Humanities

• Use selected terminology, theoretical concepts, and methodologies of the humanities.
• Apply concepts from one or more humanities disciplines to contemporary issues.
• Summarize how selected concepts in languages, literature, history, philosophy, or gender studies affect the individual.
• Clarify one’s own attitudes and values as inheritors of the humanistic tradition.
• Read and critically evaluate selected writings in the humanities.
• Offer reasoned opinions and help facilitate productive discussion on selected topics in the humanities.
• Locate valid sources of information in libraries and computer databases, and effectively incorporate those sources into their academic writing.
• Solicit and utilize feedback from peers and mentors to improve his/her writing and thinking skills in the humanities.

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HONR 258 - Tutorial in Science

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, terminology, and methodologies associated with conducting research in science.
• Demonstrate an understanding of research methodologies in science, including aspects of experimental design, statistical analysis, and inferences from observation versus experimental data.
• Conduct research relevant to the selected topic or research a current and relevant topic.
• Communicate concepts effectively in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 260 - Independent Study-Tutorial in the Social Sciences

• Use terminology, theoretical concepts, and methodologies of behavioral and social sciences.
• Compare and contrast approaches to behavioral and social sciences.
• Conduct research relevant to the selected topic or research a current and relevant topic.
• Communicate concepts effectively in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 264 - Greco-Roman Culture

• Read, respond to, analyze, and evaluate the literature of the Greco-Roman world from 800 B.C.E. to 300 C.E.
• Identify the characteristics of major styles, trends, and subjects of the period.
• Explain how the literature relates to the socio-historic context of the period.
• Use various literary terms to discuss, interpret, and analyze representative texts.
• Demonstrate critical reading of texts and use a style appropriate for academic discourse by writing multi-page papers.

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HONR 265 - Independent Study-Tutorial in Mathematics/Computer Science

• Demonstrate an understanding of the concepts, terminology, and methodologies associated with a given topic in mathematics and/or computer science.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the relevant mathematics or computer science associated with the special topic of the course.
• Conduct research relevant to the selected topic or research a current and relevant topic.
• Communicate concepts effectively in both oral and written presentations.

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HONR 270 - Study-Travel Seminar

• Demonstrate in journals, essays, reflection papers and reports a comprehension of the cultural and educational perspectives gained through traveling to and studying in a different place.
• Demonstrate both orally and in writing a knowledge of the culture and history of the location of study, and evaluate that local knowledge within a broader national/global perspective.
• Explore and analyze his or her own background, cultural assumptions and experiences through completing course work and participating in co-curricular activities in an entirely new setting, living away from home and from his or her customary environment.
• Analyze preconceptions about life in different parts of the United States or the Americas or the world (depending on location of study travel program) and measure those preconceptions against specific experience.
• Develop a sensitivity to social issues and needs by performing a service learning project suitable to the locale of the study travel location.
• Analyze the study travel experience through an interdisciplinary framework, assessing the benefits of applying scientific, social scientific, and humanities approaches to regional challenges.

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HONR 275 - Honors Internship

• Develop an in-depth understanding of the subject matter on which the student is working during his/her internship.
• Develop discipline-appropriate research skills which result in major documented papers, projects, or presentations.
• Evaluate primary source materials.
• Develop critical thinking skills through the holistic approach to the subject under study which may include historical development, cultural applications, and theoretical and philosophical disputes.

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HONR 280 - Capstone: Research in Disciplines

• Discuss specific topics related to the theme, closely examining pertinent readings and commentaries from other media both in and out of class.
• Analyze diverse views on the theme, and present reasoned arguments supporting and/or refuting these views.
• Critically read and evaluate writings and research by others, including their peers, in an academically challenging environment.
• Offer reasoned opinions and help facilitate productive disciplinary and/or interdisciplinary discussion in an interactive academic environment.
• Arrive at pertinent argumentative academic claims, and support those claims effectively both orally and in writing.
• Locate and utilize valid sources of information in libraries, periodicals, and computer databases, and effectively incorporate those sources into academic papers.
• Conduct honors-level, discipline-appropriate research in the laboratory, the field, the studio, or archives, and analyze and document that research.
• Utilize feedback from other people (such as peers and faculty) to improve their writing and thinking skills.
• Develop a thoughtful scholarly paper.
• Present work in a professional and organized manner.

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HMGT 100 - Customer Service in the Hospitality Industry

• Discuss why no business can exist without customers.
• Analyze and contrast different customers with different needs.
• Explain why communication is a major component in customer service.
• Assess the difficult and hard to deal with customer, who still is a customer.
• Explain why building long term relationships with customers is vital to the success of any business.

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HMGT 101 - Introduction to the Hospitality Industry

• Describe what career opportunities are available in the hospitality industry.
• Discuss the size and scope of the travel and tourism industry and explain how the hospitality industry fits into this larger industry.
• Summarize why people travel and why they place demands on a destination’s infrastructure and superstructure.
• Explain the development of the modern lodging industry and identify the different lodging components.
• Describe what franchising is and how it has helped lodging and food service chains to grow.
• Describe a management contract and explain the owner-management company relationship from a legal and day-to-day perspective.
• Explain the development and growth of the food service industry.
• Discuss the range of commercial food service offerings and explain what multi-branding is.
• Identify the differences between commercial and institutional food services.
• Describe the varied institutional food service operations.

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HMGT 105 - Food Service Sanitation

• Successfully pass the NRA ServSafe exam with a score of 75% or higher.
• Recognize the importance of food safety.
• List the potential hazards of food safety.
• Explain how food becomes unsafe.
• List the pathogens that cause illness.
• List what pathogens need to grow.
• Identify which food is most likely to become unsafe.
• Describe the characteristics of the safe foodhandler.
• Explain how to prevent cross-contamination.
• Describe how to prevent time-temperature abuse
• Explain the importance of purchasing, receiving, and storing food safely.
• Identify the important issues in safe food preparation.
• Identify the important points in safe food service.
• Identify the important aspects of sanitary facilities and equipment.
• Explain how to clean and sanitize surfaces and equipment.
• Describe the concept of Integrated Pest Management.

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HMGT 107 - Food and Beverage Management

• Identify and describe the factors that contribute to a successful restaurant concept
• Articulate skills and knowledge required to manage a restaurant successfully
• Work in a small group to develop a feasible restaurant concept given a specific set of parameters
• Function as a member of a team in the presentation of a chosen restaurant concept and orally present his or her work in a clear and concise manner
• Describe the importance of the menu and how it affects all aspects of a restaurant’s concept
• Demonstrate an understanding of whether a position in the restaurant industry is a good match for his or her skills, knowledge, personal attributes, and career goals

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HMGT 110 - Principles of Food Production- Lecture

• Demonstrate an understanding of basic cooking theory and its application in commercial food preparation
• Explain key differences between commercial food production and food preparation at home.
• Demonstrate the ability to define, expand, and cost out standardized recipes
• Demonstrate a knowledge of recipe ingredients and cooking techniques and how they work together to produce a quality food product
• Demonstrate knowledge of key principles of production and service of the following categories of foods: stocks, sauces, and soups; meats; poultry; seafood; vegetables and starches; salads and salad dressings; eggs, milk, and cheese.
• Demonstrate an attitude of professionalism in both an academic setting and the workplace.

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HMGT 111 - Principles of Food Production- Laboratory

• Apply the basic techniques of commercial food preparation to a variety of types of foods.
• Demonstrate the ability to write, understand, expand, follow, and cost out standardized recipes.
• Apply knowledge of recipe ingredients and cooking techniques to successfully prepare a new recipe.
• Demonstrate a knowledge of key principles of production and service of the following categories of foods: stocks, sauces, and soups; meats; poultry; seafood; vegetables and starches; salads and salad dressings; eggs, milk, and cheese.
• Appreciate a diversity of food flavors, textures, and colors by preparing and tasting a variety of recipes.
• Demonstrate an ability to garnish and present a wide variety of foods attractively.
• Explain any problems encountered in preparing a particular recipe and offer suggestions for preventing similar problems in the future.
• Work in teams to organize, set up, prepare recipes, and clean up a commercial kitchen.
• Demonstrate an attitude of professionalism in both an academic setting and the workplace.

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HMGT 143 - Management of Front Office Operations

• Identify the tasks of the front office manager’s job description, as well as the job descriptions of the front office room agent, the reservations agent, concierge, bell person, and night auditor.
• Discuss the reservations function, overbooking, and yield management concepts.
• Explain what the guest cycle is and why it is important.
• Describe the legal reasons to refuse a room to a guest.
• Describe the importance of the guest registration card and why proper identification and methods of payment are important at check-in.
• Discuss the front office and hotel accounting processes, including how and why occupancy percentage, average room rate, and revenue per available room (REVPAR) are calculated.
• Explain why a night audit is done every night.
• Summarize the differences between methods of payment, such as credit cards, personal checks, traveler’s checks, and cash handling in a front office operation.
• Explain how point of sale systems work.
• Discuss how a hotel call accounting system works.

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HMGT 201 - Lodging and Food Service Law

• Summarize the evolution of the laws of innkeepers and constitutional law.
• Explain the differences between criminal and civil law.
• Discuss the concepts of contract law as they apply to reservations, registration, and catered functions.
• Describe how civil torts are applied to inn keeping situations.
• Summarize the importance of preventive measures to minimize the risk of civil actions by guests, licensees, invitees, and unwanted third parties.
• Explain why ownership and management must be committed to safety and security programs.
• Describe the moral, ethical, and legal reasons for serving food that is fit for human consumption.
• Recall the provisions of the UCC as well as state and local laws governing the manufacture, sale, and service of food.
• Explain the concepts of Dram Shop and third party liability laws and the responsibilities imposed upon any establishment that sells alcoholic beverages.
• Summarize the legal licensing requirements imposed on lodging and food service establishments by state and local governments.

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HMGT 204 - Catering and Banquets

• Describe the different forms catering can take.
• List the attributes of successful caterers.
• Identify the components of a catering contract.
• Explain how a caterer determines staffing needs.
• Determine service equipment needs for a small function
• Explain the importance of food safety in catering.
• Describe different types of catering menus.

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HMGT 207 - Legal Issues in Labor Management

• Assess the concept of fair and equal employment and the reasons for the many labor laws.
• Define the concept of equal pay for equal work and identify the exemptions in equal pay.
• Discuss Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and what it means for all workers.
• Discuss the concept of affirmative action (AA), discuss how and why AA plans are developed, and identify the “myths” of affirmative action.
• Explain what Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is and what it requires of employers and employees.
• Explain what Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA), Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA), Americans with Disabilities, Immigration Reform and Control and the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are.
• Discuss the reasons for and legal applications of employment testing and polygraph testing, as well as drug and alcohol testing.
• Summarize the history of organized labor and explain why unions exist.
• Explain what collective bargaining is, explain the collective bargaining process, and identify the laws that govern the union-management relationship.
• Discuss the grievance process and the role of the arbitrator and mediator.

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HMGT 208 - Food and Beverage Cost Controls

• Define key terms and concepts relating to food, beverage, and labor cost controls.
• Express expenses and profit as a percentage of revenue.
• Compute the cost of food and beverages sold and related food and beverage cost percentages.
• Identify methods to reduce the cost of goods sold percentage.
• Read and understand a profit and loss statement.
• Analyze sales and expenses using the profit and loss statement.
• Prepare a cost/volume/profit analysis.
• Identify and apply techniques and procedures of the control process to the primary cost areas of food, beverage, and labor.
• Choose and plan the implementation of control techniques based upon the needs of the foodservice operation.

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HMGT 211 - Supervision and Leadership in the Hospitality Industry

• Define management, supervision, and leadership.
• Describe the role of the supervisor in an organization.
• Discuss the obligations and responsibilities of supervisors.
• Explain why ethics are critical for the successful leader.
• Discuss the different leadership styles.
• Differentiate between supervising and working with people who are different from him or her.
• Explain why daily communication with employees is critical for success.
• Summarize the obstacles to communication within the workplace.
• Discuss the importance of morale and positive motivation in the workplace.
• Summarize the essentials of delegating.

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HMGT 212 - Managing Hospitality Human Resources

• Explain what job descriptions and job specifications are used for.
• Describe the advantages and disadvantages of different recruitment sources, both internal and external.
• Create legal employment interview questions.
• Describe why checking references is important.
• Explain why an orientation program is necessary for all new hires.
• Identify the different training methods available to managers and supervisors and explain why training is so vitally important.
• Explain the importance of a well done employee performance appraisal system.
• Describe how labor markets and unions influence compensation.
• Discuss how managers and supervisors effectively utilize discipline in the workplace and how to conduct exit interviews.
• Explain what ethics and social responsibility are in the workplace.

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HMGT 220 - Property Security and Facilities Management

• Explain why security and safety programs are needed in lodging and food service operations.
• Describe how security and safety programs are setup, how all personnel are involved, and who supervises the overall security and safety program.
• Explain security procedures involving guests, visitors, vendors, and employees.
• List internal security components required for a lodging or food service operation and how they are implemented.
• Discuss the importance of having procedures in place to deal with emergency situations.
• Discuss the role of the housekeeping department in presenting a “completed product” to the guest and/or customer.
• Explain the job requirements of the executive housekeeper, including supervision, staffing, training, payroll, budgeting, and inventory control.
• Discuss the role of the chief engineer and how he or she manages maintenance operations.
• Summarize why a preventive maintenance program is essential to lodging and food service operations.
• Explain the priority repair system used by a maintenance department.

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HMGT 240 - Lodging and Food Service Sales and Advertising

• Explain what a marketing plan is.
• Describe how a hotel sales office is organized and functions.
• Discuss how a sales call is made and the steps involved to make a good sales presentation.
• Explain the importance of the telephone, the internet, and e-mail as sales tools.
• Explain what internal sales is and why it is a critical part of the sales program and identify the different methods of internal sales.
• Describe what banquet functions are and how they are staged, from start to finish.
• Discuss the different types of banquet functions and styles of service offered by hotels and restaurants.
• Describe the many different types of meeting room setups.
• Identify the different methods of advertising and which ones are best suited for lodging and food service operations.
• Identify the different market segments to which hotels and restaurants actively market through advertising and personal sales.

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HMGT 250 - Meeting, Conference, and Event Planning

• Identify the varied job duties of a meeting and event planner and outline the qualifications for the job.
• Summarize why meetings and events are held and explain what makes a successful meeting or event.
• Explain how funding is secured for meetings and events and describe how to develop a budget for a meeting or event.
• Summarize the factors that go into site selection and explain the differences between hotel conference space and ancillary conference centers.
• Describe the role of speakers in making a meeting or conference a success.
• Explain how and where to recruit speakers and how they are compensated for their time.
• Describe the methods used to market a meeting, conference, or event.
• Explain the different types of food functions and the different styles of food service available to a planner.
• Identify the reasons for insurance coverage for any type of function.
• Describe the planner’s job during a conference or event and how the post conference evaluation form is used as a tool in planning and improving next year’s event.

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HMGT 290 - Hospitality Practicum

• Explain the importance of desired workplace behavior expectations.
• Discuss the importance of initiative, critical thinking, and problem solving in any job.
• Explain how to develop a resume worksheet, a completed resume, and a cover letter.
• Describe how to develop a job interview checklist.
• Explain the importance of proper interviewing techniques and references.
• Summarize what a job description is and its importance for supervisors and employees
• Write his or her own resume.
• Discuss the reasons for an orientation program and job training.

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TECH 190 - Introduction to Game and Simulation Development

• Use common terminology of game development
• Examine the history of game development in the US and overseas
• Examine the growing cluster of game-related companies in Maryland
• Identify different organizations using game technology for entertainment and/or for educational uses.
• Describe the variety of career paths in the gaming industry such as game design, programming, traditional art, audio, production, script writing, motion capture etc.
• Identify the skills needed for success in these different career paths
• Analyze the state of the gaming job market
• Describe traditional and blended game genres (RPG, Action, Sports, etc.)
• Identify different gaming platforms (PC, handhelds, consoles, etc.)
• Analyze the use of “serious games” for advocacy, education, advertising, simulation, and other purposes.
• Analyze what makes a game “fun” using the principles of ludology.
• Develop business, design, teamwork and production skills while learning standard gaming business practices by demonstrating the steps necessary to create test plans, design documents, content, characters, environments, levels, marketing plans and/or funding presentations.
• Actively participate with others students in the class in order to demonstrate an understanding of the importance of working in a development team situation
• Identify business and legal issues involved in the game creation process.
• Evaluate popular controversies surrounding video games such as issues of violence, addiction, gender stereotyping and legal liability.
• Analyze whether or not these issues are more problematic in immersive games than in other forms of media like books and movies.
• Discuss how games are beginning to be integrated with other forms of art and media from movies to network news to military recruitment advertising.
• Discuss the societal impact of “serious games” and how game technology can be used to save lives.
• Analyze the future of gaming by discussing different platforms (online games, wireless, pda’s), genres, multiplayer options and applications.

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TECH 225 - Game Programming

• Use scripting to create dynamic interactive games or animations.
• Understand basic programming concepts such as variables, if/else, switch, loops, conditions, arrays, functions, methods and objects.
• Test and debug their scripts.
• Manipulate scenes and buttons to control the sequence of game events.
• Declare and use variables and parameters.
• Change properties of game objects.
• Be familiar with and able to use event handling.
• Export the game or animation for use on the internet or other platforms.

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TECH 272 - Professional Website Development

• Use basic HTML hand-coding to create and/or modify Web pages efficiently.
• Use Dreamweaver to develop Web standards pages.
• Identify basic considerations for website usability.
• Create and upload web pages to a remote server using an FTP program.
• Create data tables.
• Create pure CSS navigation and layout.
• Demonstrate ability to semantically structure a page.
• Demonstrate ability to separate presentation (goes in style sheet) and content (goes in the HTML document).
• Explain use of CSS techniques in Web page presentation to format and position.

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TECH 273 - Advanced Professional Web Technologies

• Construct web pages based on advanced HTML techniques based on latest industry standards.
• Apply latest techniques for creating responsive web pages.
• Apply advanced cascading style sheets (CSS) concepts and techniques, including design and style.
• Implement the latest form elements and validation features to enhance the collection of user information.
• Apply advanced accessibility features to webpages in compliance with Section 508 compliance standards.
• Implement JavaScript to access and manipulate the document object model (DOM) to change the document style and content.
• Implement basic dynamic Web sites using server-side scripting language features and functionalities.

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TECH 274 - Web Content Management Systems and Strategy

•Evaluate client needs, assess a variety of CMS and select an appropriate system to fulfill such needs
•Perform efficient and accurate data migration.
•Effectively use and customize templates.
•Conduct a site content audit.
•Convert a static design into a dynamic CMS-powered site.
•Effectively use and customize plugins.

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TECH 276 - JavaScript Fundamentals

• Write and use fundamental programming constructs using JavaScript (such as the creation and use of variables, conditional statements, loops, and functions).
• Write JavaScript code that interacts with the behavior layer of web pages.
• Navigate and manipulate DOM (document object model) elements, handle events and animate using JavaScript.
• Use JavaScript to enhance a user’s experience and the processing speed of web pages.

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TECH 277 - Advanced JavaScript

• Create highly interactive web interfaces and applications (known as “rich internet applications”) using JavaScript and jQuery.

• Use jQuery Core and jQuery UI libraries to enhance a user’s experience.

• Use jQuery to manipulate DOM (document object model) elements, event handling and animation.

• Correctly and effectively use jQuery plug-ins.

• Use jQuery and JavaScript to manipulate various data sources written in languages such as XML and JSON.

• Understand and use AJAX (asynchronous JavaScript and XML) for data retrieval and to increase UI interactivity.

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TECH 278 - Web Application Development Using ColdFusion

• Identify the roles of web application, browser, Web server software and describe how they work together.
• Connect a locally developed database to a Web page and display database contents.
• Create Web pages for inserting, deleting, and modifying database records.
• Create Web pages for extracting, sorting and displaying database information.
• Create user customizable search facilities and searching database records.
• Create, store, and reuse custom code.
• Utilize various methods of code debugging techniques.
• Create an email facility to automatically send emails from the web server.
• Maintain site-wide information through cookies, client and session variables.
• Create a login facility that limits site access.

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TECH 282 - Web Application Development Using PHP and MySQL

• Use MySQL to create, update and delete tables from a database.
• Create related tables and define keys.
• Create both inner and outer joins of two or more tables.
• Use PHP to create a data driven website.
• Use PHP to read a file and add records to the database.
• Create a form on a webpage and use PHP to check the validity of the form.
• Use the data from the form to update the MySQL database.
• Use PHP to retrieve data from the MySQL database and display in various formats including tables.
• Create a “member only” website using ID and password in a Myself database and check the validity of the user input using PHP.
• Understand the basic program constructs such as if/else, switch, loops, arrays and functions and be able to use them in the PHP script.
• Use built-in features of PHP such as data and string manipulation.
• Test and debug PHP scripts while working with live data.
• Alter the content of a web page dynamically using the combination of data from the MySQL database and PHP methods such as the type of browser the user has, the date, and time.

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TECH 288 - Advanced Web Application Development Using ColdFusion

• Utilize lists, arrays, and structures correctly and effectively in CF templates. Explain their differences and applications.
• Correctly utilize code reuse mechanisms inherent to the language, i.e., functions, custom tags, components, and includes.
• Create used customizable search facilities and display results.
• Utilize the Verity full-text search facility and return search results.
• Build dynamic Web charts and graphs.
• Create a custom client-independent email facility.
• Create a dynamic bulk email facility from addresses stored in a database.
• Build a storefront, shopping cart, and sales reporting web application utilizing CF and the skills listed in these objectives.

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TECH 290 - Building Game Worlds: Level Design, Mods, and Quality Assurance

• Speak and write about the course topics with sufficient proficiency
• Apply critical thinking to a variety of topics in the course
• Use common terminology of game development
• Examine the history of game modifications (“mods”)
• Understand the evolution of the “prosumer” concept and its importance in game marketing
• Analyze the evolving interaction between game companies and players and the development of game centered communities
• Describe the variety of career paths in the gaming industry and identify skills needed for success in some of these different career paths
• Describe the roles of Level Designers & Quality Assurance members of a game development team
• Evaluate game engines, level editors and other software used in level design, modding and testing.
• Understand how to choose and apply the above software applications.
• Create and test interactive 3D game worlds with characters, terrain and architecture
• Write interactive dialogue and stories
• Design for different game genres
• Develop business, design, teamwork and production skills while learning standard gaming business practices by demonstrating the steps necessary to create levels, mods and test plans.
• Actively participate with others in a game development team situation
• Identify business and legal issues involved in the game creation process.

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TECH 295 - Board Game Design

• Evaluate a variety of non-digital, tabletop game industry, including board games, card games, and other “analog” games.
• Compare the history of non-digital games with present day industry.
• Develop teamwork, design, business, and production skills.
• Create your own board games.

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TECH 299 - Web Certificate/Degree Portfolio

• Explain various stages of project management.
• Explain the role of the Project Brief.
• Explain good management techniques and skills.
• Coordinate content providers for a small Web project.
• Organize and manage effective meetings.
• Cooperate to resolve client and team issues.
• Coordinate client expectations and changes.
• Form judgments about and critique existing Web sites and portfolios.
• Design content for a specific Web-based audience.
• Explain and demonstrate effective page layout, display, and navigation.
• Gather and prepare text and images and write effectively for the Web.
• Prototype, test, post, launch, and troubleshoot a small Web project and successfully deliver to a client.
• Describe the roles of logos and corporate identity (branding).
• Compare and contrast various marketing techniques.
• Gather, prepare text and images, and organize an effective portfolio.
• Storyboard materials for use in a presentation to an audience (prospective client or employer).
• Design and deliver written and oral presentations for an audience.
• Research, amass, and deliver (paper and online formats) a professional resume.
• Demonstrate understanding of the difference between accessibility and usability.
• Explain universal design methods for users with disabilities.

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IERW 001 - Integrated Reading and Writing I

  PREREQUISITE(S): Placement through assessment testing: Accuplacer English score of 0 - 79.9 and Accuplacer Reading score between 53 and 65. Six hours each week.

6 semester hours

SIX EQUIVALENT CREDIT HOURS. NOT APPLICABLE TO A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE. MAY NOT BE USED TO SATISFY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. NOT INCLUDED IN GPA CALCULATION.

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Apply techniques in pre-reading, note-taking, vocabulary development, and visual and graphic aid analysis for enhanced comprehension of academic texts for content area study and written assessments.
• Annotate academic and content area text to analyze learned material for study, test preparation, research, summaries, and essay notes.
• Identify tone, develop valid inferences, and identify and apply abstract ideas to evaluate a variety of college-level texts and discuss the abstract ideas from the readings to develop details for written responses, summaries and essay supports.
• Create notes by identifying, organizing, and synthesizing major ideas supports from a variety of texts in order to develop viewpoints on a topic or theme, using effective organizational patterns.
• Write original paragraphs and multi-paragraph essays (both in-class and out-of-class) that incorporate effective rhetorical strategies, based on audience and purpose.
• Identify and correct significant grammar, usage, mechanics, and punctuation errors in own writing and incorporate feedback when revising writing.

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IERW 002 - Integrated Reading and Writing II

  PREREQUISITE(S): Placement through assessment testing or completion of IERW 001  with a grade of C or better. Five hours each week.

5 semester hours

FIVE EQUIVALENT CREDIT HOURS. NOT APPLICABLE TO A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE. MAY NOT BE USED TO SATISFY DEGREE REQUIREMENTS. NOT INCLUDED IN GPA CALCULATION.

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, students will be able to:

• Apply techniques in pre-reading, note-taking, vocabulary development, and visual and graphic aid analysis for enhanced comprehension of academic texts for content area study and written assessments.
• Annotate academic and content area text to analyze learned material for study, test preparation, research, summaries, and essay notes.
• Identify tone, develop valid inferences, and identify and apply abstract ideas to evaluate a variety of college-level texts and discuss the abstract ideas from the readings to develop details for written responses, summaries and essay supports.
• Create notes by identifying, organizing, and synthesizing major ideas supports from a variety of texts in order to develop viewpoints on a topic or theme, using effective organizational patterns.
• Write original multi-paragraph essays (both in-class and out-of-class) that incorporate effective rhetorical strategies, based on audience and purpose.
• Identify and correct significant grammar, usage, mechanics, and punctuation errors in own writing and incorporate feedback when revising writing.

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