Course Descriptions

STSU 112 - Building Math Confidence

• Demonstrate an understanding how management of success in mathematics differs from all other academic subjects.
• Identify personal strengths and weaknesses in the study of mathematics.
• Demonstrate specific math study skills such as time management, homework skills, reading math book, math test-taking skills and relaxation.
• Explain how math anxiety impacts the study of mathematics
• Create a positive learning environment for mathematics.
• Develop a math educational plan that is consistent with the student’s major.

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STSU 114 - Memory Development

• Demonstrate memory aids that promote effective study habits.
• Demonstrate memory techniques through simple systems of association.
• Explain how memory works.
• Show how wellness through diet and exercise can help maintain and even improve memory.

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STSU 120 - Career Development: Dynamics and Application

• Articulate how personal history, skills, interests, personality preferences, values and abilities influence career and life planning.
• Describe a model of decision-making.
• Formulate a personal career development plan and/or goals.
• Conduct occupational research.
• Locate and utilize on-campus and/or online career resources.
• Provide examples of effective job search strategies.
• Construct a targeted resume and cover letter.
• Summarize dos and don’ts of the interview process.

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STSU 122 - Principles of Academic Success

• Demonstrate ability to employ strategies to increase self-efficacy in making personal and academic choices.
• Identify behaviors impacting success.
• Effectively create, analyze, and evaluate personal, academic, and life goals.
• Articulate and assess the role of interpersonal relationships and their impact on academic and personal success.
• Describe different learning preferences and utilize their own learning style to maximize success.

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SURG 100 - Introduction Surgical Technology

• Employ principles involved in donning appropriate surgical attire
• Discuss and demonstrate principles and practice of perioperative case management.
• Evaluate the items on the pre-operative patient check list.
• Demonstrate the identification process for a surgical patient admitted to the surgical suite.
• Analyze laboratory reports in relationship to patient diagnosis and intervention.
• Compare and contrast different chemical agents used for skin preparation.
• Identify the classification, names, parts, materials, finishes and uses of basic surgical instrumentation
• Demonstrate principles and practice of aseptic technique in the first scrub role and perioperative case management.
• Demonstrate the steps of a hand wash and the surgical scrub.
• Describe and identify the various roles of the surgical technologist in caring for the surgical patient.
• Employ sterile technique when gowning and gloving self and when assisting other team members.
• Discuss the purposes and legal responsibilities of counts.
• Demonstrate the procedure for counting instruments, sponges, sharps, and other items on the field.
• Demonstrate the aseptic principles of draping the patient, equipment, and furniture.
• Demonstrate and discuss the handling, care, and preservation for specific types of specimens.
• Describe the creation and usage of various surgical incisions.
• Identify criteria used to select exposure devices.
• Demonstrate proper suture selection, preparation, handling and cutting techniques.
• Evaluate various applications of surgical stapling instruments and demonstrate proper assembly of stapling instrumentation.
• Apply proper principles of sterile technique and demonstrate the application of commonly used types of surgical and specialty dressings.
• Perform a mock exploratory laparotomy in the first scrub role.
• Prepare and manage medications and solutions.
• Perform a mock laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
• Identify laparoscopic instrumentation and uses of the instrumentation.

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SURG 101 - Surgical Technology I

• Compare and contrast professional organizations related to the Surgical Technology profession.
• Analyze the American Hospital Association’s Patient’s Bill of Rights.
• Demonstrate the key elements related to developing a surgical conscience.
• Describe perioperative routines.
• Discuss the role of morality during ethical decision making.
• Analyze the scope of practice issues as they relate to surgical technology.
• Discuss the principles of patient confidentiality including verbal and written.
• Interpret the legal responsibilities of the surgical technologist and other surgical team members
• Assess the resources that aid the Surgical Technologist in interpreting and following professional standards of conduct.
• Analyze major concepts inherent in professional practice law.
• Compare and contrast intraoperative considerations and surgical care for pediatric patients, patients who are obese, diabetic, immunocompromised, geriatric, or experiencing trauma.
• Demonstrate principles of team work and types of communication in the surgical environment.
• Perform mock surgeries in the first scrub, assistant circulator, and second assist role.
• Describe the application and safety concerns of thermoregulatory devices.
• Discuss methods and types of documentation used in the operating room.
• Discuss, demonstrate, and apply the principles of surgical positioning.
• Distinguish and assess cultural and religious influences on the surgical patient.
• Distinguish and assess the physical, spiritual, and psychological needs of a patient.
• Evaluate the role of the risk management department in the health care facility.
• Identify and describe hazards to the patient in the operative environment.
• Identify cleaning procedures, traffic patterns, and routines required in the operative environment.
• Identify developing emergency situations and discuss treatment of the patient.
• Identify support services that work with the operating room team in the care of the patient.
• Identify the physical components of the operating room.
• Discuss the basic considerations for urinary catheterization.
• Discuss the principles of monitoring urine output.
• Demonstrate urinary catheterization.
• Identifies medical terminology specific to surgical technology based on prefixes, word roots, abbreviations and suffixes.

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SURG 102 - Surgical Technology II

• Correlate the impact of microbiology in relationship to the practice of sterile technique and infection control in the operative setting.
• Evaluate the classification of surgical wounds, analyze factors that influence healing, and devise a plan to prevent postoperative wound infections.
• Compare and contrast intentions, unintentional, and incidental/chronic wounds.
• Analyze the mechanisms of wound healing, the inflammatory process, and the healing process.
• Demonstrate basic wound care concepts and apply the principles of asepsis to the practice of sterile technique.
• Apply computer knowledge to the educational process and safe patient care practices in the operating room.
• Apply the principles of robotics to safe patient care practices in the operating room.
• Describe the geometrical concepts of robotics and the mechanisms of the robotic system.
• Identify the basic components of equipment used in robotic surgery.
• Describe the basic principles of electricity and electrical flow and their application in the operating room.
• Demonstrate electrical knowledge as it relates to patient safety.
• Demonstrate competency in the procedures related to disinfection and sterilization.
• Discuss decontamination of the OR environment.
• Analyze the factors and variables of disinfecting agents.
• Compare and contrast shelf life and event related sterility.
• Identify systems used for sterile storage.
• Identify the principles and procedures related to disinfection and sterilization.
• Compare and contrast methods of sterilization.
• Compare and contrast the materials used for creating microbial barriers.
• Identify variables related to the sterilization process and the materials to be processed.
• Apply principles of sterile storage to handling of sterile supplies
• Assess distribution systems used by sterile processing departments.

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SURG 103 - Pharmacology and Anesthesia

• Analyze the principles of anesthesia administration as well as be able to explain the necessity of each component of anesthesia preparation of the surgical patient.
• Compare and contrast methods, agents, and techniques of anesthesia administration and preparation.
• Correlate anesthesia monitoring devices with patient homeostasis.
• Explain anesthesia complications and interventions.
• Calculate medication conversions and dosages.
• Apply and define general terminology to medication use.
• Discuss the preparation and management of medications and solutions.
• Assess the action, uses, and modes of administration of medications, drugs, and anesthetic agents used in the care of the surgical patient.
• Explain the procedure for the identification, care, and handling of drugs and solutions.
• Identify the principles of drug use in the care of the surgical patient.

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SURG 201 - Surgical Technology III

• Describe the role of the Surgical Technologist with the trauma patient.
• Discuss possible intraoperative complications and immediate postoperative care.
• Discuss preoperative preparation procedures.
• Discuss the purpose and expected outcomes of surgery.
• Explain diagnostic procedures and test as they relate to specific surgical procedures.
• Explain usage and administrations of medications and drugs as they relate to specific surgical procedures.
• Identify and demonstrate use of instruments and equipment needed for specific surgical procedures noted in outcome #1.
• Identify needs specific to geriatric and pediatric patients during surgery.
• Identify principles and procedures related to aspesis, disinfection and sterilization.
• Perform mock procedures in General Surgery, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Genitourinary Surgery, Otorhinolaryngologic Surgery, Obstetrics and Gynecological Surgical Surgery, and Ophthalmic Surgery.
• Discuss the perioperative duties of the assistant circulator.
• Discuss the OR documentation to be completed by the assistant circulator.
• Demonstrate the duties of the assistant circulator including completing of documentation.
• Relate pathophysiology to surgical interventions.
• Analyze the relationship between cell pathology and disease.
• Examine hemodynamic disorders, inflammation and infection.
• Compare and contrast the various surgical pathologies of each body.

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SURG 205 - Clinical Practicum I

• Participate as a Surgical Technologist in the first scrub solo role and first scrub with assist role in Level I, Level II, Specialty Level I, and Specialty Level II surgical procedures in general surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, obstetrics and gynecological surgery, genitourinary surgery, otorhinolaryngologic surgery, and ophthalmic surgery.
• Demonstrate anticipatory decision-making during operative procedures.
• Identify needs specific to geriatric, pediatric, and special population patients during surgery.
• Discuss and identify possible postoperative complications.
• Participate in sterile processing.
• Participate as second circulator.

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SURG 211 - Surgical Technology IV

• Discuss possible intraoperative complications and immediate postoperative care.
• Discuss preoperative preparation procedures.
• Discuss preoperative preparation.
• Explain and demonstrate usage and administration of medications, solutions, and drugs as they relate to specific surgical procedures.
• Explain the diagnostic procedures and test as they relate to specific surgical procedures.
• Identify instruments and equipment needed for specific surgical procedures including principals and procedures related to disinfection and sterilization .
• Perform mock procedures using a step-by-step process in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Orthopedic Surgery, Neurosurgery, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular Surgery, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, and Pediatric Surgery.
• Assess current trends and employment opportunities for the surgical technologist.
• Develop a plan of action to secure employment in the health care field.
• Evaluate personal employability qualities and develop and employment strategy that includes positive characteristics.
• Develop a professional resume.
• Compare and contrast various type of employment/application correspondence.
• Analyze various interview strategies
• Contrast and compare the various roles in the surgical technology profession
• Demonstrate responsible and accountable behavior within the role and competencies of the surgical technologist.

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SURG 215 - Clinical Practicum II

• Demonstrate expertise in the theory and application of sterile and aseptic technique.
• Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal and communication skills.
• Efficiently organize the operating room and set up for specific surgical procedures as assigned.
• Perform in the Scrub and 2nd Assistant role in accordance with AST standards.
• Demonstrate cultural competence and critical thinking skills in perioperative procedural management.
• Maximize patient safety.
• Exhibit knowledge of problem solving skills when applicable in critical clinical situations.

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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

  PREREQUISITE(S): GDES 140  or consent of department. Assessment Level(s): Assessment Level(s):  MATH 050   Four hours each week. Formerly CMAP 225.

4 semester hours

May not be taken concurrently withMATH 017  or MATH 020  or MATH 045  without appropriate Math assessment score.

Course Outcomes:
Upon course completion, a student will be able to:

• 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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THET 100 - Introduction to the Theatre

• Understand the importance of developing a personal ethical code in all areas of communication.
• Analyze and evaluate a live theatre performance.

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THET 110 - Fundamentals of Acting

• Define the positions and responsibilities of theatre professionals.
• Apply basic analytic principles to scripted and unscripted contexts.
• Demonstrate the vocal and physical exercises requisite in developing the artist’s instrument.
• Define and employ specialized vocabulary employed by actors and theatre professionals.
• Demonstrate a working knowledge of stage space and stage directions.

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THET 114 - Stagecraft I

• Evaluate the appropriate dramatic pieces for different audition situations.
• Define the production process and professional responsibilities related to a theatrical production and the entertainment industry.
• Analyze the components of each discipline involved in the technical aspects of theatrical performance: Scenery, Lighting, Sound, and Painting.

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THET 118 - Theatrical Makeup Techniques

• Critically analyze costume designs as they apply to the stage.
• Identify facial structure and how to alter it through the principles of highlight and shadow.
• Analyze how colors will effect shape and how lighting can be used with makeup to manipulate illusions.
• Analyze their characters and learn how to interpret through makeup.
• Identify the different types of makeup which are available, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each as well as how to apply them.

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THET 122 - Performance Production

• Please check with the department for the specific course outcomes.
• Identify and analyze the responsibilities of theatre and entertainment industry professionals.

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THET 125 - Script Analysis

• Identify plot structures
• Identify theatrical genres
• Identify and analyze playwriting and play creation techniques and practices from diverse cultures
• Identify and explain the influence of cultural contexts and literary techniques on a play’s construction
• Analyze and utilize the written, aural, and visual language of theatre artists to respond to the demands of the text
• Identify and apply primary and secondary research to analyze, evaluate and create artifacts reflecting performance styles, modes, and approaches in their historical and modern contexts

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THET 188 - Performing Arts Production

• Develop specific artistic products (which may include scenery, costuming, lighting, sound, acting, publicity, or stage management) based on direction from the director or artistic team members’ vision.
• Identify and model standards of professional and safe practice in dance, theatre, and music.
• Evaluate performances and technical components of dance, theatre, and music productions in order to make informed aesthetic choices.
• Create or enhance a portfolio of performance or technical work suited to professional goals.
• Employ the specialized vocabulary of dance, theatre, and music as it applies to history and current professional practice.

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THET 201 - Intermediate Acting

• Identify, define, and participate in auditions that require “cold readings” or “prepared pieces.”
• Analyze plays, performances, and productions both orally and in writing.
• Identify a process for character development and scene study.
• Analyze text through advanced methods.

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THET 205 - Movement for the Performer

• Articulate a basic understanding of core support, body mechanics, efficient energy use, relaxation, and breathing techniques and to apply these principles in warm-up and performance.
• Apply a combination of imagery and physical exercises to develop greater kinesthetic awareness.
• Demonstrate an increased plasticity in motion.
• Create solo and group improvisations using personal interpretation and theatre games for role preparation.
• Connect physical action to psychological action.
• Articulate character through movement.

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THET 208 - Drafting/Painting for the Performing Arts

• Demonstrate an increased awareness and connection of breath and movement.
• Analyze the responsibilities required for a scenic designer and artist for a theatrical production
• Create a floor plan for a full length stage production

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THET 216 - Stage Lighting for the Performing Arts

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• Identify different types of lighting equipment used in the theatrical and entertainment industry.
• Demonstrate the technical processes involved in theatrical and entertainment lighting industry in a safe manner.

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THET 225 - Acting for Film and Television

• Identify and demonstrate physical and vocal requirements for on-camera acting
• Compare and contrast on-camera acting skills with stage acting skills.
• Apply advanced character analysis and subtext development approaches.
• Analyze and evaluate on-camera acting in writing and in-class discussion.
• Improvise in rehearsal and on-camera contexts.
• Create believable scripted on-camera performances.

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THET 230 - Costuming Crafts for the Performing Arts

• To apply the techniques of composition, picturization, movement, rhythm, and working with actors for a scripted production.
• Demonstrate basic design and research skills as related to stage costume designs.
• Demonstrate the appropriate use equipment and materials as they apply to costume creation.

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THET 237 - Fundamentals of Play Directing

• Operate a theatrical lighting control system.
• To identify and use the fundamental tools and techniques of the director.
• To research, interpret, analyze, and articulate a vision for a scripted production.

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THET 288 - Performing Arts Production

• Develop specific artistic products (which may include scenery, costuming, lighting, sound, acting, publicity, or stage management) based on direction from the director or artistic team members’ vision.
• Identify and model standards of professional and safe practice in dance, theatre, and music.
• Evaluate performances and technical components of dance, theatre, and music productions in order to make informed aesthetic choices.
• Create or enhance a portfolio of performance or technical work suited to professional goals.
• Employ the specialized vocabulary of dance, theatre, and music as it applies to history and current professional practice.

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THET 295 - Theatre Internship

• Please check with the department for the specific course outcomes.
• Observe current practices of theatrical production by entertainment industry professionals.

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TVRA 100 - Introduction to New Media

• Create audio and video content for social media to effectively engage the community while applying today’s social media etiquette.
• Identify the differences in social media platforms and methods for developing multimedia strategies related to their most effective use.
• Integrate audio and visual image production into relevant social media channels and internet-based platforms including audio based sharing platforms, streaming sites, and mobile delivery.
• Create and maintain a blog with regular updates and use social media and multimedia to drive traffic to that blog.
• Describe the ethical implications associated with the  integration of traditional audio and video media into an emerging media platform.

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TVRA 105 - Introduction to Electronic Media

• Examine and describe the history of Telecommunications from the first theoretical work in the 19th Century to today.
• Demonstrate by using accurate terminology and correct facts an understanding of program production and distribution in radio, television, cable and digital media and the affect those programs have on American culture and society.
• Demonstrate by using accurate terminology and correct facts a basic understanding of the organization of telecommunication companies, the key legal issues they face in conducting business, and the institutions involved in resolving them.
• Identify and discuss the role of advertising in telecommunications, how ads are produced and sold and the audience measurement systems that are used to set ad space prices.
   

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TVRA 120 - Television Production

• Define video production industry terms that lead to effective oral and written communication in a studio or field production environment.
• Describe the responsibilities of each member of a studio production team including: Producer, Director, Asst. Director, Camera Operator, Floor Director, Audio Operator, Teleprompter Operator, Graphics Recall, Recording Engineer, Host/Talent, and Executive Producer.
• Act as crewmember on a basic studio production that demonstrates studio camera skills including effective shot framing and smooth camera movement as well as the set up and operation of technical equipment including microphones and audio board, teleprompter, graphics generator, basic lighting equipment, studio engineering and recording devices.
• Research, write and produce a basic studio production utilizing professional planning tools and documents like a proposal, a script, a graphics list and a reflection on the effectiveness of the production using accurate terminology and correct facts.

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TVRA 125 - Audio Production Techniques

• Operate industry standard audio equipment for both sound and video productions.
• Describe basic audio concepts including sound waves, radio waves, volume adjustment, sound effects and mixing and manipulating audio.
• Manipulate digital audio files in an organized file structure.
• Create a simple podcast episode designed to engage a target audience.
• Use basic audio concepts to develop content for broadcast, web and other applications.

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TVRA 129 - Writing for Broadcast and New Media

• Research and write various types of narratives which could be incorporated into video or audio productions.
• Write and print out scripts using industry standard scripting software.
• Update and finalize a script based on suggestions from instructor, peers or professional review
• Demonstrate the differences between writing for broadcast, advertising or web applications.

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TVRA 134 - Media Appreciation

• Define the terms “mass communication” and “mass media” as part of the communication cycle, and their significance to mass media messaging.
• Identify the significant characteristics of the major mass media outlets including aesthetic values, historical and economic trends and social awareness.
• Analyze the impact of art and communication techniques used by mass media on communities from local to global.
• Propose civic engagement or social justice strategies that respond to specific mass media messaging.

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TVRA 140 - Video Editing

• Prepare, document and complete professional quality video products using industry standard workflow and software.
• Apply industry standard organization of computer files creation, digital media formats and media management in a server-based environment.
• Apply contemporary design elements and audience research to create visually stimulating graphics and video.
• Apply effective principles of story structure, pacing and empathy as they relate to the creation of effective and compelling video products.

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TVRA 210 - Audio Documentary

• Describe both verbally and in writing the different genre of documentaries, as well as the general history of documentaries and the ethical concerns that documentary producers face.
• The student’s final project exhibits an understanding of the ethical implications of a published documentary.
• Solve technical and logistical problems through planning and preparation to successfully meet production deadlines using industry standard equipment.
• Write an organized and compelling proposal for a documentary that explains the topic, target audience, methods, projected time-table, budget and equipment.
• Document research and pre-production planning to include scripting, scheduling, arranging interviews, obtaining archival sound and location recording as well as delivery and archiving methods.

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TVRA 220 - Radio Production

• Produce professional radio productions including radio station imaging like drops, liners, and jingles.

• Conduct radio interviews using appropriate production techniques.

• Demonstrate proficiency in various voice over techniques.

• Integrate new media technologies to successfully promote radio station shows.

• Setup and record audio in a remote location using professional broadcast equipment.

• Describe the purpose of copyright laws and their application to audio productions.

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TVRA 224 - Electronic Field Production

• Operate industry standard field production equipment including camera, sound recording and lighting.

• Plan a field production project utilizing industry standard workflow elements including a location survey, script, shot list, shooting schedule and legal documentation.

• Manipulate original source materials into complete video/audio projects based on a script and/or storyboard.

• Work with a partner or team to produce a complete news or feature video package.

• Articulate basic legal/ethical considerations for field productions.

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TVRA 227 - Broadcast Journalism

• Research credible sources to collect material, identifying the most important facts required for newsworthy stories
• Construct a variety of scripts on deadline including anchor voiceovers, news and feature package scripts, lead-ins and wraps.
• Create a newscast rundown with consideration of news prominence and related stories.
• Apply standard broadcast rules and style to news stories.

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TVRA 230 - Advanced Television Production

• Identify and describe the responsibilities of Video Producer, Associate Producer, Director, Technical Director and Lighting Director as they pertain to various programming genre.
• Document pre-production planning to include program proposal, scripting, scheduling, set design, pre-produced roll-ins and lighting design as well as content delivery and archiving methods.
• Plan, prepare and solve technical and logistical problems, leading a team of students, to successfully meet production deadlines using industry standard equipment in a television studio and editing suite.
• Collaborate and cooperate with fellow students to complete class projects in a professional manner, demonstrating respect for the equipment and facilities as well as the importance of accountability in a production team.

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TVRA 234 - Television Directing

• Collaborate with a producer and production team to shape the visual impact of a studio production using advanced lighting and set design.
• Direct a variety of live studio shows using industry standard commands and camera techniques.
• Operate an advanced digital video switcher using cuts, dissolves, wipes, and various key functions.
• Mentor lower level students in the soft skills essential to successful professional work such as punctuality, cooperation, respect for team members and safe equipment use.

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TVRA 236 - Video Production Portfolio

• Compile and publish a successful online portfolio and social media presence to support the search for employment.
• Create links to portfolio and social media entities to provide prospective employers with an accurate and positive impression of the student’s knowledge, skills and abilities.
• Revise previously created  video projects based on current aesthetic standards and employ fine cut editing skills to make each project portfolio worthy.
• Complete the requisite test(s) for one or more industry certifications.

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TVRA 239 - Broadcast Management

• Identify and describe the responsibilities of the traditional organizational units engaged in the management of a broadcast or new media company
• Interpret key management concepts and strategies and solve a simulated management issue
• Formulate a media publicity campaign based on the collection of traditional forms of audience measurement data
• Examine and analyze the career opportunities currently available in the fields of broadcasting and mass media production

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TVRA 250 - Advanced Media Content Production

• Manage and document a media content creation project designed to promote a local non-profit organization based on client needs, client feedback, basic copyright considerations and existing time constraints. 

• Present or describe the content creation process in the context of a non-profit organization’s communication strategy.

• Compile and publish a successful online portfolio and social media presence to support the search for employment.

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TVRA 255 - Advanced Broadcast Journalism

• Work as a member of a team to plan and execute a weekly news program.
• Write engaging and truthful news stories.
• Operate studio, editing and field production equipment in a time-sensitive, professional and safe manner.
• Assume the role of Producer and/or Director for a live newscast including planning and making content decisions based on newsworthiness and target audience, overseeing the writing, production and timing. of the program and leading the production crew.
• Review and critique both professional and student-produced news programs and make suggestions for improvement.

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TVRA 260 - Radio Station Operation

• Operate a radio station and its online presence using industry standard radio automation and scheduling software.
• Perform the duties of announcer and/or board operator for live air shifts and in the creation of podcasts.
• Work effectively in a radio station management position including news and public affairs, programming, promotions, management, and production.
• Direct station personnel to respect copyright laws.

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TVRA 275 - Television/Radio Internship

• Apply and document technical skills and/or writing skills in the field of audio or video production for a selected production facility or broadcast station.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors including punctuality and reliability in a professional setting.
• Reflect upon new knowledge and skills learned during the internship.

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TVRA 280 - Special Broadcast Media Production Assignments

• Apply standards of professional workflow in a real world employment situation.
• Apply technical skills and/or writing skills in the field of audio or video production for a selected production facility or within Montgomery College.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors including punctuality and reliability to a potential employer.

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TVRA 280B - Special Broadcast Media Production Assignments

• Apply standards of professional workflow in a real world employment situation.
• Apply technical skills and/or writing skills in the field of audio or video production for a selected production facility or within Montgomery College.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors including punctuality and reliability to a potential employer.

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WMST 101 - Introduction to Women’s Studies

• Define and explain terms and concepts of basic feminist theory and ideas
• Identify and document several similarities among experiences, issues, concerns, and activism common to women throughout the world
• Recognize and identify women’s achievements in a variety of fields, both historically and in our current time; explain the circumstances through which women’s achievements and contributions can be underappreciated and often unattributed
• Analyze and explain the dynamics and practices of power structures that can create social, political, cultural, and personal circumstances of dominance and inequality, and how they can be corrected to create more equality among groups and individuals
• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of activism through which groups and individuals become agents of change and how these elements can be applied in our own communities and lives
• Research and analyze in a written essay an issue pertaining to women or gender

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