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This course examines the family as a basic institution. Special focus is given to the marital life cycle: courtship, dating, marriage, the childbearing years, parent-child relationships and marriage during the middle and older years. This course examines the implication of marital dissolution and the family, as they exist under modern social conditions. Focus is given to contemporary variations of the family commonly referred to as intimate relationships (co-habitation, hooking up and gay marriage). This course is a required component for USD, BCU and BVU Social Work transfer programs.

The course combines theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. Practice of skills is through presentation and exercise.

The course combines theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. Practice of skills is through presentation and exercise.

The course combines theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. Practice of skills is through presentation and exercise.

The course combines theory of speech communication with public speech performance skills. Emphasis is on speech delivery, preparation, organization, support, and audience analysis. Practice of skills is through presentation and exercise.

This course is a combined lecture and lab course that introduces students to the various kinds of floor coverings such as: wood strip floors, ceramic tile floors, and laminate floors. The course also discusses vinyl sheet flooring, tile, and carpet.

This course will provide the student with an ability to recognize and manage common medical crises through realistic case-based scenarios that challenge students to apply their knowledge to highly critical patients. The course emphasizes the use of scene size-up, first impression, history, detailed physical assessment, and interactive group discussion on differential diagnosis and potential treatment strategies to systematically rule out and consider possibilities and probabilities in treating patients' medical crises.

This course introduces conditioning programs and training methods that tend to prevent athletic injuries. This course provides basic skills in injury procedures, while providing practical experience in taping techniques. This is one of four courses leading to the coaching authorization issued by the Iowa Department of Education as a head coach or assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity.

This course introduces conditioning programs and training methods that tend to prevent athletic injuries. This course provides basic skills in injury procedures, while providing practical experience in taping techniques. This is one of four courses leading to the coaching authorization issued by the Iowa Department of Education as a head coach or assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity.

This course introduces conditioning programs and training methods that tend to prevent athletic injuries. This course provides basic skills in injury procedures, while providing practical experience in taping techniques. This is one of four courses leading to the coaching authorization issued by the Iowa Department of Education as a head coach or assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity.

This course introduces conditioning programs and training methods that tend to prevent athletic injuries. This course provides basic skills in injury procedures, while providing practical experience in taping techniques. This is one of four courses leading to the coaching authorization issued by the Iowa Department of Education as a head coach or assistant coach of any interscholastic athletic activity.

This course is a combined lecture and lab course that provides an introduction to automotive suspension and steering system parts, operation and service.

This course is designed to provide the student with an introduction to basic process and continuous process control. This course teaches two of the most common types of process control systems, flow and liquid level, and the basic concepts on which other systems are based. Students will learn to calibrate, adjust, install, operate, and connect process control systems in industrial applications thus broadening their employment opportunities. Topics include, but are not limited to, feedback, modes, characteristics, variables, instrumentation and connections.

This course emphasizes site layout, footings, wall foundations, and flat concrete work. Topics include estimating and reading blueprints as well as hands-on experience in footings and poured walls. A field project to provide practical experience is included.

This course is conducted in a surgical facility and provides students an on-the-job clinical experience with a variety of perioperative assignments. The student will experience a wide variety of operating room situations where he/she will use the skills learned in the classroom. Under the supervision of the clinical preceptor, the student will take part in surgical procedures and work as a member of the surgical team demonstrating preparedness for entry level employment. Instructor consent required.

This course is designed to introduce the student to the principles of DC and AC motors including connection and application. A working knowledge of transformers, including single and three phase connection to various voltages and applications will be provided.

This course combines lecture and lab activities to develop advanced automotive refinishing shop production skills by refinishing paint damaged automobiles to pre-damaged condition. Paint manufactures recommendations and refinishing shop standards are used to repair the vehicle to customer satisfaction.

This is a combined lecture and lab course that covers the fundamentals of automotive steering and suspension systems, and their service and repair. Students learn theories in practical, hands-on applications in both the classroom and lab exercises.

This course builds on the foundational skills from Parametric Solid Modeling I, focusing on creating flexible and configurable designs using variables and equations.  Students learn how to handle more complex geometries, from defining intricate curves to generating advanced features like sweeps and lofts.  Emphasis is placed on making designs adaptable to changes, preparing students to manage complex projects efficiently.  Students also explore techniques for organizing assembly components and managing large-scale projects.

This course expands the students' knowledge of tasks, assessments and observations of patients in the health care environment. Students develop technical skills specific to complex needs of the patient.

This course is designed to identify and demonstrate removal and replacement procedures of outer integral body panels using accepted industry standards. Sectioning of automotive panels and corrosion protection of repaired areas are shown.

This course is a combined lecture and lab course. Uses a basic knowledge of concrete gained in Footings and Foundations, CON 132, to further explore advanced and innovative ways of using concrete in the construction industry. The course also allows for the ACI, (American Concrete Institute), concrete certification.

The purpose of this course is to prepare the students to sit for the Surgical Technology National Board Certified Examination. Preparation will be a review of materials previous presented throughout the surgical technology program.