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2023-24 Catalog 
    
2023-24 Catalog

Course Descriptions


 

High School Completion

  
  • HS 77 - High School Elective 2

    5 Credits
    In High School Elective 2, students may choose to build further knowledge and skills on the subject explored in high school elective one, or may identify a new subject of interest. Students develop and present a learning plan to the high school competency advisor using online courses, independent study, or other educational opportunities High School Elective 2 is a 10th-grade equivalent course that meets the requirement for one high school elective credit.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 20180611T14:27:51

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Students develop and present a learning plan to the high school competency advisor using online courses, independent study, or other educational opportunities.
    • The advisor ensures the proposed learning experience meets state standards, and is available to assist the student when requested.
    • Students construct a portfolio that describes performance-based learning experiences, and includes a written self-reflection of the product and process of the learning experience.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    With minimal assistance, create and execute learning plan that meets Washington State standards for elective outcomes.

    Enhance presentations via strategic use of digital media and visual data displays.

    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

    Independently produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

  
  • HS 78 - High School Elective 3

    5 Credits
    In High School Elective 3, students may choose to build further knowledge and skills on the subject explored in high school elective one and two, or may identify a new subject of interest. High School Elective 3 is an 11th grade-equivalent course that meets the requirement for one high school elective credit.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 20180614T11:11:06

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Develop and present a learning plan to the high school competency advisor using online courses, independent study, or other educational opportunities
    • The learning plan must contain a research component
    • Construct a portfolio
    • Make a brief oral presentation to a panel of teachers summarizing the product and the process of the learning experience


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Independently create and execute a learning plan that meets Washington State standards for elective outcomes.

    Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

    Effectively conduct short research projects based on focused questions.

    Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research.

  
  • HS 79 - High School Elective 4

    5 Credits
    In High School Elective 4, students have several options for learning experiences. Students may choose to create a capstone project based on their learning in electives 1-3, conduct an in-depth research project on a new subject of interest, create a science-fair project, design and implement a community service project, or propose another project. High School Elective 4 is a 12th grade-equivalent course that meets the requirement for one high school elective credit.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 20180614T11:11:04

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Complete a project under the supervision of a high school faculty
    • Prepare and present a final defense of project


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Create and complete a self-directed interdisciplinary research paper, project, or product demonstrating college-ready skills in writing, speaking, research, and documentation.

    Use valid reasoning and sufficient evidence to support claims.

    Enhance presentations via strategic use of digital media and visual data displays.

    Independently produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

  
  • HS 80 - High School Consumer Mathematics

    5 Credits
    In High School Consumer Mathematics, students improve their intermediate math skills in order to achieve a wide range of career, and personal goals. Designed for students needing to review the meaning of and methods for calculating with fractions, decimals, ratios, percents, and proportions. Financial Literacy supports the development of financially competent and fiscally responsible individuals. Students will develop personal and career goals then create financial strategies that are compatible with their future plans. Students who complete this course should be prepared to take high school algebra 1. The course fulfills the requirement for one high school math elective credit OR one high school elective credit. 

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 2013-07-08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Fractions
    • Decimals
    • Ratios
    • Percents
    • Proportions 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Apply mathematical processes and solutions in making personal and societal choices.

    Apply mathematical strategies to monitor income and expenses, plan for spending, manage debt, and save for future goals.

    Assess personal income potential based on a career plan.

    Implement a diversified investment strategy that is compatible with personal financial goals.

    Apply appropriate and cost-effective risk management strategies.

    Apply reliable information and systematic decision-making to personal financial decisions.

  
  • HS 81 - High School Algebra 1

    5 Credits


    High School Algebra 1 introduces students to basic algebra. This course will guide students with expressing equivalent forms to solve problems, understanding polynomials and rational expression; creating, understanding and solving equations. The purpose of this course is to provide students with basic understanding of these functions so that they are prepared for Algebra 2. This course fulfills the high school Algebra 1 requirement and one high school math credit.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day, Online
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 2015-10-30

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    1. Expressing equivalent forms to solve problems

    2. Polynomials and rational expression

    3. Creating, understanding, and solving equations

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Simplify and solve beginning equations and formulas, such as integer exponents, polynomials, linear equations and inequalities.

    Accurately graph lines from their equations and identify intercepts and slopes.

    Write equations of lines in prescribed forms.

    Calculate and solve equations for specific variables.

    Memorize and use basic math terminology correctly, for example: real numbers, factoring, congruence, polynomials, monomials.

  
  • HS 86 - High School Geometry

    5 Credits


    High School Geometry guides students in examining the ideas and reasoning involved in measurement and geometric calculation. Students will also study properties of two and three-dimensional shapes; similarity and congruence; geometric constructions; coordinate geometry; transformations; functions; and will practice communicating mathematical ideas. This course fulfills the high school geometry requirement and one high school math credit. 

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day

    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 2013-07-08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    1. Properties of two and three-dimensional shapes 

    1. Similarity and congruence 

    1. Geometric constructions 

    1. Coordinate geometry 

    1. Transformations 

    1. Functions 

    1. Communicating mathematical ideas 



    Student Learning Outcomes
    State, justify, and use theorems about angles - especially about angles formed when parallel lines are intersected by a transversal.

    Solve problems involving the basic Geometric ratios of sine, cosine, and tangent.

    Define, compare, and represent prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, and spheres.

    Define, justify, and compute with formulas for surface area and volume

    Define triangle congruence and similarity and use them to determine if triangles are congruent or similar, as well as to solve real-world problems.

  
  • HS 91 - High School Algebra 2

    5 Credits


    High School Algebra 2 builds upon the skills acquired in High School Algebra 1. This course will help students in expanding their skill set to solve advanced polynomials, complex numbers, advance functions, linear equations, simplifying expressions, and solving linear equations in two variables. The purpose of this course is to provide students the advanced understanding to prepare for Geometry. This course fulfills the high school algebra 2 OR math elective requirement and one high school math credit. 

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve ExCel, Pathway to College, and Adult High School Completion program students working to complete a high school diploma.
    Active Date 20220405T16:41:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
     

    • Advanced polynomials 

    • Complex numbers 

    • Advance functions 

    • Linear equations 

    • Simplifying expressions 

    • Solving linear equations in two variable



    Student Learning Outcomes
    Solve absolute value equations and inequalities.

    Accurately use slope, distance, point-slope and slope-intercept formulas while graphing lines.

    Create equations that represent relationships between quantities and graphs.

    Calculate and solve linear systems in two variables: graphically and algebraically.

    Apply intermediate level mathematical terminology to the coordinate system.

  
  • HS 95 - Introduction to Theatre

    5 Credits
    Introduction to the theater with an emphasis on the collaborative components of live dramatic performance: playwriting, directing, design, acting and audience. Course includes required play attendance.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Course Note Includes performance attendance.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve High school completion students. Students interested in drama, live performance & communication.
    Active Date 20220405T16:41:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 38
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Foundations/Discussing Art
    • How Drama compares to other mediums of performance (Film, Television, Dance, etc.)
    • Functions of the Audience & Critics
    • Functions of the Director
    • Functions of the Actor
    • Functions of the Playwright
    • Dramatic Structure and Character
    • Functions of the Designer
    • Musical Theatre History & Current Trends


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate knowledge of the key components of dramatic performance and how they differ from other performance experiences.

    Demonstrate knowledge of the unique contributions of the collaborative artists that create drama.

    Analyze and assess live dramatic performance based on group expectations as well as personal aesthetics.

    Explore the history and current trends of theatre within diverse cultures.

  
  • HS 97 - Seminar for College Success

    3 Credits
    Students will build upon prior learning in topics including study skills, goal setting, college policies and resources, academic and career planning, time management, relationships and self-empowerment, and seminar/discussion/analysis of controversial issues and topics. Some class sections will focus on a special theme or introduce students to particular majors/career fields.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve This course is designed for students in the high school completion program with some experience in higher education, and needing continued support and instruction to be college ready.communication.
    Active Date 20220405T16:41:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 30
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    • Home work and tutorung labs  
    • Highline Community College policies and resources
    • Study skills and time management 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate an understanding of the policies and resources at Highline.

    Show awareness of self,academic and career goals, and an ability to plan for success.

    Demonstrate an ability to develop meaningful relationships with faculty members and their peers for a healthy academic support structure.

    In themed sections: Show knowledge of issues which are the focus of the course section and/or potential majors/career fields.

    Communicate topics and issues effectively in a multi-cultural classroom setting that propels the learning in the classroom

    Provide sound and logical reasoning to support arguments orally and written

    Demonstrate an ability to use study and time management skills effectively.

  
  • HS 98 - HS Culminating Project

    2 Credits
    This course meets the Washington State high school completion requirement for graduation. Students will explore a topic of interest and complete one of the following: essay, oral presentation, service learning project. Students will create a High School and Beyond Plan.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Students enrolled in Highline’s High School Completion Program.
    Active Date 20230328T10:34:07

    Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
    Independent Study Yes
    Class Limit 15
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies Yes
    Total Contact Hours 66
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    Independent Study.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Solve problems by thinking analytically, logically and creatively while integrating  experience and knowledge.

    Demonstrate mastery of English in a variety of ways, effectively and concisely.

    Apply learning to relevant problems, projects, and experiences.

    Demonstrate career readiness through knowledge of academic requirements, salaries and companies related to their field of choice.


History

  
  • HIST 101 - World Civilizations I

    5 Credits

    This course will provide an introduction to the history of the Ancient World, from the earliest human societies to about 1500.  The course will emphasize the social, cultural and political challenges that have shaped different cultures and it will address points of comparison between them.  Points of contact between cultures and the broader forces that help to define those contacts-trade, migration, patterns of disease, for example-will also be discussed. The class will also consider the nature of history and its methods as an academic discipline.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve This class is designed to serve transfer students and all those interested in a history class.
    Active Date 20190613T09:59:29

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA

    • Diversity & Globalism
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
     

    1. Earliest Human Societies
    2. Early Civilizations of Mesopotamia & Egypt
    3. The Foundations of Indian Civilization
    4. China’s Classical Age
    5. Greek Civilization
    6. Rome: from Republic to Empire
    7. East Asia & the Spread of Buddhism
    8. Post-Roman Civilization in Europe & W. Asia
    9. The Islamic World
    10. Ancient Societies and Civilizations of Africa and the Americas


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Identify key people, terms, & events in Ancient World History.

    Compare and Contrast different World Civilizations on the basis of their respective cultural and religious models as well as their unique social and political frameworks.

    Analyze textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience, and reliability as a historical source.

    Evaluate how historical actors' worldviews influenced their choices and decisions.

    Construct defensible interpretations of processes and events in Ancient World history using primary and secondary sources.

  
  • HIST 102 - World Civilizations II

    5 Credits

    This course will provide an introduction to the history of the Early Modern World, from the period of trade and cultural expansion under the Mongols to the Atlantic Revolutions of the late 18th and early 19th centuries.  The course will emphasize the social, intellectual and political revolutions that shaped different cultures during this period, and it will address points of comparison between them.  Points of contact and conflict between cultures and the broader forces that help to define those contacts-trade, migration, colonialism, and patterns of disease-will also be discussed. The class will also consider the nature of history and its methods as an academic discipline.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve This class is designed to serve transfer students and all those interested in a history class.
    Active Date 20190613T09:59:31

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA

    • Diversity & Globalism
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    1. The Age of the Mongols, to c. 1400
    2. East Asian Civilizations to c. 1400
    3. Medieval Europe & W. Asia, c. 800-1450
    4. The European Renaissance & Reformation, c. 1350-1600
    5. Accelerating Global Contact, 1450-1600
    6. The Islamic World Powers, to c. 1800
    7. Science & the Age of Enlightenment, c. 1500-1790
    8. Africa and the World, c. 1400-1800
    9. Continuity and Change in East Asia, c. 1400-1800
    10. The Atlantic Revolutions, c. 1775-1825


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Identify key people, terms, & events in Early Modern World History.

    Compare and Contrast different World Civilizations on the basis of their respective cultural and religious models as well as their unique social frameworks.

    Analyze textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience, and reliability as a historical source.

    Evaluate how historical actors' worldviews influenced their choices and decisions.

    Construct defensible interpretations of processes and events in Early Modern World history using primary and secondary sources.

  
  • HIST 103 - World Civilizations III

    5 Credits

    This course will provide an introduction to the history of the Modern World from the 19th to the 21st century. The course will emphasize the political,economic, and cultural revolutions that have characterized modern socieities, and  it will address points of comparison between nations and regions of the world in an era of increasing globalization.  Points of contact between cultures and the broader forces that help to define those contacts-trade, migration, patterns of disease, imperialism,  genocide, and global conflict-will also be discussed. The class will also consider the nature of history and its methods as an academic discipline.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve This class is designed to serve transfer students and all those interested in a history class.
    Active Date 20190613T09:59:34

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA

    • Diversity & Globalism
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
     

    1. The Industrial Revolution & the Transformation of Europe, c. 1760-1850
    2. Africa, the Ottoman Empire and the New Imperialism, c. 1800-1914
    3. Asia & the Pacific in the Imperial Age, c. 1800-1914
    4. The Americas in the Age of Liberalism, c. 1810-1900
    5. The First World War & the Russian Revolution
    6. National Struggles in Asia, c. 1914-1939
    7. The Great Depression & World War II, c. 1929-1945
    8. The Cold War and Decolonization, c. 1945-1968
    9. Liberalization, c. 1968-2000
    10. The Contemporary World in Historical Perspective


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Identify key people, terms, & events in Modern World History.

    Compare and Contrast different regional world cultures on the basis of their respective cultural and religious models as well as their unique social frameworks.

    Analyze textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience, and reliability as a historical source.

    Evaluate how historical actors' worldviews influenced their choices and decisions

    Construct defensible interpretations of processes and events in Modern World history using primary and secondary sources.

  
  • HIST 115 - History of World War II

    5 Credits
    Focuses on the economic, political, social, and military developments of the world from the end of World War I to the conclusion and aftermath of World War II.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Students seeking a transfer course.
    Active Date 2014-11-07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    I. Peace to End all Peace II. Perilous Twenties III. Troubles in the Far East IV. Calamitous Thirties V. Appeasement and Mistakes of the Democratic Powers VI. German Conquest of Europe VII. Aggression of Asia VIII. Humanity in Trouble - The Holocaust IX. Turning the Tides of War X. The Gender Factor XI. Victory in Europe and Asia XII. Aftermath of War

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate knowledge of key historical events, terms, and people in the history of World War II.

    Locate cities, colonies, countries, bodies of water, and other key geographical and historical sites pertaining to the history of World War II.

    Read and evaluate textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience, and factuality.

    Articulate ideas clearly both orally and in writing.

    Construct defensible interpretations about the significance or meaning of major historical events in the history of World War II on the basis of primary and/or secondary source evidence.

    Demonstrate understanding of the long-term significance of key historical events, terms, and people in the history of World War II for contemporary issues and concerns.

  
  • HIST 160 - Modern Asian History

    5 Credits
    Examines cultural, economic and political development of China, Japan and Korea from 1850 to today.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve Transfer students or any students seeking to understand the modern political and cultural evolution of China, Japan and Korea.
    Active Date 2015-10-30

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    I. Heritage
    A. China and Western contact
    B. Tokugawa Japan and traditions
    C. Manchu China and revolution
    II. Differing routes to modernization
    A. Chinese Struggle for the New Way
    B. The Metamorphosis of Japan
    III. The 1920s and 30s: Aggression and the Road to War
    IV. World War II in East Asia
    V. Post-WW II developments
    A. Civil War China
    B. Occupation and Rebuilding Japan
    C. Korea at war
    VI. Contemporary East Asia
    A. China under Mao
    B. China under Deng
    C. Japan as an economic giant
    D. Korea undergoes change

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will distinguish the cultural roots of China, Japan and Korea.

    Students will identify Asian responses to modernization.

    Students illustrate the impact of WWII on Asian development.

    Students will outline political organization of modern China, Korea, and Japan.

  
  • HIST 190 - History Seminar I

    1 Credits
    Describes and interprets noteworthy historical topics, events, and people from all periods and geographical areas.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day

    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Students interested in historical topics and the broader campus and local communities.
    Active Date 2016-02-18

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 48
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    This course will vary from quarter to quarter, depending on the interests and availability of faculty and off-campus presenters. Topics will be drawn from all historical periods and regions.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will identify historical significance of topics presented.

    Students will summarize presenters’ historical conclusions and describe presenters’ methodology and sources.

  
  • HIST 191 - History Seminar II

    1 Credits
    For those who have taken History Seminar I and wish to continue to enjoy the series. Describes and interprets noteworthy historical topics, events, and people from all periods and geographical areas.

    Pre-requisite(s) HIST 190
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day

    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Students interested in history who have already taken HIST 190.
    Active Date 2016-02-18

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 48
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    Course Outline
    This course will vary from quarter to quarter, depending on the interests and availability of faculty and off-campus presenters. Topics will be drawn from all historical periods and regions.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will identify historical significance.

    Students will summarize presenters’ historical conclusions and describe presenters’ methodology and sources.

  
  • HIST 225 - Civil War and Reconstruction

    5 Credits
    Provides an overview of the causes of the American Civil War, including the goals and assets of both sides; considers the evolution of wartime strategies and tactics; examines the changing political landscape over the course of the war; and concludes with closure of the conflict and political and social transitions resulting from the war.

    Course Note Previously AMERICAN CIVIL WAR
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day



    Designed to Serve Students seeking to understand the roots of the Civil War, the evolution of the conflict, and the war’s permanent impact on American values and political systems. General student population, students planning to transfer to four-year colleges or universities, and future elementary or secondary social studies teachers.
    Active Date 2016-02-18

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    Background Causes of the Civil War

    The Election of 1860 and Secession

    Why They Fought: Goals of the Union and the Confederacy

    Military Strategy and Outcomes

    War and American Society

    Peace, Reconstruction, and Legacy

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will identify the background causes of the Civil War and evaluate their relative importance.

    Students will identify and evaluate the various political efforts to resolve divisive issues in the decades leading up to the Civil War.

    Students will demonstrate their understanding of the significance of specific battles in the outcome of the war.

    Students will summarize short-term and long-term outcomes of the Civil War on American social and political institutions.

    Students will find, read, and analyze appropriate primary and secondary sources pertaining to the Civil War.

    Students will demonstrate an understanding of the geography of the Civil War by finding, creating, and/or analyzing maps.

  
  • HIST 260 - Africa: Colonial Rule and Independence Struggles

    5 Credits
    Covers the colonial era and post-independence struggles in sub-Saharan Africa. While the focus is on the colonial period and post-independence struggles, a brief introduction to the precolonial era will be provided. The colonial section covers exploration and implantation of colonies by Europeans. It also touches upon the role of missionaries during the era of colonization. The post-independence component will examine some of the major issues that African nations have wrestled with since independence. Cameroon will be used as a case study.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve Students interested in African history and culture as well as African students who want to learn and share their history and culture.
    Active Date 2011-06-15

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    PART I Introduction: overview of African history before the arrival of Europeans- Migrations, family structure, indigenous religions and the advent of Islam. PART II The Berlin Conference European colonization Christian Missionary beginnings in Africa African resistance PART III The Rise of Nationalism (Examples from North, South, East, and West Africa) PART IV Post-independence struggles (A general survey of secessionist movements and health problems) Cameroon: Post-colonial struggles with such issues as: ethnicity and national integration; the role of women in the new political structure, Marriage and the family, Health issues- AIDS and other STDs, etc. PART V Conclusion- Globalization and its impact on Africa (Internal strife and the external exodus).

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate an understanding of the historical development of Africa.

    Critically evaluate and synthesize information of African history.

    Demonstrate an understanding of concepts, perspectives, and vocabulary.

    Demonstrate knowledge of how to present ideas and arguments clearly and logically in both oral and written form.

    Place specific African events within the historical context of the development of the African nations and the context of world events.

  
  • HIST 273 - Women and Gender in the Modern West

    5 Credits
    Examines the relationship between historical events and women’s lives and the impact of ideas and attitudes about gender, race, class, and sexuality on individuals of both sexes in modern western history.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve Students seeking a transfer course and those interested in the history of women, gender, and sexuality.
    Active Date 2011-04-20

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Diversity & Globalism
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    I. Women in Early Modern Politics and Life II. Women & Gender in the Era of the French & American Revolutions III. Women & Family in the New Industrial Society IV. 19th C. Resistance, Revolution & Reform Movements V. Gender, Sexuality & Imperialism VI. Women in War & Revolution VII. The Modern Girl in the Interwar Era VIII. Women & Gender in World War II IX. Gender in the Postwar Era X. Gender at the Turn of the Millennium

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Evaluate textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience, and factuality

    Articulate ideas and arguments clearly in oral and written form

    Place historical events in the history of women and gender within broader social, cultural, and political developments

    Summarize the ways in which modern daily life is influenced by historically constructed ideas about gender and sexuality

    Describe the ways in which 19th and 20th century conflicts, integration, continuity and advances have influenced individual lives

    Construct reasonable interpretations about the significance or meaning of historical events on the basis of source evidence.

  
  • HIST 291 - Independent Study

    1 Credits
    An individual study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Any student who wishes to participate in a personal study of a historical area that is not specifically offered through our curriculum.
    Active Date 20201105T14:50:59

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Student/instructor discussion to determine appropriateness of the project.
    • Student-prepared outline of area(s) to be covered in student project.
    • Acceptance of outline by instructor and schedule established for project to be completed.
    • Student’s completion of agreed project.
    • Evaluation of project by instructor.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Effectively complete a mutually agreed-upon, independent history project that conforms to given requirements.

  
  • HIST 292 - Independent Study

    2 Credits
    An individual study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve Any student who wishes to participate in a personal study of a historical area that is not specifically offered through our curriculum.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:03

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 66
    Total Contact Hours 66
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Student/instructor discussion to determine appropriateness of the project.
    • Student-prepared outline of area(s) to be covered in student project.
    • Acceptance of outline by instructor and schedule established for project to be completed.
    • Student’s completion of agreed project.
    • Evaluation of project by instructor.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Effectively complete a mutually agreed-upon, independent history project that conforms to given requirements.

  
  • HIST 293 - Independent Study

    3 Credits
    An individual study project developed by the student and instructor in an area approved by the instructor.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Any student who wishes to participate in a personal study of a historical area that is not specifically offered through our curriculum.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:04

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 99
    Total Contact Hours 99
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Student/instructor discussion pertaining to student desiring to become involved in an independent project.
    • Student-prepared outlines of area(s) to be covered in student project.
    • Acceptance of outline by instructor and time period established for project to be completed.
    • Student completing agreed program.
    • Evaluation of project by instructor.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Effectively complete a mutually agreed-upon, independent history project that conforms to given requirements.

  
  • HIST& 116 - Western Civilization I

    5 Credits
    Covers the history of the Ancient Mediterranean world, from the origins of human society to the early Middle Ages. Addresses all major political, social, cultural and religious developments.

    Course Note Ancient Western History
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve All students–basic course for transfer-bound students to four year institutions.
    Active Date 2014-11-07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    A. Introduction to History B. Nature and Origin of Civilization C. Mesopotamian Beginnings D. Egyptian Wonders E. The Greeks F. Other People of the Mediterranean G. The Rise of the Roman Republic H. Collapse of Imperial Rome and the Rise of Christianity I. the Impact of Byzantine and Islamic Civilization J. Germanic Kingdoms in Western Europe

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate knowledge of key historical events, terms and people in Ancient Western history

    Locate cities, colonies, states, territories, bodies of water and other key geographical and historical sites pertaining to Ancient Western history

    Read and evaluate textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience and factuality

    Construct defensible interpretations about the significance or meaning of major historical events in Ancient Western history on the basis of primary or secondary source evidence

    Articulate ideas clearly orally and in writing

    Demonstrate understanding of the long term significance of key historical events, terms and people in Ancient Western history for contemporary issues and concerns

  
  • HIST& 117 - Western Civilization II

    5 Credits
    Covers the history of the Medieval West, from the High Middle Ages to the French Revolution. Addresses all major political, social, cultural and religious developments.

    Course Note Western Early Modern History
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve All students–this is a basic transfer course.
    Active Date 2014-10-27

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    A. Feudal institutions B. Revival of commerce C. The Church of the Middle Ages D. Development of the National Monarchies E. European Renaissance F. Reformation G. Absolutism, Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment H. The Enlightenment I. The French Revolution & Napoleonic Wars

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate knowledge of key historical events, terms and people in Medieval Western history

    Locate cities, colonies, states, territories, bodies of water and other key geographical and historical sites pertaining to Medieval Western history

    Read and evaluate textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience and factuality

    Construct defensible interpretations about the significance or meaning of major historical events in Medieval Western history on the basis of primary or secondary source evidence

    Articulate ideas clearly orally and in writing

    Demonstrate understanding of the long term significance of key historical events, terms and people in Medieval Western history for contemporary issues and concerns

  
  • HIST& 118 - Western Civilization III

    5 Credits
    Covers the history of the Modern West, from the Industrial Revolution to the present. Addresses all major political, social, cultural and religious developments.

    Course Note Modern Western History
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered


    Winter Day


    Designed to Serve All students–this is a basic transfer course.
    Active Date 2014-10-27

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    A. Industrialization B. Nationalism and Imperialism C. Social and Economic Movements D. Power Politics and World War I E. The Twenties and Thirties F. World War II G. The Cold War and After H. The Global Age

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate knowledge of key historical events, terms and people in Modern Western history

    Locate cities, colonies, states, territories, bodies of water and other key geographical and historical sites pertaining to Modern Western history

    Read and evaluate textual, visual, and statistical evidence for author intent, bias, intended audience and factuality

    Construct defensible interpretations about the significance or meaning of major historical events in Modern Western history on the basis of primary or secondary source evidence

    Articulate ideas clearly orally and in writing

    Demonstrate understanding of the long term significance of key historical events, terms and people in Modern Western history for contemporary issues and concerns

  
  • HIST& 146 - U.S. History I

    5 Credits
    Explores the development of American society and institutions from the colonial era through the Revolutionary War period to the War of 1812. Examines and evaluates political, social, economic, cultural and religious aspects.

    Course Note To 1815. Previously HIST 121.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Fall Day, Evening, Online
    Winter Day, Evening, Online
    Spring Day, Evening, Online

    Designed to Serve Students intending to transfer to four-year institutions and Running Start students with college-level reading, writing, and note-taking skills.
    Active Date 2011-06-14

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    1. The First Americans and Contact between Old World and New 2. Colonial America 3. The Revolution and the Declaration of Independence 4. The Constitution and the Early National Period

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will demonstrate historical thinking skills and knowledge of basic factual information by passing objective and/or essay exams at a minimum 60% competency.

    Students will locate cities, colonies, states, territories, bodies of water, and other key geographical and historical features on outline maps.

    Students will interpret and explain written and visual materials.

    Students will find, evaluate, and effectively utilize resources in American history.

    Students will write clear, comprehensive, well-supported, and historically accurate essays and/or papers.

    Students will read and analyze selected primary and secondary source materials.

  
  • HIST& 147 - U.S. History II

    5 Credits
    Provides an overview of the development of American society and institutions from the Era of Good Feelings to the turn of the 20th century. Examines and evaluates political, social, economic, cultural and religious aspects.

    Course Note 1815 to 1900. Previously HIST 122.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students intending to transfer to four-year institution and Running Start students with college-level reading, writing, and note-taking skills.
    Active Date 2011-06-15

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    1. The Era of Good Feelings 2. The Age of Jackson 3. Expansion and Slavery 4. Sectionalism 5. The Civil War and Reconstruction 6. Industrialization, Urbanization, and Response 7. From Isolation to Empire

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate historical thinking skills and knowledge of basic factual information.

    Locate cities, states, territories, bodies of water, and other key geographical and historical features on outline maps.

    Interpret and explain written and visual materials.

    Find, evaluate, and effectively utilize resources in American history.

    Write clear, comprehensive, well-supported, and historically accurate essays and/or papers.

    Read and analyze selected primary and secondary source materials.

  
  • HIST& 148 - U.S. History III

    5 Credits
    Explores development of American society and institutions since 1900. Examines and evaluates political, social, economic, cultural and religious aspects.

    Course Note Since 1900 Previously HIST 123.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day, Online
    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students intending to transfer to four-year institution and Running Start students with college-level reading, writing, and note-taking skills.
    Active Date 2011-06-15

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    1. Progressivism 2. World War I 3. The 1920s 4. The Depression and New Deal 5. World War II 6. 1950s: Affluence and Anxiety 7. The 1960s 8. Politics and Society from the 1970s to the Present

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate historical thinking skills and knowledge of basic factual information.

    Locate cities, states, territories, bodies of water, and other key geographical and historical features on outline maps.

    Interpret and explain written and visual materials.

    Write clear, comprehensive, well-supported, and historically accurate essays and/or papers.

    Read and analyze selected primary and secondary source materials.

  
  • HIST& 214 - Pacific Northwest History

    5 Credits
    Examines the history of the Pacific Northwest and Washington State from earliest times to the modern era, including Native American settlement, Euro-American exploration and settlement, the growth of political and social institutions, and economic development. Emphasis on the relationships between regional and national historical trends.

    Course Note Previously HIST 210.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered



    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Students intending to transfer to four-year institution and Running Start students with college-level reading, writing, and note-taking skills.
    Active Date 2016-02-18

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Social Science Area I

    Course Outline
    1. Geography of the Pacific Northwest
    2. The First Pacific Northwesterners
    3. Contact and Exploration
    4. Missionaries and Settlers
    5. Territorial Questions and International Disputes
    6. Social, Economic, and Political Developments in the late 19th and early 20th Centuries
    7. World Wars and Depression
    8. The Cold War
    9. Social, Economic, and Political Developments in the late 20th and early 21st Centuries

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Demonstrate historical thinking skills and knowledge of basic factual information pertaining to the Pacific Northwest.

    Demonstrate knowledge of Pacific Northwest historical geography by finding, creating, and/or interpreting maps.

    Find, evaluate, and effectively utilize primary and secondary resources in Pacific Northwest history.


Homeland Security Emergency Management

  
  • HSEM 102 - Introduction to Homeland Security Emergency Management

    5 Credits
    Provides groundwork on which emergency services can build a strong foundation for disaster and emergency management for homeland security in the 21st century. Addresses issues, policies, questions, best practices, and lessons learned through recent years. Standard on Emergency Management and exposure to new and developing theories, practices, and technology in emergency management.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:04

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Introduction to Emergency Management
    • Evolution of Guidelines and Standards
    • Laws and Authorities
    • Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment, and Impact Analysis
    • Incident Prevention and Hazard Mitigation
    • Resource Management
    • Mutual Aid Agreements
    • Emergency Plans for All Hazards
    • Direction, Command, Control, and Coordination
    • Operational Procedures
    • Logistics and Facilities
    • Training


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Define essential elements of an effective emergency management program.

    Define the many roles, responsibilities and functions of the professional emergency manager in addressing holistic community needs.

    Describe the actions taken in hazard identification and components of an emergency plan and principles that guide the planning process

    Examine the actions taken when planning for incident prevention and hazard mitigation in the context of population, infrastructure and equity.

    Describe basic components of mutual aid systems.

    Analyze compliance requirements for emergency communications and warnings.

  
  • HSEM 110 - Basic Incident Command System/NIMS

    2 Credits
    This course introduces the Incident Command System (ICS) and provides the foundation for higher-level ICS training. This course describes the history, features, and principles and organization structure of the Incident Command System. It also explains the relationship between ICS and the National Incident Management System (NIMS). (Course will meet ICS 100/200/700/800 requirements).

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:43

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Command Procedures
    • Organizational Structure - Command
    • Command Structure - Expanding the Organization by Establishing Branches
    • Expanding the Organization by Establishing Sections
    • Unified Command
    • Safety
    • Tactical Simulations & Incident Analysis
       


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Analyze the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and its application to coordinating and integrating a response to domestic incidents

    Identify five major management functions.

    Explain the roles and responsibilities of the Incident Commander and Command Staff.

    Determine when it is appropriate to institute a Unified or Area Command.

    Describe the Public Information Systems required by NIMS

    Evaluate ways in which NIMS can affect how jurisdictions prepare for incidents and events

    Describe how NIMS affects the way resources are managed.

    Describe the advantages of common communication and information management standards.

    Explain how NIMS will influence technology and technological systems required for emergency response.

  
  • HSEM 120 - All Hazards Emergency Planning

    3 Credits
    This course is designed to introduce students to developing an effective emergency planning system. This course offers training in the fundamentals of the emergency planning process, including the rationale behind planning. Emphasis will be placed on hazard/risk analysis and planning team development. Other topics, such as Continuity of Operations (COOP), Emergency Support Functions, National Response Plan, Washington State Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan and contingency planning for areas such as Special Needs (Vulnerable Populations) or Animal Sheltering are included.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:04

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Emergency Planning Process
    • Human Behavior in Disasters
    • Successful Emergency Planning
    • Classes of Protective Action Recommendations
    • Selecting Protective Actions
    • Content and Format of Emergency Planning
    • Continuity of Operations Plans
    • Population Warning
    • Planning for Hazard Adjustment
    • Structures for Emergency Management Response
    • Selected Federal Emergency Planning Mandates
       


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Define how emergency planning fits within the field of emergency management.

    Explore the components of an emergency plan, principles that guide the planning process and resources/national standards that can be used in the planning process.

    Explain the impacts of disasters on people’s mental and physical health.

    Determine how to staff and organize, motivate and prepare a team to respond well in emergencies.

    Identify the basis for estimating hazard exposure.

    Identify and define the principle components of consequence analysis.

    Outline the elements of a basic Emergency Operation Plan (EOP).

    Develop an Emergency Operation Plan.

    Prepare warning message content for special needs populations.

    Explore ways to design and create a hazard mitigation program.

  
  • HSEM 130 - Technology and Emergency Management

    3 Credits
    This class provides a detailed overview of the technology used, and also clearly explains how the technology is applied in the field of emergency management. Students will learn how to utilize technology in emergency planning, response, recovery and mitigation efforts and they’ll uncover the key elements that must be in place for technology to enhance the emergency management process. Course overviews include: Web Emergency Operations Center (EOC), using technology with training and exercises, reverse 911 notification systems, video conferencing/downlinks and Geographic Information System (GIS)/ Global Positioning System (GPS) capabilities.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Winter Online
    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:05

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Using Technology as a Tool
    • Emergency Management and the Internet Information Highway
    • Networks and Communication Systems: Working Together
    • Geographic Information System (GIS) and Global Positioning System (GPS) Tools: Maps and Geographic Systems
    • Direct and Remote Sensing: Describing and Detecting Hazards
    • Emergency Management Decision Support Systems: Using Data to Manage Disasters
    • Hazards Analysis and Modeling: Predicting the Impact
    • Warning Systems: Alerting the Public to Danger
    • Operational Problems and Technology: Making Technology Work for You
    • Trends in Technology


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Compare the range of technologies available for emergency management use.

    Utilize technology and access data.

    Identify legal, ethical, and social elements in the employment of a technology.

    Demonstrate a working level knowledge of developments in technology.

    Research the potential impact of new technologies on emergency management.

  
  • HSEM 157 - Public Information

    2 Credits
    The course is designed to train participants for coordinating and disseminating information released during emergency operations and for assisting in the scheduling and coordination of news conferences and similar media events. After completing this course the student will have met the sections required for Public Information Officer as outlined by NFPA 1035.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Winter Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors. This course will also help, those wishing to work in the marketing or Public Information Officer field.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:05

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Introduction to Public Information 
    • Characteristics/responsibilities of a Public Information Officer 
    • Ethics, Legal Issues and Policies 
    • The Media 
    • Gathering and disseminating Information 
    • The Joint Information Center and the Joint Information System 
    • Reaching the Whole Community 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Describe characteristics and responsibilities that make an effective public information officer.

    Describe guidelines for department policies, which guide public information functions.

    Describe purpose, elements, and roles in a joint information system/joint information system.

    Describe various types of alert and warning systems.

    Identify access and functional needs that must be addressed in public messaging.

    Create messages that are appropriate for specific audiences and platforms.

  
  • HSEM 160 - Emergency Response Awareness to Terrorism

    5 Credits
    Provides current and relevant information about terrorism, terrorist behavior, homeland security policies and dilemmas, and how to deal effectively with threats and the consequences of attacks. Student will gain insight into the key players involved in emergency management, local and state issues, particularly as they need to interact and work with FEMA and other federal agencies. Course components include identifying terrorism, causes of terrorism, preventing terrorist attacks, responding to terrorism attacks and avoidance in communication and leadership collapse.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Course Note CJ 222 Can be a substitue for this class
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter into or advance in the Emergency Management Field in both the private and public sectors. Those wishing to increase their knowledge on Terrorism and Terror Activity.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:06

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Identifying Terrorism
    • Causes of Terrorism
    • Terrorist Behavior
    • History Perspectives on Terrorism
    • Terrorism, the Media, and Censorship
    • Preparing, Preventing and Responding to Terrorist Attacks
    • Threat Assessment and Security Enhancement
    • Recovering from Terrorist Attacks
    • Future Challenges Facing Homeland Security
    • Information Sharing


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Compare and contrast the history of terrorism in the United States and abroad.

    Examine terrorism and the risks associated with terrorist incidents.

    Explain the basic terms and concepts associated with terrorism incidents.

    Compare and contrast different missions of homeland security.

    Recognize the characteristics of terrorism.

    Evaluate the most frequently mentioned causes of terrorism.

    Analyze terrorist behavior.

    Examine the evolution of terrorism in the United States and other countries.

    Compare and contrast the positive and negative features of modern news coverage of terrorism.

    Explore and discuss federal, state, local and private procedures in preparedness measures, response, relief, and recovery

  
  • HSEM 180 - Public Administration

    3 Credits
    This course provides an overview in the structure and issues of public service. Course participants will examine the context of public administration: the political system, the role of federalism, bureaucratic politics and power, and the various theories of administration that guide public managers today. Course components include public administration, personnel, budgeting, decision-making, organizational behavior, leadership, and policy implementation. Lessons will be drawn from the most current applications of public administration today, such as Hurricane Katrina efforts and Homeland Security.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Winter Online
    Designed to Serve Those serving or wishing to serve in the Emergency Management filed in both the public and private sectors.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:06

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Public Administration, Democracy, and Bureaucratic Power 
    • Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations 
    • Organizational Theory 
    • Decision Making in Administration 
    • Chief Executives and Challenges of Administrative Leadership 
    • Public Personnel Administration and Human Resource Development 
    • Government Budgeting 
    • Public Policy and Implementation 
    • Government Regulation and Administrative Law 
    • Public Administration in a Time of Conflict and Change 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Explore the context, nature and structure of public administration in America.

    Compare and contrast the political, legal and social environment of public administration.

    Discuss the nature of the decision-making process in public administration.

    Explain the budget process and planning.

    Discuss the impact and influence of government regulation and administrative law over public affairs.

  
  • HSEM 200 - Emergency Operations Center

    2 Credits
    This course provides the student with skills and knowledge to manage an Emergency Operations Center (EOC), acquire and control resources, and interface with on-scene responders within Incident Management Systems. Topics include EOC design, preparing, staffing and operating, jurisdictional setting, and the critical link between Incident Management Systems and emergency management operations. Prerequisite: HSEM 110 Basic ICS/NIMS.

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 and HSEM 110 with a minimum 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to enter or currently serving in the emergency management field both in the public or private sectors
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Introduction to Emergency Operations Center (EOC)
    • Functions of the Emergency Operations Center
    • Jurisdictional Setting of the Emergency Operations Center
    • Staffing and Operating the Emergency Operations Center
    • Designing an Emergency Operations Center
    • Incident Management Systems
    • Public Information Officer (PIO) Operations/Information Management


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Examine the purpose of the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).

    Analyze how an Emergency Operation Center is managed, organized and activated.

    Utilize the planning steps for designing an EOC.

    Determine the staffing requirements of an EOC.

    Recognize potential alternate locations suitable for EOC operations should the primary EOC facility become damaged or inoperable.

    Analyze the decision making and problem solving issues associated in an EOC.

    Relate EOC operations to National Incident Management System (NIMS) requirements.

    Analyze how Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) can be used in managing and operating the EOC.

    Recognize and utilize guidelines for PIO Operations/Information Management.

  
  • HSEM 210 - Exercise Design and Evaluation

    3 Credits
    This course provides participants with the knowledge and skills to develop, conduct, evaluate and report effective exercises that test a community’s operations plan and operational response capability. Throughout the course, participants will learn about topics including exercise program management, design and development, evaluation, and improvement planning. It also builds a foundation for subsequent exercise courses, which provide the specifics of the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) and the National Standard Exercise Curriculum (NSEC).

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 and HSEM 120 with min 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Winter Online
    Designed to Serve Those wishing to serve or already serving in the emergency management role in both the public and private sectors
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Introduction to Exercise Design
    • Comprehensive Exercise Program
    • The Exercise Process
    • Exercise Design Steps
    • Tabletop Exercise
    • Functional Exercise
    • Full-Scale Exercise
    • Exercise Evaluation
    • Exercise Enhancements
    • Designing a Functional Exercise


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Describe the exercise design process

    Identify hazards that affect a community or organization

    Develop a purpose statement for an exercise

    Develop objectives for an exercise

    Design a discussion based exercise

    Develop exercise evaluation support material

  
  • HSEM 220 - Developing and Managing Volunteer Resources

    2 Credits
    This course will focus on methods and procedures for involving private-sector organizations and volunteers in emergency management programs in ways which benefit both parties. The focus of the course is on maximizing the effectiveness of volunteer resources by implementing a people-oriented system that addresses defining volunteer roles, designing a plan of action, recruiting volunteers, training individuals who volunteer and motivation and maintenance of a successful program. Participants will acquire skills and knowledge to make appropriate volunteer assignments that enhance the effectiveness of an integrated emergency management system.

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 with min 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to serve or currently serving in the emergency management field
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Different Types of Volunteers and Volunteer Programs
    • Benefits and Challenges of Involving Volunteers
    • Developing a Volunteer Program
    • Working With Voluntary Agencies (VOLAGs) /Community-Based Organizations (CBOs)
    • Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD)
    • Identifying Needs of Volunteers and How to Meet Them
    • Special Issues in Volunteer Management


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Correlate the skills and knowledge required of volunteers in emergency management programs.

    Describe how volunteers can be used most beneficially to meet an agency's needs.

    Analyze the steps in developing a volunteer program

    Develop a volunteer policy and job description.

    Outline strategies for recruiting, retaining, assigning, training, supervising, and evaluating volunteers.

    Analyze the role of volunteers and voluntary agencies in providing emergency assistance.

    Describe methods that will ensure cultural humility and equity in managing volunteers in a diverse community.

  
  • HSEM 230 - Disaster Recovery

    2 Credits
    The purpose of this course is to enable students to understand and think critically about response and recovery operations in the profession of emergency management. Students will utilize problem based learning by analyzing actual disaster events and applying the theories, principals, and practice of response and recovery. In addition, students will learn about the issues faced by special populations and how to address these special needs in natural disaster response and recovery.

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 and HSEM 120 with min 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Winter Online
    Designed to Serve Those wishing to or currently serving in a emergency management role.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:09

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • What to Expect with Hazards and Disasters 
    • Roles and Responsibilities of Disaster Stakeholders 
    • Human Behavior in Disasters 
    • Recovery Operations 
    • Evacuation and Sheltering 
    • Debris Management 
    • Special Issues 
    • Managing Recovery 
    • Public and Individual Assistance 
    • The relationship between recovery and infrastructure 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Examine what occurs during a disaster and the impact it has on people, property and the environment.

    Differentiate between the responsibilities of the local government after a disaster versus those of the state and federal government.

    Analyze human responses to disasters.

    Examine the process through which public and individual assistance may be obtained.

    Describe special issues during recovery

    Apply principles and practices of disaster recovery in case studies.

  
  • HSEM 240 - Homeland Security Emergency Management Work-Based Learning

    5 Credits
    Provides students with real world experiences in homeland security and emergency management. Students learn to work within time constraints and are exposed to appropriate workplace behaviors. Students will have opportunities to refine the core skills they have learned from the courses or curriculum.

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 with min 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    FeesHD

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Online
    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Those wishing to gain experience in the emergency management field through non paid work study
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:09

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Internship Yes
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Field Studies 165
    Total Contact Hours 165
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • On-the-job training 
    • Agency organizational environment/culture 
    • Problem solving techniques for the workplace 
    • Working with people from diverse backgrounds 
    • Career development and opportunities


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Obtain homeland security emergency management work experience through volunteering, job shadowing, interning, and/or agreeing to be evaluated by a current supervisor.

    Set workplace learning objectives, develop a plan for accomplishing those objectives, document the learning process, and assess their success in reaching objectives.

    Write a career path plan communicating where they want to be in their careers five years in the future and the steps they will take to make it happen.

  
  • HSEM 250 - Homeland Security Law and Policy

    3 Credits
    This course is designed to give the student an overview of various statutes, regulations, constitutional law, and common law associated with Homeland Security. This course examines emergency response, weapons of mass destruction, local government powers, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), Department of Homeland Security, civil rights, international anti-terrorism efforts, Homeland Security Act of 2002, and the Patriot Act. Students will be introduced to the legalities and ethics relevant to organizing for counterterrorism, investigating terrorism and other national security threats, crisis and consequence management.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Online
    Winter Online
    Designed to Serve Those wishing to serve or already serving in an Emergency management role.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:10

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Emergency Management and the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
    • Homeland Security from a Local, State and Federal Perspective 
    • Partnerships with Homeland Security 
    • Ethical, legal and social Issues 
    • Anti-terrorism Investigation and the Fourth Amendment 
    • National Response Framework (NRF)/National Incident Management System (NIMS) 
    • USA Patriot Act 
    • Robert T. Stafford Act 
    • Critical Infrastructure Protection and Cybersecurity


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Compare and contrast an effective policy with a poor policy.

    Discuss ethical, legal, and social issues in Homeland Security.

    Examine local, state, and federal dynamics involved with the introduction and implementation of new laws and regulations.

    Explain laws and legal issues related to a disaster risk problem.

    Describe important statutes and policies enacted post 9-11and their impact on emergency management.

  
  • HSEM 295 - Independent Study

    5 Credits


    This Special topics train-the-trainer program is designed to prepare students to deliver community preparedness awareness information classes on emergencies and disasters. The training objectives: Able to understand and assess local needs using defined Department of Homeland Security sets and scenarios.  Understand how to determine local communities capabilities.  Gain knowledge of and develop partnerships with community organizations involved in preparedness.

    Pre-requisite(s) HSEM 102 with min 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Course Note Must have completed 12 HSEM credits. Course can be taken as 1-5 credits with advisor approval.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve Those serving or wishing to serve in Emergency Management public awareness roles in both the public and private sector
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:51

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Variable Credit Yes Range 1-5
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 165
    Total Contact Hours 165
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Agency/organization evaluation tools
    • Ethical and legal issues
    • Homeland Security/Emergency Management functions
    • Procedures and protocols for incident response
    • Leadership roles in emergency management

     

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Students will complete a given Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) project that conforms to pre-designated requirements and exhibits a degree of mastery in the chosen HSEM area.


Honors

  
  • HONOR 100 - Honors Seminar

    2 Credits
    Students receive individual academic counseling while researching 4-year colleges/universities and writing personal statements for admission to four-year institutions.

    Pre-requisite(s) Completion of English 101 (or equivalent course) with a minimum 2.0 GPA and completion of 12 college-level credits.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Fall Day, Online
    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve

    General: Highline students planning to transfer to a four-year college/university

    Specific: Highline students completing the requirements for the Honors Program Transfer (AA/AS) pathway.
    Active Date 20201208T18:00:34

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    AA

    • Humanities Area I

    Course Outline
     

    • research college/university and program/major admissions requirements

    • write personal statements for college/university and program/major admissions



    Student Learning Outcomes
    Identify transfer pathways related to achieving their individual academic goals

    Synthesize personal, academic, and/or professional experiences in audience- and genre-appropriate responses to application essay prompts

    Practice effective networking related to academic/professional opportunities

    Collaborate with fellow students during the research and writing processes

  
  • HONOR 101 - Contemporary Voices

    1 Credits
    A series of weekly lectures by members of the community, faculty and students on various topics relating to annual themes relevant to student learning. Past themes have included the role education plays in opening doors, the pursuit of happiness, and choices in the maze. Open to all members of the Highline community. Required for Honors students.

    Course Note Course may be repeated each year.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered


    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve General student population.
    Active Date 2014-10-24

    Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Humanities Area I

    Course Outline
    The outline of speakers changes each time the course is offered. This course generally includes a balance of speakers from the community and from the campus.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Reflect on the lessons shared by each speaker in an online discussion forum and draw connections to both personal experiences and challenges facing society.

    Demonstrate an ability to utilize the knowledge and experience of others as a tool for shaping academic and professional goals.

  
  • HONOR 200 - Transfer Success Seminar

    5 Credits


    Students assemble a portfolio of information and documents that includes research on four-year colleges/universities and program/major admissions requirements, personal statements, scholarship essays, financial aid options, and academic resumes.

    Pre-requisite(s) Completion of English 101 with a minimum 2.0 GPA and completion of 12 college-level credits.

     
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Fall Day, Online
    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve General: Highline students planning to transfer to 4-year colleges or universities

    Specific: Highline students completing the requirments of the Honors Program Transfer (AA/AS) pathway
    Active Date 20201208T18:00:35

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    AA

    • Humanities Area I

    Course Outline
     

    • research college/university and program/major admissions requirements
    • write personal statements for college/university and program/major admissions
    • explore financial aid options for funding higher education
    • locate and apply for scholarships
    • create an academic resume/a curriculum vitae
    • engage in academic/professional networking
    • develop strategies for identifying, mitigating, and managing transfer shock


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Research transfer pathways related to achieving their individual academic/professional goals

    Synthesize personal, academic, and/or professional experiences in audience- and genre-appropriate responses to admissions and financial-aid application prompts

    Develop and implement a networking process related to seeking academic advice, requesting letters of recommendation, and taking advantage of other academic/professional opportunities

    Collaborate with fellow students during the research and writing processes

    Investigate and discern individual financial aid opportunities related to funding their education

    formulate cognitive and behavioral strategies for identifying and managing transfer shock

  
  • HONOR 201 - Paying for College

    2 Credits


    Students learn about different types of financial aid (i.e., subsidized and unsubsidized loans, scholarships, grants, work study), how to complete financial aid forms (FAFSA, WASFA, CSS Profile) and review and appeal financial aid offers from colleges and universities, and practice finding scholarships they are eligible for, and complete scholarship applications and essays. 

     

    Pre-requisite(s)

    • Completion of 12 college-level credits
    • Completion of English 101 with a 2.0 or higher GPA

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Fall Day, Online
    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students who are interested in learning more about financial aid options to fund their pursuit of higher education at 2- and 4-year colleges and universities. 
    Active Date 20230328T10:33:46

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    In this course, students will 

    • reflect upon individual, family, and religious attitudes toward finances and financial aid within the context of higher-education costs (i.e., tuition, fees, books and supplies, room and board, transportation, and personal expenses) 
    • complete the FAFSA, WASFA, CSS Profile, and/or other financial-aid application forms, based on individual eligibility and college/university requirements
    • learn about specific types of state- or federal-financial aid, including loans, work study, scholarships, and grants, as well as additional sources of funding for students who may not be eligible to apply for or receive state or federal funding 
    • create action plans for navigating different colleges’ and universities’ financial-aid policies and procedures, such as reviewing and appealing financial aid offers
    • locate and apply for need, gift, merit, and/or athletic-based scholarships and grants with the assistance of Highline Librarians, college and university websites, state and federal government websites and databases, and scholarship-specific search engines


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Use financial aid assessment tools to determine individual- and family-attitudes about finances and to calculate higher-education costs

    Compare need, gift, merit, and athletic aid opportunities to determine eligibility and application requirements

    Evaluate misconceptions about financial aid and scams related to scholarships

    Synthesize personal, academic, and/or professional experiences in audience- and genre-appropriate responses to scholarship and grant application writing prompts

    Develop a strategy for requesting references and/or letters of recommendation in support of grant and scholarship applications

  
  • HONOR 295 - Independent Studies

    5 Credits
    An individual or group project developed by student(s) and instructor in an area approved by the instructor. This project is designed to enhance other honors coursework.

    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve Honors students.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:05

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Variable Credit Yes Range 1-5
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 165
    Total Contact Hours 165
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Dependent upon content.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Effectively complete an independent study project that conforms to given requirements and Honors Department standards.

  
  • HONOR 299 - Honors Interdisciplinary Research

    2 Credits
    Interdisciplinary research capstone where students individually or collaboratively develop a inquiry-based research project exploring a community-based issue or a creative work. At the end of the quarter, students present their research in an interdisciplinary research symposium.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Honors students
    Active Date 20201208T18:00:36

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 25
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    AA
    • Humanities Area I

    Course Outline
    • Develop a research question around a theme
    • Develop a research plan and goals
    • Explore sources
    • Conduct primary and secondary research
    • Analyze research
    • Design and present their research findings or creative work


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Effectively collaborate with other students on a research project.

    Articulate a focused research question linked to a community-based issue.

    Synthesize critically evaluated sources (e.g. journals, books, articles, interviews) and various points-of-view into a final project.

    Effectively present completed final project in an interdisciplinary research symposium.


Hospitality and Tourism Management

  
  • HOST 100 - Introduction to Hospitality/Tourism

    5 Credits
    Hospitality and Tourism (HOST) is the world’s largest industry and features the highest number of entrepreneurs in the USA and the world. This is an introductory course from the perspective of the emphasis areas of hospitality and tourism (e.g. lodging, food, cruise lines, airlines, destination management organizations) that exist as the foundational entities of hospitality and tourism operations. The course explores the aforementioned aspects of hospitality/tourism and provides information on the nature, scope, and significance at the local, regional, and international levels. The course introduces management issues specific to hospitality and tourism operations. Finally, the course provides an overview of business and management in collegiate settings.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online

    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Students interested in learning about the emphasis areas of the hospitality & tourism industries and entrepreneurship.
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:32

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will: 1) Use correct industry terminology; 2) Build potential career pathways in the emphasis areas of the hospitality and tourism industries; 3) Understand the basic components of the primary emphasis areas of hospitality and tourism; 4) Understand the complex stakeholder groups, their interests, and the historical attributes that lead to the industry’s current status as the world’s largest business; 5) Be able to apply management concepts situationally, including transferrable skills the students will need to incorporate into their repertoire during their tenure of studying business in collegiate settings. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will accurately define terminologies in the hospitality and tourism industries.

    Learners will accurately analyze hospitality operations stemming from case studies.

    Learners will identify trends in the hospitality and tourism industries.

    Learners will classify emphasis areas and job responsibilities within hospitality and tourism industries.

    Learners will assess and report on transferrable skills from the different emphasis areas of the hospitality and tourism industries.

  
  • HOST 102 - Sustainable Tourism and Development

    5 Credits
    Tourism, which can be understood as individuals traveling to societies and cultures other than their own usual environment, is the world’s largest business with billions of annual tourists. Visitors to the societies and cultures impact the destinations they call on during excursions. There will be elements of socio-cultural and environmental impacts on the host communities whether tourists visit via cruise line, airline, vehicle, or rail to experience attractions, lodging, food and beverage, natural areas, heritage, or something else. Marginalized cultures and societies such as indigenous groups are particularly impacted by tourism impacts due to global power inequalities. This course investigates the impacts individuals make on each other’s cultures when visitors and host communities collide with each other during tourism experiences. There is a marked focus on socio-cultural conservation, cross-cultural communication, and the sustainability of diverse indigenous groups at destinations where tourism is prevalent.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve All students interested in primary topics covered during the tenure of this course are encouraged to enroll: tourism, cross-cultural communication, diversity, sustainability, development, and specific forms of tourism such as mass tourism, ecotourism, heritage tourism, and more. 
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:01

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    ProfTech Related Instruction
    • Human Relations


    Course Outline

    • What are tourism, tourism development, and sustainable tourism?
    • Approaches to sustainability, tourism, and tourism development 
    • Key topics in sustainable tourism (e.g. religion, diversity, communication, community well-being, indigenous knowledge)
    • Critical perspectives of sustainable tourism development 
    • Market-based socio-cultural conservation through tourism (i.e. how we can leverage tourism to protect cultural diversity during globalization).


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will examine the application of sustainable tourism in diverse socio-cultural contexts.

    Learners will outline the principles of sustainable tourism and development.

    Learners will determine the primary impacts tourism exerts on the people, environment, and economy at destinations.

    Learners will critically analyze best practices for sustainable development in the tourism sector.

    Learners will propose plans for existing tourism locations and infrastructures to reduce social inequalities at the destination level.

  
  • HOST 103 - Careers in Hospitality/Tourism

    5 Credits
    Introduction to careers in hospitality and tourism.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve Students in the Hospitality and Tourism and non-Hospitality/Tourism students interested in Hospitality and Tourism.
    Active Date 2011-08-08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    1. Introduction to Careers in Hospitality and Tourism 2. Overview of the Hospitality Industry 3. Overview of the Tourism/Travel Industry 4. Overview of International Business as it relates to Hosp/Tourism 5. Education and training for careers in Hospitality & Tourism 6. Key customer service skills 7. Career planning - how to get your next job

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Develop knowledge about the wide range of career opportunities in Hospitality and Tourism

    Understand the professional skills needed to be successful in the National and International world of hospitality and tourism

    Articulate a basic understanding about the world of hospitality and travel industries and in the context of International Business

    Develop a basic understanding about the global environment and the role of hospitality, travel and business in the global world.

    Understand basic terminology with respect to Hospitality and tourism

    Understand key customer service skills

    Know how to prepare for your next job

  
  • HOST 104 - The Art of Negotiation

    5 Credits
    We negotiate daily. Some of us negotiatiate during morning rush hour traffic when we are switching lanes and others negotiate at work with our colleagues. How are you faring in these negotiations? Learn to effectively negotiate with a toolbox that gives you the advantage. Learn the intricacies of negotiation and gain results in your day-to-day exchanges. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Evening, Online
    Spring Day, Evening

    Designed to Serve Students interested in business, management, hospitality, or tourism.
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Understand successful negotiation strategies and terminologies
    • Comprehend negotiation as an integral component of strategic management
    • Utilize and leverage networking and win/win in the context of negotiation
    • Avoid negotiation sandtraps in even unilateral situations  


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will apply best practices in negotiation in case study situations.

    Learners will explain negotiation as a component of a holistic organizational strategic management plan.

    Learners will assess negotiation tactics in the context of case studies.

    Learners will apply their tactical negotiation skills during unilateral situations.

    Learners will interpret negotiations using professional terminology from the field of negotiation theory.

  
  • HOST 105 - Travel Counselor and Agency

    4 Credits
    This course provides an operations-level understanding to travel product development, marketing, sales, and customer relations. There is an emphasis placed on the success factors of travel counselors and agents including a focus on packaging products around itineraries and internet resources. Emphasis areas of hospitality investigated during the tenure of this course include cruise lines, rental cars, lodging, and rail. Corporate, event, vacationer, and incentive travel market segments are understood. Finally, cross-cultural communication is integral to any global travel professional. Counselors must work with individuals from cultures outside their own. Thus, the development of an awareness and appreciation of diverse cultural perspectives within travel are included.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management Program students and community at large, specifically those interested in careers as travel agents, Destination Marketing Organization professionals, or the tourism industry in general.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:20

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Students completing this course will:

    • Understand terminology professionals in this field use
    • Be able to articulate how the economics of this field function
    • Be able to articulate best practices in travel agency
    • Identify stakeholders and the roles they play
    • Function cross-culturally within the tourism sector   


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will appropriately articulate industry economic factors and influences specific to Destination Marketing Organizations.

    Learner will appropriately articulate industry terminology and definitions in written, verbal, and non-verbal communication.

    Learner will be able to execute industry relevant mathematical and finance operations accurately.

    Learner will develop a marketing plan that differentiates niche market segments in tourism and be able to convey the plan in writing and orally.

    Learner will be able to effectively respond to Request for Proposals (RFP), particularly as components of Destination Marketing Organizations (DMO) responses.

    Learner will be able to effectively navigate cross-cultural communication settings, diverse populations, and geo-physical regions.

  
  • HOST 106 - Banquet and Conference Operations

    3 Credits


    Banquet and conference operations featuring how to turn banquet event orders into serviceable events with proper room set-up, inter-departmental communication, service etiquette, and break-down post-event.  

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered



    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management students and all College students.
    Active Date 20180514T14:06:15

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Course Outline
    1)  History, terminology, and scope of banquet and conference operations

    2) Soft skills such as attention to detail, critical thinking, and effective communication with out-sourced partnerships and internally through documents such as Banquet Event Orders

    2) Communication skills, attention to detail in banquet/conference operations

    3) Scheduling and procurement to align with budgeting

    4) Banquet Event Orders and the management of events 

    5) Service styles

    6) Room set-up from tabletop sizes to chair and table placement 

    7) Hard skills such as napkin folding, table skirts, dress, and receiving

    8) Beverage service

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will perform effectively when preparing rooms for events based on banquet event orders

    Learners will accurately interpret industry terminology including from banquet event orders, requests for proposals, and job descriptions.

    Learners will perform effectively when setting tables for specific event types.

    Learners will identify banquet service styles.

  
  • HOST 107 - Wedding Planning Operations

    3 Credits


    This course examines the history, types of, creation, servicing, and management of wedding programs. Emphasis is placed on becoming fluent in industry terminology including various types of weddings (e.g. religious diversity, wedding location, socio-cultural attributes) and operations via a focus on logistical support, shibboleth, and financial acumen. The course focuses on the unique operational functions of this singular component of the event planning (i.e. the wedding planning sector). Finally, the course accepts that students enrolled in this coursework will need both an entrepreneurial spirit and a business orientation for success in this industry. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Evening, Online

    Designed to Serve All students planning to work in and/or with wedding planners, in event planning in general, or any learner seeking to better understand weddings. 
    Active Date 20200330T21:15:30

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will:

    1) comprehend the role of a wedding planner

    2) know the historical context of weddings

    3) understand the basic tenets of wedding planning

    4) have an ability to analyze successes and failures in wedding planning

    5) and speak like a professional wedding planner

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe the role of wedding planners using industry terminology.

    Learners will analyze wedding planning operations through case studies and examples including socio-cultural, religious, and other areas of human diversity.

    Learners will analyze operational areas of wedding planning in order to identify successes and failures.

    Learners will design BEOs (Banquet Event Orders), Invoices, and RFPs (Requests for Proposal).

    Learners will explain trends in wedding planning.

    Learners will identify how historical antecedents of weddings inform modern wedding practices.

  
  • HOST 109 - Nonprofit Event Planning

    3 Credits
    This course examines the creation, servicing, and management of event programs, specifically those stemming from the non-profit sector. Emphasis is placed on becoming fluent in industry terminology and operations via a focus on logistical support, shibboleth, and cost/profit results. The course focuses on the unique operational functions of this singular component of the event planning (i.e. the non-profit sector) while accepting that students enrolled in the course will likely not be event management professionals but will need to work with event professionals in their career pathways.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve All students who plan to work in and/or with a foundation, nonprofit association, not-for-profit entity, or in event planning in general. 
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will:

    • Be able to describe nonprofit organization operations using industry terminology
    • Understand the basic components of event planning 
    • Be able to negotiate the contraction process with out-sourcing organizations 
    • Understand the basic tenets of fundraising in nonprofit associations


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe nonprofit planning logistics using industry terminology.

    Learners will analyze fundraising and event planning logistics in the nonprofit sector through case studies and examples.

    Learners will explain procurement and out-sourcing as it relates to non-profit events.

    Learners will design BEOs (Banquet Event Orders), Invoices, and RFPs (Requests for Proposal).

    Learners will list trends in event planning and the nonprofit sector.

  
  • HOST 110 - Lodging Operations

    4 Credits
    This course is a study of lodging establishments such as hotels, motels, and resorts. Topics include career paths, departmental responsibilities and communication, hotel brands/flags, processes at the operations level, and stakeholders peripheral to operations such as hotel owners and hospitality consultants. Furthermore, management techniques such as staffing, PCI compliance, POS/PMS, front office staff training, real estate cap rates, and budgeting are covered.  

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online



    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management students and all College students, particularly those interested in business, management, real estate, finance, lodging operations, and entrepreneurship.
    Active Date 2016-03-17

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will be able to: 1) Define and describe key concepts of the lodging industry; 2) Recognize and describe operations divisions involved in lodging operations; 3) Demonstrate an ability to compare and assess room rates; 4) Understand the basic components of POS, PMS, and PCI Compliance; 5) Comprehend the budgeting process including staffing and procurement; 6) Differentiate and identify flags; 7) Be able to read a daily checklist at the property level; 8) and comprehend decision-making at the ownership level.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will define key terminologies and concepts in the lodging industry.

    Learners will create career pathways based on individual skill sets, traits, opportunities, and organizational charts.

    Learners will correctly compute lodging industry math.

    Learners will accurately interpret budgets, POs, and staffing documents.

    Learners will formulate appropriate decision-making at the operations, management, and ownership levels for a given hypothetical situation.

    Learners will recognize line items on daily checklists (i.e. responsibilities by department).

  
  • HOST 111 - Commercial Landscaping Operations

    3 Credits
    A visitor’s first impression of a business can be the landscaping. These visitors are often clients making purchasing decisions. From aesthetics and ambiance to the sustainability and seasonality of the design, landscaping is integral to the holistic success of business operations. This course will take learners through the design stage, realization stages, and seasonal maintenance for landscaping in commercial establishments including businesses such as warehouses, restaurants, hotels/resorts, and urban areas.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students interested in learning about real estate, horticulture, maintenance and engineering, and commercial buildings such as hotels, resorts, commercial buildings, or warehouses. 
    Active Date 20220308T16:45:36

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will comprehend commercial landscaping logistics including elements such as:

    • Career pathways in professional landscaping;
    • Horticulture including plant seasonalality and the identification of plants;
    • Preventive maintenance particularly in the realms of safety and security;
    • Landscaping’s role in the urban planning environment including zoning and boundaries.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will identify horticultural concepts and plants.

    Learners will devise landscaping plans for urban development purposes, businesses (e.g., warehouses, real estate assets, hotels and resorts), and other commercial operations.

    Learners will program seasonal horticultural and more generalized landscaping plans.

    Learners will build safety, security, and risk management plans in conjunction with landscaping and horticultural development and maintenance.

  
  • HOST 112 - Hotel, Hospitality, & Apartment Maintenance Technician

    3 Credits
    Real estate assets such as hotels, commercial office buildings, warehouses, and resorts should be properly maintained to ensure they hold their value. Furthermore, the occupants of the spaces must be comfortable and safe. This course will introduce learners to the components of large-scale commercial buildings (e.g. electric, plumbing, HVAC, appliances) through the lens of preventive maintenance and from the perspective of both an ownership group and operations supervisor.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students interested in learning about real estate asset management, commercial building maintenance, and operational engineering and maintenance. 
    Active Date 20220308T16:45:38

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will understand:

    • Career pathways in commercial building and real estate maintenance as it relates to an engineering technician;
    • Electricity, electric functions, and appliances reliant on networks;
    • Preventive maintenance, particularly as it relates to HVAC systems;
    • General plumbing know-how; and
    • current trends in commercial buildings for technology with a focus on connectivity (e.g., internet).


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will assess career pathway opportunities in the commercial maintenance and engineering technician field for the purpose of selecting possible career pathways.

    Learners will criticize electric systems (e.g., circuits, networks) including resistors, capacitors, and inductors for the purposes of preventive maintenance, interfacing solutions, troubleshooting, and compliance with best pratices, industry standards and norms, and corporate office governance (e.g., franchisee agreements).

    Learners will write preventive maintenance plans for commercial property appliances with an eye on risk management and asset management.

    Learners will interpret HVAC systems in order to understand how the components of such a system in commercial establishments interface.

    Learners will categorize IT options in commercial buildings including internet (e.g., T1, T3, fiber optics), software, and hardware for the purpose of understanding equipment they will come into contact with as professionals in this field.

  
  • HOST 114 - Tour Guide Operations

    4 Credits


    This introductory course teaches tour guide skills specific to recreation, park, leisure, heritage, nature center, and green space settings. A focus is placed on four primary skills needed to effectively guide visitors: leadership in group settings, attraction interpretation (i.e. natural sites, human-made sites), risk management, and a business acumen needed to operate as a professional tour guide including some elements of entrepreneurship. An integral component of this course for learners is leading interpretive activities.

    Course Note This course includes natural area exploration. Some natural areas may include slippery and/or uneven surfaces.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve All students interested in hospitality, tourism, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and/or leadership.
    Active Date 20200330T21:15:30

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will:

    1) be able to lead guided activities for visitors 

    2) understand the importance of risk management when guiding visitors

    3) be able to interpret natural and man-made sites

    4) understand the basic components of tour guiding as a career from a business and entrepreneurial perspective.   

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will demonstrate leadership during hands-on activities in natural spaces;

    Learners will collaborate to create holistic interpretation activities including natural and man-made attractions that are inclusive of all stakeholders, particularly in historical contexts.

    Learners will respectfully participate in guided interpretive activities as active learning visitors.

    Learners will analyze best practices for guiding tours inclusive of individuals who have special needs, translation necessities, safety or security challenges, and other considerations of potential visitors.

    Learners will evaluate tour guide plans from business and visitor experience perspectives.

    Learners will design intepretive activities that include elements of sense of place, the tourist gaze, authenticity, and other leisure study attributes.

  
  • HOST 115 - Cruise Line Operations

    4 Credits
    This survey course of the cruise line industry provides an overview of cruising, an introduction to basic concepts associated with this emphasis area of hospitality and tourism, and the dynamics of modern cruising. Students successfully completing this course will learn industry terminology, operations, stakeholder collaboration, geography, and cross-cultural communication as it relates to cruising. Finally, emerging trends concerned with the futurology of the cruise line industry will be recognized. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism students and any students interested in the cruise line industry, cruising, or general operations including those of stakeholder groups associated with cruising.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:21

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will:

    • Identify principal cruise lines and associations through effective use of industry terminology
    • Explain cruise ship profiles and hierarchy
    • Know where to find and take advantage of professional opportunities
    • Comprehend basic employee engagement and job descriptions and responsibilities onboard and off-board with primary stakeholder groups
    • Example cruise line customer service
    • Understand and be able to succeed in the niche area of cruise line sales and marketing
    • Be able to navigate maritime destinations, ports of call, and itineraries


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will define terminologies in the cruise line industry.

    Learners will analyze the principal cruise line enterprises and associations in the global cruising industry.

    Learners will construct itineraries by leveraging their knowledge of maritime maps, ports of call, and international law.

    Learners will classify crew roles and responsibilities on board cruise ships.

    Learners will demonstrate customer service skills needed in cruise line operations.

    Learners will describe market forces that exist in the domestic, regional, and international cruising market.

    Learners will identify professional opportunities in the cruise line industry.

  
  • HOST 120 - Housekeeping Operations

    3 Credits
    This course offers an overview of the housekeeping department including best practices for effective housekeeping operations. An emphasis is placed on staffing, productivity, room inspections, quality control, physical capabilities, proper cleaning methods, safety and health, environmental concerns, cost control, and standards.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online



    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management students and all College students.
    Active Date 2011-08-08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will: 1) Understand systematic cleaning methods including safety (e.g. OSHA), speed, economy, and thoroughness in cleaning every area of the hotel; 2) Comprehend the impact and role of housekeeping on guest satisfaction; 3) Be able to complete a room inspection from both an operational and supervisory level; 4) Explain laundry operations including how equipment, chemicals, and staff are used in such oeprations; 5) Create a schedule based on necessary staffing levels depending on occupancy, check-ins and check-outs, and hotel type; 6) Design par levels for hotel brands and types.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will demonstrate systematic cleaning methods including safety (e.g. OSHA).

    Learners will comprehend the impact and role of housekeeping on guest satisfaction.

    Learners will be able to complete a room inspection from both an operational and supervisory level.

    Learners will explain laundry operations including how equipment, chemicals, and staff are used in such operations.

    Learners will create a schedule based on necessary staffing levels depending on occupancy, check-ins and check-outs, and hotel type.

    Learners will design par levels for hotel brands and types.

  
  • HOST 128 - Barista & Coffeehouse Operations

    3 Credits
    Coffeehouses have a long history as a gathering place within society.  This course will explore not only successful components of coffeehouse operations, but examine the subtle differences between coffees produced in various regions and roasting/brewing styles.  Course participants will also study the complexities of hand-crafted espresso beverages and their unique recipes.  This course will introduce the learner to the equipment used in coffeehouses and their unique needs in terms of maintenance and sanitation.  This course will include an in-depth exploration of coffee; coffee consumption is a major part of this course. 

    Course Note Students will be working with coffee equipment that may be hot. Students will be tasting coffee, milk, and milk alternatives. There will be suggested food pairings which are not required but are available.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve This course is well suited for Hospitality and Tourism majors and non-majors as well as any student with an interest in/passion for coffee.  Students interested in entrepreneurship within food and beverage would benefit from this course as it will cover pertinent topics/issues relevant to the industry. 
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:02

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 22
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline

    • Introduction to coffeehouse culture
    • Standard Operating Procedures within coffeehouses
    • Introduction to coffee
    • Overview of coffee brewing equipment and sanitation
    • Coffee brewing, cupping, and serving
    • Espresso Basics
    • Hand-crafting espresso drinks, tasting, serving, and sanitation
    • Current events/issues/trends within coffee culture/coffeehouse operations


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will correctly identify the various component parts of espresso machines and other coffeehouse equipment.

    Learners will explain the various types of coffee and espresso beverages, and the proper way to make them.

    Learners will demonstrate the industry standard way to brew coffee and prepare crafted espresso drinks while maintaining complianc+e with health department standards.

    Learners will demonstrate industry accepted practices for both tasting and serving coffee.

    Learners will explain and give examples of business and management best practices for coffeehouse operations.

    Learners will explain and give examples of sanitation best-practices and Standard-Operating-Procedures (SOPs) within coffeehouse operations.

  
  • HOST 129 - Menu Design

    3 Credits
    For hospitality and tourism majors and non-majors, especially entrepreneurs and managers of food and beverage establishments. The course provides an overview of menu design and creation including food cost, profit, a continuum of stars/dogs, par levels, recipe, up-selling/marketing, and purchasing (i.e. POs). 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day, Online
    Designed to Serve Students interested in hospitality and tourism operations and management, particularly those who will work in and/or manage establishments that rely on food and beverage for profit (e.g. hotels, restaurants, cruiselines, event management, and institutional establishments).
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:06

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible New Option

    Course Outline
    • Understand product situation for engagement within menu design including marketing, up-selling, and star/dog placement
    • Comprehend food cost and recipe design and how these impact profits
    • Plating designs and usage
    • Be able to place a Purchase Order based on par levels from supply chain food distribution channels


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will design a menu from artistic, market niche/segment, and profit-oriented perspective.

    Learner will demonstrate an ability to cost a recipe (i.e. food cost).

    Learner will demonstrate an ability to plate the designed items on their menu.

    Student will demonstrate an ability to place a Purchase Order (PO) based on their designed menu from mainstream supply chain food distribution channels.

    Students will formulate profit levels stemming from their menu design based on par levels, spoilage, sales, and other food outlet nuances.

  
  • HOST 130 - Food and Beverage Operations (Front of House)

    4 Credits
    The course offers an introduction to aspects of successful food and beverage operations in a variety of different types of service outlets. Students will earn appropriate state-mandated certifications for working in food and beverage establishments while learning career pathways, supply chains, cost controls, upselling, and front-of-house operations.

    Course Note Alcohol is consumed in this course. Student must meet age requirement to enroll.
    FeesWH

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day, Online
    Designed to Serve The course is designed for hospitality and tourism majors and non-majors interested in working, owning, or learning more about food and beverage establishments.
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Understand the history and types of foodservice 
    • Comprehend the role of supply chain management in quality assurance controls including production, purchasing, storage, delivering, and serving of foods
    • Understand the maintenance of physical facilities and equipment including safety, security, liability, risk management, and sanitation
    • Convey appropriate service types and approaches including mis-en-place
    • Learn best practices in F&B outlet management;
    • Comprehend the importance of gastronomy to diverse cultures


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will comprehend the history, present state, and predictions for the future of types of foodservice including those available to them as career pathways.

    Learners will recognize the levels of supply chain management in food and beverage operations.

    Learners will formulate a preventive maintenance plan for cleaning and maintaining primary facilities and equipment.

    Learners will demonstrate an ability to set spaces professionally using various mis-en-place strategies depending on the type of food and beverage facility and the occassion.

    Learners will identify best practices in managing front-of-house and back-of-house food and beverage operations.

    Learners will calculate food and beverage industry formulas needed to succeed in supervisory positions.

    Learners will discuss the importance of gastronomy to diverse cultures and societies including the importance of food and beverage to sense of self and heritage.

    Learners will interpret industry-specific food and beverage terminologies.

  
  • HOST 131 - Sustainability and the Food Supply Chain

    3 Credits
    Food products are by far the world’s most traded commodity. Coffee is the world’s most-traded food product. This course investigates the supply chain of such products, with a focus placed on coffee as a quarter-long case study, as global trade markets move food from farm to table globally. Internationalization, food security, sustainability, and poverty are all investigated as components of the supply chain journey of food.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve This course is designed for learners interested in any element of the food industry (e.g. farming, supply chain, restaurants, grocery stores). The course is also of interest to anyone seeking to understand the role food products can serve in creating a more sustainable future, from experienced issues such as food security and poverty alleviation to global concepts such as environmentalism and neoliberalism.   
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 24
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will:

    • Realize the geography of food
    • Be able to describe the history of food and how this history impacts food processes today
    • Comprehend how food products affect social and cultural structures
    • Investigate economics of food including neoliberalism, poverty, and sustainability in general
    • Provide a critical analysis of existing supply chain processes including power dynamics


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will identify global growing regions for food products such as the coffee belt.

    Learners will summarize historical occurrences and anecdotes that lead to the current amalgamation of entities dominating the global food product industries.

    Learners will explain the global supply chain for food products, including how coffee is moved from regions where coffee is primarily produced to regions where it is primarily drunk.

    Learners will reflect on the impacts of food product supply chains on poverty, environmental concerns, economics, and sustainability in general.

    Learners will examine best practices in the sustainability of global food products and their associated supply chains.

    Learners will criticize the organization of existing food supply chains, including case studies of power structures in the coffee industry.

  
  • HOST 132 - Coffee Roasting Fundamentals

    4 Credits
    Learners enrolled in this course will roast coffee beans with a focus placed on learning how to create various roasting profiles. Students will drink coffee made in a variety of ways including espresso, cold brew, drip coffee, French press, pour over, Vietnamese coffee, and more. Enrolled individuals will establish an effective palette via cupping techniques and while utilizing flavor wheels and professional barista and roastery utensils. Finally, the chemical reactions in roasting will be understood. 

    Course Note This course focuses on roasting coffee beans. Roasting beans requires high heat emanating from open flames. Furthermore, roasting coffee produces chemicals into the air. An approved mask and goggles will be necessary for inclusion in this course.
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve All students interested in food, beverage, the production of consumer goods, and coffee in general.
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:09

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 24
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Students enrolled in this course will focus on two primary learnings:

    • How to roast coffee including the chemical reactions that take place 
    • How to drink coffee as a professional (called cupping) with a focus placed on taste profiles.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will determine coffee flavor profiles by cupping and leveraging the flavor and aroma wheels.

    Learners will manage roasting coffee beans in a commercial coffee roaster.

    Learners will build and assess coffee made via a variety of different methods including espresso, cold brew, drip coffee, French press, pour over, Vietnamese coffee, and more.

    Learners will explain the chemical reactions in roasting.

  
  • HOST 139 - Career Planning and Preparation

    2 Credits
    This course offers an introduction to business environments specific to hospitality and tourism. The course will focus on achieving measurable outcomes when preparing for an experiential workplace environment. This includes specifically: finding an job, creating a resume, writing a cover letter, interviewing, networking, and crafting a social media presence. Upon successful completion of this course each student will know where to find an job, how to earn an interview, best practices in interviewing skills, have networking skills, will have a resume and cover letter, and will understand their networking toolkit.  

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online

    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve All students interested in working in a business environment.
    Active Date 2011-08-08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will: 1) Know how to read and answer a job description; 2) Be able to write a resume, cover letter, and thank you letter; 3) Have interview and presentation skills; 4) Understand netWORKing; 5) Leverage social media to their advantage.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will demonstrate an ability to create a resume, cover letter, and thank you letter.

    Learners will formulate a professional job description.

    Learners will demonstrate an ability to interview effectively.

    Learners will demonstrate the process of networking.

    Learners will recognize social media faux pas.

  
  • HOST 140 - Cooperative Education

    12 Credits
    Cooperative education provides an opportunity for students to combine classroom theory with practical work experience. Experience gained in the workplace is related to the student’s field of study or career goals.

    Pre-requisite(s) HOST 100 and HOST 139 w/ min 2.0 and Cum GPA min. 2.0
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Course Note This course requires work experience to be coordinated with the instructor. All registered students must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
    FeesHD

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Evening, Online, Weekend
    Fall Day, Evening, Online, Weekend
    Winter Day, Evening, Online, Weekend
    Spring Day, Evening, Online, Weekend

    Designed to Serve Students seeking to gain practical work experience, test career choices, and/or compare classroom theory with workplace practice are encouraged to earn Cooperative Education credits prior to graduation.
    Active Date 20220330T15:34:02

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Variable Credit Yes Range 1-12
    Internship Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Field Studies 396
    Total Contact Hours 396
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline

    Students completing this variable credit course will accomplish the following:

    • Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace.
    • Perform assigned duties in a friendly and courteous manner and accept feedback.
    • Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment.
    • Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace.
    • Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace.

    Perform assigned duties and accept feedback about performance (when offered) in a professional manner.

    Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment.

    Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace.

    Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.

  
  • HOST 145 - Planning and Preparation for Supervisors

    3 Credits
    This course offers an introduction to business environments and provides measurable outcomes to ensure student success in their first supervisory position. This includes specifically: career pathway development and management, continuing to ensure a positive social media presence is maintained, dressing and acting professionally, managing workplace stressors, having integrity, writing recommendation letters, documenting employee interactions, conducting basic staff training, working collaboratively in cross-cultural communication settings, and presenting oneself consistently as a well-rounded professional. Upon successful completion of this course each student will know how to maintain success in their first supervisory level job position in their chosen emphasis area of the hospitality and tourism business.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Any student interested in being a leader, supervisor, and/or manager during the tenure of their career is suited for enrollment.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Reference Letters (Requesting, Writing)
    • Dressing like a Business Professional
    • Workplace Stress 
    • Professional decision-making
    • Integrity (personal, workplace)
    • Leadership
    • Mentorship
    • Documenting Employees 
    • Information Literacy
    • The importance of following directions


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will define attitudes and abilities related to leadership, supervision, and management from case studies and hypothetical situations.

    Learners will execute control measures in case study and hypothetical situations that managers need to implement in order to succeed including documenting employees, writing reference letters, and more.

    Learners will detect leadership traits and skills in case study and hypothetical situations.

    Learners will execute soft skills that managers need to implement in order to succeed in case study and hypothetical situations: leadership, mentorship, stress aleviation, decision-making, and more.

  
  • HOST 150 - Food as Medicine

    3 Credits
    Being a professional in the food industry requires a comprehension of nutrition. This course understands food as fuel for humans and investigates nutritional best practices leading to the attainment of a healthy body, mind, and soul. This includes the role of nutrition in the prevention and treatment of some chronic illnesses. 

    FeesFW

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Fall Day, Online
    Designed to Serve This course is designed for learners interested in any element of the food industry (e.g. farming, supply chain, restaurants, grocery stores). The course is also of interest to anyone seeking to understand the role nutrition can play in the health and wellness of themselves and their friends and family.
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:09

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 24
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 16.5 Lab 33
    Total Contact Hours 49.5
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course:

    • Will be able to assess the relationship between food and medicine, nutrition, and diet-related diseases in general
    • Be able to describe the supply chain of foods
    • Will copmrehend where food comes from
    • Will be able to explain farm to fork and garden to table as sustainable approaches to food and food processes. 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze the role of medicine as a dynamic approach to assessing, preventing, and treating complex and chronic diseases.

    Learners will discuss diet-related diseases and identify foods that can serve as remedies to such diseases.

    Learners will evaluate how nutrition advice has changed over the years and what projections can be made for future nutrition advice.

    Learners will identify herbs, vegetables, grains, and other plant-based foods for their key health benefits.

    Learners will prepare food with a comprehension of nutritional values.

    Learners will examine the juxtaposition between human well-being, nutrition, and the environment within the paradigm of sustainability.

  
  • HOST 155 - Destination Management & Marketing Organizations

    4 Credits
    Destination Management and Marketing Organizations (e.g. Convention and Visitor Bureaus, Chambers of Commerce), also known as DMOs, are designed to market and promote locations as responsible, viable, and sustainable tourism destinations. This course will highlight the strategies that DMOs leverage, the organizations DMOs work with, and the indicators of success that DMOs use to accomplish these ends. Course topics include destination stakeholders, DMO operations, tourism product development, taxation and other funding models for DMOs, indicators of success (e.g. benchmarking, KPIs, economic multipliers), marketing theories, and socio-cultural and environmental tourism impacts.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online




    Designed to Serve Students interested in tourism, marketing, entrepreneurship, government’s role in business operations, and general business strategies toward development are encouraged to enroll in this course.
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:18

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Students completing this course will comprehend:

    • internal operations of DMOs (e.g. Chamber of Commerce, Convention & Visitors Bureau, Tourism Authority), 
    • external stakeholders that DMOs operate in conjunction with (e.g. government, finance/economics, business owners/operators), 
    • and indicators of successful DMO operations. 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe the roles and functions of various types of DMOs and their operations.

    Learners will conduct an analysis of DMO case studies that outline destination competitiveness strategies.

    Learners will examine stakeholder groups that DMOs work with to accomplish their end goals.

    Learners will assess Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that DMOs use to gauge success from economic, environmental, and socio-cultural vantage points.

    Learners will describe key selling points of geographic tourism locations including the ability of DMOs to create and manage tourism product development.

    Learners will evaluate DMO marketing plans using Internet research to examine destination resources.

  
  • HOST 156 - Travel Geography

    3 Credits
    This course offers students an introduction to world travel destinations from the traveler’s and travel counselor’s perspectives. Topics include travel planning, sales & marketing, travel destination planning, unique cultural and societal attributes, visitor activities, and use of the Internet for research.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management students and all College students.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:07

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Understand social and cultural customs and traditions 
    • Appreciate the relationship between diversity and culturally taboo issues
    • Comprehend the relationship between two disciplines: Tourism and Geography 
    • Leverage understandings of geography into unique travel destination planning (i.e travel agent skills) 
    • Apply understandings of travel and geography to park and natural area settings
    • Understand tourism as an economic driver


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will perform effectively in situations whereby societal norms are different from their own.

    Learners will identify selling points for destination marketers and management organizations.

    Learners will formulate on-site tourist activities at destinations.

    Learners will accurately interpret travel itineraries from industry-standard codes.

    Learners will classify components of tourism infrastructure.

    Learners will interpret world health information from industry standard locations for tourist market segments.

    Learners will identify major destinations within spatial geography contexts on maps.

  
  • HOST 160 - Human Resources Management in Hospitality & Tourism

    5 Credits
    This management-level course is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities to become a people manager involved in leading, motivating, counseling, and rewarding employees. Students will study management principles so that they can select, train, appraise, counsel, and motivate employees for exceptional performance within their selected industry. This will include familiarization with employment laws, managing diversity, self-managed teams, training & development, and behavioral interviewing. Students will be introduced to the latest approaches, concepts, and techniques in leadership and supervision. Students will be well versed in the theories, human resource practices, and contemporary approaches to service management by the completion of the course.

    Course Note For students in hospitality/tourism programs & industry professionals
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students interested in hospitality and tourism, business, and/or human resources in general. 
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:22

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    ProfTech Related Instruction
    • Human Relations


    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will understand:

    • Human Resource policies & legal issues
    • Hiring practices including the analysis of staffing levels and effective job postings
    • Types of interviewing and their roles within the hiring process
    • Job offers and benefits 
    • Employee on-boarding 
    • Training and probationary periods
    • Conflict management & performance counseling


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will explain employment laws as they relate to HR Management in the Hospitality & Tourism Industries.

    Learners will apply prinicples of HR Management and analyze best practices for future use in the context of industry relevant case studies.

    Learners will analyze current industry job postings and training programs and construct their own unique product using the results of their findings.

    Learners will discuss aspects of the interview and discipline process, and be able to explain industry standard operating procedures and their implementations regarding both.

    Learners will create a complete employee on-boarding program including interview quetsions, training processes, appraisal worksheets, and progressive discipline process.

  
  • HOST 164 - Customer Service Operations

    5 Credits
    Providing excellent customer service is essential to the long-term viability of an organization. This business-oriented course focuses on providing customer service in the context of business operations (e.g. retail, hospitality, management) including face-to-face interactions, the expectations of individuals working directly with customers, and how employees can succeed in leaving a positive impression on stakeholders including customers, supervisors, and managers. The course provides fundamental elements of customer service and explains how they can be applied in any organization in real-world situations.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online

    Winter Day, Online


    Designed to Serve All students interested in managing people and/or working with customers.
    Active Date 20190610T09:31:29

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
     

    1. Providing customer service in face-to-face interactions
    2. Successful teamwork and collaboration in customer service environments
    3. Cash and credit card handling including PCI compliance
    4. Introducing POS and PMS computer softwares that function as extensions of front-line customer service situations.
    5. Problem-solving including customer service breakdowns, recovery, and moments of truth leading to wow factors.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will demonstrate soft and hard skills associated with customer service interactions in a variety of real or hypothetical business settings.

    Learners will identify payment options and back-end (i.e. service provider) impacts for each payment option including PCI compliance, cash as an asset to be managed, and credit card fees.

    Learners will accurately identify POS and PMS strategies including the differences between each, their operational capacities, the reporting types available, and what the most popular softwares are industry-wide.

    Learners will demonstrate effective teamwork and collaboration skills in customer service settings including case studies and skill presentations (e.g. cash handling, business cards).

    Learners will formulate strategies to manage their implicit bias and properly adapt their communication in a service environment.

    Learners will demonstrate effective communication strategies in customer service cases leading to wow factors, loyalty, and successful moments of truth interactions using case studies and presentations.

    Learners will interpret body language in customer service settings in order to adapt their own verbal and nonverbal communication to best fit the customer's needs.

  
  • HOST 165 - Managing Customer Service

    5 Credits
    Managing customer service is paramount to success as a manager. This course will communicate concepts that make up effective management of customer services in two ways. First, an examination of theoretical conceptualizations and established best practices in customer service and customer service training will take place. This includes management foci such as employee empowerment, setting expectations, benchmarking successes, globalization, cross-cultural communication, and the increasing role of information technology. Subsequently, experiential learning will take place with a focus on critical thinking, self-critique, case study examinations including components of roleplay, and negotiation of complex situations.  

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online

    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve All students who plan to manage a staff during the tenure of their career.
    Active Date 2012-09-28

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will comprehend the following: 1) Strategic planning including mission, vision, values, & goal-setting; 2) Employee motivation and power dynamics; 3) Management functions and mentorship; 4) Collaboration, communication, listening, and feedback; 5) Conflict management; 6) Building loyalty & trust with employees and customers; and 7) Sustainability in business environments.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will construct effective strategic plans including personal and organizational mission, vision, and value statements.

    Learners will apply management theories seminal to customer service situationally.

    Learners will evaluate the role of effective management in customer service settings.

    Learners will effectively communicate, verbally and in writing, in internal and external customer service situations.

    Learners will interpret processes and outcomes of management and leadership styles.

    Learners will assess the impact of customer service on organizational successes.

  
  • HOST 166 - Global Excellence in Customer Service

    1 Credits


    Customer service is not solely the act of receiving something physical in a monetary exchange; there is also an industry built around the act of providing service to others. Your customers may not even be purchasing an item. Customer service is actually a complex process of ensuring others are satisfied with a product. Sometimes soft skills, or even ourselves, are the product. This course will introduce the complexities of customer service provision in a holistic manner while maintaining a focus on the individual. An understanding of customer service as ‘the building of a real and meaningful connection between ourselves and others’ will be reached during the tenure of this course.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve All students interested in building real and meaningful connections with others including members of hospitality & tourism management (HOST), business, entrepreneurship, and the community at-large.

     
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:16

    Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
    Class Limit 24
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Students will learn to establish real and meaningful connections with others through effective inter-personal communication. A focus is placed on topics such as wow factors, moments of truth, networking, communication, listening, feedback, assertiveness, empowerment, and conflict resolution.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will define key elements of communication that can be leveraged as tools of effective customer service provision including wow factors, moments of truth, networking, communication, listening, and more.

    Learners will implement customer service tools such as listening, providing feedback, assertiveness, empowerment, communication (e.g. verbal, non-verbal), and conflict resolution in customer service settings.

    Learners will outline best practices in mentor/mentee relationships including networking.

    Learners will deconstruct individualized personality test results (e.g. Big Five, Myers-Briggs) for the purpose of comprehending how to best leverage their personality traits.

    Learners will interpret how shibboleth traits contribute to cross-cultural communications.

  
  • HOST 170 - Legal Issues in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    5 Credits
    This management-level course features safety, security, risk management, liability, insurance, and other general legal knowledge effective hospitality and tourism providers need in order to be successful. The course begins with an assessment of general understandings of terms used widely in the legal field. The class continues with the application of terms and ideas situationally to the hospitality and tourism industries. For example, guest rights such as contracts, waivers, and reservations are viewed within the greater construct of the legal system. Finally, case studies related to emphasis areas of hospitality and tourism (e.g. airlines, lodging, F&B, casinos, theme parks) are investigated. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day, Online
    Designed to Serve Students interested in hospitality and tourism and/or the legal field are urged to complete this management-level course.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:23

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will comprehend legal issues, in business in general and specific to hospitality and tourism, in the following areas:

    • Safety, security, risk management, and liability 
    • Responsibilities of HOST managers
    • The structure of businesses
    • Foundational elements of the legal system in the USA 
    • Licensing and regulation
    • Emphasis areas of hospitality and tourism (e.g. airlines, theme parks, lodging, F&B). 


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will plan risk management strategies to mitigate safety, security, and liability concerns.

    Learners will compare responsibilities of HOST managers situationally in case studies.

    Learners will determine legal relationships between operators, guests, and other patrons including protecting property, innkeeper rights, and guest rights.

    Learners will explain business structures and the responsibilities and legal issues associated with each structure.

    Learners will devise management plans to mitigate operator risks with respect to the sale and service of food, alcohol, smoking, weapons, and other legal concerns.

    Learners will debate employment law including resume fraud, the Fair Labor Standards Act, job discrimination, the Americans with Disabilities Act, unions, OSHA, mandatory verification of employment status, and more.

  
  • HOST 174 - Recreation and Park Operations

    4 Credits


    This course will cover the development and administration of park and recreational facilities in natural settings including business operations, governmental approaches to natural resource management, and park existence in general. The development of community and community resources will be focal points of discussion and learning. This includes specifically land and water resources in communities as these resources provide recreational opportunities, lead to learning opportunities, and culminate in community and personal well-being. We will discuss and critically analyze resources, their usage, and their conservation and/or preservation. Finally, fundamental concepts of recreation and leisure and their roles in modern society and the global context will be discussed.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online
    Designed to Serve Students interested in history, recreation, park, ecotourism, hospitality, and tourism. The course is particularly important to students interested in park settings, communal well-being, sustainability, and American history. 
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:16

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 22
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    1) Understand the history of parks and green spaces around the world, beginning with the first national parks being founded in the USA

    2) Understand the socio-cultural and geo-political importance of park settings to community well-being

    3) Comprehend financial realities such as neoliberalism and the futurology of parks and ecotourism as market-based goods in conjunction with ecological modernization 

    4) Be able to serve as a nature tourism guide in established park areas

    5) Describe play and leisure as distinct components of societies

    6) Understand the continuum of preservation/conservation in the context of wilderness and green spaces

    7) Explain modes of tragedy of the commons

    8) Understand the three pillars of sustainability: people, planet, and profit

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze the historical importance of parks and green spaces.

    Learners will explain the social, cultural, geographical, and political significance behind human experiences in/of parks settings and green spaces.

    Learners will effectively lead discussions in the role of a nature tourism guide.

    Learners will demonstrate integral concepts to recreation and park studies such as play and leisure while programming, leading, and interpreting park and green spaces.

    Learners will analyze sustainability in case studies that include people, planet, and profit conservation.

    Learners will predict the role parks and green spaces will play in the future of humans and the planet.

  
  • HOST 175 - Food, Culture, & Politics

    5 Credits
    This course considers socio-cultural dimensions of food from the dawn of agriculture to the present. The class explores topics such as the juxtaposition between food, society, and identity, organic vs. conventional foods, genetically modified organisms (GMOs), agriculture’s role in climate change, chronic hunger, obesity, seed property rights vs. food sovereignty, foreign aid, and the U.S. food policy process. There will also be an investigation of best practices with a focus on sustainable and environmental approaches to land use for foods.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day
    Fall Day
    Winter Day
    Spring Day

    Designed to Serve This course is designed for learners interested in food, sustainability, societies, culture, and foundational elements of politics. The course also touches on environmentalism, food security, and permaculture.
    Active Date 20230328T10:33:49

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 24
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    ProfTech Related Instruction
    • Human Relations


    Course Outline
    • Local, regional, global, and socioeconomic integration and interdependence of food systems
    • Geography as a precursor to socio-cultural attributes
    • Ecological implications of food
    • Food and climate change
    • Labor issues in food
    • National food security and sovereignty
    • Food from nowhere vs food from somewhere (e.g., Farm to Fork, Garden to Table, Slow Food Movement, Sustainability)
    • Activism in societies and cultures


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe contemporary and historical sociocultural perspectives around food production, distribution, consumption, and disposal.

    Learners will explain contemporary sociocultural changes in economic patterns related to food systems.

    Learners will examine points of interconnectedness through food systems.

    Learners will compare the global forces that propel change in the food system.

    Learners will explain food concepts and their importance in sustainable communities and food security.

    Learners will interpret societal and cultural nuances stemming from geography.

  
  • HOST 200 - HOST Capstone : Feasibility Study Management

    5 Credits
    This course takes an entrepreneurial investment approach to exploring varied facets of economic decision-making in hospitality and tourism industry projects. Components of a financial feasibility study are analyzed as an aid to the decision-making process of an investment in the hospitality industry. Students completing this course will understand the basic tenets of hospitality accounting such as USALI, reading financial statements such as a Profit & Loss statement (P&L), real estate valuations such as cap rates, and more. Students will leverage these learnings into quarter-long projects culminating in the completion of a feasibility study that can be presented for establishing entrepreneurial activities.   

    Pre-requisite(s) HOST 165 w/ min. 2.0
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered


    Winter Day, Online


    Designed to Serve This course is intended for hospitality entrepreneurs and/or management-oriented individuals who wish to pursue a career in investment, financial evaluation, or project management including potentially corporate office work.
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:14

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 20
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course successfully will have applied self-discipline and independent thought, synthesised information via critical thinking, understood the risk management components of entrepreneurship, and have had the acumen to see a financially-oriented project from fruition to completion.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will appraise investment opportunities by evaluating land, building, and operational costs.

    Learners will measure the effectiveness of management ideas in the hospitality and tourism field.

    Learners will evaluate optimistic and pessimistic approaches to hospitality and tourism financial management decisions.

    Learners will plan effective management approaches to project management case studies in the hospitality and tourism fields.

    Learners will apply best practices in revenue management, sales and marketing, and hospitality and tourism operations to maximize the feasibility of projects the student proposes.

  
  • HOST 205 - Event Planning Operations

    4 Credits
    If you are seeking to become an event or meeting planner, or perhaps you have been planning events for a short time but never received proper training, then this course is for you! Students will understand job responsibilities and career pathways for professionals in the event planning industry including out-sourced organizations working with planners during the tenure of this class. The course will also provide students all of the information needed in order to conjure, plan, craft, and carry out an experiential event for guests and clients. Finally, the course will provide insights to the financial structure of events and how individuals can ensure an effective revenue stream in salary and/or profit while operating an independent organization as an entrepreneur.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered



    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Business, Hospitality and Tourism Management (HOST), and all students interested in a career in event planning including weddings, sporting events, mega-events (e.g. Olympics, Super Bowl), catering, or business management.
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:12

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Students completing this course will understand foundational concepts of the event planning industry, the importance of creating an experiential moment, out-sourcing and teamwork/collaboration in event management, the venue selection process, technology and other trends, job opportunities and career pathways, and basic budgeting skill specific to A/R (i.e. billing) and A/P in event planning.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe and identify differences between meetings, expositions, conventions, conferences, incentive travel, and other forms of event planning.

    Learners will demonstrate the ability to plan a professional meeting.

    Learners will analyze and demonstrate the role of a meeting planner.

    Learners will describe the responsibilities of a convention and visitor's bureau, chamber of commerce, or other local authority as it relates to event planning.

    Learners will define and demonstrate the steps in event management.

  
  • HOST 209 - Event/Meeting/Conference

    5 Credits


    How to plan, implement, and evaluate events & conferences

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered





    Designed to Serve Hospitality/Tourism Students & Community At Large
    Active Date 20170731T09:58:02

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 38
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    1. Planning

    2. Budgeting

    3. Organization and Timeline

    4. Site Selection

    5. Food and Beverage

    6. Marketing Contracts

    7. AV and other Equipment

    8. Ancillary services

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Research and apply group needs and consideration to planning an event

    Identify and update resources necessary for successful event planning

    Develop and analyze support documents for planning, implementing, and evaluating events

    Identify and evaluate support services for various EMCA's

    Identify customer needs for an event and creatively choose appropriate services to meet client needs culminating in a final event

  
  • HOST 210 - REVENUE MANAGEMENT

    5 Credits
    The maximization of a business’s revenue insinuates an individual has an ability to critically analyze a situation, apply a financial prowess in alignment with an accounting accumen, and leverage their computation skill set. This course discusses best practices in revenue management including asset management and real estate purchases, Excel spreadsheet use, formulas specific to asset management with case studies from the hotel and restaurant industries, and mathematical computation skills needed to success in financial endeavors are foci of this course. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered

    Fall Day, Online



    Designed to Serve Students interested in entrepreneurship, business, management, and finance. Specifically, students interested in asset management and revenue management should enroll. The course relies on case studies from real estate and the hospitality industry and may be of the most interest to students in those fields. 
    Active Date 20170509T10:06:28

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    1) Understand and calculate real estate as an asset purchase in a land managed context including the importance of cap rates; 2) Understand and calculate large asset purchases from a management perspective as it relates to EBITDA and top/bottom line EBITDA; 3) Create revenue-maximizing pricing models and guide these effectively through distribution channels such as Online Travel Agencies (OTAs); 3) Understand overbooking and develop a mathematical strategy for overbooking; 4) Cost food and beverage operations (F&B) from menu design to seat turnover; 5) Have an ability to submit your organization’s STR Report and analyze STR Reports 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will calculate and analyze cap rates.

    Learner will formulate asset management purchasing decisions with a comprehension of par levels and EBITDA.

    Learner will create a revenue-maximizing pricing model and explain the model's fit in distribution channels.

    Learner will identify best practices in overbooking and develop a mathematical strategy for overbooking.

    Learner will cost a restaurant's food and beverage operations.

    Learner will earn CHIA Certification (Certified Hospitality Industry Analytics).

  
  • HOST 216 - Airline Operations

    4 Credits
    There are three primary emphasis areas a student should comprehend in order to understand the global phenomonen of flight as a business and industry: airlines, airports, and aviation (e.g. meteorlogy, pilots). This course is concerned with one of these three areas: airline operations and management. Supervising an airline’s operations begins with customer service, security, and other responsibilities that include interfacing with airline customers. Management concepts for those seeking supervisory roles in an airline are also discussed in this couse: Supply chain management, key performance indicators such as load factor, operational elements such as bug and spokes and fuel hedging are all integral components of this coursework. Finally, due to SeaTac Airport’s proximity to campus, status as a high-functioning international airport, and working connectivity with Highline College there are numerous opportunities for students to grow in this career field.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online




    Designed to Serve All students interested in careeers in the following fields: hospitality, tourism, business, management, aviation, airlines, customer service, and/or airports.
    Active Date 20190612T13:19:06

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will be able to: 1) Explain career pathways, organizational structures, and job responsibilities available in airlines; 2) Describe the relationship between airlines, aviation, and airports; 3) Summarize best practices in safety, security, risk management, and liability as they relate to airline operations and management; 4) Understand spaces that airline personnel operate within including: on aircrafts, cargo and freight handling, mechanics and technicians, flight dispatch, revenue management, operations agents, and more; 5) Recognize the role of governments, professional associations, and others in regulation adherence, route structure availability, and gate assignments; 6) Identify airport codes as necessary to pass interview questionnaires; 7) Comprehend ticketing, baggage handling, and boarding/deboarding processes and the role of airline personnel in these processes.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will explain career pathways, organizational structures, and job responsibilities available in airline work.

    Learners will describe the relationship between airlines, aviation, and airports.

    Learners will summarize best practices in safety, security, risk management, and liability as they relate to airline operations and management.

    Learners will understand spaces that airline personnel operate within including: on aircrafts, cargo and freight handling, mechanics and technicians, flight dispatch, revenue management, operations agents, and more

    Learners will recognize the role of governments, professional associations, and others in regulation adherence, route structure availability, and gate assignments

    Learners will identify airport codes as necessary to pass interview questionnaires.

  
  • HOST 217 - Airport Management

    4 Credits
    There are three primary emphasis areas a student should comprehend in order to understand the global phenomonon of flight as a business and industry: airlines, airports, and aviation (e.g. meteorlogy, pilots). This course is concerned with one of these three areas: airport management. Managing an airport’s operations begins with customer service, security, and other responsibilities that include interfacing with flying guests. Federal regulations, baggage handling, staffing, economic development, and resource funding are also integral to succeeding in the field of airport management. Modern airports receive high levels of scrutiny and airport managers as well as those interfacing with airport managers should understand the logistics of this field. Finally, due to SeaTac Airport’s proximity to campus, status as a high-functioning international airport, and working connectivity with Highline College there are numerous opportunities for students to grow in this career field.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Summer Day, Online




    Designed to Serve All students interested in careeers in the following fields: hospitality, tourism, business, management, aviation, airlines, customer service, and/or airports.
    Active Date 20190625T13:36:58

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will be able to:

    •  Identify, evaluate, and compare components of airport operations.
    •  Explain career pathways, organizational stuctures, and job responsibilities available at airports.
    • Describe the relationship between airlines, aviation, and airports.
    • Summarize the most integral Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) to airport operations. 
    • Understand areas on site that airport managers attend to including: airside facilities, landside facilities, airport maintenance, security, and emergency activities.
    • Recognize the role of public input and funding into airport decision-making and policy development.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will identify, compare, and evaluate airport operation components.

    Learners will explain organizational structures and career pathways available to airport managers.

    Learners will describe the relationship between airlines aviational personnel, and airport management and operations.

    Learners will identify and summarize Federal Aviation Regulations (FARs) and other legal guidance related to airport operations, development, and management.

    Learners will identify the role of airport management personnel as they relate to airside facilities, landside facilities, airport maintenance, risk management and legal issues, and emergency activities.

    Learners will recognize the role of government and public input in decision-making as well as the necessity of being involved in government resource allocation decisions that take place at national, state, and local levels.

  
  • HOST 240 - Cooperative Education

    12 Credits


    Cooperative education provides an opportunity for students to combine classroom theory with practical work experience. Experience gained in the workplace is related to the student’s field of study or career goals.

    Pre-requisite(s) HOST 100, HOST 139 and HOST 165 w/ min 2.0

     And Cum GPA min. 2.0

     
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Course Note This course requires work experience to be coordinated with the instructor.
    FeesHD

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve Students seeking to gain practical work experience, test career choices, and/or compare classroom theory with workplace practice are encouraged to earn Cooperative Education credits prior to graduation.

     
     

    Active Date 20220330T15:34:03

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Variable Credit Yes Range 1-12
    Internship Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Field Studies 396
    Total Contact Hours 396
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Students completing this variable credit course will accomplish the following:

    • Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace.
    • Perform assigned duties in a friendly and courteous manner and accept feedback.
    • Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment.
    • Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace.
    • Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Create a learning plan in collaboration with employer and advisor that details skills to be learned in the workplace.

    Perform assigned duties and accept feedback about performance (when offered) in a professional manner.

    Communicate effectively with individuals and in a team environment.

    Demonstrate successful work habits and attitudes reflecting best practices in the workplace.

    Analyze problems and choose appropriate solutions, seeking clarification when necessary.

  
  • HOST 248 - Sales & Marketing Management in HOST

    5 Credits
    This management-level course features sales and marketing knowledge specific to hospitality and tourism supervisors in emphasis areas such as DMOs, lodging, cruise lines, and event planners. All learners who complete this course will comprehend basic business S&M concepts such as branding, positioning, the four Ps, SWOT and PESTELI Analyses, and the product life cycle. They will also learn industry-specific information such as STR, RTAs, comp sets, publicity, Cvent, incentive and bonus pay, and market segmentation.

    Course Note For students and professionals in the hospitality industry
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Students interested in hospitality and tourism and/or sales and marketing are urged to complete this management-level course.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:24

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 32
    Shared Learning Environment Yes
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    Learners completing this course will comprehend sales and marketing, in business in general and specific to hospitality and tourism, in the following areas:

    • Analyses (e.g. SWOT, PESTELI) 
    • Marketing Mix including the 4Ps 
    • Branding and the Product Life Cycle
    • Positioning and Pricing
    • Indicators of Success including incentives and bonus structures
    • Publicity, Advertising, and Public Relations 
    • Strategic Marketing from governments and DMO perspectives


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will match understandings of key sales and marketing terms with their conceptualizations in case study work.

    Learners will examine the correlation between branding, pricing, and positioning.

    Learners will develop marketing plans for hospitality and tourism operations that include the improvement or creation of comp sets, SWOT Analyses, and PESTELI Analyses in case studies.

    Learners will deconstruct the marketing mix of hospitality and tourism operations in varied emphasis areas (e.g. cruise lines, lodging, DMOs).

    Learners will trace the product life cycle of hospitality and tourism products.

    Learners will outline best practices in incentive pay and bonus structures for S&M professionals.

    Learners will categorize publicity, advertising, public relations, and other terms associated with market-reach.

    Learners will identify target, secondary, and tertiary market segments.

    Learners will differentiate the principles of personal selling including the role and nature of personal selling attributes.

  
  • HOST 258 - Managing Hospitality Technology

    5 Credits
    This course provides an introduction to managing hospitality technology, a field that can be described as containing three core components: hospitality applications, technology management, and core technology. First, hospitality applications breaks software and hardware into three distinct sections: applications guests use, applications team members use, and applications managers use for strategic functions. Secondly, technology management includes strategic planning and system selection. Finally, core technologies includes infrastructure, technology systems, and systems security. The final exam in this course is an opportunity for students to earn their CHTP designation (Certified Hospitality Technology Professional).  

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Spring Day, Online

    Designed to Serve Any individual interested in managing technology as a component of their career is well-suited for enrollment in this course.
    Active Date 20201105T14:51:08

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This course provides an overview of technology needs in the hospitality industry:

    • Addresses essential aspects of computer systems, such as hardware, software, and generic applications 
    • Focuses on computer-based property management systems for both front office and back office functions 
    • Examines features of computerized restaurant management systems
    • Describes hotel sales computer applications, revenue management strategies, and accounting applications 
    • Addresses the selection and implementation of computer systems
    • Focuses on managing information systems
    • Examines the impact of the Internet and private intranets on the hospitality industry


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will describe hospitality technology applications and their operational utilities.

    Learners will identify features of the three major components necessary for a complete computer system: input/output devices, a central processing unit, and external storage devices.

    Learners will explain the function of common interfacing technologies, which include point-of-sale systems, call accounting systems, energy management systems, electronic locking systems, and guest-operated devices.

    Learners will outline the components of information management, with special attention paid to data processing and database management.

    Learners will identify the various threats to technology systems and the security precautions that should be taken to keep those systems safe.

    Learners will describe the elements of technology system maintenance.

    Learners will negotiate strategic management decisions in case study situations from the perspective of technology application directors.

  
  • HOST 276 - Beverage Service and Food Pairing

    4 Credits
    This is a tasting-based course focused on formal wine and beverage service techniques, as well as, identification of classic food and wine pairings. Additional topics covered include: the role of the Sommelier, stemware, service standards, and decanting. Students will have the opportunity to earn a MAST card (mandatory alcohol servers permit). 

    Course Note Alcohol is consumed in this course. Student must meet age requirement to enroll.
    FeesWH

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Winter Day
    Designed to Serve Students interested in the hospitality and tourism industries, particularly those whose career paths include food and beverage. 
    Active Date 20210403T10:09:17

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    • Understand the history of the beverage industry
    • Comprehend the differences in brewing, fermenting, and creating various beverages (i.e. wines, spirits, beer, coffee, and soda)
    • Understand the importance of beverage to the restaurant and food industries including profit margins, food cost, marketing, and product development
    • Be able to serve beverages in alignment with best practices
    • Be able to taste, pair, and discuss flavor wheels in a professional and service-oriented manner


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will communicate the history and creation of primary beverage types in the professional role of a Sommerlier via presentations and subsequent student-lead Q&A discussions.

    Learner will apply concepts of cost controls, revenue management, yield management, profit margins, and menu development in beverage management to a wine list of their own creation.

    Learners will identify nuances of the flavor wheel based on tastings and apply this to contrasting and complementary flavor profiles.

    Learner will apply best practices in beverage service in a given food service situation (e.g. stemware for different styles of wine, service techniques for different styles of wine).

  
  • HOST 278 - Casino Operations

    4 Credits
    Casino management and operations including casino cage, credit and collections, slot management, table games, mathematics of casino games, effective player rating systems, casino statistics, and marketing.

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered



    Spring Online

    Designed to Serve Hospitality and Tourism Management students and all College students.
    Active Date 2012-02-16

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 28
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44 Lab 0 Field Studies 0 Clinical 0 Independent Studies 0
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
     

    • Casino operations
    • Control procedures
    • Interdepartmental communications
    • Hierarchical structures
    • Regulations of a casino setting
    • Safety/security processes
    • Game data and strategies.


    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will interpret case studies using industry-specific terminology, strategies, and processes.

    Learner will identify table games of the casino industry.

    Learner will classify types of slot operations.

    Learner will calculate mathematics of casino games accurately.

    Learner will classify departments within casino departments and operations featuring casinos such as hotels and resorts.

    Learner will identify safety, security, risk management, and liability best practices in casino operations from industry photographs and in written case studies.

    Learner will identify attributes of the hierarchial structure in casino operations including inter-departmental communications.

    Learner will identify effective player rating systems.

  
  • HOST 281 - Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    1 Credits
    This is a special study course. Potential topics include wine appreciation, cost control and profitability, hospitality accounting, shibboleth in hospitality and tourism, understanding financial statements, and other specialty areas in the applied and academic pseudo-disciplines associated with hospitality and tourism. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve The topic of this course is clarified each quarter. Topics are not consistent quarter-by-quarter. Learners interested in enrolling should self-identify whether the quarter’s topic constitutes an appropriate fit for their interests and/or speak with a HOST Advisor prior to enrollment.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:26

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 35
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This is a Special Study course. The topic and course outline are clarified on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Please contact a HOST Advisor for information about this quarter’s HOST 281 offering. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will examine existing knowledge in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will apply transferrable skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will integrate specialized research skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will build a critical analytic ability in a specific hospitality and tourism emphasis area with knowledge specialized to operations in that field.

  
  • HOST 282 - Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    2 Credits
    This is a special study course. Potential topics include wine appreciation, cost control and profitability, hospitality accounting, shibboleth in hospitality and tourism, understanding financial statements, and other specialty areas in the applied and academic pseudo-disciplines associated with hospitality and tourism. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve The topic of this course is clarified each quarter. Topics are not consistent quarter-by-quarter. Learners interested in enrolling should self-identify whether the quarter’s topic constitutes an appropriate fit for their interests and/or speak with a HOST Advisor prior to enrollment.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:31

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 35
    Contact Hours: Lecture 22
    Total Contact Hours 22
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This is a Special Study course. The topic and course outline are clarified on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Please contact a HOST Advisor for information about this quarter’s HOST 282 offering. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will examine existing knowledge in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will apply transferrable skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will integrate specialized research skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will build a critical analytic ability in a specific hospitality and tourism emphasis area with knowledge specialized to operations in that field.

  
  • HOST 283 - Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    3 Credits
    This is a special study course. Potential topics include wine appreciation, cost control and profitability, hospitality accounting, shibboleth in hospitality and tourism, understanding financial statements, and other specialty areas in the applied and academic pseudo-disciplines associated with hospitality and tourism. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve The topic of this course is clarified each quarter. Topics are not consistent quarter-by-quarter. Learners interested in enrolling should self-identify whether the quarter’s topic constitutes an appropriate fit for their interests and/or speak with a HOST Advisor prior to enrollment.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:32

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 35
    Contact Hours: Lecture 33
    Total Contact Hours 33
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This is a Special Study course. The topic and course outline are clarified on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Please contact a HOST Advisor for information about this quarter’s HOST 283 offering. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will examine existing knowledge in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will apply transferrable skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will integrate specialized research skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will build a critical analytic ability in a specific hospitality and tourism emphasis area with knowledge specialized to operations in that field.

  
  • HOST 284 - Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    4 Credits
    This is a special study course. Potential topics include wine appreciation, cost control and profitability, hospitality accounting, shibboleth in hospitality and tourism, understanding financial statements, and other specialty areas in the applied and academic pseudo-disciplines associated with hospitality and tourism. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve The topic of this course is clarified each quarter. Topics are not consistent quarter-by-quarter. Learners interested in enrolling should self-identify whether the quarter’s topic constitutes an appropriate fit for their interests and/or speak with a HOST Advisor prior to enrollment.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:36

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 35
    Contact Hours: Lecture 44
    Total Contact Hours 44
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This is a Special Study course. The topic and course outline is clarified on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Please contact a HOST Advisor for information about this quarter’s HOST 284 offering. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will examine existing knowledge in an ephasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will apply transferrable skills in an ephasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will integrate specialized research skills in an ephasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will build a critical analytic ability in a specific hospitality and tourism emphasis area with knowledge specialized to operations in that field.

  
  • HOST 285 - Special Topics in Hospitality & Tourism Management

    5 Credits
    This is a special study course. Potential topics include wine appreciation, cost control and profitability, hospitality accounting, shibboleth in hospitality and tourism, understanding financial statements, and other specialty areas in the applied and academic pseudo-disciplines associated with hospitality and tourism. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve The topic of this course is clarified each quarter. Topics are not consistent quarter-by-quarter. Learners interested in enrolling should self-identify whether the quarter’s topic constitutes an appropriate fit for their interests and/or speak with a HOST Advisor prior to enrollment.
    Active Date 20210311T08:50:42

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Class Limit 35
    Contact Hours: Lecture 55
    Total Contact Hours 55
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    Course Outline
    This is a Special Study course. The topic and course outline are clarified on a quarter-by-quarter basis. Please contact a HOST Advisor for information about this quarter’s HOST 285 offering. 

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learners will analyze an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will examine existing knowledge in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will apply transferrable skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will integrate specialized research skills in an emphasis area of hospitality and tourism.

    Learners will build a critical analytic ability in a specific hospitality and tourism emphasis area with knowledge specialized to operations in that field.

  
  • HOST 295 - Special Studies in HOST

    5 Credits
    A Directed Study in HOST includes an individual or group study project as determined by the student and instructor. A contract will be signed by the instructor and student before progress begins in this course. When the course material begins, the learner(s) will be required to investigate and analyze a facet of the hospitality and tourism management industry related to the student’s career and educational goals. Students will receive consistent feedback from the instructor of record regarding their progress.

    Pre-requisite(s) Students must have completed HOST 100 (Intro to HOST) and HOST 139 (Career Planning & Prep) before being eligible for a Directed Study course in HOST. 
    Instructor Permission Required Yes
    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve Students interested in business, management, or entrepreneurship as it relates to the hospitality and tourism industries are best suited for enrollment in this course. 
    Active Date 20201208T18:00:37

    Grading Basis Decimal Grade
    Variable Credit Yes Range 1-5
    Independent Study Yes
    OEE Yes
    Class Limit 99
    Contact Hours: Independent Studies 165
    Total Contact Hours 165
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    Each Directed Study course will be unique and based on student interests and career pathway desires. A course outline will be co-created and agreed upon by the instructor and learner prior to the student beginning work on course materials.

    Student Learning Outcomes
    Learner will construct an experiment, feasibility study, or other project that is mutually agreed upon with the instructor of record.

    Learner will produce a study requiring a critical lens.

    Learner will effectively present their completed study to stakeholders as agreed upon during the planning stage of the project.


Human Services

  
  • HSER 135 - Mental Health First Aid

    1 Credits


    Mental Health First Aid is an one day course designed to develop key skills to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.  Just as CPR training helps a layperson without medical training assist an individual following a heart attack, Mental Health First Aid training helps a layperson assist someone experiencing a mental health crisis. 

    Fees

    Quarters Typically Offered
    Designed to Serve Service Providers and Community Members
    Active Date 20190709T10:50:46

    Grading Basis Credit/Non-Credit
    Class Limit 30
    Contact Hours: Lecture 11
    Total Contact Hours 11
    Degree Distributions:
    ProfTech Course Yes
    Restricted Elective Yes
    PLA Eligible Yes

    Course Outline
    • What is Mental Health First Aid

    • Mental Health Problems in the USA

    • The Mental Health First Aid Action Plan

    • Understanding Depression

    •  Understanding Anxiety Disorders

    • Crisis First Aid for Panic Attacks

    • Crisis First Aid for Traumatic events

    • Understanding Disorders in Which Psychosis may Occur

    • Crisis First Aid for Acute Psychosis

    • Crisis First Aid for Suicidal Behavior & Depressive symptoms

    • What is Non-Suicidal Self-Injury?

    • Non-crisis First Aid for Depression and Anxiety

    • Understanding Substance Use Disorder

    • Crisis First Aid for Overdose

    • Crisis First Aid for Withdrawal

    • Using Mental Health First Aid



    Student Learning Outcomes
    Recognize the potential risk factors and warning signs for a range of mental health problems, including: depression, anxiety/trauma, psychosis and psychotic disorders, substance use disorders, and self-injury.

    Identify a 5 step action plan to help an individual in crisis connect with appropriate professional help.

    Discuss the prevalence of various mental health disorders in the U.S. and the need for reduced negative attitudes in their communities.

    Recognize the appropriate professional, peer, social, and self-help resources available to help someone with a mental health problem treat and manage the problem and achieve recovery.

    Assess one's own views and feelings about mental health problems and disorders.

 

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