11Courses of Instruction Course Numbering System

1-039 Non-degree Credit Courses

040-099 Degree Applicable Non-Transfer Courses

100-290* Degree Applicable and Transfer level courses

299 Directed Studies

*Courses numbered 100 and above are usually university parallel courses and are offered for transfer to colleges and universities. See course descriptions for any restrictions on transfer. **FAC and PAC 4300 Series are non-transferable.

Code for Transferability of Courses Where applicable, transferability of listed courses is designated by boldface symbols:

UC – Transfers to all University of California campuses and to most other four-year colleges.

UC (Credit Limit - See Counselor) – Transfers to all University of California campuses and to most other four-year colleges, but there are limitations to the number of units that can be accepted for credit. The student should consult a counselor for details.

CSU Transfers to all campuses of the California State University system and to many other four- year colleges.

174 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog COURSE IDENTIFICATION The C-ID numbering system is useful for students NUMBERING SYSTEM (C-ID) attending more than one community college and is applied to many of the transferable courses students The Course Identification Numbering System (C-ID) need as preparation for transfer. Because these course is a statewide numbering system independent from requirements may change and because courses may the course numbers assigned by local California be modified and qualified for or deleted from the community colleges. A C-ID number next to a C-ID database, students should always check with a course signals that participating California colleges counselor to determine how C-ID designated courses and universities have determined that courses fit into their educational plans for transfer. offered by other California community colleges are comparable in content and scope to courses offered Students may consult the ASSIST database at www. on their own campuses, regardless of their unique assist.org for specific information on C-ID course titles or local course number. Thus, if a schedule designations. Counselors can always help students of classes or catalog lists a course bearing a C-ID interpret or explain this information. number, for example COMM 110, students at that college can be assured that it will be accepted in lieu If a course has been approved for C-ID, you will find of a course bearing the C-ID COMM 110 designation the corresponding C-ID number next to the course at another community college. In other words, the prefix and number, within the course descriptions C-ID designation can be used to identify comparable in the following pages. More courses may have courses at different community colleges. However, been approved for C-ID since the publication of this students should always go to www.assist.org to catalog. confirm how each college’s course will be accepted at a particular four-year college or university for transfer credit. More courses may have been approved for C-ID since the publication of this catalog. You can also see C-ID approvals for Rio Hondo College at ASSIST.org or C-ID.net.

C-ID Descriptor RHC Course(s) Course Title ACCT 110 ACCT-101 Financial Accounting ACCT 120 ACCT-102 Managerial Accounting AJ 110 AJ-101 Introduction to Administration of Justice AJ 120 AJ-106 Criminal Law I AJ 122 AJ-102 Criminal Procedures AJ 124 AJ -104 Legal Aspects of Evidence AJ 140 AJ-208 Principles of Investigation AJ 150 AJ-275 Introduction to Forensic Science AJ 160 AJ -105 Community Relations/Multicultural Issues Within Public Service AJ 200 CORR-101 Introduction to Corrections AJ 220 AJ-207 Juvenile Law and Procedure ANTH 110 ANTH-101 Introduction to Physical Anthropology ANTH 110 ANTH-101H Introduction to Physical Anthropology Honors ANTH 115L ANTH-101L Physical Anthropology Lab ANTH 120 ANTH-102 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology ANTH 120 ANTH-102H Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Honors ANTH 150 ANTH -103 Introduction to Archaeology ARTH 110 ART-105 Survey of Western Art: Prehistory through the Middle Ages ARTH 110 ART-105H Survey of Western Art: Prehistory through the Middle Ages Honors ARTH 120 ART-106 Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary ARTH 120 ART-106H Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to Contemporary Honors

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 175 C-ID Descriptor RHC Course(s) Course Title ARTH 130 ART-107 The Art of Asia ARTH 150 ART-112 Visual Art in the Modern Era ARTS 110 ART -130 Freehand Drawing I ARTS 200 ART-230 Beginning Life Drawing BIOL 110B BIOL-125 Human Anatomy BIOL 120B BIOL -226 Human Physiology BUS 110 MGMT-101 Introduction to Business BUS 120 BUSL-110 Legal Environment in Business CDEV 100 CD-106 Child Growth and Development CDEV 110 CD-208 Child, Family and Community COMM 110 SPCH-101 Public Speaking COMM 120 SPCH-140 Argumentation and Debate COMM 130 SPCH-100 Interpersonal Communication COMM 160B SPCH -110 Forensics: Speech and Debate Team COMM 170 SPCH -130 Oral Interpretation ECE 120 CD-110 Principles and Practices of Early Childhood Education ECE 130 CD-111 Early Childhood Education Curriculum ECE 200 CD-114 Observation and Assessment ECE 210 CD -228 Early Childhood Education Practicum ECE 220 CD-102 Nutrition, Health and Safety for Children ECE 230 CD-224 Diversity Issues During Early Childhood, School Age and Adolescence ECON 202 ECON-101 Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 202 ECON-101H Principles of Macroeconomics Honors ENGL 100 ENGL-101 College Composition and Research ENGL 105 ENGL-201 Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking ENGL 105 ENGL-201H Advanced Composition and Critical Thinking Honors ENGL 120 LIT-102H Approaches to Literature Honors ENGL 130 LIT-112A American Literature ENGL 130 LIT-112AH American Literature Honors ENGL 135 LIT-112B American Literature ENGL 135 LIT-112BH American Literature Honors ENGL 140 LIT-144A World Literature ENGL 145 LIT-144B World Literature ENGL 160 LIT-146A British Literature ENGL 160 LIT-146AH British Literature Honors ENGL 165 LIT-146B British Literature ENGL 165 LIT-146BH British Literature Honors ENGL 180 LIT-114H Children’s and Adolescent Literature Honors ENGL 180 LIT-114 Children’s and Adolescent Literature ENGL 200 ENGL-131 Creative Writing

176 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog C-ID Descriptor RHC Course(s) Course Title GEOG 125 GEOG-103 World Regional Geography GEOL 100 GEOL-150 Physical Geology JOUR 100 MSCM-128 Mass Media in Modern Society JOUR 110 JOUR-120 Communications Reporting and Writing JOUR 131 JOUR-243 Newspaper Production II JOUR 131 JOUR-244 Digital Newspaper Production II KIN 100 KIN-194 Introduction to Kinesiology KIN 101 KIN-193 Standard First Aid and CPR MATH 155 MATH-180 Pre-Calculus MATH 210 MATH-190H Calculus I Honors MATH 210 MATH-190 Calculus I MATH 230 MATH-250 Calculus III MATH 240 MATH-270 Differential Equations MATH 250 MATH-260 Linear Algebra MATH 900S MATH-190 Calculus I and Calculus II MATH-191 MUS 100 MUS-133 Music Appreciation PHIL 100 PHIL-101 Introduction Philosophy PHIL 100 PHIL-101H Introduction Philosophy Honors PHIL 110 PHIL-112 Introduction to Logic PHIL 120 PHIL-120 Introduction to Ethics PHIL 130 PHIL-124 History of Philosophy: Ancient PHIL 140 PHIL-126 History of Philosophy: Modern PHYS 200S PHY-211, PHY- Physics for Scientists and Engineers I, II, and II 212, PHY-213 PHYS 205 PHY-211 Physics for Scientists and Engineers I PHYS 210 PHY-213 Physics for Scientists and Engineers III PHYS 215 PHY-212 Physics for Scientists and Engineers II POLS 110 POLS-110H Government of the United States Honors POLS 120 POLS -128 Introduction to Political Philosophy POLS 130 POLS -130 Comparative Government POLS 140 POLS-140 International Relations PSY 110 PSY -101H Introduction to Psychology Honors PSY 110 PSY-101 Introduction to Psychology PSY 120 PSY-114 Introduction to Abnormal Psychology PSY 150 PSY-210 Biological Psychology PSY 150 PSY-210H Biological Psychology Honors PSY 180 PSY-112 Lifespan Development PSY 200 PSY-200 Research Methods in Psychology SOCI 110 SOC-101 Introduction to Sociology SOCI 110 SOC-101H Introduction to Sociology Honors SOCI 115 SOC-102 Major Social Problems SOCI 125 PSY-190 Statistics for Behavioral Sciences SOCI 130 SOC-114 Marriage, Family and Intimate Relationships SOCI 140 SOC-120 Perspectives of Sex and Gender SOCI 150 SOC-116 Introduction to Race and Ethnic Relations SOCI 160 SOC-127 Introduction to Criminology

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 177 C-ID Descriptor RHC Course(s) Course Title SPAN 100 SPAN-101 Spanish I SPAN 110 SPAN-102 Spanish II THTR 111 THTR-101 Theatre Arts Appreciation THTR 112 THTR-101 Theatre Arts Appreciation THTR 113 THTR-105 The History and Development of the Theatre THTR 113 THTR-105H The History and Development of the Theatre THTR 151 THTR-110 Principles of Acting THTR 152 THTR-111 Principles of Acting THTR 171 THTR-150 Theatre Crafts I THTR 173 THTR-153 Stage Lighting THTR 191 THTR-170 Theatre Rehearsal and Performance THTR 192 THTR-159 Stage Crew Activity

More courses may have been approved for C-ID since the publication of this catalog. You can also see C-ID approvals for Rio Hondo College at ASSIST.org or C-ID.net.

178 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Courses of Instruction

Accounting (ACCT)...... 175 History (HIST)...... 262 Administration of Justice (AJ)...... 177 Human Services (HUSR)...... 264 Alternative Energy Technology (AET)...... 179 Humanities (HUM)...... 265 American Sign Language (ASL)...... 180 Animation (ANIM)...... 180 Italian (ITAL)...... 266 Anthropology (ANTH)...... 181 Architecture (ARCH)...... 183 Japanese (JAPN) ...... 266 Art (ART)...... 184 Journalism (JOUR)...... 266 Associate Degree Nursing (ADN)...... 190 Astronomy (ASTR)...... 193 Kinesiology Theory (KIN)...... 268 Automotive Body Repair (AUTB)...... 194 Kinesiology (KINA)...... 270 Automotive Technology (AUTO)...... 195 Landscape (LAND)...... 276 Biology (BIOL)...... 201 Latin (LATN)...... 277 Business Law (BUSL)...... 204 Library (LIB)...... 277 Literature (LIT)...... 277 Carpentry (CARP)...... 204 Logistics (LOG)...... 281 Chemistry (CHEM)...... 207 Chicano Studies (CHST)...... 213 Management (MGMT)...... 282 Child Development (CD)...... 214 Marketing (MRKT)...... 285 Chinese (CHIN)...... 219 Mass Communications (MSCM)...... 286 Civil Design Technology (CIV)...... 219 Mathematics (MATH)...... 286 Computer Information Technology (CIT)...... 220 Mathematics Flowchart...... 287 Cooperative Work Experience-General Music (MUS)...... 292 (CWEG)...... 225 Corrections (CORR)...... 225 Non-credit Courses...... 330-337 Counseling (COUN)...... 228 Nursing...... 190, 324

Dance (DANC)...... 229 Operating Engineers (OENG)...... 296 Directed Studies (DS)...... 231 Philosophy (PHIL)...... 298 Drafting (DRAF)...... 232 Photography (PHTO)...... 300 Physical Science (PHYS)...... 300 Economics (ECON)...... 232 Physics (PHY)...... 301 Education (ED)...... 233 Police Academy (AJ) & (PAC)...... 177, 302 Educational Development (EDEV)...... 233 Political Science (POLS)...... 309 Electronics (ELEC)...... 235 Psychology (PSY)...... 311 Electronics/Electrical Utility Technology (EUT)...... 238 Radio (RDIO)...... 313 Emergency Medical Tech. (EMT)...... 239 Reading (READ)...... 313 Engineering (ENGR)...... 239 Registered Dental Assisting (RDA)...... 314 Engineering Technology (ENGT)...... 239 English (ENGL)...... 241 Sociology (SOC)...... 315 English As A New Language (ENLA)...... 245 Spanish (SPAN)...... 316 Environmental Technology (ET)...... 245 Speech (SPCH)...... 317

Fabrication (FABR)...... 249 Technical Education (TCED)...... 319 Finance (FIN)...... 249 Television (TV)...... 320 Fire Academy Courses (FAC)...... 249 Theatre (THTR)...... 320 Fire Technology (FTEC)...... 252 French (FR)...... 254 Vocabulary (VOCB)...... 324 Vocational Nursing (VN)...... 324 Geographic Information Systems (GIS)...... 255 Geography (GEOG)...... 257 Welding (WELD)...... 326 Geology (GEOL)...... 257 Wildland Fire Technology (WFT)...... 327

Health Science (HS)...... 258 Heat & Frost (HEFR)...... 259 Heavy Equipment Technology (HET)...... 260

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 179 current year. Students will learn to use the TaxWise software to accu- ACCT 103 rately file individual federal and state Payroll Accounting income tax returns within the scope Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ACCOUNTING of the VITA program. Students will assessment; ACCT 090 or 101 Division of Business learn how to develop a system of Transfers to: CSU quality control for actual taxpayer This course combines basic account- ACCT 090 returns, as well as develop their com- ing skills with specialized training Introduction to Accounting munication skills through interviews in payroll accounting to prepare stu- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate of taxpayers and explanation of tax dents for entry-level positions within assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D return results. the payroll segment of accounting. or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment; 1 Unit This course is designed for account- MGMT 052 54 Lab hours ing majors and those interested in This course provides basic knowl- pursuing entry-level positions within edge of accounting terms, concepts, ACCT 101 (C-ID ACCT 110) the payroll segment of accounting. and procedures for a sole propri- Financial Accounting This course is a comprehensive etorship form of business. Topics Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate overview of federal and state payroll include the analysis and recording of assessment; MATH 050 or MATH 050D laws and their effect on payroll business transactions for service and or MATH 053 or appropriate assessment; records and required government merchandising firms, and the prepa- ACCT 090; MGMT 052 reports. ration of simple financial statements. Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units Accounting for cash, sales, purchases, This course is the study of account- 54 Lecture hours payroll, and the end-of-the-year ing as an information system and procedures is presented. This course how information is used by investors, ACCT 104 is designed for occupationally-ori- creditors, and other external users to Introduction to Governmental and Not- ented students or those preparing for make decisions. The course covers For-Profit Accounting Financial Accounting and Computer- the accounting information system, Prerequisite: ACCT 101 with a grade of ized Accounting. including recording and reporting “C” or better 3 Units of business transactions with a focus Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours on the accounting cycle, the applica- assessment; MATH 050 or MATH 050D tion of generally accepted accounting or MATH 053 or appropriate assessment; ACCT 096 principles, the financial statements, MGMT 052 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance and statement analysis. Topics Transfers to: CSU Program I include issues relating to asset, liabil- This course is an introduction to Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ity, and equity valuation, revenue the fundamentals of government assessment; ACCT 105 and expense recognition, cash flow, and not-for-profit accounting. The This is the first course in a sequence internal controls, and ethics. This emphasis of the course will be placed of two courses designed for students course is required of all accounting on accounting for various fund types who want to be a part of the Volun- and business administration majors. and restrictions relevant to govern- teer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) 4 Units ment and not-for-profit agencies program at Rio Hondo. This course 72 Lecture hours with both theoretical and practical will cover Federal and California tax aspects explored. Topics include theories and laws appropriate for the ACCT 102 (C-ID ACCT 120) budgets, revenues, expenditures, tax current tax year, and students will Managerial Accounting levies, appropriations, general fund, apply their knowledge by taking the Prerequisite: ACCT 101 with a grade of special fund, and financial statements IRS exams for VITA volunteers. Upon “C” or better for government and not-for-profit successful completion of the IRS Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate entities. This course is designed for VITA Basic and Intermediate exams, assessment; MATH 050 or MATH 050D students interested in furthering their the students will be able to assist low- or MATH 053 or appropriate assessment educational requirements for the CPA income individuals and families with Transfers to: UC, CSU exam and/or pursuing an entry-level tax return preparation through the This course introduces students to position in government and not-for- VITA program for the current year. the fundamentals of managerial profit accounting. 1 Unit accounting for decision-making. This 3 Units 18 Lecture hours course is the study of how manag- 54 Lecture hours ers use accounting information in ACCT 097 decision-making, planning, direct- ACCT 105 Volunteer Income Tax Assistance ing and controlling operations. The Income Tax Accounting Program II course focuses on the flow of costs in Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Prerequisite: ACCT 096 a manufacturing environment, cost assessment; ACCT 101 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate terms and concepts, cost behavior, Transfers to: CSU assessment cost structure and cost-volume- Federal and California State income This is the second course in a profit analysis. Topics include issues tax laws and preparation as related to sequence of two courses designed for relating to cost systems, cost control, individuals and small business enti- students who want to volunteer in profit planning, and performance ties. Emphasis is placed upon income the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance analysis in manufacturing environ- inclusion, exclusion, exemptions, (VITA) program at Rio Hondo. This ments. This course is required of all capital gains and losses, and business course will allow students who have accounting and business majors. and individual deductions. Students successfully passed ACCT 096 to 4 Units who successfully complete the course apply their tax knowledge by assist- 72 Lecture hours will be certified by theCalifornia Tax ing low-income individuals and families with tax return preparation through the VITA program for the

180 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Education Council as fulfilling the and practice. This course will further the conditions of regular employ- 60-hour qualifying education require- develop and refine the accounting ment. This course is intended for ment (45 federal hours and 15 Cali- knowledge and skills learned from students whose job is related to the fornia hours) imposed by the State of Financial Accounting. Emphasis will field of Accounting and have com- California for becoming a Registered be on complex financial transactions, pleted or enrolled in the appropriate Tax Preparer. such as debt and equity financing, coursework. “Contact the CWE office 4 Units pensions and leases, evaluating the regarding re-enrollment procedures.” 72 Lecture hours impact of accounting changes and Student Unpaid Internship: errors, and calculation and analy- 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; ACCT 106 sis of financial ratios and earnings 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours Computerized Accounting per share for decision-making. This Student Paid Internship: Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate course is designed for students 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D furthering their educational require- 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment; ments for the CPA exam and/or to be 1 to 4 Units ACCT 090; ACCT 101 qualified for higher level accounting 3 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU positions. 60 to 300 hours This course is designed to provide 3 Units students with a sound basic knowl- 54 Lecture hours ACCT 299 edge of how computerized inte- Directed Study: Accounting grated accounting systems function. ACCT 203 Transfers to: UC, CSU Students will be processing account- Introduction to Cost Accounting Independent Study/Directed Study ing data using receivables, payables, Prerequisite: ACCT 101 with a grade of is intended for students who have inventory, payroll and project “C” or better the ability to assume responsibility modules. This course is designed for Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate for independent work and to pre- accounting majors, those inter- assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D pare written or oral reports and/or ested in starting a small business, or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment appropriate projects. To enroll in an and those interested in pursuing Transfers to: CSU independent study/directed study entry-level positions in the field of Introduction to Cost Accounting course, students must possess a 2.5 accounting. takes a logical approach to the overall grade point average, a 3.1 3 Units fundamentals of cost accounting as grade point average in the discipline 54 Lecture hours applied to a manufacturing busi- of study being requested, or receive ness, and the use of cost data in an exception from the instructor. ACCT 201 management decisions. Principles Independent Studies/Directed Stud- Intermediate Accounting I and procedures of cost systems ies may be developed from any topic Prerequisite: ACCT 101 with a grade of are presented first in an overview, arising from or related to a course of “C” or better then discussed and illustrated in study that will result in developing Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate detail. The course provides thor- depth and breadth in that subject assessment; MATH 050 or MATH 050D ough coverage of job order costing, area. Students will be expected to or MATH 053 or appropriate assessment; process costing, and standard costs. meet on a regular basis with their MGMT 052 Analysis of cost data is integrated faculty sponsor and submit a final Transfers to: CSU with discussions of cost accounting report or project, and student prog- This course provides a more in- systems and procedures. Students ress shall be evaluated at regular depth study of accounting theory will also evaluate both quantita- intervals. Academic standards for and practice. This course will further tive and qualitative data to assist Independent Studies/Directed Stud- develop and refine the accounting management with strategic decision- ies shall be the same as those for knowledge and skills learned from making, planning, and controlling. other courses. Units are awarded Financial Accounting. Emphasis will This course is designed for account- in accordance with Title V regula- be on the preparation and analysis ing majors and those interested tions with one unit of credit awarded of financial statements, the study of in furthering their knowledge for 54 hours of Directed Studies, six earnings management, the applica- and understanding of managerial (6) hours of which must be with an tion of present-value concepts, the accounting. instructor. The instructor is respon- complexity of transactions that arise 3 Units sible for monitoring student progress in complex economic environments, 54 Lecture hours through the semester. Students may and the use of accounting informa- take directed study courses for a tion to make decisions. This course ACCT 290 maximum of three (3) units within a is designed for students furthering Cooperative Work Experience/ discipline, and may not accumulate their educational requirements for the Internship for Accounting Related more than a total of nine (9) units CPA exam and/or to be qualified for Fields college-wide. higher level accounting positions. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 to 3 Units 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 to 216 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU ACCT 202 This course supports and reinforces Intermediate Accounting II on-the-job training in business and Prerequisite: ACCT 201 with a grade of industrial establishments under “C” or better supervision of a college instruc- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate tor and is facilitated by the use of assessment; MATH 050 or MATH 050D learning objectives. The student will or MATH 053 or appropriate assessment; be working in a skilled or profes- MGMT 052 sional level assignment in their area Transfers to: CSU of vocational interest and will meet This course provides a more in- performance objectives related to depth study of accounting theory instruction that are above and beyond 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 181 course laboratory work provides will be placed on the application of supervised instruction in the firing of rules in preparing and presenting ADMINISTRATION handguns and shotguns. evidence. The course will discuss the 2 Units history and approach to the study OF JUSTICE 18 Lecture hours of evidence. Topics include proof Division of Public Safety 54 Lab hours by evidence and substitutes, general admissibility tests, evidence by way AJ 041 AJ 101 (C-ID AJ 110) of witness testimony, documents, real Effective Written Communications for Introduction to Administration of evidence, and exclusion of evidence Public Service Personnel Justice on constitutional grounds. For a Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or better understanding of the evidence appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or rules, judicial decisions are cited and appropriate assessment; AJ 101 appropriate assessment students will be required to brief This course is designed to provide Transfers to: UC, CSU cases. Administration of Justice or other This course introduces students to the 3 Units interested students with intensive characteristics of the criminal justice 54 Lecture hours training in communication of facts system in the United States. Focus is and information of ideas in simple, placed on examining crime measure- AJ 105 (C-ID AJ 160) clear, logical English. An emphasis ment, theoretical explanations of Community Relations/Multicultural will be placed on spelling, correct crime, responses to crime, compo- Issues Within Public Service usage of words, sentence structure, nents of the system, and current Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or critical reading and discussion, cre- challenges to the system. The course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ative thinking, techniques of observa- examines the evolution of the prin- appropriate assessment; AJ 101 tion, and other skills that lead to good ciples and approaches utilized by the Transfers to: UC, CSU writing. Topics include organization justice system and the evolving forces This course examines the complex, of ideas and are combined with an which have shaped those principles dynamic relationship between com- abundant practice in the writing of and approaches. Although justice munities and the justice system in effective reports, bulletins, memos, structure and process is examined addressing crime and conflict with letters, and other short papers. in a cross-cultural context, emphasis an emphasis on the challenges and 3 Units is placed on the US justice system, prospects of administering justice 54 Lecture hours particularly the structure and func- within a diverse multicultural popu- tion of US police, courts and correc- lation. Topics covered may include AJ 060 tions. Students are introduced to the crime prevention, restorative justice, Basic Firearms origins and development of criminal conflict resolution, and ethics. Prerequisite: Department of Justice law, legal process, sentencing, and 3 Units (DOJ) clearance incarceration policies. 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours AJ 106 (C-ID AJ 120) appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Criminal Law I This course is designed for students AJ 102 (C-ID AJ 122) Prerequisite: AJ 101 with a grade of “C” interested in learning the proper use Criminal Procedures or better, or completion of PAC 040 or and storage of firearms. This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or equivalent consists of instruction and demon- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or stration in the safe handling, firing appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and care of firearms, related matters Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment of legal liabilities, moral responsibili- This course is designed to provide Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ties and safety. The basics of marks- Administration of Justice or other (*Students will receive credit from UC manship and range procedures are interested students with an in-depth for only one of the following courses: taught and the student is supervised study of the legal responsibilities AJ 106 or AJ 107) in comprehensive scheduled range of law enforcement. An emphasis This course offers an analysis of the firing exercises. Introductory dem- will be placed on the judicial seg- doctrines of criminal liability in the onstrations in the operation of the ment of the administration of justice United States and the classification police shotgun and semi-automatic system. Topics include laws of arrest, of crimes against persons, property, weapons are also presented. custody, past, present, and future morals, and public welfare. Special 1 Unit analysis of the procedures for each emphasis is placed on the classifica- 9 Lecture hours subsystem within the administration tion of crime, the general elements 27 Lab hours of justice system from initial entry of crime, the definitions of common to final disposition. The relationship and statutory law, and the nature AJ 070 each segment maintains with system of acceptable evidence. This course Advanced Firearms members will also be covered. utilizes case law and case studies to Prerequisite: AJ 060 and Department of 3 Units introduce students to criminal law. Justice (DOJ) clearance 54 Lecture hours The completion of this course offers Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or a foundation upon which upper- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or AJ 104 (C-ID AJ 124) division criminal justice courses will appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Legal Aspects of Evidence build. The course will also include This course is designed to acquaint Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or some limited discussion of prosecu- Administration of Justice or other appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion and defense decision-making, interested students with the legal appropriate assessment; AJ 101 criminal culpability, and defenses to provisions and safety precautions Transfers to: CSU crimes. associated with the use of firearms. This course is designed to provide 3 Units A pistol match competition will Administration of Justice or other 54 Lecture hours be arranged by the instructor. The interested students with an in-depth study of evidence rules. An emphasis 182 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog AJ 107 tions. Issues of scientific versus legal AJ 228 Criminal Law II burden of proof, legal terminology, Police Field Operations Prerequisite: AJ 101 with a grade of “C” and trial will also be discussed. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or better, or completion of PAC 040 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or equivalent 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or AJ 207 (C-ID AJ 220) This course is designed to provide appropriate assessment Juvenile Law and Procedure Administration of Justice or other Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or interested students with an in-depth (*Students will receive credit from UC appropriate assessment; READ 023 or understanding of the history and for only one of the following courses: appropriate assessment; AJ 101 development of Police Field Opera- AJ 106 or AJ 107) Transfers to: CSU tions. Particular emphasis is placed This course is designed to provide This course is designed to provide on the planning of field activities. Administration of Justice or other Administration of Justice or other Topics include the functions of patrol, interested students with a compre- interested students with techniques traffic and other preliminary investi- hensive discourse on criminal statutes for handling juvenile offenders and gative duties of the field officer. The and their definition. Topics include victims. An emphasis will be placed techniques of planning for patrol classification as applied to the system on the prevention and repression of operations, handling of requests of administration of justice, crimes delinquency, diagnosis and referral for service, vehicular traffic-related against persons, property, general of juvenile offenders, and organiza- problems, and civil and domestic statutes, and health and safety stat- tion of community resources. Juvenile disturbances are also presented in the utes, as well as other state and federal law and juvenile court procedures course. laws. will be contrasted with adult law 3 Units 3 Units procedures. 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours 3 Units 54 Lecture hours AJ 250 AJ 200 Contemporary Issues in the Criminal Introduction to Forensic Chemistry AJ 208 (C-ID AJ 140) Justice System Prerequisite: Grade of “C” or better in Principles of Investigation Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or each of the following courses: BIOL 101; Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CHEM 231; PHYS 160; MATH 130 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; AJ 101; AJ 102 Advisory: ENGL 101 appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to provide This course is designed to provide This course addresses the techniques, Administration of Justice or other the student who has an interest in procedures, and ethical issues in the interested students with an in-depth forensic science with an overview investigation of crime, including understanding of personal and orga- of the role of forensic science and organization of the investigative pro- nizational values, beliefs, attitudes the crime laboratory analyst in the cess, crime scene searches, interview- and ethics as they affect contempo- legal system. The focus is on non- ing and interrogating, surveillance, rary issues in the Criminal Justice biological evidence, such as con- source of information, utility of evi- System. Particular emphasis is placed trolled substances and toxicology, dence, scientific analysis of evidence on the historical foundations which trace evidence, and firearm evidence. and the role of the investigator in the serve as a basis of contemporary Students will develop the skills neces- trial process. decision-making. Specific issues to be sary to evaluate the applicability of 3 Units used in the discussions will vary from each method as it applies to particu- 54 Lecture hours semester to semester. lar case situations. Issues of scientific 3 Units versus legal burdens of proof, legal AJ 215 54 Lecture hours terminology, and trial procedure will Vice and Narcotics Control also be discussed. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or AJ 275 (C-ID AJ 150) 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Introduction to Forensic Science 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or AJ 201 This course is designed to provide appropriate assessment Introduction to Forensic Biology Administration of Justice or other Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: AJ 200 interested students with an in-depth This course is designed to prepare Advisory: ENGL 101 understanding of code and case law Administration of Justice, Forensic Transfers to: CSU of vice and narcotics. The course Science, and California Peace Officer This course is designed to provide will focus on detection, suppres- students for the Forensic Science students with an introduction and sion, apprehension, and prosecu- Identification Program. This course broad overview of the forensics sci- tion of violators. Special emphasis provides an introduction to the role ences. The emphasis will be on the will be placed on laws dealing with of forensics in criminal investigations. application of biological sciences to gambling, prostitution, sex crimes, It examines the methods utilized in legal investigations. It will provide an narcotic identification, and search the forensic analysis of crime scenes, understanding of various physiologi- and seizure. pattern evidence, instruments, cal fluid and DNA testing methodolo- 3 Units firearms, questioned documents and gies and their applicability to forensic 54 Lecture hours controlled substances. science. Students will learn the skills 3 Units necessary to evaluate the relevance of 54 Lecture hours each method to particular case situa-

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 183 AJ 290 Students may take directed study calculations, solar system size calcu- Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- courses for a maximum of three (3) lations, and installation techniques ship for Administration of Justice units within a discipline, and may not for grid-tie and off-the-grid photovol- Related Fields accumulate more than a total of nine taic systems. This course is designed Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or (9) units college-wide. to prepare the student for the North appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 to 3 Units American Board of Certified Energy appropriate assessment 54 to 216 Lab hours Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry Level Transfers to: CSU Exam. This course is intended for This course supports and reinforces students that are contemplating on-the-job training in the Administra- a career in the solar photovoltaic tion of Justice field under supervision ALTERNATIVE energy industry. of a college instructor and is facili- ENERGY 3 Units tated by the use of learning objec- TECHNOLOGY 45 Lecture hours tives. The student will be working in 27 Lab hours a skilled or professional level assign- Division of Career & ment in the area of Law Enforcement Technical Education AET 122 and will meet performance objec- Advanced Photovoltaic Systems Design tives related to instruction that are AET 120 and Installation (Same as ET 122) above and beyond the conditions of Introduction to Alternative Energy (Formerly AET 074) regular employment. This course is Technology (Same as ET 120) Prerequisite: AET/ET 121 intended for students whose job is (Formerly AET 070) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or related to the field of Law Enforce- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment or Administration of Justice and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or have completed or enrolled in the appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- appropriate coursework. “Contact the MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- ate assessment CWE office regarding re-enrollment ate assessment Transfers to: CSU procedures.” Transfers to: CSU This is the second course in the Student Unpaid Internship: This course is an introductory course photovoltaic series that will further 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; that will examine the theory behind examine and implement the design 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours present day energy systems which and installation of solar photovoltaic Student Paid Internship: will include an in-depth analysis power systems. Students will learn 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; of the design and installation of how to interpret the National Electri- 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours alternate energy systems. Topics will cal Code (NEC) specifics concerning 1 to 4 Units include: solar electrical systems, wind photovoltaic installations. The topics 3 Lecture hours electrical systems, solar water heating include code compliant wiring of 60 to 300 hours systems, wind mechanical systems, modules, inverters, charge control- small hydro-electrical systems, and lers, batteries, grounding techniques AJ 299 conservation methods used to save and related topics. Additional topics Directed Study: Administration of energy. Also presented are topics include the design and installation Justice on geothermal energy, fuel cells, of large commercial photovoltaic Transfers to: UC, CSU biomass systems, and applications systems. This course is intended Independent Study/Directed Study of alternate energy in transportation, for students who are interested in is intended for students who have industrial, commercial, and residen- a career in the solar photovoltaic the ability to assume responsibil- tial systems. Students will collect energy industry. ity for independent work and to solar data using an irradiance meter 3 Units prepare written or oral reports and/ and determine power consumption 45 Lecture hours or appropriate projects. To enroll in of a typical residence to develop an 27 Lab hours an independent study/directed study alternative energy solution. This course, students must possess a 2.5 course is intended for students who AET 123 overall grade point average, a 3.1 are contemplating a career in the Wind Energy Systems Design and grade point average in the discipline alternative energy industry. Installation (Same as ET 123) of study being requested, or receive 3 Units (Formerly AET 076) an exception from the instructor. 45 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Independent Studies/Directed Studies 27 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or may be developed from any topic appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or arising from or related to a course of AET 121 MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- study that will result in developing Photovoltaic Systems Design and ate assessment depth and breadth in that subject Installation (Same as ET 121) Transfers to: CSU area. Students will be expected to (Formerly AET 072) This is an introductory course that meet on a regular basis with their fac- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or will examine and implement the ulty sponsor and submit a final report appropriate assessment; READ 023 or design and installation of wind or project, and student progress shall appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or power systems which will include be evaluated at regular intervals. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- the installation of a working wind Academic standards for Independent ate assessment. generation power system. Students Studies/Directed Studies shall be the Transfers to: CSU will learn how to perform wind site same as those for other courses. Units This is an introductory course that evaluations, electrical load calcula- are awarded in accordance with Title will examine and implement the tions, wind system size calculations, V regulations with one unit of credit design and installation of solar pho- hydraulics fundamentals, basic aero- awarded for 54 hours of Directed tovoltaic power systems, which will dynamics, and installation techniques Studies, six (6) hours of which must include the installation of a working for wind power generation systems. be with an instructor. The instructor solar photovoltaic power system. Students will learn how to design is responsible for monitoring student Students will learn how to perform and install wind power generation progress through the semester. solar site evaluations, electrical load 184 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog systems and obtain skills for employ- AET 182 ment. This course is intended for stu- Industrial Energy Management and dents who are contemplating a career Auditing (Same as ET 182) AMERICAN SIGN in the wind turbine power generation Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or industry. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or LANGUAGE 3 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Division of Communication 45 Lecture hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment & Languages 27 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to provide ASL 149 AET 124 individuals, who are working in or American Sign Language I Advanced Wind Energy Systems Design seeking employment in the green Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and Installation (Same as ET 124) energy field, with an overview of the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or (Formerly AET 078) industrial energy management and appropriate assessment Prerequisite: AET/ET 123 auditing. Specifically, this course will Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assist students in their preparation This course will provide an intro- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of a comprehensive energy audit duction to American Sign Language appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or and energy management program. emphasizing receptive and expres- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Emphasis is placed on the follow- sive skills. The use of facial expres- ate assessment ing topics: Types of Energy Audits, sions during signing will also be Transfer to: CSU Energy Management and Cost, addressed. Students will be exposed This is the second course in the wind Benchmarking, Energy Performance, to deaf culture experiences both in energy series that will further exam- Energy Use Requirements, Maximiz- the classroom and in other environ- ine and implement the design and ing System Efficiencies, Optimizing ments. This course is designed for installation of wind power systems. Energy Input Requirements, Fuel people who wish to learn to commu- Students will learn how to interpret and Energy Substitution, and Energy nicate with those who are deaf and the National Electrical Code (NEC) Audit Instruments. hard of hearing. specifics concerning wind power 3 Units 4 Units installations. The topics include 54 Lecture hours 72 Lecture hours code compliant wiring of modules, inverters, charge controllers, ground- AET 280 ASL 150 ing techniques and related topics. Green Building Design Principles American Sign Language II Additional topics include wind site (Same as ET 280) Prerequisite: ASL 149 with a “C” or evaluations, electrical load calcula- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or better or two years of high school ASL tions, wind system size calculations, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or with a “C” or better hydraulic fundamentals, basic aero- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or dynamics, and installation techniques MATH 020C or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or for large wind power generation Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment systems. This course is intended for This course is designed to provide Transfers to: UC, CSU students that are contemplating a individuals, who are working in or This course will provide a continu- career in the wind turbine power seeking employment in the green ation of American Sign Language I generation industry. building field, with an overview of emphasizing receptive and expres- 3 Units the green building industry and its sive skills. The use of facial expres- 45 Lecture hours components. Specifically, this course sions during signing will also be 27 Lab hours will assist students in their prepara- addressed. Students will be exposed tion for the Leadership in Energy and to deaf culture experiences both in AET 181 Environmental Design Accredited the classroom and in other environ- Home Energy Management and Professional (LEED AP) Examina- ments. This course is designed for Auditing (Same as ET 181) tion, which is the most recognized people who wish to continue learning Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or professional accreditation for green to communicate with those who are appropriate assessment; READ 023 or building in the nation. Emphasis is deaf and hard of hearing. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or placed on the six categories of design 4 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment that green buildings must address 72 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU for LEED Certification: Sustainable This course is designed to provide Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & individuals, who are working in or Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, seeking employment in the green Indoor Environmental Quality, and ANIMATION energy field, with an overview of Innovation & Design Process. Each of Division of Communication home energy management and these categories will be studied, with & Languages auditing. Specifically, this course will a focus on the significance of each assist students in their preparation of particular credit. ANIM 101 a comprehensive home energy audit 3 Units Introduction to Digital 3D Animation and energy management program. 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Emphasis is placed on the follow- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ing topics: Appliances, Insulation, appropriate assessment Designing/Remodeling, Electric- Transfers to: CSU ity, Landscaping, Lighting, Space This course is an introduction to the Heating and Cooling, Water Heat- art of creating digital character ani- ing, Doors/Windows/Skylights, and mation. Students will be introduced Home Energy Audits. to the concepts of digital sculpting, 3 Units 54 Lecture hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 185 lighting, rendering, rigging and ANIM 120 excellent opportunity for students animating 3-D objects. This course is Lighting and Texture who are interested in developing and beneficial for all students in classes Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or presenting a collection of work that related to Graphic Arts (Multimedia, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will help them take the next step in Illustration, Web and Game Design appropriate assessment; ANIM 101 their professional or academic career and Film Production) and Industrial Transfers to: CSU as a traditional/digital artist. Design (Architectural, Automotive, This is an introductory course for all 3 Units Furniture, Clothing and Product students interested in learning about 36 Lecture hours Design). lighting, rendering and texturing 72 Lab hours 4 Units for 3D animation. Students focus 54 Lecture hours on creating lighting scenarios and ANIM 260 54 Lab hours texture editing systems to gener- Figure Drawing for Animators ate and render surface details on a Prerequisite: ART 230 ANIM 105 variety of 3D objects. This course is Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Principles of Animation beneficial for all students in courses appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or related to Graphic Arts (Multimedia, appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; ART 130; Illustration, Internet Web Design, Transfers to: CSU ART 230 Game Design and Film Production) A figure drawing course for anima- Transfers to: CSU and Industrial Design (Architectural, tors that focuses on gesture and This course introduces students to the Automotive, Furniture, Clothing and how to capture the essential move- basic principles that are the founda- Product Design). ment, dynamic expression, and the tion for the art form of animation. The 4 Units individual attitude of the model. topics covered in this course are the 54 Lecture hours This course is designed to introduce starting point for any student inter- 54 Lab hours and develop an understanding of life ested in becoming a digital animator. drawing that will serve as a founda- Through the use of a computer, solid ANIM 130 tion for further studies in animation drawing and 3D software, such as Modeling for Games and entertainment arts. Students will Maya, students will learn to master Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or refine basic skills in human anatomy fundamentals like squash and stretch, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or while learning to draw the figure in timing, weight, drag and follow appropriate assessment; ANIM 101 sequential movement, understanding through. This course provides stu- Transfers to: CSU weight and balance, facial and body dents with the opportunity to build This is an introductory course in the expression, and figure invention. and refine the basic skill set necessary creation of assets and environments 3 Units to be a digital animator. for games. The course focuses on the 36 Lecture hours 3 Units creation of forms to be integrated into 72 Lab hours 36 Lecture hours a game, and students will begin to 72 Lab hours grasp the design and digital sculpt- ing of both organic and hard surface ANIM 110 game assets. Aesthetics, construction, Digital Character Animation communication, light, form and qual- ANTHROPOLOGY Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ity of work are stressed. This course Division of Behavorial appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is beneficial for all students in courses & Social Sciences appropriate assessment; ANIM 105 related to Graphic Arts, Multimedia, Transfers to: CSU Illustration, Internet Web Design, ANTH 101 (C-ID ANTH 110) This course will provide students Game Design, Film Production, Introduction to Physical Anthropology with an opportunity to further Industrial Design Architectural, Prerequisite: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 develop their skills in the art of Automotive, Furniture, Clothing and or appropriate assessment; READ 021 or creating three-dimensional digital Product Design. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or character animation. Students will 4 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment learn how to create short animation 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU sequences and loops using digital 54 Lab hours (*Students will receive credit from UC characters. This course is appropri- for only one of the following courses: ate and beneficial for all students in ANIM 140 ANTH 101 or ANTH 101H) courses related to Graphic Arts (Mul- Animation Portfolio In this course, people are investigated timedia, Illustration, Internet Web Prerequisite: ANIM 101; ANIM 110; from the perspective of evolution- Design, Game Design and Broadcast ANIM 120 ary theory. Students will learn about Media Production) and Industrial Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the process of natural selection and Design (Architectural, Automotive, appropriate assessment related issues including patterns of Furniture, Clothing and Product Transfers to: CSU inheritance. Also included will be Design). Students will be introduced Students will select a specific area an examination of the closest living to the concepts of storyboarding, of design that they research and relatives to humans, primates, with body mechanics, acting for animators, center a portfolio project around. an emphasis on behavior and ape pose to pose and straight ahead ani- The emphasis in this class is placed societies. An extensive survey of mation, control rigging, and animat- on helping the student improve the human ancestors will trace the ori- ing mechanical subject matter. artistic merit of their work. The topics gins of various life forms and recount 4 Units covered will help prepare digital how ape-like creatures evolved into 54 Lecture hours artists to talk about and present their modern humans. Students will also 54 Lab hours artwork in a professional manner. discover how natural selection can be Students will create a digital portfolio used as a tool to understand patterns for the web and print using programs of human variation. This course is such as Adobe Photoshop, Premiere, ZBrush, Autodesk Maya and the Unity game engine. This course is an 186 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog designed for anthropology majors, of humans, non-human primates, to addressing problems important those with an interest in anthropol- and human ancestors. Also included in the modern world. This course is ogy, or anyone with a desire to fur- will be an exploration of Mendelian, designed for anthropology majors, ther their understanding of humans molecular, and population genetics. those with an interest in anthropol- from an evolutionary perspective. 1 Unit ogy, or anyone with a desire to 3 Units 54 Lab hours further their understanding of human 54 Lecture hours culture. This course is intended for ANTH 102 (C-ID ANTH 120) those who meet Honors Program ANTH 101H (C-ID ANTH 110) Introduction to Cultural Anthropology requirements. Introduction to Physical Anthropology Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units Honors appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of appropriate assessment “C” or better; READ 021 or appropriate Transfers to: UC, CSU ANTH 103 (C-ID ANTH 150) assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C The emphasis of this general educa- Introduction to Archaeology or appropriate assessment tion course is the investigation of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU human culture. By learning about appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (*Students will receive credit from UC the diversity of cultural practices appropriate assessment for only one of the following courses: around the world, students will be Transfers to: UC, CSU ANTH 101 or ANTH 101H) able to evaluate their identities within Archaeology is the study of past soci- In this course, people are investigated their own societies. In addition to eties through the analysis of mate- from the perspective of evolution- discovering the theories and methods rial remains. This general education ary theory. Students will learn about important to cultural anthropology, course will survey the development the process of natural selection and the course will include an exten- of major cultural centers around related issues including patterns of sive examination of cross-cultural the world including those found in inheritance. Also included will be an diversity. Students will learn about Mesoamerica, South America, Egypt, examination of the closest living rela- how people in different cultures China, Africa, and the Middle East. tives to humans, primates, with an obtain their food, exchange goods, Examples drawn from many ancient emphasis on behavior and ape societ- organize themselves in groups, sites will trace human societies ies. An extensive survey of human engage in politics, raise children, and from pre-agricultural communities, ancestors will trace the origins of worship supernatural beings. Also through the origins of agriculture, various life forms and recount how addressed will be the issue of how to the rise of major political and eco- ape-like creatures evolved into cultural anthropology can contribute nomic institutions. Students will learn modern humans. Students will also to addressing problems important how archaeologists discover informa- discover how natural selection can be in the modern world. This course is tion about the past, the history of the used as a tool to understand patterns designed for anthropology majors, discipline, and the important issues of human variation. This course is those with an interest in anthropol- confronting the field today. This designed for anthropology majors, ogy, or anyone with a desire to course is designed for students who those with an interest in anthropol- further their understanding of human are interested in the field of archaeol- ogy, or anyone with a desire to fur- culture. ogy or for students who plan to major ther their understanding of humans 3 Units in anthropology. from an evolutionary perspective. 54 Lecture hours 3 Units 3 Units 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours ANTH 102H (C-ID ANTH 120) Introduction to Cultural ANTH 110 ANTH 101L (C-ID ANTH 115L) Anthropology Honors Human Sexuality from a Cross-Cultural Physical Anthropology Lab Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of Perspective (Same as SOC 110) Prerequisite/Corequisite: ANTH 101 or “C” or better Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ANTH 101H Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assessment appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment The emphasis of this general educa- This course is designed for students Transfers to: UC, CSU tion course is the investigation of with an interest in human sexual- This laboratory course, designed to human culture. By learning about ity from a cross-cultural perspec- complement the lecture course, is for the diversity of cultural practices tive. Sexual anatomy, development, students interested in expanding their around the world, students will be response, and behavior will be knowledge of physical anthropology. able to evaluate their identities within examined, along with historical and Students will be introduced to the their own societies. In addition to cultural patterns. Students will learn methods, techniques, and proce- discovering the theories and methods about the development and expres- dures used in physical anthropology important to cultural anthropology, sion of gender and orientation from research, gaining practical experi- the course will include an exten- both Western and non-Western ence by participating in laboratory sive examination of cross-cultural perspectives, with an emphasis on the activities and experiments employing diversity. Students will learn about influence of culture on individuals. the scientific method. Laboratory how people in different cultures 3 Units exercises will include an assessment obtain their food, exchange goods, 54 Lecture hours of the forces that affect evolutionary organize themselves in groups, change, the observation of primate engage in politics, raise children, and ANTH 115 behavior, the assessment of human worship supernatural beings. Also Introduction to Medical Anthropology variation, and the identification and addressed will be the issue of how Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or classification of the skeletal features cultural anthropology can contribute appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU Medical anthropology explores the perceptions of disease, health, and 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 187 healing in different cultures around industrial building construction. structure and emphasizes the study the world. Socio-cultural, biologi- An introduction to the use of prints, of wall and construction systems, cal, and ecological perspectives will construction documents and the foundation systems, detailing of be used to understand the origins theory of construction estimating, wood and concrete systems, sections, of illness and disease and medical as used in the building industry will interior details, and completion of the practices across cultures. Topics be presented. Principles of reading residential construction documents. include diagnosis and therapies, the working drawings, plans, H.V.A.C. Emphasis is placed on development role of healers like witchdoctors and specifications, details, elevations and of technical skills in detailing, use of shamans, stress and mental health, electrical specifications are included, reference materials, building codes, unequal access to medical care, and as well as material estimating, esti- standard construction techniques medical anthropology applied to mating rules, tables and procedures. and architectural graphic standards. global health problems. This course is 3 Units All construction documents will be intended for nursing and health care 45 Lecture hours developed using CADD. professionals seeking continuing edu- 27 Lab hours 3 Units cation credit and students interested 36 Lecture hours in the cultural aspects of healing and ARCH 115 54 Lab hours treating disease. Introduction to Residential 3 Units Architecture: Drawing and Design ARCH 215 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Architectural Perspective and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Rendering ANTH 125 appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or Prerequisite: ARCH 115 Religion, Magic, Witchcraft, and the two years of high school drafting Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Supernatural Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This introductory course is for any appropriate assessment; ENGT 105 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or student interested in the field of Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment Architectural Drawing and Design. This course is for all students inter- Transfers to: UC, CSU The course is a requirement for both ested in developing skills in archi- This course is designed for students the A.S. degree and certificate in tectural perspective drawing and is a interested in learning about the Architectural Design and Drawing, requirement for both the Architecture diverse religious beliefs and practices Engineering Design Drafting, and and Architecture Design and Draw- around the world. An introduc- Civil Design Technology. The course ing A.S. degrees. The students will tion to the anthropological study of includes the study of architectural be introduced to the theory of and religion will include an overview of graphic standards related to creating practical application of perspective the various forms of religious belief construction drawings, such as floor drawing and rendering as used in systems, the variety of gods and plans, exterior and interior eleva- architecture. Topics include one, two, other supernatural forces, the use tions, site plans, foundation plans and three point perspectives, entou- of myths, rituals, and ceremonies in and details, building sections and rage, and introduction to rendering religious practice, and the types of construction framing details for one- techniques, such as watercolor, mark- shamans, priests, and other religious or two-story residential structure. ers, film, pastels, pencil, pen and ink. specialists found in religious systems. Emphasis is placed on symbology, Presentation techniques will also be The religious use of drugs will be conventions, and techniques to discussed. explored along with traditional develop technical skills necessary for 4 Units healing practices and folk medicine an entry-level architectural drafter 54 Lecture hours remedies used in many Western cul- and may lead to careers in environ- 54 Lab hours tures. A survey of witchcraft, sorcery, mental planning and design, architec- the occult, demons, exorcism rites, tural engineering, and construction ARCH 225 sacrificial practices, and magic will technology. Construction methods, Commercial Wood and Masonry Design be included. In addition, concepts building codes, design factors, plan- and Construction relating to death and the afterlife will ning, and use of reference materials Prerequisite: ARCH 115 be explored such as souls, ghosts, are discussed and applied. All con- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or reincarnation, zombies, and others. struction documents will be devel- appropriate assessment, READ 023 or 3 Units oped using traditional board drafting appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 or 54 Lecture hours methods and standards. ENGT 170 or industry experience in 4 Units CADD applications 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU ARCHITECTURE 54 Lab hours This advanced-level course is for students pursuing an A.S. Degree Division of Career & ARCH 125 or Certificate in Architecture and Technical Education Residential Architecture and Detailing Architectural Design and Drawing. Prerequisite: ARCH 115 The course includes the study of ARCH 095 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or construction methods, building ordi- Construction Document Reading and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or nances and codes. As a component Estimating appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 or of the course, students will complete Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ENGT 170, or industry experience in construction documents for concrete appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CADD applications block, steel, and wood commercial appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Transfers to: CSU buildings and retail space. Emphasis MATH 020C or appropriate assessment This intermediate-level course is is placed on effective space utiliza- This course is beneficial for appren- for students pursuing a degree or tion, technical plans, elevations, aes- tices, students of architecture, certificate in Architectural Design thetics, handicap requirements, site and employees in all areas of the and Drawing and is a requirement for utilization and development, traffic construction industry, and covers both the A.S. degree and certificate. residential, light commercial, and This course involves creating a set of construction drawings for a two-story 188 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog flow, landscape, foundation design 200 will apply previously learned draft- and construction details. Transfers to: CSU ing conventions to produce two- and 4 Units This course is for all students pursu- three-dimensional CADD and BIM 54 Lecture hours ing an A.S. Degree in Architecture generated mechanical and architec- 54 Lab hours (Transfer) and Architectural Design tural drawings and virtual design and Drawing and presents an inten- models. This course benefits all ARCH 235 sive study of BIM (Building Informa- students studying Architecture, Civil Architectural Design Studio tion Modeling) applications as they Engineering, Drafting, Design and Prerequisite: ARCH 215 relate to architecture. Utilizing the Computer Graphics. High technology Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or latest releases of 3D design soft- skills which are necessary to function appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ware, such as Revit and AutoCAD as a designer or CADD Drafter are appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 Architecture, and previously learned emphasized. Transfers to: UC, CSU technical and architectural drafting 4 Units This course is for students pursuing conventions, students will produce 54 Lecture hours the A.S. degree in Architecture with two- and three-dimensional BIM- 54 Lab hours the intent of transferring and continu- generated architectural drawings and ing their study of architecture. Topics 3D virtual models. High technology ARCH 290 explored include multiple design skills which are necessary to function Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- principles, concept applications, spa- as a designer or CADD Drafter are ship for Architecture Related Fields tial and form definition, preliminary emphasized. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or studies, interior and exterior space 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or planning, site orientation, styles and 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment materials. Student design concepts 54 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU will be expressed verbally and This course supports and reinforces graphically using presentation draw- ARCH 261 on-the-job training in business and ings, isometrics and perspectives, Revit for Advanced BIM Architectural, industrial establishments under conceptual models, renderings and Structural and MEP Applications supervision of a college instruc- photographs. Students will develop Prerequisite: ARCH 260 tor and is facilitated by the use of skills in a studio atmosphere dealing Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or learning objectives. The student will with existing conditions, problem appropriate assessment; READ 023 or be working in a skilled or profes- solving using design criteria, codes appropriate assessment sional level assignment in their area and environmental relationships for Transfers to: CSU of vocational interest and will meet abstract, residential and small com- Advanced BIM (Building Information performance objectives related to mercial structures. Modeling) applications extends the instruction that are above and beyond 4 Units fundamentals of the Arch 260 class to the conditions of regular employ- 54 Lecture hours include Structural, Mechanical, Elec- ment. This course is intended for 54 Lab hours trical and Plumbing extensions of the students whose job is related to the Autodesk Revit Building software. field of architecture and have com- ARCH 236 Students will work on both group pleted or enrolled in the appropriate Architecture Design Studio II and individual projects to create and coursework. “Contact the CWE office Prerequisite: ARCH 235 present three-dimensional repre- regarding re-enrollment procedures.” Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or sentation of architectural solutions. Student Unpaid Internship: appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Students will also learn the basic 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; appropriate assessment process and workflow in creation 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours Transfers to: UC, CSU of Revit Families for use in building Student Paid Internship: This second-level Design Studio models. Course may be counted once 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; course builds upon the foundation towards the major and repeated three 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours of architectural design studio ARCH times to enhance student’s skills and 1 to 4 Units 235. This course presents additional proficiency levels, or repeated due to 3 Lecture hours design approaches to spatial and content change or software updates. 60 to 300 hours form definition of architectural 4 Units program, urban and site planning, 54 Lecture hours topographic, civil and environmental 54 Lab hours issues. Architectural design propos- ART als and projects will be expressed ARCH 280 verbally and graphically using Advanced MicroStation for CADD & Division of Arts & presentation drawings, conceptual BIM Applications (Same as ENGT 280) Cultural Programs models, renderings and photographs. Prerequisite: ENGT 170 with a grade Students will enhance their design of “C” or better, or verifiable work experi- ART 101 skills in a studio atmosphere, work- ence and proficiency in MicroStation Introduction to the Fine Arts ing to justify their design solutions. XM or V8i Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or Transfers to: UC, CSU two years of high school drafting This lecture/lab course provides an ARCH 260 Transfers to: CSU introduction to the Fine Arts for the Advanced Architecture Using Revit and This course is for students pursuing non- art major providing an opportu- 3D Software an advanced study in MicroStation nity to learn about the arts through a Prerequisite: ARCH 115; ENGT 150 3D parametric CADD (Computer series lectures and hands-on projects Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Assisted Design and Drafting) and within an art historical and concep- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the BIM (Building Information Mod- tual framework. Project and topics appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or eling) approach to building design two years of high school drafting; ENGT using Bentley Architecture. Students 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 189 include drawing, painting, print- This course presents a broad over- ART 107 (C-ID ARTH 130) making, design, mixed media and view of Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, The Art of Asia sculpture. Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units Early Christian, Islamic, and Medi- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lecture hours eval art and architecture. This course appropriate assessment 81 Lab hours is appropriate for all students pursu- Transfers to: UC, CSU ing the degree in Studio Art and/ This course examines the artistic tra- ART 104 or seeking to fulfill general educa- ditions of Prehistoric to Modern Asia Art of the Ancient Americas tion requirements in Fine Arts and in relation to their cultural, philo- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Humanities. This course is designed sophical, and religious influences. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for those who meet Honors Program The art and architecture of Central appropriate assessment requirements. Asia (India, China, Korea, and Japan) Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units will be emphasized. Examples from Art 104 is a study of the indigenous 54 Lecture hours Southeast Asia, Pakistan, Tibet, and arts of Mexico, Andean South Nepal will also be discussed. This America, and Central America, from ART 106 (C-ID ARTH 120) course is appropriate for all students civilizations including the Olmec, Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to interested in art and culture and for Maya, Aztec, Inca, Moche, Chavin Contemporary those seeking to fulfill general educa- de Huantar, and Nazca. Art of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tion requirements for Fine Arts and representative native tribes of the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Humanities, as well as all Studio Art territory now encompassed by the appropriate assessment majors. United States and Canada will be Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 3 Units comparatively examined. Works of (*Students will receive credit from UC 54 Lecture hours art and architecture will be presented for only one of the following courses: in relation to the various religious ART 106 or ART 106H) ART 108 beliefs, political/ economic systems, This course provides an overview of The Art of Mexico and cultural practices of the ancient the history of Western art from the Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Americas. Art historical and archaeo- 14th century through the Modern assessment; ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or logical methodologies relating to the Era, including Renaissance, Baroque, appropriate assessment understanding and interpretation of Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanti- Transfers to: UC, CSU non-Western art will be discussed. cism, Realism, Early Photography, This course is a survey of the art and This course is appropriate for Impressionism, Post Impressionism, architecture of Mexico including students pursuing a degree in Art, Modernism, Postmodernism, and Pre-Columbian, Viceregal (Colonial) students with an interest in American major art developments of the 20th and Modern 19th and 20th centuries. Studies and Latin American Studies. and 21st centuries. This course is Chicano/a art will also be examined 3 Units appropriate for all students pursu- in relation to its Mexican antecedents. 54 Lecture hours ing the degree in Studio Art or Art Art 108 is appropriate for all students History or seeking to fulfill general interested in art and culture and for ART 105 (C-ID ARTH 110) education requirements in Fine Arts those seeking to fulfill general educa- Survey of Western Art: Prehistory and Humanities. tion requirements in Fine Arts and through the Middle Ages 3 Units Humanities, as well as all Studio Art Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lecture hours majors and Art History majors. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units appropriate assessment ART 106H (C-ID ARTH 120) 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Survey of Western Art: Renaissance to (*Students will receive credit from UC Contemporary Honors ART 109 for only one of the following courses: Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or Art of the Americas: Colonial to the ART 105 or ART 105H) better Present This course presents a broad over- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or view of Prehistoric, Mesopotamian, assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU appropriate assessment Early Christian, Islamic, and Medi- (*Students will receive credit from UC Transfers to: UC, CSU eval art and architecture. This course for only one of the following courses: This course includes a study of the is appropriate for all students pursu- ART 106 or ART 106H) art and architecture of North, Central, ing the degree in Studio Art or Art This course provides an overview of and South America from the colonial History or seeking to fulfill general the history of Western art from the period to the early 20th Century. This education requirements in Fine Arts 14th century through the Modern course is appropriate for students and Humanities. Era, including Renaissance, Baroque, with an interest in American Studies, 3 Units Rococo, Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Latin American Studies, and/or those 54 Lecture hours Realism, Early Photography, Impres- seeking to fulfill the general educa- sionism, Post Impressionism, Mod- tion requirements in Fine Arts and ART 105H (C-ID ARTH 110) ernism, Postmodernism, and major Humanities. Survey of Western Art: Prehistory art developments of the 20th and 21st 3 Units through the Middle Ages Honors centuries. This course is designed 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or for those who meet Honors Program better and a minimum GPA of 3.2 requirements, and is appropriate for ART 110 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate all students pursuing the degree in Understanding Visual Art assessment Studio Art or Art History or seeking Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU to fulfill general education require- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (*Students will receive credit from UC ments in Fine Arts and Humanities. appropriate assessment for only one of the following courses: 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU ART 105 or ART 105H) 54 Lecture hours ART 110 is a lecture course that provides the student with an intro- 190 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog duction to the study of visual art: its ART 115 the basic elements and principles of vocabulary, its forms, the many roles The Art of Film three-dimensional design. Students it plays in society, and the variety of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or will develop a visual vocabulary for processes artists master in its making. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or creative expression through lecture, Students gain insight into current appropriate assessment slide and video presentations, and approaches used in interpreting Transfers to: UC, CSU studio projects using a variety of tools meaning from art and explore ques- This introductory course explores and written assignments. tions about the ways in which value film as an art form, its basic compo- 3 Units is assigned to the art object. Using nents, and its relation to the styles 36 Lecture hours examples from cultures around the and movements of other visual arts 72 Lab hours world and across time, this course forms. An understanding of cin- offers a broad overview to any ematic language is emphasized by ART 124 student interested in art and culture focusing upon film’s manipulation of Color Theory and to those seeking to fulfill general time and space, its use of visual meta- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or education requirements in Fine Arts phors, montages, and explicit/implicit appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and Humanities. messages. The collaborative nature of appropriate assessment 3 Units filmmaking is studied by examining Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours the role of cinematography, lighting, This course is an introduction to film editing, visual effects, art direc- the characteristics of color and its ART 112 (C-ID ARTH 150) tion, and the use of sound and music interaction suited for all art majors Visual Art in the Modern Era to enhance the script and create style. transferring to a four-year college or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Through discussion and written interested in working in the arts as a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or assignments, students develop the painter, illustrator or designer. The appropriate assessment ability to analyze the impact of films course will cover the principles, theo- Transfers to: UC, CSU viewed both in and out of class. This ries, and applications of additive and ART 112 is a survey of developments course is appropriate for any student subtractive color in two dimensions. in art and architecture from the early interested in film, art, media studies, Topics will include major historical 19th century through the 20th century or culture. and contemporary color systems, pro- and into the 21st. From Neoclassicism 3 Units duction of projects in applied color, and Romanticism through Postmod- 54 Lecture hours and the elements of design as they ernism and contemporary art, visual apply to color. art movements will be discussed in ART 120 3 Units relation to stylistic trends, philosophi- Two-Dimensional Design 36 Lecture hours cal influences, innovations in technol- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lab hours ogy, and other historical and social appropriate assessment; READ 022 or contexts. The roles played by artist, appropriate assessment ART 130 (C-ID ARTS 110) critic, and consumer in shaping these Transfers to: UC, CSU Freehand Drawing I movements will be examined, as well This is a foundational, first semester Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or as visual art’s impact upon society in course and is open to any student appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the Modern Era. This course is appro- interested in the fundamentals of appropriate assessment priate for all students pursuing the visual thinking as they apply to all Transfers to: UC, CSU degree in Art History and/or seeking visual media and fulfills a general This is a first semester course for to fulfill general education require- education requirement in Art. This art and non-art majors interested ments in Fine Arts and Humanities. course provides an introduction to in developing basic drawing skills. 3 Units the concepts, applications, and art As an introduction to observational 54 Lecture hours historical references related to two- drawing and composition, students dimensional art and composition, and will develop the ability to perceive ART 113 includes the study of the basic ele- and define shape, contour, volume, The History of Photography ments of line, shape, texture, value, space, and light using a variety of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or color and spatial illusion. Students drawing media and subject matter. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will develop a visual vocabulary for Emphasis is on clarity of observation appropriate assessment creative expression through lecture and the ability to order and translate Transfers to: UC, CSU presentations, studio projects, and 3- dimensional form and space into This lecture course examines the written assignments. 2-dimensional drawings. history of photography from its 3 Units 3 Units invention in the 1830s to the pres- 36 Lecture hours 36 Lecture hours ent. The technological development, 72 Lab hours 72 Lab hours social role, and aesthetic possibilities of photography will be discussed in ART 121 ART 131 relation to major historical, art histori- Three-Dimensional Design Freehand Drawing II cal, cultural, and political influences. Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Prerequisite: ART 130 This course is appropriate for all assessment; ART 120 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students interested in photography, Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or art, and art history and culture and This is a foundational, first semester appropriate assessment for those seeking to fulfill the general course and is open to all students Transfers to: UC, CSU education requirement for Fine Arts interested in the fundamentals of This is a second semester course for and Humanities, as well as Studio Art visual thinking as they apply to all art and non- art majors in observa- majors and Art History majors. three dimensional media. It also ful- tional drawing and composition, 3 Units fills a general education requirement stressing an advanced ability to 54 Lecture hours in art. This course provides an intro- perceive and define shape, contour, duction to the concepts, applications, volume, space, and light. Students and art historical references related to will use a variety of drawing media three-dimensional art, and includes and subject matter. Emphasis is on 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 191 strengthening skills introduced in tery. Students will be introduced to to creative self-expression and histori- Freehand Drawing I, the exploration the process of glazing and basic firing cal context. of color in drawing and concepts techniques. This course emphasizes 3 Units related to content. exploring personal and cultural 36 Lecture hours 3 Units expression in the ceramic media. 72 Lab hours 36 Lecture hours Evaluation will be based on using a 72 Lab hours variety of tools and writing assign- ART 150 ments. Beginning Printmaking ART 135 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Beginning Painting 36 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 72 Lab hours appropriate assessment; ART 121; ART appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 130 appropriate assessment; ART 130 ART 141 Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU Ceramics II This course is an introduction to the This is a first semester course for Prerequisite: ART 140 art of printmaking suitable for studio art and non-art majors interested in Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or art majors transferring to a four-year developing basic painting skills. The appropriate assessment; READ 022 or college or any student interested in course explores both traditional and appropriate assessment working in the arts. This course is an contemporary painting techniques Transfers to: UC, CSU introduction to the basic materials, while stressing an ability to perceive This is an intermediate course in equipment, and processes of print- and define shape, contour, volume, ceramics open to all art and non-art making, including relief (linocut and texture, space, and light using acrylic majors, with continued emphasis on woodcut), intaglio (drypoint, etching, or water-based oil painting media. basic skills using the potter’s wheel. and collagraph), planography (lithog- Emphasis is on learning the tech- Included in the course will be inter- raphy and monotype), and stencil niques of painting, understanding mediate problems on the wheel, basic (screenprint). the use of color, while strengthening decorative techniques, and making a 3 Units observation and rendering skills. Stu- test glaze. Students will be exploring 36 Lecture hours dents are advised to have some draw- contemporary artistic practice and 72 Lab hours ing skills before taking this class. the social and historical elements of 3 Units ceramic art. ART 151 36 Lecture hours 3 Units Intermediate Printmaking 72 Lab hours 36 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ART 150 72 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ART 136 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Intermediate Painting ART 142 appropriate assessment Prerequisite: ART 130; ART 135 Introduction to Ceramic Handbuilding Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This is a second semester course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for the art and non- art major in the appropriate assessment appropriate assessment continued study of intaglio and relief Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU fine art printmaking processes. This This is a second semester course for This is a first semester course for art course will expand upon techniques art and non-art majors interested and non-art majors. It is designed to and skills students learned in Begin- in further development of painting introduce students to the concepts, ning Printmaking, ART 150 including skills and techniques, understand- techniques, history, and contempo- color printing techniques as well as ing the use of color and space, while rary practices of handbuilding in serigraph printing. While stressing strengthening observation and the ceramics arts. This course can be creativity and expression students rendering skills. The course explores taken once and repeated three times will also learn the practice of creating both traditional and contemporary for credit. This class is for any student an edition. painting concepts, styles, and tech- who is interested in the fundamentals 3 Units niques that involve complex com- of clay construction using hand- 36 Lecture hours positional and technical problems in building technique. 72 Lab hours either acrylic or oil painting media. 3 Units 3 Units 36 Lecture hours ART 160 36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours Rendering and Illustration 72 Lab hours Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate ART 146 assessment; ART 130 ART 140 Introduction to Sculpture Transfers to: CSU Ceramics I Prerequisite: ART 121 Intended for the student interested Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in developing skills in rendering appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and illustration, this course is a appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; ART 130 beginning course in illustration and Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: CSU rendering exploring both tradi- This is an introductory course open to This course is suited for art majors tional and contemporary drawing all art and non-art majors interested transferring to a four-year college or techniques, stressing an ability to in learning basic skills in ceramics any student interested in working in perceive and define shape, contour, using the potter’s wheel. Students the arts. The course is an introduc- volume, texture, space, and light both will develop a visual vocabulary for tion to three-dimensional sculptural realistically as well as expressively creative expression through lectures, principles, techniques, and concepts using various media. Emphasis is on power point, vocabulary lists and utilizing a wide range of materials learning the techniques of illustra- video presentations. This course and practices. Various sculpture tion, understanding the use of color, covers beginning problems of center- methods are practiced with attention ing, throwing and shaping various functional and non-functional pot- 192 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog while strengthening observation and and rendering techniques, advanced by computer graphic artists. Topics rendering skills. compositing methods using various covered will include the exploration 3 Units sources, as well as current methods/ of basic paint techniques as well as 36 Lecture hours styles employed by graphic artists. basic modeling, mapping, rendering 72 Lab hours This course includes portfolio build- and animation techniques as they ing with an emphasis on professional relate to page and web design. ART 161 standards. 3 Units Advanced Rendering and Illustration 3 Units 36 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ART 160 36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 72 Lab hours assessment; ART 130 ART 178 Transfers to: CSU ART 170 Introduction to Digital Imaging (Adobe Intended for the student interested Introduction to Digital Painting Photoshop) in developing skills in rendering Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate and illustration, this course is an appropriate assessment; READ 023 or assessment; ART 120 advanced course in illustration and appropriate assessment; ART 120; ART Transfers to: CSU rendering exploring both traditional 130; ART 135 This course is for the student inter- and contemporary drawing tech- Transfers to: UC, CSU ested in a degree in commercial art niques while stressing an ability to This course is designed for students or any student interested in digital perceive and define shape, contour, majoring in the Visual Arts: includ- imaging. The focus of the course volume, texture, space, and light both ing Fine Arts, Illustration, Animation, is computer based image-editing realistically as well as expressively Graphic Art and any student inter- software and its use as a tool in the using various media. Emphasis is on ested in learning to use the computer creation of high quality digital imag- learning the advanced techniques of as a tool for original image making. ery. Also provided is an overview of illustration, understanding the use of The course will survey traditional programs such as Adobe Photoshop color, while strengthening observa- drawing and painting techniques and other related graphics programs tion and rendering skills. using computer technologies such as employed by digital imaging artists 3 Units software, drawing tablets, scanners with an emphasis on photography 36 Lecture hours and printers. Students will investigate as the primary source of the final 72 Lab hours the fundamental pictorial elements of images. Included in this course line, shape, space, color, and texture will be the discussion of aesthetic ART 164 as well as the formal relationship of decisions as they relate to image Graphic Design (Adobe Illustrator) these elements to produce original composition. The ethical and legal Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate works of art while learning the implications of image manipulation assessment; ART 120 technology, concepts, and practices of will be discussed as well as various Transfers to: CSU digital art production. presentation possibilities. Designed for the student interested 3 Units 3 Units in a degree in commercial art or those 27 Lecture hours 36 Lecture hours interested in 2 dimensional design 81 Lab hours 72 Lab hours and layout applications employed as tools by computer graphic artists, this ART 172 ART 180 course is an exploration of graphic Desk Top Publishing (Adobe InDesign) Art Gallery Display Design design using the Adobe Illustrator Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or computer based design software. assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Topics include typography usage, Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment inclusion of photo- derived images, This course is intended for the Transfers to: CSU illustration techniques, page layout student interested in commercial This course is appropriate for all stu- design, as well as current methods/ art, focusing on computer generated dents interested in art, art exhibitions, styles employed by graphic artists. multi page layouts. Page composi- museum studies, and cultural studies This course includes portfolio build- tion and graphics are explored using and is a combination studio and ing with an emphasis on professional Adobe InDesign software with an lecture course that provides students standards. emphasis on design and the creative with creative experience in exhibition 3 Units use of typography, included in this design and gallery installation. Topics 36 Lecture hours course is a discussion of output possi- include exhibition space planning, 72 Lab hours bilities and pre-press considerations. principles of color and design, art 3 Units exhibition construction and lighting, ART 165 36 Lecture hours and proper care and handling of art Graphic Design (Advanced Adobe 72 Lab hours objects. Students are also given an Illustrator) introduction to the basic principles of Prerequisite: ART 164 ART 175 art curating and gallery management. Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Computer Graphics This course may be taken once and assessment; ART 120 Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate repeated three times for credit. Transfers to: CSU assessment 2 Units Intended for the student interested in Transfers to: CSU 18 Lecture hours a degree in commercial art or those This course is for the student inter- 54 Lab hours interested in 2 dimensional design ested in a degree in commercial art or and layout applications employed as any student interested in 2 dimen- tools by computer graphic artists, this sional paint and 3 dimensional mod- course is an advanced exploration eling applications employed as tools of graphic design using the Adobe Illustrator computer based design software. Topics include concept driven projects exploring illustration 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 193 ART 185 in greater detail, and extend their ART 236 Art Studio knowledge regarding the use of the Advanced Painting II Transfers to: UC, CSU figure in visual art. Prerequisite: ART 235 This course is designed to provide 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or supervised studio study on an indi- 36 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or vidual basis with various projects. 72 Lab hours appropriate assessment Arranged: 4 hours lab. Offered on a Transfers to: UC, CSU pass-no pass basis. ART 233 This is a fourth semester course 1 Unit Freehand Drawing III in painting for the art and non-art 72 Lab hours Prerequisite: ART 131 major. This course explores experi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or mentation with traditional and ART 230 (C-ID ARTS 200) appropriate assessment; READ 022 or contemporary methods of painting Beginning Life Drawing appropriate assessment using the figure, still life, landscape, Prerequisite: ART 130 Transfers to: UC, CSU abstraction and non-objective imag- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a third semester course ery with an emphasis on continuing appropriate assessment; READ 023 or in drawing and composition. More skill development and problem solv- appropriate assessment complex problems and a broader ing of interpretation, expression and Transfers to: UC, CSU range of media including color will conceptual issues in painting. This is a first semester course for be utilized. Emphasis is on advancing 3 Units art, animation, and non-art majors observational skills and conceptual 36 Lecture hours interested in developing the basic development through a range of sub- 72 Lab hours drawing skills of representing the ject matter, technical refinement and human figure. As an introduction thematic development. Exploration ART 242 to observational figure drawing and of individual creative interpretation, Advanced Ceramics composition, students will develop process and intent in order to deepen Prerequisite: ART 141 the ability to perceive and define the the student’s studio practice and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or anatomy and structural organiza- investigation is stressed. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tion of the human form in terms of 3 Units appropriate assessment expressive design and creative use of 36 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU drawing media. 72 Lab hours This is an advanced course in ceram- 3 Units ics, open to all art and non-art majors. 36 Lecture hours ART 234 This class places a special emphasis 72 Lab hours Watercolor Painting on personal growth and aesthetics Prerequisite: ART 130 as well as increased proficiency on ART 231 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the potter’s wheel. Students will Intermediate Life Drawing appropriate assessment; READ 022 or investigate the concepts of manage- Prerequisite: ART 230 appropriate assessment ment and expressive exploration of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC, CSU the unique characteristics of fired appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is an introduction to ceramics – both the opportunities appropriate assessment various transparent watercolor tech- and constraints presented in the Transfers to: UC, CSU niques including wash and glazing. processing of clay from a soft, plastic, This is a second semester course for Applications of drawing, beginning fragile, impermanent substance into a art, animation, and non-art majors painting, and design fundamentals hard, rigid, and completely meta- interested in furthering their figure to these techniques are included as morphosed material after drying and drawing skills. Working from a well as the communicative element of firing. It is a process that requires professional figure model, students content. sensitivity to time and sequence, and will refine those skills learned in ART 3 Units demands critical informed technical 230 and learn intermediate draw- 36 Lecture hours management. An important aspect ing skills, study human anatomy 72 Lab hours of the class will be having students in greater detail, and extend their evaluate their selection of type of knowledge regarding the use of the ART 235 clay, decorative techniques and final- figure in visual art. Emphasis is on Advanced Painting I firing process to achieve their desired clarity of observation and the ability Prerequisite: ART 136 finished results. Included in this to order and translate form and space Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or course will be advanced problems- on a two dimensional surface. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or solving in forms, shapes, decorative 3 Units appropriate assessment techniques and glazing. 36 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units 72 Lab hours This is a third semester course in 36 Lecture hours painting for the art and non-art 72 Lab hours ART 232 major. The course constitutes a study Advanced Life Drawing of advanced painting problems ART 252 Prerequisite: ART 231 or ANIM 260 stressing experimentation with tradi- Advanced Printmaking Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tional and contemporary methods of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or painting, composition, and expres- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment sion. Class and individual projects appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU using figure, still life, landscape, Transfers to: CSU This is a third semester course for abstraction, shaped format, altered This is a third semester course for art, animation, and non-art majors scale and material exploitation will be the art and non-art major in the interested in furthering their figure stressed. continued study of intaglio and relief drawing skills. Students will refine 3 Units fine art printmaking processes. This those skills learned in ART 231 or 36 Lecture hours course will expand upon tech- ANIM 260 and learn advanced draw- 72 Lab hours niques and skills students learned in ing skills, study the human anatomy 194 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Intermediate Printmaking, ART 151. be evaluated at regular intervals. trolyte status and acid/base balance, Students will improve printing skills Academic standards for Independent endocrine, cardiovascular and respi- enhanced by supervised repetition Studies/Directed Studies shall be the ratory systems. The pathophysiol- and practice within class periods. same as those for other courses. Units ogy of disease processes, as well as Course content differs each time it is are awarded in accordance to Title medical and nursing interventions, offered so it may be taken once and V regulations with one unit of credit is discussed. This course is designed repeated three times for credit. awarded for 54 hours of Directed for students in the Associate Degree 3 Units Studies, six (6) hours of which must Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- 36 Lecture hours be with an instructor. The instructor istered Nursing requires that students 72 Lab hours is responsible for monitoring student must be concurrently enrolled in both progress through the semester. ADN 150 and ADN 150L, and pass ART 290 Students may take directed study both courses together. They cannot be Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- courses for a maximum of three (3) taken individually for credit. ship for Visual Arts Related Fields units within a discipline, and may not 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or accumulate more than a total of nine 72 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (9) units college wide. appropriate assessment 1 to 3 Units ADN 150L Transfers to: CSU 54 to 216 Lab hours Medical/Surgical Nursing I Lab This course supports and reinforces Prerequisite: ADN 151, BIOL 222, and on-the-job training in business, ENGL 101 all with a grade of “C” or industrial, studio, non-profit and ASSOCIATE DEGREE better; ADN 151L with a “Pass” professional art organizations under Corequisite: ADN 150 and ADN 154 supervision of a college instruc- NURSING Transfers to: CSU tor and is facilitated by the use of Division of Health Science This course focuses on the applica- learning objectives. The student will & Nursing tion of the nursing process in caring be working in a skilled or profes- for patients with disturbances in the sional level assignment in their area ADN 075 digestive and renal systems, fluid and of vocational interest and will meet LVN Transition into the Associate electrolyte status and acid/base bal- performance objectives related to Degree Nursing Program ance, endocrine, cardiovascular and instruction that are above and beyond Prerequisite: Acceptance into Nursing respiratory systems. The pathophysi- the conditions of regular employ- Program and Current LVN License ology of disease processes, as well as ment. This course is intended for stu- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate medical and nursing interventions, dents whose job is related to the field assessment; MATH 070 or MATH 070D is discussed. The students will apply of visual arts and have completed or or MATH 073 or appropriate assessment the theoretical concepts in the clini- enrolled in the appropriate course- This short-term course provides an cal setting. This course is designed work. Instructor approval is required overview of the Associate Degree for students in the Associate degree to remain in the class. “Contact the Nursing Program. The focus is on Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- CWE office regarding re-enrollment successful learning strategies and istered Nursing requires that students procedures.” the development of critical thinking must be concurrently enrolled in both Student Unpaid Internship: skills. An overview of the Systems ADN 150 and ADN 150L, and pass 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; Developmental Stress Model is both courses together. They cannot be 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours included as a framework for the taken individually for credit. Student Paid Internship: nursing process and the Associate 4 Units 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; Degree Nursing Curriculum. Also 216 Lab hours 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours included is an in depth study of the 1 to 4 Units nursing process including physi- ADN 151 3 Lecture hours cal assessment, nursing diagnosis, Clinical Nursing Concepts 60 to 300 hours interventions and evaluations. The Prerequisite: BIOL 125, BIOL 222, BIOL nursing skills required for physical 226 and ENGL 101 all with a grade of ART 299 assessment and basic patient care “C” or better Directed Study: Art will be presented. This course is open Corequisite: ADN 151L Transfers to: UC, CSU to all career ladder LVN and 30 unit Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Independent Study/Directed Study option students entering the second assessment; MATH 070 or MATH 070D is intended for students who have year of the Associate Degree Nursing or MATH 073 or appropriate assessment the ability to assume responsibil- Program. Transfers to: CSU ity for independent work and to 2.5 Units This is an introductory course in basic prepare written or oral reports and/ 36 Lecture hours clinical nursing concepts. The student or appropriate projects. To enroll in 27 Lab hours will be introduced to a theoreti- an independent study/directed study cal framework for nursing practice course, students must possess a 2.5 ADN 150 including the nursing process, the overall grade point average, a 3.0 Medical/Surgical Nursing I conceptual model used in the Associ- grade point average in the discipline Prerequisite: ADN 151, BIOL 222, and ate Degree Nursing program and of study being requested, or receive ENGL 101 with a grade of “C” or better; QSEN. Concepts related to therapeu- an exception from the instructor. ADN 151L with a “Pass” tic communication, legal and ethical Independent Studies/Directed Studies Corequisite: ADN 150L and ADN 154 issues, documentation and safety may be developed from any topic Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate are included. In addition, concepts arising from or related to a course of assessment related to assessment, nursing study that will result in developing Transfers to: CSU interventions and individualization depth and breadth in that subject This course focuses on the application of patient care will be presented. The area. Students will be expected to of the nursing process for patients Board of Registered Nursing requires meet on a regular basis with their fac- with disturbances in the digestive that students must be concurrently ulty sponsor and submit a final report and renal systems, fluid and elec- or project, and student progress shall 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 195 enrolled in both ADN 151 and ADN This course is designed for the This course focuses on the applica- 151L, and pass both courses together. Associate Degree Nursing student. tion of the nursing process in caring They cannot be taken individually for It focuses on the biological, intraper- for children. Emphasis is placed on credit. sonal/interpersonal and developmen- normal growth and development pat- 2 Units tal aspects of human reproduction. terns of the growing child and devel- 36 Lecture hours The nursing process is utilized in opmental, biological, interpersonal meeting maternal, newborn, and and intrapersonal stressors affect- ADN 151L family needs as they relate to human ing children and their families. The Clinical Nursing Concepts Lab reproduction. This course also pathophysiology of disease process Prerequisite: BIOL 125, BIOL 222, BIOL focuses on women’s health issues that may occur during childhood and 226 and ENGL 101 all with a grade of with regard to fertility, family plan- related medical and nursing interven- “C” or better ning, gynecological problems and tions are discussed. This course is Corequisite: ADN 151 related needs, and the utilization of designed for students in the Associ- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate the nursing process to meet those ate Degree Nursing Program. The assessment; MATH 070 or MATH 070D needs. The Board of Registered Nurs- Board of Registered Nursing requires or MATH 073 or appropriate assessment ing requires that students must be that students must be concurrently Transfers to: CSU concurrently enrolled in both ADN enrolled in both ADN 156 and ADN This is an introductory laboratory 155 and ADN 155L, and pass both 156L, and pass both courses together. and clinical course designed to famil- courses together. They cannot be They cannot be taken individually for iarize the student with the nursing taken individually for credit. credit. process and its application to patient 2 Units 2 Units care. Principles and techniques for 36 Lecture hours 36 Lecture hours nursing skills will be introduced in order to provide the student with the ADN 155L ADN 156L opportunity to demonstrate mastery Nursing Process: Childbearing Family/ Nursing Process Applied to the Care of of those skills and subsequently the Women’s Health Lab Children Lab ability to function safely and appro- Prerequisite: ADN 150, ADN 151, and Prerequisite: ADN 150 and ADN 154 priately in the laboratory and clinical ADN 154 all with a grade of “C” or both with a grade of “C” or better; ADN setting. The Board of Registered better; ADN 150L and ADN 151L both 150L with a “Pass” Nursing requires that students must with a “Pass” Corequisite: ADN 156 be concurrently enrolled in both Corequisite: ADN 155 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ADN 151 and ADN 151L, and pass Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment both courses together. They cannot be assessment Transfers to: CSU taken individually for credit. Transfers to: CSU This course focuses on the applica- 2 Units This course focuses on the application tion of the nursing process in caring 108 Lab hours of the nursing process in caring for for children. Emphasis is placed on childbearing women, their new- normal growth and development pat- ADN 154 borns, and their families through the terns of the growing child and devel- Pharmacology normal childbearing process with opmental, biological, interpersonal Prerequisite: ADN 151 with a grade of attention to common pathophysiolo- and intrapersonal stressors affect- “C” or better gies associated with childbearing ing children and their families. The Corequisite: ADN 150 and the newborn. Students will use pathophysiology of disease process Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate evidence-based practice to guide their that may occur during childhood and assessment clinical practice and enhance their related medical and nursing inter- Transfers to: CSU cultural sensitivity to the diverse ventions are discussed. The students This is an introduction pharmacol- population served. Development of will apply the theoretical concepts ogy course that focuses on the study patient teaching skills is emphasized. in the clinical setting. This course is of drugs most frequently prescribed. The nursing process is integrated designed for students in the Associ- The course emphasis is on basic tech- throughout the clinical experience. ate Degree Nursing Program. The niques and computations used in the The students will be able to apply the Board of Registered Nursing requires administration of medications as well theoretical concepts learned in theory that students must be concurrently as the special nursing considerations in the clinical setting. This course is enrolled in both ADN 156 and ADN that pertain to the safe administration designed for students in the Associ- 156L, and pass both courses together. of medication. Completion of this ate degree Nursing Program. The They cannot be taken individually for course allows the Associate Degree Board of Registered Nursing requires credit. Nursing student to safely administer that students must be concurrently 2 Units medication to patients under the enrolled in both ADN 155 and ADN 108 Lab hours supervision of the nursing instructor. 155L, and pass both courses together. 2 Units They cannot be taken individually for ADN 250 27 Lecture hours credit. Advanced Pharmacology 27 Lab hours 2 Units Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 108 Lab hours (for generic ADN students) with a grade ADN 155 “C” or better; ADN 075 (for LVN to Nursing Process: Childbearing Family/ ADN 156 ADN students) with a grade “C” or Women’s Health Nursing Process Applied to the Care of better Prerequisite: ADN 150, ADN 151, and Children Advisory: ENGL 101; READ 023 or ADN 154 all with a grade of “C” or Prerequisite: ADN 150 and ADN 154 appropriate assessment; MATH 070 or better; ADN 150L and ADN 151L both with a grade of “C” or better; ADN 150L MATH 070D or MATH 073 or appropri- with a “Pass” with a “Pass” ate assessment Corequisite: ADN 155L Corequisite: ADN 156L Transfers to: CSU Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate This is an advanced pharmacol- assessment assessment ogy course that focuses on the skills Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU 196 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog and study of medications used 250 and ADN 251 tion for patients with psychiatric for neurological, psychiatric, and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and mental health problems. Basic medical-surgical concepts. The course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or concepts related to biological, intra- emphasis is on advanced techniques appropriate assessment personal and interpersonal factors in and computations used in the admin- Transfers to: CSU mental health and mental illness are istration of medications utilizing the This course focuses on the aging discussed. This course is designed nursing process and the Systems process as it relates to normal aging, for students in the Associate Degree Developmental Stress Model, as well changing biological, interpersonal Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- as the special nursing considerations and intrapersonal needs. It also istered Nursing requires that students that pertain to the safe administration focuses on the application of the must be concurrently enrolled in both of medication. Study of this course nursing process in caring for patients ADN 252 and ADN 252L, and pass allows the Associate Degree Nursing with disturbances in perception, coor- both courses together. They cannot be student to continue to safely adminis- dination and mobility. The patho- taken individually for credit. ter medications to patients. physiology of disease processes, as 1.5 Units 1 Unit well as medical and nursing interven- 81 Lab hours 18 Lecture hours tions and rehabilitative approaches to restoring and maintaining optimum ADN 253 ADN 251 health are discussed. This course is Medical/Surgical Nursing III Medical/Surgical Nursing II designed for students in the Associ- Prerequisite: ADN 250, ADN 251 and Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 ate Degree Nursing Program. The ADN 252 all with a grade of “C” or (for generic ADN students) with mini- Board of Registered Nursing requires better; ADN 250L, ADN 251L and ADN mum grade of “C” or better; ADN 155L that students must be concurrently 252L all with a “Pass” and ADN 156L both with a “Pass” (for enrolled in both ADN 251 and ADN Corequisite: ADN 253L generic ADN students); ADN 075 (for 251L, and pass both courses together. Transfers to: CSU LVN to ADN students) with a grade of They cannot be taken individually for This course focuses on the nurs- “C” or better credit. ing process with patients requiring Corequisite: ADN 252 and ADN 252L 2.5 Units complex nursing care. The course (students who have an active Psychiatric 136 Lab hours emphasizes generalized emergencies, Technician license are exempt from the immunologic problems and oncologic ADN 252 and ADN 252L corequisite); ADN 252 problems. The course integrates all ADN 250 and ADN 251L Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing past nursing theory to assist the nurs- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 ing student with advanced nursing appropriate assessment; READ 023 or both with a grade of “C” or better; ADN concepts. This course is designed appropriate assessment 155L and ADN 156L both with a grade for students in the Associate Degree Transfers to: CSU of “Pass”; OR ADN 075 and active Cali- Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- This course focuses on the aging fornia Vocational Nursing License istered Nursing requires that students process as it relates to normal aging, Corequisite: ADN 252L must be concurrently enrolled in both changing biological, interpersonal Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ADN 253 and ADN 253L, and pass and intrapersonal needs. It also assessment both courses together. They cannot be focuses on the application of the Transfers to: CSU taken individually for credit. nursing process in caring for patients This course focuses on application 2 Units with disturbances in perception, coor- of the nursing process as a problem 36 Lecture hours dination and mobility. The patho- solving approach to assessment, physiology of disease processes, as problem identification and interven- ADN 253L well as medical and nursing interven- tion for patients with psychiatric Medical/Surgical Nursing III Lab tions and rehabilitative approaches to and mental health problems. Basic Prerequisite: ADN 250, ADN 251 and restoring and maintaining optimum concepts related to biological, intra- ADN 252 all with a grade of “C” or health are discussed. This course is personal and interpersonal factors in better; ADN 250L, ADN 251L and ADN designed for students in the Associ- mental health and mental illness are 252L all with a “Pass” ate Degree Nursing Program. The discussed. This course is designed Corequisite: ADN 253 Board of Registered Nursing requires for students in the Associate Degree Transfers to: CSU that students must be concurrently Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- This course focuses on the nurs- enrolled in both ADN 251 and ADN istered Nursing requires that students ing process with patients requiring 251L, and pass both courses together. must be concurrently enrolled in both complex nursing care. The course They cannot be taken individually for ADN 252 and ADN 252L, and pass emphasizes generalized emergencies, credit. both courses together. They cannot be immunologic problems and oncologic 2 Units taken individually for credit. problems. The course integrates all 36 Lecture hours 2 Units past nursing theory to assist the nurs- 36 Lecture hours ing student with advanced nursing ADN 251L concepts. The students will apply the Medical/Surgical Nursing II Lab ADN 252L theoretical concepts in the clinical Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing Lab setting. This course is designed for (for generic ADN students) both with Prerequisite: ADN 155 and ADN 156 students in the Associate Degree a grade of “C” or better; ADN 155L both with a grade of “C” or better; ADN Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- and ADN 156L both with a “Pass” (for 155L and ADN 156L both with a “Pass”; istered Nursing requires that students generic ADN students); ADN 075 (for OR ADN 075 and active California must be concurrently enrolled in both LVN to ADN students) with a grade of Vocational Nursing License ADN 253 and ADN 253L, and pass “C” or better Corequisite: ADN 252 both courses together. They cannot be Corequisite: ADN 252 and ADN 252L Transfers to: CSU taken individually for credit. (students who have an active Psychiatric This course focuses on application 3 Units Technician license are exempt from ADN of the nursing process as a problem 162 Lab hours 252 and ADN 252L corequisites); ADN solving approach to assessment, problem identification and interven- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 197 ADN 254 currently enrolled in Rio Hondo’s astronomy or anyone who desires to Leadership and Management in Nurs- nursing program and have completed expand their cosmic horizons. ing the appropriate coursework. “Contact 3 Units Prerequisite: ADN 253 with grade of “C” the CWE office regarding re- enroll- 54 Lecture hours or better; ADN 253L with a “Pass” ment procedures.” Corequisite: ADN 254L Student Unpaid Internship: ASTR 112 Transfers to: CSU 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; Observational Astronomy This course focuses on principles of 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours Prerequisite/Corequisite: ASTR 110 with leadership and management as well Student Paid Internship: a grade of “C” or better as current trends in nursing practice. 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or The legal and ethical responsibili- 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ties of the professional nurse will be 1 to 4 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or discussed as well as the specific skills 3 Lecture hours MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- and attributes needed as students’ 60 to 300 hours ate assessment transition to nursing practice as a Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU member of a team. Methods to main- (*Students will receive credit from UC tain professional competence and ASTRONOMY for only one of the following courses: advancement in the profession will ASTR 112 or ASTR 114) be explored. This course is designed Division of Mathematics This course is designed to acquaint for students in the Associate Degree & Sciences the student with the methods, tech- Nursing Program. The Board of Reg- niques, and tools of the astronomer. istered Nursing requires that students ASTR 110 Indoor labs will demonstrate classical must be concurrently enrolled in both General Astronomy methods and techniques of science. ADN 254 and ADN 254L, and pass Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Student s will learn the critical think- both courses together. They cannot be appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ing processes needed to acquire and taken individually for credit. appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or analyze scientific data. Students will 1.5 Units MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- become familiar with visible objects 27 Lecture hours ate assessment including constellations, planets, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU star clusters, galaxies, meteor, and ADN 254L (*Students will receive credit from UC the phases of the moon. Students Leadership and Management in Nurs- for only one of the following courses: will learn to locate objects visually ing Lab ASTR 110 or ASTR 110H) and use astronomical coordinate Prerequisite: ADN 253 with a grade of This course is designed to develop systems. The development of skill in “C” or better; ADN 253L with a “Pass” an appreciation of astronomy and the operation of optical telescopes is Corequisite: ADN 254 a broad cosmic perspective. The emphasized. This course is designed Transfers to: CSU emphasis of the course is on the cur- for those with an interest in learning This course focuses on the application rent state of knowledge of our solar night skies and the tools astronomers of theories and principles of leader- system, our galaxy, and the universe. use to explore the cosmos. Observa- ship and management. Students will Topics on the frontier of astronomi- tory facilities will be utilized often, apply theory content while working cal knowledge such as black holes weather permitting. in a clinical preceptorship, providing and the search for extraterrestrial 1 Unit care under the guidance of an RN life will be explored. This course is 54 Lab hours preceptor. The Board of Registered designed for those with an interest in Nursing requires that students must astronomy or anyone who desires to ASTR 114 be concurrently enrolled in both expand their cosmic horizons. Observational Astronomy ADN 254 and ADN 254L, and pass 3 Units Prerequisite/Corequisite: ASTR 110 with both courses together. They cannot be 54 Lecture hours a grade of “C” or better taken individually for credit. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2.5 Units ASTR 110H appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 135 Lab hours General Astronomy Honors appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- ADN 290 “C” or better ate assessment Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ship for Nursing Related Fields assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D (*Students will receive credit from UC Prerequisite: ADN 154, ADN 155, ADN or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment for only one of the following courses: 156 or equivalent Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ASTR 112 or ASTR 114) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or (*Students will receive credit from UC This course is designed to acquaint appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for only one of the following courses: the student with the methods, tech- appropriate assessment ASTR 110 or ASTR 110H) niques, and tools of the astronomer. Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to develop Indoor labs will demonstrate classical This course supports and reinforces an appreciation of astronomy and methods and techniques of science. on-the-job training in health care a broad cosmic perspective. The Students will learn the critical think- institutions under supervision of a emphasis of the course is on the cur- ing processes needed to acquire and college instructor and is facilitated rent state of knowledge of our solar analyze scientific data. Students will by the use of learning objectives. The system, our galaxy, and the universe. become familiar with naked eye student will be working in a skilled Topics on the frontier of astronomi- objects visible during the fall/winter or professional level assignment in cal knowledge such as black holes [112], spring/summer [114] including their area of vocational interest and and the search for extraterrestrial constellations, planets, star clusters, will meet performance objectives life will be explored. This course is galaxies, meteors, and the phases related to instruction that are above designed for those with an interest in of the moon. Students will learn and beyond the conditions of regular to locate objects visually and use employment. This course is intended astronomical coordinate systems. The for second year nursing students 198 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog development of skill in the operation is responsible for monitoring student sive losses, creating supplements, of optical telescopes is emphasized. progress through the semester. storing files, printing estimates, This course is designed for those with Students may take directed study reports, and parts lists. This course an interest in learning night skies and courses for a maximum of three (3) is designed for those students who the tools astronomers use to explore units within a discipline, and may not work at body shops or insurance the cosmos. Observatory facilities will accumulate more than a total of nine companies. be utilized often, weather permitting. (9) units college wide. 2.5 Units Field trips are an integral part of this 1 to 3 Units 36 Lecture hours class. 54 to 216 Lab hours 27 Lab hours 1 Unit 72 Lab hours AUTB 078 AUTOMOTIVE Lab and Field Collision Estimating ASTR 150 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Astronomy Field Studies BODY REPAIR assessment; AUTB 075 Prerequisite: ASTR 110 Division of Career & This is an advanced course in auto Transfers to: CSU Technical Education collision estimating and is designed This is an observational course to enhance computer collision designed for students who wish to AUTB 032 estimating skills. Students will gain study celestial objects and observe Auto Body and Fender Repair experience in the estimation pro- celestial motions in clear, dark skies Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate cess through the use of estimating through field investigations. Students assessment software and vehicle inspections. will develop the skill required to This is an introductory course Topics addressed will include vehicle operate portable telescopes in their designed to survey the field of Auto damage list creation, the production investigations of stars, constella- Body Repair stressing an overall of effective computerized estimates of tions, planets, nebulae multiple star understanding of the techniques, repairs, and differentiating between systems, the moon, the sun, and the materials, and fundamentals cur- included and not included opera- Milky Way. Visual observations of rently used in this area. The course is tions. This course is suitable for those meteors will be conducted nightly. designed for students having no pre- students who work with and would This course is designed for those vious experience who desire a broad like to further their understanding of who wish to learn night skies and the overview and basic understanding commonly used computerized colli- observational tools of the astrono- as a part of their general technical sion estimating systems. mer. Area of study will include, but background or who may be inter- 1 Unit will not be limited to, campsites in ested in further specific education 9 Lecture hours National Monuments and Parks in in this field. Sheet metal repairing, 18 Lab hours the southwestern United States. refinishing, tension devices, special 18 Other hours 1 to 2 Units materials handling, and painting are 9 to 18 Lecture hours emphasized. AUTB 080 27 to 54 Lab hours 3 Units Automotive Painting I 36 Lecture hours Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ASTR 299 54 Lab hours assessment Directed Study: Astronomy This is an introductory course in the Transfers to: UC, CSU AUTB 075 fundamental aspects of automotive Independent Study/Directed Study Collision Estimating painting. The course is a study in the is intended for students who have Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate use of spray equipment and special the ability to assume responsibil- assessment; AUTB 101 tools used in automotive painting. ity for independent work and to This course provides a foundation in Related technical information is pre- prepare written or oral reports and/ the basic principles and techniques of sented concerning different types of or appropriate projects. To enroll in automotive collision estimating using paint products and finishes, painting an independent study/directed study the latest revisions of CCC’s Path- safety, hazardous waste handling and course, students must possess a 2.5 ways Collision Estimating Software. disposal, and state regulations and overall grade point average, a 3.0 The course is designed to prepare stu- rules used in the automotive paint grade point average in the discipline dents to enter the field of auto colli- industry. of study being requested, or receive sion estimating with major emphasis 3 Units an exception from the instructor. placed on diagnosis of damage, writ- 18 Lecture hours Independent Studies/Directed Studies ing a damage report, and computer 108 Lab hours may be developed from any topic assisted estimates. arising from or related to a course of 3 Units AUTB 085 study that will result in developing 54 Lecture hours Automotive Painting II depth and breadth in that subject Prerequisite: AUTB 080 area. Students will be expected to AUTB 076 This is an advanced, industry-based meet on a regular basis with their fac- CCC Pathways Computer Collision course in automotive painting pro- ulty sponsor and submit a final report Estimating cedures and special effect materials or project, and student progress shall Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate used in painting. Practical experience be evaluated at regular intervals. assessment; AUTB 075 is provided in the use of spray equip- Academic standards for Independent This course provides comprehensive ment and special tools used in auto- Studies/Directed Studies shall be the training in the use of Certified Col- motive painting. Related technical same as those for other courses. Units lateral Corporation (CCC) Pathways information is presented concerning are awarded in accordance to Title Collision Estimating software. Special different types of custom paints and V regulations with one unit of credit emphasis will be placed on setting up finishes, painting safety, and paint awarded for 54 hours of Directed profiles, creating work files, estimates problem solving techniques. Studies, six (6) hours of which must involving collision and comprehen- 3 Units be with an instructor. The instructor 18 Lecture hours 108 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 199 AUTB 090 and electronic components involved Advanced Automotive Collision Repair in collision. The course is designed Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate for students with previous auto body AUTOMOTIVE assessment; AUTB 130 experience and those who desire a This course is designed for the broader overview and basic under- TECHNOLOGY advancement of skills in the art of standing of components related to Division of Career & automotive collision repair, paint- auto collision repair. Technical Education ing, customizing, and the repair of 4 Units plastics. Major emphasis is placed on 54 Lecture hours AUTO 045 hand and power tool use, theory of 54 Lab hours Honda/Acura Express Service design, complete repair projects and Corequisite: AUTO 140 and AUTO 201 practicing repair skills for employ- AUTB 101 Prerequisite: AUTO 102 and AUTO 103 ment opportunities. Introduction to Automotive Collision Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 Units Repair and Painting appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 108 Lab hours Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate appropriate assessment assessment This course introduces maintenance AUTB 093 Transfer to: CSU light repair and service operations for Paintless Dent Removal This is an introductory course in the late model Honda/ Acura vehicles. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate fundamental aspects of automotive Students will engage in MLRS assessment collision repair and is designed for interactive activities, lessons and This course provides an overview anyone with an interest in the subject or special assignments via distant of paintless dent removal methods matter. Major emphasis is on unitized learning using Honda’s Interactive and the techniques used to identify construction, high strength steel, Training and Support Network. Upon damage and repair vehicles in the metal straightening and finishing, completion of each MLRS training auto collision industry. Lecture, paint feathering and priming. Related module students will be assessed discussion, and examination of technical information is presented on the subject matter. Successful specific damage and tool usage will concerning power and hand tools and completion of all MLRS modules will be used to develop student under- their use, automobile designs and then be accompanied by an Express standing and skills for locating and nomenclature. Service performance evaluation. repairing minor damage without 4 Units During Express Service students will the need to repaint. Demonstrations 36 Lecture hours have an opportunity to demonstrate on body panels and vehicles will 108 Lab hours their skills in MLRS areas in a mock provide the student with an introduc- dealership environment. Successful tion to the kinds of damage that can AUTB 110 completion of all MLR modules and be addressed using paintless dent Auto Body and Frame Straightening the Express Service evaluation will removal. This course is suitable for Prerequisite: AUTB 101 count toward the students MRLS those interested in the field of auto Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate certification/certificate. collision and paintless dent removal. assessment 4 Units 4 Units Transfer to: CSU 72 Lecture hours 36 Lecture hours This course is designed to provide 108 Lab hours the student with the theory and basic AUTO 0451 skills required to repair frame and Honda/Acura Chassis Electrical Systems AUTB 096 unibody damage. Practical problems Corequisite: AUTO 150 and AUTO 160 Collision Repair Analysis and new procedures are introduced Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate in the process of correcting misalign- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or assessment; AUTB 101 ment of frame and body structures, appropriate assessment This course provides an overview of caused by collision damage, includ- This course provides instruction the investigative methods and tech- ing frame straightening, body align- relating to specific electrical circuits niques used to identify fraudulent ment, sectioning, door and panel pertaining to Honda/Acura vehicles. repairs in the auto collision industry. repair, and major collision repair. The course features topics relating Lecture, discussion, and examina- 4 Units to: interior electrical circuits, body tion of actual vehicles will be used 54 Lecture hours networking, occupant comfort ameni- to develop student understanding 54 Lab hours ties and navigation systems. Students of and skill in detecting incompe- will engage in activities using Honda tent or fraudulent repairs. The class AUTB 125 Diagnostic System (HDS) functional consists of demonstrations on actual Automotive Collision Repair and test modes, validate voltage values vehicles that will provide a sampling Painting from components and circuits, then of incompetent or fraudulent repairs. Prerequisite: AUTB 101 compare and contrast those values This course is suitable for those Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate with circuit diagrams from the interested in the field of auto collision assessment Honda Interactive Training Network fraud investigation. Transfer to: CSU (HINT). Students will also participate 1 Unit This course is designed to further the in instructor lead demonstrations and 9 Lecture hours student’s knowledge of automotive interactive classroom assignments. 27 Lab hours collision repair and painting. Major Course completion shall include fin- emphasis is placed on, straightening ishing all required HINT course train- AUTB 099 minor and major collision damage, ing modules and proof of module Auto Collision Mechanical and Elec- replacement of parts, quarter panel posting on American Honda’s Dealer tronic Components and door replacement and section- Personal Tracking System (DPTS). Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ing, plastic repair, spot painting and The course is a requirement for the assessment; AUTB 101 overall painting. Honda/Acura Professional Career This course provides a foundation in 4 Units Training Program (PACT Program) the basic principles and techniques of 36 Lecture hours Engine Repair and Chassis Electrical repair and replacement of mechanical 108 Lab hours 200 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Systems Certificate of Achievement Systems Certificate of Achievement AUTO 102 and is in partial fulfillment of the and is in partial fulfillment of the Introduction to Honda/Acura Service Honda PACT Program AS Degree. Honda PACT Program AS degree. and Repair 4 Units 4 Units Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 72 Lecture hours 72 Lecture hours assessment Transfers to: CSU AUTO 046 AUTO 065 This is an introductory course Honda/Acura Automatic Transmission Smog Technician Diagnostic and Repair designed to provide the student with Systems Procedures the fundamentals of operation of Corequisite: AUTO 125 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the various systems of Honda and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Acura vehicles. Students will learn appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment basic automotive tool and equip- appropriate assessment This course is designed to provide the ment use and how to safely perform This course provides instruction relat- student with the ability to satisfy the many basic repair and maintenance ing to specific automatic transmission Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) operations. Students will learn using internal operation: drive, driven, and Smog Check Technician training Honda and Acura vehicles, and holding components, along with fluid requirement of successfully complet- school provided units and automo- pressures and sensor voltages. Stu- ing the Specified Diagnostic and tive component parts. All completed dents will engage in activities using Repair Training Course when apply- work will be reported on American special Honda diagnostic equipment ing for the California Smog Check Honda’s Dealer Personal Tracking to research automatic transmission Technician licensing examination. System (DPTS). This course is part topics from the Honda Interactive Course content includes diagnostic of American Honda’s Professional Training Network (HINT). Students and repair strategies in Electrical and Automotive Career Training (PACT) will also participate in instructor Electronic Systems, Engine Perfor- program. lead demonstrations and interac- mance, and Advanced Engine Perfor- 3 Units tive classroom assignments. Course mance. This course is also intended 45 Lecture hours completion shall include finishing all for the student as a test preparation 27 Lab hours required HINT course training mod- course for the Automotive Service ules and proof of module posting on Excellence (ASE) A6, A8, and L1 AUTO 103 American Honda’s Dealer Personal certification exams. Upon successful Introduction to Automotive Service and Tracking System (DPTS). The course completion of this course, the student Repair: Undercar Service is a requirement for the Honda/Acura will receive a certificate of comple- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Professional Career Training Program tion from the Rio Hondo Automotive appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (PACT Program) Powertrain and Technology Department. Students, appropriate assessment Transmission Systems Certificate of with permission from the Division, Transfers to: CSU Achievement and is in partial fulfill- may re-enroll only one time for certi- This is an introductory course ment of the Honda PACT AS degree. fication or licensure standards. designed to provide the student with 4 Units 3 Units the fundamentals of the transmission, 72 Lecture hours 45 Lecture hours brakes, suspension, heating and air 27 Lab hours conditioning, engine performance, AUTO 0461 and emission control systems of Honda/Acura Occupant Safety Systems AUTO 101 the modern automobile. Students Corequisite: AUTO 240 Introduction to Automotive Service and will learn basic automotive tool and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Repair: Underhood Service equipment use and how to safely appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or perform basic repair and mainte- appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or nance operations. Students will have This course provides instruction relat- appropriate assessment the opportunity to perform minor ing to specific supplemental restraint Transfers to: CSU repair work on their own vehicles to systems: cable reel, Occupant Detec- This is an introductory course complete required tasks. This course tion Systems (ODS), electrical system designed to provide the student is designed to be a companion course voltage thresholds, impact sensor with the fundamentals of the engine to AUTO 101 and AUTO 106, and is inputs, air bag deployment and and its subsystems of the modern one of the three prerequisite courses Supplement Restraint Systems (SRS) automobile. Students will learn basic for AUTO 107. Students are encour- safety. Students will engage in activi- automotive tool and equipment use aged to complete all three courses in ties using special Honda diagnostic and how to safely perform basic order to obtain a firm foundation in equipment to research SRS repair repair and maintenance operations. this subject, and it is required for the and safety precaution topics from the Students will have the opportunity to General Service Technician Certificate Honda Interactive Training Network perform minor repair work on their Program. (HINT). Students will also participate own vehicles to complete required 3 Units in instructor led demonstrations and tasks. This course is designed to be a 45 Lecture hours interactive classroom assignments. companion course to AUTO 103 and 27 Lab hours Course completion shall include AUTO 106, and is one of the three finishing all of the HINT course train- prerequisite courses for AUTO 107. AUTO 106 ing modules and proof of module Students are encouraged to complete Automotive Electrical Tools and posting on American Honda’s Dealer all three courses in order to obtain a Diagnostic Procedures Personal Tracking System (DPTS). firm foundation in this subject, and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or The course is a requirement for the it is required for the General Service appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Honda/Acura Professional Training Technician Certificate Program. appropriate assessment Program (PACT Program) Air Condi- 3 Units Transfers to: CSU tioning and Supplemental Restraint 45 Lecture hours This is an introductory course 27 Lab hours designed to provide the student with the fundamentals of the electrical

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 201 systems of the modern automobile. course covers the principals of opera- and emission control concerns. This Emphasis will be placed on electri- tion, fuel systems, electrical, exhaust course is also for emission control cal fundamentals, symbols and systems, and controls. This course (smog) technicians desiring to take circuit diagrams, batteries, start- is for the beginning student, general and pass the ASE A9 Light Vehicle ing, charging, ignition, and lighting technicians and emission control Diesel Engines certification exam systems. Students will learn the (smog) technicians interested in auto- covering advanced auto/truck diesel proper use of automotive electrical motive diesel technology. technology. Course content includes tools and equipment, and how to 3 Units an advanced study emphasizing safely perform basic vehicle electrical 54 Lecture hours the latest theories and principles repair and maintenance operations. and troubleshooting procedures Students will have the opportunity to AUTO 110 of late-model vehicle diesel fuel perform minor repair work on their Introduction to Engine Diagnosis and systems. Emphasis will be placed on own vehicles to complete required Tune-Up advanced diesel engine diagnosis tasks. This course is designed to be a Prerequisite: AUTO 101 and repair, and diesel engine air, fuel, companion course to AUTO 101 and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and emission systems diagnosis and AUTO 103, and is one of the three appropriate assessment; READ 023 or repair. The use of a variety of modern prerequisite courses for AUTO 107. appropriate assessment diagnostic tools and equipment is Students are encouraged to complete Transfers to: CSU included. Students, with permission all three courses in order to obtain a This is an introductory study of from the Division, may re-enroll only firm foundation in this subject, and automotive diagnosis and tune-up one time for certification or licensure it is required for the General Service procedures as they pertain to the standards. Technician Certificate Program. function and control of the engine, 3 Units 3 Units fuel, ignition, starting, and charging 45 Lecture hours 45 Lecture hours systems. This course is first in a series 27 Lab hours 27 Lab hours of Engine Diagnosis and Tune-Up classes, and is designed for the stu- AUTO 120 AUTO 107 dent who wants to enter the field of Engine Tune-Up/Performance Introduction to Automotive Light Tune-Up, Drivability, and Emissions. Prerequisite: AUTO 101 Service 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: AUTO 101, AUTO 103, 45 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and AUTO 106 27 Lab hours appropriate assessment; AUTO 110; Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or AUTO 115 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or AUTO 115 Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment Computerized Engine Controls and This course is designed to strengthen Transfers to: CSU Diagnostics the student knowledge of modern This is an introductory course to Prerequisite: AUTO 106 automotive fuel and ignition systems provide students with working Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and the functional knowledge of knowledge of light duty service. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or system components. The class is Students will learn underhood and appropriate assessment structured to provide ‘hands-on’ undercar systems service, battery Transfers to: CSU diagnostic experience in system and basic electrical service, pre- This course is designed to provide the failure analysis, troubleshooting of delivery inspection procedures, and student with an introduction to the components utilizing modern service preventative maintenance operations. ASE L1 Advanced Engine Perfor- repair techniques. Emphasis is placed Emphasis will be placed on the safe mance “Composite Vehicle” by the on electronic diagnosis using Scan- operation of light-duty service tools use of simulator boards and com- Tools, DVOM, Digital Volt Ohm and equipment, and general repair puter-based training methods. This is Meters, Lab Scopes, Exhaust Analyz- procedures of wheels and tires, an introductory study of computer- ers, information retrieval systems and suspension & steering components, ized engine controls and diagnosis as diagnostic flow charts. engine and transmission components, it pertains to the function and control 4 Units engine & vehicle electrical compo- of the engine, fuel, ignition, and emis- 54 Lecture hours nents, and brake system components. sion control systems. Emphasis will 54 Lab hours This course offers further practice be placed upon system components and more experience in the subjects and their operational characteristics. AUTO 125 taught in three other introduction Basic troubleshooting techniques of Power Train System Service and Trans- courses (AUTO 101, AUTO 103, & the engine, fuel, ignition, and emis- mission Diagnostics AUTO 106). sion control systems will be demon- Prerequisite: AUTO 102 or AUTO 103 3 Units strated. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 45 Lecture hours 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU AUTO 108 AUTO 118 This course in power train service Introduction to Automotive Diesel Light Duty Vehicle Diesel Fuel Systems and light repair addresses topics in Service & Operation & Emission Control Diagnostics Manual Transmissions, Automatic Prerequisite: AUTO 101 Prerequisite: AUTO 101 Transmissions/ Transaxles, Differ- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or entials, Clutches and Drive shafts. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Emphasis will be placed on correct appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; AUTO 108 procedures for sustaining transmis- Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU sion service life, identifying service This beginning course introduces stu- This course is designed to strengthen intervals for prolonging component dents to the field of diesel powered existing student skills in the field of life, procedures for proper transmis- passenger cars theory of operation diagnosing Light Duty Vehicle diesel sion removal and reinstallation, and and general service procedures. This fuel systems and related drive ability inspection of components. Students will be informed to specific power 202 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog train related faults, how problems are (OBD-I and OBD-II). Lab activities sis will be placed upon the history diagnosed, and protocol for updat- focus on the use of testing equipment, and evolution of fuel injection and ing transmission shift logic using scan tools, digital scopes and meters, engine management systems used updated computer software. Topics as well as inspection and repair pro- on vehicles from 1996 to the present. will be facilitated through class room cedures of vehicles that fail the Smog Service Information Systems, Electri- discussions, live demonstration as Test. Upon successful completion of cal Circuits, Symbols & Circuit Dia- well as student laboratory exercises. this course, the student will receive grams, and other related topics will Students will use scan tools, flushing a certificate of completion from the be discussed. This course requires the equipment, computers and a variety Rio Hondo Automotive Technology student to have a solid background of specialty tools to assist them Department. Students with permis- regarding the technical knowledge of during their classroom and labora- sion from the Division may re-enroll basic Gasoline Engine Fuel and Igni- tory experiences. only one time for certification or tion Systems as a prerequisite, and is 4 Units licensure standards. required for the Automotive Electri- 54 Lecture hours 3 Units cal, Fuel & Safety Systems Certificate 54 Lab hours 45 Lecture hours Program. 27 Lab hours 3 Units AUTO 128 54 Lecture hours Fuel Injection Systems I AUTO 135 Prerequisite: AUTO 106 Level-II Smog Technician Training AUTO 140 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Course: Smog Check Inspection Proce- Body and Chassis Electrical Systems appropriate assessment; READ 023 or dures Prerequisite: AUTO 102 or AUTO 106 appropriate assessment; AUTO 110 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or assessment; AUTO 157 This course is designed to provide appropriate assessment; AUTO 130 Transfers to: CSU the student with the fundamentals Transfers to: CSU This course provides an overview of of pre-OBD-II Engine Management This course is designed to provide the the modern automobile’s electrical Systems related to fuel injected student with the ability to satisfy the system as related to the body and vehicles. Students will learn how to Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) chassis of the vehicle. The theory of use specific tools and equipment, and Smog Check Technician training operation, operational characteristics how to safely perform basic repair requirement of successfully complet- and methods of problem diagnostics and maintenance operations. Empha- ing the Level-II Smog Technician and repair for the following systems sis will be placed upon the history Training Course when applying for are included: lighting, instruments, and evolution of fuel injection and the California Smog Check Techni- windshield wipers, power windows/ engine management systems used on cian licensing examination. Course seats/mirrors, audio systems, con- vehicles from the late 1960’s to 1995. content includes Customer Aware- vertible tops, safety restraints, (SRS) Service Information Systems, Electri- ness, Program Administration, Supplemental Restraint Systems, cal Circuits, Symbols & Circuit Dia- Equipment Maintenance, Inspection and anti-theft systems. This course grams, and other related topics will and Testing Procedures, and Pass/ prepares the student for the (ASE) be discussed. This course requires the Fail Reports. Emphasis is placed on Automotive service Excellence A-6 student to have a solid background the practical application of the loaded exam and is intended for Automotive regarding the technical knowledge of and non-loaded modes of emissions majors. Students with permission basic Gasoline Engine Fuel and Igni- testing. Lab activities focus on vehicle from the Division may re-enroll only tion Systems as a prerequisite, and is identification, visual and functional one time for certification or licensure required for the Automotive Electri- inspections, calibration of testing standards. cal, Fuel & Safety Systems Certificate equipment, as well as performing 4 Units Program. complete smog checks inspections of 54 Lecture hours 3 Units vehicles. Upon successful completion 54 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours of this course, the student will receive a certificate of completion from the AUTO 141 AUTO 130 Rio Hondo Automotive Technology Alternative Fuels I Level-I Smog Technician Training Department. Students with permis- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Course: Engine and Emission Control sion from the Division may re-enroll appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Fundamentals only one time for certification or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or licensure standards. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units ate assessment appropriate assessment; AUTO 065 45 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU 27 Lab hours This is an introductory course on This course is designed to provide the alternative fuels as they pertain to use student with the ability to satisfy the AUTO 138 in modern vehicles. Various alterna- Bureau of Automotive Repair (BAR) Fuel Injection Systems II tive fuels will be compared, such as Smog Check Technician training Prerequisite: AUTO 106 Compressed Natural Gas (CNG), requirement of successfully complet- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG), Hydro- ing the Level-I Smog Technician appropriate assessment; READ 023 or gen, Bio- Fuel, LPG, etc. The theory Training Course when applying for appropriate assessment; AUTO 110 of operation, system components, the California Smog Check Techni- Transfers to: CSU and the safe handling of these fuels cian licensing examination. Course This course is designed to provide are included. Students will develop content includes Engine Theory, the student with the fundamentals skills in the area of vehicle prepara- Design and Operation, Ignition Sys- of post-OBD-II Engine Manage- tion, system component identifica- tems, Fuel Systems, Engine Manage- ment Systems related to fuel injected tion, and repair procedures related to ment Systems, and Emission Control vehicles. Students will learn how to vehicles using alternative fuels. This Systems. Emphasis is placed on use specific tools and equipment, and course is designed for students and proper engine diagnostic procedures how to safely perform basic repair technicians working on stationary and On-Board Diagnostic Systems and maintenance operations. Empha- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 203 power engines, transportation and field. This course is a required course AUTO 155 clean fuels seeking to improve skills for the Alternative Fuels Certificate Automotive On-Board Diagnostics related to the maintenance and repair and Degree. Generations One and Two (OBD I and of gaseous fuels. This course provides 3 Units OBD II) students with ASE F1 or H1 test prep 45 Lecture hours Prerequisite: AUTO 101 information. 27 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 45 Lecture hours AUTO 148 appropriate assessment; AUTO 106; 27 Lab hours Vehicle Safety, Comfort and AUTO 120 Convenience Systems Transfers to: CSU AUTO 142 Prerequisite: AUTO 106 This course will provide students Alternative Fuels II Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or with the fundamentals of Automo- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tive On-Board Diagnostics, Gen- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment erations One and Two (OBD-I and appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Transfer to: CSU OBD-II). Students will discuss the MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- This course is designed to provide history, regulations, vocabulary, and ate assessment; AUTO 141 the student with the fundamentals diagnostic strategies of OBD-I and Transfers to: CSU of Automotive Safety, Comfort and OBD-II equipped vehicles. Topics This is the second course on alter- Convenience Systems related to of discussion include Safety, Service native fuel systems used to power the modern automobile. Students Information Systems, Electrical Cir- modern vehicles. Emphasis will be will learn how to use specific tools cuits, Symbols & Circuit Diagrams, placed on installation, diagnostic and equipment, and how to safely and other Fuel & Ignition-related procedures, laptop computers, and perform basic repair and mainte- subjects. This course requires the computer monitoring of Compressed nance operations. Emphasis will be student to have a solid background Natural gas (CNG), and Liquid Natu- placed upon the SRS Airbag Restraint regarding the technical knowledge of ral Gas (LNG) systems. The applica- Systems, ABS and Traction Control basic Gasoline Engine Fuel and Igni- tion of other alternative fuels, such Systems, AC and Heating Systems, tion Systems. This course is designed as Hydrogen, LPG, Bio Fuels, etc., Lighting Systems, and Theft-deter- for all automotive majors with a back- will also be covered. Students will rent Systems. Service Information ground in advanced emission repair. also develop skills that interface with Systems, Electrical Circuits, Symbols 3 Units modern technology computer based & Circuit Diagrams, and other related 45 Lecture hours automotive electronic and network topics will be discussed. This course 27 Lab hours controls. SAE and CAN network requires the student to have a solid control systems will also be cov- background regarding the technical AUTO 157 ered. This course is designed for the knowledge of basic Automotive Elec- Automotive Specialized Electronics experienced technician working in trical and Electronic Systems as a sug- Training the field of stationary power engines, gested prerequisite, and is required Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or transportation and clean energy fuels for the Automotive Electrical, Fuel appropriate assessment; READ 023 or seeking to improve skills related to & Safety Systems Certificate Program. appropriate assessment; AUTO 106 the installation and repair of gaseous 3 Units Transfers to: CSU fuels. 54 Lecture hours This course provides an overview of 4 Units the principles of automotive electron- 54 Lecture hours AUTO 150 ics. Topics covered include electri- 54 Lab hours Engine Electrical Systems cal theory, fundamentals of circuit Prerequisite: AUTO 102 or AUTO 106 construction, computers, semicon- AUTO 147 Advisory: AUTO 115 ductors, microprocessors, integrated Introduction to Hybrid and Electric Transfers to: CSU circuits (IC), types of output signals, Vehicle Technology This course discusses the modern wire repair techniques, meter usage Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or automobile’s electrical system as and strategy based diagnostics. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or related to the engine and various A demonstration General Motors appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or engine related systems. The theory of circuit board will be used to illustrate MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- operation, operational characteristics circuit board function. This course is ate assessment; AUTO 140 and methods of problem diagnosis designed for entry level technicians Transfers to: CSU and repair for the following systems or students who need an under- This course explores the use of are included; electronic ignition sys- standing of the basics of automotive Hybrid and Electric power for vehicle tems, electronic fuel injection, engine electronics. transportation. Topics will include: management, emission control, 4 Units safety when using high voltage, charging, cooling and starting. This 72 Lecture hours maintenance, drivability, inverter course prepares the student for the power transfer, battery technologies, (ASE) Automotive Service Excellence; AUTO 160 hydrogen electric power, and fuel A-8 Engine Performance Exam and Upper End Engine Rebuilding and cell technology. Physics of battery is intended for Automotive majors. Machining storage, Hybrid generation systems, Students with permission from the Prerequisite: AUTO 101 or AUTO 102 Electric vehicle applications and Division may re-enroll only one Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or their integrated systems from many time for certification and licensure appropriate assessment; READ 023 or manufactures will be discussed. This standards. appropriate assessment course is suitable for student’s enter- 4 Units Transfers to: CSU ing into alternative fuels or power 54 Lecture hours This course provides occupational generation and energy technology 54 Lab hours preparation in the skills required in the adjustment and repair of the modern automobile engine upper end and valve train assembly. Emphasis is placed on problem diagnosis, repair 204 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog techniques, service procedures, and practices. Topics include: cylinder experiences. This course is designed machining operations. This course block machining and preparation, for students wanting to work in the prepares the student for the (ASE) cylinder head machining and repair, automotive sector or automotive Automotive Service Excellence A-1 crankshaft materials and construc- technicians needing to improve their exam and is intended for automotive tion, connecting rod applications skills and knowledge in brake and majors. Students with permission and machining, piston design and suspension service. from the Division may re- enroll only applications as well as camshaft lobe 4 Units one time for certification or licensure applications and profile analysis. Stu- 54 Lecture hours standards. dents must be proficient with basic 54 Lab hours 4 Units precision instruments or have prior 54 Lecture hours experience with engine machining AUTO 210 54 Lab hours or assembly practices. Emphasis will Automotive Brake Systems be placed upon engine blueprinting Prerequisite: AUTO 103 AUTO 170 methods machining operations and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Lower End Engine Rebuilding and component applications. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Machining 3 Units appropriate assessment Prerequisite: AUTO 101 45 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 27 Lab hours This course discusses modern disc appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and drum brake theory of operation, appropriate assessment; AUTO 160 AUTO 200 service and repair procedures, related Transfers to: CSU Suspension, Steering, and Alignment tool and equipment use and strategy This course provides occupational Service based problem diagnosis. These pro- preparation in the skills required for Prerequisite: AUTO 103 cedures for imported and domestic adjustment and repair of modern Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or automobiles and light trucks are automobile engine lower end assem- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or developed through classroom discus- bly. Emphasis is placed on problem appropriate assessment sions, demonstrations and laboratory diagnosis, repair techniques, service Transfers to: CSU experiences. This course is designed procedures, and machining opera- This course discusses the principles for students wanting to work in tions. This course prepares students of suspension, steering and wheel the automotive sector or automo- for the Automotive Service Excellence alignment for modern imported tive technicians needing to improve (ASE) A-1 exam and is intended for and domestic automobiles and light their skills and knowledge in Brake automotive majors. trucks. Emphasis is placed on devel- service. Students with permission 4 Units oping skills required in the diagnosis, from the Division may reenroll only 54 Lecture hours and/or repair and adjustment to one time for certification or licensure 54 Lab hours steering systems and wheel align- standards. ment angles. Complete suspension 4 Units AUTO 180 and steering system overhaul will be 54 Lecture hours Advanced Automotive Diagnostic Pro- covered in the laboratory. Computer- 54 Lab hours cedures and Practices ized wheel alignment and computer- Prerequisite: AUTO 101 ized wheel balancing equipment will AUTO 211 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or be used / demonstrated. This course Antilock Brakes/Traction Control appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is designed for students wanting Systems appropriate assessment to work in the automotive sector or Prerequisite: AUTO 103 Transfers to: CSU automotive technicians needing to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to strengthen improve their skills and knowledge appropriate assessment; READ 023 or existing student skills in the field in suspension, steering and align- appropriate assessment; AUTO 210 of modern automotive technology, ment. Students with permission from Transfers to: CSU service, and repair. Course con- the Division may reenroll only one This course is designed for students tent includes an advanced study time for certification or licensure wanting to work in the automotive emphasizing the latest theories and standards. sector or automotive technicians principles of automotive diagnosis 4 Units needing to improve their skills and and troubleshooting procedures. 54 Lecture hours knowledge in modern Anti-lock and/ Emphasis will be placed on advanced 54 Lab hours or Traction Control systems. This powertrain and powertrain manage- course will provide instruction in ment systems, electronically con- AUTO 201 automotive anti-lock brake systems, trolled systems, and vehicle network Automotive Brake and Suspension traction control systems and vehicle systems diagnosis and repair. The Service stabling assist (VSA), including diag- use of a variety of modern diagnostic Prerequisite: AUTO 102 or AUTO 103 nosis, operation and maintenance tools and equipment is included. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of ABS/ TCS/VSA. The course will 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or include the use of scanners, DVOM 45 Lecture hours appropriate assessment meters and lab-scopes in diagnosis of 27 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU various ABS/TCS/VSA systems; both This course discusses brakes and 2 wheel and 4 wheel systems will be AUTO 190 suspension theory of operation, covered. Engine Blueprinting & Machining service and repair procedures, related 3 Units Advisory: AUTO 160 or AUTO 170; tool and equipment use and strategy 54 Lecture hours READ 023 or appropriate assessment based problem diagnosis. These pro- Transfers to: CSU cedures for imported and domestic This is an advanced course for automobiles and light trucks are students interested in engine developed through classroom discus- blueprinting and engine machining sions, demonstrations and laboratory

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 205 AUTO 220 AQMD/EPA. Students will be given Voltage battery management systems Manual Drive Trains and Axles the opportunity to earn their certifica- including active/passive design to Prerequisite: AUTO 103 tion license (EPA Rule 1411). Students charging systems will be primary Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or with permission from the Division focus of this course. This course is for appropriate assessment; READ 023 or may enroll in this course only one student’s working in the Hybrid and appropriate assessment; AUTO 125 time for certification or licensure Electric vehicle, power engineering Transfers to: CSU standards. and technology field. This course discusses modern manual 4 Units 4 Units transmissions, transaxles, drivelines, 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours differentials, and 4WD/AWD systems 54 Lab hours 54 Lab hours theory of operation, methods of repair, service, equipment operation AUTO 256 AUTO 290 and techniques of problem diagnosis. Automotive Scantools and Vehicle Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- Procedures for import and domestic Network Systems ship for Automotive Technology vehicles are developed through class- Prerequisite: AUTO 106 Related Fields room discussion, demonstrations and Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or laboratory experiences. This course assessment; AUTO 150 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or prepares the student for the (ASE) Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment Automotive Service Excellence A-3 This course is designed to enhance Transfers to: CSU Exam and is intended for automotive the student’s electrical and electronic This course supports and reinforces majors. Students with permission diagnostic skills in both the auto- on-the-job training in business and from the Division may re-enroll only motive powertrain management industrial establishments under the one time for certification or licensure spectrum. This course emphasizes an supervision of a college instruc- standards. in-depth study of various automo- tor and is facilitated by the use of 4 Units tive computer systems, vehicle learning objectives. The student will 54 Lecture hours communication network systems, as be working in a skilled or profes- 54 Lab hours well as the latest Scantools available sional level assignment in their area to help aid in diagnostics of these of vocational interest and will meet AUTO 230 systems. Course content includes performance objectives related to Automatic Transmission/Transaxle advanced electrical and electronic instruction that are above and beyond Prerequisite: AUTO 103 systems theory and diagnosis, OBD-I the conditions of regular employ- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and OBD-II engine and transmission ment. This course is intended for appropriate assessment; READ 023 or management systems diagnostics, students whose job is related to the appropriate assessment; AUTO 125 and basic vehicle network systems automotive/transportation field and Transfers to: CSU diagnostics. The majority of the have completed or enrolled in the This course is designed to provide course content focuses on proper appropriate coursework. “Contact the instruction in Automatic Transmis- Scantool usage, including proper tool CWE office regarding re-enrollment sion/Transaxle systems. Included will selection, updating software, iden- procedures.” be the application of friction mate- tifying and using data streams, and Student Unpaid Internship: rials, planetary gear components, understanding the numerous serial 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; hydraulic components; both hydrau- data protocols, including CAN data 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours lically controlled and electronically communications. Student Paid Internship: controlled, fluid types and sealing 3 Units 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; materials. The student will achieve 54 Lecture hours 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours skill in diagnosis, removal, disas- 1 to 4 Units sembly, reassembly and rebuilding AUTO 260 3 Lecture hours transmission units to manufacturer’s Advanced Hybrid/Electric Vehicle 60 to 300 hours specifications and learn part nomen- Prerequisite: AUTO 147 clature and function. Students with Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or permission from the Division may appropriate assessment; READ 023 or reenroll only one time for certification appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or and licensure standards. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- BIOLOGY 4 Units ate assessment; AUTO 157 Division of Mathematics 54 Lecture hours Transfer to: CSU 54 Lab hours This course continues the study of the & Sciences use and service of Hybrid Electronic BIOL 101 AUTO 240 generation and Plug-in Battery General Biology Heating and Air Conditioning Electric power for vehicle transporta- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: AUTO 102 or AUTO 103 tion. The course is not for beginner appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or technicians. Topics will include: appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or appropriate assessment, READ 023 or OSHA/NEC/NFPA safety when using MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- appropriate assessment high voltage, vehicle maintenance, ate assessment Transfers to: CSU drivability conditions, inverter power Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU This course is designed to provide transfer, battery storage technolo- (*Students will receive credit from UC instruction on the operating prin- gies, regeneration of electrical power for only one of the following courses: ciples of common automotive heating from kinetic energy, Level I, Level BIOL 101 or BIOL 200) and air conditioning systems. Topics II, Level II battery charging and fuel General Biology 101 is a general edu- include new service equipment, cell technology. Dynamics of battery cation course, open to all students, contamination issues, servicing and storage, Hybrid generation systems, and is designed to provide an intro- diagnosing manual and automatic Electric vehicle applications and their duction to concepts and principles of systems, and retrofitting R-12 systems integrated systems from many manu- modern biology. Topics covered will to R-134a, as well as the rules of factures will be discussed. High-

206 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog include cell structure and function, the Marine Biology lecture course and economic implications of environ- energy relationships, genetic control is designed for the student interested mental decisions are addressed. This mechanisms, concepts of evolution, in furthering their understanding course fulfills the general education biological diversity, and ecosystem of the marine environment and its requirement in life sciences. function.The laboratory component organisms, with emphasis on marine 3 Units of the course emphasizes the applica- life of the local coasts. The scientific 54 Lecture hours tion of the scientific method as a tool method will be employed to inves- to understanding living systems. tigate the chemical and physical BIOL 120L 4 Units properties of seawater, the role of Environmental Biology Laboratory 54 Lecture hours pigments in marine algae, the behav- Prerequisite/Corequisite: BIOL 120 54 Lab hours ior of marine organisms, the basic Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or classification and morphology of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or BIOL 105 marine producers, invertebrates and appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Human Biology vertebrates, and adaptations of organ- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or isms to specific habitats. Students ate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will use basic laboratory equipment Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment and techniques in both classroom and This laboratory course compliments Transfers to: UC, CSU field-based investigations. Field trips the Environmental Biology lecture This course will provide an introduc- to coastal marine habitats and public course and is designed for stu- tion to the basic principles, structures, aquaria are conducted. dents interested in furthering their functions and biological processes of 1 Unit understanding of the environmental the human body. This lecture only 54 Lab hours sciences. The scientific method will be course will emphasize a scientific employed to investigate ecosystems viewpoint of the workings of the BIOL 112 and their functions, natural selection, human body and its interactions with Outdoor Biology population interactions, environ- the environment as well as the neces- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or mental toxicology, radiation expo- sary practices needed to promote a appropriate assessment; READ 022 or sure effects, soil and groundwater healthy body. The course’s target appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or systems, water pollution, alternative audience consists of those students MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- energy systems, and environmental pursuing a liberal arts education who ate assessment resistance. are interested in furthering their own Transfers to: UC, CSU 1 Unit knowledge of human biology. This course is intended for the 54 Lab hours 3 Units student who has an interest in the 54 Lecture hours natural world and the ecological BIOL 125 (C-ID BIOL 110B) relationships of the organisms found Human Anatomy BIOL 111 within it. The course emphasizes the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Marine Biology natural habitats of Southern Cali- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or fornia and the plants and animals appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or associated with them. Also discussed MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or is the impact human beings have had ate assessment; BIOL 101 MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- upon these natural habitats. Field Transfers to: UC, CSU ate assessment work utilizes the Rio Hondo College This course is primarily a systems Transfers to: UC, CSU Wildlife Sanctuary which allows stu- approach to the study of human This course is designed to give the dents to gather original data through body structure. The study of each student a better understanding of the firsthand observation and experience. body system includes structural basic principles of Marine Biology Several additional more distant trips specializations and functions from and fulfills the general education requiring driving explore some of the the microscopic to the system level lecture requirement for the life sci- variety of natural habitats in South- emphasizing the interdependence of ences. Emphasis is placed on how the ern California. form and function. Additional topics scientific method is used to inves- 3 Units include methods of anatomical study, tigate the chemical, physical, and 36 Lecture hours human genetics, and embryonic geological properties of the marine 54 Lab hours development. The laboratory exer- environment. Students will learn cises will also include vertebrate dis- to distinguish among the diverse BIOL 120 sections. This course is intended for organisms and habitats that comprise Environmental Biology students preparing to enter careers in the ocean’s ecosystems. An introduc- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the health sciences. tion to the structure and function of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 4 Units marine ecosystems is provided and appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or 54 Lecture hours the impact of human activity on those MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- 54 Lab hours systems will be addressed. ate assessment 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU BIOL 200 54 Lecture hours Utilizing basic biological concepts, an Principles of Biology 1 (Molecular and interdisciplinary approach is used to Cellular Biology) BIOL 111L address environmental challenges. Prerequisite: CHEM 120 and MATH Marine Biology Laboratory Topics addressed may include eco- 070 or MATH 070D or MATH 073 or Prerequisite/Corequisite: BIOL 111 system characteristics and functions, appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or population dynamics, energy and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or material resource use, pollution, and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or alternative energy sources. Students appropriate assessment MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- in many disciplines will benefit from Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ate assessment this course as the social, political, and (*Students will receive credit from UC Transfers to: UC, CSU for only one of the following courses: This laboratory course complements BIOL 101 or BIOL 200) 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 207 This course is first in a sequence of of restriction enzymes, electropho- BIOL 226 (C-ID BIOL 120B) courses for undergraduate prepara- resis, library construction, blotting Human Physiology tion for biology majors. Areas of and hybridization and sequencing. Prerequisite: BIOL 125 and CHEM 110 focus include cellular and molecular Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) will Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or biology, bioenergetics, genetics, be explained in detail, particularly appropriate assessment; READ 023 or evolution and ecology. The labora- how it has revolutionized research appropriate assessment; BIOL 101 tory portion of the course emphasizes in molecular biology, medicine, Transfers to: UC, CSU scientific methodologies focusing on forensics, systematics and evolution- Human Physiology provides a observations, experimentation, record ary biology. general introduction to the func- keeping, data collection and analysis, 4 Units tion and regulation of human body and presentation of outcomes. The 54 Lecture hours systems. Physiological integration of course sequence also provides excel- 54 Lab hours the systems to maintain homeostasis lent preparation for those students and the significance of biochemistry intending to pursue post-graduate BIOL 206 is emphasized throughout the course. studies in the medical sciences. Principles of Genetics Course content will include neural 5 Units Prerequisite: BIOL 200 and hormonal homeostatic control 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or mechanisms, and a study of the mus- 108 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or culoskeletal, circulatory, respiratory, appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or digestive, urinary, immune and endo- BIOL 201 MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- crine systems. Laboratory exercises Principles of Biology 2 (Diversity and ate assessment will allow students to gather physio- Ecology) Transfers to: UC, CSU logical data and draw conclusions on Prerequisite: BIOL 200 with a grade of This course is designed for Life Sci- how physiological mechanisms are “C” or better ence majors as a continuance of their regulated. This course is intended for Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or general biology studies. This course students preparing to enter careers in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will cover a variety of topics relevant the health sciences. appropriate assessment to the study of genetics, ranging 4 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU from classical to nontraditional 54 Lecture hours This course continues the sequence of Mendelian genetics, from bacterial 54 Lab hours undergraduate preparation for biol- and viral genetics to human genet- ogy majors. The course is a survey of ics, and include studies on molecular BIOL 299 the diversity of life on earth, focusing techniques and their applications. Directed Study: Biology on the relationships between struc- Other topics will include chromo- Transfers to: UC, CSU ture and function. Topics deal with some analysis, population genetics Independent Study/Directed Study classification, development, evolu- and genomics. is intended for students who have tionary relationships and ecological 3 Units the ability to assume responsibil- functions of living organisms. Labo- 54 Lecture hours ity for independent work and to ratories will emphasize life forms, prepare written or oral reports and/ experimentation and dissections. BIOL 222 or appropriate projects. To enroll in Field trips will be used to examine Microbiology an independent study/directed study organisms in their natural settings. Prerequisite: CHEM 110 course, students must possess a 2.5 5 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or overall grade point average, a 3.1 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or grade point average in the discipline 108 Lab hours appropriate assessment; BIOL 101 of study being requested, or receive Transfers to: CSU an exception from the instructor. BIOL 205 The course encompasses the biol- Independent Studies/Directed Studies Molecular Biology and Biotechnology ogy of microorganisms with an may be developed from any topic Prerequisite: BIOL 200; CHEM 130 emphasis on the role of bacteria and arising from or related to a course of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or viruses on human health and disease. study that will result in developing appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Other topics include resistance and depth and breadth in that subject appropriate assessment immunity to disease, basic biological area. Students will be expected to Transfers to: CSU principles, microbial genetics and meet on a regular basis with their fac- This course is designed for Life Sci- physiology, the harmful and useful ulty sponsor and submit a final report ence majors and introduces them to aspects of microorganisms in nature, or project, and student progress shall the basic concepts of biochemistry, medicine and industry. Laboratory be evaluated at regular intervals. molecular biology and molecular exercises emphasize sterile culture Academic standards for Independent genetics; including protein struc- techniques, the detection, isolation Studies/Directed Studies shall be the ture and function, DNA structure and identification of microorganisms. same as those for other courses. Units and replication, transcription, RNA This course is intended for students are awarded in accordance to Title processing, translation, and recom- preparing to enter careers in the V regulations with one unit of credit binant DNA technology. Students health sciences. awarded for 54 hours of Directed will also be introduced to the science 5 Units Studies, six (6) hours of which must of biotechnology by providing both 54 Lecture hours be with an instructor. The instructor the theory and hands-on experience 108 Lab hours is responsible for monitoring student with laboratory protocols that include progress through the semester. the isolation, purification, and Students may take directed study cloning of a gene; including the use courses for a maximum of three (3) units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of nine (9) units college wide. 1 to 3 Units 54 to 216 Lab hours

208 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog law, job layout, safe working condi- Occupational Safety and Health tions, health and safety certifications, Administration (OSHA) 10 Hour BUSINESS LAW basic blueprint reading, advanced Certification. blueprint reading, use and applica- 2 Units Division of Business tion of levels and transits, founda- 30 Lecture hours tions, flatwork, wall structures, stairs 10 Lab hours BUSL 110 (C-ID BUS 120) and ramps, welding materials and Legal Environment of Business welding applications. CARP 040B Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 Unit Safety and Health Certifications appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 20 Lecture hours (Formerly CARP 020B) appropriate assessment 20 Lab hours Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Transfers to: UC (*credit limit), CSU Union Apprentice; CARP 040A (*Students will receive credit from UC CARP 020I Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or for only one of the following courses: Advanced Welding appropriate assessment; READ 022 or BUSL 110 or BUSL 220) Prerequisite: Indentured Apprentice with appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or This course examines the legal, regu- the State of California MATH 020C or appropriate assessment latory, and international environment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to meet the of business. Included are the topics appropriate assessment; READ 023 or needs of Indentured Apprentices of alternative dispute resolution, appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or with the State of California who are the forms of business organization, MATH 020C or appropriate assessment interested in the Carpentry Industry regulations affecting employment, This course is designed to meet the by covering safe and appropriate and current environmental statutes. needs of Indentured Apprentices use of hazardous communication Case studies are used to discuss with the State of California who are systems, fall protection, fork lifts, torts, crimes, contracts and sales, interested in the carpentry industry. and emergency response procedures. warranty and product liability, labor Modules cover the following topics: Students will acquire the ability to law, employment discrimination, and history of the carpentry profession assess danger, employ prevention environmental law. along with state and federal labor measures, and take appropriate 3 Units law, job layout, safe working condi- action in emergencies. This training 54 Lecture hours tions, health and safety certifications, will expose students to various health basic blueprint reading, advanced emergency scenarios and provide BUSL 220 blueprint reading, use and applica- students with ample opportunities to Business Law tion of levels and transits, founda- practice CPR and first aid response. Prerequisite: BUSL 110 tions, flatwork, wall structures, stairs Upon successful completion, students Transfers to: UC (*credit limit), CSU and ramps, welding materials and will be issued an American Red Cross (*Students will receive credit from UC welding applications. First Aid/CPR Certification Card, and for only one of the following courses: 1 Unit United Brotherhood of Carpenters BUSL 110 or BUSL 220) 20 Lecture hours (UBC) Fall Protection, Hazard Com- A continuation of BUSL 110, this 20 Lab hours munication and Chemical Safety, and course includes a study of the fol- Forklift Qualification Cards. lowing areas: negotiable instruments, CARP 040A 2 Units security devices, partnerships and Orientation 30 Lecture hours corporation, insurance, real property, (Formerly CARP 020A) 10 Lab hours personal property, estates, bank- Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter ruptcy, and government and busi- Union Apprentice CARP 040C ness. The student should consult the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Print Reading college to which he plans to transfer appropriate assessment; READ 022 or (Formerly CARP 020C) for the junior year before registering appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter for this course. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP 3 Units This course is designed to meet the 040B 54 Lecture hours needs of Indentured Apprentices Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or with the State of California who are appropriate assessment; READ 022 or interested in the Carpentry Industry appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or CARPENTRY by examining fundamental trade MATH 020C or appropriate assessment skills, employee- employer roles This course is designed to meet the Division of Career & and responsibilities, and safe work needs of Indentured Apprentices Technical Education practices needed for entry level with the State of California who are performance in the construction interested in the Carpentry Industry CARP 020H industry. While emphasis will be by providing basic skills needed for Welding placed on attaining standard industry reading and interpreting construction Prerequisite: Indentured Apprentice with safety credentials, the course is prints. Material covered will focus the State of California designed to provide students with on developing the student’s ability Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or practical experience using construc- to interpret two dimensional views appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion terminology, math operations in such a way to convey the shape appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or and basic measuring techniques, and characteristics of construction MATH 020C or appropriate assessment tool identification and proper usage. elements, and to provide an overview This course is designed to meet the Safety will cover OSHA training for of the scope of the project. Students needs of Indentured Apprentices jobsite hazard recognition, accident will be able to recognize standard with the State of California who are prevention, and safe tool and equip- drawing methods, pictorial views, interested in the carpentry industry. ment operation. Upon successful and how to read visual and verbal Modules cover the following topics: completion, students will receive communication cues. history of the carpentry profession 2 Units along with state and federal labor 30 Lecture hours 10 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 209 CARP 040D walls using single and double waler specialty hardware applications and Transit Level/Laser systems. Identification of the charac- identification of appropriate building (Formerly CARP 020D) teristics and applications of built-in- codes. Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter place, prefabricated and specialty 1.5 Units Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP forms will be covered. Practical 20 Lecture hours 040B exercises will prepare students for 20 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or locating wall forming information appropriate assessment; READ 022 or on project plans, calculating layout CARP 040I appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or dimensions, and for estimating mate- Basic Roof Framing MATH 020C or appropriate assessment rial requirements. Basic wall panel Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter This course is designed to meet the forming and reinforcement methods, Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP needs of Indentured Apprentices material preparation and hardware 040B with the State of California who are installation are included in this Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interested in the carpentry industry course. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or by providing terminology, optical 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or principles and operating proce- 20 Lecture hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment dures for the transit laser levels. The 20 Lab hours This course is designed to meet the conventional methods for measur- needs of Indentured Apprentices ing angles, using degrees, minutes CARP 040G with the State of California who are and seconds on veneer scales will Stair and Ramp Forming interested in the carpentry industry be included in the transit portion of (Formerly CARP 020G) by providing an introduction to this class. Students will set up levels, Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter basic gable roof framing, terminol- determine benchmarks, take and Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP ogy, characteristics and construction record elevation readings. 040B methods. Students will interpret print 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or views and drawing elevations for 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or job planning, and to determine rafter 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or systems and layout details. Basic rise, MATH 020C or appropriate assessment run, rafter angles and length calcula- CARP 040E This course is designed to meet the tions will be practiced. Framed wall Foundations and Flatwork needs of Indentured Apprentices construction will be incorporated (Formerly CARP 020E) with the State of California who are to facilitate the gable roof assembly Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the carpentry industry techniques and installation proce- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP by providing methods, procedures dures that are the focus of this course. 040B and practices used to form stair and 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ramp structures. Students will review 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or project plans to determine stair and 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or ramp configuration and overall MATH 020C or appropriate assessment dimensions. Stinger riser and stair CARP 040J This course is designed to meet the thread calculations will be explained Advanced Print Reading needs of Indentured Apprentices and practiced. State and federal (Formerly CARP 020J) with the State of California who are building codes pertaining to stairs, Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the Carpentry Indus- ramps and handrail requirements Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP try by providing the required and will be covered in this class. 040B supplemental instruction for the 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or design and function of several types 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or of foundations and concrete flatwork. 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or The methods, techniques and proce- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment dures for formwork layout, elevation, CARP 040H This course is designed to meet the and construction will be presented. Commercial Floor Framing needs of Indentured Apprentices Jobsite safety, print interpretation, Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter with the State of California who material identification, and basic use Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP are interested in the Carpentry of the builders’ level will be included 040B Industry by providing the required in the training. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and supplemental instruction for 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or carpentry apprentices in advanced 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or print reading. In this course, students 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment will analyze multi-view drawings to This course is designed to meet the determine construction type, locate CARP 040F needs of Indentured Apprentices benchmark and building elements; Wall Forming with the State of California who are review codes, references, and per- (Formerly CARP 020F) interested in the carpentry industry form calculations for construction Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter by providing procedures for floor planning. A closer look at specifica- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP joist construction and the various tions (verbal communication), will 040B installation techniques used in the explain to students how they are Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or commercial industry. Students will formatted and used to clarify the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or interpret floor plans for job planning, specific project design outcomes. Tips appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or identify floor joist system, and cal- for troubleshooting installation, code MATH 020C or appropriate assessment culate material take offs. Integration compliance, and managing project This course is designed to meet the of wall plating, joist layout and floor scope and quality of construction will needs of Indentured Apprentices sheathing methods will be included. prepare students for jobsite leader- with the State of California who are Instruction will incorporate measur- ship. interested in the carpentry industry ing skills, use of math operations, 2 Units by providing the skills and proce- 30 Lecture hours dures for forming reinforced concrete 10 Lab hours 210 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CARP 040K CARP 040M CARP 040P Rigging Water Treatment Facilities Basic Wall Framing Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP 040B 040B 040B Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 020C or appropriate assessment. This course is designed to meet the This course is designed to meet the This course is designed to meet the needs of Indentured Apprentices needs of Indentured Apprentices needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are with the State of California who are with the State of California who are interested in the carpentry industry interested in the carpentry industry. interested in the carpentry industry. by providing lifting and practical This course provides instruction in This course presents the theory, rigging methods and procedures. the detailing, layout and construction methods, and procedures required to This course provides a historical of concrete formwork and waterstop frame basic walls. Hands-on practice perspective while educating workers used in water treatment facilities. using proper tool techniques and on the industry recognized stan- The terms, components, materials, appropriate materials will enhance dards, applicable regulations, specific building techniques and procedures fundamental skill development. hazards, and general safety concerns will be presented. The class project Beginning with an introduction to associated with construction rigging. includes keyway, panel, waterstop, print reading, students will perform Detailed descriptions of hoisting head wall and wing wall construc- basic wall layout, plating procedures, and rigging configurations, lifting tion. framing assembly and bracing, before hardware, crane types and operating 1.5 Units aligning and completing selected issues will be presented. This training 20 Lecture hours wall construction project to industry will identify standard signaling and 20 Lab hours standards. communication methods, and stress 1.5 Units the importance of load calculations, CARP 040N 20 Lecture hours manufacturer load limits, inspection Green Building and Weatherization 20 Lab hours criteria, and safe operator/operating Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter parameters applicable to the carpen- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP CARP 040R ter trade. Upon successful comple- 040B Tool/Equipment Applications tion, students will receive UBC Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Rigging Qualification Card. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP 2 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 040B 30 Lecture hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 10 Lab hours This course is designed to meet the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or needs of Indentured Apprentices appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or CARP 040L with the State of California who are MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Solar Installer Level I in the carpentry industry. This course This course is designed to meet the Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter begins with a detailed explanation needs of Indentured Apprentices Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP of sustainable building science, with the State of California who are 040B recycling of materials, whole house interested in the carpentry industry Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or audits, and discussion of construc- by providing hand/power tool and appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tion components and systems that equipment skill development for appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or contribute to energy efficiency. The various construction applications. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment differences in structural design such Students will identify the correct This course is designed to meet the as joints, framing, windows and practices for handling and preparing needs of Indentured Apprentices door openings, floor and attics will materials. Training will include how with the State of California who are be evaluated for issues related to air to correctly select, use, and oper- interested in the carpentry industry. flow and stack effect in conditioned ate tools and aerial lifts to prevent This course will provide work- spaces. Instruction will include accidents and injuries. Scaffold safety ers with an industry overview and thermal principles, air exchange rates, and the proper procedures to erect outlook for photovoltaic (renewable) controlling air leakage, and ratings and dismantle welded frame scaffold energy production. Key terms and for insulation, and fenestration, as will also be covered. Upon successful concepts of photovoltaic system well as air sealing methods. Best completion, students will be issued operations will include solar cell tech- practices for renovation construction United Brotherhood of Carpen- nology, PV array configuration, series will be demonstrated during practical ters (UBC) Aerial Lift and Scaffold and parallel circuits, testing equip- exercises focused on implement- Erector-Welded Frame Qualification ment, inspection, balance of system ing energy audit recommendations Card. components, mounting methods, and for insulation, air leak/duct seal- 1.5 Units applicable codes. Practical training ing, window replacement, water 20 Lecture hours will cover site analysis, system orien- conservation, hazard and moisture 20 Lab hours tation based on site location, safety remediation, and appliance upgrades concerns, utilization of construc- (CAZ). Techniques and devises used CARP 040S tion tools and skills for rooftop and to maintain healthy air quality during Moldings and Trims ground mount system installations. construction will be employed for Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Upon successful completion students applicable activities. Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP will receive a UBC Solar Installer 1.5 Units 040B Level 1 Qualification Card. 20 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 1.5 Units 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment. 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 211 This course is designed to meet the ematical principles, wall and roof appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or needs of Indentured Apprentices assembly and installation techniques. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment with the State of California who are 1.5 Units This course is designed to meet the interested in the carpentry industry. 20 Lecture hours needs of Indentured Apprentices This course covers how moldings and 20 Lab hours with the State of California who are trims are utilized to finish exterior interested in the carpentry industry and interior construction design fea- CARP 050A by providing the installation process tures. Product styles, characteristics, Basic Commercial Framing for several types of security and exit applications, and installation meth- Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter door hardware. Discussion of electri- ods are covered. The tools, techniques Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP cal and card reader systems will be for cutting, coping and installing 040B included. An emphasis will be placed various molding and trim types are Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or on print interpretation, codes, door presented and practiced throughout appropriate assessment; READ 022 or schedules, symbols, and hardware the course. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or recognition. Students will use the 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment methods and procedures presented 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the to install selected door and hardware 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices systems. with the State of California who are 1.5 Units CARP 040T interested in the carpentry industry 20 Lecture hours Storefront Installations by providing an introduction to the 20 Lab hours Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter basic rake wall framing theory and Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP commercial construction techniques CARP 050D 040B and materials. Floor plan interpreta- Basic Stairs Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or tion will be used by students for job Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter appropriate assessment; READ 022 or planning, design recognition, and Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or to determine materials. Students 040B MATH 020C or appropriate assessment. will layout and detail wall plates for Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This course is designed to meet the locating basic rake wall components appropriate assessment; READ 022 or needs of Indentured Apprentices and door openings typically found in appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or with the State of California who are commercial construction applications. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment interested in the carpentry industry Instruction will include measuring This course is designed to meet the by providing the installation process skills, mathematical principles, wall needs of Indentured Apprentices from constructing storefront openings assembly and installation procedures with the State of California who are thru placement of glass components and detail on how structural connec- interested in the carpentry industry into the commercial store front metal tions are made. by providing an introduction to stair framing. An emphasis will be placed 1.5 Units framing theory, terminology and on print interpretation, window and 20 Lecture hours construction techniques. Students door schedules, symbols and material 20 Lab hours will interpret floor plans and draw- recognition. Key discussions will ing elevations for job planning and draw attention to the typical prob- CARP 050B to layout and detail stair stringers. lems, causes and solutions frequently Cabinet Installation Methods for calculating the number encountered during the glazing Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter of stairs, landing height, stair threads assembly and installation process. Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP and riser dimensions will be pre- This training will utilize glazing tools 040B sented and practiced. Instruction will and techniques, applicable build- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or include measuring skills, mathemati- ing/fire codes, layout accuracy and appropriate assessment; READ 022 or cal principles, stair and handrail fab- address proper fit and alignment. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or rication, assembly and installation. 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 1.5 Units 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the 20 Lecture hours 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices 20 Lab hours with the State of California who are CARP 040V interested in the carpentry industry CARP 050E Basic Metal Framing by providing procedures for design Bridge Construction Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter layout, cabinet installation and Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP attaching countertops. An emphasis Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP 040B will be placed on print interpretation, 040B Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or job planning, scribing techniques Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or and proper installation sequence. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Students will use methods and appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment specific procedures to install typical MATH 020C or appropriate assessment This course is designed to meet the upper and lower cabinetry units and This course is designed to meet the needs of Indentured Apprentices countertops. needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are 1.5 Units with the State of California who are interested in the carpentry indus- 20 Lecture hours interested in the carpentry industry try by providing an overview of 20 Lab hours by providing bridge design and con- residential metal framing theory and struction methods and procedures. construction techniques. Students CARP 050C Students will construct bridge and will interpret prints for job planning Doors and Door Hardware deck formwork using job-built form- and to estimate materials. Students Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter ing methods. Descriptions for exterior will layout and detail wall plates for Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP and interior girders, edge forms, locating all wall and truss compo- 040B bulkheads and hinge forms will be nents and openings. Instruction will Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or presented. Both job-built and precast include measuring techniques, math- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or formwork methods will be discussed. 212 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Formwork project will include CARP 050H This course is designed to meet the panel construction, assembly, and Gang Forms/Columns needs of Indentured Apprentices hardware installation tasks. Related Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter with the State of California who are safety, math and print reading will be Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP interested in the carpentry industry covered in the training. 040B by providing the terminology, design 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or considerations and construction tech- 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or niques for various types of exterior 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or finish detail installations. Students MATH 020C or appropriate assessment will use plan views and drawing CARP 050F This course is designed to meet the elevations for job planning activities, Tilt Up Construction needs of Indentured Apprentices including calculating dimensions and Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter with the State of California who are materials, identifying wall covering Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP interested in the carpentry industry types and other exterior construc- 040B by providing an introduction to tion details. Students will use the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or formwork types, applications and constructions techniques presented appropriate assessment; READ 022 or construction methods for gang and to complete various exterior detail appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or column forms using built and manu- installations to print specifications. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment factured forming systems. Discus- 1.5 Units This course is designed to meet the sions will cover heavy timber gang 20 Lecture hours needs of Indentured Apprentices forms and use of taper ties, bracing, 20 Lab hours with the State of California who are and bulkhead tables. The course interested in the carpentry industry project will include gang and column CARP 050K by providing layout techniques and formwork construction, assem- Advanced Stairs building procedures for commercial bly, and hardware using selected Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter structures using the tilt up panel manufactured products. Related Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP construction method. Various wall safety, math and print reading will be 040B types, position and sequence for rais- covered in this course. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing panels will be discussed. Students 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or will be able to explain the importance 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or of layout methods in squaring panel 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment formwork. A focus will be placed on This course is designed to meet the identifying specific types of openings CARP 050I needs of Indentured Apprentices and the location of finish floor and Abutments with the State of California who are roof lines on prints. Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the carpentry industry 1.5 Units Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP by providing basic stair construc- 20 Lecture hours 040B tion before presenting advance skill 20 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needed to perform circular and “u” appropriate assessment; READ 022 or shaped stair framing tasks. Students CARP 050G appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or will interpret floor plans and drawing Beam and Deck Forming MATH 020C or appropriate assessment elevations for job planning and to Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter This course is designed to meet the layout and construct advanced stair Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP needs of Indentured Apprentices designs. Students will adapt stair 040B with the State of California who are calculations to determine the number Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interested in the carpentry industry of stairs, landing height, stair thread appropriate assessment; READ 022 or by providing formwork construction and riser dimensions. In addition appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or skills for the abutment support struc- to measuring skills, mathematical MATH 020C or appropriate assessment ture used in most bridge and heavy principles, stair and handrail fabrica- This course is designed to meet the highway projects. Students will tion and assembly, the installation needs of Indentured Apprentices identify abutment anatomy and will techniques required for circular and with the State of California who are be instructed on footing layout, form U-shaped stair configurations will be interested in the carpentry industry detailing and construction techniques covered. by providing an introduction to the used in the industry. Terminology, 1.5 Units use of various woods and patented components, form materials, building 20 Lecture hours forming systems for construction of code requirements and sequence of 20 Lab hours concrete beams and decks. Students construction will be presented. Stu- will identify formwork types and dents will work collectively to com- CARP 050L installation techniques including cal- plete an abutment formwork project Advanced Commercial Framing culating materials and setting beam including keyway, panel, head wall Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter and deck forms. Metal beam forms and wing wall construction. Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP and capitals will be highlighted. 1.5 Units 040B Additionally, layout and builders 20 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or level skills will be used in this class. 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 20 Lecture hours CARP 050J MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 20 Lab hours Exterior Finish Details This course is designed to meet the Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter needs of Indentured Apprentices Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP with the State of California who are 040B interested in the carpentry industry Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or by providing advanced commercial appropriate assessment; READ 022 or wall framing theory and construction appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or techniques with structural hardware MATH 020C or appropriate assessment and shear panel installation. Students will interpret floor plans for job plan- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 213 ning and to layout and detail plates CARP 050P interested in the carpentry industry for complex wall configurations, rake Panelized Roofing by covering the materials, tools, and walls and openings. Instruction will Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter adhesive application techniques for include measuring skills, use of math- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP fabricating plastic laminated coun- ematical principles, advanced rake 040B tertops. This course covers installa- wall construction design, plywood Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or tion of plastic laminates including shear panel installation, and struc- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or function and design. Students will tural hardware attachment. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or review prints to determine substrates, 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment laminate material types and to calcu- 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the late countertop dimensions. Installa- 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices tion methods and techniques for drop with the State of California who are edge and back splash together with CARP 50M interested in the carpentry industry cleaning and repair will be empha- Bridge Falsework by providing the structural compo- sized. A countertop will be designed Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter nents and building techniques associ- and installed to specifications. Cor- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP ated with heavy timber construction rect use of tools and other equipment 040B and panelized roof systems. The will be stressed. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or advantages and types of manufac- 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tured wood used, and their load 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or carrying strength, span and spac- 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment ing will be discussed. A distinction This course is designed to meet the between standard post and beam, CARP 060C needs of Indentured Apprentices and heavy timber construction will be Doors and Door Frames with the State of California who are emphasized. Students will interpret Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the carpentry indus- floor plan, section views and drawing Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP try by providing bridge falsework elevations for job planning, and to 040B design and construction methods layout and construct a heavy timber Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and procedures. The techniques for post and beam supported panelized appropriate assessment; READ 022 or bent assemblies, base sub-assemblies, roof. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or deck soffits and hardware installation 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment will be presented. Falsework tasks 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the will include rigging and alignment 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices techniques. Related safety, math and with the State of California who are print reading will be covered in the CARP 060A interested in the carpentry industry training. Cabinet, Millwork and Assembly by providing the installation process 1.5 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter from constructing rough openings 20 Lecture hours Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP to hanging and adjusting doors. An 20 Lab hours 040B emphasis will be placed on print Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interpretation, door schedules, CARP 050N appropriate assessment; READ 022 or symbols and hardware recogni- Advanced Roof Framing appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or tion. Students will use the methods Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter MATH 020C or appropriate assessment and procedures presented to install Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP This course is designed to meet the selected frames and doors. 040B needs of Indentured Apprentices 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or with the State of California who are 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or interested in the carpentry industry 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or by providing details of cabinetry MATH 020C or appropriate assessment fabrication from design and function CARP 060D This course is designed to meet the through the complete production Stair Trim needs of Indentured Apprentices process. An emphasis will be placed Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter with the State of California who are on print interpretation, job planning Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP interested in the carpentry indus- and proper construction sequence. 040B try by providing the advanced Countertops and hardware styles and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or skills used to frame hip roof types, types will be discussed. Students will appropriate assessment; READ 022 or terminology, roof characteristics and use the methods and procedures pre- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or construction methods. Students will sented to build typical base casework MATH 020C or appropriate assessment interpret print views and elevations to industry standards. This course is designed to meet the for job planning to determine hip 1.5 Units needs of Indentured Apprentices roof rafter systems and layout details. 20 Lecture hours with the State of California who are Students will perform rise, run, 20 Lab hours interested in the carpentry industry rafter angles and length calculations. by providing how various trims are Framed wall construction will be CARP 060B utilized to finish stair construction incorporated to facilitate the hip roof Plastic Laminates design features. Students will use the assemble techniques and installation Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter techniques presented to complete a procedures. Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP stair, railing and wall project. Product 1.5 Units 040B styles, characteristics, applications, 20 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and installation methods are included 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or in the discussions. The tools tech- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or niques for cutting materials, mitering MATH 020C or appropriate assessment This course is designed to meet the needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are 214 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog corners, and installing selected trim interested in the carpentry industry students to identify key tool features, types are presented and practiced by providing the classifications, accessories and tasks that can be throughout the training. types, models, codes, and uses for performed using a variety of methods 1.5 Units accident hazard exit (“panic”) devices and techniques. Practical exercises 20 Lecture hours and fire exit devices. A range of will focus on various saw types, hand 20 Lab hours security products and door hard- planes and hand held drills. ware used in the industry such as 1.5 Units CARP 060E crossbars, latches, flush bolts, and 20 Lecture hours Commercial Fixtures kick plates will be discussed. Proper 20 Lab hours Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter selection, installation and adjustment Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP techniques for selected devices will CARP 060J 040B be covered. Power Tools and Stationary Equipment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 1.5 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 20 Lecture hours Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 20 Lab hours 040B MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This course is designed to meet the CARP 060H appropriate assessment; READ 022 or needs of Indentured Apprentices Solid and Stone Surfaces appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or with the State of California who are Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter MATH 020C or appropriate assessment interested in the carpentry industry Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP This course is designed to meet the by providing print interpretation and 040B needs of Indentured Apprentices fabrication techniques used in the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or with the State of California who are preparation and installation of com- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or interested in the carpentry industry mercial store fixtures. An emphasis appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or by providing instruction for both will be placed on pre-job planning, MATH 020C or appropriate assessment power tools and stationary equip- proper hand and power tool use and This course is designed to meet the ment typically used in millwork safety measures. Students will apply needs of Indentured Apprentices production. Students will identify the the procedures presented to complete with the State of California who are appropriate procedures and machin- valance and wall panel installations. interested in the mill and cabinet ing operation for various milling 1.5 Units work industry by providing both applications. Practical exercises will 20 Lecture hours basic and advanced assembly and focus on shaping materials using 20 Lab hours installation techniques for solid sur- various types of stationary saws, face, natural stone and manufactured planes, sharpeners and power tools. CARP 060F materials. Various products, designs, 1.5 Units Fitting Rooms/Partitions materials, accessories, maintenance, 20 Lecture hours Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter repairs and safety considerations will 20 Lab hours Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP be included. A discussion of typi- 040B cal applications for different surface CARP 060K Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or types will aid in the identification of Print Reading and Stock Billing appropriate assessment; READ 022 or suitable materials. Students will use Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or the procedures presented to fabricate Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP MATH 020C or appropriate assessment countertops with backsplash and 040B This course is designed to meet the create a design inlay. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs of Indentured Apprentices 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or with the State of California who are 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or interested in the carpentry indus- 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment try by providing style comparison, This course is designed to meet the attachment methods and installa- CARP 060I needs of Indentured Apprentices tion techniques for various fitting Hand/Power Tool Usage with the State of California who are room and partition fixtures. Framing Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the carpentry industry elements, mounting brackets, and Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP by providing instruction on working panel products will be covered. The 040B drawings used in the designing and procedures presented will be applied Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or building of a project. Instruction will during fitting room and partition appropriate assessment; READ 022 or include an explanation of the meth- application projects. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or ods and procedures used to identify 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment components and materials needed to 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the finish the project. Students will study 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices floor plans, elevations and detail with the State of California who are drawings to determine design, wood CARP 060G interested in the carpentry industry types, style and features of construc- Exit & Electrical Security Devices by providing proper selection, safe tion and assembly details. Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter use and maintenance of both hand 2 Units Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP and power tools. Students will distin- 30 Lecture hours 040B guish conditions when uses of hand 10 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and power tools are an appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 022 or alternative to stationary saws and appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or equipment. Discussions will enable MATH 020C or appropriate assessment This course is designed to meet the needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 215 CARP 060L Work industry by covering the mate- The tool techniques for milling pro- Material and Hardware Applications rials, tools, and adhesive application files, measuring and cutting, coping Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter techniques for fabricating plastic and installing various molding, trim Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP laminated countertops. This course and specialty items are presented and 040B covers installation of plastic laminates practiced throughout this course. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or including function and design. Stu- 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or dents will review prints to determine 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or substrates, laminate material types 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment and to calculate countertop dimen- This course is designed to meet the sions. Installation methods and tech- CARP 060S needs of Indentured Apprentices niques for drop edge and back splash Computerized Project Planning and with the State of California who are together with cleaning and repair will Estimating interested in the carpentry industry be emphasized. A countertop will be Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter by providing the characteristics and designed and installed to specifica- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP construction suitability of vari- tions. Correct use of tools and other 040B ous types of wood, woodworking equipment will be stressed. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or materials, and hardware typically 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or used in the cabinet making industry. 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Instruction on cabinet making design 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment and wood selection will be empha- This course is designed to meet sized. Working with a variety of CARP 060P the needs of Indentured Appren- wood samples, students will develop Jigs, Fixtures and Accessories tices with the State of California the ability to recognize the natural Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter who are interested in the mill and qualities associated with a particular Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP cabinet maker industry by providing wood species. Practical exercises will 040B computerized project planning and include handling selected wood spe- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or estimating tasks. Training will begin cies and experience working with a appropriate assessment; READ 022 or with a brief review of basic computer variety of hardware. appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or operations. Students will use project 1.5 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment prints and specifications to determine 20 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the material types, sizes, quantities and 20 Lab hours needs of Indentured Apprentices to plan and estimate material and with the State of California who are labor costs in Microsoft (MS) Win- CARP 060M interested in the Mill and Cabinet dows, Word, and Excel worksheets. Production Casework and Assembly Work industry by providing instruc- 2 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter tion for jigs, fixtures and other acces- 40 Lecture hours Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP sories typically used with power and 040B stationary tools for the production of CARP 060T Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or millwork. A wide range of accessories Computer Applications CAD-CAM appropriate assessment; READ 022 or and their applications will be identi- Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or fied during training. Discussions will Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP MATH 020C or appropriate assessment enable students to explain when and 040B This course is designed to meet the how add-on equipment makes work Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs of Indentured Apprentices easier and improves productivity. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or with the State of California who are Students will use the techniques pre- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or interested in the Mill and Cabinet sented to select and attach accessories MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Work industry by providing details and to fabricate custom jigs. This course is designed to meet of cabinetry fabrication from design 1.5 Units the needs of Indentured Appren- and function through the complete 20 Lecture hours tices with the State of California production process. An emphasis will 20 Lab hours who are interested in the mill and be placed on print interpretation, job cabinet maker industry by provid- planning and proper construction CARP 060R ing instruction for computerized sequence. Countertops and hardware Millwork and Specialty Applications software used to create production styles and types will be discussed. Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter drawings and cabinetry designs. Students will use the methods and Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP Training will include a brief review of procedures presented to build typical 040B basic computer operations, access to base casework to industry standards. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or software, internet and email pro- 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or grams. Students will become familiar 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or with the organization of computer 20 Lab hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment aided design software (AutoCAD This course is designed to meet the 2014) user interface, basic drawing CARP 060N needs of Indentured Apprentices commands and file saving tools. Laminates and Overlays with the State of California who are Discussion will include an overview Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter interested in the mill and cabinet of computer aided manufacturing Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP work industry. This course covers (CAM) from design to production. 040B how moldings and trims are utilized Students will use CAD drawing tools Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or to finish wall and cabinets. Stu- to create a base cabinet design. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or dents will be introduced to product 2 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or styles, characteristics, millwork and 40 Lecture hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment specialty applications and installation This course is designed to meet the methods are included in this training. needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are interested in the Mill and Cabinet 216 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CARP 060V interested in the carpentry industry procedures. Students will install Building Information Modeling Con- by providing the basic techniques components for multi-bay/multi-tier cepts and procedures to erect frame scaf- scaffolds to industry standards. Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter folds. Construction practices and 1.5 Units Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP safety considerations will be a major 20 Lecture hours 040B focus of the class. Scaffold standards 20 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and regulations enforced industry appropriate assessment; READ 022 or wide are presented and utilized in CARP 070D appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or hands-on projects. Students will Basic Suspended Scaffold MATH 020C or appropriate assessment identify frame scaffold components Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter This course is designed to meet the and the importance of site and equip- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP needs of Indentured Apprentices ment inspections. Students will erect 040B with the State of California who are typical frame scaffold assemblies to Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interested in the mill and cabinet industry standards. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or maker industry by providing instruc- 1.5 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or tion of computerized software used 20 Lecture hours MATH 020C or appropriate assessment in project management planning, 20 Lab hours This course is designed to meet the workflow and troubleshooting. needs of Indentured Apprentices Training will include a brief review CARP 070B with the State of California who are of basic computer operations, access Basic System Scaffold interested in the carpentry industry to software, internet and email Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter by providing the basic techniques and programs. Students will navigate Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP procedures used to install suspended building information modeling (BIM) 040B scaffolds. The terminology and use project data to grasp basic concepts Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or of scaffold components in cable (wire related to viewing three dimen- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or rope) suspended configurations will sional (3D) building models, project appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or be the focus of this training. Addi- scheduling and construction problem MATH 020C or appropriate assessment tional topics will include anchorage solving features. This course is designed to meet the systems, structural supports, hoists 2 Units needs of Indentured Apprentices and suspension devices. Students 40 Lecture hours with the State of California who are will form eyes in wire rope using interested in the carpentry industry proper clamping techniques. Safety CARP 060W by providing the basic techniques hazards and increased fall protection Building Information Modeling Com- and procedures to erect system scaf- measures will be taken as students puter Applications folds. Construction practices and follow design plans to construct cable Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter safety considerations will be a major suspended scaffold. Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP focus of the class. Scaffold standards 1.5 Units 040B and regulations enforced industry 20 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or wide are presented and utilized in 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or hands-on projects. Students will appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or identify system scaffold components CARP 070E MATH 020C or appropriate assessment and the importance of site and equip- Intermediate Frame Scaffold This course is designed to meet the ment inspections. Students will erect Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter needs of Indentured Apprentices typical system scaffold assemblies to Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP with the State of California who are industry standards. 040B interested in the mill and cabinet 1.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or maker industry by providing instruc- 20 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tion of computerized software used 20 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or to develop three dimensional models MATH 020C or appropriate assessment of construction projects. Training will CARP 070C This course is designed to meet the provide an introduction to the design Basic Tube and Clamp Scaffold needs of Indentured Apprentices process using various drawing soft- Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter with the State of California who are ware. Students will practice import- Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP interested in the carpentry industry ing and exporting design elements 040B by introducing the skills required into building information modeling Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or to construct elevated platforms that (BIM) organization structure for appropriate assessment; READ 022 or span a large area. The importance of project management and work flow appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or verifying that the first bay is plumb, assessment. The course will include a MATH 020C or appropriate assessment level and square will be stressed. The review of basic computer skills. This course is designed to meet the practices for attaching and aligning 2 Units needs of Indentured Apprentices multi-bay scaffolds in both width and 40 Lecture hours with the State of California who are length directions will be explained. interested in the carpentry industry Students will access various meth- CARP 070A by providing the basic techniques ods of distributing platform loads. Basic Frame Scaffold and procedures to erect tube and The students will employ proper Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter clamp scaffolds. Construction procedures to elevate each row of Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP practices and safety considerations bays to maintain a uniform and level 040B will be a major focus of the class. platform. Students will use the tech- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Scaffold standards and regulations niques presented to erect multiple appropriate assessment; READ 022 or enforced industry wide are presented connected and non-connected scaf- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or and utilized in hands-on projects. fold bays to industry standards. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Students will identify tube and clamp 1.5 Units This course is designed to meet the scaffold components, access, inspec- 20 Lecture hours needs of Indentured Apprentices tion and assembly and disassembly 20 Lab hours with the State of California who are 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 217 CARP 070G ate assessment in nursing and other health-related Advanced Frame Scaffold Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU professions, including kinesiol- Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter (*The UC will grant credit for only one ogy and psychology. Emphasis is Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP of the following courses: CHEM 101, placed on the relationship between 040B CHEM 110) chemistry and the health/medical Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This course explores the properties sciences. Weekly laboratory activities appropriate assessment; READ 022 or and reactions of matter, focusing require students to empirically verify appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or on chemical applications of social concepts presented in lectures. No MATH 020C or appropriate assessment concern. Student will investigate previous background in chemistry This course is designed to meet the elementary principles of chemistry, is required or expected of students needs of Indentured Apprentices including chemical and physical enrolling in this course. with the State of California who are properties of the elements, the states 5 Units interested in the carpentry industry of matter, nomenclature, basic atomic 54 Lecture hours by instructing students how to adapt theory, acids and bases, organic 54 Lab hours scaffold configurations to follow the chemistry, biochemistry, and nuclear 18 Other hours contour of a building’s architectural chemistry. Supplementary topics will features and height limitations. Stu- be selected from topics of current CHEM 120 dents will use the proper terminology social interest, including air and Introduction to Chemistry to describe structural and design ele- water pollution: chemical, nuclear Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH ments typically found in construction. and alternative energy sources; chem- 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” Students will utilize reach limitation ical and biological warfare; chemistry or appropriate assessment guidelines to determine maximum and the law; and the pharmaceutical Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or platform height. Students will erect a industry and drug design. Emphasis appropriate assessment; READ 023 or frame scaffold to conform to angles, will be placed on the construction of appropriate assessment slopes, obstacles and obstructions of effective and informed arguments, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU walls and /or ceilings. both verbal and written. The content (* The UC will grant credit for only one 1.5 Units of this course is oriented to the non- of the following courses: CHEM 110, 20 Lecture hours science major, and mathematical CHEM 120) 20 Lab hours content will be presented at a basic This one-semester course is designed level. for students intending to major in CARP 070J 3 Units science or engineering. The course Confined Space 54 Lecture hours primarily prepares students for Prerequisite: State Indentured Carpenter Chemistry 130; additionally, it fulfills Union Apprentice; CARP 040A; CARP CHEM 101L the general education requirement 040B Chemistry and Our World Laboratory in the physical sciences. This course Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prerequisite/Corequisite: CHEM 101 introduces the fundamental prin- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Transfers to: UC, CSU ciples of general chemistry, with appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or This laboratory course complements emphasis on chemical nomenclature MATH 020C or appropriate assessment the corresponding lecture section, and quantitative problems in chemis- This course is designed to meet the demonstrating important concepts try. The lecture presents classical and needs of Indentured Apprentices and theories through relevant experi- modern chemistry including atomic with the State of California who are ments. Topics will include simple theory, periodic properties, chemical interested in the carpentry industry chemical reactions, separations of bonding, chemical reactions, stoichi- by instructing students in safe access, mixtures, and formation and analysis ometry, acids and bases, gas laws and entry and monitoring methods for of everyday chemicals, among others. solutions. The laboratory introduces work confined spaces. Terminol- The scientific method will be pre- the techniques of experimental chem- ogy, hazard recognition, air quality sented as a tool to guide laboratory istry with examples from all areas of and use of various types of personal investigations. Laboratory measure- chemistry. protective and respiratory equip- ment techniques will be emphasized 5 Units ment will be presented. Students throughout the course. 54 Lecture hours will complete simulated work tasks 1 Unit 54 Lab hours and emergency rescue procedures 54 Lab hours 18 Other hours utilizing a mock up. Upon successful completion of the course students CHEM 110 CHEM 130 will be issued a United Brotherhood Chemistry for Allied Health Majors General Chemistry of Carpenters Confined Space Quali- Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH Prerequisite: CHEM 120 with a grade of fication Card. 050D or MATH 053 or appropriate “C” or better 2 Units assessment Advisory: ENGL 101; READ 023 or 30 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; MATH 175 or 10 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; Concurrent Transfers to: UC, CSU enrollment in MATH 070 or MATH CHEM 130 is the first semester of a CHEMISTRY 070D or MATH 073 two-semester sequence designed for Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU students intending to major in science Division of Mathematics (* The UC will grant credit for only one and engineering. The lecture course & Sciences of the following courses: CHEM 110, covers classical/modern chemistry, CHEM 120) with applications, in stoichiometry CHEM 101 This course provides an introduc- and classical atomic theory of chem- Chemistry and Our World tion to the fundamental concepts of istry, periodic properties, gas laws, Prerequisite: READ 023 or appropriate general, organic, and biological chem- modern quantum theory of atomic assessment istry, and is especially appropriate for Advisory: ENGL 101; MATH 030 or students intending to pursue a career MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- 218 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog and molecular structure and periodic the essential techniques of organic meet on a regular basis with their fac- properties, thermochemistry, liquids chemistry, including the determina- ulty sponsor and submit a final report and solids, solution chemistry. The tion of melting points, thin-layer and or project, and student progress shall laboratory introduces experimental column chromatography, extrac- be evaluated at regular intervals. chemistry with examples from all tion, distillation, and spectroscopic Academic standards for Independent areas of chemistry. analysis of products. This course is Studies/Directed Studies shall be the 5 Units appropriate for students majoring in same as those for other courses. Units 54 Lecture hours chemistry, biological sciences, and are awarded in accordance to Title 72 Lab hours chemical engineering, and satisfies V regulations with one unit of credit 36 Other hours the admissions requirements for awarded for 54 hours of Directed medical, dental, veterinary, and other Studies, six (6) hours of which must CHEM 140 health-related graduate programs. be with an instructor. The instructor General Chemistry 5 Units is responsible for monitoring student Prerequisite: CHEM 130 with a grade of 54 Lecture hours progress through the semester. “C” or better 108 Lab hours Students may take directed study Advisory: ENGL 101; READ 023 or courses for a maximum of three (3) appropriate assessment; MATH 180 or CHEM 231 units within a discipline, and may not appropriate assessment Organic Chemistry II accumulate more than a total of nine Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: CHEM 230 with a grade of (9) units college wide. CHEM 140 is a continuation of “C” or better 1 to 3 Units CHEM 130. Theory and techniques Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 to 216 Lab hours of elementary physical chemistry are This course, the second of a two- stressed. Emphasis is placed on the semester sequence, provides a dynamics of chemical change using rigorous introduction to the practical thermodynamics and reaction kinet- and theoretical aspects of organic ics as the major tools. A thorough chemistry. The chemistry of aromatic CHICANO STUDIES treatment of equilibrium is given, and carbonyl-containing compounds Division of Behavioral with many examples of acid/base, will be emphasized throughout the & Social Sciences buffer, solubility, and complex ions. course of the semester. Bioorganic Entropy and free energy, electro- compounds will be introduced. CHST 101 chemistry, coordination compounds Particular emphasis will be placed on Introduction to Chicano Studies and a brief introduction to organic thermodynamic and kinetic aspects Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or chemistry are presented. Various of reactions, the detailed examina- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or analytical techniques used in modern tion of reaction mechanisms, and appropriate assessment chemistry are introduced. Descriptive the design of multi-step syntheses. Transfers to: UC, CSU chemistry of representative metallic Laboratory exercises require students This is an introductory course that and nonmetallic elements is included. to use the techniques learned in the examines the cultural, economic, The Laboratory introduces experi- previous semester to carry out more educational and political issues as mental chemistry with examples from complex reactions and multi-step they impact the Chicana/o in the U.S. areas of kinetics, equilibrium, acid/ synthesis. Additionally, students will Topics include Chicana/o identity, base and buffer preparation, dif- investigate the techniques of organic ethnic/racial paradigms, gender, lan- ferential titration, electrochemistry, qualitative analysis. This course is guage, race, educational attainment, and qualitative analysis. Modern appropriate for students majoring in immigration, labor, and poverty. Stu- instrumental methods are used in chemistry, biological sciences, and dents interested in this course may some exercises. chemical engineering, and satisfies include individuals with familial or 5 Units the admissions requirements for personal connections to the Chicano 54 Lecture hours medical, dental, veterinary, and other (Mexican-American) community and/ 108 Lab hours health-related graduate programs. or those intending to work in envi- 5 Units ronments with high concentrations of CHEM 230 54 Lecture hours this population. Organic Chemistry I 108 Lab hours 3 Units Prerequisite: CHEM 140 with a grade of 54 Lecture hours “C” or better CHEM 299 Transfers to: UC, CSU Directed Study: Chemistry CHST 146 This course, the first of a two-semes- Transfers to: UC, CSU The Mexican American in the History ter sequence, provides a rigorous Independent Study/Directed Study of the U.S. introduction to the practical and is intended for students who have Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or theoretical aspects of organic chemis- the ability to assume responsibil- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or try. Several topics will be explored in ity for independent work and to appropriate assessment depth, including molecular structure prepare written or oral reports and/ Transfers to: UC, CSU and hybridization, applications of or appropriate projects. To enroll This course is a survey of the history acid/base theory to organic com- in an independent study/directed of the Mexican/Mexican-American pounds, stereochemistry, alkanes, study course, students must possess people in the United States pre- alkenes, alkynes, dienes, substitu- a 2.5 overall grade point average, a sented in the context of U.S. history tion and elimination reactions, and grade point average in the discipline and government. The course begins spectroscopic methods of analysis of study being requested, or receive with a discussion of the Mexican (e.g. IR, UV/VIS, NMR). Particular an exception from the instructor. American War and the Treaty of emphasis will be placed on ther- Independent Studies/Directed Studies Guadalupe Hidalgo, and goes on modynamic and kinetic aspects of may be developed from any topic to examine the Mexican American reactions and detailed examination arising from or related to a course of struggle for full integration into U.S. of reaction mechanisms. Laboratory study that will result in developing society. Key topics include repatria- exercises are designed to provide depth and breadth in that subject tion, unionism, Mexican American students with a solid foundation in area. Students will be expected to GIs on the Pacific and European war 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 219 front, postwar struggles for economic CD 103 and social justice, radicalism, and Parenting concludes with an examination into CHILD Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the dramatic growth of the Mexican/ appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Mexican-American population in DEVELOPMENT appropriate assessment the U.S. Students interested in this Division of Behavioral Transfers to: CSU course may include individuals with & Social Sciences This course is designed for stu- familial or personal connections to dents who are interested in gaining the Chicano (Mexican- American) CD 095 information to understand and work community and/or those intending Current Issues in Child Development effectively with parents and to under- to work in environments with high Advisory: CD 106; CD 110 stand the parent child relationships in concentrations of this population. A working knowledge of current their own lives. The course provides 3 Units issues in the field of Child Develop- a framework for topics pertinent 54 Lecture hours ment, leadership and advocacy skills to current parenting concepts. The and professionalism will be the focus following topics will be explored CHST 148 of this course. The course is meant and examined: understanding the La Chicana: The Contemporary Mexi- for students who are interested in parenting process from infancy to can-American Female understanding the current issues and adulthood, parenting in diverse (Same as SOC 148) changes in the field of Child Devel- culture, various life styles and family Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or opment. This course meets State Of structures, alternatives to biological appropriate assessment; READ 023 or California Teacher Credentialing parenting and understanding high appropriate assessment requirements for the Child Devel- risk families. Transfers to: UC, CSU opment Permit and Department of 3 Units This introductory course explores Social Services Classification Indica- 54 Lecture hours the racial/ethnic identity formation tor DS3. of Chicanas/Mexican origin women 1 Unit CD 104 in the United States. Course themes 18 Lecture hours Methods for Teaching Parent Education include an examination into the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or genesis of the term “Chicana”, the CD 102 (C-ID ECE 220) appropriate assessment; READ 023 or emergence of Chicana feminism, and Nutrition, Health and Safety appropriate assessment the intersection of race, gender, class, for Children Transfers to: CSU and sexuality in relation to the forma- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed for child tion and study of Chicana identities. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or development students interested in This course is an interdisciplinary appropriate assessment developing skills in working with one, drawing on methodologies Transfers to: CSU and educating parents. The course from racial/ethnic studies, women/ This course is designed for students provides the framework for prepar- gender studies, queer studies, history, interested in working in group care ing students who are interested in literature, sociology, and popular and educational programs that specializing in parenting and/or culture. This course is appropriate for enroll children from infancy to early teaching parent education classes. students interested in furthering their adolescence. The course focuses on Students will participate in develop- understanding of the social con- preventive health and safety practices ing lesson plans, class schedules, struction of the Mexican American in group care environments for both and leading parent discussion woman. children and adults and integra- seminars. Topics covered include: 3 Units tion of these practices into everyday leadership techniques, structuring 54 Lecture hours program planning and development. parent education classes considering Introduction will also be provided theoretical perspectives regarding CHST 150 regarding the laws, regulations, the family, parent education topics, Chicano Politics standards, policies and procedures and resources for parents. This course (Same as POLS 150) and child development curriculum meets the California Commission on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or related to child nutrition, health and Teacher Credentialing requirements appropriate assessment; READ 023 or safety. Topics will include preven- for the Child Development Permit. appropriate assessment tion and recognition of infectious 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU disease, immunization, dental and 54 Lecture hours This course examines U.S. history mental health, child nutrition, menu and political issues relevant to the planning, sanitary food handling, CD 106 (C-ID CDEV 100) Chicano/Latino community, pro- prevention of injury, emergency pre- Child Growth and Development vides an overview of Chicano/Latino paredness and evacuation, providing Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or demographics in the U.S. examines services for children with special appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Chicano/Latino political activism and needs and child abuse prevention, appropriate assessment the rise of Chicano/Latino political identification and reporting respon- Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU leadership. Students interested in sibilities. The importance of program (*Students will receive credit from UC this course may include individuals collaboration with families and health for only one of the following coursers: CD with familial or personal connections professionals will also be addressed. 106 or PSY 112) to the Chicano (Mexican-American) This course meets the Department of This course provides an overview community and/or those intending Social Services Classification Indica- of human growth from concep- to work in environments with high tor DS7 and the State of California tion to adolescence. The theories of concentrations of this population. Department of Education Title V development relevant to life through 3 Units Child Development Permit. the teenage years are introduced 54 Lecture hours 3 Units and the social, emotional, cognitive 54 Lecture hours and physical aspects of these early stages of life are addressed. This course is appropriate for students preparing for a profession working 220 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog with children and their families or Social Service Classification Indicator CD 118 those interested in furthering their DS3 and applies toward the State of Development of Science and Math understanding of child and adoles- California Title V requirements for Experiences cent development. This course is also the Child Development Permit. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or designed to meet the Department of 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Social Service Classification DS1 and 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment applies toward the State of California Transfers to: CSU Title V requirement for the Child CD 114 (C-ID ECE 200) This course provides a framework Development Permit. Observation and Assessment from which to explore the theo- 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ries, philosophies, principles, and 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or implementation of science and math appropriate assessment experiences for children from birth CD 110 (C-ID ECE 120) Transfers to: CSU to early adolescence. Emphasis is Principles and Practices of Early Child- This course is designed for students placed upon theoretical and devel- hood Education working towards a Child Develop- opmental foundations with practical Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment permit. The course focuses on application in the form of develop- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate use of assessment and mentally appropriate activities for appropriate assessment observation strategies to document use in the school and the child care Transfers to: CSU development, growth, play and learn- center. This course is targeted for This course is designed for students ing in order to join with families and students preparing for a career in desiring to work in educational pro- professionals in promoting children’s teaching children. The course meets grams for children from birth to age success and maintaining quality pro- the Department of Social Services eight. The course is an examination of grams. Recording strategies, rating Classification Indicator DS3 and the underlying theoretical principles systems, portfolios, and multiple applies towards the State of Califor- of developmentally appropriate prac- assessment methods are explored. nia Department of Education Title V tices applied to programs, environ- Advantages and disadvantages of Child Development Permit. ments, emphasizing the key role of observation techniques, observer 3 Units relationship, constructive adult-child bias and cultural considerations are 54 Lecture hours interaction and teaching strategies in discussed. This course meets the supporting physical, social, creative Department of Social Services Clas- CD 119 and intellectual development for sification Indicator DS 3 and applies Music and Movement for Children all children. This course includes toward the State of California Title V Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or a review of the historical roots or requirement for the Child Develop- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or early childhood programs and the ment Permit. appropriate assessment evolution of the professional practices 3 Units Transfers to: CSU promoting advocacy, ethics and pro- 54 Lecture hours This course offers a framework for fessional identity. This course meets providing developmentally appropri- the Department of Social Services CD 115 ate music and movement principles Classification Indicator DS3 and the Creative Art Experiences for Children and experiences for children birth to State of California Department of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or early adolescence. The developmen- Education Title V Child Development appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tal characteristics of movement and Permit. appropriate assessment music abilities will be outlined along 3 Units Transfers to: CSU with the basics of movement and 54 Lecture hours This course provides a comprehen- music education. Students will partic- sive study of creativity and its impact ipate in music and movement related CD 111 (C-ID ECE 130) on child development. A develop- activities. This course is designed for Early Childhood Education Curriculum mental perspective will be utilized as students interested in working with Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students explore creative art and its children in group care and educa- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or impact on the whole child, the artistic tional programs. The course meets appropriate assessment development process, aesthetics, the the Department of Social Services Transfers to: CSU elements of art, specific art program Classification Indicator DS3 and This introductory course presents approaches, artistic styles, facilitating applies towards the State of Califor- current concepts in childhood cur- and supporting creative art experi- nia Department of Education Title V riculum development and imple- ences for children, art assessment Child Development Permit. mentation. The student will design techniques and specific art experi- 3 Units curriculum based on observation and ences. This course is appropriate for 54 Lecture hours assessment of young children to sup- students interested in working with port play and learning using devel- children in group care and educa- CD 120 opmental, inclusive and anti-bias tional environments. Applies towards Experiences in Language Arts principles in collaboration with fami- the State of California Title 22 Depart- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or lies to support all children; demon- ment of Social Services Classification appropriate assessment; READ 023 or strate knowledge of the teachers’ role Indicator DS 3 and State of California appropriate assessment in evaluating best practices and apply Teacher Credentialing requirements Transfers to: CSU understanding of children’s learn- for the Child Development Permit. This course is designed for students ing and development. This course 3 Units who are interested in promoting and is meant for students who plan to 54 Lecture hours facilitating the language development create and implement children’s of children. The course is a study of educational programs. This course philosophies, principles and imple- is also designed to meet the State of mentation of language arts experi- California Title 22 Department of ences for children from birth to early adolescence. The theoretical basis of language development and systems of teaching literacy will be addressed. 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 221 Literature, dramatics, flannel board CD 130 professionals as mentors and leaders stories, puppetry, and storytelling are School-Age Child Care and Curriculum while simultaneously addressing the incorporated into the course as strate- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or needs of children and parents. This gies for language acquisition as well appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course meets the requirements for a as literacy activities. The course meets appropriate assessment course in adult supervision for the State of California Commission on Transfers to: CSU Child Development Permit. Teacher Credentialing requirements This course is meant for students 3 Units for the Child Development Permit interested in providing enrichment 54 Lecture hours and Department of Social Service curriculum for school-age children Classification Indicator DS3. enrolled in out of school child care CD 211 3 Units programs. The course focuses on the Infants and Toddlers 54 Lecture hours development and implementation of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or developmentally appropriate curricu- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CD 128 lum. Topics covered include devel- appropriate assessment Child Growth and Development opmental theories, issues related Transfers to: CSU During the School Years to the growth and development of This course is a study of factors that Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or school-age children and teaching affect the developmental progress of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or methods and practices that utilize children from birth through 2 years. appropriate assessment that knowledge. The course meets Current developmental theories Transfers to: CSU State of California Commission on specific to this age and practical This course focuses on the develop- Teacher Credentialing requirements applications that nurture the cogni- mental needs of children from 5-14 for the Child Development Permit tive, language, emotional, social, years and will include the physi- and Department of Social Service personality, and motor development cal, cognitive, linguistic, social and Classification Indicator DS5. are explored. Emphasis will be placed emotional aspects of the school-age 3 Units on the role of the adult in designing, child. Emphasis will be placed on 54 Lecture hours assessing and implementing the edu- gaining an understanding of various care (education and caring) of infants strategies that address the needs of CD 208 (C-ID CDEV 110) and toddlers. Culturally sensitive school-aged children. This course is Child, Family and Community care, as well as early recognition and directed towards students seeking Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or intervention for infants and toddlers employment in educational programs appropriate assessment; READ 023 or with special needs is discussed. This for school-age children. The course appropriate assessment course is recommended for students meets the Department of Social Ser- Transfers to: UC, CSU who are interested in working with vices Classification Indicator DS5 and This course is designed for students infants and toddlers in center-based applies towards the State of Califor- desiring to work with children in a programs, family child care and nia Department of Education Title V group setting, as well as for parents parental care. This course meets Child Development Permit. and others who wish to further their The Department of Social Services 3 Units understanding of how the socio-cul- Classification Indicator DS4 and 54 Lecture hours tural environment affects the devel- applies towards the State of Califor- oping child. The course examines the nia Department of Education Title V CD 129 historical and contemporary inter- Child Development Permits. School-Age Care Supervision and relationship of family, school and 3 Units Administration community on child development. 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or The process of socialization and iden- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tity formation will be highlighted, CD 213 appropriate assessment showing the importance of respectful, Developing and Implementing Infant/ Transfers to: CSU reciprocal relationships that support Toddler Curriculum This course presents the principles and empower families. This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of administration and supervision meets the Department of Social Ser- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of school-age care programs. Topics vices Classification Indicator DS2 and appropriate assessment covered include: characteristics the State of California Department of Transfers to: CSU of a quality program; staff roles; Education Title V Child Development This course will prepare students school-age children’s develop- Permit. for a position working with infants ment; developmentally-appropriate 3 Units and toddlers in a group setting. The discipline and guidance, environ- 54 Lecture hours course presents the elements of a ment, and curriculum; policies and quality infant and toddler program. procedures for program operation; CD 210 Topics covered will include the theo- and laws and regulations. The unique Adult Supervision ries of growth and development, laws features of a school-age care program Prerequisite: CD 106, CD 110, CD 208 and regulations governing group pro- as opposed to a preschool child care Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or grams, program quality standards, program or the regular school day appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and the significance of the caregiver’s will be addressed. Students taking appropriate assessment relationship to the child. The course this course will be prepared for a Transfers to: CSU meets State of California Commission position working as an administra- This course is designed for students on Teacher Credentialing require- tor or supervisor in a school-age care who wish to develop the skills to ments for the Child Development program. This course meets the State effectively supervise staff working Permit and Department of Social of California Teacher Credentialing in children’s educational programs. Service Classification Indicator DS4. requirements for the Child Devel- The course is a study of the methods 3 Units opment Permit and Department of and principles of supervising student 54 Lecture hours Social Service Classification Indicator teachers, volunteers, staff, and other DS 5. adults in children’s educational pro- 3 Units grams. Emphasis is on the roles and 54 Lecture hours development of child development 222 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CD 222 variety and multiplicity found within approaches to teaching, learning, and Administration of Educational Pro- programs and educational settings assessment; and knowledge of cur- grams for Young Children for Young Children, School Age riculum content areas will be empha- Prerequisite: CD 110 Children and Adolescents. Topics sized as student teachers design, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or covered include: family values, cul- implement and evaluate experiences appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ture, race, gender, social class, sexual that promote positive development appropriate assessment preference, language and abilities. and learning for all young children. Transfers to: CSU Focus will also be placed on develop- This course is designed for students This course will illustrate the prin- mental appropriateness in address- looking for a supervised field/labora- ciples of organization and admin- ing diversity, parental perspectives tory experience in an early childhood istration of federal, state, private and the effects of diversity on the setting. The course meets The Depart- for-profit and private non- profit domains of development. This course ment of Social Services Classification children’s programs. Presentation is designed for students wishing to Indicator DS3 and applies towards of evaluative tools including ECERS work in children’s programs and the State of California Department of (Early Childhood Environments educational settings. This course Education Title V Child Development Rating Scale), COR (Child Observa- meets the Department of Social Permits. tion Record), and California Desired Services Classification Indicator DS 3 3 Units Results for operating programs for and applies towards the State of Cali- 36 Lecture hours children is included. Students will fornia Department of Education Title 54 Lab hours also learn fundamental information V Child Development Permits. related to program operation in the 3 Units CD 229 areas of budget, state regulations, 54 Lecture hours Literacy Development for Children inclusion, cultural awareness and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or developmental appropriate practices. CD 226 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This class provides academic training Introduction to Special Education appropriate assessment for students preparing to qualify as Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Transfers to: CSU program administrators. The course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is appropriate for meets State of California Teacher Cre- appropriate assessment students interested in facilitating dentialing requirements for the Child Transfers to: CSU and supporting literacy develop- Development Permit and Department This course introduces students to the ment in children enrolled in group of Social Service Classification Indica- field of special education. Instruction care and educational environments. tor DS6. will focus on understanding basic Focus is on effective skills and 3 Units strategies for working with children, techniques utilized by teachers and 54 Lecture hours birth to early adolescence, that are caregivers to enhance the develop- at-risk or have a diagnosed disability. ment of Emergent Literacy skills CD 223 Issues related to family dynamics and throughout childhood. Students will Advanced Administration of Educa- education resources and strategies develop knowledge of the sequence tional Programs for Young Children will also be discussed. Public policy of Literacy and Language Develop- Prerequisite: CD 129 or CD 222 requires that children with special ment, Developmentally Appropriate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs are learning in environments Practices in classroom environments appropriate assessment; READ 023 or with their same-age peers. This and a Balanced Literacy Approach. appropriate assessment course will prepare students who Effective assessment, curriculum and Transfers to: CSU wish to work in children’s programs techniques to promote skill develop- This course is intended for students or educational environments to facili- ment will also be introduced. The desiring to further enhance their pro- tate the learning and development of course meets State of California Com- gram administration skills. Topics children with special needs. Applies mission on Teacher Credentialing covered in CD 222 and CD 129 are toward the State of California Teacher requirements for the Child Devel- explored more in depth with a spe- Credentialing requirements for the opment Permit and Department of cific focus on program funding, grant Child Development Permit. Social Service Classification Indicator writing and the national accredita- 3 Units DS3. tion process for children’s programs. 54 Lecture hours 3 Units Other advanced topics will include 54 Lecture hours interdisciplinary and interagency CD 228 (C-ID ECE 210) functions, dealing with boards and Early Childhood Education Practicum CD 230 evaluation of the program. The Prerequisite: CD 106, CD 110, CD 111, Family Child Care course meets State of California Com- CD 114 and CD 208 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or mission on Teacher Credentialing Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or requirements for the Child Devel- assessment appropriate assessment opment Permit and Department of Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU Social Service Classification Indicator In this capstone course the student This course is designed for students DS6. will practice and demonstrate devel- who want to open and operate a 3 Units opmentally appropriate early child- family child care program. Emphasis 54 Lecture hours hood program planning and teaching will be placed on the management competencies under the supervision and operation of a family child care CD 224 (C-ID ECE 230) of Child Development faculty and facility including how to create a Diversity Issues During Early Child- other qualified early education pro- budget, advertisement, recruitment hood, School Age and Adolescence fessionals. Students will utilize practi- of children, and conforming to State Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or cal classroom experiences to make of California Title 22 regulations. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or connections between theory and This course will also cover effective appropriate assessment practice, develop professional behav- parent communication, setting up Transfers to: CSU iors, and build a comprehensive an appropriate environment and This course addresses the similarities, understanding of children and fami- community resources. This course lies. Child centered, play-oriented meets the California Commission on 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 223 Teacher Credentialing requirements and civilization will also be analyzed for the Child Development Permit CD 299 via cross-cultural comparisons. This and the Department of Social Services Directed Study: Child Development course is intended for those inter- Classification Indicator DS3. Transfers to: UC, CSU ested in learning to speak Chinese as 3 Units Independent Study/Directed Study well as for those seeking a degree in 54 Lecture hours is intended for students who have the Chinese language. the ability to assume responsibil- 4 Units CD 231 ity for independent work and to 72 Lecture hours Curriculum for Family Child Care prepare written or oral reports and/ Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or appropriate projects. To enroll in CHIN 102 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or an independent study/directed study Chinese II appropriate assessment course, students must possess a 2.5 Prerequisite: Completion of CHIN 101 Transfers to: CSU overall grade point average, a 3.0 with a “C” or better, or completion of 2 This course is designed for students grade point average in the discipline years high school Chinese with a “C” or who are preparing to work in a of study being requested, or receive better family child care program or to oper- an exception from the instructor. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ate their own program. This course Independent Studies/Directed Studies assessment provides an overview of the funda- may be developed from any topic Transfers to: UC, CSU mentals of planning and implement- arising from or related to a course of This course is a continuation of the ing a curriculum for family child care. study that will result in developing essentials of the Chinese Language. Emphasis is placed on understand- depth and breadth in that subject The course stresses oral and written ing the importance of a philosophy area. Students will be expected to proficiency through fundamental use statement, goals and objectives for meet on a regular basis with their fac- of Chinese pronunciation and the lesson plans, setting up the physical ulty sponsor and submit a final report Pinyin Spelling System. Students will environment, the caregiver’s role, or project, and student progress shall continue to further their knowledge and the parent’s role. The unique be evaluated at regular intervals. of Chinese characters. In addition challenges of organizing a home as a Academic standards for Independent to classroom discussion, students learning environment, dealing with Studies/Directed Studies shall be the receive intensive individualized multi-age groups, and small groups same as those for other courses. Units oral-aural practice in the language will also be addressed. This course are awarded in accordance to Title laboratory via interactive websites, meets the California Commission on V regulations with one unit of credit audio CDs, video programs, and CD Teacher Credentialing requirements awarded for 54 hours of Directed ROMs. Various facets of Chinese his- for the Child Development Permit Studies, six (6) hours of which must tory, culture and civilization will also and the Department of Social Services be with an instructor. The instructor be analyzed via cross-cultural com- Classification Indicator DS3. is responsible for monitoring student parisons. This course is intended for 3 Units progress through the semester. those interested in learning to speak 54 Lecture hours Students may take directed study Chinese as well as for those seeking a courses for a maximum of three (3) degree in the Chinese language. CD 232 units within a discipline, and may not 4 Units Educating Children with Special Needs accumulate more than a total of nine 72 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or (9) units college wide. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 to 3 Units appropriate assessment 54 to 216 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU CIVIL DESIGN This course will prepare students and Division of Career & parents to participate in the planning Technical Education and implementation of program- ming for children with special needs. CHINESE CIV 140 The course focuses on supporting Division of Communications Civil Drafting Fundamentals the educational process of children & Languages Advisory: ENGT 101 or two years of with special needs within group CHIN 101 high school drafting; ENGL 030 or settings utilizing multidisciplinary Chinese I ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; approaches that incorporate the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or READ 023 or appropriate assessment. family in the planning and imple- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU mentation of programming. Topics appropriate assessment This course is for all students will include assessment, diagnosis, Transfers to: UC, CSU interested in the career field of Civil appropriate placement, individual- This course provides the student Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- ized program planning and educa- with an introduction to the Chinese ing. The course is a study of civil tional approaches and adaptations. language and culture. The course design drafting practices and the Criteria outlined by laws regarding stresses oral and written proficiency preparation of drawings used in Special Education and court rulings through fundamental use of Chi- the civil engineering field. Students will be addressed along with the nese pronunciation and the Pinyin will use Computer Aided Draft- issue of program accountability. The Spelling System. Students will also ing (CADD) software to complete course meets State of California Com- receive an introduction to Chinese projects relating to interpretation mission on Teacher Credentialing characters. In addition to classroom of survey data, profiles and cross requirements for the Child Devel- discussion, students receive intensive sections, land subdivision, site and opment Permit and Department of individualized oral-aural practice in grading plans, underground utilities Social Service Classification Indicator the language laboratory via inter- and structures, concrete and struc- DS3. active websites, audio CDs, video tural detailing. 3 Units programs, and CD ROMs. Various 3 Units 54 Lecture hours facets of Chinese history, culture 36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours

224 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CIV 142 drainage, and road alignment. Prepa- CWE office regarding re-enrollment Introduction to Surveying and GPS ration of construction documents for procedures.” Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or buildings and other related constructs Student Unpaid Internship: appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will be included as well. Other topics 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or to be covered include project notes, 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- specifications, and details for Civil Student Paid Internship: ate assessment; CIT 102 Engineering drawings. The students 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; Transfers to: CSU will use both hand drafting and 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours This course is for all students Computer Aided Drafting (CADD) to 1 to 4 Units interested in the career field of Civil complete projects related the afore- 3 Lecture hours Design Drafting, Surveying/Map- mentioned covered topics. 60 to 300 hours ping, and Civil Engineering. Intro- 3 Units duction to Surveying and GPS will 36 Lecture hours cover the principles and practices of 54 Lab hours land surveying which will include the measuring of distance, direction, CIV 245 COMPUTER elevation and position, topographic Civil Engineering Design and Modeling mapping, and use and care of survey- Prerequisite: CIV 140; ENGT 150 or INFORMATION ing equipment. The fundamentals of ENGT 170 TECHNOLOGY global positioning systems (GPS) and Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Division of Business their applications in land surveying assessment; ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or will also be introduced. This course appropriate assessment CIT 042 will also be beneficial for those in the Transfers to: CSU Computer Literacy construction industry who need to This course is for all students Advisory: CIT 100A acquire property data. interested in the career field of Civil This basic computer literacy course 4 Units Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- is designed to provide the student 54 Lecture hours ing. Civil Design & Modeling is an with skills necessary to understand 54 Lab hours advanced level class which includes and communicate with comput- design, analysis, and the prepara- ers. It will include hardware and CIV 143 tion of drawings used in the Civil software basics, file management, Applications to Surveying and GPS Engineering field. The student will computer networks, and the Internet. Prerequisite: CIV 142 use Civil Engineering software, such The course is taught on a lecture- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or as Bentley’s In-Roads or AutoCAD’s lab basis: (3) hours in the classroom appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Civil 3D to complete projects relating and a minimum of (2) hours in the appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or to transportation and site develop- laboratory each week. This course is MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- ment including grading, drainage, taught in a six-week module during ate assessment and road alignment plans and details. the regular semester. This course is Transfers to: CSU Specific areas of focus include the recommended for all community This course is for all students with use of the software for modeling and college students in order to prepare a basic understanding of surveying editing of terrain, surfaces, profiles, them for their college-level courses who are interested in pursuing a and cross-sections as well as earth- which may require the knowledge career in the field of Land Surveying. work computations and site planning of the microcomputer and its use for This course presents advanced appli- design. completion of assignments. cations that will cover the theory and 3 Units 1 Unit practice of plane surveying, including 36 Lecture hours 18 Lecture hours principles of position, horizontal and 54 Lab hours 12 Lab hours vertical curves, construction stak- ing, alignments, field procedures, CIV 290 CIT 060 U.S. Public Land Survey System, Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- Windows Operating System Boundary Surveying, use and care of ship for Civil Related Fields Advisory: CIT 100A surveying equipment. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a comprehensive 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course of the Microsoft Windows 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment operating system and its graphical 54 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU user interface. The student will learn: This course supports and reinforces Graphical User Interface/Mouse, CIV 241 on-the-job training in business and My Computer, File Management Civil Engineering Drafting and Design industrial establishments under with Explorer, WordPad, Paint, and Prerequisite: CIV 140; ENGT 150 or supervision of a college instruc- data sharing using the Clipboard. ENGT 170 tor and is facilitated by the use of The Find program, object linking Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or learning objectives. The student and embedding, printers and fonts appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will be working in a skilled or will also be included. Networking appropriate assessment professional level assignment in capabilities of Windows will be used Transfers to: CSU their area of vocational interest and disk maintenance tasks will be This course is for all students and will meet performance objec- performed. interested in the career field of Civil tives related to instruction that are 3 Units Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- above and beyond the conditions of 54 Lecture hours ing. The course is an intermediate regular employment. This course is 36 Lab hours level class in which the practices and intended for students whose job is the preparation of drawings, pertain- in civil engineering design / drafting ing to the civil engineering field, will related fields and have completed or be expanded to include the develop- enrolled in the appropriate course- ment of maps and drawings used work. Instructor approval is needed for site development, grading and to remain in the class. “Contact the 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 225 the latest version of the integrated software Microsoft® PowerPoint®. CIT 100A program suite of Microsoft Office Specific topics include planning and Keyboarding Professional. The student will be pro- creating a presentation, applying and Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate vided with the basics of each of the modifying text and graphics objects, assessment programs in the suite - Word, Excel, using design templates, working with Transfers to: CSU Access, PowerPoint, and Outlook as graphics and sound from other file The course is designed to enable well as their Internet integration. In formats and the World Wide Web, the student to master the alphanu- addition, an introduction to funda- preparing charts, and presenting meric keyboard on a microcomputer mental computer concepts will be slide shows. This course is intended by touch and to gain a thorough presented including hardware and for students desiring to complete the knowledge of current keyboarding software basics, file management, requirements for the Computer Infor- techniques. This course is recom- computer networks and communica- mation Technology Microcomputer mended for all students to provide tions. Specialists Degree or professionals them with the skills necessary to use 3 Units wanting instruction in Microsoft® touch keyboarding to prepare reports 45 Lecture hours PowerPoint® leading to Microsoft® and general course assignments. 27 Lab hours Office Specialist Certification. 1 Unit 1.5 Units 9 Lecture hours CIT 103 27 Lecture hours 27 Lab hours Microsoft® Word® 18 Lab hours Prerequisite: CIT 101 CIT 100B Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate CIT 107 Keyboarding Speed and Accuracy assessment Microsoft® Excel® Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: CIT 101 assessment; CIT 100A This is a thorough introduction to Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU the word processing application assessment This course is designed to improve Microsoft® Word®. This course will Transfers to: CSU students’ speed and accuracy on a provide instruction in the use of the This is a comprehensive spreadsheet computer keyboard by analyzing latest version of word processing application course which will provide their keyboarding techniques and software for business applications. instruction in the use of the latest ver- prescribing specific drills to increase Students will learn the basic edit- sion of spreadsheet software for busi- their timed writing rate. It is taught ing and formatting functions of the ness applications. Students will learn as a lab or on-line. This course is program. Document maintenance, to create and format a workbook, recommended for all students who formatting enhancements, and the work with formulas and functions, have learned the location of the keys creation and formatting of tables will create charts, tables and PivotTables. on the keyboard and who now want also be presented. Additional topics Students will also learn advanced to improve their speed and accuracy include macros and styles, specialized functions, and develop Excel applica- in preparation of reports and general tables, protected forms and shared tions. This course is intended for course assignments. documents. This course is intended students desiring to complete the 1 Unit for students desiring to complete the requirements for the Computer Infor- 18 Lecture hours requirements for the Computer Infor- mation Technology Microcomputer mation Technology Microcomputer Specialists Degree or professionals CIT 101 Specialists Degree or professions wanting comprehensive knowledge Introduction to Computer Information wanting to master Microsoft Word. of Microsoft® Excel® Technology 3 Units 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 45 Lecture hours 45 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lab hours 27 Lab hours appropriate assessment; CIT 100A Transfers to: UC, CSU CIT 104 CIT 108 This is an introductory computer Advanced Microsoft Word Advanced Microsoft Excel course, which offers students both Prerequisite: CIT 103 Prerequisite: CIT 107 fundamental computer concepts and Transfers to: CSU Advisory: CIT 115 training in spreadsheets and database This course presents the advanced Transfers to: CSU microcomputer applications. Topics features of the latest version of This is an advanced microcomputer include the importance of computers Microsoft Word®. Specific topics spreadsheet applications course, in business and society, the informa- include merging documents, macros which will provide instruction in the tion processing cycle, the Internet, and styles, specialized tables, pro- use of the latest version of spread- communication and networks, the tected forms and shared documents. sheet software. Students will learn to latest hardware and software devel- This course is intended for students integrate Excel with other Windows opments, and planning a career as a desiring to complete the require- programs and the World Wide Web, computer professional or a computer ments for the Computer Information create Excel tables, PivotTables and user. This is the basic computer Technology Microcomputer Special- PivotCharts, build Excel applica- course designed for Business majors. ists Degree or professions wanting to tions using macros and buttons, and 3 Units master Microsoft Word. enhance workbooks with Visual 54 Lecture hours 1.5 Units Basic. This course is intended for 18 Lecture hours students desiring to complete the CIT 102 27 Lab hours requirements for the Computer Introduction to Microsoft Office Information Technology Computer Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or CIT 105 Systems Degree, or professionals appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Microsoft PowerPoint wanting to learn the advanced func- appropriate assessment; CIT 100A Advisory: CIT 101 tions and programming features of Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU Microsoft® Excel®. This course is intended as an intro- This course provides the student 1.5 Units duction for students wanting to learn with an overview of the presentation 18 Lecture hours 226 / Rio Hondo College 27 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog code. This course will also include language. Advanced topics include: CIT 109 information on Microsoft Visual user interface concepts, database Microsoft® Access® Studio.NET’s integrated development management, custom controls, and Prerequisite: CIT 101 environment (IDE). Window common controls, multiple Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 3 Units document applications, class, ActiveX assessment 54 Lecture hours and distributing programs. Transfers to: CSU 4 Units This is a thorough microcomputer CIT 112 72 Lecture hours database applications course, which Survey of Object-Oriented will provide instruction in the use Programming CIT 125 of the latest version of database Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or C++ Programming - Introduction software for business applications. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Students will learn to create and appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or assessment; CIT 111 modify tables, build table relation- MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- Transfers to: UC, CSU ships, add and edit records, create ate assessment; CIT 097 This course is intended for students forms for data entry, produce simple Transfers to: UC, CSU desiring to complete the require- queries and reports, advanced query This class covers the basic syntax ments for the Computer Information functions, custom forms design for for three object- oriented program- Technology Degree or professionals data entry, custom report writing, ming languages: C++, Visual Basic who want to continue developing and sharing and integrating data with and Java. Using the Microsoft Studio their programming skills using Visual Web pages. This course is intended environment, this class includes the C++ programming language. This for students desiring to complete following topics: introduction to com- course will cover the fundamentals the requirements for the Computer puters, logic, input/output, looping of software development using the Information Technology Degree or and structures. most popular language: C++. The professionals wanting a thorough 3 Units topics covered include: designing, introduction to Microsoft® Access®. 54 Lecture hours writing the source code, compiling, 3 Units linking, executing, debugging, data 45 Lecture hours CIT 115 types, arithmetic/logical expressions, 27 Lab hours Introduction to Visual Basic pointers, looping, branching, classes, Programming objects and static and dynamic CIT 110 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate memory allocation. Advanced Microsoft Access assessment; CIT 111 4 Units Prerequisite: CIT 109 Transfers to: UC, CSU 72 Lecture hours Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate This course is intended for students assessment desiring to complete the require- CIT 126 Transfers to: CSU ments for the Computer Information C++ Programming - Advanced This is an advanced microcomputer Technology Degree or professionals Prerequisite: CIT 125 database applications course, which wanting an introduction to Visual Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate will provide instruction in the use Basic Programming. This course will assessment of the latest version of database soft- cover the fundamentals of software Transfers to: UC, CSU ware with emphasis on the software development using the most popular This course is intended for students as a programming tool. Students language – Visual Basic. Course desiring to complete the require- will learn advanced query functions, topics include: designing programs, ments for the Computer Information custom forms design for data entry, writing the source code, compiling, Technology Degree or professionals custom report writing, and sharing linking, executing and debugging who want to continue develop- and integrating data with Web pages. programs, data types, arithmetic/ ing their programming skills using This course is intended for students logical expressions, procedures, deci- an object- oriented programming desiring to complete the requirements sions, repetition, arrays, processing language. This course will review the for the Computer Information Tech- sequential files, processing random fundamentals of software devel- nology Computer Systems Degree access files, graphical display, con- opment and cover the advanced or professionals wanting to learn the trols and objects. programming skills using the C++ programming features of Microsoft 4 Units language. Advanced topics include: Access for managing databases. 72 Lecture hours classes and data abstraction, opera- 1.5 Units tor overloading, inheritance, virtual 27 Lecture hours CIT 116 function and polymorphism, stream Advanced Visual Basic Programming I/O and Exception Handling. CIT 111 Prerequisite: CIT 115 4 Units Introduction to Programming Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 72 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Transfers to: UC, CSU CIT 130 appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or This course is intended for students Windows Configuration MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- desiring to complete the require- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ate assessment; CIT 101 ments for the Computer Information appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU Technology Degree or professionals appropriate assessment This course is designed to develop who want to continue develop- Transfers to: CSU the problem-solving abilities of the ing their programming skills using This course is designed for students student who intends to continue in an object- oriented programming preparing to take the Windows client the computer field. Various tech- language. This course will review the operating system certification exam. niques used will include hierarchy fundamentals of software develop- Students will learn to install, upgrade diagrams, data flow diagrams, flow- ment and cover advanced program- and migrate from previous to the charting, data diagrams, and pseudo ming skills using the Visual Basic current Windows client operating

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 227 system and deploy Windows using Source language – Java. Course topics Web pages. Students will create system images and configure virtual include: program design, algorithms, custom Web pages for personal hard disks. Students will also learn writing and testing source code, Internet and business Intranet envi- to configure hardware & applica- arithmetic/logic expressions, control ronments. Students will also learn to tions, network connectivity, access structures, objects and basic Java use cascading style sheets (CSS) and to resources, mobile computing, structures. scripting languages. backup and recovery, and monitor- 4 Units 3 Units ing and maintaining systems that run 72 Lecture hours 45 Lecture hours Windows. 27 Lab hours 3 Units CIT 136 36 Lecture hours Advanced Java Programming CIT 155 54 Lab hours Prerequisite: CIT 135 Introduction to E-Commerce Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or CIT 131 assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Windows Server Active Directory Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Prerequisite: CIT 130 This course is intended for students MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or desiring to complete the requirements ate assessment; CIT 101 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for the Computer Information Tech- Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment nology Degree or professionals who This course offers a hands-on prob- Transfers to: CSU want to continue developing their lem-solving approach for learning This course is designed for students programming skills using Java. This the basic to more advanced features preparing to take the Windows course covers the basics of the soft- of doing business on the Internet. Server Active Directory, Configuring ware development and the advanced You will learn to use E-commerce certification exam. Students will learn programming skills using the Java effectively, such as: gather corporate to configure Domain Name System, language. Topics include Java data information, make a purchase online, Active Directory infrastructure, syntax, data structure, applets, graph- develop an effective company Web Active Directory Roles & Services, ics, animation, inheritance, abstract site, or find global trading partners. creating and maintaining Active windows toolkit, exception handling, You will learn how and why elec- Directory objects, maintaining the file input and output, and multi- tronic commerce is an important part Active Directory environment, and threading. of our economy and our society. configure Active Directory Certificate 4 Units 3 Units Services. 72 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours 3 Units 36 Lecture hours CIT 145 CIT 160 54 Lab hours Introduction to C# Programming Introduction to Operating Systems Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: CIT 060 CIT 133 assessment; CIT 111 Transfers to: CSU Windows Server Applications Transfer to: UC, CSU This course provides an overview of Infrastructure This course is intended for students the operating systems that are cur- Prerequisite: CIT 130 or professionals desiring to enhance rently used to create an e-business Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or their programming skills using the infrastructure. Operating systems appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Microsoft.NET framework. This discussed include Windows, Unix, appropriate assessment course will review the fundamen- Linux, Novell and Mac and their Transfers to: CSU tals of software development, and use in the industry. An in-depth This course is designed for students cover software development skills study of Windows 2000 Server is preparing to take the Windows using the C#.NET program. Topics also presented. Topics discussed are Server Applications Infrastructure include Windows-based applications, how to setup, install, and administer certification exam. Students will learn Web Services with XML (eXtensible Windows 2000 Servers. This course deploy servers, configure remote Markup Language) data exchange, is designed for students interested in desktop services, configure web components and controls, database learning operating systems and the services infrastructure, and configure interfaces using ADO (ActiveX Data use of operating systems in running network application services. Objects) and SQL (Structure Query corporate information systems. 3 Units Language), and graphics program- 3 Units 36 Lecture hours ming. 36 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours 4 Units 54 Lab hours 72 Lecture hours CIT 135 CIT 161 Introduction to Java Programming CIT 152 Intermediate Web Page Design Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Introduction to Web Page Design Advisory: CIT 152 assessment; CIT 111 for Business Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This course provides a hands-on This course is intended for students appropriate assessment; READ 022 or in-depth study of web scripting desiring to complete the require- appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or languages for students interested in ments for the Computer Information MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- web page development. The funda- Technology Degree or professionals ate assessment; CIT 101 mentals of programming logic will wanting an introduction to Java Pro- Transfers to: CSU be reviewed and scripting languages gramming. This course will cover the This course provides students with such as VBScript and JavaScript fundamentals of software develop- an understanding of the fundamen- will be introduced. The use of these ment using the most popular Open tals of HTML (Hypertext Markup programs and how they are used to Language) programming to design manipulate and enhance static web pages will be addressed. 4 Units 72 Lecture hours 228 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog raphy and Public Key Infrastructures CIT 162 CIT 187 (PKIs), remote access and Virtual Pri- Advanced Web Page Development Customer Service for Help Desk vate Networks (VPN), web security, Advisory: CIT 110 Professionals and combating malware. Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: CIT 101 3 Units This course provides the students Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 45 Lecture hours with a project-based approach to assessment 27 Lab hours developing and implementing inter- Transfers to: CSU active database-driven Web pages. This course will provide students CIT 194 The course offers an overview of the with the “soft” skills required to Network Security II tools used to connect databases to deliver high quality customer sup- Prerequisite: CIT 192 Web-based applications. Students port at the help desk. In addition to Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate will learn to develop interactive Web information obtained during lecture, assessment; CIT 190 sites using tools such as Active Server students will have the opportunity to Transfers to: CSU Pages (ASP.Net). Students entering use a hands-on approach to learning This course is intended for IT stu- the course should possess knowledge the skills of active listening, effective dents and professionals who want to of relational databases, such as Micro- communication, problem solving, develop a foundation in information soft Access, and HTML. This course handling difficult customer situa- security systems. The course is the is intended for students who wish to tions, stress management, and team second in a two-course series provid- create Web applications integrated building. This course is intended for ing an in-depth study of network with databases. IT students who want to improve security. The student will gain an 3 Units their customer service skills or understanding of the key issues asso- 54 Lecture hours qualify for entry level positions in PC ciated with protecting an organiza- maintenance. tion’s network including identifying CIT 163 3 Units specific types of threats, protecting Internet Server Management 54 Lecture hours the network against those threats, Advisory: CIT 101; CIT 152; CIT 160 and recovering from the occurrence Transfers to: CSU CIT 190 of a threat. Specific topics covered This course provides a lab-based Introduction to Information Security include network access authentica- approach to setting and adminis- Prerequisite: CIT 101 tion, attacks on the network, e-mail tering Web, FTP, DNS, and email Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate protection, and Web security. servers. Popular servers are discussed assessment 3 Units including Web servers, FTP servers, Transfers to: CSU 45 Lecture hours DNS servers, and email servers. Stu- This course provides an introduc- 27 Lab hours dents learn how to install, configure, tion to the various technical and maintain and secure IIS, MS DNS, administrative aspects of informa- CIT 200 and SendMail. Web page setup and tion security. The student will gain Systems Analysis and Design maintenance is also emphasized. This an understanding of the key issues Prerequisite: CIT 101 course is intended for students inter- associated with protecting informa- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ested in designing and administering tion assets, determining the levels of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or an intranet or Internet system for an protection and response to security appropriate assessment ISP or a business. incidents, and designing a consis- Transfers to: CSU 3 Units tent, reasonable information security This course provides an overview 36 Lecture hours system, with appropriate intrusion of the processes, tools, and tech- 54 Lab hours detection and reporting features. This niques used to analyze and design course is intended for IT students and computer-based information systems. CIT 180 professionals who want to develop Students will gain an understand- PC Maintenance-A+ Certification a foundation in information security ing of the systems development life Prerequisite: CIT 101 systems. cycle, strategic planning, feasibility Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 3 Units studies, fact-finding techniques, data assessment 54 Lecture hours flow diagrams, structure English, Transfers to: CSU object-oriented analysis and design, This course will prepare students CIT 192 automated system design tools, with the necessary competencies of Network Security I entity-relationship diagrams, system an entry-level IT professional with Prerequisite: CIT 101 testing, documentation, training and hands-on experience and theory Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or maintenance activities. Students will in computer technology, network- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or apply the course concepts through ing and security. The student will appropriate assessment; CIT 180 case studies. This course is suitable also learn communication skills and Transfers to: CSU for students seeking a career in com- professionalism now required of all This course is intended for students puter information technology. entry-level IT professionals. This wanting to learn fundamentals of 3 Units course is intended for IT students computer and information security 54 Lecture hours wishing to prepare for the Comp- and prepare for the CompTIA Secu- TIA A+ Essentials and CompTIA A+ rity + certification exam. Students will CIT 210 Practical Application examinations, learn about communication, infra- Cisco® Networking I the two exams required to achieve structure, and operational security, Prerequisite: CIT 101 CompTIA A+ certified status. attack prevention, disaster recovery, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 4 Units computer forensics, use of Cryptog- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; CIT 180 54 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU This course is the first of two courses designed to prepare students for the ICND 1 examination to achieve 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 229 CCENT (Cisco® Certified Entry CIT 213 Networking Technician) Certification. Cisco® Networking IV Students will be introduced to net- Prerequisite: CIT 212 with a grade of COOPERATIVE working concepts including but not “C” or better limited to the OSI reference model, IP Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or WORK EXPERIENCE- addressing, cabling, network topolo- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or GENERAL gies, network security, and configura- appropriate assessment; CIT 101; CIT tion networking equipment. Students 180 Division of Career & will be introduced to configuring Transfers to: CSU Technical Education Cisco® networking devices and This course is the second of two create physical and virtual networks. courses designed to prepare stu- CWEG 290 3 Units dents for the ICND-2 examination Cooperative Work Experience 45 Lecture hours to achieve CCNA (Cisco® Certified Education - General 27 Lab hours Network Administrator) certifica- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tion. Students will learn about WAN appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CIT 211 technologies and network services appropriate assessment Cisco® Networking II for complex networks. Students will Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: CIT 210 with a grade of learn to troubleshoot network devices This course supports and reinforces “C” or better and issues with data link protocols, on-the-job training in an actual work Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and implement IPSec and virtual environment under the supervision appropriate assessment; READ 023 or private networks. of a college instructor and is facili- appropriate assessment; CIT 101; CIT 3 Units tated by the use of learning objec- 180 45 Lecture hours tives. The student will be working Transfers to: CSU 27 Lab hours in a professional environment and This course is the second of two will meet performance objectives courses designed to prepare stu- CIT 290 related to instruction that are above dents for the ICND 2 examination Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- and beyond the conditions of regular to achieve CCENT (Cisco® Certified ship for Computer Technology Related employment. Entry Networking Technician) certi- Fields Student Paid Internship: fication. Students will learn to design Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 unit/75 hours; and configure LANs (Local Area Net- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 units/150 hours; works), Configure device security, appropriate assessment 3 units/225 hours design and configure VLANs (Virtual Transfers to: CSU 1 to 3 Units Local Area Networks), configure This course supports and reinforces 3 Lecture hours Routers, understand routing proto- on-the-job training in business and cols, and understand NAT (Network industrial establishments under Address Translations) for IPv4. supervision of a college instruc- CORRECTIONS 3 Units tor and is facilitated by the use of 45 Lecture hours learning objectives. The student will Division of Public Safety 27 Lab hours be working in a skilled or profes- sional level assignment in their area CORR 101 (C-ID AJ 200) CIT 212 of vocational interest and will meet Introduction to Corrections Cisco® Networking III performance objectives related to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: CIT 211 with a grade of instruction that are above and beyond appropriate assessment; READ 023 or “C” or better the conditions of regular employ- appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment. This course is intended for Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or students whose job is related to the This course is designed to provide appropriate assessment; CIT 101; CIT field of Business Management and Corrections or other interested 180 have completed or enrolled in the students with an overview of the his- Transfers to: CSU appropriate coursework. “Contact the tory and trends of adult and juvenile This course is the first of two courses CWE office regarding re-enrollment corrections. It will focus on probation, designed to prepare students for procedures.” parole, legal issues, specific laws and the ICND-2 examination to achieve Student Unpaid Internship: the general operation of correctional CCNA (Cisco® Certified Network 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; institutions. The relationship between Administrator) certification. Students 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours corrections and other components will learn the architecture, compo- Student Paid Internship: of the justice system will also be nents and operations of routers and 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; examined. This course has been switches in a large and complex 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours identified by the Correctional Peace network. Students will also learn to 1 to 4 Units Officer Standards and Training Board configure and troubleshoot routers 3 Lecture hours of the Peace Officers Association to and switches and resolve common 60 to 300 hours fulfill educational requirements of the issues with OSPF, EIGRP, STP, and CPOST Certificate for newly hired VTP in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks officers after July 1, 1995 by CDC and along with developing skills needed CYA. to implement DCHP and DNS opera- 3 Units tions in a network. 54 Lecture hours 3 Units 45 Lecture hours 27 Lab hours

230 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CORR 104 CORR 134 CORR 210 Control and Supervision in Corrections Introduction to Interviewing Supervision in Public Safety Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and Counseling Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; CORR 101 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; CORR 101 Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to provide Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to provide Corrections or other interested stu- This course is designed to provide Corrections or other interested dents with an overview of supervi- Corrections or other interested students with an overview of the sion of inmates in the local, state and students with an overview of the characteristics needed to be an federal correctional institutions. The techniques available to entry level effective supervisor in a correctional issues of control in a continuum form practitioners in counseling and inter- setting. Topics include basic supervi- of institutional daily living through viewing. While it is an introduction to sory responsibilities, the importance crisis situations will be introduced approaches of behavior modification of effective interpersonal commu- and discussed. The course will through interviewing and counsel- nications, and managing personnel emphasize the role played by the ing, some of the advanced methods complaints in a prison setting. offender and the correctional worker. utilized by professional counselors 3 Units Topics include inmate subculture, such as game concepts, transactional 54 Lecture hours violence and effects of crowding analysis, sensitivity and confrontation on inmates and staff, and coping methods will also be examined. The CORR 235 techniques for correctional officers development of positive relation- Conflict Resolution in a hostile prison environment. The ships between the client and support Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or causes and effects of abusive tactics personnel will be stressed. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will also be discussed. This course 3 Units appropriate assessment has been identified by the Correc- 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU tional Peace Officer Standards and This course is designed to provide Training Board of the California CORR 208 Corrections or other interested stu- Department of Corrections, California Leadership in Corrections dents with an in-depth understand- Youth Authority, and California Cor- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ing of conflict situations in which rectional Peace Officers Association appropriate assessment; READ 023 or abnormal or non-normal behavior is to fulfill educational requirements of appropriate assessment manifested. Topics covered include the CPOST Certificate for newly hired Transfers to: CSU concepts of anxiety, fear, frustration, officers after July 1, 1995 by CDC and This course is designed to provide hostility, aggression, motivation CYA. Corrections or other interested and manipulation roles. Racial and 3 Units students with an overview of the cultural segregation, crowd and mob 54 Lecture hours skills necessary to be an effective interaction, alcohol, drugs, sexual leader in a correctional setting. Topics problems, character, neurotic and CORR 106 addressed include the unique chal- psychotic disorders, youthful offend- Legal Aspects of Corrections lenges faced by executives managing ers, stress of incarceration and brain Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in prison settings, approaches to disorders will also be discussed. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ensuring the creation and mainte- 3 Units appropriate assessment; CORR 101 nance of a safe prison environment, 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU and techniques for personnel devel- This course is designed to provide opment. CORR 264 Corrections or other interested 3 Units Inmate Discipline in Corrections students with an awareness of the 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or historical framework, concepts, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and precedents that guide correc- CORR 209 appropriate assessment; AJ 101 tional practice. Course material will Case Load Management Transfers to: CSU broaden the individual’s perspective Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to provide of the corrections environment, civil appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Corrections or other interested stu- rights of prisoners, and responsi- appropriate assessment dents with the correctional process bilities and liabilities of corrections Transfers to: CSU of inmate discipline. Topics covered officials. This course has been identi- This course is designed to provide include due process, disciplinary fied by the Correctional Peace Officer Corrections or other interested process, disciplinary reports, findings Standards and Training Board of the students with an introduction to and disposition. The curriculum California Department of Corrections, effective caseload management in a covered is recommended by the Cali- California Youth Authority, and correctional setting. Topics include fornia Commission on Peace Officer California Correctional Peace Officers the laws, policies, and bargaining Standards and Training. Association to fulfill educational units that govern caseload manage- 3 Units requirements of the CPOST Certifi- ment. Specialized supervision issues 54 Lecture hours cate for newly hired officers after July such as offenders with psychological 1, 1995 by CDC and CYA. problems and second strike offenders CORR 265 3 Units will also be addressed. Supervision of Sex Offenders 54 Lecture hours 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to provide California Peace Officers or other interested students with instruc-

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 231 tion into the correctional process of supervision of inmates who have CORR 43505 CORR 43509 been convicted of sex offenses. Topics Team Cell Extractions Special Weapons Training include human sexuality and dys- Prerequisite: PAC 040 Prerequisite: PAC 040 functions, theories of sexual offense, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or offender typologies and supervision appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or techniques. The curriculum follows appropriate assessment appropriate assessment that recommended by the California This course is designed to increase This course is designed to familiar- Commission on Peace Officer Stan- custody officers or other Corrections ize Correctional or other interested dards and Training and the California student’s knowledge and skills in students with nomenclature, opera- Corrections Commission on Peace the task of cell extractions. The focus tions, and tactical deployment. An Officer Standards and Training. will be on risk management, state emphasis will be placed on special 3 Units and federal laws of authority, agency weapons such as the taser, electronic 54 Lecture hours force policy, and the use of special immobilization device, 37 MM arwen, weapons. stingball, and 37 MM stinger shot CORR 290 0.063 to 0.5 Units cartridge. Public Safety Communications 9 to 40 Lecture hours 0.063 to 0.5 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 9 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CORR 43506 appropriate assessment; AJ 101 Tactical Weapons Qualification CORR 43510 Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: PAC 040 Senior Supervision This course is designed to provide Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prerequisite: PAC 040 California Peace Officers or other appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interested students with an in-depth appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or understanding of public safety This course is designed to qualify appropriate assessment communication in the Correctional custody officers or other Correc- This course is designed to familiar- field. Topics include techniques of tions students in the use of “less ize Correctional or other interested effectively communicating facts lethal weapons”. Weapons included students with the basic skills required of information and ideas in a clear are the 37mm A.R.W.E.N., 37mm to effectively supervise employees and logical manner for public safety stinger shot, stingball grenade, in a custody environment. Topics to reports. Students will gain practi- and the MK-46 riot extinguisher. be presented are individual values, cal experience in interviewing, note Nomenclature, operation, and safety ethics/integrity, performance evalu- taking, report writing, and testifying. considerations for each weapon will ations, and incident report prepara- 3 Units be covered. tion. 54 Lecture hours 0.063 to 0.5 Units 0.063 to 0.5 Units 9 to 40 Lecture hours 9 to 40 Lecture hours CORR 43502 Custody Training Officer School CORR 43507 CORR 43511 Prerequisite: PAC 040 Suicide Prevention Basic Report Writing Skills Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prerequisite: PAC 040 Prerequisite: PAC 040 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed to assist the appropriate assessment appropriate assessment experienced custody officer or other This course is designed to address the This course is designed for custody Corrections students with current issue of suicide for correctional offi- facility employees or other interested information needed to become quali- cers or other Corrections students as students with limited report writ- fied training officers. Topics covered it occurs in custody settings. “At risk” ing skills. The course will provide include supervision, leadership, and inmates and the events that trigger students with the basic skills needed communication skills. suicidal situations will be identified. to write a report based on the results 0.063 to 0.5 Units Procedures for prevention, identify- of an investigation. 9 to 40 Lecture hours ing suicide risk, and intervention 0.063 to 0.5 Units measures will be discussed. 9 to 40 Lecture hours CORR 43503 0.063 to 0.5 Units Advanced Tactical Communications 9 to 40 Lecture hours CORR 43515 Prerequisite: PAC 040 or equivalent Jail Intelligence Gathering Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or CORR 43508 Prerequisite: PAC 040 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Squad Tactics and Riot Training Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment Prerequisite: PAC 040 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed to teach Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment custody officers or other Corrections appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed to familiarize students advanced communication appropriate assessment Corrections or other interested stu- skills required to interact effectively This course is designed to provide the dents with the principles and practice with inmates in a custody setting. custody officer or other Correctional of analytical interviewing. The course Topics covered include interpersonal students with information on agency will provide students with the basic communication, verbal defusing approved emergency response skills needed to develop the inter- techniques, body language, and procedures. The topics to be covered viewer’s skills and enhance success paraphrasing. include tactical formations in squads, during interviews. 0.063 to 0.5 Units platoon size deployments, special 0.063 to 0.5 Units 9 to 40 Lecture hours weapons review, riot equipment, and 9 to 40 Lecture hours chemical agents. 0.063 to 0.5 Units 9 to 40 Lecture hours

232 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog CORR 43516 CORR 43527 COUN 101A Hot Fire Gangs in the Custodial Environment College and Life Success Prerequisite: PAC 040 Prerequisite: PAC 040 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU This course is designed to familiar- This course is designed to familiar- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 3 ize Corrections or other interested ize Corrections or other interested units credit for COUN 101, 101A, 101B students with the Penal Institution students with the background and and 151 combined) Fire Safety Systems. Demonstrations future expectations of gang activity This course provides an exploration of burning materials and extinguish- within the custodial environment. of cognitive, psychological, social, ing agents will be presented. Students Topics of identification, behavioral and physical factors influencing will experience smoke and heat traits, and issues of inmate and officer success in college and in life. Topics environments and the use of self- safety will be presented. include personal responsibility, criti- contained breathing apparatus. Team 0.063 to 0.5 Units cal thinking, motivation, self-efficacy, work, dangers, and hazards of jail 9 to 40 Lecture hours personal awareness, life-long learn- fires will be stressed. ing, self-management, health and 0.063 to 0.5 Units wellness, interpersonal communica- 9 to 40 Lecture hours tion in a diverse world, and intro- COUNSELING duction to career and educational CORR 43518 Division of Counseling & planning. Students will learn about Emergency Procedures Student Development the purpose, demands, requirements, Prerequisite: PAC 040 and support services of higher educa- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or COUN 100 tion including both Rio Hondo Col- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Introduction to College Survival lege and four year institutions. appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 1.5 Units This course is designed to familiar- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 27 Lecture hours ize Corrections or other interested appropriate assessment students with agency approved emer- Transfers to: CSU COUN 101B gency response procedures. Topics This course is intended for first-time College and Life Success covered include tactical formations, college students in need of devel- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or disturbance suppression, evacuation oping the knowledge and skills appropriate assessment; READ 023 or plans and related equipment utiliza- necessary to successfully transition appropriate assessment tion. into higher education. Students will Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 0.063 to 0.5 Units learn and apply information in the (*The UC will grant a maximum of 3 9 to 40 Lecture hours following areas: vocabulary of higher units credit for COUN 101, 101A, 101B education, college requirements, poli- and 151 combined) CORR 43519 cies and procedures, campus support This course provides an exploration Drug and Alcohol Awareness services, and self -management as of cognitive, psychological, social, for Supervisors it relates to higher education. The and physical factors influencing Prerequisite: PAC 040 emphasis in the class will be on first- success in college and in life. Topics Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or year retention and success. include personal responsibility, criti- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1.5 Units cal thinking, motivation, self-efficacy, appropriate assessment 27 Lecture hours personal awareness, life-long learn- This course is designed to familiar- ing, self-management, health and ize correction supervisors or other COUN 101(Same as EDEV 101) wellness, interpersonal communica- interested students with techniques College and Life Success tion in a diverse world, and intro- for recognizing symptoms relating to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or duction to career and educational drug and alcohol abuse. Supervisory appropriate assessment; READ 023 or planning. Students will learn about strategies for creating a safe work appropriate assessment the purpose, demands, requirements, environment will be presented. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU and support services of higher educa- 0.063 to 0.5 Units (*The UC will grant a maximum of 3 tion including both Rio Hondo Col- 9 to 40 Lecture hours units credit for COUN 101, 101A, 101B lege and four year institutions. and 151 combined) 1.5 Units CORR 43524 This course provides an exploration 27 Lecture hours Narcotics Identification and of cognitive, psychological, social, Investigation and physical factors influencing COUN 105 Prerequisite: PAC 040 success in college and in life. Topics Orientation and Education Planning Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or include personal responsibility, criti- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or cal thinking, motivation, self-efficacy, appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment personal awareness, life-long learn- appropriate assessment This course is designed to assist Cor- ing, self-management, health and Transfers to: CSU rections or other interested students wellness, interpersonal communica- This course is designed for first-time with the development of techni- tion in a diverse world, and intro- college students as well as students cal knowledge and procedures for duction to career and educational who have not yet developed an basic narcotics investigation in the planning. Students will learn about individual education plan. Students custody setting. An emphasis will the purpose, demands, requirements, will be oriented to Rio Hondo College be placed on drug recognition and and support services of higher educa- policies and procedures, learn about the processes by which drugs enter a tion including both Rio Hondo Col- certificate/degree options within the custody facility. lege and four year institutions. higher education system, and the 0.063 to 0.5 Units 3 Units graduation/transfer requirements 9 to 40 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours within these systems. The course will 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 233 culminate in the development of an a psychological, sociological and individual education plan based on physiological perspective. Students each student’s specific academic goal. will compare and contrast human DANCE 0.5 Units development and career theo- 9 Lecture hours ries, decision-making, factors that Division of Kinesiology, contribute to college success, life Dance, and Athletics COUN 151 skills, adult workplace competencies, Career Exploration and Life Planning values, interest, abilities, and person- Dance Activity Courses Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ality, labor market trends in a global Dance activity courses may be used appropriate assessment; READ 023 or economy, and successful job search in place of Kinesiology (formerly appropriate assessment and workplace behaviors. P.E.) activity courses to fulfill degree Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 1 Unit requirements. (*The UC will grant a maximum of 3 18 Lecture hours units credit for COUN 101, 101A, 101B DANC 114 and 151 combined) COUN 151C Conditioning and Alignment for the This course will examine student, Career Exploration and Life Planning Dancer career and self-development theo- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ries to empower students to make appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or effective decisions throughout their appropriate assessment appropriate assessment lifespan by engaging in the process Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU of career and life planning from This course will examine student, This course is designed to provide the a psychological, sociological and career and self-development theo- physical training and preparation for physiological perspective. Students ries to empower students to make students interested in Dance, Yoga, will compare and contrast human effective decisions throughout their and/or Pilates and is suitable for indi- development and career theories, lifespan by engaging in the process viduals seeking to move with greater decision-making, factors that contrib- of career and life planning from efficiency and less pain in everyday ute to college success, life skills, adult a psychological, sociological and activities. Students will learn how to workplace competencies, values, physiological perspective. Students move the body in a safe and effective interest, abilities, and personal- will compare and contrast human manner and develop strength, flex- ity, labor market trends in a global development and career theo- ibility, proper alignment, agility, bal- economy, and successful job search ries, decision-making, factors that ance and coordination. Course work and workplace behaviors. contribute to college success, life is designed for those wishing to work 3 Units skills, adult workplace competencies, at a more deliberate pace and in a 54 Lecture hours values, interest, abilities, and person- non-competitive atmosphere, or who ality, labor market trends in a global are recovering from prior injury. COUN 151A economy, and successful job search 1 Unit Career Exploration and Life Planning and workplace behaviors. 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 Unit appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 18 Lecture hours DANC 150 appropriate assessment Introduction to World Dance Transfers to: CSU COUN 290 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course will examine student, Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or career and self-development theo- ship for Student Services Related Fields appropriate assessment ries to empower students to make Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC, CSU effective decisions throughout their appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Introduction to World Dance offers lifespan by engaging in the process appropriate assessment dance and non-dance students an of career and life planning from Transfers to: CSU opportunity to study cultural diver- a psychological, sociological and This course supports and reinforces sity through the activity of dance. physiological perspective. Students on-the-job training in the Student Students learning how to analyze and will compare and contrast human Services field under supervision of perform basic movement patterns as development and career theo- a college instructor and is facilitated they compare and contrast the social ries, decision-making, factors that by the use of learning objectives. The conventions, religious traditions, and contribute to college success, life student will be working in a skilled historic contexts represented in a col- skills, adult workplace competencies, or professional level assignment in lection of multi-cultural dance forms. values, interest, abilities, and person- the area of Student Services and will 1 Unit ality, labor market trends in a global meet performance objectives related 54 Lab hours economy, and successful job search to instruction that are above and and workplace behaviors. beyond the conditions of regular DANC 151 1 Unit employment. This course is intended Modern Dance I 18 Lecture hours for students whose job is related Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to the field of Student Services and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or COUN 151B have completed or enrolled in the appropriate assessment Career Exploration and Life Planning appropriate coursework. “Contact the Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or CWE office regarding re-enrollment Modern I is a studio course offer- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or procedures.” ing the beginning modern dancer appropriate assessment Student Unpaid Internship: an introduction to the fundamental Transfers to: CSU 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; principles of modern dance. This This course will examine student, 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours course emphasizes an awareness of career and self-development theo- Student Paid Internship: breath and gravity, skeletal alignment ries to empower students to make 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; and core strength and investigates effective decisions throughout their 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours kinesthetic and spatial awareness. lifespan by engaging in the process 1 to 4 Units Modern dance technique, improvisa- of career and life planning from 3 Lecture hours tional exercises, and choreographic 234 / Rio Hondo College 60 to 300 hours 2015-2016 Catalog phrases provide physical, mental musical theater, contemporary lyrical, of exploration include basic staging, and creative exploration for beginner Latin, Cuban, Afro-Caribbean, pop, costume design, set design, make-up, students, those preparing for transfer, funk, hip-hop, Lindy Hop, and other lighting, sound production, and pub- and those seeking careers in dance. African- American social dances that licity. Productions will be presented This course may be repeated three form the basis of this dance genre in for public performance either on and/ times for credit. the United States. Students may take or off campus. 1 Unit any combination of four Jazz courses 3 Units 54 Lab hours total. 18 Lecture hours 1 Unit 108 Lab hours DANC 152 54 Lab hours Dance Rehearsal and Performance DANC 168 Corequisite: DANC 180 DANC 157 Latin Social Dance Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Hip-Hop Dance Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; DANC 151; appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment DANC 159; DANC 251 appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU Students will learn various types of This introductory course provides Students will learn various forms of beginning club and American-style experience and laboratory explora- beginning hip-hop dance, including Latin dance forms that may include tion in all aspects of dance rehearsal pop and lock, hip-hop funk, synco- Salsa, Cha Cha, Samba, Rumba, performance for beginner level pations and rhythms. The class will Merengue, Bachata and Bolero. This students. Students have the opportu- explore the use of space, energy, course emphasizes the use of proper nity to perform in an evening-length rhythm, and improvisation while lead-and-follow techniques as a form dance concert, work with faculty emphasizing body control, alignment, of communication between partners, choreographers and guest artists, and balance, and use of weight changes. and develops proper alignment, bal- participate as a member of a touring A basic history of hip-hop culture ance, body awareness, and rhythmic dance ensemble. Students contribute will be discussed. The course appeals coordination which are necessary as dancers and rehearsal assistants to dancers seeking careers in dance, parts of appropriate social dancing under the supervision and guidance students looking to expand their technique. A basic understanding of of faculty choreographers. Produc- dance skills, and those wanting an partner dancing etiquette will also be tions will be presented for public aerobic work-out. addressed. The course appeals to stu- performance on and off campus. 1 Unit dents interested in the social aspect 3 Units 54 Lab hours of dance, ones seeking experience in 18 Lecture hours partnering work, and dancers seeking 108 Lab hours DANC 159 careers in dance. Choreography I 1 Unit DANC 153 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lab hours Ballet I appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; DANC 151 DANC 172 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU Dance Repertory appropriate assessment Choreography I is an introduction to Corequisite: DANC 180 Transfers to: UC, CSU the art and craft of dance composi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This is an introductory course for tion. Through lecture and activity, appropriate assessment; READ 022 or those students who seek technical students will learn how to incorpo- appropriate assessment; DANC 151; skill in classical ballet. The course will rate the elements of dance: body, DANC 159; DANC 251 focus on body alignment, traditional space, time, and energy, in order to Transfers to: UC, CSU steps and combinations, musicality, create meaningful dance works. Basic This course provides dance stu- ballet terminology, and the devel- elements of choreography, including dents the opportunity to rehearse opment of strength and flexibility. form, design, motivation, phrasing, and perform choreographic works Students will also gain knowledge of gesture, rhythm, dynamics, musi- based on existing dance repertoire contemporary influences on ballet. cal accompaniment, and production created by well- known and estab- This course may be repeated three basics, will be explored through lished choreographers, faculty, and/ times for credit. improvisational exercises and experi- or guest artists. Students will learn 1 Unit mentation. Additionally, students how to analyze movement using 54 Lab hours will learn to analyze dance critically. basic elements of Laban Movement The class will culminate in the pre- Analysis in preparation for stage. DANC 154 sentation of student choreography. They will also experience different Jazz Dance I 3 Units methods of reconstructing existing Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 36 Lecture hours repertoire and gain knowledge about appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lab hours the historical significance of the appropriate assessment repertoire explored. Productions will Transfers to: UC, CSU DANC 162 be presented for public performance Highly visible on stage and screen, Dance Production either on and/or off campus. Jazz Dance is an eclectic and versatile Corequisite: DANC 180 3 Units contemporary art form with deep Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 18 Lecture hours roots in African American dance. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 108 Lab hours Jazz Dance I is designed to introduce appropriate assessment; DANC 151; the beginning student to the funda- DANC 159; DANC 251 DANC 179 mental polyrhythms, physical skills, Transfers to: CSU Dance History terminology, and historical context This course offers an introduction Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or that form the basis of Jazz technique. to the technical aspects of dance appropriate assessment: READ 023 or A variety of Jazz dance styles will production and is designed for the appropriate assessment be introduced, and may include tap, beginner level dance student. Topics Transfers to: UC, CSU 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 235 This course introduces the forces and hip-hop, and musical theater dance DANC 254 figures which have shaped dance are investigated through lecture, Jazz Dance II through history. Students will study video and demonstration. In addi- Prerequisite: DANC 154 dance forms from ancient to modern tion, dance will be analyzed in terms Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or times through readings, films, and of Body, Effort, Space, and Shape appropriate assessment; READ 023 or class discussions with particular and examined for cultural, social appropriate assessment focus on Western concert dance. and political influences. This course Transfers to: UC, CSU Comparisons of various dance tech- is designed for students who want Jazz Dance II is an intermediate level niques, theories, and personalities to gain an understanding of dance course designed for students who who have contributed to the art of and for dance majors who want to wish to further develop the techni- dance will also be covered. broaden their knowledge. cal and performance skills acquired 3 Units 3 Units in Jazz Dance I. Additionally, the 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours historical and cultural aspects of Jazz Dance will be emphasized through DANC 180 DANC 251 lectures, readings and observations Performance Modern Dance II of a professional dance concert. Stu- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: DANC 151 dents will also have the opportunity appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to perform in an informal showing appropriate assessment; DANC 151; appropriate assessment; READ 023 or or concert setting. Students may take DANC 159; DANC 251 appropriate assessment any combination of four Jazz courses Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU total. This course provides dance students Modern II is a studio course offer- 1 Unit the opportunity to participate in ing the intermediate modern 54 Lab hours dance productions. Productions dancer an opportunity to deepen will be presented for public perfor- and strengthen fundamental skills mance either on and/or off campus. acquired in Modern I. While continu- Directed Studies Students will learn how to adjust a ing to develop proper alignment Division of Career & Technical performance for presentation on a and modern dance technique, the Education & Instructional Operations stage, pre-performance and post- intermediate student will learn to performance responsibilities will be perform combinations while shifting 299 outlined. In addition students will spatial orientation and integrating Directed Study be exposed to basic stage direction improvisation as required in audi- Transfers to: UC, CSU and techniques for overcoming stage tions. Learning to create movement The course is intended for students fright. This course may be repeated phrases, the Modern Dance II student who have the ability to assume to a maximum of 4 units in different will develop a sense of artistry and responsibility for independent work semesters. dynamic phrasing necessary for per- and to prepare written or oral reports 1 Unit forming. Further understanding and and/or appropriate projects. To enroll 54 Lab hours identifying the underlying movement in an independent study/directed principles of modern dance, students study course, students must possess a DANC 182 will hone their technical skills in 2.5 overall grade point average, a 3.0 Dance Ensemble preparation for transfer or careers in grade point average in the discipline Corequisite: DANC 180 dance. This course may be repeated of study being requested, or receive Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or three times for credit. an exception from the instructor. The appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1 Unit paperwork shall include the number appropriate assessment; DANC 151; 54 Lab hours of units, and hours of study required DANC 159; DANC 162; DANC 251 the arrangements for consultation Transfers to: CSU DANC 253 with the instructor and the work This course provides an opportunity Ballet II product to be evaluated. (Title V, for dance students to develop and Prerequisite: DANC 153 Section 58051) Independent Studies/ practice dance ensemble skills neces- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Directed Studies may be developed sary to rehearse and produce a pro- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or from any topic arising from or related fessional dance performance. Modes appropriate assessment to a course of study that will result of collaboration, basic ensemble skills Transfers to: UC, CSU in developing depth and breadth in used in the field of dance, rehearsal Ballet II is an intermediate level that subject area. Students will be techniques, and the process of course designed for students who expected to meet on a regular basis rehearsing and producing collabora- wish to further develop the techni- with their faculty sponsor and submit tively will be covered. Productions cal and performance skills acquired a final report or project, and student will be presented for public perfor- in Ballet I. The class includes more progress shall be evaluated at regular mance either on and/or off campus. advanced technique work at the intervals. Academic standards for 3 Units barre, across the floor, and in center Independent Studies/Directed Studies 18 Lecture hours floor combinations. Complex adagio shall be the same as those for other 108 Lab hours and allegro dance sequences will also courses. Units are awarded in accor- be introduced. Students will have the dance to Title V regulations with one DANC 199 opportunity to perform in an infor- unit of credit awarded for 54 hours Dance Appreciation mal showing or concert setting. This of Directed Studies, six (6) hours of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or course may be repeated three times which must be with an instructor. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for credit. The instructor is responsible for mon- appropriate assessment 1 Unit itoring student progress through the Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lab hours semester. Students may take directed This survey course is a multi-cultural exploration of one of the world’s oldest and most universal art forms. The history of ballet, jazz, modern, 236 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog study courses for a maximum of three Independent Studies/Directed Studies This is an introductory course in (3) units within a discipline, and may may be developed from any topic which students learn to describe and not accumulate more than a total of arising from or related to a course of analyze the performance and policies nine (9) units college wide. study that will result in developing of national economic systems, with depth and breadth in that subject an emphasis on the US economy. It is Offered in the Following Disciplines: area. Students will be expected to intended for Economics or Business Accounting meet on a regular basis with their fac- majors as well as to satisfy General Administration of Justice ulty sponsor and submit a final report Education requirements. Topics Art or project, and student progress shall include production possibilities and Astronomy be evaluated at regular intervals. tradeoffs; comparative economic Biology Academic standards for Independent systems; functions of government; Chemistry Studies/Directed Studies shall be the national income and employment; Child Development same as those for other courses. Units business cycles; money and banking; Education are awarded in accordance to Title monetary and fiscal policy; com- Engineering V regulations with one unit of credit parative advantage and trade policy; English awarded for 54 hours of Directed economic growth and stability; and Environmental Technology Studies, six (6) hours of which must income distribution and poverty. Fine Arts be with an instructor. The instructor 3 Units Fire is responsible for monitoring student 54 Lecture hours French progress through the semester. Geography Students may take directed study ECON 102 Geology courses for a maximum of three (3) Principles of Microeconomics Health Education units within a discipline, and may not Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH History accumulate more than a total of nine 050D or MATH 053 or appropriate Humanities (9) units college wide. assessment Journalism 1 to 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Kinesiology 54 to 216 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Literature appropriate assessment Management Transfers to: UC, CSU Mathematics This is an introductory course in eco- Music ECONOMICS nomic analysis of markets, intended Nursing Division of Behavioral for Economics and Business majors as Philosophy & Social Sciences well as to satisfy General Education Physical Science requirements. It may be taken prior to Physics ECON 101 (C-ID ECON 202) ECON 101. Students will learn how Political Science Principles of Macroeconomics markets work to coordinate consum- Radio Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH ers and producers in an economy, Social Science 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” various causes of the failure of free Sociology or better or appropriate assessment markets and policies used to correct Spanish Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or regulate market behavior. Speech appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units Theatre Arts appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours Trade and Industrial Transfers to: UC, CSU Vocational Nursing This is an introductory course in ECON 102H which students learn to describe and Principles of Microeconomics Honors 1 to 3 Units analyze the performance and policies Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade 48 to 144 Hours of national economic systems, with of “C” or better; MATH 070 or MATH an emphasis on the US economy. It is 070D or MATH 073 or appropriate intended for Economics or Business assessment DRAFTING majors as well as to satisfy General Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Education requirements. Topics assessment See ENGINEERING include production possibilities and Transfers to: UC, CSU TECHNOLOGY tradeoffs; comparative economic This is an introductory course in eco- systems; functions of government; nomic analysis of markets, intended Division of Career & national income and employment; for Economics and Business majors Technical Education business cycles; money and banking; as well as to satisfy General Educa- monetary and fiscal policy; com- tion requirements, and may be taken DRAF 299 parative advantage and trade policy; by any student who has completed Directed Study: Drafting economic growth and stability; and ENGL 101 with a “C” or better. It Transfers to: UC, CSU income distribution and poverty. may be taken prior to ECON 101. Stu- Independent Study/Directed Study 3 Units dents will learn how markets work to is intended for students who have 54 Lecture hours coordinate consumers and producers the ability to assume responsibil- in an economy, various causes of the ity for independent work and to ECON 101H (C-ID ECON 202) failure of free markets and policies prepare written or oral reports and/ Principles of Macroeconomics Honors used to correct or regulate market or appropriate projects. To enroll in Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade behavior. Students will do a research an independent study/directed study of “C” or better; MATH 070 or MATH project on an actual economic policy course, students must possess a 2.5 070D or MATH 073 or appropriate or a theoretical view. overall grade point average, a 3.1 assessment 3 Units grade point average in the discipline Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours of study being requested, or receive assessment an exception from the instructor. Transfers to: UC, CSU

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 237 ECON 106 Learning Assistance Center and other ing and expanding the application of Economics of Contemporary Issues peer tutoring programs at Rio Hondo concepts gained in the prerequisite Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or College. / corequisite course. This course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 Unit partially fulfills the requirements for appropriate assessment 18 Lecture hours students participating in the Ameri- Transfers to: UC, CSU Corps grant program. The course is an introductory course ED 110 2 Units designed for students interested in Introduction to Teaching 18 Lecture hours exploring how the tools of economics Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 225 Lab hours are used to analyze and debate criti- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or cal issues facing society today. Eco- appropriate assessment nomics will be applied to issues such Transfers to: UC, CSU as: health care, trade deficits, social This course is designed to introduce security, crime, pollution, alternative students to the profession of teaching EDUCATIONAL energy, income inequality, global through lecture and observation of DEVELOPMENT development, housing and homeless- K-12 classrooms and public schools. Division of Disabled Students ness, and immigration. The major aspects of the teaching 3 Units profession will be examined, the Program & Services 54 Lecture hours diversity of the public school system EDEV 020 will be discussed, and students will Literacy Skills I ECON 135 (Same as POLS 135) gain experience in all three levels This is a beginning course for stu- International Political Economy of the K-12 system. This course is dents with learning differences who Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or intended for students considering a have limited reading skills. Students appropriate assessment; READ 023 or career in teaching. practice learning strategies and tech- appropriate assessment 3 Units niques needed to encode, decode, and Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours successfully integrate phonics and This is an introductory course sight words to become better readers. designed for students interested ED 120 This is a non-degree credit course and in economics and political science, Tutoring Reading in the is offered on a pass/no pass basis. as well as anyone interested in the Elementary School 3 Units global interconnectedness of the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 54 Lecture hours world economy. The course focuses appropriate assessment; READ 022 or on the relations between the politi- appropriate assessment EDEV 021 cal and economic systems within the Transfers to: CSU Literacy Skills II global economy. The course covers This course provides preparation Prerequisite: Appropriate skill level dem- the impact of political decisions on for a successful tutoring experi- onstrated through the RHC Placement world economies and international ence in reading at the elementary Process organizations. Further emphasis is school level. Instruction will focus Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in placed on a comparison-contrast of upon tutoring principles, stages of EDEV 021L various national economies. Geo- reading acquisition from pre-kinder- This course is designed for students graphic areas of concern include garten through upper elementary with learning disabilities who need to Africa, Europe, the Pacific Rim, the school levels as well as materials, improve basic reading skills such as Middle East, Latin America, Russia, approaches, and activities that are dictionary usage, vocabulary devel- China, and the United States. The appropriate for tutoring learners at opment, and reading comprehension. course is cross-listed as Economics these various stages of development. Students practice specific learning 135 and Political Science 135. Credit is This course is designed for those stu- strategies needed to compensate for given in either area, not both. dents who intend to pursue a career diverse learning styles or deficits. 3 Units in teaching at the elementary school This is a non-degree applicable 54 Lecture hours level. course and is offered on a pass/no 1 Unit pass basis. All students are required 18 Lecture hours to concurrently enroll in the one-unit reading lab, EDEV 021L. EDUCATION ED 130 3 Units Division of Behavioral Tutoring Reading in the Schools: 54 Lecture hours & Social Sciences Seminar and Field Work Prerequisite: READ 022 or appropriate EDEV 021L ED 090 assessment Literacy Skills II Lab Tutorial Skills Prerequisite/Corequisite: ED 120 Prerequisite/Corequisite: EDEV 021 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a skills class designed appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment for students with learning disabilities appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU who need to improve reading com- This course provides preparation This course provides the student prehension and vocabulary through for successful peer tutoring at the with supervised experience tutoring individually prescribed lab work. community college level. Instruction reading in an elementary-educational Students will complete reading tasks will focus upon tutoring principles, setting (grades K-6). Participants will designed to complement the activities techniques, and materials, study apply their knowledge of the reading of their reading course. Students are skills strategies, communication process and tutorial skills in tutor- required to be concurrently enrolled skills, and learning differences. This ing sessions with children at an off in EDEV 021, Literacy Skills II. course is intended for tutors in the campus site. A weekly class meeting 0.5 Units provides the academic component 27 Lab hours to the tutoring experience, reinforc-

238 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog EDEV 022 Home and money management; dent to develop the necessary skills to Basic Arithmetic banking/obtaining credit; math skills gain greater independence within- This course is a review of the basic in the workplace; use of calculators; outside the family structure. principles and skills of arithmetic. time cards/taxes and benefits; and 3 Units The general areas of review are basic reading, writing and math 54 Lecture hours operations of whole numbers and across the curriculum are emphasized fractions, operations with decimals in the course. Guest speakers will EDEV 030 and proportional thinking, per- be invited and student projects will English Skills cent problems and applications to reflect the students’ conceptualization Corequisite: EDEV 030W percents. This course is designed for and ability to put into practice what This course is designed for students students with special needs to master is learned. This is a non-degree credit with learning disabilities who need to basic computational skills, develop course. improve basic writing skills. A pro- problem solving and arithmetic skills, 3 Units cess approach to writing is integrated and acquire learning strategies to 54 Lecture hours with reading assignments to provide allow them to function successfully a variety of writing experiences. Stu- upon matriculating into upper level EDEV 027 dents practice strategies to develop mathematics courses. This is a non- Strategies for Career Success thinking, language, and writing skills. degree applicable course. Prerequisite: Students must meet mea- This course is the beginning level of 3 Units sured appropriate adaptive behaviors that composition; it prepares students for 54 Lecture hours meet California Community Colleges success in ENGL 035 or ENGL 101. Title V regulations for DSP&S This is a non-degree credit course EDEV 024 Corequisite: EDEV 027L and is offered on a pass/no pass basis. Assessment for Learning Disabilities This course is designed specifically Students are required to concurrently Advisory: Appropriate placement though for the Developmentally Delayed enroll in EDEV 030W. the Learning Disabilities Assessment Learner (DDL) and students with 3 Units Process special learning needs to prepare 54 Lecture hours This course provides intensive them for employment. Emphasis is on diagnostic learning assessment for developing skills in the areas of goal EDEV 030W students with learning disabilities. setting, career assessment inventory, English Skills Workshop A profile will be developed through career awareness, career exploration, Corequisite: EDEV 030 cognitive and achievement assess- choosing a career, career preparation, This course is a skills class to assist ment which will emphasize specific socialization, utilizing community students with learning disabilities academic and learning modality resources and appropriate grooming in improving writing and language strengths and weaknesses. Students and hygiene. This is a non-degree skills through instruction with the will develop a Student Education credit course and is offered on a pass/ Learning Disabilities Specialist. Contract to help them improve in no pass basis. Students will perform writing tasks reading, writing, spelling, computa- 3 Units designed to complement the activi- tion, and learning skills as well as 54 Lecture hours ties of their composition class. This plan for future educational support. is a non-degree course and is offered Recommended for all students who EDEV 027L on a credit/no credit basis. Students suspect they may have a learning Strategies for Career Success Lab are required to concurrently enroll in disability. This is a non-degree credit Prerequisite/Corequisite: EDEV 027 EDEV 030, English Skills. course. This course is designed specifically 1 Unit 1 Unit for the Developmentally Delayed 54 Lab hours 54 Lab hours Learner (DDL) population and students with special learning needs. EDEV 031 EDEV 025 The laboratory is a work experience Acquired Brain Injury Orientation Adaptive Computer Technology program with minimum supervi- Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in This course helps disabled students sion. Students are placed in on- and EDEV 031L to utilize adaptive computer hard- off-campus work sites for 4 hours per This course is designed to orient ware and software. Material will be week. They will receive on-the-job students with ABI to the structure, provided which is relevant for each training with close supervision at the goals, and services of the Acquired student’s needs. Emphasis will also various locations - 4 weeks at each Brain Injury Program at Rio Hondo be placed on knowledge of appro- job site. This is a non-degree credit College. The course serves as an priate compensatory strategies and course. introduction to cognitive retraining familiarity with disability equip- 1 Unit and provides systematic instruction ment. Documentation of a verifiable 54 Lab hours for increased attention and concen- disability needs to be provided to the tration skills. Course activities are DSP&S office to enroll in the course. EDEV 029 designed to refine problem-solving This is a non-degree credit course. Independent Living Skills and improve memory capabilities. 1 Unit This course is designed specifically Development of interpersonal and 54 Lab hours for the Developmentally Delayed psychosocial skills which are neces- Learner (DDL) population and sary to function successfully in work, EDEV 026 students with special learning needs. social, and educational environments Consumer Math Essential independent living skills will be emphasized. Students are This course is specifically designed are emphasized. Major topics focus required to concurrently enroll in for the Developmentally Delayed on the how to live and work issues- EDEV 031L ABI Orientation Lab. Learner (DDL) and students with from maintaining a healthy body and Students may repeat this course special learning needs who would a safe home to finding and keeping to improve skills through further like to apply their math abilities to a job. Desired outcome is for the stu- instruction and practice. This course the workplace and everyday life.

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 239 may be taken once and repeated three are encouraged to utilize appropriate ELEC 052 times for credit. college resources. Distribution of Electrical Power 1 Unit 3 Units Prerequisite: ELEC 051 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or EDEV 031L appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Acquired Brain Injury Orientation Lab MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in ate assessment EDEV 031 ELECTRONICS This is an introductory course for This course utilizes computer- Division of Career & linemen and those interested in a assisted instruction to improve career in the power utility industry. cognitive skills in attention, memory, Technical Education This is the third class of a five class and reasoning in students with ELEC 041 program designed to provide the acquired brain injuries. Emphasis is High Reliability Electronic Fabrication student with knowledge and skills on reinforcing associated learning Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or with electrical power distribution strategies and techniques specific to appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or systems. This course further explains each student’s cognitive strengths. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- the distribution of electrical energy, Students are required to concurrently ate assessment starting with the various methods of enroll in EDEV 031 Acquired Brain This course introduces the student to generation, through a more exten- Injury Orientation. Students may the techniques required for the use of sive look into various transmission repeat this course to improve skills hand tools in the building and main- systems, into the rural and urban sub- through further instruction and prac- tenance of electronics equipment. stations, and ending at the customer’s tice. This course may be taken once Particular attention is devoted to sol- service entrance. Course content and repeated three times for credit. dering and other assembly operations includes safety, electrical theory of 1 Unit which must frequently be performed generation, transmission, distribu- 54 Lab hours by electronic technicians. tion, substations, transformers, and 3 Units applied mathematics related to the EDEV 101 36 Lecture hours components of an electrical power College and Life Success (Same as 54 Lab hours distribution system. COUN 101) 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ELEC 050 45 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Introduction to the Electrical Industry 27 Lab hours appropriate assessment Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU assessment ELEC 060 This course provides an exploration This introductory course is for a D.C. and A.C. Fundamentals of cognitive, psychological, social, general audience and for those Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate and physical factors influencing contemplating a career in the power assessment success in college and in life. Topics line (electrical) industry. Students This introductory course in D.C. & include personal responsibility, criti- will become acquainted with the A.C. electricity is for general audience cal thinking, motivation, self-efficacy, basic concepts of terminology and and for those contemplating a career personal awareness, life-long learn- will receive hands-on experience with in the power line (electrical) industry. ing, self-management, health and components and measuring equip- Course content includes basic theory, wellness, interpersonal communica- ment. resistance, capacitance, inductance, tion in a diverse world, and intro- 2 Units simple D.C. & A.C. circuits, trans- duction to career and educational 27 Lecture hours formers, measuring instruments, planning. Students will learn about 27 Lab hours batteries, motors & generators. the purpose, demands, requirements, 3 Units and support services of higher educa- ELEC 051 45 Lecture hours tion including both Rio Hondo Col- Electrical Power Distribution Systems 27 Lab hours lege and four year institutions. Prerequisite: ELEC 050 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ELEC 061 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Fundamentals of Wire and Cabling appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or EDEV 134 MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Study Techniques ate assessment appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This is an introductory course for This course will present the principles appropriate assessment; READ 023 or linemen and those interested in a and practices of copper cable wiring appropriate assessment career in the power utility industry. technology and includes instruction Transfers to: CSU This is the second class of a five class in the design, installation, and main- This is a course in college study program designed to provide the stu- tenance of copper wiring systems for skills which also addresses the needs dent with knowledge and skills with intelligent control systems, lighting of students identified with special electrical power distribution systems. and appliance control devices, com- learning needs. Students are taught This course explains how electricity is munication, and networking. Also specific techniques, principles, and generated and delivered to custom- includes instruction in household strategies which enable them to effec- ers. Course content includes safety, and institutional power wiring. This tively acquire, integrate, store, and basic electrical theory of generation, course is designed for students want- retrieve information and thus become transmission, transformers, regula- ing to work in the Home Technology more successful students. Topics in tors, fuses, meters, and applied math- Service industry. this course include in-depth instruc- ematics to illustrate basic electricity 2 Units tion in critical reading and thinking, relationships of components in an 27 Lecture hours time management, memory tech- electrical power distribution system. 27 Lab hours niques, note-taking, test-taking, cre- 3 Units ativity, and communication. Students 45 Lecture hours 240 / Rio Hondo College 27 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog ELEC 062 appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or on the theory of operation, physi- Fundamentals of Fiber Optics MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- cal properties and characteristics Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ate assessment of DC electrical/electronic circuits appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This is an introductory course that and devices. Students will analyze appropriate assessment will examine the theory behind circuits and solve problems utiliz- This course presents the principles present day wireless (cellular) ing basic network analysis methods. and practices of fiber optics and opto- telecommunications systems which The course will instruct students on electronic technology and includes will include an in-depth analysis of the arrangement of circuit diagrams, instruction in the design, installa- the design and installation of these proper identification of circuit/device tion, and maintenance of fiber optic systems. The course is intended symbols, and use of wiring sche- cabling control systems and optoelec- for students interested in a career matics. Laboratory work provides tronic control systems for computer in the wireless telecommunica- experience with the design and test of communication and networking tions industry. Topics will include: basic electrical circuits, use of meters, systems. This course is designed mobile devices networks, antenna schematic diagrams, oscilloscopes, for students wanting to work in the orientation, base station system, and and common laboratory equipment. Home Technology Service industry. the operation and support system This course is for students that are 2 Units associated with the wireless systems. contemplating a career in the electri- 27 Lecture hours Also presented are topics on environ- cal/electronics industry and is part 27 Lab hours mental effects, governmental impact of the preparation leading to an A. S. and history of wireless telecommuni- Degree or a Certificate in Electronics ELEC 063 cations. Technology. Fundamentals of Wireless 3 Units 4 Units Communication 45 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 27 Lab hours 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment ELEC 071 ELEC 102 This course presents the principles Mobile and Wireless Communications A/C Electronic Circuits and Devices and practices of wireless communica- Prerequisite: ELEC 070 Prerequisite: MATH 030 or 030D or tion technology and includes instruc- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment, or tion in the design, installation, and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or TCED 080 maintenance of wireless communica- appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tion technology network systems. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Emphasis is placed on system reli- ate assessment appropriate assessment ability, security, and cost containment This is the second class of a five class Transfers to: CSU concerns. This course is designed program that will further examine This course is an introduction to the for students wanting to work in the the theory behind present day wire- field of Alternating Current (A/C) Home Technology Service industry. less (cellular) telecommunications electricity/electronics. Emphasis is 2 Units systems. This course is designed to on the theory of operation, physi- 27 Lecture hours provide students with information cal properties and characteristics 27 Lab hours and skills associated with the wire- of AC electrical/electronic circuits less (cellular) telecommunications and devices. Students will analyze ELEC 064 industry. The course is intended circuits and solve problems utiliz- Home Technology Integration for students that are interested in a ing basic network analysis methods. Technologies new career or are currently working The course will instruct students on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in the wireless telecommunications the arrangement of circuit diagrams, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or industry. Topics will include: Wire- proper identification of circuit/device appropriate assessment less standards and protocols and symbols, and use of wiring sche- This course presents the principles the critical issues of compatibility, matics. Laboratory work provides and practices of installing and internetworking, and voice/data experience with the design and test of maintaining home technology. convergence, design and integration basic electrical circuits, use of meters, Students are exposed to home light- of WCDMA/UMTS, CDMA2000, schematic diagrams, oscilloscopes, ing controls, computer networking, and SCDMA into existing cellular/ and common laboratory equipment. home security, home entertainment PCS networks. Also presented are This course is for students that are systems including video, data, and topics on RF propagation, 3G and 4G contemplating a career in the electri- voice, heating ventilation and air networks, and the future of wireless cal/electronics industry and is part conditioning control systems, and telecommunications. of the preparation leading to an A. S. home systems integration. This 3 Units Degree or a Certificate in Electronics course prepares the student for Home 45 Lecture hours Technology. Technology Industry certification 27 Lab hours 4 Units and is designed for students want- 54 Lecture hours ing to work in the Home Technology ELEC 101 54 Lab hours Service industry. D/C Electronic Circuits and Devices 4 Units Prerequisite: MATH 030 or MATH ELEC 105 54 Lecture hours 030D or MATH 033 or appropriate Computer Simulation and Fabrication 54 Lab hours assessment, or TCED 080 of Electronic Circuits Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: ELEC 101 ELEC 070 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU Applied Telecommunications appropriate assessment This course provides an introduc- Technology Transfers to: CSU tion to the use of computer software Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is an introduction to in the simulation and fabrication of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the field of Direct Current (D/C) electronic circuits and printed circuit electricity/electronics. Emphasis is boards. It is intended for students

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 241 in electronics technology as well continuing the study of solid state This course is a continuation of the as those currently working in the devices and circuits with emphasis on study of solid state devices used in electronics industry. Using a popular the Integrated Circuit (IC) and appli- the field of electronics presented educational version of circuit simula- cations. Students will analyze circuits in the introductory course ELEC tion software, the Electronics Work- and solve problems utilizing basic 108. Emphasis is on the theory of bench TM program suite, students network analysis methods. IC device operation, physical properties and will be introduced first to concepts characteristics are explored. Input/ characteristics of advanced semicon- of analog and digital circuit simula- output impedance, drift, offset, bias ductor devices and circuits. Devices tion. The modeled circuits are then current, Gain, Frequency Response considered are advanced design processed. Fabricated and ultimately and simple modeling are among the transistors, SCRs and other Integrated tested as prototype circuit boards. topics considered. Use of device data Circuits-IC’s (digital and analog), Students will learn to use a miniature sheets and application notes will be typical applications of each device in computer controlled circuit board introduced to provide training in inverters, converters, and switching mill to produce the prototypes. the selection of devices for specific power supplies. Students will analyze 2 Units purposes. Laboratory work provides circuits and solve problems utiliz- 18 Lecture hours experience with the design and test ing basic network analysis methods 54 Lab hours of basic solid state device circuits with emphasis on advanced bias- including signal tracing and trouble- ing, cascading, coupling and phase ELEC 108 shooting, use of meters, schematic shifting. Laboratory work provides Introduction to Solid State Devices diagrams, oscilloscopes, and common experience with the design and test and Circuits laboratory equipment. This course is of advanced solid state device circuits Prerequisite: ELEC 101 and 102 for students that are contemplating including signal tracing and trouble- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or a career in the electrical/electronics shooting, use of schematic diagrams appropriate assessment; READ 023 or industry and is part of the prepara- and common laboratory equipment. appropriate assessment tion leading to an A. S. Degree or a This course is for students that are Transfers to: CSU Certificate in Electronics Technology. contemplating a career in the electri- This course is an introduction to 4 Units cal/electronics industry and is part solid state devices used in the field of 54 Lecture hours of the preparation leading to an A. S. electronics. Emphasis is on the theory 54 Lab hours Degree or a Certificate in Electronics of operation, methods of fabrication, Technology. physical properties and character- ELEC 111 4 Units istics of semiconductor devices and Introduction to Digital Electronics 54 Lecture hours circuits. Devices considered are Prerequisite: ELEC 101 and 102 54 Lab hours diodes, BJT and FET transistors, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or special diodes, Thyristors (SCR), IC’s appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ELEC 211 (digital and analog), typical applica- appropriate assessment Advanced Digital Electronics tions of each device in amplifier, Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: ELEC 111 regulator, oscillator, timer and digital This course is an introduction to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or circuits. Students will analyze circuits digital electronic principles common appropriate assessment and solve problems utilizing basic to all areas of electronics. The course Transfers to: CSU network analysis methods. Labora- will emphasize study of number This course is a continuation of intro- tory work provides experience with systems and representations such as duction to electronic digital principles the design and test of basic solid Binary codes, Hexadecimal codes and common to all areas of electronics. state device circuits including signal Boolean algebra. Analysis and design Building on the foundations cov- tracing and troubleshooting, use of of combinational and sequential ered in ELEC 111, emphasis will be meters, schematic diagrams, oscil- Logic Circuits, Gates, Adders, TTL: placed on the study of various types loscopes, and common laboratory small and medium scale integrated of Counters, A/D and D/A Convert- equipment. This course is for stu- devices, programmable logic and ers, I-O Devices, Memories and an dents that are contemplating a career simulation of digital circuits and introduction to Micro Computers. in the electrical/electronics industry CMOS, ECL families will be covered. Through laboratory work, students and is part of the preparation leading Laboratory work will also provide learn applications by construct- to an A. S. Degree or a Certificate in experience with the design and test ing various circuits and devices. Electronics Technology. of basic digital circuits, use of meters, Advanced analysis and design of 4 Units schematic diagrams, oscilloscopes, combinational and sequential Logic 54 Lecture hours and common laboratory equipment. Circuits, Gates, Adders, TTL: small 54 Lab hours This course is for students that are and medium scale integrated devices, contemplating a career in the electri- programmable logic and simulation ELEC 109 cal/electronics industry and is part of digital circuits and ECL families Linear, Analog Circuits and Devices of the preparation leading to an A. S. will be covered. Laboratory work Prerequisite: ELEC 101 and 102 Degree or a Certificate in Electronics will also provide experience with Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Technology. the design and test of basic digital appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 4 Units circuits, use of meters, schematic appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours diagrams, oscilloscopes, and common Transfers to: CSU 54 Lab hours laboratory equipment. This course is This course focuses on linear analog for students that are contemplating circuits and devices used in the ELEC 208 a career in the electrical/electronics field of electronics. Emphasis is on Advanced Solid State Devices and industry and is part of the prepara- the theory of operation, methods of Circuits tion leading to an A. S. Degree or a fabrication, physical properties and Prerequisite: ELEC 108 Certificate in Electronics Technology. characteristics of operational ampli- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 4 Units fiers, other discrete circuits and exter- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours nal circuitry. This course builds on appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours the foundation laid in Electronics 108, Transfers to: CSU 242 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog ELEC 240 EUT 112 3 Units Microprocessors and Microcomputing Electrical Utility Technology II 45 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ELEC 211 Prerequisite: EUT 110 27 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course will provide a funda- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or EUT 118 mental knowledge of the general appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Electrical Utility Technology V architecture of microcomputers. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Prerequisite: EUT 116 Emphasis is on the study of organi- ate assessment; ELEC 050 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or zation and structuring of the major Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or hardware and software components This course involves the study of the appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or of computers which includes, the power distribution and line construc- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- CPU and some of the I/O devices tion industry. Topics include meth- ate assessment; ELEC 050 used to interface the CPU to vari- ods of producing electricity, A.C. Transfers to: CSU ous peripheral devices. It considers and D.C. meters and circuitry and This course covers advanced theory the physical aspects of information electric batteries. Students will also of electrical distribution lines and transfer and control within a digital learn about Ohm’s Law, Kirchhoff’s systems. Other topics include phas- computer. Network architecture, Law, and electromagnetic induction. ing, system groundings, substations communication protocol, as well as This course is intended for students and the use of electrical instruments. micro-programming instruction sets that are contemplating a career in the Students will also learn how to and assembly language program- electrical utility industry. connect transformers in accordance ming are also emphasized. Labora- 3 Units with the state code. Usage of fusing tory exercises will focus on construct 45 Lecture hours tables and reference tables, including and deconstruct of a basic computer, 27 Lab hours technical symbols are also covered. along with test and troubleshooting This course is intended for students of critical functions. This course is EUT 114 that are contemplating a career in the for students that are contemplating Electrical Utility Technology III electrical utility industry. a career in the electrical/electronics Prerequisite: EUT 112 3 Units industry and is part of the prepara- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 45 Lecture hours tion leading to an A. S. Degree or a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lab hours Certificate in Electronics Technology. appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or 4 Units MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- EUT 120 54 Lecture hours ate assessment; ELEC 050 Utility Pole Climbing Techniques 54 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a study of alternating appropriate assessment; READ 023 or current circuits, A.C. and D.C. motors appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or and generators, pole and overhead MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- ELECTRONICS/ construction, and transformers and ate assessment voltage regulators. Topics include Transfers to: CSU ELECTRIC UTILITY schematics, shunt and series capaci- This course is designed to provide TECHNOLOGY tors and safety issues outlined by instruction on climbing a utility the Occupational Safety and Health pole safely using the latest OSHA Division of Career & Act (OSHA). Calculating power used fall resistant requirements. At the Technical Education by electrical circuits is also covered. completion of this course, students This course is intended for students will be able to safely ascend and EUT 110 that are contemplating a career in the descend a utility pole using gaffs Electrical Utility Technology I electrical utility industry. and extension ladders. This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units provides an orientation in the power appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 45 Lecture hours distribution and line construction appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or 27 Lab hours industry. Basic electrical principles MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- and safety on the job are emphasized. ate assessment; ELEC 050 EUT 116 This course is intended for students Transfers to: CSU Electrical Utility Technology IV that are contemplating a career in the This is an introductory course that Prerequisite: EUT 114 electrical utility industry. will examine the theory behind Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 4 Units present day utility energy systems. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours This course provides an orientation appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or 54 Lab hours in the power distribution and line MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- construction industry. Basic electri- ate assessment; ELEC 050 cal principles and safety on the job Transfers to: CSU EMERGENCY are emphasized. Topics include basic This course is a continuation of mathematical computations, includ- pole and overhead line construc- MEDICAL TECHNICIAN ing trigonometry fundamentals, tion. Topics covered include state electron theory and the fundamentals safety orders for line construction Division of Public Safety of magnetism. Students will combine and maintenance, transmission and electrical theory with laboratory and distribution systems and conduc- EMT 093 practical applications in the course of tors and electrical systems faults. Emergency Medical Technician study. This course is intended for stu- Students will also learn about short Prerequisite: FTEC 121 dents that are contemplating a career circuits, system protective concepts Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in the electrical utility industry. and how to identify control circuits appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units from wiring diagrams. This course appropriate assessment; BIOL 125 45 Lecture hours is intended for students that are con- This course is designed to certify 27 Lab hours templating a career in the electrical students as California State Emer- utility industry. gency Medical Technicians and gain 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 243 employment as an ambulance driver related to instruction that are above or ambulance attendant. After suc- and beyond the conditions of regular cessful completion of this course, employment. This course is intended students will be authorized to take for students whose job is related to ENGINEERING the National Registry EMT examina- the field of fire technology or EMS TECHNOLOGY tions and then request certification (emergency medical services) and as an EMT through the Los Angeles have completed or enrolled in the Division of Career & County Department of Health or appropriate coursework. “Contact the Technical Education other local EMS accrediting agencies. CWE office regarding re-enrollment Topics discussed include pre-hospital procedures.” ENGT 101 care terminology, cardiovascular Student Unpaid Internship: Introduction to Technical Drawing & emergencies, pre-hospital childbirth, 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; Graphics communicable disease, extrication 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or tools and equipment, automatic Student Paid Internship: appropriate assessment; READ 023 or external defibrillation and an 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; appropriate assessment understanding of the Emergency 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours Transfers to: CSU Medical System. Students must pass a 1 to 4 Units This is a basic course in technical background check and EMT medical 3 Lecture hours drawing and graphics for students physical with a 10-panel drug screen. 60 to 300 hours with no previous drafting skills or 8 Units training. The course is designed for 117 Lecture hours students who wish to pursue training 81 Lab hours in fields and careers related to archi- ENGINEERING tecture, civil and engineering design EMT 0931 Division of Mathematics drafting. Practical application will be Emergency Vehicle Operations & Sciences provided with the tools, techniques, Prerequisite: READ 023 or appropriate standards, and practices used in the assessment; Possession of a class “C” ENGR 217 industries that need technical draw- license. Electric Circuit Analysis ings and graphics. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 270 3 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or and PHY 213 (both with a grade of “C” 36 Lecture hours MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- or better) 54 Lab hours ate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU This course is designed to certify This course is for students who ENGT 105 students as driver operators for intend to pursue a major in engineer- Architectural and Technical Freehand both Class “B” commercial driver’s ing. The course is the study of basic Sketching license and for ambulance drivers circuit analysis techniques including Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or certification in California. A Class Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, mesh- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or “B” commercial drivers permit will current and node-voltage method, appropriate assessment be obtained while in this course and a Thévenin and Norton’s equivalent Transfers to: CSU Class “B” commercial driver’s license circuits, transient and steady-state This course is designed to develop may be obtained prior to completion responses of passive circuits, and skill in freehand drawing as used by of this course. Pre-Trip inspection, operational amplifiers. This course the design professionals in both archi- driving skills and a driving test is also includes sinusoidal steady-state tectural and technical applications. part of this course. Students will analysis of AC circuits, AC power cal- Using pen, pencil, marker, basic prin- complete certification through the culation, three-phase circuits, mutual ciples of proportion, composition and California State Fire Marshal’s office inductance, frequency response, and freehand techniques, students will in Driver Operator 1A and 1B. A resonance. prepare technical sketches to industry physical is required to meet Cali- 3 Units standards, in isometric, oblique, fornia State standards in regards to 72 Lecture hours perspective and orthographic. Design licensing. considerations will also be introduced 4 Units ENGR 235 for various projects involving pre- 54 Lecture hours Engineering Mechanics: Statics liminary design sketches. This course 54 Lab hours Prerequisite: PHY 211 with a grade of is open to all students who wish to “C” or better develop freehand drawing skills. It EMT 290 Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 191 is required for all students working Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- with a grade of “C” or better towards a degree or certificate in the ship for Emergency Medical Technician Transfers to: UC, CSU Architecture and Engineering Design Related Fields This course is for students who Drafting program. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or intend to pursue a major in engineer- 2 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ing and provides an overview of the 27 Lecture hours appropriate assessment effect of two and three dimensional 27 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU force systems on particles and rigid This course supports and reinforces bodies under equilibrium conditions. ENGT 122 on-the-job training in the Emergency Topics covered include distributed Engineering Design Graphics Medical Technician field under forces and determination of cen- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or supervision of a college instruc- troids, analysis of trusses, frames appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tor and is facilitated by the use of and machines, internal forces and appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or learning objectives. The student will moments, systems involving friction, two years of high school drafting be working in a skilled or profes- and method of virtual work and Transfers to: UC, CSU sional level assignment in the area equilibrium. This course is an introduction to of Emergency Medical Technician 3 Units graphics as used in engineering and will meet performance objectives 72 Lecture hours design and the systematic use of

244 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog graphic solutions and descriptive is an intermediate application study geometry to solve three dimensional ENGT 150 in computer aided design, drafting, engineering problems involving AutoCAD for Basic CADD Applications and graphics using the latest revi- space, points, planes and lines. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or sions of AutoCAD. Combined with Technical drawing using I.S.O. and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or previously learned technical drafting A.N.S.I. standards, including geomet- appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or conventions and basic AutoCAD ric dimensioning and tolerancing, will two years of high school drafting operational skills, students will be stressed with a conceptual design Transfers to: CSU use AutoCAD to produce detailed project and preparation of working This course is for students preparing drawings that involve model-space drawings. This course is required for high technology careers who need and paper-space, 2D and 3D objects, for all students working towards a the skills necessary to function as block attributes and viewport scales. degree or certificate in the Architec- an entry level CADD operator or to Emphasis will be placed on working ture and Engineering Design Drafting apply CADD to specific disciplines of with multiple drawing files using program. The course is also recom- mechanical and architectural design, external files to create mechanical, mended for students interested in manufacturing, illustration and architectural and civil projects. transferring to Schools of Engineering. engineering related documents. An 3 Units 4 Units overview of computer graphics and 36 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours CADD (Computer Assisted Design 54 Lab hours 54 Lab hours and Drawing) utilizing the latest release of AutoCAD software will be ENGT 231 ENGT 131 provided. Students will produce 2D Technical Product Design Engineering and Manufacturing orthographic, isometric, and basic 3D and Presentation Applications of Technical Drawing model solutions of mechanical and Prerequisite: ENGT 122; ENGT 150 Prerequisite: ENGT 122 architectural applications. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 or 54 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU ENGT 170, or CADD experience This intermediate course is the study Transfers to: CSU ENGT 170 of technical presentation drawing, This intermediate course is the study MicroStation for Basic CADD product proposal and design includ- of technical drawing as used in Applications ing electro-mechanical packaging, manufacturing applications of design Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or orthographic and axonometric and engineering technology. This appropriate assessment; READ 023 or illustration for presentation and course is for all students in areas of appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or assembly pictorial views. Using study related to Engineering, Techni- two years of high school drafting computer aided design, manual draft- cal Drafting, Design and Computer Transfers to: CSU ing, and graphic techniques, students Graphics. The course incorporates This course is for students preparing will apply previously learned skills orthographic projection, introduction for high technology careers who need to develop graphic illustrations of to tool design, and applications of the skills necessary to function as mechanical applications for use in descriptive geometry through layouts an entry level CADD operator or to catalogs, manuals and engineering and developments. The course will apply CADD to specific disciplines of support presentation documents. This also cover ANSI Y14.5, precision mechanical and architectural design, course benefits all students in areas of dimensioning, geometric tolerancing, manufacturing, illustration and study related to Engineering, Draft- manufacturing terminology and pro- engineering related documents. An ing, Design and Computer Graphics. cesses. Lab exercises and drawings overview of computer graphics and 4 Units will be used to reinforce lecture and CADD (Computer Assisted Design 54 Lecture hours demonstration concepts. and Drawing) utilizing the latest 54 Lab hours 4 Units release of MicroStation software will 54 Lecture hours be provided. Students will produce ENGT 250 54 Lab hours 2D orthographic and basic 3D model Parametric Modeling 3D Applications solutions of mechanical and architec- for Mechanical Design ENGT 138 tural applications. Prerequisite: ENGT 122 and ENGT 150 Engineering Careers & Applications 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU ENGT 200 This course presents advanced This course is for all students inter- Intermediate AutoCAD for Design and applications of 2D and 3D Computer ested in the career field of Engineer- Production Aided Design Drafting (CADD) and ing Design Drafting. Engineering Prerequisite: ENGT 150 with a grade of an introduction to parametric model- Careers and Applications will explore “C” or better ing and rapid prototyping utiliz- the career opportunities and training Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing the latest releases of Autodesk requirements in the field of engineer- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Inventor series, SolidWorks, and ing and engineering technology. appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or other parametric modeling software Topics will include the history of two years of high school drafting to produce solutions for mechanical engineering, careers in engineering, Transfers to: CSU applications. This course benefits all ethics and responsibilities of the engi- This course is for students pursuing students in areas of study related to neer, communicating and problem degrees or certificates in the Architec- Engineering, Drafting, Design and solving. ture and Engineering Design Drafting Computer Graphics, emphasizes 2 Units Program and for those who wish to CADD generated three dimensional 27 Lecture hours enhance their AutoCAD skills for 27 Lab hours workplace productivity. The course

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 245 graphics using wire frame, surface CADD (Computer Assisted Design tor and is facilitated by the use of modeling, and parametric solids. and Drafting) utilizing the latest learning objectives. The student will 4 Units release of SolidWorks Software. be working in a skilled or profes- 54 Lecture hours This course benefits all students in sional level assignment in their 54 Lab hours areas of study related to Engineer- area of vocational interest and will ing, Drafting, Design and Computer meet performance objectives related ENGT 265 Graphics. Students will produce three to instruction that are above and Pressure Piping Design dimensional parametric computer beyond the conditions of regular Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or generated virtual models incorporat- employment. This course is intended appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ing mechanical design refinements. for students whose job is related to appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 or The course emphasizes high technol- the field of drafting and have com- ENGT 170 or industry experience in ogy skills which are necessary to pleted or enrolled in the appropriate CADD applications function as a design professional to coursework. “Contact the CWE office Transfers to: CSU apply 3D design graphics technology regarding re-enrollment procedures.” This course is for those students with to specific disciplines of mechanical Student Unpaid Internship: CADD experience who are interested engineering, machine drafting and 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; in the career field of pressure piping design, manufacturing, animation, 3 Units/180 hours;4 Units/240 hours design engineering. This course pres- modeling and illustration. Students Student Paid Internship: ents the preparation of engineering will be introduced to a variety of 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; detail drawings of piping systems for means to directly produce prototype 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours commercial, utilities and industrial models from CADD generated solid 1 to 4 Units plants. Included is information and geometry. 3 Lecture hours work dealing with the location, instal- 4 Units 60 to 300 hours lation, operation, and maintenance 54 Lecture hours of pumps, steam turbines, compres- 54 Lab hours sors, tanks, heaters, coolers, cooling ENGLISH towers, condenser, reactors, boilers, ENGT 280 chillers, heat exchangers and special Advanced MicroStation for CADD & Division of Communications equipment. BIM Applications (Same as ARCH 280) & Languages 3 Units Prerequisite: ENGT 170 with a grade 36 Lecture hours of “C” or better, or verifiable work experi- ENGL 030 54 Lab hours ence and proficiency in MicroStation Introductory Composition for Develop- XM or V8i ing Writers ENGT 266 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Corequisite: ENGL 030W Pressure Piping Applications appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; ENGT 101 or assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or two years of high school drafting This course assists students in appropriate assessment; ENGT 150 or Transfers to: CSU developing thinking, language, and ENGT 170 or industry experience in This course is for students pursuing writing skills through structured CADD applications; ENGT 265 an advanced study in MicroStation assignments that increase in complex- Transfers to: CSU 3D parametric CADD (Computer ity throughout the semester. This is This course is for all students Assisted Design and Drafting) and the first or beginning course in com- interested in the career field of the BIM (Building Information Mod- position; it prepares students for suc- pressure piping design engineering. eling) approach to building design cess in either ENGL 035 or ENGL 101. This course presents the advanced using Bentley Architecture. Stu- Students must concurrently enroll preparation of engineering detail dents will apply previously learned in the one-unit Writing Workshop, drawings of piping systems for drafting conventions to produce ENGL 030W. This is a non-degree commercial, utilities and industrial two and three dimensional CADD applicable course and is offered on a plants. Included is advanced informa- and BIM generated mechanical and pass/no pass basis. tion and layout work dealing with architectural drawings and virtual 3 Units the location, installation, operation of design models. This course benefits 54 Lecture hours pumps, steam turbines, compressors, all students studying Architecture, vertical vessels, horizontal ves- Civil, Engineering of all types, Draft- ENGL 030W sels, tanks, heaters, coolers, cooling ing, Design and Computer Graphics. Writing Workshop towers, condenser, reactors, boilers, High technology skills which are Corequisite: ENGL 030 chillers, heat exchangers and special necessary to function as a designer or Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate equipment. CADD Drafter are emphasized. assessment 3 Units 4 Units This is a lab course designed to assist 36 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours students in developing and improv- 54 Lab hours 54 Lab hours ing their writing and language skills through individual conferences with ENGT 270 ENGT 290 composition instructors. Students will Solid Works for 3D Modeling and Pro- Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- complete and revise assignments that totype Applications ship for Drafting Related Fields complement the goals and objectives Prerequisite: ENGT 122; ENGT 150 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of ENGL 030. All ENGL 030 stu- ENGT 170 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or dents must enroll in this course. This Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment course may be repeated one time for appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU credit. This is a non-degree applicable appropriate assessment This course supports and reinforces course offered on a pass-no pass Transfers to: CSU on-the-job training in business and basis. This course presents an intensive industrial establishments under 0.5 Units study in 3D computer graphics and supervision of a college instruc- 27 Lab hours

246 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog ENGL 035 This is a composition course which accomplish this, students will learn Intermediate Composition for Develop- trains students in the clear and methods of prewriting, construct ing Writers logical communication of ideas and and revise a series of original essays, Prerequisite: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 information. Students will learn to discuss readings, and participate in with a grade of “Pass” or appropriate relate ideas and information in stan- collaborative activities which increase assessment dard written English that a literate their ability to articulate ideas. This Corequisite: ENGL 035W audience can easily understand. To is a non-degree credit course and is This is a composition course which accomplish this, students will learn offered on a pass/no pass basis. Each trains students in the clear and methods of prewriting, construct week, three additional hours will be logical communication of ideas and and revise a series of original essays, required in an accompanying 35W information. Students will learn to discuss readings, and participate in Writing Workshop offered on a pass/ relate ideas and information in stan- collaborative activities which increase no pass basis. This class can also dard written English that a literate their ability to articulate ideas. This be taken in three 6-week modules. audience can easily understand. To is a non-degree credit course and is Students will have the opportunity accomplish this, students will learn offered on a pass/no pass basis. Each to take one, two, or three modules methods of prewriting, construct week, three additional hours will be for one unit of credit each. Module and revise a series of original essays, required in an accompanying 35W A will cover simple and compound discuss readings, and participate in Writing Workshop offered on a pass/ sentences, simple punctuation, collaborative activities which increase no pass basis. This class can also and language usage. Students will their ability to articulate ideas. This be taken in three 6-week modules. practice writing to instruct and is a non-degree credit course and is Students will have the opportunity inform. Module B will cover complex offered on a pass/no pass basis. Each to take one, two, or three modules sentences, punctuation such as colons week, three additional hours will be for one unit of credit each. Module and semicolons, and use of persua- required in an accompanying 35W A will cover simple and compound sive language. Further practice will Writing Workshop offered on a pass/ sentences, simple punctuation, be given in the use of commas and no pass basis. This class can also and language usage. Students will capitalization. Module C will include be taken in three 6-week modules. practice writing to instruct and paragraphs, short essays, punctuation Students will have the opportunity inform. Module B will cover complex review, and use of sequential and to take one, two, or three modules sentences, punctuation such as colons transitional language. Practice will be for one unit of credit each. Module and semicolons, and use of persua- given in adapting information to dif- A will cover simple and compound sive language. Further practice will ferent audiences. In addition to this sentences, simple punctuation, be given in the use of commas and material, modules A, B, and C will and language usage. Students will capitalization. Module C will include cover material detailed in the appen- practice writing to instruct and paragraphs, short essays, punctuation dix to the course outline. To receive inform. Module B will cover complex review, and use of sequential and credit for ENGL 035 or ENGL 035 A, sentences, punctuation such as colons transitional language. Practice will be B, C, students must receive a score and semicolons, and use of persua- given in adapting information to dif- of 10 or higher on the common final. sive language. Further practice will ferent audiences. In addition to this Workshop credit will be given upon be given in the use of commas and material, modules A, B, and C will completion of all three modules. capitalization. Module C will include cover material detailed in the appen- Students may enroll in all modules paragraphs, short essays, punctuation dix to the course outline. To receive or individual modules and receive review, and use of sequential and credit for ENGL 035 or ENGL 035 A, appropriate credit. English 035 A, transitional language. Practice will be B, C, students must receive a score B, C is offered on an open entry, given in adapting information to dif- of 10 or higher on the common final. open exit basis. This is a non-degree ferent audiences. In addition to this Workshop credit will be given upon credit course and is offered on a material, modules A, B, and C will completion of all three modules. pass/no pass basis. (Each week, three cover material detailed in the appen- Students may enroll in all modules additional hours will be required in dix to the course outline. To receive or individual modules and receive the ENGL 035W Writing Workshop, credit for ENGL 035 or ENGL 035 A, appropriate credit. English 035 A, offered on a pass/no pass basis.) B, C, students must receive a score B, C is offered on an open entry, 1 Unit of 10 or higher on the common final. open exit basis. This is a non-degree 18 Lecture hours Workshop credit will be given upon credit course and is offered on a completion of all three modules. pass/no pass basis. (Each week, three ENGL 035C Students may enroll in all modules additional hours will be required in Intermediate Composition for Develop- or individual modules and receive the ENGL 035W Writing Workshop, ing Writers appropriate credit. English 035 A, offered on a pass/no pass basis.) Prerequisite: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 B, C is offered on an open entry, 1 Unit with a grade of “Pass” or appropriate open exit basis. This is a non-degree 18 Lecture hours assessment credit course and is offered on a Corequisite: ENGL 035W pass/no pass basis. (Each week, three ENGL 035B This is a composition course which additional hours will be required in Intermediate Composition for Develop- trains students in the clear and the ENGL 035W Writing Workshop, ing Writers logical communication of ideas and offered on a pass/no pass basis.) Prerequisite: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 information. Students will learn to 3 Units with a grade of “Pass” or appropriate relate ideas and information in stan- 54 Lecture hours assessment dard written English that a literate Corequisite: ENGL 035W audience can easily understand. To ENGL 035A This is a composition course which accomplish this, students will learn Intermediate Composition for Develop- trains students in the clear and methods of prewriting, construct ing Writers logical communication of ideas and and revise a series of original essays, Prerequisite: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 information. Students will learn to discuss readings, and participate in with a grade of “Pass” or appropriate relate ideas and information in stan- collaborative activities which increase assessment dard written English that a literate their ability to articulate ideas. This Corequisite: ENGL 035W audience can easily understand. To is a non-degree credit course and is 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 247 offered on a pass/no pass basis. Each This is a composition course that assess the linguistic and sociolinguis- week, three additional hours will be enables students to generate logical, tic factors which affect communica- required in an accompanying 35W coherent essays and reports necessary tion. This course is useful for majors Writing Workshop offered on a pass/ to academic and professional success. in foreign language, anthropology, no pass basis. This class can also Students will become proficient in communications, health science, and be taken in three 6-week modules. research techniques, learn critical English, and especially for those plan- Students will have the opportunity reading and thinking skills through ning to enter elementary and second- to take one, two, or three modules expository and persuasive reading ary teaching in California, with its for one unit of credit each. Module selections, and apply these skills to diversity of languages and cultures. A will cover simple and compound creating original essays and a final 3 Units sentences, simple punctuation, research paper. The lab component 54 Lecture hours and language usage. Students will of this course is designed to assist practice writing to instruct and students in improving and refining ENGL 127 inform. Module B will cover complex their writing and language skills. Language Structure and Language Use: sentences, punctuation such as colons Students will complete lab activities Introduction to Linguistics and semicolons, and use of persua- that enhance their ability to compose Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or sive language. Further practice will logical, well-supported arguments appropriate assessment be given in the use of commas and that exhibit grammatical fluency and Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate capitalization. Module C will include correct documentation form. Students assessment paragraphs, short essays, punctuation will meet with composition instruc- Transfers to: UC, CSU review, and use of sequential and tors through individual conferences This course explores the nature and transitional language. Practice will be that address students’ specific writing structure of language, including given in adapting information to dif- concerns. This course is designed phonology, morphology, syntax, ferent audiences. In addition to this for students who wish to fulfill the semantics and discourse, language material, modules A, B, and C will General Education requirement for acquisition and language develop- cover material detailed in the appen- Written Communication. ment, and language use. This course dix to the course outline. To receive 3.5 Units is useful for students planning to credit for ENGL 035 or ENGL 035 A, 54 Lecture hours enter elementary or secondary teach- B, C, students must receive a score 27 Lab hours ing and for those majoring in foreign of 10 or higher on the common final. language, English, communications, Workshop credit will be given upon ENGL 125 and anthropology. completion of all three modules. Grammar and Usage 3 Units Students may enroll in all modules Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lecture hours or individual modules and receive appropriate assessment appropriate credit. English 035 A, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ENGL 127H B, C is offered on an open entry, assessment Language Structure & Language Use: open exit basis. This is a non-degree Transfers to: UC, CSU Introduction to Linguistics Honors credit course and is offered on a This course explores parts of speech, Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of pass/no pass basis. (Each week, three varieties of sentence structures, “C” or better additional hours will be required in common grammar and usage prob- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate the ENGL 035W Writing Workshop, lems, and how to apply these issues assessment offered on a pass/no pass basis.) to real-world communications. It is Transfers to: UC, CSU 1 Unit designed for students who wish to This course explores the nature and 18 Lecture hours expand their knowledge of stan- structure of language, including dard American English and thereby phonology, morphology, syntax, ENGL 035W increase their skill in the written and semantics and discourse, language Writing Workshop spoken language. It is especially help- acquisition and language develop- Corequisite: ENGL 035 ful for students planning to go into ment, and language use. This course Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate teaching. is useful for students planning to assessment 3 Units enter elementary or secondary teach- This is a lab course designed to assist 54 Lecture hours ing and for those majoring in foreign students in developing and improv- language, English, communications, ing their writing and language skills ENGL 126 and anthropology. This course is through individual conferences with Languages of the World designed for students eligible for the composition instructors. Students will Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Honors Program. complete and revise assignments that appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units complement the goals and objectives appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours of English 035. All English 035 stu- Transfers to: UC, CSU dents must enroll in this course. This This is a linguistics course which ENGL 131 (C-ID ENGL 200) course may be repeated one time for covers the major languages families Creative Writing credit. This is a non-degree applicable of the world and representative Prerequisite: ENGL 101 course offered on a pass-no pass languages from those families. It Transfers to: UC, CSU basis. presents the phonology, morphol- This is a course of expression for stu- 0.5 Units ogy, syntax, and pragmatics of these dents who are interested in various 27 Lab hours languages. It is specifically targeted at forms of writing. It offers students a those who will be working with non- workshop setting in which to develop ENGL 101 (C-ID ENGL 100) native speakers of English in order to their writing skills in various genres, College Composition and Research equip them to recognize the cross-lin- such as fiction, poetry, and playwrit- Prerequisite: ENGL 035 with a grade guistic influences of other languages ing. Students are required to write of “Pass” or ENLA 100 with an “A” or on English, thus preparing them to regularly, present their own work “B” or appropriate assessment communicate more effectively with Transfers to: UC, CSU their clients and/or students and to

248 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog in class for discussion, and develop series of argumentative essays, which ciations of 200-250 English words critical standards for evaluating the demonstrate the ability to analyze not presently in their vocabulary. merit of their own work and of the issues, evaluate positions, and argue Special emphasis is given to examin- work of their peers. persuasively through clear, concise ing words in context, parts of speech, 3 Units prose. This Honors section is open and inflections. This course is offered 54 Lecture hours to all students who have completed on a pass/no pass basis and is not ENGL 101 with a grade of C or better. applicable to the degree. Students are ENGL 201 (C-ID ENGL 105) Students will be expected to analyze expected to complete an additional 8 Advanced Composition and Critical issues in more depth and write on hours TBA (To Be Arranged) in the Thinking them at greater length than they Language Lab. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of would in a non-honors section. 3 Units “C” or better 3.5 Units 54 Lecture hours Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours 8 Lab hours assessment 27 Lab hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ENLA 012 (*Students will receive credit from UC ENGL 299 Beginning Speaking and Listening for only one of the following courses: Directed Study: English This course is for English language ENGL 201 or ENGL 201H) Transfers to: UC, CSU learners who wish to improve their This advanced composition course Independent Study/Directed Study conversational skills in English. Areas is open to all students who have is intended for students who have of emphasis include dictation, Eng- successfully completed ENGL 101 the ability to assume responsibil- lish phrasing patterns, various speak- and is designed for those who expect ity for independent work and to ing situations, listening practice, and to transfer to four-year colleges or prepare written or oral reports and/ self-correction. This course is offered universities. Students will read and or appropriate projects. To enroll in on a pass/no pass basis and is not write extensively, while applying an independent study/directed study applicable to the degree. Students are critical thinking skills and research course, students must possess a 2.5 expected to complete an additional 8 techniques. Students will demon- overall grade point average, a 3.1 hours TBA (To Be Arranged) in the strate these abilities in advanced grade point average in the discipline Language Lab. composition as they research and of study being requested, or receive 3 Units write a series of argumentative an exception from the instructor. 54 Lecture hours essays, which demonstrate the ability Independent Studies/Directed Studies 8 Lab hours to analyze issues, evaluate positions, may be developed from any topic and argue persuasively through clear, arising from or related to a course of ENLA 013 concise prose. The lab component study that will result in developing Basic Grammar of this course is designed to assist depth and breadth in that subject Advisory: NESL 018 or appropriate students in advancing and refining area. Students will be expected to assessment their writing and language skills and meet on a regular basis with their fac- This is an introductory grammar will augment their ability to exer- ulty sponsor and submit a final report course for non-native speakers of cise critical thought. Students will or project, and student progress shall English. Through reading, writing, complete lab activities that further be evaluated at regular intervals. listening, and speaking activities, enhance their ability to compose Academic standards for Independent students learn basic English grammar logical, well-supported arguments Studies/Directed Studies shall be the while focusing on verb structures. that exhibit grammatical fluency and same as those for other courses. Units This course is offered on a pass/no correct documentation form. Students are awarded in accordance to Title pass basis and is not applicable to the will meet with composition instruc- V regulations with one unit of credit degree. Students are expected to com- tors through individual conferences awarded for 54 hours of Directed plete an additional 8 hours TBA (To that address students’ specific writing Studies, six (6) hours of which must Be Arranged) in the Language Lab. concerns. be with an instructor. The instructor 3 Units 3.5 Units is responsible for monitoring student 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours progress through the semester. 8 Lab hours 27 Lab hours Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of three (3) ENLA 014 Beginning Composition ENGL 201H (C-ID ENGL 105) units within a discipline, and may not Prerequisite: Appropriate placement Advanced Composition and Critical accumulate more than a total of nine through the Rio Hondo Assessment Thinking Honors (9) units college wide. Process Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 101 1 to 3 Units This course is designed to help with a grade of at least a “C” or better 54 to 216 Lab hours limited English-speaking students Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU communicate better in English. The (*Students will receive credit from UC course focuses on the development for only one of the following courses: ENGLISH AS A of written skills. Topics specifically ENGL 201 or ENGL 201H) emphasized are idiomatic expres- This advanced composition course is NEW LANGUAGE sions, vocabulary, reading and open to all students who have suc- Division of Communications writing. These are taught at an entry cessfully completed ENGL 101 and & Languages level. This course is offered on a pass/ is designed for those who expect to no pass basis and is not applicable to transfer to four-year colleges or uni- the degree. versities. Students will read and write ENLA 011 3.5 Units extensively, while applying critical Basic Vocabulary 54 Lecture hours thinking skills and research tech- Advisory: ENLA 014 or appropriate 27 Lab hours niques. Students will demonstrate assessment these abilities in advanced composi- This course is designed to help tion as they research and write a non-native speakers of English learn meanings, forms, uses, and pronun- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 249 ENLA 022 ENLA 032 Intermediate Speaking and Listening Advanced Speaking and Listening: Pro- Advisory: ENLA 012 or appropriate nunciation and Accent Reduction ENVIRONMENTAL assessment Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate This course is for ENLA students assessment; ENLA 022 or appropriate TECHNOLOGY who wish to improve their English assessment speaking and listening skills at an ENLA 032 is a speaking, listening Division of Mathematics intermediate level. Areas of empha- and pronunciation course intended & Sciences sis include pronunciation, listening, for students who need further oral communication, note taking and practice in spoken English and/or ET 110 organizational skills. This course is have difficulty understanding native Hazardous Waste Generation/Reduc- offered on a pass/no pass basis and is speakers of English in academic tion/Treatment not applicable to the degree. Students and other situations. Its purpose is Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or are expected to complete an addi- improved the pronunciation, articu- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tional 8 hours TBA (To be Arranged) lation, speed and comprehension appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or in the Language Lab. Students of non-native speakers of English. MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- initially enrolled in the course will be The course focuses on sounds in ate assessment Transfers to: CSU assessed and only those passing the isolation, the blending of sounds in This course is designed to educate assessment will be allowed to remain. phrasal elements and the production individuals working in or seeking 3 Units of sentences incorporating correct employment in the hazardous waste 54 Lecture hours intonation, accent, speed and rhythm. management field with an overview 8 Lab hours This course is offered on a pass/no of industrial processes and their gen- pass basis and is not applicable to the eration of waste streams. The selected ENLA 023 degree. industries include: electroplating, Intermediate Grammar 3 Units metal finishing and printed circuit Advisory: ENLA 013 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours board production; oil refining and assessment; ENLA 024 or appropriate 8 Lab hours assessment chemical production; steel produc- This course presents a multi skills ENLA 034 tion; general manufacturing; printing approach to English grammar Intermediate-Advanced Composition and graphic reproduction; agricul- and sentence structure for second Prerequisite: ENLA 024 or appropriate ture; and consumer services. language students. Through read- assessment 3 Units ing, writing, listening, and related A continuation of ENLA 024, this 54 Lecture hours activities such as diction, close course is for ENLA students and ET 120 exercises, and sentence analysis, emphasizes longer writings with Introduction to Alternative Energy students practice the elements of cor- more complicated sentence pat- Technology (Same as AET 120) rect English while focusing on verbs terns leading up to a basic essay. (Formerly ET 070) and verb forms. This course is offered Students focus on both thematic and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or on a pass/no pass basis and is not rhetorical modes of composition appropriate assessment; READ 023 or applicable to the degree. Students are while they practice topic sentences, appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or expected to complete and additional thesis statements, subordination, and MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- 8 hours TBA (To Be Arranged) in transitional expressions. This course ate assessment the Language Lab. Students initially is offered on a pass/no pass basis and Transfers to: CSU enrolled in the course will be assessed is not applicable to the degree. This course is an introductory course and only those passing the assess- 3.5 Units that will examine the theory behind ment will be allowed to remain. 54 Lecture hours present day energy systems which 3 Units 27 Lab hours will include an in-depth analysis 54 Lecture hours of the design and installation of 8 Lab hours ENLA 100 alternate energy systems. Topics will Advanced Composition include: solar electrical systems, wind ENLA 024 Prerequisite: ENLA 034 or appropriate electrical systems, solar water heating Intermediate Composition assessment systems, wind mechanical systems, Prerequisite: ENLA 014 or appropriate Transfers to: UC, CSU small hydro-electrical systems, and assessment ENLA 100 is the highest-level course conservation methods used to save This is an intermediate composi- of the ENLA writing sequence and an energy. Also presented are topics tion class for non-native speakers of ENLA student’s gateway in to ENGL on geothermal energy, fuel cells, English focusing on the fundamen- 101. As a result of taking this course, biomass systems, and applications tals of academic writing in English. students will be able to utilize various of alternate energy in transportation, Basic sentence structures, paragraph stages of the writing process, MLA industrial, commercial, and residen- development, composition forms, conventions of academic writing in tial systems. Students will collect English grammar and word usage are several rhetorical modes (including a solar data using an irradiance meter studied in various rhetorical modes. research paper), and advanced levels and determine power consumption This course is offered on a pass/no of grammatical and mechanical accu- of a typical residence to develop an pass basis and is not applicable to the racy in their writing. alternative energy solution. This degree. 3.5 Units course is intended for students that 3.5 Units 54 Lecture hours are contemplating a career in the 54 Lecture hours 27 Lab hours alternative energy industry. 27 Lab hours 3 Units 45 Lecture hours 27 Lab hours

250 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog ET 121 Transfers to: CSU health and safety responsibilities. Photovoltaic Systems Design and This is an introductory course that It provides an overview of how to Installation (Same as AET 121) will examine and implement the identify and evaluate the hazards (Formerly ET 072) design and installation of wind of chemical, physical and biological Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or power systems which will include agents that can be encountered in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the installation of a working wind industrial operations, waste disposal appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or generation power system. Students and remediation sites. MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- will learn how to perform wind site 3 Units ate assessment evaluations, electrical load calcula- 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU tions, wind system size calculations, This in an introductory course that will hydraulics fundamentals, basic aero- ET 150 examine and implement the design dynamics, and installation techniques Hazardous Waste Management Applica- and installation of solar photovoltaic for wind power generation systems. tions power systems, which will include the Students will learn how to design and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or installation of a working solar photo- install wind power generation system appropriate assessment; READ 023 or voltaic power system. Students will and obtain skills for employment. appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or learn how to perform solar site evalua- This course is intended for students tions, electrical load calculations, solar MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- system size calculations, and installa- that are contemplating a career in ate assessment tion techniques for grid-tie and off-the- the wind turbine power generation Transfers to: CSU grid photovoltaic systems. This course industry. This course is designed to provide is designed to prepare the student for 3 Units individuals, who are working in or the North American Board of Certified 45 Lecture hours seeking employment in the envi- Energy Practitioners (NABCEP) Entry 27 Lab hours ronmental field with an overview of Level Exam. This course is intended hazardous waste management and for students that are contemplating a ET 124 regulations. The course explains the career in the solar photovoltaic energy Advanced Wind Energy Systems Design industry. hazardous waste regulatory frame- and Installation (Same as AET 124) 3 Units work and develops research skills in (Formerly ET 078) 45 Lecture hours the hazardous waste area. Emphasis Prerequisite: AET/ET 123 27 Lab hours is placed on the following topics: Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or universal waste, generator compli- ET 122 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ance, site investigation and reme- Advanced Photovoltaic Systems Design appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or diation, permitting, enforcement, and Installation (Same as AET 122) MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- liability, and storm water discharge. (Formerly ET 074) ate assessment The course also provides “hands-on” Prerequisite: AET/ET 121 Transfers to: CSU applications of the regulations. These Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This is the second course in the wind applications include: preparing a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or energy series that will further exam- hazardous waste manifest, labeling appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or ine and implement the design and and storing containers, sampling and MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- installation of wind power systems. analysis, and preparing a Phase I ate assessment Students will learn how to interpret environmental audit. Transfers to: CSU the National Electrical Code (NEC) 4 Units This is the second course in the specifics concerning wind power 54 Lecture hours photovoltaic series that will further installations. The topics include 54 Lab hours examine and implement the design code compliant wiring of modules, and installation of solar photovoltaic inverters, charge controllers, ground- ET 160 power systems. Students will learn ing techniques and related topics. Hazardous Waste Site Remediation how to interpret the National Electri- Additional topics include wind site Systems cal Code (NEC) specifics concerning evaluations, electrical load calcula- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or photovoltaic installations. The topics tions, wind system size calculations, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or include code compliant wiring of hydraulic fundamentals, basic aero- appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or modules, inverters, charge control- dynamics, and installation techniques MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- lers, batteries, grounding techniques for large wind power generation ate assessment and related topics. Additional topics systems. This course is intended for Transfers to: CSU include the design and installation students that are contemplating a This course provides an overview of large commercial photovoltaic career in the wind turbine power of remediation systems that are systems. This course is intended generation industry. employed in cleaning up hazard- for students that are interested in 3 Units ous waste sites. The remediation a career in the solar photovoltaic 45 Lecture hours systems that will be studied include: energy industry. 27 Lab hours groundwater remediation systems, 3 Units soil vapor extraction, chemical extrac- ET 130 45 Lecture hours tion/soil washing, solidification/ Health Effects of Environmental Haz- 27 Lab hours stabilization, bioremediation, thermal ardous Materials processes, and chemical destruction. ET 123 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Specific details on the compounds Wind Energy Systems Design and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or removed, the fundamentals and spe- Installation (Same as AET 123) appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or cific applications of each method will (Formerly ET 076) MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- be examined. Innovative remediation Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ate assessment; BIOL 120; BIOL 120L; technologies and trends in remedia- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or CHEM 110 tion systems will be studied. A case appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Transfers to: CSU study, which will highlight the reme- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- This course is designed to educate ate assessment individuals working in or seeking employment in areas that include 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 251 diation processes that are being used energy field, with an overview of the WOPER TRAINING under OSHA at a selected remediation site, will be industrial energy management and (1910.120) and confined space entry examined. auditing. Specifically, this course will training under OSHA (1910.146). 3 Units assist students in their preparation 4 Units 54 Lecture hours of a comprehensive energy audit 54 Lecture hours and energy management program. 54 Lab hours ET 170 Emphasis is placed on the follow- Groundwater Hydrology and Sampling ing topics: Types of Energy Audits, ET 240 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Energy Management and Cost, Solid Waste Management Applications appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Benchmarking, Energy Performance, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or Energy Use Requirements, Maximiz- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- ing System Efficiencies, Optimizing appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or ate assessment Energy Input Requirements, Fuel MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- Transfers to: CSU and Energy Substitution and Energy ate assessment This course is designed to train indi- Audit Instruments. Transfers to: CSU viduals, who are working in or who 3 Units This course is designed to provide seek employment in the environ- 54 Lecture hours individuals, who are working in or mental field, with an overview of the seek employment in the solid waste basic physical and chemical nature ET 200 management field, with an overview of groundwater aquifer systems, Hazardous Materials Management of the solid waste industry and its an overview of the techniques of Applications components. Emphasis is placed sampling protocols for obtaining Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or on the various aspects of integrated groundwater samples based on US appropriate assessment; READ 023 or waste management including: waste EPA approved sampling protocols, appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or prevention, recycling, composting, and an introduction to groundwater MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- incineration, landfilling, environmen- pollution, remediation, and protec- ate assessment tal sampling and monitoring, facility tion. Emphasis is placed on develop- Transfers to: CSU siting and permitting, and compli- ing practical working knowledge of This course is designed to provide ance with environmental, health and groundwater resources, groundwater individuals, who are working in or safety regulations. protection, and groundwater reme- who seek employment in the hazard- 4 Units diation. ous materials management field, with 54 Lecture hours 3 Units a general overview of the require- 54 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours ments and applications of federal, state, and local laws and regulations ET 250 ET 181 relating to hazardous materials. The Fundamentals of Safety and Health I Home Energy Management and Audit- course will emphasize compliance Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ing (Same as AET 181) with Department of Transportation, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or OSHA Hazard Communications, appropriate assessment, ET 230, or work- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or SARA Title III Community Right-to- ing in General Industry, Construction, appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Know, Underground Tank, Asbes- or in the Safety and Health Field MATH 020C appropriate assessment tos, Proposition 65, and Air Toxics Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU Regulations. This course is designed to introduce This course is designed to provide 4 Units the student to the field of Occupa- individuals, who are working in or 54 Lecture hours tional Safety and Health and Program seeking employment in the green 54 Lab hours Development. Topics include instruc- energy field, with an overview of tion on Federal, State and Local home energy management and ET 230 Agency legislation and the appli- auditing. Specifically, this course will Safety and Emergency Response cation of Labor and Occupational assist students in their preparation of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Safety and Health regulations. The a comprehensive home energy audit appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course content also includes famil- and energy management program. appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or iarization with Workers Compensa- Emphasis is placed on the follow- MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- tion/General Liability Insurance, ing topics: Appliances, Insulation, ate assessment Accident Investigation Techniques, Designing/Remodeling, Electric- Transfers to: CSU Industrial Hygiene, Ergonomics, Fire ity, Landscaping, Lighting, Space This course is designed to provide Prevention, Site and Facility Audit- Heating and Cooling, Water Heat- individuals, who are working in ing, Systems Safety and Program ing, Doors/Windows/Skylights, and or who seek employment in the Development. This course is for indi- Home Energy Audits. environmental technology field, with viduals that are pursuing a degree in 3 Units hands-on instruction in safety and Environmental Technology, Safety & 54 Lecture hours emergency response to chemical and Health or for working supervisors, physical exposures at hazardous professionals or business owners that ET 182 waste sites. Topics include: hazard are responsible for worker safety or Industrial Energy Management and identification, emergency response placement of workers compensation/ Auditing (Same as AET 182) planning, proper use and selection general liability insurance. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of PPE, site control and evaluation, 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or handling drums and containers, 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or field sampling and air monitoring, MATH 020C or appropriate assessment proper use of instruments, confined ET 251 Transfers to: CSU spaces, emergency response includ- Fundamentals of Safety and Health II This course is designed to provide ing field exercises in the use of APR Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or individuals, who are working in or and SCBA. This course satisfies the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or seeking employment in the green requirements for 40-hour HAZ- appropriate assessment; ET 230 Transfers to: CSU 252 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog This course is designed to introduce responsibilities of a treatment plant effluents, residual solids manage- the student to the supervisory and operator, an explanation of why ment, enhanced biological control management functions of Occupa- wastes must be treated, and detailed including nitrogen and phosphorus tional Safety and Health and Risk descriptions of the equipment and removal, and wastewater reclama- Management. Topics include a review processes used in a wastewater treat- tion. Students will learn to operate of Federal, State and Local Agency ment plant. Students will learn to and maintain treatment plant instru- Legislation, Labor and Occupational operate and maintain racks, screens, mentation equipment and systems. Safety and Health regulations and comminutors, sedimentation tanks, Additionally, students will also learn Workers Compensation insurance. trickling filters, rotating biological to analyze and solve operational The course content will focus on contactors, package activated sludge problems and to perform mathemati- the Elements of Safety and Health plants, oxidation ditches, ponds, cal calculations relating to wastewa- Program Development, Behavior and chlorination facilities. Students ter treatment process control. This Based Safety, Workplace Violence, will also learn to analyze and solve course focuses on actual operating Terrorism Preparedness, Hazardous operational problems and to perform procedures and teaches students Materials and Waste Management, mathematical calculations relating to to analyze and solve operational Application of occupational safety wastewater treatment process control. problems. and health design/compliance, regu- 3 Units 3 Units lations and development of the Safety 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours and health and Loss Prevention Program (Policy through QA/QC). ET 271 ET 280 This course is for individuals that are Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations II Green Building Design Principles pursuing a degree in Environmental Prerequisite: ET 270 (Same as AET 280) Technology, a Safety & Health Cer- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tificate and the working professional appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or or business owner responsible for appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or worker safety or Risk Management. MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 3 Units Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU 54 Lecture hours This is the second course of a series This course is designed to provide of water treatment courses designed individuals, who are working in or ET 260 to train individuals, who are working seeking employment in the green Environmental Sampling and Analysis in or who seek employment in the building field, with an overview of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or waste water treatment field, with the the green building industry and its appropriate assessment; READ 023 or practical aspects of operating and components. Specifically, this course appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or maintaining wastewater treatment will assist students in their prepara- MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- plants, emphasizing the use of safe tion for the Leadership in Energy and ate assessment; BIOL 120; BIOL 120L; practices and procedures. Informa- Environmental Design Accredited CHEM 110 tion presented includes: conventional Professional (LEED AP) Examina- Transfers to: CSU activated sludge processes, sludge tion, which is the most recognized This course provides an overview of digestion and solids handling, efflu- professional accreditation for green the techniques of sampling protocols ent disposal, plant safety and good building in the nation. Emphasis is for obtaining soil, air, surface water, housekeeping, plant and equipment placed on the six categories of design and groundwater samples based on maintenance, analysis and presenta- that green buildings must address the U.S. EPA approved sampling tion of data, and records and report for LEED Certification: Sustainable protocols. In the lecture, emphasis is writing. Students will also learn to Sites, Water Efficiency, Energy & placed on the aspects of the procure- analyze and solve operational prob- Atmosphere, Materials & Resources, ment of the samples through the lems and to perform mathematical Indoor Environmental Quality, and EPA approved standard operating calculations relating to wastewater Innovation & Design Process. Each of procedures and practices. In the treatment process control. these categories will be studied, with laboratory, the student will gain 3 Units a focus on the significance of each practical knowledge and skills for the 54 Lecture hours particular credit. appropriate collection and handling 3 Units of environmental samples. ET 272 54 Lecture hours 4 Units Advanced Wastewater Treatment 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ET 271 ET 290 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ship for Environmental Technology ET 270 appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Related Fields Wastewater Treatment Plant Operations I MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This is the third course in a series of appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or water treatment courses designed to Transfers to: CSU MATH 020C or appropriate assessment train individuals who are working in This course supports and reinforces Transfers to: CSU or who seek employment in the waste on-the-job training in business and This is the initial course of a series of water treatment field in the practical industrial establishments under water treatment courses designed to aspects of operating and maintain- supervision of a college instruc- train individuals, who are working ing wastewater treatment plants and tor and is facilitated by the use of in or who seek employment in the emphasizes the use of safe practices learning objectives. The student will waste water treatment field, in the and procedures. Topics presented be working in a skilled or profes- practical aspects of operating and include: detailed descriptions of the sional level assignment in their area maintaining wastewater treatment equipment and advanced treatment of vocational interest and will meet plants, emphasizing the use of safe processes used for odor control, pure performance objectives related to practices and procedures. Informa- oxygen activated sludge treatment, instruction that are above and beyond tion presented includes the role and solids removal from secondary the conditions of regular employ- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 253 ment. This course is intended for stu- designed to introduce students to dents whose job is related to the field various techniques, processes and of environmental technology and technologies used in the Fabrication FIRE ACADEMY have completed or enrolled in the industry. This course will develop appropriate coursework. “Contact the skills necessary for translating Division of Public Safety CWE office regarding re-enrollment dimensional information from a procedures.” shop drawing or blueprint to metal- FAC 043 Student Unpaid Internship: lic materials used for production of Advanced Fire Course 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; finished parts and assemblies. Topics Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours covered in this class will include basic appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Student Paid Internship: blueprint reading, measurement and appropriate assessment 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; measuring tools, layout, metal cut- This is a variable format (2-40 Hours 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours ting, drilling and tapping, and metal of Lecture; 2-40 Hours of Lab) course 1 to 4 Units forming. Emphasis will be placed on designed to keep Fire Service person- 3 Lecture hours shop safety and safe and proper use nel informed of new laws and fire 60 to 300 hours of equipment, tools and materials. codes, current prevention procedures, 2 Units recent developments in hazardous ET 299 18 Lecture hours materials, stress on the firefighter, Directed Study: Environmental Tech- 54 Lab hours technology, community relations, nology physical fitness & wellness and other Transfers to: UC, CSU FABR 045 refresher training as may be neces- Independent Study/Directed Study Intermediate Fabrication Processes sary. is intended for students who have Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 0.074 to 1.482 Units the ability to assume responsibil- assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C 2 to 40 Lecture hours ity for independent work and to or appropriate assessment; FABR 040 2 to 40 Lab hours prepare written or oral reports and/ This is a beginning level course or appropriate projects. To enroll in designed to broaden the students’ FAC 118 an independent study/directed study skills and knowledge of metal fab- Firefighter I, Basic Fire Academy course, students must possess a 2.5 rication techniques. This course will Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 overall grade point average, a 3.1 introduce students to basic hand tools or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or grade point average in the discipline and power tools commonly used in appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or of study being requested, or receive the metal fabrication industry. Topics MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- an exception from the instructor. covered in this class will include ate assessment; FTEC 101; FTEC 102; Independent Studies/Directed Studies structural fabrication, tube bend- FTEC 103; FTEC 104; FTEC 105; FTEC may be developed from any topic ing, stair layout and construction, 106; EMT 093 arising from or related to a course of and fabrication of components from Advisory: BIOL 125 study that will result in developing sheet metal. Emphasis will be placed Transfers to: CSU depth and breadth in that subject on shop safety and on developing This course is designed for recently area. Students will be expected to proper working procedures. employed firefighters and other meet on a regular basis with their fac- 2 Units interested students. Topics covered ulty sponsor and submit a final report 18 Lecture hours include organization of the public or project, and student progress shall 54 Lab hours and private fire service, characteris- be evaluated at regular intervals. tics and behavior of fire, fire hazards Academic standards for Independent and firefighter safety, extinguishing Studies/Directed Studies shall be the agents and related extinguishing same as those for other courses. Units FINANCE equipment, fire protection systems are awarded in accordance to Title Division of Business and water supply, incident command V regulations with one unit of credit system, confine space awareness, awarded for 54 hours of Directed FIN 101 building construction and assemblies, Studies, six (6) hours of which must Introduction to Financial Planning basic firefighting tactics and strategy, be with an instructor. The instructor Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate fire prevention, hazardous materials, is responsible for monitoring student assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D emergency care, wild land firefight- progress through the semester. or MATH 033 or appropriate assessment ing, Rapid Intervention, Rescue Students may take directed study Transfers to: CSU Systems and physical fitness. This courses for a maximum of three (3) This course provides an overview course meets the State Board of Fire units within a discipline, and may not of the fundamentals of financial Services requirements for designation accumulate more than a total of nine planning. Course topics include the as a “California Fire fighter I Accred- (9) units college wide. financial planning process, managing ited Academy” (ARA or Accredited 1 to 3 Units assets, managing credit, managing Regional Academy by the California 54 to 216 Lab hours investments in stocks, bonds, mutual State Fire Marshal). Students who funds, insurance, and real estate, complete this course also receive and retirement and estate planning. California certification as an Emer- FABRICATION This course is designed for those gency Medical Technician, in Vehicle interested in learning about personal Extrication, Fire Control I & II, Division of Career & financial planning and/or entering Hazardous Materials First Responder Technical Education the field of financial planning. Operational, Confine Space Aware- 3 Units ness, Rescue Systems I, S-110, S-130, FABR 040 54 Lecture hours S-190, Trench Rescue, Rapid Inter- Introduction to Fabrication Processes vention Crew Tactics and ICS –200. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment; TCED 090 This is a beginning level course 254 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog This course requires completion of the Department of Transportation FAC 4327 a medical physical examination and (DOT) rules and regulations will be Fire Fighting Operations, Structures includes arduous physical activity. presented in this class. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 22 Units 0.074 to 1.482 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 136 Lecture hours 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment 783 Lab hours 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed for fire department personnel and other FAC 120 FAC 4310 emergency responders who seek Firefighter I, Basic Fire Academy Management Orientation additional coursework in fighting with EMT Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or structure fires. A review of basic Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or firefighting tactics and strategy or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment for occupancies such as dwellings, appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or This course is designed for fire commercial occupancies, industrial MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appro- department personnel and other occupancies, and special occupan- priate assessment; FTEC 101; FTEC 102; interested students who seek infor- cies will be included. Emphasis will FTEC 103; FTEC 104; FTEC 105; FTEC mation related to fire service manage- be placed on safety to personnel and 106 ment. The organizational structure of crew cohesiveness. Advisory: BIOL 125 a fire department, fire officer respon- 0.074 to 1.482 Units Transfers to: CSU sibilities and establishing command 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed for recently at the scene of an emergency will be 2 to 40 Lab hours employed firefighters and other discussed. interested students. Topics covered 0.07 to 1.482 Units FAC 4328 include organization of the public 2 to 40 Lecture hours Fire Fighting Operations, Mobile Units and private fire service, characteris- 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tics and behavior of fire, fire hazards appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and firefighter safety, extinguishing FAC 4315 appropriate assessment agents and related extinguishing Arson Scene Investigation This course is designed for fire equipment, fire protection systems Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or department personnel and other and water supply, incident command appropriate assessment; READ 023 or emergency responders who seek system, confine space awareness, appropriate assessment additional coursework in fighting building construction and assemblies, This course is for fire department per- fires where mobile units are burn- basic firefighting tactics and strategy, sonnel and other interested students ing. A review of basic firefighting fire prevention, hazardous materials, as it provides an introduction to the tactics and strategy specifically for emergency care, wild land firefight- practices and procedures of fire scene cars, trucks, buses, ships, planes and ing, Rapid Intervention, Rescue investigation. The scientific method trains will be discussed. This course Systems and physical fitness. This of scene investigation, providing a will also present information related course meets the State Board of Fire systematic framework for investiga- to terrorist acts while utilizing mobile Services requirements for designation tions, is stressed. Determining the equipment. Emphasis will be placed as a “California Fire fighter I Accred- point of origin, establishing the cause on safety to personnel. ited Academy” (ARA or Accredited and recognition, and preservation of 0.074 to 1.482 Units Regional Academy by the California evidence will be included. Current 2 to 40 Lecture hours State Fire Marshal). Students who legally acceptable methods in compli- 2 to 40 Lab hours complete this course also receive Cali- ance with the standards of NFPA 921 fornia certification as an Emergency “Guide to Fire Explosion Investiga- FAC 4329 Medical Technician, in Vehicle Extri- tions” are stressed throughout the Fire Fighting Operations, Hazardous cation, Fire Control I & II, Hazardous course. Materials Materials First Responder Opera- 0.074 to 1.482 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tional, Confine Space Awareness, 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Rescue Systems I, S-110, S-130, S-190, 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Trench Rescue, Rapid Intervention MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Crew Tactics, Firefighter Safety and FAC 4326 ate assessment Survival and ICS –200. This course Paramedic Support Operations This course is designed for fire requires completion of a medical Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or department personnel and other physical examination and includes appropriate assessment; READ 023 or interested students who seek infor- arduous physical activity. appropriate assessment mation related to response to fires 22 Units This course is designed for fire where hazardous materials are pres- 136 Lecture hours department personnel and other ent. A basic review of hazard clas- 783 Lab hours interested students who may assist sifications, response concerns when paramedic units at the scene of hazardous materials are present, FAC 4305 emergencies. Patient preparation, and responder safety is discussed. Hazardous Material Identification stabilization and paramedic coordi- This course will also present basic Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or nation will be reviewed. Common response issues related to terrorist appropriate assessment; READ 023 or terminology will be included. This acts involving hazardous materials. appropriate assessment course meets the Los Angeles County 0.074 to 1.482 Units This course is for fire department per- Emergency Medical Technician 2 to 40 Lecture hours sonnel and other interested students requirements for recertification as an 2 to 40 Lab hours that want to learn about the current Emergency Medical Technician in the laws and regulations pertaining to State of California. the labeling of hazardous materials 0.074 to 1.482 Units and the UN Hazardous Classifica- 2 to 40 Lecture hours tions. The National Fire Protection 2 to 40 Lab hours Association (NFPA) guidelines and

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 255 FAC 4330 Board of Fire Services accredited hazards associated with flammable Driving Techniques and Certification courses and applies to California Fire and combustible liquids and gases. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Service Training and Educational Some topics of discussion include appropriate assessment; READ 023 or System certifications. Topics cov- bulk storage and handling, transpor- appropriate assessment ered include Occupational Analysis, tation of flammable gases and liquids This course is designed to train course outline, concepts of learn- and more. students to drive heavy equipment ing, levels of instruction, behavioral 2 Units including fire engines and fire trucks objectives, lesson plan development, 40 Lecture hours under emergency and non-emer- psychology of learning and instructor gency conditions. This course will evaluation. Student teaching demon- FAC 4348 include classroom discussion, driving strations are required of all. Fire Investigation I demonstrations, and driving practice. 2 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course meets the standards of 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the State of California and NFPA appropriate assessment 1002, for driver certification. FAC 4345 This course is designed to prepare 0.167 to 0.75 Units Fire Instructor 1B Fire Service or other interested stu- 8 to 40 Lecture hours Prerequisite: FAC 4344 dents to become a California Certified Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Fire Investigator. This is one of the FAC 4331 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or State Board of Fire Services accred- Pumping Techniques and Certification appropriate assessment ited courses and applies to California Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or State Board of Fire Services accred- Fire Service Training and Educational appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ited courses in fire service instruc- System certifications. This course appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or tional techniques, including methods provides the participants with an MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- of instruction, use of audio/visual introduction to the basics of fire scene ate assessment equipment, employment of instruc- investigation. The focus of the course This course is designed to train stu- tional aids, test construction, teaching is to provide information on fire dents to operate fire apparatus under demonstrations and reducing failure scene indicators and to determine the emergency and non-emergency rates. This course applies to Califor- fire’s origin. conditions. It integrates the physical nia Fire Service Training and Educa- 2 Units properties of modern fire apparatus tional System certifications. 40 Lecture hours suppression systems, pump theory 0.167 to 0.75 Units and operation, hydraulic calcula- 8 to 40 Lecture hours FAC 4349 tions, water supply considerations, Fire Command 1A relay pumping principles, water FAC 4346 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or shuttle operations, foam systems Fire Prevention 1A appropriate assessment; READ 023 or operation and apparatus maintenance Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment and testing. This course will include appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed to prepare classroom discussion, pumping dem- appropriate assessment Fire Service or other interested stu- onstrations, and pumping practice. This course is the first of a two- dents to become a California Certified This course meets the standards of course series designed to prepare Fire Fire Officer. This is one of the State the State of California and NFPA Service or other interested students Board of Fire Services accredited 1002, for operator certification. to become a California Certified Fire courses and applies to California Fire 0.167 to 0.75 Units Prevention Officer. This is one of the Service Training and Educational 8 to 40 Lecture hours State Board of Fire Services accred- System certifications. This course ited courses and applies to California provides instruction and simulation FAC 4335 Fire Service Training and Educational time pertaining to the initial decision Special Equipment Familiarization System certifications. Topics covered and action processes at a working Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or provide broad, technical overview fire. Topics include the fire officer, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of fire prevention codes, ordinances, fire behavior, fire ground resources, appropriate assessment inspection practices and key hazards operations and management. This course is intended for fire including responsibilities and author- 2 Units department personnel and other ity, occupancy classification & types 40 Lecture hours interested students who want to of construction, Egress requirements, learn more about specialized equip- fire resistive assemblies, general fire FAC 4350 ment used in today’s fire service. safety provisions, principles and Fire Command 1B Such equipment as the jaws of life, procedures for fire inspections. Prerequisite: FAC 4349 compressor units, lighting units, 2 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or life-saving equipment and command 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or equipment will be included. appropriate assessment 0.074 to 1.482 Units FAC 4347 This course is a continuation of Fire 2 to 40 Lecture hours Fire Prevention 1B Command 1A and is designed to pre- 2 to 40 Lab hours Prerequisite: FAC 4346 pare Fire Service or other interested Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students to become a California Certi- FAC 4344 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or fied Fire Officer. This is one of the Fire Instructor 1A appropriate assessment State Board of Fire Services accred- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a second in the series ited courses and applies to California appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of courses required for Fire Officer Fire Service Training and Educational appropriate assessment Certification as it relates to Fire System certifications. This course This course is the first of a two- Prevention. It is also designed for Fire provides the student with informa- course series designed to prepare Fire Service personnel or other interested tion on tactics, strategies and scene Service or other interested students students to become a California management for multi-casualty inci- to become a California Certified Fire Certified Fire Prevention Officer. dents, hazardous materials incidents Instructor. This is one of the State This course focuses on the special and wildland fires. Each student also 256 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog has the opportunity to increase his or for firefighting personnel and other FTEC 045 her knowledge and skills by handling interested students who seek certifi- Firefighter Entrance Examination initial operations at these types of cation as a California State Certified Techniques incidents through simulation and “Fire Officer”. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or class activities. 2 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 Units 36 Lecture hours appropriate assessment 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to prepare FAC 4362 Fire Technology or other interested FAC 4351 Incident Command System (ICS)200 students to take a firefighter’s Fire Management I Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate examination. Topics covered include Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assessment a review of firefighter duties and the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for students requirements of a firefighter, employ- appropriate assessment who desire a basic introduction to the ment requirements in the fire service This Fire Management course is Incident Command System (ICS) for and the hiring process. Resumes, fire designed to prepare Fire Service or fire ground operations. This course department written examinations, other interested students to become provides the foundation for students oral interviews, and other related a California Certified Fire Prevention to actively take part as a member of aspects will be discussed. Officer with emphasis on supervisory team responding to a fire incident. 3 Units skills. This is one of the State Board Instruction will be provided in the 54 Lecture hours of Fire Services accredited courses principles and features of ICS, includ- and applies to California Fire Service ing an organizational overview, FTEC 101 Training and Educational System incident facilities, incident resources, Fire Protection Organization certifications. This course prepares and common responsibilities. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or enhances the first line supervisor’s 0.2 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ability to supervise subordinates. It 12 Lecture hours appropriate assessment introduces key management concepts Transfers to: CSU and practices utilized, and includes This course provides Fire Technol- discussions about decision-making, ogy or other interested students time management, leadership styles, FIRE TECHNOLOGY with an overview of fire protection personnel evaluations and counseling Division of Public Safety issues. Included will be an introduc- guidelines. tion to the philosophy and history of 2 Units FTEC 044 fire protection and fire service. The 40 Lecture hours Physical Fitness and Ability for the organization and function of public Firefighter and private fire protection services, FAC 4353 Prerequisite: Student must be able to lift the laws and regulations affecting fire Automatic External Defibrillator 75lbs., drag a 150 pound “drag dummy”, service and the role of fire depart- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and use a sledge hammer in completion of ments as part of local government appropriate assessment; READ 023 or a physical abilities test. will be explored. Basic fire chemistry, appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or fire protection systems, firefighting This course provides training in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or strategies and possible career oppor- the use of an automated external appropriate assessment tunities in fire related fields will also defibrillator. This course meets the This course is designed to give in- be addressed. requirements for certification in AED service firefighters and interested 3 Units (automated external defibrillation) students information about condi- 54 Lecture hours usage through the American Heart tioning and fire department physical Association and is for the lay rescuer ability test designs and will include FTEC 102 and first responder. This course is manipulative drills in order to be suc- Principles of Fire & Emergency Services designed for the individual working cessful in passing California PAT’s Safety & Survival in the public health and safety field. (Physical Abilities Tests). This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Offered on a pass/no pass basis. will provide information on the most appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 0.2 Units recently developed tests in South- appropriate assessment 6 Lab hours ern California including the CPAT Transfers to: CSU (Candidate Physical Abilities Test) This course introduces the Fire Tech- FAC 4361 and the Biddle (Biddle and Associate nology or other interested students Fire Command 1C I-Zone Fire Fighting Validated Test). Students will learn to the basic principles and history for Company Officers about firefighter wellness programs, related to the national firefighter Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or review basic nutrition and current life safety initiatives, focusing on appropriate assessment; READ 023 or NFPA (National Fire Protection the need for cultural and behavior appropriate assessment Association) standards pertaining to changes throughout the emergency This is a State Board of Fire Services firefighter health and safety. Students services. This course has been accredited course in I-Zone firefight- must be able to perform basic fire- updated to meet the National Fire ing and elements of the Incident fighter activities including climbing, and Emergency Services Higher Edu- Command System (ICS) for Company using sledge hammers, dragging cation objectives as it pertains to fire- Fire Officers. This addresses the three 150lb dummies and wearing a self- fighter safety and survival techniques elements of wild land fire behavior contained breathing apparatus. used in today’s fire service. including fuel, weather and topog- 3 Units 3 Units raphy and fundamental elements 36 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours of size-up as they relate to I-Zone 54 Lab hours firefighting. The duties and respon- sibilities of a Strike Team Company Officer and procedures for struc- ture triage and protection are also addressed. This course is designed 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 257 FTEC 103 fire detection and alarm systems, heat FTEC 110 Fire Behavior and Combustion and smoke control systems, special Rescue Practices Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or protection and sprinkler systems, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or water supply for fire protection and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment portable fire extinguishers. appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU 3 Units Transfers to: CSU This course provides Fire Technology 54 Lecture hours This course provides the Fire Tech- for other interested students with an nology or other interested students exploration of theories and funda- FTEC 107 with a better understanding of rescue mentals of how and why fires start, Hazardous Materials I problems and techniques in the fire spread, and how they are controlled. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or service field. Topics covered include An in-depth study of fire chemis- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or emergency rescue equipment, toxic try and physics, fire characteristics appropriate assessment gases, chemicals, diseases, radiation of materials, extinguishing agents, Transfers to: CSU hazards, and care of victims. Students and fire control techniques will be This course provides fire technology will become prepared for emergency explored. or other interested students with childbirths, respiration and resus- 3 Units information pertaining to the first citation, auto extrication, and other 54 Lecture hours responder role when dealing with emergency conditions throughout the hazardous materials operations. Haz- course. FTEC 104 ardous materials decontamination 3 Units Fire Prevention Technology procedures will also be discussed. 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Classification of hazardous materials appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and National Fire Protection Associa- FTEC 111 appropriate assessment tion standards (NFPA 472) will be Fire Hydraulics Transfers to: CSU addressed. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to provide 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Fire Technology or other inter- 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or ested students with fundamental MATH 020C or appropriate assessment information regarding the history FTEC 108 Transfers to: CSU and philosophy of fire prevention, Hazardous Materials II This course provides the Fire Tech- organization and operation of a fire Prerequisite: FTEC 107 nology student with information prevention bureau, use of fire codes, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or applicable to fire service hydraulics, identification and correction of fire appropriate assessment; READ 023 or specifically pertaining to fire hose, hazards, and the relationships of fire appropriate assessment friction loss and calculations for prevention with built-in fire protec- Transfers to: CSU gallons per minute (GPM) on the fire tion systems, fire investigation, and This course provides the fire tech- ground. The student will study fire fire and life-safety education. nology or other interested student ground hydraulic formulas used to 3 Units with information pertaining to the calculate needed fire flow for residen- 54 Lecture hours handling, identification, firefighting tial and commercial structures. practices, and the explosive hazards 3 Units FTEC 105 confronted with during a hazard- 54 Lecture hours Building Construction for ous materials response. The role of a Fire Protection Hazardous Material Technician and FTEC 112 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Specialist will be discussed. The types Fire Apparatus and Equipment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of hazardous materials that could be Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment used during a terrorism event will be appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU covered. appropriate assessment This course provides the Fire Tech- 3 Units Transfers to: CSU nology or other interested students 54 Lecture hours This course provides the fire technol- with an understanding of the essen- ogy or other interested students with tial components used in building FTEC 109 information pertaining to the design construction that directly relates to Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategy and operation of fire department fire safety. The elements of construc- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or apparatus. This includes components tion and design of structures, factors appropriate assessment; READ 023 or such as the engine, pump and drive when inspecting buildings, preplan- appropriate assessment; train. Basic hydraulic calculations for ning fire operations, and operating at Transfers to: CSU operation and safe vehicle use will fires will be discussed. The develop- This course provides the fire technol- also be discussed. Topics addressed ment and evolution of building and ogy or other interested students include the different types of fire fire codes will be studied in relation- with information pertaining to the apparatus and their function includ- ship to past fires in residential, com- elements of the incident management ing wildland firefighting apparatus mercial, and industrial occupancies. system, evaluation of information and municipal fire apparatus. 3 Units management and critical incident 3 Units 54 Lecture hours factors including control of incident 54 Lecture hours communications, basic strategy deci- FTEC 106 sions, and the development of a tacti- FTEC 114 Fire Protection Equipment and Systems cal plan. Basic current fire ground Fire Investigation Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or strategies will also be explored in this Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment 3 Units appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU This course provides the Fire Tech- This course provides the Fire Tech- nology student with information per- nology or other interested students taining to the design and operation of with an understanding of determin- 258 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog ing causes of fires (accidental, suspi- rescue, thermal imaging technology, V regulations with one unit of credit cious and incendiary). Topics covered firefighter safety and survival, rapid awarded for 54 hours of Directed include arson laws, field note taking, intervention tactics, elevator rescue Studies, six (6) hours of which must and incendiarism. Also addressed are and related truck company opera- be with an instructor. The instructor the recognition and preserving of evi- tions will be discussed. is responsible for monitoring student dence, the interviewing of witnesses 2 Units progress through the semester. and suspects, arrest and detention 20 Lecture hours Students may take directed study procedures, court demeanor and the 60 Lab hours courses for a maximum of three (3) giving of court testimony. units within a discipline, and may not 3 Units FTEC 290 accumulate more than a total of nine 54 Lecture hours Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- (9) units college wide. ship for Fire Technology Related Fields 1 to 3 Units FTEC 117 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 to 216 Lab hours Fire Service Management, Safety and assessment; ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Wellness appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course supports and reinforces FRENCH appropriate assessment on-the-job training in the Fire Tech- Division of Communications Transfers to: CSU nology field under supervision of a & Languages This course is designed for fire college instructor and is facilitated technology majors to provide the by the use of learning objectives. The FR 101 student with the concepts, theories student will be working in a skilled French I and principles of fire service man- or professional level assignment in Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or agement. Emphasis is placed on the the area of Fire Technology and will appropriate assessment; READ 023 or distinctions between management, meet performance objectives related appropriate assessment supervision and leadership. Fire to instruction that are above and Transfers to: UC, CSU service stress and safety management beyond the conditions of regular This course provides the student will be discussed and the national fire employment. This course is intended with an introduction to the French service standards will be presented. for students whose job is related to language and culture. The course 3 Units the field of fire technology and have stresses oral and written proficiency 54 Lecture hours completed or enrolled in the appro- as well as reading comprehension. priate coursework. “Contact the In addition to classroom discussion, FTEC 121 CWE office regarding re-enrollment students receive intensive indi- Emergency Response procedures.” vidualized oral-aural practice in the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Student Unpaid Internship: language laboratory via interactive appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; French websites, audio CDs, video appropriate assessment 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours programs, and CD ROMs. Various Transfers to: CSU Student Paid Internship: facets of French history, philosophy, This course is intended for students 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; and politics will also be analyzed that seek a better understanding of 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours via cross-cultural comparisons. This the role and responsibilities of a first 1 to 4 Units course is intended for those inter- responder. This class also meets the 3 Lecture hours ested in learning to speak French as State of California Title 22 require- 60 to 300 hours well as for those seeking a degree in ments pertinent to CPR, First Aid and the French language. AED (automatic external defibrilla- FTEC 299 4 Units tion) training as it relates to the EMT Directed Study: Fire Technology 72 Lecture hours (Emergency Medical Technician). Transfers to: UC, CSU 18 Lab hours This course will also certify the stu- Independent Study/Directed Study dent to administer oxygen, provide is intended for students who have FR 102 professional rescuer CPR and provide the ability to assume responsibil- French II basic first aid. This course may be ity for independent work and to Prerequisite: FR 101 repeated once. prepare written or oral reports and/ Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units or appropriate projects. To enroll in This course is a continuation to the 36 Lecture hours an independent study/directed study essentials of the French language. 54 Lab hours course, students must possess a 2.5 The course stresses oral and written overall grade point average, a 3.1 proficiency as well as reading com- FTEC 150 grade point average in the discipline prehension. In addition to classroom Truck Company Operations of study being requested, or receive discussion, students receive intensive Prerequisite: Firefighter 1 certification an exception from the instructor. individualized oral-aural practice in or completion of a CSFM approved Fire Independent Studies/Directed Studies the language laboratory via inter- Academy may be developed from any topic active websites, audio CDs, video Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate arising from or related to a course of programs, and CD ROMs. Various assessment study that will result in developing facets of French history, philosophy, Transfers to: CSU depth and breadth in that subject and politics will also be analyzed This course is for veteran firefight- area. Students will be expected to via cross-cultural comparisons. This ers or other interested students that meet on a regular basis with their fac- course is intended for those interested want to enhance their knowledge and ulty sponsor and submit a final report in continuing to learn to speak French ability as it pertains to the fire ground or project, and student progress shall as well as for those seeking a degree operations associated with truck com- be evaluated at regular intervals. in the French language. pany tactics and strategy. Basic roof Academic standards for Independent 4 Units construction, vertical and horizontal Studies/Directed Studies shall be the 72 Lecture hours ventilation, forcible entry, positive same as those for other courses. Units 18 Lab hours and negative ventilation, search and are awarded in accordance to Title 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 259 FR 201 grade point average in the discipline GIS 130 French III of study being requested, or receive Applied Geographic Information Prerequisite: FR 102 an exception from the instructor. Systems Transfers to: UC, CSU Independent Studies/Directed Studies Prerequisite: GIS 120 or introductory This course stresses advanced may be developed from any topic level experience in GIS and use of e-mail conversational, reading, writing and arising from or related to a course of and Internet translation skills. Emphasis is placed study that will result in developing Transfers to: CSU on understanding spoken French as depth and breadth in that subject This course provides students an well as on proficiency and accuracy area. Students will be expected to expanded hands-on study in GIS in speaking French. The course will meet on a regular basis with their fac- using ArcView and practical learning include an introduction to French ulty sponsor and submit a final report in the field to enhance GIS entry-level literature as well as the reading of or project, and student progress shall employment skills. Working in the one novel in French to be determined be evaluated at regular intervals. field with professionals from GIS and by the instructor. In addition to class- Academic standards for Independent other disciplines, students will col- room instruction, students receive Studies/Directed Studies shall be the lect real data and information using intensive, individualized oral-aural same as those for other courses. Units Global Positioning Systems GPS, practice in the language laboratory are awarded in accordance to Title develop GIS data, explore solutions in which websites, video programs, V regulations with one unit of credit to real problems and produce sup- audio CDs, and CD ROMs are used. awarded for 54 hours of Directed portive documentation in a variety of Various facets of French culture, phi- Studies, six (6) hours of which must formats including constructing web losophy, politics, and history will also be with an instructor. The instructor pages and plotting maps. be explored. This course is intended is responsible for monitoring student 3 Units for those interested in continuing to progress through the semester. 36 Lecture hours learn to speak French as well as for Students may take directed study 54 Lab hours those seeking a degree in the French courses for a maximum of three (3) language. units within a discipline, and may not GIS 220 4 Units accumulate more than a total of nine GIS Applications 72 Lecture hours (9) units college wide. Prerequisite: GIS 120 18 Lab hours 1 to 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 54 to 216 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or FR 202 appropriate assessment; CIT 101 French IV Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Prerequisite: FR 201 (*Students will receive credit from UC Transfers to: UC, CSU GEOGRAPHIC for only one of the following courses: GIS This course is a continuation of FR INFORMATION 120 or GIS 220) 201. The course stresses advanced SYSTEMS GIS 220 is designed for students to conversational, reading, writing, and apply tools learned in GIS120 and translation skills. Emphasis is placed Division of Career & introduces geoprocessing methods on understanding spoken French as Technical Education and new data sets to perform suit- well as on proficiency and accuracy ability models such as where to locate in speaking French. The course will GIS 120 a new school, or how to determine include an introduction to French Introduction to Geographic Information concentrations of sales, pollutants literature as well as the reading of Systems and Spatial Analysis or crimes within a community. In one novel in French to be determined Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or addition, field work is performed by the instructor. In addition to class- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or using Global Positioning System room instruction, students receive appropriate assessment; CIT 101 (GPS) including development of data intensive, individualized oral-aural Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU dictionary, collection and process- practice in the language laboratory (*Students will receive credit from UC ing and import into GIS. Additional in which websites, video programs, for only one of the following courses: data import includes CAD and tables. audio CDs, and CD ROMs are used. GIS 120 or GIS 220) Students are introduced to data Various facets of French culture, phi- This course will introduce fundamen- delivery including layer and map losophy, politics, and history will also tal concepts of geographic infor- packages and web mapping. Course be explored. This course is intended mation and spatial analysis, using may include field trips for student to for those interested in continuing to industry standard geospatial appli- visit industry meetings and attend off learn to speak French as well as for cation tools including geographic campus GPS exercise. those seeking a degree in the French information systems (GIS), global 4 Units language. positioning systems (GPS), cartogra- 54 Lecture hours 4 Units phy, remote sensing. Students will 54 Lab hours 72 Lecture hours learn how to use geospatial technolo- 18 Lab hours gies to perform spatial analysis in GIS 221 various disciplines including but not Cartography Design and Geographic FR 299 limited to business, public safety, Information Systems Directed Study: French health, politics, engineering, envi- Prerequisite: GIS 120 Transfers to: UC, CSU ronmental, and social, biological and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Independent Study/Directed Study geological sciences. Students should appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is intended for students who have have a working knowledge of Win- appropriate assessment the ability to assume responsibil- dows to be successful in this course. Transfers to: CSU ity for independent work and to 4 Units GIS plays an important role in almost prepare written or oral reports and/ 54 Lecture hours any discipline and improves under- or appropriate projects. To enroll in 54 Lab hours standing of information through an independent study/directed study visual interpretation. This course is course, students must possess a 2.5 designed for students who want a overall grade point average, a 3.1 better understanding and methods to 260 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog effectively portray information spa- field trips are scheduled to visit local This course supports and reinforces tially using conventions of patterns, industries and for GPS field work. on-the-job training in business and colors and symbology. Students are 3 Units industrial establishments under introduced to the history of map 36 Lecture hours supervision of a college instructor interpretation, map projections, 54 Lab hours and is facilitated by the use of learn- scales, map accuracy and layout ing objectives. The student will be conventions for publication in reports GIS 280 working in a skilled or professional or large formats at emergency opera- Visual Basic and Database Management level assignment in their area of tions center. Course may include for GIS vocational interest and will meet per- field trips for student to visit industry Prerequisite: GIS 120 formance objectives related to instruc- meetings and attend off campus GPS Corequisite: GIS 220 tion that are above and beyond the exercise. Transfers to: CSU conditions of regular employment. 4 Units This course presents the funda- This course is intended for students 54 Lecture hours mentals of computer programming whose job is related to the field of GIS 54 Lab hours and database management systems and have completed or enrolled in (DBMS) techniques as utilized in the appropriate coursework. “Contact GIS 222 Visual Basic and Access for various the CWE office regarding re-enroll- Planning and Facilities Management GIS (Geographic Information Sys- ment procedures.” Using GIS tems) environments. Advanced GIS Student Unpaid Internship: Prerequisite: GIS 120 programming and database manage- 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; Corequisite: ENGT 150 ment methodologies for spatial data 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours Transfers to: CSU analysis and development of GIS Student Paid Internship: This course uses ArcView GIS as applications will also be covered. 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; an analytical and information tool This course is designed for students 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours for engineers, planners and facil- in the GIS program and others who 1 to 4 Units ity managers to aid in the planning wish to upgrade their skills to build 3 Lecture hours process, facilities management, a solid understanding of Visual Basic 60 to 300 hours systems evaluation, maintenance and data management systems for and asset management of large-scale GIS customization and application facilities and infrastructure. Included development. is site management of facilities, city 4 Units GEOGRAPHY and regional planning, infrastructure 54 Lecture hours Division of Mathematics based on topological features, evalu- 54 Lab hours & Sciences ation based on growth indicators, population and economic projections, GIS 281 GEOG 101 and use of GIS to support contem- Crime Mapping and Analysis Introduction to Physical Geography porary environmental rules and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or regulations. The course will include appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or production of professional quality appropriate assessment; CIT 101 appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or maps using ArcView as well as utiliz- Transfers to: CSU MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- ing customized software. Crime mapping plays an impor- ate assessment 3 Units tant role in almost any form of Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours crime analysis and can improve Introduction to Physical Geography 36 Lab hours our understanding of the important is a general education course that relationships between people, loca- introduces students to the natu- GIS 230 tion, time, and crime. As a result, ral processes that shape the earth. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Geographic information systems Weather and climate, landforms in Environmental Technology (GIS) has become an essential tool and volcanoes, glaciers, rivers and Prerequisite: GIS 120 used by crime analysts to discover coastal phenomena are among the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or crime patterns, implement corrective topics explored. This course is for any appropriate assessment; READ 023 or strategies, optimize resource alloca- student interested in the physical pro- appropriate assessment tion and to develop crime prevention cesses that shape land masses. Transfers to: CSU measures. Students will use ArcGIS 3 Units In the environmental field today to analyze crime series, conduct 54 Lecture hours there are few jobs that do not require problem analysis, study crime trends, a background in Geographical Infor- and address deployment issues as GEOG 101L mation Systems (GIS) and Global they relate to decision making in law Introduction to Physical Geography Positioning Systems (GPS). GIS is enforcement. Students should have a Laboratory today widely applied in planning working knowledge of Windows to Prerequisite/Corequisite: GEOG 101 used for land use and growth man- be successful in this course. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or agement, environmental assessment 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to disaster response. This course 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or integrates training in GIS with field 54 Lab hours MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- data collection methods using GPS ate assessment & Remote Sensing to collect environ- GIS 290 Transfers to: UC, CSU mental data used interpretively by Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- The physical geography laboratory GIS. Students should have a work- ship for Geographic Information Sys- is designed to acquaint students ing knowledge of Windows to be tems Related Fields with the methods, techniques and successful in this course. This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or procedures used by geographers in may be taken once for credit towards appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the study and analysis of the physical the certificate and repeated once appropriate assessment environment. Students will use maps, for credit to enhance student skills Transfers to: CSU the internet and other tools to work and proficiency level. Possible day 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 261 with real-world geographic data. This ulty sponsor and submit a final report and analysis, the physical proper- course fulfills the general education or project, and student progress shall ties and identification of minerals, lab requirement in physical sciences be evaluated at regular intervals. igneous, metamorphic and sedimen- when taken with or after GEOG 101. Academic standards for Independent tary rocks, as well as topographic 1 Unit Studies/Directed Studies shall be the and geologic map reading. Glacial, 54 Lab hours same as those for other courses. Units coastal, dry land, groundwater, and are awarded in accordance to Title fluvial, processes and landforms are GEOG 102 V regulations with one unit of credit scrutinized. Several geologic investi- Introduction to Cultural Geography awarded for 54 hours of Directed gations of the hills and the river plain Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Studies, six (6) hours of which must surrounding the campus will also be appropriate assessment; READ 023 or be with an instructor. The instructor completed. appropriate assessment is responsible for monitoring student 1 Unit Transfers to: UC, CSU progress through the semester. 54 Lab hours Introduction to Cultural Geography Students may take directed study is a general education course that courses for a maximum of three (3) GEOL 153 introduces students to the basic ele- units within a discipline, and may not Earthquakes ments of culture. Population growth, accumulate more than a total of nine Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or migration, ethnicity, language, (9) units college wide. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or religion, folk and popular culture, 1 to 3 Units appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or and settlement forms are among the 54 to 216 Lab hours MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- topics presented. This course may be ate assessment of interest to students considering the Transfers to: UC, CSU field of elementary teaching, ecology, “Earthquakes” examines the origin, social science, or travel related voca- GEOLOGY mechanics, distribution, and effects tions. of tremors. Spectacular examples of 3 Units Division of Mathematics & Sci- historical earthquakes are reviewed, 54 Lecture hours ences as are such topics as plate tectonics, earthquake prediction, structural risk, GEOG 103 (C-ID GEOG 125) GEOL 150 (C-ID GEOL 100) fault anatomy, paleoseismology, tsu- World Regional Geography Physical Geology namis, magnitude scales, earthquake Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or location, and safety, as well as a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or survey of southern California’s major appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or fault systems and damaging histori- Transfers to: UC, CSU MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- cal quakes. This course is designed as World Regional Geography explores ate assessment an elective credit for geology majors the world’s geographic regions, Transfers to: UC, CSU and interested students. including Sub-Saharan Africa, North Physical Geology, which fulfills the 3 Units Africa, Southwest Asia, China, South- physical science general education 54 Lecture hours east Asia, Middle America, South requirement, is the study of the mate- America, Japan, Europe, and Russia. rials that our beautiful Earth is made GEOL 257 This course describes the cultural, out of, as well as the processes and Geology of California economic and environmental aspects systems operating within the planet Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of each of these geographic realms. and on its surface. Earthquakes, vol- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or It provides a geographic perspective canoes, oil, beaches, tsunamis, rocks, appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or that will enhance global awareness rivers, glaciers, plate tectonics, miner- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- and geographic literacy. als, continent and mountain building ate assessment 3 Units are among the many diverse topics Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours that will be explored. The direct effect Geology of California looks at how of geology on society and our history, our state was assembled, as well as GEOG 299 as well as the impact humans are its beautiful mountains, deserts, vol- Directed Study: Geography having on our earth system will also canoes, rivers, and other landforms. Transfers to: UC, CSU be examined. It examines the dynamic micro and Independent Study/Directed Study 3 Units mega processes that created these is intended for students who have 54 Lecture hours features as well as the varied rocks, the ability to assume responsibil- minerals, structure and stratigra- ity for independent work and to GEOL 151 phy that underlie them. This course prepare written or oral reports and/ Physical Geology Laboratory is designed as an elective credit or appropriate projects. To enroll in Prerequisite/Corequisite: GEOL 150 for Geology majors and interested an independent study/directed study Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students. course, students must possess a 2.5 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units overall grade point average, a 3.1 appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or 54 Lecture hours grade point average in the discipline MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- of study being requested, or receive ate assessment GEOL 299 an exception from the instructor. Transfers to: UC, CSU Directed Study: Geology Independent Studies/Directed Studies Physical Geology Laboratory engages Transfers to: UC, CSU may be developed from any topic students with a “hands-on” review This course is intended for students arising from or related to a course of of the topics presented in GEOL 150 who have the ability to assume study that will result in developing and an examination of their relevance responsibility for independent work depth and breadth in that subject to everyday life. Laboratory exercises and to prepare written or oral reports area. Students will be expected to will include (but are not limited to) and/or appropriate projects. To enroll meet on a regular basis with their fac- earthquake hazards, earthquake risk in an independent study/directed study course, students must possess a

262 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog 2.5 overall grade point average, a 3.0 course meets Title 22 regulations for Certified Nurse Assistant Acute grade point average in the discipline taking care of the geriatric population Care course consists of 27 hours of study being requested, or receive in a long term care setting, utiliz- classroom instruction. This course an exception from the instructor. ing skills in basic care, emergency includes communication, patient Independent Studies/Directed Studies care and communication. The Nurse observation, reporting and record- may be developed from any topic Assistant Pre-Certification training ing training as well as reinforcement arising from or related to a course of course consists of 72 hours of class- of Certified Nurse Assistant basic- study that will result in developing room instruction This course prepares care procedures. The Department of depth and breadth in that subject the student to take the California Health Science and Nursing requires area. Students will be expected to State Certification Exam to become that students must be concurrently meet on a regular basis with their fac- a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). enrolled in both HS 051 and HS 051L, ulty sponsor and submit a final report After obtaining the state certification, and pass both courses together. They or project, and student progress shall the student may find employment in cannot be taken individually for be evaluated at regular intervals. the acute care and/or long term care credit. Academic standards for Independent settings. The California Department 1.5 Units Studies/Directed Studies shall be the of Health requires that students must 27 Lecture hours same as those for other courses. Units be concurrently enrolled in both are awarded in accordance to Title HS 050 and HS 050L, and pass both HS 051L V regulations with one unit of credit courses together. They cannot be Certified Nurse Assistant Acute Care awarded for 54 hours of Directed taken individually for credit. Training Course Lab Studies, six (6) hours of which must 4 Units Prerequisite: HS 050, HS 050L, and Cali- be with an instructor. The instructor 72 Lecture hours fornia State CNA Certification is responsible for monitoring student Corequisite: HS 051 progress through the semester. HS 050L This course is designed for students Students may take directed study Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification who are Certified Nurse Assistants courses for a maximum of three (3) Training Course Lab that wish to learn the basic nursing units within a discipline, and may not Corequisite: HS 050 skills and duties in the acute care set- accumulate more than a total of nine This course is designed for students ting with additional emphasis on the (9) units college wide. who have expressed an interest in specialized acute care areas such as 1 to 3 Units an entry level nursing course. This medical/surgical, orthopedics, pedi- 54 to 216 Lab hours course meets Title 22 regulations for atrics and obstetrics. The Certified taking care of the geriatric population Nurse Assistant Acute Care course in a long term care setting, utiliz- lab consists of 54 hours of supervised HEALTH SCIENCE ing skills in basic care, emergency clinical practice in an acute care care and communication. The Nurse facility. This course includes com- Division of Health Science Assistant Pre- Certification training munication, patient observation, & Nursing course lab consists of 135 hours of reporting and recording training as supervised clinical practice in long well as reinforcement of Certified HS 045 term facilities. This course prepares Nurse Assistant basic-care proce- Math for the Health Care Professional the student to take the California dures. The California Department of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or State Certification Exam to become Health requires that students must be appropriate assessment; READ 023 or a Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA). concurrently enrolled in both HS 051 appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or After obtaining the state certification, and HS 051L, and pass both courses MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- the student may find employment in together. They cannot be taken indi- ate assessment the acute care and/or long term care vidually for credit. This is a basic course that focuses on settings. The California Department 1 Unit mathematical computation and appli- of Health requires that students must 54 Lab hours cation within the health care setting. be concurrently enrolled in both Topics covered within this course HS 050 and HS 050L, and pass both HS 052 include drug dosages, calculation courses together. They cannot be Home Health Aide Training Course of intake and output, weights and taken individually for credit. Prerequisite: HS 050, HS 050L and Cali- measures, temperatures, intrave- 2.5 Units fornia State CNA Certification nous infusion rates and conversions 135 Lab hours Corequisite: HS 052L necessary for safe employment in the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or healthcare setting. This course is an HS 051 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or elective course for students wanting Certified Nurse Assistant Acute Care appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or to pursue a career in the healthcare Training Course MATH 020C or appropriate assessment industry. Prerequisite: HS 050, HS 050L, and Cali- This course is designed for students 1 Unit fornia State CNA Certification who are Certified Nurse Assistants 18 Lecture hours Corequisite: HS 051L that wish to learn how to provide Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or personal care in the home care set- HS 050 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ting for those who are unable to do Nurse Assistant Pre-Certification appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or it for themselves and/or promote Training Course MATH 020C or appropriate assessment the recovery, safety and comfort of Corequisite: HS 050L This course is designed for students the patient. Additional emphasis on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or who are Certified Nurse Assistants rehabilitative nursing care, family appropriate assessment; READ 023 or that wish to learn the basic nursing relationships and the impact of long- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or skills and duties in the acute care term illness on the family as well as MATH 020C or appropriate assessment setting with additional emphasis the client will be included. The Home This course is designed for students on the specialized acute care areas Health Aide training course consists who have expressed an interest in such as medical/surgical, orthope- of 27 hours classroom instruction. an entry level nursing course. This dics, pediatrics and obstetrics. The This course meets title 22 regulations

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 263 for Home Health Aides training pro- structures and functions, the prin- finishes, piping systems, fireproofing, grams. The California Department of ciples of nutrition, and the relation- hand tools, fall protection, and equip- Health requires that students must be ship of nutrition to health. It provides ment used in the field. concurrently enrolled in both HS 052 a strong foundation for all students 3 Units and HS 052L, and pass both courses entering the health care field. This 40 Lecture hours together. They cannot be taken indi- course is a prerequisite for the Voca- 40 Lab hours vidually for credit. tional Nursing Program. 1.5 Units 5 Units HEFR 042 27 Lecture hours 90 Lecture hours Boiler Insulation (Formerly HEFR 003) HS 052L HS 070 Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and Home Health Aide Training Course Lab Introduction to Ambulatory Care Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR Prerequisite: HS 050, HS 050L, and Cali- Nursing 040 fornia State CNA Certification Prerequisite: Possess an unrestricted Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Corequisite: HS 052 California RN license appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed for students This is an introductory level course appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or who are Certified Nurse Assistants to prepare the licensed RN to work MATH 020C or appropriate assessment that wish to learn how to provide in the ambulatory care nursing This course is designed to meet the personal care in the home care setting setting. This course includes class- needs of State Indentured Appren- for those who are unable to do it for room lecture and learning activities tices with the State of California who themselves and/or promote the recov- that provides the type of skills and are interested in the Heat and Frost ery, safety and comfort of the patient. competencies needed for the RN to Insulators Industry. Topics include Additional emphasis on rehabilitative work in outpatient care settings, such boilers, insulating techniques, stacks, nursing care, family relationships as clinics. breechings, hi-rib lath insulation, and the impact of long-term illness 4.5 Units finishing, ship-yard orientation, pen on the family as well as the client will 81 Lecture hours welding, safety, first-aid, confined be included. The Home Health Aide space, and fittings. training course consists of 54 hours 3 Units supervised clinical practice in either 40 Lecture hours the Acute care or Skilled Nursing HEAT & FROST 40 Lab hours Facility. This course meets title 22 Division of Career & regulations for Home Health Aides Technical Education HEFR 043 training programs. The California Construction Mathematics Department of Health requires HEFR 040 (Formerly HEFR 004) that students must be concurrently Insulation Industry Orientation Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and enrolled in both HS 052 and HS 052L, (Formerly HEFR 001) Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR and pass both courses together. They Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and 040 cannot be taken individually for Frost Insulator Union Apprentice Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or credit. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1 Unit appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 020C or appropriate assessment This course is designed to meet the HS 054 This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- Beginning Terminology for Healthcare needs of Indentured Apprentices tices with the State of California who Workers with the State of California who are interested in the Heat and Frost Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or are interested in the Heat and Frost Insulators Industry. Mathematical appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Insulators Industry. Topics include operations commonly used in the appropriate assessment orientation to the trade, industry construction trade will be reviewed This course covers the basic knowl- safety, job-site safety, insulation, and applied. Topics include whole edge and understanding of medical pipe systems, OSHA, refinery safety, numbers, fractions, decimals, basic language, terminology, and basic boom and scissor lift safety, and duct geometry functions, curves and human anatomy. The student will systems. angles, drawings, estimating, energy learn word parts, prefixes, suffixes, 3 Units appraising, insulation certifications, word roots and will review the body 40 Lecture hours and measurements. systems. Anatomical, physiological 40 Lab hours 3 Units and pathophysiological terms will 40 Lecture hours also be defined. This is an entry level HEFR 041 40 Lab hours course for students interested in the Mechanical Piping Systems health care field and is highly recom- (Formerly HEFR 002) HEFR 044 mended prior to enrolling in any Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and Mechanical Piping Insulation health-related course. Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR (Formerly HEFR 005) 3 Units 040 Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 040 HS 060 appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Health Science Core MATH 020C or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 This course is designed to meet the appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or needs of State Indentured Appren- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or tices with the State of California who This course is designed to meet the MATH 020C or appropriate assessment are interested in the Heat and Frost needs of State Indentured Appren- This is a basic course which focuses Insulators Industry. Topics include tices with the State of California who on medical terminology, normal body insulation materials, techniques, are interested in the Heat and Frost

264 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog insulators industry. Topics include are interested in the Heat and Frost HET 042 heat transfer, general insulating Insulators Industry. Topics include Heavy Equipment Heating, Ventilation methods, materials, application of insulation, design of walls, prefabri- and Air-Conditioning insulation materials, coatings, cover- cated industry panels, prefabricated Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ings for pipes and fittings, attach- metal buildings, hazardous materials, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment methods, mold recognition and and storage tank insulation. appropriate assessment abatement, and finishing for pipes in 3 Units This course is designed to familiarize various thermal ranges. 40 Lecture hours the students with the heavy equip- 3 Units 40 Lab hours ment’s heating, ventilation, and air- 40 Lecture hours conditioning systems, and prepare 40 Lab hours them for an entry level technician HEAVY EQUIPMENT in this field. Topics covered include HEFR 045 environmental and safety practices, Foam and Firestopping Insulation TECHNOLOGY thermodynamic principles, refrigera- (Formerly HEFR 006) Division of Career & tion systems, engine cooling and heat Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and Technical Education sources, service and troubleshooting Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR procedures. During the course, stu- 040 HET 040 dents will be given the opportunity Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Introduction to Heavy Equipment to earn their certification license (EPA appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Technology Rule 1411). appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 Units MATH 020C or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lecture hours This course is designed to meet the appropriate assessment 27 Lab hours needs of State Indentured Appren- This is an introductory course tices with the State of California who designed to familiarize the student HET 043 are interested in the Heat and Frost with the basic operation and main- Heavy Equipment Hydraulic Insulators Industry. Topics include tenance of a multitude of systems Fundamentals metal cutting, fittings, band saws, commonly found on Heavy Equip- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or foam materials, spray equipment ment machinery. Students will learn appropriate assessment; READ 023 or operations, firestopping insulation, the fundamentals of diesel engines, appropriate assessment; HET 040 and maintenance and repair of foam clutches, manual transmissions, This introductory course is designed application equipment. torque converters, automatic trans- to familiarize the students with a 3 Units missions, drive lines, steer and drive variety of heavy equipment hydraulic 40 Lecture hours axles, various brake and hydraulic systems and their operational char- 40 Lab hours systems. In addition, the students will acteristics. Topics covered include learn basic tools and equipment, and hydraulics safety, hydraulic power HEFR 046 how to safely perform basic repairs principles, typical components, oil Blueprint Reading and maintenance operations. This is contamination and filtration, circuits, (Formerly HEFR 007) the first course in a series of Heavy symbols, schematics, diagrams, and Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and Equipment Technology classes, and is testing instruments. In addition, an Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR designed for the student who wants overview of electro-hydraulic sys- 040 to enter the field of Heavy Equipment tems including electric and electronic Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Maintenance and Repair. components, controllers, controller appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 4 Units programming, and data communi- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 54 Lecture hours cation, will also be covered. Dem- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours onstrations using hydraulic trainer This course is designed to meet the simulators will be used to illustrate needs of State Indentured Appren- HET 041 hydraulic power principles and tices with the State of California who Heavy Equipment Electrical operation, including strategy-based are interested in the Heat and Frost Fundamentals diagnosis. Insulators industry. Topics include Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 Units introduction to blueprint reading, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lecture hours general arrangement, symbols, indus- appropriate assessment 27 Lab hours try standards, insulation drawings, This introductory course is designed isometric drawings, industry certifi- to familiarize the student with the HET 044 cations, and shop drawings. heavy equipment’s electrical and Heavy Equipment Diesel Engines 3 Units electronic systems. Topics covered Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 40 Lecture hours include fundamentals of electricity, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 40 Lab hours basic circuits, schematics, symbols, appropriate assessment; HET 040 diagrams, DVOM, graphing multi- This course is designed to familiar- HEFR 047 meter and oscilloscope usage, wire ize the students with the mechanical Prefabricated Buildings repair techniques, electrical compo- aspects of the Heavy Equipment (Formerly HEFR 008) nents, semiconductors (including IC), diesel engines. Topics covered Prerequisite: State Indentured Heat and battery, charging, starting, accessory, include engine terminology, designs, Frost Insulator Union Apprentice; HEFR and instrumentation systems. Dem- theory of operation, construction, 040 onstrations using the A-Tech circuit disassembly, cleaning, components Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or boards will be used to illustrate elec- inspection, failure analysis, and reas- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or trical principles, including strategy- sembly. In addition, proper shop and appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or based diagnostics. personal safety, correct usage of shop MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 4 Units and hand tools, precision measuring This course is designed to meet the 54 Lecture hours instruments, critical fasteners, and needs of State Indentured Appren- 54 Lab hours how to use manufacturer’s service tices with the State of California who 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 265 specifications information will also be HET 047 sors, actuators, and data communica- covered. Heavy Equipment Machine Specific tions. In addition, the students will 4 Units Instruction be introduced to the strategy-based 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or diagnostics, with an emphasis on 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or electro-hydraulic controls failures, appropriate assessment; HET 045 using hydraulic trainer simulators HET 045 This course is designed to familiarize and live equipment. Heavy Equipment Powertrains I the students with a variety of mate- 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or rial handling and construction equip- 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment including forklifts, skid steer 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; HET 040; HET loaders, and front end loaders/back- 043 hoes. Topics covered include machine HET 050 This course is designed to familiarize specific terminology, pre-operational Heavy Equipment Electrical Diagnosis the students with conventional Heavy and operational inspections, princi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Equipment powertrain systems and ples of balance and stability, capacity appropriate assessment; READ 023 or components. Topics covered include and load handling, refueling, hydrau- appropriate assessment; HET 041 fundamentals of gears, friction and lic power, job site and pedestrian This course is designed to famil- anti- friction bearings, mechani- safety. Upon successful completion of iarize the student with the heavy cal clutches, manual transmissions, this course and forklift performance equipment’s electrical and electronic driveline systems, drive axles, final testing, the student will receive a Cer- systems. Topics include review of drives, hydraulic and air brakes, and tificate of Completion and wallet card electrical theory, circuit faults, electri- undercarriage systems. Component for Forklift Operator Safety Training cal and electronic components usage failure analysis will be discussed as as required by OSHA 1910.178(l) and and diagnostics, computers, sensors, part of disassembly, inspection, and CAL/OSHA Title 8 (Section 3669). actuators, and data communications. reassembly of various transmissions, 2 Units A-Tech simulator boards will be used drive axles, and final drives. In addi- 27 Lecture hours to illustrate different component tion, proper shop and personal safety, 27 Lab hours functions. In addition, the students and how to use manufacturer’s will be introduced to the strategy service specifications information will HET 048 based diagnostics, including trouble- also be covered. Heavy Equipment Powertrains II shooting electrical problems using 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or live equipment. 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 4 Units 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; HET 040; HET 54 Lecture hours 041; HET 043 54 Lab hours HET 046 This course is intended to familiarize Heavy Equipment Fuel Systems and the students with a wide variety of HET 290 Emissions modern heavy equipment pow- Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ertrains systems and components. ship for Heavy Equipment Technology appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Topics covered include powershift Related Fields appropriate assessment; HET 041; HET transmissions, torque convert- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 043; HET 044 ers, hydrostatic drive systems, AC appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is intended to familiar- electric drive systems, spring-applied appropriate assessment ize the students with a wide variety hydraulically released brakes, steer- Transfers to: CSU of heavy equipment diesel engine ing, and suspension systems. Compo- This course supports and reinforces fuel systems and operation. Topics nent failure analysis will be discussed on-the-job training in business and covered include hydromechanical as part of disassembly, inspection, industrial establishments under the systems such as port-helix, inlet- and reassembly of various transmis- supervision of a college instruc- metering, sleeve-metering and sions, drives, brakes and steering tor and is facilitated by the use of mechanical unit injectors as well as systems. In addition, proper shop learning objectives. The student will computerized management systems and personal safety, and how to use be working in a skilled or profes- including common rail and ampli- manufacturer’s service specifications sional level assignment in their area fied common rail. Additional topics information will also be covered. of vocational interest and will meet regarding diesel engine emission 4 Units performance objectives related to control strategies and devices such 54 Lecture hours instruction that are above and beyond as diesel oxidation catalyst, diesel 54 Lab hours the conditions of regular employ- particulate filter and selective cata- ment. This course is intended for lytic reduction will also be covered. HET 049 students whose job is related to the Component failure analysis will Heavy Equipment Hydraulic heavy equipment maintenance field be discussed as part of testing and Diagnostics and have completed or enrolled in adjusting of various fuel systems. In Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the appropriate coursework. “Contact addition, proper shop and personal appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the CWE office regarding re-enroll- safety, and how to use manufactur- appropriate assessment; HET 040; HET ment procedures.” er’s service specifications information 041; HET 043 Student Unpaid Internship: will also be covered. This course is intended to familiar- 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; 4 Units ize the students with the heavy 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours 54 Lecture hours equipment’s hydraulic and electro- Student Paid Internship: 54 Lab hours hydraulic systems. Topics include 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; review of hydraulic theory and 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours basic hydraulic system designs and 1 to 4 Units components, hydraulic and electronic 3 Lecture hours components used in electro-hydraulic 60 to 300 hours systems, hydraulic controllers, sen-

266 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog interested in understanding Mexico history majors and fulfills the CSU/ as a nation and is also recommended UC American Institutions require- HISTORY for all history and most social science ment and the American Institutions majors. requirement for the Associate degree. Division of Behavioral 3 Units This course is intended for those who &Social Sciences 54 Lecture hours meet Honors Program requirements. 3 Units HIST 101 HIST 131 54 Lecture hours History of World Civilization to the History of the North American Indian 17th Century Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or HIST 144 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or History of the United States Since 1865 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU This course surveys the struggle of appropriate assessment This course is a survey of the politi- Native Americans to maintain their Transfers to: UC (credit limit:*), cal, economic and social development culture in the face of invasion and CSU(*Students will receive credit from of world civilization up to the 17th changing technology. It explores gov- UC for only one of the following courses: century. Special emphasis is placed ernment Indian policies of removal, HIST 144 or HIST 144H) on the origins of the earth’s principal pacification, annihilation and assimi- This course provides a survey of centers of civilization, their subse- lation, and considers present issues the political, social, economic, and quent interaction, and the emergence facing Native Americans today. This cultural development of the United of a world economic, political, and course is intended for students who States from Reconstruction (1865) to intellectual order. This course is wish to understand the role of Native the present. Some topics addressed designed for the student who wishes Americans in the historical develop- are the socio-political and eco- to increase their understanding and ment of North America. nomic impact of Reconstruction, the appreciation of cultural, political, and 3 Units American West, capital and labor in intellectual diversity, as well as the 54 Lecture hours the age of enterprise, America as an process of intercultural interaction. emerging world power, World War 3 Units HIST 143 I, World War II, the Vietnam Era, 54 Lecture hours History of the United States to 1877 the Cold War, the new world order, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Clinton, and the Bush Administration HIST 102 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to the present. This course fulfills the History of World Civilization, 1500 to appropriate assessment American Institutions requirement the Present Transfers to: UC, CSU for the Associate Degree. It is also rec- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is a survey of United ommended for all History majors. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or States history from Native American 3 Units appropriate assessment origins to post Civil War Reconstruc- 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU tion. Social, economic, political and This course is a survey of the politi- cultural developments are explored HIST 144H cal, economic, and social develop- with an emphasis on the indepen- History of the United States Since 1865 ment of world civilization from 1500 dence movement, Revolutionary War, Honors to modern times. Special emphasis is the new Republic, westward expan- Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of placed on the origins and develop- sion and the Civil War. This course “C” or better ment of the world economic system is designed for students interested in Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate and the corresponding cultural, intel- the foundational history of the United assessment lectual, and social currents that have States. It is recommended for all Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU characterized most of the world’s history majors and fulfills the CSU/ (*Students will receive credit from UC leading societies since 1500. This UC American Institutions require- for only one of the following courses: course is intended for the student ment and the American Institutions HIST 144 or HIST 144H) who wants to increase their under- requirement for the Associate degree. This course provides a survey of standing of and appreciation of both 3 Units the political, social, economic, and the diversity and the unity of the 54 Lecture hours cultural development of the United modern world. States from Reconstruction (1865) to 3 Units HIST 143H the present. Some topics addressed 54 Lecture hours History of the United States to 1877 are the socio-political and economic Honors impact of Reconstruction on modern HIST 122 Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of American society, the American History of Mexico “C” or better West, capital and labor in the age of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate enterprise, America as an emerging appropriate assessment; READ 023 or assessment world power, World War I, World appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU War II, the Vietnam Era, the Cold Transfers to: UC, CSU This course is a survey of United War, the new world order, Clinton, This course examines the cultural, States history from Native American and the Bush Administration to social, and political history of Mexico origins to post Civil War Reconstruc- the present. This course fulfills the from pre-Columbian to modern tion. Social, economic, political and American Institutions requirement times. The course will cover pre- cultural developments are explored for the CSU and Associate Degree. It Columbian Mesoamerica, the Spanish with an emphasis on the indepen- is also recommended for all History conquest and the colonial period, dence movement, Revolutionary War, majors. This course in intended for and the national period, with special the new Republic, westward expan- those who meet Honors Program emphasis given to Mexico’s relations sion and the Civil War. This course requirements. with the United States and its place is designed for students interested in 3 Units and role in the world community. the foundational history of the United 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for students States. It is recommended for all 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 267 HIST 158 intended for those wishing to fulfill Independent Studies/Directed Studies History of Minorities: African Ameri- the American Institutions require- may be developed from any topic cans and American Indians ment at Rio Hondo and those who arising from or related to a course of Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or desire a better understanding of the study that will result in developing appropriate assessment; READ 023 or history of minorities in the United depth and breadth in that subject appropriate assessment States. This course is intended for area. Students will be expected to Transfers to: UC, CSU students eligible for the Honors meet on a regular basis with their fac- This course is a survey of the role Program. ulty sponsor and submit a final report minorities have played in the histori- 3 Units or project, and student progress shall cal development of the United States 54 Lecture hours be evaluated at regular intervals. from the earliest times to the present, Academic standards for Independent with an emphasis on the twentieth HIST 167 Studies/Directed Studies shall be the century. The course begins with a History of California same as those for other courses. Units study of racism, followed by the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or are awarded in accordance to Title history and cultural contributions of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or V regulations with one unit of credit the American Indian and the African appropriate assessment awarded for 54 hours of Directed American. This course fulfills the Transfers to: UC, CSU Studies, six (6) hours of which must American Institutions requirement This course provides an overview be with an instructor. The instructor for the Associate Degree. This course of California history from the first is responsible for monitoring student is intended for those who desire a aboriginal inhabitants to modern progress through the semester. better understanding of the history of times. Cultural, political, social Students may take directed study minorities in the United States. and economic development will be courses for a maximum of three (3) 3 Units addressed in the context of history. units within a discipline, and may not 54 Lecture hours The development of contemporary accumulate more than a total of nine institutions and the historical context (9) units college wide. HIST 159 of current issues will addressed. This 1 to 3 Units History of Minorities: Mexican Ameri- course is suitable for students seeking 54 to 216 Lab hours cans, Asian Americans and American further understanding of California’s Women past and present, and those preparing Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or for a career in teaching at the elemen- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tary level. HUMAN SERVICES appropriate assessment 3 Units Division of Behavioral Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lecture hours & Social Sciences (*Students will receive credit from UC for only one of the following courses: HIST 170 HUSR 111 HIST 159 or HIST 159H) Women in American History Human Services in Contemporary This course surveys the roles selected Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Society minorities have played in the histori- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or cal development of the United States appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or from the earliest times to the present. Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment Emphasis is placed on the history This course is a survey of the role, Transfers to: CSU and cultural contributions of Mexican status, and contributions of women This course is an introduction to the Americans, Asian Americans, and of different ethnic groups and social history and philosophy of human American women. This course is classes in American society from services in contemporary society. The intended for those wishing to fulfill earliest times to the present, with an function and objectives of human the American Institutions require- emphasis on the twentieth century. service organizations as well as the ment for the Associate degree and Special attention will be given to an qualifications of the professional CSU and those who desire a better understanding of how gender has will be emphasized. A survey of the understanding of the history of shaped women’s options and expec- populations served in the field will minorities in the United States. tations within the private and public focus on cultural, social, economic 3 Units spheres of society. This course is and historical trends. The course 54 Lecture hours designed for the student who wants is designed for students pursuing to learn more about women’s history careers in social work, counseling or HIST 159H in America and is recommended for community organizing. History of Minorities: Mexican Ameri- all history majors. 3 Units cans, Asian Americans and American 3 Units 54 Lecture hours Women Honors 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of HUSR 118 “C” or better HIST 299 Chemical Dependency: Intervention, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Directed Study: History Treatment, and Recovery assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Independent Study/Directed Study appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (*Students will receive credit from UC is intended for students who have appropriate assessment for only one of the following courses: the ability to assume responsibil- Transfers to: CSU HIST 159 or HIST 159H) ity for independent work and to This course provides an introduction This course surveys the roles selected prepare written or oral reports and/ to current perspectives with respect minorities have played in the histori- or appropriate projects. To enroll in to the management of chemical cal development of the United States an independent study/directed study dependency. Through an examina- from the earliest times to the present. course, students must possess a 2.5 tion of alcoholism as a model of Emphasis is placed on the history overall grade point average, a 3.0 drug dependence, the treatment of and cultural contributions of Mexican grade point average in the discipline and recovery from such disorders Americans, Asian Americans, and of study being requested, or receive will be explored from two divergent American women. This course is an exception from the instructor. perspectives: the reformative and the 268 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog transformative. Current treatment HUSR 126 the course. A unique focus is given modalities will be compared and Counseling the Family of the Addicted to the student’s growth and devel- contrasted in terms of their view of Person opment as a counselor and how the the individual in both the social and Advisory: ENGL 035 OR ENLA 100 or student can best use supervision in clinical context. The class experience appropriate assessment; READ 023 or this developmental process. This itself will serve as an intervention by appropriate assessment course would be of benefit to anyone challenging students to examine their Transfers to: CSU working in a human service or social existing ideas about treatment and This course provides an overview of services setting. recovery from substance use disor- the systems approach to counseling 3 Units ders. Suitable for students interested the chemically dependent family. 54 Lecture hours in furthering their understanding Alcoholism will be used as a model of substance dependence and those for developing counseling skills HUSR 199 interested in working with popula- through the analysis and examination Fieldwork in Human Services tions recovering from or at risk for of the relationships that develop in Prerequisite: PSY 101 or SOC 101 with such problems. the addicted family system. An expe- a minimum grade of “C” or better, OR 3 Units riential format will be employed as consent of instructor 54 Lecture hours students participate in exercises that Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or lead to the development of the neces- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or HUSR 122 sary skills. This course is designed for appropriate assessment Introduction to Group Leadership and those working with or preparing to Transfers to: CSU Process work with the drug dependent and This course offers the student a Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or those around them. supervised field experience in a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units community organization, agency, appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours or institution, allowing the student Transfers to: CSU to apply knowledge and learn new This course provides an introduction HUSR 128 skills outside of the classroom envi- to the dynamics of group interaction. Chemical Dependency and Co-Occur- ronment. A weekly class meeting The individual’s firsthand experi- ring Disorders provides the academic element to ence is emphasized as the group Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or this experiential course offering and studies itself under supervision. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or reinforces the application of concepts The factors involved in problems of appropriate assessment gained in the prerequisite course or communication, effective emotional Transfers to: CSU courses. This course is designed to responses, and personal growth will This course is designed for students provide the student with an oppor- be highlighted. Group process will interested in furthering their under- tunity to develop skills that would be examined as a means of changing standing of the co-existence of sub- facilitate gaining employment in the behavior. Suitable for students inter- stance abuse with other mental health human services field. ested in furthering their understand- disorders. The course will assist 3 to 4 Units ing of group dynamics and those students to gain the needed knowl- 18 Lecture hours interested in supervising groups edge and skills to interact with clients 120 to 225 Lab hours dedicated to achieving behavioral who have various mental health change. disorders that are complicated by co- HUSR 230 3 Units occurring substance abuse problems. Drug Studies Seminar and Internship 54 Lecture hours The course also covers the diagnostic, Prerequisite/Corequisite: HUSR 122, therapeutic, and recovery phases that HUSR 124, HUSR 130 HUSR 124 will assist students’ seeking a Drug Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Introduction to Case Management and Studies Certificate or Associate of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Documentation Science degree in Drug Studies. Other appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students interested in psychology, Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or human services and the behavioral It is recommended that this course appropriate assessment sciences will benefit greatly from the be taken in the final semester of the Transfers to: CSU content of the course. Drug Studies Program and provides This course introduces students to 3 Units the student with work experience in case management and documenta- 54 Lecture hours a drug treatment facility. The student tion in a variety of settings. Students will apply the concepts and skills will study the purpose, function, HUSR 130 gained through their coursework as and rationale for case management. Essential Counseling Skills they serve as an intern in a setting In addition, the documentation of Advisory: ENGL 035 OR ENLA 100 or where drug dependent individuals client clinical records will be covered, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or are served. The seminar will focus emphasizing the taking of social appropriate assessment on ethics, the further development histories and the writing of treatment Transfers to: CSU of counseling skills, and the use of plans. The professional guidelines This course focuses on critical coun- community resources. Students must necessary for working with clients in seling skills and strategies within meet the requirements of the intern- a social services setting will also be a multicultural context. The course ship facility. covered, providing the student with provides a vital orientation to the Student Unpaid Internship: an understanding of issues related to helping process and the counseling 120 hours ethics, client rights, and confidential- profession. Current issues within Student Paid Internship: ity. This class is designed for students the counseling profession, such as 150 hours. interested in working in a social diversity and multiculturalism, are 3 Units services setting. discussed and integrated throughout 16 Lecture hours 3 Units 120 to 150 Other hours 54 Lecture hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 269 HUM 125H Introduction to Mexican Culture HUMANITIES Honors ITALIAN Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or Division of Behavioral better Division of Communications & Social Sciences Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate & Languages assessment HUM 110 Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ITAL 101 Survey of Humanities (*Students will receive credit from UC Italian 101 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or for only one of the following courses: Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or HUM 125 or HUM 125H) appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment This course provides an interdisci- appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU plinary presentation of vital artis- Transfers to: UC, CSU This course provides an interdis- tic, literary, architectural, musical, This course is an introduction to the ciplinary presentation of cultural political, religious and historical essentials of the Italian language. forces, providing the student with a movements within Mexico spanning Conversational, reading, and writing comprehensive view of the most vital from pre-Cortesian to contemporary skills will be stressed. In addition artistic, literary, philosophical, reli- times. This course is designed for to classroom instruction, students gious and architectural movements students who wish to further their receive intensive individualized oral- within the Western, Eastern and understanding of major Mexican aural practice in the language labora- Meso-American traditions from the cultural and historical developments. tory utilizing audio cassettes and Egyptians to the 1500s. This course This course is designed for students computer programs. Relevant aspects is intended for students who wish eligible for the Honors program. of the cultures and civilization of the to further their understanding of the 3 Units Italian-speaking will be included in major cultural developments from 54 Lecture hours the course. around the world. 4 Units 3 Units HUM 130 72 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours Contemporary Mexican-American 18 Lab hours Culture HUM 111 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ITAL 102 Survey of Humanities appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Italian 102 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment Prerequisite: ITAL 101 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment This course provides a contemporary appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Transfers to: UC, CSU interdisciplinary examination of the appropriate assessment This course provides an interdis- most vital Mexican-American liter- Transfers to: UC, CSU ciplinary presentation of cultural ary, artistic, musical, theatrical, social, This course is a continuation of ITAL forces, providing the student with political and historical movements. 101; in it the study of Italian grammar a comprehensive view of the most This course is designed for students is completed. Conversational, read- vital artistic, literary, philosophical, who wish to further their under- ing, and writing skills will continue religious, scientific and architectural standing of major Mexican- American to be stressed. Student will receive movements within the Western, cultural contributions to contempo- intensive, individualized, oral-aural Eastern and Latin American tradi- rary society. practice in the language laboratory tions from the Renaissance to the 20th 3 Units using audio materials and computer century. This course is intended for 54 Lecture hours programs. Additional aspects of students who wish to further their the culture and civilization of the understanding of major cultural HUM 140 Italian-speaking population will be developments around the world. Splendors of Asia presented. 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 4 Units 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 72 Lecture hours appropriate assessment 18 Lab hours HUM 125 Transfers to: CSU Introduction to Mexican Culture This course is designed for students Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or who wish to further their understand- JAPANESE appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ing of major Asian cultural contribu- appropriate assessment tions to classic and contemporary Division of Communications Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU society. The student will be provided & Languages (*Students will receive credit from UC with an interdisciplinary examina- for only one of the following courses: tion of the most vital Asian literary, JAPN 101 HUM 125 or HUM 125H) artistic, philosophical, architectural, Japanese I This course provides an interdisci- religious, political and historical Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or plinary presentation of vital artistic, movements. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or literary, architectural, musical, politi- 3 Units appropriate assessment cal, religious and historical move- 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU ments within Mexico spanning from This course provides the student pre-Cortesian to contemporary times. with an introduction to the Japanese This course is designed for students language and culture. The course who wish to further their under- stresses oral and written proficiency standing of major Mexican cultural through fundamental use of the Japa- and historical developments. nese language as well as the Hiragana 3 Units and Katakana script. Students will 54 Lecture hours also receive an introduction to Kanji

270 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog characters. In addition to classroom publications. Class is recommended ism. Students will study methods of discussion, students receive intensive for students majoring in journalism preparing material intended for pub- individualized oral-aural practice in or photography. lication in print and online editions of the language laboratory via inter- 3 Units newspapers. active websites, audio CDs, video 36 Lecture hours 3 Units programs, and CD ROMs. Various 54 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours facets of Japanese history, culture, and civilization will also be analyzed JOUR 120 (C-ID JOUR 110) JOUR 230 via cross-cultural comparisons. This Communications Reporting Magazine Production course is intended for those inter- and Writing Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ested in learning to speak Japanese as Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment well as for those seeking a degree in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate the Japanese language. appropriate assessment assessment 4 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: CSU 72 Lecture hours The course is an introduction to the This course includes writing news, writing and editing techniques used news features, profile features, JAPN 102 in the newspaper industry, with an commentary, and photography for Japanese II emphasis on gathering information publication in the college magazine, Prerequisite: Completion of Japanese 101 and the principles of clarity and con- La Cima. Students will learn copy- with a “C” or better, or completion of 2 ciseness. Students will use comput- editing, layout/computer design, years high school Japanese with a “C” or ers during class and lab times. This Photoshop, digital photography, and better course is intended for students who advertising fundamentals through Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate are pursuing the Associate of Science the process of writing, editing and assessment Degree/Certificate of Achievement laying out the college magazine. Stu- Transfers to: UC, CSU in Mass Communications with either dents may take this course once and This course is a continuation of the Mass Media or Print Media Special- repeat it one more time for credit. essentials of the Japanese language. izations. 3 Units The course stresses oral and written 3 Units 36 Lecture hours proficiency through fundamental use 54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours of the Japanese language as well as the Hiragana and Katakana script. JOUR 147 JOUR 231 Students will further their knowl- Broadcast News Digital Magazine Production edge of Kanji characters. In addition Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to classroom discussion, students appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or receive intensive individualized oral- appropriate assessment appropriate assessment aural practice in the language labora- Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU tory via interactive websites, audio This course is for students interested This course is intended for students CDs, video programs, and CD ROMs. in writing for radio and television wanting to learn the production and Various facets of Japanese history, and is an introduction to the prin- management techniques of the col- culture, and civilization will also be ciples and techniques of broadcast lege online magazine La Cima as an analyzed via cross-cultural com- news with special reference to the online publication. Students will be parisons. This course is intended for gathering and writing of news for shown basic techniques for writ- those interested in learning to speak radio and television, script writing, ing and producing a campus online Japanese as well as for those seeking interviewing, and the procedures and magazine. Students will be shown a degree in the Japanese language. techniques of presenting the news through lecture and demonstration 4 Units for broadcast. Each student will be the proper techniques for gathering 72 Lecture hours assigned to write, direct, edit, and editorial, photo, layout, and video oversee the production of a video contents for an online magazine and broadcast for the college’s digital entering and placing the information JOURNALISM newspaper during the semester. on the pages of La Cima online. 3 Units 3 Units Division of Communications 36 Lecture hours 36 Lecture hours & Languages 54 Lab hours 54 Lab hours

JOUR 110 JOUR 220 JOUR 241 Digital Photo Journalism Advanced Reporting and Writing Newspaper Production I Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: JOUR 120 with a grade of Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or “C” or better appropriate assessment appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU This course is designed to meet lower assessment This course provides an introduction division requirements for Journal- Transfers to: CSU to students in the process of taking ism majors which are transferrable This course is intended for students photographs using digital cameras, to four-year institutions. JOUR 220 wanting to learn production and digital video cameras, and digital is a continuation of JOUR 120 with management techniques for a college printing devices, as well as computer an emphasis on improvement of newspaper. Students will be shown skills, photo-composition, printing basic skills. This course concentrates basic techniques for writing and and scanning techniques using Photo- on writing and editing of more producing the campus newspaper, shop for the use of publication, and advanced news and feature stories, El Paisano. Students will be shown other computer skills related to con- factual forms for newspapers and through lecture and demonstration temporary photo journalism. Assign- further study of the laws of journal- the proper techniques for gathering ments may include work for college editorial, photo, and layout content

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 271 for the newspaper, as well as copy paper but will learn, by hands-on area. Students will be expected to editing, proofreading, Associated development, actual video broadcasts meet on a regular basis with their fac- Press Style and Libel Laws. by using station video equipment that ulty sponsor and submit a final report 4 Units will encompass the entire Rio Hondo or project, and student progress shall 36 Lecture hours campus and areas of interest within be evaluated at regular intervals. 108 Lab hours the community. Students will also Academic standards for Independent work on KRHC, the student radio sta- Studies/Directed Studies shall be the JOUR 242 tion to develop audio news programs same as those for other courses. Units Digital Newspaper Production I for the station. Those students wish- are awarded in accordance to Title Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 ing to may also develop photo slide V regulations with one unit of credit or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or presentations of action taken through awarded for 54 hours of Directed appropriate assessment student activities on campus for the Studies, six (6) hours of which must Advisory: JOUR 241 online publication. be with an instructor. The instructor Transfers to: CSU 4 Units is responsible for monitoring student This course is intended for students 36 Lecture hours progress through the semester. wanting to learn the production 108 Lab hours Students may take directed study and management techniques of the courses for a maximum of three (3) college newspaper El Paisano as a JOUR 290 units within a discipline, and may not weekly online publication. Students Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- accumulate more than a total of nine will be shown basic techniques for ship for Journalism Related Fields (9) units college wide. writing and producing a campus Prerequisite: JOUR 120 1 to 3 Units online newspaper. Students will be Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 to 216 Lab hours shown through lecture and demon- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or stration the proper techniques for appropriate assessment gathering editorial, photo, layout, Transfers to: CSU Associated Press Style, libel laws This course supports and reinforces KINESIOLOGY and video content for an online on-the-job training in journalism THEORY newspaper and entering and placing related fields under supervision of Division of Kinesiology, the information on the pages of El a college instructor and is facilitated Dance, and Athletics Paisano online. by the use of learning objectives. The 4 Units student will be working in a skilled KIN 115 36 Lecture hours or professional level assignment in Fitness Specialist Internship 108 Lab hours an area of journalism related fields Prerequisite: Instructor approval and will meet performance objectives Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or JOUR 243 (C-ID JOUR 131) related to instruction that are above appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Newspaper Production II and beyond the conditions of regular appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Prerequisite: JOUR 241 employment. This course is intended MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate for students whose intended job is Transfers to: CSU assessment related to the field of journalism and This course will provide students Transfers to: CSU have completed or enrolled in the with practical experience in the field This course is intended for students appropriate coursework. “Contact the of exercise and fitness. Emphasis is wanting to continue in an advanced CWE office regarding re-enrollment placed on participant screening, eval- degree the production and man- procedures.” uation, fitness assessment, exercise agement techniques of the college Student Unpaid Internship: program design, nutrition education, newspaper. Students will continue 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; self-marketing, social media, fitness writing and producing El Paisano, the 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours specialist/client relationships and campus newspaper, through contin- Student Paid Internship: professional responsibility in a fitness ued lectures and advanced demon- 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; setting. This course is designed for strations and the proper techniques 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours the student pursuing a career in the for writing, proofreading, layout by 1 to 4 Units fitness industry, a certificate in the learning Quark Express and photo 3 Lecture hours Fitness Specialist Program, as well as enhancements through Photoshop. 60 to 300 hours those interested in furthering their Students will be expected to serve in understanding of the effects of exer- leadership roles and cover a major or JOUR 299 cise on the mind and body. Instructor public affairs beat. Directed Study: Journalism approval is required for enrollment. 4 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU 2 Units 36 Lecture hours Independent Study/Directed Study 18 Lecture hours 108 Lab hours is intended for students who have 54 Lab hours the ability to assume responsibil- JOUR 244 (C-ID JOUR 131) ity for independent work and to KIN 122 Digital Newspaper Production II prepare written or oral reports and/ Nutrition for Sport and Fitness Prerequisite: JOUR 242 or appropriate projects. To enroll in Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or an independent study/directed study appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course, students must possess a 2.5 appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or appropriate assessment overall grade point average, a 3.0 MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- Transfers to: CSU grade point average in the discipline ate assessment This course is intended for students of study being requested, or receive Transfers to: CSU wanting to continue in an advanced an exception from the instructor. This course provides an overview degree the production and man- Independent Studies/Directed Studies of the role of nutrition to increase agement techniques of the college may be developed from any topic energy and enhance performance. newspaper El Paisano as an online arising from or related to a course of Nutrient needs before, during, and publication. Students will continue to study that will result in developing after exercise are evaluated for their work on writing for the online news- depth and breadth in that subject 272 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog effect on optimal health. Carbohy- appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or well as those interested in furthering drate loading, popular diets and MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- their understanding of the effects of supplementation are discussed. This ate assessment exercise on the mind and body. course is designed for the student Transfers to: CSU 2 Units pursuing a career in the fitness This course provides an overview 36 Lecture hours industry, a certificate in the proposed of how to assess cardiorespiratory Fitness Specialist Program, as well as endurance, muscular strength and KIN 146 those interested in furthering their endurance, flexibility, body fat, Training Principles for Special understanding of the effects of nutri- pulmonary function, blood pressure, Populations tion on the mind and body. postural analysis, and functional Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Units movement, and evaluate the results. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours Emphasis is placed on determining appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or the appropriate test, conducting the MATH 020C or appropriate assessment KIN 126 test, interpreting the results, and Transfers to: CSU Principles of Strength and Conditioning creating an exercise program. This This course provides an overview of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or course is designed for the student the exercise implications for special appropriate assessment; READ 023 or pursuing a career in the fitness populations related to age, medical appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or industry or a certificate in the Fitness condition and level of fitness. Empha- MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- Specialist Program, as well as those sis is placed on cardiac conditions, ate assessment interested in furthering their under- diabetes, physical disabilities, HIV Transfers to: CSU standing of the effects of exercise on and AIDS, asthma, sensory impair- This course is designed to include the body. ments, seniors, children, mentally the necessary information needed for 3 Units impaired and pregnant and post- those intending to teach strength and 54 Lecture hours partum women and the issues and conditioning. The course covers anat- barriers to exercise. This course is omy and physiology, bioenergetics, KIN 131 designed for the student pursuing a biomechanics, training adaptations, Structure and Analysis of Movement career in the fitness industry, a certifi- exercise and equipment selection, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or cate in the Fitness Specialist Program, training techniques, program design, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or as well as those interested in further- and safety factors. This course is appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or ing their understanding of the effects designed for the student pursuing a MATH 020C or appropriate assessment of exercise on the mind and body. career in the fitness industry, a certifi- Transfers to: CSU 2 Units cate in the Fitness Specialist Program, This course provides an overview of 36 Lecture hours or those interested in furthering their the study of movement as it relates understanding of the effects of exer- to exercise under both normal and KIN 157 cise on the body and mind. injury conditions. Students will learn Theory of Lifeguard Training and 3 Units the basic anatomical principals used Water Safety 54 Lecture hours specifically in the area of human Prerequisite: Swim 500 yards continu- performance. Emphasis is placed on ously KIN 127 applying body alignment, range of Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Exercise Physiology motion, stabilization, and acceleration assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or principles to the analysis of move- Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment. This course is designed for This course is designed for all stu- appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or the student pursuing a career in the dents who are interested in becom- MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- fitness industry, a certificate in the ing employed as a lifeguard and/or ate assessment Fitness Specialist Program, or those water safety instructor. Students who Transfers to: CSU interested in furthering their under- successfully pass the requirements This course provides an overview standing of the biomechanical effects as established by the American Red of how the body functions under of exercise on the body. Cross will receive Red Cross Life- conditions of exercise stress and how 3 Units guard Training, First Aid, and Water fitness training affects health and 54 Lecture hours Safety Instructor cards. This class wellness. Emphasis will be placed on satisfies one course of the Physical muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, KIN 145 Education activity requirements. bioenergetics, and other physiological Theory and Analysis of Fitness 3 Units processes that are affected by exer- Instruction 36 Lecture hours cise. The effects of various diseases Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lab hours will also be addressed. This course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is designed for the student pursu- appropriate assessment KIN 188 ing a career in the fitness industry, Transfers to: CSU Theory and Practice of Coaching a Certificate in the Fitness Special- This course provides an introduc- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ist Program, or those interested in tion to the principles and techniques appropriate assessment; READ 023 or furthering their understanding of the involved in teaching group exercise appropriate assessment effects of exercise on the body and and developing a personal trainer/ Transfers to: CSU mind. client relationship. Emphasis is The purpose of this course is to 3 Units placed on client assessment, com- explore the impact that coaches have 54 Lecture hours munication skills, program design, on athletic programs in the com- exercise adherence, teaching strate- munity. This course is designed for KIN 128 gies, and professional responsibility all students interested in coaching Fitness Testing and Exercise and liability. This course is designed individual and team sports. The Prescription for the student pursuing a career in course will cover topics such as role Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the fitness industry, a certificate in of the coach, athlete motivation, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the Fitness Specialist Program, as coaching leadership, coaching work

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 273 teams, coaching technology, and In addition, students will learn tech- KIN 196 effective coaching practice. At the niques for control of bleeding, splint- Health: Fitness and Wellness end of the course, students will have ing, transporting victims, emergency Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or more insight into coaching in various procedures, one person C.P. R. and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or athletic programs. the use of an AED. Students will have appropriate assessment 3 Units the opportunity to apply these techni- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lecture hours cal procedures in class. This course (*Students will receive credit from UC fulfills the requirements for American for only one of the following courses: KIN KIN 191 Red Cross certifications in both Stan- 191, KIN 192, or KIN 196) Health: Personal Issues dard First Aid and Cardiopulmonary This course is designed for all stu- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Resuscitation (C.P.R.). dents who are interested in learn- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units ing the value of life-long, healthy appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours lifestyles. Students will be given Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU the tools to assist them in making (*Students will receive credit from UC KIN 194 (C-ID KIN 100) positive life-style changes based on a for only one of the following courses: KIN Introduction to Kinesiology personal health/fitness profile. Topics 191, KIN 192, or KIN 196) Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or covered include: basic anatomy and This course is designed for all stu- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or physiology, nutrition, weight control, dents that are physically active and appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or tobacco and alcohol, muscle fitness, interested in learning how to improve MATH 020C or appropriate assessment flexibility, stress reduction, and car- and maintain their personal health. Transfers to: CSU diovascular functioning. Topics covered include the general This course is designed for those stu- 3 Units health principles, nutrition and diet, dents who are interested in pursuing 54 Lecture hours physical fitness, stress management, a career in the field of kinesiology. sexuality and reproduction, drug/ The philosophy, history, ethical and KIN 197 alcohol use and abuse, consumer and scientific foundations of kinesiol- Prevention and Treatment of Athletic safety issues and the process of death. ogy will be covered. The concepts of Injuries Students learn how to develop sound basic movement and performance Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or health principles through text read- movement in relationship to kinesiol- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ings, lectures, assignments/labs and ogy will be examined. Students will appropriate assessment guest speakers. explore the sub-disciplines of motor Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units learning, biomechanics, exercise This course introduces the basic con- 54 Lecture hours physiology, sport sociology, sport cepts of athletic training, including psychology, and sport nutrition. instruction for prevention, recogni- KIN 192 Professional career opportunities in tion, management and treatment Health: Women’s Personal Health health/fitness, therapeutic exer- of common injuries in a physically Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or cise, teaching, coaching and sport active population. The skills of basic appropriate assessment; READ 023 or management will be examined. The strapping, bracing padding and appropriate assessment challenges for kinesiology, future of taping for the prevention and sup- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU kinesiology, sport and health/well- port of injuries will be presented and (*Students will receive credit from UC ness are also addressed. practiced. This class is recommended for only one of the following courses: KIN 3 Units for those interested in becoming a 191, KIN 192, or KIN 196) 54 Lecture hours Certified Athletic Trainer. This course is designed for all 3 Units students interested in expanding KIN 195 54 Lecture hours their knowledge regarding health Social Issues/Media in Sport problems and social issues unique to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or KIN 290 women. Physiological and psycho- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- logical aspects of nutrition, hygiene, appropriate assessment ship for Athletic Training Related sexuality and reproduction, drugs Transfers to: CSU Fields and chemicals, and common diseases This course is designed for students Prerequisite: KIN 197 and a current CPR are among the many topics covered. who are interested in a career in the card Guest speakers, videos, current field of coaching and athletics. This Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or events, and text readings will assist class will study the controversies appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the student in developing sound and the status of sport in our society. appropriate assessment health principles. Coaching methodologies and future Transfers to: CSU 3 Units trends in athletics, physical activities, This course supports and reinforces 54 Lecture hours and physical education/kinesiology on-the-job training in the field of will be discussed. This class will athletic training under supervision of KIN 193 (C-ID KIN 101) examine the relationship between a college instructor and is facilitated Standard First Aid and CPR sport and media, social media, cul- by the use of learning objectives. The Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ture and the economy. An emphasis student will be working in a skilled appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will be placed on understanding the or professional level assignment in appropriate assessment historical and current roles of sport their area of vocational interest and Transfers to: UC, CSU in society. will meet performance objectives This course is designed for students 3 Units related to instruction that are above pursuing a career working with the 54 Lecture hours and beyond the conditions of regular public and for those who want to fur- employment. This course is intended ther their understanding of handling for students whose job is related emergency situations. The student to the field of athletic training and will learn how to give immediate care have completed or enrolled in the to the suddenly injured or ill person.

274 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog appropriate coursework. “Contact the rules are taught. The student will also KINA 105 CWE office regarding re-enrollment learn how to play doubles and singles Basketball I procedures.” matches so that the student can com- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Student Unpaid Internship: pete on a recreational level. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours 1 Unit appropriate assessment Student Paid Internship: 54 Lab hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 1 to 2 Units KINA 102 units credit for PE activity courses) 3 Lecture hours Intercollegiate Baseball I This beginning level course designed 60 to150 hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or for all students will provide instruc- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tion in the fundamentals of basketball KIN 297 appropriate assessment such as dribbling, passing, shoot- Advanced Athletic Training Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ing, team play, rebounding, defense Prerequisite: KIN 197 (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 and strategy. Collegiate rules, class Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or units credit for PE activity courses) competition, injury prevention and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for the care, and proper diet and fitness appropriate assessment student interested in competing needs are included in instruction. The Transfers to: CSU in baseball at the collegiate level. emphasis will be on active participa- This course introduces the advanced Instruction will focus on the introduc- tion, basketball as recreation and skill concepts of athletic training, includ- tion of advanced drills in the area of development within this team sport. ing instruction for evaluation and offense, defense and pitching. Special 1 Unit rehabilitation of common athletic attention will be placed on skill 54 Lab hours injuries. Advanced taping and brac- development and class participation ing techniques will also be presented in preparing students for intercolle- KINA 107 and practiced. This class is designed giate competition. This course may be Badminton I for students interested in becoming repeated three times for credit. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or a Certified Athletic Trainer or those 1 Unit appropriate assessment; READ 022 or who are preparing for a career in any 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment allied health care profession. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 3 Units KINA 103 (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 54 Lecture hours Softball I units credit for PE activity courses) Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This is a beginning badminton class appropriate assessment; READ 022 or designed for the student to gain KINESIOLOGY appropriate assessment experience of various degrees of Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU competitive play. Instruction in the Division of Kinesiology, (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 serve, drive, drop, smash, clears, Dance, and Athletics units credit for PE activity courses) rules and court etiquette are taught so This course is designed for the begin- the student can perform at a competi- (For Dance courses – See Dance) Dance ning student who wishes to gain the tive level. activity courses may be used in place fundamental skills of softball. It is 1 Unit of P.E. activity courses to fulfill degree designed to present the following 54 Lab hours requirements. skills to the student; throwing, bat- ting, bunting and defense. Addition- KINA 108 Students may select several different ally, the individual field positions Water Polo I courses or may enroll in a course and and the responsibilities of team work Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU continue to the next level of the same will be emphasized. (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 course the following semester. Courses 1 Unit units credit for PE activity courses) labeled “I” and “II” fall into the contin- 54 Lab hours This is a course in the fundamen- ued instruction category. All Activity tals and skills of water polo such as Course sections may be taken once KINA 104 passing, guarding, shooting, team and repeated three additional times for Volleyball I play, and strategy. Rules and class credit. Only four semesters of enroll- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or competition are included. ment are allowed in each activity, e.g., appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 Unit four in tennis, four in swimming, etc. appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours All four semesters could be in Level I, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU II, III or IV classes or any combination (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 KINA 109 of these levels totaling four enroll- units credit for PE activity courses) Soccer I ments. This course is a beginning class Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate designed to present the basic funda- assessment mental skills and rules of volleyball. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 101 The student will have the opportu- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Tennis I nity to learn and practice serving, set- units credit for PE activity courses) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ting, and spiking. The student will This is a beginning soccer/activ- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or also participate in team play. This ity class designed for all students appropriate assessment class is appropriate for students who interested in developing the physi- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU have never played volleyball, are just cal, technical and tactical elements of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 learning the game or haven’t played the game of soccer. The course will units credit for PE activity courses) for an extended period of time and include fundamental skills of soccer This is a beginning tennis class want to refresh their skills. which include, dribbling, passing, designed to take the student to a rec- 1 Unit kicking, collecting and basic concepts reational level in skills. Instruction in 54 Lab hours of offensive and defensive tactics. the serve, groundstroke, volley, and Rules of the game, skill practice and 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 275 participating in recreational soccer KINA 120 aerobic super circuit with additional matches will be included. Swim for Fitness activity prescribed in the aerobics 1 Unit Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or machine area, body parts weight 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or training area, and flexibility area. It is appropriate assessment; KINA 117 expected that the student will attend KINA 110 Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU an average of three 50 minute exer- Futsal (Indoor Soccer) (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 cise sessions each week. Additional Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or units credit for PE activity courses) assessment at the conclusion of the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This is a swimming/fitness course semester will provide data necessary appropriate assessment designed to provide the individual to evaluate the accomplishment of Transfers to: CSU who has beginning swimming stated goals. Offered on a pass/no This class will provide instruction skills an opportunity to master the pass basis. and repetition in the technical and fundamentals of physical fitness as 1 Unit tactical components of Futsal (Indoor they relate to swimming as an aerobic 54 Lab hours Soccer). The Federation of Interna- activity. Emphasis will be placed on tional Football Association (FIFA), aerobic training with some training at KINA 132 which is the governing body of soccer the anaerobic threshold and anaero- Aqua Aerobics in the world and the United States bic levels. This class is suitable for all Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Soccer Federation (USSF), which students interested in swimming as a appropriate assessment; READ 022 or is the governing body of soccer in fitness activity. appropriate assessment the United States recognize Futsal 1 Unit Transfer to: UC (credit limit*), CSU as its own sport consisting of a 54 Lab hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 smaller, fast-paced technical game. units credit for PE activity courses) FIFA Futsal Laws of the Game will KINA 124 This class is designed to utilize the be introduced to the students. The Self Defense resistance properties of the water to course will develop skills, provide Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or improve muscle tone, flexibility and knowledge of the rules and instruct appropriate assessment; READ 022 or cardiovascular health and endurance students to demonstrate Futsal tech- appropriate assessment using various exercise movements. niques, recognize tactical situations Transfers to: CSU Further, water buoyancy will help and improve physical fitness. This course is designed for all support the joints and muscles of the 1 Unit students interested in developing body, enabling students of all levels 54 Lab hours both personal safety and self-defense of fitness and abilities to participate techniques through scenario and in the activity. Students will have the KINA 113 martial arts training. Through dif- opportunity to improve overall body Golf I ferent forms of martial arts training, strength and conditioning through Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or students will practice both defensive a sequence of exercises done in the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or and offensive moves against various water. Students who are overweight, appropriate assessment forms of attacks. Proficiency in the pregnant, elderly, diabetic, recover- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU practical, effective, and tactical use of ing from injuries or who have been (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 movement, leverage and strikes will inactive would find this class appro- units credit for PE activity courses) be stressed. priate, therapeutic, and beneficial to Golf I is designed for the begin- 1 Unit their health. ning golfer who wants to gain the 54 Lab hours 1 Unit fundamental skills that form the basis 54 Lab hours of good golf technique. The goal of KINA 130 this class is for the student to learn Lifelong Fitness Laboratory KINA 133 to play a respectable game of golf, to Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Wrestling I avoid embarrassment, and to enjoy appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or time outdoors with friends. Etiquette, appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or rules and course play are included. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU appropriate assessment 1 Unit (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lab hours units credit for PE activity courses) (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 This 45-hour, self-paced physical units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 117 fitness laboratory is designed for all This wrestling class is designed for Swimming I students of the college to develop the beginner as well as for the student Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and encourage positive attitudes and who wishes to increase their knowl- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or habits with regards to health-related edge and skill through practice and appropriate assessment fitness components, including cardio- competition. It is designed to present Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU vascular fitness, flexibility, and mus- the following skills to the student: (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 cular strength and endurance. Each escapes, pinning combination take- units credit for PE activity courses) student, upon entry, will be assessed downs, and strategies. The student This course is a beginning class for risk factors and medical history, will learn basic definitions, terminol- designed to equip students with basic as well as body composition, cardio- ogy and rules of wrestling. This class water skills and knowledge in order vascular fitness, muscular strength will include information on proper to make them reasonably safe while and endurance, and flexibility to nutrition and fitness conditioning. in the water. It is suitable for all stu- establish an individual fitness profile. 1 Unit dents interested in basic swimming. From this profile, an individual exer- 54 Lab hours 1 Unit cise prescription will be developed. 54 Lab hours Fitness activity will primarily utilize exercise equipment organized into an

276 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog KINA 134 achieving and maintaining the ability purpose of the course is to develop Cardio Boot Camp to function in daily activities and live a level of physical fitness, strength Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or independently. and conditioning that will enhance appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 1 Unit the athlete’s ability to be successful appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours in intercollegiate competition. This Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU course may be repeated three times (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 KINA 139 for credit. units credit for PE activity courses) Cross Training for Fitness 1 Unit This course is designed for the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 54 Lab hours student who wishes to improve their appropriate assessment; READ 022 or cardiovascular and core fitness. The appropriate assessment KINA 148 student will learn lifelong skills to Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Strength Training improve their health. Workout skills (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or such as core strengthening, cardio- units credit for PE activity courses) appropriate assessment; READ 022 or vascular fitness, step aerobics and This cross-training course is designed appropriate assessment flexibility training will be covered. for the beginning as well as advanced Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Instruction in proper diet, heart rate student who wishes to increase their (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 monitoring, skills proficiency and cardiovascular fitness level through units credit for PE activity courses) fitness program planning will be a variety of aerobic and anaerobic This course is designed for students provided to each student. activities. It is designed to present who would like to learn the basic fun- 1 Unit the following skills to the student: damentals of strength and condition- 54 Lab hours cycling, running, swimming, interval ing. Students will be introduced to training and introduction to weight a variety of routines that will enable KINA 136 training. Additionally, the student them to develop a personal exercise Pilates Mat I will learn basic definitions and ter- plan. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or minology of the current fitness arena, 1 Unit appropriate assessment; READ 022 or assisting them with life-long fitness 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment goals using a variety of cardiovascu- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU lar mediums. KINA 158 (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 1 Unit Yoga I units credit for PE activity courses) 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course introduces students to the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or basic Pilates floor exercises, which are KINA 140 appropriate assessment designed to increase strength in the Walking for Fitness Transfer to: UC (credit limit*), CSU abdominal and spinal musculature. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Students will engage in activities and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or units credit for PE activity courses) exercises designed to increase aware- appropriate assessment This course is designed for the begin- ness of body alignment, increase Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ning student who would like to learn strength in the torso, spine and limbs, (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 the fundamental physical Asanas increase endurance, learn breathing units credit for PE activity courses) (poses) of Hatha Yoga as well as techniques to utilize in strength train- This course is designed to meet the Pranayama (breathing techniques) ing exercises, increase coordination, needs of daily physical exercise for and Dhyana (meditation techniques). improve balance, and will learn about life long fitness and health. Walking The goal of the course is to integrate the muscle groups and their actions is one of the safest and most effective the mind, body, and spirit and to give being utilized in the course. This forms of exercise to improve health, the student tools to better manage course is suitable for students inter- and develop and maintain physical stress, alleviate physical tensions, and ested in dance. Hatha Yoga, athletics fitness. The course provides cardio- encourage optimum fitness. In this and individuals seeking to increase vascular conditioning through the introductory course, students learn strength to better support the spine in activity of walking. Instruction in proper physical alignment in the everyday activities. proper diet, heart rate monitoring, standing poses (Sun Salutation Series 1 Unit skill proficiency and fitness program A-C, Warrior 1-2, Downward Dog, 54 Lab hours planning will be provided to each Upward Dog, Cobra, Triangle, Cres- student. This class is designed for stu- cent), the floor poses (Staff, Lotus, KINA 138 dents who are interested in starting Cobbler, Twists, Backbends), and in Fitness for Independent Living an exercise program, or developing elementary inversions (Inverted Leg Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or an active lifestyle. Rest, Headstand Preparation, Wall- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 Unit Dog Preparation). appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours 1 Unit Transfer to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lab hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 KINA 147 units credit for PE activity courses) Off-Season Conditioning for KINA 159 This course is designed to help Intercollegiate Sports Cross Training for Intercollegiate increase fitness levels for the senior Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Athletics population. It is also appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Prerequisite: Participation in Intercol- for individuals who are physically appropriate assessment legiate Sports challenged, engage in limited activity, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate and those recovering from injury (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 assessment or long-term illness. The purpose units credit for PE activity courses) Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU of the class is to condition students This course is designed for all stu- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 for strength and flexibility as well dents preparing for specific physical units credit for PE activity courses) as balance, coordination and agility. fitness related to off-season intercol- This course is designed for any These skills are important factors in legiate athletic participation. The student preparing for intercollegiate 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 277 athletic competition. This cross- of women’s basketball. This class is KINA 174 training course is designed for the offered for 11 consecutive weeks to Women’s Intercollegiate Swim Team advanced student-athlete who wishes run concurrent with the intercolle- Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate to increase all aspects of their fitness giate basketball season as determined assessment levels through a variety of strength, by the CCCAA governing body. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU flexibility, aerobic and anaerobic Students will be required to spend a (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 activities. The specific physical fitness minimum of 7.36 hours a week for 11 units credit for PE activity courses) routines required by the intercol- weeks preparing for competition with This is an advanced course designed legiate athlete during the off-season other colleges. This course may be for students who will be competing will be addressed. The purpose of the repeated three times for credit. at the collegiate level in the sport of course is to develop a level of physi- 1.5 Units women’s swimming. Students will cal fitness, strength and conditioning 81 Lab hours be required to spend a minimum that will enhance the athlete’s ability of 11.25 hours a week preparing for to be successful in intercollegiate KINA 171 competition with other colleges. This competition. This course may be Women’s Intercollegiate Tennis Team course may be repeated three times repeated three times for credit. Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate for credit. 1 Unit assessment 2 Units 54 Lab hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 180 Lab hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Intercollegiate Athletics units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 175 Coeducational Teams This is an advanced course designed Women’s Intercollegiate for students who will be competing Cross-Country Team FEDERAL LAW –TITLE IX at the collegiate level in the sport of Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate (86.41-Athletics) women’s tennis. Students will be assessment The Federal Law states the following: required to spend a minimum of Transfer to: UC (credit limit *), CSU “No person shall, on the basis of sex, 10.125 hours a week preparing for (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 be excluded from participating in, competition with other colleges. This units credit for PE activity courses) be denied the benefits of, be treated course may be repeated three times This is an advanced course designed differently from any other person or for credit. for students who will be competing otherwise be discriminated against 3 Units at the collegiate level in the sport of in intercollegiate athletics.” The law 162 Lab hours women’s cross country. Students will continues to state that colleges may be required to spend a minimum of operate separate teams for members KINA 172 10.125 hours a week preparing for of each sex. However, where the col- Women’s Intercollegiate Volleyball competition with other colleges. This lege operates a team in a particular Team course may be repeated three times sport for members of one sex, and no Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate for credit. other sex, members who have been assessment 3 Units excluded may try out for the team Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 162 Lab hours offered, unless the sport involved (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 is deemed a “CONTACT SPORT.” units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 176 Contact sports include football, wres- This is an advanced course designed Women’s Intercollegiate Soccer Team tling, and basketball, and other sports for students who will be competing Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate whose basis of major activity involves at the collegiate level in the sport of assessment bodily contact. women’s volleyball. Students will Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU be required to spend a minimum of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Men’s Teams 10.125 hours a week preparing for units credit for PE activity courses) Teams are limited to enrollment for competition with other colleges. This This is an advanced course designed those students who are candidates course may be repeated three times for students who will be competing for specific teams. The teams spend for credit. at the collegiate level in the sport of a minimum of 10 hours a week in 3 Units women’s soccer. Students will be preparation for regularly scheduled 162 Lab hours required to spend a minimum of competition with other colleges. 10.125 hours a week preparing for KINA 173 competition with other colleges. This Women’s Teams Women’s Intercollegiate Softball Team course may be repeated three times Teams are limited to enrollment for Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate for credit. those students who are candidates assessment 3 Units for specific teams. The teams spend Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 162 Lab hours a minimum of 10 hours a week in (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 preparation for regularly scheduled units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 180 competition with other colleges. This is an advanced course designed Men’s Intercollegiate Baseball Team for students who will be competing Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate KINA 170 at the collegiate level in the sport assessment Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball of women’s softball. Students will Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Team be required to spend a minimum of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 10.125 hours a week preparing for units credit for PE activity courses) assessment competition with other colleges. This This is an advanced course designed Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU course may be repeated three times for students that will be competing (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 for credit. at the collegiate level in the sport units credit for PE activity courses) 3 Units of men’s baseball. Students will be This is an advanced course designed 162 Lab hours required to spend a minimum of for students who will be competing 10.125 hours a week preparing for at the collegiate level in the sport competition with other colleges. This

278 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog course may be repeated three times Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 190 for credit. (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Men’s Intercollegiate Soccer Team 3 Units units credit for PE activity courses) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 162 Lab hours This is an advanced course designed assessment for students who will be competing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 181 at the collegiate level in the sport of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Men’s Intercollegiate Basketball Team swimming. Students will be required units credit for PE activity courses) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate to spend a minimum of 10.125 hours This is an advanced course designed assessment a week preparing for competition for students who will be competing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU with other colleges. This course may at the collegiate level in the sport (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 be repeated three times for credit. of men’s soccer. Students will be units credit for PE activity courses) 3 Units required to spend a minimum of This is an advanced course designed 162 Lab hours 10.125 hours a week preparing for for students who will be competing competition with other colleges. This at the collegiate level in the sport KINA 186 course may be repeated three times of men’s basketball for pre-season Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate for credit. conditioning and play. This class is Track and Field Team 3 Units offered for 11 consecutive weeks to Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 162 Lab hours run concurrent with the intercolle- assessment giate basketball season as determined Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 192 by the CCCAA governing body. (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Women’s Intercollegiate Sand Students will be required to spend a units credit for PE activity courses) Volleyball Team minimum of 7.36 hours a week for 11 This is an advanced course designed Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or weeks preparing for competition with for students who will be competing appropriate assessment; READ 022 or other colleges. This course may be at the collegiate level in the sport appropriate assessment repeated three times for credit. of track & field. Students will be Transfers to: CSU 1.5 Units required to spend a minimum of 10 This is an advanced course designed 81 Lab hours hours a week preparing for competi- for students who will be competing tion with other colleges. This course at the collegiate level in the sport of KINA 182 may be repeated three times for women’s sand volleyball. Students Men’s Intercollegiate credit. will be required to spend a minimum Cross-Country Team 2 Units of 10.125 hours a week preparing for Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 180 Lab hours competition with other colleges. This assessment course may be repeated three times Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 188 for credit. (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Men’s and/or Women’s Intercollegiate 3 Units units credit for PE activity courses) Water Polo Team 162 Lab hours This is an advanced course designed Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate for students who will be competing assessment KINA 201 at the collegiate level in the sport of Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Tennis II men’s cross country. Students will (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or be required to spend a minimum of units credit for PE activity courses) appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 10.125 hours a week preparing for This is an advanced course designed appropriate assessment; KINA 101 competition with other colleges. This for students who will be competing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU course may be repeated three times at the collegiate level in the sport of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 for credit. men’s and women’s water polo. units credit for PE activity courses) 3 Units Students will be required to spend This is an intermediate tennis class 162 Lab hours a minimum of 10.125 hours a week designed to take the student beyond preparing for competition with other recreational skills. Advanced instruc- KINA 184 colleges. This course may be repeated tion in the serve, groundstrokes, Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate three times for credit. volley, and playing strategy is given. Golf Team 3 Units The lob and smash are introduced. Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 162 Lab hours 1 Unit assessment 54 Lab hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU KINA 189 (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 Men’s Intercollegiate Wrestling Team KINA 202 units credit for PE activity courses) Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Intercollegiate Baseball II This is an advanced course designed assessment Advisory: KINA 102 for students who will be competing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU at the collegiate level in the sport of (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 men’s and women’s golf. Students units credit for PE activity courses) units credit for PE activity courses) will be required to spend a minimum This is an advanced course designed This course is designed for the of 10 hours a week preparing for for students who will be competing advanced baseball student interested competition with other colleges. at the collegiate level in the sport in competing at the collegiate level. 2 Units of men’s wrestling. Students will Instruction will focus on advanced 180 Lab hours be required to spend a minimum of drills in the area of offense, defense 10.125 hours a week preparing for and pitching. Special attention will KINA 185 competition with other colleges. This be placed in preparing students for Men’s and Women’s Intercollegiate course may be repeated three times intercollegiate competition. This Swim Team for credit. course may be repeated three times Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 3 Units for credit. assessment 162 Lab hours 1 Unit 54 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 279 KINA 203 ested in competing at the collegiate advanced strategies, on court drilling Off Season Softball level. Instruction will focus on and match play experience. Special Advisory: KINA 103 advanced techniques in serving, attention will be placed on preparing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU passing, setting, hitting, plus jump students for intercollegiate competi- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 serving, jump set, jump attack, vari- tion. This course may be repeated units credit for PE activity courses) ous defensive patterns and team play three times for credit. This course is designed for the training and conditioning. Special 1 Unit advanced softball student competing attention will be placed on preparing 54 Lab hours at the collegiate level. Instruction will students for intercollegiate competi- focus on advanced drills in the area of tion. This course may be repeated KINA 213 offense, defense and pitching. Special three times for credit. Golf II attention will be placed in preparing 1 Unit Prerequisite: KINA 113 students for intercollegiate competi- 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or tion. This course may be repeated appropriate assessment; READ 022 or three times for credit. KINA 207 appropriate assessment 1 Unit Badminton II Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 204 appropriate assessment; KINA 107 Golf II is designed for the intermedi- Volleyball II Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ate to advanced golfer who wants Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 take their golf game beyond basic appropriate assessment; READ 023 or units credit for PE activity courses) fundamentals. Every year thousands appropriate assessment; KINA 104 This is an intermediate level badmin- of people choose golf as their favorite Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ton class designed for the student to sports activity. Once learned, golf (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 develop the ability to make appropri- becomes an enjoyable lifetime recre- units credit for PE activity courses) ate responses (relative on their own ation. Golf II students will build on This course is designed for interme- abilities) to the particular problems the skills learned in Golf I. A major diate volleyball students who have posed by the game. Advanced portion of class time is spent on the previously played volleyball and are instruction is given in the basic golf course applying the techniques looking to improve their skill and strokes as well as the introduction of learned in Golf I. knowledge of the game. Students will Indonesian serve, around-the-head 1 Unit develop the intermediate skills of set- shot, hairpin and flick shot. 54 Lab hours ting, serving, passing, spiking, team 1 Unit Offense of 6-1, 5-1 and defensive 54 Lab hours KINA 217 coverage. Rules and class competition Swimming II are included. KINA 209 Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 1 Unit Soccer II assessment; KINA 117 54 Lab hours Prerequisite: KINA 109 Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 KINA 205 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or units credit for PE activity courses) Basketball II appropriate assessment This is an intermediate class designed Prerequisite: KINA 105 or instructor Transfers to: CSU to provide the individual with the approval for admission This advanced soccer activity class is opportunity to learn the elements Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate designed for all students interested of good swimming. Students will assessment in developing the physical, techni- sharpen their technique in the basic Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU cal and tactical elements of the game strokes learned in Swim I. Basic (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 of soccer. The course will include components of distance training will units credit for PE activity courses) analysis of fundamental skills, game be covered along with conditioning This course is designed for the strategy, team offense and team methods. Safety and rescue skills are intermediate to advanced basketball defense through participation and also included. player who wants advanced level an overview of rules. This is an 1 Unit basketball development. Students advanced soccer class designed to 54 Lab hours will participate in full court team take the student beyond recreational play, receive advanced instruction skills. Team tactics, strategies and KINA 218 on strategies, offensive and defensive systems of play will be emphasized. Swimming III skills and concepts, analyze intercol- 1 Unit Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU legiate and professional game film 54 Lab hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 and learn intercollegiate and profes- units credit for PE activity courses) sional rules. KINA 211 This is an advanced swimmer’s class 1 Unit Off-Season Intercollegiate Tennis designed to provide the individual 54 Lab hours Prerequisite: Participation in Intercol- with the opportunity to master the legiate Sports coordination of six swimming strokes KINA 206 Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate in order to swim effectively with Off Season Women’s Intercollegiate assessment ease, endurance, and versatility in Volleyball Training Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU the water. More advanced safety and Prerequisite: Participation in Intercol- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 rescue skills are also included. legiate Athletics units credit for PE activity courses) 1 Unit Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU This course is designed for the 54 Lab hours (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 advanced tennis student interested units credit for PE activity courses) in competing at the collegiate level. This course is designed for the Instruction will focus on training and advanced volleyball student inter- conditioning, and will also include

280 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog KINA 230 season as determined by the CCCAA Transfers to: CSU Lifelong Fitness Center II - governing body. Students will be This introductory course is for Cardiovascular Fitness required to spend a minimum of 7.36 students interested in the field of Prerequisite: KINA 130 or PE 130 hours a week for 11 weeks prepar- Landscape Architecture or Landscape Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ing for competition with conference Design. Fundamental principles appropriate assessment; READ 023 or colleges. This course may be repeated and concepts essential to landscape appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or three times for credit. design development will be intro- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 1.5 Units duced through lectures, readings, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 81 Lab hours discussions, field trips, and assign- (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 ments. Natural and human determi- units credit for PE activity courses) KINA 281 nants that shape the landscape will This class is a course designed to give Men’s Intercollegiate Basketball be explored in addition to the study the student skills and information to Team II of the theory, history, and role of the improve their own cardiovascular Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate landscape architecture profession in fitness. This class will involve instruc- assessment environmental design. tion and practice in techniques that Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 4 Units will promote cardiovascular fitness: (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 54 Lecture hours running, jump rope, core training, units credit for PE activity courses) 54 Lab hours aerobic activity, aerobic circuit and This is an advanced course designed resistance bands. The student will for students who will be competing LAND 103 learn about the importance of blood at the collegiate level in the sport of Landscape Architecture Theory and pressure, heart rate and diet in rela- men’s basketball during conference Form tion to cardiovascular disease. and post season play. This class is Prerequisite: LAND 102 1 Unit offered for 11 consecutive weeks to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lab hours run concurrent with the intercolle- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or giate basketball season as determined appropriate assessment; ENGT 101; KINA 258 by the CCCAA governing body. ENGT 105 Yoga II Students will be required to spend a Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: KINA 158 minimum of 7.36 hours a week for 11 This is a continuation course to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or weeks preparing for competition with LAND 102, Introduction to Land- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or conference colleges. This course may scape Architecture and Design. This appropriate assessment be repeated three times for credit. course expands upon fundamental Transfer to: CSU 1.5 Units landscape design principles and This course is designed for interme- 81 Lab hours concepts. The course examines theory diate students who would like to and methods pertaining to landscape advance their physical asanas (poses) architecture design and site planning. of Hatha Yoga as well as Pranayama LANDSCAPE Study and design of landscape will (breathing techniques) and Dhyana be conducted from small local scale to (meditation techniques). The goal of Division of Career & larger regional scale through in-class the course is to integrate the mind, Technical Education assignments, multi-week projects, body, and spirit and to further chal- model-making, and readings. Com- lenge the students in their physical LAND 095 prehension of topography and design practice by increasing sustainment, Introduction to Landscape Design & of landform through 2D and 3D perfecting alignment, and by incor- Maintenance model studies will also be included. porating twists and wraps. Parivrtta Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 4 Units Trikonasana, Prasarita Padot- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lecture hours tanasana, Malasana, Garudasana, appropriate assessment; ENGT 105 54 Lab hours Natasajasana, Utthita Hasta Padan- This introductory landscape design gustasana, Chaturanga Dandasana, course is designed for the non- Purvottanasana, Navasana, Virasana, scientist and specifically for amateur Ustrasana, Matsyasana, Sarvan- garden enthusiasts interested in LATIN gasana, Suryya Namaskar B will be learning landscape design from a Division of Communications covered in depth during the course. professional landscape architect. The & Languages 1 Unit class is a comprehensive overview of 54 Lab hours general landscape design including LATN 101 topics of landscape design, irrigation, Latin I KINA 270 plant identification and maintenance. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Women’s Intercollegiate Basketball The class sessions are combination appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Team II lecture lab with hands-on design les- appropriate assessment Prerequisite: KINA 170 sons and plant identification. There Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate will be a field trip to local nurseries or Latin I introduces students to the assessment demonstration gardens. classics, enhances their understand- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 3 Units ing of basic grammar, exposes them (*The UC will grant a maximum of 4 45 Lecture hours to authentic pronunciation, increases units credit for PE activity courses) 27 Lab hours their knowledge of vocabulary This is an advanced course designed derivatives, and acquaints them with for students who will be competing LAND 102 Roman history and culture. This class at the collegiate level in the sport of Introduction to Landscape Architecture is designed for students who plan to women’s basketball during confer- & Design major in Classics, History, Philoso- ence play. This class is offered for 11 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or phy, or Languages and would also consecutive weeks to run concurrent appropriate assessment; READ 023 or be important for those going into with the intercollegiate basketball appropriate assessment; ENGT 105

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 281 law, medicine, and other fields where Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate interested in learning more about Latinate terminology is common. assessment cultural expression in the Americas, 3 Units Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU and students majoring in English or 54 Lecture hours (*Students will receive credit from UC Liberal Studies. for only one of the following courses: LIT 3 Units LATN 102 102 or LIT 102H) 54 Lecture hours Latin II This course is designed for students Prerequisite: Successful completion of who wish to study the four general LIT 112AH (C-ID ENGL 130) LATN 101 literary forms: poetry, drama, short American Literature Honors Transfers to: UC, CSU story, and novel. Emphasis is placed Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade Latin II increases students’ under- on critical thinking, critical reading, “C” or better; READ 023 or appropriate standing of the classics, enhances and composing. Compositions will be assessment their understanding of grammar and based upon discussion, analysis and Corequisite: ENGL 101 for new students vocabulary, exposes them to authen- interpretations of literature, and upon Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU tic pronunciation, increases their the relationship of Western and Non- (*Students will receive credit from UC knowledge of vocabulary derivatives, Western literature to contemporary for only one of the following courses: LIT and acquaints them further with thought. 112A or LIT 112AH) Romance languages and the Latinate 3 Units This course explores a range of vocabulary of English. The history 54 Lecture hours American literature, with a focus on and culture of the Roman Empire, major texts and writers from the early including the spread of the Empire, LIT 102H (C-ID ENGL 120) settlement to 1865. Representative institutions, literature, and the arts Approaches to Literature Honors writers include Bradstreet, Bradford, will be further explored. This class Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or Franklin, Douglass, Paine, Lincoln, is designed for students who plan to better Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Melville, major in Classics, History, Philoso- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate and Dickinson. Course reading and phy, or Languages and would also assessment writing assignments explore major be important for those going into Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU cultural and historical themes, includ- law, medicine, and other fields where (*Students will receive credit from UC ing the pre-colonial exploration of the Latinate terminology is common. for only one of the following courses: LIT Americas, Native American literary 3 Units 102 or LIT 102H) contributions, the Revolutionary and 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for students Civil Wars, transcendentalism, and who wish to study the four general romanticism. This course is designed literary forms: poetry, drama, short for students interested in exploring story, and novel. Emphasis will be various genres of literature, students LIBRARY placed on critical thinking, critical interested in learning more about Division of Library reading, and composing. Composi- cultural expression in the Americas, & Instructional Support tions will be based upon discussion, and students majoring in English analysis and interpretations of lit- or Liberal Studies. This course is LIB 101 erature, and upon the relationship of designed for students eligible for the Fundamentals of Library Research Western and Non-Western literature honors program. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to contemporary thought. This course 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is intended for students eligible for 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; CIT 100A the Honors Program. Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units LIT 112B (C-ID ENGL 135) This course promotes information 54 Lecture hours American Literature literacy by introducing students Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to the resources available in an LIT 112A (C-ID ENGL 130) appropriate assessment; READ 023 or academic library, including books, American Literature appropriate assessment online catalogs, online databases, and Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Web sources. Students learn how to appropriate assessment (*Students will receive credit from UC define their research problem, apply Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate for only one of the following courses: LIT appropriate search tools, analyze assessment 112B or LIT 112BH) and evaluate information and search Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU This course is designed for students strategies, and use information ethi- (*Students will receive credit from UC interested in exploring American cally and legally. The critical thinking for only one of the following courses: LIT literature from the mid-nineteenth skills and research strategies learned 112A or LIT 112AH) century to the present. It introduces in this class will benefit students who This course explores a range of students, through class discussions need to find information for college- American literature, with a focus on and written essays, to representa- level research assignments, career major texts and writers from the early tive writers of this period such as demands, and lifelong learning. settlement to 1865. Representative Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Edith 3 Units writers include Bradstreet, Bradford, Wharton, Robert Frost, Zora Neale 54 Lecture hours Franklin, Douglass, Paine, Lincoln, Hurston, William Faulkner, Ernest Emerson, Thoreau, Poe, Melville, Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, and Dickinson. Course reading and Lorraine Hansberry, Henry David writing assignments explore major Hwang, Toni Morrison, Leslie LITERATURE cultural and historical themes, includ- Marmon Silko, Maxine Hong Kings- Division of Communications ing the pre-colonial exploration of the ton, Milcha Sanchez-Scott, and others. & Languages Americas, Native American literary 3 Units contributions, the Revolutionary and 54 Lecture hours LIT 102 Civil Wars, transcendentalism, and Approaches to Literature romanticism. This course is designed Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or for students interested in exploring appropriate assessment various genres of literature, students 282 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog LIT 112BH (C-ID ENGL 135) and poetry. Stress is placed upon This course is designed for students American Literature Honors critical thinking, critical reading, and interested in exploring various genres Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or composing. This course will explore of literature, students interested in better works of children’s and adolescent learning more about Mexican cultural Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate literature from ancient times to the expression, and students majoring assessment present, analyze the literary elements in Chicano Studies. This course is Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU of these works, assess their value for intended for students eligible in the (*Students will receive credit from UC both children and adults, and exam- honors program. for only one of the following courses: LIT ine the historical and cultural envi- 3 Units 112B or LIT 112BH) ronments in which they were written, 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for students including but not limited to Asian, interested in exploring American Hispanic, Native American, and Afri- LIT 130 literature from the mid-nineteenth can cultures. This course is beneficial Women and Literature century to the present. It introduces for English majors, students planning Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students, through class discussions to transfer to a university, parents, appropriate assessment and written essays, to representa- and future elementary and second- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate tive writers of this period such as ary teachers. This course is designed assessment Emily Dickinson, Mark Twain, Edith for students eligible for the honors Transfers to: UC, CSU Wharton, Robert Frost, Zora Neale program. This course explores women writers, Hurston, William Faulkner, Ernest 3 Units their lives, the roles they play in Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, 54 Lecture hours culture and society, and how they Lorraine Hansberry, Henry David have influenced the world. Students Hwang, Toni Morrison, Leslie LIT 117 will examine topics such as female Marmon Silko, Maxine Hong Kings- Mexican Literature in Translation authorship, literary influence, evolu- ton, Milcha Sanchez-Scott, and others. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tion of technique, the effects of race This course is intended for students appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and class, and the environments in eligible for the Honors Program. appropriate assessment which works were written, including 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU but not limited to American, British, 54 Lecture hours This course explores a range of Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Mexican literature in English transla- and African cultures. Stress is placed LIT 114 (C-ID ENGL 180) tion, with a focus on major literary on critical thinking, critical reading, Children’s and Adolescent Literature influences and achievements from and composing. Feminist, literary, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the pre-Hispanic era to the twentieth and political theory will be explored. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or century. Course reading and writing Special emphasis may be placed on appropriate assessment assignments explore indigenous a period, genre, theme, or literary Transfers to: UC, CSU literatures and myths, chronicles of grouping. This course is beneficial for This course is an introduction to the Spanish conquest, literature of English majors, students planning to children’s and adolescent literature the colonial period, high culture and transfer to a university, and anyone in its three general literary forms: the folklore of the eighteenth century, interested in learning about women short story (including myths, legends, political and modernist literature of and literature. fairy tales, and folk tales), the novel, the nineteenth century, and poetry 3 Units and poetry. Stress is placed upon and prose of the twentieth century. 54 Lecture hours critical thinking, critical reading, and This course is designed for students composing. This course will explore interested in exploring various genres LIT 130H works of children’s literature from of literature, students interested in Women and Literature Honors ancient times to the present, analyze learning more about Mexican cultural Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of the literary elements of these works, expression, and students majoring in “C” or better assess their value for both children Chicano Studies. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate and adults, and examine the historical 3 Units assessment and cultural environments in which 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU they were written, including but This course explores women writers, not limited to Asian, Latino, Native LIT 117H their lives, the roles they play in American, and African cultures. Mexican Literature in Translation culture and society, and how they This course is beneficial for English Honors have influenced the world. Students majors, students planning to transfer Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or will examine topics such as female to a university, parents, and future better authorship, literary influence, evolu- elementary and secondary teachers. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate tion of technique, the effects of race 3 Units assessment and class, and the environments in 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU which works were written, including This course explores a range of but not limited to American, British, LIT 114H (C-ID ENGL 180) Mexican literature in English transla- Asian, Hispanic, Native American, Children’s and Adolescent Literature tion, with a focus on major literary and African cultures. Stress is placed Honors influences and achievements from on critical thinking, critical reading, Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of the pre-Hispanic era to the twentieth and composing. Feminist, literary, “C” or better century. Course reading and writing and political theory will be explored. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assignments explore indigenous Special emphasis may be placed on assessment literatures and myths, chronicles of a period, genre, theme, or literary Transfers to: UC, CSU the Spanish conquest, literature of grouping. This course is beneficial for This course is an introduction to the colonial period, high culture and English majors, students planning to children’s and adolescent literature folklore of the eighteenth century, transfer to a university, and anyone in its three general literary forms: the political and modernist literature of interested in learning about women short story (including myths, legends, the nineteenth century, and poetry and literature. This course is intended fairy tales, and folk tales), the novel, and prose of the twentieth century. 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 283 for students eligible for the honors a variety of approaches to poetry. This one-unit course is designed program. Course readings will include poems for students who wish to study the 3 Units on diverse topics representing the literary works of one author in depth. 54 Lecture hours fundamental modes, historical peri- Students will compare and contrast ods, and cultural traditions. Students all genres and literary criticism of LIT 140 will gain an understanding of the the author’s works in class discus- Introduction to the Novel features that distinguish poetry as a sions and in essay form. Students Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or literary genre, including techniques should consult the class schedule for appropriate assessment of sound, tropes and figurative the author selection as it varies each Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate language, and thematic development. semester. assessment The course is appropriate for both 1 Unit Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU English majors and those students 18 Lecture hours (*Students will receive credit from UC who wish to expand their knowledge for only one of the following courses: LIT and appreciation of poetry. LIT 143H 140 or LIT 140H) 3 Units Exploring Authors Honors This course introduces students to a 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or variety of approaches to the novel. better Course readings will focus on novels LIT 142 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate selected from different histori- Introduction to Shakespeare assessment cal periods and within a variety of Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU cultural traditions. Students will gain appropriate assessment This one-unit course is designed for an understanding of the features that Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate students who would like the oppor- distinguish the novel as a literary assessment tunity to study the literary works of genre: narrative structure, point of Transfers to: UC, CSU one author in depth. Students will view, character development, setting, This course is designed for students compare and contrast the author’s theme, style, imagery and symbol. who wish to increase their knowledge works in class discussions and in This course is designed for students and appreciation of Shakespeare’s art, essay form. Students should consult interested in learning more about his life and times, and his exploration the class schedule for the author literary expression and students of the human condition. The major selection as it varies each semester. intending to major in a literary or works of Shakespeare are explored This course many be taken once and arts-related field of study. in the context of the dramatic genre, repeated two times for credit. This 3 Units the Elizabethan theater, and the course is designed for students eli- 54 Lecture hours social, religious, and political milieu gible for the Honors Program. of Renaissance England. Representa- 1 Unit LIT 140H tive tragedies, comedies, histories, 18 Lecture hours Introduction to the Novel Honors romances, poetry, and the sonnet Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or cycle are studied. LIT 144A (C-ID ENGL 140) better 3 Units World Literature Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assessment appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU LIT 142H Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate (*Students will receive credit from UC Introduction to Shakespeare Honors assessment for only one of the following courses: LIT Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or Transfers to: UC, CSU 140 or LIT 140H) better This course introduces students to This course introduces students to a Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate a wide range of world literature variety of approaches to the novel. assessment from antiquity, the Middle Ages, Course readings will focus on novels Transfers to: UC, CSU and the Renaissance. Although the selected from different histori- This course is designed for students emphasis is on continental literature cal periods and within a variety of who wish to increase their knowledge and Western civilization, the course cultural traditions. Students will gain and appreciation of Shakespeare’s art, may include significant works from an understanding of the features that his life and times, and his exploration African, Asian, Middle Eastern, and/ distinguish the novel as a literary of the human condition. The major or Latin American traditions. Course genre: narrative structure, point of works of Shakespeare are explored reading and writing assignments view, character development, setting, in the context of the dramatic genre, emphasize literary periods and liter- theme, style, imagery and symbol. the Elizabethan theater, and the ary history, the different genres of This course is designed for students social, religious, and political milieu literary expression, and literature as interested in learning more about of Renaissance England. Representa- a reflection of major cultural events literary expression and students tive tragedies, comedies, histories, and beliefs. This course is designed intending to major in a literary or romances, poetry, and the sonnet for students interested in learning arts-related field of study. This course cycle are studied. This course is more about literary expression and is intended for students eligible for intended for students eligible for the students intending to major in a liter- the honors program. Honors Program. ary or arts-related field of study. 3 Units 3 Units 3 Units 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours

LIT 141 LIT 143 LIT 144B (C-ID ENGL 145) Introduction to Poetry Exploring Authors World Literature Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment appropriate assessment Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment assessment assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU This course introduces students to 284 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog This course introduces students to for students eligible for the honors Transfers to: UC, CSU a wide range of world literature program. This course is designed for students from the seventeenth century to the 3 Units interested in learning about British present. Although the emphasis is on 54 Lecture hours literature written from the begin- continental literature and Western ning of the nineteenth century to the civilization, the course may include LIT 146A (C-ID ENGL 160) present. The following major British significant works from African, British Literature writers will be discussed: Austen, Asian, Middle Eastern, and/or Latin Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, American traditions. Course reading appropriate assessment Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Brown- and writing assignments empha- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate ing, Arnold, Shaw, Yeats, Eliot, and size the European Enlightenment, assessment others. This course is designed for romanticism, realism, modernism, Transfers to: UC, CSU students eligible for the Honors and literature as a reflection of major This course is designed for students Program. cultural events and beliefs. This who are interested in learning about 3 Units course is designed for students inter- British literature from the Old English 54 Lecture hours ested in learning more about literary period to the beginning of the nine- expression and students intending to teenth century. The following major LIT 147 major in a literary or arts-related field British writers will be discussed: Cinema as Literature of study. LIT 144A need not be taken Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or before LIT 144B. Bacon, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Swift, appropriate assessment 3 Units Pope, Johnson, Boswell, Fielding, and Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours others. assessment 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU LIT 145 54 Lecture hours This course is for students interested Introduction to the Short Story in learning about the aesthetics of Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or LIT 146AH (C-ID ENGL 160) film making, especially with regard appropriate assessment British Literature Honors to adaptation of literature to the Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or cinematic medium. Films will be assessment better analyzed and evaluated according Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate to their historical, social, cultural, (*Students will receive credit from UC assessment aesthetic, and technical significance. for only one of the following courses: LIT Transfers to: UC, CSU Both American and international film 145 or LIT 145H) This course is designed for students making will be covered. This course is designed for students who are interested in learning about 3 Units interested in exploring short fiction British literature from the Old English 54 Lecture hours from a variety of different periods period to the beginning of the nine- and traditions in order to increase teenth century. The following major LIT 148 appreciation, understanding, and British writers will be discussed: Introduction to Dramatic Literature enjoyment of its various forms and Chaucer, Spenser, Shakespeare, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or techniques. Students will compare Bacon, Donne, Milton, Dryden, Swift, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and contrast authors’ works in writ- Pope, Johnson, Boswell, Fielding, appropriate assessment ing and class discussion. The course and others. This course is designed Transfers to: UC, CSU emphasizes the short story as a genre for students eligible for the Honors This course introduces students to from the Nineteenth century to the Program. a wide range of dramatic literature, present. 3 Units from the plays of ancient Greece to 3 Units 54 Lecture hours contemporary drama. Students will 54 Lecture hours study representative plays from sev- LIT 146B (C-ID ENGL 165) eral literary periods. Course reading LIT 145H British Literature and writing assignments emphasize Introduction to the Short Story Honors Prerequisite: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or dramatic form and structure, the Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade appropriate assessment aesthetics of drama, and drama as “C” or better Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate a reflection of major cultural events Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment and beliefs. This course is designed assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU for students interested in a detailed Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU This course is designed for students exploration of a specific genre of (*Students will receive credit from UC interested in learning about British literature, students intending to for only one of the following courses: LIT literature written from the begin- major in a literary or arts-related field 145 or LIT 145H) ning of the nineteenth century to the of study, and students intending to The course is designed for students present. The following major British enter the teaching profession. interested in exploring short fiction writers will be discussed: Austen, 3 Units from a variety of different periods Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, 54 Lecture hours and traditions in order to increase Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Brown- appreciation, understanding, and ing, Arnold, Shaw, Yeats, Eliot, and LIT 149 enjoyment of its various forms and others. Introduction to Chicana/Chicano techniques. Students will compare 3 Units Literature and contrast authors’ works in writ- 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ing and class discussion. The course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or emphasizes the short story as a genre LIT 146BH (C-ID ENGL 165) appropriate assessment from the Nineteenth century to the British Literature Honors Transfers to: UC, CSU present. This course is designed Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or This course explores a range of better Chicana/Chicano literature, with a Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate focus on major texts from 1848 to assessment the present. Course reading and 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 285 writing assignments explore major seeking a career in logistics or supply LOG 115 cultural themes, including identity chain management. The course Inventory Management issues. Assigned readings may be presents the tools and techniques for Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or from a variety of genres including the design and improvement of any appropriate assessment; READ 023 or essays, poetry, fiction, oral histories, supply chain, through the optimal appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or corridos, and autobiography by use of information, materials, and MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- writers throughout the Southwest. technology to improve efficiency ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 This course is designed for students and reduce costs. The student will Transfers to: CSU interested in exploring various genres examine the processes for plan- This course is intended for students of literature, students interested ning, sourcing, making, delivering, seeking a career in logistics or supply in learning more about Chicana/o and returning products in order to chain management. The course cultural expression, and students integrate suppliers and customers reviews the concepts and techniques majoring in Chicano Studies. into an organization’s supply chain. available for planning and controlling 3 Units The student will receive an overview inventories. The student will examine 54 Lecture hours of career opportunities within the methods to determine the appropri- logistics and supply chain manage- ate amount of inventory to carry; the LIT 299 ment field. relationship between inventory as Directed Study: Literature 3 Units a physical asset and an accounting Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours asset; the difference between raw Independent Study/Directed Study material, work-in-process, and fin- is intended for students who have LOG 105 ished goods inventories; controlling the ability to assume responsibil- Purchasing Management the physical locations of inventory; ity for independent work and to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or recognizing and analyzing inventory prepare written or oral reports and/ appropriate assessment; READ 023 or dysfunctions; bar code technolo- or appropriate projects. To enroll in appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or gies; and protecting inventory from an independent study/directed study MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- natural, technological, and man-made course, students must possess a 2.5 ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 disasters. overall grade point average, a 3.0 Transfers to: CSU 3 Units grade point average in the discipline This course is intended for students 54 Lecture hours of study being requested, or receive seeking a career in logistics or supply an exception from the instructor. chain management. This course LOG 120 Independent Studies/Directed Studies explores the basic purchasing func- Transportation Management may be developed from any topic tions including establishing purchas- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or arising from or related to a course of ing requirements and quantities, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or study that will result in developing developing purchasing policies and appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or depth and breadth in that subject procedures, receiving acceptable MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- area. Students will be expected to goods, arranging for packaging ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 meet on a regular basis with their fac- and shipping, managing inventory Transfers to: CSU ulty sponsor and submit a final report control, and the integration of the This course is intended for students or project, and student progress shall purchasing activities with other busi- seeking a career in logistics or supply be evaluated at regular intervals. ness functions. chain management. The course pro- Academic standards for Independent 3 Units vides a study of traffic management Studies/Directed Studies shall be the 54 Lecture hours principles and techniques that facili- same as those for other courses. Units tate distribution of the world’s com- are awarded in accordance to Title LOG 110 merce. Topics covered in the course V regulations with one unit of credit Warehouse Management include analysis of the major forms awarded for 54 hours of Directed Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of transportation, such as motor, rail, Studies, six (6) hours of which must appropriate assessment; READ 023 or air, water, pipeline, inter- modal, be with an instructor. The instructor appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or and international; the integration of is responsible for monitoring student MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- transportation forms into a distribu- progress through the semester. ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 tion system; carrier management and Students may take directed study Transfers to: CSU selection, including rate structures, courses for a maximum of three (3) This course is intended for students scheduling, outsourcing, private fleet units within a discipline, and may not seeking a career in logistics or supply operations, and transportation cus- accumulate more than a total of nine chain management. This course tomers; government regulations on (9) units college wide. provides the essential skills for tariffs; and transportation of hazard- 1 to 3 Units warehouse managers, with emphasis ous materials. 54 to 216 Lab hours on the planning, protection, produc- 3 Units tivity, and quality control functions 54 Lecture hours in warehouse and distribution LOGISTICS operations. Topics include warehouse LOG 125 design and layout, effective com- Contract Management Division of Business munications, industry terminology, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or technology, distribution systems, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or LOG 101 inventory management and protec- appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or Supply Chain Management tion, accountability, auditing, and MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or safety rules and regulations. This ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course is intended for students seek- Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or ing a career in logistics or supply This course is intended for students MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- chain management. seeking a career in logistics or supply ate assessment; CIT 042 3 Units chain management. The course Transfers to: CSU 54 Lecture hours provides a study of the legal and This course is intended for students regulatory requirements applicable to 286 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog contracts for product transportation vocabulary building as they apply to MGMT 101 (C-ID BUS 110) and logistics functions and consid- effective business communication. Introduction to Business erations for drafting and negotiating 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or contracts with freight carriers, ware- 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or housemen and other logistics service appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or providers. MGMT 052 MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- 2 Units Business Mathematics ate assessment 36 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for the LOG 130 appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or student who has an interest in a Computerized Logistics MATH 020C or appropriate assessment. career in business. Topics cover busi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course consists of the fundamen- ness operations, strategies for both appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tal operations of business which are domestic and international markets, appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or mathematical in application. Topics economic factors, legal regulations, MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- covered include percent, payroll, management, leadership, market- ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 mathematics of buying and selling, ing, financial operations, account- Transfers to: CSU simple and compound interest, annu- ing controls, and e-commerce. This This course is intended for students ities, business and consumer loans, course will count toward a business seeking a career in logistics or supply taxes and insurance, depreciation, certificate or degree in business and chain management. The course financial statements, and business will transfer to a four-year school. provides a study of the need and use statistics. This course provides solid 3 Units of computers in the supply chain and preparation for students going on to 54 Lecture hours logistics industry and an introduc- further study in accounting, manage- tion to the software that is available, ment, marketing, retailing, real estate, MGMT 105 such as enterprise resource planning, or office administration. Elements of Supervision demand planning, and warehouse 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or management. 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 54 Lecture hours MGMT 070 Transfers to: CSU Customer Service This course is designed for the LOG 135 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or student who is considering a career Quality Management Concepts appropriate assessment; READ 022 or in management and is seeking an Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment entry-level career position with a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for students company in retailing, industry, or the appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or who need to develop their skills as government. This course examines MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- customer service representatives. the role of the first-line manager and/ ate assessment; CIT 042; LOG 101 Students will learn how to identify or supervisor within the organiza- Transfers to: CSU customer behavior, determine cus- tion and emphasizes the application This course is intended for stu- tomer needs through active listening, of management functions in effec- dents seeking a career in logistics improve their verbal and nonverbal tive supervision. Topics include an or supply chain management. The communications, develop telephone overview of management principles course provides a study of the basic customer service skills, learn how in direct and straightforward terms, principles, objectives, and policies to handle difficult customers, and critical concepts and insights into real of a quality management program. learn how to deal with a diverse world practice and challenges. Topics include the implementation business environment. The emphasis 3 Units of continuous quality improvement of the class will be on learning new 54 Lecture hours and the understanding of the various techniques and then applying them quality philosophies, such as Dem- in work situations. 9-week course, 2 MGMT 108 ing’s 14 points, process management, sessions each semester. Business Writing ISO 9000 certification, Six Sigma 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or efforts, the Baldridge award criteria, 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and an introduction to statistical appropriate assessment; MGMT 050 process control. MGMT 072 Transfers to: CSU 3 Units Professionalism in Business The course covers the principles of 54 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or effective writing in business. Exten- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or sive experience is provided using the appropriate assessment different forms of business writing- MANAGEMENT The purpose of this course is to memorandums, letters, reports, and develop an attitude of profession- resumes. Cultural differences and Division of Business alism in students and to provide their impact on communicating in them with the soft skills necessary business will be studied. This course MGMT 050 to succeed in the workplace. The is designed for students pursuing Business English everyday courtesies that put others at careers in business. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ease in the business environment and 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or guidelines for handling the new chal- 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment lenges that have become part of the This course is designed for the American workplace are an integral MGMT 120 student who is seeking a career in part of this curriculum. Workplace Human Relations in Business business and wants a review of the behavior, social etiquette, and profes- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or fundamentals of English. Topics sional appearance form the core areas appropriate assessment; READ 023 or include grammar, sentence structure, of study. This is a nine-week module. appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 paragraph development, punc- 1.5 Units Transfers to: CSU tuation, capitalization, spelling, and 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for the 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 287 student who is seeking a career in and analyze selected approaches that (international, national, and local) management or is currently in a lead- affect the marketing mix for specific and international banks. The course ership role and wants a better under- markets to coordinate strategies in is designed for students who want to standing of human relation skills and global world markets. This course is enter the International Finance/Bank- techniques. Topics covered in the designed for the marketing-oriented ing field or for those who wish to course include leadership, teamwork, students and those interested in fur- further their knowledge and under- communication, group problem solv- thering their knowledge and under- standing of International Banking & ing, diversity, motivation, and mana- standing of international business. Finance. gerial organizations. These topics will 3 Units 3 Units apply to both a diverse and competi- 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours tive environment. 3 Units MGMT 142 MGMT 146 54 Lecture hours International Management Human Resources Management Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or MGMT 130 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Small Business Management- appropriate assessment appropriate assessment Entrepreneurship Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to provide This course is designed for the stu- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or students with a comprehensive dent who wants to study employer- appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 overview of the management practice employee relationships with Transfers to: CSU as it relates to international business. particular emphasis on the challenges This course is designed for those An emphasis will be placed on the facing an expanding multicultural students interested in small business, planning, problem solving, organi- workforce in Southern California. either in a domestic or international zational structure, human resource Topics include: legal framework; market. Topics include start-up meth- management, and production personnel policies and procedures; ods and techniques, management and management as it relates to interna- implementing equal employment operations, marketing, financing and tional competition. These functions and affirmative action; legal aspects cash management, location strate- of management will all be evaluated of supervision; training and develop- gies, personnel practices, buying and and examined under international ment; interviewing; testing; wage and selling strategies, and e-commerce. competitive situations and cross salary administration, job analysis This course will also provide students cultural boundaries. This course is and description; recruitment; trans- with an opportunity to develop a designed for international business fers; promotions; and principles of business plan as it pertains to their major and those interested in further- collective bargaining. small business interest. ing their knowledge of business 3 Units 3 Units culture, strategy and behavior issues 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours in the global context. 3 Units MGMT 150 MGMT 140 54 Lecture hours Principles of Management Introduction to International Business Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MGMT 143 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Import and Export Business appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for the This course is designed to provide appropriate assessment student who is seeking a career in students with a global perspective of Transfers to: CSU management or for the student who business and acquaint students with This introductory course is designed needs to expand his/her knowledge the relationship of culture, politics, to provide students with an under- of management techniques and orga- laws, and economics to operation standing of International Trade, nizational methods. In this course, in today’s complex global business specifically with regard to Import/ students will learn the theory and environment. The subjects covered Export. The course is designed for application of managerial functions will include international trade and those who want to enter the field of as it applies to planning, organizing, finance, confidentiality and privacy, Trade and International Business or leading, and controlling organiza- international marketing, and interna- for those who wish to further their tions. Additional topics to be covered tional human resources management. knowledge and understanding of will include the history of manage- This course is designed for students International Business and Interna- ment, and practical management looking for entry-level positions in tional Trade. techniques, practices, and problem the field of international business. 3 Units solving methodologies. The topics 3 Units 54 Lecture hours of employee empowerment, charac- 54 Lecture hours teristics and qualities of successful MGMT 144 managers, and contemporary trends MGMT 141 International Banking and Finance in management will also be explored International Marketing Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in this course. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU The introductory course provides MGMT 155 This course is designed to provide an understanding of international Principles of Leadership students with an in-depth study of finance, international banking, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or international marketing. International monetary systems, sources of funds, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or market opportunities and the deter- methods of payments and methods appropriate assessment mination of marketing objectives will for assessing financial risk. It includes Transfers to: CSU also be explored. The students will an understanding and appreciation of This course is intended for pro- evaluate the marketing research data the relationship between government fessionals who want to develop 288 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog an understanding of leadership risk analysis, plan risk responses, and Student Unpaid Internship: principles. The course explores the monitor and control risk responses. 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; differences between leadership and 2 Units 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours management, the approaches used to 36 Lecture hours Student Paid Internship: define leadership, and methods used 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; to assess leadership behavior. Various MGMT 166 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours instruments for assessing leadership Project Management Practicum 1 to 4 Units are examined and discussed. Other Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 3 Lecture hours topics examined include leadership appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 60 to 300 hours in teams and leadership of change appropriate assessment; CIT 101 initiatives. Transfers to: CSU MGMT 299 3 Units This course is intended for students Directed Study: Management 54 Lecture hours seeking a career in project manage- Transfers to: UC, CSU ment. This is a hands-on capstone Independent Study/Directed Study MGMT 160 course providing students with prac- is intended for students who have Principles of Project Management tice in the five project management the ability to assume responsibil- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or process groups and the nine knowl- ity for independent work and to appropriate assessment; READ 022 or edge areas. Students will simulate prepare written or oral reports and/ appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or a project based on case studies. The or appropriate projects. To enroll in MATH 030D or MATH 033; CIT 101 case studies will require the comple- an independent study/directed study Transfers to: CSU tion of project planning documents course, students must possess a 2.5 This course develops the project under typical business constraints. overall grade point average, a 3.1 management skills needed to define, The case studies will be completed in grade point average in the discipline plan, lead, monitor, and complete a team environment. of study being requested, or receive projects in any type of industry. 2 Units an exception from the instructor. Specific topics include managing 36 Lecture hours Independent Studies/Directed Studies project integration, scope, time, cost, may be developed from any topic quality, human resources, commu- MGMT 208 arising from or related to a course of nications, risks, and procurement. In Business Communications study that will result in developing addition, the five phases of a project Prerequisite: ENGL 101 depth and breadth in that subject are explored; initiating, planning, Transfers to: CSU area. Students will be expected to executing, controlling, and closing. This course covers the principles of meet on a regular basis with their fac- This course is intended for profes- effective writing in business. Exten- ulty sponsor and submit a final report sionals who want to learn or improve sive experience is provided using the or project, and student progress shall the skills of project management. different forms of business writing— be evaluated at regular intervals. 3 Units memorandums, letters, reports, and Academic standards for Independent 54 Lecture hours resumes. Cultural differences and Studies/Directed Studies shall be the their impact on communicating in same as those for other courses. Units MGMT 162 business will be studied. This course are awarded in accordance to Title Project Cost & Schedule Management satisfies the business communications V regulations with one unit of credit Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or component for the Associates of Sci- awarded for 54 hours of Directed appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ences Degree in Business Administra- Studies, six (6) hours of which must appropriate assessment; CIT 101 tion for transfer (TMC). be with an instructor. The instructor Transfers to: CSU 3 Units is responsible for monitoring student This course is intended for students 54 Lecture hours progress through the semester. seeking a career in project manage- Students may take directed study ment. Time, cost, and budget esti- MGMT 290 courses for a maximum of three (3) mates are the basis for project control. Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- units within a discipline, and may not This course explores the tools and ship for Business Management Related accumulate more than a total of nine techniques used to estimate proj- Fields (9) units college wide. ect tasks, costs, and resources, and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 to 3 Units monitor performance against those appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 to 216 Lab hours estimates over the life of the project. appropriate assessment 2 Units Transfers to: CSU 36 Lecture hours This course supports and reinforces on-the-job training in business and MARKETING MGMT 164 industrial establishments under Division of Business Project Risk Management supervision of a college instruc- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tor and is facilitated by the use of MRKT 170 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or learning objectives. The student will Elements of Marketing appropriate assessment; CIT 101 be working in a skilled or profes- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU sional level assignment in their area appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is intended for students of vocational interest and will meet appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 seeking a career in project manage- performance objectives related to Transfers to: CSU ment. Managing project risk depends instruction that are above and beyond This course is designed for the upon developing an understanding the conditions of regular employ- student who is interested in a career of the sources of problems in projects, ment. This course is intended for in marketing or gaining an entry- and then working to minimize threats students whose job is related to the level marketing position with a and maximize opportunities wher- field of Business Management and retail, industrial, service, or con- ever feasible. This course explores have completed or enrolled in the sumer product company. Discussion the tools and techniques used to plan appropriate coursework. “Contact the of marketing concepts, strategies, risk management, identify risks, CWE office regarding re-enrollment and techniques will take place in perform qualitative and quantitative procedures.” an environment that reflects new 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 289 technologies and international com- and developing productive selling (*Students will receive credit from UC petitiveness. The topics in the course environments. In addition, prospect- for only one of the following courses: will include marketing concepts, ing techniques, approach strategies, MSCM 103 or MSCM 128) functions, operations, and organiza- presentation and demonstration This course presents a broad survey tions of retail and wholesale enter- skills, overcoming selling objections, of the history, theory, aesthetic prises; distribution channels; market and closing techniques will provide principles, and production tech- research; advertising; marketing the core of the material covered in niques used in the making of motion costs; pricing; cooperative marketing, this course. pictures, radio, and television pro- marketing legislation and regulations 3 Units grams. Students will view or listen to and trends. 54 Lecture hours numerous television shows, motion 3 Units pictures, films, and radio programs in 54 Lecture hours MRKT 174 order to become familiar with various Small Business Marketing production techniques and methods MRKT 171 and Advertising of critically evaluating media presen- Consumer Behavior Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tations. Guest lecturers and field trips Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to film, TV shows, and radio studios appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 may be scheduled. appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 Transfers to: CSU 3 Units Transfers to: CSU This class provides useful and effec- 54 Lecture hours This class investigates and analyzes tive marketing and advertising tools the reasons why consumers select, and techniques to those students MSCM 128 (C-ID JOUR 100) purchase, use, and dispose of goods who have or would like to own a Mass Media in Modern Society and services to satisfy their personal small business. A special emphasis Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and household needs. Topics to be is placed on the fundamentals of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or explored include consumer culture, marketing and guerilla marketing appropriate assessment group influence, consumption pat- and advertising techniques. Topics Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU terns, and consumer attitudes and for discussion will include marketing (*Students will receive credit from UC lifestyles as well as other relevant plan strategies, marketing research, for only one of the following courses: topics. This class is appropriate for marketing channel management, MSCM 103 or MSCM 128) the marketing major and anyone who retail and pricing strategies, and This course in mass media surveys wants to know why people buy. cost-effective guerilla advertising the history, format, laws, and signifi- 3 Units techniques for small businesses. cant contributors in American mass 54 Lecture hours 3 Units communications. Through projects 54 Lecture hours and readings, students research and MRKT 172 discuss such issues as free press, fair Advertising and Promotion MRKT 175 trial, foreign communications sys- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Retail Management tems, and the relationship between appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or free media and a democratic society. appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; MGMT 101 54 Lecture hours This course is designed to intro- Transfers to: CSU duce students to the creative and This course is designed for the stu- MSCM 134 competitive field of advertising and dent pursuing a career in retail man- Documentary Film promotion. Course content includes agement or desiring to own their own Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or understanding the target audience, retail business. Class discussions will appropriate assessment; READ 022 or developing marketing and advertis- explore the topics of customer buying appropriate assessment ing plans, engaging in the creative behavior, retail market strategy, retail Transfers to: UC, CSU process through strategy and execu- site location, and human resources This is an inquiry into the origin, tion, and integrating marketing com- management. Case studies and expe- purpose, development, and current munications elements as they relate riential exercises will be used to help trends of the documentary (non- to personal selling, sales promotion, students understand additional topics fiction) film. The class will view and direct marketing, and electronic, digi- including customer service, store critique the great documentaries tal, and print media. This course is management, retail pricing, supply ranging from Nanook of the North appropriate for the marketing major chain management, and merchandise to Woodstock. The future of the or anyone interested in advertising management. medium in business, government, and promotion. 3 Units education, and television will also be 3 Units 54 Lecture hours discussed. 54 Lecture hours 3 Units 54 Lecture hours MRKT 173 MASS Principles of Selling Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or COMMUNICATIONS MATHEMATICS appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Division of Communications appropriate assessment & Languages Division of Mathematics Transfers to: CSU & Sciences This course is designed for the student interested in a sales position MSCM 103 MATH 009 or those currently in the sales field Survey of Motion Picture, Radio and Enrichment Activities for Mathematics needing further training or hoping to Television This course is designed to support the transition to a management or mar- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or objectives of the corequisite mathe- keting manager position. The course appropriate assessment; READ 022 or matics course. Activities are designed will focus on relationship selling appropriate assessment to further student understanding and Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU 290 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog appreciation of mathematical prin- principles and skills of arithmetic. See MATH 030 ciples. Applications and explorations MATH 020 for more information. Prealgebra of concepts covered in the corequisite 1 Unit Prerequisite: MATH 020 or MATH 021 course are emphasized. These instruc- 18 Lecture hours or MATH 020C with a “C” or better or tional activities are not available for appropriate assessment discussion/lecture format and are not MATH 021 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or required for the grade in the corequi- Basic Mathematics and Study Skills appropriate assessment; READ 023 or site course. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 024 or appropriate assessment 0 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed primarily for 0 Lab hours appropriate assessment students who know the fundamentals This course is designed for the stu- of arithmetic, and have had little or MATH 020 dent who needs an introduction to no background in algebra. The course Basic Mathematics the study skills required to succeed strengthens the student’s arithmetic Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or in a college mathematics course, and informal geometry skills, pro- appropriate assessment; READ 021 or as well as a comprehensive review vides an introduction to the abstrac- appropriate assessment; Individual mod- of the basic principles and skills of tions of algebra using fundamental ules to be taken in sequence. mathematics. The general areas of principles of rational numbers, order This course is designed for students mathematics review are operations of operations, and solving linear who need a review of the basic princi- with whole numbers and fractions, equations. Students may enroll in ples and skills of arithmetic. The gen- operations with decimals, percent MATH 030 in a lecture section for eral areas of review are: operations problems and applications to percent, four units of credit, or individual one- with whole numbers and fractions; and proportional thinking. Special unit modules 030A, 030B, 030C, and operations with decimals and pro- attention is given to the following 030D in the Math and Science Center portional thinking; percent problems study skills: reading a math book, (MSC). and applications to percents. Students completing homework assignments, 4 Units may enroll in MATH 020 in a lecture taking notes, studying for exams, 72 Lecture hours section for three units of credit or in approaching word problems, and get- individual one-unit modules: MATH ting help. Other topics include learn- MATH 030A 020A, 020B, and 020C in the Math ing styles and attitudes and behaviors Prealgebra A and Science Center (MSC). This is a that are beneficial to success in Prerequisite: MATH 020 or MATH 021 non-degree credit course. mathematics. This is a non-degree or MATH 020C with a “C” or better or 3 Units credit course. appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 72 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or MATH 020A appropriate assessment Basic Mathematics A MATH 028 This course is designed primarily for Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or What’s Math got to do with it? students who know the fundamentals appropriate assessment; READ 021 or Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in of arithmetic, and have had little or appropriate assessment; Individual mod- MATH 020 or MATH 020C or MATH no background in algebra. See MATH ules to be taken in sequence. 030 or MATH 030D or MATH 033 030 for more information. This course is designed for students Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 024 or 1 Unit who need a review of the basic appropriate assessment; READ 021 or 18 Lecture hours principles and skills of arithmetic. See appropriate assessment MATH 020 for more information. This course is designed for the stu- MATH 030B 1 Unit dent who struggles with mathemat- Prealgebra B 18 Lecture hours ics. It explores why it is important to Prerequisite: MATH 030A with a “C” study mathematics and to develop a or better MATH 020B number sense. The student will gain Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Basic Mathematics B an understanding of attitudes and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: MATH 020A with a “C” behaviors that are beneficial to suc- appropriate assessment or better cess in mathematics and will learn to This course is designed primarily for Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or avoid those that are counterproduc- students who know the fundamentals appropriate assessment; READ 021 or tive. Each student will be provided of arithmetic, and have had little or appropriate assessment; Individual mod- with a multitude of study skills that no background in algebra. See MATH ules to be taken in sequence. are appropriate for individual learn- 030 for more information. This course is designed for students ing styles. The student will learn 1 Unit who need a review of the basic how to stay motivated; read the math 18 Lecture hours principles and skills of arithmetic. See book; complete homework assign- MATH 020 for more information. ments; take notes; study for exams; MATH 030C 1 Unit approach word problems and get Prealgebra C 18 Lecture hours help. The students will be introduced Prerequisite: MATH 030B with a “C” to the tutoring software packages that or better MATH 020C are bundled with most text books and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Basic Mathematics C provide free help. Concurrent enroll- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: MATH 020B with a “C” ment in MATH 020 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment or better MATH 030 or MATH 030D or MATH This course is designed primarily for Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 033 is required. This will provide students who know the fundamentals appropriate assessment; READ 021 or the student with immediate applica- of arithmetic, and have had little or appropriate assessment; Individual mod- tion of the skills learned and support no background in algebra. See MATH ules to be taken in sequence. throughout the semester. 030 for more information. This course is designed for students 1 Unit 1 Unit who need a review of the basic 18 Lecture hours 18 Lecture hours 18 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 291 MATH 030D andIt is applications designed primarily to percents. for those Students MATHappropriate 020B assessment; READ 023 or MATH 021 Prealgebra D maystudents enroll who in MATH have no 020 prior in a train- lecture Basicappropriate Mathematics assessment B Basic Mathematics and Study Skills Prerequisite: MATH 030C with a “C” sectioning in algebrafor three or units need of a creditreview or of in Prerequisite: MATH 020A with a “C” Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 024 or orThis better course is an introduction to the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or or better individualthe fundamentals one-unit of modules: algebra. MATHTopics 020A, 020B, and 020C in the Math Advisory:basic principles ENGL 030 and or skills ENLA of 034algebra. or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or andinclude: Science numbers Center and (MSC). their This proper- is a appropriateIt is designed assessment; primarily READ for those 021 or This course is designed for the stu- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or non-degreeties, operations credit with course. real numbers, appropriatestudents who assessment; have no Individual prior training mod- dent who needs an introduction to appropriate assessment 3exponents, Units solutions and graphs ulesin algebra to be taken or needin sequence. a review of the the study skills required to succeed This course is designed primarily for 54of Lecturelinear equations, hours slopes of lines, Thisfundamentals course is designed of algebra. for See students MATH in a college mathematics course, students who know the fundamentals system of linear equations and appli- who050 forneed more a review information. of the basic as well as a comprehensive review of arithmetic, and have had little or MATHcations, 020A operations with polynomials principles1 Unit and skills of arithmetic. See of the basic principles and skills of Basic Mathematics A MATH 020 for more information. mathematics. The general areas of no background in algebra. See MATH including factoring, solving quadratic 22.5 Lecture hours 030 for more information. Advisory:equations, ENGL operations 030 or ENLAwith simple 034 or 1 Unit mathematics review are operations appropriate assessment; READ 021 or 54 Lab hours with whole numbers and fractions, 1 Unit appropriaterational and assessment; radical expressions. Individual mod- Stu- MATH 050B operations with decimals, percent 18 Lecture hours ulesdents to bemay taken enroll in sequence. in MATH 050 in a MATHElementary 020C Algebra B problems and applications to percent, Thislecture course section is designed for four forunits students of credit, BasicPrerequisite: Mathematics MATH C 050A with a grade and proportional thinking. Special MATH 033 whoor individual need a review one-unit of the modules basic 050A, Prerequisite:of “C” or better MATH or appropriate 020B with assess a “C”- attention is given to the following Fast-Track Prealgebra principles050B, 050C, and and skills 050D of inarithmetic. the Math See orment better study skills: reading a math book, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or MATHand Science 020 for Center more (MSC)information. or online. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or completing homework assignments, 1 Unit appropriateAdvisory: ENGL assessment; 030 or READ ENLA 021 034 or or taking notes, studying for appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment 5490 Lab Lecture hours hours appropriate assessment; Individual mod- exams, approaching word problems, ulesappropriate to be taken assessment in sequence. and getting help. Other topics include This is the first of three math ThisThis course course is is designed an introduction for students to the learning styles and attitudes and courses designed to allow students MATH 050A whobasic need principles a review and of skills the basic of algebra. behaviors that are beneficial to to complete developmental math Elementary Algebra A principlesIt is designed and primarilyskills of arithmetic. for those See success in mathematics. This is a non- courses at a faster rate of speed than Prerequisite: MATH 030 or MATH MATHstudents 020 who for havemore no information. prior training degree credit course. the traditional lecture course. This 030D or MATH 033 with a grade of “C” 1in Unit algebra or need a review of the 4 Units course combines topics from both or better or appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours 72 Lecture hours Basic Math and Prealgebra, includ- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing operations with whole numbers, MATH 028 What’s Math got to do with it? integers, fractions, decimals and pro- Rio Hondo College Corequisite: Concurrent enrollment in portional thinking, percent problems Mathematics Flow Chart Math 020 or 030 and applications to percents, as well Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 024 or as an introduction to algebraic think- Non-Transferable appropriate assessment; READ 021 or ing using fundamental principles appropriate assessment This course is designed for the stu- of expressions and solving linear MATH 020 (3) equations. MATH 033 (4) Basic Math dent who struggles with mathemat- 4 Units Fast-Track ics. It explores why it is important to Pre-algebra 72 Lecture hours study mathematics and to develop a MATH 030 (4) number sense. The student will gain Pre-Algebra an understanding of attitudes and MATH 049 MATH 053 (4) Fast-Track behaviors that are beneficial to suc- Introduction to MESA Elem Algebra MATH 050 (4) cess in mathematics and will learn to Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Elem Algebra avoid those that are counterproduc- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tive. Each student will be provided appropriate assessment MATH 073 (4) with a multitude of study skills that Fast-Track *MATH 070 (4) *MATH 060 (3) MATH 072 (4) are appropriate for individual learn- This standalone one-unit course is Interm Algebra designed for students who participate Interm Algebra Geometry Math of Money ing styles. The student will learn how to stay motivated; read the math in the MESA (Mathematics, Engineer- book; complete homework assign- ing, Science Achievement) program ------ments; take notes; study for exams; at Rio Hondo College. The course will Transferable approach word problems and get introduce students to Science-Tech- help. The students will be introduced nology- Engineering-Mathematics to the tutoring software packages at (STEM) career paths, transfer require- MATH 120 (4) MATH 130 (4) MATH 140 (4) MATH 160 (4) **MATH 175 (3) are bundled with most text books Finite Math Statistics Math Elem College Plane and provide free help. Concurrent ments, internships and scholarships Teacher Algebra Trigonometry availabilities. The course introduces enrollment in Math 020 or Math 030 is required. This will provide the StrengthsQuest and will assist the student with immediate application student in compiling strengths-based MATH 141 (4) MATH 170 (4) MATH 180 (4) of the skills learned and support resumes and personal statements. Math Elem Elements of Pre-Calculus Teacher Calculus throughout the semester. Students are expected to be concur- 1 Unit rently enrolled in at least one math- 18 Lecture hours 18 Lab hours ematics or science course. MATH 190 (4) 1 Unit Most effective if Calculus I 18 Lecture hours completed at the MATH 030 same campus. Prealgebra MATH 191 (4) Prerequisite: MATH 020 or MATH 021 MATH 050 Calculus II or MATH 020C with a “C” or better or Elementary Algebra appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MATH 030 or MATH Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 030D or MATH 033 with a grade of “C” MATH 250 (4) MATH 260 (4) appropriate assessment; READ 023 or *Can be taken concurrently Calculus III Linear Algebra appropriate assessment or better or appropriate assessment **Not transferable to UC: MATH Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 175 requires MATH 070 & 060 OR This course is designed primarily for MATH 070 & 1 year of H.S. students who know the fundamentals appropriate assessment; READ 023 or MATH 270 (4) Geometry with a grade of “C” or of arithmetic, and have had little or appropriate assessment Differential better Equations no background in algebra. The course This course is an introduction to the strengthens the student’s arithmetic basic principles and skills of algebra. and informal geometry skills, pro- 292 / Rio Hondo College 2013-2014 Catalog 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 215 fundamentals of algebra. See MATH MATH 060 an additional course in algebra before 050 for more information. Geometry proceeding to a college level transfer- 1 Unit Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH able course. See MATH 070 for more 22.5 Lecture hours 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” information. or better or appropriate assessment 1 Unit MATH 050C Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 024 or 22.5 Lecture hours Elementary Algebra C appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: MATH 050B with a grade appropriate assessment MATH 070B of “C” or better or appropriate assess- This course is an introduction to Intermediate Algebra B ment the elements of geometry, includ- Prerequisite: MATH 070A with a grade Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing points, lines, planes, and angles. of “C” or better or appropriate assess- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or These elements are used in conjunc- ment appropriate assessment tion with triangles, polygonal and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is an introduction to the circular figures in both two and three appropriate assessment; READ 023 or basic principles and skills of algebra. dimensional configurations. Formu- appropriate assessment It is designed primarily for those las for computing lengths, areas, and Transfers to: CSU if taken prior to the students who have no prior training volumes are presented through the Fall Semester, 1988 in algebra or need a review of the use of applications. This course is This course is designed for students fundamentals of algebra. See MATH intended for students who have not who have completed an elementary 050 for more information. had or completed two semesters of algebra course and need to complete 1 Unit high school geometry or who need an additional course in algebra before 22.5 Lecture hours a refresher prior to taking trigonom- proceeding to a college level transfer- etry, technology courses, mathemat- able course. See MATH 070 for more MATH 050D ics for elementary teachers or other information. Elementary Algebra D courses with a geometry prerequisite. 1 Unit Prerequisite: MATH 050C with a grade 3 Units 22.5 Lecture hours of “C” or better or appropriate assess- 54 Lecture hours ment MATH 070C Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or MATH 070 Intermediate Algebra C appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Intermediate Algebra Prerequisite: MATH 070B with a grade appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH of “C” or better or appropriate assess- This course is an introduction to the 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” ment basic principles and skills of algebra. or better or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or It is designed primarily for those Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or students who have no prior training appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment in algebra or need a review of the appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU if taken prior to the fundamentals of algebra. See MATH Transfers to: CSU if taken prior to the Fall Semester, 1988 050 for more information. Fall Semester, 1988 This course is designed for students 1 Unit This course is designed for students who have completed an elementary 22.5 Lecture hours who have completed an elementary algebra course and need to complete algebra course and need to complete an additional course in algebra before MATH 053 an additional course in algebra before proceeding to a college level transfer- Fast-Track Elementary Algebra proceeding to a college level transfer- able course. See MATH 070 for more Prerequisite: MATH 030 or MATH able course. This course is a study information. 030D or MATH 033 with a grade of of linear and quadratic equations 1 Unit “C” or better or appropriate skill level as and inequalities, system of linear 22.5 Lecture hours determined by participation in the math equations, polynomials, exponents placement process and radicals, relations and functions, MATH 070D Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or graphs of functions, exponential and Intermediate Algebra D appropriate assessment; READ 022 or logarithmic expressions and their Prerequisite: MATH 070C with a grade appropriate assessment applications. Students may enroll in of “C” or better or appropriate assess- This is the second of three math MATH 070 in a lecture section for ment courses designed to allow students four units of credit or in individual Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to complete developmental math one-unit modules: MATH 070A, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or courses at a faster rate of speed than 070B, 070C, and 070D in the Math appropriate assessment the traditional lecture course. It is and Science Center (MSC) or online. Transfers to: CSU if taken prior to the designed primarily for those students 4 Units Fall Semester, 1988 who need to learn the fundamentals 90 Lecture hours This course is designed for students of algebra. This course consists of who have completed an elementary topics including solutions and graphs MATH 070A algebra course and need to complete of linear equations and inequalities, Intermediate Algebra A an additional course in algebra before slopes of lines, systems of linear Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH proceeding to a college level transfer- equations and applications, opera- 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” able course. See MATH 070 for more tions with polynomials including or better or appropriate assessment information. factoring and solving quadratic Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 1 Unit equations. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 22.5 Lecture hours 4 Units appropriate assessment 72 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU if taken prior to the Fall Semester, 1988 This course is designed for students who have completed an elementary algebra course and need to complete

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 293 MATH 072 explain, and assist others solve math MATH 130H The Mathematics of Money problems without assistance. Statistics Honors Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH 0.5 Units Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” 9 Lecture hours 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of or better or appropriate assessment “C” or better or appropriate assessment; Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MATH 104 Minimum GPA of 3.0; ENGL 101 with a appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Math Tutoring Discussion grade of “C” or better appropriate assessment Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 103 Advisory: READ 101 or appropriate The Mathematics of Money is Transfers to: CSU assessment designed for students pursuing an This course is designed for stu- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU associate’s degree who do not plan dents who currently peer-tutor and (*Students will receive credit from UC to transfer to a four-year school. Stu- students who tutor at elementary, for only one of the following courses: dents will consider the mathematics middle, high schools or college. The MATH 130 or MATH 130H) of exponential growth and decay and discussion will assist the students This course is designed for students the use of logarithms as they relate with solving problems that occur in majoring in business, social sci- to investing and borrowing money tutoring situations and expand their ences, and life sciences. This course including compound interest, credit mathematical problem solving skills. provides an overview of descriptive cards, and installment loans. Other 0.5 Units and inferential statistics. The students topics include probability and statis- 9 hours learn to read, interpret and present tics, especially related to gambling data in a well-organized way. This and insurance. MATH 120 includes frequency distributions, 4 Units Finite Mathematics graphs, measures of central tendency 72 Lecture hours Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH and variability, correlation and 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” linear regression. While discussing MATH 073 or better or appropriate assessment inferential statistics, the students Fast-Track Intermediate Algebra Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or learn to make generalizations about Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH appropriate assessment; READ 023 or populations. This includes probabil- 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of appropriate assessment ity, sampling techniques, confidence “C” or better or appropriate skill level as Transfers to: UC, CSU intervals, and hypothesis tests. This determined by participation in the math This course is designed for students course is intended for students who placement process majoring in business and social sci- meet Honors Program requirements. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ences. Topics will include: modeling 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or with linear equations, matrix theory, 72 Lecture hours appropriate assessment linear programming, set theory, This is the third of three math counting, probability, and statistics. MATH 140 courses designed to allow students 4 Units Mathematics for Elementary Teachers to complete developmental math 72 Lecture hours Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH courses at a faster rate of speed 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” than the traditional lecture course. MATH 130 or better or appropriate assessment This course is designed for students Statistics Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or who have completed an elementary Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH appropriate assessment; READ 023 or algebra course and need to complete 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” appropriate assessment an additional course in algebra before or better or appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU proceeding to a college level transfer- Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate This course is designed to deepen able course. This course is a study of assessment; READ 101 or appropriate and extend the student’s under- systems of linear equations in more assessment standing of the foundations of the than two variables, radical and ratio- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU mathematics taught in elementary nal expressions and equations, com- (*Students will receive credit from UC school. Because it is intended for the plex absolute value equations and for only one of the following courses: student preparing to teach at that inequalities, relations and functions, MATH 130 or MATH 130H) level, it frequently refers to and uses synthetic division, graphs of func- This course is designed for students materials and methodology appropri- tions, exponential and logarithmic majoring in business, social sci- ate for students at that level, but it is expressions and their applications, as ences, and life sciences. This course not a methods course. The course is well as complex numbers. provides an overview of descriptive concept-driven with an emphasis on 4 Units and inferential statistics. The students problem solving. Concrete manipu- 72 Lecture hours learn to read, interpret and present latives are used to give meaning data in a well-organized way. This to abstract mathematical concepts. MATH 103 includes frequency distributions, Topics include numeration and place Math Tutoring Skills graphs, measures of central tendency value concepts, models and algo- Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH and variability, correlation and rithms for operations with whole 070D or MATH 073 or appropriate linear regression. While discussing numbers, integers, fractions and deci- assessment inferential statistics, the students mals, and the structure and proper- Prerequisite/Corequisite: ED 090 learn to make generalizations about ties of the real number system. Transfers to: CSU populations. This includes probabil- 4 Units This course is designed for students ity, sampling techniques, confidence 72 Lecture hours who seek to peer-tutor and students intervals, and hypothesis tests. who aim to tutor at elementary, 4 Units middle, high school or college. The 72 Lecture hours course will provide the student with the skills to appropriately help,

294 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog MATH 141 MATH 175 course includes topics of differential Mathematics for Elementary Teachers Plane Trigonometry and integral calculus of a single vari- Prerequisite: MATH 060 and MATH Prerequisite: MATH 060 and MATH able. 140 with a grade of “C” or better 070 or MATH 070D or MATH 073 with 4 Units Transfers to: CSU a grade of “C” or better or appropriate 90 Lecture hours MATH 141 is a continuation of assessment MATH 140. Topics include probabil- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MATH 190H (C-ID MATH 210) ity, statistics, informal geometry in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Calculus I Honors two and three dimensions, coordinate appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MATH 180 with a grade of geometry, measurement, similarity, Transfers to: CSU “C” or better or appropriate assessment; tessellations, constructions, and an This course is designed for students ENGL 101 with a grade of “C” or better introduction to Euclidean geometry. who are majoring in math, science, or appropriate assessment Manipulatives and appropriate tech- and engineering. This course equips Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate nology are used as tools for explora- students with the skills necessary for assessment tion and problem solving. This course success in pre-calculus. It presents Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU is intended for elementary education the concepts of plane trigonometry (*Students will receive credit from UC majors planning to teach in elemen- using a functions approach. Included for only one of the following courses: tary or middle schools. is a study of basic relations, functions, MATH 170, MATH 190 or MATH 4 Units and transformations, as well as circu- 190H) 72 Lecture hours lar functions, trigonometric functions MATH 190H is a semester course of angles, identities, inverse functions designed primarily for those students MATH 160 and their equations and solutions of planning to pursue programs in College Algebra triangles. engineering, mathematics, computer Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH 3 Units science, and physical sciences. This 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” 72 Lecture hours course includes topics of differen- or better or appropriate assessment tial and integral calculus of a single Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MATH 180 (C-ID MATH 155) variable. This course is intended for appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Pre-Calculus students who meet Honors Program appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MATH 175 with a grade of requirements. Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU “C” or better or appropriate assessment 4 Units (*Students will receive credit from UC Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 90 Lecture hours for only one of the following courses: appropriate assessment; READ 101 or MATH 160 or MATH 165 or MATH appropriate assessment. MATH 191 (C-ID MATH 900S) 180) Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Calculus II This course will cover linear, qua- (*Students will receive credit from UC Prerequisite: MATH 190 or MATH dratic, polynomial, power, exponen- for only one of the following courses: 190H with a grade of “C” or better or tial, and logarithmic functions and MATH 160 or MATH 165 or MATH appropriate assessment their applications from a graphical, 180) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or numerical, and analytical point of This course is designed to prepare appropriate assessment; READ 101 or view. The course also will cover students for the study of calculus. It appropriate assessment systems of equations and inequalities presents a comprehensive study of Transfers to: UC, CSU and sequences and series. The course linear, quadratic, polynomial, expo- MATH 191 is a semester course serves as preparation for students nential, logarithmic, rational, and which continues the study of calculus planning to take Elements of Calculus trigonometric functions. Inequalities, begun in MATH 190. The course (MATH 170). Graphing technology introductory analytical geometry, includes techniques of integration, will be required. polar coordinates, polar equations improper integrals, anti-derivatives, 4 Units and their graphs, DeMoivre’s Theo- application of the definite integral, 72 Lecture hours rem and an introduction to sequences differential equations, Taylor polyno- are also included. This course is a mials, series, vectors, the dot product MATH 170 prerequisite for MATH 190. and the cross product. This course Elements of Calculus 4 Units is the second course of the calculus Prerequisite: MATH 160 with a grade of 72 Lecture hours sequence required of engineering, “C” or better or appropriate assessment physics, and mathematics majors. Advisory: ENGL 101; READ 101 MATH 190 (C-ID MATH 210, 900S) 4 Units Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Calculus I 90 Lecture hours (*Students will receive credit from UC Prerequisite: MATH 180 with a grade of for only one of the following courses: “C” or better or appropriate assessment MATH 250 (C-ID MATH 230) MATH 170, MATH 190, or MATH Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Calculus III 190H) appropriate assessment; READ 101 or Prerequisite: MATH 191 with a grade of This is a one-semester course in the appropriate assessment “C” or better fundamentals of algebra-based calcu- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or lus and its applications to the fields of (*Students will receive credit from UC appropriate assessment; READ 101 or business, economics, social sciences, for only one of the following courses: appropriate assessment biology and technology. Course MATH 170, MATH 190 or MATH Transfers to: UC, CSU topics include graphing of functions, 190H) This course involves a study of func- derivatives and integrals of polyno- MATH 190 is a semester course tions of two or more variables using mials, exponential and logarithmic designed primarily for those students the principles of calculus, vector functions, applications of derivatives planning to pursue programs in analysis, and parametric equations. and integrals, multi-variable deriva- engineering, mathematics, computer Included is a study of solid regions tives and differential equations. science, and physical sciences. This using partial differentiation, vector 4 Units analysis, and multiple integration. 72 Lecture hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 295 This course also includes a study depth and breadth in that subject harmonic practices of the eighteenth of vector calculus topics, such as area. Students will be expected to and nineteenth centuries. Advanced line and surface integrals, Green’s meet on a regular basis with their fac- stages of chromaticism, which Theorem, Stokes’ Theorem, and the ulty sponsor and submit a final report includes tonicization, modulation, Divergence Theorem. This is the or project, and student progress shall modal mixture, and sequential move- third course of the calculus sequence be evaluated at regular intervals. ment both tonal and real, will be required of engineering, physics, and Academic standards for Independent incorporated into the harmonic study. mathematics majors. Studies/Directed Studies shall be the Techniques and orchestration of 4 Units same as those for other courses. Units instruments are studied and applied 90 Lecture hours are awarded in accordance to Title to melodic and motivic construction V regulations with one unit of credit in a formal compositional context. MATH 260 (C-ID MATH 250) awarded for 54 hours of Directed 3 Units Linear Algebra Studies, six (6) hours of which must 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: MATH 191 with a grade of be with an instructor. The instructor “C” or better is responsible for monitoring student MUS 105 Transfers to: UC, CSU progress through the semester. Music Theory III This course is an introductory study Students may take directed study Prerequisite: MUS 104 with a grade of of linear algebra with applications to courses for a maximum of three (3) “C” or better problems in the physical and social units within a discipline, and may not Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate sciences. It includes the solution of accumulate more than a total of nine assessment systems of linear equations, matrix (9) units college wide. Transfers to: UC, CSU algebra with inverses, determinants, 1 to 3 Units This course is designed for the vectors and vector spaces, linear 54 to 216 Lab hours student who wants to continue the transformations, Eigenvalues and study of theory and the advanced Eigenvectors, orthogonality and diag- techniques of realizing figured bass in onalization. This course is required MUSIC 18th and 19th century harmonic prac- for Engineering, Physics, Computer tices. Those techniques will include Science and Mathematics majors. Division of Arts numerology for advanced diatoni- 4 Units & Cultural Programs cism, advanced chromaticism, modal 72 Lecture hours mixture, real and tonal sequences, MUS 101 and advanced modulation. MATH 270 (C-ID MATH 240) Fundamentals of Music 3 Units Differential Equations Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours Prerequisite: MATH 250 with a grade of assessment “C” or better Transfers to: UC, CSU MUS 106 Transfers to: UC, CSU This is a course designed for the Beginning Musicianship I This course is a study of ordinary dif- student interested in the fundamen- Prerequisite: MUS 101 with a “C” or ferential equations with applications tals of music theory. Included in this better in the physical and social sciences. class will be a study of basic notation, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate The course includes a study of linear rhythm reading, major and minor assessment and nonlinear first-order differential scale construction, simple musical Transfers to: UC, CSU equations, linear higher order differ- analysis and basic chord construction. This course is designed for the stu- ential equations, systems of differen- 3 Units dent who wants to develop beginning tial equations, power series solution 54 Lecture hours aural skills, sight-reading, sight-sing- of differential equations, and Laplace ing and rhythmic interpretation skills. transforms. This course is a continu- MUS 103 It is recommended for all instrumen- ation of MATH 190, MATH 191, and Music Theory I talists, singers and composers. MATH 250 and is required for all Prerequisite: MUS 101 with a “C” or 3 Units Engineering, Physics, and Mathemat- better 54 Lecture hours ics majors. Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 4 Units assessment MUS 107 72 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU Beginning Musicianship II This course is designed for the Prerequisite: MUS 106 MATH 299 student who wants to study the basic Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Directed Study: Mathematics materials of harmony and musician- assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU ship: scales, keys, intervals, chords, Transfers to: UC, CSU Independent Study/Directed Study chord connections, part writing, and This beginning level course is is intended for students who have inversions. Also included are ear designed for the student who wants the ability to assume responsibil- training, melodic and harmonic dicta- to continue developing aural skills, ity for independent work and to tion, and harmonic analysis. Required sight-reading, sight-singing and prepare written or oral reports and/ of all music majors. rhythmic interpretation skills. It is or appropriate projects. To enroll in 3 Units recommended for all instrumental- an independent study/directed study 54 Lecture hours ists, singers and composers. course, students must possess a 2.5 3 Units overall grade point average, a 3.0 MUS 104 54 Lecture hours grade point average in the discipline Music Theory II of study being requested, or receive Prerequisite: MUS 103 with a “C” or MUS 110 an exception from the instructor. better College Community Orchestra Independent Studies/Directed Studies Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: MUS 101 may be developed from any topic assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU arising from or related to a course of Transfers to: UC, CSU This course is designed for the instru- study that will result in developing This course is designed for the mental music student who wants to student who wants to study the become familiar with the vast body 296 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog of orchestral music. It provides play- MUS 120 with the goal of understanding their ers an opportunity to develop their Vocal Arts Ensemble I social, political, and cultural contexts. own musical capabilities as well as Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or In addition, these periods will be participating in ensemble playing. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or compared to contemporary culture Students are expected to provide appropriate assessment and its social, political, and cultural their own instruments. This course Transfers to: UC, CSU framework. may be taken once and repeated three This course is designed for the 3 Units times for credit. student who seeks an opportunity 54 Lecture hours 1 Unit to perform in a vocal ensemble. 54 Lab hours Participation in public performance is MUS 132 required. The repertoire will include History of Rock and Roll MUS 116 a diversity of selections including Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Music Ensemble for Diverse Instru- classical choral literature, world appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ments I music, popular and contemporary appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU music. Previous choral experience is Transfers to: UC, CSU This course is designed for the not required. This course is a survey course electric and acoustic instrumental 2 Units designed for the student who seeks student, the vocal student, and the 27 Lecture hours an introduction to Rock and Roll. novice to perform together in one 27 Lab hours The course will focus on rock and ensemble. The ensemble content, roll music, its origins and its many which will depend upon the instru- MUS 129 sub-styles. The social, political and mental and vocal makeup of the class, Music in Latin American Culture economic influence the music has had will include a diversity of approaches Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or on society and other types of music that might include Latin, Asian, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will also be examined. Popular and contemporary Classical appropriate assessment 3 Units Music. Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours 2.5 Units This course is a survey course 27 Lecture hours designed for the student seeking MUS 133 (C-ID MUS 100) 54 Lab hours an introduction to music in Latin Music Appreciation American culture. The course will Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or MUS 117 focus on the diverse musical cultures appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Music Ensemble for Diverse Instru- of South America, Central America, appropriate assessment ments II Mexico and the Caribbean. Emphasis Transfers to: UC, CSU Prerequisite: MUS 116 will be placed on rhythmic styles and This course is a survey of musical Transfers to: UC, CSU structures, as well as, specific social, practices from various periods of This course is designed for the inter- cultural, and historical backgrounds. music history with an emphasis on mediate electric, acoustic instrumen- 3 Units social, political and commercial con- tal and vocal students to perform 54 Lecture hours texts. Types of music to be covered together in one ensemble. The ensem- will include Classical, Jazz, Rock, ble content, which will depend upon MUS 130 Blues and World Music. This course the instrumental and vocal makeup Music History and Literature is targeted for students seeking to of the class, will include a diversity of Before 1750 fulfill the general education require- approaches that might include Latin, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment in the arts. Asian, Popular and contemporary appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units Classical Music. appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours 2.5 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lecture hours This course is designed for the stu- MUS 134 54 Lab hours dent who seeks an introduction to the Rio Hondo College Singers I major composers and musical move- Prerequisite: MUS 120 and audition MUS 119 ments from antiquity to the 1700’s. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 and Advanced College Community The course focuses on learning, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Orchestra reasoning, and writing about these appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MUS 110 periods with the goal of understand- Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: CSU ing their social, political, and cultural This course is designed for students This course is designed for the more contexts. In addition, these periods who seek to broaden their under- advanced instrumental music student will be compared to contemporary standing of choral literature by who wants to become more famil- culture and its social, political, and performing increasingly difficult iar with the vast body of orchestral cultural framework. choral works. Attention is given to music. It provides advanced players 3 Units the refinement and polishing of tech- an opportunity to further develop 54 Lecture hours nique through rehearsal and perfor- their own musical capabilities as well mance of choral music from various as participate in ensemble playing. MUS 131 musical periods and styles. Enroll- Students are expected to provide Music History and Literature After 1750 ment criteria include an audition. their own instruments. This course Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 Units may be taken once and repeated three appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 18 Lecture hours times for credit. appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours 1 Unit Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lab hours This course is designed for the stu- dent who seeks an introduction to the major composers and musical move- ments from 1750 to the present. The course focuses on learning, reason- ing, and writing about these periods 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 297 MUS 135 a diversity of approaches that might study of simple piano pieces. The Music in Film include Latin, Asian, popular, con- development of skills at the begin- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or temporary, and classical music. ning level may be used in the playing appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 Units of various styles including Classical, appropriate assessment 27 Lecture hours Pop, Jazz and Rock. Individual pieces Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lab hours are performed in class. This course is This course is a survey of the art and a continuation of materials learned in craft of film music as practiced by MUS 140 Beginning Piano I. prominent film composers and sound Beginning Voice I 1.5 Units designers. Emphasis will be placed Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 18 Lecture hours on history and function from 1930 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lab hours to the present, as well as cultural appropriate assessment context. The class is designed for Transfers to: UC, CSU MUS 147 students interested in learning how This course is designed for students Intermediate Piano I music influences film. who wish to learn the foundation Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 3 Units skills of singing including breath assessment 54 Lecture hours support, posture, intonation, enuncia- Prerequisite: MUS 146 with a “C” or tion, and stage presence. Students better MUS 136 will prepare songs appropriate for Transfers to: UC, CSU History of Jazz the beginning skill level. No previous This course is designed for students Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or musical experience is necessary. seeking to broaden their knowledge appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1.5 Units and understanding of piano litera- appropriate assessment 18 Lecture hours ture. Varied works of intermediate Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lab hours difficulty will be introduced. Atten- This course is a survey course tion is given to the refinement and designed for the student who seeks MUS 142 polishing of technique through scales, an introduction to Jazz. The course Intermediate Voice I arpeggios, sight-reading, interpreta- will focus on jazz music, its origins Prerequisite: MUS 140 with a grade of tion and tone production. and its many sub-styles. The social, “C” or better 1.5 Units political and economic influence the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 18 Lecture hours music has had on society and other appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 27 Lab hours types of music will also be examined. appropriate assessment 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU MUS 148 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for students Intermediate Piano II who wish to further develop the Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate MUS 138 techniques acquired in Beginning assessment Masterworks Chorale Voice. A comprehensive study of Prerequisite: MUS 147 with a “C” or Prerequisite: Audition style and artistic interpretation will better Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or be included. Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment 1.5 Units This course is designed for students Transfers to: UC, CSU 18 Lecture hours seeking to broaden their knowledge This advanced level course is 27 Lab hours and understanding of piano litera- designed for students who seek ture. More advanced solo literature of to broaden their understanding MUS 145 intermediate difficulty will be intro- of choral literature by performing Beginning Piano I duced. Emphasis is placed on the difficult choral works such as the Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate technical and interpretive demands B minor Mass by Bach, Elijah by assessment required to perform a varied reper- Mendelssohn, or Messiah by Handel Transfers to: UC, CSU toire. accompanied by orchestra or other This class is for the student interested 1.5 Units instrumental ensemble. Attention is in beginning piano skills, and in the 18 Lecture hours given to the refinement and polishing understanding of music through the 27 Lab hours of technique through rehearsal and study of simple piano pieces. The performance of choral music from development of skills at the begin- MUS 150 various musical periods and styles. ning level may be used in the playing Beginning Guitar Public Performance is required. of various styles including Classical, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Enrollment criteria require an audi- Pop, Jazz and Rock. Individual pieces appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion. are performed in class. No previous appropriate assessment 2 Units experience is necessary. Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lecture hours 1.5 Units This course is designed for the stu- 27 Lab hours 18 Lecture hours dent interested in beginning guitar 27 Lab hours skills and in the understanding of MUS 139 music through the study of simple Advanced Vocal Ensemble I MUS 146 guitar pieces. The development of Prerequisite: MUS 220 with a grade of Beginning Piano II skills at the beginning level may be “C” or better Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate used in the playing of various styles Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assessment including Classical, Pop, Jazz, Rock appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: MUS 145 with a “C” or and Blues. No previous musical expe- appropriate assessment better rience is necessary. Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU 1.5 Units This course is designed for the more This class is for the student interested 18 Lecture hours advanced vocal student who seeks in beginning piano skills, and in the 27 Lab hours an opportunity to perform in a vocal understanding of music through the ensemble. The repertoire will include 298 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog MUS 151 MUS 158 creating music for dance and theatre Intermediate Guitar Masterworks Chorale II on the computer will be the primary Prerequisite: MUS 150 Prerequisite: MUS 138 and Audition focus of the course. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 36 Lecture hours appropriate assessment appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU This intermediate level course is This advanced level course is MUS 168 designed for students who seek to designed for students who seek in- Electronic Music III broaden their understanding of guitar depth study of choral literature by Prerequisite: MUS 167 literature by performing moderately performing complex choral works Transfers to: CSU difficult works. Attention is given such as Beethoven’s Mass in C, Orff’s This course is designed for the to the refinement and polishing of Carmina Burana, and Britten’s War advanced electronic music student technique through scales, arpeggios, Requiem accompanied by orchestra who wants to continue the study sight- reading, interpretation and or other instrumental ensemble, or of concepts and techniques needed tone production. sung a cappella. Attention is given to compose electronic music and 1.5 Units to every detail of musical develop- is recommended for students who 18 Lecture hours ment through rehearsal and perfor- intend to pursue music profession- 27 Lab hours mance of choral music from various ally. Assignments in the course will musical periods and styles. Public include scoring music to stop-time MUS 154 performance is required. Enrollment animation and motion picture scenes Guitar Ensemble criteria require successful completion available on the internet. Advanced Prerequisite: Must have completed at of MUS 138 and an audition. notation techniques including full least one semester of guitar 2 Units score and individual parts will also Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lecture hours be covered. This course will offer the opportunity 27 Lab hours 3 Units for guitarists, electric or acoustic, to 36 Lecture hours perform together in an ensemble. The MUS 165 54 Lab hours ensemble content will depend upon Electronic Music I the makeup of the class and will Corequisite: MUS 180 MUS 178 include a diversity of approaches that Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Masterworks Chorale III might include Latin, Asian, Popular assessment Prerequisite: MUS 158 and Audition and Classical Music. Recommended Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or for guitarist whether they be music This course is designed for the appropriate assessment majors or not. student who wants to learn the basic Transfers to: UC, CSU 2 Units elements involved in electronic music This advanced level course is 27 Lecture hours including: fundamental elements of designed for students who seek in- 27 Lab hours music, keyboard electronics, signal depth study of choral literature by processing, virtual synthesis which performing complex choral works MUS 156 may include Sylenth, Crystal, and such as Bach sacred and secular Intermediate Musicianship I Gladiator, MIDI, simple computer cantatas, Mozart and Haydn masses, Prerequisite: MUS 107 software which may include Garage renaissance madrigals and sacred Transfers to: UC, CSU Band, and digital recording. Creat- pieces, and contemporary choral This course is designed for the stu- ing electronic compositions will also works accompanied by orchestra dent who wants to further develop be covered. Students should take or other instrumental ensemble, or aural skills, sight-reading, sight- Music 180 concurrently. This course sung accappella. Attention is given to singing and rhythmic interpretation is recommended for all students who every detail of musical development skills beyond the beginning level. It intend to pursue music profession- through rehearsal and performance is recommended for all instrumental- ally. of choral music. Public performance ists, singers and composers. 3 Units is required. Students are expected to 3 Units 36 Lecture hours take on leadership roles as section 54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours leaders, mentors to new singers, and committee work for the choral orga- MUS 157 MUS 167 nization. Enrollment criteria require Intermediate Musicianship II Electronic Music II successful completion of MUS 158 Prerequisite: MUS 156 Prerequisite: MUS 165 with a “C” or and an audition. Transfers to: UC, CSU better 2 Units This course is designed for the stu- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 27 Lecture hours dent who wants to further develop assessment 27 Lab hours aural skills, sight-reading, sight- Transfers to: CSU singing and rhythmic interpreta- This course is designed for the stu- MUS 180 tion skills beyond the introductory dent who wants to continue the study Music Laboratory intermediate level. It is recommended of concepts and techniques needed to Corequisite: MUS 165 or 167 for all instrumentalists, singers and compose electronic music and is rec- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate composers. ommended for students who intend assessment 3 Units to pursue music professionally. Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours Various types of synthesis including This course is designed to provide software analog synthesis and virtual students enrolled in electronic music analogue synthesis will be studied. courses with supervised study or Software that will be used in the practice. course may include Reason and Logic 1 Unit Pro. Sequencing, recording via studio 54 Lab hours software, notating compositions and 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 299 MUS 181 This course is designed for the MUS 251 Applied Music I intermediate vocal student who seeks Advanced Guitar I Prerequisite: Audition an opportunity to perform in a vocal Prerequisite: MUS 151 with a grade of Corequisite: Enrollment in a Rio Hondo ensemble. Participation in public per- “C” or better College Large Ensemble (either MUS 116 formance is required. The repertoire Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or MUS 117 or MUS 120 or MUS 134 will include a diversity of sections appropriate assessment; READ 023 or or MUS 138 or MUS 139) including intermediate level classi- appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or cal choral literature, world music, Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or popular and contemporary music. This advanced level course is appropriate assessment Successful completion of MUS 120 is designed for students who seek Transfers to: UC, CSU required to enroll. to broaden their understanding This course offers individual instruc- 2 Units of guitar literature by performing tion in voice, piano, guitar, band 27 Lecture hours difficult works. Attention is given or orchestral instruments with an 27 Lab hours to the refinement and polishing of assigned instructor. Emphasis will technique through scales, arpeggios, be placed on study at the beginning MUS 234 sight- reading, interpretation, and level of technique and repertoire. Rio Hondo College Singers II tonal production, as well as analysis Weekly, it includes one recital class, Prerequisite: MUS 134 of various musical periods and styles. and one individual lesson. Perfor- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 and 2 Units mance for a faculty jury will be appropriate assessment 27 Lecture hours required at the end of the semester. Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lab hours 2 Units This course is designed for students 27 Lecture hours with advanced skills in rehearsing MUS 252 27 Lab hours and performing choral music. A wide Advanced Guitar II variety of music selected from differ- Prerequisite: MUS 251 MUS 216 ent musical periods and styles will be Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advanced Music Ensemble for Diverse selected for study and performance. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Instruments I Enrollment criteria include an audi- appropriate assessment Prerequisite: MUS 117 tion and successful completion of Transfers to: CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU MUS 134. This advanced level course is This course is designed for the 2 Units designed for students who wish to advanced electric, acoustic instru- 18 Lecture hours improve their technique and skills by mental, and vocal students to 54 Lab hours performing more difficult works. It broaden their abilities to perform is essentially a continuation of MUS in an ensemble. The course content, MUS 240 251, Advanced Guitar I. The scales, which will depend upon the instru- Advanced Voice I chord progressions, pieces and etudes mental and vocal makeup of the class, Prerequisite: MUS 142 with a grade of assigned will be selected to advance will include a diversity of approaches “C” or better the student’s technique and reper- that might include Latin, Asian, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate toire from various periods and styles. Popular and contemporary Classical assessment 2 Units Music. This course is designed for students 27 Lecture hours 2.5 Units interested in further developing the 27 Lab hours 27 Lecture hours interpretive and technical demands 54 Lab hours inherent in advanced vocal per- MUS 290 formance. Attention is given to a Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- MUS 217 detailed study and analysis of vocal ship for Music Related Fields Advanced Music Ensemble for Diverse technique and interpretation. Public Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Instruments II performance will be required. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: MUS 216 2 Units appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU 27 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU This course is designed for the 27 Lab hours This course supports and rein- advanced electric, acoustic instru- forces on-the-job training in busi- mental, and vocal students who want MUS 245 ness, industrial, non-profit, studio, to interpret and perform ensemble Advanced Piano community and professional music repertoire at a professional level. The Prerequisite: MUS 148 with a grade of organizations under supervision of course content, which will depend “C” or better a college instructor and is facilitated upon the instrumental and vocal Transfers to: UC, CSU by the use of learning objectives. The makeup of the class, will include a This course is designed for the student will be working in a skilled diversity of approaches that might student interested in further devel- or professional level assignment in include Latin, Asian, Popular and oping the interpretive and technical their area of vocational interest and contemporary Classical Music. demands inherent in advanced piano will meet performance objectives 2.5 Units literature. Attention is given to a related to instruction that are above 27 Lecture hours detailed study and analysis of various and beyond the conditions of regular 54 Lab hours musical periods and styles. employment. This course is intended 2 Units for students whose job is related to MUS 220 27 Lecture hours the field of music and have com- Vocal Arts Ensemble II 27 Lab hours pleted or enrolled in the appropriate Prerequisite: MUS 120 coursework. Instructor approval Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or is required to remain in the class. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or “Contact the CWE office regarding appropriate assessment re-enrollment procedures.” Transfers to: UC, CSU

300 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Student Unpaid Internship: signals, labor unions and learning to OENG 005 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; operate heavy equipment. Skills Specialization 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours 2 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- Student Paid Internship: 36 Lecture hours tice in the Operating Engineers Trust 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; 36 Lab hours Apprenticeship Program 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 1 to 4 Units OENG 002 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 3 Lecture hours Grade Checking appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or 60 to 300 hours Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust ate assessment MUS 299 Apprenticeship Program This course is designed to meet the Directed Study: Music Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs of State Indentured Appren- Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tices employed full-time in the oper- Independent Study/Directed Study appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or ating engineer field. Topics covered is intended for students who have MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- include: the labor movement in the the ability to assume responsibil- ate assessment United States, relationship of politics ity for independent work and to This course is designed to meet the to construction work, preventive prepare written or oral reports and/ needs of State Indentured Appren- maintenance, and the operation of or appropriate projects. To enroll in tices employed full-time in the oper- heavy equipment. an independent study/directed study ating engineer field. Topics covered 2 Units course, students must possess a 2.5 include: safety consciousness, layout 36 Lecture hours overall grade point average, a 3.0 and staking methods for subdivi- 36 Lab hours grade point average in the discipline sions, streets, buildings, underground of study being requested, or receive structure excavation, right angle OENG 012 an exception from the instructor. triangles, and curve radii. Heavy Duty Repairman Independent Studies/Directed Studies 2 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- may be developed from any topic 36 Lecture hours tice in the Operating Engineers Trust arising from or related to a course of 36 Lab hours Apprenticeship Program study that will result in developing Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or depth and breadth in that subject OENG 003 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or area. Students will be expected to Equipment Operator appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or meet on a regular basis with their fac- Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- ulty sponsor and submit a final report tice in the Operating Engineers Trust ate assessment or project, and student progress shall Apprenticeship Program This course is designed to meet the be evaluated at regular intervals. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs of State Indentured Appren- Academic standards for Independent appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tices employed full-time in the oper- Studies/Directed Studies shall be the appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or ating engineer field. Topics covered same as those for other courses. Units MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- include: the safe use oxyacetylene are awarded in accordance to Title ate assessment cutting equipment, the technique of V regulations with one unit of credit This course is designed to meet the brazing, and electric arc welding. awarded for 54 hours of Directed needs of State Indentured Appren- 2 Units Studies, six (6) hours of which must tices employed full-time in the oper- 36 Lecture hours be with an instructor. The instructor ating engineer field. Topics covered 36 Lab hours is responsible for monitoring student include: preventive maintenance of progress through the semester. heavy equipment, operation of heavy OENG 013 Students may take directed study equipment and political science. Heavy Duty Repairman courses for a maximum of three (3) 2 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- units within a discipline, and may not 36 Lecture hours tice in the Operating Engineers Trust accumulate more than a total of nine 36 Lab hours Apprenticeship Program (9) units college wide. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 1 to 3 Units OENG 004 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 54 to 216 Lab hours Plan Reading appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust ate assessment OPERATING Apprenticeship Program This course is designed to meet the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or needs of State Indentured Appren- ENGINEERS appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tices employed full-time in the oper- appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or ating engineer field. Topics covered Division of Career MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- include: the principles of hydraulics, & Technical Education ate assessment how a hydraulic system works and This course is designed to meet the the practical uses of hydraulics. OENG 001 needs of State Indentured Appren- 2 Units Introduction to Apprenticeship tices employed full-time in the oper- 36 Lecture hours Prerequisite: Registration as a State ating engineer field. Topics covered 36 Lab hours Indentured Apprentice include: reading and interpreting This course is designed to meet the grading plans for highways, streets OENG 014 needs of State Indentured Appren- and subdivisions. Heavy Duty Repairman tices employed full-time in the oper- 2 Units Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- ating engineer field. Topics covered 36 Lecture hours tice in the Operating Engineers Trust include: making yourself valuable, 36 Lab hours Apprenticeship Program safety, first aid, the cost of accidents, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or industry terminology, setting up a appropriate assessment; READ 022 or string line, standard industry hand 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 301 appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or This course is designed to develop tices with the State of California who MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- the ability to read grade plans, are interested in the field of Operat- ate assessment establish lines and elevations from ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics This course is designed to meet the previously established control points include industry safety, industry needs of State Indentured Appren- defined in the grade plans and learn terminology, structural steel/weld- tices employed full-time in the oper- how to check grade plans. ing inspection testing, analytical ating engineer field. Topics covered 2 Units blueprint reading, field interpreta- include: diagnosis, service and repair 36 Lecture hours tion, and successful completion of of hydraulic valves, motors, pumps 36 Lab hours the industry standard certification and cylinders; diagnosis and repair of examination. variable speed hydraulic drives; ser- OENG 022 4 Units vice and maintenance of pneumatic Structural Masonry Inspection 54 Lecture hours systems used on heavy equipment Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- 54 Lab hours and heavy trucks. tice in the Operating Engineers Trust 2 Units Apprenticeship Program OENG 025 36 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prestressed Concrete Inspector 36 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Prerequisite: Indentured Apprentice for appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or the State of California in the Operating OENG 015 MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Engineers Training Program Heavy Duty Repairman This course is designed to meet the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- needs of State Indentured Appren- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or tice in the Operating Engineers Trust tices with the State of California who appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Apprenticeship Program are interested in the field of Operat- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics This course is designed to meet the appropriate assessment; READ 022 or include industry safety, industry needs of State Indentured Appren- appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or terminology, masonry inspection tices with the State of California who MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- testing, blueprint reading, field inter- are interested in the field of Operat- ate assessment pretation, and successful completion ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics This course is designed to meet the of the industry standard certification include safety, industry terminol- needs of State Indentured Appren- examination. ogy, prestressed concrete inspection, tices employed full-time in the 4 Units blueprint reading, field interpreta- operating engineer field. Topics 54 Lecture hours tion, and successful completion of covered include: internal combustion 54 Lab hours the industry standard certification engine theory and servicing the fuel, examination. lubricating, and governing systems of OENG 023 4 Units gasoline and diesel engines. Reinforced Concrete Inspection 54 Lecture hours 2 Units Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured 54 Lab hours 36 Lecture hours Apprentice in the Operating Engineers 36 Lab hours State Apprenticeship Program OENG 026 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Soil Testing and Inspection OENG 016 appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured Heavy Duty Repairman appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or Apprentice in the Operating Engineers Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- MATH 020C or appropriate assessment Training Trust Apprenticeship Program tice in the Operating Engineers Trust This course is designed to meet the in the classification of Special Inspection Apprenticeship Program needs of State Indentured Appren- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or tices with the State of California who appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or are interested in the field of Operat- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- include industry safety, applications This course is designed to meet the ate assessment of reinforced concrete structure, needs of State Indentured Appren- This course is designed to meet the sample testing, industry terminology, tices with the State of California who needs of State Indentured Appren- reinforced concrete inspection testing, are interested in the field of Operat- tices employed full-time in the oper- blueprint reading, field interpreta- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics ating engineer field. Topics include: tion, and successful completion of include industry safety, industry clutches, mechanical transmissions, the industry standard certification terminology, inspection testing proce- differentials, final drives, crawler examination. dures, blueprint reading, field inter- tractor undercarriage, and crawler 4 Units pretation, and successful completion tractor track assemblies. 54 Lecture hours of a certification class sponsored by 2 Units 54 Lab hours the American Concrete Institute and 36 Lecture hours Nuclear Safety Course. 36 Lab hours OENG 024 4 Units Structural Steel/Welding Inspection 54 Lecture hours OENG 021 Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured 54 Lab hours Grades and Plans Apprentice for the State of California in Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- the Operating Engineers Training Trust tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program Apprenticeship Program Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 020C or appropriate assessment MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- This course is designed to meet the ate assessment needs of State Indentured Appren-

302 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog content and form. Students should PHIL 124 (C-ID PHIL 130) expect to write approximately 8000 History of Philosophy: Ancient PHILOSOPHY words in various writing assign- Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate ments. This course is appropriate for assessment; READ 023 or appropriate Division of Behavioral students seeking to improve their assessment & Social Sciences writing and reasoning skills. Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units This introductory level course is for PHIL 101 (C-ID PHIL 100) 54 Lecture hours those interested specifically in the Introduction to Philosophy earliest stages of Ancient Western Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate PHIL 112 (C-ID PHIL 110) philosophy. We address the develop- assessment; READ 023 or appropriate Introduction to Logic ment of Greek philosophy from the assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Pre-Socratics through Aristotle. We Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or may also include Hellenistic, Roman, This course introduces philosophi- appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or medieval or non-western thinkers. cal ideas and methods concerning MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- Beyond a study of the figures and key knowledge, reality and values. ate assessment ideas, we will discuss the early view Expected topics will include the Transfers to: UC, CSU of philosophy as a “way of life,” and sources and limits of knowledge, and This course introduces the formal consider how these movements were the nature of reality. Other topics that methods and principles of deduc- intended to transform the lives of may be examined from a philosophi- tive logic. Topics include transla- those who followed them. cal perspective include the nature of tion between natural and formal 3 Units the self, truth, ethics, religion, science, language, syllogistic logic, and 54 Lecture hours language, beauty and art, political propositional logic. This course is theory, or mind. This course is appro- especially recommended for students PHIL 126 (C-ID PHIL 140) priate for anyone seeking a broader of mathematics, business, computer History of Philosophy: Modern program of philosophical study, or to science, science, engineering, law, Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate fulfill general Humanities or Philoso- and humanities. assessment; READ 023 or appropriate phy major requirements. 3 Units assessment 3 Units 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU 54 Lecture hours This introductory level course is PHIL 115 intended for all students interested in PHIL 101H (C-ID PHIL 100) Symbolic Logic the Modern period of Western Phi- Introduction to Philosophy Honors Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate losophy (16th through 18th Century). Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or assessment; PHIL 101 or PHIL 101H; We emphasize broad epistemologi- better PHIL 112 cal and metaphysical developments Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Transfers to: CSU through close analysis of primary assessment This course is intended for students texts. Philosophers to be studied will Transfers to: UC, CSU interested in symbolic methods of include Descartes and other Rational- This course introduces philosophi- deductive reasoning including philos- ists, Hume and other Empiricists, and cal ideas and methods concerning ophy and mathematics majors. Stu- Kant. knowledge, reality and values. dents taking this course will develop 3 Units Expected topics will include the an understanding of both sentential 54 Lecture hours sources and limits of knowledge, and logic and predicate logic. Students the nature of reality. Other topics that will also learn to translate ordinary PHIL 128 (Same as POLS 128) may be examined from a philosophi- language sentences and arguments Introduction to Political Philosophy cal perspective include the nature of into symbolic form and evaluate sym- Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate the self, truth, ethics, religion, science, bolized arguments for validity using assessment; READ 023 or appropriate language, beauty and art, politi- truth-tables and natural deduction assessment cal theory, or mind. This course is techniques. Transfers to: UC, CSU intended for those who meet Honors 3 Units This course is for students interested Program requirements. 54 Lecture hours in the relationship between political 3 Units systems and philosophy. It is espe- 54 Lecture hours PHIL 120 (C-ID PHIL 120) cially relevant for students interested Introduction to Ethics in political science, philosophy and PHIL 110 Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate law. This course introduces the Critical Thinking assessment; READ 023 or appropriate history and development of politi- Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment cal thought, and will consider the assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU justification of the State, Libertarian- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate This introductory level course is for ism, Socialism, Communism, as well assessment students interested in the humanities, as conceptions of rights and distribu- Transfers to: UC, CSU law, medicine, politics, social science tions of goods. This course is an introduction to the and related fields, and will expose 3 Units methods and techniques of informal them to some of the most profound 54 Lecture hours reasoning. Topics include schema- moral and ethical questions in the tizing and articulating arguments, Western philosophical tradition. We PHIL 135 causal arguments, analogical argu- will examine the concept of moral- Philosophy and Contemporary Issues ments, testimony arguments, infor- ity and values, representative ethical Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate mal fallacies, and others. Emphasis theories, and may include their appli- assessment; READ 023 or appropriate on the application of critical thinking cations to moral problems. assessment for effective writing will be reflected 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU in the frequency, scope, and nature 54 Lecture hours This introductory course explores the of course writing assignments, which philosophical aspects of a variety of will be evaluated with regard to both issues of contemporary interest. This 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 303 course is intended for all students courses for a maximum of three (3) given to understanding the concep- interested in applying methods of units within a discipline, and may not tual framework for the production philosophy to contemporary topics accumulate more than a total of nine and analysis of both personal and which may include, but are not (9) units college wide. commercial photographic imagery. limited to: war/terrorism, sex work, 1 to 3 Units Students are required to provide cloning, euthanasia, suicide, philo- 54 to 216 Lab hours their own 35mm camera with manual sophical issues pertaining to race or controls. gender, genetic engineering, illicit 3 Units drug use, business ethics, or artificial 36 Lecture hours intelligence. PHOTOGRAPHY 72 Lab hours 3 Units Division of Arts 54 Lecture hours & Cultural Programs PHTO 290 Medium and Large Format Photography PHIL 140 PHTO 185 Prerequisite: PHTO 190 Philosophy of Religion Introduction to Digital Photography Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or assessment assessment; READ 023 or appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: CSU assessment appropriate assessment This course is designed for students Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: CSU who have successfully completed This introductory level course is This introductory course covers beginning photography and wish to intended for all students seeking a basic technical and conceptual skills study more advanced technical and thoughtful exploration of religious in digital photography, including conceptual approaches to contempo- issues in a non-sectarian context, digital camera use, principles of rary black and white photography or as part of a broader program of photographic composition, digital using medium and large format films philosophical study. We will address image editing, and digital printing. and cameras in a traditional wet Western religion from a philosophi- This course is designed for non-pho- lab environment. Special emphasis cal perspective, including arguments tography majors interested in gaining is given to the understanding and for and against the existence of God, experience with digital photography. analysis of photographic imagery. and an investigation into the status Students are required to supply their 2 Units of religious beliefs. Additional topics own digital camera. 18 Lecture hours may include a consideration of the 3 Units 54 Lab hours evolution-creationism debate, and a 36 Lecture hours discussion of religious pluralism. 72 Lab hours PHTO 292 3 Units Digital Photography 54 Lecture hours PHTO 190 Prerequisite: PHTO 185 or PHTO 190 Beginning Photography Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or PHIL 299 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Directed Study: Philosophy assessment; ART 120 appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: UC, CSU Transfers to: CSU Independent Study/Directed Study This course is designed for students This course is designed for students is intended for students who have who wish to study the basic techni- who have successfully completed the ability to assume responsibil- cal and conceptual approaches to PHTO 190 and have a working ity for independent work and to contemporary photography. Tradi- knowledge of basic camera controls prepare written or oral reports and/ tional black and white photography and photographic composition. It or appropriate projects. To enroll in techniques are explored, with special will cover use of digital cameras, an independent study/directed study emphasis on the basic use of the 35 image editing and manipulation, course, students must possess a 2.5 mm camera and enlarger as well as digital printing, and the expression overall grade point average, a 3.0 the processing of black and white of ideas through digital photographs. grade point average in the discipline film and printing paper. Students are Students are required to supply their of study being requested, or receive required to provide their own 35 mm own digital camera. an exception from the instructor. camera with manual controls. 3 Units Independent Studies/Directed Studies 3 Units 36 Lecture hours may be developed from any topic 36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours arising from or related to a course of 72 Lab hours study that will result in developing PHTO 299 depth and breadth in that subject PHTO 191 Directed Study: Photography area. Students will be expected to Intermediate Photography Transfers to: UC, CSU meet on a regular basis with their fac- Prerequisite: PHTO 190 Independent Study/Directed Study ulty sponsor and submit a final report Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate is intended for students who have or project, and student progress shall assessment the ability to assume responsibil- be evaluated at regular intervals. Transfers to: UC, CSU ity for independent work and to Academic standards for Independent This course is designed for students prepare written or oral reports and/ Studies/Directed Studies shall be the who have successfully completed or appropriate projects. To enroll in same as those for other courses. Units beginning photography and wish to an independent study/directed study are awarded in accordance to Title study more advanced technical and course, students must possess a 2.5 V regulations with one unit of credit conceptual approaches to contempo- overall grade point average, a 3.0 awarded for 54 hours of Directed rary black and white photography in grade point average in the discipline Studies, six (6) hours of which must a, 35mm film based, wet lab environ- of study being requested, or receive be with an instructor. The instructor ment. Techniques such as the use of an exception from the instructor. is responsible for monitoring student studio lighting, light meters, toners, Independent Studies/Directed Studies progress through the semester. hand coloring, and solarization are may be developed from any topic Students may take directed study explored, with special emphasis arising from or related to a course of

304 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog study that will result in developing PHY 160 depth and breadth in that subject General Physics - II area. Students will be expected to PHYSICS Prerequisite: PHY 150 with a grade of meet on a regular basis with their fac- Division of Mathematics & Sciences “C” or better ulty sponsor and submit a final report Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU or project, and student progress shall PHY 120 (*Students will receive credit from UC be evaluated at regular intervals. Physics for Everyday Use for one physics series: PHY 150 and PHY Academic standards for Independent Prerequisite: MATH 050 or MATH 160 or PHY 211, PHY 212, and PHY Studies/Directed Studies shall be the 050D or MATH 053 with a grade of “C” 213) same as those for other courses. Units or better or appropriate assessment This course is the second of a two- are awarded in accordance to Title Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or semester sequence and is designed V regulations with one unit of credit appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for students transferring to a four- awarded for 54 hours of Directed appropriate assessment year institution with majors in health Studies, six (6) hours of which must Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU professional fields such as medicine, be with an instructor. The instructor (*Students will receive no credit from UC dentistry, veterinary science, phar- is responsible for monitoring student for PHY 120 if taken after PHY 150 or macy, and optometry as well as those progress through the semester. PHY 211) students in engineering technology Students may take directed study This course investigates the basic and architecture. Students major- courses for a maximum of three (3) characteristics of matter and the ing in the biological sciences should units within a discipline, and may not interactions that govern its behavior consult a counselor as to whether this accumulate more than a total of nine and emphasizes how remarkable course satisfies the general prepara- (9) units college wide. everyday phenomena are. Examples tion requirements for the major at the 1 to 3 Units from popular culture (movies, TV, university. Topics include thermody- 54 to 216 Lab hours and sports) are emphasized. Topics namics, electricity and magnetism, include how to describe an object’s oscillations, waves, optics and quan- motion, how to explain changes in an tum physics. object’s motion, the roles of work and 4 Units energy, and other topics. The course 54 Lecture hours PHYSICAL SCIENCE is oriented to the non-science major, 54 Lab hours Division of Mathematics stresses conceptual understanding, and is intended to present students PHY 211 (C-ID PHYS 200S, PHYS 205) & Sciences Physics for Scientists and Engineers - I with an opportunity to see how our Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 190 or PHYS 101 world works. MATH 190H Physics and Chemistry for Teachers 4 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- PHY 150 (*Students will receive credit from UC ate assessment General Physics - I for one physics series: PHY 150 and PHY Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: MATH 175 with a grade of 160 or PHY 211, PHY 212, and PHY Designed for the future elementary “C” or better or appropriate assessment 213) school teacher, this laboratory sci- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is the first of a three- ence course introduces students to appropriate assessment; READ 023 or semester sequence and is designed the fundamentals of physics and appropriate assessment for students transferring to a four- chemistry including properties of the Transfers to: UC (credit limit *), CSU year institution with majors in the states of matter, physical and chemi- (*Students will receive credit from UC sciences and engineering. Topics cal changes, solutions and mixtures, for one physics series: PHY 150 and PHY covered are kinematics, dynamics, motion, forces, energy and light. 160 or PHY 211, PHY 212, and PHY energy, work, momentum, and con- 4 Units 213) servation principles. 54 Lecture hours This course is the first of a two- 4 Units 54 Lab hours semester sequence and is designed for students transferring to a four- 54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours PHYS 102 year institution and planning careers Earth and Space Sciences for Teachers in health professional fields such as medicine, dentistry, veterinary PHY 212 (C-ID PHYS 200S, PHYS 215) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Physics for Scientists and Engineers - II appropriate assessment; READ 023 or science, pharmacy, and optometry as well as those students in engineer- Prerequisite: PHY 211 with a grade of appropriate assessment; MATH 050 or “C” or better MATH 050D or MATH 053 or appropri- ing technology and architecture. Students majoring in the biological Corequisite/Prerequisite: MATH 191 ate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Transfers to: CSU sciences should consult a counselor as to whether this course satisfies appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Designed for the future elementary appropriate assessment school teacher, this laboratory sci- the general preparation require- ments for the major at the university. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ence course introduces students to (*Students will receive credit from UC the fundamentals of earth and space Topics include kinematics, dynam- ics, energy, work, momentum, and for one physics series: PHY 150 and 160 sciences including the universe, or PHY 211, PHY 212, and PHY 213) the solar system, the structure and conservation principles. 4 Units This course is the second of a three- composition of the Earth, the Earth’s semester sequence and is designed atmosphere, and the Earth’s water. 54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours for students transferring to a four- 4 Units year institution with majors in the 54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 305 sciences and engineering. Topics units within a discipline, and may not refresher training as may be neces- covered include quantum physics, accumulate more than a total of nine sary. This description applies to all physical optics, and thermodynamics. (9) units college wide. PAC 043 series courses. 4 Units 1 to 3 Units 0.07 to 1.48 Units 54 Lecture hours 54 to 216 Lab hours 2 to 40 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours 2 to 40 Lab hours

PHY 213 (C-ID PHYS 200S, PHYS 210) PAC 071 Physics for Scientists and Engineers - III POLICE ACADEMY Public Safety Dispatcher Basic Course Prerequisite: PHY 212 with a grade of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or “C” or better Division of Public Safety appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; PAC 040 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or PAC 040 This course meets the POST (Cali- appropriate assessment Basic Police Recruit Class fornia Commission on Peace Officer Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU Prerequisite: Medical clearance, Cali- Standards Training) requirements for (*Students will receive credit from UC fornia Department of Justice clearance the position of public safety dis- for one physics series: PHY 150 and PHY for firearms training, passing scores on patcher. The content of this course is 160 or PHY 211, PHY 212, and PHY POST written and physical tests (agency a combination of the following topics: 213) sponsored cadets are exempt) Professional Orientation, Criminal This course is the third of a three- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Justice System, Law, Communication semester sequence and is designed appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Technology, Telephone Procedures, for students transferring to a four- appropriate assessment; PAC 4348L Radio Procedures, Missing Persons, year institution with majors in the This is a fundamental course which Domestic Violence, Referral Services, sciences and engineering. Topics covers criminal law, evidence, pro- Cultural Diversity, Sexual Harass- covered are electric fields, electric cedure and investigation, firearms, ment, Hate Crimes, Gang Aware- potential, current, circuits, magnetic first aid, defense tactics, use of ness, Stress Management, Critical fields, Gauss’ law, Ampere’s law, chemical agents and other related Incidents, Telecommunications and Maxwell’s equations, induction, and police subjects. This course meets the Practical Application Activities. electromagnetic waves. educational requirement for basic 7 Units 4 Units certification by the Commission on 126 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours Peace Officer Standards and Training 54 Lab hours (P.O.S.T.). PAC 072 24 Units Records Supervisor PHY 299 772 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Directed Study: Physics 163 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment; PAC 040 Independent Study/Directed Study PAC 042 This course is designed to expose is intended for students who have Police Supervision records supervisors and managers to the ability to assume responsibil- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the various aspects of their assign- ity for independent work and to appropriate assessment; PAC 040 or ment. They will learn procedures for prepare written or oral reports and/ PAC 075B, 075C, 075D minimizing civil liability, new laws or appropriate projects. To enroll in This course is designed to explain and case decisions affecting records an independent study/directed study and apply the elements of supervi- maintenance, management strategies course, students must possess a 2.5 sion oriented to law enforcement for dealing with personnel issues and overall grade point average, a 3.0 personnel. Methods of effective techniques for improving supervisory grade point average in the discipline leadership, motivation, communica- skills. of study being requested, or receive tion and techniques of training are 0.5 Units an exception from the instructor. presented. This course is certified 40 Lecture hours Independent Studies/Directed Studies by the Commission on Peace Officer may be developed from any topic Standards and Training (POST) for 80 PAC 073 arising from or related to a course of hours/8 hours per day for 10 days. Basic Police Records Course study that will result in developing 1 Unit Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or depth and breadth in that subject 80 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or area. Students will be expected to appropriate assessment; PAC 040 meet on a regular basis with their fac- PAC 043 This course provides police records ulty sponsor and submit a final report Advanced Officers Course personnel with the basic skills and or project, and student progress shall Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or knowledge necessary to effectively be evaluated at regular intervals. appropriate assessment; PAC 040 or meet the demands of their specific Academic standards for Independent PAC 075B, 075C assignment. The course is certified by Studies/Directed Studies shall be the This course is designed for upgrading the California Commission on Peace same as those for other courses. Units currently employed law enforcement Officer Standards and Training. are awarded in accordance to Title personnel. The curriculum follows 0.5 Units V regulations with one unit of credit that recommended by the Commis- 40 Lecture hours awarded for 54 hours of Directed sion of Peace Officer Standards and Studies, six (6) hours of which must Training. The course is designed to PAC 075B be with an instructor. The instructor keep peace officers informed of new Basic Course-Module III (Ext) is responsible for monitoring student laws, recent court decisions, cur- Prerequisite: Medical clearance, Cali- progress through the semester. rent enforcement procedures, new fornia Department of Justice clearance Students may take directed study concepts in law enforcement, technol- for firearms training, passing scores on courses for a maximum of three (3) ogy, community relations and other POST written and physical tests (agency sponsored cadets are exempt). Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or

306 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of the Regular Basic Course training investigation, field tactics, the use appropriate assessment requirement and the legal require- of force and weaponry, and racial This course is designed for those ments for a Level I Reserve officer. profiling. interested in becoming a Level III 8 Units 3 Units Reserve officer. This course covers 162 Lecture hours 96 Lecture hours criminal law, evidence, investiga- 232 Lab hours 40 Lab hours tions, firearms, arrest and control, vehicle operations, report writing, PAC 076 PAC 079 first aid/CPR, cultural diversity, and Driver Awareness Instructor Code Enforcement Officer, Basic Course other related police topics. It is the Prerequisite: Successful completion of a Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or level of training which satisfies the basic police academy appropriate assessment; READ 023 or legal requirements for a Level III Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment Reserve officer. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or The course is designed to enhance the 6 Units appropriate assessment student’s communication and field 72 Lecture hours This course is designed to develop investigation skills when working 112 Lab hours instructors for Driver Training as a Code Enforcement Officer. The Awareness courses for the training students will be introduced to the PAC 075C of police officers in defensive driving following specific code enforcement Basic Course - Module II (Ext) techniques. The student will develop elements that will enable them to Prerequisite: Successful completion of a training program including the perform their duties: Ethics, Basic PAC 075B or POST Module III, current physical design for a training site. Inspection Protocols, Vehicle Abate- (within last 3 years) in PC 832 Arrest In addition the student will plan ment, Zoning Code, Substandard and Firearms training requirements, and present a lesson on an assigned Housing, Drug Recognition and Gang passage of the POST-constructed Com- topic, as well as utilize rating forms Awareness, Abatement of Dangerous prehensive Module III End-of- Course to evaluate performance on driving Buildings and Substandard Housing, Proficiency Test within the preceding 12 exercises. Report Writing, Right of Entry and months, medical clearance, Department 0.074 to 1.48 Units Inspection Warrants, Case Prepara- of Justice clearance for firearms training 2 to 40 Lecture hours tion for Administrative, Civil and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 to 40 Lab hours Criminal Cases. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment PAC 077 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed for those Driver Training Instructor 2 to 40 Lab hours interested in becoming a Level II Prerequisite: Successful completion of a Reserve officer. This course covers basic police academy PAC 080 criminal law, evidence, investiga- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Code Enforcement Officer, Advanced tions, firearms, arrest and control, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Course community relations, report writing, appropriate assessment Prerequisite: PAC 079 cultural diversity, and other related This course is designed for those Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or police topics. It is training which who will serve as instructors for the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or satisfies the legal requirements for a training of police officers in emer- appropriate assessment Level II Reserve officer. gency vehicle operation techniques This course is designed to enhance 8 Units including collision avoidance, skid the communication and field inves- 90 Lecture hours control, use of lights and sirens, and tigation skills of Code Enforcement 162 Lab hours high speed pursuit driving. Students Officers that are currently working will learn how to develop a training in that capacity. The students will be PAC 075D program. introduced to the following specific Basic Police Recruit Class - Level I 0.074 to 1.48 Units code enforcement elements that will Module 2 to 40 Lecture hours enable them to perform their duties: Prerequisite: Successful completion of 2 to 40 Lab hours Legal Aspects, Introduction to Electri- PAC 075B and PAC 075C or POST cal, Mechanical, Plumbing, and Fire Modules III and II, current (within last PAC 078 Codes, Vector Guidelines, Microbial 3 years) in PC 832 Arrest and Firearms Requalification - Basic Course Contamination for Substandard training requirements, passage of the Prerequisite: Successful completion of Housing and Resolving Neighbor- POST-constructed Comprehensive a basic police academy and a California hood Problems via Problem Oriented Module II End-of-Course Proficiency Department of Justice clearance for Policing Techniques. Test within the preceding 12 months, firearms training 0.074 to 1.48 Units medical clearance, Department of Justice Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 to 40 Lecture hours clearance for firearms training appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed for indi- PAC 081 appropriate assessment viduals who have completed a basic Code Enforcement, Introduction to This course is designed for those police recruit academy, but have Supervision interested in becoming a Level I not been active in the law enforce- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Reserve officer or a regular peace ment field for at least three years. It appropriate assessment; READ 022 or officer. This course covers criminal provides a review of the skills and appropriate assessment; PAC 079; PAC law, evidence, investigations, fire- knowledge needed to return to active 080 arms, arrest and control, emergency law enforcement duty. The topics This course is designed as a variable vehicle operation, and other related covered include human relations, format (2-40 Hours Lecture; 2-40 police topics. It is the final level of legal changes and a review of current Hours Lab) course for current Code training which constitutes satisfaction legal issues, conducting a preliminary Enforcement Officers or supervisors, new supervisors, or individuals who may desire to seek employment as a supervisor of Code Enforcement Offi- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 307 cers. Major topics include; Budgeting, training by the California Commis- PAC 43015 Community Relations and Media, sion on Peace Officer Standards and Laws of Arrest Personnel Issues and Counseling, Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Leadership, Communication, Cost 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Recovery, and Report Writing. 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 0.074 to 1.48 Units 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to keep peace 2 to 40 Lecture hours officers informed of new Federal and 2 to 40 Lab hours PAC 43003 State Arrest Law changes and recent Community Relations requirements which affect current PAC 082 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or law enforcement procedures. Laws of Code Enforcement Officer, Intermediate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Arrest for Officer Development pres- Course appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ent new concepts in law enforcement Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed to keep peace procedures. The curriculum follows appropriate assessment; READ 022 or officers informed of new community that recommended as refresher train- appropriate assessment; PAC 079 relations issues as well as federal and ing by the California Commission on This course is designed to enhance state changes and recent require- Peace Officer Standards and Training. the communication and field inves- ments which effect current law 0.074 to 1.48 Units tigation skills of Code Enforcement enforcement procedures. Community 2 to 40 Lecture hours Officers that are currently work- relations for officer development 2 to 40 Lab hours ing in that capacity. The students present new concepts in law enforce- will be introduced to the following ment procedures. The curriculum fol- PAC 43016 code enforcement elements that will lows that recommended as refresher Search and Seizure enable them to perform their duties: training by the California Commis- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Tactical Communications, Use of sion on Peace Officer Standards and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Pepper Spray, Basic Courtroom Training. appropriate assessment; PAC 040 and Administrative Hearing Proce- 0.074 to 1.48 Units This course is designed to keep peace dures, Problem Oriented Policing, 2 to 40 Lecture hours officers informed of new Federal and Communication and Coordination 2 to 40 Lab hours State Search and Seizure changes Techniques, and Animal Awareness, and recent requirements which affect including Animal Abuse and Animal PAC 43007 current law enforcement procedures. Cruelty. Professional Standards Search and Seizure for Officer Devel- 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or opment presents new concepts in law 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or enforcement procedures. The cur- 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 riculum follows that recommended This course is designed to keep peace as refresher training by the California PAC 083 officers informed of new Ethical and Commission on Peace Officer Stan- Pre-Academy Physical Fitness Professional Standards issues along dards and Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or with Federal and State Law changes 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or and recent requirements which effect 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment current law enforcement procedures, 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to help and new concepts in law enforcement prospective police cadets improve procedures. The curriculum follows PAC 43017 their physical performance and that recommended as refresher train- Presentation of Evidence keep informed of physical fitness ing by the California Commission on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or techniques prior to entering the Rio Peace Officer Standards and Training. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Hondo Police Academy. The curricu- 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 040 lum is geared toward and followed 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to provide the by the California Commission on 2 to 40 Lab hours student with the necessary informa- Peace Officer Standards and Training. tion and skills needed to observe the 0.296 to 1.48 Units PAC 43011 rules of evidence as they pertain to 8 to 40 Lecture hours Juvenile Law and Procedures relevancy, types of evidence, authen- 8 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tication and chain of custody. This appropriate assessment; READ 023 or course will provide the student with PAC 43001 appropriate assessment; PAC 040 the necessary information and skills Advanced Officer Development Juvenile Law and Procedures for needed to function as a police officer. Prerequisite: Completion of basic peace Officer Development presents new 0.074 to 1.48 Units officer training or equivalent concepts in the law enforcement 2 to 40 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or procedures. This course is designed 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to keep peace officers informed of appropriate assessment current Federal and State Juvenile PAC 43018 This course is designed to keep Law changes and recent requirements Investigative Report Writing senior peace officers informed as which affect current law enforcement Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or to the latest innovations in enforce- procedures. The curriculum follows appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment techniques and concepts which that recommended as refresher train- appropriate assessment; PAC 040 include but are not limited to infor- ing by the California Commission on This course is designed to keep peace mation sharing; problem oriented Peace Officer Standards and Training. officers informed of current Federal policing models, and discretionary 0.074 to 1.48 Units and State Investigative Report Writ- decision making. The curriculum fol- 2 to 40 Lecture hours ing laws and recent requirements lows that recommended as refresher 2 to 40 Lab hours which affect current law enforcement procedures. Investigative Report Writing for officer development pres- ents new concepts in law enforcement procedures. The curriculum follows 308 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog that recommended as refresher train- PAC 43026 affect current law enforcement proce- ing by the California Commission on Unusual Occurrences dures. Firearms for Officer Develop- Peace Officer Standards and Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment present new concepts in law 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or enforcement procedures. The cur- 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 riculum follows that recommended as 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to keep peace refresher training by California Com- officers informed of new Unusual mission on Peace Officer Standards PAC 43019 Occurrences Procedures, new Federal and Training. Vehicle Operations and State changes and recent require- 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ments which effect current law 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or enforcement procedures. Unusual 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 Occurrences for Officer Development This course is designed to keep peace presents new concepts in law enforce- PAC 43036 officers informed of new vehicle ment procedures. The curriculum fol- Information Systems operations procedures affected by lows that recommended as refresher Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Federal and State changes and recent training by the California Commis- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or requirements which effect current sion on Peace Officer Standards and appropriate assessment; PAC 040 law enforcement procedures. Vehicle Training. This course is designed to keep peace Operations for Officer Development 0.074 to 1.48 Units officers informed of new Criminal presents new concepts in law enforce- 2 to 40 Lecture hours Justice Information Systems, current ment procedures. The curriculum fol- 2 to 40 Lab hours Federal and State laws and recent lows that recommended as refresher requirements which affect current training by the California Commis- PAC 43030 law enforcement procedures. Infor- sion on Peace Officer Standards and Preliminary Investigation mation Systems for Officer Develop- Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment presents new concepts in law 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or enforcement procedures. The cur- 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; riculum follows that recommended 2 to 40 Lab hours Preliminary Investigation for officer as refresher training by the California development presents new concepts Commission on Peace Officer Stan- PAC 43020 in law enforcement procedures. This dards and Training. Use of Force course is designed to keep peace 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or officers informed of new investiga- 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tive techniques, current Federal and 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 State laws and recent requirements This course is designed to keep peace which affect current law enforcement PAC 43038 officers informed of current Use of procedures. The curriculum follows Gang Awareness Force, Federal and State laws and that recommended as refresher train- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or recent requirements which affect ing by the California Commission on appropriate assessment; READ 023 or current law enforcement proce- Peace Officer Standards and Training. appropriate assessment; PAC 040 dures of the Use of Force for Officer 0.074 to 1.48 Units This course is designed to keep Development and new concepts in 2 to 40 Lecture hours peace officers informed of new law enforcement procedures. The cur- 2 to 40 Lab hours Gang Awareness information, cur- riculum follows that recommended rent Federal and State laws and as refresher training by the California PAC 43032 recent requirements which affect Commission on Peace Officer Stan- Physical Fitness law enforcement procedures. Gang dards and Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Awareness for Peace Officer Develop- 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment presents new concepts in law 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 enforcement procedures. The cur- 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to keep peace riculum follows that recommended officers informed of physical fitness as refresher training by the California PAC 43024 techniques, current Federal and State Commission on Peace Officer Stan- Handling Disputes laws and recent requirements which dards and Training. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or affect current law enforcement pro- 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or cedures. Physical Fitness for officer 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 development presents new concepts 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to keep peace in law enforcement procedures. officers informed of new techniques The curriculum follows that recom- PAC 4304 for handling disputes, Federal and mended as refresher training by the Advanced Officer Training, District State changes and recent require- California Commission on Peace Attorney ments which affect current law Officer Standards and Training. This course is designed to meet enforcement procedures. Handling 0.074 to 1.48 Units P.O.S.T. requirements for advanced disputes for Officer Development 2 to 40 Lecture hours officer training for District Attor- presents new concepts in law enforce- 2 to 40 Lab hours ney’s investigators. The content shall ment procedures. The curriculum fol- be devoted to a combination of the lows that recommended as refresher PAC 43035 following subjects: new laws; recent training by the California Commis- Firearms court decisions and/or search and sion on Peace Officer Standards and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or seizure refresher; officer survival Training. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or techniques; new concepts; proce- 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 040 dures; technology; and discretionary 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to keep peace decision making. 2 to 40 Lab hours officers informed of new Firearms 0.148 to 0.741 Units Techniques, current Federal and State 8 to 40 Lecture hours laws and recent requirements which 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 309 PAC 43040 State laws and recent requirements mended by the California Commis- Weapons Violations which affect current law enforcement sion on Peace Officer Standards and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or procedures. First Aid/CPR for officer Training and Consumer Affairs. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or development presents new concepts 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 040 in law enforcement procedures. 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to keep peace The curriculum follows that recom- 2 to 40 Lab hours officers informed of new Weapons mended as refresher training by the Violations laws, current Federal and California Commission on Peace PAC 43062 State laws and recent requirements Officer Standards and Training. Advanced Security Officer which affect current law enforcement 0.074 to 1.48 Units Development procedures. Weapons Violations for 2 to 40 Lecture hours Prerequisite: PAC 43060 Officer Development presents new 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or concepts in law enforcement proce- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or dures. The curriculum follows that PAC 43055 appropriate assessment recommended as refresher training Emergency Planning This course is designed to keep by the California Commission on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or senior security officers informed as Peace Officer Standards and Training. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to the latest innovations in enforce- 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ment techniques and concepts 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to keep peace which includes information sharing, 2 to 40 Lab hours officers informed of new areas of problem oriented policing models emergency planning training, current and discretionary decision making. PAC 43041 Federal and State laws and recent The curriculum follows that recom- Hazardous Materials requirements which affect current mended as refresher training by the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or law enforcement procedures. Emer- California Commission on Peace Offi- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or gency Planning for officer develop- cer Standards and Training and the appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ment presents new concepts in law California Department of Consumer This course is designed to keep peace enforcement procedures. The cur- Affairs. officers informed of new Hazardous riculum follows that recommended as 0.074 to 1.48 Units Materials techniques, new Federal refresher training by California Com- 2 to 40 Lecture hours and State changes and recent require- mission on Peace Officer Standards 2 to 40 Lab hours ments which effect current law and Training. enforcement procedures. Hazardous 0.074 to 1.48 Units PAC 4308 Materials for Officer Development 2 to 40 Lecture hours Techniques of Teaching Spanish presents new concepts in law enforce- 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment procedures. The curriculum fol- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or lows that recommended as refresher PAC 43060 appropriate assessment; PAC 040 training by the California Commis- Security Basic Course This course is designed to acquaint sion on Peace Officer Standards and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the non-Spanish speaking public Training. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or service employee with development 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment of course, lessons, dialogue and 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to keep any vocabulary materials. Lesson prepa- 2 to 40 Lab hours officer and/or interested students ration, aids, video tapes and narra- informed of new security basic tive recordings will be used to assist PAC 43043 instruction, current Federal and the student in developing a practical Impact Weapons State laws and recent requirements knowledge of Spanish. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or which affect current law enforcement 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; READ 023 or procedures. Security Basic Course 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 presents new concepts in security 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to keep procedures. The curriculum follows peace officers informed of new that recommended for training by PAC 4311 Impact Weapons instruction, current the California Commission on Peace Supervisory and Management Seminar Federal and State laws and recent Officer Standards and Training and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or requirements which affect current Consumer Affairs. appropriate assessment; PAC 040 or law enforcement procedures. Impact 0.074 to 1.48 Units PAC 075B, 075C, 075D Weapons for Officer Development 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to inform and presents new concepts in law enforce- 2 to 40 Lab hours update supervisors and managers ment procedures. The curriculum fol- in the public safety field. Classroom lows that recommended as refresher PAC 43061 time will consist of lecture presenta- training by the California Commis- Supervisory Course for Security tions, participation in simulation sion on Peace Officer Standards and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or games, and the sharing of limited Training. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or outside assignments. Students will 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 43060 have an opportunity to explore their 2 to 40 Lecture hours This course is designed to keep own leadership styles, as well as 2 to 40 Lab hours officers and/or interested students the unique personality of the police informed of new supervisory instruc- officer. Students will also develop PAC 43049 tion for security personnel, current a better understanding of specific First Aid/CPR Federal and State laws and recent skills which will assist them in their Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or requirements which affect current roles. The course, while specifi- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or law enforcement procedures. Super- cally designed for supervisors and appropriate assessment; PAC 040 visory Course for Security presents managers, would also be of benefit This course is designed to keep peace new concepts in security procedures. officers informed of new first aid and The curriculum follows that recom- CPR techniques, current Federal and 310 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog to individuals who are preparing for PAC 4327 PAC 4337 supervisory positions in the public Advanced Latent Fingerprints Rangemaster Instructor School safety field. Prerequisite: PAC 4380 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; PAC 040 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; This is a variable format (2-40 Hours AJ 208; AJ 275 of Instruction; 2-40 Hours of Lab) PAC 4313 This course is designed for students course designed to instruct the expe- Law Enforcement Instructors interested in the field of fingerprint rienced officer with the operation Development Course comparison, forensics and law and maintenance of a firing range. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or enforcement. The course stresses Teaching techniques and the use of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or advanced fingerprint identification revolvers, semiautomatic handguns, appropriate assessment; PAC 040 techniques including the latest print rifles, shotguns and fully automatic This lecture-workshop is designed development techniques using vari- weapons will be emphasized. for law enforcement training officers ous powders, chemicals, and forensic 0.074 to 1.48 Units and instructors. The student will light sources. 2 to 40 Lecture hours gain knowledge of and the ability to 0.074 to 1.48 Units 2 to 40 Lab hours organize the law enforcement train- 2 to 40 Lecture hours ing functions within the agency as 2 to 40 Lab hours PAC 4339 demonstrated by a model which they Tactics for Field Officers will develop during the course. The PAC 4328 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or student will develop the ability to Advanced Crime Scene Techniques appropriate assessment; READ 023 or prepare a training program includ- Prerequisite: AJ 208 appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ing course outlines, lesson plans and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed for field audio-visual aids. This ability will be appropriate assessment; READ 023 or officers to combat complacency or demonstrated by actual presentation appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; apathy that may have intruded into of each of the above items. Students AJ 275; PAC 4317 their behavior. It will reinforce their will gain the ability to make instruc- This course is designed for students mental attitude, physical awareness tional presentations which they will interested in a career in the field of and training that is needed in han- demonstrate to the class during criminal justice and for crime scene dling the situational complexities that workshops. investigation personnel. It presup- officers are continually confronted 0.074 to 1.48 Units poses a basic knowledge of the crime with in the field. It is also designed to 2 to 40 Lecture hours scene investigation process. Selected stimulate or renew their commitment 2 to 40 Lab hours types of physical evidence will be to good personal practices encour- examined in depth to include the aging safety and the professional PAC 4314 recognition, collection, and forensic delivery of service to the public. Field Training Officer Course value of selected evidence types. An 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or introduction to the criminalistics 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or laboratory organization and function 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 will be presented. This course is designed to teach 0.074 to 1.48 Units PAC 4342 a Police Officer how to train new 2 to 40 Lecture hours Weapons, Semi-Automatic Handguns recruits. This course includes training 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or principles, civil liability, ethics and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or integrity, performance goals, prin- PAC 4330 appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ciples of instruction, and role model. Trial Preparation and Courtroom This course is designed for personnel 0.074 to 1.48 Units Demeanor who are concerned with semiauto- 2 to 40 Lecture hours Prerequisite: AJ 104 matic pistols as a police service side 2 to 40 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or arm. Overall course will encompass appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Colt .45 semiautomatic, Smith and PAC 4317 appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 208; Wesson models 39 and 59, Browning Crime Scene Investigation AJ 275; PAC 4317; PAC 4328; PAC Hi-Power 9 millimeters, plus other Prerequisite: AJ 275 4382 uniform and off-duty semiautomatic Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed for students pistols. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or interested in a career in the field of 0.074 to 1.48 Units appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; criminal justice, forensics and for 2 to 40 Lecture hours AJ 208 crime scene personnel. The course 2 to 40 Lab hours This course is designed to present a will prepare students to give effective detailed study of the various investi- testimony in a court of law as related PAC 4343 gative and scientific aspects of crime to recognizing, obtaining, developing Special Weapons Training scene investigation. Emphasis will be and preserving physical evidence. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or placed on the collection, preservation, The course will include courtroom appropriate assessment; READ 023 or identification and packaging of evi- demeanor, how to qualify as an appropriate assessment dence. Several field problems will be expert witness, the study of direct This course is designed to familiarize conducted to give the student practi- and cross examination questions and both law enforcement and private cal experience in the proper methods participation in moot court training. security personnel with the latest of crime scene investigation. 0.074 to 1.48 Units types of firearms. Emphasis will be 0.074 to 1.48 Units 2 to 40 Lecture hours placed on the legal aspects of the use 2 to 40 Lecture hours 2 to 40 Lab hours of firearms and the safe handling of 2 to 40 Lab hours various types of firearms. 0.074 to 1.48 Units 2 to 40 Lecture hours 2 to 40 Lab hours 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 311 PAC 4350 This course is designed for students a Child Abuse Investigator. Specifi- Crime Prevention Theory and Practice interested in preparing for a career in cally, this course covers child abuse Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the field of crime scene video, pho- laws, recognition of abuse, victim appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tography, forensics and law enforce- treatment, interviewing and inves- appropriate assessment; PAC 040 ment. The course introduces students tigating techniques, inter-agency This course is designed to acquaint to the advanced use of various coordination and court involvement. law enforcement personnel with video and photography techniques 0.148 to 0.741 Units the latest theories and techniques employed during a police investiga- 8 to 40 Lecture hours of crime prevention through oppor- tion with special emphasis on docu- tunity reduction. Emphasis will be menting a crime scene and preparing PAC 4365 placed on physical security devices evidence for use in a court of law. Vice Investigation and systems, community involve- 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ment in prevention programs, evalu- 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ation of crime trends and prevention 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; PAC 040 techniques, development of preven- This course is designed to provide the tion strategies and program materials, PAC 4358 student with the necessary informa- crime prevention and the community Police Defensive Driving Course tion and skills needed to function planning process, ordinances, zoning Prerequisite: Valid California Driver’s as vice investigator. Specifically, and environmental design. The cur- License this course covers the legal issues, riculum follows that recommended Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or types of offenses and investigative as refresher training by the California appropriate assessment; READ 023 or techniques used in vice investigation. Commission on Peace Officer Stan- appropriate assessment; PAC 040 The curriculum follows that recom- dards and Training. This course is designed to provide mended as refresher training by the 0.074 to 1.48 Units officers with an understanding and California Commission on Peace 2 to 40 Lecture hours awareness of the problems inherent Officer Standards and Training. 2 to 40 Lab hours in the skills required for defensively 0.074 to 1.48 Units driving a police vehicle in everyday 2 to 40 Lecture hours PAC 4351 use. It is not a red light and siren, 2 to 40 Lab hours Industrial Security Powers to Arrest and high speed pursuit, emergency Baton Training vehicle operation course. Rather, it is PAC 4366 This course is designed for students a course with the idea in mind that Basic Traffic Accident Investigation who are involved in private security. accidents can be prevented by giving Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or The contents presented will give students a series of demonstrations, appropriate assessment; READ 023 or an overview of the role of security lectures and practical exercises in appropriate assessment; PAC 040 guards, First Aid basics, Powers to basic police vehicle defensive driving This course is designed to provide the Arrest and P.O.S.T. Certified Baton techniques, which also includes the student with the necessary informa- Training. use of the on-tract skid pan for actual tion and skills to conduct basic traffic 0.148 to 0.741 Units driver training. The curriculum fol- accident investigations. Specifically, 8 to 40 Lecture hours lows that recommended as refresher this course covers the reporting inves- training by the California Commis- tigation, cause determination and PAC 4352 sion on Peace Officer Standards and prosecution aspects of traffic accident Industrial Security Baton Powers to Training. investigation. The curriculum follows Arrest, Firearms 0.074 to 1.48 Units that recommended as refresher train- This course is designed for students 2 to 40 Lecture hours ing by the California Commission on who are involved in private security. 2 to 40 Lab hours Peace Officer Standards and Training. The contents presented will qualify 0.074 to 1.48 Units students for certification with the PAC 4360 2 to 40 Lecture hours Department of Consumer Affairs in Radar Traffic Enforcement 2 to 40 Lab hours the areas of Powers to Arrest, Fire- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or arms, and Baton. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or PAC 4367 0.167 to 0.75 Units appropriate assessment; PAC 040 Intermediate Traffic Accident 8 to 40 Lecture hours Radar Traffic Enforcement course Investigation covers the legal issues involved, the Prerequisite: PAC 4366 PAC 4353 nomenclature, concepts and practi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Industrial Security; Baton, Powers to cal operation of police speed control appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Arrest, Chemical Agents radar. This course is designed to appropriate assessment; PAC 040 This course is designed for students provide the student with the neces- This course is designed to expand who are involved in private security. sary information and skills needed on the student’s basic understand- The contents presented will qualify to function as a radar enforcement ing of traffic accident investigation students for certification with the officer. The curriculum follows that and develop a working knowledge Department of Consumer Affairs in recommended as refresher training of the following subject areas: traffic the areas of Powers to Arrest, Chemi- by the California Commission on engineering, point of impact deter- cal Agents and Baton. Peace Officer Standards and Training. mination, skid mark analysis, crime 0.148 to 0.741 Units 0.074 to 1.48 Units lab procedures and insurance fraud. 8 to 40 Lecture hours 2 to 40 Lecture hours The curriculum follows that recom- 2 to 40 Lab hours mended as refresher training by the PAC 4355 California Commission on Peace Advanced Police Video/Photography PAC 4362 Officer Standards and Training. Prerequisite: PHTO 190 Child Abuse Investigation 0.074 to 1.48 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: PAC 040 2 to 40 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course is designed to provide the 2 to 40 Lab hours appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; student with the necessary informa- AJ 208; AJ 275 tion and skills needed to function as 312 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog PAC 4376 can be taken alone or in combination gation of the death of a human being. PC 832 Arrest with PAC 4376, PC 832 Arrest and/ The course will also address the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or or PAC 4377, PC 832 Firearms to role of the Coroner’s office and their appropriate assessment; READ 023 or satisfy varying agency requirements. ability to scientifically investigate the appropriate assessment; PAC 040 The curriculum follows that recom- cause and manner of any sudden, This course is designed to provide mended as refresher training by the suspicious, or violent death. the student, employed or seeking California Commission on Peace 0.5 Units employment in public agencies, with Officer Standards and Training. 24 Lecture hours the skills and information neces- 0.074 to 1.48 Units sary to satisfy the state requirements 2 to 40 Lecture hours for the PC 832 Arrest course which 2 to 40 Lab hours POLITICAL SCIENCE covers the California justice system, professional behavior, law, evidence PAC 4380 Division of Behavioral and discretionary decision making. Fingerprint Classification & Social Sciences This course can be taken alone or in Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or POLS 110 combination with PAC 4377, PC 832 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Government of the United States Firearms and/or PAC 4378, PC 832 appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Communications and Arrest Methods AJ 208; AJ 275 appropriate assessment; READ 023 or to satisfy varying agency require- This course is designed for students appropriate assessment ments. interested in the field of fingerprint Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 0.074 to 1.48 Units comparison, forensics and law (*Students will receive credit from UC 2 to 40 Lecture hours enforcement. The course provides for only one of the following courses: 2 to 40 Lab hours training in the study of the science POLS 110 or POLS 110H) of fingerprints. Topics include the This course surveys and analyzes the PAC 4377 ethics and professional conduct of origins, principles, institutions, poli- PC 832 Firearms fingerprint examiners, the historical cies, and politics of U.S. National and Prerequisite: PAC 4376; Pursuant to development of fingerprint science, California State Governments, includ- Section 13511.5 of the California Penal fingerprint pattern interpretation, ing their constitutions. Emphasis is Code, each student who is not sponsored the Henry System of fingerprint placed on the rights and responsibili- by a local or other law enforcement classification, the N.C.I.C. classifica- ties of citizens, and an understanding agency, must submit written certifica- tion system, recording inked finger of the political processes and issues tion from the California Department of and palm prints, and the automated involved in the workings of govern- Justice certifying no criminal history fingerprint identification system. ment. This course fulfills the Ameri- background which would disqualify the 0.074 to 1.48 Units can Institutions requirement for the student pursuant to Section 12021.1 P.C. 2 to 40 Lecture hours Associate Degree. It also is suitable Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 to 40 Lab hours for students wishing to expand their appropriate assessment; READ 023 or knowledge of local, state and national appropriate assessment PAC 4381 governments. This course is designed to provide Friction Skin Comparison 3 Units the student employed or seeking Prerequisite: PAC 4380 54 Lecture hours employment in public agencies with Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or the skills and information necessary appropriate assessment; READ 023 or POLS 110H (C-ID POLS 110) to satisfy state requirements for the appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 104; Government of the United States PC 832 Firearms course which covers AJ 208; AJ 275 Honors firearms safety, care, cleaning, shoot- This course is designed for students Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or ing and qualification. This course can interested in preparing for a career in better be taken alone or in combination with the field of fingerprint comparisons, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate PAC 4376, PC 832 Arrest and/or PAC forensics and law enforcement. The assessment 4378, PC 832 Communications/Arrest course provides training in the area Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU to satisfy varying agency require- of friction skin comparison. Topics (*Students will receive credit from UC ments. include the uniqueness of finger- for only one of the following courses: 0.074 to 1.48 Units prints, principles of comparison POLS 110 or POLS 110H) 2 to 40 Lecture hours and individualization, type of ridge This course surveys and analyzes the 2 to 40 Lab hours characteristics, identification proto- origins, principles, institutions, poli- cols, and the conclusions a fingerprint cies, and politics of U.S. National and PAC 4378 examiner can reach. California State Governments, includ- PC 832 Communications and Arrest 0.074 to 1.48 Units ing their constitutions. Emphasis is Methods 2 to 40 Lecture hours placed on the rights and responsibili- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 2 to 40 Lab hours ties of citizens, and an understanding appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of the political processes and issues appropriate assessment; PAC 4376 PAC 4382 involved in the workings of govern- This course is designed to provide the Death Investigation ment. This course fulfills the Ameri- student employed or seeking employ- Prerequisite: PAC 4328 can Institutions requirement for the ment in public agencies and currently Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Associate Degree. It also is suitable have a working knowledge of the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or for students wishing to expand their law enforcement functions with the appropriate assessment; AJ 041; AJ 208; knowledge of local, state and national skills and information necessary to AJ 275; PAC 4317 governments. This course is intended satisfy state requirements for the This course is designed for students for students eligible for the Honors PC 832 Communications and Arrest interested in a career in law enforce- Program. Techniques course which covers ment and/or forensics. The course 3 Units community relations, communica- will present an advanced overview of 54 Lecture hours tions, report writing, arrest control techniques that are used and issues and personal searches. This course that surface during the initial investi- 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 313 POLS 120 in political science, philosophy and POLS 140 (C-ID POLS 140) California State and Local Governments law. This course introduces the International Relations Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or history and development of politi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or cal thought, and will consider the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment justification of the State, Libertarian- appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU ism, Socialism, Communism, as well Transfers to: UC, CSU This course stresses the study of as conceptions of rights and distribu- This course examines the structure California state and local government tions of goods. and operation of the international (counties, cities, and special dis- 3 Units system. Emphasis is placed on the tricts) and California party politics, 54 Lecture hours nature and sources of conflict and including the study of the California cooperation, issues of war and peace constitution, intergovernmental POLS 130 (C-ID POLS 130) among states in the international relations, regional governments, and Comparative Government system, and international economic urban politics and problems. This Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or development. The impact of nation- course is designed to make available appropriate assessment; READ 023 or states, international organizations, to students the concepts, information, appropriate assessment and non-governmental actors are all and skills which will enable them to Transfers to: UC, CSU examined. This course is suitable for better understand the political and This course examines the politi- students who wish to expand their governmental systems in which Cali- cal systems of selected industrial knowledge of international politics fornians function. democracies, dictatorships, and and for those who wish to major in 3 Units governments of the developing political science or international rela- 54 Lecture hours world. Emphasis is placed on the tions. institutional development and politi- 3 Units POLS 125 cal processes and cultures within 54 Lecture hours Law and Democracy these countries. This course features Prerequisite: POLS 110 or POLS 110H, an examination of current political POLS 150 or a score of 3 or above on the Advanced problems and a comparison of such Chicano Politics (Same as CHST 150) Placement American Government differing ideologies as Marxism, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 examination democracy, theocracy, and totalitari- or appropriate assessment; READ 023 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or anism. This course is intended for the appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or student interested in the study of for- Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment eign governments and for those who This course examines U.S. history Transfers to: CSU wish to major in political science. and political issues relevant to the This course provides an examina- 3 Units Chicano/Latino community, pro- tion and analysis of practical law 54 Lecture hours vides an overview of Chicano/Latino as it affects people in daily life as demographics in the U.S. examines citizens in a democracy. It assists in POLS 135 (Same as ECON 135) Chicano/Latino political activism and the development of skills to success- International Political Economy the rise of Chicano/Latino political fully navigate legal systems and in Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or leadership. Students interested in understanding democratic political appropriate assessment; READ 023 or this course may include individuals values. Emphasis is placed on con- appropriate assessment with familial or personal connections stitutional rights and civil liberties, Transfers to: UC, CSU to the Chicano (Mexican-American) police encounters and criminal law, This is an introductory course community and/or those intending local government and advocacy, designed for students interested to work in environments with high small claims and traffic courts, in economics and political science, concentrations of this population. landlord/tenant relations, family law, as well as anyone interested in the 3 Units consumer rights, contracts, employ- global interconnectedness of the 54 Lecture hours ment and immigration. Further world economy. The course focuses emphasis is placed on application, on the relations between the politi- POLS 290 critical thinking and problem solving cal and economic systems within the Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- in common legal situations. This global economy. The course covers ship for Political Science Related Fields course is designed for any student the impact of political decisions on Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or wishing to learn more about the law world economies and international appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and its interaction with democratic organizations. Further emphasis is appropriate assessment government and those students wish- placed on a comparison-contrast of Transfers to: CSU ing to attend law school. It is also a various national economies. Geo- This course supports and reinforces requirement for any student seeking graphic areas of concern include on-the-job training in governmental to complete the Community College Africa, Europe, the Pacific Rim, the positions under supervision of a Pathway to Law School Initiative. Middle East, Latin America, Russia, college instructor and is facilitated 3 Units China, and the United States. The by the use of learning objectives. The 54 Lecture hours course is cross-listed as Economics student will be working in a skilled 135 and Political Science 135. Credit is or professional level assignment in an POLS 128 (Same as PHIL 128) given in either area, not both. area of local, county, state, or federal (C-ID POLS 120) 3 Units government and will meet perfor- Introduction to Political Philosophy 54 Lecture hours mance objectives related to instruc- Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate tion that are above and beyond the assessment; READ 023 or appropriate conditions of regular employment. assessment This course is intended for students Transfers to: UC, CSU whose intended job is related to the This course is for students interested field of government and have com- in the relationship between political pleted or enrolled in the appropriate systems and philosophy. It is espe- coursework. “Contact the CWE office cially relevant for students interested regarding re-enrollment procedures.” 314 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog Student Unpaid Internship: of human behavior. It provides an findings and their applicability to 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; overview of the field of psychology, ongoing developmental problems. 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours introducing students to the research This course is appropriate for the Student Paid Internship: methods used to advance the science student seeking to develop a better 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; of psychology and the various areas understanding of the development 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours that comprise this diverse discipline. gains and losses that occur through- 1 to 4 Units Research and theories are presented, out our lives. 3 Lecture hours discussed, and evaluated. Topics cov- 3 Units 60 to 300 hours ered include biological psychology, 54 Lecture hours sensation and perception, lifespan POLS 299 development, learning, memory, PSY 114 (C-ID PSY 120) Directed Study: Political Science motivation and emotion, cognition, Introduction to Abnormal Psychology Transfers to: UC, CSU personality, psychopathology and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Independent Study/Directed Study social psychology. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is intended for students who have 3 Units appropriate assessment the ability to assume responsibil- 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC, CSU ity for independent work and to This course provides an introduction prepare written or oral reports and/ PSY 101H (C-ID PSY 110) to the study of abnormal behavior or appropriate projects. To enroll in Introductory Psychology Honors for psychology majors, those with an independent study/directed study Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of an interest in abnormal psychology, course, students must possess a 2.5 “C” or better or anyone with a desire to further overall grade point average, a 3.1 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate their understanding of abnormality. grade point average in the discipline assessment The classification, assessment and of study being requested, or receive Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU treatment of psychological disorders an exception from the instructor. (*Students will receive credit from UC will be explored. Students will not Independent Studies/Directed Studies for only one of the following courses: PSY only develop an understanding of the may be developed from any topic 101 or PSY 101H) etiology and diagnosis of such disor- arising from or related to a course of This course is designed as a general ders, as based upon DSM-IV-TR cri- study that will result in developing introduction to psychology for psy- teria, but develop an appreciation of depth and breadth in that subject chology majors, those with an interest the cultural, historical and theoretical area. Students will be expected to in psychology, or anyone with a influences that affect the definitions meet on a regular basis with their fac- desire to further their understanding and treatment of abnormal behavior. ulty sponsor and submit a final report of human behavior. It provides an 3 Units or project, and student progress shall overview of the field of psychology, 54 Lecture hours be evaluated at regular intervals. introducing students to the research Academic standards for Independent methods used to advance the science PSY 116 Studies/Directed Studies shall be the of psychology and the various areas Introduction to Cross-Cultural same as those for other courses. Units that comprise this diverse discipline. Psychology are awarded in accordance to Title Research and theories are presented, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or V regulations with one unit of credit discussed, and evaluated. Topics cov- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or awarded for 54 hours of Directed ered include biological psychology, appropriate assessment Studies, six (6) hours of which must sensation and perception, lifespan Transfers to: CSU be with an instructor. The instructor development, learning, memory, This course provides an introduction is responsible for monitoring student motivation and emotion, cognition, to the literature of Cross-Cultural progress through the semester. personality, psychopathology and Psychology. This course is organized Students may take directed study social psychology. This course is around understanding the historical courses for a maximum of three (3) intended for those who meet Honors events leading to research in cross- units within a discipline, and may not Program requirements. cultural psychology, and the efforts accumulate more than a total of nine 3 Units to understand human behavior (9) units college wide. 54 Lecture hours within an international and multi- 1 to 3 Units cultural context. From this context, a 54 to 216 Lab hours PSY 112 (C-ID PSY 180) variety of psychological phenomena Lifespan Development will be studied including conscious- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ness, learning and memory, life-span appropriate assessment; READ 023 or development, perception, cognition, PSYCHOLOGY appropriate assessment emotion, social psychology, and Division of Behavioral Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU stress and coping. & Social Sciences (*Students will receive credit from UC 3 Units for only one of the following courses: PSY 54 Lecture hours PSY 101 (C-ID PSY 110) 112 or CD 106) Introductory Psychology This course provides an overview PSY 121 Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of human psychological develop- Drugs, Society, and Behavior appropriate assessment; READ 023 or ment across the lifespan. It addresses Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment the physical, cognitive, social, and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU emotional changes that occur from appropriate assessment (*Students will receive credit from UC the prenatal period through death. Transfers to: CSU for only one of the following courses: PSY It explores the development issues This course is for the student who 101 or PSY 101H) of stability vs. change, continuity vs. seeks a basic understanding of the This course is designed as a general discontinuity, and nature vs. nurture, effects of drugs of abuse and an in- introduction to psychology for psy- and examines the perspectives of depth consideration of the societal chology majors, those with an interest major developmental theorists, aspects of psychoactive drugs. It is in psychology, or anyone with a including Freud, Erickson, and designed for those students interested desire to further their understanding Piaget. It explores current research in furthering their understanding of 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 315 psychoactive drugs and those inter- memory including but not limited to This course provides an introduc- ested in working with populations classical conditioning, operant con- tion to the philosophy of science and recovering from or at risk for drug ditioning, instrumental conditioning, the examination of the hypothetical problems. Current and historical uses short-term and long-term memory, deductive methods and their relation- of and attitudes towards drugs will forgetting, and models of learning ship to theory. Topics include: the be addressed, as well as drug use and memory. This course is benefi- nature of experimental research and disorders, drug legislation, and treat- cial for students that are Psychology design, experimental and non-exper- ment options. Societal and cultural majors, students looking to transfer imental research-including group differences will also be noted. as a Psychology major and students and single-subject designs, literature 3 Units that are interested in learning about review, research ethics, collection and 54 Lecture hours the field of learning and memory. analysis of data, and writing APA- 3 Units style reports. Collection, handling, PSY 123 54 Lecture hours and analysis of original empirical Drug Education and Prevention data, during class and outside of Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or PSY 180 class, in both experimental and non- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Positive Psychology experimental designs, are an integral appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or component of the course. The course Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or is designed for students intending to This course is designed for students appropriate assessment pursue a degree in psychology. interested in furthering their under- Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units standing of substance dependence This course focuses on the research, 36 Lecture hours and those interested in working with theories, and ideas surrounding, 54 Lab hours populations recovering from or at promoting, and maintaining well- risk for such problems. It addresses being, good health, and happiness. PSY 210 (C-ID PSY 150) the history, theories, models, and Students will explore topics in the Biological Psychology approaches to substance abuse field of positive psychology including Prerequisite: PSY 101 education and prevention. In addi- but not limited to wellness, opti- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or tion to an academic look at drug mism, flow, happiness, and positive appropriate assessment; READ 023 or abuse, students will also explore and thinking. This course is beneficial for appropriate assessment examine their own values and beliefs students that are Psychology majors, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU about substance use and misuse. The students looking to transfer as a Psy- (*Students will receive credit from UC impact of public policy, the media, chology majors and students that are for only one of the following courses: PSY and drug education programs on interested in learning about positive 210 or PSY 210H) drug use will all be considered. psychology. This course is designed for the stu- 3 Units 3 Units dent who has an interest in under- 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours standing the biological processes that underlie human behavior. The bio- PSY 127 PSY 190 (C-ID SOCI 125) logical basis of normal and abnormal Introduction to the Physiological Effects Statistics for the Behavioral Sciences behavior, including sensory systems, of Drugs of Abuse Prerequisite: MATH 070 or MATH brain and behavior relationships, and Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 070D or MATH 073 with a grade of “C” underlying neurochemical processes appropriate assessment; READ 023 or or better or appropriate assessment will be addressed. The extent to appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 101 and READ 023 or which biological processes interact Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment with environmental influences to This course is designed for students Transfers to: UC, CSU determine behavior will be explored. interested in furthering their under- This course provides an overview 3 Units standing of psychoactive drugs and of the types of statistics that are 54 Lecture hours those interested in working with important in the behavioral sciences. populations recovering from or at The main focus of this course is on PSY 210H (C-ID PSY 150) risk for drug problems. It provides hypothesis testing and the statistics Biological Psychology Honors an examination of the pharmaco- that are used to analyze it. Students Prerequisite: PSY 101 and ENGL 101 logical actions of drugs of abuse and will learn to present and interpret with a “C” or better. Enrollment is how this relates to the physiological, experimental data from the behav- restricted to those who meet Honors as well as the behavioral, effects of ioral sciences. Topics covered include Program requirements (minimum GPA such drugs. The properties of drugs basic probability, measures of central of 3.0) that increase the likelihood of the tendency, measures of variance, sam- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate development of dependence will be pling, and inferential statistics. This assessment emphasized. course is designed for students major- Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 3 Units ing in psychology, sociology, political (*Students will receive credit from UC 54 Lecture hours science, and anthropology. for only one of the following courses: PSY 4 Units 210 or PSY 210H) PSY 170 72 Lecture hours This course is designed for the stu- Introduction to Learning and Memory dent who has an interest in under- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or PSY 200 (C-ID PSY 200) standing the biological processes that appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Research Methods in Psychology underlie human behavior. The bio- appropriate assessment Prerequisite: PSY 101 logical basis of normal and abnormal Transfers to: UC, CSU Prerequisite/Corequisite: MATH 130 or behavior, including sensory systems, This course details the background PSY 190 brain and behavior relationships, and and research that led to the identifica- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or underlying neurochemical processes tion of the different types of learning appropriate assessment; READ 023 or will be addressed. The extent to and memory. Students will explore appropriate assessment which biological processes interact topics in the field of learning and Transfers to: UC, CSU with environmental influences to

316 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog determine behavior will be explored. personnel. At least one field trip to the use of learning objectives. The This course is intended for students a radio or television studio will be student will be working in a skilled eligible for the Honors Program. scheduled each semester. or professional level assignment in 3 Units 3 Units an area of radio related fields and 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours will meet performance objectives related to instruction that are above PSY 299 RDIO 136 and beyond the conditions of regular Directed Study: Psychology Radio Production employment. This course is intended Transfers to: UC, CSU Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or for students whose intended job is Independent Study/Directed Study appropriate assessment; READ 023 or related to the field of radio and have is intended for students who have appropriate assessment completed or enrolled in the appro- the ability to assume responsibil- Transfers to: CSU priate coursework. “Contact the ity for independent work and to This course is intended as an intro- CWE office regarding re-enrollment prepare written or oral reports and/ duction for students wanting to learn procedures.” or appropriate projects. To enroll in the production and management Student Unpaid Internship: an independent study/directed study techniques in radio broadcasting. 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; course, students must possess a 2.5 Students will be shown basic tech- 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours overall grade point average, a 3.0 niques for writing and producing the Student Paid Internship: grade point average in the discipline commercial and public service type 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; of study being requested, or receive announcements. Students will be 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours an exception from the instructor. shown through lecture, demonstra- 1 to 4 Units Independent Studies/Directed Studies tion, and taped examples the proper 3 Lecture hours may be developed from any topic announcing and on-air presenta- 60 to 300 hours arising from or related to a course of tion techniques. Students will make study that will result in developing demonstration tapes and air checks of RDIO 299 depth and breadth in that subject examples of their work for submis- Directed Study: Radio area. Students will be expected to sion to the instructor and the class Transfers to: UC, CSU meet on a regular basis with their fac- for evaluation. Selected students will Independent Study/Directed Study ulty sponsor and submit a final report have an opportunity to air their pro- is intended for students who have or project, and student progress shall grams over the campus radio station the ability to assume responsibil- be evaluated at regular intervals. KRHC. ity for independent work and to Academic standards for Independent 4 Units prepare written or oral reports and/ Studies/Directed Studies shall be the 36 Lecture hours or appropriate projects. To enroll in same as those for other courses. Units 108 Lab hours an independent study/directed study are awarded in accordance to Title course, students must possess a 2.5 V regulations with one unit of credit RDIO 236 overall grade point average, a 3.0 awarded for 54 hours of Directed Advanced Radio Production grade point average in the discipline Studies, six (6) hours of which must Prerequisite: RDIO 136 with a grade of of study being requested, or receive be with an instructor. The instructor “C” or better an exception from the instructor. is responsible for monitoring student Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Independent Studies/Directed Studies progress through the semester. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or may be developed from any topic Students may take directed study appropriate assessment arising from or related to a course of courses for a maximum of three (3) Transfers to: CSU study that will result in developing units within a discipline, and may not This course is intended as an depth and breadth in that subject accumulate more than a total of nine advanced study for students wanting area. Students will be expected to (9) units college wide. to learn production and manage- meet on a regular basis with their fac- 1 to 3 Units ment techniques utilized in radio ulty sponsor and submit a final report 54 to 216 Lab hours broadcasting. Students will be shown or project, and student progress shall proper announcing and on-air pre- be evaluated at regular intervals. sentation techniques through lecture, Academic standards for Independent demonstration, and taped examples. Studies/Directed Studies shall be the RADIO Students will have an opportunity to same as those for other courses. Units air their programs over the campus are awarded in accordance to Title Division of Communications Internet radio station KRHC. V regulations with one unit of credit & Languages 4 Units awarded for 54 hours of Directed 36 Lecture hours Studies, six (6) hours of which must RDIO 104 108 Lab hours be with an instructor. The instructor Introduction to Broadcasting is responsible for monitoring student Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or RDIO 290 progress through the semester. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- Students may take directed study appropriate assessment ship for Radio Related Fields courses for a maximum of three (3) Transfers to: CSU Prerequisite: JOUR 147 units within a discipline, and may not This course is an introduction into the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or accumulate more than a total of nine field of broadcasting in a survey form appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (9) units college wide. covering the vast areas of broadcast- appropriate assessment 1 to 3 Units ing throughout the world. It is a Transfers to: CSU 54 to 216 Lab hours broad survey of the history, theory, This course supports and reinforces and operation of radio and television on-the-job training in radio related broadcasting in the United States, fields under supervision of a col- including legal and social aspects, lege instructor and is facilitated by networks, programming, production, sales and advertising, and station

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 317 READ 021L other college classes. Areas of empha- Reading Lab sis will include reading strategies READING Prerequisite: Appropriate placement essential in such academic areas as through the Rio Hondo Assessment social sciences, science, technology, Division of Communications process business and humanities. The course & Languages Corequisite: READ 021 also introduces academic vocabulary. This course is a skills class designed This is a non-degree credit course and READ 012 to assist students in improving read- is offered on a pass / no-pass basis. Learning Strategies ing comprehension and vocabulary 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or through individually prescribed lab 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 021 or work. Students will complete reading appropriate assessment tasks intended to complement the READ 101 This course is designed for students activities of their reading course. All Critical Reading entering college who need to develop READ 021 students must enroll. This Prerequisite: READ 023 or appropriate their skills as learners. Students will is a non-degree applicable course assessment build and acquire study techniques offered on a pass/no pass basis. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or in the areas of note taking, test 0.5 Units appropriate assessment taking, text reading, memorizing, 27 Lab hours Transfers to: CSU time planning and communicating. This course is designed to aid The emphasis of this class will be on READ 022 students in acquiring critical read- learning new techniques and then Intermediate Reading Skills ing and thinking skills across the applying them to classes and work Prerequisite: Successful completion of disciplines. Emphasis is placed on the situations. This is a non-degree credit READ 021 with a “P” or appropriate ability to analyze and evaluate mate- course and is offered on a pass/no placement through the Rio Hondo assess- rial by establishing thesis and sup- pass basis. ment process port as well as by analyzing elements 1.5 Units Corequisite: READ 022L of argumentation. The course also 27 Lecture hours This course is designed for students focuses on vocabulary and the effects who want to improve their reading of language on the reader. READ 020 skills in order to succeed in other 3 Units Introductory Reading college classes. Students will develop 54 Lecture hours This is an introductory course for comprehension and vocabulary students with beginning reading through the reading of material READ 134 skills. Students will learn meanings drawn from popular works, text- Effective Study Methods and the pronunciation of new words. books, magazines, and newspapers. Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or In addition, students will practice Areas addressed include determining appropriate assessment; READ 023 or basic comprehension skills through main ideas, recognizing supporting appropriate assessment readings dealing with the workplace, details, identifying author’s organi- Transfers to: CSU college, and everyday life. This zation, and making inferences. This This course is designed for students course is appropriate for native and is a non-degree credit course and is who want to acquire study strate- second language learners. This is a offered on a pass/no pass basis. All gies for college success and lifelong non-degree applicable course offered students are required to concurrently learning. The class topics include on a pass/no pass basis. enroll in READ 022L. student motivation techniques, time 3 Units 3 Units management methods, book mark- 54 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours ing approaches, memory processes, lecture note-taking styles, test prepa- READ 021 READ 022L ration procedures, and test-taking Basic Reading Reading Lab strategies. In addition, students will Prerequisite: Appropriate placement Prerequisite: Successful completion of explore more effective class-related through the Rio Hondo Assessment READ 021 with a “P” or appropriate communications and creative think- process placement through the Rio Hondo assess- ing styles while using college, inter- Corequisite: READ 021L ment process net, and community resources. By This course is designed for students Corequisite: READ 022 learning, practicing, and implement- who want to improve their reading This course is a skills class intended ing the course theories and strategies, skills in order to succeed in other to assist students in improving read- students will succeed in their educa- college classes. Students will learn ing comprehension and vocabulary tion, careers, and communities. how to read and understand short through individually prescribed lab 3 Units works of fiction and nonfiction as work. Students will complete reading 54 Lecture hours well as key vocabulary words associ- tasks designed to complement the ated with college and everyday life activities of their reading course. All through context clues, word parts, READ 022 students must enroll. This and dictionary usage. Students will is a non-degree applicable course REGISTERED also learn to recognize transitions, offered on a pass / no pass basis. main ideas and supporting details. 0.5 Units DENTAL ASSISTING This is a non-degree applicable 27 Lab hours Division of Health Sciences course and is offered on a pass/no & Nursing pass basis. All students are required READ 023 to concurrently enroll in the Reading Reading College Textbooks RDA 051 Lab, READ 021L. Prerequisite: READ 022 or appropriate Registered Dental Assisting I 3 Units assessment Prerequisite: Acceptance into Registered 54 Lecture hours This is a course designed for students Dental Program who need to improve their reading Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or competencies in order to succeed in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or

318 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or behavior and the organization of SOC 105 MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- society. The student, using several Introduction to Human Sexuality ate assessment theoretical points of view, will study Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This is part one of a two-semester and analyze: (1) the organization of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Registered Dental Assisting com- social life; (2) problems of inequal- appropriate assessment petency based course. This course ity - of age, sex, race and ethnicity, Transfers to: UC, CSU includes patient care experience in a social class and life style; (3) the basic This course is designed for students fully equipped facility. Students who social institutions: family, religion, interested in the social scientific study successfully complete the curriculum and economics; and (4) global issues of human sexuality. The course pro- are qualified to take the California of technology, social movements and vides students with knowledge about Dental Board examination leading social change. the processes and variation in sexual to licensure as a Registered Dental 3 Units functions, reproduction, intimate Assistant. At completion of the pro- 54 Lecture hours relationships, sexual and gender role gram, the student will be certified by development and sexual activities. the state of California to take dental SOC 101H (C-ID SOCI 110) Numerous factors involved in human x-rays. Students who are interested Introduction to Sociology Honors sexuality are explored, emphasiz- in the dental field are encouraged to Prerequisite: Enrollment is restricted ing sexuality as a form of human take this course. to those who meet Honors Program interaction. The social, cultural, and 12 Units requirements (minimum GPA of 3.0) and historical contexts of human sexuality 151 Lecture hours completion of ENGL 101 with a “C” or will be critically analyzed. 200 Lab hours better 3 Units Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 54 Lecture hours RDA 052 assessment Registered Dental Assisting II Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU SOC 110 Prerequisite: Enrollment in the RDA (*Students will receive credit from UC Human Sexuality from a Cross-Cultural Program and successful completion of for only one of the following courses: Perspective (Same as ANTH 110) RDA 051 with a grade of “C” or better SOC 101 or SOC 101H) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or This course is designed for those appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or with an interest in Sociology, or appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or anyone with a desire to further their Transfers to: UC, CSU MATH 030D or MATH 033 or appropri- understanding of human group This course is designed for students ate assessment behavior and the organization of with an interest in human sexual- This is part two of a two-semester society. The student, using several ity from a cross-cultural perspec- Registered Dental Assisting compe- theoretical points of view, will study tive. Sexual anatomy, development, tency based program. This course and analyze: (1) the organization of response, and behavior will be includes patient care experiences in social life; (2) problems of inequal- examined, along with historical and a fully equipped facility and a 160 ity – of age, sex, race and ethnicity, cultural patterns. Students will learn hour preceptor experience. Students social class and life style; (3) the basic about the development and expres- who successfully complete the cur- social institutions: family, education, sion of gender and orientation from riculum are qualified to take the politics, economics, and religion; both Western and non-Western California Dental Board examination and (4) global issues of population, perspectives, with an emphasis on the leading to licensure as a registered technology, social movements and influence of culture on individuals. Dental Assistant. At the completion social change. This course is intended 3 Units of the program, the student will be for students eligible for the Honors 54 Lecture hours certified by the state of California to Program. perform coronal polishing and place 3 Units SOC 114 (C-ID SOCI 130) pit and fissure sealants. Student who 54 Lecture hours Marriage, Family and Intimate are interested in the dental field are Relationships encourage to take this course. SOC 102 (C-ID SOCI 115) Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 12 Units Major Social Problems appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 100 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment 356 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment This course is designed for the stu- Transfers to: UC, CSU dent interested in examining, from a This course is designed to provide sociological perspective, issues such students with an understanding of as marriage, family, and emerging SOCIOLOGY the definition, development, reduc- alternative life styles which con- Division of Behavioral tion and elimination of major social stitute the reality of life today. The & Social Sciences problems in contemporary society. course explores love, sexuality, mate Topics addressed include problems of selection, and engagement preceding SOC 101 (C-ID SOCI 110) mental and physical health including traditional marriage and family pat- Introduction to Sociology addictions, crime and violence, social terns, extra-marital and non-marital Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or inequality, terrorism and war, as well unions, singles, and future trends in appropriate assessment; READ 023 or as technology and the environment. intimate relationship styles. appropriate assessment Various social theories and relevant 3 Units Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU empirical research are critically exam- 54 Lecture hours (*Students will receive credit from UC ined throughout the course. for only one of the following courses: 3 Units SOC 101 or SOC 101H) 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for those with an interest in Sociology, or anyone with a desire to further their understanding of human group 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 319 SOC 116 (C-ID SOCI 150) SOC 148 Introduction to Race and Ethnic La Chicana: The Contemporary Relations Mexican-American Female (Same as SPANISH Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 CHST 148) appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Division of Communications appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 023 or & Languages Transfers to: UC, CSU appropriate assessment SPAN 101 (C-ID SPAN 100) This course is designed for students Transfers to: UC, CSU Spanish I interested in understanding the com- This introductory course explores Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or plexities of multi-ethnic, multi-racial the racial/ethnic identity formation appropriate assessment; READ 023 or societies. This course presents an of Chicanas/Mexican origin women appropriate assessment overview of the structure and charac- in the United States. Course themes Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU ter of racial and ethnic relations in the include an examination into the (*Students will receive credit from UC United States and abroad. Students genesis of the term “Chicana”, the for only one of the following sequences will gain knowledge of the treatment emergence of Chicana feminism, and of courses: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 or and experiences of a variety of racial the intersection of race, gender, class, SPAN 130 and SPAN 131) and ethnic cohorts and gain insight and sexuality in relation to the forma- This course is an introduction to the into the complex social features of tion and study of Chicana identities. essentials of Spanish language: read- inter-group contact. This course is an interdisciplinary ing, listening, speaking, and writing 3 Units one, drawing on methodologies skills. Various facets of Spanish- 54 Lecture hours from racial/ethnic studies, women/ speaking cultures will be analyzed gender studies, queer studies, history, via cross-cultural comparisons. In SOC 120 (C-ID SOCI 140) literature, sociology, and popular addition to classroom discussion, Perspectives of Sex & Gender culture. This course is appropriate for students receive intensive indi- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or students interested in furthering their vidualized oral-aural practice in the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or understanding of the social con- language laboratory via interactive appropriate assessment struction of the Mexican American websites, audio CDs, video programs, Transfers to: UC, CSU woman. and CD ROMs. This class is designed In this course we will explore how 3 Units for those students who do not have gender shapes our lives and the 54 Lecture hours world around us. Using a sociological a Spanish language background perspective, we will examine gender SOC 299 who wish to learn to speak Spanish as a social construction rather than a Directed Study: Sociology or who seek a degree in the Spanish simple biological difference. Topics Transfers to: UC, CSU language. to be covered will include, but not Independent Study/Directed Study 4 Units encompass, cultural ideas of gender, is intended for students who have 72 Lecture hours gender and the economy, politics, the ability to assume responsibil- 18 Lab hours the media, families, and education. ity for independent work and to This course is designed for men and prepare written or oral reports and/ SPAN 102 (C-ID SPAN 110) women who want to learn more or appropriate projects. To enroll in Spanish II about the social connections of an independent study/directed study Prerequisite: Successful completion of gender and how the importance of course, students must possess a 2.5 SPAN 101 or two years of high school gender differences are strengthened overall grade point average, a 3.0 Spanish in our society today. grade point average in the discipline Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 3 Units of study being requested, or receive (*Students will receive credit from UC 54 Lecture hours an exception from the instructor. for only one of the following sequences Independent Studies/Directed Studies of courses: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 or SOC 127 (C-ID SOCI 160) may be developed from any topic SPAN 130 and SPAN 131) Introduction to Criminology arising from or related to a course of This course is a continuation of the Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or study that will result in developing study of the essentials of Spanish lan- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or depth and breadth in that subject guage: reading, listening, speaking, appropriate assessment area. Students will be expected to and writing skills. The skills learned Transfers to: UC, CSU meet on a regular basis with their fac- in SPAN 101 will be reviewed. This course is designed for students ulty sponsor and submit a final report The class will increase vocabulary, interested in the subject of criminol- or project, and student progress shall grammar, and cultural knowledge ogy. The scientific analysis of the be evaluated at regular intervals. to improve on the reading, listening, nature, extent, and causes of viola- Academic standards for Independent speaking and writing skills presented tions of societal rules of behavior that Studies/Directed Studies shall be the in SPAN 101. In this course the study are formally defined as crime and same as those for other courses. Units of verb tenses and constructions is delinquency will be emphasized. The are awarded in accordance to Title completed. Various facets of Spanish- course includes an analysis of the V regulations with one unit of credit speaking cultures will be analyzed development of criminal law and the awarded for 54 hours of Directed via cross-cultural comparisons. In administration of criminal justice, the Studies, six (6) hours of which must addition to classroom discussion, patterns of criminality and delin- be with an instructor. The instructor students receive intensive indi- quency, the impact of crime on social is responsible for monitoring student vidualized oral-aural practice in the change, and the labeling, identifica- progress through the semester. language laboratory via interactive tion, characteristics, and treatment of Students may take directed study websites, audio CDs, video programs, criminals and delinquents. courses for a maximum of three (3) and CD ROMs. This class is designed 3 Units units within a discipline, and may not for those students who do not have 54 Lecture hours accumulate more than a total of nine a Spanish language background (9) units college wide. 1 to 3 Units 54 to 216 Lab hours 320 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog who wish to learn to speak Spanish Many aspects of Spanish culture are receive intensive, oral- aural practice or who seek a degree in the Spanish introduced in short stories by Latin in the language laboratory in which language. American and Spanish authors. websites, video programs, audio CDs, 4 Units Students strengthen their communi- and CD ROMs are used. This course 72 Lecture hours cation and writing skills by analyzing is designed /intended for students 18 Lab hours these stories in Spanish. This course who wish to broaden their knowl- is designed for students who wish to edge of Spanish as well as for those SPAN 130 broaden their knowledge in Span- interested in pursuing a degree in the Spanish for Heritage Speakers I ish, as well as for those interested Spanish language. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or in pursuing a degree in the Spanish 4 Units appropriate assessment language. 72 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 4 Units 18 Lab hours (*Students will receive credit from UC 72 Lecture hours for only one of the following sequences 18 Lab hours SPAN 299 of courses: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 or Directed Study: Spanish SPAN 130 and SPAN 131) SPAN 201H Transfers to: UC, CSU This course is designed to improve Spanish III Honors Independent Study/Directed Study the language skills of students with Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of is intended for students who have a Spanish language background. “C” or better and SPAN 102 or SPAN the ability to assume responsibil- Emphasis will be placed on the 131 with a grade of “C” or better, or ity for independent work and to improvement of reading and writing three years of high school Spanish prepare written or oral reports and/ skills. Aspects of culture, civilization, Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU or appropriate projects. To enroll and literature from the Spanish- (*Students will receive credit from UC in an independent study/directed speaking countries will be included. for only one of the following courses: study course, students must possess 3 Units SPAN 201 or SPAN 201H) a 2.5 overall grade point average, a 54 Lecture hours This is an intermediate level course in grade point average in the discipline which Spanish grammar is reviewed. of study being requested, or receive SPAN 131 Is also includes intensive class- an exception from the instructor. Spanish for Heritage Speakers II room practice in conversation and Independent Studies/Directed Studies Prerequisite: SPAN 130 with a grade of composition. In addition to class- may be developed from any topic “C” or better room instruction, students receive arising from or related to a course of Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU intensive individualized oral-aural study that will result in developing (*Students will receive credit from UC practice in the language laboratory depth and breadth in that subject for only one of the following sequences in which websites, video programs, area. Students will be expected to of courses: SPAN 101 and SPAN 102 or audio CDs, and CD ROMs are used. meet on a regular basis with their fac- SPAN 130 and SPAN 131) Many aspects of Spanish culture are ulty sponsor and submit a final report This course is a continuation of SPAN introduced in short stories by Latin or project, and student progress shall 130. It is designed to further improve American and Spanish authors. be evaluated at regular intervals. the language skills of students with Students strengthen their communi- Academic standards for Independent a Spanish language background. cation and writing skills by analyzing Studies/Directed Studies shall be the Emphasis will continue to be placed these stories in Spanish. This course is same as those for other courses. Units on the improvement of reading and designed / intended for students who are awarded in accordance to Title writing skills, focusing especially on wish to broaden their knowledge in V regulations with one unit of credit accents and spelling. Aspects of the Spanish as well as for those interested awarded for 54 hours of Directed culture and civilization of Spanish- in pursuing a degree in the Spanish Studies, six (6) hours of which must speakers will be included in the language. This course is intended be with an instructor. The instructor readings of the literature of Spanish- for students eligible for the Honors is responsible for monitoring student speaking countries. This course is Program. progress through the semester. intended for students who are native 4 Units Students may take directed study speakers of Spanish. 72 Lecture hours courses for a maximum of three (3) 3 Units 18 Lab hours units within a discipline, and may 54 Lecture hours not accumulate more than a total of SPAN 202 nine (9) units college-wide. SPAN 201 Spanish IV 1 to 3 Units Spanish III Prerequisite: SPAN 201 or 201H with 54 to 216 Lab hours Prerequisite: SPAN 102 or SPAN 131 a grade of “C” or better or four years of with a “C” or better, or three years of high school Spanish high school Spanish Transfers to: UC, CSU SPEECH Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU SPAN 202 is an intermediate level (*Students will receive credit from UC course designed to further improve Division of Communications for only one of the following courses: the use of Spanish grammar, con- & Languages SPAN 201 or SPAN 201H) versation, reading comprehension This is an intermediate level course in and composition. Various aspects SPCH 100 (C-ID COMM 130) which Spanish grammar is reviewed. of Spanish culture and literature Interpersonal Communication It also includes intensive class- are introduced through readings in Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or room practice in conversation and the textbook and in supplementary appropriate assessment; READ 022 or composition. In addition to class- readings. Students strengthen their appropriate assessment room instruction, students receive communication and writing skills by Transfers to: UC, CSU intensive, individualized oral-aural analyzing literary selections that vary Interpersonal Communication is practice in the language laboratory in style from simple journalist writing an introductory course focusing on in which websites, video programs, to highly original and complex liter- interactions between two people. audio CDs, and CD ROMs are used. ary works in Spanish. Students also Designed to provide students with

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 321 greater understanding of commu- for only one of the following courses: SPCH 112 nication in everyday activities, the SPCH 101, SPCH 101H or SPCH 102) Forensics: Oral Interpretation course focuses on self-discovery This is a course designed for stu- Laboratory and strengthening the self-image; dents who want a broad overview Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or discovering and understanding the of communication. The principles of appropriate assessment; READ 022 or factors that influence communication interpersonal communication, group appropriate assessment behavior; and the establishment and communications, and public speaking Transfers to: CSU maintenance of meaningful rela- will be addressed. The roles of inter- This course is designed to train stu- tionships in professional and social personal and group communication dents in the analysis and performance settings. This course is designed for as they are used in everyday activities of literature at speech events attended speech communication majors or and in the workplace will be covered. by the Forensic Speech Team. anyone with an interest in human Students will develop, organize, Students develop skills to interpret communication. and deliver speeches for a variety of and perform literature ranging from 3 Units public audiences and occasions. the play, screenplay, short story, 54 Lecture hours 3 Units novel, and poetry. Students gain an 54 Lecture hours understanding of character and scene SPCH 101 (C-ID COMM 110) analysis as it applies to an oral inter- Public Speaking SPCH 110 (C-ID COMM 160B) pretation performance. This course is Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Forensics: Speech and Debate Team recommended for students special- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or izing in communication, performance appropriate assessment appropriate assessment; READ 022 or studies, and creative literature. Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU appropriate assessment; Prior or concur- This course may be taken once and (*Students will receive credit from UC rent enrollment in SPCH 101 or SPCH repeated three times for credit. for only one of the following courses: 101H or SPCH 130 or SPCH 140 2 Units SPCH 101, SPCH 101H or SPCH 102) Transfers to: CSU 108 Lab hours This introductory course is designed This course trains students to to prepare students to be effective participate in Rio Hondo’s Forensic SPCH 130 (C-ID COMM 170) oral communicators in all aspects Speech and Debate Team. Emphasis Oral Interpretation of public presentations including is placed on preparation, includ- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or design and delivery of the public ing research and writing; practice; appropriate assessment; READ 023 or speech. The course is appropriate for and participation in intercollegiate appropriate assessment all students interested in developing speech and debate tournaments and/ Transfers to: UC, CSU their public speaking knowledge and or community events. Students learn This communication course focuses skills such as speech communication debate, oral interpretation, limited on the oral performance of various majors, future teachers, and future preparation, and platform speaking. forms of literature, such as poetry, business leaders. This course is appropriate for stu- prose, and drama. The skills needed 3 Units dents specializing in areas involving for making such public performances 54 Lecture hours public speaking such as law, political will be addressed and student knowl- science, drama, and instruction. Stu- edge of the various forms of literature SPCH 101H dents who sign up for the lab hours will be enhanced. Emphasis is placed Public Speaking Honors are required to compete. This course on creating the essence of characters Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of may be taken once and repeated three in a text through facial, vocal, and “C” or better times for credit. kinetic methods. This course is appro- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate 1 to 4 Units priate for speech majors or anyone assessment 18 Lecture hours interested in public performance and Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 to 162 Lab hours literature. (*Students will receive credit from UC 3 Units for only one of the following courses: SPCH 111 54 Lecture hours SPCH 101, SPCH 101H or SPCH 102) Forensics: Debate Research and Practice This introductory course is designed Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or SPCH 132 to prepare students to be effective appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Readers Theatre oral communicators in all aspects appropriate assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or of public presentations including Transfers to: CSU appropriate assessment; READ 023 or design and delivery of the public This course involves participation in appropriate assessment speech. The course is appropriate for Rio Hondo’s Forensic Debate Team. Transfers to: CSU all students interested in developing Students research, structure, and This is a creative communication their public speaking knowledge and present debate cases. Students in course focusing on group presenta- skills such as speech communication this course will improve their ability tions of literature. Students will majors, future teachers, and future to debate at intercollegiate debate perform pose, drama, and/or poetry business leaders. This course is tournaments. Emphasis is placed on in groups so that a communicative designed for students eligible for the successful participation in National message emerges and fosters imagi- Honors Program. Parliamentary Debate Association native responses in the minds of an 3 Units (NPDA) sanctioned tournaments. audience. Emphasis is placed on the 54 Lecture hours This course is recommended for fusion between rhetoric, interpreta- students preparing for careers in law, tion and acting. Readers Theatre is SPCH 102 political science, or community advo- designed for Speech Communication Fundamentals of Oral Communication cacy. This course may be taken once majors and those interested in litera- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and repeated three times for credit. ture and performance. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 2 Units 3 Units appropriate assessment 108 Lab hours 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU (*Students will receive credit from UC

322 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog SPCH 140 (C-ID COMM 120) argumentation and deliberation such Intended for students interested in Argumentation and Debate as law, communication, negotiation, a career in Transportation Design or Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or and any area where argumentation Product Design, this course intro- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and debate occur frequently. duces the student to the fundamen- appropriate assessment 3 Units tals of industrial design drawing Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU 54 Lecture hours and communication. Course begins (*Students will receive credit from UC with a lecture about possible career for only one of the following courses: opportunities which exists within SPCH 140 or SPCH 240) this profession. Students will learn This course is an introduction to TECHNICAL to improve hand/eye coordination the principles and techniques of EDUCATION through repetition of given draw- argumentation and debate. Effective Division of Career ing task. Instruction emphasizes methods of research, critical analysis, & Technical Education perfecting line, arc, circle and ellipse. reasoning, refutation, and listen- Perspective drawing and shading ing are stressed. Through debate are introduced. Culmination of the participation and analysis, students TCED 044 course will require the student to pro- will gain the knowledge and skills to OSHA Workplace Safety duce and present a solution to a given advocate and refute argumentative Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate design problem and produce visual positions. This course is particularly assessment aids to describe product proposal and appropriate for students anticipating This course is intended for the solution. entering occupations where argu- individual who needs an overview 2 Units mentation, negotiation, and issue- and/or certification of both the 18 Lecture hours analysis are likely to occur. California and Federal OSHA Safety 54 Lab hours 3 Units Regulations for the General Industry Workplace. This course will cover 54 Lecture hours TCED 054 a detailed overview of the rules OSHA Workplace Safety II and regulations, and discuss fire Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate SPCH 201 protection and prevention, material Advanced Public Speaking assessment handling/storage/use and disposal, This course is intended for the indi- Prerequisite: SPCH 101 with a grade of hand and power tools, welding and “C” or better vidual who needs an intermediate- cutting, electrical safety, and fall level overview and/or the number Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or protection. Upon completion of this appropriate assessment; READ 023 or of hours required for certification course, (as well as passing the final of both the California and Federal appropriate assessment exam), the student will receive a Transfers to: UC, CSU OSHA Safety Regulations for the 10-hour OSHA Training Certificate of General Industry and Construction Advanced Public Speaking provides completion, which is good for life. an introduction to the skill necessary Workplace. The course will cover 1 Unit a detailed overview of the rules for publicly influencing others. A 18 Lecture hours major goal of the course is to develop and regulations, fire protection and the skills needed to engage in ethi- prevention, material handling/storage TCED 045 cal persuasion and public speaking and disposal, hand and power tools, Survey of Technology in general. Emphasis is placed on welding and cutting, electrical safety, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate the historical origins of rhetorical fall protection, scaffolds, excavations, assessment communication and how it relates to concrete and masonry construction, This course is an exploration of current day situations. Students will steel erection, demolition, cranes/ the various applied technologies explore the five canons of rhetoric hoists/elevators and conveyors, pertinent to society today. Students and apply them to creating and deliv- lockout/tagout procedures, indus- will receive an introduction to auto ering informative and persuasive trial hygiene and emergency action technology, auto collision, drafting/ presentations. This course is designed plans. Powered Industrial Trucks will architecture, geographical infor- for students who are interested in also be covered during the course, mation systems, and fabrication. refining the skills used by successful meeting the requirement for OSHA Lectures/demonstrations will focus public speakers. Standard 1910.178. Upon completion on practical applications and career 3 Units of this course, (as well as passing paths/job opportunities represented 54 Lecture hours the final exam and the powered by the disciplines discussed. Students industrial trucks operator safety will be given hands-on opportunities SPCH 240 training), the student will receive a to explore skills associated with the 30-hour OSHA Training Certificate Argumentation and Discussion discipline. This course will provide Prerequisite: SPCH 140 with a grade of of Completion, which is good for life, the student an introduction to five and a powered industrial truck Certi- “C” or better different technology disciplines to Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU fied Operator Card, which is good for help him/her determine a potential 3 years. (*Students will receive credit from UC career path and/or make them a more for only one of the following courses: 4 Units informed consumer of these technolo- 72 Lecture hours SPCH 140 or SPCH 240) gies. This course gives the student 3 Units expanded practice and theory in TCED 060 45 Lecture hours Elementary Metallurgy argumentation. Students further 27 Lab hours develop their argumentation knowl- Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate edge and skills through debate partic- assessment TCED 046 ipation, observation, and discussion. This is an elementary course in the Industrial Design & Visual This course is particularly appropri- basic principles of metallurgy. It is Communications ate for students anticipating enter- designed for Welding and Machine Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ing occupations involving extensive Shop majors, but is suitable for all appropriate assessment; READ 023 or technology students. Emphasis is appropriate assessment 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 323 placed on terminology, numbering projection principles, working draw- creating a story treatment, script writ- systems, methods of altering the ings, details, assemblies and pictorial ing, story boarding, camera handling, properties of metals, and the effect on representation are discussed. The lighting, audio, and simple editing. fabrication. course is helpful for apprentices and Students will work in teams and crew 2 Units employees in all areas of technology all positions, including writer, pro- 36 Lecture hours including planning, purchasing, man- ducer, director, 1st assistant director, ufacturing, machine trades, welding, 2nd assistant director, lighting direc- TCED 070 future engineers, and inspection. tor, gaffer, camera operator, boom Foundation Skills for 2 Units operator, and editor. Emphasis will Technical Trades I 36 Lecture hours be placed on defining the content, Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or 18 Lab hours structure, and style of the produc- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion. This course may be of interest to appropriate assessment TCED 299 students interested in both film and This course is part one of a two-part Directed Study: Technical Education television production. series of courses designed to assist Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units the student to become more effec- Independent Study/Directed Study 36 Lecture hours tive and efficient in fundamental is intended for students who have 54 Lab hours skills used in Technical Trades. The the ability to assume responsibil- student will also gain an understand- ity for independent work and to ing of attitudes and behaviors that prepare written or oral reports and/ THEATRE are beneficial to succeed in vocational or appropriate projects. To enroll in settings and everyday life. Course an independent study/directed study Division of Arts content includes units of measure course, students must possess a 2.5 & Cultural Programs and measurement tools; converting overall grade point average, a 3.0 fractions, decimals, and percentages; grade point average in the discipline THTR 101 (C-ID THTR 111, 112) graphs and charts; perimeter, area, of study being requested, or receive Theatre Arts Appreciation and volume; and personal finance. an exception from the instructor. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Emphasis will be placed on the Independent Studies/Directed Studies appropriate assessment; READ 023 or practical application of these topics, may be developed from any topic appropriate assessment and the use of a variety of hands-on arising from or related to a course of Transfers to: UC, CSU classroom activities is included. study that will result in developing This course is designed for the stu- 3 Units depth and breadth in that subject dent interested in an overview of the 54 Lecture hours area. Students will be expected to entire field of theatre. The practice meet on a regular basis with their fac- and theory of the following will be TCED 080 ulty sponsor and submit a final report explored: costume, set and lighting Foundation Skills for or project, and student progress shall design, acting, directing, playwrit- Technical Trades II be evaluated at regular intervals. ing, criticism, play structure, theatre Prerequisite: TCED 070 Academic standards for Independent architecture and producing. Included Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Studies/Directed Studies shall be the will be a brief historical overview. At appropriate assessment; READ 023 or same as those for other courses. Units least one field trip to a professional appropriate assessment are awarded in accordance to Title theatre production will be organized. This course is part two of a two-part V regulations with one unit of credit 3 Units series of courses designed to assist awarded for 54 hours of Directed 54 Lecture hours the student to become more effective Studies, six (6) hours of which must and efficient in fundamental skills be with an instructor. The instructor THTR 105 (C-ID THTR 113) used in Technical Trades. The student is responsible for monitoring student The History and Development will also gain an understanding of progress through the semester. of the Theatre attitudes and behaviors that are bene- Students may take directed study Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ficial to succeed in vocational settings courses for a maximum of three (3) appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and everyday life. Course content units within a discipline, and may not appropriate assessment includes solving technical problems accumulate more than a total of nine Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU using value analysis, graphs and (9) units college wide. (*Students will receive credit from UC charts, and personal growth. Empha- 1 to 3 Units for only one of the following courses: sis will be placed on the practical 54 to 216 Lab hours THTR 105 or THTR 105H) application of these topics, and the This course is designed for the use of a variety of hands-on class- student with an interest in history room activities is included. or theatre. It will cover humanity’s 3 Units relationship with theatre from primi- 54 Lecture hours TELEVISION tive tribal cultures through today’s Division of Arts large musicals and blockbuster hits. TCED 090 & Cultural Programs The class explores the way societ- Blueprint Reading for Manufacturing ies’ religious, political and social Drawings TV 135 structures were presented and shared Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Creative Digital Video through their theatre. The class will assessment Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or investigate major plays, playwrights This course presents an introduc- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and historic theatrical techniques tion to the use of blueprints as used appropriate assessment through lectures, discussion, field in industrial applications. Principles Transfers to: UC, CSU trips and films. of reading drawings, specifications, This is a basic course in film-style 3 Units production techniques for drama and 54 Lecture hours music videos. Topics will include

324 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog THTR 105H (C-ID THTR 113) The course is designed for the student craft are examined in greater depth. The History and Development of the who wishes to gain a basic under- The student will complete an in depth Theatre Honors standing of the technical phases of study of the theatrical design process Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a grade of scene production including construc- by designing sets, props, lights and “C” or better tion, painting, rigging, placement and or sound for Rio Hondo theatrical Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate manipulation of stage scenery, light- productions. Students are assigned a assessment ing equipment, sound equipment, specific crew lead with supervisory Transfers to: UC (credit limit*), CSU properties and wardrobe as well as responsibility that directly relates to a (*Students will receive credit from UC the organization and management of college theatre production. for only one of the following courses: stage activity and stagecraft termi- 3 Units THTR 105 or THTR 105H) nology. The student will study the 18 Lecture hours This course is designed for the aesthetics and practical application 108 Lab hours student with an interest in history principles of stage scenic, sound and of the theatre. It will cover human- lighting design. Students are assigned THTR 153 (C-ID THTR 173) ity’s relationship with theatre from a specific crew responsibility that Stage Lighting primitive tribal cultures through directly relates to a college theatre Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or today’s large musicals and block- production. appropriate assessment; READ 022 or buster hits. The class explores the 3 Units appropriate assessment way societies’ religious, political and 18 Lecture hours Prerequisite: THTR 101 or THTR 110 or social structures were presented and 108 Lab hours THTR 150 or THTR 170 or THTR 171 shared through their theatre. The or THTR 180 class will investigate major plays, THTR 151 Transfers to: UC, CSU playwrights and historic theatrical Theatre Crafts II The course is designed for the student techniques through lectures, discus- Prerequisite: THTR 150 who wants to gain an understand- sion, field trips and films. This course Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or ing and appreciation of the roles is designed for students eligible for appropriate assessment; READ 022 or light and lighting design play in the Honors program. appropriate assessment the theatrical production. Students 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU will gain understanding in lighting 54 Lecture hours This course is designed for the stu- design theory, function and esthetics. dent who wishes to expand the skills Students will be able to hang, focus, THTR 110 (C-ID THTR 151) and concepts acquired in Theatre color, cable and strike conventional Principles of Acting Crafts I (THTR 150). Topics such as and automated lighting fixtures as Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or the technical phases of scene produc- well as identify and select appropri- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion including construction, painting, ate types of lighting fixtures, cables, appropriate assessment rigging, placement and manipulation control and power distribution equip- Transfers to: UC, CSU of stage scenery, lighting equipment, ment for a given purpose. Electrical This course is designed for the sound equipment, properties and and operational safety will receive student who is interested in acting wardrobe as well as the organization special emphasis. Students will be and other areas of theatre, film and and management of stage activity able to operate lighting consoles at a Television, whether as a profession and stagecraft terminology are revis- proficient level. or as a hobby. The class explores the ited and expanded upon. The student 3 Units theory, practice and techniques of will additionally do extensive study 18 Lecture hours acting. Emphasis is placed on theatre of the aesthetics and practical appli- 108 Lab hours games and exercises culminating in cation principles of set design, sound the presentation of scenes from con- design, and lighting design. Students THTR 154 temporary dramatic literature. are assigned a specific crew duty such Stage Audio 3 Units as light board operator, sound opera- Prerequisite: THTR 150 36 Lecture hours tor or stage crew lead with added Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 54 Lab hours responsibility that directly relates to a appropriate assessment; READ 022 or college theatre production. appropriate assessment THTR 111 (C-ID THTR 152) 3 Units Transfers to: UC, CSU Principles of Acting 18 Lecture hours This course is designed for the stu- Prerequisite: THTR 110 108 Lab hours dent who wants to gain an under- Transfers to: UC, CSU standing and appreciation of the This course is for the student who THTR 152 roles audio and audio design play wants to continue the exploration Theatre Crafts III in the theatrical production. Stu- of theories and techniques used in Prerequisite: THTR 151 dents will gain an understanding in preparation for the interpretation of Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or audio design, function and esthetics. drama through acting. The empha- appropriate assessment; READ 022 or Students will be able to rig, cable, sis will be placed on deepening the appropriate assessment troubleshoot, strike and maintain understanding of the acting process Transfers to: UC, CSU analogue and digital audio equip- through exercises, character analysis, This course is designed for the stu- ment as well as identify and select monologues, and scenes. dent who wishes to further expand appropriate types of microphones, 3 Units the skills and concepts acquired in cables, speakers and sound amplifica- 36 Lecture hours Theatre Crafts I and II. Technical tion equipment for a given purpose. 54 Lab hours phases of scene production includ- Electrical and operational safety will ing construction, painting, rigging, receive special emphasis. Students THTR 150 (C-ID THTR 171) placement and manipulation of stage will be able to operate audio mixing Theatre Crafts I scenery, lighting equipment, sound consoles at a proficient level. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or equipment, properties and wardrobe 3 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or as well as the organization and man- 18 Lecture hours appropriate assessment agement of stage activity and stage- 108 Lab hours Transfers to: UC, CSU 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 325 THTR 159 (C-ID THTR 192) This course is for the student who THTR 173 Stage Crew Activity wants to participate in a stage pro- Rehearsal and Performance: Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate duction that is part of the American The Style Play assessment College Theatre Festival (ACTF) com- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Transfers to: UC, CSU petition. Students will be adjudicated appropriate assessment; READ 023 or The course is designed for the student by judges representing ACTF during appropriate assessment; THTR 110 or to gain practical hands on techni- public performances at Rio Hondo THTR 150 cal experience working backstage and some will be chosen to compete Transfers to: CSU on Arts and Cultural Programs at the regional and national festi- This course is designed for the approved public performances of vals in the areas of acting, writing, student who wants to learn how to theatrical, musical or dance produc- stage managing, directing and stage use performance styles and acting tions and is taken in conjunction with design. Students are given an oppor- techniques in the preparation and Technical Theatre courses. The course tunity to be part of a theatre company performance of a play with a specific may be taken once and repeated three in the organization of full-length and/ style of theatricality. These plays times for credit. or one-act plays under the guidance could include the styles of Comedy 1 to 3 Units of a faculty director. This course may of Manners, Melodrama, Surrealism, 54 to 162 Lab hours be repeated three times for credit. Realism, Expressionism, Futurism 3 Units and more. Students will be involved THTR 160 18 Lecture hours rehearsing a full-length or short play Introductory Playwriting Screenwriting 108 Lab hours and then presenting it to a public Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or audience. Students may participate appropriate assessment; READ 023 or THTR 171 in a variety of activities includ- appropriate assessment Musical Theatre Rehearsal ing acting, directing, management, Transfers to: CSU and Performance dramaturg, etc. Auditions and/or This course is designed for the stu- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or interview will determine most of the dent interested in the art of writing appropriate assessment; READ 022 or specific assignments. for theatre or film. It will include appropriate assessment 3 Units writing exercises, theatre field trips Limitations: Performing Students must 18 Lecture hours and a final staged reading of finished audition/interview and Technical/Sup- 108 Lab hours scripts. Students will complete a one- port Students must interview prior to act or 10-minute play which will be participating in the course THTR 174 considered for production the follow- Transfers to: UC, CSU Introduction to Stage Costume ing semester. This course is designed for the Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 3 Units student who wants to be involved, appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 36 Lecture hours onstage or backstage, in the creation appropriate assessment 54 Lab hours and presentation of a musical produc- Transfers to: UC, CSU tion. This class introduces the student This course is designed for the stu- THTR 161 to the various aspects that make up dent who seeks to gain an under- Playwriting Screenwriting for a musical and, based upon audi- standing and appreciation of costume Production tions and interviews the student can techniques used for the theatre and Prerequisite: THTR 160 take part in Music, Acting, Technical other entertainment industries. Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Theatre, Design, Dancing or Stage The student will gain the practical appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Managing under the supervision of knowledge and experience neces- appropriate assessment a faculty director and other theatre, sary to work in a costume shop; an Transfers to: CSU music and dance professionals. understanding of costume history; This course is designed for the 3 Units basic costume design including student who wants to work on their 18 Lecture hours sketching; basic costume construc- playwriting/screenwriting craft with 108 Lab hours tion including alteration and sewing; an eye to the professional market. costume design tools, materials and Students will write, rewrite and THTR 172 crafts; costume sourcing practices; polish works written with the inten- Performing and Preparing the Comedy and, backstage costume preparation tion of production. Students will read Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or and practices for productions. Stu- plays, screenplays, and teleplays that appropriate assessment; READ 023 or dents will be able to identify period have been produced recently. Stu- appropriate assessment; THTR 110 or costumes (garments and accessories), dents will realistically appraise the THTR 150 analyze the effectiveness of costumes marketability of their script through Transfers to: UC, CSU in a production, draft a pattern in staged readings by student actors for This course is designed for the order to sew/construct a garment, an audience. student who wants to study aspects and source costumes needed for a 3 Units of theatre production as they are cre- production through vendors. 36 Lecture hours ated and expressed through comedic 3 Units 54 Lab hours drama. The class will explore comedy 36 Lecture hours genres, acting techniques, physical 54 Lab hours THTR 170 (C-ID THTR 191) communication and comic objectives. Theatre Rehearsal and Performance Students will be part of a full-length THTR 175 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or or one-act production or a combina- The Original Play in Production appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tion of both. Students may participate Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; THTR 110 in a variety of activities including appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Limitations: Acting Students must acting, directing, production, man- appropriate assessment; THTR 110 or audition and Technical Students must agement, etc. Auditions will deter- THTR 150 or THTR 160 interview prior to participating in the mine the specific assignment. Transfers to: UC, CSU course 3 Units This course is designed for the Transfers to: UC, CSU 18 Lecture hours student who wants to be part of the 108 Lab hours 326 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog process involved in the creation of a at other colleges for theatre scholar- THTR 230 new play. The class will explore how ships and recognition. It is open to Principles of Directing plays are structured and how charac- those who have been nominated for Prerequisite: THTR 110 ters fleshed out by living actors affect an Irene Ryan scholarship, a Design, Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate the development of new theatre. Stage Managing, Directing or Play- assessment Playwrights, actors, directors and writing award or have been chosen Transfers to: UC, CSU designers will learn how to collabo- as a partner or are part of an officially This course is designed for the rate with each other. Students will be invited production or scene. The student who wants to develop their involved in a new full-length, one- first part of the class the student will ability to work with actors, interpret act, or devised play. Students may prepare for the competition and the drama and to stage plays. It will participate in a variety of activities last part of the class will be the trip to cover the history and the techniques including acting, directing, produc- the festival. Usually in the 2nd week of the stage director. Emphasis is tion, management, playwriting, dra- of February, the festival takes place placed on class activities such as maturg, etc. Auditions will determine in either California, Arizona, Utah, exercises and scenes. Career oppor- most of the specific assignments. Nevada or Hawaii. At the festival the tunities, stage management and 3 Units student will compete in their nomi- assistant directing are also covered. It 18 Lecture hours nated area, see invited plays, audition is a requirement for the Theatre Arts 108 Lab hours for plays and attend a variety of major. workshops under the supervision of 3 Units THTR 180 the instructor. This course may be 36 Lecture hours Touring Theatre Local I repeated three times for credit. 54 Lab hours Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 2 to 4 Units appropriate assessment; READ 022 or 18 to 36 Lecture hours THTR 231 appropriate assessment 54 to 108 Lab hours Principles of Directing Transfers to: UC, CSU Prerequisite: THTR 230 This course is designed for the THTR 210 Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate student who wishes to gain a basic Acting Workshop: Devising assessment understanding of the rigorous Prerequisite: THTR 110 or THTR 150 or Transfers to: UC, CSU requirements of touring a theatre pro- THTR 153 or THTR 170 or THTR 171 This course is designed for the stu- duction, including acting, lighting, or THTR 174 dent majoring in Theatre Arts. The and maintaining props, costumes and Transfers to: UC, CSU class is a continuation of Theatre Arts sets. Students are assigned a specific This class is for the student who 230. Techniques in casting, rehears- responsibility that directly relates to a wants to create their own work, ing, picturization, characterization, production that tours locally. whether they are actors or non-actors. tempo and climax in play direction 2 to 4 Units The class will study the history of are covered. Students will direct a 18 to 36 Lecture hours devising (also known as collective 10-minute play with other students. 54 to 108 Lab hours creation), learn techniques of devis- 3 Units ing, and create, research, develop, 36 Lecture hours THTR 181 rehearse and present a devised proj- 54 Lab hours Touring Theatre Local II ect. Some knowledge of traditional Prerequisite: THTR 180 theatre is helpful for this class. Some THTR 286 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or semesters a public performance will Ballet Folklorico appropriate assessment; READ 022 or be presented. Prerequisite: See request for exception appropriate assessment 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Transfers to: UC, CSU 36 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 022 or This course is designed for the 54 Lab hours appropriate assessment student who wishes to expand the Transfers to: UC, CSU skills and concepts acquired in THTR THTR 215 This course is designed to give a gen- 180 regarding the rigorous require- Acting: A Course in Auditioning and eral knowledge of the regional dance ments of touring a theatre produc- Cold Reading styles of Mexico and its cultural tion, including acting, directing, Prerequisite: THTR 110 aspects. Instruction will focus on the scenic design, management, lighting, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or development of technique in Ballet construction and maintenance of appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Folklorico movements. Participation props, costumes and sets. Students appropriate assessment in public performance is required. are assigned a specific responsibility Transfers to: CSU 2 Units that directly relates to a production This course is designed for the stu- 18 Lecture hours that tours locally. dent who wants to be prepared and 54 Lab hours 2 to 4 Units ready for academic, community or 18 Other hours 18 to 36 Lecture hours professional auditions. The student 54 to 108 Lab hours will work with the teacher at each THTR 290 class on selection of material, analyz- Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- THTR 186 ing the text, presentation of material, ship for Theatre Arts Related Fields Touring Theatre: The American College presentation of self, personal appear- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Theatre Festival ance, cold readings, relaxing for an appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Prerequisite: THTR 170, THTR 172, audition; preparation of resumes and appropriate assessment THTR 173, or THTR 175 pictures, etc., online sources, etc. By Transfers to: CSU Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or the end of the semester the student This course supports and reinforces appropriate assessment; READ 022 or will have a variety of audition pieces on-the-job training in business, appropriate assessment ready. industrial, non-profit, studio, com- Transfers to: UC, CSU 3 Units munity and professional theatre This class is for the student who 54 Lecture hours organizations under supervision of wants to compete against students a college instructor and is facilitated

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 327 by the use of learning objectives. The students enrolled in the Vocational student will be working in a skilled Nursing program and is required for or professional level assignment in VOCABULARY Vocational Nursing licensure. their area of vocational interest and 3.5 Units will meet performance objectives Division of Communications 63 Lecture hours related to instruction that are above & Languages and beyond the conditions of regular VN 061L employment. This course is intended VOCB 025 Basic Fundamentals of Nursing for students whose job is related to Intermediate Vocabulary Laboratory the field of theatre arts and have com- Advisory: READ 021 or appropriate Prerequisite: HS 060; PSY 101 pleted or enrolled in the appropriate assessment Corequisite: VN 061 coursework. Instructor approval This course is intended for students Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate is required to remain in the class. who want to develop precollegiate- assessment “Contact the CWE office regarding level reading, writing, and speaking This course is designed to provide the re-enrollment procedures.” vocabulary. Students will learn the entry level vocational nursing student Student Unpaid Internship: meaning of new words commonly with the opportunity to learn basic 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; used in college textbooks and lec- nursing skills in the Health Science 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours tures, and they will use them in writ- Skills laboratory and the clinical set- Student Paid Internship: ten and spoken sentences. Students ting within the context of the nursing 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; will also gain knowledge of word process. The student will apply the 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours roots to reinforce their understanding role of the Licensed Vocational Nurse 1 to 4 Units of words. This is a non-degree course in the clinical medical surgical set- 3 Lecture hours and is offered on a pass/no pass basis. ting. This course is open to students 60 to 300 hours 3 Units enrolled in the Vocational Nursing 54 Lecture hours Program and is required for Voca- THTR 299 tional Nursing licensure. Offered on a Directed Study: Theatre VOCB 101 pass/no pass basis. Transfers to: UC, CSU Vocabulary & Etymology 5 Units Independent Study/Directed Study Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 270 Lab hours is intended for students who have appropriate assessment; READ 022 or the ability to assume responsibil- appropriate assessment VN 071L ity for independent work and to Transfers to: CSU Introduction to Medical-Surgical prepare written or oral reports and/ This course offers the student an Nursing Lab or appropriate projects. To enroll in opportunity to develop a college level Prerequisite: VN 061 with a grade of “C” an independent study/directed study vocabulary. The course emphasizes or better and VN 061L with a grade of course, students must possess a 2.5 an understanding of the etymology, “Pass” overall grade point average, a 3.0 definition, and usage of words so This course will provide the student grade point average in the discipline that students gain a comprehensive with the opportunity to use the nurs- of study being requested, or receive understanding of the meanings ing process at a beginning level to an exception from the instructor. of words and how they are used. care for patients in the clinical setting. Independent Studies/Directed Studies Additionally, students will study The student will develop competency may be developed from any topic general and specialized terms used in data collection and basic nurs- arising from or related to a course of in courses across the curriculum. In ing skills. Special emphasis will be study that will result in developing order to internalize word meanings placed on the care of the patient with depth and breadth in that subject successfully, students will work in problems of the endocrine, musculo- area. Students will be expected to individual, small group, and whole skeletal and integumentary systems, meet on a regular basis with their fac- class settings. as well as the older adult. This course ulty sponsor and submit a final report 3 Units is open to students enrolled in the or project, and student progress shall 54 Lecture hours Vocational Nursing Program and be evaluated at regular intervals. is required for Vocational Nursing Academic standards for Independent licensure. Offered on a pass/no pass Studies/Directed Studies shall be the VOCATIONAL basis. same as those for other courses. Units 3.5 Units are awarded in accordance to Title NURSING 189 Lab hours V regulations with one unit of credit Division of Health Sciences VN 072L awarded for 54 hours of Directed & Nursing Studies, six (6) hours of which must Intermediate Medical-Surgical Nursing Lab be with an instructor. The instructor VN 061 is responsible for monitoring student Prerequisite: VN 071L with a grade of Basic Fundamentals of Nursing “Pass”; VN 074 and VN 075 with a progress through the semester. Prerequisite: HS 060; PSY 101 Students may take directed study grade of “C” or better Corequisite: VN 061L Corequisite: VN 073 courses for a maximum of three (3) This course is designed for the entry units within a discipline, and may not This course will provide the student level vocational nursing student with the opportunity to use the nurs- accumulate more than a total of nine with a focus on the nursing process (9) units college wide. ing process with increasing indepen- and its application in medical/surgi- dence in providing care for patients 1 to 3 Units cal settings. The role of the Licensed 54 to 216 Lab hours in the clinical setting. The student Vocational Nurse in providing care will increase competency in data for patients in a variety of situations collection and nursing skills. Special is discussed. This course is open to emphasis will be placed on the care of the patient with problems of the cardiovascular respiratory, gastro- intestinal and renal systems. This 328 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog course is open to students enrolled in VN 076 VN 082L the Vocational Nursing program and Nursing Care of Patients with Renal, Advanced Medical/Surgical Nursing is required for Vocational Nursing Urinary and Gastrointestinal Problems Laboratory licensure. Offered on a pass/no pass Prerequisite: VN 071L with a grade of Prerequisite: VN 081L with a grade of basis. “Pass”; VN 074 and VN 075 with a “Pass” and VN 084 with a grade of “C” 3.5 Units grade of “C” or better or better 189 Lab hours Corequisite:VN 073 This course will provide the student This course focuses on the application with the opportunity to apply learned VN 073 of the nursing process in medical sur- leadership skills within the Voca- Basic Pharmacology gical situations for the patient with tional Nurse scope of practice. The Prerequisite: VN 061 with a grade of “C” gastrointestinal and renal problems. student will utilize the nursing pro- or better and VN 061L with a grade of Emphasis is placed on the application cess with increasing independence “Pass” of principles of nutrition in caring and accountability in providing care Advisory: HS 045 and READ 023 or for patients with gastrointestinal and for patients in the clinical setting. appropriate assessment renal dysfunction. This course is open Special emphasis will be placed on This is an introductory course of basic to students enrolled in the Vocational the care of medical/surgical patients techniques and computations used Nursing Program and is required for with complex problems, neurologi- in the administration of medications. Vocational Nurse licensure. cal system disorders and oncologi- Completion of the course prepares 3.5 Units cal problems. The student will have the student to safely administer medi- 63 Lecture hours the opportunity to further develop cations to patients under the supervi- the necessary communication skills sion of the nursing instructor. This VN 077 needed to provide care for patients course is open to students enrolled in Nursing Care of Patients with Car- with mental health problems. This the Vocational Nursing Program and diovascular and Respiratory Nursing course is open to students enrolled is required for the Vocational Nurs- Problems in the Vocational Nursing Program ing Licensure. Prerequisite: VN 071L with a grade of and is required for Vocational Nurse 2 Units “Pass”; VN 074 and VN 075 with a licensure. 36 Lecture hours grade of “C” or better 3.5 Units Corequisite: VN 073 189 Lab hours VN 074 Using the Systems Developmental Nursing Care of Patients with Integu- Stress Model, The Nursing Process, VN 083 mentary/Orthopedic Problems and and Erickson’s Psycho-Social Theory Applied Pharmacology Concepts of Gerontologic Nursing of Human Development, this course Prerequisite: VN 073 with a grade of “C” Prerequisite: VN 061 with a grade of “C” is designed to prepare the vocational or better or better and VN 061L with a grade of nursing student with the founda- Using the Systems Developmental “Pass” tional knowledge necessary to care Stress Model, The Nursing Process, Using the Systems Developmental for patients with cardiovascular and and Erickson’s Psycho-Social Theory Stress Model, The Nursing Process, Respiratory disorders. This course of Human Development, this course and Erickson’s Psycho-Social Theory is open to students enrolled in the is designed to prepare the vocational of Human Development, this course Vocational Nursing Program. nursing student with the advanced is designed to prepare the vocational 3 Units knowledge necessary to safely nursing student with the founda- 54 Lecture hours administer medications to patients tional knowledge necessary to care and accurately assess the patient for the aging patient, and patients VN 081L response to medication therapy with disorders of the musculoskeletal Maternal and Pediatric Nursing Lab under the supervision of the nurs- and Integumentary systems. This Prerequisite: VN 072L with a grade of ing instructor. This course is open to course is open to students enrolled in “Pass”; VN 073, VN 074, VN 075, VN students enrolled in the Vocational the Vocational Nursing Program. 076 and VN 077 with a grade of “C” or Nursing Program. 2.5 Units better 2 Units 45 Lecture hours Corequisite: VN 084 36 Lecture hours This course will provide the stu- VN 075 dent with the opportunity to use VN 084 Nursing Care of Patients with the nursing process with increasing Maternal and Pediatric Nursing Endocrine Problems independence in proving care for Prerequisite: VN 072L with a grade of Prerequisite: VN 061 with a grade of “C” patients in the clinical setting. The “Pass”; VN 073, VN 074, VN 075, VN or better and VN 061L with a grade of student will increase competency in 076 and VN 077 with a grade of “C” or “Pass” data collection and nursing skills. better This course focuses on the use of Special emphasis will be placed on Corequisite: VN 081L the nursing process in caring for the care of the pediatric, antepar- This course focuses on growth and individuals with disturbances of the tum, intrapartum, postpartum and development with concomitant prob- pancreas, thyroid, parathyroid, adre- newborn patient. This course is open lems traced from newborn through nal and pituitary glands. The patho- to students enrolled in the Vocational infancy, toddler, preschool, school- physiology, assessment data, nursing Nursing Program and is required for age and the adolescent. Nursing care problems, medical and nursing Vocational Nurse licensure. Offered appropriate to the developmental interventions for patients with endo- on a pass/no pass basis. stage of the child and the focus of the crine problems are discussed. This 2.5 Units pediatric problems including bio- course is open to students enrolled in 135 Lab hours logical and psychological problem’s the Vocational Nursing Program and affecting the well and hospitalized is required for Vocational Nursing child and family. This course is open licensure. to students enrolled in the Vocational 1 Unit 18 Lecture hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 329 Nursing Program and is required for WELD 055 the Vocational Nursing Licensure. Manual Electric Arc Welding Processes 4 Units Prerequisite: WELD 040 72 Lecture hours WELDING Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Division of Career appropriate assessment; READ 023 or VN 085 & Technical Education appropriate assessment Leadership & Supervision for the This course is intended for the Vocational Nurse WELD 040 student who wants to progress to Prerequisite: VN 072L with a grade of Introduction to Welding Processes an intermediate level of welding “Pass”; VN 073, VN 074, VN 075, VN Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or processes and further their skills in 076, and VN 077 with a grade of “C” or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or manual electric arc welding meth- better appropriate assessment ods and techniques. This course This course will introduce principles This is an introductory class designed emphasizes skills in Shielded Metal of leadership, group dynamics, to familiarize the student with several Arc Welding (SMAW) and Gas delegation, and effective communica- welding processes that are currently Tungsten Arc Welding (GTAW). The tion in working relationships for the used in the welding and metal fabri- course also focuses on safety, theory, vocational nurse. Emphasis is placed cation industry. This course offers an characteristics and settings for power on delegation and supervision of overview and basic introduction to supplies and welding units, electric nursing assistants, other vocational the theory and practice of a variety of current settings, electrode identifica- nurses, and unlicensed assistive per- welding and metal cutting methods. tion and selection, welding positions, sonnel. The course is open to students This course will emphasize safety, and welding of ferrous and non-fer- enrolled in the Vocational Nursing theory, procedure, and practical skill rous metals. Special emphasis will be Program and is required for the Voca- development. placed on developing proficiency and tional Nurse licensure. 2 Units speed for high volume production 0.5 Units 18 Lecture hours applications. 9 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours 4 Units 36 Lecture hours VN 086 WELD 045 108 Lab hours Mental Health and Neurological Nurs- Introduction to Electric Arc Welding ing Problems Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate WELD 060 Prerequisite: VN 081L with a grade of assessment Production Welding Techniques “Pass” and VN 084 with a grade of “C” This course utilizes the basic prin- Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate or better ciples and techniques of hot metal assessment; WELD 045 This course presents mental health deposition and control with practice This is an intermediate level course concepts that relate to emotional in electric arc welding. Emphasis is designed to introduce the student issues influencing a patient’s well- placed on safety, theory, procedure to welding techniques used in high being and problems related to the and development of fundamental volume production manufacturing neurological system. Emphasis will skills. applications. This class will focus be placed on the nursing process, as 2 Units on GMAW and GTAW for mild it relates to problems of neurologi- 18 Lecture hours steel, stainless steel aluminum, and cal function and mental health. This 54 Lab hours will include pulsed-arc applications course is open to those students for both processes. In addition, the enrolled in the Vocational Nursing WELD 050 student will be introduced to welding Program and is required for Voca- Semi-Automatic Welding Processes fixtures, welding positioners and tional Nursing licensure. Prerequisite: WELD 040 other auxiliary welding equipment. 3 Units Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or Emphasis will be placed on shop 54 Lecture hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or safety and on developing proper appropriate assessment working procedures. VN 087 This course is intended for the 4 Units Nursing Care of Patients with Cancer student who wants to progress to 36 Lecture hours Prerequisite: VN 072L and VN 081L an intermediate level of welding 108 Lab hours with a grade of “Pass”; VN 073, VN 074, processes and further their skills in VN 075, VN 076, VN 077 and VN 084 wire-fed, semi-automatic welding WELD 065 with a grade of “C” or better methods and techniques. This course Inert Gas Welding This course focuses on the application emphasizes skills in Gas Metal Arc Prerequisite: WELD 040 of the nursing process in medical- Welding (GMAW) and Flux Cored Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate surgical situations for the patient Arc Welding (FCAW). The course assessment with cancer diagnoses of various also focuses on safety, theory, charac- This course offers specialized train- body systems and immune deficiency teristics and settings for power sup- ing and introduction in theory and disorders. Emphasis is placed on the plies and wire feeding units, electric manipulative skills of the inert-gas physical, psychological, and psy- current settings, electrode identifica- welding process. Discussed are the choocial effects of diagnosis, medical tion and selection, welding positions, use and adjustments of welding therapy, and nursing intervention and welding of ferrous and non- fer- equipment. Welding is practiced on with the application of principles rous metals. Special emphasis will be ferrous metals, including stainless of nutrition, pharmacokinetics, and placed on developing proficiency and steel, and on non-ferrous metals such palliative care in caring for patients speed for high volume production as aluminum. Necessary instruction with cancer. The course is open to applications. is provided to perform TIG welding students enrolled in the Vocational 4 Units on copper, magnesium, titanium, and Nursing Program and is required for 36 Lecture hours cast iron. the Vocational Nurse licensure. 108 Lab hours 4 Units 1 Unit 36 Lecture hours 18 Lecture hours 108 Lab hours

330 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog WELD 070 Welding (FCAW), and Gas Metal Arc This course prepares students with Advanced Inert Gas Welding Welding (GMAW) as it applies to additional leadership and skills Prerequisite: WELD 065 Certification in Structural Steel, Light sets needed to make leadership and Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate Gage Steel, and Structural Alumi- tactical decisions on wildland fire assessment num. The course also focuses on incidents. This course also provides This is an advanced course in Gas safety, welding codes, test prepara- instruction in the Risk Management Tungsten Arc Welding (Heli-Arc). tion, procedures, and destructive test- Process, fire line reference materi- Emphasis will be on specialty ing. Special emphasis will be placed als, portable fire pump operations, and precision welding, including on developing proficiency in order to and staging area standard operating semi-automated methods. Neces- successfully pass the LADBS exam. procedures and practices. Classroom sary instruction will be given on the This course may be repeated once for and field exercises will prepare the requirements for passing the Mil Std certification or licensure standards, student for a position as a Firefighter 1595 A certification test. only by permit from the division. Type 1 (FF1) and will provide the 4 Units 3 Units skills necessary to become an Incident 36 Lecture hours 54 Lecture hours Commander Type 5 (ICT5) and Stag- 108 Lab hours ing Area Manager. This course meets WELD 085 the National Wildfire Coordinating WELD 075 Metal Fabrication Group’s (NWCG) requirements for Certification Welding I Prerequisite: WELD 040; WELD 050; S-131/S-133/S-211/J236/RT-130. Prerequisite: WELD 050; WELD 055 WELD 055; WELD 065 2 Units Corequisite: WELD 080 Advisory: READ 022 or appropriate 32 Lecture hours Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or assessment 12 Lab hours appropriate assessment; READ 023 or This course offers specialized training appropriate assessment in metal fabrication. Instruction will WFT 042 This course is intended for the include manipulative skills, layout Portable Pumps and Water Use (S211) student who wants to progress to an methods, safety, and how to operate a Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or advanced level of welding processes wide variety of machines to perform appropriate assessment; READ 023 or and certification. This course offers either a singular or sequential opera- appropriate assessment specialized training and instruction tion. This course provides students with which are necessary to take and pass 3 Units practical knowledge and skills in the performance test portion of the 27 Lecture hours the use of portable fire pumps and City of Los Angeles Department of 81 Lab hours related equipment during wildland Building & Safety (LADBS) Certified fire incidents. The course consists of Welder Examination. This course three skill areas: supply, delivery, emphasizes specific skills in Shielded and application of water. Students Metal Arc Welding (SMAW), Flux WILDLAND FIRE will be required to demonstrate their Cored Arc Welding (FCAW), and Gas TECHNOLOGY knowledge of correct water use, basic Metal Arc Welding (GMAW) as it Division of Public Safety hydraulics, and equipment care. Field applies to Certification in Structural exercises, demonstrations, and evalu- Steel, Light Gage Steel, and Struc- ations will cover set up, operation, WFT 040 tural Aluminum. The course also and maintenance of pump equip- Firefighter Type 2 (S130) focuses on safety, welding codes, test ment. This course meets the National Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or preparation, procedures, and destruc- Wildfire Coordinating Group’s appropriate assessment; READ 023 or tive testing. Special emphasis will be (NWCG) requirements. appropriate assessment placed on developing proficiency in 1 Unit This is the first course in the wildland order to successfully pass the LADBS 16 Lecture hours firefighter training series. This course exam. This course may be repeated 12 Lab hours provides students with entry level once for certification or licensure firefighter skills for wildland fire standards, only by permit from the incidents. This course also provides WFT 043 division. instruction in wildland fire behavior, Wildland Fire Chain Saws (S212) 4 Units hazard recognition, human factors in Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or 36 Lecture hours high-risk environments, basic inci- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 108 Lab hours dent command system, radio opera- appropriate assessment tions, and documentation. Classroom This course provides the basic WELD 080 and field exercises will prepare the knowledge, understanding, function, Certification Welding II student for a position as a Firefighter maintenance, and use of internal Corequisite: WELD 075 Type 2 (FF2). This course meets the combustion engine powered chain Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or National Wildfire Coordinating saws. The student will also learn the appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Group’s (NWCG) requirements for tactical use of wildland fire chain- appropriate assessment S-130/S-190/L-180/I-100 and J-158. saws. Field exercises support entry This course is intended for the level training for fighters with little or 2 Units student who wants to progress to an no previous experience in operat- 32 Lecture hours advanced level of welding processes ing a chain saw. The field exercises 12 Lab hours and certification. This course offers will provide students with hands-on specialized training and instruction cutting experience in surroundings WFT 041 which are necessary to take and pass similar to fire line situations. This Firefighter Type 1 (S131) the written test portion of the City of is an entry level course for students Prerequisite: WFT 040 Los Angeles Department of Building interested in wildland fire suppres- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or & Safety (LADBS) Certified Welder sion and is highly recommended appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Examination. This course emphasizes prior to enrolling in intermediate appropriate assessment specific skills in Shielded Metal Arc level wildland fire related course. This is the second course in the Welding (SMAW), Flux Cored Arc Students who have already com- wildland firefighter training series. 2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 331 pleted this course may retake it in tions in supervisory roles on expand- WFT 101 order to advance their skill classifica- ing or Type 3 incidents. Topics Wildland Fire Behavior tion. This course meets the National include ICS fundamentals review, Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Wildfire Coordinating Group’s incident/event assessment and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or (NWCG) requirements. agency guidance in establishing inci- appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or 1 Unit dent objectives, Unified Command, MATH 020C or appropriate assessment 16 Lecture hours incident resource management, plan- Transfers to: CSU 16 Lab hours ning process, demobilization, transfer This course is one in a series of core of command, and close out. Students courses required for the Wildland WFT 044 will be organized into teams for Fire Technology Certificate of Introduction to ICS (I100) classroom exercises that replicate an Achievement and Associate of Sci- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or incident operation. This course meets ence Degree program. This course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the National Incident Management provides students with informa- appropriate assessment Systems (NIMS) National Standard tion necessary to understand basic This course provides an introduction Curriculum. wildland fire behavior, wildland fire to the Incident Command System 1 Unit predictions, and wildland fire opera- (ICS-100), the National Incident 24 Lecture hours tion safety. Wildland fire environ- Management System (ICS-700), mental factors and the tools required the National Response Framework WFT 047 to monitor weather and fire behavior (ICS-800), and Emergency Support Advanced ICS (I400) will be discussed as it relates to Function #4 – Firefighting (ICS- Prerequisite: WFT 046 wildland fire predictions. This course 804). This course also provides a Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or meets or exceeds the National Wild- basic introduction to wildland fire appropriate assessment; READ 023 or fire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) management (S-110) and a basic appropriate assessment requirements. working knowledge of the human This course provides skills and 3 Units performance concepts in dynamic resources required for advanced 54 Lecture hours and high risk environments (L-180). application of the Incident Command This course meets the National System (ICS) organization and opera- WFT 102 Incident Management System (NIMS) tions. This course expands on ICS- Wildland Fire Fighter Safety and National Wildfire Coordinating 100, ICS-200, and ICS-300 courses and and Survival Group (NWCG) National Standard is intended for command and general Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or Curriculum. staff positions. Topics include ICS appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 1 Unit fundamentals review, major and/or appropriate assessment 18 Lecture hours complex incident/event management, Transfers to: CSU area command, and multiagency This course is one in a series of core WFT 045 coordination. Group exercises will courses required for the Wildland ICS for Single Resources (I200) emphasize advanced ICS concepts. Fire Technology Certificate of Prerequisite: WFT 044 This course meets the National Inci- Achievement and Associate of Sci- Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or dent Management Systems (NIMS) ence Degree program. This course appropriate assessment; READ 023 or National Standard Curriculum. provides students with information appropriate assessment 1 Unit necessary to understand occupational This course is designed to enable per- 18 Lecture hours safety and hazards associated with sonnel to operate efficiently during wildland firefighting operations. an incident or event within the WFT 077 Emphasis will be placed on situ- Incident Command System (ICS). The Wildland Fire Academy ational awareness, protective mea- course focuses on the implementation Prerequisite: Carry a 45 lb. pack three sures, accident avoidance procedures, of ICS and single resources. Topics miles within a 45 minute time period; and the risk management process. include ICS fundamentals review, Must complete and pass a US Forest Students will also review fire ground leadership and management, delega- Service Physical near misses, entrapments, and fatali- tion of authority, management by Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ties. This course meets or exceeds objectives, ICS functional areas and appropriate assessment; READ 023 or the National Wildfire Coordinating positions, briefings, organizational appropriate assessment Group’s (NWCG) requirements. flexibility, and transfer of command. This course is designed for those stu- 3 Units This course provides training and dents who desire to gain certification 54 Lecture hours resources for personnel who are through the NWCG (National Wild likely to assume a supervisory posi- land Coordinating Group) as a Wild WFT 103 tion within the ICS. This course meets land Firefighter. This course provides Wildland Fire Operation (Ground Air) the National Incident Management training in hand crew formation, fire Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or System (NIMS) National Standard line construction and the use of wild appropriate assessment; READ 023 or Curriculum. land equipment. Students will learn appropriate assessment 0.7 Units about wild land firefighter safety, Transfers to: CSU 13 Lecture hours fire behavior, protective clothing This course is one in a series of core and wild land fire tools. This course courses required by the Wildland Fire WFT 046 includes arduous physical condition- Technology Certificate of Achieve- Intermediate ICS (I300) ing as day and night time hikes and ment and Associate of Science Degree Prerequisite: WFT 045 other outdoor activity is included. program. This course provides Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or This academy provides the required students with information neces- appropriate assessment; READ 023 or training for the US Forest Service and sary to understand ground and air appropriate assessment CAL Fire agencies as a wild land fire- operations associated with wildland This course provides description fighter for certification purposes. firefighting operations. Emphasis and detail of the Incident Command 13 Units will be placed on incident command System (ICS) organization and opera- 162 Lecture hours system use, strategy, tactics, hazards, 216 Lab hours 332 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog resource typing, management, and WFT 290 safety procedures during wildland Cooperative Work Experience/Intern- fire incidents. This course meets or ship for Wildland Fire Technology exceeds the National Wildfire Coor- Related Fields dinating Group’s (NWCG) require- Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or ments. appropriate assessment; READ 023 or 3 Units appropriate assessment 54 Lecture hours Transfers to: CSU This course supports and reinforces WFT 104 on-the-job training in the Wildland Wildland Fire Investigation, Prevention Fire Technology field under super- and Public Information vision of a college instructor and Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or is facilitated by the use of learning appropriate assessment; READ 023 or objectives. The student will be work- appropriate assessment ing in a skilled or professional level Transfers to: CSU assignment in the area of Wildland This course is one in a series of core Fire Technology and will meet perfor- courses required by the Wildland Fire mance objectives related to instruc- Technology Certificate of Achieve- tion that are above and beyond the ment and Associate of Science Degree conditions of regular employment. program. This course provides This course is intended for students students with information and skills whose job is related to the field of fire necessary to understand the roles and technology and have completed or functions of the Public Information enrolled in the appropriate course- Officer (PIO, S-203), Fire Prevention work. “Contact the CWE office Education Team Member (PETM, regarding re-enrollment procedures.” P-101), and the Wildland Fire Inves- Student Unpaid Internship: tigator (INVF, FI-110). Various wild- 1 Unit/60 hours; 2 Units/120 hours; land fire associated class projects will 3 Units/180 hours; 4 Units/240 hours challenge the student’s public speak- Student Paid Internship: ing, report writing, and presentation 1 Unit/75 hours; 2 Units/150 hours; skills. This course meets or exceeds 3 Units/225 hours; 4 Units/300 hours the National Wildfire Coordinating 1 to 4 Units Group’s (NWCG) requirements. 3 Lecture hours 3 Units 60 to 300 hours 54 Lecture hours

WFT 105 Wildland Fire Logistics, Finance and Planning Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment Transfers to: CSU This course is one in a series of core courses required by the Wildland Fire Technology Certificate of Achieve- ment and Associate of Science Degree program. This course provides students with information necessary to understand the responsibilities and functions of the logistics, finance, and planning sections. Emphasis will be placed on how the different incident command system sections are organized and utilized during wildland fire incidents. This course meets or exceeds the National Wild- fire Coordinating Group’s (NWCG) requirements. 3 Units 54 Lecture hours

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 333 Non-Credit Courses

skill that needs to be improved for college learning and/or career and NBAS 004 personal growth. NCOA 001 General Academic Advisement 0 Unit Painting for Older Adults Courses designed to assist aware- 20 Lecture hours This course offers the older adult an ness of college programs and services 20 Lab hours and exercising good judgment in the individual approach to painting and selection of classes and an academic creative arts. Topics can include art NBAS 010 appreciation and art history; aware- path. Topics can include basic skills College Refresher Math/Individual assessment, campus life, academic ness of line, color, shape and form; Study techniques in drawing and progres- and career choices, and other related Courses for individual study in basic subjects. sion through color mixing and canvas mathematics. Areas to be covered can painting. Creativity and general 0 Unit include whole numbers, fractions, 18 Lecture hours art knowledge will be taught in a decimals, percent, measurement, friendly and relaxed environment applications in consumer math, and allowing each artist to work at their NBAS 005 other topics determined by individ- own pace. Personal and Career Exploration ual student need. Courses to increase awareness of 0 Unit 0 Unit 1 to 48 Lecture hours processes for personal and career 40 Lab hours growth. Intellectual, social, emo- tional, and physical development; NCOA 002 personal values clarification; Music Workshop for the Third Age NCHS 001 Courses for instrumental and vocal decision-making; identification of Health and Fitness needs and methods of satisfying; musical experiences. Included can be This is an open-entry, open-exit rehearsals and performances in coop- human sexuality and family life; and course to develop and enhance a stu- accepting and assuming responsibil- eration with the Rio Hondo Chapter dent’s knowledge of the importance of Sweet Adelines; other local choral ity for own behavior; and investiga- of healthy lifestyles and to further tion into career and life planning and/or singing groups; and instruc- develop skills which will facilitate a tion in learning to play a musical alternatives can be explored. Included personal fitness program. Students can be diagnostic testing, survey instrument. will also participate in specific activi- 0 Unit of interests, and capabilities, and ties that develop an individual’s level development of positive self-image 1 Lecture hours of physical fitness. 1 Lab hours through group interaction. 0 Unit 0 Unit 1 to 54 Lab hours 18 Lecture hours NCOA 007 Chorus Singing for the Older Adult NCHS 002 This course introduces older adult NBAS 008 Beginning Jujitsu: Self Defense for Personal Learning Skills/Basic Skills students to a variety of choral music Adults and explores its cultural and histori- This course assists the student to This course is designed to teach the become more effective and efficient cal aspects. Students will gain knowl- basic skills of self-defense. Stu- edge of posture, vowel modification, in developing skills and knowledge dents will be taught skills related to necessary to function in a work set- elements of phrasing and harmony. coordination, quick reflex response, Students will perform vocal exercises ting. Skills may include psychomo- how to build stamina, speed, and tor skills, communication skills and and practice breathing techniques strength. They will learn all phases of appropriate for the older adult. computer software skills. Opportuni- punches, blocks, kicks, hand releases ties to develop critical thinking skills 0 Unit and breaks, two-step fighting, judo 1 to 48 Lecture hours in simulated situations are provided. and jujitsu falls. Students will practice The student may use computer strategies of protecting themselves NCOA 008 assisted instructional programs, word from attackers. processing, equipment related to the Computers Unlimited for Older Adults 0 Unit This course is designed for the older work setting, audiovisual materi- 48 Lecture hours als and computer software to meet adult who thinks he or she will never program objectives. Faculty and peers learn to use a computer. Students will will provide tutoring services and build basic skills that will prepare assist students in completing assign- them to write documents, send NCIT 002 ments. e-mail, use online banking or simply Citizenship Preparation 0 Unit enjoy surfing the Internet. Mastery of This course will guide persons seek- 120 Lecture hours the basic skills will let you grow from ing United States Citizenship in the simple accomplishments to things steps required to become a citizen. you never dreamed possible. Our NBAS 009 Students will prepare to take the College Refresher Basic Skills/Indi- gentle, easy approach will show you citizenship examination and will the many ways that computers can be vidual Study receive assistance in completing the Courses for individual study in basic fun and interesting. appropriate forms. 0 Unit reading, writing and mathematics. 0 Unit Areas covered can include any basic 8 to 20 Lecture hours 45 Lecture hours 8 to 20 Lab hours 334 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog NCOA 010 NESL 018 Hatha Yoga for Older Adults ESL Advanced This class uses active and passive NESL 001 Prerequisite: ESL 017 or equivalent movements which are adapted for English as a Second Language placement older adults. Movements include Entry level courses designed to This is the highest level Non-credit stretching, relaxation, and breathing provide instruction in basic skills in ESL course. It focuses on advanced exercises. Students will learn repeti- English and related subjects. Speak- spoken and written communication tive skill building, weight bearing ing, listening, reading, writing and within English-speaking school, poses and become familiar with comprehension skills included. work, and community domains in working together in rhythm. 0 Unit a variety of formal and informal 0 Unit 1 to 72 Lecture hours contexts. This course is designed for 8 to 24 Lecture hours language learners at levels below Rio NESL 015 Hondo College’s Credit ESL Pro- NCOA 012 ESL Beginning gram; however, upon its successful Physical Fitness for the Older Adult This is a competency-based course completion, it will prepare them for This physical fitness class is designed that focuses on basic verbal com- direct entry. for the older adult and offers instruc- munication within routine situations 0 Unit tion in movement to maintain and common in everyday life within an 58.7 Lecture hours increase range of motion, build English-speaking setting. Emphasis muscle strength, maintain coor- is on communication within school, NESL 034 dination, flexibility and balance. work, and community domains. Suc- ESL Multi-Level I Class topics include discussions on cessful completion of this course will This course focuses on preparing stu- nutrition, the effects of aging, safety prepare students to enter NESL 016. dents to use English to achieve tasks factors and memory skills. This course is designed for language within a variety of real-life situations 0 Unit learners at levels below Rio Hondo such as a doctor’s office or a depart- 1 to 48 Lecture hours College’s Credit ESL Program. ment store. Students are instructed 0 Unit to be able to listen, speak, read, and NCOA 013 58.7 Lecture hours write in English in context-specific Current Topics for Older Adults environments. This is an accelerated This course presents older adults NESL 016 version of NESL 035 that is designed with various topics for discussion and ESL Intermediate Low for students with some knowledge of class activities based on the student’s Prerequisite: ESL 015 or equivalent the English language. individual interests and backgrounds. placement 0 Unit Older adults will explore interna- This is a competency-based course 24 to 50 Lecture hours tional, national and local events and that focuses on expanded verbal issues from a current and historical communication within routine situ- NESL 035 viewpoint. ations common in English-speaking ESL Multi-Level 0 Unit environments. Emphasis is on com- This course focuses on preparing stu- 1 to 24 Lecture hours munication within school, work, dents to use English to achieve tasks and community domains combined within a variety of real-life situations NCOA 014 with the introduction of academic such as a doctor’s office or a depart- Tai Chi Chuan for Older Adults English. Successful completion of this ment store. Students are instructed This course introduces older adults course will prepare students to enter to be able to listen, speak, read, and to a Chinese health exercise which is NESL 017. This course is designed write in English in context-specific neither vigorous nor strenuous. It is for language learners at levels below environments. suitable for older adults who want Rio Hondo College’s Credit ESL 0 Unit to exercise to gain or maintain good Program. 24 to 90 Lecture hours health. It will strengthen the muscles 0 Unit and organs, relax the mind and 58.7 Lecture hours NESL 036 body, improve blood circulation, and Family Literacy increase memory and concentration. NESL 017 This course focuses on engendering 0 Unit ESL Intermediate High reading and literacy as a fundamental 1 to 24 Lecture hours Prerequisite: ESL 016 or equivalent component of a healthy, well-func- placement tioning family. The family-oriented NCOA 015 This is a competency-based course assignments promote the seamless Creative Writing for Older Adults that builds upon the skills learned in integration of reading across school This course is for older adults and NESL 016 and prepares English learn- and home boundaries. teaches both beginning and expe- ers to comprehend and communicate 0 Unit rienced writers how to create and in written and spoken English for a 1 to 72 Lecture hours shape autobiographies, fiction, variety of audiences and purposes. non-fiction and poetry into readable Successful completion of this course and publishable forms. Participants will prepare students to enter NESL NGBD 101 will put their experiences on paper 018. This course is designed for Green Building Basics & LEED and analyze quality, selection and language learners at levels below Rio The course offers an introduction to structure of written materials through Hondo College’s Credit ESL Pro- USGBC, green building principles group discussion and projects. gram. and the fundamentals of the LEED 0 Unit 0 Unit Rating System. It includes topics on 1 to 24 Lecture hours 58.7 Lecture hours climate change and building impacts; motivators for green building; and integrative versus conventional approaches – and the associated ben-

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 335 efits – to building design, construc- acoustical ceiling construction. Upon with the State of California who are tion and operations. This course is completion of this course the learner interested in the floor field within intended for those who are new to will have a working knowledge of the carpentry industry. Modules green building and looking to learn assembling standard grid for ceilings cover the following topics: hand and the basics of green building and and soffits. Hand tools are manda- power tools, jobsite preparation, and LEED. tory. hardwood installation. Students will 0 Unit 0 Unit learn how to install, strip, and plank 20 Lecture hours 18 Lecture hours hardwood flooring in the most basic applications. NVOC 0012 0 Unit Drywall/Lath 18 Lecture hours NHAN 001 This course is designed to meet the Art Workshop for the Handicapped needs of Indentured Apprentices NVOC 0016 Courses for cultural enrichment and with the State of California who are Framing awareness of many different forms of interested in the drywall/lath field This course is designed to meet the art. Emphasis is on therapeutic value. within the carpentry industry. Course needs of Indentured Apprentices 0 Unit topics include: proper techniques, with the State of California who are 1 to 18 Lecture hours procedures and tools used in the dry- interested in the framing field within 1 to 18 Lab hours wall finishing trade, basic framing/ the carpentry industry. Modules material identification, basic lathing, cover the following topics: wall fram- framing of ceilings and soffits, blue- ing, plates, wall layouts, structural prints, suspended ceilings, curves connectors, bracing, aligning, floor NHEC 002 and arches, and light gage welding. layouts, floor systems, stair building Soap Making as an Art and a Business Classroom instruction and practical and layouts, winders, curved stairs, This course is designed for anyone hands-on finishing will be applied. building exteriors, balconies, bay wanting to expand their creative Drywall hand tools are mandatory. windows, columns, pop-outs, trims, skills for personal satisfaction or as a 0 Unit siding, roof systems, hips, gable business. Students will create differ- 140 Lecture hours roofing, dormers, rafter construc- ent kinds of soaps such as glycerin 140 Lab hours tion, metal framing, fasteners, metal or coconut soap. The use of molds, trusses, and panelized roof systems. layering of colors, and adding herbs NVOC 0013 0 Unit and fragrances will be discussed. Class A Concrete 20 Lecture hours 0 Unit This course is designed to meet the 20 Lab hours 1 to 54 Lecture hours needs of Indentured Apprentices with the State of California who are NVOC 0017 interested in the concrete field within Lath/Drywall NHSL 030 the carpentry industry. Modules This course is designed to teach the Nursing Skills Lab cover the following topics: forming techniques and skills needed for free- This course complements the HS, methods for flatwork, tilt-ups, wall form lathing. Skills such as proper ADN and VN lecture courses and is forms, column forms, beams and layout, use of grids, proper tools, designed to provide an additional decking forms, stairs and ramps, methods to bend rebar and pencil opportunity for students to practice foundations, walls, windows, weld- rod, welding, cutting, holding and skills covered in their co-requisite ing, and bridge construction. tying of lath. Hand tools are manda- courses. These instructional activities 0 Unit tory. are not available in the regular lec- 20 Lecture hours 0 Unit ture/lab course and are not required 20 Lab hours 18 Lecture hours for the grade in the co-requisite course. NVOC 0014 NVOC 0019 0 Unit Finish Carpentry Tilt-Up 10 to 200 Lab hours This course is designed to meet the Students will be instructed in layout needs of Indentured Apprentices techniques for a typical tilt-up panel with the State of California who are and the importance of 3-4-5 methods interested in the finishing field within of squaring a panel. They also will NVOC 001 the carpentry industry. Modules learn how to identify certain open- Asbestos Abatement Workers Training cover the following topics: cabinet ings and the location of finish floor Program construction, cabinet installation, lines and roof lines through blue- This course is designed to train cabinet fasteners, show cases, com- prints. students in recognizing procedures mercial fixtures, cabinet finishing, 0 Unit dealing with removal and/or encap- partitions, fitting room structures, 18 Lecture hours sulation of asbestos. Other topics residential and commercial moldings, include products and materials that laminates, stair trims, doors, door NVOC 0020 may become a hazard, options for frames, swinging door installation, Scaffolding dealing with asbestos, and potential security hardware, electronic doors This course is designed to meet the health effects on exposure. and closers, and welding. needs of Indentured Apprentices 0 Unit 0 Unit with the State of California who are 18 Lab hours 20 Lecture hours interested in the scaffolding field 20 Lab hours within the carpentry industry. Mod- NVOC 0011 ules cover the following topics: safety Acoustical NVOC 0015 procedures, regulations, industry This course is designed to introduce Floor Installation rules, scaffold planning, worksite the learner to the standard methods This course is designed to meet the applications, welded frame/mobile of assemblies and codes required for needs of Indentured Apprentices tower scaffolds, welded frame/tower

336 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog scaffold applications, tube and clamp definitions from several trades will rehearsal, pre-show preparation, assemblies and worksite applica- be incorporated into prints showing techniques for striking the set and the tions, scaffolding systems, shoring, residential/commercial buildings, special needs of a traveling show. re-shoring, rigging, rigging safety, slopes, grades, and computer designs. 0 Unit and estimating. Layout tools will be necessary. 18 Lecture hours 0 Unit 0 Unit 18 Lab hours 20 Lecture hours 20 Lecture hours 20 Lab hours 20 Lab hours NVOC 008 Fundamentals of Law Enforcement/ NVOC 0021 NVOC 0026 Individual Study Cabinet/Millwork Computers This course is designed to provide This course is designed to meet the This course is designed to meet the law enforcement students or those needs of Indentured Apprentices needs of Indentured Apprentices involved in a related public service with the State of California who are with the State of California who are subject to expand on their knowledge interested in the cabinetmaking field interested in the computer appli- in the major points of law enforce- within the carpentry industry. Course cation field within the carpentry ment. Topics include history and topics include: applications of wood industry. Course topics will include: general development of law enforce- products, hand and power tool usage, basic principles of computers, general ment, ethical and moral standards, material usage, layout/millwork, jigs/ computer usage, processing, spread- California law, and other related fixtures, architectural details, shop sheets, databases, and the world wide issues. Students will receive individu- drawings, estimating, CAD/CAM and web. Lab sessions include individual alized instruction tailored to their construction of a cabinet, along with computer use. plan of study. current glues and abrasives. 0 Unit 0 Unit 0 Unit 20 Lecture hours 1 to 500 Lab hours 140 Lecture hours 20 Lab hours 420 Lab hours NVOC 014 NVOC 0027 College Community Orchestra NVOC 0023 Welding This is an ongoing program designed Health & Safety This course provides an introduction for preparation for employment as This course provides basic First Aid/ to basic welding. Students will learn musicians. Participants may perform CPR Training in the performance about the various welding machines with a symphony orchestra such as of emergencies for conscious and as well as electrodes and their spe- Rio Hondo Community College. unconscious victims, recognizing cific application. They also will be 0 Unit signs of a heart attack and the proper instructed in the proper and safe use 1 to 8 Lecture hours techniques for administering CPR. of oxygen an acetylene torch. Demon- These skills are presented for use on stration and testing will be required. NVOC 015 adults, children and infants. First Aid 0 Unit Practical Experience in Fire Suppression training deals with controlling bleed- 18 Lecture hours This course is designed to provide ing, burns, sprains, strains, poisoning, fire technology students or those broken bones and caring for victims NVOC 0029 involved in a related fire science of sudden illness. These classes meet Effective Supervision Certificate Pro- subject to expand on their knowledge or exceed California or Federal OSHA gram in the major points of fire service. training requirements. American Red This course is designed for individu- Topics include the traditions of the Cross I.D. cards will be issued upon als promoted into supervisory posi- fire service, general development successful completion of the course. tions. The class will assist employers of a firefighter, ethical and moral 0 Unit who have promoted line employees standards, and other related issues 18 Lecture hours with little or no formal supervision pertaining to the fire service. Students training, as well as those anticipat- will receive individualized instruc- NVOC 0024 ing a career that includes supervis- tion tailored to their personal plan of Acoustical ing other individuals. Topics will study. This course is designed to expand focus on six areas comprised of basic 0 Unit on the usage of acoustical materials supervisory skills and concepts. Stu- 1 to 500 Lab hours and products used in the acoustical dents are provided with an overview industry. Upon the completion of this of what is expected of an effec- NVOC 018 class the learner will have a work- tive supervisor and what skills are ACEDD-GIS Skills Development ing knowledge of glue up, concealed required to successfully perform in This course complements the CIV, ceilings/walls and the usage of that capacity. Real-life business situ- ARCH, ENGT, LAND and GIS lab Compässo for ceilings and soffits. ations are discussed and evaluated. and lecture courses and is designed Hand tools are necessary. Students take knowledge gained back to provide an additional opportunity 0 Unit to their respective work venues and for students to practice concepts 18 Lecture hours conversely bring examples to the covered in the corequisite courses class for discussion. and enhance their board drafting and NVOC 0025 0 Unit CADD skills for work place produc- Blueprints 18 Lecture hours tivity. These instructional activities This course is designed to meet the are not available in the regular lecture needs of Indentured Apprentices NVOC 005 / lab course and are not required for with the State of California who are Theatre Production Workshop the grade in the corequisite course. interested in the blueprint reading This course will introduce students 0 Unit field within the carpentry industry. to all aspects of preparing for and 1 to 200 Lab hours Course topics will include: basics of presenting a full theater production. reading, understanding and visualiz- Topics covered will include techni- ing the blueprint, terms, symbols and cal set-up of the stage, the dress

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 337 NVOC 038 NVOC 041 and wire feeding units, electric cur- Real Estate Practice Real Estate Appraisal rent settings, electrode identification This class is an introduction to In this course students will learn the and selection, welding positions, and professional aspects of the real estate purpose and importance of apprais- welding of ferrous and non-ferrous business. Topics include agency als, land values and their charac- metals. Special emphasis will be responsibilities for the salesperson teristics, the process of appraising, placed on developing proficiency and and the broker, office management, site analysis, and considerations. speed for high volume production how to list and prospect property, They will also obtain knowledge of applications. selling and marketing techniques, construction methods, materials used 0 Unit advertising, financing, escrow and in cost approaches, accrued deprecia- 1 to 18 Lecture hours closing procedures. Students will tion analysis, income and expense 1 to 54 Lab hours acquire a general understanding analysis, capitalization theory, and of fields related to real estate such techniques in the income approach NVOC 061 as finance, appraisal, escrow, and method of appraising. This course is Production Welding Techniques investing. The class will detail the approved by the California Depart- This is an intermediate level course areas necessary to conduct a modern ment of Real Estate as one of the designed to introduce the student real estate brokerage business. This electives for the State Sanctioned to welding techniques used in high course is approved by the California Conditional Real Estate Sales Persons volume production manufacturing Department of Real Estate as one License. applications. This class will focus of the required courses for the State 0 Unit on GMAW and GTAW for mild Sanctioned Conditional Real Estate 1 to 48 Lecture hours steel, stainless steel aluminum, and Sales Persons License. will include pulsed-arc applications 0 Unit NVOC 043 for both processes. In addition, the 1 to 48 Lecture hours Conversational Spanish student will be introduced to welding This introductory class is designed fixtures, welding positioners and NVOC 039 for beginning Spanish speakers who other auxiliary welding equipment. Real Estate Finance are looking to learn Spanish for use Emphasis will be placed on shop This course is designed to help the in a workplace setting. This class will safety and on developing proper new licensee, the experienced real be of particular interest to supervi- working procedures. estate agent, the investor, and the sors and managers that oversee a 0 Unit lender gain a better understanding workforce of predominantly Spanish 1 to 36 Lecture hours of the complex world of real estate speaking individuals. The focus is on 1 to 108 Lab hours finance. It covers all aspects of real learning how to speak rather than on estate financing from filling out grammar. The class will cover simple NVOC 062 the loan application to closing the tenses – present, past, imperfect and Introduction to Fabrication Processes loan. The course details qualifying future. Students will be asked to This is a beginning level course standards, disclosure requirements, listen to Spanish radio, watch Spanish designed to introduce students to and loan documents. This course is television, read Spanish newsprint various techniques, processes and approved by the California Depart- and participate in Spanish conversa- technologies used in the Fabrication ment of Real Estate as one of the tions. industry. This course will develop electives for the State Sanctioned 0 Unit skills necessary for translating Conditional Real Estate Sales Persons 14 Lecture hours dimensional information from a License. shop drawing or blueprint to metal- 0 Unit NVOC 059 lic materials used for production of 1 to 48 Lecture hours Introduction to Welding Processes finished parts and assemblies. Topics This is an introductory class designed covered in this class will include basic NVOC 040 to familiarize the student with several blueprint reading, measurement and Real Estate Principles welding processes that are currently measuring tools, layout, metal cut- This is a prerequisite course for the used in the welding and metal fabri- ting, drilling and tapping, and metal real estate licensing examination. In cation industry. This course offers an forming. Emphasis will be placed on this course students will learn infor- overview and basic introduction to shop safety and safe and proper use mation required for the acquisition of the theory and practice of a variety of of equipment, tools and materials. a California real estate license. Topics welding and metal cutting methods. 0 Unit include the nature of real estate, the This course will emphasize safety, 1 to 18 Lecture hours foundation of our property laws, land theory, procedure, and practical skill 1 to 54 Lab hours descriptions and measurements, how development. titles are held, acquisition and trans- 0 Unit NVOC 063 fer, deeds, liens and encumbrances, 1 to 18 Lecture hours Intermediate Fabrication Processes elements of a contract, landlord and 1 to 54 Lab hours This course is designed to broaden tenant law, real estate mathematics the students’ skills and knowledge and financing. In addition, you will NVOC 060 of metal fabrication techniques. This be introduced to the terminology and Semi-Automatic Welding Processes course will introduce students to forms commonly used in everyday This is an intermediate level course basic hand tools and power tools real estate transactions. This course is designed to introduce students to commonly used in the metal fabrica- approved by the California Depart- wire-fed, semi- automatic welding tion industry. Topics covered in this ment of Real Estate as a State Sanc- processes for mass-production weld- class will include structural fabrica- tioned Pre-Licensing course. ing applications, i.e. Gas Metal Arc tion, tube bending, stair layout and 0 Unit Welding (GMAW), Flux Cored Arc construction, and fabrication of com- 1 to 48 Lecture hours Welding (FCAW), and Submerged Arc Welding (SAW). This course emphasizes safety, theory, character- istics and settings for power supplies

338 / Rio Hondo College 2015-2016 Catalog ponents from sheet metal. Emphasis ing and engineering technology. be provided. Students will produce will be placed on shop safety and on Topics will include the history of 2D orthographic, isometric, and basic developing proper working proce- engineering, careers in engineering, 3D models solutions of mechanical dures. ethics and responsibilities of the engi- and architectural applications. 0 Unit neer, communicating and problem 0 Unit 1 to 18 Lecture hours solving. 54 Lecture hours 1 to 54 Lab hours 0 Unit 54 Lab hours 27 Lecture hours NVOC 100 36 Lab hours NVOC 200 Basic Computer Skills Workshop for Intermediate AutoCAD for Design and Healthcare Professionals NVOC 140 Production This course offers basic skills needed Civil Drafting Fundamentals This course is for students pursuing to perform tasks on computers and This course is for all students degrees or certificates in the Architec- online. As the mandate for electronic interested in the career field of Civil ture and Engineering Design Drafting medical records is implemented, Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- Program and for those who wish to incumbent medical workers will need ing. The course is study of civil enhance their AutoCAD skills for to learn these basic computer skills to design drafting practices and the workplace productivity. The course maintain their employment. Topics preparation of drawings used in is an intermediate application study include computer hardware, operat- the civil engineering field. Students in computer aided design, drafting, ing systems, cloud computing, office will use Computer Aided Draft- and graphics using the latest revi- software applications, security and ing (CADD) software to complete sions of AutoCAD. Combined with ethical use of electronic data. projects relating to interpretation previously learned technical drafting 0 Unit of survey data, profiles and cross conventions and basic AutoCAD 8 Lecture hours sections, land subdivision, site and operational skills, students will 8 Lab hours grading plans, underground utilities use AutoCAD to produce detailed and structures, concrete and struc- drawings that involve model-space NVOC 1011 tural detailing. and paper-space, 2D and 3D objects, Orientation/Safety 0 Unit block attributes and viewport scales. This course is designed to meet the 36 Lecture hours Emphasis will be placed on working needs of Indentured Apprentices 72 Lab hours with multiple drawing files using with the State of California who are external files to create mechanical, interested in the general trade safety NVOC 150 architectural and civil projects. within the carpentry industry. Course AutoCAD for Basic CADD Applications 0 Unit topics will include: introduction to This course is for students preparing 45 Lecture hours the carpenter’s apprentice program, for high technology careers who need 54 Lab hours hand tool safety, power tool safety, the skills necessary to function as math, beginning blueprint reading an entry level CADD operator or to NVOC 241 and layouts, trade history and job-site apply CADD to specific disciplines of Civil Engineering Drafting & Design safety. mechanical and architectural design, This course is for all students 0 Unit manufacturing, illustration and interested in the career field of Civil 20 Lecture hours engineering related documents. An Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- 20 Lab hours overview of computer graphics and ing. Civil Drafting and Design is an CADD (Computer Assisted Design intermediate level class in which NVOC 1012 and Drawing) utilizing the latest the practices and the preparation Health/Safety release of AutoCAD software will be of drawings, pertaining to the civil This course is designed to meet the provided. Students will produce 2D engineering field, will be expanded to needs of Indentured Apprentices orthographic, isometric, and basic 3D include the development of maps and with the State of California who are models solutions of mechanical and drawings used for transportation, site interested in the general trade safety architectural applications. development, grading and drainage field within the carpentry industry. 0 Unit and road alignment. The student Course topics will include: Health 54 Lecture hours will use Computer Aided Draft- and Safety Certifications, job safety, 54 Lab hours ing (CADD) to complete the above fall protection, powder actuated mentioned projects. Other topics to tools, confined space entry, scaf- NVOC 170 be covered will include specifications, fold training, rigging training, aerial MicroStation for Basic CADD site details for utilities and under- lift training, and OSHA training. Applications ground piping, structural plans and Certification can be earned in forklift, This course is for students preparing integration of Geographic Informa- scaffold, American Red Cross/CPR for high technology careers who need tion Systems (GIS). and Ramset/ Redhead low velocity the skills necessary to function as 0 Unit powder actuated tools. an entry level CADD operator or to 36 Lecture hours 0 Unit apply CADD to specific disciplines of 72 Lab hours 112 Lecture hours mechanical and architectural design, 112 Lab hours manufacturing, illustration and NVOC 245 engineering related documents. An Civil Engineering Design & Modeling NVOC 138 overview of computer graphics and This course is for all students Engineering Careers & Applications CADD (Computer Assisted Design interested in the career field of Civil This course is for all students inter- and Drawing) utilizing the latest Design Drafting and Civil Engineer- ested in the career field of Engineer- release of MicroStation software will ing. Civil Design & Modeling is an ing Design Drafting. Engineering advanced level class which includes Careers and Applications will explore design analysis and the preparation the career opportunities and training of drawings used in the civil engi- requirements in the field of engineer- neering field. The student will use

2015-2016 Catalog Rio Hondo College / 339 civil engineering software, such as In- NVOC 261 This course benefits all students in Roads and Land Desktop to design, Revit for Advanced BIM Architectural, areas of study related to Engineer- analyze and develop projects relating Structural and MEP Applications ing, Drafting, Design and Computer to transportation, site development, Advanced BIM (Building Information Graphics. Students will produce three grading, drainage and road align- Modeling) applications extends the dimensional parametric computer ment and alternatives. Other topics fundamentals of the Arch 260 class to generated virtual models incorporat- to be covered are terrain modeling, include Structural, Mechanical, Elec- ing mechanical design refinements. surface editing, alignment editing, trical and Plumbing extensions of the The course emphasizes high technol- plan, profile, cross-sections, earth- Autodesk Revit Building software. ogy skills which are necessary to work computations and site planning Students will work on both group function as a design professional to design. and individual projects to create and apply 3D design graphics technology 0 Unit present three-dimensional represen- to specific disciplines of mechanical 36 Lecture hours tation of architectural solutions. Stu- engineering, machine drafting and 72 Lab hours dents will also learn the basic process design, manufacturing, animation, and workflow in creation of Revit modeling and illustration. Students NVOC 250 Families for use in building models. will be introduced to a variety of Parametric Modeling 3D Applications 0 Unit means to directly produce prototype for Mechanical Design 54 Lecture hours models from CADD generated solid This course presents advanced 54 Lab hours geometry. applications of 2D and 3D Computer 0 Unit Aided Design Drafting (CADD) and NVOC 265 54 Lecture hours an introduction to parametric model- Pressure Piping Design 54 Lab hours ing and rapid prototyping utiliz- This course is for those students with ing the latest releases of Autodesk CAD experience who are interested NVOC 280 Inventor series, SolidWorks, and in the career field of pressure piping Advanced MicroStation for CADD & other parametric modeling software design engineering. This course pres- BIM Applications to produce solutions for mechani- ents the preparation of engineering This course is for students pursuing cal applications. Topics covered will detail drawings of piping systems for an advanced study in MicroStation benefit all students in areas of study commercial, utilities and industrial 3D parametric CADD (Computer related to Engineering, Drafting, plants. Included is information and Assisted Design and Drafting) and Design and Computer Graphics. work dealing with the location, instal- the BIM (Building Information Mod- Course emphasis is given to CADD lation, operation, and maintenance eling) approach to building design generated three dimensional graphics of pumps, steam turbines, compres- using Bentley Architecture. Stu- using wire frame, surface modeling, sors, tanks, heaters, coolers, cooling dents will apply previously learned and parametric solids. This course towers, condenser, reactors, boilers, drafting conventions to produce may be taken once for credit towards chillers, heat exchangers and special two and three dimensional CADD the major and repeated 2 times to equipment. and BIM generated mechanical and enhance student skills and profi- 0 Unit architectural drawings and virtual ciency levels. 36 Lecture hours design models. This course benefits 0 Unit 72 Lab hours all students studying Architecture, 54 Lecture hours Civil, Engineering of all types, Draft- 54 Lab hours NVOC 266 ing, Design and Computer Graphics. Pressure Piping Applications High technology skills which are NVOC 260 This course is for all students with necessary to function as a designer or Advanced Architecture Using Revit and a basic piping design understand- CADD Drafter are emphasized. 3D Software ing interested in the career field of 0 Unit This course is for students pursuing pressure piping design engineering. 54 Lecture hours an advanced study of BIM (Build- This course presents the advanced 54 Lab hours ing Information Modeling) applica- preparation of engineering detail tions as they relate to architecture drawings of piping systems for and the AEC industry (Architecture, commercial, utilities and industrial Engineering, Construction). Utiliz- plants. Included is advanced informa- ing the latest releases of 3D design tion and layout work dealing with software such as Revit and AutoCAD the location, installation, operation of Architecture and previously learned pumps, steam turbines, compressors, technical and architectural drafting vertical vessels, horizontal ves- conventions, students will produce sels, tanks, heaters, coolers, cooling two and three dimensional BIM gen- towers, condenser, reactors, boilers, erated architectural drawings and 3D chillers, heat exchangers and special virtual models. This course benefits equipment. all students studying Architecture, 0 Unit Civil, Engineering of all types, Draft- 36 Lecture hours ing, Design and Computer Graphics. 72 Lab hours High technology skills which are necessary to function as a designer or NVOC 270 CADD Drafter are emphasized. SolidWorks for 3D Modeling and Proto- 0 Unit type Applications 54 Lecture hours This course presents an intensive 54 Lab hours study in 3D computer graphics antd CADD (Computer Assisted Design and Drafting) utilizing the latest release of SolidWorks Software.

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