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ABE 030
(1-15)
N,C,S
Adult Basic Education Level 3
Concentration on reading comprehension,
making inferences, recognizing fact and
opinion, vocabulary development and writing
simple paragraphs. Prereq: ABE 020 (N,C) or
placement test.
ABE 031
(1-15)
N,C,S
Adult Basic Education Level 3 Math
Review of whole numbers, fractions, intro to
percents; intro to algebra and geometry. Seventh and eighth grade reading level. Prereq:
ABE 021 or placement test (N,C).
ABE
032
(1-15)
C,S
Adult Basic Education Level 3 Comm Skills
Covers reading, writing and communication
skills for review of basic grammar, punctuation and spelling. Concentration on reading
comprehension, main idea, vocabulary
development, making inferences. Covers
single paragraph writing. Prereq: ABE 031
or permission (C).
ABE 034
(1-15)
C,S
Computer-Assisted ABE Level 3
Improve basic skills while using personal
computers with specialized software designed to teach reading, wri
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BUSINESS
NOTE: Non-native or ESL students at North
Seattle Community College should see an advisor or counselor for prerequisites.
BUS
090
(2-5)
C,S
Foundation in Business Prep
Offered as a two quarter course listed as BUS
090a and 090b. Lecture/lab to develop competencies employable in office administration
and computation. Includes keyboarding, intro
to computers (Windows, Word), and intro to
business communications. Prereq: ASSET test
scores indicating basic English, reading/writing and math skills or permission.
BUS
091
(2-17)
N,C,S
Foundation in Business Prep II
Two quarter course listed as BUS 091a and
091b. Continuation of BUS 090. Lecture/lab
to develop competencies employable in office
administration and computation. Includes
keyboarding, computer software (Excel and
Access), and intermediate/advanced business communications.
BUS
100
(3)
C
Fundamentals of Supervision
Basic course in first-line supervision, cover
ing total r
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CTN
283
(5)
S
Cisco II
CCNA 2: Routers and Routing Basics. Second of 4CCNA courses leading to the CCNA
designation. Focuses on initial router configuration, Cisco IOS Software management,
routing protocol configuration, TCP/IP, and
access control lists (ACLs). Learn to config
ure a router, managing Cisco IOS Software,
configuring routing protocol on routers, and
set the access lists to control the access to
routers. Prerequisites: CTN 282 with C or
higher and pass Cisco Semester I finals.
CTN
284
(5)
S
Cisco III
CCNA 3: Switching Basics and Intermediate
Routing. Third of 4 CCNA courses. Focuses
on advanced IP addressing techniques
VLSM, intermediate routing protocols (RIP
v2, single-area OSPF, EIGRP), commandline interface configuration of switches,
Ethernet switching, VLANs, Spanning Tree
Protocol (STP), and VLAN Trunking Protocol
(VTP). Apply lessons from CCNA 1 and 2 to
a ne
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EPT
230
(5)
N
Industrial Electronics Digital
Intro to logic fundamentals, logic IC families
and their characteristics, logic controls and
associated circuitry. Includes number systems, binary codes, logic gates, simplifying
logic circuits, code conversion, flip-flops,
clocks and timers, counters, shift registers,
arithmetic circuits, TTL and CMOS circuits,
semiconductor memories, D/A and A/D
conversion, data communication, industrial
applications, and microprocessors.
EPT
231
(5)
N
Industrial Electronics Analog
Study analog devices, circuits and systems
commonly found in industrial applications.
Emphasis on the operational amplifier and
the thyristor. Includes input transducers,
optoelectronics, servomechanisms and
industrial process control.
EPT
252
(5)
N
Digital Data Communication
Intro to digital and data communications,
including systems and network topologies,
telephone systems, grounding and lowspeed data communication. O
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HIS
264
(5)
N,C,S
Pacific Northwest History
Surveys history of the Pacific Northwest
and Washington state from the earliest
times through exploration, settlement, and
the modern era. Emphasis on the growth
of the Northwest in relation to national developments, including ethnic contributions.
Includes a unit on Seattle history.
HIS
268
(5)
N,C
The Latin Americas
Covers the development of the Latin American
republics, from Indian, European, and African
foundations through independence and the
20th century. Focuses on social, economic,
cultural and political development.
HIS
273
(5)
N
Women of the American West
Examines women of diverse communities in
the Trans-Mississippi West in all their different roles from before European contact to
the end of the twentieth century. Explores
race, ethnicity, class, labor, family, suffrage,
politics, social reform, womens groups, arts
and entertainment, religion, cultural values,
and gender ide
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IT
168
(5)
N
Graphics for the Web
Uses computer graphics applications to
create and optimize images for the web,
develop composites for websites and implement complex web layouts. Introduces web
graphic file formats, compression, typog
raphy and web-safe colors. Covers basic
elements and principles of design and uses
several industry standard graphics applications, emphasizing basic to intermediate
level tools and techniques. Prereq: IT 106,
IT 111.
IT
172
(5)
N
Visual Basic I
Introduction to object-oriented, event-driven
programming using Visual Basic.Net. Learn
to create stand-alone Windows applications
and front ends to databases. Includes effective interface design, VB classes, objects
and events, functions and sub procedures,
creating multiple form applications, data
validation and error handling, and debugging
techniques. Prereq: IT 115 or permission.
IT
190
(5)
N
DOS for Technicians
Detailed study of MS-DOS for students
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ENG 226
(5)
C,S
Literature of Emerging Nations
Third World Literature
Surveys traditional and contemporary literature from Africa, Asia and South America.
ENG 227
(5)
N,C
The Literature of the American West
Covers literature about the American
West by people of the American West
with emphasis on cultural, historical, and
sociological concerns. Prereq: Placement
into ENG 101.
ENG 228
(5)
N,C,S
Literature of American Cultures
Surveys literature from a variety of cultures
including Asian-American, African-American,
European American, Chicano and Latino
American and Native American. Analysis of
the writing and sociological, political, and
historical contexts of the authors. Prereq:
Placement into ENG 101 (N).
ENG 229
(5)
C
African-American Literature
Surveys African-American literature, poems,
essays, short stories and novels. Ideas
range from ambivalence about change and
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MAT 245
(5)
N
Intro to Statistics Quality Control
Covers statistics and quality control in the
workplace using elementary statistics. Focuses on goals, philosophy and basic control
chart concepts; statistical measures of the
center and dispersion of data; and the specifics of control charting. Prereq: MAT 106.
MAT 298
(1-5)
N,C,S
Special Topics in Mathematics
Problem-solving for special math topics.
Prereq: Permission.
MAT 299
(1-5)
N,C,S
Independent Study
Independent study of problems or topics of
special interest. Prereq: Permission.
MEDICAL ASSISTING
Also see Medical Assistant program at SVI.
The Medical Assisting Program includes short
options in Medical Office Administration,
Medical Reception, Medical Transcription and
Clinical Lab Assisting.
AHM 101 105 (1 EACH)
N
This is a series of 5 one-unit courses (to
total 5 credits of Pathology) which cover a
basic review of terminology, structure and
basic anatomy, including cavities
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PHA 141
(2)
N
Sterile Products Aseptic Technique II
Continuation of PHA 140. Focus on the
preparation of cardiac and other iterable
drips, IV antibiotics, chemotherapy, IVPs and
TPNs. Intro to hospital application software.
Includes lab.
PHA 145
(1)
N
Pharmacy Ethics
Focuses on commonly encountered ethical
dilemmas from pharmacy practice. Introduces
ethical decision-making models and problemsolving solutions.
PHA 150
(3)
N
Pharmacology I
Covers drugs, their classification, action,
and uses.
PHA 151
(3)
N
Pharmacology II
Continuation of PHA 150.
PHA 155
(1-3)
N
Special Topics
Covers a variety of communication and leadership activities, including staff relationships,
preparing a resume and interviewing. Prereq:
Permission.
PHA 160
(3)
N
Pharmacy Technology I
Covers many uses of computers in pharmacy
practice. Gain proficiency using two differ
ent pharmacy prescription-filling software
programs. Fill real prescriptions in
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