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WESTERN NEVADA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2006-2007 www.wncc.edu 120 Law Library Technology Machine Tool Technology LAW 263: ETHICS 2 credits. Prerequisite: LAW 101 or consent of the program coordinator. Covers the relationship between the attorney, client and legal as sistant. Discusses what a legal assistant may and may not do. Also discusses con icts of interest, dealing with witnesses and adverse parties and con dentiality. LAW 265: LEGAL RESEARCH II 3 credits. Prerequisite: LAW 101, LAW 261 and 262 or consent of the program coordinator. Provides an advanced level of legal research and writing skills. Emphasis is placed on developing strategies to nd answers to legal research questions and analyzingresearch results. The student will become familiar with computerized legal research. LAW 295: SUPERVISED FIELD EXPERIENCE 3-6 credits. Prerequisite: LAW 101, 231, 261 and 262 or consent of the program coordinator. This course may be repeated for up to six credits . Offers student the opportunity to work as a paralegal under the supervision of an attorney. The student will work 120 hours over the course of the semester to gain practical work experience. the student will report and evaluate his/her experience to the program coordina tor. LIBRARY TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT CODE: LIB LIB 101: RESEARCH SKILLS FOR COLLEGE PAPERS 1 credit. Prerequisite: none. Introduces students to the college library and presents skills necessary for preparing reports and papers. Teaches students how to nd and evaluate information found in books, periodicals, audio-visual materials, general reference works, the Internet and the World Wide Web. Students will also learn speci c research strategies, critical thinking skills and documentation styles. LIB 201: RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces research methods used on the Internet and the World Wide Web. These methods focus on developing research strategies and critical thinking skills to effectively retrieve, evaluate, and synthesize information obtained through the Internet for research projects. LIB 203: MEDIA RESOURCES IN LIBRARIES 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Examines selection, acquisition, and organization of media resources to complement a print library collection, including the identi cation of the unique characteristics and contributions of media resources in libraries; issues in the evalution and selection of a collection of media resources; the effective use of media resources in library program ming; and issues in media resource collection development. LIB 204: REFERENCE SERVICES IN SMALL LIBRARIES 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces library reference covering materials and services in the small public library setting. Materials covered by category, including encyclopedias, directories, indexes, catalogs, and biographies. Both print and electronic reference resources covered. LIB 205: ADMINISTRATION OF LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTERS 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces the management of libraries and information centers, emphasizing the processes of planning, organizing, staf ng, direct ing and controlling. Topics include: organizational environments and structure; personnel; motivation, job design, stress, teamwork, communication, decision-making, power and politics; leadership, planning and budgeting, evaluating organizational effectiveness, mar keting and public relations. LIB 206: MATERIALS SELECTIONS AND ACQUISITION 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces the methods and objectives of evaluating and selecting library materials, reading skills and interests of library patrons general bibliographic tools and their use. Includes analysis of mation needs, policy formation, collection evaluation, acquisition of information resources, and theoretical and practical issues. LIB 207: MATERIALS CATALOGING AND CLASSIFICATION 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces the objectives, techniques and procedures in the clas si cation, cataloging, and processing of books and other materials in libraries. Includes description of the organization of information resources; interpretation of computer-based systems; applications of Anglo-American Cataloging Rules; Sears and Library of Congress headings; and Dewey and Library of Congress systems. LIB 208: COMPUTERS IN LIBRARIES 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Studies computers and related techniques in the library setting. Includes the description of various computer operating systems, use of software for word processing, spreadsheets and databases; ability to import and export information between various softwar e programs; and a study of the various components of the LIB 298B: SPECIAL TOPICS IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE 1-6 credits. Prerequisite: none. May be repeated up to six credits. Explores a variety of issues in libraries and the information Formerly LT 198B. MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT CODE: MTT MTT 105B: MACHINE SHOP I 3 credits. Prerequisite: none. Introduces basic machine shop skills which include lathe opera tion, lathe speeds and feeds, precision measuring techniques, lay out methods, band saw and drill press operations, and exposure to the science of heat-treating of metals. Shop safety and will be stressed. To develop entry level skills, MTT 110B is mended. MTT 106B: MACHINE SHOP PRACTICE I 2 credits. Prerequisite: Corequisite: MTT 105B. Expands the studentfs manual skills by putting into practice the ries, and user skills introduced in MTT 105B. The emphasis geared to a more practical, hands-on experience through the use lathes, layout techniques, vertical and horizontal band saws, measur ing instruments and some vertical mill work. Shop safety and are always stressed.

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