Economic principles that apply to agriculture and the role of agriculture in the U.S. and world economies will be presented in this course. Areas of emphasis include: production principles, supply and revenue, profit maximization, consumption and demand, price elasticity, agricultural policy, competitive market models, international agri-economics, and rural development. PREREQUISITE: At least one course in college-level mathematics or algebra is recommended.

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AG 901

This course is designed to satisfy the requirements of the State of Illinois Office of Banks and Real Estate for retention of real estate license. This class will offer the required Core Curriculum A and B and three elective curriculums of basics of real estate appraisal, property management, and anti-trust legislation. PREREQUISITE: Students must be a licensed broker or managing broker in Illinois.

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This course is designed to satisfy the requirements of the Illinois Department of Financial and Regulation for renewal of the Illinois real estate license. This class will offer the required Core Curriculum A & B along with three elective curriculums of real estate finance, basics of energy at home, and home construction for agents. PREREQUISITE: Students must be broker or managing broker in Illinois.

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An introduction to careers in community health, with emphasis on governmental, quasi-governmental, and nongovernmental agencies. Degree requirements, job growth, salaries, and tools for online occupation exploration are covered.

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An introduction to both the structure and function of health service organizations. The evolution of management principles and practices is examined and the foundations for health care administration are analyzed. This course addresses the application of managerial concepts and practices to health care organizations.

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This course clarifies the mandatory and recommended requirements of Title 30, CFR, Part 77, Subparts F through K and S, plus selected parts of Subparts A, B, and CD of Part 75. Because the course may vary from company to company this course is offered for variable credit. This course may be team taught with industry. This course may also be repeated when necessary to fulfill company training needs, state of Illinois and federal requirements.

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This course is a cooperative teaching effort between coal companies and Coal Mining Technology. This course is designed to exceed the minimal requirements established in Title 30, CFR, Part 49, for mandatory refresher training in mine rescue team personnel. In addition, this course contains heavy emphasis on mine rescue field training, in both practice and competitive situations. The content of the course will vary from company to company depending on: (1) the type of mine rescue breathing apparatus used; (2) existing training requirements; (3) mine specific needs; and (4) weather conditions, since much of the practice is done outdoors. Since federal regulations mandates that this refresher training be repeated annually, this course is repeatable. One-half to one credit will be awarded each time student successfully completes the course. Total number of credits that may be applied to a degree shall be five credits.

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This course is designed to meet or exceed the Hazardous Waste Clean Up training requirements of Title 29, CFR, Part 1910. 120, CFR 1910. 210, CFR 1910. 1200, and the employer's effective occupational safety and health program. It covers the spectrum of hazardous waste clean up procedures, general safety hazards, and equipment usage. The content may vary to meet current industry specific needs and federal/state training requirements. PREREQUISITES:As determined by OSHA, MSHA, and CERCLA. Other prerequisites and course requirements to be determined by each industry's occupational safety and health program.

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This course is designed to introduce students to the fundamentals of OSHA standards and regulations. The course may be team taught with local business and industry. Actual hours may vary on some topics based on specific needs of companies. The course is variable and repeatable to meet the requirements of companies, general industry, and state/federal regulations. Variations in topics and time per topic may also be changed should the company wish to participate in OSHA's voluntary compliance program training (OSHA sets these training guidelines with some flexibility). Lab hours will be available for companies wishing personalized instruction, inspections, and/or program implementation processes.

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This course emphasizes techniques that help the student develop a systematic approach for locating problems and troubleshooting within various systems. Students will learn to narrow their search by examining subsystem functions, fault isolation within a subsystem, quiescent checks, signal checks, and troubleshooting digital systems. Course content may vary to meet the needs of individual industries. This course is repeatable and variable to meet the needs of industry and may be team-taught with industry.

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This course is designed to further develop the occupational skills of licensed Estheticians by providing advanced knowledge in business management, customer relations, sanitary and safety precautions, and tool and product use. This course will also cover the topic of domestic violence in compliance with 225 ILCS 410.

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The best service organizations understand the importance of creating a positive culture where employees feel valued and appreciated. This course will explore how service organizations use employee development to facilitate exceptional customer service experiences. Students will investigate the importance and challenges related to managing, motivating, and rewarding paid staff and employees in service organizations.

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Employees in service organizations must understand and possess the skills needed to deliver exceptional customer service. This course will introduce essential communication skills and how employees can use them to generate value and loyalty or deescalate conflict.

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A customers' level of satisfaction is directly tied to the long-term success of any service organization In order to assess customer satisfaction, organizations must know the needs, wants, and expectations of customers, establish service goals, and build a strategic approach to appraising attainment of those goals. This course will introduce students to basic customer service concepts including customer relationship management, and how to collect, interpret and use data in making informed business decisions.

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This will give the student a working knowledge of the REA line construction specifications set forth by the Department of Agriculture. This will include the aspects of 12,500; 14,400; and 34,500 volt construction. The student will be able to recognize the different types of materials used for the different types of construction by sight and definition. The student will be required to demonstrate working specification knowledge both in an aerial and a ground situation as well as installation and repair of conductors, guy assemblies, cross arms, and insulators. They will also be introduced to the different size and types of overhead and underground conductors. Basic line staking principles and NESC clearances will be included. PREREQUISITE: EDS 1202 Safety and Accident Prevention.

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The student will gain a thorough knowledge of transformer theory and installation. Single-phase and three-phase configurations with different types of connections will be included. Other units covered will include over voltage and over current protection, equipment grounding, cutout protection, proper cover-up techniques, lighting arrestor application and installation, REA specifications and pole framing. Basic troubleshooting practices and current and potential transformers will also be included. PREREQUISITES: EDS 1203 Climbing Skills, EDS 1204 Pole Framing and Const. Specs., EDS 1205 Equipment Operation, and EDS 1206 Setting and Replacing Poles.

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The student will gain extensive knowledge of single- and three-phase watt-hour meters, meter locations, and the different types of copper and aluminum conductors. The student will also be exposed to the construction of meter loops and poles, instrument metering, temporary meter locations, compression sleeves, connectors and tools including strap hoists, chain hoists, sag charts and tables, pulling grips and mechanical jumpers. Also included are disciplines on meter tampering, power theft, proper grounding techniques and safe work practices. PREREQUISITES: EDS 1203 Climbing Skills, EDS 1204 Pole Framing and Const. Specs., EDS 1205 Equipment Operation, and EDS 1206 Setting and Replacing Poles.

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The student will obtain basic discipline in the methods of working on energized lines with rubber gloves and rubber sleeves from an insulated aerial platform in a safe and efficient manner. Students will be exposed to the care and well-being of soft and hard shell rubber goods and their application. Students will also receive instruction on personal protective equipment, hot-line tools, live-line maintenance and review the safe operation of aerial platforms and grounding practices. Additionally, the student will gain working knowledge of URD systems. Students will receive practical experience in the direct burial of primary and secondary cables, installation of 200 and 600 amp elbows, splices, lightening arrestors and overhead terminations. The installation will also be covered. The requirements of shoring and sloping of trenches required by the safe work practices will be used in practical experience. Troubleshooting of primary and secondary cable fault locating, review of mini-ex operation and safe work practices and procedures are also covered. PREREQUISITES: EDS 1203 Climbing Skills, EDS 1204 Pole Framing and Const. Specs., EDS 1205 Equipment Operation, and EDS 1206 Setting and Replacing Poles.

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The student will be familiarized with the different types and methods of system coordination, substations, capacitors, voltage regulators and auto-boosters. A working knowledge of oil reclosures, sectionalizers and the application of fuses will also be gained. Practical experience in the grounding, inspection, maintenance and operation of basic substations will be expanded. The student will learn to install and operate single- and three-phase pole mount reclosures, gang operated air break and load break switches and substation fuses and reclosures. This course will also cover SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition), the operation of high side switches, power transformers, buswork and transfer switches, and voltage regulators within the substation. PREREQUISITES: EDS 1203 Climbing Skills, EDS 1204 Pole Framing and Const. Specs., EDS 1205 Equipment Operation, and EDS 1206 Setting and Replacing Poles.

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Application of vocational early childhood development education principles to specific problems through case studies, simulation, special projects, or problem solving procedures.

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Independent study of a specialized topic, which is not available in the college course offerings. Requires instructor approval and supervision.

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In this course students will study the colonial period; the independence movement; the framing and adoption of the Constitution; the growth of American nationality; Western development and Jacksonian Democracy; Manifest Destiny and the slave controversy; and the Civil War.

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S2 900

In this course students will study Reconstruction; the new industrial society and the agrarian movement; the war with Spain; the United States as a world power; the progressive movement; the First World War; post war problems; the Depression and the New Deal; the Second World War and foreign and domestic post war problems.

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S2 901

This course introduces students to the major themes, issues, and debates in African American history from its African origins until today. It will explore how enslaved and free African Americans lived, worked, socialized, and defined themselves in American society. Students gain an understanding of how the African American experience is essential to understanding the history of the United States and the modern world.

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S2 923D

America enters the atomic age; a study of American society since the end of the Second World War and the role played by the United States in the world.

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Career exploration that provides an orientation to the field of Industrial Maintenance Technology. Employee qualifications and work-related characteristics, types of equipment, job duties, employment potential, career trends and safety operations will be explored.

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Maintenance repair and troubleshooting of larger A/C 6 tons and up, walk-in coolers, freezers, ice machines, display cases, commercial refrigerators, and water coolers. Emphasis on refrigerant and refrigerant controls found mainly on commercial equipment. PREREQUISITE: INM 1220 Basic A/C and Refrigeration or consent of instructor.

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The successful student will acquire an understanding of information systems concepts and how computers process business data through solving a variety of business-related problems. Students combine all of the tools of Microsoft Office plus web computing with decision-making and formatting using real-world projects. Emphasis is on the basic and commonly-used advanced skills required in the workplace. Numerous projects throughout the course integrate new skills with prior application skills that incorporate Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, OneNote, and Web computing with office Web Apps. Section on mobile computing with business apps will be covered as well.

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This course prepares students for the 220-801 and 220-802 CompTIA A+ certification exams. The course is completely mapped to CompTIA latest certification exams and organized by those objectives. PREREQUISITE: IST 1210 Computer Maintenance & Repair and IST 1260 Operating Systems.

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An introduction to the proper operation of lathes, mills, and drill presses. The student will read and interpret blueprint and machine parts/stock to standard tolerances up to +/- .001". The student will also perform simple operations such as basic grinding, face, turn, bore, knurl, chamfer, center drill, tap, groove, cut tapers, adjust speeds and feeds, mill flat, square surfaces, and make slots. The use of layout tools and hand tools will be emphasized. The student will set up machines for simple operations and learn to adjust the machines to meet the quality requirement of the blueprint. PREREQUISITE: MAN 1201 Introduction to Machining.

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This course will teach students about the duties and responsibilities of a lifeguard and how to carry them out in compliance with the requirements of the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training program. Additionally, students will receive training and certification in American Red Cross First Aid and American Red Cross CPR. PREREQUISITE: Students must be at least 15 years of age and pass the following skills test given in the first session of the course: Swim 500 yards continuously using each of the following strokes for at least 50 yards; crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke; surface dive to minimum depth of 9 feet and bring a 10-pound diving brick to the surface; surface dive to a minimum depth of 5 feet and swim underwater for a minimum of 15 yards; and tread water for one minute.

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This course examines the functional anatomy and biomechanics behind human motion and physical performance during exercise, recreation, sport, rehabilitation, and daily activities. PREREQUISITE: Admission to Physical Therapist Assistant program and LSC 2111 Human Anatomy and Physiology I.

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