Course Descriptions and Outlines

HIST 2790 - Special Topics

1. Will vary with topic

1. explain the diversity of human experience over time
2. apply basic concepts of historical research to written papers, essays, or oral reports
3. evaluate multiple historical perspectives
4. demonstrate competency in college-level writing and reading

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HMG 1011 - Beginning Hmong I

1. Hmong Language

2. Grammar

3. Speaking and Communication Strategies

4. Hmong History and Culture

1. explain Hmong Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA) and its history.
2. demonstrate basic reading and writing skills in Hmong.
3. demonstrate basic speaking and listening skills within specific contexts.
4. demonstrate basic knowledge of Hmong grammar.
5. discuss aspects of Hmong culture in different parts of the world.

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HMG 1012 - Beginning Hmong II

1. Hmong language

2. Grammar

3. Speaking and communication strategies:

4. Hmong Culture

1. demonstrate increased reading and writing skills in Hmong by using the Hmong RPA.
2. demonstrate writing skills in forms of compositions, letters, and poems.
3. demonstrate increased knowledge of Hmong grammar.
4. demonstrate speaking and listening skills in more complex contexts.
5. discuss aspects of Hmong culture, including customs, traditions, family structures, and sports.
6. articulate knowledge of beliefs, behaviors and cultural aspects of the Hmong speaking world.

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HSER 1001 - The Role of the Human Services Technician

1. Roles and functions of the eligibility or financial worker
2. Advocacy, assessment and resource and referral practices
3. Case management skills
4. Models of service delivery by the eligibility or financial worker
5. Eligibility or financial worker ethics and values
6. County service agencies, programs and target populations
7. Eligibility or financial worker consumer-issues and concerns
8. Overview of multicultural issues in human services

1. apply program rules to client case studies.
2. calculate basic financial formulas related to determining program or service eligibility.
3. document accurate case notes for client files.
4. evaluate the needs of clients from diverse backgrounds.
5. identify and recommend various programs (e.g. cash, food, WIC, housing, medical assistance, etc.) that serve eligible applicants.
6. identify the roles and responsibilities of the eligibility worker or financial worker in relation to county government positions.
7. investigate self-care, resilience and stress management strategies as coping skills for case management.

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HSER 1020 - Introduction to Human Services and Social Work

1. Foundational concepts and historical background
2. Policies and programs, interventions, and the role of current demographic trends
3. Ethical and multicultural issues
4. Social service workers
5. Basic counseling skills, and theoretical approaches in counseling
6. Crisis intervention and trauma response including:
   1. Suicide prevention
   2. PTSD
   3. Community disasters
   4. Military trauma
7. Challenges facing clients including:
   1. Mental illness
   2. Poverty
   3. Disabilities
   4. Crime/violence
   5. Substance abuse
   6. Partner abuse
   7. Sexual assault
   8. HIV/AIDS
8. Case management
9. Macrolevel practice - leadership and organizational structure

1. describe the historical evolution of the social work and human services professions.
2. identify major fields of practice in the social work and human services professions.
3. explain generalist social work as a profession.
4. describe the roles and responsibilities of the social work and human services profession within the social welfare system.
5. differentiate among professional social worker’s responsibility and other service providers’ responsibilities.
6. explain the social work and the human services perspective on human diversity, oppression, and privilege.
7. explain the values of the profession and how they are expressed in the NASW Code of Ethics as the practice framework for generalist social work practice.
8. demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior; appearance; and oral, written, and electronic communication.
9. assess their comfort level to work with persons different from themselves.
10. describe the role that social workers and human service professionals play in addressing social problems.
11. describe the impact of socioeconomic factors, social justice issues, and systems of oppression on populations at risk.

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HSER 1030 - Helping Skills

1. Attending behavior
2. Discovery and development of personal style
3. Eliciting and reflecting meaning
4. Encouraging and paraphrasing
5. Influencing skills
6. Intentionality
7. Observation and listening skills
8. Reflecting feeling and content
9. Skill integration from a multicultural perspective

1. Identify how personal style impacts the helping process.
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the needs of clients from diverse backgrounds.
3. Demonstrate basic listening and interviewing skills.
4. Identify personal strengths and weaknesses when helping others.

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HSER 1070 - Helping Clients with Disabilities

1. Advocacy skill development
2. Chronic loss and its effect on lifestyle adjustment
3. Definitions of disability
4. Goal development: financial, social, hopes, and dreams
5. Helper interventions for visible and invisible disability
6. Impact of disabling conditions on individual and family
7. Intervention approaches that facilitate: client empowerment, maximizing potential with a focus on what client can do
8. Models of decision making

1. Define disability.
2. Identify the impact of living with chronic conditions on the individual, family and community.
3. Describe how personality and self-esteem are affected in the individual and family.
4. Demonstrate helper interventions that increase and positively affect client capability and family adaptability.
5. Demonstrate skills that help clients and families make empowering decisions.
6. Identify models and techniques of advocacy.

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HSER 1790 - Independent Study

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HSER 2000 - Techniques of Working With Groups

1. Group facilitator and co-facilitator skills
2. Group member roles
3. Group rules for effective group process
4. Knowledge and use of basic group counseling skills
5. Multicultural issues in doing group work
6. Special populations and the use of group work
7. Stages of group development
8. Theoretical approaches to group counseling

1. Perform general skills and techniques for working with groups.
2. Describe various theoretical approaches to working with groups.
3. Describe the stages of group development.
4. Facilitate/co f facilitate a group.
5. Evaluate personal skills, styles, and values in the group process.
6. Demonstrate skills in working with multicultural issues in group work.

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HSER 2030 - Approaches to Mental Health with Clients in Human Services

1. “Mental Illness”: Myths & Stigma
2. Mood Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
3. Anxiety Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
4. Thought Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
5. Behavioral Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
6. Mind/Body Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
7. Childhood Disorders: Types and Stages - Skills and Interventions
8. Mental Health Challenges and the Elderly: Types and Stages - Skills and interventions
9. Community Resources for people with mental health challenges

1. identify biases and myths associated with mental illness and how these affect interactions with people with mental health challenges.
2. demonstrate appropriate and effective responses to the person with mental health challenges in human service settings.
3. describe mental health in the context of community and family.
4. identify signs and symptoms of the more common mental disorders that one is likely to encounter in a human service setting.
5. identify behavioral and emotional characteristics of common mental disorders.

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HSER 2040 - Crisis Assessment and Intervention

1. Crisis intervention models
2. Crisis intervention strategies
3. Identifying resources for referral
4. Models for assessment
5. Personal safety
6. Specific interventions for specific crisis categories
   1. Institutional violence
   2. Suicide
   3. Substance abuse
   4. Personal loss
   5. Violence in the workplace
   6. Sexual assault
   7. Domestic violence
7. Theories of crisis

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of crisis intervention theory.
2. Describe current models of crisis assessment and intervention.
3. Demonstrate basic assessment, intervention, and referral techniques.
4. Use an assessment model in making appropriate referrals.
5. Develop and implement personal and professional safety plans.

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HSER 2050 - Seminar: Current Issues and Topics

1. A survey of the impact of social issues on various populations and agencies.
2. An overview of what is happening in Human Services at the time the course is offered.
3. Preparing for internships, careers, and continuing education.

1. Describe the connection between economic, political, and social change and the status of human services.
2. Discuss current social problems.
3. Establish goals for maintaining occupational competency.
4. Identify current issues and trends in human services.

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HSER 2060 - Case Management

1. Basic rules of record keeping and documentation
2. Case conference models
3. Case management opportunities for Human Services graduates
4. Current issues relevant to case management
5. Economic and political impact on populations served
6. Evaluation skills and follow-up strategies
7. Goal setting and action plans
8. Intake interview for data gathering
9. Models for writing case summaries

1. Demonstrate basic components of case management and coordination.
2. Identify models and guidelines for recording client data.
3. Write case summaries and action plans.
4. Demonstrate skills necessary for case conferences.
5. Demonstrate case management interviewing skills.
6. Demonstrate understanding of federal, state, and local programs and program guidelines, laws, policies, and procedures.
7. Evaluate the impact of economics and politics on community services.

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HSER 2780 - Internship I

1. Individually designed student learning contract
   1. in consultation with site supervisor and faculty member
   2. incorporating all ten course Learning Outcomes
2. Internship content areas
   1. personal and professional values and boundaries
   2. human diversity and systemic marginalization
   3. professional demeanor and appropriate communication
   4. agency policies and social service delivery options
   5. culturally appropriate intervention strategies and counseling approaches

1. describe professional roles and boundaries in human services.
2. demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.
3. identify personal and professional values within the human services profession.
4. develop self-awareness to minimize the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse individuals.
5. identify cultural and system structures that may marginalize, create, or enhance privilege and power.
6. identify agency and organizational policies that advocate social well-being.
7. demonstrate professional communication with agency members and populations served.
8. identify the variety of social service delivery options available to individuals.
9. explain human diversity within social service settings.
10. display culturally appropriate interventions and strategies which are congruent with the lived experiences of the individuals.

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HSER 2781 - Internship II

1. Individually designed student learning contract
   1. in consultation with site supervisor and faculty member
   2. incorporating all ten course Learning Outcomes
2. Internship content areas
   1. personal and professional values and boundaries
   2. human diversity and systemic marginalization
   3. professional demeanor and appropriate communication
   4. agency policies and social service delivery options
   5. culturally appropriate intervention strategies and counseling approaches

1. describe professional roles and boundaries in human services.
2. demonstrate professional demeanor in behavior, appearance, and communication.
3. identify personal and professional values within the human services profession.
4. develop self-awareness to minimize the influence of personal biases and values in working with diverse individuals.
5. identify cultural and systemic structures that may marginalize, create, or enhance privilege and power.
6. identify agency and organizational policies that advocate social well-being.
7. demonstrate professional communication with agency members and populations served.
8. identify the variety of social service delivery options available to individuals.
9. explain human diversity within social service settings.
10. display culturally appropriate interventions and strategies which are congruent with the lived experiences of the individuals.

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HUM 1001 - African American Male Culture and Leadership I

1. Finding Our Families: Finding Ourselves- Our Culture, Our History, Our Roots. African American influence and Contributions to America through the Humanities
2. Your Culture and Gender. Examine how cultural expectations and gender identity shapes decision making, world view, and how to imagine the future. A look at Black identity through the lens of masculinities and femininities.  
3. Identity and Self-esteem: Self-efficacy & Locus of Control: Expressions of identity and self-esteem in the humanities that help us see ourselves and begin to shift our agency
4. Decision Making, Leadership, and Personal Responsibility: Analyzing and examining how African American male leaders, especially those who have been leaders in the arts written/spoken about/expressed the identity of African American people in society. What characteristics will you adopt? Discard?
5. Academic Success: How is success defined culturally? nationally? in gendered terms? What will success mean for you? What’s your plan?
6. Final Project: Group Project: Artistic Expressions

1. Explain essential terms and cultural artifacts related to African American culture and its intersections with identity.
2. Respond critically to multiple perspectives, ideas, and theories on how culture and its artifacts influence identity development, worldview, and decision making.
3. Describe how the scope and variety of work in the humanities informs identity development, behaviors, decision making, and leadership styles.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of resources and supportive communities that will assist them in college success.

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HUM 1002 - African American Male Culture and Leadership II

1. Making a Difference: Your Amazing Story is a Part of the Larger Story of Those Who Came Before You. Legacy through the humanities
2. Equity vs. Equality: Your Place in the World. Systemic forces that shape identity, expression, and success
3. Taking Charge of Your Attitude. Examining examples of self-efficacy through the humanities
4. Resiliency and Emotional Intelligence. The humanities are expressions of our resiliency.
5. We’re All in This Together (“We may have come over on different ships, but we’re in the same boat now.” Dr. Martin Luther King) Intersections of identity through the humanities
6. Final Project: Group Project: Artistic Expressions

1. demonstrate how the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities influence their worldview.
2. explain how those works in the humanities are expressions of individual, societal, and systemic forces shaping the identity of African American males.
3. respond critically, through artistic expression, how the intersections of race/ethnicity, gender, and culture influence success, self-efficacy, academic success, and leadership.
4. Demonstrate an awareness of resources and supportive communities that will assist them in college success.

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HUM 1021 - Introduction to the Humanities: Europe and the U.S.

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course concentrates on the creative works from the areas of Europe and the United States. Topics covered include visual art, music, theatre, film, literature, mythology, philosophy and religion. This broad survey focuses on the value of the arts in understanding human experience and popular culture. The artistic contributions from other cultural areas are considered as points of contrast. Note: Attendance at an art gallery, play and/or concert outside of class time may be required.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

1. This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities emphasizing an over all approach to living, rather than a chronological study of a series of discreet disciplines. The course is modular in nature, with each unit of study focusing on the contextual development of a major topic in the arts as an aspect of human existence. The first part of the course begins by relating the humanities to each individual, critical thinking skills, and human potential. The second part of the course explores the following major disciplines in the humanities (including both content and process): vi
2. impact of the humanities on the individual, human potential, critical thinking, aesthetics, popular culture, and cultural issues.
3. Survey of the major disciplines in the humanities with emphasis on the structural elements of each and content examples from western regions specifically Europe and the United States. Some non-western examples are used as points of contrast.
4. Summary of the major themes driving all of the humanities: morality, happiness, death attitudes, life affirmation, and freedom.

1. define the essential terminology from a variety of humanities areas.
2. identify perspectives, ideas, themes, and content of creative works in the humanities
3. demonstrate a knowledge of structural elements in a variety of humanities areas.
4. explain the significance of the artistic value and intellectual content of various creative works.
5. describe representative works in the humanities from cultures throughout the world (specifically Europe and the USA with non-western cultures, as points of contrast) by comparing forms, media, styles, and philosophies.
6. describe the relationship between representative works in the humanities and their creators, eras, and cultures.
7. identify the various relationships, connections and forces at work between the artist, the artists output, and society.
8. discuss the personal impact that a greater awareness of the humanities has on their own lives.
9. write evaluations (reviews) of performances and art works

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1025 - Introduction to the Humanities: A World View

Credits: 4
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course concentrates on creative works from the areas of Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Topics covered include visual art, music, theatre, film, literature, mythology, philosophy and religion. This broad survey focuses on the value of the arts in understanding human experience and popular culture. The artistic contributions from Europe and the United States are considered as points of contrast. Note: Attendance at an art gallery, play and/or concert outside of class time may be required.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

1. This course is an interdisciplinary introduction to the humanities emphasizing an overall approach to living, rather than a chronological study of a series of discreet disciplines. The course is modular in nature, with each unit of study focusing on the contextual development of a major topic in the arts as an aspect of human existence. The first part of the course begins by relating the humanities to each individual, critical thinking skills, and human potential. The second part of the course explores the following major disciplines in the humanities (including both content and structural ele
2. Survey of the major disciplines in the humanities with emphasis on the structural elements of each and content examples from non-western regions specifically Africa, the Americas, Asia, and the Middle East. This course uses some western examples as points of contrast.
3. Summary of the major themes driving all of the humanities: morality, happiness, death attitudes, life affirmation, and freedom.

1. define the essential terminology from a variety of humanities areas
2. identify perspectives, ideas, themes, and content of creative works in the humanities
3. demonstrate a knowledge of structural elements in a variety of humanities areas.
4. explain the significance of the artistic value and intellectual content of various creative works.
5. describe representative works in the humanities from cultures throughout the world, (Africa, the Americas, Asia and the Middle East, and western examples as points of contrast), by comparing forms, media, styles, and philosophies.
6. describe the relationship between representative works in the humanities and their creators, eras, and cultures.
7. identify the various relationships, connections and forces at work between the artist, the artists output, and society.
8. discuss the personal impact that a greater awareness of the humanities has on their own lives.
9. write evaluations (reviews) of performances and art works

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1030 - Culture and Civilization of Spanish Speaking Peoples

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: Taught in English, this course introduces students to the culture and civilization of Spain and Spanish-speaking peoples of the Americas. Students study geography, history, politics, economics, arts, and literature to develop an awareness of the cultural, religious and social values of other cultures. Students will also examine interconnections with Spanish-speaking peoples and nations to develop an understanding of the responsibility world citizens share for our common global future.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Culture and Civilization of Spanish-Speaking Peoples
   1. This course will explore a few basic questions, using a comparative and historical approach:
      1. What are the relations and contributions of Spanish-speaking peoples to the world?
      2. What are the current and historical relations between the various peoples comprising the Spanish-speaking world, and between the Spanish-speaking world and the U.S.?
      3. How do Hispanics (outside the U.S.) and Latinos (inside the U.S.) define themselves?
      4. What does it mean to be Hispanic/Latino?
      5. How do the Latinos in the U.S. navigate being bicultural?
      6. What is the difference between being bicultural and bilingual?
2. Introduction:
   1. Current global context and issues: Who are the Spanish-speaking peoples?
      1. Spain
      2. Latin America
      3. U.S.
   2. Framework for study, methodology: how do we study a civilization?
      1. Comparative and historical approach
      2. Critical thinking: contextualization
3. Latin American origins:
   1. Hispanic: Spain
   2. Amerindian: the Caribbean, Mesoamerica, South America
      1. Empires: Mayas, Aztecs, Incas
   3. African
4. Latin America under Spain:
   1. Conquest
   2. Colonization
   3. Framework for understanding cultural practices and identity
5. Latin America since independence:
   1. Independence: change and continuity
   2. Twentieth Century: revolutions, authoritarian regimes, U.S. interventions, Latin America in the global economy, socialism vs. capitalism, new social movements
   3. The future
6. Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S:
   1. Mexican Americans
   2. Puerto Ricans
   3. Cubans
   4. Central Americans

1. Outline the history and cultures of Spanish-speaking nations
2. Compare and contrast various cultures in Spanish-speaking nations
3. Critically analyze works of art and literature in historical context
4. Compare and contrast cultures under study and their own culture in a global context
5. Demonstrate empathy toward other peoples by exploring our shared humanity and diversity
6. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global community

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 03. Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and political differences that affect their solution.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1031 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies: the Americas

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 3
Course Description: This interdisciplinary course introduces a wide range of topics related to indigenous peoples and cultures in the Americas. Students will explore representations and misrepresentations of indigenous identities in visual and performance art, story-telling, and mass media. The class will examine how the identities, cultures, and lives of indigenous peoples have been influenced by colonization, legal issues, and environmental challenges.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities and Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Major Content

1. Misrepresentation and Stereotyping of Indigenous Cultures and Identities within
   1. Mass media (especially film and television)
   2. Popular culture (such as games, children’s books, costumes)
   3. Sports mascots
   4. Representations of the past (museums and ancient cultures)
   5. Language (co-opted phrases, slurs, etc.)
2. Indigenous Identity - expressions of self, cultures, histories through art and storytelling
   1. Oral story-telling, literary works, and indigenous-made films
   2. Native language preservation and publishing
   3. Textile Arts -Pottery and Jewelry
   4. Healing Plants, Herbs, and Food
   5. Performance, dance, music, song
3. Legal Issues: Governments and Laws Effecting Indigenous Communities in the Americas
   1. State/federal laws and tribal laws
   2. Treaties and Tribal Sovereignty
   3. Voting rights-Land rights
   4. Child welfare and education
   5. Policing and jurisdiction
   6. Relocation of indigenous communities
4. Environmental Issues: Climate, Land, and Water Issues Effecting Indigenous Communities in the Americas
   1. Oil
   2. Water
   3. Fire
   4. Pollution
   5. Global Tourism
   6. Economic and Resource exploitation
   7. Climate Change
   8. Conceptions of people’s relationship to Earth

1. Analyze performance and visual art, storytelling, and other creative expressions in indigenous communities in the Americas.
2. Deconstruct what it means to have an indigenous identity in the Americas today.
3. Explain the consequences of colonization on indigenous cultures.
4. Compare and contrast the various ways in which indigenous identities and cultures in the Americas have been represented and misrepresented.
5. Identify how indigenous communities in the Americas are affected by specific legal and environmental problems post-colonization, and how cultural, economic, and political challenges affect their solution.
6. Describe the relationships of indigenous people in the Americas to their environments as they are shaped by historical, political, and socio-economic forces.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a

historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence

relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 03. Analyze specific international problems, illustrating the cultural, economic, and

political differences that affect their solution.

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HUM 1040 - Culture and Civilization of Chinese Speaking Peoples

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course serves as an introduction to the various cultures of Chinese-speaking people around the world. The study of geography, history, literature, and arts will foster interest in the traditional, religious and social values of other cultures. Students will explore the responsibility world citizens share for our common global future by examining interconnections with Chinese-speaking peoples.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. A brief introduction to Chinese geography, regions, and the language
2. Chinese holidays and traditionsfor example spring festival, new years day, moon festival
3. Chinese arts and crafts for example paintings, calligraphy, paper cutting, carving
4. Chinese film and literature for example characteristics of Chinese poetry, influences of Taoism, Confucianism and Buddhism
5. Chinese music and dance for example theme of folk songs, Chinese musical instruments, Chinese dances from national minorities
6. Religious beliefs for example the Taoism, Buddhism, Christianity, and Muslims

1. Demonstrate an appreciation for the Chinese culture
2. Describe social, historical, philosophical and religious characteristics of the Chinese culture
3. Describe differences that exist between the Chinese culture and the students own culture
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the cultural values, beliefs, and life experience in both ancient and modern China
5. Describe the changes in the Chinese culture as well as Chinese interactions with the outside world

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 04. Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1041 - The Art of Film

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course is an introduction to film as an art form. This course presents the study of film as a medium for portraying ideas, myths, human concerns, and aesthetic principles. Included in the course are an examination of film techniques, film theories, and artistic styles of film such as formalism, surrealism, expressionism, and neorealism.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Film Techniques
   1. Mise-en-scene
      1. Settings
      2. Subjects
      3. Composition
   2. Cinematography
      1. Film Stock
      2. Camera angles
      3. Lighting
      4. Moving Camera
   3. Editing
      1. Shots, Scenes, Sequences
      2. Parallel Editing
      3. Film Structure
2. Film Context
   1. Society, Politics and Censorship
   2. Cultural Factors
   3. Artistic Conventions
3. Types of Films
   1. Classical Hollywood
   2. Expressionism and Formalism
   3. Realism and Neorealism
   4. Documentaries and Mock-Docs
   5. Experimental Films
4. Film as Art
   1. Aesthetic Principles
   2. Artistic Movements
   3. Auteurs
   4. Semiotics

1. Demonstrate an understanding of filmic vocabulary, attributes, and principles related to mise-en-scene, cinematography, and editing.
2. Critically respond to film sequences with regard to film movements, theories, and aesthetic principles.
3. Identify specific films as examples of film types such as expressionism, neorealism, film noir, cinema verite, and formalism.
4. Articulate an informed personal reaction to film of various genres and types.
5. Recognize works of art and film as examples of fundamental art movements such as Impressionism, Cubism, and Realism.
6. Describe the elements of art films such as Dogma 95 as distinct from Classical Hollywood cinema.
7. List the elements of a work of art or a film that classify it artistically and aesthetically.
8. List some of the cultural and historical elements that contribute to the production of certain films and film types.
9. Give examples of how films reflect the cultures and time periods in which they were produced.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1043 - International Film

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course presents a study of film as an art form and as a means of cultural communication from an international point of view. The course is designed to cultivate an ability to think about film in a critical way, as well as to broaden understanding of film and cultures in a global context. Each semester a variety of national cinematic traditions are examined, including film works from Russia, Eastern Europe, Germany, France, Scandinavia, the United Kingdom, Italy, the Middle East, Asia, and Latin and South America.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Film vocabulary and concepts
2. Russian films
   1. Montage
   2. Eisenstein
   3. Modern Russian filmmakers
3. German films
   1. Expressionism
   2. Das Neue Kino
4. Italian films
   1. Neorealism
   2. Fellini
5. British films
6. French films
   1. Poetic realism
   2. La Nouvelle Vague
7. Scandinavian films
   1. Dreyer and other early filmmakers
   2. Bergman
   3. Dogme 95
8. Eastern European films
9. Balkan cinema
10. Latin and South American films
11. Asian films
    1. Japan
    2. China
    3. India
    4. New regions, such as Hong Kong films
12. African films
13. Middle Eastern films

1. Demonstrate an understanding of cinematic and cultural attributes of films from various nations of the world.
2. Describe the elements of French New Wave films, Dogma 95 films, and German New Wave films.
3. Identify the main elements of globalization that influence contemporary cinema.
4. List representative films and their component features that are good examples of globalization and its influence on the cinema.
5. Recognize the role of a contemporary citizen in an interconnected world, and how this role is exemplified in modern cinema.
6. List cultural and historic events that were major factors leading to the production of certain landmark films from various countries of the world.
7. Identify specific films and their distinctive components as examples of film types epitomizing the traditional cinema of various countries and regions of the world at specific times in history.
8. Articulate an informed personal reaction to various genres and types of international films.
9. Recognize works of cinema as examples of fundamental art movements of various countries, such as German Expressionism, Dogma 95, Italian and Iranian Neorealism, Hong Kong cinema, and Russian montage.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
08. 01. Describe and analyze political, economic, and cultural elements which influence relations of states and societies in their historical and contemporary dimensions.

08. 02. Demonstrate knowledge of cultural, social, religious and linguistic differences.

08. 04. Understand the role of a world citizen and the responsibility world citizens share for their common global future.

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HUM 1045 - American Film

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: Film is not only for entertainment, it is also an art form, a technology, an industry, and a medium of communication and expression. This course presents a survey of the history of film in the United States, and is intended to improve visual literacy so that students will understand and think about film in an intelligent and critical way. The entire history of American films is studied, from the early moving-picture inventions up to the digital revolution. Included in this course are representative examples of major American filmmakers, film genres, film theories, film techniques, and the historical and cultural events that were related to production, exhibition, styles, and the content of films in the United States from 1895 to the present.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Origins of the cinema
   1. Optical principles
   2. Series photography
   3. Motion pictures
   4. Continuity editing
2. D. W. Griffith
   1. Narrative form
   2. The Birth of a Nation
   3. Intolerance
3. Hollywood in the 1920s
   1. Studio system production
   2. The silent era
4. The sound film and studio system
   1. Production code
   2. Structure of the sound studio
   3. Major directors of early sound films
5. Orson Welles and Citizen Kane
6. Film noir and post-war genres
7. Alfred Hitchcock
8. 1950s and 1960s films
   1. Color
   2. Widescreen
   3. 3-D
   4. Genres
9. 1970 - 1990s films
   1. Independent production
   2. Avant-garde films
   3. Hollywood economics
   4. The Block Buster
10. Digital Cinema
    1. Computer animation
    2. Industrial Light and Magic

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific and cultural origins of the film industry in the United States.
2. Identify the silent film pioneers and their major works.
3. Describe how film form and content changed over the course of the development of the film industry in the United States.
4. Recognize the major ways in which films in the United States reflected social concerns, such as racism, war, poverty, feminism, and relationships.
5. List the major genres of films produced in the United States and their most relevant times in history.
6. Identify the elements of mise-en-scene and editing that create meaning in viewers.
7. Recognize how visual literacy helps a viewer deconstruct the means by which a film imparts messages.
8. Recognize how the form of film production and exhibition changed over the past century, and how those changes reflected and influenced American cultural and scientific progress.
9. List the cultural and historic events that were major factors leading to the production of certain films in the United States, and how the film industry was influenced by those events.
10. Name the major early filmmakers who created the film industry in the United States and their earliest, most influential films.
11. Identify specific films as examples of film types and genres epitomizing the traditional cinema of the United States at specific times in the history of the film industry.
12. Articulate an informed personal reaction to films of various genres and types of American cinema.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.

07. 04. Describe and discuss the experience and contributions (political, social, economic, etc.) of the many groups that shape American society and culture, in particular those groups that have suffered discrimination and exclusion.

07. 05. Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.

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HUM 1051 - African American Cultural Perspectives

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course surveys broad elements of humanities that comprise the culture of African Americans from slavery to present day. Its aim is to show how elements such as literature, science, politics, history, religion, music, theater, language, art, television, and motion pictures have contributed to the formation and some current appreciations and interpretations of African American culture. These elements are studied in the context of how white culture, though the institution of slavery, sharply influenced these elements, and therefore, African American culture itself. The course also focuses on how African American, European American, and other non-African Americans respond to overall characteristics of African American culture, and how African American culture has influenced the dominant American culture.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. The course follows a thematic rather than a chronological structure. The beginning of the course explains how white controlled institutions of religion, politics, and science helped to shape African American culture (starting with slavery). Next, the course shows contemporary elements of African American culture that reflects how these elements of humanity are reflected in present time. The course then focuses on how the elements of history, theater, literature, language, art, music, and motion pictures helped to mold African American culture from slavery to present time.
2. Beginning Topics may include: Elements in literature, politics, science, and other arts that have influenced African American culture.
3. Mid-term Topics may include: Elements in language, film, white supremacy ideology, and other arts that have influenced African American culture.
4. Closing Topics may include: Elements of modern music, modern film, electoral politics, and science that have influenced African American culture.

1. define the essential terminology of elements of African American culture.
2. identify perspectives, ideas, themes, theories, and content of elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture.
3. demonstrate a knowledge of elements in the humanities that helped to develop African American culture.
4. explain the significance of elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture.
5. to extrapolate on how those elements in the humanities that helped to shape African American culture function today.
6. identify the relationships between these elements of humanities and the reactions of African Americans, European Americans, and non-African Americans to African American culture.
7. discuss the personal impact that a greater awareness of the elements that shaped African Americans had had on their own lives.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.

06. 05. Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.

07. 02. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.

07. 03. Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.

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HUM 1055 - Hip-Hop: Culture, History, and Global Impact

1. Introduction to the History of Hip-Hop: African Influences
2. Hip-Hop in the US Context
3. Hip-Hop in the Global Context
4. How Hip-Hop Impacts Current Issues and Identities
   1. Gender
   2. Race
   3. Commercialization and Industry
   4. Or other topics as deemed applicable by instructor
5. Hip-Hop and its influence on the broader Humanities

1. explain how histories of African music has shaped contemporary Hip-Hop movements and styles.
2. compare and contrast US Hip-Hop and international Hip-Hop styles.
3. describe how current issues impact, and are impacted by, Hip-Hop culture.
4. connect how Hip-Hop has historically transformed identities, industries, and cultures
5. explore Hip-Hop’s influence on the broader humanities

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HUM 1790 - Independent Study

1. To be discussed/ determined on a case by case basis. This will vary and reflect the student’s particular interest.

1. Demonstrate increased knowledge of (a) particular aspect(s) of culture.

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HUM 2061 - Women in the Arts

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course is an introduction to the history of women’s involvement in the creative fields of visual art, design, architecture, film, dance, theater and music. It focuses on Western Civilization and covers artistic issues for women from the Classical Greek to contemporary times both chronologically and thematically. Creative works by women will be examined within social and historical contexts. Significant creative works representing women will be evaluated from a feminist perspective. The course explores the cultural assumptions about gender that have influenced artistic choice and interpretation.
MnTC Goals
6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 1020   with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Architecture
2. Experimental filmmaking
3. Local Artists
4. Music
5. Painting
6. Art and Activism
7. Contemporary Art and design
8. Dance
9. Photography
10. Sculpture
11. Silent film era
12. Survey of Women in Art History
13. The cannon and established hierarchy of media and subject matter
14. Theater

1. Demonstrate an awareness of womens centrality in the arts.
2. Recognize the work of major women visual artist and musicians.
3. Evaluate the work of major women visual artist and musicians.
4. Recognize the work of local women artist and musicians.
5. Evaluate the work of local women artist and musicians.
6. Describe how feminist scholarship changes traditional interpretations and conclusions.
7. Identify womens place in the historical progression of the arts.
8. Critique the social and cultural assumptions about gender that have influenced artistic choice and interpretation.

06. 02. Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within an historical and social context.

06. 03. Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.

07. 02. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.

07. 03. Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.

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HUM 2790 - Special Topics

1. To be determined by the student and instructor on an individual basis.

1. To be determined on individual basis according to the nature of the topic.

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INDV 1790 - Independent Studies

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the subject area identified in the learning plan.
2. explain results of the independent study in a formal presentation to the instructor.
3. reflect on personal growth in the subject area identified in the plan.

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INDV 1791 - Independent Studies II

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the subject area identified in the learning plan.
2. explain results of the independent study in a formal presentation to the instructor.
3. reflect on personal growth in the subject area identified in the plan.

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INDV 2780 - Individualized Studies Internship

1. Creating employment résumé and cover letter
2. Developing company organizational chart
3. Completing 40 hour “quick reports”
4. Creating final résumé
5. Creating professional presentation summarizing internship experience
6. Criteria for feedback of performance appraisal

1. construct a professional résumé.
2. demonstrate employment interview skills.
3. describe the scope of their internship positions, assigned tasks, and responsibilities.
4. perform tasks/work to employer-defined standards.
5. describe the employing organization’s culture and working climate.
6. reflect on their own personal contributions to the internship organization’s strategic activities.
7. create an organizational chart.
8. design and deliver a professional presentation outlining their internship experience.

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ITT 1000 - Information Technology Career Planning

1. Current technologies and integration
2. Future projections of technology growth and development
3. Goal setting for educational objectives
4. Goal setting for career objectives
5. Comprehensive career plan
6. IT career field research, including projected growth and expected salaries
7. Personal interest and aptitude investigation and reflection

1. describe typical careers found in information technology.
2. develop an educational plan.
3. identify current technologies in information technology fields.
4. interpret current data and employment opportunities in information technology careers.
5. investigate future technologies in information technology fields.
6. construct a 5-year career plan.
7. construct an electronic portfolio for education and career planning purposes.

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ITT 1031 - Introduction to Networks (CCNA-1)

1. Exploring the Network
2. Configuring a Network Operating System
3. Network Protocols and Communications
4. Network Access
5. Ethernet
6. Network Layer
7. Transport Layer
8. IP Addressing
9. Application Layer
10. Subnetting IPv4 Networks
11. Networking

1. build a simple Ethernet network using routers and switches.
2. describe the devices and services used to support communications in data networks and the Internet.
3. describe the role of protocol layers in data networks.
4. devise a subnet strategy given network requirements.
5. evaluate addressing and naming schemes at various layers of data networks in IPv4 and IPv6 environments.
6. explain fundamental Ethernet concepts.
7. utilize Cisco command-line interface (CLI) commands to perform basic router and switch configurations.
8. utilize common network utilities to verify small network operations and analyze data traffic.

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ITT 1032 - Routing and Switching Essentials (CCNA-2)

1. Introduction to Switched Networks
2. Basic Switching Concepts and Configuration
3. VLANs (Virtual Local Area Networks)
4. Routing Concepts
5. Inter-VLAN Routing
6. Static Routing
7. Routing Dynamically
8. Single Area OSPF
9. ACLs (Access Controls Lists)
10. DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
11. Network Address Translation (IPv4)

1. configure Network Address Translation (NAT) operations for IPv4 networks.
2. configure access control lists (ACLs) for IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
3. configure static routing and default routing (RIP and RIPng).
4. construct an Open Shortest Path First (OSPF) network.
5. demonstrate how VLANs create logically separate networks and how routing occurs between them.
6. describe basic switching concepts and the operation of Cisco switches.
7. explain Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) for IPv4 and IPv6 networks.
8. explain the purpose, nature, and operations of a router, routing tables, and the route lookup process.
9. identify dynamic routing protocols, distance vector routing protocols, and link-state routing protocols.

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ITT 1790 - Independent Study

1. Demonstrate advanced knowledge of the subject area identified in the learning plan.
2. Explain results of the independent study in a formal presentation to the instructor and/or an Information and Telecommunication Technology class.
3. Reflect on personal growth in the subject area identified in the plan.

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ITT 2020 - Advanced Network Security

1. Vulnerabilities, Threats, and Attacks
2. Security Planning and Policy
3. Security Technologies
4. Cisco Secure Access Control Server
5. ASA security appliance filtering
6. Software-based firewalls
7. Troubleshooting network security configurations

1. configure ASA security appliances for network security.
2. configure a secure access control server.
3. configure software-based firewalls for network security.
4. develop a policy for protecting network assets, given a scenario
5. evaluate a network security configuration for effectiveness
6. identify network security threats.
7. select appropriate network security technologies to implement network security.

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ITT 2025 - Securing Network Devices

1. Developing a security policy
2. Application-layer firewalls
3. Authenticating, Authorizing, and Auditing users
4. Virtual Private Networks
5. Securing switches
6. Securing routers
7. Network security using security appliances

1. apply advanced security configurations to network security appliances.
2. assemble a security policy.
3. configure security on layer-2 and layer-3 switches.
4. construct complex ACLs on routers.
5. demonstrate implementation of AAA.
6. identify and integrate appropriate encryption services.

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ITT 2031 - Scaling Networks (CCNA-3)

1. Introduction to Scaling Networks
2. LAN Redundancy
3. LAN Aggregation
4. Wireless LANs
5. Single-area OSPF
6. Multi-area OSPF
7. EIGRP
8. Advanced EIGRP
9. IOS Images and Licensing

1. configure first hop redundancy protocols (HSRP) in a switched network.
2. configure routing in a complex routed IPv4 or IPv6 network using Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP).
3. configure routing in a complex routed IPv4 or IPv6 network using multi-area OSPF.
4. configure wireless routers and wireless clients.
5. demonstrate switchport Link Aggregation.
6. evaluate enhanced switching technologies.
7. explain LAN Redundancy.
8. manage Cisco IOS® Software licensing and configuration files.
9. troubleshoot routing in a complex routed IPv4 or IPv6 network using single-area OSPF.

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ITT 2032 - Connecting Networks (CCNA-4)

1. Hierarchical Network Design
2. Connecting the WAN
3. Point-to-point connections
4. Frame Relay
5. NAT for IPv4
6. Broadband Solutions
7. Securing Site-to-Site Connectivity
8. Monitoring the Network
9. Troubleshooting the Network

1. describe different WAN technologies.
2. understand the operations and benefits of virtual private networks (VPNs) and tunneling.
3. configure serial connections.
4. understand  broadband connections.
5. configure tunneling operations.
6. integrate Network Address Translation (NAT) operations into an existing IPv4 network.
7. monitor network operations using syslog, SNMP, and NetFlow.
8. describe network architectures.
9. select collaboration technology and solutions, given business requirements.

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ITT 2033 - CCNA Capstone

1. Networking models
2. Physical and logical network topologies
3. IP addressing
4. Router configuration
5. Switch configuration
6. WAN technologies
7. Internetwork configuration and troubleshooting

1. Reconstruct networking models with their associated Protocol Data Units (PDUs).
2. Given a scenario, produce a scalable internetwork design.
3. Adapt a flat LAN to a hierarchical design incorporating VLANs, STP, and VTP
4. Devise a strategy to isolate internetwork connectivity faults.

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ITT 2036 - Data Storage I

1. Compare/contrast NAS vs. SAN
2. Network and file sharing protocols
3. NAS file systems
4. NAS configuration and performance considerations
5. Storage management
6. Continuity management
7. RAID
8. Capacity planning

1. describe disk types, components, and features.
2. explain data redundancy and the importance of disaster planning.
3. implement the correct networking technologies, given a scenario.
4. select appropriate disk storage configurations for a given scenario.
5. Apply techniques to improve network performance, continuity, and security
6. Explain differences between Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Storage Area Networks (SAN).
7. Perform basic NAS appliance configuration

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ITT 2038 - Data Storage II

1. Network Types
2. Planning and architecture
3. Storage performance considerations
4. Storage and Data management
5. Data storage security considerations
6. LUN provisioning techniques
7. Volume management
8. Performance monitoring.
9. Performance reporting.

1. Apply techniques to improve remote storage performance, continuity, and security.
2. Create a plan for the integration of a SAN into an existing local area network (LAN).
3. configure LUN provisioning.
4. describe performance metrics.
5. explain volume management.
6. interpret performance reporting.
7. monitor performance.

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ITT 2049 - Advanced Routing and Switching

1. Multi-area OSPF
2. EIGRP
3. BGP
4. IPv6 networking
5. Inter-VLAN routing
6. MPLS
7. HSRP, VRRP, and GLBP
8. Security risks
9. Configuration of IP phone support

1. assemble a secure VLAN.
2. configure BGP for enterprise ISP connectivity.
3. configure IPv6 in native and IPv4 integrated environments.
4. configure multi-area OSPF routing.
5. create a complex EIGRP network.
6. describe gateway redundancy technologies.
7. configure switches for VoIP integration.
8. implement switch security based upon a given scenario.

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ITT 2052 - Data Center Design

1. Data center design process
2. Site location
3. Physical spaces
4. Structured cabling
5. Electrical and mechanical systems
6. Security and fire protection systems
7. Automation systems
8. Information security

1. analyze data system requirements.
2. complete an information assurance policy.
3. construct a disaster mitigation/recovery proposal.
4. develop a physical security plan.
5. estimate power and HVAC requirements.
6. integrate telecommunications requirements into the data network.
7. plan a site location, given business requirements.
8. plan for structured cabling requirements.
9. propose a building automation system plan.

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ITT 2075 - Wireless Network Security

1. Packet Analysis & Spoofing
2. Rogue Hardware & Default Settings
3. RF Jamming & Data Flooding
4. Information Theft
5. Wireless Hijacking and Denial of Service (DoS) Attacks
6. Access Point VPNs
7. Scalable Wireless VPN Solutions
8. Secure Wireless Protocols
9. Layered Wireless Security
10. Wireless Bridging Security
11. 802.1x and EAP-TTLS
12. SSH2 Tunneling & Local Port Redirection

1. Define an effective WLAN Security Policy.
2. Employ countermeasures to mitigate threats.
3. Apply written policy on a wireless network.
4. Assess and audit client access on a wireless network.
5. Identify a security breach or threat.

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ITT 2080 - Technology Planning and Architecture

1. The modern business enterprise
2. Frameworks for developing and deploying successful projects
3. Modern enterprise and commerce challenges
4. Technology in commerce
5. Systems development
6. Zachman framework for enterprise architecture
7. Implementing a framework
8. Business process organization
9. Project management methods
10. Technical Documentation
11. Return on investment
12. Team Dynamics
13. Evaluation strategies

1. Apply the principles of systems theory in order to solve complex technology-based business problems.
2. Develop skills necessary to work in a diverse team.
3. Develop a project charter.
4. Demonstrate the application of project management.
5. Calculate return on investment.
6. Develop written technical business documentation.
7. Identify the stages of a “Life-Cycle Development” model.
8. Apply the system development life cycle to a given business problem scenario.

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ITT 2099 - IT Capstone

1. Project management methods
2. Technical documentation
3. Return on investment
4. Team dynamics
5. Systems requirements
6. Implementing a framework
7. Solutions implementation
8. Project planning

1. apply the principles of systems theory in order to solve complex technology-based business problems.
2. apply the system development life cycle to a given business problem scenario involving end user and intermediate devices in a networked environment.
3. define Return On Investment (ROI) and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
4. demonstrate the application of project management.
5. design the solution to a given business problem scenario/project.
6. develop a project charter.
7. develop skills necessary to work in a diverse team.
8. develop written technical business documentation.
9. explain the advantages of working in teams.
10. revise their 5-year career plan.

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ITT 2780 - Internship

1. Creating employment resume and cover letter
2. Develop company organizational chart
3. Completing 40 hour “quick reports”
4. Creating final resume
5. Creating professional presentation summarizing internship experience
6. Criteria feedback performance appraisal

1. Construct a professional resume.
2. Demonstrate employment interview skills.
3. Create an organizational chart.
4. Design and deliver a professional presentation outlining their internship experience.

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INFS 1020 - Research Skills and Information Literacy

1. Information in society - types, production, and organization
2. Information literacy - its definition and value
3. Finding a topic/Crafting the research question
4. Effective searching
   1. Library databases
   2. Library catalog
   3. Web
5. Evaluating information
6. Using information
   1. Plagiarism
   2. Copyright/fair use
   3. Citing sources/ bibliographies

1. describe a variety of information types, their production, and organization.
2. define information literacy and describe its value.
3. define a topic and research question of academic or personal value.
4. design search strategies to locate library and free Web information sources.
5. evaluate search strategies to locate library and free Web information sources.
6. critically evaluate information sources.
7. demonstrate the ability to use information effectively to meet an academic or personal need.
8. explain the concepts of plagiarism, copyright, and fair use.
9. cite sources accurately.

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INTD 1020 - Interior Design Presentation Skills I

1. basic architectural drafting
2. furniture arranging clearances
3. furniture installation plans
4. proxemics, anthropometrics
5. reading floor plans
6. space plan
7. architectural symbols
8. sketching
9. elevations
10. title blocks
11. line quality
12. lettering
13. dimensioning
14. sections
15. details
16. finish schedules
17. lighting and electrical plans
18. presentation boards

1. construct a set of interior design plans.
2. plan an interior design space.
3. draw proper symbols for interior design drafting.
4. employ proper line weights.
5. hand draft floor plans, elevations, and details.
6. apply proxemics and anthropometrics to floor plans.
7. draft furniture installation plans, reflected ceiling plans, and electrical plans.
8. dimension and letter a plan.
9. draft finish plans.
10. write schedules from finished plans.
11. create presentation boards for client presentations.
12. evaluate their own work to current industry practice and standards.

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INTD 1030 - Design and Color

1. elements of design
2. principles of art
3. patterns
4. balance
5. hue, value and chroma scales
6. color wheel
7. color and light
8. textures
9. moods and themes
10. value scales
11. color psychology
12. color matching
13. color relationships successive contrast
14. color assimilation
15. Munsel color charts
16. color schemes
17. aesthetics of design

1. demonstrate elements of design
2. discuss color psychology.
3. demonstrate color relationships.
4. apply color harmonies to interior design
5. create a comprehensive portfolio that demonstrates application of color and design
6. demonstrate principles of design.
7. compare positive / negative balance
8. analyze symmetry and asymmetry.
9. compare dynamic vs. static balance
10. interpret moods and themes.
11. demonstrate effects of light and color.
12. interpret hue, value and chroma
13. analyze the color wheel

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INTD 1040 - Elements of Interior Design

1. Furniture construction
2. Scouting interior design industry resources
   1. marble yard
   2. International Market Square
   3. appliance showroom
   4. lumberyard
   5. wall finish showroom
   6. solid surfacing showroom
   7. flooring
   8. window treatments
3. Specifying furniture, fabric, finishes and appliances
4. Purchase orders
5. Interpret acknowledgments
6. Interpret vendor invoices
7. Presentations
8. Client invoices

1. demonstrate the basic layout for Interior Design spaces.
2. gather material sample selections from current interior design showrooms.
3. write specifications for fixtures, finishes and appliances for contractors.
4. write client invoices and purchase orders.
5. interpret vendor invoices and acknowledgements.
6. develop presentation skills.
7. analyze new Interior Design products.
8. obtain furniture tear sheets.
9. explain furniture construction details.

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INTD 1050 - Lighting Fundamentals

1. lighting - types, sources, applications, limitations, measurements
2. lighting and color
3. lighting selection and specifications
4. sustainable lighting options
5. electrical codes and safety standards
6. electrical floor plans
7. lighting layout
8. lighting illusions
9. field trips

1. identify lighting types, sources, applications, and limitations.
2. evaluate lighting measurements.
3. specify appropriate lighting for specific situations.
4. evaluate how color and behavior are affected by lighting.
5. explore sustainable lighting options.
6. incorporate course knowledge into lighting and electrical plans.
7. write lighting specifications.
8. demonstrate knowledge of lighting and electrical codes.
9. draw reflected ceiling plans.
10. identify aesthetic and human factors affecting lighting decisions.

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INTD 1055 - Interior Design Presentation Skills II

1. Assembling a drawing set
2. Custom Interior Design Blocks
3. Custom Title Blocks
4. Custom Title Sheets
5. Door Schedules
6. Drafting Tools
7. Drawing Floor Plans
   1. Demolition Plans
   2. New Construction Plans
   3. Lighting and Electrical Plans
   4. Reflected Ceiling Plans
   5. Elevations
   6. Finish Plans
8. Electrical Legends
9. Emailing External References
10. External References
11. Finish Legends
12. Finish Schedules
13. Interior Design Logos
14. Layers
15. Organizing electronic files
16. Printing and plotting
17. Sheet Legends
18. Toolbars

1. use the drafting toolbars to speed up drawing production.
2. navigate between model space and paper space.
3. set up a drawing with ASID industry standard layers.
4. set up a drawing with architectural font and architectural font dimensioning.
5. email an external reference file and import into their drawing set.
6. organize electronic drawing files per ASID industry standards.
7. draft Demolition Floor Plans with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
8. draft New Construction Floor Plans with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
9. draft Lighting and Electrical Plans with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
10. draft Reflected Ceiling Plans with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles
11. draft Elevations with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
12. draft Finish Plans with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
13. draft Door Schedules and Finish Schedules with architectural dimensions, lettering, and industry titles.
14. draft keys and notes that correlate to the plan with architectural lettering.
15. draft an Electrical Legend that correlates to the plan with architectural lettering.
16. draft a Finish Legend that correlates to the plan with architectural lettering.
17. use the Design Template Library in their interior design plans
18. compile a custom-made Interior Design Library using design templates and blocks.
19. set up a custom Interior Design Title Block per industry standards.
20. draft a Title Sheet with a Sheet Legend.
21. design a custom interior design logo.
22. plot a set of drawings utilizing the viewport method per industry standards.
23. plot a set of drawings on the large scale plotter per industry standards.
24. assemble a set of Interior Design documents.

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INTD 1060 - Furniture Styles and Periods

1. Ancient: Egyptian, Greek & Roman periods
2. Medieval: Byzantine, Early Christian, Romanesque & Gothic
3. Italian Renaissance:
4. French Periods
5. English Periods
6. American Periods
7. Modern Period

1. identify historical architectural styles.
2. identify motifs common to each period.
3. identify the various furniture styles as they relate to architecture and time period.
4. incorporate historic and contemporary furnishings and artifacts in a single design.
5. justify design spaces in terms of the elements and principles of design.

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INTD 1080 - Textile Applications

1. fibers natural and manufactured
2. fiber and yarn structure
3. fabric constructions woven, knitted, non-woven
4. dyeing, printing and finishing
5. leather, vinyl and other special feature products
6. textile care methods
7. safety, environmental and wear testing and codes
8. fabric quality
9. rugs and carpet
10. residential textiles
11. commercial textiles
12. textile aesthetics, suitability, durability and serviceability
13. textile applications
14. fabric portfolio
15. textile selections to meet commercial client needs
16. textile selections to meet residential client needs

1. define key textile terms.
2. describe safety, environmental and wearability testing, codes, and regulations.
3. select textiles and non-textile products for aesthetic qualities, suitability, durability, and serviceability for specific purposes.
4. create comprehensive fabric portfolio with all samples correctly identified.
5. explain origins/sources of natural and manufactured textile fibers.
6. identify fiber and yarn structure.
7. identify fabric construction.
8. describe functional properties of textiles in terms of construction, ply, yarn twist and thread count.
9. compare aesthetic and functional methods of textile dyeing, printing and finishing.
10. compare non-textile and special feature products (i.e. leather, fur and vinyl products) used for residential and commercial interiors design applications.
11. explain appropriate methods to care for and/or renovate textile and non-textile products.

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INTD 1090 - Sustainable Design

1. Fundamentals of sustainable design
2. Sustainable life cycle assessment
3. Problems with our natural resources
4. Indoor air quality and health concerns
5. Policies, legislation and labeling
6. Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
7. Global Ecolabeling Network (GEN)
8. Energy efficient strategies for window and water technologies
9. Sustainable strategies for Heating, Ventilation, and Air Condition Systems (HVAC)
10. Finishes, furnishings, and air quality
11. Current sustainable standards for new homes
12. Current sustainable standards for remodeling
13. Designer/consumer ethics and responsibilities
14. Residential design project
15. Commercial design project

1. discuss environmental concerns, ethics and challenges.
2. explain how contents of finishes and furnishing materials can affect indoor air quality.
3. apply sustainable strategies to residential and commercial interiors.
4. apply sustainable strategies to the design process that incorporates state models such as Minnesota Green Star products.
5. describe the process associated with a sustainable life cycle assessment.
6. define indoor air quality and its related health concerns.
7. describe policies, legislation, and labeling related to sustainable design.
8. describe the categories associated with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).
9. describe how the Global Ecolabeling Network (GEN) functions.
10. discuss energy-efficient strategies.

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INTD 1790 - Independent Study

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the subject area identified in the learning plan.
2. explain results of the independent study in a formal presentation to the instructor and/or an Interior Design class.
3. reflect on personal growth in the subject area identified in the plan.

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INTD 2001 - Residential Studio I

1. design concept statement
2. design program
3. hand draft floor plans
4. space planning bubble and block diagrams
5. set of working drawings: existing conditions, demolition plan, new construction plan, materials plan, elevations, furniture plan, design details, sections and specifications
6. furniture and finish - writing specifications
7. purchase orders and client invoices
8. presentation boards
9. final project presentations to the class
10. work to be submitted for interior design portfolio 17 x 22

1. write a design concept statement.
2. draft bubble and block diagrams.
3. draft a set of plans for existing conditions, demolition, new construction, materials, and elevations.
4. source furniture, fabric, fixtures, and finishes.
5. write specifications for contractors.
6. estimate cost of finish materials.
7. write purchase orders and client invoices for a complete project.
8. design a presentation board for client presentations.
9. compile a set of drawings for a portfolio.
10. interpret a program to design a residential space.

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INTD 2002 - Residential Studio II

1. cost estimating
2. design concept statements
3. programming
4. space planning
5. study of ADA guidelines
6. study of commercial codes
7. development documents: space plan, materials plan, furniture plan, lighting and electrical plan, elevations, and details.
8. furniture, fabric, fixtures, and finishes.
9. specifications for contractors.
10. presentation boards
11. presentations to class
12. Interior Design project portfolio 17 x 22

1. write a design concept statement.
2. hand draft or use AutoCAD to complete a set of plans.
3. produce schematic designs: bubble and block diagrams.
4. draft design development documents: space plan, materials plan, furniture plan, lighting and electrical plan, elevations, and details.
5. source furniture, fabric, fixtures, and finishes.
6. write specifications for contractors.
7. design presentation boards for client presentations.
8. assemble a professional portfolio.
9. interpret a program to be able to design a space.
10. design a space that is compliance with the ADA guidelines.
11. design a space that incorporates building codes in compliance with the International Building Code (IBC).

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INTD 2025 - Interior Design Industry Topics and Practices

1. Interior Design as a profession
2. Elements of an Interior Design business plan
3. Interior Design legal contracts, ledgers, and other records
4. Interior Design project compensation and agreements
5. Interior Design profit and growth concepts
6. Interior Design project management
7. Interior Design verbal and oral presentations
8. Interior Design buying cycle and buying styles
9. Interior Design steps to selling furniture
10. Interior Design business correspondence

1. analyze Interior Design as a profession.
2. Identify elements of an Interior Design Business and Marketing Plan.
3. write an Interior Design binding contract.
4. describe how profit and growth are achieved in an Interior Design business.
5. apply project management concepts to Interior Design case studies.
6. present Interior Design solutions.
7. demonstrate Interior Design selling techniques.
8. demonstrate selling techniques to resolve Interior Design client objections.
9. demonstrate ability to work within a home remodeling budget.
10. demonstrate knowledge of current industry-related pricing.
11. discuss effective personal time management strategies, how an Interior Designer works with a client.
12. Explain the importance of relationship selling in Interior Design
13. explain qualities of a great Interior Designer with excellent customer service.

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INTD 2040 - Interior Design Presentation Skills III

1. Rendering floor plans and elevations
2. Drawing furniture pieces in isometric
3. Drawing a lighting plan
4. Drawing an electrical plan
5. Drawing interior spaces in isometric
6. Drawing interior spaces in two-point perspective
7. Study design materials applied to the interior perspective
8. Assembling a comprehensive portfolio
9. Plotting the rendered drawings

1. sketch furniture and interiors.
2. draw isometric drawings of furniture pieces and interior spaces.
3. draw two-point perspective drawings of an interior space.
4. render floor plans and elevations.
5. assemble a comprehensive portfolio.

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INTD 2045 - Interior Design Occupational Specialties

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
Course Description: Interior Design Occupational Specialties builds upon Residential Studio II by exploring advanced concepts such as Feng Shui, Universal Design, and Global Design Perspectives. Course activities include research into historical and cultural symbols, applying these rich meanings to a variety of design projects for clients of all ages, cultures, and abilities.

 
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): INTD 2002  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. The flow of energy in Feng Shui
2. The Feng Shui bagua
3. The five elements of Feng Shui
4. Design for independence (aging, disabilities, mobility, etc…)
5. Laws, codes and regulations in the built environment
6. Assessing and designing the aging population’s living needs
7. Creating living spaces for diverse cultures
8. Religious and other “wisdom traditions” of the non-western world
9. Introduction to Asian cultures and design traditions: India, China, and Turkey
10. Introduction to Middle Eastern cultures and design traditions: Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates
11. Introduction to African cultures and design traditions: Egypt, Nigeria, and Algeria

1. apply Feng Shui principles to a residential interior.
2. use Feng Shui principles for residential layouts, materials, finishes, lighting, and color.
3. avoid and/or correct common Feng Shui challenges.
4. redesign exterior and whole-house accessibility for people with disabilities and mobility issues. 
5. design for aging in place.
6. design a residential space applying knowledge of laws, codes, and standards as they relate to the built environment.
7. analyze cultural differences in people’s behaviors.
8. design a global interior utilizing techniques from around the world.
9. analyze the influence of culture, architecture, and interior environments in the built environment.

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INTD 2071 - Interior Design Portfolio

1. Brand identity
2. Professional portfolio
3. Presentation skills
4. How to find an employer
5. Updating a resume and cover letter

1. create a brand identity.
2. modify existing interior design projects for a professional portfolio.
3. strengthen presentations skills with computer drafting and sample boards.
4. consolidate a portfolio for future employment opportunities.
5. write a cover letter and a resume. 

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INTD 2075 - Design-Build Partnership

1. Realtor consultation
2. Independent School District 916-Building Trades instructor consultation
3. Roofing selection to coordinate with neighborhood
4. Siding, shutters, fascia, and exterior door selection to coordinate with neighborhood
5. Electrical contractor consultation to give input on final electrical decisions before rough-in
6. Cabinet style, door style, wood, hardware, and finish selection at cabinet shop for kitchen and bathrooms
7. Interior doors, and wood/painted trim selection
8. Fireplace surround, mantle style, and finish selection
9. Tile selection for all bathrooms from the tile store
10. Wood flooring/carpet selection at flooring store
11. Countertop selection at supplier resource
12. Lighting selection from lighting resource
13. Appliance selections from appliance resource
14. Paint color selections from paint resource
15. Proposed furniture layout drawn to scale
16. Sample collection from construction site
17. Time management of project to enable completion of the home on time

1. demonstrate knowledge of home exterior/interior products.
2. demonstrate ability to work with a contractor, a realtor, sub-contractors, and multiple suppliers.
3. demonstrate ability to make wise choices through evaluation or pros and cons of similar products.
4. demonstrate ability to work within a tight budget.
5. demonstrate ability to make selections within the parameters of the neighborhood, the city, and the intended owner of the home.

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INTD 2780 - Internship in Interior Design

1. Overview
2. Personal values and goals inventory
3. Cover Letter
4. E-folio construction
5. E-folio training
6. Employer performance report
7. Explore job possibilities
8. Internship report
9. Match requirements to personal qualifications
10. Resume

1. build professional network contacts in the design industry.
2. articulate personal values and goals.
3. match potential employment opportunities to personal goals.
4. write a cover letter.
5. create a professional resume.
6. develop a professional E-folio.
7. perform assigned tasks to employer-defined standards.

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KBD 1010 - Presentation Standards for Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Introduction
2. Architectural hand drafting tools
3. NKBA drawings and requirements
4. Architectural lettering
5. Architectural symbols
6. Measure and sketch kitchen floor plan
7. Hand draft floor plan
8. Dimension floor plan
9. Hand draft mechanical plan
10. Hand draft interior elevation
11. Hand draft two-point perspective drawing

1. demonstrate use of architectural drawing tools.
2. hand draft a mechanical plan for a kitchen in accordance with building codes and NKBA standards.
3. hand draft and dimension an interior elevation in accordance with NKBA standards.
4. architecturally letter floor plans.
5. measure and sketch a kitchen space.
6. incorporate architectural symbols on specified drawings.
7. hand draft and dimension a kitchen and bath floor plan in accordance with NKBA standards.
8. hand draft a perspective drawing of a kitchen.

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KBD 1020 - Construction and Mechanical Systems for Kitchen and Bathroom Design

1. Introduction
2. Codes and building permits
3. Residential construction overview
4. Footings and foundations
5. Floor System
6. Framing System
7. Interior and Exterior Walls
8. Doors and windows
9. Heating and cooling system
10. Drain, waste and vent system (DWV)
11. Water supply
12. Electrical system and lighting
13. Walls and finishes
14. Healthy and efficient homes

1. interpret construction drawings.
2. identify the basic components of residential home construction.
3. identify the basics of residential systems found in construction.
4. recognize the components of building a healthy, efficient home.
5. identify codes for kitchen and bath design projects.

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KBD 1030 - Basic Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Introduction to KBD 1030 course
2. Elements and principles of design
3. Anthropometrics
4. Human spatial needs
5. Design clearances for kitchen and bath spaces
6. NKBA Kitchen Guidelines
7. NKBA Bath Guidelines
8. Good design for kitchen and bath spaces
9. Storage calculations
10. Specification form with product selections
11. Complete NKBA documents available to designers
12. Project and time management
13. Process of Design
14. Schematic drawings
15. Design kitchen and bath spaces
16. Draft kitchen and bath plans all in accordance with the NKBA Standards
17. Specify products and materials for kitchen and bath spaces
18. Final project presentation

1. identify the elements and principles of design.
2. apply anthropometrics, human needs and spacial needs to design projects.
3. apply NKBA Kitchen Guidelines to designs completed.
4. apply NKBA Bath Guidelines to designs completed.
5. calculate all cabinet storage requirements per size of space.
6. complete NKBA documents for design project available to designers.
7. complete order forms for cabinetry.
8. complete schematic drawings
9. draft kitchen floor plan and bath floor plan meeting all NKBA requirements and standards in the design industry.
10. complete a bath and kitchen design project including a product specification binder.
11. conduct a final project design presentation.

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KBD 1040 - Materials and Estimating

1. Cabinet Types & Nomenclatures
2. Cabinet Construction
3. Product and material specifications
4. Hardware: Decorative and Functional
5. Appliances: Cooling, Cooking, Cleaning
6. Fixtures & Fittings
7. Countertop Materials & Estimating
8. Wall Treatments & Estimating
9. Floor Treatments & Estimating

1. complete nomenclature of cabinetry on given plan
2. specify materials that are appropriate for installation in kitchen and bathroom spaces.
3. estimate quantities of materials specified in kitchen and bathroom spaces.
4. document product specifications

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KBD 1050 - Lighting for Kitchens and Baths

1. Introduction of light and terminology
2. How we see light
3. Light and the aging eye
4. Color and light reflectance
5. Sources of light and attributes
6. Sustainable lighting
7. Schematic design
8. Choosing electric light sources
9. Comparing electric light sources
10. Light fixtures
11. Review mechanical plan
12. Lighting controls
13. Lighting applications for kitchen and bath spaces
14. Documenting the lighting design
15. Getting lighting installed in space
16. Reflected ceiling plan

1. define types of light sources, their attributes and applications.
2. complete lighting plan using both daylight and electric lighting.
3. specify the appropriate amount and type of lighting for a given space.
4. recognize reflected ceiling plan along with components and when to incorporate into design project.

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KBD 2010 - Advanced Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Introduction to KBD 2010 course
2. Universal design for kitchen and bath design
3. Access Standards for design
4. Custom kitchen and bath design
5. Remodeling and new construction process of design
6. Color applications
7. Identify design themes and styles from ancient through modern design
8. Project management documentation for kitchen and bath projects
9. Comprehensive kitchen and bath design project
10. Documentation for a comprehensive project
11. Client presentations

1. describe concepts of universal design.
2. design a kitchen space and bath space incorporating universal design.
3. identify ancient through modern design themes and styles.
4. identify process for project management of kitchen and bath projects.
5. complete the documentation for a comprehensive project.
6. complete comprehensive kitchen and bath design project.
7. present design solutions for comprehensive kitchen and bath design project.

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KBD 2020 - Basic CAD for Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Introduction
2. Complete drafted bath floor plan using computer software
3. Complete drafted kitchen floor plan using computer software
4. Drawing commands
5. Edit commands
6. Incorporate cabinetry into bath design
7. Incorporate cabinetry into kitchen design
8. Install CAD software
9. Interior elevations
10. Isometric drawings
11. Move and drag commands
12. Multi-view drawings
13. Perspective drawings
14. Placement commands
15. Printing commands
16. Rendered drawings and product selection
17. Bill of material
18. Prepare quote

1. execute edit commands.
2. execute drawing commands.
3. execute dimension commands.
4. execute commands to place and move all items.
5. draft the drawings found in a set of NKBA kitchen plans using CAD.
6. incorporate cabinetry for specified catalogs into kitchen design.
7. draft the drawings found in a set of NKBA bath plans using CAD.
8. incorporate cabinetry from specified catalogs into bath design.
9. complete isometric drawing.
10. complete multi-view drawing.
11. complete rendered drawings with product selection.
12. complete bill of materials list.
13. prepare a quote.

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KBD 2030 - Business Practices for Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Types of kitchen and bath design business models
2. Kitchen and bath design careers
3. Strategic business and the design process
4. Business legal structures
5. Pricing
6. Demographics
7. Business plan
8. NKBA Code of Conduct
9. Successful entrepreneur
10. Marketing plan

1. define the business practices that are encouraged by NKBA and the kitchen and bath design industry as a whole.
2. define the different types of kitchen and bath design jobs in the industry.
3. identify NKBA project forms that would be used by a kitchen and bath designer.
4. develop a Kitchen and Bath Design marketing plan.
5. develop a kitchen and bath design business plan.

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KBD 2060 - Advanced CAD for Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Review skills from KBD 2020
2. Design considerations
3. Layered floor plan and color coded plan
4. Custom entertainment room and bar design
5. Lighting and electrical plan
6. Custom Countertops
7. Remodeling and adding an addition
8. Islands and peninsulas
9. Construction plan
10. Items list
11. Home office design
12. Two cook universal kitchen design
13. Condo kitchen and bath design
14. Remodeling considerations and mechanical systems
15. Entertainment center
16. Closet design
17. Laundry design
18. Design a beach house

1. complete an advanced and customized set of drawings for a kitchen using the software as required by the course instructor.
2. complete an advanced and customized set of drawings for a bath design using the software as required by course instructor.
3. render the floor plans with advanced detailing of products used in the space.
4. design and draft a home office.
5. design and draft a universal kitchen.
6. design and draft a laundry room.
7. design and draft a closet.
8. design and draft an entertainment center.
9. design and draft an entire beach house.

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KBD 2070 - Basic CAD II for Kitchen and Bath Design

1. Introduction to CAD software
2. Printing commands
3. Complete drafted kitchen floor plan using computer software
4. Incorporate cabinetry into kitchen design
5. Complete drafted bath floor plan using computer software
6. Incorporate cabinetry into bath design
7. Interior elevations
8. Multi-view drawings
9. Rendered drawings and product selection
10. Install CAD software
11. Edit commands
12. Drawing commands
13. Placement commands
14. Move and drag commands
15. Cabinet order forms
16. Isometric drawings
17. Perspective drawings
18. Prepare quotes

1. complete interior elevations.
2. complete isometric drawings.
3. draft complete bath floor plan.
4. draft complete kitchen floor plan.
5. execute commands to place and move all objects in program.
6. execute dimension commands.
7. execute drawing commands.
8. execute edit commands.
9. incorporate cabinetry for specified catalogs into bath design.
10. incorporate cabinetry for specified catalogs into kitchen design.
11. complete cabinet order form.
12. complete multi-view drawing.
13. complete perspective drawings.
14. prepare cabinet quote.

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KBD 2080 - Customized Consulting and Presentation

1. Course introduction
2. Adding value with sales demonstration
3. Buying process and buyer behavior
4. Client relationships and how to build positive relationships
5. Close the sales presentation positively
6. Communication style of clients
7. Conduct successful sales presentation to class
8. Customer strategies
9. Develop and build a life-long partnership with client
10. Ethics
11. Features and benefits for specified products
12. Manage a salesforce within a company
13. Negotiating buyer concerns
14. Personal selling and the marketing concept
15. Product knowledge and product strategies in selling
16. Selling philosophies
17. Servicing the sales
18. Value added selling

1. identify communication styles of clients.
2. identify personal selling and the marketing concept.
3. define sales productivity and how to increase sales productivity.
4. identify selling philosophies and value-added selling.
5. define client relationships and how to build positive relationships.
6. identify industry-specific ethical standards.
7. define the buying process and buyer behavior.
8. demonstrate product knowledge and product strategies in selling.
9. demonstrate knowledge of features and benefits for specified products.
10. define customer strategies.
11. create value with sales demonstration.
12. close a sales presentation positively.
13. recognize how to develop and build a life-long partnership with client.

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KBD 2085 - Kitchen and Bath Design Internship Preparation

1. Internship prep overview
2. Pre-assessment, strengths and goals
3. Resume info and skills gathering
4. Design a business card
5. Resume
6. Informational interview
7. Cover letters
8. Digital Portfolio and physical portfolio
9. Post interview thank you note

1. create a current resume.
2. create a current cover letter.
3. create a post-interview thank you note.
4. design a business card.
5. develop the digital and/or physical portfolio.
6. conduct an informational interview of a kitchen and bath design related industry professional.

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KBD 2780 - Kitchen and Bath Design Internship

1. Position within firm that is kitchen and/or bathroom design related firm performing tasks that are kitchen and/or bathroom design related
2. Position must be approved by instructor
3. Complete 160 hours
4. Complete documentation required for internship
5. Complete examples of work
6. Complete physical portfolio and/or digital portfolio of work done in KBD classes

1. work within a kitchen and/or bath design-related firms practicing learned skills and knowledge from the classroom.
2. perform a variety of tasks and procedures that are typically completed within the KBD industry; may include working with clients, completing measures, completing drawings for projects at the various stages of the project, product and material selections, completing the appropriate documentation for a project, conducting site visits, receiving additional product training.
3. document internship experience in field of kitchen and bath design.

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LING 1030 - Introduction to English Language Analysis

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course examines how languages operate and how to analyze language. Students will analyze language patterns and variations by comparing standard American English to non-standard varieties. Students will examine factors that affect language choice and factors that influence the perceived message, including attitude, identity, and social status. This course includes an overview of basic linguistic and sociolinguistic topics, terminology, and methods.
MnTC Goals
5 History/Social/Behavioral Science, 7 Human Diversity

Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: None

Major Content

1. Acculturation and its impact on language acquisition
   1. Identity politics
   2. Voluntary vs. involuntary minorities (Ogbus typology)
   3. Identity formation
   4. Informal vs. school-based acquisition
2. Applying syntactic knowledge to editing
3. Code switching
   1. Written language
   2. Oral language
4. Contrastive analysis of academic English and other varieties of English
   1. Written: grammar and syntax
   2. Lexical choice
5. Contrastive analysis of academic English and varieties of English
   1. Oral: The accents and pronunciation of English
   2. Dialectal variations in phonemes and morphemes
6. Dialects based on profession, economic status, gender etc.
   1. Perceptions based on language variety
   2. Language and power
7. Language Context
   1. High-low varieties
   2. Code switching
   3. Content area language
8. Language and Identity
   1. History of immigration
   2. Immigrants: first generation, generation 1.5, generation 2.0
   3. Ethnic and community identities
   4. Linguistic identity
   5. Links between individual/cultural/social identity and language.
   6. Language identity and society
      1. Institutionalized racism, discrimination, classism etc.
9. Methodology of contrastive analysis of language varieties
10. Overview of language dialect and accent; lexical, phonological, syntactic, and pragmatic variation.
11. Overview of language varieties by region, gender, socio-economic groups, age etc.
12. Overview of language varieties by region, gender, socio-economic groups, age etc.
13. Overview of linguistic definitions and meta-language
14. Register and stylistic variation
15. Rules of standard academic register of American English and rules of various English dialects
16. Transcribing individual language varieties for analysis
17. Variations: regional and social dialects
    1. Community dialects such as African American Vernacular English and Creolized English

1. Demonstrate examples of successful code-switching in written and spoken English.
2. Articulate the rules for a non-standard variety of English.
3. Articulate ways language choices affect how the speaker or writer is perceived.
4. Articulate the rules for Standard Academic American English.
5. Use contrastive analysis to identify patterns and variations between a non-standard variety of English and standard academic American English.
6. Describe the social significance of English language varieties.
7. Describe links between identity and language.
8. Define the concepts of dialects, language dominance, and code switching

05. 02. Examine social institutions and processes across a range of historical periods and cultures.

05. 04. Develop and communicate alternative explanations or solutions for contemporary social issues.
Competency 2 (7-10)
07. 01. Understand the development of and the changing meanings of group identities in the United States’ history and culture.

07. 02. Demonstrate an awareness of the individual and institutional dynamics of unequal power relations between groups in contemporary society.

07. 03. Analyze their own attitudes, behaviors, concepts and beliefs regarding diversity, racism, and bigotry.

07. 05. Demonstrate communication skills necessary for living and working effectively in a society with great population diversity.

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MKTG 1020 - Visual Merchandising and Store Planning

1. the function of visual creativity relative to retail brand identity and other business activities
2. ambiance and other atmospheric elements
3. core design strategies - design elements and principles - to support selling efforts
4. functions of a variety of store selling fixtures - conventional and custom
5. mannequins and mannequin alternatives
6. merchandising selling floors, walls, and fixtures using a planogram format
7. planograms for a variety of selling floor situations
8. presenting and accessorizing featured merchandise to create multiple sales
9. signing
10. store windows and editorial displays
11. visual aspects of a storefront or business
12. visual strategies for apparel, home furnishings, and other areas of application
13. visual merchandising strategies for non-traditional venues - grocery stores, food service and hospitality, special event sites, trade shows, etc.

1. describe the function of visual creativity relative to retail branding and other business activities
2. select visual branding strategies for apparel, home furnishings, and other areas of application
3. select featured merchandise and appropriate accessories to create multiple sales
4. communicate sales-support and wayfinding information with signing
5. analyze the effectiveness of visual aspects of a storefront or business
6. assess the effectiveness of ambiance and other atmospheric elements in a store
7. select mannequins and mannequin alternatives compatible with brand image and decor
8. plan store window and editorial displays
9. evaluate store window and editorial displays
10. employ core design strategies - design elements and art principles - to communicate brand and support sales
11. explain the functions of a variety of selling fixtures - conventional and custom designed
12. develop a workable planogram for a variety of selling floor situations
13. merchandise selling floors, walls, and fixtures using planogram format
14. apply visual merchandising strategies to non-traditional venues grocery stores, food service and hospitality, special event sites, trade shows, etc.
15. design a project store or business using floor plans, elevations, logo design, signing, material specifications, etc.

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MKTG 1025 - Building Your Personal and Professional Brand

1. Workplace culture, climate and their impact on employee behavior.
2. Leadership and motivation
3. Teamwork
4. Effective time management strategies
5. Effective stress management strategies
6. Conflict management
7. Professional career opportunities
8. Personal interests, aptitude exploration and reflection
9. Career planning tools and strategies
10. Building professional development networks
11. Ethics and leadership
12. Marketing yourself
13. Mindfulness for stress management and personal/ professional development
14. Projecting a professional image and attitude in the workplace
15. Customized professional development career plan

1. Integrate life planning as a tool of professional development.
2. Utilize appropriate strategies for time management, conflict management, and stress management.
3. Identify personal strengths, transferrable skills and traits.
4. Identify core values, interests and personality profile type.
5. Discuss ethics as a function of leadership.
6. Examine motivational factors in the workplace.
7. Identify effective team-building techniques.
8. Discuss the benefits of a diverse and inclusive workplace.
9. Create a professional development career plan.

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MKTG 1043 - Fashion Marketing Essentials

1. historic and contemporary fashion designs and designers
2. current trends
3. economic, sociological, and psychological influences on acceptance
4. ethical issues in global production and marketing
5. fashion construction methods, materials, design details
6. fashion-related vocabulary a global perspective
7. forecasting trends
8. historic and recurring fashion cycles
9. leaders innovators and trendsetters
10. steps in the manufacturing, distribution, and marketing progression

1. recognize historical and contemporary fashion designs and designers.
2. describe fashion construction methods, materials, and design details.
3. use fashion-related vocabulary appropriately in written and spoken form.
4. describe economic, sociological and psychological influences on fashion acceptance
5. identify historic and contemporary fashion influentials in couture and mass-market fashion
6. trace the progressive steps in manufacturing, distribution, and marketing continuum.
7. explain trends in global sourcing, offshore production, importing, and international business.
8. discuss contemporary ethical issues in both the domestic and the global production and marketing of apparel.
9. identify fashion innovators and trendsetters
10. discuss historic and recurring fashion cycles.
11. analyze current fashion trends in the retail marketplace.
12. forecast fashion trends based on fashion history and current events.

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MKTG 1066 - Event, Convention, and Meeting Planning

1. Anatomy of an Event/Convention and/or Meeting
2. Accommodating Audiences, ADA Issues
3. Ancillary Programs - Sponsorships, Partnerships, Alliances
4. Coordinating the Overall Environment
5. Event Element Assessment
6. Food and Beverage Operations
7. Fundamentals of Event/Convention and/or Meeting Production
8. Knowledge Management
9. Marketing Messages
10. Providing Infrastructure
11. Safe Operations
12. Site Selection and Development
13. Staging an Entertainment Experience
14. Strategies for Successful Implementation
15. Targeting the Audience
16. Vendors and Volunteers

1. develop a comprehensive written plan for a special event, convention, or meeting that includes organizational mission and goals.
2. create supporting organizational charts, job descriptions, production timelines and other necessary tactical, operational, and logistical documentation related to event production.
3. identify potential risks inherent to a specific event, convention, meeting production.
4. devise strategies to evaluate risk, eliminate risk, manage risk, or transfer risk.
5. collaborate with community officials and public safety professionals in crisis planning for a specific event, convention, meeting.
6. compose marketing messages for target audiences, targeted sponsors, and information media.
7. design collateral marketing materials to support an event, convention, meeting production plan.
8. evaluate the success of an event, convention, meeting production.

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MKTG 1790 - Marketing Independent Study

1. demonstrate advanced knowledge of the subject area identified in the learning plan.
2. explain results of the independent study in a formal presentation to the instructor and/or a Marketing class.
3. reflect on personal growth in the subject area identified in the plan.

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MKTG 2000 - Customer Service Strategies

1. The role of exemplary customer service in business/organizations
2. Trends and changing conventions in the customer service sector
3. Customer service and technology
4. Internal and external customer service strategies
5. The value of effective customer service
6. Enhancing customer satisfaction and encouraging customer loyalty
7. Exemplary service delivery - devising, delivering, rewarding
8. Promoting a positive customer service culture
9. Written, verbal and non-verbal communication strategies for customer service situations
10. Customer service techniques for telephone, e-mail, internet, and fax

1. recognize the role of customer service in business/organization success.
2. recognize trends and changing conventions in the customer service sector.
3. analyze internal and external customer services problem-solving strategies.
4. describe the value of effective customer service.
5. identify strategies that can enhance customer satisfaction and encourage customer loyalty.
6. identify strategies for promoting a positive customer service culture.
7. project a professional customer service image through positive written, verbal and non-verbal communication.
8. identify ways in which businesses/organizations are integrating web-based and mobile technologies into their service strategies.
9. apply critical thinking skills to a variety of customer service situations.
10. describe effective customer service techniques for telephone, e-mail, internet, and fax.
11. describe strategies to improve listening skills.

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MKTG 2003 - The Entrepreneurial Mindset

1. Introduction to the Eight Fundamental Concepts of the Entrepreneurial Mindset
2. Power to Choose
3. Recognizing Opportunities
4. Ideas into Action
5. Pursuit of Knowledge
6. Recognizing Resources
7. Building Brand
8. Creating Community
9. Power of Persistence

1. analyze authentic entrepreneurial experiences.
2. describe a strategic approach to succeed in entrepreneurial endeavors.
3. describe entrepreneurial attitudes, behaviors, and skills that can be applied across disciplines and as a means of personal empowerment.
4. describe fundamental concepts of financial literacy from an entrepreneurial perspective.
5. evaluate entrepreneurial opportunities by connecting real-world problems with market-based solutions.
6. identify fundamentals of an entrepreneurial mindset.
7. identify the processes involved in developing personal brand and business reputation.

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MKTG 2005 - Entrepreneurship Fundamentals

1. defining entrepreneurship
   1. who are entrepreneurs and what is entrepreneurship?
   2. trends and their impacts - Internet and e-commerce
   3. process approaches
   4. intrapreneurship - corporate obstacles, strategies, structures and climate
2. developing an effective business plan
   1. elements of a business plan
   2. assessment and evaluation of opportunities
   3. new venture development
   4. feasibility studies
3. entrepreneurial perspectives
   1. entrepreneurial characteristics and behaviors
   2. risk confrontation
   3. steps to creativity and innovation - developing a creative climate
4. environmental assessment
   1. assessment and preparation
   2. environmental scanning
   3. regulatory impact
   4. industry analysis
5. ethics and social responsibility
   1. ethics and social responsibility
   2. ethical business decisions and managerial rationale
   3. opportunities for ethical entrepreneurial leadership
6. financial preparation
   1. financial preparation and statements
   2. operating budgets
   3. capital budgeting
7. legal structures
   1. sole proprietorships
   2. partnerships
   3. corporations (S-type & C-type)
   4. LLPs and LLCs
   5. franchising
8. marketing research
   1. market research techniques
   2. marketing concepts
   3. market planning
   4. consumer behavior
   5. pricing
9. legal issues
   1. patents
   2. trademarks
   3. copyrights
   4. bankruptcy
10. sources of capital
    1. debt v. equity
    2. venture capital market
    3. risk capital

1. describe characteristics, behaviors, and cultures of entrepreneurship and intrapreneurship
2. complete an environmental scan, industry analysis, and a market research plan draft
3. assess strategic business opportunities at both local, regional, and global levels
4. develop financial goals, strategies, and objectives for a written business plan
5. explain appropriate quality management/quality improvement strategies for the business
6. analyze the dollar value of a business in the event of a buyout, acquisition, or sale
7. devise a succession plan for a business
8. create a written business plan
9. discuss legal and ethics issues and social responsibility challenges that entrepreneurs face

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MKTG 2010 - Workplace Leadership

1. organizing and leading for productivity
2. planning and time management for productivity
3. supervisory styles, delegation, responsibilities
4. human behavior, motivation and morale
5. effective communication methods-channels and barriers
6. establishing plans and standards, evaluating progress, taking corrective action
7. leaderships roles in todays work organization
8. team-building, supporting, coaching, and leading co-workers and subordinates
9. constructive feedback, positive discipline, and conflict resolution

1. identify team-building strategies to increase productivity and success.
2. distinguish differences among ethical, moral, and legal behavior.
3. determine your personal leadership style.
4. examine the influence of leadership on workplace culture.
5. identify the difference between management and leadership.
6. identify leadership styles and strategies.

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MKTG 2020 - Negotiation Strategies

1. Identifying opportunities for negotiations
2. Characteristics of a successful negotiator
3. Developing a win/win philosophy
4. Planning and preparing for negotiations
5. Principled negotiation
6. Understanding the differences between disagreement and conflict
7. Case studies and scenarios
8. Critical mistakes in negotiating
9. Strategies and tactics

1. describe the various components of a successful negotiation
2. articulate a principled negotiation philosophy
3. identify the characteristics of a successful negotiator
4. differentiate between disagreement and conflict
5. identify practical opportunities for negotiations
6. identify the critical mistakes in negotiations
7. explain the process for planning and preparation in negotiations
8. demonstrate strategies and tactics in a variety of negotiation scenarios

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MKTG 2035 - Marketing Research Fundamentals

1. Constructing Effective Data Collection Tools
2. Data Analysis
3. Marketing Research Fundamentals
4. Primary and Secondary Data Collection
5. Research Design and Methodologies
6. Research Problem Formulation
7. Research Report Elements

1. identify proper questionnaire sequence
2. identify procedures for drawing a sample
3. recognize the importance of marketing research
4. identify qualitative and quantitative methodologies and when each one is required
5. interpret data reports to determine a plan of action.
6. outline the main elements that make up a standard research report
7. formulate research objectives.
8. create a market survey
9. explain the difference between primary and secondary data

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MKTG 2050 - Principles of Marketing

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: In a consumer-driven marketplace, the successful conception, pricing, promotion, and distribution of products and services depends on scanning the competitive environment; analyzing the constraints affecting marketing decision making; and identifying profitable, effective marketing strategies and tactics. This course provides the foundation for more specialized courses in business and marketing.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: CAPL 1010  and BMGT 1020 . Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

1. Role of marketing
2. Strategic marketing process
3. Environmental scanning and SWOT analysis
4. Branding and brand identity
5. The marketing environment -ethics and social responsibility
6. Global marketing
7. Consumer behavior and decision making
8. Relationship marketing
9. Business marketing
10. Market segmentation, targeting, and positioning
11. Marketing research, decision-support systems forecasting
12. Product concepts, development and management, packaging
13. Service and nonprofit marketing
14. Marketing channels, supply chain management, and retailing
15. Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC), advertising, public relations, personal selling, sales management, and sales promotion
16. Social media marketing
17. Pricing concepts and strategies

 
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

1. discuss the basic elements in developing a global marketing mix strategy.
2. explain the impact of demographics, values, attitudes and lifestyles on consumer purchase decisions.
3. discuss the elements of strategic marketing planning.
4. explain the processes and factors influencing the targeting of the marketplace.
5. describe the decision-making processes of individual consumers and organizations.
6. discuss the external marketing environments that impact a firm.
7. discuss how ethical and social responsibility issues affect marketing decisions and impact consumers.
8. scan the marketing environment for internal, external, and competitive elements that influence marketing outcomes and impact an organization.
9. identify product concepts and strategies used to create value in the marketplace.
10. identify channel and supply chain management concepts to deliver value to all channel members.
11. identify marketing communication concepts that effectively promote products, services, and ideas.
12. identify pricing concepts and techniques that capture value.
13. apply marketing concepts to real world situations

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MKTG 2055 - Web and Mobile Marketing

1. Back end integration
2. Business-to-business (B2B) marketing strategies
3. Business-to-consumer (B2C) marketing strategies
4. Channel constraints
5. Consumer acceptance and trust
6. Describe security issues
7. E-marketing planning
8. E-tools
9. Entrepreneurial opportunities
10. History of e-marketing – e-commerce development
11. Logistical and fulfillment challenges
12. Site design
13. Strategic options for internet (B2B) businesses
14. Traffic building
15. Value-adding customer service strategies

1. compare business-to-consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) marketing strategies.
2. examine the online marketplace.
3. identify elements of an e-marketing plan.
4. analyze online customers¿ buying behavior.
5. apply basic Customer Relationship Management (CRM) principles to web and mobile marketing.
6. identify advantages and disadvantages of e-tools.
7. identify risks, resources, and rewards of web and mobile marketing.
8. describe the history of e-marketing, e-commerce development and mobile marketing.
9. describe security issues relative to conducting business online.
10. identify elements of a successful web site.
11. search out online entrepreneurial opportunities.
12. identify strategies for traffic building

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MKTG 2060 - Relationship Selling

1. Overview of Personal Selling
2. Addressing Concerns and Earning Commitment
3. Building Trust and Sales Ethics
4. Communication Skills
5. Expanding Customer Relationships
6. Explore Sales Careers
7. Making the Sales Call: Creating and Communicating Values
8. Planning Sales Dialogues and Presentation
9. Strategic Prospecting and Preparing for Sales Dialogue
10. Understanding Buyers
11. Adding Value: Self-Leadership and Teamwork

1. discuss the history of selling as a profession.
2. link the various steps in the buying process to expected consumer behaviors at each step
3. explain the significance of relationship marketing to professional salespeople in today¿s marketplace
4. compare and contrast retail selling techniques with those used in business-to-business selling
5. conduct prospecting and pre-call activities to gain access to key members of business organizations.
6. use communication techniques to discover needs and identify features and benefits for person-to-person sales calls, store sales, or online sales
7. develop strategies for managing time and territory in a professional selling role
8. participate in sales negotiation role-play scenarios.
9. create a professional sales presentations for goods and/or services.
10. identify the personal traits and characteristics of successful sales professionals.
11. describe ethical issues affecting professional salespeople in a variety of business types including retailing of consumer goods and services as well as business-to-business products and services.

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MKTG 2063 - Advertising and Sales Promotion

1. Advertising media
2. Advertising perspectives
3. Advertising research: inputs to the planning process
4. Copywriting and art direction
5. Dimensions of advertising
6. Direct mail and outdoor Media
7. Electronic media
8. Marketing and advertising planning
9. Marketing and advertising strategies and tactics
10. Marketing and consumer behavior
11. Marketing segmentation and the marketing mix:
12. Media planning and selection
13. Print advertisements and commercials
14. Print media
15. Public Relations, corporate advertising, and noncommercial advertising
16. Sales promotion activities and supplementary media
17. Social, ethical, and regulatory aspects
18. Special types of advertising
19. The advertising business: agencies and clients
20. International advertising

1. describe the role that sales promotion and advertising play in shaping consumer taste and demand nationally and globally.
2. explain how sales promotion and advertising activities support successful business and marketing activities
3. design advertising pieces and promotional campaigns that effectively communicate business image and goals to targeted markets.
4. work with cross-functional teams on marketing and advertising projects
5. present individual and projects for peer review and instructor evaluation

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MKTG 2065 - Principles of Social Media Marketing

1. Social media as a component of an integrated marketing plan
2. Protect and manage trademarks, brands and intellectual property in an online environment.
3. History/origin/trends of social media
4. Social media tools such as media forums, blogs, and pages.
5. Social media marketing/market penetration for each specific online tool and collaboratively.
6. Communication in social media forums, blogs and pages
7. Ethics and social media
8. Social media marketing methodologies.
9. Terminology

1. identify how social media is a component of the integrated marketing plan and strategy for a brand, service and/or company.
2. examine the tools and resources available to protect and manage trademarks, brands and intellectual property in an online environment.
3. identify the origin and history of social media marketing and trends for future developments in the tools available and impact on marketing activities.
4. use social media tools including but not limited to blogs, social networking sites, social communities, social databases, folksonomies, article sharing sites, geo-locational mashups and mobile applications and widgets as part of a marketing plan strategy.
5. measure and manage social media marketing/market penetration for each specific online tool and do so collaboratively.
6. communicate effectively with emotion and marketing language in social media forums, blogs and pages by learning the new fundamentals of online communication.
7. apply marketing ethics to social media and understand new ethical guidelines that pertain specifically to online communication in social media.
8. critique social media marketing methodologies.
9. synthesize research to define common terminology

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MKTG 2076 - Portfolio Development - Marketing Communications

1. Importance of a portfolio in photography
2. Selecting your best work for your portfolio
3. Assembling your portfolio
   1. create a professional traditional portfolio
   2. create a professional electronic portfolio
4. Cover letter, resume, and business card
5. Participating in portfolio review by an industry professional
6. Presenting to marketing professionals as part of the Portfolio Show

1. examine current job market for trends.
2. articulate the importance of a portfolio in the job market.
3. develop a cohesively designed resume, cover letter, and business card.
4. demonstrate competence in developing a professional printed portfolio.
5. demonstrate competence in developing a professional electronic portfolio.
6. describe the role and importance of a marketing portfolio in the industry.
7. present to local marketing professionals.

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MKTG 2080 - Retailing Principles and Practices

Credits: 3
Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
Course Description: This course introduces students to retail strategies for contemporary retailing environments, including traditional “brick-and-mortar” retail stores, online retailers, and non-traditional retail settings. Topics include retail strategies, locations, consumer behavior, store organization, retail trends, merchandising, atmospherics, human relations and store management, technological advancements for logistics, inventory control, and customer relationship management.
MnTC Goals
None

Prerequisite(s): None
Corequisite(s): None
Recommendation: Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950  with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051  with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052  with a grade of C or higher.

Major Content

1. Retail Strategy
2. Owning or managing a retail business
3. Evolving retail environments
4. Types of retailers
5. Customer buying behavior
6. Information systems and supply chain management
7. Human resource and store management
8. Merchandise management
9. Customer relationship management
10. Establishing and maintaining a retail brand image
11. Store layout, design, atmospherics, and visual merchandising
12. Planning for the future - trend analysis and forecasting

 
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course students will be able to:

1. demonstrate an understanding of the current scope of retailing - local, regional, national and international.
2. discuss the strategic planning process related to successful retail operation.
3. discuss the scope and significance of decision making as a small business owner and/or manager.
4. identify the process retailers use to group customers into market segments.
5. identify sources for marketing information and trends for retail decision-making.
6. explain the process of consumer decision making.
7. describe successful retail strategies.
8. explain how retailing information systems support decision making.
9. discuss the components of managing a retail business: the retail management structure, human resource management, and operations management.
10. describe methods of communicating with customers that focus on store brand image, atmospheric elements, and promotion techniques.
11. analyze types of retail locations.
12. analyze the consumer relationship process.

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