May 15, 2024  
2022-2023 Course Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Course Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions and Outlines


  

  

MnTC Course List   

 

History

  
  • HIST 2790 - Special Topics

    Credits: 1-3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course covers topics of specific interest in history.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher.

    Major Content
    1. Will vary with topic

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Hmong

  
  • HMG 1011 - Beginning Hmong I

    Credits: 5
    Hours/Week: Lecture 5 Lab None
    Course Description: This course introduces students to basic Hmong language and aspects of Hmong culture and tradition. This course will set the foundation of learning the Hmong language for any student with limited language/literacy background in Hmong. Coursework includes introductory grammar, oral-expression, aural comprehension, and reading. Course topics include Hmong Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA), Hmong history and culture, and Hmong grammar.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    1. Hmong Language
    1.1 Introduction to Hmong Romanized Popular Alphabet (RPA).
    1.2 Tonal marks
    1. Grammar
    2.1 Adjectives
    2.2 Question and answer format
    2.3 Verb tense
    2.4 Syntax structure
    2.5 Pronouns
    1. Speaking and Communication Strategies
    3.1 Introducing self and people
    3.2 Talking about majors and professions
    3.3 Talking about family
    3.4 Making phone calls
    3.5 Taking messages
    1. Hmong History and Culture
    4.1 History of different Hmong alphabets
    4.2 Countries and their different varieties of Hmong
    4.3 Customs
    4.4 Traditions

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HMG 1012 - Beginning Hmong II

    Credits: 5
    Hours/Week: Lecture 5 Lab None
    Course Description: This course is a continuation of . It stresses continued development of speaking, listening comprehension, writing and reading. Students will analyze and compare patterns of behavior and increase their ability to understand perspectives of Hmong speaking world. Coursework and topics include listening and practicing Hmong speaking from different parts of the world, exploring Hmong communities in the Twin Cities, and observing Hmong news and videos.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    1. Hmong language
    1.1 Hmong language and the RPA Writing System
    1.2 Hmong communication: tonal and non-tonal
    1.3 Use of formal and informal modes
    1.4 Hmong dialects
    1. Grammar
    2.1 stative verbs, adverbs, nominal sentences
    2.2 titles, verbal sentences, verbal negation, verbs, nouns, mood
    2.3 direct and indirect object pronouns
    2.4 sentence with indicating accomplished tones
    2.5 comparisons of equality and inequality
    2.6 recognize recurring patterns
    1. Speaking and communication strategies:
    3.1 give directions
    3.2 express things that are happening right now
    3.4 expressing past actions
    3.5 asking for clarification
    3.6 making comparisons and contrast
    3.7 requesting and/or giving information
    3.8 birthday party invitation
    3.9 expressing feelings; likes and dislikes, fear, love, etc…
    3.10 soliciting opinions
    3.11 expressing humor
    1. Hmong Culture
    4.1 Hmong custom
    4.2 Hmong tradition
    4.3 Hmong family relationship structure
    4.4 Hmong sports

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Human Services

  
  • HSER 1001 - The Role of the Human Services Technician

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
    Course Description: This course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of an eligibility or financial worker. People in this role process information for individuals or families applying to counties in MN for services. Models of service delivery and ethical considerations are included in this course. Communication in a multicultural environment in human services will be discussed.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 1020 - Introduction to Human Services and Social Work

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
    Course Description: This course introduces the Human Services field and the Social Work profession. Course topics include the history and foundational concepts of the field, worker roles, potential career and job opportunities, including the kinds of agencies, programs and community resources that employ Human Service workers and Social Workers. Course activities explore counseling skills, common mental health concerns, and the basics of case management.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Students should take HSER 1020 and  concurrently

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 1030 - Helping Skills

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course provides a basic introduction to helping and interviewing concepts with a focus on individual skill development. Emphasis will be placed on the application of skills and knowledge to human service settings and situations. Self-awareness and its impact on helping others will also be discussed.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 1070 - Helping Clients with Disabilities

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: The students will explore the impact of disability on clients, their families, and the community. Helper interventions with a focus on client empowerment and advocacy will be applied through a skills approach.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 1790 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1-3
    Course Description: This course provides the opportunity for students to enhance their learning experience or explore a specialty area through independent study. Projects are developed cooperatively between the student and the instructor in order to help the student pursue specific areas of interest related to human services.
    Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor and dean.
    Major Content
    To be determined by the student and instructor on an individual basis.
    Learning Outcomes
    To be determined on an individual basis according to the nature of the independent study.


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  • HSER 2000 - Techniques of Working With Groups

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course is designed to teach students the dynamics of working in groups. Lecture, discussion, participation in and facilitation/co-facilitation of classroom training groups will be used. Students will practice basic group facilitation/co-facilitation skills used with special populations, as well as demonstrate practical application of theory to the group process.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course provides an overview of mental health issues likely to be encountered in human service settings. Topics include the impact of mental health disorders on the individual, the family, and the community as well as the skills necessary to work effectively in a variety of human service settings. The goal of this course is not to teach diagnosis and treatment; rather, it is to prepare students to be sensitive to the needs of people with mental health challenges.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 2040 - Crisis Assessment and Intervention

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course is designed to present basic concepts of crisis assessment, intervention, and referral. The application of strategies and techniques of intervention, assessment, and referral models is included. Topics include an overview of community resources and assessment models for making appropriate referrals with emphasis on individual skill development.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 2050 - Seminar: Current Issues and Topics

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course examines current topics and issues specific to the field of Human Services. Students will take an active role in the research and presentation of topics in this seminar course.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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.

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 2060 - Case Management

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course introduces the theory and practice of casework from a multidisciplinary perspective. Students have the opportunity to practice skills specific to case management, including the development of care plans, record keeping, intake procedures, assessment methods, and interviewing techniques. In addition, this course will address the importance of cultural sensitivity and diversity as they relate to case management.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 2780 - Internship I

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This is the first of two courses designed for students to gain work experience in a social service setting. Through the internship, students have opportunities to further develop skills learned in the program, gain additional knowledge about the field, and explore career paths of interest to them. Interns complete a minimum of 120 hours at the site. Students may take both HSER 2780 and  in the same term. Students should be aware that a MN Human Services background study and fingerprinting may be required.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Completion of . 

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HSER 2781 - Internship II

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This is the second of two courses designed for students to gain work experience in a social service setting. Through the internship, students have opportunities to further develop skills learned in the program, gain additional knowledge about the field, and explore career paths of interest to them. Interns complete a minimum of 120 hours at the site. Students may take both  and HSER 2781 in the same term. Students should be aware that a MN Human Services background study and fingerprinting may be required.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Completion of   with a grade of C or higher and consent of instructor.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Humanities

  
  • HUM 1001 - African American Male Culture and Leadership I

    Credits: 1
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab None
    Course Description: The objective of this course is to introduce and explain the social circumstances and cultural contributions of African Americans as it relates to arts expression, leadership, and its intersections with gender. The students will be exposed to African American history, culture, and leadership through elements such as literature, science, film, language, theater, and service learning. The course focuses on intersections of gender, history, and identity within a contemporary framework and its expression through several mediums. This course supports the academic development and leadership abilities among males of color.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • HUM 1002 - African American Male Culture and Leadership II

    Credits: 1
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab None
    Course Description: The objective of this course is to introduce and explain the social circumstances and cultural contributions of African Americans as they relate to arts expression, leadership, and its intersections with gender. The students will be exposed to African American history, culture, and leadership through elements such as literature, science, film, language, theater, and service learning. The focus on the second part of this sequence will allow students to demonstrate learning outcomes through artistic expression, written work, and behavioral indicators. This course partners with community agencies to support the academic development and leadership abilities among males of color.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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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  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  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.

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  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.

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

    Learning Outcomes
    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    Goal 6

    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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.

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
    Course Description: This class explores how the world has changed Hip-Hop and more importantly how Hip-Hop has changed the world.  It investigates the ways Hip-Hop has been used historically to define identities, industries, and cultures by looking at its impact on society.  This course uses Hip-Hop as a lens to examine global identities, historical movements, and other aspects of the humanities.
    MnTC Goals
    6 Humanities/Fine Arts, 8 Global Perspective

    Prerequisite(s): Course placement into ENGL 0950 and RDNG 0950 or above OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher OR course placement into ESOL 0051 and ESOL 0052 and ESOL 1033 OR completion of ESOL 0041 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0042 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0043 with a grade of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
    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 1790 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course offers students an opportunity for a further in-depth exploration of (an) aspect(s) of culture. This may include art, literature, film, music, theater, philosophy, etc. This course requires completion of a HUM course with a grade of B or above.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

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

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

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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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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):   with a grade of C or higher OR  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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    06. 01. Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.

    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

    Credits: 1-3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: Topics of special interest which may vary.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

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

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

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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Individualized Studies

  
  • INDV 1790 - Independent Studies

    Credits: 1-4
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This variable-credit elective course emphasizes the students independent search for advanced knowledge as well as additional hands-on skills beyond current course offerings. This course will be an option for students in the Individualized Studies program. It is designed especially for students pursuing programs we do not offer at Century or those seeking an Independent Study option in a discipline which does not currently offer such a course. The student and instructor will devise a formal plan of study to satisfy credit workload requirements within a one-semester timeframe. Course may be repeated up to a total of 8 credits.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and Dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    To be determined by the student and instructor
    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this course students will be able to:

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INDV 1791 - Independent Studies II

    Credits: 1-4
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This variable-credit elective course emphasizes the students independent search for advanced knowledge as well as additional hands-on skills beyond current course offerings. This course will be an option for students in the Individualized Studies program. It is designed especially for students pursuing programs we do not offer at Century or those seeking an Independent Study option in a discipline which does not currently offer such a course. The student and instructor will devise a formal plan of study to satisfy credit workload requirements within a one-semester timeframe. Course may be repeated up to a total of 8 credits.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and Dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    To be determined by the student and instructor
    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this course students will be able to:

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INDV 2780 - Individualized Studies Internship

    Credits: 1-4
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills in a real-life job environment. It is designed especially for students pursuing programs not offered at Century or those seeking an internship option in a program or discipline which does not currently offer such a course. Students will work in a professional environment while applying and learning a variety of communication, business, and technical skills. Course may be repeated up to a total of 8 credits.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and Dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Information and Telecommunications Technology

  
  • ITT 1000 - Information Technology Career Planning

    Credits: 2
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab None
    Course Description: This course is designed to assist students in defining and selecting a pathway within the Information Technology career cluster that is appropriate for them based on their interests. Technology trends and forecasting will be discussed. Students will create an educational plan and career plan that will help them stay focused and on-track. This course is designed for students who are interested in exploring careers in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 1031 - Introduction to Networks (CCNA-1)

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course provides an introduction to the OSI 7 and TCP/IP models used in data communication and computer networks with emphasis on network infrastructure design, configuration, and implementation. This course is the first in a four-course sequence designed to prepare students to take the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) examination.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course is the second of four courses designed to prepare students for Cisco CCNA certification, and the second of two courses required for Cisco CCENT Certification. This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in a small network. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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)

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 1790 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-4
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This variable-credit elective course emphasizes the student’s independent search for advanced knowledge as well as additional hands-on skills beyond current Information and Telecommunication Technology course offerings. The student and instructor will devise a formal plan of study to satisfy credit workload requirements within a one semester timeframe.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and Dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation:

    Major Content
    To be determined by the student and instructor
    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this course students will be able to:

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2020 - Advanced Network Security

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course covers the overall network infrastructure security process based on security policy design and management, with an emphasis on security technologies, products, and solutions. The course covers authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) implementation using security appliances and software-based firewalls. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2025 - Securing Network Devices

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course integrates overall security process based on security policy design into practical configuration solutions. The course covers authentication, authorization, and accounting (AAA) implementation using switches, routers, and security appliances. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2031 - Scaling Networks (CCNA-3)

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course is the third of four courses designed to prepare students for Cisco CCNA certification. This course describes the architecture, components, and operations of routers and switches in larger and more complex networks. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2032 - Connecting Networks (CCNA-4)

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course is the fourth of four courses designed to prepare students for Cisco CCNA certification. This course discusses the WAN technologies and network services required by converged applications in a complex network. The course covers the selection criteria of network devices and WAN technologies to meet network requirements. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT), Computer Technology Support and Administration (CTSA), and Cybersecurity Virtualization and Forensics (CVF) programs.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2033 - CCNA Capstone

    Credits: 1
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course will prepare students to take the CCNA industry certification by applying critical thinking skills associated with designing and constructing complex networks. Network performance metrics and troubleshooting techniques will be integrated into case study or lab scenarios.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2036 - Data Storage I

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course will focus on effective system administration and implementation of File-based storage (NAS) in a local area network. Course content will cover planning installing, operating, and troubleshooting file-based (NAS) storage in an Ethernet environment along with augmenting Linux and Windows host skillsets. This course follows the Storage+ certification framework (SNIA).
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): , , and  with grades of “C” or higher or instructor consent
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2038 - Data Storage II

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course will focus on advanced storage concepts, and implementing and managing block-based (SAN) data services in an enterprise infrastructure. Students will perform data storage-system and server migrations along with implementing disaster recovery solutions. Students will also perform storage system capacity planning, system automation, and performance analysis in multiprotocol environments.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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.

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2049 - Advanced Routing and Switching

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course is designed to expose students to advanced routing and switching concepts, including Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) and Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS). This course covers network services and protocols required by converged applications in a complex network. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT) program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2052 - Data Center Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course covers the best practices for designing data centers. Course material includes data center infrastructure systems and the required support systems as well as planning for disaster mitigation and recovery. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT) program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2075 - Wireless Network Security

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course will focus on learning using the latest enterprise wireless LAN security and auditing equipment. Topics include wireless LAN intrusion, security policies and solutions for wireless LANs, and risk management analysis using auditing tools.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent. 
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2080 - Technology Planning and Architecture

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 3
    Course Description: This is an advanced course designed to integrate technology architecture, planning, and business process. Content includes development and implementation of a standardized process framework necessary to design, construct and manage complex technology-based systems in order to support business functions within an organization. Focus is on design and management of complex technical information based business systems. Additional emphasis will be on life-cycle development and project management. This is an advanced course designed to integrate technology architecture, planning, and business process. Content includes development and implementation of a standardized process framework necessary to design, construct and manage complex technology-based systems in order to support business functions within an organization. Focus is on design and management of complex technical information based business systems. Additional emphasis will be on life-cycle development and project management.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Should be taken in the student’s second year.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2099 - IT Capstone

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This is an advanced course designed to integrate technology architecture, planning, business process, and teamwork. Content includes the project management and customer services knowledge necessary to construct and manage complex technology-based systems to support an organization. Students will implement their solution to a business problem in cross-sectional teams. This course is designed for students in the Information and Telecommunications Technology (ITT) program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): ,  and  with a grade of C or higher or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation:  and . Course should be taken in the student’s second year.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • ITT 2780 - Internship

    Credits: 1-6
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge and skills learned in the Information and Telecommunication Technology program in a real life job environment. Students will work in a professional environment while applying and learning a variety of communication, business, and technical skills.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Information Studies

  
  • INFS 1020 - Research Skills and Information Literacy

    Credits: 1
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course introduces students to effective techniques for locating, evaluating, using, and citing information sources. Students have the option of focusing on research needed for another course or choosing an area of personal interest to research. Coursework includes the use of library and free Web information sources.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Course placement into  and  or above OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher OR course placement into  and  and  OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Word processing skills or completion of OFFT 1001.

    Major Content
    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

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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Interior Design

  
  • INTD 1020 - Interior Design Presentation Skills I

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This introductory course focuses on Interior Design presentation skills necessary to design any given space. It covers reading and drawing a set of floor plans, using drafting tools and drafting appropriate architectural symbols, dimensioning, lettering, elevations, sections, and detailing. This course provides the foundation for all other Interior Design courses.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1030 - Design and Color

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course identifies the fundamental elements and principles of design and demonstrates how they relate to home and commercial interiors. Students explore applied color theory, light theory, color harmonies, and color relationships as well as color psychology through extensive experiential projects.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1040 - Elements of Interior Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course focuses on “sourcing”-locating and using professional design resources that demonstrate a systematic approach for specifying fabrics, furniture, finishes, and fixtures in students’ own design work. This course requires off campus site visits to a variety of “trade only” showrooms during regular business hours. This course requires completion of  with a grade of C or higher or concurrently enrolled.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher OR completion of  with a grade of C or higher and  with a grade of C or higher. 
    Corequisite(s): Non
    Recommendation:   with a grade of C or higher OR  with a grade of C or higher.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1050 - Lighting Fundamentals

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course focuses on lighting fundamentals for residential and commercial interiors. It covers the four functions of light: task, accent, decorative, and ambient. Students apply problem-solving techniques to a variety of lighting scenarios. This course requires field trips to the “trade only” vendors during regular business hours.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):   and  with grades of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1055 - Interior Design Presentation Skills II

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course focuses on presentation skills and drawing production.  Coursework includes drafting Existing Floor Plans, New Construction Floor Plans, Furniture Plans, Lighting and Electrical Plans, Reflected Ceiling Plans, Elevations and Details.  Students must supply a personal laptop and download the software used in the Interior Design Department.  Please contact the department for a list of software required.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in  and  

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1060 - Furniture Styles and Periods

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course focuses on the historical aspects of architecture, interiors, and furniture. It explores historic styles of the home and its furnishings as a reflection of peoples’ needs and values. It provides a foundation of knowledge useful for subsequent studio courses.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1080 - Textile Applications

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This introductory course examines textile fibers, yarns, fabric construction, dyeing, printing, and finishing used in residential and commercial interior design applications. It covers safety and wear testing codes as well as recommended care for textiles, carpeting, and leather products. Students focus on selection of appropriate materials to meet client specifications.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1090 - Sustainable Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course introduces students to the principles and practices of sustainable design. They will be introduced to environmental concerns, challenges, and processes associated with employing sustainable materials for design. This class requires field trips to “trade only” vendors during regular business hours.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 1790 - Independent Study

    Credits: 1-3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This variable-credit elective course emphasizes the student’s independent search for advanced knowledge as well as additional hands-on skills beyond current Interior Design course offerings. The student and instructor will devise a formal plan of study to satisfy credit workload requirements within the semester timeline.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor and Dean consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: ,  and  with grades of C or higher.

    Major Content
    To be determined by the student and instructor
    Learning Outcomes
    At the end of this course students will be able to:

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2001 - Residential Studio I

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course builds on . Students prepare a full set of working drawings to design a residential space and incorporates order processing, client invoicing, writing purchase orders, and reviewing vendor acknowledgements. This more advanced course is designed to enhance students’ estimating and drafting skills and refine their written, verbal, and visual communication skills when working with clients and contractors.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation:

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2002 - Residential Studio II

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course builds on Residential Studio I. It focuses on planning a space that meets programming requirements, residential code requirements and Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines. This course is modeled after the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) practicum exam.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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).

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2025 - Interior Design Industry Topics and Practices

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course introduces students to the fundamentals of Interior Design operations. Topics include exploration of Interior Design as a profession, fundamentals of interior design business operations, project management, Interior Design presentations, and effective oral and written communications. This course requires completion of  and  with grades of C or higher or concurrently enrolled.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2040 - Interior Design Presentation Skills III

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course focuses on dimensional design drawings of interior spaces. Topics include rendering floor plans, elevations, and perspectives of interior spaces.  This course builds upon all Interior Design studio classes. Students must supply a personal laptop and download the software used in the Interior Design Department.  Please contact the department for a list of software required.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  with grades of C or higher.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Concurrently enrolled in  

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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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):  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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2071 - Interior Design Portfolio

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course provides students the opportunity to collect and refine previous Interior Design projects into a comprehensive portfolio that best represents their skills. The portfolio development enhances both students’ work and presentation skills, targeting current industry trends and standards, for future employment opportunities.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

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

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

    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. 

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2075 - Design-Build Partnership

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4
    Course Description: This course is intended for students nearing graduation to put together their accumulated knowledge in a real-life design-build partnership with the Independent School District 916 Building Trades instructor, many sub-contractors, a cabinet shop, a lighting resource, and many suppliers. Students will select all of the exterior and interior furnishings for this spec. house. Students must have transportation to visit many selection sites.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • INTD 2780 - Internship in Interior Design

    Credits: 2
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course engages students in 160 hours of learning experience at the business/industry site that compliments and reinforces the program’s academic work. With employer’s input, students are evaluated on a variety of skills. This course involves analyzing one’s own work style and skills, then matching personal traits and needs to the workplace. Students use this experience to gain a competitive edge in the industry.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): Instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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Kitchen and Bath Design

  
  • KBD 1010 - Presentation Standards for Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 2 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course covers architectural hand drafting techniques that meet the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) graphic presentation standards and kitchen and bath industry standards. Topics include architectural symbols, measuring and sketching a space, hand drafting drawings in a set of plans which include floor plans, mechanical plans, interior elevations, isometrics and two-point perspective drawings. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design Program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

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

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 3 Lab None
    Course Description: This foundational course focuses on the basics of residential kitchen and bath construction and mechanical systems. Topics include all components of constructing a residential house, the electrical system, heating system, cooling system, water supply, drainage system, and lighting in addition to interpreting construction drawings and creating healthy, efficient homes. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Completion of  or taken concurrently, or a prior drafting course with instructor’s consent.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 1030 - Basic Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4
    Course Description: This course includes a comprehensive introduction to the basics of both kitchen and bathroom design. Emphasis is placed on the NKBA Guidelines, NKBA documentation and the Design Process. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Completion of , prior hand drafting course subject to instructor approval, and/or concurrent enrollment in .

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 1040 - Materials and Estimating

    Credits: 2
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2
    Course Description: The course covers products and materials used in kitchen and bath spaces, their appropriateness and installation considerations. Topics include product and material specifications, measurement, and estimation for cabinetry, countertop materials, floor and wall surfacing treatments, lighting, ceiling finishes, and window treatments. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Completion of  or taken concurrently, or a prior drafting course with instructor’s consent.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 1050 - Lighting for Kitchens and Baths

    Credits: 2
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course covers lighting design and its application for kitchen and bath spaces. Topics include how we see light, light sources and attributes, keeping up with new technology, and evaluating lighting advantages and limitations to create a basic lighting plan, electrical plan and reflected ceiling plan for lighting installations in kitchen and bath spaces. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): None
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: Completion of  or taken concurrently, or a prior drafting course with instructor’s consent.

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 2010 - Advanced Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4
    Course Description: This advanced course covers applications in kitchen and bath design with an emphasis on the concepts of universal design and historical applications. The Access Standards in the NKBA Guidelines are incorporated in projects. The completion of the NKBA Student Design Competition acts as a culminating project for this course. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s): , , , , and  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 2020 - Basic CAD for Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture None Lab None
    Course Description: This course includes drafting kitchen and bath drawings found in a set of plans, meeting the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) graphic design presentation standards using a CAD program. Commands include drawing, editing, placement, drafting complete floor plans with dimensions, preparing drawings such as rendered drawings, perspective drawings, and interior elevation drawings. Additional items include preparing quotes and a bill of materials. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program, a laptop meeting program specifications, and basic skills using Microsoft Word.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 2030 - Business Practices for Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 2
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 2
    Course Description: This course addresses aspects of managing and/or owning a kitchen and/or bath design business. Course activities include the completion of some of the contract documents needed to ensure the timely installation of a project from start to completion along with follow-up procedures. Topics include business basics, creating a business plan and marketing plan, how financing is handled, how to price products and services, how to manage inventory, how to market a business and how to keep an organization motivated and up to date. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design Program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  and  or instructor consent
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 2060 - Advanced CAD for Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4
    Course Description: Students apply more advanced applications of the computer aided drafting skills learned in . This CAD program is most commonly used for the design of kitchen and bath spaces in the design industry. Skills utilized will included more complex techniques for the execution of the following drawings: floor plans, elevation drawings, dimensional drawings, customization of cabinetry and layout, remodeling aspects, new construction, color coding drawings and creating complete quotes and Bill of Materials for projects. This advanced application of computer skills entails designing additional space such as entertainment area, home office, condo and incorporating universal design applications into a residential two cook kitchen. Students must have their own laptop meeting CAD program specifications for computer; same as . This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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  • KBD 2070 - Basic CAD II for Kitchen and Bath Design

    Credits: 3
    Hours/Week: Lecture 1 Lab 4
    Course Description: This course includes drafting kitchen and bath plans using the 20-20 Design software program. This CAD program is one of several commonly used for the design of kitchen and bath spaces in the design field. Commands covered include drawing, editing, completing dimensioned floor plans, elevations, mechanical plans, and dimensional drawings such as perspectives and isometrics. Additional items include preparing quotes, cabinet order forms, and other lists of materials. This course requires enrollment in Kitchen and Bath Design program, a laptop meeting program specifications, and basic skills using Microsoft Word.
    MnTC Goals
    None

    Prerequisite(s):  or instructor consent.
    Corequisite(s): None
    Recommendation: None

    Major Content
    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

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

    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.

    Competency 1 (1-6)
    None
    Competency 2 (7-10)
    None


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