Course Descriptions

OTA 144 Fieldwork Level IA with Seminar

OTA 180 Functional NeuroRehabilitation

OTA 190 Assistive Technology

• Create a piece of assistive equipment that can be used in an OT Clinic
• Demonstrate the proper use of common assistive equipment used by OTAs
• Present the different uses of assistive technology in treatment for persons with  physical, cognitive, and/or behavioral problems
• Research computer applications for persons with disabilities and demonstrate competence in at least one
• Perform a seating system analysis for a standard wheelchair used by patients; describe the clinical reasoning used to make any recommendation for changes

OTA 211 Mental Health and Occupational Therapy

5 credits

• assist the occupational therapist with assessments of patient function

 
Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of teamwork.

Total Hours: 70 Lecture Hours: 30 Lab or Clinical Hours: 40

OTA 217 Fieldwork Level IB with Seminar

OTA 218 Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation I

• Identify components of occupation-based treatment used with common physical disabilities or diagnoses
• Demonstrate OTA skills related to the treatments of physical conditions seen by the OTA
• Analyze case studies of physical disabilities
• Identify environmental components of occupations which hinder or enhance health in persons with physical disabilities

• teach patients or clients to manage basic activities of daily living, such as dressing and grooming
• assist the occupational therapist with assessments of patient function

OTA 219 Professional Topics in Occupational Therapy

OTA 225 Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation II

• teach patients or clients to manage basic activities of daily living, such as dressing and grooming
• teach exercise and purposeful activities to increase coordination, strength, and work tolerance

OTA 226 Occupational Therapy Assistant Capstone

OTA 227 Occupational Therapy with Older Adults

OTA 232 Fieldwork Level IC with Seminar

OTA 235 Fieldwork Level IIA

10 credits

• Perform activities required in an entry-level occupational therapy assistant practice
• Demonstrate competence in entry-level occupational therapy documentation
• Demonstrate competence in entry-level occupational therapy assistant oral reporting
• Behave in a professional manner consistent with occupational therapy code of ethics, Washington State law, and the culture and norms of the clinical setting
• Articulate the importance of purposeful and meaningful occupation to the health and well-being of actual clients

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field
• assist the occupational therapist with assessments of patient function

 
Total Hours: 300 Practicum or Internship Hours: 300

OTA 236 Seminar IIA

• Define and differentiate between occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant roles in the clinical fieldwork setting
• Participate in a professional manner in group discussions regarding the effects of disease of disability on real clients, organizations, and populations
• Define personal challenges and improvements necessary for success in the next Fieldwork II Experience
• Participate in professional on-line education and communication opportunities

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field

OTA 240 Fieldwork Level IIB

10 credits

• Perform activities required in an  entry-level occupational therapy assistant practice
• Demonstrate competence in entry-level occupational therapy documentation
• Demonstrate competence in entry-level occupational therapy assistant oral reporting
• Behave in a professional manner consistent with occupational therapy code of ethics, Washington State law, and the culture and norms of the clinical setting
• Articulate the importance of purposeful and meaningful occupation to the health and well-being of actual clients

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field
• assist the occupational therapist with assessments of patient function

 
Total Hours: 300 Practicum or Internship Hours: 300

OTA 241 Seminar IIB

• Define and differentiate between occupational therapist and occupational therapy assistant roles in the clinical fieldwork setting
• Participate in a professional manner in group discussions regarding the effects of disease of disability on real clients, organizations, and populations
• Recognize personal challenges and institute strategies necessary for successful completion of the national certification examination
• Be eligible to take the examination for occupational therapy assistants given by the National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapy (NBCOT)
• Find employment as an occupational therapy assistant after passing the NBCOT examination

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position in their field

PHIL 301 Public Health Ethics

5 credits

• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice

 
Global Outcomes
This course teaches to the global outcome of critical thinking.

Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50

PHIL 305 Professional Ethics

• Identify the values that motivate professions like business, medicine, law or engineering
• Describe the different ways that these key value concepts are interpreted and applied within the context of the different professions
• Rationally resolve conflicts between ethical values using ethical theory, sound critical thinking, and an accurate understanding of the technical and cultural context in which the conflict arises
• Demonstrate the ability to work with others in teams to negotiate resolutions to ethical cases drawn from such professions as medicine, accounting, engineering, law or management
• Articulate clearly and persuasively one’s resolution to value conflicts using terminology and communication techniques that will give one’s proposals the best chance of being adopted
• Explain why ethical practice is needed for healthy and productive professions

PHIL 321 Design Philosophy and Ethics

• Describe contemporary design theories and their philosophical and ethical implications
• Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze work done by other designers
• Examine ethical norms from various cultural perspectives
• Develop the skills required for visual and verbal communication of design concepts
• Define the designer’s ethical obligations as the message mediator between client and audience
• Evaluate ethical issues surrounding the design of objects, services, identities, and experiences. 
• Draft a personal ethics statement tied to his/her design discipline
• Develop the skills that will foster perception, comprehension, and design of meaningful objects and spaces

PHIL& 120 Symbolic Logic

• Identify logical elements in natural and artificial languages
• Determine tautological, contradictory, and contingent logical forms
• Apply logical techniques to arrive at valid conclusions
• Manipulate a symbolic language to arrive at deductive conclusions
• Apply logical rules of inference, replacement, and quantification
• Apply the mathematical skills of problem solving, pattern recognition, substitution, following structural rules, quantitative modeling, and formal logic to solve problems requiring reasoning, critical thinking, and rational problem solving

PTA 105 Introduction to Physical Therapy

• Relate an overview of the history of rehabilitation treatments, the field of physical therapy and the major factors that influenced its development in the United States
• Explain the organizational structure of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Name other organizations involved in the physical therapy profession
• Describe the various settings in which physical therapy is practiced
• Relate the APTA Standards of Ethical Conduct for the Physical Therapist Assistant
• Explain the use and value of the APTA Guide for Conduct of the Physical Therapist Assistant
• Define each of the eight Values-Based Behaviors for the physical therapist assistant
• Describe the physical therapist patient/client management model
• Explain the role of the physical therapist assistant within the physical therapist patient/client management model
• Discuss how the APTA Problem-solving Algorithm and its associated controlling assumptions, the PTA Direction Algorithm and the PTA Supervision Algorithm guide how PTs and PTAs work together to provide safe, effective, and efficient physical therapy services
• Explain the use and benefits of a resume and cover letter in obtaining a position in the workforce as a physical therapist assistant
• Develop a resume sufficient to obtain a position as a student in a physical therapy clinical rotation
• Define patient-centered care
• Describe various college resources that support student success and when and how the student would use them
• Apply study skills relevant to succeeding in the physical therapist assistant program
• Apply multiple learning strategies to improve learning 
• Identify the roles and significance of documentation in health care
• Explain when to document, what to document and why the documentation is important as PTA provides patient interventions
• Identify the categories of documentation content
• Use appropriate terminology, abbreviations, grammar, syntax, and punctuation in physical therapy documentation and communication (both)

PTA 115 Procedures I

• Use online and print resources to obtain information in regard to modalities used in physical therapy practice
• Safely and effectively implement selected components of interventions identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Electrotherapeutic agents
  • Infection control / aseptic technique
  • Functional training
  • Injury prevention - body mechanics
  • Positioning /draping
  • Manual therapy - therapeutic massage
  • Physical agents
  • Thermal agents (heat and ice)
  • Ultrasound
  • Phonophoresis 
  • Diathermy
  • Whirlpool
• Safely and effectively perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Interview patients/clients, caregivers and family to obtain current information related to prior and current level of function and general health status
  • Vital signs
  • Anthropometric characteristics
  • Pain
  • Posture
• When providing interventions and associated data collection techniques:
  • Display professional behaviors consistent with the expectations of the physical therapy profession
  • Protect patient modesty, privacy, and dignity
  • Apply current physical therapy knowledge, theory and clinical judgement
  • Consider the patient/client perspective and treatment environment.
  • Provide clear instructions, when educating patients, as directed by the supervising physical therapist  
  • Explain the rationale for selected interventions to achieve patient goals as identified in the plan of care
  • Review health records prior to carrying out the plan of care.
  • Monitor and adjust interventions within the plan of care in response to patient/client status and clinical indications
  • Report any changes in patient status or progress to the supervising physical therapist
  • Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient and determine if the treatment intervention is appropriate
  • Determine when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
  • Recognize activities, positioning and posture that aggravate or relieve pain
  • Select relevant information for documentation
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working environment
  • Handle patients using safe techniques and appropriate body mechanics
  • As appropriate to the PTA, maintain and use physical therapy equipment safely and effectively
  • Provide patient centered care

PTA 117 Pathophysiology

• Identify the basic structure and function of selected body systems.
• Differentiate between selected normal human physiologic and pathophysiologic processes of selected body systems
• Identify etiology, pathology, manifestation, treatment and prognosis of pathophysiology of selected body systems
• Describe the physiological mechanisms of injury at the cellular level, including necrosis and the inflammatory response
• Describe the physiology of the tissue repair process
• Identify characteristic signs and symptoms of common disorders and diseases
• Identify the negative effects of immobility on selected body systems
• Identify special considerations for providing safe and effective physical therapy interventions for patients with pathological conditions

PTA 125 Kinesiology I

PTA 126 Kinesiology II

• Use common anatomic and kinesiologic terminology when describing human motion or position
• Describe the alignment and position of the trunk and lower extremities at rest and during activities
• Accurately identify and palpate anatomical surface landmarks for the lower extremity and trunk
• Apply knowledge of musculoskeletal anatomy and kinesiology to basic principles of movement, stretching, and activation of the muscles of the lower extremity and trunk
• Identify the bones and primary bony features relevant to joints of the lower extremity and trunk
• Describe the location and primary function of supporting structures for joints
• Cite the normal ranges of motion for joints in the human body
• Cite the proximal and distal attachments, actions, and innervations of the muscles of the body associated with joints of the lower extremity and trunk commonly treated in physical therapy
• Explain primary muscular interactions in common body motions especially those of the trunk and lower extremities
• Identify the components of the normal gait cycle
• Describe the muscular and joint interactions that occur during the gait cycle
• Define terminology related to and used to describe human gait
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the PT related to gait using common gait analysis techniques
• Describe common atypical gait patterns

PTA 135 Topics in Physical Therapy I

• Define model of disablement
• Discuss how models of disablement are relevant to the role of the PTA
• Use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health (ICF) to describe a patient’s situation and status
• Discuss the importance of privacy and confidentiality in healthcare
• Discuss patient confidentiality guidelines and requirements and relate these requirements to HIPAA practices
• Recognize various physical therapy documentation formats
• Locate relevant information in the medical record
• Compare and contrast all parts of the SOAP note for physical therapy documentation
• Use an organized and logical framework to document patient care
• Use language for physical therapy documentation that is accurate, complete, legible, timely, and consistent with institutional, legal, and billing requirements
• Use appropriate terminology, abbreviations, grammar, syntax, and punctuation in physical therapy documentation and communication
• Appropriately correct charting errors
• Document physical therapy services provided including the appropriate elements of:
  • Patient/client self-report
  • Identification of specific intervention(s) provided
  • Frequency, duration, and intensity
  • Equipment provided
  • Changes in patient/client impairment, functional limitation and disability status as they relate to the plan of care
  • Response to interventions including, adverse reactions to interventions, if any
  • Factors that modify frequency or intensity of intervention and progression goals, including patient/client adherence to patient/client-related instructions
  • Communication with physical therapists, patients/clients, caregivers, and other healthcare team members
  • Indication of no-show or cancellation
• Demonstrate an awareness of one’s own communication (verbal and non-verbal) style and its impact upon communication with the patient, physical therapist and other healthcare personnel
• Discuss the interpersonal and communication skills involved in establishing a therapeutic relationship with a patient
• Discuss the role and impact of individual and cultural differences in the provision of physical therapy services
• Recognize individual and cultural differences
• Identify culturally sensitive responses to a variety of patient-care scenarios
• Locate resources to inform an appropriate and sensitive response to individual and cultural differences
• Identify, respect, and act with consideration for patients’/clients’ differences, values, preferences, and expressed needs in all work-related activities
• Demonstrate an awareness of social responsibility and advocacy, including participation in professional and community organizations and activities
• Describe basic teaching and learning principles and their application to rehabilitation
• Apply principles of learning using a variety of teaching strategies during instruction of patients, caregivers and other members of the health care team
• Educate others about the role of the physical therapist assistant
• Educate others using teaching methods that are commensurate with the needs of the patient or caregiver

PTA 136 Topics in Physical Therapy II

• Use online and print resources to find current laws, regulations, and policies that apply to physical therapy, physical therapists and physical therapist assistants 
• Describe how current healthcare laws, regulations, and policies affect physical therapist assistants
• Collect relevant healthcare literature using print and online research tools
• Identify basic concepts in professional literature including validity, reliability and level of statistical significance
• Generalize the main ideas of a piece of relevant healthcare literature and how they apply to the clinical work of a physical therapist assistant
• Explain the relevance and importance of resource management in physical therapy
• Discuss implications of providing accurate and timely information for billing and reimbursement purposes
• Describe aspects of practice management including organizational planning and operation of the physical therapy service
• Discuss legal practice standards, including federal, state, and institutional regulations related to patient care and fiscal management
• Define and give examples of billing fraud, waste and abuse related to physical therapy
• Identify ways to prevent billing fraud, waste, and abuse in the field of physical therapy
• Identify resources and reporting actions if a PTA identifies fraud, waste, or abuse related to the utilization of and payment for physical therapy and other health care services
• Self-assess professional behaviors including interpersonal skills, communication skills, use of constructive feedback, professionalism, responsibility, and stress management
• Differentiate the roles and responsibilities of other health care providers in patient-centered care
• Employ appropriate etiquette when using electronic communication tools in professional communications
• Identify the components of the PTA Clinical Performance Instrument (CPI) and their correct application
• Develop a cover letter sufficient to relate personal strengths relevant to a physical therapy clinical rotation

PTA 145 Orthopedics I

• Describe physiological responses during exercise
• Identify adaptations and changes in anatomy and physiology as a result of exercise
• Explain physiological responses to diminished activity
• Explain general healing mechanisms for specific tissue types including bone and soft tissue healing
• Apply concepts of anatomy, biomechanics, pathophysiology, and exercise physiology to implement safe and effective therapeutic exercise interventions within the plan of care
• Describe the effects of electrical currents in the application of electrotherapeutic modality interventions
• Implement selected components of electrotherapeutic modality interventions as identified within the plan of care established by the physical therapist
• Implement selected components of intervention techniques including:
  • Interview patients/clients, caregivers and family to obtain current information related to prior and current level of function and general health status
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Aerobic capacity / endurance conditioning and reconditioning
  • Breathing and relaxation strategies relevant to the intervention
  • Body mechanics and postural training
  • Manual therapy - passive range of motion
  • Flexibility exercises
  • Coordination and agility training
  • Strength, power, and endurance training
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Aerobic capacity and endurance
  • Electrotherapeutic agents
  • Functional range of motion
  • Joint range of motion
  • Joint integrity and mobility
  • Muscle length
  • Muscle function and performance
  • Location and intensity of pain
  • Posture and body mechanics
• When providing interventions and associated data collection techniques:
  • Display professional behaviors consistent with the expectations of the physical therapy profession
  • Protect patient modesty, privacy, and dignity
  • Apply current physical therapy knowledge, theory and clinical judgement
  • Consider the patient/client perspective and treatment environment.
  • Provide clear instructions, apply principles of learning, and use a variety of teaching strategies when educating patients, caregivers, and other members of the health care team as directed by the supervising physical therapist
  • Explain the rationale for selected interventions to achieve patient goals as identified in the plan of care
  • Review health records prior to carrying out the plan of care.
  • Monitor and adjust interventions within the plan of care in response to patient/client status and clinical indications
  • Report any changes in patient status or progress to the supervising physical therapist
  • Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient and determine if the treatment intervention is appropriate
  • Determine when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
  • Identify relevant information to communicate to the physical therapist for the discharge planning process
  • Recognize activities, positioning and posture that aggravate or relieve pain
  • Select relevant information for documentation
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working environment
  • Handle patients using safe techniques and appropriate body mechanics
  • Select relevant information for documentation and billing purposes  
  • As appropriate to the PTA, maintain and use physical therapy equipment safely and effectively
  • Provide patient centered care

PTA 146 Orthopedics II

• Describe common soft tissue injuries, fractures, and diseases of the foot and ankle, knee, hip, spine, pelvis, shoulder, elbow, wrist, and hand
• Identify and integrate appropriate evidence-based resources to support clinical decision-making for progression of the patient within the plan of care established by the PT
• Describe clinically relevant physical therapy interventions used during periods of
  • muscle injury, repair, and immobilization
  • tendon and ligament healing
  • bone and cartilage healing
• Implement selected components of interventions for patients with musculoskeletal disorders as identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Body mechanics and postural training
  • Biofeedback
  • Manual therapy techniques - soft tissue mobilization
  • Mechanical modalities
  • Therapeutic exercise
  • Coordination and agility training
  • Flexibility exercises
  • Strength, power, and endurance training
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Interview patients/clients, caregivers and family to obtain current information related to prior and current level of function and general health status
  • Posture and body mechanics
  • Location and intensity of pain
  • Joint integrity and mobility
  • Range of motion
  • Muscle performance
• When providing interventions and associated data collection techniques:
  • Display professional behaviors consistent with the expectations of the physical therapy profession
  • Protect patient modesty, privacy, and dignity
  • Apply current physical therapy knowledge, theory and clinical judgement
  • Consider the patient/client perspective and treatment environment
  • Provide clear instructions, apply principles of learning, and use a variety of teaching strategies when educating patients, caregivers, and other members of the health care team as directed by the supervising physical therapist
  • Explain the rationale for selected interventions to achieve patient goals as identified in the plan of care
  • Review health records prior to carrying out the plan of care.
  • Monitor and adjust interventions within the plan of care in response to patient/client status and clinical indications
  • Report any changes in patient status or progress to the supervising physical therapist
  • Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient and determine if the treatment intervention is appropriate
  • Determine when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
  • Identify relevant information to communicate to the physical therapist for the discharge planning process
  • Recognize activities, positioning and posture that aggravate or relieve pain
  • Complete documentation which is accurate, legible and follows appropriate guidelines and format regulations
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working environment
  • Handle patients using safe techniques and appropriate body mechanics
  • Select relevant information for documentation and billing purposes  
  • As appropriate to the PTA, maintain and use physical therapy equipment safely and effectively
  • Provide patient centered care

PTA 155 Physical Rehabilitation I

• Describe and implement adaptations to communication techniques, interventions and data collection techniques within the plan of care that are important for providing safe, compassionate and effective care for geriatric patients, patients in acute care settings, patients with cardiac or pulmonary conditions and/or patients with specific post-operative precautions
• Describe the roles of those involved in patient care and discharge planning for a patient in acute, sub-acute, and long-term care facilities
• Discuss the importance of patient-centered inter-professional collaborative care
• Value the role of caregivers in treatment and patient home care
• Effectively provide patient-related instruction to family members and caregivers
• Instruct patients in weight-bearing status parameters
• Define the levels of assistance provided to patients during functional mobility
• Identify and provide the appropriate level of assistance to a patient during functional mobility
• Compare and contrast a variety of special patient care units in an inpatient care facility
• Identify special support and monitoring equipment, diagnostic tests, labs, and/or procedures which may be encountered in acute, sub-acute, and long-term care facilities
• Describe age-related changes in anatomy, physiology, and pathophysiology
• Discuss psychosocial aspects of aging
• Describe ageism and its potential effects in rehabilitation
• Recognize and report when signs of elder abuse or neglect are present
• Identify assessment tools commonly used by physical therapists with geriatric patient populations
• Administer standardized questionnaires and tests relevant to geriatric patients as appropriate to the role of a PTA
• Discuss the importance of improving balance and reducing fall risk in geriatric patients with increased fall risk
• Discuss reimbursement and supervision issues involved with providing physical therapy services to geriatric patients
• Implement selected components of interventions identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Functional training
  • Bed mobility
  • Basic transfers
  • Assistive device equipment and use for gait and basic transfers
  • Basic wheelchair equipment and use
  • Airway clearance techniques: breathing exercises, coughing techniques, and secretion mobilization
  • Conditioning or reconditioning
  • Strength, power, and endurance training for ventilatory muscles
  • Relaxation techniques and breathing strategies
  • Integumentary protection techniques
  • Injury prevention or reduction education
  • Application, adjustment, use and care of relevant adaptive, assistive, orthotic, and supportive devices and equipment
  • Motor function training: gait and locomotion training
  • Functional training in self-care, home and community life
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist including data collection for:
  • Interview patients/clients, caregivers and family to obtain current information related to prior and current level of function and general health status
  • Aerobic capacity and endurance
  • Assistive devices
  • Gait, locomotion, and balance
  • Ventilation, respiration and circulation examination
  • Arousal, attention and cognition
  • Pain and integumentary integrity
  • Assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, and supportive devices
  • Environmental barriers for self-care, home and community life
• When providing interventions and associated data collection techniques:
  • Display professional behaviors consistent with the expectations of the physical therapy profession
  • Protect patient modesty, privacy, and dignity
  • Apply current physical therapy knowledge, theory and clinical judgement
  • Consider the patient/client perspective and treatment environment.
  • Provide clear instructions, apply principles of learning, and use a variety of teaching strategies when educating patients, caregivers, and other members of the health care team as directed by the supervising physical therapist
  • Explain the rationale for selected interventions to achieve patient goals as identified in the plan of care
  • Review health records prior to carrying out the plan of care.
  • Monitor and adjust interventions within the plan of care in response to patient/client status and clinical indications
  • Report any changes in patient status or progress to the supervising physical therapist
  • Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient and determine if the treatment intervention is appropriate
  • Determine when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
  • Identify relevant information to communicate to the physical therapist for the discharge planning process
  • Recognize activities, positioning and posture that aggravate or relieve pain
  • Select relevant information for documentation
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working environment
  • Handle patients using safe techniques and appropriate body mechanics
  • Select relevant information for documentation and billing purposes
  • As appropriate to the PTA, maintain and use physical therapy equipment safely and effectively
  • Provide patient centered care

PTA 156 Physical Rehabilitation II

• Identify significant structures and functions of the structures in the nervous system
• Identify causes and mechanisms of common neurologic and neuromuscular disorders.
• List complications associated with common neurologic and neuromuscular disorders.
• Describe the roles and responsibilities of health care providers involved in the care of patients with common neurologic and neuromuscular disorders.
• Relate motor control and motor learning theories to therapeutic interventions for patients with common neurologic and neuromuscular disorders.
• Explain the use of proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation patterns and techniques
• Describe sensory systems associated with balance control and coordination
• Identify motor strategies used for balance control
• Identify and integrate appropriate evidence-based resources to support clinical decision-making for progression of the patient within the plan of care established by the PT
• Implement selected components of interventions for patients with common neurologic and neuromuscular disorders identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Functional training
  • Gait and locomotion training
  • Balance and coordination training
  • Posture awareness training
  • Neuromotor development training
  • Strength training
  • Passive range of motion
  • Integumentary protection techniques
  • Wheelchair propulsion programs for conditioning
  • Application & adjustment of devices and equipment
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Arousal, attention, and cognition
  • Environmental barriers, self-care and home management
  • Gait, locomotion, and balance
  • Posture and body mechanics
  • Muscle function including changes in muscle tone and strength
  • Joint integrity and mobility
  • Pain and integumentary integrity
  • Sensory response
  • Vital signs
  • Assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective and supportive devices
• When providing interventions and associated data collection techniques:
  • Display professional behaviors consistent with the expectations of the physical therapy profession
  • Protect patient modesty, privacy, and dignity
  • Apply current physical therapy knowledge, theory and clinical judgement
  • Consider the patient/client perspective and treatment environment.
  • Provide clear instructions, apply principles of learning, and use a variety of teaching strategies when educating patients, caregivers, and other members of the health care team as directed by the supervising physical therapist
  • Explain the rationale for selected interventions to achieve patient goals as identified in the plan of care
  • Review health records prior to carrying out the plan of care.
  • Monitor and adjust interventions within the plan of care in response to patient/client status and clinical indications
  • Report any changes in patient status or progress to the supervising physical therapist
  • Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient and determine if the treatment intervention is appropriate
  • Determine when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
  • Identify relevant information to communicate to the physical therapist for the discharge planning process
  • Recognize activities, positioning and posture that aggravate or relieve pain
  • Complete documentation which is accurate, legible and follows appropriate guidelines and format regulations
  • Prepare and maintain a safe working environment
  • Handle patients using safe techniques and appropriate body mechanics
  • Select relevant information for documentation and billing purposes
  • As appropriate to the PTA, maintain and use physical therapy equipment safely and effectively
  • Provide patient centered care

PTA 190 Clinical Affiliation I

• Within the physical therapist’s plan of care, safely and consistently perform selected physical therapy interventions and associated data collection techniques with limited skill proficiency for simple patient conditions, tasks, and care environments using a moderate expenditure of time and effort and with maximal input and direction from the clinical instructor
• Given extra time and frequent guidance, perform adequate documentation and communication with the physical therapist regarding all aspects of patient treatment and patient response to physical therapy interventions
• Use resources and equipment within a physical therapy setting in an efficient and effective manner 100% of the time, with direct supervision from the clinical instructor 75%-90% of the time
• Demonstrate consistency in developing proficiency of clinical problem solving with simple patient conditions and situations
• Use self-assessment skills and develop plans to improve knowledge, skills, and behaviors 100% of the time, with guidance of the clinical instructor 75%-90% of the time
• Adapt delivery of physical therapy services with consideration for patients’ differences, values, preferences, and needs with moderate guidance from the clinical instructor
• Perform in a manner consistent with established legal standards, standards of the profession, and ethical guidelines 100% of the time, with guidance from the clinical instructor 75%-90% of the time
• Demonstrate expected clinical behaviors in a professional manner with simple patient conditions and situations
• Consistently perform in a safe manner that minimizes the risk to patient, self, and others in situations that involve patients with simple conditions and care environments and seek consultation or assistance as appropriate
• Communicate effectively with patient/clients, family members, caregivers, practioners and/or inter-professional team members

• be prepared to engage in lifelong learning and career development as a physical therapist assistant in order to maintain industry competitiveness

PTA 215 Procedures II

• Identify activities, positioning, and postures that produce or relieve trauma to the integumentary system
• Identify signs of infection as they relate to therapeutic interventions for the integumentary or lymphatic systems
• List therapeutic interventions relevant to patients with lymphatic system disorders
• Implement selected components of interventions for patients with lymphatic system disorders as identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist
• List therapeutic interventions relevant to patients with integumentary system disorders
• Implement selected components of interventions for patients with integumentary disorders as identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Infection control procedures
  • Application and adjustment of supportive devices
  • Integumentary repair and protection techniques
  • Hydrotherapy
• Perform components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care for patients including:
  • Anthropometric characteristics - limb girth
  • Activities that aggravate or relieve edema
  • Integumentary integrity
  • Joint integrity and mobility
  • Pain location and intensity
• Describe the use of light and athermal agents as physical therapy interventions
• Implement selected components of physical therapy mechanical modalities including mechanical traction and compression
• Identify indications, contraindications, precautions and safety considerations for the patient for wound care, lymphedema, mechanical and light agents
• Identify when a directed intervention is either beyond the scope of work or personal scope of work of a physical therapist assistant
• Integrate and apply knowledge and skills from PTA coursework including kinesiology, modalities, therapeutic exercise and other orthopedic interventions to orthopedic case scenarios

PTA 235 Topics in Physical Therapy III

• Identify resources both within and outside the clinic that help to increase one’s knowledge and skills as a physical therapist assistant
• Identify opportunities for lifelong learning as a PTA
• Assess the relevance and value of opportunities for lifelong learning as a PTA
• Design a self-directed plan for career development and lifelong learning
• Identify available resources for PTA board examination preparation
• Design a self-directed plan for board examination preparation
• Identify performance improvement and quality assurance activities in the workplace
• Contribute to a physical therapy workplace team through participation in performance improvement and/or quality assurance activities
• Analyze and discuss ethical situations encountered in physical therapy
• Apply an ethical decision-making framework to different types of ethical scenarios in the physical therapy workplace
• Utilize the APTA Standards of Ethical Conduct for the PTA and the Guide for Conduct of the PTA in analysis and discussion of ethical situations in physical therapy

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position as a physical therapist assistant

PTA 236 Topics in Physical Therapy IV

3 credits

• Revise own resume sufficient to obtain a position in the workforce as an entry-level physical therapist assistant 
• Develop a cover letter sufficient to relate personal strengths relevant to an entry-level workforce position as a physical therapist assistant
• Employ effective PTA job search and application skills including the following:
  • Evaluate the qualities of a potential work environment
  • Identify where to find current jobs available on the market
  • Complete forms often required in a job application process
• Employ effective job interview skills for PTA positions
• Implement a board exam preparation plan
• Complete a mock board exam
• Complete initial PTA licensure application paperwork

• be prepared to obtain an entry-level position as a physical therapist assistant
• be prepared to engage in lifelong learning and career development as a physical therapist assistant in order to maintain industry competitiveness

 
Total Hours: 30 Lecture Hours: 30

PTA 255 Physical Rehabilitation III

• Define gross- and fine- motor milestones
• List righting and equilibrium reactions
• Identify characteristics of motor development throughout the lifespan
• Describe the pathology and clinical characteristics of common pediatric disorders
• Recognize signs of abuse of vulnerable populations
• Report to appropriate authorities suspected cases of abuse of vulnerable populations
• Identify assessment tools commonly used by physical therapists with pediatric patient populations
• Communicate effectively with pediatric patients
• Identify the differences between common pediatric intervention philosophies
• Use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and heath to describe a patient’s/client’s impairments , activity and participation limitations
• Adapt selected components of interventions for pediatric patients as identified in the plan of care established by the physical therapist including:
  • Functional training
  • Motor function training
  • Positioning and handling
  • Strengthening and stability training
  • Neuromotor development training
  • Patient education
• Adapt components of data collection skills essential for carrying out the plan of care established by the physical therapist for pediatric patients including:
  • Environmental barriers, self-care and home management
  • Gait, locomotion, and balance
  • Pain location and intensity
  • Mental functions: arousal, mentation, and cognition
  • Muscle performance
  • Neuromotor development and function
  • Assistive, adaptive, orthotic, protective, and supportive devices
• Participate in a service- learning experience with special populations to increase understanding of the needs/challenges of the community being served
• Demonstrate self-reflection of how the service learning experience influenced his/her view of community service in PTA education

PTA 256 Physical Rehabilitation IV

4 credits

Psychosocial aspects of care includes topics of chronic pain, grief, depression, and other mental health conditions commonly encountered in physical therapy.

Prerequisites: PTA 190 , PTA 215 , and PTA 255  

Corequisites: PTA 235 , PTA 280 , and PTA 290  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Discuss the role of the PTA in working with patient with complex conditions
• Identify the common causes of spinal cord injury
• Describe the clinical presentation following damage to the spinal cord
• Discuss the impact of complications associated with spinal cord injury
• Take appropriate action as a PTA to respond to emergency situations related to spinal cord injury such as autonomic dysreflexia
• Identify the typical functional outcomes for patients with spinal cord injury at various lesion levels
• Relate new technology and treatments related to spinal cord injury
• Safely, effectively, and efficiently implement selected physical therapy interventions and data collection techniques within the PT’s plan of care for a patient post spinal cord injury
• Identify the common causes of lower extremity amputation
• List and describe the types of postsurgical dressings used post amputation
• List the phases of care and related prosthetics post amputation
• Safely, effectively, and efficiently implement selected physical therapy interventions and data collection techniques within the PT’s plan of care for a patient post amputation
• Discuss the psychosocial factors that influence rehabilitation
• Identify the various professionals who may be involved in evaluation and interventions for patients with psychosocial issues
• Recognize the warning signs of possible post-traumatic stress disorder and other psychosocial crisis points or dangerous behaviors
• Describe possible actions to take as a PTA when encountering a patient who is demonstrating behaviors dangerous to the patient or to others
• Broadly describe the grief process and the implications of the interaction of the grief process with physical therapy treatment
• List defense mechanisms which are common reactions to disability
• Identify methods to help patients manage anxiety and/or depression during physical therapy sessions which are within the scope of work of the physical therapist and physical therapist assistant
• Implement relaxation interventions within the PT plan of care
• Compare and contrast the presentation of acute, persistent, and chronic pain
• List causes and risk factors for chronic pain
• Identify the psychosocial factors associated with chronic pain
• Summarize medical management options for chronic pain
• Discuss complementary and alternative medicine approaches to managing chronic pain
• Describe physical therapy intervention approaches appropriate for individuals with chronic pain

PTA 280 Seminar I

• Identify available case presentation tools and styles
• Identify the qualities of and skills for an effective case presentation to a group
• Identify and discuss the evidence-based resources that support the clinical decision making for the progression of the patient within the plan of care established by the PT
• Use the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health to identify the patient’s/client’s impairments, activity, and participation limitations for a physical therapy case presentation
• Determine appropriate presentation tools and styles for a physical therapy case presentation
• Design a physical therapy case presentation using effective presentation tools and skills

PTA 281 Seminar II

• Incorporate all required elements in a case presentation
• Integrate concepts from prerequisite course work, foundational courses and PTA technical and clinical courses in a physical therapy case presentation
• Identify and discuss the evidence-based resources that support the clinical decision making for the progression of the patient within the plan of care established by the PT
• Present a physical therapy case presentation  applying the  International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health to discuss the patient’s/client’s impairments, activity, and participation limitations
• Create effective learning objectives which summarize the main points of a case presentation
• Appropriately de-identify patient information for case presentation following confidentiality guidelines
• Use appropriate terminology, abbreviations, grammar, and syntax in case presentation
• Present a physical therapy case presentation and its related learning objectives

PTA 290 Clinical Affiliation II

• Within the physical therapist’s plan of care, safely and consistently perform selected physical therapy interventions and associated data collection techniques with limited skill proficiency for simple patient conditions, tasks, and care environments under the direction and supervision of the clinical instructor less than 25% of the time and using a minimal expenditure of time and effort
• Within the physical therapist’s plan of care, safely and consistently perform selected physical therapy interventions and associated data collection techniques for complex patient conditions, tasks, and care environments under the direction and supervision of the clinical instructor 25-50% of the time, demonstrating developing proficiency, and using a minimal expenditure of time and effort
• In a timely manner with occasional guidance, perform accurate and relevant documentation and communication with the physical therapist regarding all aspects of patient treatment and patient response to physical therapy interventions
• Communicate effectively with patient/clients, family members, caregivers, practioners and/or inter-professional team members.
• Use resources and equipment within a physical therapy setting in an efficient and effective manner 100% of the time, with direct supervision from the clinical instructor 50%-75% of the time
• Demonstrate consistency and proficiency of clinical problem solving with simple tasks and require only occasional cueing for more complex patient conditions and situations
• Use self-assessment skills and develop plans to improve knowledge, skills, and behaviors 100% of the time, with guidance of the clinical instructor less than 25% of the time
• Adapt delivery of physical therapy services with consideration for patients’ differences, values, preferences, and needs with minimal guidance from the clinical instructor
• When working with new or complex situations, perform in a manner consistent with established legal standards, standards of the profession, and ethical guidelines 100% of the time, with guidance from the clinical instructor less than 25% of the time
• Demonstrate expected clinical behaviors in a professional manner with simple and complex patient conditions and situations 
• Consistently perform in a safe manner that minimizes the risk to patient, self, and others in situations that involve patients with simple or complex conditions and care environments and seek consultation or assistance as appropriate

• perform safe, effective, and ethical entry-level physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist
• be prepared to engage in lifelong learning and career development as a physical therapist assistant in order to maintain industry competitiveness

PTA 291 Clinical Affiliation III

• Within the physical therapist’s plan of care, safely, consistently, efficiently, and independently demonstrate skilled performance of selected physical therapy interventions and associated data collection techniques for simple and complex patient conditions and environments, with appropriate consultation with the supervising therapist for new or unusual situations
• Independently and in a timely manner, perform accurate and relevant documentation and communication with the physical therapist regarding all aspects of patient treatment and patient response to physical therapy interventions
• Independently use resources and equipment in a physical therapy setting in an efficient and effective manner
• Demonstrate consistency, proficiency, and skill in clinical problem solving with simple and complex patient conditions and environments
• Use self-assessment skills and develop plans to improve knowledge, skills, and behaviors
• Adapt delivery of physical therapy services with consideration for patients’ differences, values, preferences, and needs 
• Perform in a manner consistent with established legal standards, standards of the profession, and ethical guidelines at all times
• Demonstrate expected clinical behaviors in a professional manner with simple and complex patient conditions and environments 
• Consistently perform in a safe manner that minimizes the risk to patient, self, and others in situations that involve patients with simple or complex conditions and care environments and seek consultation or assistance as appropriate

• perform safe, effective, and ethical entry-level physical therapy services under the direction and supervision of a physical therapist
• be prepared to engage in lifelong learning and career development as a physical therapist assistant in order to maintain industry competitiveness

PHYS& 114 General Physics I w/Lab

• Define the basic concepts of introductory mechanical physics
• Describe physical and quantitative relationships between kinetic and potential energy; impulse and momentum; force, mass, and acceleration; inertia and mass; work, power, and energy
• Express, with the use of graphing techniques and analytical means, the relationships among displacement velocity and acceleration
• Solve projectile and force problems using vector analysis
• Define Newton’s Laws of Motion and analytically illustrate how they determine motion in “real-life” examples
• Apply information learned to team laboratory and demonstration exercises

PHYS& 115 General Physics II w/Lab

• Solve physical problems in class and labs
• Apply physical concepts to practical applications
• Solve problems involving thermodynamics
• Solve problems involving electricity and magnetisms

PHYS& 221 Engineering Physics I with Lab

• Expand and improve quantitative/symbolic manipulation capabilities
• Apply the paradigms of classical mechanics to problem solving in the engineering context
• Measure, record, and analyze signals using A/D converters with various sensors interfaced to computers using appropriate software
• Explain both the power and limitations of the classical Newtonian approach in the conceptualization and design of engineered creations

PHYS& 222 Engineering Physics II with Lab

• Expand and improve quantitative/symbolic manipulation capabilities
• Apply the paradigms of classical E&M to problem solving in the engineering context
• Measure, record, and analyze signals using A/D converters with various sensors interfaced to computers using appropriate software
• Explain both the power and limitations of a Maxwell’s equations approach in the conceptualization and design of engineered creations

PHYS& 223 Engineering Physics III with Lab

• Expand and improve quantitative/symbolic manipulation capabilities
• Apply oscillatory/wave phenomena to problem solving in the engineering context
• Measure, record, and analyze signals using A/D converters with various sensors interfaced to computers using appropriate software
• Explain both the power and limitations of a Maxwell’s equations approach in the conceptualization and design of engineered creations, especially in regards to EM/optical communications

POLS& 202 American Government

• Evaluate information about American political ideologies and evidence used to support them
• Analyze real world evidence and hypothetical political and economic issues
• Explain key concepts in American government and politics
• Evaluate the political analyses of political commentators and political actors and other sources of political information to distinguish between fact and opinion
• Evaluate and articulate the impact of historical and current events on the development and functioning of American Government
• Evaluate and draw conclusions from competing and contradictory sources
• Present theoretical solutions to contemporary political and economic problems
• Articulate how well ideologies describe real world problems and offer solutions to those problems.
• Communicate awareness and understanding of key concepts in American government through written and/or oral expression
• Present theoretical solutions to contemporary political and economic problems

PSYC 324 Psychology of Organizations

• Apply practical expertise in selection of new employees, performance management, motivation, and work attitudes
• Create a work environment that fosters employee well being and productivity by constructing cohesive work groups
• Support cultural differences to improve the utilization of human capital and effectiveness of the organization
• Evaluate sources of conflict to generate win-win negotiation
• Analyze leadership and management styles and their impact on groups and individuals
• Coach employees in career planning and development using practical application of the theories of adult learning and human behavior in the workplace

• exhibit the analytical thought, informed judgment, ethical behavior, and appreciation for diversity required by management positions in the transportation and logistics management industries
• identify and apply the business processes, economic factors, and personnel considerations needed to operate or manage a business, or team/section within a commercial entity
• describe sound principles of organizational behavior

PSYC 330 Wellness, Resilience, and Self-Awareness

PSYC 441 Psychology of Creativity

• Evaluate measurements and outcomes of creativity
• Identify obstacles to creativity in the design process and methods for overcoming them
• Apply concepts and theories of creativity to the field of design
• Describe characteristics of creative individuals
• Identify characteristics of workplace environments that are conducive to facilitating creative processes
• Appreciate cross-cultural perspectives of creativity

PSYC& 100 General Psychology

• Correctly use basic psychological terminology, concepts, and theories
• Describe how biological, psychological, social factors affect behavior
• Critically analyze information about human behavior
• Distinguish between scientific and non-scientific ways of knowing
• Appreciate how psychology explains personal experience and social interaction
• Explain how culture, gender, and group identity can influence self-awareness and relationships between and among groups
• Develop, organize, implement, and present a term project

PSYC& 200 Lifespan Psychology

• Discuss the general concepts of human development and behavior
• Understand basic psychological terminology, concepts, and theories
• Describe how biological, psychological, and social factors affect behavior
• Explain the developmental theories of Erickson, Piaget, Kohlberg, and others
• Describe the physical, mental, emotional, and social developmental characteristics at each developmental stage throughout the life span
• Describe possible blocks to normal growth and development at all stages
• Define the critical periods in development
• Explain the impact on the individual and the family when individuals have not developed along expected patterns
• Describe the stages of death and dying as defined by Kubler-Ross

PSYC& 220 Abnormal Psychology

• Define the four components of abnormal behavior
• Compare and contrast the theoretical models of abnormal behavior
• Differentiate between varieties of psychological disorders as defined in the DSM
• Examine the role of the human service professional in working with clients with diagnosed psychological disorders
• Describe the effects of maladaptive behavior on individuals, families, and society
• Illustrate methods for de-escalating the angry/emotional client
• Implement crisis management techniques
• Analyze personal and professional limits and employ self-care to avoid burnout
• Evaluate the impact of cultural norms on the determination of abnormal behavior

CHPH 315 Vulnerable Populations

• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality
• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice
• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

CHPH 325 Health Equity and Social Justice

• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality
• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice
• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations

CHPH 435 Community Health Issues

• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality
• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice
• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations
• Develop culturally-tailored health programs and interventions through community assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

CHPH 455 Service Learning Capstone

• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality
• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice
• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations
• Develop culturally-tailored health programs and interventions through community assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

EPID 315 Statistical Research: Data Management & Analysis

5 credits

• Conduct basic statistical analysis using software
• Import data of different types and create a clean dataset​
• Evaluate correlations between variables of interest​
• Create data analysis including data visualization specific to epidemiology
• ​Design an effective presentation of findings

• Apply statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to issues in public health
• Evaluate and analyze data as it relates to health outcomes and prevention, management, and treatment strategies

 
Total Hours: 60 Lecture Hours: 40 Lab or Clinical Hours: 20

EPID 325 Advanced Principles of Epidemiology

• Evaluate prevention and intervention programs
• Characterize source, target, and sampling populations and identify the methods for recruitment 
• Review the measures of frequency and association in order to appropriately interpret and apply data analysis
• Integrate and apply research findings in the areas of environmental health, biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavior sciences, health management and policy, etc. with public health practice

• Apply statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to issues in public health
• Evaluate and analyze data as it relates to health outcomes and prevention, management, and treatment strategies

EPID 435 Field Epidemiology

• Formulate the foundational skillset necessary for a field epidemiologist
• Evaluate and construct the steps required in an outbreak investigation
• Differentiate between the steps required in an outbreak investigation versus chronic disease, health equity, or health policy field work
• Critique literature in field epidemiology

• Apply statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to issues in public health
• Evaluate and analyze data as it relates to health outcomes and prevention, management, and treatment strategies

EPID 455 Service Learning Capstone

• Apply statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to issues in public health
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health
• Evaluate and analyze data as it relates to health outcomes and prevention, management, and treatment strategies

PUBH 301 Foundations of Public Health

• Discuss the history, mission, and goals of public health
• Investigate core specializations in public health including epidemiology, community health, and biostatistics
• Explore key concepts of public health, including morbidity and mortality, infectious and chronic disease, social determinants of health, and health disparities within populations
• Discuss the major issues and strategies for health promotion and disease prevention
• Explain the role of public health professionals in addressing the public’s health
• Investigate the role of governments and health policy in public health
• Compare and contrast public health efforts locally, nationally, and globally

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality

PUBH 310 Theories of Health Behavior

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

PUBH 320 Principles of Epidemiology

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Explain the etiology and prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases and how it relates to prevention, management, and treatment strategies
• Apply statistical and other quantitative analysis tools and techniques to issues in public health
• Evaluate and analyze data as it relates to health outcomes and prevention, management, and treatment strategies

PUBH 330 Healthcare Leadership and Management

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Investigate concepts in public health ethics and healthcare leadership and management, including the right to health care, public health research/bioethics, social justice, economic impacts, conflict between autonomy and health promotion strategies, and public health theory and practice

PUBH 340 Global Health

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Explain the etiology and prevalence of chronic and infectious diseases and how it relates to prevention, management, and treatment strategies

PUBH 410 Public Health Research Methods and Design

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence

PUBH 420 Program Planning, Implementation, and Evaluation

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Develop culturally-tailored health programs and interventions through community assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Demonstrate effective communication and critical-thinking skills required for success within the field of public health

PUBH 430 Public Health Policy

• Apply the fundamental principles of public health to individual, community, and population health issues to study disease incidence and prevalence
• Explain the impact of health disparities as related to health behavior and outcomes, intervention strategies, public health policy, and healthcare access and quality

SEW 110 Sewing for Beginners I

• Identify parts of a sewing machine   
• Use a sewing machine to complete class projects
• Demonstrate various sewing skills, including gathering fabric, threading a needle, quilter’s knot, sewing on a button, layering fabrics, rotary cutting equipment, French seam, closing a seam, and basic quilting

SEW 111 Sewing Lab

• Safely operate sewing machines and equipment
• Calculate body size and seam allowances
• Identify properties of good fit
• Evaluate fabric-pattern compatibility
• Construct garments to professional standards
• Select appropriate finishing techniques for each project

SEW 112 Quilts, Quick Projects, and More

• Demonstrate and explain the steps to create a paper foundation pieced block
• Demonstrate curve piecing
• Take apart and install zippers

SEW 113 Quilt Basics and Beyond

• Demonstrate basic quilting skills, including
  • Fabric and color selection
  • Template construction and use
  • Quilt tool use
  • A variety of hand and machine techniques
  • Hand quilting
  • Setting blocks and sashing construction
  • Basting quilt “sandwich”
  • Binding construction
• Produce a quilt top
• Create a hand-quilting sample

SEW 114 Intermediate/Advanced Quilting

• Demonstrate intermediate/advanced quilting skills, including, but not limited to
  • Rotary cutting techniques
  • Accurate seams and pressing techniques
  • Fabric selection for quilts and fabric exchange
  • Various row-by-row block construction techniques (specific to Fall quarter)           
  • Double wedding ring quilt construction (specific to Fall quarter)

SEW 116 Surface Design Lab

• Use a sewing machine with dropped feed dogs for freehand machine embroidery
• Describe different types of threads for hand and machine sewing and how they are used
• Hoop fabric and use appropriate stabilizer for hand or machine embroidery
• Evaluate benefits of various types of stabilizers
• Preform at least seven different hand embroidery stitches
• Demonstrate various surface design methods including hand or machine embroidery, block printing, Tsukeneko inks, textile paints, oil sticks, couching, collage, fusing, silk dyeing, color bleeding, metallic thread embroidery, and beading
• Safely operate sewing machines and embellishment tools

SEW 117 Quilting Lab

• Construct quilt blocks using various techniques
• Apply traditional or modern quilting methods to projects
• Identify characteristics of fabric, thread, and batting quality
• Analyze color range and compatibility
• Set quilt blocks and select finished for professional results
• Safely operate sewing machines, rotary cutters, and quilting tools

SEW 118 Repair or Upcycle Your Wardrobe

• Use hand or machine sewing to repair or upcycle clothing
• Evaluate clothing damage and determine method of repair or enhancement
• Alter clothing for length adjustments
• Analyze fabric types and contents for best use
• Create unique styles form basic garments
• Safely operate sewing machines and sewing tools

SOC 205 Civic Engagement

5 credits

Civic engagement is the active participation of individuals and communities in processes, structures, and policies aimed at promoting the greater social good. Students will use a variety of qualitative research methods to explore the multiple avenues of civic engagement processes. Major topics will include human and civil rights, citizen impact on public policy, and media literacy as a foundational aspect of a democracy. Students will be engaged in a service learning project at a community organization throughout the quarter as part of a cumulative project they design to address a social problem of their choice.

Prerequisites: ENGL& 101  

Course Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this course students will be able to:

• Describe historical, economic, and political components of key civic issues
• Examine institutional challenges to civic engagement and equitable public policy implementation such as inequality and disproportionate representation of corporate interests in the political system
• Utilize media literacy tools to identify misinformation and under reporting of important civic topics, as well as to find credible sources of accurate information on such topics.
• Identify their own skill sets, interests, and aptitudes and assess how those personal attributes can be used in civic engagement service for addressing social and community problems
• Utilize a variety of qualitative research methods to collect data about civic engagement issues
• Engage in fieldwork (service learning) on a social issue in the community
• Develop, organize, and present a term project on a proposed solution to a community problem

SOC 260 Sociology of Death and Dying

SOC 311 Poverty in America

• Compare and evaluate definitions of poverty
• Articulate systemic causes of poverty and homelessness in the United States
• Identify groups at highest risk of poverty
• Analyze multiple types of homelessness
• Evaluate evidence-based practices to prevent or respond to poverty and homelessness
• Detail the scope, eligibility criteria, and application process for services such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security retirement benefits, SSDI, SSI, TANF, Disability Lifeline, HEN, and SNAP
• Distinguish Housing First principles from prior responses to homelessness
• Explain King County’s use of Clarity HMIS and Coordinated Entry for All

SOC 401 Behavioral and Cultural Issues in Healthcare

• Consider cultural and behavioral factors that influence health status in individuals and populations

SOC& 101 Introduction to Sociology

• Explain basic sociological terminology, concepts, and theories
• Identify the major socializing agents for children 
• Critically analyze information about human behavior
• Distinguish between scientific and non-scientific ways of knowing
• Describe how culture, gender, and group identity can influence self-awareness and relationships between and among groups
• Identify the ways in which culture and social institutions (such as education, the economy, the media, and the family) shape our everyday experiences
• Distinguish between factual statements and value judgments
• Demonstrate an awareness of the negative effects of ethnocentric reasoning
• Apply sociological knowledge to real-life situations
• Describe how life experiences and opportunities may differ according to race, class, and gender

SPAN& 121 Spanish I

• Identify parts of speech by showing vocabulary recognition, identifying cognates, classifying verbs, describing nouns, understanding noun-adjective and noun-verb agreements
• Demonstrate listening ability by answering comprehension questions in the target language
• Demonstrate speaking ability by responding correctly through original oral dialogues through role plays
• Demonstrate reading comprehension by answering questions orally and in writing after reading a passage in the target language and make educated guesses by using cognates and context to understand meaning
• Demonstrate writing ability by creating grammatically correct sentences, short descriptive paragraphs and short summaries from readings
• Identify and differentiate among cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at a basic level

SPAN& 122 Spanish II

• Demonstrate an awareness of diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at an intermediate level
• Identify parts of speech by showing vocabulary recognition, identifying cognates, classifying verbs, describing nouns, understanding noun-adjective and noun-verb agreements
• Demonstrate listening ability by answering comprehension questions in the target language
• Demonstrate speaking ability by responding correctly through original oral dialogues through role plays
• Demonstrate reading comprehension by answering questions orally and in writing after reading a passage in the target language and make educated guesses by using cognates and context to understand meaning
• Demonstrate writing ability by creating grammatically correct sentences, short descriptive paragraphs and short summaries from readings
• Show an awareness of diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at an intermediate level

SPAN& 123 Spanish III

• Identify parts of speech by showing vocabulary recognition, classifying verbs, understanding indirect and direct object pronouns, discerning appropriate prepositions and formulating subject-verb agreements
• Produce appropriate vocabulary in the target language by creating and understanding descriptive sentences using both past tenses, the present perfect tense and the subjunctive
• Demonstrate listening ability by answering comprehension questions in the target language
• Demonstrate speaking ability by responding correctly through dialogues and creating original oral dialogues
• Demonstrate reading comprehension by answering questions orally and in writing after reading a passage in the target language by using context to understand meaning
• Demonstrate writing ability by creating descriptive paragraphs and writing summaries from readings
• Show an awareness of diverse cultures of the Spanish-speaking world at an advanced level.

TLM 301 Introduction to Logistics Management

• Explain the historical relationship of all modes of transportation
• Categorize the major modes of transportation, and explain the economic and environmental considerations when choosing a transportation mode for moving goods
• Analyze the political, economic, and social trends that impact the transportations/logistics functions
• Identify and explain import and export processes
• Discuss the importance of regulation and policy procedures, laws, and/or measures that affect the import and export processes
• Identify and explain impact of technology on the functions of warehouse and inventory management
• Report current issues in the transportation industry including, but not limited to, security issues and policy considerations
• Explore career opportunities within the transportation/logistics industry
• Prioritize technologies and issues that will shape the future of transportation and logistics
• Communicate research findings verbally and by writing

• describe integrated management components of inter-organizational relationships in the supply chain, including vendor selection, bidding and negotiation processes, partnering and performance measurement
• communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to demonstrate a wide-ranging technical knowledge of transportation, logistics, and supply chain management

TLM 302 Airline, Airport, and Seaport Management

• Explain the characteristics and strategic management issues in the domestic airline industry
• Explore the history and growth of seaports and airports in the United States
• Identify and explain the various functions performed by an airport manager
• Evaluate the organizations, jobs, and equipment that contribute to the operation of an airport and seaport
• Examine the flow of materials, people, baggage, and cargo through modern airports and seaports
• Compare and contrast the regulatory bodies, associations, policies, procedures, and laws that impact airport and seaport operations, including security aspect
• Analyze the role of airports and seaports in global trade and  economic development

TLM 304 Domestic and International Freight Management

• Identify and explain the operating and the economic characteristics of domestic and international freight services
• Critique the issues and impacts of domestic and international freight policies on individual businesses, industry, and economies
• Formulate and discuss potential solutions to real and hypothetical issues/managerial challenges

• demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management
• communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to demonstrate a wide-ranging technical knowledge of transportation, logistics, and supply chain management

TLM 305 Legal Concepts for Transportation and Logistics Management

• Determine legal rights and responsibilities of firms involved in the movement of goods, including liability, tracking, delivery, stowage, packing, demurrage, and despatch
• Determine legal rights and responsibilities of firms involved in sales, maintenance, purchase, or disposal of vehicles, including product safety recalls and retrofits, warranty obligations and repair compliance, and environmental protection mandates
• Analyze the liability and responsibility chain for an international intermodal shipment
• Identify the process for legal remedies in the case of damaged shipments, liability claims, or employment matters
• Discuss relevant legal concepts and terminology

• employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving

TLM 306 Quality and Operations Management

• Apply the philosophies of Total Quality Management
• Apply statistical quality control methodology and identify appropriate process improvements
• Analyze various operations management concepts and practices and how these could be utilized by the firm to gain sustainable competitive advantage

• demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management
• identify and apply the business processes, economic factors, and personnel considerations needed to operate or manage a business, or team/section within a commercial entity
• describe sound principles of organizational behavior

TLM 308 Procurement and Supply Management

• demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management
• identify and apply the business processes, economic factors, and personnel considerations needed to operate or manage a business, or team/section within a commercial entity
• describe sound principles of organizational behavior

TLM 310 Introduction to Export and Import Business and Custom Brokerage

TLM 414 Principles of Marketing

• Examine the basic concepts of marketing and the role of distribution and warehousing in achieving marketing and supply chain goals
• Describe warehouse environment, including distribution planning and control
• Assess inventory information systems, managerial tools, and techniques used in inventory management
• Formulate master schedules and capacity management plans in conjunction with operation/production area
• Determine the best, most cost effective way to transport goods/in-process materials
• Assess the impact of Kan-Ban, Just-In-Time and other production methodologies on  warehousing and distribution system operations.

• employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving

TLM 415 Supply Chain Management and Technologies

5 credits

• Apply supply chain management concepts and strategies
• Describe warehouse management, materials handling and packaging issues
• Integrate logistics management with quality customer service
• Utilize strategic service response logistics and reverse logistics
• Compare and contrast domestic and international transportation costs, benefits, and processes
• Apply management and production scheduling to the supply chain
• Identify future challenges in supply chain management and apply critical thought and analysis to propose potential solutions

• demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management
• describe integrated management components of inter-organizational relationships in the supply chain, including vendor selection, bidding and negotiation processes, partnering and performance measurement
• communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to demonstrate a wide-ranging technical knowledge of transportation, logistics, and supply chain management

 
Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50

TLM 416 Applied Supply Chain Technologies

• Discuss current supply chain technologies and analyze the advantages and disadvantages of each.
• Choose the appropriate technology and scope of application for a given product or site
• Discuss the development of metrics to assess effectiveness of applied technological systems
• Compare and analyze different vendors’ supply chain management software packages
• Explain whether and/or when to enhance and upgrade legacy systems or to embrace new technology

TLM 422 Finance Principles

• demonstrate mastery of the tools, techniques, and technologies associated with the management of goods movement, inventory maintenance, fleet management, commercial vehicle procurement and disposal, and/or production management

TLM 435 Shipping and International Logistics

• Examine the history and operation of shipping conferences and cartels
• Analyze current and prospective economic, regulatory, and environmental issues in international shipping and logistics
• Examine current and prospective developments in international shipping and logistics

TLM 444 Capstone Project/Strategic Management

5 credits

• Examine strategic management/policy concepts and applications in the transportation /logistics industry
• Analyze in-depth a strategic facet of transportation management of relevance and interest to the student
• Evaluate, analyze, and report on relevant data gathered using critical thought processes and current research methodologies

• exhibit the analytical thought, informed judgment, ethical behavior, and appreciation for diversity required by management positions in the transportation and logistics management industries
• employ creative and critical thinking to enhance problem solving
• communicate effectively, orally and in writing, to demonstrate a wide-ranging technical knowledge of transportation, logistics, and supply chain management

 
Total Hours: 50 Lecture Hours: 50

WELD 101 Oxy-Acetylene Cutting and Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do oxy/acetylene cutting and welding
• Select and safely set up oxy/acetylene welding, brazing, and cutting equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of welding gases and oxy/acetylene welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for oxy/acetylene cutting and welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld, cut, and braze
• Use proper welding techniques to weld, cut, and braze
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries

WELD 102 Shielded Metal Arc Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do shielded metal arc welding
• Select and safely set up shielded metal arc welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of shielded metal arc welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for shielded metal arc welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper shielded metal arc welding tools and equipment to weld.
• Use proper shielded metal arc welding techniques to weld in all positions
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries

WELD 103 Flux Core Arc Welding

• Use technical resources to access information regarding the installation, repair, and maintenance of welding and fabrication equipment
• Use technical resources to access information regarding welding and fabrication processes
• Identify and use common types of shop equipment and hand tools to safely perform welding/fabrication procedures
• Follow industry standard safe practices, including the using and wearing of all safety equipment needed to weld or be in a welding environment
• Comply with hazardous material laws and processes
• Use metallurgy principles to properly select material, tools, and equipment, and to perform welding tasks
• Read and follow blueprints
• Use math to make equipment adjustments/calibrations and to complete fabrication projects
• Prepare a work area to do flux core arc welding
• Select and safely set up flux core welding equipment
• Store, transport, and handle all types of flux core welding equipment properly and safely
• Prepare metal for flux core welding procedures using proper joint design, equipment, and joint preparation techniques
• Use proper welding tools and equipment to weld using the flux core welding process
• Use proper welding techniques to weld using the flux core welding process
• Complete a resume, cover letter, job application, and  job search as necessary

• be prepared for a range of entry-level positions as welder apprentices, welders, welder fabricators, welding fitters
• demonstrate proficiency in most major industrial welding and cutting processes common in the construction, manufacturing, maintenance, shipbuilding, and aerospace industries