Course Description: A survey of the fundamental principles of behavior including physiological, perceptual, historical, methodological, learning, memory, development, motivational, emotional, social and applied perspectives.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Textbook supplied to student. Hutchinson High School students only.
Course Description: Psychological principles applied to everyday living with an emphasis on self-understanding and on building successful relationships.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: A survey of the theories of and current research into the psychological development of individuals from birth to death focusing on the progressive changes experienced in the physical, cognitive and social-emotional domains of life.
Course Notes: PS100 General Psychology.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Development of basic therapy skills in physical therapy using modalities including heat and cold techniques, hydrotherapy, fluid therapy, paraffin, ultrasound, electrical muscle stimulation, ultraviolet and infrared light,iontophoresis,phonophoresis, TENS, biofeedback, diagnostic test and massage; interpersonal communication skills, patient interactions and time management.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Basic principles of therapeutic exercise including planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating programs for the rehabilitation and reconditioning of injuries and illnesses.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Initial opportunity to implement a variety of physical therapy treatment plans; orientation to the roles and responsibilities of the physical therapist assistant with supervised contact with clients having physical dysfunctions.
Course Notes: PTA Acceptance.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Full-time for 3-4 weeks.
Course Description: Develop practical skills of public speaking by implementing the following principles: research, organization, audience analysis, effective use of language, and presentation of techniques. Learn how to change a speech for different occasions and audiences, how to support ideas, and how to select and organize materials. Through techniques taught, gain confidence and master skills to present relevant information in academic, business, and social settings. A minimum of 4 speeches will be delivered to an audience.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students must be able to construct and give various speeches to a live audience of at least four adults and record and upload their speeches.
Course Description: This course involves the study of communication in human relationships with emphasis on the patterns and processes of face-to-face communication. The study of interpersonal communication is important for anyone who wants to learn better methods of building meaningful relationships with a spouse, colleague, supervisor or friend. The course stresses how to become a more effective and competent communicator by its analysis of personal communication goals, communication barriers, relational breakdowns, and conflict scenarios. Features include structural experiences, readings from special studies, group interaction, and personal feedback exercises. Written and oral presentations are fundamental to the course objectives.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: This Hybrid meets weekly. All other work will be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: This Hybrid meets weekly. All other work will be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Development and interaction of the individual in society with consideration of the culture, structures, functions of societies, social groups and institutions with emphasis on social interaction and its relation to personality and human action.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Recognizing and alleviating stress. Identifying and gaining control of factors that contribute to how a person handles stressful situations.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Recognizing aggressive behavior and developing assertiveness to effectively communicate with others.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Clinical component in the surgical environment.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 1.00
Course Description: Review of math principles, through fraction and decimal measurements and equivalents, ratios, powers and roots, and basic geometry for industrial technology program majors.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hutchinson Correctional Students ONLY
Course Description: Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: describe the Shielded Metal Arc Welding process (SMAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of
the SMAW workstation; associate SMAW electrode classifications with base metals and joint criteria; demonstrate proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of
weld beads with selected electrodes in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes in the horizontal position; perform basic SMAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of welds.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Please note that class meets on M,W,F, from 10/3/25-11/14/25 then on M,T,W,R,F, from 11/17/25-12/18/25.
Course Description: Continuation of WE104 Shielded Metal Arc Welding; reviewing safety, electrode identification, workstation setup and use of Shielded Metal Arc Welding (SMAW) equipment to perform welds on plate using E6010 (fast freeze, cellulosic) and E7018 (low hydrogen) electrodes in the vertical (3F & 3G) and overhead (4F & 4G) positions to meet requirements of the latest version of the American Welding Society D1.1/D1.1M:20XX Structural Welding Code-Steel.
Course Notes: WE104 SMAW w/Grade of C or Higher, or Departmental Consent.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Continuation of WE110 Gas Metal Arc Welding; reviewing of safety, workstation set up; electrode classifications; proper electrode selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; and the use of .035 and .045 electrode diameters in the short circuit and pulse spray transfer methods; performing welds in the vertical (3F & 3G) and overhead (4F & 4G) test positions to meet requirements of the latest version of the American Welding Society D1.1/D1.1M:20XX Structural Welding Code-Steel.
Course Notes: WE110 Gas Metal Arc Welding w/Grade of C or Higher.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Through classroom and/or lab/shop learning and assessment activities, students in this course will: explain the gas tungsten arc welding process (GTAW); demonstrate the safe and correct set up of the
GTAW workstation; relate GTAW electrode and filler metal classifications with base metals and joint criteria; build proper electrode and filler metal selection and use based on metal types and thicknesses; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the flat position; build pads of weld beads with selected electrodes and filler material in the horizontal position; perform basic GTAW welds on selected weld joints; and perform visual inspection of GTAW welds.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Project layout, the economics of welding design, fabrication and blueprint reading; application of geometric principles and linear measurements applied to fabrication and welding through the practical application of principles.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: Overview of welding qualification, inspection processes, welder testing, related terminology, metals and consumables identification, application of welding processes in relation to the welding codes used in structural, pipeline, aerospace, manufacturing and energy sectors.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Course Description: The study of ferrous and nonferrous metals, their production, mechanical properties, weldability, and machinability.
Fall
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00