Course Description: Operation of apparatus equipped with fire pumps including pumpers, initial fire-attack apparatus, tenders (tankers), wildland-fire apparatus and aerial apparatus equipped with pumps.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Following National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Standard 1041, preparation to effectively deliver classroom instruction using instructional aids and evaluation instruments, considering student needs, learning styles, and a conducive learning environment.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Specific focus on the role of an Incident Safety Officer as part of being employed as a professional Fire Officer. This involves the operation of the Incident Command System (ICS as a Safety Office) and will cover response to all hazards and types of situations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Course is not an IFSAC certification course.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Course is not an IFSAC certification course.
Course Description: Introduction to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations, governmental agencies, and the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer. This course meets the Fire Officer I requirements listed in NFPA standard 1021, 2014 edition.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students wishing to obtain IFSAC certification for Fire Officer I must be certified Firefighter II and Fire Instructor I prior to completing this course. This is not an IFSAC certifying course.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students wishing to obtain IFSAC certification for Fire Officer I must be certified Firefighter II and Fire Instructor I prior to completing this course.
Course Description: World Geography takes students on a tour of the world. Learn the main concepts geographers use to understand physical and human geography, such as maps, population growth, migration, climate, culture, geopolitics, and economic development. Those concepts are then applied to each region of the world in turn. Gain an understanding of how regions are different from each other, as well as how globalization is drawing people closer together.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Even though American government touches every aspect of Americans’ lives, few students understand how American government and politics work or how citizens can engage their own political system. Explore the creation and development of the American political system, the Constitution, civil liberties, and civil rights; the nature of American politics and political participation, including political parties, elections, interest groups, and media; the structure of political institutions, namely Congress, the presidency, and the judiciary; and the development of public policy. Throughout the course, learn about your own political identity, observe how government actually works, and have important civic conversations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler High School students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler High School students only.
Course Description: In an increasingly-globalized world, our lives are affected by the actions of political actors around the world. An introduction to the theories and concepts used in political science to understand international relations. Explore the major paradigms of international relations theory, the actors and institutions making global policy, the factors that affect the probability of war, major issues in international political economy, and contemporary issues like human rights, global health, and the environment. The course utilizes games and simulations to illustrate the strategic nature of international relations.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Nutrition requirements of a person during the successive stages of development with emphasis on nutrients, their availability in foods and factors affecting utilization.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler High School students only.
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States to the end of the Civil War with emphasis on development and decline of slavery, political parties, Indian policy, international relations and individuals responsible for the policies.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States from the Civil War to the present with emphasis on growth of democracy, free enterprise system, welfare programs, civil rights, needs and contributions of minority groups, foreign policy and national defense.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. 3rd Hour. Class will also meet Wednesdays 9:35 am - 10:21 am. Textbooks provided.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: McPherson High School students only. 4th hour. Class will also meet Wednesday 10:26 am - 11:12 am. Textbooks provided.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HESSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. Books provided by Free Textbook Program.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HESSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. Books provided by Free Textbook Program.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HESSTON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY. Books provided by Free Textbook Program.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Textbooks supplied to students. Buhler High School students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Textbooks supplied to students. Buhler High School Students only.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Buhler High School students only. Textbook supplied to student.
Course Description: An exploration of world civilizations, both Western (Near East, Greece, Rome, Medieval and Renaissance Europe) and non-Western (India, China, Japan, Africa, and the Americas), which will examine important cultural, political, and economic connections throughout the world. Key topics will include the formation of human civilization, the rise and fall of states and empires, and the development and spread of world religions.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History of the world from the 17th century to the present.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Explore the birth of the “Modern Age” of Western Civilization from 1500 to present. Emphasis will be placed on major developments in politics, society, warfare, religion, economics, and culture specific to the Age of Exploration, the Reformation, the French Revolution and Napoleon, the Rise of Nation States, the two World Wars, and the Cold War.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Analysis of the causes and a depiction of the major events of World War II, through viewing major Hollywood films.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Lab portion of HI122 Film History of World War II.
Spring
Section Type: Lab
Credit Hours: 0.00
Section Notes: Student must enroll concurrently in HI122 Film History of World War II.
Course Description: Exploration of the historical dimension of a particular topic, period, or theme in history.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the foundational concepts of the health record including content, characteristics, requirements, and processes designed to maintain the integrity of the healthcare data and information within the health record.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 4.00
Course Description: Elements of medical language including common abbreviations. Emphasis is placed on spelling, pronunciation, correct usage, and meaning relating to body systems, medical science, and medical specialties.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: MHS Students only. Wed: 11:12 am-12:33 pmSection Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: MHS Students Only; Wednesday: 12:38-1:24Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid class meeting dates: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5. Additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Hybrid course meeting dates: 1/13, 1/27, 2/10, 2/24, 3/10, 3/24, 4/7, 4/21, 5/5. Additional work to be completed online.Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS ONLY!Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the U.S. legal system, laws and ethical issues and how they relate to healthcare.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Fundamentals of ICD-10 Coding principles for the long term care setting.
Course Notes: HR222 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding I, or HIM Acceptance.
Spring
Section Type: Lecture
Credit Hours: 2.00
Section Notes: This course does not fulfill the ICD-10-CM/PCS requirements of the Health Information Management Program or the Health Coding Specialist certificate.