 | FAS-070 [ Topics in Family Studies ] |
Topics in Family Studies
Workshops for individual exploration concerning family studies. Designed for the enrichment needs of the student who is not seeking transferable credit. CR/NC
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| FAS-093 [ Clothing Workshops ] |
Clothing Workshops
For the enrichment needs of the community. The workshops are modular in lenght. They provide personal enrichment and hands-on experience in the area of clothing selection and construction. Job entry skills in the areas of pattern alteration. clothing construction, and tailoring are developed. Students are responsible for their own supplies. Offered for credit/noncredit.
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| FAS-135 [ Clothing Selection ] |
Clothing Selection
Design elements and principles as applied to selection of clothing and accessories; planning, buying, cost, and care of wardrobe; personal fig- ure and wardrobe analysis for self-improvement; and psychological factors in clothing selection.
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| FAS-150 [ Personal and Family Finance ] |
Personal and Family Finance
Principles and practices of personal and family financial planning, includes savings, budgeting, credit, buying versus renting, and general principles of consumerism.
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| FAS-155 [ Dynamics of Fam Violence ] |
Dynamics of Fam Violence
Focuses on the broad area of family violence, to include child, spouse, elderly and sibling abuse. Family violence is discussed from perspectives of socially learned behavior and historical influence. Potential abusers and their victims are profiled in a way that facilitates identification of at-risk individuals. Preventative techniques of family violence are identified and discussed.
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| FAS-160 [ Close Relationships/GE ] |
Close Relationships/GE
This course is designed to assist you in understanding close relationships in the context of the family and other groups. The knowledge gained should bring you insight into how close relationships operate and be helpful in understanding your own relationships.
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| FAS-185 [ Family Communication Skills ] |
Family Communication Skills
This is a preventive program to help any person learn and improve skills needed for the important job of guiding and influencing children as well as effectively relating and communicating with all other family members. The course teaches methods and skills needed for clear communication. This course may be job supplemental in the area of day care, elementary, and secondary education.
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| FAS-204 [ Gender Relations/GE ] |
Gender Relations/GE
This course analyzes and illustrates how the social construct of gender not only is a significant force in determining social and familial expectations of men and women, but also how gender is a key factor in determining one's own self-concept and identity. Different theoret- ical perspectives on gender development will be explored, along with an examination of how race, social-class, economics, education, politics, and sexual orientation influences gender.
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| FAS-206 [ Family & Worker Development ] |
Family & Worker Development
Basic self-empowerment and communication skills to support a healthy self-reliance within the family system.
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| FAS-207 [ Cultural Competency & Family Assessment ] |
Cultural Competency & Family Assessment
Understanding various cultures and diversity, basic principles of strength-based assessment and building mutually respectful relationships with families.
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| FAS-208 [ Community Services ] |
Community Services
Basic skills of the home visiting process and effective collaboration with families and other agencies while developing informal helping networks.
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| FAS-220 [ The Family/GE ] |
The Family/GE
Family relationship process and functions are examined from the beginning of a couple's union and throughout their lives as a unit. Emphasis on developmental stages, relationships, conflicts, crises, and family structure.
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| FAS-238 [ Human Development/GE ] |
Human Development/GE
General insight into the human growth and development process from conception to death. Leading life span development theories and concepts are explored. Provides information for family and consumer sciences, nursing, psychology, sociology, and physical education majors. Students planning to transfer this course should also take PSY 101 which many universities require as a prerequisite.
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| FIN-107 [ Fundamentals of Investments ] |
Fundamentals of Investments
Principles of investments and money management, including methods and meanings of investing, basic and technical stock market information.
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| FIN-150 [ Personal and Family Finance ] |
Personal and Family Finance
Principles and practices of personal and family financial planning. Includes savings, budgeting, credit, buying versus renting, and general principles of consumerism.
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| FRE-101 [ Elementary French 1/GE ] |
Elementary French 1/GE
Basic communication skills with emphasis on oral skills and elementary grammar. Students are exposed to the culture and traditions of the French speaking countries. Fulfills the first-semester foreign language requirement at most four-year institutions.
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| FRE-102 [ Elementary French 2/GE ] |
Elementary French 2/GE
A continuation of FRE 101. Basic communication skills with emphasis on oral skills and elementary grammar. Fulfills the second semester foreign language requirement at most four-year institutions.
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| FRE-115 [ Beginning Conversational French 1 ] |
Beginning Conversational French 1
Basic communication skills with emphasis on oral communication and pronunciation. Grammar is taught only as it will facilitate conversation.
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| FRE-116 [ Beginning Conversational French 2 ] |
Beginning Conversational French 2
A continuation of FRE 115. Basic communication skills with emphasis on oral communication. Grammar is taught only as it will facilitate conversation.
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| FRE-201 [ Intermediate French 1/GE ] |
Intermediate French 1/GE
A continuation of FRE 102 with emphasis on oral communication. Listening and reading comprehension, with writing exercises, are integrated to develop and reinforce intermediate speaking skills. Modern-day topics for discussion provide a conversational approach to learning French. Fulfills the third semester foreign language requirement at most four-year institutions.
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| FRE-202 [ Intermediate French 2/GE ] |
Intermediate French 2/GE
A continuation of FRE 201 with emphasis on oral communication. It provides a practice of French in a communicative context through reading selections. Writing exercises provide a review of a grammar. Fulfills the fourth semester foreign language requirement at most four-year institutions.
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| FSC-105 [ Portfolio Development ] |
Portfolio Development
Designed to help personnel of Law Enforcement, Fire Science and Emergency Medical Services develop a portfolio that details those prior- learning experiences that may be considered for college credit at Arizona Western College. Credit/no credit.
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| FSC-106 [ Fire Safety and Survival ] |
Fire Safety and Survival
Course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services.
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| FSC-108 [ Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Servi ] |
Occupational Safety and Health for Emergency Servi
Course introduces the basic concepts of occupational health and safety as it relates to emergency service organizations. Topics include risk and hazard evaluation and control procedures for emergency service organizations.
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| FSC-109 [ Hazardous Materials Chemistry ] |
Hazardous Materials Chemistry
Course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services.
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| FSC-110 [ Hazardous Materials I Awareness ] |
Hazardous Materials I Awareness
Course will provide the emergency responder with the ability to identify emergency scenes that may potentially involve hazardous materials, actions that are required to identify the presence of hazardous materials, and the steps necessary to take appropriate initial action. This course meets the objectives for First Responder-Awareness Level as specified by the National Fire Protection Association 472 Chapter 4.
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| FSC-111 [ Hazardous Materials II Operations ] |
Hazardous Materials II Operations
First responders at the operational level are those persons who respond to releases or potential releases of hazardous materials as part of the initial response to the incident for the purpose of protecting nearby persons, the environment, or property from the effects of the release. First responders at the operational level are expected to respond in a defensive fashion to control the release from a safe distance and keep it from spreading.
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| FSC-120 [ Fire Service Equipment, Apparatus, and Hydraulics ] |
Fire Service Equipment, Apparatus, and Hydraulics
Course covers the principles of care, maintenance, and operation of fire apparatus, equipment and pumps including maneuvering engines and ladder trucks, pump construction, pumping and pump accessories, power development and transmission, and apparatus testing. An overview of the properties of water, apparatus and appliances, fire streams, and hydraulic calculations (theoretical and practical) will be addressed to establish a functional understanding of fire ground hydraulics.
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| FSC-130 [ Basic Wildland Firefighter ] |
Basic Wildland Firefighter
Basic understanding of wildland fire and the strategies and tactics involved during suppression operations. Students receive training to qualify as Basic Wildland Firefighters (FFT2) as defined by the National Wildfire Coordinating Group.
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| FSC-148 [ Fire Academy 1 ] |
Fire Academy 1
Knowledge and practical skills necessary for certification as an entry-level Firefighter I. Successful completion qualifies the student to sit for the Firefighter I and II certification examination conducted by the Office of the Arizona State Fire Marshall.
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| FSC-149 [ Fire Academy 2 ] |
Fire Academy 2
Knowledge and practical skills necessary for certification as an entry-level firefighter II. Successful completion qualifies the student to sit for the Firefighter I and II certification examination conducted by the Office of the Arizona State Fire Marshall.
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| FSC-151 [ Principles/Emergency Services ] |
Principles/Emergency Services
Course provides an overview to fire protection and emergency services; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; culture and history of emergency services; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; fire service nomenclature; specific fire protection functions; basic fire chemistry and physics; introduction to fire protection systems; introduction to fire strategy and tactics; life safety initiatives.
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| FSC-152 [ Fundamentals of Fire Prevention ] |
Fundamentals of Fire Prevention
Course provides fundamental knowledge relating to the field of fire prevention. Topics include: history and philosophy of fire prevention; organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau; use and application of codes and standards; plans review; fire inspections; fire and life safety education; and fire investigation.
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| FSC-153 [ Fire Behavior and Combustion ] |
Fire Behavior and Combustion
Explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled.
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| FSC-154 [ Fire Instructor 1 ] |
Fire Instructor 1
Concepts and techniques of fire service instruc- tion; designed to meet the requirements of NFPA 1041 2002 edition Level 1 for certification as a fire service instructor in the state of Arizona.
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| FSC-155 [ Fire Investigation 1 ] |
Fire Investigation 1
Course is intended to provide the student with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene interpretations, including recognizing and conducting origin and cause, preservation of evidence and documentation, scene security, motives of the firesetter, and types of fire causes.
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| FSC-173 [ Fire and Emergency Services Admini- Stration ] |
Fire and Emergency Services Admini- Stration
Course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of government agencies to the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer.
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| FSC-201 [ Fire Protection Systems ] |
Fire Protection Systems
Course provides information relating to the features of design and operation of fire alarm systems; water-based fire suppression systems, special hazard fire suppression systems, water supply for fire protection and portable fire extinguishers.
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| FSC-202 [ Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply ] |
Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
Course provides a foundation of theoretical knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection and to apply hydraulic principles to analyze and to solve water supply problems.
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| FSC-203 [ Building Construction for Fire Protection ] |
Building Construction for Fire Protection
Course provides the components of building construction related to firefighter and life safety. The element of construction and design of structures are shown to be key factors when inspecting buildings, preplanning fire operations, and operating at emergencies.
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| FSC-204 [ Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategies ] |
Fire Fighting Tactics and Strategies
Course provides the principles of fire ground control through utilization of personnel, equipment and extinguishing agents.
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| FSC-207 [ Legal Aspects of Emergency Services ] |
Legal Aspects of Emergency Services
Course will address the federal, state, and local laws that regulate emergency services and include a review of national standards, regulations, and consensus standards.
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| FSC-216 [ Fire Officer 1 ] |
Fire Officer 1
This course provides personnel with the knowledge and skills in the organizational structure of the department; departmental operating procedures for administration, emergency operations, and safety; departmental budget process; information management and record keeping; the fire prevention and building safety codes and ordinances applicable to the jurisdiction; incident management system; socioeconomic and political factors that impact the fire service; cultural diversity; methods used by supervisors to obtain cooperation within a group of subordinates; the rights of management and members; agreements in force between the organization and members; policies and procedures regarding the operation of the department as they involve supervisors and members. This course meets selected objectives of NFPA 1021 Standard for Fire Officer Professional Qualifications as published by the National Fire Protection Association.
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| FSC-220 [ Fire Inspector 1 ] |
Fire Inspector 1
Course will provide personnel with the knowledge and skills required of an entry level fire instructor. This course meets selected objectives of NFPA 1031 Standard for Fire Inspector Professional Qualifications as published by the National Fire Protection Association.
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| FSC-226 [ Fire Investigation 2 ] |
Fire Investigation 2
Course is intended to provide the student with advanced technical knowledge on the rule of law, fire scene analysis, fire behavior, evidence collection and preservation, scene documentation, case preparation and court-room testimony.
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| FSC-250 [ Fire Ground Management ] |
Fire Ground Management
Course will introduce fire service personnel to tactical principals that will enhance their ability to successfully terminate typical incidents related to the fire ground. This class will expose students to complex personnel deployment and physical resource development.
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