Course Syllabi

This course provides a working knowledge and in-depth analysis of personal finance. The topics covered include managing cash, maintain good credit, utilizing tools in the financial planning process, engaging in personal loans, protecting wealth, investing for personal growth and retirement and estate planning.

Information and tools necessary to understand the requirements lenders and investors use to determine eligibility for granting commercial and consumer loans.

Financial statement analysis emphasizes effective business analysis and decision making by analysts, investors, managers, and other stakeholders of the company. The course presents a balanced view of analysis, including both equity and credit analysis, and both cash-based and earnings-based valuation models.

Provides instruction in the principles and practices of tile flooring installation. Emphasis is placed on the
acquisition of knowledge and skills in the areas of safety, tools, substrate prep, layout, tile cutting, mortar
and grout application. A modeled real world lab environment is utilized to reinforce and apply learned
skills and techniques.

Basic communication skills with emphasis on oral communication and pronunciation. Grammar is taught only as it will facilitate conversation.

A continuation of FRE 95. Basic communication skills with emphasis on pra; communication. Grammar is taught only as it will facilitate conversation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Course provides basic chemistry relating to the categories of hazardous materials including recognition, identification, reactivity, and health hazards encountered by emergency services.

Course will provide the emergency responder with the ability to identify emergency scenes and 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. Successful completion qualifies the student to sit for certification examination conducted by the Arizona Center of Fire Service Excellence.

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.

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.

Knowledge and practical skills necessary for certification as an entry-level Firefighter I.  FSC 148 is the prerequisite for admission to FSC 149. Successful completion of FSC 148 and FSC 149 qualifies the student to sit for the Firefighter I and II certification examination conducted by the Office of the Arizona State Fire Marshall.

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.

This course provides the knowledge and practical skills necessary for and entry-level Firefighter I and Firefighter II. Successful completion qualifies the student to sit for the Firefighter I and II certification examination conducted by the Arizona Center of Fire Service Excellence.

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.