Course Syllabi

Engineering design, effective team participation and career preparation. Students are expected to participate in hands-on design projects, develop education/career plans and initiate development of the personal and management skills necessary for life long learning.

Introduction to the fundamentals of digital and analog signals and the instruments used to measure the signals. A broad range of instruments and measurement hardware including high-speed data acquisition, RF switching, high precision instruments, motion control, digital I/O, counter operations, and virtual instrumentation will be covered.

Current and voltage dividers. Resistors, capacitors, inductors. Node voltage and mesh current analysis of circuits. Thevenin and Norton equivalents. AC circuits, phasors, impedance. Electromagnetic fields, electric power, transformers, magnetic materials, generators, and motors. Operational amplifiers, Elements of digital circuits. Sensors and measurements of physical quantities.

Graphical and numerical descriptive statistics, probability, inferential statistics, discrete and continuous random variables, sampling error, hypothesis testing, and experiment design.

Fundamentals of applied mechanics, vector algebra, equivalent force systems, equations of equilibrium , structures, moments of plane areas, centroids, friction.

Kinematics and kinetics of particles and rigid bodies using vector analysis; solution methods: force-mass-acceleration, work and energy, impulse and momentum, translating and rotating coordinate systems.

Basic concepts of solid mechanics; relationships between stresses, strains, deformations and internal forces in machine components and load- bearing structures.

Surveying instruments and basic procedures including error analysis; note keeping; measurement of distance, elevation, and angles with appropriate precision; traversing; stadia; and topographic mapping.

The process of engineering design, mechanisms and controls, computer and programming skills, team- work and project management, written and oral communications.

Energy and entropy concepts, applications; first and second law principles, applications to processes and cycles.

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.

This course prepares the student for acceptance into various healthcare related career programs by emphasizing basic health related topics and introductory emergency management procedures. Students gain insight into specific health careers by having direct contact with visiting health experts.

Teaches the student to administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation to improve personal judgement in cases of accident or illness, and to develop the ability to render aid in time of emergency. Serves as CPR prerequisite for EMS 152.

Intensive study of all techniques of emergency care currently considered as responsibilities of the Emergency Medical Technician. Development of skills in recognizing signs and symptoms of illness and injury, and proper procedures of emergency care. Study of anatomy, physiology, triage, patient assessment, and stabilization of patients.

The first of three modules designed to prepare the working EMT-B for certification as a Paramedic in the State of Arizona.

This is the second of three modules designed to prepare the working EMT-B for certification as a paramedic in the state of Arizona.

This is the third of three modules designed to prepare the working EMT-B for certification as a paramedic in the state of Arizona.

This self-paced course examines the essential process, theories, and methods that enhance a student’s overall writing ability, and prepares them to take English 90 (Fundamentals of Writing). It introduces various strategies for improving the essential skills for preparatory college-level academic writing and reading, with a focus on the writing process, as well as standard usage and mechanics, in structuring clear sentences, paragraphs, and basic essays. OE/OE.

This course is a performance-based course designed to develop students’ academic writing skill and critical reading skills. The course applies process pedagogy with critical writing and reading skills for organizing, analyzing, and retaining material and developing written work appropriate to the audience, purpose, situation, and length of the assignment. The course integrates writing and reading assignments with emphasis given to reasoning and responding to issues arising from class readings. Students will learn to write effective, logical essays, utilizing textual support to develop writing, reading, and comprehension strategies, and to analyze, synthesize, and make value judgements using critical thinking. The course is designed to instruct students on how to master competencies necessary for success in English 101 (Freshman Composition) and other college-level reading and writing.

A course in expository writing for students who need review and practice in adapting college-level writing conventions, organizational strategies, and revision and editing techniques to a variety of writing tasks in preparation for university-parallel composition classes.