TECNOLOGÍAS DE LA INFORMACIÓN Y LAS COMUNICACIONES (TIC) INTRODUCCIÓN
14.1 Unidades de servicios postales y telegráficos
Division of Career & Technical Education OENG 001
Introduction to Apprenticeship (Formerly OPENGR 001)
Prerequisite: Registration as a State Indentured Apprentice
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: making yourself valuable, safety, first aid, the cost of accidents, industry terminology, setting up a string line, standard industry hand signals, labor unions and learning to operate heavy equipment.
2 Units 36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 002 Grade Checking (Formerly OPENGR 002)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: safety consciousness, layout and staking methods for subdivi- sions, streets, buildings, underground structure excavation, right angle triangles, and curve radii.
2 Units 36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 003 Equipment Operator (Formerly OPENGR 003)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren-
tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: preventive maintenance of heavy equipment, operation of heavy equipment and political science.
2 Units 36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 004 Plan Reading (Formerly OPENGR 004)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: reading and interpreting grading plans for highways, streets and subdivisions. 2 Units 36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 005 Skills Specialization (Formerly OPENGR 005)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: the labor movement in the United States, relationship of politics to construction work, preventive maintenance, and the operation of heavy equipment.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 012
Heavy Duty Repairman (Formerly OPENGR 012)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: the safe use oxyacetylene cutting equipment, the technique of brazing, and electric arc welding.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours
OENG 013
Heavy Duty Repairman (Formerly OPENGR 013)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: the principles of hydraulics, how a hydraulic system works and the practical uses of hydraulics.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 014
Heavy Duty Repairman (Formerly OPENGR 014)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics covered include: diagnosis, service and repair of hydraulic valves, motors, pumps and cylinders; diagnosis and repair of variable speed hydraulic drives; ser- vice and maintenance of pneumatic systems used on heavy equipment and heavy trucks.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 015
Heavy Duty Repairman (Formerly OPENGR 015)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the operating engineer field. Topics covered include: internal combustion engine theory and servicing the fuel, lubricating, and governing systems of gasoline and diesel engines.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours
OENG 016
Heavy Duty Repairman (Formerly OPENGR 016)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices employed full-time in the oper- ating engineer field. Topics include: clutches, mechanical transmissions, differentials, final drives, crawler tractor undercarriage, and crawler tractor track assemblies.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 021 Grades and Plans (Formerly OPENGR 021)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to develop the ability to read grade plans, establish lines and elevations from previously established control points defined in the grade plans and learn how to check grade plans.
2 Units
36 Lecture hours 36 Lab hours OENG 022
Structural Masonry Inspection (Formerly OPENGR 022)
Prerequisite: State Indentured Appren- tice in the Operating Engineers Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices with the State of California who are interested in the field of Operat- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics include industry safety, industry terminology, masonry inspection testing, blueprint reading, field inter- pretation, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours
OENG 023
Reinforced Concrete Inspection (Formerly OPENGR 023)
Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured Apprentice in the Operating Engineers State Apprenticeship Program Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices with the State of California who are interested in the field of Operat- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics include industry safety, applications of reinforced concrete structure, sample testing, industry terminology, reinforced concrete inspection testing, blueprint reading, field interpreta- tion, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours OENG 024
Structural Steel/Welding Inspection (Formerly OPENGR 024)
Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured Apprentice for the State of California in the Operating Engineers Training Trust Apprenticeship Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices with the State of California who are interested in the field of Operat- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics include industry safety, industry terminology, structural steel/weld- ing inspection testing, analytical blueprint reading, field interpreta- tion, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours OENG 025
Prestressed Concrete Inspector (Formerly OPENGR 025)
Prerequisite: Indentured Apprentice for the State of California in the Operating Engineers Training Program
Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices with the State of California who are interested in the field of Operat- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics include safety, industry terminol-
ogy, prestressed concrete inspection, blueprint reading, field interpreta- tion, and successful completion of the industry standard certification examination.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours OENG 026
Soil Testing and Inspection (Formerly OPENGR 026)
Prerequisite: Must be an Indentured Apprentice in the Operating Engineers Training Trust Apprenticeship Program in the classification of Special Inspection Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 022 or appropriate assessment; MATH 020 or appropriate assessment
This course is designed to meet the needs of State Indentured Appren- tices with the State of California who are interested in the field of Operat- ing Engineers Inspectors. Topics include industry safety, industry terminology, inspection testing proce- dures, blueprint reading, field inter- pretation, and successful completion of a certification class sponsored by the American Concrete Institute and Nuclear Safety Course.
4 Units
54 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours
PHILOSOPHY
Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences PHIL 101
Introduction to Philosophy (Formerly PHIL 001)
Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course introduces philosophi- cal ideas and methods concerning knowledge, reality and values. Expected topics will include the sources and limits of knowledge, and the nature of reality. Other topics that may be examined from a philosophi- cal perspective include the nature of the self, truth, ethics, religion, science, language, beauty and art, political theory, or mind. This course is appro- priate for anyone seeking a broader program of philosophical study, or to fulfill general Humanities or Philoso- phy major requirements.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours
PHIL 101H
Introduction to Philosophy Honors Prerequisite: ENGL 101 with a “C” or better
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course introduces philosophi- cal ideas and methods concerning knowledge, reality and values. Expected topics will include the sources and limits of knowledge, and the nature of reality. Other topics that may be examined from a philosophi- cal perspective include the nature of the self, truth, ethics, religion, science, language, beauty and art, politi- cal theory, or mind. This course is intended for those who meet Honors Program requirements. 3 Units 54 Lecture hours PHIL 110 Critical Thinking (Formerly PHIL 005)
Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is an introduction to the methods and techniques of informal reasoning. Topics include schema- tizing and articulating arguments, causal arguments, analogical argu- ments, testimony arguments, infor- mal fallacies, and others. Emphasis on the application of critical thinking for effective writing will be reflected in the frequency, scope, and nature of course writing assignments, which will be evaluated with regard to both content and form. Students should expect to write approximately 8000 words in various writing assign- ments. This course is appropriate for students seeking to improve their writing and reasoning skills.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 112
Introduction to Logic (Formerly PHIL 010)
Advisory: ENGL 035 or ENLA 100 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment; MATH 030 or MATH 030D or appropriate assessment Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course introduces the formal methods and principles of deduc- tive logic. Topics include transla- tion between natural and formal language, syllogistic logic, and propositional logic. This course is especially recommended for students of mathematics, business, computer science, science, engineering, law, and humanities.
3 Units
PHIL 120
Introduction to Ethics (Formerly PHIL 014)
Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This introductory level course is for students interested in the humanities, law, medicine, politics, social science and related fields, and will expose them to some of the most profound moral and ethical questions in the Western philosophical tradition. We will examine the concept of moral- ity and values, representative ethical theories, and may include their appli- cations to moral problems.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 124
History of Philosophy: Ancient Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This introductory level course is for those interested specifically in the earliest stages of Ancient Western philosophy. We address the develop- ment of Greek philosophy from the Pre-Socratics through Aristotle. We may also include Hellenistic, Roman, medieval or non-western thinkers. Beyond a study of the figures and key ideas, we will discuss the early view of philosophy as a “way of life,” and consider how these movements were intended to transform the lives of those who followed them.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 126
History of Philosophy: Modern Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This introductory level course is intended for all students interested in the Modern period of Western Phi- losophy (16th through 18th Century). We emphasize broad epistemologi- cal and metaphysical developments through close analysis of primary texts. Philosophers to be studied will include Descartes and other Rational- ists, Hume and other Empiricists, and Kant.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 128
Introduction to Political Philosophy Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is for students interested in the relationship between political systems and philosophy. It is espe-
cially relevant for students interested in political science, philosophy and law. This course introduces the history and development of politi- cal thought, and will consider the justification of the State, Libertarian- ism, Socialism, Communism, as well as conceptions of rights and distribu- tions of goods.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 135
Philosophy and Contemporary Issues (Formerly PHIL 003)
Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This introductory course explores the philosophical aspects of a variety of issues of contemporary interest. This course is intended for all students interested in applying methods of philosophy to contemporary topics which may include, but are not limited to: war/terrorism, sex work, cloning, euthanasia, suicide, philo- sophical issues pertaining to race or gender, genetic engineering, illicit drug use, business ethics, or artificial intelligence.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 140
Philosophy of Religion
Advisory: ENGL 101 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This introductory level course is intended for all students seeking a thoughtful exploration of religious issues in a non-sectarian context, or as part of a broader program of philosophical study. We will address Western religion from a philosophi- cal perspective, including arguments for and against the existence of God, and an investigation into the status of religious beliefs. Additional topics may include a consideration of the evolution-creationism debate, and a discussion of religious pluralism.
3 Units
54 Lecture hours PHIL 299
Directed Study: Philosophy (Formerly PHIL 100)
Transfers to: UC, CSU
Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibil- ity for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/ or appropriate projects. To enroll in an independent study/directed study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average, a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive
an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Stud- ies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students will be expected to meet on a regular basis with their fac- ulty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress shall be evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies shall be the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title V regulations with one unit of credit awarded for 54 hours of Directed Studies, six (6) hours of which must be with an instructor. The instructor is responsible for monitoring student progress through the semester. Students may take directed study courses for a maximum of four (4) units within a discipline, and may not accumulate more than a total of twelve (12) units college wide.
1 to 4 Units 54 to 216 Lab hours
PHOTOGRAPHY
Division of Arts & Cultural Programs PHTO 185
Introduction to Digital Photography Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This introductory course covers basic technical and conceptual skills in digital photography, including digital camera use, principles of photographic composition, digital image editing, and digital printing. This course is designed for non-pho- tography majors interested in gaining experience with digital photography. Students are required to supply their own digital camera.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours PHTO 190
Beginning Photography (Formerly PHOTO 190, 014A)
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment; ART 120
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is designed for students who wish to study the basic techni- cal and conceptual approaches to contemporary photography. Tradi- tional black and white photography techniques are explored, with special emphasis on the basic use of the 35 mm camera and enlarger as well as the processing of black and white film and printing paper. Students are
required to provide their own 35 mm camera with manual controls.
3 Units 36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours PHTO 191 Intermediate Photography (Formerly PHOTO 191, 014B) Prerequisite: PHTO 190
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: UC, CSU
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed beginning photography and wish to study more advanced technical and conceptual approaches to contempo- rary black and white photography in a, 35mm film based, wet lab environ- ment. Techniques such as the use of studio lighting, light meters, toners, hand coloring, and solarization are explored, with special emphasis given to understanding the concep- tual framework for the production and analysis of both personal and commercial photographic imagery. Students are required to provide their own 35mm camera with manual controls.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours PHTO 290
Medium and Large Format Photography (Formerly PHOTO 290, 015)
Prerequisite: PHTO 190
Advisory: READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed beginning photography and wish to study more advanced technical and conceptual approaches to contempo- rary black and white photography using medium and large format films and cameras in a traditional wet lab environment. Special emphasis is given to the understanding and analysis of photographic imagery.
2 Units
18 Lecture hours 54 Lab hours PHTO 292
Digital Photography
Prerequisite: PHTO 185 or PHTO 190 Advisory: ENGL 030 or ENLA 034 or appropriate assessment; READ 023 or appropriate assessment
Transfers to: CSU
This course is designed for students who have successfully completed PHTO 190 and have a working knowledge of basic camera controls and photographic composition. It will cover use of digital cameras, image editing and manipulation,
digital printing, and the expression of ideas through digital photographs. Students are required to supply their own digital camera.
3 Units
36 Lecture hours 72 Lab hours PHTO 299
Directed Study: Photography (Formerly PHOTO 100)
Transfers to: UC, CSU
Independent Study/Directed Study is intended for students who have the ability to assume responsibil- ity for independent work and to prepare written or oral reports and/ or appropriate projects. To enroll in an independent study/directed study course, students must possess a 2.5 overall grade point average, a 3.0 grade point average in the discipline of study being requested, or receive an exception from the instructor. Independent Studies/Directed Stud- ies may be developed from any topic arising from or related to a course of study that will result in developing depth and breadth in that subject area. Students will be expected to meet on a regular basis with their fac- ulty sponsor and submit a final report or project, and student progress shall be evaluated at regular intervals. Academic standards for Independent Studies/Directed Studies shall be the same as those for other courses. Units are awarded in accordance to Title