MATC 2021-22 Catalog

ENG – ENVHEL

DEGREE/DIPLOMA/CERTIFICATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

exam. Successful completion of required coursework and hours will result in the 40-HR OSHA HAZWOPER Certi fi cation per 29 CFR 1910.120. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-104. ENVHEL-109 Credits: 4 Applied Environmental Chemistry The applied approach to environmental chemistry provides students with a review of basic principles and laboratory techniques. The specialized focus includes environmentally related areas of water and wastewater, toxics, air, soil and hazardous materials. ENVHEL-111 Credits: 4 Applied Water Chemistry and Analysis A student in this course will perform sampling, measurement and interpretation, both in the fi eld and laboratory settings, for the analysis of water resources. Water is treated and used in our daily lives for drinking water, municipal reclamation, manufacturing, industry, food, beverage, medical use, and survival of aquatic ecosystems. The course will provide students with a better understanding of water quality monitoring, water treatment and analyses through real-world practical quantitative water chemistry applications. This course will include chemical safety, approved methodology, instrumentation use, regulations, quality assurance and quality control concerns. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-101, ENVHEL-102, ENVHEL-109, and MATH-107 or any 200-level MATH. ENVHEL-115 Credits: 4 Air Quality This study of the e ff ects of air pollution includes the types of air pollution, their sources, and their prevention and control. Various air pollution sampling techniques and air analysis methods are performed by the student. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-101, ENVHEL-102 and ENVHEL-109. ENVHEL-119 Credits: 3 Food and Dairy Safety This course covers the application of sanitation principles necessary for food and milk protection. It includes preservation, distribution and serving of food and milk. Also covered are the microbiology of food-borne diseases; food code compliance, and milk pasteurization and testing. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-101 and ENVHEL-173. ENVHEL-126 Credits: 3 Environmental Lab Projects Practical experience in environmental health is gained through individualized placement in a laboratory of an area health department, treatment plant, or other environmental health fi rm or agency. Assignments consist of lab projects, lab placement and an optional internship. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-111 and ENVHEL-115.

ENG-240

Credits: 3

ENTREP-104

Credits: 3

Introduction to Modern Cinema An introductory course in contemporary fi lms. Students view and discuss how fi lms communicate. The course also considers the major theories of fi lm. Out-of-class assignments include viewing and critiquing fi lms. Major attention also is given to the preparation and writing of the research paper. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENG-152 or ENG-197 or ENG-201 or ENGE-201 or ENGCR-201 with minimum grade of C. ENG-340 Workplace Communication Workplace Communication focuses on listening, speaking, reading and writing in an employment-related context. In addition, participants in this course will focus on career preparation and develop the interpersonal skills and workplace habits necessary to successfully transition from their role as a student in a vocational training program to an active jobseeker. ENTREP – Entrepreneurship (Department: 145) ENTREP-101 Credits: 3 Introduction to Entrepreneurship This course takes the student from idea creation to development to monetization. Students will understand market forces, accentuate internal strengths, and evaluate market potential. Sections on building the management team, constructing operations, and fi nancing the venture will be studied. ENTREP-102 Credits: 3 New Product Development This course takes the idea for the product or service, researches the size of the market, and develops a plan to address the market. Understanding how the consumer values the product or service, and how to increase that usage or awareness will be stressed. Sections covered will be estimating the physical size or value of the market, pricing, creating a cohesive marketing plan, and building a distribution channel. ENTREP-103 Credits: 3 Strategic Business Communication This course develops the integrated marketing message via electronic and traditional methods. Once a product or service is designed, the next step is to build awareness through consistent means, mixing techniques to adapt and reach intended markets. Students will use a variety of di ff erent media to understand the potential of the tools. Students will explore the positioning of various products to utilize multiple channels to get the intended message to the proper segments. Students will create a media supportive strategy for the business by utilizing and exploring current trends in marketing. Credits: 2

Business Plan This course covers writing, in detail, the aspects of the business. Starting with the executive summary describing the venture, to the building of the management team, explaining the operations, targeting the market goals, and to projecting the detailed fi nancials, a comprehensive document will be prepared. Accuracy and consistency of all sections of the plan will be expected. ENTREP-105 Credits: 3 Strategic Business Communication 2 This course speci fi cally develops the skills needed to present the business plan with slides, charts and graphics. Public speaking and team building will be used to enhance the presentation. Networking events will create a level of professionalism. Credits: 3 Introduction to Environmental Health/Water Quality This is an introductory course to the fi eld of environmental health and water quality. This study will include air, water, soil, and food quality, along with communicable and zoonotic diseases. The many career paths of the environmental practitioner include water quality, food safety, air quality, global environmental health, sustainability, energy conservation and related fi elds. ENVHEL-102 Credits: 4 Environmental Biology This course acquaints the student with basic principles of ecology pertinent to the fi eld of environmental health with emphasis on aquatic ecosystems (ponds, lakes and streams). Various organisms are studied as indicators of environmental quality or degradation. ENVHEL-104 Credits: 4 Industrial Hygiene Technology This course deals with the recognition, evaluation and control of environmental factors in the workplace that a ff ect the health, comfort, safety and well-being of the workers. Types of hazards (gases, vapors, particulates and diseases) are studied. Prerequisite(s): Complete ENVHEL-101, ENVHEL-109 and MATH-107 or any 200-level MATH course. ENVHEL-105 Credits: 4 Fundamentals of Hazardous Materials Control The properties of materials commonly used in the workplace that are potentially hazardous to workers and the techniques of detection of those materials, along with proper methods of transporting, handling and disposal of those materials in the workplace are studied. Course includes the preparation and sitting for the WI DATCP Structural Pest Control 7.1 certi fi cation ENVHEL – Environmental Health (Department: 506) ENVHEL-101

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