North Central Michigan College Catalog 2012-13
SPAN 297 SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPANISH (Variable) 3(3-0-0) Special Topics courses provide opportunities for focused study with full time or adjunct instructors teaching in their areas of expertise. SPAN 299 INDEPENDENT STUDY SPANISH (Variable) 3(3-0-0) A course offering students the opportunity to conduct in-depth studies in their field of interest. Students make arrangements for a project under the supervision of an instructor in the discipline.
SRG – Surgical Technologist SRG 120 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST I (F-Odd years only) 9(6-4-4) This is the first course in the four-semester sequence for Surgical Technologist students. Students will be introduced to the discipline of surgical technology, responsibilities to their patients and their fellow team members, issues of legality and ethics in the surgical setting, communication and teamwork, as well as content related to microbes and the process of infection, sterile techniques, transporting, transferring, and positioning the surgical patient, as well as basic principles of anesthesia, physiological monitoring, computer technology, endoscopic, and robotic-assisted surgeries. Course format will include lecture, lab practice, and clinical observations. PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Surgical Technologist program (AH 182 [pre- or corequisite], BIO 226, BIO 235, BIO 236, EMS 101, ENG 111, MATH 110, OAS 116) COREQUISITE: AH 182 SRG 130 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST II (W-Even years only) 9(6-4-4) This is the second course in the four-semester sequence for Surgical Technologist students. Topics will include: an introduction to surgical techniques, diagnostic and assessment procedures, surgical instruments, and general surgical techniques as they relate to abdominal and orthopedic procedures. Course format will include lecture, lab practice, and clinical observations. PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Surgical Technologist Program, completion of SRG 120 with “C+” or better. SRG 220 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST III (F-Even years only) 9(6-4-4) This is the third course in the four-semester sequence for Surgical Technologist students. Topics will include: the role of the surgical technologist in ophthalmic, ENT, oral and maxillofacial, plastic, reconstructive, vascular, cardiac, pediatric, and neurosurgical procedures. Course format will include lecture, lab practice, and clinical observations. PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Surgical Technologist Program, Completion of SRG 130 with “C+” or better. COREQUISITES: None SRG 230 SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIST IV – EXTERNSHIP (W-Odd years only) 9(0-0-36) This course places surgical technologist students in the work-based learning environment of a working operating room for four nine-hour shifts each week. During this period, students will function as a member of the surgical team, applying knowledge and skills they have acquired in the previous three terms. PREREQUISITES: Admission to the Surgical Technologist Program, completion of SRG 220 with “C+” or better. COREQUISITE: SRG 240
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