MET 106
Mechanical Drafting II
4:2:6
Prerequisite: MET 101 Provides experience in special areas of drafting, such as patter n development layout, piping drawings, electronic drawings, structural steel drawings, and welding drawings. The use of standard symbols, handbooks, commercial catalogs, and computer-aided drafting (CAD) hardware and software are stressed.
Introduction to Medical Assisting
3:3:0
MED 102
Medical Assisting I
4:6:0
Investigate state-of-the-art manufacturing methods presently found in industry. Major emphasis will be placed on the study of development of CNC programming techniques. Additional topics covered are robotics, flexible manufacturing systems, and cells.
MTD 200
Clinical Procedures I
3:2:4
MET 111
Computer-Aided Drafting
3:2:2
Prerequisite: MET 101 or CON 101 or EGR 101 or BGT 105 or equivalent Prepares students to prof iciently operate a computer-aided drafting (CAD) workstation to produce working drawings. The AUTOCAD software being used will be the most cur rent, so that upon graduation the students will be familiar with industry standards. Emphasis will be placed on using the softw are and all its capabilities to efficiently create drawings.
Course Descriptions [MET/MTD/MED]
MET 115
MTD 201
3:2:2
Introduction to Mechanisms
3:2:2
MED 104
Basic Mechanisms
4:2:6
Machine Design
4:2:6
Prerequisite: MTD 201 The student applies his or her knowledge and creative talents of mechanical components to the design of a machine capab le of operating in a prescribed manner.
Tool Design
4:2:6
Prerequisite: MET 106 Study of procedures used to design cutting tools, g auges, simple jigs, fixtures and dies, and the application of these par ts to production methods. Emphasis will be placed on the design and development of tooling currently used for CNC equipment. Computer-generated designs using tooling software are an integral part of this course.
MTD 210
Includes an overview of the history of medicine and an orientation to the field of medical assisting. Emphasized are the course of scientific development and related medical progress, major medical discoveries and their discoverers or inventors, the duties and responsibilities of the medical assistant, the le gal and ethical responsibilities of the physician and his or her employees, and the various areas and specialties of medical practice. Professional and personal characteristics and skills of the professional medical assistant are emphasized.
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
Prerequisites: MET 101 and/or 106 and MAT 130 or equivalent The various machine components—such as gears, cams, couplings, springs, clutches—are studied. This study determines the transmission capabilities of the machine par ts relative to speeds, forces, and power.
MTD 206
MED 101
Anatomy of the various body systems and principles of physiology are presented. Includes the study of medical abbreviations, prefixes, suffixes, word roots, combining forms, and plurals. The pronunciation, spelling, and def ining of medical terms are emphasized in building a professional vocabulary required for subsequent courses and working in medical facilities concerned with the diagnosis of diseases and treatment of patients. Course enrollment is limited to medical assisting, medical secretarial, and medical transcriptionist students.
Prerequisites: BGT 105 or equivalent and MAT 130 or equivalent Involves the study of basic mechanical motion and components, such as gears, cams, couplings, springs, and clutches.
MTD 208
Designing for Manufacturability
2:2:0
Prerequisite: MET 101 or equivalent Involves the investigation and study of the concepts involved in designing a product for efficient manufacturability. Course material will be based upon current engineering design and manufacturing techniques utilized in industry. The importance of effective designs with improved time-to-market skills is stressed as an essential component in today’s competitive global market.
178
Medical Assistant
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Prerequisite: MED 101 Corequisite: MED 102 Students learn the role of the medical assistant in maintaining office efficiency, supplies and equipment, the basic clinical procedures for the care, handling, and sterilization of equipment and supplies, maintaining standard precautions and asepsis, the measurement of vital signs, how to assist the physician during physical examinations, irrigating and instillation procedures, and are introduced to basic physical therapy modalities. The mathematics of drug preparation, drug accountability, and drug law are covered.
MED 201
Medical Assisting II
3:3:0
Prerequisites: MED 101, 102, 104, and certification in healthcare provider cardiopulmonary resuscitation Study of first aid and the handling of medical emer gencies in the medical office, the process of diagnosis, the treatment and possible causes, symptoms, and complications of infectious diseases, allergies, neoplasms, and musculoskeletal diseases. Introduction to pharmacology through the study of principles of chemotherapy, drug sources, uses, actions, drug laws, and reference materials. Drugs that are specific for the disease categories covered and additional terminology are presented.
MED 202
Medical Assisting III
3:3:0
Prerequisites: MED 101, 102, 104, 201, 203, 205 Disease conditions and the corresponding pharmacology of the circulatory, respiratory, digestive, nervous, urinary, integumentary, reproductive, and endocrine systems as well as common antibiotics, controlled substances, and additional disease and phar macological terminology are presented.
MED 203
Clinical Procedures II
3:2:4
Prerequisites: MED 101, 102, 104 Corequisite: MED 201 Enables students to perform more advanced clinical procedures that may be required in various physicians’ offices. Included are the preparation and administration of oral, injectable, and topical medications, the basic procedures for diagnostic tests, including the handling and preservation of specimens, urinalysis, capillary and venous blood withdrawal, basic blood tests, electrocardiography, audiometry, tympanometry, and pulmonary function screening. The role of the assistant in office minor surgery, wound care, and urinary catheterization is also presented.