2020-2021 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2020-2021 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions



 
  
  • * CNA - CNA Refresher Course

    1 Credit Hours
    This course is a CNA skills refresher course. LPN program applicants whose CNA training took place more than 18 months prior to starting  LPN classes or those whose CNA work hours do not meet admission criteria will be required to complete this course. This ensures that the student is ready to learn the advanced skills needed to be an LPN.

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1 Credit Hours
  
  • * CPR - CPR Certification


    Incoming Students are required to show current proof of certification in Basic Life Support (CPR) for Health Care Providers through the American Heart Association.

Credit Hours
  
  • AB 110 - Introduction to Auto Body Repair and Safety

    5 Credit Hours
    An introduction to the major and minor parts of the car body. Students will learn how to safely use hand and power tools. They will learn the how, when, and where of using fillers for the removal of dents. It is also an introduction to the use of a pick and file used to make minor repairs on automobiles and will include all types of plastic and fiberglass repair.

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5 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   5 Credit Hours
   5 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   5 Credit Hours
  
  • AB 123 - Auto Collision Estimating

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn to analyze, record, and estimate the time and materials involved with refinishing an auto. Use of popular crash estimating manuals in conjunction with auto collision estimating will help students learn methods of job costing a refinishing operation.

    Corequisites: AB 123L   

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3 Credit Hours
   Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   6 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
  
  • AB 223 - Auto Refinish Lab II

    6 Credit Hours
    Provides a hands-on study of the practical application of skills learned in related theory. Emphasis is placed on refinishing materials handling safety, color matching, and blending. The lab also provides a hands-on study of the practical application of skills learned in related theory. Emphasis here is placed on job costing of refinishing operations, ordering materials, shop organization and control, and identifying and correcting paint defects and potential problems.

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6 Credit Hours
   1 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 210 - Principles of Accounting I

    4 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to the basic concepts of accounting. It teaches basic principles of accounting application to service and merchandising businesses in a sole proprietorship environment. This course emphasizes the qualities of a properly designed accounting system including the principles of internal control, subsidiary ledgers, preparation of financial statements, and review of basic payroll concepts. This course also highlights the use of the Excel program throughout the course. Excel formulas and sheet references will be used to complete calculations and financial statements.

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting II

    4 Credit Hours
    As a continuation of Principles of Accounting I, this course will examine partnerships, corporations, and bonds; as well as the statement of cash flows and financial analysis and ratios. It also surveys managerial accounting concepts - including budgeting, job-order cost systems, cost-volume-profit relationships, and performance evaluation measures.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 210  (“C” or higher required)

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 212 - Intermediate Accounting I

    4 Credit Hours
    Includes a comprehensive study of accounting theory and concepts relating to the income statement, balance sheet, statement of cash flows, revenue recognition, cash, current receivables, current liabilities, and inventories.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 211  

    Course Offered: In-Class: Fall only, Online: Fall only

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 213 - Intermediate Accounting II

    4 Credit Hours
    A continuation of ACCT 212 (Intermediate Accounting I). It will include a comprehensive study of accounting concepts relating to acquisition, depreciation and disposition of plant assets and intangibles; investments in equity securities; accounting for debt securities; leases; stockholder’s equity; accounting changes and errors; accounting for income taxes; and earnings per share.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 212  

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 214 - Managerial Accounting

    4 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to give the student a strong background in managerial and cost accounting concepts, procedures, and reporting. The major topics of this course will be cost concepts and behavior, cost system design, job costing, process costing, cost volume-profit analysis, incremental analysis for decision making, budgetary planning and control, allocating costs to departments, activity-based costing, allocating joint costs and interpreting the statement of cash flows.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 211  

    Course Offered: The online option for this course is only offered in the summer. Please see Program Advisor for more information.

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 217 - Computerized Accounting

    3 Credit Hours
    Course provides hands-on computer accounting projects to be completed on Quickbooks Software. The student will set up a basic computerized accounting system for a company and will work with payroll, payables/receivables, and general ledgers.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 210  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 218 - Income Tax I

    4 Credit Hours
    A comprehensive explanation of the Federal tax system and training in the application of the tax principles to specific problems. Computerized software is used in preparing tax returns for a variety of tax concepts. The main focus of the course is individual taxes.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 210  

    Course Offered: The online option for this course is only offered in the summer. Please see Program Advisor for more information.

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 223 - Financial Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an investigation of some of the basic principles of financial statement analysis, planning and forecasting, cost of capital, budgeting, risk, valuation and working capital management. Major focus of the course is on the goal of financial management which is maximization of shareholder wealth.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 211  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 237 - Payroll

    3 Credit Hours
    Presents the need for adequate and accurate payroll and personnel records, payroll calculations, payroll taxes, payroll tax reports, and the accounting for payroll and payroll taxes. Also included is a payroll project applying the knowledge acquired in the course.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 210  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACCT 260 - Accounting Spreadsheet Applications

    4 Credit Hours
    This technical accounting course requires students to apply advanced spreadsheet technologies to compute financial and managerial records for industry scenarios.  Employment in the accounting industry requires knowledge and daily proficient use of spreadsheet applications.  While dynamic accounting software packages vary in today’s market, integrated spreadsheet technology is an industry standard and a vital technical skill for today’s accounting professionals.  Successful completion of this course, which builds on prior accounting concepts and theories, leverages the student’s ability to exceed industry employment expectations.

    Prerequisites: ACCT 211 , CIS 105   

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 120 - Materials and Methods of Construction

    3 Credit Hours
    Building construction methods will be taught along with types of construction materials. Terminology, standard sizes, shapes, usage and building codes will be addressed as they apply to residential construction projects.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 121 - Architectural Drawing I

    3 Credit Hours
    Involves the task of drawing a complete set of working drawings for a private residence. The drawings will be generated on the computer and will consist of site, floor, framing, and foundation plans, as well as wall and building sections, elevations, and presentation drawings.

    Prerequisites: CAD 120  

    Corequisites: CAD 211  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 210 - Commercial Construction Techniques

    3 Credit Hours
    Covers the overall process of commercial construction techniques and technology. A thorough understanding of construction documents will be incorporated into this course. Steel, concrete, laminated timber, masonry and precast concrete construction techniques will be studied. Field trips to various manufacturing plants and construction sites in and around the Sioux Falls area will be conducted upon availability.

    Prerequisites: ACT 120 

3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 211 - Mechanical/Electrical Systems

    3 Credit Hours
    Introduces students to the electrical, plumbing, and mechanical systems of a building. This course not only will focus on the Mechanical and Electrical systems of a structure but will cover Plumbing, fire protection and illumination. Students will be required to use their previously learned math skills to solve energy problems, determine heat loss calculations and size plumbing systems. After completion of this course the student will be able to comfortably work in a Mechanical or Electrical Engineering office as an Architectural Engineering Technician.

    Prerequisites: Architectural Engineering Program: ACT 212  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 212 - Architectural Drawing II

    3 Credit Hours
    This drawing lab will introduce students to the development of construction documents, commercial floor plans, elevations, sections, details, and structural plans will be developed for a commercial structure. Students will have the opportunity to design and draw a small commercial building consisting of a steel frame, masonry, precast concrete, and laminated timber construction.

    Prerequisites: ACT 121  

    Corequisites: CAD 221  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ACT 220 - Construction Estimating

    3 Credit Hours
    A study of the process of estimating in the construction industry, methods of estimating will be described and practiced with the use of working drawings and construction cost manuals. Students will utilize an estimating format to develop quantity surveys for determining construction costs.

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3 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
  
  • ADM 230 - Auxiliary Drive Theory

    3 Credit Hours
    This class will cover the theory of operation, identification of ISO symbols, reading of schematics and diagnosis of system problems. The course will discuss industry standard auxiliary drive systems and many of the abnormalities in various agricultural and construction equipment, beyond the realm of standard drivetrain components.  

    Corequisites: ADM 231  

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3 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
  
  • ADM 234 - Electro-Hydraulics

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will cover the concept of electrical and fluid power working together to operate, control, monitor and adjust systems and sub-systems used in various agricultural and construction equipment. Advanced fluid power and electrical control concepts are introduced along with diagnosis and trouble-shooting using high-technology tools.

    Prerequisites: DM 116 , DM 224  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ADM 235 - Electro-Hydraulics Lab

    3 Credit Hours
    Students gain hands-on experience using electrical and fluid power working together to operate, control, monitor and adjust systems and sub-systems used in various agricultural and construction equipment. Advanced fluid power and electrical control concepts are introduced along with diagnostics and trouble-shooting using industry standardized tools.

    Prerequisites: DM 117 , DM 225  

    Corequisites: ADM 234  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • ADM 238 - Powertrain Theory

    3 Credit Hours
    This course will cover the theory of drive methods used to power systems and sub-systems external of the main drive train. Included will be industry standard powertrain transmission, power take-off (PTO) drive options, hydraulic control and electro-hydraulically controlled implements.

    Prerequisites: DM 116 , DM 224 , DM 210  

    Corequisites: ADM 239  

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3 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
  
  • AT 098 - Basic Electronics

    1 Credit Hours
    This course covers Basic electronics terminology and operation of electricity. Circuit construction and basic components are covered. Use of a digital multi-meter is stressed.

    Additional Information: Note: Spring start students may use AT 098 Basic Electronics as an alternate prerequisite. AT 098 is not part of the degree plan, and does not replace AT210. AT210 would still be required the following semester as part of the degree plan.

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1 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
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   2 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
   6 Credit Hours
   6 Credit Hours
   2 Credit Hours
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  • AT 230 - Engine Performance Theory

    4 Credit Hours
    The theory of operation of computerized and non-computerized general engine performance, fuel and exhaust systems, emissions control systems, and engine related service are studied.

    Prerequisites: AT 210  

    Corequisites: AT 231  

    Additional Information: Note: Spring start students may use AT 098 Basic Electronics as an alternate prerequisite. AT210 would still be required the following semester as part of the degree plan. AT 098 is not part of the degree plan, and does not replace AT210.

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4 Credit Hours
   4 Credit Hours
  
  • AT 280 - Light Duty Diesel Engines

    2 Credit Hours
    This course covers emission systems operation and diagnosis on light duty diesel systems.  Light duty diesel systems are diesel systems which are found in automobiles and trucks one ton and below.  Students taking this course are expected to already have a basic knowledge of engine operation and repair and diesel fuel systems.

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2 Credit Hours
  
  • AT 285 - Light Duty Diesel Fuel Systems

    2 Credit Hours
    This course covers light duty diesel fuel systems operation and diagnosis.  The focus is on systems and components which are unique or integral to light duty diesel fuel systems.  Light duty diesel systems are diesel systems which are found in automobiles and trucks one ton and below.  Students taking this course are expected to already have a basic knowledge of engine operation and repair.

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2 Credit Hours
  
  • AT 290 - Light Duty Diesel Emission Systems

    2 Credit Hours
    This course covers light duty diesel engine operation and repair.  Light duty diesel systems are diesel systems which are found in automobiles and trucks up to one ton size.  The focus of this course is on components, procedures, or designs which differ from gasoline or heady duty systems.  Students take this course are expected to already have a basic knowledge of engine operation and repair.

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2 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 101 - Foundations of Business

    3 Credit Hours
    Student will receive an overview of many different elements in the business world. The overview will include the business environment, business ethics, types of ownership structures, management techniques, marketing principles, technological implications, monetary basics and investments.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 107 - Office Procedures

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn the necessary office skills needed in the every day operation of an office. Skills in filing, record keeping, professional image, mail processing, telephone usage, and basic bookkeeping with software will be learned. Some time will also be spent developing the ten-key touch method for typical business calculations.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 130 - Business Communications

    3 Credit Hours
    The students will learn to communicate effectively in North American culture by preparing professional documents and learning to use the channels of communication best suitable for their audiences. Correct English, spelling, punctuation, and proofreading will also be emphasized. Students will become aware of message types and appropriate business tones. Professionalism in the workplace will be stressed throughout the course.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 137 - Interpersonal Skills for the Office Professional

    2 Credit Hours
    Students will develop their interpersonal skills by exploring the various roles they play in working with customers, co-workers and supervisors. Customer service fundamentals will be learned, along with customer relationship management and communication. Students will also learn proper business and office etiquette. Interpersonal relationships as well as the students’ own attitudes and motivations will be recognized as critical components of success in an organization. As students explore their own strengths and weaknesses, they will write a personal development plan as a final project. A variety of learning activities will strengthen the students’ ability to apply their knowledge.

    Corequisites: BUS 107  

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2 Credit Hours
   3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 155 - Business Statistics

    3 Credit Hours
    The course is an introduction to basic probability and statistical methods that are used in a wide variety of disciplines. Topics include descriptive statistics, histograms, the average, the standard deviation, the normal curve, correlation. In addition, inferential statistics, which draw conclusions from data that are subject to random variation (e.g., observational errors, sampling variation).  

    Prerequisites: MATH 100 , CIS 105  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 175 - Commodity Futures and Options

    3 Credit Hours
    An overview of key topics in the futures industry and how to use futures and options contracts to hedge price risk. Besides learning the fundamentals and the mechanics of futures, hedging, basis, price analysis and options, students will analyze agricultural commodity markets, generate trading proposals and initiate, manage and close positions.

    Prerequisites: ECON 245  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 180 - Personal & Professional Life Skills

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide students the skills to get the job, keep the job and have a fulfilling life.  Students will create an online brand and a professional resume. Students will learn skills to improve their emotional intelligence and soft skills and will recognize their potential impact on their personal and professional lives.  The following areas of personal wellness will be focused on: Physical, Emotional/Mental, Spiritual, Intellectual, and Financial. The importance of participating in civic duty will also be practiced. As this is a Capstone course, it is highly recommended to complete this course in your final semester. 

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 200 - Principles of Banking

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn about the history of banking and its current organizational structure. They will understand the relationship between deposit and credit functions and explore both traditional and nontraditional bank products. Bank security, regulation and the role of the Federal Reserve are discussed, as well as bank marketing techniques and future trends. Both consumers and banking professionals will enjoy this course offering.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 201 - Data Analytics for Agribusiness

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will use MS Excel to collect, organize, analyze, and report agriculture data to assist in decision making. In addition to the use of Advanced Excel Tools, Power BI Analytics will also be used to connect and transform data with visual reports and dashboards.

    Prerequisites: BUS 155  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 209 - Life and Health Insurance

    3 Credit Hours
    A basic study of life and health insurance available and the analysis of insurance coverage needs of an individual. The major areas covered include the types of term and permanent policies, annuities, how much insurance is needed, policy provisions, riders, and health insurance plans.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 210 - Supervisory Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will learn about the changing role of supervisors in today’s business world. Trends such as downsizing, cost cutting, quality enhancement, employee empowerment, and increased diversity have complicated the supervisor’s role. Students will learn decision making and problem solving processes and explore methods to achieve maximum productivity while maintaining a positive work environment.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 212 - Human Resource Management

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will understand how an organization’s efficiency is impacted by the effectiveness of its human resource management. Human resource planning, recruitment, selection, development, compensation and benefits, employee and labor relations, and safety and health will be covered in the course.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 217 - Customer Service

    3 Credit Hours
    Providing excellent customer service remains one of the most important ways for any business to differentiate itself from competitors. In this course, students will improve their service skills through a multi-faceted approach: by learning how to handle difficult customers, by improving communication skills, by appreciating diversity and by building loyalty.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 218 - Project Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course focuses on how projects contribute to the strategic goals of the organization. It covers the concepts and skills that are used by managers to propose, plan, secure resources, budget, and lead project teams to successful completion of their projects. Project management software tools will be an integral part of the course.

    Prerequisites: CIS 105  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 219 - Consumer Lending

    3 Credit Hours
    The purpose of Consumer Lending course is to provide students the fundamental skills needed to be an effective consumer lender.  Some of the concepts include learning the types of primary consumer loans, generating new loan applications, applying the 5 C’s of credit in making loan decisions, structuring different types of loans, and loan recovery.  Students will also learn how the banking industry is effectively managing its consumer credit business by responding to changing consumer needs including purchasing behaviors and changes in the regulatory environment.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 220 - Personal Finance

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed to provide students with the tools to become financially self sufficient. Budgeting, cash management, risk management, investments, retirement, and estate planning will be covered to help students gain a better understanding of what to do with their current and/or future income.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 225 - HR Compensation and Benefits

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is designed to provide a working knowledge in the areas of pay and benefit practices including job evaluation, salary surveys, individual and group performance-based pay. Also included are various types of benefits, including supplemental pay, insurance, and retirement benefits.

    Prerequisites: BUS 212  (“C” or higher required)

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 226 - Human Resource Law

    3 Credit Hours
    This course covers legal aspects that all businesses face including FMLA, Worker’s Compensation, EEOC, COBRA, FLSA, and the ADA. Students will learn how to prevent legal problems and how to deal with issues concerning discrimination, diversity, grievances, and terminations. Future HR Professionals, managers, and business owners will benefit from taking this course.

    Prerequisites: BUS 212  (“C” or higher required)

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 230 - Small Business Entrepreneurship

    3 Credit Hours
    Designed to help students gain knowledge to start a small business. The instructor will help students explore the tools needed to begin a small business. The focus is on the development of a business plan, which will be the end result of the course.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 232 - Real Estate Pre-Licensing

    6 Credit Hours
    In this course, Real Estate is viewed from four perspectives: the business perspective, the legal perspective, the economic perspective and the financial perspective.  These perspectives are the predominant points of view that real estate professionals take when analyzing and implementing decisions.  Real Estate is built on several basic disciplines such as management, law, economics, and finance.  Thus, a multi-perspective approach to the study of real estate is consistent with the way that professionals in various fields learn and apply knowledge.  This course is certified by the State of South Dakota as “Principles & Practices of Real Estate”, which satisfies the prerequisite to taking the South Dakota State Real Estate License Exam.

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6 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 235 - Principles of Investments

    3 Credit Hours
    Principles of Investments will establish the groundwork essential to the development of investment strategies and the management of financial resources. A very technical and fast-paced industry will be translated to layman’s terms so that anyone taking this course can feel comfortable in going to a brokerage firm to do trading of their own as well as being prepared to make a career in the brokerage business.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 241 - Fundamentals of Insurance

    3 Credit Hours
    Fundamentals of Insurance is designed to help students understand the basic concepts of insurance including risk, insurance contracts, types of insurers, insurance regulation, term and permanent insurance, annuities, policy provisions and riders, and the different types of health insurance plans. This course also provides an understanding of different types of insurance available and the analysis of insurance coverage needs of an individual.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 256 - Ethical Decision Making

    3 Credit Hours
    This course is an introduction to ethical decision making in business. There is an examination of individual, organizational, and societal issues in business ethics. The course does not determine correct ethical action; it is designed to assist the student as a potential business person to make more informed ethical decisions on a daily basis. To accomplish this objective, both descriptive and normative models of unethical and ethical decision making in business are analyzed. Keep in mind that there are no absolute right or wrong solutions in most situations. Dilemmas, real life situations, and cases provide an opportunity for the student to use concepts in the assignments and to resolve ethical issues. Since there is no universal agreement on the correct ethical business norms, critical thinking and informed decision making are emphasized.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 260 - Introduction to Restaurant Management

    3 Credit Hours
    This course introduces the principles of modern restaurant and food service management.  Topics included will be purchasing, cost control, menu design, restaurant design, schedule creation and food safety. Students will be introduced to food and beverage purchasing options.  Students will complete a ServSafe food quality control certification program.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 261 - Introduction to Hospitality

    3 Credit Hours
    This course provides an introduction to the elements of the Hospitality and Tourism industry:  its growth and development, industry segments–food and lodging, resorts, tourism enterprises, attractions and related operations, trends and current concerns.  Also, a focus on orientation to customer service, cultural/economic trends and career opportunities.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • BUS 291 - Business/Marketing Internship

    3 Credit Hours
    Students will enjoy a capstone experience by working 180 hours in the business world, utilizing the opportunity to put into practice all that they have learned. Students will be guided to achieve specific objectives as developed by the company, student, and supervising instructor.

    Prerequisites: 2.0 CGPA and Department Approval

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • CAD 120 - Computer Assisted Design I

    4 Credit Hours
    This introductory CAD class will help the student develop primary skills through the use of AutoCAD software. The primary focus will be to draw, edit, text, zoom, print, blocks, and dimension. Word processing and spreadsheets will be used along with e-mail. The students will use these skills to produce small miscellaneous drawings.

    Prerequisites:
    • ​Construction Management: CIS 105 , DT 102  or Department Approval


    Corequisites:
    • Architectural Engineering: CIS 105 , DT 101  or Department Approval
    • Civil Engineering: CIS 105 , DT 102  or Department Approval
    • Land Surveying Science: CIS 105 , DT 102  or Department Approval
    • Mechanical Engineering: CIS 105  or Department Approval


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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CAD 211 - Computer Assisted Design II

    4 Credit Hours
    An emphasis on 3-D building and design software will be introduced on a residential scale. 3-D modeling using a software called Sketch-up along with a Building Information Modeling (BIM) utilizing a state-of the-art software called Revit (Revised Instantly). Both of these softwares will help the student design and produce the plans, elevations, sections and various details for residential buildings. Kitchen design, staircase layout, roof plans and presentation techniques will also be developed using the BIM system.

    Prerequisites: CAD 120  

    Corequisites: ACT 121  

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CAD 215 - Computer Assisted Design Special Topics

    4 Credit Hours
    This course is intended to familiarize the student with the fundamentals of incorporating Mechanical (HVAC), Electrical, Lighting and Plumbing Systems, using Autodesk Revit software, into their Revit Projects. The student will be instructed with a combination of on-screen tutorials, class lectures, and hands-on use of the latest version of Autodesk Revit.

    Prerequisites: CAD 221  

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CAD 221 - Computer Assisted Design III/Arch

    4 Credit Hours
    Designed for students with an interest in the latest in 3D CAD technology for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industries, utilizing Revit application software by Autodesk. Revit is the newest and most technologically advanced BIM (Building  Information Modeling) application and is being adopted by more companies every day. Revit comes from the terms Revise Instantly. Students will become familiar with Revit through instruction and hands on drawing utilizing the software.

    Prerequisites: CAD 211 , ACT 121  

    Corequisites: ACT 212  

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CET 110 - Survey I-Fundamentals

    4 Credit Hours
    Survey I- Fundamentals is an introduction to the science of surveying, involving measurements and the computations of measurements. Error determinations, angles and bearings, traverse adjustments and area computations will be calculated. This course will focus on the hands-on use of the various fundamental surveying instruments (chains, levels, total stations, data collectors etc.), along with their adjustments and accuracy’s through field exercises.

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CET 120 - Survey II- Topo

    4 Credit Hours
    Survey II is a surveying course in traversing and topography. Traverse analysis will be computed on spreadsheets, computed by software, drawn and annotated in CAD. Mapchecks will be performed along with computer generated adjustment files. Topographic maps will be drawn in CAD with topographic data, contouring, alignments and profiles. CAD drawings will be produced using “data controllers” for collecting the data using “feature codes”, “figures and lines” and “description keys” to aid the drawing. Robotic Total Stations, Data Controllers/Collectors and Digital Levels will be introduced to the science of surveying. Students will capstone the course by mapping a portion of the campus using Civil-3D software. Students will produce a “.fbk” file of figures and lines, use digital levels on control points and traverse as described above.

    Prerequisites: CET 110 , CAD 120  

    Corequisites: CET 123  

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4 Credit Hours
  
  • CET 121 - Soils

    3 Credit Hours
    Students have the opportunity to perform laboratory and field tests on soils used for building construction and civil engineering projects. This is primarily a hands-on activity where most of the course is devoted to actual laboratory testing procedures along with the necessary calculations and measurements required for an accurate soil analysis.

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • CET 123 - CAD II-Civil 3D

    3 Credit Hours
    An introduction to the software and applications of Civil 3D through laboratory exercises. These exercises will illustrate the practical uses in Points, Lines, Curves, Surfaces, Annotation, Tables, Parcels, Survey Field Books, Figures and Lines, Traversing and working with Survey Data.

    Prerequisites: CAD 120  

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3 Credit Hours
  
  • CET 211 - Construction Materials Testing

    3 Credit Hours
    Gives students the opportunity to learn some of the fundamental properties of construction materials such as concrete and asphalt through lectures, assigned readings, and laboratory testing. Course concentrates on the use of concrete and asphalt in construction, will examine mixing, placing, finishing, reinforcing, jointing, and curing. Emphasis placed on field procedures and laboratory testing. Prepares students to take examination for an ACI Certified Concrete Testing Technician, Grade 1.

    Prerequisites: CET 121  

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