Course Descriptions and Objectives

MUSC 196 - Blues/Rock Class Guitar

MUSC 198 - Individual Project in Music

1. Demonstrate understanding of the research area determined at the start of the course. [REASON]
2. Showcase their original musical work in a tangible format. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Show awareness of new musical topics, ideas, and techniques. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 199 - Special Projects in Music

1. Determine their own objectives in conference with the instructor; these objectives will form the basis upon which the student will be assessed. [REASON]
2. Produce work through the opportunity to use independent exploration and expression in a focused area of need or interest. [EXPLORE]
3. Develop specific skills or techniques within the field of music. [ACT]

MUSC 200 - Digital Music Studio

1. Set up and run small recording sessions. [REASON]
2. Apply common mixing and mastering techniques to multi-track recordings. [REASON]
3. Create original synthesizer and sampler software instruments. [REASON]
4. Integrate music and sound design into video footage. [REASON]
5. Complete a full-length original audio composition/production. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Identify common studio production techniques by ear. [REASON]

MUSC 211 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 212 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 213 - Class Guitar

1. Define and identify advanced rhythms, scales and chords. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize key signatures in the circle of fifths. [REASON]
3. Recognize the relationship between chord scale and key signature. [REASON]
4. Recognize chord and scale positions in a key or mode. [REASON]
5. Perform advanced open and barre chords and chord progressions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read advanced tablature, and identify block chords, arpeggiating chords, and scales. [REASON]
7. Define the components of contemporary song form. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Perform in advanced guitar styles. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 214 - Class Piano

1. Read standard keyboard notation with fluency. [REASON]
2. Perform music at the keyboard using proper advanced technique. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 215 - Class Piano

1. Read standard keyboard notation with fluency and be able to provide fingerings. [REASON]
2. Perform music at the keyboard using proper advanced technique and dynamic control. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 216 - Class Piano

1. Demonstrate alternative fingerings for music pieces. [REASON]
2. Perform music using advanced dynamic control and articulations. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play keyboard in an advanced ensemble environment. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 217 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 218 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 219 - Class Voice

1. Lead other singers in an ensemble setting. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Perform music with healthy vocal technique. [REASON]
3. Sing extended solos from memory in front of an audience. [COMMUNICATE]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 227 - Digital Studio Level 4

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Present their original work to a panel of their peers at the reinforcement level. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 228 - Digital Studio Level 5

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers at an advanced level. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Co-lead music discussions and/or present their original work to a panel of their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 229 - Digital Studio Level 6

1. Make an extended (or multiple) significant contribution(s) to their own music production/composition portfolio. [REASON]
2. Produce music using a variety of advanced techniques available in Edmonds CC’s Digital Music Studios while maintaining the highest standards of audio fidelity. [REASON]
3. Thoughtfully critique audio and music works by their peers at the mastery level. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Lead music discussions and/or present their original work to a panel of their peers. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate current production techniques that they observe from contemporary music. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 230 - Digital Music for Media

1. Define and discuss common terms and concepts in the film/video sound industry. [REASON]
2. Navigate through modern digital orchestra sound libraries. [REASON]
3. Dissect and spot a film or piece of visual media for dramatic form and the role of sound. [REASON]
4. Write original underscore to various video clips be included in their portfolio upon completion. [REASON]
5. Recall the evolution of sound in film and television over the past 100 years. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 231 - Film Scoring 2

MUSC 232 - Film Scoring 3

MUSC 233 - Film Scoring 4

MUSC& 241 - Music Theory IV

1. Spell and recognize secondary dominant and secondary leading tone chords in any key. [REASON]
2. Analyze musical excerpts that include any of the following types of modulation: Common chord modulation (diatonic common chords); altered chords as common chords; sequential modulation; modulation by common tone; monophonic modulation; direct modulation. [REASON]
3. Provide formal analysis of musical excerpts in binary, ternary, and sonata allegro forms. [REASON]
4. Write and analyze in 4-part chorale style using diatonic triads, seventh chords, secondary functions, and modulation. [REASON]
5. Analyze and realize (in four parts) figured bass lines incorporating diatonic triads and seventh chords, secondary functions, and modulation. [REASON]
6. Identify and notate the following by ear: compound melodic Intervals; whole tone, pentatonic, and octatonic scales; any type of seventh chord; melodic dictation (melodies with some chromatic tones); harmonic dictation (progressions of nine diatonic chords in major and minor keys; progressions of six chords in major and minor including secondary functions). [COMMUNICATE]
7. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: subdivision of the beat in simple and compound time signatures; major and minor keys; treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; stepwise melodies and skips from the tonic triad, the dominant triad, and the dominant seventh chord; chromatic non-chord tones, V/V harmony, and modulation to the key of the dominant. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Play the following on piano: all types of seventh chords in root position (from any given root); all scales covered in ear training (from any given tonic); secondary dominant and secondary leading tone chords in any key; all part-writing assignments. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 242 - Music Theory V

1. Spell and recognize borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords and augmented sixth chords in any key. [REASON]
2. Analyze musical excerpts that include Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords, mode mixture, and/or enharmonic modulation. [REASON]
3. Write and analyze in 4-part chorale style using borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords augmented sixth chords, and enharmonic modulation. [REASON]
4. Analyze and realize (in four parts) figured bass lines incorporating borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords and augmented sixth chords. [REASON]
5. Identify and notate the following by ear: compound melodic and harmonic intervals; 1/2 step-minor 3rd, chromatic, and sharp 4-flat 7 scales; seventh chords in four voices (five types of seventh chords, any inversion); 9th chords melodic dictation (longer melodies with increasing chromaticism); harmonic dictation (progressions of six chords in major and minor keys including borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords; notation of soprano, bass, and roman numerals). [COMMUNICATE]
6. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: major and minor keys; treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; syncopation, tuplets, changing time signatures, hemiola, and less common time signatures; modulation to closely related keys; secondary dominant harmonies. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Play the following on piano: borrowed chords, Neapolitan chords, and augmented sixth chords in any key; all scales covered in ear training (from any given tonic); all 9th chords covered in ear training (from any given root); all part-writing assignments. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC& 243 - Music Theory VI

1. Analyze musical excerpts from the late nineteenth century and the twentieth century. [REASON]
2. Identify various common scale usages, chord structures, and metric considerations of twentieth century music. [REASON]
3. Compose short pieces incorporating the following: bitonality; pandiatonicism; secundal, quartal, and/or quintal harmony; twelve-tone technique; asymmetric meter, mixed meter, and/or metric modulation. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Use pitch class set theory to notate the normal order, the normal order of the inversion, the best normal order, and the prime form for any group of pitches. [REASON]
5. Analyze musical excerpts composed with twelve-tone technique. [REASON]
6. Sight-sing examples with the following parameters: modes of major and minor keys in treble, alto, tenor, and bass clefs; syncopation, tuplets, changing time signatures, hemiola, and less common time signatures; extended chromaticism, remote modulation, and nontonal lines. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 247 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, varied choral music literature with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 248 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, varied choral music literature with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 249 - Symphonic Choir

1. Model to less-experienced singers, appropriate use of breath support, resonance and diction. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Sing independently, a variety of choral music with appropriate style and tone. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Sing choral music in multiple languages with correct phonetic pronunciation. [EXPLORE]
4. Demonstrate the relationship between printed music and the expressive intent of the music. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate advanced skill in reading choral music. [COMMUNICATE]

*Students enrolled in Symphonic Choir for the first time will complete the above objectives at an introductory level; continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 250 - Applied Music

1. Sing or play with accurate rhythm. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Read music (pitches and rhythm) at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Play or sing with accurate pitches and intonation, at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Sing or play with good tone quality. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Perform expressively and with attention to appropriate style. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Read music at sight at a level appropriate to development. [COMMUNICATE]

*Lessons are individualized and objectives set by the instructor based on interests and abilities of the student.

MUSC 255 - Special Topics

1. Identify prominent figures, techniques, ideas, or styles, within the particular subject, along with their impact(s). [REASON]
2. Compare/contrast and contextualize the particular subject with alternatives. [REASON]
3. Express their findings in formal/informal writing, classroom discussion, online discussion, research projects, oral presentation, and/or musical performance. [COMMUNICATE]

MUSC 260 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

MUSC 261 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Continuing students will progress to reinforce the objectives.

MUSC 262 - Jazz Workshop

1. Perform traditional and contemporary jazz styles appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Memorize advanced jazz repertoire. [REASON]
3. Play with rhythmic and dynamic sensitivity to the other members of the band. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate advanced approach to jazz articulation and phrasing. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Improvise at an advanced level within given modes and chords. [REASON]

*Continuing students will progress to master the objectives.

MUSC 270 - Jazz and Pop Harmony

1. Play 7th chords with extensions at the keyboard. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize 7th chords with extensions in jazz and popular songs. [REASON]
3. Play standard and advanced harmonic progressions using extended harmony. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Aurally analyze advanced jazz chord progressions involving ii V I variations. [REASON]
5. Create a functional bass line under complex jazz progressions. [REASON]
6. Arrange a jazz or popular song for vocal or instrumental ensemble. [REASON]

MUSC 271 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Model to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Model to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Demonstrate competencies to effectively lead a sectional rehearsal outside of class. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Compare and contrast jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 272 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Reinforce modeling to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Reinforce modeling to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Provide feedback to other students regarding their solo performances in class. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Reinforce enhanced awareness of jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 273 - Soundsation Vocal Jazz Choir

1. Master modeling to less-experienced musicians, appropriate technique, tone production, stylization and improvisation in jazz. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Master modeling to less-experienced musicians, behavior commensurate with being in a professional performing ensemble. [ACT]
3. Perform a solo set of jazz literature consisting of 3-4 pieces with an instrumental combo. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate mastery of jazz performers/styles through focused, critical listening. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 285 - Jazz Choir

MUSC 286 - Jazz Choir

MUSC 287 - Jazz Choir

MUSC 290 - Advanced Audio Engineering

1. Demonstrate the advanced principles of recording acoustics. [REASON]
2. Set up and run large-scale recording sessions. [REASON]
3. Apply common mixing and mastering techniques to multi-track recordings at the advanced level. [REASON]

MUSC 294 - Blues/Rock Class Guitar

MUSC 295 - Blues/Rock Class Guitar

MUSC 296 - Blues/Rock Class Guitar

MUSC 298 - Individual Project in Music

1. Demonstrate a high level of research to be determined at the start of the course. [REASON]
2. Showcase their work in a tangible format. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Show awareness of advanced musical topics, ideas, and techniques. [EXPLORE]

MUSC 299 - Special Projects in Music

1. Determine their own objectives in conference with the instructor; these objectives will form the basis upon which the student will be graded. [REASON]
2. Produce advanced work through independent exploration and expression in a focused area of need or interest. [EXPLORE]
3. Develop an advanced skill or technique within the field of music or performance. [ACT]

NURS 110 - Concepts of Altered States-Pathophysiology

NURS 111 - Nursing Foundations

NURS 112 - Nursing Foundations Practicum

NURS 113 - Health Assessment and Promotion I

NURS 116 - Communication Processes in Nursing

NURS 117 - Skills Lab 1

NURS 121 - Medical Surgical Nursing I

NURS 122 - Medical/Surgical Clinical Practicum

NURS 128 - Skills Lab II

NURS 129 - Gerontological Nursing

NURS 131 - Medical Surgical Nursing II

NURS 134 - Introduction to Pharmacology

NURS 137 - Mental Health Nursing I

NURS 155 - Special Topics

NURS 198 - Individual Project in Nursing

NURS 255 - Special Topics

NUTR& 101 - Nutrition

1. Define, describe and differentiate between each of the nutrient classes (including their subclasses) plus other beneficial but “non-nutritive” components of foods, especially phytochemicals and antioxidants. [REASON]
2. Explain the relationships between diet and health, including the effects on health of malnutrition and over-nutrition, whole foods, processed foods, vitamin/mineral/antioxidant/herbal supplementation, and relative intake of the macronutrients and their subcategories. [REASON]
3. Evaluate foods to predict their healthfulness based on food labels (if processed), cooking and preservation method, additives used, and potential for contaminant load; determine whether a food is whole or processed. [REASON]
4. Evaluate nutrition claims in the media and marketing for scientific validity. [ACT]
5. Explain the relationships between diet, exercise, weight and health; understand the costs and benefits of various weight treatment options. [REASON]
6. Describe and explain nutritional concerns of specific life stages. [REASON]
7. Explain the functions and potential costs of common food additives. [REASON]
8. Describe and explain the impact of food, the food industry, and agriculture on global health and sustainability; apply consumer choices that minimize personal negative impact. [ACT]
9. Communicate effectively using language and understanding of nutrition science. [COMMUNICATE]
10. Correctly and appropriately collect, analyze data and interpret. [REASON]

OSH 100 - Introduction to Occupational Safety and Health

1. Identify the various fields of safety and risk management. (i.e., industrial hygiene, safety management, risk management, etc.). [REASON]
2. Describe the regulatory agencies that deal with occupational and environmental safety and health and describe each organizations purpose and authority. (i.e., OSHA, L&I, EPA, DOT, etc.). [REASON]
3. Understand basic terminology used in the field of occupational safety and health and apply it appropriately. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate how to access applicable rules and regulations. [ACT]
5. Analyze the history and evolution of occupational safety and health as it pertains to a variety of communities and stake holders. [EXPLORE]
6. Evaluate the impact (financial and social) of occupational injuries and illnesses. [EXPLORE]
7. Explore the process of worker’s compensation and its effects on various stake holders. [REASON]
8. Adopt a proactive approach to safety by following best practices in the field. [ACT]

OSH 110 - Safety Management

1. Collect and evaluate data to identify safety and health trends. [REASON]
2. Identify and address risks and hazards in a variety of occupational settings. [REASON]
3. Create written policies and procedures to prevent and reduce risks and hazards. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Develop appropriate plans for hazard mitigation and business continuity. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Produce site-specific programs, policies and procedures that incorporate the needs of a diverse workforce. [EXPLORE]
6. Adopt a proactive versus reactive approach to managing risk and hazards in the workplace. [ACT]

OSH 140 - Regulatory Environment

1. Locate and utilize relevant laws and regulations related to occupational safety and health. [REASON]
2. Describe the history and evolution of regulatory and political environments in the U.S. and Internationally. [EXPLORE]
3. Identify the various local, state, federal and international agencies and organizations involved with occupational safety and health and describe their authority and levels of interaction. (i.e., OSHA, EPA, DOT, WISHA, L&I, etc.). [EXPLORE]
4. Analyze and respond to the audit results of a regulatory inspection. [REASON]
5. Explain the penalties and violation structure. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Propose policies and procedures to ensure compliance and create a culture of safety in an organization. [ACT]

OSH 150 - Workers Compensation and Risk Management

1. Explain the reasons and roles for managing risk in the workplace. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Identify and analyze various risk analysis methods. [REASON]
3. Describe the process of handling risk, including the assumption of risk and transfer of risk. [REASON]
4. Analyze the history and evolution of risk management and workers’ compensation laws in the United States and internationally (Including ADA, FMLA, etc.). [EXPLORE]
5. Manage a workers’ compensation claim from opening to closing of a claim with empathy for all stakeholders involved. [ACT]
6. Adopt an ethical approach to mitigating risks and hazards in the workplace. [ACT]

OSH 155 - Special Topics

1. Discuss a specific topic of current interest in occupational safety and health. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Relate the special topic to other course work and best practices in occupational safety and health. [REASON]

OSH 160 - Incident Investigation

1. Analyze proper methods, protocol, and documentation for an incident investigation. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Conduct a complete investigation of a workplace incident. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the documentation and record-keeping system for reporting injuries and illnesses. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Describe the methods of review, action, and follow-up by the employee(s), the supervisor, the safety committee and management. [EXPLORE]
5. Adopt an objective and professional approach to the investigation process, [ACT]

OSH 170 - Safety Training Techniques

1. Identify the variety of different learning styles and the most effective training methods to reach each student. [EXPLORE]
2. Demonstrate advantages/disadvantages of the different training medias and the associated costs. [REASON]
3. Describe effective refresher training methods. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Prepare and present a complete training module. [COMMUNICATE]

OSH 190 - Industrial Security

1. Describe the history and evolution of Terrorism (Historical Perspective) including specific hazardous threats: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive/Energetic (CBRNE). [REASON]
2. Apply the best practices of Industrial Security including: a. Equipment use b. Methods c. Control of facility and grounds d. Internal Security threats (i.e., disgruntled employees). [REASON]
3. Identify the potential for workplace violence, analyze its causes and impact, and suggest preventative procedures and safeguards. [EXPLORE]
4. Explain site-specific vulnerability assessment processes. [ACT]
5. Recognize how the National Incident Management System (NIMS) applies to industrial security and emergency response. [REASON]
6. Develop and implement site specific Health and Safety Plans that include emergency response elements. [COMMUNICATE]

OSH 199 - Special Projects in Occupational Safety and Health

1. Submit a written proposal outlining the purpose and scope of their special project. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate completion of the agreed upon requirement based on the approved proposal. [ACT]

OSH 220 - Industrial Hygiene

1. Explain the key elements of an industrial hygiene program and its relationship to other aspects of a company’s overall safety program. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Understand the basics of toxicology including the four major ways the human body is exposure to various substances that can cause harm. [REASON]
3. Identify different types of hazards (i.e. airborne, physical, etc.) and determine the appropriate monitoring and sampling techniques. [REASON]
4. Locate and utilize the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) in an emergency response. [ACT]

OSH 230 - Ergonomics

1. Describe the history and evolution of ergonomics including the new focus related to the aging workforce. [EXPLORE]
   
2. Understand and apply basic ergonomic terminology. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Explain the principles of body mechanics. [REASON]
4. Recognize and analyze ergonomic risk factors. [REASON]
5. Identify corrective solutions (including training, engineering and procedural modifications) to address ergonomic risks. [REASON]
6. Communicate basic ergonomic concepts and solutions to workforce and management through training and report writing. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Demonstrate proper ergonomic practices including NIOSH lifting guidelines. [ACT]

OSH 240 - Handling Hazardous Materials

1. Explain the requirements of 29CFR1910.120. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Recognize and mitigate for a variety of hazards, particularly the handling of chemicals. [REASON]
3. Describe the purpose of personal protective equipment (PPE) and under which circumstances different PPE is used. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of chemical, biological and radiological toxicology and the associated medical surveillance requirements. [REASON]
5. Implement appropriate sampling and monitoring procedures. [ACT]
6. Execute emergency response procedures including appropriate decontamination procedures. [ACT]

OSH 255 - Special Topics

1. Discuss a specific topic of current interest in occupational safety and health. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Relate the special topic to other course work and best practices in occupational safety and health. [REASON]
3. Apply the content of the course into professional practice. [ACT]

OSH 299 - Special Projects in Occupational Safety and Health

1. Submit a written proposal outlining the purpose and scope of their special project. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate completion of the agreed upon requirement based on the approved proposal. [ACT]

LEGAL 200 - Introduction to Law and the Legal Process:CD

1. Demonstrate how to read, analyze and brief a case. [REASON]
2. Summarize, from an overview, the civil and criminal litigation process. [REASON]
3. Differentiate the role of the lawyers and paralegals in delivering legal services and the ethical and professional practice standards applicable. [Reason]
4. Evaluate how to file cases in the American judicial system with state common law courts and the federal courts. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate good communication skills in a legal context. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Explain basic legal terms, definitions and distinctions. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Distinguish how law may or may not result in Justice, especially in regards the role law has played in the treatment of minority groups in America. [EXPLORE]
8. Use the basic resources of a law library for research. [EXPLORE]

LEGAL 205 - Civil Procedure

1. Apply knowledge of the court system and an understanding of the law of civil procedure to complete litigation related tasks. [REASON]
2. Identify and use appropriate court rules, statutes and procedures necessary for the preparation and presentation of civil cases. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate the practical skills necessary for a legal assistant to successfully work with attorneys on civil cases. [REASON]
4. Draft basic pleadings and other papers used in prosecuting and defending civil cases. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 210 - Legal Research

1. Identify whether a resource is primary or secondary authority, or research finding aid. [REASON]
2. Use hardbound and electronic federal and state statutory and administrative codes to locate constitutions, statutes and agency rules. [REASON]
3. Use hardbound and electronic court reporters and case digests to locate relevant state and federal case law. [REASON]
4. Use hardbound and electronic sources to locate legal treatises, annotated law reports, legal encyclopedias, legal periodicals and other secondary authorities. [REASON]
5. Use hardbound and electronic sources to verify reliability and update primary and secondary legal authority. [REASON]
6. Use effective strategies to organize and perform basic legal research, cite-checking, and writing assignments. [REASON]
7. Write correct, complete and accurate citations to hardbound and electronic legal authorities in compliance with the Uniform System of Citations and Washington Style Sheet. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Prepare documents using the basic components for legal correspondence, legal memoranda, and legal briefs. [COMMUNICATE]
9. Prepare documents using correct English grammar and legal terminology in tone and style appropriate for the intended audience. [COMMUNICATE]
10. Use word processing software to format professional quality legal documents and correspondence. [COMMUNICATE]
11. Demonstrate an awareness of the ethical rules of competence, confidentiality, conflict of interest, and unauthorized practice of law to avoid situations that may be in violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct when performing research and communication tasks as a paralegal. [ACT]

LEGAL 214 - Legal Ethics

1. Analyze and discuss the ethical standards and rules of professional conduct that govern paralegals and other legal professionals. [REASON]
2. Analyze and discuss the methods for resolving potential conflicts of interest and other types of everyday ethical dilemmas faced by paralegals. [REASON]
3. Access and use relevant print and electronic sources of authority including Rules of Professional Conduct (RPCs), ethics opinions, and case law to research answers to resolve ethical issues and dilemmas faced by paralegals. [REASON]
4. Explain and apply the ethical rules and procedures required to protect confidentiality and to avoid conflicts of interest. [REASON]
5. Analyze and explain the similarities and difference between the rule of confidentiality, the attorney-client privilege, and the work product rule. [REASON]
6. Describe what constitutes the practice of law and identify methods to avoid engaging in the Unauthorized Practice of Law. (UPL). [REASON]
7. Describe the limitations on attorney advertising and solicitation of clients, and how to avoid violations when using electronic communications such as emails, websites, and blogs. [REASON]
8. Describe the various types of fees used by attorneys, limitations on use of various fees, how client funds must be handled, and requirements for IOLTA (Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts) trust accounts. [REASON]
9. Describe the current issues involving paralegal licensing at the state and national levels and the legal technician rule in Washington. [EXPLORE]
10. Describe the relationship and interactions among attorneys, paralegals, state bar associations, the American Bar Association, state legislatures, courts, and national paralegal associations. [REASON]

LEGAL 215 - Administrative Law

1. Explain the relationship and function of administrative agencies at all levels of government. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate an understanding of the methods used by the branches of government, at both federal and state levels, to maintain accountability and control of administrative agencies. [REASON]
3. Explain the application of constitutional concepts of federalism, separation of powers, due process, equal protection, delegation doctrine, Fourth and Fifth Amendments to an administrative law problem. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the provisions of the federal and Washington Administrative Procedures Acts applicable to agency rulemaking, agency adjudications, and judicial review. [REASON]
5. Analyze the major issues and apply substantive and procedural federal and state administrative laws and rules in resolving an administrative law problem. [REASON]
6. Locate, acquire, evaluate and apply information from federal and state statutes, agency rules and case law in hardbound and electronic sources in response to an administrative law problem. [REASON]
7. Prepare appropriate documents for various procedures common to administrative agencies, in compliance with the applicable administrative procedures act and agency rules. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 220 - Real Estate and Property Law

1. Demonstrate by application knowledge of the law of real property; the more common types of real estate transactions and conveyances such as deed, contracts, leases, and deeds of trust. [REASON]
2. Draft various documents involved in the conveyance of real property through sale, lease, or other transaction. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Identify and correct drafting problems involving these various instruments. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Distinguish between real property and personal property law. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate knowledge of the system of recording and searching of public documents. [REASON]

LEGAL 222 - Alternative Dispute Resolution

1. Analyze the negotiation, mediation and arbitration processes by identifying: participants, ultimate decision-making authorities, best alternatives given the circumstances of particular disputes, and the role that the paralegal plays in each process. [REASON]
2. Evaluate a client’s negotiation position in terms of the strengths and weaknesses of that client’s case. [REASON]
3. Describe the meaning and effect of mediation agreements and how they influence the parties’ future rights. [REASON]
4. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of arbitration and assist in determining whether arbitration is appropriate and/or required. [REASON]
5. Define the state and federal laws that govern arbitration, including court mandated arbitration. [REASON]
6. Examine the various non-traditional alternative dispute resolution processes and determine when they are best applied. [REASON]
7. Identify the ethical issues that may arise in the dispute resolution process and the professional guidelines and rules used to respond to these issues. [ACT]

LEGAL 224 - Medical Paralegal Law

1. Conduct factual and legal research in medical-legal matters and communicate the results of research or analysis in an appropriate format. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Analyze and summarize medical documents and records for use in legal matters. [REASON]
3. Explain the interaction between the health care and insurance industries and the effect of related government regulation of both. [REASON]
4. Handle various aspects of investigation, discovery and trial preparation including client and witness interviews, and other procedural practices relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Identify potential issues that affect life care planning and damages assessment. [REASON]
6. Identify and understand the substantive law relating to medical-legal issues in various areas of law. [REASON]
7. Apply the ethical rules and standards of practice to the role of medical paralegal and develop a framework for resolving ethical dilemmas. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Identify and understand Standard of Care and its impact on legal issues. [REASON]
9. Identify the interpersonal and task-oriented skills that enable and support a team in completing the task or assignment. [ACT]

LEGAL 225 - Litigation Practice and Procedure

1. Discuss the law office setting and procedures, courts and jurisdiction, and the stages of the civil litigation process. [REASON]
2. Explain the role of paralegals on the litigation team interviewing clients and witnesses, filing court documents, serving papers, assisting in discovery, assisting at trial and other litigation processes. [REASON]
3. Integrate substantive and procedural law in preparing documents and working with the various parties involved in the litigation process. [REASON]
4. Use the relevant federal and state rules of civil procedure and evidence to ensure compliance in preparation of documents, time computation, docketing/calendaring, and other tasks related to the civil litigation process. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate awareness of the ethical and professional responsibilities of the lawyer and the paralegal in civil litigation. [ACT]
6. Prepare forms, checklists, pleadings, discovery documents, motions, and other materials relevant to the litigation process. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Create an organized professional-quality trial notebook. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 226 - Torts - Personal Injuries and Liability

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the law of torts, specifically: Negligence Professional Malpractice Strict Liability Intentional Torts Product Liability Defenses to Tort Actions Computation and Assessment of Damages Insurance Coverage As It Relates to Tort Actions. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the ethical obligations of paralegals in a tort practice. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate the ability to draft appropriate jury instructions for use in most types of tort cases. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate an understanding of the types of compensation available to injured workers pursuant to various workers’ compensation statutory schemes. [ACT]

LEGAL 228 - Law Office Technology

1. Identify and describe basic computer hardware components. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Identify and describe software and information systems typically encountered in the legal environment and the factors to consider when purchasing legal-specific software. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Demonstrate word processing program features, including preparing, editing, saving, and retrieving documents. [REASON]
4. Describe spreadsheet and database program features and be able to prepare a basic spreadsheet, graph, and database. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate presentation software program features including slide components, graphics and sound and be able to prepare a basic presentation. [REASON]
6. Describe features of typical law office time keeping and billing software programs; identify ethical issues that arise with use of such programs. [REASON]
7. Describe the features of computerized litigation support programs and compare such programs to corresponding manual litigation support. [REASON]
8. Describe and compare the features of case management and information management software. [REASON]
9. Demonstrate the features of computerized docket control systems and compare to manual docket control systems; identify ethical problems relating to docket control. [REASON]
10. Access legal and non-legal data on the Internet and evaluate Internet sites for reliability and validity of information. [EXPLORE]
11. Use e-mail functions and describe ethical issues that arise as a result of using e-mail and other electronic methods of communication. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 229 - Law Office Procedures

1. Explain the form, structure, and function of law firms and other businesses that provide legal services. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Explain the limitations on lawyer advertising and marketing, and client referrals. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Discuss types of legal fees, fee agreements, and role of paralegal regarding setting or quoting fees. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Explain procedures for complying with American Disabilities Act and workplace safety law, and procedures for emergencies, work-place violence, and disaster recovery. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Maintain a basic law library and resource bank for a law firm or other business providing legal services. [REASON]
6. Perform paralegal tasks in maintaining client trust accounts using manual or automated systems. [REASON]
7. Use manual and computerized systems for timekeeping, billing, docket control, and records management. [REASON]
8. Apply the Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct to maintain client confidentiality, and avoid situations involving conflicts of interest, unauthorized practice of law, or other violation of the Washington State Rules of Professional Conduct. [ACT]

LEGAL 230 - Interviewing and Investigation Techniques

1. Identify and use effective strategies to investigate and gather facts as they relate to formal discovery and informal criminal and civil investigations. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate the ability to schedule and conduct client interviews and witness interviews, as well as to prepare interview plans, summary reports, and witness statements. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Evaluate a potential client’s case through the use of interviewing techniques. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate knowledge to effectively identify fact witnesses and locate qualified expert witnesses. [REASON]
5. Identify and utilize a variety of private and public resources that will assist in the information gathering process. [REASON]
6. Demonstrate the ability to apply communication skills and factual analysis skills to competently plan and carry out an effective investigation in a realistic case context. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Describe the meaning and effect of the relevant ethical and professional considerations relating to interviewing and investigating, including the unauthorized practice of law, client confidences, conflicts of interest, and improper communications. [ACT]
8. Demonstrate knowledge of the American adversarial system, formal discovery in civil and criminal procedure, and the rules of evidence, as they relate to interviewing and investigating. [REASON]

LEGAL 235 - Probate Practice and Procedures

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the laws affecting devolution and distribution of decedents’ estates. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the tasks typically performed by paralegals in the administration of decedents’ estates. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate the drafting skills required of a paralegal practicing in the administration of decedents’ estates. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 237 - Estate Planning

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the estate planning process and the various documents used to facilitate that process. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Develop a working understanding of the various state and federal laws affecting estate planning. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate the necessary skills to work effectively in the area of estate planning. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate the ability to use effective interviewing skills. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Demonstrate the ability to analyze clients’ needs. [REASON]
6. Demonstrate the ability to use effective drafting skills to produce necessary documents. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Demonstrate an understanding of how to implement estate plans, including transfers of property, execution of documents, etc. [ACT]

LEGAL 240 - Contracts

1. Discuss basic common law rules governing contracts and how Uniform Commercial Code rules for sale of goods contract modify or change common law rules. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the requirements for forming a valid and enforceable contract. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the laws related to contractual capacity, legality, fraudulent misrepresentation, mistakes, duress, undue influence, and requirements of the Statute of Frauds. [REASON]
4. Explain assignments of contract rights, delegations of contract duties, and rights of third party beneficiaries. [REASON]
5. Explain the types of legal and equitable remedies available in the event of a breach of common law contract and a sale of goods contract. [REASON]
6. Use substantive rules of contract law in analyzing and drawing conclusion to contract issues. [REASON]
7. Use rules of contract interpretation in analyzing and drafting contract provisions. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Organize and communicate the results of legal reasoning using the IRAC technique. [COMMUNICATE]
9. Construct a contract using correct style, tone, grammar, word choice, punctuation, and format. [COMMUNICATE]
10. Integrate knowledge of contract law to evaluate a contract for organization, clarity and comprehensive content, and other issues affecting interpretation and enforcement. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 245 - Commercial Transactions

1. Explain the structure and general content of the Uniform Commercial Code (UCC). [REASON]
2. Explain application of the UCC to areas of law such as consumer transactions, business transactions, banking, and debtor-creditor law. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the laws governing contracts for the sale or lease of goods, including formation, rights and duties of the parties, warranties and disclaimers, and remedies for breach of contract. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate knowledge of the types of negotiable instruments, indorsements, holder in due course status, defenses to enforceability, and liability on the instrument. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate knowledge of UCC provisions related to bank deposits and collections, and electronic fund transfers (ATMs and e-money). [REASON]
6. Demonstrate knowledge of the laws governing secured transactions, attachment and perfection of security interests, types of collateral, rights of the secured party, and sale of collateral upon default. [REASON]
7. Use hardbound and electronic resources to locate relevant Washington statutes and agency regulations, for forms and procedures for filing UCC documents with state and local agencies. [REASON]
8. Prepare clear, concise and well-organized written answers to fact problems using the IRAC technique. [COMMUNICATE]
9. Prepare forms or contracts according to the requirements of the UCC and relevant government agency regulations. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 247 - Intellectual Property

1. Demonstrate the ability to Identify and understand the procedures for seeking statutory protection of intellectual property rights (copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets, and patents. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate the ability to identify and understand the substantive law (federal and state, statutory and common law) which grants protection to intellectual property. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Demonstrate the ability to Identify and apply major principles of legal ethics as they apply to lawyers and paralegals practicing in the area of intellectual property law. [ACT]
4. Demonstrate the ability to analyze facts in a problem and identify the legal issues involved or raised by the problem. [REASON]
5. Demonstrate the ability to Identify the applicable substantive legal rules. [REASON]
6. Demonstrate the ability to Identify appropriate forms and methods used in the protection of intellectual property rights. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Demonstrate the ability to give concise, clear and well-organized oral or written answers to fact problems which correctly identify the issues, applicable rules of law, analysis and conclusions. [COMMUNICATE]
8. Demonstrate the ability to prepare appropriate forms and other written materials. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 250 - Family Law

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the fundamental principles in the various areas of family law. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate the ability to recognize the essence of a problem or problems presented by a factual situation in the family law field. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate knowledge of the required skills to work effectively in the area of family law, including: Effective interviewing skills; Ability to analyze client needs; Effective drafting skills to produce necessary documents. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Demonstrate a working knowledge of the various state and federal laws affecting families. [REASON]

LEGAL 254 - Environmental Law

1. Describe the history and purposes underlying laws designed to regulate the environment. [REASON]
2. Identify and explain the role of the federal and state agencies in regulating and resolving environmental issues and dispute. [REASON]
3. Describe the legislative intent and general application of the following federal acts & statutes: the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substance Control Act, the Resource Conservation & Recovery Act - Waste Regulation; the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) Superfund, and the National Environmental Policy Act, and other related federal and state environmental statutes. [REASON]
4. Describe the causes or issues affecting air quality, water pollution, waste accumulation and disposal, and toxic chemical clean-up. [REASON]
5. Use electronic and print resources to research and report on federal and state environmental statutes, agency regulations, and court decisions. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Apply principles of environmental law to fact-based problems to resolve issues or recommend an appropriate course of action. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Explain the role of the paralegal and typical paralegal tasks in environmental law. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 260 - Corporations, LLCs, and Partnerships

1. Identify and analyze the respective advantages and disadvantages of conducting business as a sole proprietorship, various partnership forms, limited liability company, and business corporation. [REASON]
2. Explain the functions, responsibilities, and liabilities of sole proprietors, partners, shareholders, and corporate officers and directors. [REASON]
3. Explain the types of securities and basic requirements regarding state and federal registration of securities. [REASON]
4. Analyze major structural changes to corporations and determine the necessary forms to be filed to complete the change. [REASON]
5. Explain the rights of minority and dissenting shareholders. [REASON]
6. Research in print and electronic sources for statutes and agency rules relevant to forming and maintaining business entities. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Prepare documents and follow procedures for forming various types of business entities under state and federal laws. [COMMUNICATE]

LEGAL 263 - Debtor-Creditor Law

1. Define the various statutory and common law remedies available to creditors under Washington law, including pre-judgment and post-judgment remedies. [REASON]
2. Demonstrate the basic knowledge of the general code provisions related to all bankruptcy cases, including specific code provisions related to liquidation bankruptcies and reorganization bankruptcies. [REASON]
3. Distinguish between and describe the different types of bankruptcies available, the relevant statutory provisions, and who is eligible to be a debtor under the various chapters. [REASON]
4. Evaluate information regarding a debtor’s assets and liabilities and use the information to prepare documents necessary for a routine consumer Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy. [REASON]
5. Describe the meaning and effect of the basic procedures, forms, documents and other materials needed for filing a Chapter 7, Chapter 11 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy. [REASON]
6. Prepare documents and follow the procedures required for attachment, execution, and garnishments. [ACT]

LEGAL 265 - Consumer Protection

1. Use appropriate tools, techniques, and technology to locate primary and secondary print and electronic legal resources at the state and federal levels to solve consumer law problems. [REASON]
2. Locate, evaluate and apply federal and state consumer laws in response to an identified legal issue or problem. [REASON]
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the federal and state laws governing consumer credit and sales transactions, including unfair and deceptive advertising and sales, usury and sub-prime lending practices, and warranties. [REASON]
4. Demonstrate an ability to apply deductive reasoning and reasoning by analogy in communicating the results of an analysis and evaluation of a legal problem. [REASON]
5. Assemble the appropriate documents and forms in compliance with procedural rules regarding content and format, necessary to pursuing appropriate legal action or relief in a consumer law transaction. [COMMUNICATE]
6. Recognize and evaluate the effects of various advertising, sales and lending practices on consumers from diverse social, economic, and cultural or ethnic backgrounds. [EXPLORE]

LEGAL 267 - Employment Law

1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of state and federal laws appropriate to employment law. [COMMUNICATE]
2. Demonstrate a basic substantive knowledge of the issues from pre-interview and recruiting practices through termination of employment. [COMMUNICATE]
3. Demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of both the employer and employee. [COMMUNICATE]
4. Apply the practical skills necessary for a paralegal to work in the area of employment law with an attorney. [ACT]

LEGAL 270 - Compensation Law

1. Describe the meaning and effect of the federal compensation law including the Federal Employees Compensation Act, the Longshoremen Act, and the Harbor Workers Act. [REASON]
2. Define and apply the Washington state laws regarding industrial insurance and worker’s compensation, including the general reporting requirements, classifications, audit and record keeping, and rates and the rating system. [REASON]
3. Research and apply the federal and State compensation laws using print and electronic sources. [REASON]
4. Prepare oral and written responses to potential client inquiries regarding compensation law. [COMMUNICATE]
5. Define and apply the federal and State agency rules and follow procedures for preparing and filing required forms, petitions, reports, notices, and other documents. [REASON]
6. Draft worker’s compensation pleadings and prepare for mediations and hearings. [COMMUNICATE]
7. Demonstrate awareness of the ethical and professional responsibilities of the lawyer and the paralegal in worker’s compensation law. [ACT]