#12 06 Courses #1 - Multiple Choices

Course Descriptions
320 • Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog
SPH – Spanish Humanities
SPH151
Latin American Literature in
Translation
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Continuation of SPH150. Other
representative works of Latin American
literature from the modernist movement
to the present covered in English
translation. Knowledge of Spanish not
required. Prerequisites: None.
SPH245
Hispanic Heritage in the Southwest
3 credits 3 periods lecture
A survey of Hispanic heritage in the
Southwest. Cultural and social
institutions and their contribution to the
development of the region and its
heritage. Prerequisites: None.
STO – Storytelling
STO292
The Art of Storytelling
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Explore the art and origin of storytelling.
Provide a variety of storytelling
techniques, styles and exercises to
enhance the delivery of telling stories.
Assist in the integration and application
of storytelling to the learning
environment in the classroom.
Prerequisites: None.
SWU – Social Work
SWU102
Introduction to Social Work
3 credits 3 periods lecture
An introduction to the fields within the
area of social work through a study of the
disciplines of social case work, social
group work, and community
organization. Opportunities to
experience the various techniques of
practice within each discipline. Required
for students enrolled in the associate
degree program of the social work
curriculum. Prerequisites: Eligibility for
ENG101 and CRE101.
SWU170
Disaster Response Planning for
Organizations
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Preparedness planning for major
community disasters. Addresses
preparedness, response, and recovery.
Creation of disaster management plan.
Prerequisites: None.
SWU275AA
Case Report Writing I
1 credit 1 period lecture
Documentation skills for human service
helpers. Includes privacy and legal
issues. Prerequisites: None.
SWU282AA-AC
Volunteerism for Social Work: A
Service Learning Experience
1-3 credits & 1-3 periods lab
Service-learning field experience within
private/public agencies, and citizen
volunteer groups. May be repeated for a
total of six (6) SWU282 credit hours; may
not repeat specific assignment for more
than three (3) credit hours. Standard
grading available according to
procedures outlined in catalog.
Prerequisites: Permission of instructor.
SWU291
Social Service Delivery Systems
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Purposes, structures, and delivery
systems of human service agencies.
Includes 40 hours of volunteer
experience in local human service
agencies. Prerequisites or Corequisites:
SWU102, or SWU171, or permission of
the department.
SWU292
Effective Helping in a Diverse World
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Introduction to professional helper
communication skills with respect to
cross-cultural practice and diversity
issues, in a social work setting.
Prerequisites: None. (SOC101 and
SWU102) or SWU171 suggested but not
required.
For additional information on PC program competencies, visit:
http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/curric/progpc.php
For additional information on MCCCD course competencies, visit:
http://www.dist.maricopa.edu/academic/curric/cs.php
TDP – Terrorism & Disaster
Preparedness
TDP101
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Terrorism Awareness
0.5 credit 0.5 period lecture
Designed to give participants a basic
awareness of terrorist threats and
vulnerabilities within the community.
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
hazards, behavioral responses to these
incidents, and crisis management within
a community responding to a terrorist
attack discussed. Overview of WMD
radiological, biological, and chemical
agents in context to a terrorist assault
within the community. Includes methods
of delivery and the devices that terrorists
use to disseminate WMD agents as well
as community response strategies and
risk management plans for the protection
of the community. Prerequisites: None.
TDP102
Basic Concepts for Weapons of Mass
Destruction (WMD) Incidents
1 credit 1 period lecture
Designed to give participants a basic
awareness of the knowledge and skills
necessary to plan and manage a Weapons
of Mass Destruction (WMD) incident
through the roles and responsibilities of
the incident command system (ICS) ,
using the eight functions of command.
Use of a multidiscipline approach to ICS,
integrating the local unified command
system to approach and manage a WMD
incident. Includes community response
strategies and risk management plans for
the protection of the community.
Prerequisites: None.
TDP201
Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD)
Incident Management/Unified
Command
1 credit 2 periods lecture + lab
Training for emergency responders in
skills necessary to manage a
WMD/terrorism incident by adapting
the existing Incident Command System
(ICS) to the unique challenges posed by
the integration of local, state, and federal
agencies and departments into a unified
command structure. Prerequisites:
Permission of instructor.