#12 06 Courses #1 - Multiple Choices

Course Descriptions
310 • Phoenix College 2005-2006 Catalog
PED265*
[Sport] Theory of Coaching
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Discusses the impact of sports on the
American culture, legal liabilities of
coaching, principles of a coaching
philosophy, the role of teaching skill,
physical conditioning and nutrition in
coaching, components of team/group
psychology and dynamics, motivation
and aggression in sport. Prerequisites:
None. PED281, suggested but not
required.
*PED265 Theory of Coaching Modules:
BC Baseball
BO Basketball
FW Football
SI Softball
VC Volleyball
PED281*
[Sport] Methods of Coaching
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Techniques, methods, and procedures of
coaching. May not be repeated for
credits. Prerequisites: None.
*PED281 Selected Methods
of Coaching Modules:
BC Baseball
BO Basketball
FW Football
SC Soccer
SI Softball
VQ Volleyball
PHI – Philosophy
PHI101
Introduction to Philosophy
3 credits 3 periods lecture
General consideration of human nature
and the nature of the universe.
Knowledge, perception, freedom and
determinism, and the existence of God.
Prerequisites: None.
PHI103
Introduction to Logic
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Informal logic, logical fallacies,
elementary symbolic logic, analysis of
argument forms, and construction of
proofs for validity. Prerequisites:
ENG101 or ENG107 or equivalent.
PHI105
Introduction to Ethics
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Major theories of conduct. Emphasis on
normative ethics, theories of good and
evil from Plato to the present.
Prerequisites: None.
PHI106
Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Commonly used informal fallacies;
examination of emotive and unclear uses
of language, including sexism and
loaded terms; and methods for analyzing
extended arguments. Application to
news media, advertising, political
speeches, and textbooks. Prerequisites:
ENG101 or ENG107 or equivalent.
PHI212
Contemporary Moral Issues
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Philosophical consideration of such
moral issues as civil disobedience,
preferential treatment, abortion, privacy,
sexual morality, and poverty and
hunger. Prerequisites: None.
PHI/REL213
Medical and Bio-Ethics
3 credits 3 periods lecture
A philosophical consideration of moral
problems that arise in relation to
medicine and biology, e.g., death, patient
rights and biological experimentation.
Prerequisites: None.
PHI224
Political Philosophy
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Predominant figures and theories in
Euroamerican political philosophy from
Plato to contemporary social/political
philosophers. Prerequisites: None.
PHI/REL/HIS243
World Religions
3 credits 3 periods lecture
The development of various religions
from the prehistoric to modern times.
Political, economic, social and
geographic relationships among world
religions. Consideration of both Eastern
and Western religions. Prerequisites:
None.
PHI/REL244
Philosophy of Religion
3 credits 3 periods lecture
Religious language, the existence of God,
miracles, and human destiny.
Prerequisites: None.
PHS – Physical Science
PHS110
Fundamentals of Physical Science
4 credits 6 periods lecture & lab
Survey of the principles of physics and
chemistry. Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or
better in MAT090, or MAT091, or
MAT092, or MAT093, or equivalent, or
satisfactory score on Math placement
exam.
PHY– Physics
PHY101
Introduction to Physics
4 credits 6 periods lecture & lab
A survey of physics emphasizing
applications of physics to modern life.
Designed for students who need a course
in physics in order to understand the
physical basis of modern technology.
Prerequisites: Grade of "C" or better in
MAT091 or MAT092, or satisfactory score
on Math placement exam.
PHY111
General Physics I
4 credits 6 periods lecture & lab
Includes motion, energy, and properties
of matter. Prerequisites: Trigonometry
or department consent. Course Note:
Recommended for preprofessional and
suggested for certain other majors.
PHY112
General Physics II
4 credits 6 periods lecture & lab
Includes electricity, electromagnetism,
and modern physics. Prerequisites:
PHY105 or PHY111.
PHY121
University Physics I: Mechanics
4 credits 6 periods lecture & lab
Kinematics, Newton's laws, work,
energy, momentum, conservation laws,
dynamics of particles, solids, fluids,
mechanical waves, and sound.
Prerequisites: MAT220, or MAT221, or
department consent. One year of High
School physics or PHY111 and PHY112
suggested but not required.