2012 - 2013 catalog - Delta College

ENG 257 Advanced Creative Writing 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: ENG 253 or ENG 254 or ENG 256. Uses previous
background in personal writing, fiction, or poetry. Includes work on
style, voice, tone, vision, and other nuances in chosen genre. Includes
peer critique, instructor comments, extensive revision, and close study
of a contemporary or classic writer in the chosen genre. (45-0)
ENG 258W Introduction to Screenwriting 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in a college level composition I course
or permission of instructor. Begins the exploration of screenwriting.
Focuses on understanding the basics of the genre, especially formatting
and movie planning. Includes peer critique, instructor comments, and
extensive revision. (30-0)
ENG 259W Advanced Screenwriting 2 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: ENG 258W. Builds from skills learned in ENG 258W.
Explores character, plot, and dialogue development as they relate to
screenwriting. Focuses on the completion of a short film screenplay or
first thirty pages of a longer work. Includes peer critique, instructor
comments, and extensive revision. (30-0)
ENG 260W Writing Center Practicum 1 Sem Hr
Prerequisite: A “C” grade or better in a college level composition I course
or permission of instructor. Presents the theory and principles behind
being a peer writing tutor. Requires application of knowledge through
tutoring actual students in the Writing Center. (3-12)
ENG 290-299 Special Projects in English
Entrepreneurship
Sem Hr
ENT 101 Accounting for Entrepreneurs 3 Sem Hrs
Focuses on small business accounting literacy, financial statement literacy,
and decision making. Uses an integrated commercial accounting software
package typically used by a small business. Teaches how to process
basic accounting events affecting the small business. (45-0)
ENT 131W Entrepreneurship/Small Business
Management I
3 Sem Hrs
Provides overview of small business and what is necessary to start a small
business including small business in free enterprise, the entrepreneur,
opportunities and trends, business plan, legal aspects, location, financing,
organizational planning, and marketing. Assists those who are currently
operating a small business. Uses case studies throughout the course.
Credit may be earned in only one of the following courses: ENT 131,
GB 131, or MGT 131. (45-0)
ENT 132W Entrepreneurship/Small Business
Management II
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: ENT 131 is recommended. Strengthens the entrepreneurial
and management skills of those who are already in (or who may enter)
business for themselves. Uses small business case studies extensively.
Credit may be earned in only one of the following courses: ENT 132,
GB 132, or MGT 132. (45-0)
ENT 201 Financial Management for
Entrepreneurs
3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisite: ENT 101. MATH LEVEL 4 recommended. Focuses on
developing skills for small business financial management. Uses tools
and methods to help students prepare and analyze business financial
statements, set short- and long-term business goals, and develop decisionmaking
skills. Encourages students to use their own business or start-up
concept to evaluate profitability, cost-volume-profit, forecasting, and
working capital management. (45-0)
ENT 221W Law for Entrepreneurs 3 Sem Hrs
Prerequisites: READING LEVEL 4 or 5B and WRITING LEVEL 4 or 4B
or instructor permission. Provides a legal framework for individuals
planning to start their own business. Studies particular areas of law
including sources of law, the court system, government regulation,
international trade laws, intellectual property, contracts, sales, and
employment law. (45-0)
ENT 290-299 Special Projects in Entrepreneurship
Environmental Science
ENV 100W Environmental Regulations 3 Sem Hrs
Presents an overview of the regulations that are related to environmental
protection, including OSHA regulations, Clean Air Act, SARA, RCRA
and similar regulations. Provides an awareness of why the regulations
exist, how they are enforced, penalties for noncompliance, and practical
experience in interpretation of the regulations. (Cannot be counted
toward Natural Science credit). (45-0)
ENV 105 Introduction To Environmental
Health & Safety
3 Sem Hrs
Introduces students to the safety requirements and regulations needed
to successfully direct a safety program on an industrial site. (45-0)
ENV 130W Pollution Prevention 1 Sem Hr
Provides a study of protecting the environment, reducing waste
generation, environmental compliance, preventing future liability
associated with non-compliance and improper disposal of hazardous
wastes, and improving profitability of an operation through pollution
prevention techniques and practices. (15-0)
ENV 151W HAZWOPER Training 2.7 Sem Hrs
Involves hands-on training in the use of personal protective equipment,
monitoring and sampling techniques, and decontamination techniques
relative to hazardous materials in the workplace. Emphasizes rationale for
following specific procedures, evaluations, relative merits of equipment
and materials used. Establishes criteria for evaluation of field experience.
Meets requirements of 40 hour HAZWOPER training. May be offered
through Delta College Corporate Services or credit by prior experience
as reviewed by the Science Division. (Cannot be counted toward Natural
Science credit.) (40-0)
ENV 152 Emergency Response to Industrial
Spills
1.6 Sem Hrs
Provides mandated training (24 hours) for emergency response to
industrial spills, including use of protective equipment, sampling
techniques, and decontamination methods. May be offered through
Delta College Corporate Services or credit by prior experience as
reviewed by the Science Division. (Cannot be counted toward Natural
Science credit.) (24-0)
ENV 153 Confined Space Training 1.3 Sem Hrs
Provides mandatory training (20 hours) required for confined space
entry relative to hazardous materials spills and contamination in the
industrial sector. Includes protocols, monitoring methods, types and
use of protective gear, and communication methods necessary to
protect workers in potentially hazardous confined space. May be offered
through Delta College Corporate Services or credit by prior experience as
reviewed by the Science Division. (Cannot be counted towards Natural
Science credit.) (20-0)
ENV 154 Hazardous Materials Shipping and
Handling
0.4 Sem Hr
Provides training pertinent to the mandatory protocols for the shipping
and handling of hazardous materials, including packaging, labeling
documentation, and placarding. May be offered through Delta College
Corporate Services or credit by prior experience as reviewed by the Science
Division. (Cannot be counted towards Natural Science credit.) (6-0)
Delta College 2012-2013
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