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- Description:
- Radiation Safety (NDT 130) is the first in a series of Industrial Radiographic Testing classes taught at Linn Benton Community College (LBCC) in Albany, Oregon. 40 hours of Radiation Safety training is required of any individual working with x-ray and Gamma radiation sources in industrial radiographic testing, including industrial radiographic inspection students. NDT 130 is part of LBCC’s two-year Associate of Applied Science program in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT). The purpose of this OER is to provide students with a comprehensive textbook aligned with the NDT 130 course as taught at LBCC. NDT 130 is taught in accordance with ASNT, SNT TC-1A recommended practice and topical outline following ANSI/ASNT CP-105 2016 guidelines (page 63) for Basic Radiographic Physics Course and Appendix A (pages 113-114) for Radiation Safety topical outline.
- Subject:
- Manufacturing
- Creator:
- Jason Scott Ballard
- Contributor:
- Susan Mejia
- Publisher:
- Open Oregon Educational Resources
- Language:
- Spanish and English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- This is a short video introduction for technical writing instructors on the iFixit technical writing program. The video discusses how the program works, what the students produce, and why iFixit runs the program. Relevant to WR227 and other technical writing-adjacent courses.
- Subject:
- Higher Education
- Creator:
- Forrest Johnson
- Contributor:
- Linn Benton Community College Library
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 10/20/2018
- Resource Type:
- Teaching/Learning Strategy
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- Description:
- Handout about searching Google Scholar, adding library links, and finding full text.
- Subject:
- Information Science
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Community College Library and Michaela Willi Hooper
- Resource Type:
- Student Guide
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- Description:
- A NEWER VERSION OF THIS RESOURCE IS AVAILABLE AT: https://libarchive.linnbenton.edu/concern/open_educational_resources/0k225b47g?locale=en Los siguientes materiales han sido creados para usarlos en cursos de hablantes del español que aprendieron el idioma escuchándolo en casa (Heritage speakers). Se trata de un curriculum que está en constante evolución, pero espero que les sea de utilidad para sus clases. La filosofía detrás de estas unidades es: - Fortalecer la capacidad de los estudiantes de usar registros formales y distinguirlos de los coloquiales. - Fortalecer la identidad cultural de los estudiantes - Entender las diferencias entre el "espanglish" y aprender a "traducirlo" para alguien que no hable inglés. - Aprender sobre la diversidad lingüística y cultural de los países hispanos. - Mejorar el conocimiento metalingüístico
- Subject:
- Languages
- Creator:
- Margarita Casas
- Language:
- Spanish
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- An open source e-textbook designed specifically for use in LBCC’s WD4 (Technical Writing for Welders) and all versions of IN4 (Technical Writing for CTE). In this easy-to-navigate textbook, you’ll find all the necessary lessons and handouts for the course. IN4/WD4 covers the processes and fundamentals of writing field-specific technical documents, including organization and development, audience analysis, diction and style, writing mechanics and standard usage, and the editing, proofing, and revising process required for successful workplace writing. The course focuses on writing workplace documents commonly written by technicians: emails, descriptions, customer intake documents, project closeout documentation, bad news messages, instructions, summaries, accident reports, and employment docs (resumes and cover letters), etc.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Will Fleming
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- This course is intended to provide a foundation in the skills and knowledge you'll need to create, remix, adopt, or update open educational resources (OER). Specifically, by the end of the course you'll be able to: Apply backward design in order to plan learning goals, assessment, and appropriate scaffolding/support, Describe the meaning of open educational resources, Locate open educational resources relevant to course learning outcomes, Properly attribute works offered under a Creative Commons license, Identify and create works that are accessible to all students, Add a Creative Commons license to your own work and share back with your disciplinary community.
- Subject:
- Educational Technology and Information Science
- Creator:
- Michaela Willi Hooper
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Slides, labs, worksheets, instructor notes, and assessment materials from the electrical troubleshooting course at LBCC. This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus, Lecture, Textbook, Full Course, Unit of Study, Homework/Assignment, Lesson, Module, Activity/Lab, and Assessment
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- Description:
- Subject areas include use of layout and fabrication tools, structural steel connections and components, chalk line layout, tank layout, ladder layout, stair layout, ring-flange layout, pipefitting fit-up, fall-protection, and rigging.
- Subject:
- Welding
- Creator:
- Cameren Moran
- Publisher:
- Open Oregon Educational Resources
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- This course presents an overview of the Microsoft Windows Operating System (OS), with emphasis on the OS design, configuration, operations, and applications. This course will also cover PowerShell scripting and includes researching, documenting, and presenting a key OS function.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Ziko Rizk
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year course taught:
- 2018
- Year Created:
- January 8, 2018
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is designed as a survey course to familiarize students with computer concepts including software and hardware, software applications, and living online leading towards digital computer literacy. Instruction in this course is provided through demonstration and discussion. Class time will be provided for practicing concepts as well as working through assignments; however, additional time outside of class will be essential to improve skills and complete the assignments.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Sisi Virasak and Ziko Rizk
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2017
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This assignment asks students to identify one aspect of their personal diversity and consider its overlap within someone in STEM.
- Subject:
- Calculus, Geology, Genetics, Algebra, Ratios and Proportions, Measurement and Data, Statistics and Probability, Chemistry, Biology, Functions, Anatomy/Physiology, Zoology, Engineering, Physical Geography, Environmental Science, Trigonometry, Physics, Geometry, Numbers and Operations, and Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Beth Manhat
- Year Created:
- 2020
- Resource Type:
- Homework/Assignment and Activity/Lab
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- Description:
- Slideshow about culture, intercultural sensitivity, history, and family identity.
- Subject:
- Communication
- Creator:
- John Drischell
- Year Created:
- 2020
- Resource Type:
- Lesson
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- Description:
- The following recipes, or games, are intended to be used as reference and study for the college course: Improvisation. This format has been set up to help with ease of quick learning and immediate application. Bon Appétit !
- Subject:
- Performing Arts
- Creator:
- Dan Stone
- Language:
- English
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- A survey course of discrete mathematics for non-physical science majors. Topics include systems of inequalities, linear programming, probability and probability distributions, and an introduction to descriptive statistics. The course emphasizes problem solving through the use of computer spreadsheets.
- Subject:
- Numbers and Operations
- Creator:
- Mary Campbell
- Year Created:
- 2017
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- A document to guide students in giving feedback on open textbooks as part of an open pedagogy project.
- Keyword:
- inclusion, equity, and diversity
- Subject:
- Higher Education
- Creator:
- Elizabeth B. Pearce
- Resource Type:
- Homework/Assignment, Student Guide, Activity/Lab, Assessment, and Teaching/Learning Strategy
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- Description:
- An open textbook that gives students an overview of the kinds of writing they’ll be expected to do in upper-level college courses, the workplace, and beyond. The book covers the main elements of technical communication and provides students opportunities to put those elements into practice. It explores how writers locate, create, and deliver technical information. This course and this textbook will provide you instruction and practice in writing documents commonly used in the workplace, such as emails, memos, and letters, as well as employment documents, such as resumes and cover letters. You will also learn about writing descriptions, summaries, instructions, proposals, and various technical reports. You will learn about the importance of audience and purpose in technical communication and how to choose a format and style appropriate for your specific audience and purpose. You will also have an opportunity to work collaboratively with your classmates.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant and WR 227
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric and Communication
- Creator:
- Will Fleming
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2020
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
- Identifier:
- 978-1-63635-082-0
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The Benefits and Challenges of Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP)
- Description:
- In this action research project, the benefits and challenges of using Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Educational Practices (OEP) were examined for the CS120 Digital Literacy course at the LinnBenton Community College (LBCC) in Albany, Oregon. Two types of research data were gathered, quantitative and qualitative. The quantitative data were based on the end-of-quarter metrics for the six established CS120 course outcomes (see appendix A). The participants for the quantitative data are the students from the eighteen CS120 sections which were taught during the 2016 calendar year (winter, spring, and fall). While the ten winter and spring CS120 sections used a publisher textbook and companion website material, the eight fall CS120 sections used OER material. For the qualitative data, a student questionnaire was used (see appendix B). The participants of the qualitative data are the twenty-eight students in my two fall CS120 sections which read and signed the Student Consent Form (See appendix D). The findings of this study indicated: 1) The quantitative data, based on course outcomes, were very positive. The data revealed that all six course outcomes improved in the fall quarter and each student saved $162 on textbooks. 2) The qualitative data, based on a questionnaire, were also positive. The majority of the students stated that the OER-based course is well structured, accessible, easy to use, and the content covers all six course outcomes. One concern is that 57% of the students stated they missed having a physical textbook.
- Creator:
- Ziko Rizk
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2017
- Resource Type:
- Research paper
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- Description:
- This course is designed to teach students about induction motors and the methods used to control and troubleshoot them. (Much of this book remixes All About Circuits, which is available under a Design Science License. Linn-Benton Community College received permission from Tony Kupholdt, author of All About Circuits, to distribute this derivative work under a CC BY-SA license.)
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- Examples and quizzes to reinforce understanding of APA and MLA style and formatting. A quiz bank is available in XHTML or Moodle XML format. These can be imported into a learning management system for students to check their understanding.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Jennifer Kepka, Adam Karnes, and Kacie Wills
- Resource Type:
- Homework/Assignment, Interactive, and Assessment
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- Description:
- Supplementary Readings for Business Law and the Legal Environment (Ed. Keith Tierney, rev. 2019).
- Subject:
- Law
- Creator:
- Keith Tierney
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- Videos, slides, and transcripts for weekly instructional tutorial for WR 227. The script documents contain links to the slide decks and videos. You can also access the Google Drive version of these materials (Google Folder, Docs, and Slides) here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1HuDv0N59JKhx7D6boIdwUu5p9FoOHw89?usp=drive_link Created with an LBCC OER Grant 2022/2023.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Joyce Bower
- Resource Type:
- Lecture
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- Description:
- This openly licensed text, created with students, approaches contemporary families from an equity lens. It asks two questions relevant to the Difference, Power, and Discrimination outcomes at Linn-Benton Community College and Oregon State University: “What do families need?” and “How do society and institutions support or get in the way of families getting what they need?" Original content is licensed under CC BY, except as otherwise noted. More specific information can be found under Licenses and Attributions at the bottom of each section. Print copy: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/elizabeth-pearce/contemporary-families/paperback/product-rjq8mm.html
- Subject:
- Psychology, Social Work, Women's Studies, and Sociology
- Creator:
- Elizabeth B. Pearce
- Contributor:
- Ruta Faifaise, Christopher Byers, Jessica N. Hampton, Katie Niemeyer, Hannah Morelos, Katherine Hemlock, Nyssa Cronin, Shonna Dempsey, Wesley Sharp, Carla Medel, Chessie Alberti , Alexis Castaneda-Perez, Michaela Willi Hooper, Cassie Cruze, and Amy Huskey
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2020
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
- Identifier:
- 978-1-63635-078-3
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- Description:
- A student-generated handout meant to teach other students about OER and the importance of accessibility.
- Keyword:
- oer, accessibility, open educational resources, and open pedagogy
- Subject:
- Higher Education
- Creator:
- Liz Pearce and Alexis Castaneda-Perez
- Language:
- English
- Resource Type:
- Reading
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- Subject:
- Educational Technology
- Creator:
- Paul Tannahill
- Language:
- English
- Resource Type:
- College document
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Lecture and Activity/Lab
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Activity/Lab
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Lecture and Activity/Lab
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Assessment
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Homework/Assignment and Activity/Lab
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- Description:
- Being able to read and understand, as well as sketch, or even draw a blueprint, is important to the making of accurate parts and complete fabrications. Blueprints are tools that communicate what needs to be built or made, what materials are needed and what specifications are required. They insure that a design is made with complete accuracy what meets the needs of the customer. This book is an updated version of the originally authored publication by the Department of Engineering and Drafting Technology Department at Linn-Benton Community College, in Albany Oregon.
- Subject:
- Welding
- Creator:
- Ric Costin
- Publisher:
- Open Oregon Educational Resources
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- This booklet will lay out step by step procedures and how they can aid a crafts-person to build templates to build both simple and complicated fabricated parts. Types of materials that can be used with these templates is a combination of flat sheet and round tube our pipe.In order to be successful in the use of this booklet you need to have a good understanding of basic blueprint reading skills, industrial math skill and also basic geometry. Couple this with welding and fabrication skills you can produce a wide variety of fabrications and weldments. This booklet will start off with simple flat patterns and work in to more complex templates for pipe.
- Subject:
- Welding
- Creator:
- Marc Rose
- Publisher:
- Open Oregon Educational Resources
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Activity/Lab
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Homework/Assignment and Activity/Lab
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- Description:
- The course helps you identify information-bearing events, assess and improve process efficiency, learn to model and analyze business processes, recognize probabilistic components of business processes, and understand the interactions between human behavior and process design. Hands-on, case-based course work allows you to practice some of the principles addressed. You will demonstrate the ability to utilize business computer applications. Course Outcomes: Conceptualize business operations as processes. 1. Model simple business processes in terms of the actors and activity sequences involved, the data flowing through those sequences and the dependencies between data and business activities. 2. Recognize probabilistic components of business processes and assign distributions to these components. 3. Characterize business processes in terms of their key operations characteristics; e.g.,productivity, efficiency, service quality, sustainability, time and costs associated with waiting, material volume and service/product customization. 4. Formulate improvements to observed processes and estimate the effects of these improvements with the help of simulation. 5. Identify the role of information systems in business processes; e.g., recognize and specify where information technology can be applied; recognize the role of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems. 6. Recognize the interdependence of business processes within and across organizational boundaries.
- Subject:
- Management
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- An analysis of the behavior of humans as actors in a variety or organizational contexts and cultures, including group, inter-group, and individual behavior. A cross cultural perspective of organizational behavior is also examined, including the concepts of time-management, work ethic, teamwork, and verbal and non-verbal communication. Course Outcomes: 1. Describe why managers and entrepreneurs require a knowledge of organizational behavior. 2. Describe characteristics of culture and resulting behavioral tendencies (especially as related to communication, teamwork and leadership, and conflict resolution). 3. Explain the foundations of individual behavior in diverse organizational and cultural settings. 4. Explain the foundations of group behavior in diverse organizational and cultural settings. 5. Discuss inter-group behavior. 6. Identify the rules of organizational design. 7. Describe organizational culture.
- Subject:
- Public Relations
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course presents statistical analysis and quantitative tools for applied problem solving and making sound business decisions. Special attention is given to assembling statistical description, sampling, inference, regression, hypothesis testing, forecasting, and decision theory. Course Outcomes: 1. Understand the meaning and use of statistical terms used in today’s business/economic environment. 2. Collect, organize, summarize, interpret, and present data in tables and charts. 3. Apply descriptive statistical measures to data. 4. Apply probability distributions to model various business and economic processes. 5. Apply statistical inference techniques (including statistical estimation and hypothesis testing) in various business and economic situations. 6. Apply simple linear regression analysis to model various business and economic relationships.
- Subject:
- Marketing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course focuses on the entrepreneurial phases associated with start-up and management of small business. This course will teach future entrepreneurs and managers to recognize opportunities and to use effective entrepreneurial and small business management practices. Course Outcomes: 1. List and discuss the characteristics of successful entrepreneurs. 2. Analyze new business opportunities that exist in the marketplace. 3. Evaluate the feasibility of pursuing an opportunity that you’ve recognized. 4. Develop a business plan that includes both conceptual and technical components. 5. Identify and discuss obstacles to entrepreneurial success. 6. Identify the resources and financing necessary to start an entrepreneurial venture. 7. Discuss organizational characteristics and best management practices for start-up companies.
- Subject:
- Management
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This is a survey course of discrete mathematics for non-physical science majors. Topics include systems of inequalities, linear programming, probability and probability distributions, and an introduction to descriptive statistics. The course emphasizes problem solving through the use of computer spreadsheets. Course Outcomes: 1. Identify and solve linear programming problems. 2. Write and analyze algebraic models for business and other applications. 3. Solve business and biological applications using probability distributions.
- Subject:
- Calculus
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course in an introduction to project management. The art and science of project management has evolved much over the last 1-2 decades. At this point, 2017, all small, medium and large companies use structured project management methodologies and guidelines to run their internal and external projects. My objective is not to teach you how to become a project manager, that will require many courses and hands-on experience, but to teach you how to become an effective team player on a structured project. and A practice-oriented course with examples, applications and proven techniques that demonstrate systems analysis and design. Actual organization, business settings, and project management software are used to show how systems concepts can apply to many different types of enterprises. Project lifecycle as well as project management software, terminology and concepts are discussed.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Ziko Rizk
- Language:
- English
- Year course taught:
- 2017
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- Math of Biological/Management/Social Sciences presents intuitive development of the calculus of polynomial, exponential and logarithmic functions, and extrema theory and applications. Course Outcomes: 1. Apply calculus to solve problems with confidence, persistence, and openness to alternate approaches. 2. Interpret and communicate the concepts of rates of change and derivatives. 3. Connect the graphical behavior, numerical patterns and symbolic representations of function and derivatives. 4. Collaborate to solve calculus problems related to their field of study. 5. Recognize when and how to proficiently apply calculus tools to solve problems in business management, social sciences and and biological sciences. 6. Use a graphing calculator and/or other technology to solve applied problems.
- Subject:
- Calculus
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This is the second of two courses in the administration of Microsoft Windows® client/server networked operating systems. The courses CS 240A and CS 240B are laboratory-intensive courses that provide hands-on experience in the planning, installation, and administration of Microsoft Windows® client/server networks. The two courses provide partial preparation for the MCSA® and MCSE® exams.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Ziko Rizk
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This is the first of two courses in the administration of Microsoft Windows® client/server networked operating systems. The courses CS 240A and CS 240B are laboratory-intensive courses that provide hands-on experience in the planning, installation, and administration of Microsoft Windows® client/server networks. The two courses provide partial preparation for the MCSA® and MCSE® exams.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Ziko Rizk
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is designed to train prospective teachers, theatre practitioners and those interested in broadening their skills in the of leading creative drama sessions within the classroom, studio or recreational facility. Class activities are designed to support curriculum development as well as promoting drama as an art and discipline. Through active learning students explore theories and concepts of Creative Drama practices that are used in the development of curriculum-based lesson plans. Creative Drama focuses on process.
- Subject:
- Performing Arts
- Creator:
- Tinamarie Ivey
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- The authors received OER funding from LBCC to compile the links in these documents. Instructors of PE 231 choose which resources they want to use in each section. Also included are library resources recommended by the LBCC OER librarian.
- Subject:
- Nutrition and Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Susan Peterson-Aynes, Richard Gibbs, and Brad Carman
- Contributor:
- Michaela Willi Hooper
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2017/2018
- Resource Type:
- Textbook, Unit of Study, and Reading
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- Description:
- This course provides hands-on computer experience in accounting applications, including general ledger, accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, and financial statements. Course Outcomes: 1. Create a new company within the QuickBooks Environment 2. Enter a new account. 3. Demonstrate the ability to properly enter transactions into the A/R, A/P, and other functional areas of the program. 4. Properly run reconciliation reports or bank accounts. 5. Customize and print out financial statements.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course introduces students to the types of writing they will encounter in business, industry, the academic world and government. It examines the rhetorical nature of writing and asks students to think critically about content, audience, argument and structure. Students will learn how to effectively design documents, present instructions, create proposals and produce technical reports. Course Outcomes: 1. Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of the audience in relationship to the assignment) for college-level evidence-based technical writing assignments. 2. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on technical, evidence-based analysis, reporting, application, and evaluation. 3. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (executive summary, introduction, thesis, development and research-based support, visual evidence, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on technical evidence-based analysis, reporting, and evaluation assignments. 4. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for technical evidence-based assignments. 5. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a high college level to make their writing clear, credible, and precise.
- Subject:
- Ratios and Proportions
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course introduces the framework of the law as it affects a business, including the origins of the American legal system, how the law operates, and how it is enforced. It covers legal regulation of business, including civil and criminal law, formation of contracts, employment law, environmental regulation, real estate, and consumer rights. Course Outcomes: 1. Explain the origins of the American legal system. 2. Apply elements of law to specific individual and business scenarios. 3. Understand the requirements for a valid contract and apply those requirements to specific contractual activities. 4. Recognize the interconnectedness of the legal system to business, society, and the environment. 5. Explain the impact of the uniform commercial code, UCC, on the business environment.
- Subject:
- Law
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course explores the basics of human resource management including selection and hiring, performance appraisal, compensation, staff planning and job analysis. This course also addresses current HR issues such as job search in a difficult economy, discrimination and harassment, workplace violence and on-the-job drug abuse. Course Outcomes: 1. Upon completion of the course, students will have working knowledge of the role and human resources in the management of a business organization. 2. Students will understand the basic functions of human resource management and how the HR department interacts with the organization and with the individual employee.
- Subject:
- Management
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course will provide you with a general survey of the nature significance of scope of marketing. It emphasizes customers (marketing analysis and strategy); business marketing decisions in promotion, distribution and pricing; and control of marketing programs. Course Outcomes: 1. Employ the basics of marketing, from identifying audience, market segments and value propositions, to product development and research, marketing strategies and advertising/public relations. 2. Recognize consumer behavior and demand and be able to prepare and execute a marketing solution. 3. Master business marketing tools necessary to execute a marketing plan for a client, including social media. 4. Identify trends and new developments in business and employ soft skills and marketing techniques to adapt to market demands. 5. Compile a portfolio of work that can be shared with colleagues, network connections and future clients and employers.
- Subject:
- Marketing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course covers topics dealing with financing a business, analysis of financial statements, working capital management, short-and long-term financial planning, budgeting and control. Course Outcomes: 1. Describe and interpret the four standard financial statements. 2. Describe the importance of current assets and liabilities. 3. Calculate and interpret standard business ratios including: current, inventory turnover, gross margin (profit), ROA, ROE, EPS, and A/R Days. 4. Discuss the difference between markup and margin. 5. Calculate break-even points and units needed to make profit levels. 6. Calculate working capital and estimate minimum cash reserves. 7. Track cash flows for an organization.
- Subject:
- Finance
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Introduction to epidemiology and the use of elementary statistics for students in health-related studies. This course is designed to provide preparatory background for taking subsequent course in epidemiology and health data analysis offered by the Department of Public Health. This course introduces measure of disease frequency, analytical epidemiology, study designs, experimental design, and basic elements of descriptive statistics and inferential statistics.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Kristi Murphey
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Textbook
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- Description:
- This course introduces financial accounting techniques, measuring and recording transactions, preparing financial statements, managerial decision making, and planning and control devices, such as budgeting, cost accounting, variance analysis, and break-even analysis. Includes assessment of financial information from managers, lenders, and investors perspective to understand and evaluate business operations. Emphasizes ethical decision-making in the work environment. Course Outcomes: 1. Gain understanding of the accounting cycle and evaluate business transactions using the accounting equation. 2. Demonstrate the communication of accounting information by the use of commercially available spreadsheet software. 3. Describe the four basic financial statements: Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Statement of Cash Flows, and Statement of Retained Earnings. 4. Describe the need for internal control procedures in an organization, and demonstrate an understanding of ethics in accounting. 5. Use Cost-Profit-Volume analysis to calculate break-even points. 6. Describe the purpose of budgeting in an organization. 7. Calculate cost and efficiency variances using standard cost information.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course demonstrates the use of accounting information to meet organization goals. Methods of extracting accounting information for decision making, management of resources, planning, and product and service costing are covered. Course Outcomes: 1. Explain the interrelationship of the accounting systems to all areas of business and business decision making. 2. Understand cost behavior and predict break-even points. 3. Recognize the components and processes related to various cost accounting systems. 4. Analyze the performance of the organization and organizational sub-units. 5. Use the budgeting process to prepare budgets and pro forma financial statements. 6. Utilize the time-value-of-money concept to analyze capital investment projects.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Presents financial accounting concepts and the use of accounting information in decision making. Includes an overview of the accounting cycle. Course Outcomes: 1. Use the accounting cycle to develop financial statements from business transactions. 2. Analyze basic business economic events to determine their effect on accounts and financial statements. 3. Interpret and analyze financial statements to aid in decision making. 4. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the principles of internal control and apply them to relatively straight-forward situations to identify strengths and weaknesses. 5. Interpret and analyze accrual and cash flow information presented in accounts. 6. Analyze issues relating to inventory, receivables, long-lived assets, liabilities and stockholder’s equity and recommend appropriate accounting treatment. 7. Describe basic generally-accepted accounting principles.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- The key decision-making role of managers in modern organizations. Includes the study of organizations, management styles, and selected administrative problems. An overview of the processes involved in managing a business, including business planning, organizing, controlling, staffing and leading. Covers various theories of management with emphasis on managing a business in the local, national or international marketplace.
- Subject:
- Management
- Creator:
- Mindy Bean
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course introduces the determination of levels of national income, employment and prices, and the basic causes of fluctuations in the business cycle, the banking system, monetary policy and financial intermediation. Other topics may include international trade and international finance. Course Outcomes: 1. Discuss the role scarcity plays in defining economic choices and how individuals, companies and nations resolve these issues. 2. Describe and use economic data to evaluate the three basic macroeconomic problems: recession, unemployment, and inflation. 3. Discuss and apply the concepts of economic growth and business cycles to the macro economy. 4. Demonstrate how Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and Real GDP are calculated and explain the uses and limits of both. 5. Discuss and apply the aggregate-demand and aggregate-supply model to analyze short run and long run national economic conditions and the effectiveness of macroeconomic policy. 6. Apply the concepts of comparative and absolute advantage to explain the benefits of trade.
- Subject:
- Economics
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course introduces the theory of relative prices in a market system, consumer choice, marginal analysis, and the allocation of productive resources among alternative uses in a market economy. Other topics may include market power and price discrimination, public finance, the labor market and environmental policy. Course Outcomes: 1. Discuss the role scarcity plays in defining economic choices and how individuals, companies and nations resolve these issues. 2. Describe and apply marginal principle, principle of opportunity cost, principle of diminishing returns, comparative advantage, and elasticity. 3. Analyze the relationships between production costs and cost curves. 4. Explain the mechanics of supply and demand and apply the supply and demand model to evaluate markets. 5. Discuss the efficiency and equity of both competitive and noncompetitive markets and how both are impacted by government intervention. 6. Explain, compare and contrast, and apply in context each of the basic market structures - i.e. perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition.
- Subject:
- Economics
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is an introduction to families with application to personal life. It focuses on diversity in family structure, social class, race, gender, work, and its interaction with other social institutions. Course Outcomes: 1. Use theoretical frameworks to interpret the role of the family within social process and institutions. 2. Describe the nature, value, and limitations of the basic methods of studying individuals and families. 3. Using historical and contemporary examples, describe how perceived differences, combined with unequal distribution of power across economic, social, and political institutions, result in inequity. 4. Explain how difference is socially constructed. 5. Analyze current social issues, including the impact of historical and environmental influences, on family development. 6. Analyze ways in which the intersections of social categories such as race, ethnicity, social class, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability, and age, interact with the country’s institutions to contribute to difference, power, and discrimination amongst families. 7. Synthesize multiple viewpoints and sources of evidence to generate reasonable conclusions.
- Subject:
- Sociology
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course provides an overview of the United States from pre-Columbian North American and European antecedents to colonization, Colonial America, Revolutionary America; development of U.S. government, economy, and society to 1840. Course Outcomes: 1. Articulate an understanding of key historical events from pre-Columbian North America and European antecedents to colonization, the development of slavery, Native American history, Colonial America, Revolutionary America and the development of U.S. government, economy, and society to 1840. 2. Identify and investigate historical theses, evaluate information and its sources, and use appropriate reasoning to construct evidence-based arguments on historical issues. 3. Construct an historical argument integrating both primary documents and secondary sources.
- Subject:
- U.S. History
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course prepares the student to function in the administrative outpatient setting. Course Outcomes: 1. Operate EMR systems 2. Effectively communicate in a professional environment 3. Work effectively in a medical office environment 4. Perform basic medical office accounting.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Lecture and Homework/Assignment
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- Description:
- Introduces web design through an examination of (X)HTML, CSS and relevant computer graphic file formats. Students will learn to create standards-compliant, accessible web pages using modern design techniques and technologies. Emphasis will be placed on learning to write (X)HTML and CSS script without the help of advanced web design software; writing accessible, standards compliant code; and separating content, presentation and action. and For access to instructor-only resources, contact LBCC's OER librarian ( willihm@linnbenton.edu).
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Lister, Frank
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2018
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
-
- Description:
- This course is designed to teach, reinforce and supplement payroll skills in both manual and computerized formats. Course Outcomes: 1. Compute the income tax withholding from employee wages. 2. Calculate employee's withholding allowances for IRS Form W-4. 3. Determine employer's quarterly estimated payments. 4. Describe how the Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) is applied by employers. 5. Describe the federal deposit system and how the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System is used by employers. 6. Describe the difference between employees and independent contractors.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Introduces the field of computer science and programming for students interested in careers in related fields. Covers digital logic, binary and hexadecimal encoding of data, computer organization, operating systems, algorithms, control structures, and an overview of programming languages and pseudo-code. Computing's impact on culture and society is a recurring theme throughout this course.
- Keyword:
- Robotics, LBCC OER Grant, and Python
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Sisi Virasak
- Contributor:
- Alexander Buck
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus, Full Course, Unit of Study, Homework/Assignment, Activity/Lab, Reading, Interactive, Assessment, Data Set, Lesson, and Module
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- Description:
- A comprehensive introduction to the art, history and workings of the theater. Students will be given a broad and general background in theater including production elements (lights, sound, sets, costumes, make-up, etc...) of acting, theater history and criticism. Students will attend live performances, view videos of plays and write reviews of live and filmed theater. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Develop a working definition of theatre. Identify the roles of theatre practitioners. Identify the basic structure of a play script. Apply the basic criteria for theatre criticism. Identify the various theatre genres. Identify and describe the functions and use of different lighting, sound and other stage equipment. Examine the values within the range of the human experience and its impact in the expression of Theater.
- Subject:
- Performing Arts
- Creator:
- Tinamarie Ivey and Dan Stone
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is designed to prepare you to comprehend, interpret, and respond to legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting with diverse populations in a culturally competent way. NOTE: This is an ethics class, which inherently requires meaningful conversations with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly meet with other individuals to discuss ethical questions that occur in healthcare. Be aware that you will be required to facilitate a group discussion for most Modules. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to have ethical discussions with you. Class Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate respect for diversity in approaching patients and families. 2. Identify the role of self-boundaries in the healthcare environment. 3. Recognize the role of patient advocacy in the your professional practice. 4. Discuss legal scope of practice for medical assistance and coders. 5. Explore issue of confidentiality as it applies to the medical assistant and to coders. 6. Describe the implications of HIPAA for the medical assistant and the coder in various medical settings. 7. Discuss licensure and certification as it applies to healthcare providers. 8. Describe liability, professional, personal injury, and third party insurance. 9. Compare and contrast physician, medical assistant, and coder roles in terms of standard of care. 10. Compare criminal and civil law as it applies to practicing medical assistant and coders. 11. Provide an example of tort law as it would apply to a medical assistant and coders. 12 Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Negligence. 13. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Malpractice. 14. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Statute of Limitations. 15. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Good Samaritan Act(s). 16. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. 17. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Living Will/Advanced directives. 18. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Medical durable power of attorney. 19. Identify how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the medical assisting and coding profession. 20. List and discuss legal and illegal interview questions. 21. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations. 22. Describe the process to follow if an error is made in patient care Respond to issues of confidentiality. 23. Perform within scope of practice. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy/release of information. 24. Practice within the standard of care for a medical assistant and/or coder. 25. Incorporate the Patient's Bill of Right's into personal practice. and medical office policies and procedures. 26. Complete an incident report. 27. Document accurately in the patient record. 28. Apply local, state and federal healthcare legislation appropriate to the medical assisting and coding practice setting. 29. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient rights. 30. Demonstrate awareness of the consequences of not working within the legal scope of practice. 31. Recognize the importance of local, state and federal legislation and regulations in the practice setting. 32. Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare. 33. Compare personal, professional and organizational ethics. 34. Discuss the role of cultural, social and ethnic diversity in ethical performance in the healthcare practice. 35. Identify where to report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others. 36. Identify the effect personal ethics may have on professional performance. 37. Report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others to proper authorities. 38. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics. 39. Apply ethical behaviors, including honesty, integrity in the performance of medical assisting and coding practice. 40. Examine the impact personal ethics and morals may have on the individual's practice. 41. Demonstrate awareness of diversity in providing patient care.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is designed to use technology as a productivity tool within a business environment through the use of database software. You will use database software for creating tables, forms, and reports by manipulating data through various query tools. Course Outcomes: 1. Produce a simple relational database that stores information. 2. Create queries that retrieve specified information. 3. Create forms for entering data into the database. 4. Produce informative reports with the information in the database
- Subject:
- Information Science
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Designed to use technology as a productivity tool within a business environment through the use and integration of various software packages. Students will use word processing software for formatting business correspondence, creating tables, multipage documents, graphical elements, mail merge, and other features. Spreadsheet software will be used to create formulas, use built-in functions for calculations, create charts and graphs, reference other worksheets, create absolute and relative cell references as well as other formatting and editing features. Presentations software will be used to produce, edit, and create visually compelling presentations for business outcomes. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Apply word processing software features to produce, format, edit, and enhance business documents. Apply spreadsheet software features to create, edit, and format spreadsheets and charts Write formulas and use functions in spreadsheets to perform calculations for business scenarios. Apply presentations software features to produce, edit, and make visually appealing presentations.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Sisi Virasak
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2018
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus, Textbook, Full Course, Unit of Study, Homework/Assignment, Activity/Lab, Reading, and Assessment
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- Description:
- This course is designed to use technology as a productivity tool within a business environment through the use and integration of various software packages. You will use word processing software for formatting business correspondence, creating tables, multipage document, graphical elements, mail merging, and other features. Spreadsheet software will be used to create formulas, use built-in function for calculations, create charts/graphs, reference other worksheets/cells, and create absolute cell references as well as other formatting and editing features. Presentations software will be use to produce, edit, and create visually compelling presentations for business outcomes. Course Outcomes: 1. Word processing software -- Use the features of a word processing program to produce, edit, and enhance business documents. 2. Spreadsheet software -- Use and understand a spreadsheet software program to create, edit, and format spreadsheets and charts. 3. Presentations software -- Use the features of a presentations program to produce, edit, and make visually appealing presentations.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- You will create and correctly format business documents including memos, letters, tables, and reports using word processing software. Student will also diagnose and correct keying deficiencies through prescribed drills leading to improved speed and accuracy while keying by touch. Student will input by touch 10-key and top-row numeric data. Workstation health and safety will be emphasized. Course Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate proper keyboarding technique and ergonomic principles. 2. Demonstrate improved speed and accuracy of touch typing. 3. Apply proofreading skills and formatting guidelines to produce business documents.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Introduces informative and analytical writing supported by research. Students design a research plan, use primary and secondary sources critically, develop research methods, use proper documentation and develop writing strategies for longer papers. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for college-level research-based writing assignments. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on in-depth evidence-based analysis and evaluation in academic contexts. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and research-based support, visual evidence, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on in-depth evidence-based analysis and evaluation. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for in-depth research-based informational, analysis and argument assignments. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a high college level to make their writing clear and credible.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Joyce Bower and Kathy Austin
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2021
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus, Textbook, Full Course, Unit of Study, Homework/Assignment, Reading, Assessment, and Module
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- Description:
- A remix of several OER chemistry textbooks customized for use at LBCC. Note that some chapters have a more open license. The third of a three term college chemistry sequence for students in, human performance, certain health occupations programs, agriculture, animal science, and fisheries and wildlife. This sequence is for students who have had no previous training in chemistry and whose program of study requires only a one-year sequence of college chemistry. Topics include rates of reactions, chemical equilibrium, acid/base equilibrium, buffers, ionic equilibrium, thermodynamics, and electrochemistry.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant
- Subject:
- Chemistry
- Creator:
- Ommidala Pattawong
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2021
- Resource Type:
- Textbook and Reading
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- Description:
- Emphasis will be the logical means of supporting claims in argumentative essays, thesis statements, and reasoning; including logic, style, and research. Course Outcomes: 1. Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for college-level persuasive writing assignments. 2. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on analysis and evaluation/persuasion. 3. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and support, counter-argument, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments, with an emphasis on standard argument models, particularly the Toulmin model. 4. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for college-level analysis and argument assignments. 5. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a high college level to make their writing clear, credible, and persuasive.
- Subject:
- Language, Grammar and Vocabulary
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of WR122, successful students should be able to: Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for academically-oriented writing assignments. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments, with a focus on factual, analytical, and evaluative writing. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and support, definition, narration, comparison, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for college-level informational, analytical and evaluative assignments. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a college level to make their writing clear, credible, and precise.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Jennifer Kepka
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- A remix of several OER chemistry textbooks customized for use at LBCC. Note that some chapters have a more open license. The second of a three term college chemistry sequence for students in human performance, certain health occupations programs, agriculture, animal science, and fisheries and wildlife. This sequence is for students who have had no previous training in chemistry and whose program of study requires only a one-year sequence of college chemistry. Topics include atomic structure, periodic trends, covalent and ionic bonding, atomic and molecular orbital theory, phase changes, colligative properties, intermolecular forces, and organic chemistry.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant
- Subject:
- Chemistry
- Creator:
- Ommidala Pattawong
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2021
- Resource Type:
- Textbook and Reading
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- Description:
- This course covers processes and fundamentals of writing expository essays, including structure, organization and development, diction and style, revision and editing, and mechanics required for college-level writing. Course Outcomes: 1. Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for academically-oriented writing assignments requiring them to use a broad range of critical thinking strategies, particularly analysis and evaluation. 2. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments. 3. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and support, definition, narration, comparison, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments. 4. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for college-level analytical and evaluation assignments. 5. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a college level to make their writing clear, credible and persuasive.
- Subject:
- Linguistics
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Students will be able to foster an appreciation of literature and develop creative skills in public speaking and performance. Students will analyze various literary forms (poetry, novels, plays, letters, diaries, etc.) as texts for oral presentation. Students will explore oral traditions and other nonliterary sources and events as oral presentation material. Class exercises introduce vocal, physical and other speaking techniques to effectively communicate a point of view. Recommended: College-level reading and writing skills are highly recommended for success in this course.
- Subject:
- Performing Arts
- Creator:
- Tinamarie Ivey
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course covers processes and fundamentals of writing expository essays, including structure, organization and development, diction and style, revision and editing, and mechanics required for college-level writing. Course Outcomes: Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for academically-oriented writing assignments requiring them to use a broad range of critical thinking strategies, particularly analysis and evaluation. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and support, definition, narration, comparison, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for college-level analytical and evaluation assignments. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a college level to make their writing clear, credible and persuasive.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Linn-Benton Virtual College and Chris Riseley
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2015
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- A remix of several OER chemistry textbooks customized for use at LBCC. Note that some chapters have a more open license. CH 121 is the first of a three term college chemistry sequence for students in human performance, certain health occupations programs, agriculture, animal science, and fisheries and wildlife. This sequence is for students who have had no previous training in chemistry and whose program of study requires only a one-year sequence of college chemistry. Topics include measurement, chemical calculations, chemical formulas and equations, gas laws, thermochemistry, atomic structure and periodicity.
- Keyword:
- LBCC OER Grant
- Subject:
- Chemistry
- Creator:
- Ommidala Pattawong
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2021
- Resource Type:
- Textbook and Reading
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- Description:
- This is an introductory course meant to both expand your knowledge of good essay form and your confidence in your ability to create concise, clear, and cohesive college essays. We’ll look at several different forms of essays and destroy many great pieces of writing in order to learn how the heck we can do that stuff ourselves. COURSE OBJECTIVES: At the completion of WR121, successful students should be able to: Analyze the rhetorical needs (the needs of their audience in relationship to the assignment) for academically-oriented writing assignments. Apply appropriate levels of critical thinking strategies (knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) in their written assignments, with a focus on factual, analytical, and evaluative writing. Implement appropriate rhetorical elements and organization (introduction, thesis, development and support, definition, narration, comparison, conclusion, etc.) in their written assignments. Locate, evaluate, and integrate high-quality information and opinion appropriate for college-level informational, analytical and evaluative assignments. Craft sentences and paragraphs that communicate their ideas clearly and effectively using words, sentence patterns, and writing conventions at a college level to make their writing clear, credible, and precise.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Jennifer Kepka
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This class covers the process and fundamentals of writing expository essays, including structure, organization and development, diction and style, revision and editing.
- Subject:
- Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Terrance Millet
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course introduces terminology and gives an overview of the computer and information science. It focuses on the basic concepts of computer hardware and software systems, software applications, online inquiry, and evaluation of materials including ethical decisions. It also includes concepts reinforced in a laboratory environment. Through specific hands-on experience you will gather, evaluate, and solve real-world problems and form decisions based upon critical examination of today's technology. This class is designed to teach you how to use a computer running a Windows Operating System. If you do not have access to a Windows computer or have problems doing assessments, please contact your Navigator to discuss your options. Course Outcomes: 1. Identify current and future trends in computing and recognize various computing devices and their uses. 2. Identify the parts of a computer and their features and functions and recognize the advantages and limitations of important peripheral devices. 3. Identify and describe the features of desktop and specialized computer operating systems and understand the importance of system utilities, backups, and file management. 4. Explain why the web is important in today's society and why fluency in the tools and language of the Internet is necessary to be an educated consumer, a better student, an informed citizen, and a valuable employee. 5. Understand what a computer network is, identify different types of networks, and recognize threats to security and privacy. 6. Demonstrate the proper use of basic word processing, spreadsheet and presentation software features.
- Subject:
- Computer Science
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This is the third course in the Practical Accounting series. This course covers entries requiring analysis and interpretation, unearned and accrued items, depreciation of assets, manufacturing accounting and other managerial accounting procedures. Course Outcomes: 1. Describe the characteristics of a corporation. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the accounting processes specific to stock, dividends, treasury stock and retained earnings. 3. Prepare the accounting for basic bond transactions. 4. Demonstrate an understanding the cash flows statement preparation process for both the indirect and the direct method. 5. Interpret and analyze financial statements. 6. Explain how to handle transactions in a voucher system.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course will assist students in developing effective and successful social media marketing campaigns. Students will have the opportunity to formulate a social media marketing plan with an appropriate target market using relevant social media channels and metric analysis and maintenance. Course Outcomes: 1. Describe video utilization in Social Media. 2. List methods for search engine optimization. 3. Discuss emerging Social Media technologies.
- Subject:
- Sociology
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Reading list for BI 112 with links to OpenStax Human Biology by Willy Cushwa, OpenStax Anatomy and Physiology,OpenStax Biology 2e, and OpenStax Chemistry: Atoms First.
- Subject:
- Biology
- Creator:
- Rachel Jacobs
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 3/27/2019
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus, Textbook, and Unit of Study
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- Description:
- This course continues Practical Accounting I with more detailed explanations of the accounting cycle. Covers special journals, ledgers, business forms, including vouchers. Emphasizes accounting for partnerships. Course Outcomes: 1. Complete the entire accounting cycle for a merchandising company. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting for bad debts. 3. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting for notes receivable and notes payable. 4. Compute the cost of fixed and intangible assets and natural resources. 5. Prepare basic depreciation, depletion and amortization calculations. 6. Describe the characteristics of partnerships and basic partnership accounting.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course is designed to prepare you to comprehend, interpret, and respond to legal and ethical situations in the healthcare setting with diverse populations in a culturally competent way. NOTE: This is an ethics class, which inherently requires meaningful conversations with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly meet with other individuals to discuss ethical questions that occur in healthcare. Be aware that you will be required to facilitate a group discussion for most Modules. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to have ethical discussions with you. Couse Outcomes 1. Demonstrate respect for diversity in approaching patients and families. 2. Identify the role of self-boundaries in the healthcare environment. 3. Recognize the role of patient advocacy in the your professional practice. 4. Discuss legal scope of practice for medical assistance and coders. 5. Explore issue of confidentiality as it applies to the medical assistant and to coders. 6. Describe the implications of HIPAA for the medical assistant and the coder in various medical settings. 7. Discuss licensure and certification as it applies to healthcare providers. 8. Describe liability, professional, personal injury, and third party insurance. 9. Compare and contrast physician, medical assistant, and coder roles in terms of standard of care. 10. Compare criminal and civil law as it applies to practicing medical assistant and coders. 11. Provide an example of tort law as it would apply to a medical assistant and coders. 12. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Negligence. 13. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Malpractice. 14. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Statute of Limitations. 15. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Good Samaritan Act(s). 16. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Uniform Anatomical Gift Act. 17. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Living Will/Advanced directives. 18. Explain how the following impact the healthcare practice and give examples: Medical durable power of attorney. 19. Identify how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to the medical assisting and coding profession. 20. List and discuss legal and illegal interview questions. 21. Discuss all levels of governmental legislation and regulation as they apply to medical assisting practice, including FDA and DEA regulations. 22. Describe the process to follow if an error is made in patient care Respond to issues of confidentiality. 23. Perform within scope of practice. Apply HIPAA rules in regard to privacy/release of information. 24. Practice within the standard of care for a medical assistant and/or coder. 25. Incorporate the Patient's Bill of Right's into personal practice. and medical office policies and procedures. 26. Complete an incident report. 27. Document accurately in the patient record. 28. Apply local, state and federal healthcare legislation appropriate to the medical assisting and coding practice setting. 29. Demonstrate sensitivity to patient rights. 30. Demonstrate awareness of the consequences of not working within the legal scope of practice. 31. Recognize the importance of local, state and federal legislation and regulations in the practice setting. 32. Differentiate between legal, ethical, and moral issues affecting healthcare. 33. Compare personal, professional and organizational ethics. 34. Discuss the role of cultural, social and ethnic diversity in ethical performance in the healthcare practice. 35. Identify where to report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others. 36. Identify the effect personal ethics may have on professional performance. 37. Report illegal and/or unsafe activities and behaviors that affect health, safety and welfare of others to proper authorities. 38. Develop a plan for separation of personal and professional ethics. 39. Apply ethical behaviors, including honesty, integrity in the performance of medical assisting and coding practice. 40. Examine the impact personal ethics and morals may have on the individual's practice. 41. Demonstrate awareness of diversity in providing patient care.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course provides students with a foundation that enables them to identify and analyze ethical issues in relation to social media. Students will explore the legal responsibilities associated with social media. Course Outcomes: 1. Define Intellectual Property. 2. Discuss the liability issues associated with privacy and social media boundaries. 3. Define Social Media professional networking.
- Subject:
- Sociology
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course covers the fundamental principles of double-entry accounting, use of the general journal and general ledger, simple financial statements, the accounting cycle, control of cash, and an introduction to payroll accounting, purchases and sales. Course Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a basic understanding of the double-entry accounting system. 2. Manually complete the entire accounting cycle for a service- based sole proprietorship on the accrual basis. 3. Prepare basic financial statements for a service-based sole proprietorship. 4. Demonstrate an understanding of control of cash processes and bank reconciliations. 5. Calculate basic payroll and payroll tax activity. 6. Prepare simple federal quarterly and annual payroll tax forms.
- Subject:
- Accounting
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course exposes students to theory and practice in the creation, adaptation and delivery of original speeches before an audience. It also provides the opportunity to understand the nature of public speaking and discourse in both ancient and modern society. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: Synthesize, organize information for varied audiences. Interact with confidence while adapting messages to audience needs. Listen critically.
- Subject:
- Communication
- Creator:
- John Drischell
- CRN:
- 20514 and 20515
- Year course taught:
- 2021
- Resource Type:
- Syllabus
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- Description:
- This course prepares the student to properly document and organize information for the medical record. This class prepares the student to initially screen patient calls for emergency and other medical intervention. NOTE: This is a class that will require you to submit roleplay videos. Plan ahead as you prepare to take this course, and have a pool of individuals available who are willing to be videotaped for these short roleplay assessments. Course Outcomes: 1. Create a list of current community resources for patient needs. 2. Perform patient screening using established protocols. 3. Organize technical information and summaries. 4. Use medical terminology correctly to document patient encounters. 5. Document in appropriate formats in Electronic Medical Record. 6. Demonstrate professional telephone techniques.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- Math 111 explores relations and linear, quadratic, exponential, polynomial, rational, and logarithmic functions. It includes the theory of equations, matrices, and determinants. Course Outcomes: 1. Interpret graphical information, such as identifying types of functions, translations, inverses, intercepts, and asymptotes. 2. Solve a variety of symbolic equations and inequalities, such as rational, absolute value, exponential, radical, logarithmic, and linear systems. 3. Construct appropriate models for real world problems, such as fitting an algebraic function model to a set of data, and system of linear equations.
- Subject:
- Algebra
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course will assist students in developing effective and successful social media marketing campaigns. Students will examine how the choice of social network and social media tools affects the distribution of the message and the audience that is reached. Students will have the opportunity to formulate a social media marketing plan with an appropriate target market using relevant social media channels. Course Outcomes: 1. Recognize social networks and their properties. 2. Explain why people participate in different types of social networks or social media. 3. Describe the history and development of various social networks. 4. Understand how personal account setting anonymous accounts, false identities, and multiple identities affect the community formation.
- Subject:
- Marketing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This is an introductory course that gives students an overview of the major social media sites and provides examples as to how individuals are using social media. Social media (Twitter, Facebook, blogging, podcasting, etc.) are relatively accessible technologies that enable individuals, almost instantaneously, to create, publish, edit, and/or access messages intended for audiences; students will learn how to explore the possibilities and limitations of various social media. Social media has profoundly impacted the world of communications both among consumers as well as with businesses. Despite the rapid shift in marketing and communications, many organizations are still learning to adjust to this new paradigm. The purpose of this course is to provide the practical knowledge and insights required to establish objectives and strategies, properly select the social media platforms to engage consumers, and measure these results in a manner that is meaningful for businesses. The class will break down broad concepts about social media into meaningful segments that could be applied to serve strategic priorities for businesses. This includes an overview of the necessary tools, the impact on traditional marketing, quantifying success, and reputation management. These concepts will help provide important insights into sales and marketing, public relations, customer service, and other areas of the organization. Course Outcomes: 1. Build a Professional or Personal Brand and Voice. 2. Define Social Media Communities. 3. Create and manage Social Media accounts and tools. 4. Create Social Media Metric strategies.
- Subject:
- Sociology
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This Medical Office Communications course is designed to help prepare you to use effective communication in the medical setting. You will learn a variety of communication methods specific to the medical office. This course is designed to assist you in discovering applications of good communication skills, as well as provide elements of critical thinking. This course has 3 Credit Units that emphasize a variety of communication competencies. NOTE: This is a Communication class which inherently requires meaningful interaction with other people. As a student in this class, you will be required to regularly have other individuals assist you with assignments. Use the Credit Unit Syllabi found below to help you plan ahead so that as you prepare to take this course you have a pool of individuals available who are willing to help you complete Module assessments. Furthermore, although this is NOT a writing course, it is expected that you will write in a professional manner similar to the expectations when you are employed. This course requires APA style writing. For more information on this type of writing, the Purdue Online Writing Lab provides an excellent resource and can be found at the following link: OWL (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Web page) Write in complete sentences. Do not use abbreviations. (Example: Do not instead of don't) Use 12 point font - preferably New Times Roman or Arial Use a program and check your spelling and grammar before submission EVERY time. Course Outcomes: 1. Use language/verbal skills that enable patients' understanding. 2. Recognize communication barriers. 3. Advocate on behalf of patients. 4. Respond to nonverbal communication. 5. Apply active listening skills. 6. Use appropriate body language and other nonverbal skills in communicating with patient, family and staff. 7. Demonstrate awareness of the territorial boundaries of the person when communicating.
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course prepares students to understand the evolution and function of health insurance, to include Medicare, Medicaid, commercial and managed care. The students will learn to understand, prepare and process claims. Course Outcomes: 1. Identify types of insurance plans and models of managed care currently deployed in the health related insurance field. 2. Apply third-party insurance guidelines to complete and process insurance claim forms after performing basic mathematical calculations, obtaining exact answers to claims processing functions, and determining whether those answers are reasonable. 3. Communicate results of claims processing using mathematical processes and concepts that demonstrate the following: copay, coinsurance, write-off/discount, primary insurance payment, secondary insurance payment, patient responsibility. 4. Demonstrate competency in applying and utilizing RVU's (relative value units), RBRVS (resource based relative value system) and DRG's (Diagnostic Related Groups).
- Subject:
- Health, Medicine and Nursing
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- In this course students will develop oral and written communication skills that will allow a business professional to communicate effectively with customers, clients, and employees. Students will develop and deliver effective presentations using presentation software, learn negotiating skills, and practice extemporaneous speaking. Students will craft effective emails, product descriptions, resumes, and other business-related writing and oral communication skills. Students will practice skills needed to effectively apply and interview for jobs. Course Outcomes: 1. Communicate effectively in customer service situations and with vendors. 2. Concisely and professionally document agreements. 3. Deliver effective presentations that utilize charts or visual aids in presentation software. 4. Write effective text aimed at customers using a variety of formats (e.g. emails, blog posts, social media, and printed promotional material). 5. Write effective job application materials and employ effective oral communication in an interview.
- Subject:
- Public Relations
- Creator:
- Linn Benton Virtual College
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This is a Canvas Course that provides lectures, assignments, and other resources built around the OER textbook, Moving Pictures ( https://open.umn.edu/opentextbooks/textbooks/804). People respond to movies in different ways, and there are many reasons for this. We have all stood in the lobby of a theater and heard conflicting opinions from people who have just seen the same film. Some loved it, some hated it, some found it just OK. Disagreements, however, can reveal a great deal about the assumptions underlying these various responses. In this course we will see that there are many ways of thinking about movies and approaches that we can use to analyze them. We will cover key aspects of film criticism, theory, and history in the spirit of intellectual investigation of visual culture. Overall, the goal of this course is to introduce you to the basic skills necessary for a critical knowledge of the movies as art, culture, and industry.
- Subject:
- Literature and Composition and Rhetoric
- Creator:
- Stephen Rust
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year course taught:
- 2020
- Resource Type:
- Full Course
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- Description:
- This course provides an introduction into electrical troubleshooting theory in troubleshooting common electrical problems including: low voltage, high voltage, unwanted resistance, open circuits, high resistance shorts-to-ground, and current and voltage unbalance. Efficiency technology and sustainable practices are covered. An effective troubleshooting methodology is embedded in this course.
- Subject:
- Electronic Technology
- Creator:
- Ken Dickson-Self
- Resource Type:
- Assessment
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- Description:
- Moodle shell with example syllabus and links to Earth Rocks! videos produced by Katryn Wiese, Earth Sciences Department, City College of San Francisco. Course description: introductory lab science course that examines the four major categories of oceanographic study: geological, physical, chemical and biological. Emphasizes the geological and geophysical aspects of the sea floor; physical and chemical properties of sea water, waves, tides, ocean circulation and currents; marine ecosystems; and ocean utilization.
- Subject:
- Oceanography
- Creator:
- Katharine Solada
- Publisher:
- Linn-Benton Community College
- Language:
- English
- Year Created:
- 2019
- Resource Type:
- Full Course