Course Descriptions

ELECS 232 - Basic HVAC & Refrigeration Systems

ELECS 234 - Basic HVAC & Refrigeration Electrical Schematics

DFT 101 - Introduction to Drafting

1. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of graphic communication.
2. Demonstrate basic knowledge and understanding of technical drawings, industry standards and current business practices.
3. Recognize the most frequently used conventional drafting instruments and their purposes.
4. Demonstrate the proper use of scales including the mechanical engineers , architects, civil engineers, and metric scale.
5. Describe the various standard sizes of paper used in drafting in both inches and millimeters.
6. Illustrate the various types of lines used on technical drawings.
7. Demonstrate the most commonly used sketching techniques.

DFT 106 - Mechanical Drafting and Design

1. Implement commonly used symbols, elements, and standards in mechanical drawings.
2. Evaluate mechanical drawings in accordance with ASME standards.
3. Create a set of mechanical drawings for an assembly according to ASME standards using 2D and 3D source data.
4. Outline how machine elements and manufacturing processes are used in design implementation.
5. Name and organize engineering documentation files on local and cloud servers using common industry practices.

DFT 113 - Introduction to Computer Aided Design

1. Organize drawing plans for use in manufacturing.
2. Describe the basic components of the digital design application.

DFT 115 - Structural Detailing

DFT 117 - Introduction to BIM Applications

1. Utilize Autodesk Revit to produce a set of floor plans.
2. Construct schedules defining product application.
3. Fully dimension floor plants to architectural standards.
4. Fully describe and apply appropriate notes to a full section.

DFT 121 - Commercial Architecture

1. Identify and describe standard layouts of foundation, floor, roof, elevation and related details drawings to current industry standards.
2. Identify and utilize structural components used in commercial construction.
3. Recognize and explain the use of common commercial construction materials and methods.
4. Discuss the use and application of building codes.

DFT 122 - Working with As-Builts

1. Implement design changes to a set of plans for accuracy.
2. Utilize multiple measuring instruments to identify and locate restructural components.
3. Recognize inaccuracies between original design intent and completed project.
4. Conduct a physical walk through for drawing accuracy.

DFT 124 - Materials in Manufacturing and Construction

NOTE: For students who started the program before Fall 2020, this course is 3 credits.

Course Outcomes

1. Define how different materials are used in commercial construction.
2. Describe how commercial buildings are built.
3. Explain how manufacturing and emerging technology impact the commercial construction industry.

DFT 128 - Civil Drafting

NOTE: For students who started the program before Fall 2020, this course is 4 credits.

Prerequisite(s): DFT 113,  with a 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes

1. Prepare a site plan including legal description and boundary lines.
2. Prepare a plan and profile describing cut and fill of a given boundary.
3. Conduct a solar study.
4. Design and apply a topography within a given boundary.

DFT 154 - Software Applications for Drafting

1. Organize and produce geometric & non-geometric engineering data using spreadsheet software, windows file organization, and cloud storage organization.
   • ​Use Excel® to create, manipulate, and organize data with functions and formatting.
   • Organize data into charts, tables and graphs.
   • Translate data from design software to Excel®.

DFT 185 - Job Readiness

DFT 201 - Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing

1. Interpret GD&T nomenclature on mechanical drawings.
2. Convert a traditionally toleranced part drawing into a geometrically toleranced drawing using change orders.
3. Apply GD&T to a mechanical assembly based on design intent.
4. Design a tolerance gauge for a part based on GD&T specification.

DFT 206 - Mechanical Design

1. Apply mechanical design principles, mathematics, materials, and manufacturing process knowledge to design a mechanical assembly along a single digital thread.
2. Apply advanced parametric modeling techniques to the design process.

DFT 213 - Parametric Modeling

1. Create part and assembly models and drawings in a parametric modeling software.
2. Connect models to mechanical design principles using Design Intent.
3. Evaluate solid models and correct them.
4. Use efficient modeling practices in modeling mechanical parts.

DFT 215 - Emerging Design Technologies

1. Apply model based defition and other emerging design technologies.
   • Understand the advantages and disadvantages of Model-Based Definition (MBD).
   • Use MBD best practices to document the design of a part and assembly.
   • Apply other emerging design technologies to product design.

DFT 220 - Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Systems

1. Identify and describe standard Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems.
2. Identify and utilize multiple components used in commercial construction.
3. Recognize and explain the use of Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing systems as it relates to the building model.
4. Discuss the use and application of mechanical systems.

DFT 294 - Engineering Design Technology Cooperative Education (optional)

DFT 295 - Engineering Design Technology Practicum

1. Complete a data package from start to finish in your chosen specialty.
2. Use a supplemental design software to streamline the production process of design data packages.
3. Manage a large project with deadlines, milestones, and deliverables.
4. Collaborate with the different functional groups that have stake in a project.

DFT 296 - Engineering Design Technology Internship

ENGL& 101 - English Composition I

General education distribution area: Communication. 

Prerequisite(s): Completion of COMP 100  with a 2.0 or higher, or recommendation from the directed self-placement (DSP). 

Course Outcomes

1. Identify common sentence errors and apply appropriate punctuation.
2. Demonstrate audience awareness in developing and delivering expository prose in academically-accepted formats.
3. Demonstrate proper conventions, organizations, and formats of paragraph and essay structure, including unity, development, and coherence.
4. Identify and adopt best methods of enhancing exposition to make it precise, literal, and relevant.
5. Identify and apply appropriate and standard diction that accommodates diverse audience members.
6. Identify and adopt a variety of rhetorical modes and strategies to present cogent and convincing arguments.
7. Demonstrate critical reading strategies by identifying common literary devices and articulating literary themes.
8. Identify, retrieve, and evaluate secondary sources for authority, relevance, and credibility for use in research.
9. Document research sources according to an academically-recognized style: APA or MLA.
10. Revise at every level of composition: assignment compliance, diction, sentence, paragraph, essay, and documentation.

ENGL& 102 - Composition II

General education distribution area: Communication.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes

1. Approach essay writing as a process which incorporates pre-writing, outlining, revising, and editing methods.
2. Demonstrate awareness of purpose and audience as integral to the composition process, structure, and development of ideas.
3. Organize information according to a variety of conventional business/academic formats as appropriate to the writing assignments. 
4. Apply effective thesis and topic sentence statements in conventional essay composition.
5. Compose clear, precise, relevant, literal expression using correct sentence mechanics.
6. Identify and apply appropriate diction that accommodates diverse audience members.
7. Demonstrate an understanding of common rhetorical devices and strategies in order to present cogent and convincing arguments.
8. Identify, retrieve, and evaluate a variety of secondary sources for authority, relevance, persuasive appeal, and credibility for use in research.
9. Document research sources according to an academically-recognized style: APA or MLA.
10. Identify a range of literary genres and articulate their common themes, conventions, and devices.
11. Revise at every level of composition: assignment compliance, diction, sentence, paragraph, essay, and documentation.

ENGL& 111 - Introduction to Literature

General education distribution area: Humanities.

Course Outcomes

1. Develop a greater appreciation for poetry, drama, and/or fiction.
2. Present a strong argument about a work of literature.
3. Analyze works of literature using appropriate vocabulary.
4. Connect ideas from literature, outside research, and personal experiences.
5. Use and cite sources ethically.

ENGL& 235 - Technical Writing

General education distribution area: Communication.

Prerequisite(s): Completion of ENGL& 101  with a 2.0 or higher.

Course Outcomes

1. Identify and respond to real-world problems with practical solutions.
2. Collaborate with others to plan, develop, and edit deliverables.
3. Demonstrate appropriate business/technical formats in written presentations.
4. Apply effective thesis and topic sentence statements in conventional essay composition.
5. Articulate and demonstrate technical writing as reader-oriented, with ethical, legal, security implications.
6. Identify and adopt best methods of organizing ideas to inform targeted audiences.
7. Identify and apply professional and appropriate diction that accommodates diverse audience members.
8. Compose sentences with attention to correct punctuation and grammar, concise expression, and professional tone.
9. Identify, retrieve, and evaluate secondary sources for currency, authority, relevance, and credibility for use in research.
10. Integrate borrowed source materials into the writing using proper documentation methods.
11. Document research sources according to an academically-recognized style: APA or MLA.
12. Revise at every level of composition: assignment compliance, diction, sentence, paragraph, essay, and documentation.

ENGL& 254 - World Literature

1. Describe, analyze, and compare selected works of literature based on cultural, political, or historical contexts.
2. Describe, analyze, and compare selected works of literature based on form and genre.
3. Describe, analyze, and compare selected works of literature based on theme, particularly across cultures.
4. Describe, analyze, and compare selected works of literature based on dissemination, including cultural impact, translation, adaptation, and re-imagination.
5. Express original and informed ideas about literature through a variety of means, including class discussion, oral performance, and creative transformation of a work.
6. Write coherent, organized essays with accurate literary terms and MLA format.

FAS 101 - Safety and Environmental Issues

FAS 112 - Basic Shop Skills

FAS 115 - Electrical/Electronic Systems

FAS 118 - Brake Systems

FAS 119 - Steering & Suspension Systems

FAS 120 - Engine Repair

FAS 123 - Diesel Fundamentals

FAS 124 - Climate Control Systems

FAS 171 - Written Communications

FAS 191 - Cooperative Training I Part A

FAS 192 - Cooperative Training I Part B

FAS 193 - Cooperative Training II

FAS 216 - Manual Transmissions and Drivetrains

FAS 217 - Automatic Transmissions

1. Inspect and diagnose and repair automatic transmissions to Ford/industry quality standards.

FAS 223 - Engine Performance

1. Perform accurate engine performance diagnosis and repair on gasoline and diesel vehicles to Ford/NATEF Standards.

FAS 294 - Cooperative Training III

FAS 295 - Cooperative Training IV

1. Perform drivetrain and 4x4 diagnosis and repair to Ford /NATEF standards.
2. Perform manual and automatic transmission diagnosis and repair to Ford/NATEF standards.

FAS 296 - Cooperative Training V Part A

1. Perform assigned engine performance diagnostic and repair tasks to Ford /NATEF standards.

FAS 297 - Cooperative Training V Part B

GEOL& 101 - Introduction to Physical Geology

General education distribution area: Natural Science, with lab.

Course Outcomes

1. Explain fundamental geology concepts, including the following:
   1. physical and chemical properties of the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere;
   2. geologic time and earth age;
   3. crustal materials and dynamics in the context of plate tectonics theory.
2. Identify different minerals and rocks.
3. Interpret geologic maps, data, hypotheses, and hazards, with particular attention paid to Washington state.
4. Perform mathematical calculations in earth science problems.
5. Articulate the societal relevance of earth systems.
6. Use scientifically valid modes of inquiry, individually and collaboratively, to critically evaluate geological processes.
7. Perform mathematical calculations in earth science problems.
8. Effectively communicate geology knowledge in writing.

HIST 110 - Survey of American History

General education distribution area: Social Science or Humanities.

Course Outcomes

1. Articulate how the American people and nation evolved over the first 100 years, and coped with issues, personalities and events that challenged them.
2. Access and use primary and secondary print and non-print resources (documents, texts, media, databases, museum collections and electronic resources and oral histories) to explore and understand past events and issues in American history.
3. Use maps to locate sites significant in US history, and understand how geography has been a force in history.
4. Write solid, well-documented history essays.
5. Explain how US history intersects with the history of other nations and populations.
6. Acquire new lifelong learning skills and interests.

HIST& 126 - World Civilization I

General education distribution area: Social Science or Humanities.

Prerequisite(s): Eligible for COMP 100 or instructor’s permission.

Course Outcomes

1. Describe the historical significance and context of geography, environment, events, personalities, and the political, intellectual, economic, cultural, social, philosophical and religious ideas and customs of the ancient world.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of the influence of geography on world history.
3. Analyze primary and secondary source documents, both written and in artifactual form and relate them to their historical context.
4. Analyze the multifaceted legacy of events and ideas from the past.
5. Effectively research a limited historical question, event or idea using original and secondary sources.
6. Communicate research effectively.

HIST& 136 - U.S. History I

General education distribution area: Social Science or Humanities.

Course Outcomes

1. Consider current events in light of a basic knowledge of US history.
2. Recognize the role of government in the national discourse.
3. Make civic-minded decisions in that light.
4. Consider information sources critically.

HIST& 137 - U.S. History II

General education distribution area: Social Science or Humanities.

Course Outcomes

1. Analyze current events in light of a basic knowledge of US history.
2. Evaluate the role of government in the national discourse.
3. Make civic-minded decisions in that light.
4. Evaluate information sources critically.

HUM& 101 - Introduction to Humanities

General education distribution area: Humanities.

Course Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the cultural and political dimensions of art in its various forms.
2. Describe cultural and historical impacts on various art forms.
3. Discuss intersections between art and identity, sense of place and community.
4. Critically analyze the different characteristics of various genres through both written and oral assignments.
5. Develop public speaking skills and perform a short presentation.
6. Acquire the ability to read scholarly works carefully, and to hone research skills via the use of research tools such as databases.

INDS 101 - First Aid/CPR & AED

IPT 102 - Lean Manufacturing

IPT 103 - Quality Control

IPT 104 - Introduction to Assembly

1. Analyze facts and principles, drawing conclusions about metal identification and its characteristics.
2. Perform specific skills include IPT rivet identification, rivet pattern layout, drill bit identification and basic soldering skills.
3. Follow work instructions and perform correct procedures.

IPT 105 - Intro to Fabrication

IPT 218 - Introduction to Production

IPT 219 - Assembly Line Process & Planning

IPT 220 - Precision Fabrication

IPT 221 - Intro to Measurement

IPT 222 - Advanced Measurement

JSTI 101 - Core Construction Skills

JSTI 109 - Safety, Tool and Equipment Certification

1. Receive Washington State approved training and Certification in the safe operation of a sit-down counter-balance lift truck (Fork Lift), Traffic Control/Flagging, Industrial First Aid/CPR & AED, OSHA 10 Workplace Safety Certification, and Certification to operate Powder Actuated tools.

JSTI 111 - Structural Trades

JSTI 117 - Electrical and Mechanical Trades

JSTI 168 - Trades Math I

1. Review, develop and deepen an understanding of mathematics.
2. Develop or rediscover proficiency in problem-solving with whole numbers, fractions, decimals, percents, ratio and proportion, geometry, and basic algebra as it will be applied in the construction trades.

JSTI 175 - Communication for Trades

1. Explain and describe processes and solutions for resolving workplace conflict, bullying, harassment, and stereotyping.
2. Demonstrate appropriate electronic, written, and verbal business communications.
3. Comprehend and explain principles of effective communication, ethics, conflict resolution, stereotyping, harassment, and bullying.

JSTI 194 - Cooperative Work Experience

CNT 150 - Routing and Switching II

CNT 180 - Introduction to Programming

CYA 110 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals I

CYA 111 - Introduction to Cybersecurity

CYA 140 - Cybersecurity Fundamentals II

CYA 141 - Linux Fundamentals for Cybersecurity

CYA 205 - Securing the Internet of Things

CYA 210 - Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals

CYA 220 - Security+

CYA 250 - Full Stack Development for Cybersecurity

CYA 260 - Intrusion Detection and Incident Handling

CYA 290 - Independent Study

CYA 299 - Cybersecurity Internship

IT 101 - Fundamentals of Computing

LGL 101 - Introduction to the Legal Profession

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the basics of the legal industry with an emphasis on job opportunities and structure of courts, law firms, and government agencies.
2. Distinguish the various types of law and demonstrate knowledge of the basics of American law, Washington laws and court rules.
3. Recognize and model the professional standards of the legal industry.
4. Identify and demonstrate knowledge of ethics of the legal profession including NALS guidelines of ethics for legal assistants and paralegals.
5. Recognize and distinguish the various computer applications, internet resources and office equipment used in law firms.
6. Practice client service skills and demonstrate the expectations of hiring managers and lawyers in the law firm.

LGL 105 - Legal Keyboarding

1. Demonstrate keyboarding skills at 45 wpm with 6 or fewer errors.
2. Improve accuracy and increase speed in keyboarding alphabetic and numeric copy and in document production to meet individual student goals established at beginning of program.

LGL 108 - Law Office Procedures I

1. Identify the key elements of effective time management task prioritization and create, implement and evaluate a personal plan for managing and prioritizing time effectively.
2. Describe and apply proper techniques and procedures for performing effective telephone and receptionist duties per instructor guidelines and/or NALS recommendations.
3. Demonstrate a working knowledge of file management, including computer file management, opening and closing files, running conflict checks, using filing equipment, supplies and materials such as index tabs, labels and dividers, and indexing, storing, and retaining files.
4. Apply knowledge of the various functions of the court clerk’s office including e-filing, filing fees and local court rules.
5. Demonstrate ability to correctly and quickly alphabetize and index documents according to standard law office practice and Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA) guidelines.
6. Describe various types of exhibits that are used at trial, list five best practices for preparing trial exhibits, and describe how exhibits are labeled and presented to the court.

LGL 109 - Law Office Procedures II

1. Demonstrate calendaring and docket control procedures and identify the requirements for effective calendaring of appointments and events and use a paper and electronic calendar program for scheduling per law firm, and/or NALS guidelines.
2. Find resources, describe procedures, and complete documents to assist lawyers with travel and meeting arrangements per general law office standards.
3. Identify and describe office equipment and supplies commonly found in a law office and explain procedures related to using copiers, scanners and facsimile equipment per general law office standards.
4. Demonstrate general knowledge of accounting terms and time and billing procedures used by attorneys and paralegals per instructor guidelines and NALS recommendations per law firm, and/or NALS guidelines.
5. Develop transferable and life-long learning skills and strategies such as note-taking, organizing and using web-based and written resources, assignments, handouts to self-regulate, self-monitor, and self-evaluate to enable the performance of legal assistant duties.
6. Process documents for mail, facsimile, e-filing, and courier transmission.

LGL 110 - Family Law and Estate Planning Procedures

1. Demonstrate a working knowledge of basic family law procedures, concepts and terminology including dissolution procedures and pleadings, parental rights, custody and support, adoptions, guardianships, domestic violence issues, prenuptial agreements and domestic relations law (RCW Title 26).
2. Draft and evaluate court pleadings commonly associated with family law court issues.
3. Acquire and demonstrate a working knowledge of basic estate planning and probate terminology, concepts and procedures including wills, codicils and trusts, community property agreements, power of attorneys, healthcare directives, various types of probates (including small estates, community property clearances, adjudications, testate and intestate estates) and procedures, pleadings, probate and trust law (RCW Title 11).
4. Draft and evaluate estate planning instruments, including wills, powers of attorney, and trust documents.

LGL 113 - Business Law Procedures

1. Define, summarize, describe or explain terminology and concepts related to contracts, real estate law, business organizations, and bankruptcy law.
2. Create, modify, and evaluate business-related and corporate documents.
3. Locate, evaluate and correctly use appropriate web-based and written resources to complete business and corporate related tasks.
4. Create, modify and evaluate a variety of real estate documents including but not limited to various types of deeds, promissory notes, title reports, excise tax statements, HUD1 settlement statements and foreclosure procedures.
5. Locate and correctly use appropriate web-based and written resources to complete real estate documents and searches, including current LPO requirements.
6. Create, modify and evaluate various bankruptcy documents and procedures.

LGL 117 - Law Office Procedures III

1. Describe federal and state court systems, explain where laws come from, distinguish between primary and secondary sources of law, how to read court opinions, and how to verify that research results are up to date per standard legal guidelines for entry-level support professional.
2. Demonstrate general knowledge of legal reference and resource materials commonly found in law offices per standard law office procedures recommendations.
3. Demonstrate general knowledge of legal research terminology, concepts, and citation styles per court rules, the Uniform System of Citation (The Bluebook) and standard law office procedures.
4. Demonstrate skill at formatting legal briefing memorandums per court rules, the Uniform System of Citation (The Bluebook) and standard law office procedures.
5. Apply research rules and techniques using a web-based online legal research site.

LGL 120 - Human Relations in the Legal Office

1. Understand and practice professionalism, teamwork, and other appropriate human relations behaviors to become an effective employee per common law office standards.
2. Identify and practice speaking and listening techniques that enhance their relationships with co-workers, attorneys and clients per common law office standards.
3. Demonstrate professional work habits expected in the legal office environment, including goal setting, time management, following directions, and confidentiality and legal ethics.
4. Demonstrate and practice critical thinking skills needed to prioritize, anticipate and analyze problems, and to evaluate and implement solutions per common law office standards.
5. Exhibit a commitment to diversity and enhanced employability through the understanding and practice of human relations and teamwork skills per common law office standards.

LGL 121 - Word Processing

1. Demonstrate proficiency using features of word processing software to prepare, format, edit and enhance the visual display of text in documents per current software program standards of operation.
2. Demonstrate working knowledge of mail merge feature, footnotes, macros, styles, templates, and forms per current software program standards of operation.
3. Develop word processing skills to effectively, independently, and correctly format and finalize a variety of business documents per current software program standards of operation.

LGL 127 - Office Applications I

1. Demonstrate proficiency using features of presentation software to prepare, format, edit and enhance the visual display of presentations per current software program standards of operation.
2. Demonstrate working knowledge of editing, inserting, importing data, formatting presentations and creating charts and tables per current software program standards of operation.
3. Develop presentation creation skills to effectively, independently, and correctly format and finalize a variety of presentations per current software program standards of operation.
4. Demonstrate working knowledge of Adobe Pro features per current software program standards.

LGL 128 - Office Applications II

1. Apply knowledge gained using spreadsheet software to produce a variety of documents per current software program standards of operation.
2. Demonstrate working knowledge in presenting, sorting, calculating, and manipulating data in worksheets per current software program standards of operation.

LGL 140 - Technology in the Law Office

1. Demonstrate introductory knowledge using case management and document management systems by producing contacts, tasks, time and billing information, document storage/forms, queries, forms and reports per current software program standards of operation.
2. Demonstrate proficiency using an information management program such as Outlook to calendar and schedule events and appointments, create and manage contact lists, tasks and notes, and e-mail messages per current software program standards of operation.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of technologies and software common to the law office, including time and billing software, database software, docket/calendar processes and electronic court filing procedures.

LGL 175 - Business English

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the eight parts of speech by writing examples of each and by correctly classifying words in sentences per standard business English and acceptable law office standards.
2. Identify the major parts of sentences and identify phrases and dependent and independent clauses to understand how words are joined together to make meaningful communication per standard business English and acceptable law office standards.
3. Apply knowledge of grammar, capitalization, punctuation skills and number style to identify and correct errors in written communications per standard business English and acceptable law office standards.

LGL 185 - Business Communication

1. Use proofreader’s marks in your own work and when peer editing and find and correct punctuation, capitalization and number usage rules in sentences.
2. Improve sentence and paragraph level writing skills.
3. Write informal and formal messages, memorandums, letters, and short reports.
4. Become familiar with the format and content of the most common types of legal letters.
5. Use document templates and forms to draft legal documents.
6. Develop presentation and oral communication skills.

LGL 192 - Job Search

1. Develop a strategic plan to find a position in a law office or government entity upon completion of training per law office human resources, and/or employment agency guidelines.
2. Demonstrate job search readiness by preparing an effective and accurate resume, cover letter and job application per instructor guidelines and standard law office procedure.
3. Apply appropriate interview skills in mock and/or real interview situations per law office personnel criteria.

LGL 199 - Field Experience

1. Participate in a paid or unpaid field experience/internship or co-operative work experience.
2. Gain on-the-job experience by applying directly to law firms, government agencies, legal aid organizations, etc. and then working or volunteering part-time.
3. Write a reflection paper regarding the field experience/internship.

LGL 201 - Civil Litigation

1. Describe the organization and jurisdiction of state and federal court systems and the various ways in which disputes can be resolved outside the court system - mediation and arbitration.
2. Define and classify tort actions and defenses to tort actions.
3. Develop and apply a working knowledge of terminology, concepts, and procedures related to civil litigation.
4. Draft and examine correspondence, forms, and pleadings used in the steps of a civil lawsuit.

LS 101 - Communication in the Workplace

1. Identify personality styles.
2. Explain your communication style.
3. Effectively state your own needs and opinion.
4. Engage in active listening.
5. Develop situational communication skills.