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DFT-170 Engineering Graphics
This course introduces basic engineering graphics skills and applications. Topics include sketching, selection and use of current methods and tools, and the use of engineering graphics applications. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of basic engineering graphics principles and practices.
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DFT-3100B Engineering Graphics
Start a promising career in by learning Technical Drawing using SolidWorks 3D CAD program. Take the SolidWorks Associate Certification Exam - CSWA (initial certificate exam). At the end of the course the students should be able to: Understand engineering graphics concepts; Use engineering graphics to communicate an idea or design; Sketch 3D Parts; Become familiar with SolidWorks and as an engineering graphics tool; Develop 3-D models of parts and assemblies; Develop engineering drawings using orthogonal, auxiliary, section, detail, and isometric views; Use dimensional information, including tolerance in engineering drawings; Additive Manufacturing - 3D Printing Fundamentals; Be prepared to take the CSWA (Initial SolidWorks Certificate Exam) - exam is included in the course. Participants are required to purchase textbook. Participants need to have a Flash Drive.
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DLT-111 Dental Anatomy/Physiology
This course introduces the anatomy of the individual tooth and the basic anatomy/physiology of the head, oral cavity, and supporting structures. Topics include anatomy, contour, occlusion, malocclusion, the tempormandibular joint, and the anatomical structures of the head and oral cavity. Upon completion, students should be able to carve teeth with proper occlusion, anatomy, and contour and understand the anatomy of the head and oral cavity.
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DLT-114 Dental Materials
This course provides a study of the composition, properties, and uses of non-metal materials and the physical and mechanical properties of metal alloys. Topics include gypsums, waxes, acrylics, metals, and policies related to health, safety, and infection control. Upon completion, students should be able to identify gypsums, waxes, acrylics, and metal materials and know the proper procedures for health, safety, and infection control.
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DLT-116 Complete Dentures
This course introduces basic and intermediate techniques in complete denture construction and also covers mandibular movement, occlusion, and infection control. Topics include baseplates, occlusion rims, articulator mountings, custom trays, setting of teeth, waxing denture bases, investing, processing, selective grinding, finishing, and polishing of complete dentures. Upon completion, students should be able to construct complete denture prostheses utilizing proper laboratory technique.
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DLT-118 Cast Partial Dentures
This course covers techniques used in fabricating cast removable partial denture frameworks utilizing a chrome-cobalt alloy. Topics include surveying, designing, block-out procedures, pouring refractory casts, waxing, casting, finishing, polishing frameworks, tooth selection, setup, processing, and finishing of acrylic. Upon completion, students should be able to fabricate cast removable partial dentures following the dental prescription.
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DLT-119 Wrought-Orthodontic Appliances
This course introduces techniques for fabricating removable wrought and orthodontic/pedodontic appliances. Topics include wrought clasps, combination cast-metal and wrought-metal frameworks, archwires, orthodontic clasps, orthodontic acrylic, soldering, fabrication, and repair of orthodontic restorations. Upon completion, students should be able to fabricate removable wrought-orthodontic appliances following the dental prescription.
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DLT-123 Crown and Bridge
This course introduces techniques for fabricating cast gold restorations. Topics include infection control, pouring impressions with removable dies, trimming margins, articulating, waxing of single and multiple units, soldering, and principles of occlusion. Upon completion, students should be able to fabricate single and multiple unit cast gold fixed restorations.
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DLT-126 Advanced Crown and Bridge
This course introduces techniques for fabricating advanced fixed restorations. Topics include resin veneers, temporary crowns, post-core crowns, overdenture copings, non-parallel bridges, and semi-precision attachments. Upon completion, students should be able to fabricate advanced fixed restorations.
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DLT-211 Advanced Complete Dentures
This course includes instruction in advanced complete denture construction. Topics include overdentures, immediate dentures, cast metal bases, relines, rebases, repairs, and various occlusal relationships. Upon completion, students should be able to construct advanced complete denture prostheses following the dental prescription.
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DLT-215 Advanced Partial Dentures
This course examines the biomechanics of removable partial denture design and fabrication and concepts including gnathalogical principles as applied in the construction of restorations. Topics include fabricating advanced cast metal restorations including bite raisers, flat back facings, tube teeth, and concepts relating to precision partial construction, including implants. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of gnathalogical concepts and the fabrication of special types of removable restorations.
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DLT-217 Ceramic Techniques
This course includes the physical properties of metals and ceramics and the fabrication of porcelain fused to metal crowns including porcelain shoulder margins. Emphasis is placed on infection control, model and die fabrication, metal substructure fabrication, build up, firing, and finishing of ceramic crowns. Upon completion, students should be able to complete single unit ceramic crowns.
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DLT-219 Jurisprudence and Ethics
This course covers the history and legal and ethical aspects of the laboratory profession and in-depth studies of the certification program. Topics include dental laboratory history, dentist-laboratory relationships, certification preparation, and legal and ethical requirements of dental laboratories and technicians. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate an understanding of the legal and ethical requirements of the dental laboratory profession and dental history.
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DLT-222 Advanced Ceramic Techniques
This course covers the fabrication of metal-ceramic bridges, all-ceramic crowns, and shading, staining, and personalizing ceramic restorations. Emphasis is placed on bonding dental porcelain on base metal alloys, margination, contouring, shading, and soldering. Upon completion, students should be able to fabricate ceramic-to-metal bridgework.
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DLT-224 Dental Lab Practice
This course provides practical experience in the commercial laboratory setting. Emphasis is placed on all laboratory techniques pertaining to the specialty area. Upon completion, students should be able to function effectively in the commercial dental laboratory environment.
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DMV-3129A DMV-Auto Safety
This course is one of two courses designed to meet the training and licensing requirements (initial and/or renewal) for the Vehicle Safety and On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Emissions Inspection Program administered by the NC Division of Motor Vehicles, License and Theft Bureau. The content of this course focuses on the Vehicle Safety component. Upon completion of both the Vehicle Safety course (DMV-3129A at Durham Tech) and the OBD course (DMV-3129B at Durham Tech), a student will understand the rules, regulations and procedures for conducting a vehicle safety and OBD emissions inspection; be able to inspect a vehicle properly; and be prepared to sit for the state certification exam.
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DMV-3129B DMV-OBD
This course is one of two courses designed to meet the training and licensing requirements (initial and/or renewal) for the Vehicle Safety and On-Board Diagnostic (OBD) Emissions Inspection Program administered by the NC Division of Motor Vehicles, License and Theft Bureau. The content of this course focuses on the OBD Emissions component. Upon completion of both the Vehicle Safety course (DMV-3129A at Durham Tech) and the OBD Emissions course (DMV-3129B at Durham Tech), a student will understand the rules, regulations and procedures for conducting a vehicle safety and OBD emissions inspection; be able to inspect a vehicle properly; and be prepared to sit for the state certification exam.
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DRA-111 Theatre Appreciation
This course provides a study of the art, craft, and business of the theatre. Emphasis is placed on the audience's appreciation of the work of the playwright, director, actor, designer, producer, and critic. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate a vocabulary of theatre terms and to recognize the contributions of various theatre artists.
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ECO-251 Principles of Microeconomics
This course introduces economic analysis of individual, business, and industry in the market economy. Topics include the price mechanism, supply and demand, optimizing economic behavior, costs and revenue, market structures, factor markets, income distribution, market failure, and government intervention. Upon completion, students should be able to identify and evaluate consumer and business alternatives in order to efficiently achieve economic objectives.
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ECO-252 Principles of Macroeconomics
This course introduces economic analysis of aggregate employment, income, and prices. Topics include major schools of economic thought; aggregate supply and demand; economic measures, fluctuations, and growth; money and banking; stabilization techniques; and international trade. Upon completion, students should be able to evaluate national economic components, conditions, and alternatives for achieving socioeconomic goals. This course is approved for the Global Distinction Program.
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EDU-119 Introduction to Early Childhood, Education
This course introduces the foundations of culturally responsive, equitable and inclusive early childhood education, planning intentional developmentally appropriate experiences, learning activities, and teaching strategies for indoor and outdoor environments for all young children, guidance techniques, and professionalism. Topics include theoretical foundations, national early learning standards, NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development, state regulations, program types, career options, professionalism, ethical conduct, quality inclusive environments, guidance techniques, and curriculum responsive to the needs of each child/family. Upon completion, students should be able to implement developmentally appropriate environments, guidance techniques, schedules, and teaching strategies across developmental domains to support culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse children and their families in inclusive settings, and design a personal career/professional development plan.
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EDU-131 Child, Family, and Community
This course covers the development of partnerships among culturally, linguistically and ability diverse families, children, schools and communities through the use of evidence-based strategies. Emphasis is placed on developing skills and identifying benefits for establishing and supporting respectful relationships between diverse families, programs/schools, and community agencies/resources reflective of the NAEYC Code of Ethical Conduct and the Code of Ethics for North Carolina Educators. Upon completion, students should be able to identify appropriate relationship building strategies between diverse families, children birth through adolescence, schools, and communities and demonstrate a variety of communication skills including appropriate use of technology to support every child.
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EDU-144 Child Development I
This course includes the theories of child development, observation and assessment, milestones, and factors that influence development, from conception through approximately 36 months. Emphasis is placed on knowledge, observation and assessment of developmental sequences in approaches to play/learning, emotional/social, health/physical, language/communication and cognitive domains. Upon completion, students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics, explain biological and environmental factors that impact development, and identify evidence-based strategies for enhancing development for children that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse.
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EDU-145 Child Development II
This course includes the theories of child development, observation and assessment, milestones, and factors that influence development, from preschool through middle childhood. Emphasis is placed on knowledge, observation and assessment of developmental sequences in approaches to play/learning, emotional/social, health/physical, language/communication and cognitive domains. Upon completion, students should be able to compare/contrast typical/atypical developmental characteristics, explain biological and environmental factors that impact development, and identify evidence-based strategies for enhancing development for children that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse.
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EDU-146 Child Guidance
This course introduces evidence-based strategies to build nurturing relationships with each child by applying principles and practical techniques to facilitate developmentally appropriate guidance. Topics include designing responsive/supportive learning environments, cultural, linguistic and socio-economic influences on behavior, appropriate expectations, the importance of communication with children/families including using technology and the use of formative assessments in establishing intentional strategies for children with unique needs. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate direct/indirect strategies to encourage social skills, self-regulation, emotional expression and positive behaviors while recognizing the relationship between children's social, emotional and cognitive development.
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EDU-151 Creative Activities
This course introduces developmentally supportive, diverse, equitable, and inclusive creative learning environments with attention to divergent thinking, creative problem-solving, evidence-based teaching practices, and open-ended learning materials and activities that align with the NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development. Emphasis is placed on best practices providing process-driven culturally diverse, learning experiences in art, music, creative movement, dance, and dramatic play integrated across all domains and academic content in indoor/outdoor environments for every young child age birth through age eight. Upon completion, students should be able to observe, examine, create, adapt, and advocate for developmentally appropriate creative learning materials, experiences, and environments for children that are culturally, linguistically, and ability diverse.
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EDU-153 Health, Safety and Nutrition
This course covers promoting and maintaining the health and well-being of every child. Topics include health and nutritional guidelines, common childhood illnesses, maintaining safe and healthy learning environments, health benefits of active play, recognition and reporting of abuse/neglect, and state regulations. Upon completion, students should be able to apply knowledge of NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development for health, safety, nutritional needs and safe learning environments.
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EDU-162 Observation and Assessment in, Early Childhood Education
This course introduces the research, benefits, goals, and ethical considerations associated with observation and formative assessment in early childhood education. Emphasis is placed on the implementation of multiple observation/assessment strategies including anecdotal records, event samples, rating scales, and portfolios to identify specific needs of individual children with diverse abilities and to create appropriate learning experiences. Upon completion, students should be able to practice responsible assessment and effectively use tools to assess the child, teacher practices and indoor and outdoor environments to enhance programming; and explain the importance of assessment partnerships with families and other professionals.
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EDU-184 Early Childhood Introductory Practicum
This course introduces students to early childhood settings and applying skills in a three star (minimum) or NAEYC accredited or equivalent, quality early childhood environment. Emphasis is placed on observing children, assisting in the implementation of developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, equitable, and ability diverse activities in indoor/outdoor environments for young children, supporting/engaging families, and modeling reflective/professional practices based on national/state guidelines. Upon completion, students should be able to implement respectful/reciprocal relationships with children and families, design, implement, and adapt developmentally appropriate activities, plans, and daily routines that align with NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development and demonstrate ethical/professional behaviors as indicated by assignments and onsite/virtual faculty assessments.
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EDU-187 Teaching and Learning for All
This course introduces students to knowledge, concepts, and best practices needed to provide developmentally appropriate, effective, inclusive, and culturally responsive educational experiences in the classroom. Topics include growth and development, learning theory, student motivation, teaching diverse learners, classroom management, inclusive environments, student-centered practices, instructional strategies, teaching methodologies, observation/assessment techniques, educational planning, reflective practice, collaboration, cultural competence, ethics, professionalism, and leadership. Upon completion, students should be able to identify the knowledge, skills, roles, and responsibilities of an effective educator as defined by state and national professional teaching standards.