Archives: Courses

Study of specialty foods and garnishes. Emphasis on design, techniques, and display of fine foods.

A study of personal cleanliness; sanitary practices in food preparation; causes, investigation, control of illness caused by food contamination (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points); and workplace safety standards.

A course in a la carte or “cooking to order” concepts. Topics include menu and recipe interpretation and conversion, organization of workstation, employment of appropriate cooking methods, plating, and saucing principles. Organize workstations for a la carte cooking service; prepare a la carte orders using broiling, sautéing, and roasting processes; prepare short sauces; display quality…

Fundamentals of DC circuits and AC circuits operation including Ohm’s law, Kirchhoff’s laws, networks, transformers, resonance, phasors, capacitive and inductive and circuit analysis techniques.

Applies concepts of electricity, electronics, and digital fundamentals; supports programs requiring a general knowledge of electronics.

Extends the students’ knowledge of technique and guides them in developing personal outlooks toward specific applications of the photographic process. Prerequisite: COMM 1318.

Introduction to the basics of photography, including techniques and equipment operation.

An introductory course in problems and practices of photography for newspapers. The course teaches use of digital cameras, accessories and photographic techniques used by photojournalists. Students must provide their own digital camera and photo-printing paper. Students serve as photographers for the TC News. Prerequisite: COMM 2311 or concurrent enrollment in COMM 2311 or consent of…

Survey of basic content and structural elements of mass media and their functions and influences on society. Students are not members of the TC News staff.

Instruction in the operation of track and rubber tire earth moving equipment including preventive maintenance and minor repair.