HIT 117 - Reimbursement Methodologies

1.  To use basic language associated with health care reimbursement methodolgies.
2.  To describe the structure of the approved code sets used in the United States.
3.  To identify the Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and to examine coding compliance issues that influence reimbursement.
4.  To distinguish between the various insurance plans and government sponsored health care programs.
5.  To differentiate between inpatient, post-acute care and ambulatory reimbursement systems.
6.  To understand the components of revenue cycle management.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Discuss inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies.
2.  Review case studies and apply specific coding guidelines to determine the principle diagnosis and procedure.
3.  Define the provisions and functions of health care insurance plans.
4.  Differentiate between the various government sponsored health care programs.

HIT 144 - Clinical Practicum I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the HIM department in the overall function of the healthcare organization.
2.  Observe the working relationships of the HIM practitioners and the departmental staff, facility staff, visitors and medical staff.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of patient confidentiality throughout the professional practice experience.
4.  Demonstrate the characeristics of a professional in his/her attitude throughout the professional practice experience.
5.  Follow and demonstrate an understanding of facility/departmental policy and procedures.
6.  Gain practical experience in a variety of HIM functions under the supervision of experienced practitioners.

HIT 203 - Computers in Health Care

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify computer applications in the healthcare industry.
2.  Differentiate between the types of hardware and software used in healthcare.
3.  Discuss the components of a healthcare facility database.
4.  Identify electronic patient record systems.
5.  Explain the principles of database coding design and data dictionaries.
6.  Discuss a systems approach used in the selection and development of an information system.
7.  Summarize the concepts that relate to date quality.
8.  List the types of methods used to control security and confidentiality.
9.  Discuss strategies for report management.

HIT 204 - Inpatient Coding System

 

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite:  BIO 132 Human Biology II

 

Credits: 4
Hours
3 Class Hours, 3 Laboratory Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify the structure and format of the ICD-9-CM Coding System.
2.  Describe the types of diagnoses and procedures that are coded using ICD-9-CM.
3.  Select and accurately code diagnoses and procedures using ICD-9-CM.

HIT 205 - Coding Practicum

 

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Corequisites:  HIT 204 Inpatient Coding System and HIT 144 Clinical Practicum I

Credits: 1
Hours
2 Laboratory Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Assign diagnosis and procedure codes using ICD-9-CM (both manually with the code books and with the encoders).
2.  Validate coding accuracy using clinical information in the health record.
3.  Compute DRG, POA indicators, and HACs using 3M coding software and Quantim coding software in the AHIMA Virtual Lab.

HIT 208 - Advanced Medical Transcription

HIT 210 - Management Principles for Health Information

 

Credits: 3
Hours
2 Class Hours, 2 Laboratory Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Participate in the planning, design, selection, implementation, integration, testing, evaluation, and support for organization-wide information systems.
2.  Use the principles of ergonomics and human factors in work process design.
3.  Apply the fundmentals of team leadership and conduct continuing education programs.
4.  Monitor staffing levels and productivity standards for health information functions, and provide feedback to management and staff regarding performance.
5.  Communicate benchmark staff performance data and priortize job functions/activities.
6.  Use quality improvement tools and techniques to monitor, report, and improve processes.
7.  Make recommendations for items to include in budgets and contracts, as well as monitor coding and revenue cycle processes.
8.  Recommend cost-saving and efficient means of achieving work processes and goals.
9.  Contribute work plans, policies, procedures, and resource requisitions in relation to job functions.

HIT 214 - Ambulatory Care Coding

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify the sections of the CPT book.
2.  Discuss the format and organization of CPT.
3.  Discuss the coding guidelines that relate to ambulatory care coding.
4.  Accurately code medical services and procedures using CPT.
5.  Accurately select diagnostic codes and CPT codes from ambulatory care records.

HIT 220 - Survey of Healthcare Delivery

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify the various types of healthcare facilities.
2.  Discuss the medical record systems used in healthcare facilities.
3.  Explain the regulations that impact various types of healthcare facilities.
4.  Discuss the role of HIM professionals in healthcare facilities.
5.  Describe the reimbursement methodologies used throughout healthcare.
6.  Identify the types of data sets used in healthcare facilities.
7.  Explain risk management, legal and quality management concerns that relate to the various types of healthcare facilities.

HIT 222 W - Medical Legal Aspects

 

Prerequisite- Corequisite
Prerequisite:  ENG 110 College Writing I

 

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Note
This course is designated as a writing emphasis course.

Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Write position papers on bioethical topics.
2.  Apply current laws, accreditation, and certification standards related to health information initiatives.
3.  Apply policies and procedures for access and disclosure to personal health information.
4.  Understand procedures regarding the release of patient information to authorized users.
5.  Apply and promote ethical standards of practice.

HIT 236 - Quality Improvement

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Discuss the development of quality review in the healthcare industry.
2.  Identify the pioneers of QI and discuss their theories.
3.  Explain QI processes that include ongoing monitoring and evaluation.
4.  Describe JCAHO standards that impact the quality of care in healthcare organizations.
5.  Perform quality assessment audits, analyze the findings, and display findings using visual tools.
6.  Discuss the development of utilization management in healthcare.
7.  Identify the various components of utilization management that include preadmission, admission, and continued stay reviews.
8.  Discuss the development of risk management programs.
9.  Identify court decisions, federal regulations, and JCAHO standards that relate to risk management.
10.  Explain risk identification and risk control activities used in the healthcare industry.
11.  Develop quality improvement tools and policies that can be used in health information departments.
12.  Explain and construct a frequency distribution.
13.  Calculate measures of central tendency and variation.
14.  Present data using tables, charts, and graphs.

HIT 245 - Clinical Practicum II

Corequisites:  HIT 210 Management Principles for Health Information, HIT 214 Ambulatory Care Coding, HIT 295 Health Information Seminar

Credits: 6
Hours
12 Clinical Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the role of the HIM department in the overall function of the healthcare institution.
2.  Observe the working relationships of the HIM practitioners and department staff, facility staff, visitors, and medical staff.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the priniciples of patient confidentiality throughout the professional practice experience.
4.  Recognize and apply the characteristics of a professional in his/her attitude throughout the professional practice experience.
5.  Follow and demonstrate an understanding of facility/departmental policy and procedures.
6.  Gain practical experience in a variety of HIM functions under the supervision of experienced practitioners.

HIT 295 - Health Information Seminar

 

Credits: 2
Hours
2 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Prepare an effective resume and cover letter and identify its purpose/value.
2.  Apply networking in identifying employment opportunities.
3.  Conduct oneself appropriately during a job interview.
4.  Identify the advantages and disadvantages of consulting.
5.  Identify the importance of earning the RHIT credential and become familiar with the RHIT exam preparation/application process.
6.  Obtain valuable information on the various career opportunities for the HIM professional.
7.  Gain further insight and knowledge in various HIM topics through review of pertinent literature.
8.  Prepare for the RHIT exam by taking a mock examination.

HLS 111 - Introduction to Homeland Security

1.  Provide a broad overview of Homeland Security.
2.  Provide students with the goals and philosophy of Homeland Security.
3.  Help students identify the the specific roles that individuals and government plays in Homeland Security.
4.  Give students background information that will help them understand the historical development of Homeland Security.
5.  Provide student with information relative to programs and methods tomeet Homeland Security needs in New York and the United States.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  List key events and people that have affected homeland security.
2.  Outline the specific roles that individuals and governmental agencies play in homeland security.
3.  Summarize the programs and methods used to meet the homeland security needs of New York and the United States.

HLS 150 - Emergency Management

1.  Provide students with information to develop a model emergency response plan.
2.  Give students the tools they need to conduct an emergency drill.
3.  Provide information to students so they have a working knowledge of development and maintenance of emergency plans.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify the types of emergencies that require multi-agency response and the functions of those agencies in responding to disasters.
2.  Describe the process used in impact assessment and the planning that goes into preparing for emergencies.
3.  Identify steps in recovery effort and agencies that provide services to asist in post-disaster relief.
4.  Develop a model emergency response plan for an individual, a family, a community, and an organization such as a service organization or church.
5.  Conduct an emergency drill.

HLS 200 - Theory and Practice of Terrorism

1.  Identify the economic and environmental impact on public administration and the private sector.
2.  Document the legal changes required to combat terrorism.
3.  Present research results on terrorism from the 1980s to the present either through internet sources, declassified documents, interviews, and text materals.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe the evolving definition of the terrorist personality and the goals of terrorism.
2.  Explain the identified roles within terrorist organizations.
3.  Identify the various active terrorist organizations and their relationships to each other and their respective goals.
4.  Explain various models for combating terrorism and the roles of government organizations in this effort.
5.  Identify the terrorists’ organizations rationale for terrorism.
6.  Compare and contrast terrorist goals to freedom fighters’ goals.
7.  Identify the economic and environmental impact on public administration and the private sector.
8.  Document the legal changes required to combat terrorism.
9.  Present research results on terrorism from the 1980s to the present either through internet sources, declassified documents, interviews, and text materials.

HLS 210 - Special Security Issues

1.  Identification and analysis of critical infrastructure systems including security and threat assessments.  Includes mitigation of threats as well as evaluation and revision of security measures in order to protect critical infrastructures. 
2.  Investigative and operational processes and procedures in Federal Law Enforcement operations for border security. 
3.  Basic principles of executive protection. 
4.  Tranportation of cargo throughout the United States, including highways, railways, waterways, pipelines and airports and basic security practices that can be applied to threats to these systems, including cargo theft and drug trafficking.

Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  List critical infrastructures.
2.  Evaluate security measures.
3.  Report methods to revise security of protection assets.
4.  Demonstrate mitigation of a critical infrastructure threat.
5.  Conduct information collection using the Internet and library resources;  Physical boundaries that establish the United States.
6.  Explain the history of border establishment.
7.  Identify territories and commonwealths of the United States.
8.  Explain the history of Border Patrol and its role in Federal Law enforcement
9.  Define Border Patrol within the organizational structure of Homeland Security.
10.  List the objectives of National Border Patrol Strategy.
11.  Explain the operational duties of Border patrol agents.
13.  Give details of technological advances in law enforcement for Border Patrol.
14.  Explain processes used in detecting and investigatinig document fraud.
15.  Record legal considerations for arrest, interview and interrogation.
16.  Define jurisdiction, venue, and statutes related to prosecution.
16.  Demonstrate rudimentary principles of executive protection.
17.  Describe attributes of professional executive protection specialists.
18.  Explain defensive driving principles and building search related to executive protection.
19.  List legal liability issues in executive protection.
20.  Explain the effects of 9/11 on transportation.
21.  Define the role of TSA in transportation security.
22.  Explain security issues related to:  Aviation security; Port security; Railway security; Busing security; Maritime security; Mass transit systems; Waterway security.

HMS 146 - Introduction to Gerontology

 

Credits: 3
Cross-listed
SOC 146
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the biological, social, and psychological characteristics of older individuals.
2.  Examine major national/international policies and understand their relationship to the process of growing older.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the services and resources available to an aging population that is changing in terms of needs.
4.  Critically reflect on personal issues with regard to aging.

HMS 147 - Eldercare Seminar and Internship

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe the process of aging from a variety of developmental perspectives.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of the physical, psychological, social and environmental needs of older individuals.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose(s) of the various services provided in eldercare settings.
4.  Demonstrate an understanding of the ways in which the provision of services in eldercare can conflict with the quality of life of older individuals.
5.  Conceptualize methods for improving both practice and policy in eldercare.

HMS 240 - Perspectives on Death and Dying

 

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an appreciation of the historical and sociocultural dimensions of death and dying.
2.  Describe psychological, emotional, and physical elements of the dying process for individuals and caregivers.
3.  Analyze concepts and theories related to end-of-life care including mourning and grief.
4.  Apply legal and ethical principles to the analysis of complex issues in end-of-life care.
5.  Explore multidiscriplinary communities of care for dying persons and their families.
6.  Evaluate appropriate resources for consumer decision-making regarding end-of-life care.

HMS 250 - Human Service Organizations

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the variety of services provided by human services organizations.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of the challenges, demands, expectations, and opportunities that human service organizations face.
3.  Appreciate the role of human service organizations and their importance to the social, economic, political, and cultural fabric of our society.
4.  Appreciate human service administration and practice and the factors associated with organizations becoming effective and efficient.
5.  Become better prepared to enter the human services as practitioner and professional.

HMS 260 - Special Topics on Aging

 

Credits: 3
Hours
3 Class Hours
Course Profile
Learning Outcomes of the Course:

To be determined upon selection of course topics (which vary from semester to semester).

HMS 290 - Human Service Field Experience

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Correlate knowledge of Human Services theories.
2.  Demonstrate the ability to apply Human Service theories to actual practice environments.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of how the Human Service network of organizations functions to assess and meet client needs.
4.  Apply skills to maintain personal well-being while in a setting that may lead to professional fatigue.
5.  Critically reflect on Human Service values and professional ethics.

HOS 101 - Introductions for the Hospitality Freshman

An introduction to college life and the hospitality industry for the beginning student in the Hospitality Department. College and departmental policies and procedures, academic advisement and registration, study skills, transfer and employment, College and departmental resources. Study of current trends and issues using a daily or weekly hospitality publication and introduction to the Hospitality Industry text. Required course for all first semester hospitality students.

Course Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, the student will:

1. Be familiar with college and Departmental services and opportunities.
2. Be aware of relevant college policies and procedures.
3. Be able to demonstrate an understanding of departmental policies, procedures, and programs.
4. Be provided with a means to bond to the institution and increase their success and retention.
5. Be able to discuss the interrelationship between the different areas of hospitality study, and tie together what is learned in other freshman business classes.
6. Be able to explain academic, transfer and career planning.
7. Be able to prepare for the process of pre-registration.

HOS 186 - Food in History and Society

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify some of the basic concepts in food studies.
2.  Describe the fundamental features of the foraging, agricultural, and industrial food systems.
3.  Analyze historical examples which illustrate the relation of food to society and culture.
4.  Describe the historical development of some regional and national cuisines.
5.  Identify some of the main issues in the globalization of foods and cuisines.

HST 100 - Seminar in Health Sciences

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify one’s own learning style and employ strategies that can facilitate academic success.
2.  Identify the various student resources found on campus that are available to help each student achieve educational goals.
3.  Identify one’s own plan for academic success at BCC and be familiar with the various academic policies in place that affect each student.
4.  Be familiar with the guidelines of HIPAA, and understand who it affects, as well as how to abide by the legislative guidelines of this policy.
5.  Be familiar with the principles of ethical and professional behavior that is required of a healthcare professional.
6.  Explain the importance of cultural awareness as it relates to healthcare.
7.  Explain the importance of becoming an effective communicator in the role of a healthcare professional.

HST 109 - Personal Success Strategies

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe how conscious control of thought processes impacts habits, attitudes, beliefs, and expectations.
2.  Explain how habits, attitudes, beliefs, and expectations impact personal performance.
3.  Establish achievable personal goals based on individual roles and responsibilities.
4.  Identify and list personal barriers to success.
5.  List possible strategies for overcoming barriers to personal success.
6.  Apply the affirmation process toward achieving established goals.
7.  Evaluate the effectiveness of the process in achieving established goals.

HUM 101 - Western Humanities I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe and apply some of the fundamental principles in understanding the arts and humanities.
2.  Identify some of the major periods in the history of Western humanities, from the Ancient world to the Renaissance.
3.  Identify some of the major stylistic conventions in the arts and humanities of each historical period.
4.  Identify some of the influences of the arts and humanities from those periods on the contemporary world.

HUM 102 - Western Humanities II

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe and apply some of the fundamental principles in understanding the arts and humanities.
2.  Identify some of the major perods in the history of Western humanities, from the Renaissance to the present day.
3.  Identify some of the major stylistic conventions in the arts and humanities of each historical period.
4.  Identify some of the influences of the arts and humanities from those periods on the contemporary world.

HUM 103 - The Shock of the New: 20th Century Culture

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify some of the major interpretations of the nature of modernism and postmodernism in the arts and humanities of the twentieth century.
2.  Describe some of the major movements in the arts humanities from the late nineteenth century to the late twentieth century.
3.  Describe some of the major politcal, social, economic, and institutional influences on the arts and humanities in the twentieth century.
4.  Identify some of the influences of twentieth century arts and humanities on the contemporary.

HUM 104 - Introduction to Classical Mythology

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Describe some of the major interpretations of mythology in human culture.
2.  Discuss some of the chief characteristics of Greek mythology.
3.  Identify the major categories of Greek mythology.
4.  Summarize some of the major myths and legends of ancient Greece.
5.  Discuss the influence of Greek mythology in ancient Rome and on later works of art, music, literature, and film.

HUM 135 - Jazz in US History and Culture

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Identify some of the fundamental principles in the study of jazz history.
2.  Describe some of the relationships between events and trends in American history and the evolution of jazz.
3.  Identify and describe the roots of jazz in African and nineteenth-century African American musical traditions in relation to colonial and nineteenth-century history.
4.  Distinguish between different jazz styles and identify important individual personalities in jazz history.
5.  Evaluate the relationship of jazz to twentieth-century American history.
6.  Creatively discuss the place of jazz in contemporary American culture.

INT 110 - Interior Design Studio I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Apply the fundamental language of design to the process of building interior space within a specific environmental context.
2.  Identify and utilize the basic steps of creating successful design including initial research, design development, and presentation to client.
3.  Analyze and balance practical versus aesthetic elements enabling students to obtain clarity, creating an optimal interior for specialized use.
4.  Demonstrate an intuitive sense towards design solutions, meaning learning to see the end result of their efforts in their minds, before actual execution.
5.  Discuss and explain design ideas in a clear and coherent manner to peers and professionals.

INT 120 - Surface Materials for the Interior

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Continue research for new design products that are appropriate for residential and commercial applications.
2.  Understand functional and aesthetic qualities of interior design products useful for a variety of applications.
3.  Develop an intuitive and analytical approach to choosing interior products that will function and visually work together.  Always consider the relationships between focal point, line, shape/form, color, texture and pattern, and quality of natural and aritficial light.

INT 210 - Interior Design Studio II

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Develop a sense of responsibility towards the satisfaction of their client and the integrity of their own design work.
2.  Understand the importance of time management and meeting deadlines under less than optimal conditions.
3.  Strengthen their communication skills and learn to work with clients and other professionals enabling them to recognize the importance of team effort.
4.  Solve design problems transforming design theory into practical application.
5.  Develop a sensitive and critical eye strengthening their ability to suggest appropriate and inappropriate design solutions to clients therefore improving the human environment.
6.  Understand how to achieve a high level of self-sufficiency in the profession of Interior Design through self-motivation, self-discipline, organizational and research skills, negotiating skills, and decision-making skills.
7.  Produce tangible products in the form of presentation documents.

INT 299 - Independent Study: Interior Design

ITA 101 - Beginning Italian I

ITA 102 - Beginning Italian II

ITA 201 - Intermediate Italian I

ITA 202 - Intermediate Italian II

LAW 110 - Survey of Paralegalism

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Recognize the jurisdictional structure of the New York State court system.
2.  Recognize the jurisdictional structure of the local court system.
3.  Recognize the original and appellate distinctions of the judicial system.
4.  Prepare legal documents pursuant to NYS statutory law.
5.  Apply the rules learned to the preparation of legal documents.

LAW 200 - Real Property Law

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Define the legal terminology regarding the ownership, acquisition and conveyance of Real Estate.
2.  Articulate an understanding regarding the distinction between Personal and Real Property.
3.  Understand the Law of Fixtures by identifying various legal texts used in fixture law.
4.  Understand the process of transferring title to Real Estate; including the use of deeds, mortgages, promissory notes, real estate contracts, and closing statements and prepare such statements.
5.  Close the Real Estate transaction.
6.  Articulate the difference between a buyer representation and a seller representation.
7.  Understand the role of the County Clerk Records in the Real Estate Transaction by recording various documents.

LAW 207 W - Legal Writing and Research

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of legal research by preparing an assignment using the Westlaw database and preparing a legal brief.
2.  Demonstrate an ability to identify and argue legal issues by responding to a classroom legal fact pattern in written and oral format.
3.  Illustrate an understanding in drafting legal documents by preparing legal briefs, courtroom briefs and legal position papers.

LAW 215 - Estates, Probates and Trusts

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Articulate the mechanics of the disposition of testate property by analyzing a will and having a client meeting which discusses the disposition.
2.  Illustrate the substantive rules of will preparation by preparing a will.
3.  Illustrate an understanding of intestate distribution by distributing the proceeds and preparing a written document which outlines the correct distribution.
4.  Demonstrate an understanding of the probate process by filing a probate petition.
5.  Demonstrate an understanding of the creation and administration of a trust by creating a trust.
6.  Illustrate an understanding of the tax laws, both Federal and New York, which affect the estate by preparing an estate for file.

LAW 220 - Contracts

LAW 222 - Medical Law

LAW 225 - Family Law

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Articulate an understanding of the rules governing the doctrine of equitable distribution by explaining the rules to a client in need of legal advise.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of current case law in the Family Law substantive area of the law by reading and preparing legal briefs of particular case law.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the Divorce process by filing a petition in divorce and creating a separation agreement.

LAW 226 - Taxation Law for Paralegals

LAW 227 - Constitutional Law

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Illustrate an understanding of the role and jurisdictional position of the U.S. Supreme Court by preparing a jurisdictional chart.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of appellate and original jurisdiction by commencing a law suit in the jurisdictionally correct court.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the procedural history of a case by briefing the original and all appellate court decisions in the correct order.
4.  Articulate current laws based upon the established precedent.
5.  Use rules established by case law to demonstrate an understanding of the U.S. Constitution.

LAW 240 - Corporate Law

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the differences of the legal liabilities of the Corporation, Partnership, and Sole Proprietorship by preparing a chart which compares and contrasts those differences.
2.  Illustrate the Corporate formation process by preparing a Corporation application for filing in New York State.
3.  Use and demonstrate an understanding of the rules established by the Business Corporation laws of New York while meeting with a client.
4.  Demonstrate an understanding of the jurisdictional rules relevant to a Corporate entity by correctly filing a Corporate legal cause of action.

LAW 250 - Municipal Law

LAW 251 - Federal Civil Procedure

LAW 252 - Applied Real Estate

LAW 253 - Computers in the Law office

LAW 260 - Labor-Management Relations (Labor Law)

LAW 270 - Vehicle and Traffic Law

LAW 280 - Litigation and Trial Preparation

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of case file selection by preparing and getting a passing grade in a classroom simulation project which requires a selection of case files based upon law firm requirements.
2.  Demonstrate an understanding of legal confidentiality by reading and preparing position papers on confidentiality case studies.
3.  Demonstrate an understanding of the pleadings known as complaint and answer by preparing a complaint and answer in acceptable legal format.
4.  Demonstrate an understanding of the stages of a litigation proceeding by drafting, in proper format, various documents used to commence and proceed in a trial setting.

LAW 290 - Landlord-Tenant relations

LAW 295 - Paralegal Practicum

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate an understanding of the selected internship/practicum location by engaging in the workplace for a time frame of 100-125 hours during which time all rules, company policies, and company quality levels will be met or exceeded.  These levels will be ascertained by the instructor prior to the beginning of the internship/practicum and will continue throughout the internship/practicum.
2.  Illustrate an understanding of time sensitive work product by being assigned a time sensitive project and responding within the time frame with legally acceptable work produce.

LAW 299 - Independent Study: Paralegal

LIT 200 - Introduction to Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express muliple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 201 - Crime and Punishment

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints.
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 210 - Studies in United States Literature I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive respondes.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 211 - Studies in United States Literature II

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 214 - Studies in British Literature I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their intrepertive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 215 - Studies in British Literature II

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 220 - The Short Story

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 225 - United States Latino Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they desagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 230 - American Drama

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 233 - World Drama

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 235 - Shakespeare

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (evenif they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 240 - The Poetic Experience: Sight and Sound

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 250 - Women and Literature: Other Perspectives

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 253 - Psychological Investigation in Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express muliple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 260 - Detective Fiction

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 263 - Children’s Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 264 - World Folktales: The Art of Storytelling

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 267 - An Introduction to Science Fiction

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analyticlly and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 270 - Twentieth-Century Working-Class Literature of North America

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 272 - Literature of the North American Wild

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 274 - Introduction to African American Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpertation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 276 - Native American Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 277 - Introduction to Irish Literature

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 280 - The Short Novel

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approachees toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 285 - Autobiography

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Students will be able to express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 290 - Banned Books

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 291 - Folklore and Fantasy

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Demonstrate improvement of their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Demonstrate improvement of their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Be exposed to and be able to utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 294 - Envirolit

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 295 - Literature and Film

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 297 - World Literature I

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary search, using print as well as electronic sources.

LIT 298 - World Literature II

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Have improved their ability at oral discourse by discussing and explaining their interpretive responses.
2.  Have improved their ability to write analytically and argumentatively by composing applications of critical methods to literary works.
3.  Identify literary devices and define them.
4.  Use specific details to support a claim about a text.
5.  Express their interpretation of a work in clear expository prose.
6.  Utilize various literary analysis approaches toward literature.
7.  Express multiple viewpoints about the life questions dealt with in literature (even if they disagree with those viewpoints).
8.  Relate one literary work to another, and also to the culture from which it emerged.
9.  Learn and demonstrate competence in basic principles and techniques of literary research, using print as well as electronic sources.

LRS 105 - Learning Skills

LRS 106 - College Success

LRS 107 - Textbook Mastery and Notetaking

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Choose from several note-taking systems and apply them to their current courses.
2.  Implement textbook study systems and improve their ability to read effectively and discern important information.

LRS 108 - Study Management & Memory and Exams

Upon successful completion of this course the student will be able to:

1.  Construct a schedule to include times for outside activities, work, class and study.
2.  Use knowledge of their individual learning styles to develop strategies for succeeding in class.

LRS 110 - The Research Paper

LRS 120 - The Art of Thinking

LRS 130 - Introduction to Microcomputers and Word Processing

LRS 150 - Advanced Learning Skills

LTR 092 - Academic Literacy

1.  To provide students with reading and writing comprehension strategies using a wide variety of content rich material.
2.  To broaden students’ understanding of the mutual/ beneficial relationships between reading comprehension and appropriate written response.
3.  To engage students in the evaluation of multiple literacies, thereby enhancing critical thinking capabilities.
4.  To heighten students’ metacognitive awareness, promote self-regulation and enhance comprehension strategies.