TRM Mt. Vernon Course Descriptions

 

Required Core Courses:

TRM 316-3 Applications of Technical Information. This course will increase students’ abilities in communicating various types of workplace documents common to technical disciplines. Oral presentations will use computerized presentation software. The course is designed to meet the writing portion of the college’s Communication-Across-the-Curriculum initiative. Prerequisite: junior standing and English 101; restricted to ASA majors or consent of School.

TRM 364-3 Work Center Management. A study of the problems of managing a small working unit (division, department, work center, section, etc.) within a larger unit (agency, company, regional office, etc.). Included items will be work center goals identification, staffing needs, monitoring of work process reporting, work center communications, and interpersonal relations within the work center.

TRM 383-3 Data Interpretation. This course will give students an understanding of the basic principles and techniques involved in the statistical treatment of data, including the selection of data source, the design of statistical studies, the analysis of data, and the utilization of data. Students will gain experience in using data for decision-making in their respective professions. Prerequisite: UCC mathematics requirement or consent of School. Restricted to ASA majors.

TRM 421-3 Professional Development. Introduces students to the various elements involved in obtaining a position in their chosen career field. Topics included are: personal inventories, placement services, employment agencies, interviewing techniques, resumes, letters of application, references, services, and employment tests. Each student will develop a portfolio including personal and professional information related to individual career goals. Prerequisite: TRM 316 and ASA major or consent of School.

Electives (Fall 2008):

TRM 426-3 Technology and International Trade. The international trade of products and services is studied by examining the technology development and transfer concerns of transnational corporations and national governments in industrialized, newly industrialized and developing countries.

HED 430-3 Health and Injury Control in a Work Setting. Assesses the health and injury control programs present in a work setting. Emphasis given to employee programs in health, wellness, and injury control which are effective.