TDCJ Courses of Instruction

Explanation of Course Numbers

Trinity Valley Community College participates in the Texas Common Course Numbering System, designed to assist students who are transferring between higher education institutions. Each course is assigned an alphabetic prefix that specifies the department offering the course and a four-digit number.

• The first of four digits identifies the academic level of the course. Freshman, or first-year, courses are designated by a 1; whereas, sophomore, or second-year, courses are designated by a 2.
• The second digit specifies the number of semester credit hours awarded for completion of the course. The third and fourth digits establish course sequences within a program area.

Each TVCC course also has three numbers in parentheses following the course title. The first number indicates the number of credit hours for the course. The second number indicates the number of lecture hours the course meets each week. The third number indicates the number of lab hours the course meets each week. For example, (3-3-2) indicates a three-semester credit hour course that meets for three lecture hours and two laboratory hours each week. Developmental studies and developmental co-requisite courses are an exception to this designation. They carry no semester-hour credit and cannot be used for graduation purposes.

Academic Courses of Instruction

ART

ARTS 1301         Art Appreciation (3-3-0)

A general introduction to the visual arts designed to create an appreciation of the vocabulary, media, techniques, and purposes of the creative process. Students will critically interpret and evaluate works of art within formal, cultural, and historical contexts.

BUSINESS

ACNT 1303          Introduction to Accounting (3-3-0)

A study of analyzing, classifying, and recording business transactions in a manual and computerized environment. Emphasis on understanding the complete accounting cycle and preparing financial statements, bank reconciliations, and payroll. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BMGT 1301          Supervision (3-3-0)

The role of the supervisor. Includes managerial functions as applied to leadership, counseling, motivation, and human relations skills. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BMGT 1327          Principles of Management (3-3-0)

Concepts, terminology, principles, theories, and issues in the field of management. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BMGT 1341          Business Ethics (3-3-0)

Discussion of ethical issues, the development of a moral frame of reference, and the need for an awareness of social responsibility in management practices and business activities. Includes ethical corporate responsibility. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BUSG 1301          Introduction to Business (3-3-0)

Fundamental business principles including structure, functions, resources, and operational processes. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BUSG 1304          Financial Literacy (3-3-0)

A study of the financial principles when managing financial affairs. Includes topics such as budgeting, retirement, property ownership, savings, and investment planning. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BUSG 2309          Small Business Management Entrepreneurship (3-3-0)

Starting, operating, and growing a small business. Includes essential management skills, how to prepare a business plan, accounting, financial needs, staffing, marketing strategies, and legal issues. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

BUSI 2301          Business Law (3-3 0)

The course provides the student with foundational information about the U.S. legal system and dispute resolution, and their impact on business. The major content areas will include general principles of law, the relationship of business and the U.S. Constitution, state and federal legal systems, the relationship between law and ethics, contracts, sales, torts, agency law, intellectual property, and business law in the global context. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

 HRPO 2301           Human Resources Management (3-3-0)

Behavioral and legal approaches to the management of human resources in organizations. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

HRPO 2307          Organizational Behavior (3-3-0)

The analysis and application of organizational theory, group dynamics, motivation theory, leadership concepts, and the integration of interdisciplinary concepts from the behavioral sciences. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

MRKG 1311           Principles of Marketing (3-3-0)

Introduction to the marketing mix functions and process. Includes identification of consumer and organizational needs and explanation of environmental issues. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

MRKG 2349          Advertising & Sales Promotion (3-3-0)

Integrated marketing communications. Includes advertising principles and practices. Emphasizes multi-media of persuasive communication including buyer behavior, budgeting, and regulatory constraints. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

POFT 1301          Business English (3-3-0)

Introduction to a practical application of basic language usage skills with emphasis on fundamentals of writing and editing for business. This course is not designed as a transfer course.   

POFT 1321          Business Math             (3-3-0)

This course is taken for academic credit.  Students will earn an A, B, C, D, F, or W.  Fundamentals of business mathematics including analytic and critical thinking skills. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

POFT 2312           Business Correspondence and Communications (3-3-0) 

Development of writing and presentation skills to produce effective business communications. This course is not designed as a transfer course.

COMPUTER

BCIS 1305          Business Computer Information Systems (3-2-4)

Introduces and develops foundational skills in applying essential and emerging business productivity information technology tools. The focus of this course is on business productivity software applications, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics, data analytics, and business-oriented utilization of the internet. 

ITSC 1309          Ingegrated Software Applications I (3-2-4)

Introduction to business productivity software suites using word processing, spreadsheets, databases, and/or presentation software.

CO-REQUISITE             

DECO 0301          Composition Support. (3-3-0)

This course provides an intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style.  Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.  In addition, this course seeks to improve students’ critical reading and academic writing skills through extensive integrated instruction emphasizing skills and techniques related to vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, paragraph elements, essay structure, and critical analysis.

DECO 0332          Support for Mathematical Thinking. (3-3-0)

Intended for Non-STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication are embedded throughout the course. In addition, this course will include an introduction to real numbers and inequalities; use of calculators; introduction to integers, combining, multiplying, and dividing integers; converting fractions, decimals, and percentages; square roots; rounding; basics of percentages, including increase and decrease; exponents and scientific notation; order of operations; algebraic expressions and formulas; linear equations in one variable; and bar, line, and circle graphs.

ECONOMICS

ECON 2301          Principles of Macroeconomics (3-3-0)

An analysis of the economy as a whole including measurement and determination of Aggregate Demand and Aggregate Supply, national income, inflation, and unemployment. Other topics include international trade, economic growth, business cycles, and fiscal policy and monetary policy

EDUCATION

EDUC 1300          Learning Framework (3-3-0)

Cross-listed as PSYC 1300 Learning Framework

A study of the 1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition and motivation, 2) factors that impact learning, and 3) application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition, and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies.

ENGLISH

ENGL 1301          English Composition I (3-3-0)

Intensive study of and practice in writing processes, from invention and researching to drafting, revising, and editing, both individually and collaboratively. Emphasis on effective rhetorical choices, including audience, purpose, arrangement, and style. Focus on writing the academic essay as a vehicle for learning, communicating, and critical analysis.

ENGL 1302          English Composition and Literature (3-3-0)

Prerequisite:  ENGL 1301

Intensive study of and practice in the strategies and techniques for developing research-based expository and persuasive texts. Emphasis on effective and ethical rhetorical inquiry, including primary and secondary research methods; critical reading of verbal, visual, and multimedia texts; systematic evaluation, synthesis, and documentation of information sources; and critical thinking about evidence and conclusions.

GOVERNMENT

GOVT 2305          U.S. Government and Constitution (3-3-0)

Suggested Prerequisite: Sophomore standing is preferred.

Origin and development of the U.S. Constitution, structure and powers of the national government including the legislative, executive and judicial branches, federalism, political participation, the national election process, public policy, civil liberties and civil rights.

HISTORY

HIST 1301 (HIS 1311)          United States History I (3-3-0)

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the pre-Columbian era to the Civil War/Reconstruction period. United States History I includes the study of pre-Columbian, colonial, revolutionary, early national, slavery and sectionalism, and the Civil War/Reconstruction eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History I include: American settlement and diversity, American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, and creation of the federal government.

HIST 1302 (HIS 1312)          United States History II (3-3-0)

A survey of the social, political, economic, cultural, and intellectual history of the United States from the Civil War/Reconstruction era to the present. United States History II examines industrialization, immigration, world wars, the Great Depression, Cold War and post-Cold War eras. Themes that may be addressed in United States History II include: American culture, religion, civil and human rights, technological change, economic change, immigration and migration, urbanization and suburbanization, the expansion of the federal government, and the study of U.S. foreign policy.

MATHEMATICS

MATH 1314           College Algebra (3-3-0)

Prerequisite: Meet TSI college-readiness algebraic intensive standard for Mathematics, or equivalent

In-depth study and application of polynomial, rational, radical, exponential and logarithmic functions and systems of equations using matrices. Additional topics such as sequences, series, probability and conics may be included.

MATH 1332           Contemporary Mathematics (3-3-0)

Prerequisite: Meet TSI college-readiness for Mathematics, or equivalent

Intended for Non STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) majors. Topics include introductory treatments of sets and logic, financial mathematics, probability and statistics with appropriate applications. Number sense, proportional reasoning, estimation, technology, and communication should be embedded throughout the course. Additional topics may be covered.

PHILOSOPHY

PHIL 2306          Introduction to Ethics (3-3-0)

The systematic evaluation of classical and/or contemporary ethical theories concerning the good life, human conduct in society, morals and standards of value.

PSYCHOLOGY

PSYC 1300          Learning Frameworks (3-3-0)

Cross-listed as EDUC 1300 Learning Framework

A study of the (1) research and theory in the psychology of learning, cognition and motivation, (2) factors that impact learning, and (3) application of learning strategies. Theoretical models of strategic learning, cognition and motivation serve as the conceptual basis for the introduction of college-level student academic strategies. Students use assessment instruments (e.g., learning inventories) to help them identify their own strengths and weaknesses as strategic learners. Students are ultimately expected to integrate and apply the learning skills discussed across their own academic programs and become effective and efficient learners. Students developing these skills should be able to continually draw from the theoretical models they have learned. (Students may register for either EDUC 1300 or PSYC 1300 but may receive credit for only one of the two).

PSYC 2301          General Psychology (3-3-0)

General Psychology is a survey of the major psychological topics, theories and approaches to the scientific study of behavior and mental processes.

PSYC 2314          Lifespan Growth and Development (3-3-0)

Life-Span Growth and Development is a study of social, emotional, cognitive and physical factors and influences of a developing human from conception to death.

SOCIOLOGY

SOCI 1301          Introduction to Sociology (3-3-0)

The scientific study of human society, including ways in which groups, social institutions, and individuals affect each other. Causes of social stability and social change are explored through the application of various theoretical perspectives, key concepts, and related research methods of sociology. Analysis of social issues in their institutional context may include topics such as social stratification, gender, race/ethnicity, and deviance.