The Entertainment Promotion and Marketing Production program provides students with the skills, knowledge, training and relationships necessary for entry level employment in the Entertainment Promotion and Marketing Production area of the Advertising and Promotion Media industry. This industry sector includes the writing/producing/editing and design of on-air and off-air promotions, commercial advertisements and public service announcements, and ancillary mass media areas such as media strategy and planning, public relations, publicity, and broadcast/internet/interactive media marketing production.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate the ability to use digital video and audio workstations to produce promotional spots, commercials, and various other electronic media projects; they will have gained basic training and practical experience in writing, producing, music selection, and directing voice-over talent for marketing and alternative media branding campaigns; and they will understand modern business marketing concepts and strategies and become familiar with standards, procedures, and techniques used in marketing, including marketing research; target marketing; promotion; and digital media distribution strategies.

The Engineering Certificate program exposes students to the broad field of engineering and modern engineering design tools and skills. In addition, students will be prepared for engineering internship opportunities, through developing skills in areas such as solid modeling, engineering build and design, and problem-solving. Upon completion of the program, students will demonstrate basic knowledge of engineering principles of design and analysis, and exhibit effective communication skills and ethical behavior as shown through their written work, teamwork, and lab work.

This program prepares students to listen to dictated recordings made by physicians and other healthcare professionals and transcribe them into medical reports, correspondences, and other administrative material. Medical transcription is a particularly flexible career that easily lends itself to many different work styles. Medical transcriptionists work in hospitals, physicians' offices, transcription service offices, clinics, laboratories, and at home. With experience, medical transcriptionists can advance to supervisory positions, home-based work, editing, or consult.

This program is ideal for students who want to learn the basic skills needed to become employed in a healthcare setting. This certificate prepares students for entry-level records management/receptionist positions in hospitals, nursing homes, physician offices, and service agencies. Coursework includes training in storing, retrieving, and maintaining medical records; front desk procedures; medical vocabulary; computer technology; keyboarding; and written and verbal communications. With experience and additional education, medical records clerk/receptionists may advance to senior clerks, registered health information technicians (RHIT's) registered health information administrators (RHIA's), consultants, and educators.

Medical Billing/Coding workers are primarily responsible for submitting documentation of patient medical care to insurance companies. Duties include billing insurance companies and patients; collecting payment for services, and documenting tests, treatments and procedures, using correct medical terminology - referred to as "coding". The Medical Billing/Coding Certificate program provides the training that is required to perform these duties.

Coding is the transformation of healthcare diagnoses, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes for statistical reporting and reimbursement purposes. A Hospital Inpatient Coder reviews and codes information for patients who stay at least overnight in a hospital facility. This certificate program provides training in medical terminology, inpatient coding, and billing, reimbursement, and collection procedures.

This program prepares students for entry-level clerical positions involving Electronic Health Records. Training is provided in computer basics, medical terminology, and electronic records technology. EHR clerks work in hospitals, physicians’ offices, and nursing homes—typically under the direction of a manager or supervisor.

This program prepares students to perform common tasks in a medical workplace. Students develop skills in medical terminology, medical office procedures, and basic medical billing and coding principles.

Medical Coding and Billing Specialists are primarily responsible for submitting documentation of patient medical care to insurance companies. Duties include billing insurance companies and patients; collecting payment for services; and documenting tests, treatments, and procedures, using correct medical terminology—referred to as “coding.” This program provides the training that is required to perform these duties.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Record and manipulate medical records and patients' medical records by assigning appropriate codes for reimbursement and billing purposes using an Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
• Use computer technology and typing skills in a hospital-patient setting.
• Use the scientific method in a hospital-patient setting.

This program prepares students for employment in a medical environment. Students develop skills and knowledge to perform a variety of duties to aid in the efficient workflow and operations of a medical-related facility. Coursework indicates medical terminology, computer technology, medical law and ethics, and “front office” tasks — such as patient scheduling, reception, coding and billing, transcription, and records management.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will:

• Upon completion of this program, using knowledge of front office tasks, students will use appropriate procedures related to reception, telephone communications, and records management. Applying computer technology skills, medical terminology skills, and language skills, students will prepare correspondence, produce medical transcripts, and perform tasks related to patient coding and billing.