SCANS Matrix
Program: Surgical Technology
CIP: 51-0909
LIST ALL COURSES REQUIRED AND IDENTIFIED COMPETENCIES
Competencies
Course
Course Title
Number
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8
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X
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X
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X
VNSG1420
X
X
X
X
X
X
VNSG1115
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SRGT1405
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
SRGT1409
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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X
X
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SRGT1541
Anatomy and Physiology for
Allied Health
Disease Control and
Prevention
Introduction to Surgical
Technology
Fundamentals of
Perioperative Concepts and
Techniques
Surgical Procedures I
SRGT1560
Clinical I
HPRS2301
Pathophysiology
HITT1249
Pharmacology
SRGT1301
Medical Terminology
SRGT1542
Surgical Procedures II
SRGT2461
Clinical II
SRGT2130
Professional Readiness
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
COMPETENCY REFERENCES
8 Basic use of computers
7 Workplace Competencies: resources;
interpersonal skills; information; systems; and
technology.
6 Personal Qualities: A worker must display responsibility,
self-esteem, sociability, self-management, integrity, and
honesty.
5 Thinking Skills: A worker must think creatively, make decisions,
solve problems, visualize, know how to learn, and reason
effectively.
4 Speaking and Listening: Organize ideas and communicate orally;
receive, attend to, interpret, and respond to verbal messages and other
cues.
3 Arithmetic or Mathematics: Perform basic computations and approach
practical problems by choosing appropriately from a variety of mathematical
techniques.
2 Writing: Communicate thoughts, ideas, information, and messages in writing, and
create documents such as letters, directions, manuals, reports, graphs, and flow charts.
1 Reading: Locate, understand, and interpret written information in prose and in documents such
as manuals, graphs, and schedules.
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
SCANS Competencies Checklist
SCANS COMPETENCIES FOR PROGRAM Surgical Technology
ACADEMIC YEAR 2010-2011
Competency
Course where
Competency is Assessed
Method of Assessment
1 READING: Locate, understand, VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
and interpret written information SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
in prose and in documents such SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
as manuals, graphs, and
HPRS2301, HITT1249,
schedules.
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
2 WRITING: Communicate
VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
thoughts, ideas, information, and SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
messages in writing, and create SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
documents such as letters,
HPRS2301, HITT1249,
directions, manuals, reports,
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
graphs, and flow charts.
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
3 ARITHMETIC OR
SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
MATHEMATICS: Perform basic SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
computations and approach
HITT1249, SRGT1301,
practical problems by choosing SRGT1542, SRGT2461,
appropriately from a variety of
SRGT2130
mathematical techniques.
4 SPEAKING AND LISTENING: VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
Organize ideas and communicate SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
orally; receive, attend to,
SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
interpret, and respond to verbal HPRS2301, HITT1249,
messages and other cues.
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
5 THINKING SKILLS: A worker VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
must think creatively, make
SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
decisions, solve problems,
SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
visualize, know how to learn, and HPRS2301, HITT1249,
reason effectively.
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
6 PERSONAL QUALITIES: A
VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
worker must display
SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
responsibility, self-esteem,
SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
sociability, self-management,
HPRS2301, HITT1249,
integrity, and honesty.
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
7 WORKPLACE
SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
COMPETENCIES:
SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
resources;interpersonal skills;
SRGT1542, SRGT2461,
information; systems; and
SRGT2130
technology
Written/Oral reports unit
exams
8 BASIC USE OF COMPUTERS VNSG1420, VNSG1115,
SRGT1405, SRGT1409,
SRGT1541, SRGT1560,
HPRS2301, HITT1249,
SRGT1301, SRGT1542,
SRGT2461, SRGT2130
Written reports unit exams
SCANS Matrix & Competencies
Revised August 2010
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