Course Syllabus
Emergency Medical Technician - Basic
EMSP 1501
Semester with Course Reference Number
(CRN)
84655, 84658, 78149, 84662, 78151
Instructor contact information (phone
number and email address)
Dennis Thomas
713-718-7694
Dennis,Thomas @hccs.edu
Office Location and Hours
Codwell Campus # 111, Katy Campus #335
By appointment only
Course Location/Times
Codwell Campus, Katy Campus and the Alief CE campus
Times vary based on type of class (Day, Evening, Hybrid)
Course Semester Credit Hours (SCH)
(lecture, lab) If applicable
Credit Hours:
5
Lecture Hours:
3
Laboratory Hours: 7
External Hours:
Total Course Contact Hours
160.00
Course Length (number of weeks)
10 to 16 weeks (Depends on the section)
Type of Instruction
Lecture/Lab
Course Description:
Preparation for certification as an Emergency Medical
Technician (EMT) - Basic. Includes all the skills necessary
to provide emergency medical care at a basic life support
level with an emergency service or other specialized
services.
Course Prerequisite(s)
PREREQUISITE(S):
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18-years of age and
HS diploma or GED and
College level reading and
CPR Completion: (AHA - Health Care Provider,
ARC - Professional Rescuer) and
Physical exam and
Immunizations and
Drug screen (10 panel) and
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Background Check and
Code of Conduct signature page
FREQUENT REQUISITES
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Academic Discipline/CTE Program Learning
Outcomes
Departmental approval
Admission to the Program
College Level Reading
1. Integrate knowledge and skills to pass course final exam
and NR skills testing
2. Practices interpersonal and team work skills
3. Formulate appropriate written and verbal communication
skills
Course Student Learning Outcomes (SLO): 4 1. Differentiate signs and symptoms to make patient care
decisions
to 7
2. Formulate medication needs after assessment of a
patient
3. Using equipment, technology and assessment analyze
the needs for appropriate patient care
4. Exhibit the ability to make ethical and moral patient care
decisions
5. Perform automatically a compete assessment of trauma
and medical patients
Learning Objectives (Numbering system
should be linked to SLO - e.g., 1.1, 1.2, 1.3,
etc.)
Differentiate signs and symptoms to make patient care
decisions
Formulate medication needs after assessment of a
patient
Using equipment, technology and assessment analyze
the needs for appropriate patient care
Exhibit the ability to make ethical and moral patient care
decisions
Perform automatically a compete assessment of
trauma and medical patients
SCANS and/or Core Curriculum
Competencies: If applicable
SCANS
Differentiate signs and symptoms to make patient care
decisions
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Decision Making
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Problem Solving
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Reasoning
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Self-Management
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Time
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Participates as
Team Member
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Serves
Clients/Customers
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Excercises
Leadership
Workplace Competencies - Information -Acquires &
Evaluates
Workplace Competencies - Information -Organizes &
Maintains
Workplace Competencies - Information -Interprets &
Communicates
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Selects
Technology
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Applies
Technology to Task
Formulate medication needs after assessment of a
patient
Foundation Skills - Basic -Mathematics
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Decision Making
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Problem Solving
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Reasoning
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Self-Management
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Integrity/Honesty
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Responsibility
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Material
& Facility Resources
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Serves
Clients/Customers
Workplace Competencies - Information -Acquires &
Evaluates
Workplace Competencies - Information -Organizes &
Maintains
Workplace Competencies - Information -Interprets &
Communicates
Using equipment, technology and assessment analyze
the needs for appropriate patient care
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Decision Making
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Creative
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Problem Solving
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Reasoning
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Responsibility
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Time
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Material
& Facility Resources
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Human
Resources
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Participates as
Team Member
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Serves
Clients/Customers
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Excercises
Leadership
Workplace Competencies - Information -Acquires &
Evaluates
Workplace Competencies - Information -Organizes &
Maintains
Workplace Competencies - Information -Interprets &
Communicates
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Selects
Technology
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Applies
Technology to Task
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Maintains &
Troubleshoots
Exhibit the ability to make ethical and moral patient care
decisions
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Decision Making
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Problem Solving
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Reasoning
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Self-Esteem
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Social
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Self-Management
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Integrity/Honesty
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Responsibility
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Participates as
Team Member
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Serves
Clients/Customers
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Excercises
Leadership
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Negotiates to
Arrive at a Decision
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Works with
Cultural Diversity
Perform automatically a compete assessment of
trauma and medical patients
Foundation Skills - Basic -Listening
Foundation Skills - Basic -Speaking
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Decision Making
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Problem Solving
Foundation Skills - Thinking -Reasoning
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Self-Management
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Integrity/Honesty
Foundation Skills - Personal Qualities -Responsibility
Workplace Competencies - Resources -Allocates Material
& Facility Resources
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Participates as
Team Member
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Teaches Others
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Serves
Clients/Customers
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Excercises
Leadership
Workplace Competencies - Interpersonal -Works with
Cultural Diversity
Workplace Competencies - Information -Acquires &
Evaluates
Workplace Competencies - Information -Organizes &
Maintains
Workplace Competencies - Information -Interprets &
Communicates
Workplace Competencies - Systems -Monitors & Corrects
Performance
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Selects
Technology
Workplace Competencies - Technology -Applies
Technology to Task
Instructional Methods
Web-enhanced (49% or less)
Hybrid (50% or more)
Student Assignments
Differentiate signs and symptoms to make patient care
decisions
Various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-rev
Discussions
Presentations
Formulate medication needs after assessment of a
patient
Various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-rev
Discussions
Presentations
Using equipment, technology and assessment analyze
the needs for appropriate patient care
Various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-rev
Discussions
Presentations
Exhibit the ability to make ethical and moral patient care
decisions
Various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-rev
Discussions
Presentations
Perform automatically a compete assessment of
trauma and medical patients
Various assigned readings from textbooks, peer-rev
Discussions
Presentations
Student Assessment(s)
Differentiate signs and symptoms to make patient care
decisions
In-class discussions
Quizzes/Tests which may include: definitions, matching,
multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay
Formulate medication needs after assessment of a
patient
In-class discussions
Quizzes/Tests which may include: definitions, matching,
multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay
Using equipment, technology and assessment analyze
the needs for appropriate patient care
In-class discussions
Quizzes/Tests which may include: definitions, matching,
multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay
Exhibit the ability to make ethical and moral patient
care decisions
In-class discussions
Quizzes/Tests which may include: definitions, matching,
multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay
Perform automatically a compete assessment of
trauma and medical patients
In-class discussions
Quizzes/Tests which may include: definitions, matching,
multiple choice, true/false, short answer, brief essay
Instructor's Requirements
Program/Discipline Requirements: If
applicable
The HCC EMS Program Grading scale:
A- 90-100
B- 80-89
C- 75-79
F- Below 75
Class Attendance: All lecture classes, labs, and clinical
require mandatory attendance. Class/Lab attendance is
checked daily. If a student misses more than 10% of the
didactic course the student will be dropped for excessive
absences (time will count hour for hour). If time missed is
due to medical illness the department will require a signed
physician clearance to reenter the program. Texas
Department of State Health Services requires all students
meet / attend and complete all class / clinical hours to be
considered complete in the program. If the student is
absent or tardy they MUST contact their lead EMS
Instructor prior to the start of class or clinical. Any student
that is Absence Without Leave (AWOL) may be dismissed
from the program immediately pending Lead instructor and
Department chair decision.
Missed class time: When any time is missed the student
will do the following to allow for continuance in the program:
(this will not serve as “make-up” time – time missed is time
missed.) If the student misses class time he / she will be
required to completely define, differentiate, describe,
explain, etc. the core cognitive objectives assigned by the
instructor over the information missed. The objectives are
listed at the beginning of each chapter of the required
textbook. Work will be turned into the instructor at the start
of the next class date.
Tardiness (classroom): Tardy will be defined as missing
less than 15 minutes of class. After 15 minutes the doors to
the classroom will be locked and the student will not join the
class until the instructor gives the class a break. Three (3)
tardies will count as 2 hours missed from the program and
will be considered “chonic” tardiness. The student may be
dismissed from the program pending the Lead instructor
and Department chair decision.
Skills Lab missed time: When any time is missed the
student will do the following to allow for continuance in the
program: (this will not serve as “make-up” time – time
missed is time missed.) The HCC Lead instructor will have
an HCC skills instructor contact the student. The skills
instructor will set a time / date / location to meet with the
student so the skills practice can occur (within a week of
the time missed). The student will pay the instructor at a
rate of $30.00 per hour.
Tardiness (skills lab): Tardy will be defined as missing less
than 15 minutes of class. If the student misses more that 15
minutes of skills lab the student will be required to meet
with an HCC skills instructor for a one (1) hour session.
The HCC Lead instructor will have an HCC skills instructor
contact the student. The skills instructor will set a time /
date / location to meet with the student so the skills practice
can occur (within a week of the time missed). The
student will pay the instructor at a rate of $30.00 per hour.
HCC Grading Scale:
A = 100- 90
B = 89 - 80:
C = 79 - 70:
D = 69 - 60:
59 and below = F
FX (Failure due to non-attendance)
IP (In Progress)
W (Withdrawn)
I (Incomplete)
AUD (Audit)
4 points per semester hour
3 points per semester hour
2 points per semester hour
1 point per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
0 points per semester hour
IP (In Progress) is given only in certain developmental courses. The student must reenroll to receive credit. COM (Completed) is given in non-credit and continuing
education courses.
FINAL GRADE OF FX: Students who stop attending class and do not withdraw
themselves prior to the withdrawal deadline may either be dropped by their professor
for excessive absences or be assigned the final grade of "FX" at the end of the
semester. Students who stop attending classes will receive a grade of "FX",
compared to an earned grade of "F" which is due to poor performance. Logging into a
DE course without active participation is seen as non-attending. Please note that
HCC will not disperse financial aid funding for students who have never attended
class.
Students who receive financial aid but fail to attend class will be reported to the
Department of Education and may have to pay back their aid. A grade of "FX" is
treated exactly the same as a grade of "F" in terms of GPA, probation, suspension,
and satisfactory academic progress.
To compute grade point average (GPA), divide the total grade points by the total
number of semester hours attempted. The grades "IP," "COM" and "I" do not affect
GPA.
Health Sciences Programs Grading Scales may differ from the approved HCC
Grading Scale. For Health Sciences Programs Grading Scales, see the "Program
Discipline Requirements" section of the Program's syllabi.
Instructor Grading
Criteria
Instructional Materials
Required Texts: Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 9th
Edition ISBN: 13:9780763744052 ? Textbook and
Emergency Care and Transportation of the Sick and Injured, 9th Edition ISBN:
13:978076378579 ? Workbook
Recommended Texts: www.jbpub.com Test Prep: EMT-Basic Success ISBN:
9780763757830 Student discount code: HC1EP
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