Courses

Training and education in compounding total parenteral nutrition. Students will have didactic coursework and hands-on training in the use of Baxa multi-station TPN base compounder and additive automix compounder. Students will prepare 2:1 and 3:1 TPNs as well as manual draws. Students will learn about the special considerations of TPN therapy, calculations, etc.

This course will provide students with the knowledge to do preventive maintenance on automation systems. Also assess tooling, inspect and perform preventive maintenance on various tools. This course provides both classroom and performance based hands on training to inform personnel on preventive maintenance.

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Principles of total quality engineering; total quality management philosophy, engineering approaches for designing quality into products and processes; off-line experimentation methods for the robust design; emphasis on teamwork and continuous quality improvement.

Application of theoretical frameworks and tourism management concepts to a project with a participating company; strategic analysis of company structure and needs; research of areas and markets; analysis and presentation of findings in accordance with project objectives.

Analysis of tourist encounters; marketing and displaying culture to tourists; implications of tourism for urban economies and landscapes; interactions between tourists and locals; Galveston campus.

This course provides an introduction to the nature and scope of tourism planning and development at the local, regional, and national levels. Topics to be addressed include economic, social, environmental, and policy considerations within the sustainable development framework. This course also discusses planning and development guidelines to be considered in different geographical areas.

This course examines the fundamental economic principles as they apply to the tourism industry. Students will be exposed to the application of various economic analyses to tourism and will also examine the impacts of tourism on regional and national economies.

Students are provided an introduction to the geography of tourism. Topics may promotion, location of tourism destinations, geographic resources of tourism,

Comprehensive exploration of major concepts about tourism and analysis of the broad range of factors that influence the inter-linked industry composed of many sectors.