Veterinary Technology Program Curriculum

In this course, you’ll develop the necessary skills to ensure your success in the program. You’ll learn how you can improve your study skills, so you’re able to use a number of tools that will help you to be successful.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Identify skills needed to be a confident and independent online learner

(1 CREDIT)

 

In this course, you’ll learn the personal qualities that employers look for in their employees, such as integrity and dependability. You’ll review the baseline responsibilities common to most jobs and the importance of employee handbooks in a successful work environment. Strategies required to be productive and adapt to change are also covered.

 

You’ll examine the interpersonal skills needed to ensure positive interactions with diverse populations through various channels of communication and gain strategies for overcoming communication barriers. An understanding of the importance of teamwork, different roles of team members, characteristics of leadership, and strategies for overcoming conflict employed by successful teams are critical elements of interpersonal interactions.

 

You’ll gain an understanding of critical workplace skills. These include time management, prioritization, the decision-making process, the problem-solving process, and open-mindedness, as well as learning how to interact with customers in a professional manner.

 

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

 

• Explain personal, interpersonal, and workplace qualities and skills that are essential to effective work environments

(3 CREDITS)

This course focuses on the bond that is created between animals and their owners. The primary emphasis will be on pets but also include bonds with many types of animals. Essential components of the bond will be discussed and will include information on how veterinary technicians can work with pet owners to enhance the bond and promote a better quality of life together. Information on pet death, euthanasia, and the grieving process will also be covered.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Discuss the history of the development of the human-animal bond
• Explain how the human-animal bond impacts physical, physiological, and emotional aspects of pet owners
• Discuss pet loss, patient death, and euthanasia and the role of the Veterinary Health Care Team during each situation
• Analyze negative and positive behaviors between the human-animal bond
• Identify how validation instruments and qualitative research measures the human-animal bond

(3 CREDITS)

In this course, you’ll practice research and writing skills by developing papers that require you to use sources and correctly cite them using APA formatting. You’ll learn to look at writing with a critical eye—a skill you can apply to your own work, as well as to the reading you do for research or in your daily activities. You’ll apply these skills to your own writing through editing and revising.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the fundamentals of the writing process
• Categorize the planning and evaluating methods of a research project and the sources
• Point out the sources of research and the methods of working with them
• Differentiate between the organizing, drafting, revising, and documenting processes related to a research project
• Point out the necessity of describing, illustrating, classifying, dividing, and defining your writing
• Prepare illustrative essay based on a specified topic
• Analyze the process of comparison and contrasting in developing literary content
• Prepare an essay using comparison and contrast
• Prepare a cause and effect essay on a specified topic
• Categorize the steps, elements, and strategies of writing and evaluating arguments

(3 CREDITS)

 

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Intermediate Algebra

 

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

 

• Demonstrate effective quantitative skills
• Solve algebraic equations, linear equations, inequalities, and absolute value equations
• Solve and graph linear equations and inequalities
• Solve polynomials
• Apply algebraic operations to rational expressions and rational equations
• Solve problems involving radicals and complex numbers
• Solve quadratic equations, rational inequalities, nonlinear equations, and nonlinear inequalities
• Calculate exponential and logarithmic functions
• Solve binomial expansions, sequences, and arithmetic and geometric series
• Prepare for the final exam

Business Statistics

 

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

 

• Show the methods of collecting data and visualizing of qualitative data in statistics
• Analyze the methods of computing probability for discrete and random variables
• Apply sampling distribution methods, estimation, and hypothesis testing in business applications
• Point out the process of computing inferences, linear regression, and least square
• Demonstrate effective written skills
• Demonstrate a high level of inquiry, analytical, and problem-solving skills

(3 CREDITS)

This course gives the veterinary technician a greater understanding of the science behind the therapeutics used in veterinary medicine today. Understandable explanations will be discussed of the “how” and “why” behind drugs, their actions, their mechanisms, and their problems. Included in the discussions will be clinical case studies of both proper and improper uses of drugs.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Identify various drug information and side effects, solid and liquid dosage calculations, legal criteria for dispensing and storing, and acceptable labels
• Describe benefits and side effects of administering drugs that affect the gastrointestinal tract, cardiovascular system, and respiratory system
• Describe benefits and side effects of administering drugs that affect the endocrine system and the nervous system
• Explain the different types and functions of antimicrobials, anti-parasitics, disinfectants, and anti-inflammatory drugs

(3 CREDITS)

In the business world, people are sometimes put into management situations when they really don’t understand what management is all about. Although some are able to step into a management position and handle it naturally, others find the responsibilities to be overwhelming. Management courses are a must. For those proficient in managerial positions, management courses can help improve their skills and gain a better understanding of their new responsibilities. For those who are overwhelmed by a new management position, or who strive to secure a management position, management courses help by presenting concepts and ideas to build new skills.

 

This course is divided into lessons that discuss the foundations and principles of management, planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. As you read the textbook, try to relate the material to your own experiences. If you don’t have any management experience, try to put yourself in the place of your manager and relate the material to those experiences.

 

Objectives:

 

• Summarize the functions of management and the basic steps in various planning processes
• Explain how to make effective decisions as a manager and a leader
• Describe the fundamental elements of an organization’s structure and the components of an organization’s competitive environment
• Explain principles for setting goals that motivate employees, why companies develop control systems, and why teamwork is beneficial
• Analyze why diversity is a critical organizational and managerial issue, and describe the criteria for technology decisions and managing change
• Demonstrate the foundations and principles of management by completing an open-book proctored exam

(3 CREDITS)

This course will prepare you for finding accurate scientific data and will prepare you for writing your capstone project at the end of the program. Critical thinking and evidence-based research will be highlighted using current biological issues of importance to society as the vehicle through which learning will occur. Issues may include, but aren’t limited to, methods of science, ethical issues in science, biological impact of environmental change, genes and genomes, biodiversity and evolution, populations, ecology and conservation of species and natural habitats, sociobiology, reproductive strategies, and the biological basis of cancer, AIDS and other diseases.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Identify the key concepts for research planning and management
• Identify how to search various databases and how to review various literature
• Explain how to evaluate research
• Analyze scholarly writing skills
• Demonstrate the proper standards of scholarly writing

(3 CREDITS)

This course will introduce the student to biochemistry through the study of the essential elements found in living things. Students will examine the characteristics and properties of lipids, cell membranes, and carbohydrates. They’ll learn about the structure and functions of proteins, enzyme kinetics, and cell metabolism. Students will also examine metabolic systems and concepts related to DNA, RNA, and protein synthesis.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain the main themes of biochemistry and aqueous chemistry
• Summarize the synthesis and structure of proteins
• Explain the functions of proteins and enzymes, including enzyme kinetics and inhibition
• Summarize the characteristics and properties of lipids, cell membranes, and carbohydrates
• Explain the structure, functions, and pathways involved in cell metabolism
• Explain the structure and functions involved in metabolic systems
• Explain DNA replication and repair, transcription and RNA processing
• Demonstrate knowledge of the structure and function of proteins, lipids, enzymes, and cells

(3 CREDITS)

This course meets the needs of students who need to understand accounting language but aren't planning on becoming accountants. Students will learn what accounting information is, what it means, and how it’s used. Topics covered include financial statements, return on investment, bookkeeping process, cost accounting, and report systems.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Define accounting and identify and describe its different classifications.
• Analyze transactions that affect current assets, including applications of valuation and matching.
• Interpret financial statements and describe how listed factors impact net income and cash flow.
• Analyze cost-volume-profit relationships and apply cost accounting principles to financial decision-making.

(3 CREDITS)

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Speech

Communication of all kinds is the cornerstone of our society. Communication allows you to form connections with the world around you. It influences your decisions and motivates change. And yet one of the most common forms of communication—public speaking—is one of the most common fears people have.

To communicate well in public forums is one of the most important skills you can possess. How you speak and present yourself in public can say a lot about you. This course will help you hone these vital speaking skills.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the different methods and principles required for effective public speaking
• Point out the principles, methods, and skills required to rehearse and deliver effective public speaking
• Prepare and record a narrative or speech on personal experience
• Prepare and record an informative podcast for a website
• Create and record an infomercial by using one of the mentioned methods
• Prepare and present a motivational or reasoning speech to persuade your audience
• Produce a vivid speech by employing proper speech preparation and organization

Personal Financial Management

In this course, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the financial marketplace, important financial instruments, and a framework for analyzing financial issues and finding solutions to financial needs. By gaining knowledge, you’ll be able to achieve success in managing your financial affairs and take control of your financial environment.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Point out how money management skills are applied to personal financial goals and plans
• Develop a plan for saving, protecting, and managing financial assets and debt
• Prepare strategies for consumer and housing purchases
• Analyze various types of investing
• Categorize the different types of investments that suit your financial goals
• Formulate a will, a trust, and an estate plan

Sociology of Diversity

This course is designed to help you understand the world around you, including the impact of social influences, common social problems, and social systems in a better way. The resources will encourage you to examine social problems and institutions from different perspectives. You’ll learn about the basics of sociological theories and the ways of exploring them. Various social institutions help in shaping our perspectives and determine the ways of interacting with the world. There are numerous social problems in the physical and natural world, the course provides you with the explanation behind the issues from the various social perspectives. So, to understand the sociology, you’re required to focus on social problems and derive solutions from those issues.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the causes of inequality in a society and the methods of tackling them
• Point out the social issues related to the social institutions and the methods of prevention
• Categorize the problems associated with our social and physical worlds and the ways of improvement
• Prepare an integrated paper on your findings on your own personal and cultural influences
• Prepare a paper on your experience after attending one to two cultural events or activities
• Prepare an integrated paper on the findings on recommended improvements facilitated in a cross-cultural community

Organizational Behavior

You’re about to embark on a course of study that can help you become familiar with the various factors that influence the behavior of individuals and groups within an organizational context. This course examines key principles and challenges associated with the evolving arena of business and organizational management. Its particular focus is on how people behave—as individuals and in groups—in organizational settings. Your course begins with a review of the ways in which previous generations of researchers, theorists, and business leaders have regarded management, as well as current trends in management theory and practice. A genuine examination of organizational behavior must consider the factors that influence individual behavior and those that shape organizational goals. To strike an optimal balance between individual motivations and the needs and goals of organizations, effective management requires a solid understanding of both of these issues.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the fundamentals of organizational behavior, culture, and individuality
• Differentiate between the stages of perception, attribution, stress management, motivation, and engagement
• Point out the methods of fostering creativity, innovation, and decision making
• Distinguish between the concepts of effective communication, group making, and team development
• Categorize the elements of conflict, negotiation, and leadership
• Analyze the structure of organizational working and its associated elements
• Prepare a report on emotional labor perspectives at various workplaces by utilizing your findings

Advanced PC Applications

Database applications; integrating word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain the components of Microsoft Access
• Construct an inventory database using Microsoft Access
• Add to PowerPoint using Word, Excel, and other data
• Create a PowerPoint presentation including an outline, video file presentation, table of statistics, and spreadsheet
• Combine Word, Access, and Excel to integrate documents and information
• Develop a one-table database with client information, a letter that integrates an Excel spreadsheet and Access merge fields, and final merge documents
• Produce a database, spreadsheet, mail merge letter, and presentation for a promotional event

Legal Environment of Business

This course will explore the legal aspects of business today. In addition, this course offers a good overall picture of the American legal system and how it affects business on a daily basis.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the sources and structure of the US legal system, and the business laws and organizations
• Point out the purpose, requirements, and criteria needed for contracts
• Distinguish between real and personal property and the relationship between principal and agent
• Analyze the principles of sales, goods, and services and laws by UCC that governs them
• Distinguish between the role of insurance, transactions, and bankruptcy in business law
• Create a case brief by following the instructions and procedure
• Prepare a written memorandum by applying your knowledge and following the instructions

(3 CREDITS)

This course provides a sound understanding of proper preventative health care and rehabilitation for animals. Emphasis will be on the dog and the cat. Concepts to be covered will include current preventative healthcare standards such as proper nutrition, parasite control, and vaccine protocols. Lifelong wellness will be discussed for all life stages during an animal’s life. Current and future integrative medicine procedures for animals will also be covered.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain the role of nutrition, preventative healthcare, and integrated medicine in veterinary practice
• Explain animal food regulations, types of food and their contents, and food diets
• Develop preventative healthcare and life stage guidelines for dogs and cats
• Discuss integrative medicine fundamentals for animals
• Discuss preventative and integrative medicine practices for birds, small mammals, and horses
• Develop a preventative care plan

(3 CREDITS)

In this course, you’ll learn the importance of understanding and implementing laws and requirements in a veterinary practice. You’ll also learn the benefits of developing a professional, efficient, and knowledgeable team that provides exceptional customer service to their clients. Additionally, the course will provide you with instructions and information on how to help your practice grow financially.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the importance of teambuilding, human resource, and ethical and legal considerations in veterinary practices
• Point out the appropriate design, technology, diagnostic laboratory, and marketing strategies required in veterinary practices
• Analyze the methods to ensure an efficient and compassionate communication process with clients
• Categorize the various intricacies involved in managing appointments, records, inventory, logs, and controlled substances
• Point out the importance of pet health insurance in veterinary practice and safety at workplace
• Categorize the various clinical assistance procedures and the calculations and conversions related to veterinary practices
• Prepare correct responses for each of the questions mentioned in your project

(3 CREDITS)

This course will take an in-depth look at many of the common diseases found in companion animal species. One of the major topics in this course is medical and surgical intervention when preventative health strategies didn't work to prevent an animal disease. Another major topic covered is the role of the veterinary technician in assisting the veterinarian in the medical and surgical management of disease. Discussion of diseases will focus on dogs and cats and be organized according to organ systems.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Describe veterinary evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment practices of endocrine, musculoskeletal, neurological, and circulatory systems’ diseases
• Analyze diagnostic procedures and treatment for respiratory, hematology, gastrointestinal, and liver diseases
• Explain various diagnostic tests and treatment for urinary, renal, and infectious diseases
• Explain best practices for pain management, diagnostic procedures, use of equipment, and the role of vaccines
• Analyze various canine and feline diseases and how to communicate these conditions to clients

(1 CREDIT)

In this course students will learn about specific workplace safety and regulatory compliance topics applicable to veterinary technicians and related to the wider veterinary team. Topics include personal safety hazards, patient safety hazards, building or institutional safety hazards, and current Occupational and Safety Health Administration (OSHA) regulations.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain the role of OSHA regulations and other environmental safety issues in veterinary practice
• Describe the regulations and protocols related to chemical safety in veterinary practice
• Explain the regulations and protocols related to personal safety in veterinary practice
• Develop a safety plan for a specific type of veterinary practice

(3 CREDITS)

 

The process of leadership involves much more than having a supervisory title or a managerial position. This course will teach you that leadership is a complex process involving many facets. Leadership involves methodology, psychology, evaluation, and influence. This process can occur anywhere in the chain of authority, regardless of the position. The most successful organizations integrate these leadership elements throughout the workforce to achieve maximum business goals.

 

This course will give you an understanding of relevant leadership issues, theories, and principles with real-life examples.

 

This course will also provide you with the latest supervision and leadership research, in addition to illustrating the evolution and development of modern leadership principles. The course is broken down into four lessons, each with individual assignments and examinations to be completed and submitted for grading at the completion of each lesson.

 

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

 

• Analyze the fundamentals of four major approaches to leadership
• Point out the intricacies of path-goal theory, leader-member theory, and transformational leadership theory
• Categorize various principles of advanced leadership as well as the importance of morals and ethics in leadership and followership
• Analyze the role of leadership involved with gender, culture, and globalization
• Prepare responses to the essay questions about your results from the Leadership Behavior Questionnaire

(3 CREDITS)

In this course, students will take an in-depth look at emergency cases presented in both after-hours emergency practices as well as in daytime practices. Critical care fundamentals and techniques will be discussed. Specific types of animal emergencies will also be looked at in detail.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Discuss critical thinking skills, monitoring techniques, and types of intravenous catheters
• Discuss assessment and treatments involving the basic elements of life
• Discuss key aspects and techniques in wound management
• Discuss how to assess and manage emergencies, traumas, and CPR best practices
• Discuss care and nursing of hematologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and endocrine emergencies
• Discuss care and nursing of urologic, reproductive, ocular, and neurologic emergencies
• Discuss toxicological, exotic animal emergencies, and office management
• Analyze case studies for developing diagnostic and treatment planning for an animal emergency

(3 CREDITS)

Welcome to your Human Resources Management course, which is designed to introduce you to the field. Your textbook's learning objectives, found at the outset of each chapter, are meant to introduce you to basic concepts, theories, and perspectives related to effective human resource management. Further, your text includes a wealth of case studies and features that will help you understand practical problems and applications of human resource management principles. If you're seriously thinking about a career in human resource management, you should take advantage of these extra features, even when they aren't assigned.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Describe the elements of human resource management, including labor considerations, regulation, and management of workflow
• Explain how companies should prepare for and implement HRM to hire new employees and create training programs
• Identify the aspects of employee, career, and turnover management
• Summarize how employees are paid, including legal requirements, performance-based pay, commissions, salaries, and benefits
• Describe other HRM functions including collective bargaining, labor relations, global HRM, and building a high-performance organization
• Explain key aspects of the field of human resource management

(3 CREDITS)

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Speech

Communication of all kinds is the cornerstone of our society. Communication allows you to form connections with the world around you. It influences your decisions and motivates change. And yet one of the most common forms of communication—public speaking—is one of the most common fears people have.

To communicate well in public forums is one of the most important skills you can possess. How you speak and present yourself in public can say a lot about you. This course will help you hone these vital speaking skills.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the different methods and principles required for effective public speaking
• Point out the principles, methods, and skills required to rehearse and deliver effective public speaking
• Prepare and record a narrative or speech on personal experience
• Prepare and record an informative podcast for a website
• Create and record an infomercial by using one of the mentioned methods
• Prepare and present a motivational or reasoning speech to persuade your audience
• Produce a vivid speech by employing proper speech preparation and organization

Personal Financial Management

In this course, you’ll gain a thorough understanding of the financial marketplace, important financial instruments, and a framework for analyzing financial issues and finding solutions to financial needs. By gaining knowledge, you’ll be able to achieve success in managing your financial affairs and take control of your financial environment.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Point out how money management skills are applied to personal financial goals and plans
• Develop a plan for saving, protecting, and managing financial assets and debt
• Prepare strategies for consumer and housing purchases
• Analyze various types of investing
• Categorize the different types of investments that suit your financial goals
• Formulate a will, a trust, and an estate plan

Sociology of Diversity

This course is designed to help you understand the world around you, including the impact of social influences, common social problems, and social systems in a better way. The resources will encourage you to examine social problems and institutions from different perspectives. You’ll learn about the basics of sociological theories and the ways of exploring them. Various social institutions help in shaping our perspectives and determine the ways of interacting with the world. There are numerous social problems in the physical and natural world, the course provides you with the explanation behind the issues from the various social perspectives. So, to understand the sociology, you’re required to focus on social problems and derive solutions from those issues.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the causes of inequality in a society and the methods of tackling them
• Point out the social issues related to the social institutions and the methods of prevention
• Categorize the problems associated with our social and physical worlds and the ways of improvement
• Prepare an integrated paper on your findings on your own personal and cultural influences
• Prepare a paper on your experience after attending one to two cultural events or activities
• Prepare an integrated paper on the findings on recommended improvements facilitated in a cross-cultural community

Organizational Behavior

You’re about to embark on a course of study that can help you become familiar with the various factors that influence the behavior of individuals and groups within an organizational context. This course examines key principles and challenges associated with the evolving arena of business and organizational management. Its particular focus is on how people behave—as individuals and in groups—in organizational settings. Your course begins with a review of the ways in which previous generations of researchers, theorists, and business leaders have regarded management, as well as current trends in management theory and practice. A genuine examination of organizational behavior must consider the factors that influence individual behavior and those that shape organizational goals. To strike an optimal balance between individual motivations and the needs and goals of organizations, effective management requires a solid understanding of both of these issues.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the fundamentals of organizational behavior, culture, and individuality
• Differentiate between the stages of perception, attribution, stress management, motivation, and engagement
• Point out the methods of fostering creativity, innovation, and decision making
• Distinguish between the concepts of effective communication, group making, and team development
• Categorize the elements of conflict, negotiation, and leadership
• Analyze the structure of organizational working and its associated elements
• Prepare a report on emotional labor perspectives at various workplaces by utilizing your findings

Advanced PC Applications

Database applications; integrating word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software applications.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Explain the components of Microsoft Access
• Construct an inventory database using Microsoft Access
• Add to PowerPoint using Word, Excel, and other data
• Create a PowerPoint presentation including an outline, video file presentation, table of statistics, and spreadsheet
• Combine Word, Access, and Excel to integrate documents and information
• Develop a one-table database with client information, a letter that integrates an Excel spreadsheet and Access merge fields, and final merge documents
• Produce a database, spreadsheet, mail merge letter, and presentation for a promotional event

Legal Environment of Business

This course will explore the legal aspects of business today. In addition, this course offers a good overall picture of the American legal system and how it affects business on a daily basis.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the sources and structure of the US legal system, and the business laws and organizations
• Point out the purpose, requirements, and criteria needed for contracts
• Distinguish between real and personal property and the relationship between principal and agent
• Analyze the principles of sales, goods, and services and laws by UCC that governs them
• Distinguish between the role of insurance, transactions, and bankruptcy in business law
• Create a case brief by following the instructions and procedure
• Prepare a written memorandum by applying your knowledge and following the instructions

(3 CREDITS)

This course covers the principles of marketing. Topics covered include assessing, analyzing, understanding, and targeting the marketplace, as well as the creation, capture, delivery, and communication of value. Students will learn how to develop a marketing plan; use social and mobile marketing effectively; integrate ethics into marketing strategies; influence the consumer decision process; perform market research; perform SWOT and STP analyses; make decisions concerning branding, packaging, and developing new products; price products and services fairly; set advertising objectives; and more.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Analyze the many components that are considered and used when making marketing plans and strategies
• Analyze the foundation of the marketing model and its emergence
• Point out the targeted strategies and plans in marketing and globalization
• Formulate a plan of valuing production, innovation, and product marketing
• Develop valuing strategies for products and services in marketing
• Categorize the strategies for supply chain management and retailing
• Distinguish between the various domains under IMC strategies
• Design a marketing plan for an existing business

(3 CREDITS)

This course integrates surgical anesthesia fundamentals and techniques that allow for humane surgery to be performed on all animal species. A major topic to be discussed is the role of veterinary anesthesia and surgical nursing in working closely with a veterinary surgeon. Other topics to be covered include effective anesthesia protocols for a variety of cases, use of advanced medical and surgical nursing skills preoperatively as well as peri- and post- operatively, and advanced monitoring techniques.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Describe pre-anesthetic workup protocols, dosage calculations, record-keeping, anesthesia preparation, and equipment
• Discuss monitoring anesthetic patients and various drugs related to anesthesia
• Discuss anesthesia recovery and anesthesia for patients with various complications
• Explain the use of anesthesia for sick, pediatric, and geriatric animals
• Explain anesthesia for emergency care patients
• Discuss pain management and anesthesia for equines and ruminants
• Develop an anesthesia and perioperative surgical care plan for a dog diagnosed with GDV

(3 CREDITS)

This course will introduce you to different schools of thought about how to determine the “right” course of action—philosophical approaches such as utilitarianism, Kantian ethics, and character-based philosophies. Second, in addition to these personal ethics perspectives, you’ll be introduced to various business-related approaches to ethical issues in a professional setting. Third, you’ll be introduced to a process for decision making to balance the personal, professional, and societal considerations to help you make good decisions in your business life. Finally, you’ll be given an overview of selected areas of business that may require particular attention to ethical and social responsibility issues.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Categorize ethics and perspectives pertaining to business and decision making
• Distinguish between the norms of corporate culture and the corporate social responsibilities
• Analyze the various employer and employee responsibilities, the issues of technological capabilities, and ethical marketing
• Point out the impact of ethical corporate governance on corporate sustainability and conflicts of interest
• Prepare a report on business ethical decision in veterinary practice by utilizing your findings

(3 CREDITS)

This course gives the student the opportunity to explore a Veterinary Technician Specialist (VTS) career pathway or a Certified Veterinary Practice Manager career after graduation from the Program. Information learned throughout this program will assist the student in developing this capstone project.

By the end of this course, you'll be able to:

• Demonstrate the knowledge gained throughout your program for Veterinary Technician Specialist or Certified Practice Manager careerX