Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Professions 505 Course Descriptions - MLS Department of Medical Laboratory Sciences MLS lOOl - Online Orientation for AAS Degree Credits: (l) Typically taught: Fall [Online] Spring [Online] Summer [Online] This course is designed to prepare the student for the online environment and specifics of the MLS program. Course components include: study and computer skills, learning styles, MLS student handbook, library tutorial, faculty introductions, contact and troubleshooting information, and academic advisement tailor-made specifically for AAS degree MLS students online. MLS 1003 - Introduction to Clinical Immunology Credits: (l) Typically taught: Spring [Online] Principles and applications for laboratory testing including safe practices for laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, basic concepts in clinical immunology, and clinical approaches to immunological testing. Prerequisite: MLS 1010 . * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 1010 - Core Clinical Laboratory Skills Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Online] Spring [Online] The MLS 1010 course is designed to teach core clinical laboratory skills to individuals from various health care professions. The curriculum will focus on basic laboratory methods in quality control, quality assurance, information recording and transfer, normal and abnormal laboratory values, and problem recognition. Students will receive basic technical instruction in laboratory safety, microscopy, phlebotomy, specimen collection and processing, and laboratory instrumentation in the areas of hematology, serology, urinalysis, and clinical chemistry and microbiology. Students must have the support of a clinical laboratory to fulfill the laboratory requirement. The laboratory component will address applications with a focus on Point of Care testing (POCT). Students will be required to spend a minimum of 4 unpaid hours per week working on laboratory competency. Upon successful completion of the course students will receive a Certificate of Completion from the Dr. Ezekiel R. Dumke College of Health Profession's Clinical Laboratory Assistant (CLA) program. Prerequisite: Departmental Approval. MLS 1113 - Introduction to Medical Laboratory Practices Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [lst Blk, Online] Principles and applications to laboratory testing including safe practices for the laboratory practitioner, specimen quality assurance, phlebotomy, urinalysis, basic concepts in clinical immunology, clinical chemistry, and clinical microbiology. Laboratory session addresses the principles and applications involved in medical laboratory assisting to include safety, microscopy, specimen processing, quality assurance, phlebotomy, and urinalysis; with a focus on Point of Care testing (POCT) in clinical immunology, clinical chemistry, and clinical microbiology. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required MLS 1114 - Principles of Hematology and Hemostasis Credits: (4) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem] Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [2nd Blk, Online] Fundamental theories of hematopoiesis, routine laboratory evaluation of blood components using standard instrumentation and microscopic methods, including safety and quality control. Fundamental theories of hemostasis and introduction to abnormal hematology. Introduction to routine laboratory methods in hemostasis. At least one semester of chemistry and one semester of anatomy/physio logy is recommended prior to taking this course. MLS 1113 . *Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required. MLS 2003 -Applied Laboratory Mathematics and Laboratory Statistics Credits: (3) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] A discipline-specific course which tailors applied laboratory mathematics and clinical statistics to all areas of the medical laboratory with emphasis in clinical chemistry. Topics to include reagent preparation, specimen dilution protocols, quality assurance and quality control, practical applications of common statistical tests, and statistical analysis using Microsoft Excel. The course is designed to complement the mathematics component of Clinical Chemistry MLS 2211 and MLS 2213. MLS 2210 - Principles of Immunohematology Credits: (5) Typically taught: Spring [Full Sem, Online] Summer [Online] Lecture and laboratory covering the theory and principles of Immunohematology relevant to blood group serology, antibody detection and identification, compatibility testing, component preparation and therapy in blood transfusion service, quality controls, donor screening and phlebotomy, transfusion reactions and hemolytic disease of the newborn. Prerequisite: MLS 1113. * Acceptance into the MLS AAS Program required. MLS 2211 - Principles of Clinical Chemistry I Credits: (5) Typically taught: Fall [Full Sem, Online] Basic concepts and techniques in clinical chemistry and quality control utilizing manual and automated laboratory procedures. Emphasis on blood and body fluid assessments of carbohydrates, bilirubin, non-protein nitrogen testing and Weber State University 2014-2015 Catalog