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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS 269
CUL 230 Global Cuisines (1-8-5)
Prerequisites: CUL 110 and CUL 140
This course provides practical experience in the planning, preparation, and presentation
of representative foods from a variety of world cuisines. Emphasis is placed on indigenous ingredients and customs, nutritional concerns, and cooking techniques. Upon completion, students should be able to research and execute a variety of international and domestic menus.
CUL 240 Culinary Skills II (1-8-5)
Corequisites: CUL 110 and CUL 140
This course is designed to further students’ knowledge of the fundamental concepts, skills,
and techniques involved in basic cookery. Emphasis is placed on meat identi cation/fabrication, butchery and cooking techniques/methods; appropriate vegetable/starch accompaniments; compound sauces; plate presentation; breakfast cookery; and quantity food preparation. Upon completion, students should be able to plan, execute, and successfully serve entrees with complementary side items.
CUL 250 Classical Cuisine (1-8-5)
Prerequisites: CUL 110, CUL 140, CUL 240
This course reinforces the classical culinary kitchen as established by Escof er. Topics
include the working Grand Brigade of the kitchen, table d’hote menus, signature dishes, and classical banquets. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate competence in food preparation in a classical/upscale restaurant or banquet setting.
CUL 260 Baking II (1-4-3)
Prerequisites: CUL 110, CUL 160
This course is designed to further students’ knowledge in ingredients, weights and measures,
baking terminology and formula calculation. Topics include classical desserts, frozen desserts, cake and torte production, decorating and icings/glazes, dessert plating and presentation. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate pastry preparation, plating, and dessert buffet production skills.
DATABASE MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY DBA 110 Database Concepts (2-3-3)
This course introduces database design and creation using a DBMS product. Emphasis is placed on data dictionaries, normalization, data integrity, data modeling, and creation of simple tables, queries, reports, and forms. Upon completion, students should be able to design and implement normalized database structures by creating simple database tables, queries, reports, and forms.
DBA 120 Database Programming I (2-2-3)
Prerequisite: WEB 110
This course is designed to develop SQL programming pro ciency. Emphasis is placed on
data de nition, data manipulation, and data control statements as well as on report genera- tion. Upon completion, students should be able to write programs which create, update, and produce reports.
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