Mar 28, 2024  
Graduate Catalog 2017 - 2018 
    
Graduate Catalog 2017 - 2018 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


 

Doctoral Education

  
  
  • EDU 813 - Differentiating Intervention:Learning & Developmental Settings

    [2 credit(s)]
    An exploration of the theoretical and practical characteristics of intervention research. The relationship among knowledge development, knowledge utilization, intervention design, formative and summative evaluation, and dissemination is examined.


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  • EDU 814 - Urbn Educational Policy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Formulation, justification, and implementation of educational policy. Topics include the relationship of educational policy to other areas of public policy; past, present, and proposed models of public-private cooperative programs; impact of economic, political, and legal factors on policy design; alternative strategies for planning and implementation; the role of research and evaluation in educational policy. Students design a policy proposal incorporating elements treated in the course.


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  • EDU 895 - Doctoral Research

    [1-9 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Completion of first year of program and permission of program coordinator. Students must take six semester hours of EDU 895 during the second year of cohort courses including the second summer. Then students must take at least one semester hour of EDU 895 each semester under the guidance of an advisor or other doctoral faculty during the academic year until the prospectus is approved.


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  • EDU 897 - Individual Projects In Education

    [1-6 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of program coordinator. An independent project in a selected area of urban education; the project must be approved and arrangements made with permission of the program coordinator and advisor. May be repeated for a maximum of  6 credits. Offered every semester.


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  • EDU 899 - Phd Dissertation

    [1-9 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Approval of program coordinator. Doctoral research under direction of faculty advisor; continues until submission of acceptable dissertation. Offered every semester. This is taken after the approval of the prospectus.


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Early Childhood Education

  
  • ECE 500 - Foundations Of Early Childhood Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: EDC 501. Historical, philosophical, and theoretical introduction to contemporary early childhood education; overview of early childhood models and programs in the United States and other countries; survey of current issues and trends; examination of the role of early childhood models and education in the lives of children between birth and age eight and their families. Required for early childhood teaching license and pre-kindergarten endorsement.


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  • ECE 501 - Curriculum and Teaching Methods in Preschool and Kindergarten

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500 and EDC 501. Study of curriculum development for educational settings that serve children from age three through the primary grades including typically developing children and children with mild/moderate disabilities. Attention is given to developmental considerations; national and state subject matter standards; and different curricular theories and models as well as their implementation. Required for early childhood teaching license.


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  • ECE 502 - Teaching Methods In Early Childhood Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500, ECE 501, and EDC 501. Study of teaching methods for educational settings that serve children from age three through age eight. Attention is given to strategies for planning, teacher-child interactions, guiding children’s behavior, organizing the learning environment, conducting lessons/activities, care giving, and supporting play, projects, and integrated curriculum. Required for early childhood teaching license.


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  • ECE 503 - Teaching Children With Mild & Moderate Disabilities

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500 and EDC 501. Introduction to educational issues related to working in regular early childhood settings with young children who have mild and moderate disabilities. Attention is given to characteristics, etiology, classification, and legal and interdisciplinary issues, as well as to curricular and pedagogical approaches for the inclusive classroom. Required for early childhood teaching license.


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  • ECE 512 - Collaboration with Families and Professionals in Early Childhood Settings

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500 and EDC 500. Explores the relationships between early childhood professionals and families as well as with other professionals. Strategies for communicating and collaborating with others and for fostering home-school connections are examined. History, philosophy, and issues related to collaboration and family involvement, including diversity, are discussed.


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  • ECE 514 - Expressive Arts In Early Childhood Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500 and EDC 501. Emphasis on the integration of music, rhythmic movement, arts and crafts, dramatics, and literature into preschool, kindergarten, and primary school curricula as a means of discovering and developing children’s creative abilities and aesthetic interests.


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  • ECE 515 - Mathematics Instruction and Assessment In Preschool & The Primary Grades

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: EDC 501 and either ECE 500 or ESE 500 (note: EDC 501 is not a prerequisite for special education second license students). All early childhood candidates beginning in Fall 2015 are required to satisfy one of the following prerequisites within the past six years to be qualified to take the ECE 515 course: Completion of MTH 127, MTH 128, and MTH 129 with a B- or better in each course; or, completion of 2 college algebra level mathematics courses or higher level mathematics courses (i.e. Calculus I and Calculus II), for a total of at least 6 credits equivalent to MTH 127, MTH 128, and MTH 129 with a B- or better in each course; or, pass the quantitative portion of the GRE with a score of 150+; or, pass the mathematics portion of the Praxis Core Academics Skills for Educators Test with a scaled score of 150 on a 100-200 scale. Aimed at developing a philosophy and justifiable rationale for teaching and learning mathematics in preschool and the primary grades that takes into account the interrelationships among curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Includes exploration of constructive processes involved in developing mathematical understanding in young children, with particular attention given to the acquisition of numeracy and problem-solving strategies. Current standards, methods, and materials for teaching and learning mathematics during early childhood are examined and evaluated.


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  • ECE 516 - Social Studies Instruction and Assessment In Preschool & The Primary Grades

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500, EDC 500, and EDC 501. Explores objectives, principles, trends, materials, and current practices for teaching social studies and fostering social development through early childhood education. Focuses on developmentally appropriate content and strategies for introducing young children to the study of history, geography, economics, and other social sciences.


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  • ECE 517 - Science Instruction and Assessment in Preschool & the Primary Grades

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECE 500 and EDC 501. Covers the nature, scope, and role of science experiences in the learning and development of young children. Emphasis is given to a constructivist, inquiry-oriented approach consistent with national standards. Discussions, demonstrations, and experiments draw from physical, biological, and earth sciences.


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  • ECE 521 - Development and Education in Grades 4 & 5

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Must already have a valid PK-3 teaching license. This course is designed to prepare 4th and 5th Generalist teachers for the complex task of teaching 4th and 5th grade students. Attention is given to child development (ages 8-12), conflict resolution and classroom management, content integration, collaborative curriculum planning, making learning active and meaningful, and child advocacy.


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  • ECE 523 - Integrated Literacy & Social Studies Teaching in Grades 4&5

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Must already have a valid PK-3 teaching license. This course focuses on the integration of language arts in the content areas and social studies for children in the 4th and 5th grades. The course will extend knowledge of content, theory, research, and practice in both fields with an emphasis on teaching strategies for active learning that are consistent with state and professional standards. Attention is given to foundations of reading, language in writing, communication, comprehension, content area language arts strategies, economics, geography, Ohio history, and forming democratic attitudes and modes of civic participation in a diverse world.


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  • ECE 525 - Mathematics Instruction and Assessment in Grades 4 & 5

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Must already have a valid PK-3 teaching license. This course is designed to extend candidates content knowledge and prepare 4th and 5th generalist teachers for the complex task of teaching mathematics. Teacher candidates gain experience preparing problem-centered lessons for the 4th and 5th grade settings, focusing on the content and methodology appropriate for these particular groups of students. In addition, student characteristics and learning styles, issues of equity, diversity and constructivists’ theories of learning will be discussed. Of particular interest are issues associated with inquiry mathematics and changing teacher practices to include a problem-rich mathematics environment that includes the use of technology.


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  • ECE 527 - Science Instruction and Assessment in Grades 4 & 5

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Must already have a valid PK-3 teaching license. Introduction to science content, instruction and assessment in upper elementary settings; provides background and principles of science education, emphasis on 4th/5th science content and state standards, plus instructional planning, methods and materials, integration of technology, nature of current research in science education and its role in guiding science instruction and assessment, best practices in science education and a philosophy for teaching science.


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  • ECE 695 - Seminar In Early Childhood Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: 28 hours of graduate course work in early childhood education or permission of instructor. Final course in the early childhood master’s degree sequence. Provides opportunities for in-depth exploration of selected topics and application of knowledge to professional settings.


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Economics

  
  • ECN 503 - Economic Concepts

    [3 credit(s)]
    A survey of microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts. Topics include supply and demand; comparative advantage; marginal and sunk costs; market structure; profits; aggregate fluctuations; money; and fiscal and monetary policy. This course is intended for M.B.A. candidates. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics may not include this course as part of their required 33 hours, nor to fulfill program prerequisites.


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  • ECN 511 - American Economic History

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Examination of the economic theories underlying the development of the American economy. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 515 - History Of Economic Analysis

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Development of economic theories and their relationship to each other, from ancient to modern schools of thought. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 516 - Comparative Economic Systems

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Intermediate microeconomic and macroeconomic theory. Analysis of selected economic systems with an emphasis on economic planning. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 541 - Business Fluctuations and Forecasting

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate macroeconomics or equivalent. Nature and causes of business fluctuations, business cycle theories; methods of forecasting GDP, inflation, and unemployment; micro-foundations of macroeconomic forecasting equations dealing with consumption functions, investment function, demand for money, Okun’s law, Phillip’s curve, price equation.


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  • ECN 550 - Economics of Law

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate microeconomics or equivalent. The concepts of public and private goods, externalities, and benefits versus cost are used to analyze the effects and efficiency of property, contract, tort, and criminal law. In addition, the trade-offs are examined in such areas as plea bargaining, trial versus settlement of civil cases, and various arrangements for payment of legal costs.


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  • ECN 561 - Public Expenditures

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate microeconomics. Introduction to public sector economics, including welfare economics and the role of the public sector in a mixed economy; public expenditure theory; and economic analysis of various federal government expenditure programs. Offered on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 562 - Taxation

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate microeconomics. Economic theory of taxation; economic analysis of federal taxation, including the personal income, corporate, and social security taxes; and analysis of such state and local taxes as property and sales. Offered on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 570 - Urban and Regional Economics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate micro-economic theory. Location theory of the firm and industry, industrial locational patterns, land use patterns, measurement of economic activity, and regional trade; regional hierarchies and systems of cities; techniques of regional analysis; base theory, local multipliers, input-output analysis, gravity, potential, and spatial interaction models. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 572 - Urban Manpower Problems

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate microeco-nomic theory. Intensive analysis of labor markets; wages and income determination and distribution; structural versus demand unemployment; productivity and the supply of labor; technology and changes in demand for labor; unemployment and urban poverty; job security, wage and hour regulation; training and manpower policies. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 574 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Intermediate microeconomic theory. Analysis of the causes of environmental problems using the concepts of public goods and externalities. Examination of the impact and efficiency of regulatory approaches in controlling pollution and congestion. Externality and sustainability issues involving the rate of exploitation of natural resources are explored. Both positive and normative economic reasoning are applied to the related issues of population size, economic-ecological interactions, and future prospects for humanity.


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  • ECN 582 - International Trade

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Principles of Macroeconomics and Principles of Microeconomics. The determinants of comparative advantage and the pattern of international trade; the gains from trade, and the effects of trade restrictions; trade, growth, and development; the balance of payments. Cross-listed with ECN 782. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 582.


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  • ECN 585 - Economics of Development and Growth

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 302 (Intermediate Microeconomics). A theoretical approach to development problems of the less-developed nations; comparison of growth theories; inequality and economic development; population and growth; the impact of development on rural and urban sectors; market failures and government policies; international assistance.


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  • ECN 610 - Mathematical Economics for Economists

    [2 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: MTH 181 or equivalent. Provides a technical foundation for other graduate courses. An examination of calculus of one and several variables, including partial and total differentiation, and first and second order derivatives, with applications to economic analysis and optimization. Elements of matrix algebra are studied along with various applications.


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  • ECN 622 - Econometrics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: BUS 201, MTH 147 or equivalent. Review of statistical theory and its application to economics. Topics include regression analysis, hypothesis testing, dummy variables, heteroscedasticity, multicollinearity, omitted variables, measurement error, model specification and selection, estimation using panel data, logistic regression.


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  • ECN 625 - Time Series Econometrics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 610 and ECN 622 or equivalents. This course will cover topics on time-series regression analysis including (i) stationary time-series models for forecasting: ARMA models; (ii) modelling volatility; (iii) nonstationarity and tests for nonstationarity due to unit roots and structural breaks; (iv) Vector Autoregressions (VAR) and structural VAR; (v) cointegration and vector error correction models (VECM); and (vi) Other selected topics on Dynamic Causal Effects and Bayesian estimation methods. Cross-listed with ECN 725. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 625.


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  • ECN 628 - Applied Economic Analysis

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 625. Use of economic theory to develop empirical models. Course covers how to clean datasets for analysis, merge datasets, build bridges between data series with different coding schemes and other important data management techniques. Development of properly specified empirical models using appropriate techniques and analysis of results using statistical software. Appropriate presentation of results through project reports and class presentations.


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  • ECN 633 - Advanced Microeconomics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites or co-requisite: ECN 610 or equivalent and intermediate microeconomics. Consumer theory; choice and demand under certainty and uncertainty; intertemporal choice; production, input demand and cost, supply; and perfectly competitive markets and applications. Cross-listed with ECN 733. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 633.


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  • ECN 635 - Competition and Strategy

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites or co-requisite: ECN 610 or equivalent and intermediate microeconomics. Organization of firms and markets in perfectly competitive industries. Internal organizational strategies (scale and scope, make-or-buy, centralization vs. decentralization, etc.), external competitive strategies (pricing, product choice, advertising, entry and exit, R&D, etc.), and their mutual interdependence are analyzed. Cross-listed with ECN 735. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 635.


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  • ECN 643 - Advanced Macroeconomics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 610 or equivalent and intermediate macroeconomics. An analytical examination of the forces that determine the level of national income, employment, prices, and economic growth under the classical, Keynesian, and post-Keynesian assumptions; Ricardian equivalence, time inconsistency issue, growth models, macroeconomic policy. Cross-listed with ECN 743. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 643.


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  • ECN 654 - Financial Economics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ECN 633. Monetary systems; financial markets; financial intermediation; risk; term structure of interest rates; models of stock and bond prices; capital asset pricing model; financial derivatives; the efficient markets hypothesis; central banking; monetary theory. Cross-listed with ECN 754. Candidates for the M.A. in Economics should register for ECN 654.


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  • ECN 656 - Monetary Theory and Policy

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ECN 654. Monetary theories, supply and demand for money, and the instruments of monetary control, including the influence of monetary policy on money and capital markets; examination of proposed alternate monetary policies. Offered only on sufficient demand.


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  • ECN 675 - Labor Economics

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Economics MA Program student or permission of instuctor. Analysis of labor market issues such as labor supply and demand, wage inequality, human capital formation, unemployment, the minimum wage, labor mobility and unions. Considers policy applications including school quality choices and the effect of health and safety regulations.


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  • ECN 694 - Special Topics In Economics

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course title and content may change from term to term. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • ECN 695 - Seminar In Economics

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Discussion course in a particular area of economics with one instructor and a small group of students. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • ECN 725 - Time Series Econometrics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 610 and ECN 622, or permission of instructor. This course will cover topics on time-series regression analysis including (i) stationary time-series models for forecasting: ARMA models; (ii) modelling volatility; (iii) nonstationarity and tests for nonstationarity due to unit roots and structural breaks; (iv) Vector Autoregressions (VAR) and structural VAR; (v) cointegration and vector error correction models (VECM); and (vi) Other selected topics on Dynamic Causal Effects and Bayesian estimation methods. Cross-listed with ECN 625.


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  • ECN 733 - Advanced Microeconomics I

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites or co-requisite: ECN 610 and intermediate microeconomics. Consumer theory; choice and demand under certainty and uncertainty, intertemporal choice; production, input demand and cost, supply; and perfectly competitive markets and applications. Cross-listed with ECN 633.


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  • ECN 735 - Competition and Strategy

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites or co-requisite: ECN 610 and intermediate microeconomics. Organization of firms and markets in perfectly competitive industries. Internal organizational strategies (scale and scope, make-or-buy, centralization vs. decentralization, etc.), external competitive strategies (pricing, product choice, advertising, entry and exit, R&D, etc.), and their mutual interdependence are analyzed. Cross-listed with ECN 635.


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  • ECN 743 - Advanced Macroeconomics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: ECN 610 and intermediate microeconomics. An analytical examination of the forces that determine the level of national income, employment, prices, and economic growth under the classical, Keynesian, and post-Keynesian assumptions; Ricardian equivalence, time inconsistency issue, growth models, macroeconomic policy. Cross-listed with ECN 643.


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  • ECN 754 - Financial Economics

    [4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: ECN 733. Monetary systems; financial markets; financial intermediation; risk; term structure of interest rates; models of stock and bond prices; capital asset pricing model; financial derivatives; the efficient markets hypothesis; central banking; monetary theory. Cross-listed with ECN 654.


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  • ECN 794 - Special Topics In Economics

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. Course title and content may change from term to term. May be repeated with change of topic.


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  • ECN 795 - Seminar In Economics

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. The seminar focuses on a particular area of economics, and requires class presentations by students and out-of-class writing assignments, as well as other assignments chosen by the instructor. May be repeated with change of topic.


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Education Counseling

  
  • EDA 593 - Current Issues In Counseling

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Specific topic is included in the course schedule. Provides students with the opportunity to investigate a designated topic in-depth and/or to carry out a supervised investigation within the limits of the seminar title. Group meetings enhance discussion and problem exploration. May be repeated with change of topic. (offered infrequently).


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  • EDA 651 - Individual Projects in Education

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Prerequisite: Permission of department chair. An independent project in a selected area of education; project must be approved by and arrangements made with permission of department chair, the advisor, and a supervising faculty member. Offered every semester.


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  • EDA 693 - Current Issues In Administration

    [1-4 credit(s)]
    Specific topic is included in the course schedule. Provides students with the opportunity to investigate a designated topic in-depth and/or to carry out a supervised investigation within the limits of the seminar title. Group meetings enhance discussion and problem exploration. The course may be repeated with different content areas (offered infrequently).


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Education-DTE

  
  • EDC 500 - Diversity in Educational Settings

    [3 credit(s)]
    Focuses on issues related to the education of culturally and linguistically diverse children, gifted children, and children with special needs. Gender issues in education and the relation of diversity to all areas of the teaching-learning process are discussed. Course work involves the development of effective strategies for teaching all children about diversity and for promoting positive relationships among teachers, parents, and children. Required for early childhood teaching license, pre-kindergarten endorsement, and TESOL endorsement.


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  • EDC 501 - Child Development

    [3 credit(s)]
    Emphasis on various aspects and phases of human growth and development from conception to adolescence, including physical/motor, socio-emotional, moral, and cognitive development. Attention is given to relationships among aspects of development and between development and school learning. Human Development option in the College core; required for early childhood teaching license.


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  • EDC 509 - Secondary Methods for the Art Specialist

    [3 credit(s)]
    Class sessions, studio laboratory work, and school-site experiences that develop the necessary knowledge and competencies for planning, implementing, and evaluating art programs in the secondary school.


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  • EDC 511 - Instructional Design & Delivery

    [3 credit(s)]
    Explores theories, methods, and procedures underlying the development and design of instruction, with particular attention given to selected models of teaching and their practical application, strengths, and limitations. Other topics include the systematic analysis, design, implementation, and evaluation of instruction as a continuous integrated process; the importance of audience awareness and the learning environment in instruction planning; and the use of instructional technologies to enhance student learning and develop curricular materials.


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  • EDC 513 - Instructional Development In English/Language Arts Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Aids practicing elementary and secondary educators in developing curriculum, objectives, classroom materials, and appropriate teaching methods. Students critically review current research and trends in relation to national and state standards for instruction in the English language arts.


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  • EDC 514 - Instructional Development In Art Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Aids practicing elementary and secondary educators in developing curriculum, objectives, classroom materials, and appropriate teaching methods. Students critically review current research and trends in relation to national and state standards for instruction in the visual arts.


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  • EDC 515 - Instructional Development In Mathematics Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Aids practicing elementary and secondary educators in developing curriculum, objectives, classroom materials, and appropriate teaching methods. Students critically review current research and trends in relation to national and state standards for mathematics instruction.


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  • EDC 516 - Instructional Development In Social Studies Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Aids practicing elementary and secondary educators in developing curriculum, objectives, classroom materials, and appropriate teaching methods. Students critically review current research and trends in relation to national and state standards for social studies instruction.


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  • EDC 517 - Instructional Development In Science Education

    [4 credit(s)]
    Aids practicing classroom teachers by providing strategies and tools for modifying commercial curricula, enhancing teaching methods, and adapting instructional technologies. Students critically review research and trends related to continuing issues in science education.


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  • EDC 520 - Teaching Mathematics with Technology

    [2 credit(s)]
    This course is designed to help teachers of mathematices use technology to increase student learning in mathematics. Course participants will use technology to explore the issues surrounding the classroom use of technology. Specifically, this course will help teachers develop knowledge of research and theories regarding teaching and learning mathematics using technology. The course will also help teachers develop proficiency in the appropriate application of various technologies to encourage students to develop greater conceptual understanding of mathematics and develop higher order thinking skills.


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  • EDC 521 - Assessment in Mathematics Education

    [3 credit(s)]
    The course in Assessment, Diagnosis, and Evaluation in Mathematics will prepare P-6 Mathematics Specialist Endorsement candidates to be able to direct the alignment of curriculum with the state’s Academic Content Standards within and across grade levels. In addition, they will analyze and interpret data from student assessments for teachers, parents, and the community.


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  • EDC 522 - Practicum in Mathematics Intervention

    [3 credit(s)]
    Prerequisites: Three years of successful experience in teaching mathematics. Practicum in Mathematics Intervention is structured to provide P-6 mathematics teachers with necessary leadership experience for designing intervention programs for schools. In addition, the course helps the practicing teachers to create curriculum and instruction for students who are potentially at risk in learning mathematics. Also, the course stresses the practical application of theory and research to the planning and delivery, and evaluation of instruction.


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