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CRJU 3403 - Victimology
Credits: 3 Spring, Even
Survey of the literature, research, and current trends concerning the victim in the criminal justice system. Particular attention is given to victim rights and compensation, fear of crime, measuring victimization, and the micro and macro impacts of victimization.
Prerequisites: CRJU 1223 .
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CRJU 4103 - White Collar Crimes
Credits: 3 Fall, Even
This course employs both the social science and legal approaches to examine crime committed by corporations as well as by individuals in white-collar occupations. The course covers how such crimes are socially defined, who commits them, who is victimized by them, which social contexts promote them, and how society and the criminal justice system respond to them.
Prerequisites: CRJU 1223 .
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CRJU 4329 - Advanced Topics in Criminal Justice
Credits: 3 On Demand
An advanced course in Criminal Justice. Not for independent study.
Prerequisites: Junior standing.
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CRJU 4909 - Field Experience and Practicum in Criminal Justice
Credits: 1 to 4
The practicum is an extension of the academic offerings for the criminal justice major. The practicum is offered to enhance a student’s academic experience through a program of observation, study, and participation in a selected criminal justice agency. A primary purpose of this program is to broaden the educational experience of participating students by giving them an opportunity to work with practitioners, resulting in the student developing a greater understanding and appreciation for the administration of justice. Students will correlate theory and practice and be stimulated to challenge, examine, question and analyze those issues to which they are exposed. Students are afforded the opportunity to formalize career goals. The program also exposes students to the requirements of employing agencies and offering the opportunity to meet those requirements.
Prerequisites: Criminal Justice major or minor.
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CRJU 4999 - Independent Study in Criminal Justice
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
Independent study for junior and seniors with at least a B average in Psychology.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and completion of 4999 Independent Study Form
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ECED 1999 - Topics in Early Childhood Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
A lower-level course in a selected area of Early Childhood Education. Not for independent study.
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ECED 2082 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Credits: 2
Historical and philosophical perspectives of early childhood education with an emphasis upon various methods.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing
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ECED 2152 - Child, Family, and Community Relations
Credits: 2 Spring
Analysis of psycho-social development of young children and an examination of the relationships between children, parents, and school personnel. Effective ways for the home, school, and community to work together to provide for the optimum development of young children, including multicultural education concerning children from other cultures and ethnic groups.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082 .
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ECED 2999 - Independent Study in Early Childhood Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for students who have completed a minimum of 24 hours with an overall B average.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and the completion of a 2999 Independent Study form.
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ECED 3203 - Guiding Young Children
Credits: 3 Spring
The study of the individual and group needs of young children including physical, social, cognitive, emotional development. The emphasis will be on devising effective guidance strategies and creating appropriately nurturing environments in order to develop the human potential of children. Participation in nursery school, day care, or equivalent. Appropriate for teachers, parents, and child care givers.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082 and Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ECED 3602 - Creative Arts and Movement
Credits: 2
Consideration of appropriate experiences in the areas of the creative arts including visual arts, music, drama, and creative movement for children, as well as physical movement activity as it relates to health. Additional fee required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082
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ECED 4143 - Literacy P-3: Learning to Read
Credits: 3 Spring
Introduction to the professional life of a teacher of reading, developmental stages of young learners, components of reading, and most common approaches for teaching reading and underlying theories of learning. Instruction includes but is not limited to the study of the typically developing young reader and strategies to meet needs. An emphasis is placed on phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, specific learning disabilities including dyslexia, second language learners, current reading legislation, and basal reader approach. Cross-Listed: SPED 4143
Prerequisites: ECED 2082 and admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ECED 4213 - Methods Mathematics, P-3
Credits: 3
Examination of developmental appropriate methods and materials for the effective teaching of mathematics in prekindergarten through third grade. This course includes at least 5 hours of Field Experience in public schools.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082, Junior standing and admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ECED 4329 - Advanced Topics in Early Childhood Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
An advanced course in a selected area of Early Childhood Education. Not for independent study.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
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ECED 4448 - Student Teaching in Early Childhood
Credits: 10
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4162 and EDUC 4721.
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ECED 4453 - Language Development in the Young Child
Credits: 3 Fall
A course designed to promote listening, speaking, prewriting, and prereading skills. Assessment of language and speech; activities to enhance language and speech development; and the remediation of language and speech deficiencies in the classroom setting. Consideration of appropriate experiences in the areas of literature and language arts.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082 and Admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ECED 4465 - Student Teaching in the Early Childhood School
Credits: 5
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum at the elementary level. Must be taken concurrently with ELED 4465 - Student Teaching in the Elementary School (Double Major). Cross-Listed: Double Major Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and to Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in ELED 4465 , EDUC 4162 and 4721.
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ECED 4703 - Science/Social Studies for the Young Child
Credits: 3 Fall
A survey of the methods and strategies for effective teaching of natural science and social studies for PK-3. Demonstration teaching with appropriate planning is emphasized.
Prerequisites: ECED 2082 and admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ECED 4999 - Independent Study in Early Childhood Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for juniors and seniors with at least a B average in Early Childhood Education.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and completion of a 4999 Independent Study form.
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Economics |
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ECON 1203 - Introduction to Economics
Credits: 3 Fall
A survey course to prepare the student for intelligent understanding of the contemporary American economy and common economic problems. The course introduces elementary concepts and methodology. (The course will not satisfy the economics requirement in the B.B.A. degree. Nonbusiness students planning to take additional courses in business or economics should determine the prerequisites before taking 1203.)
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ECON 1999 - Topics in Economics
Credits: 1 to 4
A lower-level course in a selected area of Economics. Not for independent study.
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ECON 2013 - Principles of Economics: Macro
Credits: 3
Introduction to the theory of national income and employment, money and banking, economic growth and stabilization.
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ECON 2023 - Principles of Economics: Micro
Credits: 3
Introduction to price theory, international economics.
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ECON 2999 - Independent Study in Economics
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for students who have completed a minimum of 24 hours with an overall B average.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and the completion of a 2999 Independent Study form.
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ECON 3453 - Money and Banking
Credits: 3 Spring
A study of the role of money in the financial system, financial markets and instruments, and the operation of various financial institutions with emphasis on the banking industry. Specific topics addressed include: interest rates, regulation, information and market efficiency, and international implications.
Prerequisites: ECON 2013 and ECON 2023 .
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ECON 3553 - International Economics
Credits: 3 Fall, Even
A study of the international economic activity and environment. Includes an emphasis on international economic relationships, trade theory, balance of payments, trade barriers, growth and development, and international economic organizations.
Prerequisites: ECON 2013 .
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ECON 4329 - Advanced Topics in Economics
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
An advanced course in a selected area of Economics. Not for independent study.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
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ECON 4999 - Independent Study in Economics
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for juniors and seniors with at least a B average in Economics.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and completion of a 4999 Independent Study form.
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ECON 5303 - Competitive Analysis
Credits: 3
This course is a study of tools that provide insight into competitive structures and relationships within industries, sectors, and economies.
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ECON 5413 - Free Market Economic System
Credits: 3
This course examines the fundamental interactions that make up a market economy, fiscal policy, monetary policy, and economic growth.
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ECON 5513 - Decision Analysis and Quantitative Methods
Credits: 3
This course provides the student with the concepts, methods and tools for the application of logical and quantitative analysis to business decision making and problem solving. The course familiarizes the student with a wide range of software and other classical and contemporary resources related to decision and problem analysis, including basics of logic and decision making, principles of optimization, probabilistic distributions, linear programming, simplex, queuing and transportation problems, break even analysis, inventory management, forecasting and simulation. The course highlights the benefits as well as the limits of quantitative analysis in a real-world context.
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EDUC 1051 - Cornerstone of Teacher Education
Credits: 1
A course designed to assist the student who is considering teaching P-12 education as a profession and to equip the student with strategies for academic success. Emphasis is placed on individual and self-evaluation as a prerequisite to choosing a vocation and exploration of teaching from the practitioner’s point of view. The course includes 5-field experience placement in local schools. Additional fees
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EDUC 1999 - Topics in Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
A lower-level course in a selected area of Education. Not for independent study.
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EDUC 2012 - Foundations of Education
Credits: 2
Introduction to the historical, philosophical, psychological, and social foundations of education and their relationships to teaching as a profession. The course includes a minimum of 15 hours of service as a teaching assistant/observer in public schools.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing or permission.
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EDUC 2113 - Principles of Secondary Education
Credits: 3
The foundational information taught in this class intends to enable secondary candidates to understand ways educational thought and practice have developed and changed over time. The course includes educational policies, theories, and methods that help to prepare secondary candidates as they enter the teaching profession. Candidates will be encouraged to consciously think about and put into written form their developing personal philosophy of education, the integration of their personal faith into their philosophy, and identify with which philosophies and theories studied during coursework in which their personal philosophy most aligns. The course includes a minimum of 15 hours of observing/assisting in public schools.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission.
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EDUC 2999 - Independent Study in Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for students who have completed a minimum of 24 hours with an overall B average.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and the completion of a 2999 Independent Study form.
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EDUC 3013 - Human Development
Credits: 3
A basic course emphasizing principles of understanding and guidance for development of infants into mature members of society. An examination of significant experiences of life from conception through adolescence.
Prerequisites: sophomore standing.
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EDUC 3133 - Methods of Teaching Theatre, Speech, and Debate
Credits: 3 Spring, Even
In this course, students will learn, evaluate, and practice pedagogical approaches used in secondary speech, debate, and theatre classrooms. In thinking through approaches for these fine arts courses, each pre-service educator will not only begin to understand the intersection between theory and practice, they will also be challenged to generate creative approaches to strengthen proven methodologies. Specifically, this course will cover the following concepts: 1) components related to teaching theatre history, technical theatre, theatre performance, and theatre administration; 2) components related to teaching the oral tradition, speech types, and methods of speech organization and speaking skills; and 3) components related to teaching debate history, debate types and rules, and debate organization and presentation skills.
Prerequisites: admission to the Teacher Education program and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 3312 .
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EDUC 3143 - Adolescent Development
Credits: 3
Development and implementation of inclusionary practices, instructional approaches and assistive technology that emphasize teaching students with special needs effectively in the academic, social, and behavioral domains. Information in this course will also highlight collaboration with special education professionals, families, and stakeholders. Cross-Listed: PSYC 3143
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission.
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EDUC 3203 - Educational Psychology
Credits: 3
Focus is on the development of students’ thinking and reasoning skills, on research in studies of cognitive processes and on information processing. Attention will be given to learning theory and social learning and their applications to teaching strategies. Cross-Listed: PSYC 3203
Prerequisites: EDUC 2012 and sophomore standing.
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EDUC 3312 - Clinical Practicum in Methods, Middle and Secondary, Theatre, Speech, and Debate
Credits: 2 Spring,Even
Even Twenty-five clock hours of supervised observation divided between junior high public school (6th and 7th grades or 6th through 8th grades) and secondary public school classrooms. The students will learn by observing licensed educators teach content related to the areas of theatre, speech, and/or debate. Other language arts course observations may be substituted if the school does not offer theatre, speech, or debate courses.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education program and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 3133 .
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EDUC 3502 - Principles of Middle School Education
Credits: 2
General principles of middle school education that apply to all middle school teaching areas and provide insight into the unique structures, organization, and problems encountered in middle schools. The course includes at least 10 hours of service as a teaching assistant/observer in public schools.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
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EDUC 3702 - Classroom Management PK-8
Credits: 2
Classroom management PK-8 will focus on issues of motivation, procedures and routines, discipline strategies and respect which are commonly found in grades PK-8. The course will concentrate on preventative approaches to classroom management which involves creating a positive classroom community with mutual respect between teacher and student and setting up a structured classroom. Lastly, the course will include key tasks that teachers must attend to in order to development an environment conducive to learning. These tasks include: (1) organizing the physical environment, (2) setting up a classroom structure conducive to instruction (3) establishing procedures and routines, (4) developing caring relationships, (5) implementing engaging instruction and (6) preventing and responding to discipline problems through a discipline plan.
Prerequisites: Sophomore Teacher Education Major or Minor.
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EDUC 3723 - Classroom Management 6-12
Credits: 3
This course asks the future teacher to analyze and evaluate the various techniques of classroom management in a secondary classroom (middle or high school) related to concerns such as behavioral strategies, disciplinary interventions, time and materials, technology, rapport, and rules/procedures formation. The course also contains a component that deals with parent/community relations.
Prerequisites: Sophomore standing or permission.
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EDUC 3963 - Literature for Young Adults
Credits: 3 Spring
A survey of literature appropriate to secondary school-age readers, with some attention to patterns in subject and style, to the relation of literature to the development processes of the young adult reader, and to methods of presentation. Cross-Listed: ENGL 3963
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EDUC 3983 - Special Methods of Teaching, Secondary
Credits: 3 Fall, Odd
Methods appropriate to the listed secondary certification fields. Instruction offered in the department having the appropriate academic specialization. The course includes at least 25 hours of service as a teaching assistant/observer in public schools within the observer’s subject area.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program and junior standing.
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EDUC 4223 - Methods of Teaching Health and Physical Education, P-12
Credits: 3 Fall
This course is designed to prepare students to teach health and physical education at the P-12 level.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program, junior standing, and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4301 .
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EDUC 4291 - Clinical Practicum in Methods, P-12, Modern Foreign Language
Credits: 1 Fall
Twenty-five (25) clock hours of supervised observation divided between elementary and secondary public school classrooms.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4373 .
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EDUC 4301 - Clinical Practicum in Methods, P-12, Health and Physical Education
Credits: 1 Fall
Twenty-five (25) hours of supervised observation divided between elementary and secondary public school classrooms.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program and concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4223 .
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EDUC 4329 - Advanced Topics in Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
An advanced course in a selected area of Education. Not for independent study.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
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EDUC 4373 - Methods of Teaching Foreign Language in the Elementary and Secondary Schools
Credits: 3 Fall
A survey of the methods and strategies used in teaching foreign language in elementary and secondary schools.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program and culture course in the appropriate language.
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EDUC 4538 - Student Teaching, Secondary
Credits: 10
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4162 and EDUC 4721.
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EDUC 4635 - Student Teaching
Credits: 5
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4162, EDUC 4645 , and EDUC 4721.
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EDUC 4645 - Student Teaching
Credits: 5
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4162, EDUC 4635 , and EDUC 4721.
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EDUC 4731 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students with Exceptionalities
Credits: 1
This course is an advanced overview and application of teaching students with diverse exceptional needs. Course content focuses on current legislation, professional practices, trends, and research, and student teaching candidates will learn and explore current evidence-based practices that support student success. Additional emphasis is placed on identifying specific instructional strategies developed for students who struggle in subject-specific content areas.
Prerequisites: Admission to Student Teaching ProgramCorequisites: EDUC 4743
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EDUC 4743 - Pedagogy and Assessment Seminar
Credits: 3
Assessment and classroom management in education are ongoing parts of effective instruction. As research continues to emerge about the appropriate use of management strategies, efficient classrooms, assessments, and assessment data, teachers must recognize the importance of classroom systems and properly aligned outcomes with assessments and how both inform students about their learning and teachers about their teaching. This course will explore the different tasks as part of the PPAT (Praxis Performance Assessment for Teachers) evaluation and begin to understand how each can be an instrument for instructional improvement and better development of first-year teacher presence. Consequently, teachers need to be able to premeditate efficient classroom systems while collecting and interpreting assessment data so that they can quantitatively and qualitatively adjust their instruction and/or curriculum so that it helps push student thinking and achievement. This course will process each of the different PPAT tasks and how they are collectively and individually related to teacher preparation and enhanced pedagogy. Each of these tasks are component-specific as they consider the necessary elements of quality teaching that leads to student achievement. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program and to the Student Teaching programs; concurrent enrollment in Student Teaching courses and EDUC 4731 .
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EDUC 4999 - Independent Study in Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for juniors and seniors with at least a B average in Education.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and completion of a 4999 Independent Study form.
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EDUC 5003 - Issues in Teaching and Classroom Management
Credits: 3
The course presents best practices including organizing time, materials, classroom space, strategies for managing individual and large group student behaviors, transitions, lab activities, and other arrangements for classrooms.
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EDUC 5013 - Instructional Pedagogy and Assessment
Credits: 3
The course supports teachers in strengthening skills of designing data-driven instruction and assessment. Employing the latest research, teachers will learn how to maximize student engagement, explore the key components of classroom practice, and the changing demands in an authentic classroom.
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EDUC 5023 - Psychology of Teaching and Learning
Credits: 3
The course helps teachers understand student motivation, social and environmental contexts, and student strengths and weaknesses. The focus is on educational psychology and how it informs instruction in the classroom. It teaches and examines essential principles of human behavior that can shape learning and supports teachers in using measurements and assessments to gauge student learning.
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EDUC 5033 - Instructional Strategies for Diverse Learners
Credits: 3
The course is an advanced overview and application of teaching students with diverse exceptional needs. Course content focues on current legislation, professional practices, trends, research, and explores current evidence-based practices that support student success. Additional emphasis is placed on identifying specific instructional strategies developed for students who struggle in subject-specific content areas.
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EDUC 6003 - Media and Literacy Across the Curriculum
Credits: 3
This course highlights current research, planning tools, and media-literacy infused project examples to prepare educators to embed literacy in all content areas. Emphasis is placed on a variety of instructional strategies to enhance literacy engagement which enables students to analyze, evaluate, create, and communicate using information in all forms.
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EDUC 6013 - Elementary Math Methods
Credits: 3
This course highlights mathematics curriculum, materials, methods, and procedures related to the theory and practices of teaching mathematics in grades 1-8. This course provides the background for teaching contemporary mathematics in the elementary school using manipulatives for computing basic operations, mathematical concepts, problem solving and logical reasoning.
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EDUC 6023 - Elementary Reading Methods
Credits: 3
This course highlights learning theories, content, and methods specifically related to teaching young children how to read and older children to read to learn in content areas. Understandings of central reading components such as print awareness, phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and critical literacy are the focus, as well as best practices for teaching reading effectively to diverse learners with varied needs and interests.
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EDUC 6033 - Technology Across the Curriculum
Credits: 3
The course highlights current research-based technologies that can be integrated into P-12 classrooms such as learning management systems, learning platforms, online interactive manipulatives, research tools, and assessment tools. Technology strategies to enhance learning, motivate students, and provide efficient results are presented throughout the course.
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ELED 1999 - Topics in Elementary Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
A lower-level course in a selected area of Elementary Education. Not for independent study.
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ELED 2999 - Independent Study in Elementary Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for students who have completed a minimum of 24 hours with an overall B average.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and the completion of a 2999 Independent Study form.
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ELED 4113 - Literacy 4-8: Reading to Learn
Credits: 3 Spring
Overview of the five components of reading identified by the National Reading Panel and the most common approaches to teaching reading to students in upper elementary and middle school. Instruction includes but is not limited to the study of the typically developing transitional, intermediate, and skillful reader and strategies to meet individual needs. An emphasis is placed on vocabulary, comprehension, fluency, second language learners, digital literacy, literature focus units, literature circles, and readers workshop approach, along with underlying theories of learning. Additional fee may be required
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program. Clinical Practicum 1.
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ELED 4123 - Social Studies in the Elementary and Middle School
Credits: 3
Examination of developmentally appropriate methods for effective teaching of the social sciences in the elementary and middle school setting. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELED 4164 - Language Arts and Children’s Literature, P-8
Credits: 4
A study of the developmental stages of writing and various methods for teaching the writing process in PK-8. Emphasis on literary elements of children’s literature and use of children’s literature to teach writing.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELED 4203 - Science in the Elementary and Middle School
Credits: 3
Examination of developmentally appropriate methods for effective teaching of natural science in the elementary and middle school.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELED 4223 - Methods Mathematics, 4-8
Credits: 3
Examination of developmental appropriate methods and materials for the effective teaching of mathematics in fourth grade through the middle school setting. This course includes at least 5 hours of Field Experience in public schools.
Prerequisites: junior standing and admission to Teacher Education Program.
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ELED 4233 - Literacy: Assessment and Intervention
Credits: 3
Introduction, practice, and application in selection and use of appropriate literacy assessments to support developing and proficient readers. Strategies to support intervention of needed areas based on assessment. Course requires enrollment in L4233 and additional fee of $35. Additional fees
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education Program, and ELED 4113 or concurrent enrollment in ELED 4113 .
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ELED 4329 - Advanced Topics in Elementary Education
Credits: 1 to 4 On Demand
An advanced course in a selected area of Elementary Education. Not for independent study.
Prerequisites: junior standing.
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ELED 4438 - Student Teaching in the Elementary School
Credits: 10
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in EDUC 4162 and EDUC 4721.
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ELED 4465 - Student Teaching in the Elementary School
Credits: 5
Directed laboratory experiences in a student teaching practicum at the elementary level. Must be taken concurrently with ECED 4465 - Student Teaching in the Early Childhood School (Double Major). Cross-Listed: Double Major Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: admission to Teacher Education and to Student Teaching Programs; senior standing; concurrent enrollment in ECED 4465 , EDUC 4731 , and EDUC 4743 .
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ELED 4999 - Independent Study in Elementary Education
Credits: 1 to 4
Independent study for juniors and seniors with at least a B average in Elementary Education.
Prerequisites: approval of the dean and completion of a 4999 Independent Study form.
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ENGR 1103 - Engineering Innovation and Design Problem Solving
Credits: 3
This course is the cornerstone of the Engineering program. Topics ininclude: problem solving skills, solution development using mathematical and scientific concepts, product design and development, teamwork, ethics, intellectual property, presentation skills, performance analysis, development of a business plan, and the entrepreneurial mindset. Factors in innovation, creativity, human behavior and commercialization of science will be explored. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
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ENGR 2101 - Entrepreneurial Mindset
Credits: 1
This course covers topics for building an understanding of the entrepreneurial mindset. Specific areas of study include the role of curiosity, development of connections, and a value-creation mindset . The course is designed to help students recognize the bigger picture withinin which engineering work is conducted. Topics include innovation, opportunity recognition, value assessment, market evaluation, and how to learn from mistakes.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1103
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ENGR 2313 - Electrical Circuits
Credits: 3
This course covers electronic circuits and studies lumped circuit abstraction, resistive networks, network theorems, analysis of non-linear circuits, digital abstraction, MOSFET switches, amplifiers, small signal models, energy storage elements, first order transients in linear electrical networks. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 1103 and lab
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ENGR 2403 - Statics
Credits: 3
This course covers the study of forces, free body diagrams; equilibrium of simple objects; and machines and structures joined by engineering connections, trusses, friction, and moments of inertia.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2525 and MATH 2023
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ENGR 2413 - Dynamics
Credits: 3
This course covers kinematics and kinetics of particles, systems of particles, plane kinetics and kinematics of rigid bodies, 3-dimensional dynamics of rigid bodies, variation and time response.
Prerequisites: ENGR 2403
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ENGR 2603 - Aerodynamics
Credits: 3
This course is an introduction to aerodynamics. Topics include subsonic potential flows, viscous flows, aerodynamics of airfoils and wings, and supersonic and hypersonic airfoil theory. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2515
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ENGR 3202 - Lean Six Sigma Methods
Credits: 2
This course explores the Lean Six Sigma Methods of efficiency in production. It seeks to eliminate waste in the process: Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Non-Utilized Talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, Extra Processing. Industry relevant belts will be pursued. Additional fee required.
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ENGR 3303 - Control Systems
Credits: 3
This course covers frequency and time domain modeling, time response, reductions of multiple subsystems, stability, steady state errors, root locus techniques and frequency response techniques. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 2313 , MATH 2023 , and PHYS 2525
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ENGR 3313 - Advanced Control Systems
Credits: 3
This course will teach advanced control system design methods used in developing autonomous systems used in real-world aerospace models. Also covered will be the concepts involved in modern control and systems theory, in order to prepare for more advanced topics and courses, to permit self-learning and to solve real-world problems. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3323 - Microprocessors
Credits: 3
This course covers microprocessors and microcomputers. Students will study software architectures, assembly language programming, machine language coding, memory devices, circuits and subsystem design, I/O interface and LSI peripheral devices. Specific analysis of the software and hardware architectures of the 80386 and 80486 families will be performed. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3333 - Electrical/Electronic Design/Analysis Tools
Credits: 3
This course covers diode, bipolar transistor and FET circuit models for the design and analysis of electronic circuits. Single and multistage analysis and design; introduction to digital circuits. Computer-aided design calculations, amplifier operating point design, and frequency response of single and multistage amplifiers. High frequency and low frequency designs are emphasized. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3353 - Electrical Power Systems
Credits: 3
This course covers physics of electricity, basic circuit analysis, AC power, generators, loads, transmission, distribution, power flow analysis, system performance, and system operation.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3363 - Digital Signal Processing
Credits: 3
This course covers sampling and reconstruction of signals, discrete Fourier transforms, fast Fourier transforms, implementation of discrete-time systems, digital filters, multirate digital signal processing, linear predictions, optimum linear filters, adaptive filters, and power spectrum estimation. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3373 - Data Communication and Networking
Credits: 3
This course covers the fundamentals of data communications and computer networking. Specific topics include: signal detection, bandwidth, signal-to-noise ratio, transmission multiplexing, error handling, data transmission, communication software, internetworking, architecture protocols, packet swirching, and network security.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3363
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ENGR 3413 - Manufacturing and Machine Design
Credits: 3
This course covers introduction to design specifications and procedures for machine components, including linkages, gears, cams, bearings, clutches, shafts, and brakes. Finite element analysis and design of joints (threaded fasteners, welds, springs, keys, etc.), design of gear trains, lubrication and bearing design. Application of the principles of mechanics of materials to the design of machine elements, failure criteria in yielding fatigue and buckling, statistical considerations will be examined. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 2313 and PHYS 2525
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ENGR 3433 - Material Science
Credits: 3
This course covers axial stress and strain, torsion, stresses in beams, elastic curves, deflection of beams, combined stresses in columns. Mechanical response measures and design theories for engineering materials, elastic and plastic response as affected by stress, strain, time, and temperature. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1214 and PHYS 2525
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ENGR 3443 - Thermodynamics
Credits: 3
This course covers the study of energy, energy transfer, first and second laws of thermodynamics, entropy, energy analysis of closed systems, mass and energy analysis of control volumes, gas power cycles, refrigeration power cycles, gas mixtures, combined power cycles, chemical reactions, and equilibria.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2525 and MATH 3243
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ENGR 3453 - Vibrations
Credits: 3
This course covers application of Lagrange’s equations to mechanical system modeling, multiple-degree-of-freedom systems, experimental and computer methods with some emphasis on design applications.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2525 and MATH 3243
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ENGR 3463 - Strength of Materials
Credits: 3
This course will cover forces in simple models of mechanical and aerospace structures. Internal forces in beams, shear and moment diagrams. Stress and strain components in solids, equilibrium equations, Hooke’s law for isotropic solids. Bending and shear stresses in beams. Deflection of symmetric beams and indeterminate problems. Stresses in thin-walled pressure vessels and in circular cylinders under torsion.
Prerequisites: PHYS 2525 and CHEM 1214
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ENGR 3473 - Additive Manufacturing Science
Credits: 3
This course covers basic principles and development of additive manufacturing, generalized process chain, Vat photopolymerization, powder bed fusion, extrusion-based processes, material jetting, sheet lamination and directed energy deposition processes, direct write technologies, low cost systems, process selection guidelines, post processing and software issues, direct digital manufacturing, design for additive manufacturing, rapid tooling, applications, business opportunities and future directions of the method will be covered.
Prerequisites: CHEM 1214 and PHYS 2525
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ENGR 3483 - Advanced Manufacturing Design/Analysis Tools
Credits: 3
This course examines manufacturing systems and manufacturing processes including assembly, machining, injection molding, casting, thermoforming, and more. Emphasis on the relationship between physics and randomness to quality, rate, cost, and flexibility. Attention to the relationship between the process and the system, and the process and part design. Provides ways to analyze manufacturing systems in terms of material flow and storage, information flow, capacities, and times and durations of events. Fundamental topics include probability, inventory and queuing models, forecasting, optimization, process analysis, and linear and dynamic systems. Factory planning and scheduling topics include flow planning, bottleneck characterization, buffer and batch-size tactics, seasonal planning, and dynamic behavior of production systems. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3463
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ENGR 3503 - Engineering Systems Design
Credits: 3
Principles of systems engineering as they apply to the design process for aerospace flight systems; general design methodology; application of these concepts to the initial sizing of both aircraft and spacecraft systems. This course will incorporate a conceptual design project of either an aircraft or spacecraft flight system to satisfy a given set of requirements. Project team organization. Emphasis on sizing, trade studies and design optimization, and subsystem integration. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: ENGR 3303
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ENGR 3513 - Systems Modeling and Simulation
Credits: 3
This course covers system simulation modeling and analysis tools and techniques, covering issues such as variability, covariance and correlation. Includes management of simulation and modeling projects, variance reduction techniques, animation, continuous system simulation, and creativity and innovation through modeling. Laboratory required. Additional fee required.
Prerequisites: CIS 2062 and ENGR 3503
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