| 105 | Introduction to Workplace Training. 3 hrs. I. |
| | Designed to provide future MKE teachers, business and industry
trainers, and human resource people with a historical perspective
on training activities as well as current trends in training.
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| 201 | Curriculum Design for Education Training. 3 hrs. I. |
| | A study of the structure of occupations for the purpose of
developing competencies in career development and curriculum
development. Students will analyze marketing jobs in terms of
specific and related job duties and competencies and will
investigate career continuums.
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| 280-283 | Special Topics. 1-4 hrs. |
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| 301 | RBA Portfolio Development. 1 hr. |
| | Study of the purpose, organization, and contents of an
experiential learning portfolio for submission and evaluation
through the Regents Bachelor of Arts degree program.
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| 305 | Office Machines/Quantitative Applications. 3 hrs. I. |
| | Designed to develop proficiency of business math applications on
calculators, and to provide experience with duplicating and
machine transcription machines.
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| 325 | Communications for Business and Industry. 3 hrs. I, II. |
| | Emphasis is placed on the composition of effective business
correspondence, writing business reports, making oral
presentations, and developing proper procedures and skills
necessary for conducting meetings.
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| 403 | Introduction to Adult Learning Theory. 3 hrs. I |
| | Designed to acquaint the student with the field of adult education
and its underpinnings and the various adult learning theories
and/or approached.
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| 405 | Instructional Methods in Technical Training. 3 hrs. |
| | Provide future MKE teachers, business and industry trainers, and
human resource people with instructional methods concerning
training activities as well as current trends in training.
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| 410 | Developing Selling Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review selling content, select content
objectives, identify content appropriate for the target group,
prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
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| 420 | Principles of Cooperative Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Principles for planning, implementing, and evaluating the
cooperative design within the various service areas of technical
education; analysis of factors which must be considered in
selection of the cooperative design.
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| 421 | Office Management. 3 hrs. I, II. |
| | Principles and practices, approached from the viewpoint of the
office manager, through oral and written problems.
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| 422 | Administration of Cooperative Programs. 3 hrs. |
| | Administering cooperative education programs, recruiting, and
selecting students; selecting training agencies and placing
students; conducting public relations activities for the program;
and advising the student organization.
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| 425 | Computer Applications in Business and Marketing. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of computer applications and software for Business and
Marketing Education.
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| 440 | Developing Merchandising/Sales Promotion Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review merchandising and sales promotion
content, objectives, identify content appropriate for the target
group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation
instruments.
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| 442 | Principles of Prevocational Exploration. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of the prevocational exploration delivery system and develop
instructional units which include goals, objectives, and criteria
for evaluation of students.
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| 444 | Practicum in Prevocational Exploration, I. 3 hrs. |
| | Participants make revisions to instructional units, organize a
Career Exploration Club and recognize apprenticeship
opportunities. (PR: ATE 442)
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| 446 | Practicum in Prevocational Exploration, II. 3 hrs. |
| | Participants modify the 36-lesson plan project, incorporate
additional “hands-on” activities, examine teaching strategies, and
design activities for community involvement such as an advisory
committee. (PR: ATE 444)
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| 449 | Occupational Analysis and Instructional Design. 3 hrs. |
| | Analyzing an occupation to identify knowledge and skills; use of
the analysis to develop problem-solving objectives and
instructional plans; emphasis on approaches to facilitate student
achievement of objectives.
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| 450 | Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace. 3 hrs. |
| | Course is designed to provide opportunities to learn in
preparation for career success with supervisors, co-workers,
clients, and customers. Human relations skills are examined and
related to business success.
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| 460-463 | Staff Development. 1-4 hrs. I, II, S. |
| | Courses and activities designed to meet specific in-service needs
of public school personnel. Credit may be used for certificate
renewal and salary upgrading if approved, but not in degree
programs.
Identifying course titles will vary. CR/NC grading.
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| 465 | Career Exploration and Development. 3 hrs. |
| | Exploring principles and techniques for career planning and job
search. An overview of strategies for gaining a competitive edge
in the labor market and experiencing a successful career
beginning.
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| 469 | Business and Occupational Teaching Methods. 3 hrs. |
| | Survey of materials and methods for developing competencies in
teaching business education and/ or occupational training
programs.
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| 470 | Practicum in Adult and Technical Education. 1-4 hrs. |
| | Individually designed field experience under supervision of the
faculty; such experience related to the student’s future
professional role. (GRADING: CR/NC)
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| 480-483 | Special Topics. 1-4 hrs. |
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| 485-488 | Independent Study. 1-4 hrs. |
| | Focused study of a topic in adult or technical education selected
cooperatively by student and faculty advisor; hours credit to be
determined by magnitude of the project.
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| 489 | Grant Proposal Writing for Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | This course provides a step-by-step guide to the proposal writing
process, from the initial stages of planning, to outlining, to
writing the first draft, to preparing the final document, to
preparing materials for an oral presentation.
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| 491-494 | Workshop. 1-4 hrs. |
| | A study of practical applications in selected subject areas of
Adult/Technical Education (ATE 491, 492; CR/NC GRADING)
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| 495 | Historical Developments in Workforce Preparation. 3 hrs. |
| | An in-depth study of technical education legislation and theory
that shaped workforce preparation in the United States.
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| 495H-496H | Readings for Honors in Business Education. 2-4; 2-4 hrs. |
| | Open only to students of outstanding ability. See Honors Courses.
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| 503 | Introduction to Adult Learning Theory. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to acquaint the student with the field of adult education and its underpinnings and the
various adult learning theories and/or approaches.
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| 505 | Instructional Methods in Technical Training. 3 hrs. |
| | Unit and lesson planning; cooperative education as a method of instruction, project plan of instruction,
classroom management and control, demonstration techniques, evaluation methods, field experience in Marketing Education classroom.
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| 508 | Teaching Methods in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Correlating lab instruction with classroom instruction; individual and group instruction sheets and
materials; the four teaching steps in career and technical education; physical factors relating to classroom and lab.
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| 510 | Developing Selling Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review selling content, select content objectives, identify content appropriate
for the target group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
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| 511 | Introduction to Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed as a follow-up to Teaching Methods in Careeer and Technical Education and intended to
provide the new teacher guidance and supervision in developing teacher competence.
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| 512 | Course Construction and Planning in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Analysis procedures for determining career abd technical curriculum content; determination of
program goals and objectives; involvement of advisory committees; factors, principles, and techniques
of developing a course of study.
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| 513 | Organization and Management of School Shops and Laboratories. 3 hrs. |
| | Responsibilities as a manager; methods of handling tools, equipment, and supplies; project instructional
resource needs and reporting; improvement of facilities; filing system, and career and technical
laboratory.
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| 520 | Principles of Cooperative Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Principles for planning, implementing, and evaluating the cooperative design within the various service
areas of technical education; analysis of factors which must be considered in selection of the cooperative
design.
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| 521 | Occupational Analysis. 3 hrs.
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| | Assist the instructor in analyzing an occupation; goals and objectives to form a basis for vocational
curriculum; classifying and describing occupations; analysis procedures; course content, and technical
skills and knowledge.
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| 522 | Administration of Cooperative Programs. 3 hrs. |
| | Administering cooperative education programs, recruiting, and selecting students; selecting training
agencies and placing students; conducting public relations activities for the program; and advising the
student organization.
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| 524 | Safety in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Responsibilities of the teacher in providing a safe learning/working environment; effective approaches
to accident prevention; laws and regulatory agencies regarding safety management in the classroom and
laboratory.
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| 525 | Computer Applications in Business and Marketing Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of computer applications and software for Business and Marketing Education.
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| 535 | Methods of Examination in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Develop written and performance evaluation instruments; develop and use progress charts; determine
appropriate grading procedures. Develope rating scales, objectives tests, classroom tests, and manipulative tests. Introduction to statistics.
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| 536 | Coordination of Cooperative Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Background of coordination; methods of techniques for evaluating and selecting work stations; student
selection, placement, and follow-up; role of advisory committees; methods of evaluating cooperative
work experience.
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| 540 | Developing Merchandising/Sales Promotion Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review merchandising and sales promotion content, objectives, identify content
appropriate for the target group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
|
| 542 | Principles of Prevocational Exploration. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of the prevocational exploration delivery system. Develop instructional units which include goals,
objectives, and criteria for evaluation of students.
|
| 544 | Practicum in Prevocational Exploration, I. 3 hrs. |
| | Participants make revisions to instructional units, organize a Career Exploration Club, and recognize
apprenticeship opportunities.
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| 546 | Practicum in Prevocational Exploration, II. 3 hrs. |
| | Participants modify the 36-lesson plan project, incorporate additional “hands-on” activities, examine
teaching strategies, and design activities for community involvement utilizing an advisory committee.
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| 547 | Computer Applications in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to introduce modern instructional technology in today’s classrooms and labs. Introduction to
disk operating systems; application software for instruction and instructional management; student
evaluation; record keeping, and work processing.
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| 548 | Applications of Basic Skills in Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Methods, techniques, and strategies for incorporating basic skills in career and technical instruction;
emphasis on reading, writing, math, oral communication, and critical thinking skills; job-seeking and
job-keeping skills.
|
| 549 | Occupational Analysis and Instructional Design. 3 hrs. |
| | Analyzing an occupation to identify knowledge and skills; use of the analysis to develop problem solving
objectives and instructional plans; emphasis on approach to facilitate student achievement of objectives.
|
| 550 | Interpersonal Skills in the Workplace. 3 hrs. |
| | Course is designed to provide opportunities to learn in preparation for career success with supervisors,
co-workers, clients, and customers. Human relations skills are examined and related to business success.
|
| 552 | History and Philosophy of Career and Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Historical influences in the development of workforce education in America and Europe; motivating
influences and the implications of philosophy in modern career and technical education.
|
| 559 | Coordination of Career and Technical Youth Activities. 3 hrs. |
| | Organize and develop co-curricular student organization; defining the purpose of the organization;
plan application and integration into the vocational program; competencies in leadership and team building.
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| 560-563 | Professional Development. 1-4 hrs. |
| |
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| 565 | Career Exploration and Development. 3 hrs. |
| | Exploring principles and techniques for career planning and job search. An overview of strategies for
gaining a competitive edge in the labor market and for experiencing a successful career beginning.
|
| 569 | Business and Occupational Teaching Methods. 3 hrs. |
| | Survey materials and methods for developing competencies in teaching business education and/or
occupational training programs.
|
| 570 | Practicum in Adult and Technical Education. 1-4 hrs.
|
| | Individually designed field experience under supervision of the faculty; such experience related to the
student’s future professional role.
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| 580-584 | Special Topics. 1-4 hrs. |
| |
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| 585-588 | Independent Study. 1-4 hrs. |
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| 591-594 | Workshop. 1-4 hrs. |
| |
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| 589 | Grant Proposal Writing for Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | This course provides a step-by-step guide to the proposal writing process, from the initial stages of
planning, to writing the first draft, to preparing the final document.
|
| 595 | Historical Developments in Workforce Preparation. 3 hrs. |
| | An overview of the historical evolution of technical education legislation; analysis of Technical Education
Acts as they relate to state and local planning of technical education programs.
|
| 600 | Aspects of Training and Development. 3 hrs. |
| | Overview of the training and development profession and theories that support the profession; emphasis
on the variety of solutions used by HRD professionals to help improve individual and organizational
performance.
|
| 601 | Philosophy of Workforce Preparation 3 hrs. |
| | Overview of the historical origins of technical education and their relationship to educational philosophies;
foundations of areas of technical education; analysis of questions fundamental to a philosophy of
technical education.
|
| 603 | Introduction to Adult Education and Adult Learners. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to acquaint the student with the field of adult and continuing education, its foundations and
development in this country and future trends.
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| 605 | Foundations of Business and Marketing Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Application of philosophy and principles of business and marketing education to the objectives, curriculum,
guidance, and teacher preparation, emphasizing the techniques for coordination of federally aided
programs.
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| 609 | Developing Training Plans for Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | Analysis of factors in developing local plans for business and industry; emphasis on implications of
federal guidelines; factors which impinge upon programs during implementation; developing evaluation
procedures.
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| 610 | Current Issues in Business and Marketing Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Individual and group analysis of current issues in business and marketing; identification of issues significant
to the direction of sound business education and marketing education programs.
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| 614 | Adult/Technical Education and Economic Development. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of the sources of data on employment needs; relationship to planning techniques for conducting
a community survey; organizing data for analysis and applying the findings to the planning process.
|
| 615 | Student Career Organizations. 3 hrs. |
| | A study of various facets of existing state/national student organizations. Special emphasis is placed
upon the organizations of student career organizations and parliamentary procedures. (PR: ATE 542 or
equivalent)
|
| 616 | Community Relations in Adult/Technical Programs. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of community organization and the relationship of adult/technical education; consideration of
models for analyzing employment opportunities and occupational training needs and the process in
securing community commitment.
|
| 618 | Literature of Adult and Continuing Education. 3 hrs. |
| | A program of readings and reports on specific areas in adult education or particular problems within an
area of adult and continuing education. Readings to be selected cooperatively with advisor.
|
| 628 | Adult Instruction: Environmental and Personal Aspects. 3 hrs. |
| | The course examines both environmental and personal factors which may impact on the adult learning
process and is designed to foster awareness, which will be translated into appropriate intervention
strategies.
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| 631 | Survey Practicum in Computer Applications in Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | An introductory course for persons who want to become familiar with the application of computers in
the business/industrial fields represented by adult and technical education.
|
| 635 | Specialized Practicum in Computer Applications in Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | An advanced course for persons who want to further their knowledge of the application of computers in
the business/industrial fields represented by adult and technical education.
|
| 637 | Individual Computer Program Applications. 3 hrs. |
| | Individually designed learning activities that involve the application of previously learned theories,
processes, operations, techniques or systems. The applications are studied, analyzed, and evaluated.
|
| 640 | Program Design in Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | An overview of technical education history, philosophy, legislation, certification, evaluation, and operations.
Comparison to academic programs to emphasize similarities and differences.
|
| 643 | Teaching EFL Abroad. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to explore the educational history of teaching a foreign language in different countries. (PR:
CISL 550 and CISL 551)
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| 650 | Career Education Curriculum Development. 3 hrs. |
| | Instructional unit is developed to assist children and youth achieve academic, general, or technical
education and also career education goals; includes goals, objectives, procedures, student activities,
resources, and evaluation.
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| 651 | Developing Marketing Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review marketing content, select content objectives, identify content appropriate
for the target group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
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| 652 | Field Based Job Analysis and Curriculum Design. 3 hrs. |
| | Field study of job analysis, curriculum, course, and program design.
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| 653 | Developing Management Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review management content, select content objectives, identify content appropriate
for the target group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
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| 655 | Developing Human Resources Curriculum. 3 hrs. |
| | Conduct library research, review personnel content, select content objectives, identify content
appropriate for the target group, prepare teaching outlines, and design evaluation instruments.
|
| 656 | Instructional Planning for Adult Populations. 3 hrs. |
| | An examination and application of the process involved in the development, operation, and evaluation of
adult programs in the community, business, and industry.
|
| 659 | EFL Methods. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to provide students with the latest methodologies associated with teaching EFL to the adult
learner. (PR: ATE 643)
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| 661 | Practicum in Adult and Continuing Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Individually designed to provide field experience under the supervision of the faculty, such experience
to be related to the student’s project role in adult and continuing education.
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| 662 | Applied Field Experience in Prevocational Exploration. 3 hrs. |
| | Participants are assisted in making revisions in instructional units, organizing an advisory committee,
and organizing a Career Exploration Club as an integral part of the classroom instruction. (PR: ATE
542)
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| 663 | EFL Practicum. 3 hrs. |
| | Designed to engage the student in hands-on teaching in a classroom setting. (PR: ATE 659)
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| 664 | Technical Education Practicum. 3 hrs. |
| | Individually designed to provide field experience under the supervision of the faculty, such experience
to be related to the student’s profession.
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| 667 | Cooperative Education Workforce Experience. 1-10 hrs. |
| | Alternating or parallel periods of study and paid employment for experiential learning related to student’s
academic and/or professional goals (Min. 50 hours of paid work experience per credit hour).
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| 668 | Field Based Internship in Business and Industry. 3 hrs. |
| | Internship in the technical content areas of marketing, merchandising, management or technology;
evaluating methods, and procedures in marketing, merchandising, management, or technology. (PR:
ATE 609, 628, 652 and 656)
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| 671 | Evaluation of Adult and Technical Instruction. 3 hrs. |
| | An examination of the design and evaluation processes used in adult learning areas with emphasis on
the T&D and technical fields as well as the general field.
|
| 673 | Assessment in Adult/Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Evaluation procedures in adult/technical education including principles of test construction; survey of
standardized and published tests; utilization in the classroom or training department; review of statistical
methods.
|
| 675 | Literature and Applied Research in Adult/Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Program of readings and reports on specific areas of adult/Technical education or particular problems
within an area of adult and technical education; reading selected cooperatively with advisor.
|
| 677 | Research Methodology and Design in Adult/Technical Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of methodology, application, analysis and synthesis of research; a review of current studies with
attention to statistical techniques, data collecting, data handling, and the impact of particular research.
|
| 679 | Problem Report. 1-6 hrs. |
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| 680 | International Workforce Development. 3 hrs. |
| | This course is designed for students in technical and social fields who are interested in workforce
development. It has three components: education and training, collaborative research, and technical
assistance.
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| 681 | Thesis. 1-6 hrs. |
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| 690-692 | Seminar. 1-4 hrs. |
| |
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| 701 | The Community and Technical College. 3 hrs. |
| | History, functions, and unique characteristics of the two-year college in the American education system.
|
| 702 | Analysis of Literature on Community and Technical College Teaching. 3 hrs. |
| | Identification and analysis of current issues in community technical college teaching with application of
procedures for investigation, accompanied by a critical examination of findings and their application to
local programs.
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| 703 | Interpretation and Utilization of Applied Research in Community and Technical College Teaching. |
| | Students will learn how to choose the appropriate statistics, interpret the outputs, and develop skills in
writing about the meaning of the results.
|
| 707 | Professional Seminar I. 1 hr. |
| | Selected topics in program and institutional assessments related to community and technical colleges.
|
| 708 | Professional Seminar II. 1 hr. |
| | Selected topics in thesis proposal, overview of grantsmanship, and funding sources. Discussion of the
effects of new technologies and the Internet on the proposal process.
|
| 709 | Professional Seminar III. 1 hr. |
| | Provides students an opportunity to synthesize prior course experiences and to prepare and present a
draft thesis prospectus.
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| 712 | Classroom Assessment for Community and Technical College Students. 3 hrs. |
| | Presentation of assessment principles that clearly and specifically relate to instruction, current research
and new directions in the assessment field, and practical and realistic examples and suggestions.
|
| 714 | Community and Technical College Curriculum Design. 3 hrs. |
| | Study of the major curricular programs of the comprehensive community college, including factors that
influence the design and implementation, processes for assessing, and strategies for changing the
curriculum for open access colleges.
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| 718 | Education and Employment Preparation for Diverse Populations. 3 hrs. |
| | The needs of diverse/special needs populations, including youth and adults with disabilities, disadvantaged,
limited English proficient, displaced workers, minorities, incarcerated, and single teen parents.
Specific attention to federal legislation.
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| 723 | Perspectives and Strategies for Teaching Workforce Education. 3 hrs. |
| | Teaching/learning process and consideration of teaching methods employed to encourage, guide, and
evaluate community and technical college students’ learning.
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| 726 | Funding, Planning, and Administrative Issues of Community and Technical Colleges. 3 hrs. |
| | Governance and administration of the contemporary community and technical college in the United
States with a focus on planning, funding, and selected administrative issues.
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| 781 | Thesis. 6 hrs. |
| | Individual research in a selected field of community and technical college teaching under the direction
of a graduate faculty member of the department.
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