Courses
U = for undergraduate credit only, UG = for undergraduate or graduate
credit, G = for graduate credit. R after the credit indicates the
course may be repeated for credit to the maximum indicated after the
R.
Curriculum and Instruction
U 160 Learning Strategies for Higher Education 2 cr. Offered
every term. Instruction and application of college study skills including
lecture notetaking, time management, reading textbooks, test taking,
and critical thinking. Elective credit only.
U 183 Integrated Software Applications and Multimedia 3 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., keyboarding skills. Emphasis on use of integrated
application programs, use of multimedia products in teaching, and
use of technology in instruction.
U 187 Business Communications 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Emphasis on consistent and logical approaches to solving communication
problems and creating successful communication products.
U 200 Exploring Teaching through Field Experiences 1 cr. Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., admission to Teacher Education Program
or GPA of 2.75 and consent of Field Experiences Director. Guided introductory
field experience for students committed to teaching as a profession.
Connects field experience to content of concurrent theory classes.
Seminars include professional development portfolio, developmental
level of students, diversity, learning/teaching strategies, motivation,
classroom management, and assessment of learning.
U 280 Business Technology and Information Design 3 cr. Offered
spring. Prereq., C&I 183. Provides the knowledge base and skills
necessary to function effectively in today's business environment.
Topics include business technology, Internet research, presentations,
desktop publishing, beginning web design, and document design. Completion
of realistic activities and applications emphasized.
U 286 Personal and Family Economics 3 cr. Offered intermittently
in spring. Individual and family economics with consumer emphasis
on financial planning, taxes, credit, savings, home ownership, transportation,
insurance principles, retirement and estate planning.
U 295 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Offerings of visiting professors, new courses, or current topics.
U 296 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered every term.
Prereq., consent of advisor and instr.
U 298 Internship Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of advisor, instructor, and director of field experiences.
U 300 Field Experience/Early Elementary 1 cr. (R 4) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., C&I 200 coreq., an elementary methods
course. Arranged field experience in a PK-Grade3 classroom. For students
whose C&I 200 experience was in grades 4-8.
U 301 Field Experience/Mid Level 1 cr. (R 4) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., C&I 200; coreq., an elementary or secondary
methods course. Arranged field experience in an elementary or middle
school classroom, grades 4-8. For elementary education majors whose
C&I 200 experience was in grades PK-3 and for secondary certification
students whose C&I 200 experience was in a high school classroom.
U 302 Field Experience/Secondary 1 cr. (R 4) Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., C&I 200; coreq., a secondary methods course.
Arranged field experience in a high school classroom. For students
whose C&I 200 experience was in a middle school setting.
U 303 Educational Psychology and Measurements 3 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., admission to Teacher Education program; prereq.
or coreq., C&I 200. Analysis of fundamental psychological concepts
underlying classroom teaching and management, learning and evaluation
including educational measurement. Emphasis on cognition, developmental,
and motivational aspects of learning.
U 306 Instructional Media and Computer Applications 3 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., admission to the Teacher Education Program and
general computer literacy skills; prereq. or coreq., C&I 200.
Integration and use of computer and other technologies in education.
UG 316 Children's Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered
autumn and spring and odd-numbered summers. Prereq , C&I 303;
coreq., C&I 318 and 300/301. Genre survey including a multi ethnic
literature module focus on extensive reading and responding to quality
children's literature through listening, speaking, writing, drama,
and media activities emhasizes criteria for selection, critical thinking
skills, the "whole language" approach, and effective integration
of literature into the elementary curriculum.
U 318 Teaching Language Arts P-8 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., C&I 303; coreq., C&I 300/301, C&I 316. Language
development and primary and secondary language acquisition; theory
and application of teaching listening, speaking, writing and viewing
in a pre-8 setting.
UG 330 Early Childhood Education 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered
years. Prereq., consent of instr. Offered alternate years. Theory
and techniques of teaching in pre school and primary levels of education.
Observation and participation in pre school programs. Recommended
for kindergarten and primary teachers.
UG 352E Ethics and Consumer Economics 3 cr. Offered autumn.
Analysis of personal resource use and consumer choice based on ethical
theory, personal needs, market and governmental influences, and global
issues.
UG 355 Child in the Family 3 cr. Offered spring even-numbered
years. Prereq., PSYC 100S. Physical, social, emotional and intellectual
development, learning theories and child rearing practices related
to children 0 6 years of age.
UG 357 Introduction to Special Education Law and Policy 3 cr.
Offered autumn and odd-numbered summer. Prereq., admission to the
special education endorsement program. Introduction to the processes
involved in the identification and instructional planning for students
requiring special education services. Considers the prereferral, referral,
multidisciplinary evaluation and individual educational programming
required under state and federal mandates.
UG 367 Pre School Practicum Laboratory 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., C&I 355. Practicum experiences including
observational assessment of children, study of the planning process,
team teaching of a one week unit plan, and planning and directing
parent/teacher conferences. Students will complete selected readings
and assignments on child development, early childhood ecological arrangements,
and classroom management. Weekly seminars include early childhood
pedagogy, adapted and regular physical education.
U 393 Omnibus Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Independent
work under the University omnibus option. See index.
U 394 Seminar Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Group
analysis of problems in specific areas of education.
U 395 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
U 396 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 9) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
UG 400 Elementary Methods K-3 Field Experience 1 cr. (R-2)
Offered autumn and spring. Coreq., C&I 402, 403, or 404. Arranged
field experience in an elementary classroom, kindergarten through
third grade completed with the Elementary Professional Methods Block.
Students register for C&I 400 if their previous assignment was
in a 4th grade or above classroom.
UG 401 Elementary Methods Grades 4-8 Field Experience 1 cr.
(R-2) Offered autumn and spring. Coreq., C&I 402, 403, or 404.
Arranged field experience in an elementary or middle school classroom,
grades 4-8, completed with Elementary Professional Methods Block.
Students register for C&I 401 if their previous assignment was
in grades K-3.
U 402 Teaching Mathematics K-8 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., C&I 300/301, 316, 318 and Math 130 and 131. Methods for
teaching elementary school mathematics through a child centered laboratory
approach focusing on the use of manipulatives, models, problem solving,
and technology. Emphasis on multiple assessment strategies to determine
student progress and methods to evaluate elementary mathematics programs.
U 403 Teaching Social Studies K-8 3 cr. Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., C&I 300/301, 316, 318. Emphasis on developing,
teaching, and assessing social studies teaching/learning opportunities
that incorporate literature, primary sources, and other developmentally
appropriate activities. Overarching themes address diversity, integration
across the curriculum, and understanding state and national curriculum
standards.
U 404 Teaching Science K-8 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., C&I 300/301, 316, 318; Sci 225N, 226N, 305. Emphasis
on developing, teaching, and assessing science teaching/learning opportunities
that are inquiry-based, developmentally appropriate, integrated across
the curriculum, and aligned with state and national curriculum standards.
UG 405 Teaching Reading P-8 3 cr. Offered autumn and spring.
Prereq., C&I 300/301, 316, 318. Preparation to teaching reading
in a P-8 setting to children from a variety of backgrounds and wide
range of academic abilities. Emphasis on integrating the strands of
a quality reading program at each grade level, becoming familiar with
literacy materials, applying best practices in reading assessment,
and developing student enthusiasm for reading.
UG 407E Ethics and Policy Issues 3 cr. Offered every term.
Prereq., admission to Teacher Education Programand consent of instr.
Practical application of ethical principles of the teaching profession.
Analysis of the American public school and major policy issues from
historical, legal, political, social as well as ethical perspectives.
UG 410 Exceptionality and Classroom Management 3 cr. Offered
every term. Prereq., admission to Teacher Education Program. Prereq.
or coreq., C&I 200. Focus on classroom management and the characteristics
and instructional adaptations for exceptional students in the regular
classroom. Technological considerations included.
UG 420 Curriculum and Methods in Early Childhood Special Education
3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered years. Prereq., C&I 357
and 459. Principles in selecting and adapting early childhood curriculum
materials for young children with handicaps development, implementation
and evaluation of individualized education plans and appropriate teaching
strategies for the early childhood special education classroom. Includes
22 hours of tutoring in a special education pre school setting.
UG 421 Issues in Early Intervention 3 cr. Offered autumn odd-numbered
years. Prereq., C&I 357. For case managers, school psychologists
and special educators involved in P.L. 99 457. Issues in parent and
child advocacy, least restrictive placements in pre school and school
environments, transitions concerning service providers and plans,
case management in rural communities, transdisciplinary teaming processes,
and individualized family service plans.
UG 426 Teaching Science in the Middle and Secondary School 3 cr.
Offered autumn. Prereq., C&I 303, a science teaching major or
minor. Methods and materials to teach science in grades 5 12. Techniques
of evaluation.
UG 427 Literacy Strategies in Content Areas 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Prereq., C&I 303. Theories, models, instructional
approaches for using literacy for learning in content fields. Emphasis
on research, instructional practice, classroom assessment, multicultural
and discipline integration.
UG 428 Teaching Social Studies in the Middle and Secondary School
3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., C&I 303. Foundations and purpose
of the middle and secondary social studies curriculum. Elements of
lesson design, including instructional methods, materials and assessment.
UG 429 Teaching Business Subjects 4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq.,
C&I 303, business teaching experience. Methods of unit and lesson
planning methods of instruction and presentation learning theory computer
applications student assessment micro teaching test design and evaluation
of business courses and students.
UG 430 Teaching Mathematics in the Middle and Secondary School
4 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., C&I 200 and C&I 303 at
least two thirds of the teaching major or minor in mathematics. Methods
for teaching mathematics in grades 5 12 focusing on presentation of
mathematics concepts and procedures through models, problem solving,
and technology. Development of instructional strategies and classroom
organizational models, discourse in the classroom, and multiple means
for assessing student progress.
UG 433 Basic Diagnosis and Correction of Reading and Writing 3
cr. Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., C&I 318 or 427. Based
on the analytic process, emphasis on assessing, identifying, and devising
instructional strategies to meet students' reading/writing strengths
and needs.
UG 435 Organizing Classroom Reading and Writing Programs 3 cr.
Offered spring. Prereq., C&I 318 or 427. Emphasis on developing
and supervising the school-wide literacy program and relating literacy
research to educational practice to plan, implement, and assess a
quality reading/writing program.
UG 437 Application of Literacy Models 6 cr. Offered summer
intermittently. Prereq., C&I 433 or C&I 533. Provides students
classroom teaching experience under direct supervision. Students teach
reading and writing and apply knowledge of assessing and correcting
reading and writing difficulties in grades K 12.
UG 441 Advanced Integrated Software Applications 3 cr. Prereq.,
keyboarding skills, C&I 183. Exploration of advanced software
applications. Creating forms; using templates; and integrating word
processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and html applications.
UG 442 Administrative Management and Supervision 3 cr. Offered
spring. Management and supervision of office personnel.
UG 443 Philosophy and Procedures of Career and Technical Education
3 cr. Offered autumn. Theories and issues in career and technical
business and information technology education. Development of educational
philosophy; organization, operation, and evaluation of programs; and
grant writing.
UG 444 Advanced Technology and Supervision 3 cr. Offered spring.
Planning, supervision, utilization, and evaluation of advanced technology
in vocational business and information technology education.
UG 455 Workshop Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Special courses experimental in nature deaLING with a relatively narrow,
specialized topic of particular current interest. Credit not allowed
toward a graduate degree.
UG 457 Assessment and Instruction for Exceptional Learners 5 cr.
Offered autumn; offered summer in even-numbered years. Prereq., C&I
357, admission to special education program coreq., C&I 459. Understanding
and using assessment information for educational decision making.
Instructional models and strategies used in teaching students with
learning and behavior problems. Includes field experience.
UG 459 Consulting/Resource Teacher 3 cr. Offered spring; offered
summer odd-numbered years. Prereq., C&I 357 coreq., C&I 463,
469. Consultation approaches for educating exceptional learners in
regular classes and managing resource rooms. Rural education and multicultural
issues are emphasized.
UG 463 Advanced Classroom Management for Exceptional Learners 3
cr. Offered spring; offered summer odd-numbered years. Prereq.,
C&I 357 coreq., C&I 459, 469. In depth study of the principles
and procedures for managing problem behaviors with an emphasis on
prevention and classroom management. A field experience is required.
UG 469 Student Teaching in Special Education Variable cr. (R
10) Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., completion of all courses
in the special education minor and consent of instr. and Director
of Field Experiences; coreq., C&I 459, 463. Supervised field experience
in special education.
UG 470 Young Adult Literature and Critical Reading 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Genre surveys extensive reading, auditing, and viewing
of literature and media addressed to students age 13 18. Emphasizes
effective teaching strategies for using quality literature with secondary
students. Not a substitute for C&I 316.
UG 478 Library Media Workshop Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Investigation of issues in library media field, technology, and information
resources. General sessions and committee work individual projects
on issues or problems of special interest within the workshop topic.
UG 479 Reference, Media Skills, and Technology 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Evaluation, selection, and use of basic reference works and
other information resources. Teaching of media skills, information
negotiation, search strategy, data base use, and information services.
UG 480 Collection Development and the Curriculum 4 cr. Offered
autumn. Focus on building and maintaining a foundation print and non-print
media collection; devising a selection policy; demonstrating media
use in support of the curriculum; and compiling an annotated bibliography.
U 481 Student Teaching: P-8 Elementary Variable cr. (R 14)
Offered autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of Director of Field Experiences
and Student Teaching.
U 482 Student Teaching: Secondary Variable cr. (R 14) Offered
autumn and spring. Prereq., consent of Director of Field Experiences
and Student Teaching.
UG 483 Library Media Technical Processes 3 cr. Offered spring;
offered intermittently in summer. Focus on acquisition, processing,
descriptive cataloging, application of AACR2, the Dewey Decimal Classification
for the print and non print media collections, and automation planning
using computer and other technological tools for Library-Media programs
and services.
UG 484 Administration and Assessment of the Library Media Program
3 cr. Offered spring. Administrative and management procedures,
and assessment in terms of state, regional, and national guidelines
for library media programs and services.
UG 486 Statistical Procedures in Education 3 cr. Offered autumn
and spring. Same as HHP 486. Introduction to basic concepts and procedures
characterizing both descriptive and inferential statistics. Awareness
of ways in which statistical procedures are commonly misused.
U 493 Omnibus Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Independent
work under the University omnibus option. See index.
UG 494 Seminar Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
consent of instr. Group analysis of problems in specific areas of
education.
UG 495 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
UG 496 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently.
Prereq., consent of instr.
U 498 Cooperative Education Experience Variable cr. (R-9) Offered
intermittently. Prereq., consent of chair. Extended classroom experience
which provides practical application of classroom learning during
placements off campus. Prior approval must be obtained from the faculty
supervisor and the Center for Work-Based Learning.
G 501 Curriculum Design, Implementation, and Evaluation 3 cr. Offered
spring even-numbered years; offered summer. Prereq., teaching experience.
Underlying principles of design, factors affecting implementation,
and evaluation and assessment of K-12 curricula at the student and
program levels.
G 502 Philosophy of Education 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer.
Same as EDLD 502. Major philosophical schools of thought and leading
proponents of each. Concepts of society, the educative process, and
the role of education.
G 504 History of American Education 3 cr. Offered spring and
summer odd-numbered years. Same as EDLD504. Exploration of the ideas,
individuals, and events that have influenced the curriculum, pedagogy,
and operation of the American public school, from colonial America
to the present time.
G 506 Comparative Education 3 cr. Offered spring even-numbered
years. How the American educational system compares with those in
selected other countries.
G 508 Sociology of Education 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered
years. Modern public education as it affects and is affected by religious,
economic, and political systems and other social institutions.
G 510 Advanced Educational Psychology 3 cr. Offered spring
even-numbered years. The exploration of theoretical and empirical
issues in psychology (e.g., learning theory and intelligence).
G 514 Education Across Cultures 3 cr. Offered spring odd-numbered
years; offered summer even-numbered years. Educational foundations
of the study of diversity in American schools.
G 515 Computer and Other Technological Applications in Education
3 cr. Offered summer; offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq.,
a basic computer course or demonstrated computer literacy. Computer
systems and other hardware utilizing various software applications
by administrators, counselors, librarians, teachers, and students.
G 518 Inclusion and Collaboration 3 cr. Offered autumn even-numbered
years; offered summer odd-numbered years. Legal and ethical issues
involved in the responsible inclusion of all individuals with disabilities
through multi disciplinary and collaborative efforts.
G 520 Educational Research 3 cr. Offered every term. Same as
EDLD/HHP 520. An understanding of basic quantitative and qualitative
research methodology and terminology, particularly as they are used
in studies presented in the professional literature.
G 521 Foundations in Environmental Education 3 cr. Offered
autumn. Prereq., graduate standing in environmental studies. Same
as EVST 521. Problem solving approach to environmental education;
problem identification, research and design and implementation of
an educational approach to selected environmental issues.
G 525 Teaching Environmental Science 1-3 cr. (R-6) Offered
spring even-numbered years. Prereq., consent of instr. Same as EVST
525. Identification and examination of potential solutions to environmental
problems and their impact on society. Major emphasis on teaching methods
as they apply to environmental science.
G 527 Advanced Literacy Strategies in Content Areas 3 cr. Offered
autumn; offered summer even-numbered years. Prereq., teaching experience.
Advanced theories, models, instructional approaches for using reading/writing
for learning in content fields. Emphasis on research, instructional
practice, classroom assessment.
G 530 Socio Cultural Foundations of Literacy 3 cr. Offered
summer odd-numbered years. Survey of history and research related
to literacy practices in schools/communities. Theories, models, politics
of literacy in K 12/Adult education.
G 533 Advanced Diagnosis and Correction of Reading and Writing
3 cr. Offered autumn; offered summer even-numbered years. Based
on the case study approach, emphasis on diagnosing and devising instructional
strategies for students with reading/writing strengths and needs.
G 540 Supervision and Teaching Language Arts 3 cr. Offered
summer even-numbered years. Prereq., teaching experience. Advanced
theories and instructional approaches for teaching and assessing the
facets of communication within an integrated elementary curriculum.
G 541 Supervision and Teaching of Children's Literature and Critical
Reading 3 cr. Offered summer even-numbered years. Prereq., undergraduate
course in children's literature. Literature based "whole language"
study involving extensive critical reading and integrated curricular
use of high quality nonfiction and classical, contemporary, and multi
cultural fiction, addressed to grades 1 through 8.
G 542 Supervision and Teaching of Mathematics 3 cr. Offered
intermittently in spring and summer. Prereq., teaching experience.
Curriculum trends, instructional materials, research and supervisory
techniques relevant to a modern school mathematics program.
G 543 Supervision and Teaching of Reading 3 cr. Offered summer
odd-numbered years. Survey of theory and research related to developing
and supervising reading instruction programs.
G 544 Supervision and Teaching of Science 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., Sci 225, 226 or equiv., teaching experience. Designing curricula
based on the structure of knowledge, and analyzing existing elementary
science programs.
G 545 Supervision and Teaching of Social Studies 3 cr. Offered
summer even-numbered years. Prereq., teaching experience. Historical
trends and curriculum issues related to social studies instruction.
Emphasis on current research concerning social studies curriculum
design, instructional practices, and use of resources.
G 546 Supervision and Teaching of Young Adult Literature and Critical
Reading 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Prereq., undergraduate course
in young adult literature. Extensive reading among classical, contemporary,
and multicultural literature including novels, poetry, short stories,
and drama; selection of quality works, evaluation, and curricular
utilization in grades 8 through 12.
G 547 Supervision of the Media Program and Services 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., course in administration of the school media
program and services. Appraisal of the application of management principles
to the functions of the media center as an integral part of the teaching
learning process. Management of personnel, budget, materials and physical
resources in the development of the program; design, communication,
and evaluation of media center services.
G 548 Supervision and Teaching in Environmental Education 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., EVST 521 or C&I 521. Design,
selection, and evaluation of materials for the teaching of environmental
education.
G 551 Foundations of Curriculum Leadership 3 cr. Offered autumn
and summer; offered spring even-numbered years. Prereq., elementary
or secondary teaching experience or consent of instr. Same as EDLD
551. The history and theoretical bases of current K 12 curriculum
and instructional leadership.
G 553 Information Searching, Retrieval and the Curriculum 3 cr.
Offered intermittently. Prereq., basic course in reference. Search
strategy, informed selection, and curricular utilization of general
and subject reference and information sources integration of research
and media skills into the K 12 curriculum.
G 555 Workshop Variable cr. (R 6) Offered intermittently. Special
courses experimental in nature dealing with a relatively narrow, specialized
topic of particular current interest. Credit not allowed toward a
graduate degree.
G 557 Advanced Application of Literacy Models Variable cr.
(R 8) Offered intermittently in summer. Prereq., C&I 433 or 533.
Offered in summer. Based on readers' literacy strengths and needs,
practitioners diagnose, devise, and implement instructional strategies
for students in grades K-12.
G 561 Elementary Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered spring
and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as EDLD 561. Current elementary
curriculum design and instructional approaches and their origins in
theories of learning and child development; student grouping and evaluation;
reform reports.
G 562 Middle School Curriculum 3 cr. Offered autumn and summer.
Prereq., C&I 551. Same as EDLD 562. Creation and implementation
of the Middle School concept and curriculum special needs of early
adolescents & interdisciplinary planning; instruction approaches;
reform literature.
G 566 Secondary School Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered
autumn and summer. Prereq., C&I 551. Same as EDLD 566. Creation
and implementation of the secondary curriculum; appropriate instructional
techniques; interdisciplinary cooperation; recommendations of the
reform reports.
G 570 Instructional Technology Foundations 3 cr. Offered autumn
even-numbered years. General introduction to the field, theory, and
profession of instructional technology. Definition of instructional
technology; history of the field.
G 571 Planning, Preparing, and Assessing Educational Technology
Media 3 cr. Offered intermittently. Principles and practices of
instructional design for integration of educational technology. Emphasis
on role of technology in contemporary teaching/learning/assessing
theory and practice, including learning styles and multiple intelligences.
G 572 Evaluation of the School Media Program 3 cr. Offered
intermittently. Prereq., completion of 15 semester credits in the
library media program or consent of instr. Study and application of
measures used to evaluate school media program and services includes
district, state, regional, and national instruments. Required for
M.Ed. with a library media concentration.
G 580 Distance Learning Theory and Implementation 3 cr. Offered
summer odd-numbered years. Introduction to distance learning models
and exploration of satellite and computer-mediated course development,
implementation, and evaluation.
G 582 Educational Technology: Trends and Issues 3 cr. Offered
spring even-numbered years. Same as EDLD 582. Exploration of trends
and issues in the use of educational technology in a variety of settings.
G 584 Authentic Application in Instructional Design for Technology
3 cr. Offered summer even-numbered years. Development of practical
competencies in such components of instructional technology as development,
production, materials evaluation, and project management and implementation.
G 585 Unit Course in Business and Information Technology Education
Variable cr. (R 6) Offered summer odd-numbered years. Each unit
course will carry a special title designating topic covered that is
related to improvement of instruction.
G 590 Supervised Internship 1-9 cr. (R-9) Offered intermittently.
G 594 Seminar Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Prereq.,
consent of instr.
G 595 Special Topics Variable cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently.
Experimental offerings of visiting professors, experimental offerings
of new courses, or one time offerings of current topics.
G 596 Independent Study Variable cr. (R 6) Offered autumn and
spring. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 597 Research Variable cr. (R 9) Offered every term. Prereq.,
consent of instr.
G 598 Internship Variable cr. (R 9) Offered summer even-numbered
years. Prereq., consent of instr. Supervised field experience.
G 618 Educational Statistics 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
C&I 486 or equiv., or consent of instr. Same as EDLD 618. Advanced
statistical methods and use of the mainframe computer and microcomputer
for data analysis. Use of a recognized statistical package (e.g.,
SPPS X) for research applications.
G 620 Qualitative Research 3 cr. Offered autumn. Prereq., C&I
520 or 618, or equiv. Same as EDLD 620. In depth review of descriptive,
experimental, historiographic, ethnographic, and other qualitative
research methods, designs, and approaches. The development of a research
proposal.
G 625 Quantitative Research 3 cr. Offered spring. Prereq.,
C&I 520 and 486 or equiv. and coreq., C&I 618. Same as EDLD
625. Principles and techniques of quantitative research in educational
settings. Students prepare a draft of a research proposal and experience
an abbreviated dissertation proposal defense.
G 630 Special Topics in Literacy 1-3 cr. (R-3) Offered every
term. Prereq., consent of instr. Should be taken in conjunction with
or immediately prior to comprehensive examinations. In depth coverage
of selected topics in reading and writing related to current literacy
issues and practices.
G 652 Issues in Curriculum and Instruction 3 cr. Offered intermittently.
Prereq., C&I 551 or consent of instr. Curricular and instructional
decision making and process, innovation and change, trends and reforms.
Controversial issues in education and society related to K 12 curriculum
and motivation.
G 694 Advanced Seminar in Curriculum and Instruction Variable cr.
(R 9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 697 Advanced Research in Curriculum and Instruction Variable
cr. (R 9) Offered intermittently. Prereq., consent of instr.
G 699 Thesis/Dissertation Variable cr. (R 10) Offered every
term.
Faculty
Professors
Rhea Ashmore, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1981 (Chair)
Marlene J. Bachmann, M.S., University of Nebraska, 1967
Janice LaBonty, Ph.D., University of Nebraska, 1987
Jean A. Luckowski, Ed.D., Oklahoma State University, 1983
Marian J. McKenna, Ph.D., University of Colorado, 1987
Audrey L. Peterson, M.S., The Pennsylvania State University, 1970
Richard van den Pol, Ph.D., Western Michigan University, 1981
Associate Professors
Douglas A. Beed, Ed.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1980
Lisa M. Blank, Ph.D., Indiana University, 1997
Sarah M. Brewer. Ed.D., University of Central Florida, 1995
Fletcher Brown, Ph.D., Miami University, 1994
Georgia A. Cobbs, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1995
David R. Erickson, Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 1994
Michael Jakupcak, Ed.D., University of Illinois, 1973
Carolyn J. Lott, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 1985
Stephanie Wasta, Ph.D., University of Iowa, 1993
Assistant Professors
Karen L. Kelly, Ph.D., University of Denver, 1995
Sandra R. Williams, Ed.D., The University of Montana, 2000
Research Faculty
Nancy Arnold, Ph.D., University of Northern Colorado, 1995
Susan Harper-Whalen, Ed.M., Harvard University, 1984
Stacia Jepson, B.A., The University of Montana, 1995
Theodore Maloney, M.A., Goddard College, 1978
Gail McGregor, Ed.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 1984
Sarah Mulligan, M.Ed., University of Washington, 1981
Lucy Hart Paulson, M.S., University of Illinois, 1980
Susan Toth, M.A., University of Iowa, 1974
R. Timm Vogelsberg, Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1979
Adjunct Faculty
Clara Beier, Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1994
Michael Francisconi, Ph.D., University of Oregon, 1995
John Hajduk, Ph.D., State University of New York, Buffalo, 1995
H. Mark Krank, Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1993
Raenelle Lees, M.Ed., The University of Montana, 1981
Susan L. Logan, M.Ed., Oregon State University, 1974
Julie Maloney, Ed.D., University of Massachusetts, 1992
Linda Reiten, Ph.D., University of North Dakota, 1982
John R. Schorger, Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State
University, 1997
Michael Schultz, M.L.S., California State University, San Jose, 1989
Shirley van der Veur, Ph.D., Ohio University, 1990
Philip P. Wittekiend, M.Ed., University of Arizona, 1968