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ECE 4406:Teaching of Elementary Education Internship 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the TOSS program. Corequisite: ECE 4401 ; ECE 4402 ; ECE 4403 ; ECE 4404
This course is an intensive and extensive field experience in an elementary school. Candidates will be required to spend seven and one half hours per day, five days a week, for four weeks. Candidates must have a satisfactory field experience to continue on to student teaching. Proof of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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ECE 4408:Teaching Mathematics in Grades P-2 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program, EDUC 2130 Corequisite: ECE 3320
This course consists of the integration of mathematics concepts, principles and processes into the teaching of mathematics in preschool through second grade. Emphasis is placed upon developmentally appropriate practices and culturally relevant pedagogies in planning, implementing and evaluating instruction in the elementary mathematics curriculum. This course includes field experience to enhance learning.
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ECE 4409:Teaching Mathematics in Grades 3-5 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECE 4408 , MAED 3316 , ECE 3320 , and ECE 3313 Corequisite: ECE 3305
This course consists of the integration of mathematics concepts, principles and processes into the teaching of mathematics in grades three through five. Emphasis is placed upon developmentally appropriate practices and culturally relevant pedagogies in planning, implementing and evaluating instruction in the elementary mathematics curriculum. This course includes a required field experience.
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ECE 4410:Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MAED 3317 Corequisite: ECE 4650
This course consists of integrating language arts across the curriculum and effective strategies for planning, implementing, and evaluating instruction in reading, writing, listening, and speaking in preschool through fifth grade. Emphasis is placed upon assessment techniques and approaches to conducting guided lessons in reading and writing that are culturally and developmentally appropriate.
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ECE 4465:Elementary Classroom Management and Learning Environments 3 Credit Hours
Corequisite: ECE 3330
The course is designed for elementary teacher candidates to explore and understand classroom management, guidance, and ways of dealing with challenging behaviors in developmentally and culturally appropriate ways. Topics include classroom management strategies, the importance of relationship building, reflective practice, stakeholder communication, and building cooperative and mutually beneficial relationships as a part of developing as a professional.
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ECE 4473:Student Teaching: Early Childhood (P-5) 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to student teaching.
Full-time teaching experience under the supervision of a public school cooperating teacher and college supervisor. Verification of professional liability insurance is required before placement in student teaching.
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ECE 4475:Designing and Sustaining a Classroom Learning Community 2 Credit Hours
Corequisite: ECE 4650
This course is designed for elementary teacher candidates to explore ways in which positive classroom learning communities are designed, implemented, and sustained. Teacher candidates will also examine their own cultural backgrounds and students’ cultural backgrounds, and investigate ways in which they may strengthen teacher-student and student-student relationships in the classroom. Theories investigated in the course will be discussed in relation to the candidates’ experiences within the clinical practicum.
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ECE 4490:Special Topics in Education 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair.
This course is comprised of selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.
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ECE 4515:Methods in Teaching and the Development of Teaching Language & Literacy in Birth through Kindergarten 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program. Corequisite: ECE 4545
This course is designed to deepen the study of language development in typically and atypically developing children from infancy though five years. Candidates learn ages and stages of literacy development, family and cultural influences, and the importance of a language and literacy-rich environment. Candidates also learn methods and strategies for teaching pre-reading and reading to very young children.
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ECE 4525:Methods of Nurturing Second Language Acquisition 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program; EDUC 2120 . Corequisite: ECE 3570
Candidates will be introduced to the stages of early language development and learn strategies for fostering that development in children birth through five years of age. Candidates will learn appropriate techniques for working with very young dual language learners and families and examine major principles of linguistics as they occur with very young children. Candidates will explore oral and written language teaching for young children and assessment tools for evaluating early dual language development.
Notes: Verification of professional liability insurance is required.
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ECE 4535:Methods of Instruction and Identification of B-5 Children with Special Needs 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission into Teacher Education
This course is designed to assist the teacher candidate in preparing environments to meet the needs of diverse children with developmental delays, medical conditions, and cognitive, language, and emotional differences. Legal issues and terms involving preschool special education will be addressed. Curriculum modification and environmental accommodations for children with special needs will be reviewed. Assessment techniques and the role of service providers will be discussed. This course will include a 15-hour field experience.
Notes: Verification of professional liability insurance is required.
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ECE 4545:Methods in Math & Science in Birth through Kindergarten 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Corequisite: ECE 4515
This course focuses on integrating the science processes, principles, and concepts of inquiry-based science into early childhood education. Candidates develop and implement math and science curriculum in developmentally appropriate ways to diverse young children. Candidates also design and implement developmentally appropriate math and science assessments with young children. A field experience in an early learning environment may be required.
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ECE 4555:Methods for Teaching Social Studies Birth through Kindergarten 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Corequisite: ECE 3530
Candidates plan and teach developmentally appropriate social studies lessons for birth-through-kindergarten students using research-based early childhood teaching methods. Candidates also design and implement developmentally appropriate assessments with young children in their field experience. Additionally, candidates design and evaluate discipline and guidance practices to promote healthy social and emotional development.
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ECE 4598:Birth through Five Internship I variable 1-6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECE 3520 , ECE 3313 , ECE 2590 , ECE 4525 and ECE 4535 ; Approval of the Department is Required
This is a supervised intensive internship in a birth through five educational setting. Participation in group instruction, lesson planning, classroom management, indoor and outdoor activities under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor is required. Candidates will practice skills and strategies that impact the young child’s development and learning. This course does not lead to Certification under the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Note: Proof of liability insurance, College of Education approved background check, and Bright from the Start background check are required. Can be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours.
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ECE 4599:Birth through Five Internship II Variable 3-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECE 4598
This is a supervised intensive internship in a birth through five educational setting. Participation in group instruction, lesson planning, classroom management, indoor and outdoor activities under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor is required. Candidates will practice skills and strategies that impact the young child’s development and learning. This course does not lead to Certification under the Georgia Professional Standards Commission. Note: Proof of liability insurance, college of education approved background check, and Bright from the Start background check are required. Can be repeated for a total of 12 credit hours.
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ECE 4635:Practicum 1 Credit Hours
Corequisite: ECE 4403
Candidates are placed in school settings for the purpose of developing their skills in the areas of planning and instruction. Observations and participation in a classroom setting are required with a focus on social studies and culturally relevant learning experiences, materials, and equipment.
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ECE 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I (P-5) variable 3-6 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education, Admission to the Yearlong Clinical Experience, Issued Pre-Service Certificate Corequisite: EDUC 4610
This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in elementary education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars.
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ECE 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience II (P-5) Variable 6-10 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECE 4650 ; Eligibility to take GACE
This course is the second semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical experience in elementary education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars and the completion of a content pedagogy assessment. Proof of liability insurance is required.
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ECON 1000:Contemporary Economic Issues 2 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the knowledge and tools necessary to critically examine social and policy issues from an economic perspective. Fundamental economic questions as they relate to individuals, firms, and society in the modern global world are addressed. Students learn about different economic systems, how markets function, the role of government in the economy, the basis for international trade, measurement of macroeconomic performance, and the impact of globalization on living standards and economic growth.
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ECON 2105:Principles of Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: MATH 1111 or higher; Non-business Majors:MATH 1101 or higher
This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze economic aggregates and evaluate economic policies.
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ECON 2106:Principles of Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: MATH 1111 or higher; Non-business Majors: MATH 1101 or higher.
This principles of economics course is intended to introduce students to concepts that will enable them to understand and analyze structure and performance of the market economy.
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ECON 2300:Business Statistics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: MATH 1111 ; Non-business Majors: MATH 1101
An introduction to descriptive and inferential statistics with an emphasis on business applications. Topics covered include data summarization, probability distributions, sampling methods, confidence intervals, hypothesis testing, online data sources, and ethics in research. Small case studies are used to illustrate statistical applications within business settings.
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ECON 3300:Applied Statistical and Optimization Models 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: IS 2200 and (ECON 2300 or STAT 1401 ), 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
This course will convey a working knowledge of several of the most commonly employed quantitative models to support data analysis and improved decision-making within a business environment. Students will learn to identify and apply the appropriate modelling techniques as well as how solve the resultant models via spreadsheet tools and applications. In addition, the course promotes and develops problem-solving and critical thinking skills through the evaluation of problem scenarios and short case-studies.
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ECON 3397:Internship and Experiential Learning in Economics 0-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program, ECON 2105 , ECON 2106 , and ECON 2300 , approval of the Career and Internship Advisor (KSU Career Planning and Development), and a minimum GPA of 3.0.
This course is designed to provide hands-on experiences and challenges to help students develop and improve their skills and problem-solving abilities. Prior to enrolling in this course, students are responsible for working with their Career & Internship Advisor to secure an approved internship position. Current and prior work experience does not qualify for credit. Graded assignments are required to receive credit.
Notes: This course will be graded on an S/U basis. This course may only be used in the Business Electives area of the BBA.
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ECON 3478:Economics of Healthcare 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Any 1000 level MATH or STAT course, and Any 1000, 2000, or 3000 ECON course
This course provides an overview of the structure of health care markets in the United States. Students will learn to understand the economic issues that mold the structure and evolution of the health care industry in the US and globally. Students will evaluate the impact of the health care system in the United States on the competing goals of broad access, high quality, and affordability. Students will also identify how consumers and providers respond to changes in incentives and develop an appreciation for opposing views on health care reform.
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ECON 4210:Money and Financial Markets 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
Analyzes the operation, structure, regulation, and control of financial markets emphasizing the effects on the level and term structure of interest rates, economic activity, and business decisions. Focuses on monetary theory, monetary and fiscal policies, the Federal Reserve System, and financial institutions, markets, and instruments.
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ECON 4310:Economic Development in Global Perspective 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
An analysis of key development issues both as they relate to individual countries and to factors linking countries, such as international trade and capital flows. Topics addressed include savings, investment, technology, demographics, human resources, and economic institutions. Investigates these topics for third world countries and those that are more economically advanced.
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ECON 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 3.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and Department Chair prior to registration.
Special topics of an advanced nature not in the regular course offerings.
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ECON 4410:International Trade and Finance 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
Principles of international trade and finance. Management of foreign operations of the firm within constraints of the international environment. Study of international currency flows, exchange rates and international banking practices.
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ECON 4490:Special Topics in Economics and Quantitative Analysis 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course), and approval of instructor and department chair prior to registration.
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students. This course may be taken more than once.
Notes: Up to 9 credit hours are permitted.
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ECON 4510:Microeconomics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2106 , ECON 2105 , (MATH 1160 or MATH 1190 or MATH 1179 ) and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program; or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course and 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0
Theory of the determination of price and output in both partial and general equilibrium. Topics include the theory of the firm, consumer behavior, analysis of market structures, welfare economics, social choice, the theory of games, and asymmetric information.
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ECON 4530:Public and Urban Economics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
This course considers the application of economic models to analyze the role of government in correcting market failures, the effects of taxation and expenditure policies on the allocation of resources, and the distribution of income. There is an emphasis on the optimal provision of public goods, the incidence and behavioral effects of taxes, regulation of externalities, public choice and the spatial organization of the economy.
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ECON 4550:The Economics of Strategy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and ECON 2300 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
An economic analysis of the fundamental issues that underpin the firm’s strategic pricing, production, and resource allocation decisions in alternative competitive environments. Topics include the horizontal, vertical and corporate boundaries of the firm, the nature of competitive markets and competitive interactions among firms, how the firm positions itself to compete, and how the firm designs its organizational architecture to support its competitive goals.
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ECON 4590:Applied Equity Valuation 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the Department Chair, and FIN 3100 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College. Membership in Student Managed Investment Fund.
This course presents the practical applications of economic and quantitative analysis to determine the intrinsic value of a publicly-traded firm. Students apply contemporary valuation techniques to value an actual firm and prepare a comprehensive investment report based on an evaluation of industry-level economic and competitive conditions, and firm-specific operating risk and financial projections.
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ECON 4610:Macroeconomics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
Analysis of the determination of output, employment, interest rates, and income with emphasis on the influence of fiscal and monetary policy.
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ECON 4710:Econometrics 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , (ECON 2300 or STAT 1401 ), 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
Study of the tools used for estimating and forecasting demand, revenue and cost, as well as demographic characteristics of importance to an individual in a business decision-making position.
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ECON 4730:R Programming for Economists 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Business Majors: Admission to the Coles College of Business and ECON 3300 ; Non-Business Majors: 60 credit hours and (ECON 2300 or STAT 1401 ) and ECON 3300 and permission of department chair.
This course introduces R programming basics and related multivariate and econometric modeling methods for various business and economic data. Specific topics include basic features of R programming; data input and output; various graphic methods for data presentation; flow control and the use of functions; general principles for programming; simulation methods for econometric modeling; computational linear algebra; regression methods; numerical optimization; matrix algebra theory for multivariate data analysis; case studies in business and economics.
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ECON 4750:Multivariate Data Analysis 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 , (ECON 2300 or STAT 1401 ) 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
The theory and application of quantitative methods of data analysis. Emphasis is on the application of statistical principles to empirical model building in business and economics. Topics include regression analysis, analysis of variance, factor analysis, discriminant analysis, parametric and nonparametric tests, sampling techniques, and experimental design.
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ECON 4760:Business Forecasting 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and [(ECON 4710 and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program) or ((ECON 4710 or STAT 3130 ) and student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.)]
Econometric and time series methods for forecasting business and economic data are introduced. Specific topics include: basic graphic methods for analyzing data; modeling forecasting trend and seasonality; ARMA modeling of time series; unit root and ARIMA process; forecasting volatility; evaluation and comparison of forecasting models.
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ECON 4810:Quantitative Decision Models 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and ECON 3300 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
This course focuses on both the theory and application of quantitative models to support decision-making under uncertainty. General topics include basic spreadsheet modeling, general probability distributions and decision making under uncertainty, and risk analysis. Specific topics to be covered include Monte Carlo Simulation, Decision Trees, and Real Options Analysis. A mixture of cases and in-class demonstrations will be used to develop your skill in applying management science approaches to decision making within a business environment.
This course may be cross-leveled with ECON 7730
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ECON 4850:Decision Analysis and Simulation 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and (ECON 2300 or STAT 1401 ), 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course).
Simulation is the process of designing and creating computer models of existing or proposed real-world systems to conduct numerical experiments to better understand the behavior of that system for a given set of conditions. It enables the creation of models that can represent the variability that exists in many real business systems. A variety of topics in simulation including event-oriented simulation, continuous simulation, and advanced topics such as experimental design and optimization, object-oriented simulation, response surface methodology, will be covered, using a major commercial simulation package. Software such as ARENA will be used to model complex systems in the manufacturing, service, and transportation industries. Emphasis will be on the use of simulation as a tool to support business decision-making. Because this course requires the use of spreadsheet software such as MSExcel modules, some experience with spreadsheets is required.
This course may be cross-leveled with ECON 7750
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ECON 4870:Advanced Operations Research 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECON 3300 , 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and (Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Program or Coles College Partner Program)
This course focuses on the application of operations research techniques to decision making in business problems from a managerial perspective. A variety of advanced analytical methods will be covered, such as network optimization, nonlinear programming, goal programming, queueing analysis, and simulation. Applications in different business areas will be presented, such as production, planning, finance, scheduling, transportation, resource allocation, and distribution. Excel and Excel add-ins are used extensively to accomplish formulating and solving mathematical models and apply other quantitative techniques.
This course may be cross-leveled with ECON 7770
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EDUC 2110:Investigating Critical & Contemporary Issues in Education 3 Credit Hours
This course engages students in observations, interactions, and analyses of critical and contemporary educational issues. Students will investigate issues influencing the social and political contexts of educational setting in Georgia and the United States. Students will actively examine the teaching profession from multiple vantage points both within and outside the school. Against this backdrop, students will reflect on and interpret the meaning of education and schooling in a diverse culture and examine the moral and ethical responsibilities of teaching in a democracy. This includes the use of current technologies which are directly related to effective teaching and 15 hours of observation in appropriate elementary/early childhood, middle grades, secondary, or P-12 environments.
Notes: Verification of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDUC 2120:Exploring Socio-Cultural Perspectives on Diversity in Educational Contexts 3 Credit Hours
Given the rapidly changing demographics in our state and country, this course is designed to equip future teachers with the fundamental knowledge of understanding culture and teaching children from diverse backgrounds. Specifically, this course is designed to examine 1) the nature and function of culture; 2) the development of individual and group cultural identity; 3) definitions and implications of diversity, and 4) the influences of culture on learning, development, and pedagogy.
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EDUC 2130:Exploring Teaching & Learning 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2110
Explore key aspects of learning and teaching through examining your own learning processes and those of others, with the goal of applying your knowledge to enhance the learning of all students in a variety of educational settings and contexts. Note: Verification of professional liability insurance is required
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EDUC 2201:Teaching and Schools in a Changing Society 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
An introductory study of current issues and problems in American education from historical, political, economic, social, philosophical, multicultural, and global perspectives. Focuses on efforts of schools to adapt to a changing society, the role of the teacher as a professional educator and professional ethics. Includes the use of current technologies which are directly related to effective teaching and 30 hours of observation and participation in a classroom setting appropriate to the students’ professional interests in elementary/early childhood, middle grades, secondary, or P-12 education. Verification of professional liability insurance is required prior to prior to enrolling in this course.
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EDUC 2202:Life Span Development: Adolescent and Young Adulthood Emphasis 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
A study of human development through the life span addressing social, moral, emotional, physical, cognitive and psychological development, with an emphasis on how these relate to learning and instruction of adolescents and young adults. Course examines impact of learning styles, developmental and cultural differences, and various levels of student abilities, exceptionalities, and health. Current use of technology will be integrated as communication and instructional tools. Teacher candidates will have the opportunity to observe in naturalistic settings.
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EDUC 2204:Human Growth, Development and Learning 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGL 1102
A study of human development through the life span with emphasis on social, moral, emotional, physical, cognitive and psychological development as these relate to learning and instruction. Includes discussing learning styles, developmental and cultural differences, wide range of abilities and exceptionalities, and health. Current use of technology will be integrated as communication and instructional tools. Students will observe children in naturalistic settings, such as schools and day care centers.
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EDUC 3110:Introduction to Urban Education 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program.
This course helps teacher candidates to 1) examine the relationship between the urban context and educational policies and practices in urban schools; 2) examine categories of race, ethnicity, class, gender, language, religion, sexuality, and ability as social relations of power that impact urban school experiences; and 3) examine the impact of the urban context on students, teachers, parents, and the community. An intensive 35-hour field component is a requirement of this course.
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EDUC 3302:Curriculum and Assessment 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program
Examines theories and principles of curriculum and assessment. Focus is placed on the identification and construction of learning outcomes and the development and selection of culturally responsive units and lesson plans. Focus is also placed on standardized and teacher constructed assessment tools consistent with these objectives. Emphasis is placed on the use of assessment tools for instructional decision-making. Technology is integrated for enhancing and assisting instruction.
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EDUC 3308:Learning, Motivation, and Classroom Management 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program.
Examines theories, models, and principles of learning, motivation, and classroom management in schools. In level-specific modules, particular emphasis is placed on the application of theoretical principles to early childhood, middle grades, or secondary classroom settings. Addresses learning theories, motivational theories, learning styles and individual differences, and models and strategies for implementing effective systems of time, material, environment and behavior management in diverse classroom settings. Various technological applications, including the World Wide Web, e-mail, and presentation software, will be utilized.
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EDUC 3310:Multicultural Perspectives in Teaching and Learning 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2201
A study of the influence of diversity on teaching and learning in a pluralistic, democratic society. Examines theories and models of instruction for diversities in race, class, gender, religion, language and exceptionality found in multicultural classrooms.
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EDUC 4490:Special Topics in Education 1-6. Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.
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EDUC 4610:Introduction to the Yearlong Clinical Experience 0 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to teacher education and an issued pre-service certificate. Concurrent:
Varies by program: ARED 4650 , or MUED 4650 , or FLED 4650 , or HPE 4430 , or ENED 4650 , or HIED 4650 , or SCED 4650 , or MAED 4650 , or ECE 4650 , or ECE 4660 , or EDMG 4650
This course is the beginning to the co-teaching Yearlong Clinical Experience in education. Candidates will attend the entirety of pre-planning at their assigned school before the start of the academic year (the exact timing of which will depend on the placement school’s schedule). Additionally, candidates will also attend the first week of the academic year in order to familiarize themselves with the policies and routines of their placement school and Collaborating Teacher.
Notes: Please see your advisor to confirm your academic program of study and scheduling.
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EDMG 2200:Practicum 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and department chair.
An assigned practicum in a classroom during which the student will be actively involved in the teaching-learning process under the guidance of a professional teacher. Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 3300:Success in the Middle: Adolescent Development and Middle Grades Advocacy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program and EDUC 2130
Candidates examine the development and diversity of middle grades learners, as well as the concept and philosophy of the middle school. Issues of teaching young adolescents and the unique role teachers must play as interdisciplinary team members, content specialists, advocates for the middle school and middle level learner are explored. Information from current research and exemplary practices will be used to extend candidate knowledge. Candidates spend at least 15 hours in a classroom. A current criminal history background check and proof of liability insurance is required.
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EDMG 3350:Planning, Instruction, and Assessment in the Middle Grades 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3300 Concurrent:
ITEC 3200
This course is designed to introduce future middle grades teachers to the knowledge and skills necessary for effective planning, instruction, and assessment of a diverse population of middle-grades learners. This course includes a 15-hour field experience placement in elementary grades 4-5. A current criminal history background check and proof of liability insurance is required.
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EDMG 3398:Internship 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of advisor and department chair.
A supervised work experience with an approved business firm, private agency or government agency. Credit is allowed only in elective areas.
Notes: Credit is allowed only in the elective areas.
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EDMG 4400:Directed Study 1-3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Approval of the instructor and department chair prior to registration.
A concentrated investigation of a particular aspect of education as a topic within a teaching field concentration or degree major. The content of the directed study will be determined jointly by the instructor and the student.
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EDMG 4401:Teaching Mathematics in Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 and successful completion of all teaching field courses. Corequisite: EDMG 4650
This course is a part of a 12-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaching strategies in candidates’ two teaching fields. Candidates apply learning theories, teaching techniques, questioning strategies, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for teaching mathematics to middle grades learners. Candidates will develop and implement plans for teaching in an interdisciplinary team setting.
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EDMG 4402:Teaching Science in Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 and successful completion of all teaching field courses. Corequisite: EDMG 4650
This course is a part of a 12-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaching strategies in candidates’ two teaching fields. Candidates apply learning theories, teaching techniques, questioning strategies, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for teaching science to middle grades learners. Candidates will develop and implement plans for teaching in an interdisciplinary team setting.
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EDMG 4403:Teaching Social Studies in Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 and successful completion of all teaching field courses. Corequisite: EDMG 4650
This course is a part of a 12-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaching strategies in candidates’ two teaching fields. Candidates apply learning theories, teaching techniques, questioning strategies, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for teaching social studies to middle grades learners. Candidates will develop and implement plans for teaching in an interdisciplinary team setting.
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EDMG 4404:Teaching Language Arts in Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 and successful completion of all teaching field courses. Corequisite: EDMG 4650
This course is a part of a 12-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaching strategies in candidates’ two teaching fields. Candidates apply learning theories, teaching techniques, questioning strategies, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for teaching language arts to middle grades learners. Candidates will develop and implement plans for teaching in an interdisciplinary team setting.
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EDMG 4405:Curriculum and Instruction in Middle Grades 5 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 3308
This collaboratively taught course is a segment of an 11-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaming skills for middle grades teachers. The teaching team models instructional strategies that exemplify the philosophy of middle school education. Students become part of an instructional team to develop effective strategies for interdisciplinary settings. Student teams are paired with school instructional teams during an extensive field experience. Proof of liability insurance is required prior to school placement.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 4406:Methods and Management in the Middle Grades: Field Experience 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 Corequisite: EDMG 4407 and two of EDMG 4401 , EDMG 4402 , EDMG 4403 , and/or EDMG 4404 .
This course is an intensive and extensive field experience in a middle school. Candidates will be required to spend up to four hours per day, four days per week in their placement. Candidates must have a satisfactory field experience to continue on to student teaching. Proof of liability insurance and criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance and criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 4407:Classroom Management in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 Corequisite: EDMG 4406 and two of EDMG 4401 , EDMG 4402 , EDMG 4403 , EDMG 4404 , and/or EDMG 4408 .
The focus of this course is on preparing prospective middle grade teacher candidates to create and manage positive, productive classroom environments, including those in urban settings. It is understood that these classrooms typically include diverse groups of learners. Management is accomplished through both the development of a comprehensive understanding of the learning and behavior principles that underlie effective classroom management and acquisition of the strategies and skills needed to implement an effective management program.
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EDMG 4408:Teaching Reading in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 and successful completion of all teaching field courses. Corequisite: EDMG 4650
This course is a part of a 12-hour block designed to develop appropriate teaching strategies in candidates’ two teaching fields. Candidates apply learning theories, teaching techniques, questioning strategies, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for teaching reading to middle grades learners. Candidates will develop and implement plans for teaching in an interdisciplinary team setting.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 4411:Seminar in Middle Grades Education 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 4650 Corequisite: EDMG 4660
This seminar supports and assesses candidate development in middle grades education during the capstone experience. Candidate reflect on the development of their competencies, skills, and dispositions, and support for teacher performance assessments is provided. Seminar discussions will challenge candidates to examine and integrate current issues, values, and practices in the middle grades.
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EDMG 4475:Student Teaching in Middle Grades 12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to Student Teaching.
Full-time teaching experience under the supervision of a public school cooperating teacher and college supervisor in an upper elementary school classroom or in a middle school. Includes regularly scheduled professional seminars. Proof of liability insurance is required prior to school placement.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 4490:Special Topics in Education 1-9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor and department chair.
Selected special topics of interest to faculty and students.
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EDMG 4498:Classroom Internship 1-12 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Permission of the director of Center for Education Placements and Partnerships and advisor.
A supervised teaching experience for teachers seeking certification or renewal credit. Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance is required prior to receiving a school placement.
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EDMG 4650:Yearlong Clinical Experience I 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Pre-service certification and Admission to Yearlong Clinical Experience, INED 4431 Concurrent:
Two of the following: EDMG 4401 , EDMG 4402 , EDMG 4403 , EDMG 4404 , EDMG 4408 Corequisite: EDUC 4610 and EDSM 3360
This course is the first semester of an intensive and extensive co-teaching yearlong clinical practice in middle grades education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor, candidates practice professional competencies that impact achievement for diverse populations of learners including students with exceptionalities and English learners. Proof of liability insurance is required.
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EDMG 4660:Yearlong Clinical Experience II 9 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 4650 and two of the following: EDMG 4401 , EDMG 4402 , EDMG 4403 , EDMG 4404 Corequisite: EDMG 4411
This course is the second semester of an intensive and extensive coteaching yearlong clinical experience in middle grades education. Under the guidance of a collaborating teacher and university supervisor and working in a diverse environment that includes students with exceptionalities and English learners, candidates practice professional competencies that impact student achievement. This experience includes regularly scheduled professional seminars and the completion of a content pedagogy assessment. Proof of liability insurance is required.
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EDSM 1101:Step 1: Inquiry Approaches to Teaching 1 Credit Hours
This course provides students with the opportunity to explore teaching as a career. Following an introduction to the theory and practice behind excellent inquiry-based science instruction, students teach lessons in elementary classrooms to obtain firsthand experience in planning and instruction.
Notes: Verification of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement. Course is restricted to participants in the KSUTeach program.
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EDSM 1102:Step 2: Inquiry-based Lesson Planning 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 1101
Students continue developing lesson planning skills learned in EDSM 1101 as they become familiar with middle school science curricula. After observing a lesson being taught in a middle school classroom, students plan and teach inquiry-based lessons to middle school learners. Verification of professional liability insurance and a criminal background check are required prior to receiving a school placement. Course is restricted to participants in the OwlTeach program.
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EDSM 3360:Classroom Management in the Middle Grades and Secondary Education 2 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDMG 3350 or MAED 4414 or SCED 4414
This course prepares prospective middle grades and secondary math or science teacher candidates to create and manage positive, productive classroom environments with a diverse population of learners. Candidates will develop a comprehensive understanding of the learning and behavior principles that underlie effective classroom management and acquire the strategies and skills needed to implement an effective management program.
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EDSM 4414:Teaching Secondary Math and Science- Practicum I 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program: Obtain Pre-Service Certificate Concurrent:
SCED 4414 or MAED 4414
Under the guidance of a collaborating teaching and a university instructor, the teacher candidate will complete a field experience in a designated school. This experience requires working in a co-teaching environment with diverse learners and focuses on understanding and responding to learners’ mathematical or scientific reasoning.
Notes: Proof of professional liability insurance and a pre-service teaching certificate is required.
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EDSM 4418:Methods of Teaching Secondary Math & Science II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDSM 4416 ; at least 18 hours of required courses in the content area (science or math) Concurrent:
MAED 4650 or SCED 4650
This is the third of three courses in a professional sequence toward becoming a well-prepared beginning secondary mathematics or science teacher. Topics include enhanced assessment and feedback strategies, developing classroom culture, and refining notions of learning, teaching, and equity. Students will apply their learning in an accompanying field experience.
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Education - Reading |
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EDRD 3320:Understanding the Reader and the Reading Process 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2110
A study of the socio-psycholinguistic foundations of reading and writing for teachers of adolescents. This course examines language development, reading acquisition, phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and motivation. It explores historical perspectives of reading, reading research and theory, and introduces students to a wide range of instructional practices and curriculum materials that meet the needs of all adolescent learners.
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EDRD 3330:Methods and Materials for Middle Grades Content Area Reading and Writing 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program and EDUC 2130 Corequisite: EDMG 3300
This course prepares candidates to teach diverse works for adolescents from a variety of sources including young adult literature as well as technical, informational, environmental text, and the media. Text selection and electronic database media resources are introduced. A focus on language and cultural diversity is included.
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EDRD 3350:Integrated Reading/Writing Instruction in the Middle Grades 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDRD 3320
This course is designed to develop appropriate research-based teaching strategies that will enable candidates teaching or mentoring in a middle grades classroom to effectively integrate reading and writing instruction. Candidates will apply learning theories, teaching techniques, instructional materials, and assessment procedures for middle grades learners that apply to both reading and writing instruction. Students will develop and implement plans for teaching writing through content area reading texts that promote critical thinking and cross-curricular engagement.
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EDRD 3360:Introduction to New Literacies 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDRD 3320
This course is an introduction to the evolving and multifaceted concept of literacy and its implications for adolescents in both instruction and motivation. Types of literacy to be explored include: media, digital, global, and critical literacies. Emphasis will be placed on understanding universal design in education, considering the impact of technology on literacy, evaluating texts as being current, accurate, and relevant, and developing meaningful plans to incorporate such texts into their classrooms.
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EDRD 4409:Young Adult Literature: Cross-Curricular Approaches for Diverse Learners 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDUC 2110 and one of the following ENGL 2110 , ENGL 2111 , ENGL 2112 , ENGL 2120 , ENGL 2130 , ENGL 2131 , ENGL 2132 , ENGL 2300
This course provides an understanding for selecting and using diverse young adult literature in middle grades classrooms. It examines reading and writing theories and introduces students to various methodologies for teaching literature. It acquaints students with a reading and writing experience using diverse literary works for adolescents, introduces students to book selection aids and electronic database media resources for middle grades environments.
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EDRD 4410:Reading to Learn in the Content Areas 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education program.
A study of concepts and strategies involved in reading to learn in the content areas. Teacher candidates will study types of text; instructional grouping options; factors related to the reader, text, and context; and strategies to be applied before, during, and after reading. In addition, candidates will explore methods for evaluating textbooks, sources to supplement textbook reading, and ways to use technology within instruction. This course places a heavy emphasis on instruction for strategic reading and writing that meets the individual needs of all adolescent readers. This course is for majors in secondary education only.
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EDRD 4411:Reading Diagnostics for Teachers of Adolescents 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDRD 3320 or (EDUC 2110 and ENGL 2271 )
A study of the socio-psycholinguistic foundations of reading and writing for teachers of adolescents. This course examines language development, reading acquisition, phonemic awareness, word identification, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension and motivation. It explores historical perspectives of reading, reading research and theory, and introduces students to a wide range of instructional practices and curriculum materials that meet the needs of all adolescent learners.
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EDRD 4420:Teaching Adolescents with Disabilities in Literacy 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: EDRD 3320
This course prepares prospective content teachers to increase the literacy of students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms. Teacher candidates will learn to: (a) recognize various types of reading and writing disabilities; (b) effectively implement Response to Instruction; (c) develop inclusive, multi-level lesson plans embed accommodations and modifications; (d) identify appropriate roles for parents in fostering literacy in students with disabilities; and (e) work collaboratively with special education teachers.
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Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology |
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ECET 1001:Orientation 1 Credit Hours
This course will provide an introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology, to include: an introduction to the ECET faculty, an overview of career opportunities, available campus facilities, student organizations, etc. Some of the skills necessary to students will also be introduced. These include: writing formal lab reports and learning basic computer skills.
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ECET 1001L:Introduction to Electrical Engineering Technology Lab 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ENGR 1000
A continuation of ENGR 1000, this course actively introduces the student to an exciting career of applied engineering within the context of Electrical Engineering Technology. The class/lab blends real-world workplace content, engineering tools/processes, critical engineering skills/competencies, and hands-on input-culminating in an exciting class competition that demonstrates an engineered solution to a defined problem.
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ECET 1012:Design Fundamentals 1 Credit Hours
Concurrent:
ECET 1001 and (MATH 1113 ) Corequisite: ECET 1012L
This course will introduce students to engineering technology design principles by having them participate in team based design projects. Major goals of the course include learning how to work in teams and learning how to approach a complex design problem from many different perspectives. Fundamental engineering technology skills will also be taught which include critical thinking, debugging methodologies, and circuit construction techniques.
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ECET 1012L:Design Fundamentals Lab 1 Credit Hours
Concurrent:
ECET 1001 , ECET 1012 , and (Math 1112 or MATH 1113 )
In this course students will apply engineering technology design principles to assigned team-based design projects. In addition, students will learn about basic electrical instrumentation, basic circuit construction techniques, circuit debugging methodologies, data collection, and the application of analytical and simulation tools to engineering design problems will be emphasized. Teamwork, as well as written and oral communications, will be emphasized through reports and presentations.
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ECET 1101:Circuits I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1001L Concurrent:
MATH 1190
This course introduces electrical quantities, element configurations, and circuit analysis tools. DC circuit analysis is emphasized, including circuits containing dependent sources and techniques such as mesh analysis, nodal analysis, superposition, and Thevenin equivalence. Reactive elements are examined, as are the transient responses of circuits that contain a single reactive element. Sinusoidal AC circuit analysis is introduced through the application of basic circuit laws to series and parallel configurations.
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ECET 1101L:Circuits I Lab 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1012 and ENGL 1101 Concurrent:
ECET 1101 and MATH 1190
This course provides laboratory experiences to complement ECET 1101 Circuits I. Basic prototyping and testing skills are developed, and lecture concepts are reinforced. Circuits are constructed on solderless breadboards using standard electrical components, and measurements are completed using general-purpose instrumentation.
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ECET 1200:Digital I 3 Credit Hours
Concurrent:
ECET 1101 Corequisite: ECET 1200L
This course is a study of digital circuit fundamentals with an emphasis on combinational and sequential logic design, logic simplification and implementation using standard digital integrated circuits and programmable logic devices. Topics also include binary number systems, binary arithmetic, logic families, design techniques, logic simulation, flip-flops, counters, registers, memory technologies, and VHDL programming.
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ECET 1200L:Digital I Lab 1 Credit Hours
Concurrent:
ECET 1200
The laboratory component of ECET 1200 is designed to provide the student with hands-on experience in the fundamental concepts and techniques of discrete logic design and implementation using Boolean logic. The concepts are extended into programmable logic design (PLD) using a VHDL programming language. Lab exercises are based on modern digital design principles and practices.
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ECET 2111:Circuits II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1101 and ECET 1101L Concurrent:
MATH 2202 and ((PHYS 2211 and PHYS 2211L ) or (PHYS 1111 and PHYS 1111L ))
This course primarily extends the circuit analysis techniques learned in ECET 1101 to circuits containing all three types of passive circuit elements and sinusoidal sources. Several adjunct topics are then presented including analysis of complex networks, dependent sources, transformers, 3-phase circuit analysis, resonance, filters and Bode plots. Laboratory exercises reinforce theoretical concepts presented in the class and provide various opportunities to become proficient in working with standard instrumentation in electrical engineering technology.
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ECET 2111L:Circuits II Lab 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1101 and ECET 1101L Concurrent:
ECET 2111
This laboratory course reinforces theoretical concepts presented in ECET 2111, expanding on circuit analysis techniques learned in ECET 1101 to circuits containing all three types of passive circuit elements and sinusoidal sources. Students document experimental lab results in reports evaluated based on completion, format, and data accuracy. Lab sessions offer students the opportunity to become proficient in working with standard instrumentation in electrical engineering technology.
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ECET 2210:Digital II 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1200 and ECET 2300 Corequisite: ECET 2210L
This course is a study of industry-dominate microcontroller architecture and assembly programming language. Principles covered include: the study of an industry standard micro-controller, assembly language programming, logic family characteristics, system interfacing and system timing issues.
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ECET 2210L:Digital II Lab 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: ECET 1200 and ECET 1200L Concurrent:
ECET 2210
The laboratory component of ECET 2210 is designed to provide the student with hands-on experience in the fundamental concepts and techniques of microcontroller system design. The concepts are extended into assembly programming language. Lab exercises are based on modern microcontroller embedded design principles and practices.
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ECET 2300:Electronics I 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1190 Concurrent:
ECET 2111 , and (PHYS 2211 or PHYS 1111 ) Corequisite: ECET 2300L
This course is a study of the characteristics, analysis, and practical applications of diodes, bipolar-junction transistors (BJTs), and field-effect transistors (FETs). Semiconductor theory, biasing, and small-signal models of BJTs and FETs are included. An introduction to the ideal op amp and basic circuits using it is included.
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ECET 2300L:Electronics I Lab 1 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: MATH 1190 Concurrent:
ECET 2111 , ECET 2300 , and (PHYS 1111 or PHYS 2211 )
This course provides laboratory experiences to complement ECET 2300 Electronics I. Standard devices such as op-amps, diodes, bipolar-junction transistors, and field-effect transistors are employed to construct circuits used to: examine device/circuit behavior, become familiar with associated measurements, and reinforce lecture concepts.
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