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DISB 302 - Customized Employment: Service Coordination
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 201
Description: An overview of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service System, consumer controlled services and available waivers for persons with disabilities. Also makes the distinction between supported employment and customized employment and the supports available in print, via the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Service System agencies and legislation.
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DISB 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/ Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities, or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/ behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. (Also offered as EDEX 369; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 378 - Education of Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services. (Also offered as EDEX 378; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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DISB 403 - Customized Employment: Assessment and Job Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 302
Description: A holistic approach to providing job-coach services in community setting. Content emphasizes understanding the processes involved in bringing a consumer through the Vocational/Transition Assessment process, developing and analyzing potential jobs based on consumer assessment data, the development and implementation of accommodations for consumers with behavioral/psychiatric disorders, as well as the impact the American with Disabilities Act has on the provision of Job Coaching services.
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DISB 404 - Customized Employment: Systematic Instruction and Fading
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: DISB 403
Description: A holistic approach to providing job coach services in community setting. Content emphasizes understanding the three essential components of systematic instruction, the development and implementation of instructional programs that include comprehensive fading and follow-up plans and the collection, graphing, and analysis of the assessment, instructional, and follow-up data.
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DISB 440 - Ethical and Professional Behaviors
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Disability services major, junior standing, 2.75 GPA
Description: Emphasizes the professional standards and ethical behaviors of disability services professionals. Covers information about and the laws surrounding the ages of birth to three years and over 21 years of age. Students are exposed to the wide range of services in which they can be employed.
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DISB 493 - Internship/Field Training
Class Hours: var
Credits: 12
Prerequisite: DISB 440 and 2.75 GPA
Description: Allows the intern to demonstrate competencies working in a public or private agency providing educational/rehabilitation services. This may include, but not be limited to, writing and analyzing comprehensive evaluation reports, counseling individuals with disabilities, understanding agency and/ or service delivery responsibilities and limitations, referral and follow-up processes, and use of various assessment approaches in evaluating an individual’s capacity to function independently in a broad range of community settings. Offered: (Offered as EDEX 493 before 2017-18.)
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Developmental Studies |
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DVST 070 - Reading Skills for College Study
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Assists in the development of college-level reading skills with an emphasis on textbook reading. Includes literal and critical comprehension skills, vocabulary development, and reading efficiency. Carries institutional, nondegree credit. It counts toward financial aid and full-time status, but not toward graduation or GPA. Note: Note: Students who score 250 and below on the ACCUPLACER post-test (administered at the end of this course) are required to enroll in DVST 110 the following semester.
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DVST 083 - Introduction to College Math
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: May not be taken after successfully completing any course offered by the Mathematics Department without written approval of the Department of Developmental Studies chairperson
Description: For students who need to develop the basic mathematical skills that are essential to success in more advanced college-level work. Content material includes computational skills of whole numbers, fractions, percent, data analysis, graphs, statistics, properties and operations on real numbers, simplifying algebraic expressions, and solving equations and inequalities. Carries institutional, nondegree credit. Offered: (Offered as DVST 095 before 2015-16.)
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DVST 093 - Developmental Mathematics, Elements of Algebra
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: May not be taken after successfully completing any course offered by the Mathematics Department without written approval of the Department of Developmental Studies director
Description: Introduces algebraic concepts and algorithms with a comparison of arithmetic algorithms to associated algebraic algorithms. Topics include properties and operations on real numbers, simplifying expressions, order of operations, solving equations and inequalities, formulas, exponential and scientific notation, and operations on polynomials. Carries institutional, nondegree credit. Attendance is required.
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DVST 110 - Introduction to Critical Reading and Thinking
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Description: Note: Students enrolled in DVST 070 who score 250 and below on the ACCUPLACER post-test (administered at the end of DVST 070) are required to enroll in DVST 110 the following semester. Open for enrollment for any student.
Focuses on the development and mastery of skills related to the processes of understanding, analyzing, and assessing college-level texts and other academic readings. Synthesizes written information from a variety of sources and content areas. Note: For sections paired with specific content-area course sections, students are required to register for both courses.
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DVST 150 - Introduction to Higher Education
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduces the system of higher education and skills that promote effective educational planning and academic success. Orients students to the systems, resources, policies, and procedures of IUP and to the Liberal Studies curriculum. Emphasizes goal setting, decision making, self-monitoring, and time-management skills.
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DVST 160 - Learning Strategies
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Encourages students to develop and use effective and efficient study strategies on a consistent basis. Students examine academic goals and implement study strategies to help achieve those goals. Includes the topics of goal setting and self-monitoring, learning styles, test preparation and test taking, lecture and textbook note taking, time management and concentration, and general strategies for learning. Students are required to give evidence of application of the study strategies to other courses in which they are currently enrolled. Active participation in class meetings is expected.
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DVST 170 - Career Exploration
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Introduces the theoretical and practical framework with which to explore careers compatible with overall academic skills, aptitudes, and life goals. Students examine the world of work, assess their interests and abilities, and make realistic decisions on academic majors and careers. Cross-Listed: (Cross-listed as ADVT 170 . These courses may be substituted for each other and be used interchangeably for D/F repeats but may not be counted for duplicate credit.)
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DVST 200 - Academic Transition Seminar
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Recommended for students from regional campuses
Description: Acclimates the student to the curricular and cocurricular experience of the main campus of IUP. Emphasizes campus systems and resources, the application of theories of change as related to transition, and major and career planning as lifelong learners. Recommended for transfer students, particularly targeting students moving from a satellite campus to the Indiana campus.
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DVST 250 - Role of the Peer Educator: Theory, Practice, and Assessment
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Description: Prepares selected students for the role of a peer educator within the higher education setting. Topics include student learning and problem solving, facilitative helping and interpersonal communication, peer leadership, and assisting peers with how to effectively and efficiently succeed at the college level. (Roles include supplemental instruction leader, tutor, peer advisor, workshop leader.)
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Early Childhood Education |
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ECED 112 - Childhood Development Birth–Age 5
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Presents the foundations, theoretical, and practical aspects of the development of young children, focusing on various learning theories/theorists and the developmental stages and needs of children from birth through age five. Examines the various stages of child development with a focus on a review of the research, theories, and theoretical program models, and types of early childhood programs; discusses available community resources, professional organizations, and standards of ethical behavior and practice all in an exploration of child development and contemporary educational, cultural, social, and emotional issues for children, ages birth to five and their families.
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ECED 117 - Family, Community, and School Relationships in a Diverse Society
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Description: Students develop a strong understanding and deep appreciation of the diversity among families, communities, and school cultures in the United States. Students gain the ability to locate and develop curricular materials and teaching strategies appropriate to this country’s diversity.
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ECED 200 - Introduction to Early Childhood Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Introduces prospective teachers to the historical, sociological, and political aspects of early childhood education. An emphasis is placed on appreciating diversity in the early childhood classroom and on developing keen observation strategies to both heighten understanding of children and evaluate programs that serve them.
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ECED 215 - The Developing Child: K-4th Grade
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces the interrelationships among the various aspects of child development in grades K-4, its relevant theories and educational applications. Through literature review, critique of theories, observation, and large and small group activities, students learn child development principles and how they may be applied in K-4 educational settings to foster successful learning. Offered: (Offered as ELED 215 Child Development before 2015-16.)
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ECED 221 - Literature for the Young Child and Adolescent
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major
Description: A survey of literature for children from preschool to adolescence. Selection and evaluation criteria for various genres, including visual and literary elements, are the foundation. Emphasis will also be placed on multicultural literature and literature for diverse learners. Stresses motivational approaches for encouraging children’s engagement with and response to literature.
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ECED 250 - Language Development
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Acquaints students with the process of children’s language acquisition and development through expressive skills and language comprehension. Observation, documentation, and assessment of language development across the areas of listening, speaking, writing, drawing, and reading are explored from both a theoretical and practical perspective.
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ECED 280 - Maximizing Learning: Engaging All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education majors or early childhood education majors only
Description: Examines competencies specific to the science of teaching, the organization and management of functional learning environments, and the design, implementation, and evaluation of developmentally appropriate learning experiences. Areas explored include models of teaching, lesson and unit planning, and creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning.
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ECED 310 - Science, Health, and Safety for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: Examines strategies for teaching science and health concepts; design of lessons that integrate science, health, and safety; and learning how to become role models for children. Students develop knowledge of how to design lessons with appropriate content and methods for young children.
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ECED 351 - Literacy for the Emergent Reader: PreK to Grade 1 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: Provides early childhood teachers with various strategies, techniques, and materials related to developing early literacy in children. Current research and practical applications are interwoven to ensure a systematic coverage of the most recent methods and best practices. Focuses on the development of speaking, listening, reading, and writing skills for preK to grade 1 learners.
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ECED 411 - Social Studies for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: An overview of social concepts related to geography, history, economics, civics and government, and citizenship. Prepares teacher candidates to offer classroom instruction to all preK to grade 4 learners, which builds civic competence and enables students to use skills of collaboration, decision making, and problem solving.
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ECED 425 - Methods of Teaching and Assessing Language Arts: Pre-K to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 2.5
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2.5
Prerequisite: ECED 351
Description: Emphasizes the art of communication as an interrelated process. The task of the early childhood teacher is to develop and integrate the language arts throughout the curriculum. Techniques for teaching and assessing developmentally-appropriate oral and written communication, spelling, handwriting, and vocabulary are presented. Special emphasis is given to developmental writing approaches.
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ECED 451 - Literacy for the Developing Reader: Grades 2-4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major, admission to Teacher Education Step 1
Description: Provides preservice teachers with theoretical context, as well as various strategies, techniques, and materials related to teaching literacy skills, developing positive dispositions toward literacy, and fostering supportive environments for literacy development. Instructional issues, specifically related to teaching reading to young children, children with disabilities, and English language learners, are investigated. Contemporary research on theoretical perspectives and best practices, as well as practical application, is interwoven to ensure a balanced approach to the most effective instructional practices.
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ECED 499 - Advocacy and Collaboration in Diverse Families and Communities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Provides students with understanding and skills in multicultural approaches to education that enable them to recognize and respect the diversities that all their students bring to school and to also become effective advocates as they collaborate successfully with diverse families and communities.
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Economics |
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ECON 101 - Basic Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Scarcity, role of prices in determining production and the allocation of resources, business cycle analysis, policy options for reducing unemployment and inflation, economic role of government, international trade, and selected current economic problems are studied. For those who do not plan to take more than 3cr of economics. Note: May not be taken after successful completion of or concurrent registration in any other Economics course.
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ECON 121 - Principles of Macroeconomics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Nature and methodology of economics; mixed capitalism and market economy; national income; employment theory, including economics of fiscal policy; money, banking, and Federal Reserve System; international trade and finance.
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ECON 122 - Principles of Microeconomics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Economics of firm; theory of consumer demand; determination of price and output in different market structures; distribution of income; economic growth.
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ECON 143 - Financial Wellness
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Theories and principles related to the physical, social, and emotional wellness aspects of individual money management. Information is focused on building a sound financial foundation as a college student and can be applied throughout the life span to ensure future financial well-being. Successful completion fulfills the Liberal Studies Dimensions of Wellness requirement.
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ECON 223 - Economics of Crime
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Economic analysis of criminal activity and its impact on the allocation of scarce resources. Uses fundamental economic models to explain crimes against people, property crime, “victimless crime,” and organized crime.
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ECON 239 - Economics of Sports
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces and develops the economic way of thinking as it applies to the sports industry. Topics covered include the organizational structure of major American sports leagues (e.g., revenue sharing, salary restrictions, and competitive balance), labor issues in sports (e.g., free agency, reserve clause, unions, strikes, and discrimination), the legal relationship between sports and government (e.g., the relationship between antitrust law and sports), and the issue of sports and public finance (e.g., location and financing of sports franchise and public ownership of stadiums and arenas).
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ECON 281 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: As appropriate to course content
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 281 are offered primarily for lower-level undergraduate students.
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ECON 325 - Monetary Economics I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122
Description: Organization, operation, and economic significance of US monetary institutions; commercial banks and Federal Reserve System; survey of monetary theory and policy; mechanism of international payments.
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ECON 330 - Labor Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122
Description: History, structure, and operation of trade unions and employer organizations; major federal labor legislation; collective bargaining theory; wage determination; current labor problems.
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ECON 331 - Industrial Organization
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Social effectiveness of industries analyzed through measures of market structure, market conduct, and market performance.
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ECON 334 - Managerial Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 , MATH 121 or equivalent
Description: Applications of economic theory using algebra, elementary statistics, and calculus to solve managerial optimization problems including problems of forecasting and risk.
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ECON 335 - Public Finance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Taxation and expenditure theory at the federal level; federal budget and debt considerations; public sector impact on economy.
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ECON 338 - Poverty in Africa
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 121 or ECON 122
Description: Examines African poverty as an economic as well as a social phenomenon. It investigates the many sided nature of poverty and the importance of going beyond generalizations about the poor, including the various causes of poverty in Africa. It stresses the powerful ill effects of a combination of sluggish past economic growth, widening income inequalities, and anti-poverty strategies implemented by many African nations.
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ECON 339 - Economic Development I
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Introduces the following concepts: theory of growth; theory of economic development of underdeveloped countries.
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ECON 343 - Economic History of the United States
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 121 or ECON 122
Description: Applications of economic theory and models of economic development to the main patterns of US post revolutionary growth; emphasizes the history of economic development as a laboratory for testing economic hypotheses.
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ECON 345 - International Trade
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: A study of the microeconomic segment of international specialization and exchange, including theories of international trade and their application to commercial policies, historical survey and examination of current problems of international trade, and the institutional setting of international trade.
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ECON 346 - International Finance
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: A study of the macroeconomic segment of international specialization and exchange, including analysis of balance of payments, exchange rates, and the mechanism of international economic and monetary adjustments; international macroeconomic policy; historical survey and examination of current international financial problems; and the institutional setting of international payments.
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ECON 356 - Introduction to Econometrics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 355 or its equivalent or instructor permission
Description: An introduction to econometrics, including linear normal regression models of two or more random variables, special econometric problems, and solutions of simultaneous equations.
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ECON 360 - Health Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 122
Description: Analyzes the market for healthcare: demand by individual consumers and supply by health workers and hospitals. Considers the problems of information, risk, and externalities in making health decisions and the role of insurance. Explores public health policies, both in a world and domestic context. Introduces economic methods for program/policy research: elasticity estimation, cost-benefit analysis, and supply-demand modeling.
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ECON 361 - Environmental Economics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 101 or ECON 122
Description: An examination of economic costs and benefits of environmental control and modification. Techniques of economic analysis are used to understand economic aspects of environmental problems and contribute toward their solution.
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ECON 362 - Global Poverty and Health
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 122
Description: Researches information related to global trends in health and poverty and examines theories related to the economic, social, and political forces behind these trends. Economically analyzes the barriers preventing greater access to and usage of health services in poor communities, such as asymmetric information, monopoly provision, and externalities. Critically examines health service provision from opposite economic spectrums: (1) as Global Public Goods and (2) as micro-programs targeting specific populations. Covers case studies of health initiatives in developing countries and their economic impacts.
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ECON 421 - Macroeconomic Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 or instructor permission
Description: Emphasizes aggregate income levels and problems of unemployment, inflation, and growth. Covers consumption and investment theories and the role of fiscal and monetary policy.
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ECON 422 - Microeconomic Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 121 , ECON 122 , MATH 121 or equivalent
Description: Consumer behavior, theory of the firm, theory of exchange, market structures, distribution, general equilibrium theory, welfare economics.
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ECON 456 - Advanced Econometrics
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: ECON 356 or equivalent or instructor permission
Description: Provides a more thorough understanding of the theory and practice of econometrics introduced in ECON 356 . Students increase their proficiency in econometric analysis and improve their research skills by extending their research agendas begun in ECON 356 and through exposure to the scholarly literature. Students learn about a variety of topics related to regression analysis, including violations of the Classical assumptions, extensions of the basic regression model, and advanced techniques.
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ECON 480 - Seminar
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Description: A seminar in selected economic issues or problems.
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ECON 481 - Special Topics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-3
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
Description: Offered on an experimental or temporary basis to explore topics not included in the established curriculum. A given topic may be offered under any special topic identity no more than three times. Special topics numbered 481 are primarily for upper-level undergraduate students.
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ECON 483 - Honors Thesis
Class Hours: var
Credits: 1-6
Prerequisite: Admission to departmental honors program; prior approval through advisor, faculty member, department chairperson, dean, and Office of the Provost
Description: An intensive, focused study involving independent research culminating in a written thesis approved by a thesis director and two faculty readers/committee members. Repeated: May be taken more than once to a maximum of 6cr.
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ECON 493 - Internship in Economics
Class Hours: var
Credits: 2-12
Prerequisite: Economics major who has completed at least 12cr in economics and has at least a 2.5 GPA in the major and in all course work
Description: Provides on-the-job experience in economics positions with private and governmental employers. The student is also required to complete related academic work in the form of papers and selected readings. Number of credits earned depends on the nature of the job and amount of time involved in internship. A maximum of 6cr earned in this course may be counted toward the 30cr in economics requirement for economics majors.
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Early Childhood/Special Education |
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ECSP 112 - Growth and Development: Typical and Atypical
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Presents the foundations, theories, and research findings on human growth from conception, including basic embryogenesis, up to early adolescence. Examines various aspects of child development with an emphasis on biological, cultural, educational, and parental influences that shape children, as well as selective examples of typical and atypical cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development.
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ECSP 314 - Creative Experiences and Play for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major or early childhood education major
Description: Provides teacher candidates with the knowledge and skills necessary to incorporate creative music, art, drama, movement, and play activities into a comprehensive early childhood inclusive curriculum. How integration of creative experiences and play will enhance and encourage the development of all preK to grade 4 learners is emphasized, as is the historical, theoretical, and research base for the integration of play and creative experiences into a fully inclusive classroom.
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ECSP 340 - Introduction to Classroom and Behavior Management
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 01
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major
Description: An overview of classroom organization and management, along with systematic behavior change techniques required for effective teaching and enhanced student learning for all children in preK through grade 4 and students identified with special needs or at-risk through grade 8. The research-based classroom management and behavioral techniques can be used to create a positive learning environment for all students in an inclusive setting.
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ECSP 440 - Professional Seminar: Teacher as Researcher and Advocate for All PreK to Grade 4 Learners
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education major, successful completion of Teacher Education Step 1, admission to Teacher Education Step 2, concurrent enrollment in EDUC 461 , EDUC 471
Description: Provides support in a teacher candidate’s ongoing professional development. Emphasizes guidelines for professional etiquette, ethical behavior, professional practice, and effective interpersonal relations with teachers, paraprofessionals, school and agency personnel, parents, and students. Facilitates work in engaging in informed advocacy efforts on behalf of children and the profession and examining the theoretical and research base for classroom practices.
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Education of Exceptional Persons |
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EDEX 103 - Special Education Technology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Addresses the use of assistive technology in the classroom in areas of communication, mobility, education, recreation, vocation, independence, and therapy/rehabilitation. The emphasis is on developing awareness of the diversity of assistive technology currently available for individuals with disabilities. Specific applications of assistive technology devices, which improve and maintain the functioning capabilities of individuals with disabilities, are presented. Students engage in independent learning activities and receive information that enables them to gather information about assistive technology devices, companies, and related services.
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EDEX 110 - Introduction to Special Needs PreK to Grade 8
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education majors only
Description: Surveys characteristics, needs, problems, and behavior patterns of any child who deviates sufficiently from typical to be considered disabled or at risk for disability. Consideration to children who fall intellectually both above and below average and those who are disabled visually, acoustically, behaviorally, orthopedically, neurologically, or in respect to speech patterns. Focuses on children from birth to adolescence.
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EDEX 111 - Introduction to Exceptional Persons
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Department majors, dual majors, ECED majors, minors, and official incoming transfers only
Description: Surveys characteristics, needs, problems, and behavior patterns of individuals who have disabilities or who are gifted. Students develop an understanding and knowledge of individuals with sensory, behavioral, physical, cognitive, language, and learning disabilities. Acquaints students with history and legislative bases of special education.
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EDEX 114 - Atypical Development in Infants, Children, and Adolescents
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 , EDEX 111
Description: Presents foundations of human growth from conception to age 21. Atypical development related to special needs is emphasized with regard to cognitive, physical, and social-emotional development. A foundation for the understanding of the needs of students with developmental disabilities ranging from early intervention to the end of their high school years.
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EDEX 223 - Reading Methods and Strategies for Students with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 103 , EDEX 111
Description: Focuses on basic concepts of developmental reading instruction and specially designed instruction for students with diverse needs. Reviews research in the field, examines necessary assessment tools, and surveys current issues, trends, practices, and services. Examines issues and practices related to students who are English language learners. Facilitates the acquisition of new skills through a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing).
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EDEX 269 - Identifying and Understanding Children with Academic and Social Learning Needs from Preschool through Adolescence
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 110 or EDEX 111 , early childhood education/special education majors only
Description: Focuses on evidence-based practices for educating children with special needs for academic instruction and/or social and emotional learning. Reviews literature on characteristics of students with learning and behavior problems and summarizes research on academic interventions, classroom climate, social and emotional learning, and self-regulation strategies. Applies social and behavioral learning theories to management of academic and social instruction. A variety of instructional approaches (e.g., case studies, simulations) are used to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and to apply the knowledge to educational settings.
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EDEX 278 - Identifying and Understanding Children with Significant Adaptive Behavior and Learning Needs from Birth through Adolescence
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Early childhood education/special education majors only
Description: Focuses on major theoretical principles and basic knowledge regarding the nature and characteristics of children with significant adaptive behavior and learning needs. Presents practical information and explores the positive potential of children with significant needs. Introduces the legal foundation and federal regulations of IDEA that guide the assessment and instructional planning to include the Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) and the Individualized Education Program (IEP). Examines information that is critical and generic to instruction in all domains and content areas.
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EDEX 301 - Education of Students with Disabilities in Inclusive Secondary Settings
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Secondary education majors and others who will be certified to teach content from K-12
Description: Examines the issues associated with education of students with diverse learning needs, particularly those with disabilities or who are at risk for school failure. Emphasizes special education, particularly the legal rights of students with exceptionalities and their parents, and the responsibilities of educators in addressing those rights. Examines the differential impact of student characteristics on secondary-level school performance and instructional methods proven to be effective in educating students with disabilities and learning style differences. Recommendation: Recommendation: Strongly recommended that this course be taken in the same semester as the designated methods course.
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EDEX 321 - Methods of Teaching Language Arts to Persons with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 111
Description: A review of typical and atypical characteristics of learners with disabilities in relationship to the language arts. Examines issues related to the preparation and execution of units of instruction in language arts for persons with mental and/or physical disabilities as well as issues and practices related to students who are English language learners. Stresses the use of diagnostic and prescriptive approaches to the integration of language arts across the curriculum with an emphasis on reading.
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EDEX 323 - Instruction of English Language Learners with Special Needs
Class Hours: 2
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 2
Prerequisite: Admission to teacher certification
Description: Provides future teachers with the necessary methods to meet the needs of English language learners with special needs in the classroom. Based on knowledge of the behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes of a multicultural approach to learning, instructional methods, appropriate assessment and language acquisition techniques, and use of varied resources are included.
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EDEX 340 - Introduction to Behavior Management in Special Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDEX 111 , 112, PSYC 101
Description: An overview of systematic behavioral change techniques for use with students in a variety of special education settings, including integrated, resource, self-contained, special school, and residential. Emphasizes a case analysis approach to creating and evaluating behavioral changes for students with mild to severe disabilities.
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EDEX 369 - Education of Persons with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities, or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/ behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. (Also offered as DISB 369 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 378 - Education of Persons with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/ Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of intellectual disabilities, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services. (Also offered as DISB 378 ; may not be taken for duplicate credit.)
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EDEX 415 - Preschool Education for Children with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Information on assessment, intervention strategies, curriculum, and prescriptive planning for preschool children with disabilities. For departmental majors who are specifically interested in early childhood special education, as an elective for other interested students in related fields, and as a required course for disability services majors.
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EDEX 424 - Strategic Assessment and Instruction in Expository Texts
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Special Education majors, Early childhood education/special education majors, completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process
Description: Focuses on methodologies used for assessing, designing, and implementing instruction in expository texts for students with reading and learning disabilities. Addresses the demands of educational environments in which teachers are expected to collaborate in providing direct services to students. Special consideration is given to the growth and development of collaborative practices. In addition, students are expected to collaborate with each other in planning, designing, adapting, and evaluating assessment and instructional activities for a range of content area expository texts.
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EDEX 425 - Methods and Curriculum (Mild-Moderate Disabilities)
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Special Education majors, Early Childhood Education/Special Education majors, completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process
Description: An in-depth examination of assessment methods, strategies, and curricula. Emphasizes assessment methods and strategies used in a variety of service models that serve elementary- and secondary-level students with learning disabilities, behavioral disorders, mild mental retardation, and high-function autism.
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EDEX 435 - Methods and Curriculum–Severe Cognitive Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Special Education majors, Early childhood education/special education majors, completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process or permission
Description: Emphasizes methods designed to facilitate the development of an integrated, functional, and community-based curriculum that prepares individuals for integration in a wide variety of postschool environments. Particular attention is given to methods and interventions based on the principles of applied behavior analysis.
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EDEX 440 - Ethical and Professional Behavior
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Emphasizes ethical and professional behavior for educational professionals working with individuals with special needs. Focuses on responsible and ethical conduct as it relates to interaction with students and other professionals in direct service, instructional, and/or supervisory roles. Also addresses legal implications related to these roles.
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EDEX 458 - Transition Assessment and Planning for Youth with Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Develops competencies in the skills necessary to help students with disabilities make a successful transition from school to adult life. Transition service elements are, at a minimum, postsecondary education and training, employment, and community living. For students with disabilities, successful outcomes require self-determination and other personal-social characteristics that must be identified and supported by the transition team throughout the entire transition planning process.
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EDEX 460 - Family Perspectives on Disability
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101
Description: For any major who will work with families and youth with disabilities. By understanding families as competent and resourceful systems, students critically examine ways to collaborate effectively with family members. Focuses on legal and philosophical bases for supporting families in making important decisions affecting the education and care of their children.
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EDEX 469 - Education of Persons with Emotional/Behavioral Disorders, Learning Disabilities or Brain Injury
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of emotional/behavioral disorders, learning disabilities and brain injury; definition and identification of the populations; and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, educational practices, and services. Uses a variety of instructional approaches (e.g., cooperative learning, simulations, role-playing) to facilitate acquisition of new knowledge and skills. Students are expected to develop presentations using internet resources and electronic format.
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EDEX 478 - Education of Persons with Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities and Physical/ Multiple Disabilities
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Successful completion of Step 1 of the 3-Step Process and a dual major in disability services/sociology or a minor in special education
Description: Focuses on major theoretical positions regarding etiology of mental retardation, developmental disabilities, a wide and diverse range of physical/ multiple disabilities, and other health impairments. Discusses definitions, population characteristics, and educational approaches. Reviews research in the field, including current issues, trends, practices, and services.
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Education of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons |
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EDHL 114 - Introduction to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Deals with the different approaches used in teaching students who are deaf or hard of hearing—manual language, oral language, and total communication. The historical background of each approach is presented with its strengths and weaknesses. Criteria for the use of each approach are established in consideration of degree of loss exhibited by the pupil, the age of onset, and the social and psychological implications.
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EDHL 115 - Introduction to American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: Deaf education or disability services major or Deaf studies minor or permission
Description: Development of manual dexterity and fluency using fingerspelling. Acquisition of basic American Sign Language syntax, semantics, vocabulary, and pragmatics. Practice in acquiring general information from a signed message and conversing informally on commonly used topics. Exploration of the history of ASL and cultural aspects within the deaf community.
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EDHL 215 - Intermediate American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 115 , 3.0 GPA required for deaf education majors, 2.8 GPA for Deaf studies minors
Description: Emphasizes vocabulary expansion, comprehension of signed information, and development of fluency in conveying a message in American Sign Language. Focuses on idiom-like expressions, number systems, rules, grammar, and conversational language. Total immersion approach is used.
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EDHL 308 - Supporting Language and Communication for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing, English Language Learners, and Individuals with Language Disorders
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 114 , admission to Step 1 of the 3-Step Process
Description: Reviews normal language development for birth through 12 years and compares it to the language development of children with various types and degrees of hearing loss. Emphasizes specific strategies focused on the assessment and development of English language skills in English language learners (ELL) and deaf and hard-of-hearing children (D/HH).
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EDHL 317 - Sign Language in Educational Settings
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 215 , deaf education major or permission
Description: Focuses on the use of sign language in the schools. Includes the adaptation of American Sign Language to Manually Coded English and Signed English, basic principles of interpreting in an educational setting for future teachers of deaf and hard-of-hearing students, and pedagogical methods of including American Sign Language as a language of instruction for deaf students.
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EDHL 417 - Advanced American Sign Language
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDHL 215
Description: A continuation of Intermediate American Sign Language (ASL). Focuses on vocabulary expansion, comprehension of signed information, and development of fluency in conveying a message in ASL. Emphasizes receptive ability as well as overall quality of expression. Additional cultural aspects of ASL are discussed.
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Educational and School Psychology |
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EDSP 102 - Educational Psychology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Promotes an understanding of the principles of psychology governing human behavior, with particular emphasis on the relation to the learner, learning process, and learning situation in an educational environment.
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EDSP 157 - Introduction to Professions in Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Description: Introduces high school students to the field of education, as well as the various professions within the field. Acquaints students with the history of education and discusses current issues and trends including societal, political, and cultural influences on the field of education. Familiarizes students with the process of earning a degree in educator preparation at IUP, as well as achieving certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE).
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EDSP 257 - Understanding and Taking Standardized Tests
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: For teacher education majors to promote their understanding of the principles of successfully mastering standardized tests such as the Praxis I exam. A particular emphasis on practicing the skills necessary for understanding the assessments. Highlights the application of skill-based decision making in preparing for test taking. Also discusses implications of individual differences and variables that affect performance on standardized tests.
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EDSP 373 - Psychology of Adolescent Education
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: A study of significant characteristics, behavior, and educational and social problems of adolescents.
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EDSP 378 - Learning
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: Explores learning theories and educational application in the classroom.
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EDSP 468 - Current Topics in Educational Psychology
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102
Description: Enables students to participate in advanced study of current topics at the interface between issues in education and the theories that drive the field. Investigates topics as they apply to specific aspects of teaching and learning. Investigates current academic considerations with a variety of perspectives being integrated to prepare students for addressing the needs of students.
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EDSP 476 - Foundations of Behavior Analysis
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 102 or instructor permission
Description: Introduces behavior analysis through discussion of its philosophical assumptions, theoretical underpinnings, and basic concepts. Offered: (Offered as EDSP 376 before 2017-18.)
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EDSP 477 - Assessment of Student Learning: Design and Interpretation of Educational Measures
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: PSYC 101 or EDSP 102 or permission; admission to teacher certification
Description: Describes major methods and techniques of evaluation used to assess and report the growth, development, and academic achievement of learners in preschool, elementary, and secondary schools, including interpretation of standardized test information.
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EDSP 479 - Interpreting and Critiquing Educational Research
Class Hours: 3
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: EDSP 477 or instructor permission
Description: Obtain knowledge and understanding of various designs, components, and principles used in educational research articles and develop application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation skills which will allow the summarizing and critiquing of a variety of research articles.
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EDSP 493 - Educational Psychology Honors Internship
Credits: 1
Prerequisite: EDSP 102 and admission to Honors Track
Description: A direct experience in one of three centers located in the Educational and School Psychology Department; centers include the Child Study Center and the Center for Rural Gifted Education. Other centers located within the College of Education and Communications or the Teacher Education Program may be considered if approved by the Honors Track director. Repeated: May be repeated.
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Education |
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EDUC 221 - Seminar in Essential Skills in Peer Mentoring
Class Hours: 1
Lab/Discussion: 0
Credits: 1
Description: Focuses on the critical peer mentoring skills including leadership, professionalism, and interpersonal communication. Instructs students in comprehensive preparation for working one-on-one with mentees, while maintaining confidentiality and respecting appropriate boundaries in the relationship. Demonstrates mentoring skills and proper accountability in supervised field experiences.
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