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3.00 - 6.00 Credits
3 to 6 credits
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3.00 Credits
3 credits Prerequisites: Senior Communication Major This capstone course is designed to be an interdisciplinary project that will involve Communication majors from different concentrations. Students will choose a project with approval of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (spring) Emphasizes microeconomics and includes discussion of the theory of the business firm, marginal cost and revenue analysis; agriculture; pure competition, monopolistic competition, oligopoly, monopoly; income distribution; taxation; unions and collective bargaining; international trade and the balance of payments problem.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course presents the theoretical foundations of international trade and economics, links concepts of economic development to "real world" economicsituations, and examines international finance topics such as the balance of payments and the foreign exchange market. The course examines what nations trade, why they trade, and what advantages they seek to accrue. It explores important historical episodes in international economics, different national strategies for economic development, and international trade agreements. It also presents an introduction to the problems faced by transition economies and the economies of developing nations, as well as the challenges confronting transnational enterprises. Economic variables discussed include financial and currency issues in emerging markets, GNP, inflation, interest rates, income distribution, protectionism, immigration, foreign investment and the economics of exchange rates.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits This course presents an examination of economic development issues in the less industrialized countries as well as the more recently industrialized nations of the world, i.e., nations other than the Western, liberal, capitalist democracies. The main foci of the course are the economic histories of these nations, including their past economic relations with the West; recent and current economic and financial issues in these countries and in their global comparative approach in analyzing the more and less successful economic development experiences of different non-Western nations. Within these conceptual frameworks, the course reviews topics such as concepts and measurements of economic inequality and of economic development and well-being; the characteristics of developing nations and their economic institutions and structures; theories of economic development; inequality of wealth and income, income distribution, and strategies to alleviate poverty, malnutrition, and insufficiency of health care and education; labor, unions, and migration; rural and urban poverty; credit banking, and insurance; land ownership, tenancy, and land and agricultural reform; capital formation and investments; the role of technology; entrepreneurship; issues of environmental protection and the sustainability of development; foreign investments, international trade, and trade organizations and policies; the role of international financial institutions; privatization, and government regulation; and foreign debt and debt forgiveness.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (fall and spring) This course introduces the history and philosophy of early childhood education as it is viewed in the context of the home and family, society, and culture. Students will consider educational procedures used in facilitating the development of the young child, explore the role of the teacher, the ECE environment and appropriate instructional strategies used with young children. This course is required of all Early Childhood Candidates and may be taken in the first semester at Mitchell.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (fall) Pre-Practicum Component: 20-25 hours Prerequisites: ED110, 261, 275, 222 This is a course for the early childhood education major in the basic methods used to teach mathematics, science and technology: observing, inferring, predicting, experimenting, and communicating. Methods of sparking interest in mathematics, science at an early age by connecting mathematics and science to a child's everyday experiences and by utilizing teaching methods which address individual student strengths will be discussed. Mathematic and scientific concepts associated with early childhood education will be reviewed using the National Science Education Standards, the National Teachers of Mathematics Standards and the Connecticut Curriculum Framework as guides. Students will also be given opportunities to observe and work with typically and atypically developing young children including the development of a final unit project.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (fall and spring) Prerequisite: ED110 Co-requisite: ED110 The course is designed for those students who have a basic understanding and knowledge of early childhood education. The course will review the philosophical, sociological and pedagogical foundations of education and their applications in early childhood education settings. This course will expose students to the fundamentals of classroom strategies, effective teaching tools, and techniques for children ages 0-8. Students will further their understanding of lesson planning and standards, differentiated instruction, and classroom management skills.
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3.00 Credits
3 credits (fall and spring) Pre-Practicum Component: 20-25 hours Prerequisites: HD/PY108, or PY105, ED110, ED222 or Permission of Instructor. Introduces the psychology of special needs children and special education interventions by discussing categories, causes, and complications of special needs conditions. Elaborates on special educational settings. Students will become familiar with Individual Educational Plans, Individual Family Service Plans, The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Public Laws 94-142, 99-457 and others.
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