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  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines how economic principles can be applied to resource allocation problems confronted by managers in a variety of industry settings. Emphasis on both theory and application. Topics include cost analysis, production decisions and pricing policies of business managers within perfectly competitive, monopolistic, oligopolistic and monopolistically competitive environments. Prereq: ADM 400, ECN 412 and sophomore standing or permission of instructor. 4 cr.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines the role of government in the economy at the state, local, and federal level. Topics include an analysis and evaluation of the impact of government spending and taxation on individuals and business organizations, economic effi ciency, economic growth, and the distribution of income. Prereq: ECN 411 and ECN 412. 4 cr.
  • 7.00 Credits

    For students considering a teaching career. In-school experiences to develop introductory skills in teaching. On-site seminars for analysis and evaluation. Assessment and advising related to teaching as a career. Prerequisite for further work toward teacher licensure. Minimum of 7 hours a week, plus travel time, required. Prereq: permission. Cr/F. 4 cr.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Th is seminar is intended for undergraduate men and women who are mentoring local middle-school students on a weekly basis. Th e mentoring involves minimally tutoring the mentees once a week at their schools. Th e seminar meets twice a month for two hours. Additionally, one tutoring session a month is reserved for a focus group discussion involving the mentors and their mentees at the school site. May be repeated for a maximum of 12 credits. 2 cr.
  • 4.00 Credits

    Organization, structure and function of American schools; historical, political, social and cross-cultural perspectives; nature and processes of change in education. A) Educational Structure and Change; B) Education in America: Backgrounds, Structure and Function; C) Governance of American Schools; D) School and Cultural Change; E) Teacher and Cultural Change; F) Social Perspectives of Confl ict in the Schools; G) Nature and Processes of Change in Education; H) What is an Elementary School?; I) Schooling for the Early Adolescent; J) Curriculum Structure and Change; K) Stress and Educational Organizations. Candidates teacher licensure must take either 4-credit course 700A, or 2 credits each of 700F and and 700C. Prereq: for teacher licensure: EDUC 500 and junior status. Prereq: for students not seeking teacher licensure: instructor permission. Writing intensive. 2/4 cr.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Child development through adolescence, learning theory, cognitive psychology, research in teaching and teacher eff ectiveness, cross-cultural variability and evaluation-- all applied to problems of classroom and individual teaching and learning. A) Human Development and Learning: Educational Psychology; B) Human Development: Educational Psychology; C) Human Learning: Educational Psychology; D) Developmental Basis of Learning and Emotional Problems; E) Learning Th eory, Modifi cation of Behavior and Classroom Management; F) Cognitive and Moral Development; G) Evaluating Classroom Learning; H) Deliberate Psychological Education; I) Sex Role Learning and School Achievement; J) Th e Development of Th inking. Each semester 2-credit and 4-credit courses are off ered. 2-credit courses emphasize either development or learning. Candidates for teacher licensure are required to have the 4-credit course (701A) or 2 credits each of 701B and 701C. Prerequisite for teacher licensure: EDUC 500 and junior status. Prerequisite for students not seeking teacher licensure: instructor permission and junior status. 701A has a special fee when taught in Manchester. Writing intensive. 2/4 cr.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Basic teaching models, techniques of implementation and relationships to curricula. A) Alternative Teaching Models; B) Curriculum Planning for Teachers; C) Alternative Strategies for Maintaining Classroom Control; D) Social Studies Methods for Middle and High School Teachers; F) Teaching Elementary School Science; G) Language Arts for Elementary Teachers; H) Experiential Curriculum; I) Children with Special Needs; Teaching Strategies for the Classroom Teacher; K) Writing across the Curriculum; L) Learning and LOGO; M) Teaching Elementary School Social Studies. 2-credit and 4-credit courses are off ered. Teacher education students should be aware of the specifi c course(s) required for their licensure area. EDUC 703F and M are required for elementary education candidates. EDUC 703D is required for social studies candidates. EDUC 791 is required for science candidates. For all other secondary education candidates, the appropriate methods course in the department of major is required. See the Schoolhouse Book for specifi c course listings. Prerequisite for teacher licensure: EDUC 500 and junior status. Prerequisite for students not seeking teacher licensure: instructor permission and junior status. 703F has a special fee when taught in Manchester. 2/4 cr.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Students formulate, develop and evaluate their own educational principles, standards and priorities. Alternative philosophies of education; contemporary issues. A) Contemporary Educational Perspectives; B) Controversial and Ethical Issues in Education; D) Concepts of Teaching: Diff ering Views; E) Curriculum Th eory and Development; F) Readings on Educational Perspectives; G) Philosophy of Education; I) Education as a Form of Social Control; K) Schooling and the Rights of Children; L) Education, Inequality and the Meritocracy; M) Readings and Philosophies of Outdoor Education; N) Alternative Perspectives on the Nature of Education; O) Classrooms: Th e Social Context; P) Teaching: Th e Social Context; Q) School and Society. 2-credit and 4-credit courses are off ered. Candidates for teacher licensure must choose either 4-credit course 705A, 705B, or 705Q. Prerequisite for teacher licensure: EDUC 500 and junior status. Prerequisite for students not seeking teacher licensure: instructor permission and junior status. Writing intensive. 2/4 cr.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Methods in reading and writing instruction; current procedures and materials; diagnostic techniques. Course satisfi es reading/language arts requirement for prospective elementary teachers in the fi ve-year teacher education program. Prereq: EDUC 500 and junior status. 4 cr.
  • 2.00 Credits

    Approaches and methods for teaching reading through content materials; coursework includes practical applications through development of instructional strategies and materials. Required for candidates seeking certifi cation in art, biology, chemistry, earth science, general science, physical science, physics, or social science. 2 cr.
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