2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

EDUC-3100 3 hours Philosophical Foundations of Education –Fa, Sp A study of the institutional development of schooling in the United States. Examines the biblical foundations for education and engages in a critical analysis of foundational educational philosophies and their impact on Christian approaches to education. Examines current and historical philosophical, social, and economic issues and how these affect the principles and practices of American schooling. Prerequisite: ENG-1400 Composition. EDUC-3200 1 hour Faith and Learning Alignment (4-12) –Fa, Sp An introduction into the principles and practices of biblical integration for the middle and secondary school setting. Course examines the theological and theoretical foundations of biblical integration and prepares the teacher candidate to align curriculum and instructional techniques to their teaching/licensure area. Crosslisted with EDEC-3200 Faith and Learning Alignment (P-5). Prerequisite: EDUC-3100 Philosophical Foundations of Education. Corequisite: Enrollment in appropriate methods of teaching course for licensure area. EDUC-3570 Supervised Field Experience 1–3 hours A 30–90 clock hour supervised placement in an early, middle, and/or adolescent/young adult classroom. Designed to give a transfer teacher candidate, an early childhood education candidate seeking a Reading Endorsement, or a teacher candidate repeating other field experiences the necessary P-12 supervised experience needed to meet program requirements. (Fee: $30) EDUC-3620 3 hours Intensive Multisensory Literacy Instruction I –Fa This course is an introduction to the basic understandings of reading difficulties and dyslexia and provides an approach to the remediation of reading difficulties using an intensive multisensory method inspired by Orton and Gillingham. (Fee:$75) EDUC-3630 3 hours Intensive Multisensory Literacy Instruction II –Sp This course is a sequel to EDUC-3620 Intensive Multisensory Literary Instruction I and provides further understandings of reading difficulties and dyslexia and provides an approach to the remediation of reading difficulties using an intensive multisensory method inspired by Orton and Gillingham. Students assess a K-12 student’s reading achievement and plan and teach 1:1 lessons using structured procedures. This course has an embedded clinical experience. Prerequsite: EDUC-3620 Intensive Multisensory Literacy Instruction I. (Fee:$75) EDUC-3990 Independent Study in Education 1–3 hours An investigation of contemporary topics in education through reading, writing, or creative projects. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours in education. EDUC-4000 3 hours Reading and Writing in Disciplines: AYA and Multi-Age –Fa An introduction to the range of strategies for teaching reading within disciplinary content areas related to adolescent and young adult and multi-age Spanish, physical education, health education, and music education licensure programs. This course addresses the reading process, assessment techniques, instructional strategies to improve comprehension, academic language, and Ohio dyslexia standards. This course will be taught in online format. Prerequisite: admission to the Teacher Education Program or senior status and permission of department Chair. EDUC-4850 Internship in Applied Education 3–12 hours Juniors and seniors who have been accepted into the Teacher Education Program may, with the approval of the School of Education Dean, engage in an internship that involves the meaningful use of knowledge gained in previous education courses and experiences. A school faculty member will assist with the internship, arrangements, and evaluation of the experience. The school Dean will approve the number of credit hours to be granted for the experience. Prerequisite: permission of the School of Education Dean. (Fee: $80) EDUC-4880 12 hours Student Teaching (Nonlicensure) and Seminar –Sp A teaching experience working with students in a range of age levels under the supervision of the cooperating teacher and University supervisor. Seminars encourage reflection on the teaching experience as well as discussion of issues of importance to educators. Prerequisite: Completion of all TEP requirements except internship . (Fee: $80) EDUC-4900 12 hours Student Teaching and Seminar: Multi-Age –Fa, Sp A teaching experience working with students in a range of age levels under the supervision of the mentor teacher and the University supervisor. Seminars encourage reflection on the teaching experience as well as discussion of issues of importance to educators. This course requires a current Ohio BCI and FBI Background Clearance Report to be on file with the School of Education for the duration of the field experience. Capstone for the Multi-Age Physical Education Major. (Fee: $380) EDUC-4910 Special Student Teaching 3–10 hours Occasionally, unusual situations arise that entail special provisions (e.g., summer school student teaching for experienced teachers, repeated experiences, etc.). (Fee: $100) EDUC-4950 12 hours Student Teaching and Seminar in Special Education and Primary (P-5) –Fa, Sp A full semester teaching experience with significant exposure in both special education and primary (P-5) education settings. The student teacher will work under the supervision of cooperating teachers and University supervisors in each field. Seminars encourage reflection upon the teaching experience and discussion of issues of importance to educators. This course requires a current Ohio BCI and FBI Background Clearance Report to be on file with the School of Education for the duration of the field experience. (Fee: $380) School of Engineering and Computer Science Course Descriptions Computer Science (CS) CS-1210 C++ Programming –Fa, Sp 2 hours Introduction to computer programming, software engineering principles, structured program design and implementation, using the C++ programming language; students will become familiar with common commands for managing the file system and constructing programs in the Linux operating system. Two lecture hours and one one-hour laboratory per week. (Fee: $50) 2021–22 Undergraduate Academic Catalog Page 257 Course Descriptions EDUC-3100 – CS-1210 ENGINEERING AND COMPUTER SCIENCE