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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

Courses

 

Sociology
  

  • SOC 460 - Dynamics of Prejudice and Discrimination

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Prejudice and discrimination relating to disempowered groups of nonracial categories. Social construction of minority status, labeling and social policy implications. AIDS victims, women, older workers, gay men and lesbians, the physically challenged, and the elderly.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper divison standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SOC 463 - Social Movements

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Political, religious, and other revitalization movements; emphasis on life history, membership, success in handling change, and societal impact.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SOC 487 - Restorative Justice

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This is the systematic study of restorative justice, which is the restoration of the crime victim, the offender, and their community. This includes mediation, restitution, reconciliation, and the crime victim movement. Problems associated with moving from the current retributive criminal justice system to a restorative justice system will be analyzed.

    Prerequisite: Twelve hours of sociology and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SOC 490 - Senior Seminar in Sociology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This senior seminar will explore and explicate the interconnectedness of the knowledge of the discipline as this has been presented in the individual courses comprising the major, and will engage the students in a critique of concepts, theories, methods, data, practices of the discipline.

    Prerequisite: Completion of all other sociology core courses with minimum grade of C-, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SOC 498 - Internship in Sociology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A semester-long internship designed to provide a pre-professional experiential learning opportunity related to the Sociology major. Students will work full-time or part-time in a postion which will provide opportunities to further their knowledge in an area of sociology and to analyze and synthesize that knowledge in an approved internship setting. Students must complete of all elements of their learning agreement.

    Note: Variable one to 12 credits, may be repeated 12 times for a total of 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: Completion of sixty (60) semester hours of academic coursework including courses related to the intended pre-professional internship; a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5; approval of the pre-professional internship position by the faculty sponsor as being an appropriate situation for experiential learning.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
  

  • SOC 499 - Independent Study for Honors

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    See the section CURRICULUM INFORMATION, of this catalog for college wide guidelines for independent study. The department also requires completion of all eighteen hours of “Basic Requirements” listed for a sociology major and preparation by a superior student (usually well over a 3.0 GPA) of a written plan of study within a professor’s area of specialization and not available as a regular course. The plan of study will specify the topic, objectives, and approach through a semester-long program, the number of credit hours sought, and the methods by which the professor will supervise and evaluate it for an appropriate letter grade, A through E. After the professor is satisfied that the student is qualified and that the plan of study has academic merit, the student will seek similar approval from the student’s academic advisor and then from the department chair.

    Note: Variable credit one to six, may be repeated nine times for a total of 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: A cumulative GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of 24 hours of sociology to include the completion of all core courses other than SOC 490.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis

Spanish
  

  • SPA 101 - Elementary Spanish

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Preparation of students without previous knowledge of Spanish in the fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.

    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 102 - Continuing Elementary Spanish

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Continuation of SPA 101. Fundamentals of conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 101 or three years of transcripted high school Spanish; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 201 - Intermediate Spanish

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 102 or four years of transcripted high school Spanish; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 202 - Continuing Intermediate Spanish

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Continuation of SPA 201. Review of basic grammar and introduction of more advanced structures; intermediate level conversation, reading, and composition.

    Prerequisite: SPA 201 or four years of transcripted high school Spanish; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 301 - Advanced Spanish A

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.

    Prerequisite: SPA 202 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 302 - Advanced Spanish B

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Continuation of Spanish 301. Advanced-level conversation, reading, and composition, with special emphasis on more complex grammatical structures.

    Prerequisite: SPA 202 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 310 - Business Spanish

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Students will be introduced to the spoken and written language of business in the Spanish-speaking world in a variety of contexts through audio and visual as well as print media. The basic terminology of business and economics will be stressed, and students will be given “hands-on” experience in simulated business situations.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 340 - Masterpieces of Spanish Literature

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Detailed study of selected works representative of the major periods of Spanish literature from the Middle Ages to the present time. Emphasis will be on literary analysis and interpretation.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 350 - Survey of Spanish Literature A

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Study of the major literary movements and representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 351 - Survey of Spanish Literature B

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Study of the major literary movements and representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 352 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature A

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Survey of literary movements in Spanish America and study of representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 353 - Survey of Spanish-American Literature B

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Survey of literary movements in Spanish America and study of representative works.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 381 - Life and Thought in Spain

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Through Its Literature A study of the literature which reflects the life and thought of Spain from the nineteenth century to the present, and how it relates to the actual living experience of the student.

    Note: Taught in Madrid only.
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 395 - Seminar

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Not intended to be a fixed course, but rather an opportunity to focus on various limited subjects and to treat them in some depth.

    Prerequisite: SPA 301 or 302 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 399 - Independent Study

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Study for qualified juniors and seniors under the direction of a faculty member.

    Note: Variable credit one to six, may be repeated 11 times for a total of 15 credits.
    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
  

  • SPA 410 - Advanced Grammar Analysis

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A detailed study of Spanish grammar, stylistics, and composition including grammatical analysis of Spanish prose.

    Note: Strongly recommended to all majors and concentrators in Spanish.
    Prerequisite: SPA 301 and 302.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 425 - The Literature of Spain in the 20th Century

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Generation of ‘98; modernism and contemporary literature. Works by Unamuno, Baroja, Benavente, Machado, Cela, Lorca, Sender.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 430 - Literature of Spain in 19th Century

    A comprehensive study and analysis of major plays representative of the romantic and Post-romantic movement.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 447 - The Spanish-American Novel

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Development of the novel in Spanish-American countries.

    Prerequisite: SPA 352 and 353, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 448 - Short Fiction of Spanish America

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    An analytical study of short narrative forms, including the short story, in Spanish America.

    Prerequisite: SPA 352 and 353, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 450 - Siglo De Oro

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Fall semester: study of Lyric poetry, the picaresque novel, Cervantes, and mysticism. Spring semester: study of Spanish theater; philosophical and social concepts of Lope de Vega, Rulz de Alarcon, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 451 - Siglo De Oro

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Fall semester: study of Lyric poetry, the picaresque novel, Cervantes, and mysticism. Spring semester: study of Spanish theater; philosophical and social concepts of Lope de Vega, Rulz de Alarcon, Tirso de Molina, and Calderon de la Barca.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 461 - Literature of Spain in 19th Century

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Study of the contemporary theater of Spain and Benavente to the present.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 or 351; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 471 - Medieval Spanish Literature

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Major genres of Spanish literature during the Middle Ages, from las jarchas through El Cid to La Celestina. Selected readings in the original language and modernized versions.

    Prerequisite: SPA 350 and 351; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 480 - Capstone Seminar

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Senior capstone seminar. Also open to non-seniors, but not for capstone credit. Topics vary, but all will be considered in the overall context of the major and of the college academic experience.

    Prerequisite: Any two of the 350-sequence in Spanish (SPA 350, 351, 352, 353), or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPA 495 - Seminar

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Not intended to be a fixed course, but rather an opportunity to focus on various limited subjects and to treat them in some depth.

    Prerequisite: Senior standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 1 to 6
  

  • SPA 498 - Internship

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Internship.

    Note: Variable credit zero to six, may be repeated for a total of 15 credits.
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing and a minimum 2.5 GPA.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
  

  • SPA 499 - Independent Study

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Course for advanced seniors who wish to do independent study on a particular literary period, work, or author. Students will read and do research under the direction of a faculty member.

    Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 1 to 6

Special Education
  

  • SPE 303 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This field-based experience will require students to observe and explore the roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers related to teaching learners with disabilities. Candidates will implement instructional activities for small groups in classrooms which include students with disabilities. Competencies will accentuate teaching practices that address the needs of individual students with disabilities within school classrooms.

    Prerequisite: EDU 303
    Co-requisite: SPE 304
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1
  

  • SPE 304 - Educational Planning for Students with Disabilities

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course provides an introduction to federal laws and state regulations for educating students with disabilities. Characteristics of various disabilities will be presented with a focus on educational implications. Course content will emphasize effective strategies for meeting individual student needs within the regular classroom (e.g., curriculum, instruction and assessment practices for diverse groups, collaboration with special education teammates).

    Prerequisite: EDU 301.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • SPE 363 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in Inclusive Classrooms

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This field-based experience will require candidates to observe and explore the roles and responsibilities of TESOL teachers related to teaching learners with disabilities. Candidates will implement instructional activities for small groups in classrooms which include students with disabilities. Competencies will accentuate TESOL teaching practices that address the needs of individual students with disabilities within school classrooms.

    Prerequisite: EDU 303
    Co-requisite: TSL 360
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 1
  

  • SPE 393 - Field Placement II: Small-Group Instruction in 7-12 Inclusive Classrooms

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This field-based experience will require candidates to observe and explore the roles and responsibilities of classroom teachers related to teaching learners with disabilities. Candidates will implement instructional activities for small groups in classrooms which include students with disabilities. Competencies will accentuate teaching practices that address the needs of individual students with disabilities within school classrooms.

    Prerequisite: EDU 303
    Co-requisite: LIT 313 and ADO 394.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 1

Sustainability
  

  • SUS 101 - Eco Reps

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    SUS 101 offers students the opportunity to identify, and encourage others to take steps required to achieve the College’s goal of carbon neutrality, as well as to build leadership skills.  Students in this course identify ways to reduce environmental impact, take steps toward living sustainably, and put ideas into practice.

    Note: Repeatable for a total of 8 hours.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 1
  

  • SUS 115 - Economic and Political Foundations of Sustainability

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course examines the economic and political foundations of decision-making regarding environmental and sustainability issues.
     

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • SUS 300 - Topics in Sustainability

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Topics will vary with current interest of faculty and students. Specific topics will be announced.

    Note: May be repeated for total of 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: SUS 115 or GEO 115 or ANT 331 or PHY 205 or BIO 200; or instructor permission
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • SUS 498 - Internship in Sustainability

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A course for upper division students who wish to undertake a semester long internship designed to provide a pre-professional experiential learning opportunity related to the theory and practice of sustainability. Students will work full or part time in a position which provides an opportunity to apply knowledge acquired in the classroom in an approved internship setting.

    Note: Variable credit one to 12, may be repeated for a total of 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: Completion of sixty (60) semester hours of academic course work; a minimum overall grade point average of 2.5; approval of the internship position by the faculty sponsor; acceptance into the EXCEL Program.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis

Technical Education
  

  • TEL 101 - Engineering Graphics and Technical Illustration

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    TEL 101 is a study of engineering graphics as a medium for communication and problem solving. Course content will include a contemporary systematic process for the development of graphic representations to communicate ideas, objects, or systems. Instruction will address standards and practice accepted as universal language within the global society. Emphasis will be placed on skills development through hands-on laboratory experience.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 110 - Design and Technology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A study of the basic concepts for developing skills, knowledge of materials and processes related to visual communications, and creative problem solving.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 120 - Introduction to Materials Technologies

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    An introductory laboratory course on the classifications, characteristics, applications, and impacts of materials used in our designed world. Students will explore materials through activities involving measurement, experimentation, tool use, and safety, and problem solving activities. Materials fee required.
     

    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 130 - Computing Technology and Information Systems for Technology Careers

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A foundational laboratory-based course for students aspiring to work in fields that require advanced knowledge of computing technology and information systems. Skill development and conceptual understanding are emphasized. Topics include editing/outputting graphics, desktop publishing, organizing data, configuring operating systems, preparing technical presentations, posting web pages, and researching/synthesizing information from multiple sources.
     

    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 203 - Materials Processing and Fabrication

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Laboratory study of wood and processes involved in the production of consumer goods from wood and allied materials.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 120
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 204 - Materials Molding and Forming

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Introduction to materials molding and forming technologies, stressing polymer materials, composites and processing techniques common to the plastics industry.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 120
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 205 - Materials Precision Production

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A problem-based laboratory study of metal materials, tools, and processes involved in the production of products from metals in a contemporary society. Students will complete fundamental manipulative work in selection, planning, cutting, forming, assembling, and finishing a variety of metal products. Materials fee required.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 120
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 210 - Design & Problem Solving

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Design study as a thinking process for solving problems in relationship to technological products or artifacts and their societal relationships. Development of design skills: thinking, sketching, specifying, modeling, prototyping, critiquing, using visual language of principles and elements, design as process, design principles of structure, function, and development of design briefs as leadership tools as applied to authentic problems. Electronic course portfolio required at end of term. Laboratory materials fee.
     

    Note: Laboratory materials fee.
    Prerequisite: TEL 101 or instructor permission.
     
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 240 - Electronics Technology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    An introductory study of AC and DC electricity, residential wiring, LASER, and practical electronic applications. Laboratory applications using basic instruments and computer circuit modeling will be required as well as projects pertaining to electrical principles and applications. Materials fee required.

    NOTE: Materials fee required.

    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 247 - Computer Aided Design

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course is a study of computer aided design as a medium for communication, virtual object development, CNC construction, test, and analysis. Course content will include a contemporary systematic process for the development of 2D and 3D computer graphic representations to develop and communicate ideas, objects, or systems. Instruction will address accepted standards and practice within the global society. Emphasis will be placed on skills developed through hands-on laboratory experience.
     

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 101
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 250 - Transportation and Power Technology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course provides an introduction to many kinds and applications of transportation and power technology. Emphasis is on internal combustion engines as they are the overwhelming power source for personal and commercial uses.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 323 - Construction Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Construction systems is a study of the contributions and impacts of the construction technologies on society and free enterprise through a study of its resources, processes, and systems. This course will provide an opportunity for students to better understand construction processes, materials, and practices through laboratory-based experiences.
    Prerequisites: Upper division standing.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 328 - Comp Aided Est. and Site Management

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Prerequisite: CSC 101 OR 102 OR 103 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 343 - Digital Electronics Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Laboratory based study of digital electronic and microprocessor based systems and applications for technology teachers. Students will apply digital principles to applications in communications, transportation, manufacturing, robotics, computer networks, and smart home technologies. Emphasis will be placed on system design and implementation. Materials fee required.
     

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 240
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 347 - Computer Assisted Design and Drafting

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A hands-on course in the use of current CADD software using various microcomputer platforms. Students will exercise a variety of drafting and design software tools using CADD to execute both two and three-dimensional drawings and illustrations. Students will produce drawings of their own design as well as assigned exercises. Drawings will be printed and/or plotted and evaluated.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 101 or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 353 - Transportation Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A laboratory study of transportation systems from five major perspectives, namely: land, air, water, space and intermodal. Each of the perspectives will be broken down into the following content areas: history, propulsion, guidance , control, suspension, structure, and support. Students will engage in authentic lab activities, simulations, research and modeling in this course.
    Note: Materials fee required.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing, and PHY 101, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 355 - Energy and Power Technology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A laboratory study of energy as a sustainable resource for technological systems found in a global society. The impacts of current and future energy consumption on the environment, climate and geo-political relations of society will be stressed. A heavy emphasis will be placed on the new and emerging technological advances of energy and its applications from a global perspective. Instructional activities will center upon research, analysis, experimentation, and the design and fabrication of scale models and mockups to authentically demonstrate generation, application and conservation of energy.

    NOTE: Materials fee required.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing, and PHY 101, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 363 - Communication and Multimedia Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    An intermediate course in multimedia design and graphic production with emphasis in creating content for the WWW and electronic devices. The course provides knowledge, skills, and experience in five areas of Communication Systems: Graphic Production; Audio/Video; Optic Systems; Animation Systems; and Multimedia Systems.

     

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 373 - Biotechnical Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Students will develop an understanding of current developments in biotechnologies and the impacts that they have on human needs, environmental quality, agriculture, and medicine. Economic, legal, ethical, and safety issues will be addressed. This course will apply science, technology, and engineering principles in a lecture and lab-based setting.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: Upper division standing
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3 for course; 0 for lab
  

  • TEL 393 - Manufacturing Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Working in teams, students integrate and employ knowledge and skills developed in previous courses as they learn and apply product design, material processing, managerial and organizational principles and functions to the creation and mass production of a product and the operation of a manufacturing enterprise. Students also develop resource materials for teaching manufacturing/production concepts.

     

    Prerequisite: Two out of three from TEL 203, 204, and 205
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 396 - Laboratory Management Practicum

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The study and application of the latest technology concepts for successfully organizing and maintaining a safe laboratory facility appropriate for all work environments – schools, business, and industry. This course may be taken two times in two different laboratory experiences or one time in combination with the TEL 397 laboratory instruction practicum.

    Note: Repeatable for a total of six credits.
    Prerequisite: Completion of the appropriate technology laboratory course with a grade of “B” or better, and permission of academic advisor, supervising faculty, and department chairperson and upper division standing. The department will verify these prerequisites before allowing students to register.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 397 - Laboratory Instruction Practicum

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course is the study and application of the latest technology education concepts for the cooperative planning, organizing, and implementing of technical content in a laboratory instructional facility. This course may be taken two times in two different laboratory experiences or one time in combination with the TEL 396 laboratory management practicum.

    Note: Repeatable for a total of 6 credits.
    Prerequisite: Students will be allowed to participate as a laboratory instruction assistant in those courses they have successfully completed with a grade of “B” or better or in those laboratory courses in which they demonstrate ability based on self-employment, military training, or industrial experiences. Students may not register for laboratory instruction practicum credit if they are being paid through either work study or temporary service. Total enrollment per semester will depend upon the number of students who decide to participate in the laboratory instruction experience. This requirement will not be programmed as a prerequisite, but will be verified by the department for students who wish to register for this course.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 401 - Architectural Drawing

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Designed to provide a basic background in architectural design and drawing. Areas of study include: architectural design, working drawings and specifications, methods and materials of construction, mechanical and electrical systems climate control, and survey of architectural literature. Introduction to CAD (computer aided drafting) will also be presented.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 101.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 412 - Design Probe I

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A probe into the nature of the design process and development of studio skills, knowledge, and attitudes relevant to design and discovery. Students are encouraged to identify problems, experiment, and develop solutions that are primarily three-dimensional.

    Prerequisite: TEL 110 OR ART 105 and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 433 - Metals Manufacturing Technology

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A study of metal products manufacturing that emphasizes dies, jigs, fixtures, machining, casting, fabrication, CNC, and CAM.

    Prerequisite: TEL 205; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 442 - Mechatronic Systems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Mechatronics is an applied and integrated study of automated systems utilizing mechanical, electrical, and computerized components. Applications include industrial automation, entertainment, robotics, and home automation. Students will work on laboratory exercises culminating in a design and development project.

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TEL 343 or instructor permission.
     
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 451 - Computer Integrated Manufacturing Technologies

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    In this course students will develop skills and theoretical knowledge of three-dimensional computer aided design and modeling tools, and computer numerically controlled machine technologies.  Students will learn about virtual design, computer assisted fabrication, flexible manufacturing systems, and contemporary CNC machining technologies.

    Prerequisite: TEL 203, TEL 204 or TEL 205; and TEL 247 or TEL 347.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TEL 457 - CAD: Engineering and Analysis

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course is an inquiry-driven, applied, study, and analysis of 3D solid modeling. Engineering inquiry will include historical, current and future trends, standards, tolerances, and material properties. Applications include 2D and 3D scanning and manipulation of vector data, Computer Aided Design parametric modeling, Finite Element Analysis, statistical analysis programs, and output devices. Output will include print, plot, and Computer Numerical Control (CNC) devices. The course will culminate with inquiry, analysis, and assessment 3D virtual models to support a capstone project to address an engineering design problem. Prerequisites: TEL 247 or 347, or instructor permission.
     

    Note: Materials fee required.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3

Technology Education
  

  • TED 201 - Introduction to Teaching Technology Education

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    To offer the candidates a contextual view of education as a community of teachers and learners immersed in a complex system of institutions, norms, beliefs, regulations, and instructional practices. Interconnected to this view will be the role of Technology Education as it fits into this system

    Prerequisite: Minimum first semester sophomore standing
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 206 - Introduction to Technology Education Curriculum

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    An introduction to the New York State Technology Education program and the selection and development of curriculum materials for teaching it. Emphasis will be placed upon the development of technology learning activities (i.e. TLAs) for teaching technological concepts including the philosophy, mission, content, facilities, and student outcomes of Technology Education.

    Note: Must be taken in the semester immediately following TED 201. Material fee required.
    Prerequisite: TED 201.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 209 - Technical Writing and Literacy

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course provides writing experiences that address a variety of documents, improve writing skills, and study strategies for effective written communication. The course also stresses strategies for critical reading and oral presentations and emphasizes critical analysis of data and information in the research process.

    Prerequisites: ENG 102 or instructor permission.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 211 - Field Experience I - Observation and Participation in a Technology Education Environment

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The candidate will observe and interact with elementary students learning technology in a public school. Special emphasis will be placed on addressing the needs of diverse populations and students with special needs.

    Co-requisite: TED 201
    Offered: Fall
    Credit: 1
  

  • TED 216 - Field Experience II - Assisting in a Technology Education Environment

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The student will assist in the implementation of the M/S/T activities developed in the TED 206 course in a secondary classroom. Special emphasis will be placed on addressing the needs of diverse populations and students with special needs.

    Prerequisite: TED 201 and 211.
    Co-requisite: TED 206
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 1
  

  • TED 306 - Teaching Methods for Technology Education

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A study of Technology Education philosophy, standards, goals, methodology, and teaching strategies and practice including analysis, curriculum development, implementation, measurement, and evaluation.

     

    Note: This course should be taken the semester just prior to student teaching. Students must be in good standing. Materials fee required.
    Prerequisite: TED 206, 216, and upper division standing.
    Co-requisite: TED 316
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 310 - Technology and Civilization

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course emphasizes various technology concepts; their evolution; societal, environmental, and economic impacts; and, related connections to human beings, environments, eco-systems, the workplace, cultural values, gender roles, and developing societies of the world, e.g. China or countries in Africa. Intended purposes and unintended consequences of technological systems and the resulting ethical issues are examined.
    Prerequisites: Upper division standing.

    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 316 - Field Experience III-Methods of Teaching Technology Education Practicum

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The student will plan, implement, and assess an instructional activity for secondary school technology Education students. The instructional activity will be developed in the TED 306 course.

    Prerequisite: TED 216.
    Co-requisite: TED 306
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 1
  

  • TED 399 - Independent Study

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Student-initiated opportunity to employ time, facilities, and faculty assistance for in-depth study of a topic or problem in a field of interest not addressed by an available course.

    Note: May be in the form of independent readings (TED 399 or 499), independent projects (TED 399) or independent study for honors (TED 499). Materials fee may be required.
    Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 60 cr of college credit with 15 cr in the area of the study, cumulative index in Technology Education of at least 3.00 (3.20 for independent study with honors), and prior approval of academic advisor, independent study advisor, and department chairperson.
    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 1 to 4
  

  • TED 400 - Workshop in Technology Education

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A workshop experience to deal with selected issues and problems of technology education on any level-kindergarten through grade twelve.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 1 to 3
  

  • TED 404 - Occupational and Corporate Safety

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course offers future managers in corporate, public, or private organizations a comprehensive background in the practice of safety administration.  Industrial safety standards, practices, responses, ethics, and legal issues will be covered.  Content covered in this course will be consistent with current OSHA 10 training content for General Industry and Construction.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 410 - Professional Field Experience

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A quarter of full-time student teaching in selected centers of approximately eight weeks in a variety of communities, schools, and labs. Other professional field experiences, such as manual arts therapy, work with exceptional persons, intercity disadvantaged and pilot program development may be available.

    Note: No other courses, except TED 414, may be carried at any college during the field experience. Student is responsible for room, board, travel, and related expenses involved in the field assignment.
    Prerequisite: TED 306.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 6
  

  • TED 411 - Professional Field Experience

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A quarter of full-time student teaching in selected centers of approximately eight weeks in a variety of communities, schools, and labs. Other professional field experiences, such as manual arts therapy, work with exceptional persons, intercity disadvantaged and pilot program development may be available.

    Note: No other courses, except TED 414, may be carried at any college during the field experience. Student is responsible for room, board, travel, and related expenses involved in the field assignment.
    Prerequisite: TED 306.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 6
  

  • TED 414 - Professional Topics and Problems

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A study of professional topics and problems relating to the teaching of Technology Education.

    Prerequisite: TED 306 and 316.
    Offered: Fall, Spring
    Credit: 2
  

  • TED 445 - Introduction to STEM Learning

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This trans-disciplinary course provides an introduction to learning in the STEM disciplines. Students with majors or degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, or math with no prior background in education wi ll benefit from this course. Various topics related to learning are explored, with emphasis placed on thos aspects of learning that are unique to STEM education fields.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing; or instructor permission.
    Advisement Recommendation: A minimum of 15 credit hours of STEM coursework in a student’s major prior to taking this course.
    Offered: Spring.
    Credit: 2
  

  • TED 446 - Practicum in STEM Teaching

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This interdisciplinary course provides an introduction to learning in the STEM disciplines. Students with majors or undergraduate degrees in the sciences, technology, engineering, or math with no prior background in education will benefit from this course. Students will complete a practicum experience assisting with teaching an undergraduate college course or through a placement in a public school. Students will also participate in a weekly seminar to discuss their activities, challenges, and reflection on teaching.

    Prerequisite: TED 445 and instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
  

  • TED 482 - Engineering Concepts for Technology and Engineering Education

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Students will develop an understanding of current developments as they apply to the field of engineering, and evaluate the curriculum and instruction relating to technology and engineering education.  This course will investigate and apply concepts of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics principles in a lecture and lab-based setting.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TED 494 - Seminar in Career Planning

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This seminar course will assist technology students with preparing for a cooperative education experience and career selection. Students will explore career options, prepare for a cooperative education placement, and complete a professional development plan for future employment. This course is required for technology majors interested in completing a cooperative education placement.

    Prerequisite: Upper division standing; or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.
    Credit: 1
  

  • TED 498 - Professional Internship

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The professional Internship is a six credit hour immersion in the application of learned competencies within a service, manufacturing, or related commercial enterprise. This field experience will be supervised by the College, with the selection of the center organized by both the student and the College coordinator. Reports on various aspects of the enterprise will be required in a timely fashion throughout the internship. Final intern evaluation will be accomplished by the participating center manager and the College supervisor, with complete review by the intern.

    Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 80 credits or the permission of the department.
    Offered: Fall and Spring.
    Credit: 6
  

  • TED 499 - Independent Study

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Student-initiated opportunity to employ time, facilities, and faculty assistance for in-depth study of a topic or problem in a field of interest not addressed by an available course.

    Note: May be in the form of independent readings (TED 399 or 499), independent projects (TED 399) or independent study for honors (TED 499). Materials fee may be required. Variable credit one to four, may be repeated three times for a total of 12 credits.
    Prerequisite: Completion of a minimum of 60 cr of college credit with 15 cr in the area of the study, cumulative index in Technology Education of at least 3.00 (3.20 for independent study with honors), and prior approval of academic advisor, independent study advisor, and department chairperson.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis.

TESOL
  

  • TSL 302 - Perspectives on Schools, Homes & Communities

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    This course engages candidates in critical inquiry about the educational issues that concern the home and community in relation to schools and learning, particularly connected to students of English as a New Language.
     

    Prerequisite: TSL 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TSL 320 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages I

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates engage in reflective and practical application of theory and research to build professional understanding, skill, and dispositions. Candidates develop their skills through practice in teaching English as a New Language in the content areas. The focus is on learning how to teach the integrated skills areas, plus grammar and vocabulary, with a focus on speaking and listening.

    Prerequisite: TSL 325
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 4
  

  • TSL 323 - Clinically Rich Field Experience I: TESOL

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates observe, participate in, and teach/co-teach mini-lessons in classrooms in which English as a New Language is taught, guided by experienced mentor-teachers and college supervisors in order to acquire an understanding of the relationship among diverse learners, teachers, schools, and curricula.  In addition to experiencing teaching practice and standards-based curricula and assessment, candidates will consider issues of power, politics, equity and language.

    Prerequisite: TSL 325
    Co-requisite: TSL 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 2
  

  • TSL 325 - Linguistics and English Language Teaching

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    In this course, students connect key ideas, insights and methodologies of linguistic research to teaching English as a second or foreign language. The foci of this course are areas of linguistic research that bears on a) second language acquisition, b) second language learning, c) second language teaching and d) second language assessment.

    Prerequisite: EDU 301, LIN 100 and LIN 200 or 201, or instructor permission.
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TSL 360 - Methods of Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages II

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates engage in reflective and practical application of theory and research to build professional understanding, skill, and dispositions. Their continuing growth in teaching English as a New Language in the content areas is encouraged. The focus is on learning how to teach the integrated skills areas, plus grammar and vocabulary, with a focus on reading and writing.

    Prerequisite: TSL 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 3
  

  • TSL 363 - Clinically Rich Field Experience II: TESOL

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates observe, participate in, and teach/co-teach mini-lessons in classrooms in which English as a New Language is taught, guided by experienced mentor-teachers and college supervisors in order to acquire an understanding of the relationship among diverse learners, teachers, schools, and curricula.  In addition to experiencing teaching practice and standards-based curricula and assessment, candidates will consider issues of power, politics, equity and language.

    Prerequisite: TSL 325

     
    Co-requisite: TSL 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 2
  

  • TSL 420 - Clinically Rich Student Teaching I: TESOL

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates are placed with a mentor-teacher and have a clinically rich student teaching experience in which they prepare and deliver standards-based lessons and assessments for diverse students in order to promote learning for all students. As candidates integrate content into English language teaching, they learn about the relationships between schooling, assessment, second language learning and cultural and linguistic diversity.

    Prerequisite: TSL 325
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 6
  

  • TSL 421 - Clinically Rich Student Teaching II: TESOL

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    Teacher candidates are placed with a mentor-teacher and have a clinically rich student teaching experience in which they prepare and deliver standards-based lessons and assessments for diverse students in order to promote learning for all students. As candidates integrate content into English language teaching, they learn about the relationships between schooling, assessment, second language learning and cultural and linguistic diversity.

    Prerequisite: TSL 320
    Offered: Not on a regular basis
    Credit: 6

Theatre
  

  • THT 110 - Introduction to the Theatre

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    The theatre, its history, development, and place in our society; discussion of basic techniques of dramatic production.

    Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer
    Credit: 3
  

  • THT 119 - Introduction to Technical Theatre

    2018-2019 Catalog Year:

    A one semester survey of many aspects of technical theatre including but not limited to: design, facilities, safety, sets, costumes, sound, and projections. This course is open to majors and non-majors. Co-enrollment in a theatre practicum is highly recommended.

    Offered: Spring
    Credit: 3
 

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