Spring 2022

• EDTC 616: Technology in the Special Education Curriculum

  • • This course assists candidates in understanding the roles of technology and contemporary learning theories as they relate to the education of students with disabilities. Inclusive practices and assistive technology are examined. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access and integrate resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class.

• EDTC 618: Learning Theories, Motivation, and Relationship to Technology

  • • The principal theories of human learning are surveyed including behaviorism, cognitive information processing, and constructivism.  Additional theories which have been shown to affect learning are examined, including motivational, developmental, biological, sociological, and physiological factors.  Special emphasis is given to alternative educational approaches, methods, strategies, and technologies that increase instructional effectiveness.

• EDTC 628: Research Applications in Educational Technology II

  • • This course is the capstone of the program. The purpose of this course is to integrate the candidate’s program of study into a practical manifestation of educational change and technology innovation. Each candidate, working closely with an advisor, completes the thesis or project in this course.

Fall 2021

• EDTC 622: Research Applications in Educational Technology I

  • • This course provides an in-depth treatment of the research and evaluation process including design, measurement, and statistical analysis. The course emphasizes the interpretation, synthesis, evaluation, and analysis of research in the area of educational technology. During this course, candidates write their proposals for a thesis or project which is completed in EDTC 628 Research Applications in Educational Technology II.

• EDTC 631: Administration and Supervision of Technology

  • • Course prepares candidates to serve as technology facilitators-professionals who promote the development and implementation of technology infrastructure, procedures, policies, plans, and budgets for p-12 schools. An analysis of district-wide and school curriculum needs, state agency mandates and federal imperatives as well as personnel roles and services will be conducted.

Summer III - 2021

• EDTC 614: Introduction to Distance Learning

  • • This course provides knowledge of emerging distance learning systems. Candidates learn to enhance online learning instruction by using various methodologies. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy. Each candidate will design an instructional project as part of this class

• EDTC 623: Introduction to Educational Technology

  • • This course provides background knowledge of basic educational technologies with particular emphasis on the applications of instructional technology in the K-12 curriculum. Candidates explore the history and direction of instructional technologies, the ethical and social issues, the importance of media literacy, as well as new forms of assignments and assessments with the new technologies.

• EDTC 642: Introduction to Authoring Tools

  • • This course will explore a variety of multimedia creation tools. Candidates will conduct a comprehensive survey of authoring tools and create projects applying design elements. Throughout the course, candidates will reflect upon the capabilities of authoring tools that are available to instructional multimedia designers.

Summer II - 2021

• EDTC 621: Using the Internet in Education

  • • This course develops students' capacity to create and lead school-wide STEM efforts to foster student success using internet-based tools and applications. Students will learn and practice strategies for using the internet to analyze data, determine learner needs, and generate curriculum and policies to support faculty and learner success.

Summer I - 2021

• EDTC 620: Special Topics in Educational Technology

  • • This course examines current issues and topics in educational technology.  Since the field of educational technology is ever changing, topics vary.

• EDTC 625: Using Integrated Software across the Curriculum

  • • Candidates will learn how to apply a variety of technologies in systemic approaches to curriculum design and implementation.  Participants consider the professional standards that address technology integration and professional development, as well as the ethical, legal and human dimensions of such a change. They explore leadership and supervisory approaches to the redesign of instruction through emerging and online technologies. The goal is to develop candidates who know how to access and integrate resources to maintain state-of-the-art technological literacy.

• EDTC 627: Seminar: Current Issues and Trends in Educational Technology

  • • This course is designed to explore the latest trends and research in curriculum and technology integration and explore how these trends affect instructional settings. Candidates provide evidence of their knowledge and expertise through the creation of an electronic portfolio.

Computer Science

• CAS CS 131: Combinatoric Stuctures - SPRING 2014

  • • Representation, analysis, techniques, and principles for manipulation of basic combinatoric structures used in computer science. Rigorous reasoning is emphasized. (Counts as a CS Background Course for the CS major and minor.) 

• CAS CS 112: Introduction to Computer Science II - SPRING 2013

  • • Covers advanced programming techniques and data structures. Topics include recursion, algorithm analysis, linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, graphs, tables, searching, and sorting. (Counts as a CS Background Course for the CS major and minor.) Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.

• CAS CS 111: Introduction to Computer Science I - FALL 2012

  • • The first course for computer science, mathematics, and physical science majors and others wishing a more technical approach than CAS CS 101 through 108. Develops basic skills in computer programming using the Java programming language. (Counts as a CS Background Course for the CS major and minor.) Carries MCS divisional credit in CAS.

Economics

• CAS EC 369: Economic Development of Latin America - FALL 2015

  • • Contemporary issues of economic and social policy. Macroeconomic issues: inflation, stabilization, and the debt crisis. Foreign trade and economic restructuring. Poverty and income distribution. Role of the state.

• CAS EC 102: Introductory Macroeconomic Analysis - FALL 2013

  • • The second semester of a standard two-semester sequence for those considering further work in management or economics. National economic performance; the problems of recession, unemployment, and inflation; money creation, government spending, and taxation; economic policies for full employment and price stability; and international trade and payments. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.

• CAS EC 101: Introductory Microeconomic Analysis - SPRING 2013

  • • The first semester of a standard two-semester sequence for those considering further work in management or economics. Coverage includes economics of households, business firms, and markets; consumer behavior and the demand for commodities; production, costs, and the supply of commodities; price determination; competition and monopoly; efficiency of resource allocation; governmental regulation; income distribution; and poverty. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.

International Relations

• CAS IR 568: U.S.-Latin American Relations - SUMMER I 2016

  • • The international context within which Latin American countries operate, with primary emphasis on U.S. policy toward the region. Includes historical overview, the policy- making process itself, and case studies of specific policy issues. Summer Notes: The international context within which Latin American countries operate, with primary emphasis on U.S. policy toward the region. Includes historical overview, the policy-making process itself, and case studies of specific policy issues.

• CAS IR 411: Conflict and Conflict Resolution in Latin America - FALL 2014

  • • Examines a range of historical and contemporary conflicts and wars in Latin America, both internal and regional, examining their causes and consequences, and the most important factors that explain how they were resolved or why they persist.

• CAS IR 374: Introduction to Security Studies - SPRING 2014

  • • Analysis of the factors determining national and international security. Examines the historical relationship between military power and politics. Topics include causes of war, conduct of war, prevention of war. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.

• CAS IR 367: Introduction to Latin American Politics and International Relations - FALL 2014

  • • Introduction to the patterns and complexities of Latin American politics and foreign policies. Focuses on the distinctive Latin American political experience and alternative explanation for it, including colonization, the international economy, and human and material resource capacity and utilization.

• CAS IR 350: History of International Relations since 1945 - SPRING 2013

  • • The causes and consequences of the Soviet-American Cold War from its origins in Europe to its extension to Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The rise of the multipolar international system, the emergence of the nonaligned blocs, and inter-and intra-alliance conflicts.

• CAS IR 349: History of International Relations, 1900-45 - FALL 2013

  • • The causes and consequences of the First World War; the search for postwar reconstruction and stability during the twenties; economic collapse, revolutionary nationalism, and fascism during the 1930s; the Second World War and the advent of the bipolar world.

• CAS IR 330: Diplomatic Practice - FALL 2014

  • • Introduces the practice of diplomacy as management of a country's foreign relations with a view to secure or restore peace. The nation state in diplomatic relations; foreign ministries, diplomatic missions, embassies, and consulates; the peacekeeping role of international law and international government organizations.

• CAS IR 310: The Sea and International Relations - SPRING 2014

  • • Covers the world's seas in areas of resource exploitation, use of commercial transport, the deployment of maritime power, environmental issues, possible use by terrorists, and the associated body of international law.

• CAS IR 292: Fundamentals of International Economics - FALL 2015

  • • Basic issues of international finance. Topics include the balance of payment adjustment, theories of exchange rate determination, and case studies in international economic policy. Geared for international relations students; does not count toward economics requirements for economics concentrators.

• CAS IR 271: Introduction to International Relations - FALL 2012

  • • Undergraduate required principal course. Study of basic factors in international relations, Western state systems, the concept of balance of power, nationalism, and imperialism. Primarily for concentrators. Carries social science divisional credit in CAS.

• CAS IR 206: Introduction to the Sociology of Globalization - SPRING 2016

  • • A sociological introduction to globalization. Explores the roles of technology, transnational corporations, and the state. Considers globalization's impacts on the workplace, the environment, and other institutions as well as the emergence of global social movements. Carries social sciences divisional credit in CAS.

Other Courses

• CAS AN 102: Human Biology, Behavior, and Evolution - FALL 2012

  • • Biology relevant to the behavioral sciences. Introduces basic principles of evolutionary biology, animal social behavior, primate adaptions, human origins, genetic/hormonal/neural bases of behavior, and issues of human socioecology and adaptions. Discussions highlight nature-vs-nurture issues. Carries natural science divisional credit (with lab) in CAS.

• CAS LP 111: First-Semester Portuguese - FALL 2013

  • • Introduction to grammatical structures. Fundamental communications skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Exposure to the culture and civilization of the Portuguese-speaking world through media broadcast, literature readings, films, music, and videotapes. Lab required. Four hours weekly.

• CAS LP 112: Second-Semester Portuguese - SPRING 2014

  • • Covers the important grammar points not studied in CAS LP 111. Further develops the four communicative skills while expanding students' background knowledge of the history and cultures of the Portuguese- speaking world. Lab required. Four hours weekly.

• CAS LP 211: Third-Semester Portuguese - FALL 2014

  • • Promotes cross-cultural understanding of the Luso-African-Brazilian cultures through authentic literary texts, multimedia, film and music. Completes study of grammatical structures and syntactical patterns. Emphasizes reading, writing and conversational competency. Conducted in Portuguese.

• CAS LP 305: Topics in Portuguese Language and Culture - FALL 2015 & SPING 2015

  • • Taught in Portuguese. Centers on advanced Portuguese grammar and improves writing, reading, and speaking skills beyond the level reached in CAS LP 212 through engagement with key aspects of Luso- Brazilian culture. Also suitable for heritage speakers. Students may choose between two topics offered in 2015/2016. Topic for Fall 2015: Introduction to Brazilian History and Culture. Topic for Spring 2016: Language Through Brazilian Film. Explores different modalities of Brazilian film with relevant concepts of theory and cultural studies. Promotes vocabulary building and reflects on the similarities and differences of oral and written Portuguese in order to achieve a high level of competency in Portuguese.