Jun 22, 2024  
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED]

Course Descriptions


A typical course description in the Undergraduate Bulletin appears like this:

LIT 273 American Multicultural Literature  

The three digits of the course codes refer to the course level. Undergraduate courses are those numbered from 100 to 499. All numbers above that are for graduate credit.The 100 series is primarily for freshmen; 200 – sophomores; 300 – juniors; and 400 – seniors.

Course Planning Information

Information included with the course description helps you as you plan your course schedules. General Education (Gen Ed), Racial and Ethnic Studies (RES), Global Perspective (GLP), repeatability, and terms offered (if known) are indicated.

The terms indicated serve only as a general guide and do not guarantee that a course will be offered during a particular semester. Verify availability of a course in any given term by checking the online Open Courses listing or through Access Stout when planning your schedule.

 

Special Education

  
  • SPED-324 Curriculum & Instruction: Career & Transition Education


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Curriculum and instruction for persons with disabilities in prevocational, career education, career preparation, and transition, stressing collaboration between education, community-based service providers, and families.
  
  • SPED-326 Pre-Student Teaching: Cognitive Disabilities


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Supervised experience in observing, planning instruction, and teaching children and youth with cognitive disabilities in a cross-categorical school environment. Repeatable three times for credit.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisites: Benchmark 1 completion
  
  • SPED-328 Assessment for Individual Education/ Transition Plans


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Diagnosing behavior and learning problems of students with exceptional education needs. Preparing individual educational and transitional plans based on comprehensive assessments.
    Prerequisite: Benchmark I Completed
  
  • SPED-330 Introduction to Communication Disorders


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Nature, causes of and methods used when working with individuals who have speech and language disorders.
  
  • SPED-336 Early Childhood Special Education Pre-Student Teaching


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supervised experience in teaching children with exceptionalities. Instructional practices based on knowledge of the child, family, community, and the curriculum.
    Prerequisite: take SPED-305  
  
  • SPED-338 Pre-Student Teaching Children/Youth with Disabilities


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Supervised experience in observing, planning instruction, and teaching children and youth with disabilities in a cross-categorical school environment.
    Prerequisite: Benchmark I Completed
  
  • SPED-399 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • SPED-420 Schools, Families and Community Collaboration


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theory, general principles and procedures for fostering collaborative partnerships among families, professionals, students and other service providers. Focuses on families with children who have disabilities.
  
  • SPED-430 Inclusion of Students with Exceptional Needs


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Inclusion of students with exceptional educational needs in the regular classroom setting. Laws, definition, characteristics, adaptations, strategies and transitional services that pertain to persons identified with: cognitive disability, learning disability, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, emotional disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, speech and language disorders, visual and hearing loss, physical and other health impairments, and gifted and talented.
  
  • SPED-440 Diagnosis and Remediation of Literacy and Math Disabilities


    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Curriculum, methods, assessment and remediation of teaching reading, math, and language to individuals with mild disabilities. Strategies that assess and evaluate, monitor progress, increase, maintain and generalize skills, facilitate integration, and compensate for learning deficits in the general and special education curricula.
    Prerequisites: Benchmark I completion
  
  • SPED-447 Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Children and Adolescents


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Assessment, identification and evaluation of emotional and behavioral disorders of learners middle childhood through adolescence, including methods of observing, diagnosing, documenting and interpreting. Characteristics of emotional and behavioral disabled learners, including potential concomitant physical, cognitive, or sensory disabilities and psychological, social and environmental factors contributing to childhood emotional and behavioral disorders.
  
  • SPED-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain experience in business, industry, or other. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • SPED-462 Classroom Management Techniques


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Techniques for motivating handicapped youth, individual and group discipline, behavior modification, educational organization, evaluation, and communication to enhance learning.
    Benchmark I Completed
  
  • SPED-471 Introduction to Special Education and Professional Portfolio Development


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Survey of the history of the field, the philosophy of special education, the mission of the field, special education legislation and mandates, issues within the profession, influential organizations, and the basic principles of professional portfolio development.
  
  • SPED-472 Foundations of Autism Spectrum Disorder


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    A foundation for understanding individuals with Autism spectrum Disorders (ASD) and its effect on the individuals’ life and learning, through a comprehensive overview of the history, current literature, and best practices.
  
  • SPED-473 Behavioral Interventions and Positive Behavior Supports


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study functional behavioral assessment (FBA) and behavioral intervention planning (BIP) for individualized behavior problems for students with Autism Spectrum Disorder and related disabilities in the PK-12 educational setting. Focus on assessment skills to produce data-driven environmental modifications, pro-social replacement behaviors, consequence strategies, and home-school collaboration.
  
  • SPED-474 Augmentative Communication and Social Skills


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review current literature in supporting communication and social skills for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; including best practices in assessment and implementation of augmentative and alternative communication interventions.
  
  • SPED-475 Assessment and Methodology of Autism Spectrum Disorder


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Critical review of assessment methods used in the identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Formal and informal assessment results are utilized to create an intervention plan that is responsive to the student’s individual needs.
  
  • SPED-476 Practicum in Autism Spectrum Disorder


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Review of instructional techniques, adaptations, and modifications to develop individualized instruction for students with autism spectrum disorder. Aligning instruction to student learning and behavioral styles and assessment in the general education and special education settings.
    Department Consent
  
  • SPED-481 Student Teaching: Special Education


    (4-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Directed special education teaching and community experience in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
  
  • SPED-482 Student Teaching Early Childhood-Special Education


    (4-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected infant-toddler, preschool, or school based programs for children with disabilities.
  
  • SPED-488 Intern Teaching: Special Education


    (16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An alternative method of obtaining Special Education student teaching experience. Interns receive license to teach and salaried appointment in a cooperating school for one semester.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisites: take SPED-323  
  
  • SPED-489 Intern Teaching Early Childhood: Special Education


    (8-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected infant, toddler, preschool, or primary school-based programs for children with disabilities.
    Prerequisite: take SPED-320  
  
  • SPED-490 Behavioral Interventions and Methods


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Study and practice in Functional Behavioral Assessment (FBA) and Behavioral Intervention Planning (BIP) for students with social-emotional-behavioral issues and/or autism.  Targeted behavior intervention planning addressed within a larger Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) service-delivery model.  Focus on assessment skills to produce data-driven environmental modifications, pro-social replacement behaviors, consequence strategies, and home-school interventions.
    Prerequisite: Junior status or higher
  
  • SPED-496 Foundations for Special Education Teachers


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Foundations of special education, instruction and educational needs of students in each disability category. Includes legal and historical aspects, professionalism and ethics, philosophies, eligibility and educational programming.
  
  • SPED-496 Literacy and Foundations of Reading for Special Educators


    (4 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of scientifically- based literacy instruction, with an emphasis on the foundations of reading in the primary grades.
  
  • SPED-496A Classroom Design and Behavior Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Skills and knowledge in classroom design and behavioral management in special education. Focus on prevention, intervention and problem solving for whole group instruction, as well as behavior needs of individual students.
  
  • SPED-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Statistics

  
  • STAT-130 Elementary Statistics


    (2 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts and application of probability and statistics: data analysis (graphical displays, numerical summary measures); probability and probability distributions; concepts of statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing). Illustrated with output from statistical computing packages. Students may incur incidental expenses for software.
  
  • STAT-320 Statistical Methods


    (3 cr.)
    Analytic Reasoning and Natural Sciences - Analytic Reasoning
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Methods of describing data: graphical methods, numerical summary measures, exploratory data analysis. Probability, probability distributions, expected value. Sampling distributions. Statistical inference: estimation and hypothesis testing for one-sample and two-sample problems. Regression analysis. Demonstrating with standard statistical software packages. Students may incur incidental expenses for software.
    Prerequisite: Math Placement or MATH-120  
  
  • STAT-330 Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Exploratory data analysis; basic probability, probability distributions, mathematical expectation, sampling distributions; basic statistical inference (estimation and hypothesis testing); topics in reliability.
    Prerequisite: take MATH-154  or MATH-157  
  
  • STAT-331 Probability and Mathematical Statistics I


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Sample spaces. Probability functions for discrete and continuous sample spaces. Conditional probability and independence. Random variables; probability density and cumulative distribution functions; joint, marginal, and conditional distributions. Expected values, moments, and moment-generating functions. Binomial, hypergeometric, Poisson, normal, and gamma distributions.
    Prerequisites: take MATH-154  or MATH-157 . Prerequisite or concurrent enrollment in MATH-158  
  
  • STAT-332 Probability and Mathematical Statistics II


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Point estimation. Properties of point estimators: unbiasedness, efficiency, consistency, sufficiency. The method of maximum likelihood. Basic concepts of interval estimation and hypothesis testing. Inference in one-sample and two-sample problems. Simple linear regression analysis; the method of least squares. Goodness-off-it tests. Analysis of categorical data.
    Prerequisite: take STAT-331  
  
  • STAT-440 Advanced Linear Modeling-Regression and Time Series Analysis


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Multiple regression, inference about regression parameters, remedical regression measures, quantitative and qualitative regression, model selection/validation, nonlinear regression, neural networks, logistic and Poisson regression, generalized linear models, time series, smoothing, stochastic time series, moving average and autoregressive models, auto regressive integrated moving average (ARIMA), estimating and forecasting with time series.
    Prerequisite: take STAT-332  
  
  • STAT-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Sustainable Management

  
  • SMGT-115 Environmental Science and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The interrelationships between humans and the environment. Important ecological concepts, human influence on the environment, and sustainable practices to avoid or ameliorate negative impacts. Ecological concepts are used throughout to identify, understand, and provide a better understanding of how humans can more positively affect the environment in which they live.
    B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-220 Systems Thinking


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Use of systems thinking to apply the concept of sustainability in various business, social, and scientific contexts. Rather than looking at a problem by analyzing component parts, students learn to analyze whole systems. Students model relationships and behaviors to identify leverage points for change.
    B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-230 Triple Bottom Line Accounting for Managers


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Financial and managerial accounting and how this information is used. Basic preparation of financial statements and their analytical use. How accounting information is applied by managers in decision-making process helping organizations meet the triple bottom line: strong profits, healthy environment, and vital communities.
    Prerequisite: MATH 118  or higher. For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-235 Economics in Society and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Economic, social, and environmental issues facing society. Traditional issues such as markets and prices (microeconomics), government economic management (macroeconomics), and international trade. Introduction of economic content into analysis of selected topics such as poverty and discrimination, the environment, and the provision of government services. Critiques of conventional economic thought, within the context of systems thinking and ecological economics, and integrated throughout the course.
    Prerequisite: MATH 118  or higher. For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-240 Business Communications for Sustainable Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Interdisciplinary professional and technical communication course that examines rhetorical skills and strategies within the context of social, economic, and environmental sustainability careers.
    B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-250 Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    This course offers an in-depth assessment of the economic, social, and environmental considerations of production agricultural systems that provide safe, reliable, and affordable food supplies for a growing human population.  In addition to the maintenance of the economic viability of production agricultural systems, course topics will focus on: the maintenance of soil, water, and air resources; addressing issues of biodiversity loss; and, maintenance of rural community character and economies.  Economic, regulatory, and public entity tools that promote sustainability in production agriculture will also be addressed. 
    Prerequisites: take SMGT 115  For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-305 Climate Change and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    This course focuses on climate change science and greenhouse gases, natural and human impacts of climate change, and sustainable and efficient strategies to limit carbon emissions. The course is divided into three major areas: 1) climate science and measured impacts, 2) modelled predictions and mitigation/adaptation strategies, 3) sustainable and carbon neutral practices. This course will emphasize not only the economics of carbon budgeting and increasing efficiency but also the human role in creating and solving climate change and the discrepancies in who, where, and what will be impacted by both climate change and the necessary solutions.
    Prerequisites: take SMGT 115  For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-310 Ecology for Sustainable Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Interrelationships of organisms with each other and their environments. Investigation into composition and dynamics of populations, communities, ecosystems, landscapes, and the biosphere with emphasis on sustainability. Enrollment in online Sustainable Management degree program required.
    Prerequisite: BIO-GXX. B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-315 Global Environmental Chemistry


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An exploration of chemical environments as interdependent thermodynamic and kinetic systems. The system/surroundings perspectives of thermodynamics will be applied to systems of progressively larger sized in order to arrive at the comprehensive view of the global environmental system.
    Prerequisite: CHEM-GXX. For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or with permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-320 Renewable Energy for Sustainable Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Sustainability as it relates to the world’s increasing use of energy, considering the potential harm done via greenhouse gases released from burning fossil fuels and the prospects for large-scale implementation of more benign sources such as the sun, geothermal, wind, and water.
    Prerequisite: MATH-GXX, For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or with permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-325 Natural Resource Management


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The interdependence between natural resources associated with land, air, and water. Explores significant environmental issues regarding the policies and problems in the use and management of natural resources related to soils, vegetation, landscape within the context of social needs and sustainability.
    B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-330 Marketing for a Sustainable World


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Analysis of an organization’s opportunities to develop sustainability practices as they relate to the development of product, pricing, supply and distribution channels (retail, wholesale), promotion (advertising, sales promotion, public relations) and target markets and reporting methodologies.
    Prerequisite: For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-331 Sustainable Organizational Finance


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduction to the theory and methods of sustainable organizational finance. Topics include financial statements; discounting and budgeting; uncertainty and risk/reward trade-offs; and assessing financial implications of the triple bottom line (e.g., climate change, carbon trading, human resource management, and creating environmentally-conscious shareholder value).
    Prerequisites: For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-332 Economics of Environmental Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Interaction between market activity and the environment, applies economic analysis to the efficient and sustainable management of environmental goods and resources, and examines how economic institutions and policies can be changed to bring the environmental impacts of economic decision-making more into balance with human desires and the needs of the ecosystem.
    Prerequisite: For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-335 Management and Environmental Information Systems


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    This course presents an overview different technologies and information systems used in modern organizations. It covers various information systems for analyzing organizational data and processes.  It presents tools for managing projects, promoting collaboration, and teamwork in the workplace. This course provides students hands-on experience with the information systems and technology tools. It also covers technologies that promote sustainability and includes topics such as green computing and low-carbon technologies.
    Prerequisites: Take SMGT-230 . B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-340 Organizational Behavior and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Management principles and theories underlying human behavior in organizations are investigated. Topics include personality, motivation, communication, decision-making, leadership, teamwork, ethics, power, diversity, and work stress. Constraints and opportunities of an “eco” friendly organization and realized.
    Prerequisite: Introductory Speech/Communication course. B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-350 Operations Management and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    The role of the operations function in an organization; linear programming; continuous and intermittent production processes; aggregate planning; inventory control; materials management; scheduling; project management; quality assurance; operations for green enterprises.
    Prerequisites: take STAT 130  and MATH 118  or higher. B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration. 
  
  • SMGT-360 Environmental and Sustainability Policy


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Topics include the spectrum of historical, theoretical and technical issues applicable to sustainable management of natural resources, environmental quality standards and risk management. Administrative structures the form the basis for selecting appropriate responses to complex management problems faced by industry, government and non-governmental agencies are identified. The historical development and current framework of public policy are investigated, and specific foundational legislation is critiqued.
    Prerequisites: take SMGT-115 . B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-370 Logistics, Supply Chain Management, and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Concepts, functions, processes, and objectives of logistics and supply chain management activities. Activities involved in moving raw materials, inventory, and finished goods from point of origin to point of use or consumption. Planning, organization and controlling such activities. The role of supply chain processes in creating sustainable competitive advantage with respect to quality, flexibility, lead-time, and cost. Customer service, inventory management, transportation, warehousing, supply; chain management, reverse logistics, green supply chains, and international logistics.
    Prerequisite: take STAT 130 . B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration. 
  
  • SMGT-410 Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainbility


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the organization: First and foremost, this course will enable students to understand the rationale behind CSR and sustainability. This course takes students through an evaluation of risks and potential impacts in decision making, enabling them to recognize the links between the success of an organization and the well-being of a community/society. Additionally, methods and standards of integrating CSR throughout an organization, creating metrics and communicating CSR policies internally and externally will be discussed and analyzed. Students will develop an understanding of best practices of CSR in its entire breadth within an organization as well as delve into economic structures designed to foster more responsibility and accountability.
    Prerequisites: For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-420 The Built Environment and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    This course addresses the impacts of the human-built environment on natural systems and opportunities available to mitigate them through thoughtful planning, design, and implementation techniques to provide desirable, affordable, and sustainable living and working spaces.  Topics focus on providing critical infrastructure for economic development, housing, transportation, and utilities while protecting and enhancing environmental assets through effective site and building design, public input, and use of regulatory tools.  Additional attention is given to the maintenance of community character and the economic and social interdependence of rural, exurban, suburban, and urban areas.
    Prerequisites: For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-430 International Management for a Sustainable World


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    zations. This includes socio-cultural aspects and group dynamics of international business and service organizations through the study of sustainable management practices - strong profitability, healthy environment, vital communities.
    Prerequisite: take SMGT-235 . For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-435 International Development and Sustainability


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    This course examines the international sustainability concerns. It explores interrelationships of sustainable management practices with population growth, health, food security, poverty, inequality, urbanization, international trade, technology and environmental change at local, regional, and global levels. Contemporary issues and alternatives will be explored to identify sustainable management practices that can lead to strong profitability, healthy environments, and vibrant communities.
    Prerequisite: take SMGT-235 . For B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-460 Environment and Society


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Introduce the fundamentals of human-environmental interaction; a grasp of how these interactions create problems; and how the elements of social, technological, and personal choices combine to overcome them.
    Prerequisites: take SMGT-115 . B.S. in Sustainable Management majors only or permission of Sustainable Management program director. Obtain valid permission number for registration.
  
  • SMGT-495 Sustainable Management Capstone


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Application and study of sustainable management through the solution of an industry-based project. Implementation of a triple-bottom line solution to industrial or community-based problems will be emphasized.

Sustainability

  
  • SUST-315 Sustainable Engineering


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Impact of engineering and design/manufacturing decisions on the environment. Topics include sustainability, energy and material flows, risk assessment, multi-use product life cycles, manufacturing process waste streams, sustainable product design issues, end-of-life product handling, and pollution prevention techniques.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • SUST-432 Global Sustainability Experience in Design & Manufacturing


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Cross-disciplinary exploration of ecologically-friendly design, engineering, manufacturing and business models. International travel component with corporate, cultural, academic and civic leaders. Cultural, economic and political influences; product design; manufacturing; sustainability; application of current eco-friendly product design models; research Topics; regional global visitation; studio and laboratory experiences; project and presentation.
    Must be Junior level or higher
  
  • SUST-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
  
  • SUST-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes

Technology

  
  • TECH-230 Technology Dynamics


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Examine the process of technological change. Study the transfer of technological invention and innovation. Develop a framework for forecasting.
  
  • TECH-295 Honors Seminar in Technology


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Addresses a wide range of technological concepts along with examples of how technology impacts our lives as individuals, a society, and a global community. Delivered in seminar format.
  
  • TECH-340 Future of Work


    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Future possibilities as to why people work, who will work, and in what conditions. Project probable work parameters from current trends. Relate past, present, and future to students’ individual work situations.
  
  • TECH-375 Workshop


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Special topics providing hands-on or experiential learning activities. Specific content and title to reflect the topic of the workshop.
  
  • TECH-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes

Technology Education

  
  • TECED-149 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-206 Secondary Technology Teaching Practicum


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Identification and scaffolding of age appropriate energy, transportation, construction, manufacturing, and communication systems content and learning activity resources; preparing for activity implementation in a laboratory setting; authentic assessment of student learning; and reflection of teaching strategies implemented in a laboratory environment.
    take STMED 160  
  
  • TECED-249 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-299 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-325 Technology for Elementary School Children


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Development, philosophy, objectives and course organization for industrial arts for the elementary schools. Suitable laboratory work in woods, metals, plastics and drawing.
  
  • TECED-330 Implementing Technology Education


    (3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Converts the theory of contemporary technology education programs into instructional materials, facilities, and strategy suited to the secondary and post-secondary school.
  
  • TECED-333 Planning Technical/Vocational Laboratories


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    School shop facility planning: equipment selection, placement, care and management.
  
  • TECED-340 Middle School Technology Education


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Reviews trends and activities in the technology education movement. Teach middle school offerings.
  
  • TECED-349 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-370 Project Lead the Way: Gateway to Technology Seminar


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of Project Lead the Way: Gateway to Technology. Advanced curriculum, procedures for using curricula, end-of-course assessment procedures, verification of training, and online resources.
    Prerequisites: take STMED-160  and TECED-340 . Background check required.
  
  • TECED-371 Project Lead the Way: Intro to Engineering Design Seminar


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of Project Lead the Way: Introduction to Engineering Design Seminar. Curriculum, procedures for using curricula, end-of-course assessment procedures, verification of training, and online resources.
    Prerequisites: STMED-160 , TECED-340 , ETECH-110 , and either INMGT-314  or ET-422  
  
  • TECED-372 Project Lead the Way - Principles of Engineering


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of Project Lead the Way: Principles of Engineering. Curriculum, procedures for using curricula, end-of-course assessment procedures, verification of training, and online resources.
    Prerequisites: take ETECH-110 , ETECH-205 , ET-204  and either ETECH 371  or ET-341 . Background check required.
  
  • TECED-375 Workshop:


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Current specialized topics in industrial education through experiential activities.
    Instructor’s Consent Required
  
  • TECED-398 Field Experience


    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-398E Field Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-406 Evaluation in Technology/Vocational Education


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    For industrial arts and vocational/technical teachers in evaluating program and student performance: basis for student assessment, evaluation of manipulative activity and construction of teacher-made tests as applied to all students (including those with special needs). Student evaluation of instructor and instruction.
  
  • TECED-408 Student Teaching Technology/Vocational Education


    (8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
    Cum GPA 2.25 or higher
  
  • TECED-409 Student Teaching in Technology Education


    (4-16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed teaching and community experiences in selected off-campus schools.
    Department Consent
    Prerequisite: Benchmark II completion
  
  • TECED-431 Field Trips to Industry


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Opportunities are provided for industrial and vocational education majors as well as teachers to accumulate information about industries through local and distant on-site visits to industries. A third credit may be earned by showing evidence of application of data collected in courses being taught.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-437 Organization/Management of Technical Laboratories


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Experience in administration, project development and teaching problems associated with industrial education.
  
  • TECED-438 Course Construction


    (2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Directed experience in curriculum development and course of study construction for industrial education teachers; development of behavioral objectives and of instructional materials to help reach these objectives; development of course of study, instructional package/unit of instruction.
  
  • TECED-449 Cooperative Education Experience


    (1-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Work and study in an approved position to gain business/industrial/other experience. Normally entails recurring, supervised work periods, each one building and expanding on the previous.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-470 Project Lead the Way - Digital Electronics Seminar


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Overview of Project Lead the Way distance education curriculum, procedures for using curricula, end-of-course assessment procedures, verification of training, and online resources.
    Prerequisites: Take ET-204  and ET-271  and either ETECH 371  or ET-341 . Background check required.
  
  • TECED-488 Internship Teaching


    (2-8 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    An alternate method of obtaining student teaching experience. Teacher interns receive a license to teach and salaried appointments in cooperating school systems for one full semester.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-489 Internship Teaching


    (16 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    An alternate method of obtaining student teaching experience. Teacher interns receive a license to teach and salaried appointments in cooperating school systems for one full semester.
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-498 Field Experience


    (1-2 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-498E Field Experience


    (1 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Department Consent
  
  • TECED-499 Independent Study


    (1-3 cr.)
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Department Consent

Theatre

  
  • THEA-131 Theater Practicum


    (1 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Creative/Performing Arts
    Repeatable for Credit: Yes
    Participation in acting, stagecraft, lights, sound, makeup, costumes, properties and business in university theater productions.
  
  • THEA-200 Stagecraft


    (3 cr.)
    Arts and Humanities - Creative/Performing Arts
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Theatre backstage theory and techniques creating scenery and lighting for theatrical productions. Use of tools and technology in creating technical elements.
  
  • THEA-232 Theatre In Our World


    (3 cr.)
    Global Perspective, Arts and Humanities - Art History/Music and Theater Appreciation
    Repeatable for Credit: No
    Development of theater arts from ancient times to present; theatre from around the world; play styles, production methods and audience appreciation; representative plays.
 

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