An examination of the relationship between human development and education, with emphasis on deviations exhibited by exceptional children in cognitive, linguistic, social, affective, perceptual, and neurological development.
A graduate level seminar drawing from both theory and research for advanced study and discussions of critical issues in special education. (May be repeated for credit.)
SPED 646 - Advanced Assessment Practices in Special Education
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to provide teachers of children with learning problems with an opportunity to study and practice both formal and informal educational and diagnostic assessments that are appropriate for children and youth.
SPED 647 - Educational Assessment of Students with Disabilities
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A practical study of both formal and informal diagnostic assessment and observational techniques for identifying and evaluating mild to moderate academic disabilities.
SPED 648 - Curriculum Development in Special Education
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A practical course in the development and implementation of curricula for learning disabled, mentally handicapped, and behaviorally-emotionally handicapped students, with attention to the development of I.E.P’s, the understanding and application of legislative directives regarding special education students, and applications of evaluation techniques for accountability.
SPED 650 - Leadership and Supervision of Exceptional Child Programs
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
A study of major issues in the supervision and leadership of educational programs for exceptional children, with emphasis on appropriate leadership styles, child advocacy roles, applicable state and federal legislation, due process and confidentiality requirements, personnel conflict management, qualifications and roles of special education staff, data-based decision-making, and provisions for least restrictive educational environments for exceptional children.
This course has been designed to serve as a capstone or culminating experience for the Advanced Master’s Degree Program in Education in all the specialization areas. This course will assist students in preparing the culminating activity and will encapsulate the total experiences in the program. It will provide a field-based context for the completion, presentation, and evaluation of the exit options: advanced professional portfolio, action research project, and thesis. (Other requirements related to the area of specialization, such as field experience component, may be required by the area of specialization.) (Offered for variable credits, with a maximum of six credit hours applicable to a graduate degree.)
This course will introduce students to the foundations of the constantly evolving field of data science. Students will learn concepts, techniques and tools they need to deal with various facets of data science practice, including data collection and integration, exploratory data analysis (EDA), descriptive/predictive modeling, data product development, evaluation, effective communication. R language is used with emphasis on practical application using real-world data from many disciplines.
This capstone course provides an opportunity for students in the Data Science graduate certificate program to integrate and apply the statistical and computational tools and knowledge learned in previous courses to a large data analytics program. The course will be mostly self-directed; students will work in teams on carefully selected project, with the instructor providing guidance and suggestions to the teams. To prepare students for job interviews, the instructor will conduct two mock interview sessions, one before the midterm break and another during the last week of class. Prerequisite:STAT 540 and CSC 510 Corequisite:CSC 520 (may be taken concurrently)
A course including such topics as probability distributions, limit theorems, special functions, and probability models. Prerequisite: STAT 301 or consent of department.
A course including such topics as matrix theory, correlation analysis, least squares, curve fitting, simple and multiple regression, response surfaces, and the applications of statistical software packages. Prerequisite: MATH 251
The applications of statistics in the design and analysis of experiments. Topics will include: Principles of Design of Experiments, One-way Analysis of Variance, Factorial Designs, Hierarchical or Nested Designs, Linear and Multiple Regression Analysis, Two way Analysis of Variance, and other related topics. Prerequisite:STAT 561
Theories of distributions and statistical inference, Point and Interval Estimation, Tests of Hypotheses, Sufficiency, Completeness, and Unbiased Minimum Variance Unbiased Estimation (UMVUE’S) Interval Estimation. Prerequisite:STAT 561
A survey of some of the standard statistical software packages, like EXCEL, SAS, and SPSS. These packages will be used to solve statistical problems. Prerequisite: MATH 561
A discussion of the theoretical and applied aspects of Time Series. Topics include: Introduction to forecasting, Non-Seasonal Box-Jenkins Models and their tentative identification, Seasonal Box-Jenkins Models and their tentative identification, Estimation and diagnostic checking for Box-Jenkins models, Time Series Regression, Exponential Smoothing, Transfer Function Models, Classical Regression Analysis. Prerequisite:STAT 561
A course including such topics as probability distributions, characteristic and generating functions, convergence and approximations, asymptotic sampling theory and decision functions. Prerequisite:STAT 561
Topics include parametric estimation, tests of hypotheses, linear models and nonparametric estimation, sufficiency, unbiased estimation, Bayes estimators, and the multivariate normal theory. Prerequisite:STAT 661
TESL 510 - Theories and Principles in Teaching ESL
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
TESL 510 focuses on theoretical and practical approaches to the teaching of English as a second Language. This course demonstrates understanding of teaching ESL theories and skills through reading selections, teaching demonstrations, Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) activities, and field experiences. This course will prepare prospective or in-service teachers who will help Limited English proficiency (LEP) students.
The multidisciplinary approach to the ways second languages are learned. Although child language acquisition is discussed, emphasis is on adult second language acquisition. The neurolinguistic, psycholinguistic, and sociolinguistic bases of second languages are explored.
TESL 530 - Lit Dev and Assessment for English Learners
Credit Hours: 3 Lecture Hours: 3 Lab Hours: 0
This course is designed to introduce and extend fundamental knowledge of theory and research in literacy development and strategies and techniques for effective literacy instruction for English Language Learners including and understanding of process of reading and writing in first and second language, literacy strategies, various assessments and materials available for facilitation the individualized teaching of literacy to help English Language Learners become independent readers and writers of English.
This course explores trends and issues involved in teaching ESL students in the U.S. and teaching abroad. This course discusses the pedagogical issues in ESL/bilingual education and the trends in ESL teaching in the 21st century.
TESL 550, The Practicum in ESL, is an introduction to approaches and methods in ESL teaching through ESL classroom observation and classroom teaching experience that promote cooperation among ESL staff, classroom teachers, school administrators, and members of the community. This course emphasizes the development of specialists in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages who develop a high level of professionalism.
A study of the morphology, life cycles, physiology, ecology, and behavior of hexapods, with course format including two lectures/discussions and two laboratory hours a week, and with laboratory studies devoted to insect identification, insect physiology, ecology, insect behavior, and individual student projects.
A study of the morphology, life cycles, and classification of parasites of various hosts, with course format including two lectures and two laboratory hours a week, and with laboratory studies devoted to the methods for the collection, culture, and microscopic preparation of parasitological materials.
To study the genomics, genetic analysis, gene expression and regulation, genetic mechanisms of evolutionary change, and genetic technologies. Prerequisite: ZOOL 410 or equivalent
An advanced study of animal development, with emphasis on physiological and biochemical aspects, and with laboratory periods devoted to experimental work, literature reviews, and discussions.