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tions in the classroom and of how NCTM and Ohio Academic
Content Standards have impacted curriculum, day-to-day activities,
and assessment approaches. Field experience in the mathematics
classroom in which the teacher candidate will complete student
teaching is required. All coursework and the appropriate Praxis II
content test(s) must successfully be completed in order for student
teaching to occur the following semester. Offered fall and spring
semesters.
AYA 433 Adolescence and Young 3 sem. hrs.
Adult Professionalism in Practice:
Science Pre-Student Teaching
Interdisciplinary understanding of science; the professional, legal,
safety, and ethical obligations of teaching science; and problemsolving
approaches for those seeking licensure at the adolescent and
young adult level. Course includes focus on the ways in which the
NSTA and Ohio Academic Content Standards have impacted the
curriculum, day-to-day activities, and assessment approaches.
Various instructional strategies, assessment alternatives, and management
techniques appropriate to adolescents learning science are
addressed, along with the provision of alternative techniques for
individualizing learning activities. Field experience in the science
classroom in which the teacher candidate will complete student
teaching is required. (All coursework and the appropriate Praxis II
content test(s) must successfully be completed in order for student
teaching to occur the following semester.) Offered fall and spring
semesters.
AYA 434 Adolescence and Young 3 sem. hrs.
Adult Professionalism in Practice:
Social Studies Pre-Student Teaching
Course provides an integrative understanding of the social studies
disciplines and the impact of NCSS and Ohio Academic Content
Standards for those seeking licensure at the adolescent and young
adult level. Various instructional strategies and assessment alternatives
appropriate for the learning of social studies with developmentally
and culturally responsive curricula are emphasized. Field experience
in the social studies classroom in which the teacher candidate
will complete student teaching is required. (All coursework and the
appropriate Praxis II content test(s) must successfully be completed
in order for student teaching to occur the following semester.)
Offered fall and spring semesters.
AYA 435 Adolescence and Young 9 sem. hrs.
Adult: Student Teaching
Theory and practice are integrated by teacher candidates who practice
their skills in adolescent and young adult school environments
for a full semester. Conferences among the student teacher, course
professor/university supervisor, and cooperating teacher are held regularly.
Prerequisite: all coursework leading to AYA licensure. To be
taken with AYA 436. Offered fall and spring semesters.
AYA 436 Adolescence and Young 3 sem. hrs.
Adult: Student Teaching Seminar
This capstone seminar accompanies the clinical practice and serves
as the Heritage III requirement for Education students. The seminar
provides for the integration of experience in the liberal arts tradition
which enables students to respond to the contemporary challenges
of the 21st century posed by the teaching profession today.
Prerequisites: all coursework leading to Adolescence and Young
Adult licensure. Course to be taken concurrently with student
teaching (AYA 435). Offered fall and spring semesters.
BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE (BSC)
BSC 200 Field Observation 2 sem. hr.
Sophomore year field observation introducing behavioral science
majors to applied sociology and psychology professions. Includes
observations and interviews with persons in applied practice.
Utilizes classroom activities and career counseling services.
Prerequisite: PSYCH 120 or SOC 101, or SOC 204. Offered fall
and spring semesters.
BSC 221 Statistics for Behavioral 3 sem. hrs.
Sciences
Levels of measurement (nominal, ordinal, interval, ratio), descriptive
statistics (frequency distributions and graphing techniques, percentiles,
measures of central tendency, measures of dispersion, standard
deviation and standard normal distribution), contingency tables,
correlation, regression and prediction, multivariate data analysis,
probability and statistical inference, analysis of variance, canonical
analysis, parametric and nonparametric tests of significance.
Computer applications drawn from the behavioral sciences.
Prerequisite MATH 104. Offered fall and spring semesters.
BSC 301 Social Psychology 3 sem. hrs.
Examination of social and group influences on individual behavior.
Topics include attribution, conformity, social perception, attitude
change. Prerequisites for Psychology majors: PSYCH 201 or 204.
Recommended: Psychology 321. Prerequisite for Sociology majors:
SOC 302 or permission of instructor. Next offered: SP-07, SP-08.
BSC 360 Counseling and Interviewing 3 sem. hrs.
Processes
Introduction to counseling and interviewing techniques and processes.
Examines stages and strategies in the counseling process; application
of selected counseling theories to case situations; counseling
specialty areas; and legal, ethical and professional issues in counseling
and interviewing. Includes learning lab focused on developing
basic interviewing and counseling skills. Prerequisites for
Psychology Majors: PSYCH 201, or permission of instructor.
Prerequisite for Sociology majors: SOC 204 or 303. Offered fall and
spring semesters.
BSC 400 Comprehensive Review 1 sem. hr.
This course provides students with a review of materials in preparation
for the exit exam, cutting across all areas of the curriculum
including theory, history and application issues. Prerequisite: first
semester of senior year. Next offered F-08.
BSC 430 Applied Behavioral Science 3 sem. hrs.
Seminar
Intensive study to develop an understanding of applied aspects of
psychology/sociology through application of research, change theory,
and intervention-helping skills. Seminar prepares students for an
internship by examining ethical issues, analyzing case studies, identifying
intervention strategies, and planning internship. Prerequisites
for Psychology majors: PSYCH 201 or 204, PSYCH 321, 210 or 309,
SOC 302; one 300-level Psychology course; BSC 200, 221, and 360.
Prerequisites for Sociology majors: SOC 302 and three other
Sociology core courses; BSC 200, BSC 221, and BSC 360.
Prerequisites for B.A./M.A. majors: BSC 221, BSC 502, BSC 560,
and three other B.A./M.A. courses. Offered fall and spring semesters.
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