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BA COMPLETION PROGRAM [EDJ] COURSESThese courses are offered on the Campbell campus.EDJ 3105 THE ESSAY 3Writing short papers on personal, general and academicsubjects, progressing from the simplest, most personalapproach through increasing stages of complexity.Emphasizes discovering and developing each student’svoice while building specific writing skills including unity,organization, development, and clarity of thought. Fulfillsupper-division general education writing requirement. Maybe applied toward the lower-division general educationcommunication breadth requirement if the upper-divisionwriting competency exam was passed.EDJ 3116 LIBRARY RESEARCH IN THE ELECTRONIC AGE 2–3An introduction to accessing, critically evaluating, and using avariety of library research sources including reference books,indexes, CD-ROM, automated library catalogs, and remoteaccess tools such as the Internet. Fulfills upper-divisiongeneral education library research requirements.EDJ 4005 THE LEARNING PROCESS 2An exploration of theoretical and personal ways of learningand knowing. Students explore the effects that gender,ethnicity, race, learning and cognitive style, intelligence,personality, and history have on their learning process.Students will also explore the idea of critical and creativethinking as it is applied to learning.EDJ 4996A–B SENIOR PROJECT I–II 1.5/1.5A focused, in-depth, 20–25 page capstone essay on atopic of student’s choosing relating to their specializations.Including a major research component, the two-quarterproject provides students the opportunity to deepen theirunderstanding of a topic that has engaged them during theirundergraduate program. It provides an opportunity to achieveand demonstrate mastery of a research and writing projectof significant scope, under the guidance of both a facultyadvisor and a course instructor. Prerequisites: Completion ofall communication skills requirements.EDJ 3120 CRITICAL THINKING 3An introduction to logic, a tool that enables investigation ofany subject by reasoning. Develops skills for enhanced criticalawareness of social and cultural conditioning and providesa working knowledge of the tools of critical assessmentand intuitive approaches to problem solving. Fulfills upperdivisiongeneral education critical thinking requirement.EDUCATION [EDN] COURSESThese are graduate-level Education courses.EDN 5000 THE WHOLE CHILD 3Explores ways to work effectively with children, adolescents,and parents with an emphasis on approaches that fosterempathy and respect for cultural, religious, sexual,socioeconomic, physical, and learning style differences.EDN 5005 INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER-BASEDTECHNOLOGY IN EDUCATION 1Students will learn about and begin to use entry-levelcomputer knowledge and skills for communication, research,analysis, and presentation as they relate to education.EDN 5006 TECHNOLOGY, LEARNING, AND SOCIAL ISSUES 1Students will acquire knowledge and skills for integratingtechnology into teaching of subject-area curriculum andissues related to child safety, copyright, and privacy.EDN 5007 LEVEL 2—INDUCTION: TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION 1Students will be required to demonstrate their knowledgeand skills for integrating computer-based technology in theirteaching of subject-area curriculum. Participants will usetechnology to create documents, communicate electronically,search and evaluate appropriate software to supportstandards-based learning, adjust teaching for special studentpopulations, and assessment.EDN 5008 HEALTH AND SAFETY EDUCATION FOR TEACHERS 1Candidates will apply knowledge, skills, and abilitiesdeveloped during their professional preparation to providecomprehensive support for their students’ total well-beingand health to promote optimal learning.EDN 5009 TEACHING SPECIAL POPULATIONS 1Candidates will extend their knowledge, skills, and abilitiesacquired during their professional preparation to ensureequitable access to learning and outcomes for students withdisabilities, gifted and talented students, and students at risk.EDN 5010 THE HEALTHY CHILD 2Introduces students to the physiological and sociologicaleffects of drugs, alcohol, and tobacco use and abuse.Identifies young people’s behaviors associated with theseproblems. Explores sexually transmitted diseases andnutritional needs of children.EDN 5011 TEACHING ENGLISH LEARNERS 1Candidates will extend their knowledge, skills, and abilitiesacquired during their professional preparation to ensure thedelivery of comprehensive, specialized instruction for Englishlearners.60 SCHOOL OF EDUCATION AND LIBERAL ARTSJOHN F. KENNEDY UNIVERSITY