194 • Scholarship MED 6080 Conducting Educational Research (3) MED 6085 Developing a Project Proposal (1) MED 6090 Master's Projed (3) MED 6091 Graduate Synthesis (1) Electives (15 credit hours) Electives must be graduate level (i.e. 6000 level credit), and may be selectedfrom offerings in professional education, discipline areas, or specialized courses leading to endorsements in Reading, Special Education, Gifted and Talented, ESL, or ESL/Bilingual. At the present time Weber State offers graduate level content courses in English, HPHP, Math, History, Science, and Foreign Language. The graduate office has listings of approved elective courses and endorsement requirements. MASTER OF EDUCATION COURSES - MED Required Core Courses MED 6000. Fundamentals of Graduate Study (2) Review of program goals, policies, and procedures in the MED program. Introduction to the library, campus writing lab and word processing facilities. A process for scholarly and professional writing will be covered as well as style, form, documentation, support, organization, and a number of other topics to hdp develop writing confidence for graduate work. MED 6010. Advanced Historical Foundations (2) Study of the relationship of contemporary schooling issues to historical practices and philosophies. MED 6020. Diversity in Education (2) Topics in this course will include issues related to differences among groups of people and individuals based on ethnidty, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, rdigion, sexual orientation, and geographical area as they impact teaching and learning. MED 6030. Advanced Educational Psychology (2) Educational applications of principles and theories of psychology, human behavior, personality devdopment and learning. Recommended prerequisite MED 6080. MED 6050. Cuiriculum Design, Evaluation Sc Assessment (3) An overview of the theories of curriculum development as well as a practical appraisal of curriculum design, implementation, evaluation and assessment. Recommended prerequisite: MED 6080. MED 6060. Instructional Strategies (2) This methods course will include organizing and universal teaching strategies that can accommodate the variety of learning contexts and content that is taught to a diverse audience of learners. Recommended prerequisite MED ■ MED 6080. Conducting Educational Research (3) Students learn to locate and interpret educational research, and to apply research methods to their own education issues. Prerequisite MED. MED 6085. Developing a Project Proposal (1) This course is designed to help students develop a Master's project proposal that is carefully researched and professionally written. Prerequisites: MED 6030, 6050, 6060, 6080 and Graduate Committee formed. MED 6090. Master's Project (3) Development of a master's project, often related to a student's work assignment. Student must have a signed proposal and department permission to register. Prerequisite: MED 6085. MED 6091. Graduate Synthesis (1) A review and synthesis of the program and its course work. The course indudes opportunity to work with the development of personal portfolios. Prerequisites: All core requirements completed; Master's Project Proposal committee-approved and Master's Project Report completed or in progress. Student must have a signed proposal and program approval to register. Prerequisite: MED 6085. Electives MED 6120. Advanced Classroom Management (3) Edectic review of the popular teacher-pupil interaction models as they are classified into ideological camps and effect, and management and strategies for the classroom. MED 6130. Topic in Education: (i.e., School Finance, Teaching for Inquiry, etc.) (1-3) This course explores a topic receiving current attention by educators and the public, and deemed worthy of in-depth study. Credit will be determined by the nature of the topic. MED 6140. Adolescent Development (2) Study of physical, mental, sodal, and psychological characteristics of adolescents, their needs and problems, and methods of working with those who have behavior problems. MED 6150. Action Research in the Classroom (2) Students will explore effective classroom-based research techniques, complete dassroom-based research projeds, and engage in ongoing application of action research for the improvement of teaching practice. MED 6160. Effective Mentoring in the Classroom (2) Course will cover strategies for effectively mentoring student teachers and novice teachers by expert teachers. Expedations for the course include journal keeping, writing assignments, and mentoring project. MED 6180. Teaching Interpersonal Skills (2) Study and application of interpersonal skills leading to the application and teaching of selected techniques and systems in the classroom. MED 6200. Current Trends in Early Childhood Education (3) variable title A variable title advanced course in Early Childhood Education (birth through age dght) based upon examination of the current trends in curriculum and instrudion for young children. When this number is used it will be accompanied by a brief and specific descriptive title, i.e. literacy, math, science. MED 6210. School Law (3) Considers the rights and responsibilities of students, teachers, and other educational praditioners. Relates these to school programs and operations as determined by state and federal constitutions, laws, and court dedsions. MED 6220. Current Problems in Education (3) A survey course which identifies and gives opportunity to research current problems in education at national, state, and local levels. Solutions and responses are developed from the research to address problems. MED 6230. Instructional Technology for Teachers (3) Designed for students who have had a prior introdudion to technology. Topics could indude classroom applications of technology, software evaluations, and technology integration. Weber State University 2007 - 2008 Catalog