430 Course Descriptions EDUC 5120 - Culture and Language (3) Examines the effects and impact of historical, political, social, and economic issues which affect teaching and learning for students from diverse cultural and ethnic groups. EDUC 5320 - Reading in the Content Areas (3) Use of reading as an effective means to help students comprehend their course material. Explores how to incorporate these skills into the curriculum of the content areas. EDUC 5330 - Using Children's Literature in the Classroom (2) This course will provide abroad basis for using children's literature for instructional purposes in elementary classrooms to enhance literacy development. EDUC 5340 - Assessment and Corrective Procedures in Reading (3) Assessment of reading problems and corrective procedures for remediation in elementary classrooms. EDUC 5360 - Literacy in the Elementary School (3) An exploration of current reading, oral and written language theories, and their applications for the improvement of literacy practices in schools. EDUC 5770 - Field Experience in ESL/ Bilingual Education (2) F, Sp Students will gain experience in teaching and working with ESL/bilingual students and apply what they have learned from relevant courses. EDUC 5840 - Student Teaching in Elementary Education for MED Students (6) The student teaching experience is the culminating learning experience for the elementary licensure track. Student teaching is a time for developing one's classroom management style, instructional design, and collaborating with a mentor teacher. Student teaching is a rigorous experience, which is carefully planned, guided, assessed, and evaluated. Offered CR/NC only. Prerequisite: EDUC 5860, MED 6110 or MED 6120, MED 6050, MED 6510, MED 6020, MED 6310 or MED 6311 and MED 6312 and MED 6313, MED 6360 and one of the following MED 6330, MED 6350, or MED 6352. EDUC 5860 - Practicum in Education (1-4) Variable Title F, Sp Practical synthesis and application of knowledge and skills gained in previous education courses. Student must have approval from the department or program chair, and should follow specific program guidelines for prerequisites and other requirements. This course may be taken more than one time. Offered CR/NC only. EDUC 5880 - Student Teaching in Secondary Education for MED Students (6) Student teaching experience, with supervision, in a public school to synthesize theory and practice from previous education courses. Offered CR/NC only. Prerequisite: EDUC 5860, MED 6020, MED 6060, MED 6120 or MED 6110, MED 6050, MED 6320, and MED 6510. EDUC 5920 - Short Courses, Workshops, Institutes and Special Programs (1-3) Consult the semester class schedule for the current offering under this number. The specific title and credit authorized will appear on the student transcript. Available on CR/NC basis. EE-Electronics Engineering Courses EE lOOO - Introduction to Electronics Engineering (2) An introductory course to Electronics Engineering topics including electronic terms, numbering systems, software tools, and documentation practices. College algebra and trigonometry are strongly recommended. EE 1270 - Introduction to Electrical Circuits (4) The basics of analog circuits as an introduction to Electronics Engineering. Concepts of voltage, current, power, resistance capacitance and inductance. Circuit analysis techniques such as Kirchhoff s Laws, node voltages, and mesh currents. Thevenin's and Norton's equivalent circuits, sinusoidal steady state and phasors. Lecture and lab combination. Prerequisite: MATH 1210. EE 2260 - Fundamentals of Electrical Circuits (4) Fundamental electric-circuit techniques including: time domain transient responses for 1st and 2nd order circuits, Laplace transforms, Fourier series, and filters. Lecture and lab combination. Prerequisite: EE 1270 and MATH 1220. EE 2700 - Digital Circuits (4) An introduction to digital electronics, integrated circuits, numbering systems, Boolean algebra, gates, flip-flops, multiplexers, sequential circuits, combinational circuits, and computer architecture. Introduction to hardware description language and programmable logic devices. Lecture and lab combination. Laboratory activities to include the design, construction, analysis, and measurement of basic digital systems. Co-Requisite: (Recommend) CS 2250 or CS 1410. EE 3000 - Engineering Seminar (l) An engineering seminar course designed to prepare the student for professional engineering employment. Topics to include resumes, hiring criteria, interviewing techniques, engineering ethics, professional and societal responsibilities, lifelong learning, diversity, creative problem solving, goals, quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement. The students will research related topics and write a paper. EE 3010 - Electronic Circuits (2) A review course of fundamental concepts of electrical and digital circuits. It is designed for returning students or anyone that needs to refresh concepts that are included in EE 1270, EE 2260, and EE 2700. Prerequisite: An EET BS from an ABET accredited program or EE 2260 and EE 2700. EE 3110 - Microelectronics I (4) Fundamental semiconductor device characteristics including diodes, MOSFETs and bipolar transistors; small and large signal characteristics and design of linear circuits. Lecture and lab combination. Laboratory activities to include the design, construction, computer simulation, and analysis of semiconductor circuits, amplifiers and power supplies. Prerequisite: CHEM 1210 and EE 2260 or EE 3010. EE 3120 - Microelectronics II (4) Intermediate topics related to microelectronics including differential and multistage amplifiers, frequency response, feedback systems, power amplifiers, filters, and signal generation. Lecture and lab combination. Laboratory activities to include the design, construction, computer simulation, and analysis of filters and advanced circuits. Prerequisite: EE 3110. EE 3210 - Signals and Systems (4) Topics related to the analysis of linear time invariant continuous and discrete systems and signal transformations, Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog