138 The Education Club. The Education Club is a professional club organized for the purpose of fostering a social and professional relationship among members who are interested in teaching as a career. Regular monthly meetings are conducted in which feature speakers and programs present functional problems of classroom teaching. Practical teaching aids are demonstrated to the teachers in training by especially outstanding and qualified teachers in service. Professional relationships between school districts and club members are encouraged by the Club, and substitute teaching assignments are recommended. COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Education 1. Introduction to Education. A course exploratory in nature and designed to introduce the student to the teaching profession. The basic principles of teaching, the aims and objectives of education, and some present day policies and practices in education, are studied with the purpose of orienting the student in the profession of teaching. Students are given an understanding of the qualifications required for sucessful teaching, the opportunities for placement, the requirements for certification, and methods of securing a position. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Hansen 2. Organization and Administration. A foundation course designed to acquaint the student with theories and practices in the organization and administration of American public schools. The course gives a general background of school organization for students who anticipate entering the field of school administration. It is also planned with the purpose of meeting the needs of classroom teachers for an understanding of the structure and organization of public school systems. Utah school organization is used as a basis of comparison to other state systems. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. Hansen COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Psychology 1. General Psychology. An introductory course serving as a foundation for further study in psychology. It is also planned to provide an understanding of self and others; it is a study of human behavior concerned with the origin, nature, and modifiability of acquired tendencies. College aptitude, interest, and personality tests are discussed and integrated with the course. Five quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Allen, Harvey 3. Applied Psychology. Application of psychology to a more efficient life. Emphasis is placed on specific perceptual experiences and associations as they influence behavior. Of interest to the doctor, lawyer, business man, teacher, salesman, and all who need to work with and influence others. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Stratford 139 9. Child Psychology. A study of growth and development of the child from birth to adolescence, including factors of motor, intellectual and emotional maturation. Special consideration is given experimental and observational data including individual observation of children. Three quarter hours. Autumn, Winter, Spring. Allen, Harvey 10. Abnormal Psychology. A study of various forms of unusual behavior, including anxiety states, hysteria, hypnosis and psychoses; also normal motives and ajustment mechanisms as they are exaggerated in normal people to become abnormal. Something of prevention and correction is considered. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. Olson 17. Elementary Statistics. A course designed to give the student of education the elementary fundamentals of statistics needed to understand educational literature and research. It minimizes mathematics requirements and stresses the. practical phase of statistics important in the everyday work of the classroom. Recommended for students intending to teach. Two lectures and one laboratory period a week. Three quarter hours. Winter, Spring. Allen 81. Industrial Psychology. A course dealing with the problems and the solution of problems occurring in personnel administration. Consideration is given to factors influencing the fundamentals of management, physical plant facilities, standardization of procedures, work simplification, inspection, materials control, production planning, budgetary and cost control, wage and salaries, industrial relations and organization. Three quarter hours. Winter. Larsen 82. Group Dynamics. A course dealing with concepts and methods of group discussion and decision making. The course is designed to give industrial personnel the oportunity of developing skills for getting people to work together and settling disputes. Attention is also given to organizing discussion sessions, establishing criteria for determining decisions and settling disputes. Three quarter hours. Spring. Larsen DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY J. G. Olson COURSES OF INSTRUCTION Philosophy It is recommended that a student pursuing a major in philosophy complete philosophy 1, 3, 5, 10, and 16. 1. Social Ethics. A critical study of the bases of social policy. Criteria for rational criticism, and the application of selected historical materials to current questions constitute the major problems of the course. Five quarter hours. Autumn. Olson 2. Philosophy of Democracy. The development of the free man's democratic ideal in modern times; special attention is devoted to those current issues, both national and international, which challenge the democratic ideal. Two quarter hours. Spring. Olson