 TECED Technology Education TECED-525 Technology for Elementary School Children 2 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Development, philosophy, objectives and course organization for industrial arts for the elementary schools. Suitable laboratory work in woods, metals, plastics and drawing. TECED-530 Implementing Technology Education 3 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Converts the theory of contemporary technology education programs into instructional materials, facilities, and strategy suited to the secondary and post-secondary school. TECED-533 Planning Technical/Vocational Laboratories 2 cr. School shop facility planning: equipment selection, placement, care and management. TECED-540 Middle School Technology Education 2 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Reviews trends and activities in the technology education movement to update instructors to teach middle school offerings. TECED-575 Workshop: 1-3 cr. Current specialized topics in industrial education through experiential activities. Instructor's consent required. TECED-603 Activities in Technology/Vocational Education 2 cr. A study and design of learning activities for industrial and vocational education. Learning activities will be developed on selected levels of the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains to carry out stated behavioral objectives. An evaluation of the appropriateness of learning activities as presented in contemporary curriculum projects. TECED-631 Field Trips to Industry 1-3 cr. Opportunities are provided for industrial and vocational education majors as well as teachers to accumulate information about industries through local and distant on-site visits to industries. A third credit may be earned by showing evidence of application of data collected in courses being taught. R $ TECED-637 Organization/Management of Technical Laboratories 2 cr. Summer Experience in administration, project development and teaching problems associated with industrial education. TECED-638 Course Construction 2 cr. Spring and Summer Directed experience in curriculum development and course of study construction for industrial education teachers; development of behavioral objectives and of instructional materials to help reach these objectives; development of course of study, instructional package/unit of instruction. TECED-704 History/Philosophy Technology Education 2 cr. Fall and Summer Evolution of modern industrial education through the people, movements, events and institutions that contributed to its formation. Developments and conditions in education and society also considered plus their relationship to the theory and practices of industrial education throughout the years. TECED-708 Issues in Technology Education 2 cr. Spring and Summer A seminar dealing with selected current issues in industrial arts. Developments of abilities to develop a position and defend it, to be critical without being offensive, and to be professional in an emotional atmosphere. TECED-710 Curricular Innovations in Technology Education 2 cr. Summer Study of current innovative programs and practices in the teaching of industrial arts. TECED-735 Problems in Industrial/Technology Education 2 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Identification, selection, and the completion of a problem in industrial education, culminating in a Plan B paper. TECED-739 Introduction to Research in Vocational/Technology Education 1 cr. Fall and Spring Study of selection criteria for advanced technical problems in industry and technology, development of techniques appropriate to attacking these problems, identification of industries and organizations relating to these problems and preparation of a detailed proposal to explore a particular problem. Students should enroll for this course during their first graduate enrollment and plan to take the appropriate "problems" course during their next enrollment. TECED-746 Seminars in Technology Education 1-3 cr. Identifying goals and outcomes for the local school; development of immediate and long-range curriculum plans; cooperating with local school administrative units in planning for improvement; use of the new Wisconsin curriculum guide for industrial education; initial preparation of individual courses of study for the local school program using behaviorally stated objectives. TECED-770 Thesis -- Industrial/Technology Education 2-6 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Independent research under direction of investigation adviser. Selection of problems, development of outline, review of literature, compilation of bibliography, plan of method of attack, conduct of research, interpretation of findings, and preparation of the final paper according to thesis standards. Student may enroll for two, four or six semester hours of credit in various terms with a final total of six. Prerequisite: EDUC-740. TECED-775 Workshop 1-3 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer Special topics providing hands-on or experiential learning activities. Specific content and title to reflect the topic of the workshop. R TECED-798 Field Experience 1-2 cr. Fall, Spring and Summer TECED-895 Field Study in Industry and Technology 2-6 cr. A study which provides the graduate student with the opportunity to: 1) explore in-depth the body of knowledge associated with his substantive teaching field in industry and technology, 2) provide an educational experience for implementing this knowledge into the classroom situation, and 3) devise methods to determine if this methodology has brought about desired behavioral changes. The Graduate Bulletin Revised: February 2007 |