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Accounting (AC) Courses

AC 300 Fundamentals of Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. A survey of accounting concepts and the use of accounting information in financial and managerial decisions.

AC 303 Management Decision Support Systems. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) (Also listed as MG 303.) Prerequisite: Windows Applications course (CIS 146). An analysis of the nature of the decision making process and an examination of support systems. Instruction will emphasize an advanced application of spreadsheet and database management software.

AC 321 Intermediate Accounting I. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting II. A survey of the financial reporting process, a detailed study of financial statements, and an analysis of generally accepted accounting principles.

AC 322 Intermediate Accounting II. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 321. An in-depth study of accounting theory applicable to the major asset categories of a business entity.

AC 323 Intermediate Accounting III. 3 Semester Hours (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 322. A review of the application of accounting theory to liability and stockholders equity balance sheet categories, culminating with a study of special purpose financial statements.

AC 325 Accounting Information Systems. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 322 and AC 371. Fundamentals of information systems technology, techniques, and capabilities, particularly with respect to the use of accounting information in a computer environment

AC 361 Federal Tax Accounting I. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting. An overview of federal tax laws and regulations applicable to individuals and sole proprietors.

AC 371 Managerial Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting. This course is designed for non-accounting majors only. An introduction to the preparation and interpretation of cost accounting data to be used by management in the twin entrepreneurial functions of planning and control. Job order, process, and standard cost systems will be studied in depth.

AC 401 Auditing. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 322. Auditing theory and practice, with emphasis given to the function of the audit in the certification of financial statements by an independent auditor.

AC 431 Advanced Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 323. A study of advanced accounting concepts including partnerships, foreign currency transaction, international accounting, estates and trusts, bankruptcy, and related topics.

AC 435 Governmental Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Accounting. An introduction to fund and budgetary accounting for government and not-for-profit organizations in education, health care, and social welfare agencies.

AC 441 Special Topics in Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

AC 442 Advanced Auditing and Fraud Examination. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 322 and AC 401. An advanced study of auditing theory and practice.

AC 460 Directed Study/Research in Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. A course designed to allow students an opportunity to perform research/directed studies in accounting. Offered at the discretion of the professor with approval of the College Dean.

AC 461 Federal Tax Accounting II. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 361. The application of the federal income tax law as it applies to partnerships and corporations, with emphasis on the differences which exist between financial and tax accounting.

AC 471 Advanced Cost Accounting. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: AC 322. Cost data analysis and accounting controls in planning and controlling operations and in making special decisions.

AC 481 Financial Accounting Theory. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab Fee.) Prerequisite: AC 323. An intensive study of recent developments, research in literature in accounting theory promulgated by the various professionals and accounting associations and related financial organizations.

AR 406 Art Studio in Graphics. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Art major or minor or permission of instructor. This course is designed to enable the student to produce works in graphic art making use of personal innovations, carefully considered form, techniques, and materials. Skills in art analysis and criticism will be used regularly. Students will define their creative projects in a written statement. This statement will be discussed and possibly modified. A body of work will be created.

AR 408 Printmaking. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Development of techniques in various print media.

AR 410 Layout and Design. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Concepts will be covered from visualizations through finished projects. Problems in composition in commercial as well as fine arts projects will be assigned. This course is designed to produce a portfolio of finished projects.

AR 418 Art Studio. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Art major or minor or permission of instructor. Designed to enable the student to produce works in visual art making use of personal innovations, carefully considered form, techniques, and materials. Skills in art analysis and criticism will be used regularly. This course involves a significant amount of criticism of historical and contemporary art works. Students will define their creative projects in a written statement. This statement will be discussed and possibly modified. A body of work will be created.

AR 420 Art Studio. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Art major or minor or permission of instructor. Designed to enable the student to produce works in visual art making use of personal innovations, carefully considered form, techniques, and materials. Skills in art analysis and criticism will be used regularly. Students will define their creative projects in a written statement. This statement will be discussed and possibly modified. A body of work will be created.

AR 423 History of Modern Art. 3 Semester Hours. The post-impressionist period through 1945.

AR 424 Late Modern Art History. 3 Semester Hours. 1945 to present.

AR 430 Advanced Drawing and Design. 3 Semester Hours. Advanced concepts in drawing and composition.

AR 442 Special Topics in Art. 3 Semester Hours. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

AR 450 Internship in Art. 3 Semester Hours. An internship program in which the student will receive training with a commercial enterprise relating to his or her area of experience.

AR 460 Special Workshop. 1 Semester Hour. Arts and Crafts.

AR 461 Special Workshop in Sculpture. 3 Semester Hours. Special workshop in sculpture. Advanced exploration in various 3D materials and methods with an emphasis on design and craftsmanship.

Biology (BI) Courses

BI 300 Microbes and You. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 300L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, or consent of instructor. An introductory microbiology course which examines the major groups of bacteria and instills awareness of the importance of microbes to the Earth’s ecology. BI 300L Microbes and You Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 300.

BI 301 Cell Structure and Function. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 301L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, Introductory Chemistry with lab, or CH 301, or CH 303, or equivalent or consent of instructor. Considers molecular organization of basic cellular components, including membranes, nucleic acids, and proteins, and how these are assembled into organelles and other cellular structures. Explores mechanisms of enzyme and organelle function and coordination. BI 301L Cell Structure and Function Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 301.

BI 302 Genetics. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 302L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, Introductory Chemistry with lab, or CH 301, or CH 303, or equivalent, or consent of instructor. Up-to-date treatment emphasizing structure, function, and regulation of genes, recombinant DNA techniques and applications, principles and patterns of Mendelian inheritance, and population genetics. BI 302L Genetics Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 302.

BI 303 General Ecology. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 303L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, or Plant Biology and Animal Biology, or consent of instructor. Study of extant organisms and how they interact with one another and with their nonliving environments. Interactions investigated at individual, population, community, and ecosystem levels. Qualitative, quantitative, and theoretical aspects of ecology discussed. BI 303L General Ecology Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 303.

BI 311 Biodiversity of North Alabama. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 311L. This course is designed as an introduction to the diversity of habitats and organisms found in northern Alabama. A broad variety of topics relating to the natural history and adaptations of the various organisms inhabiting this region will be discussed. Field trips required. BI 311L Biodiversity of North Alabama Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 311. Lab runs concurrently with lecture.

BI 321 Conservation Biology. 3 Semester Hours. A synthetic discipline addressing loss of biological diversity throughout the world, incorporating population biology, community ecology, evolution, genetics, taxonomy, paleontology, zoo management, wildlife ecology, agriculture, forestry, and elements of history, philosophy, economics, anthropology, and public policy.

BI 323 Human Reproduction. 3 Semester Hours. A comprehensive approach to human reproduction emphasizing structure and function, fertilization, prenatal development, preg- nancy, birth, sexual disorders, and reproductive technology.

BI 333 Issues in Biology Today. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 333L. An introduction to fundamental concepts of biology with emphasis on current research and ethical issues. Topics include: classical, molecular and human genetics, biotechnology, evolution, human origins, sociobiology, and nutrition and health. BI 333L Issues in Biology Today Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 333.

BI 334 Issues in Biology Today II. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 334L. An introduction to fundamental concepts in biology with emphasis on current research and ethical issues. Topics include: Cancer, the nervous system, drug action and addiction, the immune system, HIV, plants and crops, and biodiversity and threatened habitats. BI 334L Issues in Biology Today II Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 334.

BI 340 Medical and Biological Visualization. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) (Also listed as AR 340.) This course helps students develop perceptual motor ability (the ability to deal with objects through visualization). Perceptual motor ability has long been an indicator of success in fields like dentistry, medicine, architecture, art and 3-D computerization. The course will teach the visualization of anatomical and biological structures, to survey the common components of graduate courses in medical and biological illustration for the purpose of preparing pre-health and/or art undergraduates to express thinking through diagrams, sculpture, illustrations and computer graphics.

BI 342 Economic Botany. 3 Semester Hours. Presents important role plants have played in development of civilizations and cultures, past and present. Emphasis placed on origins of agriculture and domestication of plants, on development of early irrigation and rainfall agriculture civilizations, on importance of plants in religion, medicine, commerce, politics, and war, and on future of plants in relation to man. BI 342L Economic Botany Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 342.

BI 361 Human Structure and Function. 3 Semester Hours. This course is designed to be a one-semester study of human anatomy and physiology. Lecture and laboratory topics include human cells, tissues, skin and integument, skeletal, nervous, muscular, cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, endocrine and reproductive systems, and fluid and electrolyte balance. BI 361L Human Structure and Function Lab. 1 Semester Hours. Corequisite: BI 361.

BI 409 Biochemistry. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as CH 409.) Prerequisite: CH 305 or CH 311. Study of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and other important biochemical compounds and their metabolic functions. Enzyme reaction mechanisms and biological oxidations are included.

BI 411 Invertebrate Systematics and Morphology. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 411L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, or Animal Biology, or consent of instructor. Inclusive and in-depth survey of invertebrate animals covering all phyla from protozoa through echinoderms. Emphasis on morpho- logical structures characterizing each phylum, on systematic approach taken in each phylum, and on phylogenetic relationships among the various phyla. BI 411L Invertebrate Systematics and Morphology Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 411.

BI 412 Invertebrate Development and Function. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 412L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, or Animal Biology, or consent of instructor. Study of developmental and functional aspects of invertebrates. Emphasis on feeding, locomotion, respiration, excretion, defense, reproduc- tion, development, and control. All major taxonomic groups of invertebrates considered. Lab emphasis on structural-functional relationships. BI 412L Invertebrate Development and Function Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 412.

BI 432 Plant Development and Function. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: BI 432L. Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I and II, or Plant Biology, or consent of instructor. Study of developmental and functional aspects of plants. Emphasis on embryology and development, physiology, genetics, reproduction, and organismal ecology. All major taxonomic groups of plants considered. BI 432L Plant Development and Function Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 432.

BI 440 Biotechnology. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Biology I, II, and BI 302. Laboratory-based exploration of theory and application of several techniques fundamental to biotechnology and molecular biology. Exercises include manipulation of bacterial strains, viruses and plasmids, advanced DNA cloning, Southern blotting of genomic DNA, protein purification, and polymerase chain reaction. Application of these techniques to a range of biological sciences explored.

BI 441 Special Topics in Biology. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

BI 442 Special Topics in Biology. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

BI 443 Special Topics in Biology. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need. (Course may be used to award credit to SIM in-service teachers who meet the established criteria.)

BI 444 Special Topics in Biology. 4 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

BI 450 Research Seminar. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need. Affords biology major opportunity to develop and present results of laboratory and/or field research.

BI 451 Marine Biology. 3 Semester Hours. Corequisite: BI 451L This course is an introduction to salt water and salt marsh environments. This course is offered for students to obtain first hand field experience in marine ecosystems especially on the Gulf Coast. Class lecture content includes the microbial, and planktonic life forms, marine invertebrates, and marine vertebrates around the world, and specifically on the Gulf Coast. Laboratory and field exercises will include sampling, collecting, preserving and identification techniques for specimens on the Gulf Coast using various dichotomous keys for the species observed and collected. BI 451L Marine Biology Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 451.

BI 452 Marine Ecology. 3 Semester Hours. Corequisite: BI 452L. This course is an introduction to salt water and salt marsh ecology. This course is offered for students to obtain first hand field experience in marine ecosystems especially on the Gulf Coast. Class content includes a study of several types of marine ecosystems including the rocky shore community, the soft-bottom intertidal community, estuaries, the continental shelf, the ecology of coral reefs, organisms that build coral reefs, the epipelagic and the deep sea communities. Laboratory and field exercises will include observation of the salt marsh community, the beach and dune community, coastal forests, and the organisms that live in each of these marine environments. BI 452L Marine Ecology Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 452.

BI 453 Plant Ecology. 3 Semester Hours. Corequisite: BI 453L. This course is designed to provide the student with information about types of plant communities and the various forest types in the Southeastern United States. Lab and field exercises will include field trips to Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge and/or other suitable forest types, and to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park in East Tennessee, for forest evaluation and treatment of data. BI 453L Plant Ecology. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: BI 453.

BI 456 Materials and Methods of Teaching Biology in the Middle School/High School. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: SC 331, Issues and Management for Secondary Education and full standing as a student in the Teacher Education Program and senior standing at Athens State University. This course should be taken the semester prior to internship. This course is intended to enhance the students’ abilities to plan, implement, and evaluate instructional activities and to select and use appropriate materials and equipment in the field of biology. Students will actively participate in demonstration and modeling of strategies and technique. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of laboratory activities into the curriculum. This will include the use of technology, safety instructions, treatment of hazardous waste, teaching resources, student textbooks, and the Alabama Course of Study. Five days (35 hours) of field experience are required. Does not satisfy requirements for biology major, minor, or general studies.

BI 461 Directed Study/Research in Biology. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

BI 462 Directed Study/Research in Biology. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

BI 463 Directed Study/Research in Biology. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

Career and Technical (CE) Education Courses

CE 302 History and Principles of Career/Technical Education. 3 Semester Hours. A course designed to relate the development of career and technical education from historic apprenticeships to contemporary career and technical programs. Philosophies and principles of career and technical education are also reviewed.

CE 305 Meeting the Needs of Exceptional Career/Technical Education Students. 3 Semester Hours. The purpose of this course is to assist students in understanding the unique needs of special needs students who are enrolled in career/ technical education courses. Laws governing special needs students, categories of exceptional students, referral and placement procedures, services available, curriculum, instructional, and facility modifications and adaptations, and career opportunities are concepts addressed in the course. The focus of the course will be on the provision of appropriate educational services to students with special needs with special attention given to strategies and practices for addressing the needs of the special needs student in the regular classroom.

CE 432 Teaching Career/Technical Education. 3 Semester Hours. A review of teaching strategies, procedures, audiovisual lab, and concrete experiences which may be used to develop specific performance objectives for instruction for onsight course.

CE 433 Learning Resources and Technology in Career/Technical Education. 3 Semester Hours. Includes teaching devices and methods of application, desirable teaching facilities, motivation and development of skill, reasoning qualities, lesson planning. A computer lab is included.

CE 434 Course Development and Evaluation in Career/Technical Education. 3 Semester Hours. A course designed to provide a knowledge of the problems, techniques, and procedures in the selection and organization of subject matter for instructional purposes. Each student is required to develop a two-year career/technical curriculum suitable for implemen- tation in career/technical schools.

CE 435 Industrial Health and Shop Safety. 3 Semester Hours. Identifies potential safety hazards as they pertain to occupational education classes, labs, and industrial settings. Accident preven- tion is addressed. OSHA is introduced and discussed as applicable in the education/industry setting.

CE 436 Career/Technical Information Guidance. 3 Semester Hours. Introductory course in career/technical guidance to provide principles and techniques necessary to organize and operate career guidance services in the public school.

CE 438 Classroom/Laboratory Management. 3 Semester Hours. Provides a knowledge of the problems, techniques, and procedures used to maintain and manage career-oriented classroom and labs for instructional purposes or for business, industry, and manufacturing. Deals with the organization, management, and care of career- oriented classrooms and labs. Developing student leadership skills is addressed.

CE 439 Career/Technical Student Youth Organizations. 3 Semester Hours. Provides the procedures for establishing, implementing and operating student organization and advisory committees. ASU students participate in state skills competition events.

CE 440 Testing and Evaluation in Career/Technical Education. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A course designed to review the techniques and methods used to measure and interpret student achievement.

CE 441 Special Topics in Career/Technical Education. 1 Semester Hour. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CE 442 Special Topics in Career/Technical Education. 2 Semester Hours. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CE 445 Functions of the Coordinator. 3 Semester Hours. Prepares the student to organize and administer the various programs in career/technical education that are of a cooperative nature. Field experience is required.

CE 446 Individualizing Instruction in the Career and Technical Programs. 3 Semester Hours. A study of instructional strategies and procedures for meeting the individual needs of students.

CH 302 Introduction to Forensic Science. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: General Education Science requirements. Basic study of investigation methodology, forensic science techniques and procedures, evidence collection and development, and laboratory techniques. May not be used as credit toward a chemistry major or minor.

CH 303 Chemistry I. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 303L. Prerequisite: Precalculus Algebra. Study of chemical principles important to student of scientific technologies. Topics include atomic theory, the periodic table, thermochemistry, gases, solids, and liquids. CH 303L Chemistry I Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 303.

CH 304 Chemistry II. 2 Semester Hours. (Continuation of CH 303.) Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, or CH 303. Topics include kinetics, equilibrium, and acids and bases.

CH 305 Chemistry III, Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry. 2 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 305L. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, II, or CH 303, 304. Introduction to organic molecules and their functional groups. Some characteristic reactions also included. Course is not required prerequisite for CH 311 and may be omitted if CH 311, 312 sequence is to be taken. CH 305L Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 305.

CH 311 Organic Chemistry I. 4 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 311L. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, II, or CH 303, 304. Basic study of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, their properties, preparation, and reactions, with emphasis on theory and mechanisms of reaction. CH 311L Organic Chemistry I Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 311.

CH 312 Organic Chemistry II. 4 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 312L. Prerequisite: CH 311. Basic study of aliphatic and aromatic compounds, their properties, preparation, and reactions, with emphasis on theory and mechanisms of reaction. Laboratory includes organic qualitative analysis. CH 312L Organic Chemistry II Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 312.

CH 314 Polymer Science. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite CH 314L. Prerequisite: CH 305, or 311. Study of synthesis, characterization, testing, and reactions of polymers, including step-reaction polymerization, ionic chain reactions, free radical chain polymerization, copolymerization, and inorganic polymers, in addition to effects of additives and fillers. CH 314L Polymer Science Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite CH 314.) Prerequisite: CH 305, or 311.

CH 324 Analytical Chemistry. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 324L. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, II, or CH 303, 304. Classical volumetric techniques in chemical analysis, modern methods of chemical separation, and basic instrumentation techniques. CH 324L Analytical Chemistry Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 324.

CH 330 Environmental Chemistry. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) (Also listed as GS 330.) Study of natural chemical processes of Earth and actual and possible effects of humans on natural chemical systems. Environmental problems such as air and water pollution, ozone depletion, and global warming discussed. Also may include introduction to some methods of environmental analysis and pertinent environmental regulations.

CH 409 Biochemistry. 3 Semester Hours. Also listed as BI 409. Prerequisite: CH 305, or CH 311. Study of proteins, carbohydrates, lipids, and other important biochemical compounds and their metabolic functions. Enzyme reaction mechanisms and biological oxidations included.

CH 410 Instrumental Analysis. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 410L. Prerequisite: CH 324. Theoretical application of modern instrumentation to problems in analytical chemistry. Optical, electrochemical, and other instrumentation techniques covered. CH 410L Instrumental Analysis Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 420. Prerequisite: CH 324. Practical application of modern instrumentation to problems in analytical and environmental chemistry.

CH 420 Intermediate Inorganic Chemistry. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, II, or CH 303, 304. Atomic structure, bonding, trends in the periodic table, and coordination chemistry. Also may include catalysis, group theory, structure and properties of solids or bio-inorganic chemistry.

CH 430 Physical Chemistry I. 4 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CH 430L. Prerequisite: General Chemistry I, II, or CH 303, 304, and MA 304, and PY 302. Application of laws of physics and mathematics to study of thermodynamics, equilibria, and kinetics. CH 430L Physical Chemistry I Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 430. Laboratory includes introduction to working with personal computers and spreadsheet programs.

CH 431 Physical Chemistry II. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite 431L. Prerequisite: CH 430, 420, or consent of instructor. Application of laws of physics and mathematics to study of quantum chemistry, molecular structure, and spectroscopy. Laboratory includes experience with computer programs pertinent to chemistry. CH 431L Physical Chemistry II Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CH 431.

CH 441 Special Topic in Chemistry. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CH 442 Special Topic in Chemistry. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CH 443 Special Topic in Chemistry. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need. (Course may be used to award credit to SIM in-service teachers who meet the established criteria.)

CH 456 Materials and Methods of Teaching Chemistry in the Middle School/High School. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: SC 331, Issues and Management for Secondary Education and full standing as a student in the Teacher Education Program and senior standing at Athens State University. This course should be taken the semester prior to internship. This course is intended to enhance the students’ abilities to plan, implement, and evaluate instructional activities and to select and use appropriate materials and equipment in the field of chemistry. Students will actively participate in demonstration and modeling of strategies and technique. Emphasis will be placed on the integration of laboratory activities into the curriculum. This will include the use of technology, safety instructions, treatment of hazardous waste, teaching resources, student textbooks, and the Alabama Course of Study. Five days (35 hours) of field experience are required. Does not satisfy requirements for chemistry major, minor, or general studies.

CH 461 A Directed Study/Research in Chemistry. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CH 462 Directed Study/Research in Chemistry. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

CH 463 Directed Study/Research in Chemistry. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

Computer Information Systems Courses (CIS)

CIS 301 Problem Solving With Computers. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Designed for non-computer science, non-cis majors. This course is designed to strengthen the student’s grounding in common computer applications. Emphasis will be on the understand- ing of applications and how they use the associated technology. The course will be conducted through lecture, in-class computing laboratories, and out-of-class assigned problems and projects. CIS 301 may only be taken for CIS majors as a substitution for the Microcomputer Applications course required.

CIS 325 The Digital Enterprise. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisites: CIS 146, CIS 301 or equivalent Microsoft Windows applications course. This course examines electronic business strategy, architecture, and design. The implementation of technology to support business changes that new and established companies must face to seize the opportunities and deal with the threats of electronic commerce are covered. Architectures of e-business solutions are presented to link businesses, individuals, governments, and other organizations to each other with the goal of making more informed decisions. Other topics include: structuring a “Dot Com” organization, legal and ethical issues, information privacy and security, and designing solutions for the internet, intranets, and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI).

CIS 365 Visual Application Development. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Introductory computer programming course. Course introduces students to programming in visual, event-driven environments. Students learn concepts of visual programming and underlying design principals used in developing applications in visual programming environments. An emphasis will be placed on design of user interfaces, on-line documentation, input, and output components including menus, forms, queries, and reports.

CIS 440 Database Systems. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 318. Introduces database systems, their utilization, and implementation. Concepts studied include organization, communications, integ- rity and security. Relational, network, and object-oriented database organizations are compared. Formal requirements of relational model and their utilization in distributed client/server environments presented.

CP 302 Parallel Co-op Practicum II. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 301. Co-op Work Experience. This is the second in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 303 Parallel Co-op Practicum III. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 302. Co-op Work Experience. This is the third in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 304 Parallel Co-op Practicum IV. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 303. Co-op Work Experience. This is the fourth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 305 Parrallel Co-op Practicum V. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 304. Co-op Work Experience. This is the fifth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 306 Parallel Co-op Practicum VI. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 305. Co-op Work Experience. This is the sixth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 307 Parallel Co-op Practicum VII. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 306. Co-op Work Experience. This is the seventh in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 308 Parallel Co-op Practicum VIII. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: CP 307. Co-op Work Experience. This is the eighth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 401 Alternating Co-op Practicum I. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Prior approval of instructor. Co-op Work Experience. This is the first in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 402 Alternating Co-op Practium II. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: CP 401. Co-op Work Experience. This is the second in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 403 Alternating Co-op Practium II. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: CP 402. Co-op Work Experience. This is the third in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 404 Alternating Co-op Practium II. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: CP 403. Co-op Work Experience. This is the fourth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 405 Alternating Co-op Practium II. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: CP 404. Co-op Work Experience. This is the fifth in a series of courses wherein students work on a part-time basis in a job directly related to their academic major. Grades will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the development of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

CP 410 Alternating Co-op Practium II. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Prior approval of instructor. A course wherein the student works a minimum of 20 hours in a job directly related to their academic major. Grade will be based on the employer’s evaluation of the student’s productivity and the student’s completion of vocational self-assessment workbook exercises and reports, work evaluation, and a personal SWOT analysis leading to the develop- ment of a professional career portfolio and class presentation.

Computer Science (CS) Courses

CS 305 Concepts of Computer Programming. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisites: Any Introduction to Computer course. This course is offered for those in-coming students who have not taken programming courses to fulfill their pre-professional requirements and to fulfill the prerequisite for CS 317. Introduces the fundamental techniques of programming as a foundation for more advanced study of computer science. Considerable attention is devoted to developing effective software engineering practice, emphasizing such principles as design, decomposition, encapsulation, procedural abstraction, testing, and software reuse. Topics include standard programming constructs, problem-solving strategies, the concept of an algorithm, and fundamental data structures (strings, arrays, and records) along with an introduction to machine representation, and graphics.

CS 309 Introduction to Digital Logic Design. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Corequisite: CS 309L, MA 308 or consent of instructor. A comprehensive introduction to Boolean Algebra and methods for designing circuits which implement Boolean expressions. Topics include binary numbers and codes, axioms and theorems of Boolean Algebra, standard algebraic forms of Boolean expressions, the use of methods such as Karnaugh Maps and the Quine-McCluskey procedures for simplification of Boolean expression, analysis and design of combinational and sequential circuits, register operations, and introduction to fault tolerance design. CS 309L Digital Design Lab. 1 Semester Hours. Corequisite: CS 309, MA 308, or consent of instructor.

CS 316 ADA Programming. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 317 or any other programming course. Introduction to the basic concepts of the ADA language including conceptual overview and introduction to the design rationale for the ADA programming language. Discussion of terminology, data types and the ADA data typing rules, object declarations and rules of object visibility, functions, and subprograms. A brief discussion of the concepts of data abstraction, packages, and tasks.

CS 317 Computer Science I (C++) 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Pre-Calculus Algebra and an introductory programming course. This is the first course for any new CS or CIS student or minor at ASU. It covers the fundamentals of programming in C++. This course reviews introductory programming and problem-solving techniques and expands upon the following topics: Arithmetic and relational operations; I/O for elementary data types; logic-control constructs for selection and iteration; functions and parameter passing mechanisms. Students are introduced to the concepts and the rationale for object-oriented programming using classes and class functions. This course will also cover the use of arrays, including basic sorting and searching algorithms. Programming assignments focus on the techniques of good programming style and how to design, code, debug, and document programs.

CS 318 Computer Science II (C++) 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 317. This is an advanced course in object-oriented computer programming using C++. The focus for this course is on the principles of object-oriented programming, abstraction, and software design. It also provides an introduction to recursion, pointers, and linked lists. Object-oriented design and programming, using classes, operator overloading, member functions and inheritance are emphasized. Students will learn the principle of encapsulation (information hiding) and code reuse. Programming assignments will focus on the techniques of design as a prerequisite of good programming.

CS 340 Introduction to Assembly Language. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 309, 318. An introduction to computer architecture at the assembly language level. Methods for representing data in computers, the study of the assembly language of a specific computer. Studies addressing modes, instruction formats, and control structures of a typical assembly language. Introduction to the use of an assembler.

CS 372 Data Structures. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 318. This is a continuation of CS 318 stressing concepts of abstraction, software engineering, and analysis of algorithms. Introduces stacks, queues, and trees, and presents problems and algorithms using these advanced data structures. Explains more efficient searching and sorting algorithms. Students are required to show understanding of each concept through programming assignments. While C++ is used to present algorithms, with instructor’s permission, student may use other program- ming language to complete assignments.

CS 452 Senior Software Engineering Project. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 417, CS 451, Senior standing, and consent of instructor. This course provides students with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills mastered in the computer science discipline through development of complex software projects. Emphasis is placed on the concept of software development teams to create project plans, software requirements, design specifica- tions, test plans, and other written documentation for the selected software project. Student software teams also code, test, and integrate the software according to the requirements and design specifications produced. Technical walk throughs and software demonstrations are required at the completion of various milestones. CS 452L Senior Software Engineering Project Lab. 1 Semester Hour. Corequisite: CS 452.

CS 453 Software Economics. 3 Semester Hours. Corequisite: CS 451: Software Engineering. Computer Information Systems students should complete MG 353: Project Manage- ment as well. The goal of this course is to teach students the importance of delivering high quality software on established time schedules and within the allocated budgets. Software cost and time estimations for projects following the software lifecycle methods are covered. Estimation techniques such as cost-benefit analysis, return on investment, present value analysis, risk analysis, and function point techniques are learned. Software project management techniques and other advanced cost estimation models such as COCOMO are discussed as well.

CS 454 Security Engineering. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisites: Successful completion of 12 hours of 300-400 level Computer Science courses at Athens State. The focus of this course is security engineering and building systems to remain dependable in the face of malice, error, or mishaps of other sorts. This course will cover tools, processes, and methods needed to design, implement, and test complete security systems and to adapt existing systems as their environment evolves. Students will use real-world case studies to gain practical experience in solving complex problems, like the ones encountered in industry.

CS 460 Directed Study/Special Computer Science Projects. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours of upper level computer science coursework, and consent of instructor. This course is designed to allow students majoring in computer science to pursue special projects of interest to both the student and instructor. Projects undertaken for this course might well be continuations of projects begun in other courses.

CS 461 Directed Study/Special Computer Science Project. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours of upper level computer science coursework, and consent of instructor. This course is designed to allow students majoring in computer science to pursue special projects of interest to both the student and instructor. Projects undertaken for this course might well be continuations of projects begun in other courses.

CS 462 Directed Study/Special Computer Science Project. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: 15 semester hours of upper level computer science coursework, and consent of instructor. This course is designed to allow students majoring in computer science to pursue special projects of interest to both the student and instructor. Projects undertaken for this course might well be continuations of projects begun in other courses.

CS 472 Algorithm Analysis. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: MA 308 and CS 372. An introduction to the classic methods for designing algorithms. The course will study specific problems such as sorting, graph traversals, and matrix multiplication in order to illustrate these methods. The methods studied will include: Divide and Conquer, Back-Tracking, Branch and Bound, and Dynamic Programming. A brief introduction to computational complexity.

CS 474 Introduction to Formal Language Theory. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: CS 472 and MA 320. Formal definition of programming languages. Examples of formal grammars, including methods for language parsing. Study of regular and context-free languages. Definition of automata and their relation to formal language definitions. Other topics will include the Chomsky hierarchy, Church-Turing thesis, and theory of computability.

Economics (EC) Courses

EC 310 Modern Economics. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as SS 310.) A macro examination of the operation of modern economic systems including price determination, aggregate demand and supply theory, public policy options, and the philosophical foundations of free market and command systems.

EC 311 Economic Geography. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as GO 311.) Analysis of the origins, nature and distributions of man’s economic activities over the world. Elementary models of economic patterns, processes, and relationships in geographic space are stressed and the relation of these factors to the present position of the nations of the world is emphasized.

EC 320 Introduction to International Commerce. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as PO 320.) Examines the international economic system and the challenges faced by multinational corporations in the conduct of international business. Special attention is given to the mechanics of importing and exporting, international finance, and private international law.

EC 321 Money and Banking. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as SS 321.) (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Principles of Economics. A study of how money, credit, and interest rates affect the level of employment, production, and prices in the economy. Topics of study will include the Federal Reserve System, the operations of commercial banks, credit controls, the theory of interest rate determination, and recent trends in banking.

EC 348 Labor Economics. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Introduction to labor in the economy and the relationships among workers, management, labor organizations, and public policy.

EC 410 International Finance and Monetary Economics. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Principles of Macro and Micro Economics (or equivalent) and EC 321 Money and Banking (or equivalent). This course provides students with a strong foundation in the theory and practice of international finance and macroeconomics policies, and will explore emerging topics of interest such as a single currency (Euro) in Europe and financial crises in developing countries. The course consists of four parts: foreign exchange markets, the international monetary system, open-economy macroeconomics and international financial markets.

EC 441 Special Topics in Economics. 3 Semester Hours. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

EC 450 Materials and Methods of Teaching Economics. 3 Semester Hours. Students will gain an understanding of basic economic principles and learn innovative methods of transferring economic knowledge to elementary and secondary students. Students will also become well versed in the Alabama State and National Standards of Learning in Economics. Five days (35 hours) of field experience are required.

EC 460 Directed Study/Research in Economics. 3 Semester Hours. A course designed to allow students an opportunity to perform research/directed studies in economics. Offered at the discretion of the professor with approval of the College Dean.

Education (ED) Courses

ED 301 Foundations of Education I. 1 Semester Hour. This survey course is designed for students preparing for the teaching profession and includes an examination of schools as organizations, the impact of variables on the learning process, and appropriate professional behavior. Students will begin their professional portfolios and their personal educational philosophies. Three full days (21 hours) of field experience are required.

ED 302 Foundations of Education II. 2 Semester Hours. This survey course is designed for students preparing for the teaching profession and includes current educational issues and trends, research for continuing professional and leadership development, school law, and the influence of groups in a democratic society. Three full days (21 hours) of field experience are required.

ED 305 Technology & Media in Education. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) This course is designed to assist prospective teachers to acquire knowledge of technology available to enhance the teaching of the curriculum, including the Alabama Course of Study and textbooks currently used in N-12. The focus of this course includes development of basic knowledge and skills in instructional design, selection of appropriate technology, and applications in all areas of the curriculum N-12. This course has a computer laboratory experience. Three full days (21 hours) of field experience are required.

ED 306 Computers: A Tool for Teaching. 1 Semester Hour. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Fundamental computer concepts. This elective course is designed to increase the student’s ability to use computers in the classroom. Demonstrations and hands-on experiences will include computers with peripheral devices such as scanners, laser discs, CD-ROM, Presenter Plus, still cameras, modems, and multimedia hardware.

ED 312 Educating Teachers for Diversity. 3 Semester Hours. (Formerly titled as The Child in a Diverse Society.) This course is designed to assist prospective teachers to develop understanding and appreciation of various social and ethnic groups and their cultures including the impact of these cultural phenomena on the education process. Field experience is required.

ED 322 Basic Principles of ELL Education. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A course designed to provide all educators the fundamental theories and knowledge about second language acquisition, with an emphasis on instructional methods for teaching English language learners. Field experience is required.

ED 361 Measurement and Management. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A course designed to provide future teachers with the skills and attitudes necessary to create a positive learning environment and assist them in being able to develop and implement proper evaluative techniques and give direction to pupil growth and development. One full day (7 hours) of field experience is required. This course must be taken the semester immediately before or during the internship..

ED 364 Career Management. 1 Semester Hour. (Also referred to as GBA 364 and PS 364.) This course is designed to prepare students to make a successful transition from an academic environment to the work environment. The course covers the following: traditional and non-traditional job search tactics, to include resume preparation, cover letter writing, networking concepts, development of a professional portfolio, interviewing skills, salary negotiation, work ethics, and corporate culture expectations.

EH 413 Composition for Teachers. 3 Semester Hours. (For prospective teachers only. Will not satisfy literature or general composition requirements.) A study of essential features of composition writing and evaluation. Product-centered as well as process-centered techniques will be examined.

EH 414 History of the English Language. 3 Semester Hours. (Will not satisfy literature or composition requirements.) The development of American English from early and medieval British beginnings to the current linguistic standards and variations. Designed to increase ease of use, vocabulary, and appreciation of the English language. Analytical writing required.

EH 416 Interpreting the Text. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as RE 416.) An examination of various ancient, historical, and literary methods of interpreting literature covering the range from ancient ways of reading texts to current poststructuralist approaches. Even though primary emphasis will center on religious texts, there will be considerable attention given to issues and methods that emerged from the realms of the social sciences, literature, and philosophy.

EH 425 Shakespeare. 3 Semester Hours. Designed to provide familiarization with the range of Shakespeare’s work as well as close critical appreciation of certain sonnets and plays.

EH 431 Poetry and Poetics. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Two composition courses and one literature course. A critical study of the major poems in English and American literature with an emphasis on language, forms, themes, poetic theory, analysis, interpretation, and explication. Oral and written analysis.

EH 433 Fiction. 3 Semester Hours. Study of a wide range of fiction. Study is designed both to increase enjoyment of fiction and to develop analytical and evaluative reading skills. Both oral and written response required.

EH 440 African-American Studies. 3 Semester Hours. A study of the major works of African-American writers from the 1700’s to the present day. Includes the history of the African- American culture with an emphasis on literature related to the civil rights movement: 1865-1965.

EH 441 Special Topics in English. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

EH 442 Special Topics in English. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

EH 443 Special Topics in English. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. To be offered on occasion of student demand or need.

EH 450 Renaissance Literature 1550-1680. 3 Semester Hours. A critical study of the major works of the English Renaissance from Spenser through Milton, (1550-1680) exclusive of Shakespeare. Oral and written analysis.

EH 451 Restoration/18th Century. 3 Semester Hours. A critical study of the major and minor works of the late 17th and 18th century with an emphasis on Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. Oral and written analysis.

EH 452 Chaucer and Medieval Literature. 3 Semester Hours. A critical study of the major literary works of the middle ages with an emphasis on Chaucer and The Canterbury Tales. Oral and written analysis.

EH 454 Young Adult Literature. 3 Semester Hours. (Also listed as ED 454.) This is a survey course of novels for middle and high school readers. Various themes and a diverse representation of authors will be studied.

EH 457 Materials and Methods of Teaching English/Language Arts in the Middle School/High School. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: SC 331, Issues and Management for Secondary Education and full standing as a student in the Teacher Education Program and senior standing at Athens State University. This course should be taken the semester prior to internship. This course is intended to enhance the students’ abilities to plan, implement, and evaluate instructional methods, activities and equipment into instruction; to expand knowledge of curriculum in drama, journalism, literature, speech and writing; and to improve student-centered instructional techniques. Students will actively particpate in demonstration and modeling of strategies and tech- niques. Research-based decision making will be emphasized. Does not satisfy requirements for any English major, minor, or general studies. Five days (35 hours) of field experience are required.

EH 460 Directed Study of English. 1 Semester Hour. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A special research or creative writing course designed to meet specific needs and interest.

EH 461 Directed Study of English. 2 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A special research or creative writing course designed to meet specific needs and interest.

EH 462 Directed Study of English. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. A special research or creative writing course designed to meet specific needs and interest.

Elementary Education (EL) Courses

EL 315 Principles and Methods of Teaching Kindergarten. 3 Semester Hours. This is a course designed to teach Elementary Education majors (K-6) appropriate methodology specifically for kindergarten. This course includes developmental characteristics of five-year-old children with emphasis on language and intellectual development. The course will provide theoretical and philosophical bases for selecting materials and methods for a developmentally appropriate kindergarten curriculum. Implications for equipment selection, room arrangements, daily schedules, and learning experiences are discussed. Field experience is required.

EL 320 Children’s Literature. 3 Semester Hours. This is a survey course of current and traditional prose and poetry thought to be applicable to diverse populations of children. Emphasis is placed on the integration of children’s literature throughout the curriculum. Field experience is required.

EL 321 Teaching Language Arts. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program A course designed to teach appropriate methodology for all areas of language arts with an emphasis on effective teaching of written composition in the elementary grades. Course reflects the integrative nature of the language arts; the need for wholeness; the importance of being able to transfer skills, abilities, and attitudes learned in one context to another. Field experience is required.

EL 323 Teaching Reading in the Primary Grades. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education. An in-depth study of early literacy development; word identification strategies including phonics, structural analysis, contextual analysis, and whole word methodology; various approaches to reading including the language experience and basal reader approaches and the uses of computers in the reading/writing program. Field experience is required.

EL 324 Teaching Mathematics in the Primary Grades. 3 Semester Hours. A course designed to assist prospective teachers of young children in presenting early mathematical concepts and skills. Application of psychological principles to the teaching and learning of mathematics is included. Field experience is required.

EL 351 Assessment Strategies for the Elementary Classroom. 3 Semester Hours. A junior level course designed to provide elementary teachers the skills necessary to develop and implement proper assessment strategies. Special emphasis will be on types of assessment used in the classroom including state mandated assessments and interpretation of data from standardized testing. Field experience is required.

EL 352 Management Strategies for the Elementary Classroom. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education A junior level course designed to prepare prospective elementary teachers to provide an environment for effective learning. Special emphasis will be on classroom organization, discipline, and the establishment of fair rules and procedures. Field experience is required.

EL 413 Teaching Reading in the Intermediate Grades. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: EL 323 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Utilization of metacognitive strategies; instructional decision-making; and critical thinking to develop reading comprehension pro- cesses, to assist at-risk readers, and to foster the enjoyment of reading through balanced literacy. Field experience is required.

EL 420 Teaching Science. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A course designed to provide a study of the science concepts for elementary education. Emphasis is placed on materials and methods, processes of discovery, and the role of children as investigators. Students are required to teach a lab-based lesson in class and conduct two activities. Field experience is required.

EL 423 Teaching Social Studies. 3 Semester Hours. Prerequisite: Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A presentation of instructional materials, resources and strategies to be used for teaching social science concepts from the disciplines of economics, geography, history, political science, psychology, and sociology to children in the elementary school. Ten (10) hours of volunteer service with social service agencies, including those available to children within the community, are required while enrolled in this course. Field experience is required.

EL 424 Teaching Mathematics in the Intermediate Grades. 3 Semester Hours. (Lab fee.) Prerequisite: EL 324 and Admission to the Teacher Education Program. A course designed to provide study of the mathematics skills and concepts in grades 4-8 with an emphasis on materials and methods of instruction. Field experience in selected elementary schools is required.