Hybrid Courses
The classes listed below are offered as in-class/online hybrids. Classes meet in-person as scheduled on campus. Online asynchronous work comprises the remainder of course requirements. Confirm in-person meeting locations in BannerWeb.
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EDUC 543U Assessment and Evaluation in Education
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 8-Week (8)
Laura Kuti
CRN: 30766 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,163Online. No scheduled class meetings.
Introduction to testing, measurement, and evaluation related to instruction, the construction and use of teacher-made tests, a survey of standardized tests, test interpretation, and basic statistical procedures.
PrerequisitesEDUC 542U
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EDUC 563U Social and Emotional Needs of the Gifted Student
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 5-week I (V1)
Matthew Edinger
CRN: 30742 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,163Online. No scheduled class meetings.
DescriptionSummer Term: 5-week I (V1)
Matthew Edinger
CRN: 30742 (section: PD01)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Online. No scheduled class meetings. Educators seeking professional development only.
This course examines the social, emotional, and psychological aspects of gifted children, adolescents, and adults. The course reviews current literature on affective growth and potential adjustment issues such as self-concept, self-acceptance and understanding, peer relations, and perfectionism. Family relations and potential sources of problems such as underachievement and career and college planning are also included. Classroom adjustments to facilitate development will also be reviewed.
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EDUC 619U Strategies for Teaching Writing
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Tammy Milby
Tuesday, June 20, 2023: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmCRN: 30741 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,163Online with one scheduled orientation via Zoom on 6/20, 5:00-6:30 p.m.
DescriptionSummer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Tammy Milby
Tuesday, June 20, 2023: 5:00 pm - 6:30 pmCRN: 30741 (section: PD1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Online with one scheduled orientation via Zoom on 6/20, 5:00-6:30 p.m. Educators seeking professional development only.
Reflect on the best practices and research related to teaching writing effectively. The course includes an in-depth look at writing workshops and considers teaching strategies focusing on the steps of the writing process and different forms of writing (narrative, descriptive, expository, persuasive, and informational). Class sessions focus on discovering inspiring teaching strategies for classroom practice. Participants will also explore the connection between reading and writing instruction and learn how to include writing across the content areas.
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ENGL 354U The Global Short Story
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
Erik Nielson
CRN: 30795 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings.
Covers the short story in a global context, examining the ways authors from a variety of eras and cultures have approached short fiction. From the dark romanticism of Hawthorne to the magical realism of Marquez - and many stops in between - the course features works with a broad range of themes, styles, and techniques, all to demonstrate the ways that short fiction has been a unique laboratory for literary experimentation and innovation. The course places an emphasis on class discussion.
PrerequisitesADED 301U
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ENGL 502U Business and Professional Communication
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
Daniel Hocutt
CRN: 30769 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,163Online. No required class meetings. Optional weekly synchronous meetings TBA.
Introduces a rhetorical approach to the techniques and types of communication in professional contexts, including correspondence and reports. Designed to strengthen skills in effective business and professional communication in oral and written modes across multiple media. Prepares students to write professionally for audiences within and outside a corporation or nonprofit enterprise.
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ENGL 554U The Global Short Story
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
Erik Nielson
CRN: 30796 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,163Online. No scheduled class meetings.
Covers the short story in a global context, examining the ways authors from a variety of eras and cultures have approached short fiction. From the dark romanticism of Hawthorne to the magical realism of Marquez - and many stops in between - the course features works with a broad range of themes, styles, and techniques, all to demonstrate the ways that short fiction has been a unique laboratory for literary experimentation and innovation. The course places an emphasis on class discussion.
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GSCI 398U Selected Topics: Cracking the Weather Code: Concepts in Forecasting with Jim Duncan
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 5-week I (V1)
James Duncan
CRN: 30771 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings.
This course will provide an understanding of the fundamentals of our atmosphere and weather forecasting, with a focus on how our weather works, and importantly applying that to how weather forecasts are consumed in our era of 24/7 information from a myriad of sources. In particular, the use of digital platforms such phone apps and social media will be examined as the primary paradigms in weather communications. Students will learn how to decipher commonly referenced forecasting tools that professional meteorologists use, such as weather models and new-generation satellites and radar, and then how to distill that information to make their own forecasts. Rarely shared insights on these information sources will take students on a tour into the fascinating world of weather forecasting in the 2020s and beyond.
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HIST 398U Selected Topics: Germans in America
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week II (VI2)
Christopher Wieder
CRN: 30770 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings.
The Germans in America is a course dealing with German migration to the United States and the experiences of those people and their descendants in a new land. An examination of unique aspects of their integration into American society will be a focus of this class, as will looking at their experiences as reflective of the immigrant experience. Also, we will assess contributions to the development of this country and culture from German-Americans.
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JOUR 398U Selected Topics: Sports and the Press
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 5-week I (V1)
Thomas Mullen
CRN: 30772 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings.
This course seeks to explore the complex relationship between sports, in various forms, and the diverse outlets of the press. We will discuss in detail the role of the press in disseminating news of sports, the basic requirements of sports writing, the ethics of journalism as they particularly apply to sports, and the social, cultural and economic impact of sports on society.
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LAW 300U Business Law
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week II (VI2)
Stephen Armstrong
CRN: 30798 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings.
Principles of law relating to legal problems encountered in work environment, including contracts, business organizations, and secured transactions.
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MGMT 398U Selected Topics: Business Communications
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week II (VI2)
Jana Leonard
CRN: 30865 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,725Online. No scheduled class meetings. Prerequisite: ENGL 201U.
Description TBA.