Remote Courses
The classes listed below are offered remote online as scheduled. Classes meet online via Zoom during scheduled meeting times.
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ART 398U Selected Topics: AI, Art and Mobile Photography
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
John Alley
Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
CRN: 30445 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,794Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
Course introduces students to visual aesthetics in the context of digital photography and generative AI as an emerging field. Through hands-on, challenge-based projects, students will use their camera phones (Android or Apple) to explore computational photography, text-to-image AI, and the fundamentals of fine art photography as a two-dimensional medium.
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EDUC 517U Foundations of Education
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 8-Week (8)
John Marshall
Thursday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pm
Ryan ConwayCRN: 30417 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
DescriptionSummer Term: 8-Week (8)
John Marshall
Thursday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pm
Ryan ConwayCRN: 30417 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required. Teachers seeking professional development only.
Introduction to the American educational system. Explores the philosophical, sociological, historical, and political roots of schools today. Attention also given to the legal status of teachers and students, including federal and state laws and regulations, school as an organization/culture, and contemporary issues in education. Explores professionalism, ethics, performance standards, and integrity for teachers.
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EDUC 518U Diverse Learners and Human Growth and Development
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 8-Week (8)
Laura Kuti
Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
CRN: 30399 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
DescriptionSummer Term: 8-Week (8)
Laura Kuti
Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
CRN: 30399 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required. Teachers seeking professional development only.
Introduces students to the wide range of diversity that exists in schools today. Explores diverse learning styles and students' needs, and connections to cultures, communities, and family values as well as student support through trauma informed care. Provides theoretical underpinnings and contemporary perspective on critical issues, professional practices, and state and federal laws influencing the teaching of students with diverse learning needs, including specific learning disabilities (SLD) such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia, and auditory processing disorders. Note: Field experience required.
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EDUC 570U Foundations of Gifted Education
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Joseph Douglas
Monday 4:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Wednesday 4:30 pm - 6:40 pm
CRN: 30408 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled; some remote sessions will be converted to asynchronous.
DescriptionSummer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Joseph Douglas
Monday 4:30 pm - 6:40 pm
Wednesday 4:30 pm - 6:40 pm
CRN: 30408 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Remote online as scheduled; some remote sessions will be converted to asynchronous. Teachers seeking professional development only.
This course provides information on the history of exceptional students in relation to education, current law, and accepted methods for referral, assessment, and identification. It covers major program models and methods of differentiating instruction to meet the rate and level of learning of those students identified. The course gives the learner an understanding of ways to meet the affective needs of the gifted and talented student in the regular classroom and lists resources for teachers and parents who would like more information about the talented and gifted.
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EDUC 598U Selected Topics: Resilience through Social-Emotional Skills
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Lisa Micou
Thursday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pmCRN: 30499 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled.
DescriptionSummer Term: 5-week II (V2)
Lisa Micou
Thursday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pmCRN: 30499 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Remote online as scheduled. Educators seeking professional development only.
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the value and impact of building social, emotional, and behavioral skills to create a resilient classroom environment and enhance instructional effectiveness. Topics include an overview of resilience and social-emotional competence, best practices for skill instruction and acquisition, integrating social-emotional skills into instructional planning and delivery, promoting schoolwide generalization of these skills, and applying them to support student agency, mental well-being, and college/career readiness.
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EDUC 652U Differentiated Instruction
Course Offerings
Summer Term: 8-Week (8)
Mark Allan
Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
CRN: 30412 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
DescriptionSummer Term: 8-Week (8)
Mark Allan
Thursday 7:00 pm - 9:30 pm
CRN: 30412 (section: pd1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $800Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required. Teachers seeking professional development only.
Introduction to differentiated instruction and examination of why it is appropriate for all learners, how to plan for it, and how to become comfortable enough with student differences to make school comfortable for every learner in the classroom.
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EDUC 661U Instructional Leadership
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 5-week I (V1)
Cheri Fisher
Tuesday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pm
Thursday 4:20 pm - 6:50 pmCRN: 30476 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled.
This course emphasizes techniques of improving instruction through application of research on effective schools and models of instruction. Topics covered include foundations of leadership, leadership for curriculum instruction and assessment, leadership for supervision and professional development, leadership for communication and community partnerships, and leadership for organizational management.
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EDUC 680U Content Specialization and Research I
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 8-Week (8)
Laura Kuti
Thursday 4:00 pm - 6:30 pm
CRN: 30413 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
Review of basic knowledge and skills required for reading, interpreting, and evaluating, followed by the examination of step-by-step procedures for planning, implementing, and evaluating classroom research.
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HRM 598U Selected Topics: Talent Management
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
Candice Hunter
Monday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
CRN: 30446 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $2,250Remote online as scheduled. Prerequisite: HRM 531U.
Successful organizations view talent as both a priority and as a competitive differentiator. This is an advanced course on talent management designed to expose students to the methods and practices required to identify, assess, acquired, develop, engage, and retain key talent (individuals and teams). We will explore the methods through readings, experiential learning, case studies, and active discussion. Relative to talent management, this course expands upon and includes key discussion on topics such as diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging, employment branding, talent acquisition (recruitment), onboarding, engagement and retention, technology and systems, performance management, and development of talent throughout the employee life-cycle and beyond.
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ISYS 317U Social Engineering
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week II (VI2)
Terry Turner
Tuesday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Thursday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
CRN: 30424 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,794Remote online as scheduled.
Social engineering is an attack against the weakest link in information security — the human element. This course uses a problem solving scenario and case approach to teach critical thinking skills. Criminal techniques, such as accessing personal files, passwords and sensitive information will be explored. Examination of illegal tactics (pretexting, elicitation, surveillance, dumpster diving, tail-gating, and phishing) and how to identify and protect against these attacks will also be studied.
PrerequisitesENGL 201U for degree-seeking students.
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ISYS 362U Open Source Intelligence (OSINT): Hunting for Cyber Criminals
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week II (VI2)
Laura Poe
Monday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
CRN: 30425 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,794Remote online as scheduled.
Evaluates cyber security open-source intelligence tools used by organizations when performing initial stage reconnaissance, black and white hat hackers, and agencies creating DOX reports on corporations and individuals. Various tools are leveraged to create a target profile such as reverse imaging, social networks, IP address, and geographic location identifications. Supporting case studies are examined.
PrerequisitesEnglish 201U for degree-seeking students.
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LA 316U Contract Law
Course OfferingsDescription
Summer Term: 6-Week I (VI1)
Bruce McKechnie
Wednesday 6:00 pm - 9:15 pm
CRN: 30433 (section: 1)
Semester hours: 3
Fee: $1,794Remote online as scheduled. Additional online work required.
Law of formation, legal construction, execution, and enforcement of and remedies under contracts.