This course considers the diversity of world cultures and international issues confronting decision-makers. We will explore both historic and contemporary economic issues as we develop a broader understanding of global interdependence.

This course provides a critical survey of the research, issues, policy, ethics, and practices related to culturally diverse, economically disadvantaged, limited English proficient, twice exceptional, highly gifted, or very young gifted and talented students. Includes examination of topics such as personal attitudes about diversity, identification of students from special populations, differentiated instruction for students from special populations.

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.

Provides students with necessary information, practice, and application to prepare for the ETS PRAXIS Test: English to Speakers of Other Languages, the test required in Virginia to earn an add-on ESL endorsement (test #5362). Covers knowledge and practice of the following assessment content categories: Foundations of Linguistics, Foundations of Language Learning, Planning and Implementation of Instruction, Assessment and Evaluation, Culture, and Professionalism & Advocacy.

Provides students with necessary information, practice, and application to prepare for the ETS PRAXIS Test: English to Speakers of Other Languages, the test required in Virginia to earn an add-on ESL endorsement (test #5362). Covers knowledge and practice of the following assessment content categories: Foundations of Linguistics, Foundations of Language Learning, Planning and Implementation of Instruction, Assessment and Evaluation, Culture, and Professionalism & Advocacy.

The modern world is filled with symbols and signs used to communicate an abundance of information. Art, literature, music, advertising, editorial pages, computer games, and movies all contain pictures or words that convey specific messages for those who can decipher and understand. Everyday conversation is filled with these: 'he looks as if he's carrying the world on his shoulders' (the story of Atlas); 'the siren song of money led to Enron's fall' (the Odyssey); 'she was tantalizingly close to achieving her goal of becoming poet laureate when the committee echoed an earlier decision that her narcissism was unseemly and awarded the golden apple to another' (the stories of Tantalus, Apollo and Daphne, Echo and Narcissus, the Golden Apples of Hesperides, the Judgment of Paris). This class explores many of the sources of the symbols used in art, literature, and music. During the semester, each student will be sent on several journeys to discover what lies beneath what we see, read, and hear. Students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of how we have, over millennia, created layers of meaning through symbols, symbolic language, and stories with universal messages.

Throughout history, humans have appealed to religion to understand the universe and our place in it. In the eyes of many, modern science has taken over this role. But, are science and religion locked in a mortal struggle, or are they completely separate domains of the human experience, or are there actually points of concordance between the two? This course examines the relationship between religion and science, exploring the apparent conflicts in their methodologies and answers to life's biggest questions, including: the origin of everything, the nature of the self, the prospects of life after death, the existence of nature of the "Sacred," the foundation of morals, the essence of a "meaningful life," and the role of faith and reason in our lives.

Throughout history, humans have appealed to religion to understand the universe and our place in it. In the eyes of many, modern science has taken over this role. But, are science and religion locked in a mortal struggle, or are they completely separate domains of the human experience, or are there actually points of concordance between the two? This course examines the relationship between religion and science, exploring the apparent conflicts in their methodologies and answers to life's biggest questions, including: the origin of everything, the nature of the self, the prospects of life after death, the existence of nature of the "Sacred," the foundation of morals, the essence of a "meaningful life," and the role of faith and reason in our lives.

A survey course that introduces students to the general economic principles that guide the nation's economy and influences HRM. Topics will include such things as inflation, exchange rates, consumer price index, and supply and demand. Focus will placed on how economic variables influence such things as supply of labor, compensation, recruitment, and retention.

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.

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.

In-depth exploration of content-specific teaching techniques for planning, teaching and assessing in the middle and secondary classroom. This course combines lecture-based course instruction with in-field experience with content-based teachers in middle and secondary classroom settings.

In-depth examination of the influence of adverse childhood experience and adverse community environments on psycho-social growth and brain development in young people. Emphasizes developing responsive practices to support children in overcoming adversity and thriving. Includes solution-finding practices that can be used as crisis intervention, behavior support, co-creation of positive outcomes, and clarification of young people's hope for the future. Project will be incorporated into the course with emphasis placed on reflection and practice.

The course provides a survey of children's literature with emphasis on recent trends and evaluative criteria used in selecting books based on school and recreational needs and interests of young readers. Course participants will explore multiple genres, including historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, traditional literature, nonfiction, and multicultural, and ways of integrating these books into curricula.

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.

Design and implement an educational research project focusing on improving student learning, school culture, educational leadership, or other topics relevant in educational settings as well as recommendations for improvement based on research findings. Students will provide formal dissemination of research results.

EDUC 680U

This course examines hip hop as a social, political, and artistic movement that has given rise to the most influential form of music to emerge from the U.S. in the last 50 years. We will begin by considering hip hops historical, cultural, and political context, looking in particular at the unique social conditions that created the environment for its early development. We will then focus on rap music, the most significant element of hip hop, drawing on a wide range of folklore, music, literature, and popular culture to do so. Once we have considered the various strands of black culture reflected in rap music, we will turn to an examination of rap in its current form(s), considering the evolution of, and formal differences between, various subtypes (e.g., gangsta, socially-conscious, etc.). We will also look in detail at the way rap music is produced and marketed and what this can tell us about the major shifts in popular culture that hip hop has created and responded to. Finally, we will consider the way rap and hip hop have served as vehicles for political activism and grassroots organizing, particularly in the last decade.

Introduces a rhetorical approach to the techniques and types of communication in professional contexts, including correspondence and reports. Designed to strengthen skills of 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.

This course examines hip hop as a social, political, and artistic movement that has given rise to the most influential form of music to emerge from the U.S. in the last 50 years. We will begin by considering hip hops historical, cultural, and political context, looking in particular at the unique social conditions that created the environment for its early development. We will then focus on rap music, the most significant element of hip hop, drawing on a wide range of folklore, music, literature, and popular culture to do so. Once we have considered the various strands of black culture reflected in rap music, we will turn to an examination of rap in its current form(s), considering the evolution of, and formal differences between, various subtypes (e.g., gangsta, socially-conscious, etc.). We will also look in detail at the way rap music is produced and marketed and what this can tell us about the major shifts in popular culture that hip hop has created and responded to. Finally, we will consider the way rap and hip hop have served as vehicles for political activism and grassroots organizing, particularly in the last decade.

Exploring human behavior and the uniqueness of the human condition.

Junior-level course on concepts of shared and switched media local area networking including Ethernet (802.3), and Wireless (802.11). Topics include LAN definition, use, topologies, media, standards, network interface cards, protocols, repeaters, hubs, bridges, switches, and routers. Discussions include network design, the OSI Model, design rules, component selection, administration, management and TCP/IP. Students may present research projects on various networking topics.

College writing and mathematics and foundation course work or experience in IT.

Structure and meaning of courts and their jurisdiction, procedure, and appeal; history and introduction to judicial process.

This seminar glimpses the foundational thinking that created our global civilization. We will critically inquire into the structures of societies as they transformed from hunter-gather, and the role of religious culture in this structural shift toward civilization. We will examine how our cultural and religious concepts shape our understanding of nature and ourselves. We will take a critical view toward the conceptual framework of the Enlightenment and its resulting attitudes toward nature and technology, questioning common perceptions and absolutes - and bring openness toward differing world views as we examine the cultural role of religion as it changes structurally over the millennia.