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2016-2017 Catalogue [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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Course Numbering
The College of Wooster uses a five-digit course numbering system. The first three digits indicate the primary course number. The next two digits are the secondary course number and indicate whether there is a special focus for the course. For example:
The first letters are the department or program abbreviation. The next three digits are the primary course number (101 is the primary course number for all Introduction to Historial Study courses). The last two digits are the secondary course number. These two digits indicate that the special focus for this HIST 101 course is The History of Islam. A course with a given three-digit primary course number can only be taken once for credit unless specifically indicated otherwise by the department.
The following policy has been used in assigning primary course numbers:
- 100-level courses are usually introductory courses; some 100-level courses do have prerequisites, and students are advised to consult the description for each course.
- 200-level courses are usually beyond the introductory level, although many 200-level courses are open to first-year students and to majors and non-majors.
- 300-level courses are seminars and courses primarily for majors but open to other students with the consent of the instructor.
- The following numbers are for Independent Study: I.S. 40100 (Junior Independent Study), I.S. 45100 and I.S. 45200 (Senior Independent Study).
In addition to the regular course offerings, many departments offer individual tutorials under the number 40000 and internships under 41000. On occasion, departments will offer a course on a special topic as approved by the Educational Policy Committee, designated 19900, 29900, or 39900.
Abbreviation
In keeping with the general education requirements of the College’s curriculum
(see Degree Requirements ), course listings employ the following abbreviations:
W Writing Intensive (W† indicates that not all sections are Writing Intensive)
C Studies in Cultural Difference
R Religious Perspectives
Q Quantitative Reasoning
AH Learning Across the Disciplines: Arts and Humanities
HSS Learning Across the Disciplines: History and Social Sciences
MNS Learning Across the Disciplines: Mathematical and Natural Sciences
Except where otherwise noted, all courses carry one course credit.
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COMM 15200 - Public Speaking Course Credit: 1
(COMS, EDUC)
The course involves the study of public address and the performance of various types of speeches. The course examines public speaking theories from classical to contemporary times and makes use of model speeches to help students learn to write and deliver better public presentations. Senior majors may enroll only with the permission of the instructor and department chair. Annually. [AH]
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COMM 20000 - Issues in Communication Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
A topical seminar that focuses on special issues within communication studies or communication sciences and disorders. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Annually. [W]
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COMM 20002 - Deafness Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
This course will address the nature and ramifications of deafness among children and adults, the definitions, history, changing status, and future of Deaf Culture in the U.S. and other areas of the world, societal perceptions of the Deaf, and interpersonal, educational, and vocational ramifications of deafness. Pre-requisite: COMM 11100 . Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 [W]
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COMM 20004 - Collective Memory & Public Forgetting Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
This course investigates the role that communication plays in creating memories-particularly collective memories-of particular events, people, and eras, and how those collective memories may sustain us, lead us astray, and/or promote conflict. Moreover, the class will examine how communication can lead to “forgetting” that is not always negative, but can even be positive in nature. We will also look at how communication pertaining to public ceremony may use and/or influence public memories, public forgetting, and perceptions of reality in general. The class will relate course concepts to memories in our own lives, families, and larger collective groups. In addition, other specific case studies will include messages as divergent as Lincoln’s Gettysburg address and Slobodan Milosevic’s speech on the 600th anniversary of the Battle of Kosovo, as well as public messages related to the Holocaust, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, post-Apartheid South Africa, post-9/11 nationalism in the United States, and post-genocide Rwanda. Prerequisite: COMM 11100 . Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 , or one completed course in COMD [W]
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COMM 20005 - Communication and Aging Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
A topical seminar that focuses on special issues within communication studies or communication sciences and disorders. Prerequisite: COMM 11100 . Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Annually. [W]
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COMM 20006 - Environmental Communication Course Credit: 1
(ENVS)
This course will examine how different groups have symbolically constructed and discussed the environment. Over the course of the semester, the class will cover topics such as public participation in environmental decisions, conflict resolution and collaboration in environmental disputes, media and the environment, risk communication, environmental advocacy campaigns, environmental justice campaigns, messages about the environment from science and industry, and the phenomenon of green marketing and corporate advocacy campaigns. Prerequisite: COMM 11100 . Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100
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COMM 20007 - Communication & Conflict Course Credit: 1
The course is designed to facilitate practical, theoretical, and critical analyses of the role of communication in interpersonal conflict. This will involve exploring a variety of approaches to conflict and conflict management in friendships, romantic relationships, families, social groups, and work groups. The course will also include an examination of the role of technology and media in conflict. Prerequisite: COMM 11100 . Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100
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COMM 20008 - Communicating Public Policy Course Credit: 1
In this course, students will draw on communication principles to critique, design, and defend public policies from across the world. We will focus on the role of rhetoric in public policy as we investigate how communities analyze a public problem, and create and justify policies to address the problem. This writing intensive course places equal emphasis on the content of public policy and the skills of good writing. As such, we will draw on readings such as Robert Asen’s work on Social Security debates in the United States, Amartya Sen’s writing on developmental policies in India, and Murray Edelman’s scholarship on political language, as well as instructional touchstones of good composition by George Orwell, William Strunk, Jr, and E.B. White. The course will feature regular brief writing assignments, an in-class debate, and a final project in which students design a policy that makes a positive difference in their communities. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 , or one completed course in COMD [W]
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COMM 20010 - Rhetoric of Difference: the Age of Trump Course Credit: 1
Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 or 1 course from COMD
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COMM 22100 - Interpersonal Communication Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
This course examines the form, content, and consequences of communication between two people, primarily focusing upon informal contexts, such as the communication between parent and child, siblings, romantic partners, and friends. Topics include communication rules, self-disclosure, cultural and intercultural influences, gender similarities and differences, nonverbal communication, compliance-gaining, relational stages and strategies, relational conflict, and ethics and power in interpersonal communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years. [HSS]
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COMM 22500 - Group and Organizational Communication Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
This course analyzes the form, content, and consequences of communication within both small groups and larger organizations, primarily focusing on the dynamics of communication exchanges within such contexts. Topics include roles, norms, culture, decision-making, conflict management, identification, leadership, recruitment/indoctrination, and ethics and power in group/organizational communication. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years.
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COMM 22700 - Intercultural Communication Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
This course provides an introduction to communication between people from different cultures and examines the processes and politics of intercultural communication in both domestic and international contexts by focusing on the application of intercultural communication theory and research. Students will enhance their intercultural awareness by exploring differences in identity construction, identity management in intercultural settings, intergroup relationship development and conflict resolution, and intercultural communication competence and ethics. Class assignments and exercises examine everyday encounters with individuals from different races, ethnicities, religions, genders, ages, sexual orientations, and physical abilities. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years. [C]
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COMM 23300 - Mediated Gender, Race, and Sexuality Course Credit: 1
(COMS, WGSS)
This course will examine and evaluate the construction and representation of gender, race, and sexuality in contemporary American society; the relationship between commercialized systems of representation; and the way that gender, race, and sexuality are thought of and organized in the culture. In particular, we will look at how visual imagery impacts gender, racial, and sexual identity, and the process of identity construction and socialization. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years. [HSS]
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COMM 23500 - Media, Culture, and Society Course Credit: 1
(COMS, FILM)
This course provides an introduction to the social and cultural roles of mass media in contemporary society. It focuses on how media and their surrounding economic framework affect cultural, political, and ideological processes. We will examine a range of media forms in their social historical context (including print, telegraphy, cinema, broadcasting, cable, and computing), and will also consider different theoretical approaches to the study of media influence, the formation of meaning, cultural production and consumption, and cultural power. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years.
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COMM 25000 - Principles of Rhetoric Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
The course surveys basic concepts of rhetoric or persuasive symbol use. Topics include the nature of rhetoric, rhetoric as a response to and/or reconstruction of situation, rhetoric and motive, meaning and context, metaphor, doublespeak, rhetoric and perceptions of self, legitimation and delegitimation, moral arguments and the assessment of ethics. Theorists whose works are considered include Plato, Aristotle, Hugh Blair, I. A. Richards, Richard Weaver, Edwin Black, and Kenneth Burke, among others. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 [AH]
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COMM 25200 - Argumentation and Persuasion Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
The course examines both the theoretical and pragmatic aspects of argumentation as they relate to decision-making and the persuasion of both self and others. The goals of the course are to familiarize students with the basic concepts of argumentation and reasoning, to teach students how to articulate cogent arguments in both written and oral form, and to improve students’ abilities to analyze the arguments of others. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years. [AH]
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COMM 25400 - Political Rhetoric Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
This course examines the role that rhetoric plays in constructing and shaping our political realities. Topics include the nature of political rhetoric, rhetoric and issue construction, campaign discourse, political rhetoric and the news, domestic issue management, foreign policy rhetoric, and issue advocacy with regard to the disenfranchised, the environment, and other issues. The course aims to sharpen students’ critical skills in analyzing and evaluating political rhetoric, and to provide students with a greater awareness of both the artistry and potential manipulation of political discourse. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 Alternate Years.
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COMM 31100 - Theories of Human Communication Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
The goal of this advanced course is to provide students with in-depth knowledge of theories of human communication in order to provide a more coherent understanding of Communication Studies as a discipline. Course topics include, but are not limited to, system theory; theories of signs and language; rules approach and speech act theory; theories of message production; theories of message reception and processing; symbolic interactionism, dramatism, and narrative; theories of social and cultural reality; theories of experience and interpretation; critical theories. Prerequisite(s): 2 courses from the categories of Human Dynamics, Rhetorical Studies, or Media Studies with each course representing a different category; or permission of instructor Annually.
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COMM 33200 - Visual Communication and Culture Course Credit: 1
(COMS, FILM)
This course explores how we perceive and interpret the images and visual texts that we encounter. This course provides an in-depth study and discussion of selected topics in the history and theory of the media arts, visual communication, and culture. It introduces the history of the reproducible media arts and examines photography, cinema, television, video, and other visual and digital media. It focuses on how the forms and movements of media arts arise historically and how they relate to mass media. It also offers students opportunities to employ visual methods in analyzing a range of visual media. Prerequisite(s): COMM 23300 or COMM 23500 ; or permission of instructor
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COMM 35005 - (In)visible Bodies/Borders: Surveillanc Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
Prerequisite(s): 1 200-level COMM course
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COMM 35200 - Rhetorical Criticism Course Credit: 1
(COMS)
This course examines the nature and methods of rhetorical criticism, with the goal of teaching students how to write rhetorical criticisms of their own and how to critique the work of others. Topics include Neo-Aristotelian criticism, narrative criticism, Burkean criticism, generic criticism, cultural (metaphor, value, myth, fantasy theme) analysis, and ideological (feminist, Neo-Marxist, and postcolonial) criticism. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 , or permission of instructor Annually.
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COMM 35300 - Quantitative Methods Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
This course examines descriptive and experimental research methods as they apply to research in Communication Studies and Communication Sciences and Disorders. The goal of this course is to provide students with a working knowledge of quantitative methods so that they can make informed choices when conducting their own research studies and can critique research studies conducted by others. Course topics include, but are not limited to, measurement techniques (surveys, survey interviews, focus groups, content analysis) and related concerns such as creating research questions, reliability, validity, and coding; sampling; experimental design; data entry; data analysis; writing research results. Prerequisite(s): Prerequisite: One completed course in Communication Studies or Communication Sciences and Disorders, or permission of instructor. Annually. [Q]
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COMM 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
A tutorial course on a special topic may be offered to an individual student under the supervision of a faculty member. May be repeated.
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COMM 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
This course examines how scholars conduct communication research and culminates with students writing a Junior Independent Study thesis under the direction of a faculty adviser. Topics include the selection of a research question or purpose; the use of the library for scholarly communication research; a broad overview of humanistic and social scientific methods; the evaluation of scholarly research; and guidelines for scholarly writing. The course involves a number of writing assignments, as well as the draft and revision of thesis chapters, in order to help students clarify their goals and articulate their research findings in a coherent way. Prerequisite(s): COMM 11100 , and a 200-level COMM course with a “C-” or better, COMM 31100 (COMM 31100 may be taken concurrently), and completion of a W course. Annually.
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COMM 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 4
(COMD, COMS)
A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated. S/NC Annually.
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COMM 45100 - Senior Independent Study Thesis - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and also gives an oral presentation to the department. Prerequisite(s): COMM 40100 Annually.
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COMM 45200 - Senior Independent Study Thesis - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMS)
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): COMM 45100 Annually.
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Comparative Literature |
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CMLT 23000 - Comparative Sexual Poetics Course Credit: 1
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An exploration within the framework of contemporary feminist theory of notions of gender-specific culture, aesthetics, and language. Extensive comparison of similar texts of men and women writers to test the validity of key theoretical assumptions. Readings from multiple genres and national literatures to allow analysis of differences attributable to gender, culture, and textual context. Comparative pairings may include the following: García Márquez and Allende; Sartre and Beauvoir; Whitman and Dickinson; Von Trotta and Schloendorff; Bâ and Laye; Montaigne and Woolf; Miller and Nin; Hellman and Hammett. [AH, W]
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CMLT 23600 - Comparative Film Studies Course Credit: 1
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A course focusing on various aspects of film history, theory, or analysis. Introduction to basic concepts and skills necessary for the exploration of technical, stylistic, narrative, and ideological articulation in cinema. Possible categories of inquiry include national cinemas, genres (film noir, melodrama, etc.), representation and spectatorship, feminist cinema, African American film, documentary, political cinema, the avant garde, experimental film, etc. Extensive readings of theory and criticism as well as regular film screenings. Alternate years. Alternate Years. [AH, C]
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CMLT 24801 - the Perils of Romanticism: Nineteenth Century European Literature
This course will examine some of the major issues that arose from European Romanticism (German, French, English and Russian) - the rebellion against rationalism, new notions of selfhood and individuality, the rejection of traditional morality and models of authority, and the longing for a reintegration with nature. We will study these questions in the works of major nineteenth-century authors, and we will consider the commentaries of some twentieth-century artists, philosophers and critics on this period. The goal will be to understand how European writers engaged in a complex cross-cultural intellectual dialogue not simply on a discursive level but through the use of symbolic, dramatic and formal paradigms. Authors include Goethe, Hoffman, Shelley, Flaubert, Maupassant, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy, Chekhov, and Thomas Mann. Supplementary selections of philosophy will be provided - from Rousseau and Schlegel to Simone Weil and Hannah Arendt.
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CMLT 29000 - Seminar in Comparative Studies
An advanced seminar offering in-depth study of selected issues in comparative literature. Although the topic will vary, the course will include an exploration of current theories and methodologies of textual and contextual comparison. Focus may involve comparative studies of particular texts, genres, or historical periods, or address broader questions of ideology, aesthetics, influence, or language within a comparative framework. Topics announced in advance by faculty member teaching the course.
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CMLT 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study. Annually.
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CMLT 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): CMLT 40100 Annually.
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CMLT 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): CMLT-41500 Annually.
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Computer Science |
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CSCI 10000 - Scientific Computing Course Credit: 1
The purpose of this course is to show some of the connections between computer science and other disciplines such as mathematics and the natural sciences. We will study the fundamental computer science concepts for the design and implementation of solutions to problems that can be solved through approximations, simulations, interpolations, and recursive formulas. Annually. [MNS]
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CSCI 10200 - Multimedia Computing Course Credit: 1
The purpose of this course is to show some of the connections between the humanities, social science and computer science. We will study the fundamental computer science concepts for the design and implementation of animations, simulations, simple computer games and three-dimensional virtual worlds. Annually. [MNS]
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CSCI 11000 - Imperative Problem Solving Course Credit: 1
This course emphasizes the imperative view of problem solving, supported by problem solutions implemented in the C programming language. Some topics include: top-down and procedural design; algorithm development for interesting problems such as the Sieve of Eratosthenes, a Magic Square, displaying the Mandelbrot Set; introduction to recursion; C language constructs such as variables, sequential statements, control structures, functions, parameters, pointers, arrays; and introduction to the C standard library. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 10000 or CSCI-10200 Annually. [MNS]
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CSCI 12000 - Data Structures and Algorithms Course Credit: 1
Building on the basic problem solving skills developed in CS 11000, this course adds tools to solve more complex problems using the C++ programming language. It introduces classic data structures used to store collections of data efficiently. It further develops software-engineering practices-including testing, documentation, and object-oriented programming-that aid in the construction of solutions for complex problems. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 11000 Annually. [MNS]
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CSCI 20000 - Algorithm Analysis Course Credit: 1
This course covers standard and advanced algorithms for problem solving in computer science. Brute force, recursion, greedy strategies and dynamic programming techniques are applied to real world problems. Time-space analysis is performed for various algorithm and data structure pairings. The limitations of algorithms are also studied in the context of NP-completeness. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 , and either MATH 21500 , MATH 21500 , OR MATH 21100 Annually.
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CSCI 21000 - Principles of Computer Organization Course Credit: 1
This course provides an overview of computer systems design and architecture, and machine language. Topics include: instruction set design, register transfers, data-path design, pipelining, controller design, memory systems, addressing techniques, microprogramming, computer arithmetic. A survey of popular computer systems and microprocessors reinforce how real computer systems are designed. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 21200 - Operating Systems Course Credit: 1
Beginning with a brief historical perspective of the evolution of operating systems over the last fifty years, students are introduced to the important problems in operating system design and implementation. This discussion will cover the tradeoffs that can be made between performance and functionality during the design and implementation of an operating system. Particular emphasis will be given to three major OS subsystems: process management (processes, threads, CPU scheduling, synchronization, and deadlock), memory management (segmentation, paging, swapping), and file systems. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 22000 - Theory of Computation Course Credit: 1
The theory of abstract machines and formal languages is introduced in this course. Computability by finite automata, pushdown automata and Turing machines is examined and related to pattern matching, lexical analysis, compilation and programming for digital computer systems. Proofs by induction, construction, contradiction and reduction are used to formalize computability theory and the limitations of computing. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 , and either MATH 21500 OR MATH 22300 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 22200 - Programming Languages Course Credit: 1
Beginning with a study of the historical development of programming languages, students are introduced to the decisions involved in the design and implementation of such programming language features as elementary, structured, and user-defined data types, sub-programs, sequence control, data control and storage management. Selected features of several existing languages are examined in the context of these issues. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 23000 - Software Engineering - Mobile Computing Course Credit: 1
Software engineering is the discipline concerned with the application of theory, knowledge, and practice to effectively and efficiently build reliable software systems that satisfy the requirements of customers and users. Students are introduced to the field of software engineering in the context of the design and implementation of software for mobile devices. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 23200 - Software Engineering - Databases Course Credit: 1
Software engineering is the discipline concerned with the application of theory, knowledge, and practice to effectively and efficiently build reliable software systems that satisfy the requirements of customers and users. Students are introduced to the field of software engineering in the context of the design and implementation of database-driven software applications. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 12000
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CSCI 27900 - Problem Seminar Course Credit: 0.25
(MACS)
This course provides the opportunity for students to practice solving challenging computer science problems. Typically, this is for those students intending to prepare for the ACM programming contest in which the College participates. The ACM contest is the culmination of this course. May be repeated. S/NC Prerequisite(s): CSCI 11000 Annually.
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CSCI 30000 - Computer Graphics Course Credit: 1
This course explores the theory and application of computer graphics through the evolution of graphics algorithms and rendering hardware. Topics include 2-D and 3-D transformations and projections, illumination models, texture mapping, animation techniques, user interfaces, and rendering algorithms. Group projects, lab assignments and in class activities expose students to the practical problems inherent in computer graphics problem solving. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20000 , CSCI 23000 OR CSCI 23200 , and MATH 21100 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 31000 - Machine Intelligence Course Credit: 1
This course is a hands-on introduction to machine learning and artificial intelligence. The main question addressed is: How can we design good computer algorithms that improve automatically through experience (e.g. similar to the way humans learn)? Multiple machine learning models are examined. The goal of the course is that students begin to understand some of the issues and challenges facing machine learning while being exposed to the pragmatics of implementing machine learning systems in Matlab. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20000 , CSCI 23000 , OR CSCI 23200 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 32000 - User Interface Design Course Credit: 1
This course explores human computer interaction theory within the framework of user interface (GUI) design. The material includes user centered design principles, prototyping and evaluation techniques and implementation of interfaces. Human capabilities (including the human information processor model, perception, motor skills, color, attention, and errors) are discussed. Small and medium scale user interfaces are developed during the semester along with several team projects. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20000 , CSCI 23000 , OR CSCI 23200 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 33000 - Computer Networking and Communication Course Credit: 1
This course provides a broad introduction to fundamental concepts in the design and implementation of computer communication networks, their protocols, and applications. Topics to be covered include: network design principles, protocol layering, naming and addressing, TCP/IP protocol, unicast and multicast routing, flow control, routing algorithms, network security. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20000 , CSCI 23000 , OR CSCI 23200 Alternate Years.
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CSCI 39900 - Special Topics
The content and prerequisites of this course vary according to the topic chosen. The course is available at irregular intervals when there is a need for a special topic. Past topics include Software Quality, Parallel and Distributed Computing, and Web Programming.
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CSCI 40000 - Tutorial Course Credit: 1
(MACS)
This course is given for topics not normally covered in regular courses. May be repeated.
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CSCI 41000 - Internship Course Credit: 0.25
Maximum Credit: 1
A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar.
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CSCI 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(MACS)
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): CSCI 20000 Annually.
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CSCI 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(MACS)
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): CSCI-45100 Annually.
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EAST 40100 - Junior Independent Study Course Credit: 1
A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study. Annually.
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EAST 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): EAST-40100 Annually.
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EAST 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): EAST 45100 Annually.
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ECON 10100 - Principles of Economics Course Credit: 1
(BUEC, GLIS, URBN)
An introductory study of the fundamental principles of the operation of the market system, the determination of national income, and the role of money in the economy. Recommended: The department strongly recommends that students display a mathematics proficiency at the level of MATH 10000 or above before enrolling in ECON 10100. Annually. [HSS, Q]
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ECON 11000 - Quantitative Methods For Economics and Business Course Credit: 1
(BUEC, GLIS, URBN)
An introduction to analytical decision-making and its role in business and economic policy. The course includes a discussion of the limitations of quantitative methods and illustrates various techniques with computer applications. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 [HSS, Q]
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ECON 20100 - Intermediate Microeconomic Theory Course Credit: 1
(BUEC, GLIS)
The theory of the firm and the industry; the analysis of price determination under market conditions, ranging from pure competition to monopoly; resource allocation. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 and MATH 10400 (or MATH 10800 or MATH-11000)(May be taken concurrently) Annually. [HSS]
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ECON 20200 - Intermediate Macroeconomic Theory Course Credit: 1
(BUEC, GLIS)
An analysis of the theory of national income determination, employment, and inflation, including a study of the determinants of aggregate demand and aggregate supply. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 , sophomore standing, or permission of the instructor. Annually. [HSS]
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ECON 20500 - History and Philosophy of Economic Thought Course Credit: 1
An analysis of the development of economic thought and method, with emphasis on the philosophical bases and historical context for alternative schools of thought. The course will examine the important characteristics of alternative schools of thought (e.g., Marxist, neoclassical, institutional), and will consider the implications of these alternative schools for economic research and policy. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 [HSS, W]
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ECON 21000 - Applied Regression Course Credit: 1
(BUEC, GLIS, URBN)
Application of multiple regression analysis to economics. Particular attention is paid to identifying and correcting the violations of the basic model. Consideration of special topics, including time series analysis, limited dependent variables, and simultaneous models. Prerequisite(s): ECON 11000 Annually.
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ECON 23200 - Labor Economics Course Credit: 1
An application of economic theory to the labor market, with particular emphasis on the U.S. labor market. Topics include: labor demand, labor supply, human capital theory, theories of labor market discrimination, unions, and inequality in earnings. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 [HSS]
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ECON 24000 - Environmental and Natural Resource Economics Course Credit: 1
(ENVS)
An examination of the economic use of natural resources in society: the economic implications of finite resource supplies, renewable resource supplies, and the use of environmental resources with consideration of policy options regarding optimal resource use. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 [HSS]
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ECON 24500 - Economics of Gender Course Credit: 1
(WGSS)
An investigation of the relationships between economic institutions (e.g., labor force, family, and government) and the role of women in our society, and the implications of the changing role of women for institutional change. Focus on the way traditional tools of economic analysis have been used to address issues that affect women’s economic status, and on feminist critiques of these methods. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 Alternate Years. [HSS]
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ECON 25100 - International Trade Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
An examination of the basis for international trade. Evaluation of the distributional effects of trade and alternative trade policies. Analysis of free trade areas and economic integration, including the European Union and NAFTA. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 Alternate Years. [HSS]
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ECON 25400 - Economic Development Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
This course will introduce students to the various economic schools of thought concerning the process of economic development. Traditionally economic development has been associated with increasing GDP per capita but this vision has broadened to incorporate marxists, humanists, gender-aware economists, environmentalists, economic geographers, as well as mainstream neo-classical economists. A political economy approach that incorporates political, social, as well as economic factors affecting development will be the main focus of the course. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 Annually. [HSS]
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ECON 26100 - Urban Economics Course Credit: 1
(URBN)
An analysis of economic activity in the spatial context of urban areas from the perspective of inefficient resource allocation resulting from externalities; theories of industrial location, land use, housing markets; application of models to urban problems of growth, land use, slums, ghettos, transportation, pollution, and local government, etc., with consideration of alternative policy options. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 Annually. [HSS]
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ECON 26300 - Law and Economics Course Credit: 1
An examination of law and legal institutions from the perspective of economics. Economics is used to explain aspects of common and statute law, and legal cases illustrate economic concepts. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 [FMR, HSS]
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ECON 26800 - Health Economics Course Credit: 1
An application of economic theory to the market for medical care and health insurance. Other topics include the role of government in these markets, health care reform, and international comparison of health care systems. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100 Alternate Years. [HSS]
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ECON 29900 - Special Topics in Economics Course Credit: 1
A course designed to explore an application of economic analysis to a contemporary economic issue. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): ECON 10100
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ECON 31000 - Introduction to Econometrics Course Credit: 1
A discussion of the mathematical and theoretical foundations of the classical linear regression model and extensions of that model. Prerequisite(s): ECON 21000
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ECON 31500 - Public Finance Course Credit: 1
An investigation of the economics of the public sector to determine an optimum level and structure of the revenues and expenditures of government; includes the relation between government and the private sector, the theory of public goods and collective decision-making, cost-benefit analysis, the structure and economic effects of various taxes, and inter-governmental relations among federal, state, and local governments. Prerequisite(s): ECON 20100 Annually.
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ECON 32000 - Industrial Organization Course Credit: 1
An application of microeconomic theory to firms and industries. Topics include market structure, pricing practices, advertising, antitrust, and public policy. Prerequisite(s): ECON 20100
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ECON 32500 - Agency in Economics Course Credit: 1
This course surveys how economists have studied and conceptualized individual and group agency-or the capacity for human beings to make choices and to impose those choices on the world around them. Topics examining the main insights from Classical, Evolutionary, Behavioral, and Experimental Game Theory are explored. Additional topics survey the principle findings and implications of Behavioral Economics, Neuroeconomics, and Behavioral Finance for Economics and related social sciences. Prerequisite(s): ECON-20100 (Intermediate Micro Economic Theory)
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ECON 33500 - Monetary Economics Course Credit: 1
The role of money and the nature of the Federal Reserve’s management of the monetary system are examined in the context of the U.S. financial system and economy. Topics include the term structure of interest rates, economic effects of banking regulations, formulation and execution of monetary policy, and transmission channels through which monetary policy affects employment and inflation. Prerequisite(s): ECON 20200
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ECON 35000 - International Finance Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
An analysis of the international financial system and policy issues related to world economic interdependence. Topics include exchange rate determination, balance of payments adjustments, monetary and fiscal policies in the open economy. European Monetary Union and issues of development and transition are also included. Prerequisite(s): ECON 20200
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ECON 39900 - Special Topics in Advanced Economic Analysis Course Credit: 1
A seminar designed for the advanced major. Topics will reflect new developments in the economics discipline. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): ECON 20100 or ECON 20200
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ECON 40100 - Independent Study Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
A one-semester course that focuses upon the research skills, methodology, and theoretical framework necessary for Senior Independent Study. Prerequisite(s): ECON 11000 (or MATH 22900 ); ECON 21000 (or MATH 32900 ); and either ECON 20100 or ECON 20200 . ECON 21000 may be taken concurrently. Annually.
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ECON 45100 - Senior Independent Study - Semester One Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
The first semester of the Senior Independent Study project, in which each student engages in creative and independent research guided by a faculty mentor and which culminates in a thesis and an oral examination in the second semester. Prerequisite(s): ECON 40100 Annually.
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ECON 45200 - Senior Independent Study - Semester Two Course Credit: 1
(GLIS)
The second semester of the Senior Independent Study project, which culminates in the thesis and an oral examination. Prerequisite(s): ECON 45100 Annually.
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Education Student Teaching
Student Teaching is required in all three licensure areas. This is the culminating experience in the Teacher Education Program and consists of a full-time, twelve-week supervised teaching experience in a setting appropriate to the areas of licensure. In addition, participation in the Student Teaching Seminar, held one evening a week throughout the entire semester, is required of ALL student teachers. During the Fall semester, Student Teaching placement begins on the first day of the public school’s academic year (usually one week before the College begins) and continues through mid-November. Student teachers are expected to be available during the week prior to placement for orientation activities. The remaining five weeks of the semester are dedicated to Independent Study and Student Teaching Seminar. If completed in the Spring semester, students dedicate the first four weeks of the semester to Independent Study and Student Teaching Seminar, and then begin the Student Teaching placement in early February. If the student is completing Student Teaching as a post-graduate and the Independent Study requirement is fulfilled, the dates for Student Teaching and requirement of Student Teaching Seminar remain the same. The student teacher is responsible for providing his/her own transportation throughout the Student Teaching experience. Enrollment in this course is typically limited to seniors or recent post-graduates. Prerequisite: All professional Education courses and mostto- all content-related coursework. Annually. Fall and Spring.
Global/Urban Student Teaching
Students may also elect to student teach in a global or urban setting through Educators Abroad- a college-endorsed study-abroad program. Students participating in this program must attend Student Teaching Seminar in the semester prior to their student teaching experience and complete all of the College of Wooster student teaching requirements and forms. Students interested in pursuing this placement option should inform the Field Director two-semesters prior to the semester they wish to student teach.
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EDUC 10000 - Introduction to Education Course Credit: 1.25
This is a survey course that addresses a variety of topics that include: history of education; diversity of learners; societal changes; educational philosophy; instructional technology; school organization; family and community involvement; cultural diversity; differentiation; lesson planning; and professional development. The course includes a 50-hour supervised field placement in the appropriate content area in a local school. Enrollment in this course is typically limited to first year and sophomore students. Annually.
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EDUC 11000 - Using Phonics to Teach Reading and Develop Literacy Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMM, COMS)
In this course students explore techniques and strategies used to teach children to match, blend, and translate letters of the alphabet into sounds they represent and meaningful units. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: technology-related resources; the nature and role of word recognition; multiple literacies; methods and rationale for the instruction of phonemic awareness; fluency and vocabulary; instructional strategies for using children’s literature; diversity; differentiation; dyslexia; decoding; spelling; and word recognition. This class includes a series of focused observations in various early childhood classrooms. Annually.
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EDUC 12000 - Content Area Reading Course Credit: 0.5
In this course students consider and examine the research and reading strategies used when teaching content in grades 7-12. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: diversity of learners; needs of struggling readers; dyslexia; developing effective strategies; reflection; ESL/ELL learners; instructional technology; differentiation; assessment; and cooperative and collaborative learning. Students observe teachers using content area reading teaching strategies. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 Annually.
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EDUC 14000 - Interdisciplinary Fine Arts in the Early Childhood Years Course Credit: 1
This course is designed to help students explore developmentally appropriate practice and curriculum design and implementation within the areas of art, music, drama, and movement. Students examine lesson planning, assessment, instructional technology, community organizations that support the arts, instructional strategies, developmentally appropriate practice, diversity, differentiation, interdisciplinary planning, teaching and learning, and program organization and classroom management available to meet the needs of all learners within the area of fine arts. Several observations and hands-on clinics sponsored by a local community arts center and specialized instructors are required in this course. Annually.
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EDUC 16000 - Fundamentals of Environmental Education
This course will explore the core components of environmental education including: foundations of environmental education, environmental literacy, planning and implementing environmental education curricula, assessment and evaluation of environmental education curricula, and the fostering of learning in environmental education settings.
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EDUC 20000 - Teaching Children With Exceptionalities Course Credit: 1
(COMD, COMM, COMS)
This course is designed to explore the federal government’s exceptionalities categories and special education models currently used in schools. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: laws governing special education; research-to-practice gap; disproportionate representation in special needs classrooms; impact of ELL/ESL; at risk students; dyslexia; collaborations with colleagues and students’ families; instructional differentiation; early intervention; problem-solving; writing and interpreting the I.E.P.; and cultural diversity. The course includes a 20-hour field placement within a special needs classroom. Annually.
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EDUC 20500 - Reading, Teaching, and Learning: Literature and Media For Children and Young Adolescents Course Credit: 1
(COMD)
Engaging children in the process of literacy is fundamental to their academic success and engagement with the world around them. The ways in which we create these engagements is highly context depended - even more so in educational settings. What is intriguing about this engagement is why a child or young adolescent picks up, reads, and loves a particular book. What is it about that book that is so meaningful and memorable? In what ways can books, stories, and characters change a reader’s life? In what ways do teachers use literature and media to actively engage learners in the reading process? Reading books written for younger readers is not necessarily easier than reading literature written for an older audience, especially when asked to critique these books and to consider the implications of the stories and characters on the development of their audience. The course is designed with readings, discussions, and assignments that cause students to think about text, especially those for youth, differently and more critically than they have in the past and focuses on readings, discussions, films, and speakers, and applying what you are learning to your own life experiences and those of others.
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EDUC 21000 - Theory and Practice in Teaching Reading Course Credit: 1.25
This is a comprehensive course that introduces students to the theory and practice of acquiring literacy and developing instructional strategies for teaching reading in early childhood settings. Some course topics include: theoretical and methodological approaches; diagnostic and organizational techniques; writing; new and multiple literacies; assessment; teaching comprehension, vocabulary, phonemics awareness, writing, and working with words; content area reading; children’s literature; ESL/ELL learners; dyslexia; differentiation; teaching diverse populations; instructional technology; the role of family and community; and classroom environment. This course includes a 50-hour supervised field experience in a reading/literacy-related classroom. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 Annually.
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EDUC 23100 - Introduction to Early Childhood Development and Education Course Credit: 1.25
This course introduces students to the theory and practice which drives current early childhood education. Designed to present an exploration of an integrated and developmentally appropriate curriculum and the implementation of that curriculum, the course provides opportunities to examine many topics related to early childhood education. A 50-hour supervised field experience in an appropriate educational setting provides exposure to a diverse student population, instructional technology in an array of social service agencies, the early childhood profession, and a variety of curriculum guidelines and expectations. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 Annually.
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EDUC 25100 - Introduction to Adolescent and Young Adult Education Course Credit: 1.25
This course is designed to introduce students to teaching at the adolescent to young adult level, grades 7-12. Emphasis is placed on the following topics: evidence-based learning; instructional technology; curriculum models; learning theories; instructional planning; assessment; motivation; the role of family and community; accountability; classroom management; and strategies for meeting the needs of all learners. A 50-hour supervised field experience in a local 7-12 classroom appropriate to the area of licensure is required. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 Annually. [W]
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EDUC 26000 - Curriculum: Math/Science/Social Studies in the Early Childhood Years Course Credit: 1.25
This course is designed to help students examine curriculum and instruction in the areas of math, science, health, safety, and nutrition in the early childhood years. Topics include: developmentally appropriate practice; content area reading; content specific teaching and assessment strategies; the role of family and community; differentiation; instructional technology; ESL/ELL learners; and collaborative and cooperative learning. A 50-hour supervised field placement in a content-specific early childhood setting is required. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 Annually.
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EDUC 26500 - Social and Cultural Environments in Early Childhood Education Course Credit: 1
This course examines current research that addresses the significance of the home, school, and community on the growth and development of young children. Emphasis is placed on early childhood educators establishing and maintaining collaborative, cooperative programs and activities that involve families of young children. Topics are explored through lecture, readings and discussions, student presentations, small and large group activities, community speakers, community field trips, and video presentations. Annually. [HSS, W]
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EDUC 30000 - Issues in Education: Teaching Diverse Populations Course Credit: 1
This course examines topics relevant to teachers preparing to teach grades 7-12. Topics include: classroom management; effective professional relationships; roles and responsibilities of various school personnel; collaborative teaching and learning; differentiated instruction; teaching students with disabilities; ESL/ELL learners; content area reading; multicultural education; legal and ethical implications of teaching; school finance; educational technology; professionalism; standards and accountability; and school reform. Guest speakers from local schools and focused observations are integral to the course. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 , EDUC 25100 , or MUSC 29000 Annually.
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EDUC 31000 - Assessment and Intervention in Teaching Reading Course Credit: 1
This course is designed to provide an in-depth exploration of formal and informal assessment and intervention strategies in the early childhood years. Topics include: observation and assessment of reading skills; value-added assessments; diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties; use of children’s literature; multidisciplinary teaching, planning, and evaluation of instructional lessons and units; evaluation of technology tools; implementation of the I.E.P.; use of family-centered assessment; reflective practice; collegial relationships; and professionalism. An “impact on student learning” project is integral to this course and requires both pre- and post- assessments and a 12-week tutoring experience with school-aged children. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 and EDUC 11000 Annually.
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EDUC 32000 - Curriculum Methods and Assessment in Adolescent and Young Adult Education: Integrated Language Arts, Integrated Mathematics, Or Integrated Social Studies Course Credit: 1.25
This course is designed for those students who plan to teach grades 7-12 in either English/Language Arts, Mathematics or the Social Studies. Topics include: curriculum development, content area reading, implementation of Ohio New Learning Standards, College and Career Readiness, and/or the Common Core State Standards; instructional models and methods; issues of diversity; integration of instructional technology and 21st century learning; assessment strategies; and research applications/best practices appropriate to the specified content area. Students will also examine and utilize appropriate professional standards (NCTE, NCTM, or NCSS). A 50-hour supervised field placement in a content-appropriate classroom setting is required. One-third of the course is taught in a public school by grades 7-12 classroom teachers licensed within the associated content area. Prerequisite(s): EDUC 10000 and EDUC 25100 Annually.
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EDUC 41000 - Internship
A structured, usually off-campus experience, in which a student extends classroom knowledge to a work position within a community, business, or governmental organization. Student interns work and learn under the joint guidance of a host organization supervisor and a College of Wooster mentor. The student must arrange the internship in advance through the appropriate department or program. No more than six internships, and a maximum of four Wooster course credits, will count toward graduation. The form for registering for an internship and the Internship Learning Plan are available in the office of the Registrar. May be repeated.
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