Curricular Items
Posted: Wednesday, October 9, 2013Curricular Items
From the Chair of the College Senate Curriculum Committee
Advanced to the Curriculum Committee
The following have been received in the College Senate Office and forwarded to the College Senate Curriculum Committee (CSCC) for fall 2013 review:
New Course:
PAD 603 NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and International Development. Prerequisite: Graduate status. International development (ID) and non-governmental organizations (NGO); IDNGO operation, structure, and procedures; IDNGO management; IDNGO relations with government; IDNGO relations with donor agencies; opportunities and challenges of IDNGO; and IDNGO effectiveness, influence, and new challenges.
Course Revisions:
SPF 503 Educational Psychology. Psychological theories and principles of teaching and learning and their application to the classroom; effects of student and classroom characteristics on effective instruction; utilization and interpretation of assessments of learning.
SPF 689 Methods of Educational Research. Background of educational research; selection and development of research problems; sources of information and data; methods, tools, and techniques; collection, treatment, application, and interpretation of research data; organizing and writing a research report.
