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Disclaimer: All material presented is to the best of my knowledge as I retired after the spring 2006 semester. I have maintained this information as a service to my many excellent graduate students. Please check with your assigned adviser, or with the Technology Office, for any changes. Information is also officially available at:
The graduate program was completely revised and re-registered since the fall 2005 semester. A "Master's Handbook" is available at the departmental website, or in the office. All the courses have been updated and seven new "directed coursework electives" are being offered. Advancement to Candidacy Exam and Comprehensive Assessment procedures are available from the technology office. You will need to prepare a portfolio of all your grad work for this Assessment, along with possible oral and written questions.The main thing to know now is the course number substitiution list is as follows:
If you need the old program... Now take in the new program... TED 502 - TE in Amer ED TED 531 - The History and Philosophy of TE TED 506 - Eval TED 534 - Assessment in TE TED 516 - Analysis of Teach TED 532 - Advanced Instructional Methodologies TED 521 - Curr Dev TED 533 - Curriculum Development for TE TED 522 - Facilities TED 535 - Instructional Environments for TE TED 525 - Applied Research TED 536 - Intro to Research for TE
Requirements for the Proposed Master of Science in Education in Technology Education, Professional Certification (Total 30 sh)(Please check with your current adviser for any recent program changes)
1.0 Professional Core (all courses required) 18 sh
TED 531–History and Philosophy of Technology Education (3 sh)
TED 532–Advanced Instructional Methodologies for Technology Education (3 sh)
TED 533–Curriculum Development for Technology Education (3 sh)
TED 534–Assessment in Technology Education (3 sh)
TED 535–Laboratory Instructional Environments in Technology Education (3 sh)
TED 536–Introduction toResearch for Technology Education (3 sh)2.0 Options (select one under advisement) (12 sh)
3.0 Assessments (all required)
- Option A– Research Project Option (12 sh)
- TED 597–Applied Research and Development Project (3 sh)
- Directed Coursework under advisement and contract entitled Directed Coursework Proposal (9 sh)
- Option B– Thesis Option (12 sh)
- EDU 596–Methods and Techniques of Research (3 sh)
- TED 598– Thesis (3 sh)
- Directed Coursework under advisement and contract entitled Directed Coursework Proposal (6 sh)
- Option C– Directed Coursework Option (12 sh)
- Directed Coursework under advisement and contract entitled Directed Coursework Proposal (12 sh)
1. Candidacy Exam (written format) – Apply in department office between 12-18 sh or no later than semester 18 sh is attained
2. Advancement to Candidacy for all three options requires: a cumulative average of 3.00 or better; successful completion of Candidacy Exam; and approval of a contract entitled Directed Coursework Proposal, consisting of graduate level courses (500 or above) achieving a cohesive professional competence, at or before taking Candidacy Exam. Courses may be selected from Arts and Sciences, School of Education, or departmental graduate courses, under advisement with permission of the department offering the course(s).
3. Comprehensive Assessment–apply by the second week of your last semester, offered during exam week–written, oral, and portfolio submission
The proposed MSED Technology Education Professional includes three elective options for Directed Coursework, which include 6-12 sh of elective graduate level courses (500 or above) that achieve a cohesive professional competence. Courses may be selected, under advisement, from the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, or departmental electives and may include the following:
Department of Technology Electives (all new)
TED 570 – Darkroom and Digital Photographic
Principles
The candidate will be exposed to the content
knowledge necessary to teach darkroom and digital photography at the secondary
school level. It will address the current issues, changes, and technology
of photographic technique. Prerequisites: graduate standing or permission
of the instructor. Ir-1sh-
TED 571 – Instructional Technology
for Technology Teachers
The candidate will be exposed to the content
necessary to effectively use the instructional technologies that are available
in most public schools today. Development of aids, instructional
materials, and electronic delivery will be the focus of this course.
Prerequisite: graduate standing or permission of the instructor.
Ir-1sh-
TED 572 – Laboratory Development
for Biological Science Content
The candidate will be exposed to the major
areas within the discipline of Biological Science. This class will
provide Technology Education teachers with a content knowledge adequate
to address biotechnology and bio-related issues. Technologies will
allow teachers to fabricate instructional materials for use in the laboratory
and classroom environment. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
Ir-1sh-
TED 581– Instructional Materials for Technology
Education
Development of the latest instructional
materials in a digital format, to be compiled and shared with the class
and the field. PowerPoint presentations, assessment instruments such
as rubrics and tests, issue analyses of electronic lesson delivery, and
survey of best practices in outstanding schools. The overall goal
is to build resources for the individual teacher’s daily instructional
needs. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Ir-3sh-
TED 582 – Engineering Concepts in Technology
Education
Orientation and evaluation of curriculum
and instruction relating to Principles of Engineering and Project Lead
the Way courses. Survey of best practices in outstanding school
districts. Scope and sequence of appropriate laboratory activities
will be analyzed. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Ir-3sh-
TED 583 – Digital Multimedia in Technology
Education
This is a course involving candidates
in the latest developments in digital imaging and communication systems,
which may be taught at an off-campus location. School and commercial
sources will feature current software and hardware products. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. Ir-3sh-
TED 584 – 3D Solid Modeling and Adv. CAD
for Technology Education
The candidates will update their technical
drawing experience with the latest 3-D solid modeling software. Several
commercial products will be compared and contrasted. Appropriate
grade level products will be analyzed with the intent of future instruction.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. Ir-3sh-
TED 500W – Workshop in Technology
Education
A workshop experience dealing with selected
issues and problems of Technology Education at any level – kindergarten
through college. Applicable in elective areas of the Technology Education
M.S. degree. Prerequisite: graduate standing. Ir-3sh-
TED 597 – Applied Research and Development
Project
A course enabling candidates to develop,
conduct, and report a research development project relating to Technology
Education. Prerequisite: TED 536, Ir-3sh-
TED 598 – Thesis
Developing, conducting and reporting on
substantial individual research in the form of a thesis. Prerequisite:
EDU 596, Ir-3sh-
TED 599 – Independent Study
A course designed to provide the time,
facilities, and faculty guidance for individual candidates who desire to
research a professionally related problem. Problems may utilize either
campus or field resources. Time and effort must directly parallel
other graduate offerings. A separate application form is available
in the department office, or online in the Master’s Handbook. Prerequisites:
graduate standing, 9 sh completed in program, approval of sponsoring professor,
advisor, and chairperson. Fl, Sp, SS – 1 to 4 sh-
Other Possible Graduate Courses (under advisement) - 500 level or above
School of Education Electives
The following courses are among those that may be included in a candidate’s Directed Coursework Proposal, under advisement and with permission from the department offering the course:
EDU 500 Critical Pedagogy: This course exposes the teacher candidates at the Master’s level to contemporary understandings of critical pedagogy that provides the foundations for theories and practices of teaching for social justice. It examines webs of social relations of power including class, race, gender, and sex, particularly as played out in the school setting. The intent is to uncover barriers to personal and social liberation and to democratization. Using educational, social-scientific, historical, literary and media literacy sources, this course will show how power relations, constituted historically, mediate all thought and notions of truth. It seeks to reveal these in favor of the creation and empowerment of diverse “marginal” sources of knowledge grounded in the lived experience of communities and of their members, including teachers, students, and parents. Candidates will consider the role of teachers as intellectual workers who facilitate student roles as “readers of the world” and help produce authentic Curriculum & Instruction as social justice. 3sh F, SP.
EDU 504 Principles of Professional Development:
This course is the first in a series of courses designed to introduce practicing
teachers to the fundamental principles of professional development and
creating a deep understanding of meeting the standards for becoming master
teachers. Candidates enrolled in this course will be equipped with
skills, knowledge, and resources to do systematic inquiry into their practice
through the development of research proposals. They will raise and
pursue questions that can lead to improvement in teaching and learning
not as an end to itself but as practice integrated into their career.
The course will provide opportunities for candidates to think systematically
about their practice and learn from experience. The aim is to guide
teacher growth along the professional continuum by examining the critical
factors necessary for teacher development. Specifically, the course
will provide a foundation for teacher growth and development as they gain
skills, knowledge and resources to reflect on their practice, examine their
practice as they explore their reasons for making choices, and become consumers
of research. In addition, the course will provide opportunities for
teachers to collaborate with each other and with other professionals, parents,
and community as a way of building allies in meeting learners’ needs.
3sh F, SP.
EDU 506 Computer Applications & Resources In Teaching: This course focuses on combining integration of computer applications and resources in teaching and learning. Candidates learn a) how to use instructional technology tools and techniques and b) how to evaluate, organize, and disseminate current and projected electronic educational resources to develop “hands-on” projects. One of the main learning activities is to design and develop the electronic portfolio. 3sh F, SP.
EDU 514 Education of Diverse Populations: This course explores the many different and diverse peoples and groups of the world with a particular focus on cultural diversity in the United States. 3sh F, SP, S.
LIT 501 Foundations of Literacy: The purpose of this course is to provide the candidate with an understanding of the nature of literacy in the new millennium; the impact of technology upon literacy’s changing face; the role of literacy in a continuation of unequal distribution of power and wealth that characterizes the United States; the role of gender, race, class and ethnicity in literacy practices; the role of ideology in literacy instruction; and the changing nature of literacy instruction in the face of the above challenges. Topics under discussion will include all aspects of literacy acquisition including approaches to phonics instruction and word building development; the construction of meaning through prior knowledge; strategies and approaches to creating theoretically sound instructional environments; and the current climate of assessment that demands better performance through higher standards. The nature of the literacy process itself including the role of and emergent literacy perspective and the candidate’s own reading and writing practices as these aid in self-reflection will act as guiding principles. 3sh F, SP, S.
LIT 507 Literacy in the Content Areas: In this course the candidate will come to understand the modes of learning in specific subject areas; the ideologies of truth that drive these subject areas; the role of bias within textbooks; and the nature of truth as witnessed in biographies and autobiographies. The candidate will also gain knowledge regarding specific literacy strategies for building comprehension, constructing meaning, and building literacy in the content areas including vocabulary building and study skills strategies. The role of motivation and metacognition in learning and the development of strategies and approaches for students with special needs will also be addressed. 3sh F, SP, S.
SPE 504 Teaching Exceptional Students: This course provides an introduction to PL 94-142, section 504, PL 99-457, subsequent legislation and amendments, the New York Special Education Process, and contemporary models, issues and trends in the field of special education. Areas of exceptionality are studied in the relation to definitions, characteristics, etiologies, and educational implications. 3sh F. SP, S.
SPE 520 Learning Disabilities: This course emphasizes major issues, concerns, and practices relating to the identification and education of students with learning disabilities. The course is designed to provide educators with an understanding of conceptual models, educational approaches, and strategies for individualization relevant to the delivery of appropriate services for mildly handicapped students in integrated settings. 3sh F, SP, S.
Other graduate education courses may be selected under advisement with permission of department offering the course.
Arts & Sciences Electives Related to Technology Education
The following courses are among those that may be included in a qualified candidate’s Directed Coursework Proposal, under advisement and with permission from the department offering the course:
Mathematics
MAT 504 School Mathematics from an Advanced Viewpoint: This course examines the mathematical foundations of middle and secondary school arithmetic and algebra. Sets, Properties of operations, counting principles, the Binomial and Multinomial Theorems, modular arithmetic, the field structure of the rationals, reals, and integers (mod p), integers and polynomials as integral domains, divisibility, primes and irreducible polynomials, Euclid’s algorithm, equations and inequalities, functions, constructible numbers. 3sh I
MAT 507 Mathematics in Context: History, Geometry, & Science: Geometry is studied in its historical and cultural context, with emphasis on proof, problem solving, and the logical structure of geometry. Topics include the emergence of mathematics in ancient civilizations, geometry from Euclid to Hilbert – with the theory of parallels, trigonometry from a historical perspective, and the development of school geometry. 3sh I
MAT 550 Statistics and Classroom Research: This course applies statistical principles and practice to classroom research. It is designed to enhance students’ understanding of statistics, to give students the skills necessary to understand results of data analyses that may have implications on their classrooms, to help educators design and interpret studies that include data collection and analysis, and finally, to suggest general strategies for involving and motivating students in data collection, summary, analysis and interpretations. Coverage includes a review of mathematical principles of statistics; statistical foundations of classroom research; why data is important in the classroom; using data to improve instruction; gathering and analyzing data. 3sh I.
MAT 553 Mathematical Modeling and Technology for Secondary Teachers: This course will offer students experience in using mathematics and technology to solve real work problems. Students will learn to make simplifying assumptions, to fit models to data, and to use flexible reasoning and multiple approaches to a problem. The models studied, including linear and exponential, will integrate much of the undergraduate mathematical curriculum. 3sh I
MAT 573 Number Theory Through Problems: The principles and methods of number theory are developed in the company of extensive sets of related problems. The problems are selected to develop the most important techniques of investigation and proof, including induction, and to reveal connections of abstract mathematics to topics from the secondary curriculum. The logical organizations of multi-part solutions and the written and oral presentation of solutions are emphasized. 3sh I
MAT 580 Technology & Problem Solving: This course is designed for secondary mathematics teachers. Teachers will learn to use modern technological tools such as graphing calculators with computer algebra systems, and mathematical computing software. In particular, teachers will learn how to teach their students to use the selected technology as a tool to foster mathematical investigation through formulation and verification of conjectures. 3sh I
Other graduate mathematics courses under advisement with Department of Mathematics permission
Biology
BIO 500 Field Natural History: A field course designed to familiarize students with organisms in local habitats, explore the relationship of organisms to their environment, and consider the ecological and aesthetic dimensions of man’s relationship with other living things. 3sh I
BIO 501 Topics in Biology: Conservation Biology: This seminar-based course will explore the history, politics, economics, sociology, ethics and biology of conservation issues. Among the topics explored may be: the value and decline of biodiversity, environmental ethics, endangered habitats and species, the politics and economics of conservation in the U.S. and around the world, the role of zoos and national parks in conservation. 3sh F, SP.
BIO 545 Trees and Shrubs: The field oriented study of the identification, natural history, and economic uses of native and cultivated trees and shrubs. Emphasis will be given to field identification of common and important local species. 3sh S.
BIO 556 Local Flora: The focus of this course is on field identification of vascular plants found in Oswego county and the surrounding region as well as an introduction to the principles of classification and nomenclature. Field work will include exploration of the flora of recognized ecological communities of the region, impact of introduced exotic species, and the status of rare and endangered native species. 3sh I
BIO 558 Plant Ecology: This course will focus on the studies of the different ecological habitats and vegetation surveys. 3sh I
BIO 592 Problems in Biology: This course offers students study in selected topics in the Biological Sciences with emphasis on recent investigations and experimental techniques aimed at acquainting the student with methods of research, the formulation of problems, experimental design, and analysis of data. 3sh i
ZOO 585 Field Mammalogy: A field study of the ecology, distribution, and behavior of the mammals that live in upstate New York. Field techniques used in studying small mammals will be emphasized, including tracking, live-trapping, mark and recapture, and powder tracking with phosphorescent dyes. 3sh I
Other graduate biology courses under advisement with Department of Biology permission.
Chemistry
CHE 501 Topics in Chemistry: This course offers students study in selected areas of advanced chemistry. 3sh I.
CHE 510 The teaching of Chemistry: This course examines theories an provides practice to develop teaching skills in the teaching of chemistry laboratories, recitations, or lectures using methods ranging from the conceptual structural approach to open-ended project oriented courses or laboratories. 3sh F, SP.
CHE 511 Microcomputers in the Chemistry Lab: This course is designed for all science majors who wish to use computers for the collection, processing and display of data obtained in the laboratory setting. Both the hardware and software aspects of interfacing computers to instruments and sensors are considered. There are some programming assignments in current high-level languages. Most of the assignments and laboratory exercises are chemistry related. 3sh SP.
CHE 573 Environmental Chemistry: This course provides a foundation in the three core areas (water, air and soil) of environmental chemistry. Upon completion of the course, students will have a fundamental knowledge of environmental chemistry and its effects on the human population. 3sh F.
Other graduate chemistry courses under advisement with Department of Chemistry permission.
Earth Sciences
AST 501 Advanced Astronomy: This course examines advanced topics such as gravitation, and celestial mechanics, basic physics and chemistry or stars and stellar atmospheres, and description and analysis of spectral classes. Work at the college observatory (weather permitting) and planetarium is required. 3sh SP.
MET 505 Climatology: This course offers an advanced study of the elements of climate and factors producing climates; standard classifications of climate regions; world patterns and variations. This course also examines climatological statistics. 3sh I
MET 540 Air Pollution: This course examines the study of air pollution including pollution sources and dispersion; air quality criteria, general effects on health, the economy and the climate. 3sh I
OCE 505 Coastal Environments: This course offers an advanced study of various beach and coastal environments and the relationship between the sources of energy and the characteristics of material of each environment. Erosion of shoreline areas and techniques used to slow the process will be examined. Special emphasis will be placed on the northeast US coast and the Great Lakes. 3sh F.
Other graduate earth science courses under advisement and with Department of Earth Sciences permission.
Physics
PHY 505 Topics in Physics: This course offers the opportunity to study topics in advanced physics that are otherwise not available at Oswego. 3sh I.
Other graduate physics courses under advisement with Department of Physics permission.
Art & Graphic Design
ART 509 Graphic Multimedia: Study and studio experience at the graduate level in planning and producing computer assisted visually driven multi media messages. Emphasis is placed on the creative use of electronic presentation systems. 3sh F, SP, SS
ART 525 Graduate Printmaking: This course involves various print media in the development and creation of graphic imagery. There will be exploration of the concepts underlying printmaking both in the past and as they are expressed by contemporary printmakers. 3sh, F. SP.
ART 535 Graduate Metals: Self-directed problems in jewelry design, hollowware, flatware, enameling, and casting. 3sh I.
ART 540 Graduate Photography: This course offers exploration of photography as a means to personal expression and communication. Students will explore technical, aesthetic and historical aspects of photographic media including black and white, color, missed, and electronic media. 3sh F, SP.
Other graduate art and graphic design courses under advisement with Department of Art permission.
Courses in Other Content Areas
Other graduate courses that are functionally related to aspects of Technology Education (e.g., a graduate foreign language, TESOL or bilingual pedagogy course for a technology teacher with appropriate language skills) may be selected under advisement with permission of the department offering the course.
