EVT-EDUCATION, VOCATIONAL

EVT 2948 Service Learning Field Study I . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission of instructor is required.

EVT 3065 Principles of Vocational-Technical Education . . . . . 4(4,0,0)
Provides an opportunity to develop philosophy of vocational and technical education through understanding of basic concepts and principles underlying education for occupational competence.

EVT 3165 Course Construction for Vocational Teaching . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Organization of instruction for vocational teaching. Evaluation of vocational philosophy in determining objectives and constructing course materials in vocational programs.

EVT 3367 Vocational Instruction Evaluation . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Testing and evaluating vocational instruction. Methods of evaluating student progress in all levels of vocational instruction; emphasis on principles, preparations, administration and evaluation of picture, performance, oral and written exams.

EVT 3945 Supervised Field Problems . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Problems in industrial-vocational environment through arrangement by assigned instructor. Special permission is required.

EVT 3948 Service Learning Field Study II . . . . . 1-3(VARIABLE)
Placement in community agency or other social organizational setting related to field of study. Supervision by faculty and agency. Students and faculty "customize" courses to fit a full range of services that are available in the setting. Student must be able to draw correlation between the discipline and field study. Journal and reflective experience paper are required. With the agreement of the student's faculty sponsor, a minimum of 4-6 hours per week must be done at the field site per semester hour of credit. Permission of instructor is required.

EVT 3949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 1-2(VARIABLE)
Alternating full-time or consecutive parallel terms of practical experience in the intended field. Reinforcing academic preparation; confirming educational and career goals; personal and professional development; early start in career; earnings toward self-support; improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education). Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Permission of director of Cooperative Education is required.

EVT 4310 Strategies for Planning and Operating Health Occupations Education . . . . . 4(4,0,0)
Developing strategies and teaching techniques for planning and operating health occupations education programs.

EVT 4380 Special Methods In Vocational Technology Education . . . . . 4(4,0,0)
Provides opportunity to become proficient in using special methods and procedural activities in vocational-industrial and technical education classes. (Scheduled one semester prior to student teaching.)

EVT 4560 Selection and Guidance of Vocational Students . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Methods of selecting and guiding students into vocational programs. Emphasis on career selection and placement procedures.

EVT 4562 Introduction to Vocational Special Needs Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Introduces historical evolution, legislative development and instructional methodologies in vocational special needs education.

EVT 4930 Seminar . . . . . 3(3,0,0)

EVT 4949 Cooperative Education . . . . . 0(VARIABLE)
Alternating full-time or consecutive parallel terms of practical experience in the intended field. Reinforcing academic preparation; confirming educational and career goals; personal and professional development; early start in career; earnings toward self-support; improved employability. (See program description under Cooperative Education). Graded on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis only. Master level student and permission of director of Cooperative Education is required.

EVT 5175 Curriculum and Staff Development for Vocational Education Programs . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Curriculum development procedures for community vocational, technical and adult education needs; procedures for selecting faculty and support personnel for staffing curricula; and procedures for conducting effective pre-service and in-service staff development programs.

EVT 5260 Coordination and Management of Cooperative Vocational Programs . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Establishing and managing cooperative and specialized programs. Emphasis on promotion of school, community and employment relationships.

EVT 5266 Administration and Supervision of Vocational Education Programs . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Administrative and supervisory functions in creating new programs and maintaining existing programs to adequately serve community needs in vocational, technical and adult education programs.

EVT 5565 Vocational Special Needs Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Historical developments, legislation, instructional strategies and problems associated with instructing special-needs students in vocationally-related environments.

EVT 5685 Competency-Based/Individualized Vocational Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Skills and knowledge essential in developing competency-based, individualized vocational training programs.

EVT 5940 Internship/Practicum in Vocational Education . . . . . 1-6(VARIABLE)
Practical application of knowledge acquired from classroom work in a field setting such as school, business, industry, governmental agency, social agency. Permission of instructor is required.

EVT 6561 Selection and Guidance of Vocational Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Concentrates on the achievement of skills used by teachers as they gather student data, confer with students and help them plan for employment or further education.

EVT 6664 School Involvement and Community Relations . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Vocational education as a part of the community; implications for industrial, labor and community relations; school-community/employee- employer relationships; interpreting vocational programs to the public; role of the vocational administrator/teacher. Evaluation of related activities. Corequisite: EDM 6911.

EVT 6669 Trends and Issues In Vocational Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Basic philosophical and curricula trends and issues in vocational education at the international, national, state and local levels.

EVT 6695 International Comparative Vocational Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Study and analysis of vocational-technical education in selected foreign countries in a comparative and evaluative manner; concepts, beliefs, understanding of the realities of and needs for international education.

EVT 6970 Thesis . . . . . 1-6(VARIABLE)
Design, research and presentation of a master's thesis under the direction of the faculty committee. Graded on a satisfactory/ unsatisfactory basis only. Special permission is required.

EVT 7155 Career Development in Vocational Technology . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Career model designed to facilitate career development of students' articulate vocational education and career guidance; integrate world of work with world of education and involve students in dissemination of career information and in facilitation of career development.

EVT 7170 Technical Education in Postsecondary Schools . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Analysis of technical education in modern society with emphasis on college and other postsecondary school programs leading to the associate of science, associate of applied science or similar degrees.

EVT 7269 Advanced Administrative Principles of Vocational Technology and Adult 
Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Study and analysis of the administration and supervisory procedures and involvements in planning, initiating and maintaining vocational education programs at the local level. Of principal concerns are (1) the job of local administrator, (2) his/her role as an educational leader and (3) qualities of leadership required.

EVT 7761 Analysis of Research in Vocational Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Designed to serve several purposes. First, some in-depth study of selected areas in the field of adult and continuing education. The seminar serves the specific needs of two different groups-doctoral students and specialist students with emphasis on the critique of formal literature. Part of the course will emphasize preparation for responding to essay-type questions. Lastly, students will develop a mini proposal to be presented to classmates.

EVT 7790 Assessment and Measurement of Vocational Technology Programs . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Assists public school teachers and other education personnel to evaluate vocational, technical and adult instruction. Emphasis is placed on principles of evaluation procedures, interpretation of results and overall vocational-technical program evaluation.

EVT 7926 Staff Development . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
Implementation of new procedures addressed to the discreet developmental needs of the staff as identified by an education agency.

EVT 7930 Seminar: Vocational, Technology and Adult Education . . . . . 3(3,0,0)
An examination and study of new developments and current problems and trends in vocational, technical and adult education programs. Students will investigate an approved topic and lead a discussion for class. Topics will vary depending upon current needs.