Spring 2013 Offerings:

EDHP 679 LEGAL ISSUES IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF HIGHER EDUCATION Course Description: Analysis of selected legal issues related to the administration of higher education; emphasis on relations with students, faculty, staff, and selected policy issues. Course Objectives: To develop an understanding of the organization and governance of higher education from a legal perspective; to become familiar with the multiple sources of constitutional, statutory, case law, and regulatory law that govern higher education, and to develop rudimentary legal research skills; to develop a basic understanding of methods of legal analysis of issues in the administration of higher education Sample Assignments: Moot Court, Moot Court Brief (midterm), and Final paper EDHP 565 Intervention Strategies In College Course Objectives: To provide an overview of models for and levels of intervention strategies for issues facing student affairs and higher education; critically explore the development, strengths and weaknesses of current interventions being applied to specific issues and challenges faced by college and university administrators; demonstrate how new interventions might be developed, applied and evaluated for current and future higher education needs; develop unique approaches for addressing the most pernicious problems facing colleges and universities; be able to speak intelligently about critical issues facing higher education and be able to provide practical and innovative solutions. Sample Assignments: Multiple 2 page position papers, and Final paper. EDUC 547 CAREER DEVELOPMENT Course Description: This course utilizes various methodologies including lecture, seminar discussions and problem-solving exercises to present a survey of career development and counseling. This course is intended to acquaint the student with the major theories in this field and provide students with an introduction to career assessment instruments. A holistic approach to career counseling is identified. This course is designed to assist counselors or PASA students with a wide variety of resources, techniques, and theoretical approaches in providing career counseling to diverse populations based on identified needs. Course Objectives: Develop a holistic understanding of career counseling and an awareness of how career development can be integrated into personal, family, and educational counseling; review the major theoretical perspectives that aim to explain career development; review current information/research on career development; examine career counseling for special populations; review major career assessment instruments. Develop a knowledge and understanding of a variety of career assessments; gain an awareness of the important role of technology in career counseling; highlight the importance of an individuals cultural, ethnic, and educational background in his/her career development; develop skills to assist in client/student career planning. Sample Assignments: Personal Life-line, Career Interview and Analysis (Midterm), Special Population Presentation, and Career Theory Paper and Assessments (Final).

EDHP 580 THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE Course Description: The system of higher education in the United States has trended toward an egalitarian approach, which strives for maximum inclusion in higher education. These efforts have included the two year community college system, which has offered career-oriented and liberal arts programs ranging from single semester certificates to two-year degree and transfer curriculum. These colleges have offered greater access to higher education through less restrictive, and sometimes open, enrollment practices. While an integral part of the higher education system, community colleges are not without their detractors, and continue to have internal and external discussions on the scope of their mission and/or purpose, their impact on social mobilization and the efficacy of their programs. These discussions are complicated even further by the diversity of the colleges and their students. Course Objectives: Learning objectives for this course include understanding the community college movement and history, curriculum, and types of administrative structures. Students will also learn about the goals of community colleges, their relationship to secondary and post-secondary educational institutions, and profiles of faculty and students. Through the evaluation of historical and current the context, the student will gain a thorough understanding of the community college system from the perspective of an educational professional. Sample Assignments: Investigation papers (4), and Final paper/presentation (group assignment).

Potential Spring 2013 Offerings (pending student interest)

EDUC 500 COUNSELING PROCESS Course Objectives: The purpose of this course is to provide a general introduction to the counseling process. Although there is a text and mandatory reading, the primary focus of class time will be in skill acquisition and refinement. Students will be expected to demonstrate a mastery of basic skills utilized in counseling, such as active listening, reflected feelings, empathizing, summarizing, and clarifying the issues and concerns of individuals seeking assistance. At the completion of this semester, students should be prepared to see actual clients under conditions of close clinical supervision for further advanced clinical training (e.g. MFTs) and/or work with individuals in other fields (e.g. PASA program/higher education) such as further supervised experience in educational/advisement counseling with college students in Student Affairs and other occupations requiring counseling skills. Sample Assignments: Journal assignments, Transcriptions, and Videotapes. EDHP 503 CURRICULUM, TEACHING AND LEARNING IN HIGHER, ADULT, AND PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION Course Description: The purpose of this course is to explore curriculum, teaching anf learning strategies for general, vocational, and professional education; planning for lifelong learning; theories, policies and pracftices for higher, adult, and professional education. To meet this purpose, the course considers some fundamental aspects of the teaching and learning experience. What does it mean to learn? What does it mean to teach? How can learning be shaped within and beyond the tradditional classroom? Course Objectives: First, we will gain an awareness and understanding of various learning theories; second, we will gain an understanding of the literature around the undergraduate college curriculum; third, we will explore what accounts for good undergraduate teaching and the role pedagogy plays in the

learning process and in the classroom; fourth, you will have the opportunity to develop projects that demonstrate your understanding about curriculum, teaching and learning. Sample Assignments: Teaching and learning reflections, in-class presentations; course design for significant learning assignment; and Final Project (course syllabus). EDUC 613 GENDER ISSUES IN ATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION Course Description: Title IX is either looked at as a great benefit to women or signifies the beginning of gender wars in which boys are the casualties. Proponents of Title IX advance the arguments that gender equity in education has not yet been achieved and that at Title IX is necessary to open up the doors to equal opportunities for all students. Opponents of Title IX believe it has been the death knell for mens sports, with one writer proclaiming a train wreck called Title IX. This course offers an overview of Title IX and gender issues in the institutions of higher education. The course will also examine the different venues in which Title IX is applied to college campuses (participation opportunities, capital campaigns and facilities, OCR and EADA reports, NCAA certification process and NCAA bylaws and compliance). The scope of this course is to review, analyze, and discuss political issues surrounding Title IX and its implications for institutions of higher education. Course Objectives: This course was strategically developed with the expectation that students will achieve the following learning outcomes: gain an understanding of the current Title IX and gender issues related to intercollegiate athletics; gain the ability to review, reflect, and analyze the standards, policies, and regulations set forth by Title IX and case law resulting from Title IX; gain an understanding of the practical applications of Title IX on the campus of an institution of higher education; review and explore current Title IX case law and how they affect intercollegiate sport and gender equity; identify and analyze strategies for reform, enforcement, and the future of Title IX. Sample Assignments: In-class Presentations, Reading Response Papers, and Final Paper.