Higher Education Course Descriptions

Course Offerings Schedule

 

Hg Ed 420 (3 credits) - Introduction to Vocational Technical Teaching at Community Colleges. Examines the competencies for successful teaching in vocational technical programs; a focus on lesson planning, motivating students, teaching methods, time management, and evaluation. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 421 (3 credits) - Higher Education in the United States (dual listed with Hg Ed 521). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 420. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, implement , and evaluate collaborative learning, learning to learn, and other classroom lab/clinic teaching techniques.

Hg Ed 422 (3 credits) - Vocational Technical Curriculum at Community Colleges (dual listed with Hg Ed 522). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 421. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate outcome-based vocational courses and programs in community colleges with a focus on alignment and accountability. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 423 (3 credits) - Vocational Technical Assessment at Community Colleges (dual listed with Hg Ed 523). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 422. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, empower, and evaluate teaching and learning success with a focus on classroom assessment. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 504 (3 credits) - Higher Education in the United States. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Historical development; diversity, functions and philosophies of colleges and universities; federal and state roles; general, liberal, technical, graduate and professional education.

Hg Ed 521 (3 credits) - Vocational Technical Teaching Methods at Community Colleges (dual listed with Hg Ed 421). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 420. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate collaborative learning, learning to learn, and other classroom and lab/clinic teaching techniques. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 522 (3 credits) - Vocational Technical Curriculum at Community Colleges (dual listed with Hg Ed 422). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 521. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, implement, and evaluate outcome-based vocational courses and programs in community colleges with a focus on alignment and accountability. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 523 (3 credits) - Vocational Technical Assessment at Community Colleges (dual listed with Hg Ed 423). Prerequisite: Hg Ed 522. Develops competencies necessary to identify, develop, empower, and evaluate teaching and learning success with a focus on classroom assessment. Materials fee.

Hg Ed 550 (3 credits) - Teaching, Learning and Leadership. Prerequisite: Teacher licensure. Current issues and practices in community college teaching and learning and the role and responsibilities of teachers as leaders.

Hg Ed 561 (2 credits) - College Teaching. Prerequisite: 6 graduate credits. Educational theory, methods, and strategies for the improvement of college instruction. Significance of adult learning styles, academic disciplines, and teaching styles in relation to college instruction.

Hg Ed 562 (3 credits) - Curriculum Development in Colleges. Prerequisite: graduate classification. Modes of curriculum design, development, and change in colleges. Development of curricular leadership and evaluation strategies.

Hg Ed 563 (3 credits) - College Personnel Policies and Practices. Prerequisite: 504. Personnel management and problems, in-service development, salaries and fringe benefits, promotions, tenure, retirement, and recruitment practices. Faculty and staff evaluation procedures and collective bargaining.

Hg Ed 568 (3 credits) - Global Education Policy Analysis. Prerequisite: 504. Assessment of global education policy issues in education. Analysis of policies, implementation strategies, and policy outcomes.

Hg Ed 570 (1-3 credits) - Current Topics in Student Affairs. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Current issues and new directions in student affairs practice. Topics developed to the specific needs of student affairs professionals. Primarily for off-campus.

A. Student Outcomes Assessment and Evaluation
B. Admissions and Financial Aid
C. Advising
D. Residential Life
E. Student Organizations and Activities
F. Career Planning and Placement
G. Student Affairs Institute
H. Student Diversity

Hg Ed 574 (3 credits) - Student Personnel Services in Higher Education. Prerequisite: graduate classification. An introduction to the field of student personnel work with a consideration of student activities, counseling services, financial aids, admissions, student conduct, academic advising, and residential programs; includes community college programs.

Hg Ed 575 (3 credits) - Organization and Administration of Student Affairs. Prerequisite: Hg Ed 574. Organization structures, role and function of student personnel staff; policies and decision-making for student affairs practice.

Hg Ed 576 (3 credits) - Student Development in Higher Education. Prerequisite: 574. The student development approach to student affairs practice. Theories of student development and their applications in student affairs programs, services, and activities. Implications of developmental theories with reference to issues such as career planning, academic programs, and moral development.

Hg Ed 577 (3 credits) - Campus Environments and Cultures. Understanding of the impact of the college environment on students. Ability to use environmental theory to create positive learning situations for students.

Hg Ed 578 (3 credits) - Students in American Higher Education. This course will study the relation between college students and characteristics from 1950 to the current day. Traditional assumptions about the impact of higher education on students will be reviewed and challenged. Campus issues and concerns relative to commuters and residential life will be discussed. Participants will analyze institutional responses to students through college missions, organizational development, structure, core curriculum and retention.

Hg Ed 579 (3 credits) - Counseling and Group Dynamics in Post-secondary Settings. Development of effective basic counseling skills. Understanding of group dynamics. Ability to work effectively in groups.

Hg Ed 580 (1-3 credits) - Current Topics in Community Colleges. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. Current issues and new directions in community college education. Topics developed to the specific needs of colleges. For off-campus.

A. Student Needs
B. General and Liberal Education
C. Counseling and Advising
D. Adult and Continuing Education
E. Development and Remedial Education
F. Student Services
G. Faculty and Staff Evaluation
H. Organization and Administration
L. Learning and Teaching

Hg Ed 582 (3 credits) - The Comprehensive Community College. Prerequisite: Graduate classification. The community college as a unique social and educational institution: its history, philosophy, functions, programs, faculty and student characteristics, organization and finance, trends, and issues. Reviews current research and exemplary community college practices internationally, nationally, and in Iowa.

Hg Ed 590 (1-4 credits) - Special Topics. Prerequisite: 9 credits in education

A. Student Services
B. Community Colleges
C. Current Issues
D. International Higher Education
E. Federal and State Affairs
F. Law in Higher Education
G. Institutional Research

Hg Ed 591 (1-4 credits) - Supervised Field Experience. Prerequisite: 10 credits graduate work in special area. Supervised on-the-job field experience in special areas.

Hg Ed 593 (1-5 credits) - Workshops. Prerequisite: 15 credits in education

Hg Ed 597 (3 credits) - Assessment and Evaluation in Student Affairs. Assessment and evaluation are integral in the measurement of quality in higher education. This course will explore various methodologies in the assessment and evaluation of programs and practices in post-secondary settings. Qualitative and quantitative approaches will be examined.

Hg Ed 598 (3 credits) - Capstone Seminar. This course is designed to integrate the learning experiences of students completing the master's degree program in higher education. Such issues as ethics, continuing professional development, career planning and leadership will be explored.

Hg Ed 599 (credits arranged) - Creative Component. Prerequisite: 9 credits in education

Hg Ed 615 (1-4 credits) - Seminars in Higher Education.

A. Student Services
B. Community Colleges
C. Current Issues
D. International Higher Education
E. Federal and State Affairs
F. Law in Higher Education
G. Institutional Research
H. Research Designs in Higher Education

Hg Ed 664 (3 credits) - College Organization and Administration. Prerequisite: Hg Ed 504. Administrative organization and behavior; communications, leadership, finance, strategic planning, and institutional governance.

Hg Ed 665 (3 credits) - Financing Higher Education. Prerequisite: 504. Lectures, discussions, and individual investigation relating to financial administration in colleges and universities. Budgeting, auxiliary enterprises, administration of financial planning, fund raising, examination of theories on expenditures. Designed for persons aspiring to serving as college administrators.

Hg Ed 666 (3 credits) - Academic Issues and Cultures. An examination of institutional culture and issues in higher education focusing on the roles and responsibilities of faculty and academic administrators.

Hg Ed 676 (3 credits) - Student Development Theory II. Understanding of student development theory. Ability to use theory to guide student affairs practice.

Hg Ed 690 (1-4 credits) - Advanced Special Topics. Prerequisites: 9 credits in education

Hg Ed 699 (credits arranged) - Research. Prerequisite: 9 credits in education