AEE 529 Course Syllabus
Course Description:
AEE 529 Curriculum Development in Agricultural and Extension Education–Agricultural educators and extension agents often need specialized curriculum to meet the needs of agriculturally diverse communities. This course will provide agriculture educators and extension agents an opportunity to evaluate and carry out the curriculum development process. Emphasis will be placed on the development of contemporary curriculum that is data-based, has explicit outcomes, and is student-oriented. Quantitative and naturalistic techniques for assessing the quality of curriculum will also be developed and practiced.
Instructor
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Dr. Beth Wilson Associate Professor North Carolina State University Ricks Hall 213, Box 7607 NCSU Campus Raleigh NC 27695 Phone: 919-515-9441 Fax: 919-515-1965 Email: bwilson@ncsu.edu Office Hours: By appointment. Will reply to email within 48 hours. |
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Course Goals
As a result of participation in this course you will be able to:
1. Differentiate between curriculum development and
instructional development by evaluating the philosophy and history of
curriculum development.
(LEADSERVE 5,8; NCDPI GRADUATE STANDARD C,E)
2. Compare and contrast contemporary designs for
curriculum development.
(LEADSERVE 5,8; NCDPI GRADUATE STANDARD C,D,E)
3. Debate current federal and state trends and issues
that influence current curriculum development in agricultural
education.
(LEADSERVE 5,8; NCDPI GRADUATE STANDARD C,E)
4. Assess the need for curriculum content and utilize
effective curriculum planning strategies. (LEADSERVE 4,6,9; NCDPI
GRADUATE STANDARD A,B,D)
5. Develop and evaluate curriculum competencies,
objectives, and accountability assessments. (LEADSERVE 4,9; NCDPI
GRADUATE STANDARD A,B,D)
6. Evaluate and develop curriculum resource materials.
(LEADSERVE 4,9; NCDPI GRADUATE STANDARD A,B,D)
7. Market new curriculum to the students, parents, and
school administrators.
(LEADSERVE 4,7,9; NCDPI GRADUATE STANDARD C,D,E)
Course Prerequisites
There are no specific prerequisites for this course.
Course Text
There is no text required for this course, however, a headset or haedphones/microphone will be required to record and listen to presentations in Elluminate. For more information about Elluminate please examine this overview.
Course Assignments and Evaluation Procedures
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Point Value |
Assignments |
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150 points |
Weekly assignments |
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50 points |
Discussion |
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100 points |
Midterm Exam- |
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5 points |
Phase I - Select an area of study for your curriculum development project, the model to be used for it's development, and the specific decision making strategies to be used to determine the course or program content. |
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15 points |
Phase II - Develop a school/community questionnaire survey. |
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30 points |
Phase III - Develop a course or program blueprint- state objectives and competencies. |
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10 points |
Phase IV - Identify, assess and select at least two curriculum resources/materials. Create one original lesson or activity. |
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40 points |
Final Project/Performance assessment - Create and share a 10-minute recruitment presentation of your curriculum suitable for students, parents, and school administrators, in an Elluminate session. |
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100 points |
Final Exam- |
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Total: 500 points |
Class Evaluations
Online class evaluations will be available for students to complete
during the
last two weeks of class (Month, Date- Month, Date). Students will
receive an email
message directing them to a website where they can login using their
Unity ID and
complete evaluations. All evaluations are confidential; instructors
will never know how
any one student responded to any question, and students will never know
the ratings for
any particular instructors.
Grading Scale
Assignment of grades is NOT based on a normal (bell) curve. Assignments turned in late (after midnight on the date due) are subject to a 10% deduction. The following grading scale will be used in this course.
A+ = 97-100%
A = 93-96%
A- = 90-92%
B+ = 87-89%
B = 83-86%
B- = 80-82%
C+ = 77-79%
C = 73-76%
C- = 70-72%
D+ = 67-69%
D = 63-66%
D- = 60-62%
F = Below 60%
Attendance Policy
Students are expected to attend and actively participate in classes
and laboratory sessions. Students with excused absences will be
allowed to make up assignments or examinations missed. Students
should notify the instructor prior to the activity when they are absent
due to University related trips, etc. Any work submitted late will be subject to
a 10% per day grade reduction.
Academic Integrity
The students and faculty of NCSU believe that the willingness of students to affirm and adhere to the essential values of honesty and integrity in all their academic endeavors is exemplified in the Honor Pledge:
I have neither given nor received unauthorized aid on this test or assignment.
It is university policy that all students sign the Honor Pledge on tests and assignments for each course as specified by the instructor.
Laboratory Safety
There is no laboratory for this class.
Students with Disabilities
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 mandate that the faculty provide reasonable accommodations to students with disabilities. These accommodations are based on the premise that students with disabilities need an equal opportunity to acquire information and demonstrate what they have learned; not have an advantage over others in the class. This does not mean lowering class standards, but it may mean having students learn and express knowledge in a different mode.
All students registered with the NC State Office of Disability Services for Students (DSS) will provide the instructor with an accommodation letter. This letter verifies that appropriate medical documentation is on file and that the student has a substantiated disability requiring effective reasonable accommodations. Accommodations for which the student qualifies will also be included in the letter. If you have not registered with the DSS and have a learning disability, you should register in Suite 1900, Student Health Center.
If you have a documented disability, please schedule an appointment with the course instructor to discuss academic accommodations.
Field Trips
There are no group field trips or field trip costs associated with this course.
How does a Distance Education course work?
1. Each week you will click on the class link that corresponds to that week. You should complete the lesson some time during that week.
2. When you go to the weekly lesson, you are to first view the list of objectives for the lesson. This is your guide as to what you should learn.
3. One of the benefits of taking a course on-line is the opportunity to experience a multitude of varied materials found on the Internet. Under the list of learning activities there will be a list of web sites, journal articles, papers and other materials to be reviewed. In this class we try to utilize the power of the World Wide Web (WWW). You are to visit each site that is listed under the learning activities and read or view the materials. For some of the materials, you might need to have the Acrobat Reader on your computer. If you don't have this program, it can be downloaded for free.
4. On most weeks you will complete a worksheet that relates to the weekly lesson. It is to be completed and submitted in the corresponding weekly session of the AEE 529 Moodle page. The AEE 529 Moodle page is only accesible to students in the course, and will require your unity id and password to be accesed. You might want to print out the worksheet early in the lesson and then refer to it as you complete the various learning activities.
5. You should establish a standard time every week to work on this class. Do not to get behind because it will be hard to catch up. In a typical on-campus class you would spend 3 hours in the classroom and 6-9 hours reading and doing assignments during a week. This class will take similar time commitments.
Plugins
Material for this course will be presented in a variety of ways. Powerpoint, Word, and PDF files, just to name a few will require third party applications not viewable on a browser alone. Please make sure you have the updated plugins for each of the following applications
http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/download.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash&promoid=DXLUJ
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=048DC840-14E1-467D-8DCA-19D2A8FD7485&displaylang=en
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=3657ce88-7cfa-457a-9aec-f4f827f20cac&displaylang=en
Important Information
A complete list of reminders for the beginning of the
semester can be found at
http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/academic_regulations/beg_of_semester.html
University policy dictates that the following be included in the course syllabus:
University policies on attendance, (excused and
unexcused) absences, and scheduling makeup work please see:
http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.3.php
Students are bound by the academic integrity policy as stated in the code of student conduct. Therefore, students are required to uphold the university pledge of honor and exercise honesty in completing any assignment. See the website for a full explanation: http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/student_services/student_discipline/POL11.35.1.php
Reasonable accommodations will be made for students with verifiable
disabilities. In order to take advantage of available accommodations,
students must register with Disability Services for Students at 1900
Student Health Center, Campus Box 7509, 515-7653. http://www.ncsu.edu/provost/offices/affirm_action/dss/
For more information on NC State's policy on working with students with disabilities, please see http://www.ncsu.edu/policies/academic_affairs/courses_undergrad/REG02.20.1.php
Help for taking and passing PRAXIS I and II is available in the College of Education Learning Technology Resource Center located in room 400 of Poe Hall. PRAXIS registration information, study guides, etc. are found at www.ets.org/praxis
Information on CED Teacher Education is found at http://ced.ncsu.edu/teachered
The College of Education’s Conceptual Framework may be found in its entirety at http://ced.ncsu.edu/about/conceptual_framework.htm
* Underlined items are required in listed order. Once program
assessments are in place, objectives and other relevant course outcomes
should not be changed without reviewing the impact on program outcomes
and candidate assessments. Syllabus changes that required a course
action should include course action approval date.