AEE 500 Agricultural Education, Schools and
Society.
Role
and structure of modern agricultural education
within the overall educational system; school organization and
governance, curriculum, teacher roles and responsibilities, educational
philosophy and history, multiculturalism special need students, impact
of technology, professionalism, and current educational trends and
issues. Taught online every year in the Summer and Fall by Dr. Rayfield
or Dr. Moore.
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AEE
501
Foundations of Agricultural and Extension Education.
Development
and organization of agricultural and
extension education in America from colonial times to the present.
Emphasis on role of societal and scientific changes, the federal
government and philosophy on evolution of agricultural and
extension education. Taught live and online every year in the Fall by
Dr. Moore.
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AEE 503
Youth Program Management. Research, theory and principles
of
youth
organization management. Analysis of youth development models and
application of leadership theory in a youth organization. Using
evaluation models to assess the effectiveness of major youth
organization. Web-based course. Taught live and online every year in
the Spring by Dr. Rayfield.
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AEE
505 Trends and Issues in Agricultural and Extension Education.
Scientific,
political, demographic, social,
educational, technological, and environmental trends and issues that
will contribute to the future structure and operation of agricultural
and extension education in the United States. Taught live spring of odd
years and online every spring by Dr. Croom or Dr. Wilson.
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AEE
507 Comparative
Agricultural and Extension Education. Organization and operation of
formal and
nonformal
agricultural education and extension systems in the United States and
in other countries. Week long field trip required - cost approx.
$175.00. Taught summer semester of odd years by Dr. Croom or Dr.
Moore
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AEE 521 Program Planning in
Agricultural and Extension Education. Consideration of the need for
planning
programs in
education; objectives and evaluation of community programs; use of
advisory group; organization and use of facilities.Taught
live fall of even years and online every fall by Dr. Guion.
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AEE 522 Occupational
Experience in Agriculture. A major and critical element in all
programs of
vocational education is provision for appropriate student learning
experiences in a real and simulated employment environment. Due to
recent developments in education and agriculture, new and expanded
concepts of occupational experience devised. Current research
substantiates need and desire of teachers of agriculture for assistance
in implementing new concepts. Also designed to develop depth of
understanding of theoretical foundations underlying new developments in
occupational experiences to stimulate individual growth and creativity
in implementing further developments. Taught live and online every
fall. Dr. Rayfield.
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AEE
523 Adult
Education in Agriculture. Designed to meet needs of leaders in
adult
education. Opportunity to study some of basic problems and values in
working with adult groups. Attention given to problem of fitting
educational program for adults into public school program and other
educational programs as well as to methods of teaching adults. Taught
live and online spring of odd years by Dr. Kistler.
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AEE 524
(595E) Program Management in Agricultural Education. Principles of
program planning applied to educational programs in
agriculture; theory and field experiences in planning, organizing, and
evaluating secondary agricultural education programs; development of
plans for conducting all aspects of the complete agricultural education
program. Taught online every spring by Dr. Rayfield. NEW COURSE UNDER
DEVELOPMENT.
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AEE
526 Information
Technologies in Agricultural and Extension Education. Principles,
theory and techniques of using
information technologies to provide instruction to learners, both in
person and at a distance, in formal and non formal educational
settings. Taught live and online every spring by Dr. Moore.
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AEE
528 Instructional
Design in Agricultural and Extension Education. Planning,
developing, implementing,
evaluating and
managing the instructional process; theories, models, development and
research in instructional design' conducting tasks analysis and needs
assessments; distance learning considerations. Web-based course. Taught
online in summer of odd years.
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AEE 529 Curriculum
Development in Agricultural and Extension Education. Design
and
development of data based
curriculum and
curriculum evaluation procedures in agricultural and extension
education. Critique of curriculum development models, contemporary
trends and issues, curriculum resources and accountability
tools.Analysis of the use of national and state standards as well as
local community needs in curriculum development. Taught online and live
in fall of odd years by Dr. Wilson.
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530 Priority Management in
Agricultural and Extension
Education. Examination of theoretical, psychological
and
empirical bases for strategies and techniques contributing to
enhancement of managerial and personal effectiveness of agricultural
educators and individuals in related agricultural organizations.Taught
live and online during the spring of even years and summer of odd years
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AEE 531 Volunteer Management.
Examination of the theory and research of volunterism. Principles and
practices for recruiting and managing volunteers in non-profit
organizations. Taught live and online in spring of even years by Dr.
Kistler. NEW COURSE UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
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AEE 534 Mentoring in
Agricultural and Extension Education. Organization,
administration, evaluation
and
possible improvement of supervisory practice; theory, principles and
techniques of effective supervision in agricultural education at
different levels. Taught live in fall of even years by Dr. Wilson.
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535 Teaching Agriculture in
Secondary Schools.
Application of theoretical models and
research on
effective teaching in secondary agricultural education programs.
teaching strategies, planning required, and instructional management
for students with varying backgrounds. Evaluation of student learning
and teacher evaluation of instruction. Taught online every fall by Dr.
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AEE 560 Organizational and
Administrative Leadership in Agricultural and Extension Education.
Organizational and administrative
leadership
concepts, skills and values in relation to agencies, organizations and
institutions engaged in the administration of agricultural and
extension education programs. Taught live and online every fall by Dr.
Jones.
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AEE 575 (595V) Program
Marketing in Agricultural and Extension Education. The examination
and application of marketing,
public relations, and branding research in the field of agricultural
and extension education. Efforts in the recruitment and
retention of students/clients are investigated along with techniques
appropriate for marketing agricultural and extension education
programs. The course capstone includes the development of communication
campaigns and comprehensive marketing plans that allow learners to put
course theory to practice. Taught online in fall of even years by Dr.
Baker. NEW COURSE UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
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577 Evaluation in
Agricultural and Extension Education. Evaluation principles,
models, and
procedures used
in developing and analyzing, agricultural, vocational, technical, and
extension education programs; role of comprehenseive evaluation in
needs assessments, program planning, program implementation, and the
marketing of outcomes to major stake-holders; designs for evaluating
agricultural and extension programs. Evaluation logic model is
presented to identify and describe program inputs, activities, outputs,
and outcomes. Taught live in spring of even years and taught online
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AEE 578 Scientific Inquiry in
Agricultural and Extension Education. Philosophy, design,
interpretation and
practice of
scientific research in agricultural and extension education, with a
particular focus on the skills necessary to be an effective and
critical "consumer" of research that is practiced within the field. Web
based course. Taught live and online every fall by Dr. Rayfield.
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| AEE 579 Research Design in
Agricultural and Extension Education. Design of Research in
Agricultural and
Extension
education. Development of proposals for thesis research or competitive
grants. Critical analyses of research in the field and proposed
research. Taught live in the fall of odd years by Dr. Jayaratne or Dr.
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AEE 700 Readings in Agricultural and
Extension Education. An indepth examination of seminal and
current documents that have impacted the discipline of agricultural and
extension education. Taught live and online in spring of odd years by
Dr. Moore. NEW COURSE UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
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| AEE 701 Policy Development in Agricultural
and Extension Education. Examination and analysis of federal
legislation that has impacted agricutural and extension education.
Methods and techniques of developing and influencing public
policies and programs with an emphasis on agricultural, human resource
and
educational policy. Taught live and online in spring of even years by
Dr. Moore. NEW COURSE UNDER DEVELOPMENT. |
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AEE
735 Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences. Theory and
practice of effective teaching in agricultural and life
sciences. Emphasis on course planning, teaching and learning styles,
instructional techniques, laboratory instruction, text construction,
student evaluation, instructional technology, and faculty roles and
responsibilities. Taught live and online every spring by Dr. Croom.
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AEE 740
Extension in Developing Countries. Rural extension (agriculture,
forestry, development, etc.). Strategies
for enablement of farm/rural people to better usage of science,
technology and other types of knowledge in fulfilling their own
aspirations within their cultural context. Examination of practice of
rural extension/development in many parts of the world and basic
conceptual ideas and processes. Taught live in fall of odd years by Dr.
Richardson.
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AEE 779 Statistical Applications in
Agricultural and Extension Education. The application and
interpretation of statistics used in agricultural and extension
education. Emphasis on preparing research based manuscripts for
publication in scientific journals. Taught live in fall of even years
by Dr. Jayaratne. NEW COURSE UNDER DEVELOPMENT.
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Special
Topic, Seminar and Independent Courses:
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AEE
595 - Special Topics in Agricultural and Extension Education
AEE
601 - Seminar
AEE
610 - Special Topics
AEE
611 - Special Topics in Agricultural Communications
AEE
620 - Special Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
AEE
641 - Practicum in Agricultural and Extension Education
AEE
685 - Master's Supervised Teaching
AEE
688 - Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time
Registration
AEE
689 - Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time
Registration
AEE
690 - Master's Examination
AEE
693 - Master's Supervised Research
AEE
695 - Master's Thesis Research
AEE
696 - Summer Thesis Research
AEE
699 - Master's Thesis Preparation
AEE
735 - Effective Teaching in Agriculture and Life Sciences
AEE
740 - Extension In Developing Countries
AEE
820 - Special Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
AEE
841 - Practicum in Agricultural and Extension Education
AEE
885 - Doctoral Supervised Teaching
AEE
893 - Doctoral Supervised Research
AEE
895 - Doctoral Dissertation Research
AEE
896 - Summer Dissertation Research
AEE
899 - Doctoral Dissertation Preparation
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offerings for the upcoming summer
and fall
semesters.