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ED 579 - School Improvement Measurement
3 credits
Provides participants with a repertoire of school improvement measurement strategies that may be used for profiling students’ outcomes as part of developing a school improvement plan. Specifically addresses issues of measurement-related school improvement, the purposes and products of school improvement, and possible applications of school improvement measurements to the School Improvement Plan.
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ED 580 - Foundations in Early Childhood/Elementary Education
3 credits
Introduces students to the field of early childhood and elementary education and presents an overview of historical and philosophical perspectives. Explores different approaches to ECE and elementary education. Analyzes relevant issues in the field of early childhood and elementary education from sociological and cultural perspectives.
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ED 581 - From At-Risk to Resiliency
3 credits
Examines the factors that place a student at risk, with the goal of identifying the most beneficial strategies for pulling students through difficulties. Includes chemical abuse, physical and sexual abuse, dysfunctional families, suicide, and socioeconomic status. Addresses the use of community agencies and development of classroom resources.
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ED 582 - Counseling Techniques
3 credits
Explores counseling techniques for educational professionals. Develops the theoretical understanding and practical skills needed to deal constructively with personal and social problems that affect behavior, mood, and self-efficacy.
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ED 583 - Comparative Education
3 credits
Introduces a global, comparative view of education through the examination of education systems in other countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Specifically examines national educational reform agendas, public school structures, and research that compares schooling in the U.S. with other countries.
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ED 584 - Curriculum Design in Early Childhood
3 credits
Examines early childhood development and learning as a basis for determining developmentally appropriate experiences for young children. Incorporates observation and evaluation into organizing principles and considers the meaning and development of play and its importance in curriculum design. Examines relationships between the environment and program goals.
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ED 585 - Assessment and Planning
3 credits
Covers the administration and interpretation of screening and assessment tools for identification and evaluation of infants, toddlers, preschool, and primary-grade children with special needs. Examines curricula issues and intervention strategies related to service, delivery, and advocacy for young children.
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ED 586 - Curriculum Content in Early Childhood Education
3 credits
Uses the developmental-interaction approach as a framework for integrating scientific, social, and mathematical content areas into early childhood programs. Considers ways to facilitate creative development and expression through the visual and performing arts. Explores the role of teacher as facilitator and examines ways to integrate health, safety, and nutrition instruction.
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ED 587 - Family, School, and Community Relations in Early Childhood Education
3 credits
Examines the socializing environments in a child’s life and their interrelatedness. Focuses on understanding the importance of cooperation and collaboration between family and school, including special educators and other professionals. Examines conferencing techniques and explores ways to build positive relationships and strengthen communication between school and family.
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ED 588 - Early Language and Literacy Development
3 credits
Examines the process of language development and the emergence of literacy in young children. Studies the cognitive and social bases of language and literacy development. Considers ways of promoting language and literacy development, including the selection and use of activities and materials.
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ED 589 - Interpersonal Relations and Guidance in ECE
3 credits
Focuses on understanding social and emotional development as a basis for effective group management and positive interpersonal relations. Examines different theories of group management and their relationships to curriculum design. Considers ways to foster positive interactions between children and adults.
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ED 590 - Complex Instruction
3 credits
Creates a classroom environment that incorporates an understanding of current educational research on learning styles, multiple intelligences, cooperative learning, relative social status of students from diverse backgrounds, and rigorous academic inquiry. Challenges elementary, middle, and secondary level teachers to engage all learners using techniques that address the wide range of expectations and abilities present in today’s classrooms. Puts into practice the theory of complex instruction as students participate in the curriculum implementation, instructional methodology, and assessment activities accompanying this advanced treatment of learning processes and the roles of educators in the classroom.
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ED 591 - School Law and Organization
3 credits
Studies federal, state, and local legal institutions and laws that affect schools. Emphasizes governance and liability of schools.
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ED 592 - Humanizing the Workplace
3 credits
Relates the research, theory, and practice of humanistic psychology to the workplace, with emphasis on techniques for building a positive-self-concept, resolving conflict, and building effective interpersonal relationships.
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ED 593 - Observation and Evaluation of Teaching
3 credits
Provides an opportunity for teachers to observe contemporary trends in education and applied learning theories as demonstrated in the schools. Analyzes learning theories, investigates trends and their use in classroom situations, and discusses the effectiveness of educational theories and practices on instruction.
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ED 594 - Issues in Native American Cultures
3 credits
Provides an overview of the history, culture, and life ways of Native Americans, with focus on the peoples of the Pacific Northwest. Provides a basic foundation in Native American history. Examines Indian-white conflict, subsequent cultural disruption, and the impact of events on contemporary Native American peoples. Presents teaching and learning styles in Native American cultures based on research and practice. Examines contemporary topics and issues in Native American cultures and introduces cultural life ways, including song, oral tradition, and dance.
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ED 595 - Models of Professional Growth
3 credits
Students learn elements of reflective dialogue used to refine approaches and develop applications to one¿s work. Develops an understanding of professional growth that does not involve time-consuming effort while providing the potential for leadership in a world of constantly evolving innovative techniques and changing management and leadership theories. (Field-based course.)
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ED 596 - Models of Teaching
3 credits
Examines the compendium of instructional strategies appropriate to various teaching and learning purposes. Develops expertise in the elements of effective models for teaching in K–12 classrooms through a researched cycle of demonstration, practice, and feedback.
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ED 597 - Creativity in the Workplace
3 credits
Addresses the challenges of incorporating creativity into the workplace both as an issue of personal creative development and as a leadership issue related to nurturing creativity and innovation in others. Offers an opportunity to acquire and practice multiple strategies for fostering creativity in oneself and in others.
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ED 598 - Effective School Communications
3 credits
Develops the skills needed to communicate effectively in school districts. Topics include the impact of communication on school effectiveness, communication in negotiations and conflict management, the effect of communication on school improvement and educational change, and interviewing and observational skills.
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LEAD 501 - Research on School Leadership
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged for research on School Leadership. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 505 - CAL Reading and Conference on Culture and Diversity
1 to 4 credits
Focuses on issues of culture and diversity in the schools and the larger community. Students work with their mentor, CAL coordinator, and instructor of record to develop an independent study to strengthen theoretical understanding of cultural and legal issues and leadership. Readings and assignments are determined collaboratively depending on upon the agreement between the student, practicum mentor, instructor of record, and the CAL coordinator. May also be taken in collaboration with the Southern Oregon Educational Service District (SOESD) leadership development program or other leadership workshops sponsored by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators or the Oregon School Boards Association. For example, students may attend seminars in association with the SOESD program to fulfill course and class time requirements. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 505 - CAL Reading and Conference on Evaluation and Assessment
1 to 4 credits
Focuses on issues of evaluation and assessment in the schools and the community. Students work with their mentor, CAL coordinator, and instructor of record to develop an independent study to strengthen theoretical understanding of evaluation and assessment issues and legal requirements at the building and district levels. Readings and assignments are determined collaboratively depending on upon the agreement between the student, practicum mentor, instructor of record, and the CAL coordinator. May also be taken in collaboration with the Southern Oregon Educational Service District (SOESD) leadership development program or other leadership workshops sponsored by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators or the Oregon School Boards Association. For example, students may attend seminars in association with the SOESD program to fulfill course and class time requirements. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 505 - CAL Reading and Conference on Leadership and Organizations
1 to 4 credits
Focuses on issues of organizational leadership in the schools and community. Students work with their mentor, CAL coordinator, and instructor of record to develop an independent study to strengthen theoretical understanding of organizational issues, legal aspects, and leadership at the building and district levels. Readings and assignments are determined collaboratively depending on upon the agreement between the student, practicum mentor, instructor of record, and the CAL coordinator. May also be taken in collaboration with the Southern Oregon Educational Service District (SOESD) leadership development program or other leadership workshops sponsored by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators or the Oregon School Boards Association. For example, students may attend seminars in association with the SOESD program to fulfill course and class time requirements. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 506 - Special Individual Studies on School Organizations
1-4 credits
Credits to be arranged for research on School Leadership. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 508 - Workshop on School Improvement
1-4 credits
Credits to be arranged for research on School Leadership. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 513 - Evaluation and Management of Classroom Instruction
1 credit
Through classroom observations, students learn to collect, analyze, and use objective data to evaluate the major elements of classroom instruction. Students practice a variety of evaluation tools. Develops management techniques and skills to provide feedback and direction to others. Students also develop their rationale for evaluative practices and create an evaluation instrument of their own.
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LEAD 520 - Administrative Portfolio
1 credit
Supports the development of a professional portfolio for candidates who are completing their administrative license at either the initial or continuing levels. Purpose is to show evidence of meeting the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) requirements for the administrative licensure, Standard 7: Practicum Experience. Successful completers must meet the following criteria: evidence of a substantial and sustained practicum that is standards-based, accomplished in real settings across all authorization levels, planned and guided cooperatively, and taken for graduate credit. Candidates work with their practicum mentor, SOU supervising professor, and the LEAD program coordinator to plan, develop, and submit the portfolio.
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LEAD 522 - Curriculum Design and Educational Change
1 credit
Engages students in applying knowledge and skills to real-world situations. Leads students beyond basic recall to high levels of achievement. Challenges students to perform a comprehensive examination of the processes, content, and assessments related to the spectrum of curriculum areas present in a K–12 instructional program.
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LEAD 523 - Issues of Educational Reform
1 credit
Introduces students to areas of educational reform, restructuring, and change. Includes international, national, state, and local reform efforts and research into educational change. Provides personal strategies for promoting and coping with educational change efforts.
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LEAD 524 - Professional Models of Governance
1 credit
Covers the strategies used by educators as they manage and cope with the numerous innovations and refinements to teaching and learning required in today’s schools. Focuses on the principles governing the improvement process.
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LEAD 525 - Public and Professional Relations
3 credits
Helps teachers project a positive public image. Involves understanding the multiple audiences and the variety of forums available for articulating one’s vision of what education should be. Participants learn to communicate effectively, identify common goals, and present thoughts clearly. Introduces teachers to effective strategies for building positive relationships.
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LEAD 528 - Leadership into Practice
1 to 9 credits
Creates conditions for teacher leadership and requires practice in principles supporting individual and collaborative growth and change. Using current understandings of the forces of educational change and the implementation of personal and professional action plans, students in the MEd/CTL Program work at their school sites to aid in teaching and learning improvement. Repeatable for a maximum of 20 credits.
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LEAD 548 - Culture and Family/Community Involvement
1 credit
Focuses on parent and community involvement in schools. Presents strategies for building strong partnerships among parents, teachers, students, and community members. A study of the differences between school culture and the diverse cultures represented by children and families provides a foundation for learning methods and programs that promote cooperation and collaboration among the school, family, and community. Considers communication strategies among school personnel and families with limited English proficiency.
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LEAD 560 - Diversity
1 credit
Emphasizes the philosophical and epistemological perspectives of multicultural education in American public schools. Addresses issues related to exceptionality, including mainstreaming and inclusion. Explores materials related to the characteristics and needs of at-risk youth and considers how schools can respond to these needs. Introduces curriculum planning, as well as instruction and assessment techniques that help develop an effective multicultural education program at each level of education in public schools.
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LEAD 564 - Supervision and Evaluation of Instruction
3 to 4 credits
Examines the role of building and district administrators as instructional leaders. Focuses on the theoretical and applied perspectives on effective instructional and curriculum leadership, which includes applying knowledge and skills about effective instruction and curriculum to improve teaching practices to increase student learning. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 579 - School Improvement Measurement
1 credit
Provides participants with a repertoire of school improvement measurement strategies that may be used for profiling students’ outcomes as part of developing a school improvement plan. Specifically addresses issues of measurement related school improvement, the purposes and products of school improvement, and possible applications of school improvement measurements to the School Improvement Plan.
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LEAD 585 - Contract Management and Human Resources
3 to 4 credits
Explores the responsibilities central office personnel and school building administrators have with understanding, monitoring, and maintaining labor agreements that govern employment practices at the school and district levels. Considers the responsibilities associated with maintaining agreements through the collective bargaining process, as well as legal implications related to grievances, aggregations, violations, and irregularities in the management of the collective bargaining agreement and human resource management, including dispute resolution and other grievance procedures by faculty, students, parents, and community members. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 588 - Cultural and Organizational Leadership
3 to 4 credits
Considers advanced concepts on the application of cultural competence in relation to organizational theory, behavior, and administration. Addresses theoretical concepts from across the field of management behavior in business, industry, government, and education with a focus on cultural diversity and awareness and legal implications. Theories include dealing with how organizations are managed at both behavioral and administrative levels in diverse settings. Considers differences across the various levels of organizations, especially how they affect legal, cultural, and political aspects of schools and educational organizations. Directed toward an inquiry of effective and culturally competent organizational leadership at the district level and the various administrative components of budget, finance, evaluation, law, and assessment. May also be taken in collaboration with the Southern Oregon Educational Service District (SOESD) leadership developemnt program or other leadership workshops sponsored by the Confederation of Oregon School Administrators or the Oregon School Boards Association. For example, students may attend seminars in association with the SOESD program to fulfill course and class time requirements. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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LEAD 591 - School Law and Organization
1 credit
Studies federal, state, and local legal institutions and laws that affect schools. Emphasizes governance and liability of schools.
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LEAD 592 - Humanizing Instruction
1 credit
Relates the research, theory, and practice of humanistic psychology to the classroom, with emphasis on techniques for building a positive self-concept, resolving classroom conflict, and building effective interpersonal relationships.
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LEAD 595 - Models of Professional Growth
3 credits
Students learn elements of reflective dialogue used to refine an educator’s curriculum, instruction, and assessment skills. Develops an understanding of efficient professional growth while providing the potential for leadership in a world of constantly evolving techniques and school reform movements.
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EMDA 199 - Special Studies
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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EMDA 201 - Digital Image Foundations
2 credits
Lectures focus on the fundamentals of visual narrative, design, and critical thinking about the creation of visuals in a digital age. EMDA 201 serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division classes in art, applied multimedia, computer science, photojournalism, and video production. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities) Corequisite(s): EMDA 201R .
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EMDA 201R - Digital Image Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Students complete a series of projects combining contemporary techniques in digital photography, graphic design, and illustration. Corequisite(s): EMDA 201 .
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EMDA 202 - Digital Video Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of time-based media, including digital video and audio production. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, applied multimedia, computer science, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 202R . (Cross-listed with VP 215 .
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EMDA 202R - Digital Video Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Students complete a series of projects exploring techniques in digital video, audio production, and digital storytelling. Corequisite(s): EMDA 202 . (Cross-listed with VP 215R .
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EMDA 203 - Digital Interactive Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of web-based media, including Web site design, Flash animation, as well as the integration of other media such as digital photography, art, video, and audio for the Web. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 203R .
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EMDA 203R - Digital Interactive Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Develop web-based media skills through hands-on learning. Projects include Web site design, Flash animation, multimedia design, streaming video and audio, and digital story boarding. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, photojournalism, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 203 .
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EMDA 204 - Digital Audio Foundations
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of digital audio production, including recording, editing, and sound processing. Introduces topics including history of electronic music and sound art, scientific and cultural theories of sound, and interdisciplinary uses of digital audio. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, music, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 204R .
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EMDA 204R - Digital Audio Foundations - Recitation
2 credits
Focuses on the development and applications of digital audio production, including recording, editing, and sound processing. Introduces topics including history of electronic music and sound art, scientific and cultural theories of sound, and interdisciplinary uses of digital audio. Serves as a prerequisite or recommended course for several upper division courses in art, music, and video production. Corequisite(s): EMDA 204 .
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EMDA 205 - Programming for Artists
2 credits
Students learn fundamental concepts of computer programming and electronics within the context of contemporary arts practice. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students learn to build algorithmic and interactive works utilizing images, video, sound, and robotics. Students develop projects using Max (a visual programming language for interactive art, music, and multimedia) and Arduino (a text-based programming language for robotics). No previous programming or electronics experience necessary. Approved for University Studies Explorations (Strand G). Corequisite(s): EMDA 205R . (Cross-listed with ART 205 ).
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EMDA 205R - Programming for Artists: Recitation
2 credits
Students learn fundamental concepts of computer programming and electronics within the context of contemporary arts practice. Through lectures and hands-on projects, students learn to build algorithmic and interactive works utilizing images, video, sound, and robotics. Students develop projects using Max (a visual programming language for interactive art, music, and multimedia) and Arduino (a text-based programming language for robotics). No previous programming or electronics experience necessary. Corequisite(s): EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with ART 205R ).
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EMDA 206 - Multimedia Writing
4 credits
Introduces students to a wide variety of practices in media writing, including blog posts, social media updates,news reports, and magazine features. Addresses basic writing competence, enabling students to advanced courses in journalistic and professional writing. Introduces basic techniques for creating content on a variety of social media platflroms. (Cross-listed with CM 206 .
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EMDA 209 - Practicum
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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EMDA 299 - Special Studies
1 to 15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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EMDA 320 - Writing Nonlinear
4 credits
Students practice and engage in a study of the theoretical discourse around the evolution of nonlinear, interactive texts and develop independent and/or collaborative critical studies on selected sub-topics, creating digital-media presentations on their findings for the campus and/or online communities. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 .
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EMDA 321 - Theory & Practice in Emerging Media & Digital Arts
4 credits
Introduces students to a broad range of contemporary creators (both artistic and commercial) using digital and other emerging technology. Also introduces students to key theories about emerging technology. These two components are related: students apply the theories to the contemporary examples as a way of testing out their explanatory power. In this way the class aims to broaden students’ sense of what is possible with emerging technology, and to deepen their ability to think about it. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 .
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EMDA 323 - Strategic Social Media
4 credits
Students gain practical skills and conceptual knowledge in social media campaigns to achieve strategic goals for clients, including but not limited to commercial enterprises, non-profit or governmental organizations, journalistic enterprises, or creative promotion on behalf of arts-based endeavors. Students will learn practices of social media listening, how to formulate a content strategy and editorial calendar, how to craft specific multimedia content items, how to measure the effectiveness of a social media campaign, and how to nurture the social graph of an enterprise. Prerequisite(s): Junnior standing or permission of instructor. (Cross-listed CM 323 .
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EMDA 330 - Introduction to Cybernetics & Cyberculture
4 credits
Students learn how cybernetic technologies have developed and become incorporated into everyday life and culture. This course interrogates emerging common wisdom about these new technologies, and discusses the significance of cultural issues such as post-humanism and cyborgs in popular culture. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with CM 330 .)
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EMDA 331 - The Art of Data: Visualizing Our World
4 credits
Data is an ever present aspect of contemporary life. Students explore the uses of data in art as well as the application of artistic principles on data representing a range of local, social, political, scientific, environmental, and global issues. Through a series of hands-on computer programming based projects, students develop skills to represent and interpret complex datasets in a variety of ways including static and dynamic visualizations, sonification, and alternative modalities. Lecture topics include relevant visual theory, design theory, database aesthetics, and art and science collaboration. Approved for University Studies Integration-Strand H (Science, Technology, and Society). (Cross-listed with ART 331 )
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EMDA 340 - Responsive Web Design
4 credits
Provides a hands-on foundation in the visual design, strategic considerations, and development practices involved in creating content for online consumption. A heavy emphasis is placed on good visual design across multiple platforms and its translation into code. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 .
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EMDA 341 - Remix Culture
4 credits
Examines acts of creative repurposing – the mashing, meme-ing, sampling, hacking and sharing of pre-existing content toward modified ends. Students will explore and participate in different remix practices, including visual essays, found footage videos and audio mashups, while interrogating the legal, artistic and cultural implications of these practices in the process. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 orEMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with CM 341 .)
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EMDA 342 - Motion Graphics I
4 credits
Students explore novice-to-intermediate digital motion graphics techniques with a heavy emphasis on animating typography, vector graphics, and 3D graphics for small-large scale professional video productions. Additional focus is placed on industry best practices and the cycle of critique and revision. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with ART 345 .)
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EMDA 344 - Multimedia Image Production
4 credits
Introduces students to still and video image production for use in mass media; focuses on fundamentals of photography and video imaging, including exposure, focus, digital files, metadata, archiving and visual storytelling. Students develop professional competency in commercial and photojournalistic media production, and understanding of ethical and legal contexts for creating and distributing images in the mass media. Prerequisite(s): VP 215 /VP 215R or EMDA 201 /EMDA 201R or EMDA 202 /EMDA 202R or VP 172 . (Cross-listed with CM 344 .
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EMDA 350 - Projects in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
In a collaborative learning environment, students develop and produce original digital projects while conducting critical investigations into our role as participants in and products of digitally mediated culture. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits. Prerequisite(s): 8 credits from EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 or VP 215 , EMDA 203 , EMDA 204 , EMDA 205 .
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EMDA 362 - Transmedia Storytelling
4 credits
Introduces students to transmedia storytelling by looking at its place in today’s media landscape, exploring its diverse functions and forms, and introduces the production techniques that are used to develop, produce, and distribute transmedia content across a variety of platforms. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with CM 362 .)
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EMDA 363 - Digital Performance
4 credits
Students research and create interdisciplinary performances using contemporary technologies. Topics include live cinema, electronic music, dance and technology, intermedia theater, and digitally-mediated performance art. Students develop projects (independently and collaboratively) that explore emerging practices resulting in end-of-term performances. Students from diverse arts backgrounds (art, film, music, theater, dance, etc.) are encouraged to enroll. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 or EMDA 202 or VP 215 or EMDA 203 or EMDA 204 or EMDA 205 . Restricted to students with junior standing or above. (Cross-listed with ART 363 .)
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EMDA 364 - Robotic Art: Interactive and Kinetic Systems
4 credits
Students learn to incorporate hardware and software technologies into a wide variety of contemporary arts practice, resulting in original works of kinetic art, interactive installation, and robotic performance. Contextualized through readings and analysis of contemporary practices, students explore electrical and mechanical systems, microcontroller programming, sensors and actuators. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 or ART 205 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with ART 364 .)
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EMDA 365 - Sound Art and Experimental Music
4 credits
Focuses on the theory, history, and practice of sound in the arts. Lectures, readings, and listening assignments on the history of sound art and experimental music. Advanced instruction in tools and techniques of audio recording, processing, and editing. Students compose projects utilizing a wide range of software and hardware techniques. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 203 or ART 205 or EMDA 205 . (Cross-listed with ART 365 .)
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EMDA 399 - Special Studies
1 to 4 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 12 credits.
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EMDA 401 - Research in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
Students develop and share research methodologies on digital arts and emerging media, conduct independent and collaborative critical investigations into self-selected topics, and engage in discourse on historical trends and future developments in technology and culture. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 , or EMDA 203 .
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EMDA 403 - Thesis
1 to15 credits
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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EMDA 407 - Seminar in Digital Media
1 to 4 credits
Students engage in study of and theoretical discourse on a particular era or theme of digital media, develop independent and/or collaborative critical studies on selected sub-topics, and create digital-media presentations on their findings for the campus and/or online communities. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 201 , EMDA 202 , or EMDA 203 .
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EMDA 409 - Practicum in Digital Media
1 to 15 credits
Students work with a faculty member to identify a community-based opportunity to develop and produce an original digital project. Students, faculty, and community partners together evaluate outcomes to assess best practices for collaborating on the creation of digital media for our communities. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 350 .
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EMDA 410 - Cultures of Video Gaming: The Serious Business of Play
4 credits
Takes for granted the aesthetic and commercial significance of video and computer games. Explores their popularity, but more importantly, their potential for aesthetic expression, cultural meaning, and collective action. In the course of our investigations, we will run the gamut from individual neurology to widespread social and economic networks, from the history of games to efforts to “gamify” everyday activities to enhance people’s productivity and satisfaction, from the importance of play in our evolutionary history to theories about what makes for good game play in your favorite games. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 .
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EMDA 411 - Online Cultures
4 credits
Examines how online platforms and networks foster new kinds of communities, identities, and social movements. Students will consider key accounts of social media, debate its effects, and examine best practices for using it. Students will also use online platforms to create their own communities, conduct research, and interact with each other using virtual spaces.
Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with CM 411 .)
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EMDA 420 - Science Fiction Film
4 credits
Explores Fredric Jameson’s assertion that Science Fiction is “the social realism of our time” because it dramatizes the dilemmas and opportunities of living in a highly mediated world, one saturated with imagery, much of it commercial, where the boundaries between the real and the virtual are uncertain. In addition to studying the history of science fiction film and discussing theories of virtual reality, the course will examine the specific technologies used to produce special effects in Science Fiction (and increasingly most) film. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with FLM 420.)
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EMDA 421 - Animation & Anime
4 credits
Considers what makes animation distinctive as an art form, the technologies used to produce it, and its relation to broader cultural issues such as Disney’s historic influence on childhood experience. The class also examines the way that Anime crosses boundaries: bridging different national markets and cultures, spilling into other genres such as comics (manga) and video games, and blurring lines between consumers and producers (Otaku or fan culture). Prerequisite(s): EMDA 320 or EMDA 321 . (Cross-listed with FLM 421.)
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EMDA 450 - Capstone
4 credits
Students compile a portfolio of their best work, and form near- and long-term plans for their working lives after graduation. They also create Personal Learning Networks so they can stay abreast of their field, begin to cultivate online ties to help them after graduation, and create or refine an online presence to showcase their work. Repeatable for a maximum of 8 credits. Prerequisite(s): EMDA 350 . Restricted to EMDA majors with senior standing.
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EMDA 499 - Special Studies
1 to 15 credtis
Credits to be arranged. Repeatable for a maximum of 15 credits.
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EE 501 - Research
1 to 12 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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EE 503 - Thesis
1 to 12 credits
Credits to be arranged. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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EE 507 - Selected Topics in Environmental Education
1 credit
Explores current topics in environmental education. Presented at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. Offered in conjunction with EE 594 and EE 595 . Repeatable for a maximum of 3 credits. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
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EE 524 - Concepts in Environmental Education
3 credits
Explores the field of environmental education from its beginnings to the present. Considers the diversity of goals and practices in environmental education, including place-based education. Students visit, research, and evaluate environmental education programs and curricula, including both local and national programs. Includes field trips to local programs.
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EE 525 - Special Methods in Environmental Education
2 credits
Designed to complement ED 557A and ED 557B . Considers current educational methods for the classroom and adapts them for environmental educators in diverse settings, especially the field. Additional topics include the creation of field-based activities and interpretive signage. Prerequisite(s): ED 557A . Corequisite(s): ED 557B .
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EE 526 - Trends in Environmental Education
2 credits
Focuses on environmental education as a profession. Analyzes current literature to evaluate trends within the field. Explores how professional environmental educators contribute to the development of the field, including research and publications.
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EE 527 - Place-Based Curriculum Development
3 credits
Studies the physical and biological environment at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education and other sites in the Klamath-Siskiyou bioregion. Students investigate patterns of natural resource use by the community. This knowledge is then used to generate a place-based curriculum for implementation in field educational programs. Overnight field trips required. Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor required.
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EE 528 - Environmental Issues
4 credits
Investigates relevant environmental issues important to today’s environmental educators. Prepares future environmental educators to address a wide range of local and regional issues facing society. Areas of study include the loss of biodiversity and strategies for preservation and recovery of threatened species, management of natural resources in a sustainable manner, and issues affecting the welfare of human population and the biosphere. To better understand regional environmental issues, relevant natural history and ecological principles are included.
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EE 593 - Practical Applications of Environmental Education
1 to 4 credits
Focuses on using the field as a classroom. Students work closely with environmental educators in either a nonprofit organization or local, state, or national government agency to develop and present activities and curricula for a variety of audiences. May not be repeated for additional credit.
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EE 594 - Leadership in Environmental Education
1 to 4 credits
Students manage an educational program at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education. Includes marketing, communication with participants, coordinating and scheduling programs, and developing resources for future classes. Involves part-time residence at the field station. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): EE 525 and EE 527
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EE 595 - Teaching in Environmental Education
1 to 4 credits
Students present and assess an educational program at Deer Creek Center for Field Research and Education involving a variety of audiences. Teaching is supervised by qualified faculty members. Involves part-time residence at the field station. May not be repeated for additional credit. Prerequisite(s): EE 525 and EE 527
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English Upper Division Courses
Before enrolling in upper division literature courses, English and Writing majors must complete ENG 298, and nonmajors must complete the research component of the writing sequence as required by their major program. ENG 300 is a prerequisite for all 400-level courses. Any exceptions require instructor consent. Graduate students registering for 500-level courses require either the stated prerequisites or their equivalents.
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ENG 101 - Academic English for ESOL Students
Designed for students whose first language is not English; required of students whose TOEFL score is below 580. Introduces students to U.S. culture and campus life while focusing on the academic English skills needed to succeed at a U.S. university. Covers such skills as critical thinking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building, oral communication, and library research. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 102 - Academic English for ESOL Students
4 credits
Designed for students whose first language is not English; required of students whose TOEFL score is below 580. Introduces students to U.S. culture and campus life while focusing on the academic English skills needed to succeed at a U.S. university. Covers such skills as critical thinking, reading, writing, grammar, vocabulary building, oral communication, and library research. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 104 - Introduction to Literature
Involves critical reading, discussion, and written analysis of literary texts. ENG 104 focuses on novels and poetry. Students see and review a film when appropriate. ENG 105 explores short fiction and drama. Students attend and review a play. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 105 - Introduction to Literature
4 credits
Involves critical reading, discussion, and written analysis of literary texts. ENG 104 focuses on novels and poetry. Students see and review a film when appropriate. ENG 105 explores short fiction and drama. Students attend and review a play. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 107 - World Literature
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 107H - Honors World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 108 - World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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ENG 108H - Honors World Literature
4 credits
Cross-cultural exploration of selected works of literature, organized thematically. ENG 107 focuses on literature before 1800; ENG 108 focuses on modern literature. Provides insight into world cultures and encourages students to examine their own cultural assumptions. Recommended for students intending to become English and writing majors. Approved for University Studies (Explorations Strand E–Humanities).
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