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• SCM 488: Small Business Operations

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Companies with fewer than 250 employees provide nearly one half of the jobs in the private sectors. Operating a business with limited resources in a smaller market brings specific challenges and opportunities. Successful hands-on owners and managers must grasp the activities of their entire business, including marketing, finance, operations, supply chain and human resources. This course covers each of those areas from a small business perspective, comparing and contrasting the operating activities and keys to success in specific industries. Prerequisite:    SCM 488 requires a prerequisite of MGT 341 or SCM 351.
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• SCM 499: Supply Chain Management Consulting

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course offers applied experience through client-based supply chain management projects that require an in-depth investigation of supply chain problems in various industries, as well as oral presentations and written professional reports. Students will be assigned to teams, each consisting of about 4 students. The teams will work with selected clients in the assigned supply chain management consulting project and present the solutions to the clients. Prerequisite:    SCM 499 requires a prerequisite of MGT 341 or SCM 351.
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• SED 100: An Exploration of Secondary Education

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course will introduce students to the nature of secondary school teaching. This introduction will include looking at some fundamental aspects of the profession like standards, basic lesson planning, and assessment. It will also involve an examination of some critical issues in education such as equity, tracking, standards-based grading, student / teacher voice, etc. Students will be supported in exploring their existing beliefs specifically in relation to issues such as these and generally in relation to teaching and learning. The course will lay a foundation for students to (1) envision best practices for teaching and learning, (2) engage in professional conversations around pedagogical practice, and (3) function as reflective practitioners. Students will leave the course with developing proficiencies in core pedagogical practices identified in the learning outcomes.
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• SED 200: Learning Environments and Field Experience in Secondary Schools

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course builds off of SED 100, as well as introduces the field experience to secondary students. The field experience will be 25 hours in local classrooms. Students will begin examining the connections between adolescent development, 7-12 classrooms, and the teacher's role in facilitating learning in this environment. This course includes a 25-hour field experience. Working with Teacher Candidate Services, students will be placed, in interdisciplinary pairs, in local middle and junior high schools. This field will allow students to begin putting some of the knowledge they have gained from EDP 280 into practice in an actual classroom setting. Prerequisite:    SED 200 requires prerequisites of SED 100 and field clearances, and a prerequisite or corequisite of EDP 280.
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• SED 300: Principles of Teaching and Technology in the Secondary Classroom

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course provides hands-on technology instruction, including film production, interactive whiteboards, and podcasting, useful to future secondary teachers. The course also focuses on strategies for assessment and methods of teaching including unit plans, including a field component to apply knowledge of technology and assessment. It is an introduction to pedagogies of technology and strategies of assessment, specifically designed for secondary education majors. This class will require students to shift their perspective from primarily a teacher candidate who is an undergraduate student to a professionally engaged teacher who is ready to enter the profession. To accomplish this shift they will discuss theoretical frameworks for integrating technology into the classroom, as well as create projects with a number of different digital composition tools. Along the way, they'll discuss the various assessment concerns that come with teaching with technology, including assessing multimodal projects and designing effective group work. Prerequisite:    SED 300 requires prerequisites of SED 200, field clearances, and Teacher Candidacy.
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• SED 331: Methods of Teaching Secondary Social Studies

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  Methods and materials of teaching social studies for prospective secondary school teachers. Emphasis is on combining educational theory with social studies content for effective teaching. Course emphasizes exercises and practical application in the field experience. Prerequisite:    SED 331 requires prerequisites of SED 300 or EDS 306, Teacher Candidacy, and field clearances.
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• SED 350: Techniques of Teaching Middle School Mathematics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The purpose of this course is to help students acquire and apply the skills, techniques, and dispositions required to be an effective secondary mathematics teacher. This course will discuss research-based effective strategies for teaching, such as orchestrating mathematical discussion, writing learning progressions, growth-mindset-oriented teaching strategies and the use of technology across middle grades topics. Emphasis will be on teaching overarching concepts and developing the thinking skills of students as described in the NCTM Process Standards and Common Core Standards of Mathematical Practice as they do mathematics. This course will also allow students to work in a classroom setting to examine how the curriculum is delivered in a middle school setting. They will work with students on an individual or group basis, work cooperatively with teachers, and participate in the lesson and assessment planning process. By the end of the course, they should teach at least one lesson. Prerequisite:    SED 350 requires prerequisites of MAT 261, EDA 303, field clearances, and Teacher Candidacy.
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• SED 351: Field Experiences in Middle School Mathematics

  1.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The objective of this course is to apply the skills, techniques, and dispositions required to be an effective middle and secondary mathematics teacher. This course will allow students to work in a classroom setting to examine how the curriculum is delivered in a middle and high school setting. They will work with students on an individual or group basis, work cooperatively with teachers, and participate in the lesson and assessment planning process. By the end of the course, they should teach at least one lesson in a classroom setting. Prerequisite:    SED 351 requires a prerequisite of Teacher Candidacy and a corequisite of SED 350. Field clearances required.
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• SED 354: Techniques of Teaching Secondary School Mathematics

  3.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  This course focuses on effective, research-based techniques for teaching children mathematical concepts in secondary school. Topics include building pedagogical content knowledge for writing learning progressions, orchestrating discussion, formative assessment, developing high quality tasks, and effective integration of technology. Additionally, building mathematical knowledge or teaching for specific topics is addressed in the areas of geometry, algebra, discrete math, probability, statistics, trigonometry, and calculus. Prerequisite:    SED 354 requires prerequisites of SED 350, field clearances, and Teacher Candidacy.
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• SED 355: Field Experiences in Secondary School Mathematics

  1.00 Credits

  West Chester University of Pennsylvania

  
  The objective of this course is to apply the skills, techniques, and dispositions required to be an effective secondary mathematics teacher. This course will allow students to work in a classroom setting to examine how the curriculum is delivered in a middle and high school setting. They will work with students on an individual or group basis, work cooperatively with teachers, and participate in the lesson and assessment planning process. By the end of the course, they should teach at least one lesson in a classroom setting. Prerequisite:    SED 355 requires prerequisites of SED 350 and Teacher candidacy, and a corequisite of SED 354. Field clearances required.
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