C T g457 Methods of Teaching Adults 3 credits. This course is VED g455 with one additional hour of lecture each week on techniques of developing and delivering conferences and workshops. PREREQ: SAME AS VED g455. F,S
C T 465 CT Practicum: Industry Training 1-3 credits. Development of training competencies applicable to business and industry settings. Actual supervised participation as a trainer is required. Available only to persons whose employer participates in this program. Graded S/U. D
C T g470 Occupational Training Methods 3 credits. Teaching methods and techniques applicable to occupational training. Substitutes for VTE g403. Only available through Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company. COREQ: CT g471. D
CT g471 Occupational Analysis and Course Construction 3 credits. Analysis of occupations to determine required competencies to develop an instructional program. Substitutes for VTE g402. Only available through Westinghouse Idaho Nuclear Company. COREQ: CT g470. D
VED g409 Professional Readings 1-3 credits. Identification and investigation of conceptual ideas about the relationship of programs, trends, legislation, developments, and principles to the professional home economics environment. Analyze and summarize content and value of professional readings. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F, S, Su
VED g444 Guidance and Special Needs Concepts for Vocational Education 3 credits. Examine career guiding concepts, specialist services, special needs legislation, abilities and inabilities (both mental and physical), job seeking skills, and information sources. PREREQ: VED g401 AND A TEACHING METHODS CLASS. D
VED g445 Advanced Concepts for Special Needs 3 credits. Develop competencies in modification of programs for teaching methods and communication skills used when working with special needs students in occupational program. Three hours lecture. D
VED g450 Foundations of Adult Education 3 credits. Provides an understanding of adult education as a field of academic inquiry and professional practice. Examines current and past trends and practices of adult learning. F, S
VED g455 Methods of Teaching Adults 2 credits. Study of the needs/interests of adults in occupational education. Methods, materials, media, and experiences in preparation for business, industry, and education. Two hours lecture. PREREQ: HEC 332, VTE g403, OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F, S
VED g468 Techniques of Teaching Cooperative Education 3 credits. Preparation for teaching cooperative vocational education. Topics: coordinating cooperative programs, occupational/job analysis, utilizing vocational advisory committees, and organizing and administering student organizations. Three hours lecture. S
VTE 220 Technical Education Equivalency 1-18 credits. Credit, unique to the corporate training and vocational teacher education majors, for technical competence acquired through verified postsecondary vocational-technical, proprietary, or military education evaluated by review committee. Graded S/U. F, S, Su
VTE 310 Competency-Based Equivalency II 16 credits. Credit, unique to the corporate training and vocational teacher education majors, for technical competence gained through verified employment evaluated by review committee. PREREQ: SOPHOMORE STANDING AND SIX REQUIRED CREDITS IN THE MAJOR. Graded S/U. F, S, Su
VTE 397 Professional Education Development 1-3 credits. A course for the practicing occupational educator aimed at the development and improvement of educational skills. Various sections will have different subtitles. May be repeated up to four times. Graded S/U. D
VTE g402 Occupational Analysis and Course Construction 3 credits. Analysis of components of occupations to determine instructional content. Development of instructional materials based on performance objectives and competency identification. Examine available course materials. PREREQ: VED g401 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F, S
VTE g403 Occupational Education Methods 3 credits. Teaching methods and techniques applicable to occupational education. PREREQ: VTE g402 OR PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. F, S, Su
VTE g420 Selected Topics 1-8 credits. Examination and analysis of special topics for occupational education teachers trainers. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D
VTE g461 Directed Studies 1-4 credits. Individual work under staff guidance. Field research on specific occupational advances in technology. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D
VTE g464 Instructional Facilities Management 3 credits. Organization, safety, and management of occupational education training facilities. An in depth study of laboratory requirements and total facility planning. F, S
VTE 467 VTE Practicum: Student Teaching 3-8 credits. Development of teaching competencies applicable to vocational education settings at the secondary and post-secondary levels. Actual participation as an associate teacher is required. PREREQ: APPROVAL OF INSTRUCTOR. Graded S/U. D
VTE g480 Advanced Technical Competency 1-4 credits. Advanced occupational skills and knowledge obtained from modern practice in selected field. For experienced professionals seeking advanced techniques in specialized areas of vocational education. PREREQ: INTERMEDIATE LEVEL STUDY IN THE SPECIALTY. PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D
Business Education Courses B ED 100 Electronic Keyboarding 1 credit. Participants will learn the touch method of keyboarding for entering information into various types of equipment through the use of a typewriter-like keyboard and a ten-key pad. D
B ED 101 Developing Skills in Typewriting 2 credits. Emphasis on speed building, keyboard techniques, business correspondence, and simple manuscripts and tables. Especially designed for the student who wants to learn to typewrite or brush up on skills. D
B ED 102 Intermediate Keyboarding 3 credits. Instruction in typing/formatting letters, tabulations, manuscripts, and business forms on typewriters and microcomputers. Skill building will be attained, utilizing microcomputers and appropriate software. Laboratory time will be in addition to formal class instruction. D
B ED 202 Advanced Typewriting 2 credits. Continuation of speed and accuracy development; practical experience in typing business letters, tabulations, manuscripts and forms. Instructions in the duplicating processes and dictaphone operation. PREREQ: B ED 101 OR EQUIVALENT; 45 WPM. D
B ED 215 Beginning Shorthand 3 credits. Fundamentals of the Gregg system with emphasis on reading and writing fluency. Not open to students who completed one year of shorthand in high school. D
B ED 240 Speedwriting Shorthand 3 credits. Speedwriting Shorthand is an abbreviated form of writing. Fundamentals of speedwriting with emphasis on reading and writing fluency will be provided in formal instruction. Laboratory time will be in addition to formal class instruction. D
B ED 301 Advanced Secretarial Dictation and Transcription 3 credits. Designed to increase proficiency in shorthand and transcriptions. Emphasis on vocabulary and phrase development, sustained dictation and transcription, and on characteristics of the professional executive secretary. PREREQ: B ED 101 OR B ED 202 AND B ED 216. D
B ED 310 Microcomputers in Business Education 3 credits. An investigation into the role of microcomputers in the Business Education Curriculum. Basic concepts of computer applications in data base, spread sheet, word processing, keyboarding, and accounting will be covered. D
B ED 320 Clerical Procedures 2 credits. Instruction in telephone techniques, filing and retrieving, mail/communications, reprographics, technical services and information processing. Automatic typewriters and microcomputers with appropriate software will be utilized. Laboratory time will be in addition to formal class instruction. D
B ED 330 Advanced Technology in Business Education 3 credits. Designed to prepare potential business educators with respect to the latest technological advances and microcomputer applications as they relate to the secondary business education curriculum.
B ED 332 Methods in Business Education 3 credits. Designed to prepare the potential business education teacher with the necessary methodology to successfully teach business education courses at the secondary level. D
B ED 396 Work Experience in Business Occupations 1-2 credits. Credits awarded for work experience as verified by written/performance evaluation. Graded S/U. D
B ED 464 Office Management 3 credits. Study of office organization and management techniques. Emphasis on utilizing office space and equipment, personnel problems in the office, selection, and training of personnel, requisitioning supplies and equipment, and coordinating the activities of the office with other departments. D
B ED g485 Independent Study in Business Education 1-2 credits. Individual work under staff guidance on areas of concern in business education. PREREQ: PERMISSION OF INSTRUCTOR. D