Evaluation of Current Literature in Business Education
E32.2004 O'Connor. 30 hours: 3 points. Spring
Study and analysis of significant current writing in national business and business education periodicals and books; consideration of solutions to inherent problems and application to business and classroom settings.
Workplace Learning
E32.2010 O'Connor. 30 hours: 3 points. Spring
The integration of concepts related to understanding the development and evaluation of workplace learning practices. Students combine business management and adult learning concepts as a framework to plan for and evaluate a wide range of training approaches in organizations.
Business Education at the College Level
E32.2035 O'Connor 30 hours: 3 points. Fall
Analysis of curriculum development, teaching problems, and trends in business education in two-year colleges, in higher education, and in teacher-education institutions.
Curriculum Development in Business Education
E32.2046 O'Connor. 30 hours: 3 points. Fall
Principles and sources of curriculum construction; curriculum development in business education at various levels; the systems approach; concept and process of curricular change; participants in curriculum development and change; evaluation criteria for business curricula; review of research.
Colloquium in Workplace Education
E32.2070 O'Connor, 30 hours: 3 points. Summer
Analysis of the changing nature of workplace and workforce education. The colloquium examines educational issues facing organizations such as workplace literacy, the corporate university, government legislation and policies. Includes seminars and guest lectures with a wide variety of human resource professionals in classroom and site-specific settings. Selected current research related to these topics is also examined.
Designing and Managing Organizational Learning Programs
E32.2081 O'Connor. 30 hours: 3 points. Fall
A guide in the design, development, management, and evaluation of training programs in a business or traditional setting. Topics include needs assessment, adult learning theory, and technology in training.
Measurement and Evaluation in Business and Business Education
Staff. 30 hours: 3 points. Fall
Characteristics of good tests, construction of informal tests, simple statistical techniques in testing, use of tests in diagnosis, and remedial teaching and evaluation of the testing materials available in business subjects.
International Business Education I
E32.2103 Staff. 30 hours: 3 points. Summer
The structure of business education in both developed and developing countries of the world outside of the United States is studied. Current problems are considered that are relevant to teaching business subjects in these countries at all levels in all types of institutions and the training of educators for international service.
Internship I and II
E32.2105,2106 O'Connor. 90 hours: 3 points each term. Fall, Spring; hours to be arranged.
Open only to matriculated graduate students.
Registration by permission of instructor.
Internships are developed for field experiences in business and business education settings. For business, internships include on-site examinations of procedures, policies, and technology; for business education, internships provide experiences in classroom settings with master teachers. Seminar meetings are held with program faculty to analyze experiences within the designated field setting.
Independent Study
E32.2300 45 hours per point: 1-6 points. Fall, Spring, Summer; hours to be arranged.
Include the writing of a research proposal.