Graduate Courses

Focuses on typical development of language in children and associated conditions, such as hearing impairment, intellectual handicaps and autism. Typical and atypical language development will be discussed with special reference to the various communication components: form (structure); content (semantics); use (pragmatics). Implications for the facilitation of language acquisition in children exhibiting delays or disorders of language development will be reviewed. Basic principles of assessment and intervention and the role of the speech language pathologist will be covered.

Prerequisites: CSCD-GE 2003 Neurological Bases of Cognition, Behavior and Communication; CSCD-GE 2007 Science of Language

Examination of assessment and remediating of language disorders associated with varied etiological factors. Considers cognitive and pragmatic aspects of language. Focuses on the determination of goals and intervention procedures for children from the paralinguistic stage through the school years.

Workshop for development of placement, achievement, diagnostic, and proficiency tests for second language students for all language and ability levels. Examination of language tests and such concepts as validity and reliability in testing.

This course provides students with an understanding of the fundamental goals, principles, and concerns of second and world language assessment. The course emphasizes classroom assessments that promote student learning. Students connect theory to practice by analyzing existing language assessments and developing their own language classroom assessment.

Readings and research on the ways in which language is implicated in different cultures and constructions of time, space, c=consciousness, self, truth, knowledge, and gender.

This course is designed to serve as a bridge between introductory statistics/econometrics and practical work with real, large-scale databases. The analytic skills taught in this course are broadly applicable to research in education, education policy, and the social, behavioral, and health sciences. Emphasis throughout the course is on hands-on data preparation, workflow, and modeling using the Stata statistical software package.

Rehearsal techniques and special problems in ensemble performance.

Issues of law that affect the arts, e.g., contracts, liability, copyright, and labor relations. Analyzes important legal practices that have shaped cultural institutions in this century and examines legal relationships of procedures, artists, and presenters in the performing arts.

The legal settings for the artist and the visual arts organization in the state of New York and the United States is explored. Major legal issues in the definition of art-as-property and the rights of the artist are evaluated. Contemporary controversies are placed in the larger context of attempts by the judicial system to redefine the balance between the rights of the individual artist and the public responsibilities of the visual arts institution in an increasingly urbanized and technological society.

To what extent is "the media" governed by law, and to what extent is it a law unto itself? Does "the media" enable or unsettle the regnant forms of international order? This course will discuss shifts in the post WWII world order, as perceived through the category of media, and via issues of international law and justice. This course will seek to understand some key dynamics of changing world order, shifting between history and courtroom, to try to understand the new contours of the international world order over the course of the 20th C and to the present time.

Develops awareness & understanding of the dynamics of change. Theoretical frameworks are used to aid students in improving their ability to undertake leadership responsibility & to facilitate school improvement. Planning & analysis of school reforms address issues of classroom organization, school community, & relationships between schools & communities.

This course combines leadership theory with practical skill sets that can be immediately used in the students' current professional organization. Topics include (1) Asset based leadership using StrengthsFinder and Myers Briggs, (2) Leading vs. Managing, (3) Fostering Collaborations, (4) Leading within a Bureaucracy, and (5) Leading in Diverse Contexts. The course also includes a Capstone deliverable of the auto-ethnography.

This course expands upon the leadership theory discussed in the Leadership I course and applies them to situations that arise in the education sector. Topics include (1) Leadership in Education, (2) Framing Power and Politics, (3) Leading in Crisis/Turbulence, (4) Coping with Challenges that Arise, and (5) Defining Leadership Moments.

Leadership in Higher Education is designed to give students an understanding of several major theoretical approaches to understanding leadership, & to study how leadership functions within higher education. Students explore many theories of leadership, using case studies to evaluate their usefulness. Readings include approaches to the analysis of colleges & universities including an assessment of which leadership styles & strategies can be most effective.

This course explores occupational therapy leadership in complex and diverse health
care environments and integrates leadership theory with practice through topical readings,discussion, and guest presentations. Leadership theory, leadership competencies and the identification of emerging leadership opportunities and the development of a personal leadership philosophy and skills will be emphasized throughout the course.

Promotes culturally responsive, positive and management of learning environments in support of healthy social emotional and behavioral development for students with disabilities, including preventative and prosocial strategies for supporting students with challenging behaviors. Knowledge/skill development aligned with policy requirements for teacher analysis of group interactions and individual student behaviors and individualized planning. Focus in on strategies for professional collaboration, conflict resolution, and family partnerships.

This graduate seminar focuses on learning disciplinary concepts & practices, both in & out of formal instructional settings. Most theories of learning presume classrooms as settings for learning, though it is clear that people learn across a variety of places & over their entire lifespan. In this class, we consider how learning is organized within & across varied settings beyond the classroom. These include workplaces, sports or ensemble performance, commercial
& non-profit community centers designed to support youth development, families & home environments, & online spaces. We will think broadly about learning on & off the “grid” of formal schooling, & begin to develop new research on how people learn in & out of school.

In this graduate seminar students investigate theories of learning that have guided education research, and some that are transforming the field. Students critically examine the development of key theories, explore how theory drives research (and vice versa), and consider the methodological and practical consequences that emerge from theoretical choices. The course provides a foundation in learning
theories in education research, and introduces students to practices involving selecting and developing theoretical frames for their own research questions.