Courses

This course teaches foundations of statistical inference in the context of applied research. Assuming some prior exposure to probability and statistics, this course covers topics such as the principles of estimation and hypothesis testing, and the application of these topics to the general linear model,including scientific computation. This course thoroughly explores the frequentist approach to inference by delving into mathematical theory and the implementation of related statistical algorithms.

In this course we will cover the varieties of Italian food in their past and present forms. First, we will explore the history of food from past civilizations, leading up to World War I, just after the great immigration to the New World. Time periods examined will be ancient Rome, Medieval, Renaissance, Risorgimento, leading to the modern era. This course includes topics ranging from Pellegrino Artusi’s famous cookbook in the contest of Italian unification to the relationship between Italian Futurism and food. The second part of the course will introduce students to the regional diversity of Italian food using mediums such as TV, art, and film. We will examine the ways in which food shapes contemporary Italian society, from the more intimate family kitchen to the most elegant Italian restaurant in New York City.

An introduction to maintenance and troubleshooting concepts used in the recording studio. Procedures discussed are those necessary in utilizing sophisticated audio equipment and understanding essential aspects of studio design.

Advanced work in studio repair and maintenance focusing on digital equipment. Students will develop practical skills tracing schematics, using test equipment, and replacing components as required daily in the studio environment.

This mathematics content course helps students develop understanding of important arithmetic concepts. Besides developing understandings that underlie fractions, ratio, and arithmetic algorithms, students develop greater skill in mathematical justification and communication. Classwork is active, including working in small groups to solve mathematical tasks and participating in whole-class discussions of the mathematical ideas under development.

Prepares emerging music teachers to conduct and rehearse ensembles. Focuses on gestural patterns, cuing, score preparation, score analysis, instrumental transpositions, as well as rehearsal and performing techiniques for ensembles found in school settings. Pre-requisite to MPAME-GE
2115 Instrumental Materials, Techniques, and Conducting.

The purpose of this course is to acquire the basic knowledge and skills
necessary to conduct choral and instrumental ensembles in rehearsal and
performance. Special emphasis will be placed on skills such as fundamental
beat patterns; preparatory gestures; basic score preparation, analysis and
interpretation; basic rehearsal techniques and error detection; and use of
the baton, posture, and stance.

Prepares emerging music teachers to conduct and rehearse ensembles. Focuses on gestural patterns, cuing, score preparation, score analysis, instrumental transpositions, as well as rehearsal and performing techiniques for ensembles found in school settings. Pre-requisite to MPAME-UE 1054 Instrumental Materials, Techniques, and Conducting.

Theoretical and practical foundations for digital signal processing. Topics covered include signal representation in time and frequency domains, Fourier transform, spectrum analysis, transfer functions, convolution, filter theory and implementation. Lectures are reinforced with a co-requisite weekly lab.

Hands-on lab accompanying Fundamentals of Digital Signal Theory Lab E85.2599. Lab sessions will contain programming exercises to reinforce topics including signal representation, Fourier transform, spectrum analysis, transfer functions, convolution, and filtering.

Major conceptions of nature as an ecological system that have arisen in science, history, & philosophy. Attention focuses on interpretations of relationships of human to non human natures as a basis for examining methods & objectives of knowing, learning, & valuing appropriate to educational & social practice.

Analysis of the exponential expansion of digital communication and computation
and the resultant impact on social interaction, cultural creation, education and business enterprise. Key topics include: cyber security, artificial intelligence, machine learning, neural network architectures, natural language processing, viral information dynamics, block chain technologies, data mining and data analytics. No prerequisites.

A general introduction to the fundamental concepts of music technology, including: MIDI and sequencing, the basics of digital audio, sound recording, mixing and sound synthesis,. The course will also briefly overview advanced topics and applications in the field.

A study of shared fundamentals in vocal performance practices as they pertain to text analysis; process in preparation and delivery; speech and diction; and the understanding and ability to recognize and utilize limbic brain function as the singing actor. For Vocal Performance Majors only, this course serves as the prerequisite course for the Acting and Workshop sequence course work.

Leaders of mission driven educational organizations & networks that collaborate with schools & communities face the challenge of both understanding & securing funds for educational equity & social change. Restrictive government grants & the ever-changing grant making cycles of philanthropic foundations make fundraising difficult for mission driven organizations to sustain &/or grow programming. This course helps leaders 1) learn about the challenges of fundraising for organizations focused on educational equity, 2) identify sources of funding aligned with mission, 3) engage school & community stakeholders on resource sharing & 4) write effective grants that will lead to sustainable initiatives.

This course builds on the fundamentals of learning theory and interactive design by rethinking these issues in the context of dramatically evolving technology as well as new institutions and new social expectations about the learning process. A dominant theme is the tension between the relatively fixed limitations of the evolved human cognitive system and the dramatic changes in technology, institutions and social expectations.

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Video games are becoming ever-present in educational settings, with classrooms incorporating both commercial & educational games in curriculum, & educational technologists becoming ever more interested in developing “serious” or educational games. However, there are still many unknowns, such as, what genres of games may best be used for certain kinds of learning, & how we can go about studying how games affect players & learners. This course will prepare students to: understand the history of educational video games, & what shaped the development of certain genres; identify theories of learning & play; & describe how they relate to the educational potential of video games; analyze & evaluate commercial & educational video games; & design educational video games with history, theory, learning outcomes, & learner characteristics in mind.

For students who wish to conduct studies related to gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people. Topics approved in advance are investigated by the student with the supervision of a faculty adviser. Either a paper, a journal article, a report, or an equivalent project is required.

This course will cover issues concerning gender & inequality in education from early childhood to post-secondary education including professional schools with an emphasis on what happens to the success of girls in the elementary & secondary school settings once they enter post-secondary & graduate/professional education as well as the workforce. As there are limited opportunities to foreground gender in this manner, this course will be focused on it. The topics include how schools have historically shortchanged female students even after mass coeducation in the United States in the 1960s & 1970s & the passage of Title IX; single-sex education for females & for males at the primary, secondary & post-secondary levels; the differences between coeducation & mixed-sex education; legal issues & gender equality in education; & how gender, race & class come

together in schools