DEPARTMENT OF BUSINESS, VOCATIONAL, AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Ivan G. Wallace, Chairperson, 2318-A Bate Building

MAED AND MAT IN BUSINESS EDUCATION, MARKETING EDUCATION, AND FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

Please refer to Section 7, School of Education, for degree requirements of the master of arts in teaching (MAT), which leads to initial teacher licensure, and the degree requirements of the master of arts in education (MAEd), which leads to advanced licensure.

MS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION

Study toward the MS in vocational education presupposes the completion of an undergraduate degree with a strong information technologies/computer technology background.  Thirty semester hours of course work are required for the degree as well as a comprehensive examination.  The degree has two components: a 9 s.h. BVTE core and 21 s.h. of information technologies courses. 

BVTE Core (9 s.h.): BVTE 6426, 6450; 6750 or DTEC 6800.
Information Technologies (21 s.h.): ASIP 5200 or BVTE 5503; BVTE 6103; DSCI 6143 or 3 s.h. major area elective; TECH 6430; choose 9 s.h. from BVTE 5500, 6422, 6423, 6424; DTEC 6805, 6820.

ASIP: Administrative Services and Information Processing

5200, 5201. Microcomputer Business Graphics Applications (3,0) P: ASIP 4200 or consent of instructor. Advanced course in specialized graphics-oriented microcomputer applications software used to produce business documents, reports, brochures, newsletters, pamphlets, and other page-composition publications.

BVTE: business, vocational, and technical education

5205. Teaching Special Populations in Career and Technical  Education (3) P: SPED 2000 or equivalent. Emphasis on modification and development of materials, curricula, and programs for special populations in career and technical education.

5388, 5389, 5390. Seminar in Career and Technical Education (3,3,3) May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Problem areas of major concern in information technologies, business education, marketing education, or family and consumer sciences education.

5500. Independent Study in Career and Technical Education (3) P: Senior or graduate standing in marketing education. Independent study, research, and investigation in career and technical education.

5503. Integrating Information Processing Technology into Career and Technical Education (3) P for undergraduate students: Senior or graduate standing; consent of dept chair. Integration of information processing technology into career and technical education curricula.

6103. Facilities Planning and Management in Career and Technical Education (3) Planning building facilities for information technologies and career and technical education.

6400. Foundations and Management of Retailing for Marketing Education (3) Emphasis on retailing and wholesaling institutions, their development, roles in distribution structure, strategies, and practical technical problems. Basic functions of buying, selling, physical distribution, and risk.

6410. Social, Legal, and Ethical Environments in Career and Technical Education (3) Major ideas and institutions that comprise important part of  environment within which business and educational transactions occur.

6422, 6423, 6424. Problems in Career and Technical Education (1,2,3) May be repeated for credit with change of topic. Special topics in selected areas of career and technical education.

6426. Supervision in Career and Technical Education (3) Theory, principles, and procedures in supervision as they relate to  improvement of instruction and pupil and teacher growth.

6428. Instructional Strategies for Career and Technical Education (3) May require additional lab time. Planning and implementation of effective instructional procedures for information technology courses. Hands-on experience in use of information technology equipment.

6450. Evaluation in Career and Technical Education (3) P: Graduate standing in business education, marketing education, family and consumer sciences education, or a related area. Methods and techniques of evaluating career and technical education students, teachers, programs, and facilities.

6492. Career and Technical Education Curriculum Design (3) Program development with special emphasis on job analysis as a base for program planning and curriculum construction.

6750. Contemporary Career and Technical Education Research (3) Contemporary research and evaluation techniques for career and technical education.

7000. Thesis (3) May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h.

BVTE Banked Courses

5301. Middle Grades Career Exploration in Marketing and Business Education (3)
6420. Problems in Business Education: Secretarial Science (3)

FACS: FAMILY AND CONSUMER SCIENCES

5007. Special Problems in Family and Consumer Sciences Education (3) Same as HESC  5007 May be repeated for credit with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Special topics in selected areas of family and consumer sciences.  Variable titles and content.

6423. Advanced Methods and Curriculum (3) P: FACS 4317. Principles of curriculum development. Organization, method, materials, and evaluation in relation to program type.

6984, 6985. Internship: Family and Consumer Sciences Education (3,3) Practicum training for family and consumer sciences majors preparing for professional work in field.

FACS Banked Courses

5300. Middle Grades Careers Exploration (3)
5301 Middle Grades Career Exploration: Service Clusters (3)
5321. Adult Education (2)
6424 Evaluation in Home Economics (3)
6430 Trends in Home Economics (3)
6900 Review of Current Literature (2)

TECH: Technology

6430. Computer Concepts and Applications for Career and Technical Educators (3) May require additional lab time. Business-related computer concepts and applications. Hands-on experience using various microcomputers.