CDL COURSE ENTRY FORM


Author: Bernice Kennedy/SUNY
Last modified by: Sally DeForest/SUNY
Composed: 09/20/2002 10:23 AM
Curriculum Committee Approval Date:
Modified: 08/02/2005 04:31:15 PM
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Course Number: (prefix) EDU (number) 233114 ESC 2.0 Course number:

Name: WWW: Educational Planning 311 - limited to eArmyU and DOD students only
Datatel Title: (30char)

Area Coordinator: Margaret Craft Department Code: Team:

Liberal Study? YES Level: UPPER Credits: 4 Prerequisite? NO
General Education Course? NO GenEd Approval Term/Year:

GenEd Area 1: Fully or Partially:
GenEd Area 2: Fully or Partially:



Pre-registration Information?
Course will be offered (for online course descriptions, proposed offerings for by term views and web views)
Summer		Course will be offered (for final term listings, online registration, online bookordering, web views)
Summer
First Term Offered: (Required Format: YearTerm - i.e., 2005SP)
Last Term Offered in Print Version:
Title Changes:
AC Changes:
BK Number: 45

Description: This course examines the changes in the workplace affecting the organization of work and who performs that work. Students will read and reflect about these changes and the impact on individuals, organizations and society. Through readings, discussions and written assignments, students will be able to strengthen their skills of analysis, synthesis and integration.

Students will also examine their educational, professional and personal goals in determining the best degree program that meets their needs and interests. They will identify how they will meet the expectations for their chosen degree by examining transcripts, military training and other experiences, and reviewing courses available through Empire State College. Based on this knowledge, students will develop their degree program and write an essay explaining why the degree program is appropriate, given their goals, backgrounds and interests.

Students taking this course for upper-level credit will be expected to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the concepts and issues presented in the course. Moreover, upper-level students must complete written assignments that require a deeper understanding of appropriate theories, more critical analysis and synthesis of the concepts and arguments from multiple perspectives. They also will be required to demonstrate stronger research and writing skills.

Important Note: students should not include this course twice in their degree program. This course can only be taken once, either at the lower-level or at the upper-level.

This course is open to eArmyU and DOD students only, and only with mentor/advisor permission.
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Course Outline:
PURPOSE: The purposes of Educational Planning 311 were many: 1) to enable students to think about the meaning of education to themselves and others, 2) to reflect on their background and their goals, 3) to develop an degree program and rationale essay and 4) to read about changes in the workplace and how those changes may affect their career decisions.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES: Students were expected to read Educational Planning Materials and articles from the Educational Planning Selected Readings. Students also read extensively from The New World of Work (Cooper and Burke, eds.). Articles in the Materials and Readings were intended to provide professional, academic, and social contexts for thinking about education. Students were expected to engage in discussions regarding their goals, backgrounds and educational and professional expectations for their degrees. They also were expected to participate in discussions based on articles from The New World of Work text. For their written work, students were expected to complete reflective, and analytical essays investigating their goals, their background, and the educational and professional expectations for their degree. These essays were then used in developing their degree program and rationale essay. Students also wrote reflective essays about the readings from The World of Work text. In these essays, students were expected to synthesize and integrate information from the readings with their experiences.

METHOD AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: Students were evaluated on their ability to engage seriously in thinking about themselves as learners; their ability to read, understand, and apply others' thoughts about education to their own situations; and their ability to articulate their reflections and analyses in the discussions and essays. Students were also evaluated on their ability to convey their understanding of and insights into the changing workplace in the discussions and essays. Essays were evaluated using standard criteria for college writing: clear organization of ideas, information relating to a central idea (thesis), enough relevant support to explain the main idea, grammatically-correct and stylistically-appropriate language. Finally, the degree plan and rationale essays were evaluated for how well the students addressed the discussion of goals, academic expectations, Empire State College guidelines, professional expectations, breadth, progression, and integration of course work.

Generic:



Major Course Area
Educational Studies		Minor Course Area
Educational Planning Courses for Skills and Investigations		SLN Disciplines
Additional Course Requirements
WWW Computer Conference		 Undergrad Certificate Association:


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Access to the Internet and a graphical WEB browser required


Required Booknote:

Optional Booknote:


Archive Course: Yes
Archived for Development:

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genedfull area for dpplanner:



Students will also examine their educational, professional and personal goals in determining the best degree program that meets their needs and interests. They will identify how they will meet the expectations for their chosen degree by examining transcripts, military training and other experiences, and reviewing courses available through Empire State College. Based on this knowledge, students will develop their degree program and write an essay explaining why the degree program is appropriate, given their goals, backgrounds and interests.

Students taking this course for upper-level credit will be expected to demonstrate a deeper understanding of the concepts and issues presented in the course. Moreover, upper-level students must complete written assignments that require a deeper understanding of appropriate theories, more critical analysis and synthesis of the concepts and arguments from multiple perspectives. They also will be required to demonstrate stronger research and writing skills.

Important Note: students should not include this course twice in their degree program. This course can only be taken once, either at the lower-level or at the upper-level.

This course is open to eArmyU and DOD students only, and only with mentor/advisor permission.
.
Course Outline:
PURPOSE: The purposes of Educational Planning 311 were many: 1) to enable students to think about the meaning of education to themselves and others, 2) to reflect on their background and their goals, 3) to develop an degree program and rationale essay and 4) to read about changes in the workplace and how those changes may affect their career decisions.

LEARNING ACTIVITIES: Students were expected to read Educational Planning Materials and articles from the Educational Planning Selected Readings. Students also read extensively from The New World of Work (Cooper and Burke, eds.). Articles in the Materials and Readings were intended to provide professional, academic, and social contexts for thinking about education. Students were expected to engage in discussions regarding their goals, backgrounds and educational and professional expectations for their degrees. They also were expected to participate in discussions based on articles from The New World of Work text. For their written work, students were expected to complete reflective, and analytical essays investigating their goals, their background, and the educational and professional expectations for their degree. These essays were then used in developing their degree program and rationale essay. Students also wrote reflective essays about the readings from The World of Work text. In these essays, students were expected to synthesize and integrate information from the readings with their experiences.

METHOD AND CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION: Students were evaluated on their ability to engage seriously in thinking about themselves as learners; their ability to read, understand, and apply others' thoughts about education to their own situations; and their ability to articulate their reflections and analyses in the discussions and essays. Students were also evaluated on their ability to convey their understanding of and insights into the changing workplace in the discussions and essays. Essays were evaluated using standard criteria for college writing: clear organization of ideas, information relating to a central idea (thesis), enough relevant support to explain the main idea, grammatically-correct and stylistically-appropriate language. Finally, the degree plan and rationale essays were evaluated for how well the students addressed the discussion of goals, academic expectations, Empire State College guidelines, professional expectations, breadth, progression, and integration of course work.