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ED 203-Foundations of Special Education (3)
• Cultural Competence
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
It is strongly recommended that students pass ED 102
or ECD 101, if applicable, prior to taking this course.
Provides an overview of critical issues and strategies
related to educating students who have been
identified as exceptional. The course content focuses
on historical and legal foundations of special
education, inclusive education, developmental
characteristics of exceptional students, and
strategies for accommodating students. (This
course satisfies the Maryland State Department
of Education professional education course work
in inclusion of special populations.) Fifteen hours
of documented observation are required.
ED 214-Processes and
Acquisition of Reading (3)
Prerequisites: 30 credits including EN 101,
PS 101 or teacher certification
Assists pre-service and in-service teachers in
understanding the reading acquisition process
through observation and analysis of reading and
written language development and the study of
current issues in reading research. The course is
organized around current, accepted, research-based
theoretical models that account for individual
differences in reading. The course includes an
introduction to language structures, including
spoken syllables, phonemes, graphemes, and
morphemes. Participants will apply knowledge of
the core areas of language to reading acquisition
in terms of first and second language acquisition,
typical development, and exceptionalities.
Participants will be introduced to current scientific
research related to literacy acquisition.
ED 215-Instruction of Reading (3)
Prerequisite: ED 214
Facilitates understanding and use of a representative
array of research-based instructional techniques
and strategies in the area of reading. The course
emphasizes instructional routines and strategies in
the five major components of reading instruction
(phonological and phonemic awareness; phonics,
spelling and word study; fluency; vocabulary
development; and comprehension) suitable
for various age and ability groups. Throughout
the course, students will demonstrate their
skill with instructional routines and strategies
through role-play, live demonstrations, and
critique of models, and review the research
evidence relevant to those approaches.
ED 216-Materials for Teaching Reading (3)
Prerequisite: ED 214
Assists pre-service and in-service teachers in
understanding and using the findings of scientific
research to select, evaluate, and compare
instructional programs and materials for teaching
reading. Participants will learn strategies for
enabling students to become strategic, fluent,
and independent readers using a variety of
texts and other materials. They will develop
techniques to involve parents, school staff,
and members of the community in children’s
reading development and enjoyment.
ED 217-Assessment for
Reading Instruction (3)
Prerequisites: ED 214, ED 215
Assists pre-service and in-service teachers in
becoming proficient consumers and users of
classroom-based assessments and assessment data.
Instruction focuses on the purposes of assessment,
types of assessment tools, administration and use
of several valid, reliable, well-researched formal
and informal assessments of reading and related
skills, effective interpretation of assessments
results, and communication of assessments
results in a variety of contexts. Participants
will show that they can use assessment data
to guide instructional decisions. Participants
will demonstrate their abilities by selecting,
administering, and/or interpreting assessments
appropriate for screening, diagnosis, monitoring
of progress, and measurement of outcomes.
ED 218-Teaching Reading in the
Content Areas, Part I (3)
Prerequisites: 30 credits including EN 101,
PS 101 or teacher certification
Provides students with an understanding of
the essentials of reading processes necessary
for secondary students to become proficient
readers. Participants gain an understanding of
the following five areas: purposes and types of
reading, methods of assessing reading, strategies
and skills in reading, student-centered reading
instruction, and affective dimensions of reading.
(This course can be used to partially satisfy
the Maryland State Department of Education
reading requirement for secondary teachers.)
ED 219-Teaching Reading in the
Content Areas, Part II (3)
Prerequisite: ED 218
Expands on Part I, focusing on types of reading,
skills in reading, and instruction. The emphasis will
be on teaching secondary student to learn from
text. Participants will formulate research questions,
complete a literature review, and implement and
evaluate a coherent literacy plan. Participants will
also implement reading and writing strategies
that promote student mastery of subject content.
(This course can be used to partially satisfy
the Maryland State Department of Education
reading requirement for secondary teachers.)
ED/PS 208-Human Growth
and Development (3)
• Gen Ed Education
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) OR [(EN 50A or EN 61) and
EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99) OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73)
Presents central concepts related to parameters of
human development through the life span. Includes
physical, social, emotional and mental development
at the various stages of life. Considers the influence
of culture as well as individual differences.
EG: Engineering
EG 100-Introductory Engineering Science (3)
Prerequisites: (EN 70 or EN 75) or [(EN 50A
or EN 61) and EN 52] OR (ESL 95 and ESL 99)
OR (ESL 72 and ESL 73), and MA 111
Develops basic concepts of engineering approaches
to problem solving and the skills for the design
and timely fabrication of the designed product.
EG 110-Engineering Statics (3)
Prerequisite: MA 210
Investigates that branch of physical science called
mechanics. Mechanics deals with the state of rest
or motion of bodies that are subjected to the action
of forces. Statics is one branch of mechanics that
deals with the equilibrium of bodies, i.e., those that
are at rest or that move with a constant velocity.
Includes theory and applications with an emphasis
on developing ability to analyze problems.
EG 210-Mechanics of Materials (3)
Prerequisites: MA 211, PY 203
Includes analysis of systems of forces on a deformable
body. Tools covered include geometrical relationships,
free body diagrams, equilibrium equations and
stress and strain properties of materials. Concepts
are applied to beams, columns, shafts and
covers other machine and structural parts.
EG 211-Engineering Dynamics (3)
Corequisite: MA 212
Includes the study of the motion of bodies
relative to each other in two dimensions and in
three dimensions. Analyzes systems both at rest
and in motion. Includes force acceleration, work
energy and impulse-momentum relationships.
EG 214-Engineering Thermodynamics (3)
Prerequisites: CH 102, EG 211, MA 212, PY 204
Examines basic thermodynamic principles
including energy, entropy and free energy, and
describes the macroscopic properties of various
systems such as equilibrium states and phase
transitions. Emphasizes applications to metals,
polymers, ceramics and electronic materials.