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EDUC 246-Assessment for Reading
Instruction (3)
Prerequisites: (EDUC 240 or ED 214) and (EDUC 242 or
ED 215)
(formerly ED 217)
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.
EDUC 248-Teaching Reading in the Content
Areas, Part I (3)
Prerequisites: 30 credits including ENGL 101 and PSYC
101 or teacher certification
(formerly ED 218)
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.)
EDUC 249-Teaching Reading in the Content
Areas, Part II (3)
Prerequisite: EDUC 248 or ED 218
(formerly ED 219)
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.)
EMGT: Emergency
Management
EMGT 101-Disaster, Crisis, and Emergency
Management (3)
• Gen Ed Emerging Issues
Prerequisite: ENGL 70 or (ESOL 70 and ESOL 71) OR
Prerequisites or Co-requisites: ENGL 75 or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 101 and ID 225)
Introduces students to the dynamic and relevant
world of disaster, crisis, and emergency management.
Conducts a review of the history, social, political, and
economic implications of disasters, giving students
the opportunity to explore the world of Emergency
Management and experience the satisfaction
of serving, survivability, and the heartache of
devastation. Provides experience with effective
writing, critical thinking, and historical and social
awareness as students examine the emergencies of
past, present, and future.
EMGT 104-Disaster Response and Recovery
(3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 104)
Provides students with an understanding of disaster
response and recovery operations in emergency
management. Examines the nature of emergencies
and disasters; presenting opportunities to identify
the human responses in the disaster process,
assess current procedures for response operations,
review recovery policies and programs, and explore
methods to promote the return to normalcy. Places
additional specific focus on the understanding of the
roles of multiple stakeholders in both response and
recovery.
EMGT 106-Hazard, Risk, and Mitigation (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 106)
Provides the student with a thorough understanding
of mitigation for disaster management, and the
application of hazard management. The student will
investigate various methods of risk management, risk
reduction, risk avoidance, risk acceptance, and risk
transfer to address both structural and non-structural
mitigation. The concept of sustainability and its role
in local land-use planning is examined.
EMGT 110-Federal Emergency Management (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 110)
Provides the student with the understanding of
the role of the United States of America federal
government in emergency management on
the national level, and the influence of the
federal government on local, regional, state, and
international emergency management. Examines
the role of federalism in the delivery of emergency
management services. Investigates the historical
development of the federal emergency management
effort with emphasis on significant events that
shaped policy and the level of involvement of the
federal government. Analyzes current emergency
management policies and efforts of the federal
government with discussion of future trends and
their potential outcomes.
EMGT 111-Preparing and Securing the
Homeland (3)
Prerequisites: ENGL 70 or ENGL 75 or (ESOL 72 and ESOL
73) or ESOL 100
(formerly EM 111)
Provides students with a thorough understanding
of the strategic, political, legal, and organizational
challenges associated with the protection of the
U.S. homeland. Examines the range of potential
threats to the U.S. homeland, including the historical
foundation of terrorism. Introduces the role of
emergency management in the response to the
growing threat of domestic and international
terrorism. Focuses on the implications of homeland
security challenges and policies for constitutional
rights, legal protections, and civil liberties.
EMGT 115-Foundations of Emergency
Management (0)
Prerequisites: FEMA 131 and FEMA 151 and FEMA 205
(formerly EM 115)
Provides an introduction to the position of
emergency manager, including history, key areas of
emphasis, and responsibilities. Surveys emergency
management as an integrated system with resources
and capabilities networked together to address
all hazards. Introduces the National Incident
Management System (NIMS), the Incident Command
System (ICS), and Emergency Operations center
(EOC) operations.
Course Descriptions