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PLAN OF STUDY: Technology Education (B.S.)
The Technology Education program is designed to prepare students for a teaching career in secondary schools. The transformation to technology education continues to provide all students with basic knowledge and skills needed for the next millennium. Students are prepared to teach in the following areas: communication, construction, manufacturing, and transportation. Technology Education is a hands-on program using an investigative, design-and-construct, problem solving approach to teaching. Students study the resources, systems, and products of technology. The curriculum is designed to allow students to teach in a laboratory setting using modern technological tools. The Technology Education program is accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and the Indiana Professional Standards Board (IPSB). There is a very high demand for Technology Education teachers nationwide; Indiana has reciprocal licensing agreements with 40 states, giving Technology Education graduates teaching opportunities across the country. Opportunities abound for students considering a Technology Education teaching career.
Technology Education- Semester plan of study
SEMESTER 1 |
CR |
IT 272 Foundations of Technology Ed. |
3 |
ENGL 106 English Composition |
4 |
MA 153 Algebra |
3 |
COM 114 Fund. of Speech Com. |
3 |
Technical Elective |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
16 |
SEMESTER 2 |
CR |
IT 276 Teaching Design and Comm. Tech. |
3 |
MA 154 Trigonometry |
3 |
CGT 110 Technical Graphics Comm. |
3 |
SOC 100 Introductory Sociology |
3 |
Technical Elective |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
SEMESTER 3 |
CR |
IT 275 Teaching power, Energy, and Transportation Technology |
3 |
EDCI 270 Introduction to Educational Technology |
2 |
EDCI 271 Classroom Application of Educational Technology |
1 |
EDFA 200 History and Philosophy of Education |
3 |
Science Selective** |
3 |
Technical Elective |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
SEMESTER 4 |
CR |
IT 277 Teaching Manufacturing Tech |
3 |
EDCI 205 Exploration of Teach. as a Career |
3 |
EDCI 285 Multiculturalism and Education |
3 |
PSY 120 Elementary Psychology |
3 |
Technical Elective |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
SEMESTER 5 |
CR |
IT 278 Teaching Construction Tech. |
3 |
EDPS 265 The Inclusive Classroom 2 |
3 |
EDPS 235 Learning and Motivation |
3 |
ECET 214 Electricity Fundamentals |
3 |
International Understanding Selective |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
SEMESTER 6 |
CR |
IT 371 Instructional Planning and Eval. |
3 |
EDCI 450 Techniques of Coordination of Cooperative Vocational Education |
2 |
MFET 400 Computer Integrated Manuf. |
3 |
COM 315 Speech Comm of Tech Info* |
3 |
PHYS 218 General Physics |
5 |
CREDIT HOURS |
16 |
SEMESTER 7 |
CR |
IT 472 Methods of Teaching Tech. Education |
3 |
IT 471 Managing the Tech. Ed. Lab. |
3 |
BCM 484 Residential Construction |
3 |
ENGL 421 Technical Writing* |
3 |
Science Selective** |
3 |
CREDIT HOURS |
15 |
SEMESTER 8 |
CR |
EDCI 498G Supervised Teaching |
16 |
CREDIT HOURS |
16 |
Total 123 Credit Hours
* These courses are recommended but other courses may be taken in their place.
1 Block I must be taken together.
2 Block II must be taken together
** Science selective is any of the following: BIOL, CHM, EAS, PHYS. Note: no FNR or ENTM courses are acceptable.