May 22, 2024  
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog 
    
2013-2014 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Courses


 

Software Engineering

  
  • SENG 6235 - Software Project Management


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Advanced methods and techniques to initiate, plan, and control large and complex software development projects.
  
  • SENG 6240 - Software Architecture and Design


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Software development issues related to software architecture and design. Examines software development and implementation.
  
  • SENG 6245 - Software Construction


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Software development environments, data structures and algorithms, object-oriented techniques, and object-oriented programming.
  
  • SENG 6247 - Software Security Engineering


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Practical and theoretical knowledge in relation to design of secure software systems.
  
  • SENG 6250 - Software Systems Modeling and Analysis


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Methods for the construction of software including formal notation language and its application to the analysis and specification of software system requirements.
  
  • SENG 6255 - Software Requirements Engineering


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Methods and processes for managing, analyzing and specifying requirements; use-case modeling; systems for requirements analysis and management.
  
  • SENG 6260 - Software Metrics and Quality Management


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Software quality metrics associated with process and product metrics. Examines development of software using various types of metrics and models employed in the field of software quality engineering.
  
  • SENG 6265 - Foundations of Software Testing


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Fundamentals of software testing, test management, testing tools, test planning approaches, and basic static and dynamic testing methods.
  
  • SENG 6270 - Software Verification and Validation


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Verification and validation strategies and techniques throughout the software life-cycle, including processes that assure the desired software and documentation are developed and maintained.
  
  • SENG 6275 - Dependable Systems and Software Reliability


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Analysis, modeling, and development of dependable systems. Foundations of software reliability.
  
  • SENG 6280 - Process Management and Lifecycle Modeling


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Foundations of software management and support over the complete life cycle including maturity models, change management, and optimization.
  
  • SENG 6285 - Cloud Computing


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Techniques for developing applications and services to run on distributed networks using virtualized resources accessed over the Internet.
  
  • SENG 6290 - Software Engineering Project


    3

    P/C: SENG 6230  or consent of instructor. Practical process based and industry-oriented view of software engineering practices. Exposure to research, software development, and implementation of professional level software.
  
  • SENG 7000 - Thesis


    1-6

    P: SENG 6230  and consent of instructor. May be repeated. May count maximum of 6 s.h.

Spanish

  
  • SPAN 5340 - Advanced Translation I


    3

    P: SPAN 4340. Practice of translation skills with greater variety of style and subject matter.
  
  • SPAN 5440 - Contemporary Issues of the Hispanic World


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Selected events, artistic trends, and currents of thought that significantly contribute to life in contemporary Hispanic societies.
  
  • SPAN 5445 - Hispanic Cinema


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Films as cultural product reflecting social, political, and economic realities. Power to represent, inform, and create. Viewed and discussed by representative directors.
  
  • SPAN 5550 - Hispanic Women Writers


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. May not be repeated for credit by students in WOST program. P: Consent of instructor. In-depth study and discussion of representative writings by women in Hispanic countries from variety of genres. Emphasis on relationships between society and origin, content, and form of texts.
  
  • SPAN 5700 - Special Topics in Hispanic Studies


    3

    May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. with change of topic. P: Consent of instructor. Topics relating to language, literature, culture, or civilization of Spain or Latin America.
  
  • SPAN 5940 - Advanced Translation II


    3

    Candidates who successfully complete this course may be allowed to take qualifying exams for award of the Certificate in Spanish Translation. P: SPAN 5340 . Continuation of skills practiced in SPAN 4340, 5340 at advanced level. Translation of written texts in variety of styles and different topics, from Spanish into English and vice versa.
  
  • SPAN 6000 - Advanced Language Skills I


    3

    In-depth exploration of varieties and styles of modern Spanish usage.
  
  • SPAN 6001 - Advanced Language Skills II


    3

    Continuation of SPAN 6000 .
  
  • SPAN 6100 - Cultural Studies, Spain


    3

    History, culture, and civilization of Spain. In-depth exploration of special topic or theme.
  
  • SPAN 6101 - Cultural Studies of Spanish America


    3

    Spanish American society and culture before 1492 and up to time of independence.
  
  • SPAN 6200 - Readings in Spanish Literature


    3

    Exhaustive study of masterpieces of Spanish literature from Middle Ages to present.
  
  • SPAN 6202 - Readings in Twentieth-Century Spanish-American Literature


    3

    Literary works by recognized Spanish-American writers of twentieth century. Major artistic movements and socioeconomic/political realities of various regions.
  
  • SPAN 6400 - Spanish Linguistics


    3

    Introduces nature of grammar and approaches to description of Spanish grammar. Emphasis on Chomsky’s Principles and Parameters Model.
  
  • SPAN 6521 - Special Readings


    3

    Intensive reading in area where student may already have credit.
  
  • SPAN 6522 - Special Readings


    3

    Intensive reading in area where student may already have credit.
  
  • SPAN 6523 - Special Readings


    3

    Intensive reading in area where student may already have credit.
  
  • SPAN 6600 - Recent Trends in Foreign Language Teaching, Learning, and Acquisition


    3

    Current developments, issues, and research in teaching, learning, and acquisition of foreign languages.

Special Education

  
  • SPED 5101 - Introduction to Exceptional Children


    3

    Incidence, nature, causes, rehabilitation, and education of exceptional children.
  
  • SPED 5101 - Introduction to Individuals with Disabilities


    3

    Incidence, nature, causes, rehabilitation, and education of individuals with disabilities.
  
  • SPED 5102 - Perspectives in Mental Retardation


    3

    Incidence, nature, causes, and education of students who have mental retardation.
  
  • SPED 5301 - Tests and Measurements in Special Education


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Basic testing theory in terms of exceptional children.
  
  • SPED 5501 - Minor Problems in Special Education


    3 WI

    Each may be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Conference, library, or lab work in area of special education.
  
  • SPED 5502 - Minor Problems in Special Education


    3

    Each may be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. P: Consent of instructor. Conference, library, or lab work in area of special education.
  
  • SPED 6000 - Teaching Students with Exceptionalities in the Regular Classroom


    3

    Diverse educational needs of children with disabilities in regular classroom. Identification and placement procedures, academic and behavioral strategies, and curriculum and evaluation modifications.
  
  • SPED 6002 - Addressing Differences in Human Learning in Schools


    3

    Strategies for assessment, curriculum, and instruction of diverse student populations. Extends and applies information from EDUC 6001 .
  
  • SPED 6003 - Assessment in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Formal and informal assessment of students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6004 - Legal and Cultural Issues in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Regulations and other factors influencing provision of special education services for students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6005 - Curriculum and Instructional Design in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Models of educational planning, design, and accommodations for students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6006 - Analysis and Application of Instructional Methods in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Instructional strategies and supports for students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6007 - Individual Behavior Strategies and Supports in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Theories and approaches for increasing positive behavior and social skills for students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6008 - Linking Research and Practice in Special Education


    3

    P: Admission to master of arts in teaching (special education); TCHR 6010 , TCHR 6011 . Analysis of the role of research in education of students with mild or moderate impairments.
  
  • SPED 6010 - Issues, Trends, and Law in Special Education


    3

    Analysis of laws, current issues, and trends in special education with attention to legislation, definitions, identification, eligibility, inclusion, and placement. Students acquire knowledge of key issues and develop skills for accessing professional journals.
  
  • SPED 6011 - Integrating Technology into Special Education


    3

    P: 3 s.h. technology course. Strategies for integration of technology into instruction, record keeping, management, productivity, communication, and professional development of special educators.
  
  • SPED 6012 - Assessment in Special Education


    3

    P: SPED 6010 . Selection, administration, interpretation, and application to program planning of assessment instruments and strategies in special education. Examines research, legislative mandates, and APA standards.
  
  • SPED 6014 - Positive Behavior Intervention and Support


    3

    P: Admission to MAEd in SPED. Applying principles of positive behavior intervention and support to address individual, classroom, and school wide behavior challenges.
  
  • SPED 6015 - Facilitating Systems Change Through Collaboration and Co-Teaching


    3

    P: SPED 6021  or SPED 6022  or SPED 6023  or SPED 6031 . Principles and effective practices of collaboration and co-teaching to induce systemic change on behalf of students with exceptionalities.
  
  • SPED 6020 - Curriculum Development and Program Planning in Special Education for Students with Mild Mental Retardation


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6012 , SPED 6302. Planning, delivering, monitoring, and modifying instructional programs for students with mild mental retardation.
  
  • SPED 6021 - Instructing Students with Mental Retardation


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6020 . Planning, delivering, monitoring, and modifying instructional programs. Emphasis on applying research literature to acquire and refine best practices in instruction of students who have mental retardation.
  
  • SPED 6022 - Instructing Students with Learning Disabilities


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6025 . Planning, delivering, monitoring, and modifying instructional programs. Emphasis on applying research literature to acquire and refine best practices in instruction of students with learning disabilities.
  
  • SPED 6023 - Instructing Students with Behavioral/Emotional Disorders


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6027 . Evaluation and modification of instructional and management programs for students and youth with behavioral/emotional disorders. Examines research and demonstration of best practices through classroom teaching.
  
  • SPED 6025 - Curriculum Development and Program Planning for Students with Learning Disabilities


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6012 , SPED 6302. Planning, delivering, monitoring and modifying instructional programs for students with learning disabilities.
  
  • SPED 6027 - Curriculum Development and Program Planning for Students with Behavior Disabilities


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6012 , SPED 6302. Planning, delivering, monitoring and modifying instructional programs for students with behavior disabilities.
  
  • SPED 6030 - Curriculum Development and Program Planning in Special Education for Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities


    3

    P: SPED 6012 . Planning, delivering, monitoring, and modifying instructional programs for students with low-incidence disabilities.
  
  • SPED 6031 - Instructing Students with Low-Incidence Disabilities


    3

    P: SPED 6011 , SPED 6030 . Planning, delivering, monitoring, and modifying instructional programs.
  
  • SPED 6104 - Introduction to Gifted Education


    3

    Definitions, characteristics, theories of intelligence, and theories of teaching used with gifted students.
  
  • SPED 6401 - Methods and Materials in Gifted Education


    3

    P: SPED 6104  or consent of instructor. Materials, programs, and theories of educating gifted students.
  
  • SPED 6402 - Differentiated Curriculum for the Gifted


    3

    P: SPED 6104  or consent of instructor. Student and program assessment and development of differentiated curricula for gifted students.
  
  • SPED 6403 - Practicum in Gifted Education


    3

    P: SPED 6104 , SPED 6401 , SPED 6402 ; or consent of instructor. Classroom experience with gifted students. Planning and implementation of instructional programs.
  
  • SPED 6701 - Assistive Technology Devices and Services


    3 Same as OCCT 6701 

    Broad overview of assistive technology, including legal, educational, and discipline specific information. Provides basic information that prepares students for other certificate courses.
  
  • SPED 6702 - Assessment, Planning, and Implementation of Assistive Technology


    3

    P: OCCT 6701  or SPED 6701 . Explores assistive technology assessments and planning and implementation of assistive technology within student/client’s environment. Students attain skills in variety of technology using cross-disciplinary team approach.
  
  • SPED 6703 - Collaborative Resource Management of Assistive Technology


    3

    P: OCCT 6701  or SPED 6701 . Human, product, electronic, and funding resources to meet technology needs for individuals with disabilities examined within state and national networks. Practical collaborative skills practiced in cross-disciplinary team assignments.
  
  • SPED 6800 - Introduction to Students with Autism


    3

    Definitions, research, characteristics, and intervention alternatives related to students with autism spectrum disorders.
  
  • SPED 6801 - Methods and Materials for Teaching Students with Autism


    3

    P: SPED 6800 . Educational strategies in working with children with autism spectrum disorders in the classroom.
  
  • SPED 6802 - Families and Students with Autism


    3

    P: SPED 6800 . Needs of the family as a unit, family interventions, family services, advocacy strategies, and future planning alternatives for families of students with autism spectrum disorders.
  
  • SPED 6803 - Language and Communication for Students with Autism


    3

    P: SPED 6800 . Alternative communication strategies for students with autism spectrum disorders.
  
  • SPED 6810 - Characteristics, Issues, and Trends in Education for Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    Impact on development and learning and history, issues, relevant resources, and approaches.
  
  • SPED 6811 - Essentials of Communication Development for Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P/C: SPED 6810 . Communication acquisition from pre-symbolic/pre-linguistic levels through formal language and literacy.
  
  • SPED 6812 - Assessment and Educational Program Design for Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P: SPED 6810. Assessment approaches to design effective instruction and supports.
  
  • SPED 6813 - Effective Teaching and Learning for Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P: SPED 6812  Strategies for providing quality instruction.
  
  • SPED 6814 - Internship with Students with Deaf-Blindness


    3

    P: SPED 6813 . Supervised teaching and leadership experiences to integrate valid effective practices in assessment, teaching and learning.
  
  • SPED 6832 - Policy, Procedures and Fiscal Issues in the Administration of Special Education


    3 Same as LEED 6832 

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Interpretation, development, and implementation of fiscal resources, and federal, state and local policies and procedures in public school special education programs.
  
  • SPED 6833 - The Role of the Special Education Administrator in Curriculum and Instruction and Personnel Supervision


    3 Same as LEED 6833 

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Planning, implementation, evaluation, and supervision of education programs for students with disabilities in the public schools.
  
  • SPED 6834 - Leadership and Public Relations for the Special Education Administrator


    3 Same as LEED 6834 .

    P: Acceptance into NC DPI New Exceptional Children Program Directors’ Leadership Institute. Building professional partnerships for special education in the public schools through supervision, communication, collaboration, and cooperation.
  
  
  • SPED 7000 - Thesis in Special Education


    1-6

    May be repeated. May count 3 s.h. toward degree. P: SPED 6994 .
  
  • SPED 7001 - Thesis: Summer Research


    1

    May be repeated. No credit may count toward degree. Students conducting thesis research may only register for this course during the summer.
  
  • SPED 7002 - Action Research Project in Special Education


    3

    May be repeated. May count 3 s.h. toward degree. P: SPED 6994 .

Special Education Banked Courses

  
  • SPED 6999 - Project Planning in Special Education


    3


Speech and Hearing Sciences

  
  • CSDI 5010 - Procedures in Clinical Management


    3

    P: For undergraduate students: CSDI major; CSDI 3020, 3050, 3105; or consent of instructor; For graduate students: Consent of instructor. Procedures used in diagnostic and treatment of communication disorders. Topics include observation styles, task presentation and analysis, reinforcement techniques, group management, and intervention models. Multicultural communication models and supervised observation experiences in various clinical and public school settings.
  
  • CSDI 5510 - Special Problems in Speech and Hearing


    2

    For advanced senior and graduate students. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May count toward the CSDI major with consent of dept chair. Independent exploration of specific areas of interest in communication disorders and research.
  
  • CSDI 5511 - Special Problems in Speech and Hearing


    2

    For advanced senior and graduate students. May be repeated for maximum of 6 s.h. May count toward the CSDI major with consent of dept chair. Independent exploration of specific areas of interest in communication disorders and research.
  
  • CSDI 5565 - Seminar in Augmentative Communication


    3

    2 and 1/2 lecture and 1 lab hours per week. P: Consent of instructor. Interdisciplinary approach to augmentative communication. Emphasis on team approach, including discussion of and experience with patients who require use of augmentative communication systems. Areas of study include assessment, intervention, neuromotor management, environmental control, computer access, and funding.

Speech and Hearing Sciences Banked Courses

  
  • CSDI 5100 - Introduction to Speech-Language and Hearing Disorders


    2


Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences

  
  • CSDI 6100 - Language Disorders


    3

    P: Undergraduate course in language development. Childhood language disorders from infancy to school-age period. Principles of assessment, intervention, and classification of various types of language disorders. Specific language impairment, developmental and acquired language disorders, and autism.
  
  • CSDI 6101 - Language and Learning Disabilities


    3

    P: CSDI 6100 . Oral and written language learning disabilities in school-age and adolescent populations. Contemporary theories, assessment practices, and intervention techniques used in management of those with language learning disorders and/or dyslexia.
  
  • CSDI 6103 - Research Design in Speech and Hearing


    3

    P: Undergraduate statistics course. Fundamentals of research and experimental design and basic statistical analysis in communication sciences and disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6104 - Seminar in Voice Disorders


    3

    P: CSDI 6121  or consent of instructor. Anatomy and physiology of vocal mechanism and phonatory process. Consideration of influence of pathology on phonation. In-depth study of special voice problems as well as those more commonly encountered in clinical practice and their treatment.
  
  • CSDI 6106 - Stuttering and Other Fluency Disorders


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Current and historical concepts of nature and etiology of stuttering and other fluency disorders such as methodologies of assessment and treatment of children and adults, parent counseling, and research design.
  
  • CSDI 6108 - Seminar in Articulation/Phonology Disorders


    3

    P: Undergraduate course in articulation/phonology or consent of instructor. Phonologic/articulatory development and disorders, dynamics of articulatory production, phonetics as clinical tool, and nature and development of normal and defective articulation/phonology. Contemporary scientific methodology, technology, and research in appraisal and treatment of phonological/articulatory disorders.
  
  • CSDI 6109 - Motor Speech Disorders


    3

    P: CSDI 3020, 3030, CSDI 6110 ; or consent of instructor. Neurophysiology of motor speech behavior coupled with detailed clinical analyses and treatment of various forms of dysarthria and apraxia.
  
  • CSDI 6110 - Brain, Language, and Aphasia


    3

    P: CSDI 6100  or consent of instructor. Comprehensive study of correlative nature of brain and language. Emphasis on aphasiology, including neurological, cognitive, and linguistic aspects.
  
  • CSDI 6111 - Communication Disorders in Infants and Toddlers


    3

    Theory and practice in the assessment and intervention of speech and language disorders in the infant/toddler population.
  
  • CSDI 6112 - Seminar in Cranio-Facial Anomalies and Alaryngeal Rehabilitation


    3

    P: Consent of instructor. Anatomy, physiology, assessment, and treatment of persons with cranio-facial anomalies (including cleft lip and palate) and alaryngeal disorders (laryngectomy).
  
  • CSDI 6113 - Linguistic/Cognitive Impairments in Brain-Injured Adults


    3

    P: CSDI 6110  or consent of instructor. Relationships between cognition, communicative abilities, and brain in normal aging dementia, various causes of dementia, head injury, and right hemisphere brain-damage in adults.
  
  • CSDI 6114 - Dysphagia and Neuromotor Functions


    3

    Relationships between brain and neuromotor functions specifically in regard to swallowing function. Identification, characteristics, assessment, and treatment of disordered swallowing.
  
  • CSDI 6117 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication


    3

    Provides an overview of augmentative and alternative communication systems (AAC), including selecting and implementing AAC for children and adults.
 

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