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MSTU 4000 Core seminar in communication, computing and technology
Required for incoming students. Meets with MSTU 6600. Discussion of critical issues, reading of key works, development of project in Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education, presentation of work in progress, conversations with leaders in the field. Special fee: $30.
Instructor: Shawna Bu Shell
MSTU 4008 Information technology and education
Analytic overview of the uses of information technology in instruction. Examination of psychological and practical impact of information technology on our culture and its educational institutions. Special fee: $30.
MSTU 4010 Theories of communication
A broad, multidisciplinary survey of contemporary perspectives on communication. Topics include: definitions, models and theories of information processing, history of media change, cross-cultural communication, interpersonal communication, and the uses and effects of mass media. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Frank Moretti
MSTU 4012 Film as art: Introductory
Film as 20th century art, emphasizing form and style. Analysis of feature-length and short films of different nations, styles, themes, and genres. No previous experience in film analysis needed. Special fee: $45.
MSTU 4016 The history of communication
A comprehensive survey of the history of communication, tracing the development of the dominant modes of transmitting knowledge, from speaking to writing, from printing to the electronic media. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Robert McClintock
MSTU 4018 Design and communication in modern culture
How have practices of abstract reasoning, the pursuit of formalism, and conceptualizing the structure of complex phenomena affected modern design and communication? Readings and class discussions explore this question, using examples drawn from architecture, fine art, graphics, typography, photography, advertising, industrial design, formal organization, process control, transportation, information theory and management, and major media of communication. Special fee: $35.
MSTU 4022 Telecommunications, distance learning, and collaborative interchange
Introduction to the use and educational implications of telecommunica-tions, distance learning, and collaborative interchange using telecommunications, particularly the internet and the World Wide Web. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Thane Terrill
MSTU 4023 Cinema as cross-cultural communication
Analyzes how films explore culture. Discussion of the film as well as the cultural messages portrayed. Special fee: $45.
MSTU 4024 Television and the Development Of Youth
A comprehensive survey of the socializing and educational effects of television viewing during childhood and adolescence. Within a developmental framework, emphasis is placed on reviewing and critiquing research involving the effects of both formal features of television (e.g., cuts, pans, pace) and the various types of television programs on viewers’ comprehension, behavior, attitudes, and beliefs. Special fee: $45.
MSTU 4030 Computer applications in education
Hands-on experience learning a variety of computer applications, focusing primarily on word processors, spreadsheets, and database managing. Students create their own educational applications. No computer background assumed. Special fee: $45.
MSTU 4031 Programming I
Communicating with computers and humans through programs. Uses a graphic language to formalize the concepts behind software structure and a current, widely used implementation language such as Java to construct representative applications. Co-requisite: MSTU 4032. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Cameron Fadjo
MSTU 4035 The computer as an instructional aid
A presentation of research and issues surrounding the use of computing in schooling. Cognitive and social effects of computers on students are investigated and strategies are developed for integrating computing into the curriculum. Special fee: $30.
MSTU 4036 Hypermedia and education
Introduction to hypermedia products and programming and their role in education. Four-point registration is for hypermedia programming lab. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Craig Bolotin
MSTU 4037 Computers and the uses of information in education
This course examines how computers can structure and present information, evaluates current educational software that uses information, and considers the design of software for integrating information applications into education. Prerequisite: MSTU 4030 or equivalent computer experience. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4049 Technologies and literacies
An examination of the relationship between computers and the writing process. The course explores the effect of electronic text on traditional notions of text, literacy, and communication. Assumes no computing experience. Lab fee: $30.
Instructor: JoAnne Kleifgen
MSTU 4052 Computers, problem solving, and cooperative learning
Considers how computers may be used to promote cooperative learning in problem solving for students throughout the curriculum, focusing on the use of simulations, databases, programming, and problem solving software. Course content will include active participation in cooperative learning using computers as well as background work in educational theory as it relates to problem solving and cooperative learning. Special fee: $30.
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4078 Technology and education in Western history
A historical inquiry into the educational implications of technological change, particularly as it has affected cultural values and the capacities to organize action and communicate ideas. Special fee: $30.
MSTU 4080 Television and video applications in education
The role of media literacy is explored as a means to understand our popular culture and foster critical autonomy in young people. Emphasis is placed on critiquing educational television programs and video and using them effectively in the classroom. Special fee: $35.
MSTU 4083 Instructional design of educational technology
The nature of instructional technology, systems approaches to planning, managing, and evaluating instructional processes and materials. Emphasis is on instructional design. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Xiaodong Lin
MSTU 4085 New technologies for learning
A survey of technologies such as multimedia and telecommunications applied to learning and research, with full demonstrations and critical discussion by experts. Includes discussion of implications for educational change. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Robert Taylor
MSTU 4086 Text understanding and design
Explores ideas about how people understand textual materials and learn from them; then applies these ideas to the design of instructional text. Students design instructional materials for topics of interest to them. Special fee: $35.
MSTU 4133 Cognition and Computers
This course explores ideas about cognition and knowledge representation and how they relate to the use of computers in instruction. Students select a subject area, learn to represent knowledge from it so that it can be implemented in a computer instructional system, and use the knowledge representation to characterize the cognitive prerequisites and consequences of learning to use computers. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: John Black
MSTU 4134 Cognition and Computers:Lab
Permission required. Corequisite: MSTU 4133. Special fee: $25.
Instructor: Xin Bai
MSTU 4802 Cmptrs:Teach Prblm-Slvng/Thnkg
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4817 Technology & School Restructng
MSTU 4818 Women & Technology: Schools
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4829 Intergrating WWW Std-Based Cur
MSTU 4830 Eval Internet as an Ed Resourc
MSTU 4831 Design Educ Activites Internet
Instructor: Sheila Kieran-Greenbush
MSTU 4832 Publishng Web as Educ Activity
Instructor: Alyson Vogel
MSTU 4833 Integrat Web Publish Class Cur
Instructor: Sheila Kieran-Greenbush
MSTU 4838 Computers and Young Children
MSTU 4842 Models Cooperatv Lrng-Computer
MSTU 4860 Managing Your School's Network
MSTU 4861 Commercial Sftwre Enhance Curr
MSTU 4862 Software Applic Clssrm Purpose
MSTU 4863 Using Computrs HumanitiesK-5 I
MSTU 4864 Lrng Technologies Sci Curr K-5
MSTU 4865 Lrng Technol Humanities Curric
MSTU 4866 Lrng Technol & Math Curric6-12
MSTU 4867 Using ComputrsHumanities9-12 I
MSTU 4868 Using Computrs Math/Sci 9-12 I
MSTU 4869 Info Services I:Devel IS Strat
MSTU 4870 Info Services II:Intranet
MSTU 4871 Electronic Mail I:Tech Implemt
MSTU 4872 Electronic Mail as an Edu Tool
MSTU 4873 Using Computrs HumantiesK-5 II
MSTU 4874 Using Computrs Humanits:6-8 II
MSTU 4875 Using Computrs Humanits9-12 II
MSTU 4876 Using Computrs Math/Sci K-5 II
MSTU 4877 Using Computrs Math/Sci 6-8 II
MSTU 4878 Using Computrs Math/Sci9-12 II
MSTU 4879 Creating Tech Plan for School
MSTU 4901 Research and Independent Study
Permission required. For master's students only. Students propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4902 Research and Independent Study
Permission required. For master's students only. Students propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 4903 Research and independent study
Permission required. For master's students only. Students propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
MSTU 4904 Research and Independent Study
Permission required. For master's students only. Students propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
MSTU 5003 Communication and culture
Introduction to major theories of human communication and culture as they relate to and build upon each other.
Instructor: Joey Lee
MSTU 5020 Computer mediated communication
Analyzes characteristics of such computer-mediated communication systems as networked multimedia, electronic mail, bulletin boards, and computer conferencing and situates these systems in the context of the emerging national information infrastructure. Students will participate in online communication systems. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Brenda Lopez Ortiz
MSTU 5030 Intelligent computer-assisted instruction
Prerequisite: MSTU 4133. Participants study ideas about the representation of knowledge, models of the learner, and teaching strategies that have been developed in artificial intelligence and cognitive psychology, as well as develop and test intelligent computer-assisted instruction materials for topics of interest. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Xin Bai
MSTU 5031 Programming II
Prerequisite: MSTU 4031 or a solid basic knowledge of programming. Applies programming to significant problems using Java or C++ to construct salient applications. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Cameron Fadjo
MSTU 5191 Educational Video Production I
Practical studio and field production experience of educational video programs, with special concern for realizing educational purposes through directing, scripting, staging, camera operation, lighting, and sound design. Special fee: $50.
Instructor: Mario Riccobon
MSTU 5192 Educational Video Production II
Permission required. Practical studio and field production experience of educational video programs, with special concern for realizing educational purposes through directing, scripting, staging, camera operation, lighting, and sound design. Special fee: $50.
Instructor: Mario Riccobon
MSTU 5194 Models of human-computer interaction
This course explores the psychological and educational literature on human-computer interaction and learning. What is the role of human-computer interaction in learning and teaching with new educational technologies? What are the key formats and attributes of human-computer interaction with electronic media? These and other questions are studied by discussing current theory and research and by evaluating state-of-the-art media projects. Special fee: $35.
MSTU 5201 Fieldwork
Permission required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects in schools, community agencies, business organizations, and communication facilities. Stu-dents in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
Instructor: John Black
MSTU 5202 Fieldwork
Permission required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects in schools, community agencies, business organizations and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
Instructor: Howard Budin
MSTU 5203 Fieldwork
Permission required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects in schools, community agencies, business organizations and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
MSTU 5204 Fieldwork
Permission required. Opportunity for qualified students, individually or in small groups, to develop and pursue projects in schools, community agencies, business organizations and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted. Conference hours are arranged.
MSTU 5510 Topical seminar
Permission required. Periodically under this course number, various faculty and staff members offer courses on important topics in communica-tion, computing, or instructional technology and media which will be announced at least one semester in advance. Topics may vary each semester and may include any of the following: art, music, and technology; their symbiotic interplay; assessing the impact of technology in our schools; database driven website development; educational technology research; gender, communication, and digital technology; media and education; research metho-dologies; social and emotional learning and digital technology; technology and school change; technology, education, and public policy; technology, inquiry, and culture; writing technology. Special fee: $30-50.
Instructor: Paul Acquaro
MSTU 5555 Technology and the emergence of a global curriculum
This course deals with the impact of technology on human society over the ages, how technology in particular is shaped by, and in turn shapes, the vision informing a specific culture and its curriculum, and how the global sharing of technology is inexorably contributing to the emergence of a common global curriculum. Uses its own website, www.tc.columbia.edu/~global. Special fee: $35.
Instructor: Robert Taylor
MSTU 5814 Work conference
Permission required. Occasional brief conferences convened by Communication, Computing, and Technology on subjects of special interest. special fee: 35$
Instructor: Shawna Bu Shell
MSTU 6030 Evaluating technology in education
Limited enrollment. Introduces a range of evaluative instruments and techniques and applies them, through student teams, to a representative instructional software and to technology-based educational innovations. Special fee: $25.
MSTU 6031 Multimedia educational projects
Permission required. Team approach to developing computer-based educational software using hypermedia, authoring languages, and programming languages. Some background in instructional design recommended. Special fee: $50.
Instructor: Robert Taylor
MSTU 6201 Advanced Fieldwork
Permission required. Extended opportunities for students who have completed MSTU 5200.
Instructor: John Black
MSTU 6202 Advanced Fieldwork
Permission required. Extended opportunities for students who have completed MSTU 5200.
MSTU 6203 Advanced Fieldwork
Permission required. Extended opportunities for students who have completed MSTU 5200.
MSTU 6204 Advanced Fieldwork
Permission required. Extended opportunities for students who have completed MSTU 5200.
MSTU 6401 Internship
Permission required. Prerequisite: basic courses in the student’s specialization, evidence of competence in the internship area, and prior arrangement with cooperating institution. Internship in schools, colleges, Teachers College facilities such as the Microcomputer Resource Center, community agencies, business organizations, and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
Instructor: John Black
MSTU 6402 Internship
Permission required. Prerequisite: basic courses in the student’s specialization, evidence of competence in the internship area, and prior arrangement with cooperating institution. Internship in schools, colleges, Teachers College facilities such as the Microcomputer Resource Center, community agencies, business organizations, and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 6403 Internship
Permission required. Prerequisite: basic courses in the student’s specialization, evidence of competence in the internship area, and prior arrangement with cooperating institution. Internship in schools, colleges, Teachers College facilities such as the Microcomputer Resource Center, community agencies, business organizations, and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 6404 Internship
Permission required. Prerequisite: basic courses in the student’s specialization, evidence of competence in the internship area, and prior arrangement with cooperating institution. Internship in schools, colleges, Teachers College facilities such as the Microcomputer Resource Center, community agencies, business organizations, and communication facilities. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 6532 Seminar in cognitive science
Permission required. In-depth discussion and critique of research proposed and conducted by others and by students in the class. Topics vary from term to term. Course is for advanced students who are designing and conducting their own research projects; they may take the course as many times as they like. Special fee: $45.
Instructor: Xiaodong Lin
MSTU 6600 Colloquium in Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education
Continuous participa-tion required of certified doctoral students. Discussion of critical issues, reading of key works, formal proposal of dissertation topics, presentation of work in progress, conversations with leaders in the field. Special fee: $30.
Instructor: Charles Kinzer
MSTU 6901 Research and independent study in communication, computing, and technology in education
Permission required. For doctoral students only. The participating student will propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
Instructor: Shawna Bu Shell
MSTU 6902 Research and independent study in Communication, Computing, and Technology in Education
Permission required. For doctoral students only. The participating student will propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 6903 Research and independent study in communication, computing, and technology in education
Permission required. For doctoral students only. The participating student will propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 6904 Research and independent study in communication, computing, and technology in education
Permission required. For doctoral students only. The participating student will propose a program of independent research or project development to a faculty member. Students in their first term of study are generally not accepted.
MSTU 7501 Dissertation seminar
Permission required. Presentation of dissertation proposal for approval by a sponsoring committee. Student arranges one two-hour meeting with his or her sponsoring committee.
Instructor: John Black
MSTU 7502 Dissertation seminar
Permission required. Presentation of dissertation proposal for approval by a sponsoring committee. Student arranges one two-hour meeting with his or her sponsoring committee.
MSTU 7503 Dissertation seminar
Permission required. Presentation of dissertation proposal for approval by a sponsoring committee. Student arranges one two-hour meeting with his or her sponsoring committee.
MSTU 7504 Dissertation seminar
Permission required. Presentation of dissertation proposal for approval by a sponsoring committee. Student arranges one two-hour meeting with his or her sponsoring committee.
MSTU 8900 Dissertation advisement
Advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. See section in this bulletin on Continuous Registration for Ed.D. degree.
Instructor: Howard Budin
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4000 NAMEScience in secondary school
Foundations of science education. Planning, assessment, and management of instruction. Required of initial science students.
Instructor: Christopher Emdin
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4005 NAMETeaching mathematics in diverse cultures
Principles, techniques, and issues in the teaching of mathematics in other cultural and national settings. Study tour of schools and institutions in
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4007 NAMEUrban and multicultural science education
Students will explore the intersections of policy, science and society and the impact these have on standard K-12 urban science curriculum and multicultural teaching practices. Drawing from scholarship in policy, curriculum, and teaching, this course explores major issues faced in urban science education, including: (1) the issue of resources (physical, human, and social) in urban schools and how urban science education programs might draw from local resources in meeting the needs of urban learners, (2) the issue of what roles might teachers, administrators, policy makers, and curriculum writers play in the design and implementation of empowering curricular and pedagogical practices in urban science classrooms, and (3) the issue of multicultural science education in terms of both content and pedagogy. This course challenges commonly used practices where multiculturalism is often taught as one distinct and often separate component of the science curriculum. This course provides students with both research-based and field-based experiences.
Instructor: Christopher Emdin
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4008 NAMEUrban Science Education II
MSTC 4008 will continue and draw on discussions begun in Urban Science Education I (MSTC 4007). This course will use cultural lenses and community perspectives to explore challenges and successes in teaching science well with students in public urban settings. We will explore the issues involved in public school science education, from school and classroom vantage points, and practices that represent the best of what we know about science teaching and learning, and how these play themselves out in urban education environments.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4019 NAMEMathematics teaching and learning I
Cognitive development and learning strategies for teaching and the use of instructional materials. Current research in mathematics education. Required for pre-service students.
Instructor: Joseph Garrity
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4020 NAMEMathematics teaching and learning II
Historical/comparative study of mathematical education programs in the United States and abroad. Current research in mathematics education.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4023 NAMEMathematics for exceptional students
Content, methods, and instructional models for teaching exceptional students, including LED, LD, and MT students.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4025 NAMETeaching computer mathematics
A review of teaching methods and curricular innovations in computing and computer mathematics.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4026 NAMETeaching applied mathematics
The role of applications in mathematics curriculum. Mathematical models, use of calculators and computers. Applications in the natural and social sciences.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4031 NAMENumber theory
Primes, composites, divisibility and factorization, congruence, historical topics.
Instructor: Erica Walker
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4032 NAMEMathematical models in the behavioral sciences
Design and development of mathematical models of human behavior, including social, political, management, and defense models.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4036 NAMEDiscrete mathematics
Discrete mathematics, combinatorics, graph theory.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4037 NAMEComputer graphics
Transformations, scaling, clipping, windowing, and hidden line algorithms. Software development for applications to mathematics and science education.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4038 NAMEFinite mathematics
Statements, propositions, and sets; vectors and matrices; probability. Applications: finite Markov chains, game theory.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4039 NAMEMathematical foundations of programming
Logic, Boolean algebra, switching circuits, Turing machines and computability.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4040 NAMEScience in childhood education
This is an integrated lecture/laboratory course. This course provides an introduction to the creation of science curriculum and instruction that attends to current state and national standards. The course is based in constructivist perspectives and has as a goal the teaching of science well with all children.
Instructor: Janell Catlin
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4042 NAMEMulticultural science education as content and pedagogy
In this course students will explore multicultural science education in terms of both content and pedagogy. One of the most significant problems with bringing multiculturalism into the science classroom is that it is often taught as one distinct and often separate component of the science curriculum. This course challenges this commonly used practice. The course will explore the intersections of science and society and the impact this has on standard K–12 science curriculum and teaching practices.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4043 NAMEScience in the environment
Exploration of environmental science from an earth physiology perspective. Focus on connections between contemporary environmental issues and environmental science concepts. A community study utilizing scientific inquiry procedures and applying pertinent environmental science concepts will be conducted.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4044 NAMEBiology methods and curriculum laboratory
Theoretical basis of secondary school science education and its practical application to biology teaching and laboratory experiences.
Instructor: Thomas Covotsos
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4046 NAMEChemistry curriculum and methods laboratory
Individualized work with secondary chemistry curricula, stressing laboratory activity.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4047 NAMEPhysical science curriculum and methods laboratory
Discussion of middle or secondary school curricula each offered in separate semesters, stressing laboratory activity. May be taken twice, once for each grade level.
Instructor: Christopher Emdin
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4048 NAMEStructure of science knowledge and curriculum design
Analysis of the organization of and relationships between concepts, laws, and theories in the life and physical sciences, using a variety of analytical techniques suitable for curriculum design.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4051 NAMEMicrobial Ecology
The physiological ecology and life history of free-living and parasitic protista.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4052 NAMEPlant biology
Introduction to plant physiological ecology with an emphasis on global systems. Laboratory sessions to be announced.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4053 NAMEPlant biology II
Prerequisite MSTC 4052 or equivalent. Major organizing principles and experimental evidence in plant physiological ecology including laboratory investigations suitable for secondary school and college curricula.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4054 NAMEHuman anatomy and physiology
Prerequisite: A basic biology course. A survey of major organ systems and their physiology. Suitable for a wide variety of professionals in physical education, nursing, health, nutrition, and science.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4056 NAMEConcepts in earth science
Study of models of our planet, Earth in space, and weather and climate.
Instructor: Ann Rivet
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4057 NAMEConcepts in earth science II
Study of earth materials and processes shaping the surface, interior, and geologic history of the Earth.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4059 NAMEConcepts in chemistry I
Prerequisite: one year of college chemistry. The growth of, and change in, the major concepts of the science of chemistry are explored, from the Greek philosophers to the alchemists to those of modern chemistry. Concepts explored: chemical composition and the elements; chemical change, the acids, activity; the nature of matter; and the structure of the atom and bonding.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4060 NAMEConcepts in chemistry II
Prerequisite: MSTC 4059 or instructor permission. The historical development of selected chemical concepts are examined with respect to the arguments developed in their support, with the intent that current meanings will be elucidated in the process.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4075 NAMEConcepts in physics I
Exploration of physics themes of molecules and molecular kinetic theory, heat, mechanics, waves, electricity and magnetism, and modern physics. Of particular interest to introductory physics, physical science, and general science teachers.
Instructor: Fernand Brunschwig
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4076 NAMEConcepts in Physics II
Exploration of electricity, magnetism, light, optics, quantum mechanics, and selected topics in atomic, nuclear, elementary particle physics and astrophysics.
Instructor: Fernand Brunschwig
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4151 NAMEModern principles of evolution
Interdisciplinary study of scientific theories about origin and evolution of life on earth. Includes demonstration and laboratory experiments.
Instructor: Jose Maldonado
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4152 NAMEModern Concepts in Genetics
A survey of modern principles of genetics, including molecular genetics, behavioral genetics, and relationship to Mendelian genetics.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4153 NAMEInvertebrate Biology
A survey of major invertebrate groups, including phylogeny, morphology, and ecology, with examples suitable for biological education.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4363 NAMEIntroduction to science education practice
Corequisite: MSTC 4000. Directed field experiences and seminars explore school environments and teaching strategies.
Instructor: Jessica Riccio
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4760 NAMEStudent teaching in mathematics
Permission required. Prerequisite: MSTM 5011. Open only to students enrolled in the pre-service program. Students do supervised teaching in metropolitan area schools.
Instructor: Stuart Weinberg
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4761 NAMEStudent teaching in science
Permission required. Prerequisites: MSTC 4000 and MSTC 4363. Students do supervised teaching in metropolitan area schools.
Instructor: Jessica Riccio
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4803 NAMETV:Medium For Math/Science Ed
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4820 NAMEBasic Java Programming I
An intensive course in Java Programming including classroom applications.
Instructor: Lawrence Nartey
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4821 NAMEBasic Java programming II
An intensive course in Java Programming including classroom applications.
Instructor: Lawrence Nartey
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4827 NAMEC++ programming workshop
Types, operators, and expressions in C++. Functions, program structure. Pointers, arrays, classes and objects.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4852 NAMEInformal Science Education
Study of museums.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER4901 NAMEGuided study in mathematics education
Permission required from the instructor with whom the student wishes to work. Independent study in selected areas.
Instructor: Henry Pollak
DEPTMSTC NUMBER4902 NAMEGuided study in science education
Permission required from the instructor with whom the student wishes to work. Independent study in selected areas. Use of professional laboratory facilities.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5000 NAMENeurobiology of consciousness, constructivism, and information processing
See the Department of Mathematics, Science and Technology for course description.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5010 NAMEMathematics in the elementary school
No description available at this time.
Instructor: Bruce Vogeli
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5010 NAMEMathematics in the elementary school
Problems, issues, and methods in the teaching and supervision of elementary school mathematics.
Instructor: Joseph Garrity
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5011 NAMEMathematics in the secondary school
Problems, issues, and methods in the teaching and supervision of secondary school mathematics. Includes field experiences. Required for preservice students.
Instructor: Stuart Weinberg
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5012 NAMEMathematics in two- and four-year colleges
Problems, issues, and methods in the college teaching of mathematics.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5020 NAMEMathematics and multicultural education
Survey of mathematical topics and methods appropriate for multicultural and bilingual programs.
Instructor: Erica Walker
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5022 NAMEMathematics curriculum development
Principles, strategies, and techniques for curriculum development and textbook preparation in mathematics.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5023 NAMEProblem solving
Theories and methods of mathematical problem solving with applications to classroom instruction.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5027 NAMENumerical methods and computability
Number representation. Uncertainty and error. Numerical solution of algebraic equations and systems. Numerical calculus. Numerical solution of differential equations.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5028 NAMEData structures and algorithms
Data types and structures, stacks, queues, linked lists, trees, graphs, hashing; fundamental search/sort algorithms.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5030 NAMETopics in probability theory
Propositional and predicate calculi, set theory, axiomatics, order types, and the linear continuum.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5031 NAMETopics in the foundations of mathematics
Propositional and predicate calculi, set theory, axiomatics, order types, the linear continuum and Goedel's theorem.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5032 NAMETopics in geometry/ topology
Foundation of geometry/topology. Emphasis upon the relationship between topology and geometry and other mathematical areas.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5033 NAMETopics in algebra
Groups, rings, fields. Doctoral students should register for MSTM 6033.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5034 NAMETopics in analysis
Real or complex functions and their properties. Doctoral students should register for MSTM 6034.
Instructor: Henry Landau
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5035 NAMEMathematical models in the natural sciences
Simulation, information theory and coding, stochastic models, probabilistic systems, simple harmonic motion.
Instructor: Stuart Weinberg
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5037 NAMEHistory of mathematics
Historical development of major ideas in mathematics. Contributions of noteworthy mathematicians. Analysis of mathematical classics.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5038 NAMETopics in mathematical logic
Goedel's completion theorem, Church-Turing thesis, Goedel's incompleteness theorem.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5040 NAMEScience curriculum improvement in the elementary school
This course provides an introduction to the creation of science curriculum and instruction that attends to current state and national standards at the elementary level.
Instructor: Felicia Mensah
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5041 NAMEThe nature and practice of science
This course is one of the required core courses in the science education doctoral and advanced masters programs. It is designed to help students develop an adequate Under-standing of the nature of science or of how science is practiced. In this course, through the analysis of a number of current issues and problems in science and the extensive use of case studies, students will address questions such as: What is science? What distinguishes science from other ways of knowing? What standards of evidence and scientific explanations, processes, and conventions are used in science? What philosophical, social, ethical, and historical perspectives are important in understanding the nature of science?
Instructor: Jose Maldonado
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5042 NAMEScience, Technology & Society
The nature and interrelationships of science, technology, and society as represented in policy and curriculum for education.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5044 NAMESelected topics and issues in science education
Permission required. A focus on special issues in science education (curriculum, instruction, assessment, research, or content) which changes from one semester to another, highlighted by current research and interest.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5046 NAMEAdvanced chemistry methods and curriculum laboratory
Permission required. Prerequisite: MSTC 4046 or equivalent. Individualized work with advanced topics from secondary chemistry curricula, stressing laboratory activity.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5048 NAMECurriculum and pedagogy in science education
This course offers students in the science education doctoral and advanced master's programs the opportunity to ask fundamental questions about curriculum in multiple ways.
Instructor: Ann Rivet
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5052 NAMEPrinciples of Biochemistry
Major principles of biochemistry including biochemical reactions, pathways, enzyme catalysis and application of physical chemistry concepts such as energetics, redox potentials, standard free energy changes and kinetic theory to biologically significant chemical processes with relations to cellular biology.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5053 NAMEBiochemistry and cell biology
Prerequisite: organic chemistry. Autumn: Modern advances in biochemistry including molecular genetics and metabolic pathways. Spring: Specialized topics in biochemistry and cell biology. Additional lectures on advanced topics for 4th point.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5055 NAMEElectron microscopy
Enrollment limited. An introduction to theory and practice in scanning and transmission electron microscopy.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5058 NAMEAdvanced topics in earth and environmental sciences
Permission required. Prerequisite: MSTC 4056, MSTC 4057, MSTC 4558, or equivalent. New concepts in geology, oceanography, and environmental sciences explored in lecture and laboratory setting. Occasional field trips.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5061 NAMEEvaluation in mathematics education
Theories and methods of evaluating pupils and programs in the cognitive and affective domains.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5126 NAMEMathematical foundations of statistics
Prerequisite: MSTM 5030 or MSTM 6030. Estimation, hypothesis testing, and tests based on the chi-square distribution. The normal distribution and its applications. Analysis of variance and regression. Doctoral students should register for MSTM 6126.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5152 NAMEBiochemistry and cell biology laboratory
Permission required. Recommended: MSTC 5052. Laboratory techniques used in biochemical cellular biology, emphasizing experiments that can be adapted for secondary school biology courses.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5264 NAMEGuided supervision of student teaching in mathematics
Permission required. Open only to doctoral students. Guided field experience in supervising student teachers.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5265 NAMEGuided supervision of student teaching in science
Permission required. Open only to doctoral students. Guided field experience in super-vising student teachers.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5520 NAMESeminar in the college teaching of mathematics
Current issues in under-graduate mathematics. Examination of relations between elementary and advanced mathematics.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5520 NAMESeminar in the college teaching of mathematics
Current issues in under-graduate mathematics. Examination of relations between elementary and advanced mathematics.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTC NUMBER5552 NAMEProtozoan biology seminar
Prerequisite: MSTC 4051. Investigations of broad contemporary issues in protozoan biology, including cellular physiology, molecular biology, physiological ecology, nutrition, and behavior.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5800 NAMEMathematics colloquium
Lecture series featuring presentations by distinguished guest speakers.
Instructor: Henry Pollak
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5801 NAMEMathematics colloquium
Lecture series featuring presentations by distinguished guest speakers.
Instructor: Henry Pollak
DEPTMSTM NUMBER5803 NAMETV: Media for mathematics education
Examination of television and web-portrayals of mathematics for elementary, secondary, and college students and their teachers. Contributions by media experts from the Sesame Workshop, the Smithsonian Institute, and other prominent instutitions.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6030 NAMEAdvanced topics in probability theory
Open only to doctoral students. Emphasis on proof and advanced applications.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6033 NAMEAdvanced topics in algebra
Open only to doctoral students. Advanced study of groups, rings, and fields.
Instructor: J. Smith
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6034 NAMEAdvanced topics in analysis
Open only to doctoral students. Advanced study of real or complex functions.
Instructor: Henry Landau
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6126 NAMEAdvanced topics in the mathematical foundations of statistics
Open only to doctoral students. Prerequisite: MSTM 5030 or MSTM 6030. Advanced topics including hypothesis testing, distribution theory, and analysis of variance and regression.
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6400 NAMEInternship in mathematics education
Permission required. Supervised intern service in a variety of field settings including classroom teaching at various levels, supervision, curriculum development, and inservice education.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTC NUMBER6401 NAMEInternship in science education
Permission required. Supervised intern service in a variety of field settings including classroom teaching at various levels, supervision, curriculum development, and inservice education.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6500 NAMEResearch seminar in mathematics education
Permission required. Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation of preliminary proposals for the doctoral dissertation. Required for doctoral students.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6501 NAMEResearch seminar in mathematics education
Permission required. Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation of preliminary proposals for the doctoral dissertation. Required for doctoral students.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTC NUMBER6502 NAMEHistory of science education
Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation for the doctoral certification examination. Required for doctoral students.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTC NUMBER6502 NAMEScience education research seminar
Research oriented seminars dealing with a variety of issues and leading to preparation for the doctoral certification examination. Required for doctoral students.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTM NUMBER6901 NAMEResearch and independent study in mathematics education
Permission required. Guided independent study leading to the preparation of a major project or paper. May be taken repeatedly by doctoral candidates engaged in research.
Instructor: Henry Pollak
DEPTMSTC NUMBER6902 NAMEResearch and independent study in science education
Permission required. Guided independent study leading to the preparation of a major project or paper. May be taken repeatedly by doctoral candidates engaged in research.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTM NUMBER7500 NAMEDissertation seminar in mathematics education
Development of final doctoral dissertation proposals and presentation of proposals for departmental review.
Instructor: Alexander Karp
DEPTMSTC NUMBER7501 NAMEDissertation seminar in science education
Development of doctoral dissertation proposals and presentation of proposals for departmental review.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTM NUMBER8900 NAMEDissertation advisement in mathematics education
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.
Instructor: Henry Pollak
DEPTMSTC NUMBER8901 NAMEDissertation advisement in science education
Individual advisement on doctoral dissertations. Fee to equal 3 points at current tuition rate for each term. For requirements, see section in catalog on Continuous Registration for Ed.D./Ph.D. degrees.
Instructor: O. Roger Anderson
DEPTMSTM NUMBER9900 NAMEResearch and independent study in mathematics education
Permission required. Open to post-doctoral students accepted for study at Teachers College.
DEPTMSTC NUMBER9901 NAMEResearch and independent study in science education
Permission required. Open to postdoctoral students accepted for study at Teachers College.