Analyze systems for financing U.S. public schools. Examine Rhode Island’s financing, budgeting, facilities finance, purchasing, and entrepreneurship.

This course explores the question posed by Faith Rogow (2022), How have digital communication technologies changed what it means to be literate, and what do the changes in literacy mean for our practice as educators?? Intentional digital technology integration is less about “what” tools to use but more about “how” we use digital tools to engage, motivate, and build agency for young children.

Legislative, judicial, social and psychological issues related to assessment, identification, and education of students with special needs in general education classrooms.

Organization of programming languages, data and control structures, syntax and semantics, compilers and interpreters.

Advanced study of selected topics.

Examines family communication from a symbolic interaction and systems theory perspective.

Analysis of contemporary rhetorical theories as they relate to speaking in business, civil rights, education, government, labor, law, and religion.

Development phenomena in speech and language; causal factors of delayed speech and language; survey of evaluative and habilitative programs for children with deviant language development.

Introduces aseptic techniques and safety practices as well as basic methodologies for identification and characterization of microbes associated with human health.

Examines patterns of violent crime and explores theory and research on the causes and consequences of violence.