2009–2010 - Grove City College

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ECON 420. ECONOMICS COLLOQUIUM. An immersion into the activities of scholars: writing,
presenting, critiquing, and debating. Students will lead and participate in discussions of articles and
books, write and present their own research, and critique the research of other students. This course
satisfies the Writing Intensive (WI), Speaking Intensive (SI), and Information Literacy (IL) requirements
for the Economics major. Prerequisites: Senior standing or permission of department chairman.
Fall semester only, three hours.
ECON 442. QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. This course provides advanced training in statistical
methods for economists, financial analysts, and social scientists. Students will use calculus and matrix
algebra to develop, apply, and interpret statistical tests. Prerequisite: Business 201 and Mathematics
141. Spring semester only, three hours.
ECON 456. FUTURES TRADING. A study of futures markets. Topics include foreign currency
and commodity trading and the use of futures markets by entrepreneurs, producers, importers and
exporters and speculators. Alternate Spring semester, three hours.
ECON 460. INDEPENDENT STUDY. Individual study of special topics in economics. Senior
standing, permission of the department chair, and a faculty sponsor are required.
Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ECON 470. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. An opportunity to conduct supervised research in
Economics. Senior standing, permission of the department chair, and a faculty sponsor are required.
Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ECON 480. INTERNSHIP IN ECONOMICS. Practical experience in applied economics.
Prerequisite: Permission of department chairman. Semester course, one to six hours.
ECON 488. SEMINAR IN ECONOMICS. An advanced course for juniors and seniors who desire
in-depth exploration of a specific topic in economics using research, discussion, oral reports and written
essays. Prerequisite: Permission of department chairman.
Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ECON 499. HONORS IN ECONOMICS. Advanced research in economics by senior who have
shown unusual aptitude in economics. Prerequisite: Permission of department chairman.
Semester course, three hours.
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Dr. Nichols, Chair; Dr. Blackburn, Dr. Genareo, Associate Chair; Dr. Culbertson,
Dr. Edwards, Dr. Jenny, Dr. Johnson, Dr. Mackey, Dr. Scheffler, Dr. Stephens. Part-Time:
Mrs. Amodei, Mr. Anastasi, Mrs. Bodamer, Dr. Connelly, Mrs. Dreves, Mr. Foster, Mrs. C.
Patterson, Mrs. S. Potter, Mr. Shaffer, Mr. Skibinski. Staff: Mrs. D. Mincey, Mrs. Snyder.
The Education Department of Grove City College embraces the mission, goals, and
objectives of the College while implementing standards established for teacher education by
the state of Pennsylvania and as recommended by research in the field of education. The
faculty of the Education Department supports these objectives and standards and seeks to
provide the specialized knowledge required by the education profession. Department faculty
and staff members dedicate themselves to assist Grove City College pre-service teachers
gain an understanding of the craft while supplying them with ample field experiences to
practice the art of teaching.
Pedagogical, intellectual, and professional knowledge represent the tools of the teaching
craft. These tools are selected so that our pre-service teachers possess the skills they
need to plan, assess, and adapt instruction to various ethnicities, socio-economic groups,
learning styles, and learning capabilities. We are united in our commitment to supply our