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Graduate Curricula
tion to ensure equal educational opportunities for
students with disabilities. Course topics include:
legal mandates for academic adjustments, auxiliary
aids and services (including an introduction
to adaptive technology), psychosocial aspects of
disability, program development, and program
evaluation. Because over 40 percent of college
students with disabilities have learning disabilities,
the course will emphasize programming for
students with learning disabilities. Additionally,
students will learn about coordinating services
and directing an office within a college/university.
Students will see how such an office operates as
part of the college or university administration.
Prerequisite: Graduate status.
SPED 673. Administration of Community
Agency Programs
4 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students
with various community organizations that support
adults with disabilities. Emphasis is placed
on specific organizations within the Quad Cities
area and the specific services they provide, their
organizational structure, funding, and service
philosophy. The course is intended for students
interested in working within organizations that
support the full participation of individuals with
disabilities into community life. Prerequisite:
SPED 671.
SPED 674. Legal Aspects of Adult Disability
Services
3 credits
This course is designed to familiarize students
with Federal and State laws that prohibit discrimination
against individuals with disabilities. The
emphasis will be on the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), The
Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). Class discussion will
focus on how these laws have determined the
types of support individuals receive and how services
are provided. Additionally, students will
learn to apply their knowledge of laws and legal
cases to develop college/university policies and
procedures. Prerequisite: SPED 671 or equivalent.
SPED 675. Psycho-Educational Assessment of
Adults
3 credits
This course is designed to enable students to use
standardized test results they see in psycho-educational
test reports. Use of these reports is an
integral part of every postsecondary disability
service office. Students will learn to administer
and interpret the most popular (and valid) psycho-educational
tests used in the post-secondary
setting. These tests include: the Wechsler Adult
Intelligence Scale (Third Edition – WAIS-III); the
Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Achievement –
Revised; and Woodcock-Johnson tests of
Cognitive Ability – Revised. Other tests, such as
the Wechlser Memory Scale (Third Test, Fourth
Edition), and others, will be discussed.
Prerequisite: SPED 511.
SPED 676. Assistive Technology 2 credits
Designed for graduate students seeking to work
in postsecondary institutions with adults with
disabilities, this course covers various aspects of
assistive technology used for individuals with disabilities.
Focus will be on identifying, purchasing,
and using various types of assistive devices at the
postsecondary level. Prerequisites: SPED 672,
674, or employment in disability services and the
consent of the instructor.
SPED 679. Internship in
Adult Services
1–6 credits
(Repeatable—must have six credits to complete
program). Prerequisites: SPED 511, SPED 671,
SPED 672, or 673, 674, 675, 676, EDUC 610,
and SPED 660 or EDUC 556.
SPED 688. Practicum in Multicategorical Special
Class with Integration-Elementary (SCI) 3 credits
This course provides students with field experience
working in elementary programs for students
in multicategorical SCI settings. Students
will obtain practical first-hand experience of
working with curriculum and teaching strategies.
Prerequisites: SPED 210 or equivalent, SPED
510, 511, 514, 621, 631, 641, teacher certifica-
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