2003-2005 - Graduate School - The University of Alabama

340 The University of AlabamaSPE 538 Research Seminar. One hour.Prerequisite: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.This seminar will acquaint students with rel e vant areas of re search in general and specialeducation. It pro vides a scaffolded approach to the development of a research pro pos althat will be required in the fi fth semester of MAP. At ten tion is given to se lect ing problemareas for investigation by re view ing historical, de scrip tive, and ex per i men tal methodsof re search. Students will read a variety of research articles and learn to identify anap pro pri ate question for various types of inquiry. They will study the types of data thatshould be collected, the types of analyses typ i cal ly done with such data, and how tore late their study’s fi ndings to the question for which the study was undertaken.SPE 550 Professionalism. Two hours.Prerequisite: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.The major activity of the semester consists of a 12-week in tern ship in a special educationclassroom. Pro fes sion al discourse, dress, ethics, and decision making receiveintensive scrutiny.SPE 554 The Learner. Two hours.Prerequisite: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.The major activity of the semester consists of a 12-week in tern ship in a special educationclassroom. Stu dents will gradually as sume more and more of the responsibility forplanning and teach ing in responsive, developmentally ap pro pri ate ways that supportthe learning of ALL the children in the class room, cul mi nat ing in a 2-week “solo” teachingepisode.SPE 556 Communication and Collaboration. Two hours.Prerequisite: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.The major activity of the semester consists of a 12-week in tern ship in a special educationclassroom. Stu dents will continue to develop and be evaluated on the com mu ni ca tionand col lab o ra tion abilities they have developed in previous MAP coursework.SPE 557 Facilitating Learning. Two hours.Prerequisite: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.The major activity of the semester consists of a 12-week in tern ship in a special educationclassroom. Stu dents will produce a case study of one struggling learner, in clud ingan analysis of the stu dent’s social and academic environment, an IEP, and lesson plansfrom the previous se mes ter’s integrated unit that show how they would be modifi ed tomeet the student’s ac a dem ic and social needs.SPE 558 Field Experience. Three hours.Prerequisites: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” or better.The major activity of the semester consists of a 12-week internship in a specialeducation classroom.SPE 560 Research Seminar. One hour.Prerequisites: Completion of all previous MAP coursework with a grade of “B” orbetter.In this course, students will design and im ple ment action re search in the special educationclassroom in which they are com plet ing their internship. Students will develop aninstructional or behavioral intervention, design and implement an action re search validationstudy, collect data, analyze it, and write up their research in APA style. Students willthen prepare an oral pre sen ta tion of their research for the MAP Differentiated InstructionCon fer ence. The action research resulting from this seminar will be used as a form ofmaster’s thesis in lieu of a master’s com pre hen sive examination.