EOE - Occupational Education


EOE 101Introduction to Occupational EducationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Only
Orientation to occupational teacher education curricula. Overview of philosophy, objectives and scope of occupational education programs in the public schools; multi-cultural and individual differences of students. Orientation to microcomputers and their potential uses by occupational education teachers.


EOE 241Foundations of Marketing EducationUNITS: 2 - Offered in Fall Only
An introduction to Marketing Education and its role in secondary, postsecondary, and adult education.


EOE 298Special Topics in Occupational EducationUNITS: 1-3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Individual or group study of particular areas of education at the freshman and sophomore levels.


EOE 323Leader Develop AgrUNITS: 2


EOE 444Administration of Marketing EducationUNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: EOE 241 and admission to teacher education candidacy
The theory and skills necessary to plan, administer, and evaluate effective programs in Marketing Education classroom. Student teachers spend ten weeks full-time in a public school: observing, teaching, and participating in the total school program.


EOE 457Student Teaching in Technology EducationUNITS: 1-8 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Admission to professional semester, Corequisite: EOE 452 and EOE 495
Skills and techniques involved in teaching technology education through practice in a public school setting.


EOE 645Marketing Education Program ManagementUNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing, EOE 701
The management of secondary, postsecondary and industry-based marketing education programs; usage of a strategic planning model to improve and expand programs. Application of national and state models for marketing, curriculum, development and evaluation.


EOE 651Internship In Occupational EducationUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Nine hrs. in grad. level courses
Utilizing the participant-observed role, this course requires participation in selected educational situations with emphasis upon development of observational skills, ability to record relevant observations by means of written journals, skills in analyzing critical incidents and projection of events and consequences. Student required to develop possible alternative courses of action in various situations, select one of the alternatives and evaluate consequences of selected course of action.


EOE 688Non-Thesis Masters Continuous Registration - Half Time RegistrationUNITS: 1 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain half-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc.


EOE 689Non-Thesis Master Continuous Registration - Full Time RegistrationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students in non-thesis master's programs who have completed all credit hour requirements for their degree but need to maintain full-time continuous registration to complete incomplete grades, projects, final master's exam, etc. Students may register for this course a maximum of one semester.


EOE 696Summer Thesis ResearchUNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer
Prerequisite: Master's student
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.


EOE (EAC) (ECD) (ECI) (ELP) (EMS) 699Master's Thesis PreparationUNITS: 1-3 - No Course Evaluation, Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: Master's student
For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their theses.


EOE 701Philosophy Of Occupational EducationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: 12 hrs. professional ed. courses
Historical and philosophical investigation into social and economic aspects of occupational education; an overview of broad field of occupational education for youth and adults, with emphasis upon trends and problems connected with conduct of occupational education under federal and state guidance. Overview study of federal and state legislation pertaining to occupational education.


EOE 702Laws, Regulations and Policies Affecting Occupational EducationUNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Fall Only
Detailed study of legislation (national and state) applying directly to occupational education. Basic social issues and economic conditions which precipitated the legislation. Review of organizational structure and policies under which national legislation converted into programs of occupational education.


EOE 705Curriculum Materials DevelopmentUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing
Selection and organization of curricula and instructional materials in occupational education.


EOE 706Cooperative Occupational EducationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Individuals preparing to be directors, administrators or supervisors of occupational education programs at local, state and/or national levels. Emphasis on organization and operation of cooperative occupational education programs. Coverage of entirefield of cooperative occupational education on secondary, postsecondary and adult levels with references to accepted essentials of cooperative education so details of planning, organization, establishment and operation of cooperative occupational programs practical and meaningful. Student visitations to existing quality programs in cooperative occupational education to study on-site conditions in specialized areas.


EOE 710Career ExplorationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Prerequisite: 12 hrs. professional ed. courses
For teachers in public schools of North Carolina who teach in "Career Exploration" programs. Emphasis on philosophy of career exploration, theories supporting career exploration, place of exploration programs in overall school curriculum, correlation of occupational information in academic subjects, sources of occupational information and its use and approaches to teaching in a career exploration program.


EOE 712Analysis Of Occupational Information, Trends and the Labor MarketUNITS: 3 - Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Six hrs. of professional ED courses
Overview of federal, state and local sources of labor market information. Analysis of labor market concepts and applications for career exploration and decision making. Use of community surveys in vocational program planning.


EOE 722Finance, Accounting and Management Of Occupational Education ProgramsUNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Spring Only
The steps in financing a new occupational enterprise, following the determination of curriculum by area study. Detailed investigation of all financial transactions such as costs of operation, equipment purchase procedures and costs for construction.


EOE 758Teaching Creative Problem SolvingUNITS: 3 - Offered Alternate Years, Offered in Spring Only
Prerequisite: Graduate standing or PBS status
Theories and research related to development of higher order thinking skills through design of appropriate technology-based learning activities for development of creative problem-solving abilities.


EOE 765Advanced Trade Analysis and Course ConstructionUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall Only
Prerequisite: 12 hrs. professional ed. courses
Principles and practices in analyzing occupations for purpose of determining teaching content. Practice in principles underlying industrial course organization based on occupational analysis. Instructional skills and technology, including course outlines, job sequences and development of industrial materials and instructional schedules.


EOE 779Research Application In Occupational EducationUNITS: 3
Prerequisite: ELP 732
Methodology, application, analysis and synthesis of research in occupational education. Review of current occupational education studies, clustered by areas, made with attention to statistical techniques, data collecting, data handling, and the audience and impact of particular projects and research organizations. Class activities in research application designed to bridge gap between theories of research methodology and student's independent research projects.


EOE 802Seminar In Occupational EducationUNITS: 3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: EOE 701
A seminar-type course with topics selected each semester. Attention given to broad concepts of occupational education as manifested in the Vocational Education Act of 1963 and its amendments. Problems and issues underlying development and implementation of programs of occupational education at elementary, junior high, senior high and postsecondary levels.


EOE 851Internship In Occupational EducationUNITS: 1-9 - Offered in Fall Spring Summer
Utilizing the participant-observer role, this course requires participation in selected educational situations with emphasis upon development of observational skills, ability to record relevant observations by means of written journals, skills in analyzing critical incidents and projection of events and consequences. Student required to develop possible alternative courses of action in various situations, select one of the alternatives and evaluate consequences of selected course of action.


EOE 885Doctoral Supervised TeachingUNITS: 1-3 - Offered in Fall and Spring
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment.


EOE 896Summer Dissertation ResearchUNITS: 1 - Offered in Summer
Prerequisite: Doctoral student
For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research.