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An asterisk (*) following the four-digit number indicates the course is approved for graduate credit.
Graduate College
Agricultural Education (AGED)
AGED 3101
Laboratory and Clinical Experiences in Agricultural Education
Preprofessional clinical experiences in agricultural education teaching and related careers. Requirement for admission to professional education, student teaching, and internships. Graded on a pass-fail basis.
AGED 3103
Foundations and Philosophies of Teaching Agricultural Education
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 21 semester credit hours of agriculture with a 2.50 GPA. Roles and responsibilities of the agricultural education teacher; types of program offerings; steps of the teaching-learning process; place of agricultural education in relation to other educational programs in school systems.
AGED 3203*
Planning the Community Program in Agricultural Education
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 3103. Determining resources and trends of local communities with respect to agricultural production and agribusiness. Emphasis on agricultural education program policies, FFA chapter advisement, planning and managing the instructional program, identification and completion of records and reports required of a teacher of agricultural education in Oklahoma.
AGED 4103*
Methods and Skills of Teaching and Management in Agricultural Education
Prerequisite(s): 3101 and 3203 and EPSY 3213 (or 3413) and SPED 3202 and concurrent enrollment in 4113 and 4200 and full admission to the University Professional Education program. Facets of the teaching-learning process including teaching methods, basic teaching skills, proper classroom management techniques, and motivational techniques and ideas. Preparation for student teaching which is to be completed during the same semester.
AGED 4113
Laboratory Instruction in Agricultural Education
Lab 2. Prerequisite(s): 3101 and 3203 and EPSY 3213 (or 3413) and SPED 3202 and concurrent enrollment in 4103 and 4200 and full admission to the University Professional Education program. Methods of teaching agricultural education in a laboratory setting. A study of laboratory safety instruction, methods of teaching, and application of technical agricultural skills to the secondary program.
AGED 4200
Student Teaching in Agricultural Education
1-9 credits, max 9. Prerequisite(s): 3101 and 3203 and EPSY 3213 (or 3413) and SPED 3202 and concurrent enrollment in 4103 and 4113 and full admission to the University Professional Education program. Full-time directed experience in an approved agricultural education department. Applications of methods and skills in agricultural education as related to selecting, adapting, utilizing, and evaluating curriculum materials and experiences to meet educational goals and facilitate learning for individual students. Roles, responsibilities, and interactions of school personnel and parents. Study of professional education groups and organization and operation of school systems. Graded on a pass-fail basis.
AGED 4713
(I)International Programs in Agricultural Education and Extension
World hunger and its root causes. The function of international agencies, organizations, foundation and churches in improving the quality of life for people of the developing nations. Roles of agricultural education and extension at all levels for enhancing the effectiveness of indigenous programs of rural development and adult education.
AGED 4990*
Seminar and Problems in Agricultural Education
1-3 credits, max 6. Small group and/or individual study and research in problems relating to programs of occupational education in agriculture.
AGED 5000*
Research and Seminar
1-6 credits, max 6. Independent research and thesis under the direction and supervision of a major professor.
AGED 5100*
Organizing Curriculum and Programs of Agricultural Education
1-3 credits, max 6. Studies of student and community agricultural needs as bases for localizing, personalizing and utilizing a basic core curriculum and other components essential to effective local agricultural education programs.
AGED 5102*
Creative Component in Agricultural Education
Prerequisite(s): 5983 or equivalent; consent of instructor. Independent research or project management under the direction and supervision of a major adviser.
AGED 5123*
Adult Programs in Agricultural and Extension Education
Determining adult needs, priorities, participation in educational activities, and adoption of new ideas and practices. Designing, organizing, conducting, and evaluating adult education programs in agricultural and extension education.
AGED 5202*
Grant Seeking
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of instructor. Students become proficient in writing proposals to obtain external funding from private and government agencies. Skills such as conceptualizing projects that are worth funding, identifying sources of funding, developing a working narrative that follows the RFP guidelines, developing boiler-plate information, conducting a review of literature to demonstrate a need for the project and developing timelines and budgets.
AGED 5500*
Directing Programs of Supervised Experience
1-3 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Consent of instructor. Determining the supervised training needs and opportunities of individual students. Planning for supervision of agricultural education training programs and 4-H club projects. Analysis of training opportunities in production agriculture, agricultural businesses and individual career development.
AGED 5823*
Advanced Methods of Teaching Agriculture
Advanced concepts and methods relevant for both formal and informal presentations. Effects methods may have on individuals involved in the learning experience. Demonstrations of proficiency in use of various advanced methodologies, technologies and concepts.
AGED 5863*
Methods of Technological Change
Processes by which professional change agents influence the introduction, adoption, and diffusion of technological change. Applicable to persons who work closely with people in formal and non-formal educational settings.
AGED 5900*
Graduate Internship in Agriculture
1-6 credits, max 6. Prerequisite(s): Admission to Master of Agriculture program; consent of graduate coordinator. Supervised internship in agricultural education, government agency, industry, Cooperative Extension, or not-for-profit organizations.
AGED 5983*
Research Methods in Agricultural Education
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Research methods presented in support of decision-making in a scientifically literate world. Literature, logic, and research methodologies for quantitative and qualitative paradigms. Studies in the social sciences. Preparation of a proposal for their thesis, dissertation, or creative component.
AGED 5990*
Problems in Agricultural and Extension Education
1-3 credits, max 8. Securing and analyzing data related to special problems or investigation in designated areas of agricultural education.
AGED 5993*
Data Analysis and Interpretation in Agricultural Education
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing; 5983 or equivalent; REMS 5953 or equivalent. A course designed for Agricultural Education students, who have gathered or are gathering data for a research study, to analyze and interpret that data. Both quantitative and qualitative data analysis techniques will be studied. The discovery method will allow the students and instructor to work together to identify resources to analyze and interpret the data sets.
AGED 6000*
Research in Agricultural Education
1-16 credits, max 16. Prerequisite(s): Approval of major adviser. Open to students pursuing graduate study beyond the requirements for a master's degree. Independent research and thesis under the direction and supervision of a major professor.
AGED 6100*
Developments in Agriculture and Extension Education
1-3 credits, max 6. Developing trends in agricultural and extension education. Pending and anticipated organizational and structural changes and changing emphasis in goals and objectives. Functional relationships with other agencies.
AGED 6103*
History and Philosophical Foundations
of Agricultural and Extension Education
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. History and philosophical foundations of agricultural and extension education. Philosophy and its role in life, rise of education in America, philosophical foundations of education in America, legislation having an impact on agricultural and extension education, education in agriculture and current issues in agricultural extension education.
AGED 6120*
Teaching Agriculture in Higher Education
1-3 credits, max 6. The teaching-learning matrix functioning in both undergraduate and advanced study in the field of agriculture. Discriminate review and assessment of recently developed instructional methods and trends.
AGED 6200*
County Extension Program Development
1-3 credits, max 6. A systematic study and use of methods of developing county extension programs, giving attention to sources of essential basic information, determination of problems and needs of people, functions of lay people and the various groups of extension workers. Uses of committees, step-by-step procedures, coordinated county and state plans and characteristics of effective programs.
AGED 6223*
Program Evaluation in Agriculture and Extension
Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Program evaluation theory and methodology (quantitative and qualitative) presented through a service learning framework. Problem-based approach having students submit a proposal that addresses an evaluation need presented by a community-based program.
AGED 6252*
Seminar in Advanced Qualitative Research Methods
Prerequisite(s): AGED 5983 or other graduate level social science research methods. Survey of interpretative data collection and analysis techniques, including participant observation, interviewing, and document analysis. Students will participate in collecting, analyzing, and reporting qualitative data.
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