Occupational Education
Seminar and Practicum in Vocational Education/Special Education
OCED 6002 3 cr.
Students complete a practicum or internship in an approved setting for individuals with special needs. Students are assisted in implementing the various facets of their role within a given setting. Visitations by student advisor are planned not only to observe the competencies being demonstrated, but to meet with school administrators in defining the role and functions. Practicum seminar is designed to assist the total group in dealing with current concerns and issues and to allow students to learn from the experiences of each other.
Promoting Positive Social Behavior for Students with Special Needs in Vocational Education
OCED 6003 3 cr.
The course provides familiarity with the continuum of services required for students with special needs in all school settings. The modifications of approach and teaching techniques that make vocational education accessible to all students are discussed in depth. A case study is required of each student in the course.
Students with Special Needs in Vocational Technical Education
OCED 6004 3 cr.
The course traces the development of special needs programs with emphasis on the identification and understanding of special needs students in vocational schools. Particular attention is given to teaching techniques and administrative organization patterns utilized in a vocational school.
Note: This is a required course for candidates seeking either Massachusetts Department of Education approval as a vocational technical instructor or special ed/voc ed mini-approval.
Strategies and Methods for Teaching Students with Special Needs
OCED 6005 3 cr.
The course uses a practical approach to planning instruction for special needs students in the regular class within a vocational school setting. Using a framework for applying theory in practice, teachers develop and/or attempt strategies that are applicable to their classrooms.
Implementation and Evaluation of Education Plans for Students with Special Needs
OCED 6006 3 cr.
The course provides experience in interpreting educational prescriptions for implementation within vocational training programs. Each student designs an individualized instructional plan describing all materials, recommended methodology and techniques of evaluation.
History and Philosophy of Occupational Education
OCED 7000 3 cr.
The course studies the leaders, organizations and movements that have contributed to the development of occupational education in the United States. Particular attention is given to the philosophies of past and present, along with the issues and problems that have affected occupational education.
Addressing the Needs of Students with Disabilities in Vocational Technical Education
OCED 7230 3 cr.
This course will provide Vocational Technical educators at the graduate level with an overview of the Federal and State Special Education Laws and Regulations and how they are implemented in schools in Massachusetts. Students will learn about the elements of an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the roles of special and general educators. Students will also learn how to design curriculum and instruction using the information on the IEP and how to modify their related classrooms and vocational technical shops/laboratories to accommodate students with disabilities. A research paper at the graduate level of competence will provide the basis for a class presentation.
Developing and Implementing a Standards-Based Curriculum in Vocational Technical Education
OCED 7232 3 cr.
This course is designed to provide vocational technical educators with the knowledge of the elements of a quality curriculum. Students will learn how to develop a vocational technical education curriculum and a competency-based student reporting system that incorporates the standards and performance indicators of the Academic and Vocational Technical Education Curriculum Frameworks.
Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education
Using Research-based Practices to Develop
Effective Instructional Strategies
OCED 7233 3 cr.
This course is designated to provide vocational technical teachers with an understanding of how learning styles impact instruction and learning. Vocational technical teachers will learn how to develop a teaching unit that focuses on readiness assessment, use of learning styles, attention to whole-brain teaching, interpersonal skills, knowledge and skill assessment.
Managing Student Behavior in a Healthy
and Safe Environment
OCED 7237 3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare vocational technical teacher candidates to organize an instructional area that is conductive to high quality learning in a healthy and safe environment. A variety of discipline concepts and strategies will be presented for application in the shop/laboratory, related classroom, and cooperative education sites. Current, relevant OSHA and child labor law standards will be reviewed and plans for a comprehensive health safety plan will be developed. As a culminating assignment, students will be required to research a topic discussed in class and complete a 20 page research paper with a minimum of 5 references, double spaced, 12 font and using APA Format.
Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education Instructional Strategies
OCED 7238 3 cr.
This course is designed to provide vocational technical teachers with a researched-based teaching methods and instructional strategies. Students in this course will learn to develop advanced instructional plans of study and how learning styles, motivation, and expectations influences instructional choices made by the vocational technical educator. Students will learn how to integrate vocational technical and academic content by using a balanced instructional approach and accommodate issues addressed in IEP's. Planning for record keeping and evaluation.
Seminar for the Beginning Vocational Technical
Education Teacher
OCED 7239 3 cr.
The seminar is a critical study of selected current problems in occupational education. Participants apply recent readings, reports, products, and research as tools to analyze strategies for strengthening the delivery of occupational education within a variety of settings. Including techniques for establishing effective classroom routines and procedures, student instruction and assessment, and for maintaining a positive classroom, shop, laboratory climate that conveys high expectations.
Teaching Methods for Vocational Technical Education Educating and Assessing the Vocational Technical Education Learner
OCED 7240 3 cr.
This course is designed to prepare vocational technical teachers for Chapter 74 Licensure. This course will also equip teachers with the knowledge and tools necessary to instruct and assess the technical academic and employability skills of their vocational technical education students. Students in this course will be able to identify, develop and model appropriate learning activities and assessments for the vastly divergent student population in vocational-technical education.
Seminar in Occupational Education
OCED 7050 3 cr.
The seminar is a critical study of selected current problems in occupational education. Participants apply recent readings, reports, products and research as tools to analyze strategies for strengthening the delivery of occupational education within a variety of settings. The group may also accept appropriate field-based projects which impact or otherwise address critical occupational education concerns.
Supervision in Occupational Education
OCED 7100 3 cr.
This course deals with several aspects of the role of supervisory personnel to demonstrate how educational supervision is a carefully structured leadership with responsibilities related to the improvement of instruction. In the context of a supervisory role, students examine in-service training, inspection, staff guidance, research and evaluation of personnel and curriculum concerns. Various levels of supervision and organization patterns are analyzed.
Evaluation in Occupational Education
OCED 7150 3 cr.
This course in educational evaluation is designed for graduate students who are pursuing an advanced degree in the field of industrial technology education, vocational technical education or a related area. Students receive instruction relating to the development and evaluation of written achievement tests. Further teaching is presented relative to basic descriptive statistics and parametric techniques.
Public School Laws Relating to Occupational Education
OCED 7200 3 cr.
The course is a study of federal and state laws pertaining to occupational education. Particular attention is given to the legislative process as it relates to current school law and to the judicial process in its interpretation of school law.
Research and Statistics in Occupational Education
OCED 7250 3 cr.
This course is designed to enable occupational educators to plan research, write research reports and interpret statistical occupational education data. Each student is expected to demonstrate proficiency in educational research by designing a research project pertaining to one or more components of occupational education.
Curriculum Development in Occupational Education
OCED 7300 3 cr.
In this class, emphasis is placed upon the teacher as an innovative designer of strategies for planning curriculum. The process of designing and accessing model curriculum projects in occupational education is examined and explored in depth. Various curriculum development models are reviewed, evaluated and discussed.
Public School Finance in Occupational Education
OCED 7350 3 cr.
This course examines the basic accounting systems, state laws pertaining to finance, federal funding and laws and procedures regarding funding application approval. The course also offers information on central reimbursements from federal and state levels that affect education.
Advanced Methods of Teaching in Occupational Education
OCED 7400 3 cr.
The course is designed to review a detailed treatment of the nature of occupational education, the findings of modern learning theory and the impact these considerations have upon modern occupational education teaching.
Organization and Administration of Vocational Guidance
OCED 7410 3 cr.
This course provides the administrator, counselor and teacher with a working knowledge of the various tools, techniques, and practices which comprise a unified guidance organization.
Administration of Cooperative Education Programs
OCED 7420 3 cr.
This course analyzes current policies, practices and methods of conducting cooperative occupational education programs. An examination of national, state and local program administrative procedures is made through an analysis of literature related to cooperative occupational education.
Effective Teaching of Special Needs Students in the Vocational Environment
OCED 7430 3 cr.
This course is designed to review and focus on issues in vocational education that are equated with quality education and quality teaching. Although these issues are presented individually, the topics, when combined in practice in actual classrooms and shops, give a clear understanding of teaching and learning in a vocational situation.
Professional Development Workshop
OCED 7440 2 cr.
This state-of-the-art workshop is for occupational/vocational educators seeking to fulfill the 30 hour professional development requirement of the Division of Occupational Education.
Vocational Special Needs Seminar
OCED 7450 3 cr.
This course deals with current issues related to vocational special needs. Class discussions are also concerned with local, state and national special needs topics.
Computer Aided Drafting I
OCED 7600 3 cr.
This is a basic course in automated drafting emphasizes the utilization of computer assisted drafting (CAD) to generate typical manufacturing drawings. Knowledge gained through this course allows students to apply computer-assisted drafting to a wide range of technical drawings used in other fields such as architecture and topography.
Computer Aided Drafting II
OCED 7610 3 cr.
This course is a continuation of OCED 7600.
History of Technology
OCED 7620 3 cr.
The identification, definition and understanding of technology as the subject matter of industrial arts is analyzed in this course. Special emphasis is placed upon the implementation of a technology-based industrial arts program at the secondary level.
Principles of Automated Manufacturing
OCED 7630 3 cr.
The course studies the automation in manufacturing emphasizing computer control of production functions. Automated and manual approaches are compared and techniques for implementing automation are reviewed. Students are provided with the necessary computer background to support hands-on experience with assembly robots.
Principles of Automated Manufacturing II
OCED 7640 3 cr.
This course provides further consideration of automated manufacturing including production processes. More detailed study of present generation robots and potential advances is included.
Quality Control
OCED 7650 3 cr.
The principles and techniques of statistical quality control are developed and applied to typical manufacturing situations. Special consideration is given to quality control in automated manufacturing environments.
Material and Process Cost Estimating
OCED 7660 3 cr.
The philosophy, principles and practices of material and process cost estimating are studied, stressing data development and application methods for operation, product and project analysis. Topics such as labor analysis, material analysis, operation and product estimating are included.
Independent Study
OCED 9000 1-6 cr.
The independent study includes individualized study under close supervision of a faculty sponsor.
Prerequisite: permission of advisor.
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