| New course | Graduate |
| First term offered : Winter 2014 | ||
| Course Prefix&Number | Descriptive Title | Credits/Hours |
| SpEd 634 | Medical Aspects & Low Incidence Methods | 3 - |
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Abbreviation for Class Schedule(20 spaces) SPED 634 Med Asp/LIM |
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Catalog Description: Physical and medical aspects of major disabilities will be presented and implications for management in educational settings. As well, the course prepares students to use a variety of assessment and instructional strategies with students who have moderate to severe disabilities. Includes the design and implementation of individualized curricula for students having severe disabilities, identification of instructional priorities, task analysis, instructional strategies, and data systems. Prerequisites: SPED 418/518 or consent of instructor |
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Course Goal and Objectives: 1. recognize and define selected medical and paramedical terminology; 2. identify medical and related services personnel and their roles and responsibilities in diagnosis and treatment, including specialized evaluations in oral, motor, sensory, communication and movement assessment in assisting instructional decisions; 3. identify etiologies, characteristics, and secondary health care issues of major physical and health disabilities across the life span; 4. describe the implications of physical and health disabilities on and outcomes for individuals, families, and society; 5. identify and describe appropriate classroom management for these disabilities including: use of alternative positioning and handling for students based on their medical needs; side effects of commonly prescribed drugs used in educational settings; adaptations necessary to accommodate the needs and abilities of individuals with physical and health disabilities; sources of relevant medical, therapeutic, specialized materials, equipment, and technology for students with medical/health issues; 6. identify and describe the legal aspects of physical and health disabilities including assessment procedures, instructional planning, and placement decisions; 7. identify and describe the components of the behavioral model of instruction; 8. describe the way in which the IEP process may be used to design individual functional curricula; 9. identify and describe the critical and enhancement components of instructional design; 10. apply the above knowledge in designing individualized functional and academic instructional programs; 11. identify and describe the application of the following with individuals and small groups of students having severe disabilities: various instructional strategies, data systems used to monitor progress, and reinforcement strategies; 12. identify and describe the application of the following with students having severe disabilities: analysis of and response to data to modify instruction; summarization of data and interpretation of learning gains; and use of data to plan further instruction; 13. identify and describe curriculum content and models appropriate to early childhood, elementary, and secondary/transition programs; 14. review research literature appropriate to a specific instructional concern and write a paper summarizing the literature and its applicability to instruction of students with severe disabilities. |
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Justification for adding the course (e.g. alignment with other institutions, program revision, etc.): SpEd 634 Medical Aspects & Low Incidence Methods will be a required course for both Special Educator I (licensed teachers) and Special Educator II (non-licensed) students. SpEd 634 is a new course that combines two existing courses ¿ SpEd 632 Medical Aspects of Low Incidence Disabilities and SpEd 633 Low Incidence Disabilities Methods. It is the view of faculty and sessional instructors that the two courses can be combined with virtually no loss of essential content. The resulting combined course, SpEd 634, will help reduce credit requirements in the WOU Special Educator Programs to be more competitive with other Oregon universities offering graduate-level special education licensure programs. |
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Faculty and facilities needed: No change |
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Brief Course outline: See attached draft course syllabus. |
| Step | Approver | Decision | Timestamp |
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| 1 - Department | ----------------- | Approved | May 17 2013 |
| 2 - Division | Cheryl Davis | Approved | May 17 2013 |
| 3 - Division Curriculum | Mickey Pardew | Approved | May 17 2013 |
| 5 - Graduate Committee | Kimberly Jensen | Approved | October 15 2013 |
| 6 - Faculty Senate | Thaddeus Shannon | Approved | October 24 2013 |
| 7 - Dean | Mark Girod | Approved | October 25 2013 |
| 8 - Provost | Stephen Scheck | Approved | October 28 2013 |
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Comments: Commendable approach to delivering critical content in a credit conserving way. |
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| SpEd634_MedAspts_LI_Methods.pdf | Download |