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MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN HIGHER EDUCATION

ADULT EDUCATI ON VOCATI Il'oIAL, TECH'lICAL, AND OCCUPATI ONAL EDUCATI ON

EDUCATlll'olAL SPECIALIST DEGREE MASTER'S DEGREE

CERTIFICATE

INFORMATION -HANDSOOK ., FOR

GEM SITES

CENTER FOR HIGHER EDUCATION OFFICE OF COMPUTER STUDIES

Jul y. 1983

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction ............. I. I •••• • •••••••••••••••• • •••• i

Admi ssi on to progr·;).m •.•. I •••••••••••• . 1. " • •••••••••••••• 1

Appl ication Procedure .•....•....... I •• 1 ••••••••••••••• 1

Open Hou ses .••.•.•.•..••...•.....•...•..•..••..•...... 1

Tui t ion ................. .... .......................... 2

Pr ogr am Requ i r emen t s ....•.....••••.••...•...•.. ' . .. • ... 2

Modu 1 e Con ten t s • • • • • • • •••••••••••••• •. " •••••••••••••• 2

Refund Pol icy ... I " ••• . . . • ••••• I · ' ••••••••• ••••.••••• 3

Registration Procedures. .' .... . . • ." •••••••• 4

Student Flow Mode 1 •••••• •••••.•..••.••••••••.•• 4

Transfer Credi ts •........................•...••.•..... 5

Wi thdrawal Policy ..................................... 5

Fact Sheets ...•..........•..•...•..................... 6

Appendix A

Appendi x B

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INTRODUCTION

The Center for Higher Education (CHE) and the Office of Computer Studies (OCS) ".re offering a 36 credit hour educ".tion".l s·pec i ali st degree, a 36 .:rO?di t hour master's degree, and an 18 credit hour certificate in Microcomputer Applications in Education with a specialization in higher education, in adult education, or in vocational, technical and occupational education. For both of the degree programs, the student taKes 15 credit hours through CHE and 21 credit hours through OCS. For the certificate program, the student taKes 6 credit hours through CHE and 12 credit hours through OCS. .

T££ microcomputer . courses wi ·ll be offered at 12 sites 1. oca ted ~throughou t Flori da. Where · appropr fate, CHI;: studen ts · wi 11 J~Ke classes wi th graduate stud.en ts enrolled in the GEM . progr--am of the Center for the Advancement of Education (CAE,. When enrollment is sufficient, CHE'Clusters will be formed at ~ites in anyone of 11 states.

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ADMISSION TO PROGRAM:

Admi ssi on to .~n y of the three programs is dependen t upon the individual being employ ed in higher education, adul t education at the post-secc,ndar:/ 1 e v el, or in vocational, technical, and oc ,:upational education. Admission to the master"s degree program ."nd to the ce;rtific·"te pr·ogr."m is open to those holding a b·'.chelor ' s degree from ·"n accredited institution. Admission to the educational 'special ist program is restricted to those who hold a master ' s degree from an accredited institution.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

The appl ication used wi 11 be the CHE appl ication (see Appendix A). The appl ication procedure is as follows:

1. Student requests appl ication form. Student is sent application form and, if Florida resident, a site course schedule and the CAE Open House schedule.

2. Student returns application with the $25.00 application fee to the Admissions Office, Center for Higher Education. If the appl icant is a previous or curren't Nova Universfty graduate student then the $25.00 ap­plication fee is waived.

3. A copy of the application is sent to the Office of Computer Studies and to the CAE Office for the ap­propriate si te coordinator ...

4. The applicant is sent a letter of provisional accept­ance into the program contingent upon receipt of the appropriate documents and sufficient enrollment in the applicant's ~ervice area. Included with the letter will be:

a . a reg i s t rat i on form (see Appen d i x B) b. a curriculum schedule c. the tui tion payment pol icy and the 1 ate fee pol icy

5. Upon receipt of the registration form, the student is sent the pinK copy as a receipt along with information about the location and date of the first class and a re­minder to bring the receipt to the first class.

OPEN HOUSES:

When CAE aside for a microcomputer coordinator.

Open Houses are held, brief presentation course instructor

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a special timewill be set on the CHE program by a recommended b y the site

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TUITION:

T'J it i on is -$11313 per credi t hour for a total of $3600 for the educational specialist degr-ee and the master's degree programs; the tuition is $181313 for the certificate program. Tuition is paid at the time of registration for each module or course. For six credit modules, the student may pay $31313 at the time of registration and $31313 within 30 days of the first class session. For nine credit modules, the student would make the third $300 payment within 613 days of the first class session.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:

There are four modules that must be completed for both the educational specialist degree and the master's degree. CHE ~10dul es I, I I, and I II are the same for both degrees. The certificate program requires the student to complete CHE Module I and part of CHE Module III and CHE MS Module IV. In addition, a 6 credit Practicum must be completed for both the educational specialist and the master's degrees. The specific program requirements are:

EDUCATIONAL SPECIALIST:

CHE Module I 9 ~redits CHE Module II 6 credits CHE Module III 6 credits CHE ED.S.Module IV 9 credits Pr-ac:tlcum (CHE 640,) - 6 credits

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36 credits

MASTER OF SCIENCE:

CHE Module I 9 credits CHE Module I I 6 credits CHE Module III 6 credits CHE MS Module IV 9 credits Practicum (CHE 5413) 6 credits

---------36 credits

CERTI FI CATE:

CHE Module I CHE Modu I e I I I (CEO 721) CHE MS Module IV (CHE 519

9 credits 3 credits

CHE 529) 6 credits

18 credits

MODULE CONTENTS:

CHE Module I: CEO 6013 Teaching Computer Literacy

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CED 617 CED 6113

Module II: CED 725 CED 735

Software Search and Evaluation Authoring Tools and Graphics

Programming Microcomputers Advanced Programming of Microcomputers in BASIC

CHE Module III:

CHE

CED 721 Administrative Applications of Micro­computers

CED 7513 Independent Study of Selected Topics in Microcomputing

r1S Modu 1 e CHE 5113 CHE 5213 CHE. 539

IV: Instructional Theory and Design Tests and Measurements Computer Applications in Education

CHE Ed.S. Module IV: Applied Research and Evaluation Curriculum and Program Planning

'Learning Theory and Applications OR one of the following special ization cO,ur,ses:

'Higher EdiJcation: "The Emergence of Higher Educati'on in ' Amer i ca" 'or' "The ' Po'l i't i cs, Law and Economi cs of Higher Educ~tion"

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Adult Education: "History, Philosophy and Nature of Adult Education" or "Theory and Practice of Adult Education Methodology"

VTO Education: "The Emergence of VTO Education in Amer i ca" or "Personnel"

REFUND POL ICY:

A. Refunds for all courses except those in CHE MS Module IV and CHE Ed.S. Module IV will be made according to the following schedule:

IBBX if withdrawal is made in writing prior to the end of the first c lass meeting

75X if wi thdrawa lis made i'n wr it i ng pr i or to the second class meeting

5BX if withdrawal is made in l/oJriting prior to the third class meet i ng

No refunds will be made after the third class meeting regardless of class attendance.

8. In CHE MS M6dule ' IV the only refund available is a 75% refund if withdrawal is made in writing within 2 weeks

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aft~r r~gistration.

C. In CHE Ed. S . Modul~ IV th~ only r~fund availabl~ is a 100% r~fund if withdrawal is mad~ in writing prior to th~ b~ginning of th~ first class m~~ting.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURE:

All r~gistrations should b~ mad~ at l~ast one week prior to th~ beginning of th~ t~rm t o avoid a lat~ r~gistration charg~ of -$20. Ini tial r~gistration, r~gistr a ti on for CHE t1S t-lodul ~ IV , and registration of th~ Practicum ar~ mad~ through the Admissions Offic~, Cent~r for High~r Education. For all other modu l ~s, the student r~gisters on-sit~. Lat~ registrations for all mo dules ar~ also handled on-site.

STUDENT FLOW MODEL:

Th~ order in which modules are taken will differ with the term in which the student enters the program . Bel ow ar~ the possible s~quences depending upon the student's entry into t he master ' s degree program. Differences for t he educational special ist degree program and the certificate program are noted.

A. Mas tel' of Sc i ence Oegr.ee - " ' --,

Student Beginning in July: CHE Module I CHE Module II CHE Module III CHE MS Module IV Practicum

July Sept~mber January March July

Student Beginning in CHE Module I

September:

CHE Module III CHE Modul~ II CHE MS Modul~ IV Practicum

Student Beginning in CHE Module I

Mar ch:

CHE Module II CHE MS Module IV

(CEO 510, CEO 520) CHE Module III

and CHE MS Modul~ IV

(CEO 53(3) PracticlJm

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September January March July September

March July

September

January March

8. Educational Special ist Degree Students enrolled in the educational specialist degree program wi 11 follow the same sequemce as the MS degree students except for the placement of CHE Ed.S. Modul e IV. Students wi 11 taKe the courses in this module -as they are offered in the CHE clusters in their a.rea.

c. eel'"" t i fie ate: Students enro l led in the certificate program may enroll for the 2 required CHE MS Module IV courses at any time in their program. They must taKe CHE ~1odule I before taKing the required CHE Module III course. The CHE Module III course is offered only in the term that begins in January.

TRANSFER CREDITS:

A maximum of six semester hours may be transferred and applied to either the master's degree or the edu c ational specialist degree program. For the master's degree, these credits may have been earned in ' microcomputer or education c ourses. On j y credi t for mi crocompu ter cour ses may be , transferred and applied to the educ~t ,ional specialist degree program. -these transferred credi ts ,mus'to - be for courses equival ent to courses wi thin the program, earned wi thin , the ,1 ast , five years, and not used, for ~nother degree; -. WITHDRAWAL:

To withdraw from the university, a student must submit a letter of 'Nithdrawal to the Admissions Office, Center for Higher Education. Withdrawal from a course may be made in writing any t ime prior to the ' last class. A student withdrawn or terminated by the Un i ver sit y wi 1 1 be not i f i ed i n wr i tin g .

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