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Course Information

FCS Methods II

University:

Texas Tech University

Course Number:

FCSE 5355

Credit Hours:

3 credit hours - $590 per credit

Start/End Dates:

January 20, 2021 - May 11, 2021

Course Description

This course addresses application of theories of learning and human development in selecting teaching strategies and instructional resources for Family and Consumer Sciences. Topics of the course include long range planning, classroom management, laboratory management, assessment and program evaluation, marketing/public relations, models of teaching, and the national student organization Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA).

Contacts

Instructor

Karen Alexander
Office: 806-834-2212
Fax: 806-742-1849
karen.alexander@ttu.edu

Campus Coordinator

For course access questions, contact the teaching university’s campus coordinator. For enrollment questions, contact your home university campus coordinator.
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Disability Support Services

To request accommodations for this course, contact the disability support office at your home university. You must register each semester and for each course. Read more about the Great Plains IDEA process for requesting accommodations.

Textbooks

The Strategic Teacher: Selecting the Right Research-Based Strategy for Every Lesson
Harvey Silver, Richard Strong, Matthew Perini
ISBN: 978-1-4166-0609-3
Publisher: ASCD

Teaching Family and Consumer Sciences in the 21st Century
Karen Alexander, Amanda Holland
Edition: 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-953248-00-8
Publisher: The Curriculum Center for Family and Consumer Sciences

Course Access

Blackboard at TTU

Approximately two weeks before the first day of class at Texas Tech University, the TTU campus coordinator, Ashlee Murden, will email instructions to each student enrolled in the courses taught by Texas Tech. This e-mail will contain information regarding the setup of their eRaider access through the campus IT Help Central department. If assistance is needed regarding setup of their eRaider access, IT Help Central can be contacted at 806-742-4357 (HELP) or toll-free at 877-484-3573 or ithelpcentral@ttu.edu. Students will need to identify themselves as a GPIDEA/AGIDEA student to IT Help personnel for proper guidance. The e-mail will also include information about accessing the Texas Tech Blackboard system for their courses. Courses will be available on the first day of class, but may not be available prior to that date.

Exam Proctor

This course does not require an exam proctor.

Synchronous Components

This course does not include synchronous components.

University Members

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– – Shaun Libby, Youth Development Master's Degree Student,
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