Interdisciplinary Studies Education (ISED)

Explanation of Course Descriptions, Symbols, and Terms

ISED 100 General Studies Colloquium (Units: 3)

Awareness and knowledge of the university community--its resources, services, structure. Personal and career counseling.

ISED 150 Orientation to Education (Units: 3)

Teaching as a career; professional opportunities, qualifications and demands. Classroom visitation and field trips through educational institutions. Designed to help students assess their interest in teaching as a vocation. Does not meet professional education requirements. (ABC/NC grading; CR/NC allowed)

ISED 160 Data Analysis in Education (Units: 3)

Prerequisites: Category I or II placement for QR/Math, or satisfactory completion of ELM requirement, or MATH 70 or ESM 70 with a grade of C or better. Students with Category III or IV placement for QR/Math or students who have not passed Math 70 or ESM 70 with a C or better must be concurrently enrolled in MATH 122.

Graphical representation of statistical data, descriptive, and inferential statistics including measures of central tendency and variability, standard scores, correlation and regression, probabilistic reasoning, random sampling, and selected parametric and non-parametric tests of statistical significance.
(Note: In order for this course to satisfy General Education, students must earn a C- or CR or higher grade if taken fall 2014 or later.)

Course Attributes:

B4: Math/QR

ISED 201 Introduction to the University (Units: 3)

Designed to acclimate freshmen and sophomore students at Community College to the rigor and structure of a four-year University. Assists students in clarifying academic goals and objectives, provides the skills and understandings to facilitate academic decisions, and improves progress towards goals with the most effective use of student time and resources. [CSL may be available]

ISED 204 Critical Thinking and the Cultural and Social Factors in Education (Units: 3)

Basic skills involved in reasoning to analyze, criticize, advocate ideas and to construct arguments by using materials reflective of current issues and debates related to education (cultural and social factors), enhance the ability to distinguish matters of fact from issues of judgement or opinion. (ABC/NC grading; CR/NC allowed)

ISED 585 Cultural Diversity and Social Justice Education (Units: 3)

Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

A critical examination of the formation of education in U.S. public schools. Introduction to concepts and theories of power and oppression as a framework for understanding the her/historical, cultural, and political context of multicultural education. Race, class, gender, language, sexual orientation, and immigration status (etc.) impact educational narratives. Explore the implications of culturally responsive education as a tool for educational equity. Center the lived experiences of students as a funnel of knowledge that will drive dialogue, collaboration, and collective action to share our stories as a practice of freedom.

ISED 699 Independent Study (Units: 1-3)

Prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of the instructor; open only to regularly enrolled students.

An intensive study of a particular problem in education under the direction of a member of the department. Enrollment by petition approved by the instructor, adviser, and department chair. [CSL may be available]

ISED 706 Principles and Methods of Adult and Vocational Education (Units: 3)