ITEDU-550 - Career and Technical Student Organizations
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY
BALL STATE UNIVERSITY
Muncie, IN 47306-0255
Revised 1/09
COURSE SYLLABUS for 1st Summer Session 2009
Instructor - Dr. Sam Cotton
Office - AT-225A, Phone 285-5640, FAX 285-2162, Home 765-345-5193
e-mail: scotton@bsu.edu
I. ITEDU - 550 - Career and Technical Student Organizations (3 credit hours)
Blackboard portal address:
https://blackboard.bsu.edu/webapps/login/
Computer labs available on campus if needed by those who are in the local area
II. PREREQUISITE - None
III. CATALOG DESCRIPTION -
Emphasizes the
development, operation, and evaluation of career and technical education student
organizations, with a concentration on co-curricular organizations.
IV. COURSE RATIONAL -
Students in a career and technical education program are preparing to enter the workforce
in a specific occupational area. However, the student will need skills in
addition to the specific technical skill required for their career choice in
order to be successful. Students will need to acquire skills in personal and
professional communications, business procedures, team-work, professional
conduct, and other survival skills required in business and industry. CTSO's are
designed to supplement and compliment vocational training in these general
survival skills.
V. COURSE OBJECTIVES -
A. Describe features common to all Career and Technical Student Organizations recognized
by the U.S. Department of Education and details related to one specific CTSO.
B. Review and develop program
and organizational mission statements related to Career and Technical Student
Organizations.
C. Prepare an agenda and develop strategies for conducting meetings using
parliamentary procedure including officer campaigns and elections.
D. Identify the ten Career and Technical Student Organizations recognized by the U.S.
Department of Education as well as other student or youth organizations both secondary
and post-secondary.
E. Identify state and federal employees who have responsibilities in the
administration of the federally recognized CTSO's and primary administrators of
specific organizations.
F. Prepare plans for a variety of student organization activities including
program of work, budget, competitions, social events, recognition events, fund
raising activities, and community service activities.
VI. COURSE CONTENT
(and tentative schedule) Note: Revisions may be made as situations indicate.
Syllabus now prepared
for Summer 09:
Only activity 1 is active. Activities 2 and 3 will be active before the
first week of class (Note: Units are by week, each week will have
multiple activities). Be aware that the course will
require a fair amount of time since this is a five week compressed course.
It is recommended to not take multiple online classes during one summer session
unless not committed to full-time employment during the same period.
See blackboard for links
to activity webpages.
Unit 1 INTRODUCTION
A. Blackboard and
homepage activity (Activity 1)
B. Overview of CTSO's
C. Course activities
D. Ten
federally recognized CTSO's and other extra-curricular (Activity 2)
E. Why CTSO's and federal policy related to CTSO's
F.
Mission and purpose of local programs (Activity 3)
G.
Carl Perkins
Unit 2 VALUE
FOR STUDENTS and PLAYER ROLES
A. Introduction
B.
Professionalism
C. Social Skills
D. Career contacts (networking)
E. Participants roles
F. Advisory committees
Unit 3 PROGRAM OF WORK
and BUDGET
A. Introduction
B. Leadership Development
C. Social Development
D. Community Service
E. Fund Raising
F. Career Development
G. Employer Appreciation Banquet
H. Preparing a budget
I. Documentation
J. Limiting Factors
Unit 4 PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES
and LEADERSHIP
A. Leadership responsibilities
B. Conducting meetings
C. Recordkeeping
D. Robert's Rules of Order
E. Student Application of Skills
F. Special Training Programs
G. Instructional Techniques
H. Elections and Leadership
Unit 5 INTEGRATING BASICS, COMPETITIVE EVENTS, and PROGRAM EVALUATION
A. Introduction
B. Learning to Learn
C. Reading, Writing, and Computation
D. Communication
E. Problem-Solving
F. CTSO conferences/competitions
G. Program evaluation
VII. COURSE FORMAT
Instructional Strategies Include:
Threaded Discussions
Small Group Interaction
Individualized Instruction and Activities
Online research and activities
VIII. ACADEMIC CALENDAR:
Tentative class schedule:
The summer session is conducted over a five week period. There are 5 primary units for this course. Each unit will have multiple activities of various types. Activities will include reading/research, quizzes, reports and other types of documents, and asynchronous discussions. Some discussion will be assessed according to a discussion forum rubric while others may be non-assessed.
Week 1: Activities 1, 2, and 3
Week 2: Activities 4, 5, and 6
Week 3: Activities 7 and 8
Week 4: Activities 9 and 10
Week 5:
Activities 11 and 12
BSU Academic Calendar for
1st summer session 2009
IX: ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Asynchronous online discussions are used for many instructional activities.
Live discussion "chatrooms" will only be used if specifically requested by
students.
Each student will be expected to have Microsoft Office software to reduce
communication difficulties. This is
available to registered BSU students at a dramatically reduced rate for a period
of up to 2 years. If Office is needed, contact the Ball State Bookstore
for details.
Office Hours: All students needing individual assistance relative to the course
are wholeheartedly invited to meet with me during my office hours or other
arranged times. Making an appointment should assure my being available.
These meetings may be face-to-face or online at the preference of the
student.
X. METHOD OF STUDENT EVALUATION -
A. Activities and tentative points NOTE: Activities and point
values subject to
modification. Grading scale (See X-B Below) will not change.
4 Online activities
10 (each)
1 Primary CTSO activity 20
8 Assessed
discussions
5 (each)
2 Quizzes
20
(each)
Class
participation
50
Parliamentary Procedure Quiz
40
NOTE: 5% deducted for submissions 1 day late, 10% for 2, 15% for 3, no credit
for 4 or more.
B. Grading System/Scale:
The semester grade for a course will be determined by dividing the total
points earned by the total points possible. This percentage will then be applied
to the grading scale below.
Grading Scale will be as follows:
100 - 93% of total possible points = A
<93 - 90% of total possible points = A-
<90 - 86% of total possible points =B+
<86 - 83% of total possible points = B
<83 - 80% of total possible points = B-
<80 - 76% of total possible points =C+
<76 - 73% of total possible points = C
<73 - 70% of total possible points = C-
<70 - 66% of total possible points =D+
<66 - 63% of total possible points = D
<63 - 60% of total possible points = D-
<60 - of total possible points = F
Exception to the policy mentioned above may occur under the following
circumstances:
1. Failure to comply with the class attendance policy as described in the Ball
State University Undergraduate Catalog.
2. Late submission or failure to submit course assignments.
XI. METHODS OF COURSE EVALUATION-
Student evaluations will be conducted by through an online survey instrument to
be administered near the end of the semester.
XII. TEXT AND/OR RESOURCES - (The text materials are
now confirmed for 1st Summer Session 2009 and may be ordered. Everyone is
encouraged to order the materials at least a couple of weeks in advance to be
sure to receive them prior to the beginning of classes. You may wish to
contact Keith Ashby with Skill USA if you place the order late to see if there
is a way to speed up delivery. Keith Ashby
kashby@skillsusa.org or 703-737-0623)
Advisor's Success Kit (ASK) 2004 CD_ROM (Skills USA-VICA)
http://www.skillsusa.org/store/cds.html (Note the link was recently
changed by the provider-as of 4-18-08 this link is correct)
Parliamentary Procedure Made Easy
http://skillsusa.org/store/parli.html (Also updated link)
Vocational Student Organizations "A Reference Guide" - Handout
XIII. LABORATORY EXPERIENCES AND HOURS-
Computer labs will be available if needed.
Lab policies will be determined by lab accessed.
XIV. REFERENCES/BIBLIOGRAPHY-
Text and resources listed under XII.
USDOE and Indiana DOE websites
Student organization websites
Wide variety of vendor and resource websites (see class website)
XV. LABORATORY USAGE POLICIES-
XVI. ATTENDANCE AND ACADEMIC POLICIES-
Since the course is asynchronous online, attendance for this class will be
determined by activities completed and submitted on-time and participation in
the assessed discussion forums. Missed or incomplete assignments or
discussions will be reflected in the overall participation grade.
XVII. AUDIT POLICY -
Audit requires the permission of the instructor.
XVIII. SPECIAL NEEDS STUDENTS -
If you need
course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, if you have
emergency medical information to share with me, or if you need special
arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment
with me as soon as possible. My office location and hours are noted at the
top of this syllabus. Note that online students may make these
arrangements or share the information via distance communication tools
(telephone, email, postal service).
NOTICE: All information on this site has been produced, obtained, or linked by Dr. Samuel Cotton and is in no way endorsed or sponsored by either Ball State University or the College of Applied Sciences and Technology. This site represents the personal views, opinions, and interests of Dr. Samuel Cotton.
Contact Sam Cotton at e-mail: scotton@bsu.eduDepartment of Technology, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306-0255