Graduate & Professional Studies

Day: Online
Instructor: B. Kelsey
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course is designed to offer instruction in the basic skills of communicating professionally. Emphasis is placed on written communications: letters, memoranda, e-mail, short reports, in-house pieces, and resumes. Exercises in team building, case review, and decision-making complement the offerings.

Day: Online
Instructor: J. Libby
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course examines the economic theories and practices of the individual market structures. Topics discussed are a review of the basic economic concepts, product pricing and resource allocation in the product market, factor pricing and income distribution in the resource market, and the effects of public policy on market structures.

Day: Online
Instructor: J. Hansen-Childers
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

In this course we will begin by examining debates surrounding the definition of genocide and its emergence as a crime under international law. From there we will explore different explanations as to how and why people and governments commit genocide. With this framework in place, we will then examine a series of in-depth comparative case studies of genocide drawn from around the world. Finally, we will investigate contemporary attempts by the international community to prevent future genocide.

Day: Online
Instructor: J. Pare
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course examines business decisions and the roles businesses play in society from ethical, legal, psychological, and social perspectives. Special emphasis is placed on the ethical dilemmas faced by middle managers.

Day: Online
Instructor: R. Wheaton
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course is an introduction to quantitative modeling in the context of business and economics. Students learn mathematical concepts, constructs and theory using the platform of spreadsheet modeling. Topics include principles of spreadsheet design, break even analysis, optimization as applied to curve fitting, cash flow analysis and time series analysis.

Day: Online
Instructor: A. Thibodeau
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This is a survey course in applied statistical analysis using both spreadsheets and a professional level statistical software package (such as Minitab or SPSS). Topics include analytical and graphical methods of collecting, summarizing and describing data; basic probability laws, rules and types; statistical inference, interval estimation, techniques for comparing two or more populations and models for prediction. This course emphasizes applications and interpretation of statistical results.

Day: Online
Instructor: J. Hansen-Childers
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

Discussion and debate surrounding the idea of global justice can be found not only at the center of contemporary moral and political philosophy but among world organizations, nations, and individual citizens as well. This course will address how to approach some the world’s most pressing problems today by examining such topics as global poverty and inequality, labor exploitation, public health, human rights, multiculturalism, the nature of war and peace, terrorism, torture, gender equality, sexual orientation, globalization, and environmental justice. These topics involve urgent practical problems and raise fundamental conceptual, normative, theoretical, and practical questions in need of philosophical clarification, investigation, and analysis. Students will study various philosophical attempts to address these matters in an effort to deepen their understanding of these important and timely issues and to enhance their development as global citizens.

Day: Online
Instructor: A. Favreau
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course explores our physical, cognitive, moral, and psychosocial development throughout the life span from prenatal development through adulthood. At each stage, we seek to understand the developmental tasks and abilities, as well as challenges and problems. The course will focus on practical applications for parenting, teaching, and working with people of all ages in business and in relationships.

Day: Online
Instructor: P. Hubel
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

Introduction to Nutrition explores human nutrition through an examination of the six classes of nutrients: carbohydrates, proteins, fats, vitamins, minerals, and water. Students will learn how to examine their dietary intake and make appropriate changes to meet the guidelines of the My Pyramid food recommendations. The course will also examine the impact of alcohol, food safety, food borne illnesses, fitness, weight management, and examine special needs of the body through the lifespan.

Day: TBA
Room: AD205A
Instructor: TBA
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

Participants will gain an understanding of federal and Maine special education law. This course is designed and intended for teachers and special education administrators, principals, assistant superintendents and superintendents. The course includes review current cases and trends in special education law with an opportunity for case analysis.

Day: Online
Instructor: K. Rybakova
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course is scaffolded in a way that moves from comprehension of research-driven practice in proficiency based education (PBE), STEAM curriculum, and digital learning. PBE and digital components are modeled through the course structure, and explicit attention is paid to all three innovative educational practices throughout the course. In Module One (Foundations of Innovative Educational Practices), learners will gain a strong foundation in PBE, STEAM, and digital learning by engaging in analysis and discussion of research articles and by engaging in lesson analysis activities. In Module Two (From Research to Practice), learners will utilize the skills and knowledge gained in Module One to build out their own lesson plans focused on the three foci of innovative practice in this course, and finally, in Module Three (Implementation and Analysis of Innovative Educational Practices), learners will be asked to revise, refine, and implement their lesson series in their own classrooms or field experience placements. Further, learners will engage in video analysis of their own lessons. After taking this course, learners will come away with a better comprehension of what it means to be innovative in education, what that looks like in practice, and, most importantly, how to negotiate and navigate these practices using research-driven practices.

Day: Online
Instructor: K. Cook Whitt
Credits: 3

Course Description:
In this course, students explore the concept of professional educator ethics. Students develop their own code of ethics to guide their work as professional educators. Through case studies, students practice ethical decision making.

Day: Monday – Friday, 7/9 – 7/13
Room: TBA
Instructor: G. LaBreck
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

Students will analyze instructional methods that help all children learn and progress using a variety of approaches, including guided reading and writing, ?read-alouds? and other word study opportunities in the classroom, small group and one-to-one settings. A comprehensive balanced literacy approach addresses reading, writing, speaking and listening. According to the National Reading Panel?s findings the five essential areas of literacy instruction include the teaching of phonemic awareness, phonics, comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. Students will have the opportunity to build their knowledge base in these areas and implement strategies and instructional techniques in their own classrooms.

Day: Monday – Friday, 7/30 – 8/03
Room: TBA
Instructor: G. LaBreck
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course explores effective approaches for teaching and assessing the process of writing in the classroom. Participants will acquire the skills needed to help students take charge of the writing process, to identify the characteristics of good writing, and to revise their own work.

Course Description: 

This course is taken as a directed individualized study with Wally Alexander with coursework to be completed in the Fall 2018 semester. You must attend the CIE Summer Institute, June 26-28. The expectation for the course is that you attend the Institute (at no cost) and then work with your instructor to finalize your unit and utilize it in the fall semester. Contact the Graduate Office directly to register for the course. More information about the institute can be found on here: http://ciesummerinstitute2018.weebly.com

Day: Online
Instructor: K. Rybakova
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course will allow students to explore the depth of young adult literature available that spans audience ages 10-24. Students will engage in reading, synthesizing, and analyzing various young adult literature texts with a focus on how to utilize these texts to teach English Language Arts at the 7-12th-grade level.

Day: 7/3, 7/5, 7/9-7/12, 7/16-7/19, 7/23-7/25
Instructor: T. Martin
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

Teachers will participate in a clinical model (small group and 1:1 setting) to help transition developing readers into literate learners. Participants will assess and assist children in grades K-8 who are having difficulties in orchestrating literacy processes to be effective readers and writers. There will be an emphasis on research-based assessment practices/analysis and implementing interventions that focus on how students process, which will result in an increase in student achievement in text level data over the course of six weeks.

Day: Online
Instructor: D. Leland
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course examines conflict and how to deal with conflict in problem solving, decision making, and interpersonal communication. Emphasis is placed on the various processes to prevent or to resolve conflict.

Day: Online
Instructor: J. Pare
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course surveys the major areas within the field of management, examining structures and processes on both group and organizational levels. Both traditional and contemporary organizational theories are analyzed and applied to business operations.

Day: Online
Instructor: D. Cragen
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

The purpose of this course is to study leadership behavior and its effects on employee motivation and productivity.

Day: Monday – Friday, 6/25 – 6/29
Room: TBA
Instructor: D. Cragen
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course analyzes marketing functions, institutions, and policies dealing with consumer and industrial products and services in both profit and non-profit organizations. Strategic marketing plans are formulated by students through the use of case analysis. Decision-making, dealing with product/service development, pricing strategies, distribution methods, and promotional activities are stressed.

Day: Online
Instructor: R. Wheaton
Credits: 3

Course Description: 

This course concentrates on the application of quantitative decision-making to business problems. Emphasis is placed on linear programming, transportation problem analysis, waiting line theory, PERT/CPM project management, and inventory control techniques.