Vocational Technical Education Vocational and technical education programs help to prepare individuals for employment in such fields as business occupations, marketing and distributive occupations, health occupations, technical and emerging occupations, modern industrial and agricultural arts, trade and industrial occupations, and other occupations requiring other than a baccalaureate or advanced degree. At the postsecondary level, adult students comprise an increasingly large proportion of students served by vocational and technical institutions.
The series of courses in this focus area provide opportunities for current and future employees in vocational and technical institutions to become more effective in the development and delivery of programs and services to students, enhance their career options, and meet certification requirements of the Wisconsin Technical College System (WTCS). Individuals who are currently certified and those seeking certification can pursue challenging course work in this field.
Adult and Continuing Education Leadership Core: (12 credits)
| AD LDSP 757 | Principles and Foundations of Adult Education
| 3
|
*AD LDSP 567
| Supervision & Planning for Vocational Technical Ed. or
| 3
|
| AD LDSP 787 | Administration of Adult Education Programs | 3
|
| *AD LDSP 667 | Program Planning in Adult Education | 3
|
| AD LDSP 777 | Leadership in Multicultural Organizations | 3
|
Focus Courses: (9 credits) Pick three courses
AD LDSP 877
| Seminar in Two-Year Post Secondary Institution
| 3 |
*AD LDSP 587
| Serving Multicultural & Special Needs Learners
| 3
|
*ED PSY 631
| Cognition: Learning, Problem Solving, and Thinking
| 3 |
AD LDSP 767
| Practicum in Program Planning
| 3
|
AD LDSP 577
| Adult Literacy and Workforce Development
| 3
|
**AD LDSP 750
| Internship in Administrative Leadership
| 3
|
Foundation Courses: (9 credits) Pick three courses
*AD LDSP 557
| Foundation & Philosophy of Wisconsin Tech College System
| 3 |
AD LDSP 710
| Organizational Change and Team Leadership
| 3
|
AD LDSP 967
| Seminar in Urban Adult Education
| 3
|
*AD LDSP 687
| Instructional Design & Teaching Strategies
| 3
|
*ED PSY 525
| Measurement and Research Methods For Education Practitioners
| 3
|
CURRINS 714
| Analysis of Instruction
| 3
|
AD LDSP 647
| Evaluation of Adult & Continuing Education Programs
| 3
|
Electives (3 credits) Pick one course within the department or one course outside the department: e.g. those listed below | ED PSY 624 | Educational Statistics Methods I
| 3 |
| COUNS 714 | Essentials of Counseling Practice | 3
|
| ED PSY 747 | Human Development: Study of the Adult | 3
|
Total Credits 33
|
Changes in courses may be made by contacting your advisor before taking courses not listed above.
* Courses marked with an asterisk are approved for WTCS certification purposes.
** Students needing experience in the field of adult and continuing education may be advised to enroll in AD LDSP 750 Internship as an elective.
