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University, Interdisciplinary

ON-CAMPUS

010:159 Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Genocide: Case Studies 7/7-7/31
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Business Administration

OFF-CAMPUS

120:262 Managerial Accounting (Hong Kong) 7/6-8/5

150:249 Management Information Systems (Hong Kong) 8/3-8/30

150:272 Cross Functional Operations (Hong Kong) 6/1-6/28

920:260 Managerial Economics (Hong Kong) 5/4-5/31

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130:169 Internship - Marketing 5/12-6/20

130:179 Cooperative Education in Marketing 5/12-6/20

WEB

150:186 Studies in V-Business Entrepreneurial Strategy 5/13-6/26

ICN

150:262* Leadership and Organization Behavior 6/9-7/31

Education

ON-CAMPUS

170:256 The Two-Year College 5/12-6/20

210:133g Workshop: Active Physical Science for Early Childhood: An Integrated Approach to Meet Standards 6/16-6/20
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240:139g* Media Planning and Production 5/8-6/27

240:159g* Instructional Technology Course 5/8-6/27

250:205* Educational Research 6/17-7/24

270:282* Change and Transformation 6/17-7/24

270:389* Seminar in Educational Leadership: Superintendency 7/7-7/11

280:133g Workshop: Shakespeare Set Free 6/16
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280:133g Integrating Photography into the K-12 Curriculum 6/9-6/18 or 6/19-6/30
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350:114g Introduction to the School Library Media Program 6/7-8/1

350:115g Organization of Information 6/7-8/1

350:230 Library Automation Systems and Networks 6/7-8/1

350:250 Reference Services and Information Retrieval 6/7-8/1

420:133 Workshop: Lifeguarding Instructor Training 5/3-5/14
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420:!33 Workshop: Pool Operator Certification 5/12-5/14
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420:133 Workshop: Open Water Scuba 5/19-5/21
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OFF-CAMPUS

280:133g Mentoring: A Key to Iowa's Future (Cedar Falls) 6/18-6/20

280:133g Workshop: Shakespeare Set Free (Quad Cities) 6/18
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280:133g Workshop: Shakespeare Set Free (Council Bluffs) 6/23
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280:133g Workshop: Shakespeare Set Free (Sioux City) 6/24
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280:133g Workshop: Shakespeare Set Free (Mason City) 6/30
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440:010 Personal Wellness (Cedar Falls) 6/9-7/30
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270:391* Internship in Educational Leadership 5/12-6/6

270:391* Internship in Educational Leadership 6/17-7/24

270:391* Internship in Educational Leadership 6/17-7/24

270:397* Practicum: Educational Finance 5/12-6/6

WEB

210:201* Issues and Trends in Curriculum 5/5-5/30

210:201* Issues and Trends in Curriculum 6/2-6/27

240:299 Research 6/12-6/29

270:249* Curriculum and Instruction 6/17-7/24

270:292* Internship: Capstone 5/12-6/6

270:292* Internship: Capstone 6/17-7/24

410:163g Human Diseases 6/9-7/18
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ICN

200:135g Middle Level Socialization and Instructional Strategies 6/9-6/26
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200:152g Development of the Middle School Aged Child 6/9-7/2
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200:214* Foundations of Instructional Psychology 6/17-7/24

200:214* Foundations of Instructional Psychology 7/8-7/24

210:121g* Infant and Toddler Care and Education 5/12-6/5

210:161* Teaching Elementary School Science 6/9-7/3

210:161* Teaching Elementary School Science 7/7-7/31

210:204* Curriculum Construction 5/13-6/19

210:214* Recent Research in Early Childhood Education 6/9-7/2

210:214* Recent Research in Early Childhood Education 6/9-7/9

210:242* Analysis and Improvement of Science Instruction 6/9-7/2

210:270 Recent Developments in Middle Level Curriculum 7/7-8/1
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220:152g* Community Resources in Special Education 5/6-5/22

220:153g* Introduction to Assistive Technology 5/27-6/12

220:256* Best Practices in Inclusion 6/16-7/8

220:260* Special Education Law and Policy 7/8-7/24

220:295* Single Subject Research 6/16-7/8

230:247* Remedial Reading 6/16-7/30

230:289* Seminar in Literacy Education 5/14-7/14

230:292* Experience in Reading 6/7-6/14

270:391* Internship 5/15-5/22

270:247* Organization Management: School and Community 5/12-6/2

270:247* Organization Management: School and Community 6/10-7/17

270:282* Change and Transformation 6/10-7/17

270:389* Leading, Teaching, Learning and Assessment 6/18-7/17

440:045* Health & Physical Education for Elementary Teachers 5/12-6/5

Humanities & Fine Arts

ON-CAMPUS

490:133g Directors' Workshop: A Master Class for Working Directors 5/10-6/7
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570:086/186g Passion Flute: Foundations for Creative Performing 6/18-6/22

570:186g Audio Engineering for Educators 7/8-7/9
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620:133g IN3 Integrating Initiatives into Instruction 6/23-6/27
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:133g Teaching First-Year College Writing 6/25-6/29
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Advanced Studies in Writing and Learning 6/9-6/20
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing 6/9-6/27
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:133g Teaching Writing Festival 7/7-7/11
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing 7/14-8/1
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing 8/4-8/8, with additional 4 weekends (school year) and one week in June 2009
Part of Iowa Writing Project

OFF-CAMPUS

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Peosta - NICC) 6/16-7/3
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Mount Pleasant) 6/16-7/3
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Des Moines) 7/7-7/24
Part of Iowa Writing Project

620:286 Studies in the Teaching of Writing (Orange City) 7/14-8/1
Part of Iowa Writing Project

700:133g Foreign Language TETE A TETE (Ames) 3/26-9/30

700:133g Foreign Language TETE A TETE (Ames) 4/29-9/30

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48C:179 Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48C:197g Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48C:198 Independent Study 6/9-8/1

48E:179 Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48E:197g Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48J:179 Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48J:197g Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48P:179 Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

48P:197g Cooperative Education/Internship 6/9-8/1

ICN

580:180g* Theory Survey for Graduates 6/9-7/2

590:115g* Music History - 20th Century 6/9-7/2

590:180g* Music History Survey for Graduates 5/12-6/5

630:125g* Introduction to Linguistics 7/7-7/31

630:163g* Cultural Aspects of Language 6/9-7/3

630:240* Computer Assisted Language Learning (CALL) 6/9-7/3

Natural Sciences

ON-CAMPUS

800:191g* Contemporary Mathematics Curricula on campus 7/7-7/25; via www 6/23-7/6 & 7/26-8/1

800:211* Teaching Algebra in the Middle Grades on campus 7/7-7/25; via www 6/23-7/6 & 7/26-8/1

800:237* Technology in Middle Grades Math on campus 7/7-7/25; via www 6/23-7/6 & 7/26-8/1

820:133g Investigating Inquiry Science Instruction 6/30-7/3

820:133g Workshop: Introduction to the Tallgrass Prairie: A Lost Landscape 6/30-7/3

820:133g Workshop: Global Climate Change: Causes, Connections and Cures 7/7-7/17

880:159g Nanoscience Workshop for Teachers 6/30-7/3
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990:172 Archaeological Field Experience/
990:186g Fundamentals of Archaeology FIeld Work 6/9-6/26
includes field experience at Hartman Reserve
Course details (pdf)

OFF-CAMPUS

800:072 Introduction to Statistical Methods (Waterloo) 5/12-7/3

840:174 Field Biology: Ecology of Wood Turtles (Cedar Falls, IA, & West Virginia site) 5/12-5/30
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870:186g Studies in the Geology of Iowa for Teachers (Cedar Falls, IA, & Eastern Iowa sites) 6/22-6/27
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800:210 Theory of Numbers 6/16-7/17

800:245 Topics in Algebra 6/16-7/17

800:267 Non-Euclidean Geometry 6/16-7/17

800:280 Mathematics at the Secondary Level - Part 1 6/16-7/17

800:291 Problems and Issues in Teaching High School Mathematics 6/16-7/17

800:299 Research 6/16-7/17

WEB

330:019 Introduction to Technology Education 5/12-6/20
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330:191g Implementing Career and Technical Programs 6/19-7/11, on campus 6/19 & 6/20
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330:193g Evaluation in Career and Technical Programs 5/27-6/27
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Social & Behavioral Sciences

ON-CAMPUS

970:133g* Technology in Geography Workshop 6/23-6/24

OFF-CAMPUS

970:133g Cultural Signatures in Sourtheast Iowa Workshop (Keokuk, IA, & Nauvoo, IL) 6/16-6/19

970:133g Marginalizing the May in Guatemala (Guatemala)7/4-7/14

970:133g Mountains, Glaciers and Lakes: A Canadian Experience Workshop (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) 7/5-7/12

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31F:195 Internship in Family Services 5/5-6/13

31T:195 Internship in Textile and Apparel 5/12-6/20

330:179 Cooperative Education 6/9-8/1

450:184 Field Instruction 5/12-8/1

450:184 Field Instruction 5/12-8/1

450:184 Field Instruction 5/12-8/1

450:260 Advanced Social Administration Practicum I 5/12-8/1

450:261 Advanced Social Administration Practicum II 5/12-8/1

450:259 Using Psychological Evaluations in Child Abuse Cases for Effective Interventions 5/9-5/10

WEB

310:030 Basic Nutrition 5/12-6/6
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310:031 Nutrition for Early Childhood Education 5/12-6/6
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ICN

400:162g* Special Topics in Psychology 7/7-8/1

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